Jordan Cash

Portfolio

About

I have always designed with sustainable strategies in mind, taking into account building orientation, sun angle, and prevailing wind directions. At the University of Idaho, I began using the LEED checklist as a guideline for the implementation of sustainable building practices.

While studying contruction management at the University of Washington, I attended classes specializing in sustainable construction. The LEED checklist was also applied to real-world projects to explore the cost differences associated with a more sustainable project. My pursuit of continued education in construction management exposed me to concepts such as lean construction management and Building Information Modeling. As my final project at UW, I wrote an extensive research paper outlining the process of Integrated Project Delivery.

Masters of Architecture University of Idaho 2004-2009 Emphasis on sustainability

Masters of Construction Management University of Washington 2009-2010 Exposure to Building methods Contracting BIM methods Integrated Project Delivery

Education

Sustainability

Art

Effective design must be grounded in a thorough understanding of design principles and elements.

The University of Idaho’s architecture curriculum begins with exposure to art and design courses, familiarizing students with basic concepts such as composition and symmetry. Throughout my time studying architecture, I was constantly enrolled in various art classes, including drawing, printmaking, and sculpture.

I believe this background in art and the application of design principles in different media provides an understanding that informs design, enabling quick and effective design solutions.

These next few pages show work I completed during my time at the University of Idaho studying architecture. Anthough I was enrolled in several different art classes, most of the work I present on these subsequent pages showcase my ability to quickly produce 2-dimensional graphics without relying on the aid of a computer.

The following pages show my favorite works from Drawing II at the University of Idaho. Mediums used were charcoal and graphite.

Sketches: Rome, ItalySummer 2007

The sketches on this page are from a summer abroad I spent in Rome to study architecture. It was there that I discovered my love for sketching architectural forms.

Sketches: Seattle, WASummer 2010

While taking classes at UW for construction management, I enrolled in an urban architectural sketching class. The following pages include sketches done in various locations throughout Seattle.

Gasworks Park

St. James Cathedral

Pike Place Market

Digital

However creative, innovative, or effective a design may be, it can be completely hampered by a poor presentation. Realizing this, I quickly familiarized myself with Photoshop and InDesign to help me present my projects in a clear and concise manner. The following pages show assignments completed in numerous classes designed to hone skills in Photoshop and InDesign.

Original idea for an Absolut Vodka magazine advertisement. The graphic was generated using SketchUp and then edited in Photoshop.

This assignment was meant to ponder the possibility of life existing on Mars. The model’s face was a scanned image from a cosmetics advertisement in a magazine. I use several color enhacements on the image of Mars to ensure that it would remain the focal point of the piece, acting as the pupil of the ‘alien’ eye.

This was a playful assignment to create an album cover using photos of our own and photos taken from the internet.

A compilation of photographs taken from Steven Holl’s St. Ignatius Chapel on the Seattle University campus. The goal of of this project was to produce an image that captures the feel of the building and its captivating play on light.

Abstract Self-portrait made using Photoshop.

Architecture

As a child growing up, I was always encouraged by my parents to express myself through art. Painting, drawing, and sculpture quickly became some of my favorite activities for any given afternoon.

I was drawn to building through Lincoln Logs, K’nex, Erector sets, and of course Legos. My skills in art continued to advance as I grew older. In the 5th grade I began designing and building tree houses and subterranean forts as summer projects for my friends and I, using section cuts and plan drawings long before I knew that these were actual methods of graphic communication.

I come from a family with a background in design and construction; my father is a practicing architect in Anchorage, Alaska, and my mother is an interior designer in the same state; my older sister is a construction manager practicing in Sacramento, California; my uncles and great-uncles have a contracting firm in Texas. This background led me to pursue a formal education in architecture at the University of Idaho.

At the University of Idaho, I became aware of the importance of the ability to hand render. Because of this, I purposely limited myself to rendering all of my projects by hand throughout my time at the university, with my final Thesis project as the only exception. The two images on this page are from separate projects from my third year at UI.

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Steel member runningthrough all louversattatched with hinge

Steel member connectingmotor to louver

Operating motor

The inspiration for this row house came from the design ideas ofarchitect Renzo Piano. One of the main ideas Piano accomplishes in hisbuildings is the successful filtration of natural daylight into the interior spacesusing a complex and innovative system of light scoops or louvers. This is accomplished in the row house through the use of operable louvers located on the roof. These louvers are assembled in a grid structure that is carried out within the plan of the house, working to organize the interior spaces. out within the plan of the house, working to organize the interior spaces.

Renzo Piano RowhouseJordan Cash

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Third year design studio project.

Each student studied a famous architect to use as an inspiration to influence their design. The architect I studied was Renzo Piano, an Italian architect renowned for his interesting play on light. I designed a system of louvers which determined the placement of the columns supporting the structure.

The concept behind this is that light greatly influences the atmosphere of a room, and in this case the louvers took that a step further, impacting the physical organization of the space through the placement of the columns.

This was a project completed during my third year at the University of Idaho. It was a competition for the redesign of Fire Station 5 in Boise, ID, using the modular CMU block as the basis for the design.

Fourth year design studio project for a community-based art park located in Palouse, WA.

The town of Palouse is relatively small, but has experienced an increase of local artists over the past few years. To address this, the program for the Palouse Art Park included small studios for seasonal artists to live in, classrooms for the instruction of children in the town, and multiple locations for public art pieces.

Another fourth year studio project.

My instructor was from China, so we were tasked with designing a project located on a very steep site in Chongqing, China.

The process for this project included webcasting to China to a colleague of my professor’s to get real-time feedback from Chinese architecture students. I studied the principles of feng shui and used that as the main driver for the design of my project.

This project was set on the University of Idaho campus, and was the final project completed before the graduate Thesis project. For the past few years, the Department of Art & Architecture at the U of I had been playing with the idea of having an Interdisciplinary Design Studio on the campus, so we were tasked with designing such a facility for the school. Program for the facility included spaces where students from the architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and virtual technology and design disciplines could collaborate.

Senior Thesis Project

Cook Inlet SealifeScience Center

The images on these pages are from my architecture thesis project completed at the University of Idaho. I chose to design an aquarium in my hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. This is a project that has potential to be a success in what is the largest city in Alaska, a popular tourism destination during the long days of summer.

The design for the aquarium centers around the aquatic habitats and species found in the region. The design implements sustainable strategies such as a rainwater cistern to feed the freshwater habitats and flush the toilets, passive cooling, and adequate shading to ensure that the facility remains comfortable throughout the year.

The images on the following page are two interior renderings of the SketchUp model used for the presentation of the project. The program used was ArtLantis.

Construction

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In the summer of 2005, between my first and second years studying architecture at UI, I was lucky enough to have an internship at a construction firm in Anchorage, AK. I was stationed in the jobsite trailer, and witnessed some foremen and superintendants struggling to read a section-cut drawing from the architect. This was frustrating for everyone involved, and was something that could have been avoided through clearer drawings.

This event signaled an opportunity and sparked my interest in the world of construction management. After my education at the University of Idaho, I realized I had a deficiency in understanding how a building is actually constructed. This, combined with my experience in the summer of 2005, inspired me to pursue a continued education in Construction Management at the University of Washington. The following pages showcase a number of projects I completed during my post-graduate education at UW.

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Clash ID Problem Description Level Grid Ref Screen Shot Responder Action TakenClash 55 Steel columns

penetrating through HVAC system in the attic

Roof

Possible solution: Consider resizing HVAC to accommodate for location of steel columns.

Clash ID Problem Description Level Grid Ref Screen Shot Responder Action TakenClash 101 Plumbing pipes

penetrating through steel structure beneath auditorium

Basement

Possible Solution: Relocate plumbing so that it is not intersecting with steel, either above or below.

Clash ID Problem Description Level Grid Ref Screen Shot Responder Action TakenClash 105 Pipe intersects steel

members beneath slab under auditorium seating

Basement

Possible Solution: Pipes could be lowered below the steel members so that no clash exists.

Clash ID Problem Description Level Grid Ref Screen Shot Responder Action TakenClash 109 Plumbing intersects with

steel frame in the upper levels of the building

Attic

Possible Solution: Move plumbing to the outside of the steel member.

Clash ID Problem Description Level Grid Ref Screen Shot Responder Action TakenClash 198 Smaller pipe intersects

with larger pipe in floor between entry level and basement level

Entry

Possible Solution: Raise problemmatic smaller pipe above larger pipe.

Clash Report

This assignment was an exposure to Revit and NavisWorks. These are software tools used to coordinate and analyze BIM models. This excercise was used to practice the process of clash detection of a Revit model using NavisWorks.

This was an exercise in utilizing NavisWorks to generate notes associated with jobsite organization. We were given the model and were tasked with creating the notes outlining jobsite traffic and crane placement for the lifting of HVAC units to the roof of the building.

The following pages are taken from a series of assignments designed to encourage awareness of the importance of historic preservation. As a class, we studied a stretch of several blocks located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Seattle called the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District.

Many of the buildings in this area are of the original Seattle ‘auto row’ construction type, with wood framing as the structure, brick-clad façades, and high-arched bay windows. Many of these structures have since been adapted to a new use, while retaining their original historic character. The building shown with a more classic Greek façade is a Gilda’s Club of Seattle, built in 1911. SketchUp, Google Earth, and InDesign were used to produce this assignment.

This map was created using ArcGIS. It was a part of a series of assignments meant to first identify existing parks and vacant lots within the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District, with the overall goal of choosing an empty lot to propose as a pocket park for the area.

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Assignment 3: Pocket Park

This was the second step to the map shown on the previous pages. The building shapes were created through using the ArcGIS 3-dimensional map feature.

This 3-D map was then overlaid on a screenshot of Google Earth. This map identifies my choice as the location for the proposed pocket park, as well as the surrounding buildings that would use the park.

Endless HorizonsDevelopment Group

Harvard519Confidential Offering Memorandum

Prepared by the Endless Horizons Team: Sean Beatty Jordan CashScott HillBasel IsmailBecky Tyrone

This was from Real Estate Development. The class was divided up into teams, assigned a site, and designed a development for the site to cater to its best and most fitting use. As a group, we settled on 6-story mixed use. The program used for design was ArchiCAD.

Experience

I have held summer internships repeatedly with RIM Architects in Anchorage, AK, as well as with Davis Constructors and Engineers, Inc. The following pages show some project work I have helped with while interning at RIM Architects. While working with Davis, I was exposed to the importance of jobsite safety, and assisted with materials logistics during construction.

This project was to explore options for a redesign the façade of the Lubavitch Jewish Center in Anchorage, AK. They had complained that the interior of the building gets extremely hot and uncomfortable during the summer in the afternoon, so I immediately set out designing a shading system that would prevent this from happening.

This was a small project, with the purpose of helping the client to visualize what their duplex façade might look like after its redesign. The clients were purchasing the entire building and were planning on renting the other side of it out. The existing building had no variation between the units and the clients wanted to break up its design.

In this project, I was in charge of designing a coffee shop that would be part of a children’s playgym. I had a large part to play in meeting with clients to be sure that my design was what they were looking for. Another role I had a part in was reviewing building code to be sure that this use could be appropriate for the location. I learned from this experience the importance of meeting with clients to be sure that their expectations were being met.

Construction Management University of Washington, Seattle WA September 2009 to December 2010 Master of Construction Management, Cumulative GPA: 3.47 Architecture University of Idaho, Moscow ID August 2004 to May 2009 Master of Architecture, Cumulative GPA: 3.8 Bachelor of Science, Architecture, Cumulative GPA: 3.4

Jordan Cash

Education

Experience

Skills

References available upon request

102 Cascade KeyBellevue WA, 98006cash5320@gmail.com208.310.1338www.issuu.com/jordancash/

Summer 2009 LINC Sales, Issaquah, WA Manufacturers Representatives for local hardware stores Worked with local clients to help restock shelves Assisted with distribution of products on Amazon.comSummer 2008 RIM Architects, Anchorage, AK Gained experience working with clients to design, price, and permit a small coffee shop/play gym. Participated in the concept design phase of The Alaska Jewish CenterSummer 2007 Summer Abroad in Rome, Italy Exposure to historic architecture Architecture design studioSummer 2006 RIM Architects, Anchorage, AK Assisted with model building Materials specification research for Anchorage International Airport expansion projectSummer 2005 Davis Constructors & Engineers, Inc., Anchorage, AK Monitored storm water pollution prevention for the Providence Alaska Medical Office Building site Assisted with material logistics during construction

Proficient in: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketching, Hand Drafting, Hand Rendering, Physical Modeling

Exposure to:Construction Contract Documents, Construction Procurement Methods, Construction Estimating, Scheduling, LEED NC 2009, Revit, ArchiCAD, NavisWorks