zach bark
work sample
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DESIGN
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CONSTRUCT
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new york city high-rise
san francisco performance center
reiman gardens full scale installation
prague cultural study
These projects are a sample of my undergraduate work at Iowa State University. The chosen projects offer a wide range of learned skills and acquired interests. The New York City housing project is a new construction design with a wide range of modeling and exploration technically as well as experientially. A re-use project in historic pier 70, San Francisco, was a comprehensive design combining new construction with the task of updating historic codes. A full-scale installation at Reiman Gardens blended real construction, deadlines, client meetings, and fabrication. My independent study was done in Prague where history and personal observations lead to the design of a cabinet. This collection was chosen to show a variety of scales, craft and depth within a wide range of project types.
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DESIGN
RE-USE
CONSTRUCT
INVESTIGATE
new york city high-rise
san francisco performance center
reiman gardens full scale installation
prague cultural study
DESIGN This high-rise housing project focuses on the interplay between audience and performer within the community and it’s inhabitants.
RE-USE While “U” Wait is an adaptive re-use project that roots itself in the idea of spontaneity, and finds itself in search of a new, experiential architecture. By mixing restoration, preservation, and construction, a new typology is born.
CONSTRUCT Reiman Gardens conservatory constantly surrounds occupants with an international exhibit of nature; made possible by a hidden network of machines, pumps, and infrastructure.
INVESTIGATE The Czech “chata” is typically a simple, small construction in the countryside, which was built by its owners, often using recycled or found materials that are then collaged together.
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A dynamic performance is created with a private entrance at the street, moving into a single loaded corridor. The circulation maximizes perimeter space while adding a contrasting performance face to an adjacent art wall while a raised public courtyard occupies the between.
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study models. facade conception
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parti
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diagrams.
circulation
aspect ratio
audience - performer
exhibition space
public-private entrance
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night performance. daily performance.
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0' - 0 1/2"
East Elevation
Broadway
South Elevation
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elevations. section.
Broome
Crosby
Lafayette
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UP
Loft
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Premium Loft Penthouse
Premium Double
Double
Commercial/Mechanical
A self-manipulated faรงade allows users to peel back louvers making an impact on their internal personal unit, as well as on the overall composition of the faรงade.
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building allocation. unit design. private entrance.
Single
Resident Lobby
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facade manual manipulation. exterior site realization.
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DESIGN
RE-USE
CONSTRUCT
INVESTIGATE
new york city high-rise
san francisco performance center
reiman gardens full scale installation
prague cultural study
DESIGN This high-rise housing project focuses on the interplay between audience and performer within the community and it’s inhabitants.
RE-USE While “U” Wait is an adaptive re-use project that roots itself in the idea of spontaneity, and finds itself in search of a new, experiential architecture. By mixing restoration, preservation, and construction, a new typology is born.
CONSTRUCT Reiman Gardens conservatory constantly surrounds occupants with an international exhibit of nature; made possible by a hidden network of machines, pumps, and infrastructure.
INVESTIGATE The Czech “chata” is typically a simple, small construction in the countryside, which was built by its owners, often using recycled or found materials that are then collaged together.
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background exploration. collage floorplan models.
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play models reverse translate to plan.
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program diagram. interior working model rendering.
Utilizing a precedent of the Fillmore jazz era, current day Fisherman’s Wharf, and a new city development plan for the Pier 70 area provided a platform for historic building 113. A place where interaction with art, dance, performance, music, film, food and cultures can all exist under a singular roof; a place where formal performances and daily routines become celebrated.
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floor and site plan. installation mapping.
Updating codes and studying how the building functioned historically persuaded the new organization and design of a series of installations, each designed and built based on historic machinery locations and functions.
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perspective section and elevation.
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installation plaster cast models 1/4 in.
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section model 1/2 in.
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rennovation, restoration, and new construction details.
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full scale section installation.
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DESIGN
RE-USE
CONSTRUCT
INVESTIGATE
new york city high-rise
san francisco performance center
reiman gardens full scale installation
prague cultural study
DESIGN This high-rise housing project focuses on the interplay between audience and performer within the community and it’s inhabitants.
RE-USE While “U” Wait is an adaptive re-use project that roots itself in the idea of spontaneity, and finds itself in search of a new, experiential architecture. By mixing restoration, preservation, and construction, a new typology is born.
CONSTRUCT Reiman Gardens conservatory constantly surrounds occupants with an international exhibit of nature; made possible by a hidden network of machines, pumps, and infrastructure.
INVESTIGATE The Czech “chata” is typically a simple, small construction in the countryside, which was built by its owners, often using recycled or found materials that are then collaged together.
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“Some Assembly Required” transformed the conservatory into a gamelike exhibit, exposing this “machine-ing” and integrating it back into the design of the plantings. Immersing viewers into a perpetual play between nature and machine, two perpetual motion systems are created; a water system and a kinetic system. Full-scale construction and client meetings made design concepts reality resulting in the 6-month exhibition.
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6’
4’
Hanging Vorticies
+12’
WATER WHEEL +10’
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EXIT BOTTOM +9’
6’
10’
OVERHEAD WATER TUBE +10’
SPIRAL WATER MILL
WATER CATCH BASIN
7’
WATER PUMP 2
7’
5’
5’
FILTER TOWER
+20 +1.5’ WATER PUMP 1
Shower Head +5’
+16’
+20’
+9’ +3’ +8’
+19’ +11’ +20’
+18’
Aquascap
+15’’
HILL BALL TRACK
+13’
GRADE LEVEL B
+10’
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schematic design
8’ +22’
7’
0’
Hanging Net
OVERHEAD BALL TRACK +23
+24’ 2.5’
2.5’ +0.0’
WOOD PLANKING
+1.5’
pe Pondless System
OVERHEAD BALL TRACK +9’ LEGO BEE
Spiral Ball Lift
+18’
BALL TRACK
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two and a half day installation.
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final installation.
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Scooter rim and ball bearings rotate through motor pulley
3/4’’ press fit rod connects scooter bearings 3’’ PVC pipe gives spine to attach spiral 3/4” air hose creates the precise spiral that pushes the ball U-shaped verticle shaft houses ball as it ascends.
Variable speed motor turned vertical with a quarter turn belt pulley
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filter tower design and construction focus. spiral ball lift components.
The top of the tower drops the ball from the spiral ball lift and the water from the cloud into the main portion of the tower
A series of pegged acrylic panels drop the ball in a random fashion while water intermittenly rains through the center of the tower, mixing the two systems.
Lowest point in the tower filters the ball and water in seperate directions, with a handmade clear umbrella and gutter system made from 7 gauge steel and sewn clear plastic. Ball is activated by a spiral ball lift opposite the drain.
Repurposed pallets create a walkway to a seating and viewing area under the tower
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opening night. opening day.
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community interaction.
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DESIGN
RE-USE
CONSTRUCT
INVESTIGATE
new york city high-rise
san francisco performance center
reiman gardens full scale installation
prague cultural study
DESIGN This high-rise housing project focuses on the interplay between audience and performer within the community and it’s inhabitants.
RE-USE While “U” Wait is an adaptive re-use project that roots itself in the idea of spontaneity, and finds itself in search of a new, experiential architecture. By mixing restoration, preservation, and construction, a new typology is born.
CONSTRUCT Reiman Gardens conservatory constantly surrounds occupants with an international exhibit of nature; made possible by a hidden network of machines, pumps, and infrastructure.
INVESTIGATE The Czech “chata” is typically a simple, small construction in the countryside, which was built by its owners, often using recycled or found materials that are then collaged together.
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After World War II, chatas became quite popular as a place people could escape to; a place where their creators’ otherwise restrained personality and creativity could be expressed limitlessly.
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cultural design annomalies. chata: summerhome
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This independent study documents the chata and how the do-ityourself qualities, personal expression and collage of materials have been translated into the city of Prague. Finally the project translates those observations to design and create a structure that is influenced and built through the spirit of the chata.
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collage material. self taught construction.
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Found materials are constructed in modules that allow for maximum flexibility and customization. A combination of lap, tongue and groove and biscuit joining connect the whole piece into final construction. Shelving slides seemlessly through the modules changing space horizontally and vertically
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modular construction and connection.
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independently adaptable. self crafted joint and connection.
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zach bark 319.573.4464 zmbark@gmail.com
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