barbara burke design portfolio
table of contents student dorm for cornell university ithaca, ny
mixed-use housing & theater syracuse, ny
film archive florence, italy
onondaga lake ecology education & research center syracuse, ny
professional work hand sketches
s t u d e n t dorm cornell university | ithaca, ny
s t u d e n t dorm cornell university | ithaca, ny collaboration with Aimee Hultquist
Located on Cornell’s North Campus, this facility provides ecologically-friendly housing to a maximum of 149 students. Not simply a dorm, the building also encompasses a dining hall, fitness center, quiet study lounge, T.V. lounge, meeting rooms, conference rooms, a café, and a computer lab.
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To further Cornell’s current drive to become more sustainable, the building sits at a SW-NE orientation. Rooms always receive direct sunlight from the south, but can also partake in views of the quad to the west. Concrete floors possess the thermal mass to soak up and store heat from the direct sunlight, thus eliminating the need for electric heating and decreasing reliance on electric lighting. Any additional heating is provided through radiant floors using the campuswide geo-exchange system. In the summer when direct sunlight is not desired, the staggering and slight cantilevering of rooms blocks the harsh summer rays. Stack effect ventilation is facilitated by vaulted ceilings in rooms that direct airflow to rooftop atria vents. Balconies perforate rooms to the outside, as well as to hallways, and further the ability for hot air to escape and cool air to enter. Forced air cooling is fed up through structural cores.
The organic form of the building emerges from the side of a hill, maintaining the curving landscape of Ithaca. The terraced landscaping mirrors the staggered face of the dorm building while simultaneously preventing runoff and filtering water. A green roof winds its way along the NE face. Two paths of circulation separate the “public,” or visitors, from dorm residents to maintain security. They are connected by a ramp that winds from the ground floor to the first dorm floor – visually, but not physically, touching. “Pods” along the ramp are used as meeting and conference rooms, floating above the dining facility and atria. Rooms were chosen to accommodate from one to 5 people. The rooms possess a common room and a private room for each individual. Modular shapes made the rooms “stackable” and recognizable from the outside. Two stories and tall ceiling heights make each room feel less like a stuffy dorm room. The airy and open “hallways” are attempting to be anything but – winding through atria and double-height spaces.
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Exercise 3: SCHEMATIC DESIGN ARC 308 . Spring 2011 Aimee Hultquist + Barbara Burke
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m i x e d - u s e housing + theater | syracuse, ny
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4 Bedroom - 8
1Bedroom - 22
m i x e d - u s e housing + theater Studio - 10
| syracuse, 1000 sq.ft.ny
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This scheme is for 80 housing units and 4 theaters. Units range from a 1-bedroom loft to a 4-bedroom apartment. To encourage the pedestrianfriendly nature of the community and its surroundings, all parking has been submerged. However, each unit still has direct access to their vehicles via a stair atached to their unit. The absence of parking creates the opportunity or for pocket-parks to fill the gaps between units. Every unit touchesor a park.
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There are four scales of green spaces, each with a more public or private nature: semi-private (belonging to an individual unit), shared with a neighbor, collective within the housing, and public. Different Tree for Each Park Typology: Spruce, Birch, Maple, and Oak
Adjacency to Parks Determines Materiality: Cherry, Maple, Oak, and Mahogany
The theaters are located to communicate with the Everson Museum across the street, which is just one in a cluster of cultural arenas.
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1Bedroom - 22 Studio - 10
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3 Bedroom - 26 1500 sq.ft.
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f i l m archive
image | florence, italy
f i l m archive image | florence, italy
Bridging the Uffizi and the public piazza while functioning as an architectural film epicenter, this mediating project aims to entice those leaving the museum while inviting the public realm into the site as an extension of the “outdoor room.” The “outdoor room” is all of the negative space contained between facades, as well as the facades themselves. By occupying only a small footprint and showing sensitivity to (not touching) adjacent facades, this building preserves the sanctity of the outdoor room. Site lines pick up on the rhythm of said facades and radiate out from the Uffizi as though through a projector. Also projecting from the Uffizi is a winding outdoor corridor that terminates in a ramp. The filmic sequence of this ramp begins with a view of one of two outdoor, public projection screens, the smaller of which is passed at close proximity, leading into SITING: the first of two outdoor courtyards. These covered multi-use flex-spaces may house The site, located in the piazza at the exit of the Uffizi Mueseum exhibitions of varying nature. As one continues on the ramp they pass through the in Florence, Italy called for special consideration and sensitivity. building, viewing film production spaces, then emerge within the major outdoor public space. One would then head towards, and eventually through the large projection screen before encountering the second exhibition courtyard and another interior view of the film production process. The ramp terminates in the landscaped piazza. The major public space on the south side of the site is a large, open extension of the piazza that also serves as a viewing area for the larger screen, an outdoor reading room, café, and reception space. It can also house guests at the annual film festival. The two volumes, one “projected” from neighboring buildings and one “wrapping,” are pierced by an atrium/light well (encircled by circulation). A “pulling-in” of the floor plates adjacent to the large outdoor screening space spatially implies a continuation of the outdoor room, indoors.
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The footprint attempts to fit into the existing urban fabric while not actually touching it, but surrounding istelf with public outdoor space. The ramp acts as the mediating element, connecting public piazza, semi-public building, and public museum.
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e c o l o g y education + research center onondaga lake | syracuse, ny
e c o l o g y education + research center onondaga lake | syracuse, ny
Onondaga Lake is among the most polluted lakes in the United States. It has been pillaged by combined sewage overflows and toxic industrial waste for decades, rendering it unsafe for drinking, fishing, and even swimming. The water may be contaminated, but the lakeside is home to rich plant and animal species, as well as families who enjoy playgrounds and walking paths. This center facilitates ecological research while making information available to the public. Sensitivity to the delicate watershed environment is shown through preservation and incorporation of existing trees and specialized landscaping to hinder runoff. The program includes exhibition space, a library/reading room, cafĂŠ, and a dock for public use. Laboratories host fisheries biology, histology, ambient testing monitoring, and inorganic proximate facilities. As one ascends, the program shifts from public to private. One may liesurely walk around the scenic loop or take the elevator straight up upon entering. The visual climax is the culminating view that overlooks the lake. Skylights continue the spiraling glass motif, further blurring the boundary to the outside. To actively shelter the lake from runoff, a system of water retention landforms effectively trap sediment and waste before reaching the lake. In the process, they become attractive displays featuring local wildflowers and plants.
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[5.] glazing wrapping from walls to ceiling
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p r o f e s s i o n a l work LaBella Associates, P.C. | rochester, ny
p r o f e s s i o n a l work
LaBella Associates, P.C. | rochester, ny
Alfred State: Burdick Hall LaBella Associates, P.C. Four areas of this dorm building underwent renovations: (R to L) Entry; Lobby; 3rd Floor Lounge; Ground Floor Recreational Room. My involvement included creating separate 3D models in SketchUp for each area, choosing colors, arrangements, and location/ type of perforated wall panels for each. The models morphed over several iterations. These final renderings were shown to the client, as well as other options of each component.
RCSD Douglass High School: Proposed Health Clinic LaBella Associates, P.C. The client was open to varying degrees of expansion, so three schemes, in addition to the existing (first column) were modeled and rendered in SketchUp. Each idea introduced a new character to the otherwise flat exterior.
Canisteo-Greenwood High School: Cafeteria Addition + Renovation LaBella Associates, P.C. This was one proposal for the expansion of the current cafeteria facilities to include a balcony/lounge or upperclassmen which connects to the second floor and bridges the elevation change outside. A retention wall was introduced to allow sunlight to flood both floors.
t r a v e l sketches Florence, Italy | London, England
t r a v e l sketches
St. George’s Bloomsbury, London
Florence, Italy | London, England
St. George’s Bloomsbury, London
King’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London
Chiesa San Marco, Venice
Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza The Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
Villa Gamberaia,. Florence