BEN LLEWELLYN ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPE
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“The drawn line is one of the greatest human inventions, and it is available to all of us, a tool both common and esoteric, personal and universal.� -Lebbeus Woods
Ben Llewellyn University of Oregon B.Arch, Landscape Architecture, Minored in Landscape Architecture bencrllew@gmail.com http://bencrllew.wix.com/benllewellyn
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RENEWABLE REST STOP
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TILT
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TIDAL 94
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RAILSPUR FAB LAB
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THE WALKING CITY
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SKETCHES
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STUDIO PROJECT 2016 EUGENE, OR
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RENEWABLE REST STOP
FINDING A SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN A REST STOP AND A SOLAR FARM
A hub of renewable energy growth, which utilizes a highway rest stop as an opportunity to encourage visitors to be a part of producing renewable energy. The design is centered around an indoor viewing platform nestled within the solar and wind farm.
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MAP
REST
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WATER
WARMTH
SHADE
PLAY
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CONCEPT Due to our environmental crisis, we must turn to renewable energies. To do so requires a lot of infrastructure, but this infrastructure doesn’t have to be built behind a fence, away from the public. Renewable enregy production can be integrated into the existing landscape. The design uses solar panels for water collection, shade for agrictulture, and a rest stop to bring visitors into the heart of the industry.
XPERIENTIAL KIT OF PARTS EXPERIENTIAL PIECES
CONNECTION
Beckon
INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING FARMLAND
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DISCOVERY
COSY WARMNESS
Revealing the invisible RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION
BEING INSIDE THE ENERGY PRODUCTION
GREENSPACE
REST AND LEARN
PARKING AND ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING
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GROUP PROJECT, SPRING 2015 BEN LLEWELLYN, SAM CLAGGETT, HAILEY WHITMAN, BEN WRIGHT
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TILT
THE KINETIC STAGE
Tilt is an easily transportable, mechanically-powered performance stage. It was designed to be located in urban parks. When not in use, it acts as a quiet, but intriguing sculpture and play structure. When it comes time for a performance, Tilt’s mechanism is activated and its massive shell opens to reveal a stage for music.
WHAT IS IT?
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THE MECHANISM The mechanism which powers Tilt takes only a small touch to turn. This is due to the large swinging counterweight and the use of gear ratios to our mechanical advantage.
GEARS Provide mechanical advantage
RACK Connects mechanism to structure HAND WHEEL takes a light touch to turn
COUNTERWEIGHT 1875 lbs lead weight
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BRAKE Halts mechanism if foot is released
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Scan here to watch the animation of TILT! THE MODEL We constructed a half-scale model of Tilt to showcase its beauty and power. The wood gears and frame were cut on a CNC router. The metal gears and chain were salvaged from a junkyard.
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LAGI 2016 COMPETITION BEN LLEWELLYN, ALEX COLLINS, DYLAN TISS, KYLE POLLACK
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TIDAL: 94
94 CYLINDERS TO MAKE SANTA MONICA WATER INDEPENDENT
LOW TIDE
Tidal: 94 uses the rise and fall of the tide to turn seawater into potable water and edible salt. It uses no electricity and with its 94 cylinders, endlessly pumping from the ocean, produces enough drinking water for all of Santa Monica.
HIGH TIDE
HARNESSES THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TIDE TO PUMP WATER INTO CYLINDERS
100% SANTA MONICA’S
DRINKING WATER PUMPED THROUGH REVERSE OSMOSIS FILTER
EXCESS BRINE IS EVAPORATED IN CHAMBER
$60
MILLION / YEAR
TABLE SALT
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BECOMING PART OF THE CITY Tidal: 94 is an extension of the axis created by Santa Monica Boulevard and the current pier. Each platform offers a community engaging function to include visitors from allw walks of life. By bringing water generation into the city, people will come to understand the metrics of power and learn to guage their own use.
SANTA MONICA
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SKATEPARK
SALT MARKET
SPLASHPAD
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28 EVENT SPACE
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CYLINDERS
8,300,000 GAL/DAY
Mechanically powered from the gravitional pull of the moon and focused solar heat, Tidal 94 separates ocean seawater into fresh drinking water and crystallized sea salt. The localization of drinking water and salt production engages the public in the spectacle of infrastructure.
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SPRING 2015 STUDIO PROJECT VANCOUVER, CANADA
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RAILSPUR FAB LAB
UNITING THE OLD AND THE NEW FOR CREATIVITY’S SAKE
Railspur alley is an old industrial yard which now houses a busy public market and many art galleries. At its center stands a dilapitated warehouse--the perfect site for a fab lab. By using the existing heavy timber structure as a central design node, every space in the building hearkens back to the site’s industrial roots.
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NE ELEVATION
NE ELEVATION
NE ELEVATION
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
FINE ARTS UNITS
ENTER
ENTER
ARTIST LOFTS
GLASSBLOWING
WOOD/METAL SHOP
FINE ARTS
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FAIRY TALES 2015 COMPETITION BEN LLEWELLYN AND RAQUEL MANSELL
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WALKING CITY
A STORY OF HOW COURAGEOUS DESIGN CAN SAVE OUR SOULS
The Fairytale Fantasy Architecture competition asks for submissions of architectural storytelling. We told the story of a bleek future, where the average person spent their entire life indoors--away from the deadly, polluted outside environment. One brave woman takes a stand against what she is told is normal and builds a team of likeminded designers who use architecture to craft a better way of living. All exeprts taken from our 1200 word story
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“In Odessa, no place is safe for more than a few weeks. If we were to venture out, we would need solid shelter, but we would have to stay moving. It was these two factors that gave Stephen and I the idea of a walking city...�
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“...We worked. We sweated. The first blisters we’d ever seen formed on our own hands. Finally, on December 22nd, 2340, we were ready...”
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“...Two months ago, the wind began blowing harder and hotter than ever. Our programmers couldn’t handle the hardship any longer and asked to be dropped off at the next indoor city. Without them, the Walking City failed during the next storm...”
...The Walking City is no legend. It was real. It worked. It died, but you need to know, I have no regrets. I would do it all again if I could.”
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