Christopher J. Weimann - Portfolio
The existing community around Broadway Junction has many skills to offer which are currently being underutilized. This proposal aims to provide a network of multi-scale spaces within which the community can better utilize and develop their existing cultural capital. The scheme additionally provides spaces where outside groups can show what they can offer and better connect with local opportunities.
BROADWAY SHOW PROF. - MATHEW JULL CHRIS WEIMANN I DARCY ENGLE I SAM JOHNSON
connection to
connection to
Campus Diagram Plan
Arts in the area map
Office Roof Garden Park + Broadway Campus beyond: Model Plan
School + Interior/exterior Marke + Sculpture park: Model Plan
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EXISTING FABRIC _ WHERE GRIDS MEET
PROPOSAL _ CLEARING FOR NEW CAMPUS
EXISTING FABRIC _ BUILDING FABRIC
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PROPOSAL _ SITUATE BUILDINGS ALONG EXISTING INFASTRUCTURE
Distort groundplane to create more varied connections.
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Distortions become spaces for existing communal activities.
Sculpture Garden Campus + Theatre: Model Plan
Raised Pedestrian Promenade + Theatre: Model Plan
Collage Renders
SECTION CONSTRUCTION DIAGRAM / CAMPUS LAYOUT SHOWING CONTINUOUS PATH
EAST NY VIEWING PLATFORM
C. MARKET / SCHOOL
A. HRA / INCUBATOR / SUBWAY STATION
D. MIXED SHOW / SUBWAY STATION
B. THEATER
D. MIXED SHOW / SUBWAY STATION
A. HRA / INCUBATOR / SUBWAY STATION
B. THEATER
C. MARKET / SCHOOL
USER PROFILES / FIND US THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS
ACTOR/ACTRESSES
BUSINESS PERSON
STUDENT INCUBATOR SPACE / L / J / Z SUBWAY STATION
INDOOR / OUTDOOR THEATER
HRA OFFICES / PUBLIC ROOFTOP
A / C SUBWAY STATION / CONNECTION TO UPPER PLATFORMS
PERFORMING / VISUAL ARTS / SPORTS / LEISURE
SCHOOL / MARKET / PRACTICE SPACES
FAMILY W/ CHILDREN
PATH TO OFFICE / INCUBATOR / STATION TOPO ALONG INTERIOR PATH
RAISED HIGHWAY / SOUND BURM
SKATE PARK LOCATED IN URBAN FOREST
OUTDOOR CONNECTION TO UPPER PATH
PERFORMING SCULPTURE GALLERY
CAFE / CONCESSION
BASKETBALL / STAGE
FOUNTAINS / SMALL POOLS
TICKETING / TURNSTYLES
CONNECTION TO UPPER LINES
UNFOLDED PATH SECTION / SCALE 1:200 FREIGHT TRAIN LINE
Campus Loop Section
Office Roof Garden Park + Office: model plan
Office Roof Garden Park + Lower and Upper Subway Station: Model Plan
MARKET GARDENS FOUNTAINS / SMALL POOLS
PROGRAM: 1. OUTDOOR THEATER 2. SKATE PARK 3. SCULPTURE GARDEN 4. BASKETBALL 5. LAWN GAMES 6. OUTDOOR MARKET 7. FOUNTAIN
SITE PLAN / SCALE 1:200
BASKETBALL
FOUNTAINS
OUTDOOR THEATER
SKATE PARK
BASKETBALL / STAGE
SITE PLAN / SCALE 1:200
TICKETING / TURNSTYLES
CONNECTION TO UPPER LINES
SUBWAY STATION
CAFE / CONCESSION
PROGRAM: 1. OUTDOOR THEATER 2. SKATE PARK 3. SCULPTURE GARDEN 4. BASKETBALL 5. LAWN GAMES 6. OUTDOOR MARKET 7. FOUNTAIN
Market Eating + Station Hill model perspective
School + Station + Sculpture Garden + Market: model perspective
PS -1 Underground: model section perspective
School+Station+Market: model perspective
Office Building+Station: model perspective
Theatre: model perspective
Theatre + exterior market: model perspective
THE CONCEPT OF THIS STUDIO WAS POST HUMANITIES DESIGN. WITHIN THIS STUDIO I EXPLORED A WORLD IN WHICH DESIGN WAS BASED AROUND A SUSTAINABLE NUTRIANT SYSTEM FOR PLANTS AND ANIMALS. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH EXPLORATION INTO THE SCIENCE OF AQUAPONIC TOWER SYSTEMS WHICH I THEN LINKED TO FISH HATCHERIES IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE POPULATON OF SEVERAL REGIONAL FISH SPECIES WHOSE HABITAT HAS BEEN ABUSED THROUGHOUT THE RISE AND FALL OF CAPITALISM WITHIN RICHMONDS INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. THOSE WERE ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTIONS. MY LANDSCAPE INTERVENTION ON THE SITE CONSISTED OF 2,000,000 SF OF DEVELOPD TIERED WETLANDS THAT, NOT ONLY HELP PUREIFY THE RUN-OFF WATER OF TOBACCO ROW BEFORE IT ENTERS THE ECO-SYSTEM OF THE JAMES RIVER. IT ALSO PRODUCED HABITAT TO RECLAIM LAND THAT HAD LONG BEEN LOST FOR BIRDS AND OTHER VARIOUS SPECIES THAT EXISTS IN THE JAMES WATER SHED. THIS PROJECT WAS MORE ABOUT THE ACTOR NETWORK OPERATION RATHER THAN THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF.
MUDDED METROPOLIS PROF. - SHIQIAO LI
Render perspective
Render Site Plan
Concrete Study/Test Casts: 4”x4”
Render perspective
54� x 42� rendered painting
left: (base) 30”x 30” Dyed Concrete Cast (buildings) gessoed foam and wood
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Wall Studies: Dyed Concrete Cast
PIERCE GOODWIN ALEXANDER AND LINVILLE IS A LARGE FIRM BASED OUT OF HOUSTON TEXAS WITH 12 LOCATIONS AROUND THE US AND THE WORLD. MY OFFICE SPECIALIZED IN AIRPORT DESGN. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS I WORKED ON CONSISTING OF THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF TERMINAL - A AT NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OUTSIDE OF NYC AND THE MODERNNIZATION OF TERMINAL-1 AT LAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LA.
PROFESSIONAL WORK FIRM - PGAL, ALEXANDRIA
LAX Terminal One Terminal modernization and expansion project located in Los Angeles, California. I assumed the role of project designer. Among other things, I was responsible for the design and detailing of the terminal’s front canopy and skycap. I also worked on the design of various natural-lighting features and folding ceiling designs throughout the terminal. I also assisted the team in the creation of physical models, and high-quality renderings of the project.
Skycap Section
Photo: Built Canopy media: gesso, wood, paper
Years on: 2013 - 2016 Team: Eight Members Role: Project Designer Typology: Airport Firm: PGAL Alexandria + LA
North Concourse Perspective
Exploded Axon Detail
Section Perspective
Passenger Arriaval Perspective
Post Security Perspective
Baggage Claim Perspective
Newark Liberty International Terminal A Design build project located right outside NYC in Newark, New Jersey. The terminal will service national and international travel through 33 departure gates with the potential to expand to 42 gates. During my three years on the project, I mainly assumed the role of project designer and a lead modeller within a team of eight. I created floor plans and designed several architectural elements. Aspects of note are the the terminal’s front eve, the green wall, and the light wells located in the slot seen in the renders. I also worked on various natural light features throughout the project, and developed many of the complex geometries in various sectors of the terminal. Along with playing a design role, I also assisted the team in the creation of various renders and presentation materials.
Firm: PGAL, Alexandria Years on: 2013 - present
Entry Hall Perspective
Team: Studio A
Arrivals Perspective
Parking Garage Perspective
Site Perspective
East Pier Perspective
Role: Project Designer Typology: Airport Area: One-Million Sq. Ft. Leed: Silver
Slot Perspective
DAPARTURES PASSANGERS ENTRY PATH
ARRIVALS PASSANGERS EXITING PATH Central Hall Delta perspective
Section Perspective
I GREW UP TEN MILES OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY IN A COMMUNITY THAT WAS DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THIS NATIONAL TRAGEDY. THIS PROJECT WAS AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THAT ALLOWED ME TO ACKNOWLEDGE, REVISIT, AND PROCESS THE DEEP SCARS LEFT ON BOTH MY NATION AND MY CHILDHOOD. THIS PROJECT IS MORE THAN A SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT, AND I HOPE IT REFLECTS A PIECE OF MY SOUL AND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE LIVES LOST ON THIS DAY.
911 MEMORIAL AND REFLECTION GALLERY PROF. - RAJ PARIHK
Memorial Modular shadow +reflection study model
Media: foamcore, wood, mirrors.
Section Detail
Media: plexi, chipboard, leds.
Media: plexi, chipboard, sedium stalks, paint, leds.
9/11 Memorial modular study mod dels + Reflection Gallery facade studies
Media: plexi, chipboard, sedium stalks, paint, wood and leds.
Media: chipboard, paper, spray paint.
Water Gallery Perspective
Visitor Path Perspective
Office Interior Perspective
Gallery Entrance Perspective
Site Axon
Gallery Interior Perspective
Gallery Approach Perspective
Site Plan
THE DESIGN OF THIS LIBRARY IS BASED ON THE FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN. EACH PERSON IN THE LIBRARY PARALLELS AN ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLE WITHIN A NEURON. WHEN THE BUILDING IS FULLY OCCUPIED, THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS MIMICS THE FLOW OF ENERGY ACROSS SYNAPSES WHICH OCCURS WHEN NEURONS INTERACT. THE BOOK COLUMNS REPRESENT NEURONAL AXONS. THESE STRUCTURES HOLD THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUILDING THEREBY STIMULATING THOUGHT AND INTERACTION, JUST AS AN AXON PROPAGATES ELECTRICAL SIGNAL TOWARDS THE SYNAPSE. THE MOST IMPACTFUL ELEMENT OF THIS LIBRARY IS THE HELIX STAIR, WHICH IS THE CORE OF THE STRUCTURE AND ENABLES THE BUILDING TO FUNCTION. THE SIGNATURE DOUBLE HELIX STRUCTURE OF DNA, THE MOLECULAR CORE OF EVERY NEURON AND CODE OF LIFE ITSELF, INSPIRES THE STAIRCASE DESIGN. I WAS AWARDED THE PATRICK CARDINAL O’BOYLE AWARD, THE SENIOR COMPETITION STUDIO.
DUPONT CIRCLE PUBLIC LIBRARY PROF. - DOUG PALLADINO
Site Plan.
Sitte partis.
Site Axon
Faced study sketches
Exterior Perspective South Faced Media: marker, pen, pencil, trace paper
Cutaway Axons Media: Chipboard, wood, textured paint.
Structure Axon
Ground floor
Second floor
Third floor
Forth floor
Fifth floor
Sixth floor
roof
Forth Floor Perspective
Third Floor Childrens Reading Area
Second Floor Perspective
Library Entrance
Helix Stair Core | Atrium Space
Exterior Persepective - North Face
THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT’S DESIGN, I PRACTICED AND STUDIED YOGA. I ALSO SPENT TIME RESEARCHING HUMAN ANATOMY AND SKELETAL STRUCTURE TO INFLUENCE THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE BUILDING. THE PRACTICE OF YOGA IS A JOURNEY THAT TAKES TIME AND PATIENCE. THE INGRESS/EGRESS RAMP REFLECTS THIS JOURNEY BY CREATING A SPIRITUAL PROCESS THAT ALLOWS ONE TO CLEAR THEIR MIND BEFORE AND AFTER PARTAKING IN THE ART OF YOGA.
H STREET YOGA STUDIO PROF. - PJ BAUTISTA
South elevation
East elevation
North elevation
Media: ink & pencil on vellum m. m. .
Site Axon
Night Perspective
Ramp Perspective
Parti study models
Media: foam core , gesso,wood. museum board, metal mesh.
Exploded axon model
Exterior Perspective
THIS MATERIAL STUDY WAS A DEADLINE-DRIVEN WARM-UP EXERCISE TO BEGIN THE SEMESTER. THE GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN EXPERIENTIAL STUDY EXPLORING AND EXHIBITING QUALITIES OF OUR ELECTED MATERIALS.
MATERIAL STUDY SCULPTURE PROF. - Hiroshi Jacobs
I HAVE CREATED OVER 200 PAINTINGS USING VARIOUS TECHNIQUES THAT I DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS (2015-PRESENT). I ALSO CREATED MY OWN TOOLS TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CONCEPTS FOR CERTAIN INTERATIONS. MANY OF THE PIECES REFLECT A DIALOG BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS; A BALANCE BETWEEN EUCLIDIAN AND FRACTAL GEOMETRY. THE FIRST TWO PAGES REPRESENT COLOR AND TEXTURE STUDIES. THE THIRD AND FORTH PAGES DEPICT MY TRANSCENDING ROSE SERIES. THIS SERIES WAS INSPIRED BY A VISIT TO MY BROTHER IN PORTLAND, OREGON (THE ROSE CITY) WHERE I PHOTOGRAPHED HUNDREDS OF ROSE SPECIES. THE SERIES IS STILL IN PROGRESS AND WILL BE COMPLETED ONCE I FINISH MY 100TH ROSE COMPOSITION.
MEDIA: ACRYLIC, GESSO, WATERCOLORS, PENCIL, PEN, INK, MARKERS | CANVAS BOARD 16X16, STRETCHED CANVAS 18X18, CARDBOARD 6X6, WOODPANEL 12X12 , PAPER6X6.
PAINTING SERIES + COLOR + MATERIAL + TEXTURE