2005-2014
CHAD FISK PORTFOLIO
Contents
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Competition Work
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An Impromptu............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Washington University in Saint Louis - Graduate
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18th Street Revitalization............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Urban Biospheres..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 River Observatory...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Housing Unearthed................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
University of Maryland School of Architecture - Undergraduate
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Center for Cultural Arts, Facade................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Integrating Sustainability, Solar Pavilion....................................................................................................................................................... 46 Integrating Sustainability, Solar Pavilion....................................................................................................................................................... 48 Old in the New, Civic Monument................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Finding Place, Residential Housing............................................................................................................................................................. 58
Professional - WDG Architecture
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Oakland Hall Student Housing................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Tyson’s Development................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Conceptual Design, Bitexco Realty............................................................................................................................................................. 70 The Ascent Housing.................................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Mont. Clair University, Mixed-Use Housing.................................................................................................................................................. 74
Independent Work
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Bookshelf for a Private Client...................................................................................................................................................................... 76
Artistic Drawing
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Constructed Art......................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
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An Impromptu
AIAS/KAWNEER Frozen Music Competition, Summer 2013, Collaboration with Eric Shripka
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The site is strategically located in an area charged with many live performances. “An Impromptu� will serve as a new identity and anchor this already well established part of town. In doing this, the building will link the business center to the west with the French Quarter of the East and create a new type of cultural arts center.
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An Impromptu
AIAS/KAWNEER Frozen Music Competition, Summer 2013, Collaboration with Eric Shripka
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1. Main Auditorium Stage 2. Informal Auditorium 3. Ticket Office 4. Street Entrance/Lobby 5. Restrooms 6. Equipment Storage 7. Warmup Room 8. Green Screen 9. Dressing Room 10. Restroom 11. Manager’s Office 12. Loading Area 13. Mechanical 14. Flexible Use Space 15. Parking (250 total) 16. Storefront Retail/Commercial 17. Restaurent/Cafe and Terrace 18. Gift Shop/ Local Art Gallery 19. Public Exhibition Space 20. Mezzanine Seating
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Taking advantage of the natural cycles of the river and flooding problems, Impromptu recreates the batture along the rivers edge. This occupied zone not only provides a new perspective to the city of New Orleans, but its remediative benefits for water storage and reuse help ameliorate an antiquated existing water strategy for the city. The dynamic landscape is always changing, and highlights the dynamic qualities that make this city unique.
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AIAS/KAWNEER Frozen Music Competition, Summer 2013, Collaboration with Eric Shripka flood condition
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Music in New Orleans is a reflection of its unique situation and history. Culture, weather, and the environment are intertwined in the rich and storied culture of the city. “An Impromptu” celebrates all of these issues with an elaborate yet appropriately scaled cultural arts center that utilizes a simple impact resistant Kawneer curtain wall system which will withstand future storms in New Orleans. Construction of the exterior skin incorporates the Kawneer 1600 SS IR (impact resistant) curtain wall system. The metal facade is a rain screen that attaches to the 1600 SS IR frame resistant frame and capable of withstanding hurricane force winds. This forms the structural frame for these walls which are then attached to the steel structure. The second building system is the glass curtain wall of the circulation zone. The same 1600 SS IR system is spaced in 5’ intervals follows the unique shape of the building.
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INSULATED METAL PANEL CONNECTED TO KAWNEER 1600 SS IR CURTAIN WALL
STRUCTURAL AUDITORIUM FRAME EXTERIOR GLASS CURTAIN WALL, KAWNEER 1600 SS IR
VERTICAL WATER COLLECTION
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18th Street Revitalization Graduate Work | Fall 2013
BUILDINGS COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL CIVIC INDUSTRIAL PARKING
TOPOGRAPHY HIGHLAND LOWLAND TRANSITION
TOPOGRAPHY HIGHLAND LOWLAND TRANSITION
WATER DETENTION RETENTION RUNOFF DIVERSION
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STREET PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY ALLEY
BIOMIMIC ECOSYSTEM PRAIRIE HARDWOOD BOTTOM LAND WETLAND
BIOMIMIC ECOSYSTEM PRAIRIE HARDWOOD BOTTOM LAND WETLAND
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PLANTS LARGE CANOPY MEDIUM TREES/ SHRUBES GROUND COVER
PLANTS LARGE CANOPY MEDIUM TREES/ SHRUBES GROUND COVER
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EVENT SPACES - CAPACITY - UP TO 50 - UP TO 100 - UP TO 200 +
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LANDSCAPE: A CATALYST FOR URBAN REVITALIZATION
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18th Street Revitalization Graduate Work | Fall 2013
In a shrinking city where vacant land and dilapidated buildings lower the surrounding land values and overall quality of life in the city, the role of landscape becomes very important as a tool in revitalizing an area. That is why this comprehensive plan is phased to allow for temporary landscape elements to exist within the city. These temporary spaces are planned as micro-ecosystems, growing as a natural meadow, forest, wetland, or forest, depending on where they are located within the city. This method of using natural systems has two immediate benefits. First, these natural systems act to remediate and beautify the surrounding land, which encourages an increase in land value for future development. Second, it re invents how we think about water management in the city. These landscaped areas collect the neighborhoods runoff to clean the water before it is diverted into the cities sewer system.
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18th Street Revitalization Graduate Work | Fall 2013
A series of vacant blocks become landscaped areas, filled with program to attract development and increase the value of the surrounding neighborhood. The juncture of 18th Street and Washington Avenue can become a new intersection to connect neighborhoods from the North and South. Each Lot develops its own identity while retaining a similar theme throughout which is consistent with the masterplan.
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Adaptive Landscapes must be able to accommodate change. That is why a series of bioswale ponds are created as a water management system for the entire block. These bioswales are unique in that they can retain runoff collected on the site and off the streets, and form a body of water for plants to remediate. When there is no water, the pond is allowed to become a natural planted area. A natural bottomland ecosystem is artificially created. The right species of plants is selected which can rely on erratic flooding conditions as well as long periods of dry soil. In The bottomland ecosystem, there are a variety of plant types which can remediate excess toxins in water.
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Urban Biospheres Graduate Work | Fall 2013
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URBAN BIOSPHERES Using Ecosystem Services For Comprehensive Water Treatment MASTERPLAN OPEN SPACE PHASING
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OPEN SPACE PHASING Corridors
connect all the patches.nd link patches through streetscape. Corridors opportunities collecting stormwater connect all thefor patches.nd runoff and continuity of pedestrian network. link patches through streetscape. opportunities for collecting stormwater runoff and continuity of pedestrian network.
OPEN SPACE PHASING Patches Edges Patches existing fragmented parks vacant lots thickening the corridors to and incorporate all
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Wetlands
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The cities area with the lowest topography is where all of the water runoff is collected. Historically, a creek ran through the area and drained into the Mississippi. Today, this creek has been routed under the ground along with other runoff and storm water, which has increased in volume due to an increase in pervious pavement. Re-creating a managed wetland environment in this neighborhood enables the possibility to better manage and remediate storm water flows, while allowing for a buffer to the Mississippi. Specific planting and landscape creates an identity unique to this neighborhood, and increases the value and quality of space for potential growth.
Hardwood forests are typically described as the typical forest in North America because it contains species common to both the oak-hickory forest community to the south and the Boreal forest community to the north. The trees and shrub species of the Hardwood Forest are known for their brilliant fall colors, making the regions that contain this forest type popular fall foliage tourist destinations. The trees and shrubs used in this ecosystem are diverse and suitable to use in urban environments like the Downtown NE, where a lack of canopied trees exist, but a general large scale of the city is expressed.
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The Bottomland hardwood forest is a type of deciduous hardwood forest found in broad lowland floodplains along large rivers and lakes. Bottomlands consist of plant species which have large root structures and can absorb large quantities of water. They are occasionally flooded, which builds up the alluvial soils required for the gum, oak and bald cypress trees that typically grow in this type of biosphere. The trees often develop unique characteristics to allow submergence, including cypress knees and fluted trunks, but can not survive continuous flooding.
Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrub-lands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type. This particular biome was selected for downtown NW because of the dry soil conditions, the lower scale of building height, as well as the increase of sunlight due to a lower building scale. Dry prairie has somewhat wet to very dry soil during the growing season because of good drainage in the soil. This soil drainage is important in the context of the masterplan due to the amount of vacant lots in this neighborhood.
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Urban Biospheres Graduate Work | Fall 2013
DEVELOPMENT PATH
Boundary of Proposal Green Corridor_Streetscape links Future Development Proposed New Streets Existing Vacant Lots Existing Highway Highway Exits Demolish
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DEVELOPMENT PATH max city area
Open Spaces Quality Streetscapes Parking Lots Successful Comm. Storefront Vacant Land Unoccupied Building streetcar networks/mass transit opens, reducing parking lot need.
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spaces and vacant land filled, street character defined, identity established, and density restored to historic numbers (.9 million). Infrastructure/industry successfully rezoned to historic uses.
remaining vacancies begin filling in due to enhanced streets, new construction, increased value of properties, and character. Perception of city changes.
Initial vacant land converted to active green space and parks for bio-remediation and public attraction.
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River Observatory
Graduate Work | Spring 2013
THE FLOOD REMEDIATOR
Adaptive Solutions for River Management in the Era of Climate Change
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Graduate Work | Spring 2013
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Graduate Work | Spring 2013 The pump station is able to negotiate local flood and drought with the large scale flooding and drought of the Mississippi. Understanding and negotiating these scales is key to the success of managing a wetland, but also requires sizable infrastructure to do so. Rather than design a pump station that has no relationship with the public, an observatory is created for the publics benefit. As a vertical barometer of the rivers condition, this observatory provides a new connection with the river. Visitors gain a new understanding of how important the river is for the region and the nation in one space.
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River Observatory
Graduate Work | Spring 2013
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Housing Unearthed Graduate Work|Fall 2012
Replacing an area of unused park space known as Carnegie Playground, this project creates a winding pathway between two single loaded buildings. A new interior street slopes gently against the green roof which slopes to the ground to form a dialogue between the adjacent parks and their context.
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The buildings form is derived first by recreating the ground plane. By sinking the building down one floor, and creating a unit staked vertically, a dense unit count is possible while maintaining the height of the surrounding buildings. Each unit is accessible through the interior courtyard and each unit has a shared porch space on the interior. They are stacked vertically to create a sequence of space which starts from the ground and ends with a view overlooking the complexity of the building itself against the backdrop of the city.
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Housing Unearthed Graduate Work|Fall 2012
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Study Models
Section Progressions
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Housing Unearthed Graduate Work|Fall 2012
Flexibility through a panelized system of moveable wood panels allows for different amounts of shading to occur on the interior of the housing.
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Housing Unearthed Graduate Work|Fall 2012
Typical Unit Cluster
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Wall Section Detail
Sloped Green Roof
Perforated Shading Louvers
Curtain Wall Inner Skin
Exterior Sliding Foldable Wood Panels
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Center for Cultural Arts, Facade Undergraduate Work|Spring 2005
The design of this facade is influenced from both Zaha Hadid and Fumahiko Maki’s early works. As a Cultural Arts Center, this infill design was to stand out from its neighboring context. The geometries in a golden section found in a Conch Shell determined the placement of the specific formal gestures, which also describe the functions behind the skin.
Elevation Series, Pencil
Elevation, Colored Pencil
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Integrating Sustainability, Solar Pavilion Undergraduate Work|Fall 2006
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Integrating Sustainability, Solar Pavilion Undergraduate Work|Fall 2006 Physical Model
A Simple Design Challenge: Design a sustainable home in a 20 ft cube for 4 people. This Solar Pavilion utilizes thermal mass, evaporative cooling and ventilation to condition a building in the extreme climate in Arizona. Using the cube as an ideal form, the spaces are divided into 4 separate platforms, each at different levels to provide a separation of space. An atrium space is created to provide adequate lighting and ventilation while allowing circulation around the building. A mechanical lift in the center of the house provides ADA access but also acts as a thermal chimney to force hot air out during the night and ventilate during the day.
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Integrating Sustainability, Solar Pavilion Undergraduate Work|Fall 2006 Orthographic Drawings, Pencil
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Sustainability Features
Night time cooling strategy Vertical air shaft exhausts hot air and circulates fresh air in at night. the radiant heat absorbed during the day is used to heat during the night.
Day time cooling strategy Vertical air shaft and operable openings allow controlled ventilation to promote evaporative cooling. cold thermal wall temps collected from the previous night are distributed during the day.
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Old in the New, Civic Monument Undergraduate Work|Fall 2006
Promenade is the central focus in this civic Monument. As an exploration in movement from the exterior into a great space, this interior design challenge is inspired by Carlo Scarpa’s work. Utilizing Concrete, brass, and wood, a contrasting of materials balances this otherwise brutal space. Upon entering this building, the public is confronted with a grand stair which becomes a cantilevered bridge to enter the great space. A dramatic skylight above creates a wash of light and begins a dialogue with the buildings theme, which simultaneously speaks of old and new.
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Old in the New, Civic Monument Undergraduate Work|Fall 2006
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Finding Place, Residential Housing Undergraduate Work|Fall 2006
High Rise Residential Apartments in Baltimore, Maryland. This project focuses on designing a high rise apartment in an existing low rise neighborhood. The focus was to create an urban identity with the community, and to provide more housing in the North Charles neighborhood. Baltimore is an industrial city, therefore and industrial aesthetic was used to capture the identity of the city. Steel glass an dark window mullions provide the contrast against a vernacular brick currently used in the neighborhood. The tower is wrapped by a low rise housing component which nests the otherwise overwhelming height of the building into its neighborhood.
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Oakland Hall Student Housing Professional Work|WDG Architecture
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Oakland Hall Student Housing is a LEED Gold certified student housing project. This 7 stories, 690 bed housing complex has 3 communities per floor, each with their own study lounge and floor lounge. The design features of Oakland hall were chosen to reference the surrounding residence halls. Sustainable features include a high performance enclosure, centralized heating and cooling, bio-retention gardens on the site to filter runoff, and much more. The basement of Oakland hall includes a SCUB which provides power to existing and future buildings nearby. As a junior designer for this project, I assisted in the design, graphics, and working drawings in all phases from concept to completion.
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Oakland Hall Student Housing Professional Work|WDG Architecture
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Tyson’s Development
Professional Work|WDG Architecture
Tyson’s Corner development is one of the largest urban development projects in the DC metro area. As the new Silver metro line finishes construction, Dulles Airport and Washington, DC will be connected with a new line. Tyson’s Corner will be taking advantage of its new metro stops in its current suburban landscape. Over 25 million square feet of development is proposed around each metro stop, and mixed use developments are being designed as part of the comprehensive development plan to turn Tyson’s Corner into a thriving sustainable city.
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Conceptual Design, Bitexco Realty Professional Work|Fall 2006
Assisting in the facade design and the modeling of these conceptual high rise development projects served as a launching point for my career. In collaboration with the senior design staff at WDG Architecture, I worked to create concepts for Bitexco Realty, a Chinese developer with aspirations for designing affordably dense neighborhoods for an burgeoning middle class.
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The Ascent Housing Professional Work|Fall 2012
The Ascent is the first phase of the development pursuit for Spring Hill Station. The ground floor will contain a fitness center and a retail component with four levels of parking garage above and 5 levels below grade. Other amenities include a large outdoor patio on the 5th floor as well as a rooftop terrace with a lounge, outdoor seating and a swimming pool.
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Mont. Clair University, Mixed-Use Housing Professional Work|Fall 2006
Mont Clair University was a Mixed-Use Campus housing project that integrates classrooms and study rooms with student housing. The style of the architecture was intended to match the campus’s existing style.
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Bookshelf for a Private Client Personal Work|Summer 2012
Designed out of a square module, this bookshelf can be flexibly arranged to allow for an adjustable ratio of shelving and display areas. An open back highlights the clients historic brick walls, maintaining its historic feel with modern flair.
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Constructed Art
Undergraduate|Summer 2004 Left: Geometric plan arrangement, pencil on watercolor, 24x36 Right: A Constructed Perspective of the geometric plan, pencil on watercolor, 24x36
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Constructed Artwork Undergraduate|Summer 2004
Left: Forging Frank Lloyd Wright: 24x36 Color pencil on trace Right: A hypothetical section design of An existing baroque church plan.
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