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this portfo l io i s a col lect ion of se lected works arranged in the order of [Graduate Work - Graduate Thesis - Digital Fabr icat ion Projects - Undergraduate Work - and Profess ional Work.] i a im to show my abi l i t ies in both theoret ica l and computat ional des ign through the col lect ion of these projects .
My interest l ies in d ig i ta l des ign, v isual izat ion, fabr icat ion, and mult i -media animat ion. Every project seeks to ask a quest ion of something d ig i ta l des ign might offer, progress ing from ear ly formal arrangements to structures with meaning and story. I was a f inal ist for the h ighest honor awarded to graduates for my thes is on "Architecture and Narrat ive." in addit ion i have been selected to present at several Pecha Kucha events and have been featured in the latest col lege news letter for my thes is and on SuckerPunchDai ly.com and Urukia Magazine for my Hybr id Tower entry.
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Hybrid typology Study Phase 1Kansas City, MissouriPursuing the potent ia l of hybr id typologiesProfessor: Steve Hardy of Urban Future Organization
> THE FIrST SET OF STUDIES CONDUCTED FOCUSED ON THE gENErIC CITy bLOCK AS A TESTINg grOUND FOr ANALyzINg POSSIbLE HybrID TyPOLOgIES. these hybrids were developed from a 'typogram' which was a method for analyzing two diverse typologies such as a big box store and an office tower, and creating a matrix of 'Hybrid' or blended typologies. In doing this, one can view a wide range of possible solutions for introducing a big box retail program into a dense urban area or vice versa.
_Elevated retail Center
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TyPOgrAM > big box store/office towerone of the early studies i conducted was a matrix 'typogram' of a big box store and an off ice tower. There were two methods for blending the typologies; 1) Area static/addit ive, 2) Area Dynamic/subtractive. From this set of possible solutions, I was able to select a couple interesting options to pursue in further iterations.
i chose two options that featured an elevated retai l program and separate towers. This was an interesting arrangement as it provided a very unique publ ic space for urban condit ions by opening the ground level for public use. These two solutions underwent further iterations in search of formal interest and program and circulation eff ic iencies.
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Once a desired program and circulation arrangement was selected, it underwent a series of transformations in search of structural solution and aesthetic attraction. The result was a triad of towers hosting office, residential and small retail program, with a suspended large retail store in the middle. The towers were placed apart to suspend the retail program in the middle and each tower twists away from the center to withstand torsion caused by the suspended program. Aesthetically I was interested in a solution that expressed the structural complexity of such an arrangement.
I was particularly interested in the opportunity to open the center of a city block to allow for public space, without sacrificing the amount of program that would typically fill the space. this would alleviate some of the problem of crowded streets and would encourage more greenspace and radically inspire consumer interest.
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Hybrid tower Phase 2,3Kansas City, MissouriPursuing the potent ia l of hybr id typologiesProfessor: Steve Hardy of Urban Future Organization
*Featured on suCkerpunChdaily.Com & urukia magazine
> THE gOAL OF THIS PrOjECT wAS TO ExAMINE THE POSSIbILITIES FOr INTEgrATINg bIg bOx rETAIL CENTErS INTO AN UrbAN SETTINg. In conjunction with this integration, we were asked to explore possibilities of typological hybridization. Through the analysis of hybrid options, possibilities for new typologies arose as viable options. The Hybrid Tower is an exuberant solution to spanning urban disconnect and attracting interest amongst shoppers and travelers.
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COrPOrATE OFFICE TOwErwith public access to retail bridge level
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ELECTrONICS & MEDIAPositioned for high security at back of store
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SPOrTINg gOOD rETAILUpper level has shared access through vestibules
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rOOFTOP MArKET PLACEMainly serves as outdoor seating
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Floors 5-11Small apartment tower
Floors 1-4Small Commercial retail block
Floor 5Large retail bridge
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/railroad track Urban Divide
17 & 25 Floorsresidential Condo Towers
30 FloorsOffice tower
Floor 5Large retail bridge
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Urban Disconnect> bridgingThe idea to use the retail platform as a bridging space developed from an earlier prototype that looked at suspending the retail space as a way to open public space at ground level in dense urban settings. when that prototype was applied to the site in Kansas City it lost the need for public space since the area was already a low density of buildings, however, a new potential was spotted in the effort of spanning physical land barriers that were leading to urban blight.
Surrounding the blighted section of downtown were a list of physical barriers such as, elevated highways, sunk highways, large hillsides, and railways. All of these together had formed a sector that was cut off from downtown. Pedestrian travel to this area was poorly accommodated. this spawned the idea to use a retail center that draws high amounts of users to aid the pedestrian flow from surrounding commercial centers to the area.
the retail store would be part of a large mixed use complex of buildings and would utilize the surrounding buildings to structurally support itself in a cohesively designed system.
the structural webbing to be used is derived from the idea of minimal surfaces in tension supported structures. Each of the surrounding towers would have thick spines along each corner that would run the full height of the building and carry the compressive forces. In between the spines would be a complex webbing of tension cabling wrapped in a composite shell, giving the appearance of a uniform structure.
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Project two > Urban Array
Project three > Urban retail bridge
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PrOjECT TwO > Urban array The second part of this semester project was to develop an urban infill plan for the blighted area of downtown. After analyzing the location of retail and large shopping centers throughout Kansas City, there was a reasonable argument for introducing large shopping centers to the downtown area, especially in concern for those living downtown. Using a combination of program and massing strategies, I decided to use the programs that adapted well to taller building plans such as office and residential, to be located along the hillside and highways to give them more visibility. The lower programs such as big retail stores would be clustered closer to downtown to provide a short proximity for pedestrians. This arrangement broke from the traditional planning technique of tiering buildings heights inversely from their distance to the city core. In doing so, a dip is created between the tall buildings which cradles a pedestrian friendly center filled with shopping stores and adequate greenspace.
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tailgate ParkLincoln, NebraskaExamining Parametr ics for Event Space and Connect ionProfessor: jeff Day of Min/Day Architects
> FOr THIS PrOjECT I ASKED THE qUESTION, "CAN A PArKINg LOT bE DESIgNED AS AN EvENT SPACE?" with the charge to pursue a fusion between landscape and architecture, I thought the parking lot under the highway on our site, would be the perfect place to integrate landscape with an architectural program.
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PLANNED TrEE LINE> from existi ng masterplanthe organizat ion for the overal l masterplan for the arts corr idor was developed from three stages or i terat ions of a minimal path systems study. There was a f i rst stage consist ing of a network of stra ight l ines across the s i te f rom entry node to entry node. This f i rst stage was used as a shrub or ground plane to middle story layer. The second i terat ion was the resultant of analog studies of the minimal path system. This stage is represented by a tree l ine or c lerestory layer.
the diagram at left shows the incoming tree l ine from the master plan. The goal of des igning the s i te was to create a f low or response based off informat ion from the overal l masterplan.
DIvErgENT FLOw LINES> interpolati ng tree line and site boundaryTo determine a f low for the s i te , the interpolat ion between the p lanned tree l ine and s i te boundary gave a start ing point for trans lat ing motion across the s i te . Other factors such as orientat ion to the footbal l stadium and c luster ing of cars began to have an inf luence for how this f ie ld of was developed.
The f i rst stage of l ines were or iented more d irect ly north/south. in order to create longer str ips of park ing and a focus toward the stadium, the l ines had to or ient at and angle across the s i te .
rOUND THE wAgON> a system for grouping parti esUsing bas ic vehicular guides, a d iverse range of park ing groups was created, f rom smal l int imate c i rc les to large ‘ inv i te the whole neighborhood’ c i rc les . The park ing lot i s more of a ‘PArK’ & ' lot ' than a typica l t ight pack park ing solut ion. I t a ims to g ive space to the act iv i ty of ta i lgat ing culture.
The lot i s a lso des igned with the 'non-game-day' user in mind as wel l . This s i te i s heavi ly t raversed by students heading to and from the Univers i ty dai ly. with no previous accommodat ions on the s i te bes ides park ing , th is land s i ts unused by people much of the t ime. This des ign hopes to create a more ut i l i zed space for dai ly passers , and to improve the game-day event of ta i lgat ing through integrat ion of park and park ing and the c luster ing of such user groups.
Proposed Pedestrian bridgeExisti ng Pedestrian Pathvehicle EntrancesPlanned tree Linegrass berms
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DIvErgENT TAILgATINg PArK / a new look at the activity of parking
Parking is almost exclusively the result of a packing definition in regards to a given space. Program or activity have little to do with the layout or design of a parking lot, leaving the majority of them looking extremely synonymous. by following these set parameters we overlook the intricacies of “lot-life.” As a teenager you hung out in the parking lot at lunch to find freedom from your school; during the 4th of july you sat atop your car alongside hundreds of others to watch a display of fireworks in the sky; and during football games, the tail end of your truck transformed into a momentary kitchen, alongside kitchen after kitchen, like the parking lot was a retail store display for outdoor cooking devices. These events are rarely planned for, yet they happen and have developed a culture that goes along with it.
_Nw Lincoln, NE and Proposed Arts Corridor _Minimal path studies _Developed landscape plan
Learning From Otto> Collaborative experiments in minimal path systems (team members: Andrea Hamilton, Nate Holland)
During the master plan phase of this project, our team decided on a network of trail paths, trees and shrubs. The number of possible access points to the site requires an extensive amount of hardscape for paths. To alleviate the overuse of hardscape while maintaining a highly accessible network of trails, we performed a series of studies based on minimal path systems. These studies, taken from Frei Otto's early studies on minimal path networks, were conducted using string with a limited slack that had access to many other points in the park. when dipped in water, the surface tension of the strings pooled them together creating areas that could be joined in single paths with a minimal detour. these studies were photographed and overlaid on the site to serve as a basis for developing the network. Accommodations had to be made for things on site that could not be accounted for in the tests.
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autonomous roof_scapeLincoln, NebraskaEngaging the aesthet ics of robot ics and autonomous des ignProfessor: jeff Day of Min/Day Architects
> THIS PrOjECT SEEKS TO COUNTEr THE LIMITS OF CONvENTIONAL rOOF gArDENS THrOUgH AUTONOMOUS MANIPULATIONS OF A CELLULAr LANDSCAPE. In this way, the roof_scape is allowed a disparity from the confines of its host building. This disparity through an unlimited reconfigurable space makes for a unique and evolving experience for even the most frequent of visitors.
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Configurable Sequence> Potential options of spatial arrangements
the idea for the autonomous roof_scape came from the desire to separate its own program as a specific architecture in itself, rather than as an adhered element to a grander program and architecture.
Uncertain of the character of the museum that was to be built on site, all that was given was a building envelope to work with; this further enticed the desire for an autonomous program. The independent nature i was looking for led to my interest in robotics and robotic aesthetic. It also led to thinking about the division of the roof into movable parts. Initially the idea for several large operable platforms was a way to change the terrain over time, but was limited in its ability to reconfigure more than just a few ways. The resulting hexagonal pattern was a much more configurable option and was scaled down to have units small enough for just one or two people, yet could combine to hold large parties or gatherings.
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Subterranean MuseumAntwerp, belgiumExplor ing the Potent ia l of Narrat ive in Architecturethesis Mentor: rumiko Handa
*Cunningham medal Finalist For best thesis 2011
_Abandoned Subway Station _Antwerp Centraal Station
The main goal of this thesis is to explore the potentials of narrative in heightening and strengthening the cultural value of architecture.
when giuseppe Terragni opened the doors to narrative abstraction in architecture in the 1930’s with his interpretation of Dante’s Divine Comedy, he opened the doors to what may be one of the greatest avenues for engaging people in the culture of architecture. what began as a fully abstract relation between the structures of writing and building, quickly made leaps to the abstraction of content and building. In the 1980’s Douglas Darden
created Melvilla, a project honoring the greatest of American writers, Herman Melville. The project developed through an abstraction of the content in Melville’s Moby Dick, which Darden termed a composite ideogram. Thomas Hillier used a similar approach to Darden, but used the descriptions of content more as literal manifestations of architectural form. All of these projects overlook the subject of writing style as a means of abstraction. In literary criticism, writing style is among the most important points of interest in criticizing a work. This project seeks to make a contribution to the topic of narrative in architecture through the lens of abstracting writing style to architectural experience.
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The novel Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald served as a basis for analyzing and abstracting writing style, content, and structure.
Sebald blends fiction and reality in this haunting journey of a traveler’s life. The book follows the life of a man, born to a jewish family in the years of the Nazi’s rise to power. boarded on a kinder transport at the age of four, he was separated from his family in an effort to escape to freedom. As hid life unfolds, there is a deep torment growing inside from his loss
of identity. Too young to remember anything of his past, he never truly knows who he is. The chance encounters between the narrator and austerlitz throughout the later part of his life, reveals the search for his own past. The arrival of the narrator to Antwerp’s Centraal Station is where the story begins, and like the forgotten past of the character Austerlitz, Antwerp itself has a forgotten past lying directly beneath it’s streets.
Beneath Antwerp
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For Near ly forty years , beneath the streets of antwerp has sat an abandoned c i ty project . never completed because of a lack of funding , the Pre-Metro tra in system started in the 1970’s , had never seen a day of use. In 2009, De L i jn , a F lemish transportat ion company, took ownership of the tunnels and opened hal f of them for use, leaving the other hal f st i l l abandoned.
Much of the populat ion in antwerp has forgotten of these tunnels , especia l ly those born after the 1970’s , who would have no recol lect ion that such a project ever ex isted. but there are those, especia l ly the young of heart , who have taken not ice of the seemingly pecul iar sta i r wel ls that are gated off and hidden in the a l leys and crevices of the c i ty. These indiv iduals who are cunning enough to scheme of ways to f i l ter past the locked gates, unnot iced by anyone, have unlocked the doors to a wor ld magnif icent and unknown.
these tunnels serve as the s i te and ex ist ing narrat ive for the genesis of the museum. The loop of tunnels and stat ions adjacent to the Centraal Stat ion are the focused area of the expansive network of tunnels , for the major i ty of the museum.
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Studies In Iterative ChangeTime & var iat ion
Sebald is known for us ing an e lement of the german subjunct ive form of speech in h is wr i t ing sty le . This happens when the narrator speaks through another character, often at great length. The effect that th is sty le has on the reader is a somewhat confus ing s i tuat ion where the reader can no longer te l l who is narrat ing the story. This weaving of characters and stor ies creates an interest ing sequence of change in the story l ine.
these abstract studies were attempts at formal iz ing the idea of t ime and var iat ion in re lat ion to Sebald’s sty le of layered narrat ion.
Site-less Abstract Studies Initiated as a series of formal studies, I was searching for a way to iterate change in a linear flow; in this way, the museum could follow the tunnels and accommodate complexity, interest, and option in a linear sequence. The attraction to complexity in form was lacking in spatial consciousness at this point. when applied to the context of the site, I had to alter the studies to create rather than occupy space. This resulted in thinner and more dispersed skeletal ribs situated in a vast excavated channel.
Adapting to the Site The result of many iterations was a multi-threaded path network that burgeons above ground in areas, both blocking streets to create a pedestrian square and giving an account that something is happening underfoot.
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Spatial TypologiesDescending into the Unknown
by setting up a parametric stack of animated layers, I was able to iterate through a wide range of spatial configurations. These operations were designed to create the feeling of entering a world of the unknown, like a cavernous void below the ground. Intended as the entrance to the museum, this space borrows from the beginning of Austerlitz whereby the narrator is faced with the unsettling feeling of descent as he entered the dark station concourse. The result of these studies guided me towards an arrangement of narrow cavities and angular walls, which branch from the large entrance space descending to the depths of the lowest stations.
_3d printed studies of abstract spatial configurations
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Entrance / Social Spacethe entrance to the museum was to be a cavernous void in the earth that would begin to reveal the presence of something beneath the ground. Flooding this plaza space would further enhance the feeling of being submerged or descending below the streets. Many iterati ons were tested in searching for a conditi on that both fostered the feeling of descent and unease, while also accommodati ng social space large enough for public gatherings and presentati ons.
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Situated under the broad Frankr i jk le i avenue in f ront of teniersplaats square and the Vlaamese Opera House, the main gal lery i s the deepest and widest port ion of the museum. This grand hal l i s open for very large d isplays and for exposing large archaeologica l foundat ions of h istor ica l bui ld ings.
There are mult ip le entrance points to the museum, and perhaps one of the most impress ive is located at the end of the main gal lery. The old Opera stat ion, with access to act ive tra ins at i ts lowest level , faces the two largest hal ls of the museum. Anyone who enters the stat ion for travel at th is point i s a lso at once in the museum, with a commanding v iew of the two largest hal ls .
The mult ip le paths of over lapping skeleta l - l ike structure reach their most complex re lat ionship at the start of the hal l and s impl i fy into a s ingle path leading to the top of the Opera stat ion. These tubes account for the sty l i st ic layer ing of narrat ion found in Sebald’s Auster l i tz . by weaving mult ip le paths together, the v is i tor i s immersed in a network of merging and bi furcat ing gal ler ies that each te l l a
different story. This happens in the novel through the lengthy re-narrat ion of secondary characters . Sebald is known for us ing th is sty l i st ic method of the german language in several of h is novels .
Cinematic HistoryFol lowing the main gal lery i s a long hal l with c inematic d isplays of h istory. Project ions across a fragmented space and echoes of music through the deep tunnel create an immers ive environment that i s unique to th is wing of the museum. S i tuated below the largest c inema theater in Antwerp, th is hal l ref lects a l iv ing h istory of the c i ty and i ts past . branching off f rom this hal l i s a ta l l and narrow tunnel running at a s lant beneath the Diamond Distr ict . I t houses the col lect ions for the museum, an archive for past and future exhibits . walk ing a narrow path h igh above the archive, one can catch g l impses of the col lect ion but never i s i t exposed in fu l l to anyone bes ides museum staff. At the end of the tunnel i s the th ird and smal lest stat ion. Here v is i tors are turned back towards the entrance and walk a long the foundat ion wal ls of the centraal stat ion where echoes of the tra ins thunder through the tunnel wal ls to s ignal the v is i tors that they are near ing where they entered.
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The Arrival...A story in the eyes of a visitorwe begin with the arr iva l of a traveler into Antwerp’s Centraal Stat ion - one of the greatest and deepest stat ions in the world - with a concourse delv ing three levels into the ground, the sense of unease and wonderment is a l ready at the hand of any v is i tor. Upon leaving the stat ion, the traveler i s graced with the tranqui l i ty of a f looded plaza, where the Flemish locals gather at the edge of the g l i stening water. Though the serenity of the moment comforted the weary traveler, a cur ious number of breaches in the water engaged his cur ios i ty. gl impses of a crevice to a dark chasm below the surface set h is comfort at bay.
From the chasm led a s lender path, hover ing just above the waters surface. He walks to the path and begins walk ing s lowly across the br idge, the hue of the water changed from the subl ime ref lect ion of the sky to a dark and color less p i tch. Near ing the end of the p lank, h is stomach became l ight with angst . what was th is enormous void in the earth, with edges that fade into darkness? The feel ing of descent into an unknown world overwhelmed his imaginat ion to the point of forgett ing where he was or why he was there. At the reaches of the darkness he could make out the movement of others and eager ly descended the great sta ircase.
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to the wal ls around him, revealed what appeared to be the h ind s ide of some large container. He fo l lows a gent le s lant in the ground next to the wal l , and i t takes h im under the myster ious looking box. A fa int l ight g lowing in the d istance made i t just br ight enough to see as he walked through the dark narrow tunnel . Midway through, a trembl ing in the wal ls sent unnerving chi l l s down his sp ine, and he quick ly made his way to the opening at the other s ide. another s lant led h im up into a ta l l room f lanked with enormous wal ls and an extens ive hal lway. . .(next Page)
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A muddle of structure and strange forms seemed to f low the length of the room with l itt le conformity or order. Walking along the great hall felt l ike stepping back in t ime or into a forgotten world. The walls were dirty and old, l ike the rel ics of an ancient city. Only occasionally did I spot something strikingly out of place. First it was a sculpture, l ike the giant hand at the bottom of the stairs, I began to realize I was perhaps in some archaeological s ite. Were these things that have been uncovered and left in their place?
I spent a l itt le t ime when crossing these oddities, then kept moving, curious of what else might be found in this seemingly endless tunnel. The skeletal- l ike forms overhead began to descend to the ground and run into each other. Where they made a sharp twist to the left, the ground dropped to an even greater cavern of a room.
This room was enormous and several s ites were being uncovered by workers. Up ahead I saw a large structure that seemed to be an underground station of some sort. I made my way over to it and wandered up the many levels to f ind myself at the top, looking back into the grand gallery and noticing a tunnel that was open.
I decided not to enter because I was sti l l curious of what was ahead and around the next bend. It looked l ike another large gal lery, but only had two walkways, suspended high in the air overlooking two enormous tubes l ike the one I just passed. I fol lowed the left branch, but the other spl it off into an even narrower and darker tunnel. I would have to return and explore it another t ime...(next page)
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the path i wandered down had l ights f l icker ing in the d istance and sound echoing through the hal l . i made my way over to the attract ion and watched a very strange yet interest ing v ideo project ing across the tangled forms. I t was d i ff icu lt to d iscern, but looked l ike a v ideo of some histor ica l event .
i watched for a whi le then made my way to where I saw dayl ight g leaming from around the corner. i had returned back to the entrance but was on the back s ide that i barely even not iced when i entered. There were several large rooms off to the s ide that sounded l ike many people were gathered. Perhaps the next v is i t I wi l l have to explore the events and other tunnels I missed. I t seems as though there is much more than I saw, much more.
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Presentation for Cunningham Medal ExhibitionThree projects are selected by a vote of the faculty to be presented to a jury of AIA-Nebraska members.
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bemis InfoShopOmaha, NebraskaAn information and recept ion area for the Bemis Center for Contemporary ArtsProfessor: jeff Day of Min/Day Architects
*AiA DETAilS/MEriT AWArD 2010
> THE bEMIS INFOSHOP wAS A CLASS PrOjECT USINg CNC FAbrICATION TO DESIgN AND bUILD A rECEPTION SPACE bASED OFF AN APErIODIC TILINg PATTErN. The goal of the class is to learn how to use digital fabrication methods in the assembly of a large scale built project. All of the fabrication, construction and design is done by students.
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DigiFab Display wallLincoln, NebraskaExplor ing d ig i ta l fabr icat ion and assembly techniques in fu l l scale product ionProfessor: tim Hemsath
> THE FINAL PrOjECT FOr OUr DIgITAL FAbrICATION CLASS wAS TO CrEATE A DISPLAy wALL FOr THE SCHOOL USINg CNC FAbrICATION. Using rigid insulation and a new product called Styrospray, we designed a cnc panelized wall surface with removable pieces that could serve as a display wall for small digital projects.
Team Members: Brandon Beatty, Nate Holland, Jon Martin, Jason Wheeler
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Steel School CompetitionLincoln, NebraskaUti l i z ing the exuberance of steel in a mega-structureProfessor: Hyun-Tae jung
> IN A COMPETITION TO DESIgN A SCHOOL OUT OF STEEL, OUr TEAM FOCUSED ON THE CONSOLIDATION OF SMALL INNEr-CITy SCHOOLS INTO A MEgA-SCHOOL. A major focus of our efforts was to design a structure that could easily and readily accommodate changes in technology and classroom modifications.
Team Members: Jon Martin, Casey Roberts, Jason Wheeler
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Pod-Networka System for accommodat ing Change
by sett ing up a web structure of steel , a ser ies of pods are des igned to attach us ing cables and a docking system. Each pod would be a sol i tary c lassroom that could detach
and be replaced by updated pods quick ly and eas i ly without needing to shut the school down, something that
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NON-UNIFOrM STrUCTUrE> an innovative approach to steelIn creat ing a 'mega-school ' one of our goals was to a l low for easy modif icat ions, whether to c lassrooms or populat ions changes. Most schools in the d istr ict suffer in these areas, e i ther needing to shut down for up to a year to make remodel ing and technology changes or by adding temporary c lassrooms on the property to account for f luctuat ions in student enrol lment.
by us ing a non-uniform open frame structure we created a base network for c lassrooms or other program to be attached to. The larger programs that rarely need changed such as gymnasiums and l ibrar ies are located within the structure, whi le c lassrooms and other smal l program that undergo more rapid transformat ion are attached to the outs ide of the structure. This a l lows for easy modif icat ions to the school and a constant ly changing facade.
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MULTI-USE PrOgrAM> more than just a schoolthe pr imary funct ion of the bui ld ing would be to serve as an e lementary school . After analyz ing the hours of operat ion that many schools in the d istr ict occupy, we saw the potent ia l to meet other needs of the c i ty, especia l ly g iven i ts locat ion near downtown.
In the evening when most schools are barely ut i l i zed, the school could offer space to n ight c lasses for local community col leges or other community associat ions. to address the issue of serv ing both e lementary age k ids and young adults , each c lassroom pod is des igned with an emphasis on d ig i ta l media. The wal ls would be large screens a l lowing teachers to f i l l the wal ls with d ig i ta l posters instead of phys ica l ones, act ing as a k ind of home screen whenever the teacher logs in . This way teachers could switch rooms i f necessary and do not have to worry about their c lassrooms being rearranged by other users . In addit ion, each c lassroom pod would have storage beneath the f loors to store phys ica l i tems, s ince elementary students st i l l need phys ica l learning sk i l l s .
Each pod in addit ion to i ts d ig i ta l environment and interface would have a mechanica l seat ing system
that could change height for e lementary students to adults .
Conscious of the current pace of technology advancement, the pods are located on the exter ior making them easy and quick to replace with pods that are being updated and developed off-s i te . the unique structural f ramework a l lows for a tru ly custom method for attaching new pods which would encourage the development of new solut ions rather than constant ly conforming to a set des ign.
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blacksmith Studio CompetitionPenland, North CarolinaCraft ing architecture as a way of th ink ing and making spaceProfessor: Hyun-Tae jung
> THE gOAL OF THIS PrOjECT wAS TO FOrMULATE A bUILDINg IN A SIMILAr MANNEr TO THE CrAFT THAT IT wAS TO HOUSE. In likeness with the craft of blacksmithing, this project was conceived from the very ground it came from; and through iterations of manipulating a single stock of material the form was refined by hand.
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MAKINg AS A wAy OF THINKINgPenland is a school for crafts that runs pr imar i ly in the summer in North Carol ina. Students can stay for only a few weeks or an ent i re summer learning anything from iron and metal work to text i les and shoe making. The compet it ion was to des ign a new workspace for the b lacksmith school . The br ief ca l led for ideas re lated to "Making as a way of th inking."
architecture at one point or in some cases can be considered a craft , and for th is project was treated as so. working from a common mater ia l , the s i te was traced with topographic l ines and regulat ing l ines f rom exist ing bui ld ings on s i te . These formed intersect ions and guides for cutt ing and fo ld ing the mater ia l to br ing form from the ex ist ing context .
the process was very i terat ive (as part ia l ly shown below) and focused on hand manipulat ions of the mater ia l , start ing with an overal l s i te arrangement to larger and increas ingly detai led vers ions of the selected pieces. working in th is manner and try ing to avoid the computer unt i l f ina l ref inement was
needed, I hoped to re late to the manner in which blacksmiths take a raw stock of mater ia l and with increas ing ref inement br ing i t s lowly to a des ired outcome.
the program for the bui ld ing was worked in as the bui ld ing began to take a des ired shape. Focused on keeping the bui ld ing as open and vent i lated as poss ib le , the only c losed spaces were a c lassroom, off ices and a mechanica l room. The ent i re bui ld ing is constructed in th in s labs of COr-TEN steel , fo lded for structural r ig id i ty and appear ing l ike a Serra sculpture in the landscape. The mater ia l was a choice to g ive b lacksmiths an environment erected from the element they work with.
teamwork and community are at the heart of learning such a sk i l led craft . The s imple des ign of th is workspace br ings together each of these values to form a c lose yet open atmosphere for students and teachers to effect ively master their craft .
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Materials Experience LibraryOmaha, Nebraska
Explor ing structural sk in as a new vocabularyProfessor: jeff Day of Min/Day Architects
> THE PrIMAry gOAL FOr THIS ADDITION wAS TO ExAMINE THE USE OF A STrUCTUrAL SKIN TO CrEATE A NEw vOCAbULAry AND OPEN FOrUM FOr THE LIbrAry. A library with little presence from the street gets a commanding
addition with a focus on public involvement and livelihood.
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A NEw ADDITIONa small public library in omaha is easily overlooked given its prominent position along the busy Dodge street in Omaha. In an effort to create more awareness for the library, this addition serves as a display window and houses a collection of material samples. The materials library is a program that allows people to view actual samples of material, especially new and innovative materials such as Aerogel and translucent concrete, in hopes of transforming the nature of libraries to
house other educational programs and draw continuing interest.
STrUCTUrAL FINESSEIn giving a transformation to the program of the library, I also focused on giving a face-lift to the building. bringing the library closer to the street and opening the view inward, the new addition is a display of innovation in itself. A structural skin forming the walls and the ceiling and the structure in a singular element, creates a new vocabulary for the building.
the original post and beam structure was elegant in itself, but lacked the enthusiasm of contemporary society. Now the library will have space to host public events and draw the attention of passers by. A sweeping fiber cement shell forms a light and airy common space, hosting a material collection, reading pit, and open floor space for bringing in temporary programs that will draw visitors and showcase an evolving library that is engaged with the public and pursuing changes in educational material.
Seward Middle SchoolSeward, NebraskaA new middle school for a smal l town in NebraskaFirm: The Clark Enersen Partners
*animation available on my vimeo page
> My rOLE FOr THIS PrOjECT wAS TO CrEATE AN ANIMATION FOr THE SCHOOL bOArD'S wEbSITE. In addition to creating the animation and renderings for the project, I was the lead digital modeler and aided in the design of the classroom pods and media library spaces.
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This project was a proposal for a new construction. The city of Seward was awaiting voting to pass a bond issue for the school when I was assigned to the project. I was brought on for my experience with animation, which would aid in getting voters excited about the school. The entire model had to be rebuilt to be suitable for animation purposes. I was also pulled onto the design team to aid in finishing the layout of the classroom pods as well as the media library and teacher offices. Using SketchUp, After Effects, and Maxwell render, I was able to create a unique video that showcased the design and was featured on Seward's public schools web site.
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north Haymarket ParkLincoln, NebraskaA development masterplan for a large sports complex and shopping centerFirm: The Clark Enersen Partners
> THE DESIgN OF A PArK NEAr DOwNTOwN LINCOLN ASPIrES TO bECOME A POPULAr AND LIvELy CENTEr FOr SPOrTS AND CONSUMEr ENTHUSIASTS. an avid baseball supporter saw the potential to activate one of Lincoln's prime located parks with a number of sports fields for youth programs and an outdoor shopping center with great proximity to downtown.
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My role for this project started out mainly as visualization. The landscape department had worked on the plan and needed me to bring it to life and develop the architecture. I began working with the developer through this process and made all changes from that point. The aesthetic of the shopping center was fairly well prescribed but i was given the freedom to design everything on site.
This would be the first shopping center in Lincoln to be situated on a lake, which boasts a large potential for consumer interest. In addition to its lake front real estate, the park is located along a major highway entering downtown and has close proximity to the University baseball and softball fields.
Part of my responsibilities in the design was to model possible arrangements for a large ice arena, multi-family housing, and a large hotel. This meant completely rearranging the field locations and parking lots as well. I worked very closely with the client and kept him updated with every change so he could work with investors to build support for the project. This is the largest professional project i have worked on and one of the largest roles i have played considering i was the only architect on the job for nearly half a year. I gained considerable experience working with landscape architects as well as working directly with clients.
Lincoln East Sports PavilionLincoln, NebraskaA shelter for sports banquets integrates with the landscape to create a pr ideful gather ing spaceFirm: The Clark Enersen Partners
> My gOAL FOr THE DESIgN OF THE SPArTAN SHELTEr wAS TO IN SOME wAy SIgNIFy THE CHArACTEr OF THE SPArTAN. this was a unique pavilion structure with the greek symbol Lambda (found on Spartan shields) as the centerpiece of the truss.
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the spartan shelter is a smal l pavi l ion sett led along the main s idewalk leading to the high school . the design engages the walkway with a landscape of s imple seat ing spaces that serve to both accommodate large sports banquets and to create an informal gather ing space for students dur ing the school day. the pavi l ion and al l of the seat ing elements are equipped with l ight ing and electr ic i ty to create a beacon in the evening and service cooking equipment and laptops during the day.
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