James WoodrowBergstrom

Design Portfolio

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01The New Museum Pro-posal, located in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco, explores the use of a multifunctional facade as a centerpiece and permanent installa-tion for the surrounding neighborhood. The facade is constructed of fiber reinforced plastic panels that contain a rainwater and grey water filtration system that collects and recycles the building’s run-off. The water is released through openings into a submerged frontal court-yard, which is viewable by pedestrians on street level. The collection of runoff and grey water is then filtered and returned to the city of San Francisco. The fiber reinforced plastic panels also serve as thermal mass, sound isolation, light funnels, and space making strategies.

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The Humanitarian Exhibit is a densely packed cube of individual compart-ments, each with its own set of viewing windows. Each compartment, embodying an aspect of the domestic lifestyle, is fa-tally linked to the ones sur-rounding it. Every action has a reaction, whether un-beknown to its perpetrator or not. Latters and narrow crawl spaces fill the voids between each compart-ment, allowing viewers to crawl, climb, and peek into scenarios that may not offer the most charming sequence of events, but perhaps a cruel insight into humankind’s partly subconscious hedonistic attitudes towards violence: a caged sadism promoting human welfare.

Don’t tell Stuart I forgot thebrownies, he’ll be pissed!

ENVELOPE: DRESSING THE SKELETONCompleting the Shelter

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Date:September 21, 2015

Before the ‘RG’ Educational Research Camp creates its own envelope for its opening in 2 weeks, some of the park’s frequent climbers are exploring the skeleton for themselves on their annual September Equinox gathering.

Given that Rattlesnake Graves is a ‘bare-bones’ structure, it is up to its inhabitants to create an envelope. Fabrics, cables, tents, and pull-out attachable shelters are all elements that can be utilized.

1401: The Essential Rattlesnake Graves Kit For Survival

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Soon after construction, Rattlesnake Graves will begin to serve as host to the ‘RG’ Educational Research Camp as well as several others groups as the decades pass. As a field of sleek precast armature peices, Rattle-snake Graves embeds itself in Joshua Tree as a literal skeleton. Inhabit-ants are invited to add on whatever they deem necessary to survive and create a suitable shelter to these bare bones. Rattlesnake Graves will remain a fully function-ing nomadic destination for many years to come. In the centuries ahead it will house backpack-ers, nomads, scientists, refugee camps, music festivals, and anyone with an adventurist ap-petite.

Date:October 26, 2405

Jim and Jan, two volunteers working for the North American Resettlement Group, explore Rattlesnake Graves fifty years after it had been abandoned by a large colony of mountain lions. They will report back their findings to the Main Ship at sunrise... if they can get along.

They find a few clues that this was once an educational research camp.

Looks like Jim and Jan found the old thing. Let’s hope those kids didnt leave anything toxic behind!

Summer Solstice12:00:00elevation: 79.01azimuth: 196.46

Equinox12:00:00elevation: 55.78azimuth: 190.08

Winter Solstice12:00:00elevation: 32.39azimuth: 184.68

There’s a water tankdown here, Jim!

We made it! Andit’s still standing!

Of course it’s stillhere, idiot. Does hethink aliens came andtook it!? Oh, Jim.

...I saw the watertank 5 minutes ago...

earth tubes feed thermal energy from groundwater supply

SECTION OVER TIMEThe 2405 discovery of Rattlesnake Graves

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I can’t believe she came out here with Brad. Is she just tryingto make me jealous!?

Don’t let anyone see you take these. I could get in somuch trouble if I’m caught!

UTILITY TIME SEQUENCE 02A Look at Rattlesnake Graves Over Time

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Date:October 26, 2165

Ten years after the Republic of Nomadia staked its claim on Southern California,the first annual Bonechella Festival overtakes Rattlesnake Graves. Crowds fill the skeleton at night while the hippest bands around play their non-conformist tunes. Old materials once attached to the skeleton are now being used as firewood to warm the crowd.

Little do they know that this sector of the skeleton will be blown away during World War V, just 15 years later.

Only animals in here, Marvin!But it looks like we can probablyrest up here before we go find ussome human fossils!

UTILITY TIME SEQUENCE 03A Look at Rattlesnake Graves Over Time

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Date:January 5, 3705

Humans have long left the earth when the inhabitants of Planet XY55Z discover earth. They left their endangered planet in search of a new home. Rattlesnake Graves is among the first human ruins they find. The set up camp here for a few weeks before continuing their search. Earth offered them no resources humans had not already depleted.

Joshua Tree wildlife has now re-taken the skeleton.

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What kind of sculpture garden are these humans making, Albert?

Only 25 more trips today...why did I choose this job?

As Plato once said: ‘Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration’...or maybe that wasn’t Plato.

ORGANIZATION & ASSEMBLYOn-site placement

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Date:August 5, 2015

Rattlesnake Graves is taking form. Assembly of the armature pieces is going smoothly, with several trucks carrying in new pieces every few hours. After the main three pieces are fastened to the foundation piles, hollow-core slabs are then placed. The skeleton is coming together.

Joshua Tree wildlife are profoundly confused.

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The CALA proposal for downtown Los Angeles is a renewed streetscape vision for the neighborhood and its inhabitants. The muse-um and offices of the new CALA physically lift up to allow for an elevated public plaza in the middle of the building. The new design folds, splits, and welcomes pedestrians to explore its extended sidewalk. the plaza doubles as an exte-rior gallery space for the museum as well as a public gathering and event space for the city of Los Angeles.

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This 52-unit Koreatown Housing project in Los An-geles glorifies the practical-ity of a parking garage as a new typology for mid-rise city housing projects. Each unit is equipped with its own parking space, front yard, dwelling, balcony, and back yard. The project is wrapped in an energy collecting, adjustable fa-cade that shades the build-ing’s southwest exterior. The facade mimics the movements of the buildings inhabitants as they drive in and out of their own per-sonalized parking garage.