Architecture Undergraduate Portfolio by William Bilyeu

P O R T F O L I O

WILLIAM BILYEU

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00_ RESUME 01_

PARAMARKET PAVILION

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QUEEN ANNE LIBRARY

03_

TRUNCATED SEATING

04_

FILTERING WATER FLOWS

WILLIAM BILYEU

425B SE Spring St. Pullman, WA 99163

(360)624-1170

william.bilyeu@email.wsu.edu

OBJECTIVE To obtain an architecture or other design related position within a firm with strong design beliefs and a wide variety of project types including retail, branding, and fashion.

EDUCATION Washington State University - Pullman, WA Master of Architecture; Accelerated Program Projected Graduation: May, 2016 Washington State University - Pullman, WA Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies Projected Graduation: May, 2015 Clark Community College - Vancouver, WA Associates of Arts Transfer Graduated: June, 2011 Prairie High School - Vancouver, WA High School Diploma Graduated: June, 2010

SKILLS Adobe Creative Suite, Rhinoceros + Grasshopper, AutoCAD, Revit, Sketchup, Microsoft Office Suite, Model Fabrication

EXPERIENCE Painter WSU Housing + Dining - Pullman, WA May- August 2013, May- August 2014 Ensure satisfactory completion of projects Develop quality control and time management skills Ramp Agent Quantum Aviation Services - Portland, OR May - July 2012, December 2012 Direct aircraft around the ramp Load and unload packages from aircraft Cashier My Favorite Things Holiday Shoppe - Battle Ground, WA September 2009 - March 2011 Operate cash register and perform customer service Stock shelves and assist in inventory

HONORS + EXTRAS Work Exhibition; 2014 Carpenter Gallery, Spokane Riverfront Mall Deans List; 2014 Washington State University 2014 Leadership Institute; AIA Northwest Sponsored Conference AIAS Member; 2011 - 2015

PARAMARKET PAVILION: LINKING PEDESTRIAN FLOWS

Instructor: Team: Completion: Location:

Mary Polites Irene Arzaga, Evan Yock Fall 2013 Moscow, ID

The aim of this project was to digitally design and fabricate a surface system to serve as a pavilion for the Moscow Farmers Market, using a three-dimensional form that can support both forces of tension and compression. The project began with a single component in which would be aggregated out into a global scale. To aggregate the component into a three- dimensional form we began with a surface geometry in which was cut down through a series of steps to respond to the site constraints and conditions. A grid was then applied to the surface so that the component could be applied. The resulting pavilion provides shelter for the market attendees and venderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to set up displays; as well as provide a defined link between the market street and the sidewalk conjoining the two travel paths which exist during the market hours.

Fig 1.1_ Parabolic Cone

Fig 1.2_ Remove Below Ground Plane

Fig 1.3_ Remove for Fire Lane

Fig 1.4_ Remove for Both Size

Fig 1.5_ Open for Market Entry

Fig 1.6_ Open for Sidewalk Entry

Fig 1.7_ Finalized Grid Surface for Population

Fig 2.1_ Assembling Four Components Together.

Fig 2.2_ Connected Components Makeup an Insert-able Piece for the Gridded Surface.

Fig 3.1_ Original Pedestrian Flows

Fig 3.2_ Linked Pedestrian Flows

Fig 4.1_ Programmatic Plan

Fig 5.1_ North Elevation

Fig 5.2_ West Elevation

Fig 6.2_ Full-Scale Mock up

QUEEN ANNE LIBRARY: MERGING PUBLIC + PRIVATE SPACES

Instructor: Completion: Location:

Tom Hille Spring 2013 Seattle, WA

The goal of this project was to create a library for the Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle WA. The site was fixated on a narrow and lengthy lot on the corner of Howe street and Queen Anne Avenue. The library acts as a transitional space between the two streets at this intersection, both in plan and in elevation due to one street being commercial and the other street residential. The commercial side of the library is open to the neighborhood with large store front windows, while the residential side is more secluded with limited views into the interior , housing the private spaces for the staff.

Fig 7.1_ Site Boundary Geometry

Fig 7.2_ Initial Setback

Fig 7.3_ Horizontal Stepping

Fig 7.4_ Vertical Stepping

Fig 8.1_ Public + Private Merge

Fig 9.1_ East Elevation

Fig 9.2_ South Elevation

Fig 10.1_ First Floor Plan

Fig 10.2_ Second Floor Plan

TRUNCATED SEATING: PARAMETRIC COMPONENT BASED ASSEMBLY

Instructor: Completion: Exhibited: Status:

Mary Polites Spring 2014 Spokane, WSU- Pullman Built

The aim of this project was to create a component through a series of cuts and connections, that will be able to withstand the application of compression force and provide a variety of options for patterning. The component was created through a series of iterations pushing it closer to the aim. The final assembly of the project aggregated out in three phases allowing for three separate connection types: local, regional, and global. The completed assembly applied the function of seating. Constructing the project included the fabrication of wheatboard and the CNC milling of the wheatboard and plywood. Completed, the plywood provided the compression strength, while the wheatboard provided the torsional resistance.

Fig 11.1 Component First Iteration

Fig 11.3_ Component Final Iteration

Fig 11.2 Component Second Iteration

Fig 12.1_ Local Connection

Fig 12.1_ Regional Connection

Fig 12.1_ Global Connection

Fig 13.1_ Starting Straw Bales

Fig 13.2_ Spreading into Form

Fig 13.3_ Panel Ready for Heat Press

Fig 13.4_ Final Pressed Wheatboard Panel

Fig 13.5_ Component Assembly Begins

Fig 13.6_ Assembled Components

Fig 13.7_ Assembling Regional Blocks

Fig 13.8_ Addition of Finishes

Fig 14.1_ Completed Assembly

FILTERING WATER FLOWS: SOLUTION TO RAPID URBANIZATION

Instructor: Completion: Location: Team:

Mary Polites Spring 2014 Petare, Venezuela Ashley Kopetzky

Petare, Venezuela is a city which is expected to have a population explosion by the year 2050. This projects aim was to find a way in which parametric design would be able to influence the living conditions of the area even with a mass increase in population. Because Petare is located in the rain forest in South America, controlling the water-flows through the city became a priority. This allowed us to collect rainwater on the roof tops of the buildings and to channel them through water canals which would filter the water to make it drinkable by the time it reached the catchment basins at the bottom of the hills. From there the water would be distributed to the residents and used to produce food crops around the catchment basins. All materials used for construction were based upon local building materials already used around the area. To ensure that construction costs would be low enough for the people living in the area to afford it.

Floodplains

Non Build-able Slopes

Fig 15.2_ Combined Subtractive Layers Developed Land

Existing Landscape

Fig 15.1_ Subtractive Layers for Mesh

Fig 15.3_ Resulting Mesh Area for Development

Fig 16.1_ Mesh Compared to Existing Flows

Fig 16.2_ Contoured Mesh

Fig 16.4_ Natural Water Runoff + Mesh

Fig 16.5_ Selected Area for Further Detail

Fig 16.3_Aplication of Abstracted Geometry

Fig 17.1_ Detailed Area with Abstracted Geometry

Fig 17.2_ Runoff Canals + Watersheds

Fig 17.4_ Building Blocks

Fig 17.5_ Solar Radiation for Building Heights

Fig 17.3_ Additional Road Network

Fig 18.1_ Perspective Area

Fig 18.2_ Low Radiation + Two Story

Fig 18.4_ High Radiation + Four Story

Fig 18.5_ Very High Radiation + Five Story

Fig 18.3_ Medium Radiation + Three Story

Fig 19.1_ Example Building Core

Fig 19.2_ Floor Plates

Fig 19.3_ Exterior Columns

Fig 19.5_ Facade System + Residential Windows

Fig 19.6_ Facade Materiality

Fig 19.7_ First Level of Terracing

Fig 19.4_ Parapet Roof

Fig 19.8_ Second Level of Terracing

Fig 20.1_ Final Site Plan

Fig 21.1_ Section through Site

Fig 22.1_ Final Physical Model