ELIGAH THOMAS P O R T F O L I O
EDUCATION:St. Louis Community College (STLCC)- Meramec, St. Louis, MOAssociates in Arts General Transfer Studies DegreeUniversity of Kansas (KU), Lawrence, KSMaster of Architecture (M. ARCH. I)ELIGAH [email protected]: ELIGAH THOMASWORK EXPERIENCE:HNTB | Kansas CityArchitectural Designer I - Civic • Secure Data Infrastructure Initiative: Initially assisted with facade design, plan layout and detailing. Additional responsiblities included tracking project modification and supporting overall coordination.BRR | Kansas CityArchitectural Designer I• Walmart: Contributed to design remodels of Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets in the following cities: Coachella, CA, Loma Linda, CA, Eureka, CA, Sequim, WA, and Reno (N), NV. My role was to assist with initial documentation preparation for scope trips and lead a project revision for leadership approval.Populous | Kansas CityArchitectural Intern• Vanderbilt University South Endzone- Assisted Team to produce and deliver documentation for project - Generated different iterations for the facade design using Rhino - Assisted with modeling of the existing stadium to prepare for demolition - Used Power BI to create data model to analyse the project's area • Bowl Design: Remodeled the bowl for the Coleman Colliseum at the University of Alabama. Conducted an exercise using Dynamo to generate a program for parametric bowl design. Margaret Sullivan Studio (MSS) | New YorkArchitectural Intern;• Barack Obama Presidential Library: Assisted MSS in consulting for the programming and visioning of the branch library.• Bronx START: Led the design of a gaming and community space, managing all specifications and deliverables for furniture, flooring, and wall coverings. Supervised two high school interns and guided the production of a physical modelGRADUATED MAY 2018FALL 2018- SPRING 2023GRADUATEDMAY 2022 - APRIL 2023MAY 2023 - OCT. 20231OCT. 2023 - OCT. 2025MAY 2021 - AUG 2022
3SUMMER 2020LEADERSHIP/ ACTIVITIES/ AWARDSKU | Lawrence, KS FALL 2018- 2023Undergraduate Research Symposium: Poster Presentation on The Bayard Rustin Musem for Black Empowerment, University of Kansas, Spring 2021 National Organization for Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) - Vice President, Former Social ChairAmerican Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) - General Member Minority Architecture Scholars Program (MASP) - General MemberSTLCC - Meramec | St. Louis, MO FALL 2015 - SPRING 2018Architecture Club - Treasurer, Former President - Responsible for communicating with sponsor and president of the club for all financial inquiriesBlack Student Education Empowerment (BSEEC)- Co- President - Responsible for coordinating meetings and eventsService Learning - General Member - Participated in volunteering opportunitiesClub Office Leadership Training (COLT) - Leadership retreat, selective,strengthsquest, conducted exercises for leadership development SKILLS:REVIT (ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE)INDESIGNRHINOGRASSHOPPERILLUSTRATORMICROSOFT WORD2SKILLS:LUMIONSKETCHUPUNREAL ENGINEPHOTOSHOPAUTOCADMICROSOFT EXCELPOWER BIManica Architecture | Kansas CityArchitectural Intern;• Inter Miami Stadium: Provided models for stadium interior and exterior using Rhino. Assisted in creating scenes in Rhino and Lumion for presentation.• Taiyuan Multipurpose Arena: Provided models for arena interior and exterior using rhino. Assisted in presentation layout using CADREFERENCES:Kapila Silva - KU School of Architecture & DesignProfessor of ArchitectureAssociate Dean
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1. Library and Grocery Store2. Computer Lab3. Classroom4. Mechanical Room5. Residence Lobby6. Residence Break Room7. Offices8. Clinic 9. Flower Shop10. Coffee Shop11. Gym12. Food Court13. Stairs14. Elavator15. Armourdale ParkLevel One1. Bedroom2. Kitchen 3. Bathroom 4. Livingroom5. Computer Room6. Lounge Area7. Stairs8. Elavator9. Mechanical RoomLevel TwoLevel Three1. Bedroom2. Kitchen 3. Bathroom 4. Livingroom5. Computer Room6. Lounge Area7. Stairs8. Elavator9. Mechanical Room17
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Tulsa, Oklahoma County Courthouse 19
21Spring 2022Justice / Meditation / Digital Transformation / Community / Reconsiliation / Nutrition 20
West PlazaTulsa County Courthouse Site PlanThe Tulsa county courthouse aims to flatten the hierarchy that has been created in the judicial system throughout United States History. Flattening this systematic hierarchy can be done by designing a space that compels users to feel intertwined with the building and creating a welcoming garden space that Project Discription & VisionWest 6th Steetsurrounds the site. Courthouses are meant to be open to the public while still providing security for different types of use`rs. The plan is to provide wayfinding throughout the building that is safe, timely, and transparent for all users that helps bring the community together.
238:40 PM6:12 AM8:40 PMJune 216:12 AM9:12 AMWSENwww.autodesk.com/revitScaleDateDrawn ByChecked ByProject NumberConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhone5/18/2022 12:06:56 PMA104UnnamedOwnerProject NameCheckerAuthorIssue DateProject NumberNo. Description Date1 {3D}6:08 PM8:36 AM6:08 PM8:36 AM December 2111:36 AMWSENwww.autodesk.com/revitScaleDateDrawn ByChecked ByProject NumberConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhone5/18/2022 12:09:12 PMA104UnnamedOwnerProject NameCheckerAuthorIssue DateProject NumberNo. Description Date1 {3D}Winter Solstice Solar StudySummer Solstice Solar StudySouthwest ElevationTulsa, Oklahoma has a climate type of humid subtropical. The average yearly temperatrure is about 57 degrees Fahrenheit. This is higher than the United States average temperature of 52.6 degree. Image above, represents how the summer solstice will affect the structure. To medigate energy consumsion skylights, reflecting pools and trees for shade was straegitcally incorporated into the project. The Image above, represents how the angle of the sun will affect the building solar gain during the winter season. Demensional skylights provide more volume for passive solar heating. and winter rye introduced on the northside of the building to reduce cold-season wind patterns
First Level1Level 11/16”=1’-0”The Courthouse is sectioned off into three areas that all provide different functions to ensure all operations run smoothly. The green area of the building is avalible for public access. In order to re-establish a positive mindset between the justice system and the people being served in the community, individuals are given access to curtain amenities of the building. Public amenities include a food court, quiets area, and the lobby spaces accompied with receptionists. The render above shows the food court during active hours. The floorplan right shows the food court layout. This layout is meant to mimic an airport to enhance circulation from on end of the building to the other. The design also incorporates views of the exterior allowing daylight inside and the space to feel open and spacious.The Market23
25The floor plan above is area two of the building that houses spaces for juries, judges, and law clerks to work and holding meetings & conferences. The floor plan right is area three that is separated into the District Clerks Office and the Pre/ Post Trail Assistance Office. Each area of the building serves a unique purpose in order to satify the everyday functions of a traditional courthouse. Below is a series of restrooms and private event spaces so indivduals can choose not to go inside the courthouse if they are soley enjoying the grounds. 21. Main Lobby2. Judge’s Office & Conference Room3. Law Clerk 4. Reception/ Kitchenette/ Files 5. Attorney Conference Room6. Jury Room223 13 3 33 34445 5613131414 7610 1010 8887953Chambers1. Main Lobby 2. Public Lobby 3. Open Work Area4. Urinalysis Toilet5. Urinalysis Lab6. Urinalysis Storage7. Manager’s Office8. Officer Offices9. Staff Loung/ Conference10 Storage and Workroom11. Computer Tel/Data12. Staff WC13. Records & Exhibit Storage14. Storage and Workroom15. Elevator16. Stair24611121281212District ClerkPre/Post TrailAssistance151516161524
Second Level2Level 21/16”=1’-0”The second floor has security check points at all entries since this level is a combination of exhibits, courtrooms and offices. The floor plan right is the space above the food court. Upon walking up the stairs you will be entering the courthouse archival exhibition space. While in this space you will also have views of the food court below. Tulsa, Oklahoma has a rich history dating back to 1882 when it was established. Tulsa is Oklahama’s second largest city and the 45th largest city in the United States. The history fo the justice system specifically in Tulsa, Oklahoma one is rich with racial injustice and long suffering of the black community there. The Tulsa Race Massacre, also known as the Black Wall Street Massacre, happened between May 31 and June 1, 1921. The event destroyed thirty-five to forty square blocks of the African American community in Tulsa. This event is relevant to the project as an attempt to unify the American people, especially black citizens, and the criminal justice system. 1. Archival Exhibition 2. Stairs1 11225
27The floor plan above is of both the Ceremonical and District Courtrooms. The District courtroom is designed to conduct trails and hearings, resolving disputes by determining the facts and applying the law to those facts. The district court has nearly all authority of federal civil and criminal cases. The Ceremonial courtroom serve as a public space where the pursuit of justice is a public spectacle, reflecting the long journey toward fairness and transparency in the legal system. The floor plan right is of the Jury Assembly and the second level of the Pre/ Post Trail Assistance Office. Jury Assembly is composed of citizens who represent a cross-section of the community and are sworn to listen to the evidence in a legal case and deliver a factual decision, known as a verdict. 1. Public Lobby 2. Managers Office 3. Staff WC4. Firearm Vault5. Jury Assembly Room6. Clerk’s Station7. Jury Check-in8. Vending 9. Storage 10. Jury WC 11. Elevator12. Stair13. Archival Exhibition1.Soundlock2. A/V & Storage 3. Holding Cells 4. District Courtroom5. Ceremonial Courtroom6. Elevator 7. Stair1 12 4 3 5 236 6 712 3 456789 10101112121311 1110 10Jury Assembly Pre/Post TrailAssistance26
Underground Garage1. Prisoner Processing2. Prisoner Gallery 3. Holding Cell4. Elevator5. Vehicle Sallyport6. Loading Services/ Mail RoomSheriff’s Office123 34 3 354 46The Lower level of the courthouse houses the public and private garages as well as the Sheriff’s Office and Loading Services. The private drive as seen in the image above provides secure transport of inmates to and from offsite location and courtrooms. The image below is the facade and structure of the building as it was developed in Rhino and Grasshopper Stripts were created to form the cylindrical shape. Nodes then allowed for the push and pull of the structure to establish specific spaces.
29Level 10' - 0\"Level 215' - 0\"www.autodesk.com/revitScaleDateDrawn ByChecked ByProject NumberConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhoneConsultant AddressAddressAddressPhone3/8\" = 1'-0\" 5/19/2022 4:33:29 PMA105UnnamedOwnerProject NameCheckerAuthorIssue DateProject NumberNo. Description Date3/8\" = 1'-0\" 1 Section 22Similar to a planes round structure the skeleton is desinged using a cylindrical wall that extends upward from the floor, supported by a roof mounted on top of the crlindrical side wall. The roof is formed by a culmination of roof beams that extend radially and upward from the perimeter of the cylindrical wall toward the center, creating a peak with a cylindrical beam tube inside.
THE BAYARD RUSTIN MUSEUM FOR BLACK EMPOWERMENTFORTWORTH, TX29
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND VISION The Bayard Rustin Museum is located in Fort Worth, Texas, adjacent from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Kimbell Art Museum. This project focuses on the Black and African American experience in the United States, telling the story of those who have gone unheard. The purpose is to challenge the construct of white supremacy in the United States by created a BLACK space. Slavery and the continued racist culture today are a part of all US citizen's history and life. The main intention for the Bayard Rustin Museum is to encourage and enlighten a society to unify and bring an end to the severance mindset of such society. Bayard Rustin was an activist for civil rights and the LGBTQ+ community. He was known as the architect of many civil rights movements, such as the March on Washington and the first freedom ride. Even though he was a key component in the civil rights movement during his time, he was not recognized because of his homosexuality. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom only after he died. This museum is dedicated to Bayard Rustin because like him, there are too many untold narratives that make up our society and ventures beyond white America or even the \"typical\" black person. The museum is built on a white marble base representing the white foundation on which the United States is built on. The Black glass structure is the celebration space above the foundation to symbolize the unification to rise above a horrible past.
Unify and rise above horrible pastHistory and Culture Reveal history and culture The CrownFORMCelebrationSuppression of History and CultureWhite FoundationThe CrownCONCEPTThe Bayard Rustin Museum main premise is to tell the history and culture of African Americans. The form therefore starts by with a foundation representing African American terrible past. The museum physically rises above what is represented as the white foundation in which the U.S. was solely influenced by. White FoundationThe long history of abuse of African Americans within society creates dis-value. the ends of the risen form is extended out to represent a crown. This crown symbolizes and is a reminder of African Americans equivalence of self within society.Conceptually, the museum is broken into two parts. Those are; the suppression and the celebration of African American History and CultureThe African American history and culture is suppressed by the white foundation, representing the dynamics of whites and blacks in the U.S.The celebration space is form as a crown to symbolize the value within African Americans.33
MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORTWORTHRENZO PIANO PAVILIONKIMBELL ART MUSEUM CAMP BOWIE BLVD. UNIVERSITY DR.W. LANCASTER AVE.The Bayard Rustin Museum is located in the Cultural Arts District of Forthworth, Texas. The district is known for the many museums including the famous Kimbell Art Museum. The Bayard Rustin Museum, faces south is located adjacent from the Modern Art Museum of Fortworth and the Kimbell Art Museum. The orientation of the Bayard Rustin Museum is situated facing south to affectively direct traffic between the three museums. Located on the site is the John Peter Smith Oak, \"one of the oldest living things in district.\" It was important to keep the tree and protect the heritage it holds within the area. therefore, the Heritage Tree serves as a place for contemplation and gathering, created by the center courtyard of the Bayard Rustin Museum. 34
AF I R S T F L O O R1. LOBBY2. BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE EXHIBITS3. TEMPORARY EXHIBITION GALLERY4. CAFE5. GIFT SHOP6. KITCHEN7. RESTROOMS8. PUBLIC ELEVATOR9. PUBLIC STAIR10. SERVICE ELEVATOR11. FIRE EGRESS2222211`117 75 6 41 8 31029Upon entering into the Museum, you will be in the main Lobby area where there are views of the interior courtyard behind the reflective waterfall. The start of the museum is located at the door on your right upon entering the museum. The first series of museum spaces are interconnected by a ramp taking you lower and lower underneath the marble surface then gradually taking you back to grade level once completing the exhibits. Once the first series of exhibits are complete you are then back in the lobby space where can continue the celebration exhibits above or take advantage of the cafe/ gift shop. LATERAL SECTION35
S E C O N D F L O O R1. UPPER LEVEL GIFT SHOP2. UPPER LEVEL CAFE3. RESTROOMS4. PUBLIC ELEVATORS5. PUBLIC STAIRS6. SERVICE ELEVATOR7. OFFICE8. FIRE EGRESS5388 6 4 1 23736
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Right: The upper level of the celebration space gives you veiws of the lower level celebration space and views of the Modern Art Museum of Fortworth to the south.Below: The lower level of the celebration space gives you views of the interior courtyard housing the heritage tree. One may also observe the space's interior facade is wrapped with a pride colored glass representing the additional barrier of being black and gay in the US.
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For this project, I designed a chapel located on the west side of the University of Kansas’ campus. The site is located near an oncampus graveyard where many civil rights activists are buried. Their impact influenced my desiagn for this project. There are three words I chose to drive my design, that was inspired by what the civil rights activists stood for. Those are: CHANGE, DIVERSITY, and UNITY.MODEL MAKINGTHE UNIVERSITY OF KANSASA PLACE FOR CONTEMPLATION45
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49CHANGE in the slope of the roof,DIVERSITY in the different lengths and angles of the structural members,and UNITY in the crossing of the structural members.
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