william ulmer architectural portfolio carnegie mellon university the ohio state university
WILLIAM ULMER
wrulmer@gmail.com 724.963.5394 cargocollective.com/willulmer
E D U C A TION Carnegie Mellon University: School of Architecture
2017–Present
The Ohio State University: Knowlton School of Architecture
2013–2017
Laurel Highlands High School
2009–2013
E M P L O YM E NT Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
2017
Perkins Eastman Architects
2016
SOA DFAB
2017
KSA Mat/Fab Lab
2016
-Summer Intern -Summer Intern
-DFAB Graduate Assistant -Laser Technician
AF F IL IA TION AIAS Carnegie Mellon Carnival 2017 SOA Pavilion Chair Musicians Collective Ohio State MEISA Ohio State
AWA R D S/ HON OR S Gui Competition 2016 Runner Up Ernst Braun International Scholarship Ohio State College of Engineering Scholarship Buckeye National Merit Scholarship
SK I L L S Rhinoceros 5 Revit 2016 Grasshopper VRay Keyshot Pro Pepakura DIVA
Adobe Suite Ladybug Tools GH Climate Consultant Laser Cutting 3D Printing CNC Machining ArcMap GIS
REFERENCES Troy Malmstrom Jacqueline Gargus Karen Lewis
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Environment : Form : Feedback Autumn 2017
Exhibit Columbus: Inscribed Spring 2017
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San Francisco Music Hall Autumn 2016
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Revealing the Oregon Trail Spring 2015
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ENVIRONMENT FORM FEEDBACK E.F.F was large scale housing development project that placed an emphasis on systemic design thinking linked to the development of architectural forms and organizations in an extreme urban environment. The site was located in the Strip District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Instructor: Dana Cupkova Autumn 2017 Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper DIVA Analysis Ladybug VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC My approach to this project used the programmatic element of large scale housing as a means of creating a flood barrier for the Strip District neighborhood. The preventative measures used allowed for a vast portion of the site to be safely flooded in the occurrence of a projected “100 year flood�. The housing itself was largely organized in a monumental block structure. The uniform block was strategically punctured to create a physical connection between the Strip District and the riverfront. The units removed from the puncturing were then scattered across the site to produce a variety of neighborhood-like shared, public spaces. In-depth ecological analyses were simulated in order to predict the effectiveness of these strategies in terms of flood mitigation, solar radiation , and daylighting.
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Exhibit Columbus: inScribed “inScribed” was part of a studio sponsored by Exhibit Columbus, an “annual exploration of architecture, art, design, and community,”. The city of Columbus, Indiana sponsored five universities and five American architecture firms to produce pavilions for their inaugural festival which took place from August to November 2017.
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Exhibit Columbus: inScribed The Ohio State University The Knowlton School of Architecture Instructor: Mike Baumberger Spring 2017 Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper Silkworm BAAM 3D Printing VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC Project Description
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The studio’s objective was to create a pavilion that could act as a gathering space for the visitors of Exhibit Columbus as well as the students from the nearby elementary and middle schools. Our design used an irregular polyhedron as the framework for a series of bubble-like cells that naturally created a self-supporting structural system. This framework was CNC machined plywood which was laminated to create the desired monolithic “faces” of the pavilion. The cells were then filled with 3D printed panels which were printed and developed in part with Cincinnati Incorporated’s BAAM Machine, one of the world’s largest 3D printers. This exterior shell was then filled with a bench system to make the spaces comfortably occupiable for several inhabitants.
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This objective of this project was to create a new home for the San Francisco Orchestra. The site was located in the city’s Golden Gate Park adjacent to Stow Lake and Strawberry Hill and in close proximity to Herzog and de Meuron’s de Young Museum. The program required a 1,300 person main concert hall as well as a 200 person chamber music hall.
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The Ohio State University The Knowlton School of Architecture Instructor: Andrew Cruse Autumn 2016 Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC Project Description The intent of this project was to introduce an urban building into a park setting as a means of connecting the lower level of the park landscape and the higher elevation of the lake. This was done by splitting the programmatic elements in a vertical fashion and the circulation in a sloping horizontal manner. This creates a vertical chamber between the main concert hall and the other program elements. This project placed second in a class wide competition.
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REVEALING THE OREGON TRAIL “Revealing the Oregon Trail� was an attempt to re-imagine the historical Oregon Trail in a contemporary context. We were tasked with designing a visitor center that would provide a home for exhibits about the trail as well as an historical archive for documents concerning the Oregon Trail.
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REVEALING THE OREGON TRAIL The Ohio State University The Knowlton School of Architecture Instructor: Karen Lewis Spring 2015 Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC Project Description The intent of this project was to push people out of their comfort zones and into the wilderness; not unlike the pioneers who were thrust into the frontier. The project’s site spans between a riverside piece of land and Goat Island in the Willamette River. The mainland portion contains a visitor center and the administrative suite while the island contains a campground and a communal hall.
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THE BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY The Barack Obama Presidential library was a project located in Chicago, Illinois intended to house a presidential museum, a series of archives, a conference center, and a medium sized hotel.
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THE BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY The Ohio State University The Knowlton School of Architecture Instructor: Jacqueline Gargus Autumn 2015 Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC Project Description The objective was to create a building that acted as a sculptural object among the skyscrapers of Chicago. The intent was for the building to act as a city within itself with the large forms acting as the skyscrapers (self-containing programmatic entities) and the lower lobbies acting as the sidewalks and streets connecting them.
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OVERTIME AND PROFESSIONAL WORK Work done outside of school and professional work done during my time at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Perkins Eastman Architects.
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“Where We Settle�. GIS mapping to show population densities surrounding the Portland, Oregon area.
Bridge design and tectonics studies. Exploration through digitial and physical models for a bridge design in a mechanical lab space.
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(Left) Exploration into physical production and graphic representation of a physical object. Modeled and produced a fully functional Skewb Puzzle Spring 2015
Skewb Skewb William Ulmer William Ulmer Scale: 1:1 Scale: 1:1 TA: Michael Testrake TA: Michael Testrake
(Left Below) Hand sketches from a study abroad in Europe. May 2016
(Right) Site master planning and renderings for Perkins Eastman Architects in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Summer 2016
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