Weston Willard Portfolio by weston willard

Spring 2012

Weston Willard

Selected Works

Contents 00 // resume Product/conceptual 01 // interlock block 02 // smith case 03 // student kiosk 04 // parroting wellspring Architecture 05 // ncsbdc 06 // tony smith

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Weston Willard

2200 Silas Creek Pkwy, Suite 1 B, Winston-Salem, NC, 27401

[336] 575.7307

weston7590@gmail.com

Education The University of North Carolina at Greensboro B.S. Interior Architecture minor in Entrepreneurship GPA: 3.55

Spring 2013

Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC A.A.S. Architectural Technology GPA: 3.89

Spring 2010

Work Experience Foster & Associates; Winston-Salem, NC Assistant to Land Surveyors and Planners Customer Service AutoCAD + Land Desktop Software Gather Deeds File/Organize an office of 5000+ files Crew Leader Coordinate timesheets for 4+ employees weekly Locate/set irons & operate transit

February 2008April 2009

May 2005January 2008

Workshops StudioMode//Parametric Design. NYC, NY

2011

USGBC//LEED Core Concepts & Strategies. Greensboro, NC

2009

Publications Willard, W., Jonathon Anderson. InterLock Block. National Conference of the Beginning Design Student. Conference Proceedings. Lincoln, NE. 2011

Honors & Affiliations Memeber, Sigma Alpha Pi National Honor Society Member, Lloyd International Honor Society Recipient, ForsythTech Library Scholarship Volunteer(USGBC), PEA Earth Day Fair, Wake Forest University Member, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Member, United States Green Building Council Member, Emerging Green Builders Committee

Skills AutoCAD 2001-12 Revit Architecture 2009-2011 ArchiCAD 11-15 Adobe Suite cs3-cs5 Micosoft Office SketchUp Rhinoceros 3D 4.0+5.0 Grasshopper 3D

References Available upon request **complete curriculum vitae available at westondesign.wordpress.com

August 2011-Present May 2011-Present May 2010 April 14, 2010 January 2010-Present August 2009-Present August 2009-August2011

Interlock Block Project Description:

UNCG

Jonathon Anderson

Interlock Block was a second year studio project that stemmed from a series of explorations using folding as a design technique. Folding is a strategy that is too often overlooked in the world of design. Nature has proven this to be successful as evident in numerous natural found elements in plant life and biology, such as the DNA helix. The way in which my explorations began is through the folding of paper â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with only one constraint. The constraint was a rule that must be established, as simple or complex as one wishes. My rule was triangles. This meant that every fold made in the paper, must be in the shape of a triangle. After numerous iterations, I came up with a form, that when mirrored with one of the like, creates one unit. Multiple units become an interlocking system of blocks, with no limitations of scale and overall shape.

01 // photo: jonathon anderson

Fall 2010

Interlock Block 5

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02 // pattern before folding + steps in sequence 03 // process of folding photos

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Interlock Block

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04 // diagram showing individual faces of unit 05 // one unit 06 // full scale wall

SmithCase project description :

Tony Smith

Fall 2011

SmithCase is a manufacturer based out of WinstonSalem. Specializing in portable carrying cases for anything from windows to medical equipment. The owner decided to invest in innovation in the industry, since it has been neglected for so long. I worked on a window carrying case. The carrying case was established, it just needed refinements since its last modification years ago. Tweaking the design and using different materials cut the manufacturer's cost by 70%.

01 // logo: SmithCaseÂŠ 02 // carrying case rendering

SmithCase

03 // grasshopper 3D script 04 // diagram: closed to open 05 // rendering: closed & open

SmithCase will have varying sizes of these carrying cases. The Grasshopper script allows them to alter the dimensions of the case with ease.

Student Kiosk project description :

UNCG

IAR 301

Stoel Burrowes

The Entrepreneurship department at UNCG has an entrepreneurial incubator space which includes two rooms. One room serves as the actual incubator space with the other remaining empty. The empty room was once a retail space. With little knowledge of space planning and design, the Entrepreneurship department seeked iArc students to assist in rethinking how their spaces were to be occupied. We were given the option to focus on either one of the retail or incubator space. I chose the former. I viewed this as a unique opportunity to explore ways the space could interact with the student body and vice versa. It gives students a reason to visit the space, which was currently negleted. I decided to give students a chance to be entrepreneurial.

01 // wooden pallets image: http://www.governmentauctions.org/uploaded_images/pallets-718429.JPG 02 // corrugated metal image: http://1.imimg.com/data/H/T/MY-1217612/galvanized-20corrugated-20steel-20sheets-20-20_10540695_250x250.jpg

Fall 2011

project statement :

There is a need within the world of academia. This specific need is to enable creativity and to allow students to be both a part of and a recipient of creative works. Although there are many activities students become involved in during their college years, there is rarely an outlet for them to express their own unique ideas and to witness the birth of othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ideas as well. To satisfy this need, one must foster the path to invention and innovation. I propose a sustainable kiosk which will allow students to do just this. This entity is the epitome of sustainability. It is created for the students, by the students. The materials are entirely sustainable, consisting of corrugated metal and wood pallets which can often be found for free at hardware stores or warehouses. To bring this vehicle to life, students will serve as the drivers of labor. Once this kiosk is built, it will be offered to the student population to help young moguls thrive and sell their business ideas. Additionally, it will serve as a place for students to buy various services or items. This will thereby support the entrepreneursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; endeavors.

Student Kiosk

03 // floorplan of the retail space 04 // exploded view of how the kiosk comes together 05 // technical drawings

sheet metal to hang posters

two pallets coming together

poster

framing wood taken from pallets

corrugated metal

top

front side

Parroting Wellspring project description :

UNCG

IAR 301

Parroting Wellspring is a collaborative project with Dallas-based furniture manufacturer Groovystuff. Owner, Chris Bruning, founded Groovystuff as a company that designed and made furniture from reclaimed teak wood found in Thailand. Groovystuff offered UNCG iArc students a chance to design for them. We were to design a furniture piece or home accessory that fits in to their rustic style. We were given a spreadsheet that listed available materials from which we could use for our designs.

01 // rendering of parroting wellspring

Stoel Burrowes

Fall 2011

Parroting Wellspring design thoughts :

As I began my design, I established a fixation on having the main element be a circle. The circle represents an infinite form. This was appropriate since the materials being used were recycled.

0 2 // physical study models 03 // digital iterations + initial bench morphing into table

Parroting Wellspring What first was a bench morphed into a table. Although I strayed from my initial idea of a bench, I kept the key element that drove the design. The circle.

front

side

section aa

04 // technical drawings 05 // renderings

Parroting Wellspring was the result. The legs represent an implied circle. The table meets the ground in such a way that it breaks the circular form while also imitating new beginning, hence "wellspring.â&#x20AC;? The circle gets broken at the ground but is still perceived in tact due to Gestalt's law of closure. This continuation in addition to the Teak slats on the sides gives a "parrotingâ&#x20AC;? effect.

NCSBDC project description :

ForsythTech

ARC 246

Marty Marion

The North Carolina Sustainable Building Design Competition (NCSBDC) is an annual event that invites students and young professionals to get involved in sustainable design. The competition gives students not only exposure to sustainable design, but also gives them a hands-on, like real life experience of the process and work which goes into constructing a building. It requires those involved to participate in broad research, design, specifications, construction documents, budget sheet, and LEED documents.

Spring 2010

group members: Loren Neal // Bryson Brady // Scotty Church

01 // image: USGBC ÂŠ 02 // exterior rendering

NCSBDC

rain cistern

energy/water efficient appliances

permeable paver

02 // wall section 03 // main floor plan 04 // building section 05 // site plan

parex速 stucco

acme brick

hardie board

east

north

metal roof

energy star速 rated windows

west

south

Tony Smith project description :

ForsythTech

ARC 216

Tony Smith was an American artist who is best recognized for his minimalist sculptures. Smith also had a strong interest in architectural design and writing art theory. For ARC 216, students were given an artist for whom we would design a retreat. My artist was Smith. We were to look into the artists' life, their interests, their artwork, and what they found inspirational. Our results would help drive the design.

01 // rendering of kitchen + lightwell

Marty Marion

Fall 2009

Tony Smith 03

02 // sketches 03 // image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Smith_(sculptor) 04 // image: artnet.com 05 // image: zatista.com 06 // image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5137/5401715298_0cdbecd66b.jpg 07 // renderings_greyscale markers 08 // renderings_color markers

Tony Smith

09 // second floor plan 10 // first floor plan 11 // exterior night view 12 // exterior birds eye 13 // kitchen 14 // living room 15 // second floor from living room

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