Allison Friedel architecture portfolio
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REMOVING BARRIERS
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Comprehensive Building Design Studio Competition - 2nd Runner Up Spring 2016
LIVING ON K STREET
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A project analyzing housing and density, focusing on life in a business district. Fall 2016
FACING THE DISTRICT
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A semester-long study of designing facades in Washington, D.C. Spring 2017
EMBRACING DISCONTINUITY
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Cardinal O’Boyle International Studies Competition - 1st Place Fall 2015
FIELD SKETCHING
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Travel sketches from studying abroad in Japanese cities: Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Summer 2016
CONCEPT IMAGES A collage series of D.C. locations superimposed with nature. Summer 2017 -
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An International Center for the Awareness of Human Trafficking Washington, D.C. Spring 2016 Advisor: Luis Boza Teammates: Bridget Bittman, Matthew Kelly, Delia Kilduff In collaboration with: Perkins Eastman Award: Comprehensive Building Design Studio Competition 2nd Runner Up The epidemic of human trafficking is as invisible as it is global. In the design of an International Center for the Awareness of Human Trafficking, it is necessary to implement methods in which architecture can assist in raising both knowledge and awareness.In order to raise such awareness of modern day slavery, our project’s goal was to educate and impact everyone who passes by the building. Through our design, we aimed to draw the ordinary passer-by to interact with the architecture and consequently with the issue.
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above: site plan of the southwest part of Catholic University’s campus left: 2-story space cut through the building leading from Michigan Ave. NE onto campus
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It was imperative that the design of the building be a reaction to existing site conditions, rather than a mass placed on the site. Students, faculty, residents of Brookland, and tourists visiting the shrine will be able to pass through the building as well as congregate in the courtyard.
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3rd floor plan -”collaboration space”: breakout spaces to brainstorm strategies -private offices -visitor classrooms
The form of the building is molded from existing forces acting on the site. By carving an opening through the mass of the building at ground level, the building will connect the neighborhood of Brookland to Catholic University’s campus. Next, a courtyard is created between the building and the adjacent academic building. This move is what creates a cantilever.
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2nd floor plan -left: research library with opening to exhibit below -right: cafe seating
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ground floor plan -left: exhibit space, victim intake rooms -right: cafe
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above: view of the integral room of the building, the collaboration space below: longitudinal section depicting the size and effect of the cantilever
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Level 4 42' - 0" CAVITY INSULATION
LOUVER CONNECTION
FIRE RETARDANT TREATED WOOD
The creation of a 1,800 square foot cantilever was without a doubt a bold design move. It is justified by the intent of keeping the public space and entry ways to the building completely open, free of any structure that might impede a passer-by from walking through or into the building.
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As a candidate for the annual ASCA Steel Competition, the building’s structure is entirely steel. Five full-story trusses rest on steel columns and beams to hold up the cantilever. The trusses are chevron-style, containing diagonal members that allow for free circulation, while also assisting in transferring loads safely to the ground. They are placed every 25 feet and vary in height in order to create the extruded roof slope.
CARPET TILES CONCRETE SLAB METAL DECKING
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The cantilever contains the most important space in the building- a collaboration space in which workers and visitors alike can come together to exchange ideas on how to raise awareness. The issue of human trafficking cannot even begin to be solved without the force of community rather than introverted research.
UNREINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB CONCRETE SLAB METAL DECKING
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LIVING ON K STREET
A project analyzing housing and density, focusing on the city of Washington. Washington, D.C. Fall 2016 Advisors: Eric Jenkins, Mark McInturff, Douglas Palladino Teammates: Peter Alcivar, Chris Torres, Chris Wallace In collaboration with: D.C. Office of Planning Hickok Cole Architects This central business district of Washington is lively Monday-Friday during business hours, but is extremely quiet in the evenings and on weekends. Most of the retail in the area is only open while the area is populated with workers. The goal of this project was to create an active, 24 hour neighborhood near K street through four individually-designed multifamily housing projects. To connect the various new housing projects, our team collaborated to design an elevated terrace that will connect K, L, and M Streets between 19th and 20th. This will consist of green space and additional retail, with service access underneath. The introduction of housing as well as public space and accessible retail activates this area while increasing density figures in Washington, D.C.
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Our studio as a whole spent 3 weeks researching density solutions for unique neighborhoods of Washington. The central business district presents the problem of a lack of housing and human activity on weekends and nights. Rather than tearing down office buildings, we analyzed several blocks in the business district to locate high percentages of office building vacancies as well as existing lowheight buildings. After deciding on one block to transform into a versatile neighborhood/ business district, my team and I designed individual multifamily residential buildings responding to each density strategy.
site location: 1901 L Steet N.W.
master plan sketch diagramming the proposed connection between M Street and K Street
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D.C. is commonly described as a “young� city, ultimately because most people do not stay. Typically, families live in the suburbs of D.C. while the city is populated with young singles and couples. My individual project put a focus on designing housing in the city for families. The office building on the corner of 19th and L Street is currently 25% vacant. This space can be retrofit into adequate urban housing. Units are designed into the existing structural grid, with ample space left over for a courtyard and amenities. The goal is to provide safe, outdoor green space that children can enjoy and parents can utilize through amenities. The retrofit office building units are accessed by an adjacent infill tower. The site is currently a one-story restaurant, replaced by a 12-story apartment building of one-bedroom apartments. The retrofit building contains sixteen spacious two bedroom units.
top: two-bedroom apartment with cross-ventilation and views of courtyard as well as street bottom: tower one-bedroom unit with balcony
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One-story buildings cause the area to be less populated.
Retail first floor height varies from building to building, making the street elevation not cohesive.
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A semester-long study of facade design. Washington, D.C. Spring 2017 65’
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Facade design is an integral part of architecture in D.C. Because of the city’s horizontality, it is important to be intentional and strategic in the design of the street wall. This studio consisted of a series of facade analyses followed by a two-month long final project. The following pages display one of the analysis projects and the final building design. 65’
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The diagrams to the right aim to explain how zoning can affect the street wall and the urban experience. After analyzing the existing conditions on 14th Street between S and R, my teammate (Chris Torres) and I developed hypothetical zoning regulations for this area. The goals of these regulations were to activate the sidewalks and increase the street width to building height ratio.
Height requirements and setback analysis.
Long stretches of closed off facades.
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site location: 1234 Massachusetts Ave, N.W,
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Responding to the distinct street conditions of Massachusettes Ave. and 13th Street.
Transparent circulation bridges the gap between the two bars.
This studio’s final project was the design of a mixed-use building on a major avenue of Washington, D.C. The site is surrounded by three distinct streets: Massachusettes Avenue, 13th Street, and L Street. It is located on a fold between residential (Mass Ave) and office space (L Street). The building consists of retail on parts of the first floor and eleven floors of residential; including studios, one bedrooms, two bedrooms, and duplexes. The parti was developed quickly so that the main focus of the project could be on facade design. Keeping the possible facades in mind, the parti began as distinct bars that joined together to become a courtyard building.
Creating an outdoor courtyard away from the noise of each surrounding street.
Closing off the courtyard space with low-rise residential units on L Street.
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above: Massachusettes Avenue elevation below: 13th Street elevation
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Initial sketch of facade rhythm as organizing system.
Base/middle/top distinction.
One of the goals of this project was to design the facade without basing it solely off the plan. The organizing system of the facade is based on a rhythm that emphasizes the main entry for the residences. Since the building height is maxed out, including setbacks, it is important that the facade is broken down into a clear base, middle, and top. Next, the facade pulls the important transparencies from the unit designs, and these transparencies become projections. This shows a hierarchy of public and private spaces while also allowing residents a view up and down Massachusettes Ave. Finally, as the facade is broken down many ways vertically, a horizontal datum unifies the rhythm of the face.
“Public� transparencies (living/dining spaces) projected.
Brick framing system unifying facade and turning the corner to 13th Street.
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EMBRACING DISCONTINUITY Mindful Living Laboratory Washington, D.C. Fall 2015 Advisor: Chris Grech Award: Cardinal O’Boyle Foreign Studies Competition 1st Place Designed for Catholic University’s campus, the form of the mindful living laboratory is split into two separate stacks, keeping the private functions away from the public. The gap left in between is bridged by an open atrium circulation space allowing adequate natural light into both parts of the building. A central, common quiet room and meditative space emphasizes the significance of community in the study and practice of mindfulness.
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ground floor plan: social lobby, lowered quiet space, cafeteria with indoor and outdoor seating
Ultimately, a community that has a commitment to mindfulness builds a strong bond. The mindful living laboratory at Catholic University would provide a multitude of services to students and staff alike in order to improve the life of individuals as well as the university as a whole. 2nd floor plan: physical private physical therapy rooms, yoga studios, gym, and elevated quiet room in the center
The practice of mindfulness challenges each of us to relate to our surroundings in a new way. The goal is to not only become as aware as possible, but also to become as accepting as possible. 3rd floor plan: mental talk-therapy rooms, lecture hall, research library, and reception space.
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The most important space in the mindful living laboratory is the quiet room. It is a space to meditate- the most important and difficult practice of mindfulness. It is a secluded space surrounded by the building’s main circulation to signify the user of the quiet room pausing in time to reflect. A longitudinal section through the building depicts the many cut-outs that both provide natural lighting as well as connecting the functions of the three themed floors: mental, physical, and social well-being.
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FREEHAND SKETCHING
Kamakura, Japan micron pen - continuous line exercise
Kyoto, Japan 5-second profile sketch
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Kyoto, Japan watercolor perspective
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FREEHAND SKETCHING
Osaka, Japan perspective and diagram composition
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Osaka, Japan perspective and diagram composition
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CONCEPT IMAGES
Metro Car // The Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Japan)
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The FBI Headquarters // Santa Lucia Mountains (Big Sur State Park, C.A.)
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Shaw Metro Station // Montserrat (Barcelona, Spain)
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Brookland Metro Station // The Atlantic Ocean (Long Beach Township, N.J.)
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