portfolio
undergraduate school 2015-2017
résumé
max zorn | max.benjamin.zorn@gmail.com | +1 (217)819-8232 https://issuu.com/max.benjamin.zorn education 2017-2018 2015-2019 2014-2015
university of illinois at urbana-champaign exchange program, isoa graduate school technische universität münchen b.a. architecture ludwig-maximilians-universität münchen b.a. mathematics | economics
languages
german english swedish latin ancient greek
fabrication experience 2018 2015-2016 2011-2014 2012
university of illinois at urbana champaign research assistant the north face, munich, germany sales associate wegemer holzbau, ulm, germany intern carpenter kussinger bau, neu-ulm, germany intern masonry worker
exhibitions 2018
maker thinker exhibition illinois school of architecture
3d printing cnc milling laser cutting industrial robot
software
rhino grasshopper diva for rhino paneling tools vray 3 for rhino cinema 4d processing (java) ai | id | ps arcgis autocad revit vectorworks allplan
chicago bieannale foundation speculative design studio professor therese tierney
residence hall detail design studio professor florian musso
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first semester projects construction studio professor florian nagler
nested voronoi object computational design seminar professor aaron brakke
urban activity map algorithmic design seminar professor frank petzold
urban quater urban design studio professor sophie wolfrum art box wood construction studio professor hermann kaufmann
a museum should shape the way the artifacts are being presented. the spaces should vary to compliment the exhibits. this was highly considered during the design process. the programmatic components were designed so that the interlocking pieces also created void spaces. these voids became opportunities for interesting spaces and areas where different programs connected. interlocking different masses, voids, and program allows the experience in the galleries to differ in each space. by orienting the programs vertically and creating porosity in both plan and section, it allows for a unique flow throughout the different spaces and results in a variety of connections. by doing so, other programs can be turned into exhibition spaces as well. therefore, the whole building becomes the exhibit. lastly, the west loop is a rapidly growing neighborhood with most of its population are young married couples. With the increase of young children in this area, it is important for them to have a childcare facility within the area, which we added to the program.
chicago biennial foundation museu modulo
fall semester 17 teamproject | uiuc
right: exploded axonometric
bottom left: module diagram top right: interior perspective atrium bottom right: site diagram
top left: interior perspective lobby bottom left: form finding diagram right: section perspective
left: model photographs
residence halls are unique buildings. they‘re shared by students of multiple different majors, of all ages and ethnicities. to create spaces where students can benefit from this diversity, was the aim of our proposed residence hall in munich, germany and its “sandwichliving“ concept. two „individual“ stories, which each host four two-bedroom apartments, share one “community“ floor and since the apartment floors are above and underneath it, the three floors create a “sandwich“. furthermore we tried to create the community floor as open as possible. to achieve this we used two three story high trusses, which, together with the slabs, function as a box. The upper apartment floor is suspended from this box, which creates a column free space underneath. the apartment floors are enclosed by a polycarbonate double-skin that fits the ecological demands but also provides natural daylight and above all is very lightweight.
residence hall sandwichliving winter semester 16/17 teamproject | tu munich
right: elevation and wall section 1st - 4th floor
left: east elevation right: south elevation
detail I: attic flat roof
detail II: bottom connection polycarbonate / slab
detail III: top connection polycarbonate / slab balcony
detail IV: transition basement slab / wall
detail V: attic roof terrace
detail VI: top connection glass sliding door
detail VII: bottom connection glass sliding door
detail VIII: fabric screen
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top left: section student apartment bottom left: plan student apartment right: model photograph
left: exterior perspective top right: plan apartment floor bottom right: plan community floor
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in contemporary architecture, coding becomes more and more important. tools like the software processing give designers the opportunity to code with immediate visual outcome. in the seminar, we used the software to create interactive maps. my partner and i wanted in this context to elaborate activity patterns of the city. we therefore used open source data, that provided the opening hours of various amenities within the city. to distinguish between the different amenities, we color coded the dots. while the map clearly shows the general use of the city like cafÊs tend to be open in the morning/ afternoon, it doesn’t show the situation right now. the data for this next step is unfortunately still unaccessible for the public this time. while the examples to the right show munich at two times of the day, the code is easily adjustable to function for other cities as well.
algorithmic design urban activity map
summer semester 17 teamproject | tu munich
top left: code to get opening hours top right: munich 8am bottom left: munich noon bottom right: code to get poi‘s with osm opening hours
a change in german zoning laws will allow so called urban quarters, mixed used areas, where living, small scale production and trade will go hand in hand. this urban design studio focused on the development of such a quarter. our proposal was based on a research on industry 4.0 and which building typologies fit the new demands. we broke it down to four typologies: the urban block, the mid-rise, the high-rise and finally a mixture of all of them. This new building typology is a essential component in our quarter. It is capable of creating synergies that perfectly fit the requirements of inner city industry 4.0 businesses. furthermore we tried to create as much living space as possible since munich faces a huge housing crises. to bring these two completely different parts together, it was crucial to develop a highly efficient layout.
urban quarter
oberwiesenfeld 4.0 summer semester 17 teamproject | tu munich
right: axonometric urban module
top: form finding diagram mixed-use block middle: exterior perspective bottom right: section quarter east - west
left: industry 4.0 diagrams from top to bottom:
transparent factory storefront production workshop backyard factory vertical factory right: infrastructure diagrams GSEducationalVersion
bottom right: section mixed-use block bottom right: section quarter north south
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constructing with wood requires a different set of skills then most other construction methods. within a given volume we created a three story exhibition space, using a variety of typical timber construction methods. we used elements constructed in solid timber, prefabricated timber frames and on site fabricated ones. the design for the actual exhibition space follows the idea of a guided walk through. the visitor walks on a narrow bridge, with the exhibited objects to the side. a funnel-shaped thread installation at the third floor marks the end of the experience. the open construction of the third floor, in combination with the installation, frames the visitor’s view. in contrast to the open front, the stairs, which are located at the backside of the proposal, are designed dark and narrow to increase the visitors excitement.
holzbau artbox
summer semester 16 teamproject | tu munich
right: section perspective pencil drawing
left: interior model photograph right: plans top to bottom: 3rd - 1st floor pencil drawing
left: sections top: a-a bottom: b-b right: exterior model photograph
at the intersection of art and architecture, this project evaluates the possibilities of generative design processes. the base topology is rich in curves and textures and functions as a nest. the complexity of the organic form was increased by a superimposed, panelled triangular pattern. the shape of the nested objects also evolved from an organic shape, but was then converted to a rather angular design. a voronoi pattern was used to describe the apertures of the hollow object. the manipulation of the object’s surface likewise top: leads to an increased overall complex- elevations ity. base object
non-rep vs rep theory nested object + base fall semester 17 individual project | uiuc
middle: form finding diagram voronoi object bottom: isonometric rendering + linedrawing
diving platform model photographs
plaster workshop model photographs
public toilet model photographs
hangar model photographs