1st Schematic Review

On Monday we presented our schematic design proposals to Wendell Burnette and two guest critics from the Washington University Faculty, Robert McCarter and Stephen Leet. In the morning, we also had William Frank, a Visual Arts MFA candidate here who has done a lot of work relating to the tall grass prairie. At this point in the semester we have each chosen a site in or adjacent to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and developed a schematic design. We presented our building concepts, first passes at experiential quality and materiality, and site strategies including arrival sequences, guest parking, service, and delivery. Based on our reviews, we will refine our projects through the weekend of April 9th, when we will return to Chase County to present our proposals to members of the community at the headquarters of Symphony in the Flint Hills in Cottonwood Falls.

Wendell Burnette introduces our project to guest critic Robert McCarter (photo by James Klauder)

Site models by James Klauder (left and center) and Lavender Tessmer (right)

John Wheadon indicates his site location (photo by James Klauder)

Climate strategy for John’s guest rooms (drawing by John Wheadon)

Solar studies for Kristin’s guest rooms (drawings and renderings by Kristin Rose)

Section through Boris’s guest rooms (drawing by Boris Tchatalbachev)

Presentation boards and viewshed model by Andrea Fisk

Site plan by Andrea Fisk

Rendering (model and photo collage) by Andrew Buck

Guest room plan by Gabe Lampe

Guest room perspective by Gabe Lampe

Site viewshed diagrams by Jared Marcantoni

Site plan by Jared Marcantoni

Circulation and views diagram by Yu-cheng Hsieh

Guest room rendering by Yu-Cheng Hsieh

Exterior perspective rendering by Max Bemberg

Robert McCarter discusses Max’s drawings (photo by James Klauder)