EMILIE TWILLING architecture portfolio 2015
"Everything you can imagine is real." Pablo Picasso
Contents Curriculum Vitae
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The Art of Extraction
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Phoenix Fire Station no. 9
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Central View
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Space of Domesticity
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Staccato
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Photography
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Curriculum Vitae CONTACT
EDUCATION
8232 E. Coolidge St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 EmilieT@cox.net 602.312.1621 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | 2011-2015
Architectural Studies, Bachelors of Science in Design Sustainability, Minor Barrett, The Honors College
Arizona State University | 2011-2015
Awards: Scottsdale Community Collaborative Scholarship, President's Scholarship, The Leadership Scholarship Program, Dean's List Undergraduate Honors Thesis: "The Art of Extraction" Merits: Magna Cum Laude, 3.72 GPA Saguaro High School
Scottsdale, AZ | 2007-2011
National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, AIA Varsity Athlete: Cross Country and Track & Field, 4.388 GPA
EXPERIENCE
Herberger Institute for Design & the Arts Tempe, AZ | October 2015-
Designer: research, site analysis, planning design, illustrative drawings for a presentation to the University President's Office regarding HIDA facility development in downtown Phoenix The City of Scottsdale Scottsdale, AZ | 2008-2015
Assistant Aquatic Manager & Recreation Leader II: Lifeguard Management certified, Recreation Swim Team Program Coordinator, trained and managed lifeguard team, facility function and safety, scheduling, finances, event planner, graphic designer [fliers and calendars], cashier Recreational Swim Team Coach: managed and coached 70+ children Head-Lifeguard: lead rescuer, managed junior lifeguards and lifeguard team Water-Safety Instructor: taught swim lessons and water exercise classes to individuals of all ages
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EXPERIENCE cont'd
LEADERSHIP
Travel
International | May-July 2015
Backpacked for 8 weeks through 30 cities and towns in Ireland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands; logged 568 miles by foot and countless more by train and plane. The Leadership Scholarship Program Arizona State University | 2011-2015
Recognized as one of twenty-five top student leaders in the 2015 graduating class; completed university leadership courses; planned, co-managed, and participated in yearly service projects; mentored university students; co-managed and participated in a variety of program committees.
RECOGNITION
2015_Herberger Institude for Design & the Arts | Design Excellence Nomination 2012_Herberger Institude for Design & the Arts | Design Excellence Nomination 2011_Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | Visions: "Picture I.D." Exhibition 2010_Shemer Art Center & Museum | New Horizons H.S. Student Art Exhibition,
awarded
2010_The Art Institute of Phoenix | Visual Arts Student Awards, awarded
PROFICIENCIES
REFERENCES
Hands-On hand-drawing [various media] painting [acrylic + watercolor] woodworking digital fabrication model construction photography
Software Illustrator AutoCad Photoshop Microsoft Office InDesign GIS SketchUp Vray Sefaira
Interpersonal communication collaboration leadership management customer relations
Victor J. Irizarry architect at Gensler; former instructor virizar2000@gmail.com Byron Sampson landscape architect at Office of the University Architect; former instructor 623.696.6379
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01 The Art of Extraction
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Spring 2015_ Undergraduate Honor's Thesis | Director_Christian Stayner | Second Reader_ Catherine P. Harris
Anthropocentric society faces a multiplicity of environmental challenges, catalyzed and perpetuated by urban-industrial culture. Many of today’s perspectives and sustainable strategies cannot accommodate the challenges’ inherent complexity. Because urban-industrial society is only projected to grow, both in enormity and influence, the only viable option is to elucidate the complexity and employ it. A potential setting in which to frame this exploration is the intersection of urbanism, landscape, and ecology –an overlap first introduced by the theories of Landscape Urbanism and Ecological Urbanism. Here, urbanization is not just discussed as an isolated phenomenon but one that is embedded within and responding to a variety of systems and scales. The methodologies of Landscape Urbanism and Ecological Urbanism further acknowledge artists and the visual arts as invaluable tools for realizing, communicating, and inspiring the new perspectives and modes of intervention needed to address such urban complexity. 03
Engaging the artist's mindset, The Art of Extraction is an installation that explores the current and complex issue of resource extraction within Superior, Arizona: a topic at the core of urbanism, landscape, and ecology. Specifically, it addresses the recent and controversial Resolution Copper Mine —along with the land displacement, water depletion, and spread of technologically enhanced radioactive materials that could be left in its wake. This installation theoretically takes place on Superior’s dilapidated Main Street, amid a more accessible sphere. The goal of the project was to understand and illuminate the complexities of resource extraction while also enabling public awareness and empowerment through lucidity and comprehension. *The design process and line-weights for all technical drawings were completed with Joshua Fletcher and Andrew Ditchey.
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What are the spatial, scaler, temporal, and thus invisible forces at play? If made visible and lucid, will people experience a shift in perspective? 04
1 A suspended 1/4" semi-
transparent, glass sheet (or shroud) operates as the threshold for the installation and is etched with the names of Arizona's 1400+ currently active mineral mines.
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beneath a potentially familiar landscape, viewers weave in-and-out of illuminated "wells" and puddles of water. A constant drip fills the air and a fluctuating temperature creates a sensation similar to a muted fever: a common symptom of radiation poisoning.
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allow viewers to gaze above where an aluminum sheet mirrors the topography's surface, simultaneously revealing it as Superior. The landscape then plunges downward as sand trickles into piles on the floor. An entry into this plunged space allows the viewer to gaze up at themselves within the void: a reminder that he or she plays a part in the process.
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released from the landscape, they are confronted with four suspended objects representing proportioned amounts of total ore, extracted copper, radioactive material exposed/transformed, and water used. On the back wall, photographs of Superior reaffirm the town as the site of study.
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longitudinal section perspective
Drip. Splatter.
LED tube light
Beneath each well, the concrete is painted with a hydrophobic coating so dripping water splatters on impact. The effect looks similar to what occurs in a cloud chamber: a particle detector utilized for detecting radioactivity.
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What is most valued? Photographs of Superior are submitted by residents and arranged on the back wall. Those within reach are stacked and perforated so they can be ripped away as keepsakes of the installation. The photographs become more transparent as the stack depletes, demonstrating the things most valued by viewers: predictably the things also most jeopardized or at risk by the mine's production.
Thompson Boyce Arboretum Superior, Arizona
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ventilation system: cold air
ventilation system: warm + humid air with grills to direct air
longitudinal detail section
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MDG atmosphere hazer that connects hot + humid system
1" floor radiant cooling system
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ventilation system: cool air
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plan
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area affected by warm + humid air
area affected by radiant floor cooling system
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As viewers wander beneath the landscape, a variety of systems create an artificial environment. The upper body is warm with a slight sweat while the lower is kept in a state of potential chill. Such an effect reflects a common side-effect of radiation poisoning: fever. As technologically enhanced radioactive material is at risk of exposure in the process of mining copper, the slight discomfort is created to represent it.
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The titles of H2O, U, Cu, and Ore are projected on the floor beneath the suspended objects.
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02 Phoenix Fire Department Station no. 9 Fall 2014_Firestation | Professor_Scott Murff | 46 E. Columbus Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85012
Located along Central Avenue, the new Phoenix Fire Station no. 9 replaces the former, outdated station only a few blocks away. Because of its location in Phoenix's emerging downtown, the new design site necessitates a facility that can grow with future development, connect with the downtown community, and respond to a variety of calls —including both residential and high-rise situations. An extremely strict and logical program constraint ensures the functionality of the station and methodical flow of circulation; thus, firefighters can quickly and safely get from anywhere in the facility to the bay for immediate emergency response. Furthermore, Station no. 9 provides a variety of different spaces for firefighters to recover from their often stressful and traumatic job experiences. Interviews and visits to existing stations revealed the importance of community space (both with the public and among the firefighters 13
themselves) as well as an emphasis on mental health facilities/amenities. The design process of Phoenix Fire Station no. 9 was completed with Sara Alavizadeh and the studio was structurally intensive with an emphasis on passive design strategies.
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Camelback Rd
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Central Ave
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design site: new Station no. 9
firestation
old Station no. 9
response zone
design concept
Firefighters experience physical and emotional hardship on the job: negative inputs they must metabolize in order to be positive societal role-models and stable individuals (positive outputs). The input/output concept was equated to a literal push and pull of the station's building form.
input push
output pull
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bay location; orientation; dense form
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vehicular access, redirect alley
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future development; infill
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circulation cores
semi-private
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administrative + battalion
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public basketball training tower
public space public garden
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basketball court exterior generator fire fighter parking refueling station tactical training tower & future development F exterior storage G waste H event/gathering space
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community garden public parking green roof solar photovoltaics
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third floor plan
second floor plan
ground floor plan
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water conserving landscape
vegetal screen
internal air quality improvement
solar photovoltaics
outdoor space
cross & stack ventilation through operable windows
south section
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southern facade system
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concrete column aluminum window frame double glazed window bolted connection to the structure perforated aluminum panels steel support structure for louvres perforated metal platform tapered wide flange beam glass bay door rainscreen
hvac units
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underground rainwater storage tank
pervious pavers: storm water retention
shaded parking
tactical training tower Due to its downtown setting and contextual high-rise buildings, Station no. 9 includes an on-site training tower. The design of the tower is conceptual; if further developed, it would have the ability to dissassemble in the case of future development.
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public entry
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above_interior courtyard + dormitory, below_gym lookout
03 The Central View Complex
Fall 2013_ Multifamily Housing | Professor_Thamarit Suchart | 1402 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004
Situated along Phoenix's Central Avenue, the Central View Complex serves to initiate further development while revitalizing the area currently separating Phoenix's uptown and downtown districts. Site analysis expanded the initial residential program to include mixed-use commercial space, outdoor public space, and an art warehouse of individual studios and classrooms. The design process was driven by the experience of those living, working, and visiting Central View —from the moment the car is parked or light rail stops to the instant one falls asleep or decides to head home after an evening art class. *The Central View multifamily housing studio was the first architecturally driven design project 23
completed in my undergraduate education and catalyzed an enduring interest in urban design and renewal. It also catapulted my ability as a designer to create work that is both responsive and experiential.
Central Ave
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Indian School Rd
Uptown Phx
Phx Art Museum McDowell Rd
Burton Barr Central Library I10 freeway
E Van Buren St
Central Ave
Downtown Phx
design site Phx First Friday Art District Valley Metro Rail
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full lot coverage to code
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gym
level 4_2-story units [second level] + private pool and gym
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level 3_2-story units [entry level] + art studios
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The Central View Complex offers 1- and 2-story units of either 1, 2, or 3 bedrooms. The units were designed on an incremental basis, with a standard length of 30 ft and an increasing width of 10 feet per bedroom. The 1-story, 1 bedroom unit is the smallest offered at 750 sqft and the 2-story, 3-bedroom is the largest at 1,650 sqft.
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The interior courtyard not only creates a more private and individual entry for each unit but allows flexibility as the space can fluctuate in dimension.
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2:1_2-story-1 bedroom, 1.5 bath
1:1_1-story-1 bedroom, 1 bath
2:2_2-story-2 bedroom, 2.5 bath
1:2_1-story-2 bedroom, 2 bath
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reading nook bedroom
bedroom
bathroom dn laundry
master bedroom
master bathroom
private courtyard
kitchen + dining
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pantry two-way bookcase
w.c. living space hvac
2:3_2-story-3 bedroom, 2.5 bath
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courtyard entry
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living space
kitchen
dining
reading nook
bedroom
laundry
1:3_1-story-3 bedroom, 2 bath
courtyard entry
pantry
bathroom master bathroom
bedroom
hvac
master bedroom
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master-suite
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reading nook
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private pool
private gym
public art studios + classrooms
longitudinal section south
storage units
Public Art Studios on Central The summer prior to designing this project, I had the opportunity to visit the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The facility houses many individual galleries and studios where artists not only create work but sell it while the public visits and explores. Because the Central View Complex is located in the arts district of downtown Phoenix, a similar center was designed to give the artists of Phoenix a similar opportunity to those in Alexandria, Virginia.
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2-story units 1, 2 + 3 bd exterior lounge
2-story units 1, 2 + 3 bd
1-story units 1, 2 + 3 bd commercial
Central Ave subterranean parking garage
design site boundaries
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public space_day-life
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public space_night-life
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03.5 Space of Domesticity the bedroom Fall 2013_Multifamily Housing | Professor_Thamarit Suchart
The Space of Domesticity was a precursor for the larger and more extensive multifamily housing studio project (Central View Complex). It served to initiate conversation and thought regarding residential design on a smaller scale before addressing the complexities of site design. I chose to concentrate on the bedroom — arguably the most intimate of all residential space. The design focused on the insertion of a wooden platform that hugs the perimeter of the room. This platform elevates the bed as well as a small office or desk space. A relationship between the interior and exterior is then created with a private courtyard and lookout from the desk platform. The ceiling above the bed, and adjacent to the courtyard, is lowered to establish a more distinct sleeping area and recessed lighting along the walls. It was required that all representation was done by hand. 39
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longitudinal section
transverse section desk
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elevated desk platform + lookout
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sleeping nook
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northwest view
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Spring 2013_ Bird Habitat: Anna's Hummingbird | Professor_Byron Sampson | Mouer Park: Tempe, AZ 85281
Staccato: 1_n. a form of musical articulation that signifies a note of abrupt, sharp, and clean-cut manner. 2_adv. or adj. with each sound or note sharply detached from the others. The Staccato avian habitat is located in Mouer Park, or a subset of the greater Papago Park in Tempe, Arizona. Specifically designed for Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), the habitat functions as a desert sanctuary for the small birds as well as the visitors who hope to view them in a more natural setting. The design was inspired by Calypte anna's abrupt and choppy flight pattern, with the ability to sporadically change direction and quickly shift from one elevation to another. Weathered steel planks of varying heights, to imitate such a flight pattern, 43
pierce upward through the earth and wind around to create a more intimate vegetated space. Flowering desert flora grow amid and through the planks while the overall organic form creates moments of enclosure or reveal depending on the angle of the viewer.
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Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
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field notes
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site plan
flame honeysuckle mexican bird of paradise baja fairy duster black dalea brittle bush chihuahuan sage chuparosa red justicia ocotillo
chilean palo verde
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southeast view
on a breezy day...
The sound of wind blowing through the planks is meant to imitate the whistle of a male Calypte anna's tail feathers in his impressive courtship display. He can climb up to 130 ft before plummeting downward with a curious burst of noise to attract females.
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This design iteration included planks of varying heights and widths.
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Photography The following photographs capture moments of humanity, life, curiosity, and wonder —taken throughout my adventures and travels, both close to home and far away.
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Barrio Historico_Tucson, AZ
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Desert Botanical Garden_Phoenix, AZ
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Los Angeles, CA
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Walt Disney Concert Hall_Los Angeles
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Stahl House_Los Angeles, CA
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Colosseum_Rome, Italy
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Pantheon_Rome, Italy
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Lake Brienz_Interlaken, Switzerland
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Sainte-Chapelle_Paris, France
Notre Dame de Paris_Paris, France
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THANK YOU, EMILIE TWILLING emiliet@cox.net 602.312.1621