GEORGE FABER DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
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PROJECTS! [7]EVOLE •MIXED USE WORKSPACE •EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN •PARAMETRIC SCRIPTING
[16] A HOME FOR HAITI •COMPETITION ENTRY •EMERGENCY HOUSING •ADAPTIVE REUSE
[26] LIVING LOCAL •FESTIVAL DESIGN •MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT •GROUP STUDIO
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[36] POP UP PAVILION
•ELECTIVE PROJECT •EXPLORATORY WORK •TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
[43] GRAPHIC WORK
•MWNCI •POSTER DESIGN •SIDE WORK
[49] TECTONIC STUDY
•PHYSICAL MODEL •LASER CUTTING AND 3D PRINTING
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EVOLVE Spring Studio 2012 | 10 weeks A PROTOTYPING CENTER FOR PENDELTON
PROJECT: Evolutionary principles are an inherent element in the process of design wither it is realized or not. Everything from idea sketches to initial parti’s are chosen and advanced through similar rules to biological evolution. This project chooses to glorify this concept by using evolutionary solvers such as Galapagos, a component in Grasshopper, to drive elements of design. Floor plans and massing models are generated through a series of rules and then analyzed by the designer to choose which results are able to live on the next generation. The process becomes very linear, similar to a reversed family tree, where the end building is a direct result of the fittest versions that were produced earlier in the design process.
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BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
Natural selection is the phrase coined by Charles Darwin that explains the process in which biological traits become more or less common in a given population. It states that not the strongest or fastest but it is the “fittest� that survive. In biology, fitness changes over generations.
DESIGN EVOLUTION
Design is very similar to this process. In the design profession this is often referred to prototyping. Cell phones, clunky and large at first, have changed to become sleeker and more portable devices. This can be seen as a direct result of technological advances, designer aesthetics and user preferences. None the less, the cell phone has had qualities that have lived on through multiple generations, such as the key pad for dialing numbers, and others that have died off, such as external antennas.
DISPLAY/SELL: 10,600 SF
MAIN LOBBY: 6,500 SF
WORK: 5,000 SF
Gallery - 8,000 s.f. Storage - 600 s.f. Retail (x4) - 500 s.f.
Lobby - 500 s.f. Public Gatzhering - 3,000 s.f. Multi Function - 3,000 s.f.
Workroom - 5,000 s.f.
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LEARN: 2,800 SF
ADMIN: 1,400 SF
Library - 400 s.f. Computer Lab - 400 s.f. Classroom (x4) - 400 s.f.
Admin - 200 s.f. Dir. Office - 200 s.f. Sec. Office - 200 s.f. Conference (x2) - 400 s.f.
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B1 FLOOR PLAN 1. WORKROOM 2. COMPUTER LAB 3. RPC LAB 4. CLASSROOM 5. RESTROOM 6. LIBRARY 7. BREAKOUT AREA 8. SEC. OFFICE 9. ADMIN OFFICE 10. DIRECTOR OFFICE 11. LOBBY 12. CONF. ROOM
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GALAPAGOS GENERATIONS LINEAR
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GEN B In generation B each program now contains two constraints that must be met. Galapagos positions each program with the minimal distance to its neighboring program.
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GEN A In generation A the only genotype to satisfy is the programed square footage. Programs are free to move within the given boundary area.
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GEN C In generation C each programed area is now broken down into the smaller components that make up the space. Similar to how Gen B is developed, Galapagos positions rooms based on a distance.
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2 Expand Volume
3 Continue Expansions
4 Contain Space
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HAITI GREEN HOME
EMERGENCY RELIEF HOUSING Fall Co-op 2010 | 4 weeks Team credit: Frederic Schwartz, Saranga Nakhooda, Elias Kastle, Alec Gardner
PROJECT: Competition completed with a team during my time at Frederic Schwartz Architects in New York City. Haiti Green Home was a three phase solution to emergency housing. The homes were to be low budget, and easily produced.
EXPORTS (3,231,343 CONTAINERS)
IMPORTS (7,141,987 CONTAINERS) US imports/exports across the Pacific Ocean, 2007
CONCEPT America is importing so much merchandise from other countries (such as China) and exporting so little that, based on several studies, shipping containers have become an environmental hazard. Why is this? Well, it’s cheaper to manufacture new shipping containers on the opposite side of the planet than it is to transport them (empty) back to where they originated.
WHY USE SHIPPING CONTAINERS?
Modern shipping containers are manufactured of heavy-gauge Corten steel and are water-proof, fire resistant, impervious to bugs and built to hold cargo securely on the pitching deck of a ship. They’re designed to be rugged, resilient, and durable to most damage. They provide a shelter that can withstand hurricane force winds and provides the citizens a core that can never be destroyed in the event of another disaster.
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HAITI GREEN HOME
PHASE ONE: SHIPPING CONTAINER The shipping container becomes a solid earthquake proof core to the home. It provides an immediate shelter against the weather as well as give the family a ‘safe house’ to store food and feel protected from crime and theft. Even if another disaster destroys everything, the family is still left with the original shipping container.
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SHIPPING CONTAINER
LOCAL MADE SHUTTERS
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PHASE TWO: COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS Included inside each shipping container is a “make your own home� kit. Instructions to make compressed earth blocks and bamboo trusses stimulate the community by creating jobs for local Haitians. Water cisterns and a gutter system allow for the reuse and recycling of water for washing and watering local gardens.
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HAITI GREEN HOME
SHIPPING CONTAINER
LOCAL MADE SHUTTERS
BAMBOO FRAMING
GRASS THATCH ROOF
METAL GUTTERS
LOCAL MADE CEB’S
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PHASE THREE: CUSTOMIZATION The idea of using shipping containers for emergency housing is not a new idea. In fact it has been used in many relief housing efforts. The problem in the past was that there was no opportunity to expand. Our solution employs the CEB’s to encourage residents to make their home the way they want and need it. When a family grows and needs another room, an addition can be added fairly simply. Locally made CEB’s provide jobs and ease of new construction.
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HAITI GREEN HOME
SHIPPING CONTAINER
LOCAL MADE SHUTTERS
BAMBOO FRAMING
GRASS THATCH ROOF
METAL GUTTERS
LOCAL MADE CEB’S
HAND WOVEN SUN SHADES
SOLAR PANELS
CORRUGATED METAL ROOF
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CAN A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD BREATHE NEW LIFE?
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LIVING LOCAL FESTIVAL
NORTHSIDE LIVING LOCAL FESTIVAL Winter Studio 2010 | 10 weeks Team credit: Michael Rogovin, Anastasia Carrier, Lauren Whitehurst
PROJECT: In a team of four students* we were assigned to design and program a festival to be placed in Northside, a community of Cincinnati. We were challenged to design a space that could be used both during the festival weekend as well as have a viable program for the rest of the year. Our solution became a festival that celebrated the tight-nit community that is Northside, named the LIVINGLOCAL festival. The LIVINGLOCAL festival will create a platform for artists, entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations to spread the existing concept of living locally within Northside through promoting a community wide initiative to think, eat, buy, and live locally.
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LOGO AND BRANDING Part of the festival plan was to design a system of branding that could be easily recognizable, visually appealing, and informative. Six icons were created that stemmed from the various events that were planned to take place during the festival. Each event falls into one of these categorizes and is represented through this graphic icon in both the brochure as well as on buildings/stands/booths that are hosting the events. The result is a colorful display of icons that become scattered across the town during the festival weekend.
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LIVING LOCAL FESTIVAL
Local Food
Discover and support local growers, vendors, food stores, and restaurants.
Local Effort
Come together with your Northside neighbors to green up and beautify Northside.
Local Retail
Support and become familiar with local businesses of Northside.
Local Art
Celebrate Northside’s tradition of the visual arts while creating your own.
Local Music
Enjoy the sounds as musicians, choirs, and bands display their local musical talents.
Local Brews
Drink locally brewed beers and experience Northside’s booming nightlife.
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SITE PLAN By combining the standard American storefront with the European square the main hub of the festival becomes a space for both community engagement and commerce. Previously, the farmers market had been held in the school gymnasium and this plan provides them with a permanent structure. There is also a lack of room for expansion for the local businesses of Northside. The Hamilton St. street fronts provide retail space that is 30% larger than the average existing s.f in Northside. 1. Site Plan During the festival this space is used as the “headquarters� for all events. Visitors start by collecting maps and schedules at this location before exploring the local culture of Northside. At night the farmers market is converted into a stage area while the center space provides visitors a place to sit and enjoy music. 2. Site Movement Sidewalks around the square allow for circular movement while the green space in the center provides an area for rest. 3. Site Entry The four corners of the site act as access points to the square. The primary entry (south west corner) is situated to allow passing traffic to view inside. 4. Zoning Diagram Programmatically, the site contains a farmers market (select days), grocery store (all days), restaurant, bar, laundromat, and offices for the LivingLocal festival.
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LIVING LOCAL FESTIVAL
Hamilton Storefronts The Hamilton Street store fronts are a result of talking with citizens of Northside on their biggest needs. The community of Northside is primarily made up of older homes that lack some amenities, for example a washer and dryer. Programmatic elements such as a laundromat, bar, cafe and restaurant were added as a result.
Grocery Store The design for the grocery store came from the need of the community. While one may find putting a grocery store next to a farmers market contradictory, the reality is there is a lack of food stores in Northside. There are no big name grocery stores (Kroger, IGA, etc), but there are small corner stores that are in need of more space.
Farmers Market The current farmers market in Northside takes place in a school gymnasium. Our design provides a permanent farmers market that can be used year round. The market also contains a public seating area on the terraced roof for people to sit and enjoy their food.
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LIVING LOCAL FESTIVAL
Hamilton storefronts from urban square
East towards farmer’s market
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LIVING LOCAL FESTIVAL
EAST/WEST SECTION
NORTH/SOUTH SECTION
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POP UP PAVILION
POP UP PAVILION Summer Elective 2011 | 4 weeks
PROJECT: In 1900, the population of Over-The-Rhine, a nieghborhood of Cincinnati, was close to 44,000, today the population is less than 5,000. The decline of OTR began during the First World War when Anti-German sentiment across the city was at its peak. However, today OTR is a community that is currently undergoing urban rebirth. While efforts are being made, revitalization is a slow process. This project is a temporary solution to the neighborhood by creating a pavilion that can be used for various functions. Programmatically, this pavilion becomes very flexible and adaptable.
LOOK! A GRASSHOPPER SCRIPT.
GRASSHOPPER SCRIPT The form of this pavilion is generated entirely from a single grasshopper script. It is parametrically controlled by a series of sliders that can be adjusted to fit a variety of sites as well as control the form of the roof structure. 37
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X,Y, and Z Sliders The X,Y and Z sliders control the overall dimensions of the pavilion. If you imagine a bound box the sliders correspond to the width, length, and height of the box. These parameters can be determined by the location of the pavilion.
Frequency and Amplitude Sliders The frequency and amplitude sliders control the front and back curves of the lofted roof. Based off of a sin curve, these parameters influence the overall form and complexity of the shape. Where as the previous sliders are predetermined, these sliders are more of an aesthetic option.
X and Y Division Sliders The X and Y divisions sliders control the number of subdivisions that happen on the lofted surface. These directly relate to the number of resulting columns that reach the ground plane. An even numbers of sliders are used to eliminate the possibility of loose ends and a break in the structure.
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THIS IS A 3D PRINT.
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A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
SUMMER STUDIO 2011
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
DAAP AND ALLEGORI PRESENT...
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE WHO: ARCHITECTURE + INTERIOR DESIGN WHAT: 3RD+4TH YEAR PROJECTS WHEN: FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH WHERE: 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
GRAPHICS
GRAPHIC WORK Side Projects | 2008-2012
DAAP AND ALLEGORI PRESENT...
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE SUMMER STUDIO 2011
WHO: ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN WHAT: 3RD+4TH YEAR PROJECTS WHEN: FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH WHERE: 1421 MAIN STREET, 6PM-9PM
A MUSEUM FOR OVER-THE-RHINE As part of my summer studio, I was asked to create a poster to promote our architecture/interior design projects. Through multiple iterations and input from other students in the studio we agreed on a design that incorporated rip off tabs that had information (date, time, location) of the event. This poster was displayed around DAAP and the surrounding area. 43
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MWNCI A friend approached me asking for a logo and identity for his new web 2.0 start up. He had picked the name “mwnci�, the Welsh name for monkey, and wanted a eye catching, new logo for his startup company. Directed toward a younger, computer savvy audience Mwnci become a blend of street art and computer tech.
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MWNCI
GEORGE FABER CEO FABERGE@MWNCI.COM | 642.555.3264
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TECTONIC STUDY
TECTONIC STUDY MODEL Winter Studio 2010 | 10 weeks
PROJECT: Responding to site and previously existing conditions, we were instructed to create a spacial model that has large, medium, and small zones. Originally without a program, the assignment evolved to become an elementary school where we had to solve problems concerning the scale of people, space for children and spaces for adults.
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3D PRINT + BASSWOOD + ACRYLIC
TECTONIC STUDY, 2010
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RESUME CONTACT: E: georgefaber.arch@gmail.com P: (847)946-2686
GEORGE FABER EDUCATION
PORTFOLIO: http://issuu.com/faberge12/docs/portfolio_2012
Master of Architecture, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH August 2012-Present.
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Class of 2012. Graduated with honors. GPA: 3.5
Palatine High School Palatine, IL
Class of 2008 - GPA: 3.8, Top 10% of class
EXPERIENCE
Solomon Cordwell Buenz San Francisco, CA
January 2012-March 2012. Tasks included: • Transferred project from CAD to BIM. • Produced schematic design iterations through SketchUp. • Participated and aided in client meetings. • Coordinated with teams through the DD phase of a high rise residential project.
Earl Swensson Associates Nashville, TN
March 2011-June 2011. Tasks included: • Primary worked in the SD and DD phase using Revit. • Worked under PM to fix redlines. • Produced presentation materials and diagrams.
Frederic Schwartz Architects New York City, NY
September 2010-December 2010. Tasks included: • Completed multiple competitions with a small team of designers. • Produced 3D models and final renderings using a variety of software. • Worked directly with principle on preliminary design work.
Lightroom Studios Decatur, GA
March 2010-June 2010. Tasks included: • Produced bid drawings for a small residential project. • Managed development of two websites (flash and HTML). • Designed print/logo package for a landscaping company.
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HONORS&ACTIVITIES
Computer:
• Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, able to work in both Mac and PC. • Experienced with 3D printing and laser cutting in the rapid prototyping lab. • Published graphic design experience.
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnatus Founders Scholarship. Deans List Fall 2008-Present. Member of dForm (Digital design club), DAAP Bowling league. 55
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