Student Architecture Portfolio 2023 by Kendra Teator

Kendra Tea T or ket5rjx@virginia.edu // 5184159282

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educa T ion

University of Virginia

School of Architecture

Charlottesville, VA

B.S. in Architecture, May 2024

Minor: Real Estate

Related Coursework:

Foundation Studio I, II, III, and IV

Intro to Structural Design

Architectural History I and II

CAAD 3D Geometric Modeling & Visualization

Foundations of Real Estate Finance

Intro to Urban & Environmental Planning

Saratoga Springs High School

Saratoga Springs, NY

Regents Diploma, Advanced Designation, June 2020

wor K experience

Various Restaurant Jobs

SKill S

Communication

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Rhino 3D 7.0

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

VRay

Grasshopper (introductory)

Revit (introductory)

Hand sketching

Watercolor

Laser cutting

Scale Model Building

Host, Food Runner, Server // Saratoga Springs, NY // June 2020-Present

Prime at Saratoga National // Beer, Wine, and Pizza // Morissey’s Lounge // Seneca Developed customer relationships, served food and beverages, maintained high-quality customer service in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment, communicated with guests, co-workers.

Saratoga Dance, Etc.

Sales associate // Saratoga Springs, NY // Aug 2018-March 2020

Helped design creative window displays, provided customer service to guests, answered phone and made appointments, operated cash register, fit dance shoes and attire.

volun T eer experience

Habitat For Humanity

Charlottesville, VA // August 2021-Present

Volunteer on the build-site for Habitat for Humanity homes, participated in the annual Rake-a-Thon to help clean up leaves from the community.

Saratoga City Ballet

Saratoga Springs, NY // 2018-Present

Volunteer at dance productions backstage as an Alumni, designed covers for playbills.

Intersection Foundation Studio III: Housing Matters

Professor Jose Ibarra Spring 2022

This academic project embodies the intersection of living, working, and learning, especially as a result of the pandemic. In investigating design, the main goal was to serve a demographic sometimes required to work and learn from home. The design incorporatesafewdifferentunitstylesthatprovide ample space for such activity and can house a variety of people. The ground floor includes a publiclibraryforthesurroundingcommunityinthe Scott’s Addition District of Richmond, Virginia. The third floor includes other public programming with indoor-outdoorspacetohousecommunityactivities andalsogiveresidentsspacetoworkandenjoytime outsidetheirindividualunits.Onthefirstandfourth floors, there are two types of lofted units. The loft accesses the private second and fifth floors that provide residents with outdoor space not directly accessiblebythepublic.Theskinsystemthatwraps this project serves to elevate these outdoors spaces and make them even more enjoyable for residents withitsuniqueshadowandlightingqualities.

Typical unit area: 744-870 sq. ft

Total number of units: 32 RED: Unit Types A, B BLUE: Unit Type C

UnitTypeB

UnitTypeC

Groundfloorplan

Firstfloorplan

Secondfloorplan

Thirdfloorplan

Culinary Institute Foundation Studio II: Responsive Space

Professor Belen Gonzalez Aranguren

Fall 2021

This academic project serves as a culinary institute on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia. The design of the institute focuses primarily on themes of transparency, framing, and rotation of orthogonal shapes to provide a dynamic experience for pedestrians both within the building, and from the Mall itself. By expanding onto the roofs of the surrounding buildings, this project addresses the necessarypublicgreenspacethattheDowntownMall lacks. These rooftops provide a visual connection to the Downtown Mall and its surrounding area. By usingacombinationofpouredconcrete,andwooden louver floors and walls, this design creates privacy, visibility, and light where needed. In addition to public spaces, the project includes spaces for culinary classes, community support, dining, and dormitories.

Physicalmodel,Frontentrance

Collagerendering,Backentrance

SIXTH FLOOR PUBLIC GREEN SPACE

FIFTH FLOOR KITCHEN/DINING

FOURTH FLOOR HOSTEL SPACE

THIRD FLOOR READING/SUPPORT SPACE

SECOND FLOOR CULINARY LIBRARY

FIRST FLOOR ENTRY/PUBLIC SPACE

Section1-1

Section2-2

Forager’s

Retreat

Foundation Studio II: Responsive Space

Professor Belen Gonzalez Aranguren Fall 2021

Thisacademicprojectfocusesonfunctionalspaces dedicatedtotheprocessofforaginginarural settingalongtheRivannaRiverinCharlottesville, VA.Theretreatcontainsspacesforhousing, education,storage,anddisplay.Itisprimarily composedoforthogonalshapesthatprovide framesforthesurroundingnature.Composedof glassandwoodenlouvers,occupantswithinthe retreatfeelimmersedintheirruralsetting.The primaryentrancetotheretreatontheground floorispositionedtofacetheriver,andanother entrancetothefirstfloorprovidesaccesstothe forestbehindthestructure.Thisallowstheforager toenjoytherecreationalaspectoftheriverfrom theirresidentialspaceonthegroundfloor,while theywillbeabletoaccesstheforest,wherethey willforage,fromthedisplayandstoragespaceson the first floor. The second floor of the retreat serves astheeducationalspaceandhasflexiblewallsto accountforlargeramountsofpeopleaswellas smalleroccupancies.

Right:Collagerendering

Opposite:Explodedaxonometric

The Urban Sanctuary Foundation Studio IV: New York Studio

Professor Marta Jarabo Fall 2022

CollageRendering

Thisacademicprojectaimedtocreateaquiet, peaceful,andrelaxingspacewithintheInwood neighborhoodofNewYorkCity.Thedesignwas motivatedbynaturalmethodsofclimatecontrol thatcouldhelptocombattheneighborhood’s existingheatislandthatisfueledbyuseofair conditioning.Thedesignofthebuildingallowsair tofreelypassthroughwithmovablelouversaswell asglassbuffers.Thesetwomovingpartscanbe fullyopenedonahotdaytoletabreezethrough, orcompletelyshudderedduringcolderweather tokeepthewarmairin.Additionally,mysiteat SeamanAveissituatedrightnexttothelargest remainingnaturalforestinManhattan.Theshape ofthebuildingandaninteractivefacadeallows occupantstointeractwithnature,situatedonthe Northsideofthebuilding,andthecitysituated attheSouthentry.Theultimategoalofthis programistoallowoccupantsthechancetoreflect internallyandexternallyontheirsurroundingsby offeringapeacefulandsereneexperience.

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