JOSHUAMORGANWILSON MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Master of Architecture August 2012 - Current
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Environmental Design August 2007 - May 2011 Magna Cum Laude Architecture Honors
Experience
Supervisors
VLK Architects, Inc.
GRADUATE WORK
Architecture Intern May 2008 - January 2014
VT Satellite Studio 04
Leesa Vardeman, AIA Principal lvardeman@vlkarchitects.com Don Steer, AIA, LEED AP Director of Production dsteer@vlkarchitects.com
Floyd Craft Center
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Denton ISD - Comprehensive High School No. 4 Projects
May 2013 - January 2014 Preliminary inspiration boards, Programming, Massing studies, Design development, Revit modeling
UNDERGRADUATE WORK
Midlothian ISD - Heritage High School May 2013 - August 2013 Construction documents, Revit modeling, Reception desk design, Site visits
Tarrant County College Indoor Shooting Range
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May 2012 - August 2012 Construction documents, Submittals
Denton ISD - Bette Myers Middle School December 2011 - August 2012 Construction documents, Submittals, Punch lists, Site visits
IDP Progress
Completed: 1915
Remaining: 3685
Skills
Sketching, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, VRay Photography, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Interests
Travel, Health & Fitness, Graphic & User interface design Consumer electronics, Space exploration & Physical sciences Recommendations available upon request
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VTSATELLITECAMPUS
1st Year Design Studio Scott Gartner
The corner lot on Salem Ave. and US 116 is directly in line of site on the main approach into Roanoke, Virginia. This corner as of now is a small parking lot with little to offer an incoming visitor. This is the site of Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture new satellite graduate facility. The T shape site sits within the cultural and market district of Roanoke, so most of the surrounding buidings are 3 story, mixed use, brick buidings. The program consists of a residential and academic component. The residential facility will house 30 graduate students, 1 permanent faculty, and 3 visiting faculty. The academic program will contain a large public gallery/student exhibition space, woodshop, offices for permanent and visiting faculty, conference rooms, lecture room, 2 design studios, and service facilities.
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For the basic parti, the buiding was split into two physical building by program, residential and academic, split by a long pedestrian plaza. The plaza acts as a physical link from the markets to the south and the museum to the north.
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Site diagram illustrating the basic parti. The connection from the market district to the museum split the program into two buildings, creating a public plaza
BLOCK PLAN 1/32”:1’ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
EXHIBITION HALL SMALL GALLERY WOOD SHOP STAIRS RESTROOM ELEVATOR STUDENT PLAZA PUBLIC PLAZA
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METAL STUD FRAME PLYWOOD SHEATHING METAL CHANNEL CLIP ALUMINUM PANEL METAL STUD BOX BEAM WOOD BLOCKING VAPOR BARRIOR ALUMINUM FLASHING INDUSTRIAL STEEL SASH WINDOW 14
AXON DIAGRAM
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The parti was derived from the essence of “Craft�. I described these crafts as an assembly of parts to create a finished whole. So, the building is an echo of that idea. The functions were separated into a series of volumes which plug into a central double loaded corridor. The service volumes were tucked into the North corner and the public volumes were displayed prominently on the street corner. Crafts were grouped according to major material and equipment usage to minimize surplus building area.
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Floyd is a quaint town in western Virgina with a history rooted in craftsmanship, making, and live music. This project goal was to create a regional craft center in Floyd where local craftsman could operate a workshop, hold seminars, and sell made goods. The building was also to serve as a public forum for public lectures, assemblies, and concerts. The program spaces serving these needs were a public auditorium, retail space, gallery space, an office for the director and his or her secretary, service spaces, and workshops for a basket weaver, furniture maker, instrument maker, glass blower, ceramics artist, and a metal worker.
1st Year Design Studio Scott Gartner + Frank Weiner
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Site diagram illustrating the basic parti. The connection from the market district to the museum split the program into two buildings, creating a public plaza
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Hardwood Flooring Plywood Sheathing Concrete Waffle Slab Steel Support Cable 7/8” Furring Strips Wood Panel Drop Ceiling
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Slate Soffit Panel Wood Blocking Aluminum Header Glass Fin Support Steel Connector Plate Glass Entry Door Concrete Slab Moisture Barrier Concrete Pier Foundation Rebar Tie In
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4th Year Design Studio Marcel Erminy The Mediatheque is a library of digital media located in downtown Bryan, Texas. This partner project was a semester long venture combining architectural, structural, and environmental systems design. The primary goals of the project were to design a building that provided an urban landmark to the city, create an enticing and interactive urban environment, and incorporate elegant passive environmental systems. The site is a rectangular lot with the long dimension on the NorthSouth axis. The lot is on the northbound approach into downtown and to the south of an existing historical building. We allowed the form of the building to be sculpted by its location in the context of the city and also by the environmental conditions of the area. The Mediatheque is a library, however not in the traditional sense of the word. Instead of housing numerous volumes of books, it is to house computer labs, study spaces, meeting rooms, staff offices, an auditorium, and a collection of sensitive documents stored in a environmentally controlled room. In our case, the special collection was a large collection of vinyl records from famous recording studios such as Abby Road Studio and Electric Lady Studios as well as an expansive digital collection. So much like a regular library, the Mediatheque was thought of as an icon of public use and communal space to be shared by the downtown population.
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A window wall was designed to thwart heat gain while still maintaining natural daylighting. Each window module’s angled panels allow light to reflect into the interior while eliminating direct sunlight. By changing the arrangement of small and large modules, a varying level of privacy can be attained on the interior. The modules vary in scale to create unique arrangements of apertures for the interior. The sketches below were done by my partner during the development of the skin.
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1 The program was organized by the expected occupancy and hours of operation. The first floor spaces are general purpose reading spaces with kiosks and periodicals which are open 24 hours. The second floor consists of the computer lab and extra study spaces which will be opened 12 hours a day. The third floor spaces include the meeting rooms and special collection which will only be open during regular business hours.
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1. Lower Lobby 2. Cistern 3. Auditorium 4. Maintenance 5. Restrooms 6. Main Lobby 7. Kiosk Stations 8. Lounge 9. Periodicals 10. Courtyard 11. Terrace 12. Entry Mezzanine 13. Study Space 14. Computer Lab 15. Staff Break Room 16. Staff Offices 17. Special Collection 18. Sound Booths 19. Meeting Room 20. Storage
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South Elevation The main lobby presents the occupants with grand views from both the mezzanine and street level. The central staircase descends from the mezzanine into the lower auditorium lobby through a central void. The staircase and void provide a visual connection across the three floors.
The central lightwell allows ample light into the interior and helps organize the interior spaces.
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This diagram illustrates the series of splitting, pulling apart, pushing, and slicing taken to reach the final form of the building.
View from the top of the entry ramp. The ramp was designed to provide a link from the building to the street. The multiple platforms allow for people to socialize outside while still being a part of the building.
These post occupancy diagrams show the program layout, hours of operation per level, estimated capacity, central lightwell, and exterior pedestrian interaction with the building. Both sets of diagrams were illustrated by my partner.
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Aluminum Panel Steel End Cap Vapor Barrier Insulation Steel Beam Welded Steel Mounting Plate Mounting Bolt
A separate structural system was developed for the main entry ramp. The scaled detail model shows the concrete form with an aluminum accent supporting the structural frame of the special collection. Below are the process sketches of the column done by my partner.
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Steel Tube Frame Insulation Angled Steel Support Aluminum Panel Aluminum Window Jamb Double Paned Window Interior Sill Treatment Steel Anchor Bolt Steel Anchor Plate Welded Steel Mounting Plate Connection Bolt
Steel Column Cork Wall Treatment 1/2� Gypsum Board Metal Stud Wall Reveal Steel End Cap Cork Flooring Concrete Slab Metal Decking Steel Girder Steel Connection Plate Trussed Beam Strut Arm Ceiling Hanger Drop Ceiling
The axonometric drawing shows the typical floor connection detail in the building. A detailed wall section was required to explore a higher level of materiality within the project
Styrofoam Insulation Moisture Barrier Concrete Retaining Wall Concrete Pillar Cap Steel Anchor Bolts 36� Concrete Pillar Concrete Basement Slab
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This series of systems diagrams illustrates code compliance throughout the building.
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The preliminary structural bones model used to better understand the structural system in the building (Above). An illustrated structural framing plan and loading diagrams show the components of the structural system and the loading throughout the building (Right).
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3rd Year Design Studio Craig Babe + Sarah Deyong The Skinny Double House is a row house comprised of two tenants living on a single lot split by a concrete firewall. The site is located in a hypothetical row house community in Tucson, Arizona. The lot is a long narrow rectangle running on a north to south axis with no change in grade. There is a main road on the south side of the lot and a community ally to the north. There were, however, site restrictions implemented by the community. The building, excluding garage space, was to take up no more than 50 percent of the lot, any floor space below grade or the garages did not count towards the 3, 500 square footage allowance, and the garages must be placed on the ally side. A few goals of the project were to create a sense of interaction between the two tenants, respect the geographic conditions of the area, and create an interior environment that relates directly to the two specific clients. The first client is a single real estate tycoon in his mid twenties who hosts dinner parties and boasts a love of modern art and an insatiable infatuation with his car. Also, he has a house keeper with her own on site quarters. The second is a married musician couple in their early sixties who teach violin lessons out of their home. They live alone although they do have grandchildren who visit occasionally. One major consideration when designing this house was the future of the clients and how it could impact the spaces required over time. The real estate agent currently has no plans to have a family but since nothing is set in stone, I had to plan the house to possibly accommodate a family down the road so conversion of spaces was considered. The musicians have already settled into their lives and a guest room was provided in the program so conversion wasn’t deemed a necessity.
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The practice sessions are an important part of the musicians’ lifestyle. I placed the practice area at the bottom of the lightwell so it would help funnel the sound vertically and resonate throughout the house. Being a skilled musician is a rare talent and deserves to be shared. The backyard was meant to be a community space where live performances could be enjoyed by the real estate agent and his dinner guests, creating a stronger bond between neighbors.
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Model images from top to bottom: Real estate agent section, aerial view, musician section.
The diagrams above show the volumes and party walls of each clients dwelling and also the square footages of each client in order to comply with the program requirements.
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3rd Year Design Studio Craig Babe + Sarah Deyong The Lakeside Studio was mainly a conceptual exploration of form +15 and space. I experimented with the idea of folding a continuous ribbon of material to create the envelope of the studio. The project goal was to create a semi-private retreat for myself on a triangular, lake shore plot on Lake Bryan in Bryan, Texas. The site gradually inclines 5 feet toward the northeast then declines more dramatically toward the shoreline. I wanted to let the site and environmental conditions inform the design of the studio. By orienting the site toward the Northeast I was able to take advantage of natural ventilation and sunlight and provide unique views to the interior spaces. Wooden louvers were used on the South and West facades to control direct sunlight while maintaining views. The program was limited to sleeping quarters, a living area, small kitchen, and a private studio. The retreat was mainly for myself and possibly visitors so my first decision was to physically separate the public and private spaces. I achieved this by splitting the bedroom and living room with a dog trot which also created a covered patio. Also, the studio was placed +5 on the 2nd floor to instill a feeling of isolation and tranquility.
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The diagrams on the right show the site conditions that informed the specific folds of the ribbon and placement of spaces in the studio. Top to bottom: summer solar angles, winter solar angles, average wind direction. The diagrams to the left show circulation, ventilation, and privacy from top to bottom.
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3rd Year Study Abroad Logan Wagner
1. VENICE 2. SIENNA 3. ROME 4. REVOLVER 5. ROME
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The sketch of the revolver is a recreation of an original work by Ned Dameron
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