WORK SAMPLE Summer 2020 Katie Zaeh, RA 1342 W 41st Street Baltimore, MD 21211 c. 908.938.0980 kezaeh@gmail.com
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MFF PARKWAY THEATER New Home of the Maryland Film Festival Ziger/Snead Architects Š =HPEIKNA *! Photography by Karl Connolly
This project was a series of puzzles to solve and OQNLNEOA łJ@EJCO PK I=J=CA & SKNGA@ LNEI=NEHU KJ PDA historic movie house: modeling it from a point-cloud O?=J =J=HUVEJC PDA >AOP OA=P O?NAAJ ?KJłCQN=PEKJ BKN OECDP HEJAO =J@ łPPEJC IK@ANJ łHI AMQELIAJP EJPK = PDA=PAN PD=P S=OJ†P ARAJ LNKLANHU @AOECJA@ BKN łHI when it opened in 1915.
9.9 Million - 23800 SF
The Parkway Theater renovation and addition is a work of architectural palimpsest. Rather than restore the theater to appear brand-new, this project sought to freeze its decay in place, maintaining the layers of DEOPKNU PK OD=NA SEPD Å‚HI CKANO 1DA -=NGS=U I=GAO movie-going magical.
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New building’s lounge creates energy at a major intersection in the arts district
Section through the historic movie house
Upper Level Plan - historic theater and new screening room
Section through the new screening rooms
Modeling the Historic Building
A point cloud from a 3D scan was used as a reference to model the building
Exterior Rendering
Parametric Sight Line Studies
Grasshopper model used to check for extreme sight angles to screen
Grasshopper model used to check for obstructed view seats
PARKWAY PREFERRED SEATS 85 Ideal Seats 145 Good Seats 102 High View Angle Seats
Parametric model enables testing of multiple “acceptable” viewing angles
PARKWAY PREFERRED SEATS 100 Ideal Seats 166 Good Seats 98 High View Angle Seats
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Reclining seats in this area would improve the viewing experience
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Reclining seats in this area would improve the viewing experience
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GROUND LEVEL
Grasshopper model was translated into diagrams to help illustrate which seating layout allowed for the most good seats
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GSAPP ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY A Testing Ground for Architectural Exhibitions GSAPP Exhibitions Crew Š +AS 6KNG +6 Photos by James Ewing Adolf Loos Our Contemporary, Fall 2013
Muriel Cooper Messages and Means, Spring 2014
CONFLUENCE OF NEIGHBORHOODS
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SETON HILL
BROMO A&E DISTRICT CBD
UNIVERSITY CENTER INNER HARBOR STADIUM DISTRICT
Existing Street
VISIONING TEAM MAYOR’S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC & NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
BALTIMORE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
LAND COLLECTIVE
ZIGER/SNEAD ARCHITECTS DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP OF BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE HOUSING AUTHORITY
BROMO
CITY DEPT. OF RECREATION AND PARKS
BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / SETON HILL
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT VISION PLAN
COMMUNITY
PUBLIC SPACE / SOCIAL SYSTEMS
BALTIMORE CITY PLANNING
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT (TIME GROUP) CITY DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
BROMO ARTS DISTRICT
BALTIMORE OFFICE FOR PROMOTION AND THE ARTS
THE ARTS & HISTORY
LEXINGTON MARKET CITY DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
UMD MEDICAL SYSTEM
MTA
TRANSIT
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
INSTITUTIONS
Recognizing district stakeholders
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CHAP
LIGHT RAIL
BIKE LANE
CATENARY LIGHTS WITH LANTERNS
BUS SHELTER WITH ART
CAFE SEATING
FOOD TRUCK
MURAL ART
VIEWING OPPORTUNITIES
FACADE PROJECTIONS
Phase 1 - “Bubbling Up�
BROMO ARTS DISTRICT VISIONING PLAN Ziger/Snead Architects, Land Collective and The Baltimore Development Corporation Š =HPEIKNA *! Final Graphics by Land Collective
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Envisioning the future of Baltimore’s west side
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CAFE SEATING
CASUAL SEATING
FOOD TRUCK
MURAL ART
OPEN LAWN = ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
SEASONAL GARDENS
LINEAR SEATING PLAY ELEMENTS
CLIMBING BOULDERS
Phase 2 - “Neighborhood Fizz�
The visioning process engaged a wide range of community stake holders.
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The Vision Plan for re-energizing Baltimore’s West OE@A @AĹ‚JAO = ĹƒATE>HA BN=IASKNG SEPD EJPANRAJPEKJO that can be implemented in the immediate, near, =J@ B=N BQPQNA &JPANRAJPEKJO AJD=J?A PDA >Q@@EJC arts district through branding of the district using the historic icon of the Bromo Seltzer bottle, creating nodes of interest for the public every walking minute, and connecting the neighborhood with a linear park along the existing light rail.
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FOOD TRUCK
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SEASONAL GARDENS
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CLIMBING BOULDERS
Phase 3 - “Community Ebullience�
Parametric code used to translate the portrait into perforations
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McKELDIN PLAZA SIGNAGE 1AILKN=NU IAIKNE=H BKN PDA #=PDAN KB PDA &JJAN %=N>KN Ziger/Snead Architects Š =HPEIKNA *! The city decided to tear down McKeldin Fountain, a brutalist city landmark and memorial to Mayor McKeldin, before they had a plan of what to put in its place. The Baltimore Development Corporation asked Ziger/Snead to design a temporary memorial that ?KQH@ MQE?GHU >A ANA?PA@ =BPAN PDA @AIKHEPEKJ & SAJP PK PDA *?(AH@EJ =N?DERAO =J@ BKQJ@ = LKNPN=EP KB PDA BKNIAN I=UKN =J@ = MQKPA =>KQP DEO REOEKJ KB PDA &JJAN %=N>KN & PDAJ ?NA=PA@ = $N=OODKLLAN 0?NELP PK translate the black-and-white image into perforations EJ = IAP=H LH=PA BKN PDA łJ=H OECJ @AOECJ
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Cellar Storage Urban Animal Habitats
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Contamination
Sidewalk Waste Collection Sidewalks, Bike lanes, and Streets
Loss of Services Flood impact on individual LES townhouses
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SHIFTING PARK GSAPP URBAN ESTUARY STUDIO Resilient Development - Jamaica Bay 2050 M.Arch / MS.RED Combined Studio Collaboration with Real Estate student Emily Laetz Critics Kate Orff + Kate Ascher Š NKKGHUJ +6 #KNPEł?=PEKJO =P #KNP 1EH@AJ =NA @ARAHKLA@ EJPK =J A?K NAOKNP SEPD = REAS
The Rockaway Peninsula will shift and degrade over time. This large park landscape project is designed to evolve with the forces of wind, water, and climate change. A kit-of-parts of land forming devices is deployed to NAOD=LA PDA LAJEJOQH= &J?NA=OA@ LNKPA?PEKJ BNKI storm surge is sculpted for existing neighborhoods, SDEHA JAS @ARAHKLIAJP EO @AOECJA@ PK ŃKK@ =P PDA CNKQJ@ ŃKKN HARAH 1DA L=NG >A?KIAO = SEH@ANJAOO destination for those from nearby Manhattan, with more opportunities for permanent development planned in future phases. Groin
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Protective Fill
Roxbury
Protective Fill Channel Dredging
Protective Fill Sand fences
Breezy Point Breakwaters
Eco-resort + Boardwalk Phase 2 A glamp ground with yurts opens in Jacob Riis Landing. Dredge operations begin by Robert Moses’ parking lot to LNKRE@A ĹƒQODEJC =J@ OA@EIAJP=PEKJ BKN '=I=E?= =U =J@ LNKPA?PERA Ĺ‚HH 0A@EIAJP=PEKJ SEHH >A @ENA?PA@ PK ?NA=PA = new island for piping plovers. Dredge operations will be funded by Fish and Wildlife Grants.
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Boatel Dune Restoration
FloodRetaining Stadium
Playground
Boardwalk Retail
Small Craft Channel
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Event Space
Sand Fence
Re-planting Kit of Parts - Shoreline shapers
Boardwalk Retail
Amphitheater
Boat Storage
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Second Floor Event Space
Kayak rental
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Snack Shack
Renovated Jacob Riis Bathhouse
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Small Craft Channel for Bay to Beach recreation
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