Design Portfolio
Carissa A. Clohessy
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Resume Education Master of Architecture Ball State University [2013-2015] Bachelor of Science in Architecture Ball State University [2009-2013] Ball State University Honors College Graduate Honors Presenter, Faculty/Alumni Symposium, Ball State College of Architecture and Planning 50th Anniversary Symposium [only architecture student to present] Student Representitive, Architecture Faculty Retreat Faculty Nomination 2013 Trimmer Award, Ball State Honors College: Nominee Senior Thesis, Faculty Nomination 2013 AIAS National Student Research Award [Team] NCMA Prototype Competition: 1st place [Team] NCMA New Block Design, Ball State: 2nd Place [Team] NCMA Kiln Design Competition:2nd Place [Team] NCMA New Block Design, Ball State: 2nd Place [Team] Glen Sabados Award [Architecture Peer Nominated]
Skills Software Revit Architecture Rhinoceros 3D Modeling Sketchup Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver AutoCAD Architecture 3DS Max Rendering VRay-Beginner Maya HEED, BEopt, Climate Counsultant COMcheck, REScheck Multiframe Microsoft Office Hands-On Skills Laser Cutting Model-making Hand-drafting Sketching 3D Printing
3 My passion for architecture began long before I even understood what architecture is. Many of my most vivid memories are defined by the architecture surrounding them. The way the iron railing felt in my hand stepping down from the tile to the plush carpet in my grandparents’ sunken living room and the smell of the interior brick. The cool, smooth concrete under my feet as I sit on the balcony off of the dining room in Plaisance, Haiti, my view of the city framed by foliage hanging down, reflecting on the events of the day. The way voices did not carry, yet the sound of digging through a tub of Lego blocks echoed to an almost unbearable volume in the sun-soaked back room of the house where I grew up. It was because of these subtleties of the built world that I fell in love with architecture. At the age of twelve, when I visited my first Frank Lloyd Wright house, hearing the original owner tell me how design had enhanced his experience, I knew that I wanted to devote my life to a similar mission: to use design to enhance spatial experience and make a difference in people’s lives. Through my undergraduate studies at Ball State, I have use the skills and knowledge I have acquired to explore this idea of shaping spatial journeys with a variety of building types and scales. In addition to my experiences at Ball State, I have been fortunate enough to use design to make a difference in the community of Plaisance, Haiti, where I have been involved in many smallscale repair and renovation projects, as well as participating in the planning and building of a community library. My recent graduate-level studies and hopeful employment within an architecutre firm are not the end destination, but rather a stepping stone along a larger path in life. I hope to go on to practice architecture with a goal of making design available to all people and trying to shape space so that others can have similar experiences in the built environment to those nuances that have had such a lasting impression on my life.
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Collaborative Arts Academy Graduate Thesis
The design of the Collaborative Arts Academy is a product of a set of design principles I developed to use architecture to eliminate bullying and discrimination in schools. The principles were derived from months of intense, immersive research including site visits to schools across the country, interviews, surveys, participating in diversity training programs, and attending public lectures. Studying the root causes of bullying and the psychology of the fear and perception of the victims of bullying, the school
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is designed to maximize collaboration to prevent bullying while tearing down social barriers and socially-constructed labels. Segregation based on race and class were eliminated in the last century, but gender segregation in public space still defines social norms and creates a sense of “otherness� for those outside the social norm, increasing the rate of bullying. Spaces within the school are designed to be as flexible as possible, allowing for an infinite number of classroom layouts for
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different teaching styles and collaboration, as well as adapting to future technologies and teaching styles not yet imagined. All design decisions were based on the goals of giving students a safe, collaborative learning environment where students can reach their full potential while maintaining and celebrating diversity and individuality. Software/Skills Used: Revit Photoshop
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Dwell
A Study in Evolution of Form Dwell looks at a bottomup approach to design, focusing on the evolution of form and the ability to build intelligence into the design of that form to adapt to a variety of environmental, spatial, and structural factors. Studies begin as basic polygons in Autodesk Maya and are tested with a set of criteria developed to include connection potential, spatial arrangements, flexibility, and ability to be reproduced and populated. Forms are studied in a variety of media, including digital, hand modeling
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both solid and wire-frame, and 3D printing. The final product will be the design of an infill residential unit for a site in Philadelphia based on the evolution of the current form. Project Length: 12 weeks, Software/Skills Used: Maya Rhino Sketchup AutoCAD Photoshop Illustrator InDesign 3D Printing Laser Cutting
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Capture+Reflect
An Institute of Landscape Photography The Institute of Landscape Photography grows out of the narrow sloping site along the levee for a canal cutting through the 100 Acres Park in Indianapolis. The linear form is derived from the movement of people throughout the park, encouraging them to continue through the photography gallery and out into the landscape. The design takes cues from the natural systems within the local Poplar Tulip tree regarding spatial planning, systems, structure, circulation, and aesthetics.
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The design phase of the project was 7 weeks, with a final design review at that time. The remaining two weeks were devoted to developing a preliminary set of working drawings. Project Length: 9 weeks Software/Skills Used: Rhino AutoCAD Revit Photoshop Illustrator InDesign 3D Printing Laser Cutting
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White River Library PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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White River Library is the product of exploration in program development, structural exploration, and the study of daylight and color. The design uses a clear and methodical approach to daylighting and movement throughout the space to tackle the challenges as the role of the library changes rapidly. The library is designed to adapt with the changing needs in the areas of daily use and energy consumption.
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Software/Skills Used: Rhino Sketchup AutoCAD Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
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Cooper Activity Center In colaboration with Bill Stark Taking cues from the site, which has been transformed from a forest to a family farm to a maintained prairie land, the center can change over time. Designed as a net-zero energy recreation center the center is composed of small buildings, allowing for additions. Many walls consist of folding panels of glazing and louvered shading screens, allowing for the rooms to be opened to the outside and undesired sun to be blocked. My partner focused on site design while I designed the building.
Project length: 2 weeks
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Carvings
Culinary Institute/Boutique Hotel Serving as a transition between the more ordered, reserved Georgia Street faรงades and the freewilled movement through the Pan America Plaza, Carvings Culinary Institute and Boutique Hotel carves out a niche for itself in downtown Indianapolis. The shared atrium space forms a connection between the calm, private hotel spaces and the busy, public culinary spaces. Placing the creation and refinement of food on display, Carvings excites
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the senses of taste and smell to establish a multisensory experience in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. The character of the rich spatial journey evolves as visitors move from the stoic, Georgia Street faรงade, to the large, daylight-soaked atrium, and out to the plaza as the southern faรงade of the building unfolds out onto the plaza. Project Length: 8 weeks Software/Skills Used: Rhino Photoshop
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Flex 90
Solar Kiln for Haiti National Concrete Masonry Association-2nd Place In collaboration with Susan Butts, Dru Furbee, and Sean Morrissey In an effort to work with the Haitian people, rather than for them, we designed the Flex90 solar kiln using local materials and easy, one man, no tools required assembly. Connections are color-coded using vibrant colors that reflect Haitian culture to eliminate assembly errors, in addition to a diagrammatic assembly diagram with instructions in the native language. Length of project: 8 weeks
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AquaBlock
A Block to Rebuild Haiti NCMA Ball State, 2nd Place In colaboration with Michael Gastineau, Matt Schmalzel, and Will Zyck The AQUABLOCK system provides strength and stability against lateral forces that result from earthquakes and hurricanes while ensuring quality control during construction. AQUABLOCK is designed to hold filters in cores filtering water from the roof gutter system into a cistern. The cores that hold the filters when turned perpendicular to the wall can hold insulating materials in a wall assembly, reducing heat gain
Project length: 8 weeks
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Third-World Construction In 2013, I participated in the building of a library of which I have been involved in the design process. The building is a packaged, pre-fabricated unit that was shipped in a sea container from northern Indiana to Plaisance, Haiti, and assembled in five days. The building process included a team of Americans and local Haitians, building the library “with them, rather than for them.� The building takes advantage of operable windows and a clerestory for daylighting and natural ventilation, and is positioned to maximize solar power from PV panels
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to be installed when the library has a fullytrained staff due to safety concerns. The building meets California earthquake and Florida Hurricane standards, the latter of which is a common occurrence in Haiti. While locally-sourced materials are usually a preferable option in design and construction, the lack of properly-mixed and properly-cured CMUs and/or properly-dried dimensional lumber made a prefabricated unit the best option for an affordable, weather-resistant structure.
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Drawing Samples Shown here are samples of my work when I was an intern at Prince Alexander Architecture, LLC. in Indianapolis during the spring semester of 2014. The office used mostly AutoCAD and was starting to transition into Revit. I worked on a variety of project types at varying stages of design and construction. I started some sets of working drawings based on field measurements that I collected. Other drawings I modified based on redlines from the head architect. While working at Prince Alexander, I
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also prepared written notes for presentations, photoshopped renderings, prepared marketing material, corresponded with clients, contractors, and state and local building officials. I worked fairly independently, often only receiving feedback and/or instruction once or twice a day from my superior. I left my position on good terms after almost 6 months due to classes resuming for my graduate degree program.
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These are samples of design drawings I completed for design studio projects during my graduate studies. These drawings were used as presentation images for different projects. Some were completed using AutoCAD, and some were completed in Revit.
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Carissa A. Clohessy 765.717.1649 caclohessy@gmail.com