ARYANA ROBINSON
Aryana Robinson aryanacwaa7@gmail.com (248) 747-2644 ARPortfolio.com
West Loop, Chicago, IL
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Arts District, Benton Harbor, MI Downtown Calgary, AB, Canada Saugatuk, MI Saugatuk, MI Watercolor Penmenship
West Loop Chicago Mixed-Use Project:
Located in the West-Loop area of Chicago, this project is intended to be a space where the community within the area feels comfortable coming too. With a music school, health club, hotel and retail spaces, this project caters to all demographics. The twelve story boutiqye hotel, is full of family-friendly spaces that are welcoming and fun fr all ages. It also has a 360-degree penthouse area that gives a beautiful outlook over the West-Loop area. The curved walls within and along the balconies of the project, add an unusal and playful look to the project. This project has taught me a lot about the complexity behind such a large mixed-use building. It showed me the value in thinking ahead and being aware of the aspects that need to be included over time. I also learned about how although it may be difficult. there is a certain satisfaction to stepping outisde the box and creating a project that is more unique. The thought-process that comes with figuring out codes and such really pushes the bounds of arcitecture and builds something that is truly amazing.
Downtown Calgary, Alberta Infusion Ministries
Located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, my hometown, this project hold a very special place in my heart. As the first major mixed-use project that I have done, Infusion Ministries is meant to be a place that is welcoming for all people. Within the project, there is a Seventh-Day Adventist Church, retail spaces, classrooms, a health club, a restaurant, and a living space on the top level, for displaced teenagers that are members of the LGBTQ+ community. This project taught me the importance of creating space and helped me expand my knowlegde on the complexity of mixed-use projects. I also learned how to create an accessible rooftop space and the unusal things that you can do with architecture, such as creating a giant curve that peaks at the street corner of your building.
Art District, Benton Harbor City of Metal
Located in the Arts District of Benton Harbor, Michigan, this is by far my favorite project. The City of Metal was inspired by the concept of Legos. Basically this project is full of shipping containers with a crane the runs through the center of the project, that can move the containers around whenever needed. This project has housing, pop-up stores, retail spaces, and open areas for Pecha Kucha’s as well as a splash park. The concet of shipping containers was to create a temporary space for people within the distrcit. Many artists look for pop-up spaces in which they can sell or display their work, as well as small businesses looking for afforable rental spaces. This block is for those who are starting out and want to make something of themselves. This project really should me how fun architecture can be and that thinking outside of the box can have amazing results. It also allowed me to explore the bounds of SketchUp and improve my skill within this program.
Downtown Calgary, Alberta Storefront Apartment
Saugatuk, Michigan Carriage House Project This project taught me about the importance of careful planning and creativity. Throughout this project, I had to adjust the limits of my creativity to fit the codes and requirements of the assignment. I learned how to interpret and properly draw the section of building that i designed. I had to realyy focus on the weights of my lines, especially on the sectionsin order to allow the project to read well. I was able to adjust the weights of my lines when taking into consideration, the cut line, outline, siding, etc. As a result, the interpretation of my lines can be seen throughout the project.
Saugatuk, Michigan Main House Project
This project has taught me about the level of patience and openmindedness is required when designing a building. I have learned about the importance of being able to accept and use criticism when it comes to a design project of any kind. This project has also taught me about needing the ability to coordinate opinions and design details in cooresponding projects. I specifically learned how to draw a detailed, upclose section of a portion of a building. I learned how to visualize cutting through a building, and what the inside structure would look like. This project taught me how to take my vision and execute it with the help of my peers and professors. I learned a lot about the importance of little details and expanded my knowledge of line wieghts, floor plan designs, sections, and set dimensions that are often required.
Aryana Robinson aryanacwaa7@gmail.com (248) 747-2644 ARPortfolio.com
ARYANA ROBINSON