https://wheltonarch.com whelton a+a Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:56:47 +0000 https://wheltonarch.com en https://wheltonarch.com/Index Wed, 16 Aug 2023 01:23:35 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/Index https://wheltonarch.com/drift-inversion Wed, 16 Aug 2023 01:23:36 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/drift-inversion <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eeb5c9ac7b57ca5f5bbce77c9878ceb53b9a7cf283a4cd1ab53043b06f8b4e87/DI_01_IMG_8969_HD.png" data-mid="188049332" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eeb5c9ac7b57ca5f5bbce77c9878ceb53b9a7cf283a4cd1ab53043b06f8b4e87/DI_01_IMG_8969_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be326340a8f3df1387722dbbd9a941fd35073d03724d63c30fe4c633487d4e13/DI_02_IMG_8914_HD.png" data-mid="188049333" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be326340a8f3df1387722dbbd9a941fd35073d03724d63c30fe4c633487d4e13/DI_02_IMG_8914_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/56bd2172782e6a00f3959fe176020a2eb019516a8379ffd7f9f8e4aaa629fcd0/DI_03_IMG_8868_HD.png" data-mid="188049334" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/56bd2172782e6a00f3959fe176020a2eb019516a8379ffd7f9f8e4aaa629fcd0/DI_03_IMG_8868_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f734a1ba81e002c554de041a4ef1220aae36717a653e816aa6bb440e9949a966/DI_06_IMG_8918_HD.png" data-mid="188049337" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f734a1ba81e002c554de041a4ef1220aae36717a653e816aa6bb440e9949a966/DI_06_IMG_8918_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a154d50e844ad73264f8b7592c0387b4bdd741e0d2056fa2509002480b5184e6/DI_04_IMG_8908_HD.png" data-mid="188049335" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a154d50e844ad73264f8b7592c0387b4bdd741e0d2056fa2509002480b5184e6/DI_04_IMG_8908_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9457666c8019d48dd3d4b6877fe8e90921532c78a44e69866f05ad8ba2c2b1e6/DI_05_IMG_8959_HD.png" data-mid="188049336" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9457666c8019d48dd3d4b6877fe8e90921532c78a44e69866f05ad8ba2c2b1e6/DI_05_IMG_8959_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a7d3b255a0c37f2640c576db452ebf142fc905695cb737d2f3627d8f4ffaa1e/DI_Elev-1_sm.png" data-mid="236623843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a7d3b255a0c37f2640c576db452ebf142fc905695cb737d2f3627d8f4ffaa1e/DI_Elev-1_sm.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/912738a24993481a9cef0a7b63bbf1b211e59f64e583760ab616d72d22675133/DI_Plan-2_sm.png" data-mid="236623842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/912738a24993481a9cef0a7b63bbf1b211e59f64e583760ab616d72d22675133/DI_Plan-2_sm.png" /> drift inversion Drift Inversion transforms a nondescript pedestrian tunnel connecting the Central Park neighborhood of Denver. The artificial nature of the constructed landscapes on either side of the underpass are highlighted by the presence of a new, inverted ‘landscape’ drifting across the ceiling. Long before the development of this new neighborhood, and before it was a bustling international airport, this particular corner of the Denver metropolitan area was covered in sand dunes. The slow, shifting transformations of the dunes were the inspiration for this project. Within the space of this tunnel, the dunes are upside-down creating a surreal experience recalling the displacement of the native landscape. --- Collaborator: David Franklin (w) Project Team: Kurt Nordquist IDE Engineers https://wheltonarch.com/ascension Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:56:47 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/ascension <img width="3072" height="1728" width_o="3072" height_o="1728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b6d39995eb337ad9a2197d039e56f5cbf1918bbb299ce73bd04c70d4b570d79/ASC_IMG_3178-2_sm.png" data-mid="236628810" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b6d39995eb337ad9a2197d039e56f5cbf1918bbb299ce73bd04c70d4b570d79/ASC_IMG_3178-2_sm.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/705a487dd1eaf1f587922e5e89a1cd18cd14be31375d019dfd39b6068fe053ee/ASC_IMG_1511_sm.png" data-mid="236628803" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/705a487dd1eaf1f587922e5e89a1cd18cd14be31375d019dfd39b6068fe053ee/ASC_IMG_1511_sm.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c59c51b1fcb7a50d2982cbe5b5333450d4f866534a3170e2c5c18f8023db6dd/ASC_IMG_1551_sm.png" data-mid="236628807" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c59c51b1fcb7a50d2982cbe5b5333450d4f866534a3170e2c5c18f8023db6dd/ASC_IMG_1551_sm.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcb755b9d3498ee04605f0ac4382ac13417dab5fa01a4106cb236022aace32e3/ASC_IMG_1550_sm.png" data-mid="236628806" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcb755b9d3498ee04605f0ac4382ac13417dab5fa01a4106cb236022aace32e3/ASC_IMG_1550_sm.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d1fbec5bec1b53aee1955cd2e005f3144717e70626dffa9c4e9b1a4460e6dca0/ASC_IMG_3140_sm.png" data-mid="236628808" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d1fbec5bec1b53aee1955cd2e005f3144717e70626dffa9c4e9b1a4460e6dca0/ASC_IMG_3140_sm.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe073597d2a02598765c79ebaec48a863ec88ae7db21663ee7545af799c6d1b1/ASC_IMG_3195_sm.png" data-mid="236628813" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe073597d2a02598765c79ebaec48a863ec88ae7db21663ee7545af799c6d1b1/ASC_IMG_3195_sm.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0badd714e99a1d062d98edf77737411fd1b94944674cade82b975c480d1ef7dd/ASC_IMG_1538_sm.png" data-mid="236628804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0badd714e99a1d062d98edf77737411fd1b94944674cade82b975c480d1ef7dd/ASC_IMG_1538_sm.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9690db5f8a38c9a3b762701a3f2f00e0a29bbb44016967ebc494891a3af6e1fc/ASC_IMG_1547_sm.png" data-mid="236628805" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9690db5f8a38c9a3b762701a3f2f00e0a29bbb44016967ebc494891a3af6e1fc/ASC_IMG_1547_sm.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d9a91f5d9eeb5cc51793f23e935e6e6eeae3e40d8591f4b7095fd13b6ce5676/ASC_IMG_3198_sm.png" data-mid="236628814" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4d9a91f5d9eeb5cc51793f23e935e6e6eeae3e40d8591f4b7095fd13b6ce5676/ASC_IMG_3198_sm.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb166e0b2da1e08cad3c2885e04655776b850ab48c8d87dbd18703f1c1689405/ASC_Main-Layout_sm.png" data-mid="236628818" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb166e0b2da1e08cad3c2885e04655776b850ab48c8d87dbd18703f1c1689405/ASC_Main-Layout_sm.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4d365e0cf8eb9930254e5d866b4bc7fe4290d6157e8aecd5de6494066bd59e2/ASC_Plan_sm.png" data-mid="236628819" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4d365e0cf8eb9930254e5d866b4bc7fe4290d6157e8aecd5de6494066bd59e2/ASC_Plan_sm.png" /> ascension Ascension draws inspiration from the pioneering aviators of nearby College Park Airport, where early flight relied on the construction of pylons on an open landscape for launch, orientation and navigation. Reinterpreting this history for a contemporary transit stop, the sculpture transforms the utilitarian logic of the pylon into a dynamic vertical landmark. A solid, grounded base gradually dissolves as it twists upward, evoking both the torque of early wooden propellers and the release of lift that made flight possible. This transition from mass to motion embodies the moment of ascent, when gravity yields to air. As it rises, the form becomes increasingly open guiding the eye skyward while signaling movement through space. Serving as both marker and memory, Ascension provides a point of orientation and identity for travelers, linking the site’s aviation heritage to the evolving rhythms of contemporary transit. --- Collaborator: David Franklin (w) Project Team: Rbhu Engineering (w) https://wheltonarch.com/geomorphic-tapestries Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:51:59 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/geomorphic-tapestries <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c190f0ff51559b6bd20990bb1bc525e4c2e1e10d75e1b4ab4f6261f4ad986c92/GT_IMG_1260a_HD.png" data-mid="236769461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c190f0ff51559b6bd20990bb1bc525e4c2e1e10d75e1b4ab4f6261f4ad986c92/GT_IMG_1260a_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/110871e5d7853daba223c1cad62b1467782207c701e30d5e1ebc3991d738f3c8/GT_IMG_5037b_HD.png" data-mid="236769463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/110871e5d7853daba223c1cad62b1467782207c701e30d5e1ebc3991d738f3c8/GT_IMG_5037b_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/00c9800eba9a20e3b9425b1c1c685e8b0e011695b9c13f116980f524ba96b4ad/GT_IMG_2174-detail.png" data-mid="236769473" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/00c9800eba9a20e3b9425b1c1c685e8b0e011695b9c13f116980f524ba96b4ad/GT_IMG_2174-detail.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f74b30ae63cede2330593506fa7d2cc3c36d4c6bcd4e371e9bbabf9c44770de/GT_IMG_4992_HD.png" data-mid="236769475" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f74b30ae63cede2330593506fa7d2cc3c36d4c6bcd4e371e9bbabf9c44770de/GT_IMG_4992_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88a6dc6ccda163ae313e196de46e36b76a21125030a1de9c97ec280e12eda00f/GT_IMG_5021_HD.png" data-mid="236769486" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88a6dc6ccda163ae313e196de46e36b76a21125030a1de9c97ec280e12eda00f/GT_IMG_5021_HD.png" /> <img width="3642" height="2049" width_o="3642" height_o="2049" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ffc915208ac11024531be9d889c00083b623a33296922c7e4a2de1d0b5e790e1/GT_IMG_2196.png" data-mid="236769474" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ffc915208ac11024531be9d889c00083b623a33296922c7e4a2de1d0b5e790e1/GT_IMG_2196.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c79193dfe6bac2d28a1f5765fb2be15a6a274e71b53c8ef1d79ac5f8732e8248/GT_IMG_5015_HD.png" data-mid="236769481" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c79193dfe6bac2d28a1f5765fb2be15a6a274e71b53c8ef1d79ac5f8732e8248/GT_IMG_5015_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6735ece2d56704b5e0bbd24ebc80e7163586eb557c2fda450848378c7096dd98/GT_Artboard_HD.png" data-mid="237106130" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6735ece2d56704b5e0bbd24ebc80e7163586eb557c2fda450848378c7096dd98/GT_Artboard_HD.png" /> geometric tapestries Geomorphic Tapestries consists of four assemblies of weathered steel fins that are suspended from a new hotel entryway. The sculpture aims to explore the relationship between natural, geological formations and human-made structures. The weathered steel fins represent the erosion and weathering of rocks, while the geometric shapes and patterns in the sculpture mimic the formations found in nature. The overall effect is a striking visual representation of the interplay between the natural world and human intervention. &nbsp;---Collaborator:David Franklin (w) Project Team: DLR Group (w) https://wheltonarch.com/faceted-gyroid Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:28:22 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/faceted-gyroid <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d42a1a26d3c231d90e5b48307fb0e3aef65353e39b9e0c485fca63f6cd39c172/_FG_01.jpg" data-mid="252602614" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d42a1a26d3c231d90e5b48307fb0e3aef65353e39b9e0c485fca63f6cd39c172/_FG_01.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a3b26860c5eeb383d0b185bf1035549617999236532871147b2149f2874bec9/_FG_02.jpg" data-mid="252602615" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a3b26860c5eeb383d0b185bf1035549617999236532871147b2149f2874bec9/_FG_02.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/63c4acc1fb76cdbfaabcd270b1425202c22ce88b9199f81102d9719b275ce3f5/_FG_03.jpg" data-mid="252602616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/63c4acc1fb76cdbfaabcd270b1425202c22ce88b9199f81102d9719b275ce3f5/_FG_03.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be47b037c9963d8a1462c5378a2de68ecbf8d7dd3b7b79b8e23f442118f7f790/_FG_04.jpg" data-mid="252602617" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be47b037c9963d8a1462c5378a2de68ecbf8d7dd3b7b79b8e23f442118f7f790/_FG_04.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bada6902c9cb9885188dbf7021c5160761ed01a081f29cd65ccab90954c9e8e5/_FG_05.jpg" data-mid="252602618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bada6902c9cb9885188dbf7021c5160761ed01a081f29cd65ccab90954c9e8e5/_FG_05.jpg" /> <img width="2028" height="1141" width_o="2028" height_o="1141" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fb4b58812df477f1c8b8f4f1cf0857da10d086a3cc00bbd4c13b53e7d1f74fbd/_FG_06.png" data-mid="252602619" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fb4b58812df477f1c8b8f4f1cf0857da10d086a3cc00bbd4c13b53e7d1f74fbd/_FG_06.png" /> <img width="2081" height="1170" width_o="2081" height_o="1170" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2aa2ad1e7610514de0a994762b70b4cea497d2abb8c7d79f4ea94eff1faaf531/_FG_07.png" data-mid="252602620" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2aa2ad1e7610514de0a994762b70b4cea497d2abb8c7d79f4ea94eff1faaf531/_FG_07.png" /> faceted gyroid Faceted Gyroid translates a mathematical formula into a physical object using digital algorithms. The point of departure for this system is the gyroid, a triply-periodic minimal surface structuring two twisting columns of space. The design algorithm relies on the trigonometric approximation of the Gyroid’s mathematical definition: sin x cos y + sin y cos z + sin z cos x = 0 The smooth digital surface is reduced from pure data into a low-resolution, collection of planar surfaces for fabrication. Two Faceted Gyroid’s were commissioned for the Wilsonville Festival of Arts. https://wheltonarch.com/bike-bill Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:43:48 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/bike-bill <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82a37723b4f2b55cb421408483fb09c8ad216ee91e76c7a1a9d8a33ddecac288/OEC_01_IMG_0993_HD.png" data-mid="188058605" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82a37723b4f2b55cb421408483fb09c8ad216ee91e76c7a1a9d8a33ddecac288/OEC_01_IMG_0993_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46a71822e13ced371a5560ec7b87f4cff6418706a7ef9c231bae09c084e4de83/OEC_06_IMG_1040_HD.png" data-mid="188058610" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46a71822e13ced371a5560ec7b87f4cff6418706a7ef9c231bae09c084e4de83/OEC_06_IMG_1040_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f201a62ca562b90da39b2eb7568cdd08450d5769e9cf05fc3fd02ad7c206eb1d/OEC_05_IMG_0981_HD.png" data-mid="188058609" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f201a62ca562b90da39b2eb7568cdd08450d5769e9cf05fc3fd02ad7c206eb1d/OEC_05_IMG_0981_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6993927fc52f5ac9f252ea3c3af1a5c56a658ff988ec7e1db7a69d1678d6f87f/OEC_04_IMG_1020_HD.png" data-mid="188058608" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6993927fc52f5ac9f252ea3c3af1a5c56a658ff988ec7e1db7a69d1678d6f87f/OEC_04_IMG_1020_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fb216cd8d4d41d17bbbf412c3e6ff8daff10102cb2f807787665bdb919e4216/OEC_03_IMG_0963_HD.png" data-mid="188058607" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9fb216cd8d4d41d17bbbf412c3e6ff8daff10102cb2f807787665bdb919e4216/OEC_03_IMG_0963_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adbbe9b4581e274ed5e69328a155e3d028d237261138b6e34148b0a77e6e1a3f/OEC_02_IMG_1089_HD.png" data-mid="188058606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adbbe9b4581e274ed5e69328a155e3d028d237261138b6e34148b0a77e6e1a3f/OEC_02_IMG_1089_HD.png" /> bike bill In November 1970, Portland State University English Professor Sam Oakland organized a mass bike ride of over 400 cyclists from Portland to Salem to convince the Oregon State Legislature to adopt ORS 366.514, also known as the “Bicycle Bill.” This bill called for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure to be built as part of roadways across the state. Sparked by Professor Oakland’s efforts, the bill became a law in 1971. As a result, Oregon has some of the most bicycle and pedestrian friendly towns and cities in the nation. This installation honors these efforts to improve the quality of Oregon’s built environment for all of its citizens.Bike Bill was created as part of ‘The Art of Loving Oregon’ program to commemorate the Oregon Environmental Council’s 50th anniversary and their important legislative accomplishments during that period. The figure of a bicycle rider moving through space is rendered by a grid of pipes marking the limits of a field of vectors passing through the person and their machine. The design explores the digital scanning of objects, and the sampling of geometric data to create an abstract, digitally controlled representation of a dynamic event. Project Team:Jerry Abdie, KPFF (w)PSU Students Jonathon Brearly, Griffin Lutz, and Kip OlkowskiFabrication:Art &amp; Design Works, Western Iron WorksSponsors:Cycle Oregon, Biketown, Portland Design Works, Showers Pass, Kaiser Permanente, Portland State University Transportation &amp; Parking Services, and Travel Oregon. https://wheltonarch.com/wave-shift Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:47:36 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/wave-shift <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7653d362ba99ace5d275f6d1eee3aed6a6a3e337f9d0f87d03e3c4b215523e8c/WS_01_overview_HD.png" data-mid="188059133" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7653d362ba99ace5d275f6d1eee3aed6a6a3e337f9d0f87d03e3c4b215523e8c/WS_01_overview_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4b52f564445f627cd9023704da5b4fd56fc82abbe4e2b1df90d806d5ad1837d/WS_02_IMG_3867_1_HD.png" data-mid="188059137" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4b52f564445f627cd9023704da5b4fd56fc82abbe4e2b1df90d806d5ad1837d/WS_02_IMG_3867_1_HD.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee136aa80c653a2692d75b57c831314c8d36efc029a4b2822eed1ac90645c622/WS_03_IMG_4840b_HD.png" data-mid="236454789" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee136aa80c653a2692d75b57c831314c8d36efc029a4b2822eed1ac90645c622/WS_03_IMG_4840b_HD.png" /> <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee136aa80c653a2692d75b57c831314c8d36efc029a4b2822eed1ac90645c622/WS_03_IMG_4840b_HD.png" data-mid="236454789" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee136aa80c653a2692d75b57c831314c8d36efc029a4b2822eed1ac90645c622/WS_03_IMG_4840b_HD.png" /> wave shift Wave Shift is a series of three freestanding panels screening a patio from a busy (sub)urban intersection. The panels mark a boundary condition between a pedestrian patio and busy arterial roadways. The square fields are modulated by contrasting frequencies emanating from either side. The resulting figures shift as the opposing patterns visually interfere. The resulting moiré patterns amplify the tensions of the site conditions ---Collaborator:David Franklin (w) Project Team: DLR Group (w) https://wheltonarch.com/stacked-toroid Wed, 16 Aug 2023 05:37:03 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/stacked-toroid <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83fedf519c93b8d505b80b2c768ccc4808acb6f773b64bb15cdae75fba7d24ce/ST_02_IMG_8371a_HD.png" data-mid="188058377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83fedf519c93b8d505b80b2c768ccc4808acb6f773b64bb15cdae75fba7d24ce/ST_02_IMG_8371a_HD.png" /> <img width="1846" height="1038" width_o="1846" height_o="1038" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b7dbf73b83d8a0c5322c39bc91ede7d66f5451e6bbed557a661174b1d5072db/ST_AE_Turn-05-large-5s-FINAL2.gif" data-mid="237355003" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b7dbf73b83d8a0c5322c39bc91ede7d66f5451e6bbed557a661174b1d5072db/ST_AE_Turn-05-large-5s-FINAL2.gif" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7651a8c9d362957ec827667f3dc480a21bcb264283922e97d4362172b538f6ea/ST_05_IMG_8354a_HD.png" data-mid="188058381" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7651a8c9d362957ec827667f3dc480a21bcb264283922e97d4362172b538f6ea/ST_05_IMG_8354a_HD.png" /> <img width="1200" height="927" width_o="1200" height_o="927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/504d33569ae3bc5d447d2d4e53e2b92f9b57de614a32df8d5abc2703fccf5609/ST00_CDset.gif" data-mid="188058382" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/504d33569ae3bc5d447d2d4e53e2b92f9b57de614a32df8d5abc2703fccf5609/ST00_CDset.gif" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18b1ac470f957f7db37980cde8b419436a9501ea4338694d09fe0ff3db8c9a70/ST_04_IMG_8388a_HD.png" data-mid="188058379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18b1ac470f957f7db37980cde8b419436a9501ea4338694d09fe0ff3db8c9a70/ST_04_IMG_8388a_HD.png" /> <img width="10475" height="5892" width_o="10475" height_o="5892" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f837ae370cef4821328f38c358addc23ade44a91c3dc6b4cd5b0a4deb053e59c/ST_EndPoint-Diagram.png" data-mid="237353085" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f837ae370cef4821328f38c358addc23ade44a91c3dc6b4cd5b0a4deb053e59c/ST_EndPoint-Diagram.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35c4984b017adba8bbd5e259e74ad4653421a165b13b7e82282434bc65dc050d/ST_03_IMG_0003a_HD.png" data-mid="188058378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35c4984b017adba8bbd5e259e74ad4653421a165b13b7e82282434bc65dc050d/ST_03_IMG_0003a_HD.png" /> stacked toroid Stacked Toroid combines sophisticated digital design technologies with simple methods of construction and assembly to explore the relevance of manual labor in the age of computation. The simple, primitive act of stacking wood, a utilitarian, space-making impulse, is given new expressive potential by forming a complex, computationally generated figure. The toroid is a shape resembling a torus that, in this case, is formed by twisted elliptical profiles around a central column of space.The object’s perceived shape shifts significantly as visitors move through the adjacent lobby space. Walking a closer elliptical orbit around the Toroid reveals a variety of relational effects generated as the structural wood lattice intersects the boundary of the toroid’s surfaces. The detailing and finish of the object belie the intense, repetitive physical effort required for its making, and the final result presents the polished “easiness” we expect from digital objects.Stacked Toroid was commissioned as part of the City of Portland’s Regional Arts and Culture Council's Installation Art Series (w) with the support of Portland State University's School of Architecture (w).Project Team:Nicholas Vipond with installation assistance from Willy Chandler, Faith Lindner, Brendan Murphy, and Peter Heibel. https://wheltonarch.com/reflective-horizons Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:08:22 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/reflective-horizons <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1730d089e0c8a6b9b4830ef24e65ab75d2783b926a67cdff43453a9525c4888/RH_IMG-1247a_HD.png" data-mid="188060482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1730d089e0c8a6b9b4830ef24e65ab75d2783b926a67cdff43453a9525c4888/RH_IMG-1247a_HD.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40a5a19a73ce3898c1a214fc2eb71380a2a2a5bf469b70185ec8b425e7f9e470/IMG-4076-copy.png" data-mid="215944457" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40a5a19a73ce3898c1a214fc2eb71380a2a2a5bf469b70185ec8b425e7f9e470/IMG-4076-copy.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb6fa79d43457288f0be774a5c4008382d20e04c1eba32a0d00d0f8a6c0c592f/IMG-4081b.jpg" data-mid="215944494" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb6fa79d43457288f0be774a5c4008382d20e04c1eba32a0d00d0f8a6c0c592f/IMG-4081b.jpg" /> reflective horizons Reflective Horizons is a room-scale acrylic mural located in the top floor elevator lobby of a Seattle tower.&nbsp; The project presents an apparition emerging from a dematerialized wall. The blue figures extruded from the surface appear to hover in the middle of an enlarged space like a mirage. The installation consists of a series of 35 wall-hung panels each of which contain a translucent blue acrylic fin set perpendicular to a mirrored acrylic panel. ---COLLABORATOR:David Franklin (w) https://wheltonarch.com/strata-uplift Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:49:23 +0000 whelton a+a https://wheltonarch.com/strata-uplift <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e29827b6201c4bbe1e4873f4b9c6940f4a3d5e18f8b2fa2a11e0ec8b24fc559f/01Artboard-1.png" data-mid="189515653" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e29827b6201c4bbe1e4873f4b9c6940f4a3d5e18f8b2fa2a11e0ec8b24fc559f/01Artboard-1.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/184eac3351de96cb472c5f181ceaba776d383a1e4554c3ab19d6f2667d4d5000/02Artboard-1.png" data-mid="189515655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/184eac3351de96cb472c5f181ceaba776d383a1e4554c3ab19d6f2667d4d5000/02Artboard-1.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e207b8af12829fcb66eab4a697d802265ec7de2bf96e14f6ef08fa9e697a226e/03Artboard-1.png" data-mid="189515656" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e207b8af12829fcb66eab4a697d802265ec7de2bf96e14f6ef08fa9e697a226e/03Artboard-1.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a955ba9399e9ca7e069ddf7f22d8dbdddfbaf63d28970e6890333819e3f892d4/04Artboard-1.png" data-mid="189515657" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a955ba9399e9ca7e069ddf7f22d8dbdddfbaf63d28970e6890333819e3f892d4/04Artboard-1.png" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a9cba951e2675bef2c16375a2efae6d42d7f66c4c1014469f5402833b72f9f2c/SU_diagram_sm.png" data-mid="236629297" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a9cba951e2675bef2c16375a2efae6d42d7f66c4c1014469f5402833b72f9f2c/SU_diagram_sm.png" /> strata uplift Strata Uplift responds to the shifting ground beneath the layered histories, pressures, and forces that shape both landscape and culture. Emerging at the threshold between movement and arrival, the work marks a point of entry: not only into a structure, but into a condition of transition. Angled prisms pass through the building interrupting the expected order of surface and volume. In doing so, they suggest a moment of emergence with forms rising, cutting, and reorienting space as though lifted from within. The floating anodized aluminum chevrons hold and reflect light as it changes across the day. Their shifting golden tones evoke both a signal and a horizon that is directional, luminous, and provisional. They do not settle into a fixed reading, but instead register time, weather, and motion. The work draws from the visible strata of the Front Range, where geological layers record vast durations of compression, fracture, and uplift. These formations, shaped over immeasurable time, appear suddenly at the surface tilted, exposed, and redefined. Here, that condition is translated into a constructed language: a gesture of emergence within the built environment where structure meets landscape. Strata Uplift acknowledges the city as a site of continual layering, stacking movement, and accretive memory. It frames the act of passing through as part of a larger accumulation, where each trajectory contributes to an ongoing formation. This work offers a marker of passage and transformation. It is a fixed intervention that remains responsive to light, time, and perception that stands not as a conclusion, but as an aperture through which the built and the geological, the immediate and the enduring, briefly align. ---Collaborator:David Franklin (w) Structural Engineering: Rbhu Engineering&nbsp;(w)&nbsp; Fabrication: Specialty Metals (w)Installation:Blue Spruce Construction (w)