elizabeth liberatore undergraduate architecture portfolio university of virginia bsarch ‘21
elizabeth liberatore egl6bx@virginia.edu | 443-602-1424
education
skills
University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | 2017-present | expected graduation may 2021 • •
bachelor of science of architecture, pre-professional concentration, minor in urban & environmental planning cumulative gpa: 3.56
Notre Dame Preparatory School | Towson, MD | 2010-2017 | graduated may 2017 • weighted gpa: 4.25
experience
• digital: Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, AutoCAD, Grasshopper, Revit, V-Ray, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office, • fabrication: model-making, 3D printing, laser cutting, woodshop
awards
Extern | Hord Coplan Macht | winter 2020 • shadowed in healthcare, senior living, housing/mixed use, and K-12/higher education architecture studios • observed structural coordination, design critiques, document review, and team management meetings • expanded knowledge on design softwares such as Revit and Lumion
Preconstruction Intern | Kinsley Construction | summer 2019 & winter 2020 • reviewed current jobs and responsibilities with estimating team in weekly meetings • assigned divisions on estimating jobs and did takeoff on drawings, submitted RFI questions, assisted in creating documents for bid package, and contacted subcontractors about accepting jobs • communicated with subcontractors via email and phone to discuss accepting projects and coordinating scope
• Studio work selected for archiving and publication UVA School of Architecture | spring 2019 • Claire Marie Foundation Art/Design Major Scholarship Recipient | spring 2017 • ACE(Architecture, Construction, Engineering) Scholarship Recipient | spring 2017
Facilitator & Camp Counselor | Genessee Valley Outdoor Learning Center | summer 2018 • facilitated camp activities and high climbing elements for children to foster community and teamwork • coordinated programming with other staff members in weekly staff meetings • trained in Red Cross first aid, CPR and facilitation of high climbing elements
leadership Habitat for Humanity Marketing Chair| University of Virginia | spring 2018-present • built personal connections with other builders, students, and future homeowners to foster community • created a variety of graphics for the club’s social media accounts for fundraising and education events encouraging community participation • planned a marketing schedule with other executive club members for their events at weekly meetings
American Institute of Architects Students | University of Virginia School of Architecture | fall 2019-present • organized and executed career development events for students such as firm tours, lunch & learns, and portfolio reviews in weekly meetings
ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) Program | Notre Dame Prep | spring 2017 • collaborated with mentors and other students to design a sustainable library for a county-wide competition • practiced modeling the design in Sketchup and Revit and assisted others in using them • presented and defended the final design for judges and placed second
Early Visions Mentor | Fralin Museum of Art | fall 2018 & spring 2019 • engaged fourth-grade students in art education and art-making activities motivating an appreciation for art • built personal connections with students providing them a safe and comfortable environment to learn in
selected works 01 interweave 02 urban theater 03 living voids 04 minimal housing
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interweave spring 2019 | arch 2020 foundation studio iii | instructor: anthony averbeck Interweave is a housing project in downtown Charlottesville that aims to build a community through affordable, integrated housing and community programs accessible to the public. The building is located on the plot of land previously dedicated to the farmers market, a popular Charlottesville resident attraction. The contains five different living typologies, attracting a variety residents such as families, couples, students, and singles, with the ground floor containing public gathering and collaboration spaces. The different typologies are aggregated to create a fragmented mass with voids for terraces and neighborhood interaction, interweaving the residents and the punlic and private space. The circulation is extended so that residents can mingle and view the courtyard greenery while having a more private threshold to their own unit. In addition, the space between the complexes provides ample room for the farmer’s market and can be relocated indoors during the cold seasons. This project aims to bring together a variety of Charlottesville residents, offering private space and an urban feel, while maintaining the surburban neighborhood feel through elevated streets and interweaves the community through the public ground floor, green space, and circulation paths.
Courtyard Perspective nner courtyard view which is open to a variety of programs and resident interaction
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One Bedroom with Living Room
Three Bedrooms with Living Room
Three Bedrooms with Living Room
Three Bedrooms
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3-4 residents
3-4 residents
1-2 residents
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Aggregation Strategy combinations of typologies and the resulting voids
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3-4 residents
Axonometric Drawing
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Typical Floor Plan depicts differentiation between interior and exterior space
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Ground Floor Plan depicts public spaces and community functions of the ground level
1 office space 2 library 3 computer lab 4 classrooms
5 sport court 6 community center 7 gym 8 pool
West Section Perspective depicts building structure, program, and depth
Window Perspective interior view and elevation of mirroring building
Street Perspective
Model Perspectives
building’s relationship to West Main St.
model used to study how the building responds to light
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urban theater fall 2019 | arch 3010 research studio i | instructor: jeana ripple The urban theater revives a rich history of performing arts in the Bowery, New York City while providing the resources for collaboration and creativity for the community. It serves as an extention of the neighboring Sara D. Roosevelt Park as a space for indoor activity. The urban theater contains a auditorium open to the public, classrooms for learning about theater technology, set design facilities, rehearsal spaces with observation balconies, and residences. Having limited light access, the facade twists to maximize the light that enters the building and contains operable wood panels on the facade that can orient to the sun. This allows the communal spaces had natural light while the theater and back of house spaces carve into the ground for better artificial lighting and sound control. The urban theater provides opportunities for community gathering and collaboration, exposure for performing artists, and expansion of technical skills all to bring the performing arts back to the Bowery while innovating the craft of theater.
Street Perspective building’s street presence and relationship to neighboring park
less access to light
more access to light
Light Study investigates the light access on the site and how the building form adapts
Solid and Void Study Models rockite and wood models with formwork used to determine program layout and light access
Level 6 residential
Level 5 observation into activity space
Level 4 open activity space
Level 3 observation balcony into rehearsal
Level 2 rehearsal space
Level 1 cafe
Level 6 residential
Level 5 residential amenities
Level 4 lecture hall
Level 3 lecture hall
Level 2 classrooms
Level 1 lighting and sound control room
Ground Level entrance and gallery
Level -1 back of house
Level -2 subway entrance and ticketing
Section Facing East
Ground Level theater entrance
Level -1 theater seating
Level -2 theater seating and stage
Section Facing West
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Level -2 1 dressing room 2 stage 3 stage design fabrication 4 rehearsal space 5 subway entrance Floor Plans program layout and facade breakdown
Level -1 1 dressing room 2 bar
Ground Floor 1 stage 2 auditorium seating 3 ticket booth
Level 1 1 sound & lighting control room 2 refreshment bar
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Level 2 1 classrooms 2 activity space
Level 3 1 lecture hall 2 observation into activity space
Level 4 1 observation into lecture hall 2 activity space
Level 5 1 resident kitchen 2 resident gym 3 meeting room
Level 6 1 residences 2 resident laundry
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Facade
Floor Plates Theater Perspective features amphitheater-style seating and a multi-level stage using wood for acoustics
Structure
Atrium Perspective central atrium space where users can interact at different levels
Section Perspective Facing North shows building structure and relationship of spaces
Facade Floor Plates
Dividing floor plates into panels
Rotating panels & adding thickness
Analyzing panel sun exposure
Grasshopper Light Study used the Ladybug plugin to study the building’s exposure to light and created facade panels that are oriented to the maximum light exposure
Facade Study Model model built out of museum board and basswood to study how light enters the building through the paneled facade
East Elevation depicts building facade and relationship to surrounding building facades
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living voids fall 2018 | arch 2010 foundation studio ii | instructor: adriana pablos liona This hybrid building aims to design a solution to urban sprawl and the complicated student housing market in Charlottesville, Virginia. The proposed solution to integrated the isolated student community with Charlottesville’s vibrant urban center is to build upward, which can seem exclusive and restricting to some, however through finding voids within a whole, allowing the outside and the unfarmiliar to penetrate in, public space and interaction can be redefined in an urban context. The building utilitzes the unfinished Dewberry Hotel, a 10 story 100 bed vacant struture on the downtown mall, revitalizing it for student housing, a public library, and communal voids for gathering. These programs bring together the currently isolated student community, the downtown workers, and other Charlottesville residents and filling the empty voids with living, working, learning, and gathering.
Street Perspective view of the building from the pedestrian downtown mall
Level 4 14 residential units + resident kitchen, lounge, laundry, and study room
Existing Structure Diagram shows the existing column grid in the vacant hotel with added circulation cores
Level 3 12 residential units + resident kitchen, lounge and laundry
Circulation Diagram
Level 2
diagram showing circulation in the building and resulting void locations
15 residential units + resident kitchen, lounge, laundry, computer lab, and classrooms
Ground Floor Plan shows buidling entrance from street and downtown mall with the ground floor public library and gym 1
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Elevation Facing West
Context Model museum board and 3D printed model
highlights facade details and void programs
showing building in context
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Section Facing West building section showing program layout
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Void Perspective perspective from inside of a void with the view of the pedestrian mall
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minimal housing spring 2019 | arch 2020 foundation studio iii | instructor: anthony averbeck The minimal housing projects, constrained by one story and 1200 square feet, use their constraints to connect dwellings with nature and utilize exterior space as part of the living program. The first house, the Mountain Retreat, is designed for two musicians who produce music within their home and perform outside of their home, utilizing the topography as public gathering. This dwelling experiments with different space-saving strategies such as lofted beds to maximize necessary living space while including operable partitions to make the space adaptable. The second house, the horizontal home, is designed for two botanists who live and work in the same home with a greenhouse and plant lab in addition to living space. This house adapts to the maximum length and minimum length of the constraints to maximize the greenhouse space, which is also used as circulation. Both designs experiment with minimalist ways of living and working in the same space while using nature to bring their tiny homes to life
Mountain Retreat: Section Perspective shows interior details of home and relationship with the sloped context
Roof
Storage
Mountain Retreat: Plan layout of home with exterior space being used for a concert
Lofted Beds
Operable Partition
Mountain Retreat: Section Perspective
Mountain Retreat: Exploded Axonometric Drawing
shows depth and details of home
shows the space-saving strategies and adaptability of the house for different programs
Horizontal Home: Plan shows greenhouse circulation of home
Horizontal Home: Section Perspective shows interior details of home and program
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