John Fleming Portfolio

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JOHN FLEMING

method| Design portfolio JOHN FLEMING B.A. Architecture / Miami University 740.398.7430 fleming.johnmartin@gmail.com

CONTENTS

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LENSES OF DESIGN

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CLIFTON LIBRARY

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ZEPPELIN DOCK

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MAKE

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NORTHSIDE

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

00| lenses of design Constructed Building / Constructed Building Artistic Method / Artistic Method Human Narrative / Human Narrative Sensory Environment / Sensory Environment Dimensional Object / Dimensional Object

Fourth Year

Construc

01| Clifton Library

Art

Hum Sensory

/ Sensory Environment

Dimens

/ Dimensional Object

Second Year

J.E. Elliott Murali Paranandi Nazanim Kohododad Third Year Kim Martin

Fourth Year

|01 Clifton Library is a 5,000 sf project based in Cincinnati, OH that weaves the everyday lives of community members into the fabric of the building. It began with a study of the character of the place and the way that architecture could emanate and propagate its atmosphere.

It is a neighborhood focal point, allowing people to come into contact with it through a variety of experiences, ranging from casual and brief to deliberate and lasting.

Above: Floorplan - Level 1 Right: Courtyard Rendering

Above: Street circulation through site.

Right: Building perspective from southwest.

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Above: Building Section, highlights sustainable design considerations.

Left: Section through third floor outdoor walkway and fourth floor terraces.

02| parasitic zeppelin dock

Constructed Building / Constructed Bui / Artistic Method / Human Narrative / Sensory Environment

Artistic Method / Artistic Method

Human Narrative / Human Narrative

Sensory Environment / Sensory Environ

Dimensional Object / Dimensional Ob

Third Year

Whitney Hamaker Fourth Year

|02 The project focuses on the translation from narrative to spatial elements. All process work is performed on a set of boards, which become the final presentation— a palimpsest.

In a future dystopia, zeppelin technology is utilized by the elite. It is a form of nomadic piracy, where travelers dock on the tops of skyscrapers for supplies to perpetuate a hedonistic existence far above the polluted masses.

The Burj Khalifa finds its structure and systems working against it...

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...detaching, cracking, and warping to receive an unwelcome invader.

It tries to repair itself, to prevent the inevitable vulnerability.

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It shores up crumbling floor plates, reinforces its ruptured skin, stitches its cracked core back together.

PHYSICALLY RE-PRESENT THE IMMATERIAL

03| Make Constructed Building / Constructed Building / Artistic Method / Human Narrative

Artistic Method / Artistic Method Human Narrative / Human Narrative

Sensory Environment / Sensory Environment / Sensory Environment Dimensional Object / Dimensional Object

Third Year

Independent Studio Stuart Spaulding (Collaborator) Whitney Fourth YearHamaker (Mentor)

|03.1 This studio, independently developed and executed, posits an atypical design process focused on materiality, intuition, and the act of making.

Material Exploration: Concrete + Wax Phase 1 was a rapid, intuitive exploration of concrete and wax as design and artistic materials. Design intention governed the method of manipulation, often utilizing found objects, without thought to the final product. By freeing itself from final intention, the process freed itself of preconceived boundaries that govern the use of a material in design.

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Wax Exploration: Melted wax was plunged into cold water in and out of various containers and volumes. Section cuts and spatial studies were conducted, testing the viability of architectural application and space-making.

|03.2 This studio, independently developed and executed, posits an atypical design process focused on materiality, intuition, and the act of making.

Product Design: Sushi Dining Set Phase 2 evaluated the rapidly and intuitively produced objects and moved into active design decision-making. How can these purposeless objects become functional products?

|03.3 This studio, independently developed and executed, posits an atypical design process focused on materiality, intuition, and the act of making.

Architectural Speculation Phase 3 is architectural project (including a client, site, and program) that will utilize a design process specifically focused on freeing the mind from preconceived definitions of “a building�. Making, collaboration, and translation between media are the methods employed to design through intuitive creation.

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TRUTH THROUGH MAKING

04| northside / Constructed Building Building Constructed Building / Constructed Artistic Method / Artistic Method Artistic /Method / Human Narrative Human Narrative / Human Narrative / Sensory /Environment Sensory Environment Sensory Environment Object Object Dimensional/ Dimensional Object / Dimensional

Dr. Regan Henry Fourth Year

|04 This project designs a building that experientially belongs in a neighborhood. Based in hermeneutics and phenomenology, it uses historic research and concrete spatial studies to truly learn the spirit of the place.

Emotive diagrams (pictured) explore the essence of the neighborhood, its history, and its present. What are the patterns that have been preserved through time? How is the physical environment produced by the community? How does the space convey the spirit?

vital. independent. endur ing. authentic.

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Diagrammatic study. Transparent section cuts through every building on the city block containing the building site. Features building and floor heights, street offset, fenestration patterns, materiality, and facade detailing.

WHAT ARE THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LAYERS?

|04 The design seeks to allow a member of the Northside neighborhood to experience it as meaningful, to experience it as a place. The structure and method of construction draw upon the endurance and authenticity of the neighborhood’s spirit. The building is almost entirely cast-inplace concrete in a cedar plank formwork. In some places, the boards are tied permanently to the concrete, creating a finishing material that is a direct symbol of the construction method of the building.

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1. Terraced Farmland 2. Greenhouses 3. Beer Hall 4. Produce Market 5. Residential Apartments

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Section and Ground Floor Plan- Revit + Photoshop

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|04 activity. self- sustenance. gather ing. ear th.

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1. Wide-flange column 3.

2. Board form around concrete beam 3. Concrete floor slab

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4. Board form around concrete wall 5. Greenhouse shaft curtain wall

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Above: Permanent formwork detail- Revit Opposite: Residential Plans- Revit + Photoshop

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Urban Market Perspective- Revit + Photoshop