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Nathaniel A. Hammitt

School of Architecture and Interior Design

College of Design, Architecture, Art, and PlanningUniversity of Cincinnati

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The Cincinnati Literary Center

design project is an exercise in

site anaylsis, program preparation,

and creative user-based spatial

requirements . It is a prime

opportunity to reconceive the way

in which a scholastic center

functions as par t of a community,

as well as an opportunity to

reapply old media to new uses.

ll 2 9Cincinnati Literary Center

Community literary center

Cincinnati, Ohio

REVIT 2010, Adobe Illustrator, Pen & Ink, Cardboard & Magazine



In addition to drawing inspiration from the user

needs and programmatic requirements of the

building, the Cincinnati Literary Center was birthed

from the concept o f ‘transparency.’ As the s ite is

located in the hear t of Cincinnati , there is a very

great need for community openness and an overal l

sense of welcoming.

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ll 2Cincinnati Literary Center


Cincinnati, Ohio

REVIT 2010, Adobe Illustrator, Pen & Ink, Cardboard & Magazine



design

Cincinnati Literary Center


Cincinnati, Ohio

REVIT 2010, Cardboard,/chipboard/museumboard, Pen & Ink

inspire.refine.synthesize

Continuing the design process of

the C inc inna t i L i te ra r y center

involved an intensive refinement

process. Taking the in spirati on and

project generation derived from

u s e r n e e d s , p r o g r a m m a t i c

r e quirements, and site consider-

ations, the Literary Center developed

its own personal language and, in

doing so, also advanced technically

to provide the necessary area and

arrangement to accommodate its

future users.





Cincinnati, Ohio

REVIT 2010, Cardboard,/chipboard/museumboard, Pen & Ink



design

Tectonic analysis/synthesis of

Cincinnati’s City Hall

Cincinnati, Ohio

Technical Drawing


Shown to the right is a set of

synthesizing drawings transferred

from a previous analysis of

Cincinnati City hall. The synthesis

is done in response to the

tectonics of City Hall, and the

articulated l ines correspond to

programmatic needs as well as the

three core tectonic building blocks:

planes, frames, and masses.

The three images directly to the

right of the City hal l analysis

coincide with the urban field study

on the next page



Tectonic analysis/synthesis of Cincinnati’s City Hall

Cincinnati, Ohio

Technical Drawing


After properly divining al l

pertinent information from the

synthetic tectonic analysis drawings,

additional studies were conducted

to ascer tain the spatial qualit iesand future planning capabil it ies of

the site analysis shown on the

immediate left.

Students were advised to refer to

their earlier synthetic drawing at all

times, as well as the line ar

articulation appropriated from the

site itself. Active and non-active

users laid a path for development

plans which were mainly oriented

around the organizational scheme

of the building and the specific

needs of the building’s eventual

users.



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s rin 2009Top left: Textural study

Top Right: Lighting Study

Below: Processional analysis

Pencil Charcoal

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In any documentation process a

large emphasis should placed on

representation and visual

communication. Several f irst-year

studies, shown to the right,

encompassed a ful l series of

lighting, texture, and processional

analysis studies.


http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/hammitt-portfolio 9/25s rin / all 2009Above: Interior constructed perspectiveBelow: Field Sketches of Churches in Columbus, Indiana

Pencil


Further investigative analyses into

perspective and l ighting were

developed in a series of interior

constructed drawings, one of which is

shown to the left .

Documentation in every circumstanceis crucial, and many explorative

studies of both interior and exterior

settings help to ful ly real ize

observative documentation

potentials.

The sketches shown below were

made on one of many site visits; these

two in particular were recorded in

Columbus Indiana (First Christian

Church and North Christian Church)

en Route on an extended

architectural experiential learning

opportunity in Chicago, I l l inois.



detail

Left: Axomometric, Plan, Section, and Elevation

Right: Basement Axon, Plan, and wall Section

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010


In the design process, proper tools

should be fully utilized. Digital Media,

such as Revit 2010, can be used for

much more than conceptual

modelling. As the images to the

right show, an entire precedent

analysis was undertaking

recreating John Hejduk’s

One-Half House entirely inRevit Architecture 2010.



detail

winter/s rin 2009Right: Presentation board from USGBC 2010

Natural Talent Design Competition

Revit 2010, AutoCad 2010, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign


Documentation tools are

meaningless if they cannot beusefully applied. The images shown

to the right are from the 2010

USGBC Natural Talent

Design Competition , which

involved designing a LEED-Platinum

home for a low-income family in

New Orleans, Louisiana.In pursuit of designing the most en-

vironmental ly and economical ly sus-

tainable house, our project team uti-

lized Revit Architecture 2010,

AutoCad 2010 , and several Adobe

products (Including Illustrator ,

InDesign , and Photoshop ) to

properly communicate our design

intentions.


http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/hammitt-portfolio 13/25winter/s rin 2Left: Presentation board from USGBC 2010 Natural Talent

Design Competition

Revit 2010, AutoCad 2010, Adobe Illustrator, Photosho , and InDesi n

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Digital media must respond

appropriately to design

considerations. Utilizing Revit 2010

for both its generative design

potentials, accurate construction

simulation, and realistic renderingcapabil it ies makes it one of the best

tools for the Architectural design

process. If complement ed with the

proper digital documentation and

representation tools, a student

knowledgeable in Revit is able to

communicate conceptual, technical,

and visual design goals to a high

degree of precition and accuracy.



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Baths of Vals Analysis

Peter Zumthor, Switzerland

Photography, pen and ink, and cut paper

A signif icant portion of student

work is inspired by precedents.

This project, conveyed through

several different media, analyzes

the Baths of Vals by Peter Zumthor.


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Peter Zumthor, Switzerland

Photography, pen and ink, and cut paper

By analyzing projects such as the

Baths of Vals, design concepts, formal

arrangement, and tectonic

assemblies can be thoroughly

critiqued and dissected, promoting a

greater understanding of signif icant

works and a greater appreciation for

technical and formal design and

architectural fabrication,

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2 9Representation Skills

Manual and Digital renderings

Autocad 2010, pen & ink, pencil, photography,

In the architectural design process,

signif icant time and effort is

dedicated to learing a diverse array

of representational techniques.

Analysis occurs in al l aspects of

design and representation.


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Digital renderingsCincinnati Literary Center - interior and exterior perspectives

REVIT 2010

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in r 2 1Physical Modelling

Analysis of Cincinnati city hall and

tectonic study of urban eld

Wood and museum board

Manual modeling is one crit ical

aspect of the design process.

Physical representation through built

analytical documentation ensures

that the design process remains

physiological ly relevant and engaged


http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/hammitt-portfolio 19/25s rin 2010Design for a Vineyard,

site and land studio

Revit 2010, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, and Autocad 2010

The design process can be advanced

through physical as well as digital means,

Digital representation compliments

physical modeling, and in this project a

fully developed Revit model allows for

photorealistic rendering and graphic

presentation.

The program, which called for a redesign

of an abandoned golf course into a

winery and par k for a small suburban

neighborhood, required a design that was

sensit ive to the environmental and site-

specif ic requirements of the landscape

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Environmental considerations

Cincinnati, Ohio

Pen & ink, Adobe Illustrator, and Google Sketchup

Environmental considerations are

paramount to any modern design

process. Shown here is one of the

passive environmental control sys-

tems incorporated as a design

method in the Cincinnati Literary

Center project.

Shown on the opposite page is a

dayl ight study of the Contemporary Arts Center, analyzed at different

times throughout the day to assess

its sunlight exposure.

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Collaborative learning assignment

MDF, paint, and teamwork

Leadership and teamwork is essential to any design pro-cess. The Stair Project brings together eighty architecture

students to creatively assess and produce a 16 ft. x 16 ft.

model that captures the spatial essence of the University of

Cincinnati. Leadership and team management was crucial to

accomplishing the task, and an integrated design process was

used throughout the project

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all 2009Above: DAAP mantis

Below: Tectonic spatial analysisof urban eld

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Pen, & Ink

l e a d . d r e a m . e x p l o r eDesigners should l ive with a healthy

disregard for the impossible.Dreaming and pushing the

boundaries of digital and spatial

representation allow for more

creative and intrepid design

potentials.

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Bumblebee: Chicago

Adobe Photoshop

l e a d . d r e a m . e x p l o r eIn addition to the physical and graphic

experimentation shown here, ar-

chitectural design process should

be generated and inspired from ex-

tant forms and means. Taking physi-

cal forms and concepts and applying them in new ways to solve problems

creatively is essential to the education

of an architecture student.

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2 -2 1Left: Marupeng Cradle of Mankind, South Africa

Above right:Skyscrapers, Chicago, Illinois

Below right: Florence, Italy, as seen from the Duomo

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photography

The world is a diverse and

exciting place, and any studentwishing to learn and push the

boundaries of design should embrace

the diversity and oppor tunities the

societies and cultures of the world

have to offer.

I have had extensive

opportunities to travel abroad andsee many unique designs and spatial

systems. Through exploration and

exposure I have grown to recognize

and appreciate the diversity manifest

in built forms and in Nature.

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