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Noah Kieffer-Ashby

Noah Kieffer-Ashby

Gainesville, FL, US

 
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About 

Employment 

wAtelier LLC, Tokyo Japan, Architecture Intern

I am a draftsman for wAtelier LLC, whose projects range from SHOOZ retail stores and Zen bathhouse competitions to beachside resort hotel acccomodations.
For SHOOZ, I build the concept models out of foam to bring renderings to life.
For competitions, I assist in researching materials by visiting distributors and going to expos with the design team.
For the resort hotel, I render diagrams that guided the idea so it can be displayed on the firms portfolio.
I additionally have mocked up full size panels of facade options, such as a bamboo texture intended to reflect tropical culture and function as a reflector for harsh sun.

May 2018 - current
 

Education 

Chicago Industrial Design Art Center, Chicago, IL, US, Digital Design

Workshop Level
1 CNC Mill Fabrication and Digital Design
Product Designed and Fabricated:
Bauhaus Bottle opener (aluminum waterjet cutting)
Usonian Lap Desk (CNC mill lightweight flatpack design with CAD drawn curves)

2 Introductory Welding
Basic Weld+ Plasma Cutter
Cube
TIG Weld + diamond brush texture
Flower Sculpture
MIG Weld + cold press steel
Outdoor furniture

Aug 2022 - current
 

University of Florida, Gainesville, MArch, Design Construction and Planning

Study topics include:
Bachelors
-Landscape Interventions on Recovering Wetland Preservations
-Framing Urban Landmarks with Communal Space in NYC
Vicenza Institute of Architecture
-Responding to Tourism in Venice
-Alternative Dwelling Strategies in Verona
Masters
-Regenerative Spaces in Historic Port Towns
-Maker Spaces in Historic Riverfront
-Prototype Housing Sustainability in Remote Indigenous Alaska

#BIM#RHINO#AUTOCAD#CNCMILL#3DPRINTING#

Jun 2016 - current
 

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