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GARRETT BUELLSTUDENT PORTFOLIO
DaVinci Study SketchInk and graphite on paper
CONTENTSUniversity of the Arts Student Center
Artist Live-Work Studio
Bloomfield Recreation Center
Bellefonte Library
Penn State Recycling Conference Center
Polycultural Institute
The Electric Highway
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PHILADELPHIA, PA • SPRING 2013UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS STUDENT CENTER
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Located in the heart of Philadelphia, the aim of this project was to provide the students of The University of the Arts an architectural anchor for their decentralized campus. The facility provides social and gathering space for the student body in addition to performance halls, galleries, and studio spaces.
Conceptually, the project explores the relationship between the creation and exhibition of art. The South side of the building is predominately studio spaces, while the exhibition spaces are located on the North side. These two components are bridged together through a four-story atrium containing the heart of the student life within the building. As a result, the building acts as a physical reminder that the student’s lives, interactions, and collaborations are what brings art into creation and leads to exhibition.
First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan Fourth Floor Plan
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NEW YORK, NY • SPRING 2012ARTIST LIVE-WORK STUDIO
Typical Studio Cluster Plan Typical Apartment Plan
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The Artist Live-Work Studio is intended as a residence for traveling artists attending a six-month program at New York’s Parsons The New School. Artists from different backgrounds would attend the school, living and working within the studios of this project. In addition to apartments and studios for the artists, this building would act as a public face for the program with galleries and a connection directly onto the High Line.
The primary focus of the design was to create an environment to inspire collaboration between the visiting scholars. This is achieved through the relationship between the apartments and the studios. Although each artist would have their own apartment, the apartments are in clusters of three adjacent to a shared studio space. Due to this relationship, on a daily basis artists would be encouraged to interact with each other and inspire interdisciplinary collaborations.
South Elevation East Elevation
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First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan Fourth Floor Plan
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PITTSBURGH, PA • FALL 2012BLOOMFIELD RECREATION CENTER
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The Pittsburgh neighborhood of Bloomfield has a recreation center on an odd shaped-lot under a vehicular bridge. Though the site is used for its swimming pool and outdoor sports facilities, it is also poorly laid out and includes a condemned building making the already awkward lot a poor use of space. This design proposal is a reorganization of the site to make it an integral component of the Bloomfield community.
The proposal acts as a gateway for Bloomfield. The building connects two distinct parts of the Bloomfield community and Bloomfiled to the rest of Pittsburgh. A primarily residential area is to the East of the site, and downtown Bloomfield is to the Northwest. The site is designed to provide these residents a shortcut to walk downtown through park spaces and community buildings. Additionally, the center provides gyms, classrooms, and a large outdoor square for community events. As a result, this center becomes a social heart for Bloomfield.
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BELLEFONTE, PA • FALL 2011BELLEFONTE LIBRARY
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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Located in the quiet town of Bellefonte, this small library embodies a new age of media integration. The library has always been a center of knowledge, however, with the technological era, knowledge comes in more forms of media than ever. This library not only provides space for its content, but also celebrates the fusion of all media to generate new ideas.
The primary architectural feature of the building is an atrium, which all sections in the library open up onto. Additionally, all floors have a small computer center. As a result, regardless of whether the user is using a computer, looking up a periodical, or searching for a book, a visual connection exists between various sections and media reminding the user that the library is, in fact, a hub of all knowledge.
South Elevation
West Elevation Transverse Section
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Longitudinal Section19
STATE COLLEGE, PA • SPRING 2011PENN STATE RECYCLING CONFERENCE CENTER
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This project is the product of the collaboration of sixty architecture students tasked with designing and building an outdoor conference terrace for the Penn State Recycling Center. Sixteen of those students worked as a team to face the challenge of creating a conference table that seats up to forty people.
After extensive studies and receiving input from each team member, the design developed taking into consideration various group sizes while using as little materials as possible. Since the client was the Penn State Recycling Center, recycled materials became integral parts of the design. 4’x2’ concrete panels with recycled glass aggregate became the table top, while steel from the set of an old campus theater production became the supporting structure.
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CONCRETE
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A group of three students developed a way to quickly produce stools using materials taken from the recycling center. The seats of the chairs are made of cast concrete in a five-gallon bucket. The concrete slab is attached to the bottom of that bucket and the assembly is flipped upside down to create the bulk of the stool. Legs are added with support from wood scraps and capped with scraps from aluminum cans.
STATE COLLEGE, PA • FALL 2013POLYCULTURAL INSTITUTE
EXPOSED
IMMERSED
revealed
intimate
festival
daily
production
research
civilian
scientist
presentation
process
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This project proposes an agricultural research center for Penn State. The facility combines laboratory space along with fields for crop research. On-site agriculture dormitories would be available for a special research experience. Additionally, the site would host community events for the public to celebrate the passing of the seasons.
The design focuses on the interaction between what is on the surface and what is below the surface. The labs are built into the natural slope of the site and the roofs are used as fields for crops. A path weaves down the slope giving public visitors glimpses of what is happening beneath their feet through views into the outdoor courtyards of the labs. The path culminates in an outdoor lecture space that also serves as the festival center. From this point on the site, all protrusions of the labs are visible, celebrating the understanding of the constant relationship of the seen and unseen.
courtyardcourtyard
library/ramp
cafe
lobby/admin
dormitories
kitchen
research labsclassroom
labslounge
library/ramp
classroomlab
classroomlab
conferenceroom
researchlabs
restrooms
library/ramprestrooms
researchlabs
classroomlab
lobby
library
researchlabs
conferenceroom
lobby
restrooms
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THE ELECTRIC HIGHWAYTUCUMCARI, NM • THESIS: FALL 2014-SPRING2015
LEVEL 1 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
PLUGS INTO STANDARD OUTLETS
LEVEL 2 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST COMMON PUBLIC CHARGER, TYPICALLY IN PARKING LOTS
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST UNCOMMON CHARGER, USUALLY NEAR INTERSTATES
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS ARE NOT UNIVERSAL. DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERSUSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARGERS.
HIGH VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT MAKES INSTALLATION DIFFICULT
TESLA SUPERCHARGERS
NUMBER IN US
CHAdeMO
NUMBER IN US
SAE COMBO
NUMBER IN US
170
1,532
1,000
120 V
8 hrs.
240 V
4 hrs.
480 V
30 min.
CHARGER TECHNOLOGIES
THE CHARGER DILEMMAThe filling a gas tank takes about five minutes. In contrast, the fastest charger takes up a half hour. This creates several challenges.First, travelers need to look at refueling differently. Charging isn’t necessarily a quick stop, but rather something done at destinationsalong the way. Secondly, in order to serve the same volume of traffic, there needs to be about six times more chargers than gas pumps.
LEVEL 1 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
PLUGS INTO STANDARD OUTLETS
LEVEL 2 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST COMMON PUBLIC CHARGER, TYPICALLY IN PARKING LOTS
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST UNCOMMON CHARGER, USUALLY NEAR INTERSTATES
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS ARE NOT UNIVERSAL. DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERSUSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARGERS.
HIGH VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT MAKES INSTALLATION DIFFICULT
TESLA SUPERCHARGERS
NUMBER IN US
CHAdeMO
NUMBER IN US
SAE COMBO
NUMBER IN US
170
1,532
1,000
120 V
8 hrs.
240 V
4 hrs.
480 V
30 min.
CHARGER TECHNOLOGIES
THE CHARGER DILEMMAThe filling a gas tank takes about five minutes. In contrast, the fastest charger takes up a half hour. This creates several challenges.First, travelers need to look at refueling differently. Charging isn’t necessarily a quick stop, but rather something done at destinationsalong the way. Secondly, in order to serve the same volume of traffic, there needs to be about six times more chargers than gas pumps.
LEVEL 1 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
PLUGS INTO STANDARD OUTLETS
LEVEL 2 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST COMMON PUBLIC CHARGER, TYPICALLY IN PARKING LOTS
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST UNCOMMON CHARGER, USUALLY NEAR INTERSTATES
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS ARE NOT UNIVERSAL. DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERSUSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARGERS.
HIGH VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT MAKES INSTALLATION DIFFICULT
TESLA SUPERCHARGERS
NUMBER IN US
CHAdeMO
NUMBER IN US
SAE COMBO
NUMBER IN US
170
1,532
1,000
120 V
8 hrs.
240 V
4 hrs.
480 V
30 min.
CHARGER TECHNOLOGIES
THE CHARGER DILEMMAThe filling a gas tank takes about five minutes. In contrast, the fastest charger takes up a half hour. This creates several challenges.First, travelers need to look at refueling differently. Charging isn’t necessarily a quick stop, but rather something done at destinationsalong the way. Secondly, in order to serve the same volume of traffic, there needs to be about six times more chargers than gas pumps.
LEVEL 1 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
PLUGS INTO STANDARD OUTLETS
LEVEL 2 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST COMMON PUBLIC CHARGER, TYPICALLY IN PARKING LOTS
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS
VOLTAGE
CHARGE TIME
MOST UNCOMMON CHARGER, USUALLY NEAR INTERSTATES
LEVEL 3 CHARGERS ARE NOT UNIVERSAL. DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERSUSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARGERS.
HIGH VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT MAKES INSTALLATION DIFFICULT
TESLA SUPERCHARGERS
NUMBER IN US
CHAdeMO
NUMBER IN US
SAE COMBO
NUMBER IN US
170
1,532
1,000
120 V
8 hrs.
240 V
4 hrs.
480 V
30 min.
CHARGER TECHNOLOGIES
THE CHARGER DILEMMAThe filling a gas tank takes about five minutes. In contrast, the fastest charger takes up a half hour. This creates several challenges.First, travelers need to look at refueling differently. Charging isn’t necessarily a quick stop, but rather something done at destinationsalong the way. Secondly, in order to serve the same volume of traffic, there needs to be about six times more chargers than gas pumps.
One of the primary barriers to the wide-spread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is the awareness of the charging infrastructure. This thesis proposes a national charging infrastructure that provide a visual identity for the charging infrastructure while creating a space for the electric vehicle community to grow.
The proposed route would connect two of the nation’s largest EV markets, Los Angeles and Atlanta, along Interstate 40. Current limitations in charging technology require the driver to stop up to half an hour at each stop. Due to this limitation, each station would need space and program to keep travelers occupied at the stop and would need more chargers than gas stations need pumps.
The base of each station would be a charger module that features four chargers, personal lounges for the travelers to wait, and commercial space. The commercial space would provide restaurants and additional program, such as work-out facilities, for travelers, and the rent collected would help fund the growing infrastructure.
The designed example showcases an extreme condition of an station in a very remote location. Unlike stations in more developed areas, this station in Tucumcari, New Mexico needs to provide all the program to keep travelers occupied while they wait for their vehicle to charge. As a result, in addition to a eastbound and westbound set of chargers, a skywalk connects to a vehicle test center. Here, travelers waiting for their vehicles to charge, or anyone curious about electric vehicles can test drive vehicles from multiple manufacturers on a closed course. The result is a center that takes advantage of the challenges with the technology and creates a space where the electric vehicle culture can thrive.
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PARK MO
ABI
FLAGSTAFF
GALLUP
ALBUQUERQ
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TUCUMCARI
AMARILLO
WEATHERFO
RDO
KLAHOM
A CITY
FORT SM
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LITTLE ROCK
MEM
PHIS
MYRTLE
BIRMIN
GHAM
ATLANTA
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NON-STOP TRAVEL TIME: 33 h 4 min
200 mi VEHICLE TRAVEL TIME: 38 h 47 min200 mi VEHICLE STOP TIME: 5 h 43 min 115 MILES
1h 43 min156 MILES2 h 12 min
198 MILES2 h 55 min
185 MILES2 h 43 min
140 MILES2 h 2 min
173 MILES2 h 33 min
115 MILES1 h 43 min
190 MILES2 h 50 min
70 MILES1 h 8 min
183 MILES2 h 48 min
159 MILES2 h 24 min
137 MILES2 h 7 min
75 MILES1 h 16 min
165 MILES2 h 27 min
146 MILES2 h 13 min
TUCUMCARI, NM
MOUNT TUCUMCARI
POP: 5,152115 MILES WEST OF AMARILLO173 MILES EAST OF ALBUQURQUE
Situated on Hisotric Route 66, this smalltown has always been tied to transportationsince its formation during the construction ofthe railway. Now the town has little to offer,but is one of the few notable populationcenters between Albuequerque and Amarillo.Due this fact, a successful charging stationin Tucumcari would link electric vehicletransporation between these two cities.
HISTORIC ROUTE 66
PROPOSED SITE
CHARGER MODULE
SOLAR PANELSSOUTHSIDE ROOF
LEVEL 3 CHARGERSTESLA, CHAdeMO, and SAE COMBO
PERSONAL WAIT ROOMACCOMODATES PASSENGERS
CURTAIN WALLPROVIDES VIEWS AND LIGHT
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
Provides Free Charge Patronizes Businesses
Attracts Customers
Funds Infrastructure
Provides Amenities
SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP
Provides Free Charge Patronizes Businesses
Attracts Customers
Funds Infrastructure
Provides Amenities
SOLAR PANELSSOUTHSIDE ROOF
LEVEL 3 CHARGERSTESLA, CHAdeMO, and SAE COMBO
PERSONAL WAIT ROOMACCOMODATES PASSENGERS
CURTAIN WALLPROVIDES VIEWS AND LIGHT
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