Oliver Brandtrecent work

fall 2012 - spring 2014

Table of Contents

Film + City 01

Revitalizing The Dalles 07

Columbia Connection 11

Repairing Nakano 15

Bridging 19

OLC Workshop 23

Located in the South Park Blocks of Port-land, this project attempts to provide both a home and a public face for the city’s vibrant but scattered independent � lm community. By marrying an expansion of the existing NW Film Center with a hotel catering to visting � lm crews this project seeks to create new connections within the � lm community and make that commu-nity more visible within the city at large.

Film + City

Spring 2014

Instructors: Becca Cavell & Nic Smith

An expansion of the NW Film Center and Portland Art Museum

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The parti emphasizes the anchoring of the site’s corners, public connec-tion to the Park Blocks and a common center for the commingling of the building’s users.

The resultant massing and program integrates the hotel with the Film Center and film art galler-ies via a common lobby.

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Site analysis diagrams showing historic relation-ships between institutions and the Park Blocks and the future potential of the Art Museum.

Initial concept sketches

Ground Floor: The hotel and restaurant run along the streetcar line on 10th Avenue, while the mass of the 16mm archive and display anchors the Southeast corner. Both Hotel and Film School are accessed from a com-mon lobby on the south-ern edge while the 16mm gallery and subterranean fi lm art galleries are ac-cessed via a more formal, controlled entrance along Park Avenue. During the daytime the large paved portion just north of the gallery entrance is fully opened to allow public access to the central courtyard.

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2F: 16mm archive and research stations

3F: Digital editing suites and communal offi ces

4F: Screening rooms and classrooms

5F: Library, study carrels and group workspace

6F-11F Hotel

archive/street relationship offi ce/tree canopy relationship common lobby/PAM relationship

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Material and facade explorations

Center: Facade concepts and sketches, specifi cally addressing the materiality of the southeast corner “vault”.

Right: Detail development looking at the use of a gabion system to achieve a bal-ance between perforation, shading and mass.

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� is project proposes a multifold approach to bringing new life to a struggling com-munity. Our design team proposed a strategy that leveraged the historic struc-tures already present in � e Dalles, identi-� ed short and long-term sites with cata-lytic development potential and restructed � e Dalles economic future via invest-ments in regional transit.

Revitalizing the Dalles

Fall 2013Completed with Annaliesa Harris, Hanna Lirman and Erica Thompson

Instructors: Hajo Neis, Lloyd Lindley &Jim Pettinari

Restoring historic, economic and natural vitality along the Columbia River

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Above: Overlay diagrams detailing various aspects of our proposed master-plan

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The final masterplan was predicated on a phased growth strategy which tapped into existing historical sites by locating catalyst projects proxi-mally.

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The rehabilitation of a buried creek combined restoration of existing habitat with a small water-craft center.

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Vignettes showing the enhanced connection be-tween the downtown area and the waterfront.

� is is a project focused on the experience of water, land and material on the edge of the Columbia. Taking both structural and experiential inspiration from the � sh-ing platforms of the native peoples of the area, this project allows visitors to experi-ence the river from a new perspective.

Columbia Connection

Fall 2013

This project was a brief, charrette-style addendum to the larger urban design work pre-ceding this.

A viewing platform and tower evoking an historic relation with the river

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Left: A concept sketch showing the relationship between the structure and the river.

Right: Diagrams estab-lishing design concepts in regard to siting, geometry and materials.

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Site plan with enlarged plan inset.

Site section13

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As the vertical structure marches towards the water the platform itself dwindles, encouraging an increasingly isolated and individual relationship to the vista.

Left: Aerial view showing the platform, tower and The Dalles beyond

Right: The space beneath the platform provides an alternative method of interacting with the river’s edge.

� is proposal began with in depth � eld research of the Nakano neighborhood in western Tokyo. � e history and typology of the neighborhood were taken into account and a phased development plan was pro-posed to mend the relationship between a large-scale campus environment and a � ne grained residential area.

Repairing Nakano

Spring/Summer 2013

Completed with Saki Hatano, Ami Kurokawa, Satoshi Takiguchi and Hiroya Umeda

Instructors: Masami Kobayashi, Hirohito Sasaki, Yasutaka Yoshimura & Manuel Tardits

Reconciling a rapidly developing campus with its historic neighbors

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Analytical diagrams summarizing the particular fea-tures of this neighborhood which give it a peculiar character and informed our proposal for the future of the area.

Dead End Network

Community Clusters

Character-giving Entrances

Public Seating and Gathering

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The proposed masterplan involves slowly opening up different parts of the area to larger scale devel-opment, beginning with the area connecting the major train station to the east with the campus to the west.

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Urban Code:Incremental DensityThe ultimate success or failure of Kakoi-cho to both pre-serve its pleasant character as well as welcome new people and businesses will largely be based on how slowly it is al-lowed to develop.

In the eastern area incremental development will allow in-dividual streets to increase their density without driving cur-rent residents out with undue haste. As land ownership becomes more consolidated, larger projects will also be possible.

In the western region, towards the station, an initial burst of development will be necessary to initiate the larger scale project, but smaller scale building will “backfi ll” the initial de-velopments, fi lling in the open spaces only as they become fi nancially feasible.

With the intent of promoting this type of incremental, growth that we propose/predict fi ve different typologies that will help all parts of Kakoi-cho fl ourish.

Residential Type 1: Stacked Entrances

In keeping with one of the important patterns we observed in the dead end communities, this proposal highlights the importance of ex-terior entrances that have a direct relation to the street. This pattern puts eyes and bodies on the street and encourages the life within the buildings to spill out past the stoop.

Residential Type 2: The Pass Through

Up until now, the low level of economic drive towards further development in the residen-tial neighborhood has resulted in unbuilt por-tions of land that have been given over largely to greenery or cultivated as gardens. This type proposes a building which not only preserves the mature fl ora, but begins to create a semi-public pathway that begins to create a network of green spaces.

East/West Section through residences - 1:300

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Review 3: june 19th, 2013

Commercial Type 1: Northern Buffer

Retail spaces occupy the ground fl oor of this prototype while small offi ce space takes up the top two fl oors. Access is provided from both sides of the building and the higher massing to the north mitigates the impact of the Kirin build-ing immediately to the north.

Commercial Types 2&3: Flows and Eddies

These prototypes seek to take advantage of the massive fl ow of people traveling from the sta-tion to the academic campuses. Type 2 serves to divert foot traffi c from the pedestrian street into the small scale interior area. Type 3 popu-lates that area like a pebble in a stream, mo-mentarily disrupting the fl ow of people and causing them to linger.

Both types share second story platforms and walkways that connect them to each other as well as to Type 1 buildings to the north. Creat-ing secondary circulation that is still immediate-ly adjacent to the primary street is a technique not unlike the exterior entrances of the residen-tial area.

North/South Section through new retail area - 1:300

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Group E: oliver brandt, saki hatano, ami kurokawa, satoshi takiguchi, hiroya umeda

Each type of proposed infill is optimized to either preserve an existing char-acteristic of the area or integrate commercial and institutional uses into the neighborhood.

‘Bridging’ was the result of a studio-wide design process that included input from various local stakeholders and parties concerned with food access and homelessness issues in Portland. After approval by the Art Council the piece was installed in various locations in Portland.

Bridging

Winter 2013

Completed with Grace Aaraj, Jesse Alvizar, Srivashini Balaji, Haley Blanco, Natalie Cregar, Charley Danner, Vijayeta Davda, Tim Niou, Jenna Pairolero, Hanna Lirman, Eli Rosenwas-ser, Willie Sanchez, Henry Smith, Tina Wong & Sermin Yesilada

Instructor: Philip Speranza

A public installation designed to promote interaction and engagement

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Site, concept and design development diagrams.

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ADA table height

Stationary Members

Mobile 4’ Members

Mobile 2’ Members

ADA seating height

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Construction and installation22

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� is project involves the renovation of an aging leather wholesaling warehouse into an artisan business center. � e revised building accomodates ground � oor retail, workshop space and small o� ces as well as communal shipping and storage facilities within a seismically and functionally up-dated structure of heavy timber and steel.

OLC Workshop

Fall 2012

Instructors: Howard Davis and Hajo Neis

The rejuvenation of an underuti-lized quarter block in Portland’s Chinatown

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Previous Page: View of open offi ce space on the 2nd fl oor

Basement: Storage, shipping and communal manufacturing

Ground Floor: Retail and display

Second Floor: Open and private offi ce space

Roof: Event and meeting space

West (L) and South (R) elevations

An incision along the building’s north/south axis accomodates a central staircase, brings light to the lower levels of the structure and provides the core of the steel seismic system.

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North (L) and East (R) elevations

The shared manufacturing area provides tools and fa-cilities otherwise unavailable to invidual artisans.

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