ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
qualifications education The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH Knowlton School of Architecture Masters of Architecture | Projected 05.2014
California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo , CA College of Architecture & Environmental Design Bachelor of Architecture,Minor in Art History| 06.2012
Old Navy | Mason, OH Sales Associate | 06.2013-Present Assist customers throughout store Clean and maintain store appearance Aid in merchandising techniques
College of Engineering Dean’s Office | San Luis Obispo, CA Student Assistant | 09.2010-06.2012 Assist in various clerical tasks: filing, copying, scanning Answer and direct college based questions Process graduate student paperwork
Sequoia Hall | San Luis Obispo, CA Front Desk Manager | 08.2011-06.2012 Coordinate and manage a staff of 10 employees Provide daily assistance to students and guests Work and assist Residence Hall Director
Columbus Museum of Art | Columbus, OH Outreach Intern | 06.2010-08.2012 Publicize museum events and exhibitions Coordinate and lead art sessions Purchase supplies
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Sequoia &Tenaya Hall | San Luis Obispo, CA Resident Advisor | 08.2008-06.2010 Act as liaison between campus and freshmen students Plan and coordinate activities for Residence Hall Provide personal and academic assistance
skills Proficient
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop | Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint | Rhino | AutoCad
Capable
REVIT| Sketch-Up | Adobe After Effects
contact lisa.m.snyder89@gmail.com
content projects shibuya crossing
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mixed-use high rise
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engaged history
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mixed-use redevelopment
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affordable comfort
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affordable housing competition
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affecting experience
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design build installation
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breaking boundaries
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global arts academy
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aggregated city
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peter trummer workshop
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applying light
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lighting seminar
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finding cuteness
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new postmodernism exploration
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additional work
projects
shibuya crossing mixed-use high rise
studio | year 4 spring quarter project location | Shibuya District, Tokyo
undergraduate independent project prompt | Design of a mixed use space on a constrained site in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Cultural research and responses should drive program development. response | Cycles play a constant role in the identity of Tokyo, whether due to cultural shifts or natural disasters. Japanese cities continue to revisit and glorify the past, particularly as the shift toward technology and extreme cultural changes become more prevalent. Small restaurants, bars and gathering places where intimate conversation can occur have become the refuge for those in the Shibuya district of Japan, a booming nightlife district in Tokyo. Digression to a simplistic lifestyle is a new trend found in the bustling district, responding to the progressive youth culture.
site plan
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Responding then to the architectural precedents and cultural shifts, the project focuses on creating a mixed use development that supports the duality of Japanese demand -- traditional, yet forward thinking. Sited with public program at the ground level, the building aims to appease public desires for gathering places while providing private residential respites from the bustling city below.
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section :: program diagram
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school
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exterior space residential private
shops
public :: dive entry
traditional neighborhood diagram
public :: public terrace
public: sky lobby 5
elevation
plan :: single apartment
plan :: family apartment level 1
plan :: family apartment level 2
residential :: entry
residential :: interior
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residential :: rooftop garden 6
engaged history mixed-use redevelopment
studio | year 5 project location | Dayton, OH
undergraduate independent thesis proposal prompt | Develop, research and design a proposal based on an architectural issue or set of issues.
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response | Choosing to focus on the dereliction of the Dayton Arcade, initial research revealed demographics, attractions of the city and the original function of the building as a yearround food market. Furthermore the frame of Dayton’s declining city life and government response to this issue provided the impetus to explore an architectural response. The proposal includes suggested programmatic improvements to the building and area while directing design considerations to the monumental spaces within the existing arcade. Permanent stalls and restaurants flank community spaces for gathering and relaxation on weekday lunch breaks or weekend strolls. Where necessary, structural improvements were made to alter spatial experiences and reinforce some damage to the site. Sited near major downtown landmarks and public transit, the proposal aimed to start conversations regarding reuse of historic structures.
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program by floor
south facade & original context
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fourth street approach
plan :: level 1 sunken market space
lounge space 9
section model
plan :: level 2
plan :: level 3
nightclub space
elevation :: south facade bridge restaurant
section :: dome
view of dome 10
affordable comfort affordable housing design competition
studio | year 4 winter/spring quarter project location | San Luis Obispo, CA
undergraduate team competition submission Bank of America Affordable Housing Challenge 2011 Winning Entry
aerial site view
PROMPT | Design and provide justification for the design of affordable housing within a designated location. RESPONSE | Lack of affordable housing in San Luis Obispo set the stage for the mock design, development and presentation of a scheme for the Bank of America challenge. The team, compromising of planning, architecture, landscape architecture, construction management and business students proposed a design that emphasized communal relationships through the development of varied housing types and landscaping.
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The proposal began with a study of codes and zoning and required construction schedules and cost estimates to determine if the proposal could feasibly be built. Siting near existing infrastructure and businesses, as well as a focus on sustainable measures were also considered. The final submission featured a design of residential units linked by courtyards and communal spaces attempting to de-stigmatize the typology and provide a solution to an ignored niche market.
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level 2 :: townhouse
community center exterior
community center plan
level 1 :: townhouse street view
section :: townhouse
stacked apartment exterior 13
section :: stacked apartment building
elevation :: townhouse
townhouse courtyard level 3 :: stacked apartment building
townhouse interior
level 2 :: stacked apartment building
elevation :: stacked apartment building
stacked apartments interior 14
affecting experience design build installation
studio | year 3 fall quarter project location | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
undergraduate studio project prompt | Design and build a space for AIAS officers and members utilizing digital fabrication techniques for construction. response | Tasked with the creation of space, an internal design competition occurred within the studio to produce a proposal. These proposals included small scale fabrication of models of furniture, lighting design and spatial treatment. The final design focused on the creation of “tree� structure that would serve as a focal point and wall treatment to resolve the odd geometry of the space. With a focus in seating design, studies and small scale mock-ups were conducted to create unique seating solutions that allowed for the different modes of user interaction. Through these small scale studies and detailed digital modeling, refinement of construction techniques, form and material could be fabricated at a human scale for installation. The end result was the transformation of a unusable space to functional space and simulation of methods and considerations of project delivery.
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floor plan
reflected ceiling plan
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seating height study
perspective of space
seating angle study
final lasercut seating model 17
trunk wall elevation
back wall elevation
display wall elevation 18
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graduate comprehensive studio team members | Daniel Livanec, Sarah Bonser
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studio | year 6 fall quarter project location | Ann Arbor, MI
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response | Ann Arbor is primarily known as the home of the University of Michigan campus. However Ann Arbor has also established itself as an arts community, hosting numerous art festivals throughout the year and providing numerous creative outlets for artists to thrive. The addition of a site servicing the global arts community thus became a natural fit.
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prompt | Site and design an arts academy that will service a larger global arts academy. Programmatically the site should house academic spaces, support spaces and a public gallery space.
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In looking for a solution, focus shifted not only in the programmatic contributions but aesthetic alterations to Ann Arbor’s skyline. Utilizing an existing international style high rise as the platform for the academy, the solution employed vertical dispersion of program to accommodate programmatic needs and serve as an billboard for Ann Arbor as an artist friendly community. Revised structure, attention to sustainable design measures and the addition of objects to the tower and ground level aid in defining the project.
tower renovation & gallery addition 19
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tower concept diagram :: field | structure | void | object | composition
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north elevation & gallery section
south elevation
plan :: academy studio level
plan :: sample apartment
plan :: academy lobby level
plan :: ground level
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additional work
aggregated city peter trummer workshop
workshop | year 7 workshop exploration
Peter Trummer workshop Team Members | Liz Dang, Natalie Snyder prOmpt | Use a conceptual organization scheme to form new aggregated city of building and public space. response | As part of a visiting lecture, the workshop explored the concept of an aggregated city: a city that through organizational methods begins to incorporate public spaces vertically throughout the building. The aggregated city relies on using the forms and folds of the building itself to manifest these spaces. Choosing a Claude Ledoux organizational scheme, initial studies were made through the manipulation of foam pieces. The final resultant drawing and model were created through the transformation of foam study models through digital means. The form itself came about through the manipulation of minimal pieces folded over and onto each other. In doing so the model creates spaces that become both building and public ground.
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physical model
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applying light lighting seminar
seminar | year 7 lighting exploration
graduate lighting seminar team members | Abigail Arnold, Stephanie Sang Delgado, Stuart Symes, Katy Viccellio prompt | Apply concepts of lighting to various fields through the practice of installations response | The lighting seminar focused on various applications of light in the fields of theater, ergonomics and architecture. Classroom lectures focused on contemporary topics of lighting within each field and applied these topics to site visit analysis and exercises. Exercises include the lighting of a short dance performance, experimentation of lighting levels, lighting installation and digital projection on the faรงade of a campus building. The installation project focused on engagement with an audience. Through viewing tubes a passerby could engage with three different vignettes of reflected light. Hidden sources and varied surface finished provide different amplifications of color and light.
window installation :: exterior
window installation ::through viewing tube
Using digital projection, the group formulated a video that expressed the architectural elements of the Chiller Plant faรงade. Breaking down the elements of the overall articulation of the faรงade, the dichroic glass panels and the interior elements, the projection aims at an abstract representation of the building and its function. 27
facade projection detail
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finding cuteness new postmodern exploration
studio | year 7 studio exploration
graduate studio Team members | Shawna Foley, Brian Peterson, Natalie Snyder prompt | Explore architectural issues of representation as framed by a look at post-modern architecture. From these explorations, develop and present trajectories of a new post-modernism. response | Initial research yielded potential trajectories that a new post-modernism could explore. The initial fish tank model and subsequent triptych explores these trajectories but in effect produced a new trajectory of the role of cuteness within architecture. The trajectory of cuteness is further explored through the creation of architectural stuffed animals, extracting techniques and methods of determining cuteness such as over-stuffing, personification of figure and exaggeration of architectural features. The final model projects these characteristics to a neighborhood setting, exploring traits of cuteness, soft architecture, representation and relationships of building to ground.
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initial Alsop patterns & models
final Alsop patterns & model
initial “fish tank� trajectory model 31
cutie neighborhood elevation
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