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RESIDENCE ADDITION SEATTLE, WA, USA

This is an early sketch from 2004 for plans to the outside. The idea is to have a bridge and studio at the back of the house and a walk out deck at the front, primarily to make the elevation change easier to deal with. The plans also include a small walk down to a new apartment in the basement of the house.
Scope of Work: New Concrete Retaining Wall, Concrete pad, New Deck and bridge to second floor, New Roof Deck and Entry into house at second level, New Workshop at the back of the house, New front deck and walk down to future apartment

RESIDENCE ADDITION SEATTLE, WA, USA - 2008

3D Mock-up of proposed addition used to inform design decisions and communicate intention to client and contractors

RESIDENCE ADDITION SEATTLE, WA, USA -2008

In progress construction photos showing unenclosed workshop and bridge.
Picture taken from former back door of dwelling.
The architecture of the new addition, although integrated with the house, was designed to stand aside from the architectural style of the existing 1905 house, without pretending to be built in the same time period. By creating a distinct difference and managing the transition conflicting architectural styles can exist together without being at odds with one another.

Perhaps the most important part of the bridge design was that one could walk out from the 2nd floor office directly to the street level without transitions. Lots of care was taken with the concrete retaining wall to make this possible. Coincidentally, the grade at the back of the house was within a 1/4" of the second floor height. A new French door was added to the house with in-keeping details in place of the old window. The freedom of walking out straight to the street has greatly improved access and freedom of movement in a lot that was challenged by and equivalent about 3 floors of grade change from front to back.

Since the mail was received to the back of the house a mail box was introduced by salvaging the old cast iron furnace from the house remodel. This saved the mail man a walk to the back door

Seen from the back street the workshop (aka 'temple') became more Japanese after a trip to Japan.

815 PINE 40 STOREY RESIDENTIAL TOWER SEATTLE, WA - Bumgardner 2009

Rendering showing base concept for 400ft residential tower with extra 40ft allowance for amenity and mechanical in downtown Seattle.
The tower was situated on a very constrained site with 4 stories of above grade parking, large restaurant, retail and residential lobby.
My duties as Project Architect were Structural, MEP, SCL, Civil Curtainwall, and other consultant coordination. I also designed units, provided 3d renderings, Design review packages and some Project Management, detailing and drafting in Revit and by hand.

FIVE STAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BEIJING,CHINA DRAGON WALL INTENT - NBBJ - 2006

Perforated copper became the final material selection for the 'dragon wall' . I designed the cut openings in the 15 meter wall to be more flowing.
Perforations were laid out literally in the form of a Chinese dragon based on 3 rotated and masked perforation patterns for a random effect.

Probably our most ambitious schematic design proposal called for thousands of back lit glass balls to clad the 15 m. '9 dragon wall'; In order to make this possible it was necessary to nest thousands of blown glass balls in a gabion-basket like arrangement.
I drew the following detailed section and elevation as part of a thick series of design intent drawings to convey our intents in a more realistic manner to the client in Beijing who was not necessarily familiar with our building practice and technologies.

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL & CONDOS SEATTLE, WA, USA BUILDING ARCHITECT - NBBJ - 2006

My primary tasks involved condominium MEP coordination and detailing
MEP coordination became a full-time job on this project; the clients were given ultimate freedom to build what they pleased in their spaces, consequently the building shell and core was massaged to fit these goals.
The project also contained numerous architects, interior designers and consultants all striving to do their best for their clients.
In order to maximize on the available square footage (approx @ $2500/sq. ft) and ceiling heights, it was necessary to tightly fit all building systems around the changing desires of the interior design. Methods of tightly fitting in building systems to accommodate the interiors and the already designed curtain wall system were developed.
3D Studio max mages to the left show visual alternates to the exhaust venting at the curtain wall skin. The detail shows the custom UL listed exhaust vent solutions developed with consultants and manufacturers for FP, dryer and range and methods of eliminating the return ducting by providing an open air ceiling return.

SOUTH WEST MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER, WA, USA CONSTRUCTION DOCS - NBBJ - 2005

I assisted a team of ~12 with the construction document Set and permit drawings set.
RCP fixture layouts.
Casework and specialty casework detailing, such as the lobby reception desk.
Custom Detailing.

HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER - NJB SEATTLE, WA, USA CONSTRUCTION DOCS - NBBJ - 2007

Shell and core CD Package:

Penthouse details.
CA and shop drawing review.
BIM opening schedules.
Typical opening details.

Tenant Improvement CD Package:

BIM opening schedules.
Typical opening, ceiling details.
Details at curtain wall.

For example much of the penthouse screen wall support at the roof was directly supported by the extension of the column structure. The intersection of the curtain wall, structure, roofing and outer wall constructions proposed a potentially problematic area; it became necessary to adequately detail a watertight solution to prevent any possibility of water leakage.

RESIDENCE REMODEL SEATTLE, WA, USA 2004

Basically, I took a year off to labor over my own home. A real gem: This house was home to loud bands, bikers and many cats over the years and was in such bad shape that many counter-bidding contractors were turning around and walking out of the place.
This 1905 craftsman, although filled with character and original woodwork was so bad from the inside that just about every surface was removed and put back up. In the process new plumbing, electrical and furnace with ducting were installed, cathedral ceilings with skylights were installed; a new kitchen was put in and the downstairs was opened up.
The image to the left is a 3d scaled schematic that I used to decide on design changes and basic material choices on the inside. This way of working proved to be invaluable and extremely accurate in the projects final outcome and has become my chosen way of designing any project whether with a client or for myself.

RESIDENCE REMODEL SEATTLE, WA, USA 2004

Here are some early photos when the house arrived at a livable state. Much of the new trim was not yet installed.

NEW SEOUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PARIS, FRANCE HUGH DUTTON ASSOC - 1996

We were the structural design consultants for the airport.
My work here started by building a few brass study models of the airport the main terminal bays.
Autocad structural bay layout for the main terminal.
Drainage report for the airport.

MERCEDES BENZ SHOWROOM IN-HOUSE COMPETITION THOMAS BAUMANN ARCHITECT - 1994

For one of our office's biggest clients we had an in-house competition to create a show-room to display Mercedes merchandising. The idea was to have a flexibly arranged space and display; Etched glass panels were hung from a beam track hoist similar to that found in a car plant. The lit glass panels held shelves and Mercedes merchandise and could be moved into a variety of configurations or moved entirely out of the way.

FRANKLINSTRASSE MIXED-USE BLDG BERLIN, GERMANY THOMAS BAUMANN ARCHITECT - 1994

This mixed use project was permitted under many of the same regulations that are part of a LEED certified building in the US today. Germany has always been one of the leaders in 'Green' and some of its projects of the 80's match sustainable goals of today in the US. For example, for daylight reasons, all office buildings were and average of about 10 meters wide for daylight and must all contain adequate bike storage.
In the early 90's permitting a set of drawings required 16 sets of drawings for plan reviews. The offices of the west were required to employ workers from the former east Germany. Building and architecture was booming and just about every famous architect making their mark in Berlin. Foreigners such as myself could find work by just walking into an office asking for a job in English.

FRANKLINSTRASSE MIXED-USE BLDG BERLIN, GERMANY THOMAS BAUMANN ARCHITECT - 1994

TOWER COMPETITION TORONTO, CANADA BALDWIN & FRANKLIN ARCHITECT- 1991

Working for the same architects that designed the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, Ned Baldwin (the same architect that designed the CN Tower had become the world authority in Tower Design), consequently, the firm had to turn down many consultant offers when we worked on this competition.
The best part about this project was understanding the functional design aspects of a communications tower over a regular building; the observation aspects of the tower become a secondary concern. The structure of this tower (primarily post-tensioned cables imbedded in concrete) took a 90 degree turn when it met the ground, the size of this 'cable tunnel' became so large (perhaps a storey tall) that it became a challenge to work the parking garage and functional spaces around it.

RCPSC- HEAD OFFICE OTTAWA, CANADA MURRAY & MURRAY ARCHITECTS - 1988

This is a remodel from a working convent. Although I felt somewhat guilty about relocating the nuns, (which I had to face one day while measuring) the building underwent a much needed transformation from the dismal state of the existing interior.
Part of the challenge was to make the circulation functional and insert a power plant into the building. The interior courtyard was used as a central lobby and housed skylights and a mechanical room above. Care was taken to try to separate the existing exterior walls from the new portions of the building.
The existing chapels were turned into a conference room and library.

GLASGOW ARTIST COMMUNITY MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF ARCH MASTERS THESIS PROJECT - 1995

The Mackintosh School of Architecture and Glasgow School of Art are joined under the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
I was enrolled in the 'Urban Building' program, which was a combination of Architecture and Urban Design Studies
The Glasgow Artist community is an urban redevelopment project designed to bring Glasgow back to its roots at the river Clyde. The area is designed to be rejuvenated through the extension of the popular walking streets, Sauchiehall and Buchanan Streets, into a shunned area of the city and beyond the void created by a large shopping centre and inner-city expressway. In turn also establishing a connection to south bank of the river with a series pedestrian linked multi-level nodes integrated into the existing fabric.

2d and 3d Autocad v.12

CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FINAL PROJECT - 1990

Denmark International Study Abroad Program, Copenhagen, DK.

A S S R O C I T A RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY FINAL YEAR THESIS PROJECT - 1991

Acronym for 'A Self Sufficient Research Oriented Community in the Arctic'
The idea: A sustainable, self-sufficient 'Biosphere' in one of the most inhospitable regions on earth; Alert, NWT, Canada - the most northern town in Canada; close to the North Pole. Permafrost extends 60m or more below the earth surface at this latitude and it is almost always dark.
Catenary ice domes were created as a primary shield against the weather using inflatable structures and water mixed with sawdust. The many linked domes (an image similar to large scale collection of soap bubbles) would be linked together and carved out to form an outer shell. The ice structure would expectedly creep with gravity to form a series of catenary domes. Columns would be kept frozen by drilling conductors deep into the earth.
Within the primary structure the air temperature would be kept around freezing. Living structures, farms and livestock and community buildings would populate the interior as part of the closed living cycle.

Pen & Ink on Mylar - 7ft X 7ft

A S S R O C I T A RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY FINAL YEAR THESIS PROJECT - 1991

Painted clay mold waxed with saddle soap and drilled with holes to accept air

Model of community with resulting vacuum formed plastic shell representing ice.

DENTIST OFFICE RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2ND YEAR PROJECT - 1988

Earth sheltered design maximizing on patient views

Pen and Ink on Mylar


			RESIDENCE ADDITION SEATTLE, WA, USA This is an early sketch from 2004 for plans to the outside. The idea is to have a bridge and studio at the back of the house and a walk out deck at the front, primarily to make the elevation change easier to deal with. The plans also include a small walk down to a new apartment in the basement of the house. Scope of Work: New Concrete Retaining Wall, Concrete pad, New Deck and bridge to second floor, New Roof Deck and Entry into house at second level, New Workshop at the back of the house, New front deck and walk down to future apartment

			RESIDENCE ADDITION SEATTLE, WA, USA - 2008 3D Mock-up of proposed addition used to inform design decisions and communicate intention to client and contractors

			RESIDENCE ADDITION SEATTLE, WA, USA -2008 In progress construction photos showing unenclosed workshop and bridge. Picture taken from former back door of dwelling. The architecture of the new addition, although integrated with the house, was designed to stand aside from the architectural style of the existing 1905 house, without pretending to be built in the same time period. By creating a distinct difference and managing the transition conflicting architectural styles can exist together without being at odds with one another. Perhaps the most important part of the bridge design was that one could walk out from the 2nd floor office directly to the street level without transitions. Lots of care was taken with the concrete retaining wall to make this possible. Coincidentally, the grade at the back of the house was within a 1/4" of the second floor height. A new French door was added to the house with in-keeping details in place of the old window. The freedom of walking out straight to the street has greatly improved access and freedom of movement in a lot that was challenged by and equivalent about 3 floors of grade change from front to back. Since the mail was received to the back of the house a mail box was introduced by salvaging the old cast iron furnace from the house remodel. This saved the mail man a walk to the back door Seen from the back street the workshop (aka 'temple') became more Japanese after a trip to Japan.

			815 PINE 40 STOREY RESIDENTIAL TOWER SEATTLE, WA - Bumgardner 2009 Rendering showing base concept for 400ft residential tower with extra 40ft allowance for amenity and mechanical in downtown Seattle. The tower was situated on a very constrained site with 4 stories of above grade parking, large restaurant, retail and residential lobby. My duties as Project Architect were Structural, MEP, SCL, Civil Curtainwall, and other consultant coordination. I also designed units, provided 3d renderings, Design review packages and some Project Management, detailing and drafting in Revit and by hand.

			FIVE STAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BEIJING, CHINA DRAGON WALL INTENT - NBBJ - 2006 Rendering showing our modified 3d design intent drawing for the Grand Stair and the 'dragon wall' in the main hotel lobby (not my rendering) Our stair concept was based on the flowing skirt of a ballet dancer and its airy feel was important to our design Working on a shoe-string budget without consulting engineers, it was necessary to convey a more buildable solution to the Grand Stair design to the less ambitious engineering team in Beijing. I altered our design to concentrate the structural strength of the stair at inner helical portion; the welded plate stair structure cantilevered from the plate steel inner helix to maintain the thin outer profile at the edge of the stair. In turn curved aluminum shoes were fastened at the edge of the stair structure to support the structural glass guard rail and handrail.

			FIVE STAR INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BEIJING,CHINA DRAGON WALL INTENT - NBBJ - 2006 Perforated copper became the final material selection for the 'dragon wall' . I designed the cut openings in the 15 meter wall to be more flowing. Perforations were laid out literally in the form of a Chinese dragon based on 3 rotated and masked perforation patterns for a random effect. Probably our most ambitious schematic design proposal called for thousands of back lit glass balls to clad the 15 m. '9 dragon wall'; In order to make this possible it was necessary to nest thousands of blown glass balls in a gabion-basket like arrangement. I drew the following detailed section and elevation as part of a thick series of design intent drawings to convey our intents in a more realistic manner to the client in Beijing who was not necessarily familiar with our building practice and technologies.

			FOUR SEASONS HOTEL & CONDOS SEATTLE, WA, USA BUILDING ARCHITECT - NBBJ - 2006 My primary tasks involved condominium MEP coordination and detailing MEP coordination became a full-time job on this project; the clients were given ultimate freedom to build what they pleased in their spaces, consequently the building shell and core was massaged to fit these goals. The project also contained numerous architects, interior designers and consultants all striving to do their best for their clients. In order to maximize on the available square footage (approx @ $2500/sq. ft) and ceiling heights, it was necessary to tightly fit all building systems around the changing desires of the interior design. Methods of tightly fitting in building systems to accommodate the interiors and the already designed curtain wall system were developed. 3D Studio max mages to the left show visual alternates to the exhaust venting at the curtain wall skin. The detail shows the custom UL listed exhaust vent solutions developed with consultants and manufacturers for FP, dryer and range and methods of eliminating the return ducting by providing an open air ceiling return.

			SOUTH WEST MEDICAL CENTER VANCOUVER, WA, USA CONSTRUCTION DOCS - NBBJ - 2005 I assisted a team of ~12 with the construction document Set and permit drawings set. RCP fixture layouts. Casework and specialty casework detailing, such as the lobby reception desk. Custom Detailing.

			HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER - NJB SEATTLE, WA, USA CONSTRUCTION DOCS - NBBJ - 2007 Shell and core CD Package: Penthouse details. CA and shop drawing review. BIM opening schedules. Typical opening details. Tenant Improvement CD Package: BIM opening schedules. Typical opening, ceiling details. Details at curtain wall. For example much of the penthouse screen wall support at the roof was directly supported by the extension of the column structure. The intersection of the curtain wall, structure, roofing and outer wall constructions proposed a potentially problematic area; it became necessary to adequately detail a watertight solution to prevent any possibility of water leakage.

			MOSCOW CITY - PLOT #9 OFFICE AND CONDO TOWERS DESIGN DOCS - NBBJ - 2005 I assisted the Moscow team with finishing the design documents submission and 2d graphics package. Many 3d renderings were revised and populated in 2d for the final design package.

			RESIDENCE REMODEL SEATTLE, WA, USA 2004 Basically, I took a year off to labor over my own home. A real gem: This house was home to loud bands, bikers and many cats over the years and was in such bad shape that many counter-bidding contractors were turning around and walking out of the place. This 1905 craftsman, although filled with character and original woodwork was so bad from the inside that just about every surface was removed and put back up. In the process new plumbing, electrical and furnace with ducting were installed, cathedral ceilings with skylights were installed; a new kitchen was put in and the downstairs was opened up. The image to the left is a 3d scaled schematic that I used to decide on design changes and basic material choices on the inside. This way of working proved to be invaluable and extremely accurate in the projects final outcome and has become my chosen way of designing any project whether with a client or for myself.

			RESIDENCE REMODEL SEATTLE, WA, USA 2004 Here are some early photos when the house arrived at a livable state. Much of the new trim was not yet installed.



			NEW SEOUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PARIS, FRANCE HUGH DUTTON ASSOC - 1996 We were the structural design consultants for the airport. My work here started by building a few brass study models of the airport the main terminal bays. Autocad structural bay layout for the main terminal. Drainage report for the airport.


			MERCEDES BENZ SHOWROOM IN-HOUSE COMPETITION THOMAS BAUMANN ARCHITECT - 1994 For one of our office's biggest clients we had an in-house competition to create a show-room to display Mercedes merchandising. The idea was to have a flexibly arranged space and display; Etched glass panels were hung from a beam track hoist similar to that found in a car plant. The lit glass panels held shelves and Mercedes merchandise and could be moved into a variety of configurations or moved entirely out of the way.

			FRANKLINSTRASSE MIXED-USE BLDG BERLIN, GERMANY THOMAS BAUMANN ARCHITECT - 1994 This mixed use project was permitted under many of the same regulations that are part of a LEED certified building in the US today. Germany has always been one of the leaders in 'Green' and some of its projects of the 80's match sustainable goals of today in the US. For example, for daylight reasons, all office buildings were and average of about 10 meters wide for daylight and must all contain adequate bike storage. In the early 90's permitting a set of drawings required 16 sets of drawings for plan reviews. The offices of the west were required to employ workers from the former east Germany. Building and architecture was booming and just about every famous architect making their mark in Berlin. Foreigners such as myself could find work by just walking into an office asking for a job in English.

			FRANKLINSTRASSE MIXED-USE BLDG BERLIN, GERMANY THOMAS BAUMANN ARCHITECT - 1994

			TOWER COMPETITION TORONTO, CANADA BALDWIN & FRANKLIN ARCHITECT- 1991 Working for the same architects that designed the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, Ned Baldwin (the same architect that designed the CN Tower had become the world authority in Tower Design), consequently, the firm had to turn down many consultant offers when we worked on this competition. The best part about this project was understanding the functional design aspects of a communications tower over a regular building; the observation aspects of the tower become a secondary concern. The structure of this tower (primarily post-tensioned cables imbedded in concrete) took a 90 degree turn when it met the ground, the size of this 'cable tunnel' became so large (perhaps a storey tall) that it became a challenge to work the parking garage and functional spaces around it.



			RCPSC- HEAD OFFICE OTTAWA, CANADA MURRAY & MURRAY ARCHITECTS - 1988 This is a remodel from a working convent. Although I felt somewhat guilty about relocating the nuns, (which I had to face one day while measuring) the building underwent a much needed transformation from the dismal state of the existing interior. Part of the challenge was to make the circulation functional and insert a power plant into the building. The interior courtyard was used as a central lobby and housed skylights and a mechanical room above. Care was taken to try to separate the existing exterior walls from the new portions of the building. The existing chapels were turned into a conference room and library.

			RCPSC- HEAD OFFICE OTTAWA, CANADA MURRAY & MURRAY ARCHITECTS - 1988

			GLASGOW ARTIST COMMUNITY MACKINTOSH SCHOOL OF ARCH MASTERS THESIS PROJECT - 1995 The Mackintosh School of Architecture and Glasgow School of Art are joined under the University of Glasgow, Scotland. I was enrolled in the 'Urban Building' program, which was a combination of Architecture and Urban Design Studies The Glasgow Artist community is an urban redevelopment project designed to bring Glasgow back to its roots at the river Clyde. The area is designed to be rejuvenated through the extension of the popular walking streets, Sauchiehall and Buchanan Streets, into a shunned area of the city and beyond the void created by a large shopping centre and inner-city expressway. In turn also establishing a connection to south bank of the river with a series pedestrian linked multi-level nodes integrated into the existing fabric.
			2d and 3d Autocad v.12

			CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FINAL PROJECT - 1990 Denmark International Study Abroad Program, Copenhagen, DK.

			A S S R O C I T A RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY FINAL YEAR THESIS PROJECT - 1991 Acronym for 'A Self Sufficient Research Oriented Community in the Arctic' The idea: A sustainable, self-sufficient 'Biosphere' in one of the most inhospitable regions on earth; Alert, NWT, Canada - the most northern town in Canada; close to the North Pole. Permafrost extends 60m or more below the earth surface at this latitude and it is almost always dark. Catenary ice domes were created as a primary shield against the weather using inflatable structures and water mixed with sawdust. The many linked domes (an image similar to large scale collection of soap bubbles) would be linked together and carved out to form an outer shell. The ice structure would expectedly creep with gravity to form a series of catenary domes. Columns would be kept frozen by drilling conductors deep into the earth. Within the primary structure the air temperature would be kept around freezing. Living structures, farms and livestock and community buildings would populate the interior as part of the closed living cycle. Pen & Ink on Mylar - 7ft X 7ft

			A S S R O C I T A RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY FINAL YEAR THESIS PROJECT - 1991 Painted clay mold waxed with saddle soap and drilled with holes to accept air Model of community with resulting vacuum formed plastic shell representing ice.

			DENTIST OFFICE RYERSON POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2ND YEAR PROJECT - 1988 Earth sheltered design maximizing on patient views Pen and Ink on Mylar