FRANK TALON CONRAD SELECTED WORKS
CONTENT
Professional Experience
Academic / Individual Work
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GOLD GYM WOA PAVILION CIVIC CENTER REFRAME EXPO CH ARGE THESIS UCSB PERSONAL WORK
01 GOLD G YM
GOLD GYM Location: Santa Monica, USA Phase: Pre-design - Costruction Contribution: Revit modeling, rendering, presenting to clients, managing consultants Principal: James Mary O’Connor, Moore Ruble Yudell Duration: 04/2020 - 07/2021 Awards: Westside Urban Forum '21
The Santa Monica High School Gymnasium building is built upon a hill along Pico Blvd. The existing hill rises twenty-nine feet from west to east. The Gymnasium building gracefully steps up the hill with three main levels connected by a continuous curved roof. This approach highlights the existing landscape of Santa Monica and reduces the amount of excavation required. Each main space is coupled with its support program next to it, underneath the adjacent level. This provides direct access for all needs of the occupants while also retaining a strong continuity throughout the primary volumes. The main circulation is pulled outside along the north façade of the gymnasium, which further exemplifies the Santa Monica region and its local Mediterranean climate.
01 GOLD G YM
CASCADING ATHLETIC ARENAS
Telescopic The Gold Gymnasium, the Auxiliary Gymnasium, and the Dance Studio are the three main spaces created by the level changes. The three volumes are connected with a dramatic curved roof and telescoping views throughout the entire building.
01 GOLD G YM
01 GOLD G YM
02 WORKS OF ART PAV I L I O N
WORKS OF ART PAVILION Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Phase: Schematic Design, Design Development Contribution: Roof structure design, module organization + detailing, grasshopper scripting, programming, documentation in Revit, module detailing, iterative rendering, physical model building Principal: Christian Robert, R&A Architecture + Design Duration: 06/2018 - 08/2018
The Works of Art Pavilion is a gas station of the future
where petrol gasoline is no longer needed. Situated at the base of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this pop-up pavilion proposes how future charging stations can function and adapt to different sites. The creation of adaptable retail space, informal relaxation areas, and placemaking were strong concepts in this project. As an intern at R&A Architecture + Design, I designed the roof structure and modular boxes that it covers using Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 3d, SketchUp, and Revit.
VISUALIZATION : FRONTOP
02 WORKS OF ART PAV I L I O N
Making a Place What will people do at a gas station when the primary reason for going there is no longer needed?
02 WORKS OF ART PAV I L I O N
VISUALIZATION : FRONTOP
Malaysian Vernacular Looking to the local architecture for design
After receiving structural calculations from our
inspiration was an imporatant part of this project,
engineer, I created multiple iterations using the
with bamboo being selected as a structural
bamboo weaving aesthetic. Of which, the current
material.
design was selected.
03 CIVIC CEN T E R
CIVIC CENTER Location: Ryde, Australia Phase: Concept Contribution: All Instructor: Yaohua Wang Duration: 08/2018 - 12/2018 Published: 03/06/2019 http://www. suckerpunchdaily.com/
Paintings become three-dimensional to see how Rorschach-inspired composition performs at an architectural scale. Semi-symmetry and the repetition of the irregular to produce a new regular were strong interests.
03 CIVIC CEN T E R
Irregular Regular Is it the abstracted forms of the paintings or the repetition of the abstract that produces meaning? Does the repetition of the irregular create a new regular?
03 CIVIC CEN T E R
CUT AWAY AXONOMETRIC
03 CIVIC CEN T E R
Semi-symmetry Bi-lateral symmetry is very common in natural compositions. Closer analysis reveals that many beings in the natural environment are made up of partially similar forms that duplicate across different axes.
04 REFR AME
REFRAME Location: USC Campus, Los Angeles, USA Phase: Concept Contribution: All Instructor: Christof Jantzen Duration: 08/2017 - 12/2017
Due to the unpleasant nature of materials and general design commonly experienced in parking garages, most users simply want to exit as quickly as possible. Simultaneously, parking structures represent a building typology that is becoming increasingly available for sustainable reuse, now and in the future. This project reimagines the possibilities of the parking structure by inserting an adaptable dormitory community.
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A
MODULAR, ADAPTABLE, OPERABLE SYSTEM
AND
SITE PLAN
Projection Projection of the existing parking structural grid forms new relationships between individual dorm units, communal study + lounge spaces, and the interior structure.
2ND FLOOR PLAN
1ST FLOOR PLAN
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04 REFR AME
CROSS SECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
05 EXP O CH AR GE
EXPO CH ARGE Location: Exposition Park, Los Angeles, USA Phase: Concept Contribution: All Instructor: Scott Uriu Duration: 08/2016 - 12/2016
Expo Charge acts as a recharging destination for electronic and personal resource renewal. This pavilion is designed as a programmatic hub for users attending events at surrounding locations. The 500 square foot pavilion is articulated through a substructure and clad with a panel system which blends into the natural landscape. On the southern facade, photovoltaic panels collect energy to power the electrical outlets.
05 EXP O CH AR GE
Program Hub A single architectural intervention can enhance the use of larger integrated programs around it.
05 EXP O CH AR GE
Site To Surface Expo
Charge
arises
from
the
surrounding
landscape, integrating the pavilion into the larger urban fabric.
06 THESIS UC S B
THESIS UCSB Location: UCSB, Santa Barbara, USA Phase: Concept Contribution: All Instructor: Eric Beltz Duration: 01/2016 - 04/2016 Exhibited: 2016 UCSB Art Show
My undergraduate art thesis focuses on the relationship between line and form. Specifically, I am intrigued by how the manipulation of line can influence three-dimensional design. A series of drawings depicts how this relationship affects one’s perception of their surrounding environment, and, in turn, how that perception may change their psychological state. Blending art, psychology, and architecture, this body of work represents both the current and future directions I wish to pursue.
07 PER SONAL W O R K SHADOW STUDY
SITE PHOTO
MOMENT CAPTURE
Drawing has always been a way for me to understand
Location: Foster City, USA Phase: Concept Contribution: All Instructor: Eric Beltz Duration: 01/2015 - 03/2015
concepts to others. I am fascinated by an image’s
the world, formulate my own ideas, and convey ability to tell a story. This project depicts a fleeting moment where two individuals peer over a bridge in Foster City, CA.
This project visualizes time as a three-dimensional continuum rather than a linear timeline. Processing language was used to control the spatial size, color, and placement in the X, Y, and Z dimensions. Selfreflecting images humanize the artificially created array.
TIME CONTINUUM Location: Metaverse Phase: Concept Contribution: All Instructor: Michael Hetrick Duration: 01/2015 - 04/2015
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October 31, 2018 Re: Frank Conrad Intern Recommendation Letter To Whom It May Concern: I am pleased to submit a letter of recommendation for Mr. Frank Conrad. I first met Mr. Conrad as a guest critic for the final review of one of his graduate school studio finals. His project was among the best of his class and serves as a great example of his talent and work ethic. Mr. Conrad joined our studio for a summer internship from 06/04/2018 – 08/17/2018. As an intern, he was an integral member on several different projects for the firm. Most notably, he worked on a prefabricated container pavilion covered by an innovative bamboo roof structure. His passion for architecture and design is contagious and omnipresent. Mr. Conrad’s design talent, work ethic, and attention to detail are outstanding and rivals that of fulltime employees. He was well respected by his fellow colleagues and I am confident Mr. Conrad would be a great addition to any firm and team. Best Regards,
Christian Robert Co-Founder, Managing Principal R&A Architecture + Design, Inc. Los Angeles, Portland OFFICEUNTITLED was previously R&A Architecture + Design Inc.
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