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GARY DREXLER

Gary

Drexleraddress253 Robert Dr.Syracuse, Ny. 13210

tel 303.917.0483email [email protected]

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The new Atlantic City Aquarium is both a new entertainment venue as well as a new infrastruc-tural system to protect the region from Hurri-canes as well as continual sand erosion. The design was approached from both infrastructural as well as programmatic disciplines in order to create an enjoyable and environ-mentally beneficial Aquarium. The Aquarium is located on and extends the Jetty in Atlantic City. The structure of the Aquarium consists of a voronoi space frame in order to allow for the most diversity of program experiences, technology, mechanical equipment.

Drawings created in collaboration with Alex Sabo.

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This single family residence located on Hooker st. in Denver was deisgned to give a fully open lower level for family interaction and a private upper level for the four bedrooms. The exterior is a combination of reclaimed brick, wooden siding and aluminum siding for the entry. The stair well was designed as an unique insertable volume to tie together the private and public realms of the house.

Drawings created and edited in collaboration with Jene Alie.

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The dormitory served as an investigation into the logics of campus planning as well as urban intent of campusbuildings. The project utilized the ability to design simultaneously at the room scale as well as the campus scale.Using repeating planes as a means to organize and facilitate social life. and private life.

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Double Layer Steel and Glass Facade

Aluminum Mullion

Double Pane Low e Glazing

Chilled Beam System

Direct-Indirect Flourescent Light Fixture

Perforated Anodized Metal Panels

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Operable Glazed Lecture Facade Doors

Concrete Pile Footing

Foundation Drain Pipe

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The Kendall Research Facility serves as a hub in the community near the campus of MIT as well as a leader in bio-chem research. The design exercise was an attempt to learn the comprehen-sive design behind labo-ratories as well as future technologies in mechani-cal equipment. The design effectively joined the very private labora-tory spaces and the public breakout spaces.

Design collaboration and models created with Franklin Romero.

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Continuing the preserva-tion attempts on Onon-daga lake this lab serves as a means of education as well as physical change. Many elements of sustainability as well as energy and rehabilita-tion technologies were explored as means of fostering functionality. The functionality brought forth through the research was accented by the process of form making, resulting in 3D print fabrication as an end goal.

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longitudinal section

cross section

aluminum siding

private life

beneficial aquarium

private upper level

campus scale

new entertainment venue