Selected Works 2011-2016

Gabriel Williams

P A N O P T I C O NP O R T F O L I OP O R T I C OP U E R TAP O R TP I EP I

43 Madison Street Apt 4F

Brooklyn, NY 11238

[email protected]

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B U I LT W O R KARCHITECTURE

31 Lincoln Road510 Flatbush Avenue

McKenzie Offices / WorkshopEZ Vet Clinic

Budokon University/ResidencePaul Farmer Residence

Lauderdale-By-The-Sea PlazaFURNITURE // INTERIOR

Compact DeskMickey Demos Boxing Gym

INSTALLATIONSJake Brillhart and Manuel Clavel-Rojo • DAWNTOWN Miami

Marc Fornes • Labrys Frisae • Art BaselSHOP DRAWINGS

JugoFresh Santona CornerJugoFresh HQ

Sepsenwol ResidenceStillwater Residence

P R O J ECTSARCHITECTURE

JugoFresh BiscayneRemy House

Caruncho HouseFURNITURE // INTERIOR

Lazarus DermatologyThe Workshop

Chicken Coop 01COMPETITIONS

Skanska Bucharest RomaniaShortlisted; MatterBetter Typhoon Class Submarine Competition

Project Baltia Yarky Fest Pavilion CompetitionAlternative Mobilities Transit Center Competition

Notre Dame De L’Assomption International Design CompetitionCHARRETTES

Treasure Coast Planning Council • Broward Boulevard CharretteTreasure Coast Regional Planning Council • Jensen Beach Charrette

University of Miami • Miami Convention Center CharretteDade DOT • MDX Express Lane Charrette

W O R KRadu Architects

McKenzie Design // Build

Steve Fett Architecture

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A Woonerf in Maitland

Urban Design Studio Nantes

McKenzie Workshop + Offices

Veles Engine Typhoon Class Submarine Competition

JugoFresh Biscayne Boulevard

EZ Vet Pet Health Care Center

Lazarus Dermatology

Paul Farmer Residence

Compact Desk

Entertainment Center

Chicken Coop 01

Infinity Field

Labrys Frisae with Marc Fornes

Summer 2012

Fall 2011

Fall 2014—Spring 2015

Summer 2014

Summer 2014

Fall 2013—Spring 2014

Fall 2013

Summer 2012—Spring 2013

Fall 2015

Spring 2015

Sumer 2014

Winter 2012

Fall 2011

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D E S I G N

A City For Jetpackspenci l presentation drawing

Summer 2010

Canin Associates award a commission for a UM graduate each year to create an urban proposal for a unique locale. In 2012, the mayor of Maitland, near Orlando, Florida, commissioned this project for a new vision of the town’s urban core. Five blocks of tired businesses, outdated architecture, and blazing hot parking lots would channel the woonerf: a Dutch street system where sidewalks and streets meet at the same level, blurring conventional boundaries and allowing vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists to coexist.

A WOONERF IN MAITLANDPOST-GRADUATE AWARD PROJECTSUMMER 2012 CANIN ASSOCIATES

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ANALYSIS.

COLOR CODING►GREEN: DESIRABLE

ORANGE: QUESTIONABLERED: UNDESIRABLE

PROPOSED PUBLIC PARK

EXISTING CITY HALL

EXISTING ICE CREAM SHOP

EXISTING BANK

EXISTING BANK

PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL

PROPOSED MIXED-USE

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MASTER PLAN.

The criteria forming a woonerf are documented in Livable Streets (1981) by Donald Appleyard:

1) NO CURBS—a woonerf is flat in section. Driving, cycling, and walking all occur at the same level and the boundaries between those activities are purposely blurred. No mode of transportation is given priority over the others.

2) CURVES—not only do bending roads provide a more dynamic urban experience, they serve, more importantly, to slow automobile traffic. Drivers are compelled to pay more attention to their surroundings.

3) AMENITIES—includes trees, parks, playground equipment, lighting, and benches.

4) INTERMITTENT PARKING—unsightly “walls of cars” are rejected in a woonerf as they delineate modes of transportation too sharply.

5) GATEWAYS—properly designating and indicating where a woonerf-style neighborhood begins and ends is vital to its success, especially in the US. Initial research showed many American woonerf developments were subject to higher-speed cross-traffic at intersections with normal streets; other woonerfs suffered from isolation, impeding connections to surrounding frontages and dampening their potential to provide a varied urban experience.


MIXED-USE BUILDING (FOREGROUND) AND EXISTING TOWN HALL.

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MIXED-USE BUILDING (FOREGROUND) AND EXISTING TOWN HALL.


RESIDENTIAL STREET.

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MIXED-USED BUILDINGS AND PROPOSED PARK.

STREET DETAIL.

U R B A N D E S I G N ST U D I OFALL 2011 ARC 609NANTES, FRANCEMODELING & RENDERING


This project redevelops the industrial district of Nantes, France, along the north side of the Loire river. Nantes was once the largest trade port in France, before undergoing heavy industrialization in the 1800s. The city is now seeking to revitalize aging areas and become the greenest city in Europe.

Our proposal was developed around select existing buildings along with several key design elements:

I. A CENTRAL PLAZA that would serve as a public venue for art, and performance, and farmer’s markets.

II. A FORMER CANAL is reinstated to shape a high-density island, which includes a shipyard repurposed as artists’ lofts.

III. A RIVERWALK hovers above the south-facing bank, creating a layered avenue for walking, bicycling, and picnics.

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PERSPECTIVE—PLAZA, AMPHITHEATER, RIVERWALK.

CENTRAL PLAZARESTORED CANAL

RIVERWALK

MASTER PLAN.

OVERALL RENDERING.

A R C H I T E C T U R E

penci l studyTour Saint Jacques. Paris , Summer 2011

M C K E N Z I E C O N ST R U CT I O N /C R A F T W O R KS H O P + O F F I C EMCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD FALL 2014—SPRING 201503

WORKSHOP SPACE.


STRUCTURE.EXISTING CONDITION.

Gavin McKenzie’s hybrid Design / Build companies have grown in carefully threaded layers. McKenzie Construction, a boutique general contracting company, offers both the normal faculties of a GC and carpentry and millwork services via its sister company McKenzie Craft. Seeking to expand their design profile from shop drawings and furniture design to architectural-scale Design / Build, Gavin has built a team of architects, designers, and even artists across both enterprises.

Over the course of two years’ employment, both companies roughly doubled in size, outgrowing their previously separate spaces. They arranged, finally, to combine their workshop and offices into a physical representation of their manifesto: a space in which both entities may collaborate, design, and build.

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DEMOLITION. NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SATELLITE IMAGE.


CRAFT WORKSHOP.

SECOND FLOOR OFFICE SPACE.

GROUND FLOOR PROPOSED OVERALL SHOP PLANSCALE: 1/8"=1'-0"1

2247 NW 17th AvenueMiami, FL 33142

McKenzie Construction and McKenzie Craft HQDecember 16, 2014

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN.

SECOND FLOOR.

SECTION A-A.

88-3/4" 89-3/8" 88-3/4" 89-1/4" 89-3/4"92-7/16"

ALIGN WINDOW OPENINGS ON NORTH AND SOUTH MEZZANINE WALLS WITH STRUCTURE ABOVE

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18 SEAM BETWEEN ALL TEMPERED GLASS PANES

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ALL TOPS OF MEZZANINE WINDOWS 72" FROM F.F.

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McKenzie Construction and McKenzie Craft HQFebruary 12, 2015

INTERIOR ELEVATION - NORTHSCALE: 5/16"=1'-0"1


INTERIOR ELEVATION / WINDOW SCHEDULE KEY.

RIBBON WINDOWS, SECOND FLOOR.

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SHOP DRAWINGS.

ENTRY STAIR .

3D MODEL.

VELES ENGINE 001

Rising ocean temperatures and unsustainable fishing practices actively degrade the biodiversity of aquatic populations. Engineers aboard VE-001 cultivate and reintroduce eggs into the sea to protect and preserve endangered species, mindful that overfishing is only a symptom of an economic climate that rewards overconsumption. An overtly additive strategy is shortsighted; the nursery’s most effective contribution to a foundering species will be in support of its resilience.

THE VE-001 IS A scientific VESSEL DEdicated to the rehabilitation of the world’s oceans. The interior

shells are partially scrapped and rebuilt to contain an array of aquatic research tanks, designed

to nurture and study endangered and scientifically relevant fish and coral species. THe aquariums

double as a public attraction when the ve-001 docks at major world ports for resupply—THE income

PROVIDES the ve-001 WITH THE MEANS TO sustain its campaigns across the world’s fragile ocean biomes.

The widespread degradation of coral reefs worldwide demands innovative methodologies for restoration. Coral reef farming is a low-cost technique with which dozens of coral species have already been harvested; the VE-001 cultivates coral in its mid-water nurseries until they are ready to be transplanted by divers to their natural habitat.

The ballistic missile launch tubes are repurposed to house a varied array of flora and biophilic countermeasures, deploying “macronutrients that replicate deep ocean nutrient upwelling.” In contrast to the rogue geoengineer who dumped 100 tons of iron sulphate into the ocean in 2012, VE-001 undertakes careful experimentation with the aim of advancing novel bioengineering methods.

To fund its ocean restoration campaigns, VE-001 docks intermittently at major ports around the world to open as a temporary public aquarium. The aquarium generates income to provide for research funding, supply restocking, and fuel costs. Docking periods allow the submarine to recalibrate its efforts toward its next goal, functioning as its own headquarters from sea to sea and across the world.

The existing sonar unit can be used to track the migration patterns of endangered fish species or disturbed whale populations. With additional modification to its equipment, VE-001 would be capable of collecting still more relevant data to ocean preservation, including water temperature, changing currents, and ocean floor topography.

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FISH NURSERY MID-WATER CORAL REEF CULTIVATIONBIODIVERSIFICATION ENGINE AND LABORATORY PUBLIC AQUARIUMSONAR

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COMPETITION BOARD.

VELES ENGINE 001

Rising ocean temperatures and unsustainable fishing practices actively degrade the biodiversity of aquatic populations. Engineers aboard VE-001 cultivate and reintroduce eggs into the sea to protect and preserve endangered species, mindful that overfishing is only a symptom of an economic climate that rewards overconsumption. An overtly additive strategy is shortsighted; the nursery’s most effective contribution to a foundering species will be in support of its resilience.

THE VE-001 IS A scientific VESSEL DEdicated to the rehabilitation of the world’s oceans. The interior

shells are partially scrapped and rebuilt to contain an array of aquatic research tanks, designed

to nurture and study endangered and scientifically relevant fish and coral species. THe aquariums

double as a public attraction when the ve-001 docks at major world ports for resupply—THE income

PROVIDES the ve-001 WITH THE MEANS TO sustain its campaigns across the world’s fragile ocean biomes.

The widespread degradation of coral reefs worldwide demands innovative methodologies for restoration. Coral reef farming is a low-cost technique with which dozens of coral species have already been harvested; the VE-001 cultivates coral in its mid-water nurseries until they are ready to be transplanted by divers to their natural habitat.

The ballistic missile launch tubes are repurposed to house a varied array of flora and biophilic countermeasures, deploying “macronutrients that replicate deep ocean nutrient upwelling.” In contrast to the rogue geoengineer who dumped 100 tons of iron sulphate into the ocean in 2012, VE-001 undertakes careful experimentation with the aim of advancing novel bioengineering methods.

To fund its ocean restoration campaigns, VE-001 docks intermittently at major ports around the world to open as a temporary public aquarium. The aquarium generates income to provide for research funding, supply restocking, and fuel costs. Docking periods allow the submarine to recalibrate its efforts toward its next goal, functioning as its own headquarters from sea to sea and across the world.

The existing sonar unit can be used to track the migration patterns of endangered fish species or disturbed whale populations. With additional modification to its equipment, VE-001 would be capable of collecting still more relevant data to ocean preservation, including water temperature, changing currents, and ocean floor topography.

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FISH NURSERY MID-WATER CORAL REEF CULTIVATIONBIODIVERSIFICATION ENGINE AND LABORATORY PUBLIC AQUARIUMSONAR

C O A S TA L D E V E L O P M E N T • M A R I N E P O L L U T I O N • O V E R F I S H I N G • R E E F D E G R A D AT I O N

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The Russian Typhoon Class Submarine is a Soviet-era landmark in miltary technology. Designed in 1975, its hull was built to house and launch Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles while submerged. It is also the largest nuclear submarine ever produced, epic both in scale and implication: 175m long and 23m wide.

In 2010, the Russian government found the cost of dismantling these war machines to be prohibitively expensive—in the order of billions of dollars. Matterbetter launched an investigation, via architectural competition, into alternative methods. A merely physical undoing would not unravel the totality of the ramifications of the Soviet Era. How, instead, could such a vessel be used to peel back some layer of human iniquity?

Our proposal retrofitted the submarine with new and experimental technologies: a fish nursery, a mid-water reef cultivation farm, and a bio-diversification laboratory. The submarine would be charged with exploring, collecting data, and rectifying human excess in the world’s most exploited ocean biomes.

To sustain itself financially, the submarine would dock intermittently at major ports around the world to serve as a traveling exhibition and aquarium, educating future generations as part of its manifesto.

T Y P H O O N C L A S S S U B M A R I N ECOMPETITION ENTRY WITH AUDREY BARTH SUMMER 2014 MATTERBETTERSHORTLISTED

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While McKenzie Construction has built nearly every JugoFresh to date, we had yet to design one. These renderings accompanied our proposal to design and build a JugoFresh concept restaurant in Miami’s historic MiMo district. McKenzie Construction partnered with architect Jacob Brillhart, who took over the design process after the commission had been won.

Although Brillhart’s current design scheme proposes an entirely new construction, these renderings demonstrate a renovation; the former Paley’s Fried Chicken retains its original openings and the tacked-on skirted roof is removed. A new shade canopy bends around two sides of the perimeter to form outdoor seating and a drive-thru pickup area.

J U G O F R E S H B I S CAY N ECONCEPT RENDERING SUMMER 2014MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD 05


EXISTING CONDITION. SCHEMATIC SKETCH .

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CONCEPT PROPOSAL.

E Z V E T P E T H E A LT H CA R E C E N T E RINTERIOR BUILD-OUT/RENOVATION FALL 2013—SPRING 2014MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD06


PROPOSED LOBBY RECEPTION DESK AND CABINETRY.

E Z V E T P E T H E A LT H CA R E C E N T E RINTERIOR BUILD-OUT/RENOVATION FALL 2013—SPRING 2014MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES.

POST-DEMOLITION SITE CONDITION.


DESIGN DEVELOPMENT RENDERINGS.

PERMITTED FLOOR PLAN.

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PROPOSED LOBBY RECEPTION DESK AND CABINETRY.

FINISHED MILLWORK (BY OTHERS).

The client came to us seeking a modest renovation of her dermatology clinic. She complained of a congested corridor as patients brushed past each other, and unnecessary walls that blocked her employees’ lines of sight, causing delays in the everyday functions of her business.

The client had done previous renovations in piecemeal fashion; she wanted to replace the ceiling, lighting, and check-in, but the floor and wall coverings were off-limits. The plan removes several partition walls to create a clear, open space.

L A Z A R U S D E R M ATO LO GYDESIGN DEVELOPMENT / ESTIMATING FALL 2013MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/BUILD

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EXISTING FLOOR PLANSCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"1

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Date

10.31.2013

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Design Dev.

G.S.W.

ProjectLazarusDermatology

Scale

280 N.E. 60th StreetMiami, FL 33137

p 305 342 0343f 305 723 0999

www.mckenziecraft.com

ApprovingSignature and Date

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REAR OFFICE PROPOSAL.

TRANSVERSE SECTION.

This project is an addition to an existing single-story residence, nestled into a veritable jungle in South Miami. The home sits atop a topographical shelf that drops sharply into a nearby creek snaking along the edges of the site. The architect proposed a two-story addition connecting to the old residence with a brief corridor. A delicate custom balcony wraps two side of the lower floor, and a wooden dining room projects from the main volume out into the lawn.

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SITE PLAN.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN.

APPROACH FROM DRIVEWAY.


SOUTH ELEVATION.

MASTER AND LIVING ROOM BALCONIES OVERLOOKING CREEK.

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BALCONY CONSTRUCTION SECTION. STAIR PROPOSAL.

EAST ELEVATION.

O B J E C T Spenci l study

San Giovanni in Oleo, Rome. Spring 2011

09 C O M PACT D E S KINDIVIDUAL PROJECT FALL 2015 AUTOCAD + RHINOCNC-MILLED PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION


Compact Desk is an exploration of open-source techniques and shared economies for a computer desk in a small New York City apartment.

The design sources and modifies the construction logic of Opendesk.cc’s Unit Table, calibrated to the dimensions of a tray for a mouse and keyboard. The desk is made of second-hand plywood, CNC-milled in Bushwick, and transported via TaskRabbit to Brooklyn’s Community Wood Shop for assembly. The wood shop-share provides the full spectrum of woodworking equipment to anyone for a daily or weekly fee.

There is value in understanding where our products come from. Investigation and critique of the contemporary global distribution model—which renders opaque any sense of location, process, or human labor—is essential to establishing a new paradigm of value for the future.

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E N T E RTA I N M E N T C E N T E RINDIVIDUAL PROJECT SPRING 2015 PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE + MAYACNC-MILLED PLYWOOD CONSTRUCTION10


RENDERING (MAYA // VIRTUAL RAY).

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#produced by Gabriel Will iams, 2015pi = 3 .14159cutDim=1.905 # 3/4” the thickness of a sheet of plywoodsheetWidthX=228.6 # 90”sheetHeightY=38.1 # 15”sheetDepthZ=cutDim # 3/4”sheetNumber=20 # 15”sidewall=15.24 # 6”layers=2 #The number of unmachined layers at the top and bottom

#create top and bottom two layers of plywood sheetssCounter=0while sCounter < layers : cmds.polyCube(w=sheetWidthX,h=sheetHeightY,d=sheetDepthZ,name=”sheet”) cmds.move(0,((sheetHeightY-cutDim)/2),(cutDim*sCounter)-(sheetDepthZ*2)) sCounter=sCounter+1 sCounter=sheetNumber-layerswhile sCounter < sheetNumber : cmds.polyCube(w=sheetWidthX,h=sheetHeightY,d=sheetDepthZ,name=”sheet”) cmds.move(0,(sheetHeightY-cutDim)/2,(cutDim*sCounter)-(sheetDepthZ*2)) sCounter=sCounter+1

xLimit=(sheetWidthX-(sidewall*2.5))/cutDim #initial l imits of interior cavity in x directionyLimit=sheetHeightY/cutDim #limits of front and rearzLimit=sheetNumber-(layers*2) #number of modif ied plywood sheetsxMa x=xLimit+sidewall+sidewall xOriginal=xLimit #saving the original value of xLimit for future usecounterZ=0phaseShif t=0

while counterZ < zLimit : #set a random key to use for the names of sheets sheetName=’ ’. join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for i in range(4)) #create a sheet and move it to the appropriate Z value result = cmds.polyCube(w=sheetWidthX,h=sheetHeightY,d=sheetDepthZ,name=sheetName) sheetName = result[0] cmds.move(0,((sheetHeightY-cutDim)/2),(cutDim*counterZ)) #set a random key to use for names of subtractive polygons cubeName=’ ’. join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for i in range(4)) tempCube=str(cubeName) #set a random key to use for names of result of subtractive boolean function result=’ ’. join(random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase) for i in range(5)) tempResult=str(result) renderedCubeNames = list() phaseShif t+=random.random()*.75 xTemp=xLimit counterY=0 while counterY < yLimit : #set variables to customize the parameters of the sine wave function: period, amplitude, and phase period=.25 amplitude=-4 functionX=period*counterY xLimit+=amplitude*math.sin((functionX)+phaseShif t) dif f=xMa x-xLimit #create a polygon with leng th equal to the current x l imit thisCubeName = cmds.polyCube(w=xOriginal*cutDim+(sidewall/3),h=cutDim,d=cutDim,name=tempCube) #move the polygon to its assigned x, y, and z values cmds.move(dif f/3-(sidewall/1 .5),counterY*cutDim,(counterZ)*cutDim) renderedCubeNames.append(thisCubeName[0]) counterY=counterY+1 xLimit=xTemp #subtract polygons at each level Z currentSheetName=sheetName for name in renderedCubeNames : returnValue = cmds.polyBoolOp(currentSheetName, name, op=2, ch=False) currentSheetName = returnValue[0] counterZ=counterZ+1

PROCESS CODE.

C H I C K E N C O O P 0 1PRODUCTION DESIGN SUMMER 2014 MCKENZIE CRAFT

Part of a series of Craft-Inspired Pieces to be designed, built, and commodified on a commercial scale.

Vernacular typologies expose the essential character of architectural form, which in turn can be modified to suit contemporary needs or new construction technologies. This lightweight coop sits atop extruded aluminum to prevent wood rot; the rear opens up to allow egg collection and removal of the floor for cleaning and replacement; the cladding is fire-seared cedar, using the traditional Japanese technique shou sugi ban.

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TYPOLOGIES.

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RENDERING.

PLAN.

TRANSVERSE SECTION. LONGITUDINAL SECTION.

I N F I N I T E F I E L DCOLLABORATION WITH JACOB BRILLHART, AIA

WINTER 2012MODEL // DESIGN // RENDERING: GABRIEL WILLIAMS12

PROCESS PRINTS. PROCESS DIAGRAMS.


In November 2012 Jacob Brillhart approached me with an idea for his self-designed home. He’d been looking at the work of Erwin Hauer, an Austrian sculptor known for his series of exercises in perpetual minimalism, and thought we might produce something

similar in Maya. Conceiving a system of physicalized infinity, however, proved to be mind-racking—when mere sketching proved insufficient, we turned to 3D-printed

process prototypes, from which a design ultimately emerged.

INSTALLATION CONCEPT.

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PARTITION CONCEPT.


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L A B RYS F R I S A EBASEL MIAMI 2011 MARC FORNES + THEVERYMANYASSEMBLY TEAM13

HOLES: 202, 290RIVETS: 101, 145TEXT: 12,584TOTAL PARTS: 10,322WEIGHT: 1642LBS / 744KG256 SHEETS OF ALUMINUM74 NODES


Marc Fornes’ architectural sculpture for Art Basel Miami would seem overwhelming—it was his largest project of this type yet. The project was organized into nodes, mapped to a 3D model in Rhinoceros. Each node shipped in large metal sheets with smaller pieces laser-cut out of the interior and taped in place. A node letter (A-ZZ) and a number (1-99) were designated for each of the 10,000+ pieces, which had to be riveted together by hand. The computer model was the master key to making them all fit; despite an underestimated structural load, the team completed the project in time for artistic and critical reception.

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Gabriel Williams43 Madison Street Apt 4F

Brooklyn, NY 11238

[email protected]

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