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sean.michael.nelson
transdiciplinary.designer/musician p: 208.874.2846 e: seanmnelson@live.com
biography Growing up in Utah gave me a strong passion for the outdoors. I have always played a variety of team sports from soccer to badminton. These ‘team’ sports opened my eyes to the effectiveness of teamwork. My individual improvement and effort increased my effectiveness, but the end effect always improved the team. Playing guitar, piano, bass and a little bit of the drums have always been a way for me to facilitate my creative edge since the age of ten. This, in conjunction with the many other artistic tasks that my father and I practiced growing up, evolved into a comprehensive, creative, arena for solving problems and approaching tasks. After helping my father renovate a home in the late nineties, I had a strong feeling that my calling needed to involve the built environment. At the time, this meant exploring my opportunities as a draftsman, buying some graph paper and drawing one-dimensional, mondo floor plans of my dream home. During this time I was computer programming in high school using C++, Visual Basic, Pascal and Flash. Loving computer work, I began to investigate the computer-aided tools behind design; so, during my final year of high school, I began taking computer aided drafting at the Davis Applied Technology College. By doing this I was able to take my conception of the built environment into two dimensions. After completing a year of drafting and high school, I wanted to find something where I could use my computer skills in unison with my creative skills. It was at this point when I decided to explore the architectural world and its application to my life. Since then I have never looked back. I realized that my journey in life revolved around the art of creation at all levels from conception to completion. Once I discovered the University of Idaho, I knew the fit would be perfect. During my first three years of college, my professors helped me expand my understanding of architecture into the third dimension. Whether I knew it at the time, I also made the initiative to open my global-eye and visit as many places as I could during my college years. During the summer of 2006 while making an educational visit to Europe, I began to discover that architectural thought, process and design must include the forth-dimension. Subsequently, my venture to Europe opened up an amazing opportunity to work with Arup at their main headquarters. I worked with Dr. Chris Luebkeman and his “Foresight Team” to help envision and design a publication called Drivers of Change, which focused
on the social, technological, economic, environmental and political impacts of demographics, urbanization, water, waste, energy and climate change. When I wasn’t working with the Foresight Team, I was working with Alejandro Guttierez and the Urban Planning Group. During my time at Arup, my passions grew for designing future resilient architecture. When I returned to the states, I designed an Eco-community in Cedar City, Utah. During this time I also helped teach the Environmental Control Systems course at the University of Idaho. After receiving my Bachelors of Science in Architecture, I felt that I needed some hands on work to accompany all the desk work I had been doing the past 5 years, so I embarked on a home remodel located in Bountiful, Utah. The hands on work helped the realization of actual “hands on” building from a conceptual thought/ concept. It has been two years now and the project is almost complete. Not only did this project help sharpen my hands on skills; it also tested my ability to multi-task, finishing my Masters degree in February of 2009.
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1. 1984 born and grew up in Bountiful, Utah, USA 2. 2001 soccer tournament in London and Manchester, England, UK 3. 2003 surf trip to Maui, Hawaii, USA 6
4. 2003 moved to Moscow, Idaho, USA to attend the UofI 5. 2004 surf trip to Rosarito, Mexico 6. 2005 toured Japan including, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya... 7. 2006 study abroud in London, England, UK 8. 2006 toured Europe 9. 2007 internship with Arup in London, England, UK 10. 2007 visited Rome, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Galway, Calgary, NY 11. 2007 attended AIAS Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 12. 2008 attended the SBSE Retreat in New Forest, England 13. 2008 attended the AIAS Forum in Denver, Colorado, USA 14. 2009 attended the AIAS West Quad Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 15. 2009 visited Fortaleza, Brazil.
garden.stack A proposal to revive a city’s cultural identity by thinking and reaching globally, while acting locally as a means to lessen the impacts caused by big-boxretail landmines. Without the use of future resilient, design implementations, these current trends in our built environment will continue to devolve and destroy our cultural and geographical identities worldwide. Located in Bountiful, Utah, USA, with the intent to provide the community with knowledge/education,local goods and physical well-being.
operable vents allow hot air to exit the s light shelf with integrated roll-down shade
overhang shades summer sun
vegetated roof with trickle irrigation from stormwater reclaimation
non-ducte
operable, triple glazed, argon filled windows permit cross ventilation in the summer months
stratified return air through the space
operable vents allow cool air to enter the space
operable, triple glazed, argon filled windows
mixed zone
path carries radiant pipes from the solar parking garage to the machine room in the core of the building
partially buried facade
earth
gravel
impermeable membrane to facilitate stormwater collection
existing asphalt
concrete footing
ducted swirl-type perimeter floor diffuser
space
ed cavity facilitates mechanical systems and air transfer
spray-on acoustical/mechanical inslulation daylight photo sensor
highly insulated roof with stormwater collection system
perforated metal panel ceiling
concrete slab with 40% of portland cement replaced with flyash
highly insulated walls insulative membrane
the hollow steel facilitates and serves the entire building with mechanical equipment including ductwork
temperature and CO2 sensors
pedestal-type raised floor system
drivers.of.change Each card depicts a single driver. A factoid and rhetorical question are on one face, backed up by a brief indication of the breadth and depth of the content on the other face. The set was devised by the Foresight & Innovation team at Arup, a group tasked with exploring emerging trends and how they impact upon business of Arup and its clients. The publication serves not only as a vibrant visual record of research, but also as a tool for discussion groups, personal prompts, for workshop events or as a “thought for the week�.
culture
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In rapid evolution of cities, societal voids are created. These voids can be filled spatially and in terms of contextual contradiction. The void is now filled with Jeffersonian abstraction. In terms of contradiction, a societal melting pot emerges uneasily like the sub-culture it portrays.
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In ancient times a strong batch of steel was considered a gift from the heavens. As technology permitted, the carbonization of steel was understood and perfected into a science. These advancements were used by the industrial revolution to fuel the progression of elevation in structure. Now steel is used to scrape the skies.
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rior to remodel, the kitchen was the most disgusting room on the main oor. It contained six year old dirty plates and there was clutter (cleaning and cooking supplies) everywhere. Many days were spent just tidying up the room enough to where a proper solution could be assessed. Once the kitchen was cleared, the assessment proved that the north wall could be removed to open up the kitchen to an informal dining/ living area.
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a collaborative project
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fter the first initial observations of the ceiling structure were completed, these evaluations showed that the wall was not load-bearing and could be removed without any structural problems; so demolition began. Once the wall was removed, a slight sagging in the ceiling became apparent but proved to be a small concern and construction continued. A few days later, while in the attic, my friend noticed that the structural system of the ceiling did change between the two rooms. The living area ceiling was actually structurally dependant on the demolished wall; luckily, no roof loads were carried on to the ceiling’s structural system. It was instantly apparent that a column and beam must be added to accommodate the changes in the structural system. A 4x4 Douglas Fir post, salvaged from basement demolition, was added with two dropped 2x10 Douglas Fir beams with a ½” plywood filler to equal the actual width of the 4x4 post (actual = 3.5”). Removal of the wall proved to increase the daylighting in the kitchen drastically, as well as visually increase the size of the house.
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ince the wall was removed, electrical and plumbing had to be rerouted. The kitchen drain exhaust pipe was replaced with a vent located under the sink. A 2x4 post was installed to the west of the 4x4 post to provide a cavity large enough to house a double-gang electrical box and provide switch access.
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ll cabinet doors in the kitchen were removed in preparation for stripping the casework down to its original Douglas fir. This was a difficult time consuming task that removed the lead paint and returned the Douglas fir to its original organic nature.
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he remaining part of the north wall was stripped of its plaster finish in order to expose the existing structural nature of the project juxtaposed with the new.
2009.08.17
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he previous vinyl floor was replaced with slate tiles. Slate was chosen for two main purposes: 1. to compliment the slate in the bathroom and soon to be slated north wall; 2. the subflooring was rather uneven so the slate tiles were mudded and floated to make a more even floor.
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eco.loop Change has existed since the beginning of time and always will exist. The inertia of change is guided by our self regulated planet earth. She is only so strong, and has reached a capacity where equilibrium will be maintained by drastic, severe imminent changes in the planetary systems that we have always assumed to be permanent and habitual. Now one must consider the design of methods and lifestyles that can potentially lesson the impact of these severe forthcoming changes. We expect the earth to regulate everything for us, she doesen’t mind helping, but we take more than we give back. The bottom line, ‘business as usual’ will soon dig a hole so deep that mankind will not be able to escape.
rainwater is collected throughout the site
wetlands percolation water table
water is gravity filtered through the site
city potable water supply greywater from water tower is gravity fed potable water from the city and greywater from eco.loop is used excess greywater re-enters the cycle or is absorbed by the earth
all excess greywater is returned to the site filtering system
water is pumped from the wetlands or watertable using converted solar energy
cooled water returns to wetlands water from wetlands
solar energy
hotwater for radiant heat shaded area for parking
the grid
meter pv energy
meter utility energy
doebler.remodel
main.floor.plan granite rock
hot tub
wood stove and chimney
living room 280 s.f. skylights above roof deck to be removed
kitchen 280 s.f.
wood posts
tile floor
septic tank and drainfield sized per north central health district existing shed
1’-6” high bench seat
entry 40 s.f.
dining 97 s.f. outline of roof above 4” thick colored concrete slab with exposed agregate
future shop
site.plan
wood stove
outline of roof above
parking area
existing private lane
trex deck
wall.detail
metal roof over 30# felt over 1/2” plywood sheathing r-30 batt. insulation
v-notch blocking with screen top plate = 109’ - 3 3/4” wood siding to match existing over moisture barrier over 3/4” plywood 2x6 wood studs @ 12” o.c.
6x6 support post on interior
5’ - 1 5/16” 2’ - 6” min.
r-19 f.g. batt. insulation sub floor 100’-0”
gravel
simpson 6x6 post bracket treated 6x6 post cast into cement and rebar #4 rebar #4 bar cont.