A Collection of Creative Work
by Zachary J. Boeheim
ZACHARY john BOEHEIM CONTACT ARCHITECT Chicago, IL Email / zboeheim@hawk.iit.edu Cell / 734.945.8558 Linkedin / https://www.linkedin
EDUCATION ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, IIT / B. Arch 2015 / Masters of Construction Engineering and Management 2016 Minor in Business Management / Specialization in Design/Build Chicago, IL : August 2010 - May 2016
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AFFILIATIONS EXPERIENCE GHANA DESIGN BUILD STUDIO, IIT / Project Managed Activities
American Institute of Arch. Student Young Architect Forum CMAA Student Chapter American Concrete Institute
Ten students from the College of Architecture designed, then traveled to Ghana, to build a custom 780 sq. ft. boys’ dormitory for the Twifo Hemang Secondary Technical School. Received practical experience in design, planning, management, budgeting, and construction during all phases of the project. While being immersed in a new culture. Ghana, West Africa : June 1 2014 - August 7 2014
ACCREDITATIONS FREEDOM BY DESIGN / Project Manager / The Lissette Project LEED, GA (in progress) Renovation project, requiring creative adaptations due to space limitations, transforming the ARE (in progress) cramped space into an ADA-accessible bathroom. Led volunteer team in the demolition, Cicero, IL : February 2014 - March 2014
INTERESTS FREELANCE DESIGN / Design Consultant / Cigar Box Music / RSHS Basketball, Guitar Assisted exterior and interior build-out of music repair shop in the Logan Square neighborhood. Climbing, Reading, Cooking Part of the Rudolf Steiner High School expansion alumni design team. Woodworking, Aquaponics Chicago, IL : September 2014 - October 2014 / October 2015 Travel and Green Design & Technology
ANN ARBOR CARPENTRY CO. / Crew Member
Assisted in building residential additions, remodeling interiors and panel siding. Developed problem solving skills and learned carpentry techniques. Ann Arbor, MI : May 2008 - August 2008
---GRAHAM RESOURCE CENTER, IIT / Architecture Library / Teaching Assistant Assisted head librarian and students in the use of the Centers’ resources, equipment and spaces. Chicago, IL : January 2011 - August 2011 / August 2014 - Current
KEATING SPORTS FACILITY, IIT / Building Supervisor Managed student employees and was responsible for the organization of sporting events. Chicago, IL : August 2011 - December 2013
EXTRACURRICULAR FREEDOM BY DESIGN, iitAIAS / Finance Co-Chair Member Chicago, IL : December 2013 - May 2014
ILLINOIS TECH VARSITY BASKETBALL, IIT / Team Member Chicago, IL : October 2012 - May 2013
SKILLS ANALOG / Presentation Models, Sketching, Drafting, Painting FABRICATION / Laser Cutting, CNC, Woodworking, Welding, Furniture Design LANGUAGES / basic knowledge in Portuguese and studying Spanish RECOGNITION 2015 : Final Project Selected in end of year show for Undergrad. Fifth Year, IIT 2014 : Final Project Selected as Best of Undergrad. Fourth Year, IIT 2013 : Material selected for end of year show for Undergrad. Third Year, IIT 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 : Dean’s List, IIT
01_ High Rise Structure / Wind Tower 03_ Bathhouse / Lincoln Park 04_ 9601 / Aquaponics Facility 02_ Green Industry Market 05_ Furniture / AquaFurniture 06_ Ghana Studio
Deflectors Open
Deflectors Closed
01_High Rise Studio
Wind Tower Peter Land Year Spring 2015 Location Universal
Project
Professor
Zach Boeheim l Universal Wind Tower: Vertical Context Studio l Spring 2015 l Prof. Peter Land
Overall Isometric
Typical Floor Plan
This high rise proposal (100 Stories / Height 1558 ft.) aims to maximize the wind flow around its column shaped form. Directing lateral wind loads seamlessly around the building,while capturing the energy that is produced by these wind forces. The tower is supported by a large dia-grid structure joined together by prefabricated steel nodes. Openings in each floor plate, spiral round the building, acting as “chimneys,� caring light and ventilation threw the building. A double skin facade is used, leaving room for vertical axis turbine deflector-units that open and close depending on the direction of the wind.
Detail of Vertical Turbine
Iso Section of Deflectors
Adaptive Use is the reutilization of a building or structure for a new function. It is the imaginative effort of bringing a building back to life by changing its use.
02_Green Industry Market
Project CBD Studio Professor Bryant Pitak & Peter Landon
Year Spring 2014 Location East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL
Existing Industrial Charater
Vacant Land and Property in the Kidzie Industrial Corridor
Potential Connections in Kidzie Industrial Corridor & East Garfield Park
The Green Industry Market / a catalyst for future Industry & Technology / a new model for Education & Manufacturing / a facility emerging from the Past & arriving in the Future
Kidzie Industrial Corridor Boundary
Kidzie Industrial Corridor Boundary Adjacent Neighborhoods to K.I.C. Site Boundary Connections Between Neighborhoods and K.I.C. k Adapted Sites for Manufacturing or Technology Site Location
Site Boundary Vacant Land and Property Site Location
The Two Moves of Adaptation
Industrial Character
Modern & Technology
Industrial Character
Existing Exterior Walls & New Columns
New Program Existing Exterior Walls
The question was: how can we reuse, but make new this historical industrial landmark? By connecting with local businesses in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, academic institutions, and receiving funding from the U.S government to build an advanced manufacturing facility in Chicago, the concept was born. The goal being to adapt this building, while limiting C02 emission, creating jobs, and new industry. Therefore, establishing the “Green Industry Market� was the natural evolution after analyzing all of the systems and scales at play.
Physical Model of Entire Building
Site Plan
Parti & Site Model
Detail Model of Existing and New Intersection
TOP: 1. Interior day view of Market Exchange Hall 2. Night view of Market Exchange Hall during an event BOTTOM: 3. Resource Center Library 4. Manufacturing Space
An investigation of the material qualities and properties of concrete.
“Bathing together in a wooden barrel, under the trees, in the snow!� - Moku Moku Yu Bathhouse, Japan
03_Lincoln Park Bathhouse
Bathhouse: Concrete Project Professor Jeffery Klymson Year Spring 2013 Location Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL Project
The images on this page show the final model formwork, ceiling plan, and roof plan. The model was made from concrete. The main objective of the project was to create particular sound sensory experiences for each bath typology. Using different surface shapes, the sound reflections and vibrations are specific to the temperature and therapeutic qualities of each pool. HOT = compact, COLD = open, WARM = transitional.
Model Formwork
On the bottom is a parti diagram; site section showing all the sounds and the decibel levels around the site.
Concrete Model Ceiling Plan
Concrete Model Roof Plan
...combing technology with aquaponics, sustainability with agriculture, and economic viability with honesty.
04_9601 Project CBD Studio Professor Eva Kultermann Year Fall 2014 Location 9601
S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL
The goal of 9601 was to create a community oriented destination spot where anyone is welcome to learn, make, grow... This community supported pocket is broken up into three organizational categories: community, education and agriculture.
This project was a collaborative effort among three group members. My contribution being: researching urban agriculture, adapting the existing building, aquaponics techniques, energy systems, detailing, project management, and designing a vertical element to be used for indoor gardening and education. The vertical greenhouse that resulted, provides an ideal environment for showcasing, by floor, specific indoor gardening techniques.
Building and Site Plan
Aerial View of Physical Model
Concept Sketches
Natural Lighting Section
Natural Ventilation Section
An Ulmer Stool, Pine Box with mahogany splines, and a Steel & Wood Aquaponics System and Display Case Furniture.
The Ulmer Stool
05_Furniture Project Woodworking Professor Frank Flury Year Fall 2015 Location Logan Square, Chicago, IL
AquaFurniture: is a fully functional continuous flow aquaponics system and display case. The frame is made from 2” x 2” HSS tubes, miter cut, and mig welded together. The aquaponics system consists of a 45 gallon fish tank, and four 4” x 4” PVC tubes, used as the grow bed. The rest of this piece of furniture is made from birch plywood, using box joints as the main joinery method.
Final Aquaponics System and Display Case
06_Ghana Studio Project Design Build Studio Professor Frank Flury Year Summer 2014 Location Twifo Hemang, Ghana, West Africa
This one-story dormitory, made from concrete, steel rebar, sand brick, plaster, wood trusses, and a metal roof, was the result of a Design/Build studio held in Ghana, Africa. Ten students worked together in the designing, planning, budgeting, and construction phases of this unique and rewarding project.
INDEX A brief explanation of the computer programs and technical methods implemented in each project /
---01_High Rise Structure / Wind Tower DIGITAL / AutoCad (drawings), Rhino (3d modelling), Grasshoper (plug-in used to generate complex geometries), Adobe Illustrator (line weight and presentation) ANALOG / Sketching (insensive research and design)
02_Green Industry Market DIGITAL / AutoCad (drawing), Revit (3d modelling), Rhino (3d modelling), QGis (research), Adobe Illustrator (line weight and presentation), Adobe Photoshop (diagrams), Adobe InDesign (final booklet assembly), Laser Cutting (model making) ANALOG / Sketching (research and design), Physical Model Making (concept and final)
03_Lincoln Park Bathhouse DIGITAL / AutoCad (drawing), Revit (3d modelling), Sketch-Up (3d modelling), QGis (research), Adobe Illustrator (line weight and presentation), Adobe Photoshop (diagrams), Adobe InDesign (final booklet assembly), Laser Cutting (model making) ANALOG / Sketching (research and design), Formwork and Concrete Pouring, Physical Model Making (concept and final)
04_9601 DIGITAL / AutoCad (drawing), Revit (3d modelling), Sketch-Up (3d modelling), Ecotect Analysis (site analysis and conceptual design), Adobe Illustrator (line weight and presentation), Adobe Photoshop (diagrams), Laser Cutting ANALOG / Sketching (research and design), Physical Model Making (concept and final)
05_Furniture DIGITAL / AutoCad (drawing) ANALOG / Sketching (design), Woodworking, Mig Welding
06_Ghana Design/Build DIGITAL / AutoCad (drawing) ANALOG / Sketching (design), Surveying, Excavation, Formwork Making, Concrete Mixing & Pouring, Masonry, Rebar Cutting & Bending/Tying, Rigging Scaffolding, Woodworking, Roofing, Finishing Work **The map of Chicago on the Table of Contents was generated using Chicago crime data (Data Portal), categorized in Excel in order of severiety of crime. The more violent the crime the darker and bigger the dot, conversly, the less violent the crime, the lighter and smaller the dot. Final image was made by imputting the coded data into QGis. ***Additional programs and techniques used - not shown in this collection of material / DIGITAL / CNC, Vico Software, Vasari, Primavera, Sefaira, On-Screen Takeoff, Excel, PowerPoint, Word ANALOG / Welding, Woodworking, Oil Painting, Clay Sculpture, Aquaponics System, Carpentry
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