The Creative Works of Tyler Mason
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Tedx Stage
Interlocking Thresholds
Design/Fabrication of Wall System
Secondary Servant Space Architectural Folly
Theater Set Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Spring 2012
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Mullae 128-9
Collective Form
LMA
TriPOD
Public Specific Shared Place
Form Finding and Investigations
A Comprehensive Design
Lighting for an Urban Stage
Urban Art Gallery
Design Model
Art Museum
Summer 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2014
Industrial Design
Fall 2014
Tedx Stage Lighting and Stage Design + Fabrication Tedx : Ideas Worth Spreading | Texas Tech University Collaboration with Rachel Burch + Prof. Khun Park
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Fabrication Process
Tedx is an independently organized Ted Talk by volunteers to create an intellectual platform of Ideas Worth Spreading. The design criteria was set for : portability, modularity, affordability, and stream-lining mass production sequences. As a consequence of this criteria the concept becomes a simple yet complex effect. A total of 9,680 bottles were donated towards this project which meant the total cost for the project accured 1,073 dollars; about 1/6 of the price the Tedx committee had planned. For the design, bottles would be attached to laser cut plexi sheets by using the caps to fasten the bottle. One laser cut sheet would create a single module for the wall system. This would make fabrication easier being off-site. LED Lights would be used underneath the wall system to illuminate the backdrop. Different color combinations were tested to see how bottles would defuse the light. The design was focused, not on the water bottles or the lights themselves but their combination and the visual effect it created. The project has been nominated by the National Conference on the Beginning Design Student in 2015.
Left: Dasani water bottle + laser cut 24 x 36 plexi sheet
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Right : Close-up of LED light bar underneath wall system
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Modular System
5 One sheet would contain 176 bottles to create one module for the 7’6”x 35’ wall system. A total of 55 modules were used for the design. The system would be stacked with 5 and a half modules tall in order to cover the height of the stage. The plexi sheet (shown below) are designed intelligently to integrate with the adjacent module, thus creating a uniform modular system. RGB LED lights were placed beneath the wall system and projected upwards to illuminate the water bottles.
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Installation Process
Below : Various installation photos on site Top Right : Laser cut acrylic sign with acrylic dowels to be inserted in between the water bottles Bottom Right : Module fabrication off-site
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Final Design
Final Design 13 Tyler Mason
Interlocking Thresholds An investigation on secondary service thresholds and site relationships of an architectural responsive folly Design Studio 2 with Prof. Jeff Nesbit
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Site Analysis
An architectural folly is a construct without program that challenges conventional designs. This folly seeks a more ambitious relationship with the site and is manifested from the investigation of networks found within servant spaces. The project is located in the downtown area of Lubbock Texas, where there are a series of alleyways adjacent to the main streets. Within these alleys are servant spaces that contain unseen potentials. Although they appear to be dead spaces, an active commercial community use these servant spaces as secondary thresholds.
Left: Alleyway showing different secondary spaces
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Below: Site plan showing alleyway system throughout downtown lubbock
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Design Integration
The concept of the folly began as a series of networks that would be generated from secondary thresholds found in a downtown alley in between Ave. J and Texas Ave. These service thresholds are part of four downtown buildings. These series of study models shows the process of the folly evolving and being integrated into the site. Key connections were made with the existing awning and secondary thresholds.
Right : Visuals of study model Below : Diagram mapping of the grid, networks and nodes
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Wig Trend Salons Caprock Court
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Metal Panel System
Folly
Existing Awning
Final Design
Mullae 128-9 A design based on public-specific shared places in the art district of Mullae in Seoul, South Korea Urban Design Studio with Prof. Jeff Nesbit + Prof. Kuhn Park
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Public-Specific Shared Place
In Seoul, there exists a hierarchy of public spaces regulated by pedestrian and vehicular circulation. These main streets can diffuse into secondary streets that are used primarily by the particular residents or workers of that area. While the main streets can be described as general and placeless, there is a key feature within these secondary paths. They act as a threshold to a specific type of place. The displacement of a space away from the main street can create a public place only for its surrounding community making it a Public Specific Shared Place. This spatial condition consists of the people using the place for a particular task in shared place. These conditions acted as design drivers for the art gallery that could be specific to Seoul.
Left : Jayang District of Seoul, showing path leading to public-specific shared place
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Bukchon District
Public-Specific Shared Place
Threshold
To Main Street
Above : Bukchon is a residential area. The extension of space into a semi-public space gives the neighboring residents a place to use and interact.
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Mullae 128-9 The design is located on the corner edge of a street called Mullae 128-9. The community in Mullae consists of urban actors defined by the artist, the manufacturer, the resident, and the office worker. The concept of this design was to act as the connective tissue between these urban actors and act as a threshold into a series of public specific shared places (shown listed below). Connections were made between old circulation staircases and the newly developed elevated path. This elevated path would provided circulation between the public specific shared places as well.
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Connection with rooftop of an artist’s building
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Connection with existing rooftop garden of an artist’s building
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Existing art gallery being connected with elevated path and existing staircase
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New Insertion for a public art galley, elevated path connecting with existing staircase
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Collective Form An investigation on generating new forms based on operational strategies of multiple configurations Media Elective with Prof. Daniel Pruske
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Language Studies
These investigations are intended to explore the role of design language and the translation of design terminology into form and space. This translation first began by establishing basic geometrical systems (shown right). Individually simple, yet situationally variable, ordering systems layer using various operational methods & rule-sets to generate rich formal / spatial ecologies. Shown left is an example of the effect wind erosion on a boulder. This is the fundamental essence of these investigations. Simple systems can interact with one another and, under the right control, develop into entirely new forms.
Left : Boulder effected by weathering Right : 3d printed model of investigation 01
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3.5”x 18”x 1.5” Limits
Folded Plane
Nodules
Cones
Lines
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Language Terminology These independent systems (shown left) were the basic terms used to develop a new architectural language. Rhino 3-D + Grasshopper were used to parametrically control the systems and their interaction. The model was later 3-D printed to understand the physical capabilities of the “Collective Form�.
Right : 3-D printed model of investigation 01 Below : Renders showing close up view
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Investigation 02
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Left : Final Renders of interior spaces Far Left : Final 3-D printed model
LMA A comprehensive design project for a proposed Lubbock Museum of Art Comprehensive Studio with Prof. Bennett Neiman
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Architectural Assemblages
The pre-design phase began with a series of architectural assemblages or built up models made from a series of individual pieces. Early studies (shown bottom right) began to develop strong linear spaces adjacent to large volumetric blocks. The next phase would be translate these spaces into a working program. The site would also be considered apart of the main strategy. Within a rather abandoned downtown Lubbock, there exists a small arts district called the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts or the LHUCA that has reactivated much of the downtown area. While the assemblages acted as conceptual drivers for the design, the surrounding site gave insight on how to formalize the design. This resulted in strong gestures towards adjacent buildings such as the LHUCA art center.
Right : Assemblage showing initial program development
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Left: Perspective of Assemblage Bottom Left & Right : Early studies of architectural assemblages
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Gallery Space Green Space
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Entrance Waiting Area Reception Desk Guest Restroom Staff Restroom Staff Lounge Staff Offices Conference 1 + Storage Conference 2 + Storage Executive Office 1 Executive Office 2
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Program Development The objective of this stage of the project is the translation of the architectural assemblages into a working program, This would include three gallery spaces, administration offices, exhibition unit, and main lobby of around 20,000 sq.ft. The site includes an adjacent community art center to the west and a small clay/ceramics studio on the east side. One of the primary influences of the architectural assemblages were the strong linear spaces. This translated into the program as a mezzanine that would run throughout the museum galleries.
Left : Diagram of program analysis Below : Final Model of Museum
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- Exhibition Entrance - Workshop - Loading Dock - Storage 1 - Storage 2
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Overall Structural System
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Structural System
A structural model @ 1/8” = 1’ scale was created to better understand the relationship between the program and primary structure. 8” x 8”steel column tubes 8” x 12’ to 8” x 1’8” Beams 8“ x 12” C-Channels for Mezzanine 12‘ x 12‘ Concrete Shaft for Steel Members
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Exploded Iso
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1 - Perforated Metal Panels 2 - Glass Panels 3 - Steel Tension Cable + Spider Mullion System 4 - 7” Secondary Steel Purlins 5 - Primary Structure 6 - Steel Decking
7 - Rigid Insulation 8 - Column Footings 9 - 1” Finished Hardwood Floor 10 - 2” Cork Layer 11 - (2) 1” OSB boards
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Curtain Wall System The curtain wall on the west side of the design would include multiple primary and secondary structural systems working together. A system of tension cables and spider mullions would support glazing attached with perforated metal panels. The 2nd floor mezzanine would be directly adjacent to this wall
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Exploded Structural Systems
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Exploded Iso 1 - Perforated Metal Panels 2 - Awning - Secondary Steel Structure + Tension Cables + Concrete Base 3 - Concrete Panels (3) A,B,C 4 - Batt Insulation
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Concrete Panel System The concrete panel system would act as the cladding for the majority of steel frame design. Three large concrete panels would cover the frame with a metal studs behind them. The concrete panels would feature a unique linear design pattern that was influenced by earlier assemblage models. An awning system located on the west side of the design is also shown within this exploded diagram.
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1 - Vapor barrier, 2” deep rigid insulation, 2“ Steel decking, 6” secondary structure 9“ deep air space, 5/8” drop ceiling 2 - 1/8 “ Perforated Metal Panel 3 - Metal Flashing 4 - 4” Metal Stud 5 - 4“ Batt Insulation 6 - 2” x 2“ Steel Clip attached to Aluminum mullion 7 - 1 1/2” Double Pane Insulated Glass 8 - 1’3” x 8” Steel I-beam 9 - Stiffener Plate 10 - 7“ Steel Plate 11 - Tension Cable Bolted Connection 12 - Bolt Penetration 13 - Steel Cap 14 - Steel Clip for Panel 15 - Spider Mullion Body
15 - Spider Mullion Body 16 - Tension Cable 17 - 10” x 1” Steel Guard Plate 18 - 1’ x 8” C-Channel 19 - 1” Finished Wood Decking, 2” Cork as Impact-Sound Insulation, (2) 1” OSB Boards, 7“ Steel Secondary Structure 20 - Turnbuckle 21 - 1” x 1“ Steel Clip for Panel Base 22 - Aluminum Mullion 23 - Isolation Joint 24 - 4” Concrete Floor Slab 25 -1” Rigid Insulation, Vapor Barrier, Concrete footing 26 - Keyed Joint 27 - Gravel + Drainage pipe
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1 - Vapor barrier, 2” deep rigid insulation, 2“ steel decking, 6” secondary structure, 9“ deep air space, 5/8” drop ceiling 2 - 8” Concrete parapet 3 - 2’“x 2” Steel Clip + bolt connection 4 - 1’3” x 8” Steel I-beam 5 - 4“ Precast Concrete Panel, 4” Batt Insulation + 4” Metal Stud, 1/4“ cement board, Vapor Barrier, 4” Metal Stud, 5/8“ Gypsum Board 6 - Aluminum mullion 7 - 1 1/2” Double Pane Insulated Glass 8 - Gutter System 9 - 1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Steel Bar 10 - 1/8th Inch Perforated Metal Panel
11 - 4” x 4” Steel Column 12 - Tension Cable 13 - Turnbuckle 14 - 2” x 1 1/2” Steel Bar 15 - Sealant and backer rod 16 - HSS Steel Rectangle 8” x 4“ 17 - 3.5“ x 3.5” Steel Clip + Anchor Bolt Connection 18 - Control Joint 19 - Anchor Bolt with 4” x .5” Steel Plate 20 - Finished Floor Tiles, 4” thick concrete floor slab, 4” thick gravel bed, site earthwork 21 - Isolation Joint 22 - 1” Rigid Insulation, Vapor Barrier, Concrete footing 23 - Keyed Joint 24 - Gravel + Drainage pipe
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Final Design
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Final Design Strategy
A main emphasis was placed on how the mezzanine would interact with the adjecent site conditions. The mezzanine would also act as a transition generator for the entrance as well as in between galleries.
TriPOD An illuminated tripod lamp for the city of Lubbock Urban Stage event Graduate Studio with Prof. Christian Pongratz + Prof. Dustin White
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Urban Stage
The Urban Stage is an installation on Ave. J, in the heart of downtown Lubbock. The event represents the coordination efforts of various institutions including the Texas Tech Administration, the College of Architecture, the City of Lubbock, and the Community. The purpose of this installation was demonstrate a healthy and feasible downtown Lubbock, which has been lacking a healthy urban environment. By using an initial design strategy of urban points, illuminated tripods were designed, fabricated, and organized along Ave. J to create a procession of beacons to light up the Urban Stage. With a limited budget of ten thousand dollars for an entire studio, the goal was to design something effectively that would have the greatest impact with limited resources. The tripods cost forty-five dollars each and were created around the same design language of giving the illusion of sticks leaning over one another with minimal characteristics.
Left : TriPOD variation - D Right : TriPOD variations
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Fabrication Process
Below : Various fabrication photos including routing, milling and welding Left : Wood excavation process for embedded LED lights
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Belt Sander to create tapered end
Table Router to create rounded corners
Milling Machine to excavate hollow space
Milling Machine to create recessed lip
TriPOD Exploded The Tripod is divided into 6 independent wood sticks, that are constructed separately and introduced into the welded steel joint system. Each stick needed a specific length in order to stand stable on the ground.
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Battery Casing with Sensor 1.25” x 1.25” Wood Leg
LED Light Strip Masking Tape
Plexi Strip
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1.25” x 1.25” Wood Leg Recessed Lip
LED Light Strip Masking Tape Plexi Strip
Hole for Wiring
Tapered End
1.25” x 1.25” Steel Tube
Welded Connection
Pattery Pack with Remote Sensor
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