RYANMI C H A ELW H E LES S D E S I G N
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R Y A N M I C H A E L WH E L E S S E D U C AT I O N Candidate May 2016 Charlottesville, VA
ACTIVITIES UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
January 2016 - May 2016 Charlottesville, VA
ARCH 1030 TEACHING ASSISTANT
September 2014 - Current Charlottesville, VA
ECO-REPS SUSTAINABILITY GROUP
Cumulative GPA: 3.69 Dean’s List: Spring 2013, Fall 2014 , Spring 2015
EXPERIENCE January 2016 New York, NY
June - July 2015 Charlottesville, VA
SPG ARCHITECTS
Architectural Extern Contributed to wide range of project phases from site analysis to material selection, accompanied site visits and drew site grading plans for on-going project
September 2012 - May 2013 Charlottesville, VA
Assisted first-year students in a design studio, planned tutorials, lead visualization workshops, and provided design critiques
Representative Member of UVa organization that promotes sustainable practices within school + fabricates sketchbooks from recycled materials
UVA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT COUNCIL
Representative Planned and organized school functions to engage students, peers and faculty
ARCHIVING PROJECT FOR CLARK AND MENEFEE ARCHITECTS
Assistant
Curated drawings alongside WG Clark for donation to UVa Special Collections Library; organized and devised a cataloguing system for the firm’s work January 2015 Charlottesville, VA
January 2014 Charlottesville, VA
SKILLS
HAYS + EWING DESIGN STUDIO
Architectural Extern Constructed physical model of current project and updated website; accompanied site visit, client/contractor meetings
RT 29: AFTER THE SPRAWL VORTEX DESIGN COMPETITION
Participant
Collaborated with UVa graduates + undergraduates to generate urban-scale design proposal that addresses the Charlottesville area
C O N TA C T
+ Revit
+ V-Ray
+ Adobe CS6
+ Model Making
+ MS OFFICE
+ Lasercutting
+ AutoCAD
+ Concrete Casting
+ Rhino 5
+ WooD working
+ Maxwell
+ 3D Printing
ryanmichaelwheless.com rmw2wp@virginia.edu 804.832.8080
CON T EN T S 01
THE PERFORMANCE WING
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THE SHIFTED STUDIO
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D E S I G N D E V E L O P M E N T: A S S E M B LY R E Q U I R E D
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R E C L A I M E D W O O D FA B R I C AT I O N
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FIGURAL STUDIES
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THE PERFORMANCE WING ARCH 4010
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FALL 2015
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ED FORD
Utilizing steel and curfed wood joinery in a triangulated structural scheme, this structure provides a performance and rehearsal venue for performers, choreographers, and interdisciplinary artists of the Macdowell Colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Derived from a common L-bracket, this steel joint informs triangulation in two axes. Triangulated columns enhance the building’s lateral stability, while the butterfly roof supports the vertical loads. This scheme showcases the structural joints and allows occupants to read the architecture. Glazing encloses the structure, which is situated in a dense forest, to maximize views to nature. This isolation within the vegetation allows both artists and audiences to focus entirely on the art within. The interior space is open and largely unobstructed, providing flexibility for artists’ performances and stage designs. The building thus acts as a blank canvas for the residents of Macdowell.
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THE SHIFTED STUDIO SARC X NYC ARCH 3020
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SPRING 2015
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SETH MCDOWELL
The Shifted Studio establishes a collaborative wresearch center in New York City’s Chinatown, housing both library and studio spaces. The building emphasizes horizontal movement across expansive floors, allowing collaboration to occur more freely on a single level than between a series of segmented floors.
Panels on the facade further connect the levels, acting as pinup boards that shift from studio desks to review spaces. This element, along with the circulation ribbon switchback and openings within the floor, create a sense of shifting visibility within the building.
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A circulation ribbon connects these spaces, switching back between studio and library and creating a path around openings in the floor. The path connects a series of interstitial spaces where momentary activity occurs. Exits to large platforms serve as opportunities for more stationary activity to take place.
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: ASSEMBLY REQUIRED ARCH 3010
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FALL 2014
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CHARLIE MENEFEE
The Design Development studio prompted us to create a single building with little-to-no use-defined space on a nondescript site in Charlottesville using a single material: concrete We explored the material’s relationship with space and light, focusing less on what the building is and more on how the building functions. Under a set of constraints, I experimented with ways to utlize concrete’s resistance to elements, as well as its ability to channel light. A recastable hollow cube with an angled insert responds to these environmental conditions. The angled insert works to channel light on one side and acts as a chimney on the other, providing natural ventilation. This ties into a drainage system that channels water from the modules to a surrounding basin that would aid evaporative cooling throughout the building as wind passes through the narrow void around the perimeter.
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D D : AS S E M B LY RE Q U I RE D
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RECLAIMED WOOD FABRICATION INDEPENDENT PROJECT
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JULY 2015
Utilizing a number of reclaimed wood boards, this week-long project draws from the elongated and rectilinear forms of midcentury furniture. Copper spacers elevate the tabletop from the base and provide a narrow storage slot. Casters attatched to the bottom allow for easy mobility.
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FAB RI CAT I O N
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FIGURAL STUDIES ARCH 5760
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SPRING 2015
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PAM BLACK
In multiple sessions with live models, we explored the human form through various mediums and techniques. The first uses charcoal to loosely capture movent through a series of quick bold strokes. The next (top left) uses exsclusively straight lines to understand the geometry of a bust. Strips of bristol board form a three-dimensional hand through a chaotic and weaved construction (bottom left). Lastly, the painting on the right uses white acrylic to display moments of varying light intensity and the way they illuminates the figure.
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F I G U RAL ST U D I E S
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THANK YOU