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Ashley Boots ashleyboots1@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyboots 913.706.9273 University of Colorado at Boulder / Bachelor of Environmental Design Major: Architecture / Minor: German December 2011 / GPA: 3.6 Danish Institute for Study Abroad / Scandinavian Design and Architecture May 2011 - Aug 2011 AECOM Kansas City, Missouri Designer Jan 2014 - Present Christensen & CO Arkitekter Copenhagen, Denmark Architectural Intern Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) Copenhagen, Denmark Architecture and Design (A+D) Program Assistant June 2012 - Aug 2013 Sherpani Boulder, Colorado Customer Service and Social Media Coordinator Jan 2012 - May 2012 Revit, Autocad, Sketchup, Vray, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks German (Advanced proficiency), Danish (Intermediate proficiency), Spanish (Basic proficiency) Design, Photography, Cartography, Graphics, Language, Skiing, Cycling, Climbing, Yoga, Exploring
MEDIA
GRAPHICS
GREEN TECH
STUDIO I
STUDIO II
STUDIO III
DIS STUDIO
STUDIO IV
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MEDIA
MEDIA Environmental Design Media introduced principles for representing space, form and information. The course emphasized drawing as a practice of spatial communication. Basic terminologies, media, instruments and techniques were introduced. Particular stress was placed on line weight, tonal values, composition development, pictorial systems and typographical fundamentals.
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GRAPHICS
GRAPHICS Architectural graphics demonstrated techniques of graphic communication and presentation in architectural design, with emphasis on advanced delineation and use of color. Media such as watercolor, oil paint, graphite, charcole, pastel, and Chinese ink was explored.
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GREEN TECH
GREEN TECH Green Technology placed focus on advancing the knowledge of environmental design through creating full-scale architectural elements, furnishings, and accessories with little or no money, in order to drive experimentation and creativity. Reused and recycled materials were utilized, together with non-toxic fabrication techniques, in order to find new sources for design and help reduce solid waste. My project was originally a discarded school desk recovered from a dumpster. The design concept behind the desk was to rejuvenate it into usable, sophisticated, fun object that a child could enjoy. The rejuvenation process involved first taking apart the desk and sandblasting it. Then I cut off a damaged piece of the desk top and replaced it with a band of plastic. Along the band I routed out moulds to set crayons down into. Next I cut and sanded large dowels to make crayons that would help hold the desk together. Finally, I carefully re-assembled everything back together. My project demonstrates green technology through the use of recycled items (the desk itself and the dowels used to make the giant crayons),and also by refraining from using any petroleum based materials or spray paints. The refurbished desk was sold in Clutter consignment in Boulder, as a “back to school� featured item.
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STUDIO I
STUDIO ONE Studio One introduced basic strategies and techniques of architectural design, focusing on the language of concept communication, as well as on traditional methods of visualizing architectural ideas and forms. Environmental design fundamentals were explored in the context of early modernism, landscape urbanism, and urban farming. Knowledge of scale, representational conventions, basic model-making, and compositional competence was developed and strengthened throughout the semester. The final project was an “Urban Demonstration Farm”, a community building integrated within an urban farm, with the purpose of educating the public on alternative farming practices. The crop row organization within the surrounding fields inspired and defined the building’s form, and led to the creation of a strong cut for pedestrian and bicycle traffic going directly through the first floor of the building. Existing views of the site and the surrounding landscape were promoted through building orientation, location of entrances and exits, and circulation control. The Urban Demonstration Farm serves to educate the community about alternative food production methods through access to a modern library, an auditorium which will put on cooking and food demonstrations, and a roof garden to watch the alternative method transpiring. The urban demonstration farm provides complexity of experience by juxtaposing the natural environment (the farm) and the built environment (downtown Boulder). The farm design is conscious of and reacting to the integral component of growing time/season, and accounts for the three annual crop harvests. Quality of experience with the space is enhanced as encounters will regularly differ due to the farm’s continuous cycle of growth.
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STUDIO II
STUDIO TWO Studio Two focused on medium-scale building design and site-analysis. The final project was to design a place for experiencing water, through various platforms such as pools and baths, misters and showers, saunas and steam rooms. Architectural phenomenology and the sensory experience were central concentrations in the development of the project. The idea of exposure versus enclosure was carefully examined to determine ideal settings for the wet and dry spaces. Unpleasant views and more private water experiences would be enclosed, while pleasant views, daylight, and public water experiences would be exposed. Considering varying degrees of desired privacy was also a fundamental driving force in the design, ensuring user comfort and ease of navigation.
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STUDIO III
STUDIO THREE Studio Three focused in depth on concepts of program, architectural meaning and human behavior and how these factors help shape buildings. The project was to design a multi-story, mixed-use infill building in Hamburg, Germany. Program requirements included a publicly-accessible ground-floor, office space, and various apartment options. The design process for this project began by researching a number of precedents and discovering what styles and forms of architecture we found most compelling. I was drawn to the Swedish architecture firm, Tham and Videgard, and in particular, their Archipelago House. I was captivated by the precision, materiality, and horizontality of the house, and wanted to infuse these characteristics within my own building. To visualize how the form of the Archipelago House could influence for my project, I skewed and stacked an image of it in PhotoShop. The result revealed a bold form, similar to a stack of books. This “book stack� idea became my parti and my vision for an ‘occupiable environmental sculpture’. To preserve the rhythm and proportion of the parti, I wanted to keep the height of each level uniform. In making that decision, I had to come up with another way to give some depth and complexity to the structure. This was done through the angled decks that are located on each floor. Also, because each floor is essentially independent of one another, I wanted some sort of unifying element to tie the whole building together. This became a one-foot-thick stone-covered wall that runs through the entire height of the building with wooden stairs cantilevering off of it. Additionally, because of the site’s mild climate, the interior spaces were designed with high regard of natural ventilation: a series of long, horizontal walls were incorporated to provide structural support, as well as create a path of air flow from the front of the building to the back. The essence of my “Bookstack Building� is a simple element repeated, which creates multifaceted spaces infused with precision and rigor.
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DIS STUDIO
DIS STUDIO This adaptive reuse studio was completed during my studies at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad in Copenhagen. The studio was a platform for exploring the basis of design and construction in Scandinavia, the current state of a building and its potential to perform in the future, and modes in which Scandinavian architecture adapts in a transformative manner. The project was to propose a contemporary use for Carlsberg breweries’ former grain-storage facility. The program of a hostel was selected to attract a diverse group of international visitors to the new Carlsberg district, as it will be the only hostel in near proximity and a cheaper alternative to a hotel. The hostel is a place for users to rest, relax, and socialize after a long day of exploring Copenhagen. The Carlsberg Hostel has many different rooms, such as a suite with a private bathroom (4 or 6 people), a backpacker room with a common bathroom and partition walls for accommodating larger groups (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 people), and a lofted room with a unique double height experience. Besides having a variety of sleeping accommodations, the hostel also has a variety of eating and socializing spaces. Instead of having one large dining hall, there will be smaller cooking stations throughout the building to provide a more intimate social experience. The Carlsberg Hostel will preserve the character of the old structure while adapting the industrial scale to a human scale. It will be reminiscent of its Carlsberg history through materiality, details, and, of course, a Carlsberg bar. The hostel will utilize a more stimulating, asymmetrical design strategy to provide distinction from new and old. The idea of a ‘shifted module’ was explored through addition, subtraction, and adaptation of living spaces. The Carlsberg Hostel gives new life to the former grain-storage facility by balancing old with new, symmetry with asymmetry, sociableness with intimacy, and entertainment with relaxation.
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STUDIO FOUR The project was a design for a permanent, year-round market in Boulder, as well as a re-design of the surrounding urban context. Emphasis was on context, environmental sustainability, building technology, design and performance of the space.
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the permanent farmers market offers the community of boulder numerous opportunities for a diverse variety of activities. besides its primary function of being a shelter for a year-round market, its green roof provides a park space and seating for concerts, and its large sliding doors allow for easy expansion of the larger summer market into the adjacent plaza. inside the building, program space is highly flexible as two partion walls allow for the option of three different programs -such as a smaller market, a performance space, or a demonstration kitchen- to all take place at once. placed in a masterplan that is designed with extensions for art museums, new residences, underground parking and addition green space, the permanent farmers market will become the cultural center of downtown boulder.
My proposal for the permanent farmers market offers the community of Boulder numerous opportunities for a diverse variety of activities. Besides its primary function of being a shelter for the year-round market, its green roof provides a park space and seating for concerts. Large sliding doors allow for easy expansion of the summer market into the adjacent plaza. Inside the building, space is highly flexible as two partion walls allow for the option of three different programs, such as a smaller market, a performance space, and a demonstration kitchen- to all take place at once. Set within a master plan that is designed with extensions for art museums, new residences, underground parking and addition green space, the permanent farmers market will become the cultural center of downtown Boulder.
COMPETITION
New double-height double height Innovation Floor with view over Dublin and
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COMPETITION DoCoMoMo Ireland held a design competition to develop ideas for what their Central Bank might become. The competition sought to generate discussion among designers and decision-makers about the future of the Central Bank building. The project was completed through collaboration with Kelly Nelson, Søren Amsnæs, Samer Khudairi and Parker Keyes. The goal of our proposal is to transform the building and plaza, including what they have come to symbolize, into a public-oriented center which actively contributes to the further development of Dublin by providing concrete opportunities for start-up through innovation. The new space will become a symbol of hope and opportunity as well as a significant contribution to urban life in the city. This will be achieved through the architecture, urban design, and programming. The building is envisioned as a kind of ‘talent factory’ which provides space for the creation and development of creative start-up companies. People with good ideas can apply for workshop and incubator office space within the building to develop their ideas into commercially viable enterprises. These incubator spaces are supported by a fablab to provide digital prototyping, a lecture space and gallery to present and share ideas, a shop to sell and license items developed by the start-up companies and an innovation center which provides an inspiring framework for brainstorming and co-creation.
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WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP The international Art . Architecture Workshop aimed to promote the relationship and synergy of two artistic disciplines, through the collaboration established between the Lisbon-based architectural studio Brito.Rodriguez and the Dutch artist, Arjan Janssen. The collaboration with Arjan Janssen emphasized perceptual awareness, the human dimension of the elements of visual composition and intrinsic values of spatial and formal qualities in art and architecture. The Workshop explored the sensorial and emotional experience of moving through space. The program involved defining a path to generate spaces of intimacy, reflection and silence within an existing urban context. A new density of natural progression was established by raising areas of the path via steps and platforms. The urban landscape was further articulated by working with the concepts of light and shadow, and compression and release.
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CCO
CCO The work shown is from my time at Christensen & Co architects (CCO), a Copenhagen-based firm specializing in low energy building design. I working closely with the interiors team on the Niels Bohr building, a 165,000 ft2 eudcational facility for the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Science. Producing lighting design options, way-finding and graphics studies, and construction documents were areas of focus.
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AECOM
AECOM While at AECOM, I worked on a project pursuit for the renovation of Target Center, a 25-year old multipurpose arena located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our team, which consisted of members of the Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Rio de Janeiro office, proposed three schemes. Each focused on a different exterior intervention, with varying programatic arrangements corresponding to the exteriors. I was involved in several different parts of the project, including exterior design generation, concept diagramming, graphic design, urban analysis and circulation studies.
Ashley Boots ashleyboots1@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyboots 913.706.9273