Caius Cowgill Architecture Portfolio 2023

CAIUS COWGILL // CAL POLY ARCHITECTURE

BIO

During my varied experiences in both academic and professional settings, I have found that my role is best served as a designer bringing the most positively socially impactful work to the world. I believe Architecture is a fundamentally gracious act of providing space for people to connect with each other, revitalize themselves, and have a platform for their individual and community needs. In my opinion, the role of the Architect is best fulfilled when creating spaces of unity, providing service to communities, and doing everything possible to make a small piece of the world a better place.

EDUCATION

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (B. Arch 2023, 3.76 GPA)

• Cal Poly LA Metro program (intensive design studio and internship in DTLA)

• 5th year thesis exploring transportation and urbanism

• Cal Poly Design Village Competition, Team Leader

• Pursued projects focused on social and environmental benefit

• President’s List, Dean’s List

WORK EXPERIENCE

Andrew Goodwin Designs in San Luis Obispo (Architecture Internship 1/23 to current)

• Production of drawing sets in SD, DD, and CD using Revit

• Visualization and design

• Projects include a large hotel, multi-family residences, and retail stores

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in San Francisco (Architecture Internship 6/22 to 9/22)

• Production of drawing sets in SD, DD, and CD using Revit

• Design and production of presentation materials for three major residential projects, a winery, and an office space

• World class contemporary design experience at a renowned firm

Venn Studio in Los Angeles (Architecture Internship 1/22 to 6/22)

• Production of drawing sets in SD, DD, CD using Archicad

• Organized permitting efforts and plan check responses for several projects

• Production and procurement of presentation materials

Paul Davis Architects in Los Angeles (Architecture Internship 6/21 to 12/21)

• Production of drawings sets in SD, DD, CD using Revit

• Project management under guidance of Principal

• Large amount of design input and responsibility in all phases including CA

• Organization and participation in client meetings

Freeform in San Francisco (Architecture Internship 4/20 to 9/20)

• Production of drawing sets in DD and CD using Revit, renders, and diagrams

• Integration of Unreal Engine into work-flow

• Design input and client meeting presentations

SOFTWARE SKILLS

• Modeling/BIM/Drafting: Rhino/Grasshopper, Revit, Archicad, AutoCAD, Maya

• Graphics/Presentation: Adobe Creative Suite, Bluebeam Revu

• Rendering/Visualiation: V-ray, Blender, Lumion, Enscape, Unreal Engine

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Metropolis Future100 - Nominated and Selected as part of Future100

AIAS Honor Awards 2022, Design Excellence - Nominated, awaiting results

Buildner Skyhive Skyscraper Competition - Shortlisted

Cal Poly Design Village Competition - 1st Place in Habitability, Team Leader

Cal Poly Photography Competition - Honorable Mention

Cal Poly Vellum Furniture Design Competition - 19th Edition

DESIGN SKILLS

• Facade and Climate Strategy

• Structure and Building Technology

• Project Management

• High End Contemporary

• Concept Development

• Parametric Design

AREAS OF INTEREST

• Sustainable Design

• Social justice/Equity

• Cultural, residential, commercial, and transportation architecture

• Project Management and Development

REFERENCES

Paul Davis (Principal Architect/Founder at Paul Davis Architects)

• davis@pauldavisarchitects.com - 917 658 6333

Chris Moore (Senior Associate at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson)

• cmoore@bcj.com - 415 305 4648

Stephen Phillips (Cal Poly LA Metro Director)

• sphillips@sparchs.design

CONTENTS

MIND THE GAP

Cal Poly LA Metro Program 2022

Professor Stephen Phillips

SONOMA WINERY

Bohlin Cynwinski Jackson 2022

Project Design Team

EMERGENT INFRASTRUCTURES

Cal Poly 5th Year Thesis (in progress)

Professor Doug Jackson

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Additional projects can be found on my website: caiuscowgill.myportfolio.com

MIND THE GAP

UNFORGOTTEN VOIDS

Reimagining the relationship of proximity to one’s neighbors and community in a vertical urban context. Voids collect at the centers of the two towers to form a series of shifting facades and balconies, bringing people closer together or farther apart. Four bent community and commercial spaces reach from tower to tower to form bridges, lofty interior spaces, a theatre, and a series of roof gardens looking out over the city. At the base, an open air metro station looks up in between the towers and two commercial wings. Voids along its periphery create a meandering procession through shops, restaurants, and businesses. Park-side, the base pulls back to allow space for the neighborhood’s bustling markets. A lively community is given an infrastructure they need and deserve, suitable to their outgoing culture.

SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION

DETAILS AND CHUNKS

HOUSING CHUNK

GLAZEDCURTAINWALLSYSTEM

WINDOW WALL ASSEMBLY

DRYWALL STEELSTRUCTURE

WALL SECTION // SCALE: 1’ = 1/2”

RIGIDINSULATION

GIRTSYSTEM

WINDOWWALLSYSTEM

STEELPANELS IGU’SANDSHADES

WINDOW WALL

AIR GAP

STEEL C-CHANNEL RIGID INSULATION

STEEL PANEL FRAME CONNECTION

CURTAIN WALL

STEEL C-CHANNEL CONNECTION

STEEL WIDE FLANGE CONNECTION

STEEL C-CHANNEL

RIGID INSULATION

6'-0" X 8'-0" IGU

STEEL SILL STEEL PANEL

6'-0" X 10'-0" GLAZING PANEL

STEEL C-CHANNEL

6" CLT SLAB

W12x14

RIGID INSULATION

STEEL ROD AND MOTOR ALUMINUM PERFORATED SHADE OPTIONAL MECHANICAL SHADE OPERATION ELECTRIC SHADE SWITCH

OAK WOOD 8" PARQUET FLOORING

RIGID INSULATION

DRY WALL

HSS GLAZING SILL AND FRAMING

ALUMINUM PANEL

W12x14

OAK WOOD 8" PARQUET FLOORING

RIGID INSULATION

DRY WALL

SONOMA WINERY

An elegant yet comfortable winery tasting room and production facility for an independent team of winemakers in Northern California. Familiar, almost residential, elements meet the beautiful landscape of Sonoma County wine country. A heroic cantilevering roof shields the spaces from hot and sunny days and shades outdoor seating.

Role: Worked on the design team during schematic design and design development phases, produced presentation renders and drawings, organized interactive walkthrough VR sessions with the clients.

CROSS SECTION

EMERGENT INFRASTRUCTURES

In order to address the transportation issues of cities, this thesis proposes a novel form of public infrastructure composed of a suspended railway, elevated parkway, and varying typologies of train stations that respond to their unique neighborhood contexts. . Drawing from urbanistic and architectural concepts presented in the Situationist International movement, Towards a Performative Theory of Assembly, The Right to the City, and The American Technological Sublime, this transit system travels through the city like a souture, providing marginalized communities with access to green spaces, cultural centers, performance spaces, and education, as well as acting as a physical platform for cultural expression and community engagement through exploring episodic space and infrastructural sublimity in public infrastructure.

SUSPENDED RAILWAY ELEVATED PARKWAY

MEANDERING PATHS MIXED-USE TRAIN STATION

PROSPECT PARK STATION

The largest of the train stations along the B-Loop suspended rail line is Barclay Station in Downtown Brooklyn. It combines unconventional forms at the base with a typologically mutated slab tower. It will be filled with a variety of community spaces including a library, daycare, maker’s space, and pop-up retail, along with a few floors of affordable housing and open office space located in the tower. (Drawings and renderings in progress). EAST ELEVATION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION