Undergrad Portfolio Selections by Amanda Gladysz

UNDERGRAD PORTFOLIO 2015-2019

AMANDA GLADYSZ

“I don’t care what anything was designed to do. I care about what it can do.” -Gene Kranz, Flight Director Apollo 13

Design has provided me the opportunity be able to communicate my ideas and research visually when my words have fallen short. These projects are meant to bring you on my journey of personal growth through the good & the bad. Learning how to develop structure that creates an architectural idea, developing systems that have purpose, discovering the efficiency of material properties, and so on. These examples are special to me because they all taught me something different and are each crucial to who I am now as a thinker. Thank you for reading my portfolio. -Amanda

PRECEDENT

DESIGN

Story Time Pavilion

Dance Center

Maker Campus

Artist Retreat

Kinetic Facade

Seat Libra

ttle Public ary

OTHER WORK

RESEARCH

Edificio Media-TIC

Autonomous Boston

Form Finding

Cover Design

Residential Design

Story Time Pavilion

This short project is in an area where these different typologies and programs merge, and create new environments. The idea behind this pavilion was to place the intervention, and shape and form it to respond to light and transparrencies, while also creating new environments within the interior of the pavilion by intersectiong the structure.

INSTRUCTOR

TROY PETERS SUMMER 2017

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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

HAND CUT MODEL

DANCE CENTER

This project began from a concept of vertical nodes around a void that would intersect with one another to create connections. This translated first through structure and systems, and worked from the inside out to form a building with coesive parts to whole. This was our comprehensive studio project.

MADE WITH

INSTRUCTOR

Phil McGovern,Aaiza Mistry

*work produced by me

MARK DOLNY SPRING 2018

NODES AROUND VOID, SHIFT TO INTERSECT THE TRANSITIONS

WALL SECTION: FRONT FACADE

MAIN STRUCTURE: CONNECTIONS

HAND CUT SECTION MODELS

DETAILS

SPACE FRAME STRUCTURE

ROOF STRUCTURE CONCEPT/PROCESS

ROOF STRUCTURE

MAKER CAMPUS

North Adams was once a thriving mill town based on its location with ease of transport and energy. When deindustrialization started, North Adamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; economy began to crumble. The townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new economy is based in art through Mass MoCA, growing artist populations, galleries, and design labs. Through education, a connection can be made between the new and old economies of North Adams--art and manufacturing. Different parts of the community can come together in one center. INSTRUCTOR

ANN PITT FALL 2018

Public School Enrollment

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1,612 1,557 1,554 1,528 1,525 1,496 1,466 1,463 1,439

-11% in 8 years

-3.4% -0.2% -1.7% -0.2% -1.9% -2.0% -0.2% -1.6%

SITE PLAN

TRANSPORTATION

ENERGY

MANUFACTURING

Boston MS

NORTH ADA

New York

SITE PLACEMENT

HISTORY & FACTS

SITE ANALYSIS

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SECTION B

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PLAN LEVEL 2

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WALL SECTION

HF AC A

PLAN LEVEL 1

CURTAIN WALL AS GALLE

CURTAIN WALL AS GALLERY

ARTIST RETREAT

Tasked with creating 2 modules with given dimensions to make a singular unit that could be replicated for a community of artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; retreats in Cape Cod. We could put the modules together in any way to create a singular unit, and set the community on the site where we felt best. The twist was that we only had 3 days to do the project. MADE WITH

David Machon

INSTRUCTOR

TROY PETERS SPRING 2019

SECTION C

ISOMETRIC

SECTION B SECTION A

KINETIC FACADE

We were tasked with creating a kinetic facade system that I aspired to use little to no mechanical hvac system through the majority of the year. This is a modular kit of parts that can be adapted for different uses such as building typology or regional climate. The facade utilizes phase change material and a pneumatic ETFE system to effectively control energy.

INSTRUCTOR

TROY PETERS SPRING 2019

PRECEDENT STUDY

shape choice through tesselation:

MEDIA-TIC // ENRIC RUIZ-GELI

HOW ETFE WORKS ON A BUILDING

shapechoice choicethrough throughtesselation: tesselation: shape

MEDIA-TIC////ENRIC ENRICRUIZ-GELI RUIZ-GELI DENT STUDY MEDIA-TIC ENT STUDY

HOW HOW

ETFE stats light plastic film used to regulate light transmission & insulating values

while

ETFE ETFE

lightpla pl light insul &&insula

ermal

ol e or ort m of b and

radius 2

shape choice through wasted space & invariability:

shapechoice choicethrough throughwasted wasted space&&invariability: invariability: shape space s2 diu ra

IDENTIFY DESIGN ISSUES IDENTIFY DESIGN ISSUES ETFE SEPARATE FROM ENCLOSURE EACH ETFE PANEL REQUIRES INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM

IDENTIFYDESIGN DESIGNISSUES ISSUES GRID IS NOT UNIFORM DENTIFY VIEWS ARE SEVERELY LIMITED

DENTIFY DESIGN ISSUES DENTIFY DESIGN ISSUES ETFE SEPARATE FROM TFE SEPARATE FROM

ENCLOSURE NCLOSURE

UNABLE TO COLLECT HEAT ENERGY

EACH ETFEPANEL PANELREQUIRES REQUIRES ACH ETFE NDIVIDUALSYSTEM SYSTEM NDIVIDUAL

GRID NOTUNIFORM UNIFORM RID ISISNOT

VIEWS ARESEVERELY SEVERELYLIMITED LIMITED EWS ARE

UNABLE TOCOLLECT COLLECTHEAT HEAT NABLE TO ENERGY NERGY

radius 1

radius radius22

as a pneumatic system on a building facade:

s2 2 dius raiu rad ra rad dius ius 1 1

66% difference

2 ius rad

radius 1

rad ius 1

r1 r2

OPEN 1. receives sunlight 2 iuss2 ra2.diu solar insulator rad

radius 1 radius 1

34% difference

radius 1 radius 1

14% difference

r1 r2

HOW ETFE MODULES RECIEVE AIR

CUT ENERGY CONSUMPTION LIMIT MECH. HEATING/COOLING

IDENTIFYDESIGN DESIGNGOALS GOALS IDENTIFY MAXIMIZE DAYLIGHTING

OPTIMIZE THERMAL COMFORT/ IMPLEMENT PREDICTIVE/ IMPLEMENT PREDICTIVE/ VENTILATION EACH SPACE ADAPTIVE FACADEFOR SYSTEM ADAPTIVE FACADE SYSTEM CREATE FLEXIBLE,

CUTENERGY ENERGY CONSUMPTION MODULAR FACADE SYSTEM CUT CONSUMPTION CREATE HEATING/COOLING SELF SUSTAINED LIMITMECH. MECH. LIMIT HEATING/COOLING FACADE ENERGY SYSTEM

MAXIMIZEDAYLIGHTING DAYLIGHTING MAXIMIZE

ETFE pneumatic system

IDENTIFY DESIGN GOALS IMPLEMENT PREDICTIVE/ ADAPTIVE FACADE SYSTEM

CLOSED 1. blocks sunlight 2. rejects heat

1 2

adaptability modularity

66% 66% difference

longevity

• climate zones

• building typology difference

r1 r1 r2 r2

34% 34% difference difference

r1 r1 r2 r2

14% 14% difference difference

HOW HOW

r1 r1 r2 r2

ETFE ETFE I

• solar orientation

adaptability adaptability modularity modularity

longevity longevity

climatezones zones ••climate buildingtypology typology ••building solarorientation orientation ••solar

ETFE modules of 2-3 panels

OPTIMIZE THERMAL COMFORT/ OPTIMIZE THERMAL CREATE KITCOMFORT/ OF PARTS VENTILATIONFOR FOREACH EACHSPACE SPACE VENTILATION CREATEFLEXIBLE, FLEXIBLE, CREATE MODULARFACADE FACADESYSTEM SYSTEM MODULAR CREATESELF SELFSUSTAINED SUSTAINED CREATE FACADEENERGY ENERGYSYSTEM SYSTEM FACADE

CREATEKIT KITOF OFPARTS PARTS CREATE

HOW ETFE WORKS ON A BUILDING

ETFE stats

ETFE open

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ETFE closed

light plastic film used to regulate light transmission & insulating values

 

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  

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 

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 

 

 



   

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as a pneumatic system on a building facade: OPEN

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



CLOSED

Layer 1

Layer 2

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Layers Together







1. blocks sunlight 2. rejects heat

 

1. receives sunlight 2. solar insulator

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









 HOW ETFE MODULES RECIEVE AIR

ETFE pneumatic system



 Battery

Controller 

 

Inverter

Pneumatic Pump

ETFE modules of 2-3 panels







Daylight Sensor



Thermometer Pump Controller

solar panels on roof





 



 

 

 

 

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     

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       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

     

     

     

 

 

       

 

 



 







 





 







   



  

 

 

  

WEST

 

 







 



 







EAST







   





 

 

NORTH

 

   

      

    



 

 

  

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

   

 

  

    

SOUTH

 

 

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WALL SECTION

DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY STUDY FABRICATION LAB // NORTHEAST CORNER

INTERIOR DAYLIGHT PERSPECTIVES

DIVA Simulation Daylight Autonomy (300 lux) Mean Daylight Occupancy: 78.43%

SUMMER SUN STUDIES 9:00

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FLOOR 5 // BREAK ROOM

EQUINOX SUN STUDIES 9:00 3:00STUDY DAYLIGHT12:00 AUTONOMY

CONFERENCE & COLLABORATION // SOUTHWEST CORNER DIVA Simulation Daylight Autonomy (300 lux) Mean Daylight Occupancy: 91.6%

FLOOR 4 // OPEN OFFICE

WINTER SUN STUDIES 9:00

12:00

3:00

FLOOR 3 // CONFERENCE

CONNECTION OF SPACE AROUND ATRIUM SUMMER SUN STUDIES 9:00

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EQUINOX SUN STUDIES 9:00

12:00

3:00

FLOOR 3

FLOOR 4

FLOOR 2 // FAB LAB

WALL SECTION

INTERIOR DAYLIGHT PERSPECTIVES

FLOOR 5 // BREAK ROOM

PCM PANEL

FLOOR 4 // OPEN OFFICE

ETFE PANEL

GLAZING PANEL FLOOR 3 // CONFERENCE

EXPLODED WALL ASSEMBLY

FLOOR 2 // FAB LAB

SEATTLE LIBRARY

The Seattle Public Library is not an aim at reinventing the traditional library, but rather evolving the spaces and their function. The library no longer serves as a place for books, but a hub for research, gathering, sanctuary, and communication. The design consists of five platforms that house different functions, yet coexist for maximum performance. MADE WITH

Farida Aboulezz, Angela Johnson *2 Diagrams by F.A.

INSTRUCTOR

TROY PETERS SUMMER 2017

MEDIA-TIC

We studied the pneumatic facade of this building by Enric Ruiz Geli in Barcelona by constructing a large scale model to replicate the process of inflating between the three layers ETFE to become a solar insulator. I also used Grasshopper to script and animate the process of the model being filled with air.

MADE WITH

INSTRUCTOR

David Machon

TROY PETERS SPRING 2019

AUTONOMOUS BOSTON

I looked at specific Boston neighborhoods that have a lot of parking infrastructure, and researched how the building typology is changing and will eventually disappear. Therefore, I researched methods to adapt cities like Boston for changing infrastructure and looked at what a city could do with the left over space it brings.

INSTRUCTOR

ANTONIO FURGIUELE SPRING 2018

Seaport District Parking vs. Building:

FORM FINDING

I studied the ideas of form finding by Frei Ottoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of soap bubbles to create a research project. I studied air flow through bubbles to create minimal surface and applied that to the built environment by creating pneumatic floor plates that would rise and fall with air to give way to changes in program. The process included soap film video tests, air pressure tests, and final form making tests in Rhino. INSTRUCTOR

ANTONIO FURGIUELE FALL 2018

COVER DESIGN

I entered the handbook contest at Wentworth the past two years. The first time I entered one design (far right) & won. The second time I entered 2 designs & came in first and placed with the second (first 2 images). The most left image is the current Wentworth student handbook.

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN Junior year of high school (2014) I spent a semester designing a house, and going through the process of drawings/ schedules. This is a collage of the work. Other projects from high school include a garage design and cost estimate, rennovating the school to meet ADA, and a statewide design contest for AIANH.