Clayton Witt Undergraduate Portfolio

P O RT FO L I O O F CL AYTO N W I TT 2011-2015 Miami University

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Arcadian Visitor Center & Garden

Architecture Design: Interior/Exterior Studio

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02 Shaped by Wind

Architecture Design: London Sustainable by Design

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The Seam

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Architecture Design: Ohio Competition, 3rd place

04 Hans Wegner Gallery

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05 Graphic Media

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06 Resume

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Architecture Design: Danish Furniture and Lighting

Assorted Hand Drawing/Painting

Personal Interests Photography

www.claytonwitt.com www.linkedin.com/in/claytonwitt wittct@miamioh.edu

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(Arcadian Visitor Center & Garden)

Location:

Southeast US

Program:

Visitor center and gallery for architectural exhibitions and outdoor events.

Focus:

Fusing modernism with nature and the history of the fictional city of Arcadia.

Fall 2014 ARC 404, Dick Overton 4 Week Project

“A continuing fascination with diptychs, or two panel paintings, has led me to understand that dependencies can be established across a neutral datum, so that a ‘story’ might only be told by crossing that datum.”

-Michael Graves

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Longitudinal Section looking West

Historic Arcadia

Nature park to the south.

Site located between two brick commercial buildings.

Quarry turned modernist architecture exhibition.

Ground Floor First Floor Plan

Sublevel Below Grade Floor Plan

Respectful Adjacencies The site held remains of brick party walls and pylons. These artifacts established an existing spatial order, which is emphasized by stepping back elements of the modern visitors center and natural urban garden.

These striations establish a threshold rhythm.

With a quarry to the north and a park to the south, the site becomes a thoroughfare.

Instead of attempting to direct the pedestrian flow, the visitors center emphasizes the passageway and entices passers by with juxtaposition.

By using the pylons as displays in relation to other informing elements, striations arose.

This rhythm of thresholds blurred the interior and exterior of the visitor center.

As above, so below. The gallery located below the visitors center is a sacred space, containing relics of the past and respecting the existing conditions.

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(Shaped by Wind, London Studio)

Location:

Canary Wharf, London

Program:

Mixed use building. Tailored office for Square Circle Design Co. and general commercial use.

Focus:

Designing toward maximum sustainability as priority number one.

Summer 2013 ARC 399, J.E. Elliott 5 Week Project

“Humans found ways to build comfortable environments long before we were able to model and predict their performance...�

-Huw Heywood

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Canary Wharf

Energy Saving Measures Trombe floorslabs capture the midday sun and release that stored heat slowly. Turbines turn the wind passing across the facade into power for the building. It also passively ventilates each level. The circulation column passively cycles air through the building, via the stack effect, which is enhanced by the canal’s thermal influence.

Sustainable by Design The site provided three driving elements: -Water, in the canal directly East of the site. The surrounding water stores heat and through thermal lag aids in the cooling of the building.

-Fire, our entire southern horizon is unobstructed by tall buildings. Access to natural light is maximized by the rotating tiered floor plates.

-Air, the wind coming off of the Thames blows through Canary Wharf all year long. It powers, ventilates and shapes the building

Site Movements

Obstruct

Withdraw

Introduce

Rotate

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(The Seam, AIA Ohio Competition)

Location:

Cincinnati, Ohio

Program:

A pavilion/studio to aid the transition between the academic and professional architecture worlds.

Focus:

To connect UC’s campus with the residential area which lies to the West.

Spring 2013 Competition 48 Hour Project

”We live in an almost perfect stillness and work with incredible urgency.“ -Rem Koolhaas

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Derivation of Form

Extruding

Bridging

Streamlining

Rending

AIA Ohio Schools of Architecture Competition Charrette Speed: Teams were limited to 48 hours to complete their submission boards. No explanation or presentation was permitted during the judging.

My team was awarded 3rd place.

70 students comprising 31 teams competed all across Ohio.

Reference: http://aiaohio.org/592aia-ohio-schools-of-architecturecompetition-charrette We addressed the divide by literally connecting, the realms of academia and professional work. This provided us with increased pedestrian exposure and a mainline connection.

Together we created all the represented work. But I would not have been able to do it without Greg Dirienzo, Blythe Ely, and Allen Yoder.

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04 (Hans Wegner Gallery) Location:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Program:

A store and exhibition space for the furniture of Hans Wegner.

Focus:

Designing within a continuity and addressing the methodology of Danish culture.

Spring 2014 ARC 401, Bo Christiansen 4 Week Project

“A chair is to have no backside.

It should be beautiful from all sides and angles.�

-Hans Wegner

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“Stitching”

Joining

Strøg

et

Extending

Joining the Continuum Strøget is the main walking street in Copenhagen. Only recently has it been allowed for architects to restore and redesign buildings along the iconic shopping street. Walking Strøget is like passing through time. Each step presents another building from an older era.

The storefronts all press and clamber for attention, a riot of colors and classical styles squeeze together. Strøget is a literal urban fabric. It’s collective facade is a patchwork quilt comprised of buildings from Copenhagen’s earliest structures.

The Hans Wegner Store’s facade stitches together the two neighboring facades.

“The” Chair Hans J. Wegner was one of the most prolific designers the world has ever seen. He paved the way for the international breakthrough of “Danish Design.” He created the round chair, which the Americans dubbed, “The Chair:” the ultimate design. His life was a constant quest to explore the logic of materiality, specifically wood.

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(Graphic Media)

Assorted hand drawings, paintings, and photographs

2011-2015

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Sketches Everywhere I go, I keep my sketchbook close.

It is a log of my ideas, experiences, doodles, and passions. I have to rough ideas out by hand before I can fully grasp them. Especially with architecture, whenever I alter a floor plan or tweak a section, the margins of my pages are covered in thumbnail sketches of the experiential quality of what I am designing.

Watercolors I studied watercolor painting while in Denmark and learned just how frustrating it can be.

I learned that it is more about water than color, that knowing when to stop is more important than any subject of painting, and how to “be brave.â€? Søren would tell me to be brave, mess up your paintings. It shows if you paint timidly.

Being brave is the only way to achieve and learn.

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Photography

Interior of DZ Bank Berlin, Germany Minolta Analog, 50mm lens

Arhus Crematorium Chapel Arhus, Denmark Minolta Analog, Macro lens

St. Paul’s Cathedral London, England Minolta Analog, 50mm lens

Libeskind Jewish Museum Berlin, Germany Minolta Analog, 50mm lens

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Miami University

Thesis Consultant

West Suburban PADS

Alpha Ro Chi

Miami University

Competitions

ZBrush, Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver

Currently Learning

Architecture Department Tour Guide

Visual librarian and advisor for Miami graduate student Kenny Levick and his thesis, Prelude: Mission to Ceres

Homeless Shelter Volunteer in Oak Park Aid in breakfast cooking, sleeping pad cleaning and support for weekly habitants.

Professional Architecture Fraternity (APX) Co-Founder of the sustainability committee and member of the professional committee

AFFILIATIONS

Deans List, 5 Semesters

Redhawk Excellence Scholarship: A merit based academic scolarship. 2011-15

Joseph P Veasey Architecture Scholarship: Awarded to a student in the second year studio, who offers exceptional service to fellow students, professors, and the department, demonstrates leadership in group and department projects, and promotes a positive sense of community among the second year class.

Chautauqua Cardboard Boat Competition, 3 Time winner of Most Creative Boat

AIA Ohio Schools of Architecture Competition Charrette, 3rd Place in State

HONORS

Revit, Rhino, V-Ray and Maxwell render clients, iMovie, Bonzai.

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AutoCad, Sketchup, Microsoft Office, Mac/Windows platforms, freehand illustration, drafting, scale modeling.

SKILLS

Intern tasks included: Model making, rendering, site analysis and measurement, AutoCad work, Christmas cards, portfolio review, and miscellaneous tasks.

Summers 2010-13

Intern tasks included: Skilled woodworking labor, AutoCad work, custom kitchen and cabinetry design, material pricing, project bidding, collaboration between clients and architects for fabrication.

Summer 2014

Intern tasks included: AutoCad work, site analysis and measurement, 3D modeling, rendering, client proposals, and computer network maintenance.

Summer 2014

General Knowledge of

Proficient at

Mark Zinni Architects www.mzarchs.com 7360 Oak Ave, River Forest, IL 60305

Heartland Woodsmiths 335 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304

Raino-Ogden Architects www.rainoogdenarchitects.com 737 W Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Architecture GPA: 3.73/4.0

Sustainability by Design Danish Institute of Study Abroad

Summer Studio, London, 2013 DIS, Copenhagen, Spring 2014 Overall GPA: 3.6/4.0

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

EDUCATION Miami University, Oxford OH, 2015

www.claytonwitt.com www.linkedin.com/in/claytonwitt wittct@miamioh.edu

Clayton Witt

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