Grant Herron Undergraduate Portfolio University of Utah 2013.5.1
Studio
Baseline Public Library Cherry Peak Ski Resort Cherry Peak Warming Hut BeSpoke Bike Collective Letterpress Sun Screen Solar Monument
Media and Graphics
Analog Renders Street Art Architectural Photography Fine Art Photography
The University of Utah
Established in 1850 as the University of Deseret, it is Utah’s oldest institution of higher education. As Utah’s flagship university, The University of Utah offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 90 graduate degree programs. The University of Utah has many notable graduates and faculty in various fields, including civic and religious leaders, authors, doctors and surgeons, scientists, entrepreneurs, innovators, and athletes--one of the most renown is Nobel Prize winner Mario Capecchi. The University of Utah is also home to one of the best medical schools in the west, as well as the premiere cancer instutute in the Intermountain West. The list of accomplishments and accolades of the University of Utah is long, and will certainly continue to grow in the future.
College of Architecture + Planning Founded in 1949, the University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning is the state’s only NAAB accredited school of architecture, and has educated the principals of Utah’s largest and most prestigious architecture firms. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture and city and metropolitan planning. It also offers graduate certificates in historic preservation and in urban planning. The Design Build Bluff program, offered exclusively to graduate students is just one of a handful of design-build programs in the United States. The college’s current home was designed in 1970 after the “brutalist” style, by local firm Edwards and Daniels Architects. There has been recent interest in expansion, as well as converting the building into a net-zero facility. The architecture and planning departments continue to grow in presitge, and many alumni of the undergraduate program go on to attend some of the nation’s most illustrious graduate programs.
Baseline Library
Design Studio IV Professor: Marco Bagnasacco Location: Phoenix, AZ Duration: 16 Weeks
1 Chaos starting to converge into an orderly form.
2 Chaotic grid forming an ordered grid. The building concept parti diagram.
STUDIO
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Roof Plan Northwest Elevation
Southwest Elevation
STUDIO
Louver Layout
Structural Plan
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STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS LOAD-BEARING RAMMED EARTH
Mechanical Plan
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Cool Air Supply Hot Air Returns
Rooftop Louver Detail
ROTATING GLASS LOUVERS
5” METAL STUD WALL MOUNTING BRACKET ALUMINUM FLASHING
ROOFING MEMBRANE 2” RIGID INSULATION
WIDE FLANGE W/ FIRE PROTECTION DROP CEILING PANELS
PRECAST RAMMED EARTH WALL
STUDIO
Passive Cooling System
3 The hot air is flushed out through the louvers at night. Sun Study June 21st @ Solar Noon = 80째 The height of the exterior skin, as well as the placement of interior walls all aid in preventing as much direct sunlight as possible. Only at Solar Noon, and then for only a few minutes, is there a space directly exposed to sunlight in the stacks.
2 The cool air rises as it gains heat.
1 Passive air system pulls the hot air from outside and cools it to 55 degrees before it enters the building.
Grand staircase and entrance to the public computers and teen and children collections. Recording studio creator space.
STUDIO
Aerial view of the north side of the library, and rooftop garden space.
Cherry Peak Ski Resort
Design Studio III Professor: Anne Mooney Location: Richmond, UT Duration: 10 Weeks Partner: Michael Lebbon
The parti diagram represents the splitting action that occurs when water infiltrates a stone and freezes, shattering the rock.
STUDIO
1. A single mass, representative of the many rocks found on the site.
2. The rock is exposed to the constant influence of the stream.
Sketchbook ideation on the concept of breaking apart and tying back together with wood.
3. Over time, the water erodes the rock.
4. The rock splits apart into three separate pieces.
Concept for exterior scheme, based off the shattered rock.
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Bunny Hill
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Resort Site Plan with Ski Runs
Site Plan
Sustainability Roofs designed to hold snow and increase the insulative power of the roof, thereby decreasing heating costs.
White roof helps to keep the building cool, and reduce cooling costs.
Locally manufactured pre-cast concrete panels. Representative of the shattered rock.
Wood reveals with Western Red Cedar, a native Utah tree. Representative of the tying together using wood.
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Programming:
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Lobby Reception Cafe Ticketing First Aid
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Office Restrooms Retail Storage Loft
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Guest Suites Conference Dining Kitchen Mechanical
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View of the Lobby and Cafe from the lodging side.
View of the Western approach along the stream.
Cherry Peak Warming Hut
Design Studio III Professor: Anne Mooney Location: Richmond, UT Duration: 4 Weeks
1 An exploration of fractals led to the discovery of the Apollonian Gasket fractal, which somewhat resembles hardwood cell structure. 2 The Voronoi Diagram, which resembles more closely the cell structure of both wood and leaves, became the basis for the structure of the Warming Hut. 3 Magnified image of a leaf, showing a seemingly random polygon structure.
STUDIO
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3D Sectioned Floor Plan
Exploded Axonometric View
This rocket mass heater uses a simple vacuum to heat the room. Wood is placed in the hole on the surface, and as it burns, the flames are sucked into the barrel. The exhaust from the fire continues through the piping inside the bench, and out the exhaust vent in the roof. The resultant heat is transferred to the mass of the bench, which is made of clay.
Front Elevation The Voronoi pattern in the leaf is used for the exterior shell of the building, which is made of steel, and doubles as both the structure and the articulation.
During the summer months, the inner shell, made of a thick canvas, can be removed, and the hut will serve as a shaded rest stop for mountain bikers and hikers.
The warming hut is strategically placed on the mountainside, to provide protection and service to the skiers at the resort. Amenities include an ADA restroom, first-aid station, kitchenette, and a sitting area furnished with a rocket mass heater.
BeSpoke Bike Collective
Design Studio II Professor: Dan Hoffman and Elpitha Tsoutsounakis Location: Portland, OR Duration: 5 Weeks
The Bacardi Offices in Mexico City, designed by Mies van der Rohe, became the precedent for the design of the bike collective.
STUDIO
Massing and Context
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Built up to the sidewalk, the BeSpoke Bicycle Collective matches the height of the adjacent Federal Building.
3 The flow from the park blocks cuts through the solid mass, creating a cantilever that extends out over the block.
2 The flow of traffic continues North, through the park blocks.
4 Programmatic elements are elevated from the street level, allowing for minimal interruption of traffic running through the
Building Program and Form
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Basic building form, without programming allocated.
2 Circulation and common shop area identified.
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Volume extruded, and with it, circulation is established.
4 Individual shop areas established.
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Right: Aerial view of the atrium ramp, and the shop and work spaces. Below: Main shop area with individual work spaces. Opposite: View of the BeSpoke Bike Collective from the park blocks to the South.
Letterpress Sun Screen
Design Studio II Professor: Dan Hoffman and Elpitha Tsoutsounakis Location: Salt Lake City, UT Duration: 4 Weeks Partners: Chad Bailey and David Polk
The task was to design a parametric sun shade for the entrance of a letterpress shop in downtown Salt Lake City. Taking inspiration for the form from the traditional type cases used in letterpress, and rotating the frame to respond to the sun’s path throughout the year, a visuallystimulating storefront was achieved.
STUDIO
The Louis Vuitton store in Ginza, Japan was a precedent for how light could be articulated and interact with a building’s facade.
Type case used as the inspiration for the screen layout.
First iteration, using panels and frame to regulate light according to the type case.
Second iteration, creating a panel-frame hybrid to regulate light throughout both the day and the year.
June 21st at 12:00pm
Dec. 21st at 12:00pm
Final product, with full-scale mock-up portion highlighted.
Sanding down the slots to a perfect fit, after they had been routed.
Finishing the joints of the assembled frame prior to applying paint.
Finished full-scale mock-up, measuring over 6 feet in height.
Solar Monument
Environmental Controls Professor: Bob Young Partners: Neil Howard, Michael Lebbon, Lexi Paparo, Anatoliy Whiting
Top View
STUDIO
The precedent for the project was the work of Tadao Ando. His simple and clean approach to form guided the design of the monument, and his use of raw materials informed the fabrication of the model. The proposed monument would be 50 feet from end to end, and angled at 50째 to match the path of the sun as it tracks across the sky. It is oriented slightly off North to match the path of the sun.
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The goal was to design a solar monument which celebrates the vernal and autumnal equinoxes at solar noon, at 40째N.
Sun Studies
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12:26 PM - Solar Noon at 40째N
Analog Renders Detail, Joseph Smith Memorial Building 2009 Graphite
Media and Grapics
Rio Grade Train Station 2011 Graphite
Street Art
The Human Dimension in Architecture Professor: Lisa Benham Location: Salt Lake City, UT Partners: Justin Popa and Zac Wright
Media and Graphics
My classmates and I saw the problem of abandoned real estate as a design challenge. How to bring attention to these spaces and the change that needs to occur there? We selected the quote from linguist Henri Lefebvre, “Space is never empty; it always embodies a meaning.� We created a series piece which could be duplicated and used at different sites which we saw as blighted and unhealthy to Salt Lake City. Two sites were chosen: an abandoned floral shop and an empty diner. Both buildings are easily recognizeable and lend themselves well to the symbolism we wanted to convey.
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White Stencil
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Black Stencil
Site 1 - Abandoned Neff Floral Near Downtown Salt Lake
The view of Neff Floral with the final stencil on the boarded-up window next to the entrance.
The view of the diner from Gallivan Plaza, with the final stencil on the fin of the building.
Site 2 - Abandoned Diner Near Gallivan Plaza
Architectural Photography
Column Detail, Palace of Fine Arts 2010 Nikon D50 f/9 1/800sec ISO-1600
Media and Graphics
de Young Museum 2010 Nikon D50 f/10 1/4000sec ISO-1600
Denver Art Museum 2012 Nikon D3100 HDR from 5 Images
Fine Art Photography
Dope 2012 Nikon D50 f/4.5 1/500sec ISO-1600
Media and Graphics
Fisherman’s Horizon 2010 Nikon D50 f/6.3 1/4000sec ISO-640
Spring Sunshine 2012 Nikon D3100 f/16 1/200sec ISO-200