ANDREINA SOJO SELECTED WORKS
Master of Architecture + Landscape Architecture University of Pennsylvania
Work in Progress
Spring 2024
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Andreina Sojo
Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
Dual-Degree: Master of Architecture + Master of Landscape Architecture
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Industrial Palimpsest, Autoexpanding Urban Recycling Plant
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The Grand Water Station, Urban Tower
Architecture
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Power Plant, Renewable Energy Production as Spectacle
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The Transverse, Looping Rythm Garden
CanoPIT, Re-constructing Unavoidable Waste
Landscape Architecture Work
Encapsulating Dynamism, Performative Beacons
Architecture
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INDUSTRIAL PALIMPSEST
Autoexpanding Urban Recycling Plant
Understanding Callowhill’s industrial precedent in the brick manufacturing industry, how can we innovate the architectural space and contribute to the Callowhill neighborhood?
Construction and demolition waste constitute approximately 17.5 percent of Pennsylvania’s municipal waste stream. In response to this issue, the 502 project proposes to reactivate the Reading Viaduct with a recycling facility. This facility aims to process concrete, plastic, and steel from the community and construction sites, with the goal of reducing waste sent to landfills and incinerators.
SITE
TERM
COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
Callowhill, Philadelphia
Spring 2023
ARCH 502
Ezio Blasetti
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01 l Section showing the collection of scrap and industrial remains to be treated.
6 02 l Construction Waste Landscape and Material Deposit.
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Articulated Sectional Study based on MP4 format.
Structural development following prior curves.
04 l Physical Model.
l Geometry
ARCH 502 01 Industrial Palimpsest Spring 2023
Vortex Development along surface.
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Design Process
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Material Study: Representing materials in constant change, utilize resin, colored concrete, and mesh to create dynamic architectural spaces. 05
9 04 l Physical Model.
Classifying collected scrap and industrial remains
Processing waste materials and providing cultural spaces
ARCH 502 01 Industrial Palimpsest Spring 2023
Distributing transformed material for architectural expansion
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11 07 l Informative
Space for the Public.
ARCH 502 01 Industrial
Spring 2023
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l Second Level Floor Plan.
Palimpsest
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l Processing Spaces.
Concrete
Plastic Steel
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Recycled Steel
Treated Plastic Aggregate
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Recycled
13 Recycled Concrete 09 l Recycling operations in the Callowhill neighborhood.
Waste Crusher Space 02_Construction Waste Treatment 03_Material Delivery 04_Stored Material Space 05_Experimentation Room 06_Material Relic’s Gallery 02 01 05 04 06 ARCH 502 01 Industrial Palimpsest Spring 2023
01_Industrial
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THE GRAND WATER STATION,
Urban Tower
Can a building on Park Avenue pay homage to the water infra structure system by creating a landmark that celebrates water’s presence in the city?
The proposal involves a tower connected to Water Tunnel No. 3 in Manhattan. This new intervention seeks to unveil New York City’s water infrastructure, which historically characterized the site as a cosmopolitan city. The project’s objective is to enhance the efficiency of energy usage, storage, and water transportation to serve the needs of New York City.
SITE Park Avenue & 30th St, New York City
INSTITUTION
University of Florida
TERM Fall 2020
COURSE
ARC4322 Architectural Design VII
INSTRUCTOR Peter Sprowls
GROUP Jared Cook
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15 01 l Serving the City : Space Dedicated to Vendors
16 Tactile Narratives Andreina Sojo Park Avenue 8 6 7.a 7.b 10 3 4 5 30th Street Program 1. Multipurpose Space 2. Offices 3.Reception for Residents 4.Cafe 5. Storage 6. Continuation of Park Ave. 7. Gallery 8. Main Celebration of Water 9. Bathroom 10. Social Interaction and Water Drainage
17 ARC4322 02 The Grand Water Station Fall 2020 5 7.c 7.e 9 10 1 2 N.3 32nd Street 02 l Plan Study : Water in Space
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04 l Retail Cloud and Connection with the Main Public Space
03 l The Urban Threshold: Continuing Park Avenue
05 l The Main Celebration of Water: Interior Public Space
This project will offer a space that celebrates New York’s water infrastructure achievement, often referred to by locals as the ‘champagne of drinking water.’
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ARC4322 02 The Grand Water Station Fall 2020
Housing
Primary Exterior Structure
Secondary Exterior Structure
Water Screen Structure
Water Screen
Oyster Bar
Housing
Dining Area
Theather
Gathering Space
Commercial Cloud
Main Space
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06 l Longitudinal Section: Embodiment of Human Occupation
21 07 l The Grand Water Station from Park Avenue ARC4322 02 The Grand Water Station Fall 2020
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POWER PLANT
Energy Production as Spectacle
Acknoledging the impact of Smelting Zinc operations, how can we create new industries based on Brownfield’s afterlife?
After more than 200 years of energy production trajectory and the decline of coal production in the 1970s, the Power Plant project aims to address heavy metal pollution with phytoremediation and renewable energy by producing cellulosic ethanol. The project seeks to reclaim natural spaces from brownfields, transforming them into an energy landscape that originated from the New Jersey Zinc Company’s smelting operations in 1898.
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COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
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West Smelting Zinc Plant, Palmerton
Fall 2023
LARP
Ellen Neises
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01 l A Space for Transition: Exploring an Alternate Future for Poisonous Sites the Ongoing North Face Development.
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Sweet Magnolia Native tree
Broussonetia Papyfera Cd
Betula Pendula Zn
Multimechanism Buffer Green and Blue Roof
Street Trees
02 l Phytoremediation Strategies for Palmerton
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25 LARP 601 03 Power Plant Fall 2023 03 l PLanting Selection to capture Heavy Metals
Sugar Maple Native tree
Big Bluestem Zn + Cd
Reseda Alba Zn
Switchgrass Zn
Magnolia tree
Roof
Filtering Green Roof Migration Tree Stand
Phytoremediation Strategies
After two decades of capturing heavy metals, the project aims to transform the West plant site from a poisonous site into valuable multipurpose green space, create connections for the community, and reclaim Palmerton’s industrial identity.
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04 l Phytoextraction: Cellulosic Ethanol Production
06 l Rhyzoexraction: Lehigh River’s Water Purification
05 l Phytostabilization: Soil’s Erosion Reduction
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LARP 601 Fall 2023 03 Power Plant
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Physical Model: Existing Topography and Alternate Warehouse Design.
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Harvested Biomass
Fireproof Storage
29 09 l Cellulosic Ethanol Pre-treatment LARP 601 Fall 2023 03 Power Plant
LOOPING RYTHM
Garden
How can a garden enhance Fairmount Park’s natural areas and foster connections between living and non-living elements within an extensive system?
The project studies the feedback loop in relation to the Swainson Thrush, a fall and winter migrating bird species. The garden aims to understand the dynamics of this bird species within Fairmont Park’s ecosystem and its impact as an ecological corridor parallel to the Delaware River.
SITE
Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
TERM Fall 2021
COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
LARP 501
Dorothy Jacobs
Swainson’s Thrush
Behaviuor: Foliage Cleaner
Habitat: Forest December
Fall Migration
+Connection to existing
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February
+ Design with invasive species
+ Spotted Laternfly Campaign
+ Space and function arrange for the human experience
Bug Hunting
Pecking
+Landing
Bathing
Mineral Formation
+Space for protection
+Nesting period: 10-14 days
+Vegetation as shelter: 3-20 feet above the ground
+Acoustic experience
Fruits: +Elderberries +Blackberries +Rasberries +Twinberries
Case Study: Little Sparta
+ Material as a source for social response
+ Heavy vs. light
+ Natural vs. artificial
01 l The path connects to the existing routes, and the design gesture accentuates Fairmount Park’s beauty.
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Thrush
Cleaner
December
Prey
Local Pretator Insects Fruits Seeds
01_Aggregate type 1
02_Aggregate type 2
03_Weathered Aluminum
04_Found Pelitic Schist
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02 l Bathing: Sculpting Local Mineral Formations.
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Nesting
Bug Hunting
Bathing
Connecting the Tree of Heaven with
Structure for the Green Garden Spi der to Catch Spotted Lanternfly
Observing Through the Bird Blind
Appreciating Insects from a Different Perspective
Recognizing the Oasis for Migrating Birds
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A Mineral Amphitheater for Swainson’s Thrush
CanoPIT
Re-constructing Unavoidable Waste
How can we design with permanence?
The design prototype is based on avocado material and serves as a structural space to host the seasonal farmer’s market. The material’s surface is composed of pulverized avocado pit blended with lignin microfiber. The structural design operates with structural inertia, aiming to enhance the tensile capacities of the flexible organic material and assess its decay over time.
SITE
Seasonal Farmer’s Market, Philadelphia
TERM Fall 2023
RA POSITION DumoLab
GROUP PROJECT
Yuanyi Cen
Ji Yoon Bae
Abby Weintein
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Ondulating Canopy Tensile Testing.
The foundational prototype for the structural design incorporated a single layer of avocado blend and a triple layer of lignin blend.
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02 l Double-sided Clipping Joints, 3D Printed Lignin Reinforcement Toolpath.
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04 l Structural Design Aims to Amplify the Flexible Capacity of the Surface.
DumoLab 05 CanoPIT Fall 2023
03 l Toolpath Explorations
ENCAPSULATING DYNAMISM
Perfomative Beacons
How can we reconceptualize museums as potential cultural institutions in the twenty-first century?
Encapsulating Dynamism proposes an inhabitable sculpture that utilizes human motion as fuel to sustain the building, with the surplus energy benefiting the city. The approach to bring the building to life involves the integration of piezoelectricity embedded in the architecture.
SITE
Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia
TERM Fall 2022
COURSE
INSTRUCTOR
ARCH 501
Laia Mogas-Soldevila
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01 l Cultural Center Adjacent for PMA Dedicated to Kinetic Explorations
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l Defining Dynamics
Underground
Ground
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03 l Transitioning from Steam Machinery to a Motion-Fueled Museum.
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04 l Connection Between Central Energy Storage and Motion Capsules
In the building proposal, human motion is perceived by piezoelectric sensors that capturevibration and pressure to create electricity. The energy is collected through the exploratory gallery and innovation lab capsules. Then, the energy is transferred to central energy storage during the day. At night, the harvested energy is magnified through the piezoelectric devices, and the primary energy storage lights up!
Innovation Capsule
Cultural Cafe
Water Works
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Piezoelectric Furniture
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Underground Level Ground Level Level One 42 Tactile Narratives Andreina Sojo
During the day, the museum becomes a mechanical energy playground, and at night,it becomes an interactive light playground where each step can produce 10 watts.
43 05 l Section ARCH 501 06 Encapsulating Dynamism Fall 2022
06 l Ground Level 08 l First Level 07 l Underground Level 44 Tactile Narratives Andreina
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45 09 l Physical Model ARCH 501 06 Encapsulating Dynamism Fall 2022
46 09 l Physical Chunk
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Finally, Encapsulating Dynamics understands architecture’s performance as an educational element to create art, informs the public about renewable energy solutions, and continue Philadelphia’s innovation trajectory.
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Playground
Reverbrating Pool
Receptive Poles
Chunk Model ARCH 501 06 Encapsulating Dynamism Fall 2022
Kinetic Mesh
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