Julia Almeter
Architectural Portfolio
Julia Almeter
juliaa@andrews.edu www.juliaa48.wixsite.com
Adaptive Reuse
Arts Center and Museum
A schematic design for the Benton Harbor MI arts district.
The project was born from a historical museum that was no longer in Use or in good condition.
The challenge was to not only restore The old building, but add on to it and enhance the area of the city.
The end result was a center for the arts, where creatives can make, display, Sell, and live.
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Site Analysis
Benton Harbor Arts District
1 4 5 6 3 TERRITORIALRD. WATERST.
Section Cut Through Market and Apartment Space
Perspective of Underpass
Elevations of Proposed Museum
Perspective of market area from the balcony of an apartment
Floor Plans
Perspective of Main Entrance to Site
Student Center for Serenity
Mixed Use Worship Center
A mixed use worship center located in Ann Arbor MI, where much of the population consists of College students.
The center was aimed to benefit the student population. The program was made intentionally to include spaces that will decrease anxiety and create a comfortable space for study. The spaces include a restaurant, a cat cafe, a bookstore, study rooms, aerobics rooms, and a worship space.
Site Plan of Ann Arbor
Wall Section with Partial Elevation
and Radial Section
Longitudinal
Floor Plans
Elevations
Mixed Use Storefront Building
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A mixed use building based in Ann Arbor, MI Consisting of leasable retail space on the first floor and designed residential units of different sized on the second and third floors This project focused on understanding background buildings and learning how to incorporate them into the environment they are located.
Precedent Study
Site Analysis in Ann Arbor, MI
Elevation
Building Sections
Floor Plans
Wall Section and Partial Elevation
Accessory Building
St. Joseph, MI
Timber Framing Models
Residential House
St. Joseph, MI
Elevations
Wall Section and Partial Elevation
Floor Plans
Interior Elevations
Building Sections
Framing and Eave Construction Models
Analytical Sketches
Little Island, NYC
San Fransisco, CA
The Met Cloisters, NYC
Seaport, NYC
Plan Diagrams
Pier House, NYC
Bryant Park, NYC
Accessibility Project
Andrews University, MI
A project to examine accessibility of the buildings on our own campus, and figure out how to make them accessible
The James White Library on the campus of Andrews University had one small accessibility entrance in the back that was unrealistic to enter from, therefore I created a ramping system that made main entrance accessible
Beyond Walls Project
Wadi Rum, Petra, Amman, Jordan | Jordan Study TourThe Beyond Walls Project is an organization that sponsors students from different schools to travel to a country in order to paint a wall. By painting this wall we were spreading a positive message and reaching out to the community
We were able to work with an Islamic university and learn about sacred Islamic geometries during the mural process
Public buildings and markets | Amman, Jordan
Residential architecture | Amman, Jordan
Portion of Wall Mural | Amman, Jordan
Julia
Almeterjuliaa@andrews.edu www.juliaa48.wixsite.com