Weston Willard Portfolio

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Architecture05 // ncsbdc

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Education

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The University of North Carolina at GreensboroB.S. Interior Architectureminor in EntrepreneurshipGPA: 3.55

Foster & Associates; Winston-Salem, NCAssistant to Land Surveyors and Planners Customer Service AutoCAD + Land Desktop Software Gather Deeds File/Organize an office of 5000+ filesCrew Leader Coordinate timesheets for 4+ employees weekly Locate/set irons & operate transit

February 2008-April 2009

May 2005-January 2008

Spring 2013

Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NCA.A.S. Architectural TechnologyGPA: 3.89

Spring 2010

WorkshopsStudioMode//Parametric Design. NYC, NY

USGBC//LEED Core Concepts & Strategies. Greensboro, NC

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2200 Silas Creek Pkwy, Suite 1 B, Winston-Salem, NC, 27401

WestonWillard

[336] 575.7307 [email protected]

Skills

PublicationsWillard, W., Jonathon Anderson. InterLock Block. National Conference of the Beginning Design Student. Conference Proceedings. Lincoln, NE. 2011

ReferencesAvailable upon request

**complete curriculum vitae available at westondesign.wordpress.com

Honors & AffiliationsMemeber, Sigma Alpha Pi National Honor Society Member, Lloyd International Honor SocietyRecipient, ForsythTech Library ScholarshipVolunteer(USGBC), PEA Earth Day Fair, Wake Forest UniversityMember, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor SocietyMember, United States Green Building Council Member, Emerging Green Builders Committee

August 2011-PresentMay 2011-PresentMay 2010April 14, 2010

January 2010-PresentAugust 2009-PresentAugust 2009-August2011

AutoCAD 2001-12Revit Architecture 2009-2011

ArchiCAD 11-15Adobe Suite cs3-cs5

Micosoft OfficeSketchUp

Rhinoceros 3D 4.0+5.0Grasshopper 3D

Interlock Block was a second year studio project that stemmed from a series of explorations using folding as a design technique. Folding is a strategy that is too often overlooked in the world of design. Nature has proven this to be successful as evident in numerous natural found elements in plant life and biology, such as the DNA helix. The way in which my explorations began is through the folding of paper — with only one constraint. The constraint was a rule that must be established, as simple or complex as one wishes.

My rule was triangles. This meant that every fold made in the paper, must be in the shape of a triangle. After numerous iterations, I came up with a form, that when mirrored with one of the like, creates one unit. Multiple units become an interlocking system of blocks, with no limitations of scale and overall shape.

ProjectDescription:

Interlock BlockUNCG Fall 2010Jonathon Anderson

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SmithCase is a manufacturer based out of Winston-

Salem. Specializing in portable carrying cases for

anything from windows to medical equipment. The

owner decided to invest in innovation in the industry,

since it has been neglected for so long.

I worked on a window carrying case. The carrying

case was established, it just needed refinements

since its last modification years ago. Tweaking the

design and using different materials cut the manufac-

turer's cost by 70%.

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SmithCaseFall 2011Tony Smith

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SmithCase will have varying sizes of these carrying

cases. The Grasshopper script allows them to alter

the dimensions of the case with ease.

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The Entrepreneurship department at UNCG has an entrepreneurial incubator space which includes two rooms. One room serves as the actual incubator space with the other remaining empty. The empty room was once a retail space.

With little knowledge of space planning and design, the Entrepreneurship department seeked iArc students to assist in rethinking how their spaces were to be occupied. We were given the option to focus on either one of the retail or incubator space.

I chose the former. I viewed this as a unique opportu-nity to explore ways the space could interact with the student body and vice versa. It gives students a reason to visit the space, which was currently negleted. I decided to give students a chance to be entrepreneurial.


Student KioskUNCG IAR 301 Fall 2011Stoel Burrowes

01 // wooden pallets image: http://www.governmentauctions.org/uploaded_images/pallets-718429.JPG

02 // corrugated metal image: http://1.imimg.com/data/H/T/MY-1217612/galvanized-20corrugated-20steel-20sheets-20-20_10540695_250x250.jpg

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There is a need within the world of academia. This specific need is to enable creativity and to allow students to be both a part of and a recipient of creative works. Although there are many activities students become involved in during their college years, there is rarely an outlet for them to express their own unique ideas and to witness the birth of others’ ideas as well. To satisfy this need, one must foster the path to invention and innovation. I propose a sustainable kiosk which will allow students to do just this.

This entity is the epitome of sustainability. It is created for the students, by the students. The materials are entirely sustainable, consisting of corrugated metal and wood pallets which can often be found for free at hardware stores or warehouses. To bring this vehicle to life, students will serve as the drivers of labor. Once this kiosk is built, it will be offered to the student population to help young moguls thrive and sell their business ideas. Additionally, it will serve as a place for students to buy various services or items. This will thereby support the entrepreneurs’ endeav-ors.

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Parroting Wellspring is a collaborative project with Dallas-based furniture manufacturer Groovystuff. Owner, Chris Bruning, founded Groovystuff as a company that designed and made furniture from reclaimed teak wood found in Thailand. Groovystuff offered UNCG iArc students a chance to design for them. We were to design a furniture piece or home accessory that fits in to their rustic style. We were given a spreadsheet that listed available materials from which we could use for our designs.


Parroting WellspringUNCG IAR 301 Fall 2011Stoel Burrowes

01 // rendering of parroting wellspring

As I began my design, I established a fixation on having the main element be a circle. The circle repre-sents an infinite form. This was appropriate since the materials being used were recycled.

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What first was a bench morphed into a table. Although I strayed from my initial idea of a bench, I kept the key element that drove the design. The circle.

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Parroting Wellspring was the result. The legs represent an implied circle. The table meets the ground in such a way that it breaks the circular form while also imitat-ing new beginning, hence "wellspring.” The circle gets broken at the ground but is still perceived in tact due to Gestalt's law of closure. This continuation in addi-tion to the Teak slats on the sides gives a "parroting” effect.

The North Carolina Sustainable Building Design Competition (NCSBDC) is an annual event that invites students and young professionals to get involved in sustainable design. The competition gives students not only exposure to sustainable design, but also gives them a hands-on, like real life experience of the process and work which goes into constructing a building. It requires those involved to participate in broad research, design, specifications, construction documents, budget sheet, and LEED documents.


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Loren Neal // Bryson Brady // Scotty Church

NCSBDCForsythTech ARC 246 Spring 2010Marty Marion

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energy/water efficient

appliances

permeable paver

rain cistern

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acme brick hardie board

parex® stucco

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metal roof energy star® rated

windows

Tony Smith was an American artist who is best recog-nized for his minimalist sculptures. Smith also had a strong interest in architectural design and writing art theory. For ARC 216, students were given an artist for whom we would design a retreat. My artist was Smith. We were to look into the artists' life, their interests, their artwork, and what they found inspirational. Our results would help drive the design.


Tony SmithForsythTech ARC 216 Fall 2009Marty Marion

01 // rendering of kitchen + lightwell

Tony Smith

02 // sketches03 // image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Smith_(sculptor)

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05 // image: zatista.com

06 // image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5137/5401715298_0cdbecd66b.jpg

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2200 Silas Creek Pkwy, Suite 1BWinston-Salem, NC 27104

[email protected][336] 575.7307

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