George faber
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
table of contents
projects! A selection of projects, sides jobs, professional work and other general nonsense.
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A HOME FOR HAITI
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[P]PAVILION
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• Fall 2012 • Live/work studio • Architecture students • Canbrook, MI
• Spring 2012 • Evolutionary design • Grasshopper • Parametric design
• Fall 2010 • Competition entry • Emergency housing • Adaptive reuse
• Summer 2011 • Grasshopper • 3D printing • Fabrication
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Fall Studio 2012 | 14 weeks
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ARCHITECTURE STUDIO FOR CRANBROOK UNIVERSITY
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Project: Designing a new architecture building for university can be a daunting task, let alone one that is synonymous with modern American design. This project, an architecture building for Cranbrook Academy of Art, explores a new teaching paradigm, one that exploits the relationship between architecture students and the process in which they work with computers. It attempts to blend the interaction of where a student lives, where a student works, and where they fabricate. The building contains graduate student apartments, architecture studios, fabrication labs (3D printers, laser cutters, CNC mill), cafe, and a presentation gallery for student reviews.
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CRANBROOK UNIVERSITY, MICHIGAN
Cranbrook Academy of Art is located in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. The Academy was first designed and led by Eliel Saarinen, who influenced a wide range of students such as Charles and Ray Eames, and Florence Knoll.
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CONNECTING TO THE COURTYARD
Fab Lab
Both the north and south building facade open to the adjacent courtyards to allow various programs to spill out into the public space. During the temperate summer and fall months, the Cafe can extend seating outdoors. Similarly, the Fab lab has the opportunity to extend out onto the courtyard to allow for the fabrication or assembly of larger projects.
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BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN
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Internal courtyards act as buffer zones to mediate the transition between programs. Both visually and physically, they separate presentation space from fabrication areas. The courtyards are accessible for students and teachers to gather for lunch, or decompress before a final review.
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LAYERING OF MATERIALS
Varies facade studies allowed me to explore detailing of curtain wall systems. A system of butt jointed glazing panels that are captured within the fascia were chosen. The building as a whole plays with the juxtaposition of the old brick buildings on campus and a clean, modern aesthetic of this new design/build studio. Exploded Axon
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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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GALAPAGOS GENERATIONS no relationship
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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.
GEN D In generation D control points are given for primary and secondary circulation nodes. Generation D produces the shortest path through these nodes.
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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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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.
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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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A HOME FOR HAITI Fall Co-op 2010 | 4 weeks EMERGENCY RELIEF HOUSING Team credit: Frederic Schwartz, Saranga Nakhooda, Elias Kastle, Alec Gardner
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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.
CONCEPT: America is importing so much merchandise from other countries 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 world than it is to transport them (empty) back to where they originated.
exports (3,231,343 containers)
Imports (7,141,987 containers) *US imports/exports, 2007
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HAITI 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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HAITI HOME
Shipping Container
Local Made Shutters
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HAITI HOME
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 HOME
Shipping Container
Local Made Shutters
Bamboo Framing
Grass Thatch Roof
Metal Gutters
Local Made CEB’s
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HAITI HOME
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 HOME
Shipping Container
Local Made Shutters
Bamboo Framing
Grass Thatch Roof
Metal Gutters
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hand woven sun shades
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[p] pavilion Summer Elective 2011 | 4 weeks EXPERIMENTING IN PARAMETRICS
Project: In 1900, the population of Over-The-Rhine, a neighborhood 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.
POP UP PAVILION
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POP UP PAVILION
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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GEORGE FABER EDUCATION
PORTFOLIO: http://issuu.com/faberge12/docs/ portfolio_2013_3d7e6882db9cee
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 Chicago, IL
January 2013-April 2013. (Chicago office) January 2012-March 2012 (San Francisco office). 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 SD and 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.
SKILLS
Computer:
• Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, SketchUp, 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. HONORS&ACTIVITIES
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Cincinnatus Founders Scholarship. Deans List Fall 2008-Present. DAAP Bowling league. 33