Architecture and Design Portfolio Spring 2013-Spring 2014
Scott Deisher
Selected Work Urban Hacking: Fabrication ARCH402 (Fall 2013), Prof. Michael Ezban fabrication lab, urban infill site in Washington D.C.
A Reconnected Community HKS Mid-Atlantic Design Fellowship (Feb. 21-24, 2014) temporary community interventions, Anacostia
Play: Parametric Porosity ARCH402 (Fall 2013), Prof. Michael Ezban apartments/art gallery, corner site in Washington D.C.
Spatialized Surfaces ARCH670 (Spring 2014), Prof. Michael Ambrose digital exploration
Envision Salisbury: A River Narrative ARCH403 (Spring 2014), Prof. James Tilghman master plan, Salisbury
March 2014
Scott Deisher
Urban Hacking: Fabrication What new building types can arise from the emergence of new fabrication technology? This project for an urban space in which the public would make, share, collaborate, and gather was influenced largely by the increased availability of
new technologies.
The program also
called for a space of hacking- this term was left ambiguous to the designers who were in turn pushed to discover what is most important in technological research and fabrication. Spaces for 3d printing, laser cutting, and CNC milling were provided along with spaces for more traditional public use (like eating, playing, and gathering) to form a
new building typology
generated by
today’s changing technological conditions. The site was an
urban infill
Street.
site near Washington D.C.’s busy U
-Fall 2013
Scott Deisher
opposite: facade model, chipboard and basswood
Professor Michael Ezban
SERVICE
LASER CUT
HACK
second floor plan
SERVE ENTER (PRIMARY)
APPROACH
ENTER
(SECONDARY)
EXHIBIT
ground floor plan 0ft 0ft
2 4
10 20
EAT
APPROACH
CNC MILL
SERVICE
PLAY
SERVICE
3D PRINT
HACK
SERVICE
LASER CUT
ENTER
GATHER/EXHIBIT section looking North
This specific site lies near the intersection of 14th Street and Wallach Place. Proposed was a design that housed spaces defined by thick bearing walls to provide large, column-free fabrication rooms juxtaposed with a light-filled atrium clad in wood paneling for the public to gather and share their fabrications. The facade fronts the street to maintain the character of the urban fabric but pulls back to simultaneously provide a layered entry threshold to the building. A recurring rhythmic motif marked by regularly distributed horizontal bands and asymmetrical vertical divisions nods to the low, horizontal proportions of the city.
exterior perspective from 14th street
facade study sketch
facade study sketch
Two boxes clad in concrete paneling surround an atrium sheathed in wood. A core of service spaces flanks the main mass. atrium perspective
A Reconnected Community How can designers understand a community over the course of just a single weekend? This question was important over the course of a charrette for which the goal was to design
interventions
temporary micro-
to serve as a catalyst for community
development and growth. Community members were asked about their frustrations and desires for the town of Anacostia. In order to connect seemingly disparate regions of a small town, the solution offered
moments of repose
multiple
scattered throughout. The
proposed interventions varied in use and scale but all would use
wooden palettes
as a design module,
which would prove advantageous in terms of design facilitation, construction, economy, and sustainability.
-February 21st-24th, 2014
opposite: photo, existing site
Scott Deisher, Sarah Clair
and
Elaheh Damircheli
Site 4 and 5: D
1 5
2 3
4
site analysis: linking parts of the community site one: revitalizing an abandonded lot
0 ft
Proposed Sites
250 ft
500 ft
Design Strategy Interactive By choosing multiple sites throughout the community, the project addresses a variety of potential opportunities for change within the community. Each site varies in scale from a small art wall to a revitalized abandoned lot. Each intervention utilizes wooden pallettes for construction.
1
3
2
Proposed Sites
4 Proposed Sites
sites four and five: small interventions
site analysis: examining contextual pressures Proposed Sites
Proposed Sites
Play: Parametric Porosity How can we take advantage of
parameters
to
delineate space? Proposed is a project in which a
skin of varying porosity
can begin to form
chance encounters with relationships between interior and exterior, light and shadow, movement and stasis. Ultimately the product of a study between the dichotomy of a residential program with a program much more public (studio/art space), this project enhances difference in a variety of ways. A mass
brick residential space sits on a delicate glass gallery and fronts public space with a stack
of
of public studios. Restrained platonic forms allow the parametric pattern to emerge as a signifier of contemporary design strategies.
-Fall 2013
Scott Deisher
opposite: facade model, chipboard
Professor Michael Ezban
lift residential to expose difference
residential nested within studio/gallery
lift re
cut block to allow light
difference delineates function
cu
opaque ground level
for private floor installations
dif
various porous/opaque s play with chance encounters
spaces
VARYING POROSITY
NEARLY TRANSPARENT
NEARLY OPAQUE
allows chance encounters with variety of activities
allows natural light play - transmits pattern to surfaces
privacy for installations creates inward/outward focus
clerestory lighting play of light in lobby
DW
DW WO
WO
plan floors 3-5
plan floor 2
14th street
Swann street
ground plan in site
exterior view
RESIDENCE COURTYARD RESIDENCE
RESIDENCE COURTYARD RESIDENCE
GALLERY
GALLERY
section looking west
Spatialized Surfaces How can
existing forms
be manipulated to make way
for unprecedented space? By studying an existing form and extracting its parts, this study yields new surfaces by way of
gradual transformation.
A computer mouse was
modeled in Rhino using just curve and surface commands. The makeup of the geometry was then interrogated and underwent a series of rigorous transformations. When new surfaces came into being from the transformations, they were combined to
yield a new surface that questions
the idea of one single continuous surface.
-Spring 2014
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Scott Deisher
opposite: digital manipulation of surface
Professor Michael Ambrose
one surface, transformed
mouse modeled as separate surfaces
three surfaces selected from transformation
single surface from three interpolated curves
Envision Salisbury: A River Narrative An exploration into an Eastern Maryland town revealed
opportunities for redesign. The town of Salisbury has reasonable proximity to multiple large cities on the east coast, but suffers from a few issues that leave some of its biggest
assets underutilized.
Proposed
is a theoretical long-term master plan that hopes to
revitalize the waterfront on the Wicomico River. The plan is divided programatically into three major zones that will provide a more varied and holistic use of waterfront space. Downtown will connect with this new river narrative space and gain new life.
-Spring 2014
Scott Deisher opposite: site analysis
and
Keith Edwards
Professor James Tilghman
The project began as the development of a workshop for the members of the community of Salisbury. A logo was designed in order to effectively communicate the spirit of the workshop through its social media. The logo and its successive branding were implemented throughout the development of the project to reinforce the event of the workshop.
twitter: @envisionSBY facebook: Envision Salisbury instagram: @envisionSBY
above: proposed design strategy
development of logo
addressing the riverfront
view towards entertainment zone
gateways to downtown
proposed pavilion sites
Scott K. Deisher University of Maryland, College Park Class of 2014 School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation scott.k.deisher@gmail.com 443-465-9502