alexa wojciechowicz B.S.A.S , AIA Associate, LEED Associate
wojcie32@gmail.com
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w oj c i e c ho w i cz 3047 N. Murray Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211 262 . 331 . 0663 wojcie32@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/awojciechowicz
Qualifications
Creative, self-motivated designer able to be engaged in all phases of the architectural project development process including conceptual design, design development, construction documentation and construction administration services.
Education
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Master of Architecture Anticipated Graduation Date - Spring 2016
Experience
PRA - Plunkett Raysich PRA - Plunkett RaysichArchitects Architect | Architectural Design Intern, Summer 2014, Winter 2015, Summer 2015 Corporate, Government, Religious work. SD & DD Design, Rendering, Management, BIM Drafting, Construction Documents.
University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies - 2012 Summa Cum Laude | Dean’s Honors | High Honors in the major
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Architectural Researcher | Summer 2014 LEED Platinum Industrial & Manufacturing Case Studies research. Bray Architects | Architectural Intern, Summer 2012, 2013 - 2014 Corporate, K-12, Higher Ed, Municipal work. Design, Rendering, BIM, Drafting, Facility Studies. Historic Milwaukee, Inc. | Docent and script researcher, Summer 2011 Conducted tours of 10-150 people, covered historic & contemporary topics, oďŹƒce assistant.
Technical Skills
Revit | SketchUp | AutoCAD | Adobe Creative Suite | Windows Movie Maker | Photography | Illustration | Drawing | Sketching
Involvement
Catenary Ice Sculptures Student Lead | 2015 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Member | 2012 - present American Institute of Architects (AIA), Associate Member | 2012 - present NCARB Member | 2012 - present LEED Green Associate | 2012 - present Emerging Green Builders Secretary | 2011-2012 American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Mentor | 2011-2012 School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) MentArch protege | 2011 - 2012
Awards
PRA - Plunkett Raysich Architects Design Scholarship & Internship | 2014, 2015 NARI Scholarship | 2015 Lillian and Willis Leenhouts Memorial Scholarship | 2014 Brighten the Passage, Design Competition, Second Place | Milwaukee, WI | Winter 2012 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Undergraduate Scholarship | 2012
MOWA Museum of Wisconsin Art Studio Project | Art Museum Designed for Regional Art of Wisconsin Site: 30.2 acre, Building: 35,000 sf
Designed in a Contemporary style, the building takes no reference from the surrounding traditional style buildings in the immediate area. Instead, the new structure follows the Modern principle that museums themselves can be works of art. Based on a rigorous modular bay system, the permanent collections cocoon hanging storage that is visible in a glass-encased room. This allows visitors to see artwork in storage that would conventionally remain vaulted, hidden away. The new facility also utilizes a relatively new mechanical system called “displacement ventilation�. More energy efficient and comfortable than the typical system, this method brings air in low rather than from the ceiling. Since air will never be blown from overhead, dust collection on paintings associated with typical mechanical systems is unlikely. In accordance with the Lakefront Development Advisory Commission standards, the new facility affords many opportunities for both active and passive recreation. The roof plane of the building is covered with 23,500 sf of green space, open to public use during and after hours. Classroom spaces and an additional lobby are set on the third floor, overlooking this area, opportune for weddings, special occasions, workshops and lectures.
Mediums: SketchUp, Adobe Suite, Pencil, Trance Paper
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WOMEN'S TOILET
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LOBBY SHOP & CAFE
» First Floor » Site, located at E Water Tower Road. Building creates viewing plateau and active public recreation area
STORAGE UP
FINAL & PROCESS MODEL Allowing the client to process the spaces, materials and overall form of their potential building is essential. Crafting a model from basswood creates a timeless piece of workmanship that ages fabulously. An accent of charcoal rubbed into a rigid piece of bass wood, emphasizes the facade as a foreign wrapper.
Lobby, classrooms, greenroof recreation area
Staircase as public space
North Lobby, adjoining patio
Greenspace & reflecting pool, transitional space
Âť Site study, playing with plateaus
Âť Experimentation of form & materials in conjunction with existing building
AMBASSADOR BRICKS COLOR AND WEAR TO MATCH FACADE ROWLOCK POSITION 15 5/8" X 3 5/8" X 2 1/4"
NEOPRENE GASKET AT CONNECTION POINTS
END BLOTS (X6)
3/8 BLACKEND STEEL PLATE
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3/8 BLACKEND STEEL PLATE, WELDED CONNECTION TO HORIZONTAL PLATE BELOW
3/8" NEOPRENE GASKET SPACER WITHIN CONCRETE OR CORK
SIDE ELEVATION
3" POURED CONCRETE
3/8 BLACKEND STEEL PLATE, WELDED CONNECTION TO VERTICAL PLATE ABOVE
PLAN VIEW
AMBASSADOR BRICKS 16"
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MEE Milwaukee Ecological Emporium Studio Project | Ecology Museum Designed for project based, technology enhanced learning. Site: 30.2 acre, Building: 35,000 sf The MEE allows for direct relationships, both spatial, visual and communal, to be formed between information technology and metropolitan Milwaukee. The function of the building is to manifest the similarities and shared environments between the two exterior entities within the framework of an ecological museum. In built form, each of these ideologies inhabits a tube. These tubes then connect into a densified system, a singular wall, which the tubes intact and transfers necessary energies received from the data center throughout the museum. These containers of program, aligned to specific moments both within the data center and exterior environment, allow for visual connections both into the data center, the source of physical energy and life of the museum, into the environment of Milwuakee, the source of financial and social energy and life of the museum. Lastly, a structural tension net encompasses the MEE, providing structure as well as habitat- becoming the first and last exhibit of the museum. This system generates a second skin of environment within and around the museum.
Mediums: SketchUp, Adobe Suite, Pencil, Trance Paper, AutoCAD, Revit, News Print, Balsa Wood, Nylons, Lazer Cutter
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Exterior View Connection
Museum Program
Data Center Visual Connection
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Âť Site study, playing with parasitic connections
Âť Experimentation of form & materials in conjunction with existing building
» Exterior Elevation looking East
Visual Detachment
» Parti Conceptual Diagrams
Key Interior Points Established
Exterior Views Established
Interiors and Views Connected
Physical Spaces Actualized
Second Skin Applied
VOYAGER Riverwest Elementary Studio Project | School and Urban Park Designed for project based, technology enhanced learning. Site: 30.2 acre, Building: 35,000 sf The development of the elementary school began as a landscape exercise, the creation of a place fun to roam, explore and engage with others. The systematic solution was to divide the land into four bays for dierent activities to occur within. The concept for the programmatic divisions of the school fit into this bay system and then engaged with the park beyond. Further breaking down this concept, each classroom was treated as a macro environment encompassing several smaller micro environments. Team teaching would be utilized throughout the day with several break out spaces within each classroom unit. This emphasizes 21st century learning concepts such as practice by doing, learn by teaching, and facilitating group discussions. The classrooms engage with the exterior, extending classroom spaces and views to the environment beyond. Mediums: SketchUp, Adobe Suite, Pencil, Trance Paper
» View over Voyager Academy & Kern Park
OUT OUT
TRANSITION TRANSITION
» Section diagram through site, emphasizing focus of spaces
ENGAGE ENGAGE
OBSERVE OBSERVE
EXPLORE EXPLORE
Âť Classroom units, varied learning environments within
Âť Section Cut through Classrooms
Flexible Spaces
Timeless Materials
Modularity
Classroom space utilized as multi-student, multi-teacher activity area with small break out space for individualized attention
Bearing walls clad in brick are the dominant structural force and organizational means of the school. The use of reclaimed brick pays tribute to Milwaukee’s history.
Each of these classrooms are arranged as a unit, able to be added onto when the school needs them.
Âť Master Plan of Kern Park
SAIL UWM University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Sailing Center Studio Project | Sailing Center to serve UW-Milwaukee’s Sailing Club and community center to serve Greater Milwaukee residence Site: 3.3 acres, Building: 13,900 sf Convergence: When creating a new identity for the post-industrial site, it was crucial to understand the nature of the area along with the nature of its patrons. From the confluence of the river to lake, university to community, education to industry, the true nature of the building became about the nature of the site: convergence. The parti was a response to this idea. It is a physical representation of the main movements of its patrons; the twisting, intersecting wall is a spine to connect both public and private uses. Perhaps, a wall’s greatest strength lies not in its ability to divide, but rather unite.
Mediums: Charcoal, Conte Crayon, Adobe Suite, SketchUp, Trace, cardboard
» Concept site diagram
» Concept site drawing
» Concept model
» Concept building form sketch
TECTONICS A study in Assemblage Campus Plan and University Auditorium Site: 10 acres, Building: 8,000 sf In an approach that was much like creating one’s own kit of parts, a new language of assemblage was developed over the span of a semester. Tectonics, when relating to architecture, can simply be defined as the study of how physical forms are put together. As a design approach, this study focused on how abstract components within a guiding structural organization can be arranged into a cohesive building space that suits all possible programmatic needs. This concept, perhaps more broadly known as assemblage, was applied to the development of space planning through five distinct stages: site planning, a digital fragment, a constructed field, a campus plan, and assemblies of space. The following pages document the process that was taken, both in 2D form and 3D form, to conceptualize visually harmonious spaces at several scales. Mediums: Revit, Adobe Suite, Charcoal, Gesso, 3D Powder Printer, Laser Cutter, Photography, Balsa Wood, Masonite
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» “Peripheral” Concept Supplied
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» Generation of Site Plan
Establish Site Plan Looking for Organizational Matrices | Diagramming spatial and physical site information with an eye that anticipates and reconciles the differences of each. Two 2D diagrams were drafted before a finalized “Campus Plan” was constructed.
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» Refinement
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» Digital Site
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Digital Fragment Tectonic Translations | Construction of this model was an exercise in circulation, threshold, path, speed of movement, and spatial containment. This was achieved with types of connections, relation between parts, material, massing, etc. Right are six examples of building strategy used within this micro-space.
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Constructed Field Engaging Context | The armature receives the digital fragment and acts as a conceptual site for all fragments still to come. This receptor is a three-dimensional interpretation of the two-dimensional site planning that was achieved in phase one. Process 1) Laser Cut Armature 2) Armature with Conceptual Models 3) Armature with Finalized Digital Fragments
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Middleton 21st Century School Collaboration Zones Firm Project | School Breakout Spaces Ideas generated by four-person Bray Architects team, including myself Self-generated visual images Learning and collaboration does not have to end when students leave the classroom. Students only spend a third of their day at school, so why create an environment that does not mirror that of the outside world? It creates a sense of detachment as soon as students depart into the hallway, a typically under utilized space. However, if the circulation grows slightly, it can easily become a space educationally beneficial to everyone in the school community. This “out in the open� activity easily welcomes interaction and participation, allowing passersby to view activities and become involved in projects they never would have seen otherwise. Allowing for small group and large group activities with a variety of space types facilitates the collaborative learning spaces that contemporary learning institutions needed. Mediums: Revit, Sketchup, Adobe Suite
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At last, a one-stop connection for everything Milwaukee has to offer. In a city that offers endless entertainment options, it is often difficult to know where to begin. Now, whether you are considering a historic boat tour, carriage ride, pedal tavern, or even a place to pick up lunch downtown, there is a location for it all to be found. During the process we strove to achieve three main objectives: •
Connect Neighborhoods: Create a Welcoming Gateway from East Town to the Historic Third Ward Ensure a safe, comfortable connection with a place experience people seek out to visit.
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Engage all Users and User groups Visitors, Residents and Employees are all primary benefactors of the site.
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Establish and Harness Connections within the Community Centralize Milwaukee’s assets: entertainment, business and cultural amenities.
Concept proposal for a Downtown Entertainment Connection
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Activities & Interaction Points: Year-round amenities: retail, food, ticketing, restrooms; historic tours; commercial boat launch: boat tours, happy hour cruises, small boat rentals; stage: performance, bands, dance, movies; Milwaukee ambassadors; art garden Launch Activity Parking / Transport: pedal tavern; carriage tours; bike and sports rentals; rickshaw; taxi; trolley; hotel shuttle; street car; MCTS bus; car; Lyft/Uber; personal craft launch; segway tours
LAUNCH MILWAUKEE
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» Launch activities, view at Water Street
» Launch Activity Parking / Transport
Water Street WATER STREET
RIVERWALK Riverwalk Path
» Section cut through primary activity zone
Main Activity Zone
drawing
» 5 min sketch » 1 min sketch
» 5 min sketch
» 10 min sketch » 10 min sketch
photography
photography