John M. Nuttmann Portfolio

John M. NuttmannArchitecture Portfolio

I begin the process of most of projects with sketching. Sketching allows me to fully explore all my visual ideas in a rapid freehand method, which serves to completely document and exhaust all of my design concepts. This process allows me to communicate my ideas clearly, and it allows collaborators to see a range of design proposals from which they can derive their own inspiration and conclusions. I then take the sketches and apply technical modeling skills to further develop the design process. That allows my initial design concepts to grow into realizations. As I learn and experiment with new skill sets, I apply them to further develop my own strategies for design and application. I am committed to continually advancing my technical modeling skills to ensure that my design intentions are not limited by lack of program knowledge.

The following work in this portfolio illustrates an exploration of strategy and technique in the resolution of design problems in architecture throughout my undergraduate studies.

Project 01Alvin B. Avery Memorial Camp

Fall 2008 - 2rd Year StudioJudy Gordon

Project 02Georgia Tech Learning Center

Spring 2010 - 3rd Year StudioJudy Gordon

Project 03Une Perspective de l’Artiste

Spring 2010 - 4th Year Studio Xavier Wrona

Project 043Ds Max DesignFall 2011 - 5th Year

Anatoliusz Lesniewski

Project 05Collection of Modeling Projects

Summer 2011 - 5th YearMarcel Bernal

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Project 01Alvin B. Avery Memorial

CampDesigning a camp in the middle of Atlanta

offers the unique challenge of integrating a nature-centric concept into the urban fabric

of a city. This camp creates a local retreat in nature for the people of Atlanta to gain a

new perspective.

1300 17th Street NWAtlanta, GA

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High 800 ’s - Low 900 ’s

REFLECTING POOL ~ 750

Warmer Cooler

500 - 550 Five Feet Below the Surface

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GREEN ROOF ~ 700

600650Low 700 ‘s

- 12'-0"

0'-0"

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1. Camper’s Quarters 2.Medical Center 3. Main Facilities

ProgramInitial planning included a public medical clinic, camper’s quarters, and facilities for staff and campers. All buildings would use limited electricity.

Camper’s QuartersThe project focus shifted from site planning to complete design of one of the buildings in the camp. This project continued with the design of the camper’s quarters (2).

Concealment: A Camp That Feels Like A CampA green roof and reflection pond are incorporated on top of the quarters to blend the structure into the site’s landscape and the lake in the distance. This is most prevalent from the view at the main facilities (3).

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Considering the Internal TemperatureThe green roof, the reflection pond, and the construction of the quarters into the hill all play a role in creating a lower interior temperature.

Elevation A

Section A

Plans, Sections, and Elevations

Section B

Elevation B

Site Plan - Section A

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West Perspective

East Perspective Section

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Concealing the Structural DetailsThe skylights in the reflection pond, the gutters along the perimeter of the roof, and the details of the green roof were designed to be as concealed as possible.

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Materials:1. Concrete2. Rebar3. Aluminum Flashing4. Water5. Vegetation6. Soil7. Gravel8. Drainage Layer/Filter9. Insulation10. Waterproofing Layer11. Vapor Barrier12. Sealant13. Glass14. Tile Floors

Wall Sections

C. Pond and Green Roof D. Pond and Gutter E. Green Roof and Windows Model Wall Section 06

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Project 02GT Learning Center

Designing a student center in the middle of the older Georgia Tech East Campus involves considering both the historical

aesthetic of the surrounding brick buildings as well as the school’s desire to incorporate

a technology aesthetic into the campus landscape.

In Collaboration With:Lydia Kalinke

Lisa West

220 Bobby Dodd WayGeorgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA

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Primary Circulation

SecondaryCirculation

Firestairs

Structure

Elevators

MassingOutline

Circulation Movement defines space.

Georgia TechFootball Stadium

Parking Deck

FormSpace, movement, and views define form.

Initial Form

Entrance

Highlighting Towers

View to Bobby Dodd Stadium

HighlightingNew View

Highlighting New View

Atrium

Addition of 4th Floor for View

Atrium Roof/ Stairs to 4th Floor

Creating Courtyard

Visual Connections Views to city and campus landmarks influence the circulation.

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Timeline InspirationInspired by the site’s location in the historical east campus, the image of a timeline rotated and fitted into the building site inspired the initial form and circulation.

Views to the City and CampusViews influence the circulation direction and the height of the corner towers. The spaces adjacent to these elements are offset to enhance them.

Initial Model

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Northeast Elevation

East View of Campus and Atlanta Skyline

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Project 03 Une Perspective de

l’ArtisteHow would an artist, without any

architectural experience, approach designing a structure with the same

principles of their artwork?

How would Marcel Duchamp design?

Duchamp was part of the Dada ‘anti-art’ movement. He wanted his work

to create a visual and intellectual experience for the viewer. A large portion of his work was with word

play, specifically with creating puns that accompanied his sculptures. The

pairing of puns and art allowed the viewer to create their own experience

through their interpretation of the sculpture, their understanding of the

pun, and their combination of the two.

Île-de-France RegionRue de l’Hotel Dieu

Chars, France

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Indifference and Site Selection“The great problem was the act of selection. I had to pick an object without the least intervention of any idea or suggestion of aesthetic pleasure.” - Marcel Duchamp

An Alternate Reality: Chars AidDuchamp used the pun to revitalize the alchemy of words. He believed it opened the viewer’s mind to a more intellectual interaction. The streets and town name transformed into puns to create an alternate setting that Duchamp would use to design. ex. Rue de la Gloriette =

You Delay Glory Yet

The Path Becomes the PlanDuchamp considered chance to be a strong element of his work. Chance or random actions to him were decided by the universe, and a decision made by universe, and not the artist, was considered anti-art. The path below represents my route through the town which became the site plan.

The Design ProcessThe process began with taking basic architecture vocabulary and turning them into puns, taking into consideration homonyms and word etymology. With the architectural terms and street names forming a language, it was possible to associate similarities and pair terms to locations on the path (defined below). Words and sketches turned into structure and form.

ex. Cantilever =Cant (a bevel) - Til (suffix for until ) - E (the 5th in a sequence) - Ver (short for version, or specific view)

“A beveled cantilever at the 5th point in a sequence, with a specific view’

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Rue de Marines

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Selected Site in Chars

An Alternate Reality: Chars Aid

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Scale: 1” = 500’-0”

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East Perspective

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Project 043Ds Max Design Class

The purpose of this class was to develop modeling and rendering abilities in 3Ds Max. This project

included designing the landscape, residential building, and interior

design and layout.

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Program

Kitchen and Dining Room

Building Components

Living Room Study

Greenhouse Bedroom Bathroom

Plans, Elevation, and Section

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1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan

Elevation Section

Living Room

Kitchen & Dining RoomStairs Bedroom

Greenhouse

BathroomStudio

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Rendered Perspectives

Exterior

P1: Maison Folie P2: Sun Valley Music Pavilion P3: Jingling Tower

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Project 05Modeling Projects

CollectionThe modeling programs used for the

following projects include: Rhinoceros 4.0, Rhino Grasshopper, Digital

Project, Revit Architecture, and 3Ds Max Design Rendering.

Each project is a replication of an existing building from photos.

P4: Nunotani Headquarters P5: CCTV Headquarters

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P1: Surface Modeling & PrototypingMaison FolieLille, France

ARCH 4420 Introduction to Design Computing | College of Architecture | GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Summer 2011 | Project 1 | NUTTMANN, JOHN

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LOFT GENERATION CURVES

ADD BUILDING

CONTOUR THE INTERSECTED SURFACE

LOFT INDIVIDUAL PANELS FROM CONTOURS

CREATE GENERATION CURVES

INTERSECT SURFACE, TRIM


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P1: Surface Modeling & PrototypingRhino ModelingRhino Visuals

P2: Tensile StructuresSun Valley Music PavilionIdaho, USA


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GENERATION LINES RAIL SIDES FOR A CURVE

LOFT CREATE CUT LINES

TRIMMING ADD CORDS AND FENCE

CONTOUR LINE TO DECOMPOSE SURFACE

PANEL MAP FABRIC OPTIMIZATION

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P10A-B

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GENERATION LINES RAIL SIDES FOR A CURVE

LOFT CREATE CUT LINES

TRIMMING ADD CORDS AND FENCE

CONTOUR LINE TO DECOMPOSE SURFACE

PANEL MAP FABRIC OPTIMIZATION

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P2: Tensile StructuresRhino Modeling3Ds Max Rendering

P3: Parametric ModelingJingling TowerNanjing, China


Point XYZ

Point XYZ

Line Perp Frames MovePoint

AxB

Slide Bar (A)Floor Height. 12-20ft

Slide Bar (B)Number of Floors. 1-88

Series

Slide BarStep Size. (-)0.010 - 0

Point XYZ

Point XYZ

Upper point of line.X-value = 0Y-value = 0

Z-value = AxB

Lower point of line.X-value = 0Y-value = 0Z-value = 0

Multiply toget the total

height ofbuilding.

This will bethe ‘z’axis

A = 12B = 88

Point XYZ

Point XYZ

AxB

Line Perp Frames Point

CirclePointXYZ =

(0, 64, 0)

FLOOR PLANS

BOTTOM FLOOR

FLOOR 22

FLOOR 44

FLOOR 66

FLOOR 88 (TOP)

GeometrySelect already made 64ftby 64ft square in Rhino

This line will be used forthe frames/floor planes

of the Jinling Tower.A = Lower Pt. (start of line)B = Upper Pt. (end of line)

64ft

64ft

This line will be the centerfor the frames/planes ofthe circular center core.

A = Lower Pt. (start of line)B = Upper Pt. (end of line)

P = Point (center point)

R = 36 ft (radius)

The previous input line will be the curve to divideand the number of floorsinput will be the number

of segmentsC= Line (curve to divide)

N= number of floors (number of segments)

A= N/A (align the frames)

Neededfor a vectorfor move.Connect with (F)

from PrepFrames. XYZ =

(0, 0, 0)


from PrepFrame.XYZ =

(0, 0, 0)

To move the perp framesalong a vector. Replicatingeach floor the distance of

the floor height.G = Geometry (base geo.)

T = Point (vector)


Z-value (88x12) = 1,050


Scale applied to previously scaled floor.

S = 0 (first # in series) N = Slide Bar (step size)

C = Number of Floors(number of values

in the series)


height ofbuilding.


A = 12B = 79


Z-value = AxB


Z-value = AxB







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Point XYZ

Point XYZ

Line Perp Frames MovePoint

AxB

Slide Bar (A)Floor Height. 12-20ft


Series

Slide BarStep Size. (-)0.010 - 0

Point XYZ

Point XYZ


Z-value = AxB



height ofbuilding.


A = 12B = 88

Point XYZ

Point XYZ

AxB

Line Perp Frames Point

CirclePointXYZ =

(0, 64, 0)

FLOOR PLANS

BOTTOM FLOOR

FLOOR 22

FLOOR 44

FLOOR 66

FLOOR 88 (TOP)

GeometrySelect already made 64ftby 64ft square in Rhino

This line will be used forthe frames/floor planes

of the Jinling Tower.A = Lower Pt. (start of line)B = Upper Pt. (end of line)

64ft

64ft

This line will be the centerfor the frames/planes ofthe circular center core.


P = Point (center point)

R = 36 ft (radius)






from PrepFrames. XYZ =

(0, 0, 0)


from PrepFrame.XYZ =

(0, 0, 0)

To move the perp framesalong a vector. Replicatingeach floor the distance of

the floor height.G = Geometry (base geo.)

T = Point (vector)


Z-value (88x12) = 1,050


Scale applied to previously scaled floor.

S = 0 (first # in series) N = Slide Bar (step size)


in the series)


height ofbuilding.


A = 12B = 79


Z-value = AxB


Z-value = AxB







Scale NU Rotate Axis

Line

Move Planar

Mirror 1

Used to scale the floorswith non-uniform factors.So floors get smaller the

taller the building isG = Move (geo.)

P = N/A (base plane)X = Series (scaling factor)Y = Series (scaling factor)

Z = 1 (scaling factor)

To move the perp frames of the circle along a vector. Replicating each floor the

distance of the floor height.G = Circle (base geometry)

T = Point (vector)

Each circular floor nowhas a visable solid plane.

E = Move Geo. (edge curves)

Created as an ‘axis’ linefor the rotation of floors.


32ft

32ft

Function to rotate floors around the axis created.

G = Scale NU (geo.)A = Series (rotation angle)

X = Line (rotation axis)

SeriesA/B AxBπPI = 3.14 A = 3.14

B = 180

Slide BarDegrees. 0 - 360

Created to input degrees instead of radians.

S = 0 (first # in series) N = AxB (step size)


in the series)

MultiplyA = Degree

B = A/B

G = Rotate Axis (base geo.)P = Select In Right View

(mirror plane)

LoftS = Rotate Axis Geo.

(section curves)O = N/A (options)

PlanarE= Rotate Axis Geo.

(edge curves)

Mirror 2G = Mirror 1 (base geo.)P = Select in Front View

(mirror plane)

LoftS = Mirror 1 Geo.(section curves)

O = N/A (options)

PlanarE= Mirror 1 Geo.

(edge curves)

Mirror 3G = Mirror 2 (base geo.)P = Select in Right View

(mirror plane)


O = N/A (options)


(edge curves)

LoftS = Planar

(section curves)O = N/A (options)


O = N/A (options)


(edge curves)


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P3: Parametric ModelingRhino Grasshopper Modeling3Ds Max Rendering

P4: Solid ModelingNunotani HeadquartersTokyo, Japan


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P4: Solid ModelingDigital Project Modeling3Ds Max Rendering

P5: Building Information Modeling (BIM)CCTV HeadquartersBeijing China


CREATE WORK PLANES FOR DEFINING LINES OF BUILDING

CREATE TWO RECTANGLES

CREATE SOLID FORM

CREATE RECTANGLES FOR NEW FORM

CREATE VOID FORM


CREATE VOID FORM


CREATE VOID FORM

PROJECTUPLOAD MASS AND COREINTO NEW PROJECT

FLOOR PLANSSCALE 1” = 50’ - 0”

FLOOR 5

FLOOR 25

FLOOR 40

CONCEPTUAL MASS

MASS FLOOR USING LEVELS, THENARCHITECTUAL FLOOR

CURTAIN SYSTEM, THEN CREATE MULLIONS

CORES REPRESENTING ELEVATOR ACCESS

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SCALE 1” = 30’ - 0”

EAST ELEVATION EAST SECTION (ES) NORTH ELEVATION NORTH SECTION (NS)

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P5: Building Information Modeling (BIM)Revit Architecture3Ds Max Rendering

John M. Nuttmann Portfolio

Documents

design process

complete design

design intentions

initial design concepts

resolution of design

range of design proposals

reflection pond

campa green roof