Bruce Findling Selected Works

BRUCE FINDLINGSELECTED WORKS

BRUCE FINDLING

TYPE: PORTFOLIO LOCATION: ANN ARBOR, MICHIGANSIZE: 18 PROJECTSMATERIAL: PAPERAUTHOR: BRUCE FINDLING

This portfolio reflects over six years of work beginning from my experience as a Project Engineer in construction to my time spent in architecture graduate school at the University of Michigan. Though the projects range greatly in terms of typology, scale, and intent, they all reflect an underlying passion to understand the way in which architecture can engage the industrial landscape to improve the social and environmental conditions of a place. All the projects presented contain a fundamental understanding of materiality and constructability, with over half having been built. Though my pre-graduate school experience revolved around traditional building techniques, the digital resources at the University have allowed for the exploration of new formal and fabrication technologies through scripting, CNC routing, water-jet cutting, robotics, and lasers. The juxtaposition between trade driven craft and technology driven design and production presents a multitude of opportunities for architects to positively shape not only the type of projects we create, but the way those projects are brought into the physical environment.

RESUME

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Master of Architecture_with Distinction

Ann Arbor, MI 48103Sep 2009 - May 2012

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering B.S. Construction + Business Minor

Tempe, AZ 85282Sep 2002 - Dec 2005

BP FINDLING DESIGN Fountain Hills, AZ Designer, Owner’s Rep.

Responsibilities: design of ICF residential duplex with rv garage, office and guest house; oversee city approval of documents and represent owner during construction

Project: Busche Residence Feb 2006 - Present$725,000_6,500 SF

$30 million_80,000 SF

GENSLER Phoenix, AZ Architect Intern

Responsibilities: submittal approval, design revisions, LEED document review, field verification, RFI’s

Project: APS DVN-1 Office Building Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

ARCHITECTURE WORK EXPERIENCE

AKOAKI Ann Arbor, MI Research Assistant

Responsibilities: 3D modeling, site survey, photography, exhibit construction, cultural research

Project: Beta Movement, General Manifold, Civic Friche Mar 2011 - Jul 2012

DANIELS AND ZERMACK Ann Arbor, MI Architect Intern

Responsibilities: site planning, architectural, electrical, interior design

Project: Financial Institution Design (various) Nov 2012 - Present

MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION Chandler, AZ Project Engineer, LEED AP

Responsibilities: estimating, contracts, subcontractor coordination, scheduling, RFI’s, submittals, change orders, field quality control, punchlist management, project closeout

MORTENSON RENEWABLE ENERGY Minneapolis, MN Project Engineer, LEED AP

Responsibilities: lead engineer over turbine, substation, and infrastructure construction. includes pre-con, sched-uling, quality control, contracts, mechanical completion, project closeout

RYAN COMPANIES Phoenix, AZ Project Engineer Intern

Responsibilities: RFI’s, submittals, change orders, pre-bid packages, QA/QC, project closeout

TECHNICAL ABILITY

Project: Chandler Heights Recharge FacilityProject: Glendale Spring Training Complex

$22 million_120 acres$90 million_112 acres

Project: Majestic Wind Farm (Amarillo, TX)

Project: DC Ranch Health Club + Spa

Jan 2006 - May 2009

Apr 2008 - Dec 2008

May 2004 - Aug 2005

$35 million_79.5 MW

$18 million_82,000 SF

BECK GROUP Pasadena, CA Project Engineer Intern

Responsibilities: RFI’s, pre-bid packages, document control, field quality control, site supervision

Project: Coca-Cola WWTP May 2003 - Aug 2003$10 million_0.10 MGD

CONSTRUCTION WORK EXPERIENCE

RevitAutoCAD Ecotect

Adobe InDesignAbode Illustrator Adobe Photoshop

Adobe PremierMS OfficePrimaveraRhino 5

V-RayDigital ProjectMaster Cam

Grasshopper

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SELECTED WORKS

GENERAL MANIFOLDINSTALLATION

2011

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R.D.R.P.RESEARCH PROPOSAL

2011

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MANUFACTURING AGGRADUATE STUDIO

2009

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BOOKS TO BRICKSGRADUATE STUDIO

2010

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GO! DETROITGRADUATE STUDIO

2011

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RUST BELTDIGITAL FABRICATION

2010

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WAR WITHIN A BREATHTHESIS PROPOSAL

2012

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CIVIC FRICHEEXHIBITION

2010

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CHRPPROFESSIONAL

2007

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THE BETA MOVEMENTINSTALLATION

2011

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LOOSE FITINSTALLATION

2011

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MAJESTIC WINDPROFESSIONAL

2008

15

CAMELBACK RANCHPROFESSIONAL

2009

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POLAR OPPOSITIONDIGITAL FABRICATION

2010

APS DVN-1PROFESSIONAL

2011

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CIVIC FRICHERESEARCH

2010

6

BUSCHE RESIDENCEPROFESSIONAL

2006 - 2013

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CIVIC FRICHEPUBLICATION

2010

MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURE

1ST YEAR GRADUATE STUDIO

TYPE: STUDIO PROPOSALLOCATION: DETROIT, MISIZE: 14 ACRE ARABLEMATERIAL: STEEL FRAME + GLASSCRITIC: CRAIG BORUM

Addressing the need to provide the people of Detroit with

fresh produce, the Agricultural Manufacturing Complex

applies large scale industrial process to the popular notion

of urban farming. As Detroit attempts to re-invent the

manner in which it exists in today’s post-Fordist America,

this project presents a possible path to that re-invention

by providing the downtown area with an environmentally

sustainable model for industrial growth.

203classroom

grain silo(open to below)

204cafeteria

catwalk to l3

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BOOKS TO BRICKSDIGITAL LIBRARY

1ST YEAR GRADUATE STUDIO

TYPE: STUDIO PROPOSALLOCATION: CHICAGO, ILSIZE: 1.5 MILLION BOOKSMATERIAL: RECYCLED PAPER BLOCKCRITIC: GLENN WILCOX

Sited in Wicker Park, Chicago, Books to Bricks seeks to

give unwanted works of literature a new life through

digitization and brick making. As books are brought to

the facility through systematic ‘weeding’, the library itself

expands allowing increased space for social programming.

Each brick produced would contain legible remnants of

the books consumed to make them, creating a lasting

memorial to paper literature throughout the structure of

the library.

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Hunger Games

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book is purchased and taken from stack

book is digitized and sent to hydraulic press

book is placed in outdoor stacks* 2 outcomes are possible

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GO! DETROIT

01Dequindre Cut Riverwalk

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03Dequindre Cut Kayak Pond

Dequindre Cut Riverwalk

Riverwalk

05Marina Riverwalk

040+00 0+50 3+002+502+001+501+00 5+505+004+504+003+50 8+007+507+006+506+00 9+509+008+50 10+00

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sta. 2+41elev. 6.00’

sta. 3+97elev. 15.50’

sta. 4+50elev. 15.50

sta. 5+78elev. 22.35’

sta. 6+40elev. 22.05’

slope: 6%slope: 5%

slope: 2.5%slope: 5.5%

0+00 0+50 3+002+502+001+501+00 5+505+004+504+003+50 8+007+507+006+506+00 9+509+008+50

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0+00 0+50 3+002+502+001+501+00 4+504+003+50

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0+00 0+50 3+002+502+001+501+00 5+505+004+504+003+50 6+00

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sta. 3+50elev. 6.85’

sta. 4+30elev. 10.00’

sta. 7+60elev. 2.15’

sta. 1+70elev. 5.60’

sta. 3+05elev. 2.25’

sta. 3+10elev. 8.10’

sta. 3+28elev. 5.40’

sta. 4+30elev. 5.50’

sta. 4+50elev. 3.75’

slope: 2% slope: 4% slope: 2.5%slope: 1%

slope: 3% slope: 2.5% slope: 1.5% slope: 3.5% slope: 15% slope: 2%

slope: 9%slope: 2.5% slope: 2%

sta. 2+40elev. 8.10’

total disctance: 1030.00’average slope: 4.90%max elevation: 22.35’average width: 26.00’�ll volume: 257,220 cuft.





TYPE: STUDIO PROPOSALLOCATION: DETROIT, MISIZE: 0.5 ACREMATERIAL: BRICK + CONCRETECRITIC: CHRISTIAN UNVERZAGT

Go! seeks to connect existing recreational paths, parks,

and marinas by using the vacant Globe Building as the

site for a central recreation hub. Venders would have

the opportunity to serve local Detroiters in small booths

set-up along various pathways within the vast expanse

of the Globe. Summer programs such as running, biking,

and kayaking would give way to winter programs such

as skiing, snowmobiling, and ice skating- providing year

round use and activity.

2ND YEAR GRADUATE STUDIODequindre Cut

Proposed Site PlanN

Atwater St.

Kayak Pond / Ice

Rink

Franklin St.

Warming Hut

To Marina...

Detroit River

Atwater St.

Demo - Atwater St.

Demo - Orleans St.

To Marina...

Walking, Running, Cross Country Skiing

Biking, Roller Blading, Skate Boarding, Snowboarding

Kayaking, Sailing, Jet Skiing

Conduits of Recreation

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Dequindre Cut

Current Site PlanN

Franklin St.

Detroit River

Atwater St.

Atwater St.

Orleans St.

Globe Trade Building

Dequindre Cut

RAPID DEPLOYABLE RETAIL PAVILION

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TYPE: RESEARCH PROPOSALLOCATION: DETROIT, MISIZE: 36 cu. ft. > 587 cu. ft.MATERIAL: ALUMINUM + FABRICCRITIC: NAHYUN HWANG

The Rapid Deployable Retail Pavilion embraces the ideals

of excess and ephemerality by expanding from a highly

mobile 3’x3’x4’ cube into a 9’x9’x7.25’ rigid pavilion

through a technique of rotational expansion. The RDRP is

ideal for retailers who want to place their store at the exact

point of demand without waiting for permits, electrical

hook-up, or structure assembly. Project being developed

for Imaging Detroit fall 2012.

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CIVIC FRICHEPUBICATION

ROLE: AUTHORLOCATION: PARIS, FRANCEPUBLICATION: CIVIC FRICHE ZINESIZE: 2 ARTICLES + PHOTOS.MATERIAL: PAPER

Civic Friche explores emergent urbanities, architectural

salvage and the cultivation of non-authoritarian space-

making. Civic Friche is a research initiative launched at

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in

Spring 2010. The project explores radical and alternative

modes of architectural reuse and emergent urbanity

focusing on post-industrial regions within France and

Belgium. Zine published in Fall 2010.

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JOURNAL PUBLICATION

LE PASSFRAMERIES, WALOON REGION, BELGIUM

JEAN NOUVEL & LAURENT NIGET35 MILLION EUROS

CIVIC FRICHERESEARCH

ROLE: STUDENT RESEARCHERLOCATION: FRAMERIES, BELGIUMPUBLICATION: CIVIC FRICHEMATERIAL: ABONDONED COAL MINECRITIC: ANYA SIROTA

In 1997 the abandoned Crachet Piquery coal mine in

Frameries, Belgium was chosen as the site for a science-

adventure park in order to spark economic and academic

stimulation in the depressed Waloon region through

local governemnt and E.U. funding. ‘Le Pass’, designed by

Jean Nouvel and Laurent Niget, officially opened in 2001.

Tension, however, between the history of the site and

present program continues to incite feeling of hope and

resentment among local residents. The challenge is now

rests with how to make that tension something positive

for the people and the region.

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

CRACHET PIQUERYCLOSED 1960

DEMOGRAPHICS COMPARISON

BELGIUM STATISTICS= PINK

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LE PASS OPEN TO PUBLIC 2000-PRESENT

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CRACHET PIQUERY IS CHOSEN AS A SITE FOR TECHNICAL STUDIES

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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AGRICULTURE 2%

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AGRICULTURE 3.8%

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SERVICES 71.8%

AGRICULTURE 3.8%

INDUSTRY20.8%

PROFESSIONAL37.3%

SALES/OFFICE24.2%

SERVICES17.6%

CIVIC FRICHEEXHIBITION

ROLE: CONSTRUCTION MANAGERLOCATION: ANN ARBOR, MIPUBLICATION: CIVIC FRICHESIZE: 450 SFMATERIAL: 1/4” MDF + PAPER MODELS

Shown in the TCAUP Gallery, the Civic Friche exhibition

showcased the seven research sites which the initiative

focused upon during the travel course. Projects included

the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Aveole 14 in St. Nazire, Belle

de Mai in Marseilles, Cite du Design in Saint Etienne, Lu

Factory in Nantes, Le Channel in Calais, and Le Pass in

Frameries, Belgium. Each project was given a color-coded

strip of gallery space which contained a CNC routed luan

map of their specific region, a photo gallery, a student-

built scale model, and a research book.

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EXHIBITION

POLAR OPPOSITION

DIGITAL FABRICATION

TYPE: DIGITAL FABRICATIONSIZE: 2’ x 2’ x 5’ BUDGET: $150.00MATERIAL: ACRYLIC + WOODCRITIC: KATHY VELIKOV

Polar Opposition was created as a comparative analysis

regarding performative and visual aspects of materiality.

Designed using standard set of trapizoidal geometries,

the project used a variation of tensegrity to lock each

trapezoid into one another via a steel cable running down

the spine of the entire aggregate. Arms spiral outwards in

patterns which ensures each geometry maintains a stable

center of gravity, while the trapezoids themselves become

smaller as the arms exert a greater moment upon the base.

23 degrees

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1/16”steel cable

1/8” wood / acryllic

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D1: 7.35” 5.50” 3.65”

D2: 3.00” 2.25” 1.50”

D3: 1.35” 1.00” 0.65”

H1: 1.35“ 1.00” 0.65“

H2: 1.50” 1.10” 0.75”

A1: 13 deg. 13 deg. 13 deg.

a1 b1* c

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RUST BELT

DIGITAL FABRICATION

Paneling Scripts

Panel Surface Fille Holes Between Panels Make Surfaces on Panels Merge Panels Remove Coincident and Colinear Points Generate Tabs Layout for Fabrication

Rust BeltPanelized Surface-SpanFabrication Layout 5- 4’x4’ sheets_ 24 gauge steel

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TYPE: DIGITAL FABRICATIONSIZE: 4’-0” x 2’-0” x 3’-0”BUDGET: $500.00MATERIAL: 24 GAUGE STEELCRITIC: MACIEJ KACZYNSKI

Through the use of scripting, our research focused

on the fabrication of doubly curved surface geometry

by aggregating steel elements into a self supporting

structure. Aspects of the system explored includes

methods of connection, aggregate shape, and the ways

in which support could be inherently grafted into the

overall geometry. Work completed in partnership with

Bob Bradfield, Mark Meier, and Clay Montgomery.

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THE BETA MOVEMENT

TYPE: INSTALLATIONLOCATION: WuHO GALLERY - L.A.SIZE: 1,500 sfMATERIAL: WOOD FRAME + 1/4” MDFCRITIC: ANYA SIROTA/AKOAKI

Sited on the Hollywood Walk-of-Fame, The Beta Movement

acts as a grand-scale temporary self-propagating

photomaton, inviting tourists and Angelinos inside for

their own red carpet momentlocal connections. Stars

are plucked from the sidewalk in front of the gallery and

launched through a series of frames. Project completed

in collaboration with Anya Sirota, Jean Louis,. and Steven

Christiansen. Work exhibited Spring 2011.

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ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION

GENERAL MANIFOLD

TYPE: INSTALLATIONLOCATION: CHELSEA, MISIZE: 80,000 sfMATERIAL: WOOD FRAME + 1/4” MDFCRITIC: ANYA SIROTA/AKOAKI

General Manifold is an immersive architectural

environment installed in the abandoned Federal Screw

Works factory in Chelsea, Michigan. A mysterious

magenta void is carved from the perceived solid of the

factory’s central space, generating a site of geometric

complexity, chromatic contrast, and optical distortion.

Project completed in collaboration with Anya Sirota, Jean

Louis,. and Steven Christiansen. Work exhibited Fall 2011.


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LOOSE FIT


TYPE: INSTALLATIONLOCATION: GRAND RAPIDS, MISIZE: 26’ x 27’ x 11’MATERIAL: FOLDED PETG PLASTICCRITIC: MONICA PONCE de LEON

LooseFit explores the tension between contemporary use

of digital technology with techniques of folding. Tapering

skins of multilayered, membrane-like-structures create

space, inviting bodies to move through from end to end.

The precision of digitally guided cuts are in contrast to the

imprecision of the hand, and geometry gives way to the

structure’s own weight which turns it into a soft body. The

project is the culmination of Monica Ponce de Leon’s work

on the impact of digital technology on understanding the

craft and was completed in collaboration with students

and faculty from the University of Michigan.

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WAR WITHIN A BREATH

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ROUGE RIVER WORKER’S CLUB

THESIS PROPOSAL

TYPE: THESIS PROPOSALLOCATION: DETROIT, MISIZE: 95,000 SFMATERIAL: LIMESTONE + WATERCRITIC: ANCA TRANDAFIRESCU

Located on Fordson Island in the center of Detroit’s

industrial heart, the Rouge River Workers’ Club seeks to

filter local toxic conditions in a fashion which renders

both pollutants and inhabitants visible within a structure

which provides a safe place for human occupation. As the

building will act as a giant air to water filtration system,

the effects of that filtration process will be made legible on

the limestone exterior of the building, providing a degree

of visibility to otherwise invisible hazardous particulates.

For the workers, the club will contain places of recreation,

vocational training, triage, and assembly. These

programmatic elements will provide a space to satisfy the

needs of industrial life in a system that places the welfare

of industry over that of the individual who serves it.

MANGANESE

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CHANDLER HEIGHTS RECHARGE PROJECT

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Waste water is processed at localtreatment plant.

Treated waste water sent to on sitebooster pump station.

Pump station sends waste water into an elevated reservoir linked to fiveseparate retention basins.

Waste water is gravity fed to retention basinsallowing water to naturally filter back into underground aquifer. Natural riparian preservesare created at each retention basin.

Vertical turbine pump draws filtered waterup 500 feet from underground aquifer to fill six-acre man made lake.

6 Lake is stocked with fish to create a vibrantoutdoor recreation area for local residents.

Police Substation

Environmental EducationCenter

Pump House

Shade Structures

Amphitheater

Hiking Trails

SITE MAP

PROCESSDIAGRAM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROLE: PROJECT ENGINEERLOCATION: CHANDLER, AZBUDGET: $30 MILLIONSIZE: 120 ACRESMATERIAL: ICF, CMU, DIRT & WATER

The City of Chandler desired to create a public project

which could make use of the excess capacity of its waste

water treatment plants. Using a series of pumps and

retention basins, the Chandler Heights Recharge Project

utilized treated waste water to create natural riparian

preserves while replenishing the existing underground

aquifer. Coupled with hiking trails, a six-acre man made

lake, and an education center, CHRP allows local residents

to experience the way in which water is cyclically placed

back into the ecosystem. A 80,000 sf police substation

was also constructed on site as a way to bring public

transparency to local law enforcement.

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MAJESTIC WIND FARM

ROLE: SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEERLOCATION: AMARILLO, TXBUDGET: $35 MILLIONSIZE: 79.5 MWMATERIAL: STEEL + FIBERGLASS

Though many understand the need for wind energy, few

have experienced what it takes to make these projects

a reality. The Majestic Wind Farm pushed the limits of

endurance requiring the placement of fifty-three 300’

1.5MW GE turbines within a five month duration. Beyond

the turbines themselves, the project consisted of a high

voltage sub station, M&O building, road improvements

and a new underground electrical infrastructure. Total

capacity of Majestic totaled 79.5MW, enough to power

about 500 homes.

REINFORCED FIBERGLASSBLADES

NOSE CONE WITH INTEGRATEDPITCH CONTROL

FIBERGLASS NACELLE WITH1.5MW GENERATOR AND YAW CONTROL

600V TO 34.5KVDIRECT CURRENT TRANSFORMER

DTA CONTROL CENTER

TOWER SECTION 1

METEOROLOGICAL TOWER

TOWER SECTION 2

TOWER SECTION 3

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CAMELBACK RANCH SPRING TRAINING

ROLE: PROJECT ENGINEERLOCATION: GLENDALE, AZBUDGET: $90 MILLIONSIZE: 120 ACRESMATERIAL: STEEL + PRE-CAST CONC.

A joint venture between the Los Angeles Dodgers,

Chicago White Sox, and City of Glendale, Camelback

Ranch consists of 13 practice fields, two major league

clubhouses, minor league complexes for each team, and

a 13,000 seat primary stadium. Box seats are located in

a raised steel structure clad in naturally rusted mild steel.

Support buildings and the minor league clubhouses were

completed using pre-cast concrete designed to blend into

the surrounding desert ecology. A man made lake acts as

a retention pond for irrigation.

Site MapN

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APS DVN-1 COMMAND CENTER

ROLE: ARCHITECT INTERNLOCATION: PHOENIX, AZBUDGET: $30 MILLION’SIZE: 80,000 SFMATERIAL: BLOCK + ZINC CLADDING

Gensler partnered with local Arizona utility APS to create a

cutting edge command and control center from the shell

of an abandoned slump block warehouse just outside

downtown Phoenix. Dramatic incisions were made to both

the skin and roof of the building to allow natural lighting

deep within the space while a solar array shade canopy

provided alternative means of power for the facility.

Additions to the warehouse are cladded in zinc panels

to add a contemporary aesthetic to the exterior, while

ribbons of orange glass lighten the interior in contrast to

the heavy precast concrete structure that remains in place.

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BUSCHE RESIDENCE

ROLE: DESIGNERLOCATION: FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZBUDGET: $725,000SIZE: 6,500 sq. ft.MATERIAL: ICF + WOOD FRAMING

Located in the Sonoran Desert, the Busche Residence is a

duplex housing complex with an additional RV garage,

stand-alone office and single bedroom apartment. ICF

construction provides increased insulation while deep

balcony overhangs protect southern views to the natural

arroyo beyond. A central exterior courtyard creates a

sense of community between the two units.

APARTMENT

OFFICE

1ST FLOOR

2ND FLOOR

3RD FLOOR (RV GARAGE)

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