Holly Reising
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I seek to synthesize multidisciplinary factors to best serve people and communities by honoring the implications of their past, the circumstances of their present, and the promise of their future,
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The Center
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FLicker
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Clifton
for aMerican
COmmunity
Architecture
Center
at Fallingwater
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Sketch Studies
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Walden Pond
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St Louis
Center for
Institute of
Civil Discourse
correction and rehabilitation
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The center for american architecturE at Fallingwater Mill Run, Pennsylvania
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Fall 2020 - Instructed by John Reynolds Modern Vernacular: In Search of an American Architecture Site Planning / Mixed Use Facility
The following proposal for The Center for American Architecture at Fallingwater draws inspiration from both Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater as well as Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s Barn at Fallingwater to integrate an adaptable, minimal design. This structure aligns with the barn and follows the cascading landscape demonstrating a quiet presence on the site. The inclusion of a 3-season space grounds patrons in reality through exposure to their surroundings as it mediates between inside and outside. Users must pass through the 3-season space to transition from one programmatic element to the next, forcing them to recognize their physical presence on the site. Additionally, arrangement of the program creates slippages that reference both the preexisting barn as well as Wright’s planning strategies. This allows dynamic volumes to develop in a sequential manner. Ultimately, this structure seeks to reference historic elements while incorporating them into the requirements of the program within a modern setting.
In Collaboration with Colin Finnigan, Mackenzie Kicher, and Macy Whitaker. While this project was collaborative, all documents and images are my own unless otherwise noted.
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Site Plan
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Legend 1- Farmhouse 2- Barn 3- Church 4- Gallery
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5- Retail 6- Education - Perspective Views
Site Section A
Site Section B 6
Green Roof
Gallery - Deck
3-season space
Gallery - Upper Level
Gallery - Ground Level
Education - GrounD Level
Retail
Education - Lower Level
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LEGEND
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8- Flex Space 9- Cafe
3- Deck 4- Courtyard 5- Training Room 6- Office 7- Break Area
10- Bookstore 11- Loading Dock 12- Storage 13- Mechanical 14- Janitorial
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Upper Level Floor Plan
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Lower Level Floor Plan 8
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Ground Plan
Approach
Entry
Bookstore and Cafe
3-Season Space
Gallery - Upper Level
Pavilions 9
Flicker Nashville, TEnnessee
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Spring 2020 - Instructed by Mary Ben Bonham Robert Bruce Lighting Design Competition Entry Public Shelter
Flicker combines luminous technology with expressive architectural framework to create a structure that serves individuals throughout their journeys. The geometric frame and soft ambient light of the dual-sided fixture capture the blur of dark trees against a light sky as seen from the perspective of a moving vehicle. Seamless glass panels do not distract from the form even as they border either side of the structure to shield users from wind. Overhead, tensile fabric spans steel beams to shelter individuals from precipitation. At night, fixtures mounted between structural members illuminate the exterior and interior to signal the shelter’s location, as well as to serve those within. When the warm glow of the lights in the columnar members is on, the gradated lens of the LED fixture provides the greatest direct illuminance at the top of the fixture and reduces to a less harsh illuminance level as it nears and standing users eye level.
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Elevation 12
Flicker In the daylight
Flicker in the Evening 13
Fixture Assembly
Fixture Section
Fixture components listed from top to bottom: tensile fabric, corten steel overhead beam, brushed black steel c-channel, LED light fixture, corten steel column Fixture Plan 14
Modular Construction
Elevation 15
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Clifton Community center Clifton, OHio
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Spring 2019 - Instructed by Katherine Setser Second Year Studio Urban Mixed Use Facility
Clifton, a historic village located in northern Cincinnati, is grounded by its rich cultural history, leaving a characteristic mark on the surrounding community. Unfortunately, the city leaves much to be desired for its younger audience - a group of diverse young adults with a desire to learn and grow through self expression. The city intends on reviving its center with the construction of a new facility between a preexisting gathering space and municipal parking lot. The program for this facility was originally for a library. However, the modern library has evolved to become much more than a container for books. Today, they are centers that foster knowledge across a multitude of disciplines. Thus, the celebration of education based on community engagement makes this facility one of intellectual learning and personal growth. Here, young adults and the community at large are able to celebrate their differences as they learn from each other.
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Howell : Floor 0
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Ludlow : Floor 1
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a- Movement Studio
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b- Practice Room
k- Group Study
c- Maker Studio
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d- Auditorium
l- Stacks
e- Classroom
m- Tech Support
f- circulation Desk
N- Digital Gaming
g- Cafe
lab
h- Public Computer
O- Study Carrels
Access
P- Balcony
i- Multipurpose
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A rectilinear form integrates this community’s dominant historical narrative in an educational environment. The Clifton Community Center encourages and showcases spaces for collective learning through the minimal utilization of high degrees of enclosure. This design tactic welcomes collaboration as it facilitates diverse interactions.
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Retractable walls
Thresholds preventing public access after hours
This structure retains a 24hour accessible path of public thoroughfare connecting the municipal parking lot with the Clifton Plaza Park.
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Public ThoroughFare 20
Exterior View From Ludlow
Exterior View From Howell 21
Hand Drawn Media Various Locations
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Fall 2019 Ink on paper Sketching
Sketching is one of the most valuable tools an artist possesses. Not only does sketching clarify an idea, but it also records time and place. Sketching is a way in which I can reflect on the content of my past while watching myself learn and grow personally and stylistically. Therefore, when I studied abroad in Luxembourg during the fall semester of 2019, I used my sketchbook as a diary. The following are a collection of on-site sketches detailing a sample of my impressions of Europe.
Left: My host familys house in Niederkorn, Luxembourg Watercolor and colored pencil
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MUDAM - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Studying abroad allowed me to take responsibility for my own education. Recording these design solutions strengthened my appreciation for global design. With these experiences, I am better equipped to assess a variety of differing circumstances, and I hope to continue traveling and recording to expand upon such global knowledge. Multi-Family Housing - Paris, France 24
BIMHUIS - AMsterdam, Netherlands
NDSM - AMsterdam, Netherlands 25
Collage to be added later
Walden Pond Center For Civil Discourse Concord, MAssachusetts
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Fall 2020 - Instructed by John Reynolds Modern Vernacular: In Search of an American Architecture Site Planning / Public Facility, Private Residence
Once I traversed the land surrounding Walden Pond, Where man made elements punctured the natural landscape, Where an oversaturation of wetlands created a dynamic environment, Where trails highlighted remnants of history through naturally defined boundaries, Where a moment was an experience never to be recreated, Where origin was recognized and honored, Where discourse was celebrated, Where living was deliberate. This meeting center is a designated space to unite parties of differing backgrounds and views to discuss matters contributing to the current state of American architecture. The project intent is supported by the established spirit of Walden Pond, where author and socio-political critic Henry David Thoreau built his cabin. Visitors to the meeting center may temporarily reside in the six cabins that surround the pond. Ultimately, the project aims to echo Thoreau’s propositions surrounding non-violent Civil Disobedience within an architectural framework. Poem inspired by Wim Wenders’ “Once” (2001). In Collaboration with Colin Finnigan, Mackenzie Kicher, and Macy Whitaker. While this project was collaborative, all documents and images are my own unless otherwise noted.
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Site Plan Legend
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1 - Ruins 4 - Cabins 2 - Meadow - Perspective 3 - Meeting Center Views
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The Meeting Center is highlighted as it is placed on axis with the original site of Thoreau’s cabin. While the decision to align the Meeting Center with the ruins is bold, the facility acts not as an obstruction, but rather a tool to frame specific views. These views serve to explain the historical sigificance of the site. Six cabins echo the importance of the axis as the three on the left are perpendicular, while the three on the right are parallel. The axis continues infinetly, except in relation to the ruins themselves where the axis is recieved by a semicircle of trees, further relaying its symbolic significance to the surrounding area.
Meeting centeR
Site Section A Cabins courtesy of Macy Whitaker and Mackenzie Kicher
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Section B
Meeting Center - Interior 30
Green Roof
Group Breakout Rooms
Private Office
Kitchenette COnference room
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St. Louis Institute of correction and rehabilitation St. Louis, Missouri
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Spring 2020 - Instructed by Sergio Sanabria Constitutional Assembly Studio Site Selection / Urban Facility
The American Constitution in its past and current existence promotes the punishment of the convicted. In 1829, punishment as a means of conflict resolution was insitutionalized in the first federal prison in Pennsylvania, which pioneered solitary confinement. Slavery was, in fact, continued by way of convict leasing, despite its supposed legal abolisment in 1865. These ideas permeate our prison system today and fail to assume an inmates life beyond bars. In the 1930’s, America had just over 13,000 inmates. We can consequently contribute the later deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and the War On Drugs campaign to todays prison population of over 2.3 million. In direct opposition of the outdated practices of the past, this institution seeks to reform convicted individuals by providing inmates with tools to succeed. This facility works with the criminal justice system to ensure every inmate exercises their rights to the fullest extent. While this environment promotes the humane treatment of inmates and lays the groundwork for a fulfilling life postincarceration, major changes must be implemented in America today to make desgins like these a reality. In Collaboration with Richelle Boyd, Kamryn Iams, and Claire LaFrance While this project was collaborative, all documents and images are my own unless otherwise noted.
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A Brief Foreword: This project began as a study of the American Consitution. After much analysis, the studio revealed the ambiguity of the Constitution and its consequential influence on the American prison system. One Amendment after the next failed to protect and apply to American citizens of all demographics. Our historical prejuduces have not been ratified with each amendment, but have instead instituted systemic racism. This studio concluded the ambiguous, oppressive, and among other things, outdated American Constitution has no place in our society today. My partner and I presented this project in May of 2020, just as the surge of racial justice movements surrounding the death of George Floyd began. Such circumstances prompted me to conduct further research to educate myself on what it means to be Black in America. It quickly became apparent that my research concerning the American prison system over the past semester had been an undeniable privilege. I had the ability and resources to learn about our broken system through statistics, historical records, and experiental accounts of other people rather than recalling my own fear of the system stemming from a deeply rooted history based upon the color of my skin. Due to my assessment of racial injustices through a privileged lens, I struggled to include this project in this portfolio. Despite the internal conflict, I include this project to expose where we have failed our brothers and sisters. This study of our internal prison system highlights the deeply rooted historical narrative of racism and prejudice that builds the foundation of our country. This proposed design is not attainable without major changes to our current system, for architecture is far from an autonomous discipline. I hope, however, that designs like these highlight our problems as a country to promote change. Black Lives Matter.
Right: Quote by Nelson Mandela
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No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.
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0 75’ 150’
ST Louis Institute of Correction and Rehabilitation
Old Courthouse
Gateway Arch
City Garden
Basilica of St. Louis
The St. Louis Institute of Correction and Rehabilitation replaces the AT&T Tower that sits vacant in the heart of the city. This new facility utilizes its proximity to key landmarks to engage the public sphere, and therefore destigmatize prejudice against the incarcerated. 36
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Inmate intake
Administration
Visitors / Public Access
Cells: General Inmate Population
Cells: Psychiatric Inmate Population
Medical Ward
Recreation
Reform Center
Program Arrangement This program serves to reform and redirect potential harmful behavior rather than suppress such behaviors until release. Zones are configured so all inmates have access to beneficial services such as mental heath care, a variety of activities, and occupational support. Additionally, reform housing and programs are present, giving inmates the opportunity to interact directly with the public. By providing these tools, transition from incarceration to freedom will be smoother and lead to a lower rate of recidivism. 37
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Public and Inmate
Inmate Intake Sequence Holding cells lead to a series of small private rooms for a strip search. Inmates are then led to rooms where they await documentation. After documentation, they are led to private rooms for a mandatory psychiatric and physical evaluation. This evaluation ensures their safety during their time at the facility. After receiving their items from the distribution center, inmates are led to the stairs or elevator to their cells.
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Inmate
Security
Visitor Intake Sequence Visitors and the public at large are encoraged to interact with the building through the sculpture garden that serves as an extention to the St. Louis City Garden. If visiting an inmate, patrons pass the front entry, greeted by a secure reception desk. Once admitted to the next room, visitors wait to pass through a multi-step security system where they are frisked. An officer then escorts the patron to their assigned visitation room.
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LEVEL SHOWCASING REFORM PROGRAM, GENERAL POPULATION CELLS, AND THE MEDICAL WARD
General Population Cell Image courtesy of Claire LaFrance
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LEVEL SHOWCASING EXERCISE FACILITY, GENERAL POPULATION CELLS, AND THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD
Psychatric Ward Common Room Image courtesy of Claire LaFrance
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