Portfolio

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0 - Table of Contents1 - THE GRID - Thesis on Architectural Visualization2 - HIKARI Sunshade3 - Parametric Modeling in Grasshopper4 - “Cornerstone Outlook’ Community Center5 - Materials and Assembly: Enclosure6 - BioLogic: Jellyfish Explorations7 - Fall 2012 Studio: ECS Classroom8 - Spring 2012 Studio: “GRASP’ Alternative School9 - Fall 2011 Studio: “REVEAL’ Environmental Center10 - Fall 2010 Studio: “MOVING MEMORY’ Film Archive11 - Kobayashi Maru: ‘Through Staccato Membrane’12 - Serious Sam Forever Project

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THE GRID - Thesis on Architectural VisualizationFALL 2013 - SPRING 2014THE GRID stemmed from a realization that, as any design firm will always have a digital model of a project and that the digital realm will never stop growing as a part of design, architects must take every step available to maximize the tools that already exist to produce the best possible digital experience before the project goes into construction. The final book on ISSUU:

1. Final presentation setup in Miller Gallery2. Graphics card used for the visualizations3. Video strip of user interaction4. CryEngine running THE GRID

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HIKARI SunshadeSpring 2014This was a collaboration with another student, Sam Sanders, that focused on acquiring environmental data, strengthening design and application skills, and applying advanced construction methodologies to make a working, long-lasting system. The ultimate aim was to produce a functional and easily replicable, non-invasive solar shading unit for the windows of CFA 200, the main architectural studio for the fourth and fifth years.

1. Closeup of the folded material2. View of the entire system installed3. The operable winch mechanism4. Render of several sunshades

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Parametric Modeling in GrasshopperFALL 2013Parametric Modeling was a course that integrated Grasshopper and Rhinoceros. The Grasshopper explorations featured advanced uses of its components as well as some basic scripting. The second half of the course focused on making a parametrically defined shape in one of the campus buildings.

1. Self-intersecting Möbius strip2. Grid spacing affected by an attractor3. Module replacement and deformation4. Parametric shape with an illusion

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‘Cornerstone Outlook’Community CenterFALL 2012A collaborative project with a team of four others to design a community center for Action Housing development as part of the Issues of Practice class headed by John Folan. We produced a 139-page book detailing various aspects of the entire design, from site studies to plans to renders to construction implementation. The book is available on ISSUU below:

1. Exploded detail of a custom door2. Section through the entire project3. View from the street corner4. Lawn area with activities

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ENCLOSUREMaterials and AssemblySPRING 2011A collaborative project with a studio team to design an enclosure out of plywood and zip ties that allows for passage through in one direction. This construction was able to be assembled and disassembled in only a few hours. It was assembled in the Great Hall of the CFA building on the CMU campus.

1. View of entire enclosure isolated2. Detail of exterior joinery3. Detail of interior and zip ties4. Oculus from the interior

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BioLogic: JellyfishExplorationsFALL 2012A collaborative project with a team of four others to explore material and mechanical connections between the leg of a frog and a jellyfish. The focus shifted towards the jellyfish and through many iterations we analyzed the motion of a Jellyfish, applying it to real architectural applications.

1. Sketch of frog leg motion and position2. Nitinol, a flexible material, study3. Still of an animation of application4. Render of application wall

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Studio: ECS ClassroomFALL 2012A collaborative project with a studio team to design furniture for a 7th grade classroom at the Environmental Charter School in Pittsburgh. We designed storage units out of the old desks, new tables with write-able surfaces and new large chairs for the students.

1. Diagram of the storage unit design2. Diagrams of chairs with variations3. Photo of storage units in place4. Photo of chairs and tables in place

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Studio: ‘GRASP’ Alternative SchoolSPRING 2012An alternative school in East Liberty, Pittsburgh. It is organized into three volumes - clock-making, a service core, and plant-growing. The project focused on construction and detailing, injecting spatial and experiential elements into a design driven by believable composition.

1. Ground floor plan showing train track2. Photo of model with accurate site3. Section through volumes and train4. Sectional cutout render

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Studio: ‘REVEAL’ EnvironmentalCenterFALL 2011An environmental center in Frick Park, Pittsburgh. This environmental center highlighted the true problem of trash in the park as it accumulates along the rivers and streams in the park. It was split into two programs, a public and a learning space.

1. Section through learning space 2. Site plan showing parking and paths3. Photo of model near learning entrance4. Render of exterior plant lab

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Studio: ‘MOVING MEMORY’ FilmArchiveFALL 2010A film archive in Oakland, Pittsburgh. This film archive utilized a mechanical storage system to store the film around the spaces of the archive. The storage medium reflected the nature of the film strip, placing the film into the frames of the archive.

1. Long section showing the archive2. Aerial render next to the museum3. Front elevation showing both floors4. Interior render of the gallery

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Kobayashi Maru: ‘Through Staccato Membrane’SPRING 2012An abstract project consisting of generated sound and an installation in the University Center of Carnegie Mellon University. The project explored motion through immobility and the disassociation of a place from its space.

1. Projector and Speaker setup2. Entire installation near the UC3. Detail of rope connection4. In-progress construction

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Serious Sam Forever Project2008-2010Prophets-of-Sam was an international group of fans of the video game series Serious Sam created by Croteam that began work on recreating the first game in the series using the engine of the second game. I worked on a few levels for the project as well as models and a video trailer, seen below.

1. The same area: after and before2. Exterior of dense suburbs area3. Interior of a multi-level tomb4. Progress on the interior of a temple

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