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ANDREW JAMES ILSLEY / FURNITURE INTERIORS

ANDREW ILSLEY / PORTFOLIO CONTENTS

Waldarkiewicz Renovation

Curran Kitchen

Bon Addition

Rossi Kitchen

Santa Monica MOMA Exhibition

Morehart Library

Ladder Project

Recovery Furniture

Windfall Project

Habitat for Humanity Study

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Interiors

Furniture

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Having operated an ecologically focused design construction practice specializing in interiors and furniture, I both recognize a disparity between the built and natural environments and have faith in the potential for resolution by design. Because my design and construction practice offers services that are comprehensive in scope and tailored to a specific client, frequent project specific innovations are expected. In addition to the addressing the routine challenges that inherently face a design construction project in the field, working corroboratively on projects with open parameters has provided the bridge for projects that aim to integrate social and environmental issues.

The Windfall, Ladder and Recovery Projects illustrate specific tectonic approaches to furniture design that also inform my work with interiors. These explorations are driven by the availability of an under-utilized cache of materials potentially equal in quantity to the wildly escalating volumes of waste produced by inadequate disposal infrastructures. Being a primary precept in my design facilitations, the expression of responsible material use is in relationship to reproducible tectonic systems that reinforce links back to their origin.

As receptivity to collaboration is primary to the design development process of much of work shown in this portfolio. I share authorship with those who made valuable contributions to each project. By intention, all drawings and photographs were selected to reflect my full accountability as primary designer, facilitator and fabricator from conception to documentation.

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Wlodarkiewicz Kitchen

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WLODARKIEWICZ RENOVATION / TOPANGA, CALIFORNIA / 2005

A wide operable widow with sidelights, french and tri-fold doors were introduced into this

kitchen to establish a stronger relationship with the outdoors. All built-ins including door and

window casings and were cut from the same lot of Jatoba, a lesser known species of wood at

the time of construction. Refrigeration is integrated into the split level stairwell.

JATOBA / HOT ROLLED AND STAINLESS STEEL / CONCRETE PAVERS / HEATH TILE

Wlodarkiewicz Kitchen 4

Wlodarkiewicz Kitchen and Bedroom Suite Plan5

WLODARKIEWICZ RENOVATION / TOPANGA, CALIFORNIA / 2005

A built-in bed platform is integrated into the entry stair of the basement

bedroom shown in the photograph above and the plan drawing on the right. In

addition, the open bathroom is adjoined to a walk-in closet / laundry room by a

pass-through cabinet system that utilizes bidirectional cabinets and drawers.

JATOBA / WALNUT / SHEET MICA / CORK / HEATH TILE

Wlodarkiewicz Bedroom Suite 6

Waldarkiewicz Guest Bath / Topanga, California / 20057

Curran Kitchen / Orinda, California / 2011 8

BON ADDITION / TOPANGA, CALIFORNIA / 2003

Originally inspired by a visit to Samuel Mockbee’s Rural Studio in Alabama and examples

of homespun vernacular architecture in the local Topangan community, this addition serves

as a pair of sleeping berths for two children. Looking out to large Oak tree crowns from the

re-purposed factory windows evokes a feeling of being in a tree house. Due to evidence of

slippage in the home, the addition also functions as an anchor against a shear slope.

SALVAGED FIR / RECLAIMED COMMERCIAL WINDOWS

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Bon Addition11

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ROSSI KITCHEN / BERKELEY, CA / 2011

The kitchen installed in this Julia Morgan designed

home was an exercise in economy and professional

sensitivity. Being historically relevant, interventions were

exercised with care and on a limited budget. Four new

operable windows are introduced into the northern

elevation to tap light in a shaded canyon setting.

RESIN-PAPER BOARD / HOT ROLLED STEEL / RED GUM

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Rossi Kitchen 14

HAND HELD OBJECTS / SANTA MONICA MOMA EXHIBITION / 2003

Featuring the sculptures of artist and Annenberg Foundation Director Lauren Bon.

This exhibition mediated between the artist desiring an applied tactile experience,

and the liability concerns of the curator. The resolution involved positioning both

the museum pieces and users low to the ground on soft material.

STAINLESS STEEL / FELT

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MOREHART LIBRARY / TOORMORE, IRELAND / 2007

The cabinet type of the Library shown, accommodates a small space

slated for introspection and refuge from Irish gales and is a component

of a larger renovation involving three structures on a coast-line peninsula.

The primary concern here was to evoke the rich history of the site. The

primitive tectonics of the tilt-down kindling drawers reference the bucolic

life-style of the surroundings.

Library Desk17

Library Plan / Morehart Residence 18

Library Concept Drawing / Morehart Residence19

Library Shelves / Morehart Residence 20

LADDER PROJECT

Trim laminated structural members are used here to

develop tectonic systems for the construction of light-weight

and flexible furniture assemblies.

The concept drawing detail shown on page 23, was

presented to a carbon fiber manufacturer as part of a

feasibility study on the behavior of carbon fiber to wood

veneer laminates in autoclaves.

TABLE SAW OFF-CUTS / CARBON FIBER

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Ladder Chair / Ladder Project 22

Carbon fiber laminate Study Drawing23

Ladder Rocker / Ladder Project 24

RECOVERY FURNITURE

This projects develops reproducible tectonic systems for the use of salvaged materials and

construction overstock in various furniture applications. For instance, a wide variety of uses for

salvaged conveyor belt have explored by creating a wrapped plywood/conveyor belt laminate that

produces a clean round edge and makes for quick assembly.

Conveyor belt Dresser25

Reclaimed Joist Shelving and Ipe Sideboard 26

Conveyor belt and steel Table / Recovery Furniture27

Conveyor belt and Micro-lam Shelving / Recovery Furniture 28

Micro-lam Adjustable Shelves / Recovery Furniture29

8Mico-lam Cantilevered Shelves / Recovery Furniture

Micro-lam Adjustable Shelves / Recovery Furniture 30

Multirocker / Windfall Project31

WINDFALL PROJECT

This project explores methods for featuring the characteristics of naturally fallen trees. Inclusions, rough

edges, knots and the like are typically considered by-product by the wood milling industry. Incorporating

these into a common domestic setting has the potential to both reduce waste by establishing value in

overlooked material characteristics and provide a window to the natural environment.

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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY STUDY / PRESCOTT, ARIZONA / 2011

Located in the Prescott Arizona suburbs, this multifamily housing study was compiled for Habitat

for Humanity on behalf of the Ecosa Institute as part of a certificate program in regenerative

design. After an extensive social and environmental site study, a six unit, two-bedroom complex

was presented by three students including myself. Steps were taken to keep temperature

control off the grid. Gardens fed by grey and rainwater, are positioned near breezeways to direct

evaporative cooling into the homes during the hot Arizona summer months.

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RAIN WATEROVERFLOW TODECIDUOUS TREE

DOWN-DRAFT CIRCULATION

GREY WATERTO BREEZEWAYREED GARDEN

RAIN WATER RETENTIONPLANTERS

UP-DRAFT CIRCULATION

SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

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Tokyo Express / San Francisco, California / Naomi LeeDesign and fabrication of a 4000 ft2 downtown sushi restaurant in conjunction with NDA [2010-2011]

Curran Residence / Orinda, California / Sara CurranKitchen design and fabrication [2010-2011]

Rossi Residence / Berkeley, California / Gabriella RossiKitchen design and fabrication in conjunction with Union Studio [2010-2011]

Carnegie Library Residence / Mill Valley, California / Keith Yamashita and Todd HolcombDesign and fabrication of furniture and architectural elements in conjunction with Union Studio [2008-2009]

Morehart Residence / Tooremore, Ireland / Lisa CervantesArchitectural drawings, interior design and fabrication of 4000 ft2 of residence including kitchen [2006-2007]

John Barrymore Residence / Beverley Hills, California / Tony ScottResearch Gustavian style furniture; design and fabrication in adapted style [2006]

Wlodarkiewicz Residence / Topanga, California / Mark WlodarkiewiczArchitectural drawings, interior design and fabrication for 2200 ft2 residence including kitchen [2004-2005]

Boat House Conversion / Newport Beach, California / Lisa CervantesInterior design fabrication for primary residence including kitchen [2003-2005]

Exhibition Design / Santa Monica, California / Santa Monica Museum of Modern ArtDesign and production for exhibition ‘Hand Held Objects’; Artist, Lauren Bon [2003]

Bon Addition / Topanga, California / Lauren BonArchitectural Design, fabrication and management for residence including a 500 ft2 addition [2001-2003]

Martin and Carter / Los Angeles, California / Furniture and cabinetry fabricator [1996-1999]

EGW Publishing / Fremont, California / Editor, Weekend Woodcrafts, Popular Woodworking [1994-1996]

Selected interiors

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Ecosa Institute Certificate of Regenerative and Ecological Design [2011]

University of California Berkeley / College of Environmental Design Bachelor of Arts in Architecture [1994]

Digital / Autocad 2012, Adobe CS4, Dcad Vectorspace, ACD CanvasFamiliarity with Rhino v4, Revit 2010, Vectorworks 2010, Microsoft Office

Fabrication / Woodwork, metal fabrication, composites and salvaged materialsDesign and production processes from material research through product realization

Project Management / Planning, team organization, scheduling and budget management Maintain constructive relationships with clients, associates, contractors, vendors, production shops and city officials

American Craft Niche Award / Best in furniture design category

Art Furnishings Show / Pasadena & Santa Monica, California / Featured designer

Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize / Work selected for a national tour

Periodicals / Los Angeles Times, American Craft, Orange Coast Magazine, Woodworker West

Education

Skills

Recognition

ANDREW JAMES ILSLEY / 715 POINSETTIA AVENUE Corona del Mar, California 92625 mail @ andrewisley.com 510 502 4411

ANDREW JAMES ILSLEY Corona del Mar, California 510 502 4411 mail@andrewilsley.com