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Harvard Graduate School of Design March II, University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture Bachelors in ArchitectureTRANSCRIPT
Harvard UniversityGraduate School of DesignMaster in Architecture II
University of ArkansasFay Jones School of ArchitectureBachelors in Architecture
CHASE PITNER
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1 Material Performance. Composite Morphologies GSD
2 Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas GSD
3 UN-Finished Work III GSD
4 Push | Pull Competition
5 Superficial Spaces GSD
6 Pre-Fabricated Landscapes FJSOA
7 Modular Verticality FJSOA
8 30k Residence Competition
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Instructor: Achim MengesFall 2014
The studio Material Performance: Composite Morphology & Fibrous Tectonics afforded the opportunity to conduct rigorous research and in-vestigation into existing and emerg-ing methods of fibrous composite material systems within architec-ture. Our investigations focused on developing a critical understand-ing of the material characteristics embedded within the carbon and glass fiber composites. Research revealed that fibrous composites systems were introduced within ar-chitectural applications in the early 1950-60’s exemplified with the col-laboration of Monsanto Chemical Company and MIT in the design and construction of the Monsanto House. The Monsanto House cap-tured the innovative potential of this material systems ability to ar-ticulate more complex geometries while tectonically yielding a high structure to weight ratio. Fibrous composites emerged as a lead-ing innovation in architectural tec-tonic and material systems in the 1950-60’s, yet has not deviated from original form based application pro-cesses in its current use today.
Material Performance:CompositeMorphologyGSD
GSD_Material Performance: Composite Morphology
GSD
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GSD_Material Performance: Composite Morphology
Current practies have seperated the design of form and struc-ture have been separated into two separate processes, as teh architect design form, then en-gineers rationalize the structure of form.
Fibrous composite form-active structural systems challenge the current paradigm as this system has the potential to incorporate the design of material, form and structure into the thickeness of a single surface. Fibrous compos-ite systems can produce hetero-geneous surface conditions as the algorithm and scaffold have teh potential to produce various structural conditions, translu-cencies, and apertures within a single surface. No other mate-rial system is able to achieve similar capacities within a single surface.
Material Performance Fibrous Composites
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GSD_Material Performance: Composite Morphology
Material Performance Fibrous Composites
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GSD_Material Performance: Composite Morphology
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Material Performance Fibrous Composites
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edge condition
foot condition
translucency
carbon fiber surface pre matrix application
Material Performance Fibrous Composites
form-active fibrous composite structural surfaces combine form and structure within the thickness of a single surface
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form-active fibrous composite structural surface
Material Performance Fibrous Composites
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GSD_Material Performance: Composite Morphology
Material Performance Fibrous Composites
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Material Performance Fibrous Composites
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GSD
GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas
Instructor George L. LegendreSpring 2014
“Architecture depends on a prac-tical balance between real and imaginary variables: real variables depend on empirical knowledge of a given type, and programme; imaginary variables depend on the equally important (though far less intuitive) properties of indexi-cal modelling. The two parts of the equation need one another to fulfil themselves: without the imaginary part, types wither into predictabil-ity and repetition; without the real part, they become self-fulfilling and irrelevant.”
George L. Legendre
Real & Imaginary Variables:Global Arenas
GSD
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Real & Imaginary Variables Global Arenas
1:500 Scale Model: 40,000 Seat Soccer Stadium
GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas. 1:500 Scale Model
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GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas. 1:1000 Scale Context Model
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Real & Imaginary Variables Global Arenas
GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas. Parametric Modulation
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Real & Imaginary Variables Global Arenas
GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas. Structural Surface
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GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas. 1:500 Scale Model
Real & Imaginary Variables Global Arenas
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GSD_Real & Imaginary Variables: Global Arenas. 1:500 Scale Model
Real & Imaginary Variables Global Arenas
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GSD
GSD_UN-Finished Work III
Instructor: Ben Van Berkel
The Open Innovation Lab xAmsterdam is an open platform for innovative research that combines the three sectors of high-tech, chemical, and energy within Amster-dam. The research platform responds to a shift in paradigm from a hierarchical firm centric structure to a belief in collective creativity through a co-creation platform. Research focused on the government’s position on innovation through funding and policy. Research into Amsterdam’s innovation economy revealed disconnect between public and private sector knowl-edge clusters including universities, re-search & development, and government. The open innovation platform is an archi-tectural prototype that provides an alter-native platform for independent knowl-edge cluster to partner in co-creation. The Analysis of the Dutch Innovation Po-sition stated that the “transfer of knowl-edge from knowledge institutions through starters is a weakness of the Dutch entre-preneurial climate. In addition “the oppor-tunity to share knowledge, but also share the risks and costs of innovation are not being taken advantage of due to limited interaction between public and private research.” This prototype aims to bridge the gap between knowledge and economic bases within Amsterdam, while attracting knowledge workers from local and global universities, companies, and research in-stitutes.
UN-Finished Work III
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GSD
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Open Innovation Lab AMSTERDAM
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Shift in paradigm from firm centric (hierarchical structures) to idea centric (non hierarchical structures) through emerging methods of co-creation.
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LOGISTICS
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The open innovation lab exists as an innovation ecosystem that serves as a platform for public and private sector knowledge clusters to
combine research efforts through a model of co-creation.
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KNOWLEDGE CREATIONSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER
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HOUSING
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AUDITORIUM
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ARCHIVE
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C O L L A B O R A T I O N
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The overlay of circulation onto the existing will emerge new possibilities for the intersection, interaction and exchange of ideas within existing knowledge clusters
throughout the innovation ecosystem.
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GSD_UN-Finished Work III_Canal
Open Innovation Lab AMSTERDAM
Longitudinal Section
Cross Section
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GSD_UN-Finished Work III_Section
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Christopher Esper MArch I 15’Chase Pitner MArch II 15’
The nature of work is ever chang-ing. What was historically static and fixed has been transformed; har-boring, a new mode of space for a more mobile, dynamic and flexible work style -- one that fosters cross disciplinary collaboration and for-mal and informal synergies.
Recognize the primary tension be-tween the Dock’s individual identity and a level of co-dependence on other entities given this ethos, we call upon the oblique surfase as a mediator between certain program-matic tensions. Deployed here as a system of circulatory links flow-ing into presentation spaces, work spaces, and “think” spaces, the oblique surface is a zone for infor-mal and formal interaction negoti-ating a multitiude of flows and syn-ergies, and facilitating a new type of interaction amongst students, instructors and within the buildings work community.The formal and circulatory language proposed is one which seeks to tap into the cir-culation and structural language of warehouse thereby allowing people to tap into the resources and types of interaction inhereint in the inno-vation and design process.”
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COMPETITION_Terra Form 2014 ONE Prize_Push | Pull
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a secondary presentation space and fenestration reveal
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faculty 1,000sf
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assessing current square footage, we identify the need for borrowed space in order to meet programmatic demand. We also asses programmatic tensions.
the intervention is conceived of as the expansion and contractions of a seemingly singular continuous surface to inform programmatic zones
public v. privateplay v. thinkmobile v. fixedformal v. informaldigital v. analogueoperable v. fixedquiet v. loud v. phonecalls
due to the existing structure and as a major programmatic divide
to create a formal and informal area for seating in presentations
privatethinkfixedformalanaloguequiet
to accommodate extra necessary spaces we extend and plot tensions to mediate
pushing in plates and the exterior form create visual connections as well as programmatic zones and circulation to come. pulling down circulation gives access to community/ students-faculty
Terra Form ONE Prize Competition Push | Pull
publicplaymobileinformaldigital operable loud
studio
Presentation/ Pin upPin up
a secondary presentation space and fenestration reveal
eating/flex space
pinup archive/researchSeating/Lounging
faculty 1,000sf
1,000sf
Assess Wrap SplitExtend Drop PushPull Slit Activate00 11 22 33 44 55 66 77
assessing current square footage, we identify the need for borrowed space in order to meet programmatic demand. We also asses programmatic tensions.
the intervention is conceived of as the expansion and contractions of a seemingly singular continuous surface to inform programmatic zones
public v. privateplay v. thinkmobile v. fixedformal v. informaldigital v. analogueoperable v. fixedquiet v. loud v. phonecalls
due to the existing structure and as a major programmatic divide
to create a formal and informal area for seating in presentations
privatethinkfixedformalanaloguequiet
to accommodate extra necessary spaces we extend and plot tensions to mediate
pushing in plates and the exterior form create visual connections as well as programmatic zones and circulation to come. pulling down circulation gives access to community/ students-faculty
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Terra Form ONE Prize Competition Push | Pull
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Instructor George L. LegendreSpring 2014
Chase Pitner & Catherine Soderberg
SuperficialSpaces
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GSD_Superficial Spaces_Parametric Modulation_MathCad
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Instructor: Michael HughesSpring 2010
Team: Chase Pitner , Josh Matthews, Addison Bliss, Jerome Tomlin, Kevin Hayer, Kelly Jackson,Ryan Wojicicki , Jack Doherty, Brad West, Lianne Collier, Nick Walker, Craig Peacock
The design and build studio was comprised of twelve fourth and fifth year students from the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Ar-chitecture. The Prefabricated Land-scapes Design-Build studio explored opportunities of affordable housing through modular construction. The house consists of four prefabricated modules that were designed and built by the students 190 miles north of the site in Fayetteville Arkansas. The modules were transported to the site by four flatbed trailers. The studio provided a rigorous environ-ment in which students were able to explore all aspects of the design, development, and fabrication pro-cesses.
Pre-Fabricated Landscapes Design Build
FJSOA
FJSOA_Design-Build Studio_Modular Housing
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FJSOA_Design-Build Studio_Modular Housing
Modular Housing Design Build Studio
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site placement of modules
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Modular Housing Design Build Studio
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FJSOA_Design-Build Studio_Modular Housing
Modular Housing Design Build Studio
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Instructors:Marlon Blackwell & Tahar Messadi Spring 2011, Degree Project
The decline in industry and the years of excessive contamination has led the En-vironmental Protection Agency to nomi-nate the Gowanus Canal to the Nation-al Superfund List. The 300 million dollar Super Fund will provide the necessary funds for the extensive decontamina-tion process of the canals water and the surrounding brownfields. Architectur-ally, the project acts as a catalyst for the future densification of the post indus-trial area of south Brooklyn. The proj-ect challenges existing typologies of the tower through efficiencies in prefabri-cated modular construction techniques. The internal program is derived from recent shifts in the hospitality industry as travelers interests in more efficient and affordable accommodations for lodging. The concept challenges tradi-tional configuration of the hotel room by collapsing the floor are of the bed and the surrounding circulation space into one space. This concept is based on a critical understanding of efficiencies and accommodations found within the transportation industry including trains, planes, and automobiles.
Vertical ModularityA Pre-Fabricated Pod Hotel for BrooklynFJSOA
FJSOA_Design-Build Studio_Modular Housing
tower section
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transporation of prefabricated modules
FJSOA_Pod Hotel_Modular Tower
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pod 1
bed
storage
corridor
pod 2 corridor
pod 3
15 ft
pod plan 15’ x 15’
pod section
FJSOA_Pod Hotel_Modular Tower
Modular Tower Pod Hotel_Brooklyn NY
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connect moduleto cast in place concrete core
ammenities
prefabricated modules6 modules per floor
3 rooms per module
The wrap mediates the vertical scale of the tower and the canals edge.
FJSOA_Pod Hotel_Modular Tower
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lighting theater wildlife vegitation
Team: Chase Pitner & Sam Avery
The Culvert Residence is a univer-sally accessible design solution to the growing demand of single-per-son households especially for the elderly and homeless. The precast concrete includes a fly ash mixture to benefit structural integrity and durability all while reusing a waste byproduct.
The 30k house further reduces cost by eliminating costly details includ-ing the foundation, floor and wall assembly, and the roof detail. By eliminating these trades, it redis-tributes labor and material costs to other emphasis within the project and streamlines the construction process.
The resilient exterior and panelized interior reduce long-term mainte-nance costs. Maximizing the site for prevailing winds and solar orienta-tion, the culverts thick layer of insu-lation acts to both protect from the elements and create a cool, venti-lated living environment.
Building Trust International30k House Competition
COMPETITION_Building Trust International_30k House
COMP
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ADAPTABLE HOUSING: modular living
50k House 40k House 30k House
COMPETITION_Building Trust International_30k House
30k House Competition Modular Housing
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COMPETITION_Building Trust International_30k House
30k House Competition Modular Living
Modular Living: Transformable Wall System
configuration 1: seating configuration 2: table configuration 3: bed
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1. 2” x 8” Floor Joist2. Rigid Insulation3. Water Heater4. 1” x 4” Wood Decking5. 1/4” Cork6. 3/4” Plywood Stud Wall7. Vapor Barrier8. 4” Rigid Insulationp9. Pre-Cast Concrete Culvert
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