Architecture & Furniture Portfolio 2010
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Aaron L. T. Lehr
BSA Eagle Project “Cedar Woodshed�
Brandywine Creek State Park, Wilmington, Delaware
The Cedar woodshed was a design-build project that I built for a state park amphitheater to house and protect the firewood supply. Before I was able to build, I had to approach local companies to donate all of the materials for the project. This included treated lumber, cedar board for the siding, and cedar shakes for the roof, adding up to almost $2,000 of donated materials.
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Project)
Fall 2005
BSA Eagle Project “Cedar Woodshed�
Brandywine Creek State Park, Wilmington, Delaware
Eagle Projects are designed to be an experience to test ones skills of leading a team to execute a project that benefits the community. This shed was more challenging than usual for a student in high school due to its scale, complexity and need to design before beginning.
Fall 2005
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Design Build (Eagle Project)
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Alvar Aalto’s Unbuilt Tallinn Art Museam Published In 2006-2007 Form-Z Joint Study Journel
An unbuilt project is always difficult to imagine and discuss in a realistic situation. To mitigate this situation, I created a virtual building that allows one to see how light affects the internal and external spaces. A physical model is less capable of displaying effects of realistic lighting. The addition of light allows a person to see how walls, windows and doors create a realistic space by representing light traveling through the interior space.
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Renderings
Fall 2007
Alvar Aalto’s Unbuilt Tallinn Art Museam Published In 2006-2007 Form-Z Joint Study Journel
In effect, my renderings are produced to display a variety of dynamic light conditions to show the Tallinn Art Museum concept as a physical space The unbuilt Tallinn Art Museum provided an opportunity to study the effects of sunlight and artificial light on a building. Aalto’s use of light in similar buildings allowed me to imagine how the lights would play in the unbuilt structure; whereas, the 3D rendering software allowed me to provide an image for others to view how I imagined the effect of light within the virtual building.
Fall 2007
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Digital Reconstruction Renderings
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Nuevos Ministerios Conference Room Madrid
This exercise was to study an intervention to an historic building using drawings to reflect the design. The drawings are ink on vellum mounted to black foam core. Between the two layers is a piece of gray paper that highlights the difference between the intervention and the historic arcade. I chose this style of drawing to accent the clean lines of the intervention.
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(Drawing Exercise)
Fall 2007
Nuevos Ministerios Conference Room Madrid
The Nuevos Ministerios Conference room was an intervention to an existing arcade of windows. The architect designed the conference room below grade in a U shaped concrete platform. The concrete U is raised off of the floor by about 8 feet. This level change is connected by a large square elevating platform that creates a speaking area and connects to an old underground train station.
Fall 2007
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Precedent Study (Drawing Exercise)
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Collection Project
Wrapping the Building a Clear Division Between New and Old
The design is all about the new and the old. The new element slides over the old, creating an envelope acting as its own structure around the original building.
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Fall 2007
Collection Project
Wrapping the Building a Clear Division Between New and Old
The process of the project started with a exercise using the shape of the building shown on the upper left of the page. We mimicked the pattern on the building.
Fall 2007
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Retail Design
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Urban Mountain Bike Shop, Chelsea New York
Urban Mountain Biking is designed to bring an experience of mountain biking into Manhattan. Within the shop, the biker can challenge his skills while testing a bike. The course includes elevated ramps, teetotalers, log rides and more. One accesses the course by traveling up the large ramp on the main floor.
Section B
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Fall 2007
Urban Mountain Bike Shop, Chelsea New York
The form creates a focal point by jutting out, creating a distinguished street presence. The rider experiences an extreme way of biking in an urban fabric by flying in and out of the shop. Dip Down Ramp From Roof
Main Shop Floor
Sails Desk
Ramp to main store floor level
Ramp to roof
Ramp From Roof
Repair Shop
Bike storage
Storage and restrooms
1st Floor Plan
Fall 2007
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Retail Design
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Wall Pedestal
Inspired by the New Museum in New York reflecting the idea of interlocking boxes. I started experimenting with small-scale models of interlocking pedestals to relate to the puzzles displayed on the final shelf. Materials: Birch Plywood and plexy glass (14in x 10in x 12in)
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Winter 2008
Cantilevered Coffee Table
5" 3"
7"
1'-8 1/4"
6 1/2"
The Floating Table arose from the development of the Wall Pedestal. The Table has a hard wood base and top which are connected via a vertical support for structure. The boxes in the center were designed to allow space for books, remotes, etc. Materials: Bamboo Plywood (Plyboo), African Mahogany and Plexy glass (36in x 18in x 20in) 1 1/2"
2'-3 1/2"
Winter 2008
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Furniture Design
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Ewing Music Center
Performance and practice center
The Historic house-site project is located on a terrace in Providence, RI. Preservation of the historic content and conservation of the urban space is inherent in the project.
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Ewing Music Center
Performance and practice center Flow and Spatial Diagram 2md Floor
Entrence
Administration Level
Stair 1
Resisential Suite (2nd Floor)
Stair 2
Director Office
Assistant Director Office
Elivatior
Residence Level two
Office Support
First Floor
Multipurpose Level
Conference Room Music Library
Stair 1 Resisential Suite (1st Floor)
Stair 2 Elivatior
Residence Level one
Women’s Restrooms
Mens Restrooms
The Music Center’s interaction of layers are conected by a central circulation shaft which links the historic building to the lowest floor. An addition under the existing structure is positioned so that the classroom and performance area open to the terrace.
Basemant Level
Music / Performance Level
Stair 1
Practice Room’s
Listening Room’s
Stair 2 Elivatior
Listening Room’s
Practice Room’s
Class and Performance space
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Commercial Space
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Dance Studio
Conference & Veiwing Room
EL + 13.1 Green Roof Rotating Glass Wall
Large Dance Studio Large Dance Studio
EL + 8.1
Ewing Administration Level
EL - 3.1
Fitness Studio
Ewing Intermediate Level
EL - 5.4
Small Dance Studio EL + 4.2
Student Cafe and Kitchen
Ewing Student Level
EL + 2.2
Main Lobby EL + 0
Performance Space Mechanical Room EL - 3.3
EL - 5.5
SECTION B
SECTION C EL + 0
Section A
EL - 3.3
SECTION A
Open To Below
SECTION A
EL - 5.7
SECTION B
SECTION C
Performace Space Performance Space
Main Lobby Mechanical Room
Men’s Restroom
Dressing Room/Back Stage
Basement Iso
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Women’s Restroom
1st Floor Iso
Spring 2008
Dance Studio
Reception
EL + 13.1
Green Roof
Green Roof
Large Dance Studio
EL + 8.1 Rotating Glass Wall
Lockers and Showers
Small Dance Studio
EL + 4.2 EL - 3.1 EL + 2.2
EL + 0
Performance Space
EL - 3.3
EL - 5.7
Section C Conference & Veiwing Room
EL + 13.1 Rotating Glass Wall
Large Dance Studio
EL + 8.1
Fitness Studio EL + 5.9 EL + 5.4 EL + 4.2
Music Class Room
EL + 3.1
Main Lobby
EL + 2.2
Restrooms
EL + .9
Benson Hall Dance Studio is located adjacent toFrazier Terrace on historic Benefit Street in Providence, RI. My intervention is a glass and concrete structure that opens onto the terrace side creating a visual connection to the outdoor area. To compliment the main structure, the small dance studio has rotating, flip-up, glass-panel walls allowing the studio to be extended onto the terrace. The Benson Studio is connected to a previous project, a music center in Ewing House. A small historic house is located above the terrace behind Benson Hall. This also takes advantage of the Frazier Terrace but opens on the terrace wall creating a performance space.
EL + 0
Mechanical Room
Section B
SECTION C
SECTION B
Dressing Room / Back Stage EL - 3.3
EL + 13.1
SECTION C
SECTION B
EL - 5.7 EL + 8.1
Green Roof
SECTION A
EL + 4.2
SECTION A
EL + 2.2
SECTION B
SECTION A
Reception SECTION B
Student Cafe and Kitchen
SECTION C
Large Dance Studio
SECTION C
Green Roof Faculty Offices
Director’s Office Conference & Viewing Room
Small Dance Studio Large Dance Studio Lockers and Showers
Fitness Studio
2nd Floor Iso
Spring 2008
3rd Floor Iso
4th Floor Iso
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Commercial Space
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Expansion and Growth
Downtown Providence Residence and Studio The Client
The design was to house a couple and young child. Keith is an industrial designer with a small office of three employees located in the live/work space. Keith’s practice includes exhibit design, packaging and product design with occasional forays into print media and furniture. Leah is a writer for science journals. She generally prefers to write in a quiet space, though when she is researching articles, she can be found at the office computers enjoying the more boisterous environment. She travels several times per year to present her work at conferences. Keith and Leah have one child, a six year old daughter named Sally. Sally attends the local school and has after-school activities twice a week. Other afternoons, Sally and her friend can be found in the office.
EXPANSION
EXPANSION
EXPANSION
Public Space
Public Space
EXPANSION
Circulation
COMPRESSION
COMPRESSION
EXPANSION
Public Space
EXPANSION
Circulation
COMPRESSION
Private Space EXPANSION
Private Space
EXPANSION
EXPANSION
EXPANSION
Work Space
Work Space
EXPANSION
Concept Interior Diagrams EXPANSION
EXPANSION
Concept Sketch
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Slat Walls Spanish Cedar
Early Sketches
Fall 2008
Expansion and Growth
Downtown Providence Residence and Studio Concept and Idea
My research began with the analysis of downtown Providence to discover how the city expanded, grew and modernized in its culture and history. This led to the main focal point, a growing form beginning on the first floor moving up creating wall-divisions, desks, beds, shelves and other major design elements. The organic form was originally inspired from both growth in nature and the growth of Providence which led to choosing natural wood and simple contrasting colors, such as red and black to accent the wood. The vertical slated wall is visible from a large, three-story open lobby area that turns the building into a vertical openliving style loft. No doors or walls are present except for the bathrooms.
Slat Walls Spanish Cedar
Fall 2008
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Residential Design
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Expansion and Growth
Downtown Providence Residence and Studio A
B
Exposed Brick
Wall and Ceiling
Ebony Bamboo Stair Treds and Railings
Throughout Apartment Desk
Mec.
Slat Desk Top
Studio Area
Round Table Stair Structure and Kitchen Cabinets
First Floor
Half Bath
Shelving Integrated with Slat Wall
C
C
Conference Area
File Down
His Office Desk
Reception Area Up
1st Floor Plan Scale 1/6” = 1’
A
B
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Slat Walls Spanish Cedar
Fall 2008
Expansion and Growth
Downtown Providence Residence and Studio steel stair runner steel stair brackets
slats
Curtains
Master Bedroom
B
slats structure
threaded rod
Chair
A
stair treds
detail
PIllows queen bed threaded rod
bed slats
Curtains
Child’s Bedroom
PIllows
Bath
wood rafters
wood rafters
Quilt
Twin Bed
slats structure
floor decking
slats
Child’s Bedroom Up
Clo.
W/D
Clo.
C
C
Queen Bed
Master Bedroom
Down
Open to Below 2nd Floor Plan Scale 1/16” = 1’
A Slat Walls Spanish Cedar
Fall 2008
B
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Expansion and Growth
Downtown Providence Residence and Studio A
B
Coffee Table
Pillows Pillows Couch
Half Bath
Kitchen Fr/Rf
Dining Chairs
Dining Table Kitchen Counter
Dining Area Down
C
C
Up
Sitting Area
Up
Open to Below 3rd Floor Plan Scale 1/6” = 1’
A
B
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Slat Walls Spanish Cedar
Fall 2008
Expansion and Growth
Downtown Providence Residence and Studio A
B
Pillows Pillows Couch
Roof
Roof Terrace
Coffee Table
Living Area
Glass Enclosure and Desk top
Library /Study
Up Down
C
C
Roof Terrace
4th Floor Plan Scale 1/6” = 1’
A Slat Walls Spanish Cedar
Fall 2008
B
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Compact Living Space CAR’S AND TRUCKS ON PROSPECT ST. MULTI USABLE SPACE
STORAGE
MULTI USABLE SPACE
VOICES OF NEIGHBOR
NON USABLE SPACE
USABLE FLOOR SPACE
NEIGHBOR’S LOUD MUSIC STORAGE
NON USABLE SPACE
MOVEMENT AND VOICES FROM HALL
MULTI USABLE SPACE
STORAGE
Originally the space was a double dorm room, but the room was divided into two by adding an angled wall. By far, their action produced the smallest space in which I have ever lived; likewise many problems resulted. A
MULTI USABLE SPACE
MULTI USABLE SPACE
STORAGE
Analysis of Usable Space
B
C
D
Section B
Section D
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Left Room Plan
Lower Floor Plan
Fall 2008
Compact Living Space
Horizontal Section
Vertical Section
There were many problems with this space as shown above. I set out to create a better division of the space by using a step-wall that served as built-in bed, desk, closets and storage. A
B
Right Room PlanA
B
C
D
Upper Floor Plan
Fall 2008
Section C
Section a
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Floating Museum (Concrete Structure) ROOF SLAB
Truss
Lobby
Truss
GLASS CURTAIN WALL
8th Floor
13'-4"
15'-0 1/4"
17'-10 1/2"
Museum Gallery 8'-0 1/4"
Steel Cable CONCRETE TRUSS
2nd Floor-7th Floor
Steel Cable
7"
TRUSS
CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB
Entrance Floor
CABLE JOINT
FLOOR SLAB
BEAM
Column
STEEL CABLE
1st Floor
Storage/Mechanical
ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL
The Floating Museum was a collaborative project at RISD along with Katie Dewar, Marie Munsell, Chaehee Shin, and Karen Wang. We wanted to design an interesting structure that hung from a set of large trusses on the top floor and functioned as the museum lobby.
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Basement
Fall 2008
Floating Museum (Concrete Structure) 2'-8 1/8"
1'-2"
BEAM
CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB
STEEL BEAM
2'-3 3/8"
THIRD FLOOR SLAB
LONGITUDINAL BARS DOWEL TIE
CABLE JOINT
LATERAL TIE VERTICAL REINFORCEMENT
STEEL CABLE
7th Floor Support
12'-0"
CONCRETE COLUMN
ALUMINUM WALL STEEL CABLE
MULLION
FLOOR SLAB
BEAM
5th Floor Support
2nd Floor Support
Fall 2008
SECOND FLOOR SLAB
BEAM
CABLE JOINT
The cables supporting the structure allows the first floor to be column free creating an open courtyard. On these pages we demonstrate the structure with concrete.
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Structural Design
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Floating Museum (Steel Structure) Lobby
1"
ALUMINUM P ANE L
R OOF DE C K ING
R OOF DE C K ING
S T E E L MULLION
2"
8th Floor
Museum Gallery
1'-6"
INS ULAT ING G LAS S P ANE L
W S HAP E S T E E L C OLUMN
1"
1 '- 6
"
2nd Floor - 7th Floor
Entrance Floor
W S HAP E S T E E L B E AM 1st Floor
Storage/Mechanical
In comparison to the concrete structure on the previous pages, we demonstrate a possible steel structure. We also detail specific areas: the facade system and cable layout.
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Basement
Fall 2008
Floating Museum (Steel Structure)
1'-6"
S T E E L C OLUMN
6"
ME T AL DE C K ING
Girder Beam
2'-0"
S T E E L G IR DE R
7th Floor Support
Beam
2'-0"
Girder
S T E E L G IR DE R
5th Floor Support S T E E L C AB LE 1"
S T E E L B E AM 6"
Beam
2'-0"
Girder S T E E L G IR DE R
2nd Floor Support
Fall 2008
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Miami Pier Museum Competition 2009
Bridging Cultures, a Journey of Intersecting Cultures
The Pier Museum’s arching forms reflect the arched bridges throughout southern Florida while acting as extensions of the land via its pubic pier-roof. The Pier Museum has two main parts: (1) the Bridge (large arch over the beach that houses the exhibits) connected to 5th Street and (2) the Projection (the arch projecting out of the water that houses gathering/public spaces). As one travels down the ramp into the museum, one’s journey begins at the lobby desk and continues though the Cuban area designed to immerse one in the Latin American culture. Then continuing one either travels into the auditorium or into the Café, the space opens to a spectacular view of the ocean. Heading back to South Street, one travels into a multi-use space or exits onto the pier-roof and down to the beach.
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Spring 2009
Miami Pier Museum Competition 2009
Bridging Cultures, a Journey of Intersecting Cultures
Spring 2009
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3'-1 1/8"
Chair
2'-0 3/8"
The Chair process started with building a full-scale model out of MDF using a grinder and volunteers. The profile fits a wide range of shapes as it conforms to the human body. The profile also fits a wide range of body shapes. Materials: Baltic Burch multiply and glue (18in x 21in x 30in)
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Spring 2009
Leaning Desk
6"
The Leaning Desk was designed to appear to fall, despite being balanced on the steel. The steel was laser-cut with a perforated pattern so it could be hand bent and welded together mimicking of the walnut slab. Materials: Mild Steel, Walnut, and steel screws (4ft 9 5/8 in x 3ft x 2ft)
2'-6"
3'-0"
2'-10 3/8"
4'-9 5/8"
Spring 2009
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glass side table
The base of this table was designed to disassemble like a wooden bur puzzle. All three pieces interlock with a small key block. This allows the table to be held together with no glue or fasteners; instead, the assembly simply uses friction. Materials: Cherry, and Glass (26in x 16in x 26in)
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Nested tables
These tables were completely recycled from a scrap of Spanish cedar left from the milling process. The legs were recycled from a set of tables I found. The idea behind this table is to use what others leave behind. Materials: Recycled Steel, and Recycled Spanish Cedar (12in x 20in x 19in)
Fall 2009
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RISD Metcalf Auditorium
Detail
Chace Center By Moneo
Cove Lighting Detail
Coves Frosted Glass Lamp Studs Spotlight Gypsum
Detail
Reveal Gap Veneer Panels Hard Wood Flooring Plywood French Cleat MDF Panel Core Rift Cut Veneer
The Metcalf Auditorium is located in the new Chace Center by Moneo at RISD, I was able to study the
building by looking at other projects by Moneo. Doing
Joist Stud
Reveel Back Block
Block and Screw
Wooden Bace Board
Plywood
Tack Strip Carpet Carpet Pad
Floor Detail
this I was able to see behind the walls and understand how the scheme details are put together.
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(Precedent Study)
Fall 2009
RISD Metcalf Auditorium Chace Center By Moneo
Poured Concrete Ceiling Studs
Ceiling Detail
Plywood Housing Spotlights Electronic Projection Screen
French Cleat MDF Panel Core Rift Cut Veneer Reveal Back Block
Detail
Stud Block and Screw Plywood Poured Concrete Wall Reveal Gap Veneer Panels
Fall 2009
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Scheme Detailing (Precedent Study)
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Ocean Alliance Research and Education Center B
Look out Deck UP
Look out Deck
UP
A
Lower Deck Extention of exiblitons
A
Look out Deck
Basement Floor Plan Floating Floor
B
I collaborated with a nonprofit corporation, Ocean Alliance to propose designs for their new headquarters in Gloucester,
Massachusetts. The site is located in the old Tarr and Wonson Paint Manufacturing Plant, a complicated set of five buildings
Water Taxi
connected by an infill building. My concept was to fuse the
buildings together with a clean intervention that is separated from the existing buildings by two feet. This allows natural light to
enter the exhibit space. In addition, the exhibit space has vertical
Bench Seating
glass boxes that cut through all the floors leading down to a
Walking Path
lower level floating on the water. These openings allow the visitor to view the untouched history of the building.
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Exhibition Design
Site Plan
Fall 2009
Ocean Alliance Research and Education Center B
Dock For water taxi
Public Exterior Decks Extension of exiblitons
Public Exterior Decks Extension of exiblitons
Library 600 Sq Ft
UP
DOWN
DOWN
Education Center and Store
Exhibit/ Circulation
Meeting Area Auditorium 1050 Sq Ft
UP
Exhibit/Circulation
A
A Public Restrooms
Public Restrooms
Apartments
Restaurant and Kitchen Up to 30 people
Entrance Lobby
1st Floor Plan
Public Exterior Decks Extension of exiblitons
B
Odyssey
Odyssey Storage
Parking Compact Parking
Paper Road Pedestrian access
Fall 2009
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Ocean Alliance Research and Education Center B Visitor Off ice Avg. Stay 1-4 weeks 150 Sq Ft
4 Intern's WS
2 Deveelp Director's Off ice
UP
DOWN
DOWN
UP
2 WS Admins Staff RestRooms
Project man Off ice 70 Sq Ft Roof deck
A
4 WS Clerks
formal multi use space
casual multi use space
Temp Controlled Storage Books/Tapes/ A Comps 300 Sq Ft
Roof deck
Science Incubator Lab 750 Sq Ft
Intern Quarters 2-8 People 600 Sq Ft
B
2nd Floor Plan
Similar perforated corten steel panels can be found on the
outside and in the office spaces. They slide to configure the
office space in different ways
while dividing the office from the central staircase that is made from the discarded structural beams from the buildings on the site.
Section A
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Exibiton Design
Fall 2009
Ocean Alliance Research and Education Center B
Legacy Room Large Confrence room 525 Sq Ft
UP
DOWN
DOWN
UP
B President/ Board Off ice 200 Sq Ft
2 Accounting Off ices
CEO's Off ice 200 Sq Ft
Project man Off ice 70 Sq Ft
Asst. to CEO Off ice DOWN
DOWN
Asst. to CEO Off ice
A
3rd Floor Plan
A
4th Floor Plan
B
B
Sliding perforated corten steel covers the infill structure, blending and fusing the buildings together. Rusted steel caps from the manufacturing of the paint cans line the foundations and can be viewed on the lower floating level.
Section B
Fall 2009
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Commercial and Exibiton Design
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Witness Tree Project
Collaboration with Hampton National Historic Site
Site of the Fallen Tree
The Witness Tree Project was a RISD course designed as a collaborative study between RISD’s Furniture department, the History/Social Science department, and the Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland, the most significant, northern plantation of the 1800’s. We first studied the culture and history of the Hampton Estate, and then designed and built furniture from the wood of an 200 year-old fallen Pecan tree from the site. After visiting the Hampton National Historic site, I began to think about the family. It was mentioned how they had snow ball fights through the great hall, but I wanted to know more about their entertainment. I started to research games of the period, in particular, the games’ relationship to the children and the culture of the time period. The design of the box holding the game pieces is a very simple, finger-jointed box with a sliding lid and separate compartments for each game. I chose a piece of wood of less refined sap and hard wood with knots, chips and great black marks that show in the integrity of the wood. This wood was chosen because it represented the scraps of wood that would have been left over from the more refined pieces of furniture for the adults.
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Witness Tree Project
Claboration with Hampton National Historic Site
The Ridgely’s were portrayed to be a family that loved to entertain, party, drink, gamble, socialize and maybe just play games. This lead to to design a corkscrew and corresponding box that might be used during these times of socializing to fuel their drinking habits. The corkscrew itself is made out of Pecan wood from the property and plain steel. It is a simple, traditional handle with a screw of the time, nesseled in a bed of black velvet housed in the Pecan box. With the box design, I wanted to connect the visual part of the mansion with shapes made from the brick corbelling on the chimney (the stepping out of bricks). At Hampton the brick corbeling was stuccoed over to, creating an interesting eye catching element. This element, I used in my design of the Pecan Box. I shaped the sides and top of the box with a simple curve implying a reference to the chimney of the mansion. Material: Pecan Wood, Steel screw, and black felt (7 3/4in x 5 3/8in x 3in)
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Witness Tree Project
Collaboration with Hampton National Historic Site
Continuing on my theme of games I wanted to create a table that incorporated the three main categories of games found in my research of board games, Billiard games and card games. I also wanted a modern version of a game table that might sit in the drawing room or parlor of Hampton National HIstoric SIte.
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Witness Tree Project
Collaboration with Hampton National Historic Site
A Chess/Checkers board is built into the top of the table, a surface which could also double as a card table. The table incorporarates multiple elements: 1) sliding left and right reveals a cavity for the chess and checkers pieces, 2) flipping over the top reveals the Bagatelle table appropriately lined with a black felt. In the game table is Bagatelle, a billiard style game with a set of billiard-like balls and a cue stick to hit each ball into a set of half cylinder holes at one end of an oblong table usually ranging from 2’x6’ or 3’x12’. Materials: Pican wood From Hampton, Cherry, black pool felt, and 1.5” billard balls (38in(closed) 72in(open) x 28in x 20in)
Fall 2009
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Transportation Design Aka Beetle Car
The Beetle Car was an exercise on transportation design and experimenting with Nurbs computer modeling. I wanted to design a car that has clean lines that reacts to the shape and size of the tires. In addition I wanted the car to have a compact parking set up.
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Winter 2010
RISD Interior Architecture “Intar” Screen Design Concept : Diamond scheme The “Intar” screen was designed to create an impressive facade to devide the elevator lobby from the studio space with a modular and pattern system. Design Consideration Aesthetic Using Maya script to generate the “leaner line” pattern, the pattern image also created a visual movement for visitors Function The panels could be pivoted different angles which allows admittance of skylight plus provides flat spaces to desplay students work. 4'-1"
3" 10' 7- 4
11'-1/2"
1" 54
Spring 2010
1" 16'-9 4
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Polygonal Deformation, Unfolding and Fabrication
This polygenetic solid was an exercise on using computers to design and fabrication by unfolding a solid form to a 2D form. Using Maya I used a script to unfold and export to a vector based file where I was able to laser-butt the templates.
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Spring 2010
Spiky Lamp Shade
The spiky lampshade was an assignment to create a lampshade out of folded paper using the computer to design and fabricate. I wanted to create a form that was modular and is repeated around the center lamp support, while creating an interesting form.
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Providence Public Library Alterations
4th Floor Axon Research/Reference Floor
3rd Floor Axon Fiction & Children’s Floor
The Providence Public library had a large problem with organization. There were two buildings: 1) 1890’s historic building and 2) 1950’s addition. The addition was built to be a separate entity from the historic. After intervention the public was not allowed in the historic building until the 1980’s when they attempted to connect the two buildings. In my intervention, I worked to solve the organizational issues.
Organic Stair Diagram
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Organic Stair/Addition Diagram
2nd Floor Axon Non-Fiction Floor
1st Floor Axon Public and Staff Floor
Spring 2010
Providence Public Library Alterations B
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Class Rooms TR
Entrence For the Car Park Loading Dock Lobby & Gallery Space
Repository Staff and Office Space
Book Store
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Caffe P
Lobby P
1st Floor Plan Public and Staff Floor
Auditorium
Autimated Parking Structure
Mechanical Room
Public Restooms
Basemant Level Plan Auditorium & Car Park Floor
Sring 2010
I removed most of the 1950’s building except for part of the structure which I recladed with double layer glass. By encapsulating the old structure in glass, those in the city would be able to see what is going on inside the building. The staircase inside the glass box acts as a pathway and signage for the organization of the library.
Process Diagrams B
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DVD’s
Digital Books Non-Fiction Circulation Desk Compter Lab
Social Reading Room
Historic Reading Room Historic Entrence
2nd Floor Plan Computer and Non-Fiction Floor
The 50’s glass bar houses the most popular books; the rest of the books are housed in a underground repository retrieved when requested. For daily use they can be accessed digitally via IPad’s and Kendal’s.
Staff and Office Area
Section A Shows the new cladding system and the organic stair
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1st A Floor Plan Staff Floor
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Providence Public Library Alterations B
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The Rhode Island Collection Reference Desk Digital Reference
Special Collections
4th Floor Plan Research & Reference Floor
One of the most interesting collection of the library is the Rhode Island collection located at the top of this monumental staircase. In addition, there is a extensive reference collection, turning the library into a research library.
Childrens
Digital Books
Fiction Circulation Desks
Young Adults
Staff
3rd Floor Plan Fiction & Children’s Floor
Section B Shows the new connection back to the historic building B
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First Hand Projects (Summer 2010)
Sugar Pavilion for Codman Community Farm, Lincoln, Ma 100% recycled ondura roffing
rafters and blocking
stabilizing box beams
adaptable framing armature
hay bales (wall infill)
sap tanks
Firewood (wall infill) decking
floor joists and sill
slading door
skid for mobility
I volunteered for First Hand Projects, a non-profit started by Daniel Hewett, a RISD professor. The organization gives high school students an opportunity to design and build small structures that benefit the community. For this project, I supervised group of students, age 14 to 18, build a multi-purpose Sugar House and Education Center at Codman Community Farms in Lincoln, MA.
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First Hand Projects (Summer 2010)
Sugar Pavilion for Codman Community Farm, Lincoln, Ma
I was involved during the last few weeks of construction. Due to the short six week design and construction time period, I led a threestudent team to design and construct the details in the approach and doors. This experience allowed me to apply the teaching skills I practiced as a teaching assistant at RISD. As a result, I discovered that teaching is truly a priority.
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Art & Sculpture Portfolio 2010
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Monticello Study Model
This study model of Thomas Jefferson’s house, Monticello was my introduction to the world of architecture; his designs intrigued me. Look into the details. My process of studying his architecture began by creating a detailed model of the interior and exterior of the main house, including the signature build-in beds. After completing the house, I studied the site around the house which played a large part in the overall design. (balsa wood, paper, wood filler and fake trees)
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Spring 2000
King Henry VIII’s Nonsuch Palace
Regional Scholastic Arts & Writing Merit Award
Nonsuch Palace was one of King Henry VIII’s greatest building projects which has been lost in history. The palace was slowly taken apart stone by stone over the 300 plus years and is said to never exist. I researched and constructed a model from the foundation that was discovered in 1959, plus old drawings, paintings and carvings left from King Henry. (balsa wood)
Fall 2003
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Aqua Table
Regional Scholastic Arts & Writing Gold Key
The Aqua Table was a project to take a piece of used furniture and design an intervention to create something new. I decided to transform a small side-table into a fish tank by disassembling and rebuilding the table with a custom-made fish tank in a wooden frame. (wood, plexiglass, copper pipe, and a filter)
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Fall 2004
Reclining Skeleton
National Scholastic Arts & Writing American Vision Award
Reclining Skeleton is a clay relief, glazed with a black under-glaze that filled the cracks giving a deepened illusion. This sculpture was awarded an American Vision Award from the National Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards and was on display in SoHo, NY, then traveled throughout the US for a year. (clay and cedar)
Winter 2006
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Plastic Chili Peppers
Plastic Chili Peppers were part of a concentration of pepper sculptures, inspired by a string of drying chili peppers. My peppers are hundreds of plastic water bottles that I shrank, deformed and spray-painted to look like dried chili peppers. The sculpture was installed in a corner of my schools’ gallery. (plastic water bottles, paint, twine, steel and wood)
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Fall 2005
Pepper Invitation
Regional Scholastic Arts & Writing Gold Key
Pepper Invitation was another piece in the pepper concentration. I mimicked a sliced-open bell pepper engulfed by a bunch of clay ants. (clay and steel wire)
Fall 2005
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Slice’s Palette
The next stage in my pepper concentration was a bundle of large pepper slices made out of wood which were stained in different colors. I placed them on a four by two foot piece of plywood, an abstract play on my concentration. (wood and stain)
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Spring 2006
Copper Press Relief
The Copper Press Relief was a piece of copper mesh that I pressed into a couple of bell peppers creating, an interesting form that I put on a clean slate. The color of the slate balances the two colors. (copper mesh and slate)
Spring 2006
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Extreme Perspective Stair
This sculpture was designed to be a play on perspective. The stair is only four inches deep but appears to be over a foot deep. Inspired by a perspective drawing, the walls are on a extreme angle. (museum board)
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Spring 2006
Finger Hold
Finger Hold is a plaster subtractive sculpture designed to elegantly hold a sliced kiwi. As the sculpture progressed the hand icon developed. Originally, it was going to be an abstract form but grew into the final product. (plaster and a kiwi)
Fall 2006
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Wire Beetle
The Wire Beetle was a exercise to build a solid insect figure with a linear medium, a challenging assignment but became a great study in sculpture. (steel and copper wire)
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Fall 2006
Interior Volume of a Walnut
Interior Volume of a Walnut was a study of the interior volume of objects. I chose to analyze a walnut and discovered that two nearly symmetrical cavities existed within. I abstracted these cavities and recreated them by a subtractive sculpture from a scrap of an oak tree from my neighbor’s yard. (oak, stain and polyurethane)
Fall 2006
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In Loving Memory of Nano
This drawing was a final assignment in a drawing class. I chose to study one of my favorite poses of my grandmother who just recently passed away at 90. The drawling is all cross hatch brown pen on an antiqued paper. I will always keep this drawling in my memory of the best grandmother I could ever ask for. (pen and paper)
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Fall 2006
Historic Providence College Hill
Historic Providence College Hill was a small gouache study painting of a historic building on the well known Providence East Side where RISD is located. I decided to use a color scheme using complementary mixes of both warm and cool colors to distinguish the light and shadows. I was always a 3D person, so experimenting with painting really challenged me. (gouache on illustration board)
Spring 2007
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Three Dimensional Drawing
This project was a exercise to take two dimensional patterns and extrude them into three dimensions by using a different two dimensional drawings on each face of a imaginary box. In the end, a mash of five patterns form into one three dimensional form. (paper and museum board)
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Spring 2007
Color Camoflash by Patterned
If you look very closely, there is s half of a hexagon hidden in the same place of each of these three painting. Each hexagon is masked by a complex pattern and specific color mixing. The different sides of each painting has a different process of mixing colors by adding compliment, white, black or other color mixing methods. In the end you have to search for a slight difference in color to find the shape. (gouache on illustration board)
Spring 2007
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Self Portrait
This self portrait was an assignment in which we had to leave part of the understructure armature exposed. While I built the understructure, I shot for a twisted form of a brain mixed with a skull. This structure I thought was so interesting; I wanted to build the face so that it evenly took half the skull leaving a clear division between each side. (plasticine clay, aluminum wire and plywood)
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Spring 2007
Drawings
These drawings are two examples of my jester and study drawing. On the right is a human figure drawing using wax block and the left is a push pin drawing using charcoal stick. (charcoal, paper and wax block and paper)
Spring 2007
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