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T R TUE S S S S E L L A T I O N Project won the category of most “Out There” 5 categories and 72 students Entry for Timber in the City Competition 4th Year, First Semester Instructor: Rachel Dickey
Wood construction was required for this project, so I began by referring back to traditional methods of light wood framing in order to go forward in the ways of innovation. I was interested in diving deeper into the idea of a truss. A truss is very efficient in the way that it distributes loads. and by mutating it into a 3-dimensional form, it becomes even more structural. When this triangulated form is scaled up, it creates very interesting spaces in which people can inhabit. Sections become very diverse and the structure can easily adapt to this variance. This farmer’s market / art gallery / apartment complex stays connected through its use of wood and its relationship of space. The building pierces this two-block Manhattan site to relate to the constantly moving context.
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Graduate School, First Semester Instructor: Lindsey Stouffer
Furniture design course where supercar design was used as a precedent. 3 prototypes were made to develop the design and the project will continue as an independent study in the Spring of 2017. The process was thorough in order to make a clean design. I experimented with carbon fiber for the first time, looking at how its properties can further push the detail in the contours. The greatest thing about this project is finding the opportunities within the failures. The unexpected outcomes allow for more innovation.
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4th Year, Second Semester Instructor: James Kerestes
This project studies the relationship one object or multiple objects have as they sit next to one another - or the “ontology” of objects as they exist in a group. This studio explores Graham Harman’s theory by first creating individual objects and aggregating these pieces together based on how they suggest they want to be placed next to one another. Solid/Void was also a factor in the conversation as spaces emerged when two or more objects were united. The end result is a monolithic monument as a contrast to the six individual objects first designed (shown on the next page)
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Honorable Mention out of 73 students Entry for the ACSA Steel Competition: 3rd Year, Second Semester Team project with Eric Lawler Instructors: Andrea Swartz + Bob Koester In New Orleans, the 70-acre Superdome conquers the city with its entertainment and athletic events by feeding off the earnings of its citizens. With only one focus of entertaining the public, there is little effort given to help the community develop its educational health. Infoship steps in to rival the narrow mind of the Superdome by unveiling the potential curiosity, creativity and wisdom of the public. It fosters unique interactions among people through its creation of space. The main program is a library, but with the evolution of technology, this library becomes more than just an inventory of books. It provides people with the opportunity to be hands-on in many areas of interest.
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H O U S E 4th Year, Second Semester Instructor: James Kerestes
(Precursor to Sitcom Museum) A typical house is an envelope surrounding a floor plan that is laid out based on its program. What if the “floor plan” was laid out not based primarily on function but first the discrete spaces were given their own envelope. These individual objects like “bathroom, bedroom, family room” are united based on how their characteristics match up thus giving us a more interesting and atypical layout. This image shows a long axis of circulation that rooms branch out of with the family room space at the end of the hall. This configuration easily allows for room additions along the hall.
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R E S U R G E N C E Graduate School, First Semester Instructor: Cassandra Cook
A two-week precursor to graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis. A “test” (more or less) of what our abilities are before studios begin. The program was very simple - design a tower using only bass wood. Typically,
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L O F T I N G 4th Year, First Semester Instructor: Rachel Dickey
For centuries, boat builders have gone through a process called Lofting as they draft the plans for the wooden ribs on the hull of a boat. By using calculus, they are able to derive points from the primary plan of the boat designer. These points are then mapped on a coordinate plane (X,Y). Loftsmen place a nail at each point and stretch a thin piece of wood veneer around the nails to create the parabola-shaped rib which is then traced out for cutting. In this 5-week project, I researched how one could define a curve with points both computationally and physically as loftsman did. I first started in 2-dimensional space and then worked my way into 3-dimensional space and eventually defined curves through the intersectinos of other curves. Those curves came together to create surfaces as you see in the image to the right. Control was key in this study.
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