Professional Portfolio

Architectural Design, Technical Drawing, & Digital Sketching

Portfolio of Creative Work

Luke Larsen

The Formative Years University Education Work Experience Study of Tourism + Recreation Travel Routes

Democratic Space: Waterfront Connections

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Spirit Pavilion: Performative Parametrics

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Rural Development: Oregon Winery

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Urban Development: Granville Island Distillery

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Green Details: Building Enclosure Design

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Regional Construction: Design/Build Projects

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Kinetic Architecture: Narrowed Waters

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Furniture Structure: Evolutionary Optimization

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Temporal Architecture: Time, Light and the Window ............................................

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Democratic Space:

Waterfront Plan + Market Connection

Democratic Space is Democratic Space is

Regionally Connected

Existing Conditions:

Democratic Space is

Accessible to All

along the Waterfront, on the Bluff, and In the Market

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Open and Welcoming

Democratic Space is

Interconnected

Democratic Space is

Freely Interpreted

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A. Upper Terrace

B. Middle Terrace

C. Lower Terrace

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Daystaller Tabling Block Daystaller Tabling Block Spanning Slab Spanning Slab Concrete Beam Concrete AluminumBeam Extrusion

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Aluminum Extrusion Cantilevered Tab stacks under upper beam Cantilevered Tab stacks under Interior Spaceupper beam

Restaurant Section 3/64" = 1'-0"

Interior Space

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Public Outdoor Space

Level 4 110' - 0"

Public Space SimpleOutdoor Concrete Beam

Level 3 99' - 0"

Simple Beam Splice Concrete to third pour

Level 2 89' - 0"

Splice to third pour Splice to second pour

Level 1 73' - 0"

Splice to second pour Concrete Wall cantilevered

P0 63' - 0"

Concrete Wall cantilevered #3 Rebar 2" cover

tensile members located at top

tensile members located at top

#3 Rebar 2" cover Drainable Surface Pavers Drainable Surface Pavers

Parking Base 38' - 0"

Mean High Tide 0' - 0" Market Section Terrace 2 3/64" = 1'-0"

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Upper ‘Desimone’ Level

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Middle ‘Terrace’ Level

Detail - Restaurant Wall 3/8" = 1'-0" Detail - Restaurant Wall 3/8" = 1'-0"

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Detail - Restaurant Roof 3/8" = 1'-0" Detail - Restaurant Roof 3/8" = 1'-0"

Lower ‘Bluff’ Level

Daylight Factoy [0-5] calculated using Energy Plus in DIVA for Rhino. Visualization generated from a custom mesh built in grasshopper and rendered with Vray.

Canopy Walk Under Plaza Bike Path

Canopy Walk Slowly rising above the water

Under Plaza with Taco Frames Welded structural steel shapes cantilever off of the canopywalk’s supporting civic infrastructure

Fascia Cut from 5" Wide Flange W 5 x 16 Exoskeleton Frame Glazing Mounted in Steel Frame Counterbalance Lever Arm Steel Balast Neoprene Flexible Seal Torsional Transmission Link

Drive Shaft Mesh Gear Covering Human Input = 1/4 horse power 50:1 power transmission Freestanding Mount Platform Embedded in C- channel Pedestrian Terraced Platforms

T he Spirit Pav ilion:

A democratic place for the distribution of artisanal goods gathered from across the

A gateway to Seattle Panels lap over one another in a tiled dragon scale pattern.

Puget Sound Region

Stand-offs articulate 3 degrees of freedom

Mechanical grabbers support a variety of panel flange angles

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All individual members are straight. Curvature is achieved through digital cut sheets and machine fabricated jigs

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Wo l f F o r m s p l a y w i t h e a c h other as they herald arrival N N

Eagle

Pa n e l c o l o r i n t e n s i t y represents solar exposure

Salmon

Ri gged control curves a u tomate the speci f i cati on of the pavi l i on’s str u ctu r a l logi c.

T h e dy n amic model al l ow s a desi gner t o ex plor e th e c onnecti on betw een scul ptural g estu r e a n d sol ar perf ormance.

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Ve r n a c u l a r

Simple logic computes complex geometr y 9

DEMOCRATIC SPACE an expansion to Seattle’s Pike Place Public Market Regional Planning & Detail Development

Luke Larsen,

M.Arch

Professor John Rowell University of Oregon

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Oregon Winery

production and hospitality wine filled spaces that lie somewhere inbetween MEMORIES and DREAMS

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Hospitality Bay Section

Barrel Cellar A stable and protected space where wine is given the time to age

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Memory

Office Approachable yet defensible, a space for keeping concerns

Terrace A place to be

Production Hall Wine takes time to ferment.

The hall helps it to flow.

Inevitably change occurs.

Tasting Room The work takes its final form in this space for consumption

at door

Production Wall Section

Production Wall typ.

Crush Pad

Cool Tower

This is a place of beginnings where gravity meets the excitement of the harvest

The unattainable space

Dreams

Below Axle

At Axle

Above Axle

1:50 Gear Train Ratio - 1/4 HP human input

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THE GRANVILLE ISLAND DISTILLERY A JOINT VENTURE FOR PUBLIC GOOD FALSE CREEK GIN Made with Local Cascade Juniper

OPERATING LLC

Manages Distillery Production

Owns Equipment and Brand Acts as Master Leasor Controlled by Partner Members

MANAGING NON PROFIT

GRANVILLE GOLD

Manages Food and Beverage Service SELECTS ARTIST FELLOWS

A Blended Canadian Whiskey The Organization Supports the ARTIST FELLOWS work in both Production and Service They EMPOWER the feasability of their own space

ORGANIZATION brings people who share similar goals together

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A prospective change in liquor tax will mirror 1980’s wine tax and support LOCAL CANADIAN DISTILATION

Keeps WORK local Improves consumer EXPERIENCE Keeps PRODUCT local

ARTS at Large by first making space available and then by engaging the COMMUNITY with it.

CONSISTANT shared work allows employees to pursue individual interests

The Granville Distillery engages Railspur Alley.

The Distillery brings work to the island, it encourages nightlife on the island, and it allows artists to create.

RAILSPUR ALLEY ACTIVITY EDDY

Hotson Bakker, in their

2008 urban design and land use planning study, celebrate the successful 30 year transformation that Granville Island has undergone.

Once a decaying industrial area, the island has become a vibrant eclectic mix of industrial, retail, restaurant, entertainment, arts, and educational spaces.

AUTO ACCESS PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

The study identifies a handful of key sites still yet to be developed. A long abandoned warehouse under the Granville bridge is a PRIME CANDIDATE FOR REVITALIZATION.

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GALLERY

FELLOW SHOP RETAIL & STUDIO SPACE

DISTILLATION

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GROUND PLAN

SOUTH EAST ELEVATION

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RESPONSE TO EXISTING MASSING

IN HOUSE CONNECTION

OFF RAILSPUR PRODUCTION

CONNECTION TO RAILSPUR ALLEY

SUBDIVIDED MARKET DRIVEN STUDIO/RETAIL

RESTAURANT SERVICE PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME

NORTH EAST ELEVATION

DISTILLERY STRUCTURE

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The vision of a barge drove the design of the CLSB. The building’s form evokes this gesture as it seems to float beside the river.

Articulated undercut walls reinforce the hull like character of the structure.

Green Details: Collaborative Life Sciences Building SERA Architects

Portland, OR

Double Glazing Aluminum Casement Extruded Drip Edge Blown in Insulation Bent Steel Plate Rigid Insulation Light Gauge Stud Steel Bracket Concrete Slab

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At a dramatic point of inflection the walls transition into an upward slope.

Corner Conditions

The Arctic Wall

Alaskan Passive

Hot Water Array integrated with 12,000 gal. Thermal Storage Tank Fabricated Steel Bracketry Drip Edge

Thorsten Chlupp, Fairbanks, AK Shingled Roofing 30 # Felt 5/8” OSB Sheathing Stiffening Brace

Continuous Sofit

Rolled Roofing

2 x 4 non Structural Framing

48” Blown Cellulose Insulation

Ext. Air Seal Wrap (tyvek)

1/2” CDX sheeting Taped & Sealed

3/4” Plywood Gusset

2 x 4 cavity for continuous Air Seal

3/4” Plywood Jamb Ext.

5/8” Gypsum

1-1/2” Polyiso Foam

18” Dense Packed Cellulose R-70

Continuous Air Sealing

Backer Rod

Sliding Insulating Panel

Blown Cellulose in Joist Cavity

Triple Pane Window 1 x 4 Rain Screen Ext. Siding 6” Separation between top of Slab and Grade

Window Sill Cast in Place Anchor Bolt Sill Sealer

Continuous Metal Flashing on exterior of Foam

Interior Slab 3,000 PSI reinforced concrete Radiant Heating Loop 1/2” PEX

12” EPS Foam R-50

10 mil Vapor Barrier

2” x 48” 13 PSI EPS skirt foam

12” EPS Foam - 25 PSI, R-60

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Passive House - Portland, ME Wall Section scaled 3/4":1'

Plan Detail

Standing Seam Roofing Backed with Insulation

Window to Wall

scaled 3":1'drawing 8

Weather Resistant Barrier Tounge and Groove Sheathing Bent Sheet Metal Gutter

Edgebanding for Deck (cedar) Decking .75" x 3" (cedar)

Steel Pipe Downspout 20 CFS

Nailing Clip Painted Steel 1/8" Screw Attachment 6"-8" Torx

Aluminum Tube 2" W/ Clip Flanges

Nailing Block

Clipped Cladding

Backer Rod and Sealant

Trim Surround

Shaped Trim (White Oak)

Exterior Deck Seat

Extruded Aluminum Frame House Wrap Taped at Seams Hybrid High Performance Wall Advanced Framed Vertical Wood Siding 1"x3" Furring with Cross Batten 1.5" Drainage Cavity Rigid XPS insulation 3" Air Barrier, Vapor Barrier, WRB (Class I Vaport Retarder <.1 Perms) Plywood Sheathing 5/8" 2 x 8 Cavity w/ Mineral Wool Batt Gypsum Board Latex Paint Class III Vapor Retarder (10<1.0 Perms)

The d. corner window projects into the interior of the space. The interveneing thickness is made up with a low framed-to-drain bench.

The window is located to the interior of this bench creating an occupiable space. The protected exterior bench incorperates a rain screen assembly. This bench becomes a window place for a few people to sit and watch the rain as it falls throught the focal point gutter.

Triple Glazed argon Filled Gasketed Housing thermally broken

Window to Window scaled 3":1'

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Whitten Guest House Building Enclosures - Corner, Rowell Drawn by: Luke Larsen Checked by: Ryan Dirks

10.20.14

Hybrid High Performance Wall Advanced Framed Vertical Wood Siding 1"x3" Furring with Cross Batten 1.5" Drainage Cavity Rigid XPS insulation 3" Air Barrier, Vapor Barrier, WRB (Class I Vaport Retarder <.1 Perms) Plywood Sheathing 5/8" 2 x 8 Cavity w/ Mineral Wool Batt Gypsum Board Latex Paint Class III Vapor Retarder (10<1.0 Perms)

PSL Beam cantelevered from structrual sill Drainage Flashing Joist hangers for soffit Blown Cellulose Insulation Furring 1" x 2" Extruded Aluminum Frame Triple Glazed Argon Filled Air locked Muntin Backer Rod and Sealant Decking .75" x 3" (cedar) Furring to Level Seat Trim Surround 1" x 3" (cedar) Blocked nail backing Blown Cellulose Insulation Downspout J Bolt cast in place Flashed to drain Air barrier, Vapor Barrier, WRB Rigid XPS insulation 4" Powder Coated Steel Plate 1/2" Gravel Fill w/ radon vent Peel and Stick w/ Folded Metal

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6" Geofoam Pad floats above frostline

6'-4"

1'-7 3/4"

10'-0"

Canopy and Transom Axonometric scaled 1":1'

UO EMU Renovation - Eugene, OR

Canopy and Transom Axonometric scaled 1":1'

Window Sill

Window Jamb

Anchored Brick Veneer

scaled 3":1'

plan scaled 3":1'

Double Glazed Sash

Brake Metal Jamb Surround

Extrude Aluminum Frame

Double Glazed Sashe

Pressure Plate w/ Clip on cover

Extruded Aluminum Frame

Brake Metal Jamb Surround

Pressure Plate w/ clip cover

XPS acts as Fin Stiffener

Cut Brick max height 4' XPS rigid insulation 3" WRB, Air Barrier, Vapor Barrier Anchored Brick Veneer Densglass Sheathing 5/8" Steel Stud 6", 20 gauge Cut Brick Interior Gypsum max height 4' 5/8" Latex paint class III vapor retarder XPS rigid insulation 3" WRB, Air Barrier, Vapor Barrier HSS 20 x 8 x 1/2 Densglass Sheathing 5/8" w/ intumescent paint Steel Stud 6", 20 gauge Interior Gypsum 5/8" Brick Tie, Two-Piece Latex paint class III vapor retarder

18 Gauge End Dam Continuous Sill Cover

Backer Rod and Sealant

Integrated cleat attachment

Brick Tie every 24" 6" max dist. from end

every 24â&#x20AC;?

HSS 20 x 8 x 1/2 Angle Iron Ledger w/ intumescent 6 xpaint 1/2 Brick Lintel Tie, Two-Piece Flashing every 24â&#x20AC;?

Pre-Cast Lintel Angle Iron Ledger Shelf Angle w/ Flashing 6 x 1/2

Backer Rod and Sealant

ABV Wall System

Trim Steel

cut brick max height 4' XPS rigid insulation 3" WRB, Air Barrier, Vapor Barrier Densglass Sheathing 5/8" Steel Stud 6" 20 gauge interior gypsum 5/8" Latex paint class III vapor retarder

Brick Tie every 24" two part, wind-load ABV Wall System

cut brick max height 4' XPS rigid insulation 3" WRB, Air Barrier, Vapor Barrier Densglass Sheathing 5/8" Steel Stud 6" 20 gauge interior gypsum 5/8" Latex paint class III vapor retarder

Trim Sealant HSS 12" x 12" x 5/8"

Flashing Backer Rod Lintel and Sealant EMU Renovation, University of Oregon Building Enclosures - Corner, Rowell

The canopy is supported by tapered steel plate that is incorperated into the building's primary structure. Gusseted angle iron brackets are located and fastened mechanically. Using this positive stop referece, site intallers can weld off the filleted tube and bracket joint.

The steel tube protrudes through the curtain wall at a section of opaque aluminum spandrel panel. The panel is custom fabricated to direct water away from the face sealed joint.

Drawn by: Luke Larsen

11.08.14

Checked by: Ryan Dirks

11.18.14

Face Sealed

scaled 3":1'

WAUSAU Curtainwall

WAUSAU Curtain Wall face sealed

Superwall SSG Four-Side Silicone Glazed Face Sealed Extruded Aluminum

XPS Rigid Insulation Preformed Aluminum Gutter Pilkington Stand-Off SS

Tapered Steel Plate 6 x 3/8 w/ stiffening weldment Tempered Glass Canopy face sealed

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Stainless steel pilkington stand offs mount to the tapered plate and hold the tempered glass sheet canopy. The stand off hardware attaches with a minimal reveal.

The canopy slopes back towards the building. Rainwater is captured and returned to a harvesting cistern.

Pilkington Stand-off Tapered Steel Plate 6 x 3/8 w/ stiffening weldment Integrated Gutter

Tapered Steel Plate 6" x 3/8" w/ stiffening weldment Face Sealant All-Around Gusseted Angle Iron Bracket 4 x 4 x 3/8 HSS 10 x 8 x 3/8 w/ intumescent paint Angle Iron trim ledger 4 x 4 x 1/8 Peel and Stick air sealing Continuous Curtain Wall Gutter Downspout

Superwall SSG Shelf Angle w/ Flashing Four-Side Silicone Glazed

Backer Rod and Sealant Extruded Aluminum

Canopy Intersection

Custom Aluminum Spandrel Panel

Rigid insulation is installed behind the compromised section of curtainwall to maintain a continuous thermal boundary and effective airseal. Peel and stick membrane backs the mullion to trim steel joint.

Pre-Cast Lintel WAUSAU Curtainwall

EMU Renovation, University of Oregon Building Enclosures - Corner, Rowell Drawn by: Luke Larsen

11.08.14

Checked by: Ryan Dirks

11.18.14

Tempered Glass Canopy HSS 10 x 8 x 3/8 face sealed w/ intumescent paint Pilkington Stand-off Angle Iron Trim 4 x 4Gutter x 1/8 Integrated Peel and Stick HSS 10 x 8 x 3/8 air sealing w/ intumescent paint Continuing Curtainwall Angle Iron Trim 4 x 4 x 1/8 Peel and Stick air sealing

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EMU Renovation, University of Oregon Building Enclosures - Corner, Rowell Drawn by: Luke Larsen

11.08.14

Steeprock Builders Shop Apprentice Carpenter

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Welder

Telluride Woodworks Woodworker Cabinetmaker Trim Carpenter

photos: J. Guest

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Larsen Jointery Furniture Maker Designer

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Sculptor

DBV Forgeworks and Fabrication Project Manager Designer Fabricator

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Narrowed Waters:

A kinetic passive conditioning strategy shinsulators water bars valve controls water wheel

PROBLEM STATEMENT:

Shinsulator can open 1.

Bars cannot open

Shinsulator2. can close Bars can open

Shinsulator cannot close 3.

Bars can close

To make the interior of a proposed 1,000 SF visitor center in the high desert climate of Osoyoos, BC thermally comfortable throughout the year. To achieve this goal the space must be heated in the winter and cooled in the summer.

ALL OPEN 4. **not possible**

Planetary Clutch: An exposed mechanical drive line that allows a user to control water as a rotational input.

This force drives a gear and chain system that slides the shinsulator bank open and closed.

PLANETARY CLUTCH

WATERWHEEL DRIVE CLUTCH A RATIO RAISING

CARRIER JOINS PLANET GEARS

ASSEMBLY CONTROL POINT

OUTPUT OUTPUT

A clutch to disengage the driveline RING GEAR CATCH ENGAGES DRIVE TRAIN

CARRIERS COUPLE

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IDLE

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DISENGAGE

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INPUT INPUT

PLANET: 9 SUN: 18 RING: 36 PLANET CARRIER: 24

Pivoting Water Bar aluminum plate torsional dampener

for a thermally massive roof pond

water ballast drain mechanism lead counterweight DESIGN INTENT: To create an integrated kinetic roof system that passively conditions the space. To respond to the Canadian desert context with a poetic dynamic gesture. This system, comprised of shading, insulation, and thermal mass will allow a user to regulate and normalize the temperature within the interior of their enclosure by collecting, reradiating, and purging heat energy

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CHARGING

RE-RADIATING

FLUSHING Osoyoos, BC

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Structural Optimization in Furnituremaking: An Ex plorat ion of t he Trestl e Tabl e Typo l o gy

Trestle End Loading Diagram

Trestle End Deflection: Cables with Free Post

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A design process that cycles through iterative alternatives allows for incremental improvement.

Within the constraining parameters of any given design space there exists a field of potential solutions.

This project employs evolutionary algorithms to explore structural optimization at the furniture making scale.

Digital models, hand calculations, and break testing are used to inform design decisions. Generative scripts are employed to make a series of parametrically related discrete members that form a field of formal possibilities. Input parameters are constrained to lie within the confines of the trestle table structural typology.

Trestle Table Loading Diagram

Skinny + Thin

16th Century British

Meshed Stress Concentrations

Skinny + Wide

17th Century American New England

Oak - H30” x L93” x W361/2”

Pine & Oak H36” x L1461/2” x W24”

Stocky + Low

19th Century American 19th Century Italian

Skinny + Trim

20th Century Italian

Mid-Atlantic

Oak - H341/2” x L58” x W32”

Walnut - H31” x L95” x W26”

Walnut & Maple - H29” x L38” x W24”

Vernacular traditions serve as repositories of evolutionary optimization. Craftsman learn, encode, and share structural knowelege through their culturally influenced notions of proportional correctness and aestetic beauty.

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Testing the Design Space Topostruct, a topological optimization tool, is used to preemptively visualize the force trajectories within the trestle end design space.

Lateral Load (-x) Vertical Load (-y) Design Space Void

Boundary Restraints fixed in all 6 DOF

Vertical Load Only a two dimensional boundary curve as well as the external forces and restraints that act upon its edges are first defined. Topostruct then runs procedurally and determines the stress concentrations within the given field. Areas of least stress are culled and the procedure repeats. As the number of iterations increases, so does the clarity of the refined stress trajectories within the system.

This exploratory approach offers quick formal feedback.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;riggedâ&#x20AC;? finite element analysis model is leveraged to iteratively and adaptively test the goodness of fit (magnitude of member forces) of the specific solutions within the prescribed field. After exporting the results member sizes, shapes, and materials are selected through an analogue process of quickly testing and documenting individual member utilizations. A design dialogue ensues between the material and the formal optimizations. Representative individual iterations are selected for validation through hand calculations and break testing.

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Vertical and Lateral Load

The results from this design method are then translated into a built interpretation of the trestle table. The interrelationship between the performative feedback of digital optimization tools and the process of making is explored. The design results are compared with discrete examples of traditional trestle tables. These unselfconscious designs have been iteratively honed through the passage of generations.

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Temporal Architecture: Time, Light, and the Window