Josh Fellows
Portfolio
2020
2024
Arts Center Spiral
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Plants + People + Music
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Media, Material, and the Machine
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Green Energy Hub
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Conflict + Contrast
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Venturi-ism
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Elevating Guatemala
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Arts Center Spiral Midtown Atlanta, Georgia Mixed Use
Arts Center Spiral’s goal is to create a sustainable, progressive and equitable mixed-use community space, contributing to the transformation of the city through the integration of biophilic This building, set in Midtown Atlanta, achieves these goals through the design and use of mass-timber, and by creating a structural system that is reflective of systems in nature. This project was submitted to the 2022 ASCA: Timber in the City Competition. Group project, Spring 2022. Members: Josh Fellows, Liv Dusoe, Dillon Mensing Software: Revit, Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop, Sketchup, Illustrator
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Residential ~50,000 sq. ft.
Community ~18,000 sq. ft.
Arts Center Spiral
Marketplace ~20,000 sq. ft.
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The glue-laminated timber waffle slabs on each floor are affected by the columns on the floor above. Wherever the column lands, the waffle structure below it deepens, allowing the structure to transfer the loads to the columns on that floor. This allows the building to twist, without having a continuous series of columns throughout each floor of the building.
Cedar Wood Interior Walls
Cedar Wood Shading Devices
Triple Glazed Glass Curtain Walls
Glue Laminated Timber Trusses + Waffle Structure
Plants + People + Music SoHo, New York City Experimental This project is about the intersection between plants, people and music, sharing a specifically designed architecture. This project utilizes a technology called Plantwave - a device that utilizes the biorhythms in plants to create music. Group project, Spring 2023. Group Members: Josh Fellows, Emily Herr Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop
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Plants + People + Music
Each area of the building has a different climate, thus a different temperature, humidity and atmosphere. Not only do they feel different, but they sound different. Using PlantWave to create music with plants native to each climate, each microclimate in the building produces vastly different music. Spaces are designed to improve the listening experience, and allow for experimentation with different plants to create new music.
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The building features 5 microclimates from North America
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a - each with its own flora - and therefore, musical sound.
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Media, Material and the Machine Syracuse, New York
Triptych 1 Line Drawing Pipe Vent Cover
Triptych 2 Point Cloud Pipe Vent Cover
Philips Screw Radius: 3/16” Worn from erosion
Rust Massed around screwheads Radius: 3”
Top View
4 1/4”
Faded Sticker
Radius: 5/32”
Pipe Clamp
Plastic Cable Tie Front View
This project investigates the material behavior of sheet metal, particularly its ability to be easily cut, bent and folded into new forms. The project investigates the material of a sewer vent cap, an object endemic to Syracuse, New York.
These drawings focus on the existing material charactersitics and how to document them. Orthographic drawings, photgrammetry and renderings were used to examine the inherited object.
Spring 2023 Software: Rhino, Photoshop, V-Ray, Illustrator, Agisoft Metashape (photogrammetry) Triptych 3 Renderings Pipe Vent Cover
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Media, Material and the Machine
Exploded Isometric
Kit of Parts
Use Diagram
Scott Russell Linkage
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Plywood: 2 @ 10.875” x 10.875” 3 @ 8.875” x 8.875” 2 Sliders 2 Links Dowel: 3 @ 1” Diameter 4 @ .375” Diameter Maple: 1 Blade Holder Metal: Sheet Metal - Pre-cut into Circle Utility Blade
A mechanism that translates linear motion through a right angle. A variation of this linkage was used for this design. Short Link = a Long Link = a + a
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ARC 682
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Machine II
The mechanics of the machine rely on the concept of straightline mechanisms and linkages. These mechanisms translate any type of rotary or angular motion into linear motion. The machine uses a variation of the Scott Russell linkage, allowing the linear movement to be translated through a right angle.
This illustration above represents how many times the machine would have to be used in order to create a different outcome. The more white an outcome or process in the drawing, the more times the machine is being used for that outcome. A selection of points were chosen for the graphic, and they are not fully representitive of how the machine’s mechanism works.
Green Energy Hub Bellows Falls, Vermont Mixed Use + Adaptive Reuse
Situated amidst Vermont’s rolling mountains, this design is a catalyst for revitalizing a challenged region in New England. Targeting Bellows Falls’ economic growth, it offers jobs and education in clean energy—a beacon of progress. Through its forward-thinking design, characterized by parametric facades, it embodies a vision of prosperity. Featuring core elements like manufacturing, research, education, and mid-rise towers for community housing, it stands as a transformative force in this struggling area. Fall, 2021 Software: Sketchup, Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator
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Green Energy Hub
The building’s design embodies a progression toward the future to right within its structure. Starting on the left with advanced employing contemporary methods for crafting solar pane it seamlessly evolves into spaces dedicated to pione in green energy technologies. Progressing furth in educational areas focused on nurturing a while ushering in new economic oppo signifies a trajectory toward
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e, delineated from left d manufacturing facilities els and wind turbine materials, eering research and development her to the right, the building culminates and educating the workforce of tomorrow ortunities for the region. This architectural layout ds a progressive and forward-looking future.
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Conflict + Contrast Warsaw, Poland Concert Hall
This building stands as a reflection of Poland’s intricate historical narrative, marked by enduring conflicts, seismic shifts between war and peace, transitions from authoritarian regimes to democracy, and the juxtaposition of contrasting ideologies. Through its architectural expression, the interplay between solid brick masses and ethereal, transparent glass structures embodies the dichotomy inherent in Poland’s past and its aspiring future. Housing a versatile concert space designed for adaptability, capable of being open to the public by day and transformed for events, alongside rehearsal areas, practice rooms, and public spaces such as a shop and café, the building serves as a multifaceted cultural hub that encapsulates Poland’s resilience, evolution, and aspirations for a harmonious future amid its complex history. Summer 2021 Software: Sketchup, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop
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Conflict + Contrast
The convergence of glass intersecting amidst the brick masses symbolizes the intrinsic relationship between Polish culture and its tumultuous history of conflict. The glass embodies notions of newness, democracy, and transparency, cutting through the sturdy brick forms that encapsulate the old traditions. This visual representation encapsulates the continual struggle between historical legacies and the emergence of progressive ideals, showcasing the persistent clash between tradition and modernity within Polish culture and history.
GLASS
SILICONE SEALANT
STAINLESS STEEL GLULAM CONNECTOR
MULTI-LAYERED ENGINEERED WOOD GLULAM
ALUMINUM FLASHING
ALUMINUM CONNECTOR
CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE
RIGID INSULATION
ALUMNIUM CHANNEL FOR GLASS PANEL
Venturi-ism Nantucket, Massachusetts Residential + Addition Situated in a secluded area of Nantucket, this project showcases an original Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown building constructed in 1972, now complete with an addition. The integration of the addition introduces modern elements like an AirBnB space and a yoga studio, contrasting with the iconic architectural legacy of Venturi and Scott Brown. This juxtaposition of the old and the new signifies an evolution, preserving the historical significance of the original structure while embracing the demands of contemporary living and diversified functionalitie, as well as a contrast from contemporary modernism and post-modernism of the 1970’s. Fall 2020 Software: Sketchup, V-Ray, Photoshop
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Elevating Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala Adaptive Reuse, Facade Design Elevating Guatemala was the title for the studio, but we also adopted it to the name of our project. Utilizing two main parts of Guatemalan architecture and culture, the courtyard of the Spanish-Colonial and the activation of public spaces on the second floor, we created and elevated a new courtyard space. The cable-stayed outer facade is inspired from back-strap looms, a tensile tool that Mayans have utilized to create textiles for millennia. The studio traveled to Guatemala during the semester where my partner and I made these observations of the vernacular culture and architecture. Group project, Fall 2023. Group members: Josh Fellows, Dani Llaguno Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop
Typical Spanish Mission Design
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Rope Back Loom Bar
Supporting Rod
Front Loom Bar
Back Strap
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Shuttle
Back-Strap Loom
Site Axon - Blue indicates activated second floor space
Site Section - Showing activated second floor spaces
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Cafe
Outdoor Library
Seating
Rooted within the cultural arm of the United States Embassy, the original structure serves as an educational hub. The newly introduced program and facade are about creating a new version of the Spanish-Colonial courtyard and creating new ambient, atmospheric spaces within the building and facade, balancing modernity with Guatemala’s architectural heritage. The stepped atrium serves as a vertical hub throughout the building, while the new courtyard on the second floor serves as a horizontal hub, and the main gathering space within the building.
From Inside to Out
Elevating Guatemala Cables for Glass Walls
Colored Glass Panels
Steel Cables
Alumnium Frames
Second Floor Plan - Courtyard