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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS B A C H E L O R O F S C I E N C E I N A R C H I T E C T U R E - C L A S S O F 2 0 1 5 (ANTICIPATED) (ARCHITECTURE, DRAWING, FURNITURE DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, ART/ARCH HISTORY)
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MAJOR GPA: 3.65
CUMULATIVE GPA: 3.54
SANTA REPARATA INT’L SCHOOL OF ART SPRING 2014 SEMESTER ABROAD PROGRAM - FLORENCE, ITALY (ARCHITECTURE/URBAN PLANNING, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, ART HISTORY) 1 OF 12 STUDENTS SELECTED FOR SEMESTER ABROAD IN ARCHITECTURE
JAMES W. FITZGIBBON CHARRETTE COMPETITION SEPT 2014 (1ST ANNUAL) - 1 OF 3 CASH PRIZE WINNERS
2013 LASKEY DESIGN COMPETITION A WA R D S
HONORABLE MENTION
JOHN B. ERVIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE SERVICE + COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
SAM FOX SCHOOL DEAN’S LIST SP12, SP13, FA13, SP14
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
AUG 2008 - MAY 2011 WORKED ON 3 SITES, ASSISTING IN VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION STAGES RANGING FROM FRAMING TO FINAL TRIM INSTALLATIONS + DETAILING
AC T I VI T I E S
MR. WASH.U. EXEC BOARD INTERNAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AUG 2012 - MAY 2013 COORDINATED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN PERSON AND BY PHONE, PLANNED COMMUNITY-CENTERED EVENTS BENEFITTING THE ST. LOUIS CITYFACES ART PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
TO O L S
SKILLS
INTERESTS
L A NG UAG E S
AUTOCAD
RHINO + V-RAY
A DOBE PHOTOSHOP
DRAFTING
SKETCHUP + KERKYTHEA
ADOBE INDESIGN
3D MODELING
RENDERING
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY + EDITING
ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY
ENGLISH
INTERIOR DESIGN
SPANISH
ITALIAN
MODEL CONSTRUCTION
FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
REVIT
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
WOODWORKING
FURNITURE DESIGN TRAVEL
CONTENTS
ST UDI O WO R K 411 ( FA 1 4 ) - UN PAC KI NG T H E OVE R LOA DE D HOU SE SAINT LOUIS, MO - YOLANDE DANIELS
3 1 2 ( SP 1 4 ) - CASC I NE PA R K P L A N FLO RENCE, ITALY - ZEULE R L IMA
3 11 ( FA 1 3 ) - C HA I N O F ROC KS B R I D G E DWE L L I NG ALTON, IL - J ONAT HAN ST IT ELMAN
21 2 ( SP 1 3 ) - VE RT I CA L UR BA N G R E E N HOU SE SAINT LOUIS, MO - ST EP HEN M UELLE R
2 1 1 ( FA 1 2 ) - DE M UN PA R K R E DE SI G N CLAYTON, MO - CAT T Y DAN ZHANG
111 ( FA 1 1 ) - COMM UNI T Y G A R DE N + P OT T I NG SH E D WELLSTON, MO - CARL KARLEN
B UI L DI NG SYST E M S E RIC HO FFMAN
DR AWI NG I + I I DON KOST E R, J ESSE T HOMAS
I NT RO TO F UR NI T UR E DE SI G N L INDSEY STOUFFE R
I NDE P E NDE NT WO R K P HOTO G R A P HY FILM + DIG ITAL
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UN PAC K I NG
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Th i s p ro j e c t s e e k s to b re a k d ow n the idealized singl e famil y home into its most basic components h e a r t h , t h re s h o l d , s tr u c t u re , e n c l o s u r e , u t i l i t y. T h e s e c o m p o n e n t s a r e initiall y anal yzed and defined in two case s tudies, and later used to d eve l o p a n i n ter ve n t i o n wi t h i n t h e c o n t e x t o f S t L o u i s ’ G r a n d C e n t e r. Ad d re ss i n g th e c ul t u ra l i n s t i t u a tions in the immediate context, as we l l a s th e s h i f t i n g d e m o g ra p h i c , a n X - p r o g r a m g a l l e r y/s t u d i o s p a c e s er ve s t o i n ter f a c e b et we e n th e public and private. The home is a l l owe d t o o p era te i nd e p e nd e n t l y of t h i s p u b l i c e l e m e n t , a ttr a c t i n g a l o n g - ter m re s i de n t w h o c an i nve s t i n a n d b e n e f i t f ro m t h e g rowi n g a r t i s t i c c o m m u n i t y, wi t h o u t s a c r i ficing the safety and comforts of a detached home in a largel y de-
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u r b a n i z e d p a r t o f t h e c i t y.
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I n re de s i g n i n g th e i n ter fa ce of C a s c i n e P a r k wi t h t h e p er i p h er y of t h e h i s t o r i c c e n ter of F l ore n ce, th i s p ro j e c t a d d re ss e s th e ro l e of g re e n s p a c e s wi t h i n t h e u r b a n f a b r i c , p a y i n g s p e c i a l a tte n t i o n t o p a c e s of o c c u p a t i o n wa l k i n g , j o g g i n g , b i k i n g , and re l a xi n g . Re c ognizing the need for an integrative design approach toward permanent interventions, t h e ‘ f o l d ’ i s a d a p t e d a s a s e a t i n g s tr a t e g y. B y developing a s ys tem of materia l applications t h a t w o ul d a l l ow f o r e a s e of tr a n s i t i o n , i t a c h i eve s a g ra d i e n t b et we e n th e u r b a n e nv i ro n m e n t to th e E a s t and th e re s t of th e p a r k . This landscape acts as a connective tissue for these disparate typologies, taking into a c c o u n t a c c e s s i b i l i t y f r o m p u b l i c tr a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d b u r g e o n i n g i n f r a s tr u c t u re t o t h e
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North, including the new Parco della Musica.
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In siting an intervention a long the Ch ain of Rocks Route 66 Bridge, the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River a llows for multipl e sca l es of observation - the immediate conditions of th e wa ter ’s e d g e , a s we l l a s th e monumental bluffs to the North of the site. The interaction of sand and water on the site served as both a p ro g ra m m a t i c m a ter i a l s t u d y a s we l l a s
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t h e s o u r c e of a s tr u c t u r a l f r a m e w o r k for the forma l intervention itself.
Th e de s i g n ex p re ss e s th e p h e n o m e n a of this interaction in the wa y th at sand, a s o l i d wi t h p ro p er t i e s of f l u i d m ove m e n t , c a n t a k e o n r i g i d a n d e v e n s tr u c t u r a l g e o m etr i c f o r m s w h e n i n tr o d u c e d t o a p r o p o r t i o n a l a m o u n t o f w a t e r. M a t e r i a l c o n s i d era t i o n s were d r i ve n by th e a b il i t y of th e de c a ye d i n n er for m to b e o b s c u re d b y a tr a n s l u c e n t e x te r i o r s h e l l . W h e n l i t f ro m wi t h i n , t h e i n n er c o m p l exi t i e s a re r e v e a l e d , p r o j e c t e d o n t o t h e e x t e r i o r. Perched atop the bridge, the worskpace a llows for further s tudies of the shifting
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g e o m etr i e s of t h e r i v e r a s s e d i m e n t i s deposited and washed awa y over time.
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G R E E N HOU S E
Th e i n i t i a l p h a s e s of th i s p ro j e c t re l i e d o n an under s t a n d i n g of c o n tr o l l e d e n v i r o n m e n t s i n o r d e r t o c re ate a self-contained s ys tem specific to the plant. The “ N er ve pl an t � e co - un i t i s m a de u p of th re e pl an t i n g spaces, linked by ch annels th at filter the heat given o f f b y t h e t w o l o we r p l a n t s i n t o t h e u p p e r c h a m b e r. Th i s c re a te s an e nv i ro n m e n t h u m i d e n ou g h th a t th e th i rd pl an t re q u i re s n o m a i n te n an ce.
The mos t ch a ll enging aspect of the site is its narrow dimension as the lot of a former townhome. In order to m a xi m i ze th e l ot ’s p ote n t i a l for an u r b an g re e n h ou s e, a s er i e s of s e c t i o n a l m eta l l ou ver s re f l e c t l i g h t d ow n i n t o t h e n a r r o w s p a c e . A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e r o o f l i n e i s designed to ch annel rainwater via the louvers toward t h e b a c k of t h e s tr u c t u re a n d i n t o a re s e r v o i r a c c e s s i b l e f ro m th e l owe s t l eve l - f a c il i ta t i n g th e g row th a nd s t u d y of a q u a t i c a nd s h a d e - d we l l i n g s p e c i e s a s we l l .
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T h e D e m un P a r k p ro j e c t b e g a n wi t h a f o r m m a k i n g exerc i s e, re s ul t i n g i n a m o d ul a r co m p o n e n t , f ro m w h i c h th e s i te a p pl i c a t i o n woul d b u il d . I n s pi re d by the conventional components of a wall framing s ys tem, the modul e a llows for multipl e configurations of linear and planar el ements, which when a g g re g a te d , a l l ow f o r s t u d i e s of l i g h t , s h a d ow, a n d s tr u c t u r a l i n t e g r i t y. M o v i n g t o t h e s i t e , t h i s logic is applied to the landscape of an exis ting pla ygriound in a thriving Saint Louis neighborh o o d . C o n d u c i ve t o n i g h tt i m e e n te r ta i n m e n t , a n d famil y-friendl y programming, the intervention
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seeks to improve the 24-hour utility of the space.
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T h e We l l s t o n L o o p h i s t o r i c d i s tr i c t of S a i n t L o u i s , o n c e a b u s t l i n g t o w n c e n t e r, i s l a r g e l y a b a n d o n e d , p r e s e n t i n g a n o p p or t un i t y to i n s pi re co m m un i t y rev i va l . Th e l ot a t th e corner of Martin Luther King and Hodiamont seeks to spark a re n ewe d i n tere s t i n o n e of th e c i t y ’s m o s t e c o n o m i c a l l y d e s o l a te n e i g h b o r h o o d s . T h e i n tr o d u c t i o n of a c o m m u n i t y g a rde n and e d u c a t i o n a l fa c il i t y u r g e s re s i de n t s to a g a i n t a k e p r i d e i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t y, a n d a l l o w s t h e m t o t a k e a g e n c y, a d d r e s s i n g i s s u e s o f p o v e r t y, h u n g e r, a n d o v e r a l l d e c l i n e i n a n e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y a n d s o c i a l l y c o n s c i o u s w a y.
Fo l l owi n g a s t u d y of f a r m i n g p r a c t i c e s a n d g r ow t h p a t te r n s , a f o r m a l s tr a te g y w a s d e v e l o p e d t h r o u g h e xe r c i s e s i n p a p e r f o l d i n g a n d wi re m o d e l i n g . T h i s c o n s tr u c t i o n w a s t h e n a p p l i e d t o t h e s i te wi t h i n t h e c o n tex t of t h e exi s t i n g
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ta xo n o my of “ n a t u ra l ” and “ fore i g n ” e l e m e n t s .
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DE S I G N D ra wi n g o n t h e f o r m of a l a r g e l y f o r g o tte n t y p o l o g y t h e P o r t e r ’ s c h a i r, m y d e s i g n simplifies the proportions, maintaining a sense of enclos u re and i s o l a t i o n for th e i n h abitant. Orinigall y designed for F re n c h ro ya l g u a rd s , th e simplified form gives wa y to a rev i s e d , m ore re l evan t p ro g ra m th a t c an b e a g g re g a te d and impl emented both in the home and in public spaces.
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