2. Table of Contents
Jared D. Monce | Ball State University | Junior Architecture Major
Address: 9221 North 300 East North Manchester, IN 46962
Email: jdmonce@bsu.edu
T: 260.578.0833
01. GRID Farm
02. Integrated Solutions
03. ICMA - Scaphoid
04. Elevated Sights
05. Mind the Gap
06. Modulated Scales
07. STI<KS - 3D Printing
08. Inception - Diagramming
09. CAP Italia Sketching
10. Photography
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p. 07 - 12
p. 13 - 16
p. 19 - 20
p. 17 - 18
p. 21 - 22
p. 23 - 24
p. 25 - 26
p. 31 - 34
p. 27 - 30
3. Location: Arsenal Tech High School - Indianapolis, Indiana
Collaboration: Growing Places Indy - Ratio Architects - CE Solutions
Team Position: Climate Envelope Design and Fabrication
Alex Thomas, Brendon Towel, Jared Monce, Matt Dehart
Project Description: Growing Places Indy, our client, approached us to design
and fabricate a place to grow and sell produce with a portion of grant money
they received. The project also became a place where students can learn about
agricultural practices and how to grow their own food. As the site is adjacent
to and supported by the Legacy Center in Indianapolis, our space also became
a place for physical wellness activities such as yoga. The project required us
to create covered outdoor space as well as indoor space for tool storage and
vegetable refrigeration.
01. GRID Farm
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4. Several project teams were created throughout the
semester to complete each task of the project methodically. The
teams included: climate envelope design, shipping container
fenestrations, attached greenhouse design, furniture design,
wash station design, envelope skin, and walk-in refrigeration
ideas.
At the beginning of the semester I chose to work on
the climate envelope design and fabrication knowing that it
would require more work and a tighter schedule than the other
tasks. Three other students and I began brainstorming ideas
for the envelope by looking to nature. We decided that a grid
shell structure was efficient, structural, and cost effective. We
developed study models with wooden members forming the
grid structure but after consulting with our engineers at CE
Solutions, we realized that we were going to have to use steel and
we were going to have to simplify our formal ideas. Ultimately,
we chose rebar for our material and a dome shape for the overall
form. Fabrication began by constructing a wooden jig that
would identify intersections and allow us to weld individual
quadrants separate from each other. We used ratchet straps to
bend the rebar grid on our jig and a MIG welder to marry the
steel intersections together.
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Once each quadrant was welded, we assembled the four pieces outside and
began forcing it into its intended shape. Along the way, we would grind and re-
weld each intersection to ensure a strong connection. After forcing it into shape,
we disassembled the pieces and took it to be galvanized. During this process, we
also formed the concrete columns, built the wooden deck, and fabricated the steel
connectors for the canopy. Finally after galvanization, we hauled the gridshell to the
site, welded the quadrants together and used a crane to hoist the canopy onto the
columns.
6. Location: North of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Collaboration: Individual Project
Project Description: Green technology employers in the greater-Indianapolis
area are looking for employees who have the appropriate experience and skills
to perform in the industry. We were asked to design a workforce training center
that would prepare individuals for this workforce. The center will serve as both
a place for classroom training and for employment counseling and networking
with potential employers. The building itself needs to serve as a demonstration
tool for how energy efficiency, sustainable technology, on-site renewable
energy and zero-net design can be implemented.
02. Integrated Solutions
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7. The workforce training
center reinforces the context of
the neighboring residences by
representing the pattern of units and
margins throughout the overall form
and into the details. Integrated green
technologies provide experience and
inspiration for each individual and
provide renewable energy for the
building itself. The training center also
incorporates an eco-machine which
provides a service to the Children’s
Museum and to the environment
by cleaning waste and returning it
to the environment. The building
utilizes solar exposure and summer
ventilation to provide comfortable,
functional, and beautiful spaces for
the aspiring green workforce. Upon
studying energy codes, climate data
for Indianapolis, and new energy
modeling software, I was able to bring
the building’s energy consumption
below the 2030 benchmark.
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ECO Machine 1. Sequestration 2. Degradation 3. Volatilization
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9. Location: Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana
Collaboration: Indiana Concrete Masonry Association
Individual Competition Project
Project Description: Massachusetts Avenue in Indianapolis is home to
professional services, restaurants, retail shops, art galleries and entertainment.
The city’s historic street is home to many artisans who are attempting to
introduce their work to the public. The ICMA competition asked us to create a
space along Mass Ave. where aspiring artisans could go to hone their skills and
ultimately sell their work. The building is supposed to support a wide variety of
local artisans by providing many shop spaces that encourage different skill sets.
The program also asks for retail space where artisans can sell their work to the
public. This cultural environment responds to the neighboring context and to
the climate conditions in order to create a space that sustainably fosters artistic
growth within the city.
03. ICMA - Scaphoid
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Exterior Lounge
Intelligent
Classroom
Classrooms Metal and Ceramic StudioLecture Space
ApartmentApartment Private Studios
Apartment
Private
Studio
Woodwork and Stonework Studio
Administration
Intelligent
Classroom
Intelligent
Classroom
Bath
Bath
Permanent
Exhibit
Permanent Exhibit
Craftsmanship – possessing
a mastery of skills in a particular art
or craft. To become skilled in any
craft, one must develop a strong
sense of hand – eye coordination.
The movement of the hand is
essential in creating works of art. A
combination of bone, tendon, and
muscle allow the hand to rotate,
stretch, bend, and move efficiently
and effectively. This patterning of
bone within the wrist and into the
fingers of the hand, inspired the
creation of “Scaphoid,” a center
for the creative arts and aspiring
craftsmen in Indianapolis.
The dynamic design allows for the movement
of a broad range of artisans to live, work, and pursue
their creative endeavors. Ample gallery space and
retail venues can be found within the CMU buildings
that act as fingers extending onto the site. Creative
studios and classroom spaces are lofted into the wrist
of the building where participants are encouraged to
test their skills.
The retail shops are clustered around a central
plaza on Mass Ave. to draw visitors into this center
for the creative arts. This allows the artisans’ work to
be directed toward the public’s eye. Just north of the
portion of the site closest to Mass Ave., the creative
studios and gallery spaces take their shape. The studio
spaces are lofted away from the public entrance to
create privacy for the artisans.
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11. Site Elevation 1/8” = 1’ - 0”
with Joinery Detailing
4” Diameter Loggia
Wood Slats
Steel Hanger Joints
Bolted to Steel Member
1’-4” Steel Bolts through
to Existing Stone
Structural Steel Member
5x6x5 Metal Encasment
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4” Diameter Loggia
Wood Slats
Steel Hanger Joints
Bolted to Steel Member
1’-4” Steel Bolts through
to Existing Stone
Structural Steel Member
5x6x5 Metal Encasment
04. Elevated Sights
Location: Corniglia, Cinque Terre, Italy
Collaboration: Team Project - Jacob Hurt and Jared Monce
Project Description: Cinque Terre, Italy is a region along the western coast
where five village clusters are tucked among the mountains. The villages have
become hot tourist destinations for those who like to hike and those who like
stairs. This project reinforces the height of its site and the tall extruded buildings
by creating an elevated platform that hangs over a cliff to the Mediterranean
and provides views out over the beautiful landscape.
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12. Location: Somewhere above a large gap
Collaboration: Team Project - Drake Mulcahy, Matt Dehart, Matt Loudermilk,
and Jared Monce
Project Description: “Mind the gap but do not create a bridge.” This simple
statement drove each of our designs for this project. We were to think of
this project as a way to span from point A to point B and to incorporate a
program that extended beyond just a pathway. The Indiana hardwood industry
also played an important role in this project as they provided the basis for our
material choice. We studied the industry and its sustainable properties and used
rough sawn oak to construct our five foot long models. My team’s design uses
six different wooden members to create an abstraction of boxes that stretch
from point A to point B. The wood structure forms gaps and secondary space
where activities can take place.
05. Mind the Gap
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06. Modulated Scales
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Location: Ball State University, Munice, Indiana
Collaboration: Team Project - Duke Bennett, Matt Dehart, Ian Beals,
and Jared Monce
Project Description: Small scale pavilion design can allow architecture to
express form in greater detail and rely more heavily on digital fabrication. Its
small scale and open program does not have as many constraints as a full
building might require. We used these possibilities to our advantage while
designing this pavilion for Ball State’s campus. The free flowing pavilion
design took on structure and modulation as we further developed our form.
Each module is its own unique shape and requires specific fabrication. Panels
attached to the modules allow patterns of light to penetrate the space. All of
the modules join together with hinged connections to form an overall rigid
structure. While studying these hinged connections, we designed a hinge that
could respond to the angle specific to each module.
14. 1 2 3 4Universal Form Seperation Surface Between JointsLocking Mechanisms
5 6Hollowed for optimization Addition of Joints
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07. STI<KS - 3D Printing
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Collaboration: Team Project - Craig Zehr, Logan Richmond, Tyler Bracht, and
Jared Monce
Project Description: Digital fabrication is becoming increasingly more useful in
the production of architecture. One such technology, 3D printing, is being used
in many design disciplines as a way to prototype. More recently, 3D printing is
being used to build final products. This fabrication study required us to utilize
the 3D printer in a way that could prove its usefulness as a machine to produce
final products. Our main challenge in this project was to use the small print
bed to create something that could aggregate into something much larger. We
started with a simple stick design that utilized magnets to attach at the heads.
As we began testing our idea, we found that if we used the same head and
rotated it into different positions, the sticks could aggregate to create many
different shapes. The heads also have locking positions at every quarter turn to
also increase the number of possible forms that it could turn into.
15. CobbAriadne
Fischer Jr.
Saito
Arthur
EAmes
Yusuf
Flight Attendant
08. Inception - Diagramming
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Collaboration: Team Project - Ian Beals, Matt Dehart, and Jared Monce
Project Description: As a way to better understand the Adobe software
and how it can be utilized to create beautiful line drawings, we documented
different aspects of the movie Inception. We first developed a line drawing
graph/infographic that depicts the layers of dreams that occur in the movie
and how the characters move through each of those dreams. Then we picked a
scene from the movie and created a depiction of the scene through the use of
line. This drawing represents the elevator scene of Cobb’s memories. The long
elevator shaft connects memories in his life as well as architectural pieces. We
used this opportunity to create a perspective of the memories by drawing each
of the rooms in full detail.
16. I traveled with sixteen other students through four different countries
throughout Europe on CAP Italia. On our exploration through France, Italy,
Switzerland, and Turkey, we had the opportunity of developing our sketching
skills by hand and by using the Ipad. This short collection of my sketches shows
the potential of using a sketchbook and a tablet side by side. The sketchbook
forced me to use my own perception and perspective to create line drawings
and renderings of historic pieces of architecture. Hand sketching shows the
process of coordination between the hand and the eye. The Ipad on the other
hand allowed me to take photographs of particular buildings or scenes and
sketch over the top so that I could diagram and render a fixed image. Although
this method can be used to create clean drawings, it can also lose the character
of a hand sketch.
09. CAP Italia Sketching
27 | 28Rome, Italy - Colosseum digital study.Avignon, France – Study of roof patterns.
17. 29 | 30Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy – Perched above the village.Avignon, France – Pedestrian friendly street.Rome, Italy - Colosseum
Istanbul, Turkey – Blue Mosque
18. While traveling through Europe, I was able to hone my photography
and digital manipulation skills. I used a Cannon DSLR camera to capture many
different moments throughout Europe. These moments included moments of
beautiful, historic architecture and moments of rich culture. While learning the
importance of exposure, film speed, and composition, I also learned how to
use digital manipulation tools. By using these tools I could enhance as well as
manipulate images to diagram a particular feature within the photograph.
10. Photography
31 | 32Cinque Terre, Italy – Identifying similar colors.Lugano, Switzerland – Dining along the lake.
19. 33 | 34Pompeii, Italy – Top lighting into the bath house. Rome, Italy – Night view of a bridge to Trastevere and St. Peters Dome.
