W. ROSS McCLELLAN
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention
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High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY
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Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT
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Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT
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Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT
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CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
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ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work
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Material Formation : Selected Work
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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UNDER PRESSURE : SLOPE INTERVENTION Critic : Joyce Hsiang In Frederick Kiesler’s Endless House concept, one continuous surface encloses all space in a home, shaping the actions of the participant. In this project that generative process is reversed so that the action of one continuous path forms spaces that intervene into the given condition of an endless sloping plane. The reciprocal flexing of the surface creates two major conditions, cave and promontory, which enrich the path that generated them. The ribbed structure that defines the spaces also filters the light as it passes through, highlighting moments along the sequence by creating a variety of lighting conditions to pass through. Displayed in Year-End Exhibition, 2013 6
light filtration through structure
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plan and sections
continuous circulation sequence
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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HIGH LINE DANCE STUDIO : NEW YORK CITY, NY Critic : Joyce Hsiang Located on the corner of Washington Street and 13th Street and adjacent to the Standard hotel, this design problem was shaped largely by consideration of the powerful forces already existing on the site. The collision between the dynamic linearity of the High Line and the orthogonal repetition of the New York City street grid provoked a simple move that mediates between the two conditions. A ramp starting at the street corner winds around the volume of the theater and elevates the public to the height of the High Line in one seamless gesture. Under the ramp, rehearsal studios and the lobby are shaped by the relationship to the orthogonal street level. Above the ramp, the theater space is rotated to align with the orientation of the High Line as it cuts though the site. This tension heightens the excitement of existing site conditions while also bridging between them. Displayed in NAAB Exhibition, March 2013 Displayed in Year-End Exhibition, 2013
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preliminary concept models
high line level plan
street level plan
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Sectional relationships control levels of interactions between dancers and the public, converging completely in the performance space in the upper volume.
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section through high line, rehearsal studios, and performance space
exterior rendering from street corner
1/8� = 1’ section model
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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NARROW HOUSE PROTOTYPE : NEW HAVEN, CT Critic : Trattie Davies Preliminary analysis of the effects of transposing a precedent building onto a narrow lot condition raised issues of dependencies among components of the house, and spurred consideration of what elements would adapt to differing site conditions and which core elements remain unchanged. In the final scheme two prefabricated boxes act as housing cores that hold all critical components, while circulation and site elements wrap through and wind around these boxes and create bonus rooms out of interstitial spaces as different site lengths and widths are accommodated.
Aperture
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Wood (Horizontality)
Masonry (Verticality) 160’
Circulation
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section through central atrium
section through peripheral circulation
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upper floor plan
ground floor plan
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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TEAM B PROPOSAL : 32 LILAC STREET, NEWHALLVILLE, CT Critics: Joeb Moore and Amy Lelyveld Collaboration with Elena Baranes, Hiba Bhatty, Zach Huelsing, PJ Nakamura, Mahdi Sabbagh, and Emau Vega
The scheme responds to the site condition of facing a residential neighborhood to the front and an institutional parking lot to the rear by conceptually positing a three-story front house and a two-story back house in order to maximize square footage and create generous living spaces on a narrow site. A split-level sectional strategy allows the creation of an intimate bonus den space that receives natural light from above. At the ground level, the elevated kitchen space enjoys visual access to both the street in front and the enclosed yard behind the house which functions as an extension of the living room. On the upper floor, central circulation allows a spacious master bedroom overlooking the street and two bedrooms in the back of the house. 24
upper floor plan
ground plan
basement plan
longitudinal section
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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VLOCK BUILDING PROJECT 2013 : 118 GREENWOOD STREET Critic: Adam Hopfner Field Crew Manager and Summer Intern. Collaboration with YSoA class of 2015 Working with faculty and the local non-profit organization Neighborhood Housing Services, the class of 2015 designed and built a 1500 square foot single family home for a first-time homeowner with the added challenge of designing the house for a narrow, non-conforming lot allowing for only 17 feet of buildable width. The project was designed as a flexible prototype to be adapted to narrow lots in and around New Haven, which was tested when the site needed to suddenly change after construction had already begun. By prefabricating components in a warehouse while the new site was being prepared, the prototypical design was still able to be fully realized by the original deadline.
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exterior view from greenwood street
detail photos
detail photos
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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CASIS HEADQUARTERS : NEW YORK CITY, NY Critic : Sunil Bald An early interest in the spatial opportunity of an interplay and overlap between massiveness and void developed into a concept in which a sense of instability is introduced between the typologies of tower and plinth to create powerful spatial sequences. By lifting the massiveness of the tower, a spatial condition is created that defines a public sequence into the project. Ascending the plinth, one is presented with framed views of the water and the city, culminating in a transition through the massiveness into a large vertical atrium around which the complex and multifaceted CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science In Space) organization is structured. The central void creates allows unique and diverse spatial and visual connections between not only all components of the organization, but the public as well.
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diagram showing view sequencing from plinth to tower
facade conditons toward water/view vs. toward adjacent skyscrapers
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This early constellation diagram and corresponding conceptual render illustrate the spatial opportunities created by a vertical organization of program elements around a void.
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density through aggregation, void through subtraction
materiality, void through separation density through m
density and void thro through displacement of stratification
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1 conference facilities 2 administration 3 lobby 4 CASIS operations 5 educational facilities 6 exhibition gallery 7 service / storage
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final model detail photos
The geometry of the central atrium is driven by visual connections and spatial relationships between program components on the upper floors, as well as accommodation of space-sized objects.
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interior rendering looking from education space to operations center across atrium
preliminary sectional studies of geometry configurations
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transparency toward water
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solidity toward city
exterior rendering from east river waterfront park
view of long island city framed by plinth sequence
view of long island city framed by plinth sequence
view of atrium framed by threshold
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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LIGHT AND MATERIALS : THE WINDOW Critic : Michelle Addington Capitalizing on Plexiglas’s optical qualities of simultaneous reflectivity and transparency, this window installation improves the space in which it sits by transforming a quotidian beam of sunlight into a brilliant and dynamic radial display. A series of Plexiglas fins held within a frame are calibrated to serve two functions, one being directing light in a new direction, and the second being to preserve the original view through the window by aligning with the passerby’s cone of vision. The reflected light constantly changes throughout the day as the sun’s angle shifts, washing a variety of radial patterns, ruled surfaces, and unexpected patterns onto the adjacent wall.
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1. focused concentration of light through fin calibration
2. preservation of view through fin calibration
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pre-installation condition
highest sun, focal point on sill
high sun, radial pattern
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low sun, ruled surface
lower sun, converging ruled surface
lowest sun, convergence
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CORE COURSES Under Pressure : Slope Intervention High Line Dance Studio : New York City, NY Narrow House Prototype : New Haven, CT Team B Proposal : 32 Lilac St, Newhallville, CT Vlock Building Project 2013 : 118 Greenwood St, New Haven, CT CASIS Headquarters : New York City, NY
ELECTIVE COURSES Light and Materials : Selected Work Material Formation : Selected Work
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MATERIAL FORMATION : LAYERED SURFACE Critic : Kevin Rotheroe This experiment explores multiple layers of information held within a single surface, generating an artifact with the history of its own formation process evident in the final object. The process preserves the original while allowing the creation of multiple custom cast pieces through a single thermoformed mold. Selected for publication in Retrospecta 2013-2014 Selected for Spring Fabrication Exhibit, Spring 2014
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formation process 1. edited visual data from photograph of shadow patterns 2. height field function applied in rhino, contours extracted 3. contoured surface assembled from corrugated cardboard 4. thermoformed mold created over cardboard surface 5. final surface, cast in concrete 6. inverse surface cast in concrete with similar process
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W. Ross McClellan 850.510.4139 william.mcclellan@yale.edu EDUCATION
Yale University : Master of Architecture candidate
2015
University of Florida : Bachelor of Design in Architecture
2012
Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.98 PROFESSIONAL
Touchstone Architecture : Summer Intern
2012
Modeling (digital and physical), rendering, drawing, creating graphics, and designing with Bradley Touchstone on various projects including : •Fore River Bridge, Quincy/Weymouth, MA •Cascade Pedestrian Bridge, Tallahassee, FL •Prime Meridian Bank renovation, Tallahassee, FL •St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Tallahassee, FL ACADEMIC
Graduate Structures II : Teaching Fellow
2013
Teaching review sessions, correcting homework, and assisting the professor in preparation for the class Yale Digital Media Office : Floor Monitor
2012
Acting as liason between Digital Media Office and students, troubleshooting digital media equipment, and providing student assistance Yale Building Project : Field Crew Manager
2013
Leading and supervising twelve students on site during house construction, preparing necessary equipment, and keeping the site clean and safe Yale Building Project : Summer Intern
2013
Completing construction of the 2013 Yale Building Project house on 118 Greenwood St, tasks included framing, installation, finishing, and roofing RECOGNITION
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Retrospecta ‘13/’14 : Material Formation work selected to be published
2014
Year-End Exhibition : First year design work exhibited at 180 York Street
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NAAB Exhibition : Design and elective work exhibited at 81 Howe Street
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Undergraduate Design Award : Consistent Design Excellence
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Honors Ambassadors: Communications Chair, University of Florida
2012
Anderson Scholar Award : Outstanding Academic Performance
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Top Ten in Design Award : Upper Division qualification, UF SoA
2010
Rhinoceros 5.0, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Autodesk Revit 2014, AutoCAD 2014, FormZ 7.0, Microsoft Office 2010 53