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Eco House: Warm Welcoming Sun 4
Maldoon Residence 8
Folding3 10
Hyperbolic Chair 11
Independance Hall 12
Upside-Down House 13
SDSU Engineering Building 14
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Eco House:
Warm Welcoming Sun
Since Alamosa, Colorado, has been
labeled the coldest city in the continental
United States, heating the space was a vital
part of the project. This residential glass sun
room is the focal point of the entryway,
separating the home from the cold, harsh
environment outside. In addition, the heat of
the sun, creates a pleasant room to be in and
provides ample light to the kitchen. To
prevent the house from over-heating on the
rare occasions when it is hot outside, the sun
room is equipped with a two-way fan to vent
the excess heat. The Envelope is a
combination of thermal mass and highly
insulated walls to get heat in to the house and
keep it there. The southern roof has
Photovoltaic panels to provide energy and
solar heaters for domestic hot water.
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Maldoon Residence:
This house, located in Torrance, CA,
was modeled in Rhino for the purpose of
replicating the “as-built” structure. This
project gave me confidence in using Rhino,
strengthened my rendering skills, and
allowed me to have experience with
manipulating the sun by studying the
shadows throughout the day. Within my
rendering skills, I was able to create materials
by modifying the different properties, such as
changing texture and adding bit-maps.
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Folding3:
This project had to have three folds and
three functions. The design was a functional
piece that would be used as storage and a
printer stand while being able to fold down to
a cube that was easy to move and pack.
However, for this project only one sheet of
4’x8’ plywood was allowed to be used.
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Hyperbolic Chair:
This chair was inspired by a triangle
and using straight lines to form curves. The
chair is made of poplar wood and constructed
by half-lap jointery.
HyperbolicChair:
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Independance Hall:
This replication of Independence Hall
was created in Revit. I chose this historic
landmark to allow me to practice different
techniques I usually do not get to use, such as
sweeps and roof manipulations. Because this
building is so well known, it pushed me to get
it exactly right, which has strengthened my
eye for detail.
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Upside-Down House:
This unique projecte was created in
Revit to push my skills. This project was
difficult because in Revit, one cannot just
build a house and then rotate it; massing
models have to be created to create the form
instead of just drawing the walls in. This
project really twists the brain because it is not
what the eye is used to seeing.
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