portfolio - Jay Stevens

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Copyright © 2017 Jay Stevens. All Rights Reserved.

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table of contents

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cv

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LiveShare Cooperative

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TEDx Bozeman

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introduction and intent

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Future Farm

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Audiomood

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Balsam Hill Cabin

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Foreign Studies

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REDlab

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Library of Global Ambient Sound

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Flow Wall

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Dreamcraft

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Exit Gallery 2.0

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Tomo Chair

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DLR Group and 3D Printing

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Lantern Lofts

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Highland Skye Farm

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Sinnovate Technology Hub

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Community Center for Collaborative Growth

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LAN - Live Architecture Network

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Gateway Mall Redevelopment

independent professional design/production

undergraduate design project

undergraduate design project

undergraduate design project

undergraduate design project

undergraduate design project

graduate design/research project

undergraduate foreign experience

design competition submission

graduate design/fabrication project

professional design

data mining workshop

community event volunteer design experience

independent entreprenuership

independent entreprenuership

independent entreprenuership

professional experience

professional design/production

professional design/production

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JAYstevens

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jaymichaelstevens@gmail.com 001 206 643 6348

education Montana State University, College of Arts and Architecture

BA Environmental Design, 2005-2011

experience

technical skills

interests

SDA director, designer ................................................. 2016-present

adobe Bridge Illustrator InDesign Photoshop Premiere Pro autodesk AutoCAD Revit Architecture Maya mcneel Rhinoceros Grasshopper chaos Vray trimble Sketchup google Earth bluebeam Revu Studio

computational design language biomimetics architecture/ecology intergration robotic/digital fabrication morphology material ecology complex geometry topology sound + acoustics product design branding interactive systems + experience design urban planning economics computer science synthetic biology biotechnology psychology neuroscience

affiliations + volunteering

languages

travel

Architecture Foundation of Oregon Architects in Schools Program Volunteer ............... 2016

english spanish german

DLR Group architectural staff, designer ................................... 2013-2016 Jason Moses Projects production designer ............................................. 2013 Common Thread research associate ............................................... 2013 REDlab director, designer ................................................. 2011-2013 Indigo Architecture + Interiors architectural intern ................................................ 2010 Clark Construction design/construction intern .................................... 2010 MulvannyG2 Architecture student intern ...................................................... 2008

MSU Cycling Team student athlete ..................................................... 2008-2010 club vp ................................................................ 2009-2010

Professional letters of recommendation available upon request.

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ello, I’m Jay.

I am a life enthusiast, creative thinker, and multidisciplinary designer from the Pacific Northwest.

Beyond having valuable professional experience in design, architecture, construction, research, and branding, I am equipped with a strong set of both technical and non-technical skills, and a broad, developing knowledge base to effectively add value to a collaborative professional environment, whether I’m working independently or with a large team. My desire is to build genuine professional relationships that are mutually-beneficial while cultivating a career around overlapping combinations of architecture, design, art, computation, and graphic/ audiovisual communication, however the goal is not to do or be defined by any one of these disciplines — they are rather effective means to more deeply understand, feel, discuss, express, and interact with life and the world we live in.

Specific areas of interest I want to incorporate into my work include architectural ecologies, computational design, geometry, topology, digital fabrication, sound and acoustics, graphic visualization and animation, interactivity, and experience design. I seek opportunities that encourage innovation and allow design projects to be informed and influenced by studying biological phenomena, morphological processes, and emergent systems, all of which are sources of endless inspiration that allow access to the embedded intelligence of the natural world. Lastly, I want to regularly engage with other professionals from different disciplines who acknowledge the complex world of dynamic information as a powerfully rich asset that can be used to inform and refine the design process, for data, when strategically organized and used in meaningful ways in an integrated design space, is a vessel to elevate the human experience and exceed client expectations through intelligent design solutions.

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2016-2017 BALSAM HILL CABIN LOCATION: TWISP, WASHINGTON FUNCTION: CABIN, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

one of several charred trees, adjacent to the building site, survived the recent fire

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16' - 4" R.O. 33' - 7" 52' - 4 3/4" OVERALL BUILDING

FLOOR PLAN SCALE:1/4" = 1'-0" BENJAMIN TALPOS

NORTH

section perspective visualizes a design option for a room transition element and the use of wood slatsas an interior finish on select surfaces

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23 WOODS CANYON ROAD TWISP, WA 98856

PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL SIDING; SEE SHEETS A0.1 AND A1.1 FOR WALL TYPES

4' - 2"

8' - 0" CLR

6"

4' - 0"

EQ

EQ 3' - 2"

2' - 10"

EXTERIOR CIP CONCRETE PARTITION WALL BEYOND

6' - 0" R.O.

PROPOSED BUILIT-IN PATIO BENCH

STEEL PLATE W/ MILL FINISH PREFINISHED DARK BRONZE SHEET METAL FLASHING

3' - 0" 4' - 0" 2' - 0" R.O.

2' - 0" R.O.

1' - 6" FIXED LITE

WEST ELEVATION SCALE: 3/16" = 1'-0"

2' - 0" R.O.

2" TYP. 3' - 0" CLR

3' - 4" 2' - 0" R.O.

FIXED PANEL FULL-HEIGHT CIG WINDOW W/ RECESSED AND CONCEALED FRAME PER PLAN 4

4' - 0"

4' - 0"

PROPOSED BUILIT-IN PATIO BENCH

3' - 4"

11' - 2" 14' - 6" R.O.

3' - 4"

ALIGN JOINT W/ ADJACENT HORIZONTAL JOINT HARDIE PANEL W/ SMOOTH FINISH

AREA CALCULATIONS

ELEVATIONS BUILDING FOOTPRINT GROSS AREA: ENCLOSED AREA: ENTRY WALKWAY OCCUPIABLE AREA: CARPORT OCCUPIABLE AREA: STORAGE OCCUPIABLE AREA: TOTAL ROOF FOOTPRINT AREA:

2,525 SF 1,677 SF 140 SF 442 SF 47 SF 3110 SF

7' - 2" R.O.

5' - 2" R.O. 4' - 2"

EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS

CANOPY W/ STEEL C-CHANNEL SURROUND; SEE WALL SECTIONS AND DETAILS FOR MORE INFORMATION

CABIN BUILDING

STEEL PLATE W/ MILL FINISH

4' - 0" R.O. 4' - 0"

A5.1

100% CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

2" TYP. 1' - 6" R.O.

PREFINISHED SHEET METAL; PAINT TO MATCH FINISH OF EXTERIOR TRIM OF WINDOW SYSTEM, TYP.

16' - 4" HARDIE PANEL W/ SMOOTH FINISH 25' - 4" R.O. PROPOSED BUILIT-IN PATIO BENCH

ALIGN JOINT W/ ADJACENT WINDOW OVER DESK AREA

BENJAMIN TALPOS

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PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL FASCIA TO BE DARK BRONZE WITH MATTE OR SATIN FINISH

Considering the fire hazard in the region, the building exterior is clad with noncombustible materials, a combination of corrugated metal and fiber cement panels.

Standing-seam metal roofs are supported by a fire-resistive, treated wood structural system designed to carry the winter’s heavy snow loads that are retained by a series of snow brakes installed on the sloped roof planes, providing additional insulation and preventing potential damage caused by slides.

04/11/2017

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HARDIE PANEL W/ SMOOTH FINISH

4/11/2017 2:52:02 PM

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SLOPE DOWN 1/4" PER 12"

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± 24" FASCIA

23 WOODS CANYON ROAD TWISP, WA 98856

5' - 2" R.O.

3' - 2" EQ

PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL FASCIA TO BE DARK BRONZE WITH MATTE OR SATIN FINISH

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3/4" ± 1' - 8 FASCIA

3' - 4"

SLOPE DOWN 1/4" PER 12"

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PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL SIDING; SEE SHEETS A0.1 AND A1.1 FOR WALL TYPES

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LOCKABLE STORAGE AND SLIDING DOORS @ CARPORT, WEST

EXTERIOR CIP CONCRETE PARTITION WALL

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PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL SIDING; SEE SHEETS A0.1 AND A1.1 FOR WALL TYPES

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PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL FASCIA AND SIDING TO BE DARK BRONZE WITH MATTE OR SATIN FINISH

8' - 6" R.O.

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SLOPE DOWN 1/4" PER 12"

HARDIE PANEL W/ SMOOTH FINISH; USE COBBLESTONE COLOR FOR PANEL AND TRIM THIS FACE

4' - 10" R.O.

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PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL FASCIA TO BE DARK BRONZE WITH MATTE OR SATIN FINISH

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The family came to me with a general plan layout they had sketched in pencil on a piece of notebook paper. From there, I took on the project and worked collaboratively with them every step of the way to challenge the design and ultimately produce a contemporary project that exceeded their expectations, creating value that wasn’t there before and procuring a new place that we can enjoy and share for many years to come.

2" TYP.

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CABIN BUILDING

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2' - 10" 1A

4' - 1 1/2"

5' - 7 1/2"

HARDIE PANEL W/ SMOOTH FINISH

PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL SIDING; SEE SHEETS A0.1 AND A1.1 FOR WALL TYPES.

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BUTTERMILK ROOM 106

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BUNK BED

A. GENERAL NOTES APPLY TO ALL SHEETS. B. DIMENSIONS ARE ACTUAL AND ARE TO FACE OF STUDS, FACE OF CONCRETE WALLS, FACE OF CMU WALLS, FACE OF FRAMES OR CENTERLINE 5 FLATSCREEN TV EQ EQ OF COLUMNS, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. THUS PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL SIDING; C. FLOOR SPOT ELEVATIONS ARE SHOWN XX' WALK-IN SHOWER AND FLOOR DRAIN; SEE SHEETS A0.1 AND A1.1 FORSLOPE WALL TYPES. D. WALLS SHADED ON FLOOR PLANS INDICATE XX" 6 TO DRAIN 1/4" PER 12".

GROUND FACE MASONRY UNITS (GFCMU).

EXTEND GFCMU TO 4 INCHES MINIMUM ABOVE 7 FIREPLACE FINISH CEILINGS AND CONTINUE WITH CMU OF OPEN TO CARPORT SAME THICKNESS. 8 CLOSET E. WALL TYPES SHALL BE DESIGNATED ON FLOOR PLANS. SEE SHEET A0.1 FOR WALL TYPES. SHELVING AND/OR DRAWERS; SEE INTERIOR INTERIOR PARTITIONS ARE WALL TYPE "1A" ELEVATIONS, SECTIONS, AND CASEWORK 9 UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. DETAILS FOR MORE INFORMATION. F. MASONRY WALLS AND INTERIOR STUD WALLS SHALL EXTEND TO UNDERSIDE OF FLOOR OR BUILT-IN BENCH; SEE INTERIOR ELEVATIONS, ROOF DECK ABOVE UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. 10 SECTIONS, DETAILS FOR SEE REFLECTED CEILING PLAN NOTES. EXTERIORAND CIP CASEWORK CONCRETE PARTITION WALL BEYOND OPENING AS INDICATED ON SHEET A1.1 MORE INFORMATION. G. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE AT FULL HEIGHT CIP CONCRETE RETAINING WALL NONBEARING WALLS FOR 1-INCH VERTICAL WINDOW SEAT / AUXILLIARY SLEEPING MOVEMENT OF BUILDING STRUCTURE WITHOUT 11 ACOMMODATION TRANSFER OF COMPRESSIVE LOADS TO WALL. 1 FILL IRREGULARITIES BETWEEN TOP OF WALL AND 12 REFRIGERATOR / FREEZER A5.1 SCALE: 3/16" = 1'-0" DECK ABOVE WITH FIRE SAFING INSULATION OR FIRE STOPPING MATERIALS AS REQUIREDDARK TO BRONZE SHEET METAL FLASHING PREFINISHED 13 WASHER / DRYER, STACKED MEET FIRE RATING OF RESPECTIVE WALLS. SEE DETAILS ON SHEET A0.1.

HARDIE PANEL W/ SMOOTH FINISH STEEL PLATE W/ MILL FINISH 14 WATER HEATER H. SEE SHEET CP1.1 FOR LOCATION OF FIREPRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL FASCIA TO W/ FIRESTEEL C-CHANNEL SURROUND; SEE WALL RESISTANCE-RATED WALLS. CANOPY WALLS OF BE DARK BRONZE WITH OR SATIN FINISH SECTIONSSHALL AND DETAILS FOR MORE INFORMATION 15MATTE KITCHEN ISLAND RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTION EXTEND TO UNDERSIDE OF FLOOR OR ROOF PANTRY 16 DECK ABOVE. I. SEAL PENETRATIONS THROUGH FIREPHONE/COMPUTER STATION; COMMUNICATION RESISTANCE-RATED CONSTRUCTIONS WITH EQUIPMENT TO BE PROVIDED AND INSTALLED 17 THROUGH-PENETRATION FIRESTOP MATERIAL AS

BY OWNER. REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE RESPECTIVE FIRERESISTIVE RATING AND SMOKE STOPPAGE. SEE CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE PATIO; SLOPE ALL DETAILS ON SHEET A0.1.

EXTERIOR SURFACES AWAY FROM BUILDING J. FURNISH AND INSTALL FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED NO LESS THAN 1/4 INCH PER FOOT AND NO WOOD BLOCKING OR METAL BACKING PLATE IN MORE THAN 1/2 INCH PER FOOT. WALKING 18 STEEL STUD PARTITIONS FOR PROPER SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH AND ANCHORAGE OF WALL ATTACHED ITEMS; I.E. UNINTERUPTED. SLOPE OF FINISH SURFACE TOILET ACCESSORIES, TOILET PARTITIONS, SHALL BE CONSTANT. CASEWORK, MILLWORK, WALL-MOUNTED FIXTURES, MARKERBOARDS, TACKBOARDS, DOOR ENTRY WALKWAY; CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE STOPS, AUDIO VISUAL BRACKETS, ET CETERA. WALKING PADS IN RECYCLED CRUSHED GLASS 19 K. GYPSUM BOARD AND PLASTER SURFACES SHALL GROUND COVER IN BLACK RETENTION MAT. BE ISOLATED WITH CONTROL JOINTS WERE INDICATED ON DRAWINGS. COAT CLOSET 20 L. MASONRY CONTROL JOINTS (CJ) AND CONTROL JOINTS ABOVE (CJA) SHALL BE LOCATED AS NOT USED. 21 2" TYP.INDICATED ON FLOOR PLANS AND BUILDING PROPOSED BUILIT-IN ELEVATIONS, AND WHERE LARGE PLUMBING EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ EQ PATIO BENCH ROOF/SOFFIT EXTENTS ABOVE 22 VENTS OR RISERS OCCUR IN SINGLE WYTHE 1' - 6" 5' - 6" R..O 5' - 6" R.O. 6' - 0" R.O. 5' - 6" R.O. MASONRY WALLS, AND WHERE MASONRY WALLS R.O. CANOPY ABOVE 23 BEARING ON CONCRETE FLOOR SLABS ABUT 2 MASONRY WALLS BEARING ON CONCRETE ABODIAN CASEWORK BY OWNER 24 A5.1 SCALE: 3/16" = 1'-0" FOOTINGS OR AS INDICATED ON DRAWINGS. M. INCLUDE OWNER-FURNISHED AND OWNERPROPOSED BUILT-IN PATIO BENCH 25 INSTALLED ITEMS, AND OWNER-FURNISHED AND DECORATIVE STEEL C-CHANNEL, POWDER CONTRACTOR-INSTALLED ITEMS IN THE COAT TO MATCH ADJACENT EXTERIOR FLOOR ACCESS PANEL BELOW BUNK BED 26 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, AND COORDINATE WINDOW AND DOOR TRIM; SEE 2/A10.1 WITH OWNER TO ACCOMMODATE THESE ITEMS. SLAB LEAVE-OUT* (SEE NOTE) 27 N. COORDINATE MECHANICAL CHASE SIZES WITH PRE-FINISHED CORRUGATED SHEET METAL FASCIA TO BE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR. DARK BRONZE WITH MATTE OR SATIN FINISH O. COORDINATE WITH MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL *ALTERNATIVE: SLOPE DOWN 1" PER 12" CONTRACTORS SIZE AND LOCATION OF TOWARD EAST EDGE OF SLAB AND AWAY EQUIPMENT PADS INDICATED ON FLOOR PLANS. FROM BUILDING. P. “MWB AND TKB” INDICATE MARKERBOARDS AND TACKBOARDS ON FLOOR PLANS AND/OR ELEVATIONS. LENGTH PRECEDES THE DESIGNATION (EXAMPLE 4’ MWB). SEE WALL

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PREFINISHED DARK BRONZE SHEET METAL FLASHING

EXTERIOR SCREEN/FEATURE WALL

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On August 19, 2015, the Okanagan Complex Fire blazed near Twisp, a small town in the Methow Valley, burning over 300,000 acres, destroying many private properties, and worst of all, killing three lives of firefighters working to stop it. My family was among those who lost property in the fire and was left with a pile of ash and debris that was for many years a simple, rustic cabin and a special place to be together and enjoy the many outdoor activities the Methow Valley has to offer year round.

THE PRIMARY ROOF FORM DEFINES SHARED COMMON SPACES AND THE HALLWAY IN THE CORE OF THE BUILDING THAT CONNECTS PRIVATE SPACES TO THE MAIN CIRCULATION PATH. PRIVATE AREAS ARE ARTICULATED BY SMALLER ROOFS THAT ARE PART OF TWO WRAPPING ELEMENTS ON EITHER SIDE, VISUALLY ANCHORING THE PRIMARY ROOF FORM THAT IS CANTILEVERED AT BOTH ENDS, GIVING IT A GENTLE FLOATING EFFECT AS IT PROJECTS OUT OVER THE COMMON AREA AT THE SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING, ACCENTUATING THE STUNNING VIEWS THE SITE HAS TO OFFER.

northeast exterior perspective rendering explores a two-tone cladding scheme with a horizontally-oriented, stacked panel layout

a northeast perspective showing the project under construction during the snowy winter

southwest exterior perspective rendering explores a fiber cement plank-module cladding scheme with vertical orientation, one of several material studies during the design process

southwest exterior perspective showing final material selection as the project nears completion

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2011 LIBRARY OF GLOBAL AMBIENT SOUND LOCATION: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON FUNCTION: MUSEUM, ASSEMBLY, LIBRARY, EXHIBITION, TRANSIT

LGAS is a distributed network of event processing and archival facilities, the first node in which is proposed for a site in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The project functions as a library, performance space, exhibition space, archive, museum, data transcription center, generative art/sculpture factory and extraction/transport bay.

The facility also includes a cafe, outdoor patio, public park, quiet study area, computer lab, LGAS staff offices, lounge, and conference room, as well as a pedestrian tunnel and bridge loop providing a direct physical connection to a new underground light rail station/platform and to the existing Cal Anderson Park across the street.

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BROADWAY

I-5 CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL STATION

LIBRARY OF GLOBAL AMBIENT SOUND

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E DENNY WAY

SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAL ANDERSON PARK

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BOARD-FORMED CONCRETE GLASS MATTE ALUMINUM PANELING WITH INTEGRATED VEGETATION POCKETS

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aerial section perspective

HIGH FLY ASH CONCRETE COMPOSITION CLEAR INSULATED GLASS INSULATED VESTIBULE AT ENTRANCE TO ENCLOSED BRIDGE STRUCTURE PREFABRICATED VACUUM INSULATED PANELS (VIPS) WITH INTEGRATED GRADIENTIAL ARRAY OF VEGETATION POCKETS WITH INTEGRATED DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM ON-SITE RAINWATER RETENTION POND AS STOCK FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM GREEN ROOF DOUBLE-SKIN FACADE AT DATAVISUALIZATION HYPERSPACE

LGAS IS A HYPERSPATIAL ARCHITECTURE MADE POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERMEDIAL TRANSCRIPTIVE TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS ARDUINO, I-CUBEX, MAX/MSP, PROCESSING AND PURE DATA. 9

The initial model is a “game.” The edge of each panel shows a slice of Seattle’s map. The faces of each panel show two things. One side shows an image from the municipal archives, taken from a point on the panel’s map slice, which is highlighted on the edge of the panel. On the other face, the date and description is shown. The objective of this interactive system is two-fold: 1. PANELS MUST BE ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. 2. PANELS MUST BE ARRANGED IN ORDER ACTUAL CARTOGRAPHICAL LAYOUT OF THE MAP.

Direct access to a subterranean light rail platform across the street makes LGAS an active intersection node and stimulates sociocultural cross-pollination.

The early conceptual model, shown at bottom-right, helped generate this schematic design for an architectural landscape at the north end of the site with two opposing ground-level access points to separate, intertwined paths that lead to the Capitol Hill light rail station on the East side of Broadway via a tunnel connection below the street.

IN ADDITION TO LINEAR VISUAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO INTERTWINED UNDERGROUND PATHS, A SERIES OF SOUND TUBES PROVIDE AN SONIC CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO DISSIMILAR WORLDS - THE OTHERWISE DISCONNECTED, DISORIENTING UNDERGROUND SPACE AND AND THE OPEN STREETSCAPE AND OUTDOOR PARK ABOVE. 10

An early conceptual model communicates a design concept for two intertwined paths through a subterranean volume. The two paths never intersect, however the design provide direct, intermittent visual connections between both paths to create a sense of curious separation, instilling the feeling of existential fragmentation in an urban environment, a central theme of the project.

AS ONE OBJECTIVE IS ACHEIVED, THE OTHER IS NO LONGER ACCOMPLISHED, THEREFORE THE PLAYER REALIZES A RECURSIVE LOOP; WHILE THIS INITIALLY APPEARS TO BE A GAME, THE PLAYER FINDS THEMSELF IN AN INFINITELY RESTLESS CONSTRUCT AND DISCOVERS THAT THE GAME IS ACTUALLY NOT A GAME AT ALL AS IT CANNOT BE WON AND HAS NO END.

LGAS WAS DRIVEN BY MY OWN CURIOUSITY, WHICH SPARKED A DEEP INVESTIGATION INTO EXISTENTIAL AND METALOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF SPACE AND PLACE WHILE EXPLORING CONCEPTS OF MEMORY, TEMPORALITY, AND GLOBAL INTERCONNECTIVITY. ACADEMIC STUDY OF THESE IDEAS WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MY OWN SYSTEM OF ANALYSIS, CREATIVE SYNTHESIS, AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, COMMUNICATED THROUGH RIGOROUS PRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL CONCEPTUAL MODELS TO INFORM THE ARCHITECTURAL MANIFESTATION OF THE PROJECT CONCEPT.

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PLANS entry level building program includes computer workstations, staff offices/lounge, conference room, reference and circulation desks, service/storage, restrooms, bicycle storage, and the main hyperspace for intermedial transcriptive output

northeast perspective showing tunnel connection below broadway

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upper level program includes an interactive listening space, reading area, outdoor patio, quiet study space, restrooms, conference room, childrens area and cafe

underground mezzanine with access tunnel to light rail platform other program includes new media, main sound collection, mechanical/ storage, servers, restooms, and a unique morphechoic chamber

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some explorations in parametric definitions using grasshopper and rhinoceros

“strange attractor� - the lorenz attractor is an energy/ field-based model related to electromagnetism and physical science, used here to generate a conceptual visualization for future work on lgas.

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2010 EXIT GALLERY 2.0 LOCATION: BOZEMAN, MONTANA FUNCTION: GALLERY, EXHIBITION

Architecture involves an ongoing play of language and poetry that captures meaning when design intent is well-informed and conveyed effectively at different scales. Exit Gallery 2.0 is a project from a contract document course that was an initial exploration of how design intent is communicated for strategic orchestration and implementation of material systems, and how to navigate a large volume of critical, integrated information for the construction of complex building systems. Beyond providing an introduction to architectural CDs and specifications, the course was part of a lasting, significant shift in my way of thinking as well as an early driver in my ongoing development as a systems thinker.

The course prompted further consideration for how materials are produced, where they come from, how they are transported, and how they are installed during construction. Furthermore, the course challenged me to strive for clarity and brevity in communication between architect, contractor and owner, and how meaning construed by the architect from the needs of the owner is administered to be constructed in the physical world.

The design for Exit Gallery 2.0 became a parametric optimization project and required consideration for numerous qualitative and quantitative parameters, such as budget description, spatial needs, maximum buildable volume and current environmental forces. The design features a simple, flexible layout and a more complex environmental control system in an adaptive building skin comprised of white vertical louvers that respond to the use of the display space, its location in the building, programmed illumination requirements for optimal viewing of a given media type.

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EXIT GALLERY 2.0 BECAME A PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION PROJECT AND REQUIRED CONSIDERATION FOR NUMEROUS QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS, SUCH AS BUDGET DESCRIPTION, SPATIAL NEEDS, MAXIMUM BUILDABLE VOLUME AND CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES. THE DESIGN FEATURES A SIMPLE, FLEXIBLE LAYOUT AND A MORE COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN AN ADAPTIVE BUILDING SKIN COMPOSED OF WHITE VERTICAL LOUVERS THAT RESPOND TO THE USE OF THE DISPLAY SPACE, ITS LOCATION IN THE BUILDING, PROGRAMMED ILLUMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR OPTIMAL VIEWING OF A GIVEN MEDIA TYPE. exterior walls and glazing

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1. VERTICAL ALUMINUM EXTRUSION 2. SPACER 3. EXTRUDED RUBBER GASKETS 4. RUBBER SETTING BLOCK 5. HORIZONTAL ALUMINUM EXTRUSION 6. SNAP-ON ALUMINUM COVER

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1. CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE ROOF SLAB 2. RUBBER BEARING STRIP 3. 8-INCH CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE BEARING WALL 4. PLASTIC RAINWATER COLLECTION CISTERN 5. STEEL PLATE 6. STEEL C-CLAMP 7. BOLT 8. W16X67 STEEL BEAM 9. 5/8-INCH STEEL WEB PLATE 10. #6 STEEL BAR 11. TU4X4X0.75 STEEL TUBE 12. COLD-ROLLED STEEL PANEL

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Lantern Lofts is a mixed-use building in Portland’s Pearl District and explores a design for loft apartments, featuring large regions of clear glazing on opposite sides of the units and a continuous wrapping screen element that adds a pacific northwest aesthetic inspired by strips of peeled cedar bark, a regional material traditionally used by native tribes in the resource-abundant Pacific Northwest for making baskets, clothing, canoes, implements, and even for building applications on traditional dwellings.

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2008 COMMUNITY CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE GROWTH LOCATION: BOZEMAN, MONTANA FUNCTION: EXHIBITION, ASSEMBLY, AGRICULTURE

Soil provides necessary conditions during the earliest stages of plant life and is the physical threshold of growth, a transcendent medium that signals and propels life. Plant life originates in the soil where the genesis of an idea, manifest in physical form as angiosperm, is given the chance to break free from existential pause. Part of the holistic ecosystem, humans need the nutrients and food energy that the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere can provide. The mind is a command center for the body, which operates using those nutrients and food energies, which is required fuel for sensorial input to be interpreted, analyzed, and transmitted as response parameters. Just as energy, food, and materials are recycled, the physical vessel for human life returns to the ground and becomes the soul of the soil - the gatekeeper of the perpetual cycle.

Main events in the exhibition space, performances in the auditorium, and encounters with healthy, fresh food at the restaurant are primary functions of CCCG, a significant development project for the Montana State University campus, the Bozeman community, and the three local entities that were chosen to help define the programmatic needs of the project - Big Sky Youth Empowerment Project, the MSU Agriculture Department and the Bozeman Co-op. The project location and flexibility of the design facilitate a connection between the less developed agricultural area and the MSU campus and act as a link between the Museum of the Rockies, Bobcat Stadium and center of campus.

A PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PATH RISES OVER AND THROUGH THE PROJECT, CONNECTING THE STRAND UNION BUILDING AND BOBCAT STADIUM WITH THE REST OF CAMPUS. THIS PATH PARALLELS THE HYDROPONIC GROWING SPACE, CREATING A VISUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PEDESTRIAN AND THE RESTAURANT AND CREATES ACTIVE OR PASSIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF FOOD AND ITS PROCESS.

ventilation dagram

numerous study models were particularly helpful in the development of a design scheme

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ventilation dagram

A central component of the project is a large, high-yield hydroponic growing space that produces a continuous supply of many natural foods all year long to supply a commercial kitchen and restaurant in the same facility.

TRANSPARENT, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ARE CONVEYED THROUGH THE EXHIBITION OF FOOD SYSTEMS, PROMOTING A MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND THEIR FOOD SYSTEM WHILE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS AND THE BOZEMAN COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE HYDROPONIC CULTIVATION METHODS AND DIRECT USE OF THOSE FOODS. After flowing through a series of hydroponic terraces used to produce diverse food crops, water drains into a reservoir at the south end of the structure from where it is mechanically delivered back to the highest growing terrace at the opposite end to be recharged with nutrients and reused for food production. main exhibition space interior perspective, looking north toward cafe and restaurant

exterior upper patiolooking with view of cantilevered hydroponic production structure

THE PHYSICAL FORM OF THE HYDROPONIC GROWING SPACE ARTICULATES THE PROJECT CONCEPT AS IT GRADUALLY RISES FROM THE SITE AND BECOMES A 50-METER CANTILEVER, BRINGING A SENSE OF LIGHTNESS TO THE HYDROPONIC GROWING SPACE THAT APPEARS AS BAR OF LIGHT IN THE LANDSCAPE. THE GLOWING FORM RISES SUBTLY OUT OF THE CENTER OF THE SITE AND EVENTUALLY FLOATS OVER THE NORTH ENTRANCE, CONCEPTUALIZING THE FLOATING CULTIVATION SYSTEM INSIDE THE GROWING SPACE. 21

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2009 LIVESHARE COOPERATIVE LOCATION: SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA FUNCTION: GALLERY, EXHIBITION

LiveShare Cooperative, owned and operated by San Francisco Academy of Arts University, is a cooperative-use development project in the Russian Hill Neighborhood of San Francisco that offers a future development solution, to both the neighborhood and the university, which works to facilitate cross-pollination among academic disciplines, provide a strong intersection of lifestyle, art, culture, and ideas, and promote a balance of personal growth and career development.

The proposed design for the southwest corner of Polk & Green includes programmatic elements, some of which will be operated by SFAAU, and some of which will be run cooperatively between the university, local businesses, and the Russian Hill community. The co-op is intended to encourage the intersection of these various communities to work together to power this lively addition to the urban fabric and celebrate the enrichment it brings to the community as a whole.

A DOUBLE-SKIN GLASS ENVELOPE INCREASES THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND VENTILATION. CUSTOM FRITTING OVER THE OUTER GLASS SKIN DISSOLVES THROUGH A SPECTRUM OF TRANSLUCENCY TO TRANSPARENCY, CONTROLLING PRIVACY AND LIGHT TRANSMISSION. THIS OUTER ENVELOPE IS OFFSET FROM THE INNER GLASS SURFACES, CREATING A HEAT CHIMNEY EFFECT. THIS SURFACE DISCONTINUES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE TO ALLOW PREVAILING NORTHWEST WIND CURRENTS TO FLOW THROUGHOUT THE DOUBLE-SKIN SYSTEM.

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collaborative integration studio and fabrication workshop for sfaau students and faculty, with access to workshop space and equipment, terrace, rooftop hospitality area and climbing gym facilities.

commercial lease space

LEASEABLE OFFICE SPACE FEATURES INTERIOR LIGHT WELLS THAT ALLOW EVEN, NATURAL DAYLIGHT INTO THE CORE OF THE BUILDING

rooftop vegetable garden supplies the neighborhood market across street with fresh produce

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The climbing gym will be open to the public for half-days during most of the week, but during the remaining hours the gym will facilitate a new climbing school through the University. The purpose of combining studio space and climbing space is to create a stimulating live/learn environment that encourages a balance of mental energy, physical energy and problem-solving that is important for healthy living and general productivity. Residential units on upper levels are designed as student housing for SFAAU students studying any arts-related program (art, film, photography, industrial design, architecture).

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The structural system is designed for strategic building orientation that uses natural daylight efficiently, reducing energy consumption with less need for electric lighting. Site orientation is 9 degrees off of the north-south axis, which prompted a design response to give the east facade of the loft apartments an equal and opposite rotation to maximize morning and early afternoon sunlight for residents.

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2012 FUTURE FARM

LOCATION: AMERICAN MIDWEST FUNCTION: COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL, ADAPTIVE REUSE SYSTEMS

Future Farm is a graduate research project by a group of four during my first semester in the M. ARCH Graduate Program at Montana State University. We were asked to identify an existing condition where humans and other external forces are in conflict with one another, and chose to address the American Midwest where major components of the US food system is in conflict with key water resources and with the natural environment. This is an impending crisis that stems from heavy dependence on the Ogallala Aquifer for food production by heavy-handed corporate agro business, which relies primarily on the cultivation and production of corn and soybean monocultures as well as centralized livestock feed lots that facilitate largescale, industrial production of beef, pork, and poultry and have a concentrated toxic effect on the natural environment and human well-being. The research outcome was an adaptive architectural response, intended as a network-based prototype that if strategically implemented many times across the agricultural midwest would behave as a live economic force, gradually absorbing the viability of current unsustainable practices by large food corporations.

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FOSSIL WATER FROM THIS MASSIVE AQUIFER IS BEING DEPLETED AT A RATE OF ROUGHLY TWENTY TIMES THAT OF THE FLOW OF THE COLORADO RIVER, A RATE THAT IS ESTIMATED TO DRAIN THE AQUIFER COMPLETELY IN THE NEXT 50-100 YEARS, PUTTING HUMANS AT RISK FOR FAMINE OF STAGGERING PROPORTIONS. Project Credits: Instructor Credit:

Andrew Smith, Bucko Slabaugh, Jay Stevens, Jeremy Wussow Ron Schwartzman

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INDIVIDUAL DWELLINGS BEHAVE AS A VIRAL ORGANISM, DESIGNED TO CHOKE OUT BIG AGROBUSINESS IN THE MIDWEST, OFFERING AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE, ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE AND BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THIS VAST REGION.

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RAINWATER IS COLLECTED AT DWELLING SITES THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND IS CONNECTED VIA REPURPOSED IRRIGATION PIPES, ALLOWING FOR A MORE RESILIENT ORGANISM IN TIMES OF DROUGHT.

COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS ARE COMPOSED PURELY OF SAMPLED SOIL AND SEEDS AT 625 PSI IN A FREE-BODY DIAGRAM. IMPREGNATED CEBS CAN BE USED AS STRUCTURAL BUILDING UNITS UNTIL EXPOSED TO WATER. AS THE BLOCK SATURATES, MOISTURE REACHES ENCASED SEEDS AND TRIGGERS GERMINATION, BREAKING THE BLOCK APART AND TRIGGERS GROWTH OF NEW VEGETATION.

Nodes are linked by an integrated precipitation network.

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2008 FOREIGN STUDIES

prado museum new addition

- madrid, spain

LOCATION: WESTERN EUROPE AND NORTHERN AFRICA

While spending nearly four months abroad, I had the opportunity to study both architecture and photography while traveling in twelve countries. I documented my studies and adventures through lots of sketching, photographing and journaling about my experiences. Traveling with other students and alone not only provided new insights into architecture, history, culture, urban planning, and sociocultural issues, but also significantly improving my sketching ability as I consistently observed and documented many qualitative details like light, space, color, sound and movement in many different built environments and natural landscapes.

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- ronda, spain

- ronda, spain

volubilis berber/roman ruins - near meknes, morocco

al hambra interior courtyard

- granada, spain

prado museum new entry interior

- madrid, spain

roman colosseum

- rome, italy

st peter’s bascillica and vatican square

barcelona pavilion

piazza san marco

- venice, italy

- barcelona, spain

- vatican city

biblioteca nacional reina sofia - madrid, spain

urban riverscape

- bilboa, spain

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mont saint-michel normandy, france

bordeaux cathedral interior vault detail bordeaux, france notre dame du haut northeast perspective

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- eveux, france

chartres cathedral outer buttressing structure chartres, france a contemporary building

pražský hrad

- frankfurt, germany

- prague, czech republic a contemporary building with surrounding context - frankfurt, germany

pražský hrad and king charles bridge prague, czech republic

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- eveux, france

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2011 FLOWALL

LOCATION: BARCELONA, SPAIN FUNCTION: INDEPENDENT SUBMITTAL TO “JUMP THE GAP” DESIGN COMPETITION, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

FLOWall is a design concept submission for Jump The Gap, an international design contest promoted by Roca and Barcelona Center for Design. The product concept is a grid-based interior wall cladding system with integrated bathroom fixtures, featuring a completely customizable layout of non-porous surfaces and fluid lines, inspired by the organic/fluid characteristics of water, the topological beauty of the human form, and its movement in private space during the ritual of bathing. Project boards have been posted by others on several online design journals and blogs.

FLOWALL HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN MOVEMENT THROUGH SPATIAL AND FUNCTIONAL SIMPLICITY AND VISUAL CLEANLINESS. BY PULLING BATHROOM COMPONENTS OUT OF THE SPACE AND INTEGRATING THEM WITH WALL CLADDING, FLOWALL ACTS AS A BACKDROP THAT CELEBRATES THE TRUE FOCAL POINT OF THE SPACE; WATER BECOMES THE FEATURED ELEMENT, AND THE ANCIENT RITUAL OF BATHING IS EXPRESSED. THIS FOCAL POINT (SHOWER/BATH) IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT UNDESIGNED IN THE PROJECT CONCEPT BECAUSE FLOWALL IS MEANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT.

Each panel has identical hidden mounting points for easy installation on an integrated mounting system. Panels may be arranged in any configuration.

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2012 TOMOCHAIR LOCATION: BOZEMAN, MONTANA FUNCTION: FURNITURE

TOMO Chair is a furniture prototype piece I designed and fabricated during graduate school. Robust yet elegant, TOMO Chair emphasizes low to mid-back support and encourages good posture in its regular position. The chair can be rotated for use in three other positions to support various activities and postures.

The prototype consists of 21 ‘slices’ of 4-ply maple plywood, each slice cut with a CNC router, glued and clamped into 4-5 piece sections that are then glued together, sanded and finally treated with finishing oil.

THE PROFILE CURVE ALLOWS THE CHAIR TO BE USED IN MULTIPLE POSITIONS AND POSTURES.

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NEGATIVE MATERIAL MAY BE USED TO MAKE A SECOND CHAIR, RESULTING IN A PARENT/CHILD TWO-PIECE SET THAT MINIMIZES WASTE.

Sections of 4-5 pieces at a time are glued and clamped for drying.

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2010 HIGHLAND SKYE FARM

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LOCATION: INDIANOLA, WASHINGTON FUNCTION: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

Highland Skye Farm is a single-family residential project my second internship, which took place at Indigo Architecture & Interiors, a small office on Bainbridge Island, WA. This was an excellent professional experience that provided flexibility in different types of thinking and problem-solving and offered valuable exposure to a variety of tasks and project phases.

Being involved from the beginning of the project, I worked collaboratively with two registered architects to develop schematic design options, presenting and refining them through several meetings with the client. Being part of the design team, I was able to help drive the project concept and come up with a scheme that featured an expressive roof form that integrated the building with the gently rolling golden-green hills of the site.

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photo credit: www.livearchitecture.net

LOCATION: BOZEMAN, MONTANA

I participated in a three-day summer workshop during the summer of 2012, which was instructed by Andrea Graziano of Co-de-iT. The workshop focused on developing a fundamental understanding of Grasshopper®, a parametric/computational visual programming editor that is a plug-in for McNeel’s Rhinoceros® digital modeling environment, and how to extract open-source data from the internet for use with data-driven, computational design techniques.

photo credit: www.livearchitecture.net

2011 TEDXBOZEMAN LOCATION: BOZEMAN, MONTANA

Bozeman held its first TEDx community event in 2012, which allowed me to participate as a design team volunteer. I was specifically involved in the interior and set design. The set was a custom backdrop - a backlit surface with x-shaped perforations that varied in size was an abstraction of the Bridger Mountains as seen from town. This mountain range is an icon and place of inspiration and recreation for those who live in and visit Bozeman, Montana. The audience space was accented by white lycra, an elastic fabric that was anchored to different points around the theater interior and appeared as a continuous ribbon, giving the theater a contemporary aesthetic and a fresh look during the event.

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project credits: Jakub Gałczynski, Jay Stevens, Thomas Legleu

2011 AUDIOMOOD

TYPE: CONCEPT GENERATION, UX AND UI DESIGN, BRANDING, BUSINESS/ENTREPRENUERSHIP MOBILE AND WEB-BASED APPLICATION FOR CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Many people around the world find themselves in a relentless built environment, often composed of spaces and proximities that ultimately accommodate profit and industry—not human life, not individuality. Audiomood is an effective tool, designed to enhance workflow and productivity while reducing audible distractions and providing relaxation. The mobile and web-based application allows people to choose a desired environment, space, or experience to run in the background while they work and functions with or without music. The branded library of soundscapes, or audiomoods, uses genuine, high-resolution stereo field recordings and is designed to be used peripherally and subconsciously so the user is able to focus their concentration on other tasks at hand.

AUDIOMOOD OFFERS CONTINUOUS STREAMING AUDIO FOR PLACES, ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:

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WIND RAIN THUNDER FOREST JUNGLE ALPINE MEADOW RIVER OCEAN WAVES OCEAN BEACH LAKESIDE CAMPFIRE CANOEING KAYAKING FLY FISHING GOLF COURSE BACKCOUNTRY SKIING CYCLING SKATEBOARDING ICESKATING

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PUBLIC WALKING RESTAURANT BREWERY COFFEE HOUSE CITY STREETS CITY NIGHTLIFE CITY BUS METRO PLATFORM METRO TRAIN TRAIN TRACKS FISHING BOAT CONCERT CROWD DOGS IN THE PARK SWISS ALPS + COWBELLS COW PASTURE WOLF PACK CRICKETS FROGS BIRDS

audiomood logo at opening screen in iphone app user environment >

“REDLAB IS A PASSIONATE DESIGN SERVICE IN ALL PHASES OF THE PROCESS. WHETHER IT IS BUILDINGS, PUBLIC SPACE, FURNITURE, PRODUCTS OR ANYTHING ELSE, DESIGN IS MUCH ABOUT DIGGING DEEP INTO A CLIENT’S VISION, USING IT AS A POINT OF REFERENCE IN THE PURSUIT OF A SOLUTION THAT IS BETTER THAN ADEQUATE, WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND LONGEVITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS.”

2010 REDLAB

TYPE: BRANDING, BUSINESS/ENTREPRENUERSHIPMOBILE AND WEB-BASED APPLICATION FOR CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

REDlab was a self-directed exploration of branding, marketing and business, and served as branded platform for the conception and production of several professional projects. Besides being a memorable color, RED is an acronym for research/experiment/ design and lab suggests a science/experimental-based identity.

research. experiment. design.

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2017 DREAMCRAFT

DREAMCRAFT IS A VERSATILE, HIGH-END CREATIVE SERVICE FOR DESIGN AND STORYTELLING. HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO:

TYPE: BRANDING, BUSINESS + ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Dreamcraft is a professional design and storytelling service in search of interesting clients anywhere in the world who seek concept generation, brand creation, storytelling through video production, computationally-driven artwork and data visualization. Dreamcraft serves both public and private sectors across multiple industries, including but not limited to marketing, advertising, design, architecture, construction, real estate development, events, and cinematic/theatrical production.

Integrated-design thinking is a main component of the company’s core philosophy and is reflected in creative and productive workflows. Another defining component of Dreamcraft is knowing the client and understanding their value system; establishing a trusting, positive, genuine relationship out of reciprocal interest and respect is the nutrient-rich soil that cultivates excellent crops - these are results that are truly “good” in the purest sense of the word. Beyond having sound organizational philosophies, the use of advanced technologies like augmented reality devices, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), parametric/generative computational modeling environments, and powerful rendering/postproduction software, allows Dreamcraft to create highquality, effective deliverables that are unified, meaningful, professionally crafted, and that ultimately add value to the endeavors of the client.

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DELIVERABLE-BASED STORYTELLING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY + CINEMATOPGRAPHY BRANDING DATA VISUALIZATION ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS ART INSTALLATION DESIGN USER EXPERIENCE + USER INTERACTION DESIGN PRODUCT DESIGN

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2013-2016 DLR GROUP LOCATION: SEATTLE + PORTLAND OFFICES

A full-time position at DLR Group, an employee-owned design firm that offers services architecture, engineering, interiors, and planning, provided the opportunity to work regularly and collaboratively with other in-house disciplines such as structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, as well as with outside consultants for landscape and civil.

DLR Group upholds a strong standard for professionalism, maintains fast-paced work environments, and is among the global leaders in the architecture and design industry, with many offices across the US and internationally.

While the majority of my experience at DLR Group was in the retail sector doing work for Starbucks Corporation, Orchard Supply Hardware, and various commercial/retail property development and real estate companies, I also gained experience in civic/justice and K-12 education through a number of other projects, such as an existing juvenile detention center renovation; a competitive design submission in response to an RFP for a new police station; an existing elementary school remodel; schematic design, design development and construction document production for an existing middle school renovation; and a new hi-tech business development and education campus for Saudia Airlines and the Saudi Arabian Government.

2015-2016 3D PRINTING R+D LOCATION: SEATTLE + PORTLAND OFFICES

A research and development effort at DLR Group gave me the opportunity to research, test, and evaluate different 3D printers to understand the limits/pros/ cons of each and viability of implementing in the Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workflow. I worked together with one other architectural staff member in the Seattle and Portland offices under the direction of DLR Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national design leader for this project.

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Organic geometry, natural flows, and the fluidity of water (above) was integral to the overall project concept and a central driver to the ceiling design.

2014 SINNOVATE TECHNOLOGY HUB LOCATION: KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, SAUDI ARABIA FUNCTION: TECHNOLOGY + INNOVATION CAMPUS

Sinnovate Technology Hub is a hi-tech campus for educational and business development activities related to technology and innovation. My role was to produce a set of interior construction documents for the orb-like convention center, one of four buildings on the campus. As interior CD production began, the client requested a design for a permanent custom ceiling installation throughout the first floor of the convention center. The design response was to compare two related options for a suspended ceiling system, composed of many prefabricated 22-gauge steel strips, each having a unique identification label for proper installation, so in order to achieve this I wrote a parametric algorithm that generated bundled curves within the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spatial parameters to achieve the motion effect of a freely floating particle system in a liquid medium like water.

Project Credits: CH2M Hill, DLR Group, Arktura

Two variations

on a parametric algorithm for a custom ceiling in the convention center produced two different design options.

The the orb-like convention center is distinct from the others in its geometry.

Typical installation details, shown above, were provided by fabrication consultant Arktura

photo credit: CH2M Hill

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2014-2016 GATEWAY MALL REDEVELOPMENT LOCATION: SPRINGFIELD, OREGON FUNCTION: COMMERCIAL RETAIL

Gateway Mall Redevelopment was a long and complex project for which I had an instrumental role throughout design development, contract documentation, and construction administration phases. The purpose of the project was to redevelop a large, outdated retail property that was once an economic anchor for the city of Springfield. The life and value of Gateway Mall was clearly evaporating and major redevelopment was critical to its recovery, so Rouse Properties worked together with DLR Group to execute a successful project, consisting of a completely redesigned circulation and lease layout scheme, new ONCE A THRIVING RETAIL PROPERTY AND POPULAR CENTER FOR egress system, new and upgraded mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire suppression systems, SHOPPING, GATEWAY MALL HAD BECAME A TIRED, OUTDATED, AND reconfigured and upgraded loading dock, new VIRTUALLY EMPTY PLACE PRIOR TO REDEVELOPMENT. roof, interior and exterior lighting and furniture, landscaping, resurfaced parking, exterior facades and storefronts, and four new multitenant pad buildings. Upon completion, the retail property, rebranded as The Shoppes at Gateway, observed an immediate dramatic increase in sales revenue and occupied parking spaces, and has become a lively place to gather and shop.

source: eugenebusiness.com

source: malls.com

source: wikipedia.org

image credit: Perkins Eastman Studio S9 an architectural rendering showing the design intent from an aerial perspective was provided as part of a design development level package from the design architect.

a pedestrian perspective of the new main exterior facade and storefronts after construction was complete

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source: registerguard.com

UPON COMPLETION, THE RETAIL PROPERTY, REBRANDED AS THE SHOPPES AT GATEWAY, OBSERVED AN IMMEDIATE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN SALES REVENUE AND OCCUPIED PARKING SPACES, AND HAS BECOME A LIVELY PLACE TO GATHER AND SHOP.

source: media.atre.yardi.com

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