Ele Paul | Design Portfolio 2021

Hello! My name is Ele and I am an Architecture Master Student at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute of Design & Arts with a Bachelor’s in Urban Planning investigating design solutions to solve wicked problems, exploring mediums to design for the human scale and human experience.

EDUCATION

May 2021 May 2018

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

Jul. 2021 –Present

Dec. 2020 –

May 2021

MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE, (MArch)

Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, URBAN PLANNING

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Dean’s List 2016, 2017, 2018

Revit | AutoCAD | Sketchup | Rhinoceros | Lumion | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign | Microsoft Office | Manual Drafting | Physical Model Making

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

Architectural Resource Team - Phoenix, AZ

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSITANT

ALA 102 Landscape and Sustainability - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

• Assist with lectures, lead discussion groups, tutor students, hold office hours, proctor examinations, grade tests and papers, and provide general assistance in the instructional process under the direct supervision of faculty supervisor.

Mar. 2021–May 2021

VISUAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AIDE

Healthy Urban Environments (HUE) - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

• Support the application of heat and health data through the creation of experiential, virtual communication tools for HUE.

Jul. 2019 –Dec. 2020

GRAPHIC MANAGEMENT INTERN

International Students and Scholars Center – Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

• Designed promotional flyers, posters, brochures as needed.

• Created, coordinated, and scheduled content for social media platforms and website.

• Provided communications support to ISSC through several media types and tasks related to content creation, management, and both professional as well as creative writing.

May 2019Jul. 2019

INTERN

Totzke Limited – London, England

• Provided communication support by developing, maintaining, and promoting content for Totzke Ltd website, marketing materials and social media networks with particular attention on multimedia content creation.

• Familiarized with sustainable, healthy, and innovative flooring products.

• Attended important site visits and audits to ensure that projects have been implemented accurately.

WORK EXPERIENCE APPRENTICE

Jun. 2019

Scott Brownrigg – London, England

• Collaborated with a team of 6 members to develop and design an adaptive reuse project for Expedia London headquarter

• Familiarized with the design project and acquired knowledge of materials in designing and executing an architectural space using AutoCAD and Photoshop.

CIUDAD NEZA

Research based-studio focused on social housing in Mexico City. FIRE

Technical studio focused on effcieny and fundamental planning of fre station.

CLT construction mixed-use, high-rise development

HAND

CIUDAD NEZA

Instructor: Ian Dickenson

Issue:

Rural to urban migration has had a signifcant impact on housing trends in Mexico. Mexico City has experienced massive population growth, pushing affordable housing development for the working class into the city’s periphery.

Premise:

This thesis proposes the re-examination of zoning policies in housing today. It recognizes homeownership’s fnancial implications and offers zoning as a tool to legitimize homeownership for upward mobility. The social and cultural fabric determines the existing forms of living. Zoning is realized as a symbolic representation of residence, whereas the proposed architectural design adheres to the use patterns. The onus on self-management is reduced by introducing solutions that address dysfunctional services and infrastructure

How the home is designed VS. How he home is used

The onus on self management is reduced by introducing solutions that address dysfunctional services and infrastructure.

MODEL

Street Layout

Housing

E-Commerce

Housing

Void Space

Green Space

Community Workshop

FIRE STATION 62 02

Fire Station 62 is located in a rich landscape of South Mountain in Ahwatukee Arizona. The site is well known for its native desert landscape, adventurous trails, and ecology. Located in the South-Central Phoenix borders, it is surrounded mostly by suburban growth. Fire Station 62 is designed with the intent of blending into the earth, utilizing neutral and earthly tone materials such as tinted concrete and copper panels. The design supports the functionality and effciency required to facilitated emergency response times. The project celebrates community by incorporating a multi-functional community center, it also takes advantage of the natural landscape and captivating views by creating an open foor plan with a courtyard.

Instructor: Tom Hartman

TIMBER IN THE CITY

Located on an unoccupied waterfront in Queens, New York. This project re-evaluates social interactions and re-imagines the creation of neighborhood and community integration in a mixed-use, high-rise complex.

Set in a prime location, the project maximizes the urban framework of the site with the integration of new forms of dwelling, leisure, learning, and social consciousness. With strong relation to the street and waterfront, this project provides various means of retail, parking, walkability, education, and outdoor recreation with the incorporation of a roof garden.

Instructor: Scott Murf

The main premise of this project is to expand the opportunities of social interaction. The building is designed with a series of varying stacked CLT balcony types, providing residents with the opportunity to socialize and create connections which will lead to a stronger sense of community. The architecture encourages the opportunity for life to truly exist between walls and buildings.

Type 1 Type 2

Type 3

Floor Type I

Floor Types

Floor Type II

Floor Type III

DOWN SOUTH

Instructor: Sara Yehia

Jackson Street Garage and Phoenix Union Station is a very dynamic site. It consists of a garage, bridge and underutilized railway tracks which creates a wicked problem known as “border vacuum”. The term “border vacuum” is used to describe factors that inhibit people from occupying a space, thus creating a barrier that divides neighborhoods in a city.

The site consists of three major border vacuums; the bridge, the parking structure and the rail tracks. The design approach to this site is to reconcile the effects of the border vacuums on the site in order to bring people into a once alienated place. The proposed plan is to incorporate a triple layered facade system, utilizing varying opacities of fritted glass and iridescent aluminum that refracts sunlight, offering an array of distinct colors that draws people in.

Iridescent

Facade Layers

Fritted Glass

BARRIO THREADS 05

The historic Barrios of Tucson are rich with culture and diversity. It is characterized with infuences stemming from Hispanic culture which is very evident with the adobe and sonoran style homes. The Barrio tailor shop proposal is set to adhere to the distinct style of the neighborhood with a modern twist. This project intends to create and maintain social integration in the Barrios by serving as a hub that conveys the rich historical, cultural, and traditional context that would become a catalyst for development. It celebrates the craft of tailoring by honoring clothing as well as the craftsmanship that goes into the process.

Instructor: Max Underwood

The existing framework of the site consists of rammed earth walls with an existing courtyard feature opened up to the interior space of the building. The Barrio Thread shop extends to the exterior courtyard into the the interior space even further by extending the showroom to the exterior space with the incorporation of a Trellis located in the courtyard allowing people to see into the interior workspace whilst utilizing the exterior. The Barrio Tailor shop is intended to be open to the community in order to convey the essence of tailoring, hence why there are no walls separating the showroom from the tailor’s workroom. It is essential that the tailor’s workroom should be respected as it is the space

HAND SKETCHES

Individual Exploration

Drawing is used a form of exploration of the spatial relationship, scale, and proportion of James Turrell’s ASU Skyspace: Air Apparent and The Roden Crater.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Individual | Institutional | Personal

As a Communications Management Intern at ISSC, I had the opportunity to create eye-catching graphics for social media across all platforms. I also worked on print and website materials.

As a founding member of DJI, I designed and invented the DJI logo and created graphics that encapsulate the essence of DJI.

A personal exploration of new illustration techniques using Procreate, iPad and iPad Pencil.