CALEB TAFFER SELECTED WORK
CALEB TAFFER
RESUME
8501 Lake Vining Court #5103 Orlando, FL 32821 Tafferc@gmail.com (502)-645-8373
EDUCATION University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH (Aug 2013- May 2018)
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Participated in Professional Practice Program which required students to alternate semesters of education and practicing in the field.
EXPERIENCE Walt Disney Imagineering - Theme Park & Resort Internship - Orlando, FL (2017-2019)
Utilizing programs such as Revit and AutoCAD to aide in the design process, creating renderings in Photoshop, maintaining and creating SPEC sheets, and working with vendors to secure necessary design pieces. Balancing and understanding multiple projects while maintaining confidentiality.
OneSight - Nonprofit
Volunteer Work Trip - Rwanda (2017)
PERSONAL Alpha Tau Omega
Cincinnati, OH (2014 - 2018)
Member of Judiciary Board on Inner Fraternity Council (2014) Member of Risk Management Committee (2014-2018)
Visiting and surveying hospitals throughout Rwanda to update plans and elevations in order to purpose new eyesight clinics. Meeting with mill-work companies to understand their craftsmanship and ability to translate our design.
LiveWell Collaborative - Experiential Internship - Cincinnati, OH (2016-2017)
Translating concepts and ideas into 3-D objects and spaces while considering limitation in budget, space, and how one would interact with it in a museum setting. Design, build, and maintain all equipment.
Common Wealth Diploma Recipient
IA Interior Architects - Government and Workplace
Successfully passing 6 AP courses in the areas of English, Science, Government, Calculus, Statistics, and Spanish.
Revit and Photoshop focused work on all aspects of confidential government work from field measurements to packaging final deliveries.
Oldham, KY (2013)
Internship - Washington, DC (2016)
Wilson Associates - Hospitality Internship - Dallas, TX (2015)
Focusing on creating presentation plans, sections, and elevations. While updating red-lines from designers and maintaining a positive relationship with the client.
SKILLS Auto-Cad, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, V-ray, Model Making, and Spanish Language
TABLEOFCONTENTS
BALANCE BLOCK
GONUT
MODULAR SPACE
CHEVRON
PARASITIC COMPLEX
PROFESSIONAL WORK
PHOTOGRAPHY
BALANCE BLOCK
BALANCE BLOCK DATE
Fall Semester of 2013
TASK
Create a piece that fits within a 12” x 12” x12” cube that invokes both plane and line but balances only on 4 square inches and has to reach all sides of the bounding box.
CONCEPT
Started by modeling simple models that were line or plane. Then taking the features I liked of each and created another simple model. Then pushed the design to balance on only 4 square inches by removing and remodeling features so that piece will be able to balance.
MATERIALS
3-D: Untreated block of Popular Wood, 16” x 12” x 3”
GONUT
EARLY MODELS
DATE
Summer Semester of 2015
TASK
In groups, research trends of the future workplace, learn about 3rd Destinations, and create a space or machine that properly satisfies the workers of the future.
CONCEPT
My partner and I saw the trend of mobility as the biggest trend of the future. Driving us to create a vehicle that would function as a car but also an office. We then created the “Gonut� to satisfy a variety styles of work (sitting, standing, or laying down) with adjustable work surfaces and places for storage.
GONUT OVERVIEW
PERSONAL
My focus for the project was creating the Rhino models and rendering them in V-Ray. After the model had been set up in V-Ray I created views that would benefit my partner when photoshopping them into the parking garage.
MATERIALS
2-D: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign 3-D Programming: SketchUp, Rhino with V-Ray render
GONUT PLAN LAYOUT
GONUT
MODULAR SPACE
MODULAR SPACE DATE
Fall Semester of 2014
TASK
Create a series of spaces that is based off your own body dimensions. Update these spaces using two types of transformation verbs, and then find a way to link all these spaces to create one full area. By creating both 2-D and 3-D representations.
CONCEPT
After recording my dimensions for laying, sitting, standing, jumping, and leaning, I began to create basic shapes that would were based off the dimensions that came from two of the actions. Then applied the transformation verbs. Once models were complete, I utilized the verb branch to join all the models together.
MATERIALS
2-D: Illustrator 3-D: 2 ply White and Black Museum Board, Plexi Glass, Quickrete
SHEAR & REFLECT
GRADE & STACK
EXTRUDE & CONNECT
NOTCH & PACK
TAPER & REFLECT
MODULAR SPACE
CHEVRON
CHEVRON DATE
Spring Semester of 2014
TASK
Design a unit that can be replicated and organized in a variety of ways that needs to be able to create a screen, sitting, and a unique formation.
CONCEPT
My group of 11 designed a Chevron shape and then hollowed it out. My group had a total of 33 Chevrons made. We then painted select sides of the Chevron piece in order to allow for a variety of views. The Chevron can be stacked vertically, horizontally, and arranged in a variety of ways.
PERSONAL
I was in charge of cutting every piece by using the table saw, miter, and helping create a jig that shaped the chevron top. Then helped with the fabrication.
MATERIALS
3-D: MDF and White Paint
PARASITIC COMPLEX
PARASITIC COMPLEX DATE
Fall Semester of 2014
TASK
Incorporate local architecture to create a complex that will host an auditorium, a pool, and an interstitial space.
CONCEPT
Due to the different systems that needed to be included, I went out and found local homes that weren’t of the same type. Since the programs weren’t of similar types, I wanted to create a building structure that wasn’t typical. I set out to use my local architecture as full pieces instead of just iconic moments from them. Thus using entire structures as my building blocks to create interior spaces and only allowing certain ones to be enter-able.
MATERIALS
2-D: Illustrator 3-D: 2 ply White Museum Board and Plexi Glass 3-D Program: Rhino
PARASITIC COMPLEX MODEL
Size: 12”x 13”x10” Model composed of 1,168 pieces of museum board and 130 plexi glass pieces. Model of the auditorium part of my complex. Laser cut pieces with labeling to create a system for construction.
PROFESSIONAL WORK
ELEVATION Scanned in hand drawing of elevations and rendered in Photoshop.
WILSON ASSOCIATES Presentation plans and elevations. Line work taken from AutoCAD and rendered in Photoshop.
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