Ryan Dubin

2018 - 2019

I wanted to design an elegant restaurant that maximizes the beachside views and experience while also offering a simplistic and modern approach to a 5-star restaurant. The restaurant seats approximately 250 people.

Utilizing two types of 3-D modeling software programs, Revit and Enscape, comprehensive renders, such as the one above, illustrate the design and ambiance of the restaurant. 

2019

I built this outdoor table/island hybrid to serve as a multi-purpose piece of furniture.  It can function as a prep-station, a food display, and seating. Constructed with 2”x2” redwood planks along with 1”x6” cedar wood boards, the table utilizes pocket holes, white paint, and satin clear stain.  I personally cut all of the wood pieces from 10 foot planks, sanded, painted and stained.

2017 - 2018

I designed this modern house located in the hills of Los Angeles to showcase contemporary architectural style with large windows, simplistic landscaping and water features. I first created the house with a hand drawn floorplan, then transferred those plans to Auto-CAD. After I made the elevations, sectionals, and a roof-plan, I built the model pictured above. The project was awarded a Scholastic Silver Key Award. 

2016 - 2019

I built these mini study models throughout my four years in architecture. Some of the projects, such as pictures two and four, required us to incorporate an entire sheet of illustration or foam board in our design. These models stimulated design exploration - both abstract and concrete.

I designed my brother’s studio apartment on Revit to help him plan his furniture layout. The top two pictures display the renders, and the bottom picture showcases what the apartment layout actually looks like - based off my designs.

As I continued to better my skills on Revit and Enscape, I discovered the program’s (Enscape) ability to create fullt immersive videos. The following clips showcase some of what I was able to generate using this tool.

One of my all-time favorite presents was a sketchbook. I don’t remember why, but for some reason, I sensed right away that the simple plain black 5.5” x 8” book would be important to me. Little did I know that it would become the first of many.

I started sketching in middle school as part of my Science Olympiad “Mission Possible” event to design a Rube Goldberg system of simple machines. The sketchbook was a place to pencil out each machine, the sequence of machines, new physics concepts I needed to learn along the way. I can’t imagine figuring out the complex task without pages and pages of ideas, angles, reminders, calculations.

But it was so much more than that. The book became my go-to place to quietly contemplate an idea, concept. To jot down equations. To sort things out. To place objects in the environment. To be like a kindergartener again, just taking a leap and drawing.