BRENDA MARGOLIS 410.207. 9853 MAY 2 0 1 2
brenmargolis@gmail.com
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SCHOOL PROJECTS thesis comp studio elective studio urban studio
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PROFESSIONAL WORK Marks Thomas Architects Chapman Architects BrenMargolis
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2010- 2012
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Intern Architect, MARKS-THOMAS ARCHITECTS Intern Architect, CHAPMAN ARCHITECTS freelance work, BrenMargolis
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PERSONAL ARTWORK travel sketches selected portraits
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Tyler school of Art graduate program
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miscellaneous artwork
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1 Graduate Program in Architecture
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
dynamic DWELLING:
the active potential of flexible housing in an evolving urban condition Brewerytown, Philadelphia, PA
In an increasingly fluid cultural landscape, flexibility in architecture is essential for the design of affordable and sustainable buildings as they mitigate rapidly evolving users and program, as well as changing site conditions. The thesis situates itself in the shifting post-industrial context of Philadelphia, proposing a polyvalent housing solution within this context. The generation of the polyvalent house emerges from a series of scenarios developed to accommodate a wide range of user and program types, and also to instigate architectural growth on an urban scale. The intentional insertion of defined program into the existing site will serve to instigate further growth to ultimately fill in a volatile but much-loved neighborhood. This strategy will reinforce the influence of the house by asserting that a flexible house can provoke change within its urban setting through its insistence on program flexibility; encompassing both public and private realms. Tectonically, the architecture takes advantage of current fabrication technologies using a system that allows dismantlement and re-use of elements. The building system defined, the program and user scenario options will then guide the physical development of a housing architecture that is transformative in its inherent flexibility. For each of the scenarios, the user and program accommodated by the individual house or series of houses will prove to be the catalyst for building growth and transformation, on a local scale, and within the urban fabric. In this way, the thesis exploits the potential of the contextual polyvalent house in an urban setting as it strives to emphasize the vital importance of flexibility within architecture, reinforcing the power of controlled, bottom-up intervention.
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Building Technology
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M U LT I P L E LOTS
P AC K AG E D C I T Y - O W N E D LOT S : I N C E N T I V E D E V E LO P M EDNETV E LO P E R
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P AC K AG E D C I T Y - O W N E D LOT S : I N C E N T I V E D E V E LO P M E N T
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P AC K AG E D P R I VAT E - O W N E D LOT S
P AC K AG E D P R I VAT E - O W N E D LOT S
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dynamic DWELLING in 3 acts: URBAN GENERATION
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Working with the shifting conditions on the existing site, the system ruleset was tested at the larger multiple block context over 3 acts as it supports this architectural framework that not only interacts with, but effectively becomes the changing site as it responds to the insertion of shifting program and user
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The site contains a large number of city owned parcels [2.9], so it follows that a large scale developer could instigate the system by building a couple of buildings on city owned parcels as part of a compulsory low-income requirement for a project located elsewhere in the city. The rule-set dictates the percentages of green/ open space and ground floor retail, so the project directly impacts the shaping of the neighborhood. By the next scenario, we see phase two of the developer's project, as well as the beginnings of small scale infill projects. By the third scenario, the blocks are significantly more defined as buildings are altered and adjusted as they respond to user needs. These user needs change in scale and type over time, directly influencing the densification of the architecture. In each scenario, each new project instigates future projects as the house becomes the catalyst for change and growth. Projects may be funded by developers, individual private lot owners or multiple lot owners, but the built-in potential for endless manipulations of the house are always possible, in ways that allow the neighborhood to expand and detract with minimal effort.
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Building/User Case Study: dynamic DWELLING in 3 acts
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NICETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER Nicetown-Tioga, Philadelphia, PA
SPINE
ANCHORS
ELEMENTS
PLUGS
RAINWATER COLLECTION
INDOOR/ OUTDOOR
The recreation center provides a much-needed, extensive building program for the Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood of Philadelphia, including Gym and Wellness center, Aquatics Center, Daycare, Performance Center, Cafe, and support spaces. The building form emerges as a direct response to these programmatic elements. Each unique program is housed within its own volume and then plugged into a central circulation spine, ensuring clear circulation and way-finding within the 85,000 SF building. Long and linear in the tradition of some of the adjacent industrial buildings, the spine creates an opportunity for maximum light and air penetration, as well as defining a specific zone for rainwater collection between the program element buildings and the spine itself. Rainwater collection facilitates the irrigation of rain gardens located between building pavilions. A carefully chosen palette of materials is used to define program elements to break down scale and transform space. North and south facing walls are composed of glass or polycarbonate/ laminate panels. This contrasts with the concrete masonry of the east and west facing walls. Color defines program spaces.
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fall 2010 路 critic srdjan jovanovic weiss
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A floating pavilion whose form was generated through a series of processes, like migration or nomadism, some pre-determined by external rules, and some through internal organizational and programmatic needs. One of many, this pavilion will ultimately serve as the US national pavilion at the Venice Biennial 2012, but as it travels there, it will function as a neutral trading post for fish and fishing information. The post will follow fish migration patterns across oceans, gathering and providing information along the path and stopping at major fishing towns along its route. As travelers on the pavilion, the Philadelphia homeless will be intimately familiar with concepts of ‘moving on,’ crossing property boundaries to find food and shelter. Passing through international, national and local fishing boundaries, they will form new communities as they interact with the fishing vessels they encounter, exchanging information and goods. 1
Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Durban, South Africa
39.5’ N 75.1’ W 0 NM
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Faroe Islands
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off coast, Eyl, Somalia
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Agadir, Morocco
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Venice, Italy 45.3’ N 12.2 ‘E 3412 NM
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The pavilion’s structure will gather water that will be used to irrigate rice paddies in the belly of the pavilion. The water will double as the holding place for fish that are collected for food and trading purposes. Ideally, this pavilion could be one of many that would navigate the oceans.
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urban studio 路 fall 2010 路 critic sally harrison
URBAN DELTA DELAWARE
2ND ST.
ARCH ST.
4TH ST.
Intersection of Ben Franklin Bridge & I-95, Old City, Philadelphia, PA
Columbus blvd.
VINE ST.
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URBAN DELTA will continue the cultural & commercial zone under the bridge by drawing on existing circulation paths. By breaking the grid at Race & 2nd, visitors will be pulled into the recreation zone and toward waterfront, essentially extending the urban fabric by filling in empty lots and neglected space and reactivating the streetscape at Columbus Blvd. with new commercial activity, residential zones and boardwalk.
Front Street Water Street
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Reclaim rejected spaces under the Ben Franklin Bridge as a cultural and commercial zone that lure pedestrians by a delta of activity at the under-realized spaces under the highway. This active recreation zone will propel the visitor toward a reactivated streetscape along the waterfront, also providing needed public space for the local community. The waterfront will be defined by new commercial activity, special park spaces and a boardwalk along the Delaware River. In this way, URBAN DELTA will connect Old City with waterfront, Re-connect the divided North and South districts of Old City, Address vast scale differences. Recognize and respect Old City’s diverse user groups, Highlight the beauty of Paul Cret’s bridge.
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drawing by BM + Crystal Pickard
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URBAN DELTA: Old City Center + Event Space
Located at the widening of the delta, the Community Center and Event Space provides meeting spaces and offices for old city residents, as well as a large event space for the greater philadelphia community. Located under the Ben Franklin bridge, the building’s southern side is entirely composed of glass, to enable maximum sunlight into the building. The building opens onto a large public plaza, opening up the dense urban grid to begin to encourage pedestrians toward the waterfront. Significant landscaping with absorbent, native plantings and water features address stormwater run-off. Paths beginning at the plaza lead the pedestrian into a landscaped sculpture garden to the east. This garden leads to a new family restaurant located in an existing building located directly underneath the point at which the bridge passes over Interstate 95. The restaurant is directly connected to a new transit center which connects the Market-Frankfort and PATCO lines. In this way, the OCCC becomes an essential node as pedestrians are drawn into the delta from Old City toward a revitalized waterfront.
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2 MARKS THOMAS ARCHITECTS Baltimore, MD
CHAPMAN ARCHITECTS New York City, NY BrenMargolis freelance work
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FORREST STREET APMT. RENOVATIONS MARKS THOMAS ARCHITECTS Baltimore, MD, July-August 2012
Developed Schematic Design alternatives Sketchup Pro, Photoshop
Elevation studies were developed to update an existing apartment building. Schematic Design studies explored economical alternatives to improve the street presence and quality of space within the apartments. Alternatives included additional windows, accentuated building entries, enclosed porches with sliding doors and railings, new projected bays.
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MARIS GROVE bus shelter MARKS THOMAS ARCHITECTS Baltimore, MD, July-August 2012 Generated Permit Drawings Autocad
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professional work
ERIKSON SENIOR HOUSING. Charlestown MARKS THOMAS ARCHITECTS Baltimore, MD, July-August 2012
Developed wall sections for Construction Documents Autocad Developed Schematic Design Alternatives Sketchup Pro, Photoshop, InDesign
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES SENIOR HOUSING MARKS THOMAS ARCHITECTS Baltimore, MD, 2004-2007
Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, Construction Admin. Autocad, Photoshop, Hand Renderings
Key team member for two low-income senior housing projects designed and built for Catholic Charities in and around Baltimore, MD. Budget constraints and the existing building dictate both form and materials. Amenities include front porches, generous communal spaces within, and an outdoor recreational space. The units are all one bedrooms, approximately 600-750 SF, and include handicapped accessible units.
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F1 4.2 2'-0 1/4"
1'-8 3/4" V.I.F.
F2 4.2
F3 4.2
1/2" 1 1/2" 3 5/8"
1/2 " bamboo plywd.
Lids 5 1/2"
Straws 1 1/2"
Stirrers B 4.2
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Upper Plan at Corner Lid/Milk Station 1 1/2"=1'-0"
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Shelf above, see plan/ section/ elevation
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Stone counter 1'-11" 2'-0 1/4"
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P.lam on 3/4" bamboo plywood
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Issue Notes For Pricing Date 00/00/00 Meg Chapman
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Joe23 CD Plot Date
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Existing curb at floor, V.I.F. 5 3/4"
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Existing curb at floor, V.I.F.
Joe, The Art of Coffee Grand Central Terminal Space MC-38
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Brenda Margolis Trash can
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Trash can
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Ninth Floor 210 West 29th Street New York, New York 10001
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JOE: THE ART OF COFFEE CHAPMAN ARCHITECTS
New York City, NY 2007-2008 Schematic Drawings, Construction Drawings Vectorworks, Photoshop
A series of Manhattan coffee shops designed by Chapman Architects, with custom built counter with integrated display and condiment stations.
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BUS 19 PAVILION + EDUCATIONAL CENTER BrenMargolis 2009-present
Schematic Design Autocad, Skechup, Photoshop, Hand Renderings
Visually replacing a Jerusalem city bus stop, two pavilions on a rural site emphasize the irony of an urban symbol sitting in a rural field, reflecting the abnormal brutality of this particular bus bombing, while underscoring the abnormality of all acts of terrorism. Approaching the pavilion, the path leads initially to the educational pavilion, dedicated to the story of the bombing of bus 19. Visitors move around to the north side of the north side of the pavilion, where they are confronted with the bus itself. A memorial garden is tucked against the west side of the bus pavilion, removed from the full view of the bus.
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Cape of Good Hope, watercolor on 140 lb paper Old City, watercolor on 140 lb paper NY Public Library, pencil sketch Baltimore rowhouses, pencil sketch
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African Princess, charcoal on paper Aaron, watercolor on 140 lb paper Miriam, pencil sketch
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Bracha Margolis 410.207.9853
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