CLARE VAN MONTFRANS
Portfolio 2007-2016
CONTENTS ACADEMIC EARTH + SKY
Native American Urban Center in Phoenix, AZ
FUTURE URBAN GROWTH Density and development in Austin, TX
GROUND FLOOR INTERFACE Social infrastructure in São Paulo, Brazil
SPEED + STILLNESS
Rest stop and experiential museum in Wendover, UT
ECOMOD4
Residential design-build project in Charlottesville, VA
TOWER THERAPY
Gambling Addiction Rehab Center in Baton Rouge, LA
PROFESSIONAL EXCELSIOR TRADE INSTITUTE Trade school in Thomassin, Haiti
FAUQUIER HIGH SCHOOL Public high school in Fauquier, VA
OTHER WORK STUDYING PUBLIC SPACE DRAWING CERAMICS HYGGE LUMINAIRE CHERRY CHAIR
NATIVE AMERICAN URBAN CENTER Studio : Vertical Studio, Spring 2014 Professor : Adam Pyrek Duration : 8 weeks Phoenix, Arizona is the most populous state capital in the United States in addition to being the fastest growing metropolitan area. Given the quickly densifying nature of the city, the role of this Native American Urban Center is to serve as both a public amenity and a private service for the urban Native American population of Phoenix. This population is incredibly diverse, including a wide range of traditional and contemporary views of Native American culture. The existing facilities for Native Americans in Phoenix largely consist of repurposed office buildings and do little to elevate the identity of this population within the city. From the outset of this project, I focused on creating a functional facility and an identifiable presence within the urban fabric. In southwestern Native American culture, a pervasive respect for nature permeates their belief systems and tribal mythologies. Existence is often described in relation to natural elements, primarily through the frameworks of earth and sky. The project addresses this as a vertical dialogue between the stereotomic building of the earth and the tectonic roof of the sky, connected by translucent prisms of light. Around this concept, the building is organized as a series of terraced levels connected by three vertical structures. The main entrance takes visitors up a prominent exterior stair to the shaded roof terrace and cafe. From this exterior level, the program shifts from public to private as visitors descend vertically through the building. The three cores serve as both organizing elements and vertical connections, two providing vertical circulation and exhibition space while the third allows light to penetrate the mass of the building below. From street level, this cone of light signifies the visual identity of the building, while inside it provides a centralizing element between the wellness, business, and education centers.
street level studies
study models
level 3 + roof
level 2
level 1
roof terrace
FUTURE URBAN GROWTH Studio : Vertical Studio, Fall 2013 Professor : Francisco Gomes Duration : 2 weeks The West Campus neighborhood in Austin is currently struggling with issues of increasing density and property values as student housing continually radiates further from the University of Texas. This study sought to increase density without detrimental impact on the existing neighborhood character. By leveraging a communal artery, this proposal organizes increasing development along a central spine and introduces multi-functional spaces to the strictly residential area. HETEROGENEOUS_density high
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HETEROGENEOUS_retail + parking retail
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density diagrams
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HETEROGENEOUS_retail + parking HETEROGENEOUS_communal space
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car
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densified edge and public garden
street as active communal space
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Studio : Advanced Studio, Fall 2015 Professor : Fernando Lara Duration : 8 weeks In a neighborhood of inconceivable density in the periphery of SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, two parallel forces exert incredible pressure on the current population: on the one hand, a polluted creek that continually floods and on the other, a planned bus corridor that will displace thousands of people. The purpose of this project was to envision what the role of infrastructure could be in this condition. The main objective was to make space: space for public gatherings, for sports and play, for flood mitigation, for civic discourse, for informal commerce. The vehicle for achieving this was social infrastructure, tying mandatory improvements of dangerous conditions to resources that strengthen the social connectivity of the neighborhood. In this way, the creek restoration becomes a resource that gives people places to gather and ways to develop shared wealth over time, including future expansion of structures. Along the creek, I explored the typology of elevated buildings that free the ground level for adaptive future uses while staking a claim for open space amidst a density of informal settlements.
range of influence
resource parks + housing
existing fabric
layered infrastructure
relationship between creek + corridor
site in context
Vertical barriers
Typical condition between Estrada Dom João Nery and Ribeiro Lajeado
existing condition Typical condition between Estrada Dom João Nery and Ribeiro Lajeado
Public space
vertical barriers Vertical barriers
Vertical barriers
permeability
Permeability
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vulnerability
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ground level
SPEED + STILLNESS Studio : Advanced Studio, Fall 2014 Professor : Wendell Burnette Duration : 8 weeks This project is primarily about movement and stillness of the body in the landscape. The salt flats between Wendover and Salt Lake City, Utah provided the strange, unsettlingly vast site for this rest stop and experiential museum. In order to fully experience this expansive site, you need opportunities to be both an active participant on the ground and a removed observer above the ground. The space between these two direct experiences is a restful and introspective place to slow the body and remove the speed of the interstate from visual and aural perception. It is an indirect and elemental experience of site through sky, light, and shadow. The direct experiences in the form of tower and path are to some degree knowable from the interstate while the voided, submerged piazza between becomes an uncovering of space. Formally, the ellipse creates an inwardly oriented view to the sky. The arcade around the piazza provides engagement with this centralizing element as well as a continuous covered path leading you to all elements of the rest stop. It is both a central open space and a peripheral enclosed space, allowing for a broad range of restful occupation.
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ECOMOD4 Studio : Undergraduate Studio, Fall 2008, Summer 2009 Professor : John Quale Duration : 15 weeks The focus of this studio was to design and build an affordable, sustainable housing unit in collaboration with students from the schools of architecture and engineering and with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville. Programmatically, the house consists of an open living area on the first floor and a more private second floor where both bedrooms are located. The design of the house is driven by sustainability: the modular construction allows for tighter tolerances while the use of daylight and alternative energy reduces the overall environmental impact of the building. I was heavily involved in the early design in the fall of 2008 and was subsequently awarded a fellowship to build the house over the summer of 2009. All images shown were rendered by my hand, excluding construction and finish photography.
for more information, visit: www.ecomod.unm.edu
entry
stair + light study
section study
pre-fabricated modules on site
stair + entry
living room
stair + view
exterior from street
TOWER THERAPY Studio : Advanced Studio, Spring 2015 Professor : Francisco Gomes Duration : 12 weeks In collaboration with : Elizabeth Farrell Recipient of the AIA Forth Worth Honor Award This project addresses the need for a gambling addiction therapy center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gambling addiction therapy requires breaking down the scale of interaction into smaller communities that are both removed but not isolated from the city and removed but not isolated from each other. Our design interrogates the formal strategy of a mini-tower, investigating how the resulting small floor plates can reinforce programmatic and experiential goals. The main material expression of the tower is brick tied into a concrete structure. The brick serves both structural and experiential functions. Its articulation responds to the scale of inhabitation within, either wrapping inside from the exterior or passing along the edge. The interior space of the tower functions as one continuous vertical room with horizontal partitions in the form of residential floors. This spatial organization creates micro-communities within the tower and allows the entirety of the space to seem more accessible than in the typical tower typology where elevators are the primary means of vertical circulation. The project questions the role of traditional materials in contemporary architecture and explores alternate spatial possibilities within a seemingly conventional form.
01. FORM
01. FORM A tower in the city provides constant interaction with the outside world while being removed from the immediate public street. Small floor plates allow for views across the building and rooms with multiple natural light sources.
A tower in the city provides constant interaction with the outside world while being removed from the immediate public street. Small floor plates allow for views across the building and rooms with multiple natural light sources. 02. GROUND + TOWER Casino program is submerged below ground with the cafe above, interfacing with the city on street level.The walk-up neighborhood continues this public interface followed by the in-patient program above.
02. GROUND + TOWER
02. GROUND + TOWER Casino program is submerged below ground with the cafe above, interfacing with the city on street level.The walk-up neighborhood continues this public interface followed by the in-patient program above.
Casino program is submerged below ground with the cafe above, interfacing with the city on street level.The walkup neighborhood continues this public interface followed by the in-patient program above. 03. VERTICAL ENFILADE The tower is divided into therapy neighborhoods that define micro-communities within the larger building context in order to provide more successful therapy environments. Moving between them, clients circulate enfilade through a series of vertical rooms connected by an inhabitable stair.
03. VERTICAL ENFILADE Residential Floor
03. VERTICAL ENFILADE The tower is divided into therapy neighborhoods that define micro-communities within the larger building context in order to provide more successful therapy environments.
The tower is divided into therapy neighborhoods that define microcommunities within the larger building context in order to provide more successful therapy environments. Moving between them, clients circulate enfilade Group Floor through a series of vertical rooms connected04.byCENTER an inhabitable stair. + EDGE Brick wraps thickened edges to define voided group gathering spaces. Within the mass, cellular spaces speak to a smaller scale of inhabitation.
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04. CENTER + EDGE Brick wraps thickened edges to define voided group gathering spaces. Within the mass, cellular spaces speak to a smaller scale of inhabitation. Group Floor
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06. LAYERED ENVELOPE
Brick wraps thickened edges to define voided group gathering spaces. Within the mass, cellular spaces speak to a smaller scale of inhabitation.
The building presents a monolithic expression to the exterior while individual brick units on the interior speak to a human scale of inhabitation. The layered envelope defines different scales of interaction with the outside world.
Building envelope thickens and shifts opacity in response to orientation. The north wall remains tight to the exterior, the east pulls in to form a screened inhabitable exterior space, the west thickens to form an inhabitable interior space, and the south forms a deep screened exterior zone.
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06. LAYERED ENVELOPE
The building presents a monolithic expression to the exterior while individual brick units on the interior speak to a human scale of inhabitation. The layered envelope defines different scales of interaction with the outside world.
Building envelope thickens and shifts opacity in response to orientation. The north wall remains tight to the exterior, the east pulls in to form a screened inhabitable exterior space, the west thickens to form an inhabitable interior space, and the south forms a deep screened exterior zone.
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The building envelope thickens and shifts opacity in response to orientation. The north wall remains tight to the exterior, the east pulls in to form a screened space, the west thickens to form an inhabitable interior space, and the south forms a deep screened exterior terrace.
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ROOF TERRACE concrete planter
172’-0”
butt-glazed curtain wall typ. interior brick detail wall
TYP. OUTDOOR TERRACE - 1 5/8” brick paving - 2” permeable sand layer - 4“ rigid insulation - weatherproofing membrane - 5” sloped C.I.P. concrete slab
OUTDOOR TERRACE
brick guardrail - 3 5/8” brick - 2x4 steel c-channel
RESIDENTIAL LIVING
brick-paved terrace
160’-0”
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THERAPIST OFFICE
polygal guardrail - 1” polygal panels - 2x4 steel c-channel
inhabitable wall built-in casework
GROUP THERAPY
polygal partition - 1” 4’x8’ polygal panels - 3 5/8” metal stud - 1” polygal
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light stair - wood treads, polygal risers
THERAPY BREAK-OUT TYP. WALL - WEST polished concrete floor, typ.
- 3 5/8” single-wythe brick - 2” air gap - 2” rigid insulation - 8” C.I.P. concrete - 2’-0” inhabitable interior wall space
136’-0”
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neighborhood section perspective
heavy stair - cast in place concrete
4 6” steel c-channel, beyond brick, beyond
LEVEL 17 “ TOP OF WALL 192’-0”
steel guardrail beyond 1/2”X1-1/2” steel plate balusters
1-3/4” wood flooring
10’-0”
1” cork edging strip
metal drainage grate Roman brick pavers 2” permeable sand layer 4” rigid insulation 5” C.I.P. slab, slope to drain flashing, slope to drain air barrier system
1/4” steel plate filter fabric
LEVEL 16 : ROOF TERRACE 1/4” steel embed plate
182’-0”
C.I.P. edge beam 2” rigid insulation 6” steel c-channel, beyond 6” steel c-channel mullion, beyond curtainwall system, typ. 1” insulated glass butt-glazed 2” CFMF studs
14’-0”
1-7/8” hat channels 2X4 steel angle mullion
polygal ceiling, 4X8 panels
A. east balcony
polygal ceiling, 4’x8’ panels
CLIENT ROOM
6” steel c-channel mullion, beyond brick, beyond curtainwall system 1” insulated glass butt-glazed
LEVEL 15 : RESIDENTIAL B 168’-0”
3/4” wood paneling 4” CFMF studs 1/4” steel embed plate 6” steel c-channel mullions brick sill
TYP. WALL - EAST - 3 5/8” single-wythe brick screen - 4“ steel c-channel screen support - 2’-0” inhabitable exterior space - curtain wall, 6” steel angle mullions 12’-0”
8” C.I.P. concrete wall
CLIENT ROOM
Roman brick 2” air cavity 2” rigid insulation air barrier system flashing, slope to drain
1/4” steel embed plate 6” steel c-channel, beyond
wood flooring
C.I.P. concrete edge beam
LEVEL 14 : RESIDENTIAL A 156’-0”
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12’-0”
2X4 steel angle
B. brick + window seat
LEVEL 13 : GROUP THERAPY B
1/4” steel plate
144’-0” Roman brick pavers
3/4” polygal panels, 4X8 4” steel c-channel, beyond
steel guardrail
12’-0”
metal drainage grate
curtainwall system 1” insulated glass butt-glazed 6” steel angle mullion, below 6” steel c-channel mullions
steel angle 1/4” steel embed plate below dashed for clarity 1” cork edging strip
5” C.I.P. concrete slab, typ. 1/4” steel embed plate
LEVEL 12 : GROUP THERAPY A
C.I.P. concrete edge beam
polygal wall, above
132’-0”
1-3/4” wood flooring
5” C.I.P. concrete slab
2” closure angle
C. guardrail
D. curtainwall
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TYP. WALL - WEST - 3 5/8” single-wythe brick - 2” air gap - 2” rigid insulation - 8” C.I.P. concrete - 2’-0” inhabitable interior wall space
west elevation
C.I.P concrete planter
C.I.P cafe seating
ground level paving - 1 5/8” brick - 3” sand
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LEVEL 04 : INDOOR LEVEL DINING04 : INDOOR DINING
ADMIN RESIDENCE
sliding doors
sliding doors
built-in storage
built-in storage
wood flooring
36’-0”
12’-0”
ADMIN RESIDENCE
12’-0”
36’-0”
wood flooring
LEVEL 03 : OUTPATIENT THERAPY LEVEL 03 : OUTPATIENT THERAPY 24’-0”
OFFICE
OFFICE
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built-in office shelving
12’-0”
built-in office shelving
24’-0”
LEVEL 02 : ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL 02 : ADMINISTRATIVE 12’-0”
12’-0”
CAFE
- 3 5/8” si - 6” steel - 5’-0“ inh - curtain
12’-0”
12’-0”
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CAFE
LEVEL 01 : RECEPTION + CAFE LEVEL 01 : RECEPTION + CAFE 0’-0”
concrete pile cap
0’-0”
concrete pile cap
CASINO OFFICE
14’-0”
14’-0”
steel piles, 6” diameter, 2’-0” O.C. steel piles, 6” diameter, 2’-0” O.C.
CASINO OFFICE
LEVEL 00 : CASINO LEVEL 00 : CASINO -14’-0”
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west wall section + elevation
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outdoor terrace
entry
casino
cafe entrance
PROFESSIONAL EXCELSIOR TRADE INSTITUTE Trade school in Thomassin, Haiti
FAUQUIER HIGH SCHOOL Public high school in Fauquier, VA
EXCELSIOR TRADE INSTITUTE Firm : VMDO Architects Project Architect : Steve Davis Duration : July-December 2011 VMDO Architects partnered with the Building Goodness Foundation (BGF) in Charlottesville, Virginia to design the Excelsior Trade School in Thomassin, Haiti. This pro bono project provides a space where Haitians can be educated in trades such as carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work in order to rebuild their damaged communities. We worked with BGF and the client organization to develop a building that would support these trades and also facilitate different learning endeavors should their needs change in the future. The building centers on a large outdoor courtyard where students can gather and test out their new-found skills on full-size mock-ups. As Job Captain, my role on the project was to manage all consultant coordination and detail and document the building in all phases. All images shown were rendered by my hand, excluding photography.
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screen detail
stair detail
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plumbing workshop
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electrical workshop
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work court
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FAUQUIER HIGH SCHOOL Firm : VMDO Architects Project Architect : Jim Richardson Duration : February 2010-November 2011 The existing Fauquier High School campus is a sprawling amalgamation of one and two-story buildings. Our design proposal removed the poorest-performing building and replaced it with a new four-story classroom addition. This provides the school with a centralizing vertical element and a prominent new front door. The design focuses on the school as a community of learners and provides new ways for students to learn and interact outside the classroom. The stair itself became an important feature of the building, acting as the main vertical circulation while integrating flexible learning environments into the overall volume of space. This central circulation area is located facing the rest of the school and acts as a navigational element that is visible from anywhere on campus. The intimate outdoor courtyard adjacent to the stair emphasizes the importance of this vertical element while introducing abundant natural daylight. Extended learning areas project out of the glass facade to emphasize and frame these unique learning spaces. I had the unique experience of staying with this project from predesign through Construction Administration. I digitally modeled the entire building and was responsible for rendering, structural coordination, shop drawing review, and project documentation in all phases. All images shown were rendered by my hand, excluding noted photography.
early massing study
section detail at bay window
OTHER WORK STUDYING PUBLIC SPACE DRAWING CERAMICS HYGGE LUMINIERE CHERRY CHAIR
STUDYING PUBLIC SPACE Class : Independent Research, Summer 2014 Award : Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design Duration : 5 weeks Often in the study of built environments, we talk about the hypothetical experience of a place instead of actually engaging it. After reentering the academic world in 2013, I found myself searching for that engagement. Through careful examination of the universal qualities shared by successful public spaces, I wanted to better understand how architecture can promote communal interaction rather than isolation. In the spring of 2014, I was awarded the Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design, a generous scholarship that enabled me to spend five weeks in Europe comparing the ways in which historic and contemporary urban fabric influence the function, aesthetic, and spatial quality of public spaces. At the end of the trip, I compiled my thoughts, sketches, questions, and photographs. I returned home with more questions than answers: which has greater impact on the shaping of public space, the architecture or the underlying social structure? As architects in urban environments, do we always have a responsibility to consider and provide for a good interface between our buildings and the public? What does it mean to build a city from the ground up? Can we create architecture and infrastructure that ages gracefully? While I found my lack of solid conclusions initially unsettling, it soon became apparent that the framework of questions I was developing was much more valuable and aligned with the goals of the trip. www.clarevanmontfrans.com/the-room-of-the-city
Rotterdam, NL
DRAWING As architects, we communicate visually. Over the past seven years of academic and personal pursuits, I have explored a variety of media in an effort to convey a range of emotive and conceptual ideas. Please visit www.clarevanmontfrans.com for additional work.
CERAMICS Class : Functional Ceramics Professor : Tom Clarkson Duration : 2 years Throwing pots is like building in section with your hands. It is a process of discovery and meditation where physical form-making is as important as the final product.
HYGGE LUMINIERE Class : Environmental Control I Professor : Adam Pyrek Duration : 3 weeks In collaboration with : Evan Greulich + Noah Winkler Hygge (pronounced “hooga”) is a rough translation of the Danish concept of coziness, though it extends far beyond a singular feeling of cozy. Hygge entails atmosphere, mood, attitude, and spirit. Tasked with designing a light around the type of illuminance we wanted to achieve, our team focused on the transitional period from the commotion of world, work, and day to the “hygge” of home, room, and family. We envisioned a quality of light that embodied the indispensable acts of slowing down, dreaming, and meditating. Our light was designed with the heaviness and presence of the hearth and the approachable spirit of a bedside transistor radio. Its form was derived from a desire to illuminate the corner of a room in a glowing orange-yellow while shielding the user from direct glare and providing a gentle wash of light by which to read and write. These essential aspects combined with the single on-off toggle switch set in dark maple make interacting with the light a crisp haptic experience of transition.
CHERRY CHAIR Class : Wood Design Professor : Mark Macek Duration : 6 weeks Wood is originally this sculptural, living material. It is only through a laborious process of milling that we in the architecture world experience it as an orthogonal, planar substance. Through the making of this chair, I began to question this notion. The chair was formed through stack lamination: the ironic process of taking an originally massive, curvaceous tree, milling it into thin precise orthogonal boards, then gluing those thin boards together to form something yet again massive and curvaceous. The chair re-presents the wood in its tree-like state of being, exposing its three-dimensional character by carving into the newly-formed mass. The body of the chair made of cherry - a warm, workable wood that will darken over time. The legs contrast the weight of the chair with thin lines of steel, emphasizing the incline of the chair by registering the plane of the ground. Throughout the process, I was primarily interested in exploring the direct feedback loop between hands, chair, and body and used as many hand tools as I could in order to achieve this. My process was guided by physical modeling and tactile responses as the chair developed rather than drawings. In the end, the chair reflects the process of making in its surfaces and offers a warm reclined seat for resting.
Clare van Montfrans 757.871.8076 clare.vanmontfrans@gmail.com www.clarevanmontfrans.com
Education University of Texas at Austin, May 2016 Master of Architecture, GPA: 3.97
University of Virginia, May 2009
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, GPA: 3.73
Awards Outstanding Teaching Assistant 2015-2016 UT School of Architecture, May 2016
2016 AIA Henry Adams Medal
UT School of Architecture, May 2016
AIA Ft. Worth Honor Award
Tower Therapy, in collaboration with Elizabeth Farrell, December 2015
Excellence in Design Award
UT School of Architecture, May 2014 + 2015
Kreisle/Page Southerland Page Fellowship UT School of Architecture, June 2015
Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design UT School of Architecture, April 2014
Eva and Jay W. Barnes, FAIA Scholarship UT School of Architecture, April 2014
Sixth River Architects Endowed Fellowship Award UT School of Architecture, April 2014
J.M. West Texas Corporation Fellowship
UT School of Architecture, August 2013
Duncan J. McCrea Endowed Memorial Fund UVA School of Architecture, May 2009
Skills Proficient in: Revit, RHINOceros (Maxwell, V-Ray plugins), AutoCAD, Bluebeam PDF Revu, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, hand drafting, physical modeling, laser cutting, sketching. Experience with: CNC fabrication, SketchUp.
Professional Experience Murray Legge Architecture, Austin, TX, February-May, 2016
Intern Architect, responsible for iterative study models and presentation models of extensive public space in San Diego.
dwg. Landscape Architects, Austin, TX, May-August 2015
Intern Architect at firm specializing in urban architectural landscapes. Responsible for detailing and coordinating intensive Construction Administration for large-scale project in Austin, TX.
Gomes + Staub Architects, Austin, TX, May 2014 Intern Architect, produced preliminary sketches, compiled schematic drawing set for residential project in Austin, TX. VMDO Architects, Charlottesville, VA, February 2010-May 2013 Job captain at firm specializing in design of educational spaces. Facilitated team coordination, managed digital modeling and drawing production, produced renderings for client presentations, coordinated structural packages. Integral member of design team for two public schools and one pro bono trade school in Thomassin, Haiti from Schematic Design through Construction Administration.
Academic Experience Dean’s Ambassador, UT School of Architecture
February 2014-May 2016. Responsible for representing the school to a variety of audiences in order to facilitate recruitment of prospective students.
Teaching Assistant, UT School of Architecture Construction II, Spring 2015 + 2016. Leveraged experience in building detailing, taught materials and methods to graduates and undergraduates. Visual Communication I, Fall 2014 + 2015. Taught fundamental visualization skills to Freshmen. Design Assistant, UT School of Architecture
Design III, Fall 2014. Critiqued Sophomore studio projects, mentored students throughout design process.
Research Assistant, UT School of Architecture
Summer 2014. Assisted Francisco Gomes in research and documentation of patent-pending concrete masonry unit design.
Professional Residency Program Coordinator, UT School of Architecture Fall 2013-Spring 2014. Assisted director in matching eligible architecture students with firms globally. Conducted portfolio reviews for participating students.