C A L L I K AT Z E L N I C K
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
M. Arch Candidate | Selected Works | 2018-2021
CALLI KATZELNICK
M. ARCH CANDIDATE | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
callimk77@gmail.com | 631-807-9350 | callikatzelnick.com
EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania, 2021
Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Master of Architecture
Lehigh University, 2017
College of Arts & Sciences, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
Syracuse University in Florence, Italy, Studio Arts Program
Lehigh in Vicenza, Italy, Architectural Drawing Program
WORK EXPERIENCE David Jay Weiner Architects New York, NY | 2021
Rendered multiple views of a Colorado home using Keyshot to showcase varying design options for upcoming client review.
Archi-Tectonics New York, NY | 2020
Designed a shell-system for an existing Synagogue to enhance the original structure. Coordinated with clients to develop new plans for their homes through spatial manipulation.
STUDIOS Architecture New York, NY | 2019
Created presentations for client meetings consisting of initial design analysis, floorplan proposals and interior spatial renderings.
H2M Architects + Engineers Melville, NY | 2018
Surveyed multiple school districts to adjust floorplans and produce drawings with safety vessel additions across Long Island, New York.
Michael Jay Wallin Architects Huntington, NY | 2017- 2018
Assisted in designing elaborate homes through hand drafting renders and developing floorplans for new construction and renovation jobs.
AWARDS & LEADERSHIP Walter R. Leach II Fellowship, 2020 Work Nominated for University of Pennsylvania’s Pressing Matters, 2020- 2021 Schenk- Woodman Competition 2nd Place Recipient, 2019 Pavilion Project Selected for The Penn Museum Showcase, 2018 Artwork Published in The Lehigh Review, 2017
SKILLS Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, Revit, Keyshot, V-Ray, Adobe Creative Suite, ZBrush, Grasshopper
Hand Drafting (ink & graphite), Model Making, Laser Cutting, Three-Dimensional Printing
BETWEEN NATURES
E m p t y A rc h i t e c t u re
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Fall 2020 | 701 Studio
pp. 04 - 17
SEQUENTIAL CHAMBERS
P rof i l e A b s t r a c t i o n
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Fall 2018 | 501 Studio
pp.18 - 27
BREATHE IN Po p U p C o m p e t i t i o n
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Spring 2019 | 502 Studio
pp. 27 - 35
TERRACING TOWERS
LoLux Housing
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Fall 2019 | 601 Studio
pp. 36 - 47
SENSORIUM
Cuboids and Cylinds
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Spring 2020 | 602 Studio
pp. 48 - 63
PROFESSIONAL WORK
A rc h i t e c t u r a l I n t e r n
Summer 2019 | Winter 2021
pp. 64 - 69
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BETWEEN NATURES
Empty Architecture Fall 2020 | Instructor: Ferda Kolatan
Between Natures subverts the romantic concept of what is ‘garden,’ and re-enchants us with the idea of nature or wild, presented through a lens of ambiguity. Focused on the postCOVID Financial District of New York, the American Stock Exchange building is re-imagined as a contemporary garden in the modern world; a space that merges culture with nature. As a new reflection of capitalism, the project emphasizes medicinal research and pharmaceutical production. These two concepts of attraction and pharmacy are hybridized as the needs of people have been altered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collaborator - Glenn Godfrey
CONTAINERS AND PIPES Once a representation of economy and consumer culture, the American Stock Exchange building now holds the hermetic containers which act as both spectacle and contemporary monastic garden. A system of pneumatic tubes, previously utilized within the building, now connect the gardens floating between the dense archive and laboratory spaces. These tubes and glass containers break the Art Deco exterior of the building, working along the facade while sparking intrigue in the passing pedestrians below.
Front Facade
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THE TERRARIUM The aquarium and terrarium share geometries of the existing structure and hybridize with the medicinal archives and dispensary through the use of pneumatic tubes. Both containers share qualities of ambiguity, serving to re-enchant us through color, material, light, and texture. The terrarium is a forested ecosystem that sustains obscure plants harvested for their medicinal qualities. Floating above the pharmaceutical archives, the pneumatic tubes carry soil and specimen samples to the material catalog below. The sterile, white laboratory archives color coordinated prescription bottles, serving as an expression of a pharmaceutical garden; an exploitation of nature for research.
Between Containers & Interior Terrarium
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Entrance View
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Laboratory View
THE AQUARIUM The aquarium contains small life forms and vegetation that contribute to the ambiguous and cloudy eco-system within. It is fed water and oxygen through a series of bifurcating tubes, which connect to the main systems underground. Working below the aquarium is the dispensary and archive space, which network together to catalogue and distribute prescription drugs from the ecosystem above. The environments are two complete ecologies; different in their specimens yet share a common act of subversion. The contemporary monastic gardens are exploited for their medicinal research while they perform through ambiguity as visitors never occupy the interior environments, and only experience its contents by retrieving prescribed samples.
Interior Aquarium & Dispensary
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SEQUENTIAL CHAMBERS
Profile Abstraction Fall 2018 | Instructor: Andrew Saunders
Artifacts are positioned in museums to accommodate the needs of viewers. There is a particular relationship between the objects displayed, their posture, and their ability to interact with humans. By transforming this typical exchange and presenting these objects from the state in which they are excavated, the viewer must then alter one’s perspective to truly capture its beauty. This process makes accessing the artifacts just as desirable as the object itself, as they are held within the sequential chambers taunting viewers with every gaze.
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Chamber Collaborators - Paul McCoy, Amanda Ai & Huadong Lin Penn Museum Showcase Selection
ARTIFACT ANALYSIS The chambers of the pavilion are formed through an analysis of euclidean projections. Observing the artifacts at the Penn Museum, each reveal a distinct story through every curved edge, crack, or chip present. History is revealed through the multiple points along each profile and can be connected to form the interior surfaces of the figure. While each artifact is unique, the manner in which all the objects relate to each other, their environment, and to the viewer is preserved through its positioning within the pavilion.
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Final Pavilion Model 3’-0” x 5’-0” Basswood, Wood Veneer, PLA filament
TRANSFORMING PERSPECTIVES The artifacts exist in their natural posture, forcing viewers to move around the structure to observe their unique qualities. Unlike in a typical museum where objects are placed in glass cases to accommodate people in society, the chambers of the pavilion exist to highlight the positions that the artifacts exhibit. Guests can observe new spaces in every section of the figure. Standing, bending, and kneeling changes an individual’s point of view and allows specific facets to be revealed.
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PROFILE ABSTRACTION Utilizing specific Euclidean geometries, abstract forms can be created to alter a person’s perspective of the once rectangular, empty Penn Museum courtyard. Curiosity grows as shifting lines drift into space and twist or disappear from sight. Planes confuse the typical perception of walls, floors and roofs as individuals’ perspectives transform through their movements. Below the ground, hidden treasures of artifacts emerge as a new level of the structure is discovered. Lines and planes intertwine to create a sculptural, occupiable space before even entering the exhibitions of the museum.
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Choisy Drawing
Site Section
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Final Model 40” x 26” PLA 3D Print, Basswood, Acrylic
BREATHE IN
Schenk-Woodman Competition Spring 2019
Breathe In builds off the concept of transformation and adaptation as a living, breathing entity. Water, metal and greenery are all significant elements in the history of the Manayunk, Pennsylvania, and are utilized in the production of each module. It is a performance of sculpture, where light is broken down through dispersion, in a soft and rhythmical manner. It is transformative and interactive in nature, providing a unique experience with each visit. The project will bring a new revival to Manayunk, breathing life into the city and the people once again. The moment the public engages with the piece, they discover this new connection between nature and technology.
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Collaborators - Joe Mathews, Daniel Yang, & Yuhao Zhang
Second Place Award Recipient
MODULAR DEVELOPMENT The individual modules are made up of a mesh fabric that connects to aluminum flaps, secured by hollow tubes that gather and emit light. The tubes themselves connect to the flaps with light material fasteners to cut down on weight, allowing this piece to be moved from location to location with ease. The fabric and modules are able to completely collapse and be manipulated on a case by case need; whether for a seat, shelter from the elements, or for capturing the perfect social-media worthy moment.
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Form & Site Analysis
Site Plan
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Site Section
POPUP LOCATION There is a lack of space within the residential area of the city for social and leisurely recreation, yet there are plenty of unoccupied lots not being put to use. With this intervention, we provide a chance for interaction and gathering to happen within those spaces and allow an ease of access for other parts of the city not often traveled. The largest structure is located on the walking bridge along the Schuylkill River. This trail attracts many visitors, and adds height to the project as it attaches to the existing metal structure. Individuals will be able to pass under the upper skin quickly, or sit below the pavilion and enjoy the views of the town.
9 AM
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Gap between houses to add green spaces
9 PM
Night market below bridge
TERRACING TOWERS
LoLux Housing Fall 2019 | Instructor: Jonas Coersmeier
The Terracing Towers is situated in Brooklyn, New York near the improved Navy Yard and lower Manhattan. It includes both luxury and low-income apartments in an effort to appeal to residents of both ends of the economic spectrum. As an adaptive reuse design, the building aims to utilize the existing structure in an improved manner by adding new units, altering the overall aesthetic, and producing a secondary program to benefit its inhabitants. The creation of a transit hub at the site connects a new subway line under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway which will allow individuals to maximize efficiency in traveling throughout Brooklyn and the city. There will be direct access to the underground hub, as well as social amenities within the structure, such as restaurants and event spaces, to increase social interaction among neighbors. The design of the building incorporates qualities from the terrace and tower systems of construction. To achieve this unique design, three-dimensional expression is studied through the mixing of various materials. The interactions between distinct mediums in terms of color blending, texture changes and chemical erosions all contribute to the overall design systems present within the building.
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Casted Core 1’-0” x 0’-4” Rockite Cement
ARTICULATION OF SPACE The building structure is created through the combination of the terrace and tower building systems. The existing complex is pulled upwards following the original core arrangement, and along certain curves to create more housing units. Apartments are designated to permanent and transient residents, and alloted varying sized terraces based on location. This elongation of the building creates multiple towers within the structure, forcing the flow of people upwards. From the underground transit hub, individuals can easily move into the social region of the new building, located at the central slab level, where people can congregate and enjoy the public terraces.
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Ground, Slab, & Tower Plans
SYSTEMS WITHIN PLANS Apartment units are all unique, as shown below, and are determined based on location within the structure. The housing clusters within the towers mimics the folding shape of terraces, pushing forwards and then backwards to allow for maximum sunlight. Units within the structure are all multiple levels, spiraling around the centralized concrete core while all maintaining terrace access.
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Unit Plan Scale 1:100
Unit Plan Scale 1:100
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Sectional Drawings
FACADE PIXELATION The facade system is comprised of varying glass blocks that flow along the terraced portion of the towers. Resembling the blending of materials, the facade alternates between clear and green shades to allow for varying amounts of light to enter the units. The location of the glass facade grants the open floor plans to flow freely between the interior and terrace spaces. The pixelized nature of the facade matches the erosion present within the concrete system inside the units. From a distance, however, its multiple layers create a unique pattern only visible in the elevation of the building.
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Rendered Chunk Section
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Final Model 2’-0” x 1’-3” Rockite Cement, Resin, Wood
SENSORIUM
Cuboids and Cylinds Spring 2020 | Instructor: Simon Kim
The Sensorium provides a glimpse into the neurological phenomenon within the human mind. The immersive experience allows visitors to wander throughout worlds within worlds as they travel between spaces of abstraction and normalcy. The building aims to explore the nature of perception as one’s senses are enhanced, blended or manipulated through a variety of architectural strategies. Visitors interact with changing atmospheres of extreme sensorial manipulation and stimulation while wandering through a multitude of worlds. Senses are targeted through subtle and extreme adjustments of spatial, material, auditory, visual, tactile, and odoriferous characteristics of one’s surroundings.
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Collaborator - Glenn Godfrey
Homunculus Studies Rockite Cement, Plaster, Dye
HOMUNCULUS The Egg Homunculus explores temporal qualities of growth, decay, absorption, discoloration and movement as ink and fungi transform the object. While certain formal considerations were in control, the life of the homunculus became its own as it grew and ultimately died with the passage of time. The overall shape and the biological processes of the homunculus represent the overall characteristics of the Sensorium. The object provides a glimpse into the sensory experiences a person would witness throughout the building.
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Homunculus Plaster, Dye, Yellow Mushrooms
WORLD WITHIN WORLDS The overall design for the Sensorium focused on architecture that captures the nature of multiple worlds within a larger box structure. Unique spaces are highlighted through manipulated spheres or pods crashing through rigid, open slabs which connect the strategically placed characters. The interaction of pods with each other, as well as the interaction of characters and slab, is where unique architectural qualities are expressed.
Building Section_01
Pushing
Squeezing
Joining
Butting
Building Section_02
Olfactory Detail
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Fiber Optic Detail
Tactile Rock Detail
Tactile Fuzz Detail
Restaurant & Market Plan
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Performance Plan
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE A building can evoke specific emotions in an individual through its design. Each character contained within the box structure of the Sensorium both performs and contains qualities of its interior function through its posture and interaction with the human occupants. Orientations and relationships between character pods is important to the evocation of their highly specific interior world. The “world within worlds” concept of the Sensorium is achieved by varying threshold conditions, structural makeup, and inner atmosphere designs.
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
D AV I D J AY W E I N E R A R C H I T E C T S Colorado House | Freelance Work
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Southwest Render
A R C H I - T E C TO N I C S Anshei Shalom Synagogue | Summer 2020
Lobby View
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Synagogue View
STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE RXR Worldwide Plaza | Summer 2019
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Site Plan
CALLI KATZELNICK callimk77@gmail.com 631-807-9350