2015 Kasi Svoboda Masters of Architecture Portfolio
Education
Texas A&M University Masters of Architecture – Change of Career 2012-Present | Class of 2015 | 4.0 GPA Abilene Christian University BS Interior Design & Pre-Architecture 2008-2012 | Summa Cum Laude | 3.97 GPA
Kasi Svoboda
E-mail: krs46@tamu.edu Phone: +1-325-338-7244 1182 Spring Lake Road Waco, Texas 76705
References
Marcel Erminy Graduate Professor merminy@tamu.edu 979.845.6436 Michael O’Brien Graduate Professor mjobrien@tamu.edu 979.845.6719 Anne Nichols Graduate Professor TA Supervisor anichols@tamu.edu 979.845.6540 Kitty Wasemiller Undergraduate Professor TA Supervisor wasemillerk@acu.edu 325.668.5244
Extracurricular Activities
Tau Sigma Delta | Texas A&M University Chapter Vice President (2014-Present) Treasurer (2013-2014) Member (2012-Present) AIAS | Texas A&M University Chapter Member (2013-Present) Emerging Green Builders | Texas A&M University Member (2012-Present)
Recognitions
Skills
E. Dudley Watkins Award Texas A&M University Department of Architecture | 2014 Edward J. Romieniec, FAIA Endowed Scholarship Texas A&M University Department of Architecture | 2014 Kelley and Dik Vrooman Scholarship Texas A&M University College of Architecture | 2013 Outstanding Interior Design Major Award Abilene Christian University Interior Design Program | 2012 | 2011 Outstanding Pre-Architecture Award Abilene Christian University Art & Design Department | 2010 | 2009 Winning Design of Honduran Chapel Mission Lazarus (Client for Guided Study) | 2010
AutoCAD ArchiCAD Revit Google Sketchup PowerCADD Artlantis Photoshop & InDesign Microsoft Office
Table of Contents
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Clifford Brown School of Jazz
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Children’s Behavioral Health Facility
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Riverside Library
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Theater as a City
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Regeneration of an Urban Brown Field
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Wall Detail
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Hand Renderings
01 Houston, Texas
Clifford Brown School of Jazz Dedicated to the postgraduate study of jazz, this facility was inspired by the soul of the music. Jazz is the music that most closely reflects life. It is a combination of unique individuals that respond to each other and complement one another. Impromptu elements give the listeners a new experience every time while the rhythm remains constant and allows the comings and goings of the impromptu elements to occur seamlessly without disruption. This music facility is the architectural form of this idea.
A study of the challenges faced by music facilities
Graduate - Masters of Architecture | Spring 2014
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Children’s Behavioral Health Facility Children in behavioral health facilities are asked to give up so much of their lives: their families, their belonging, their freedom, and their thoughts. Through the design of this facility the residents are given back a sense of belonging on every level of privacy. Everything from a community courtyard, to a “family� living room, to a custom-designed bed for each child provides a deep sense of personal belonging and ownership for each child.
A study of providing for the psychological needs of children in a restrictive environment
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Public - Internal Courtyard Semi-Public - 3 Houses of common characteristics Semi-Private - 2 Wings of 11 children sharing a family space Private - Single and double bedrooms Ultimate Privacy - Custom-designed bed discourages others from encroaching on the child’s personal space
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Riverside Library Books are the symbol of knowledge and wisdom. They give permanency to thoughts and ideas. Therefore, this library located on the Riverwalk of San Antonio, Texas celebrates the written word by creating a sacred pace for them. The books are located in a tower surrounded by reading and support areas. Study of the area brought a design that serves both the people on the river level as well as the people on the street level.
A study of sacred space and of site dynamics
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Theater as a City Located at the entrance to the historic and cultural district of Bryan, Texas, this children’s theater and attached public park connects the people with their location. This educational and entrainment facility creates a theater as a city. The glass diagonal street draws people in, offering pedestrians the opportunity to interact with the architecture as well as the community. Smaller “side streets” intersect this “Broadway” street dividing the building into “city blocks” each with their own function.
A study of theater design as well site context
Graduate - Masters of Architecture: Change of Career | Summer 2013
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05 Hazaribagh, Bangladesh
Finding a home for t Hazaribagh
Residential Mixed Us Commercial
Regeneration of an Urban Brown Field
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The thana of Hazaribagh celebrates a life full tory. However, it also suffers from soil and wa crowding, and insufficient sewage disposal. Fo relocation of the tannery business from this th Community Hub tunity for enrichment in Hazaribagh. The appr 4 Lane Highway can greatly relieve the stress and congestion Recreational Zone 2 Lane Road with On• Removal of sludge needs of the community. Parking run • Connect canal segmentsStreet for a continuous Research was performed through conducting s • Initiate canal revival ing the structural stability of existing building 2 Road Neighborhood Zone road network and travel paths in order to hav • Isolating and removing pollution sources Results of this research aided the designers in • Creation of community hubs • Demolition of hazardous buildings renovation of existing and creation Canal Area Soil & Waterbuildings, Redemption • Adaptive reuse and renovation of selected and green spaces. The resulting design is one Phytoremediation - A process of decontaminating soil buildings placed community spaces throughout and trees to absorb or breakdown pollutants Hazarib Road Network Simple the immediate area. This system of green spac • Creation of major north-south and east-west - Eco-friendly ties moves the activities of daily life off of the road axes - Cost-effective • Road updates (width expansion, dead end ing traffic flow, creating safe spaces for childr connections, sidewalk creation/management, produce markets, and many other needs of th - Example Plants: removal of potholes, etc.) along the major a largeGenipa scaled culture center Americana, Vetiver, and etc recreation p roads aribagh but also the surrounding areas. • Development of commercial area along the central axis road The proposed community enhancement intent • Drainage system development ber ofZone residents to be rehoused in order to ho Recreational disruptions to families well as to gain the s • Monitor decontamination of soil as & water • Initiate construction library, hotel, and retailpopulation g This proposalofalso accommodates buildings overall quantity of residencies available throu Neighborhood posing Zone the current tannery land and buildings Existing Road Conditions • Working in a radial pattern stemming from each munity facilities parks, and multifamily housin community hub renovate and revitalize the • Narrow traffic way improvements are in need, there is a beauty f surrounding neighborhoods • Discontinuous or lack of sidewalk • Demolition of hazardous buildings aribagh that should not be dampened in the p Regional Park Graveyard
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Sustainable Design Camp
Students from universities around the world came together for a 5-day collaborative charrete workshop in which master plans were devised for the regeneration of the Dhaka slum of Hazaribagh. The workshop explored a multidisciplinary approach to developing a sustainable urban design to improve the current contaminated and congested conditions. Following the participant’s return to their home countries, each proposal was developed into further completion and prepared for final compilation and submittal in the form of a publication of which I was an editor.
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• Poor drainage system • No parking spaces
• Minimal traffic regulations and disregard for any that are in place • Traffic congestion • Lack of road maintenance • Insufficient waste management system
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• Roadway shared by all means of transportation (car, van, CNG, • rickshaw, bicycle, pedestrian, livestock) (20202025)
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• Adaptive reuse and renovation of selected buildings into multifamily housing • Construction of residential development prototype Creation of a parallel access road for the Embankment road Road updates along highlighted routes (width expansion, dead end connections, sidewalk creation/management) Drainage system development
The Recreation Zone will be developed around the canal. This area is currently undeveloped and is covered with temporary structures for the leather industry.
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One of the major goals of this plan was to keep the number of families forced to relocate to a minimum while also providing space for the growing population.
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Located on the outskirts of the thana with a major road providing direct access, this site has great potential to not only serve the people of Hazaribagh but also serve the people of the surrounding thanas.
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tionally minimizes the numold down cost and reduce support of the community. growth by increasing the ugh renovating and repurs into a cultural center, comng units. While wide spreadRoad Network #1 request among the locals: The improvement of found in the culture of Hazthe road system and traffic reduction process.
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1. neighborhood Creation of a grid within the organic nature Continued radial expansion of of the existing roads without causing the renovation people from their homes 2. Widening of roads and provision of continuous • Adaptive reuse and renovation of selected The canal is activated through thesidewalks integration of small scale retail and cofbuildings into multifamily housing fee Network shops along its banks. 3. Creation of rickshaw lane ad Road updates for neighborhood road network By raising the structures these facilities (width expansion, dead on endstilts connections, side-serve users on both the embankment road level as wellremoval as the canal level. walk creation/management, of potholes, etc.) Drainage system development
Canal Retail/Coffee Shop of removal • Demolition of hazardous buildings
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Wall Detailing Tasked with deepening our understanding of construction details, the two-dimensional wall section of an inspiring building of our choice was replicated, enhanced, and transformed into an axonometric view. Having chosen a beautifully designed detail from the Bathhouse in Lochau by Lang + Schwarzler, my understanding blossomed as I got to know all of the pieces of the system intimately.
A study of the beauty in a construction detail
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Hand Rendering A study of visual presentation. Through the use of Prismacolor markers and Prismascolor color pencils, a series of ten drawings was created. Each new drawing held its own challenge as materials with differing reflect ability, coarseness, and warmth were studied.
A study of traditional rendering methods
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