cyrusBLANKINSHIP undergraduate portfolio University of California Berkeley
about me
email: cyrus.blankinship@gmail.com phone: (925)-337-9828
GOOD FOOD
My education at UC Berkeley has caused me to fall in love with both the theoretical and technical aspects to design and I look forward to the pursuit of architecture as a career. I believe good design is an accummulation of conscious decisions, and when these decisions are manifested in a building, the result is always beautiful. My generation of designers and architects faces a great deal of responsibility, and I am therefore dedicated toward sustainable design and an understanding of the broader implications of my future work.
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BONNEVILLE SALT FLAT
POTRERO HILL LIBRARY
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GOOD FOOD COURSE: ARCH 100B SEMESTER:SPRING 2013
Located in the SOMA disctrict of San Francisco, this community center seeks to provide alternative, healthy food options to an area saturated with liquor and convenient stores. The building houses a variety of programs which allow community members to gather, exchange food and ideas, , cook, and grow. It is deeply embedded which the “slow food� movement and the counter culture to the modern day food system. In addition, the building relies on two sustainable systems; natural ventilation and a high performance facade. The ventilation system serves to keep indoor air quality at a healthy, fresh level by utilizing specifically designed wind pockets which capture air through the wind direction. The facade is a panel system made up of three materials which vary in their opacity; living walls, perforated aluminum, and glazing. These also serve as a rainwater collection system to provide greywater to the indoor greenhouse and roof garden.
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staff lounge student lounge
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POTRERO HILL LIBRARY COURSE: ARCH 100A SEMESTER:FALL 2012
The library is a building tightly interwoven with the time period in which it is built. The 21st century requires the library to adapt to a modern day version of self-education as well as multi-media entertainment. The proposed library on Potrero Hill will thus house not only books but a computer lab, an auditorium, and a child-care facility. The building was inspired by the interaction of road and topography in San Francisco’s unique landscape surrounding Portrero Hill. While the roads vary in regards to their slope and elevation, they also form a cohesive single surface. This idea of continuitywas translated into the ceiling/walls/floors of the library in order to divide and frame the interior. Next, a circulation corridor was introduced which split the singular surface into ambiguous floor plates. Through this ambiguity, truly unique interior spaces are formed. One can either seek a quiet refuge with vast views of the San Francisco skyline, or converse with fellow residents in the reading lounges and meeting rooms.
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BONNEVILLE REST STOP COURSE: ARCH 242 SEMESTER:SPRING 2013
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The rest stop is deeply embedded into American culture. While many seek such a stop as a necessesity, at it’s heart it is a sanctuary; an oasis from the monotany of the road. Nowhere is this more apparent than highway 80 outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. With summer temperatures reaching as high as 110 degrees (fahrenheit) and the glaring reflection off of the infinite salt flats, this road can be a daunting and unrelentless environment. For decades, weary travellers have driven across the flats with no choice but to push past the seemingly endless landscape. Nowhere along the way are they along to relax. Nowhere along the way can they take in the natural beauty of one of the most unique and harsh locations in the country. The proposed project therefore seeks to capture the essence of an oasis. With a heavy influence on natural ventilation, the rest stop allows travellers to escape the tight confines of their and enter a refreshing, shaded environment. At the same time, one is
average max speed = 930 ft/min
This project was the final design for Arch 243; a graduate student course focusing on passive cooling in architecture, and it represents my level of interest in sustainable design and strategies. Prior to any design decisions, I performed an extensive site analysis of the Bonneville salt flats in order to determine wind directions, annual temperatures, precipitation amount, etc. This led to my choice of natural ventilation as the primary method of cooling due to high wind velocity during the warmer months. The rest stop blurs the definition between indoors and outdoors and a great majority of the area is solely defined by columns. the walled off areas are served by operable windows which can close when the wind is too hot or cold. The idea of procession was naturally a driving force as the only way to get to the rest stop is as a traveler. When one exits the highway, they are gradually surrounded by an earth burm which is meant to deflect low lying air pressure towards the operable windows below the roof. The building itself is a continuation of this burm and reflects the horizontality of the surrounding landscape.
gallery earth cooling tubes
open air dining
auditorium earth cooling tubes
CURRICULUM VITALE
CYRUS BLANKINSHIP
2511 Etna Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 phone:925.337.9828. email: cyrus.blankinship@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE Obtain a career that fulfills my desire to make a difference in the world through innovation in architecture and design
EDUCATION UC BERKELEY B.A. in Architecture with minors in Sustainable Design and GIS. GPA in major of 3.73. Awarded Honors in all of 6 semesters. Recently presented latest studio project in the CED Circus (a fair of the top projects throughout the college). Member of the Cal Climbing Team and Cal Brewing and Winemaking Club.
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SKILLS
PERSONAL SKILLS
Design Intuition Abstract and Concrete Aptitude Verbal & Diagrammatic Communication Project Management
TECHNICAL
AutoCAD Rhinoceros Adobe Suite Comfen Python ArcMap
WORK EXPERIENCE GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE BRIGADES VP of Design. Student-run architecture organization seeking to design affordable housing and community centers for developing countries while seeking to remediate the buildings impact on the environment. Designed award winning water fitration module for roofs and a community center in central Honduras.
CAL ENERGY CORPS INTERN GIS Analyst. Was awarded a Cal Energy Corps Fellowship to work at EBI, on agricultural development in central Brazil. Worked predominately with image analysis and land use classification mechanisms to determine deforestation patterns and land use transitions. Developed a familiarity with python, allowing automation of several processes.
KEARNEY RESEARCH CENTER GIS Analyst. Remotely worked for Kearney Research Center (based in Fresno). Project focuses on locating citrus fields in Riverside County which may be affected by the Asian Citrus Psyllid. Responsibilities included data management and manipulation, location-allocation operations, and digitization.
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