SHELBY SCHAEFER
ACADEMIC DESIGN PORTFOLIO UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Shelby Schaefer B. Architecture 2018 School of Architecture University of Texas at Austin shelbyschaefer@utexas.edu 361.935.7520
FIRST YEAR
CONTENTS
DESIGN I VISUAL COMMUNICATON I STOP 04-07 COMPOSE+CARVE+CONSTRUCT 12-13 PERFORMANCE 08-11 WOOD JOINT 14-15 TONE DRAWING 16 TOOL DRAWING 17 DESIGN II VISUAL COMMUNICATION II BAT FLIGHT PATTERN 18-19 HOUSE CASE STUDY 34 PLATFORM 20-25 BLEND 35 BAT CENTER 26-33 WATERCOLOR 35 VAULT 36-37
SECOND YEAR DESIGN III VISUAL COMMUNICATION III LIBRARY 38-41 VOID MASS MODEL 42 GRASSHOPPER + 3DS MAX 43 RHINO + REVIT 44-45 DESIGN IV REVIT SUN SHADING SYSTEM 46-47 URBAN STRATEGY + HOUSING 48-55
THIRD YEAR DESIGN V PINHOLE CAMERA + PHOTOGRAPHY 56-59 STARGAZING TOWER 60-63 MARKET HALL 64-71 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS I LE-TREE LUMINAIRE 72-75 INDIVIDUAL FIELD CONSTRUCTS DUCK BLIND ASSEMBLY 76-77
STOP Fall 2013 | Design I Professor: JP Rysavy First, a spatial strategy was developed by building a puzzle model and rearranging the pieces to accommodate three chosen microprograms associated with temporarily “pausing� in a busy urban environment. A series of models then further studied and refined these spatial accommodations. Microprograms: sitting + waiting, talking on the phone, eating on-the-go
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PERFORMANCE Fall 2013 | Design I Professor: JP Rysavy Located at the corner of 5th and Colorado St. in Downtown Austin, this stereotomic design for a potential open-air music venue is specifically designed for marching drum line performances. The form takes into consideration the procession and linear nature of a drum line with minimal ground plane changes and an L-shaped plan that allows the mucisians to easily enter from the sidewalk, pause and perform, and seamlessly exit out the other side.
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COMPOSE+CARVE+CONSTRUCT Fall 2013 | Visual Communication I Professors: Joyce Rosner + Nichole Wiedemann Compositions representing chosen words were first arranged with pre-dimensioned paper, then given a depth and carved out of clay so that the two compositions somehow intersected each other. The clay was then further abstracted into a tectonic chipboard model. Words: link + rhythm link
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section drawings of clay model
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WOOD JOINT Fall 2013 | Visual Communication I Professors: Joyce Rosner + Nichole Wiedemann Blind contour drawings of hands joined together in some way were done. Then, one pair of hands was chosen to be abstractly represented and modeled out of wood. The wood joint is an abstraction of clasped hands with intertwined fingers.
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TONE DRAWING Fall 2013 | Visual Communication I Professors: Joyce Rosner + Nichole Wiedemann The photo on the left was taken inside Austin City Hall capturing the light reflecting across the bronze ceiling. The photo was then cropped and rotated to be drawn as an abstract representation of highly constrasted lighting conditions. Graphite on Stonehenge.
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TOOL DRAWING Fall 2013 | Visual Communication I Professors: Joyce Rosner + Nichole Wiedemann Hand drafted drawing of a coffee grinder. Graphite on Stonehenge.
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BAT FLIGHT PATTERN Spring 2014 | Design II Professor: Francesca Aroso An anylytical drawing studying the flight pattern of the Mexican Free-Tailed Bat. Graphite on Stonehenge.
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PLATFORM Spring 2014 | Design II Professor: Francesca Aroso The focus of this project was to create a viewing platform for the public of Austin to experience the bats that inhabit South Congress Bridge. Beginning with a single paper module created by deriving geometries from the skeletal structure of the bat, in this case the spine, the single module was then replicated and arrayed linearly so that the connection between each module became an occupiable platform. As the project further evolved, apertures were cut out creating a series of framed views that encourage movement through the platform towards the main viewing area located at the end of the platform. The main viewing area cantilevers over the Colorado River and provides an expansive yet direct view of the bridge and the bats’ flight path.
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BAT CENTER Spring 2014 | Design II Professor: Francesca Aroso The focus of this project was to create a public center for people in Austin to learn about and view the Mexican Free-Tailed Bats that occupy the South Congress Bridge. The design consists of a series of intersecting public and private spaces organized by a hierarchy defined by level of use. Approaching the building, there are several seating areas arranged around a low wall that directs people into the project. As the individual moves through the building, the spaces become increasingly more public and open. The main exhibition and viewing spaces are defined by light wells and connected by an internal courtyard so that circulation is encouraged. The outdoor viewing deck provides the opportunity for an interactive public experience of viewing the bats while the indoor viewing space allows the individual to have a more personal and reflective experience.
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light + shadow
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HOUSE CASE STUDY: BURST* HOUSE Spring 2014 | Visual Communication II Professors: Kory Bieg + Judy Birdsong Hand-drafted plan (bottom left), back elevation (top left), and front elevation (bottom right) of BURST* House designed by SYSTEMarchitects. Graphite on Stonehenge.
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BLEND Spring 2014 | Visual Communication II Professors: Kory Bieg + Judy Birdsong Abstract form created in Rhino and imported into Illustrator for further editing including adding color and lineweight.
WATERCOLOR Spring 2014 | Visual Communication II Professors: Kory Bieg + Judy Birdsong Patterns were created digitally in Rhino, lineweighted in Illustrator, and printed on watercolor paper. Watercolor was then introduced and used to accentuate desired geometries present within the patterns.
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VAULT Spring 2014 | Visual Communication II Professors: Kory Bieg + Judy Birdsong After digitally designing a vault system in Rhino, the plan for four bays was then cropped and used to create constructed perspective drawings looking up (top middle) and down onto (bottom middle) the bays.
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BRANCH LIBRARY Fall 2014 | Design III Professor: Elizabeth Danze The focus of this project was to consider the Library of the Future and design a branch library to be located on South Congress Avenue in Austin. A library is a place of learning, creativity, and inspiration for all ages, genders, and races. In this case, locals and tourists are welcomed into the space to learn and collaborate together as the design promotes a sense of discovery and exploration through its interior circluation, framed views, and outdoor inhabitable public space.
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VOID MASS MODEL Fall 2014 | Visual Communication III Professors: Kory Bieg + Marla Smith Rhino was used to create void mass models by intersecting designed objects, considering the addition or subtraction of the masses, and using commands such as Boolean and Transform. A series of section cuts were then taken using the Section and Make2D commands, imported into Illustrator, and live painted.
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GRASSHOPPER + 3DS MAX Fall 2014 | Visual Communication III Professors: Kory Bieg + Marla Smith The goal of this exercise was to design a parametrically differentiated componentized object in Grasshopper. After designing a surface in Rhino, it was then populated with a parametrically constructed component. Variations of the component and the effects of changing parameters on the final object were then tested. The final object was then rendered using 3DS Max and Photoshop.
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RHINO + REVIT Fall 2014 | Visual Communication III Professors: Kory Bieg + Marla Smith A void mass model was created in Rhino using the Boolean command. The model was then imported into Revit and a series of section cuts were taken of the object. The object was also imagined as occubiable and rendered in various scenes using Revit.
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REVIT SUN SHADING SYSTEM Fall 2014 | Visual Communication III Professors: Kory Bieg + Marla Smith First, Revit was used to model and divide a surface. A pattern piece was then modeled and applied to the divided surface. The resulting screen was then adjusted in various ways via the pattern piece, imagined as a sun shading system, and rendered in various scenes.
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SALTILLO DISTRICT URBAN STRATEGY: URBAN SOCIAL BLANKET
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Spring 2015 | Design IV Team Members: Mattea Cai Professor: Nichole Wiedemann Valeria Landeros Samuel Robbins
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The goal of the Urban Social Blanket strategy is to connect local regions of business, residence, and public space with a blanket of circulation and public green grounds. In order to jumpstart a social resurgence through person-to-person interaction, a defined route of movement around undefined interstital spaces is created. In order to induce community within the entirety of Austin’s Saltillo District, movement between 3 zones of varying density: downtown, transitional, and residential community, is encouraged by the unfolding nature and span of the Blanket. As people engage in pedestrian circulation, the Blanket guides where to pause or gather and where to keep moving. Bridging atop the metro light rail, the continuous landscape provides a safe and efficient method for the circulation of people and bikes above car, bus, and train movement. The goal is to increase the efficiency of each transportation type by separating and then re-interlacing them when needed. Providing safer and shorter commutes, should also yield an increase in the use of public transportation due to easy accessibility of the system as a whole. Preserved community landmarks also provide origin, context, and engagement with Saltillo’s existing identity. Interstitial spaces found within the new Urban Social Blanket will become informal nodes of intersection with the pre-existing landmarks. These new social spaces are programmable from the need of an indiviual, to that of city-wide events, such as SXSW. By regifting ownership of this public space, to the public the goal is to encourage personal contributions of expression to reinterpret and revitalize community identity in the Saltillo District.
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SALTILLO DISTRICT URBAN HOUSING Spring 2015 | Design IV Professor: Nichole Wiedemann Divided into three zones: public commercial, semi-public, and private residential, this urban housing design is defined by its unique connection to the Urban Blanket along East 5th St. at the second level of the building. This direct connection acts as an extension of the Urban Blanket allowing it to weave into the building thus creating an open-air semi-public zone where the public is invited to coexist with private residents. Amenities of this semi-public zone include shopping, dining, and a rooftop green space that provides an expansive view of the Urban Social Blanket. This design consists of 29 units; 21 single story units + 8 double story units. Single story units are located within the top four levels of the building while double story units are located on the second level along the edge facing the Urban Blanket.
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PINHOLE CAMERA + PHOTOGRAPHY Fall 2015 | Design V Professor: Judy Birdsong Constructed out of plywood, cherry wood and bass wood, this camera is designed to hold four 3�x5� sheets of photo paper at a time with an exterior operable knob that rotates the interior prism holding the paper.
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operable knob to rotate photo paper prism 4-sided rotating prism to hold photo paper
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MARFA PORTFOLIO Fall 2015 | Design V Professor: Judy Birdsong During a studio trip, the pinhole camera was used to capture and document our personal impressions of Marfa, Tx. This portfolio exhibits the progression from our campsite at El Cosmico into the city that reflects its industrial roots out to the expansive landscape found at the edge of the city.
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STARGAZING TOWER Fall 2015 | Design V Professor: Judy Birdsong Mount Bonnell is a popular place to view the sunset and stargaze in Austin,Tx. At Mt. Bonnell, there is a long staircase that leads up to the main sunset viewing area that overlooks Lake Austin. From personal experience, once the sun sets, individuals disperse down into nooks created by the cliffside and wait for the stars to come out. Intrigued by the notion of arriving at the top only to disperse back downward to create a more personal and intimate experience, this concept became an inspiration for this tower design located in Marfa, Tx. The tower consists of two L-shaped concrete columns laced together by stairs that lead to the uppermost platform where individuals may remain or begin to circulate downward to two more viewing platforms. The platforms are strategically placed so that the view of the stars is not blocked. The design also incorporates materials that engage the auditory sense to aid in navigation since stargazing takes place at night. The gravel path and metal stairs help guide individuals by amplifying the sound of footsteps while the wooden platforms suppress sound and create a quiet environment to stargaze.
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MARFA MARKET + PLATFORM Fall 2015 | Design V Professor: Judy Birdsong Marfa emphasizes the importance of the space between and the unexpected. Marfa seems to be comprised of a series of hidden moments and secret nooks that are only known by locals or discovered by visitors actively engaging the city. It is these unpredictable moments that make Marfa special. Continuing with the theme of the unexpected, this design uses the whimsical language of folding planes to define path yet create open-ended edges and nooks for locals and visitors to discover and inhabit. The design is comprised of a train platform addressing Marfa’s potential for a future Amtrak Train Stop and an adjacent market space. The walls are placed with the intention of either “funneling� locals arriving from the city into the market or visitors arriving from the train into the city. The walls unfold into roofs that break in order to bring in sunlight and highlight important spaces including the platform circulation and market.
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LE-TREE LUMINAIRE Fall 2015 | Environmental Controls I Professor: Keith Simon + Matthew Tanteri Group Members: Julia Patterson Priyanka Vashee
On the south side of Sutton Hall on the UT Campus, the existing oak trees provide refuge during the day but are disregarded at night. Particularly, the tree closest to Sutton is dark and unused at night due to the lack of proper ambient lighting. The unattractive and dismal atmosphere beneath the tree became inspiration to transform the space with multiple luminaires that encourage activation of the space. LE-Tree is a pair of pendant luminaires designed to be a sleek, operable, and interactive lighting experience. During the day, the pendants ornament the tree while at night they act as a beacon to attract inhabitation under the tree canopy. Additionally, to further transform this space from its former gloominess, a tinkling wind chime within the luminaire eliminates eerie silence and completes the space under the canopy as its own microcosm. The scale of the pendant is meant to encourage the user to take charge of the space, creating his/her own lighting environment by manually arranging each luminaire as desired. 72
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DUCK BLIND IN PLAIN SITE ASSEMBLY Fall 2015 | Field Constructs Design Competition Winner Designed by OP.AL + And-Either-Or New York, NY USA A brightly-colored egg overgrown with grass, Duck Blind in Plain Site manifests the history of Circle Acres and its evolution from landfill to a nature preserve. The tessellated structure explores complex geometries and an interlocked relationship between the recycled-plastic interior and the grass-covered exterior.
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THANK YOU 2016