My Role & Experiences

Mix-Use Midrise: Xenia Ridge

Role in Brief:

Modeling, CAD, and Submittal Coordination, Photoshop, Layout

Role Description:

Primarily my role in this project was design support for this project (CAD, Modeling, & Rendering) for the lead designer.

As a modeler I had many opportunities to offer alternatives and bounce ideas off of the lead designer. I developed the SketchUp model from schematic design through design development. I also produced the design development drawings for the city submittal and attended public hearings with the development team.

Lessons Learned:

What I learned from this project was a new design approach. The philosophy of this project comes from elegant simplicity over complicated structure and reliance on heavy details. This branch of design serves well when it comes time to re-evaluate a project for “value-engineering” dollars. Some projects can simply loose their meaning and desirability because of “simplifying” structure or changing to materials that are less costly. This alternative approach for finding the core of what matters to a project early, allows the designer to maintain a buildings identity throughout what can otherwise be a painful process.