seanramseier
towards an architectural synthesis
residential
cook remodeling
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estate
michael maltzan architecture
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civic
michael maltzan architecture
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behavioral
sci-arc
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bedroom and golf cart garage addition to residence in sun lakes, az. constructed of 2x6 balloon frame covered in stucco with a concrete tile roof. construction drawings and construction (excavate footings, lay concrete, rough framing, lay roof tiles, finish carpentry).
executed: cook remodeling [08_2005] project: bedroom and golf cart garage
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foundation plan
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floor plan
electrical plan
roof framing plan
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details
framing sections
elevations
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a 54 acre parcel of land in austin, texas to be converted into a nature preserve/estate. consists of five buildings including a main house, guest house, recreation pavilion, entertainment pavilion, and security barn. currently in the schematic design phase, i worked on the design of three of the buildings, including a preliminary drawing set, and physical and computer models.
executed: michael maltzan architecture [02_2008] project: austin, tx residential estate
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birch veneer site model
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recreation pavilion model interior
recreation pavilion plan
recreation pavilion model roof plan
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entertainment pavilion sunken deck
entertainment pavilion plan
entertainment pavilion guardrail around deck
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entertainment pavilion interior model
barn 1st floor plan
barn 2nd floor plan
barn facade studies
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playa vista park bandshell. constructed of steel tubing coped at every joint with translucent white architectural fabric as envelope. covers a 45 foot diameter concrete stage and lower level bathrooms. construction drawings and 3d modeling for fabrication.
executed: michael maltzan architecture [09_2008] project: bandshell and stage
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site plan
generative geometry
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refelcted ceiling plan
north-south section
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lighting
entry bridge
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“and as every state of a simple substance is a natural consequence of its preceding state, so that the present state of it is big with the future.” -gottfried leibniz i postulate that architecture as a profession has become a procession of iterations and the categorization and deployment of the outcome of these“tests”. thus, a momentum is continuously and consistently built towards the development of a personal aesthetic. however, on the odyssey that is a career one must always begin from the bottom up, whether literally as in ranking, or in this case metaphysically as a design methodology. gottfried leibniz defines the monad as a basic unit of perceptual reality, or according to epicurus “the smallest unit of matter, indivisible”. i believe the use of particle simulation allows an attempt to consolidate the idea of time being built from abstract ideas that are indivisible and infinitesimal with the development of space from this same principal. simulation by definition is an abstraction of “real” ideas that is relied upon to then inform decisions extraneous to the simulation, in other words this abstract simulation is not merely attempting to mimic or predict the “real” world but eventually comes to fruition as the “real” world. so, what better instrument of this transference than the simplest and most abstract unit available within the virtual world, the particle. over the course of this thesis an attempt at categorizing a series of these “tests” informed by some perceived “real” world input has been made in order to understand that if indeed something abstract, metaphysical, and esoteric can evolve into a concrete idea that is understandable by the populace.
in order to test this thesis a taxonomy of techtonic components was generated from particle simulation tests. an existing building/parking garage in downtown los angeles bounded by a highway on one side was then chosen as the test bed for site specific application of the generated taxonomy. this existing structure was “wrapped” in order to create a new form directly derived from existing conditions. the resultant form encloses the existing slabs of the parking structure in order to create a sort of billboard for the added gas station program.
executed: sci_arc [09_2007] project: death of stagnation|thesis
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inherent fluid force study model
input|output index chart
wrapping sequence
audio and video
video and audio
intended site force
intended site force
existing site force
existing site force
inherent fluid force
inherent fluid force
inherent fluid force influenced by the site
inherent fluid force influenced by site
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architectural application tbdno yet determined no architectural application yet determined
envelope thin shell envelope envelope wrapping space thin shell envelope wrapping space
structure thin shell made structure of structural members thin shell made of structural members
volume hybrid of structure and volumeto create space envelope hybrid of structure and envelope to create space
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component sequence
site plan
intended affect of new building wrapper
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