Cleary

This is a plan set of a typical building during my time at Cleary Building Corp, it is one of over 350 drawn to date at about $20 million in total production costs across the northern half of the continental US.

After a set is finished, production drafters add material layouts (such as nail amount) and send it to the construction team. Though some elements change, like porches, open walls, and second stories, Cleary’s post-truss-steel construction remains largely the same.

On a personal level, many of my past designs were criticized for not being realistically constructed, so this felt like a plunge into that realism. Good timing, since these are the same types of buildings my relatives in Iowa were clamoring for after the 2020 derecho and had skyrocketed to such high demand that our team literally could not draw fast enough.

***Disclaimer: all identifying information has been removed; all calculations and truss designs were done by licensed engineers at Cleary. Hours counted towards project documentation and construction for NCARB, under setting O.

Maxwell Remodel

A proposed remodel of the Maxwell anthropology museum at the University of New Mexico. Exhibit casework, preservation, and noninvasive signage were given special attention. A large breezeway and clerestory layer eliminated the natural claustrophobia of small spaces.

Our team was notable in developing the courtyard as a secondary entry and public event space. A wall of swivel doors expands the temporary exhibit room to include the courtyard and allow for a larger range of uses; it was the hope that this more versatile design would entice UNM to fund the project.

Team: Will Levine, Alix Herrera, Robert Montgomery, Taylor Small, Alec Vittitow, Garret Schultz