Brandon Adams Portfolio by Brandon Adams

BRANDON ADAMS MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CLASS OF 2020

PERSONAL STATEMENT As a masters student, I am developing myself to become aware of the effects of architecture on culture and humanity. I am passionate about creating designs that maintain sustainability in materials as well as systems, for the impact of a building reaches far beyond its immediate goal. Along with understanding architecture's effect on the environment, I am working to grasp how architecture can impact the life of a person, and be empathetic towards their needs. I hope to weave both my faith and the skills that I have acquired into my practice going forward, and to use them both to serve the needs of my surrounding community. In regards to my aspirations going forward as a professional in architecture, I believe this verse explains what is asked of me: â&#x20AC;&#x153;From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded" (Luke 12:48).

CASE STUDIES

STUDIO PROJECTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Pg. 1 - 4

THE UPDATABLE HOUSE

Pg. 5 - 8

WOVEN ASSEMBLIES

Pg. 9 - 12

[MOD}IFYING SHISHMAREF

Pg. 13 - 14

PRIVACY RINGS

Pg. 15 - 16

THE CRYSTAL PALACE

Pg. 17 - 19

THE BREAKERS

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STUDIO PROJECTS

UPDATABLE HOUSE:

A SOLUTION TO THE DISPOSABLE SUBURBAN DWELLING SPRING 2018 FOURTH YEAR THESIS STUDIO Chesapeake, Virginia The current treatment of homes in Chesapeake, Virginia, is to produce homes as com-modities that will become outdated or undesired after just a few decades. This is due to their inability to grow with changing technologies and needs of future generations of home-owners. To mitigate this problem, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Updatable Houseâ&#x20AC;? will be constructed with one permanent concrete wall located in the central spine of the house, holding all the mechanical systems, water closets, and appliances. The wall will be easily accessible to allow the systems within it to be interchanged as they become broken or outdated. In addition, the central wall of the house will utilize passive systems as well as mechanical systems to work together to power and run a house that can grow with the demands of future generations. The wall updates to the changing needs of the rooms plugging into it.

PROCESS DRAWINGS OF WALL + SYSTEMS

STUDIO PROJECTS

PROGRAM LAYOUT WITH WALL

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MASSING ITERATIONS

SYSTEMS WITHIN WALL

ANALYSIS OF WALL

STUDIO PROJECTS

1. CONCRETE PLENUM ACTING AS SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR HOUSE 6.

2. ROOMS THAT PLUG INTO WALL AND CONNECT TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

SECTION THROUGH ENERGY SYSTEM

3. MECHANICAL SYSTEM CORE 5. 4.

4. METAL PANELS THAT CONNECT TO LIGHT GUAGE STEEL FRAMING, ALLOW ACCESSIBLITY TO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 5. TROMBE WALL CURTAIN WALL SECTION CUT OF WATER HEATING SYSTEM

6. LIGHT GUAGE STEEL FRAMING AND SHIPDECK PANELING FOR FLOOR AND CEILING

SECTION THROUGH TROMBE WALL

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2. SECTION THROUGH FURNACE

STUDIO PROJECTS

SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF UPDATABLE HOUSE

INTERIOR OF WALL

VERSION 1 OF UPDATABLE HOUSE MASSING OF SCHEME

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

WOVEN ASSEMBLIES: STUDIO PROJECTS

LEARNING COMPLEX AND MIXED USE SPACES

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FALL 2017 FOURTH YEAR RESEARCH STUDIO Masoro, Rwanda In the area of Masoro in Rwanda, a thriving community exists that largely participates in recreational soccer (as seen in the photo above). While several projects have been started in the area by non-profits to create infrastructure and provide for the war-torn area, little spaces currently exist to bring the community together. The area around the soccer field, where many people from various locations come to play, is in need of shaded gathering spaces for spectators, ticket booths for the field, washing stations, latrines, and offices for individuals working the game. In addition to those large use programs, an initiative is in place in Masoro to aid kids in learning by incorporating the classroom environment with playing soccer. With these learning spaces that are proposed to be created, several of them will be IT classrooms, while others will

be outdoor classrooms, small lecture spaces, and secure bathrooms. With all of these programmatic needs in the area, there is a mix of spaces that need a fully enclosed roof to provide rain protection and privacy, and spaces that would only require a partial enclosure to establish a division in spaces and to provide sun protection. The purpose of this project is to incorporate tradtional technologies already known to the area, such as bamboo framing and weaving for canopies, to create spaces that allow both enclosed and semi-enclosed environments for students to learn and for people drawn to the area due to the soccer field to have sheltered places to gather and rest. The intention of the final project is to create a system of design and construction that would allow an entire community to construct a variety of these spaces from a set of options, based on site conditions and programmatic needs.

VARIATIONS ON WOVEN ASSEMBLY ELEMENTS EXPLODED AXON OF BASE WOVEN ASSEMBLY WEAVING ASSEMBLY

STUDIO PROJECTS

WEAVING ASSEMBLY VARIATIONS

METAL ROOF

BAMBOO FRAMING

BAMBOO AND BRICK WALL VARIATIONS

BRICK WALL BERM CONDITION VARIATIONS

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BERM CONDITION

MATTRIX OF ELEMENTS

ASSEMBLY OF WEAVING PATTERNS

PATTERN 1 ASSEMBLY

PATTERN 1: OVERHAND KNOT

STUDIO PROJECTS

PATTERN 2 ASSEMBLY

PATTERN 2: SQUARE KNOT

PATTERN 3 ASSEMBLY

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PATTERN 3: TWO HALF HITCHES

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STUDIO PROJECTS

WOVEN ASSEMBLY UNIT: IT CLASSROOM AND OUTDOOR LECTURE HALL

[MOD]IFYING SHISHMAREF:

EXISTING CONDITION

FALL 2016: THIRD YEAR RESEARCH STUDIO

REUSE

STUDIOPROJECTS PROJECTS STUDIO

RELOCATING A VILLAGE

Shishmaref. Sarichef Island, Alaska Shishmaref, a town of 600 native villagers, is sinking into the Atlantic Ocean due to melting permafrost and eroding coastlines, and the town has voted to relocate. The current housing typology of the villagers is 151 HUD houses, of which 137 have been deemed by the Corp of Engineers fit to relocate. The new site is fifty miles away, across a frozen river in the winter. The current HUD homes are inadequate for healthy living, and have a list of needs that the towns people have requested be met.

Needs Icons of HUD Homes Storage

Example of Community Structure to be Reused Community

The community structures will also need to be replaced, due to their large and immovable nature. To solve these problems, the 137 HUD homes will be retrofitted with a series of “MODs,” which will each address the needs presented by the townspeople. To save money for the construction of these MODs and to clear out the current island, the existing community buildings will be taken apart, and their materials will be used to create the MODs. These MODs will be attached to the HUD homes, and then relocated to the new site.

Catalog of Materials Available in Community Structures

1. Metal Studs

Wood Studs

Fuel Tanks

Metal Studs

Windows

2. Fiberglass insulation

Freezer

Ventilation

Bedroom

Insulation

Bathroom

Doors

Arctic Entry

Foundation

Wood Siding

Flooring

Furnace

Do-it-Yourself Construction

Metal Frame Trusses

Roofing

Insulation

Lighting

Bathroom

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3. Glass window panes

EXISTING CONDITION

School of Shishmaref

REUSE

RETROFIT

RELOCATE

AGGREGATE

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STUDIO PROJECTS

PROCESS DRAWINGS OF MOD TYPES

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STUDIO STUDIOPROJECTS PROJECTS

RETROFIT - RELOCATE

A series of study models was created to test the spatial operations these MODs, made from the materials of the existing community structures, would have on the existing HUD model. These MODs were designed to improve the environmental, spatial, and communal aspects of the old HUD homes.

Detail Section of the Snow Shelf MOD

RETROFIT - RELOCATE

STUDIO STUDIOPROJECTS PROJECTS

Tray made longer to catch snow from roof eave Pipe made from metal studs

Ten inches of snow = R18 value lip created to form turbulence Water storage tank reused from town Foundation made from re-purposed school truss Sled shape made to allow for relocation

Summer Usage of Snow Shelf MOD One of the many MODs designed to mitigate the HUD homes’ needs is the “snow shelf MOD,” which is a series of shelves made on the facade of the home to provide storage and ventilation in the summer.

Winter Usage of Snow Shelf MOD During the winter, snow from the ground can be packed onto the shelf system, adding an extra layer of insulation to the currently inadequate HUD homes, which were not designed for extreme cold .

Do-It-Yourself Instructions for Building Snow Shelf MOD

Variations on Ice Shelf MOD 1.

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1. Arctic Entry MOD

2. Drying Rack Room MOD

3. Exterior Stair Connection MOD

4. Upstairs Lookout MOD

PRIVACY RINGS:HOUSING AND SHOPPING COMPLEX

STUDIOPROJECTS PROJECTS STUDIO

8th St NW

SPRING 2016 SECOND YEAR FOUNDATION STUDIO Preston Avenue. Charlottesville, Virginia Along Preston Avenue, a divide was created in an existing neighborhood by a recently constructed roadway, separating the community into two halves, with little to no public communal area for them to enjoy. To mitigate the lack of social draw to the Preston Avenue area and the divided neighborhood, the existing blocks will have their backyard condition become the new front, with homes facing inwards to public parks and plazas and these new centers of community being connected with smaller walking paths and nodes.

CH AR LT ON

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25'

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20' WE LCO ME SIG N + 1 2'

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Ø 10 .8" + 20 ' ART +7 '

15'

15.2

Ø 12 " + 24 '

Ø 13 " + 26 '

Ø 14 " + 30 '

15' TRAFFIC LI GHT + 1 5'

Ø 10 .5 " + 24 '

STR EET LIG HT + 2 5'

20' Ø19" + 12 '

TRAFFIC LI GHT + 2 5' STREET L IGH T + 25 '

Ø 19 " + 1 2'

G RA DY Ø 1.3 " + 9'

D 50 " H2 4' D50 " H2 4'

Certral Battery Specialists Harvest Moon 10' Cataring Three Notch'd 10' Brewing co. Three Notch'd 25' Brewing co. 10' McGradys Irish Pub 10' D5 0" H 24 '

3' / 35' 2.5' / 24'

Ø 1 .3" + 9'

Ø 2 2. 3" + 37 '

Ø 13 .7" + 18 '

20' Ø 17 .5 " + 3 5'

3.5' / 32'

24" / 40' T

10th

Rudy's Dry Cleaners 10'

23'

11'

9.5'

15.2

3' / 35'

5' / 35' 3' / 30'

26'

5' / 35'

2.5' / 24'

55'

Ø 1 9.7 " + 2 9'

10'

D70 " H3 0'

24" / 40' T

Ø 2 3. 5" +3 4 '

2.5' / 24'

D8 0" H 40 '

Rent A Car 15'

D9 0" H 40 '

24" / 40' T

2.5' / 24'

Ø 1 9. 7" + 3 0'

2.5' / 24'

D 10 0" H4 0'

12'

2.5 ' / 24' 24" / 40' T

Ø 18 .8 " + 30 '

D 50 " H2 4'

Baker 5 10'

5' / 35' 5' / 35' 6' / 48'

12'

- 20 7.7 1 m

Ø 3. 5" + 1 3'

ART + 10 '

5' / 35'

22'

5' / 35' 6' / 48' 5' / 35'

- 21 1 .71 m

D50 " H2 4'

Fifth Season Gardening 15'

D50 " H1 2'

D7 0" H 22 '

6' / 48'

21.7'

Ø 1 1" + 2 8'

9 th

21.5'

24" / 40' T

T T 24" / 40'

15'

2.5' / 24' 24" / 40' T

Ø 1 8. 5" + 4 0'

18' 22'

2.5' / 24'

T 24" / 40'

Ø 2 9" + 4 2'

21'

ER SO N

5' / 35'

2.5' / 24'

NW ST

25'

T T

5' / 35'

6' / 48' Ø 9 .9 " + 24 '

Ø 23 .5 " + 40 '

23'

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Preston's Laundry 15'

D50 " H1 2'

27.8'

6' / 48'

15'

2.5' / 24'

21.3' 30.5'

6' / 48' 5' / 35'

2.5' / 24'

16'

29.8'

2.5' / 24 ' 3' / 35'

Downtown Auto Sales 10'

2.5' / 24'

D 50 " H24 '

15.2

22'

1.5' / 15'

Ø 1 7.5 " + 3 6'

18'

- 21 5.7 1 m

23'

20.5

25'

6' / 48'

30' Ø 2 0. 7" + 4 0'

19.4'

20'

15'

Ø21" + 42 '

Ø 2 3. 9" + 3 4'

Ø 3 2. 8" + 3 8'

23' T

Ø 24 .2 " + 40 '

19'

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21.4' 14'

18.2'

21.8'

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Ø 2 2.6 " + 3 2'

ø 1.5 ' 15' ø 1' 13 '

ø 1.5' 20 '

12’ Ø 21 " + 2 8'

17’

ø 1' 20 '

13'

Ø 2 3. 2" + 30 '

ø2 5 . ' 2 9'

ø .75' 1 7'

ø 2' 25 '

20’

12’

ø 1' 20 '

ø 2.5' 25'

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- 2 35 .7 1 m

ø .75' 17' ø 2. 5' 28 '

12’

Ø 21 .6 " + 32 '

20’

ø .75 ' 1 0'

ø .75 ' 1 5'

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ø 3' 25'

20’

ø 3' 30'

ø 1' 15 '

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17’ 17 ’

ø 1. 5' 18 '

12’ ø 1.5' 21'

12’

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20’

12’ ø 1' 15'

12’ 17’

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Section Through Proposed City Block of Charlottesville

24" / 40' T 5' / 35'

24" / 40' T

5' / 35'

19.8'

22'

5' / 35'

6' / 48' 6' / 48'

Ø 9. 2" + 20 '

31'

Proposed City Block of Charlottesville

24 " / 40' T

5' / 35'

17.6'

Albemarle Street

24" / 40 '

5' / 35' - 2 15 .7 1 m

T T

15.2 15.2 15.2

/ 12'

5' / 35'

Ø 1 1. 8" +2 7 '

C'ville Auto Body 10'

D7 0" H 20 '

13.5

24" / 40' T

20' 9'

5' / 35'

Ø 5. 4" + 14 '

10'

D10 0" H 40 '

15.2

15.2 15.2

10'

6' / 48'

/ 5'

30'

4' / 35' Ø 13 .4 " + 2 8'

15.2

24" / 40' 14" / 2 5' T T

14'

/ 5'

1' / 12'

24" / 40' T

Ø 2 3" + 4 0'

20’ ø 1' 15'

17’

ø 2' 25'

15.2

2.5' / 24'

3' / 35'

24" / 40' T

ART + 10 '

AV E

25.4

3' / 35'

STREET L IGH T + 25 '

5' / 4 0'

WW ES ES TT ST

15.2

3' / 35'

16'

15'

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2.5' / 24'

10'

17'

Ø 1 .3" + 9'

Ø 1 .3 " + 9'

15.2

3' / 35'

3' / 30 '

20'

Ø 1 .3" + 9'

D50 " H2 4'

5' / 40'

20'

15' Ø 1 9" + 1 2'

Ø 1 6 .5" + 33 '

15.2

22'

Ø19" + 12 '

Ø 1 5" +3 0 '

BO O KE R

- 19 1.7 1m

15.2

ST RE ET

STREET L IG HT + 25 '

West St

Preston Avenue

20'

TH 10

STUDIOPROJECTS PROJECTS STUDIO

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First Floor Plan of Proposed Structure New structures will be proposed within these public plazas which feature layers of privacy, with a farmers market on the outside ring, followed by shops within, and then residential housing units on the inside layer, all centered around a shared atrium space.

Section Cut Through Proposed Structure With Afternoon Sunlight

Second Floor Plan of Proposed Structure The second floor of one of these proposed structures will feature small shops with a path that winds between them. Inside of this layer is the second floor to the residential units, with kitchens, bedrooms, and a mezzanine wrapping around the units connecting them.

CASE CASESTUDIES STUDIES

CRYSTAL PALACE

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Crystal Palace, London. 1851 As a case study analysis and CAD software training, I chose to recreate the Crystal Palace in London, which was burned down in 1936. Due to the early demise of the structure, little construction drawings existed, so I created a system of logic to base the modeling after within Rhino.

WORKFLOW:

Rhinoceros 5.0

VRay render

I based the modeling off a system of threes, with the window module being the basis for the construction of each part. The rectangular truss units are three window modules wide, the roof arches are one module spaced apart and nine modules wide, and every other part is based on this scale to make the parts come together seamlessly.

Exploded Axon of Crystal Palace Composition

CASESTUDIES STUDIES CASE

Glass Envelope

Window Arches

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Rectangular Truss Framing

Flooring

THE BREAKERS, NEWPORT RI

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CASE STUDIES CASE STUDIES

For another case study analysis, this time using Revit, I modeled the Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. The gilded nature of the mansion pushed the boundaries for what Revit is expected to do, and lead me to create parts using unconventional methods, such as turning generic columns into repeating railings and ribbings within the ceiling. The modeling of the Breakers, much like the Crystal Palace, is based on a grid system with everything aligning to the arch spacing within the central ballroom. For post-production work, I took the drawings into Rhino to change line weights and then compiled layers of linework and shadows in Photoshop to create the drawings into a â&#x20AC;&#x153;classicalâ&#x20AC;? visual style.

WORKFLOW:

Revit

Rhinoceros 5.0

Photoshop

Second Floor Plan of Breakers

Interior Ballroom View of Breakers

Third Floor Plan of Breakers

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CASE STUDIES CASE STUDIES

Back Perspective of Breakers

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CASESTUDIES STUDIES CASE

North - South Section of Breakers

Interior Section of Ballroom

East - West Section of Breakers