Samuel shams portfolio 12 2014

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Architectural Portfolio 2014



Contents Projects Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts Children’s Home Vietnamese Community Center Single Family House Georgia Tech Visitor Center Artistic Works Hand Drawing Spaceship Expierence Education University of Florida Georgia Institute of Technology Internships + Jobs Tajmir-Davis & Associates Engineering The Enclave Apartments Advanced Solar Industries

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Who Am I?

I am inquisitive thinker, thoughtful designer and a patient leader destined to be part of a clean, efficient and sustainable future.

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Projects 4


Project II | Metro Atlanta Children’s Home | Machine + Garden 5


Project I

Introduction

Interior Courtyard Rendering [Rhino Model, VRAY Rendering]

Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts Spring 2014 | David Yocum Professor | Options II Studio

Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts (CHHSA) is a comprehensive studio project for an urban Atlanta charter high school. The design challenge was to accommodate an artistic high school with 400 students within 54,617 sqft on a triangular site. The program required studios, a stage, and a gymnasium along with the general program associated with a high school. As a comprehensive studio, structure, HVAC, life safety and environmental aspects were also taken into account and integrated into the design. 6


The design for this project was derived from a series of photographs taken of the site that were combined together and used to construct a theoretical section (left). A plan was then drawn of the horizontal lines in section to produce another drawing (middle). Then a series of drawings translated the curves to rectilinear shapes to create a more feasible building that can be read as section or plan (bottom). Theoretical Section Process Work

Drawing Exercise / Design Study [Hand Drawing]

Drawing Analysis Process Work

Design Strategy [Hand Drawing]

Sequence Drawing

Process Work

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Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts Area Plan, Site Plans + Floor Plans

Castleberry Hill, a community located southwest of downtown Atlanta was once a industrial area that has recently seen revitalization into an arts district. The triangular nature of the site is the intersection of a major road, Northside Drive, and 4 other secondary streets. The site has a 22’ elevation change from the tallest point in the southeast corner to the northern tip. Future development of the area was recognized in the project with the addition of apartments and stores on the eastern side as well as condominiums on the northern side. Area Plan [Autocad 2014]

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Ground Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan / Site Plan [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6] Scale: 1/16” = 1’

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Roof Plan

Roof Plan Scale: 1/32” = 1’

Level 3 Plan [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6] Level 3 Plan

Scale: 1/16” = 1’

Level 2 Plan [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6] Level 2 Plan

Scale: 1/16” = 1’

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Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts Sections, Elevations + Diagrams

Section A1 Scale: 1/16” = 1’

Section A1 [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6]

Section B1 Scale: 1/16” = 1’

Section B1 [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6]

Section B2 Scale: 1/16” = 1’

Section B2 [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6]

East Elevation [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6]

South Elevation Elevation South

South Elevation [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6] Scale: 1/16”= =1’1’ Scale: 1/16” 10


HVAC Diagram [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6]

Life Safety Diagram [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6]

Structural Floor Plan Diagram [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6] 11


Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts Program Diagram + 3D Renderings Gallery (4000 sqft)

Academic Program Artistic Program Athletic Program Music Studio (2400 sqft)

Media Center (2500 sqft)

Level 1 Proscenium Stage (4000 sqft)

Art Studios (3000 sqft)

Typical Classroom (900 sqft)

Level 2 Outdoor Tennis Courts (7200 sqft)

Stage Fly Space

Typical Classroom (900 sqft)

Level 3

Program Diagram [Autocad 2014 / Adobe Illustrator CS6] 12


The Program for CHHSA was divided into 3 main areas, Academic, Athletic and Artistic. These 3 main classifications were then strategically placed in the building. Classrooms are placed on the eastern side for morning exposure to help students stay awake through class and the athletic zones are on the western edge to take advantage of afternoon light. The artistic zones utilized a more controlled solar exposure by placing those areas in the more central areas of the school. The gallery has short long windows to control sun exposure and the stage area is placed between the gymnasium and administration to shield the sun from it. Studios have a northern exposure for less intense and more evenly distributed light. Classrooms have typical shape and when 4 classrooms come together they produce enclaves for social interaction.

Rendering of Front Entrance [Rhinoceros 5 / Adobe Photoshop CS6]

Interior Rendering of Gallery [Rhinoceros 5 / Adobe Photoshop CS6] 13


Castleberry Hill High School for the Arts Study Models + Final Models

Study Model [Molding Clay]

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Study Model 1:50 Scale [Bass Wood Physical Model / Chipboard Base]


Final 1:50 Scale Model [Walnut Site Model / Bass Wood Physical Model]

Final 1/16th Scale Section Model [Foam Core Physical Model]

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Project II

Introduction

Interior Courtyard Rendering [Rhinoceros 5 Model, VRAY Rendering]

Metro Atlanta Children’s Home | Machine in the Garden Fall 2013 | Fred Pearsall Professor | Options I Studio

A recent Duke University study concluded that children who grew up in children’s homes have better quality of life and success than their conterparts who were raised in foster care. This project sought to revive the abolished children’s home methodology and typology. The overall design was influneced by studying the behavior and backgrounds of the types of children that would be living in a children’s home. The goal was to create a facility that would provide an equal quality of life that a child with parents would have. Atlanta is known for having a lush expanse of trees spread out through its limits. Utilizing an urban site and creating a machine not only for living but for raising children from infancy to 18 years old, the exterior design of the facility sought to become welcoming and secure as well as employ sustainable techniques for the facility. Atlanta, Georgia, view from Piedmont Park (Right) 16


Area Plan [Autocad 2014, Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Illustrator CS6]

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Children’s Home | Machine in the Garden Diagrams + Study Models

Heat Escapes to counteract Heat Island Effect Active Phytoremediation Hydroponic Plants used to clean air

Cleaner air is recieved

Dirty Air flows over plants, roots exposed Courtyard View

Circulation Into Courtyard

Heat + Vehicle Exhaust from Garage expelled

Air is cleansed as it passes through the Green Wall

environmental systems

Voids allow the building to breathe while vegetation cleanses the air

seclusion vs. inclusion

Places to be alone, yet still in the embrace of family

Roof Top Sports

Media Center

Computer Lab Stage

Playgrounds Forest

Cafe

Courtyard Lounge

Studio Classrooms Tower

self-determination

Children are free to live and explore his/her community on their own

Program Diagrams [Autocad 2014, Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Illustrator CS6]

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personal abode

All children over age 6 have their own room


facade system

family houses

plenum / floor slabs

major structure

walls / circulation / site

Building Tectonics [Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Illustrator CS6]

building tectonic system axonometric 0’

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128’

Bass Wood Study Model Sequence

256’

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Children’s Home | Machine in the Garden Green Wall System

Individual Room Perspective [Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Illustrator CS6]

Active Phytoremediation | Facade Wall

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On the outside of the facility is an array of pipes that contain an evergreen species of star jasmine. These plants provide a green security for the facility and when in bloom produce a white blossom. The plants also participate in cleansing the air similar to green lung. As air passes around the plant leaves, carbon dioxide is removed from the air and oxygen is returned. With in the pipes are water tubes with nutrients to feed the plants as well as air from the HVAC system in the facility. In the process of Active Phytoremediation, air is blown across plant roots. The roots have the abiltiy to naturally filter the air, by digesting bacteria, toxins, VOCs and other pollutants without the plants becoming toxic. This will provide the children’s home with clean air from a natural source and save the faciltiy money on energy costs. 20


Structural Axonometric [Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Illustrator CS6]

structural tectonic ax 0’ 4’ 8’ 16’ Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology [CASE]

In affiliation with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Active Phytoremediation has proven results when impleminted in building design in reducing energy loads and increasing the air cleansing ability of plants from 200-300%. Courtesy of Architect.com and CASE

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Children’s Home | Machine in the Garden Plans, Sections + Elevations

mitchell street sw elevation

trinity avenue sw elevation

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forsyth street sw elevation 0’

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longitudinal section 1

longitudinal section 2

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Children’s Home | Machine in the Garden Plans, Sections + Courtyard Solar Study 12

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level 5

SOLAR SLIDESHOW courtyard afternoon Solar Study | Summer Solstice Inner Courtyard [Rhinoceros 5]

June 21st at 3:00:00 PM

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June 21st at 4:00:00 PM

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June 21st at 5:00:00 PM

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latitudinal section 1 0’

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SOLAR SLIDESHOW courtyard afternoon

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Solar Study | Winter Equinox Inner Courtyard [Rhinoceros 5]

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40’

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June 21st at 3:00:00 PM

June 21st at 4:00:00 PM

June 21st at 5:00:00 PM

December 21st at 3:00:00 PM

December 21st at 4:00:00 PM

December 21st at 5:00:00 PM

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Children’s Home | Machine in the Garden

SOLAR SLIDESHOW Solar Study + summer solstice I

June 21st at 9:00:00 AM

Renderings

June 21st at 10:00:00 AM

June 21st at 11:00:00 AM

June 21st at 1:00:00 PM

June 21st at 2:00:00 PM

SOLAR SLIDESHOW summer solstice II

June 21st at 12:00:00 NOON

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June 21st at 3:00:00 PM

June 21st at 4:00:00 PM

June 21st at 5:00:00 PM

June 21st at 6:00:00 PM

June 21st at 7:00:00 PM

June 21st at 8:00:00 PM

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Trinity Avenue & Forsyth Street Corner View

Northeast Aerial View

Family House Interior View

Child Bedroom View

Broad Street Northwest Aerial View

Inner Courtyard Southwest View

Above: Project Renderings [Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Illustrator CS6] Left: Summer Solstice Solar Study [Rhinoceros 5]

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Project III

Introduction

1/32nd Scale Model [Chipboard, Metal Mesh, Acrylic, Bass Wood]

Vietnamese Community Center | Chicago, IL Spring 2013 | Tim Harrison Professor | Core III Studio

In an effort to understand design from a different cultural perspective, I created a Vietnamese community center for a small ethnic group thriving in a city I had never been in before. The program dictated spaces for child and elderly care, an intergral part of Vietnamese culture, and spaces for the community to gather and use on a daily basis. 28


1/128th Scale Parti Model [Chipboard, Fabric]

Purpose Diagram [Adobe Illustrator CS5] 29


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Vietnamese Community Center A

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Diagrams, Plans, Sections + Elevations

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Level 2 Education 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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Education

Safety

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Level 2 Education 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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Community

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Level 2 Education 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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Health

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1/3s

Multiples

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A B

Level 1 Children’s Center 1/8” = 1’ 0”

Level 2 Plan [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

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Grid

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Level 1 Children’s Center 1/8” = 1’ 0”

Main Space

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Rough Circulation

Kenmore Avenue Kenmore Avenue

Level 1 Children’s Center 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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Kenmore Avenue

Major Circulation

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Light Access

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Argyle Street

Ground Level 1/8” = 1’ 0”

Argyle Street

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Ground Level 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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Grid Over Main Spaces

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Ground Floor Plan [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5] B A

Ground Level 1/8” = 1’ 0”

Argyle Street

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Column Grid

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Center Void

A A

Perimeter Mezzanine A B

Basement Level 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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Basement Plan [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

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N A

Basement Level 1/8” = 1’ 0”

Roof Speculation

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Column Overlay

Basement Level 1/8” = 1’ 0”


South Elevation Elevation South 1/16” = = 1’ 1’ 0” 0” 1/16”

Front Elevation [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5] South Elevation 1/16” = 1’ 0”

South Elevation 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Made You Look

Made You Look

West Elevation Elevation West 1/16” = = 1’ 1’ 0” 0” 1/16”

East Elevation [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

Made You Look

West Elevation 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Made You Look

West Elevation 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Made You Look

Made You Look

Made You Look

Section A Section A (Jogged) (Jogged) 1/16” 1/16” = = 1’ 1’ 0” 0”

Made You Look

Section A (Jogged) 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Section 1 [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5] Section A (Jogged) 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Section B Section B 1/16” 1/16” = = 1’ 1’ 0” 0”

Section B 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Section B 1/16” = 1’ 0”

Section 2 [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

Educate - Provide - Promote 31


Project IV

Introduction

Nighttime Rendering [Rhinoceros 4, VRAY]

Single Family Home | Cabbagetown, Atlanta, GA Fall 2012 | Harris Dimitropoulos Professor | Core II Studio

This project took the a neighborhood full of “shotgun style” type homes with long rectangular dimensions and required a home with similar size and all the contemporary features to be designed in it’s place. The exterior walls and roof were designed for the use of ETFL and FTFL materials to improve energy efficiency for lighting and HVAC. 32


Central Atrium Rendering [Rhinoceros 4, VRAY]

Front Elevation Rendering [Rhinoceros 4, VRAY] 33


Single Family Home

Diagrams, Plans, Sections + Elevations

hylene (PTFE) Roof Fabric

Polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) Roof Fabric

of Roll

Polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) Roof Fabric Roof Girder

Roof Girder

Roof Beam w/ Internal Roof Roll

Roof Beam w/ Internal Roof Roll Anchor Bolt

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Anchor Bolt

Finish Floor

Finish Floor

Concrete Floor Slab

Concrete Floor Slab

Corrugated Decking

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Corrugated Decking

Floor Girder

Unit Unit 1 (Top Piece)

Floor Girder

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Floor Beam Weld

Floor Beam

Wall

Anchor Plate W/ Anchor bolts

Weld Anchor Plate W/ Anchor bolts

Prefrabricated Wall Unit ETFE Wall Geometry

Prefrabricated Wall Unit

Pre-cast Concrete Wall

ETFE Wall Geometry Room)

Pre-cast Concrete Wall

Dry Wall

Finish Wall

Finish Flooring

Dry Wall Back

Side

Front

Unit 1 (Top Piece)

Finish Wall

Anchor Bolts

ETFE Unit Wall Section

Finish Flooring

Unit 2 (Base Piece)

Bearing Pad

Anchor Bolts Wall Elevation (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

Ethylenetetraflouroethylene (ETFE) Individual Unit Geometry

Floor Space (Mechanical Room)

Wall Unit Frame BearingPrefabricated Pad

Concrete Slab

Floor Space (Mechanical Room)

Earth

Wall Components [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5] Concrete Slab

Earth Back Side Front Wall Section (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

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ETFE Unit Wall Section

Wall Section [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

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Wall Elevation (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

Wall Section (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

Ethylenetetraflouroethylene (ETFE) Individual Unit Geometry

Prefabricated Wall Unit Frame

Wire Tie Backs

Weld

ETFE Window Panel

Floor I-Beam Girder (Cut)

Coping for Roof Void Anchor Post

Floor I-Beam (Cut)

Weld

Anchor Plate W/ Anchor bolts

Floor I-Beam Girder (Cut) Roof Beam

Anchor Bolt

Roof Girder Floor I-Beam (Cut)

ction

Unit 2 (Base Piece) Wall Elevation (Scale 1/2

Steel Frame

Anchor Plate W/ Anchor bolts Level 2 (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

Anchor Bolt Steel Frame

Wire Tie Backs

Level 2 (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

ETFE Window Panel Coping for Roof Void

Roof Structure (Scale 1/8” = 1’0”)

Roof Exterior (FTFE Fabric) (Scale 1/8” = 1’0”)

Anchor Post

Finish Floor/Slab

Roof Beam

Wall Frame Precast Concrete Wall Section

Finish Floor/Slab Wall Frame Precast Concrete Wall Section ETFE Wall Unit

Roof Girder Level 1 (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

ETFE Wall Unit

Level 1 (Scale 1/2” = 1’0”)

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Roof Structure (Scale 1/8” = 1’0”)

Construction Details [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

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Roof Exterior (FTFE Fabric) (Scale 1/8” = 1’0”)


Section 1 [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

Made You Look

Section 2 [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

Level 2 Plan [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

Front Elevation [Autocad 2013, Adobe Illustrator CS5]

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Project V

Introduction

Front Elevation View [Foam Core, Chipboard]

Georgia Tech Visitor Center

Summer 2012 | Charles Rudolph + Jude Le Blanc Professors | Core I Studio

This project was to create a new visitor center for the Georgia Institute of Technology. The facility should have classrooms for students, an enlarged campus map, an auditorium and an exterior garden. A large opening and covered area allows easy access from the entrance to the rear exterior garden. 36


Rear Aerial View [Foam Core, Chipboard]

Model Cutaway Sequence [Foam Core, Chipboard] 37


Georgia Tech Visitor Center

Diagrams, Plans, Sections + Elevations

Elevations: Front + Rear [Autocad 2013]

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Diagrams + Schema [Graphite]

Section 1 [Autocad 2013]

Section 2 [Autocad 2013]

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Artistic Works 40


Daniel Libeskind’s Micromegas Detailed Trace 41


Artistic Works Light + Shadow

Original [Print]

Hand Drawing

Spring 2013 | Harris Dimitropoulos Professor | Independent Study

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Drawing over Light Trace [Graphite]

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Artistic Works

Complex Trace | Daniel Libeskind “Micromegas�

Original [Print] 44


Trace Drawing [Graphite] 45


Artistic Works Portrait

Original Albrecht Durer [Print]

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Portrait Drawing [Graphite]

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Artistic Works Spaceship Part I

Taxonomy of Parts [Adobe Photoshop CS6]

Spaceship

Spring 2013 | Volkan Alkanoglu Professor | Mixed Media + 3D Modeling III

The Spaceship project was a 3 part modeling excerscise that enchanced skills 3D modeling skills. Part one perfected the of making clipping masks and image cuts of automobiles and motorcylces from a Google image search. These pieces were then placed into a taxonomy, then warped, colored and arranged to make a spaceship. 48


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Artistic Works Spaceship Part I

Spaceship Design [Adobe Photoshop CS6]

Part I All of the taxonomy pieces were manipulated and placed into the above design. Then were colored to match, shadows added and placed on a gradient background to show light. 50


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Artistic Works Spaceship Part II

3D Model [Rhinoceros 5]

Part II Part II of this project invlovled taking the design from part I and modeling it using Rhinoceros 5 to produce a shape that acuratally represents the original design in all its shapes, facets and dimensions. 52


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Artistic Works Spaceship Part II

3D Model [Rhinoceros 5]

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Artistic Works Spaceship Part III

Rendering | Times Square, New York City, NY [Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Photoshop CS6]

Part III Part III of this project was to take the 3D model from part II and create a realistic rendering of the spaceship using a urban background and a more suburban landscape. 56


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Artistic Works Spaceship Part III

Rendering | Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah [Rhinoceros 5, Adobe Photoshop CS6]

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Experience 60


Structures II | Truss Construction Project Testing: Fall 2013 61


Education

Undergraduate School

University of Florida Gainesville, Florida

Bachelors of Arts in Sociology | Class of 2011 August 2007 - June 2011 Graduated Cum Laude Extracurricular Activities American Solar Energy Society, UF Student Chapter 2007-2008 - Social Chair Position / Part of team to design Solar Powered Recumbent Tricycle - Attend ASES national conference in San Diego, California 2008-2009 - Treasurer Position / help organize community renewable energy fair 2009-2010 - Treasurer Position / Design Solar Oven / Solar Bike Redesign - Helped Install a PV Array on the Wagstaff family house for ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Gainesville, FL [Air date 2/21/2010] - Attend ASES | ASME national conference in Phoenix, Arizona 2010-2011 - President Position / organize community renewable energy fair - Continue Solar Oven and Solar Bike design Florida Breaks: Student Led Service Trips Spring Break 2009 | Atlanta, GA - Volunteer at the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless on Peachtree St. - Help clean shelter, organize supplies, set up areas for beds Spring Break 2010 | Houma, LA - Rebuild a community center badly damaged from Hurricane Gustav and Katrina - Lay drywall and insulation - Small Demolition McKnight Brain Institute | Shands Hospital at the University of Florida 2009-2010 - Research data collection for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease patients - Organize neurological studies and consultations - Shadow Neurologists and Neurosurgeons in Operating Room conducting deep brain stimulation 62


Graduate School Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia

Masters of Architecture | Class of 2015 June 2012 - May 2015 GPA: 3.63 Extracurricular Activities School of Architecture Panel (SoAP)

- Graduate Student Body President (December 2013 - Present) - Created an organization every architecture student at Georgia Tech is a part of, no dues, no restrictions - Draft technical bylaws of new organization - Organize a 14 member cabinet and hold meetings - Involvement in 2014 - 2015 Georgia Tech School of Architecture Lecture Series - Involvement in new Georgia Tech School of Architecture Dean Search

2013 AIA Georgia Conference, Columbus, GA - Student Charrette Participant on a team of students from local universities - Design Topic: How to utilize vacant space inside an underprivileged neighborhood between Habitat for Humanity homes in Columbus, GA 2013 Georgia Tech Athletic Association Future Stadium Charrette

- Participant on 4 person team - Design Topic: What will the future Bobby Dodd Stadium look like?

2014 NCMA Block Competition

- Participant on 5 person team - Design Topic: Create a new type of concrete masonry unit that has aesthetic and thermal qualities

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Experience

Employment + Internships

Tajmir-Davis & Associates Engineering Inc., Palm Coast, FL - Intern (May - August 2013) - Small 3 person firm including myself - Was given various independent residential design projects - Single family homes: 2-5 bedrooms, variety of styles and typologies - Helped design and complete construction documents on several commercial projects - Worked with franchises: Dunkin’ Donuts, Zaxby’s, Waste-Pro - Construction Documents including life safety, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, structural

The Enclave Apartments, Gainesville, FL - Grounds-keeper (September 2011- April 2012) - 13 residential building complex with clubhouse, community pool, garages and a small lake. - 4 person maintenance team - Conducted general building maintenance - Pressure washing, painting, life safety checks - Furniture moving, organization and cataloging - General building maintenance

Advanced Solar Industries, New Holland, PA - Intern (June - August 2010) - 4, 5 person installation crews, 5 person office staff, shop manager (at time of internship) - Worked with the Pennsylvania Amish community - 1 month in the office spent pulling permits and drawing photovolataic systems - 1 month in the field installing photovolatic systems for commercial, agricultural and residential projects - Experience driving dually pick-up trucks with 20’ box trailers - Experience operating heavy equipment: fork-lift, Terex, Bobcat, various pneumatic and mechanical tools - PV system power ranges from 3-305 KWs

Design - Construction - Maintenance 64


Advanced Solar Industries | 303 KW Commercial PV System

Advanced Solar Industries | 150 KW Agricultural PV System

Advanced Solar Industries | 5.4 KW Residential PV System

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Contact Information Samuel Shams 699 Ponce De Leon Ave. Apt. 221 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 386.503.8122 s.shams@gatech.edu 66



Sammy Shams | 2014


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