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design portfolioBENJAMIN JENSEN
JEEENN
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SELECT WORKS
CONTENTS:About Me
Free State Opera House802 Garfield Street
KU Field Station Entry GatewayIntergenerational Community Master Plan
Ubuntu VillageDouglas County Senior Center
Glass Art MuseumCongo School
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JEEENNB NS
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My name is Ben Jensen. I am an architectural student and aspiring designer.
I believe design has a direct impact on the way humans interact, behave, and ultimately live their day-to-day lives. With so many different technological advances and emerging fields of
design, I see the opportunities for innovation and creative solution-making to be endless.
I am drawn to design that focuses on user experience, design research, and context awareness.
I will graduate in May 2015 with a Master of Architecture (M.Arch I) and a minor in Business from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.
I am excited to continue to learn as I begin my professional career.
BENJAMIN JENSEN
The University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design, & Planning Master of Architecture, Minor in Business
Study Abroad: Architecture in Germany & Switzerland: Urban Form in Transition + Emerging Technologies
[email protected] Valley Lane, Lawrence, KS 66044
Bell/Knott & Associates - Leawood, KS Student Summer Intern, June 2013 - August 2013
The Learning Tree Toy Store - Leawood, KS Sales Associate, June 2008 - January 2012
American Institute of Architecture Students - University of Kansas Member, Fall 2010 - Present Class Representative, 2014 - 2015 Academic Year
Sigma Nu Fraternity, Nu Chapter - University of Kansas Member, August 2010 - Present Social Chairman, 2011- 2012 Academic Year
INVOLVEMENT
SKILLS
2010-2015
Expected May 2015
Summer 2014
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Adobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAutodesk AutoCADAutodesk RevitAutodesk 3D Studio MaxGoogle SketchUpGoogle EarthMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint Microsoft ExcelHand Drafting & DrawingModel BuildingLaser CuttingCNC Routing3D Printing
FREE STATE OPERA HOUSE
The Free State Opera House project called for the design of a major civic center for Lawrence, Kansas - a growing town that is on the threshold of becoming a city.
The site is an entire city block in Downtown Lawrence: bounded by Sixth Street to the north, Seventh Street on the south, Vermont Street to the east, and Tennessee Street on
the west.
CHALLENGE:
The final design includes a 1600-seat Opera House, an 800-seat recital hall, a café, underground parking garage, backstage support spaces, administrative offices, and a civic
plaza for public use.
The main Opera House and the smaller Recital Hall are separate boxes connected by a glass bridge that spans over an outdoor public plaza. The exterior design took a focus on
public versus private spaces. The private backstage, support, and administrative office spaces in both the Opera House and Recital Hall have solid concrete exteriors covered in
perforated metal sheeting. As one moves from the private backstage and support spaces into the public lobbies and bridge, the exterior begins to transition from concrete
with perforated metal into transparent glass. The public lobbies, café, and bridge walkway are transparent glass boxes to reflect that they are spaces for public use.
SOLUTION:
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Fall 2013Lawrence, KansasPerforming Arts Center Design3 people
Term: Location:
Objective:Team:
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802 GARFIELD STREET
This client-oriented project called for a net-zero home design with full construction drawings and specifications for the Department of Energy’s Net-Zero Home
Competition.
The project was also paired with the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority (LDCHA) as a client. LDCHA was seeking a design for a two-bedroom home to be
built on a site they own in East Lawrence, Kansas.
The client was looking for a two-bedroom home that would be low-maintenance, durable, and cost-effective. LDCHA provides affordable housing options to
low-income individuals and families in the Lawrence area.
One-third of LDCHA residents are physically handicapped, while another third of their clients are over the age of 65. With this in mind, the house was designed to
fully-comply with ADA standards.
CHALLENGE:
Term: Location:
Objective:
Team:
Spring 2014Lawrence, KansasSingle-Family Home DesignConstruction Documentation3 people
4th Year
While keeping the LDCHA’s budget in mind, the final design meet their needs: the client was provided with a full set of construction documents to take to licensed professionals for future project development.
In order to meet the Department of Energy’s Net-Zero competition criteria, another con-struction set was produced that incorporated the various active systems that help the house reach net-zero energy consumption.
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SOLUTION:
Challenged with meeting the needs of the local housing authority while also creating a net-zero home design for the Department of Energy’s competition, the final product is a minimalist yet durable design that could easily be updated over time. By using affordable materials and analyzing the cost and return on investment of each material and mechanical system, a cost-effective, affordable, and net-zero energy home design was able to be created.
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KU FIELD STATION ENTRY GATEWAY
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Spring 2013Lawrence, KansasDesign-Build Project17 People
Term: Location:
Objective:Team:
3rd Year
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In Spring 2013 I took part in the Dirtworks Studio: a design-build studio class offered to third year students in the University of Kansas architecture program. The
studio was invited by the University of Kansas Field Station to design and build a new entrance gateway to their Research and Operations offices and research
center in northern Lawrence, Kansas.
CHALLENGE:
As a class we designed and constructed a thirty-five foot long rammed earth wall. The Gateway rises from the earth, serving as a threshold between the surrounding
prairie landscape and the Field Station; offering both signage and direction to those visiting the site, as well as paying homage to the prairie environment surrounding
it. Locally gathered materials were utilized in rammed earth construction to create a structure that is truly a part of its surroundings.
SOLUTION:
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This project has been awarded: • The Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards 2014: Student-Built Category – Honorable Mention • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Awards 2014: Design-Build Award
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INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MASTER PLANFall 2014Lawrence, KansasCommunity Master Plan Design10 People
Term: Location:
Objective:Team:
5th Year
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This master planning project focused on rethinking senior housing. Driven by increased demand, skyrocketing healthcare costs, cuts in pensions, and losses in
savings and home values; a huge market for cost-effective housing and care for aging seniors is emerging. Providing for aging baby boomers cannot be
accomplished by traditional development means, thus a new holistic approach is necessary.
Traditional retirement communities isolate their inhabitants from the rest of society. Studies show contact with younger people—especially children—can be hugely
beneficial to people as they age, thus the final design needed to include provisions for both structured and spontaneous interactions across multiple age-groups.
Intergenerational connections are vital to a healthy aging process and a vibrant community.
The project program calls for rethinking senior housing from a design standpoint. The final design includes for a compilation of building types, parking, and green
spaces that make up an intergenerational community master plan.
CHALLENGE:
Knowing what the senior market wants along with how to broadly categorize this information into typologies allowed for the creation of a simple list of necessary and desirable community infrastructural elements that can be easily quantified and calculated into a successful master plan. A list of the necessary program coupled with a bubble diagram to show relationships served as a starting point.
Goal:Intergenerational
Community
ResidentialApartments
KU LivingLaboratory
StructuredParking
DiagonalParking
AccessibleParking
Mixed UseRetail
OfficesDining
Assisted Living
MedicalSatellite
Community Center
Visitor’sCenter
GreenSpaces
Single-FamilyHomes Condos
Hotel
Town Homes
ParkingHealth Care
CommercialCivic
- Apartments - Single-Family Homes - Condos - Town Homes - Hotel for Rock Chalk Park Site
- Mixed Use Retail - Dining Establishments - Business Offices - Super Market
- Visitor ’sCenter - Community Center - Green Spaces - Educational Facil i t ies
- KU Living Laboratory - Medical Satel l i te - Assisted Living - Pharmacies
- Mult i - level Parking Structures - Diagonal Street Parking - Bus Stops - Bike Paths
Residential:
Commercial:
Civic:
Health Care:
Transportation:
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Dillon’sThe Big Biscuit
Taco BellBurgers ByBiggs
Johnny’s Tavern West
Salty Iguana
Six Mile Tavern
Rock ChalkPark
Scale: 1” = 200’
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Rock Chalk Park Points of Interest
10 Min Walk 15 Min Walk 20 Min Walk
Rock Chalk Park Points of Interest Diagram
Scale: 1” = 200’
West Lawrence 1991 West Lawrence 2004 West Lawrence 2014
The site is located in West Lawrence: an area of low-concentration density made up of primarily suburban neighborhoods, massive apartment complexes, and “Big-box” commercial developments.
The site exists on the edge of suburbia in West Lawrence. Its closest neighbor is the newly-constructed Rock Chalk Park, host of many athletic events for several schools around the area, including the University of Kansas.
While Rock Chalk Park dominates the area northwest of the site, single family neighborhood and multifamily housing developments expand to the east, causing a rift between building and zoning typologies on either side of the site.
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Rock Chalk Park
George Williams Way
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Based on the general list of community infrastructural elements (seen on page 16), the final design includes residential, commercial, civic and transportation structures, along with a satellite health care facility and University of Kansas Living Lab to serve aging residents.
The residential structures host a variety of affordable living conditions to attract residents from varying economic backgrounds and age-brackets. For the community to be self-sustaining and business-oriented, commercial businesses and markets are included with retail.
To stay active and vibrant, civic or public use areas are incorporated throughout the site. Health care facilities and assisted living are incorporated to be available to our target market: the Baby Boomers. Transportation structures and strategies tie all the buildings together and provide means of circulation in and out of the community.
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SOLUTION:
MIXED USE APARTMENTS
+ STUDIOS
DUPLEXES
SINGLE FAMILYHOMES
HOTEL
ROW HOUSING
APARTMENTS FOR RENT
SENIOR LIVINGQUARTERS
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ICON KEY
Rock Chalk Park Phasing Plan
PHASE 1Utility and street construction$2,000,000.00 investment
PHASE 2Mix-Use Retail/Residential99,807 sq ft development$15,873,172 investment
PHASE 3Mix-Use Retail/Residential205,691 sq ft development$28,590,980 investment
PHASE 4Mix-Use Retail/Residential165,791 sq ft development$23,044,948 investment
PHASE 5Mix-Use Retail/Residential109,369 sq ft development$17,202,010 investment
PHASE 6Living Lab/Senior Housing94,247 sq ft development$17,152,954 investment
PHASE 7Mix-Use Retail/Residential70,434 sq ft development$9,790,045 investment
PHASE 8Retail Block10,722 sq ft development$1,844,184 investment
PHASE 9Elementary School50,222 sq ft development$8,286,630 investment
ROCK CHALK VILLAGE SITE PHASING PLAN
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Rock Chalk Park Site Parcel Matrix
Parcel Zoning Potential Use FAR Height (ft)
A1 Residential Mixed Use Retail/Office/ Residential 37,962 90,255 2.38 60 54 61.96
A2 Residential Mixed Use Retail/Office/ Residential 45,786 47,760 1.04 60 28 26.64
A3 Residential Commercial Retail 22,933 5,722 0.25 20 - -
A4 Residential Mixed Use Retail/Office/ Residential 30,421 70,434 2.32 60 42 60.14
A5 Residential Commercial Hotel 89,463 239,829 2.68 60 476 231.77
A6 Residential Mixed Use Retail/Office/ Residential 46,101 102,450 2.22 60 61 58.08
A7 Residential Mixed Use Retail/Office/ Residential 60,407 65,614 1.09 60 39 28.39
A8 Residential Mixed Use Retail/Office/ Residential 86,628 165,791 1.91 60 99 50.02
A9 Residential Mixed Use Market 55,759 14,569 0.26 20 - -
A10 Residential Public/ Institutional Library 55,759 28,875 0.52 20 - -
A11 Residential Mixed Use Senior Living/ Living Lab 113,226 94,247 0.83 24 28 10.77
A12 Residential Public/ Institutional Elementary School 205,890 50,222 0.24 20 - -
1.31 44 828 43.98
Parking Zoning Type Key
Parcel Structured SurfaceA1 X 181 6 A2 X X 96 4 A3 X 11 1 A4 X 141 5 A5 X 480 9 A6 X 205 7 A7 X 131 5 A8 X 332 9 A9 X 29 4
A10 X 58 4 A11 X 188 6 A12 X 100 4
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Total ADA Stall Count
Standard Parking Stall Count
No. of Units
Dwelling Unit/ Acre
ADA Stall Count
Building Area (S.F.)
Mixed Use
Commercial
Public/Institutional
Existing Zoning
Stall Type Present
Average Height
Parcel Size (S.F.)
Average DU/A
Total No. of Units
Average FAR
A1 1 - Retail1- Offi ce
3 - Residential
A21 - Retail1- Offi ce
3 - Residential
A3 1 - Retail
A41 - Retail1- Offi ce
3 - Residential
A5 5 - Hotel
A61 - Retail1- Offi ce
3 - Residential
A71 - Retail1- Offi ce
3 - Residential
A81 - Retail1- Offi ce
3 - Residential
A91 - Market
A101 - Library
A111 - Living Lab
1 - Senior Housing
A121 - School
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Community Cafeteria
Market + Pharmacy
Community Garden
- community garden withelementary school programworking with businessincubator
- market cooking classesuses some produce fromcommunity garden and hasa varitey of classes for allages
- cooking classes producefood that is given to low-income families in theneighborhood
Central Atrium- natural lighting- visual connections
Conference Room
Community CafeteriaCooking Classroom Lounge
Art Studio
Reading Room + Library
COMMUNITY CENTER
The Community Center has long been a culmination of program spaces ranging from the traditional lobby to more specialized areas such as art classrooms. In order to take full advantage of an Intergenerational Community Center, programs are of vast importance. Some suggestions include an art studio, community cafeteria (which could house cooking classes), a reading room and library, and possibly a conference room to cater to encore careers. All of these elements would be integrated with the existing amenities in the community.
PLANNED AND SPONTANEOUS INTERACTIONLIFE-LONG LEARNING
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BLOCK SHORTENING
Curbside Boundary Native Plants
Permeable Surface Drainage
CURBSIDE BIOSWALES
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Sunshading Systems
STREET ACCESSIBILITY AND INTERACTIONS
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PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCES
Cycling Bus RidingExisting Bike RoutesProposed Bike RoutesExisting Bus RoutesProposed New Routes
Existing Bus Stops
Proposed Bus Stops
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On-Site Emergency Beacons
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UBUNTU VILLAGE
Current Ubuntu North Building - 4327 Troost
Current Ubuntu South Building - 4329 Troost
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The Ubuntu Village of Kansas City is a community-based non-profit initiative that is designed to empower and engage community building through cooperative and
village-centered creativity. Ubuntu Village is currently split up between two buildings on Troost Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The North Building houses a congregation space
for a religious worship group, the Village Artisans Art Gallery, as well as additional event spaces for rentals, office space for leasing, and large meeting/gathering rooms. The south
building houses the Ubuntu Academy, a day care and early learning center.
The objective of this project was to design a renovation of the existing Ubuntu North and South buildings to accommodate a charter school. The Ubuntu Village plans to move out
its current tenants in hopes of using both buildings for a school. The Academy for Integrated Arts (AFIA), is currently located one mile south on Troost Avenue, and has an interest in relocating to the Ubuntu Buildings as a new location for the growing school.
AFIA has a strong focus on the arts and a very open learning environment, and they stray away from traditional institutional classroom practices.
CHALLENGE:
Term: Location:
Objective:
Team:
5th Year
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Spring 2015Kansas City, MissouriRenovation/Remodel ProjectSchool DesignConstruction Documentation4 People
The team of four assigned to this project aimed to design a place that would encourage the AFIA’s innovative and transparent approach to creative learning. With the client’s budget goals in mind, the final design was very modest and cost-efficient; keeping as many existing walls as possible. For accessibility purposes an elevator was added to the North building, and ADA-compliant ramps were designed for the south building.
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Kindergarten - 1st Classrooms
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4th - 6th Classrooms
First Floor Plan
dining / dance / community / misc.
comp. lab
home area
art studio
gallery
officerecycled material storage
stagekitchen
teacher’s collab. room
reception
office
kindergartenclassroom
1st gradeclassroom
kindergartenclassroom
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library
home area
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6th graderoom
3rd gradeclassroom
2nd gradeclassroom
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In the North Building, a new atrium and central stair were put in the entryway, serving many purposes. The atrium’s green and
yellow-hued glass walls create a separation between visitors and children for security purposes, but also allows parents and
guardians to be able to see school activity and allow students views down to the main lobby and outside. The atrium also allows for
natural light to flood the interior spaces. A colorful, patterned curtain wall system is envisioned for the atrium to add a sense of
playfulness to the school’s design. The South Building would see some existing walls being changed s to glass walls to contribute
to the sense of transparency and community that tie in with AFIA’s educational themes. The team also imagined and sketched some potential facade options. The facade options served as a creative
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South Roof17' - 0"
N First Floor Ceiling13' - 5"
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LIBRARY &COMPUTER LAB
ARTCOORDINATOR'S
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ENTRY4
HALL9
BOYS RESTROOM11
GIRLS RESTROOM33
BOYS RESTROOM34
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DOUGLAS COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
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Term: Location:
Objective:
Team:
5th Year Spring 2015
Lawrence, KansasRenovation/Remodel ProjectCommunity Center DesignConstruction Documentation3 People
The project program called for a building use study and a renovation design of the existing Douglas County Senior Services (DCSS) Senior Center in downtown
Lawrence, Kansas. Tasks include program analysis, site analysis, context analysis, and a final program reconfiguration.
CHALLENGE:
Design development aimed to resolve the building’s space-use problems in a way that ultimately leads to the DCSS Senior Center building’s highest and best use.
Final renovation designs include a new open atrium and a spiraling grand staircase in the main lobby, as well as the addition of clerestory windows in the main lobby atrium and in the main gathering room on the second floor. Design development final deliverables include a space plan solution, existing plans, demolition plans,
renovation plans, and graphic renderings of the proposed renovations and changes to the existing building.
SOLUTION:
EXISTING DCSS BUILDING
Demolition Plans of Existing DCSS Senior CenterGround Level Level Two
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Proposed Ground Level Construction Proposed Level Two Construction
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GLASS ART MUSEUMTerm:
Location:Objective:
Team:
2nd Year Spring 2012
Lawrence, KansasMuseum/Gallery DesignIndividual Project
This project’s site is located in a vacant lot near the corner of 7th Street and Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. The project calls for a museum
space that will use gallery spaces to exhibit the beauty of glass art.
CHALLENGE:
SOLUTION:My final plan uses light along with varying ceiling heights and wall thicknesses, in order to
separate galleries and administrative spaces. Light wells bring in natural daylighting that helps exhibit the glass art.
First Floor
Second Floor
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CONGO SCHOOLTerm:
Location:Objective:
Team:
1st Year Spring 2011
Democratic Republic of CongoSchool DesignIndividual Project
This project called for a school building for a site in a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo consisting of three classrooms and an outdoor gathering space.
The building has no access to electricity. The goal is to efficiently use passive lighting and ventilation throughout the space to optimize natural light and air
circulation.
CHALLENGE:
Materiality is both local and cost efficient: the roofing is corrugated metal, and the structure and supports are wood. The ceiling is made of a thick corrugated plastic,
with walls of bricks made from local clays and mud.
SOLUTION:
The building’s plan is inspired by a traditional African mask. The mask’s circular shape influences the semi-circle shape of
the classrooms.
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