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DRAVEN POINTER

Austin City Tower

des Blocs

Wave Cinemas

Spa

Lift

I.C. Chair

Plaza Module

The Result

Installations

Resume

Austin City Tower Austin, capitol of the proud state of Texas, holds the title of the “Live Music Capitol of the World.” It is home to various music and arts festivals like Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. People from all over the globe gather to experience these events and discover what is new in the world of entertainment and art. “Keep Austin Weird” is the unofficial slogan of Austin --but as the city continues to rapidly grow, how can it maintain this identity? Architecture is a representation of who we are as people and what we value. The design is a hub for artists and creators, without whom, the city’s unique identity would not exist. The goal of the design was to create a tower that would not only represent the city’s culture, but also generate it. The tower is a culmination of living, production, and performance spaces that allows visionaries and innovators to collaborate, create, and share. The vibrant facade breathes new life into the Austin downtown area and its radiant light bestows personality to the city skyline. The facade bursts from the ground with a passionate bold red, and as it ascends, fades into the cool blue sky. The building’s proximity to the existing Austin Convention Center and Waller Creek reinforces its role as a hub. Situated at the bend of the stream, the ground condition rejuvenates Waller Creek. Nature from the creek is pulled up by terraces rotating up the tower. Their sweeping forms guide visitors into a grand entrance and up the tower for performances and exhibitions, where creatives share music, film, theater, and more.

SKYHIVE 2020 Skyscraper Comp.(shortlisted) Cultural Skyscraper Austin, Texas 2020

performance spaces

stack

natural influences

space for creation

generate culture

facade elements radiate from center of cores

turn up

create verticals

increase density

glows at night

The building is made up of trusses which allow each mass to seemingly hover over one another and attach to the three main cores that ground the structure. Each mass consists of pairs of trusses that work together in tension and compression to distribute gravity loads between the core and the foundation. The cores are also key decorative elements that guide the facade upwards and create terraced breaks in elevation, all while providing rigid torsional resistance. Above the first three tiers are production spaces which house everything needed for creative thought and project execution: laboratory rooms for fabrication, practice facilities for dance and music, recording studios, and more. Urban development has driven artists away from the central core of the city. A new Co-Living housing model brings artists back to downtown. The tower is made out of a series of community modules in which the design encourages creators from all fields to collaborate. Each module is made of special studio units that allow for personal and joint work spaces, resolving in a perfect mix of privacy and sharing. This intermixing of art fields will provide inspiration and generate new ideas and creations. As we move into the future, cities like Austin will encounter increasingly complex and difficult challenges. Such problems will require great and undiscovered innovations. Cultivating a culture of creativity and collaboration will not only help to generate a new and more inclusive city but will also allow us to combat any challenges we may confront.

ground plan

structural system

tier 5: living

tier 4: collaboration

tier 3: film

tier 2: drama

tier 1: music

community housing

artistic cross pollination

common living area

music performance space

des Blocs From the bond between the old and the new emerges a third space where the axis of soft mobility and the public realm of Route de Arsenaux converge. The new building shifts away from its ancestor as it descends to ground level, freeing the void between them. Within this void is the opportunity for occupants to explore the relationship between the old and the new. Reshaping a once exterior condition into an interior experience, the new building frames the existing facade for visitors to appreciate. Each reflects its own time, but when combined, they create a new vision for the Museum of Natural History of Fribourg.

Adaptive Reuse Natural History Museum Fribourg, Switzerland Fall 2018 Alexandra Wilkinson

concept diagram

section sketches

create shared space

connect through

north elevation

massing model

site plan

west elevation

level 1: collaboration and temp. exhibition

level 2: administration and courtyard cafe

section a

level 3: permanent exhibition

section b

level 4: permanent exhibition

Wave Cinemas A magnificent wave crashes against a building producing the drive-in movie theater hybrid. The screen is the hearth of the building, central to all the program and experience of both people viewing from the outside and inside. Drive-in viewers become a part of the rippled landscape led by the curved screen, providing an optimal view of the next big cinematic hit. Those watching from the inside enter behind the screen and submerge themselves beneath the wave. The screen becomes a major structural element that supports the building, emphasizing its fundamental character to the theater.

Speculative Studio Drive-in Movie Theater Austin, Texas

Barton Springs Spa A natural spring gives life to the Barton Springs Pool. Year round the pool maintains a constant cool temperature making it an especially popular place of respite during the hot and humid summers of Austin. The spa simulates the unique structure of the natural pool: two strips of land divided by a cold blue ribbon. A pool anchors the spa to the land and separates the deck from the saunas. All encompassed by an extreme roof, pointing towards the natural pool, the spa creates a space separate from Barton Springs but still connected with the beauty of the natural pool.

Public Pool and Spa Austin, Texas Fall 2018 Natalie Avellar

Lift Our studio was tasked with designing an outdoor living room and fire pit for the Houston Audubon Society in High Island, Texas. We created a space where the conservationist volunteers could enjoy the outdoors and find refuge away from the sun and abundant insects. The screened-in living room provides enough space to fit up to sixteen volunteers comfortably, so they can enjoy a nice meal while meeting to discuss the future of the Texas Coastal Prairies. Accompanying the living room is an outdoor bench that looks out over a nearby prairie and surrounds the fire pit that can be used for the colder Winter months and for the occasional volunteer cook out. The outdoor area is shaded by a unique hyperbolic lattice structure lifted by two steel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yâ&#x20AC;? columns that integrate all the elements of the project. We wanted to make a place that showed the volunteers working to protect our environment, that they are appreciated for their efforts and will hopefully attract more people to join the Houston Audubons cause.

construction time lapse

Design Build Gulf Coast Design Labs High Island, Texas Fall 2019 11 Others

construction documents GulfCoastDesignLab

GulfCoastDesignLab

31' - 3" 20' - 5"

3' - 1 1/4"

9' - 8 1/4"

1' - 9 7/8"

A3.3

3' - 7 1/2"

1' - 9 7/8"

4' - 0"

0' - 6"

3' - 0"

3' - 8 3/4"

0' - 6"

1' - 9 7/8"

5' - 8 1/2"

1' - 11 3/4"

0' - 6"

12' - 0 1/2"

13' - 0 1/2"

3' - 0"

10' - 6 1/2"

1' - 11 1/2"

7' - 9 1/2"

1' - 11 1/2"

6"x6" PT SYP

4' - 3 1/2"

1' - 5 1/4"

3' - 0"

1' - 8 5/8"

3' - 5 1/2"

DETAIL - NORMAL CORNER TYP 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Client Houston Aududon

Location

5' - 0"

1' - 9 3/8"

1' - 8 5/8"

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Architect Coleman Coker

Design Team

9' - 0 3/4"

2"x4" PT SYP Column

1 A3.3

7' - 8 3/4"

6"x6" PT SYP Column 2"x6" PTSYP

1' - 11 1/2"

2"x6" PT SYP 10' - 8 3/4"

7' - 8 3/4"

2"x6" PTSYP

1' - 11 1/2"

Insect Screen 2"x2" Wood Backing

2"x6" Wood Beam

Scale

Scale Drawing Title COVER SHEET

GROUND PLAN 1/2" = 1'-0"

As indicated

Drawing Title

SITE PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

A2.1

GulfCoastDesignLab

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

Scale

DETAIL - REINTRENT CORNER TYP 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

A1.2

A1.1

1' - 9 3/8"

2"x2" PT SYP

0' - 4"

0' - 9 3/4"

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

A3.3

13' - 8" 14' - 0"

Design Team

0' - 4"

Coleman Coker

A3.3

1' - 9 3/8"

Architect

2"x6" PT SYP

5' - 6 3/4"

1' - 5 1/8"

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Architect

Fire Pit

5' - 5 1/2"

Location

Location Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

1' - 1"

1' - 11 1/2"

15' - 6"

1' - 10 3/8"

18' - 6"

9' - 11"

1' - 10 3/8"

3 A2.1

0' - 6 1/4"

Houston Aududon

7' - 5 1/4"

2 A3.3

1' - 10 3/8"

Client

Client Houston Aududon

1' - 11 3/4"

1' - 11 3/4" 1' - 11 3/4"

2x4

9' - 4 3/4"

1' - 10 3/8"

4' - 6 1/2"

0' - 6 1/4"

2 A2.1

9' - 8 1/4"

GulfCoastDesignLab

20' - 5"

10' - 8 3/4"

A3.3

7' - 8 3/4"

1' - 11 1/2"

Sloped for Positve Fall

1 A3.3

4 A3.3

3' - 7 1/4"

4' - 0"

3' - 5 1/4"

5' - 7"

19' - 8 1/2"

5' - 5"

5' - 7"

0' - 3 1/2"

20' - 5"

3 A3.3

2 2x8 PTSYP

0' - 3 1/2"

9 7/8" 9 3/8" 8 7/8" 8 3/8" 7 7/8" 6 7/8" 7 3/8" 6 3/8"

15' - 4 1/2"

5 3/8"

4 7/8"

4 1/2"

4 3/8"

2"x8" PT SYP 2"x6" PT SYP

4' - 0"

2"x2" PT SYP

Aluminum Insect Screen

DETAIL 1- PORCH Slab & Column 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

7' - 8 3/4"

1' - 11 1/2"

Aluminum Insect Screen

1 A3.3

2"x2" PTSYP

30' - 7 7/8"

0' - 3 1/2"

Steel Reinforcement

Client

DETAIL - DOOR 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Houston Aududon

Client Houston Aududon

Location

Location Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Location

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

10' - 0 1/4"

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Architect

Coleman Coker

Architect Coleman Coker

Design Team

Design Team 2"x6" PTSYP

2"x6" PTSYP 6" Foundation Slab

31' - 3"

Houston Aududon

0' - 0 3/8"

2"x6" PTSYP

5' - 9 1/4"

0' - 3 1/2"

Client 6"x6" PTSYP

Aluminum Insect Screen

20' - 5"

3' - 6"

4' - 8 1/2"

2"x4" PTSYP

0' - 3 5/8"

5 7/8"

5"x8" Plywood Sheet

9' - 0 3/4"

10' - 8 3/4"

TPO

Galvanized Metal Flashing

6' - 5 1/2"

14' - 9 1/2"

2x8 @16`` o.c

2' - 0 1/4"

2 Reinforcement

1' - 4" 1' - 4"

3' - 5 1/2"

6' - 4 3/4"

2 A3.3 6' - 5 1/2"

6x6 Wood Column 6" Foundation Slab A3.3

1' - 4"

15' - 6"

4' - 10 1/2"

Aluminum Insect Screen

3' - 5 1/2"

18' - 6"

17' - 11"

2x6 Wood Screen Framing

2' - 5 1/2"

7' - 9 1/2"

4' - 0"

2x6 Wood Screen Framing

7' - 9 1/2"

6' - 5 1/2"

3' - 0"

15' - 6"

2 A3.3

10 3/8"

3' - 0"

4 1/2" 1500 PSI Concrete w/ 6" x 6" : 10/10 WWM

TPO

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

5/8 Plywood Galvanized Metal Flashing

2"x4" PTSYP

2"x8" PTSYP

2"x8" PTSYP Joist Hanger

2"x6" PTSYP 2"x4" PTSYP

2"x6" PTSYP

Insect Screen

2"x6" PTSYP

Design Team 5' - 0"

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

4' - 0"

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

1 A3.3

9' - 0" 15' - 11 1/4"

2"x8" PTYSP 25' - 11 1/4"

Steel Angle (3) 2"x10" PTSYP

2"x2" PTSYP

00 Foundation Plan 1/2" = 1'-0"

DETAIL - PORCH Slab & Insect Frame 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Scale As indicated

02TopColumn 1/2" = 1'-0"

Scale

DETAIL - PORCH Roof 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Drawing Title FRAMING PLAN - FLOOR

1' - 11 3/4"

DETAIL - HP ROOF CONNECTION 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

Scale As indicated

Drawing Title

FRAMING PLAN - ROOF

ROOF PLAN

A2.4

GulfCoastDesignLab

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4"

1' - 11 1/2"

03Roof 1/2" = 1'-0"

A2.3

A2.2

1' - 11 1/2"

As indicated

GulfCoastDesignLab

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4" 02TopColumn 7' - 6"

02TopColumn 7' - 6" 3' - 9 1/4"

1' - 9 3/8"

1' - 8 5/8"

2 A2.4

1' - 1"

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4"

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4" 02TopColumn 7' - 6"

Aluminum Screen (typ)

2 A2.3

02TopColumn 7' - 6"

7' - 9 1/2"

2 A2.2

4' - 0"

1' - 6"

2' - 8"

01TopSlab 0' - 0" 07 TopGrade -0' - 2" 00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

1' - 6"

0' - 1 1/2"

2 x4 indicated (typ)

01TopSlab 0' - 0"

0701TopSlab TopGrade 0' -- 2" 0" -0'

01TopSlab 07 TopGrade 0' - 0" -0' - 2" 00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

1' - 4"

2' - 5 1/2" 0' - 6"

3' - 0"

07 TopGrade -0' - 2"

00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

0' - 6"

0' - 6" 18' - 5 1/2"

5' - 0 3/4"

7' - 9 1/2"

1 East 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4" 02TopColumn 7' - 6" 1' - 9 7/8"

1' - 9 7/8"

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4" 02TopColumn 7' - 6" 1' - 11 3/4"

Architect

1' - 11 3/4"

1' - 10 3/8"

01TopSlab 0' - 0" 07 TopGrade -0' - 2" 00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

BUILDING ELEVATIONS N/E

A3.1

1' - 6"

GulfCoastDesignLab

Client Houston Aududon

Location Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Architect Coleman Coker

Design Team Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

Scale Drawing Title DETAILS - CONCRETE PLANS

A4.1

ROOF PLAN Copy 1 3/8" = 1'-0"

0' - 3 1/2"

West 1/2" = 1'-0"

Client Houston Aududon

Location 02TopColumn 7' - 6"

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Architect Coleman Coker

Design Team

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

01TopSlab 0' - 0"

0' - 3 1/2"

2' - 8 1/2"

15' - 6" 18' - 6"

01TopSlab 0' - 0"

07 TopGrade -0' - 2"

00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

12' - 0 1/2"

6' - 2" 18' - 6"

Scale 3

Section 3 3/8" = 1'-0"

Section 4 4 3/8" = 1'-0"

0' - 3 1/2"

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

Scale 3/8" = 1'-0"

Drawing Title

BUILDING ELEVATION S/W

BUILDING SECTIONS

A3.2

GulfCoastDesignLab

A3.3

GulfCoastDesignLab

Client

Houston Aududon

Location

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

Architect

Coleman Coker

Design Team

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

Scale

Drawing Title

CONCRETE SECTIONS

DETAILS - WEST COLUMN

A4.2

roof plan & section

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4"

03Roof 8' - 1 1/4" 02TopColumn 7' - 6"

3 A2.3

Location Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

1/2" = 1'-0"

Drawing Title

3' - 5 1/4"

Design Team

Natalie Avellar Luis Bosquez Marcella Pastrano Christian Pena Draven Pointer Makayla Ponce Trenton Sexton McKenzie Sosa Iuliia Tambovtseva Valentina Tambovtseva Emrehan Tuna Ruofeng You

Scale

North 1/2" = 1'-0"

00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

0' - 6"

Coleman Coker

Design Team

Houston Aududon

Architect

1' - 10 3/8"

Coleman Coker

4' - 0"

Section 2 3/8" = 1'-0"

Client

Client Houston Aududon

Old Mexico Rd, HighIsland

01TopSlab 0' - 0" 07 TopGrade -0' - 2" 00 Foundation Plan -1' - 0"

South 1/2" = 1'-0"

Location

1' - 9 7/8"

3' - 0"

31' - 3"

Section 1 3/8" = 1'-0"

A4.3

Industrial Cozy Chair The Industrial Cozy Chair is an amalgamation of a series of studies on the aesthetic categories and associations of found objects. This chair is the result of the analysis of a candle and a bike lock. The candle possesses a connection to that which makes us cozy, while the bike lock is symbolic of industry. When we combine the associations of the two objects we produce an idea of the high-chair. Used to keep your child locked in and comfortable, the high chair is a useful synthesis of the two objects. We pushed towards the idea of industry being that which is industrious and evolved the chair into a work chair meant to keep you working yet comfortable.

Dragging Modernity Furniture Spring 2020 Kabir Karnani

oblique axon

concept sketches

exploded axon

Plaza Module The goal of this exercise was to develop a plaza module that could be implemented within public spaces and generate a sense of space within open plazas. With my module I wanted to cerate a simple form that would allow for both easy storage when module is not in use, and allow for many possible configurations that would allow the user to continuously develop new spacial strategies. Archways, stages, and benches are just a few ways this form can be used. The possibilities are up to the public.

Advanced Studio Urban Furniture Fall 2019

module deminsions

s3rmeters etem 3

1.5 meters

sretem 5.1

3 meters

sretem 3

variability

KONGRESNI TRG IN LJUBLJANA

The Result The result is the embodiment of a series of destructive effects applied to a unique material environment of iridescent and opaque layers. Snap shots of the affects of the application of fire are taken throughout the process. These snapshots where then layered and extruded, then manifested with transparent and translucent sections that evolve to form a singular object that is destruction through time.

Productions Synthesis of Affect Fall 2019 Christian Pena

Installations Waller Creel Zipper (left) Designed by Kory Bieg, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, for the Waller Creek Festival in Austin, Texas.

ODNA Wall (top right) Designed by Kory Bieg, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, for the Renovation of West Mall Building on UT campus.

TEDx Butterfly Backdrop (bottom right) Designed by Kory Bieg and Clay Odom, Professors at the University of Texas at Austin, for the TEDx conference held at UT.

DRAVEN POINTER address:

121 West Russell St, Weatherford, Texas 76086

phone:

817-629-6558

email:

draven.pointer@gmail.com

EDUCATION University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Architecture (graduated) May 2020 GPA: 3.54 / 4.00 RELATED EXPERIENCE Huckabee, Architecture Summer Intern, Fort Worth, Texas, May - August 2018 Completed an extensive Revit training. Assisted in schematic planning of elementary schools and schematic designs for a Performing Arts Building. Produced construction documents. Created surveys for renovations. Attended consultant meetings, client meetings, and site visits during all phases of construction (ground breaking to furniture move-in). drive21, Project Management Summer Intern, Austin, Texas, May - August 2019 Project managed the installation of environmental graphics for large office buildings and companies. Produced production documents for manufacturers and installers. Coordinated schedules between clients, manufacturers, and installers. Assisted in graphic design. Fabrication and Installation Fabricated installations for festivals, interior renovations, and academic events(i.e. Waller Creek Zipper / TedX UT Austin backdrop / ONDA Wall, UT West Mall Building).

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE The Pizza Place, Weatherford, TX May 2013 - December 2017

ACTIVITIES Creative Art Collective, University of Texas, January 2018 - May 2020 Co-Founder, Director of Technologies and Information, Graphic Designer for UT art organization. Responsible for managing technological aspects and materials for organization as well as producing logos, t-shirts, and fliers. UTSOA Mentor Mentee Program, August 2017 - May 2020 Mentored underclassmen by providing advice and resources to help prepare them for the rigor of the Architecture program. UTSOA Materials Exchange Pilot Program, January 2018 - December 2018 Encouraged peers to reuse and donate materials. Informed peers about proper disposal of trash and recycling. Maintained clean and safe environment in studios.

HONORS / AWARDS / PUBLICATIONS UTSOA Dean’s Design Distinction, Spring 2018 Two projects published in UTSOA’s “Issue 18”