Jacqueline Lavin Selected Works
VENICE BIENNALE Exhibition Design
While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. SITE: U.S. Pavilion Venice, Italy Contribution of visual development and drawings of Freecell’s exhibition design for “Spontaneous Interventions.” The design employs a system of counterweights and pulleys to enable a viewer to interact and pull down one of the 124 displayed urban interventions.
KITCHEN & PANTRY RENOVATION While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. SITE: Manhattan, NY Document and material preparation, development of shop drawings for the design and renovation of a kitchen and pantry.
SUKKAH CITY Competition Entry
SITE: Union Square Park, NY The “Scened Sukkah” is designed for a temporary and seasonal site as a place of gathering and embrace of nature.
FAST COMPANY Design Competition
While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. A competition entry to visualize a mobile shelter of the future as inspired formally and mechanically by the build of the Porshe automobile.
BOFFO - Submission Exhibition Design
While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. SITE: Soho, NY The design for the display armature considers the aesthetics and faceted geometry of Irene Neuwirth’s jewelry collection. The installation armature is envisioned as a welded steel tube frame, to be hung. Attached to the inside of the frame are light fixtures which run the length of the installation. Stretched over the frame is translucent fabric, creating an illuminated skin. The vitrines are to be constructed of painted wood surfaces to serve as a backdrop for Irene’s jewelry.
SPACIAL CONCEPTS Visualization Drawings
While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. The interior concept for an open plan residence with rearrangable storage pieces and display shelving. A roofscape garden solution for Soho, NY.
GROUND & CITY ADAPTATIONS Publication
While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. A collection of small urban vignettes and solutions to observed urban conditions. Projects range from the incorporation of a bicycle path to the BQE to greenscapes fitted for fire escapes.
COMMUNAL COVERING Internship Albert Angel Architecture New York The design and modeling of a timber roof system for an exterior community space located in Kinshasa, Africa.
AN ANIMATED PATH SITE Bucklin Street Park, Providence RI PROGRAM A secure perimeter The thickening of a park fence to house a constructed path at the perimeter of an athletic field. A path activated by its use. Garden plots are planned along the path along with small structures to house a seasonal farmer’s market for produce grown within the park, and in local community gardens. An animated nature. Along the path are moments of an artificial nature. Silicon stalks emit light when approached and inhabited.
THESIS WORK A fictive architectural project to explore the creation of hybrid spaces. These imagined spaces were derived from elements of narrative and several cities as they were inhabited by the Italian baroque Painter Caravaggio. Drawing, Graphite 18� x 44� An imagined space combining elements of significant structures in Rome, Italy and components of a story. Perspectival Model of Imagined Space Built to be viewed from a single vantage point.
Electrolux Concept Kitchen Competition Entry
While employed by Freecell Design, 2012. Hot, Cold, Wet Three zones are identified: hot, cold, and wet. Electroluxappliances are grouped by zone according to temperature and stage of preparation. The movements and space necessary for the cook determines the distance between appliances.
ABOUT A WAY OF LIFE Studio
SITE: Huntington, NY PROGRAM: Residence to accomodate a single family and in-home studio for resident’s business in physical instruction. The design is derived from the movement of ritual within a home
single family and in-home studio for resident’s business in physical instruction. The design is derived from the movement of ritual within a home
READING THE CITY Studio
Perspektif Tower SITE: Archaeological Museum atop the first hill of Istanbul PROGRAM: A structure that responds to the experience of Istanbul as it can be viewed, and experienced from a singular location within the city. Perspective lines are drawn to a collection of sites which determine the geometry of the architecture and how the occupant may view the city. The structure incorporates the Gulhane Park adjacent to the museum, allowing for rooftops and elevated platforms to become a vertical extension of green space.
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THE PHANTOM LIMB COMPANY Internship Concept models of the set for the company’s production of The Devil You Know Theater model of Brooklyn Academy of Music
INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS Group Work A series of detail drawings of our case study at 22 Bianco Ct, Providence RI. Scale 1’=1’ A model conveying the construction process/history of material of the project. Scale 1/2”=1’ The project is a three level home including a basement, that has undergone extensive renovation. A new foundation was put in, framing was reinforced, structural loads were redistributed, and three layers of siding were removed to leave a uniform finish to the house.
Transparent Translations Studio SITE: Central Falls, RI PROGRAM: Pre-school/Community space Column grid signifies division of function and point of congregation within an open and transparent layout. CONCEPT: Visual learning from classroom to classroom, and community room to community room. Column grid determines a translucent/transparent lattice roof structure throughout the building. SCALE 1’ = 1/32�
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CHICAGO, LA SALLE MULTICULTURAL CENTER Studio
PROGRAM: Auditorium, Gallery, Shop, Cinema, Mediateque, Cafe CONCEPT: Diagonal of circulation as link from train station to park space.Terracing of exposed programs Drawings and Model 1’ = 1/32”
URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES Housing Studio
SITE: Providence RI PROGRAM: Residential apartments integrated with outdoor communal spaces Housing Students Graduates Young Couples Scale 1” = 1/32”
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Solar Study
Circulation Study
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Scuba Center Studio
SITE: Providence, RI PROPOSAL: A scuba diving facility to provide training in deep water activities. CONCEPT: A wedge driven into the ground to hold a controlled diving enviroment. Extending towards the the bay as a final destination for a diver.
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES Studio
SITE: Providence RI PROGRAM: The exploration of tectonic systems to create structure and realize architecture.
STEPWELL STUDY Independant Study SITE: Adalaj Rudabai Stepwell Sectional Model Section Drawing 1/32” = 1’
Four Bar Linkage Drawings A series of manually drawn generative geometries Plan Perspective Elevation
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN Studio - Group Work CONSTRAINTS: 100 pieces of wood strapping rope BUILT: A bridge displaying animated motion. User’s interaction distorts the structural arms of the bridge.
ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
PAINTING Grapite 18” x 44” Graphite, Ink 22 x 33” Oil Paint 34” x 48”