J o s h u a O s b o r n M i c h a e l sU n i v e r s i t y o f C i n c i n n a t i C o - o p S t u d e n t

Joshua Osborn Michaels

Education

Graduate Education:University of Cincinnati: 2011-2014School of Architecture and Interior DesignMasters of Architecture

Undergraduate Education:University of Cincinnati: 2007-presentSchool of Architecture and Interior DesignBachelor of Science in Architecture

High School Education:Nor th Royalton High School: 2007Cumulative GPA: 3.980Suma Cum Laude Ranked: 11/385

Work Experience

RWA Architects: Summer/Fall 2011 Cincinnati, Ohio Duties: CAD drawings, design work, presentations Cour t Atkins Architects: Spring/Fall 2010 Bluffton, South Carolina Duties: CAD drawings, printing, delivering plans

Fuller Center : September-December 2009 Orange, Texas Duties: Reconstructing hurricane damaged homes

Nor th Royalton School District: April-June 2009 Nor th Royalton, Ohio Duties: Teaching CAD, CAD drawings for schools

Comupter Skil ls

Programs: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch-Up, Microsoft Office, Rhino, Revit

Operating Systems: Mac OSX, Windows XP

Activities

High School: J.E.T.S., Ar t Club, Bridge Break, Tower Break

Misc.: Automotives, Industrial Design, Engineering, Scuba Div-ing, Roller Coaster Design and Construction

Misc . Skil ls

Outgoing and work well with other people and in large groups. Focused and prompt. Happy to be put up to a challenge and to learn from the experience. Great communication skills and eager to improve my understanding of architecture through experences and criticisms alike.

Contact Information

Cell Phone: (440)554-1127Email: michaeju@email.uc.eduAddress: 7876 Glengate Drive, Broadview Heights, OH 44147

Mixed Use Urban Development-Spr ing Quar ter 2011

Located in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Cincinnati, this project needed to reintegrate a vacant site into the existing urban fabric while offer ing its residents a place to live , play, and work in a safe environment. The building features massing and programmatic relations typical of large apar tment buildings in the area while of-fer ing social spaces for var ious types of interactions to take place.

The building is separated into two masses on the eastern and western por tions of the site conneted by a ser ies of walkways, elevators, and stair s which ser ve as gathering spaces for the resi-dents and visitors. The entrances to each unit are located off of a shared inter ior porch on each level allowing for a continua-tion of the front porch culture already existing in the neighbor-hood yet absent from the surrounding apar tment complexes.

By integrating the circulation space into the existing urban fab-r ic and creating social spaces within the circulation, residents of the building and community alike are able to interact with each other. By blocking two sides of the building from the street and opening the other two to the sidewalk, the building com-pliments the existing pedestr ian flow of the neighborhood.

Urban Gardens Project-Winter Quar ter 2011

1. Initial pathway construction through vacant lots and open spaces between lots.

2. First small scale and medium scalegardens appear in underutilezed open spaces and within the yards of community members. Small scale gathering spaces appear within the community gradens.

3. First large scale community tended gardens appear as well as smaller scale community tended gardens. Large scale community gathering spaces form between the community gardens.

4. Smaller scale gardens begin to show up in resi-dents’ yards in further reaches of neighborhood.

5. The most private, small scale gardens appear furthest from the initial pathway. a network of com-munity tended gardens and privately tended gardens is in place connected by gathering spaces and infra-structure.

POTENTIAL COMMUNITY GARDEN GROWTH

Located in a neighborhood of Cincinnati suffer ing from an endless stream of demolitions, these community gardens would uti-lize the empty spaces created between the residences of the area. Initially a path would be constructed connecting these empty lots and from this path would stem gardens, parks, gathering spaces, etc . These spaces would be able to be used by anyone in the community for whatever purposes they determine allowing for an ever adapting ser ies of urban spaces.

Apar tment complexes could be adapted to incorporate wall garden systems as well as typical planting beds.

Larger empty spaces would be used for more popular crops as well as market spaces to sell any number of items.

Incorporating these gardens into empty lots along busy streets would allow for heavier foot traffic and more interest in the project.

Creating recreational spaces throughout the gardens would allow for a wider range of age useage while rehabilitating the neighborhood.

Underwater Research Fac i l i ty-Summer Quar ter 2010

Research Pod Moon Pool Daytime Perspective

Elevation/Energy Production

The goal of this project was to create a research facility which would be able to move throughout the ocean and allow re-searchers the most efficient facility for study. Current research facilities require equipment and personnel to be transpor ted to the site of study ever y day meaning many hours are lost due to this transpor tation process. By offer ing living quar ters and built-in research equipment, this wasted time would be able to be used for actual research. By being mobile the facility is also able to move to areas of the wor ld in need of extensive research. Module Diagram

Module Structure

The Thomas residence was designed for one of the most exclusive private communities in Beaufor t County, South Carolina. Located on a circlular one acre site , the residence is comprised of three buildings connected with boardwalks around a live oak shade garden. With views out to the marshlands and a site covered in live oak trees the Thomas resi-dence takes adavantage of its unique site . The house was to be used mainly as vacation home and for enter taining guests and therefore the layout was separated into four distinct areas. The guest house, the garage, the living area, and the master suite . These four sec-tions saw ver y little over lap and allowed each pod of the house to function most efficient-ly. A hierarchy of spaces was also set up with the most impor tant spaces being towards the back of the house in order to obtain the best views of the proper ty to the water.

Thomas Res idence-Fa l l Quar ter Co-Op 2010

Main House Rear Elevation

View Towards Marshlands View Towards Street View Towards Live Oaks

Floor Plan Front Elevation

Mt. Adams F i lm Fest iva l -Winter Quar ter 2010

VIEW ON CORNER AMFILM FESTIVAL

ANIMATIONSTUDIO

GREENSCREENSTUDIO

MOTION CAPTURESTUDIO

VIEW ON HATCH STREET AMFILMFESTIVAL

Massing Model View Up Hatch Street

The Mt. Adams Film Festival was designed to bring light to the talented filmmak-ers living in the Cincinnati area. The annual Mt. Adams Film Festival would showcase films which focus on the life and culture of the Mt. Adams area. The centerpiece of the festival would be The Aper ture, a small theater that would host flims dur-ing the festival and ser ve as both a theater and production studio throughout the year. The Aper ture would be built on a former surface lot and would offer a mod-ern introduction into the already well-established urban fabric of the Mt. Adams area.

FILM CENTER LOBBY AMFILMFESTIVAL

THEATER LOBBYAMFILMFESTIVAL

SMALL THEATER AMFILM FESTIVAL

COURTYARD AT NIGHT AMFILMFESTIVAL

Winery-Summer Quar ter 2009

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11A/1P

10A/2P

9A/3P

8A/4P

SEPTEMBER 21/MARCH 21

JUNE 21

DECEMBER 21

NOON

NOON

11A/1P

11A/1P

10A/2P

10A/2P

9A/3P

9A/3P

8A/4P

Airflow Diagram

Sun Angle Diagram-June 21

Ground Plane Relation DiagramSite Plan

Bay Model View 1

Bay Model View 2

Bay Model View 3

For this project, we were given an empty hillside site consisting of 84 acres of steep hills and multiple types of environments, including grasslands, open dir t hills, and forests. We had to design the program for the entire winery to be able to be shown to visitors in an efficient and meaningful way. This consisted of al-tering the entire site to meet the requirements of the programs and to relate to the design theory of the main building. The resulting structure and site had to be able to proper ly sustain itself during the peak of wine-tasting season and in the off months by designing related activities that could be done on the site all year round.

Iterative Model 1 Iterative Model 2

Mixed Use Development-Winter Quar ter 2009

I terat ive Model 2

Iterative Model 1

Site View 2Site View 1 Site View 3

In this project , our goal was to redesign a surface lot in downtown Cincinnati ’s cen-tral business distrect into a mixed use development. The project was to be com-pleted by a group of two people and each was to develop a bui lding for the site that would have around fi fteen to twenty units and some sor t of work space , whether it was an office space , commercial , retai l , etc . My project focused on designing a ver y simplist ic bui lding that dealt with inter secting planes and a fixed gr id. This project taught me how to work alongside another per son to design col laborative structures that would benefit each other and create an interesting exper ience for the user.

Final Model-Front Final Model-Rear

Center for L i terar y Studies-Fa l l Quar ter 2008

The Center for Literar y Studies was to be a bui lding that would be located on an in-fi l l s ite in Cl i fton. The program for the bui lding was laid out and included meeting space , author’s workspace , a display area, and an exter ior publ ic plaza. This assignment taught me how to design a structure that dealt with fitt ing into the surrounding area while st i l l being a much dif ferent exper ience for the us-er s, as wel l as teaching me how to respond to the var ying environmental con-dit ions that one must design around in a cl imate similar to that of Cincinnati ’s .

Wr it ing Space Qual ity Collage

Reading Space Qual ity Collage

Meeting Space Qual ity Collage

Exter ior Lighting Model Inter ior Lighting Model

Elev.

BR

BRAdministration/Reception

Meeting Space

Sitting/Reading

Outdoor Sitting and Meeting Space

NN

Elev.

Elev. BR

Author’sWorkspace

Sheathing

Insulation

Steel Stud (Beyond)

Weep Hole

Steel Hooks

Gypsum Board

Door Frame

Flooring

Sub-Flooring

Concrete Slab

Footer

Flashing

Vapor Barrior

1/6”=1”

Center for Literary Studies

Interior Perspective

Rear Perspective

Passive Cooling Diagram Second Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

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Section A-B

C

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Section C-D

WAll Detail1’ 3’ 6’ 10’ 15’

Inter ior Per spective Section A-B Section C-D

Inter ior Per spective

Fir st Floor Plan

Passive Cooling Diagram Second Floor Plan Wall Detai l

Free Hand Drawing

Panorama-Winter Quarter 2008

For this project , we were to find a space on campus we could use to design a 180 degree or more panorama. I chose the Tangeman Univer sity Center, a mostly neutral , somewhat ster i l bui lding in the center of campus where stu-dents congregate to eat food, play games, or see a movie in the student cinema. The panorama I created is approximate-ly 270 degrees, and I implemented a ver y simple black and white scheme that would translate the nature of the bui ld-ing into the drawing. This drawing taught me how to take a ser ies of spaces and inter twine them into one single drawing.

The Real and the Idea l -Fa l l Quar ter 2008

For The Real and the Ideal , we were given the task of rede-signing a par t of our l iv ing space . I chose the main l iv ing area of my apar tment, which consists of a l iv ing room, dining area, and kitchen. The main idea behind this redesign was the idea of bui lt- ins. The seating area in the l iv ing room consisted of two bui lt- in loveseats and one over sized chair. Bui lt- in shelv-ing units against the TV wal l , underneath the bar and along the southern wal l al lowed for plenty of storage and organiza-t ion to not detract from the simplic ity of the bui lt- in forms.

East Wall

West Wall

South Wall

Nor th Wall

Floor Plan

Render ing of Inter ior Space

Digita l Work

Messing with the Master s

Or iginal Painting Photoshopped Painting

For this assignment, we were to take a master painting and photoshop it to make a new painting that was comical . I took a painting of a young boy r iding a hor se and altered it to be character ist ic of the imagination of a young boy. I changed the clothing the boy was wear ing to something more modern and typical of what a young boy would wear. In doing this , I learned how to match dif ferent pictures to appear to be one in the same and how to edit out unwanted information from a picture .

Parking Lot Redevelopment

Inter ior Cour tyard Site Over view

Light Box-Spr ing Quar ter 2008

The Light Box project star ted off as an individual design ex-cercise in which we had to design a box that played with the dif ferent qual it ies of l ight based off of a song. Then from those designs, we col laborated as a studio and designed a ful l s ize 8’x8’x8’ cube . The box that my studio designed dealt greatly with the abi l i ty of l ight to be an interactive exper i-ence . The box brought people in who then had to interact with the dif ferent opperable cabinets in order to see the l ight . This project dealt greatly with dif ferent construction methods and taught us how to create l ight as an exper ience .

Transformation-Fall Quarter 2007

For the transformation project we were to take a smal l kitchen appl iance and transform it into a related item. For my project I star ted off with a can opener and transformed it into a ser ies of vegetables. From there I transformed it into a can. These transformations showed a contrast between the r igid manmade forms of the can and the can opener and the f luid, organic qual ity of the vegetables. This project was a great excercise in free hand drawing and envis ioning change that is not readi ly apparent when viewing mult iple objects .

Courtyard Redes ign-Spr ing Quar ter 2008

The DAAP cour tyard is a rarely used space that has become a mud-pit and a path from Cli fton to DAAP. The main use for the space is the fir st-year s’ l ight boxes. When deciding what to use the space for, I re-al ized that s ince it is a secluded area that would be hard to get to no matter what its use was, I felt that designing a space specifical ly for the l ight boxes would be most benefit ia l . Therefore , I designed a sculpted landscape that would be contrasted by r igid concrete platforms that would house the l ight boxes dur ing the Spr ing quar ter. At al l other t imes of the year, they could be used for other events or ar t displays.

Render ing of Cour tyard Space

T h a n k y o u f o r v i e w i n g m y p o r t f o l i o

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