Johnathan Youell University of Oklahoma 2nd Year Architecture Portfolio 2019-2020
Table of Contents: Highlighted 1st year work
Pages: - pg. 4-7
Fall 2019 Entomology Project
- pg. 10-13
Equestrian Center Project
- pg. 14-17
Spring 2020 Vascular Assemblage Project
- pg. 20-21
Urban Farming Center Project
-pg. 22-27
Johnathan Youell 2nd Year Architecture Student University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture johnathan.youell@ou.edu johnathanyouell.oucreate.com
First Year Highlights 2018-2019
I constantly look through my previous work as well as new styles and projects to form an identity in my design. Most designs I find that I like are compositional pieces and made up of geometric shapes. These projects from my first year in architecture invlude a wood tower, and composition posters.
Fall 2019
Entomology Project
This project was centered around a specific bug that we were given. We studied our bugs and had to design an artificial habitat that the bug would be able to live in. My bug was the False Mealworm Beetle. The most notable thing about my bug was that it lived under the bark of a tree. So, naturally, my design revolved around the idea of bark. I started messing with the idea of a woven look for the skin and went from there. I ended up using twisted sheet metal for the skin and a wood skeleton for the structure. Goals of mine for this project were to not only provide an interesting place for my bug to live in and explore but that people would know what the design was representing.
Entomology Posters
Equestrian Center
Final Model This project was based on a plot of land at Lake Thunderbird. We were given the task of designing an equestrian center where students, riders, and guests can come, watch, and learn about the art of riding and taking care of horses. In my design, I wanted to emphasize the views of the lake. We took a trip to an equestrian center to get a better feel of what was needed to be incuded in our project. Goals that I wanted to accomplish wtih this design were emphasis on the views, and that everything was open air and made the connection between the horses and the humans more interactive and give everyone and their horse a place to relax and unwind.
Process My design process for this project revolved around a lot of conceptual sketching until I figured out my final design. The digital model was done in Rhino and then rendered in Lumion.
Spring 2020
Vascular Assemblage Project
The Orange Photosynthesis posters were a project where we were given a fruit and we had to research that fruit. After that, we had to draw posters about the growth and photosynthesis of that fruit. Doing this prepared us for the Vascular Assemblage Project. For that project we had to design a container that could hold 2 differnet plants in it. The goal was to be able to harvest a full sun plant as well as a partial sun plant in the same bucket. My solution was to have one higher than the other so that the taller plant eventually shades the partial sun plant as the sun moves across the sky. We used regular blue buckets and were free to use anything on top of it. One major feature of my planter is that it is designed to keep pests out of the plants. This project directly tied into what would be our final project. We had to know the research of the plants that would be in each greenhouse and how to best design something that could accomidate each individual plant.
Urban Farming Center
This project is an Uurban Farming Center, where people can come hangout, learn how to and grow plants all in the same place. The site is located in the Cultural District of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Challenges for this project included a 12 to 1 drop from the top to the bottom of the site and encompassing all of the requirements of the assignment into this grand space. I started with the idea that I wanted to move away from basic lines and shapes and so I created a curved axis, moved it around and everything flowed from that one axis. Goals I wanted to accomplish with this project were to make a place that was inviting, open to the public, sustainable, and a place for everyone to enjoy. The combination of wood, glass, metal, and concrete finishes create a modern feel while being able to stand up to weather and utilize natural ventilation. This project had a unique challenge in the form of a nation-wide quarantine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this project had to be done from each of our homes instead of our studio on campus. I created the digital model in Rhino, added materials in Rhino, and then finished the renders in photoshop.
Renders
Process
Stay Tuned for 2020-2021!