CHELSEA MEYER GRADUATE PORTFOLIO
CHELSEA MEYER 707 Moore, Apt #2, Ann Arbor, MI (e) chelsea.m.meyer@gmail.com (c) 937-441-7235
EDUCATION
University of Michigan Class of 2014 Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Design Candidate for Master of Architecture -3.76 Cumulative GPA The Ohio State University March 2012 Knowlton School of Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architecture -Cum Laude, English Minor
Barcelona Scholars Study Abroad March 2009
Studied architectural history of the site and researched contextual relationships of Barcelona architecture
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WD Partners June 2013-Aug 2013
Architectural Designer I 7007 Discovery Blvd, Dublin, OH Drafted architectural drawings for new commercial designs and renovations, produced and finalized construction sets, corresponded with mechanical and electrical designers, worked closely with lead architects on international projects
Ronnette Riley Architects March 2013
Extern I 350 5th Ave # 7401 New York, NY Worked directly with FAIA and LEED AP. architects for one week in the design and management of commercial, residential, and institutional architectural projects.
Taubman Digital Fabrication Lab Sept 2012-Current
Fabrication Lab Assistant I 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Provide machinery repairs and maintenance, assist students in training sessions, monitor laser use to ensure safety and
Aetna Facility Maintenance Mar 2012-Aug 2012
Architectural Intern I 646 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH Created floor plans and elevations of branch facilities, led two interior design projects for corporate headquarters, worked directly with president in management of on-site
SCHOLARSHIP & HONORS
“Spree� Student Exhibit Alumni Award Fall 2012 Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Design
Alan G. & Cynthia Reavis Berkshire Scholarship Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Design
Architecture Alumni Scholarship Sept 2012
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Design
KSA Student Archives March 2009 Knowlton School of Architecture
LEADERSHIP & SKILL SETS
Habitat for Humanity Volunteer June 2013-Aug 2013 Aided the construction of a truss system and front porch for two residential buildings in downtown Columbus.
Secretary of AIAS Chapter Sept 2011-Mar 2012
Managed networking opportunities for 40+ members, designed and arranged annual Beaux Arts Ball, raised funds, and hosted weekly coffee nights for students in the Knowlton
Experienced with AutoCAD 2012, Rhinoceros 4.0, Vray,
Adobe Illustrator, In-Design, Photoshop, Sketch-up, Acrobat, MS Word, MS Excel
RIO OLYMPIC HOUSING A PROFESSOR: MARC MANACK WITH KATHY SATHERN
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2011
Located on the site of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, this olympic village aims to reconnect the housing of the site to the sports venues and coastline through the formation of a newly established grid. To emulate the racetrack that once existed on the site, housing units are set within a continuous track on the third and fourth floors. Parking and retail are found in the floors below for efficient connectivity. To further develop networking and encourage movement, an elevated pathway spans the site and integrates with a pre-existing olympic pathway. Interstitial spaces between structures contain sport fields and public spaces to engage active residents.
Rio Olympic Housing
Rio Olympic Housing
Second Floor
First Floor
Ground Floor
Connections are established across the site through use of an elevated pathway. Housing units are made accessible to these paths to encourage a return to the once active city.
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Rio Olympic Housing
Connected housing enables residents sufficient access to the site. Olympic stadiums are also easily accessible and again become incorporated within the active city.
GOOGLE VOLUNTARY PRISON W
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2010
Professor: Lisa Tilder With Yongseok Shin
Kaskaskia, an island in Illinois that is relatively isolated and known to flood consistantly, becomes Google’s Voluntary Prison, where guests choose to stay for an allotted amount of time to escape outside society. The island is divided into city blocks that are surrounded by levees which function both to prevent flooding and to support a highway system above. Each contains a labyrinth and GooglePlex tower unique to the city block’s function. Labyrinths are included centrally so guests are granted equal access to stability. Towers within these labyrinths are Google Island’s capital for operation so as to become overlook towers for the site. Blocks are divided further into connected and separated systems to allow guests the option of nearly complete social disconnection.
Google Voluntary Prison
Google Voluntary Prison
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Guests of the Google Voluntary Prison choose their degree of isolation, depending on the severity of need for social disconnection. Levee walls create these separations while providing protection from flooding.
Google Voluntary Prison
Levee Walls
Labyrinths/Towers
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Water Filtration System
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Google Voluntary Prison
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Close-up view of connected city plans in comparison to surrounding isolated city plans. A tower within a labyrinth becomes the GooglePlex center for guest registration and overall city management.
EBB & FLOW PAVILION S PROFESSOR: MICHAEL BAUMBERGER WITH TIM BEVERAGE, CHRIS ANDERSON, AND RYAN BIASELLA
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2011
In the attempt to provide a pre-existing spring protection from undesirable matter, the Ebb & Flow Pavilion makes use of two ribbons as they transition between furniture and roof. Each end of the pavilion is restricted within the spring walls and frames views of a nearby pond and forest. Pegs are precisely placed in assigned pieces through use of a CNC machine to provide additional support for the roof structure and to eliminate an excessive need of matierials.
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Supports
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Furniture Roof Foundation
Transitions between furniture and roofing created with use of wooden rods to allow for the dissolving of excessive supports. Form of ribbons is respondant to the pre-existing spring and stone foundation
Commute/Community
Fall2012
Professor: Doug Kelbaugh With Alex Krug A brownfield development enveloped by Roosevelt Road, East 18th Street, and South State Street in Chicago calls for a sustainable accommodation of residents. Due to the physical isolation of the site, guests are encouraged to take up biking through efficient access to a bike interchange which passes through a cycling center and connects to the city’s pre-existing bike paths. This new development attempts to create a self-sustaining community which is highly supportive of environmentallyconscious design and ways of life.
Windmill Windmill
Panel Panel Roof Office withSolar Solar Roof
Hotel Bar with Solar Panels
Hotel Bar with Solar Paneled Overhang
Hotel Hotel PoolPool Greenhouse/Restaurant Greenhouse Restaurant
Panel Overhang SolarSolar Panel Overhang
Apartment Gardening Blocks Community Garden
Rooftop Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
The apartment, hotel, and office on site exaggerate current sustainable advancements not only to support the energy use of the neighborhood, but also to showcase publicly the importance of sustainable design.
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The monumental biking center adjacent to Roosevelt brings in tourists and local bikers for the development’s economic stability and supports the commuter-friendly nature of the neighborhood. It connects directly to the apartment building and provides biking resources such as rentals, repairs, and retail, as well as an upperfloor cafe which overlooks the domed space.
Pivot Tower
Winter 2013
Professors: Julia McMorrough and Heidi Beebe With Amer Sahoury and Andrew Baird This housing project within an idealized city resembilng the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon, emphasizes the unique qualities of its site while providing opportunities for residents to enjoy the production of local growing industries. Due to the warehouse typicalities of the Pearl District, this housing tower rises within the 200 by 200 square foot block in a pivot, which denies a singular frontality and allows equality of facades. As the structure winds its way upward, local nurseries offer shading and create spaces for guests to interact and produce gardens of their own. A large residential stairway is highlighted from the exterior as guests pass between the exterior and interior spaces.
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Pivot Tower utilizes the typical datum lines of the city, including residential, commercial, and institutional, to specialize the public space of its four housing sections. As the structure rotates upward in two typical plan types, its views, garden spaces, and interior public spaces become more specialized.
Two typical block types, the setback block and the flush block, alternate and rotate upward to create enclosed outdoor public spaces. Setback block units allow access to these spaces, while flush block units offer additional balcony space and private or shared gardens. The ground floor of this housing tower provides basic resident amenities as well as an art gallery and public entry to the gardens and nurseries above.
2 Bedroom
Typical Setback Block Floor Plan
1 Bedroom/ Studio
Small Garden by Stair
Typical Flush Block Floor Plan
Site Plan
Setback Block
Flush Block 6
interior sod growth
Setback Block 4 tall grass filtration
Flush Block 5
young tree nursery/ winter relocation
Setback Block 3 resident gardening
Flush Block 4
open resident social program
Flush Block 3
interior botanical garden
Setback Block 2
exterior botanical garden
Flush Block 1
sculpture garden
Setback Block 1
retail/gallery space
Below-ground Block
parking
Flush Block
Landsca ape system (ecology)
The landscape system acts as a phonominal ex Artificial landscapes take form as the coverings tank is a buffering zone to the building system
ECOtones Spring2012 Professor: Karen Lewis With Qing Huang This campus in St. Croix is inspired by the concept of the eco-tone, which is the transition zone of environmental systems. Students and researchers experience the site by transitioning from the housing community to the local national park through an interactive laboratory. Passing through the site from ridge to reef, visitors experience the natural diversity and find dynamic spaces created by landscape and building interactions. For sustainable consideration, water retaining walls and roof channels collect and purify run-off water by means of both landscape and architecture. These visible filtering systems naturally educate the visitor of the importance to protect the Dry ou utreach ch nature through this new campus establishment.
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Forest wet/dry mixture
importance to protect the nature through this new campus establishment.
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Two transitions are in play within the Student housing complex rental scheme. The site is located on Parking/bike theofficetransition Dry outreach zone of wet and dry, and also on the zone Lab complex outreach betweenWetnational forest park and local Dock residential area. Using the concept of ecotone, translated into an architectural scheme, ecology (landscape) and community (building) overlap on the same site. The result is a new relationship between human and nature. Passing through the site from ridge to reef, visitors experience the natural diversity and find dynamic spaces created by landscape and building interactions. For sustainable consideration, water retaining walls and roof channels collect and purify run-off water by means of both landscape and architecture. Simultaneously, the fresh water system brings animals to the site to create a new soceity type between human and nature, which naturally educates the visitor of the importance to protect the nature through this new campus establishment.
Parking/bike rental office
Dry outreach
Mountain peak The landscape system acts as a phonominal extension from the national forest park. Artificial landscapes take form as the coverings of hill-like auditoriums. Retaining water tank isNational a buffering forest park zone to the building system. Residential village
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Marine Lab
Parking/bike rental office
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Campus scheme rendering
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Outreach programs are located in close proximity to the Salt River Bay so as to support interactive education. A docking system promotes visitation of local residents and classrooms are positioned toward the bay, as well as toward the transition of natural and artificial forms within the landscape, where underground auditoriums and classrooms are located for additional education opportunities.
Building g system (community) The buiding overlaps the landscape to provide spaces for daily human activities. The bar-shaped building is opportune in accessing coastal views. The landscape path weaves through whole campus to also create dynamic space for both public and private.
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xpansive views of the site. Professors and fragmentation of bars, yet are encouraged to hich allow light and ventilation. The structure ay to press guests toward outreach programs. Circulation
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Labs Facilities Ths campus distrubution is inspired by the concept of eco-tone, which is the trasition zone in mixed systems. By mixing the two different interactive systems, building and landscape have an architectural conversition to create several dynamic spaces, leading visitors to experince the research site from wet to dry area. Also the campus provides a transition from the residential area and national forest park as a buffering zone.
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Linear housing units allow for expansive views of the site. Professors and students are separated with the fragmentation of bars, yet are encouraged to interact within open atriums which allow light and ventilation. The structure angles downward toward the bay to press guests toward outreach programs. Guests visiting the research facilities may view a water conservation system running along the roof. This retained water is then used within the laboratories as it is filtered and returned to the bay.
Housing Lab Plans