d. buzzard - portfolio - winter 2011
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PSU Graduate Application SubmissionTRANSCRIPT
DuStin buZZaRd
644 northeast KnoTt strEet
Portland, OR 97212
562.895.2050
dESign Portfolio:
Master of architecture CanDiDaTE
DepArtMEnT oF ArchItecTuRE
PortLaNd StaTe University | FalL 2011
table of contents:
sacramental city
rethinking portable classrooms
small learning community
temporary stage for the performing arts
oaks bottom discovery center
eventful path & pavilion
SkEtcHes & graphic media
handmade
the sacramental city
Arch 480 | fall 2010 | knightS
Project:
RefIguring place for thE 'whOlLY oThER"' a proPoSal for a
sacramental" iNterVEnTioN in the City. CReate a sancTuary
for THe Multi-CuLtUral CommunIty of PortLand's downtown
UnIverSiTy DisTRict.
I believe PSU is in need of a true "gallery", a place where
students, professors and guest "artists can present various
forms of fIre-transformed artwork. A cross-disciplinary ex-
change, The gallery will be a space - a sanctuary - to display
works of art that are in someway transformed by fIre. There
will be no doors, opEN TO AlL, The SanCtuARY WilL aLLow For
ReFlEcTIon, foR RituAl - At any time - while respecting what
is sacred for the fellow artist. The act of making and Us-
ING fIre is both symbolic and literal, providing warmth and
hospitality, cReation and DEstruction. A Real Fire Burns at
the Core, as a symbolic fIxture of The FierY aRTS. The Street
Level offers A BakERy shAring The FirE's hEat, in The art of
Making FoOD.
Part I
RethInKinG poRtable classrooms
PSU arch 382 | spRing 2010 | Leite
Project:
Part I
Design a modulAr portalbe ClassRoom.
The Proposed scheme": a classroom prefabricated and shippeD
in tWO sections on A fLat-bed semi-truck. sliding Window Pan-
els seRve as artwork Display and sun screenIng. The class-
room also hAS a single restroom and covered outdoor deck
to proVIDE FoR ouTdoor lEARniNg.
Part II
Collaboration with MARIAM MOLLAGHAFFARI, SCOTT FLODIN
redesigning the current portable classroom we proposed
new interior and exterior modifIcations to improve the ex-
periential and physical value of these classrooms. Our main
design focused on an exterior wrap that gave the portable
classroom more aesthetic appeal while creating new exte-
rior spaces, FilTering NaturaL light and providing spaces for
plant growth and art display. We then compiled our options
into a catalog for school districts to CoNSiDEr.
Part Ii
SMaLl learning community
Psu Arch 384 | Spring 2010 | Dacey
PrOjEct:
addrEsS The LAck of Character, sitIng and InfraStrUcture OF
a TyPiCAL Portable ClassRoOm, design a PrefaBRIcAted, Perma-
nent structure That acts As A reMote-cEnter, MakiNG a Place
For Itself and Future, PorTaBle ClASsRoomS.
Often portable classrooms are placed on school sites in the
leftover space. As designers, we SeE This As An OPpORtUnity
to PrOmote a strong community within the school and neigh-
borhood. This proposal sEekS to reconfIgure small groupings
of unsightly classroom buildings into a progRaMmatic devel-
opment where the building becomes the canvas to display
and encourage visual arts. THe PreFabRicated STructure Acts
as an Armature binding the cluster of classrooms Together
with a covered display place, performance space and outdoor
learning environMEnT.
a temporary stage for the
performing arts
PSu Arch 381 | WinTeR 2010 | GriffIn
PRoJect:
DeSign A TemporarY sTaGE fOr The PeRForMinG aRtS.
A stage for the performing arts. Just As Clothing protects
and comforts a singular body and expresses identity, Archi-
tecture also protects" and shelters bodie"s" while expressing
identity. Drawing from these parallels I designed a stage uti-
liZinG common threads in both garment and building. TO Keep
In Touch with A SenSe Of identity and ritual that both use
in Terms of culture. the temporary structure, would stay
intacT for a season of performance art activities, USING a
durable fabric-like material from discarded billboards. This
3-ply vinyl, comes in 40" x 96"" sheets that can be patterned,
cut and AttAcHed to a structural frame made of paper tubes.
The form creates a raised platform, a space for performers
and proViDes SpaCE For Lighting. The stage is the tool where
the performer can now express their identity.
Oaks BotTom disCovery Center
pSu Arch 380 | fall 2009 | Po"teStIo
PRoject:
DeSign a BuilDing To explore the inter-relationship between
human beings and natural orders, patterns and systems.
The Structure Provides for the investigation, interpretation,
study and appreciation of a wetland located in The heart of
a major metropolis - THe OAKS BottOM WetLand. THe discovery
center will be a destination for students from portland
schools, offerING facilities For fIeld trips, classes, research
projects, and exhibitions related to the wetlands and the
wildlife that inhabits this place. THe Site Chosen is OFF THE
MAIN WALKING AND BIKING PATH, IN A CLEARING wherE a Small
Pond, And Tree Lies. A BoardWalk aRound the POnd DRaws At-
TENTION TO THE CHANGING WATER LEVELS AND NATURAL SYSTEMS
WITHIN.
Eventful path &" pavilion
PSu Arch 180 | WinTEr 2009 | Froning
PROJECT:
CREATE A MaP of a LANDSCAPe and A joUrneY through the
AnAlysIS of a Piece of Music.
MuSic was AnaLyZed through DrawIng and Collage, this De-
velOped iNto a Basalt Rock TerraiN ReSembLing The SoutHErn
Coast OF Iceland, a Image of a Terrain that Has Static Quali-
ties RemInIscent of the Music - GrainY, CrISP Needle-to-ReCORd
Sound Likened to White Noise of The Coast. THe ProPosed JouR-
ney IncludeD A PavilIoN On A Path Where A TRaveLler Found
ReingNiTiOn OF His PassIon In A ShElter That was ConstructEd
Around a FirePlace, A FiRe he Would KeEp Alive As ContinuaTion
of a 'Static"' Theme.
Passion
I SteP on damp soil, on Moss-covered stones,
I taste the ThiCK salty air, the sea is near.
Searching for meaning. a journey, the story unfolds.
While I maintaIn a Fire's Comforting fLame.
I challenGe order, a COde reveals signifIcance aT the sea
Whose Waves synchroniZe with Heaven and earth.
stilL I seArCh for ToOlS, to keep My passions AlIve.
Sketches and other grapHic media
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HandmadE
"'The Real Core of All Architectural Work Lies in the Act of
Construction...the Knowledge of how to make things, which
lies at the boTtom of HuMAn Skill.'
-PeTer ZuMThoR, Thinking ArChiTecture
1 LuminairE | February 2010:
hanging lamp, antique LighT Bulb & 100 sheets of haNDmADE
PapEr. Inspired by Hokusai"""'s woodblock prinT 'EjirI in surUGA
ProviNCE'
2 MaP | OcTObEr 2010:
research And PlaceMent of Sacred Spaces in Portland, re-
vealing a constellation of Places of WorSHIp - CongreGations
are Denoted by Nodes Of Light While ThRead Links All Denomi-
national Communities. 8'X12' wood, plastic & wire
3 Workshop | June 2009:
My father designed and constructed a workshop, I framed the
structure during the summer, completing the walls, shear
panels and roof trusses and Sheathing. standard 2X4 wood,
1100 Sq. ft.
4 MateRiAL Study | NoVember 2010:
the manipulation of glass into form, a single sheet of bulls-
eye striker glass was cut and placed inTo a dam and kiln.
the Glass was slumpEd and fuseD at 1600 degrees FahrenheiT
for EighteEn hours. plasic stand with refLective brass to
illuminate the varying shades of red.
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