ANDREW METZLER
B.ARCH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
PORTFOLIO 2015
RELZTEM WERDNA
NOGERO FO YTISREVINU HCRA.B
5102 OILOFTROP
To me, the primary objective of architecture is to establish and emphasize contrasts -- inside and outside, public and private, natural and man-made. Organisms need environmental differentiation not only for navigation but also for establishment of self-identity and culture. Architecture acts as a means of discovery -- new social systems, new forms, new energy loops, etc. It can establish links that have not been previously created or emphasized. Through nature we see all kinds of systems at play; each biotic web functions autonomously yet is interdependent to a greater, prosaic whole. My intention is to continue learning about these existing systems and to discover new ways of composing them together. I believe in an architecture that not only fulfills society’s economic needs, but also supports the living ecosystems already established in the land.
As a shaper of both urban and natural environments, a designer should carefully consider the impact of edification and see it as an opportunity to create meaningful spaces for people and other organisms to interact. I intend to continue learning how to make architecture that positively affects surrounding people, communities, and natural systems. Through my architectural projects, both in academia and professional practice, I strive to learn the most possible from each new site I encounter. Every project has the potential to make an effective, meaningful, and cultural work of functional art that heightens the awareness of our civilization’s role on this planet. Through sensibility, utility, and beauty, architecture can serve as a profound human symbol, demarcating an era or a shift towards a new paradigm. - Andrew Metzler
CURRICULUM VITAE PORTLAND PEARL DISTRICT TOWER EUGENE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONDON MIXED-USE ROWHOUSE ROME DANTE ALIGHIERI INSTITUTE GRESHAM CITY HALL (CURRENT TERM WORK)
05 07 13 17 21 23
120 HOURS DESIGN COMPETITION 27
MARKET HALL [ARCH 461] 29 TIMBER HALL [ARCH 462] 31
STUDIOS COMPETITIONS CLASSWORK
NAME Andrew Eric Metzler BIRTH 01|06|1992 CONTACT ametzler@uoregon.edu +1.541.760.7054
24 NE 58th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97213 United States of America
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2016 GRADUATION MINOR IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY PANTHEON INSTITUTE SUMMER STUDY ABROAD ROME, ITALY
EXPERIENCE
DESIGNBRIDGE PROJECT MANAGER PLANNER, COORDINATOR, AND ORGANIZER OF COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD OREGON SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM TECH ASSISTANT PEER MENTOR, HELPED WITH VARIOUS COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES
SOGANG UNIVERSITY SUMMER STUDY ABROAD SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
SKILLS
INDESIGN PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR RHINOCEROS VRAY MS OFFICE AUTOCAD
advanced advanced advanced advanced advanced advanced advanced
REVIT SKETCHUP
good good
GRASSHOPPER VASARI
beginner beginner
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT MENTOR MENTOR OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENT, GIVING STUDIO PREPARATION AND DESIGN ADVICE
ORGANIZATIONS AIAS ASHRAE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DESIGNBRIDGE PEER MENTOR
[SHIFT] PEARL DISTRICT TOWER
fig. 1 LATERAL WIND
PORTLAND, OREGON
fig. 2 CAPTURE ENERGY
- TO MOVE FROM ONE PLACE, POSITION, DIRECTION, ETC. TO ANOTHER
fig. 3 VENTILATE
- TO MANAGE TO GET ALONG OR SUCCEED BY ONESELF -TO UNDERGO A SYSTEMATIC CHANGE THE PRIMARY GOAL OF SHIFT IS TO REINVIGORATE THE ROLE OF SENIORS IN SOCIETY.
Energy generation hotspts (NW wind)
FIRST, THROUGH A CONTEMPORARY IMAGE, SHIFT ATTEMPTS TO SHOWCASE THE ABLENESS OF TODAY’S ELDERLY POPULATION; SECONDLY, THROUGH A FORM-BASED WIND CATCHMENT SYSTEM, THE BUILDING IS A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING ENERGY - IT GIVES BACK TO THE CITY OF PORTLAND. THIRD, THE BUILDING ACTS AS A MEDIUM FOR INTERGENERATIONAL INTERACTION BY PROVIDING: A PUBLIC HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER, A DAYCARE CENTER, AND RESTAURANT SPACE.
Energy generation hotspts (SW wind)
35 mph
0 mph
Form-based energy capture -shape of “communal nodes” increases wind velocity
CLIMATE ANALYSIS FOCUSED ON WIND FORCES OF THE SITE. EXPLORATION INTO ENERGY GENERATION VIA WIND-VELOCITY INCREASE WAS OF PRIMARY INTEREST. IN MACRO SCALE, THE BUILDING POSITIONS ITSELF TO CONTACT THE MOST (AND FASTEST) WIND POSSIBLE ON THE SITE (WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, AND EAST) -- THREE PRIMARY NODES FUNCTION AS WIND HARVESTING CENTERS. THE NODES NOT ONLY PRODUCE ENERGY VIA WIND TURBINES (THAT ARE INTERSITIALLY SITUATED EVERY OTHER FLOOR) BUT ALSO PROVIDE PLACES FOR SOCIAL GATHERING AND SIGHTSEEING.
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
UPPER FLOORS
aerial perspective
EUGENE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EUGENE, OREGON THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON BUILDING A SCHOOL ON A HILLSIDE IN BETWEEN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN SOUTH EUGENE. CONSIDERING THE TOPOGRAPHY, THE BUILDING RESPONDS TO THE SLOPED SITE BY NESTLING A MONOLITHIC BUILDING ON THE LEFT (ADMINISTRATION AND CAFETERIA) AND PLACING THE CLASSROOMS ON THE RIGHT. THE COMPLEX CREATES A LONG OUTDOOR COURTYARD.
Block
Chisel
Fragment
Adapt
CLASSROOMS THE MAIN GOAL FOR THE CLASSROOMS OF THE SCHOOL WAS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE SPACE FOR LEARNING AND PLAY. EACH CLASSROOM CLUSTER HAS A COMMONS ROOM THAT CONNECTS TO THE INTERIOR COURTYARD, WHICH PROVIDES NATURAL VENTILATION AND ABUNDANT DAYLIGHTING AS WELL AS A PLACE FOR SOCIALIZATION. THE INSIDE-OUTSIDE CONNECTION PROVIDES THE CHILDREN A VITAL LINK TO NATURAL FEATURES OF THE SITE. THE GREEN ROOFS ADD EXTRA INSULATION AND CONNECTION TO THE GREEN SLOPE AS WELL AS PROVIDING VISUAL INTEREST FROM WITHIN THE CLASSROOMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLASSROOMS FACE A VISTA OF SPENCER’S BUTTE, AN ICONIC HILL OF EUGENE.
DALSTON ROWHOUSE
LONDON, ENGLAND CONSIDERING THE NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SQUARE, THE BUILDING IS MEANT TO ACT AS A CULTURAL HUB, INVITING PATRONS BOTH DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT. THE BUILDING ACCOMODATES A CAFE, MUSIC SHOP, AND UNDERGOUND PERFORMANCE VENUE AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING ABOVE. THERE IS CONSTANT INTERACTION BETWEEN PEOPLES INCLUDING: MUSIC PLAYING, DANCING, DINING, AND LOUNGING. MY CONCEPT IS TO CONSIDER THIS YOUTHFUL COMMUNAL ESTABLISHMENT AND TO EXTEND ITS ENERGY OUTWARDS TOWARDS THE GREATER LONDON AREA.
cube
levitate
excavate
EMERGENCY EXIT
WHEELCHAIR LIFT
STORAGE RECORDING
GUITAR SHOP
PRACTICE
STORAGE
OFFICE
BASEMENT
STORAGE
STAGE
CA
GROUND FLOOR
AFE
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
ROMA, ITALIA THIS CONDENSED STUDY ABROAD STUDIO FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL ON VIA DEI CORONARI, ONE OF ROME’S MOST PRECIOUS DISTRICTS. NESTLED IN THE SMALL PIAZZA DE CORONARI, THE BUILDING ACTS AS A MIXED-USE, CULTURAL HUB, OFFERING SERVICES SUCH AS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL, ART GALLERY, AND A CAFE. THE PROJECT SHOWCASES THE SYNTHESIS OF HISTORIC ROMAN AESTHETIC AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY. IN REFERENCE TO THE HISTORICAL NOLLI AND MURATORI MAPS OF ROME, THE BUILDING RESPONDS TO THE ADJACENT BASILICA’S STRUCTURAL RHYTHYM. IN RESPONSE TO THE CHURCH’S RHYTHYM, A STEEL STRUCTURAL GRID GROWS OUTWARD FROM THE FACADE, MEDIATING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE OLD BASILICA AND THE NEW LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
GRESHAM CITY HALL
Moist Temperate Coniferous Forest Biome Gresham lies in the Willamette Valley Ecoregion bounded by the Oregon Coast Range and the Cascades Range
COLUMBIA RIVER RIPARIAN
GRESHAM, OREGON
-provide wildlife habitat, natural flood control, shoreline erosion control, pollution reduction, etc. -cottonwood, shrub willow, wild rose, elderberry, cattails, horse tails
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON BUILDING A SCHOOL ON A HILLSIDE IN BETWEEN A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IN SOUTH EUGENE. CONSIDERING THE TOPOGRAPHY, THE BUILDING RESPONDS TO THE SLOPED SITE BY NESTLING A MONOLITHIC BUILDING ON THE LEFT (ADMINISTRATION AND CAFETERIA) AND PLACING THE CLASSROOMS ON THE RIGHT. THE COMPLEX CREATES A LONG OUTDOOR COURTYARD.
GARRY OAK SAVANNAH -endangered ecosystem in Oregon -open grassland with strands of oaks -Garry Oak -yellow prairie violet -Howell’s triteleia -deltoid balsam root
DOUGLAS FIR FOREST -closed canopy coniferous forest -Douglas Fir -Oregon grape -Pacific rhodo dendron -manzanita
phase 1
phase 2
- construction of new Gresham City Hall along Allee or Green Street - green street run ning north-south to connect transit center / market to Gresham City Hall and commercial front on Division St.
- new development of civic center on eastside of Gresham City Hall
CITY HALL
-creation of park on the south side of new edifice
phase 3
CITY HALL
civic center
- construction of new residential complexes to the south of Gresham City Hall
CITY HALL
- Allee is lined with small food carts and temporary shops that extend from the market
civic center
park
allee
allee
allee
residential
market
market
market
residential
park
CITY HALL PROGRAM
council chamber office space lobby / transition space
GREEN ROOFS
views to: allee council chamber division st.
PROJEKT 120 HOURS COMPETITION In the most fragile reaches of the Earth, the intensity and seriousness of climate change is most evident. Extreme environments bear the brunt of society’s choices; they experience accelerated transformation. Considering the wild, remote nature of Svalbard, we pose the question—how can we preserve and celebrate the pre-existing culture and vernacular architecture while minimizing the inevitable negative human impact? PROJEKT is an awareness program that preserves Pyramiden’s history by broadcasting the town to all corners of the planet. During the daylight seasons this feed acts as a virtual museum where people can view the architectural features and natural decay in real time -- a visual experience similar to Norway’s concept of “slow-TV,” accessible from televisions, computers, tablets, etc. Through virtual exhibitions we bring the essence of a faraway place to humanity’s doorstep. Viewers are placed on the land of Pyramiden, without setting foot within the ecologically fragile system. During the seasons of darkness in Pyramiden, projectors placed along the mountain ridge cast a system of digital 3-D architectural units onto the town below. Each architectural unit represents an active viewer. As viewership of the broadcast increases, so do the number of units. Projections of these architectural units form a larger mass -- a city -- across the landscape simulating our environmental impact. We are projecting our impact [cause] onto the site, and the site is projecting our impact upon us [effect]. In all, we are establishing a network of camera/projectors mounted along the ridge-line above Pyramiden. Extraction of geothermal energy produces power to run this system, utilizing abandoned mines as infrastructure.
MARKET/EXHIBITION HALL
ARCH 461 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
THIS SIMPLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMODATE A VARIETY OF MARKET ACTIVITIES. INSPIRED BY JAPANESE “JENGA-STACKING” JOINERY, THIS SHELTER IS EASILY CONSTRUCTED, COST-EFFICIENT, AND STRUCTURALLY STABLE.
TIMBER TRUSS HALL
ARCH 462 STRUCTURAL DESIGN
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRUSSES. THE DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY THE CLASSIC “DOUBLE-SCISSOR” TRUSS -- ADDITIONAL MEMBERS IN THE INSIDE OF THE TRUSS REINFORCE THE STABILITY AND STIFFNESS.
25.00’
50.00’
Sections 2x8 3x8 4x8
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE LOAD PATHS AND VIABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE IN TERMS OF MOMENT, SHEAR, AND AXIAL FORCES. CORRECT MEMBER SIZES WERE CHOSEN TO ACCOMODATE THE LOADS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE STRUCTURE -THESE LOADS INCLUDED SELF-WEIGHT, SNOW LOAD, AND ROOF MATERIAL LOAD. 4X8Ss WERE CHOSEN TO FRAME THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUSS WHILE THE SMALLER MEMBERS (3X8s AND 2X8s) WERE USED AS THE INTERNAL MEMBERS. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WAS BUILT AND TESTED IN MULTIFRAME.
total load: 191 #/ft self-weight load: 9 #/ft + snow load: 168 #/ft + roofing load: 14 #/ft = total load
y z
x
2 -- 8x16 gusset plates
2 -- laminated columns
6 -- 1/2� dia. bolts
2 -- 8x16 gusset plates
2 -- 1/2� dia. bolts
3x8 member 2x8 member