TJ Dunn - Portfolio Spring 2018

TJ DUNN

Architecture Portfolio

Table of Contents 01-08

Playground

09-12

ULI Bond Hill Competition

13-16

Pseudo Vertical Skyscraper

17-20

Covington Row House

21-24

Rowing Facility

25-28

Conceptual Athenaeum

29-30

HLW - Multi-Unit Residential

31-32

Studios Architecture - Tech Client Model

33-34

K+Price - 3D Chairs

35-44

Architecture Photography

Playground Studio Spring 2018 At the start of the semester we were asked to think about our dream playground. We could design in any way that we pleased so I chose collage. I didn’t know what I wanted my playground to look like so I took different elements from existing playgrounds and architectural structures. In my head the space had to have a tower, climbing elements, slides, swings and lots of color. As I collaged I let the elements decide their location based on their shapes. The elements had to have some form of connection to one another.

As the semester advanced, we were asked to research many playgrounds from around the world as precedents. We learned about the many types of playgrounds and types of play.

Playground 01-02

Modular Playground - Geodome Spring 2018 The modular playground was our first design project for the class. We were asked to create a structure that consisted of a modular element that could be replicated and repeated. The first shape I thought of was an equilateral triangle. One of my favorite forms of play as a kid was climbing. I put the two ideas together and I created a variety of climbing triangles. Each triangle has a different climbing element to it. There are bars, variations of circles, nets, rock climbing holds, and grids. With these variations you can create multiple variations in form. These structures can be build anywhere and can be changed on request. This is the modular playground for the climbing kid.

Geodesic Dome

Modular Triangles

Playground 03-04

Modular Playground First Iteration

Modular Triangles

Playground 05-06

Flatiron Playground Spring 2018 For the final project of this class we were asked to pick out own site to design a playground for. I chose the flatiron building in Cincinnati, Ohio. The building had recently been restructured and had a large plot of land behind it. On this land, only one side has street access and there is a retaining wall with height change of 30 feet. I wanted to create a playground that connected the building, wall and streets together. To deal with the height change I created 5 platforms that are connected by climbing obstacles, a circulation climbing wall, stairs and a slide on each level. The circulation climbing wall connects to each level and allow the kids to make their way up or down the playground. On top of the wall, it allows for the parents to have a view of the whole playground.

In between each level are groups of shapes for the kids to climb on. If the kid waned to return to the bottom, there was a slide at each level that is all connected and creates a wall to the street. The site proposed some difficult challenges but I found a way to create a creative playground for kids.

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PARKING 3000 SF

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PLAYGROUND 6000 SF

WALL

BUILDING 2500 SF

Playground 07-08

ULI Bond Hill Competition Fall 2017 The Bond Hill site commissioned by the Cincinnati Redevelopment fund is located on a primary corridor with the potential to capture not only the local community market but the commuters that use Reading Road every day to go to work or those traveling to the Maketewah Country Club.

The exposure of being on a major corridor is an advantage for the potential for growth and redevelopment. At the same time as a popular commuting route the speed of traffic makes the site precarious for pedestrians as the current street scape allows drivers to speed by without a second look.

A central plaza nested between two commercial buildings allow for the use of the space by potential patrons of retail businesses as well as a space for community events such as farmers markets, food truck rallies, concerts. The aesthetics of faรงade renovation and new buildings will blend into the fabric of the existing community to invite the residents of Bond Hill into core of the community space.

SW Aerial View

NE Aerial View

ULI Competition 09-10

Mixed Use

East Elevation

West Elevation

ULI Bond Hill Competition Fall 2017

Street Sections

The ULI competition was a group project with multiple majors involved. It consisted of 3 financial students, 1 urban planner and 1 architect student. I took the roll of the architect for the project. We were given 4 weeks to create a new development for Bond Hill that consisted of mixed-use buildings. I had the idea of creating the entire project using Minecraft and a software called Mineways that exports the world into a 3D file. This was a way for me to be able to design at a fast pace with such a short deadline. The 5 buildings were compiled in Rhino and rendering was done in Vray. The final images showed architectural character without having to add all of the detail.

Grocery

Townhouses

Retail

Office

ULI Competition 11-12

Section

Pseudo Vertical Skyscraper Fall 2017 This studio was a group project to explore skyscrapers.

We were pushed to try untraditional building and design techniques in the creation of the tower. The site was located on the highline in New York City. We started the semester with research on existing skyscrapers in New York and created 3D models for all of them. I focused on the core of the building and what the core is not. I sliced the buildings to create 3D collages using elements from the existing buildings. We were divided into groups based on our interests. I was partnered with Dongrui Zhu and Matt Davis.

Our concept was to create individual units in Catia that would be compiled together to create a floor unit. That unit would be yet again put into Catia with many parameters and power copied into an armature that twisted and turned. Since each unit had set parameters, when the armature changed, so did the units. This allowed us to copy the floor units into a complex armature to create the tower. After many attempts and iterations the structure was formed. We were told that the form was not possible for 3D printing. We were able to get it to print using an SLS powder printer. The model was printed in 3 parts and was very delicate. The final model was 2 feet tall and externally detailed.

A CORE IS NOT: A ROAD SCALE: 1/128”=1’

A CORE IS NOT: SHARED

A CORE IS NOT: VISIBLE/TRANSPARENT SCALE: 1/128”=1’

A CORE IS NOT: ANGLED SCALE: 1/128”=1’

SCALE: 1/128”=1’

Core Study Models Floor Unit

Pseudo Vertical 13-14

SLS 3D Print

Covington Row House In the first four weeks of the Spring 2017 semester we were assigned a row house with a property line of 135’ long by 75‘ wide.

The property was split into three making each row house 25’ wide.

I was given site A with a client wanting a multi-generational house.

The family consists of parents, two young kids, and grandma,They wanted to have their own private space within the house with a communal gathering space for entertaining. I based my building mass off of the existing row house next to me so that the back yards open up to each other. This created the two spaces I needed, a private suite for grandma and the rest of the house for the family. The site is on the Ohio River with great northern views overlooking the Cincinnati skyline. I wanted to capitalize on the views with floor to ceiling windows and roof top terraces. The front of the building steps back to allow for more terrace space while still keeping the views.

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Covington Row House 17-18

North Elevation

Covington Row House 19-20

North West View

North East View

Rowing Facility In the Summer 2016 Semester we were asked to design a Rowing Facility for the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club. We were given a very challenging and large site to work with that had a 30 foot levee close to the waters edge. We were not allowed to dig into the levee but we were allowed to puncture through it. I wanted to find a way that united both sides of the levee. A series of ramps with a staircase that runs through the middle was my solution. Circulation is one of the main drivers in this project. The roofs of this concrete structure are all walkable grass, this connects back into the landscape to make the building feel like it is apart of the levee.

The land side of the levee contains the locker rooms, community room and parking. On the water side of the levee there is a large concrete ramp that is used for docking and indoor/outdoor storage directly behind it. Along this side there is also a watch tower and store. The workout facility and rowing tank rest on the top portion of the levee overlooking the views of the Cincinnati skyline.

Rowing Facility 21-22

Plan

East Section Front

West Section Middle

West Section Front

Rowing Facility 23-24

Conceptual Athenaeum In Fall semester of 2015 our final project was an athenaeum. An athenaeum is a place of learning and gathering of the community.

I based my design on different styles of roofs that were rotated on their sides and morphed together, This was the first 3D print that I had ever done and I wanted to make something that would be extremely difficult by hand. The original precedent of the building was for high-tech learning and gaming.

Conceptual Athenaeum 25-26

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4th Floor

5th Floor Plan

2-3 Floor Plan (Typical)

2-4 Floor Plan (Typical)

1st Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

Multi-Unit Residential Summer 2017 During my time at HLW International in NYC I was assigned a probono project for a confidential client. The task was to fit as many rooms into an existing building as I could. The idea was to remove the living room, add an extra bed room and create common area for all. The buildings are like dorms for adults. each room is around 100 SF and can fit a full bed, nightstand, and a closet. The buildings consisted of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom apartments and they each had to have a window and a ADA kitchen and bathroom.

Trying to create these floor plans was like a solving a puzzle. I had a room count to reach and I had to keep the building to code. While working on the rectangular building, I had to use 1932 building code that was grandfathered in. This was essential to making the plans work. After the client saw the first plans, I was asked to create the layout for another existing building. This building was in a U shape and created long narrow units to allow for all bedrooms to have windows.

I enjoyed creating these floor plans and figuring out how to solve the puzzle.

Multi-Unit Residential 29-30

Tech Client 3D Print Model Fall 2016 During my time at Studios Architecture I was assigned to a team of 4 to work on the new headquarters of a confidential tech client in Moutnaintview, CA. This project was in design development and we had to keep the 3 existing buildings on site and add 3 more buildings to the perimeter and 2 parking structures.

The new buildings consisted of 4-5 floors resting on a 2 story base. To fit on the site and follow setback code, the buildings needed to have 65’ wide floor-plates. I was assigned to create test fits, bubble diagrams, and create the physical model. I used the in-house 3D printer to create iterations of the buildings that could be switched out when updated.

Tech Client Model 31-32

Freelance 3D Chair Models Summer 2018 These chairs were designed by Kim Price. She had created plans and elevations for each chair. What I was Hired to do was to take the 2D CAD drawings and turn them into 3D. The chairs needed to be built in 3D so that they could be sent to the manufacturer to be constructed. I chose Rhino to create the chairs. Some of the chairs had complex components and caused problems but I found new solutions create the components in Rhino. When the chairs were complete, they were Rendered by Maya Newlin and sent off to the client. I found it very satisfying to see the 2D drawings transform into the 3D models.

3D Chairs 33-34

Photography 35-36

Photography 37-38

Photography 39-40

Photography 41-42

Photography 43-44