WORK BETHANY PORTFOLIO NEIGEBAUER
PROFESSIONAL WORK
ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
My time spent at Desmone and Associates Architects was focused on several facets of the design process, included both construction detail design, schematic programming and even large scale competition proposals. The latter was the design for the Burns and Scalo Pittsburgh Skyline competition. I was a member of the design team and designed the upper section of the final design. The rendering and design were achieved as a small team of architects in the firm. The design was one of three finalists in the competition. Another primary project I worked on was the One Grandview Hotel, where I prepared all presentation boards and participated in detailed floor plan designs. Other projects on a smaller scale include the renovation of the Cioppino cafe, where I was allowed to work on the project myself, which involved the addition of a Nana exterior wall.
BURNS AND SCALO PITTSBURGH SKYLINE DESIGN COMPETITION (CODESIGNER OF FINALIST SUBMISSION)
ONE GRANDVIEW HOTEL, MOUNT WASHINGTON, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA
CIOPPINO RESTAURANT RENOVATION, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA
DESMONE & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
MILSTEIN FAMILY HEART CENTER, NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA
BUTLER COLLEGE DORMITORIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, NJ, USA
The internship spent at Pei Cobb Freed and Partners was primarily focused on two projects, both of which required on site work. The first is located in New York City. The site visits entailed fire code verifications, as well as other code work. The second project was in New Jersey, on the campus of Princeton University. As an intern, my work involved shadowing a senior architect during a full site visit late in the construction process. Other work with the firm including time in the graphic design department preparing competition proposals as well as modifying work for a competition in Hong Kong. The remainder of my time at the firm consisted in shadowing architects within the office.
PEI COBB FREED & PARTNERS ARCHITECTS My short term internship at Hobbs and Black focused on the Hope United Church of Christ in Clinton, Michigan. My responsibility was to produce wall section details for the angled roof system. In addition, I participated in several on-site visits for measurement verifications.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CLINTON, MICHIGAN
HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
HOBBS & BLACK ARCHITECTS ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA
GRADUATE SCHOOL WORK
MASTERS ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
MASTER PLAN AND PROGRAMMATIC NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN The final design project was located outside of Istanbul, Turkey in an area known as Ispartakule. I went to the site on one occasion with the rest of my class. The goal of the project was to revitalize a low income area with the schematic design of high density housing of 600 people per hectare. The design phase primarily focused on the needs of the future inhabitants, which included an increased sense of individual identity and higher quality public space. The project in the end ranged from apartment design to the design of an overall masterplan.
GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS
WEST ELEVATION AND PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM
RENDER PERSPECTIVES AND TWO APARTMENT SECTION
DESIGN STUDIO TWO
POLITECNICO DI MILANO (MILAN, ITALY)
EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR ANALYSIS 3
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Separate Structures
Structure 1
This project was completed in a group of three students. The course focused on the design of the environmental system and structural system of the entire structure. While all members of the group participated in each of the design phases, I focused on the structural system design. The project was located in Milan, Italy, to be used a student residence and as a student center. In the end, the schematic design separated the building into two sections, one for housing and one for the student center. The final grade was the highest in the course.
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Structure 2
STRUCTURE AND ENERGY DESIGNS
BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES STUDIO
POLITECNICO DI MILANO (MILAN, ITALY)
FLOOR PLAN AND TRIANGULATION PLAN
ELEVATION AND DECAY ANALYSIS ON ELEVATION
The primary objective of this course was to determine the analysis of an existing prison in Busto Arsizio, Italy. The initial analysis determined the overall decay levels as well as the use of triangulation in order to record the exact size of the structure. I was in a group of three students who focused on the exterior of the structure. Some of the analysis is shown here. The final goal of the project was the determine areas of particular decay and what restorative efforts could limit the negative effects. This included the repair of the brick surface, the addition of a protective concrete layer and a new programmatic assignment to the structure (community center).
LAYERS OF FACADE (PLASTER/BRICK DECAY)
RESTORATION STUDIO
POLITECNICO DI MILANO (MILAN, ITALY)
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL WORK
B.S. ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
This project is located in Williamsburg, a section of Brooklyn, NY. The area had been ravaged by the economic downturn in 2008. Several abandoned construction sites scattered the area. The goal of this final undergraduate project was to create a temporary use for the abandoned spaces. My project focused on the realistic financial situation. The project was placed in one abandoned site that blocked the local sidewalk and was extremely abused by the past construction crews. The goal was to open up the site as a way to traverse the area as well as a public statement pointing out the misuse of the site. All materials used in the project were present in the site, requiring zero financial input. The changes to the site were also minimal, allowing for the construction to restart anytime.
FINAL MODEL PHOTOS
RENDER IMAGES
PLANS AND SECTIONS
DESIGN STUDIO FOUR (UG4)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)
Beams Load Bearing Walls
12” Deep Structural Steel Beams 15’-27’ in Length
Columns
Open Web Joists
w8x8 Structural Steel Columns 20’-30’ in Length
28” Deep Structural Open Web Joists 200’-210’ in Length
Girders
Footing
12” Deep Structural Steel Girders 45’-59’ in Length
120’ - 210’ in Length
Custom Steel Framework Concrete Fireproof Wrapping Load Bearing Member Cross Bracing/Semi-load Bearing Member
Floor Plate Location Reference
The goal of this course was to take the UG3 final project and to create the construction work for the entire building. This final work included occupancy calculations, egress determination, cost estimation, structural design, electrical/plumbing design, HVAC design and the specifics of the building envelope, with an emphasis placed on the exterior wall section, which is seen below. The project was meant to facilitate the transition of students from design to construction.
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Library
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Laboratory 01
Physical Therapy
Laboratory 02
Physical Therapy Storage
Spec. Ed. Medical Suite
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Student Activity
First Floor 0’-0” Clark Street
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Traditional C.R. 04
Male Bathroom Female Bathroom
Library Laboratory 01
Physical Therapy
Basement Floor -25’-0”
WALL SECTION
Laboratory 02
Physical Therapy Storage
Spec. Ed. Medical Suite
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Student Activity
STRUCTURAL/HVAC/EGRESS FLOOR PLANS
CONSTRUCTION TWO
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)
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Auxiliary Exercise Room
FINAL MODEL PHOTO
RENDER IMAGES
INITIAL MODEL PHOTOS
This project is located in Chicago, Illinois, to which all of the students took a site visit. The project is also seen in the previous page of the course Construction two. The project is a dual purpose high school, with half of the students being handicapped and the other half being typical students. The use of the school was determined by myself, with an emphasis towards ADA compliance. The school was divided by a central ramp that physically separated the two schools due to their varied service needs, yet the ramp also provided both a visual and audial connection between the schools in order to encourage interaction between the two sets of students. The circulation work was inspired by pre-design research in rivers, which facilitated a multi-layered circulation system in the final design.
DESIGN STUDIO THREE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)
FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PROJECT ONE)
FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PROJECT ONE)
FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PROJECT TWO) This course detailed the role of environmental technology in architectural design. There were two projects required in the course. The first was the design of shading panels at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Michigan. The fabric based design focused on sustainability as well as a dual purpose shading device that both shades from the sun as well as providing a view from the window through the semi opaque panels. The second project was located in a hypothetical church, with the aim of using light in a way that provided both high quality lighting as well a spiritual experience within the church space.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TWO
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)