Graduate portfolio ef by Elizabeth A. Fischer

elizabeth fischer graduate portfolio / 2014-2016 Illinois Institute of Technology Master of Architecure

elizabeth fischer 602 W. 31st St., Apt 3W Chicago, Illinois 60616 efische531@gmail.com

2016 Master of Architecture College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology

ef academic crafted in music work the uptown center for musical arts

6-20

fusion market

21-34

the packard plants

35-44

mexico city sharing market

the packard motor plant

professional the wolfe residence work residential renovations

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academic works

crafted in music

the uptown center for musical arts | chicago, illinois spring semester 2015 thomas brock 16 weeks collaboration with nicole santos and onyung kim Learners, visitors, educators, and any passerby of The Uptown Center of Musical Arts will experience the rhythm from the music being played within as well as the melody of the building itself. For this project, the great challenge encountered was the necessary control of acoustic elements. The conflicting noises from its surroundings lead the placement of a circulation system that acts as an acoustical barrier, as well as a rhythmic transition through the spaces. The placement of support program along the east of the site provides an additional obstruction of sound from the El passing by. As a contrast, while the organization of space on the interior is intended to resist noises, the plaza that faces the shared street of Clifton embraces the sounds of the city. Through a sense of blurred limits between inside and outside, the ground floor acts as a welcoming space, bringing people in from the streets and through the plaza. But what calls out most to the building users is the theater. With the intent of objectification of the built environment, the red sculptural element encased by the glass panels at the edge of the building translates the space into the apotheosis of the built melodies all around. The mass of this element can be experienced throughout the building in the way it engages each level through its layered contours. The melody of the contours provide both acoustical benefits and aesthetically appealing features. The repetition of the layers into the interior creates a harmony of space and a dynamic performance experience. The many components that, once together, work to create harmony, infuse music into the building in which it is contained. After all, music is all around us.

technology hub

tech labs IT help desk stage equipment storage/stage system storage

administration faculty offices superintendent office institution offices

hybrid spaces

lecture hall / large practice rooms classrooms / small practice rooms

support

institution restrooms janitor’s closet storage conference rooms multipurpose rooms

institution spaces

performance space the object

residential

recreation space apartments access to rooftop terrace

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historical

instrumental archive music archive special collections

horizontal circulation noise barrier

residential circulation

vertical circulation

connectivity circulation historical Uptown bridges with the modern Uptown Center for Musical Arts below grade

parti

framing the object

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terrace + 60.00'

15'

3rd floor

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+ 45.00'

E 2nd floor + 30.00'

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1st floor

15'

+ 15.00'

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15'

20'

30'

C terrace + 60.00'

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3rd floor

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+ 45.00'

B 2nd floor + 30.00'

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1st floor + 15.00'

15'

10'

15'

20'

30'

facade details

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 

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  

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  

 

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

 

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 

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



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 

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 

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theater details

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fusion market

sharing market for goods | mexico city, mexico spring semester 2016 jennifer park 16 weeks In comparison with Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketplace, Mexico City has a heavy presence of vendors on the street. The setting of these vendors is informal, allowing each individual market to sell from their stall anywhere along the streets or public spaces. Often these vendors are selling the same variety of products, wallpapered amongst their stalls. They gather in concentrations, allowing for competition amongst the vendors. However, their ability to move freely lacks regulation. Without taking away public access at the street or eliminating their flexibility, Fusion Market celebrates the multitude of street vendors and the cultural experience of the interaction between the locals and tourists throughout La Condesa in a flexible, yet monumental way. By scaling up the already existing street vendors present throughout Mexico City, a framework is provided for a more legible presence in the local economy and links these informal markets to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s infrastructure. The availability of quality public space provides for an urban arena with a high degree of social interaction. Each median of the site is dedicated to specific product types and the demand for these goods. Food. Art. Day to Day products. And Clothing. To avoid delivery congestion, and to maintain the street for pedestrians, Fusion Market connects to technology for drone deliveries. Though a large portion of the sharing economy is connected to various forms of technology, this new system allows anyone to become a vendor, to sell or buy goods.

site analysis from mexico city: wallpapering of goods

site analysis from mexico city: mobility of informal markets

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the packard plants

the packard motor plant | detroit, michigan fall semester 2015 karla sierralta 16 weeks collaboration with rebecca murray Throughout the Packard Motor Plant site, the making process is summarized into five steps: research, design, test, assemble, and sell. The factory, as a unit within this process, has the unique function of assembling products that have been researched, designed, and tested. Even in the assembly process, there is a procedure that occurs to yield a product from conception to completion. From every idea, a product is evaluated, constructed, packaged, and sold. As a result of the variety in scale of products and differences in spatial requirements within factories, the assembly process can exist within buildings all yielding different layouts, levels, or size. Since the spatial requirements from factory to factory are inconsistent, this portion of the Packard Motor Plant needs to allow for flexibility of organization and scale. By keeping most of the preexisting structure of 250,000 square feet of reinforced concrete and masonry walls, the factory is provided with a shell for a system that caters to the infinite opportunities for organization and scale. A module, represented as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;seedâ&#x20AC;?, is the origin for any company that chooses to grow inside the factory. This seed, at 985 square feet, provides a space slightly larger than what is offered through the live and work community. Typologies for growth pattern are present as ways in which this seed can grow for future development. As the company grows, the spaces surrounding the seed are available for expansion. This customizable factory is made possible by modules at the same 985 square foot space, but with different spatial layouts based on the various parts of the assembly process. Together, the landscape and infrastructure collaborate to provide a shell for a flexible system that accommodates to makers of all scales and in spaces customized to their needs.

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idea distribution

sell retail

mohop, shoe factory 7,880 SF

revolution, brewery 10,835 SF

dock 6, cnc build studio 3,940 SF

filbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old time, root beer factory 3,940 SF

bridgeport coffee, coffee roast house 3,940 SF

etsy, diy designer 985 SF

etsy, diy designer

its ability to see the product from its conception to its completion. However the making process that happens within the walls 3,940 SF of the factory is at a more personal scale than the making process occuring at the scale of the Packard Plant site. The typologies are scaled to match the expected progress and growth of the indvidual maker. Proximity of the larger facilities will allow for a quicker move for the makers and in turn, higher poduction.The typologies start at the scale slightly larger than that of which is offered through the live and work community. As the maker gains a larger product demand, they can move into the space that best opitmizes their production process. While some making processes are best operating in an open floor plan, some rely on gravity to keep the process moving. The variety of typologies invites makers of all types to work in a community of other various makers. The making process is broken down in order to organize the spaces. The gradient represents the product as its completion increases. The landscape reacts to the grid developed to organize units throughout the corridor. It also continues the making process on the exterior. What is unique about the landscape is that it provides majority of the supplies required for the making process. So instead of relying on external suppliers, makers can provide themselves 985 SF with the necessary tools needed to see their idea to the finish line. The landscape reacts to the ruins of the demolished pieces by allowing them to partially remain within the growth of nature around the building. Water is collected and reused on site in order to create a partially self sustainable system. The factory section of the industrial corrider will represent a scaled down full circle of the making process as makers develop their ideas

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minimum | 985 SF

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the wolfe residence | basement renovation

the wolfe residence | basement countertop details