Blake Thomas Architecture Portfolio

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BLAKE THOMAS Architecture Portfolio 2015


BLAKE F. THOMAS Bachelor’s of Science, Architecture

Portland State University, Fall 2015 Blak@pdx.edu | (916) 813 - 0407


Table of Contents

Published Photograph TAAC ATTACK issue #6

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DUSTIN KLEIN ARTIST STUDIO March 2015 - Present | North Portland , OR

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KSMOCA May 2015 | King School Elementary NE Portland, OR

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DIVISION ST. TOWERS Winter 2015 | Portland State University

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WIKILAB Fall 2014 | Portland State University

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MUSIC HALL NORDHAVN Spring 2014 | Danish Institute of Study Abroad

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MUSEUM OF DANISH & INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY Winter 2014 | Danish Institute of Study Abroad

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ACCENT Fall 2013 | Danish Institute of Study Abroad

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PLACING PEOPLE PAVILION Winter 2013 | Danish Institute of Study Abroad


South Facade 1/2”= 1’

West Facade

Second Floor Plan

East Facade

Section

1/2”= 1’

DUSTIN KLEIN ARTIST STUDIO A freelance project for the Founder of Cadence Collection, the space host a series of programs around creativity and design. Hosting a Tatto Parlor, off the grid bathroom, artist loft and office space. The client and I are currently in the permitting process and hope to finish construction by the end of Fall 2016.

Ground Floor Plan 1/2”= 1’ N

Second Floor Plan


KSMOCA A ten week design build of a museum in an elementary school to educate students on curating art in a porfestional space. The installation contains modular flat and triabgular panels to vary display types.

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Exterior Rendering Courtyard


DIVISION ST. TOWERS The intervention of Division St. Towers is to create a new typology for urban multiuse housing. One that pays respect to existing residential housing by gradually stepping down, while approaching the

main street by rising to commercial height. This is then combined with the notion of living in small vertical planned units that are more living furniture pieces than apartments.

Exterior Rendering Corridors

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User Diagram

Form Diagram

Elevation

Section

Unit Axon


Ground Floor Plan

Exterior Rendering

Skin Diagram

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Final Site Model


Form Study

Interior Study

Interior Final

Parti Model

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Bus Shelter Class Room Skate Park

WikiLab

Farm

Home Improvement

Retail


Class Rooms

Home Improvement Bus Shelter

Skate Park Public Spaces Farm Activator

Retail

WikiLab takes influence from Alastair Parvin’s WikiHouse and applies it to the neighborhood level. WikiHouse is an open sourced, CNC’ed, affordable building model that puts the design process into the hands of the people. WikiLab is an educational neighborhood center that provides DPH with the tools, knowledge and support to build and grow. This model

provides the basic structure that can be applied on multiple scales for the community to reinvest in itself. As more WikiHouses are produced through the WikiLab an identity of quality building is formed for the neighborhood. This identity provides incentive for the neighborhood to grow into a thriving neighborhood and fully take over WikiLab.

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Exterior Render


Interior Render Workshop/Lab

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A

B

Sections 1/8”

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Street Section 1/16”


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B

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Design

CNC

Transport B

io vil Pa n

Community Build

Build

WikiLab

Personalize

Invest

Workshop

See C Patio

Lobby

Tech Lab

Kitchen

Plan 1/8� A

Del Paso Heights Demographics


Intersect

Permeable

Bridge

Node

Flow

Stack Raise

Connect

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MODELS FOR WIKILAB 1. Final model 2. Ephemeral Mapping Exercise 3. Abstract mapping of Nodes and Transparent Connections 4. Abstract Map of Bridging Del Paso 5. Material and Light Study 4

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Copenhagen’s new music venue based in cultural Nordhavn. The existing brick city wrapped in a gradient of wood skin. 1:100 Cross Section

Music Hall Nordhavn 1:100 Longitudinal Section


Axon of inserted objects 1:500

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Interior Rendering Concert Space


Existing Site

User Path

Street Conditions

Public vs. Private

Wrapping

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MUSEUM OF DANISH & INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY An Infill Project that attempts to emote photography in Form. Using tools from photography the building responds to geometric rules of thirds and forced perspective. The gallery

Exterior Render Courtyard space

spaces play with direct and indirect daylight to provide appropriate showcases. The building borders public and private allowing for a controlled exhibition space as well as a gathering space.


Study Model

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Plans

Sections

Study Section

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Copenhagen’s lakes are valuable building space in an ever expanding city, but how can you use this space without taking away from their beauty? By using the site as a chance to connect with water, this intervention proposes a Sauna and Bath House buried in the lake.

As the user descends into the lake and experiences the rituals of bathing they are connected back with the site. The existing board walk bleeds urban furniture and sculptures allowing for a flowing entry to the building.

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PLACING PEOPLE PAVILION Horizon Serenity and Community


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The Intervention of this pavilion provides a space for a 2030 time capsule ceremony in the St. Johns community. To relate to the immediate site wood pallets and steel from the industrial area will be used. To emphasis on the Horizon, partitions

and windows guide the users view. To provide serenity spaces enclose nature and connect the user with the water. To provide community cubby spaces will gather the neighborhoods picture, trinkets, and memorandums.

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BLAKE F. THOMAS Bachelor’s of Science, Architecture

Portland State University, Fall 2016 Blak@pdx.edu | (916) 813 - 0407

EDUCATION

AVAILABILITY

2011 2016

Bachelor of Science, Architecture Portland State Univeristy

September 15, 2015 Part-time due to Classes

2014

Danish Institute of Study Abroad Copenhagen, Denmark

December 2015 Full-time

WORK EXPERIENCE

SKILLS

ESTUDIO TEDDY CRUZ San Diego, CA

ILLUSTRATOR

July 2015 Present

Intern Public Interest Design on the border of Tijuana and San Diego. Create graphics and renderings for proposals. Field research and documentation.

KING SCHOOL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Portland, OR May 2015

Design Build A museum in an elementary school exposing students to curation and the art of running a museum. Design and Build in 8 weeks with a team of four under the guidance of Proffesor Nora Wendl

DUSTIN KLEIN ARTIST STUDIO Portland, OR March 2015 Present

Freelance Design Build Detached Studio for founder of Cadence Collection. Includes tatto parlor, office, art studio, and patio.

INDESIGN

PHOTOSHOP

AUTOCAD

SKETCHUP

RENDERING

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