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fine arts museum – lawrence, kansasmodular housing – greensburg, kansaskiowa county library – greensburg, kansasmuseo automobili lamborghini – bologna, italylawrence public library – lawrence, kansasliving learning community – liberty city, missouricenter for the rehabilitation of planet earth – kansas city, kansasmodel Images

At 9:45 p.m. on may 4, 2007, greensburg was hit by a ef5 tornado. the tornado was esti-mated to be 1.7 miles in width and traveled for nearly 22 miles. Ninety-five percent of the city was confirmed to be desto-ryed, with the other five per-cent being severely damaged.

Our objective was to create affordable and customizable housing units that are easy to erect. These self contained modules delivered urgently after a disaster provide immedi-ate refugee housing and can be changed and customized as the owners make the shift from tem-porary to permanent housing.

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interior atrium

level 1 level 2 level 3

Living Learning Community - Liberty City, Missouri

site in context - william jewell

site

Interior greenhouse level

Interior greenhouse level

Living Learning Community - Liberty City, Missouri (continued)

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room layout

single loaded corridor

interior ground level

aerial view

CENTER FOR THE REHABILITATION OF PLANET EARTH

parallel projection with bridge

after the water is properly treated, the portion that is used for water features begins its descent down the cascading roof gardens of native kansas grasses. at the end of the gardens the water free falls into a pool by the southwest courtyard. water continues to flow down the gradient from white to red until it gets to the reflecting pool on the east side.

water treatment process

proposed light rail system

design focusThe Center for the Rehabilitation of Planet Earth is an aquarium and educa-tional facility that actively cleans and uses river water for cooling purposes as well as maintaining the aquariums and other water features.

The design process began as an effort to introduce new sustainable public transportation into the downtown Kansas City area. A majority of design deci-sions were made with the mindset of being sustainable.

On site greenhouse provides the restaurant with a majority of the necessary produce

Butterfly garden located to the north serves as a haven for the migratory Monarch Butterfly. Monarch butterflies can travel thousands of miles in a sea-son. How the species manages to return to the same overwintering spots over a gap of several generations is still a subject of research; the flight patterns appear to be inherited, based on a combination of circadian rhythm and the posi-tion of the sun in the sky.

center for the rehabilitation of planet earth - kansas city, kansas

monarch butterfly garden monarch butterfly garden

parking and main staircase native kansas grass roof garden with switchback ramps

downtown kansas city - contexual view

site plan

south elevation

north elevation

east elevation

section a-aaerial view

welding project

welded angle

close up

kiowa county library - basswood modelpioneer chapel -basswood model