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J . N AT E K AY LO R collection of projects 2010 - 2019
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Contents Part I Professional Projects
pg. 04 - 33
Part II: Academic: Architecture Studios
pg. 34 - 55
Part III: Academic: Computational Design
pg. 56 - 95
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Part I
Part II:
Professional Projects
Academic: Architecture Studios
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Part III: Academic: Computational Design
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Villers-CotterĂŞts 2019 | Courtyard Roof
Academic
Professional
Title:
Villers-CotterĂŞts
Subtitle:
Courtyard Roof
Role:
Optimization, Detailing
Skill Set:
Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Kangaroo
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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Villers-Cotterêts 2019 | Courtyard Roof
Villers-Cotterêts Courtyard Roof Villers-Cotterêts is a museum in France that was originally built in the 1600’s. In attempt to modernize the structure, the owners wanted to erect a glass roof over the courtyard to host various events for the museum.
Academic
Quadrilateral Panel Design In an attempt to compliment the original style of the courtyard, a diagonal quadrilateral pattern was decided as the final pattern for the roof.
Professional
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Villers-CotterĂŞts 2019 | Courtyard Roof
Before Optimization
After Optimization
Academic
Optimization Workflow In our preliminary studies, we discovered that it was impossible to create the geometry from planar glass panels, so we optimized the quadrilateral grid in order to create as many planar panels as possible, and leave the rest to be custom fabricated.
Professional
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Villers-CotterĂŞts 2019 | Courtyard Roof
Academic
Professional
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T11 D21 - D22
D26 - D27
D22 - D23 D23 - D24
(NE - SW) - 4
D240 - D25
appuis verrière type 1
appuis verrière type 1
appui verrière type 1
T11: Rectangular Hollow Section
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21
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240
240
240
240
appui verrière type 1
contre-poteau UPE 200
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D21: Rectangular Hollow Section appui verrière type 3
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22
appui verrière type 1
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24
21
240
25
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25
23
25
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contre-poteau UPE 200
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240
24
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240
26
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appui verrière type 3 décaler de 0,20 m vers le sud pour échapper à la lambourde de plancher
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appui verrière type 3
22
240
EP
21
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25
25
27
D22: Rectangular Hollow Section
EP
Exutoire de désenfumage, ouverture effective à assurer 1,10 m2
appui verrière type 1
UPE 240
21
appui verrière type 1
21
23
D23: Rectangular Hollow Section
appui verrière type 1
D25 - D26
24
22 D26 - D27
240
26
appui verrière type 3
26
22
240
D24: Rectangular Hollow Section
NODE xxx
T42
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25
27
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appui verrière type 3
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UPE 240
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T41 appui verrière type 1
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26
240
240
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contre-poteau UPE 200
T42 T50
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appui verrière type 1
25
25
27
21
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D240: Rectangular Hollow Section
appui verrière type 1
Exutoire de désenfumage, ouverture effective à assurer 1,10 m2
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EP
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26
240
26
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240
02
EP
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D25: Rectangular Hollow Section
appui verrière type 1
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appui verrière type 1
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240
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appui verrière type 1
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appui verrière type 1
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appui verrière type 1
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EP
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Exutoire de désenfumage, ouverture effective à assurer 1,10 m2
appui verrière type 1
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appui verrière type 1
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UPE 270
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UPE 270
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UPE 270
21 appui verrière type 2
ondary Edge
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appuis verrière type 2
e Beam
EP
D21 - D22
(NE - SW) - 3
(NE - SW) - 6 Inner
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UPE 240
D25 - D26
(NE - SW) - 5
22
EP
D23 - D24
(NW - SE) - 5
(NE - SW) - 2
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appui verrière type 1
D240 - D25
(NE - SW) - 1
22
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D22 - D23
(NW - SE) - 4
(NW - SE) -
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appuis verrière type 2
(NW - SE) - 3
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appui verrière type 2
(NW - SE) - 2
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Villers-Cotterêts 2019 | Courtyard Roof
appui verrière type 1
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UPE 270
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Academic
Professional
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390 min. ~ 470 max
315 244 min.~274max.
283
150
430
40 30
+ 149.60 m 200
1
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06
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COUPE B ECHELLE 1:10
148.59
Eau Pluvial
Eau Pluvial
Eau Pluvial
Eau Pluvial
Eau Pluvial
Eau Pluvial 147.88
80
Dégt. 142.85
142.1
140.79
420
Indice
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Date
Modification
Plan de Situation
40
Passage
+ 149.60 m
du
manège
Rue du Grand Bosquet
Place
Aristide
Briand
L'H
Ru ôtel e de de Ville
200
Impasse du Marché
315
283
30
150
142.66
PROJET
NODE ISOMETRIC
01
01
ECHELLE 1:2
01 --
06
COUPE D ECHELLE 1:10
NODE ISOMETRIC ECHELLE 1:2
VILLERS COTTERETS
CLIENT
DRAC HAUTS-DE-FRANCE Site Amiens 5, rue Henry Daussy 80 044 AMIENS CEDEX 1
153.88
ARCHITECTE
STRUCTURE
Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering
Local
Tübinger Strasse 12-16 70178 Stuttgart T +49 711 24 83 93 60 F +49 711 24 83 93 88 info@knippershelbig.com
151.04
150.97
0675
Dessiné:
DETAILS
150.17
Local Projet:
Date: Echelle: Numéro
S-600
Eau Pluvial
149.77
Eau Pluvial
Local
Local
146.20 146.20
Local
142.34 142.62
141.64
Cour
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Knippers Helbig | Ludwigsburg Pedestrian Bridge | 2018- 2019
Academic
Professional
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Title:
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Subtitle:
Pedestrian Bridge
Role:
Design, Rationalization
Skill Set:
Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Autocad
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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Knippers Helbig | Ludwigsburg Pedestrian Bridge | 2018- 2019
Academic Fiber Reinforced Concrete We wanted to make the concrete as thin as possible to showcase the advancements made in ultra thin reinforced concrete. The ribs are made from reinforced concrete and therefore are able to look thin, as if made from wood or steel.
Professional
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Knippers Helbig | Ludwigsburg Pedestrian Bridge | 2018- 2019
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Gradientenverlauf 36.35
+283.374 m.ü.NN
+283.09 m.ü.NN
2.58% +282.41 m.ü.NN +282.13 m.ü.NN
6x Rippen Typ A 6x Rippen Typ A
Rippen Typ B Rippen Typ B
2.50
Lichtraumprofil = 4.65m
Rippen Typ B
281.20
0.10
0.25
278.23
281.16
281.11
278.47
278.26
281.14
277.69
Tropf
281.46
d Fahrrad
0.40
weg
282.38
1.77
277.78
277.86
1.02
281.75
2 Brücken Abwicklung M 1:100
weg Fahrrad
Geh- un d
II
achs e
I
X=3513044.6463 Y=5411347.9830 +282.13 m.ü.NN
281.70
Brü
cken
ße urger Stra Ludwigsb
277.69
281.45
281.50
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280.46
277.76
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3 Q M
278.51
277.56
282.60
277.80
278.09
° 70.0
278.10
Geh- un
X=3513020.4065 Y=5411357.7263
Entwässerungspunkt
0,0
d. Ra
8
0.25 %
0.10
0,0
280.43
C7
C7
2
X=3513042.2702 Y=5411343.5240 +282.41 m.ü.NN
278.04
277.68
6.0
X=3513028.322 Y=5411342.5650
5.5
Ge
fäll
e%
%
281.91
Tropf
1.02
C6
C5
1.97
287.30 282.32 C4
277.38
B3
B4
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3,1%
5.58 Rad.
4 Q M
2.58%
Gefäl
le%
5
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283.2
277.8
6.02
1.4
2
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Elementübergang
280.86
+283.374 m.ü.NN
283.22
280.93 277.21
277.3 3
3
277.4
1 Grundriss M 1:100
0.60
B6
B5
1 0.3
281.44
B2
33.8
+283.09 m.ü.NN
281.08
4
4.3
B1 3,1%
280.30
C1
B7
281.96
282.27
7
C2
1
B8
C3
7.6
X=3513029.9601 Y=5411333.4683 +282.72 m.ü.NN
3.4
X=3513009.3017 Y=5411334.0710 +282.97 m.ü.NN
277.61
X=3513014.0990 Y=5411332.4293 +283.254 m.ü.NN
R2
Entwässerungspunkt
277.50
282.21
Academic
II 0.36
0.52
Lichte Breite= 3.20m
0.10 0.16
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LEGENDE
I
Textilbeton
11.4° Stahlwinkel Handlauf
ANMERKUNGEN:
- Gründungssohle mu
0.12
Brückenachse
Var.%
- Maße sind grundsätz Es gelten nur die bes
0.30
0.40
0.10
11.4°
0.10 Handlaufhöhe = 0.90m
1.02
0.10
Stahl
Geländerhöhe = 1.35m
0.10
0.47
0.25
Stahlbeton Tropfnase
1.77
Professional
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.
R0
Tropfnase
- Alle Höhenangaben i 0.16
3.50
0.48
0.20
4.34
281.47
3 Querschnitt - Rippen Typ A M 1:20
281.45
281.50
ÜBERSICHT:
281.63
281.91
282.
90
282.32 282.21
28
2.8
5
282.27 281.96
1
1.4
28
ø 0,55
281.08
283.13
ø 0,5
II 0.36
I 0.52
Lichte Breite= 3.20m
0.10 0.16
Brückenachse
Geländerhöhe = 1.35m
Ludwigsburge
Neubau einer Geh- u Landschaftsentwicklu Hummelsgraben
Var.%
BAUHERR
Landeshauptstadt Stu 0.10
11.4°
0.10 Handlaufhöhe = 0.90m
1.97
1.02
Tropfnase
Tropfnase
Abteilung Stadtbahne
0.50
0
0.60
280.3
Datum
PROJEKT
11.4°
Stahlwinkel Handlauf
0.12
0.10
0.47
0.25
Index
0.10
280.93
280.86
283.35
3.42
0.76 4.34
0.16
GESAMTPLANER
4 Querschnitt - Rippen Typ B M 1:20
Knippers H
Advanced Engin
Planungsphase: Entwur Datum: 05.03.2019
o V
Maßstab: 1:100, 1:20
Planinhalt:
Objektplanung Grund Ansicht Abwicklung
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Knippers Helbig 2018-2019 | Apfelkern Observation Tower
Academic
Professional
Title:
Apfelkern Observation Tower
Subtitle:
Observation Tower
Role:
Design, Rationalization
Skill Set:
Rhino 3D, Grasshopper
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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Knippers Helbig 2018-2019 | Apfelkern Observation Tower
Academic
Professional
Apfelkern Observation Tower The Knippers Helbig Facade Design team worked with Knight Architects to develop a structure and parametric timber skin in the shape of an Apple Seed. The interesting challenge with designing the timber slats is we had to provide consistent coverage that thins out towards the top so that the slats do not intersect. The tower was also designed so that the timber slats open up for three look-out areas for visitors to pause and admire the park from three different viewsheds.
Main Vertical Beams
Secondary Horz. Beams
Ring Beams
Lamellae
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Knippers Helbig 2018-2019 | Apfelkern Observation Tower
Academic Parametric Workflow A parametric tool was developed in Grasshopper to unroll all the timber elements and nest them on a sheet so dimensions and bending radii could be observed in order to estimate costs.
Professional
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Knippers Helbig 2018-2019 | Apfelkern Observation Tower
Stair Design Two options were developed for the stair design. The first option was to fabricate custom timber stairs that conform perfectly to the doubly curved geometry of the global structure. Since this option would be expensive to produce, we also proposed a cheaper alternative made of standardized stair dimensions that could fit into the geometry.
Academic
Section 1
Section 2
Professional
Section 3
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Knippers Helbig | Ludwigsburg Pedestrian Bridge | 2018- 2019
Academic
Professional
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University of Kansas: Men’s Basketball Lounge and Trophy Room | 2017
Academic
Professional
Title:
Allen Field House
Subtitle:
Design to Construction
Role:
Design, Drafting
Skill Set:
Sketchup, Revit
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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University of Kansas: Men’s Basketball Lounge and Trophy Room | 2017
Coaching Wall The focal point of the room is the coaching wall: where the team can sit and review game footage. The design called for a large video display while also having sufficient white board space for the coach, Bill Self, to have enough space to draw out plays.
A number of options were studied to determine the best option, including fixed, sliding, and hidden white board options. Thorough site line studies were also conducted to insure optimal viewing angles, also considering the above average heights of the players. Ultimately, the option chosen was two sliding white boards that flank a large screen television and can slide (using barn-door hardware) to cover the television screen.
Academic
Professional
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University of Kansas: Men’s Basketball Lounge and Trophy Room | 2017
Photos of Finished Construction
Academic
Rendering
Picture of Finished Construction
Professional
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New York Elementary School - Garden Shed | June 2016
Academic
Professional
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Title:
New York Garden Shed
Subtitle:
Struct Restruct: Design / Build
Role:
Design / Construction
Skill Set:
Autocad, Sketchup, Adobe CS
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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New York Elementary School - Garden Shed | June 2016
Struct / Restruct Design - Build This project was a not-for-profit effort from Struct / Restruct, and was entirely designed and built by the interns. New York Elementary School needed a Garden Shed to house miscellaneous tools for the school’s Gardening
Club. All materials used were reclaimed and donated. We came up with four options for the school, ultimately choosing a simple gable design that alternated reclaimed barn wood with recycled traffic signs.
Academic
Professional
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New York Elementary School - Garden Shed | June 2016
Academic
Professional
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New York Elementary School - Garden Shed | June 2016
Academic
Professional
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Part I
Part II:
Professional Projects
Academic: Architecture Studios
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Part III: Academic: Computational Design
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
Academic
Professional
Title:
Pickney Health Garden
Subtitle:
Comprehensive Studio
Role:
Two-Person Team
Skill Set:
Revit Autocad Adobe Creative Suite Rhino 3D / Grasshopper
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
Academic Integrated Design Studio As part of the University of Kansas M. Arch. program, in the second to last semester students are required to take an Integrated Design Studio, in which the students take on the full scope of a project, from the schematic design phase all the way to construction documents.
Professional
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
Design for Preventative Healthcare The Pickney Health Garden is a clinic for the Pickney Neighbourhood in Lawrence, KS. It is the accumulation of offset rectangular masses placed within a landscape filled with native vegetation. Gardens are placed between the programmatic functions and help to blend interior and exterior spaces for a holistic health care experience.
Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
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4. SHARED OFFICE
5. STORAGE
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6. PROCEDURE
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11. BREAK ROOM 12. EDUCATION
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16. SMALL TREATMENT
12. EDUCATION
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Comprehensive Design Studio: Pickney Health Garden | 2017
Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Studio: Sante Fe Art Center | June 2018
Skin
Core
Plinth
Academic
Professional
Title:
Sante Fe Art Center
Subtitle:
Comprehensive Studio
Role:
Two Student Team
Skill Set:
Revit, Autocad, Adobe CS
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Studio: Sante Fe Art Center | June 2018
Sante Fe Art Center Having always been a territory rich with diversity from indigenous native Americans, to Spanish and European immigrants, the Sante Fe Arts District represents a gateway of dreams and prosperity for many people. 7th and Sante Fe stands at the opening into an artistic environment that flows through its colourful people, cultures and traditions. It was our goal with this design to reflect the rich journey and create an ascending green
space around a glass mass which encourages leisure, entertainment, and community interaction. Additionally, this design showcases the colourful activities and range of cultures that populate the space. Lastly, with the implementation of a perforated metal screen that opens and closes around the building to allow or block natural sunlight, we form a relationship between indoor and outdoor space. Our mission was to create a new space that celebrates the rich tradition of the Sante Fe Neighbourhood.
Academic
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
CHAPTER 01 Professional
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
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Comprehensive Studio: Sante Fe Art Center | June 2018
Academic
Professional
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Comprehensive Studio: Sante Fe Art Center | June 2018
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C
16' - 3"
25' - 9"
E
D 12' - 8"
F
20' - 4"
A
B
C
D
25' - 9"
2
UNISEX RESTROOM
24' - 0"
UP
MECH.
STORAGE
MECH.
ARTIST STUDIO
3
25' - 0"
STORAGE
COURTYARD
TEMP. GALLERY
UP
4
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR UTILITY ROOM
HVAC
MECH.
31' - 9"
MECH.
ARTIST STUDIO
WOOD SHOP
4
LEVEL 3 1/8" = 1'-0"
1
OFFICE
BASEMENT 1/8" = 1'-0"
5
1
2 DN
UP
UNISEX RESTROOM
RESTROOM
MECH.
MECH.
3 DN COAT CLOSET
VESTIBULE
LOBBY
SECURITY ROOM MAIN GALLERY MECH.
UP
1
UP
A4
4
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR LOADING
MECH.
SANTE FE STREET
MECH.
AUDITORIUM
5
5
LEVEL 4 1/8" = 1'-0"
2
LEVEL 1 1/8" = 1'-0"
7TH STREET
1
UP
2
KITCHENETTE
UNISEX RESTROOM
UNISEX RESTROOM
MECH.
MECH.
ARTIST STUDIO OUTDOOR SPACE
3 DN
CONFERENCE ROOM
CONFERENCE ROOM
COURTYARD
UP
4 CAFE
ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR
MECH.
MECH.
OFFICE FOR 8
ARTIST STUDIO
STAGE KITCHEN
ARTIST OUTDOOR WORKSPACE COPY/FILING ROOM
5
6
LEVEL 5 1/8" = 1'-0"
3
LEVEL 2 1/8" = 1'-0"
Academic
Professional
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Part I
Part II:
Professional Projects
Academic: Architecture Studios
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Part III: Academic: Computational Design
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META-MORPH: ITECH Masters Thesis - 2019
Academic
Professional
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Title:
META-MORPH
Subtitle:
ITECH Masters Thesis - 2019
Role:
Research, Production
Skill Set:
Rhino 3D, Grasshopper (Kangaroo, C#), hardware protoyping (3d printing, Arduino)
Project Type: Academic
Professional
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META-MORPH: ITECH Masters Thesis - 2019
Small rigid part
Minimizing the rigid parts
Big Soft material Friendly
By using large inflated balloons with small mobile robots, the amount of hardware is reduced to a minimum. By maximizing the size of the sphere, the robot node has can travel more distance to achieve different configurations. This makes it safer to be around. This is a significant departure from other state of the art robotic systems as the active hardware is less than 1/10th the size of the axis.
Unlimited Degrees of Freedom We designed a free moving robotic connection that can attach and move anywhere on the spherical module. The infinite axis node allows the spheres to connect and move anywhere around eachother.
Attach anywhere as connection can move wherever
Move to connect target
Academic
Multi-robotic
Professional
Sphere
Meta-Morph
Adaptive Architecture
Scope The scope of this thesis research is to develop a novel robotic system for adaptive architecture.
digital work-flow for simulating the behaviours and arrangements of the system.
The design and development of the Infinite Axis Node was focused on balancing the reduction of weight and size with maximizing the strength of the magnets and motors in order for the node to be strong enough to connect and move the spheres.
For this, we first explored a number of behaviours that we discovered through experimentation. These behaviours are: Typology change through reconfiguration, directional rigidity through strategic node placement, Self repair, and two types of locomotion. (Peristaltic and Quadrupedal).
For the spheres modules, we experimented with a number of materials from PVC Fabrics to typical latex balloons. We found that weather balloons offered us the larger scale we wanted, while keeping the weight to a minimum as the material thickness is extremely thin, but still strong enough to support the I.A.N. on the surface. In order to demonstrate the system’s potential in an architectural context we developed a
Once we better understood some of the behaviours of the system, we then used that insight to develop a number of architectural scenarios in which the system is visualized as a kind of autonomous building parasite that moves around the inside and outside of
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Innovative Composite Fabrication The ITECH research demonstrator 2018/19 investigates large-scale compliant architecture inspired by biomimetic principles from Coleoptera coccinellidae (Ladybug) wings. The demonstrator is composed of two adaptive folding elements made of carbon and glass fibre-reinforced plastic. The demonstrator is first of its kind to employ industrial tape-laying technology for an automated fabrication of large-scale compliant mechanisms. Their kinetic behaviour is achieved through distinct compliant hinge zones with integrated pneumatic actuators.
Academic Biomimetic Investigation An initial biomimetic investigation preceded design development to identify functional kinematic principles which could be abstracted and transferred to technical architectural applications. In collaboration with the Institute of Evolution and Ecology and the Department for Paleobiology of the University of TĂźbingen, the kinematic behaviour of origami like folding patterns of Coleoptera coccinellidae wings were identified as promising biological role models.
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Digital Workflow An integrative digital workflow was developed to integrate multiple considerations, including component design, kinematic behaviour, plate discretization, simulation and structural analysis, as well as generation of fabrication data. After the folding pattern and component contours were designed purely in two dimensions, the geometry was transferred into three-dimensional position, enabling adjustment in the orientation and inclination. A kinematic skeleton was developed based on the initial two-dimensional folding pattern, used to evaluate folding behaviour. Various constraints and support conditions were implemented to analyse their influence on the kinematics and resultant spatial adaptation. After discretizing the components according to fabrication constraints and structural considerations, specific material properties were locally assigned, and the model was sent to a finite element analysis (FEA)
software for simulation of the kinematic and loadbearing behaviour. In the last step, stiffness gradients and discretization patterns were used to calculate the necessary directionalities of the laminate layers. A custom computational tool enabled robot and machine control files to be output for a completely automated
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Automated Fabrication Process An industrial robotic tape-laying process of carbon and glass fibres within a polyamide matrix enabled automated fabrication of laminates with highly differentiated material gradients. Thus, it was possible to precisely adjust the material properties by adapting fibre orientation and laminate set-up according to structural and functional demands. Carbon fibre was only used where structurally needed, while glass fibre was used to create continuous large-scale plates. Furthermore, the translucency of the glass fibre enhanced the architectural qualities and differentiated translucency of the components.
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My Role in Fabrication My Primary role in the fabrication phase was the prototyping and fabrication of the fiber composite pieces. We developed an automated workflow that would lay the fibers in highly accurate layers corresponding to structural simulation data.
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My Role in the Global Design The studio was split into four groups: Global Design, Structural Simulation, Hardware and Sensing, and Fabrication. I was involved in the Global Design group. My primary role was to aid in the development of a design tool in Grasshopper that we could easily iterate through different geometries. We went through numerous design iterations. I have included some of my favourites on this page.
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Smart Robotic Assembly - ITECH Behavioural Fabrication Seminar | Winter 2018
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Smart Robotic Assembly - ITECH Behavioural Fabrication Seminar | Winter 2018
Timber Joinery Robotic assembly is an extremely complicated task that would benefit from behavioural feedback loops. A more customary method for robotic sensing is through vision which often requires expensive sensors and computation to interpret the vast amount of information that is collected from visual sensors. As a simpler approach, force sensing can be used as a local way to sense information about the assembly of a structure. Timber joinery was chosen as the subject of robotic assembly as it is a procedural task that relies on delicate human interactions to fit the pieces properly into place, thus making it a challenging topic for robotic processes. Robotic assembly is a highly studied topic due to its complexity. Typically, research teams develop highly sophisticated algorithms to deal with the complexities. For example, A Framework for Fine Robotic Assembly from CRI Group programmed robot arms to assemble
Ikea furniture. The result was a complex algorithm which demonstrates how difficult it is for robots to perform assembly tasks. This is why robotic work flows could benefit from behavioural sensing and feedback loops.
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Behavioural End Effector For our project a 5-part timber joint was used as our primary node for assembly. The node consists of three unique parts with planar notches, therefore requiring a simple initial fabrication. The custom gripper end effector consisted of an Arduino controlled servo motor that interfaced with the assembly using a force sensor. Since our node is so dependent on the assembly order, this presented an interesting aspect of “assembly aware computational processes� where fabrication constraints inform the aggregation logic. We were able to digitally define a 3D array of nodes that sequentially added struts depending on order and reachability.
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KUKA Robotic Sensor Interface (RSI) For our Robot Sensor interface with the Kuka robot arm, we used Rhino / Grasshopper interfacing with the Kuka and then force sensor feedback from the custom build end effector. For the assembly workflow, the Robot goes to pick up frame, and then navigates to an approach frame. At this point it starts incrementally approaching the target frame unless it receives a “True� value from the sensor. Then it adjusts the approach and target frames and keeps trying to place the component until the target is reached without tripping the force sensor.
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Robotic Fabrication Seminar : Shingle Shell | Summer 2018
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Timber Shingle Shell
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Timber Shingle Shell Seminar by Tobias Schmidt. Students worked in teams to propose designs. The final design ended up combining aspects of the strongest student proposals. The topic for this project was to develop an all timber plate structure that could be milled from a Kuka and assembled using friction fit joints. The fabrication and assembly process was highly precise and easy to assemble despite the highly complex doubly curved geometry.
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Robotic 3D Printing Research | 2017
Robotic 3D Printing Our research team assembled a functioning clay extruder tool that attaches to a KUKA robotic arm with which we produced over 50 unique tests from three different types of clay. A variety of parameters were explored such as: air pressure, water content, tool path speed, nozzle diameter, and layer spacing. After achieving optimal deposition parameters our goal became to explore ways in which to utilize the 9-axis capabilities of the robotic arm in conjunction with traditional 3D printing techniques.
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Scripts / Tool Path There are a number of reasons why clay extrusion is different than traditional 3D printing. Since the cartridge is pressurized the extruder is constantly outputting force in the direction of the tool path orientation. Also, since there is currently no way to augment the flow from the extruder, the clay will extrude continuously until the air pressure is turned off or disconnected. Our GH scripts took these findings into account in order to create optimal contact (continued on next page)
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between layers while also exploring ways in which to utilize all 9 points of rotation on the robot arm. Our initial tests sought to find optimal settings for 3D printing clay. Once we were able to 3D print in a traditional layer-by-layer method, we wanted to push the limits of 3D printing by utilizing the 9 points of rotation on the robot arm and also some of the aspects of 3D printing clay that are unique such as testing tensile strength and the effect of gravity on the tests. We also began to explore ways to create larger modular forms through our scripts. Due to some of the limitations of the process, our findings concluded that the best way to apply this research to construction techniques would be to take a modular approach. Since the robot’s strength is in doing repetitious actions, a structure could be panellized in a way that the robot is able to fabricate piece by piece.
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We also concluded that the clay is extremely brittle and should not be used in tension, but works very well in compression – especially after firing in a kiln.
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Flat Pack CNC Chair - Arch 600 Digital Fabrication | December 2014
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Flat Pack CNC Chair - Arch 600 Digital Fabrication | December 2014
Design Iterations and 1:1 Prototype I started this project with the goal to make a chair with a design that would be difficult to fabricate by hand but still easy to manually assemble. The design itself was inspired by modern lounge chairs that make for a comfortable sit, but can also be used as an accent in a room.
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Final Design The final design was fabricated using 3/4� birch plywood stock. The added thickness in the legs made for a more stable feeling chair. The material was CNC milled using a 1/4� timber milling bit.
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Flat Pack CNC Chair - Arch 600 Digital Fabrication | December 2014
Fabrication Process The assignment called for a chair that could be milled out of a single sheet of plywood and hence could be shipped efficiently by collapsing it back into a flat sheet for transport. The pieces were nested as efficiently as possible but could have been more efficient if I made more than one chair and used even more tightly nested geometry.
Academic Final Build and Assembly The friction fit joint was rigorously studied and physically prototyped in order to get the best fit possible. Tolerances such as the diameter of the CNC milling bit had to be accounted for, but in the end this approach made the assembly process extremely easy and resulted in a stable chair. The chair was exhibited in a local chair design show among other industrial designers’ work.
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