Taylor Bond - Undergraduate Portfolio

FALL 2023

UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO

Taylor Bond

INFORMATION: 716.720.0877 Tbond13@gmail.com 163 W 200 S APT 209, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101

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2021

2022

2023

PROJECT YEAR

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CERTAIN DOOM

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WASTE CUBE

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WASTE BODEGA

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MATERIAL STUDY

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DEEP MAP

CHAIR

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SEDIMENTARY

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01/WASTE CUBE | FALL 2022 | SHUNDANA YUSAF

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WASTE CUBE A parasitic structure of sorts, the Waste Cube aims to reuse scaffolding to create a space for the collection and resale of industrial building materials. Its simple construction allows it to be endlessly reconfigured in order to accommodate different materials and loads. The movable panels would also allow the space to be adjusted for the season such that people and re-sale items would be protected from the elements.

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This project was the first part of a larger semester long study in which we were examining waste streams of Salt Lake City. The ones I found most prevalent and interesting were industrial waste and food waste. This design seeks to help both by functioning as an industrial waste store, and also a garden/eating area which is joined to the Little Ceasar’s Pizza below (existing brick building).

This drawing shows the use of Little Ceasar’s pre-existing conditions that I utilized to help shape the structure. Using the sign and the HVAC to create openings and visual interest from the street.

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01/WASTE CUBE | FALL 2022 | SHUNDANA YUSAF

West elevation and West section of the Garbage Cube structure and the Little Ceasar’s Pizza at 1/16” = 1”.

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02/WASTE BODEGA | FALL 2022 | SHUNDANA YUSAF

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WASTE BODEGA The waste bodega project is a continuation of the previous project.

Challenged with the task of “making waste a commodity and a fun activity,” it was clear that I would have to get really creative all while maintaining the same site (A Little Ceasar’s Pizza in Salt Lake City) and design logic of the Waste Cube. The the development of deep mapping stories, I was able to think of scenarios in which waste management could be come not only economically positive, but also a fun activity.

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These stories included using tubes (like a bank) to shoot recycled bottles up and around the building and a magnet claw machine as a metal sorting game (recycling track), a composting pulling system with a garden and cooking classes (organics track) and a food store at the center. All three of the programs came together to make a science-museum like fun center that was rooted in education and used the recycling, reuse, and composting as a means to a sustainable bodega.

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02/WASTE BODEGA | FALL 2022 | SHUNDANA YUSAF

Massing diagram showing the three intertwined programs with the bodega in the center.

Diagram of the programs and interlinked functions of the space. Here you can see how the idea of a science museum where you exit through the gift shop has been transformed into exiting through a food store. This allows the space to be entertaining while still functioning as a bodega.

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East Elevation

Weest Elevation

North Elevation

South Elevation

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02/WASTE BODEGA | FALL 2022 | SHUNDANA YUSAF

These three axonometric diagrams were used to demonstrate the functionality of the three separate programs. One aimed towards children’s entertainment, one for teens or adults, and one as a bodega focused on reuse that relies on the waste commodities of the other two.

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This first diagram (above) shows how the bodega and the building itself is designed to reduce usage, while also utilizing the two tracks for reuse of materials.

This diagram shows the recycling track which is an entertainment loop geared mostly towards children. The goal is to educate through fun and engaging activities.

This diagram shows the composting track. Geared more toward young adults, it aims to teach home composting skills while providing a space for community gardening and cooking classes.

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02/CERTAIN DOOM | SPRING 2021 | ERIN CARRAHER

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CERTAIN DOOM In Salt Lake City, we have dealt with water issues for decades. In recent years this has become more apparent, and worries have begun to circulate. One of the largest worries is the level of the Great Salt Lake, due to the toxic chemical that exist in the sediment on the bottom, including arsenic.

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My pavilion is a representation of that fear, holding back the water to expose this sediment. Furthermore, the pavilion itself moves along the track, acting as a measuring tool of the adverse relationship between water level and air quality.

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01/DOOM | SPRING 2021 | ERIN CARRAHER

Parti drawing of the original sliding scale idea.

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MDF model showing the lake level in 2021.

MDF model showing the projected lake level in 2030.

MDF model at 1/16” = 1’

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04/MATERIAL STUDY | FALL 2021 | XIOMARA SALAZAR

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MOTION & MATERIAL In this study of materials, I wanted to focus my attention on longevity and the chemical and physical changes that occur to materials over time. To do so I created 60 paper iterations to discover a form that would be able to show the kind of motion and transformative quality

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while being simple enough to not distract from the study of deteriorating materials.

Using 5 planes that were shooting through a cube, I used both concrete and steel to produce final iterations that demonstrated the link between the form and the change over time.

Drawing of steel model

Drawing of combination model

Drawing of concrete model

Final iteration of paper models

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04/MATERIAL STUDY | FALL 2021 | XIOMARA SALAZAR

Concrete model

Steel model

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Combination model

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05a/DEEP MAP | FALL 2023 | DWIGHT YEE

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DEEP MAP In September I went to Vernal to study the place and its culture. In a three day span I was able to meet local people and research what downtown Vernal (and the surrounding area) had or didn’t have to offer. I used this information to make a plan of how we would respond to the design problem at hand.

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Axonometric deep map showing different speeds and experiences in Vernal based upon the mode of transportation. These are in relation to, and contrasted with, my own experience and particular places I saw.

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05b/SEDIMENTARY | FALL 2023 | DWIGHT YEE

Rendering of landscape and built space.

Created using Rhino, Rendered with Enscape.

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SEDIMENTARY Similar to the sedimentary rock of the surrounding area, Vernal’s culture is made up of many layers. These layers are both social and economic, and they all stack up to make Vernal what it is. This project is interested in finding out what the layers of tomorrow are going to look like and, just like the local Green River, carve out a new and exciting way to interact with these new layers. Thus, the question we pose to ourselves is: how will the direct of an in-the-works downtown pedestrian path shape the newly created terrain of Vernal’s upcoming economies? This project offers an answer to that question

in the form of three intertwined programs that peel back the layers, and give Vernal a new way to thrive socially, economically, and environmentally. By taking inspiration from the local landscape we have created a set of rules and organizational logic that imposes the will of nature onto the culture of Vernal through the form of circulation.

This creates a Micro-environment that alludes to its larger counterpart. The resulting formal components provide an escape from the harsh, loud and flat downtown atmosphere. Changes in topography and a sunken circulation path provide both solar and auditory shade.

LAMPLIGHTER BLOCK

CREATE CIRCULATION BASED ON RULES OF NATURE

SPACE SEPERATION

RAISE TOPOGRAPHY

LOWER CIRCULATION

FORM SELECTION

TAKE CONTOUR LINES FOR INTERIOR DESCISIONS

ADD LANDSCAPING AND OUTDOOR MICROCOSM

CONNECT TO VERNAL THROUGH UN-INTERUPTED CIRCULATION

We used the rules of nature and erosion to decide where and how to raise and lower the landscape.

05b/SEDIMENTARY | FALL 2023 | DWIGHT YEE

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05b/SEDIMENTARY | FALL 2023 | DWIGHT YEE

Section A

Section B

Elevation of North Facade at 1/16” = 1’

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05b/SEDIMENTARY | FALL 2023 | DWIGHT YEE

GROUND LEVEL

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Floor Plans of Hub Building at 1/16” = 1’

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MDF Model at 1/16” = 1’ 28

05b/SEDIMENTARY | FALL 2023 | DWIGHT YEE

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06/RECLINER CHAIR | FALL 2021 | XIOMARA SALAZAR

Template 1

Template 2

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RECLINER CHAIR By measuring our own bodies and the angles of our comfort, my partner, Rebecca Birch, and I were able to gather enough information and research to redevelop the traditional recliner. The idea of a recliner is to have two positions, one upright for working or reading, and one at an obtuse angle to lounge. We were able to achieve both positions without mechanics or moving parts.

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Template 3

We began with an abstract idea of a blob of some sorts, which we found was hard to draw or think about creating. Being that our studio project was to make our design from recycled cardboard, we found that we were able to better visualize it in section as individual planes. We then took 6 of these planes as templates to start hand cutting the cardboard.

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This picture shows me testing a few of the first cuts and how they would work for posture. The hard part of this process was deciding what came between each template, which we had to make informed guesses on.

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06/RECLINER CHAIR | FALL 2021 | XIOMARA SALAZAR

These are the dimensions of the final iteration of the chair.

GARBAGE CUBE This original sketch was later transformed into a clay model. The sketch as well as the model helped us visualize the mass before developing templates for the cardboard.

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Final chair, assembled with 528 cardboard pieces and 10 cans of spray glue.

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