Michael Beene Portfolio - 2013 by Mike Beene

MICHAEL BEENE PORTFOLIO _ 2011 / 2013

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constant: 1. (adjective) continually occurring or recurring. 2. (noun) a number that has a fixed MICHAEL BEENE value in a given situation or universally or that is PORTFOLIO 2011 / 2013or instrument. characteristic of _ some substance

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void(house){ spring 2011

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galveston maritime collection void(house){ fall 2012 spring 2011

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sierpinski blocks spring 2009 galveston maritime collection fall 2012

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prd cargo terminal fall 2012

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prd cargo terminal fall 2011

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urban power gauge summer 2011

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studies in color spring 2013 studies in color spring 2013

curriculum vitae

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1 void(house){ 01 . 2011 / 05 . 2011 academic work graduate studio university of texas at austin

Many multi-family housing projects since the 19th Century have used large-scale massing strategies to ensure that each dwelling unit would receive adequate access, light, and air. Typologies like the courtyard block and cruciform plan facilitated the efficiency with which these needs could be met by allowing the architect to design fewer, wellfunctioning units that could be repeated ad infinitum. Today, as the desire for individual expression underlies nearly every facet of our culture, the primary disadvantage of this approach becomes clear: its reliance upon repetition does not recognize the heightened role of the individual in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s society. This project explores an alternative to the large-scale massing approach of multi-family housing. By breaking down each unit into its most primary components (bedroom, kitchen, terrace, etc.) and procedurally reassembling them with regards to access, light, and air, the resultant building provides a limitless variety of experiences without sacrificing functional performance. A computer algorithm was written that

begins with the program requirements, site dimensions, and site location (latitude and longitude), along with a desired minimum of direct daylight hours for each unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living room window. The algorithm proceeds to build units individually, ensuring that each floor plan is completely unique. With each unit, the algorithm monitors whether performance conditions are met (i.e. the unit itself has adequate sunlight and does not impede the sunlight of other units). If conditions are satisfied, the algorithm continues forward with the design; otherwise, it tries a different solution. Service and public programs are interspersed along circulation paths and covered with terraformed park spaces for use by the residents. Like the cells of an organism, the components of the building react to their immediate contexts according to basic rules, allowing larger patterns to emerge naturally. The lack of reliance upon unit repetition creates an environment that fosters individual experiences while excelling functionally

void(house){ 1.1 le corbusier presenting a model of villa radieuse.

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//adjustable program parameters int numResUnitXL = 25; int numResUnitL = 50; int numResUnitM = 75; int numResUnitS = 100; int numCircCore = 2;

void draw() { //export .dxf if (record == true) { beginRaw(DXF, “output.dxf”); // Start recording to the file }

//calculate adjacencies for (int i = 1; i < numGridLinesX; i++) { for (int j = 1; j < numGridLinesY; j++) { for (int k = 1; k < numGridLinesZ; k++) { //building parameter variables background(255); int adj = 0; float siteWidth = 340; lights(); if(prog[i + 1][j][k] != 0) { float siteDepth = 280; //draw site lines adj++; float buildingW = 340; stroke(0,0,0,50); } float buildingD = 280; noFill(); if(prog[i - 1][j][k] != 0) { float buildingH = 150; rect(0,0,siteWidth,siteDepth); adj++; float gridSpaceX = 14; } float gridSpaceY = 14; //draw building if(prog[i][j + 1][k] != 0) { float gridSpaceZ = 10; for (int i = 1; i < numGridLinesX; adj++; int numGridLinesX = int(buildingW/ i++) { } gridSpaceX) + 1; for (int j = 1; j < if(prog[i + 1][j - 1][k] != 0) int numGridLinesY = int(buildingD/ numGridLinesY; j++) { { gridSpaceY) + 1; for (int k = 1; k < adj++; int numGridLinesZ = int(buildingH/ numGridLinesZ; k++) { } gridSpaceZ) + 1; if(prog[i][j][k] == 1) { // numAdj[i][j][k] = adj; float[]gridX= new draw resUnitXLEntrance } float[numGridLinesX]; pushMatrix(); } float[]gridY= new translate(gridX[i - 1], } float[numGridLinesY]; gridY[j - 1], //calculate sunlight 1. gridZ[k - 1]); float[]gridZ= new noFill(); float inc = (12 * 60) / initial 12’x 12’ organizational grid float[numGridLinesZ]; stroke(0,150,180); solarTimeIncrement; int[][][] prog = new rect(0, 0, gridSpaceX, for(int i = 0; i < inc; i++) { int[numGridLinesX + 1][numGridLinesY gridSpaceY); float azimuth = (PI/inc) * i; + 1][numGridLinesZ + 1]; if(renderMode == 1) { float elevationAngle = map(1 + int[][][]unitID = new translate(gridSpaceX/2,gr cos(PI + map(i,0,inc,0,2 * PI)),0,2,0,r int[numGridLinesX + 1][numGridLinesY idSpaceY/2,gridSpaceZ/2); adians(solarNoonAngle)); + 1][numGridLinesZ + 1]; stroke(0); stroke(0); fill(255); int solarAccess = 1; int unitStep = 0; box(gridSpaceX,gridSpaceY for(int k = 0; k < int roomStep = 0; ,gridSpaceZ); solarAccessAccuracy; k++) { int fail = 0; } for(int m = 0; m < int[][][] numAdj = new popMatrix(); resUnitSCounter; m++) { //check int[numGridLinesX + 1][numGridLinesY } intersections with small units + 1][numGridLinesZ + 1]; if(prog[i][j][k] == 2) { // if(resUnitSX[j] + resUnitSW[j]/2 draw resUnitXLLive1 + (k * solarAccessDistance/ //extra large residential unit pushMatrix(); solarAccessAccuracy * cos(-azimuth)) > variables translate(gridX[i - 1], resUnitSX[m] && int resUnitXLCounter = 0; gridY[j - 1], gridZ[k - 1]); resUnitSX[j] + resUnitSW[j]/2 int resUnitXLEntranceX; noFill(); + (k * solarAccessDistance/ int resUnitXLEntranceY; stroke(0,150,180); solarAccessAccuracy * cos(-azimuth)) < int resUnitXLEntranceZ; rect(0, 0, gridSpaceX, resUnitSX[m] + resUnitSW[m] && int resUnitXLLive1X; gridSpaceY); resUnitSY[j] + (k* int resUnitXLLive1Y; if(renderMode == 1) { solarAccessDistance/solarAccessAccuracy int resUnitXLLive1Z; translate(gridSpaceX/2,gr * sin(-azimuth)) > resUnitSY[m] && int resUnitXLLive2X; idSpaceY/2,gridSpaceZ/2); resUnitSY[j] + (k* int resUnitXLLive2Y; stroke(0); solarAccessDistance/solarAccessAccuracy int resUnitXLLive2Z; fill(255); * sin(-azimuth)) < resUnitSY[m] + int resUnitXLTerrace1X; box(gridSpaceX,gridSpaceY resUnitSD[m] && int resUnitXLTerrace1Y; ,gridSpaceZ); resUnitSZ[j] + resUnitSH[j]/2 int resUnitXLTerrace1Z; } + (k * solarAccessDistance/ int resUnitXLTerrace2X; popMatrix(); solarAccessAccuracy * 2. int resUnitXLTerrace2Y; } sin(elevationAngle)) > resUnitSZ[m] && circulation cores and pathways int resUnitXLTerrace2Z; if(prog[i][j][k] == 3) { // resUnitSZ[j] + resUnitSH[j]/2 int resUnitXLTerrace3X; draw resUnitXLLive2 + (k * solarAccessDistance/ int resUnitXLTerrace3Y; pushMatrix(); solarAccessAccuracy * int resUnitXLTerrace3Z; translate(gridX[i - 1], sin(elevationAngle)) < resUnitSZ[m] + int resUnitXLKit1X; gridY[j - 1], gridZ[k - 1]); resUnitSH[m]) { int resUnitXLKit1Y; noFill(); solarAccess = 0; int resUnitXLKit1Z; stroke(0,150,180); } int resUnitXLKit2X; rect(0, 0, gridSpaceX, } int resUnitXLKit2Y; gridSpaceY); } int resUnitXLKit2Z; if(renderMode == 1) { } int resUnitXLBed1X; translate(gridSpaceX/2,gr //DEFINE RES UNIT EXTRA LARGE int resUnitXLBed1Y; idSpaceY/2,gridSpaceZ/2); if(unitStep == 0) { //define extra int resUnitXLBed1Z; stroke(0); large residential unit int resUnitXLBed2X; fill(255); if(roomStep == 0) { // define int resUnitXLBed2Y; box(gridSpaceX,gridSpaceY entrance int resUnitXLBed2Z; ,gridSpaceZ); resUnitXLEntranceX = int resUnitXLMBed1X; } int(random(1,numGridLinesX)); int resUnitXLMBed1Y; popMatrix(); resUnitXLEntranceY = int resUnitXLMBed1Z; } int(random(1,numGridLinesY)); int resUnitXLMBed2X; if(prog[i][j][k] == 4) { // resUnitXLEntranceZ = int resUnitXLMBed2Y; draw resUnitXLKit1 int(random(1,numGridLinesZ)); int resUnitXLMBed2Z; pushMatrix(); if(prog[resUnitXLEntranceX] translate(gridX[i - 1], [resUnitXLEntranceY][resUnitXLEntranceZ] //large residential unit variables gridY[j - 1], gridZ[k - 1]); == 0 &&

if(rand == 1) { void keyPressed() { childCareX = resUnitLLive1X = if(keyCode == ENTER) { int(random(1,(numGridLinesX + 1) resUnitLEntranceX - 1; for(int i = 1; i < numGridLinesX childCareW)); resUnitLLive1Y = + 1; i ++) { childCareY = resUnitLEntranceY; for(int j = 1; j < int(random(1,(numGridLinesY) resUnitLLive1Z = numGridLinesY + 1; j ++) { childCareW)); resUnitLEntranceZ; for(int k = 1; k < childCareZ = } numGridLinesZ + 1; k ++) { int(random(1,(numGridLinesZ) if(rand == 2) { unitID[i][j][k] = 0; childCareW)); resUnitLLive1X = prog[i][j][k] = 0; boolean validAttempt = true; resUnitLEntranceX; } for(int j = 0; j < childCareW; resUnitLLive1Y = } j++) { //if any cells are already resUnitLEntranceY + 1; } occupied resUnitLLive1Z = // define circulation core for(int k = 0; k < childCareD; k++) { resUnitLEntranceZ; for(int i = 0; i < numCircCore; for(int l = 0; l < } i++) { childCareH; l++) { if(rand == 3) { circCoreGridX = int(random(1, if(prog[childCareX + j] resUnitLLive1X = numGridLinesX - 1)); [childCareY + k][childCareZ + l] != 0){ resUnitLEntranceX; circCoreGridY = int(random(1, validAttempt = false; resUnitLLive1Y = numGridLinesY - 1)); } resUnitLEntranceY - 1; boolean validAttempt = true; } resUnitLLive1Z = for(int j = 0; j < } resUnitLEntranceZ; numGridLinesZ; j++) { } } if(prog[circCoreGridX] if(prog[childCareX][childCareY if(prog[resUnitLLive1X] [circCoreGridY][j] != 0) { 1][childCareZ] != 37 && [resUnitLLive1Y][resUnitLLive1Z] == validAttempt = false; prog[childCareX - 1] 0 && } [childCareY][childCareZ] != 37){ resUnitLLive1X > 0 && } validAttempt = false; resUnitLLive1X < if(validAttempt == true) { } numGridLinesX && for(int j = 0; j < if(validAttempt == true){ resUnitLLive1Y > 0 && numGridLinesX + 1; j++) { for(int m = 0; m < childCareW; resUnitLLive1Y < for(int k = 0; k < m++) { numGridLinesY) { //if conditions to numGridLinesZ + 1; k++) { for(int n = 0; n < place program here are satisfied prog[j][circCoreGridY] childCareD; n++) { prog[resUnitLLive1X] [k] = 37; 3. for(int o = 0; o < [resUnitLLive1Y][resUnitLLive1Z] = } childCareH; o++) { 14; public program and running track } prog[childCareX + m] roomStep ++; for(int j = 0; j < [childCareY + n][childCareZ + o] = 39; fail = 0; numGridLinesY + 1; j++) { } } for(int k = 0; k < } else { numGridLinesZ + 1; k++) { } fail++; prog[circCoreGridX][j] } else { if(fail == 20) { //if a [k] = 37; i--; working solution cannot be found, } } destroy this unit entirely and try } } again } //define park prog[resUnitLEntranceX] else { for(int i = 0; i < numPark; i++){ [resUnitLEntranceY] i--; parkX = [resUnitLEntranceZ] = 0; } int(random(1,(numGridLinesX + 1) roomStep = 0; } parkW)); fail = 0; //define track (may overlap parkY = } circulation) int(random(1,(numGridLinesY) - parkW)); } for(int i = 0; i < numTrack; i++) parkZ = int(random(numGridLinesZ } { - 4, numGridLinesZ - parkH)); if(roomStep == 2) { // define trackZ = boolean validAttempt = true; kitchen 1 int(random(1,numGridLinesZ - 1)); for(int j = 0; j < parkW; j++) { int rand = int(random(12)); boolean validAttempt = true; //if any cells are already occupied if(rand == 0) { if(prog[1][1][trackZ + 1] == for(int k = 0; k < parkD; k++) resUnitLKit1X = 40){ { resUnitLEntranceX + 1; validAttempt = false; for(int l = 0; l < parkH; resUnitLKit1Y = } l++) { resUnitLEntranceY; if(validAttempt == true){ if(prog[parkX + j][parkY + resUnitLKit1Z = for(int m = 0; m < k][parkZ + l] != 0){ resUnitLEntranceZ; numGridLinesX; m++) { validAttempt = false; } prog[1 + m][1][trackZ] = } if(rand == 1) { 40; } resUnitLKit1X = prog[1 + m][numGridLinesY } resUnitLEntranceX - 1; 1][trackZ] = 40; } resUnitLKit1Y = } if(prog[parkX][parkY - 1][parkZ] resUnitLEntranceY; for(int m = 0; m < != 37 && resUnitLKit1Z = numGridLinesY; m++) { prog[parkX - 1][parkY][parkZ] resUnitLEntranceZ; prog[1][1 + m][trackZ] = 4. != 37){ } 40; placement and testing of residential units. validAttempt = false; if(rand == 2) { prog[numGridLinesX - 1][1 + } resUnitLKit1X = m][trackZ] = 40; if(validAttempt == true){ resUnitLEntranceX; } for(int m = 0; m < parkW; m++) resUnitLKit1Y = } else { { resUnitLEntranceY + 1; i--; for(int n = 0; n < parkD; resUnitLKit1Z = } n++) { resUnitLEntranceZ; } for(int o = 0; o < parkH; } //define theater o++) { if(rand == 3) { for(int i = 0; i < numTheater; resUnitLKit1X = i++){ prog[parkX + m][parkY +

5-6 1.2 level 8 plan. since the building is broken down into programmatic components as opposed to entire dwelling units, each of the 250 homes are completely unique in plan and offer different experiences.

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void(house){ 1.3 view of park space. the curvilinear forms provide an artificial â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;escapeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the surrounding Hill Country and are differentiated from the nonpublic program.

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1.4 view from street

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p_living

s_platform

p_kitchen/utility

s_box_nocrossbracing

p_dining

s_box_crossbracing_1

p_master bedroom

s_box_crossbracing_2a

p_bedrooms

s_box_crossbracing_2b

p_terrace_2

s_box_crossbracing_3

void(house){ 1.5 the building is composed entirely of programmatic â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pixelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; which are encased in one of six structural components, each selected based on the structural context of that particular cell.

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1.6 building section

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void(house){ 1.7 view of interior courtyard. the seemingly random arrangement of spaces is the result of millions of iterations by the computer while testing for fitness.

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2 galveston maritime collection 08 . 2012 / 12 . 2012 academic work graduate studio university of texas at austin

This project is inspired by a premodern perception of the sea. Before ocean cruises were a regular form of recreation, before cargo ships and oil rigs were a common sight, and before modern technologies allowed for an accurate mapping of ocean behavior, the ocean was a mysterious and often terrifying entity. The history of maritime technology traces our endeavor to understand, explore, and capitalize on the sea. This design for a maritime museum in Galveston, TX seeks to embody the essence of early conceptions of the sea through its spatial structuring and physical construction. An algorithmic approach to the museum’s layout and form was

used to construct a building that is unpredictable and ambiguous upon first glance. As visitors enter the museum and circulate through its spaces, its logic never becomes completely apparent and one’s sense of navigation is lost to an unpredictable sequence of spaces and adjacencies. The building is clad in an undulating brick attached to a steel frame, referencing both the ship building and the high-Victorian architecture of Galveston’s past. It’s dark and massive appearance is intended to build mystery, just as one might have experienced on the shores of the ocean in an earlier era.

galveston maritime collection 2.1 view from grand street

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2.2 (p. 13) maritime timeline (detail)

view from strand street critical approaches to computation | graduate research symposium | michael beene

HUMAN POWERED SUBMARINE 1692: Edmond Halley patents diving bell

Multi-leveled sailing warships with two to three masts Portuguese improments over the preceding caravel.

Nautilus (1800) France

ad, muttering to himself and u fall in with well-to-do ou off too lightly.” On this 1550 : Basque admiral Álvaro de Bazán designs the definitive galleon.

1420 : Galleons enter the Portuguese India Armadas

GALLEON

1622: Dutch Cornelis Drebbel designs first navigable submersible

Lateen sails gave caravels the ability to sail into the wind; preferred vessel of Portuguese explorers

1571 : Battle of Lepanto, last use of human-oared galleys

1450 c. : Portuguese Prince Henry the Navigator oversees design of Caravel by retrofitting existing shipping boat designs.

CARAVEL

1638: Rembrandt, The Storm of the Sea of Galilee

1536: Alejo Fernández, The Virgin of the Navigators

1240 c. : Stern-rudder introduced to cog

construction diagram of 16th c. galleon

U.S. Cumberland (1848) U.S.A Length: 175 feet

São João Baptista (1534) Portugal length: 181 ft

med sailing vessel designed as an economical nt to the galley.

Junk (11th c.) China length: approx. 100 ft

11th c. : Warships begin to mimick the high-walled sailing vessels used for transport as they were difficult to board and less vulnerable to attack.

depiction of a cog on a seal of Stralsund. section of 18th c. warship

NAU Large mas brigantines

TALL

“Fish,” he said softly,

- Ernest Hemingway

1530: Navigators rely upon water or sand clocks(hourglasses) to keep time, essential for determining latitude.

16th c.: French mathemetition Johannes Stöffler publishes Elucidatio Fabricae Ususque Astrolabii, popularizing use and manufacture of the astrolab

1514: German mathemetitian Johannes Werner suggests use of Jacob’s Staff for celestial navigation.

1460:Venetian monk Fra Mauro publishes seminal map of the world upon a commission by king Afonso V of Portugal

9th c.: Arabs invent kamal, first quantitative maritime navigation

1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan initiates first circumnavigation of the globe.

1500: Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias first European to reach Cape of Good Hope

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1606: Pedro Fernandes de Queirós discovers Australia.

1543: Portuguese explorer João Rodrigues Cabrilho explores American western coast.

1521: Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León explores Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth.

1519: Spanish explorer Juan de Grijalva makes landfall in Galveston

1498: Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama is first European to reach India via Cape of Good Hope.

1492: Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus discovers America.

1472: Russian explorer Afanasy Nikitin first explorer to document visit to India

14th c.: Chinese explorer Zheng He voyages to Arabia, East Africa, India, and Thailand

1333: Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan explores eastern Africa

1269.:Venetian explorer Marco Polo discovers route to Asia and meets Kublai Khan

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STERN-MOUNTED RUDDER

10th c.: Icelandic explorer Leif Ericson is first European to land in North America

10th c.: Norwegian Viking Erik the Red discovers and settles Greenland.

R.M.S.Titanic (1911) United Kingdom Length: 882 feet

y, The Old Man and the Sea aloud, “I’ll stay with you until I am dead.” 1867 Catalan inventor Narcís Monturiol builds first successful combustion-powered submarine, Ictineo II

COMBUSTION POWERED SUBMARINE

1952: Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

1935: C.S. Forester, The African Queen

1902: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

1897: Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous

1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

1870: Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1862: First battle between ironclad ships: CSS Virginia/Merrimac vs. USS Monitor

1859: French design first ironclad ship La Gloire.

1774: French inventor Claude de Jouffroy constructs first functional steamship

1869: Opening of Suez Canal removes need for clipper ships

IRONCLAD SHIP

1851: Herman Melville, Moby Dick or The Whale

Fast ships designed for transport of light, expensive goods.

U.S.S.Monitor (1862) U.S.A. Length: 170 feet

1863: CSS H. L. Hunley sinks schooner

Lsted SHIP sailing ships including schooners,

1838: Edgar Allen Poe, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket”

1838: Katsushikla Hokusai, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

1776: First Naval Submarine Turtle unsuccessfully attempts attack British H.M.S

STEAMSHIP CLIPPER

C.W. Lawrence (1850) United States Length: 145 feet

Length: 15 feet

1937: The first prototype shipborne radar system is installed on the U.S.S. Leary

1913: Lewis Richard patents first sonar device in England.

1906: Stone Radio & Telegraph Company installs first radio direction finder in Lebanon.

Late 18th c.: More accurate hronographs replace the hourglass.

1757: English tinkerer John Bird makes the first sextant.

1714: English government begins the “Commissioners for the Discovery of Longitude at Sea” to fund the discovery of solutions to several navigational problems.

1943 map of known icepack and oc

Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.

- Herman Melville, Moby Dick

MOTOR BOAT

After World War II, the aircraft ca as the most power form of naval w

AIRCRAFT CA

s, brigs and barques.

The switch to nuclear power in submarine to stay under water longer.The U.S.S Na remain underwater for up to four months

NUCLEAR SUBM

STEAM POWER

CRIMEAN WAR

WAR OF 1812

1800

WORLD WAR II

1900

COMBUSTION ENGINE

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

1843: English naval officer Sir John Franklin explores the Arctic Ocean

1791: Spanish explorer José María Narváez reaches Alaska, first Spaniard to visit Russian population in Alaska.

1724: Danish explorer Vitus Bering explores Alaska.

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OFFICE #2 AREA: 180 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONT

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OFFICE #3 AREA: 180 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONT

LOBBY/ADMISSION AREA: 600 SF MIN. DEPTH: 15' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQ.: NONE

OFFICE (OUTREACH) AREA: 180 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONT

OFFICE (PRESERVATION) AREA: 180 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONT

HIGH BAY DISPLAY AREA: 4000 SF MIN. DEPTH: 25' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 24' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: LOWEST LEVEL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: LOW LEVEL ARTIFICIAL

OPEN PLAN OFFICE AREA (8 WOR AREA: 1000 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONT

CLASSROOM (LECTURE) AREA: 800 SF MIN. DEPTH: 24' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 12' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

COFFEE SHOP AREA: 800 SF MIN. DEPTH: 15' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 12' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: HIGH LEVEL NAT. LIGHT

COMMON BREAK ROOM AREA: 160 SF MIN. DEPTH: 8' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: HIGH

SUPPLY ROOM AREA: 160 SF MIN. DEPTH: 8' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: HIGH

CLASSROOM (WORKSHOP) AREA: 800 SF MIN. DEPTH: 24' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 12' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

RESEARCH LIBRARY AREA: 600 SF MIN. DEPTH: 15' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS

GIFT STORE AREA: 600 SF MIN. DEPTH: 15' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: HIGH LEVEL NAT. LIGHT

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH

THEATER AREA: 800 SF MIN. DEPTH: 21' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 14' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: LOW LEVEL CONTROLLED

CONFERENCE ROOM AREA: 160 SF MIN. DEPTH: 15' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONT

galveston maritime collection

TROLLED NAT. LIGHT

2.3 program analysis (detail)

2.4 (p.17) a computer algorithm generated thousands of iterations of the museum based on program requirements and site conditions

TROLLED NAT. LIGHT

MAILBOXES AND SORTING AREA AREA: 100 SF MIN. DEPTH: 6' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 8' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: NONE

WORK ROOM #1 AREA: 1200 SF MIN. DEPTH: 20' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

TROLLED NAT. LIGHT

MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY ROOM AREA: 250 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 8' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: NONE WORK ROOM #2 AREA: 800 SF MIN. DEPTH: 20' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

RKPLACES)

LOADING AREA: 250 SF MIN. DEPTH: 12' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 8' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: GROUND LEVEL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: NONE

TROLLED NAT. LIGHT

LAB #1 AREA: 200 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

LAB #2 AREA: 200 SF MIN. DEPTH: 10' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 10' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

TROLLED NAT. LIGHT

PRESERVATION

H LEVEL NAT. LIGHT

STORAGE/OTHER AREA: 1000 SF MIN. DEPTH: 20' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 24' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: NONE LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

MAINTENANCE AND FACILITY AREAS

H LEVEL NAT. LIGHT

GENERAL AND ARTIFACT STORAGE AREA: 3000 SF MIN. DEPTH: 30' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 24' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: GROUND LEVEL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: CONTROLLED NAT. LIGHT

TRASH/RECYCLE STORAGE AREA: 100 SF MIN. DEPTH: 6' MIN. CEILING HEIGHT: 8' DESIRED FLOOR LEVEL: GROUND LEVEL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS: NONE

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2.6 The division of spaces and ordering logic of the museum was based on studies of the 19th century architecture of downtown Galveston.

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TRUEHEART BUILDING

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Designed as an office for a real estate company at the height of Victoian-era architecture in Galveston, the Truheart building epitomizes the fabric architecture of the strand district near the proposed site of the maritime museum. The building features many unique elements of this architecture including the use of iron columns on the lower half of the facade, an element that would become required for new construction on the street. This opens up the lower level of the building to the street.

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galveston maritime collection 1.1 maritime history timeline (logarithmic timescale)

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3 sierpinski blocks 01 . 2009 academic work undergraduate studio arizona state university

In 1915, Waclaw Sierpinski captured the infinite and self-similar nature of mathematics with a simple fractal. A triangle is subdivided in to four equal parts by connecting the midpoints of its sides. This is then repeated ad infinum, much like how the rules of logic and mathematics operate consistently at different scales. To help teach this concept to young children at a local Montessori School, the Sierpinski Triangle was translated

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into a series of different-sized building blocks. Sierpinski Blocks are hollow tetrahedrons constructed of stained basswood. Magnets are concealed inside the blocks so that they snap together in geometrically â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;correctâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; locations. The faces are then color-coded to represent their polarities. The ratio of the different blocksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dimensions is designed so that each triangular face is itself a Sierpinski Triangle.

sierpinski blocks 3.1 successive subdivisions of a triangle according to Sierpinskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s method.

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3.2, 3.3 actualized blocks. in addition to expressing the self-similar nature of mathematics the blocks require the children to associate the different colors with the polarity of the magnets

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4 prd air cargo terminal 08 . 2012 / 12 . 2012 academic work graduate comprehensive studio university of texas at austin collaboration with Conner Bryan

Emerging manufacturing-based megacities require a new airport typology: the first airport dedicated to non-human travel. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) Air Cargo Terminal, located in Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busiest manufacturing city, allows for unparalleled efficiency in the transportation of cargo while removing industrial waste from the delta itself. This rapid expansion of manufacturing facilities in the region has caused tremendous environmental repercussions. There are twenty-eight industrial parks in the Guangdong Province, and none of them utilize sewage treatment facilities; they simply dump their waste into the water and allow it to wash downstream. The PRD airport is positioned to facilitate the clean up of industrial wastewater through a natural phytoremediation process. Plants called hyperaccumulators have the ability to tolerate large quantities of heavy metals, carcinogens, and other toxins. By implementing a hydroponic treatment system with these plants on site, the river watercan be treated without the use of carbonintensive industrial equipment. Once the river water enters the

site, it flows through a series of constructed wetlands, where the hyperaccumulators absorb the toxins through their root structures. Once the plants have become saturated with heavy metals, they can be collected and incinerated, whereby the heavy metals can be captured, recycled, and re-used, eliminating them from the natural ecosystem of the region. In this way, the PRD airport can serve as a model for the entire region, addressing the rising need of cargo transport for the manufacturing sector, while also alleviating the environmental issues facing China today. The building itself consists of two main elements: a series of modular processing bays and an elevated network of administration bars. This loosely defined network provides space for both administrative uses and workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; facilities. The confined nature of the bar-shaped rooms, paired with views of the horizon, creates a more personal experience to complement the working spaces below. The modular bays can be expanded when the airport reaches capacity, clipping onto the elevated taxiway structure above.

4.1 proposed site. the rapid introduction of industry and its pollution to the farmland on the site has made traditional cultivation impossible.

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4.3 exploded cargo facility diagram: elevated runway structure (a) uld conveyance system (b) administrative program (c) administrative building (d) cargo facility building (e) uld storage/conveyance structure (f) constructed wetlands/building foundations (g)

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prd air cargo terminal 4.4 level 1 floor plan - the cargo facility is composed of six identical modules to be leased to various tenants. additional modules may be added as the cargo facility demands growth

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4.7 interior view of office ‘tube‘ structure. the vertical shifting of the tubes allows for horizontal views to the sea while differentiating the offices from the rectilinear forms of the cargo facility below.

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5 urban power gauge 07 . 2011 / 08 . 2011 competition / commissioned design city of dallas

Electrical substations don’t really have names. They exist anonymously, consistently humming in the background of urban life. Never do you hear your friends say “let’s meet by the substation” or “turn left at the transformers”. In fact, the only time the substation crosses one’s mind is when it stops working. Once fixed, it slips out of memory once again. At times energy infrastructure enjoys a moment in the spotlight. An evening news segment announces: RESIDENTS PROTEST CONSTRUCTION OF NEW POWER SUBSTATION. Fears of dangerous electromagnetic radiation create a negative image that no other part of our infrastructure has had to bear. Understandably, it often finds itself in the center of many “not in my backyard” campaigns. But perhaps the substation isn’t

actually ugly at all. Perhaps it is just misunderstood. Few people really understand the exact role of the substation. Our interaction with power companies rarely goes beyond a monthly bill.Yet there is a fascinating story behind the delivery of electricity from its sources to the homes of our communities. By unveiling this story, the mystery that surrounds the electrical substation will subside and it will finally become a welcomed part of the urban fabric. The goal of this design is to celebrate the substation’s existence by educating the surrounding West Dallas community about their power grid. This document details a plan that consists of two parts: an immediate, non-architectural approach and a design for a park space in front of the substation in West Dallas.

urban power gauge 5.1 electrical substations are often subject to nimby campaigns due to their appearance and perceived health hazards

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5.2 while a common response to integrating infrastructural components into our environment is through disguise, this project aims at integration through education of the infrastructureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s importance to the community

45 - 46 5.3 An online ‘app’, MyEnergy is created that educates its users about their energy infrastructure. Currently, vast amounts of data regarding the production and transfer of energy is made available online, but in a spreadsheet format that is difficult to interpret. MyEnergy increases the impact of this information by presenting it visually in real-time. Users will have the ability to track energy flow from its sources, to their neighborhood substation, and to their own home. By elucidating the connections between the power sources, substations, transformers, and users, the substation will become a more accepted part of the community. (a) home view - displays the user’s current power usage, as well as historical statistics for comparison. Here, their home is mapped within the community. (b) community view - this part of the program displays the tributary area for the user’s substation. Here, the user can see average usage statistics for their community as well as historical data for comparison. (c) visualization mode - here the user can see a graphic mapping of the path energy takes from its sources (e.g. coal, gas, nuclear facilities, etc.) to their community substation, and finally to their home. (d) infrastructure details - The user may zoom into and learn about the various parts of energy infrastructure. Here they can access real-time usage statistics in addition to photographs and explantions of each component’s role in delivering power.

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The user may zoom into and learn about the various parts of energy infrastructure. The user may zoom into and learn about Here they can access real-time usage the various parts of energy infrastructure. Here they can access real-time usagestatistics in addition to photographs and of each component’s role in statistics in addition to photographsexplantions and power. explantions of each component’s roledelivering in delivering power. Infrastructure Details Infrastructure Details The user may zoom into and learn about The user may zoom into and learn about the various parts of energy infrastructure. the various parts of energy infrastructure. Here they can access real-time usage Here they can access real-time usagestatistics in addition to photographs and statistics in addition to photographsexplantions and of each component’s role in explantions of each component’s roledelivering in power. delivering power.

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5.4 site plan showing light wall (1), paved walkway (2), and different planting groups (3, 4)

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6 studies in color 01 . 2013 - 05 . 2013 academic work graduate advanced studio collaboration with jesefa templo

Color has intrigued artists, poets, and philosophers for almost all of our recorded history. We know that not everyone perceives color the same way, and that this is due in large part to differences in color vocabulary. For example, in Japanese, there is no equivalent for the English blue, just as in English there is no equivalent for the Hungarian piros (a variation of red).The words we use to describe our color sensations not only facilitate communication, but also structure our perception of color in the first place. Our exploration of color began with a three-dimensional mapping of English color words. By mapping the red, green, and blue components of these words (about 175 total) across the x, y, and z axes of a cube, certain patterns began to emerge. Densities of points around yellow and red indicate that we have an acute ability to discern slight difference in these colors.

By contrast, the low density of points near blue and violet suggests we have fewer and broader terms for those colors, and thus a weaker ability to categorize them. Chroma Scape is an installation built off of this research, an inhabitable sculpture that allows a person to navigate through the color spectrum with their body movement. An infrared camera monitors the movement of people through the space and alters the projection of color onto a series of walls constructed of mohair yarn. Through subtle changes in their position, CHROMA SCAPE allows the viewer to inhabit colors for which we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily have words. Our goal was to create a personal experience of color that transcended cultural or linguistic filters - to allow a visitor to experience color through the eyes of an infant.

studies in color 6.1 a three-dimensional mapping of all named colors in the English language. dense clustering indicates that we have a large number of words for that part of the spectrum and sparse areas represent colors less represented in our language.

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studies in color 6.2, 6.3 over one-half of a mile of mohair yarn suspended from the ceiling catches light from a digital projector. the color of the light responds directly to the position and movement of people within the installation.

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7 curriculum vitae michael w. beene b. 10/15/1986 nationality: USA 512-909-9566 mwbeene@gmail.com www.michael-beene.com 479 Warren Street #3B Brooklyn, New York 11217

In math and science, unchanging numbers of particular interest are called constants. Like pi or the force of gravity, these numbers serve as the foundation from which more complex concepts can emerge. By developing their understanding of constants, mathematicians and scientists can explain the more advanced phenomena of the world. The benefit of thinking of architecture in terms of constants is two-fold. On the one hand it may help us interpret beauty in buildings or cities that are already built, like the hillside cityscape of Porto. But I

also believe this thinking lends to the creation of smarter and more culturally relevant architecture. When faced with a new context, discovering and building upon its constants leads to the creation of more sustainable and place-making buildings. This collection of my recent academic work explores architecture through this lens. These projects are attempts at synthesizing history, program, construction, and phenomenon by analyzing the logics that underlie each.

curriculum vitae

education 08/2010 - 05/2013

m.arch | university of texas of austin

08/2005 - 05/2010

b.s. design |arizona state university graduated cum laude

practice 05/2013 - current

junior architect | william reue architecture new york, new york

01/2012 - 07/2012

architectural intern |miralles tagliabue arquitectes barcelona, spain

03/2006 - 08/2010

architectural intern | architekton tempe, arizona

teaching spring 2013

teaching assistant | arc308 - architecture and society the university of texas at austin

fall 2012

design assistant | arc320 - design three the university of texas at austin

fall 2011

teaching assistant | arc308 - architecture and society the university of texas at austin

spring 2011

teaching assistant | ugs303 - creative problem solving the university of texas at austin

publication 05/2013

issue: 009 | ‘galveston maritime collection’

05/2012

issue: 008 | ‘prd air cargo terminal’

05/2012

issue: 008 | ‘void(house){’

07/2011

the dallas observer | ‘urban power gauge’

05/2011

issue: 007 | ‘campus reading room’

recognition 05/2013

design excellence nominee | university of texas at austin ‘chroma scape’

12/2011

design excellence | university of texas at austin ‘prd air cargo terminal’

07/2011

dallas power art competition, 3rd place | city of dallas ‘urban power gauge’

12/2009

design excellence | arizona state university ‘sunnyslope library’

05/2009

end of year show | arizona state university ‘hide-and-seek’ design excellence nominee | arizona state university ‘alley house’

other skills languages

english, spanish

software

2d adobe creative suite 3d 3d studio max rhino sketchup parametric/scripting bentley generative components grasshopper max script processing documentation autocad revit

competition rendering of business school

During the spring and summer of 2012 I participated in UT Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Professional Residency Program, an internship placement program that allowed me to work at EMBT Architectes in Barcelona for university credit. My time spent there was devoted to the development of one project, a 600,000 SF university building for Fudan University in Shanghai. The firm won the commission through a design competition the summer prior to my arrival, so most of my time was spent on design development and coordination with the architect of record in China. The following text and images briefly document my participation on this project.

i. introduction

Barcelona, Spain 01.2012 / 07.2012

EMBT Architectes

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typical classroom structure_option 1

Part of my responsibility on this project was to develop a typical structural module for the classrooms that could accommodate tiered seating. We created four options that offered varied sculptural characteristics and construction efficiency.

ii. structural studies

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screenshot of custom software written for roof structure optimization

EMBT Arquitectes | spring 2012

roof studies, fudan business school

axonometric of final roof structure

One of my earliest tasks with the Fudan team was to rationalize the complex roof structure over the entrance. I was told that the intent was that it was to â&#x20AC;&#x153;hangâ&#x20AC;? between the buildings to cover the void between them. I wrote a piece of software that used a physics simulation to act upon the roof so that once it reached stasis, it would hang in its optimal form: the catenary arch. This approach was not only chosen for its structural efficiency, but for its relevance to our office, a Barcelona firm steeped in the traditions of Antoni Gaudi.

ii. roof structure optimization

courtyard rendering showing finalized roof structure

critical approaches to computation | graduate research sy

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The three-dimensional complexity of the project required us to develop a digital model of the interior to understand the implications of our design decisions made in plan and section. Since the design process was rapidly evolving, I developed a rendering technique that could quickly illustrate various interior ideas for the while keeping pace with the design team.

iii. interior circulation studies

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Our role as design architects required us to routinely create design documents to illustrate our intentions to the architect of record in China. This became a back-in-forth process over the course of my internship where the desires of the designer, consultants, and client were elucidated by a series of iterative drawings.

iv. documentation

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