SAMSCHAUST 2016 design portfolio
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education
ball state university b. architecture ‘17 landscape architecture minor completed ‘15 cumulative gpa as of ‘16 // 3.3
experience
constantine design group 924 ritter ave. indianapolis, in 46219 residential home design and remodeling. home documentation + cad drafting summer ‘15
exhibits
work featured @ wunderkammer gallery in Ft. Wayne, in 2016 // 3rivers art center
software
basic knowledgeproficientadvanced-
grasshopper autocad, sketchup, revit, photoshop, illustrator, indesign, rhino 3D, vray
skills
Digital model-making and rendering Graphic communications and layout Laser-cutting physical model-making 3D printing Design build Hand sketching
samschaust@gmail.com // 317-519-4859 // issuu.com/samschaust
SELECTED ACADEMIC PROJECTS
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3 RIVERS ART CENTER FT. WAYNE INDIANA ARCH 301 (fall 2015) PROF. jAMES KERESTES
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OBJECT ORIENTED ONTOLOGY When applied to architecture, object oriented ontology focuses on the relationship between objects. During the act of formal design in the practice of architecture, it is easy, quite literally, to get stuck in a box. And for good reason, boxes, or rigidly orthagonal structures, have long been popular in formal design because they are easy to draw by hand. With the aid of computers, it is not only possible to create much more complex forms, but the ability to measure them is available as well. Being able to computationally measure and caculate these more complex forms can provide insight to their construction. As an architect in the digital age, it is our responsibility to utilize current technologies to explore never before seen oppurtunities in a building’s form. Object oriented ontology provides the perfect medium for formal explorations with computational design. In this project, i focused on how primitve objects or shapes could relate to each other as a way of finding advantages in programmatic layout, environmental impacts, or structural design. I began by exploring the results of intersecting cubes and spheres. i believed that contrasting orthogonal and curvilinear shapes would provide the most formally dynamic result. Therefore, an analytical focus was applied to the intersection of the shapes. 6
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sphere + cube study model
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The site was located in a central downtown block in ft. wayne, in. The existing context around the site contains a high amount of pedestrian foot traffic. It includes the public library to the north, the grand wayne convention center to the east, and the baseball stadium to the south. Assuming the southeast corner is the busiest in terms of pedestrian circulation, it seemed most suitable for the main entry to be located adjacent to this corner. Locating the building towards the east side of the site was done to engage the neighboring public spaces, while at the same time creating a buffer between to residential spaces to the west. With the assigned program being a peforming arts center, the intent was to create an accessible public space for community residents to get involved in theatre, fine arts, and music.
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The final form utilizes the intersections created by 3 deformed spheres and 7 cubes to create a trilateral network of interconnected spaces that are programatically informed by the resulting composition of geometry. Adjusting the previous formal composition based on site factors, the cubes act a spatial organizers, informal meeting spaces, view orchestrators, light wells, and relators to the surrounding context.
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site section
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structural section perspective
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floor system + pilkington glass
wall system
gfrc panels
steel space-frame
concrete foundation + insulation + finish
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3d printed building model + cnc milled plywood site model
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THE FLOATING S PROJECT japan arch 202 (spring 2015) prof. andrew wit
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expand vertically to manuver trees
increase horizontal folds + extrude vertical folds
thicken vertical folds + offset floors
continue bottom fold to create vertical circulation + privacy
hollow walls for private spaces
While utlizing the air rights above a canal in the cultrually vibrant nakameguro district of tokyo, the task was to efficiently use the concept of folding surfaces to create two residential spaces and one japanese onsen space above the canal. The design process began with an “s� shaped curve for its potential to offer both prospect and refuge in a vertical manner, as well as offering the ability to manuver around the non-removable trees. The final form consists of a single reinforced concrete surface employing a multitude of 90 degree folds to define stacked vertical spaces. The structure is supported by a reinforced steel tubing anchored within the canal and on its edges.
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interior renders
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tectonics
rendered section perspective + circulation connection from classmates project
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3d printed building model with basswood supports + cnc milled mdf site model
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MUNCIE OBSERVATORY muncie, IN arch 201 (fall 2014) prof. rod underwood
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Designed during my first year in the architecture program, the concept for this project was to manifest the significance of a historical event into a public community space. In addition, this project was intended to familiarize students with Revit modeling. Located in Westside Park of Muncie, IN, the Muncie Observatory is a facility intended to educate people about the apollo 11 moon landing and to promote humanity’s understanding of the universe through research in astronomy. Serving both the university and community, the muncie observatory offers the city’s residents a unique oppurtunity to get a glimpse into space. Capturing the essence of a space voyage, the structure and site reflect apollo 11’s launch pad 39. It features a small museum, lecture space, and several mounted rotating telescopes.
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drawing metaphors from the multi-stage liftoff of the saturn v missile, the programmatic layout is defined by vertical circulation.
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Structurally, the central steel gantry is resembelent of the apollo 11 take-off tower and allows for the cantilevering rectangular spaces to counter-balance eachother. the formal components consist of steel i-beam columns, load bearing concrete walls, exterior glazing, and steel joist floors.
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DIGITAL KITBASHING arch 301 (fall 2015) Prof. James Kerestes
Kitbashing originally emerged from the hobby of plastic model building, and involves the glueing together of pieces from different model kits in unusual arrangements in order to produce objects that appear foreign. In fact, this technique was used heavily by designers of 1970’s science fiction films such as Alien, Star Wars, and Blade Runner to create unexpected forms in a pre-computer era. For this exploration, I utilized Rhino 3d and a multitude of downloaded objects to be “digitallykitbashed.” Although it may appear as glorified digital sculpture, kitbashing aligns with the principles of object oriented ontology and provides a vast amount of insight for object-to-object relations. Understanding how complex objects physically relate to each other, whether through intersection or in space, can lead to unexplored opportunities in formal design.
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section cut
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WALL TILING arch 263 (fall 2014)
This exploration deals with the creation of complex geometries and their manipulation using Boolean operations. The organization of these geometries follow three dimensional tessellations. The final form highlights the symbiotic relationship between the unitary cell and the overall system.
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3d printed model
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large scale visualization
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