CONTENTS C I R R I C U L U M V I TA E
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T E L E O LO GY O F R E F U S E
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kelp island
T E R R AC E F I R M A
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roof garden
S O L I TA RY A R T
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studio addition
F R AY E D E D G E
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prefab housing
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DAV I D B OW E N 1 4 8 c p e r a l t a a v e s a n f r a n c i s c o c a 9 41 1 0 4 8 0 . 2 3 2 . 3 917 r e l e m p a g o @ g m a i l . c o m
S U M M A RY O F S K I L L S Passion for applying a creative architecture and fine art background to modern, innovative design solutions Proficient in a variety of software and database programs including all Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino, Maya, SketchUp, AutoCad, Form Z, and other internal deliverable-based programs with ability in Vector Works, Revit etc. Extensive construction background in framing, carpentry, masonry, and project management Exceptional oral, written and graphic communication skills; strong public speaking and presentation aptitude Strong interpersonal communication skills and an impressive ability to build and maintain long-lasting relationships with colleagues, clients and vendors An established leader, proven self-starter and demonstrated team player with a track record of accomplishing quality-assured multi-task, multi-project directives
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FREELANCE DESIGNER
Multiple projects with various clients 2006 - Present Contracted through private clients for a variety of freelance design work, including architecture, interior design, graphic identity and landscape architecture. Examples of completed projects and conceptual designs can be found within my portfolio of work.
STUDIO INSTRUCTOR
U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a B e r k e l ey, C E D B e r k e l ey, C A Summer 2009 Instructed an introductory studio class of twenty graduate architecture students. Provided guidance in the development and execution of studio project assignments as part of a pioneer summer program [(in) architecture]. Developed lectures, tutorials, reviews, project programs and offered critique to help students realize their projects and creative potential.
INSTRUCTOR
U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a B e r k e l ey, C E D B e r k e l ey, C A January 2008 - May 2009
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Developed and implemented course curricula for undergraduate architecture and visual design studios composed of 20 members (Environmental Design: 11A, 100A). Lead students in a variety of fundamental design exercises using drawing, sketching, painting and mutli-media presentation to strengthen their creative aptitude. Oversaw grading, course curriculum, development and implementation.
JUNIOR DESIGNER/ARCHITECT [merz] project, Phoenix, AZ February 2004 - August 2007 Participated in all aspects of project creation and management from the conceptual design stage through construction of the finished product. Responsible for leading project designs, which included the creation of physical presentation models, graphic and rendered images, drawing sets, drafting construction documents and engaging in client relations.
DESIGNER
We n d e l l B u r n e t t e A r c h i t e c t s , P h o e n i x , A Z June 2006 - December 2006 Sub-contracted to provide digital modeling, rendered imagery, graphic identity and detail design/ drawing sets for custom residential projects.
IBM GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT MANAGER D i r e c t A l l i a n c e , Te m p e , A Z November 2001 - August 2003
Managed IBM government accounts for state and local agencies in the central and southwestern United States. Developed and maintained client relationships by implementing tasks that included bid response, I.T. solutions and requests for proposal, product/contract management and leveraging IBM market stay.
E D U C AT I O N MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Graduation May 2009
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE A r i z o n a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y, Te m p e A Z . Graduation, with distinction, May 2005 Awarded Design Excellence 4 years consecutively Minor in Fine Art/Painting/Studio Art
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T E L E O LO GY O F R E F U S E kelp island An uncertain future, an instable ground. This is an attempt to relocate species displaced by climate change and habitat depletion. Our ambition is great but our means are little. A barge island fashioned from the refuse of the land, built atop a cultivated kelp island, is home to, and stage for our inhabitants and collected species. We begin our journey in the Sea of Cortez, at the tip of Baja California and navigate our way up the coast to San Francisco where we will make our final port call, all the while embrac-
ing the currents and collecting specimens for transport. This is not just a design of navigation and means, but a critique of man and culture. Our ‘Ark’ is made of the strewn litter that floats within the Pacific Gyre and the flotsam that dots our coasts. The vessel evolves and adapts as our garbage and animal collections vary. This is our contemporary Argo. Along the way our island home is helped by both fishing boats (who have come to poach our schools of fish), and teams of yoked whales that find a safe
nursery in the protective shade canopy of the kelp. Our whale team is guided by sonar signal produced by the borrowed submarine; The U.S.S. Pampatino, which harbors in the bristling north beach docks of the San Francisco Peninsula. The island is tracked by radar over its five year journey and offered as a site plan, the images of the screen are keyed to the charted course indicated through the manipulated maps. The events and experiences of the journey are kept as a visual log in the series of drawings. 5
Migratory flocking birds.
Windmill array farm for power generation and navigation.
Yoked Grey whales.
School of tuna and other various fish, both raised and visiting.
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Living container fashioned from land born flotsam. Barrel drum pontoons. U.S.S. Pampatino submarine from San Francisco’s North Beach Harbor.
Kelp island.
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Fish hatchery.
Windmill array farm for power generation and navigation.
Scuba attendant.
Whale nursery.
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Living container. Kelp island. Barrel drum pontoons, used for flotation and stabilization. Water is pumped through second and third skin for insulation and desalination.
PONTOON PLAN
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1. Sewing the kelp; narrative section(drawing from journey log). 2. Maintaining the island ark. 3. From below; schooling fish. 4. Narrative section drawing of life/ecosystems. 5. Detail photograph of kelp and grass.
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22.02.2008 13:31:42
269M 25°15'0.76"N 112°31'29.22"W
07.05.2008 10:16:23
300M 27°55'2.23"N 115°20'59.99"W
18.07.2008 21:09:15
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11.06.2010 16:20:27
291M 34° 0'13.32"N 119°55'47.53"W
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19.09.2010 22:21:48
288M 34°20'13.21"N 119°32'1.27"W
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285M 29°48'5.94"N 115°59'11.17"W
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26.07.2011 10:19:12
292M 35°29'45.14"N 121°20'39.01"W
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16.03.2009 11:43:17
311M 32°32'43.40"N 117°14'43.81"W
01.11.2009 18:01:05
287M 33°39'36.95"N 118° 9'54.05"W
16.02.2010 10:30:38
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23.12.2011 18:04:06
320M 35°43'46.84"N 122° 6'29.86"W
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13.06.2012 10:22:34
300M 37°21'21.09"N 122°30'3.01"W
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289M 33°15'16.18"N 119°21'3.29"W
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23.02.2013 11:03:22
287M 37°44'56.31"N 122°22'14.93"W
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* Radar screen shots referencing locations, as numbered, on MAP:01. Radar maps note; date, time, elevation and declination. Growth of the island, encounters as well as final port call are also indicated in the images through time. ** Blank screen shots indicate instances when the island went missing or fell out of communication.
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* Nautical charts with course plotted and marked by hand (yellow dash) Related charts are marked in red as they overlap and intersect. 1. Magnetic chart of U.S. Pacific Coastline. 2. Baja peninsula and the Sea of Cortez. 3. Arrival to the Port of Los Angeles and subsequent islands. 4. San Diego Bay. 5. Port of Los Angeles. 6. Bathymetric chart of Half Moon Bay. 7. Run of Anacapa Passage to the Santa Barbara Channel. 8. Approach to San Francisco City and Bay through the Golden Gate.
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Detail sections of water trough. Roof garden plan. Section BB. Looking east from the lounge. View from north west. View from south west
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1. Roof before garden, with new openings cut into existing walls. 2. Construction: planter box being lowered into position. 3. Looking west into the lounge. 4. Completed garden; awaiting planting of tree.
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S O L I TA RY A R T studio addition A small, 650 sf. free-standing addition, programmed as an art studio for an older yet very active, couple that occupy the house. Set in a historic residential neighborhood in the heart of Central Phoenix, the language of the studio borrows from the scale and gable roof typology of adjacent houses, but remains contemporary in its materiality and execution. The north east corner of the studio is a system of custom, operable windows, recessed into the dimension of the studio, opening the small space to the expanse of both the pool and yard while gathering optimal light for painting. When not used for creating, the space has been designed to convert
to a small guest house; shower, bath and a compact kitchen with custom milled cabinetry for storage allow for multiple programming. The studio is currently under construction with an estimated completion date of September of 2010. This project was designed while under the employ of [merz] project as lead project designer and manager and includes a remodel of the main house.
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Site plan. Floor plan. Sketch perspective view from the north east. Perspective view from the north east, showing existing pool and remaining property.
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1. Bathroom. 2. Elevations: clockwise form lower right hand corner: North, East, West, South. 3. Interior view south to kitchen and bathroom entry. 4. Interior view north; front entry and main house through windows.
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Night view rendering of studio from north west. Roof edge and zinc detail rendering. Bathroom window detail rendering. Sketch of proposed north elevation.
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F R AY E D E D G E prefab housing Acting as a mediator between the urban street-scape and the infill living conditions the prefabricated living modules take shape in complementing contrast to their surroundings. The life and overriding geometry, as well as gestalt are taken from the implementation of outdoor living space brought above the street elevation and breaking the line across the sky. As a design they have developed to adapt easily to the surroundings with an ease of configuration afforded by their modularity. In addition, the majority of built space is constructed off site with factory tolerances and then integrated with simple on site masonry work. This dichotomy of construction
offers a window into the speed of prefabrication with the connection to site afforded by one off projects as well as a sense of place. The units include indoor parking an office/studio space for commercial opportunity, two bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and well articulated living and dining spaces all tethered to an outdoor sky space that gives expanse to the condensed floor plan and connect from the street to inner courtyards.
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1. Parapet. 2. Skylight. * Built up roof with pea gravel ballast. Roof can also be outfitted with solar panels and thermal heating water reservoir.
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Bedroom. Bathroom. Mechanical chase. Stairwell. Master bathroom. Master bedroom. Vierendeel truss. Operable windows. Galvalume hidden panel skin.
* Level 03 contains all living quarters. It is manufactured off-site with the primary chassis and modified coach work to fit function.
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Kitchen/dinning. Mechanical chase. Stairwell. Water closet 2. Living room. Exit to deck w/ folding glass doors. Vierendeel truss. Operable windows. Galvalume hidden seam panel skin. Deck.
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Office/studio. Water closet. Mechanical room. Stairwell. Closet. Garage. Entry with pivot door. Forecourt.
* Level 01 is comprised of on site masonry construction with painted gypsum board in-fill walls on balloon framing.
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PROCESS 1. Manufacturing: Pre-manufactured and ‘off the shelf’ building elements are asseembled to specification in a limited time frame with factory precision. All dimensions of design and construction begin with standard flatbed truck delivery scale of 16’x 48’ and are combined with framed construction standards to allow for an fast and efficient build. Additional elements such as the main structural vierendeel truss and galvalume skin are engineered and integrated. 2. Delivery: Prefabricated housing volumes are delivered on site via flatbed truckk. * Site construction and preparation: Level 01 consists of on site grading and maasonry construction. This primary construction is a grounded base for delivered prefab elements. 3.
Site Assembly: Delivered elements are lowered into position via crane hoist and are secured in position to cockle and weld points.
4. Completion: Final finishing construction and installation of window elements annd landscaping.
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S I T E : 01 Address: 168 W Roosevelt St. Phoenix Zoning: TOD/UR/DC Site: 18,000 sf Units: 06 Total sf: 16,650 sf FAR: 0.925 Site 01 sits on the south west corner of 1st. Ave. and Roosevelt St. adjacent to the light rail. Three units flank both the east and west sides of the plot and form a courtyard common area. The outter/ public perimeter is faced with the studio/office while entry to the residence is turned inward.
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1. Sketch of forecourt and entry to studio. 2. Entry from Roosevelt St. to the common court looking south. 3. View south west. 4. View east down Roosevelt St. showing studio entry.
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SITE:02 Address: 706 E Van Buren St. Phoenix Zoning: TOD/DC Site: 31,241 sf Units: 06 Total sf: 24,975 sf FAR: 0.799 Site 02 is located on the south east corner of 7th St. and Van Buren St. in the downtown central corridor. The 9 units edge along 7th st. forming a threshold between the thoroughfare and the adjacent neighborhood. The street edge is faced with the public/work function, while the private residence entry and forecourt border the finer grain of the neighboring community.
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Public edge; view from 7th Ave facing east. Garage deck. Forecourt view facing west/ private entry. Perspective view from the deck/public edge. Sketches; allowing for view angles and facade. View south along 7th Ave. showing public edge.
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