BRUCE FINDLING SELECTED WORKS
BRUCE FINDLING
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: AUTHOR:
PORTFOLIO ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 18 PROJECTS PAPER BRUCE FINDLING
This portfolio reflects over six years of work beginning from my experience as a Project Engineer in construction to my time spent in architecture graduate school at the University of Michigan. Though the projects range greatly in terms of typology, scale, and intent, they all reflect an underlying passion to understand the way in which architecture can engage the industrial landscape to improve the social and environmental conditions of a place. All the projects presented contain a fundamental understanding of materiality and constructability, with over half having been built. Though my pre-graduate school experience revolved around traditional building techniques, the digital resources at the University have allowed for the exploration of new formal and fabrication technologies through scripting, CNC routing, water-jet cutting, robotics, and lasers. The juxtaposition between trade driven craft and technology driven design and production presents a multitude of opportunities for architects to positively shape not only the type of projects we create, but the way those projects are brought into the physical environment.
RESUME EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Master of Architecture_with Distinction
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Sep 2009 - May 2012
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering B.S. Construction + Business Minor
Tempe, AZ 85282 Sep 2002 - Dec 2005
ARCHITECTURE WORK EXPERIENCE DANIELS AND ZERMACK Ann Arbor, MI
Architect Intern Nov 2012 - Present
Project: Financial Institution Design (various) Responsibilities: site planning, architectural, electrical, interior design GENSLER Phoenix, AZ Project: APS DVN-1 Office Building
$30 million_80,000 SF
Architect Intern Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
Responsibilities: submittal approval, design revisions, LEED document review, field verification, RFI’s Research Assistant
AKOAKI Ann Arbor, MI Project: Beta Movement, General Manifold, Civic Friche
Mar 2011 - Jul 2012
Responsibilities: 3D modeling, site survey, photography, exhibit construction, cultural research BP FINDLING DESIGN Fountain Hills, AZ Project: Busche Residence
Designer, Owner’s Rep. $725,000_6,500 SF
Feb 2006 - Present
Responsibilities: design of ICF residential duplex with rv garage, office and guest house; oversee city approval of documents and represent owner during construction
480.329.3827 | bfindlin@gmail.com
CONSTRUCTION WORK EXPERIENCE MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION Chandler, AZ Project: Chandler Heights Recharge Facility Project: Glendale Spring Training Complex
Project Engineer, LEED AP $22 million_120 acres $90 million_112 acres
Jan 2006 - May 2009
Responsibilities: estimating, contracts, subcontractor coordination, scheduling, RFI’s, submittals, change orders, field quality control, punchlist management, project closeout
MORTENSON RENEWABLE ENERGY Minneapolis, MN Project: Majestic Wind Farm (Amarillo, TX)
$35 million_79.5 MW
Project Engineer, LEED AP Apr 2008 - Dec 2008
Responsibilities: lead engineer over turbine, substation, and infrastructure construction. includes pre-con, scheduling, quality control, contracts, mechanical completion, project closeout
RYAN COMPANIES Phoenix, AZ Project: DC Ranch Health Club + Spa
Project Engineer Intern $18 million_82,000 SF
May 2004 - Aug 2005
Responsibilities: RFI’s, submittals, change orders, pre-bid packages, QA/QC, project closeout BECK GROUP Pasadena, CA Project: Coca-Cola WWTP
Project Engineer Intern $10 million_0.10 MGD
May 2003 - Aug 2003
Responsibilities: RFI’s, pre-bid packages, document control, field quality control, site supervision
TECHNICAL ABILITY Rhino 5 Digital Project Primavera Adobe InDesign Adobe Premier Revit Master Cam MS Office AutoCAD Abode Illustrator Adobe Photoshop V-Ray
Grasshopper Ecotect
SELECTED WORKS
0
1 MANUFACTURING AG GRADUATE STUDIO 2009
7 CIVIC FRICHE EXHIBITION 2010
13 WAR WITHIN A BREATH THESIS PROPOSAL 2012
2
3
BOOKS TO BRICKS GRADUATE STUDIO 2010
GO! DETROIT GRADUATE STUDIO 2011
R.D.R.P. RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2011
8
9
10
POLAR OPPOSITION DIGITAL FABRICATION 2010
RUST BELT DIGITAL FABRICATION 2010
14
15
CHRP PROFESSIONAL 2007
MAJESTIC WIND PROFESSIONAL 2008
4
THE BETA MOVEMENT INSTALLATION 2011
16 CAMELBACK RANCH PROFESSIONAL 2009
5
6 CIVIC FRICHE PUBLICATION 2010
11 GENERAL MANIFOLD INSTALLATION 2011
17 APS DVN-1 PROFESSIONAL 2011
CIVIC FRICHE RESEARCH 2010
12 LOOSE FIT INSTALLATION 2011
18 BUSCHE RESIDENCE PROFESSIONAL 2006 - 2013
MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURE
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
1
STUDIO PROPOSAL DETROIT, MI 14 ACRE ARABLE STEEL FRAME + GLASS CRAIG BORUM
Addressing the need to provide the people of Detroit with fresh produce, the Agricultural Manufacturing Complex applies large scale industrial process to the popular notion of urban farming. As Detroit attempts to re-invent the manner in which it exists in today’s post-Fordist America, this project presents a possible path to that re-invention by providing the downtown area with an environmentally sustainable model for industrial growth.
a
b
c
e
d
f
1 2
planting conveyor 2
catwalk to l1
WHEAT 4 MONTHS / 379 LF
HARVEST
SEEDING
3
classroom 203
4
cafeteria
grain silo (open to below)
204
5
catwalk to l3
6
1ST YEAR GRADUATE STUDIO
BOOKS TO BRICKS
DIGITAL LIBRARY
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
2
STUDIO PROPOSAL CHICAGO, IL 1.5 MILLION BOOKS RECYCLED PAPER BLOCK GLENN WILCOX
Sited in Wicker Park, Chicago, Books to Bricks seeks to give unwanted works of literature a new life through digitization and brick making. As books are brought to the facility through systematic ‘weeding’, the library itself expands allowing increased space for social programming. Each brick produced would contain legible remnants of the books consumed to make them, creating a lasting memorial to paper literature throughout the structure of the library.
02(b) book is purchased and taken from stack
+
cement
Hunger Games
= book is placed in outdoor stacks * 2 outcomes are possible
6 books water
03
1 brick hydraulic press
04
total books
10%
02(a)
+
15 million
books ‘weeded out per year
01
book is digitized and sent to hydraulic press
1ST YEAR GRADUATE STUDIO
GO! DETROIT
k in
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
t Cu
Ka ya kP on d
R ce /I
re ind qu De
St. lin nk a r F
mo
De an
le Or t. sS
t. rS
ate Atw
Atwater St.
To M
ter wa At o-
To M arin a...
arin a...
St.
m
De
STUDIO PROPOSAL DETROIT, MI 0.5 ACRE BRICK + CONCRETE CHRISTIAN UNVERZAGT
Go! seeks to connect existing recreational paths, parks, and marinas by using the vacant Globe Building as the site for a central recreation hub. Venders would have the opportunity to serve local Detroiters in small booths set-up along various pathways within the vast expanse of the Globe. Summer programs such as running, biking, and kayaking would give way to winter programs such as skiing, snowmobiling, and ice skating- providing year round use and activity.
Conduits of Recreation
Warming Hut
R roit D et
Walking, Running, Cross Country Skiing
iver
N
3
Biking, Roller Blading, Skate Boarding, Snowboarding
Proposed Site Plan Kayaking, Sailing, Jet Skiing
t Cu d re in qu De
St. lin nk Fra
Or St. ns
lea
b Glo
dre Cut
Riverwalk
g
din
uil
eB
rad eT
r ate Atw
Dequindre Cut
5+50
6+00
6+50
ter wa At
7+00
7+50
8+00
8+50
9+00
9+50
10+00
0+00
St.
1+00
1+50
2+00
2+50
3+00
3+50
4+00
4+50
slope: 3.5%
0+00
0+50
1+00
1+50
slope: 15%
2+00
2+50
3+00
slope: 2%
3+50
4+00
4+50
5+00
5+50
6+00
total disctance: average slope: max elevation: average width:
480.00’ 2.60% 05.60’ 10.00’
total disctance: average slope: max elevation: average width:
615.00’ 2.90% 08.10’ 13.40’
fill volume:
11,870 cuft.
fill volume:
23,611 cuft.
iver
Current Site Plan
R roit D et
N
0+50
30 20 10 0 -10 -20
slope: 1.5%
sta. 3+28 elev. 5.40’ sta. 3+10 elev. 8.10’
5+00
slope: 2.5%
slope: 3%
03 04
Kayak Pond Riverwalk sta. 2+40 elev. 8.10’
slope: 5.5%
sta. 3+05 elev. 2.25’
30 20 10 0 -10 -20
slope: 5%
4+50
sta. 1+70 elev. 5.60’
sta. 6+40 elev. 22.05’
sta. 4+50 elev. 15.50
sta. 5+78 elev. 22.35’
01
St.
2ND YEAR GRADUATE STUDIO
RAPID DEPLOYABLE RETAIL PAVILION
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
4
RESEARCH PROPOSAL DETROIT, MI 36 cu. ft. > 587 cu. ft. ALUMINUM + FABRIC NAHYUN HWANG
14
14
1
The Rapid Deployable Retail Pavilion embraces the ideals of excess and ephemerality by expanding from a highly mobile 3’x3’x4’ cube into a 9’x9’x7.25’ rigid pavilion through a technique of rotational expansion. The RDRP is ideal for retailers who want to place their store at the exact point of demand without waiting for permits, electrical hook-up, or structure assembly. Project being developed for Imaging Detroit fall 2012.
1
14
4 9 4 3
14
1 3
5
1
6
1 1 6
1
4
8
3
1 1 4 9
1
3
4
4 3
15
1 3
1 1
12
5
6
6
6
12
4
8
3
1
6
14
1
1
3
4.25
4
14
15
6 6
7
12 12
3 6
12
14
6
6.67
7.25
15
4.25
1
12 14
2
2
1
4 7
1
3 15
12
1
6
6 1
12
6
1
2
2
1
4
10 2
1 4
9
3
3
3
8
11
6
5
10
2
2
2
4
1
6
1
7
7
1
1
4
2
Section A-A
6
8 1
1
3
6.67
7.25
4
7
3
9
3
4
1
2 7 11
1
13 5 2
Section A-A
2
4
1
1
13
7
7
14
14
3RD YEAR GRADUATE RESEARCH PROPOSAL
CIVIC FRICHE PUBICATION
ROLE: LOCATION: PUBLICATION: SIZE: MATERIAL:
AUTHOR PARIS, FRANCE CIVIC FRICHE ZINE 2 ARTICLES + PHOTOS. PAPER
5
Civic Friche explores emergent urbanities, architectural salvage and the cultivation of non-authoritarian spacemaking. Civic Friche is a research initiative launched at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Spring 2010. The project explores radical and alternative modes of architectural reuse and emergent urbanity focusing on post-industrial regions within France and Belgium. Zine published in Fall 2010.
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
CIVIC FRICHE RESEARCH
LE PASS
FRAMERIES, WALOON REGION, BELGIUM JEAN NOUVEL & LAURENT NIGET 35 MILLION EUROS
ROLE: LOCATION: PUBLICATION: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
6
STUDENT RESEARCHER FRAMERIES, BELGIUM CIVIC FRICHE ABONDONED COAL MINE ANYA SIROTA
In 1997 the abandoned Crachet Piquery coal mine in Frameries, Belgium was chosen as the site for a scienceadventure park in order to spark economic and academic stimulation in the depressed Waloon region through local governemnt and E.U. funding. ‘Le Pass’, designed by Jean Nouvel and Laurent Niget, officially opened in 2001. Tension, however, between the history of the site and present program continues to incite feeling of hope and resentment among local residents. The challenge is now rests with how to make that tension something positive for the people and the region. AGRICULTURE 3.8%
AGE
DEMOGRAPHICS COMPARISON
36.7 39.4 41.7
[
FRANCE STATISTICS = BLUE
UNITED STATES STATISTICS = GRAY
[
CRACHET PIQUERY
12.57 10.15
35.4
38
LIFELINE
30 YRS
8.38 8.56 10.44
EDUCATION
CLOSED 1960
12 9.3 AVERAGE YRS. OF SCHOOLING
40.4
40 YRS
35 YRS
6.2
EDUCATION SPENDING (% OF GDP) 5.7%
45 YRS
AGRICULTURE 3.8%
SERVICES 71.8%
INDUSTRY 24.3%
MATH
520 517 493
SCIENCE
496 500 499
READING
507 505 504
5.6%
27.99
SERVICES 73%
PHASE 3
1998
1999
2000
2001
INDUSTRY 25%
8.3% 9.7% 9.3%
LE PASS OPEN TO PUBLIC 2000-PRESENT
1997
5.01
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
CRACHET PIQUERY IS CHOSEN AS A SITE FOR TECHNICAL STUDIES
1996
AGRICULTURE 2%
EMPLOYMENT
WORK LINE
6.3%
1995
PROFESSIONAL 37.3%
41.9 43
LABOR FORCE (MILLIONS)
1994
SALES/OFFICE 24.2%
INDUSTRY 20.8%
BIRTH RATE (PER 1000 PPL)
DEATH RATE (PER 1000 PPL)
38
SERVICES 17.6%
LITERACY
KEY
BELGIUM STATISTICS = PINK
154.1
2002
2003
PHASE 4
2004
?
PHASE 5
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
CIVIC FRICHE EXHIBITION
ROLE: LOCATION: PUBLICATION: SIZE: MATERIAL:
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER ANN ARBOR, MI CIVIC FRICHE 450 SF 1/4� MDF + PAPER MODELS
7
Shown in the TCAUP Gallery, the Civic Friche exhibition showcased the seven research sites which the initiative focused upon during the travel course. Projects included the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Aveole 14 in St. Nazire, Belle de Mai in Marseilles, Cite du Design in Saint Etienne, Lu Factory in Nantes, Le Channel in Calais, and Le Pass in Frameries, Belgium. Each project was given a color-coded strip of gallery space which contained a CNC routed luan map of their specific region, a photo gallery, a studentbuilt scale model, and a research book.
EXHIBITION
POLAR OPPOSITION
8
TYPE: DIGITAL FABRICATION SIZE: 2’ x 2’ x 5’ BUDGET: $150.00 MATERIAL: ACRYLIC + WOOD CRITIC: KATHY VELIKOV Polar Opposition was created as a comparative analysis regarding performative and visual aspects of materiality. Designed using standard set of trapizoidal geometries, the project used a variation of tensegrity to lock each trapezoid into one another via a steel cable running down the spine of the entire aggregate. Arms spiral outwards in patterns which ensures each geometry maintains a stable center of gravity, while the trapezoids themselves become smaller as the arms exert a greater moment upon the base.
H2
D2
A1
D3
a=1.00
H1
D1 BASE VECTOR UNIT *(SEE CHART)
38 degrees
b2
a1
b1*
33 degrees
b1=a1 x 0.75
b1
c
D1:
7.35”
5.50”
3.65”
D2:
3.00”
2.25”
1.50”
D3: 1.35”
1.00”
0.65”
H1: 1.35“
1.00”
0.65“
H2: 1.50”
1.10”
0.75”
A1: 13 deg. 13 deg. 13 deg.
30 degrees
1/16” steel cable
END c
c=a1 x 0.50
a2
23 degrees
1/8” wood / acryllic
a1 START
a=1.00
DIGITAL FABRICATION
RUST BELT
TYPE: SIZE: BUDGET: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
Rust Belt
Panelized Surface-Span
9
DIGITAL FABRICATION 4’-0” x 2’-0” x 3’-0” $500.00 24 GAUGE STEEL MACIEJ KACZYNSKI
Through the use of scripting, our research focused on the fabrication of doubly curved surface geometry by aggregating steel elements into a self supporting structure. Aspects of the system explored includes methods of connection, aggregate shape, and the ways in which support could be inherently grafted into the overall geometry. Work completed in partnership with Bob Bradfield, Mark Meier, and Clay Montgomery.
Fabrication Layout 5- 4’x4’ sheets_ 24 gauge steel 3
8
9
10
15
16
4 11
14
13 12
17
7
6
5
18
21
19
20
23 22
31
28
27
32
33
37
44
43
42
39
38
41
40
47
45
46 48
51
50
49
52
53
54
24 56
55
25 26
36
CUT SHEET 1A
Panel Surface Fille Holes Between Panels Make Surfaces on Panels Merge Panels Remove Coincident and Colinear Points Generate Tabs Layout for Fabrication
2
CUT SHEET 2A
Paneling Scripts
1
29
34
Sheet 1
30
61
57 62
60 35
63 67
58
64
68 69
70
59 66
65
71
Sheet 2
DIGITAL FABRICATION
THE BETA MOVEMENT
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
10
INSTALLATION WuHO GALLERY - L.A. 1,500 sf WOOD FRAME + 1/4� MDF ANYA SIROTA/AKOAKI
Sited on the Hollywood Walk-of-Fame, The Beta Movement acts as a grand-scale temporary self-propagating photomaton, inviting tourists and Angelinos inside for their own red carpet momentlocal connections. Stars are plucked from the sidewalk in front of the gallery and launched through a series of frames. Project completed in collaboration with Anya Sirota, Jean Louis,. and Steven Christiansen. Work exhibited Spring 2011.
ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION
GENERAL MANIFOLD
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
11
INSTALLATION CHELSEA, MI 80,000 sf WOOD FRAME + 1/4” MDF ANYA SIROTA/AKOAKI
General Manifold is an immersive architectural environment installed in the abandoned Federal Screw Works factory in Chelsea, Michigan. A mysterious magenta void is carved from the perceived solid of the factory’s central space, generating a site of geometric complexity, chromatic contrast, and optical distortion. Project completed in collaboration with Anya Sirota, Jean Louis,. and Steven Christiansen. Work exhibited Fall 2011.
ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION
LOOSE FIT
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
12
INSTALLATION GRAND RAPIDS, MI 26’ x 27’ x 11’ FOLDED PETG PLASTIC MONICA PONCE de LEON
LooseFit explores the tension between contemporary use of digital technology with techniques of folding. Tapering skins of multilayered, membrane-like-structures create space, inviting bodies to move through from end to end. The precision of digitally guided cuts are in contrast to the imprecision of the hand, and geometry gives way to the structure’s own weight which turns it into a soft body. The project is the culmination of Monica Ponce de Leon’s work on the impact of digital technology on understanding the craft and was completed in collaboration with students and faculty from the University of Michigan.
single module
ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION
WAR WITHIN A BREATH
ROUGE RIVER WORKER’S CLUB
Mn
Pb
Cl 2
SO2
ai ro ut
Ni
HCl
le an
Cr
po llu te d
c
air in SO2 Cl2 Ni Cr Pb
HCl
Mn
HCl Pb
Cl 2
SO2
polluted water out Cr
Ni
Mn
Clean water in
TYPE: LOCATION: SIZE: MATERIAL: CRITIC:
HEALTH EFFECT CARCINOGEN
6
NEUROLOGICAL
1
CARDIOVASCULAR
2
RESPIRATORY EPIDERMAL
3 5
ACIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENT
GASTROINTESTINAL
Located on Fordson Island in the center of Detroit’s industrial heart, the Rouge River Workers’ Club seeks to filter local toxic conditions in a fashion which renders both pollutants and inhabitants visible within a structure which provides a safe place for human occupation. As the building will act as a giant air to water filtration system, the effects of that filtration process will be made legible on the limestone exterior of the building, providing a degree of visibility to otherwise invisible hazardous particulates. For the workers, the club will contain places of recreation, vocational training, triage, and assembly. These programmatic elements will provide a space to satisfy the needs of industrial life in a system that places the welfare of industry over that of the individual who serves it.
4
REPRODUCTIVE
7
AIRBORNE TOXIN MANGANESE
1
3
DIISOCYANATES
3
5
SULFURIC ACID
2
3
NICKEL
2
3
6
TRIMETHYLBENZENE
1
2
3
CHROMIUM
3
4
6
5
LEAD
1
2
5
4
3
4
5
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
GLYCOL ETHER
1
2
7
CHLORINE
3
4
6
THESIS PROPOSAL DETROIT, MI 95,000 SF LIMESTONE + WATER ANCA TRANDAFIRESCU
13
6
7
THESIS PROPOSAL
CHANDLER HEIGHTS RECHARGE PROJECT
ROLE: LOCATION: BUDGET: SIZE: MATERIAL:
14
PROJECT ENGINEER CHANDLER, AZ $30 MILLION 120 ACRES ICF, CMU, DIRT & WATER
The City of Chandler desired to create a public project which could make use of the excess capacity of its waste water treatment plants. Using a series of pumps and retention basins, the Chandler Heights Recharge Project utilized treated waste water to create natural riparian preserves while replenishing the existing underground aquifer. Coupled with hiking trails, a six-acre man made lake, and an education center, CHRP allows local residents to experience the way in which water is cyclically placed back into the ecosystem. A 80,000 sf police substation was also constructed on site as a way to bring public transparency to local law enforcement.
1 4
2 1
Waste water is processed at local treatment plant.
2
Treated waste water sent to on site booster pump station.
3
Pump station sends waste water into an elevated reservoir linked to five separate retention basins.
4
Waste water is gravity fed to retention basins allowing water to naturally filter back into underground aquifer. Natural riparian preserves are created at each retention basin.
5
Vertical turbine pump draws filtered water up 500 feet from underground aquifer to fill six-acre man made lake.
6
Pump House
5
Hiking Trails
3
Amphitheater
6
Police Substation Environmental Education Center Shade Structures
SITE MAP PROCESS DIAGRAM
1
2
3
4
5
6
Lake is stocked with fish to create a vibrant outdoor recreation area for local residents.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAJESTIC WIND FARM
ROLE: LOCATION: BUDGET: SIZE: MATERIAL: REINFORCED FIBERGLASS BLADES NOSE CONE WITH INTEGRATED PITCH CONTROL
FIBERGLASS NACELLE WITH 1.5MW GENERATOR AND YAW CONTROL
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER AMARILLO, TX $35 MILLION 79.5 MW STEEL + FIBERGLASS
15
Though many understand the need for wind energy, few have experienced what it takes to make these projects a reality. The Majestic Wind Farm pushed the limits of endurance requiring the placement of fifty-three 300’ 1.5MW GE turbines within a five month duration. Beyond the turbines themselves, the project consisted of a high voltage sub station, M&O building, road improvements and a new underground electrical infrastructure. Total capacity of Majestic totaled 79.5MW, enough to power about 500 homes.
METEOROLOGICAL TOWER
TOWER SECTION 3
TOWER SECTION 2
TOWER SECTION 1
600V TO 34.5KV DIRECT CURRENT TRANSFORMER DTA CONTROL CENTER
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CAMELBACK RANCH SPRING TRAINING
ROLE: LOCATION: BUDGET: SIZE: MATERIAL:
16
PROJECT ENGINEER GLENDALE, AZ $90 MILLION 120 ACRES STEEL + PRE-CAST CONC.
A joint venture between the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and City of Glendale, Camelback Ranch consists of 13 practice fields, two major league clubhouses, minor league complexes for each team, and a 13,000 seat primary stadium. Box seats are located in a raised steel structure clad in naturally rusted mild steel. Support buildings and the minor league clubhouses were completed using pre-cast concrete designed to blend into the surrounding desert ecology. A man made lake acts as a retention pond for irrigation.
Site Map
N
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
APS DVN-1 COMMAND CENTER
ROLE: LOCATION: BUDGET: SIZE: MATERIAL:
ARCHITECT INTERN PHOENIX, AZ $30 MILLION’ 80,000 SF BLOCK + ZINC CLADDING
17
Gensler partnered with local Arizona utility APS to create a cutting edge command and control center from the shell of an abandoned slump block warehouse just outside downtown Phoenix. Dramatic incisions were made to both the skin and roof of the building to allow natural lighting deep within the space while a solar array shade canopy provided alternative means of power for the facility. Additions to the warehouse are cladded in zinc panels to add a contemporary aesthetic to the exterior, while ribbons of orange glass lighten the interior in contrast to the heavy precast concrete structure that remains in place.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BUSCHE RESIDENCE
18
ROLE: DESIGNER LOCATION: FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ BUDGET: $725,000 SIZE: 6,500 sq. ft. MATERIAL: ICF + WOOD FRAMING Located in the Sonoran Desert, the Busche Residence is a duplex housing complex with an additional RV garage, stand-alone office and single bedroom apartment. ICF construction provides increased insulation while deep balcony overhangs protect southern views to the natural arroyo beyond. A central exterior courtyard creates a sense of community between the two units.
APARTMENT
2ND FLOOR
N
OFFICE
3RD FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
(RV GARAGE)
N
N
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE