My Portfolio by Paul Elmore

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One Artist Museum

Located adjacent to the Highline in New York City, my one artist museum focused on the work of Georgia O’Keefe. Having previously been unacquainted with her work, I spent a few days familiarizing myself with it. Once this task was complete, I began the cyclical process of designing/redesigning based upon the information I had gathered from a week in New York as well as the work of Georgia O’Keefe. Her influence on the museum was not as emphasized in elevation or section, but when I stacked the floor plans a secret greeted my eyes.

WHAT A SITE

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I started with the structure of the building, massed out 足spaces, 足adjusted the profile of the floor plates, added an iconic 足element into the atrium space, flipped the whole project 足upside down, reworked the structure, and to get the quality of light I was looking for, ended up wiring LEDs into the floors.

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OFF THE GRID

The introverted diagrid present in Morphosis’s Cooper Union and the extroverted structural grid of Norman Foster’s Hearst Tower were married in an undulating exterior diagrid. This diagrid defined the building envelope and provided a playful exterior that interacted with the Highline.

One Artist Museum

The Foundation

BEACON HILL

Just south of Highway 71 in Kansas City, the Beacon Hill d Â istrict has been hailed as an up and coming neighborhood. All it lacks is a catalyst, something to revitalize the area. In this instance, a school seeks to serve that purpose; a school that would bring parents and youth together. But it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solely function as a school; it had to be a foundation for the community.

The Foundation

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39.084519, -94.57029 The triangular parcel of land is bordered by Troost Avenue to the west and Highway 71 along the hypotenuse. An empty lot forms the southern 足足border of this triangle. A 15-foot grade change is present from Troost Avenue to the highway.

The Foundation

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The Foundation

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TWIN TEE PROCESS

The section model I constructed consisted of twin tees placed using plaster and three precast concrete panels placed using fast setting cement. Each tee was set into the precast panels and cantilevered for 15 inches. To keep the plaster from fracturing under its own weight, I embedded 15 pieces of wire within each plaster casting. This was accomplished by using a laser cut jig to hold the wire in place within the formwork as the plaster was placed.

The Foundation

The concrete panels were similar to the wire embedded tees since each one had a cotton mesh nestled inside. Each panel was only a 1/2” thick, 7” wide, and 30” long and would have broken when loaded with the tees if not for the reinforcement. The tees slid into slots within each panel and were then fixed in place.

SCHOOLED

The Foundation

This school serves as a beacon for the community, a foundation for revitalization, an educational tool, and a safe haven for all who want to

learn.

NYC: INTERNSHIP

WARM UP

THAT’S A WRAP

During the spring and summer semester of my fourth year, I worked at Perkins Eastman in New York City. Within the firm I worked in ‘Studio 6’ which primarily designed healthcare projects located in Manhattan and a few in the surrounding areas. I spent the majority of the winter months working with 3DS Max and Sketchup to create digital models. (I even modeled some paper around several books that were destined for clients.)

NYC: INTERNSHIP

IN THE FRAY

NSLIJ SITE

The spring months were filled with work on a hospital that was located in Greenwich Village. I went on several site visits to photograph the building, modeled surrounding context, and made several renderings of proposed schemes. For a few presentations I generated icon-like graphics that went on site plans to indicate notable features such as subway lines, metro entrances, and local businesses. Later, for an in-house presentation on Studio 6, I cut out the profile of New York from wrapping paper and pinned project locations to their respective areas.

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NYC: INTERNSHIP

ENTRY IDEA

HOME STRETCH Continuing the work from the spring months, I spent the summer working on additional signage schemes for the hospital in Greenwich Village. The concept was to have a screen outside the ambulance entrance that displayed the word emergency in 40 different languages. After mapping the text to each individual panel, I made numerous mock ups showcasing the variations of the super graphic. Once the final design was selected I made several renderings depicting how the graphic would look.

emergency

NYC: INTERNSHIP

5'-0"

4'-7"

Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nezcla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nood Nouzové Nødsituation Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Beredskap Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nouzové Nødsituation Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Beredskap Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nood Nouzové Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Beredskap Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nood Nouzové Nødsituation Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência

Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nood Nouzové Nødsituation Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Beredskap Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència ανάγκης Kagipitan 緊急 Nouzové Nødsituation Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Beredskap Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nood Nouzové Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Beredskap Awaryjnych надзвичайної Ulia Popilikia Emergency Emergencia 緊急事件 Ho-nez-cla D'urgence чрезвычайной De emergência Notfall Emergenza Noodsituatie Dharura 비상 사태 Nödsituationer έκτακτης ανάγκης Skubios pagalbos D'emergència Kagipitan 緊急 Nood Nouzové Nødsituation Hätätila Ijans Vészhelyzet Neyðartilvikum Darurat Awaryjnych

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JUST IN TIME At the very end of my internship, having previously been working solely in the digital realm, I worked in the model shop for two weeks. Within the shop I worked with two other colleagues and we produced models on a variety of scales--ranging from master planning to intricate detail models. When I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t constructing models, I taught the other model makers how to operate and maintain their rarely used laser cutter, a skill I learned while in school. There is something forever enchanting about being able to cut out a perfect circle an infinite amount of times.

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DIGITAL FABRICATION

A NOT-SO-STICKY SITUATION what you need to know!

objective: serve a purpose purpose: practice strategies for conquering the world material: 0.200” and 0.100” acrylic

how to make life difficult!

limitations: use only one (or two) 18”x32” sheets of acrylic constraints: all joints must be glueless, tapeless, and screwless requirements: no fasteners! no glue! only friction joints may be used AND the object must only be able to be produced by a laser cutter

what I did

joints: I utilized two joints, one was a slip joint with tabs that locked it into place (depicted in the queen diagram) and the second joint used circles to connect the substructure to the board. slip joints: used on both the structure connections and the individual pieces. circle joints: 0.01” was routered out of the top of each one, allowing the circle to snap onto the structure. board: had the profile of these circles routered out of it to a depth of .01” allowing the circles to fit snugly inside.

Slip joint used for fastening the individual pieces

DIGITAL FABRICATION

JOINT ASSEMBLY

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SETTING UP THE BOARD

DIGITAL FABRICATION

CHECK

DIGITAL FABRICATION

time spent: board_133:24 structure_16:56 spacer_00:57 (30)spacers_12:49 (98)spacers_39:53 queens&kings_25:58 rooks&bishops_17:48 pawn_2:41 knight_4:01 armyofpawns_19:32 rookcrenellations_11:04 additionalpieces_17:44 final board_237:16

DIGITAL FABRICATION

RIPPLE SURFACE

Flat plane, undisturbed. Modifiers appear. As time goes on, the plane is unable to Waiting... The plane remains aloof. resist. It becomes affected by the first modifier.

Not quite satisfied, the Seeing the succes of the two plane allows the second modifiers, many more appear modifer to influence it. and manipulate the plane even further.

The planeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modifiers, having accomplished what they set out to do, promptly disappear. The plane, rippled now, is ready to move on to more serious things, like Rhino and rigid insulation.

CNC TOOLING OPTIONS

Spiral

Radial

DIGITAL FABRICATION

Linear

VISUAL ARTS

I SPY

CLOUD GATE

OH, GEHRY

VISUAL ARTS

TAXI!

ANALOG

INK

WATERCOLOR

PASTEL

VISUAL ARTS

DIGITAL

BUILT WORKS

SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

...this chapter is about what happens outside of studio. where design is put into practice to solve a problem. in one sense, this section could be viewed as design + build, albeit at a much smaller scale, but the outcome is the same. i address a problem, explore solutions, and build what i believe to be the best answer.

...this is what i do for fun

BUILT WORKS

Finding myself with a plethora of street signs and no place to store books, it only seemed logical to make a bookshelf.

HOLDER OF CARDS

There is nothing better than the problem solving thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involved with making your own functional objects. And it just so happens that these spiffy front pocket wallets provided just such an opportunity.

BUILT WORKS

LEATHER, ANYONE?

POWDER

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ALUMINUM INSERTS

GOING GREEN

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PROTOTYPES

STITCHING PONY

BUILT WORKS

JAWS OF WOOD?

A stitching pony allows leather to be sewn with both hands, rather than just using one. After sewing the previous wallet with via table top vise, I decided to take the initiative and make a stitching pony. The pony was milled on the CNC out of Baltic birch plywood with oak dowels acting as index points when it was laminated together. I devised a turnbuckle system between the jaws that allows for easy adjustment of the amount of force exerted on the leather being stitched.

BUILT WORKS

CARDBOARD SHIPPING CONTAINTER

After designing a wallet and a tool to help construct it, it only made sense to design the packaging that it would ship in. Doing so ensured that the recipient wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t haphazardly open just any box to have the wallet fall out, but rather they would peel away at the layers until the wallet was uncovered. Corrugated cardboard was used due to the strength it possesses while remaining lightweight. To minimize the amount of individual pieces that would have to be glued together, I designed the box in an origami style. It could be assembled from three pieces of laser cut cardboard that all folded together.

BUILT WORKS

1000 BOXES

BUILT WORKS