Mason Hardel Architecture Portfolio

MASON HARDEL

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

WEBBER PARK SCIENCE CENTER

IN 2023 UNDER THE SUPERVISON OF MY PROFESSOR THOMAS WESTBROOK, I WAS TASKED WITH DESIGNING A LEARNING CENTER SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES. WHAT I EVENTUALLY DESIGNED WAS A WATER SCIENCE CENTER FOCUSED AROUND PLAY AND EDUCATION.

THIS PROJECT HAD A LARGE EMPHASIS ON HAND-CRAFTED PROCESSES AND WORK. SKETCHUP, REVIT, AND ENSCAPE WERE UTILIZED TO HELP RENDER IMAGES AND LAYOUT PROGRAMMING, BUT TRACE AND HAND-DRAWN SKETCHES HELPED ILLUSTRATE THE CONCEPTUAL AND FINAL DESIGN.

CONCEPT WATER COLLECTION SECTION

WHAT INSPIRED THE SHAPE OF MY BUILDING WAS A PLAYABLE WATER TABLE. I WANTED THE CENTER TO INTERACT WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE BY USING THE RAIN AND SNOW FOR THE BUILDING'S SYSTEMS.

I INCORPORATED A CATCHMENT SYSTEM INTO THE LOW POINT OF THE ROOF TO HELP SUPPLY THE INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURES OF THE CENTER.

CONCEPT SIMULATORS UTILIZING CAPTURED WATER

WEBBER PARK SCIENCE CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

PRECEDENT RECIPES

THE GOAL OF THIS 2023 PROJECT WAS TO DISECT A PRECEDENT IMAGE STYLE FOUND ON THE INTERNET, FIGURE OUT HOW TO CREATE THE STYLE AND APPLY IT TO A PREVIOUS PROJECT OF MY CHOOSING, AND BUILD A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE ON HOW TO CREATE THE STYLE AND APPLY IT TO OTHER PROJECTS. POOL

STEP 1

BUILD AND RENDER A 3D MODEL

STEP 2

OVERLAY THE RENDER WITH A SKETCHED SITE

PRE-PHOTOSHOP PROCESS WORK

I USED SEVERAL TOOLS AND METHODS TO CRAFT THESE WORKS INCLUDING SKETCHUP, ENSCAPE, ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, AND HANDDRAWING TECHNIQUES.

STEP 3

OVERLAY THE RENDER WITH A SKETCHED BUILDING TEXTURE

POOL

HOUSE OF WEBBER PARK, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

STUDENT HOUSING: DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

MY TEAM AND I WERE TASKED WITH DESIGNING A STUDENT CAMPUS FOR DUNWOODY THAT PROVIDED HOUSING, AMENITIES, AND PARKING FOR OUR 2023 CAPSTONE PROJECT. I REDEVELOPED SITE CIRCULATION, DESIGNED A STUDENT HOUSING BUILDING, AND A GYMNASIUM.

THE MAJORITY OF CURTAIN WALLS FROM THE GYM AND STUDENT HOUSING FACILITIES FACE THE OPEN COURTYARD THAT CONNECTS THEM. THIS PROVIDES MORE NATURAL LIGHT INTO BOTH SPACES.

SITE PERSPECTIVE CONCEPT

THE MODERN INDUSTRIAL STYLE BUILDINGS HAVE DARK GREY CORRUGATED METAL PANELS, CORTEN STEEL AND WHEATHERED BRICK FOR THE EXTERIOR FACADES.

NEW TRAFFIC

CIRCULATION

GYMNASIUM STUDENT HOUSING N

SITE CIRCULATION PLAN

DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

PROGRAMMING STUDENT

HOUSING FLOOR PLAN

LEVEL 02-04

I UTILIZED SKETCHUP, REVIT, ENSCAPE, BLUEBEAM, AND HANDDRAWING TO CREATE FLOOR PLANS, SECTIONS, AND ELEVATIONS FROM SCHEMATIC DESIGN TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

GYMNASIUM FLOOR PLAN

HEWITTS HALL - 50,896 TOTAL SF

HEWITTS HALL LOBBY

MODERN FIRE HALL

IN 2023, A QUICK CONCEPT FOR A NEW FIRE HALL IN APPLE VALLEY, MN WAS DEVELOPED. THE PRIMARY GOALS WERE TO MAKE THE FIRE HALL MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, MORE EFFICIENT FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS, AND PROVIDE AN UPDATED LOOK. A CONCEPT WITH AN ENCLOSED GLASS CATWALK, WATER RESISTANT GYPSUM, AND INTERIOR CMU WALL SHOW WHAT THIS NEW FIRE HALL CAN LOOK LIKE.

A GLASS CATWALK WAS DESIGNED AND INTEGRATED ABOVE THE TRUCK BAYS. THIS ALLOWS VISITORS TO TOUR THE FACILITY WITHOUT INTERUPTING THE FIREFIGHTERS' OPERATIONS. THE NEW FIRE HALL PROVIDES IMPORTANT AMENITIES LIKE A NEW GYM, LOBBY, CONFERENCE ROOM, AND KITCHEN FOR A FUNCTIONAL AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

IMPERIAL II-CLASS STAR DESTROYER

THIS PROJECT WAS PERIODICALLY WORKED ON THROUGHOUT 2021 AND 2022. BEING A FAN OF THE POPULAR MOVIE FRANCHISE, STAR WARS, I WANTED TO PUSH MY LIMITS IN SKETCHUP TO SEE WHAT I COULD DESIGN FROM THE SERIES. I CHOSE TO MAKE ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC SHIPS, AN IMPERIAL STAR DESTROYER.

EACH PIECE ON THE HULL OF THE STARSHIP WAS INDIVIDUALLY PATTERNED AND DELIBERATELY PLACED TO SHOWE THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SHIP. THE STAR DESTROYER WAS CONSTRUCTED TO SCALE AND CHALLENGED MY ABILITIES TO CREATE AND DISPLAY FINE DETAILS. BOW

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