Architecture Selected Works

ANDREW METZLER M. Arch AR CH IT ECT U R AL D ES IG N S ELECT ED WO R K S

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Andrew Metzler

email: andrew.metzler11@gmail.com phone: (+44) 7366065328

Education Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London Masters of Architecture, Distinction award for Excellence in Design

2018-2019

University of Oregon School of Architecture & Allied Arts, Oregon, USA Bachelor of Architecture, Thesis commemoration

2012-2016

2014

Pantheon Institute, Rome, Italy Rome Study Abroad Program

Professional Experience YBA Architects Architectural Designer + Worked on SD, DD, and CD stages for various projects + Led a shipping container housing project and conceptual design projects + Collaborated directly with Principal and Vice Principal + Prepared presentation and submission drawing packages + Researched zoning code and building codes

2016-2018

Freelance Designer + Established sole consulting business + Provided landscape architecture renderings and conceptual design drawings

2016

Yost Grube Hall Architecture Intern Architect +Worked on a variety of architecture projects in Design Development and Construction Documentation phases

2015

DesignBridge (student organization) Project Manager +Initiated various planning, coordination, and organization for a community design projects

2015

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Skills AutoCAD, Rhino, Maya, Houdini, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Keyshot, Vray, Revit, Grasshopper, Modelmaking, Hand media, Microsoft Office Suite Honors and Awards M Arch. Excellence in Design Distinction award Barbican Exhibition / Life Rewired Hub / Living Cities Bartlett Bpro Book / Corncrete group work published B.Arch Thesis commendation 120 Hours competition shortlist Organizations AIAS / DesignBridge / Peer mentor / Architects without Borders References Richard Beckett Bartlett tutor richard.beckett@ucl.ac.uk Matt Brown YBA Architects matt@yb-a.com Hajo Neis Univ. of Oregon thesis Professor hajoneis@uoregon.edu

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Andrew Metzler email: andrew.metzler11@gmail.com phone: (+44) 7366065328 address: Northumberland House, Gaisford St. London, UK NW5 2EA

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CONTENTS

Bartlett MArch

Univ. of Oregon BArch

Competitions

Misc.

CORNCRETE

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HYDROFRINGE

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OCAC

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NEW CITY HALL

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SHIFT

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CAVIN FAMILY FELLOWSHIP

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PROJEKT

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PROFESSIONAL WORK

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OTHER WORKS

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Bartlett UCL, MArch. Group Project Research Cluster 7 Tutor: Richard Beckett

CORNCRETE This project focuses on the novel utilization of the bioreceptive material “CoRncrete,” and its potential applications in architecture.

As one of the first studies of CoRncrete, the relationship between CoRncrete and architectural digital design is rigorously explored and tested throughout this group project. The project’s findings culminate at the annual Bpro Show at the Bartlett, in which prototypes of novel architectural ideas are exhibited and showcased.

Overall, the goal of this research is to discover new methodologies and technologies of architectural fabrication in addition to testing the potential benefits of materials sourced from renewable, biological resources.

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INGREDIENTS

BIOMATERIAL

FABRICATION PROCESS

1x Corn Starch

5x Sand

1x Water

4 MINS

4 MINS

3D print

silicone mold

hard cast

PROCESS

3D model

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4 MINS44 MINS MINS 4 MINS

microwave

component

CORNCRETE

CONCRETE

-MADE WITH PLENTIFUL RESOURCE -RAPID CURE TIME -CAN DEGRADE WHEN EXPOSED TO WATER

-MADE WITH CEMENT -HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -LONGER CURE TIME -IMPERVIOUS

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To Make 1 Unit...

To Make 1 Unit...

4 MINS HEAT

24-48 HOURS SET + 4 WEEKS CURE TIME

COMPARISON

+ 12 HOUR CURE TIME

TOTAL: ~ 4 WEEKS

TOTAL: ~12 HOUR 4 MINS

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3D PACKING

2D PACKING

UNIT

CENTRE

HORIZONTAL

VERTICAL

BASE

GRID MANIPULATION

DIGITAL DESIGN

LOCAL PACKING

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CLUSTER

POINT GROUPING different units assigned to various colors to create wall patterning

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CATALOGUE OF COMPONENTS these components were the most successful for fabrication and aesthetic

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MATERIALITY To transfer from digital to physical, we create a palette containing possible variations for each components regarding: component number, texture, grain size and color.

tactile

demold

bumpy

sharp

bumpy

bumpy

soft

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

soft

tactile

geometrical

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geometrical

soft

USER FABRICATION the ease of making coRncrete could inform and instigate new building cultures and projects

water

coRncrete package

sand corn starch

Design

Mold

Unit

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Manufacture

Assembly

MICROWAVE ARMY (DIY) [community involvement] [plug-in components] [makeshift, on-the-fly]

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CORNCRETE FACADE STUDY UNITS WOULD BE FABRICATED AND FASTENED ONTO SCAFFOLDING TO BUILD VARIOUS FACADE PATTERNS AND DESIGNS BOAT SHELF

BOAT

SPIKE

SPIKE

CORAL

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SMOOTH

BASE

BASE

WAVE

BRANCHING/ SCAFFOLDING

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TABLE RECONFIGURATION (PLAN) throughout time

00 00 00.00

00 00 30.00

00 01 30.00

00 02 00.00

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00 01 00.00

00 02 30.00

MESA MAIZE Table design based on the octahedron point system and on reconfigurable outcome and surrounding contextual demands such as size, number of people. orientation, spatiality, etc.

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BARTLETT BPRO EXHIBITION

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BARTLETT BPRO EXHIBITION

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HYDROFRINGE Hydrofringe is my B.Arch thesis exploration that aims to mitigate 3 main systematic problems:

+depleting natural resources & water shortages

+estuarine ecosystem degradation

+outdated farming practices

The main objective was to address the problem of water scarcity in California, and to posit that an industrial practice such as integrated aquaponics and multitrophic fish farming could utilize watercatchment methods and support the local community whilst revitalizing the fringe between water and urban development.

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hotel

HIGH SCHOOL

RESIDENTIAL AREA

elementary school INDUSTRIAL AREA

RESIDENTIAL AREA

CULTURAL CONNECTIONS

grant ave: channel st.

OAKLAND

BART BAY FAIR STATION 2.5 MILES

grant ave: via Nueva

bay area trail

grant ave: bockman rd. bockman rd. via toyon

bockman rd. via redondo bockman rd. bandoni ave.

grant ave: PROPOSED STOP

golden gate

SAN FRANCISCO

TRANSPORTATION oak

HYDRO-FRINGE

HISTORICAL WETLAND LOSS

PUBLIC GREEN SPACE

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SAN LORENZO CREEK

THE BAY

VORONOI WETLANDS

GRANT AVENUE

PACKING INDUSTRIES ORO LOMA SANITATION PLANT

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09 SOUTH DECK

13 INDOOR WETLAND

17 PARKING LOT

LABORATORY

10 FOG CATCHMENT CISTERN

14 FLEX SPACE

18 SERVICE LANE

CAFE + DELICATESSEN

11 AQUAPONICS CETNRE

15 AMPHITEATRE

19 LANDSCAPING + PARK

MAIN EXHIBIT

12 BAY AREA TRAIL

16 STORAGE

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INFORMATION

02 RESIDENTIAL PATH

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03 DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

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04 DEMONSTRATION KITCHEN

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01 PORCH ENTRY

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5’

25’

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50’

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program

context connections

solid-void

office demo kitchen lab

restaurant aquaponics centre

cafe

office

distribution

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1+ food production

2+ energy savings

-CENTRAL FOG CATCHMENT N 3+ water treatment

1 SQUARE METEER OF FOG NET = 5 LITRES/DAY

4,000 SQ FT OF NET SURFACE AREA X 5 LITRES = 20,000 L

-h2o CONDUIT+ -FISH TANKS+ 90% LESS WATER USED THAN TRADITIONAL FARMING (RECIRCULATION) 1 LB. OF EDIBLE FISH PER 3 GALLONS OF WATER

-WETLANDS+ -MINI FOG CATCHMENTS +

1 LB. OF CATTLE PER 100 GALLONS OF WATER

VORONOI RADIATES FROM CENTROID OF BUILDING FOOTPRINT

COLLECT AND SUPPLY ADDITIONAL WATER AS NEEDED

-- SITE OUTPUT

PV PANELS

filtered water back to the Bay

VORONOI WETLANDS

30 wetland pockets retain excess storm runoff +filter excess waste from aquaponics center

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SAN LORENZO CLIMATE INPUT +108 FOG DAYS / YR.. +24 INCHES RAIN / YR..

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RAIN WATER 24 INCHES/YR.

RADIATIVE COOLING

Y (AVG.) FOG HARVESTING polypropylene mesh

LITRES PER DAY AIR FLOW humidity and condensation 108 FOG DAYS/YR.

DEW CONDENSATION net basin

RAINFALL 24 in. / YR. WATER COLLECTION cistern

toward aquaponics

WATER TRANSPORT conduit

70’

VEGETATION BEDS

FISH TANKS

FOG CATCHMENT h20 CONDUIT

MICRO FOG CATCHMENTS MICRO FOG CATCHMENTS

INDUSTRIAL WET LAND LANDSCAPED

AQUACULTURE TANKS

fish waste is filtered by adjacent vegetable beds +excess water is discharged into wetlands subsurface nets accomdate fog catchment

MAIN FOG CA T MAIN CHMENT FOG CATCHMENT

AQUACULTURE TANKS

PARKING LOT

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main fog catchment supplies fish tanks with fresh water +approx. avg. of 9000 gallons water per day

micro fog catchments serve as landscape installations

ETFE MEMBRANE STEEL DIAGRID STRUCTURE MAIN FOG CATCHMENT NET CIRCULAMBULATORY RAMP VIEWING DECK

OFFICES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS AQUATIC RESEARCH LABORATORY

RIPARIAN HISTORY MUSEUM MAIN LOBBY + WATER CATCHMENT POOL GALLERY CAFE AQUACULTURE TANKS PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY NETWORK

VORONOI WETLANDS ARMY OF FOG-CATCHING NETS

EXISTING ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM

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OREGON COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT As a master planning and building design studio, the following question arose: how can an edifice act as a gateway or threshold to a larger complex?

Responding to the topography of the hillside, the building shifts to two strong, pre-existing axes: the existing academic quadrangle and the site topographical axis. The building acts as porous membrane, allowing the topography to flow through it and create its terracing levels.

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INSIDE OR OUTSIDE? Responding to the topography of the hillside, the building shifts to two preexisting axes: the existing academic quadrangle axis and the site’s topographical axis.

As a porous membrane, the structure allows the topography to flow through it and create dynamic, terracing interior spaces.

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commercial topography

AXES

TOPOGRAPHY

library art gallery office space cafe bookstore

PROGRAM

GREENERY 37

OFFICE 3500 SF

OFFICE 3500 SF

GALLERY 3950 SF

LIBRARY 1750 SF

LIBRARY 1750 SF

LIBRARY 2100 SF

ART STORE 2950 SF

LIBRARY 2100 SF OFFICE 2950 SF

OFFICE 2950 SF

FIRST FLOOR

LIBRARY 2500 SF

CAFE 1950 SF

LIBRARY 2500 SF

GALLERY 3250 SF

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LIBRARY 2600 SF

LIBRARY 2600 SF

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5’

25’

50’

GROUND FLOOR UPPER FLOOR 38

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LANDSCAPE THROUGH BUILDING The different levels of the topography can be seen cascading through the building including main gathering spaces such as the ground floor cafe and gallery, where student art installations are exhibited.

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NEW CITY HALL GRESHAM, OR With the recent boom of Porltand’s Metropolitan area, Gresham, Oregon is a city in both an economic boom and an identity crisis. Gentrification, rising housing prices, and lack of accessibility are only a few problems of the greater community.

In collaboration with the Gresham City Planning Department, I sought to devise a scheme that allowed for more transit connectivity, local food production, and transparent, community-minded civic processes.

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ground floor

upper floors

1/8” = 1’-00”

1/8” = 1’-00”

PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY cafe

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.

The building’s program consisting of a city hall and bike shop served as public anchors. The walkable ramp up to the roof allows visitors to enjoy the civic building from an elevated promenade.

open office

atrium

25’ hall

bike shop

21’ 15’ 9’ 6’

NORTH

0’

ground floor 1/8” = 1’-00”

cafe atrium

hall

6’ 0’

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bike shop

garden terraces

building program

pedestrian walkway

council chamber bike shop offices entry

NATURAL MIXED

beacon

MAN-MADE

I S O M E T R I C

MARKER

The major form inspires new interactions within the public realm; it facilitates traffic towards the city hall from the nearby transit center. The landscaping of the area is intended to illustrate 3 types of landscape: natural, manmade, and a hybrid.

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man-made / natural

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SHIFT

SENIOR HOUSING I N I T I AT I V E F O R TO M O R R O W Addressing the current image of senior housing in America, the primary goal of SHIFT is to reinvigorate the role of seniors in society.

The goal was to create a contemporary image of senior living. The structure would act as an example of sustainability.

A climate analysis focused on wind forces of the site was conducted.

Exploration into energy generation via wind-velocity increase was the primary interest of the form of the building, designating the placement of the windharvesting “nodes.�

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UPPER FLOOR

NORTH 48

SECOND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

DEMO

RAISE

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CAPTURE

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.

Energy generation hotspts (NW wind)

Energy generation hotspots (SW wind)

wind visualization via VASARI program

35 mph

0 mph

form-based wind-energy capture 50

fig. 1 LATERAL WIND

fig. 2 CAPTURE ENERGY

fig. 3 VENTILATE

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COMPETITIONS FREMONT PEAK O B S E R V ATO R Y As a quick 4-day competition entry for the Cavin Family Traveling Fellowship, this project aimed to create a modern addition to the pre-existing Fremont Peak Observatory in San Juan Bautista, California. At a high elevation in the coastal mountains, the observatory explores the link between sky and earth, offering patrons first-hand experience with astronomical observation, research and documentation.

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V I E W S + G R E E N S PA C E

PROCESSION

PROGRAM

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OCULUS

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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1000+

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PROFESSIONAL WORK P O R T L A N D, O R , U S A At YBA Architects, I collaborated and worked on a variety of projects including master planning projects to multi-family residential towers.

Being in a small firm gave me the personal responsibility and experience of fast-paced conceptual development, project management, and permit and construction documentation and coordination. I created fast concepts (such as the one on the left) and worked directly with the principal, giving me great insight into the operations of an architecture firm.

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Various Works at YBA Architects 60

Working directly with the owner and client, I conceptualized multiple iterations of affordable housing using old shipping containers as the base module. These shipping container multi-family projects aimed to serve rural and underprivileged communities and are deployed to increase community density and bolster social identity.

Shipping Container Housing Prototypes 61

design intention

a connection between interior wall and furniture

an insinuation of envelope and enclosure

variety of shelving + seating

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OTHER WORK ZAHA HADID ARCH. WORKSHOP For several weeks, under the guidance of ZHA associates and designers tutoring at the Bartlett, the 3D modeling program Maya was utilized to create complex geometries that followed a rulebased pattern. The pattern I explored was branching. Interested in the organic forms of tree branches and antlers, this work showcases 3D modeling as an effective way of sculpting and realizing complex geometries.

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components logic low-poly diagram

copy & scale & bridge copy & bridge extrude

two-way extrude extrude cube

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components step-by-step procedure high-poly modeling

branching

stacking 65

result

elevation stacking

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email: andrew.metzler11@gmail.com phone: (+44) 7366065328 address: Northumberland House, Gaisford St. London, UK NW5 2EA

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