ArQubitecture
Youth & Opportunity United
Studio Talo Architecture
Youth & Opportunity United (Y.O.U.) is a non-profit youth development agency offering after-school programs, mentoring, as well as parental engagement and counseling services to meet the emerging needs of young people and their families.
The new 12,800-square-foot headquarters features first-floor learning spaces, counseling offices, a makerspace, teaching kitchen, as well as additional instructional and gathering spaces. The building’s second floor houses administration and office spaces.
Roles: Design (along with Thomas Ahelman, AIA), Project Architect, Interior Design (along with Designs for Dignity) BIM Technician, and Construction Administration
Contractor: Leopardo, Inc
Owner Representative: PMA
* This project won the AIA Technology in Architecture Practice Innovation Award, 2016 .
Working at a small architecture firm has allowed me to play a large role in a variety of project types from churches to office buildings and home renovations to ground up construction. My participation usually spans all phases of a project: from client pitch meeting, research/programming, code review, schematic design, design development, construction documents, pricing, through construction administration. Most of the projects in which I have been involved, I contributed to the design, created the BIM, coordinated with consultants and shared construction administration duties. We often work with the client to select interior finishes but I have also worked closely with interior designers. I have highlighted my roles in the selected projects below.
Selected Architecture Projects
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Park Ridge Residence
Studio Talo Architecture
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Second story addition / Full house renovation
role: Design (with Thomas Ahleman, AIA), Project Manager, some Construction Administration
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Photo Credit: Leopardo Companies, Inc.
Photo Credit: Leopardo Companies, Inc.
Photo Credit: Leopardo Companies, Inc.
Photo Credit: Y.O.U.
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Orrington Residence (1890s)
Studio Talo Architecture
Addition / Full House Renovation
roles: Historical Preservation Approval, Design (with Thomas Ahleman, AIA), Project Manager, BIM Technician, Construction Administration
*Winner of Design Evanston Award
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
TreeHouse Residence
Addition / Full House Renovation
role: Design (with Thomas Ahleman, AIA), Project Manager, BIM Technician, Construction Administration
* Featured in Chicago Home & Garden Magazine
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
860/880
Combination of Two Condo Units / Full Renovation
role: Design, Project Manager, BIM Technician, Custom Furniture Design
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Photo Credit: Michael Lipman
Bedroom
Office
Photo Credit: Farr & Assoc.
Walter Circle, East St. Louis Housing Authority
Farr & Associates
74 senior units, ground floor community center, retail, community health and office space.
roles: BIM consultant, BIM technician - envelope/circulation, coordination with structural consultant
Master Bedroom
View from Rear