Animations

Across a variety of projects ranging from a small house to an urban campus, these animations are created by Austin White. White emphasizes the importance of showcasing the quality of his work in relation to the allocated time and the period it was created, illustrating his progression throughout his architectural journey. The Digital District is one of White’s latest works with help from his Focus Studio team. In the end, White captured the overall project of The Digital District through his latest animation video. White enjoys the post-production process of projects because he gets the chance to fully showcase what a project has to offer to those who will occupy the space. White is eager for his next opportunity with animations and is open to business inquiries regarding animations and post-production.

DIGITAL DISTRICT

DIGITAL DISTRICT: Designed by Studio Team | Video by Austin White Fall 2023 | STUDIO IX

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Digital District Focus Studio represents a cutting-edge undergraduate research initiative. Building upon a foundation of expertise in systems, materials, and building performance, this studio is dedicated to crafting an urban campus in Savannah, Georgia. Our vision is to transform a Savannah lot into a vibrant 'Digital District,' encompassing key elements such as an Auditorium, Amphitheater, Offices with Research and Development Workshops, Residential Living, and a Community Center. Partnering with Curiosity Lab, the Digital District integrates advanced smart systems, encompassing infrastructure, circulation, building performance, drone research, and autonomous logistics, all seamlessly connected through 5G wireless communication. Our expectations for the studio are grounded in a deep understanding of environmental technologies, integrated systems, urban design, and high-performance buildings. The goal is to apply these insights to incorporate smart systems effectively throughout the entire site. Moreover, the studio places a strong emphasis on community engagement, respecting the rich history of Savannah as America's inaugural planned city. While acknowledging the charm of Oglethorpe's design, which featured streets entwined with inviting public squares and parks, the Digital District seeks to contemporarily adapt these foundational concepts. Our aim is to infuse the historical legacy into the fabric of the district, transforming this waterfront site into a modern embodiment of the Savannah experience.

B.A.M.

B.A.M. (Boulder's Adventure Museum): Designed by Team Metromont | Video by Austin White | Project Precast 2024-Denver Colorado

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Designed and produced in 48 hours!!! Boulder Colorado, Such an iconic city that emphasizes and celebrates the outdoors, adventure, and activity. Here at team Metromont we believe Boulder needs a museum for the area that celebrates these adventures through exhibition. With that being said, we present to you BAM! Boulder’s Adventure Museum. When learning about this project, we knew we were modifying a current park in Boulder. A park space that people enjoy at all times of the day. With the requirements asked from the client for this project. We knew as a team we wanted to value the existing park while satisfying the clients needs. Doing this by not placing one single building on the site but breaking that boundary and grouping our programs into three separate buildings on the site. These buildings are our water and snow buildings. Our air, rock, and dirt building. And our main building that contains our lobby, a shop, our overall exhibition gallery, and the café, which features our wow factor in this project. This café space is elevated over a mini pond which can be seen on the floor within the building, and it includes an amazing viewing area of the beautiful flat iron mountains. This cluster of buildings of our program allows users to be curious and want to explore the indoor and outdoor aspects of the site. Through a mix of users coming into the site, they will be able to visit the exhibition spaces or partake in community activity within this iconic cluster of buildings. This project features precast members throughout our whole site, including within our facade, floors, roof, and columns.

THE WEEKEND COMPLEX

THE WEEKEND COMPLEX: By Austin White | Fall 2022 | STUDIO VIII

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As there are a variety of different types of living spaces in Atlanta, The Weekend is unlike any other. Located at 264 Memorial Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30312, is the upcoming project that promotes community. Here at The Weekend the activity occurs on the Weekend. This area is a busy place to be at come weekend time as there are a variety of events held, such as, flea markets, farmers markets, reserved gatherings, etc. There are twelve individual units with rental spaces and residential spaces. The ground floor throughout the site is the hidden parking garage with three fire escape stairs to enter above. All throughout the first level is the forty rentable spaces for people to use to sell to the public. To enter this public area from the street, there are two main stair cases that bring you to the activity. On the residential side of the units, there are four different layouts. These four layouts are seen throughout the site three times but with different facades. These residentials units target creative minds that need and like a lot of space. With a variety of lofts, roof top terraces, and green houses, there is more than enough space for someone to call this home. In addition, each residential unit comes with a garage/selling space on the second level. This is for the tenants to participate and sell their creative work or their belongings to public right outside their home on the weekend. The public can access the resident’s garages through the three fire escape stairs and across the variety of sky bridges throughout the site.

NATURE'S ARTISTIC BALANCE

NATURE'S ARTISTIC BALANCE: By Austin White | Fall 2023 | STUDIO IX

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Beauty can be found ubiquitously, but the most captivating form of beauty is found in our natural environments. As architects, we are often inspired by nature’s biological principles, which we then express through the beauty of architecture. "Nature Artistic Balance" is a conceptually bio-inspired building located in the heart of Savannah, Georgia. This building draws inspiration from nature’s most common element: a rock. The distinctive feature of this design is its interpretation of rock balancing, a practice sometimes seen in national parks where visitors stack rocks from a river. "Nature Artistic Balance" mimics this practice. In its design process, the initial stages involved stacking rocks, followed by modifications to meet Savannah’s requirements for an innovative Living Laboratory.

DIOGENE HOUSE

MODI STATION

MODI STATION: Designed by Urban Team | Video By Austin White | Spring 2023 | STUDIO VIII

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Located in the heart of Brookhaven, Georgia is Modi Station. Modi Station is a new and improved transit-oriented development that brings the community together through transportation, recreational activities, and events. Transportation supported on the site is the MARTA system, buses, vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrian movement. The main goal for this project is to bring the needs of lively transit-oriented development to Brookhaven but also add a recreational facility. Currently in Brookhaven, there is not a place to go to essentially have fun or be active without having to drive closer to Atlanta. So, adding a space where sports, exercise, and outdoor activities are promoted is essential for the community. Additional public spaces on the site, is a main station, a conference center, a hotel, retail spaces, a food hall, bike hubs, and a renovated version of the preexisting Fernwood Park. Private spaces offered on the site are office spaces, apartments, and a series of single-family homes. Furthermore, the site offers many gathering spaces and plazas to encourage interaction and community.

DIOGENE HOUSE: Designed by Renzo Piano | Model & Video by Austin White Fall 2023 | THESIS

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Diogene is a self-contained minimal living space that is located in Weil Am Rhein, Germany by Renzo Piano. The floor area of the structure is 2.5 x 3.0 meters. It has its own water collection and energy systems, the design is entirely self-contained and contains everything needed to live a simple lifestyle, all in a space small enough to be delivered on a truck. Constructed in timber, the pitched roof indicates the function of the tiny space, however the aluminum cladding and rounded edges hint at the technology which underpins the design's self-sufficient nature.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: As there are many fitness centers and gyms across the nation, Trackside Gym stands out as the finest. Located in the young and growing city of Chamblee, Georgia, Trackside Gym is an eight-story fitness center, office building, and common public area for the community. The fitness centers are spread throughout the building on levels G, 3, 4, 5, and 6. These areas focus on a variety of exercises such as cardio endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, body composition, speed, and overall physical intelligence. The main attraction at Trackside Gym is the track. Situated on the ground floor, the track extends inside and outside the building, connecting to the popular outdoor trail on the site. Levels 5 and 6 offer additional outdoor areas on the rooftops. The building houses four office spaces for businesses, located on levels 1, 2, 3, and 4. To integrate the private office spaces with the public fitness centers, there are four health-related restaurants and retail spaces on the first and second levels.

TRACKSIDE GYM

TRACKSIDE GYM: By Austin White | Spring 2022 | STUDIO VI

REPTILE RETREAT

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Reptile Retreat, located along the trails of Sweetwater Creek Park in Lithia Springs, Georgia, is a two-story research center dedicated to reptiles. Accessible from the trails at Sweetwater Creek and perched on the creek's edge, the center aims to inform, educate, and create experiences about the native reptiles of the area. The first floor houses an exhibition room, library, café, assembly hall, and an outdoor patio. Additionally, the second floor features classrooms and laboratories for educational purposes.

REPTILE RETREAT: By Austin White | Fall 2021 | STUDIO V