Jason André Portfolio

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Jason André

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Vacaville, CA 95687

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Hi.

URBAN ADDI.C.TION

NEW SIHUI GARDENS

PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENS

ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION

ZNE HOUSE

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Hi.

This is a collection of my work . . . a menagerie of my academic creations. The

ideas here within are most likely half-baked, not quite complete, maybe even

still a little gooey in the middle. However, I feel they harbor the promise of

further ideas and other wonderful epiphanies. Most of all they contain a part

of me. This is my work.

Jason

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Master of Architecture | University of Michigan - Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning | Ann Arbor, MI

Mark Cavagnero Associates | Student Intern | San Francisco, CA

Win-Land Architecture Design | Student Designer | Guangzhou, CN

EHDD | Student Intern | San Francisco, CA

Kelly-Tinker Architects | Intern | Ann Arbor, MI

EndresWare | Student Intern | Berkeley, CA

City of Portage | Engineering Associate - Transportation & Utilities Department | Portage, MI

City of Vacaville | Engineering Designer - Transportation Engineering | Vacaville, CA

Nolte Associates | Engineering Aide - Structural Deptartment | Sacramento, CA

Rhino 5 | VRay | Revit | AutoCAD | Adobe CS6 Creative Suite | DesignBuilder | Granta CES Materials | Google Sketch Up 8

University of Michigan, University Honors: f.2010, w.2011, f.2011, w.2012 | KVCC Dean’s Honors: f.2006, w.2007, f.2007, w.2008, f.2008, w.2009

AIA Huron Valley Chapter Scholar 2010 | International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) Invitation, 2012 | BSA Eagle Scout Award 1998

‘FRESH” - 2011 Taubman College Student Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI | “Post-Squat NL” - 2011 de Dépendance Gallery, Rotterdam | “Post-Squat NL” - 2011

Taubman College Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI | 2012 IABR ‘Making City’, Rotterdam, NL | “Derby” - 2014 Taubman College Student Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI

Physical Model Making | Mold Making | Resign Casting | Concrete & Plaster Casting | Hand Drawing | Hand Drafting

Hand Lettering | Field Measurement & Land Survey | Photography | Laser Cutting | Alternative Materials & Techniques

3.79 GPA | Global Design Studio - Guangzhou | Thesis: [IN]vironments: Alternative Domestic EnvironmentsZero-Net Emmision/Energy Building | Universal Design | Detailing | Sustainable Urbanism | Sustainable Materials

One-week Externship: Completed digital massing models in Rhino for 4700 Telegraph Avenue condominium project. Tasks required a basic understanding of prefabricated structures; tasks also included the application of materials and rendering for design proposal presentation to the client.

Three-month long collaborative urban design project for a research & development park between Taubman College global design studio and Win-Land. Project included programming of the 78 acre site and the preliminary design of office, industrial, and research facilities.

One-week Externship: Helped with punch list inspection for Exploratorium Museum; Researched ADA requirements for public and employee lockers for Exploratorium Museum, including correspondence with locker vendors – proposed retrofit for existing installed lockers which meets ADA guidelines

Completed Technical Energy Audit analyses and reports for Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority & Michigan Dept. of Transportation. Completed preliminary lighting design and retrofit for the Ella Sharp Art Museum in Jackson, MI.

One-week Externship: Helped in the completion of construction as-built documentation for final submittal of Pixar Studio’s Phase II Building.Digital modeling and rendering of final designs for business development and public relations publications.

AutoCAD technician, land surveying, project inspection & management, Traffic data collection

Traffic engineering technician, AutoCAD technician, traffic data collection, collision analysis, preliminary roadway design, traffic signal planning & design, roadway striping design, reprographics

AutoCAD structural drafter, as-built drawings, surveying assistant, reprographics

A.S. Engineering | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, MI

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3.73 GPA | with Honors | Rotterdam, NL Spring StudioSustainable Design

4.00 GPA | with Honors Architecture concentration

B.S. Architecture | University of Michigan - Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning | Ann Arbor, MIMay 2012

Apr 2009

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

SOFTWARE | SKILLS

HONORS | AWARDS

EXHIBITIONS

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APRIL 2013

URBAN ADDI(C)TION is a proposal for high-

density multi-family residential mixed use

development for downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.

This project looked to solve the issue of limited

market-rate, non-luxury housing and a shortage

of flate-plate office space within the downtown

boundaries. Through rigorous market research,

a working model was developed to approach

the design process, including existing zoning

ordinace, retail and dining inventories, and

formulating an opinion on the needs of the

neighborhood .

The programming of the proposal took on a

strong “add not compete” approach, not wishing

to propose any deliterious elements for the

project. A strong eye towards sustainability was

also adhered to.

The solution to the problem presented included

connecting the bustling Main Street dining and

entertainment cooridor to the more banal and

less-active Ashley Street to help bolster other

new developments in the area. As such, spacious

retail frontage was incorprated into the design to

lure in larger retailers not typically found in the

downtown Ann Arbor area.

The residential towers serve as a marker for the

southwest corner of the downtown area. The

user-controlled exterior wooden shutters give

movement to an ever-changing dynamic facade.

Collaborative work with Courtney Duffey

URBAN ADDI.C.TIONKline Plaza & Arbor TowersDowntown Ann Arbor, MIApril 2012 - Kelbaugh | Gräbner Studio

SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVEURBAN ADDI.C.TION

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGEANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

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APRIL 2013 URBAN ADDI.C.TION SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVE

SITE & MASSING CONTEXT

The relationship of the proposed development to its neighbors was

highly investigated. Massing was calibrated utilizing residential

buildings to the west and the urban building heights of downtown

Ann Arbor to the east.

MASSING CONTEXTUALIZATIONmassing was calibrated utilizing the asjacent building heights

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S MAIN STREET

350

S MAIN ST

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S MAIN ST

326

S MAIN ST

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S MAIN ST

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S MAIN ST

ASHLEY STREET

ALLEY

KLINE

PLAZA

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The relocation of two non-historic buildings from the western side of S. Main Street opens up into the proposed Kline Plaza. The new space

creates a kind of living room for this vibrant and busy part of downtown Ann Arbor. The pass-through, west, to Ashley Street helps to reinvent S.

Main Street’s parallel by tapping into and pulling the activity of S. Main Street through to Ashley. It’s current status as a quiet and mostly dead

one-way boulevard into downtown Ann Arbor is reinvented into a retail center not found in the close surrounding areas.

KLINE PLAZA & S. MAIN STREET


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proposed plaza and Ashley Street access

existing pedestrian street access

ASHLEY - TO - S. MAIN ACCESS

KLINE PLAZA - NIGHT CLUB

The activation of the newly created living room for S. Main Street, also

ties into S. Main’s vibrant night uses. The inclusion of a 2nd & 3rd fl oor

night club/jazz club glows and attracts crowds which keep the plaza

activated into the evening hours.


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LONGITUDINAL SECTION


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South Tower ApartmentsTotal Square Footage: 82,220

Number of Floors: 12

North ApartmentsTotal Square Footage: 106,160

Number of Floors: 8

Amenities and MechanicalTotal Square Footage: 25,780

Office SpaceTotal Square Footage: 39,170

Jazz ClubTotal Square Footage: 16,100

Retail and Lobby Total Square Footage: 42,975

ParkingTotal Square Footage: 131,580

FAR: 6.4Number of Floors: S-16, N-12

Total Residential Square Footage: 188,380

Total Retail Square Footage: 71,965

Total Square Footage: 312, 405 (+ Parking)

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

City of Ann Arbor planning code limits FAR to a maximum of 7.0 at the site’s location. As

such, it was important, through market research to determine the appropiate mixture

of retail, offi ce sapce, and market-rate residential units. The addition of a destination

location in the jazz club helps to keep the space surrounding the development active

throughout all hours of the day and night.

In addition, the proposed development takes over an existing city-owned parking

lot. The need for resident and tenet parking, in addition to extra public parking, is

addressed through the inclusion of a 3-level parking structure in the basement of the

proposed project.


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PLAZA LEVEL 3RD FLOOR 4TH FLOOR

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5TH FLOOR South Tower

2 Bedroom Units: 4 per Floor

60 Units

1,050 Square Feet


60 Units

725 Square Feet

15 Floors

120 Units

North Tower


28 Units

3 x 1,200 Square Feet

1 x1,400 Square Feet


49 Units

3 x 850 Square Feet

4 x 1,000 Square Feet

7 Floors

84 Units

Studio Units: 1 per Floor

7 Units

600Square Feet

South Tower

2 Bedroom Units:

Bedroom 130/160 sq ft

Kitchen 150 sq ft

Dining 130 sq ft

Living160 sq ft

Balcony 70 sq ft

Bathroom 120 sq ft

1 Bedroom Units:

Bedroom 170 sq ft

Kitchen 120 sq ft

Living170 sq ft

Balcony 60 sq ft

Bathroom 50 sq ft

2 Unit Types 8 Units Per Floor

Square Footage Breakdown

North Tower

2 Bedroom Units:

Bedroom 170/170 sq ft

Kitchen 140 sq ft

Dining 90 sq ft

Living240 sq ft

Balcony 110 sq ft

Bathroom 65 sq ft

Office 70 sq ft

1 Bedroom Units:

Bedroom 140 sq ft

Kitchen 100 sq ft

Dining 60sq ft

Living170 sq ft

Balcony 90 sq ft

Bathroom 55 sq ft

Office 70 sq ft

10 Unit Types12 Units Per Floor

Square Footage Breakdown

Studio Units:

Bedroom 100 sq ft

Kitchen 55 sq ft

Dining 75 sq ft

Living110 sq ft

Balcony 65 sq ft

Bathroom 55 sq ft

Office 45 sq ft

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WALL SECTION GARDEN SKYLIGHT SECTION

SUSTAINABILITYOne of the main architectural goals was to propose a adequately sustainable building

which incorporated several different approaches to a sustainable project.

Intensive roof gardens, aggressive whole-building shading shutters, sustainable

materials, photovoltaic panels, and fl at-plate solar collectors were utilized to limit the

impact the proposed development has on the environment and community.

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WEST ELEVATION

SHADING OPEN SHADING CLOSED

The use of local materials included the heavy use of wood exterior elements, including moveable shutters,

fi xed shading devices, wood decking, and other decorative wood interior elements.

Offi ce spaces are equipped with double skinned window units with manually operable interior ventilation

panels to allow for natural ventilation while still offering optimum performance. Offi ce interior space

environments are maintained through radiant fl oor heating and chilled beams.

Residential and offi ce spaces utilize fl at-plate solar collectors to help in in-fl oor radiant heating and for

domestic hot water service.

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The desire to increase use of Ashley Street is accomplished through the offering of retail spaces larger than currently offered in the existing downtown Ann

Arbor area allowing for both existing boutique retailers who desire to expand their businesses as well as an opportunity for mid-sized retailers an opportunity

to open in the very desirable S. Main Street area.

Large, open, and airy spaces lend well to the existing retail space typologies in the downtown area. Extra-high ceilings match those of the historic boutique-

type retail spaces in theadjacent buildings.

ASHLEY STREET RETAIL

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The Ashley - to - S. Main/Kline Plaza pass through helps reconnect Ashley Street to downtown Ann Arbor. The activated space becomes an exterior foyer,

welcoming residents, workers, shoppers, and neighbors into the development and to S. Main Street/Ashley Street.

S. MAIN - TO - ASHLEY FOYER

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In 2004, the governing body of the Zhaoqing prefecture

declared the region to the east of SiHui as a High-Tech

Industrial Zone, making this new development a key

driver in the government’s plan to expand the region’s

economic output by increasing its technological

production. Previous to the government’s declaration,

the region currently under development east of SiHui

(New SiHui) was primarily of an industrial nature,

but with typical manufacturing facilities. As China

globalizes, these standard manufacturing centers

are being pushed to modernize their production.

This modernization has incurred a modernization of

business approaches as well, with entrepreneurship

becoming a growing trend in the nation’s largest cities.

As a part of one such new developmental region, the

site finds itself at a point of many intersections and

opportunities. As such, the design for the New SiHui

Gardens (NSG) engages this burgeoning industrial

landscape, creating a place for growth, ideas exchange,

and collaboration while maintaining the existing rural

character of the site’s verdant current context.

The project promotes

growth and innovation

within the region by

providing areas of dense

proximity and adjacencies

to larger industrial

facilities, creating

opportunities for smaller

companies and start-ups

to establish and expand.

Collaborative work with Lucas Bartosiewicz, Christian

Newman, & Win-Land Architecture Design

GUANGDONG

PROVINCE

GUANGZHOU

PEARL RIVER

DELTA REGION

SIHUI

DECEMBER 2013 NEW SIHUI GARDENS OPTIONS: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

NEW SIHUI GARDENSZhaoqing Hi-Tech Incubator &Collaborative DistrictDecember 2013 - Gräbner Studio

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN // WIN-LAND ARCHITECTURE DESIGNSIHUI, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA

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MASTER PLAN


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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONThe Clients desired a development which closely matched their current business models, mainly that of light to medium manufacturing.

However, there was a large desire to move away from their current textile market sector and to enter newer higher tech modes of

manufacturing and production. This proposal presented the Clients with the ability to harness the growing power of the young professional

and of smaller start-up companies popping up in China, and especially in Guangdong Province, as a means of providing new ideas and new

products.

The incubator zone, including the auditorium and cafeteria, serves as the hub for the larger research and development enclaves. The

larger manufacturing area, fi lled with typical four to six fl oor manufacturing facilities, serves as a steady and stable economic base for the

development. Small pilot plants located in the R&D enclaves allow for the small businesses and start-ups to develop their manufacturing

processes before perhaps moving them to one of the on-site factories, or into existing surrounding factories in the hi-tech manufacturing

park.

S: Sales & SOHO

H&C: Hotel & Conference Center

MRD: Research & Development

RO: Retail & Offi ce

INC: Incubator

A/C: Auditorium & Cafeteria

M: Manufacturing

SS: Electric Sub-Station


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OLD SIHUI

OLD SIHUI

NEW SIHUI

NEW SIHUI

SITE

SUIJIANG RIVER

SITE

buildable areas gross buildable area

previously used in

the irrigation of

the site’s former

fi sh farms. The

western canal, which is stated to be

polluted, is currently proposed as a

north-south road within New SiHui,

running along the edge of the green

buffer. The southern canal, the larger of

the two and unpolluted, fl ows into the Sujiang,

and is bordered on its southern bank by a new road

connecting the new and old SiHui. The design proposes that

primary access to the site come from the east, within the new

industrial zone, and traverse the site laterally to the new proposed

north-south road being built over the canal. This access road divides the

site into two primary sectors which are accessed off of smaller tributary roads.

One of the most important limitations to the site’s developments is the series

of power lines that inhabit the site. The create 25 50m wide no-build-zones,

depending on their size and voltage, which fragment the site into several buildable

entities. This fragmentation does not prohibit development on the site, but does

greatly reduce the buildable area, as well as the amount of residential units it is

safe to have on the site and the locations of their construction.

SITE ANALYSISThe site’s conditions are shaped

by several outside forces

including roads and networks

that are currently being built or

planned. To the southwest of

the site is the highway G-55,

which connects SiHui and

the surrounding regions to

Guangzhou itself. The site has

indirect access to G-55, with on-

ramps located to the north

and south within a 3 km.

radius. The southern

and western borders of the

site are defi ned by canals

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SITE

SITE

The site of the proposal is situated on the westernmost edge of the recently

formed hi-tech manufacturing zone, but as the development is currently

growing out of its former boundaries, expanding along the Sujiang River

back west towards the old city, the site holds a potentially key territory at the

center of the expansion between the old and new cities. The rapid expansion

of the new city around the site creates the opportunity for new proximities

to residential, industrial, and public spaces, making it the lynchpin between

current and future developments, poised to be the center of economic and

social development for the region. The (NSG) can potentially act to complete

an industrial corridor between Old SiHui and New SiHui, increasing the land

value and visibility of the site.

The areas zoned for residential use just east of the site offers a skilled

workforce, but also poses additional opportunities to developing the site. The

westward expansion of the residential core of the city has slowly but steadily

eaten away at the land zoned for manufacturing. With this expansion, the

northwest piece of the site becomes a prime territory for future residenital,

retail, and offi ce spaces.

One of the project goals is to tap into this westward expansion and offer

live-work SOHO units, ground fl oor retail spaces, and offi ce space for young

professionals working within NSG or from the surrounding areas.

Meanwhile, the High Tech Zone’s initial plan called for a green buffer around

the entire zone, ranging from the mountains north of the site to the confl uence

of the rivers to the south. As the westward expansion of the region has begun

to break with the initial land use plan, the green buffer is in danger of being

developed along with the rest of the region into an industrial hardscape. Being

situated on the original edge of the landuse plan, the site is located within

what was originally the middle of the green buffer zone. One of the goals of

the project has been to develop the site into an industrial center, as desired by

the client, while maintaining this green connection between the undeveloped

green areas that exist to both the north and south of the project.

SITE

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INITIAL CONSTRUCTION

SALES CENTERS &

RECEPTION HALL

PHASE 1

OFFICE TOWER

& SITE WORK

PHASE 4

ENCLAVE 2:

SW INCUBATOR &

OFFICE TOWER

PHASE 5

ENCLAVE 3:

SE INCUBATOR &

OFFICE TOWER

The initial site construction consisits of the sales centers on the northern lot. Following the initial investment phase the southern lot is purchased and the

manufacturing zone is constructed to begin to generate capital. Then, understanding that incubator zones have a high initial start-up cost for the developer, the

phasing follows suit by pairing larger income-receiving buildings with each enclave developement. The hotel and mixed use zone are then constructed, unifying

the zones and providing a public face to the whole district. Finally the northern SOHO district is developed responding to the increasing density and variability

of the SiHui region.

SITE PHASING

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PHASE 2

MANUFACTURING

ZONE

PHASE 6

MIXED-USE:

HOTEL & RETAIL

PHASE 7

SOHO

REDEVELOPMENT

PHASE 3

ENCLAVE 1:

INCUBATOR

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INITIAL PHASE:

SALES CENTERS & EXHIBITION HALL

TRANSITION PHASE:

CORPORATE TOWER

FINAL PHASE:

SALES TOWERS

SALES CENTER

SALES TOWER

New

Road

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INITIAL MASTER PLAN

The six sales centers intended to

raise funding for the project are

arranged into two nodes surrounding

a sale reception building. Their

arrangement suggests a meandering

but structured circulation about

the natural landscape as through

a traditional Chinese garden. Each

center is a small monolith placed in

this garden and their simple form and

materiality ties them to the landscape

while inviting future investors. The

reception hall is the center piece of

this initial construction. It houses

events and provides amenities for the

surrounding centers. Together with

the centers the hall frames a plaza on

the south end of the site and guides

views through the landscape north to

Danan Mountain. With a simple but

memorable form the hall roots the

fragmented sales centers to the large

open site, while inspiring further

construction in the future.

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A large part of the overall site development included both large and small swaths of green spaces whose main function was to serve as of stormwater runoff

treatment. In an area where runoff from factories and other developed areas has led to some of the world’s dirtiest surface waters, this proposal sees the site

as a steward for the environment, providing places for potentially poluted runoff to be cleansed before it releases into the adjacent canal. The Client’s desire to

include a “water feature” led to the porposal to include a large wetlands park as the central focus of the stormwater runoff minitgation. This wetland area is fed

via a multitude of smaller constructed wetland areas within each enclave and zone throughout NSG.

STORMWATER MITIGATION - WETLANDS


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And though the enclaves are geared to the small businesses, they offer the opportunity of growth. For example a new start-up company of 10 could rent a small

space designing soccer cleats, and testing their design prototypes in the pilot plant. Once their successful design becomes an international seller, the user can

expand their business throughout the enclave using one building for a headquarters, another for Research and Development, and the Pilot plant for Design and

small Production. The open fl oor plans and various scales of spaces and building types allows for this effi ciency and fl exibility of growth between different

scales of operations.

R&D ENCLAVE


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Business incubators thrive on collaboration and ideas exchange. The enclave clusters seek to become an insular and nurturing environment where interchange

can take place freely and comfortably. With Guangzhou’s tropical climate, this exchange takes place, primarily, in the outdoor plazas that occupy each cluster.

Buildings within each enclave invariably house business incubators with space for about a 5-25 person companies. This space is a combination of small offi

ce, research and development, and studio spaces. Each enclave acts as its own distinct entity within the project, programmatically self-suffi cient, that is,

containing all requisite programs within each enclave. Each enclave is clustered around or near a pilot plant which is shared by all of the buildings around it.

These plants are small factories where small businesses can use as manufacturing space to design and prototype production lines for products developed

in the R&D spaces. Once designs are tested and fi nalized, companies have the option of mass producing their product on site in the project’s manufacturing

district.

INCUBATOR ZONE


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The insular quality of the enclave spaces are comprised of multiple buildings that create a courtyard or void that is ideal for utilization as a place to relax,

socialize, and to exchange ideas or collaborate between offices. Theses spaces are left relatively open and generously landscaped to create an adaptable,

flexible zone that is comfortable to spend a quick break or a lengthy brainstorming session with friends or colleagues.

R&D ENCLAVE - PUBLIC SPACES


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The concept for a high-tech business incubator requires a series of medium-to-small scale manufacturing facilities that can be utilized by the surrounding

program for the small scale production of goods. The Manufacturing Zone occupies the north and northeast sections of the site, aligned along the northern

border of the site in straight succession to allow for maximum accessibility and efficiency for the production and distribution that such a program entails.

Aligned in this eastwest confi guration, the factories also lend themselves to the conceptual reading that they extend the industrial toward the old city, physically

making the connection that is being conceptually strived for. This grouping also allows for similar expansion that the rest of the design is predicated upon.

The factories are small in scale to allow for the affordability and usability of a single or a group of small businesses, but have the ability to be purchased and

occupied by the same client, linking together to form as large scale a manufacturing facility as could be desired on site. This pixelization allows for flexibility for

the client. This possibility encourages growth, and also allows a growing company the opportunity to stay on site, and save expenses that moving their entire

operation might entail.

MANUFACTURING HEADQUARTERS


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A diverse and thriving incubator district has an ever expanding and contracting populous. To continue to draw in these incoming businesses

and investors it is important for the district to have an inviting public reception center. The hotel responds to the oblique intersecting logics it

resides between by formally twisting up to meet both. This bold form hovers over a new terraced plaza in which all the different zones have a

face creating a central hub of circulation. This is a moment of intersection of program, logics and circulation; the hotel therefore invites and

engages said interactions.

HOTEL & RETAIL COORIDOR


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PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSDECEMBER 2011 POST-SQUAT NL

PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSSquatters Pavillion2012 IABR submissionRotterdam, NetherlandsDecember 2011 - Prof. D.E. Moon

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGEROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

Oostplein is a seldom utilized neighborhood square just north of the Maas River in central Rotterdam.

This proposal utilizes a simple material palette to offer a place of refuge, relaxation, or of productivity in an effort to revitalize the surrounding

vacant spaces. Using marine plywood, nylon fabric, and bright lacquer, the Oostplein Pavilijeon is a beacon to those who wander past. The center

of the square becomes focal point, rather than poche. Continued occupation of the space brings new relavency, and a new life to the once dead

space.

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PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSDECEMBER 2011 POST-SQUAT NL

Schouwburgplein, designed by landscape architects West 8, is one of the larger squares in Rotterdam. The relative nature of Schouwburgplein is one of

intermitent use: some periods see heavy and continued use, though most average days see few people traversing the open space. The envisioned cultivator and

generator of people and life to the square forseen by West 8 and the City of Rotterdam has not come to fruition.

PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENS2012 IABR SUBMISSIONRotterdam, NetherlandsDecember 2011

PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSLittle House on Schouwburgplein2012 IABR submissionRotterdam, NetherlandsDecember 2011 - Prof. D.E. Moon

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGEROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

The Little House on Schouwburgplein proposes to be a space of occupation and use. It resembles an almost universal icon of the domestic space, but breaks

with tradition by employing a parametrically generated interior surface which counter acts the predictability the exterior advertises.

40 plywood “fins” stacked and spaced give form to the Little House. No program is preordained; the user applies their vision for the space in hopes of attracting

people into the square for a visit. It is a beacon amongst an open field.

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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.

The BUSINESS OF BLISS is a multifaceted project

which combines graphic design, business, product

design, process engineering, and architecture.

The problem given: to design a product based

upon a science fi ctin novel - in this project, Aldous

Huxley’s Brave New World - and subsequently

generate a fi cticous corporation, marketing

materials, a business plan, then research and

engineer plausible manufacturing processes and

design a manufacturing/assembly plant for the

designed product.

The product lines created for this proposal are

the “ AURA Bliss” supplement & “AURA RED”

Reality Enhancement Device. The products are

manufactured by the pharmaceutical company,

AURA PHARACEUTICALS.

Through the marriage of consumer electronics

(e.g. iPods) and dosable designer psychotropic

supplements, the AURA RED is meant to make

life a little easier. Using the BLISS Pscilocybin-

based pharmaceutical supplements, the RED

gives user-tailored reality enhancements, making

users’ lives more fulfi lling and relaxed.

AURA PHARMACEUTICALS maintains itself as an

ever-present and upstanding caring corporation

looking to make life easier on the masses.

However, the nefarious foundations of AURA, i.e.

consumer dependence, makes a giant hiding in

plain sight.

ALTERNATIVE

The BUSINESS OF BLISSVertical ManufacturingDecember 2012 - Harmon Studio

NON-FICTION

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGECHICAGO, ILLINOIS

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whole fresh

mushroom

MUSHROOM DRYING

whole dried

mushroom

MUSHROOM PULVERIZING

&

SECURE TRANSFER

methanol

pulvierized

mushroom

HEATED MIXING

(heated reactors)

ULTRAFILTRATION

organic

solvent

AGGITATION

SUBSTRATE TRANSFER

VESSELS

psylocybin

substrate

filtered tap

water

LIQUID - LIQUID

SEPARATION

(centrifugal contactors)

filtered tap

water

PRE-FILTERED

ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL

INGREDIENT (API)

(storage vessels)

FREEZE DRYING

DRY BULK

API PSILOCYBIN

TO SECURE

STORAGE

2-STAGE

DILSTALLATION

ROTO-EVAPORATION

QUALITY CONTROL

(in lab)

ULTRAFILTRATION

MIX-FILTER

LOOP

SECURE TRANSFER

FROM GREENHOUSE

MUSHROOM

WASHING

SECURE TRANSFER

TO DRYING

AUTOMATED SECURE

STORAGE,

WEIGHING, &

DISPENCING

SECURE

MUSHROOM

GREENHOUSE

DRY BULK

API PSILOCYBIN

FROM SECURE

DISPENCING

scilocybin api

water for injection

(WFI)

HEATED

STABILIZATION

(heated reactors)

secondary api

charge

DEAD END

FILTRATION

FILTRATION MIXING

STORAGE

MIX-FILTER

LOOP

QUALITY CONTROL

(in lab)

API CHARGING

(homogenizers)

ROTO-EVAPORATION

buffer

BUFFERING

(heated aggitators)

ULTRAFILTRATION

QUALITY CONTROL

(in lab)

PURIFICATION

(column chromatography)

2-STAGE

DILSTALLATION

FILTRATION MIXING

STORAGE

PURIFICATION

(column chromatography)

ULTRAFILTRATION

DILSTALLATION

PURIFICATION

(column chromatograpers)

DILSTALLATION

LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION

(basket centrifuges)

AUTOMATED STORAGE

DRUG COMPONENTS

&

PACKAGING MATERIALS

SHIPPING

&

RECEIVING

ASEPTIC

WEIGHING &

DISPENSING

PRODUCT

(pre-sterilization &

packaging)

QUALITY CONTROL

(in lab)

ASEPTIC

QUALITY

CONTROL

LABS

SECURE

STORAGE

GREEN HOUSE

RECEIVING

&

WAREHOUSE

FILLING

STERILIZATION

PACKAGING

(closed-system syringe filling)

(autoclave)

(close-system packager)

BULK-PACKAGING

BLISS

RAIL

RECEIVING

&

SHIPPING

RECEIVING

BULK CHEMICALS

OTHER DELIVERIES

(motor freight)

SHIPPING

RELEASED

PRODUCT

(motor freight)

SHIPPING &

RECEIVING

(motor freight)

FILLING TERMINAL

STERILIZATION

PACKAGING

BLISSAURA pharmaceuticals

RESERVOIR & FILLING MANIFOLD DOSING MANIFOLD

CASE BACK ASSEMBLY

& RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY

PUMP CONTROLLER

BATTERY INJECTOR & GASKET

CASE BACK & CIRCUIT BOARD

RESERVOIR ASSEMBLAGE & TOUCH DISPLAYCASE

& SCREEN PROTECTOR

RESERVOIR COMPONENT

CASE BACK COMPONENT

RESERVOIR ASSEMBLAGE

DISPLAY ASSEMBLAGECASE ASSEMBLAGE

CASE

& SCREEN PROTECTOR

CASED ASSEMBLAGE

CASE ASSEMBLAGE

& MICRO-VALVE

RED CASE ASSEMBLAGE

RED CASE ASSEMBLAGE

& SILICONE WRIST BAND

AURA RED

AUTOMATED

COMPONENT STORAGE

&

SUPPLY FACILITY

GAMMA STERILIZATION

PACKAGING

SUPERFICIAL

QUALITY CONTROL

ELECTRONICS

QUALITY CONTROL

BOXING

AUTOMATED

FINISHED PRODUCT

STORAGE

AURA REDAURA pharmaceuticals

BLISS MANUFACTURING PLANNING &

PROGRAMMING

RED MANUFACTURING PLANNING &

PROGRAMMING

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BLISS MIXING

BLISS DISTILLATION

PSILOCYBIN EXTRACTION

AURA RED ASSEMBLY

SHIPPING/RECEIVING &

WAREHOUSE

FUNGICULTURE

METRA STATION

& MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION

MASSING & PROGRAM DIAGRAM

With limited space, a typical sprawling manufacturing facility is incompatable with the site; subsequently,

a vertical manufacturing fl ow is neccesary. Finished product, raw materials, and human capital fl ow into

and out of the belly of the manufacturing facility via rail lines.

The two manufacturing plants,the BLISS pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, the AURA RED

asembly plant, intertwine as materials disperse up and out into the manufacturing tower. Gravity plays a

large role in the formal arangement of the proposal to maximize process fl ow effi ciency.

LABOR & MATERIALS MOBILITY

Limited site access presents logistical problems

which are addressed through appropriate site

planning and careful consideration of possible

infl ow-outfl ow patterns of the work force,

visitors, and materials.

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METRA STATIONwith limited space for parking,

mass transit plays an important

role in the movement of

human capital to and from the

manufacturing plant

FUNGI-CULTURE FACILITY - MATERIALS & LOGISTICSThe total space required to house sprawling fungicultur beds is overcome through the design of an automated

vertical fungiculture facility, highlighted by the use of two massive materials elevators which transport 4 foot

wide by 16 foot long growing trays up to the harvesting facility in the upper floors of the tower.

The grandious atrium, completely glazed and supported by tubular steel space frame, stretches the height

of the tower to maintain a choreographed amount of transparency to the viewing public. Smaller materials

elevators, stretch the height of the atrium, servicing the BLISS manufacturing plant. Tour groups ride in

specialized elevator pods into the top recesses of the manufacturing tower.

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LABOR & MATERIALS MOBILITYwith limited means of ingress and egress from the site, the

neccesity of the rail system become paramount. METRA and CSX

lines puncture the manufacturing tower, with glimpses into the

ant farm-like interior of the building.

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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHTthe proposal seeks to “appear” transparent within the surrounding context through

the use of mirrored curtain wall systems and polished metal. The areas meant to

stay hidden refl ect back to the viewer the surrounding community, while clear glazing

gives a view into less sensative areas giving the impression of corporate transparency.

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PRODUCTION FLOOR PLANS

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SITE PLANCROSS SECTION

METRA STATION SECTION

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EAST ELEVATION SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION

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PRELIMINARY SCHEMATIC SKETCHES

BRAND DESIGN

Brand design, including corporate

logos, color schemes, letterhead, and

packaging design, were incorporated

into the fi ctional development and

design of both product object and

vertical manufacturing facility.

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EXPLODED AXON DIAGRAM - PRODUCT OBJECT

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ZNE HOUSE - NAPADECEMBER 2012 ENVIRONMENT: ZERO-NET EMISSIONS

The project location of Napa, CA was chosen not only

for the beauty of the valley in which it is sited, but for its

mild and temperate year-round weather. The availability

of frequent low winds throughout the year, but more

importantly during the summer months, and minimal

humidity levels allowed for the elimination of cooling

equipment, keeping the interior at an acceptable

comfortability level.

Our overall design relies heavily upon the use of

Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) towards a well

insulated as well as an air tight envelope. This building

construction type gives the prospect of reaching zero

net emissions a higher chance of success. The overall

R-Value for this system is R-45 (U-Value 0.022). The use

of triple-glazed LowE coated, air filled windows also

helped to reach the target energy use level.

In addition to the aforementioned strategies, other

passive design strategies were utilized to optimize

energy demand, including building compactness

and sun shading strategies. The incorporation of a

wintergarden was also utilized to allow for added

interior light transmission during the winter months.

Because of the elimination of cooling energy demand,

the project was able to achieve a highly efficient

energy deamand level. Additionally, through the use

of a biomass boiler, both heating and domestic hot

water energy demand were able to be achieved with a

large reduction in CO2 emissions. The use of flat plate

collectors for the production of DHW in conjunction

with an extremely high efficiency solar storage water

heater, which uses the biomass boiler as a back-up

energy source.

To reduce the CO2 emissions, the use of photovoltaic

panels mounted on the roof not only offsets the overall

project CO2 emissions to zero (0), it also provides a net

negative reduction in CO2 emsissions. The local utility

company also allows for on-grid electricity production,

allowing for the sale of surpluss energy usage to the

grid.

ZNE HOUSENAPAZero Net EmissionsDecember 2012 - Prof. L. Jungens

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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGENAPA, CALIFORNIA

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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COMPACT I.C.F. CONSTRUCTION

The overall structural system and insulating system utilized in the

design relies on Insulated Concrete Forms, or ICFs. The system

allows for high-performance air-tight construction.

To increase energy effi ciency, a tight compact design was used. The

use of the wintergarden on the second fl oor helps to further tighten

the design and helps to insulate the adjacent fi rst and second fl oors.

Large fold-up doors located on the north and south facades adjacent

the living room area and eating areas creates a space which can help

direct the frequent low breezes through the fi rst fl oor living space,

helping to negate the need for foced air cooling during warm summer

months.

Windows inset in the deep walls (18”) provide some shading, while

additional fi xed shades on the west, south, and east facades provide

appropriate shading during the summer months.

ENERGY CONCEPT

High effi ciency heating and power generation eliminate and/or offset total carbon

emissions. Overall energy consumption is reduced to less than 12 kBTU for the

1700 square foot building. The use of a wood pellet fueld biomass boiler serves as

heat sorce for both heat exchanger and as back-up heat source for domestic hot

water.

Flat plate solar collectors in conjunction with a solar storage watrer heater produce

the bulk of necessary domestic hot water.

The use of a cross plate heat exchanger increases heating effi ciency. Cooling is

accomlished through the use of natural ventilation, shading, and trees. The mild

climate and increased thermal performance of the double-glazed, coated argon

fi lled windows and Insulated Concrete Form walls prevents over-heating during

periods requiring cooling.

330 square feet of photo voltaic panels tied to a standard DC-to-AC inverter power

the home during daylight hours.

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Quad-Lock Tie

Cap Flashing

Pressure Treated

Internal Wood Buck

Flashing

2” Air Gap

Glazing

Pressure Treated

Internal Wood Buck

Parging

Perimeter Drain

Compact Fill

Vertical Reinforcement

Longitudinal & Tranverse

Rebar

Gravel 6” XPS Insulation 6” Concrete Floor1” Vacuum Insulation

3/4” Wood Flooring

6” Concrete

Cant

Flashing

Roofing

2 1/4” EPS Insulation

Stirrups & Lintel

Reinforcement

Flashing Membrane

Frame Mounted Shading

WALL SECTION

THRU WINTER-GARDEN

WALL SECTION

THRU EXTERIOR WALL

Quad-Lock Tie

Vertical Reinforcement

3/4” Wood Flooring

5/8” Gypsum Board

6” Concrete

Thickened Slab Edge

Gravel 6” XPS Insulation 6” Concrete1” Vacuum Insulation

Longitudinal & Tranverse Rebar

1” Vacuum Insulation

Slab on Grade

Perimeter Drain

Compact Fill

8” EPS Insulation

Parging

2” Air Gap

Wood Siding

Window Frame

Blocking

Flashing

Window Frame

Glazing

Flashing Membrane

6” Concrete

Cap FlashingCant

Flashing

Roofing

Pressure Treated

Internal Wood Buck

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JUNGLE STOOL offers both the urban animal and man in

his primative environment the chance to sit and rest his tired

and weary legs.

The urban animal walks along stone paths, relying upon

sparse seating or his ultimate destination for a place to rest.

However, along these paths lie countless urban tree trunks:

lamp posts, telephone poles, traffi c poles, and electirc poles,

all perfect places to take a rest. The [urban] JUNGLE STOOL

unpacks, connects, and deploys. The urban animal becomes

ingrossed in the act of building the stool; this return to a

primitive state invigorates the soul and offers a moment of

self-centered primative joy in an artifi cal world.

While the urban jungle contains a certain animal, the actual

jungle contains a Whole different beast. Humans yearn

for a return to their natural state of nature. The JUNGLE

STOOL offers the ability to pick a tree, pitch your seat, and to

simple take some time to become one with our natural and

unartifi cial environment.

JUNGLE STOOL2014 PRIX EMILE HERMES SUBMISSIONThesis PreparationSeptember 2013 - Prof. T. Moran

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INSTALLATION - PITCH A SEAT

The typical installation process is:

1. Find a suitable trunk, post, or pole

2. Expose and remove the collpased poles

embedded in the seat

3. Assemble the legs and screw them into their

seat mounting holes

4. Unclasp the leather strap

5. Place the anchor points of the legs at the

base of your found trunk

6. Wrap the leather strap around the trunk, pull

tight, and re-clasping the strap

7. Make sure the seat is properly set

8. Sit, rest, relax, read a book, or just enjoy your

jungle

jungle stool // collapsible, portable, integrated components

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGE

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1. 3. (top)

2.

3. (btm)

4. 5.

COMPONENTS // (1) 4mm unfi nished cedar seat, (2) injection molded

black polypropylene plastic ratchet, (3) 38mm permanent mold cast

recyclined aluminum seat base, (4) 32mm extruded hollow aluminum

legs - threaded, (5) 38mm leather shoulder/ratchet strap

254mm 305mm

IN THE JUNGLE // the [urban] JUNGLE STOOL loses the [urban] and acts just as

a JUNGLE STOOL. A place to sit and rest, to enjoy peacful solitude amongst the

smells and sounds of the forest.

URBAN SURFACES // the [urban] JUNGLE STOOL offers a personal seat anywhere

a structurally sound vertical trunk is found - in front of the apartment, at the

market, or waiting for a bus. It is portable, easy to assemble, and made from

durable and recyclable materials which will last for years.

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