J D M ARNOLD

Katydid

Family Tettigoniidae

Nature Sketchbook, Puglia, Italy

Winsor & Newton Artists' Water Colour in
Canson's Montval Field Series Watercolor Book
(140# Cold Press).

Indian Point House

This is an example of work done together with Ross Chapin, while employed by Ross Chapin Architects.

Sited on a bluff overlooking Camano Island, this remodel came to us dressed as a small vacation cabin. We added a second story to capture new views to the sea, and kept it grounded by modestly increasing its footprint.

Sea Ranch House

This is an example of work done for and while employed by Obie Bowman Architect FAIA.

This is an axonometric drawing drafted in AutoCAD from existing plans and elevations as an illustration for the book, The New Wood House, by James Grayson Trulove.

Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

Nature Sketchbook, Puglia, Italy

Derwent Graphic Graphite Pencil in
Canson's Montval Field Series Watercolor Book
(140# Cold Press).

Hidden Creek House

This is an example of work done together with Ross Chapin, while employed by Ross Chapin Architects.

Designed to accommodate the clients' existing furnishings, including a clawfoot tub and classic gas range, this house was built to exceed Built Green Level 3 criteria and features a passively cooled root cellar, solar hot water, and locally harvested and milled cedar siding.

Italian Scarab

Protaetia sp.

Nature Sketchbook, Puglia, Italy

Winsor & Newton Artists' Water Colour in
Canson's Montval Field Series Watercolor Book
(140# Cold Press).

Bramblefield

This is a custom home developed with Pankalla Construction of Junction City, Oregon.

This new home is closely modeled after an existing historic house in the Willamette Valley. We drafted the plans after taking careful measurements and many photos of the original.

Tiger Beetle

Cicindela sexguttata

Unpublished illustration. Specimen collected in McLean, Virginia.

Derwent Studio Colored Pencil on
Strathmore 500 Series Bristol (3 ply Vellum Surface).

Unfolding Wing

Eupatorus gracillicornis

Unpublished illustration. Purchased specimen.

Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph Pens with Universal Black India Ink on
Strathmore 500 Series Bristol (3 ply Vellum Surface).

Tumalo House

When first built, this home in the historic district of Bend, Oregon was modest but earnest; it suffered through multiple remodels over the past century.

Our goal was to refurbish and enlarge the livable space, while preserving the original character and intent, including the street facade. By lifting the ridge slightly and building a series of shed dormers, we more than doubled the useful space while retaining the integrity of the original design.

Swede Corner

This is an example of work done together with Ross Chapin, while employed by Ross Chapin Architects.

Construction to start Autumn of 2009.

Wetlands Education Center

Unbuilt student project.

How can an environmental learning center be incorporated into one of the last vestiges of suburban wetland, surrounded by big-box retailers and RV dealerships? My design is a functional commentary about fitting into this abused yet naturally recovering wetland. Here is a link to the actual project: West Eugene Wetlands Education Center.

Portland Forum

Unbuilt student project.

What is the nature of a progressive urban discussion? The gem of the design is the forum proper, an icon of shared unfolding tucked tidily into the cityscape.

All The Animals

A little haunting, I just drew it one winter night, warmed by a fire.

Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Black on
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper
(140# Cold Press).

Teatro di Estate

Unbuilt student project.

A design for a seasonal theater for a minor piazza in Rome. The small scale of the project allowed for many iterations in a short period of time and led to a well-developed design solution.

All the Other Animals

A fortuituous photo at dusk.

Gasworks Park, Seattle.