David B. Hamm
David B. Hamm dhamm@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA Candidate for Masters in Architecture, May 2017 Washington University Samfox School of Design, St. Louis, MO B.S. summa cum laude in Architecture, May 2013
Intersecting Monte Carlo Tacking Solar Gain
q=k*v
250 research labs in Boston, MA
migratory bird habitat in St. Louis, MO
Conveying Waste X Y by Z
spa and restaurant in Monte Carlo, Monaco
arts district, innovation hub, & waste processing facility in Santa Monica, CA
public pool in St. Louis, MO
Bike Lane Pavilion Schooling Kites
sustainability fair on Delmar Blvd. in St. Louis, MO
research, analysis, and development of a kite
Compounding Typologies: Trefoil & Mobius, with Davis Owen
Intersecting Monte Carlo spa and restaurant Monte Carlo, Monaco
Spring 2012 Professors: Heather Woofter & Igor Marjanovic Washington University
Situated in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the building serves as an insertion between the city and the sea. Each chamber acts like a prism, seperating the two sides with an expanse of silence so that each can be appreciated fully. While the spa occupies a fixed portion on the ocean side, the city programming (stores / restaurants) can expand and contract into the interior depending on need and time of day.
Public Area: permits ocean sound penetration
Entrance Area: permits ocean sound penetration
Spa: View to City, minimal sound penetration
Enhanced Porosity Concrete
Exterior Surfacing: water management
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Tacking Solar Gain 250 research labs Boston, MA
Fall 2013 Professor: Jeffry Burchard Harvard University
This project results from the intersection of competing interests between the need for direct and indirect sunlight, hot and cold research laboratories, and various levels of private access based on laboratory type. Shifts that occur both in plan and section in response to gaining or preventing solar access provide the means by which circulation is organized throughout the building. Subtle floor changes allow the labs and common areas to appear visually connected while remaining organizationally separate.
Shading
Shifting Floor Plates
Circulation
Organization
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q=k*v
q : flow | k : density | v : velocity
migratory bird habitat St. Louis, MO
Fall 2012 Professor: Gia Daskalakis Washington University
Circulation serves as a constant in a system of fluctuating water and bird levels, allowing for a dynamic relationship between people, birds, and the Mississippi River while serving as an alternative to the existing flood wall. Water defines habitat. Habitat determines birds. Birds encourage visitation. Circulation guides water.
Elevation
Composite: Elevation + Slope
Soil Drainage
Composite: Drainage + Elevation + Slope
Surface Flow
Access through Existing Infrastructure
Surface Flow
2011 Daily Height of Mississippi R.
Access through Existing Infrastructure
Water Density as River Floods Site
Migration through Mississippi Flyway
Site Plan
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Conveying Waste arts district, innovation hub, and waste processing facility Santa Monica, CA
Spring 2013 Professors: Heather Woofter & Christof Jantzen Washington University
Located next to a burgeoning arts district and the newly proposed metro train station, the Santa Monica City Yards is a currently underutilized storage site in a vibrant cultural, technological, and sustainability oriented region. Three elements currently move through the Santa Monica City Yards on a daily basis: people, trucks, and trash. This project channels and filters the constant stream so that fluctuations within it can be exposed in a constantly changing landscape. As different materials pass through at different rates, they accumulate in varying amounts, thus conveying a story about the materials that provide for our society.
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Truck Circulation
Trash Circulation
Waste Storage Bays
Office Consolidation
Pedestrian Circulation
Art District Extension
PLAN 1 : 40’ - Lower Level
Site Plan 01
PLAN 1 : 40’ - Upper Level
Site Plan 02
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A : Classroom B : Individual Workstations C : Group Workstations D : Conference Room E : Project Manager Offices H : Locker Room I : Shop Area J : Bike Storage K : Auditorium L : Cafe M : Dining
PLAN 1 : 20’ - Lower Level
Plan 01 Detail
X Y by Z public pool in Carondolet Park, St. Louis, MO
Fall 2011 Professor: Derek Hoeferlin Washington University
Structure with constant wall height is placed on top of hill so that privacy and relationship to pool are mediated by change in elevation.
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Potential for Evaporation
Absorption
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Saturation Overlay
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Understanding Water Concentration
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Plan 01
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Bike Lane Pavilion sustainability fair on Delmar Blvd. St. Louis, MO
Fall 2009 Professor: Carl Karlen Washington University
A bicycle path is lifted into a small seating area and ampitheatre where guests can learn about bicycle safety while also being made aware of bike paths themselves.
Schooling Kites research, analysis, and development of a kite
Spring 2012 Professor: Sung Ho Kim Instructor: Elisa Kim Washington University
This project focussed on the development of a kite. Each individual sail is related to its neighboring sail in a system that directs the unit either towards or away from itself based on proximity. This allows for a complex but controlled network of movement similar to schooling fish.
Schooling fish follow two rules: 1. Stay close to your neighbor 2. Don’t run into your neighbor FLUID DYNAMICS
Comfort Zone Individual A Revised Acceleration
Individual B Seperation (Inversely Proportional) Revised Velocity Individual C
Comfort Zone Individual A Revised Acceleration
Individual B Seperation (Inversely Proportional) Revised Velocity Individual C
INDIVIDUAL BASED MODEL
for Schooling Fish
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Samfox School of Design 2013 Year End Show, with Niki Murata and Charling Chen
Independently developed initial concept. Executed design and curation with group.