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Item The Psyche of a Building: An Exploration of how Buildings Relate to the Human Psyche Through a Renovated Farmstead(North Dakota State University, 2020) Kingston, VeronicaFarmsteads have been steady reminders of how this country got its start. Hard work, family, faith, and community were all aspects of farm life. Each home was built with the help of neighbors, children learned how to do chores early in life, people respected the land and knew how important it was to the survival of the family. Now as people move into the cities for the comforts of modern day living the old farmsteads are falling into disrepair or torn down for land development. The cost of repairing the old buildings seems like a daunting task, one that many people deem unimportant. What are we losing with this line of thinking? Buildings not only have their own psyche; they also contribute to ours. How we interact and what happens within a building adds to our emotions. Think of your favorite place to be, is it big or small? Spacious or intimate? Dark or light? How did you feel in that space? Attics, basements, corners, all of these are connected to our consciousness. This project explores these situations through the texts of Gaston Bachelard and Anne Bordeleau, while situating these inspirations within the renovations of a farmhouse and surround structure in the rural Mid-West.Item The Genesis Project : exploring the convergence of architecture, music, & life(North Dakota State University, 2015) Halvorson, TimothyMusic is an innate human quality that provokes physical, mental, and spiritual responses both consciously and subconsciously, and consequently, has the capacity to change the environment. Architecture can be designed as a vehicle for creating acoustically rich environments and musical opportunities that are desirable for guests and promote social exchange and healing. Architecture can be specifically designed to acoustically tune and direct sound in particular fashions that promote social, physiological, and cultural well being. The Performing Arts & Healing Center challenges conventional perceptions of what “instrument” and “music” are by creating spaces that can be healing and invigorating through the embodied composition of select materials,shapes, and landscaping. The symphony of nature. Further, a variety of interactive musical mediums encourage guests to tangibly engage with music rather than simply stand as observers. The result is a constant stream of activity transforming the Center into an instrument for positive cultural change. Title: The Genesis Project: Exploring the Convergence of Architecture, Music, & Life Typology: Performing Arts & Healing Center Site: Rochester, MN USA. Project Size: 350,000 Square Feet.Item Expanding Experiential Perception(North Dakota State University, 2011) Denault, AllisonBy understanding the affects of built space on those who have limited physical or mental abilities, we are able to create space that could facilitate their very specific needs. Currently, there are many ways to facilitate those with limited abilities, such as the American Disabilities Act of 1990 regulations and codes. This, however, does not begin to describe the effects of built architecture to the perceived observer with disabilities. Designing for a specific group of people, specifically children with autism, allows for the design to enhance their lives. This could be beneficial for some, and even help “treat” others. This specialized mixed-use housing development would be designed through a series of built artifacts that would bridge the gap between designer and client. It would also allow objects used for therapeutic reasons to be incorporated into the design in an essential way. Located next to the Rochester Autism Center, in Rochester, Minnesota, the program calls for temporary living residences, classrooms, and sensory rooms.Item Reusing Structure(North Dakota State University, 2011) Cameron, MarkThis thesis attempts to understand how built structures can evolve over time through use and reuse. It looks at how reusing a space is possible by taking a warehouse structure and reusing it for the new purpose of living space. Many cities are attempting to perform historic preservations as the cities age, such as a historic town like Duluth, which was founded with trading, was transformed into a mining town and now has multiple colleges. This project is setting out to better understand how a building can grow with the city’s new images. Buildings evolve as users act upon them. Occupants will gradually alter the structure through use and modify their needs to fit into the building they live in.Item Urban Design Assessment(North Dakota State University, 2016) Harnisch, TylerCommunities are continually following social life cycles, growing and decaying as society fluctuates. In order to establish a positive connection between advancement and growth one must develop a guiding principle. This thesis defines the ideals of a modern and holistic movement, New Urbanism, and utilizes the basic principles in order to redevelop a decayed and decapitated urban site. By incorporating basic ideas we are able to re-evaluate a social area that is void of culture and individuality into a pedestrian focused hot spot. The project is focused on rezoning commercial property in order to create a density and demographic that will help rebuild a crumbled economic area. By incorporating civic, commercial, retail, and residential properties into a shared space we can promote positively used space and begin to refocus urban importance, reducing sprawl in an organic and feasible solution.Item Manufacturing: A New Way(North Dakota State University, 2012) Wullschleger, ScottThis thesis project, titled Manufacturing: a new way, will examine manufacturing buildings, and the working conditions that exist there. The typology will be a brewery with a area of 60,000 square feet. The guiding idea is that through careful design, manufacturing buildings can be made safer, more productive, and more enjoyable to inhabit. The site is in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a lot at the corner of North 3rd Street and 7th Avenue North, right in the heart of the warehouse district. The manufacturing industry has been held to a minimal standard for many years. Through thoughtful design decisions, this project will help to redefine a new standard that will show good design can create an improved work environment that allows for increased productivity and a reduction of stress.Item A New way to connect to travel(North Dakota State University, 2015) Quast, RyanThis thesis examines how architecture can make mass transit more accessible and desirable to the public and how the public’s wants and needs can improve a transportation center’s design. It examines how making downtown areas accessible through public transportation and creating an onsite living population enhances the lives of those that would use the system the most. A key focus is creating a community of these on-site commuters that has ways of connecting to each other, while also connecting with the community around it. This 12,500 square foot transportation hub and 266,850 square foot multi-family living complex in Coon Rapids, along the Northstar Commuter Rail line, will also look at enhancing the image of public transportation to that of an advanced transportation system that is safe and reliable.Item gAstronomic Innovation : a new methodology for nutrition education(North Dakota State University, 2014) Muckenhirn, JoshuaThe title of the thesis is gAstronomic Innovation: A New Methodology for Nutrition Education. The question being investigated is, how can architecture be used as a tool to ultimately improve society’s overall health and well-being? The typology for this thesis investigation is a culinary education center for young people. The facility will be nearly 90,000 square feet. The Theoretical Premise/Unifying Idea guiding the thesis is “a youth oriented culinary education center can contribute to improving the health of future generations by empowering youth before they become trapped in the cycle of “fast” and processed foods that has been branded into them by today’s society”. The Justification for the investigation is the growing trend of consuming fast and processed foods that has led to a plethora of health related issues. The site for the thesis will be in Delano, MN.Item Dwelling in Nomadic Architecture: Transitional Housing for the Suddenly and Chronically Homeless(North Dakota State University, 2016) Miller, NathanThe goal of this thesis project is to create a welcoming and respectful space to house, educate, and rehabilitate the chronic homeless population in the Minneapolis area. The challenge of this premise is to provide transitional housing that separates itself from the stereotypical institutional stigma many facilities face. This will be done by studying the difference between smooth and striated places as referenced by Deleuze and Guitarri, nomadic tendencies and architecture, and case studies demonstrating different responses to homelessness. There is a growing need for solutions addressing homelessness, particularly the significant rise of new age groups such as seniors, two-parent families, and teenagers under the age of eighteen. The number of homeless persons with mental illness is also on the rise. The challenge will be to match different age groups or living situations with their preferred type of space. This will require the ability to design spaces that are flexible and supportive of the nomadic tendencies many of the chronically homeless are accustom to. It will also require the ability to design efficient, institutional spaces that act as more of a system to elevate people out of homelessness.Item Natural Healing: Physical and Spiritual Healing (in a Powerful and Nurturing Setting)(North Dakota State University, 2016) McGinn, RachelThis thesis, Natural Healing: Physical and Spiritual Healing (in a Powerful and Nurturing Setting), examines how healing spaces in a clinical setting can influence the healing process of cancer patients undergoing treatment or who have been affected by the disease; providing a solution to incorporate both natural healing spaces and the necessary technological medical infrastructure. Cancer often challenges the mind, heart, and spirit of patients and families as deeply, if not more deeply, than it challenges the physical body. At present, doctors tend to focus primarily on the physical characteristics of their patients. Yet in each of us there is a rich mental, emotional, and spiritual reality that influences and even directs the course of our lives. Often, for both patients and their families, cancer brings this inner reality vividly to life and to the surface. If this inner reality is devalued or ignored by modern medicine, the effects can be devastating in the healing process. This thesis is about how architecture can be transformative of holistic health and healing. Nature and humans are interconnected with one another and should to be treated in a holistic way. The intent of this center is to help patients connect with nature to help aid in the healing processes. Nature has long been thought of as a source that can impact our wellbeing. Exposure to nature can not only make people feel better emotionally, but physically as well. Any environment a person is exposed to has the ability to either increase or decrease stress which in turn can impact our bodies. The things we see, hear, or experience can affect our moods and how certain systems in our bodies are working. Nature can also be soothing to people, we tend to find trees, plants, and water captivating which can distract us from physical discomfort. Architecture that incorporates nature can have an impact on its everyday users. Including such spaces, like healing spaces, in our healthcare system can have an influence on patient outcomes.