MUD HOUSE
Michael Stears Design Portfolio 2017-2022
MICHAEL STEARS mstears@asu.edu (480) 861-8934
Arizona State University Design and Society in Amsterdam (Study Abroad Summer 2018) Environmental Design (Spring 2019) M. Arch (Spring 2022)
CONTENT
The “SU”
Pg. 4
Rabwa
Pg. 10
Rubble Hill
Pg. 12
Valentine
Pg. 16
Skyspace
Pg. 18
Rivera House
Pg. 20
Fabric
Pg. 22
Rao House
Pg. 24
Bruder Klaus Chapel
Pg. 26
The “SU” Cave Creek, Arizona
4
Studio:
Advanced Architectural Studio II Arizona State University, Spring 2021.
Critic:
Marlene Imirzian
Assignment:
Design a Student Union building to help support the exsisting student union. Use specific program requirements.
*Design Excellence Award Runner-Up*
5
Site Plan 6
120’ 30’
N
7
Roof Concept
Water Collection System N
Rain Water Collection
Water Storage Tank Excess Water Into Wash
N
N
Additional Underground Storage Tank
N
8
HVAC Layout (1st Floor)
Structural System
HVAC Layout (2nd Floor)
9
Rabwa Tuscon, Arizona
10
22
Employer:
JCL Design Build
Co-Designer:
Jared Lineberger
Project:
Custom Residental (Construction set to begin soon)
1st Floor
bath
2nd Floor CL
DINING
CL GAME ROOM
CL BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM bath
linen bath KITCHEN
bath
ref
ref
Laundry
CL
pantry
Garage
Den/office
11
Rubble Hill Cave Creek, Arizona
12
Studio:
Advanced Architectural Studio I Arizona State University, Fall 2020.
Critic:
Amit Upadhye
Assignment:
Take the Norman Fisher Houser by Louis Kahn out of its context and move it somewhere in Maricopa County, AZ. Redesign the house for this new context. Account for multiple factors including the sun, the landscape, the wildlife and vegetation.
*DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER*
13
Ground Floor
Pavillion Floor
Section A’ 14
15
Valentine Phoenix, Arizona
16
Employer:
JCL Design Build
Co-Designer:
Jared Lineberger
Project:
Residental Development
17
SKYSPACE AIR APPARENT Tempe, AZ
18
Studio:
Design Fundementals I Arizona State University, Fall 2017.
Critic:
Ali Salaman Chopra
Assignment:
Perform a case study of James Turrell’Skyspace. Find the dimensions of the structure by using the dimensions of your own body. Create site plans, sections and eleva-tions to communicate your findings.
I took the measurements relative > to my body and not reflective of the actual structure. The end result was approximately 2 inches off. Which was the closest amongst my peers.
< A rendition of the draft
detailing the site. Close up: Vegetation and support structure of the roof.
James Turrell’s Skyspace is intended to balance the poetry of his ideas with the pragmatic concerns of climate, comfort, accessible materials and public safety. Skyspace experiments with the phenomenon of the light spectrum from a minimalist perspective. It incorporates a suspended light reflection “roof”, which brings a sublime juxtaposition to the desert landscape.
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Rivera House Laveen, Arizona
20
Employer:
JCL Design Build
Co-Designer:
Jared Lineberger
Project:
Custom Residential
BATH
BEDROOM CL
CL BEDROOM
LINEN
LAUNDRY
PLANTER
BEDROOM
CL
PATIO
SHWR PATIO
SPA
BATH
LINEN
MASTER BATH
BEDROOM PATIO
POOL
CL MASTER CL
BATH
STORAGE
GREAT ROOM
1 GARAGE PATIO
STAIRS 2 GARAGE CL
BEDROOM
DINING
KITCHENETTE
CASITA
STAIRS KITCHEN
PANTRY
Ground Floor 2nd Floor
21
Tempe, AZ
Studio:
Core Architectural Studio I Arizona State University, Fall 2019.
Critic:
Scott Murff
Assignment:
Design a new headquarters for Arizona’s only fashion incubator; FABRIC. Currently locted in downtown Tempe, the new site would be located on the northeast corner of 2nd and Roosevelt. Design with specific programatic elements in mind and reflect on what FABRIC truly is.
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23
Rao House Tempe, Arizona
24
Employer:
JCL Design Build
Co-Designer:
Jared Lineberger
Project:
Custom Residential (Rear retaining wall currently under construction)
25
Bruder Klaus Chapel Mechernich, Germany
26
Studio:
Core Architectural Studio II Arizona State University, Spring 2020.
Critic:
Michael Underhill
Assignment:
Perform a case study of a church or chapel. Create site plans, sections, elevations and a model to communicate your findings.
Project Partner: Kasiani Beja
25.4’
24.1’
12.8’
16.4’ 40’
22.3’
16.1’
15.4’
27
Model Creation
Interior Formwork
Poured Concrete
Exterior Formwork
Lasercut Formwork
28
“Removed” Interior Formwork
29
Thank You MICHAEL STEARS mstears@asu.edu (480) 861-8934