Joe Scherer Summer 2020 Selected Work Portfolio

JOSEPH SCHERER Selected Work | 2020

WHERE EARTH MEETS SKY

pg. 3

SHIFTING FOLDS

pg. 7

Clemson, SC | Fall 2016

Clemson, SC | Spring 2018

CANOPY

pg. 11

THE PORTAL OF THE PIAZZA

pg. 17

ROUNDABOUT REFORMATION

pg. 23

DETROIT GROWS

pg. 25

RECLAIM RESILIENCY

pg. 33

SHELL HOUSE

pg. 39

CHAKRASANA

pg. 45

Clemson, SC | Spring 2018 Studio Genoa | Fall 2018

Paris, France | Spring 2019

Synthesis Studio | Spring 2019 Clemson, SC | Fall 2019

Clemson, SC | Spring 2020 Clemson, SC | Summer 2017

TWENTY CONCENTRIC CIRCLES pg. 49 Clemson, SC | Summer 2018

WHERE EARTH MEETS SKY HILLSIDE OVERLOOK

ARCH 2510 - Architectural Foundations 01 Fall 2016 Professor: Joseph Choma Duration: 6 weeks

A Boolean operation informs design between different media by overlapping two shapes within space to form another shape. After creating a series of wire frame models of intersecting geometries, I created a solid/ void model of the resulting operation. The end result produced a radicalized cube through boolean operations that contained complex spaces and voids.

This project took the Boolean process further to create a hilltop structure with varied occupiable spaces. The model was made using the rigorous process of carving out the spaces using intersecting shapes.

Section

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Floor Plan

Roof Plan

As part of this project a joint model was created at half scale. My joint is a small piece of the surface of the structure and make it out of concrete. The joint had a 2 foot by 2 foot base and was 6 inches deep.

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SHIFTING FOLDS Skyscraper Design Fluid Studio Spring 2018 Professor: Dave Lee 8 Person Team Duration: 3 weeks

Natural daylight is key to a healthy workspace and lifestyle, but not all natural light is ideal. Direct, southern sunlight can cause discomfort due to glare, heating, and harmful rays. Yet, indirect Northern light is ideal for a comfortable work environment. We optimized the lighting conditions of the Brooklyn site by using the angled faces of a folded façade system to capture soft northern light and block harsh southern light.

Programmatically, the building is subdivided into 6 stacked “neighborhoods” that promote community and shared space. Each of these smaller subdivisions integrates private offices with shared collaboration space, an office lounge, and outdoor decks for ultimate comfort and wellness.

All of the diagrams and images were created with the cooperation of other team members.

NW

WIND

SE

72° SUMMER SOLSTICE

BROOKLYN

WILLIAMSBURG

NAVY YARD MANHATTAN

PARKING ENTRANCE KENT AV

ENUE

26° WINTER SOLSTICE

CONCRETE PAVERS

WOOD BOARDWALK

PUBLIC GREEN SPACE

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Behind the folded panel system on the face of the building, a double skin façade creates a space between the exterior skin of shading panels and the glazing envelope. This space acts as an insulating layer from direct sun and wind, which then creates a more energy efficient interior space. Additionally, the gap created is used as an open air green-space that promotes time spent outdoors, allowing employees to work in the fresh air just steps away from their offices.

COOLER WARMER

PERFORATED METAL PANELS DIFFUSE LIGHT

DOUBLE SKIN FACADE ACTS AS THERMAL BARRIER AI

WIND IS CAPTURED WITHIN FACADE

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A D E S YSTE M

WOOD PANELLING CREATES ‘WARMER’ ENVIRONMENT DURING COLDER SEASON WARMER COOLER

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SHIFTING FOLDS | 10

CANOPY:

GUELPH MARKET HALL ARCH 3520 - Fluid Studio Spring 2018 Professor: Dave Lee Duration: 6 weeks

This project explored how the design a food market, as a community hub that can strengthen social connections, improve economics, and make a meaningful impact to the quality of a city center.

The location of the market, in Guelph, Ontario is intended to help attract farmers to the surrounding area.

The new market hall will improve pedestrian access and an expanded program will help to densify and activate downtown Guelph.

The design of the market is focused around the use of multiple buildings that are connected by an exterior canopy structure to help connect all of the buildings together and create inviting exterior spaces.

Connecting two halves of City

Highlighting River

Impose River Shape on Site

Position Buildings

Canopy Ground Connections

Canopy Over Main Site

The Canopy structure was designed with rigorous changes in their sizes and locations. My plan was to have the canopies cover a majority of the site, while not feel overpowering. I wanted the canopies to help connect all the different buildings on the site to form one form. I also wanted the canopy structure to make all of the different spaces within the site inviting.

Canopy Locations

Creating Posts

Expanding Post Tops

Adding Top Surface

Creating Mesh Surface

Contouring Mesh Surface

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2 5

1

1 4

3

Level G

1 - Market 2 - Auditorium 3 - Apartment 4 - Restaurant 5- Administration

4

3

Level 1

1- Market 2 - Auditorium 3 - Apartment 4 - Restaurant

Level Canopy

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Southwestern View

C A

Section A

B Section A

Section A

Section A

Section B

Section B

Section B Section B

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Section C 3

Section C

3

Section C

Northern Canopy Area

Wood

Glass Concrete Floor

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THE PORTAL OF THE PIAZZA

Genova Columbian Exchange Museum ARCH 3530 - Studio Genoa Fall 2018 Professor: Henrique Houayek Partner: Erin Doering Duration: 16 weeks

This project focused on designing a museum that would create and strengthen the urban and geographical connections of the city. The location of the museum was in Genova, Italy and the design of the museum was derived from an upside down ship and focused on being able to move effortlessly through the space.

Two Separate Levels

Connecting the Two Levels

Splitting the Slope

Splitting the Levels

Adding a Canopy

Carving out Pocket Spaces

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Top Level Plan

First Floor Plan

Longitudinal Section

Transverse Section

Front/East Side View

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5

North Side View

2

6 7 3

8 9

4

Atrium Space 1 - Glulam Beam 2 - Aluminum Structure 3 - Steel Connection 4 - Steel I-Beam

5 - Wood Panel Facade 6 - Glass 7 - Facade Structure 8 - Moisture Protection Seal 9 - Concrete Foundation

ROUNDABOUT REFORMATION Paris Charette

Synthesis Studio Spring 2019 Professors: George Schafer, Tim Brown, Dave Lee, Dave Franco, Ulrike Heine Partners: George Sorbara, Brendan Swinehart, Adam Giordano, Lucas Helander Duration: 1 week

For this Charette exercise, we have chose to re-purpose the Place de L’Europe Simone Veil. The location is a roundabout that functions as a bridge over the train tracks of Saint-Lazare Station. The tracks below slice through the city while the elevated roundabout offers a connection through three main axes.

The goal with our design is to transform the space into a public attraction that responds to the site context and emphasizes the various views of the city. To accomplish this, we have created an elevated platform that is ada accessible through a spiraling ramp.

The streets that feed into the roundabout are named after six prominent European cities. We have painted the roundabout according to the flags that represent the names of these axes. Through painting the roundabout we offer a place for meeting and safe passage with hopes of reducing the vehicle impact on the city.

Elevate the Public Space

Continuation of Circular Motion

Continuation of Axes

Reduction of Traffic Speed

DETROIT GROWS

Agricultural Learning Center in Detroit

Synthesis Studio Spring 2019 Professors: George Schafer, Tim Brown, Dave Lee, Dave Franco, Ulrike Heine Partners: George Sorbara, Brendan Swinehart, Adam Giordano, Lucas Helander Duration: 15 weeks Awards: Clemson University Undergraduate Prize in Design Honorable Mention

This is an adaptive reuse project on the site of the abandoned Detroit Naval Armory. Through our research and understanding of the city, we adopted the mindset that the education center should foster education on a variety of essential topics. By educating the community on these motives for positive change. The Great Lakes Learning Center can function as a catalyst for growth in its remote community and to the network of learning centers in the Great Lakes area.

The design embodies each educational program it offers. The building itself makes the connection between the historic architecture of the Detroit and the contemporary design creating a dialogue of duality with the old and new. The existing outdoor spaces has been transformed into a living classroom of urban agriculture and its role in shaping communities. The building has been programmed to feature many forms of learning including independent study, collaborative workspace, and opportunity for presentation.

We believe that DETROIT GROWS has the power to spark revitalization in an area looking to grow.

Site Location

Parti Diagram

Building Connection to Urban Farm

Site Connection to Waterfront

Site Connection to Nearby Park

APPROACHING GROWTH Many efforts have been made to revitalize areas of Detroit that have faced abandonment. Leaders of Detroit communities have taken the initiative to combat the abandonment that has occurred and resurrect these less fortunate areas. A growing trend within Detroit communities is the revitalization of abandoned lots and building to promote omens of change through the use of agriculture. An agrihood is a neighborhood that structures its dynamic around agriculture and Detroit currently houses the first agrihood in the United States that resides within a city. It is estimated that within the last decade, more than 2,000 community gardens, urban farms, and food markets have been created in attempts to anchor their communities. Our mission is to contribute to this existing network by promoting many of the ideals that have been implemented into Detroit communities through agriculture.

Section A

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1 Central Library Void

2 Cantilevered Event Space

3 Core Circulation Atrium

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Section B

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4 Open Lobby

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Exhibition Space

6 Fourth Floor Lobby

LEVEL -1

LEVE

LEVEL 0

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LEVEL 2

LEVEL 3

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Subtraction of existing form

Remaining form

Addition of new form

Addition of circulation core

Addition of cantilever

Addition of urban farm and green space

South addition structure

Circulation Structure

Exterior louver system

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SECTION A

SECTION B Roof cap

Roof cap

Insulation

Insulation

Double paned thermal glass Steel truss member Glass railing

Cladding bracket

Shading louvers Double paned thermal glass

North/Old end roof Core circulation stairs

Mullion

Connection clip & Plate

Web stiffeners

Poured concrete slab

Wide flange beams

Wide flange joists

Compression column

Wide flange column

Thermal expansion joint Poured slab

Corrugated steel decking

Concrete Retaining wall Compression column footing

Sand Gravel Compact earth

CMU foundation wall

Poured slab Backer rod

Gravel Compact earth

RECLAIM RESILIENCY Dismantle, Dredge, Dwell

COTE 10 Competition Project Fall 2019 Professors: George Schafer, Dave Franco, Ulrike Heine Partner: Ryan Bing Duration: 16 weeks Awards: AIA Columbia 2019 Fellowship Competition Winner

AIA COTE TOP TEN For Students Design Competition 2020 Winner

“Reclaim Resiliency: Dismantle. Dredge. Dwell.� is a project which focuses on reconnecting Louisville with its riverfront, while integrating permanent flood protection, opportunities for food security and community engagement, and mixed income housing into built solutions. While doing so, the landscape and the buildings are investigations in how to address the unique issues of re-inhabiting abandoned spaces under and around highway infrastructure, while also capitalizing on recycling opportunities on site and near the site.

DESIGN FOR DISCOVERY

Weaving together multi-faceted solutions to combat the issue of flooding, highway pollution, and social and economic challenges near the site involved thorough investigation of existing autonomous powers and procedures that could be leveraged to find solutions.

DESIGN FOR CHANGE

River sediment is a replenishing material that can allow the existing flood wall to be phased out in segments over time. Possibly by 2030, 2 miles of shoreline adjacent to downtown and West Louisville can be fortified by a public, vegetated wall that helps mitigate flood activity with bios-wales and vegetation while also protecting against the threat of a rising river.

2,300,000 FT3

SEDIMENT DREDGED FROM OHIO RIVER EVERY 2 YRS

1 LIGHT WELLS

2 ACOUSTIC WALL

DESIGN FOR INTEGRATION

Introducing housing and commercial use units enables social and economic diversification in an area that occupies the north end of an unofficial dividing line between segregated parts of the city. Capitalizing on the potential to integrate flood protection, architecture, and landscape eventually will eliminate the need for the existing decrepit and ineffectual flood wall and reconnect the city to the riverfront.

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DESIGN FOR WATER

Native and drought resistant flora on site require no irrigation, and yet the site is capable of handling excessive run-off by shedding water into bioswales that drain water into the ground.

Elevated buildings and the engineered dike offer protection from floods up to 50 feet, while a rainwater cistern collects water to be used in the buildings for nonpotable uses.

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DESIGN FOR ECOLOGY

88% of site area designed to support natural vegetation for animal habitats and flood mitigation, and 100% of this area is intended for native and climate-appropriate plants.

Green roofs on each building also promote habitats for birds, insects, and natural pollinators.

HIGHWAY NOISE DEADENED BY 10-15 dB

DRAINAGE FROM ROOF IRRIGATES HANGING VEGETATION

RECYCLED METAL FACADE PANEL DECREASES NOISE BY 6dB

PASSIVE AIR CIRCULATION THROUGH LIGHT WELLS GREEN ROOF

100% RECYCLED STEEL STRUCTURE

ECO RESTORATION + SHORELINE RETENTION RECYCLED CONCRETE WALLS

45’ FLOOD HEIGHT 30’ FLOOD HEIGHT 2,300,000 FT3 SEDIMENT DREDGED FROM OHIO RIVER

DESIGN FOR ECONOMY

Reuse of materials and leveraging existing dredging practices to generate building materials cuts considerable costs from the project. But economically, this project has the potential to contribute on a much larger scale. Improving the resiliency of the shoreline in the face of floods decreases the costs of flood damage and maintenance to the deteriorating current flood wall. Over just a decade, the dollar savings could number in the millions.

15’ FLOOD HEIGHT

PUBLIC MEETING SPACES ALSO BUFFER AGAINST HIGHWAY SOUNDS INTERACTIVE SCULPTURES WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS BY LOCAL ARTISTS

COMMUNITY KITCHEN/ GATHERING AREAS 3 BEDROOM 1125 SF UNITS

WIND TURBINES GENERATE ENERGY FROM VEHICULAR DRAFT FOR ALL LIGHTING 2 BEDROOM 975 SF UNITS 1 BEDROOM 600 SF UNITS

SOLAR PANELS PROVIDE 75% BUILDING ENERGY

SHELL HOUSE

Creating with Math Fluid Studio Spring 2020 Professor: Joseph Choma Duration: 16 weeks

{ u | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π }

{ u | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π }

{ u | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π }

{ u | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π }

{ u | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π }

x = cos(u) y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))sin(cos(u))) / 15

x = (u / 2)cos(u) y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))sin(cos(u))) / 15

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))) / 10 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))sin(cos(u))) / 10

x =(((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u))))sin(2u)) / 10 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))sin(cos(u))) / 10

x = ((u / 2) + (uusin(cos(u)))(sin(2u))(cos(u))) / 3 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))sin(cos(u)))

{ u | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π }

{ u | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π }

{ u | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π }

{ u | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π }

{ u | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π }

x = cos(u) y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))) / 10

x = (u / 2)cos(u) y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))) / 10

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))) / 15 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))) / 15

x = (((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u))))sin(2u)) / 15 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))) / 15

x = ((u / 2) + (uusin(cos(u)))cos(u)sin(2u)) / 10 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))sin(sin(u))) / 15

{ u | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π }

{ u | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π }

{ u | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π }

{ u | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π }

{ u | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π }

x = cos(u) y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))) / 10

x = (u / 2)cos(u) y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))) / 10

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))) / 10 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))) / 10

x = (((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u))))sin(2u)) / 15 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))) / 15

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))sin(2u)cos(u)) / 20 y = ((u / 2)(uusin(u))) / 20

{ u | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π }

{ u | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π }

{ u | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π }

{ u | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π }

{ u | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π }

x = cos(u) y = (u / 2)sin(u)

x = (u / 2)cos(u) y = (u / 2)sin(u)

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u))) ) / 20 y = (u / 2)sin(u)

x = (((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u))))sin(2u) ) /20 y = (u / 2)sin(u)

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))sin(2u)cos(u)) / 10 y = (u / 2)sin(u)

{ u | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π }

{ u | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π }

{ u | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π }

{ u | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π }

{ u | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π }

x = cos(u) y = sin(u)

x = (u/2)cos(u) y = sin(u)

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))) / 20 y = sin(u)

x = (((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u))))sin(2u)) / 20 y = sin(u)

x = ((u / 2)(uusin(cos(u)))sin(2u)cos(u)) / 20 y = sin(u)

Cylinders, spheres, and cubes are just a few shapes that use a single word to describe them. However, other shapes cannot be found in a dictionary. These shapes are found by using trigonometry. Using RhinoScript and trigonometry these lines and shapes can be created and discovered. The first part of the project was used learned and developing the mathematical equations shown, using RhinoScript, to create architecturally interesting shapes using math. We started with just 2 dimensional linework and then later transitioning to 3 dimensional shapes. The second part of the project was taking our final shapes and using them to inform on the design of a house for a re-imagined suburbia.

The shape I created was a shellular shape that I found through the changing the amount of spiral, how flat it was, the range of the equations, and how much modulating took place. I found that with the proper amount of each the shape became more controlled and refined.

{ (u,v) | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π, 0 ≤ v ≤ π }

{ (u,v) | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π, 0.4175 ≤ v ≤ 1.025π }

{ (u,v) | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π, 0.835 ≤ v ≤ 1.05π }

{ (u,v) | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π, 1.2525 ≤ v ≤ 1.075π }

{ (u,v) | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π, 1.67 ≤ v ≤ 1.1π }

x = (v / 3) + cos(u) y = (v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))sin(cos(v)) z = (((v + u + u)/3)(v + cos(4v)))/3

x = (v / 2) + cos(u) y = (v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))sin(cos(v)) z = (((v + u + u)/3)(v + cos(4v)))/3

x = ((v / 2) + (uvsin(cos(u)))) / 5 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))sin(cos(v))) z = (((v + u + u) / 3)(v + cos(4v))) / 3

x = (((v / 2) + (uvsin(cos(u))))sin(2v)) / 5 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))sin(cos(v))) z = (((v + u + u)/3)(v + cos(4v)))/3

x = ((v / 2) + (uvsin(cos(u)))sin(2v)cos(v)) / 3 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))sin(cos(v))) z = (((v + u + u) / 3)(v + cos(4v)) ) / 3

{ (u,v) | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π, 5.5 ≤ v ≤ 2.3π }

{ (u,v) | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π, 0.4175 ≤ v ≤ 1.025π }

{ (u,v) | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π, 0.835 ≤ v ≤ 1.05π }

{ (u,v) | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π, 1.2525 ≤ v ≤ 1.075π }

{ (u,v) | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π, 1.67 ≤ v ≤ 1.1π }

x = (v / 3)cos(u) y = (v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v)) z = ((v + u + u)/3)(v)/3

x = (v / 2)cos(u) y = (v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v)) z = ((v + u + u)/3)(v)/3

x = ((v / 2) + (uvsin(cos(u)))) / 10 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))) z = ((v + u + u)/3)(v)/3

x = (((v / 2) + (uvsin(cos(u))))sin(2u)) / 10 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))) / 2 z = ((v + u + u) / 3)(v) / 3

x = ((v / 2) + (uvsin(cos(u)))sin(2v)cos(v)) / 10 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))sin(sin(v))) / 2 z = ((v + u + u) / 3)(v) / 3

{ (u,v) | 1 ≤ u ≤ 2π, 0.25 ≤ v ≤ 0.5π }

{ (u,v) | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π, 0.4175 ≤ v ≤ 1.025π }

{ (u,v) | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π, 0.835 ≤ v ≤ 1.05π }

{ (u,v) | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π, 1.2525 ≤ v ≤ 1.075π }

{ (u,v) | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π, 1.67 ≤ v ≤ 1.1π }

x = (v / 3)cos(u) y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))) / 5 z = ((v + u + u)v ) / 5

x = (v / 2)cos(u) y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))) / 5 z = ((v + u + u)v) / 5

x = ((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u)))) / 5 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))) / 5 z = ((v + u + u)v ) / 5

x = (((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u))))sin(2v)) / 5 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))) / 5 z = ((v + u + u)v ) /5

x = ((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u)))sin(2v)cos(v)) / 5 y = ((v / 2)(vvsin(u))) / 5 z = ((v + u + u)v) / 5

{ (u,v) | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π, 0 ≤ v ≤ 0.75π }

{ (u,v) | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π, 0.4175 ≤ v ≤ 1.025π }

{ (u,v) | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π, 0.835 ≤ v ≤ 1.05π }

{ (u,v) | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π, 1.2525 ≤ v ≤ 1.075π }

{ (u,v) | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π, 1.67 ≤ v ≤ 1.1π }

x = (v / 3)cos(u) y = (v / 2)sin(u) z = vv

x = (v / 2)cos(u) y = (v / 2)sin(u) z = vv

x = ((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u)))) / 20 y = (v / 2)sin(u) z = vv

x = (((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u))))sin(2v)) / 20 y = (v / 2)sin(u) z = vv

x = ((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u)))sin(2v)cos(v)) / 10 y = (v / 2)sin(u) z = vv

{ (u,v) | 0 ≤ u ≤ 2π, 0 ≤ v ≤ π }

{ (u,v) | 0.875 ≤ u ≤ 2.075π, 0.4175 ≤ v ≤ 1.025π }

{ (u,v) | 1.75 ≤ u ≤ 2.15π, 0.835 ≤ v ≤ 1.05π }

{ (u,v) | 2.625 ≤ u ≤ 2.225π, 1.2525 ≤ v ≤ 1.075π }

{ (u,v) | 3.5 ≤ u ≤ 2.3π, 1.67 ≤ v ≤ 1.1π }

x = (v/3)cos(u) y = (v/3)sin(u) z =v

x = (v / 2)cos(u) y = (v / 3)sin(u) z=v

x = ((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u)))) / 20 y = (v / 3)sin(u) z=v

x = (((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u))))sin(2v)) / 20 y = (v / 3)sin(u) z=v

x = ((v / 2)(uvsin(cos(u)))sin(2v)cos(v)) / 20 y = (v / 3)sin(u) z=v

GHOSTED DRAWING WITH AXON

SOUTHWEST VIEW

NORTHEAST VIEW

2 2 CARVED STAIR LANDING

L2 PLAN

1 CARVED CENTRAL STAIR

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L1 PLAN

NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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CHAKRASANA FOLDED ARCH

Research: Design Topology Lab Summer 2017 Professor: Joseph Choma Team: Wilson Marshall, Claire Hicks, Sarah Nail Industry Sponsors: Composites One, Vectorply, Polynt-Reichhold, United Initiators, Windsor Fiberglass Duration: 12 weeks Dimensions: 12’ x 16’ x 8’

Folding the fiberglass material created structural depth. This allowed the 1/8th inch thick fabric to span 16 feet using no molds, fasteners, or additional structural support. When folded, the pavilion flat packs to less than 12 inches wide, only weighs 400 pounds, and is easily transported to be quickly deployed on site. The entire project was designed, hand fabricated, and installed in 30 days by a five person team (instructor and 4 students). The method allows for infinite variations of form and holds potential to be pushed to greater spans and uses.

Tailoring Fiberglass Sheets

Applying Resin

Removing Masking Material

Resined Crease Pattern

Folded Structure

Deploy Structure

As part of form finding, we created some small scale studies testing different folding techniques. One of the mock-ups was presented at the 2017 JEC Future of Composites in Construction Convention in Chicago.

The pattern is composed of 875 folds

TWENTY CONCENTRIC CIRCLES Folding Fiberglass with a Curved Crease Research: Design Topology Lab Summer 2018 Professor: Joseph Choma Team: Wilson Marshall, Claire Hicks, Sarah Nail Duration: 8 weeks Dimensions: 4’ x 4’ x 4’

This research project further explored the process of folding fiberglass like paper. The initial design was a concentric circle folding pattern made from paper. We continued to test to see how closely related paper was to fiberglass.

This project started out as a eight foot x eight foot flat sheet of fiberglass that when finished and folded it took up a four cubic foot space.

This structure was composed of 20 concentric circles. Each circle was evenly offset from each other. This fiberglass object was roughly 30 pound and designed, fabricated by hand, and finished by five people within 8 weeks.

Fiberglass roll

Drag-knife cutting masking material

Tracing laser-cut template

Masking material applied to fiberglass

Application of resin

Removal of masking material

Folding along fabric seams and clamping into position

Application of resin to seams

jschere@g.clemson.edu