NICHOLAS CONNERPORTFOLIO

EDUCATION:

The University of New Mexico – Albuquerque, New MexicoSchool of Architecture and PlanningBachelor of Arts in Architecture, BARCH Graduation date: May 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE:

UNM ARTS Lab – Albuquerque, New Mexico 505-277-2253 October 2013 - present

DION’S PIZZA - Albuquerque, New Mexico 505-858-1010 August 2008 - May 2013

SKILLS:

– Proficient in Revit and Rhinoceros 3D– Skilled in AutoCAD– Highly skilled in Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Microsoft Office

EXTENDED STUDIES/RESEARCH:

UNM Rome Program: January 5 – May 5, 2011 Rome, Italy

UNM SA+P – Vico Morcote Program: May 25 – June 19, 2013 Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France

Research Travel – UNM SA+P, Solar Decathlon China 2013: July 15 – August 8, 2013 Beijing, Shanghai, Datong

New Mexico Shared Knowledge Conference – Spring 2013, Spring 2014 University of New Mexico

ASSOCIATIONS:

American Institute of Architecture Students – AIASUNM/New Mexico Chapter Member 2012-2014

RESUMENICHOLAS CONNER7100 Eagle Mesa Rd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87113Email: nckconner5@gmail.comCell: 505-249-4929

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STUDIO ARCH 3018-13

STUDIO ARCH 40114-19

STUDIO ARCH 2014-7

Winter Winds

Spring Winds

Summer Winds

World War I

1914-18

-106.8908 W

33.8048 N

Bosque del ApacheFirst U.S. National Wildlife Refuge opens

1903

Bosque del Apache opens

1941-45

World War II Korean War War on Terrorism begins

1951-53 1955-75 2001

Bosque begins Moist Soil Management

2011

Bosque contains 377 species of birds

1950s

Bird Migration Patterns

Vietnam War

1939

Fall Winds

HiddenSometimes the most beautiful places world are the hardest to �nd. They are hidden from view so that only the ones who are actually looking will �nd it. The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is one of these locations. Hidden in the Rio Grande River Valley just south of Socorro, it has been a refuge for migrating birds for over 70 years. With plans to build a new visitor center, the idea of “Hidden” seemed best represented for the Bosque if the new center would be located in the Cottonwoods area just east of the Farm Loop. With trees to provide shelter, food and camo�age from the rest of the wildlife, visitors will soon understand how being “hidden” could be the best exposure of all.

FLORA (from left to right) - Cottonwood trees are common of the Rio Grande River Valley and to the Bosque del Apache.Desert Willow trees are also sturdy trees that are prevalent to the Bosque. Sideoats Grama and Alkali Sacaton are local wild grasses found all over New Mexico and the southwest U.S. Sun�owers are a popular plant in the Bosque. All of the �ve plants above can be found in the Bosque del Apache, speci�cally around the Farm Loop and the Cottonwoods area.

BIRDS (from left to right) - Due to the 377 di�erent species of birds in the Bosque, the fourbirds above are common birds found every season. In the spring, Western Tanners migrate the Bosque for a season or two. Ladder-back Woodpeckers arrive in the summer. In the fall, Loggerhead Shrikes visit for the season. Ruddy Ducks arrive for the winter and stay til spring. All four species can be found in the Cottonwoods.

FAUNA (from left to right) - Since the creation of the Refuge, other mammals have settled in the Bosque as well. Mule Deer eat vegetation whereever they can �nd it, Coyotes follow the Mule Deer, Porcupines have colonized the Cottonwoods area, and Valley-Pocket Gophers dig their tunnels in whatever soil they �nd suitable. All four species can be seen in or around the Cottonwoods during the year.

BIRD DISEASESCholera - infection of the intestinesAvian Flu - Most deadly disease tobirds in the Bosque West Nile Virus - very deadly virus that can be transmitted to humans

BOSQUE DEL APACHE VISITOR CENTERDESIGN STUDIO - ARCH 201BOSQUE DEL APACHE WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEW MEXICO

This project was one of the first assignments of my first semester in UNM’s School of Architecture and one of the first buildings I designed during my undergraduate degree. A significant portion of time was spent investigating and exploring the site, which was a wildlife refuge. After the site analysis, I began developing a parti as the driving force of my design while examining tectonic and stereotonic forms that slowly pieced my building together. This project tremendously improved my design skills in site analysis, graphic presentation, 3D modeling (including the landscape) and hand drafting.

THE CAVE DESIGN STUDIO - ARCH 301ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (5TH ST. & ROSEMONT AVE.)

This project consisted of designing a bathhouse in downtown Albuquerque. The intial challenge of the site was its small size. With about 16,000 square feet for a bathhouse, tea house and parking, I decided to bury most of my building into subter-ranean levels. During this semester, one of our objectives was to define a threshold condition, study examples of different thresholds in precedent studies and create a threshold condition in our own building. With most of my building underground, I used that as an opportunity to creatively manipulate lighting conditions in different spaces. A bathhouse is an oasis, a place of relaxation and rejuvenation and what a better way to hide from the bright sun and heat of Albuquerque’s climate than in the bowels of the earth? Developing this project exposed me to the other senses of architecture besides sight. What does the space feel like? What does it smell like? What do you hear? What can you taste? Other design skills that I refined included site analyis, graphic representation, digital 3D modeling, materiality considerations and design development.

Public

Private

Semi-Public

Semi-Private

Thresholds

Light, Visability

Light, Materiality

Materiality, Light, Visability

Light, Visability, Materiality

Warm to Cool, Light, MaterialityMateriality, Light

Cool to Warm, Light, Materiality

Light, Visability

Light, Warm to Cool

Light, Visability, Materiality

Public vs. Private/Thresholds Diagram

Lower Level 3Lower Level 2Lower Level 1Ground Level

Floor Plans

Tea House

Lobby

Office

Mechanical

Locker Rooms/Restrooms

Sauna

Pools

Section Looking East Section Looking North

SANDIA RANCH COMMUNITY CENTERDESIGN STUDIO - ARCH 401ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO (6900 EDITH BLVD. NE)

This project began as a master plan of Albuquerque’s rail line. The plan was to incorporate a park and light rail into the exist-ing rail line, afterwhich we each individually picked a site along this renovated rail line to build a community center. I chose my site mainly because of the existing condition of an abandoned insane asylum. I saw an opportunity to reinvent the building’s image by integrating it with a new progarm and additions. I sought to create a dialogue between the new center and the old asylum through light and dark perspectives while providing the neighborhood with a new identity that respected and remem-bered the past. This project helped me continue to develop my skills in design development, structural analysis, master plan-ning, graphic design, site analysis, digital rendering and model-building while also exploring the correlation between form and function in architecture.

EXISTING SITE

SITE CONTEXT

PROCESS WORK

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Site PlanScale: 1” - 50’NTS

LEGEND1) Lobby/Gallery

2) Offices3) Pool

4) Therapy Pool5) Locker Rooms

6) Lap Pool7) Kid Pool

8) Tennis Courts9) Interior Courtyard

10) Rock-Climbing Wall11) Auxillary Gyms

12) Main Gym13) Raquetball Courts

14) Skate Park15) Food Court

16) Cafeteria17) Fitness Center

18) Daycare19) Public Restrooms

20) Mechanical

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Floor Plan - Level 2Scale: 1”= 50’

PROGRAMMATIC SPACESTennis Courts

Lap Pool/Kid PoolLocker rooms

Indoor Pool/Therapy PoolMechanical

Offices/Admin.Lobby/Gallery Space

Public RestroomsDaycare

Fitness CenterFood Court

CafeteriaSkate Park

Raquetball CourtsMain Gym

Auxillary GymsRock Climbing Wall

NTS1

Section Looking East - Scale: 1” = 30’

Section Looking North - Scale: 1” = 30’

Section Looking East - Scale: NTS

Section Looking North - Scale: NTS

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Email: nckconner5@gmail.comCell: 505-249-4929

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