PORTFOLIO C O L L E C T E D W O R K S V O L U M E I I
2017-2023 I S S U E N O. 1
DC.UU
01.10.2024 NASHVILLE, TN
this is a collection of works from my studies, explorations, and experiences 2017-2023
DANIEL CHRISTIAN WOLBERG
My name is Daniel Wolberg; I am an Architectural Designer from Denver, Colorado currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. I graduated with high honors from the University of Colorado Denver and majored in architecture, specializing in digital and physical fabrication technology and smallscale design-build. I recently spent the 2022-2023 academic year living in Helsinki, Finland while studying industrial timber architecture and human centered design, where my interest in architecture was further explored. I am a materialist. I believe architecture starts from an understanding and respect of the materiality. It is the designer’s responsibility to begin each project with intention, care, a bit of playfulness, and curiosity to create meaningful and lasting experiences for others. Simplicity and sustainability in design require great attention to detail and comprehension of context to achieve. I am always looking for opportunities to grow professionally and personally: to explore new ideas, techniques, materials, and to learn from others’ experiences. In addition to architecture, I am passionate about woodworking, ceramics, graphic design, and quite simply, the process of making things. I also love to spend my free time reading and enjoying a good cup of tea.
CIRRICULUM VITAE
Education AALTO UNIVERSITY THE WOOD PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 2022 - JUNE 2023
An intensive one-year program focused on industrial timber architecture design and building. Sustainable timber design, forestry practices, and material studies are a few of the additional studies accompanying the primary build project. The Wood Program is international and interdisciplinary with a very small team of 10-20 students each year.
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER BS.ARCH
SEPTEMBER 2017 - DECEMBER 2019
Magna Cum Laude Dean’s List / 2017 - 2019 Outstanding Graduate of Fall 2019
Experience HUOJUA
SIDEWAYS FESTIVAL + AALTO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
2023
The final build project for the Aalto University Wood Program was a movable pavillion that was originally installed for the Sidewyas Festival in Helsinki, Finland. It is now located on the Aalto University campus for the students’ use.
BARTENDER
LOCUST, CAFE ROZE, PINEWOOD SOCIAL
JANUARY 2021 - PRESENT
Making craft cocktails in multiple fast-paced and fine dining restaurants throughout Nashville.
FURNITURE DESIGNER FREELANCE
JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT
Custom small-scale furniture projects focusing on simplicity in materiallity and functional design.
LVTD DESIGN CO. DESIGN + FABRICATION
JANUARY 2020 - AUGUST 2020
Designer at a furniture and architectural installation company. Responsible for drafting CAD shop drawings and collaborating with architects and clients. Specialized in 3-axis CNC machining but worked in both the metal shop (MIG welding, plasma cutting) and the woodshop (hand finishing, custom joinery).
Skills
LANGUAGE
ADOBE SUITE
DIGITAL DESIGN
FABRICATION
InDesign Photoshop Illustrator
Rhino Grasshopper Revit
Woodworking CNC machining Metal working
ENGLISH Native
SWEDISH Basic
CONTENTS BUILT PROJECTS 2022-23
H U O J U A
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ACADEMIC PROJECTS 2019
Atelier Library
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2019
Non-space
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2018
DROP
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PERSONAL PROJECTS 2022
Sfs
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2020
Æi
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2019-23
Selected Works
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HUOJU A YEAR: 2022 - 23 LOCATION: Helsinki, Finland TEAM: Yuki Arima, Kim Gygax, Lennart Huybrechts, Maria Ilina, William Le Gresley, Fraser Plaxton, Adam Smith, Ikuyo Tanabe, Yi-Hua Wang, Daniel Wolberg PROFFESSORS: Laura Zubilaga. Jaakko Torvinen, Pekka Heikkinen, Mauri Konttila Huojua is a multisensory, nomadic timber pavillion made from repurposed wood. It was designed and assembled in Helsinki, Finland by a team of 10 students as part of the Aalto University Wood Program. It’s structure, reminiscent of a willow tree, is meant to provide users with a space for pause, tranquility, and reflection as well as shade from the sun and elements. The hanging wooden ‘curtains’ are allowed to gently sway in the wind, giving the pavillion its name Huojua (in English; to sway) all the while playing with the surrounding sounds and light. The mass timber used was sourced from exisitng materials owned by Aalto University and collected from previous projects. As a nomadic space, Huojua was designed to be easy to assemble and disassemble in only a few hours.
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Built Projects H U O J U A
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{1} The Cube Precedent exploring species grain and texture
{2} The Joint Structural tripod joint precedenttested to breaking
Built Projects H U O J U A
The Frame 1.5m x 1.5m footprint. Assembled in under 20 minutes by 3 people with no tools
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Individual proposal concept Arched canopy and transition of public to private
Built Projects H U O J U A
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{1} Bench design layout and mockup sketches
{2} Kim adjusting our 1:10 scale model
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Interior photo of light filtering through the roof canopy and hanging curtains at Sideways Festival 2023
Built Projects H U O J U A
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{1} Daniel assembling column-beam connection bolts
{2} Kim and Daniel guiding top beam pairs into place
Built Projects H U O J U A
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{3} Interior at Sideways Festival Summer 2023
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Exterior after final assembly at Sideways Festival Summer 2023
Scan QR to watch Aalto University interview about Huojua
Built Projects H U O J U A
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PRIVATE
PUBLIC
Private spaces are pushed to the outermost edges to create a centralized public zone that is accessible from all directions. This allows the private zones to exist uninterrupted while maintaining easy circulation.
Atelier Library YEAR: LOCATION: TYPE: PROFFESSOR:
4th Year Denver, Colorado Public Library Ron Faleide
An atelier is a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer and as a public resource. A library provides access to information or other databases of knowledge. This project merges these ideas into the a public studio, a place where public learning meets craftsmanship and access to tools otherwise costly or unavailable. Programmatically, the library is broken up into four zones: the studio, the gallery space, the reading nook, and the amphitheatre. The studio on the second floor is a free plan with a column structure, which creates a rigid form that can be flexibly programmed. Throughout the spaces, there is clear visual connectivity, especially towards the center of the library where the gallery space exists and where local artists and craftspeople can display their work. Moving out from there, a series of embedded nooks in the exterior wall make up the reading area. After exiting the building, an outdoor amphitheatre focuses attention into the central space and can be used for performances, lectures, or other public events hosted by the library.
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SITE ANALYSIS In the Lower Highlands neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, the Atelier Library sits on a drastically sloping site. Surrounding this site lay mixed-use and residential buildings with a maximum of 3 stories. Two street grids collide and overlap to create a unique triangular site boundary that is accessible at each corner at different elevations. As a public building, it is important to be easily accessible from all three street corners to draw users into the central lobby space. The ability to enter at different levels because of the sloping site provides more versatility in circulation and use. {2}
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{1} Site Map
{2} Site elevation diagram
Academic Projects Atelier Library
FLAT ROOF Steel and Glass Skylight
EXTERIOR BRICK FACADE Curved brick cuts reveal entryways
STRUCTURAL COLUMNS Vaulted brick arches Structural timber beams
STUDIO Open plan to allow flexible program Storage + auxilery funcitons
GALLERY Curved glass doors Reading nooks imbedded into exterior walls
Components Axonometric
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Amphitheater Steps
Vaulted Brick Amphitheater
Reading Nooks
Lobby Desk
Sidewalk GALLERY
Lounge Street level entry
Restrooms
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Gallery Display
Ground Level Plan
Academic Projects Atelier Library
open to below
Staircase
Lounge
Hallway Kitchenette
foyer
Restroom
Studio 1
Storage + mechanical
Classroom + workshops Reception
Studio 2
Entry at second floor
Second Level Plan
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rowlock sill continuous flashing
backer rod and seal movement gap shelf angle
water drainage roof embeded weld plate plate angle support
precast conrete slab
top core filled solid
2” rigid insulation air space steel tie masonry facade weep hole
finish grade
CMU core expansion joint concrete foundation slab
perimeter insulation spread footing 3’ below grade
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Wall Detail Section
Academic Projects Atelier Library
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{1} Studio workshop
{2} Gallery
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External public amphitheater and performance art space
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Path becomes Space
Space defines Form
Form directs Path
Non-space YEAR: LOCATION: TYPE: PROFFESSOR:
3rd Year Denver, Colorado Daycare + Motel Tyler Michielli
Non-space is a conceptual project about optimizing otherwise unusable “poche space” as the focal point and attempting to merge two otherwise drastically different functions. The first level is a daycare for low-income families while the upper levels are designed as a motel lobby and temporary housing units for individuals traveling or living in transcience. This project seeks to stitch back together a sense of community and shared responsibility within that community while asking the question: what is public and what is private when needs are not met? The daycare is organized around a central playspace made from the primary vertical circulation to the motel. Curved walls ripple from this topographic centerpiece forming a more fluid and comfortable space for children. The individual units are minimal but self-contained with a bed, shower, and desk, providing for necessity while helping the user to find a more permanent solution. The motel lobby acts a transitional space up to the private units, but is primarily used for movement and connection.
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Site Context Project exists above highway underpass in a neighborhood split by industrial growth
Academic Projects Non-space
MOTEL UNITS Single units are self-contained as a private space for users. The double height lobby space is filled with individual staircases allowing extreme privacy and seclusion.
TOPOGRAPHIC CIRCULATION Amphitheater steps form where the primary circulation is needed. Motel access is embedded into the central daycare playspace where the escalator cuts through the floors.
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{1} Section Perspective Ascending levels transition from public to private
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DROP YEAR: LOCATION: TYPE: PROFFESSOR:
1st Year Nemrut, Turkey Landscape and Pavillion Amir Alrubaiy
Using an inactive volcano ridge on Mount Nemrut, Turkey as the site, DROP rests off the edge and suspends the user into an outlook of the site. The procession is broken up into 3 separate experiences: the climb up the mountain, the cut through the landscape, and finally, the drop into the view. The untouched mountain climb acts as the first piece of the experience, a palette cleanser while traversing up the natural landscape. Nearing the top, a cut into the landscape guides the user through an artificial canyon that grows in height, depriving the user of the view while narrowing towards the entry of the pavillion. The outlook is embedded into the edge of the mountain at the end of this cut. The user enters the pavillion where they gradually descend down a series of interlocking forms, each with a more open view than the previous. Once the user descends down the last form, they become suspended onto a platform with a fully realized view of the volcano.
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OUTLOOK
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01 ASCENTION
02 CUTTING THROUGH
03 SUSPENDED OFF
Following the natural landscape, the user first ascends Mount Nemrut, glimpsing a piece of the view as they walk along the volcano ridge.
An artificial canyon cuts through the top of the mountain and hides the views from the user while directing them inwards towards the outlook.
The outlook is embedded and suspended off the volcano ridge, hidden in the landscape. Dropping down each level reveals opening views.
Site Analysis
Academic Projects DROP
03 SUSPENDED OFF THE EDGE
02 CANYON CUTTING THROUGH
01 ASCENDING THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Procession Diagram
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{1} Cliff facing section
{2} Cliff facing elevation
{3} Ascending the site model
Academic Projects DROP
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Section Model Exterior
Academic Projects DROP
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{1} Model from above
{2} Model the volcano side
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Sfs YEAR: LOCATION: TYPE:
2022 Nashville, Tennessee Furniture
A pair of custom, minimalist floating shleves made from Sassafras hardwood. Simple mitred edges on the frames and dato slots allow the shelves to slide side-to-side for easy installation. The primary concept was to create a set of shelves that hid all the installation connection points and could be modular in its use and design.
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Original sketch with rough dimensions
Personal Projects Sfs
Finishing notches with chisel and hand planer
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Dato notch and mitered corners
Personal Projects Sfs
Using the natural grain and knots of the wood
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Shelves floating by hidden fasteners in frame components
Personal Projects Sfs
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Æi
YEAR: LOCATION: TYPE:
2020 Denver, Colorado Furniture
Æi is a custom fabricated bar cart and countertop. This project was designed and built with plasmacut 20 gauge sheet steel (naturally oxidized with vinegar), MIG welded steel square tube, and CNC milled white ash hardwood for the wine shelf and the white ash countertop.
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VORONOI PATTERN SCREEN Plasma cut 20 gauge sheet steel Designed in Grasshopper
WHITE ASH WINE SHELF
Holds 6 bottles tilted for storage Finished with Osmo Polyx Oil/Wax 3-axis CNC milled
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{1} CNC milled wine shelf
{2} Shadows play with the voronoi pattern
Personal Projects Æi
WHITE ASH COUNTERTOP Finished with Osmo Polyx Oil/Wax
Chamfered edge profile
WHITE ASH SHELVES
Finished with Osmo Polyx Oil/Wax Nesting into steel frame
SHEET STEEL
20 Gauge Plasma-cut Voronoi grate Naturally oxidized with vinegar
2-PIECE STEEL HINGE
1 INCH SQUARE STEEL TUBE 18 gauge MIG welded
Oxidized steel adds depth and contrast to the neutral, light grain of the white ash
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Alcohol marker on yellow trace paper_Pantheon hand rendering Fall 2019
Selected Works Artwork
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Watercolor painting of {1} Dogwood flower and {2} Rowan berries October 2022
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Stockholm Public Library_Travels around Stockholm Summer 2019
Selected Works Sketches
Löyly Sauna Case studies in Helsinki Summer 2019
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DANIEL CHRISTIAN WOLBERG