DuStin buZZaRd

644 northeast KnoTt strEet

Portland, OR 97212

562.895.2050

duStinbuZZaRd@gmail.com

dESign Portfolio:

Master of architecture CanDiDaTE

DepArtMEnT oF ArchItecTuRE

PortLaNd StaTe University | FalL 2011

table of contents:

sacramental city

rethinking portable classrooms

small learning community

temporary stage for the performing arts

oaks bottom discovery center

eventful path & pavilion

SkEtcHes & graphic media

handmade

the sacramental city

Arch 480 | fall 2010 | knightS

Project:

RefIguring place for thE 'whOlLY oThER"' a proPoSal for a

sacramental" iNterVEnTioN in the City. CReate a sancTuary

for THe Multi-CuLtUral CommunIty of PortLand's downtown

UnIverSiTy DisTRict.

I believe PSU is in need of a true "gallery", a place where

students, professors and guest "artists can present various

forms of fIre-transformed artwork. A cross-disciplinary ex-

change, The gallery will be a space - a sanctuary - to display

works of art that are in someway transformed by fIre. There

will be no doors, opEN TO AlL, The SanCtuARY WilL aLLow For

ReFlEcTIon, foR RituAl - At any time - while respecting what

is sacred for the fellow artist. The act of making and Us-

ING fIre is both symbolic and literal, providing warmth and

hospitality, cReation and DEstruction. A Real Fire Burns at

the Core, as a symbolic fIxture of The FierY aRTS. The Street

Level offers A BakERy shAring The FirE's hEat, in The art of

Making FoOD.

Part I

RethInKinG poRtable classrooms

PSU arch 382 | spRing 2010 | Leite

Project:

Part I

Design a modulAr portalbe ClassRoom.

The Proposed scheme": a classroom prefabricated and shippeD

in tWO sections on A fLat-bed semi-truck. sliding Window Pan-

els seRve as artwork Display and sun screenIng. The class-

room also hAS a single restroom and covered outdoor deck

to proVIDE FoR ouTdoor lEARniNg.

Part II

Collaboration with MARIAM MOLLAGHAFFARI, SCOTT FLODIN

redesigning the current portable classroom we proposed

new interior and exterior modifIcations to improve the ex-

periential and physical value of these classrooms. Our main

design focused on an exterior wrap that gave the portable

classroom more aesthetic appeal while creating new exte-

rior spaces, FilTering NaturaL light and providing spaces for

plant growth and art display. We then compiled our options

into a catalog for school districts to CoNSiDEr.

Part Ii

SMaLl learning community

Psu Arch 384 | Spring 2010 | Dacey

PrOjEct:

addrEsS The LAck of Character, sitIng and InfraStrUcture OF

a TyPiCAL Portable ClassRoOm, design a PrefaBRIcAted, Perma-

nent structure That acts As A reMote-cEnter, MakiNG a Place

For Itself and Future, PorTaBle ClASsRoomS.

Often portable classrooms are placed on school sites in the

leftover space. As designers, we SeE This As An OPpORtUnity

to PrOmote a strong community within the school and neigh-

borhood. This proposal sEekS to reconfIgure small groupings

of unsightly classroom buildings into a progRaMmatic devel-

opment where the building becomes the canvas to display

and encourage visual arts. THe PreFabRicated STructure Acts

as an Armature binding the cluster of classrooms Together

with a covered display place, performance space and outdoor

learning environMEnT.

a temporary stage for the

performing arts

PSu Arch 381 | WinTeR 2010 | GriffIn

PRoJect:

DeSign A TemporarY sTaGE fOr The PeRForMinG aRtS.

A stage for the performing arts. Just As Clothing protects

and comforts a singular body and expresses identity, Archi-

tecture also protects" and shelters bodie"s" while expressing

identity. Drawing from these parallels I designed a stage uti-

liZinG common threads in both garment and building. TO Keep

In Touch with A SenSe Of identity and ritual that both use

in Terms of culture. the temporary structure, would stay

intacT for a season of performance art activities, USING a

durable fabric-like material from discarded billboards. This

3-ply vinyl, comes in 40" x 96"" sheets that can be patterned,

cut and AttAcHed to a structural frame made of paper tubes.

The form creates a raised platform, a space for performers

and proViDes SpaCE For Lighting. The stage is the tool where

the performer can now express their identity.

Oaks BotTom disCovery Center

pSu Arch 380 | fall 2009 | Po"teStIo

PRoject:

DeSign a BuilDing To explore the inter-relationship between

human beings and natural orders, patterns and systems.

The Structure Provides for the investigation, interpretation,

study and appreciation of a wetland located in The heart of

a major metropolis - THe OAKS BottOM WetLand. THe discovery

center will be a destination for students from portland

schools, offerING facilities For fIeld trips, classes, research

projects, and exhibitions related to the wetlands and the

wildlife that inhabits this place. THe Site Chosen is OFF THE

MAIN WALKING AND BIKING PATH, IN A CLEARING wherE a Small

Pond, And Tree Lies. A BoardWalk aRound the POnd DRaws At-

TENTION TO THE CHANGING WATER LEVELS AND NATURAL SYSTEMS

WITHIN.

Eventful path &" pavilion

PSu Arch 180 | WinTEr 2009 | Froning

PROJECT:

CREATE A MaP of a LANDSCAPe and A joUrneY through the

AnAlysIS of a Piece of Music.

MuSic was AnaLyZed through DrawIng and Collage, this De-

velOped iNto a Basalt Rock TerraiN ReSembLing The SoutHErn

Coast OF Iceland, a Image of a Terrain that Has Static Quali-

ties RemInIscent of the Music - GrainY, CrISP Needle-to-ReCORd

Sound Likened to White Noise of The Coast. THe ProPosed JouR-

ney IncludeD A PavilIoN On A Path Where A TRaveLler Found

ReingNiTiOn OF His PassIon In A ShElter That was ConstructEd

Around a FirePlace, A FiRe he Would KeEp Alive As ContinuaTion

of a 'Static"' Theme.

Passion

I SteP on damp soil, on Moss-covered stones,

I taste the ThiCK salty air, the sea is near.

Searching for meaning. a journey, the story unfolds.

While I maintaIn a Fire's Comforting fLame.

I challenGe order, a COde reveals signifIcance aT the sea

Whose Waves synchroniZe with Heaven and earth.

stilL I seArCh for ToOlS, to keep My passions AlIve.

Sketches and other grapHic media

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HandmadE

"'The Real Core of All Architectural Work Lies in the Act of

Construction...the Knowledge of how to make things, which

lies at the boTtom of HuMAn Skill.'

-PeTer ZuMThoR, Thinking ArChiTecture

1 LuminairE | February 2010:

hanging lamp, antique LighT Bulb & 100 sheets of haNDmADE

PapEr. Inspired by Hokusai"""'s woodblock prinT 'EjirI in surUGA

ProviNCE'

2 MaP | OcTObEr 2010:

research And PlaceMent of Sacred Spaces in Portland, re-

vealing a constellation of Places of WorSHIp - CongreGations

are Denoted by Nodes Of Light While ThRead Links All Denomi-

national Communities. 8'X12' wood, plastic & wire

3 Workshop | June 2009:

My father designed and constructed a workshop, I framed the

structure during the summer, completing the walls, shear

panels and roof trusses and Sheathing. standard 2X4 wood,

1100 Sq. ft.

4 MateRiAL Study | NoVember 2010:

the manipulation of glass into form, a single sheet of bulls-

eye striker glass was cut and placed inTo a dam and kiln.

the Glass was slumpEd and fuseD at 1600 degrees FahrenheiT

for EighteEn hours. plasic stand with refLective brass to

illuminate the varying shades of red.

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