EAMONMEULBROEK

THOMAS

PORTFOLIO

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TABLE OFCONTENTS

RESUME.................................................4-5

LITERARY CENTER.................................6-17

GLORIFIED RUINS..................................18-33

PLASTIC RUSH........................................34-45

ARTIST STUDIO.......................................46-53

WindAid..................................................54-55

GENSLER................................................56-57

SCI-FI.......................................................58-61

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University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2010-Present Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

North Central High School, Indianapolis, Indiana. 2006 - 2010 Indiana Honors and North Central Honors.

Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan 2003 - 2006

Wind Aid. Trujillo, Peru. Summer 2013 Service trip to Peru.Worked with a tem of 14 / constructed wind turbines/installed in local villages in need of electriity

Habitat for Humanity. Charleston, South Carolina. March 2009Service trip to Charleston. Worked on a construction site to build lower income housing.

EDUCATION

VOLUNTEER

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Proficient in:

Wilson Associates. Dallas, Texas. Summer 2014

Professional co-op working on interiors of high end hospitality projects. AutoCAD construction documents / Attended presentations on materials.Designed wrought iron gate / Tile layouts

Choeff + Levy P.A. Miami, Florida. Fall 2013 Professional co-op working on several high end residential projects. Renderings and graphics for client presentations / Attended client meetings /Attended design review board meetings / AutoCAD construction documents

HBRA Architects. Chicago, Illinois. Fall 2012

Professional co-op in a mid-sized office setting on several project types. 3d Modeling in REVIT and Rhino / AutoCAD elevations / theater design charette / Helped arrange a rennovation proposal for Beineche Library, Yale campus.

Gensler. Houston, Texas. Spring 2012

Professional co-op in a large firm a fast paced corporate highrise project. REVIT Construction documents / elevation renderings / designed a laser cut wall

Cello.University of CIncinnati Symphony Orchestra

International Travel.China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, France, Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Peru

PROFESSIONAL

INTERESTS

DIGITAL

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketchup, Kerkethia, REVIT, Maya, Autodesk Cloud, 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Ecotect, Rhino 3d, Grasshopper, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

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LITERARY CENTER

Ludlow avenue: an area full of life and character. The buildings, most built at the turn of the century, are similar in massing and structure while their styles are very eclectic, as well as the people that inhabit them. I designed a building with the intention of bringing together a lively community.

Creating a space in the area I played with the interaction of two elements. One form is orthagonal and similar in massing to the buildings in the area. The other form flows through the building as if to capture the spirit of the area. The conversation of these two forms create a series of spaces for a community to gather as well as an individual to reflect, read or write in a familiar environment.

SITE: Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH

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LITERARY CENTER

LUDLOW AVENUE 8

LUDLOW AVENUE

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SITE

Historic Italianate buildings line Ludlow Avenue. The buildings are similar in massing while the people and the colorful details on the building give the street personality and life.

LUDLOW

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MASSINGof buildings define the space.

THE PEOPLEweave through the masses and give Ludlow an identity

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VERTICAL LOUVERSflow through space to celebrate

the energy of the people

SCREEN WALLmimics the massing of nearby

buildings

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LIBRARY

SKYLIGHT

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LEVEL 1cafe/galleryindoor garden

LEVEL 2conference roomscomputer labtwo offices

LEVEL 3libraryreading nooksoffice

PROGRAM:

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COMPUTER LAB

CENTRAL ATRIUM

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CENTRAL ATRIUM

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READING GARDEN

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CAFE/GALLERY

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GLORIFIEDRUINS

This structure features public spaces and private spaces. The public space includes a cafe, lecture hall and artist studios. The private space includes housing. Calhoun, to the north of the site is a street lined with commercial spaces while McMillan to the south of the site is a street lined with residen-tial spaces.

The buildings form was generated in an attempt to connect residential spac-es to the park and the public spaces to the bus stop.

As McMillan and Calhoun approach Vine street, the character and life of the street seems to die and one is sur-rounded by ruins. Faded memories of the glory that once was. To the North of the site there is an old church that has not been restored since the fire several years ago. The site features several ruins that are slowly being reclaimed by nature. It was my goal to create a structure that celebrates the reclaiming of man’s past achievements by nature.

SITE: Calhoun St, Cincinnati, OH

GALLERY/CAFE

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GLORIFIEDRUINS

McMillan

McMillan

VineVine

Vine

Calhoun

Calhoun

Calhoun

McMillan

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PUBLIC SPACE

PRIVATE SPACE

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Along McMillan, the street is lined with residential spaces. The area approaching the site from the west (University of Cincinnati campus) is also lively and feels like a safe place to live, even in a high crime area. There are many newer residential developments used as student housing.

Along Calhoun, the street is lined with storefronts that have shopping and restauraunts used primarily by college students. The area approaching the site from the west (University of Cincinnati campus) is very lively and feels safe even though surrounded by high crime areas.

McMillan

Calhoun

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PROBLEM- Calhoun and McMillan are very lively until ariving at the site. The area around the site is generally avoided by pedestrians.

SOLUTION-

PUBLIC SPACE - Calhoun

RESIDENTIAL SPACE - McMillan

McMillan

Calhoun

abandoned church

poorly maintained buildings

A new, attracticve bus stop is being built right next to the site

Calhoun

McMillan

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PARK

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concept image. painting by Caspar David Friedrich

BUS

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Theres something beautiful about nature reclaiming a forgotten space.

Instead of ignoring the abandoned urban ruins surrounding the site, my goal is to celebrate them.

The site has a ruin in the center that contributes to the faded, yet enchanting vibe the area personifies.

concept image. painting by Caspar David Friedrich

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One path connects the public spaces from Calhoun to the bus, while the other path connects the residential spaces to the park. The residential spaces have tree-like towers growing off the path.

Residential Tower

Vertical Circulation

Living Area

Exterior Structure

RESIDENTIAL SPACES PUBLIC SPACES

MARKET HOUSING TOWERS FELLOWSHIP HOUSING TOWERS

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Residential Path: a continuation of McMillan. The path floats off of the street into a canopy. On the journey home one feels as if they have risen above the crumbling city around them and have entered a sanctuary surrounded by nature.

Public Path: The public path guides the pedestrian through a grand underground city. Patches of light are let in through the vine-like structure above. Indoor continuation of Calhoun.

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PLASTIC RUSH

Futurist studio. The assignment was to invent an extreme situation based on projections of possibilities for the future. Many major coastal cities are going to have to adapt to rising water levels over the next couple centuries.

Over the years garbage has collected in the currents. Today, the garbage patch in the Pacific, known as the Pacific Gyre, is the biggest. This patch consists of 90% plastic.

SCENARIO: -mass migration due to forces of nature -localized metropoli

In this scenario weather becomes so extreme that previous building methods and materials become obsolete.

Migration becomes necessary in order to avoid the constant hurricanes and instable climate. The ocean, which takes up 71% of earth’s surface, becomes the new frontier.

In the alternate universe, plastic becomes a highly sought after resource used to construct migrating pods.

SITE: The Gyre

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PLASTIC RUSH

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PREDICTIONS FOR THE RISING WATER LEVEL

GARBAGE PATCH LOCATIONS

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This design uses both hard and soft plastics. In this scheme hard plastics are broken apart to create something similar to carbon fiber. They are wrapped around a standard inflatable “mold” and that is used to create the structure. The structure is then reinforced, with strips of plastic for cross bracing, then wrapped in soft plastics with tiny apertures for some ventilation while still protecting residents from the extreme weather.

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The round structure is surrounded by 6 appendages that serve many purposes. They can be used for farming algae. They can also be used for migration by paddling to where the pod needs to be. Lastly, the strong and light nature of plastic allows these appendages to act as structure.

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ARTISTRETREAT

This design is a result of a site analysis in an attempt to create a retreat for various artists. My design was inspired by Japanese architecture. The design features meandering paths that pene-trate the outer shell of each individual studio.

The dramatic sweeping gardens con-trast the modular nature of the studios structure. The studio has different lev-els of privacy as well as versatile space for all types of artists.

SITE: Grailville, OH

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ARTISTRETREAT

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SITE PLAN

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Pathway Study

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SUMMER RADIATIONWINTER RADIATION

SUMMER CIRCULATIONWINTER CIRCULATION

STUDIO SPACE

LIVING SPACE

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Green Wall

Move-able Panels

Curtain Wall

Bamboo Louvers

Wood Path

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MEANDERING PATH

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WIND AID

A very fulfilling summer was spent in Trujillo, Peru. WindAid is an organization that creates wind generators in order to power homes in impoverished villages in rural Peru.

I was able to learn the process of creating clean energy with wind, and also increase the efficiency of the design.

The team and I educated local children on the power of clean energy

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STUDIO SPACE

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GENSLER

While working for Gensler’s Houston firm I had the opportunity to work with a team on a cor-porate high rise.

In the dining hall of the building a laser cut stainless steel screen was proposed to the client in order to separate the dining area from the passage area. The wall was to create a physi-cal barrier while still allowing people to see through to the other spaces.

Inspiration was pulled from microscopic images in order to relate to the client’s line of busi-ness.

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In a future design studio, as an exercise, I created an imaginative solution to an alternative future requiring people to travel due to forces of nature. Here are a two images created with pastels, colored pencil and digital techniques.

SCI-FI

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