January 2021
JAMES C. HARDT MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
Contents
01 CAMPUS 67 04 02 THE PERPETUAL LOBBY 10 03 COW + CALVES 14 04 QUEER.OBJ 16 05 SKYSTREAM 20 06 COLOMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECH. 24
Introduction: The work pursues Architecture and form at the center of the discipline. Through all mediums of investigation, academic, competitive, and professional work, these projects seek to carve out new identities within Architecture. The foundations of these works developed through rigorous time and dedication within Texas A&M, Spain, and the University of Texas. A special thanks to all the peers and professors who have poured so much into these works and myself. Architecture is always a collaborative effort.
07 GENESIS 28 08 XMADE 34
Campus 67 /Artisan Workshops
+ Campus Entry 04
01: Campus 67 - Between Craft and Beauty + ARC694 Spring 2020 + Vertical Studio @ UTSOA + Instructor: Michael Benedikt + Nominations: Design Excellence
+ Campus Billboard
+ Campus Courtyard
+ Lumber Workshop
One could imagine a room of banging tools and machine screams. Projects and supplies being pushed, lifted, crated, and carried through large sliding doors. A workshop has its own movement, its own rhythm, its own soul. Light invades the space from above. These rays reveal the hidden nature of the particles of manual work, a scene fading far into the past. A collection of these rooms, including all the sounds, movement, and life, make up Campus 67, the manual arts campus. This collection works to turn the meaning of industrial design around. A grouping of five modular workshops offer a large, flexible space for the tasks, machines, tools, and people that occupy each craft. Wood. Stone. Ceramics. Metal. The grouping begins to form a single entry that positions itself with in the Ngon of the site. This site, in combination with Westbrook Metals, forms a new industrial and cultural hub for Austin. The entrance to the campus from North Lamar Boulevard boasts a large billboard to draw the public into the campus. The combination of the public and the craftsman tobe results in a rich environment who may be able to help save the dying craft of the hand.
+ Exhibition Gallery Graduate
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Campus 67 /Artisan Workshops
+ Plan 06
+ Section Through Workshop
+ Section Through Outdoor Workshop Graduate
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Campus 67 /Artisan Workshops
+ Exterior Workstations 08
+ Between Rooms Graduate
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The Perpetural Lobby /High-Rise Rentals
+ Building Proposal 10
02: The Perpetural Lobby - Commentary on Urban Density + ARC696 Summer 2020 + Advanced Studio @ UTSOA + Instructor: Piergianna Mazzocca + Collaborator: John Coleman
The intent of this project is to not only create a legislative and architectural proposal, but to challenge the arrogance of the designer-as-hero and to promote the designer-as-facilitator. The symbiotic relationship between the public and elected officials is bridged by the communicative role of the architect and designer, who exists to facilitate these ameliorating conversations in an informed and creative manner to bring about the most effective solutions for our built environment. We gain and practice agency to make changes to legislature through the means of architecture representation. Typically, we are bound by these rules, but using our craft of representation and explanation architects gain the capacity to change the built environment and legal constraints defining them. Equitable space also increases urbanization and increased tax revenue. More funds can be allocated to the creation and maintenance of public and cultural space. Thus, a win for all entities. By incentivizing developers to create public, cultural spaces and venues, the city’s overall vision is accomplished quicker than the governing body could complete, thus keeping the relationship between urbanization and iconicity turning.
+ Public Library Graduate
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The Perpetural Lobby /High-Rise Rentals
+ Code Compliance Documents 12
+ City Council Proposal Graduate
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Cow + Calves /Thermal Springs Guest Houses
+ Pastural View 14
03: Cow + Calves - Architecture and Instagram Culture + Cow+Calves Summer 2019 + BeeBreeders Int. Competition + Competition Status: HONORABLE MENTION + Collaborator: Nicholas Houser
+ Sections
COW & CALVES operate in a series of individualized guest houses all spanning from the central cow unit. The COW contains a large opening to view the Aurora Borealis in full view. The reason only the COW has this feature, as compared to the calves, is to encourage interaction between guest. The COW has a large opening to the sky and openings to the axis the site sits on providing distinct views of the glorious scenery of Iceland. The COW contains a common living area, a full functioning kitchen, as well as an elite hot tub. The COW is designed with a traditional high gable roof with a slight fillet to show a relation to her calves yet maintain a familiar form. The CALF is fitted with a large 1.5M radius insulated window to frame the landscape and provide the guest with an individualized view for themselves. The unique views encourage guests to come back and choose a CALF with a different view each visit. The construction of the CALVES will be site casted concrete with a formwork which can then be removed through the large window before glazing is installed. The COW will be built out of traditional lumber, sod, and wood shingles with glazing on both ends, to create a corridor of views.
+ Details and Floor Plan Competitive
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Queer.obj /Architectural Territories
+ Cooked Form 16
04: Queer.obj - Workflows of the Post Anthroprocence + ARCH406 Spring 2019 + T4T Lab @ TAMU + Instructors: GabrielE. + JorisP. + Collaborators: NicholasH. + NateG. + DanielW. Due to the substance’s nature of self-awareness when present in a classified territory, the substance begins to reference its surrounding context through the notion of artifacting, by pointing at. These artifacts become referential to map the existense of the substance in this territory. It is important to note, the substance can operate in and is not bound to only one territorial idea. Each territory is the striator to the smooth substance as it moves through space. These territorial ideas are represented in three manifestations; The Raw, The Cooked, and The Synthetic. As the substance is in a constant state of flux, both in posture and territorially, a sense of maturity or senescence arises from this position. The algorithmic nature changes aspects of the substance. The operation of artifacts continues and references are oriented throughout. This state of flux ties back to concepts of queer theory, as the substance is constantly changing its state. Here two data streams emerge from the project. One in the manipulation and exploitation of digital tools and workflow and the second addressing concepts of cross-program and queerness. Both these concepts are driven under the condition of senescence as it lends itself to digitally aided processes, generative objects, and states of flux and queerness. + Data Input Undergraduate
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Queer.obj /Architectural Territories
+ Lifespan Diagram 18
Undergraduate
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SkyStream /Pull-Behind Camper
+ Toyota Pulling Camper
+ Parked Camper at Campsite 20
05: SkyStream - Architecture as Object + Summer 2020 + Graduate Research Assistant + Director: Michael Benedikt
+Second Floor View
+ First Floor View
+ Second Floor
As COVID-19 sweeps the states, many people sought refuge from lockdowns and the work-from-home routine. The camper became the perfect escape from the daily monotony and confinded spaces. Skystream is a two story pull-behing camper and fits on an eighteen foot, capable of being pulled by trucks and SUVs. This trailer tackles many archiectural scales from geometric rules to organize the camper, the human body’s movement down to the knotches and details that forming the interior furnishing. The SkyStreams unique two-story design creates spacious living conditions in the rear of the camper. The head height ranges from twelve feet, in the kitchen area, to six feet, at the dinning table. Using the ladder, one has access to the cabinets in the kitchen and the bedroom. The bedroom hovers over the space offering views out the skylight and the front of the camper. SkyStreams nose stretchs across the entire front to allow natural light to fill the entire camper. The overall objective of this concept is to create luxury camper living centered around architectural detail, - possibly the best escape from the city and an unbalanced work life balance.
+ First Floor Professional
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SkyStream /Pull-Behind Camper
+ Jeep Pulling Camper
+ Parked Camper at Campsite 22
+ View From Nose
+ View From Rear Professional
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C. I. T.
/Flexable Higher Education Facilities
+ View on Approach 24
06: Colombo Institute of Tech. - Geometries of Substainable Design + ARC696 Fall 2020 + Advanced Studio @ UTSOA + Instructor: David Haymann + Collaborator: John Coleman
+ Organization Diagrams
+ Typ. Theater Plan
+ Typ. Classroom Plan
Traditional modernism capitalizes on the use of the module construction method but forced international style into any context regardless of site, climate, or culture. This is the group’s biggest critique of the modern movement, but tropical modernism offers better insight into the potentials of construction methods which should be implemented. This project works within a modular construction method to produce an optimized building but focuses on the hyperlocal climate and conditions to find its final form. The result is a sustainable, rational, systematic construction which acknowledges context and climate while being able to capitalize on contemporary construction methods. Using a series of systematic rules and proportions, the building is first assembled through the front façade of the cooling tower. Thus, driving the arrangement of the building behind the façade. Apertures and divisions on the surface are created to maximize the wind movement through the tower. Wind is pulled through the building by the change in pressure; Program elements and circulation arise between these pockets of moving air. Operating under the principle that a building is a machine, the aggregation of program surrounds and uses the benefits of thermal mass and wind circulation to maintain a comfortable and desirable space in this hot and humid climate.
+ Ground Floor Plan Graduate
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C. I. T.
/Flexable Higher Education Facilities
+ Perspective Section 26
+ View from Neighborhood
+ View from Courtyard Graduate
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Genesis /Mixed Use Developement
+ View on Exterior 28
07: GENESIS - Object as Building + ARCH405 Fall2018 + Integrated Studio @ TAMU + Instructor: Koichiro Aitani + Collaborator: Nicholas Houser
+ Exhibit Gallery 01
+ Exhibit Gallery 02
+ 3D Print Model
Centered in the heart of downtown Dallas is Genesis, a multi-use commercial and cultural object whose structure follows a streak of similar objects in this region. The project serves as a catalyst to connect the Winspear Opera House, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher, and the Perot all to Klyde Warren Park, in order to form a hub of activity in this district. The program of this object consists of a seven floor, contemporary museum, which will house a permanent collection with seasonal exhibits circulating through. Tied to the museum are two commercial entities who serve to justify economic development of this site and bring amenities with rentable space to the Klyde Warren area. In order to tie Klyde Warren to our site, a pedestrian bridge spans the road way, allowing for pedestrians to move across the space. Upon entry into the object, the viewer is taken along a path through the building. The path is a contrast between permanent exhibitions housed in the large volumes inserted into the faรงade, and the seasonal exhibitions housed in the interstitial spaces. This precession justifies the placement of the volumes in contrast to the generic floor slab exhibition spaces as it gives the viewer only one path to follow.
+ 3D Print Model Undergraduate
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Genesis /Mixed Use Developement
+ Ground Floor Plan 30
+ Second Floor Plan
+ Typ Floor Plan
Undergraduate
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Genesis /Mixed Use Developement
+ Longitudinal Section 32
+ Technical Section Undergraduate
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XMADE /High-end Facade Specialists Legend A. Ventilated Facade U ≤ 0.16 W/m2K - Exterior finish : copper shingle (1mm) - Separation membrane - Air cavity + wooden purlins (40mm) - Waterproofing : 3 mm - Timber siding : 18mm ; exterior weather treatment - Wooden fiber insulation: 240mm ; 0.040 W/mK including fire retardant treatment - Vapor barrier - Timber siding : 18mm - Installation gap : 40mm - Interior finish : 18mm B. Slab - Toping site cast : 60mm - Acoustic insulation : 20mm - Structural site cast : 380mm - Ceiling : 500mm C. Window U ≤ 1.2 W/m2K - Triple pain glass Ug ≤ 0.6 W/m2K g ≤ 0.5 Light transmission > 70% - Laminated spruce frame ; transparent mat finish Uf < 1.2 W/m2K D. Curtain Wall U ≤ 1.0 W/m2K - Triple pain glazing Ug ≤ 0.6 W/m2K g ≤ 0.5 Light transmission > 70% - Laminated spruce mullions and transoms ; transparent mat finish Uf ≤ 1.2 W/m2
+ Interior Mural Render 34
08: XMADE - Tautos Namai ( National Hall ) + Barcelona June 2019 + International Lithuanian Competition + Collaborators: MiquelR. + ILSA
+ Facade Composition
+ Schematic Interior
The building operates as one continuous surface that covers the programs in a monolithic roof. This roof operates on a contemporary continuous scale from a far distance but in approach is recognizable as a traditional system due copper shingle construction. As the surface covers the hall and axillary program, it seems to hover over the ground floor which produces covered outdoor environmental and transparent circulation throughout the space. These are the results of one large cut to the overall surface at the ground level. The ground floor is enclosed by a continuous laminated spruce mullions and transoms, reaffirming transparency but still maintaining energy conservation. (Triple pain glazing; Ug â&#x2030;¤ 0.6 W/m2K, g â&#x2030;¤ 0.5, light transmission > 70%) Beyond the large ground floor cut, the roof is defined by three conditions: cut, opaque, or perforated. The majority of the roof is wrapped in this opaque condition, consisting of complete coverage of copper shingles across the surface. A series of copper shingles contain perforations allowing for light to penetrate the space through triple glazing, where lighting is needed or desired. Lastly, smaller cuts in the surface exist to provide lighting and views to both the restaurant and gallery. These cuts are accomplished with laminated spruce windows between the openings or remaining open to form a terrace with the laminated spruce windows located in the interior.
+ Chunk XRay Professional
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XMADE /High-end Facade Specialists
+ Final Elevation
+ Perspective Render 36
+ Perspective Render
08: XMADE - J.L.C. Hong Kong + Barcelona July to August 2019 + Private Company Contract + Collaborators: MiquelR. + RoserC. + NicholasH.
+ Concept One
+ Concept Two
+ Concept Two Presentation
JLC is a project surrounding the elements of transparency, rhythm, and detail. In order to facilitate better sales, the client needs the maximum about of transparency on the façade as possible without compromising privacy. The XMADE team approached this problem through a series of layered materials. The saturation of glass and metal frame the statue of the façade, while also allowing the team to accomplish its goal. In the final elevation, one can denote the large metal elements on the right side, these provide privacy to the space as well as needed light. Many gestures, like this, populate the façade to provide maximum light and privacy. The façade goes beyond material, providing the highest level of safety for the store and merchandise, while not compromising on a single detail or connection. The images to the left show the final composition presented to the client. This façade was drawn and detailed as part of the product produced for the client. Thus a package of representation and legitimate detailing was provided as the team would oversee the contractor’s development and construction of this visualization. The early stages of the design process can be seen on this page.
+ Concept Three Draft Professional
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James C. Hardt Austin, Texas 512.966.5282 jhardt@utexas.edu
Employment
Skills
Academic
Leadership
UTSOA Teaching Assistant - Spring 2021 Principles of Physical Planning UTSOA Teaching Assistant - Fall 2020 Visual Communication III UTSOA Student AďŹ&#x20AC;airs - Spring 2020 to Fall 2021 Success Scholars Program Assistant UTSOA Graduate Research Assistant - Summer 2020 SkyStream Model and Imagery TAMU Student Technician - Fall 2018 to Spring 2019 Maker Place Student Technician
Academic Committees, Competition Collaboration, Digital Collaboration, Directing Organizations, Instructing Workshops, Selection Committees, Teaching Positions
Software
Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Blender, Grasshopper, Houdini, Keyshot, Maxwell, Maya, Octane, Revit, Rhino, Substance, T-Splines, VRay
Fabrication
Carpentry, Laser Cutting, Working Plexiglass, 3D-Printing
Professional XMade Architectural Intern - May to August 2019 Barcelona, Spain Design and management of high-end facades
Honors
Corgan Inc. Architectural Intern - May to August 2018 Dallas, Texas CD development and management of data centers
Hal Box Endowed Scholarship
Embree Asset Group Intern - May to August 2017 Georgetown, Texas Site and building assessment for healthcare facilities
Fall 2015 - Spring 2019
Fall 2019 - Spring 2021
Leola W. & Charles H. Hugg Trust Gary Chapman â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;89 Design Scholarship Fall 2017 - Spring 2018
Eagle Scout Rank: B.S.A. November 2013
Education University of Texas at Austin
Masters of Architecture - Anticipated Class 2021
Texas A&M University
Bachelors of Environmental Design - Class 2019 Minor Study in Urban & Regional Planning
Barcelona Architecture Center Study Abroad Program - Fall 2017
Publications The Post Digital Garden
https://thearchiologist.com/student/ james-hardt?rq=james%20hardt
Cows & Calves https://beebreeders.com/igh-hon-2-interview
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