DAN I E L VE U M STON E A R CH ITE CT U R E P OR T F OLI O 2 0 17
DA N I E L VE U M STON E dstone@risd.edu (503)-539-6466 danielveumstone.com
E D U CAT I O N 2013-2018
Rhode Island School of Design Candidate for Bachelors of Architecture and Bachelors of Fine Arts
2012-2013
Carpe Diem Education Study Abroad in Ecuador, Peru and Nepal
2008-2012
Cleveland High School (Portland, OR) High School Diploma and International Baccalaureate Certificate
S KI LLS Analogue
Digital
Fabrication
Sketching, Hand-Drafting, Model-Making, Intaglio, Lithography, Silkscreen, Painting
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Rhino, Grasshopper, DIVA, Node Box, Processing, AutoCAD
CNC Router, Laser Cutter, Table Saw
ACH I E V E M E N T S 2013
RISD Foundations, Academic Honors
2015
Work Selected for Department Undergraduate Accreditation Exhibition
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N CE Summer 2016 P r o v i d e n ce, R I
Summer 2015 Portland, OR
Ultra mode rne & R I S D Project Assistant on RISD’s Southlight project. Involved in community meetings, design workshops, model making, shop drawings, fabrication and on-site construction Woodblock Archite cture Summer Intern, worked on updating plans and construction documents, design iterations and general assistance in the office
2014 & 2015 Portland, OR
Ore gon C olle ge of Art a nd Cra ft, Art Adve nture s Summer camp counselor for children ages 6-13. Assisted in daily art workshops
Spring 2013 Chhomrong, Nepal
Tre k to Te a ch Volunteer primary school teacher. Worked with students ages 6-10, assisting with teaching English, art, and various language-based activities
OTH E R E X P E R I E N C E Fall 2015 - Present
R I S D Archite cture Mode l Shop Monitor Currently employed in the department model shop, assisting with table saw use and fabrication techniques
Spring 2015
R I S D Founda tion S tudie s TA Teachers assistant in 1st-year Spatial Dynamics studio
OTH E R S K I LL S Experience with various printmaking techniques Knowledge in lighting setups and camera settings for model photography Conversational Spanish
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
ADDIS P O S TMARKET
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CARVE / E XCAVA TION
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U R BAN S O F TS CAPE
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SOUTHLIGHT
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SHEAR LABORATORY
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VA R I O U S E N D E AV O R S
ADDIS P O S TMARKET B ET WE E N C O N T E N T & CONTA I N E R ADVAN CE D S T U D I O W I T H E MA N U E L A D M A S S U I N CO L L AB O R AT I O N W I T H Z OE R IT T S FAL L 2 0 1 6 This studio focused on the design of a shopping mall in Merkato, the open-air marketplace of Addis Ababa. In order to formalize the chaotic and complex market, the Ethiopian government recently mandated that all new developments in the market must be at least 5-stories tall. As a result, the sprawling marketplace is restructuring and replicating itself vertically. Additionally, Addis Ababa’s newly constructed light rail system lies directly adjacent to Merkato. Accounting for these variables, our proposal acts as a transition between imposing large-scale infrastructure and existing market typologies.
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Exploratory collage for adapting a material strategy from site context
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Examples of adaptable merchant spaces integrated in the column system. The framework for the seller modules allows for adjustable enclosures and surfaces for the display of merchandise.
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U R BAN S O F TS CAPE MAK I N G F L I P PY F LO P PY ADVAN CE D S T U D I O W I T H YAS M I N VOB I S S P R I N G 2 0 16 This project focuses on the notion of “soft architecture”, exploring ideas of softness through material, programmatic, and structural flexibility. The proposal lies on the rooftop parking lot of New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, a swath of open space in the center of Midtown Manhattan. While the PABT has negative connotations in public opinion, the rooftop structure is meant to serve as a sort of “people’s palace”, an ambiguous space housing a mash of frictional programs, including a reading library, urban reservoir and a series of delicatessens. The project proposes restructuring the rooftop as an artificial lake, while the various programs “float” above in a deformable cloud-like grid.
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An exploratory photoshop perspective of the PABT
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Concept drawing for frictional mixed-use area
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Diagram of circulation concepts
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Material study model using tulle and blue foam
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Massing model in site
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Plan + Circulation Diagram
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SHEAR LABORATORY 1ST-YE AR C O R E S T U D I O WI T H AAR O N F O R R E S T S P R I N G 2 0 15 This studio focused on the design of a maritime research laboratory located on the shore of Naragansett Bay in Providence. The studio began with studies in symbiotic material relationships and buoyancy on a water surface. The building, housing research labs, offices, and an aquarium and tide-pools, blends private and public program in cohabited spaces . The design was conceived through the process of shearing blocks of mass, sliced at an angle and pulled apart in order to generate circulation paths and facilitate sunlight within the building. Further cuts were scored within the programmatic volumes in order to allow for natural flow of water and connect lines of vision throughout.
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Studies for material tectonics
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Model for material buoyancy and symbiosis
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Diagram for material buoyancy tests
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Diagram of material shear
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Aquarium and Tide-pool Plan, Water Level
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Resea
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Administrative Offices, 2nd Floor
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CARVE / E XCAVA TION U R BA N D E S I G N P R I N C IPLE S 2N D-Y E A R C O R E STU D I O WIT H IAN BA L DWI N FAL L 2 0 1 5 This project focuses on developing an urban design strategy in an area of large parking lots adjacent to Rhode Island Hospital. The master-plan for the site began as a collaborative effort, while detailed proposals formed individually. The site-strategy consists of the overarching concept of carving through mass in order to allow for circulation of people, air and light. The subtle topography of the site is utilized in order to form sub-level courtyards between buildings that function both as parking and common areas for residents, retailers and the hospital institution.
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SOUTHLIGHT SU M M E R I NTE R N S H I P WI T H U LT RA M O D E R N E AN D R I S D SU M M E R 2016 Southlight was a collaboration between students at RISD, community members of South Side Providence, and the City’s Department of Art, Culture & Tourism. What initially began as a design studio developed over the course of a year into a permanent pavilion for the South Side Cultural Center of Rhode Island. The steel-frame and polycarbonate-clad structure provides the Center with a formal space for outdoor gatherings and performances. The project reformed an expansive asphalt parking lot into an area of lawn, garden, gravel paths and a cedar fence. While team members were involved in all aspects of the project, my primary role was the design, fabrication and construction of the fence. Photos by Naho Kubota
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Opening event, photo by Diyi Zhang
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Opening event, photo by Diyi Zhang
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CNC STOOL CN C Wo r ks h o p w i t h J am e s Dea n Spri ng 2 0 17 A small stool completed durning a workshop in learning to use the CNC router. The current iteration is cut from a 2’x4’ sheet of MDF. The piece is constructed using only friction joints so that the stool can be easily assembled and dissembled.
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VA R I O U S E N D E AV O R S D RAWI N G S, M OD E L S, PA I N T I N G S , AN D PR I NT S 2013 - 2 0 17 A selection of ongoing, past, and unfinished work created in both fine art and architecture studios at RISD.
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“Water-Scape”, Gouache on Stonehenge, 2013
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“Goopy Map” (Providence, RI, of Memory) Oil Bar and White Charcoal Pencil, 2017
“Duality: Proposal for a Pavilion”, Pen-Plot on Mylar, In Collaboration with Adrián González, 2016
1st-Year Design Principles Studio, Site Analysis and Plan Concept
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1st-Year Design Principles Studio, Site Model + Circulation Diagram
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Hand-Drafted Section Oblique of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building (Worm’s Eye)
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Digital Plan Oblique of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building (Worm’s Eye)
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Figure Studies, Charcoal, Graphite, Oil Bar on Newsprint, 2013
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“Blob Field”, Hard-ground Etching and Aquatint, 2017
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“Big Blob”, Hard-ground & Soft-ground Etching, Aquatint, and Monoprint, 2017
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DA N I E L VE U M S TON E dstone@risd.edu (503)-539-6466 danielveumstone.com