Selected Works 2018 - 2020

ZACHARY THOMAS ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 2021 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY MASTER'S OF ARCHITECTURE 21' BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE 20'

B A C K G R O U N D

BACKGROUND I BELIEVE ARCHITECTURE IS MEANT TO INSPIRE THROUGH THE USE OF ART AND IMAGINATION INFUSED WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS TO BETTER SHAPE THE WORLD. MY GOAL IS TO SECURE A CAREER IN GLOBAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. I AM LOOKING FOR AN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL HELP ME BROADEN MY SKILLSET WHILE ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION TO THE PRACTICE.

CONTENTS

10 SQUARED

CHARET TE EXHIBIT

4-7

8-11

CROSSING THRESHOLDS

12-15

BRIDGE

16-19

10 SQUARED

ARCHITECTURE

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4

LIGHT - MATERIAL - SUSTAINABILITY INSTRUCTOR : DAVI DE LA LIMA SPRING 2018

ARCHITECTURE

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"10 SQUARED" DEVELOPS THE CONCEPT OF LIGHT, MATERIAL, AND SUSTAINABILITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES. THE MODULE CONTAINS 3 BEDROOMS WITH SHARED BATHROOMS, A KITCHEN/DINING AREA, COVERED ENTRY, AND A LIVING ROOM. EACH ALLOTTED MODULE INFUSES MATERIALITY AND NATURAL LIGHT ORIENTED TO CREATE A TRANSPARENT, SUSTAINABLE HABITAT.

B

6 5 7

4 3 2

8

A

A 1

FLOOR PLAN 1"=1'0" N

3. GREEN SPACE

B

N

2. DINING

N

1. ENTRY/TERRACE

4. LIVING ROOM 5. BATHROOM

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6. BEDROOM 1 7. BEDROOM 2 8. BEDROOM 3

B

6 5

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7

4 3 2

A

BEDROOM MODULES 8

A

NORTH ELEVATION 1"=1'0"

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EAST ELEVATION 1"=1'0"

SOUTH ELEVATION 1"=1'0"

SECTION A 1"=1'0"

SECTION B 1"=1'0"

ARCHITECTURE

WEST ELEVATION 1"=1'0"

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02 - 3D PRINTING

ARCHITECTURE

CHARETTE EXHIBIT FORM - LIGHT - MATERIAL INSTRUCTOR : NESTOR INFANZON FALL 2019

THE "CHARETTE EXHIBIT" COMBINES THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF FORM, LIGHT, AND MATERIAL TO CREATE A NOMADIC ART GALLERY. THIS GALLERY ITERATES THE BENDING OF BAMBOO PANELS TO SHAPE ITS INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT. ITS SPACIALS HEIGHTS EXALT AND COMPRESS ALLOWING THE AUDIENCE TO CIRCULATE IN COHESION. IN ADDITION, LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE WOODEN HUES OF THE INTERIOR. CHARETTE EXHIBIT CONSISTS OF AN ENTRY AND THREE ADJACENT GALLERIES WITH STAND-ALONE SCULPTURES INSIDE.

The roof panels have screws for bolting to connect each panel to configure the dynamic component of the pavilion.

The wall panels each have screws to connect to each other. In addition, there are screws for bolting with the flooring and roofing.

The flooring is provided with screws to connection each panel and also has screw holes for the walls to bolt into its foundation.

PLAN

TRANSVERSAL SECTION

Zachary Thomas 21445223

CharetteEXPLODED Pavilion AXONOMETRIC Fall Semester 2019

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

Architecture Design VII # 4456 Section P02 Professor: Nestor Infanzon, FAIA

North Scale 3/16” = 1’ 0”

Charette Pavilion Fall Semester 2019

Architecture Design VII # 4456 Section P02 Professor: Nestor Infanzon, FAIA

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Zachary Thomas 21445223

East Scale 3/16” = 1’ 0”

Zachary Thomas 21445223

Charette Pavilion Fall Semester 2019

Architecture Design VII # 4456 Section P02 Professor: Nestor Infanzon, FAIA

South Scale 3/16” = 1’ 0”

Charette Pavilion Fall Semester 2019

ARCHITECTURE

Zachary Thomas 21445223

Architecture Design VII # 4456 Section P02 Professor: Nestor Infanzon, FAIA

West Scale 3/16” = 1’ 0”

Zachary Thomas 21445223

Charette Pavilion Fall Semester 2019

Architecture Design VII # 4456 Section P02 Professor: Nestor Infanzon, FAIA

CROSSING THRESHOLDS LINE - INTERDIMENSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS INSTRUCTOR : WILLIAM PRICE FALL 2020

"CROSSING THRESHOLDS" DERIVES FROM A LINE EXERCISE. IT EXPLORES THE CONCEPT OF MULTIPLE REALITIES THAT CAN EXIST BETWEEN TWO

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POINTS IN SPACE. IN THIS EXPLORATION, I CREATE A SERIES OF SPACES, WHERE EACH PERSON DEVELOPS AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STRUCTURE. THUS DEFINING IT AS AN OUTDOOR SCULPTURAL PIECE AND A

ARCHITECTURE

PAVILION INSTALLATION FOR HOUSTON'S GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART.

03

13 AXO

FLAT TO FORM THIS DIAGRAM RE-ITERATES LINE GENERATION THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF VERTICALITY IN COMPARISON TO ITS PLANAR EXISTENCE.

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LINE GENERATION

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15

04 16

BRIDGE

CIRCULATION - ANGLE - SUN SHADING INSTRUCTOR : WILLIAM PRICE FALL 2020 "BRIDGE" IS AN ITERATION OF CIRCULATION, ANGLES, AND SUN-SHADING IN THE CREATION OF A RESEARCH CENTER LOCATION IN RURAL COSTA RICA. THIS HUB ALLOWS ITS VISITORS TO RECONNECT WITH ITS TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PETROLOGY : THE STUDY OF ROCKS. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE CENTER WILL DEVOTE ITS RESEARCH TO MINERALS. THREE BARS STRETCH OVER A RAVINE RUNNING INTO THE CLOUD FOREST. IT

ARCHITECTURE

IS DIVIDED INTO PUBLIC, RESEARCH, AND HOTEL-STYLE SPACES.

ARCHITECTURE

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TIMBER DIAPHRAM AT ROOF

FULL

GABION CAGE PARTITIONS

DOUBLE MODULE

TIMBER FRAMING

GABION FILL

TIMBER DIAPHRAM AT FLOOR

GABION DISASSEMBLED

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