Yokohama TerminalFall 2012Dawn GilpinStudy of Foreign Office Architects’ Yokohama Terminal in Japan utilizing traditional hand drafting methods.

House of CultureFall 2013Tony PattersonBased on an initial analysis of Franz Kline’s “New York,” this project explores the theme of continuity from a hand-drawn translation of the work to a three-dimensional iter-ation which receives its form from the parti drawing. This form becomes inhabited by the program of Ann Arbor’s new “House of Culture,” consisting of a painting gallery, a theater space, and a sculpture garden.

Ski ResortWinter 2014Jono SturtTwo week project exploring the shifting of volumes to create surfaces and inhabitable spaces. Interior spaces are designed to provide participants and spectators with both a sense of compression and expansion as they navigate throughout the structure.

Urban Skate ParkWinter 2014Jono SturtTwo week project focused on the breaking of traditional floor plates into ones which each have a single program, and the connection of these spaces using handicap-accessible ramps.

Habitat HotelWinter 2014Jono SturtThis project is an attempt to distance the inhabitant from the loud and overwhelming presence of industry that we are accustomed to experiencing on a daily basis. It provides a new experi-ence of human proximity to non-human species with minimal invasion on their natural habitats and innate behaviors. It attempts to reflect the characteristics of these species architecturally in a way that would not only facilitate a one-night stay in a room easily accessible from an AMTRAK train station, but also one that would highlight the natural environment which the train zooms past and completely neglects multiple times a day.

The design of each of the rooms is based on the natural habitat of each of the native animals on their respective sites. The Turtle Habitat is located in calm and shallow water, with an area for wildlife to bask in the sun at water level. The Bird Habitat is positioned in an open field and pro-vides a panoramic bird’s eye view of the site. The Butterfly Habitat finds itself set into the ground in the mesic forest area of the site, providing shade and protection from wind.

Scale: 1:150

Cross Section

Scale: 3/8” = 1’-0”

Longitudinal Section

HABITAT HOTEL

Radiant Floor Heating Plan Geothermal Heat Pump

Shading System

Cross-Ventilation

Garden DuplexWinter 2014Lars JunghansThe goal of this project was to explore the possibilities of sustainable design materials and methods, both active and passive, and to calculate quantitative results (water and energy costs) from the design decisions made. Kitchen and bathroom design was also explored, taking into account the flow of clean water and waste water. Drawings were created in collaboration with Ashley Chang and Ashley Howard.

“Unfinished” StudioFall 2014Thom MoranExploration of form, scale, and color using wooden blocks cut into various shapes and spray painted.

Newton LibraryWinter 2015Joel SchmidtThe Newton Library is located in Surrey, British Columbia, and was designed by Patkau Architects. Due to the abundance of rainfall in the area, the inverted roof was designed with spouts at either end and rock cisterns to help guide precipitation to the groundwater. This inverted roof allows for light to flood deep into the library, while its southern facade is angled to help mitigate the harsher southern sun. Tectonically, the structure is laminated timber that rests on a concrete base, and a series of concrete columns creates a strong linear central axis that runs through the structure. Model created using SketchUp in a collaborative effort with Landon Carpenter, Rachel Miu, and Omari Tabor.

Atherton HouseSpring 2015Mark English ArchitectsSection perspective rendering of a residence currently under construction in Atherton, California, created using Google SketchUp and Adobe Photoshop.

Soft WorksWinter 2013Thom MoranSewn projects designed as re-interpretations of solid structures. Dominoes sewn in collaboration with Jake Gondek, Ashley Howard, and John Ledford. Bean bags sewn in collaboration with Jamie Pesch.

Photo AlbumSummer 2014

Personal gift containing photo sleeves and a note card section, to be filled with recipes.

Impression BoxFall 2014Thom MoranResponse to a prompt to create a specific container which describes the object within.

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Analysis of Structure

Three key ideas by Jean Piaget

and the idea of self-regulation. the idea of transformation, the idea of wholeness,

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In short,

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Three key ideas by Jean Piaget

and the idea of self-regulation. the idea of transformation,

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is comprised of three key ideas:

In short,

these transformations involve laws:

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the notion of structure

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Graphic DesignFall 2014Dennis GuastellaVarious works produced while taking an introductory Typography course at the Penny Stamps School of Art and Design.

As a first approximation,

Analysis of Structure

Three key ideas by Jean Piaget

and the idea of

the idea of transformation, the idea of wholeness,

is comprised of three key ideas:

In short,

nor employ elements that are external to it. which never yield results external to the systemby the interplay of its transformation laws, the structure is preserved or enriched

these transformations involve laws: and not a mere collection of elements and their properties,Inasmuch as it is a systemwe may say that a structure is a system of transformations.

the notion of structure

self-regulation.