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CONTENTS GABRIEL CASH | i 
Always a doodler, sketching is second nature to me and something I enjoy. My first formal studies of art were at the University of Washington, where I was introduced to many new types of drawing methods. I gained an understanding of foreshortening for perspective and axonometric drawings. Experimenting with wash pencils and water colors has been an exciting experience. I enjoy a muted black and white with a splash of color.
1 | GABRIEL CASH Skeleton | Charcoal study
ABOVE In the beginning, I hand drew a lot of plans. This plan was done on a 22x37 water color sheet with graphite wash pencils and ink. The concept was an emerging and disappearing water feature in a triangle between trails.
RIGHT The feature celebrates the historic flows of people, trains and water through this place. Near the playground, the water feature offers a cooling and soothing possibility.
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ABOVE Transect down Main Street in downtown Seattle, from the waterfront to Kobe Terrace Park. Hand traced GIS base map and graphite sketches on site.
LEFT Sunken train tracks remind me that Seattle has been built upon many layers. This is an imaginary scene that adds to the layering.
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CONDON HALL I learned how to make axonometric drawings in an architecture course at the University of Washington. This study of Condon Hall circulation was drawn by hand to scale using human measurements only without a straight edge. I learned how to draw a straight line and how to peer into objects three dimensionally. I also practiced bringing scanned drawings into Illustrator, where I added vector poché to the building for clarity, as well as vector entourage.
ABOVE On site perspective drawings with pen. _____ LEFT Hand drawn axonometric drawing of Condon Hall’s main corridor. _____ BELOW Hand drawn plan and section with vector overlay.
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ABOVE Henry Art Museum entrance. Watercolor, graphite, pen. _____ LEFT Several sketches drawn on site to help me understand the space. _____ BELOW Quick on site sketch original before watercolor
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MARWOOD Value study at the Marwood Apartments in Capitol Hill. Trying to get at the essence of light and dark in a familiar place. Sketches far right helped me to understand perspective. Water color painting done without lines.
VOLUNTEER PARK Struck by the prominence of cracks in the water reservoir at Volunteer Park, against the smooth dark edges of the sculpture by Isamu Noguchi.
UNIVERSITY TEMPLE The beautiful tower at the University Temple captured my attention while at the University of Washington near William H. Gates Hall.
ST. MARKS CATHEDRAL The worship chamber, filled with light and space created a sense of awe and wonder for me. Water color only. These drawings done for an architectural sketching class at the University of Washington.
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MADISON VALLEY STORM WATER PARK I love the elegance of Karen Kiest’s design of this functional park. Above is a plan from a cleaned up site survey, with additional designs added. Left is a detail of a retaining wall, where I experimented with how the elements would fit together. It was enlightening to imagine how elements are constructed, and how to communicate this through drafted details. Above Right is a collection of standard AutoCAD details I copied for practice. I feel comfortable with the program, and have practice with sharing and linking files, as well as arranging details on sheets. Right drafted details for a bench that I designed for a capstone design/build studio. 7 | GABRIEL CASH AUTOCAD
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11th Avenue NW Street End Park
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SHIP CANAL A capstone studio at the University of Washington, where we got to put our design skills to the test! What a unique opportunity, and a beautiful site to work on. Situated in Ballard along the water’s edge, the maritime heritage was evident all around. This site was used heavily for parking and illicit activity. As a class we competed for ideas, and eventually synthesized into a final design. We worked closely with Seattle Department of Transportation, to develop this street end park and create a public amenity.
ABOVE LEFT Drone view of the site before construction. The site is shaped like a hockey stick and is located along the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Ballard, where many streets end abruptly at the waters edge. —— RIGHT A view from the shoreline before construction reveals overgrowth and abandonment.
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ABOVE The final design was a combination of many ideas we came up with as a studio class, fitting into the constraints of time and place. My main focus became one of the site’s focal points: a landmark bench with a planter and a lighted, solar powered totem pole. I was in charge of the bench and planter, and worked closely with the deck and totem pole teams. To the right are some of my sketches as I figured out how to construct the bench.
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CONCEPT MODEL
LASER CUT MODEL
I inherited another team’s idea
I used my Rhino model to make
for a bench seat with a planter
RHINO MODEL
a laser cut scale model, and to
and totem pole, and was tasked
I spent most of my time taking CAD drawings and bringing them into Rhino for
create G-code to cut the form
digital modelling. The digital model allowed me to create the concrete form, make easy
pieces out on a CNC machine
with taking it from a concept model into reality.
adjustments, calculate volumes, and determine material quantities.
and to plasma cut the metal.
LEFT The complexity of the form with many curved lines was a challenge! I learned a lot from the experience of trying to place the bench on site. I found out how important it is to have radial dimensions and an accurate starting point to locate objects in the field.
RIGHT Having a digital model proved very useful when it came time to make a last minute adjustment to the design. The form needed to be cut in half to raise the bench seating portion up nearly two feet to match the deck. The deck needed to be raised higher for fluctuations in the ship canal water level
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ABOVE One year later the metal has taken on a beautiful rusted appearance. —— LEFT The completed bench with an elegance that comes with a curved form. —— FAR LEFT A night scene showing the totem above glowing through blown glass sculptures.
COMPLETED VISION This project had many challenges, but I am extremely happy with the results! The most difficult part was to figure out how to make the concrete form, and then siting the form accurately on site. I made the custom form using a CNC machine to cut the top and bottom rails of a curvy wall. Each rail had four layers to allow the form to be broken into pieces in order to transport it to the site. In the end the form had to be cut in half in order to raise the seat height up to the level of the deck. The metal panels were cut with a metal plasma cutting table, and rolled to shape using a template I plotted out. This project tapped into my ever growing skill set, and was an amazing experience! GABRIEL CASH | 15