DESIGN PORTFOLIO
JENNA GAIL STEINBECK
STUDIO WORKS ARCH 703 / GOWANUS HOUSING Carlos Arnaiz / Pratt Institute / Fall 2012
ARCH 602 / EVENT LINE SURFACE + SURFACE SITE EDUCATION Phil Parker / Pratt Institute / Spring 2012
ARCH 601 / FOLDING PATTERNS + URBAN LANDSKATE Stephanie Bayard / Pratt Institute / Fall 2011
ARCH 401 / TEXAS HORSE PARK Ray Holliday / TAMU / Fall 2008
ARCH 301 / URBAN SOHO Craig Babe / TAMU / Fall 2007
MULTIMEDIA WORKS ARCH 851 / NYC DISPLACED Alex Barker / Pratt Institute / Fall 2012
ARCH 753 / PIXEL CHAIR Brandt + Chang / Pratt Institute / Fall 2012
ARCH 612 / PROMENADE FOOT BRIDGE Ben Martinson / Pratt Institute / Spring 2012
ARCH 611 / THEORY & EVENTS
Phil Parker / Pratt Institute / Fall 2011
ARCH 612 / BRIDGE OF ASPIRATION Chris Kroner / Pratt Institute / Spring 2012
ARCH 611 / YOUTH UNITS Chris Whitelaw / Pratt Institute / Fall 2011
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Carlos Arnaiz / Pratt Institute / Fall 2012
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GOWANUS HOUSING The design proposal calls for a large mixed-use housing project to be located on the Gowanus Canal. Located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the canal was once a busy industrial cargo transportation hub, however, because of the decline of the city’s shipping industry via water, the area is now classified as a brown field. The canal is surrounded by historic neighborhoods lined with traditional brownstones, eclectic restaurants and maintains the old industrial vibe. Assuming that the city pursues its plan of cleaning up the canal, the housing proposal will provide residences for single and multi-family households as well as space for commercial establishments. The project is designed to respond to the specific site conditions that transform from hard urban edge to a waterfront habitat.
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Grid Transformation Historically, the grid has been used as a tool to create high density housing that provides natural light and ventilation for many occupants, open floor plan, and access to outdoor spaces. Unlike the standard cartesian grid that is typically used to organize large housing projects, this grid has been pinched on one side of the site producing a gradient from small to big geometry. As a result, the following project characteristics were discovered:
Perspectival Experience The goal for the Gowanus canal housing proposal is to revisit the generative operation of the grid, but use it as a tool to open up inhabitable spaces to the eclectic mix of aesthetic features, commercial establishments and residential neighborhoods that make up this specific site. The grid creates tapered or expanded views depending where one is located on the site. The public ramp experiences the tapering and expanding as it extends the length of the site.
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Gradient Relationships Because the grid is pinched on one side, the resultant geometries grow from small to large as you get closer to the canal. The gradient quality of the grid allows for other gradient relationships to take place within the project. Among these are small to large housing units, materiality change, and a shift from urban street front to a greener, more natural habitat.
Shifted Nesting Every unit is generated from the grid. In the largest building, the unit walls follow the grid and are organized in clusters of two or three. The clusters, formed around an exterior space, shift back and forth from floor to floor and provide passage from the central interior corridor. These passages allow for natural light to peek though and into the corridor.
Nature / Hardscape This exploded diagram of the ground material shows how the grid has generated gradients between concrete and nature. The canal pours in towards the west side of the site and gradually shrinks as it moves closer to Third Ave. Vegetation also follows the same pattern. Circulation The project allows for residents and shoppers/visitors to coexist comfortably by using elevated walkways and waterways effectively. Commercial establishments are concentrated towards the perimeter of the site however, visitors can cut diagonally through the site by way of an elevated walkway. This ramp also gives supplementary access to the housing and commercial establishments located on the second level. The small canals serve as physical barriers and help to keep visitors from invading the resident’s privacy. Program / Material This diagram shows the concentration of commercial space located within and on the ramp as well as on the ground floor of the two largest structures. The town homes are located furthest from Third Avenue to give more privacy to families. There are approximately 400 SRO units that are densely packed towards the east end of the site.
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Building Envelope and Facade System The facade of the structure follows the same gradient relationship as many other elements of the project do. The primary materials include glass, wood cladding, fiber glass reinforced concrete panels and perforated aluminum panels. The elevations facing third avenue have most of their surface covered with the perforated panel. This is to act as a shield against the public street and the harsh light of the rising eastern sun. On the southern and northern elevations of the site, the perforated panel begins to unwrap from the building and exposes the wood and concrete underneath. The stucture is composed of a simple concrete slab and column structure that has proven to be extrememly economical for mass housing design.
Rail Support Detail
Roof Detail Metal Cap with Cont. Cleat Wood Blocking Gypsum Sheathing
Rail Support Sealant with Backer Rod
Metal Stud Insulation Gypsum Sheathing Wood Siding
Flashing Rigid Insulation Gravel Ballast Waterproofing Membrane
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Continuous Vapor Barrier
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Wood Cladding
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Town Home Plan
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SRO Plan A
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SRO Plan A This is the typical layout for the SRO apartments in north building. Walls of the units follow a more traditional , ninety degree, organization while the interior spaces follow the grid. SRO Plan B The SRO units in the south building are typically formed in clusters of three that surround a shared exterior space. The unit walls follow the grid while the interior spaces form right angles. Town Home Plan Each town home building is a unique size that determines how many bedrooms each unit will have. The smallest town home contains large one bedroom units while the largest town home hold three bedrooms per unit. Bottom Right: Perspectival section cutting through the SRO (Single Room Occupancy) units located on the East side of the site. The perforated aluminum panel is only applied to the street side facades and is absent from the interior courtyards.
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A R CH/6 02 Phil Parker / Pratt Institute / Spring 2012
EVENT / LINE / SURFACE The exercise is to diagram an event involving bodies and surfaces. This diagram is showing the movements of a group of bodies as they play on light fixtures embedded in the ground. In this particular case, this is not an event between bodies and another surface, but rather an event in which the body becomes the surface. The pulsating light is acting as an attractor and when the bodies move to it by way of a vector, a boundary is created as the light hits the skin.
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The lines from Illuminated Play are inscribed into a surface. The surface, oriented vertically, is acted upon by forces that mimic the original event: gravity, pulsating light, and transverse movements. When the event forces are applied to the membrane, unique qualities are produced that create continuities and difference within the previously planar surface. Because of the lines inscribed and the strategic placement of tears throughout, aperture and planar shift in opposite directions occur and create opportunity for in, along and through.
SURFACE / SITE / EDUCATION The surface now acts a medium for creating spacial relationships that will translate into a school. Before that can happen, relationships must be discovered between the membrane’s characteristics, the Manhattan context in which the school will exist and educational theories. After observing many classroom settings and visiting the future site on several occasions, diagrams along with written explanations were derived. Reflective Site: Peck Slip is located within a context that is rich in history, social exchange and varied building use. With multiple kinds of commercial establishments nearby, Peck Slip is given a peculiar physicality that shifts when day becomes night. Because storefronts are lining the streets, two very different qualities are observed. During the day, glazing emits a reflection of the surrounding area and transparency is minimal. However, the reflective qualities of the glass create images of views that otherwise are not visible by the naked eye. As night begins to fall, a shift in the physicality occurs and the streets become illuminated. Lights in the storefronts are left on and the transparent quality reveals new information. Multiplicity in Education: Education can be described has being a system of multiple relationships interacting simultaneously to stimulate knowledge within an individual. In a typical Montessori classroom, different activities, social exchanges and learning opportunities are all occurring at the same instant. Work can be done individually, in pairs, or in larger groups. There are student to student relationships as well as student to teacher relationships. All of the different learning exercises can be performed on multiple kinds of surfaces existing within the same space. Different learning styles are fostered in this type of environment. A student can be solely engaged in their work but if one chooses, the environment provides the opportunity for observation of others as a learning tool.
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Overlaying Diagrams In order to carry the connections between surface, site and schooling into two dimensional drawings, the diagrams from earlier studies are overlaid in the plan and section to give another level of information and to inform how spaces were created. Overlaid on the first level plan is the site diagram showing the angles of reflection. This shows how orientation of the spaces are organized in such a way that views of the store front will reveal a reflection that may not be visible from that specific location. Similarly in the section, the lines of views that were created in the three dimensional model are transposed onto the section to show the types of views achieved from each pocket.
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Making the Connection: The strands of continuity that brings surface, site and education together is the idea of pockets and apertures at various scales oriented in such a way that views of various scales are achieved. A single surface is populated by pockets and apertures of different sizes and then when aggregated, an even larger pocket and view to the surrounding context is created. These pockets or spaces allow for different activities to take place while the apertures provide a connection from one pocket to another. While there may not be a physical connection from one space to the next (direct circulation), there is still the visual connection and the power of observation in education is achieved.
LEVEL OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN SPACES IN SECTION Continuous Connection
Secluded VIEWS OF VARYING SCALE Views to the exterior site
Views from circulation paths
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Views from small pockets
Depending on the orientation of the section cut, the characteristics described earlier are either hidden or revealed. When the form is cut longitudinally, the pockets of varying scales are evident, but what is not clear is how each one is connected to the next like the dashed vectors are suggesting. However, when several short sections are cut along the span of the structure, the continuous connections are plain to see. The diagrams shown are intended to measure the level of connectivity from one pocket to the next.
A R CH/6 01 Stephanie Bayard / Pratt Institute / Fall 2011
FOLDING PATTERNS The project is described as a material study that involves developing a ‘smart’ unit or component that when multiplied and aggregated, changes the physical properties of the of the material which it is made of. For example, turning rigidity into fluidity or transforming opacity into transparency. After experimenting with many materials, the final aggregation is composed of white bristol paper similar to heavy card stock. This material is both opaque and flexible so in order to be successful, the final composition should have a rigid quality and achieve a sense of transparency. In addition to changing the physical qualities, the field of units should also indicate a gradient change. This could be a gradient of density, scale or three dimensionality. In this particular field, the units gradually change scale in width (but not length). As a result, the aggregation becomes denser as the units get thinner.
URBAN LANDSKATE The discoveries made in the material study are then introduced to an urban setting that will be transfomed into an atheletic facility that provides for both one indoor and outdoor activity. The site located at the intersection of the FDR, 23rd St. and the East River, provides a unique canvas for a skate park / yoga studio. The existing skinny wedge of concrete sandwiched between the FDR and the water allows for exploration of the edge condition. The landscape begins to play a substantial role in the project in order to break the vertical nature of the existing site. The facility becomes a location in which two contrasting activities can coexist. Skateboarders have a sense of familiarity in the already urban context and the yoga studios are designed to provide a peaceful environment with views of the sky.
The original unit is enlarged so that each enclosure can become inhabitable space. Because the form has been reduced to four units, the landscape needs to be addressed in a way that mimics the field qualities of the original material study. To achieve this, the unit is unfolded and becomes a surface with edges from the original folds. The initial geometry is still evident. Some of the folds are exaggerated to provide a more suitable surface for skateboarding. A gradient of materials is applied that responds to the program and circulation about the facility. The skate park is smooth concrete. Pedestrian paths are pervious concrete to control water run-off. Where pedestrians have access in between buildings, the surface changes to wood and is carried through to the interior. Vegetation is toward the outer edges and dispersed in several locations throughout the site.
Instead of leaving the interior of each yoga studio to act as a four sided arbitrary shape without much connection to the rest of the site, the smooth concrete walls serve to display a similar patterning as the landscape outside. Starting as indentions in the wall, the pattern then begin to peel away from the vertical surface, making its way the ceiling where the shapes gradually turn into suspended light fixtures. Yoga is typically not an activity viewed by spectators. To counteract this, the yogis have views of their own. Because of the tiered floor system, every location in the room has a view of the sky.
A R CH/401 Ray Holliday / Texas A&M / Fall 2008
TEXAS HORSE PARK VISITOR’S CENTER The Texas Horse Park is a multi-discipline venue to be located along the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas. The park is designed to be a destination for high-level equestrian competitions as well as year-round schooling to serve the local community. Being located near an international airport, Texas Horse Park will be accessible to the rest of the world and will attract many visitors to the city of Dallas. Because it is a fairly large scale project with many parts, students were allowed to work in groups of three. Within those groups each student was assigned to design either the visitor’s center, administration building or the lodge. The THP Visitor’s Center is designed around the natural environment. With the site being so lush and green, it seems necessary to create a built environment with the outdoors in mind. The form takes an organic shape as the interior spaces wrap around an exterior courtyard. The hardscape cascades down to allow for views of the arenas beyond. The Visitor’s Center is a place for spectators to come and enjoy the beauty of the Trinity River while viewing the various activities Texas Horse Park has to offer.
A R CH/301 Craig Babe / Texas A&M / Fall 2007
URBAN SOHO The Urban SOHO is a Small Office / Home Office located in a mixed use urban setting. Designed for a masseuse and her family, the structure serves as both a private residence and an office where her clients can feel comfortable in a professional setting. Clients enter through a street level entrance whereas the front door to the residence is located 1 meter below grade. Like the front door, the other spaces of the first level are organized through a series of grade changes. The foyer is located 1 meter below street level, the kitchen and dining are 2 meters below and finally, the living room is 3 meters below street level. This strategy minimizes the need for partitions because the level changes serve as space dividers.
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A R CH/851 Critical Geography and Technical Representation Alex Barker / Pratt Institute / Fall 2012 Group: Jenna Steinbeck + Megan Hurford
NYC DISPLACED In the event of a hurricane, residents located in the flood zones of Manhattan either have to evacuate the island before subway lines undergo mandatory closure or be prepared to find alternate means of shelter. In the wake of hurricane Sandy, many Manhattanites were not able to move off of the island with such short notice and were forced to live without electricity for days. If an event like Sandy were to occur again, where can residents living in flood zones A-C go to seek refuge within Manhattan?
Our study focuses on transferring households located in flood zones to available hotel rooms within the island. On average, New York City has a hotel occupancy rate of 87-88%. In the month of October, when Sandy hit, the occupancy rate was 91%. By collecting a sample of hotels, we were able to infer an available number of hotel rooms throughout the entire city and disperse households among them given that one hotel room equals one household. Shockingly, we discovered that the available rooms could only fit 10% of Zone A leaving the remainder of A, and all of B and C forced to front the storm. This study proves that the city of New York is not equipped to provide refuge for all of its residents living in Zones A-C. With storms like Sandy expecting to occur more frequently in years to come, solutions for emergency shelter on short notice should be explored. Raw Data Used: Number and location of all Manhattan hotels separated into seven typology groups (Map Pluto) Square footage of all Manhattan hotels (Map Pluto) Exact number of rooms in five hotels per typology group (research) Number and location of Manhattan Households by block (2010 Census) Hotel occupancy rate for Manhattan hotels in the month of October Flood Zone A-C boundaries
“Shockingly, we discovered that the available rooms could only fit 10% of Zone A leaving the remainder of A, and all of B and C forced to front the storm.�
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Materials and Assemblies Karen Brandt + Stephen Chang / Pratt Institute / Fall 2012
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In the event of a hurricane, residents located in the flood zones of Manhattan either have to evacuate the island before subway lines undergo mandatory closure or be prepared to find alternate means of shelter. In the wake of hurricane Sandy, many Manhattanites were not able to move off of the island with such short notice and were forced to live without electricity for days. If an event like Sandy were to occur again, where can residents living in flood zones A-C go to seek refuge within Manhattan?
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A R CH/6 12 Ben Martinson / Pratt Institute / Spring 2012
PROMENADE FOOT BRIDGE The second segment of Advanced Multimedia primarily focuses on the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to generate compelling drawings in order to represent a design project in the best possible way. This is done by focusing on varied linework, areas of tone, contrasting fills and the effective use of white space. As a secondary learning objective, the student is required to use the combination of Rhino and Grasshopper in order to further their understanding of those particular programs. The assignment is to design a pedestrian bridge that links the Brooklyn Promenade to the newly constructed Brooklyn Bridge Park located on the East River water front. Considering that the programs used are Rhino and Grasshopper, the bridge is to be composed of a parametric system that is both complex and structural.
Fluidity and continuity are two words that describe the design concept of the bridge. The existing condition of the site has two parallel paths (one being the Promenade and the other a path that runs along the water front to the park) that are disconnected by an elevation difference and a major highway. The bridge proposal is intended to act as a transitional element that connects the street grid to the curvaceous paths of the park below. Continuity is also characterized in the canopy system by each of the three pieces acting as a wall on one side, transforming into a canopy near the center and then continuing as a wall on the opposite side.
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Chris Kroner / Pratt Institute / Spring 2012
BRIDGE OF ASPIRATION ANIMATED To further understand how animation techniques can be used in architecture, the assignment is to select an already existing bridge, dissect it into itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s functional parts and then investigate possibilities for morphological behavior. The final form of representation is a two minute long animation with audio in High Definition format. The bridge shown here is the Bridge of Aspiration designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects for the Royal Ballet School in London, England. Composed of twenty-three frames separated by glazing, the unusual form of the bridge is generated by rotating each of the frames by about four degrees relative to its neighbor This in turn forms a 90 degree total twist over the span of the bridge. The bridge is also skewed in plan with a slope in elevation, resulting in complex three dimensional geometry and a supporting beam of constantly varying cross-sections.
The first step in assembling a digital model of this complexity is to have an excellent understanding of all the components that will partake in the design. After compiling the architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drawings, photographs and making several assumptions, two dimensional drawings can be made that will act as a template for modeling several parts.
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A R CH/6 11 Chris Whitelaw / Pratt Institute / Fall 2011
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YOUTH UNITS ARCH 611 is an introductory multimedia course of modeling and animation techniques. The final assignment requires the generation of a unique unit that changes shape when a distance parameter is applied to it. The unit is then multiplied and assembled into a field where a lattice deformer is applied, and the entire field begins to warp. All of these changes are applied over time so that the final deliverable is a thirty second animation with audio.
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A R CH/6 11 Phil Parker / Pratt Institute / Fall 2011
“Lines are segments that separate every aspect of existence from each other, and us from existence itself. Societal differences, economic, spacial, gravitational. Deleuze, On The Line “The diagram is thus the operative set of lines and areas, of asignifying and non representative brush strokes and daubs of color.” Deleuze, The Diagram “I shall call an apparatus literally anything that has in some way has the capacity to capture, orient, determine, intercept, model, control,or secure the gestures, behaviors, opinions, or discourses of living beings.” Giorgio Agamben, What is an Apparatus?
THEORY AND EVENTS This three week long session involves a series of discussions that primarily focus on the architectural drawing and diagram. Because architecture can not exist without informative architectural drawings, this portion of the course is just as important as learning the techniques required to produce drawings. The way in which one represents the work produced is half of the battle. If a designer knows how to produce magnificent work but does a poor job of representing it, their efforts will go unnoticed. Along with the discussions, students are also required to produce a series of pieces that represent time in some fashion. The goal of the final product is not to be able to recognize how the work was produced. This particular series of drawings shown were produced by allowing dyed ice cubes to melt on a sheet of paper. The difference between them is the method used to dry the water that was melting. The images on the bottom are line drawings that begin to reveal the natural patterns of each way the ice cubes melted.
Drying method: Natural ocean sponge
Drying method: Hair Dryer
Drying method: Tilting paper back and forth
ED U CATION
Pratt Institute - Brooklyn, NY Master of Architecture GPR - 3.85 Texas A&M University - College Station, TX Bachelor of Environmental Design - Option: Architectural Studies GPR - 3.894, Graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors Universitat Politecnicia de Catalunya - Barcelona, Spain Texas A&M’s semester long upper level architectural and cultural study program
Expected Graduation: Spring 2014 Graduated Spring 2009 Spring 2008
PRO F ES S IONA L EX PE R I E N CE
Teaching Assistant: Structures I and II - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Fall 2012 - Present Responsibilities include holding tutoring sessions, grading assignments, and maintaining correspondence with students and professors. 2009 - 2011 Brown Reynolds Watford Architects - Dallas, TX Intern Architect - With the skills I gained at BRW Architects I am able to produce complete and well documented construction documents, coordinate projects with engineers and various consultants, and assist project architects with important design decisions. On many projects, I selected both interior and exterior finishes and produced graphical representations for client visualization. I had the opportunity to work on several projects from Schematic Design through to complete Construction Documents and in some cases to Construction Administration. I have completed approximately 4000 hours of the Intern Development Program. Projects: Thelma Richardson Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson High School addition, Richardson Fire Station, Red Oak Fire and Police Station Renovation, Residence for the Director of the Texas Game Warden Facility, Space planning for the City of Garland Parks and Recreation Department, Bryan Adams High School Renovation. SK IL L S
Computer Graphics: InDesign Illustrator Photoshop
Computer Modeling/Drafting: AutoCAD Grasshopper Maya Rhinoceros 3D Sketchup
Other: Adobe After Affects - Animation Editing ESRI ArcGIS Free-hand Sketching Model Building
CO M MUNITY INVOLVE M E N T & OR G A N I ZA TI ON S
Dallas AIA Tour of Homes - Volunteered as a docent for one of the homes on tour. One House at a Time - Transformed the house of a family in need into a more energy efficient dwelling. The goal was to help reduce bills paid by the resident while minimizing the structure’s impact on the environment. Big Event - Participated in the annual opportunity to assist underprivileged members of the College Station community with home improvements. Organizations - During my time at Texas A&M, I was an active member in Pi Kappa Phi, Tau Sigma Delta, and Texas Society of Architects (student chapter). AW ARDS A ND & R EC OG N I TI ON S
Published in InProcess - Studio projects from Fall 2011, Spring 2012 and Fall 2012 have been selected to be displayed in InProcess, Pratt’s annual publication that showcases the school’s best work done by students. Edge Negotiation Exhibition (Pratt Institute) - My first semester studio project, ‘Urban Landskate’ was one of the few selected to be displayed in a three week long exhibition that showcased the best work produced by the graduating class of 2014. Gathright Scholar Award - One student from each graduating class is selected from their college to receive this award based on academic achievement. I was the sophomore selected from the College of Architecture.
Fall 2010 Spring 2010 2007 - 2009
2011 - 2012 Spring 2012 2007