rand lemley - portfolio in transition
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Rand Lemley
Portfolio in Transition
November, 2015
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Fort Point Transplant // C-1 Studio
CBT Architects
Project 2 - Workforce Housing / Hotel
Kao Design Group
Parallel Projections
BAC Student Lecture Series
Resumé
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My portfolio is in transition......so what follows is a blend of new and old, fresh and fermented. Enjoy!
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Fort Point TransplantAgricultural Campus // Fall 2014 // Brien Baker and Ellen Merritt
One version of the cleft: circulation and planting
This C-1 level studio used a pair of parking lots in the Fort Point district of Boston as a site for an urban agricultural campus. Very early, I took an attitude toward the site as a cleft that desired healing. This idea of the cleft was carried out through a variety of scales, including the circulation through the campus park seen here. The broadest stroke is a new healing cleft of water that winds through the site turning from brackish to fresh.
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}During the first week, I took multiple trips to the site to sketch maps of the area. These maps were later overlaid to try to find affinities or disconnects.
From these maps, I found places of quiet, areas of disregard for the environment -- built or natural -- and began to take an attitude toward the site. There was scarcity of the former and abundance of the latter.
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Interim Design Problemthe coffee process embodied
As an intro to natural systems, I explored the process of growing and brewing coffee. What would a self-contained structure for the production of coffee look like? Could a person build such a structure on their own? What materials would be needed? What kind of innovative structure could house this ritual? Through sketching, storyboarding, and modeling, I tested ideas and learned about how natural and artificial processes can work together to enhance the human experience. These lessons were carried back into the semester-long project of the urban agricultural campus.
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Performative section and plan of the coffee “house”
Models testing the scale and form of the space
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Back on the Fort Point project, I continued to explore the site through different means. As a cyclist myself, I was particularly interested in the climate for cycling in the area. One afternoon I took photos of every bicycle I found in the district and interviewed a few fellow cyclists, which you can see mapped below as dots. I plugged this data in alongside other GIS data in ArcGIS and gained a better picture of the bike safety in the district, which is apparently better than much of the surrounding region. With this exploration, I found that I did not need to focus as heavily on cycling in my own design.
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My concept of the cleft began with these two drawings, the site plan and section. The work to dig the Ted Williams Tunnel left a scar above ground that remains to this day. Buildings in Fort Point were razed to make way for the excavation and the remainder is a pair of enormous parking lots that form a cleft between the two halves of Fort Point. On a day with any kind of weather, anyone making the passage is subject to whatever elements are at work. I decided I wanted to use the program to stitch and heal the two halves, but I didn’t know yet how that would take place.
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Models and drafted topographies exploring possible ground deformations
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This studio was paired with a site design course, a first for the BAC as I am aware. Part of that synergy was made manifest through a clay modeling exercise to play with topography. The deformed clay models were photographed at measured levels of water and drafted topographic drawings were generated. From these iterations, I chose one that worked best with my attitude toward the site and began to iterate further, adding building masses as I went. This helped me understand possible relationships of built form in relationship to the landscape.
Further iterations of the topography with simple building masses
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Progression of site modifications informed by clay model
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Using my earlier clay models as a guide, I applied similar deformations to the site. A healing cleft of canal winding through the site finally appeared. This idea of a healing cleft would guide my decisions through the rest of the project. After iterating with situating the topography, circulation, and structures, I returned to the hand diagrams to test my ideas against the original site. Rather than a large expanse of openness, the site gained a variety of view corridors and intimacy. Water infiltration was promoted through drainage off hills into small reservoirs that I imagined could be used for irrigation.
Testing my ideas using diagrams similar to the original documentation diagrams
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Precedentplus pool concept, NYC
I sought to remediate the water of Fort Point channel. After searching for a way to efficiently convert the dirty, saline water of the channel to fresh water more useful for farming, I thought the only solution was a desalinizing water treatment facility -- both large and energy intensive. Then I found the Plus Pool project. A zany group of designers in New York are working on a pool that floats in the East River and uses a series of filters to turn the notoriously disgusting water into a swimmable paradise. This was the perfect solution for the healing cleft! A series of Plus Pool-inspired filters could divide zones of water into saline, brackish, and fresh.
Section: PlusPool.org Diagram of one filter’s impact on Fort Point water
17The healing cleft’s filter locations, doubling as circulation and bobbing in response to the tide
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For the crops, I found various productive plants that grow in each soil condition -- saline, brackish, fresh. Just as there was a gradient of plantings in the site, I desired a similar gradient on the building. Using a trellis as a greenwall rainscreen for the southwest facade of the building, I researched plant species that fit this concept. The trellis acts as a calendar and reflection of the brick around Fort Point. Each season has a different red flower and edible fruit. Similarly, the circulation throughout the site is flanked by bloodgrass, reinforcing the idea of Boston’s brick.
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Workforce Housing / HotelBoston, MA
The workforce housing, hotel, and retail at Parcel 1B in Boston has been in the CBT office for over seven years and under three different developers. Now, with the most recent client the design may finally be constructed. However, they had many changes to the design, including making all the residential units into affordable units. This change, along with extensive parking changes on the 2nd and 3rd floors, added quite a bit of work to be done before our set could be issued. My role included reviewing the units and comparing them against ADA and Mass 521 CMR for accessibility, and coordinating slope and structure for the garages.
Project Architect: CBT Architects
Client: Related Beal
Project Size: ~ 484, 000 sf
Project Budget: Undisclosed
Student Role: Architectural Design
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Design Problem - Accessibility
The former CBT design included mostly at-market rate units, but the new client wanted the entire residential side to be affordable market rate housing and also had requirements for fixtures. This required a complete redo of the layout to accomodate. My role was to review the unit mix for code compliance. This required referencing ADA, IBC and Mass CMR. and checking proper unit mix and tolerances throughout the building. This review created a feedback loop of tweaks to the design in order to conform to the various codes the building fell subject to.
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Design Problem - Garage Slopes
The garage for Related Beal’s project had not been figured out for drainage. Through the iterative process and using our engineer’s beam layout, I worked out and proposed sloped concrete pours for the two garage floors. These slope plans took into account location of accessible parking, building access and maximum drainage volume.
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ResidenceMoskito Island, British Virgin Islands
This residence in the British Virgin Islands uses a variety of sustainable technology to stay off-grid alongside some of the highest finishes available. I recently joined the team at KDG with the responsibilities of managing the Revit model through the design development and construction document phase of this project. In the few weeks I have been on the job, we have completed DD and prepared two client presentations, yet I have still brought the amount of warnings in the model down from over 400 to under 75, and made the model more efficient by halfing the size. Now we are fleshing out the set with details, done in coordination with our engineers. We await the pricing report that may have sizable ramifications for the design.
Project Architect: Kao Design Group
Client: Undisclosed
Project Size: ~ 20, 000 sf
Project Budget: Undisclosed
Student Role: Architectural Design
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Section perspective I created for a client presentation. The view demostrates the volume of the space and makes clear to the client the views that are framed by the columns.
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I have marked up our rough specification list for design development. By adding design elements that I am aware of in the project, I am helping to ensure accurate pricing for our current design.
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30 Rand Lemley // Portfolio in Transition A SELF-SUSTAINING & REHABILITATIVE DISTRICT
THE PLAZA
BY NIGHTBY DAY
THE MARKET
THE PROMENADE
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
D-HIVEEVENTS
LIBRARYSCHEDULE
CONCERTSUMMER SERIES
FARM to TABLE SPECIALSfarro salad with beet greens fennel soupfarm-pastured pork & beansmixed berries with fresh whipped cream
Jon Hopkins // 6.14.15DJ Tiesto // 6.28.15Tycho // 7.04.15Modeselektor // 7.17.15Apparat // 7.31.15 Tutoring // Mon’s + Wed’s
Storytime // Tues’sWorkshop // Thurs’sMovie Night // Fri’s
Job Skills // Get HiredBusiness Plan Review // Start a BusinessHousing Search // Find a Place to LiveCity Tours // Experience Detroit
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT PACKARD? 2510681
PLAZA
CAR SHARE& PARKING
RESIDENTCOURTYARD
LIBRARY
HOUSING
PROMENADE SHOPS & CAFES
PROMENADE SHOPS & CAFES
PACKARDMUSEUM
EDUCATION &ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER
ARTISTHOUSING
GREENHOUSES
GYM
THECOURTS
FOOD PRODUCTION& MARKET
PACKARD GATEWAY & TRANSIT CENTER
GRAND
BLVD
PALMER
AVE
OFFSITE URBANAGRICULTURE
OFFSITE URBANAGRICULTURE
PARK
Parallel Projections CompetitionDetroit, MI
During the summer in 2014, I joined forces with three friends to enter the Parallel Projections contest. The brief was to design a transit center and community catalyst in the ruins of the Packard automotive plant. My role was to organize our research, create the 3D model, and to pump out base renders for our design. Our entry will be published in the forthcoming Parallel Projections book.
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A SELF-SUSTAINING & REHABILITATIVE DISTRICT
HUMAN CONNECTION AS URBAN REHABILITATION
WHERE
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WHO
HOW
THE NEW PACKARD
GETTING TO & AROUND PACKARD(WHEN NECESSARY)
STREET CAR
THE GUY GETTING BACK ON HIS FEET7:45 LEAVES APARTMENT8-10 GOES TO CLASS AT THE LIBRARY10-6 WORKS AT THE FOOD MARKET7-10 USES CAR SHARE TO VISIT FAMILY
THE ENTREPRENEUR8:30 TAKES STREET CAR INTO PACKARD9-6 WORKS AT D-HIVE6-8 DOES DINNER AT FARM TO TABLE9-12 GOES TO CONCERT IN THE PLAZA
THE ARTIST8-3 WORKS IN HOUSING STUDIO4-6 VISITS PACKARD MUSEUM6:30-8 TENDS TO GARDEN PLOT8-11 MAKES DINNER WITH FRIENDS
THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT3:30 BIKES INTO PACKARD4-5 GOES TO MARKET FOR A SNACK5-7 PLAYS BALL WITH FRIENDS7-9 MOVIE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
HOMECLASSWORK
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PARKING &CAR SHARE
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EDUCATION &ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER
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CARLESS TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROPOSED FOR M-2 LINE ALONG GRAND BOULEVARD
PRECEDENT FROMSALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
S-LINE STREETCAR(IMAGE: SALT LAKE CHAMBER)
A DAY IN THE LIFE AT PACKARD
TO REVITALIZE THE PACKARD PLANT, WE PROPOSE A PROGRAM THAT WILL SUSTAIN ITSELF OVER TIME WITH THE CARE AND ENGAGEMENT OF ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT WILL PROVIDE A PLACE THAT EMBRACES AND SUPPORTS LOCALS, ONE THAT WILL BE FLEXIBLE TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE COMING IN AS THE CITY GROWS. IT WILL CREATE A PLACE TO FOSTER COMMUNICATION, INTERACTION, AND GROWTH, WHILE PROVIDING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP DETROIT MOVE FORWARD TO A BRIGHT FUTURE.
LIVEREBUILDCONNECT PRODUCE SUSTAINREMEMBERENJOY
LEARN WORK PLAY
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PROPOSED
PACKARD AUTOMOTIVE PLANT
DETROITDOWNTOWN
NEW CENTER
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BAC Student Lecture SeriesBoston, MA
Since the fall of 2013, I have acted as co-chair of the BAC Student Lecture Series. My responsibilities have included calling meetings of the committee, communicating with designers across the globe, organizing dinners and designing posters. This role has given me the opportunity to have conversations with many of my heroes in design, including James Carpenter, Jimenez Lai, and Adriaan Gueze. Now I am training the next generation of leaders.
Great - thank you. Let me know what we should do next. On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Rand Lemley <[email protected]> wrote:Jimenez-February 11th will work splendidly.Please allow me to introduce Karen Nelson, our Head of Architecture and faculty advisor for the lecture series. I will allow the two of you to work out the finer details I am unfamiliar with.Best-Rand----- Reply message -----From: “Jimenez Lai” <[email protected]>To: “Rand Lemley” <[email protected]>Subject: Invitation to Speak at Boston Architectural CollegeDate: Fri, Aug 1, 2014 2:15 PMRand,Can we do Feb 11?Thanks,JimenezOn Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 8:23 AM, Rand Lemley <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:Jimenez-In case you didn’t see this last email, we are still excited to have the opportunity to host you as a lecturer in Spring ‘15. Is there a Wednesday in February, March or April that works well with your schedule?Best-RandFrom: Rand LemleySent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 12:57 PMTo: Jimenez LaiSubject: RE: Invitation to Speak at Boston Architectural College
Jimenez-Great! I suppose we can first find a date. Our lectures generally take place on Wednesday evenings. Is there a Wednesday in February, March, or April that works for you?Best-Rand________________________________________From: Jimenez Lai [ [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>]Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:53 PMTo: Rand LemleySubject: Re: Invitation to Speak at Boston Architectural CollegeDear Rand,Thank you for the kind invite. I will accept. Let’s hammer out the details.Jimenez> On Jun 24, 2014, at 16:37, Rand Lemley <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:> Dear Mr. Lai,> I am a Boston Architectural College student helping to plan the Student Lecture Series. We would be honored if you would consider speaking as a lecturer in Spring 2015. I was exposed to Citizens of No Place last year and it inspired me to write on the intersection of comics and architecture recently. That you are able to ask startling questions on the page, then actually build the hypothetical environments with Bureau Spectacular is a wonderful feat. There is certainly some serious play going on in your work.> We would be honored to have you as the Featured Lecturer at our Spring 2014 Student Lecture Series entitled “Imagine This,” which focuses on the ways in which design can challenge our preconceptions. This past year we had James Carpenter, Francine Houben (Mecanoo), Bradley Samuels (SITU Studio) and Florian Idenburg. Will you consider being our featured lecturer in February, March, or April 2015? I hope so. If you are unavailable for spring, we would be glad to have you in the fall.> Enjoy your summer and congratulations on your Venice debut!> Thank you in advance,> Rand Lemley> Student Representative> ATELIER, Student Government>> Boston Architectural College> 320 Newbury Street> Boston, MA 02115
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BUILDINGS TO BENTO BOXES
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THURSDAY | MARCH 12 CASCIERI LECTURE
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BUILDINGS TO BENTO BOXES
IMA
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BY
LUCC
A T
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ND
, M.A
RCH
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BY
LUCC
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THURSDAY | MARCH 12 CASCIERI LECTURE
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THURSDAY | MARCH 12 CASCIERI LECTURE
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THURSDAY | MARCH 12 CASCIERI LECTURE
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THURSDAY | MARCH 12 CASCIERI LECTURE
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Some of the more than 25 iterations I went through to get the Spring ‘15 Student Lecture Series poster through the school’s graphic design department.
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Boston, MA
Bachelor of Architecture |
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y third year as a Bachelor of Architecture candidate, 3.77 G
PA.
Central Texas College 2008-2010 | K
illeen, TX
Associates of G
eneral Studies | Dean’s List for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009.
Tarrant County College 2006-2007 | Fort W
orth, TX
Cornerstone Honors Program
| Inducted into Phi Th
eta Kappa N
ational Honors Society, D
ean’s List for Fall 2006 and
Spring 2007.
Kao D
esign Group Septem
ber 2015-PresentA
rchitectural Designer|
Managed R
evit model and participated as part of a team
to perform research and design high-end residential
projects through construction documents. Coordinated design w
ith outside consultants.
CBT A
rchitects Novem
ber 2013-September 2015
Model Builder |
Translated digital files (R
hino, Revit, A
utoCA
D, SketchU
p) to physical form w
ith consultation with designers.
CA
Assistant |
Coordinated and reviewed shop draw
ings between disciplines. O
bserved building progress. Drafted change requests.
Managed R
evit model during construction adm
inistration.
Boston Architectural College Feb 2013-Present
Student Developm
ent Intern | W
rote blog posts about student events, lectures and architecture. Photographed school events.
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C Router O
perator | Perform
ed joinery and tolerance research. Assisted students to cut their projects.
The Seed Com
pany 2012-2013Inform
ation Technology (IT) A
nalyst | A
ssisted in non-profit organization in migration of over 200 em
ail accounts to Microsoft
Exchange. Included documentation, user support, and database adm
inistration across diverse operating systems, devices,
and email applications.
The Seed Com
pany 2005-2007G
raphic Designer &
Photo Librarian | U
sed organizational identity standards to create promotional m
aterials across
diverse media (print, w
eb, video). Established an image library consisting of over 7000 tagged photos.
Skills
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dobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
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AD
, Revit
•R
hino 3D, G
rasshopper
•SketchU
p
•M
icrosoft Offi
ce Suite
•D
atabase Adm
inistration
•Content M
anagement System
s (CM
S)
•Photography
Ho
nors and
Aw
ards
Anthony Tappé Fountainebleau Scholarship | 2015
BAC Segm
ent 1 Portfolio Aw
ard | 2014
BAC A
lumni Scholarship | 2014
Co-Chair, Student Lecture Series at Boston A
rchitectural College | 2013-Present
Vice President, A
telier (Boston Architectural College Student G
overnment) |
2013-Present
Cornerstone Honors Scholarship |
2006
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Material InvestigationFinding Solutions to Problems of Space
Rand Lemley, B.Arch CandidateBoston Architectural College
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The Motivation
I desire to be an architect because I believe in the power of the built environment to change lives for the better. The BAC, through freedom in classroom and discipline in practice, is preparing me to be a designer who is able to analyze my own moves to produce work that truly displays my care and intent for the user. In Segment I, I learned how to represent my thoughts through diagramming, then use those diagrams to drive the creation of space, constantly tweaking and refining based on feedback from self and others. I truly believe that I am receiving a return on my investment in the BAC and will emerge as a capable designer in the service of community.
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The Light p44
The Terminal p36
Contents
The Strings p52
The Wearable p62
The Threshold p72
The Digital p86
The Eye p88
The Hand p92
The Motivation p3
The Tectonic
The Crime p6
The Pavilion p14
The Bike/Brew Shop p22
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The CrimeSpring 2014
Heavy supported by light became my tectonic used in this semester’s projects. An aggressor enveloped the victim in the narrative I created, which made for a noir tale I could tell at many scales.
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Using two-dimensional detail drawings, I abstracted a three-dimensional tectonic. Imagination led me to create sliding, twisting and clamping mechanisms that used a relationship of components to support themselves
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The Great Crime of Architecture
The Assailant
materials: concretethickness: moretraits: hungry, aggressive, heavy
The Victim
materials: woodthickness: lesstraits: friendly, light, porous
The Crime
the assailant has eaten the victim, but the victim still holds the assailant’s jaws agape, hoping for relief
The Great Crime of Architecture
The Assailant
materials: concretethickness: moretraits: hungry, aggressive, heavy
The Victim
materials: woodthickness: lesstraits: friendly, light, porous
The Crime
the assailant has eaten the victim, but the victim still holds the assailant’s jaws agape, hoping for relief
I saw my tectonic as a story to be told, not a static piece of architecture. By engaging the architecture, a user becomes a participant in the story.
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Where has this unfortunate crime occurred?
Underfoot
a misdemeanor-sized combo pro-vides a bold step in vertical circula-tion
In Secreta sliding dropbox for surreptitious communication
Stormy Night
on a larger scale, the perfect hide-away to dump the evidence
Where has this unfortunate crime occurred?
Underfoot
a misdemeanor-sized combo pro-vides a bold step in vertical circula-tion
In Secreta sliding dropbox for surreptitious communication
Stormy Night
on a larger scale, the perfect hide-away to dump the evidence
• Whattectonicis:asystemofrelationshipsbetweendiscreteelementsthatformawhole
• Givingapersonalitytoadesignmakesiteasiertoengageanaudience
Learning
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The PavilionSpring 2014
The heavy vs. light tectonic idea continued in this pavilion sited at the Arnold Arboretum. I sought to use the structure and earth to create private spaces both indoors and outdoors, forming a relationship between natural and man-made, appropriate to the site.
The first thing I did was regrade the site according to a set of rules based on the verb, “punch,” which I saw as related to my tectonic. I punched dents into the site. As a reaction to the dents, mounds rose in different areas on the site.
The site at Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain
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Lines drawn between 2 ft contours Midpoints interpolated to create 1 ft contours
Attractor points created at 4 ft intervals along the contour lines
4x4 grid created across the site Attractor points applied to grid Subtraction circles created by placing centers at densest areas of points and extending radius to second closest contour
Add circles created by copying the subtract circles to centers on the least dense points
Contours added by using interior points as radii
Adjust existing contours to account for change
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Sketches and models working out relationship of the elements of the tectonic
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After exploring options for supporting the “heavy” element, I decided the “light” element should be a lattice of bent wood. The bent wood shows the structural strain while the lattice allows a sense of enclosure while still allowing air to flow through.
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site
materials and influences
The “heavy” element contained education, offices, and restrooms, but the weight was too much for the “light” elements and so the building sunk into the earth. The separated wings make legible the two activities inside. Occupants below feel the weight of the pavilion above.
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3 2 1
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
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Section 4
Section 5
All drawn at 1/8” scale
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site
materials and influencesMaterials Inspiration
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• Grasshopperscriptingforbothtopoandsupportstructure
• Howtousetectonicideastodrivespatialdevelopment
Learning
22
The Bike/Brew Shop
Spring 2014
Through investigating the past of Mission Hill, I found a rich history of brewing. The current conditions revealed a lack of cycling amenities, especially a community workshop. I sought to blend the two activities in a community node.
The site near Brigham Circle in Boston
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Breweries
Bicycles
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Because the two activities are meant for separate locations -- the bike shop to the neighborhood and the brewery to the city -- the facade of each was oriented toward its respective client via twisted fins. Below, the fins were made of glass to allow transparency to either direction because it is also a retail location.
Sketches showing filtration of views using fins
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Formal process
Tectonic history
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Variations trying to figure out programmatic legibility
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I wanted the intervention to be a community node, a place where people from all over could gather. I tried to find a way for the programs to mingle with one another.
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30Floor 2 Floor 1
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Finally, I decided that it was enough to be in the same building and share a public entrance. The activities are on separate floors, but share the Brigham Circle side as an entrance.
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Final exploded axonometric showing separation of materials
Inspir
Copper
Glass
Brick
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ation
Views of the intervention integrated with the site
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• Ireallyenjoyusingmaterialstodrivedesign• Programmaticgymnasticssoeveryoneplays
alongnicely• Workflowfordesignsoftware
Learning
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The TerminalFall 2013
The cyclical nature of transit passengers and the tide lend themselves to forming a space for rituals to take place. My terminal design disconnects passengers then connects them again with society using monumental views.
Sketch showing use of views to mark entrances/exits
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Diagrams showing macro issues of the site
Transit Nodes
Global and Local Nodes Cycle Paths
Axes of Monumental Views
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Diagram showing the local issues and opportunities that drove the design
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From an early stage, I began thinking of circulation as a cycle of disconnection and connections. Each occupant -- arrival and departure -- maintained separation from each other.
I also knew that framing and filtering the views would be important, so I explored methods of distilling the desired views from the noise of the city.
40The design process diagrammed
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The cyclical nature of the water is reflected in the cyclical nature of the travelers. The inflow of the tide cleanses the building of the city’s detritus -- noise, refuse, busy-ness -- and allows occupants to enter the ritual of travel. Light also serves to bless the space from above.
Morning Noon Evening
Lunch break underneath the structure
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Final drafted drawings
• Howabuildingrelatestoitscontextatanimmediateandurbanscale
• Howtoperformsiteanalysisanduseittodrivedesigndecisions
• Timeasafactorofdesign,especiallyinoccupationofthebuilding
Learning
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44
The LightFall 2012
Starting from light studies of a previous project, I learned to modulate light and dark to create implicit spaces. These spaces were strung together, making a cohesive environment for occupation.
Drawings from previous project
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Models based on moments of light
46
Progressing from the study models, I chose one to continue producing iterations. However, this time I was concerned with circulation between two levels. In each, I retained the perpendicular shadow-casting elements while experimenting with different circulation patterns. This experimentation began to define the structure and geometry of the project. Each project plainly displayed its movement through the structure.
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Iterations of the light study models
Details of different circulation
48
Changing rhythms create different speeds and activities for the occupant. From the circulation iterations, I studied the qualities of light produced in each. Wide swaths of light imply slower motion, while staccato patterns encourage speed.
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Charcoals exploring speed through quality of light
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Final model with canted canopy and ramp
51
For the final model, I envisioned the activity of the building. The play of light through the perpendicular elements seemed to work even better if projected through water, so I planned the space as an aquarium. The canted canopy and ramp add new asymmetrical character, while an angled approach clearly marks the entrance.
The canted ramp perforates the structure to continue to the upper level
• Effectoflightonspeedandactivityinabuilding
• Howtocreateavarietyofthresholdsusingasimilarvocabulary
Learning
52
The StringsFall 2012
Using a two-dimensional material -- rubber bands -- I designed a playful three-dimensional threshold for student studio space at 951 Boylston. Geometry and reflection were the primary modes of operation.
Frank Shebageget’s The Cell at MAD Museum
Precedent Study
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My initial inspiration for the threshold came from Frank Shebagaget’s The Cell, which I had seen on a recent trip to the Museum of Art and Design in New York. I was interested in the way a semi-transparent 2D plane could, in succession, create 3D space with a ghosting effect.
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I created templates to experiment with different geometries. Though my initial drawings were composed in two dimensions, I began to explore three dimensions through axonometric templates. These templates allowed me to find compelling spaces and tectonics.
Two dimensional geometries
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Three dimensional explorations of spatial geometry
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Moving forward from the geometric templates, I investigated the possible connections of the rubber bands. I planned to use different colors of bands to show the different connection points. A system of geometry determined where each color connected to the surfaces.
Plan of connections
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Axonometric of connections
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Once space had been defined, I thought about the way a person would interact with the intervention, either cradled or surrounded, leaning against or standing within. I also thought about ways to continue the idea of a screen into the connections to the walls and floor. A layer of mesh obscured the connections and was supported by a pattern of risers.
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Blue is space for standing Red is space for reclining
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Before constructing the final model, I worked in section and axonometric to figure out the usable spaces. Confident that I had created two different types of spaces through tension -- reclining and standing -- I built my final model to extend to the ceiling, instilling a sense of the sublime while remaining playful.
• Rulescanleadtomorecreativity• Sizeandorientationofspacecandetermine
activitywithin• Axonometricdrawingshelptoshowcase
spatialqualities• Modelmakingcraftsmanship
Learning
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Avg reach of adult male is 28.6”
Comfortable head tilt is between 0-15 degrees.
Head rotation is comfort-able up to 45 degrees.
Head rotation can reach up to 60 degrees.
The spine twists up to 35 degrees.
The Wearable
Spring 2013
I explored through video and diagrams the movement of a rotating seated grab. From the research, I built a device that acted as a 3D diagram for the movement.
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Shoulder can rotate 25 degrees easily.
The arm can reach 139 degrees.
Most people twist comfortably up to 106
degrees.
Optimum vision is within a 30 degree cone.
Peripheral vision reaches to 60 degrees.
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From the diagrams, I learned the timing of a grab for a bottle off water follows this order of the senses: thought, vision, touch. Each sense pulls the next, the thought pulling the vision, the vision pulling the action hand in a wide circle, and the action hand pulling the balancing hand in a tight circle.
Expansion and contraction of muscles
Angles of the shoulders and head
Movement of the hands
Comparison of field of vison to movement of the action hand
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When building my first devices, I concentrated on either the vision’s realtionship to the action hand, or the action hand’s relationship to the balancing hand.
Device showing connection of vision to action hand
Worn device
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After the seeing the initial devices act in their own realms, I wanted to combine their ideas to create one cohesive device. In this design, I also sought to portray the information in my diagrams more literally and add an auditory element -- chimes.
Diagram of materials and movement of the device
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The chimes are meant to show the 30 ° field of vision and give an auditory cue when I begin the motion and when my vison hits the bottle. Via rubber bands and steel wire, the field of vision connects to the action hand, which then connects to the balance hand held close to the body by a belt.
Construction of the device
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Diagram showing timing of senses
The lessons learned from the device were incorporat-ed into my refined diagrams. One shows the timing of the three senses involved in my movement. The other shows the wide arc of the action hand compared to the tight arc of the balance hand.
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Diagram showing relationship between hands
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In my final device, I replaced the connections between body parts with brightly colored string. The steel and rubber bands did not draw attention to the pulling ac-tion well enough. A triangle was added to the top of the tube to clarify the cardboard’s role as vision and pennies were taped to the chimes to make more noise upon striking the water bottle.
• Relationofhumanscaletoandobject• Diagrammingtodrivedesignandexplain
process• Constructionofanobjectata1:1scale
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Final device worn
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The Threshold
Spring 2013
Using my wearable as a foundation, I designed a threshold to mediate indoor and outdoor space. Two paths lead occupants through variant experiences.
To begin the project, I observed storefronts on Newbury street to see how high-end retail used threshold to transition people into their space. The most successful threshold I experienced was a skincare store that used increasingly private space and horizontal visual elements to draw the occupants in.
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Diagrammatic study models of Newbury storefronts
I used this street level investigation to fuel the inspiration for model building. First, I contructed models based on the Newbury spaces, then I built sketch models of my own design. I intended to maintain the timing from my wearable -- Thought, Vision, Touch -- in the threshold.
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Design sketches
Sketch model experimenting with
horizontality
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Light rendering in section showing horizontal light elements and light well
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The sketch models gave me ideas and concepts to continue or ignore. I followed through with the horizontal elements, converting them into negative apertures which glowed with light from above. Curiosity was satisfied through the dip in grade. Vision was found at the light well. Touch manifested itself in the destination -- the touch of the doorknob. These three senses became cumulative through the space.
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Sectional cut showing the light well and two paths
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Charcoal perspectives exploring the experience of the threshold
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I arrived at my final design through iterative drawing. The two paths made multiple entrances and exits, but I decided to keep them due to the relationship between the two hands in my wearable movement.
Design sketches
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One of the paths allowed a much more private seating area where occupants could watch the main path without being seen. A sense of discovery was held intact by not giving a visible heirachy to the paths.
Plan which shows the two paths
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Final model
• Useofprecedentstohelpdrivedesign• Quickdirtymodelscanhelppushprocess• Charcoalhelpstoshowmoodandsolid
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Progression through the threshold
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The Digital2013-2014
Digital tools are increasingly informing the way we work as architects, from drafting to fabrication. To be properly equipped for the digital age, I have been teaching myself how to use AutoCAD and Rhino for software and 3D printing, laser cutting, and CNC for fabrication.
Tadao Ando’s 4x4 House drawn in AutoCAD
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Stages of design and fabricationfor CNC signage done in Rhino and using a CNC
Examples of my CNC output
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The Eye
I use photography to explore the world around me, taking time to deeply observe my environment. The results often raise questions as much as they provide answers.
Rhythm that has been interrupted by the one dark pedestal
Two geomoetries at play. The sculpture displays Rene Thom’s catastrophe theory
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Unconventional organization of space
Regular geometries meet abstract form
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Classical form and order at the Boston Public Library
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The Hand
In my spare time, I push my limits in two creative pursuits -- furniture and ice cream making. Though I’ve only completed one table so far, my flavors are myriad.
Using a single board of maple, I built a side table with legible joinery
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Ingredients (Honey Banana)
Cook the custard base (Cinnamon Apple Cider)
Chill and churn (Spicy Chocolate and Buttered Scotch Pecan)
Eat and enjoy (Currant Lime)