ACADEMIC WORK THE HIVE |Residential Tower |Brooklyn, NY
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WERC FACILITY |Comprehensive Studio |Queens, NY
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THE DAM HOUSE |Thesis |Multiple Sites
PERFORMANCE SHED |MacDowell Colony |Peterborough, NH
OCCUPIABLE SNOW FENCE |Rethinking Fundamentals |Barrow, AK
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PROFESSIONAL WORK KITE BEACH THEATER |OTJ Architects |Dubai, UAE
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MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY |OTJ Architects |Washington, D.C.
STEVENS SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER |OTJ Architects |Washington, D.C.
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PEAK |AIA Virginia FINALIST |Design Competition
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INNOVATION WAEC |Tech Startup CoFounder |Washington, D.C. & Boston, MA
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |3 Patents
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COMPETITIONS
ACADEMIC WORK REthinking Vertical Circulation
The Hive GRADUATE SCHOOL
Pandemics disrupt everything -- even our living environments. Project Hive presents a novel approach that allows urban residents to adapt to new ways of safely inhabiting their homes by merging alpine technologies with vertical mobility for residential towers. The Hive utilizes a gondola cable system that allows private access to individual residences while connecting to nearby transportation hubs, amenities and city attractions, inherently creating safer travel experiences.
Our project evokes a technological argument for vertical unit access and initiates an architectural guideline that welcomes the residents to customize their experience to their individual preference. Each unit allows its residents to manually manipulate their exterior facades to either slide, twist or swing in orientation to create unique natural light exposure, sun shading or private terraces. Urban residents are accustomed to conventional elevators and buildings that require a fundamental design change to be adequately prepared for any and all future health crises.
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Renewable Trash / Recycling Facility Under One Roof
Waste to Energy GRADUATE SCHOOL
Located along the New York City’s East River our state-of-the-art waste to energy and recycling center (WERC) is situated profoundly to capture the eye. Given the projects close proximity to the waterway while observing the imminent global sea level rise, our design corresponds with the future of the river’s water rise. The project lifts out of the water where the power house’s equipment is protected for not only a hundred year floor from below, but also against daily weather from the thin roof blanket above. The facility accepts the local trash to be incinerated, twist our industrial electric turbine while scrubbing the fumes into steam which then escapes out singular smoke stack, which delicately pierces the roof. The site plan gestures toward an axial alignment of trash entering from both the river and roadways which is based on the importance of the trash women and men who provide the facilities fuel.
GRADE: TBD (MIDREVIEW PROGRESS) DURATION: 3/5 MONTHS TEAM PROJECT: 2 TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS: 80% - PAGES 11-15 - CONCEPT / 3D MODEL / GRAPHICS 10
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DESIGNING WITH EARTH FORCES
THE DAM HOUSE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL
My thesis is to understand how to design in active environments, specifically waterways, while exploiting their natural powers. The project is a single family home that generates energy from a stream, creek, river, etc. My house can be sited on a waterway anywhere in the world. The home clings to the edge of a waterway and diverts water into a retention pond which directly connects to the home’s dam. The dam allows for the water to pass through, striking the cross-flow turbine, generating energy that is transmitted to the home.
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IT BEGAN WITH A JOINT
PERFORMANCE SHED UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL
The Joint Studio focused on researching various types of architectural / structural joints throughout the semester. Our task was to develop a new joint system that could generate a dynamic performance space. My PERFORMANCE SHED demonstrates a hanging floor system where the environment underneath is untouched. This system creates columnless spaces underneath while creating a dynamic performance and seating area above. The FLOATING stage and seating platforms could be raised a lowered, ultimately allowing flexibility in the performance area. An outdoor amphitheater lies adjacent to my PERFORMANCE SHED where a movable stage system that rolls along tracks. This stage can be used for both indoor and outdoor performances.
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SYSTEM 1 - PIVOTING BALL JOINT PANELS (walls and roof)
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BELOW FREEZING ADAPTIVE DESIGN
OCCUPIABLE SNOW FENCE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL The Arctic Region can be categorized as an EXTREME ENVIRONMENT. What it takes to live in such an environment is an in-depth understanding of what the Arctic contains and how we can passively harness and utilize it. For our ARCTIC STUDIO we did an intensive study of conditions regarding the Arctic Region. We then took these researched concepts of LIGHT, HEAT, AIRFLOW, PRECIPITATION, and SITE to formulate a design of an occupiable space that responds to the environment. My design was focussed around a SNOW FENCE that harnesses the arctic region’s powerful wind and snow forces. Utilizing a tubular arrangement allows for a reinterpretation of how a snow fence operates, ultimately turning a static and repetitive structure into a dynamic and organic space.
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having a material that expands/contracts Expansion and Contraction due to temperature change or presence of building envelope light could become a skin for a building-relating to the polygonal shapes of permafrost cracking
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
BRINGING THE ARTS TO AN EMERGING REGION
KITE BEACH THEATER DUBAI, UAE The Kite Beach theater is located adjacent to a historic fishing village. Fisherman in this region use sail boats that have a particular curve. On the site will sit a 5,000 seat performance venue and 400 seat multi-purpose venue. The building’s entrance is protected from the harsh solar rays by a massive perforated metal mesh that sits atop slender columns. As the curving sail shade twists open at the theaters entrance it begins to wrap flush with the face of the building, looking as if the theater was setting sail. All work done by myself, Brandon Eck. I was in charge of designing this facility based on our clients needs. I designed the entire facility and produced all the graphics while maintaining a fully organized and managed BIM workflow. OTJ Architects owns this material.
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RENOVATING MIES’ WORK
MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL LIBRARY Washington, D.C.
MIES VAN DER ROHE constructed the Martin Luther King Memorial Library in 1972 in Washington, D.C. It serves as the Districts Downtown Central Library. Overtime it received substantial wear-and-tear and required revitalization. Martinez and Johnson Architecture + Mecanoo were chosen to complete a full redesign and renovation of the historic framework. I was honored to be chosen to digitally draft the building’s HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY (HABS). I took MIES’S original blueprints and re-drafted them digitally to be printed on ARCHIVAL BOND PAPER. I produced PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SECTIONS, and DETAILS for the HABS documentation. These efforts are now located in the UNITED STATES ARCHIVES for future generations to have the opportunity to relive MIES’s famous D.C. library celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. All work on page 45 done by myself, Brandon Eck. OTJ Architects owns this material. Renderings produced by Mecanoo Architecten. My role in this project was drafting and submitting the entire HABS documentation, CD documentation involving BIM management, and CA involving RFIs / CCDs / ASIs / Field Reports / Site Visits.
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Renovating a Nationally Historic Elementary School
STEVENS SCHOOL EARLY LEARNING CENTER Washington, D.C. My role in this project was to design, document and manage the entire school’s renovation from DD-CA phases of design and construction. I was in charge of all BIM and information being past from design consultants, contractors and our client while selecting all finishes for both the interior (floor, walls, ceiling, light fixtures, furniture, etc.) and exterior (masonry, steel, windows, doors, etc.). This historic 1868 school had to be upgraded to twenty-first century codes and regulations alongside massive abatement procedures. This was achieved through constant communication with DCRA, DCPS, DGS, HPRB, and HPO in the District to assure proper permits were received in order to keep the project on schedule. Unlike many projects the school was separated into two design packages: an Interior and Exterior that involved two different contractors. My role included managing both contractors among eight design consultants to assure the correct information was being received and processed to achieve our design intent among our constrained budget.
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COMPETITIONS RENEWABLE EDUCATION
PEAK AIA VIRGINIA COMPETITION | INDIVIDUAL ENTRY CHARETTE The University of Virginia School of Architecture annually competes in the AIA Virginia Prize Design Competition. The 2016 prompt was focused around a wind farm located in Southwest Virginia along the Blue Ridge Mountains. The project was to include 20 wind turbines and an education facility that would allow a harmonious connection between the observer and the surrounding environment. The exercise stated three main requirements: a 360 degree panoramic view, a museum space that holds a full size blade from a wind turbine, and an amphitheater for educational purposes. My project allowed the occupant to always have sightlines in all cardinal directions while highlighting an axial view north to the vast turbine array. The 150 foot turbine blade is located as the interlocking piece sectionally, and an outdoor amphitheater is situated within the circular courtyard.
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INNOVATION DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY OPTION
“WAY-eck” 2016 - 2019 Waec was a technology startup that developed delivery logistics technology. Our first product was an autonomous ground drone that was able to safely and efficiently deliver local food-sale, convenience, and retail items. We provided quick, low cost, and sustainable deliveries for dense urban and metro areas. Our drones travelled at a walking speed of 4 mph, carried a payload up to 20 pounds, and had a delivery range of 3 miles. During this venture I spearheaded three patents, all of which pertained to creating faster, more efficient systems and methods for autonomous drone delivery - air and ground.
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Transfer Station Render
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PATENT 1 - GRANTED TRANSFER STATION “TRANSFER STATION FOR TRANSFERRING BETWEEN LENNUF :3 ERUGCONTAINERS IF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLES” FIGURE 6: FUNNEL ON MOTOR TRACK
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-- this granted patent creates a way for an air drone to seamlesses transfer an item to or from a ground drone through the use of a station --
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PATENT 2 - GRANTED STORAGE STATION “STORAGE STATION FOR STORING CONTAINERS TRANSPORTED BY UNMANNED VEHILCES”
-- this patent creates a place to temporarily store items to assist in local delivery logistics for autonomous drones --
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PATENT 3 - PENDING AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY METHOD “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS SHIPPING” THE UCV WOULD EXTEND A CHARGING LINE OUTWARD AND INSERT INTO THE BACK OF THE UGV THE UGV THEN COULD CLAMP AROUND THE CHARGING LINE FOR A SECURE CONNECTION
UCV CHARGING LINE
UGV -- this patent creates a method of autonmous delivery using various types of drones in order to make the most efficient local delivery -SIDEWALK
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