David Morgan portfolio
CONTENTS 1.0 STUDIO .1 .2 .3 .4
RE-USMENT DECAY THE SEAM DOUGH - JO
2.0 (F)UNEMPLOYED .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 .10
IKD LET’S SPOON HUXTABLE FELLOWSHIP RESILIENT LIVING VIRTUAL VILLAGE BUILT - INS CNC DESK BOSS LEVEL SLIGHTLY OFF CENTERED BY HAND
RESUME experience
INTERN
IKD Boston, MA Current
DESIGNER
Huxtable Fellowship Boston, MA 2015-2016
BUILDER
CW Builders Brookline, MA 2013 - 2014
DRAFTER
MADRI Builders Waltham, MA 2012 - 2014
Design firm focused in a cross-disciplinary in nature, with a broad spectrum of. Constant engagement in materials and building techniques from conceptual to finish. Hands on research with digital designing to create spaces for art.
Analytical team of design students researching causes and effects of Boston’s sea level rise. Graphically documented research and data towards a public, civic, and community-based projects that promote public interests of Boston’s water resilience.
Commercial and residential contracting. Developed successful management and organizational skills with conducting material orders and job schedules. Continuous supervision of plans, details and materials that required coordinating between architects, clients and sub-contractors. Focus on residential renovations with kitchen and living room built-ins. Project scaled from 200 sq ft to 2250 sq ft. Conducted project research and budgeting along with creating material cutlists, plans, and renderings.
projects
Resilient Living
A funded research project I created which focused on architectural resilience through the lens of residential design and technology. Within 40+ days I visited 5 different cities along with interviewing community members, architects, contractors, activists, and business owners.
Lets Spoon!
A campaign created to enhance the students understanding in the BAC Fab Lab by approaching the design of a spoon. With leadership in the creation of the project I’ve worked to structure workshops to challenge students by asking to create and craft a spoon in the digital and physical sense.
NY, LA, TX, CA Sum 2015
Boston, MA 2015 -2016 practice
Digital Craft Involvement
AutoCAD 2D, Rhino 5.0, SketchUp, Grasshopper , Adobe CC Suite, 3DS Max, Vray, Maxwell, MS Office wood working, laser cutting, fabrication, CNC 3 axis, photography, framing, model making Atelier Student Rep, LEED GA , BSA Core, NOMAS, BSA, BAC peer Mentor, BAC woodshop monitor
studio 2012-2015
RE-USEMENT MAKING SPACE SPRING 2012 C-1 INSTRUCTORS :MELISSA ALEXANDER , NICHOLAS RIVARD The Re-usement was a conceptual project that looked at the value of an item and its intention of being thrown away. This studio focused each concept in different scales in order to grant us the opportunity to iterate our concept with a new vision. At the time, I was deeply obsessed with seeking out used material that I could use to build different pieces of furniture around my new apartment. I structured a series of data that explored the removal and exchange in items that are among the stages of being considered trash. I traced the disposal of trash throughout the city by breaking down the neighborhoods of Boston. This created an understanding of what items went where along with the location scrap yards within the city. I also intended to utilize different forums and websites to study the items that were being offered for free.
junk movement and locations
estimated weekly waste distribution
Good Will 5000lbs
Craigslist 3500lbs
trash removal process
PROCESS My mapping explored the process of removing junk from Boston’s neighborhoods while scaling common day uses of disposing of items. As I started to pinpoint interesting items I was finding, I started to highlight the items that stood out in my personal value.
Removal System 13,000,000lbs
LYNN SAUGUS CRAIGSLIST
Item : Pan Located: Craigslist Value: cooking utensil / back up weapon
Item : Shake Weight Located: Craigslist Value: physical work out/ potential present Item : penguin bank Located: trash Value: spare change hub/ pet
value the item
throw it away
personal scale routes
possibility for seating
offer the item
range of shapes exterior decay presence
find the item
VALUING I added a new scale of mapping to my process my exploring a personal route that would look for different items. This challenged my outlook on what trash was, and how an item could start to be broken down into an opportunity of having a second life.
concept of process
POSTING I utilize the tools of how I looked for items by posting to Craigslists. During my personal journey of glorified dumpster diving, I found a wine bottle box that I re purposed and posted the new item to Craigslist. This process guided me through different personal attraction to a certain item.
re purposed box
new owners
Kids Sled : Allston
Racket : Allston
Shake Weight : Allston
Owl Hot Plate : Brighton
Glass Set : Brighton
Craigslists response
Frames : Brighton
Cat Coaster : Allston
Rolling Pin : Allston
URBAN INTERVENTION The Re-usement Kiosk displayed each item for what it was worth but with a presence of store front. The intention of this kiosk was to think of a centralized hub that could pop up in different places of Boston, where anyone could access the items. You could considered it a mobile garage (free!) sale.
Newbury storefront
item tag
interactions
DECAY SUPER HEROES AND SKYSCRAPERS SPRING 2014 C-2 INSTRUCTORS :MARK URREA, RICHARD YEAGER The Decay project was a concept analysis of the character ‘Walter White’ from the show Breaking Bad. By studying the evolution of this characterGlasses I created Shirt the notion of architectural decay to represent the transformation of Walter White. In the show Walter goes through these series of thresholds that begin to alter his actions and Underwear emotions. He begins as a simple man that has an unique talent in Gun chemistry until he is greeted with a dangerous sickness that could end his life. With the intention of helping his family, he utilize his talents to cook some of the finest Methamphetamine. Socks Shoes
Threshold
Within this studio, we were challenge to understand this character and recreate our analysis with an architectural a l t eI r W h i t e intervention within the John Hancock W Tower. approached this design with the focus of adapting the Hancock to represent the decay of Walter White.
threshold 4
threshold 1
threshold 2
threshold 3
Break Bad timeline
Threshold 4 10 // 90
10 // 90 Threshold 3
50 // 50
50 // 50 Threshold 2
SUBJECT: WA LT E R W H I T E BREAKING BAD METH COOK
90 // 10
90 // 10 Threshold 1
Walter White decay
Hancock Tower D tower E C A Yform STUDIES
C O N C E P T BREAKING BAD The analysis of Walter White created a clear narrative behind his decay. As his stories develops he begins to submerge himself in his power. Walter shows how his internal corruption crosses over to control who he was, creating the identity of Heisenberg.
Decay Gradient public to private
Decay Percentage decay percentage
Threshold Location threshold location
Hancock Tower approach
tower decay it. 1
Hancock Tower visual access
tower decay it. 2
tower circulation
natural decay study
decay modeling it.1
program decay
decay facade
DECAYING By studying the movement of decay, I created a library of methods to apply into the intervention. Each method crossed from external to internal which allowed for the decay to adapt throughout the structure of the tower.
tower plan decay
threshold transition
IN - TO - OUT The Hancock holds a structural core that I approached as the start of the decay process. The intention of having an interior and exterior decay element would create a construction relationship that symbolized the program development.
decay modeling it.2
decay modeling it. 3
mid level plan
form
theatre
deck
deck
program
public space
public entrance
form
private entrance
ground level plan
program
mid level section
ground level section
detail model
site plan
office
residential
public
program development
wall section concept
THE SEAM BRIDGING CULTURES FALL 2014 C-1 INSTRUCTORS : KRISTEN O’GORMAN , HEATH CODY The Seam was a conceptual studio project that called for a design of a neutral space where the people of Boston could congregate. We were challenged to produce a strong conceptual approach to our design. My design was rooted in my concept of creating “influential transitions that assemble our diversity” As this studio called for a spiritual space, I examined the opportunities of these forms, and practiced these methods into my process. As our site was tucked in a heavily circulated corner of Boston, I focused on creating a spatial relationship to the site that acted as a series of thresholds that would work as a method of connecting any type of human to a intertwined spiritual experience. By creating a series of sectional thresholds, I developed a narrative and relationship between the project’s program, materials, and spatial experience.
site character
form
approach
thresholds
concept development
individual
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CONCEPT | SITE ANALYSIS This site is located on the shoulder of the BU bridge that connects with Cambridge. Nestled near the traffic of Memorial Drive, the site holds a elements on each face that contains unique characteristics that create the value of this corner.
connected
adapted
street breakdown
one lane
car traffic
two lane
highway
circulation thresholds
train
foot traffic
forest transition
site transition
section transition
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TRANSITIONING By using the contours of the site along with form of the bridge, I created a transition that reflected the idea of walking off a path and into the woods.
program sketches
existing duck (public) gathering
program analysis
program development
PROGRAM For this design I pushed a program that would mesh with the intention of public use. I incorporated a kayak stand for public to rent from, along with a amphitheater. Both programs worked with the site to pull the circulation back into the site.
metal panel
plywood wood column
wrapped
beam construction concept
s.2
kayak stand
wood exposed
metal exposed
exposed
detail model 1 | deck
detail model 2 | thresholds
detail model 2 | hallway
form progression
deck | hammock
BU bridge entrance
kayak stand
entrance
deck hammock
s.1
cafe
indoor garden
amphitheater
walkway
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entrance level
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entrance en
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entrance
circulation
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kayak stand
s.2
form and motion
THE DOUGH-JO MAKING SENSE OF JUNK SPACE FALL 2015 C-2 INSTRUCTORS : CHRIS KURKLAND, ADAM HARPER The Dough - Jo was a design process that approaches the understanding of human senses and how it translates to architectural methods. With the visual sense set aside, my design was centered around “connecting our dependence of visual recognition by representing our passive catalog of atmosphere.� Senses are tools. The site, located at Yawkey station in Fenway, is submerged in circulation that ties a network of efficiency to Boston. Whether you operate as a local, commuter, worker or visitor this site cuts into the urban fabric only to connect you back into its identity. With visual and physical links to the historical characteristics of Boston, this site can be labeled as a shortcut. The focus of my design was to maintain its effective efficiency while creating elements that acknowledge its surroundings while footing a personality and integrity of for its space.
SMELL
FEEL
HEAR
equations of networks
assortment of links
measurements of character
smell can activate a collision of memories and can ignite a direct path characters
feel orchestrates a timeline of direct and indirect responses to spaces
hearing gives directionality to material by identifying attributes of space and time
wind
sun
SITE ANALYSIS The character of the site pinpointed the approaches with its connection to the city. With one face towards the residential housing of Brookline and the other to public land mark of Fenway, the site had the opportunity to be utilize by anyone.
CONTEXT
SOUND
MOVEMENT
site understanding
form
program
efficient
thresholds
efficient + character
character
efficient + character + program
path sketch
DOUGH + JO The site called for two different programs that worked within a public path to the set. I chose to design for a bakery that served as a school for cooking, along with a samurai studio. These two programs reflected their own procedure in practice which I used to help define the narrative in each program.
THE DOUGH hands on access to tools interactive education library of items distribute the work open air space blurred hierarchy visual connections organized for interaction
ABSTRACT NARRATIVE
DISPLAY PRACTICE TRAINING KITCHEN STATIONS BAKING EQUIPMENT STOREFRONT LOCKERS BATHROOM DRY STORAGE COLD STORAGE EQUIPMENT STORAGE CLEANING AREA UTILITIES EATING EVENT
150 sq ft 700 sq ft 1000 sq ft 300 sq ft 150 sq ft 30 sq ft 200 sq ft 650 sq ft 400 sq ft 150 sq ft 50 sq ft 1500 sq ft 1500 sq ft
THE JO cared for by users formal spaces of training precise geometry hierarchy in entrances places of honor rules displayed top down correction gear shown in back connected to temple
TRAINING SHRINE BATHROOM STORAGE LOCKERS YARD SPACE UTILITIES ARENA
550 sq ft 100 sq ft 200 sq ft 50 sq ft 30 sq ft 500 sq ft 430 sq ft 1500 sq ft
PATH PROGRESSION With the public pathway I modeled different methods of connecting the public with practice of each program that would be shared within the pathway.
SENSE DETAIL I saw opportunity in the pathway with its construction to develop the presence of the architectural senses. By using different thresholds and material, I wanted to create different atmospheres that would ignite the difference in programs through hearing and smelling.
metal channel sun panel partition wall sense wall
FEEL CONCEPT CONSTRUCTION
timber framing metal channel metal coupling acoustic panel
HEARING CONCEPT CONSTRUCTION
DOUGH JO PUBLIC
circulation
narrative section
outside dojo
dojo
stage
pathway
bakery
dec
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dry
stor age
k bak e
ry
dec
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loft b.o.h bath roo m
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cafe
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dojo
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SENSE DETAIL By using different materials to highlight the atmosphere of each program, I utilized the rock material in the shrine by cutting it through the ground and act as seating for the public. This study developed the moment I was aiming to acheive within the practice of architectural senses.
material use
timber joinery
pathway
10 x 10 fir beam 1� dia. dowel joint branch beam
detail model
10 x 10 fir beam
10 x 10 fir post 1� recessed washer and bolt
detail model
framing structure
(f )unemployed 2012-2016
IKD
FALL 2015 - Current | DESIGN INTERN
“Cross-disciplinary in nature, IKD is a design firm with a focus on creating spaces for art.� my current position at IKD focuses on model making and design development. As we are a small team, we often play several roles throughout the project.
DAVIS MUSEUM - THE GAME WORLD this exhibition was a collobration between video game designer Jason Rohrer, currators from Welsely College, and IKD. My contribution to this project was through schematic design and fabrication details.
exhibit
INFINITY PANEL
PROJECTOR ENCLOSED INFINITY PANEL
RETRACTABLE POWER SUPPLY FROM CEILING
INFINITY PANEL
INFINITY PANEL
INFINITY PANEL
GROUP A
FLOOR OUTLET
3' 3
7 8"
INFINITY PANEL
GROUP B
INSTALLATION AXON 3/8"=1'-0"
GROUP C
INSIDE A STAR FILLED SKY This project was a representation of the fractal form of the game “Inside a Star Filled Sky”. The different groups worked together to create an playable surface that pulled the user away from the usual atmosphere of a video game.
exhibit - old palace
OFF THE WALL - VATICHINO This was a two part exhibit that asked for two different spaces. Our design works created a permanente gallery within the old palace of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, along with a exhibit of old palace art work in the in new addition. I worked mainly on the old palce project, where we colloborated with currators and historians to display the work in the best possible environment. I use hand modeling and CAD drawings to develop work through schematic design.
hand model
1:1 mock up
system axon
new palace exhibit - renderings
new palace exhibit - renderings
new palace exhibit - hand model
new palace exhibit - mock up
new palace exhibit
Column Studies Tai Soo Kim Partners Architects
edge condition EDGE CONDITION
CORNER CONDITION corner condition
TYPICAL CONDITION typical condition
column plan
BRANCH COLUMN RESEARCH
Typical Column Option 2 Tai Soo Kim Partners Architects
LET’S SPOON!
2015 - 2016 | CO-CREATOR
The process of making is a unique and therapeutic component in the discovery of design. The conversation from mind to hand gives a distinctive style in which we sculpt our ideas into a built form. The Let’s Spoon! campaign is deeply based in these concepts. This campaign is a series of events that aim to increase student engagement with making at the BAC. The workshops challenge students to engage in a full-day design charrette in which they are tasked to create a simple object, in this case the spoon.
UNIVERSITY OF KNOXVILLE WORKSHOP
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE WORKSHOP II
BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE WORKSHOP I
CNC bowls
spoon library
Each workshop handed students a block of wood and a precut bowl which acted as site context. We added on a influential character to promote a stronger narrative to each design.
WORKSHOP II 2016
WORKSHOP I 2015
WORKSHOP II 2016
WORKSHOP I 2015
surge storm + sea level rise + high tide
HUXTABLE FELLOWSHIP 2015-2016 | BAC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT The Ada Louise Huxtable Fellowship is a competitive program that is hosted for BAC students. I was selected as a recipient of this program along with 5 other advanced students. This Fellowship is an intensive year long program that focuses on creating different opportunities that engage fellows in public, civic, and community-based design work, all based with a collaborative partnership with Boston’s Community Design Resource Center, Boston Society of Architects and Neighborhood of Affordable Housing. Our work challenged us to engage in resilience of East Boston through community engagement.
EAST BOSTON
SITE 1 | The Prince Building
LIVING WITH WATER PRINCIPLES
This building represents existing and historic, urban, waterfront buildings and properties that are common in Boston and similar vulnerable coastal cities.
DESIGN FOR RESILIENCE
Resilience implies adapting to or bouncing back from a disturbance quickly. Resilient planning and design incorporates redundancy and anticipates change over time.
SITE 2 | The 100 Acres
This neighborhood site represents urban waterfront mixed-use districts with a mix of existing, historic and new developments set in green and blue public spaces.
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION Boston Living with Water is an international call for innovative design solutions and strategies that address the regular coastal flooding expected by the year 2100. Over 340 leading planners, designers, and thinkers submitted proposals for three sites in Boston in response to the challenge of sea level rise and climate change.
SITE 3 | Morrissey Boulevard This road represents vulnerable coastal infrastructure that is routed through historic, mixed-use, and new development districts and remains critical to growth and functionality of cities.
1990s The Deer Island Sewage Treatment plant is constructed two feet higher than originally designed in anticipation of sea-level rise.
2000s The City of Boston takes first climate actions with direction to reduce municipal greenhouse gas emissions.
2004 Tufts and Boston Universities publish the Climate’s Long-Term impacts of Metro Boston (CLIMB) with EPA Funding
There is three segments that focus on different experiences within the concept of the Fellowship. Our first project worked with the BSA’s Living With Water competition. Our team analyzed the LWW competition entries to study the moves and techniques of creating a resilient Boston. With this information we designed a brochure that would spread ideas and designs of the competition, along with translating this information into a language for community members to use.
2005 Boston adopts the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy efficiency
2006 The Union of Concerned Scientists publishes reports on the effects of climate change, projecting an increase of sea-level and average temperatures
2007 Mayor Menino leads the City of Boston to prepare action plans for reduction of dangerous climate change effects and incorporates these into the City’s plans for emergency responses and development
CREATE DOUBLE-DUTY SOLUTIONS
Double-duty solutions afford protection in times of need and provide for other uses when idle realizing multiple benefits and maximizing economic, ecologic, and cultural gain.
STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
Community resilience maintains and enhances the cultural identity that defines a city through resiliency networks and social support systems. Strategies that strengthen social resilience can both cost less and provide meaningful benefits to participants.
2009 The Climate Action Leadership Committee is appointed and prepares comprehensive recommendations for the Boston community on climate change mitigation on adaptation
2015 Boston’s municipal agencies are preparing for climate changes with evolving mitigation plans in place and commencing calls for bold Living with Water ideas and grassroots preparation efforts.
Finalist Honorable Mention People’s Choice
ABSORB
CHANNEL
ELEVATE
MOVE
BLOCK
CONNECT
EMPLOY
The Omega Chain The Hydrokinetic Canal as an Urban Generator Bountiful Delta: It’s not just resilient No building is an island The Water Fun(d) The Prince Building Piers Water District Resilient Linkages Total Resilience Approach High Street City Prince Place a Community Center / Surge Shelter Contributive Infrastructure Fort Point's: Living Basin Living Shorelines for a Resilient Urban Cove Living Threshold Open Circuit: Traveling Water Reconnect-Resist-Slow-Collect Atlantic Boardwalk - Northern Bridge Fort Point Power Morrissey Boulevard: The High Road East of the sun, west of the moon 100 Acres: 100 Years Water District Re/Creation District The Past Informs the Future Strategy for a Resilient Neighborhood Transforming Morrissey: Arterial to Amenity BOSTONGENIC Evoluted DNA Urban System Archimedes Negotiation Ecologically Connected Channel Green Living Threshold 100 Acres: 100 Years Fort Point: An Emerging Synthesis Sky City Contribute Infrastructure On Boston Shores Emerald Necklace Extended MorriSEA PARKWAY An Archaeological Tour of Boston Inverted Pier Why not flooding? MORRISSEY 2100: The Road to Resilience Bridging Culture Living with WWH (love thy neighbor) Thriving With Water SEE-Levels: A Glimpse into the North End’s Shell The 100 Acres: Urban Resiliency Test Lab The Boston's Mangrove #Rising Tides Lift All Boats A Futuristic and Resilient View for Fort Point A Life Aquatic: A celebration of living with water
ABSORB
Expanding permeability and holding capacity to mitigate increased water volume
For more information on the competition, visit www.bostonlivingwithwater.org
The Water Fun(d)
Resilient Linkages
CONNECT
CHANNEL
Augmenting to control the course and direction of water movement
Networking between water and social elements to improve recovery efforts
ELEVATE
Lifting of elements and structures to accommodate increased water levels
#LivingWithWater @BostonLwW Take another look at the competition boards online and share the ideas with your colleagues, friends and family!
BLOCK
Shielding of the built environment by man-made landforms, structures and devices
Thriving With Water
City of Boston, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the Boston Harbor Association, and the Boston Society of Architects with support from the Barr Foundation and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.
MOVE
Relocating elements and structure to harbor increased water levels
#Rising Tides Lift All
The Boston Living with Water International Design Competition is organized
On Boston Shores
BOSTONGENIC Evoluted DNA Urban
Gatefold style
In weighing the proposals, the jury looked for bold and innovative approaches and at the same time, for effective scales of engagement and replicability. The competition resulted in many different interventions that have been classified into seven
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS:
HUXTABLE FELLOWSHIP
The Omega Chain
KEY STRATEGIES
COMPETITION ENTRIES
EMPLOY
Utilizing the rising water as an energy resource in combination with renewable sources.
Following the introduction to the LWW competition we shifted our focus into our highlighted Fellowship site, East Boston. Working closely with the CDRC and NOAH we submerged ourselves into the community of Eastie to see their resilience. We surveyed hundreds of homes that cataloged the building conditions of neighborhoods to better understand the stance locals were holding. As we documented this work we took part in different workshops that were tackling this situations and used these events to hear what stakeholders input was of these solutions.
Jefferies Eagle’s Hill Orient Heights
5 levels
4 levels
3 levels
2 levels
multi-family single family mix use commercial
HEIGHT
poor
fair
good
CONDITION
USE
excellent
vinyl
aluminum
brick
stone
concrete
FOUNDATION
brick
ENVELOPE
wood
0” - 12”
13” - 24”
25”+
ENTRANCE HEIGHT
1/ structural 2/ services 3/ foundation
Previous Floods
1/ structural -Supporting the structure of this building is a set of steel beams and columns that help carry the weight of the building
2/ services -The services to this building are located in the basement level. With the location of this building, the services will be in danger of damage from the 100 year flood plain
With our concentrations held in the grassroots of East Boston and sea level rise, we met and ran resilience assignments of different homeowners in the area. We analyzed the built opportunities community members could have along with identifying the issues they might face with SLR. By documenting the living conditions of different communities we created maps that zoomed in on the maps of each neighborhood which helped the conversation with locals. This was when we started to understand our audience and how we needed to create graphics and translations that accommodated to their vision.
3/ foundation -The buildings foundation has experienced water damage in the past. With the different structural systems, the building is in danger of failing.
ORIENT HEIGHTS
2100 AUMENTO DEL NIVEL DEL MAR + TEMPESTAD DE LA MAREA/ MAREJADA 2100 sea rise + storm surge
EAGLE HILL
JEFFERIES POINT
At Risk ORIENT HEIGHTS EAGLE HILL JEFFERIES POINT
30% 35% 50%
NOAH workshop
With this information we held two different lectures with the CEU workshops and NOAH workshops. We presented this information that showed both the analysis of our research, along with our solutions towards engaging the community. This narrative worked to improve the dialogue between Eastie residents and professionals that were tackling the issues of resilience. We saw moments in conditions that tenants and homeowners could use in order to improve their living situation. However, we needed to develop an incentive that would appeal to our audience, which usually had us tying back to the opportunity of saving money. Our work continuously had us realizing the understanding people had of this work which ultimately lead to introduction of disconnection between the design and community.
CEU Lecture
passive ventilation
surge storms
blind systems
RESILIENT LIVING SUMMER 2015 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH| CREATOR , DESIGNER | SUPERVISOR BENJAMIN PETERSON During the summer, the fellowship allowed for us to take our own adventure into community engagement. I decided I wanted to follow through with the resilience work from the Spring semester, which lead to the creation of this research project. Resilient Living is a research project that focused on the research of resilience within residential living and architectural technology. The starting purpose of this trip was to investigate the different scales of design that seeks to mitigate the impacts the effects of climate change. During the course of a month, I traveled to New York, New Jersey, Louisiana and Texas. These destinations served as case studies towards issues cities face in becoming resilient
new york city, ny hoboken, nj 6.24.15 - 7.3.15 hurricane sandy $19 billion in damage displaced 200,000 households
new orleans, la baton rouge, la empire, la 7.3.15 - 7.14.15 hurricane katrina $108 billion in damage displaced 600,000 households
houston, tx galveston, tx 7.14.15 - 7.22.15 current flooding $350 million in damage displaced 2,000 households
Each destination brought me to a unique opportunity of documenting the community and neighborhoods. I spent most of time trekking through the infrastructure of each location and taking pictures of the methods they demonstrated. This process challenged myself to figure out the best of way meeting these homeowners or tenants and seeing what their experiences and opinions were on the ideas of climate change. Each city I met with working professionals that spanned from architects, politicians, community leaders, and contractors.
NYC fabric
NYC housing
New Orleans fabric
New Orleans housing
Houston fabric
Houston housing
NYC climate
New Orleans climate
Houston climate
RENT
OWN
New York City, NY population 8.4 mil
New Orleans, LA population 378,715
Houston, TX population 2.2 mil
MILES TRAVELED plane car foot scooter
6558 1583 219 15
22 RECORDED HOURS OF INTERVIEWS Shelby Doyle Kenneth Schwartz Nupur Chaudhury Stephen Cauffman Jeremy Alain Siegel Carter Craft Jordan Pollard Amanda Loper
With this trip over, I have been working to develop this work in a medium that would best show the work. I spent hours documenting my research and trip by blogging my writing, photography, and interviews, but there isn’t a solid presence of where this work can be presented. I am currently working on creating a online publication that doubles as a printable 5”x 5” book, and am planning on tying this work into my degree project.
digital publication draft
Site |16,000 Square FT 930 South Yates St Denver, CO
VIRTUAL VILLAGE SUMMER 2014 | FREELANCE| DESIGNER During the midst of the Lyme Disease hibernation, I was beginning to get anxious from boredom. I began to look for different projects that would be interesting to become a part of. After browsing different online pages, I came across a post to Reddit from a user in Denver, CO. He was asking for people’s opinions on creating an urban commune on a plot of land he had just purchased. After getting in contact with the Redditor, we started to lay down some foundations to the project. He wanted to follow a concept based on principles of efficiency,permaculture, and a low budgeted community within the city. We began to explore the different possibilities of making a low budget house that would fit the environment of this project. We came across this online diagram that shows the building process of Yurt structure. This became the anchor of our project, and we pushed off from this.
E C L R I C
prototype
prototype
D O P E
modular concept
C I R L C E
E P O D
Key Spline Note:
Plywood Platform
The top layer of plywood and insulation would cut and used to make the key. The foam can expand And create a tight connection with in the key joint, and the plywood will help secure the key.
Lay Plywood (Both top and bottom)
Lay Insulation
Section Detail Adhesive together
Framing
Platform Notes:
I had three different thoughts on how the platform could attach to the framing.
Keys & Framing
Keys
Framing:
Keys:
Keys & Framing:
You could just get large deck screws, and attach it through the plywood. Or crawl underneath and hanger it in.
Add in the Spline Joint and create a key that The Keys would be joints the pieces together. You could split evenly throughthrow a few screws out the seem. It was common to have a into the outside to rectangular 4�x 8� Key secure it.
With the Keys in use too, we could attach more fasteners to secure it better.
The first stage of this project was to design and create small living spaces for a community, focusing on the foundation piece first. After some research with local codes and zone, we came across the issue of the permits and licenses we would need to create this project. However, we found a loophole. We could keep this community up for 180 days, and then they would have to taken down, which gave us idea of modular units we could take down and rebuild to fit this law. To keep a flexible stance towards iterating the project, we planned to create temporary structure into pieces. The diagrams represent the different sizes of Yurts, and how they could be broken into different forms.
10 1⁄8”
2’
6’ - 4 ¼”
10’ - 9 ¾”
6’ - 4 ¼” 1’ - 1⁄8”
11’ - 11 ½”
2’
11’ - 11 ½”
fabrication process
10’ - 9 ¾”
2’ - 5 5⁄8”
2’ - 6”
2’ - 5 ¼”
4’ - 6 7⁄8”
foundation location
2’
framing
BUILT - INS
2013 - 2014 |MADRI FINE WOODWORKING | DRAFTER, BUILDER | SUPERVISOR DAN MADRI
At the beginning of segment II, I began an apprenticeship at a fine woodworking company. During my time there, I had the chance to design and build two built in cabinets for a piano room. The client had asked us to recreate his current crown molding, have sliding recessed doors, and be able to hold his speakers to his piano. This job required a bit of acoustic research among many other subjects, however most of the beneficial moments came from the mistakes I made during the building process. With that being said, this experience marks a checkpoint of when my responsibilities and experience started to increase. I found the process of designing and building furniture to be something I really enjoyed,however was not what I wanted to pursue as a career.
fabrication process
31
20 1/4
11 1/4
3/8
22 9
H: 53 3/4W: 31 D: 20 1/4
9 31
20 1/4 11 1/4
21
3 3/4
9
19 3/4
9
The process began with modeling different parts of the project, beginning with the carcass. I was assigned with the tasks to create and present the process of creating this project. This consisted of the measurements of each piece, the order of materials, the cut-list, patterns of cuts and measurement locations of joints.
29
8
29
19 3/4
3
24 1/2
53 3/4
11 1/4
Piece 1 1/4” Ply
G
Piece 3 3/4” Ply
Piece 2 1/2” Ply
Support
F
Support
D
D2
C
L2
29 1/4” x 21 1/2”
E I
Bottom Backing
B
A2
52 3/4” x 20 1/4”
Left Wall
L
D
Inside Support
Inside Support
K2 21” x 11 4/5”
K 21” x 11 4/5”
M2
25” x 21 1/2”
Top Backing
M
25” x 21 1/2”
Top Backing
A
52 3/4” x 20 1/4”
Bottom Vertical
Left Wall
H
21” x 19 3/4”
Inside Support
I
E
E2
Bottom Backing
K
25 1/8” x 20 1/4”
24 1/2” x 19 3/4”
29 1/4” x 21 1/2”
J
Bottom Vertical
Piece 5 3/4” Ply
J
24 7/8” x 2”
25 1/8” x 20 1/4”
H
A
Piece 4 3/4” Ply
J2
24 7/8” x 2”
29 7/8” x 20 1/4”
29 7/8” x 20 1/4”
Middle Vertical
Middle Vertical
Right Top Wall
H2
21” x 19 3/4”
Inside Support
C
C2
24 3/8” x 20 1/4”
Inside Support
24 3/8” x 20 1/4”
G2
25 1/4” x 20 1/4”
Top Vertical
Right Top Wall
G
25 1/4” x 20 1/4”
Top Vertical
I2
24 1/2” x 19 3/4”
Inside Support
F2
21 1/4” x 20 1/4”
Top Vertical
F
21 1/4” x 20 1/4”
Top Vertical
B2
28 5/8” x 12 1/8”
B
28 5/8” x 12 1/8”
R.Bottom R.Bottom Wall Wall
it . 1 | CAD model
it . 1
it . 1
CNC DESK
To practice my craft in fabrication I tested a series of different CNC joints that would assemble together to form a desk. However, with this iteration there is a lot of mistakes that deal with the shear strength failing.
it . 1 | joints
it . 1 | leg joint
pixel abstraction
trimmed model
BOSS LEVEL
final model
A work shop run through Section Cut, we were challenged to produce an abstraction of isometric spaces for a pixelation of an image. We worked through series of illustrations to put together a quick rendering to show the intention of each space.
clay model
SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER my practice in photography
BY HAND
a small set of hand made items
Stuffed French Toast Loaf of Cinnamon Raisin Toast 2 Tbsp of Milk 2 eggs 1 Tsp of Vanilla Extract 1 Tbsp of Cinnamon 1/2 Cup of Cream Cheese 2 Tbsp of Confectioners Sugar 1 Tsp of REAL Maple Syrup 2 Tsp of Honey 2 Bananas