Christian Austin
Portfolio
MODELING THE HUMAN DEMENSION
RENDER: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S ONE STOP CENTER
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
CANSTRUCTION COMPETITION
THE UNIT PROJECT
HAND WORKED IMAGES
Starting by measuring the human body, we first developed 2 Demensional spaces that we then interpreted into 3 Demensions.
One of 5 models that was realized in 3D This model became a bench with the precedent of the human body.
Combining the five models from the previous pages finished the process. My final model took on the function of a public park space, with a range of physical challenges to encourage use from a variety of ages and abilities.
University of Cincinnati’s One Stop Center. Modeled in Rhino
This proposal offers both a flow of space and a place to pause. The stilts supporting the roof provide a flexible seating arrangement. The organic shape cut out of the roof references the final design in plan.
Proposals for an installation on Campus
This piece acts as a place to rest with a knee high platform, a slope to recline on and a forest of beams and columns to climb and sit with a higher vantage point. The boxes shown are designed to have a flexible arrangement, acting either as steps, or platforms to sit on.
Our final Installation was built out of 2 x 4’s and MDF sheets. 7 groups of students were responsible for seven pieces of the whole, including build process, site leveling and coordinating with the adjacent sections. The site is a quad on campus that gets a lot of traffic. The installation was therefore oriented with the flow of people without obstructing their path.
Winning Render My studio had the privilage of submitting a design to Cincinnati’s Canstruction competition. Out of 140 students, my design was chosen to be built at a gallery in downtown Cincinnati. The Sculpture was built out of cans of food and the food was donated to a food bank.
Original Sketch
Final Installation
The design was modified at the last minute to a simple wall with a hand print. The image to the left shows the side detail, plexiglass, which holds the whole wall together with long wires tensioned through the core of the structure.
The Unit Project
The final project of my first semester combined all of the previous work into process work. The Unit Project asked us to design a unit that could be mutiplied and then arranged into as many interesting and useful structures as possible. On this page is my first design with several of its arrangements. On the opposite side is a render of the final design with plywood for the base and top and sheet steel for the sides.
The Final Unit Each unit was assembled with flat bolts, but none of them were attached to each other. Our arrangements, from bottom left to right, included a screen wall, an unsupported arch, a tower, and the pin wheel wall. Individually the units could be sat on and moved easily.
An example of my hand rendering, in this case a practice in perspective.
Examples of my drawing skills. The Pepsi cans represent a study in reflection and the drawing on the right attempts to create architecture out of objects in a public space. The materials I studied in this image are a granite bench, a concrete trash can and irregular bricks
This portfolio includes work from my freshman year and part of my sophomore year. Thank you for taking the time to enjoy my work. Christian Austin 859 512 5582 caustin440@gmail.com 39 Sheridan ave Fort Thomas KY, 41075 University of Cincinnati