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Design Development: Fluid Deviation | Daegu, South Korea
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Re-imagining the library of the technology age
CASE: Vascular Definitions | Chicago, Illinois Defining a new housing typology for Chicago
Lyceum: Oozing Sore | Cincinnati, Ohio Cleaning up Cincinnati’s Mill Creek Area
Timber in the City: liveFAB | New York, New York
Revitalizing Red Hook in a sustainable manner via low-income housing
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Chicago Architecture Museum | Chicago, Illinois
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Tectonics: Urban School | Hypothetical Site
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Interacting with Ancient Earth | Oregonia, Ohio
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Waterscraper: The Motion of Fluidity | Not Site Specific
Experimentations with the flexibility of plywood
Re-imagining the base of the Tribune Tower
Utilizing site influences to create an urban elementary school
Archeological facilities and Fort Ancient Museum
Creating a harbor-located skyscraper that expresses the fluidity of water
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EYP Inc | Boston, Massachusetts Intern
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates [kpf] | New York City, New York Intern
The Sandbox Studio | Tahoe City, California Intern/Draftsperson
RPI SOA Publications | Troy, New York Photographer
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Method Design | New York City, New York
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michaelandrewseverett@gmail.com 413.297.9840 michaelandrewseverett.com http://issuu.com/michaelaeverett/
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, soa | Troy, New York Full time student, enrolled in Master of Architecture program Cumulative 3.85 GPA, Class of 2015
Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology | som, New York, New York
Research collaboration between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore Owings & Merrill CASE focuses on development of new building strategies while emphasizing energy efficiency and sustainability RPI M. Arch first semester: Fall 2013, 3.92 GPA
University of Cincinnati, daap | Cincinnati, Ohio Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Magna Cum Laude Dean’s List, Cumulative 3.81 GPA, Class of 2013
Minnechaug Regional High School | Wilbraham, Massachusetts 3.82 GPA, Class of 2009, Eagle Scout
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MICHAELANDREWSEVERETT
Software
Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe DreamWeaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Apple Aperture, AutoCAD, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Ecotect Analysis, Grasshopper, HTML code writing, Microsoft Office, Rhinoceros, SketchUp Pro + Layout, Universal Laser Systems, 3d Systems Powder Printing
Architectural Techniques
Rendering, Graphic Design, Sketching, Tectonics, Lighting, Daylighting, Passive Heating and Cooling, Materials and Methods, Woodworking and Wood Shop Equipment, Hand Tools, Physical Prototyping, Photography, Digital Fabrication, Slip Casting Ceramics
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Method Design | New York, New York | Intern
December 2014 through January 2015 Residential, Renovation, Furniture/Millwork Work included: 2D drafting, digital modelling, conceptual and schematic design work, visualization, millwork construction drawings
EYP Inc. | Boston, Massachusetts | Intern
May 2014 through August 2014 Higher Education Work included: Revit computer modeling, schematic design work, rendering, conceptual design/ interview prep
The Sandbox Studio | Tahoe City, California | Draftsperson
May 2013 through September 2013, June 2011 through December 2011 High-End Residential Work included: 2D drafting, electrical plans, preliminary and final submittals, plan check and resubmittals, 3D computer modeling, rendering, site analysis, conceptual drawing, design work
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates [kpf] | New York City, New York | Intern
March 2012 through August 2012 Mixed Use, Residential and Commercial Work included: 2D drafting, MEP drawings, pricing sets 3D physical prototyping, rendering, conceptual drawing, attend client meetings
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | Publications Staff
April 2014 to Current Graphic design for Architecture Publications, photography for School of Architecture functions
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | Teaching Assistant Design Development Comprehensive Studio with Ted Krueger and Ajmal Aqtash Design Development Comprehensive Studio with Mark Mistur and Ajmal Aqtash Environmental and Ecological Systems with Alexandra Rempel
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | Teaching Assistant Michael Zaretsky’s Sustainability & Sustainable Design course
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: FLUID DEVIATION Daegu, South Korea
A fluid deviation from traditional library ways to the newly redefined, technology age library typology.
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on the cover: an interior rendering of the void space. rendered in rhino and photoshop right page: operational diagrams of the performative layout design based on a proposal by OneByNine for the Daegu Gosan Public Library Competition
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: FLUID DEVIATION | Daegu, South Korea
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2014: 16 weeks | professors Alexander Pincus, Lonn Combs in collaboration with: emily mcguire
This library is a fluid deviation from traditional library ways to the newly redefined, technology age library typology. The library houses library stacks in one wing of the splitting volume and computer centers and data in the other wing. At the intersection of the splitting wings is a continuous void, connecting the two and facilitating the spread of knowledge. The rather open but directed floor plan is intended to draw users into and through the building. The physical knowledge (the book stacks) are condensed and raised into the library’s cantilever as a symbolic gesture of exposing the knowledge to the community. A balance is created between this physical knowledge and
the ephemeral knowledge (data/ online knowledge) that is stored primarily in the adjacent wing of the building. The ideology behind the renowned Design Development studio at RPI is to begin by choosing a conceptual design level competition entry that has never been realized in built-form. After rigorous scrutiny and redesign of the original concept, teams of 2 students are tasked with taking the project through design development, and outputting a comprehensive drawing set and 1:50 scale physical model expressing both details and designed systems of the project. This project was done in collaboration with Emily R. McGuire.
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CUT-AWAY SECTIONS left to right section perspective through the sliced ends of the form, the typical laminated glass curtain wall detail section perspective through the perforated panel exterior cladding system adjacent to the core section perspective through the typical exterior cladding system of the building exposing the stacks
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TYPICAL RCP The lighting plan was conceived by the region of space that we wanted to create. First, the most public of spaces (the circulation space) need to be kept fluid in order to fit within the concepts of our design. In order to be fluid with lighting, indirect LED strips are arranged in a meandering pattern. Second, the classroom spaces are set up with indirect linear fluorescent strip lighting on a more set out grid. Finally, the remaining public spaces including the stacks, computer labs, and study areas are oriented very close to the exterior glass walls. The natural light is supplemented with minimal direct, recessed can overhead lights.
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CASE: VASCULAR DEFINITIONS Chicago, Illinois
Defining a future housing typology for Chicago in response to cultural issues.
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on the cover: an interior rendering of the greenhouse space. hand drawn and post-processed in photoshop this page: a diagram of the mixed occupancy condition that young professionals present right page: a layer diagram juxtaposing screen time with health effects
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CASE: VASCULAR DEFINITIONS | Chicago, Illinois fall
2013: 5 weeks | professor Demetrios Comodromos
Who? Young Professionals. Friends/strangers living together in a single household as multiple rentals. Young (20-35 year old) full-time working post-graduate professionals. Size of household occupancy can multiply according to significant others. Why? Health. In today’s world where everything is available with the touch of a finger, young people are spending more and more time behind a screen (an average of 8.5 hours per day in 2010). Continuing at this pace of increasing time would result in being behind a screen for every waking hour long before 2050 even hits. This
addiction to technology results in natural daylight deficiencies, which is tied to many health issues, including diabetes, obesity, and depression. Following current trends, these rates will skyrocket, quickly leading to an unhealthy America. How? Networking Systems. In typical housing, systems and structure are separated and hidden from occupiable space, creating wasted space and further separating us from light and air. Critical systems networked in a vascular manner are optimized for transport and then exploited as a spatial definer, creating a healthier more natural environment for living.
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FABRICATION Construction of the network of systems tubes is fairly simple. Once the network has been designed and structurally engineered, prefabrication of its parts can begin. An assembly of two types of pieces is created: (1) y-joints and (2) straight members connecting them. These pieces can be prefabricated with the necessary system pathways, allowing for only simple connections on-site.
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Construction of the network of systems tubes is fairly simple. Once the network has been designed and structurally engineered, prefabrication of its parts can begin. An assembly of two types of pieces is created: (1) y-joints and (2) straight members connecting them. These pieces can be prefabricated with the necessary system pathways, allowing for only simple connections on-site.
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SMART GLASS Sunlight enters through the second floor windows all day long, however it is constantly being blocked by the traditional floor plate. The floor plate in the house of the future is made up of smart glass. It becomes frosted in a radius around whoever walks on it, but remains transparent at other times.
UPPER LEVEL The upper level offers complete flexibility with only operable partitions. Users select the number of cells they desire upon entering the space. Partitions remain open during the day when spaces are not occupied.
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ENTRY LEVEL The entry level offers flexibility of size and configuration of living spaces by allowing them to spill over into the greenhouse depending on users’ desires. drawings on overlay of hand drawn work and digitally drawn work.
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AIRFLOW SECTION Below shows the circulation of airflow through the building. The cold outdoor air is first warmed via geothermal heating, then is filtered through the plants in the greenhouse, then distributed through the vascular network and finally exhausted after its utilization.
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PARTITIONS Top Edge: The fabric of the partition slides into a small cavity in the tube along its top edge when it is open. This visually hides the partition within the tube while it is not in use. Airflow: Airflow into the cavity is warm, exhaust air. Cavity is filled, and then the valve remains open to create pressure in the cavity when air is passed by it, keeping it inflated. Air is sucked out and the valve is closed upon partition storage. Bottom Corners: The bottom corners of the partitions on tracks (within the bordering vertical tubes) that they slide down when the partition is closed, to ensure they entirely fill and create the complete partition.
Partition Open: When switch is flicked, airflow is reversed and air is sucked out of the cavity, collapsing the divider and sucking it up its tracks, into its storage cavity. Partition Closed: Airflow open into cavity, divider slides downward and fills with air
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upon confirmation, the operable partitions around the selected cells begin to inflate.
the fully inflated partitions create private areas for each of the users.
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OHIO CINCINNATI MILL CREEK
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Cincinnati, Ohio Crumbling infrastructure and flooding have caused environmental issues amplifying the deterioration of Cincinnati’s once thriving industrial area. Finding alternative strategies to dealing with leaking organic and toxic waste will begin to heal this ‘wound’ in Cincinnati’s urban fabric, and pave the way for a healthy relationship with its surrounding neighborhoods.
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LYCEUM: OOZING SORE | Cincinnati, Ohio
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Phase 1: Address sewage issues, gain community involvement. One of main issues behind the sewage system failures is due to undersized pipes running down the hill. Compounding this, storm drains share the pipes with sewage. Diverting rainwater from the sewage lines will greatly reduce, if not eliminate back ups. Low impact rain gardens will assist in absorption and conveyance. Additionally, EcoStations will be set up on street corners in surrounding neighborhoods. Each EcoStation will consist of a composting bin, a rain garden, and posted explanations of each.
LYCEUM: OOZING SORE | Cincinnati, Ohio spring
2013: 7 weeks | professor Lucie Fontaine
Phase 2: Address environmental cleanup. Physical trash and abandoned structures will be removed from neglected lots, allowing for cleansing the soil through phytoremediation. Heavy metal harvesting plants (wild mustard) and moisture controlling trees (poplars) will be planted throughout the lots. This process may take anywhere from 1 to 5 years, depending on the toxicity levels of the soil.
Phase 3: Implement a system of urban farming. Composted soil will enrich the abandoned lots, and plants will bring nutrients to the area further enriching the soil. Rainwater from the communities above can be utilized to irrigate the farms below. In some cases, simple concrete structures will be constructed to allow for farming above parking lots. The farming system will create numerous jobs and the products of the farms will be utilized by the surrounding neighborhoods.
on the cover: one of the CSO’s that dumps directly into Mill Creek this page: an aerial view of the industrial wasteland. Lower Price Hill is in the foreground with Queensgate just behind it and downtown Cincinnati in the background.
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Cincinnati’s sewage infrastructure is a network of combined sewers. Combined sewers are pipes that carry both raw sewage and rainwater from storm drains. combined sewer overflows (CSO’s) are release valves that allow the system to dump some of its sewage into a nearby waterway in an effort to reduce pipe ruptures and sewage backup.
CINCINNATI HAS 215 CSO’S. 83 CSO’S DUMP INTO MILL CREEK. JUST ONE CSO (#5) DUMPS 1.7 BILLION GALLONS of RAW SEWAGE into MILL CREEK ANNUALLY.
metropolitan sewer district cincinnati issues an advisory whenever .25 inches of precipitation is forecasted, or when there is potential for flooding. This advisory warns residents of a potential release of raw sewage through the CSO’s. In 2012, there were 41 days with more than .25 inches of precipitation. In 2011, there were 67.
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Phase 1: Address sewage issues, gain community involvement.
Throughout the community, sewers will be replaced with rain gardens which allow water to slowly infiltrate and be absorbed by the soil. In specific areas, rainwater will be collected and piped down to urban farming sites. A series of EcoStations will be set up. EcoStations will have a compost bin for community use, a rain garden, and explanations to promote awareness and usage throughout the city.
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Phase 2: Address environmental cleanup.
During this phase, empty lots will be cleaned up, and wild mustard and poplar trees will be planted to begin the phytoremediation phase. These plants will cleanse the soil by harvesting heavy metals and reintroducing nutrients. This process may take between one and five years to complete, depending on toxicity levels.
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Phase 3: Implement a system of urban farming. Post phytoremediation, lots can begin to be farmed and harvested. Construction of concrete structures above parking lots should be completed, and can be farmed as well. Urban farming will stimulate the economy by producing goods, creating jobs, increasing property values of lots in the area and in overlooking areas. Along with becoming and aesthetic pleasantry, Queensgate will also bring communities together by offering farmer’s markets to sell the produced goods. Additionally compost and rainwater from EcoStations of neighboring communities will be utilized in the farming processes.
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A modular low income-housing project for Brooklyn’s upand-coming Red Hook neighborhood
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TIMBER IN THE CITY: liveFAB | Brooklyn, New York spring
2013: 6 weeks | professor Lucie Fontaine in collaboration with: emily mcguire
Low-income housing has been negatively identified as confining, dark, and brutalist. A number of systems will oppose these stereotypes: (1) all residential program is laid out in a modular system along view axes giving each room a view of either Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, or the Atlantic Ocean. (2) Corridors are single loaded, with glass on one side to daylight them and allowing for views and programs of their own. (3) Corridors will be usable public space. Corridors will provide a number of different seating, studying and socializing furniture that will allow residents to occupy additional space to their individually leased apartments. (4) All floors will have a south-facing
lounge located in the circulation core tower with growing walls acting as screens. (5) Each residential tower will have a fully functioning, accessible greenhouse on its top floor. (6) All 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments will have an outdoor porch that also consists of living green walls, integrating the green space with the residents of the immediate community. Residential modules can be produced on-site in the wood production facilities, or in other similar facilities. Modules are structured by high performance cross-laminated timber shear walls and floor plates.
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This is a prototype for a Pirwi inspired stool. Its concept is making a sheet of plywood conform to the curves of your body more like a fabric than its natural state. A series of holes in the seat pan weaken the wood enough to allow it to bend. Stringing it in the weak direction then reinforces the plywood so that it will not break. The stools intended use is as a video game stool. It can be utilized in multiple ways
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CONSTRUCTION Each sheet of plywood is soaked individually for at least 30 minutes in hot water. Upon removal from the water, each sheet is then glued and bent around the jig, immediately being clamped in place. Clamps are to be left in place for at least 6 hours before the next layer is applied. After the fourth layer, the plywood is removed from the jig, and the hole for the seat pan is cut. After sanding the fresh cuts, it is placed back on the jig and the final two layers of plywood are adhered. After the last layer is applied, the glue should be left to dry for at least 24 hours. Then it can be removed from the jig for the final time. 3/16 inch holes should be drilled on a one inch grid across the seat pan. Final sanding should happen before the piece is strung. Working perpendicular to the grain, the cotton string shall be weaved through the holes with a know tied on each side.
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The concept of the project is to create an organic interaction to accent the juxtaposition with the adjacent Chicago Tribune Tower. Reusing portions of the existing structure accents this juxtaposition. The museum is laid out along interior paths, which allows users to see the complex overlaps in history which cannot be understood in the traditional, linear way of learning.
programmed exhibits, the museum is also designed to interact with the community of Chicago. It does this by providing studios, where designers and artists can “rent” and work free of charge, provided they produce one work every three months for an exhibit in the museum.
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The project also contains outdoor public space, an amphitheater, classroom space, research space, a library, a design shop, and a high end cafe and restaurant on Michigan Avenue.
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TECTONICS: URBAN SCHOOL | Hypothetical Site winter
This project is focused around the idea of tectonics, referring to a set of three elements: mass, frame, and plane. The concept of the project is to create an elementary school in a hypothetical urban site based on the word: “centralized.� I began by analyzing the city and drawing connections through the site as organizational/ massing strategies (see above). I then created an armature that shows the conditions of the city, and holds the intervention. My site is focused around four main buildings and uses these to create a multilayered grid system. This grid created
2011: 10 weeks | professor Renee Martin three levels to work on: the lower level (inside the grid), the main level (on the grid), and the upper level (above the grid). The resulting intervention draws in information from the surrounding buildings, as well as using the grid’s information to become centralized on multiple levels both in plan and section. Formally, I created a mass that was held up by surrounding framework. This design appears as a mass when viewed in the overall context of the city, however when viewed at a closer distance, it shows a more complex design comprised of both frame and plane elements.
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This project is located on an ancient mound site In Oregonia, Ohio. The program is to create a combined lodge and museum, which is also a hub for archeological practices and research of the site. This design draws inspiration from the ancient people’s knowledge of astronomy, and forces an interaction with the ancient mounds and frames specific views of the site. My concept comes from the ancient’s knowledge of astronomy. Many of the mounds and openings have a direct relationship to the stages of
2011: 10 weeks | professor Ming Tang the moon. The ancients knew that the moon’s rising path switches back and forth between the Southeast and the Northeast every four weeks. They also noticed that the width of this angle expands slowly for 9.3 years and then contracts at the same rate. That makes the extreme Northernmost moonrise an 18.6 year occurrence. This was the most important part of the cycle as demonstrated by the earthworks at Newark. My concept is to create a form that relates to, opens up to, and frames the occurrence of the Northernmost moonrise, while alluding to the other moonrises.
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WATERSCRAPER: THE MOTION OF FLUIDITY | Not Site Specific winter
2012: 9 weeks | professor Ming Tang
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This project was to be an exercise of parametric design. As a two person team, we were tasked with designing a skyscraper to satisfy needs of the future, while using cutting edge technology and design. The concept of our design was to create a skyscraper that could be constructed in water. We designed a multi-use tower containing both offices and apartments. The aesthetics of our design were to evoke the fluidity and motion of water.
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METHOD DESIGN | New York, New York winter
Principals: Demetrios Comodromos, Reese Campbell Work included: 2D drafting, digital modelling, conceptual and schematic design work, visualization, millwork construction drawings Method allowed me to quickly experience a number of projects of different types and scales. The majority of my work was focused
2015: 2 months | Intern
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Scheme 1, Scheme 4 places the kitchen and a seating area along the north windows allowing the remainder of the mezzanine to be taken up by dining and family rooms. Placing the family room next to the living room allows Utilizing the north side (street for physical separation while front) of the rowhouse for the maintaining acoustic continuity kitchen and a informal seating and limited visual continuity.
area allows the remainder of the mezzanine to be taken up by the dining and family rooms. The diagram for the maisonette becomes a play between formal and informal spaces. The stairs up from the living room have been shifted to create and defined landing zone. Placing the family room next to the living room allows for physical separation while maintaining acoustic continuity and limited visual continuity.
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conceptual designs. The final output consisted of multiple options and multiple scales.
Work included: Revit computer modeling, schematic design work, rendering, conceptual design/ interview prep
Additionally and more in-depth, I experienced the schematic design process of a collegiate science building. The project consisted of renovation, addition, reprogramming and recladding an existing building. My work ranged from visualizations, to details, to Revit modelling, to SD set drawings.
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team to view many different facade and massing iterations (see next page). Along with this, I also assisted in many different forms of digital studies, like the sectional study to the right. Upon completion of schematic design, I was tasked with keeping the floor plans up to date, and coordinating the mechanical systems. In addition, I created studies of conceptual detail drawings and models for the project. I also assisted in the production of a pricing set.
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Principal: Scott Gillespie Project Manager: Alex Barrett The Sandbox Studio is a small residential firm in Tahoe City, California. At Sandbox, I was able to experience a wide variety of tasks in a professional setting. Work included: AutoCAD drafting, digital 3D modelling in SketchUp, material studies, conceptual design, and construction documents.
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I worked on a 3 person team to complete a submission for the D3 Competition that involved designing for the environment. Our submission was a design for floodplain housing which can be built in areas that commonly flood, or in disaster areas after floods. Four housing units are attached to a centralized circular stair. Each unit has a floating floor slab, when the surrounding area floods, the unit will rise up the core,
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Immersion Studio was structured around designing our first building, the Clifton Literary Center, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Beginning with site analysis, we fully designed and developed this building in nine weeks. This design was largely a response to environmental conditions as well as the writers’ needs. In this design, the building’s atrium acts as a path through the site, which forces an interaction with the building. The design also features spaces for
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