Brad Wissmueller M.Arch. M.A. in Philosophy LEED Green Associate
INTEGRATE
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LIBRARY GREEN
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1:2:1 HOUSE
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GROW, AFRICA
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AGORAPHOBIA
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OTHER WORK
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INTEGRATE SPRING ‘17 ACADEMIC (3-person Group Project) How can the rooftop of a strip mall integrate nature, resources, and people to help the community meet more than their basic needs? > Umbrella Shell Roof - unique, parametric, captures water, guides attention outward > Curved Glulam Beams - natural material, integrates structure with the trees in the park > Programming - cooperative model and “sharing economy” provides an alternative and complements strip mall stores
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Creativity
''We try to ''build community,'' not realizing that mere intention is not enough when separation is built into the very social and physical infrastructure of our society."
Acheivement Belonging Health and Employment Food and Security
- Charles Eisenstein, Ascent of Humanity
People | Meaning
EXISTING SEPARATION
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People | Nature
People | Resources
Creativity Workshop
Acheivement Belonging
Co-working Common Space
Health and Employment
Farm
Kitchen
Food and Security
Proposed Strip Mall Addition
Membership Cooperative
PROPOSED INTEGRATION
East/West Longitudinal Section
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Atrium Ground Level*
Social Lounge*
1) Greenhouse 2) Mechanical 3) Kitchen
LEGEND
4) Food Processing 5) Co-Working/Dining 6) Social Lounge
7) Workshop 8) Rooftop Farm
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Second Floor Plan
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Panelite Roof System
4-ply Glulam 1/4”1/2”1/4”
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Waterproofing treatment on endgrain
Structural Alluminum Channel Setting block Metal Plate Polyethylene foam backer rod Gasket Dessicant to absorb residual moisture or condensation Structural silicone sealant Tempered Glass Fin Dehydrated air between glass sheets for insulation Tempered glass with low emmisivity coatings
Steel plates Self-drilling dowels
1.5” Panelite filled with argon gas Torsion spring clips Suspension channel L-Angle (to support suspension channel)
Soil Filter Fabric Drainage Layer Root Barrier Waterproofing Membrane Drainage Pipe to Cistern Structural Insulating Geofoam
Rooftop Farm Detail
Glulam beams (reduced to 4-ply at their peak where they join another umbrella system)
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Tempered glass with low emmisivity coatings Dehydrated air between glass sheets for insulation Tempered Glass Fin Structural silicone sealant Dessicant to absorb residual moisture or condensation Gasket Polyethylene foam backer rod Metal Plate Setting block Structural Alluminum Channel Growing Roof (see detail 4) Vapor Membrane Concrete
Key Structural Details
Physical Sectional Model* *The renderings and physical model were primarily done by Hassan Shurrab & Ezra Young.
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LIBRARY GREEN SPRING ‘16
ACADEMIC
How can a library draw people in, create a connection with nature, and create something unique within design parameters? > Indoor/Outdoor - creates a large indoor public “green” space > Board Formed Concrete connection with a natural material while expressing solidity and timelessness > Design Parameters - met client’s needs in unique/unexpected way > Programming - synergistic relationship with adjacent senior living
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Mass
Relationship between Library and Mixed-Use Senior Living
Enclosed “Outdoor” Space
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Central Circulation and Gathering
Field
5) Children 6) Circ. Workroom 7) Cafe 8) Special Coll.
9) Black Box Entry 10) Study/Meeting 11) Mixed Use/ Senior Living
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LEGEND
1) Circulation Kiosk 2) Internet Stations 3) New Arrivals 4) Display/Gallery
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First Floor Plan
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1:2:1 HOUSE FALL ‘15
ACADEMIC
How can you design a 12-bedroom house on a small urban lot that can convert between one and two units and uses engineered wood products? > Indoor Pine Tree - references CLT source, encourages gathering > Angled Walls - encourages gathering, highlights CLT > Resource Use - manufacturing dimensions used, ocuts saved > Shou Sugi Ban - charred wood siding for the exterior
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Movable CLT Wall Sections
First Floor Plan (showing transformation)
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Using the Offcuts
3-ply CLT Waterproofing Membrane Insulation Sheathing Hardwood Floors
Services Exposed CLT Ceiling Battens Charred Wood Siding
Entrance and Shared Gathering Area
Unit One
Unit Two
Wall Section Detail
Section Perspective Showing 1:2:1
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GROW, AFRICA FALL ‘16
ACADEMIC/ REAL CLIENT
How can an organic farm and education center in Kenya become a catalyst for food and shelter resiliency? > Earth Bags - uses on-site material, unskilled labor > Curved Buildings - directs wind for cooling, easier to construct, fits contoured landscape > Integrated Site Design - farm and buidings constructed and function synergistically > Parametric Model - parametric model allows many iterations and exibility for the client
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Unstealable Value
Cooling Appropriate Technology
Earthbag Construction
Agro-Ecology Food System
Fired Earth Curved Buildings
Pipe and Vinyl
Contours Resiliency
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Water Management
Interconnected
Challenging linear, isolated thinking and diagramming in order to find holistic, integrated, and synergistic solutions to complex, multi-faceted problems.
Grasshopper allowed me to rapidly test iterations while maintaining the relationship between the cut (contoured landscape) and the “fill� (Earthbag buildings).
Section through Main Entrance
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AGORAPHOBIA SPRING ‘15
ACADEMIC/ PUBLICATION
How can you create an architectural intervention appropriate for the Nebraska Sandhills that includes a recreational component? > Dynamic - like the Sandhills, the experience changes over time > Untouched - the intervention leaves the Sandhills undisturbed > Stargazing/Reflection - a recreation exploiting the uniquely vast and pollution-free sandhills > Balance - solitary relaxation as an antidote to fast-paced urban life
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OTHER WORK HOLLAND BASHAM ARCHITECTS HBA is a diverse mid-sized firm in Omaha where I had a chance to contribute to a variety of projects in Summer 2016 and when invited back Winter 2016-2017.
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1:1 Scale Cardboard Models On-site
Proposals and Schematic Design Massings (Sketchup)
Schematic Design Rendering for an Oral Surgery Center (Sketchup)
Full Design Development Floor Plans and Rendering for Skilled Nursing Facility (Revit)
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2016 PDC STUDENT CHALLENGE 48-hour design of an outpatient surgery center. Completed by an interdisciplinary four person team from four dierent universities.
EARTHSHIP VOLUNTEERING Earthships are completely o-grid homes made largely with recycled materials and requiring minimal skilled labor. I volunteered with the founder - Architect Michael Reynolds.
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Brad Wissmueller bradwissmueller@gmail.com| (608) 260-5450