ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
ARCHITECTURE? To me, the primary objective of architecture is to cultivate and facilitate the act of living. Whether the context is a dense urban city or a vast, open wilderness, I perceive architecture as the mediator between man and environment. Implicit in this type of relationship is the establishment of contrasts - inside and outside, public and private, natural and manmade. These modes of spatial differentiation are needed for organisms to not only navigate but also to create self-identity and belonging in a collective social group or culture. Architecture is also a means of discovery; it uncovers the social systems, forms, energy loops, etc. that have long been established in nature. In the natural environment, 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 find meaningful ways of combining them. Every project has the potential to make an functional, meaningful, and cultural work of art that heightens the awareness of our species’s role on this planet. Through sensibility, utility, and beauty, architecture can serve as a profound human symbol, demarcating a shift towards a new paradigm.
This portfolio is a comprehensive compiliation of not only my academic and professional career, thus far, but also a direct manifestation of the way I perceive the principles of architecture in a greater context.
PROJECTS
OREGON COLLEGE OF ART AND CRAFT fall 2015
summer internship - yost grube hall summer 2015
GRESHAM URBAN DESIGN - CITY HALL spring 2015
projekt competition spring 2015
shift - pearl district tower fall 2014
RAINWATER 24 INCH/YR
thesis studio - regenerating the edge ongoing
SPRAY SEAWEED
FISH TANKS
BIVALVES WETLANDS
VEGGIE BEDS
OREGON COLLEGE OF ART AND CRAFT
PORTLAND, OREGON
MASTER PLANNING + BUILDING DESIGN
AXES
commercial topography
PROGRAM library art gallery office space cafe bookstore
TOPOGRAPHY
GREENERY
The building beckons patrons from the newly-constructed retail space on the easternmost corner of the site -- it acts as transition threshold, or GATEWAY, to the art school campus with additional retail space on the ground floor and student services above The building responds to TWO STRONG AXES: 1) existing academic institution axis 2) topographical axis (perpendicular to)
Conceptually, the project focused on the context’s topography. It posed the question: how can a physical building interact and showcase the surrounding topographythe natural features of a site? Carrying the lines of topography through the building envelope, of course!
The different levels of the topography can be seen in the gallery space interior terracing, where student art installations are displayed . Patrons of the building are physically interacting with the topography whteher they are inside or outside of the building
SECTION A-A
art gallery
roof terrace
atrium
library
The main programmatic goal of the project was to create a new student hub, providing a student lawn, cafe, library and gallery that facilitated the students’ and public’s needs. The bottom floor contains a north art gallery and a south art gallery as well as a student cafe and bookstore.
The program not only anchors the student body of the campus but also beckons the public to come and experience the school’s activities. The upper floors offer flex office space for small businesses and a library for both students and the public.The green corridor acts as the main vein for this circulation .
SECTION B-B
bookstore
‘gateway’ green terrace
skybridge
art gallery
PLANS
OFFICE 3500 SF
LIBRARY 1750 SF
LIBRARY 2100 SF
GALLERY 3950 SF
ART STORE 2950 SF
OFFICE 2950 SF
LIBRARY 2500 SF
CAFE 1950 SF
GALLERY 3250 SF
LIBRARY 2600 SF
N
SITE PLAN
CAMPUS
RETAIL
YOST GRUBE HALL ARCHITECTURE 2015 SUMMER INTERNSHIP
© Yost Grube Hall Architecture 2013
**ALL RENDERINGS AND MEDIA ARE PRODUCED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TALENTED TEAM OF YGH ARCHITECTURE
Working in Portland gave me great insight into the current developments taking place in architecture, interior architecture and urban planning. I couldn’t have asked for a better immersion into the professional world of architecture...
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PROVIDE
I worked on an interior architecture project for the Canada branch of Dow company The project focused on a single-floor renovation of a newly-built building in downtown Calgary. The objective of the main lobby was to ililustrate the DOW logo as part of the wall in a subtle way...after multiple iterations this is where the design arrived
ALL ELEVATOR ACCESSORIES (LANTERN, CALL BUTTON ETC) TO BE MOUNTED FLUSH W/ F.O. WD, TYP
1/8" REVEAL BETWEEN WD-2 & WD-3 ALL SLATS TO BE MITER
WD-2 SLATS WALL WITH TIGHT JOINTS
PAINTED GYP BD. SURROUND P-1
350
EQ
DIM PT SEE DTL
4940 VIF
EQ
(5) EQ PANELS
BO WOOD CLNG SEE RCP
WD-2
WD-2 LAYOUT
NOTE PROVIDE PLYWOOD BACKING @ ALL WALL-MOUNTED LCD LOCATIONS
BO GWB CLNG SEE RCP
SLATS OVER PAINTED GYP BEYOND
GL-2
Dow
WD-3
PAINTED GWB SUROUND
OPEN
OPEN RECEPTION DESK IN FOREGROUND
REFER TO BRAND IDENTITY FOR "DIAMOND" GEOMTRY
PROVIDE MOCK-UP
Elevator Lobby 2400 and Reception 24101 - North
CARD READER TO BE MOUNTED FLUSH W/ F.O. WD, TYP
WD-2
DF-1 OVER GL-6
DF-1 OVER GL-6
CUSTOM RECEPTION DESK
16
1 : 50
Reception 24101 - East 1 : 50
Consultant
1
DF-2 RED GRAPHIC VINYL AT RECEPTION DESK, REFER TO BRAND IDENTITY FOR COLOR/PROPORTION/FONT ETC...
CUSTOM CALL LANTERNS GL-1
641
(3) EQ PANELS
LP-1 TYPICAL
GL-5 WITH STAINLESS STEEL FRAME
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ
EQ
GL-6 W/ DECORATIVE FILM DF-1
GL-1 TYPICAL
Dow
Dow
GL-6
2400
OPEN
4440
Dow
200
GL-1
707 SW Washington Street Suite 1200, Portland, OR 97205 503 221 0150 f 503 295 0840
1680
1829 619 11 Ave SE #205 Calgary, AB T2G 0Y8 Canada t 403 457 1016
LCD w/ DOW "CONTENT PROGRAMMING" REFER TO ELECTRICAL
WB-1 TYPICAL DF-2 GRAPHIC VINYL DESK, REFER TO BRAND IDENTITY FOR PROPORTION/FONT ETC...TYP OF (3)
RECESSED MOTORIZED PROJECTION SCREEN COORD WITH RCP FOR LOCATION
Elevator Lobby Glass Entrance - West
19
1 : 50
Elevator Lobby Glass Entrance - East 1 : 50
Owner
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
Project
SOLID SURFACING SDS-4
Additionally, I collaborated on a project for Ecova Atlanta, producing several collage visualizations for an interior communal space....(not shown here) 5
SOLID SURFACING COUNTER SDS-4
TYP
A9.03
OPEN TO WALL BEYOND
PL-2 CABINET FACES AND FINISHED END PANEL
Training Room 24328 - North
5
A9.03
5
Training Room 24328 - South 1 : 50
1
EQ
EQ
EQ
FULL HEIGHT GLASS PIVOT DOOR
DF-1 OVER GL-6
914
GL-1 TOP
CUSTOM CREDENZA WITH GL-1 FACES AND TOP
WB-1
Board Room 24105 - North
7
1 : 50
50mm STAINLESS STEEL BEVEL FRAME
Board Room 24105 - West
8
1 : 50
EQ
PAINTED GWB P-1
2210
FWP-1
PAINT BACK SIDE OF MDF ALCOVE TO MATCH MDF COLOR
55" LCD FLAT SCREEN
GL-6
WD-4
INTEGRATED TRASH RECEPTACLE
646
90" LCD FLAT SCREEN BARCO CLICKSHARE CSM-1 FLUSH MOUNTEDW/ MDF OVER PLYWOOD BACKING
750
TYP
GARBAGE/ RECYCLING
PL-2 CABINET FACES AND RETURN PANEL
1 : 50
LP-1 LACQUERED MDF PANELING -PROVIDE PLYWOOD SUPPORT BACKING FOR LCD MOUNT
6
12
A9.03
16 A9.03
TYP 457
BOARD ROOM - CREDENZA
9
1 : 50
EQ
1320
1320
Video Conference 24102 - South 1 : 50
1320
EQ
FWP-1
70" LCD FLAT SCREEN OVER PLYWOOD BACKING
RECESSED 55" LCD FLAT SCREEN FLUSH W/ FWP-1 PROVIDE PLYWOOD BACKING
FWP-1
MARK
FWP-1
1
DATE
DESCRIPTION
08/26/15 ADDENDUM 2
1500
PAINT BACK OF ALCOVE P-1
24th Floor, 215-2nd St SW, T2P 0C5, Calgary City Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
EQ
OPEN PL-1 CUBBIES
Training Room 24328 - West
4
1 : 50
Sim
1520
3
7
A9.03
PLASTIC LAMINATE FACES PL-2
24th Floor, 215-2nd St SW T2P 0C5 Calgary City Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
18
1 : 50
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
2
Elevator Lobby 2400 and Reception 24101 - South
WB-2 PAINTED WOOD BASE
WB-2 PAINTED WOOD BASE
10
Video Conference 24102 - North
11
1 : 50
EQ
Video Conference 24102 - West
12
1 : 50
Med. Conference 24284 - South
13
1 : 50
Med. Conference 24284 - West 1 : 50
FULL HEIGHT GL-5 WITH CUSTOM GRAPHICS
EQ
1
GL-1 MARKERBOARD GL-5 AWP-1
GL-1
0" LCD FLAT SCREEN E PLYWOOD BACKING
OPEN
Sheet Title Interior Elevations
P-2
RUN JOINTS HORIZONTALLY
PL-2 AT FACE AND SIDES
102
914
813
1160
51
SDS-4 AT TOP
8" WB-2
16
WB-2
14
Huddle 24295 - South 1 : 50
15
Huddle 24295 - West 1 : 50
TYP
PL-2
A9.03
17
Tunnel into Break Room - South 1 : 50
20
MEDIUM CONFERENCE ROOM - CREDENZA 1 : 50
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
Drawing No.
A6.01 Scale Date Project No.
1 : 50 08.07.2015 105200
GRESHAM CITY HALL GRESHAM, OREGON URBAN PLANNING + CITY HALL
With the recent boom of nearby Portland, the nearby city of Gresham is undergoing change. Gentrification, rising housing prices, and lack of accessibility are only a few problems that the city faces. In collaboration with the City Planning Dept. of Gresham, the first half of this studio focused on urban design and the revitilization of the urban city core via connection to the transit center just to the south.
THE BOX
TRANSIT CENTER
The devised “box scheme” relied on the exisiting “bones” of downtown Gresham, connecting crucial nodes via greenways corridors and urban landscaping
FIRST PLOT (2015-2020) 33% developed
I chose to focus on the transit node, attempting to provide a public anchor near the nearby tram stop, bike corridor, and bus station
ADJOINING COMMUNITY (2020-2025) 66% developed
CITY CENTER SITE
The lot north of the metro stops was barren and only housed a couple of empty parking lots, decrepit buildings, etc.
As show in this rendering from bustling Division Street, the building edges out toward the urban context, beckoning patrons to explore it’s interior features.
SUPERBLOCK (2025-2030) 100% developed
URBAN DESIGN FEATURES
FIRST PLOT (2015-2020) 33% developed
landscaping: Pavers, benches, walkways, tree holders were all designed wit h the intent of user-freindliness and ease of maintanence.
ADJOINING COMMUNITY (2020-2025) 66% developed
SUPERBLOCK (2025-2030) 100% developed
OBJECTIVE
PLANS
upper floors 1/8” = 1’-00”
Addressing the underutilization of Gresham’s downtown area, this project strived to create a new icon which would attract new visitors.
open office
Connection to the nearby transit center just to the south was vital. The change in urban landscaping as well as the building’s height (in comparison to the context) attracts visitors from this location.
25’
21’
The building’s program consisting of a city hall and bike shop served as public anchors. The walkable ramp allows visitors to enjoy the civic building from an elevated viewpoint , even offering some vital viewpoints into the council chamber as well as Gresham’s downtown.
15’ 9’
ground floor 1/8” = 1’-00”
cafe atrium
hall
6’ 0’
bike shop
ISOMETRIC
garden terraces
building program
pedestrian walkway
gresham site plan: Abstract look into what forms the public realm and how to facilitate traffic towards the city hall from nearby transit center. The need for a new complex to revitalize downtown Gresham was evident.
council chamber bike shop offices entry
beacon
NATURAL MIXED
MAN-MADE
MARKER
0
25
50
man-made / natural
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.
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Addressing the current image of senior housing, the primary goal of SHIFT is to reinvigorate the role of seniors in society. 1) through a contemporary image, it attempts to showcase the ableness of today’s elderly population 2) through a form-based wind catchment system, the building is a machine for producing energy 3) through a public health and fitness center, a daycare center, and restaurant space, it promotes intergenerational interraction
windrose diagram of Pearl District
Energy generation hotspts (NW wind)
Energy generation hotspots (SW wind)
wind visualiziation via VASARI program
35 mph
sHIFT
0 mph
- senior housing INITIATIVE FOR TOMoRROW
PORTLAND, OREGON
DEMO
RAISE
CAPTURE
nw e
sw
Climate analysis focused on WIND FORCES of the site in Northwest Portland’s Pearl District. Exploration into energy generation via wind-velocity increase was the primary interest of the form of the building, designating the placement off the wind harvesting nodes In the macro scale, the building positions itself to contact the most (and fastest) wind possible on the site (from the northwest, southwest, and east) -- three primary nodes function as wind harvesting centers.
entrance corridor
PLANS
main lobby and ďŹ tness centre
WIND CAPTURE fig. 1
section view of node:
LATERAL WIND
Using the climate-analysis program VASARI, the shape of the building on the micro scale was designed to accelerate wind velocity between the floor plates. Each wind- catchment node center is articulated on the facade. These nodes additionally provide the residents with places for social gathering and sightseeing. Energy generation hotspts (NW wind)
fig. 2
Energy generation hotspots (SW wind)
CAPTURE ENERGY Energy generation hotspts (NW wind)
Energy generation hotspots (SW wind)
fig. 3 35 mph
35 mph 0 mph
0 mph
VENTILATE
rEGENERATING THE EDGE SAN LORENZO, CALIFORNIA B. ARCH THESIS ONGOING PROJECT - PROJECTED JUNE 2016
The last part of my portfolio is the product of the culmination of my academic studies in architecture... it involves: 1) the estuarine edge of East San Francisco Bay 2) a new system of wetland rehabilitation, resource utilization and flood prevention 3) integrated aquaponics, visitor center, and localized restuarant
FIGURE 1. LOSS OF WETLAND HABITAT SINCE 1890
P
M
water cycle +
VIGNETTES OF EXPERIENCING WATER AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN BUILDING
+localized resource ter
VITALITY SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA PROVIDES:
+
2/3
4,000,000
OF CALIFORNIA’S DRINKING WATER
ACRES OF FARMLAND
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT = HEALTHY ECONOMY
SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM TOO MUCH WATER TAKEN FROM DELTA -> AFFECTS FISH AND WILDLIFE
PROTOTYPE OF BAY AREA
SAN LORENZO CREEK
MAIN PATHWAYS OF SITE BAY AREA TRAIL
GRANT AVENUE
SITE
THE SITE
water cycle LANDSCAPE CONCEPTS +
SEAWEEDS
the bay
VITALITY
PATHWAYS
wetland reclamation + aquaculture center
HORIZON TAL LEVEE
SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA PROVIDES:
+
+localized resource territories+
VIGNETTES OF EXPERIENCING WATER AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN BUILDING
2/3
4,000,000
OF CALIFORNIA’S DRINKING WATER
ACRES OF FARMLAND
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT = HEALTHY ECONOMY VORONOI
SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM WETLANDS tidal mud flat TOO MUCH WATER TAKEN FROM DELTA -> AFFECTS FISH AND WILDLIFE
brackish marsh
tidal marsh
plants: alkali bulrush and tule
plants: 3-5 ft. cord grass and 1 ft. pickleweed
WINTER STORMS FROM PACIFIC OCEAN
covered by seawater, not vegetated
RAIN IN SIERRA NEVADAS
sacramento river
san lorenzo creek
san francisco bay
THE (localized) RESOURCE CYCLE IMTA (INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE) -USING TROPHIC LEVELS TO FILTER WASTE
+localized resource territories 1+ food production 2+ energy generation 3+ water treatment
CATFISH PROS: -ABLE TO FEED ON PLANT MATTER -1 POUND FISH / EVERY 5 GALLONS WATER -HARDY -TASTY
INORGANIC WASTE -PHOSPHORUS + AMMONIA
CATFISH
!
IMTA OUTPUT EFFICI 60 PERCENT NUTRIENT REACHES COMMERCIAL PROD
SEAWEED (INORGANIC FILTER) INORGANIC WASTE -PHOSPHORUS + AMMONIA ORGANIC WASTE
SHELL FISH + DEPOSIT FEEDERS ORGANIC WASTE
VEGETABLE GARDENS ***BACTERIA IN GROW BEDS TURN AMMONIA INTO NITRATES/ NITRITES ***PLANTS ABSORB NITRATES AS NUTRIENTS FOR GROWTH ***OXYGEN ABSORBED BY WATER IN GROW BEDS
BAY + MUD FLATS
BAY TRAIL
-COVERED BY SEAWATER, NOT VEGETATED
SPRAY SEAWEED
WETLANDS
+synergistic cycles+
s+
IENCY: T INPUT
DUCTS
TIDAL MARSH
BRACKISH MARSH
COMMERCIAL
-SOME WILDLIFE, CORD GRASS + PICKLEWEED
-ALKALI BULRUSH AND TULE,, 8 FT. DENSE PLANTS - SLOWS DOWN STORM SURGES
-RESTAURANT, VISITOR CENTER, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
RAINWATER 24 INCH/YR
FISH TANKS
BIVALVES VEGGIE BEDS
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
YOST GRUBE HALL ARCH. SUMMER INTERN
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE JUNE 2016 GRADUATION MINOR IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF PROJECTS IN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION PHASES
DESIGNBRIDGE PROJECT MANAGER
PANTHEON INSTITUTE
PLANNER, COORDINATOR, AND ORGANIZER OF COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD OREGON
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD ROME, ITALY
SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM TECH ASSISTANT
SOGANG UNIVERSITY
PEER MENTOR, HELPED WITH VARIOUS COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES
SUMMER STUDY ABROAD SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT MENTOR GIVING STUDIO PREP. / DESIGN ADVICE TO 1ST YEAR STUDENTS
SKILLS
ORGANIZATIONS
INDESIGN PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR RHINOCEROS REVIT VRAY
advanced advanced advanced advanced advanced advanced
AUTOCAD ARC GIS SKETCHUP
good good good
GRASSHOPPER VASARI
beginner beginner
AIAS ASHRAE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DESIGNBRIDGE PEER MENTOR INTERESTS
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NEW TECHNOLOGIES MUSIC SPATIAL EXPLORATION
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