ANGELA WADLEY
ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
angela WADLEY DESIGN PHILOSOPHY Design impacts all lives in ways subtle and overt. From laptops to coffee mugs, every object is a function of design. Great design is more than just good aesthetics. It is the way objects are utilized and understood. A laptop or coffee mug are beautiful by themselves, but their design can’t truly be appreciated until they start being utilized. It’s only then that all the subtle touches are experienced, all things visible and invisible that make a great design. The relation between people and architecture should aim for a positive outcome and promote psychological and social well-being. It is about asking questions concerning the meaning of human habitation—what it means to live in a built environment—and where human flourishing and social progress can best occur. Throughout my design studies, I have focused on the senses, the emotions, the mind of the user, effects of behavioral patterns and sense of place.
CONTACT INFORMATION 832.993.1141 angela_wadley@yahoo.com 22915 Westgate Village Ln. Spring, Texas 77373
RÉSUMÉ
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
Drury University
Drury University Track & Field Discuss and Shot-Put record holder 2016 – Present | Springfield, MO
Drury University
National Honor Society of High School Students Member | 2013 – 2016
Master of Architecture 2021 (expected) | Springfield, MO Minor in Business Administration 2021 (expected) | Springfield, MO
EXPERIENCE Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP (SOM) Intern | March 2019 | Chicago, IL Assisted in the architectural design process and development of on-going projects. Participated with current company leaders through mentoring high school students in the ACE Mentor Program. Followed through on design development drawings and utilization of computer-assisted design software.
Texas High School Track & Field Discuss Event Placed 1st in All District & All Area. 13th in State | 2016 High School Basketball All District Player | 2016 Houston, TX
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT & VOLUNTEER WORK American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Member | 2016 - Present National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Member | Present
Vector Marketing
Design Build Club Vice President & Member | 2016- Present | Drury University
June 2017 – Present | Houston, TX
Black United Independent Collegiates (BUIC) Vice President & Member | 2017- Present | Drury University
Branch Manager & Sales Representative Owned and managed Branch Office that was ranked 3rd in Sales for Southwest, Texas. Recruited and trained sales representatives responsible for maximizing sales through aggressive networking, referrals, and sales presentations. Fostered strong relationships with customers and sales staff. Ranked 47th Top Sales Representative in the US of 2017.
International House of Pancake (IHOP)
Server | June 2016 – August 2016 | Houston, TX
Ozarks Food Harvest – Nonprofit Organization Volunteer | 2018 | Springfield, MO Adopt a street (Greene County) Volunteer | 2017 – Present | Springfield, MO
SKILLS Adobe Suite, Revit, CAD, Sketch Up, 3DS Max, Formit 360, Rhino, Grasshopper, Laser Cutting, Woodworking, 3D printing.
“Life is chaotic. Buildings should reflect it” – Frank Gehry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Just Chocolate Factory
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Chicago’s Community Performing Art Center
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Path of Experineces
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Path, Entry, and Space
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Miscellaneous 2D Work & Photography
JUST CHOCOLATE FACTORY Location | Eureka Springs, AR Spring 2018 | Second Year Professor | Nancy Chikaraishi Drury University Just Chocolate Factory is located in Eureka Springs, AR on the corner of Pine and Spring street. The town is tremendously hilly and somewhat a challenge with the preexisting retaining walls. Eureka Springs has an ora of corkiness, old-fashion, and artsy. Taking from the process of how chocolate is made, the introduction incorporates different components that mold and form chocolate. The walls of the chocolate factory concave and convex to create a unique experience and shape from the outside and inside. On the second level the café is cantilevered over the corner sidewalk to give emphasis of views and directionality. The chocolate factory also includes offices and working rooms where they package and ship the chocolate. The main goal is to tie the building within the context of the town. The material used for the exterior of the building relates to the stone of the retaining walls nearby. The second level connects to the park so those who want to visit the café have easier access. I want the chocolate factory to serve as a place where people can meet for lunch and lounge, as well as tours and purchase of chocolate.
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Farmers break open cocoa pods and select ripe and disease-free beans to continue to the fermentation process.
During fermentation, the flavor and aroma potential of beans develop, and bitterness is reduced.
Finding the the most adequate farmers to harvest cocoa beans. The beans are dried out to further develop flavor prevention. It is also during this process that moisture content in the beans are reduced to improve the storability.
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During roasting, the beans are brought to the right temperature, which brings out the flavors and aromas that characterize the chocolate.
The finished chocolate is tempered to allow the formation of the right cocoa butter crystals to give it a smooth and shiny appearance, and then poured into bar moulds. Above | The Process of Making Chocolate
Defective beans and non-cacao materials (like rocks, metals, and leaves) are sorted and separated, leaving only healthy cacao beans for the roasting process.
The cocoa beans are broken into small pieces called nibs, and the shells are separated from the nibs during the winnowing process.
The nibs are ground into a paste called cocoa liquor and mixed with other ingredients such as cocoa butter and sugar. The mixture is refined to form a silky smooth chocolate.
Once solidified, the bars are moved from the moulds and meticulously wrapped then packaged.
Site Location
Pedestrian and Vehicle Traffic
Site Plan
Sun Diagram and Wind Path
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Red | Views
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Spatial Relationships
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1 | Entrance / Reception 2 | Chocolate Manufactoring Process 3 | Test Kitchen 4 | Packaging 5 | Shipping 6 | Storage Area 7 | General Storage 8 | Restrooms 9 | Mechanical 10 | Garden 11 | Loading / Recieving Dock 12 | CafĂŠ 13 | Offices & Conference Room 14 | Outside Patio
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Right | Section B
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Above | Interior Perspective
Above | CafĂŠ
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Chicago’s Community Performing Art Center Location | Goose Island, Chicago, IL Fall 2018 | Third Year Professor | Yong Huang Drury University Art is no longer easy access to the public with bulletproof boxes, ropes, "do not touch" signs, and alarms. These traditional procedures are important, however, lacks the physical interaction. The Community Art Center will serve the community as a performing arts hub and cater to the youth through the interactive spectrum of art and understanding the physical aspects. This center will activate the learning experience and host dance lessons, singing lessons, instrumental lessons, acting courses, recitals, and performances. There are three main halls containing dance, theater, choir and band. The main theater stage can serve for performances, plays, recitals and even be extended for walkways i.e. fashion shows. All of the activities take place on the second level, while the first level also has a cafÊ for those who are stopping by and want to sit in the courtyard and have views of the river. The river drops down 10 feet from ground level and will be a gathering area for people to interact and a stop for the water taxi.
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Above | Site Location
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Goose Island is located northwest of downtown Chicago and is known for their craft of brewing. It is a historically industrial site that pays homage to the brick-cladded buildings of the past. The North Branch Canal that connects to the Chicago River is a part of the site. Near the site there are commercial, industrial, and residential areas. The Art Center is located at the intersection of W. Division and N. Kingsbury and shares a lot with the Garden of Books Pavilion that caters to the meainings and roles of books in our contemporary urbanism.
Left | Site Collage Above | Site Plan
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Second Level
1 | Entrance / Reception 2 | Restrooms 3 | CafĂŠ 4 | Ticket Booth 5 | Mechanical 6 | Storage Area 7 | Theater 8 | Sound Booth
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9 | Dress Rooms 10 | Theater Rehersal Room 11 | Dance Studio 12 | Choir Rehersal Room 13 | Band Rehersal Room 14 | Practice Rooms 15 | Lounge
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Theater
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Dance
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1 | The three main functions coming together to create one unified shape. 2 | From the idea of a box within a box, the main theater space is enclosed inside of the preliminary halls. The concept of revealing and opening up follows the design that in order to proceed to the main core (theater hall), one has to practice and utilize the spaces before. 3 | The concept of revealing and overlapping to become a space. 4 | The spaces overlap to form a strong connection between the three main functions. They all have to interlock to work. 5 | Those spaces extrude to become entrances and a cafĂŠ to encourgae socailizatoin. It also forms shading and strcuture.
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Above | Theater Stage
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Exterior Perspective of Courtyard
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Section
Path of Experiences Spring 2017 | First Year Professor | Gerard Nadeau Drury University This project focuses on landscape topography while also taking in consideration of site and micro-climate conditions. The design contains an intriguing path through the site which includes both open and enclosed spaces with a chimney swift tower that attracts chimney swift birds and people. The columns are placed to emphasize the connection and directionality between the spaces visible and implied. All three spaces have secondary and tertiary niches to serve as rest spots and viewpoints.
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Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica A bird best identified by the smudge-gray nimbly maneuvers over rooftops, fields, and rivers to catch insects and bathe. Its tiny body, curving wings, and stiff, shallow wingbeats give it a flight and distinctive style. Chimney Swifts are among the most aerial of birds, spending almost their entire life airborne except when roosting overnight and nesting. When they do come to rest, they never sit on perches like most birds. Their long claws are suited only for clinging to the walls of chimneys and other vertical surfaces. During migration, thousands of swifts roost together in chimneys, funneling into them at dusk in spectacular tornado-like flocks.
Breeding
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Migration
Above | North Amercian Map of Chimney Swifts
Chimney Swift Tower Design The tower is a long, gray stone trapezoidal prism fixture, developed to enhance the livability of the chimney swift birds. Each prism increasingly gets larger from the bottom to top to emphasize the tornado-like funneling of the birds. The opening of the structure is about 2' by 2' and narrows down to 1'5" by 1'5".
Air space
Corner Bracing
Trapezodial Panel
Sky Gray Stone
Bolts to connect each panel
Right | Exploded Axon
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Circulation & Views
Centralization
General Plan
The design strategy focuses on the use of ordering principles of architecture utilizing centralization and linear orders to create both intimate and public spaces for people to view the chimney swift tower. Starting from the bottom at level zero is the entrance to the main enclosed space that the chimney swift tower is placed where observation of birds take place. Approaching the secondary space to the northeast, inhabits views to the chimney that will enable an apprehensive pause. The two highest spaces frame views towards the chimney swift tower. Before stepping up to the highest open space there is a cantilevered overhang to emphasize the continuity of the main bottom space.
The arrows portray directionallity, while the red rays illustate the views that the user will have to and from the desirable spaces.
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Path, Entry, & Space Spring 2017 | First Year Professor | Gerard Nadeau Drury University This creative design focuses on the creation of an experiential path and space for users to view a sculpture. Brunhilde by Martin Puryear is a sculpture, derived from an upside-down basket. This human scale basket made from wood was intertwined with care without any breaking of the wood. The sculpture portrayed infinite intertwining as well as layering and crossing. The design takes from the concept of layering by the depth of the pieces being preceived at different views.
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Left | Close up of Brunhilde Above | Layering and Crossing
My approach to the creative design is to have the viewer get glimpses of the sculpture but never have a clear picture until reaching the highest floor or directly underneath the sculpture. Approaching the space, the landscape creates two different paths, one that leads you to the entry and the other to intimate viewing space under Brunhilde. The circulation throughout the space is one big loop that creates a 360 observation of the sculpture and creating continuity and endless views.
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Section
Circulation
Above | Circulation Right | Entry Sequence
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Above | Pastel & Charcoal Sketchs Right | Photography
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Fall 2017 - Fall 2018 | Miscellaneous