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Philadelphia, PA
8,000 Gross SF Renovations & 1 Addition 3 Sites IN PROGRESS Renovations to three recreation centers in the Philadelphia public park system, including a 1,200 SF addition, to bring the buildings up to current accessibility standards, update the HVAC systems and refresh the interior spaces. Interior renovations include replacement of all finishes and minor reconfigurations to accommodate ADA-compliant toilet rooms. Exterior renovations include broken window and roof replacement. Project required presentation and approval from the Philadelphia Art Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments.
UCI Architects, Inc.
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RECREATION CENTERS
EXISTING CONDITIONS
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Philadelphia, PA
Accessibility Upgrades COMPLETED 2013 Accessibility upgrades at 17 sites throughout the zoo, including extensive handrail installation with designs unique to the requirements of each site, some regrading, repaving and other minor work.
SECTION
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PHILADELPHIA ZOO
ELEVATION
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DESIGNER I & II HUMPHREYS HALL
Cheyney University, PA
Historic preservation, interior renovation and fit-out of the first building on campus. Created accessible honors student residences, bringing the building up to contemporary standards for mechanical, plumbing, electrical and vertical transportation systems while maintaining characteristics of its historic identity.
UCI Architects, Inc.
14,000 SF Interior Renovations & Historic Preservation Honors Student Residences COMPLETED 2012
DESIGNER I & II
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BASEMENT
GROUND FLOOR
PRIVATE PRESCHOOL | Philadelphia, PA | 10,000 SF Fit-out | UNBUILT High-end preschool layout requiring strict adherence to the school’s standards and child daycare codes. Efficient space planning maximizes daylight and the use of existing mechanical and plumbing elements. Designs were used for cost-estimating during fast-paced lease negotiations.
UCI Architects, Inc.
SECOND FLOOR PENTHOUSE
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ENTRY/ RECEPTION
INSPIRATION
ELEVATOR LOBBY RECEPTION
LIBRARY
MIXED-USE OFFICE & RETAIL
COPY STATION
Camden, NJ
DYNAMIC WORKSTATIONS
Building Improvements & Interior Fit-out UNBUILT Fast-paced development of schematic floor plan layouts and presentation graphics for use by potential property developer. Designs for interior fit-out include building lobby & reception, cafe and private & collaborative office spaces.
UCI Architects, Inc.
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CONFERENCE
PRIVATE OFFICES CAFE/ RETAIL
SERVICE
PLAN LAYOUT: GROUND FLOOR
PLAN LAYOUT: FLOORS 2-6
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DESIGNER I & II INSPIRATION
CORPORATE OFFICE Philadelphia, PA
12,000 SF Fit-out UNBUILT
UCI Architects, Inc.
Created a schematic design concept for a corporate office fit-out for the tech sector. Program required a highly flexible and stimulating space with areas for work, relaxation and play, accommodating large, medium and small groups.
Philadelphia, PA
2,500 SF Interior Renovations & Facade Intervention UNBUILT Intervention for an existing building, originally designed and used as a travel agency, to make it more suitable for use as a private art gallery. After an in-office charrette, this design was chosen as 1 of 3 to be developed and presented to the client.
UCI Architects, Inc.
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PRIVATE ART GALLERY
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INTERN ARCHITECT WAYNE JUNCTION TRAIN STATION Philadelphia, PA
Renovations and historic preservation of the existing station building and headhouse, baggage tunnel, passenger tunnel, entrance canopy and six stairways to the platform level. To improve accessibility and passenger comfort, elevators will be added to each of the two platforms and canopies will be constructed over the stairs and at both sides of the station building.
UCI Architects, Inc.
12,000 SF Renovations & Historic Preservation UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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THESIS | School of
Fashion & Textile Design | Philadelphia, PA
The goal of this project was to join architecture with textiles and fashion design, creating a structure that expresses the excitement and creativity of the students and staff and connects them with the surrounding community. To accomplish these goals, the main building program includes community educational elements, and the library, bookstore, restaurant and roof terrace are open to the public. The form of the building encourages connection and interaction with a public pathway cutting through at ground level to a large public plaza for street block parties and outdoor exhibits. Student art is displayed inside and outside, and openings in the woven metal facade provide the community with glimpses of the action going on inside. Drexel University
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
FORMAL SENSORY ANALYSIS
Drexel University
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Penn’s Landing Development Returning to the “Green Country Towne” Philadelphia has a very large public park system, which occurs predominantly on the west side of the city. The east side of the city - where William Penn landed in his “green country towne” - is lacking the same green, public recreational space. Penn’s Landing, with its historical background and waterfront location, provides the key site to re-create such a space on Philadelphia’s east side. Because of I-95 and Columbus Boulevard, however, Penn’s Landing is disconnected from the city. This condition, added to the fact that it is mostly covered with parking lots, results in Penn’s Landing’s ugliness and under-utilization. Bridging the highway in more locations and creating public park and cultural and leisure destinations will make Penn’s Landing more enjoyable and accessible, reconnecting Philadelphia to the “green country towne” William Penn once inhabited.
Drexel University
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
URBAN PLANNING
Drexel University
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ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
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SKYSCRAPER
West Philadelphia, PA This project focuses on structure and form, which grew out of the idea of a building as a forest. Tree-like square cones were inverted and massed together to create a “forest� effect, resulting in dynamic spaces in the voids between the cones. To enable greater connection between the floors and add green space, additional, multi-story, planted voids have been carved into the building. Long, angled ramps connect various levels in addition to stairs and elevators; moving through the spaces becomes almost playful.
Drexel University
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A. Edmonds Drexel University
SENIOR HOUSING | Arizona Studied the affects of climate on buildings by designing a senior housing complex of the same program in temperate Pennsylvania and arid Arizona. This design, for the Arizona site, harnesses regional wind to cool building interiors, utilizes solar panels for energy collection while also acting as a sunshade to the south side of the complex, and draws on the historic veracular of the cliff-side dwelling Native Americans.
Drexel University
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ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
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FOOD CO-OP PROGRAMMING & FEASIBILITY STUDY Community Design Collaborative Philadelphia, PA
With the help of the Community design Collaborative and UCI Architects, Inc., a local community group sought to assess the feasibility of 4 sites being considered as locations for their member-owned food co-op. Through a process of site visits, meetings with co-op members, research of other similar food co-ops and a review of their market research study, a master program was developed to meet the needs of the organization. This program was applied in a test-fit of each of the 4 sites under consideration by the co-op, enabling the organization to clearly see the ways the program can be massaged and adapted to various sites.
Architecture for Humanity & Drexel University Seven Drexel students from a variety of studies, including architecture, interior design, law and science, teamed up to create a portable, sustainable trailer classroom. Made from a kit of parts, the OSNAP design is intended to bring confortable, heathly and economical classrooms to urban schools suffering from a lack of space and funds.
INDUSTRIAL SITES - AN INTERIM USE CHARRETTE
Community Design Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA Teams of architects and designers explored creative ways to utilize vacant industrial sites. One idea for a smash alley, where people could let off steam by breaking old glass bottles, was the catalyst for MacroSea’s Glassphemy! project.
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PORTABLE SUSTAINABLE CLASSROOMS CHARRETTE
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EXPLORER
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Etsy Shop - HandmadeByWonderlass est. 02/2013
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A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? -Albert Einstein
Allison Edmonds 2014