Christian Walker - Architecture Portfolio

Christian Walker | University of Arizona Master of Architecture | Spring 2023

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

2021 - current

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

2016 - 2020

ASSISTANT LEARNING SPECIALIST

2021 - current

SUBJECT/EXAM PREP TEAHCER

2021

LEARNING ASSISTANT

2019

Master of Architecture

Fourth Semester

B.S. in Mathematics

Minor in History of Art

C.A.T.S Academics

Advised and Supported UA student athletes in their academic endeavors

Huntington Learning Center

Led tutoring sessions and remedial learning programs for students of various ages

Department of Mathematics, UC Irvine

Worked alongside teachers in and out of class to facilitate learning and assess pedagogy

TECHNICAL

proficient to advanced

Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign

BIM: Revit

Modeling: Rhinoceros, Autocad

Misc: Enscape, Procreate, FL Studio, Bluebeam

Revu, VR Implementation & Design

PRODUCTION

Woodworking, Operation of CNC systems,

Drafting, Tonal Drawing, Concept Modelling

YESTERDAY PARK

Fall 2022

MAPPINGS OF URBAN ENVIRONMENTS

Fall 2022

INTERRUPTED STAIR

Fall 2021

STUDIES IN LIGHT & FORM

2021 - 2023

Yesterday Park

Tucson AZ

The Developing Mercado district of Menlo Park , Tucson’s “birthplace” along the struggling Santa Cruz river

An area with starkly new development , under-utilized park space, and limited culinary variety

Moments of personal and communal reflection through the preservation and enrichment of Tucson’s culinary heritage

Address what we have and what can be shared with a community minded approach to food

Defy standard assumptions of a park, connecting the planes of urban development and the life giving Santa Cruz river

A park sunken below ground and retained by angular walls of mass volcanic rock sourced from the historic local quarry

Tunnels that house communal kitchens and incubator style food stalls offer a place to practice, share, and develop culinary craft

Communal gathering spaces at the heart contrasted with introspective underground shrines for person reflection

Flexible native gardens spaces for recreation and market vending

Execution

Laminated timber and corten steel roof structure of geometric patterning spans the sunken park and raised terraces

Apertures influence the experience of spaces below and direct rainwater

Tunnels that house communal kitchens and incubator style food stalls offer a place to practice, share, and develop culinary craft

A small conditioned center serves as a recipe library and administration

Materials speak of time , memory , and change, conditions that thematically underlie the design and our assessment of the river

conceptual vignettes

KITCHENS/ INCUBATOR SPACES

ADMIN/LIBRARY SHRINES

OUTDOOR COOKING

SHRINES

Mappings of Urban Environments

Food Truck Culture in Tucson AZ

In this mapping I showcase a few of the most well known hot spots for street food as well as the developing symbiotic relationships between food trucks and small business in Tucson.

London

In this series, I sought not only to discover the character of a city but also the ramifications that have come as a result of the history of London, the United Kingdom and the British Empire.

“Germs of Empires”

Interrupted Stair

University of Arizona

A fenced off , unused , retaining area just outside of the UA Computer Laboratory Building that would connect street level to a sunken pedestrian underpass

Significant pedestrian traffic is experienced on both sides of the obstructed area with no connection between

Pedestrians currently must travel a distance in excess of 300 feet to have access between the underpass and street level

A stair offers the opportunity to greatly improve pedestrian circulation between numerous campus amenities including bus stops, parking, and school facilities

“Prime Real Estate for a Stair”

Concept Sketch

Users of this area are required to travel a big loop, with an excessive distance of over 300 feet, in order to access most of the area’s destinations (shown in red). Any direct path is fenced off. Navigation of the area gets confusing and time

DESIGNATED LANES

VEHICLES (i.e. car, bus, etc.)

BICYCLES (+skateboards, scooters, etc.)

CIRCULATION PATH (general direction, on foot) WITH DESTINATIONS IN RED

Thematically inspired by boolean logic trees, the expansive staircase is broken up with interruptions that users map their own personal route through

Concept

Execution

Similar to a “Plinko board,” users circulate through a series of “this way or that way” choices that result in unique experiences and destinations

Rather than inconvenience users, subtle “interruptions” to circulation patterns give the stair a memorable and personalizable quality

Size and positions of pathways and interruptions based on considerations of pedestrian traffic volumes along certain routes

High Traffic routes have more regular tread with wider access, while low traffic routes have greater experimentation with tread and narrower meandering paths

Interruptions function as small seating cubbies and towering planters with raised greenery to shade users

Further Studies

View from Sykes Knob AZ

Light & Curvature Probe

Glass, Aluminum Sheet Metal

Light Vessel / “Blue Bell” Treated Acrylic

Digital Fabrication Study: CNC Router

In this project, I study the qualities and limitations of a vertical CNC router as a means of generating form . One directional, access of a router head presents unique challenges for geometry along curved surfaces . I use this condition as a generator.

Material Culture Studies: “Dirt Clod”

Light & Curvature Probes

Plaster Casts

Spatial Studies: Apertures

Material Culture Studies: “Pine Basket”

phone: (949) 769-9569

email: walkerchristian29@gmail.com

address: 1054 East Knox Drive, Tucson AZ

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