Austin Watters

Austin Watters Architectural Design

1. The Artichoke at Lightning in a Botttle 2017 The Artichoke served as LIB’s new and improved Merch Booth near the Lighting Stage. Inspired by naturally occurring forms in nature, this was Do LaB’s first parametrically designed structure using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper softwares. Comprised of over 2,600 individual components including 672 outer scales, the artichoke is eye-catching, familiar and yet, there’s no other like it in the world.

ARCHITECTURAL Austin Watters DESIGN TECHNICAL Josh Friedensohn DESIGN Zach Golden CREATIVE Josh Flemming DIRECTION Josh Friedensohn

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Artichoke Plan

Artichoke Elevation

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Structural ARTICHOKE FRAME OVERVIEW- Isometric View ARTICHOKE STRUCTURE -Framing RENDERING AR-I-005

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DATE 5/5/17

GENERAL NOTES

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DESIGNER AUSTIN WATTERS DRAFTER AUSTIN WATTERS DRAWING STATUS APPROVED FOR BUILD

GENERAL NOTES

REFER TO DRAWINGS AR-B-001 TO 0 BRACKET DETAILS

2. SoLS Courtyard Proposal Our team developed a schematic design proposal that serves as a link between a network of outdoor spaces on campus. The new proposal offers a window into The School of Life Sciences (SoLS) while creating a space for socialization, education, community outreach, and research.

Currently, SoLS sits at the intersection of two major pathways on ASU’s Tempe campus with an underutilized courtyard.

The Design School and SoLS formed an interdisciplinary team that reimagined the courtyard’s potential as a pedestrian thoroughfare by working with biomimetic design principles.

The proposal has currently been approved by the Vice President of ASU and is in the process of being funded.

CLIENT SUPERVISORS

TEAM

Dr. Brian Smith, Director, School of Life Sciences (SoLS) Darren Petrucci, The Design School Prasad Boradkar, Innovation Space Heidi Fischer, Innovation Space Austin Watters, Architecture Alex Tsaparis, Architecture

LOCATION

ASU Tempe Campus

DURATION

12 Weeks, Internship/Summer 2013

SPACES FOR SOCIALIZATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH, UNIFIED BY A SINGLE SHADE STRUCTURE bundling

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the “fifth” elevation

The bundled nature of hexagonal forms withing a honeycomb inspired the general grid for the shade canopy frame.

Transition cells in the frame inject unpredictability. Like in the honeycomb, these cells allow the frame to adapt to complex site conditions.

Varied depths of the frame below generate various scenarios of shade and mimic the experience of walking under a canopy of trees.

The single undulating expression of the frame above mimics the experience of looking over a canopy of trees.

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR VARIOUS MOMENTS

open module for tree solar panel

open module

shade canopy

integrated seating

Recreation Space Break-out Space Lobby/Exhibition

Amphiteater

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Education Space Canopy to Bridge Court

Bee Research

School of Life Sciences Courtyard: A new link between an informal network of outdoor spaces on campus

Entry + Lobby

EW Section

Educational Presentation

Entry Canopy at Night

3. BCN RE.SET

Fundació Enric Miralles EMBT Architects Barcelona, Spain Our team was responsible for organizing, designing and building the BCN RE.SET Exhibition which gives insight into the design and construction process of seven architectural installations in Barcelona.

El Tricentenari BCN celebrates 300 years since September 11, 1714, a key date in the War of the Spanish Succession and symbolizes Barcelona’s love of freedom.

Through a circuit of seven temporary architectural installations that enliven various public spaces in Barcelona. The Fundació Enric Miralles invited guest architects from around the world in collaboration with local universities to design and build installations that symbolize ideologies such as: democracy, diversity, Europe, freedom, identity, and memory.

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4. The Menil Collection Campus The Menil Collection Campus in Houston is characterized by its informal relationship between the Menil buildings and the surrounding neighborhood bungalows. Our design studio collaborated with Menil staff members to propose a master plan which would accommodate a new Drawing Institute, Café, and Bookstore. Strategic master planning and comprehensive design of the new programs reinforce the characteristics of the Menil Collection Campus while elevating the visitor’s experience.

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Austin Watters + Ann Rothove

DRAWING INSTITUTE

Austin Watters + Ann Rothove

CAFÉ BOOKSTORE

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1. Menil Collection 2. Mark Rothko Chapel 3. Cy Twombly Gallery 4. Dan Flavin Installation

5. Drawing Institute 6. Café 7. Bookstore 8. Artist Houses

The New Menil Drawing Institute

Lobby + Public Space

Gallery

Lobby Curatorial

Storage + Preservation

Drawing Institute Plan

Gallery Loading

Lighting Concept Tree Canopy Filter

gutter roof edge flashing thin film photovoltaic panel UV glass polygal light gauge metal framing gypsum board light gauge metal strap

tensile structure anchor plate sail membrane 2� o rod 9/16� tension cable spider joint

triple glaze glass

Roof Detail

South Wall Section

Bookstore Plan

Bookstore Exterior

Lighting Concept

Canopy Extension

Bookstore NS Section

Leaf Overlay

Resulting LED Pattern

Bookstore Interior

5. Walk to Zoo Path Within Papago Park, a 12’ wide, quarter mile long path provides a pedestrian connection from the corner of N. Galvin Pkwy and E. Van Buren St. to the entrance of the Phoenix Zoo. The path is most active when the Zoo hosts special events which require utilization of the parking lot to the south west. Combining ideas of digital fabrication and biomimetic design, the new shade structure draws inspiration from silk producing insects like spiders and a CNC construction process to achieve a structure that redefines and elevates the user’s experience of walking through Papago Park.

CLIENT

City of Phoenix Trails and Desert Preserves + The Phoenix Zoo

CRITIC

David Newton, The Design School

LOCATION

Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona

DURATION

4 Weeks, Summer Course, Digital Biomimicry

Walk to Zoo Path Entrance

CNC CONSTRUCTION

Inspired by the silk producing ability of spiders and todays 3D printing technologies, the shade structure is constructed by a mobile robot that extrudes a fiber material across removable temporary struts. Initially the fiber material is flexible enough to be formed over the struts and then hardens into place before the struts are removed.

Parametric System

PARAMETRIC SYSTEM

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High Density

INTEGRATED EVAPORATIVE COOLING

The path is shaded and cooled with an irrigation system integrated into the extruded fibers by using the highly sophisticated 3D printing robot. Evaporative cooling is achieved by saturating the porous canvas at appropriate times of the day and allowing the warm air to be cooled by passing through the canvas membrane.

Porous Canvas

Extruded Fiber

Shade Structure Interior

6. Pioneer & Military Memorial The monument designed for the Pioneer & Military Cemetery in Phoenix commemorates the life the men and women who have who have served for our nation.

The monument is an obelisk made of metal plates engraved with the names of the dead which are strung on along horizontal cables.

These plates dissipate into sky while shifting on bearings and flipping along the axis of the cables with the blowing wind to cast fluttering shadows on the interior of the obelisk.

CLIENT

Pioneers’ Cemetery Association

CRITIC

Scott Murff, The Design School

LOCATION

The Pioneer & Military Memorial Park, Phoenix, Arizona

Visitors enter the space by passing underneath a pool of water that obscures the image of the world above. Conversely, observers from above can see the movement of visitors below. A theme of observance and transcendence is experienced by those who view the monument from the exterior and from the interior space to remember the lives of our military service men and women.

Mausoleum NS Section

Memorial Exterior

Mausoleum Interior

6. Life Force: Fresh Water Crisis Design Competition Redew, by Concentric, addresses the issue of water loss due to spray irrigation. As a reformation of existing irrigation methods and equipment, Redew is a concept that aims to reduce the amount of water that is wasted.

COMPETITION TEAM CONCENTRIC

DURATION

The Design School Cluster Project, 2011 Austin Watters, Architecture Amy Wiemann, Architecture Jonathan Rebert, Visual Communications Jenn Terry, Interior Architecture Tom McCarty, Industrial Design 2 Weeks

redew

innovation in center pivot irrigation

66% irrigation up to 60% of which is wasted 4% evaporation from reservoirs

10% sanitation

20% industrial

Reformed Method Redew improves upon center pivot irrigation with a solar-powered motor and a sprinkler arm that is equipped with more efficient spraying nozzles and a collapsible yet breathable membrane that is stretched over ribbed supports to capture excess water that would normally be lost through evaporation. A basin is housed near the central water source to collect the remaining condensation for re-use.

The leading arm begins to swing open when the process is started.

The crops are watered as the device opens to a full 60 degrees.

Standard practice requires water to be sprayed across large fields by being shot into the air via long motorized booms which result in the loss of vast amounts of freshwater due to evaporation. Spray irrigation, the most utilized method in practice today, wastes up to 60% of the water used in maintaining crops.

When the watering cycle finishes, side curtains are lowered to create a greenhouse environment.

The side curtains are lifted, and the cycle is repeated six times for each of the six sections of the field.

Irrigation makes up to 66% of total freshwater withdrawal and up to 90% in arid regions.

Unfortunately, much of this water is wasted through evaporation and runoff during the irrigation process.

Water attempting to evaporate is trapped as condensation on the underside of the membrane.

As the arms close, water droplets roll down the membrane towards the center to be collected.

7. Pendant Lamp

Profile Line

Revolved Surface

Rationalized Surface

Divided Surface

Triangular Grid Surface Definition

Triangular Surface Division Definition

Laser Cut File

8. Photography

La Servidora del Malecรณn, 2009

Light Cube, 2012

9. Architectural Sculpture

Ring of Fire, 2012

Swan, 2012

City of Phoenix Manhole Cover

Sun Mirror

The Sun is the life force that enables all things to thrive and grow. As a source of heat, the sun symbolizes vitality, passion, and youth. As a source of light, it represents enlightenment. The mirror reflects its context and represents the presence of light that surrounds us.

Winged Scarab Beetle

The scarab beetle symbolized the Egyptian Sun god, Khepri, who rolled the sun across the sky much as the scarab rolls its dung. It represents regeneration, immortality, and divine wisdom.

Lotus Flower

The stem of the lotus symbolizes the umbilical cord that binds man to his roots, and the flower bud represents human potential. The petals of the lotus open at dawn then close again as the Sun sets. This is seen as symbolic of the Sun emerging from the cosmic ocean.

Eternal Knot

The eternal knot symbolizes the flowing of time and the cycle of death and rebirth. It is the interplay of the opposing forces, leading to their union, and ultimately to harmony in the universe.

Direction, 2012

Pendulum

Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy

Austin Watters Architectural Design