Ryan walker portfolio 2018

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SUMMARY

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E C T D.

Highly motivated architecture and design professional with experience in a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional projects. Experienced in all phases of work from early design development through construction administration. I am seeking a long term opportunity with a creative firm with a diverse portfolio that promotes collaboration in a studio enviornment and timless, well-conceived designs. EDUCATION BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE Newschool of Architecture & Design San Diego, CA [Minor in Art and Design] WORK EXPERIENCE FREELANCE ASSOCIATE

WINTER 2017 - CURRENT

SoWE Studio Work directly with commercial business owners to generate feasibility studies for expansion, ADA compliance, and remodel. Aided in the design and management of 3 commercial restaurant space plans and 1 commercial exterior landlord improvment. Work directly with contractors in bidding and cost estimate preparation. PROJECT MANAGER

SPRING 2017 - WINTER 2017

OCIO Design Group Assisted in design and managed construction document, city processing, and construction management for 9 commercial tenant improvements. Worked directly with clients to assess the project scope, design features, equipment and systems. Performed regular site visits to address open construction items and value engineering efforts. Aided in a complete update and overhaul of office construction document sheet templates and details. JOB CAPTAIN

SPRING 2012 - SPRING 2017

Bundy-Finkel Architects Generated complete construction documents for over 20 new construction, remodel, and commercial tenant improvment projects. Coordinated with consultants to meet project deadlines and resolve items in working drawings. Worked with principals and associates to develop detailed 3D models from design sketches for client presentations and public exhibition. Attended regular meetings on site with clients and construction teams. Expedited planning and building permit process with city officials and local government agencies.

PROJECT ASSOCIATE

SUMMER 2010 - FALL 2011

Platt Whitlaw Architects Sustainable North Park Main Street Program Generated complex vector-based area maps and focus blocks for North Park Created multi format presentations for stakeholders meetings Managed and produced large scale digital models of streetscapes and buildings TEACHING ASSISTANT

SUMMER 2010 & 2011

Newschool of Architecture & Design Summer Exploratory Program Developed curriculum for a summer design studio Worked individually with students in a studio environment Performed administrative and clerical duties for professors Taught CAD, 3D modeling & rendering, and physical modeling workshop courses ARCHITECT’S ASSISTANT SUMMER 2007 & 2009 Ron Wilson Architecture - Del Mar, CA Assisted in comprising documents for city and planning approval Drafted floor plans, finish schedules, code analysis, and elect. plans Aided in 11 residential projects both new construction and renovation AWARDS Best Structural Design for Cal Poly Design Build Competition in 2009 2011 SDAF Orchid winner for Planning Policies


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COMMUNITY COLLEGE NELSON _construction docs _detailing _city planning coord.

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EAST & WEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL _custom fabrication _construction docs _project management PROJECT NO. _const. administration FEAST & FAREWAY _presentation package _design competition _city processing

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CDM CLEANERS PROJECT NO. _custom fabrication _construction docs _project management _const. administration ENCORE SKYLAB _construction docs _detailing _project management

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LARGA VISTA _construction docs _const. administration PROJECT NO. _city processing G.S.L.C. _construction docs _sketchup & V-Ray _detailing

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ELDEN RESIDENCE _autocad _physical modeling _sketchup

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WUSTEBLUME SANDBOX _sketchup & V-Ray _community planning _fabrication

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MARKET CORNER _autocad _form-z _photoshop CRESCENT DRIVE _autocad _material identification _construction administration


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NORTH PARK VISIONING _sketchup & V-Ray _autocad _community planning NORTH PARK IMPLEMENTATION _sketchup & V-Ray _autocad _community planning

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DESIGN VILLAGE _fabrication _autocad _photoshop TERRAIN FRAME _fabrication PROJECT NO. _form-z _photoshop

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CUBE CALENDAR _fabrication PROJECT NO. _sketchup _photoshop

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WINE RACK _fabrication _sketchup _photoshop HANGERS _fabrication _sketchup _autocad BEDFRAME _fabrication _sketchup _autocad GLUELAM TABLE _fabrication _sketchup _autocad


MARINA PARK LEPORT TECHNOLOGY PRO-COMPRESSION TENANT IMPROVEMENT EAST & WEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL (project 02) CDM CLEANERS (project 04) METAROM TENANT IMPROVEMENT LEPORT WAIKIKI GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP CENTER (project 07) 333 EUCLID LANDLORD IMPROVEMENT LARGA VISTA (project 06) TOCA TENANT IMPROVEMENT ENCORE BREA ENCORE SKYLAB (project 05) VCA FOUNTAIN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE NELSON (project 01) SILLY SMOCK TENANT IMPROVEMENT FROZEN IRVINE MERIDIANLINK PH. III & LOBBY LITTLE SPROUTS ACADEMY NCARB AXP HOURS COMPLETED IN ALL CATERGORIES

PROJECT LEAD

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

CITY PROCESSING

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

PRE-DESIGN

COMMERCIAL INTERIOR

BIOLA OFFICES

COMMERCIAL EXTERIOR

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS OF SIGNIFICANCE


Proficient

Experienced

AutoCAD Sketchup Form-Z REVIT V-Ray InDesign Photoshop Illustrator Physical Modeling


01 2018 SoWE Studio Landlord Improvement Nelson, New Zealand

Located off the eastern shores of the South Island, Nelson Community College is a 4,800 sq. ft. concrete building serving the community. This facade improvment involved replacing the existing sidewalk canopy and raising it to reveal the existing transom windows. Additionally, vertical louvers were placed at the second floor curtain wall to reduce solar heat gain while preserving views to the east. The entire building received a new paint treatment to break up the monolithic facade and accentuate the existing openings. Lastly, corten steel planters were placed on the south facade driveway level. This project is currently under construction.

east facade section


exterior rendering


02 2017 OCIO Design Group Tenant Improvement San Marcos, CA

Offering a mix of eastern & western medicine, the design focus of this animal hosiptal was to offer a fun, natural atmosphere. The lobby was designed with minimalistic tones for a calming, non-stimulating environment to animal patrons and their owners. The benches were designed and fabricated by myself with milled 1x poplar strips (cushions were custom ordered). The custom dog profile wall treatment in the lobby was also handpainted with help from the client and his family by projecting an illustrator file onto the wall and tracing. The back of house incorporated all new equipment, oxygen and nitrous oxide lines throughout, as well as a lead-lined radiology room, which required extensive collaboration with MEP and specialty consultants.


lobby entrance


floor plan

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SURGERY 109 14'-5" x 10'-0"

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lobby entrance


03 2017 SoWE Studio Request for Proposal Coronodo, CA

Feast & Fareway is a collaboration between SoWE Studio, Harry’s Restaurant, and Breakfast Republic in response to an RFP from the City of Coronodo for a new restraurant to inhabit the existing golf course club house. A series of interior interventions were proposed to revitalize the existing interior space. In addition, a series of improvments were proposed for the existing adjacent exterior to accomodate oudoor seating and lounges. Lastly, a satellite structure comprised of repurposed shipping containers was proposed for the 9th hole offering concessions. This proposal was awarded to Feast & Fareway by the city of Coronodo in February 2018.


FEAST & FAREWAY - coronado golf coUrSE rESTaUranT

04 – IMPRovEMEnTS

PUTTING GREEN LIGHTS

19TH TWILIGHT HOLE - ADDITIONAL SERVICE

GOLF CLUB HOUSE

FEAST & FAREWAY - FOOD & BEVERAGE CONCESSION

SATELLITE PATIO BAR

14TH TEE “AMEN CORNER”

- ADDITIONAL AMENITY

overall site plan


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Celebrating the entry point will produce a distinct demarcation of restaurant and clubhouse hallways. Celebrating the entry point will produce a distinct demarcation of restaurant and clubhouse hallways.

IRON GRILLE ENTRY IRON GRILLE ENTRY Ornamental wrought iron archway to create prominence to the main restaurant Ornamental wrought iron archway to create prominence to the main restaurant entry and delineate host station from existing corridors. entry and delineate host station from existing corridors.

enlarged floor plan

VENEER TRIM, MOULDING & COFFERED CEILING ACCENT VENEER TRIM, MOULDING & COFFERED CEILING ACCENT Accent paint/cladding existing interior ornamental features to modernize the space. Accent paint/cladding existing interior ornamental features to modernize the space.


interior rendering


04 2013 Bundy Finkel Architects Tenant Improvement Newport Beach, CA

The tenant improvement for CDM Cleaners incorporated full service dry cleaning equipment at the back of house with an open eye catching entry. Wood tiles were custom fabricated out of poplar wood to create a geometric 3D wall with a recessed wall washer fixure above. Custom wallpaper and vinyl graphics were designed for the entry using drycleaning graphics commonly found on clothes tags. Winner of American Drycleaner 2014 Grand Prize Plant Design Award and featured on cover of American Drycleaner (totally serious).


lobby entrance


3d wood tile

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custom wallpaper graphic

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floor plan


05 2015 Bundy Finkel Architects Tenant Improvement Huntington Beach, CA

Encore encompassed a multi-phased tenant improvment for a large manufacturer which supplies aircraft interiors, seats and composite structures to the aerospace community. The project in it’s entirety was a full interior remodel of thier 80,000 sq. ft. headquarter facility. The design included a new open steel staircase with cast concrete steps connecting the ground floor the second floor office mezzanine. Tube steel columns connected the stair to the roof, which was surrounded by a large open ceiling soffit framing new skylights. The last phase of construction was centered around a 100 foot dynamic acceleration sled. This sled would provide Encore the ability to test the safety the of the seats they manufacture in house. The design effort required extensive collaboration with manufacturers as well as structural and MEP consultants.



stair sections



06 2015 Bundy Finkel Architects Exterior Remodel Mission Viejo, CA

Exterior landlord improvment set nearby a highschool in Mission Viejo. This phased development involved a complete site redesign, which included parking restriping, new landscaping, and a new trash enclosure. The remodel design centered around widening the existing covered arcade as well as raising the existing mansard roof and creating a new central tower.


building section

building section

exterior elevation


pre-construction photo


post-construction photo


07 2014 Bundy Finkel Architects New Construction Newport Beach CA

Located along the south side of Marina Park, the new marina owned by the city of Newport Bach, the Girl Scout Leadership Center is a 6,100 sq. ft. facility for organized member weekend activities. It houses a commercial kitchen, two large multi-media program areas, and a 2,000 sq. ft. patio overlooking the bay.



first floor plan


building section

exterior rendering

exterior rendering


building section

building section


interior rendering


08 2011 Professional Residential Remodel Costa Mesa, CA

The exterior design of the Mitchell residence was tailored to create living spaces outdoors which could be utilized as often and frequently as any room indoors. Two large pivot doors were designed in the existing dining room to divide and partially enclose the outdoor space which included a dining patio, sun patio, and fire pit. The interior remodel involved replacing a restrictive partition wall with a kitchen island and unique shelving system in order to open up the main living spaces. The dining room was placed outside to make room for a new breakfast bar and work station.


firepit rendering


kitchen rendering


floor plan


09 2010 Professional Design-Build San Diego, CA

The Wusteblume Sandbox was commissioned by the Die Rasselbande Preschool, and was constructed from material out of the backyards and garages of the local community. The design-build group, two recent architecture graduates, sought the involvement of parents and local community members in order to achieve a design that was sustainable and affordable. Flyers were distributed in the area asking for parents, neighbors and community members to donate unused 2x4’s left over from finished or forgotten projects. With the community’s help the project was able to achieve it’s design goal and accommodate the preschool’s budget, and additional had funds left over for a second design phase. This phase will incorporate supplemental elements which will support a variety of new activities on the site. When the second phase of construction is finished, canopies will shade each wing of the sandbox, the center platform will house a water tank where hoses will be stored and used to incorporate water-play, and the beach seat will accompany an interactive wall.







10 2009 Fourth Year Studio Project Mission Hills, CA

Market Corner is a mixed-use environment designed on the site of an existing supermarket set for demolition. The goal of the Market Corner project was to incorporate a supermarket into the program of the site while including student housing for the nearby college.



sub-level restaurant and culinary workshop: 7,800 sq.ft.

small foods retail strip: 11,200 sq.ft.

8 units

A concept restaurant which derives its menu from the goods Accessible from both Washington St. as well as along the sold along the market strip. The roof structure serves as a pavillion inside the site, the project’s grocery program celebrated entry into the site’s main public space. is exploded so that each department is replaced by individually owned shops.

low-rise student housing: 41,000 sq. ft.

48 units

Three story building which wraps around primary living units. Circulation is brought to the exterior by recessing balconies and outdoor covered hallways.

mid-rise student housing: 62,000 sq.ft.

52 units

multi-story row homes: 20,400 sq.ft.

12 units

Massing acts as an elevation buffer to the more dense housing program within. Front porches are elevated above ground plane for privacy

live-work lofts: 11,200 sq.ft.

8 units

Four slender linear buildings united by facing balconies and Assist in buffering vehicular traffic noise from within the exterior hallways. The massing was designed to exhibit to site’s main plaza. Each unit is intended to accomodate the retail units below. the surrounding public a celebrated active space.


east elevation

north elevation


11 2011 Professional Landscape Design Yorba Linda, CA The landscape design of the Crescent Drive was based on an offset grid pattern which was intended to connect and separate the different outdoor spaces on the site. The size of the grid in each area was designed using the proportioning device of the tatami mat. Simplicity of construction material and vegetation made it possible for the site to connect visually with the existing house. A variety of functions and spaces were specified in the program, including a fire pit, yoga platform, entry gate, and outdoor kitchen.




site plan rendering


entry gate rendering



12 2010 Professional Visioning Project San Diego, CA

PROGRAM GOAL: To develop a framework for the sustainability of San Diego’s Historic North Park Main Street District that can act directly as a catalyst for sustainable development of the North Park community and as a model for other similar urban communities. The Sustainable North Park Main Street Program (SNPMS) identified strategies for achieving this goal, including: Developing standards for public facilities; Identifying existing resources available to business and private property owners; Sustainable business practices; and, Pursuing the funding needed to implement and sustain the program, including public and private sources. *2011 SDAF Orchid winner for Planning Policies





13 2010 Professional Community Planning San Diego, CA

PROGRAM GOAL: Using the results of the Vision Plan, this Implementation Plan refines these images of North Park and uses them as a basis for illustrative diagrams which describe the possible interventions in practical terms. Using individual buildings as precise case studies, this plan is intended to be used as a handbook for Main Street Staff to educate and inspire building owners and business operators about how they can participate in the broader vision of a Sustainable North Park Man Street. Whereas steps were taken to implement sustainable measures on a larger scale, the Implementation Plan focused on several existing buildings within North Park. These buildings serve as example as to how existing businesses in potentially historic buildings can begin to introduce sustainable measures in design and practice. *2011 SDAF Orchid winner for Planning Policies





14 2009 Cal Poly Design Village Competition San Louis Obispo, CA

Imagining a post apocalyptic scenario, the design team set out to gather rejected material for this project. The selection process was limited to repetitive pieces. Using the available served to imitate a condition present in the post apocalyptic design process. Reducing the element of preconception and building upon the logic of repetition the structure connects fiction and real. Resettlement builds upon the remainders of a world mine war. The global event had climatic repercussions destroying most life. Those that survived utilized the everlasting mine shells for its geometric qualities. The San Louis Obispo survivors utilized their mine as an outpost and water collection device. *Best Structural Design for Cal Poly Design Build Competition in 2009





15 The purpose of the terrain frame is to exhibit a spectrum of possibility in movement. A serialization of wood triangles fixed upon a specific axis creates an unlimited ordering system for unique outcomes both ordered and chaotic. The frame and design structure itself acts as the canvas while its imbedded kinetic capabilities create the finalized design.


16 Made from sheets of cork and single-ply basswood backing, the cube calendar acts as a weekly calendar which is capable of hosting notes and the like. One side of each cube is operable in a way which allows the cubes themselves to store daily items.


17 Using PVC pipe and wood, the wine rack employs traditional building materials to serve a new purpose. Two rectilinear shelves were introduced the PVC and wood frames for structural support and to house additional wine and beverage accoutrements.


1 8 Framed strips of poplar around a plywood base, and recessed neodymium magnets. These hangers were designed to provide an attractive contemporary to the traditional clothes hanger. They are set to hang on a tube steel frame which allows for secondary storage of empty clothes hangers.The hangers can be placed anywhere and glide gently along the tube steel frame.


1 9 Recycled 2x lumber and milled gluelam beams compose the bedframe. The canopy frame above acts as a soft lightbox at night. It was constructed from canvas over a poplar frame. String lights were hung at different heights to create a starry night effect.


20 Remanats from douglas fir gluelam beams were repurposed as table top and bench seating. Cold rolled steel plates were cut and welded to create a unique frame supporting the heavy tops.


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