william ulmer architectural portfolio carnegie mellon university the ohio state university
W ILLIA M UL M ER
wrulmer@gmail.com 724.963.5394 cargocollective.com/willulmer
EDU C ATION Carnegie Mellon University: School of Architecture
2017–Present
The Ohio State University: Knowlton School of Architecture
2013–2017
EMPLO Y ME N T DesignGroup
2018-2019
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
2017
Perkins Eastman Architects
2016
SOA DFAB
2017
KSA Mat/Fab Lab
2016
-Intern -Summer Intern -Summer Intern
-DFAB Graduate Assistant -Laser Assistant
AFFI LI ATION AIAS Carnegie Mellon Carnival 2017 SOA Pavilion Chair Musicians Collective Ohio State
AWARDS /HON ORS Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture Scholarship Gui Competition 2016 Runner Up Ernst Braun International Scholarship Ohio State College of Engineering Scholarship Buckeye National Merit Scholarship
SKI LLS Rhinoceros 6 Revit 2018 Grasshopper 3DS Max VRay DIVA Arnold Render
Adobe Suite Ladybug Tools GH Climate Consultant Laser Cutting 3D Printing CNC Machining ArcMap GIS
REFERENCE S Gerard Damiani Tom Chidlow Jacqueline Gargus
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gdamiani@andrew.cmu.edu tchidlow@designgroup.us.com gargus.1@osu.edu
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untitled 2018: a high rise for Donald Judd Autumn 2018
The Environmental School Spring 2018
Environment : Form : Feedback Autumn 2017
Exhibit Columbus: Inscribed Spring 2017
San Francisco Music Hall Autumn 2016
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untitled 2018: a high rise for Donald Judd This studio analyzed the role of the architectural promenade through the lens of a high rise building. The project was a high rise tower located in Soho, New York City and was intended to act as an annex for Donald Judd’s Judd Foundation. The program contained a museum and luxury apartments.
A “white box” gallery which shows pieces of Judd’s work in spatial relation to each other against a colorfully clean slate.
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untitled 2018: a high rise for Donald Judd Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Instructor: Gerard Damiani Autumn 2018 Project Description This high rise is meant to house the minimalist, spatial work of Donald Judd in a way that resembles and enhances the work. The over-scaled literalization of Judd’s colored metal work allows for volumes of varying depths to both contain the building’s circulation and create interstitial spaces for the galleries and residencies. The galleries are meant to mimic Judd’s large scale galleries in Marfa, Texas and transport the visitors from world to world as ascend through the high rise. The large colored volumes of the building challenge the contextual surrounding and push Soho’s historical style into the contemporary age while also bringing awareness to the occupants as they transition from one programmatic space to the next. Programs Used Rhinoceros 6 Grasshopper VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC
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The PROJECT TITLE Environmental PROJECT DESCRIPTION School PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION This comprehensive design PROJECT DESCRIPTION studio focused on the design, PROJECT DESCRIPTION construction, and systems PROJECT DESCRIPTION integration of a medium PROJECT DESCRIPTION sized junior high school. The PROJECT DESCRIPTION proposed school was to be a PROJECT DESCRIPTION replacement for Pittsburgh’s PROJECT DESCRIPTION Environmental Charter school PROJECT DESCRIPTION in the Uptown neighborhood PROJECT DESCRIPTION of the city. The school’s PROJECT DESCRIPTION directive is to educate students PROJECT DESCRIPTION about sustainability and PROJECT DESCRIPTION environmental consciousness. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
An abundantly naturally lit break out space which allows students and teachers to interact outside of the classroom in new environment.
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Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Instructor: Steve Lee and Jeff Davis Spring 2018
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I began this project by asking how an architecturally interesting space could also be an educational device for teaching sustainability and environmental consciousness. To accomplish this, I focused on the utilization of passive systems throughout the building. The building’s programmatic layout was designed to promote nontraditional teaching and learning methods. This was achieved through the inclusion of break-out spaces in the open atrium spaces and a large rooftop courtyard garden which allow for outof-classroom learning. Over the course of the semester, this project was analyzed for economic feasibility through a real estate lens and calculations were done to size active mechanical and lighting systems for the entire building.
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EPDM LAYER RIGID INSULATION
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GYPSUM BOARD (.75”) BATT INSULATION (3.5”) OSB PANEL VAPOR BARRIER RIGID INSULATION (4”) AIR GAP (1”) BRICK TIES BRICK FLASHING PLATE CONCRETE LINTEL
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ENVIRONMENT FORM FEEDBACK E.F.F was a 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.
“The Docks of The Strip” The relationship created when the “spillage” from the block meets the water’s edge.
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Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture Instructor: Dana Cupkova Autumn 2017 Project Description This project analyzed how architecture could act as a positive force within an ecological system through the use of large scale housing. 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. Indepth ecological analyses were simulated to predict the effectiveness of these strategies in terms of flood mitigation, solar radiation, and daylighting. Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC DIVA
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“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.
inScribed occupying its temporary home outside of Knowlton Hall; Residing here from April to August 2017.
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exhibit columbus: inScribed The Ohio State University The Knowlton School of Architecture Instructor: Mike Baumberger Spring 2017 Project Description 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 while also pursuing research into the use of large scale 3D printing in architectural construction. Our design used an irregular polyhedron as the framework for a series of bubble-like cells that naturally created a selfsupporting 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. Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper Silkworm BAAM 3D Printing VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC
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The challenge presented in this studio 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.
An intermezzo can be described as a “musical piece which fits between two other musical entities”. Intermezzo creates a similar linkage between Stow Lake and the park below.
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san francisco music hall: intermezzo The Ohio State University The Knowlton School of Architecture Instructor: Andrew Cruse Autumn 2016 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. Programs Used Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper VRay Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Illustrator CC
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professional work Work done at internships during my time at DesignGroup, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, and Perkins Eastman Architects.
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More than 35 HIKING EXPERIENCES totaling nearly 14 miles.
Over 30 BIKE TRAILS totaling over 13 miles.
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(Left Above) COTE Top Ten submission diagrams for Frick Environmental Center
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(BCJ) Summer 2017 (Left Below) Study model for Ansys Hall CMU. Part of a series of models studying the nature of the bridge and stair structure connecting discrete parts of campus. (BCJ) Summer 2017
(Right Above) Ceaderville University Student Center interior renovation. (DesignGroup) Summer 2018 (Right Below) Norden Park Senior Living community. Master planning for a variety of senior living facilities. (Perkins Eastman) Summer 2016
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