Design Portfolio by Ericka Brendel

PORTFOLIO Architecture - Graphic - Design Ericka Michelle Brendel 505.688.6814 embrendel@yahoo.com www.issuu.com/embrendel

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1701 SW Columbia St. #113 Portland, OR 97201 505.688.6814 embrendel@yahoo.com www.issuu.com/embrendel

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france

germa

china

japan

korea

[re]Source Kumasi

Kumasi, Ghana - West Africa

Multnomah Village Learning Commons

PDX Arts School

Sri Lanka Woodworking Facility

Bernalillo Community Center

Open Source Housing Competition

Self Assessment

Multnomah Village - Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

Bernalillo, New Mexico

Ghana, Africa

FAMILY CONNECTION CONNECTION LOCATION

CURRENT LOCATION

PROFESSIONAL NETWK

FRIEND NETWK

Analysis of Personal Social Media Network

OVERSEAS NETWK

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The Design Tool

Crowd Sourced Information

Down[town] Time

Portland Analysis 3

[re]Source Kumasi Supplementing food with knowledge to work towards independent food security Kumasi, Ghana - West Africa Graduate Thesis, Professor Hans Neis Winter 2012 - Spring 2013

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Graduate Thesis

[re]Source Kumasi

[Re]source Kumasi Supplementing food with knowledge to work towards independent food security.

// MAJOR ISSUES

[Re]source Kumasi POPULATION GROWTH

Hunger is a serious issue that can result from WATER // Source + Purchase Flow of Goods GENDER EQUALITY limited sup uncontrollable situations such as natural International Water Management Institute women’s rights use manag Supplementing food with knowledge to work towards independent food security. family planning access to c disasters, war and poverty. The damaging affects of large-scale disasters can be Ericka Brendel - Thesis Studio Spring 2013 - Professor Hajo Neis challenging to recover from and even harder POPULATION GROWTH to prepare for. However, identifying with CLIMATE CH WATER ACCESS TO INFO / TECHNOLOGY other causes such as poor planning, lack of GENDER EQUALITY limited supply unforseen w access to education women’s rights use management drought ma family planning access to clean water access to research infrastructure and the exhaustion of resources, temperature 48% access to knowledge and controlling it with strategic design solutions 57% Peak Season (PS) 52% can reduce the risks. Malnourishment caused 88% Lean Season (LS) CLIMATE CHANGE by hunger is debilitating and can stunt a ACCESS TO INFO / TECHNOLOGY unforseen weather access to education 7% drought management access to research FOOD SHORTAGE population by making people more susceptible SPRAWL temperature fluxuations access to knowledge Supplementing food with knowledge to work towards independent food security. 4% limited supply un-manage 36% to infectious disease and impairing mental and agricultural degredation cheap con 12% depletion of resources poor plann Markets to Households physical development. Developing nations are limited land promotes p more susceptible to hunger caused by human FOOD SHORTAGE SPRAWL Food Items to Markets limited supply un-manageable growth agricultural degredation cheap construction failure because of the lack of social, economic POPULATION GROWTH From Markets out of City depletion of Supplementing resources poor planning food with knowledge to work towards independent food security. limited land promotes population growth and political stability. It is challenging for a URBAN CENTER WATER FOOD SECURITY Ericka Brendel - Thesis Studio Spring 2013 - Professor Hajo Neis malnourished society to grow and develop, GENDER EQUALITY limited supply women’s rights use management while it is hard to find resources without growth family planning access to clean water FOOD SECURITY POPULATION GROWTH and development. The cyclical battle has no Growth Hunder Index 2012 WATER 2012 GHI REPORT: Market Volatility Factors GENDER EQUALITY limited supply obvious source of relief. This project aims to women’s rights use management family planning access to clean water be a case study example for how developing CLIMATE CHANGE countries might seek independent food security. ACCESS TO INFO / TECHNOLOGY unforseen weather ALGERIA

MOROCCO

EGYPT

SUDAN

NIGERIA

ETHIOPIA

IVORY COAST

[Re]source Kumasi ALGERIA

CAMEROON

GHANA

MOROCCO

UGANDA

KENYA

EGYPT

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

TANZANIA

SUDAN

NIGERIA

ETHIOPIA

IVORY COAST

CAMEROON

GHANA

UGANDA

KENYA

MOZAMBIQUE

MADAGASCAR

[Re]source Kumasi

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

TANZANIA

SOUTH AFRICA

MOZAMBIQUE

MADAGASCAR

SOUTH AFRICA

ALGERIA

MOROCCO

EGYPT

ALGERIA

Growth Hunder Index 2012

MOROCCO

SUDAN

NIGERIA

ETHIOPIA

IVORY COAST

CAMEROON

GHANA

UGANDA

KENYA

2012 GHI REPORT: Market Volatility Factors EGYPT

access to education access to research access to knowledge SUDAN

NIGERIA

ETHIOPIA

IVORY COAST

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

CAMEROON

GHANA

“... the rate of change in the urban population in Africa is the highest in the world. If current FOOD SHORTAGE limited supply trends continue, by 2050 half of Africa’s agricultural degredation depletion of resources population will be urban. With 1.2 billion Ru U i land r r e ban limited P Urba n people living in cities and towns, African cities Hunger Index 2012 ^ Global ^ Population Growth Rates PILOT PROJECT FOOD SECURITY Proportional representation www.ifpri.org will soon host nearly a quarter of the world’s FOOD SECURITY of 2010 to 2050 population KUMASI, GHANAPILOT PROJECT growth TAMALE rates in African urban population...” 5.9% TANZANIA

UGANDA

KENYA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

TANZANIA

drought management

CLIMATE CHANGE

temperature fluxuations ACCESS TO INFO / TECHNOLOGY

unforseen weather drought management temperature fluxuations

access to education access to research access to knowledge

MOZAMBIQUE

SPRAWL

SOUTH AFRICA

LAND USE

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POPULATION

CLIMATE

FOOD SOURCE

MADAGASCAR

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un-manageable growth cheap construction poor planning promotes population growth

1.5 - 2 million

Growth Hunder Index 2012

SPRAWL

approx. 101 acres (41 hectares) of which high agricultural value

98 mi 2012 (254 GHI km )REPORT: Market Volatility Factors 2

WATER

MOZAMBIQUE

MADAGASCAR

increase decrease of 0 - 25% decrease of 25 - 50% decrease of 50% or more striped countries have 1990 and 2011 GHI less than 5% no data industrialized country

TAMALE

1/4

ACCRA

SLICE THE MARKET

Overtime the market has grown out over the existing railroad tracks. Current investments to revitalize the railroad requires informal settlements to relocate.

STIMULATE RAILROAD

Define both adjacent and direct connections to the railroad station.

PATHWAY

Provide a defined pedestrian corridor that will better direct the flow of traffic around the railroad functions.

BRIDGE THE CITY

Bridge the city severed by the railway corridor.

CATALYST

The proposed commercial urban agriculture center will redefine the center of the city as not only a thriving market place but also a source for major goods and resources.

FUTURE PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE

The under-utilized space in the railroad corridor can overtime become a major food artery through the city.

52%

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1.5 - 2 million

WATER

LAND USE

Design Portfolio

households have some vegetable farming

daily market fluctuation

40% open land

approx. 101 acres (41 hectares) of which high agricultural value

0 days

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POPULATION

Redefine the source of goods at the city center

Graduate Thesis

[re]Source Kumasi

decrease of 0 - 25% and 2011 GHI less than 5% decrease of 25 - 50% no data decrease of 50% or more industrialized country striped countries have 1990 and 2011 GHI less than 5% no data industrialized country

PILOT PROJECT

KUMASI, GHANA

PILOT PROJECT

CONSUMER SOURCE

PILOT PROJECT KUMASI,

GHANA

PILOT PROJECT

CONSUMER SOURCE

POPULATION

CONSUMER SOURCE CONSUMER SOURCE

POPULATION

daily market fluctuation

// Population

daily market fluctuation

POPULATION POPULATION

CONSUMER SOURCE POPULATION

1.5 - 2 million

1.5 - 2 million 1.5 - 2 million

daily market fluctuation

1.1 million

Kumasiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban population sees a .5 million increase 1.1 million daily due to the 5.9% 1.1 million Central Market Activities.

1.5 - 2 million

daily market fluctuation

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annual growth rate

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annual growth rate

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5.9%

2.5%

annual growth rate

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Area of Kumasi Compared to largest cities of Accra and Tamale.

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The Urban Design challenges the shape and size of the existing open space to allow for more density, while leaving room for growth. The public spaces along the corridor mediate the relationship of the Urban Agriculture Center to the Open-Air Markets, while improving their accessibility and blending them more formally with the urban context.

Ru Peri-Urban

l/ ra

The revitalization of the abandoned railroad corridor will reconnect the divided community and strengthen the social and ecological diversity of the City Center. Connecting three major market routes, main commercial center, housing and transportation center, the RR Corridor has naturally become an allway for foot traffic. The Urban Design aims to capitalize on the natural pathways that have formed across the site and mediate the shifting grids of the surrounding development. Currently surrounded by the backside of urban development, the re-design punctures the density with open space and sight lines to bring people into the center of the city.

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98 mi (254 km ) 2

290

98 mi (254 km )

98 mi (254 km ) 2

// 40% open land

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Land Use

40% open land

approx. 101 acres (41 hectares) of which high agricultural value approx. 101 acres (41 hectares)

98 mi

^ Global Hunger Index 2012 www.ifpri.org

2/3

households have some vegetable farming

40% openland land 40% open

Farming in the home hold high cultural value. The Urban Agri Center will supplement the appr existing knowledge. There is a majority of open land suitable household for urban farming. farming /

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40% open land

approx. 101 acres (41 hectares) of which high agricultural value

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ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Graduate Thesis

[re]Source Kumasi

^ First Level - Exhibition Entrance

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Graduate Thesis

[re]Source Kumasi

^ Second Level - Bridge Entrance

^ [above] Section Through Typical Grow Space Looking SW ^ [below] Section Through Bridge Looking SW

URBAN AGRICULTURE RESOURCE CENTER

RESOURCE KUMASI

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Graduate Thesis

[re]Source Kumasi

// BUILDING DESIGN

// EXPERIMENTAL PROCESS

The form evolved from a series of solar studies and manipulations from site restraints. There is an evident sensitivity to the sun to maximize productivity, while perforations and permeabitlity in the skin allow for maximum ventilation. The program was designed with a strong communal focus and is organized to strengthen awareness and education of food security practices. Located along the newly reactivated railroad corridor, it begins to organize the pedestrians place in a previously squatted on swatch of land. It is a resource center and beacon for both traffic and community events. •

Grow Spaces maximize ambient light with use of translucent greenhouse material and oriented along solar axis

•

Provides both traditional farming medium while supporting the progression of new hydroponic technologies

•

Materials are chosen to reflect light through the space, absorb the minimum amount of solar gain. Mesh floors on the second and third levels allow for better air flow as well as more light to permeate the space.

•

COMMUNITY impromptu market community garden community room exhibition space seed library offices storage PRODUCTION employee restroom / lockers small harvesting space large harvesting space cold storage meeting space / office grow space system space (plan for future) EDUCATION / EXPERIMENTATION classroom dry lab grow space harvesting space

Hydroponic technology is supported with vacant wall cavities for future / current systems

// Production Various grow room styles / orientations provide experimental and productive urban agriculture.

// Public Connect. Various moments of critical connections + Comm. Garden + Bridge + Seed Library + Export

// Ventilation Solar chimneys, operable skylights, and louvers encourage natural ventilation across the facility.

// Harvest Harvesting support spaces are clustered and aligned to maximize ease of production in the large scale facility. // Anchor

^ Grow Room Processes

Production process played a critical role in the facilitiy’s overall organization.

The public space provides a destination, ease of access to transportation and bridge to connect the residents and central business dist.

Multnomah Village Learning Commons A modern learning commons for a technologically evolving world of information Multnomah Village - Southwest Portland, Oregon Instructors: Becca Cavell, Principal THA Architects Andrew Schilling, THA Architects Fall 2012

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Multnomah Village Learning Commons - Portland, Oregon

SW 35TH

SW 36TH

SW 37TH

SW 32ND

SACRED SW CANBY ST

HIGHWAY SW CAPITOL

SW 34TH

SW 31ST

SW TROY

36TH AVE

37TH AVE

Multnomah Village Learning Commons explores the potentials of a future library in the absence of books. With constant evolving technologies and quick on-line access to resources, the need for printed media is lessening. The location of MVLC is at the cornerstone of the quaint Multnomah Village Town Center and stands as both a resource and communal focal point. It provides a place for residents to gather and share knowledge and resources in a variety of ways. There is space for independent and group studying with a variety of seating options for custom and comfortable learning environments.

SW 33RD

// PROJECT OVERVIEW

GROCERY

SW MOSS ST

SW MU

LTNOM

HEALTH

AH BLV

SW EVANS ST

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

SW 32ND

EDUCATION SW CANBY ST

HIGHWAY

SW CAPITOL

SW TROY

AY IGHW

DINING

SW 31ST

ITOL CAP

SW 35TH

SW 36TH

SW 33RD

ARTS/ENTERTAIN.

SW 37TH

The small footprint of the site was a challenge in providing flexible space that can adapt and grow with the changes of the needs in the library. The current layout provides space for printed media, but temporary furniture to house them. The solution to program organization and site constraints was a two-bar scheme that accented the existing hard and soft edges. There is a 10’-0” grade change from the north to south side of the site, giving need for multiple entrances and “edge” treatments. The north side of the site connects the facility to the existing bus stops, more parking and residential traffic flow. The south side of the site is the connection to the popular retail and restaurant activity as well as tourism and visitors to the area. The transparent treatment of the southern, hardedge bar vocalizes SW MULTN the interior program. The OMAH BLV D. mesh screening filters light into the space while providing a view to the dynamic activity along the major road.

SW TROY STREET

SW MOSS ST

SW MU

LTNOM

BANK

AH BLV

SW EVANS ST

AFFIC

TR WAY

ONE-

SW 34TH

SW 35TH

SW 36TH

SW 37TH

SW 32ND

SW 33RD

OFFICE

SW CANBY ST

RETAIL

AY CAPITOL HIGHW

SW 31ST

SW TROY

BAR

SW MOSS ST

SW MU

LTNOM

^ Parti Diagram on Site

AH BLV

^ [top] 1930’s Land Use sanborn maps ^ [middle] 1963 Land Use business directory

SERVICES

RAILROAD

SINGLE MULTI

^ [bottom] Current Land Use on-site observation VACANT

// PROGRAM PRODUCTION SUITE

Recording Studio Tech Booth LEARNING COMMONS

Lounge Seating Computer Seats Media / Device Collection Small Team Rooms (2) Large Team Room (2) INFORMATION / CIRCULATION / WORKROOM

Office Workroom Workshop Kitchenette FAMILY / READING ROOM CHILDREN MULTNOMAH VILLAGE

YOUNG ADULT CLASSROOM / GALLERY

SUBTOTA

TOTAL AREA ASSUMING 70% NET/GROS

^ [above] North Elevation - Troy St. Entrance ^ [below] South Elevation - Capitol Hwy Entrance

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Multnomah Village Learning Commons - Portland, Oregon

SW 35TH AVE

SW TROY STREET

CIRCULATION

MECH / STOR

WORKROOM

YOUNG ADULT

Second Floor - Troy St. Entrance >

OFFICES

First Floor - Capitol Hwy Entrance >

AUDIO / VIDEO STUDIO

BIKE PARKING

CHILDREN’S COLLECTION

FAMILY / READING ROOM

SLOPE DN

OL APIT WC

SW 35TH AVE

CLASSROOM / GALLERY

Y HWA

HIG

^ [above] Troy Street Entrance

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Library and Study Rooms [above] >

view of connection at two bars

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Capitol Highway Entrance [below] > view of computer pods looking east

Design Portfolio

Multnomah Village Learning Commons - Portland, Oregon

ROOF STRUCTURE

6” X 4” STEEL ANGLE MOUNTED TO 4“ CONT. CAST IN PLACE STEEL PLATE SUNSHADE SYSTEM MESH PANELS MOUNTED TO 2” X 3” STEEL FRAME ALIGN WITH CURTAIL WALL GRID, PAINTED STRUCTURE CURTAIN WALLROOF HEADER, SEALED CONCRETE COLUMN, POST TENSION6”CONCRETE X 4” STEELSYSTEM ANGLE MOUNTED TO 4“ GLASS CONT. SPANDREL CAST IN PLACE STEEL PLATE

SUNSHADE SYSTEM MESH PANELS MOUNTED TO 2” X 3” STEEL FRAME ALIGN WITH CURTAIL WALL GRID, PAINTED CURTAIN WALL HEADER, SEALED CONCRETE COLUMN, POST TENSION CONCRETE SYSTEM SPANDREL GLASS

^ B - Section

^ A - Section 8” POST TENSION CONCRETE SLAB CURTAIN WALL SILL CONDITION FLASH AND SEAL 6” X 4” STEEL ANGLE MOUNTED TO 4“ CONT. CAST IN PLACE STEEL PLATE SUNSHADE SYSTEM MESH PANELS MOUNTED TO 2” X 3” STEEL FRAME ALIGN WITH CURTAIL WALL GRID, PAINTED 8” POST TENSION CONCRETE SLAB INSULATED SOFFIT CURTAIN METAL WALL SILL CONDITION SOFFIT PANELS FLASH AND SEAL ATTACHED TO RIGID INSULATION AND PLYWOOD SHEATHING 6” X 4” STEEL ANGLE MOUNTED TO 4“ CONT. CAST IN PLACE STEEL PLATE SUNSHADE SYSTEM MESH PANELS MOUNTED TO 2” X 3” STEEL FRAME ALIGN WITH CURTAIL WALL GRID, PAINTED INSULATED SOFFIT METAL SOFFIT PANELS ATTACHED TO RIGID INSULATION AND PLYWOOD SHEATHING

5/8” GYP BOARD, PAINTED 8” METAL STUD WALL WITH INSULATED BOX BEAM HEADER 1/2” PLYWOOD SHEATHING 2” RIGID INSULATION 5/8” AIR GAP STUCCO WALL SYSTEM WITH STOP AND SEAL AT TOP AND BOTTOM

CURTAIN WALL THRESHOLD SEALED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

^ C - Section

Detail Wall Section >

SLAB ON GRADE WITH 2” RIGID INSULATION WRAP FOOTING AND 3’-0” MIN INTO CONDITIONED SPACE EXPANSION JOINT

CURTAIN WALL THRESHOLD SEALED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SLAB ON GRADE WITH 2” RIGID INSULATION WRAP FOOTING AND 3’-0” MIN INTO CONDITIONED SPACE EXPANSION JOINT

PDX Arts School An educational facility to showcase the mixed media talents of Portland residents. Portland, Oregon Instructors: Don Genasci, UO Sean Cho Winter 2011

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

PDX Arts School - Portland, Oregon

// PROJECT OVERVIEW The proposal for PDX Arts School calls for revitalization of a vacant lot adjacent to the existing high-traffic Railroad Station. The site is located at the mouth of the Steel Bridge and sliced by Naito Parkway. The school aims to bring more foot traffic and social vibrancy to the North East Portland Waterfront. The Arts School will provide a destination throughout the day with educational functions and night-life with the theatre and gallery venues. The waterfront currently exists with fragmented housing units and parking structures. The proposed design aims to extend the typical Portland block to the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge and provide other retail and entertainment venues. The shape of the School pulls apart the regulating grid and draws the water in to a large public space and community garden. A pedestrian promenade runs adjacent to Naito Parkway and through the proposed retail, creating an exterior mall that retail/commercial spaces can spill onto.

^ Urban Design site along Naito Parkway, bridging railroad tracks

^ [top] North East Elevation ^ [middle] South West Elevation ^ [bottom] Section through Entry Sequence facing North West 22

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

PDX Arts School - Portland, Oregon

< [far left] Waterfront View of waterfront sculpture garden and exaggerated stair

< [left] Bridge Entrance View crossing railroad tracks and exterior patio of library.

^ Second Level bridge entrance and theatre entrance

^ Third Level library and educational spaces

Sri Lanka Woodworking Institute Partnership with Building a Future Foundation to strengthen and repair local economy Balapitiya, Sri Lanka - South Asia Instructors: Susan Jones, Principal Atelier Jones Studio Josh Hilton, Architect Spring 2012

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Sri Lanka Woodworking Institute - Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

// PROJECT OVERVIEW In December 2004 a tsunami wiped out about half of Sri Lankaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coastline. The injuries and loss that were suffered during this time was made worse with the realization that the path to economic recovery was also damaged. The fishing industry is a major source of income for businesses and individuals. The damages to the boats and infrastructure to support that industry will take too much time to repair for people to sustain themselves. This project looks to address the social, economic, and environmental issues of the area and work with an NGO to repair and relieve. The chosen NGO was Building a Future Foundation, whose initiatives are structured around improving the living conditions of underprivileged areas with the disciplines and outcomes of boat building. The program targets the youth in these areas and guides them to the understandings of self-empowerment and selfsufficiency. The boat building process provides a sense of accomplishment, a profitable trade and business tactics in a social and sustainable way.

^ [above] Balapitiya, Sri Lanka Site Aerial ^ [below] Building a Future Foundation Initiatives

// EARLY CONCEPT STATEMENT

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”

CONCEPT MODEL

Ericka Brendel

CONCEPT MODEL

Ericka Brendel

- Aldo Leopold

^ [above] Concept Model prior to known program ^ [below] Sri Lankan Rice Paddy inspiration for initial concept

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Sri Lanka Woodworking Institute - Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

Ericka Brendel

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” Aldo Leopold

Aldo Leopold

“A this is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”

Fluid but structural, transparent but traceable, water is the strength of the natural environment. The land ethic does not define its strength with a quantitative value, rather its ability to support a system of processes. As water sheds across the landscape it is absorbed and contained with the understanding that where there is a beginning there is an end, and the end is a result. It is the responsibility of the interstitial to guide and regulate the hydrology of the biotic community.

CONCEPT MODEL

Aldo Leopold

“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.”

Fluid but structural, transpare water is the strength of the na The land ethic does not define quantitative value, rather its a system of processes. As water landscape it is absorbed and c understanding that where the there is an end, and the end i responsibility of the interstiti regulate the hydrology of the b

“A thing is right when it tends integrity, stability, and beauty community. It is wrong when i

// Ventilation

// BUILDING CONCEPT

Processing bar was skewed on site to maximize natural ventilation.

Drawing from the ideas of responsible resource management that exists in nature, the building concept is organized around responsible boat building. The concept model represents the stages of production, in which solid materials are brought in and processed. There is an awareness of material loss during construction and an overall goal of capturing as much waste as possible for future bio-fuel technologies in the area.

// Program Revisions Second floor was added to provide sleeping space for workers as well as caretaker room/office away from heavy dust spaces.

// Shading + Overhangs The roof overhangs were designed to reduce solar heat gain within the work space and provide shade around the site where vegetation has been pulled back.

// Technology + Solar Chimney The wind speeds across the site vary in speed throughout the year and are stagnant during critical months. The solar chimneys draw cool air along the site from the vegetative pockets that puncture the footprint. // Stormwater Mgmt + Collection

^ [above] Building Concept Model

after given program req.s

The butterfly shape of the roof directs water into the bioswales that line the west end of the site where water is filtered and then collected for treatment and use.

^ Second Level sleeping quarters + communal space

< Ground Level processing + production + dock

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Sri Lanka Woodworking Institute - Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

// Water Water captured on inverted roof and initally treated by vegetative, low-slope planters. // Wind Wind harnessed and encouraged by solar chimney and inverted roof. // Sun Shading reduces solar gain initially with surrounding vegetation and secondly with architectural expressions. // Materiality Wood and Rammed earth are the primary construction materials and were chosen for their renewable qualities and are readily available locally.

^ Sustainable Systems Diagram

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Sri Lanka Woodworking Institute - Balapitiya, Sri Lanka

Bernalillo Community Center A center for the youth and a destination for visitors. Bernalillo, New Mexico Professor Rana Abudayyeh, Antoine Predock Architects Fall 2008 - Studio 300 Level

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Bernalillo Community Center - Bernalillo, New Mexico

// PROJECT OVERVIEW

// Plan Key

The design intent of Bernalillo Community Center is the re-stimulate and improve the physical and cultural wellness of the small historical town. The facility will provide the youth with a gather space and a purpose for visitors.

h. main entrance i. locker rooms j. basketball courts k. amphitheater l. parking m. offices n. art gallery o. archive gallery p. large theatre q. gym r. racquetball courts s. banquette room

The town is fifteen miles outside of the major city and is overlooked by freeway commuters. The building design elevates the activity within the facility above the streets of Bernalillo, which gives it an outstanding presence from the adjacent highway and within the town. The ribbon of form integrates both cultural and recreational spaces. Interfacing the two distinct functions fosters a second purpose for activity unrelated to the patrons original intent. The youth, residents, and visitors will come to the center with one intention and return with another.

-- other program: skate park tennis courts pool / spa locker rooms climbing gym // 2

// G

// -1

^ Pool Area under Exterior Amphitheater

^ Ground Level

^ Second Level Interface Diagrams > cultural recreational

Open Source Housing Competition A low-skill, modular solution to the housing crisis in Ghana, Africa. Ghana, Africa Professor Alfonse Poblacki, Architect Spring 2010 - Studio 400 Level

ERICKA MICHELLE BRENDEL

Design Portfolio

Open Source Housing Competition - Ghana, Africa

// PROJECT OVERVIEW

// Expansion Option 1

The Open Source House fosters traditional building techniques while encouraging new, flexible ideas. The stability of the main structure provides the inhabitant with a sense of security and permanence, while the modular elements allow for growth and change. Simple connections between wood and metal presents a low skill project that can deem economic viability for Ghana. The plan challenges the traditional spatial layout with more strategic adjacencies and technologies. The building responds to the climactic region to provide inhabitants with a comfortable and healthy living environment.

// Expansion Option 2

// Expansion Option 3

The site is undefined by the competition, but is known to be in the middle of Ghanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many informal settlements. It is home to an average of 8 people at a time. The design plans for inevitable growth and expansion, and will be constructed by groups of people with novice construction knowledge and tools.

^ Plan

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// Building System Layout The layout of the home is representative of the traditional Ghana home that has evolved with cultural / lifestyle responses. Bedrooms are furthest from the kitchen and entrance for safety and to help maintain a cool temperature. The bathroom, kitchen and water storage are adjacent to each other for ease of plumbing and future system integration.

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Open Source Housing Competition - Ghana, Africa

Materials and modular bays are dimensioned and designed to maximize the use of material and minimize waste. Assuming novice construction, overall design is repetitive, simple and interchangeable. Primary and secondary structures are independent of each other for adaptability and interchangeability Small scale lumber makes for easy transportation and on site construction. Mosquito Netting / Thin Fabric Vertical louver panel for shading Fixed 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; polycarbonate panel on track Pitched overhang maximizes shade, natural ventilation and rainwater harvesting

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Design Portfolio

Crowd Sourcing - Designer’s Tool

Crowd Source Overlay of a designer’s main “tool.” Professor Ying Tan, Digital Arts UO Fall 2012 Traced the dominant hand of each of my Architecture and Allied Arts’s colleagues hands. They were overlayed to display the average characteristics of the creative’s hand.

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Measuring Portland - Down[town] Time

Portland Analysis A mapping exercise and land use analysis of Portlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Living Room Professor Ying Tan, Digital Arts UO Fall 2012 A walking observation was made of a 3 block radius of Pioneer Courthouse Square in Downtown Portland. The ground floor retail activities were mapped and hours of operations noted. The time-lapse of activity around the square was graphed on the dial, and the thickness of the color represents the proportion of activity. 45