Tucker Architectural Portfolio

DAVID TUCKER

PORTFOLIO

David Tucker

Aspiring architect with 4+ years experience in all project phases and an approach to design that seeks to leverage new methods of practice to efficiently craft contextually driven projects sensitive to the realities of the client.

experience

Architectural Associate | Reid Smith Architects

Office Standards

-Managed office BIM360 transition and BIM consultant collaboration.

-Developed Cloud based material library and assisted in standard detail library.

Schematic Design

-Developed office standards for video and rendering walkthroughs.

-Collaborated on initial space planning for 5,000 to 12,000 sq. ft, high-end residences.

-Developed Revit models based on lead designers conceptual drawings and CAD layouts.

2020-2024

tuck.dm@gmail.com

Revit

AutoCAD

Rhino

Sketchup

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Premier Pro

Adobe After Effects

Procore Bluebeam BIM360

Enscape Lumion

software skills language skills

English

8 years (professional, academic)

6 years (professional, academic)

4 years (academic)

1 year (professional)

11 years (professional, academic)

8 years (professional, academic)

6 years (independent)

4 years (independent)

4 years (independent)

3 years (professional)

4 years (professional)

4 years (professional)

5 years (professional, academic)

1 year (professional)

Native

Portuguese B2

German A1

-Led design of additional buildings within main projects.

Design Development

-Transitioned Revit models from schematic design to construction documents.

-Performed value engineering with project team.

Construction Documents

-Drafted full sets of construction documents including schedules and details.

-Coordinated and reviewed consultants’ drawings.

-Coordinated permit submissions for single residences.

Construction Administration

-Managed RFIs, change orders, and questions from contractors.

-Participated in AOC calls with whole project team.

-Reviewed truss, steel, fireplace, and window shop drawings.

Architectural Freelancing | Independent

Schematic to Construction Administration on a 3,600 sq ft office building renovation with the use of AI.

Architectural Intern | FPM

Transitioning archived construction documents to Revit and 3D printing campus model.

General Construction Laborer | Bargloff Co.

Structural steel assembly and concrete work on industrial sized projects.

education

NCARB Licensure Progress

1 ARE taken (5 remaining).

Completed all required Architectural Experience Program hours.

Iowa State University

2024

2018

2017

2015-2020 Bachelor of Architecture

ETH Zürich

2019

Snake River North

Prince Place

Jackson, Wyoming

A 10,000 square foot residence nestled the woodlands along the Snake River. This design has a new twist to contemporary Scandinavian with three transparently connected gabled masses that evokes the sense of a small cluster of homes nestled in the woods. The use of heavier materials contrasting openness and the direction of the gabled ceilings produce resounding yet cozy spaces to call home.

Project Role:

-Assisted in design under project architect.

-Presentation and visualization throughout schematic design.

-Managed changes throughout design development and value engineering.

-Drafted complete CD set with details. (Supervised by project architect)

-Coordinated building permit submissions.

-Managed changes and initial shop drawings. (Supervised by project architect).

Rendering showing building form and relationship to surrounding landscape for use in client presentation. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit, Photoshop)

Detail Coordination

A high degree of focus was attributed to the upper level envelope surrounding the gabled masses because of the incorporation of an inbuilt photovataic shingle system along with the design intent to give these roofs a consistent matching width throughout.

level floor showing overall project. (Primary design by Nourse) (Revit)

Building Section with roof structure detail callouts (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit)

Interior rendering of the greatroom for client presentation. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit, Lumion)

Riverbend

Jackson, Wyoming

Buried within the bend of a hillside overlooking Wolf Peak, this 7,500 sq ft home seeks harmony with it’s surrounding landscape, melding into the topography with most of it’s footprint submerged with an unusual yet functional wedge shaped plan that punches out to allow in light. The upper level contrasts this with a high degree of transparency crowned with a roof-line reflecting the jagged mountain-scape backdrop.

Project Role:

-Assisted in design under project architect.

-Presentation and visualization throughout schematic design.

-Designed separate garage shop structure. (Supervised by project architect)

-Assisted in value engineering.

-Drafted complete CD set with details. (Supervised by project architect)

-Coordinated building permit submissions.

-Managed all changes, RFIs, and shop drawings. (Supervised by project architect).

Rendering showing building form and relationship to surrounding landscape for use in client presentation. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit, Photoshop)

Shop Drawings Coordination

Throughout the transparent main level, electric tintable Halio glass was incorporated; requiring a high degree of coordination brought by the limitations and benefits this product holds. Close contact with several different consultants was necessary to successfully conduct steel and window shops in unison allowing a minimum of structure shown and tightness to adjacent materials.

Building Section with roof structure detail callouts (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit)

Main level floor plan showing overall project. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit)

Construction Photo

Yellowstone Club

Lot 114

Big Sky, Montana

Resting along Andesite Ridge with world class views of Lone and Spanish Peaks, this 10,000 sq ft residence blends contemporary with traditional design and emphasizes the vistas with it’s gabled forms pointing directly to the peaks they are framing.

Project Role:

-Adjusted the Revit model to reflect extensive changes made during construction administration.

-Coordinated with interior designer changes.

-Additional details, RFIs, and shop drawings during the construction administration phase.. (Supervised by the project architect)

Rendering showing building form and relationship to surrounding landscape for use in client presentation. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit, Photoshop)

Main level floor plan of overall project.. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit)

Elevation for Architectural Review Committee presentation. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit, Photoshop)

Building Section showing roller shade detail callouts. (Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit)

Construction Photo of front elevation from Summer 2020. Primary design by Daryl Nourse) (Revit, Photoshop)

Carver Hall

Ames, Iowa

Built in 1969 with construction documents all drafted by hand, Carver Hall is one of many campus buildings that I translated archived documents into Revit for the ease of future changes in the contemporary day. This particular project held 133,454 sq ft through 6 levels containing classrooms, offices, labs, service rooms and an multi leveled auditorium.

In addition to campus building BIM re-halls, I worked on additions upon a physical campus model. Buildings through campus were modeled within sketchup and fabricated through 3D printing.

Renderin displaying the high amount of fine detail created. (Revit)

Archived Documents that were referenced to translate the Carver Hall construction documents into Revit. (FPM Archives)

Renderings displaying the exposed structure of Carver Hall created from archived structural engineering documents. (Revit)

Campus Model showing entire university. (3D printing, painting)

3D Print Modeling of campus buildings. (Sketchup)

Performing Arts Center

Chicago, Illanois

A design for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Performing Arts Center in the Fulton district that is a contextually driven response to the small footprint of the site and the dynamic nature of the neighborhood that lies on the edge of the west loop. This project comprised the final semester of the architecture program at Iowa State University and was a finalist for the Substance Forum competition.

Rendering

Unobstructed Atrium

In order to allow for an unobstructed atrium, a unique approach was taken; the entire sixth level consists of a series of Vierendeel trusses, anchored upon the shear walls surrounding the main hall and holding the two eastern performance hall above the atrium. This cantilevered space creates an unobstructed atrium that serves as an extension of the sidewalk, drawing people into and through the space and anchoring the building into the fabric of the Fulton Market District.

Plan garage level (AutoCAD, Illustrator)

Structure

Plan ground level (AutoCAD, Illustrator)

Plan third level, east halls. (AutoCAD, Illustrator)

Performing Halls

The Performing Arts Center contains three halls, a main performance hall, a smaller experimental hall, and a black box theater. These halls are expressed as solid volumes extruding from the facade’s glazing, forming a cantilever that invites the passing public into the building. Site and acoustical studies were conducted in all halls to optomize the seating arrangment and acoustic paneling format.

Continental field of view

Choir field of view

Line of site studies demonstrating the lines of site throughout the main hall (AutoCAD, Illustrator)

Acoustic studies demonstrating the reflection of sound off the main hall “cloud” (AutoCAD, Illustrator)

Plan second level, main hall. (AutoCAD, Illustrator)

Plan fifth level (AutoCAD, Illustrator)l

Plan sixth level (AutoCAD, Illustrator)l

Physical Model

Physically modeling the proposed center and placing it into the immediate context best demonstrates just how the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Performing Arts Center lies on the edge of the West Loop, bringing world class entertainment to the booming district. Adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway, this proposed performance arts center operates as a threshold from the Chicago Loop to the Fulton Street Market, drawing people to the district.