ELIZABETH BERNAT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ‘09
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Elizabeth Bernat Objective To obtain a career in the architectural field which will utilize my education and past experience Education August 2004- May 2009
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
BA Architecture Current GPA: 3.17 - Deans List Fall 2004 project permanently archived in the School of Architecture Spring 2007 and Fall 2007 projects displayed on the School of Architecture Website RPI Thesis Competition-Placed third of ten in school competition –Placed in the top 50 of 300 in the Design for the Children International Coumpetition Digital portfolio located at www.webstarts.com/elizabethbernat Experience Summers 2007, 2008
Stamford, CT
Preiss Breismeister P.C.
Architectural Intern Assisted in many design aspects of a 5 bedroom Colonial home in Greenwich, CT Experienced many aspects of the architectural field including technical drawings, construction documents, and construction administration. Worked extensively in AutoCAD 2007 Summer 2006
Natures Creations Architectural Design
Glens Falls, NY
Architectural Intern Assisted in the design of a log home which began construction in November 2006 Created many iterations of the home based on the user’s wants and needs Used AutoCAD 2000i to draft all plans, sections and elevations used for the final design
Summers 2004, 2005
Kodak, Event Imaging Solutions
Glens Falls, NY
Assistant Manager/Sales Associate Coordinated and scheduled employees to maximize their strengths and availabilities Ensured that the photography systems in all four stations at The Great Escape Theme Park were fully operational Organized and maintained daily records for all aspects of the site, including the finances and inventory
Skills Architectural Programs Rhinoceros 3d modeling, Cinema 3d modeling, MicroStation, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign Computer Skills Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
130 East Ave Apt C3, Norwalk, CT 06851•518-222-6036•bernat.elizabeth@gmail.com
RPI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE SHOP FALL 2006 Third Floor
PROGRAM Wood shop, assembly rooms, equipment rooms, long term gallery space, and flexible gallery/lecture space. OBJECTIVE The intention of this structure is to create a layered kinesthetic experience as a person moves down an exterior ramp, while also creating a layered visual connection between all three of the floors. As an exterior user walks through the space they walk above out door assembly areas, along side given reviews, and under a transparent third floor displaying past work. The ability to see the different stages of the architectural process allows the community to experience the architecture program as they travel towards their destination. Additionally the application of Nano Wall technology allows for the shop and the gallery to blend the threshold of interior and exterior with an adjacent outside space.
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TROY, NEW YORK
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ART GALLERY SPRING 2005 PROGRAM Gallery space, various studios for different art media, and a public stairway to connect 155th street to Fairview street. OBJECTIVE This project was meant to create a home for local artists that would allow them to share their art with the public. As the space is used by the community as a means of connection of two spaces, the public is encouraged to view the working artists. This is accomplished by the adjacency of the stairwell to the glass as well as the blurring of the threshold through the use of extended overhangs, allowing an individual to have a sense of welcoming into the space. Internally, a central light well is used to enforce a visual connection between the three individual floors.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
MATERIAL EXPLORATION CREATING A SURFACE
FALL 2004
OBJECTIVE By taking a portion of an existing object and applying one specific method of connection, we were to create a preformative surface that would interact with a golf ball. The chosen material was the shaft of a soda can. By unrolling this surface and cutting it into strips a woven surface could be created. This two dimensional module was then torqued and connected at various angles. The end tabs that remained after this process were left to create an additional element that would manipulate the movement of the golf ball as it rolled around the various hills and valleys of the surface Archived in the School of Architecture, RPI
TEAM BUILD RPI CAMPUS
FALL 2006
OBJECTIVE The goal of this project was to create system that would interact with the kinesthetic and seated body. Through the exploration the limits of pvc and cloth and using the seat as a module, we focused on creating a system that would create different typologies of sitting, as well as allow for both group and individual situations. The most interesting aspects of this design could be found within our custom joint that held all the seating elements together and a tension ring to counterbalance the outward thrusting as the chairs threatened to lie flat. This was a group project. Individual responsibilities included the computer model, generating measurements, and construction of the top joint.
INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE HOUSING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE HOUSING FALL 2005 PROGRAM 14 Apartments (2 different typologies), commercial/retail space, recreation space, rooftop garden, and individual garden spaces. OBJECTIVE These apartments were meant to keep in mind various lifestyles and create different apartment typologies that integrated the people who lived within them. This project was placed in a center lot which drove the structure to become a link between the two other sites. The building was set at an acute angle to the side walk inviting people to explore the site and pull them through to the other points around it. This project focused on a radius which pushed and pulled on the facade to create pockets of positive (programmatic) and negative (garden) space. The strong sense of Section B 1”=8’ verticality found in the two towers were counter balanced by the horizontal typologies of the apartments. While one apartment existed on two separate floors in the same tower a second typology wrapped these more vertical apartments by spanning from one tower to the other. Third floor 1”=8’
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This was a group project. Individual responsibilities include all computer work on this project.
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Section B 1”=8’
Seventh floor 1”=8’
Eighth floor 1”=8’
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Seventh floor 1”=8’
Seventh floor 1”=8’
Eighth floor 1”=8’
Eighth floor 1”=8’
ALBANY-RENSSELAER TRAIN STATION SPRING 2006 PROGRAM Stations for bus, light rail, and train transportation, various commercial space, and gallery space OBJECTIVE Through exploration of circulation and the relationships between the Rensselaer community, Albany, and commuters this building took three individual users and though keeping them separate outside the building, allow them come together as one entity on the inside. This intersection occurred within a gallery space that wrapped the building, engaging the edge of both the community and the train track. The users would then separate within the core of the building based on their individual needs.
Programatic Strategy
Light Rail
Train Station Ticketing
Restaurant
Shops
Gallery Supermarket
Park
Internet Cafe
Shops
Albany
Shops and fast food Bus Station
Programatic Strategy
Shared space
Community
Restaurant/ Confrence center
Travellers
Travellers
Light Rail
All Circulation
Train Station
Train Circulation
Community
Albany
Circulation
External Circulation
Ticketing
Restaurant
Shops
Elizabeth Bernat Albany- Rensselaer Train Station
Gallery
Bus Circulation
Supermarket
Park
Internet Cafe
Shops
Albany
Shops and fast food Bus Station
Shared space
Community
Restaurant/ Confrence center
Travellers
Travellers
Light Rail Circulation
Uniting three independent variables while out side the structure as one within the structure through the intersection of their circulation in a speci• Community space. Car Circulation c preformative Circulation
Community
Albany
First Floor Circulation along edges
Second floor Circulation along edges, wrapping building
Interior Circulation
All Circulation
Train Circulation
External Circulation
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Shops
Park bound by endge of water community interactoin with albany through view
Viewed as 2 levels from Albany
Bus Circulation
Light Rail Circulation
RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
SUBTERRA - SUBMILIMITER ARRAY SPRING 2007 PROGRAM Research Labs, Employee Housing, Educational Rooms, Individual Offices, Recreational Areas, and Water Collection Facilities and Refinery. OBJECTIVE The site that was worked with is located on the desert of Chajnantor, Chile. Due to the harsh climatic conditions of the site the project needed to be conscious of natural light intake, water consumption, and wind permeability. The project developed through an analysis of each individual program, creating relationships between them and the elements. A structural skin which was adaptable to provide various levels of shade as well as allowing for natural ventilation and water collection within the individual cells was developed. Due to the constraints of wind collection as opposed to water collection, the membrane was kept very liner and manipulated to twist so as to allow the wind collection areas to be more vertical as the water collection became more horizontal. This was a group project Project displayed on the RPI School of Architecture Website
Water Holding Water Catching Facility
Circulation Hub
Education Labs
Housing
Water Holding Recreation
Water Catching Facility
Circulation Hub
Education Labs
Housing
Water Holding Recreation
Water Catching Facility
Education
Circulation Hub
Labs
Housing Water Holding Recreation
Water Catching Facility
Circulation Hub
Education Labs
Housing Recreation
CHAJNANTOR, CHILI
USD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SPRING 2008 USD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Program - Structure
PROGRAM University of South Dakotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School of Business Including Classrooms, Computer Rooms, Offices, Cafe, and Lecture Halls Programatic Distribution
Primary Structure Roof Decking
Roof Beams
Roof Girders
Stair Tower
Columns
OBJECTIVE As a central location on campus, a major goal of the first floor of the USD School of Business was to act as an Academic Agora. This agora was meant to be a community space which allowed the various disciplines to interact and create a kaleidoscope of both people and ideas as the students moved through and occupied it. The Bottom floor was to be a continuation of the exterior with various solid volumes. The second and third floors were hung off of the roof structure and meant to feel very open and light as a person was able to see to the exterior from anywhere they stood. In creating the illusion of such a light weight structure the assembly and structural members was made very clear, emphasizing the hanging nature of the building.
Roof Beams
Secondary Hanging Hangers
Floor Beams And Girders
Offices
Lecture
Aluminum Tray
Classroom
Computer Lab
Hangers
Conference Rooms
Stair Tower
Floor Beams And Girders
Cafe
Mechanical
Break Spaces
USD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - CONTEXT
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VERMILLION, SOUTH DAKOTA
GREENWICH RESIDENCE SUMMERS 2007, 2008 Designed under Preiss Breismeister Architects RESPONSIBILITIES Assisted in the schematic design of this house. Created all base drawings including floor plans, elevations, and sections which were then completed structurally by other staff. Developed several iterations for the design of the main hall, back stair, and kitchen, of which many were used in the final design.
RIVERSIDE, CONNECTICUT
RHODE ISLAND RESIDENCE SUMMER 2008 Designed under Priess Briesmeister Architects RESPONSIBILITIES Designed lighting plan for the entire house and coordinated the plan with interior elevations of each room. Assisted in the design of the kitchen layout and cordinated with kitchen designers.Observed and assisted in site visits and various meetings.
Living Room Elevations
Kitchen Elevations