Tyler Jacobson - Portfolio

TYLER jacobson tjjacobs@ksu.edu 303.358.7236 www.tjjacobson.com

ResumĂŠ Education

Kansas State University: 2009 - Present

Master of Architecture (May 2014 graduation)

2013 Design Intelligence #8 graduate program

Notable Classes/Seminars:

Innovative Building Assemblies - Todd Gabbard

Environmental Systems of Arch. - Gary Coates

Architectural Cool Skins - Michael Gibson

Experience

Gould Turner Group: Nashville, Tennessee

June - August 2013

Architectural Intern

Distinctions

USGBC KSU APDesign Liaison:

August 2012 - Present

Eagle Scout:

Earned November 2007

Over 300 recorded hours of community service

Skills

Autodesk:

Revit, Autocad, 3DS Max, Ecotect

Adobe:

Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, AfterEffects, Premier

Table of Contents Architecture Studio Cool Skins - Houston, Texas Performing Arts Academy - Kansas City, Missouri Sol LeWitt Museum - New York, New York Technology Autodesk - Revit, AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Ecotect Adobe - Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premier, AfterEffects Google - SketchUp Art Photography Drawing/Sketches

References

Architecture Studio

Cool Skins - EPA Laboratory - Houston, Texas - Fall 2013/Spring 2014

1’ x 2’ mock-up of double layer cladding system

Small selection of tested materials

Research As part of my fifth year graduate studio, I was part of a research team, looking into improving the thermal performance of rainscreens in hot climates.

In collaboration with Zahner Metals and BNIM Architects, we tested hundreds of samples of steel, aluminum, copper, and zinc, each with different finishes perforations. Our most signififcant finding we titled “rust beef sandiwich�, which included a second layer of alumnium to act as a radiant barrier. This design would allow for the exterior cladding to be made of any material, of any finish, and still perform to the same efficiency as a high performing metal.

Introducing the second layer also allowed for the thinning of materials due to the stressed skin created by the connection of the two layers.

Sizing testing aluminum

Applying finishes to material

Final testing rig

Design With the research gleened from the Rust Beef Sandwich, I developed this design for a high performance laboratory, catered to the modern scientist. It employs sustainable strategies such as a deep light well and a breezeway to combat the hot and humid climate of Houston, Texas. It’s open and flexible spaces were crafted around the idea of the efficiency of the modern scientist.

Images and Graphics created in Revit

First Floor Plan

Lounge

Storage

Customizable Lab Space

Storage

Customizable Lab Space

Cafe Storage

Transverse Section

Tel./Data

Performing Arts Academy - BNIM Atchitects - Kansas City, Missouri - Fall 2012

Sto. Black Box Theater

Music Theater Sto.

Atrium Courtyard

Library

Dance Performance

Second Floor Plan

Design Under the tutalege of three architects from BNIM, I had my most in depth look into construction documents. My set featured drawings down to the detail level that were near professional quality, and greatly increased my understanding of Revit’s capabilities. I researched terra cotta as the primary cladding material due to its sustainable efficiency as well as its flexibilty in color and texture.

Section Detail Perspective

Perspectives and graphics created using Revit and Photoshop

Italy Study Abroad - Redesigning the Tiber River - Rome, Italy - Spring 2013 - Pedestrian Response to Bridges - Venice/Florence, Italy - Spring 2013

Design During the Spring of 2013, I had the chance to work with a landscape architecture student in a joint venture to reliven a baren portion of Rome’s Tiber River. We used the symbol of creation that comes with scaffolding to develop a variety of spaces closer to the river. I applied research done in Italy on the way that pedestrians interact with public spaces to strategically encourage river interaction.

Tiber River Redesign Section

Figure Ground of Tiber Area

Design Axonometric

Research of Bridges

Sol LeWitt One-Artist Museum - High Density Infill Project - New York City, New York - Spring 2012

Design A trip to New York City for studio led to the challenge of designing a museum for a single artist, and furthering my knowledge of designing for an infill site. This was my first attempt at employing terra cotta as the main cladding.

A large light well filled the center of the design, and in collaboration with a light well in back, produced a large amount of indirect light on all of Sol LeWitt’s wall artwork.

The section perspective portion of this task furthered my knowedge of Revit.

First Floor Plan

Exterior Perspective

Second Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan

Interior Atrium

Technology

Renderings done using 3DS Max, Revit, and Photoshop

Revit

Detail done completely in Revit

3DS Max

AutoCAD

Rendering done during internship at Gould Turner Group.

Modeling was done in Revit by GTG, and I performed the rendering in Revit.

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Art

Photos

Drawings/ Sketches

Ink sketches done in Italy

Graphite drawing in Orvieto, Italy

Hand-drawn using burnt umber prismacolor

References

Michael Gibson - Studio Professor

tel: 758.338.6153

email: mdgibson@k-state.edu

Brent Shivers - Prior Employer

tel: 615.297.3122 email: bshivers@gouldturner.com

Matthew Knox - Seminar Professor

tel: 785.564.7278 email: mknox@k-state.edu

tjjacobs@ksu.edu 303.358.7236 www.tjjacobson.com