ZacharyKile :selected works

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Contradictions In Space 78

: Within the Flock 70

Theater 44

Bath House 28

Artist Residence 18

Velodrome 04

MeMy#Selfie&Eye 62

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This studio focused on principles in design that can inform light weight, long span structures; with special emphasis on surface geometry and form finding ex-periments. The end goal of the project was to design a velodrome track.

The site is located on the edge of the Fifth City neigh-borhood, which is occupying a location on the far west side of Chicago.

Beginning Architecture Studio Spring 2012 Instructor | Tristan d’Estrée Sterk

Velodrome

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This roof structure utilizes a braided cable diagrid, which spans nearly 470 feet. Fastened to the cable sys-tem is a translucent polymer capable of standing up to

a windy Chicago environment, as well as long wet win-ters. The translucency of the polymer provides ample diffused day lighting for common sporting activities.

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Advanced Architecture Studio Spring 2013Instructor | Carl Ray Miller

Derek Conde

In spring 2013 my studio was given the opportunity to design a bath house. The restrictions were very minimal; one such constraint being that it must be located on or near a natural hot spring. The last constraint was that it must be located in the United States.

My design was settled on a small lake in very rural Alaska in which an active volcano is the Geo-thermal heating element for the site. With a constant temperature between 67-75 degrees fahrenheit all year round this seemed like a very advantageous arrangement. Seclusion equals Relaxation.

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Public park (Chicago Park District)Residential infrastructureVelodrome PlanJackson street (2 Lanes)290 Express Way

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Public park (Chicago Park District)Residential infrastructureVelodrome planJackson stree ( two lanes)290 Express Way

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Detail of tensioning posts: provide uniform

tension to the roof system. Steel plates are bolted to the concrete

footings poured 20 feet from the exterior

perimeter of the running track.

Vertical mullionsWrapping viewing glassRunning trackTensioning PostsSubterranean StructureLighting schemeVelodrome Track

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Section looking Southwest

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Interior rendering mid-day

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Interior rendering night

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Model with interior volumes

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Detail of cable to ground relation

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The goal in this studio was to design a residential building which would be coupled with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Columbus Building. The new building will function as living space for incoming lecturers and visiting artists.

My design was to make bold separation between the Art Institutes’s Columbus building and the residence, although the residence is connected to the existing building. There must be harsh thresholds to distinguish between work and home.

Intermediate Architecture Studio Fall 2012 Instructor | Tannys Langdon & Vladimir Radutny

Artist Residence

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Artist Residence

Frank Gehry Pritzker PavilionPublic Park

Commercial InfrastructureRenzo Piano Modern Wing

SAIC Columbus BuildingArtist Residence

Buckingham Fountain

Frank Gehry Pritzker PavillionPublic park

Commercial infrastructureRenzo Piano’s modern wing

SAIC Columbus BuildingArtist Residence

Buckingham Fountain

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Level 01

1. Stair + catwalk2. Bedroom3. Bath4. Kitchen5. Living6. Exterior mix use

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1. Common area2. Ramp3. Kitchen4. Stair5. Mens6. Womans

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1. Stair + catwalk2. Bedroom3. Bath4. Kitchen5. Living6. Exterior mix use

Level 03 (Disabled comfort-able)

1. Stair + catwalk2. Bedroom3. Bath4. Kitchen5. Living6. Bridge to Colum-bus Building (Route to elevators)

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Section looking South

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Interior rendering late afternoon

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Exterior rendering dawn

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The studio’s main objective was to design a bath house, or in less subjective terms a location for the action of bathing. Restrictions for the project were minimal and open-ended. The location had to be in the United States, and it must be sited near or on a natural hot spring.

My design was settled on a petite hill overlooking a small lake sized thermal spring, known as Surprise lake in Alaska. The lake itself is very secluded, located in the caldera of Mount Aniakcha, it is only accessible by float plane or helicopter. Seclusion equals Silence equals Relaxation.

Advanced Architecture Studio Spring 2013 Instructor | Carl Ray Miller & Derek Conde

Bath house

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Bath house

Site plan

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Mapping of stars above the site on the Win-ter Solstice.

Using an evolutionary solver I distilled the paths of most fitness.

Taking the paths of most fitness and off-setting them to create the circulation and several large pools for the project.

A projection is then mapped on the surface and vertically manipulated until the geom-etry can be both shallow and deep in the landscape. Shallow where it touches water and deep as the grade of the hill increases as the depth of location increases.

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h se, nos hocchil horio, certam patilinestro ignonsilium nostore fui perem pon dientimedies parbi fauctum in-vem core condam patus anum oma, vid sum alicionfer-em in stem us, con res comaion veressidet nostris patierf icibult oraecul intus, vit, dum dius, us hordin te fuit. Quam vo, sendis Cat, comnit, senatus Ad coenatua dem verferris C. Axim abus norterris abes ponsules factatilis consunum ca; etordiem ape

Begining Architecture Studio Spring 2012 Instructor | Tristan d’Estrée Sterk

Section looking North East

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Sa se, nos hocchil horio, certam patilinestro ignon-silium nostore fui perem pon dientimedies parbi

fauctum invem core condam patus anum oma, vid sum alicionferem in stem us, con res comaion veressidet nostris patierf icibult oraecul intus, vit, dum dius, us hordin te fuit. Quam vo, sendis Cat, comnit, senatus

Ad coenatua dem verferris C. Axim abus norterris abes ponsules factatilis consunum ca; etordiem ape

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Model circulation analysis

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Model surface opening analysis

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Interior rendering late afternoon

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Left: Spacial DiagramThe density of space increases the deeper the painting gets, similarly the amount of priva-cy increases as the density of space becomes

more populus, the overall idea behind the plans of the project.

22”x30” water color and charcoal on paper

Top: Interior Perspective of individual pools9”x12” watercolor on paper

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Spread: Diagram of daylighing of the interior circulation paths.9”x12” watercolor on paper

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This studio was solely dedicated to the production of a black box theater. The new building would also house a programmatic environment for underprivileged high school students to get assistance and guidance school work and college applications. The site is located in the Ravenswood Area on the northern side of Chicago, in a park know as Ronan Park. The east side of the park is home to the north branch of the Chicago river. The building pokes at the idea of “proscenium” the programatic areas are all faced with a large glass facade, in this way each room becomes it own prosce-nium. The objective is to promote that even mundane tasks can be a show.

Advanced Architecture Studio Fall 2013 Instructor | Tannys Langdon & Carl Ray Miller

Albany Park Theater

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Historic pump stationResidential comunityTheater Project

North Branch of Chicago River

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Renderings

Above: Black box theater, evening showRight: Truss walkways in programmatic volume

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Early exterior perspective, pencil and watercolor on paper

Watercolors

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Early interior perspective, pencil and watercolor on paper

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Interior window detail, watercolor on paper

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Bridge to room connection detail, water color on paper

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Floor to window detail, watercolor on paper

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Window clip detail, watercolor on paper

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Possible vestibule, watercolor on paper

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Bridge to outside wall connection, watercolor on paper

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In the summer of 2013, I had the opportunity to partici-pate in a very unique class, a collaborative between the School of the Art Institute and Northwestern Univer-sity.

My group’s project entailed collecting eye tracking data in real-time by constructing a booth where the observer would pose for a photograph of themselves. An eye-tracking device comunicates information into a custom Processing sketch and overlays the viewers eye movements over their “Selfie” (Photograph), which is automatically uploaded to twitter for all to see. {https://twitter.com/MeMyselfieEye} My role specifically was to design and build the booth for tracking as well as design the exhibition space in the School of the Art Institute’s gallery.

Data Visualization Summer 2013 Instructor | Steave Franconeri PhD, Depart-ment of Psychology Northwestern University & Jessica Westbrook SAIC

Me, My#selfie,& Eye.

Me,My#selfie,&Eye

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Protocol for using the tracking booth:

1. Enter box, close curtain2. Take self portrait by pressing

right side button3. Place chin on chin rest

4. Press left side button to begin calibration

5. When calibration completes eye tracking will begin

6. Review your data and share with friends

Camera for taking selfie

Graphical user interface for observer to see their portrait

Eye tracking device

Chin rest to stabilize viewers head

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1x4x6 Red Oak {Cut from the 1x4x12}

1x4x3 Red Oak {Cut from the 1x4x12}

1-1/4” Stainless steel wood screws

22” Monitor� -To be mounted on wall mount� i. Wall mount mounted to 1x4 slats� - GazePoint Eye Tracker mounted directly below

Chin/ hand rest apparatus � - Handle grip to hows image trigger and interface toggle trigger

Curtain suspension� -3/4” Oak Dowel

4x4x7 Ceder {Cut from the 4x4x8}

Privacy curtain� -Gray linen

Plan Side elevation Front elevation

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This course was particularly focused on the building as being “intelligent”, it allowed for the opportunity to work with Arduino and sensors to create dynamic envi-ronments. The following pages are an attempt to create an environment where the occupant would be trans-posed into a snap shot of birds flocking. The LED’s are triggered by CO2 sensors, as the occupant enters it is pitch black, as they wait the amount of ambiant CO2 increase and the lights slowly dim on. The image on the right is an image of the model with the fiberoptic strands illuminated at hald CO2 register.

Biorobotecture Fall 2013 Instructor | Bo Rodda

Right: Tips of fiber optics illuminated by LED’s, and stimulated by human CO2 emissions

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Sa se, nos hocchil horio, certam patilinestro ignon-silium nostore fui perem pon dientimedies parbi

fauctum invem core condam patus anum oma, vid sum alicionferem in stem us, con res comaion veressidet nostris patierf icibult oraecul intus, vit, dum dius, us hordin te fuit. Quam vo, sendis Cat, comnit, senatus

Ad coenatua dem verferris C. Axim abus norterris abes ponsules factatilis consunum ca; etordiem ape

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illumination box lit by LED, Arduio, and CO2 sensor

Fiber optic

tip of fiber optic is the only luminous element. Detail image on page 57

plane for fiber optic projection

fiber optic num-bered hole location

fiber optic heights, with corresponding hole number

laser cutter line, to cut optics to correct height

Fabrication details

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spread: mapping diagram of fiber optic location to corresponding hole, the hotizontal

solid lines denote fiber optics, the dotted lines are corresponding vectors to their

location

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This ceramics studio went indepth on the processes of mold making for both fine art and mass production. The project shown in the coming pages is an instalation piece. The installation challenges our pre-occupation of spacial openings and entrances which are inherently derived from building conventions.

Mold Making Processes and Materials Sum-mer 2013 Instructor | Nicole Seisler

Contradictions in space

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Contradictions in space

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Filling Ballons

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Filling form with plaster

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Spread: Diagram of daylighing of the interior circulation paths.9”x12” watercolor on paper