Caroline Lukins.
Columbia University 2013. Architecture Work Samples.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Caroline A Lukins
Summer 2012
Email: Cal2177@columbia.edu Mobile: (925) 858-0684 Address: 1217 Rose Lane, Lafayette, CA
2013
EDUCATION 2009-2013
Summer2011
Columbia University New York, NY BA, 3.78 GPA, Architecture focus in Sustainable Development
_Deans List 2010, 2011, 2012
_Architecture Studios: Abstractions, Perceptions, Design I, II, and III
_Elective Courses: Landscape Architecture, 12 Poetic and Dialogical Strategies
of Architecture, GIS Spatial Analysis, GIS for Sustainable Development, Physics,
Calculus, Architecture Theory of Parts, Rhythms and Wholes, Greek Architecture,
Medieval Architecture, Andean Architecture
Berkeley University, Berkeley, California 3.85 GPA
_2D Representation: AutoCAD, Adobe Suite
_3D Advanced Representation: Rhino, Grasshopper
Columbia University NCAA Division I Varsity Swim Team
_Elected Captain 2012-2013
_Effectively managed communications between 30 team members
_Liaison between team and coaching staff
_Effectively resolved intra-team conflicts
2009-2012
_Produced models and drawings using AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, Rhino,
and rendering software
_Hand-made physical models
_Assisted with Material Sampling and Specs
_Assist with LEED code requirements (diagrams and drawings) Barnard+Columbia Architecture Department; New York, NY _Office Assistant
2009-2012
_Balanced 30+ hour practice, training, competition, and travel schedule,
in addition to academics Engineers Without Borders _Assisted with Design and Promotion
_Design Promotional Flier and Newsletters for Departmental Events
_Organizational and event set up/clean up tasks Periodicals and Microfiche Reading Room; New York, NY _Library Assistant
_Assist with and maintain microfiche/film
_Organize library assets and Shelf Reading Lafayette Moraga Youth Association; Lafayette, CA _Assistant Swim Coach _Lead team and coach Children ages 3-18 in swimming
SKILLS AutoCAD | Rhino + Grasshopper | VRay | Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Microsoft Office | Hand Drafting and Modeling | Laser Cutter | Web Design
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS 20010-2013 2011, 2012 2012
_Excellent time management skills
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ACTIVITIES 2009-2013
Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects; San Francisco, CA _Architectural Intern
Deans List Class of 1909 Scholarship Tina Steck Award _Awarded to the swimmer who best embodies dedication, strong training habits, ability to make team success a priority, and a consistently positive attitude in the face of personal adversity
LANGUAGES English
Native Language
Spanish
Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing
RAINCLOUD//
Studio: Design III Fall 2012; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Critic: Karen Fairbanks Partner: Shivina Harjani
Raincloud is a temporary pavilion installation that aims to educate the occupants about water as a natural, sustainable resource in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The intervention brings to the community an interactive public space that hopes to inspire a new consciousness around Rio’s historically tenuous relationship with water. The space both engages users in leisurely activity and uses water to unveil a series of ironies in Carioca’s water access. Water levels at the site directly respond to the population of users, bringing about a sensitivity to control over one’s own access to and influence over the community’s water.
Canopy-Occupant Relationship: A pump and pulley mechanism connects the pavilions topography to the canopy. When pressure is applied to the pavilion’s topography, the pulleys are activated and begin to pull the canopy shut, therefore expelling less water. The more people that occupy the pavilion, the less water is released.
less occupants
More occupants Folding Diagram:
Perforated surface Solid surface 6
On the folding surface, specific panels are perforated, allowing the canopy to expel water when open and to hold water when closed.
Folding Mechanism Diagram
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More Occupants Unrolled Elevation
Water catalog
city ladeira dos tabajaras
lagoa
RAINCLOUD 2//
Studio: Design III Fall 2012; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Critic: Karen Fairbanks Partner: Shivina Harjani
beach copacabana
public water access people
favela vigidal
Not only does Rio de Janeiro suffer from issues revolving around potable water, but also from frequent flashfloods and heavy rainfall. Raincloud2 adopts an abandoned site West of Praca Tiradentes to develop as a Flood Research Center/ Emergency Evacuation Shelter. The building uses the same folding technology developed in Raincloud1 to create a reactive facade and roof area that open and close in response to the rainfall forecast, allowing for a public reading of future weather. While most of the time, the building acts as a research and educational center, in the event of a flood emergency the facade/roof expand fully (shown right) and floor plates extend to take over the entire building. This increase in space allows the Research Building’s programs to transform and accommodate the immediate neighborhood’s evacuees.
emergency warning
building expansion sliding floor plates pop up roof program remapping
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evacuees in
provisions
warning
sleep space storage food+distribution medical triage lounge space recreation
withdrawn
evacuees out
10% evacuees remain
site
building contraction
partial building contraction
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classroom classroom classroom
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700700 700 + +medical + medical triage medical triage triage 700700 700 + sleep + +sleep individual research individual individual research research units sleep units units 650650650 + medical + + medical conference space conference conference spacespace supplies medical supplies supplies 420420420 + +arrival + arrival public space publicpublic space space &arrival Check-in & Check-in & Check-in 4170 4170 4170 + +water + water exhibition space exhibition exhibition spacespace collection water collection collection 4170 4170 4170
distribution
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collaborative research collaborative collaborative research research
Transformed Program
total sq. ft. totaltotal square total square footage square footage footage
10810 10810 10810 10810
storage
4700 4700
staffstaff quarters staff quarters quarters
seating
recreation
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distribution
1200 seating
recreation
communication exchange communication exchange
additional sleep units additional sleep units
lounge
Expanded Program
lounge
500 500 total square footage total square footage total sq. ft. 13600 13600 13600
expanded programme expanded programme
third floor Floor Plate Expansion
22640 square feet 36240 square feet
research vvv
third floor
The floor plates expand to fill space above the sidewalk and to the interior voids, maximizing floor space 160% sq. footage within the building. This increase in area allows for the accommodation of the influx of residences in the building and for the additional programs that are necessary for an evaculation center.
medical triage+ storagemedical triage+ storage
lounge
distribution distribution
lounge
roof
fourth floor
roof
fourth floor
sleep units
recreation
sleep units
sleep units
recreation
sleep units
sixth floor
second floor kitchen
admin+ sixth floor communication
cafe
second floor
30�
kitchen
storage
storage
admin+ communication
cafe
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storage
storage
fifth floor
first floor arrival+check-in
residence+ kitchen+ bathroom seating
first floor
recreation
fifth floor
arrival+check-in
residence+ kitchen+ bathroom seating
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recreation
Interior Scale: Oversized Circulation Oversized circulation is central to the design of Raincloud2; the floor plates’ shapes react to an extrawide staircase that runs through the core of the building. The oversized stairs allow for both accessibility and for adaptable programmatic space (i.e. seating and landing usage) during times of emergency.
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LOSING TOUCH//
Studio: Perceptions Spring, 2010 Critic: Madeline Shwartzman
Our five senses rule our lives, perceptions and experiences. We are so constantly bombarded with feelings, tastes, sights,and smells that we are forced to selectively ignore the stream of sensations that surround us. Losing Touch is driven by the question of how we can tune back into these senses-- How can we sense ourselves sensing?
E ye Open
Losing Touch answers this question by insisting that, through applying the dominating properties of one sense to another, we will understand our senses in a different way and, therefore, become more aware of them. This contraption connects the sense of sight and the sense of feeling by transferring the eye’s blink to the skin, producing a momentary numbness.
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“Feelers”
Sensation
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Connections The model physically connects the action of “blinking” to the sense of feeling on one’s face. When the eye shuts, the feelers are activated and come into contact with one’s cheek. The over stimulation simulates the feeling of a tingling numbness.
Below: Plan Diagram of Blur Programmatic Detail showing the clarity and blurring of the structure at different perspectives around the site.
1 SPECK
BLUR//
Studio: Design II Spring 2011 Critic: Kadambari Baxi
Whole
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The Blur Project is a programmatic detail which strives to transform a determined, static program into one that is both integrated and dynamic-- A space that materially engages the body in space
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and time.
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Fragmented
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The Blur project began with the analysis of film techniques and the how film is able to use the camera focus to amplify specific images in order to convey and fabricate the appropriate message. The Blur Project translates this idea into three dimensions. As one navigates through the surrounding area, the proximity and angle at which they view the structure provokes different perceptions of the structural integrity of Blur as it dances between fragments, webs, specks, and
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WHOLENESS BLUR VISIBILITY
4 WEB
By Day: Facades reflect culturally significant monuments throughout China Town
Front Elevation: Program Planning
Mahayana Buddhist Temple Columbus Park Mahayana Buddhist Temple
Visibilty (From Outside) Hidden
Visible
Columbus Park
Manhattan Bridge
UNIONDOCS//
Studio: Design II Spring 2011 Critic: Kadambari Baxi
By Night: The facades transform into screening surfaces
The UnDo Building is a center for UnionDocs documentary film and education located in the Lower East Side, Manhattan. The building strives to create a space that both reflects the city and is reflected by the city. THEATRES
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The arrangement of the 3 building cores encloses a safe community forum space that promotes education about documentary and film.
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Day Reflections During the day, the building’s reflective facades embody the surrounding city area as the surfaces are precisely angled to frame sites that celebrate the culture, the religion, and the entertainment that Manhattan’s China Town is famous for.
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Night Screenings At night, the building’s surfaces are transformed into screens for Union Docs to display experimental, educational and cultural documentary films. The sunken courtyard becomes an outdoor film viewing area, providing a safe, well-lit and populated space for locals to enjoy at night.
Unrolled Elevation of 3 building cores
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