ERIN NIBECK
PORTFOLIO UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN UNDERGRADUATE SELECTED WORKS
Hello! My name is Erin Nibeck, I’m a junior studying architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I’m passionate about sustainable and equitable urban development, and my work focuses on the built implications of designing through these lenses. As I explore the field of architecture, I seek to continue expanding my knowledge of passive design strategies, sustainable structures and mass timber construction, and design justice.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS STOOPOSIUM
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Stacked Cube
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Urbana Boulders
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Urbana Marketplace
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Fall 2023
Spring 2023 Winter 2024
Spring 2023
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STOOPOSIUM Fall 2023
Inspired by Chicago’s stoop culture, “STOOPOSIUM” seeks to create a toolcentered symposium-esque space for community engagement via a ribbon-like series of “stoops” that carve through the building, tailoring their function to the various spaces they inhabit. The stoops, which are defined by being sittable and visually connected with the streetscape, initially create space for users to engage by providing much needed seating along Lawrence Ave. The tool library is informed by the local community’s action against the growing threat of gentrification in Albany Park, and seeks to contrast the spatial language of gentrifying architecture (mainly new luxury apartment developments). These developments have an over-scaled presence on the streetscape, and are highly inactive on the street plane. Therefore, “STOOPOSIUM” uses high levels of transparency along the north (streetfacing) facade to expose the interior activity to streetscape occupants and create a visual connection between users of the tool library and those on the street. Contributor: Livi Barr 4
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Lack of activati of newer luxury a interrupt
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Demographic changes point to gentrification as a growing issue, community resistance largely led by tenant’s unions
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“Portraits of Resilience” celebrate Albany Park’s ethnic diversity and culture of resilience 7
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White reflective roof to combat heat island effect
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White, reflective roofs absorb less heat from the sun than black, non-reflective roofs, and thus emit less heat back into the surrounding environment, which helps to combat the urban heat island effect. Decreased heat absorption in the roof also lowers energy costs associated with cooling interior spaces during summer months.
Mass timber structure The cross laminated timber (CLT) structure reduces the embodied carbon emissions of the building, as the material is renewable and requires less energy to produce than alternative structural materials.
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South-facing clerestories for winter warming Long, south-facing clerestories combined with deep overhangs on the south facade prevent excessive direct sunlight from heating the interior during summer months, but allow sunlight to warm the space in winter months when the sun is lower in the sky. High thermal mass materials are used for flooring in spaces with southern clerestories to passively warm the space during cold winter months.
North-facing skylights for indirect natural lighting Skylights solely included on north planes of the roof bring light to interior spaces while reducing excessive heat gains from direct sunlight.
High performance insulation to reduce energy consumption High performance insulation and airtight construction help retain cool interior spaces in hot months and retain heat in cold months. Using high R-value insulation and low U-value windows helps reduce energy waste in heating and cool of the space.
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The east atrium is split-leveled off from the main stack spaces and includes a full-height collaborative workspace and a designated makerspace, providing users access not only to the tools they can check out from the library, but also access to the space required to use those tools. The makerspace includes diffuser panels both on the walls and in the ceiling system, and is covered for acoustic control in order to retain a comfortable auditory experience in the library.
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The west atrium houses a sittable, architectectural staircase that looks toward the street, furthering the connection between interior space and the streetscape. The stair functions both as a space for gathering for tool library users, but also as a gathering space for train commuters looking for seating near the station. Folding doors on the north facade of the west atrium allow the space to fully open to the sidewalk in summer months, while providing high transparency levels when closed off in colder months.
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STACKED CUBE Spring 2023
Stacked cube explores expansion, compression, & the creation of new void spaces during transformation. The artifact is composed of four L-shaped modules— in its condensed form, the artifact is cubic, but when expanded becomes a longer form with spaces below for exploration. The task of scaling up from the traditional smaller scales used for architectural drawings introduced a new level of detail to design consideration in this project. Fabrication was an important element of the project, and special attention was given to the design of the wood joints in order to create a strong and clean connection between the wood members. Additionally, the artifact uses counterweighting in order to effectively create large cantilevered L-shapes that act as roof forms for the underbelly of the space. The artifact is six feet across in its cubic form, and four feet tall and nine feet on diagonal when expanded.
Collaborators: Riley Vernon, Weronika Jachym, Ellie Lynch, Hengyang Zhang, Julian Rodriguez, Ayin Ren, & Emily Nemec Personal Contributions: Photography, model fabrication, structural design
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A variety of wood joint connections were used to enforce stability. Two main joint connections were used: dowel joints and three-point wood joints. Wood glue was used for security, and screws were also placed where more support was needed.
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URBANA BOULDERS December 2023
Technical documents created for an actuating bouldering wall construction project at Urbana Boulders, a local climbing gym. Plans were created to clarify the design scheme for the project engineer so the appropriate actuating arm could be determined for the owner to proceed with construction.
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URBANA MARKETPLACE Spring 2023
Urbana Marketplace, located in downtown Urbana at the intersection of Springfield Ave and Main St, is an indoor vendor space dedicated to community engagement and interaction. The marketplace was informed by an exploration of the verb, “to stack,” and uses a stepping series of planes to cover the market stalls. The interior first floor is dedicated to vendor spaces, but includes a series of translucent garage doors, which can be rolled up to allow users to spill into the south outdoor spaces during warmer months. The south facade includes a series of pergolas, providing some needed shading from direct sunlight on the south facade. The pergolas, made from knotwood, provide the aesthetic appeals of wood— and call back to the cross-laminated timber structure— but avoid the weathering concerns of a standard wood material.
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Exploration of stacking and cantelevering as a structural method. Model was constructed without adhesives, and stands with interlocking elements and self weighting alone. 28
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