CARRIE D CARDONA DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2011 - 2014
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CARRIE CARRIE CARDONA D CARDONA UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, B.S. ARCHITECTURE 2013
WORK SAMPLES
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Strandbeest Urban Farm Rhino, Maxwell, Photoshop, Illustrator
BIG BUILDINGS small strategies collaboration: Clay Kerchof Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator
Interconnected Reston ArcGIS, Illustrator, Photoshop
Vortex Competition + Oh - Map! [thesis project] collaboration: Mandy Han
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Rhino, Processing, Final Cut Pro X, Illustrator
CUbe Galleries collaboration: Geraldene Blackgoat
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Dutch artist, Theo Jansen, designs and constructs these creatures called Strandbeests out of PVC pipes. They come alive with wind alone. He has been perfecting their mechanisms over the past two decades and they are almost ready to take off, as new forms of “life”. Through this fusion of art and engineering, it would seem appropriate to incorporate architecture into Theo’s work process. That is the purpose for this new Strandbeest Urban Farm. It is located in the strategic location of the High Line Park in Manhattan, New York, where Theo might test the effectiveness of using biodegradeable plastic, infused with plant seeds, as a means to encourage green roof development. With gallery, studio, and graveyard space -- the place his creatures can go to die -- Theo can live, work, exhibit, and launch his Strandbeesten from here.
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STRANDBEEST URBAN FARM HIGHLINE URBAN PARK, NEW YORK CRITIC: ALEXANDER KITCHIN DESIGN 3, FALL 2011
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4 “Nature” vs. Nature
“Nature” is the idea that encompasses everything not manipulated or made by man. We glorify the untamed wilderness, while all things human and technological are seen as ghastly contradictions to “Nature.”
Nature, on the other hand, is the more objective reality of everything that is, both “nature” and the man-made combined. Everything about our existence (our technologies, governments, thoughts, etc.) is a product of Nature itself. Mankind’s strategic control of the environment is a direct product of the ecological processes that occur without human intervention, such as water cycles and seasons. This is to say that our decisions for creating and affecting our world are just as natural as a plant’s “decision” to absorb sunlight.
The dualistic thinking that occurs when thinking in terms of “nature” and the man-made prevents us from understanding the actual interconnectedness of the two. The solution to the problem of man vs. “nature” is to raise awareness of the common ground that exists between the two: Nature. This project attempts to bring attention to this relationship by showcasing the evolution from the “natural” to man-made and vice versa, through exhibitions and the architecture itself. These processes are inextricably tied in the movements of the strandbeesten. Although they do not appear “natural,” they come alive through natural forces. What is nature, then?
Plant-seed infused biodegradeable plastic allows for the Strandbeest “graveyard” to become a lively, luscious garden within the site.
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My building is designed in a manner to make the most out of natural light and natural cooling processes. It uses solar panels to provide the energy for the building’s artificial lighting displays. Plant-seed infused PVC generates the surrounding vegetation, which serves as a tool for learning about Nature (“nature” and the man-made, combined).
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BIG BUILDINGS small strategies collaboration: Clay Kerchof + Carrie Cardona XIDAN SHOPPING DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA CRITICS: HUANG + CRISMAN CHINA STUDY ABROAD, SUMMER 2012
The Xidan district in Beijing, China houses small pockets of the Hutong -- the smaller-scale structures that form the neighborhoods of the past. When Xidan’s malls were built, many envisioned them as a symbolic and tangible improvement over the smaller-scale commericial street. Many still do feel this way, and consumers have more options than ever before. Yet, wasted space, super-human scale, disconnectivity, and inaccessibility are definite problems caused by Xidan’s form of large-scale development. We aim to address the issue of disconnect between buildings and the pedestrian. We favor small scale, strategic interventions that serve as catalysts for other types of change over the long-run. This is more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable than large-scale development, as evidenced by the serious environmental and social deterioration caused by large-scale development in many industrialized cities. Our vision apppreciates the fact that the quality of place is more than its aesthetic appearance but also its balance of uses and resilience over time.
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Incorporating strcutural and space-defining features present in the adjacent Hutong is an instructive framework for designing strategic interventions for Xidan. It can humanize the vast sidewalks, open plaza and big buildings, and form pattern and rhythm on the street-level.
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We envision Xidan as a resilient, yet modern, bustling commercial neighborhood in the heart of a rapidly growing global city and use the past as a learning template to inspire our design interventions.
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INTERCONNECTED RESTON RESTON METRO STATION, RESTON, VA CRITICS: INAKI ALDAY + ESTHER LORENZ DESIGN 5, FALL 2012
My urban plan is to improve the connectivity between neighborhoods through walkable, bicycle-friendly paths that serve the dual function of providing natural corridors for wildlife and ecological processes, such as storm-water flows and management systems, and creating small-scale public spaces for a variety of activities.
9 Arlington’s population density and block configuration changed significantly after the opening of the DC metro’s orange line. Arlington is being used here as a precedent study and comparison for the future development of the city of Reston.
This composite map-model illustrates the amount of impermeable surfaces (white space) that already exist in Reston. The roads are completely interconnected while patches of vegetation are almost entirely isolated from each other.
If left unchecked, Reston is going to progress similarly to Arlington after the introduction of a new metro station. How will this shape future road development and population levels? The block configuration of Arlington is overlayed here on the site of the new Reston station to predict the forms that might take shape as a result of this new infrastructural element.
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VORTEX COMPETITION COLLABORATION: CARRIE CARDONA, MANDY HAN, SARA SCHRAMM JENNA HARRIS, WILLIAM HAYNES, JAMIE EPLEY, KAITLIN GERSON RIVANNA RIVERFRONT, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA CRITIC: NANA LAST CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COMPETITION, JANUARY 2013
OH-MAP! [thesis project] COLLABORATION: MANDY HAN + CARRIE CARDONA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA CRITIC: NANA LAST DESIGN 6, SPRING 2013
The school-wide vortex competition to redesign downtown Charlottesville and the Rivanna riverfront led to a series of urban design plans, that later contributed to a mapping thesis project
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In this project, we use “diagram� as a collective term to describe various visualizations such as maps, charts, text maps, drawings, photographs, etc. They are representations of the world at different scales; they are abstractions of urban conditions, phenomena and emotions; they can be rational visualizations of data and also irrational and extreme visualizations of individual perception. This project seeks to create a conceptual tool for architects to gather, organize and generate diagrams about a particular place. We achieve this by constructing the Oh-Map. It organizes existing diagrams, informs the user about current kowledge gaps, and directs the user to the generation of new diagrams. Today , the information an architect gathers is never from a single source; it is collected through more diverse channels (from both onsite study and extensive online research) and represented in many ways -- aided by computer artistry, and digital and physical modeling. The design process now is more connected to or even fused witht the architectural diagramming process, as a need for a multilayered awarenesss has become essential for adapting to an ever-changing world. In response to this overwhelming information boom and the increasing value of architectural diagrams in the design process, we propose to create this oh-map to archive and direct the diagramming process.
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This project seeks to create a conceptual tool for architects to gather, organize and generate diagrams about a particular place. We achieve this by constructing the . It organizes existing diagrams, informs the user about current knowledge gaps, and directs the user to the generation of new diagrams.
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a mapping path is a link drawn between two map boxes. It shows the process of unpackaging and recirculation of information from one map to the other through operations such as remapping and layering.
Instructions
step 8 newly generated maps should go into the oh-map using the process (step 4 & 5 )
step 7 you can decide if you want to fill in the knowledge gaps on your oh-map or continue to the design process
step 6. repeat step 4 & 5 for all the diagrams you’ve found. Now you will have a partially-completed oh-map!
step 5. manually place them in their respective Pockets on the oh-map (see example)
step 4. search for existing diagrams and classify them according to type. (see example)
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step 3. create lines to divide the oh-map into a number of sectors as decided by step 2 and label them accordingly. EA T IO N KS AN DR EC R
diagram pocket each pocket is a holder for diagrams. A filled pocket indicates that data under the cooresponding information category (X) is mapped using the corresponding map type (Y).
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the maps can also be organized in terms of their content. For example, Both qualitative and quantitative data are collected and represented.
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step 2. make a list of information sectors. tip: potential data sources include, but are not limited to: basic search engines, open databases, site-visits, online directories, interviews, blogs, social media, etc.
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step 1. identify a physical place of interest. this is the origin of your oh-map. note: this topic is still adjustable later
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each type is represented by an individual ring. The types can range anywhere between text maps, thematic maps, historical maps, physical maps, data maps, etc.
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COLLABORATION: MANDY HAN + CARRIE CARDONA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA CRITIC: NANA LAST DESIGN 6, SPRING 2013 ON EC
OH-MAP! [thesis project]
Carrie Cardona & Mandy Han thesis advisor: Nana Last
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The final product for this thesis project is the oh-map program and paper instruction manual. We tested the oh-map with Charlottesville as a case study, and generated a series of diagrams of different types, ranging from conventional maps showing existing information, to bombastic images and models showing future speculations of current policies.
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The initial focus was pedestrian circulation of the general area. With each site, the circulation became the foremost factor in the design. The prominent pedestrian circulation pathways were diagramed, which furthered each building’s orientation, buildings’ entrances, and opening up of the ground floor. The diagrams of the circulation were imprinted on the ground to orient the concrete, brick, grass, trees, and seating areas of each site. This movement continues to the interior floor of the building through the wood paneling system, creating a wrapping effect. The form of the building is a 3-dimensional extension of the pathways. Within the interior of each gallery are miniature windows that frame specific views for visitors’ of all heights; the is also a large window that opens the visitors to gorgeous views of Denver and the distant mountains or downtown Denver. The materials used are wood, translucent wall panels, steel, and concrete. They were chosen for their color, texture and characteristics that would welcome the users. The translucent wall’s interaction with light, from both sides, will guide the visitor’s interaction with the gallery from both sides, especially once the sun begins to set. At night, the gallery appears to glow from within. The design is intended to serve as an integrated public space, a pulsing and vital component in the anatomy of our city, and the pathways are the veins. The galleries are meant to act as a bridge, or a stepping-stone, from the streets of Denver to our school.
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Film, animation, and sketches can be found at my portfolio blog: carriecardona.wordpress.com