NICHOLAS KAPPLE

UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO

College of Architecture Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas

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S t u d i o i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 12 d e l i n e a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 - 18 d i g i t a l M e d i a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 - 2 2 deS...........................23-24 Studioii......................25-27 ConStruCtioni...................28 Studioiii.....................29-32 PhotogtaPhy.................33-35

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ProjeCt i Started with a word, whiCh then diCtated lineS MdF board. FroM the lineS baSSwood StiCkS were ProjeCted orthogonally within the voluMe. ChiPboard waS added to deFine SPaCe and voluMe.
onto a

PROJECT 1 Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Chipboard, basswood, MDF 11 x 11 x 17

Longitudinal Setion; 1:1

Cross Setion; 1:1

Territorial Plan; 1:1

PROJECT I Axonometric; 1:4 Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 lead 11 x 17

Using Project is

base as a starting Point

exPloreS the idea oF a

a PhySiCal MoMent within the world whiCh waS PhotowordS.

PaliMPSeSt. ProjeCt ii

Project ii
alSo uSeS

graPhed and uSed aS a PreCedent to Find a Set oF three baSe) to be held in PlaCe horizontally in the Middle oF

reStriCtionS

require the datuM

(ForMerly

the

the voluMe.

PROJECT II Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Chipboard, basswood, MDF 11 x 11 x 17

Longitduinal Section

Cross Section

PROJECT II: SECTIONS WITH WASHED VOLUME Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Lead and ink on watercolor paper 11 x 17 ; 1:1

Plan Section

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Project

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With one large move the datum can be taken out of place with only a small, single piece attached to its surface; defining the purpose of a patch as something used to enhance a structure, not define it. Throughout the model is a reiteration of extension through the use of planes and lines characterized by their points of departure, outward reach, and eventual end. By repeating physical elements such as horizontal planes, rhythms are established that also have relationships to other areas in the model; creating accents, disruptions, or irregular patterns.

PROJECT II: WORDS AND DETAIL PHOTOS Spring 2011, ARCH 1412

ProjeCt iii

ContinueS to uSe the SaMe

MdF

aS

and

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O
MPASS

all Six edgeS.

but iS turned vertiCally and Challenged to be held on only ChiPboard to helP underStand voluMe.

an

iteration oF the Model waS built uSing

and work together in a CoheSive and teCtoniC Manner.

both

StriPPed oFF and a Portion oF the datuM waS Cut out. ChiPboard and baSSwood deFine SPaCe and voluMe

thiS

waS

PROJECT III Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Chipboard, basswood, MDF 11 x 11 x 17

first iteration; 1:4

Project 3: Axonometrics Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Lead 22 x 30 and 11 x 17

third iteration; 1:1

washed, second iteration; 1:4

PROJECT 3: AXONOMETRIC DRAWINGS Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Lead 22 x 30 and 11 x 17

exploded, final iteration; 1:2

Plan

Section

Project 3: Figure Ground Spring 2011, ARCH 1412 Ink Wash 11 x 17

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Project

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Projecting chipboard and basswood from the regulating lines makes volumetric connec-

tions. Planes and basswood transcend boundaries both physically and visually allowing previously disconnected moments to relate. The model contains a system that uses four tiers on either side of the datum. By varying the heights a hierarchy of volumetric shapes is created. Ranging in the bold to the modest spaces and volumes are accessible because they are partially defined implicitly rather than encompassed explicitly on all sides. Only one volume is contained by four surfaces and even it has small accented spaces that allow various transcending moments. Turning corners strengthens moments stereotomically, but it also allows for visual movement by selectively reiterating a perpendicular turn. These turns help to encompass volume but they also set up a system that allows for connectivity.

PROJECT III: WORDS AND DETAIL PHOTOS Fall 2010, ARCH 1412

FENESTRATION STUDY Fall 2010, ARCH 1341 color pencil; from photo 9 x 12

CAST SHADOW STUDY Fall 2010, ARCH 1341 ink pen on paper 9 x 12

CORNER STUDY Fall 2010, ARCH 1341 color pencil 14 x 17

STILL LIFE I Fall 2010, ARCH 1341 color pencil 9 x 12

STILL LIFE II Fall 2010, ARCH 1341 Grey Marker 9 x 12

STILL LIFE III Fall 2010, ARCH 1341 color pencil 9 x 12

Photo 1

Photo 2

INFINITY STAIRS Spring 2011, ARCH 1353 Digital Media Collage 11 x 17

Collage a

ProCeSS a

ProCeSS b

LINEAR MEIER COLLAGE Spring 2011, ARCH 1353 Digital Media Collage 11 x 17

Geometry 001

Crystal Crustaceans
Using autoCAD the geometries were made at random, however the length of their extension lines relate to the number of sides. The paths are all variants of the fibonacci spiral numbers (1,1,2,3,5,8) along a grid system using a spline tool. The transformtions were done using the MEASURE command and then adjusted by hand for scaling and placement to resemble a simple organism or crustacean.

Path 001

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Transformation

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CRYSTAL CRUSTACEANS LAYOUT I Spring 2011, ARCH 1353 Digital Media Collage 11 x 17

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Crystal Crustaceans
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CRYSTAL CRUSTACEANS LAYOUT II

Lifeforms are complex no matter the scale. Even microscopic organisms such as those that live in the ocean have even smaller details that can only be seen upon close examination. When the crystal crustaceans interact their extension lines create new geometry to be explored. Shapes with four sides are denoted by green; those with five are red; and shapes with either six or three sides are yellow.

Spring 2011, ARCH 1353 Digital Media Collage 11 x 17

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT GLASSES: WEARABLE ART Fall 2010, ARCH 1311 Laser Cut MDF 6 x 6 x 2.25

CHRYSLER BUILDING GROUP MODEL Fall 2010, ARCH 1311 Laser Cut Museum Board 31 tall at 1/34 = 1

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S e c t i o n _ 0 0 2

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16

32 Upper_Level_Plan

32 Lower_Level_Plan

STUDIO II: PRECEDENT STUDY CRAWFORD RESIDENCE Fall 2011, ARCH 2501

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The final project for Studio II consisted of an infill project. An exhibition program and square footages were the starting parameters.The final product resulted in a shell which was pulled and lifted from the site, a rectangular componet that was inserted into the space, and circulation that moves up and between the two elements. The semitransparent rectangular compent latches itself onto the existing elevated walkway allowing the two distinct elements to blend into one another.

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STUDIO II: FINAL PROJECT Fall 2011, ARCH 2501

STUDIO II: FINAL PROJECT Fall 2011, ARCH 2501

CONSTRUCTION I: FINAL EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC Fall 2011, ARCH 2351

Roof

Glazing

Skin + Floor Surface

Wall Surfaces

Circulation / Slab

The final project for Studio III was a wellness center located in the Guadalupe neighborhood of Lubbock, TX along Canyon Lake #3. Observation and analysis of the site reveals a number of pressures and forces. Predominately the directionality of the water and density created at the exsiting infrastructure, e.g. the water main and rail bridge. When program is introduced at this area of density the pressure of the feild begins to generate form. Slipping of major programmatic elements seperate the mass into three major volumes. STUDIO III: FINAL PROJECT Spring 2012, ARCH 2501

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Training Facility + Locker Rooms

Kitchen Area

Offices + Classrooms

Initial Square Footage

Progromatic Slice

Site Pressures

Mass Quantity

Volume Articulation

Teaching Kitchen Community Garden

Dry Storage

Freezer

Terrace

Offices
Storage

Cardio Training
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Using light as means to compose and frame these photographs begin to set up a typology. Lamps illuminate our rooms and desks allowing us to see details in the darkness, but they themselves have and create a number of effects, textures, and subtle details.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS I SILVER GELATIN PRINT Spring 2011

Ive always seen ordinary objects stashed away in garages and attics as a kind of artifacts lost to time. To most a chair is a chair, however what happens when it is recontextualized? Does the space around the chair change or does the chair change according to the space.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS I DIGITAL Spring 2011

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS I IN-CAMERA FILM DOUBLE EXPOSURE SILVER GELATIN PRINT Spring 2011