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THE SANCTUARY FALL 2020 | SUSTAINABILITY IN THE LANDSCAPE | 4th STUDIO
VIDEO GALLERY FALL 2019 | ORDERING PRINCIPLES & CONNECTIONS | 2nd STUDIO
HABITABLE EXPERIMENT FALL 2020 | SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CITY | 4th STUDIO
INDEPENDENT RENDERING WINTER 2020 | COMPOSITION AND LIGHTING | PERSONAL STUDIES
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SKETCHUP| REVIT | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR FALL 2020 A majority of undergraduate studio work at the University of Maryland consists of urban infill projects. This assignment, however, examined the opportunity of creating a sustainable and community accessible Center for Urban Ecology. The site, located on a 5-acre landscape, sits directly next to the Georgetown Reservoir, providing ample possibilities of connecting urban and the environment. The new ecology building and its surroundings take note of the Georgetown Reservoir’s angular relationship to the site. Inside the building sits a central greenhouse. This greenhouse acts as a director of space: circulating inhabitants of the building in a clear, open space that connects the two wings of the building to one another. In this sense, it is the element of nature connecting the element of built.
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Work first began by analyzing the site and its surrounding context. I took an interest in the foliage that filled the site and examined how it might positively or negatively affect natural lighting. Understanding scale was also important for me, thus I practiced a similar study with the preexisting ecology building.
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PREEXISTING CONDITIONS
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The primary circulation path of the old site terminated at the old ecology building. In the revised site, it instead continues throughout the site and connects to the nearby Glenn Echo Trolley Trail. Not only does this make the site more inviting, it also acts as a way to connect passersby from multiple directions.
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The site incorporates the natural angular gesture of the nearby Reservoir into its pathways and the one wing of The Sanctuary. While subtle , it can be best noticed when one makes way to the Bird’s Nest, a large wooden tower used to visually connect the Reservoir to the new ecology building and the urban context surrounding the site.
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EAST ELEVATION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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PARTI: INTERIOR GREENHOUSE
SOUTH ELEVATION
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INTERIOR GREENHOUSE LIGHT ACCESS
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The iterative process was prominent throughout all of the project. Below the perspectives are sketches when determining the mass, form, orientation of the building (A-J), the connecting element of the wings (AG), and schemes that determined how to provide enough sufficient daylight to an interior greenhouse (B-D).
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SKETCHUP| VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR FALL 2019
Inspired by the exhibit “Manifesto: Art x Agency” in Hirshhorn, this gallery provides occupants with two films as they traverse through the spaces. As one continues through the gallery, the spaces expand or compress along with the tension or relief of the films. This, along with the concrete texture of the walls and variable lighting throughout the course of the day provide a near endless amount of opportunities and experiences.
The project combined two of my favorite things: films and concrete. Designing this project was important in my educational career in that it showed me that the more that you can connect with and love your work, the easier it is to present it confidently. Because of this, I attempt to add small things throughout renders or other visualizations that share a little bit of myself in the final design.
Under several limitations, students were tasked to establish a spatial order and spatial hierarchy for a gallery. The limitations included use of 9 cubes, each 10’x10’ with the exception of one cube, which could be 20’x20’. Multiple distinct spaces, whether it be exterior or interior, were required as well.
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Opposite: Widths of pods increase by combining modular 10’x10’ elements to create 20’x10’ elements Above: Concrete ceilings removed to better show the interior and spatial sequence that visitors would experience
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The following sketches of spacial sequence parti diagrams are presented in sequential order, with the earliest being A and the latest being J. Sketches A-C examine passing through spaces that differ on each side, D-G note how these cubes may interact and overlap, and finally H-J combine the two studies with additional tectonic moves made.
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CONCRETE TEXTURE + FILM QUALITY ENHANCE SCENES
Project appears to follow strict continuity from elevations and sections, but light and depth of space vary each pod for each film
Longer pods receive partition walls to both enclose the space and reduce total light when inside the given viewing area
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The spaces form a language and relationship between one another through minor details: extensions of walls their alignment with each other
All of this dictated by a datum: a non-physical line guided by the supporting columns and a change in ground material LARGEST CUBE CREATES MONUMENTAL FINAL SPACE
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With an ever increasing threat from environmental disasters, the call for sustainable buildings is as prevalent as ever. As global temperatures constantly rise and “normal” practices continue, this will only continue increasing overtime. Determining how to implement sustainable strategies while simultaneously teaching the community of these practices was the direct goal of this project. Located directly off campus of the University of Maryland, The Habitable Experiment is a sustainable community center that doubles as a working space and environmental classroom. Sustainable actions are put on display, both for passersby and occupants. The exterior space functions as an ideal “biome”, representing not only how buildings can implement these strategies, but how society as a whole can operate to achieve a Utopian society.
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Because this was an infill project, massing conditions were somewhat limited. I began studying different massing strategies which led to a massing strategy that was derived from symbolism of hands cupping soil and a plant. This gave me a way to divide portions of the building to symbolize man made and nature, while simultaneously providing a basis of the massing and form of the building.
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GROUND FLOOR
GRID LAYOUT
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STEEL JOISTS
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Opposite: Exploded axonometric of the perforated metal face that covers the wings of the buildings. Areas with windows behind the metal faces have larger perforations for greater natural daylight exposure Below: A section cut through the building and sidewalk drawn to display scales and show light entry while still maintaining a private, secluded area
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PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS TILTED TO ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT ENERGY GAIN
SLIGHTLY ANGLED ROOF ALLOWS FOR WATER COLLECTION TO MECHANICAL ROOM
MECHANICAL ROOM IS PUT ON DISPLAY TO PUBLIC TO SHOW WATER DISTRIBUTION TO EXTERIOR SPACE BELOW SOUTH ELEVATION
PANELING SYSTEM ALLOWS NATURAL LIGHT WHILE REDUCING DIRECT SOLAR HEAT GAIN
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ONE PORTION OF EXTERIOR SPACE FUNCTIONS AS SUSTAINABLE GARDEN, BOTH COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY INSPIRED SPACE
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Towards the end of my college career, I began to recognize a strong interest in the field of 3D visualization. While I was never able to utilize rendering programs to their full potential for studio projects, I knew it was an extremely powerful tool I wanted to explore. After graduating, I began working independently to further explore visualization. Days consist of watching tutorial videos, studying precedent images, and putting to practice all that I had learned that day.
While I am unsure where I’ll end up with visualization, one thing I know for sure is that I would like to someday teach about it. I feel as though visualization in undergraduate programs is, to some degree, pushed to the side. However, I feel like it is one of the most effective ways for students to express themselves and make their project truly feel like their own.
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Early on, I was still tinkering with Vray and understanding the fundamentals. With this in mind, I wasn’t jumping head first into modeling and texturing strictly architectural scenes. Understanding texture mapping, lighting components, and render output settings were more essential to progressing with the programs.
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After a certain point, I was familiar enough with the program to the point where I wanted to apply it architecturally. Currently, I am focused on modeling and rendering interiors. I find precedent images online that are simple enough for me to model quickly, which allows for more time to be spent on rendering and post processing.
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THANK YOU
JACK CORBETT
jcorbet1@terpmail.umd.edu |8150 Baltimore Ave. | College Park, MD 20740
EDUCATION
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HARD SKILLS • Revit
• Photoshop
• V-Ray
• Illustrator
• AutoCAD
• 3DS Max
• SketchUp
• Enscape
• InDesign
• Lumion
• Rhinoceros 3D • Microsoft Office
INTERESTS • Epoxy Woodworking • 3D Visualization • Concrete • My Cat
University of Maryland - College Park School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Class of 2020 Sustainability + Astronomy Minor LEED Green Associate GPA: 3.76, Cum Laude
HONORS & AWARDS Joseph E. Johnson Memorial Science Scholarship May 2015
• Highly competitive scholarship with a total award of $5,000 • Awarded based on academic achievements in the sciences
WORK EXPERIENCE ‘BIM Communication & Collaboration’ Summer Course June 2020 - July 2020 - College Park, MD • Digitally modeled a 1:1 scale version of a housing precedent entirely in Revit • Explored parametric modeling, schedules and quantities, and topographic generation • Produced final sheet that displayed renderings, orthographic drawings, and diagrams Project Engineer Intern, Hamel Builders May 2019 - August 2019 - Damascus, MD
• Assisted in reviewing submittals from a wide range of subcontractors • Wrote detailed meeting notes from weekly meetings with subcontractors and owners • Observed the general progress of the project, furthering an understanding of basic structural works and parties involved in a project Community Development Administrative Clerk May 2018 - August 2018 - Evesham, NJ
• Updated digital database of 1000+ local buildings’ permits through Laserfiche • Created detailed instructions explaining the process for future employees • Shadowed visits to projects to further understand building code assessments Student Research Assistant, PTF Database January 2017 - May 2017 - College Park, MD • Produced code to extract information from a database of celestial objects • Optimized database to study nuclear variability of galaxies associated with AGN with more ease