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KUNSTHAL ISLAND
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
FLOATING ROW HOUSE COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
URBAN LAB
CINCINNATTI, OHIO
WATERSHED OBSERVATORY RADFORD, VIRGINIA
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Cell: 609-423-9775 Email: hrosen27@gmail.com Home Address: 5 Stadelman Court Kendall Park, NJ 08824
EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture Expected Graduation: May 2015 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA GPA: 3.86/4.0
Study Abroad: Danish Institute of Study Abroad August - December 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark
ARCHITECTURE RELATED ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCE
Autodesk Revit Architecture Introductory Course: July 2013
Acquired Skills: Understanding of Basic Revit Userface, Knowldege of 3D Modeling Tools, Creating Detail, Drafting, and Construction Documents
Autodesk Revit Architecture Advanced Course: August 2013
Acquired Skills: Knowledge of Conceptual Massing Tools, Custom Families and In-Place Components, Rendering Capabilities
Autodesk 3D Studio Max Introductory Course: August 2013
Acquired Skills: Understanding of Basic 3DS Max Userface, Knowledge of Modeling Objects, Adjusting Basic Lighting, Building Environments
One Lux Studio Intern: January 2013
Responsibilities: Compiled Project Energy Calculations for LEED, Designed Lighting Layouts, Proposed Light Fixture Options
Uncommon Schools Facilities Intern: June – August 2012
Acquired Skills: Design, Project and People Management Skills, Technical Site Surveying, Contracts and Bidding Processes, Communication Skills, Material and Product Selection, Negotiation Skills, Construction Oversight
American Institute of Architecture Students: 2011 – Present Vice President of Public Relations: January 2013 – June 2013 Event Planning Committee Head: August 2012 – December 2012
Contributions: Planned and organized several events and worked to increase membership. COMPUTER SKILLS Revit Architecture, Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Google SketchUp, 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Office Suite HONORS & AWARDS Dean’s List: Every Semester Class Rank: 9 out of 92 1st Year Architecture Design Competition: Honorable Mention SCHOLARSHIPS Virginia Tech Presidential Campus Enrichment Grant: Fall 2010 to Present New Jersey Virginia Tech Alumni Association Scholarship: Spring 2010 New Jersey Technology Student Association Scholarship: Spring 2010 South Brunswick Athletic Association Scholarship OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE House Supervisor, Virginia Tech: January 2013 - Present Resident Advisor, Virginia Tech: August 2011 – June 2012 OTHER ACTIVITIES Philanthropy Committee Chair, Pi Beta Phi Sorority: March - October 2012 Vice President of Programming, Hall Council: August 2010 – June 2011 Freshman Programming Chair, Hillel at Virginia Tech: January – June 2011
KUNSTHAL ISLAND
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FALL 2013 PROJECT LENGTH: 6 WEEKS SITE MATSTER PLAN AND BUILDING DESIGN
The Open City, By Richard Sennett “The dual quality of the membrane is, I believe, an important principle for visualizing more modern living urban forms. Whenever we construct a barrier, we have to equally make the barrier porous; the distinction between inside and outside has to be breachable, if not ambiguous.” “The idea of a cellular wall, which is both resistant and porous, can be extended from single buildings to the zones in which the different communities of a city meet.”
The site is an old industrial island on the harbor of Copenhagen. Centered between several important sites including the Playhouse, Nyhavn Canal, the Opera House, and the Royal Academy, the site is a prime location with a lot of potential. Although this location is ideal, the existing site is isolated from its surroundings. Inspired by “The Open City” by Richard Sennett, the concept is to create a permeable boundary on every scale of the project, from the city to the building to the space. In order to bring life to the currently unused site, new bridges and public transportation infrastructure will be introduced. These updates make access to the site easier, bringing in through-traffic of commuters as well as site specific visitors to the Kunsthal and harbor front park.
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The Kunsthal is located on the South-West corner of the site, providing ideal daylight conditions as well as views of the harbor. In order to promote the idea of permeability on the site, the Kunsthal is a broken down into a group of smaller buildings rather than creating one large barrier. The radial organization of the architecture creates a central plaza space, similar to the typical courtyard buildings of Copenhagen. The material palatte speaks to the programmatic organization of the architecture: the glazed public spaces are all on the ground floor while the opaque walls above designate the private gallery spaces of the Kunsthal.
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Individual buildings are grouped to create a central public space and align with the surrounding city context.
Private program is moved above and below, allowing the public space to continue into the architecture.
Bridges connect the separate structures, creating a path through the gallery spaces.
The bridges provide a break from the art and a view to the exterior.
The simple gallery spaces allow for total focus on the art with soft daylighting from a double-layer glass roof.
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FLOATING ROW HOUSE COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
FALL 2013 PROJECT LENGTH: 3 WEEKS GROUP SITE ANALYSIS & PLAN, INDIVIDUAL BUILDING DESIGN
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The site is located in the Northern Harbor of Copenhagen. The existing conditions limited paths of movement therefore isolating much of the site. In order to bring life back to the area, a new housing development in the harbor provides connections across the water, allowing for easy circulation.
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By minimizing interior space, the number of exterior facades is increased and access to the exterior is maximized. The two raised exterior spaces in addition to the pivoting facade panels allows for a variety of natural spaces. The glass facades provide maximum access to daylight as well as views of the surrounding harbour.
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The scale of the home is cohesive with Danish living styles. Although the rooms are small, the expansive glass walls create a feeling of openness and connection to the outdoors. The Danish values of being outside and not needing excess space are reflected in the architecture.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities Jane Jacobs “To generate exuberant diversity in a city’s streets and districts, four conditions are indispensable: 1. The district, and indeed as many of its internal parts as possible, must serve more than one primary function; preferably more than two. These must insure the presence of people who go outdoors on different schedules and are in the place for different purposes, but who are able to use many facilities in common. 2. Most blocks must be short, that is, streets and opportunities to turn corners must be frequent. 3. The district must mingle buildings that vary in age and conditions, including a good proportion of old ones so that they vary in the economic yield they must produce. This mingling must be fairly close-grained. 4. There must be a sufficiently dense concentration of people, for whatever purposes they may be there. This includes dense concentration in the case of people who are there because of residence.�
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SPRING 2013 PROJECT LENGTH: 10 WEEKS SITE PLAN AND BUILDING DESIGN
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Jane Jacobs’ proposal of four criteria to create city diversity, and therefore a successful city, inspired the thesis of this project: a city within a building. The geometries in plan as well as the vertical connection between floors speak to the idea that “streets and their sidewalks, the main public places of a city, are its most vital organs”. The hallways become the street and create opportunities for interaction and contact. The different types of pedestrian movement through a city are integrated into the architecture.
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The architecture meets the ground by removing the enclosure of the interior ‘streetscape’ and becoming part of the urban context. The design of the plaza surrounding the archtiecture responds to the many opportunities of movement through the site. The landscaping as well as the stepped seating give order to direct diagonal movement. Free movement is also accessible by crossing through the stepped areas.
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WATERSHED OBSERVATORY RADFORD, VIRGINIA
FALL 2013 PROJECT LENGTH: 10 WEEKS SITE PLAN AND BUILDING DESIGN The Watershed Observatory is a complex of buildings which holds gallery, studio, and living spaces. The curve of the architecture guides visitors along a path which eventually leads them to the edge of the riverfront. The residential grid and a series of curves, from an abstract study of forces on the site, compose the form. The space which the curve of the path encompasses is sacred. The architecture acts as a new boundary and holds this space.
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The gradient of blue light on the facade wall as well as the diffused light entering from above create a constantly changing quality of light. As the exterior condition of sunlight changes, so does the interior. These layers of variety allow the spacial conditions to be unique each time the architecture is experienced.
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The skylights in each structure are oriented to catch the southern sun and bounce it softly into the space. The resulting patches of diffused light provide brightness to the space without detracting from the facade wall.
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BATH HOUSE FALL 2011 PROJECT LENGTH: 5 WEEKS
A series of horizontal and vertical panels create unique conditions of light and enclosure within the different baths. These specific spatial qualities correspond with the temperatures of each bath, shaping the experience of hot, warm, and cold pools. As the sun moves throughout the day, the amount of light and pattern of shadows change. This ensures that each visit to the baths provides one with a unique experience.
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RAIN ROOM FALL 2012 PROJECT LENGTH: 1 WEEK Over time the architecture changes as rain causes each material to weather onto one another and into the ground. These overlapping elements become embedded in the land, one with the site. The tree is the opposite of this deterioration, a growth which over time also changes the experience of the architecture.