Group Project: Design Studio Fall 2009
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Adaptive reuse of an historic building. Each bay of the Evanston, Wyoming Train Roundhouse was assigned to a group in the class along with a specific program. The program our group was assigned was an eating establishment. CONCEPT:
During our visit to the site, we became aware of the importance of the truss in the railroads. Trusses distribute high loads between multiple joints, preserving the openness of space. APPROACH:
We used the concept of the function of trusses to define connections and nodes of pedestrian circulation paths, and to give the user a sense of the large open space in the building. Upper catwalks and seating areas give the user the feeling of being up in the trusses to experience the open space. INVOLVEMENT:
Integrally involved in conception and design process. While other members of my group developed presentation drawings, my task was to construct the final model.
Roundhouse Lunch Counter
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Cube Volume: Design Workshop Spring 2007
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The design problem was to express the volume of a 12” x 12“ x 12” cube without specifically defining the edges. MATERIALS:
Strips of light gage metal were used as horizontal members representing the rigid and austere in architecture. Wood was used to represent the warm and inviting in contrast to the metal. FABRICATION:
Connections were made to fit tight so that no glue was needed in the assembly of the model.
Roundhouse Lunch Counter
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Custom fabricated kitchen table for a residential home. All parts of the table are constructed of reclaimed materials. MATERIALS:
Table top is a 4’x8’ sheet of 1/2” mild steel that was used to cover a hole in a driveway, so the metal was rusted and worn. Legs are made of scrap pieces of rustic alder obtained from a custom cabinet shop. The frame for the table is 2”x 2” square tubing, and connection brackets are fabricated from 4” wide 3/16” reclaimed strap steel. FABRICATION:
Rust had to be cleaned from the table top with a wire brush, which exposed the texture of the metal underneath. Then the table was sealed with an epoxy sealer to prevent further rusting.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Design competition for Salt Lake City’s New Year’s Eve celebration 2009. Our group was chosen first place out of 15 entries. As the winner of the competition, our group constructed the project for First Night on January 1, 2009. CONCEPT:
Theme for First Night was rituals. Our group focused the on common use of superstitions; highlighting the ritual of knocking on wood to ward off bad luck. APPROACH:
As the new year is a time to reflect on the past years events, we constructed the wall out of recycled newpapers to represent all that had happened throughout the year. Using the concept of knock on wood, there were wooden boxes embedded in the newspapers that users could play with drumsticks like a musical instrument in order to engage the public. INVOLVEMENT:
I was equally and entirely envolved in the design process and construction of the installation. FABRICATION:
We created a system to drill holes in the center of the newspapers to thread them onto one inch Schedule 40 tubing to keep the stacks straight. Each stack of newspapers was placed in a base and attached together throughout the columns to form the wall.
First Night Design Competition
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Roundhouse Lunch Counter
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Design of a municipal airport including an airplane hangar and fixed-based operational spaces for the Uinta County Airport in Evanston, Wyoming. The design included a pilot lounge, meeting and training room, manager’s office, as well as operational service spaces. CONCEPT:
The airport as a catalyst for transition between sky and ground. The focus was on the exhilarating but subtle moment between being on the ground and being airborne. APPROACH:
Give the user a sense of the relationship between sky and ground through the visual experience of the building. As a person enters the building, a series of directional truss structures draw the interest upward, leading the eye to a clerestory window offering a glimpse of the sky. Grounded spaces such and the pilot lounge, manager’s office, and training room are enveloped in a concrete shell structure with limited natural light penetration, giving the cave-like feeling of being in the ground. Evanston Wyoming Airport
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