benjamin gray portfolio
DESCRIPTION
Passionate designer with 3+ years of experience in the design, fabrication and project management ofcommercial and residential Architecture, as well as event and retail experiences, for private clients andleading brands. A fast learner dedicated to quality work and seeking collaborative challenges ininnovative space design.TRANSCRIPT
Benjamin Gray [email protected] | 503.593.5831 | www.bencgray.com
ExhibitionsObject : Group : Field
NIKE Football Kick-Off
E-commerce
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Golden Hour
Convention Plaza
Tandem DUO
06
26
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NIKE Shoe Shine 2012
Morrison
Eco Flats
10
30
46
Tacoma Array
Rontoms Canopy
Travel
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34
50
4D Sidewalk18
Design
Photography
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Object : Group ; Field
2011RSVR visual research
bside6 Gallery
Portland, OR
Benjamin Gray / Ian Campbell
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Referencing childhood memories of
seemingly boundless landscapes, rows
created singularly of plants buzzing by
the car’s window in a monotonous and
unrelenting cadence. Object : Group :
Field explores the relationship between
these individual objects and their entirety.
The installation constructs an organic yet
structured form of the original memory
while abstracting how the mind categorizes
memories and experiences to form a
persons persona.
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Golden Hour
2012RSVR visual research
Push Arts Festival
Seattle, WA
Benjamin Gray / Ian Campbell
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Golden Hour is a site specifi c light installation encircling South Lake Union Park’s boat pond. Golden Hour uses a series of warm monochromatic lamps to re-imagine how existing public architecture can serve as an armature for pedestrian gathering and individual refl ection through the introduction of light.
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NIKE Shoe Shine
2012
NIKE Shoe Shine
2012RSVR visual researchRSVR visual research
SIA// SnowSports Industries AmericaSIA// SnowSports Industries America
Denver, CODenver, CO
Benjamin Gray / Ian Campbell Benjamin Gray / Ian Campbell
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Shoe Shine, an event hosted by NIKE during the 2012 SIA Festival, showcased 14 pairs of artist-modifi ed NIKE Zoom Force One snowboarding boots, each embodying a unique futuristic theme. The exhibit sought to form a visual as well as spatial relationship with the pieces while enhancing the artwork. The exhibit accomplished this by forming three unique areas designed to inform, embrace and romance the viewer. A projected animation provided event title and sponsor information, laser diodes in series formed a permeable tunnel encapsulating a 36ft long custom light table and pendent lights created intimate lighting for the artist’s work to be observed.
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Tacoma Array
2011RSVR visual research
Space Works Tacoma
Tacoma, WA
Benjamin Gray / Ian Campbell
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Tacoma Array is a site specifi c installation that
explores the idea of implied space with the use
of light as a medium. Through a constant density
of contrasting light reactive string, Tacoma Array
slices through a small storefront space with two
embracing curves, creating a cave-like space
within. Situated on the corner of a busy commuter
intersection, the installation fl oods its surrounding
environment with soft green and violet light.
While viewing the piece up close, the two planes
elegantly engage the viewer in the implied space.
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4D Sidewalk
2010bside6 gallery
Portland, OR
project cityscope
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The building provides a 3-dimensional
pedestrian environment and passively marks a
relationship with the existing Burnside historic
fabric, reinforcing a district, and helping to
defi ne an ordered public way.
This interactive installation seeks to
dynamically distort the urban environment
created by the building façade through the
projection of live video captures that are
augmented by time and spatial representation.
The intent is to allow the building armature
to produce a feedback relationship with
pedestrians, resulting in a 4-dimensional
sidewalk.
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NIKE FKO
2011Football Kick-Off Event
New York, NY
Pixel Pool
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NIKE Football Kick-Off (FKO) was a one
day event for NIKE to launch their new
line of football gear for sponsors and the
public to see for the fi rst time. The event
took place in the Basketball City building
in lower Manhattan on the East River. The
design featured stadium seating with a partial
football fi eld, 100’ LED mechanized screen, a
full size retail store, and a series of designed
rooms to present and showcase their new
products.
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Convention Plaza
2011Common area studies
Portland, OR
works partnership architecture
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As part of a full renovation of the Convention Plaza building in Portland, OR, the main architectural strategy for the project was the design and implementation of new common areas. A total of four common areas, similar in size and shape, were developed to each have a different cosmetic and functionality while maintaining a common conceptual appeal. The Tubes, made from bands of wood, are sliced and peeled from the wall to either provide light to adjacent offi ces making the common area act like a horizontal light well or being backlit to become a light feature within the tubes.
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Morrison
2011Mixed-use / Residential
Portland, OR
works partnership architecture
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The Morrison project is a mixed use building
on the corner of Morrison and Grand in
Portland, OR. The building design consists
of street level retail, underground parking
and four levels of stacked residential. Similar
in appeal to a game of Jenga, the building
is stacked loosely to create four light wells
for landscaping in addition to providing
private and common space in between the
residential bars on each level. The fl exible
fl oor plan of each bar makes it easy to create
one large space or two smaller units to make
the building occupancy denser while still
feeling spacious, unlike traditional mid-rise
residential buildings.
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Rontoms Canopy
2010Rontoms Bar / restaurant
Portland, OR
works partnership architecture
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Rontoms Canopy is a 1500 SF canopy
designed for Rontoms Bar on the corner of
Burnside and 6th in Portland, OR. The all
wood construction of the canopy is made
up of two uniquely bent girders connected
with a ridge beam. The result of the two
different bends creates a gentle array of the
rafters that shields the patrons from the rainy
Northwest winters or sunny summers while
embracing with a welcoming homely feel.
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Management , Production and Styling on
photography sets for Marc Jacobs, Kenneth
Cole, Vans, The North Face, Dr Martens,
Bonfi re, Icebreaker and Ebay.
E-commerce
2012Photographer, Project Manager
Portland, OR
Sandbox Studios / Swingset
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Tandem DUO
2010Duplex Homes
Portland, OR
works partnership architecture
46
Eco Flats
2010Mixed-use Building & Apartments
Portland, OR
SiteWorks Design | Build
50
During 7-weeks of a PSU summer studio
and personal travel, I documented various
architecture, scenery, textures and culture
throughout Europe.
Personal Travel
2009Venice / Paris / London
PSU Studio and personal travel
Barcelona / Girona / Milan /
