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Performative Factory
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Arch Studio IV - 2010 Form Following an Undulating Function.
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Novel Housing [1]
The Honest Detail
The Kitchen Café
Arch Studio III - 2010 Healthy, Affordable, Multi-Family Housing.
Strategic Details in Contemporary Design - 2010 details, Details, DETAILS.
Arch Studio II - 2009 Highlighting History with Novelty.
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Digital Fabric
Systemized Light
Palletsphere5
Digital Design + Fabrication 2011 Generative Digital Fabrication.
Arch Studio II - 2009 Experiments with Controlled Daylight.
Green Fabrication - 2011 Rudimentary Shelter + Reclaimed Material.
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Me
Résumé
References
A Few Short Morals which Define Me.
Education, Experience, and Accolades.
My Biggest Influences and Harshest Critics.
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Performative Factory Fall 2010 Under Senior Instructor Julee Herdt
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site analysis + demographics study [Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator]
The Performative Factory is based on movement: the movement of its users, the movement of its systems, and the movement of the goods that it produces. A dynamic architecture inspires. Boulder’s extensive network of public bike paths is continued into the infrastructure through a gradual ‘velodrome;’ encouraging use by commuters, clients, and visitors alike. Also integrated into the velodrome’s circulation corridor is the production assembly line; processing raw material into the final product through several patented mechanical processes. Movement through the velodrome will be constant and copious. The energy given off from this perpetual movement will be captured by fixed wind turbines and strategically placed Pavegen© energy panels, turning continual kinetic energy into renewable electricity. The Performative Factory will be “off the grid,” powered mechanically by the very people who power it intellectually.
facility model 1/8” = 1’ [poplar plywood, styrene, aluminum]
Programmatic Index existing site material handling gallery/showroom velodrome
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Novel Housing [1] Summer 2010 Under Senior Instructor Stephen Eckert
‘ Healthy, Affordable, Multi-Family Housing ’ The first in a series of multi-family housing opportunities, Novel Housing [1] is focused on creating asthma friendly architecture at an inexpensive rate to both the builder and inhabitant. The form is strictly defined by the function; a function established through historical precedent, site analysis, and shareholder prerequisites. housing model 3/16” = 1’ [MDF, basswood, acrylic, LED lights]
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unit floor plans [Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator]
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floor plan index a. unit type A - first floor plan b. unit type B - first floor plan
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site plan [Autodesk AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator]
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Strategic Details in Contemporary Design Spring 2010 Under Senior Instructor Ken Renaud e.
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Detail Index dual pane glass panel exterior aluminum finish polyurethane insulation fixings with nuts and bolts interior aluminum finish nut and bolt panel connection neoprene joint enamelled extruded aluminum nut and bolt structural connection steel brace tubular steel structure
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The Honest Detail
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Norman Foster’s Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Norwich, Norfolk, UK / 1974 - 1978 Norman Foster’s Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts contains a complex system of environmental control through an honest route of expression. Foster utilizes the figurative value of exterior, visible structure and uninterrupted programme to achieve the flexibility and translucence needed in such a venue. In order for Foster to achieve his architectonic conception of uninterrupted space, lightness, and transparency; Foster implemented a system of welded steel members and panels. This system came together to form 37 portal frames which allowed for an unimpeded space of 435 feet. Rather than covering up this unique network of rectangular grids and portal frame elements, Foster left much of the network visible.
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This system plays a major role in the Centre’s program in itself. Foster integrated the galleries lighting system to into the infrastructure, allowing for limitless options when lighting the works on display. The system of portal frames connects to a cladding system which drapes the Centre’s longer facades. This cladding system is designed with different qualities, whether opaque/transparent glass or metal grilles, to keep energy consumption to a minimum. This connection between framework and cladding is illustrated in the detail shown. k.
13 The Kitchen Café Fall 2009 Under Senior Instructor Bill Holicky
exhibition model 1/4” = 1’ [basswood, foam core board, aluminum]
longitudinal section [ink on mylar]
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transverse section [ink on mylar]
Man’s primal instinct is to eat. Eating has evolved from a means of maintaining life to a form of artistic expression and creativity. It is this ingenuity which defines our species as human.
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Creating an architecture to encompass this programme was NOT inspired by the act of eating itself, but rather by its process; cooking. The design was approached as a chef would prepare a feast. Initially, factions of information in the form of site analysis, community survey, and historical precedent were organized as the primary ingredients. Then this information was slowly ‘cooked’ to produce an appropriate architectonic product; resulting in a successful programmatic juncture and an aesthetic blended impeccably on the 100+ year old site.
first floor plan [ink on mylar]
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Digital Fabric Spring 2011 Under Senior Instructor Marcel de Lange In collaboration with: Grace Dixon John Gackstetter Efficiency through mass production is the definitive goal of industrial design. Advancements in digital fabrication applications are allowing todays designers the ability to meet this “supply and demand� production method more efficiently than ever before. Digital fabrication methods also allow us to produce tangible forms which, when conceptualized, appear technically intangible. Applying the principles of digitally guided mass production and geometric generation to architectural design is what was accomplished in the production of Digital Fabric. Specifically, Digital Fabric is an investigation of generative digital fabrication through graphical algorithm. In diffident terms, it is the creation of three-dimensional objects from two dimensional images as the result of automated control point locations.
algorithmic sections [Rhinocerous 3D + Adobe Illustrator]
fabricated installation 1 : 1 [12 ft x 8 ft x 2 ft]
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One of the major goals throughout the installation’s production was to keep the design process fluent: 1. Design the parametric form - Completed using Rhinoceros 4.0, a three dimensional modeling tool which utilizes free-form non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) modeling methods. 2. Generate the dimensional sections – Completed using Grasshopper beta script 8.0, a generative modeling plug in for Rhinoceros 4.0. Grasshopper uses handler defined graphical algorithms to manipulate control points within an object. 3. Fabricate the object tangibly – Completed using basic CNC milling techniques guided by the sectional line work created from the previous generative step.
fabricated installation 1 : 1 [12 ft x 8 ft x 2 ft]
material detail 1/16” steel cable cnc milled expanded polystyrene foam 1-1/2” pvc plastic pipe recycled interior paint
21 Systemized Light Fall 2009 Under Senior Instructor Bill Holicky
“Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.” - Charles-Edouard Jeanneret ‘Le Corbusier’ Systemized Light is meant to, as Corbusier suggests, provide natural light by means of geometries and order. Rotating louvers are spaced evenly and enclosed at their perimeters by a dual panel glazing system. In order to maximize the intake of natural daylight, the rails are positioned at the center of each louver rather than at their edge, where they would begin to enclose the openings and block daylight. Utilizing the site’s specific geographic location, solar diagrams were used to calculate precise solar azimuth angles for any time of the year. When open, the angle of each lever is set to exactly 26 degrees, the azimuth angle of the sun on the winter solstice. This allows less light to penetrate the space during summer months and more during winter months when heat is needed.
dynamic section + daylight analysis [graphite on vellum]
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Spring 2011 Under Senior Instructor Eric Morris In collaboration with: Max G Henry Palletsphere 5 is a rudimentary shelter for dwelling. It is an attempt at creating shelter that is inexpensive and simple to construct, while effectively robust to withstand the elements. Inspiration was found in the vast quantity of abandoned shipping pallets commonly found behind many ‘big box’ stores and often times in our own backyards. This investigation challenges the boundaries of refurbished pallet assembly and aesthetics through digitally designed geometric construction.
assembled shelter 1 : 1 [”beetle kill” pine, poplar plywood]
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optional modifications
modifications in place
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concept development [Rhinoceros 3D + V-Ray]
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penta hexa hepta octa
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Each module of Palletsphere 5 [penta] consists of five ISO standard shipping pallets and 15 pre-fabricated brackets. If the need for more space occurs, pallets can be added to create a larger volume of space within the shelter. Palletsphere 6 [hexa] contains six pallets + 18 brackets; Palletsphere 7 [hepta] contains seven pallets + 21 brackets; etc. The shipping pallets originate as a by-product of beetle kill pine tree harvesting from the United States and Canada; while the CNC fabricated brackets are cut from re-claimed 3/4” poplar plywood sheets. assembled shelter 1 : 1 [”beetle kill” pine, poplar plywood]
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Résumé _education
I decided I wanted to become an architect at age four when I was given a massive suitcase full of ‘Lego’ blocks. [sometimes clichés just happen] The pursuit of virtuous design has inspired me for the past 23+ years; eight of which expended through formal education. [practice makes perfect] I graduated from one of the nation’s paramount public research universities which introduced global diversities and accentuated collaborative resolve in the design process. [appearances can be deceiving] I am currently employed by the reprographics assistance lab with the college I attended; providing students and faculty with graphic expertise. [practice what you preach] I attribute the ingenuity and accomplishments of my work to everyone who I have had the honor of knowing throughout my life. [never forget where you come from]
2007 - 2011 University of Colorado / Boulder, CO Bachelor of Environmental Design May 2011 GPA 3.7
_experience Office of Information Technology / jan ‘09 - present University of Colorado at Boulder Environmental Design Digital Imaging Lab / jan ‘09 - present University of Colorado at Boulder Residential Landscape Design / june ’11 - aug ‘11 Freelance
_honors and accolades Graduation Exhibit Feature / fall ’10 + spring ‘11 CU Boulder - College of Architecture and Planning Digital Craftsmanship Honorable Mention / spring ‘11 AIAS Awards Gala BioSIP Factory Concept Best of Show / fall ‘10 Julee Herdt Studio IV Dean’s List / fall ‘09 + fall ’10 + spring ‘11 CU Boulder - College of Architecture and Planning
References Julee Herdt Architect, AIA Professor of Architecture University of Colorado BioSIPs, Inc, Founder/Owner 303.946.3951 herdt@comcast.net
Philip Isaac Oaks Industrial Designer Academic Technology Coordinator University of Colorado 303.921.1118 pioaks@gmail.com
Gordon Young Knights of Columbus - Archangel Council 11732 - PR Representative Career and Technical Education Teacher [Retired] gyoung@cherrycreekschools.org
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