Aaron Tkac Architecture Portfolio 2018

the brick reimagined walk thru walls the film institute riverside pavilion trammel fossil park rendering skills design 3.1

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the brick reimagined walk thru walls the film institute riverside pavilion trammel fossil park rendering skills design 3.1

the brick reimagined

-stacking of stereotomic elements -patterns using solid/void relationships focusing on light and shadow -winner of class competition in unit design -2x6 and 1/2� mdf -first year small group project

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walk thru walls

-private vs public space -circulation and definition of a wall/partition -creation of a folly to be constructed and occupied at full scale -2x4 and 1/2� mdf -first year group project

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the film institute

-symbolism of the process behind film production -duality of the meaning of “facade,� - a screen vs a front -design a new film institute given a site in the OTR district of Cincinnati -basswood, acrylic, digital media -second year project

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final model

- flat facade as movie screen - finished product hiding the chaotic process - horizontal slats as credits to those involved in the making - diagonal cut through middle defining camera views from spectator and director’s seats respectively

riverside pavilion

-tectonics and structural relationships/details -creation of inhabited space from abstraction -group creation of series of three pavilions on Cincinnati waterfront -basswood, plaster, 3d printing -second year solo and group project

tectonic study

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tectonic study

y - promenade

tectonic study

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trammel fossil park

-tectonics and structural relationships/details -creation of inhabited space from abstraction -group creation of visitor center and observation deck for fossil park -rhino, vray, photoshop -second year solo and group project

Following the tectonic studies of the previous project, we gathered into groups of three to create a visitor center, observation tower, and investigative/interactive space for this local fossil park.

My scope in this project was the observation tower.

The idea is to have a stair within a stair; a closed, claustrophobic stairwell going up to a wide open deck at the top, followed by an open air walk back down into the underground investigative space.

rendering skills

-small collection of digital and hand renderings -first and second year

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graphite drawing of mausoleum, spring grove cemetery in cincinnati, oh

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graphite drawing of imagined floor plan and section based on source image

-rendering of original furniture piece in home environment -rhino, vray, and photoshop

-macy’s art auction fundraiser submission -prismacolor marker, micron, colored pencil, charcoal

design 3 . 1

-design group created by myself and two classmates -practicing general design with a focus on architecture -competitions and other projects

Ryterna Modul Architectural Challenge 2018 - Tiny House This was a solo competition that I competed in under the Design 3.1 name. The challenge was to design a tiny house of no more than 170sf. It needed to be built using modular construction techniques and was to accommodate 1-2 people for a week or two at a time. Because it is meant to be transportable, my idea is about adaptability and dynamism of the exterior form.

email:

tkacam@mail.uc.edu

phone:

614 . 203 . 1709

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phone:

614 . 203 . 1709