DREW BROOKS SELECTED WORKS
TABLE OF CONTENTS boys & girls club formula 1 raceway thomas c. green natatorium the cube alaska state capitol photography analog communications resume
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Cover: Vitra Conference Pavilion // Tadao Ando Left: Bouquet of Hands
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SF Boys & Girls Club offers an after school safe-haven for children and teens in an attempt to keep them away from association with drugs and gangs. A building for this organization should reflect both security as well as openness. Additionally, the building must serve as its own marketing tool, aesthetically compelling and engaging enough to attract at-risk youth. The angled ‘C’ shape that encompasses the main volume of the building is a unifying element that achieves all of the above by sitting steadfast against the street, opening up to an inner forecourt, and offering an iconic beacon to the neighborhood. [Advanced Design // Alyosha Verzhbinsky]
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site plan showing future development of ‘green alley’ on the land plots of the since removed Central Freeway
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ground floor plan
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FORMULA 1 RACEWAY The Formula One raceway project was a study in parametric processes, where the design of the outcome was as much a focus as the process that led to it. This linear project is best understood in separate and sequential components, as every design step is discernibly responsible for the outcome of the next. [Design 5 // Larry Doll]
geometric analysis of the turns and straight -aways of German f1 track, Hockenheimring
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a measure of G-forces experienced on Hockenheimring
connecting the peaking data of each G-force spike
generated circles from peaks, using the distance from baseline as radius
arch lengths determined by duration of associative G-force
these arch lengths become the literal turns for the new Austin track
The first step was to design a track. This was done through a rigorous step-by-step process that began with an investigation of an already existing Formula One racetrack. G-forces recorded throughout Hockenheimring, Germany’s racetrack, became the data set that would determine the new track. Plotted along a timeline, a series of geometric manipulations produced a group of new curves. Through systematically attaching these new curves with intermittent straightaways, the new track was realized.
parametrically generated racetrack for Austin’s new f1 site
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Next, the hotel. Spatial motifs observed a the framework for the shape and qualitie spaces. A 3D model was generated fro then wrapped around itself until it enclos courtyard.
along a walk provided es of all the program om the 2D map, and sed a central, unifying
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site plan showing hotel’s advantageous placement within the racetrack
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THOMAS C. GREEN NATATORIUM The natatorium exists at the crossroads of multiple realms, facing downtown Austin while fully engaging Lady Bird Lake. It was important that the building embraced ideas of community interaction with its design, offering itself to the city as more than just a privatized place to swim. An extruded, cantilevered shape pulls out of the ground and hangs over the lake, clearly distinguishing the building against the city. Below this space, which is reserved as a community space for events, the pool programs fit within the site, turning slightly to avoid disrupting the popular hike-and-bike trail. [Sound Building-Design 6 // Ernesto Cragnolino]
intersection between two structural systems
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construction section
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second floor plan
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30 steel plate roof and facade sheathing roof pedestal 6 inch rigid board insulation L 4 X 4 X 1/4 W 12 X 35 6 inch steel tube column W 30 x 148 steel channel studs 3 inch batt insulation water dampener zinc facade framing 3 inch floor w/ 1 1/2 inch steel decking W 12 x 35 W 18 x 46 1/4 inch double pane low e glazing W 6 x 28
6 inch rigid board insulation steel 12’ deep truss W 12 x 35 6 inch steel tubes 4 inch steel lightweight wall studs
steel ties gypsum drop down ceiling 8 inch steel square tube column
reinforced concrete floor slab
wall section
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THE CUBE The cube explores the relationship between analog and digital, additive and subtractive, and the considerations that accompany each method. First, a virtual cube was created in Rhino through the arrangement of 27 smaller cubes. The next manipulation was subtractive; another three-dimensional digital object was pushed through the cube, and the overlap was eliminated. Then, an addition to the cube was designed to interact with this subtraction. The geometrically faceted design of the addition contrasts against the rectilinear cube. Lastly, the model is digitally ‘unwrapped’, creating a two-dimensional template for constructing an identical physical model. [Visual Communication 3 // Marla Smith]
vectored drawing of addition through cube’s subtraction
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flattened cube geometries prepared for laser cutting
sections through cube
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ALASKA STATE CAPITOL Forty-nine states in the US have a dedicated Capitol building for their governing body; Alaska does not. Having a home-base for the state’s government is essential, not only to best maximize productivity, but to also earn the respect and confidence of the people. By opening an urban channel through the core of the building, the Capitol extends an inviting gesture to Juneau’s residence to embrace the community, scenery, and governance of Juneau, and by extension, Alaska. And for those visiting, the cantilevered chamber rooms along with the glass circulation towers offers a transparency of conduct as well as a glowing icon for the state. [Advanced Design // Adam Pyrek]
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site plan
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3th floor plan / structural model PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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4th floor plan / structural model
5th floor plan / structural model
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Level 6 16' - 0" 20" ROUND DUCT
COMPOUND CEILING: 2' x 4' ACT SYSTEM
SUSPENDED LINEAR LIGHTING SYSTEM
16" X 16" COLUMN BEYOND
GLAZING SYSTEM
TERRAZZO TILE FLOORING
12" CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE SLAB
HYDRONIC FLOOR RADIATOR SYSTEM INTERIOR WALL FINISH
5/8" WATER-RESISTANT GYPSUM WALL BOARD 5/8" PLYWOOD SHEATHING 5 1/2" STEEL CHANNEL STUD FIBERGLASS BATT INSULATION
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5/8" PLYWOOD SHEATHING 5/8" WATER RESISTANT GYPSUM WALL BOARD 1" AIR SPACE
4' X 16' INSULATED WOOD PANEL LOUVER
Level 5 0' - 0"
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2" INSULATED ALUMINUM PANEL
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wall section
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operative louvers plan detail
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PHOTOGRAPHY An important component of my semester studying abroad was developing a sense of photography, both of architecture and life beyond. I discovered that I particularly enjoyed photography, and the depth of expression that it offered not only the built environment, but also nature and the human experience. Below is a sampling of my favorite pictures from that trip. [Advanced Visual Communications // Larry Doll, Elizabeth Danze, John Blood]
Signal Box // Herzog + de Mueron
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Brion-Vega Cemetery // Carlo Scarpa
Stadelhofen Railway Station // Santiago Calatrava
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Chartres Cathedral
Riehen Wheat Field
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ANALOG COMMUNICATION These exercises showcase technical and freehand drawing abilities. To the right, a constructed perspective of an folded, construction paper “landscape�. On the following page, a pencil drawing illustrating the fascinating light qualities across a split-face church facade.
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DREW BROOKS: RESUME dbrooks.ut@gmail.com +1 972.415.9319 8801 Washburn Dr. Plano, TX 75025
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
EXPERIENCE
UTSOA MATERIALS LAB // Material Researcher
Bachelor’s Degree of Architecture: August 2013 // GPA: 3.71
AUSTIN, TX // Jan 2010 - Jul 2013
catalogued and maintained a collection of more than 27,000 items educated visitors and students on the use and properties of building materials researched building markets for new materials and technologies coordinated and installed installations sponsored by the Materials Lab
SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ // Student Intern CHICAGO, IL // Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
created graphics and presentations for clients and competitions catalogued owner comments and then made necessary changes researched Net Zero Energy (NZE) tactics for residential highrises coordinated with and incorporated input from external consultants
UTSOA SUMMER ACADEMY // Assistant Instructor AUSTIN, TX // Summer 2011
taught technical skills of production and documentation provided first-hand insight into the ‘architecture student’ experience supervised students, ensuring safety and upholding university values
GUARANTEED ROOFING SERVICES // Assistant Roofer DALLAS, TX // Summer 2008, 2010
worked with clay, slate, shingle, and thermoplastic polyolefin roof construction participated in both aspects of physical labor and construction management
AWARDS
Oglesby Travel Fellowship Nominee // 2013
anonymously nominated by faculty member (1 of 12 nominees)
Collegiate Climbing Series (CCS) National Champs // 2012 UT Club Climbing Team competed and won for National Champions
Amy Dryden Endowed Scholarship // 2011 awarded by UTSOA for high academic standing
University of Texas College Scholar // 2010 awarded by University of Texas for high academic standing
AIA Dallas Honor Award, Architecture Competition // 2008 entry based design and drawing competition for high school students
SKILLS
Digital
AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Sketch-Up, V-Ray, Grasshopper, Laser Cutter Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Analog
Model Building, Drafting, Drawing, Watercoloring, Photography