Sommer Portfolio 2024

ANNALIESE SOMMER

CONTACT

(918) 704-1317

liesesommerzone@gmail.com

annaliese.j.sommer@ou.edu

EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma, Norman

Master’s of Architecture

Spring 2023 - Present

Current GPA: 3.96

University of Oklahoma, Norman

Bachelor’s of Architecture

Fall 2019 - Spring 2023

Yukon High School

2014 - 2019

Valedictorian, Graduated 3/900

SKILLS

Revit

Rhinoceros 7

Adobe Suite

Lumion

Twinmotion

Enscape

Microsoft Office

Hand Sketching

Modelling

CoveTools

Tally AWARDS

Valedictorian - Graduated in the top 3 in my class of 900 - GPA 4.99

National Honor Society

Solo and Ensemble

Psychology Award

Recipient of Academic Excellence Award in High School

Dean’s Honor Roll

President’s Honor Roll

SCHOLARSHIPS

Award of Excellence

Optimist Club

FAS-Paul and Ruth Jonas Scholarship

OAR-Loy and Marian Morrison Scholarship

Christopher C. Gibbs Architecture Scholarship

Oklahoma City Foundation of Architecture Scholarship

GRADUATE

02

03

GRADUATE

Shift

04

DESIGN V

05

Reach Master Plan Development

Downtown Norman, OK

GRADUATE DESIGN IV

Norman, Oklahoma, has a well-defined downtown Main Street, which currently acts as a hub for activity and business. The community enjoys the sense of enclosure the buildings provide, while also paying respect to the city’s historic roots.

However, Main Steet is dominated by cars, which greatly contributes to its lack of identity. Without pedestrian pathways, population density is low. To address this issue, Main Street must be densified with more mixed-use spaces, both commercial and residential.

Although Main Street offers a strong, east-west axis that is defined and established, downtown Norman lacks a complimentary north-south axis. In this concept,

called the “Reach,” James Garner Avenue becomes that complimentary gateway into the city. The point at which Main Street and James Garner Avenue intersect will become a landmark, where a prominent Nexus building will link the two axes together. By increasing the number of levels along Main Street, and by densifying James Garner Avenue, downtown Norman will be able to draw people in from all four directions: north, east, south, and west. This ultimately facilitates movement all throughout the city, both pedestrian and vehicular.

Cradle Environmental Learning Center

Moore/Norman, OK

GRADUATE DESIGN III

Just as a cradle or nest tries to protect what is within, the focus of this project is to protect what is within and be a place of growth for the ecosystem growing around it. This concept was inspired by the relationship between the floodplain and the green-scape of the region. This Environmental Learning Center and its Maker Spaces incorporate a serene walkway that leads visitors through the project. This walkway is a space of meditation and calmness. Visitors walk through the nature of the site, passing by the wetland, and into the safety of the structure. The spaces within were created for users to discover and learn. The reflection space in the middle of the courtyard funnels water into

the wetland, while storing the rest. The wetland filters water for it to be reused in the building. Green roofs, as well as other vegetation, removes heat from the air through evapotranspiration. The biophilic connection created by the building’s design as well as the curtain walls allow most of the spaces to be daylit. The focus of the courtyard space in the center is on wellness. The courtyard shape allows for wind to funnel into the building and create passive cooling. This, along with the greenery, helps to cool the spaces and remove the load of the HVAC system. The green roofs, reflection pond in the center, and wetland act as building materials themselves and orient one back into nature.

Canyon Community Center

Andrew’s Park, Norman, OK

GRADUATE DESIGN II

Downtown Norman is shaped by the circulation and movement of people in different ways, whether it’s by car, on foot, or through the railroad. The Canyon was inspired by the way these movements cut through the city and formed its shape today. The circulation of people forms the shape of the canyon walls and shapes the experience of the structure. The orientation is stretched in the East and West directions to block the

sun on these sides while welcoming it in the North and South. The public spaces are closer to the park in order to draw people from Andrew’s Park toward the Community Center. The private spaces are given shelter at the back of the site and blocked from nearby noise. The project is made up of a mass timber structure, including CLT panels, which was required for Graduate Design II.

Shift Infill Housing Project

Oklahoma City, OK

GRADUATE DESIGN I

Downtown Oklahoma City holds the ability to rebuild its lack of streetlife within the community. The site, NW 5th and Lee, has buildings on both sides that create a dramatic line between them. The SHIFT takes this line and breaks it, dividing up commercial and residential spaces. An outdoor space is created in the front and back of the site. The shift continues through the building and tran-

scends into the outdoor landscaping. This terracing also occurs in the vertical realm, floor plates and roofs shift to meet one another, creating a dynamic journey to the glass wall at the end. The curtain wall is oriented to receive sunlight in the afternoons and shade in the evenings, when residents will be enjoying themselves in their “backyard.”

Section B

Embrace Urban Design

Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA.

ULI Competition 2024

Embrace advances Seattle’s values of community connection, economic growth, equity, sustainability, and resilience by combining the best of existing and new possibilities into a cohesive, transcendent vision. Nested in Pioneer Square, Embrace draws together the energy of surrounding downtown districts: the International District, Central Business District, Yesler Terrace, and Pioneer Square Preservation District.

Since its conception, many different cultures and ethnic groups have shaped Pioneer Square. The Embrace draws these, and more, into its center. It serves as a gateway for people and place, between past and future, north and south, land and water. Embrace is fine-tuned to become a new and lasting place of unity, growth and equity in the heart of Seattle.

DRAWN