Brick Corner

Side View of the Brick Corners Composing the Opening of the Fireplace

Fireplace Templates

Staring from the top right (1) Arch Template (2) Circle Templates (3) Octagon Templates (4) Chamfer Template (5) Stone Cap Template

Square, Octagon and Circular Chimney Sections

Shown here are the square, octagon and circular chimney sections of the fireplace.  Each has a slight variation in tooling but all consists of tooled and rubbed bricks.

Hand Drawing of Fireplace

Front Elevation Showing the Square, Octagon, and Circle Chimney Sections

Side Elevation Showing Corners and Render

Rear Elevation and Smokebox

Shown here is the rear elevation of the fireplace and smokebox. A limestone shelf (bottom of the picture) will be installed below the smokebox to provide stability and aesthetic value.

Side Elevation of Fireplace

This is the side elevation of the fireplace laid out dry with the clay liners extending above the blocks. Everything seen in this image will either be rendered in plaster or mortared in with brick at the completion of the project.

Outdoor Fireplace

The main masonry project of the semester was to design and build an outdoor fireplace. Much of the project was dictated by budget and materials available, so it was decided to use "Fire-Rock" chimney blocks for the firebox and clay flue liners for the smoke chamber. Featured below are the internal components of the fireplace laid out dry.

Fleur de Lis Final Product

This is the resulting Fleur de Lis after sanding and creating a master mold.

Scagliola

Scagliola is a plastering method that is used to replicate marble.

Shade and Shadow Studies

Here are a few sketches I made while determining how shadows interact with spheres, cylinders, and cubes.

Sketch of Fleur de Lis

This is a sketch that I made before modeling the Fleur de Lis in clay.  I changed the design a little when I moved into the clay, but the sketch was useful in determining overall dimensions and shadow effects.

Fleur De Lis

This is a model of a fleur de lis that I carved in clay for my model and mold class at ACBA.

Clawing the Final Stone for Folly Interior Door

This is a picture of me removing mass from a brownstone with a claw. The interior door of the Hundisburg Folly was completed upon the working working of this stone.

Exterior Windows of Hundisburg Folly

Limestones from a building that previously existed on the Castle Hundisburg property. The stones were worked to obtain an that is 120 cm high by 90 cm wide.

Finished Brownstones for Interior Door

Six finished brownstones that will be used to construct the interior door of the folly. Each stone measures 46 cm L x 20 cm W x 25 cm H.

Site of Hundisburg Folly

Presenting drawings at the site of the folly.

News Coverage of Hundisburg Folly

Sam Friedman, Dean Emeritus Warren, and I present our drawings for the Hundisburg Folly to German news journalists.

Brownstone Interior Door

The interior door of the Hundisburg Folly will be constructed with brownstone.  Each stone will be cut and worked to a height of 25 cm.

Castle Hundisburg Plaster Work

Amazing ornamental plaster work found at Castle Hundisburg.

Half-Timbered Houses

View of an alley in Quedlinburg, Germany that is filled with traditional half-timbered houses.