Undergraduate Architecture by Cameron LeBleu

Cameron LeBleu B. ENVD Arch. University of Colorado at Boulder My path towards a career in architecture was initiated by an interest in sustainability. As more than 60% of content in the worlds landfills are sourced by building materials, I believe that architecture has the potential and responsibility to have the most influential impact on the environmental state of the planet. Architecture also has the potential to play a key role within the fabric of the social climate. I am fascinated by the area of confluence between these two forces. One aspect of design which I believe has the potential to bridge the gap between environmental and social climates is the restoration of craftsmanship and our relationship to materials as consumers. Through craftsmanship and the honest utilization of a material, I believe we as designers can establish a dialogue between society and the goods we engage with on a daily basis. A dialogue that can connect society with the life of the objects we engage, and the people and resources that contribute to that life.

Contents 4. Resume

5. Skills + Attributes Architecture

6. - 21. Building as a Tool

22. - 37. The Christie Lodge 38. - 41. Nos:tal:gia

42. - 43. Del Norte Retreat Contest

44. - 45. Melton Design Build Challenge Work Experience

46. - 47. Internship Construction Drawings Digital Fabrication

48. - 61. Rorqual Contoured Wall Installation

Cameron LeBleu CONTACT

Address: 910 Greenlawn Dr. Hammond, Louisiana Email: cameron.lebleu@colorado.edu Website: cameronlebleu.com Telephone: (985)-974-8093

EDUCATION 2010-2015

University of Colorado at Boulder Bachelors of Environmental Design - Architecture Studies Emphasis + Anticipated Graduation: December 2015 + GPA: 3.4 + Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List 2013-2015

EXPERIENCE Spring 2015

University of Colorado Geometry Pavilion Position: Design Build Independent Study + Participated in SD, DD, and CD phases + Engaged in meetings with the town of Lafayette, Colorado + Interacted with local fabricators and manufacturers Location: Boulder, Colorado

Summer 2013

Holly & Smith Architects Position: Architectural Design Internship + Assisted in the production of construction drawings for multiple projects of various scale + Graphic Representation of Southeastern Louisiana University Master Plan + Documented existing conditions of a proposed historical restoration project Location: Hammond, Louisiana

Summer 2010

Moody & Moody Law Position: Internship Location: Hammond, Louisiana

SKILLS

Digital

Analog

Digital: Rhino: Revit: Autocad: Grasshopper: Vray: Keyshot: Sketch Up: GIS: Photoshop: Illustrator: InDesign: Analog: Hand Drafting: Model Making: Sketching: Fabrication: Laser Cutter: CNC: 3d Printing: Wood Shop: Metal Shop:

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Building as a Tool

-School of Architecture and Performative Design+Program: Academic +Location: Boulder, Colorado +Sqft: 55,000 +Classification: Architecture +Course: ENVD_4300_Advanced Design Lab II +Instructor: Marcus Farr +Semester: 8

Above: The ground floor acts as a response to a synthesis of forces impacting the site. Most notably it has been shifted to embrace an existing tree grove and split, separating the auditorium and cafe from the rest of the building. This split allows for existing pedestrian circulation networks to maintain their integrity and creates a microclimate around the entrances to the building.

South Elevation

Above: The main stair is positioned on the south side of the building and serves as a major gathering space for the building. The stair connects all floors with a large atrium which gathers southern light and offers views towards the Flatiron Mountains to the southwest. Below: The contoured spatial device runs throughout the building. Here in the library it acts as a vertical superfurniture linking the floors with book shelves and seating opportunities.

Materiality and Structure 1. Wood Facade +Mitigates Solar Heating Effects +Lightweight +Allows Ambient Light to Enter +Sustainable +Locally Sourced

4. Steel Facade

+Mitigates Solar Heating Effects +Durability +Lightweight +Allows Ambient Light to Enter

2. Kalwall System

+Translucent Glass System +Provides Glare-Free Natural Light +Does Not Distort Color Spectrum +Ability to Control Heat Transfer

5. Board-Formed Concrete +High Thermal Mass +Fire Resistent +Aesthetically Tied to Material Palette +Relatively High Compressive Strength

3. Quad-Lock Concrete Floor Systems

+Stable Indoor Temperatures +Minimal Air Inﬁltration +Uses Less Material than Traditional Concrete Slabs +No Site Waste +Lightweight +Savings in Energy and Reoccuring Costs

-Low Tensile Strength -Must be Mixed and Cured Properly -Can Crack if Stressed -Lower Compression Strength than Steel

-Higher Up Front Construction Costs -Contractor Must Be Familiar With Quad-Lock System

Heating/Cooling Kalwall glass curtain wall systems allow ambient light to pass through without a large heating effect.

The Atrium space allows natural light to ﬂood into the building. It contains a venting system at the top to allow warm air to rise out. The facade system allows ambient ight in and deﬂects some light to reduce heating effects.

A grove of mature trees on the south-west side of the building acts as a natural sun screen, which helps to reduce heating effects.

1. Cast-In-Place Concrete Columns 2. Cast-In-Place Concrete Shear Walls 3. Quad-Lock Decking System 4. Facade Scaffolding

Indoors Outdoors

Gallery Space

Atrium

Hallway

Studio Space

Hallway

Studio Space

Hallway

Main Lobby

Natural Lighting Conditions

Outdoor Gathering Space

Main Entry/Micro-climate

Indoor/Outdoor

Structure

The Christie Lodge

-The Rocky Mountain Lodge [Re] Invented+Program: Boutique Hotel +Location: Avon, Colorado +Sqft: 120,000 +Classification: Architecture +Course: ENVD_4100_Advanced Design Lab I +Instructor: Marcus Farr +Semester: 7

Concept Board Indoor/Outdoor Relationship

The design process began with a basic rectangle, oriented from east to west.

The ground has been pushed up and pulled down in order to create ground to roof sequences and indoor/outdoor experiences.

Christie Lodge & I-70

Parts of the building have been pulled out to allow guestrooms to face towards Beaver Creek Resort. I-70

The north side of the building is transperent and brightly lit to appeal to travelers on I-70.

Tectonic Systems

The Christie Lodge is located just off I:70 in Avon, Colorado. It lies within walking distance of the town center, offering a plethora 24 of retail ammenaties, and just a short trip from Beaver Creek and Vail Resorts. A high speed rail line is proposed to run between the site and the interstate, in

The building is operational and should be engaged with by the users. The structural diagrid acts as an interactive threshold. Furniture and the facade system act as operational and adjustable elements, controlled by the user.

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Public/Private

Structure

+Vertical

+Public

1. Deep Pier Foundation System ties into bedrock

1. North Lobby 2. North Lobby Grand Stair 3. Circulation Corridor 4. Outdoor Recreation Corridor

2. Steel Diagrid sits on the foundation system. Each Floor slab attaches at the apex of the Diagrid.

+Private

+ Horrizontal

3. The Floor system is composed through the layering of 4 primary componets. Concrete ďŹ&#x201A;oor slabs are formed upon corrugated metal decking. This metal decking then rests upon Open Web Steel Joist that run perpendicular to the corrugation. Finally the entire system is supported by C-Channels which attach to the steel diagrid.

5. Private Outdoor Space 6. Guestrooms

Section Perspective S.

Light Diffusion +South

Indoor/Outdoor +Indoor

Guest Room Axonometric Glass Window System Crystal clear glass windows provide the world class views found in Avon, including Beaver Creek Resort.

Finished Wood Flooring The floors of the guestrooms are made with a light finished wood to act as a warm contrast to the concrete walls. We chose beatle kill wood, a locally sourced material.

Frosted Glass Dividers The walls of the bedroom are made of frosted glass panels. Frosted glass offers a level of privacy without comprimising on natural light.

Light Aperture

This opening acts as a light aperture which changes depending on the time of day. During the day, natural light will flood through the aperture and help light up the hallway. At night, the glow of the hallway will leak out into the balcony space. This creates an inverse relationship between the indoor and outdoor spaces. Additionally, the thicker walls surrounding the aperture act as cavity walls with closet space

Concrete Wall System

The concrete walls within the guestrooms compliment the clean aesthetic within the rooms. They also help to block out sounds and create a quite, relaxing enviornment.

Flexibility

The furniture in our guestrooms act as operable features in order to allow different user groups to adapt the space according to their needs. Stow away beds, foldable dinner tables, and sliding glass panels allow the living room to transform into a second bedroom.

Foldable Dinner Table (Night Use) Couch with Folding Bed (Night Use) Shared Outdoor Space Cavity Wall with Closet Space Couch with Folding Bed Private Balcony Space Structural Diagrid Foldable Dinner Table Kitchen Bedroom Restroom

Above: Storage lockers are located within the cavity wall adjacent to entry.

Below: Sliding partition walls allow for the transformation of the bedroom and living room.

Above: All rooms maintain south facing views of the mountains.

Below: The 8th floor outdoor deck serves as the major public gathering space for the hotel.

5. Private Outdoor Space 6. Guestrooms

Section Perspective

+North

6. Channel Glass

creating a relationship between the hallway and the mountains to the south.

+North

Through the juxtaposition and programatic conditions, the north face of the building creates a relationship between the building and I:70. The use of channel glass creates a translucent glow that radiates towards I:70, and at night the light chamber that lit the hall durring the day, inversly allows light to ďŹ lter from the hall into the private outdoor space creating a symbiotic relationship.

Channel Glass Curtain Wall Potential Photovoltaic Pannels Roof/Parapet System Private Balcony Space Guest Room Structural Diagrid

Steel Bracing Operational Screen System Open Web Steel Joist C-Channel Concrete Floor Slab w/ Metal Decking Rigid Core Outdoor Recreation Corridor

Outdoor Ampitheater Space Circulation Corridor

North Lobby

North Staircase Entry Concrete Retention Wall

Nos:tal:gia

-a sentimentality for the past+Program: Highlands Community Museum +Location: Denver, Colorado +Sqft: 20,000 +Classification: Architecture +Course: ENVD_3100_Architectural Design +Instructor: Bryan Cook +Semester: 5

The Highlands Community Museum is intended to serve as a node within the neighborhood. A reflection of the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and a vision for its future. The formal typology within the neighborhood historically lends itself towards rows of box housing constructed with brick. The museum embraces this typology in a new light through a dynamic play on form and materiality.

Typology The site is long and narrow offering expansive views towards the city of Denver to the southeast. In an effort to embrace potential natural lighting qualities, the south and east faces are treated as zones of prospect while the north and west elevations are zones of refuge.

Prospect Engaging with the adjacent street scapes and the city of Denver, the south and east edges of the building are transparent and blur the line between indoor and outdoor. In a neighborhood where the front porch is a vital aspect of daily life, this zone is the transition zone between the building and the street.

Refuge The museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gallery spaces are protected from harsh lighting conditions by the use of a continuos brick gesture which moves throughout the building and denotes sequence.

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Program

1. Entry 8.

2. Coffee/Social

3. Temporary Exhibit

4. Theater

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5. Story Booths 6. Restrooms

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S 1.

Ground Floor

7. Elevator

S2.

8. Mechanical

S2.

9. Community Room 10. Permanent Exhibit 11.

11. Office 12. Archives

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13. Balcony

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Second Floor S2.

South Elevation

South Elevation 40

East Elevation

Typology

Refuge

Prospect

Floor Plates

Beetle Kill Pine

Vertical Louvers

Brick Walls

Horizontal Louvers

Steel Columns

Synthesis

Del Norte Retreat

-A Studio for Surf Photographers+Program: Photography Studio +Location: Crescent City, California +Sqft: 1,500 +Classification: Architecture +Course: ENVD_3152_Intro to Computer Graphics +Instructor: Jeremy Ehly +Semester: 6

-[Re] Envisioning Transit-

+Program: Bus Stop +Location: Boulder, Colorado +Sqft: 150 +Classification: Design Contest +Course: none +Instructor: none +Semester: 7

+Program- Bus Stop +Location- University and Broadway Ave, Boulder, Co +Performative Intent 1. Filter Environmental Forces 2. Create Multiple Forms of Occupiable Space 3. Provide Interior and Exterior Lighting 4. Act as a Sustainable Gesture Towards Location in Time and Place Through the Use of Locally Sourced Materials 44

Broadway Ave

Melton Design Build Contest

24’ 1. Plan 2. South Elevation 3. North Elevation 4. West Elevation 5. East Elevation 6. Axonometric 7. Fabrication Files

8’ 2. 9’

Contoured Seating + Light Cavity

The concept of this project is based around providing seating and standing opportunities, with various levels of exposure to the natural elements. The contoured shade structure has been striated to allow for the desired variance in solid and void. The form of the bench is intended to allow for various modes of occupation, while simultaneously sheltering the stop from harsh southern light. In turn this form also offers a cavity space intended to ﬁlter day lighting, and provide light at night, both to the interior of the stop and the adjacent sidewalk.

Structural Frame

Fabrication

Contoured Shade Structure

Structural Dowels

Standard Bus Stop

In contouring, fabrication methods allow for organic forms to be constructed from orthagonal materials. In turn, allowing for reduced constructioin cost, and the potential to use common and locally sourced materials.

Contoured Bench Cut File

1/4” Standardized 4’x8’ Planar Wood Sheets

Contoured Roof Cut File

1/4” Standardized 4’x8’ Planar Wood Sheets

This project is intended to act as a node within the city of Boulder, a celebratory gesture towards public transit, recognizing a bus stop has the potential to act as a valuable public space.

Construction Drawings -Ten Oaks Pond House-

+Classification: Work Experience +Firm: Holly & Smith Architects +Location: Hammond, La +Semester: Summer 2013 Early in my educational experience I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work for Holly and Smith Architects. During this internship I had the privilege to work on construction drawings for a very unique residential project. It was during this process which I fell in love with the intricacies and level of detail found in a project of this scale. Often throughout my academic experience there has been an emphasis on large scale public projects. While these projects have the potential to carry serious social implications through grand gestures, often the human scale is difficult to relate with. Small residential projects offer the opportunity for every 1/16th inch to be calculated and executed in a manor that resonates with the human experience, and relates to the most basic needs of human life.

Rorqual Wall

-An Investigation into the Act of Making+Classification: Digital Fabrication +Course: ENVD_4352_Digital Design/Fabrication +Instructor: Marcus Farr +Semester: 8

2’-3/8”

Plan

7’-0” Perspective

Middle Sections

Perspective

7’-0”

Elevations

InspiredGrasshopper by the composition of a whale, this installation became an investigation Def. into strategies of contouring and waffling, eventually becoming a hybrid of the two, and serving as a multifunctional spatial device. Digital tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper allowed for a highly calculated transition between the digital and physical realms. 50 This Grasshopper Def. Gives the builder the ability to customize the structure through manipulation of both the amplitude and the

COSINE CURVES- this project was based around the development of a cosine curve. This helped create its structural integrity through the curves amplitude and periods. SOUND WAVES- The incorporation of the cosine curve gave this structure a sound wave like curve. This undulation developed the wave like surface on both the front and back of the design. CONTOURING/WHALE SKIN- By contouring the surface a complex rib design was created that steps out and in as the surface undulates. To further exemplify this feature felt was added to one side to create a pattern that resembles the skin of a rorqual whale.

Assembly 1

Top Plate 2

Dowels 3

Felt

Modular Assembly

Structural Assembly

Top Plate

Dowels 3 2

Rib Sections

Ribs

4 5

Dowels 6

Bottom Plate

Dowels 5

Bottom Plate

Real World Applications

Grasshopper Definition

Above: This iteration serves as an organizer, separating spaces within an office. Below: This iteration is intended to act as a piece of superfurniture with multiple functions.

Above: Potential Acoustical Ceiling Application

Fabrication + Assembly

1. Digital cut file arranged for optimal efficiency through the use of Grasshopper. 2. 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sheets of Baltic birch ply are fastened to the cnc bed. 3. 50 unique ribs are cut from 15 sheets of ply in approximately 8 hours, thanks to the use of two cnc beds. 4. Any cut issues are addressed by hand, and the individual ribs are heavily sanded. 5. Once sanded the ribs are finished with a thin coat of bees wax. 6. Individual ribs are organized based on the grouping of four sectioned modules. 7. The first module is assembled and hung from the ceiling where industrial felt is attached to one face. 8. The modules hang from the ceiling unable to act structural without the support of one another. 9. Once modules are attached to one another, the design counterbalances itself, gaining structural integrity. 10. Note the variation in transparency between images 9 and 10.

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The variation in depth and undulation lends itself towards various levels of transparency based on the angle of the occupant. This quality could ideally be applied as a spatial divider or facade, controlling levels of light, sound, and visual.

The application of Industrial felt to one face of the installation denotes prospect and refuge and makes a gesture towards the skin and structure of the Rorqual whale which served as a key inspiration for the wall.