https://justinbrammer.cargo.site Justin Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:10:12 +0000 https://justinbrammer.cargo.site en https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/TWISTING-TERRACOTTA Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:10:12 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/TWISTING-TERRACOTTA TWISTING TERRACOTTA - CERAMIC FACADE PROTOTYPE DESIGN <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68146591e6023efb0be021bbfd88c5d010895c627073c198c3fb3de4547a9b65/240815_UNS-WPM_ACAW-Buffalo.jpg" data-mid="251212262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68146591e6023efb0be021bbfd88c5d010895c627073c198c3fb3de4547a9b65/240815_UNS-WPM_ACAW-Buffalo.jpg" /> <img width="6656" height="4500" width_o="6656" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/744f964728b4d5262dff359526390553c5389ef4fd37bd8160c25d866790e488/3D-Form-Diagram_cropped.png" data-mid="251212259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/744f964728b4d5262dff359526390553c5389ef4fd37bd8160c25d866790e488/3D-Form-Diagram_cropped.png" /> <img width="1496" height="1496" width_o="1496" height_o="1496" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c210d9af26f1b8a590f0a13545c82e2852fba98a13181c07932c916f8c9bd00/IMG_7188.jpg" data-mid="251212271" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c210d9af26f1b8a590f0a13545c82e2852fba98a13181c07932c916f8c9bd00/IMG_7188.jpg" /> <img width="1512" height="2016" width_o="1512" height_o="2016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48233d3b95066669c36e052754d4f46c3ec4792e6161967d9affa8e544caae89/IMG_7195.jpg" data-mid="251212272" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48233d3b95066669c36e052754d4f46c3ec4792e6161967d9affa8e544caae89/IMG_7195.jpg" /> <img width="1512" height="2016" width_o="1512" height_o="2016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b80718d81d94c534707ad80e5b62f63d36b2c9ae34231333edb7c666b8d50ae/IMG_7200.jpg" data-mid="251212273" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b80718d81d94c534707ad80e5b62f63d36b2c9ae34231333edb7c666b8d50ae/IMG_7200.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2d6d3f6a3724f46fb49831567394e337776216b1c904c9662c5b50d14f0daca/240815_UNS-WPM_ACAW-Buffalo---Heat.jpg" data-mid="251212261" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2d6d3f6a3724f46fb49831567394e337776216b1c904c9662c5b50d14f0daca/240815_UNS-WPM_ACAW-Buffalo---Heat.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e7c4c7eee4e967f43b886390c8b2f70653d150fdf39b03c8ca5a07447a1ad3b/IMG_7073.jpg" data-mid="251212269" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e7c4c7eee4e967f43b886390c8b2f70653d150fdf39b03c8ca5a07447a1ad3b/IMG_7073.jpg" /> CERAMIC FACADE PROTOTPYECeramic Facade Design and Fabrication w/ UNStudioCompleted Aug 2024 <img width="3042" height="2160" width_o="3042" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a777f934624b2045a5fdd098cf42631695ef5d31a26a3cda298f35b690c58c5e/EXT-TOWER-2D-Enscape_2024-08-12-23-05-57_cropped.png" data-mid="251212265" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a777f934624b2045a5fdd098cf42631695ef5d31a26a3cda298f35b690c58c5e/EXT-TOWER-2D-Enscape_2024-08-12-23-05-57_cropped.png" /> Design of a terracotta prototype that reduces urban heat island effect and the carbon footprints of buildings.This prototype, developed for the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW) with Boston Valley Terra Cotta in Buffalo, New York, innovatively uses terracotta and glaze to passively cool facades. The design manipulates an extruded terracotta façade fin, 'the twist,' to enhance shading potential, while the experimental glaze aims to maximize solar reflectance and improve air quality through the photocatalytic property of titanium dioxide. I developed a white paper as a collaboration with UNS and WPM on the application of terracotta for vertical shading and presented it at the Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) Conference, held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Here I showcased the research and prototyping conducted at the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop in Buffalo. Building on the facade system developed for Wasl Tower in Dubai, this project explores innovative ways to advance ceramic facade systems to:- Reduce solar heat gain- Mitigate the urban heat island effect- Lower embodied and operational carbonRead more via at the UNS webpage: Twisting Terracotta: UNS Explores New Frontiers in Vertical Shading Design Download the paper here: "Two Methodologies for Vertical Shading Applications Using Architectural Terracotta” https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/DUBAI-EXPO-SUSTAINABILITY-PAVILION Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:38:39 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/DUBAI-EXPO-SUSTAINABILITY-PAVILION DUBAI EXPO 2020 - SUSTAINABILITY PAVILION <img width="1720" height="1147" width_o="1720" height_o="1147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9f3d5d2dc5cf82b86b760e3b0b4b1ebdc68716ee782baf203f15ed2ccc56953/GRIM-SUS-9-042.jpg" data-mid="76410103" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9f3d5d2dc5cf82b86b760e3b0b4b1ebdc68716ee782baf203f15ed2ccc56953/GRIM-SUS-9-042.jpg" /> <img width="1720" height="1147" width_o="1720" height_o="1147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f25bf3d7a1af3817ba3dd1447b61ad40fad89f7d9e0ee3464afcf5d6227ab3d/GRIM-SUS-9-068.jpg" data-mid="76649395" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f25bf3d7a1af3817ba3dd1447b61ad40fad89f7d9e0ee3464afcf5d6227ab3d/GRIM-SUS-9-068.jpg" /> <img width="1720" height="1147" width_o="1720" height_o="1147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/574fa9fd0d74e5f8898fa7766ba4d5b98817a1334b539a6c85e7d13493a22832/GRIM-SUS-9-069.jpg" data-mid="76649286" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/574fa9fd0d74e5f8898fa7766ba4d5b98817a1334b539a6c85e7d13493a22832/GRIM-SUS-9-069.jpg" /> <img width="3600" height="2401" width_o="3600" height_o="2401" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f206107ca10fb1d9991229049c3e5b6c9be89858cc4a03ec7f5b14adf30fa2e/GRIM-SUS-8-033.jpg" data-mid="76649172" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f206107ca10fb1d9991229049c3e5b6c9be89858cc4a03ec7f5b14adf30fa2e/GRIM-SUS-8-033.jpg" /> <img width="1720" height="1147" width_o="1720" height_o="1147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/394797b0d4d68f4fb94cf7f7be0f16dc945caaf43d14308ae38b05d55b9469c0/GRIM-SUS-10-031.jpg" data-mid="84006388" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/394797b0d4d68f4fb94cf7f7be0f16dc945caaf43d14308ae38b05d55b9469c0/GRIM-SUS-10-031.jpg" /> <img width="1720" height="1147" width_o="1720" height_o="1147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4c3d3effadaae81cf6af3e7b44702e4ac726362b4b2000d18a49d3d87fe0552/GRIM-SUS-11-010.jpg" data-mid="84006262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4c3d3effadaae81cf6af3e7b44702e4ac726362b4b2000d18a49d3d87fe0552/GRIM-SUS-11-010.jpg" /> Dubai Expo 2020 - Sustainability PavilionA main thematic pavilion for Expo 2020 in Dubai w/ Grimshaw Architects Completed Summer 2020 <img width="5157" height="2944" width_o="5157" height_o="2944" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a0da6040d6126077b9b94e2a50f484d2bc280be780276f1d4639a03885d16797/Dubai-Expo_Aerial08.jpg" data-mid="84006096" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0da6040d6126077b9b94e2a50f484d2bc280be780276f1d4639a03885d16797/Dubai-Expo_Aerial08.jpg" /> The pavilion aims to illuminate the ingenuity and possibility of architecture as society looks to intelligent strategies for sustainable future living. The pavilion is one of three at the expo, presenting the opportunity to deliver an aspirational message about the natural world, ecology and technology to a global audience. Drawing inspiration from complex natural processes like photosynthesis, the dynamic form of the pavilion is in service to its function, capturing energy from sunlight and fresh water from humid air. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/DUBAI-EXPO-DRAWINGS Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:46:05 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/DUBAI-EXPO-DRAWINGS DUBAI EXPO 2020 - SUSTAINABILITY PAVILION <img width="2063" height="1710" width_o="2063" height_o="1710" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c72fecaee3b6adfabe7c7273d95be5242f4cfabda1e957a4f9854f90fb3cfbaa/190227_Expo2020_Drawing.jpg" data-mid="86837328" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c72fecaee3b6adfabe7c7273d95be5242f4cfabda1e957a4f9854f90fb3cfbaa/190227_Expo2020_Drawing.jpg" /> <img width="1853" height="1835" width_o="1853" height_o="1835" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/800f19e52185c920d47afc67cebdd7f96aa4fbd5170a5148337c17e5d4fd6df0/CANOPY-EVOLUTION.png" data-mid="86837325" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/800f19e52185c920d47afc67cebdd7f96aa4fbd5170a5148337c17e5d4fd6df0/CANOPY-EVOLUTION.png" /> <img width="1278" height="249" width_o="1278" height_o="249" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2219f35d6e8d006ab6fae011296e74d6bbd6de1b5fd25afecc1f50a22a8edee9/PARTI-DIAGRAM.jpg" data-mid="86837327" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2219f35d6e8d006ab6fae011296e74d6bbd6de1b5fd25afecc1f50a22a8edee9/PARTI-DIAGRAM.jpg" /> <img width="1603" height="1125" width_o="1603" height_o="1125" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e461ffcb353544caf0c1b20021eb502591291ade9dfd8acbb91380f1dfaa8a7/CANOPY-DIAGRAM.jpg" data-mid="86837280" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e461ffcb353544caf0c1b20021eb502591291ade9dfd8acbb91380f1dfaa8a7/CANOPY-DIAGRAM.jpg" /> <img width="817" height="838" width_o="817" height_o="838" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2c085acbd8aa539c7a7f6bcbede92e1acf6738f45874ca3a9ec666b444d78f0/EXPLODED-AXON.png" data-mid="86836512" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/817/i/a2c085acbd8aa539c7a7f6bcbede92e1acf6738f45874ca3a9ec666b444d78f0/EXPLODED-AXON.png" /> <img width="4400" height="1439" width_o="4400" height_o="1439" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22913da498c099539c986d7d6f85e1ff33240ba6292be64c21df6b2b8edc4d32/Building-Section_Long_Presentation-Board_Clean_02.jpg" data-mid="86837291" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22913da498c099539c986d7d6f85e1ff33240ba6292be64c21df6b2b8edc4d32/Building-Section_Long_Presentation-Board_Clean_02.jpg" /> Dubai Expo 2020 - Sustainability Pavilion Drawings and DiagramsA main thematic pavilion for Expo 2020 in Dubai w/ Grimshaw Architects Completed Summer 2020 The pavilion aims to illuminate the ingenuity and possibility of architecture as society looks to intelligent strategies for sustainable future living. The pavilion is one of three at the expo, presenting the opportunity to deliver an aspirational message about the natural world, ecology and technology to a global audience. Drawing inspiration from complex natural processes like photosynthesis, the dynamic form of the pavilion is in service to its function, capturing energy from sunlight and fresh water from humid air. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/TREEHOUSE-VILLA Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:47:00 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/TREEHOUSE-VILLA TREEHOUSE VILLA <img width="4000" height="2000" width_o="4000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a29e0c15598e7de9cc95382c029b9234caae8dffb6e5ab20352dfce1df545e02/kitchen-camera.jpg" data-mid="86171922" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a29e0c15598e7de9cc95382c029b9234caae8dffb6e5ab20352dfce1df545e02/kitchen-camera.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="3377" width_o="6000" height_o="3377" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a6a412db4828a28646e98ce358f689d109dce823c85c9948d5b1de580b84262/Over-the-jungle-day-view1_02.jpg" data-mid="86172131" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a6a412db4828a28646e98ce358f689d109dce823c85c9948d5b1de580b84262/Over-the-jungle-day-view1_02.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="3000" width_o="6000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8f28c42d39b61c25a7bcb036330ff9902f896b0c15cf38740542326fbfce52b/Tree-House-Arrival-dusk-view.jpg" data-mid="86172133" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f8f28c42d39b61c25a7bcb036330ff9902f896b0c15cf38740542326fbfce52b/Tree-House-Arrival-dusk-view.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="3378" width_o="6000" height_o="3378" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/42f443f10e1e799cb765a69faa7129fe02b23d4c3a3fdd71242a6ad8a6c162c2/Tree-House--Exterior-Pool-day-view.jpg" data-mid="86172132" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/42f443f10e1e799cb765a69faa7129fe02b23d4c3a3fdd71242a6ad8a6c162c2/Tree-House--Exterior-Pool-day-view.jpg" /> <img width="5047" height="3281" width_o="5047" height_o="3281" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d53e4cdc4d4e09acd72a58e509bd68d71315fad19f4933ba8e1949774b216b7f/x44FP02_OVER-THE-JUNGLE.jpg" data-mid="86171926" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d53e4cdc4d4e09acd72a58e509bd68d71315fad19f4933ba8e1949774b216b7f/x44FP02_OVER-THE-JUNGLE.jpg" /> Treehouse VillaLuxury residential in the jungle of Mexico w/ Rockwell GroupStatus: In Development Design of a masterplan in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico includes three typologies of luxury vacation houses that are dispersed throughout the site. Each house offers a unique experience for people visiting this jungle area. A treehouse villa brings guests above the jungle to see the expansive views and wildlife. The water villa allows guests to arrive by private boat and live about the river proposed to run through the site. Jungle villa offers the most space on the floor of the jungle prioritizing luxury and comfort. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/RUB-AL-KHALI Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:36:33 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/RUB-AL-KHALI RUB AL KHALI <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98cc2eef10854703d1bb408dcbb8d7be5f021830706c9b11f4c1ff0c6537bf6a/IMG_8858.JPG" data-mid="86178594" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98cc2eef10854703d1bb408dcbb8d7be5f021830706c9b11f4c1ff0c6537bf6a/IMG_8858.JPG" /> <img width="3638" height="4000" width_o="3638" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79e7d038be4ef651413ae67e360e1440cfd80767580b5dd62248a77b1c8d47ea/IMG_5661.JPG" data-mid="86178593" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79e7d038be4ef651413ae67e360e1440cfd80767580b5dd62248a77b1c8d47ea/IMG_5661.JPG" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80338bcec7f00b50e9a7adb58a051e9cad9bad7b2c69a3082446948496b883c4/IMG_5515.jpg" data-mid="86178591" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80338bcec7f00b50e9a7adb58a051e9cad9bad7b2c69a3082446948496b883c4/IMG_5515.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9e8fb347780d09b7b2aa5761520263d8df533254593ad30c9d4c32ca0c6de08/IMG_5647.JPG" data-mid="86178592" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9e8fb347780d09b7b2aa5761520263d8df533254593ad30c9d4c32ca0c6de08/IMG_5647.JPG" /> Rub’ al KhaliDesert sunset, sunrise Somewhere in UAE https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/THE-NEW-NATURAL Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:54:10 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/THE-NEW-NATURAL THE NEW NATURAL <img width="2000" height="594" width_o="2000" height_o="594" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ec2ed9d1688d8b2e668a66d7e4bca248714da56380a618f4ed24bbb114ad165/astro_picnic_rbg.jpg" data-mid="84005077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ec2ed9d1688d8b2e668a66d7e4bca248714da56380a618f4ed24bbb114ad165/astro_picnic_rbg.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="594" width_o="2000" height_o="594" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1a3bbc23f09e641683ba0699658bc608338b56799a5ea2c83f4e7c189f82f65/refinery_beach_rbg.jpg" data-mid="84005078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1a3bbc23f09e641683ba0699658bc608338b56799a5ea2c83f4e7c189f82f65/refinery_beach_rbg.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="594" width_o="2000" height_o="594" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b61f0161a763de2e2847cd29e77c236c33eb9cb6ed39228a9d1f27a6dea13657/bayou_rbg.jpg" data-mid="84005104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b61f0161a763de2e2847cd29e77c236c33eb9cb6ed39228a9d1f27a6dea13657/bayou_rbg.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="593" width_o="2000" height_o="593" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbdd05464530b257a4414c86d0a21812f502842756f49f4efaa0a114584fcfd4/cul-de-sac_rbg.jpg" data-mid="84005105" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbdd05464530b257a4414c86d0a21812f502842756f49f4efaa0a114584fcfd4/cul-de-sac_rbg.jpg" /> The New Natural TEXAS, USA 2009 w/ Tracy Bremer Following the industrial revolution, our environment has been so fundamentally altered that it has resulted in an ambiguity between the natural and artificial. Once considered invasive, the industrial object has become so entrenched in the landscape that it appears as a native element. Within contemporary cities it is now the natural that reveals itself as an impostor resulting with the manufactured environment as the new natural. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/TOWER-D Thu, 16 Jul 2020 18:34:24 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/TOWER-D TOWER D <img width="1941" height="1215" width_o="1941" height_o="1215" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ff0f8bb6655bd90bc123a1c8fe99fb16a44ffb70a40f9055328255304f125c7/TOWER-D-LOBBY-PLAN.jpg" data-mid="77579233" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ff0f8bb6655bd90bc123a1c8fe99fb16a44ffb70a40f9055328255304f125c7/TOWER-D-LOBBY-PLAN.jpg" /> <img width="1200" height="800" width_o="1200" height_o="800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/975dbb5e04bbed33409cbb08ae2a60e31c2281c5f2859f4624707befa9fee05b/02_The_Shed_Photography_by_Iwan_Baan.0.jpg" data-mid="77578438" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/975dbb5e04bbed33409cbb08ae2a60e31c2281c5f2859f4624707befa9fee05b/02_The_Shed_Photography_by_Iwan_Baan.0.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="938" width_o="2400" height_o="938" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3aed280167cfaee4c6b31cea27d5f385d392027bec997bd123b5168095713f90/TOWER-D-LOBBY-SECTION.jpg" data-mid="77579235" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3aed280167cfaee4c6b31cea27d5f385d392027bec997bd123b5168095713f90/TOWER-D-LOBBY-SECTION.jpg" /> Tower D - 632 Hudson Yards Residential Tower Integrated with the Culture Shed in NYC’s Hudson Yards Development w/ Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group <img width="600" height="1477" width_o="600" height_o="1477" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a06cd57a4852f92ddb65cf6a9c313e6459f0bf0e8c62cc86c5efbe5d5ac70d6e/8a5ac5a9c4f4b76f7193c30d3c04c388.jpg" data-mid="77578433" border="0" data-scale="52" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/600/i/a06cd57a4852f92ddb65cf6a9c313e6459f0bf0e8c62cc86c5efbe5d5ac70d6e/8a5ac5a9c4f4b76f7193c30d3c04c388.jpg" /> This 88-story tower, consisting of condominium and rental units, is a part of the Hudson Yards Development, sited between 30th and 31st streets on 11th avenue. The building’s form is defined by a corset at the middle of the tower. The curvature created by the tension of the straps creates a soft flexible appearance of a building formed by glass and steel building. On the ground level, the lobby spans between to blocks, creating a continuous lobby experience between 30th and 31st streets. The materials and organization of the lobby space accentuates the language of the building and continues the play of “soft” and “hard” through the interior. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/DOUBLE-AGENCY Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:15:09 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/DOUBLE-AGENCY DOUBLE AGENCY <img width="1800" height="1011" width_o="1800" height_o="1011" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4e3ec3290e1123cc35db0f2d3bc9b5064b4d33d444263ab671f535c5820e246/110308-FRONT_SHOT_FIN2_END_desat_SUN_BUILDING-DEAT.jpg" data-mid="86758388" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f4e3ec3290e1123cc35db0f2d3bc9b5064b4d33d444263ab671f535c5820e246/110308-FRONT_SHOT_FIN2_END_desat_SUN_BUILDING-DEAT.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="1180" width_o="1650" height_o="1180" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1927f56f9b89638e1204ae24aaaeefd29c83ea0f93fb317e66f96f6d6e8b00d/model_boxed2_bw_gridded.png" data-mid="86758558" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1927f56f9b89638e1204ae24aaaeefd29c83ea0f93fb317e66f96f6d6e8b00d/model_boxed2_bw_gridded.png" /> <img width="3473" height="1950" width_o="3473" height_o="1950" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7feb24434096833f6091680a605c7d4128ef237c3ccec8d1f926451773f1bef/courtroomBrighter.jpg" data-mid="86758392" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f7feb24434096833f6091680a605c7d4128ef237c3ccec8d1f926451773f1bef/courtroomBrighter.jpg" /> <img width="1544" height="998" width_o="1544" height_o="998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f4d584172e2b309f07d0a598c730d463ce40bbc80cabf9b26aed50a6761cc7e/plexi_model_black1_ILL.jpg" data-mid="86758553" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f4d584172e2b309f07d0a598c730d463ce40bbc80cabf9b26aed50a6761cc7e/plexi_model_black1_ILL.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1351" width_o="1800" height_o="1351" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2923a0e088f01f6b43b4fdebcfdffce8b9979db27a9c60b60c690a7990f5209/section1_VERY-FINAL-Converted.jpg" data-mid="86758559" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2923a0e088f01f6b43b4fdebcfdffce8b9979db27a9c60b60c690a7990f5209/section1_VERY-FINAL-Converted.jpg" /> <img width="2160" height="2223" width_o="2160" height_o="2223" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/807a6190a0b14b1d65d5ae70707573db244fdc0951eddc6f787538bf6d27c7c9/courthouse-rendered-plan.jpg" data-mid="86758391" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/807a6190a0b14b1d65d5ae70707573db244fdc0951eddc6f787538bf6d27c7c9/courthouse-rendered-plan.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="462" width_o="1800" height_o="462" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bda5eab06305cd75223eaca042cf137cf7f5c31948e3d8acfb09c0f6842c57a/courtsystem6_compiled.jpg" data-mid="86758394" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bda5eab06305cd75223eaca042cf137cf7f5c31948e3d8acfb09c0f6842c57a/courtsystem6_compiled.jpg" /> <img width="4200" height="4200" width_o="4200" height_o="4200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/367d282562f58f281b7074773d5f4796423e0ff7d5aba0f85ef1af97d3dd35a7/lobby_perspective_FINAL.jpg" data-mid="86758854" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/367d282562f58f281b7074773d5f4796423e0ff7d5aba0f85ef1af97d3dd35a7/lobby_perspective_FINAL.jpg" /> DOUBLE AGENCY The Institutional-Public Threshold and Urban Representation Rice University Master’s Thesis <img width="1200" height="1371" width_o="1200" height_o="1371" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/364ddcd8538a15e5dd6c6e717959b24d26278b439c897ea34fe51305015fd3c6/EXPLOSION-FINAL-Converted.jpg" data-mid="86758395" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/364ddcd8538a15e5dd6c6e717959b24d26278b439c897ea34fe51305015fd3c6/EXPLOSION-FINAL-Converted.jpg" /> This thesis formally defines a diagrammatically transparent judicial system as a method of exploiting architecture’s urban agency. Government and judicial institutions are typically architecturalized as either a semantic reading or a monolithic object. This thesis produces an architectural double agency merging the idea of a public object and public space. Double agency creates architectural produce in two distinct capacities: creating a new relationship between the public and the courthouse, and the representation of the formal object in the city. This is addressed using the elements of form, organization, and legibility to reconfigure the relationship. Mies’ courthouse marks a shift in institutional representation from a semantic historical reading to an abstracted slab privileging organization. This thesis proposes a new shift bringing representation back to the table. The relationship between diagram and legibility challenges standard notions of the relationship between public and the courthouse institution, and between architecture and the city. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/SCHOOL-IN-FIVE-BLADDERS Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:10:49 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/SCHOOL-IN-FIVE-BLADDERS A SCHOOL IN FIVE BLADDERS <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc628d878ab64c23f940a556e34c6acd92e10fcc8a515cc095221bc6b7aa49f5/bladders2.jpg" data-mid="86838560" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bc628d878ab64c23f940a556e34c6acd92e10fcc8a515cc095221bc6b7aa49f5/bladders2.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6f5bc365269d79c769e96d21aaff86c6c1587161a0e452c7e70262bb8885592/bladders4.jpg" data-mid="86838562" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b6f5bc365269d79c769e96d21aaff86c6c1587161a0e452c7e70262bb8885592/bladders4.jpg" /> <img width="2000" height="1121" width_o="2000" height_o="1121" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/90a87549b7b4277db589df19c5cac4e13a4eb142d31179e57ab8455049417450/bladders6.jpg" data-mid="86838564" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/90a87549b7b4277db589df19c5cac4e13a4eb142d31179e57ab8455049417450/bladders6.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/48bd40c24b151ea32e14c65872a0a513e637dfff4172fabe6c25360064669df2/bladders3.jpg" data-mid="86838561" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/48bd40c24b151ea32e14c65872a0a513e637dfff4172fabe6c25360064669df2/bladders3.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/080df889877ef3616e3e74029dddf3e1b1aaad18fa7be3f79b7ebd91cd0285e7/bladders8.jpg" data-mid="86838568" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/080df889877ef3616e3e74029dddf3e1b1aaad18fa7be3f79b7ebd91cd0285e7/bladders8.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/99e3bb49b275b9d5738444fd10c3d65b77e8d0b37a1ce8453eab7083684f8ff4/bladders9.jpg" data-mid="86838572" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/99e3bb49b275b9d5738444fd10c3d65b77e8d0b37a1ce8453eab7083684f8ff4/bladders9.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9067f119ff00a4689fcf07510d73d3a3348a9fcc82f66172f958ab395f331a0/bladders10.jpg" data-mid="86838578" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9067f119ff00a4689fcf07510d73d3a3348a9fcc82f66172f958ab395f331a0/bladders10.jpg" /> <img width="1650" height="925" width_o="1650" height_o="925" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db6e912655976235a329c018b1eb8543eaf983f278fe7f867e3332af951843e9/bladders7.jpg" data-mid="86838565" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db6e912655976235a329c018b1eb8543eaf983f278fe7f867e3332af951843e9/bladders7.jpg" /> A SCHOOL IN FIVE BLADDERS Exploring Learning Space Through Morphological and Typological Variance Rice University w/ David Dahlbom and Rachel Dewane A simple topological concept guided the development of this building, both morphologically and programmatically: the difference between the inside and the outside of a closed, orientable surface. This closed surface is referred to as a bladder, its inside condition 2 space, and its outside condition 1 space. Deformations of this bladder were permitted so long as its status as a closed, orientable surface was maintained. Ultimately the deformations applied could be easily communicated with the use of three basic categories: columns (giving the bladder a waist), doughnut holes (holes that do not pierce the surface), and bulges. Using this simple topological concept and these basic deformations, we were able to satisfy a large number of demands with a continuous system. These concepts further demanded a careful reconsideration of learning environments in general, and particularly learning environments in a school devoted to media. Spatially, condition 1 and condition 2 spaces tend toward the creation of significantly different sorts of environments. The arrangements of the various deformation types are used to create a diverse range of affects thus producing interesting and useful spaces for engagement. https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/MICRO-HOUSING-RENOVATION Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:50:19 +0000 Justin https://justinbrammer.cargo.site/MICRO-HOUSING-RENOVATION MICRO-HOUSING RENOVATION <img width="1600" height="900" width_o="1600" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0dc87dd21b8d5bdf8345af5b669d7b0cf68d34d694d5a3642a70213219ef8ca6/Patterson-House-550.0_perspectivefix.jpg" data-mid="92373238" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0dc87dd21b8d5bdf8345af5b669d7b0cf68d34d694d5a3642a70213219ef8ca6/Patterson-House-550.0_perspectivefix.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1011" width_o="1800" height_o="1011" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9e9eb117cadf1a5d21377badbd9319e47f62feac0a62d91d452343bba912d5a/2014-10-03-BALLROOM2_FRONT.jpg" data-mid="92373239" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9e9eb117cadf1a5d21377badbd9319e47f62feac0a62d91d452343bba912d5a/2014-10-03-BALLROOM2_FRONT.jpg" /> <img width="1800" height="1011" width_o="1800" height_o="1011" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d53cd7017873b3dda104c30c44207da5bff3e9ff0cd1636038b64b539234d359/2014-10-06-STAIR_LOUNGE_06_2.jpg" data-mid="92373240" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d53cd7017873b3dda104c30c44207da5bff3e9ff0cd1636038b64b539234d359/2014-10-06-STAIR_LOUNGE_06_2.jpg" /> Micro-Housing RenovationAdapting Stanford White’s Patterson Mansion in Washington D.C. w/ Rockwell Group This proposal within the historical Patterson Mansion - designed by McKim, Mead &amp; White - intends to preserve the detailing of the interiors while adding new elements in a surgical, minimal manner. The Mansion is one of three buildings within a simultaneous strategy concept and design proposal for three micro-housing development projects in the Capitol city. The project took the existing structures and retro-fited them as a new typology of luxury short-term living quarters. My role included leading the design, working with the local architects, and managing the production through the construction documentation phase.