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Megan Snyder
E-mail: m.e.snyder08@gmail.com Cell Phone: (702) 672-3257
Education (Anticipated) Graduation 2015
Bachelor of Architecture Minor in Sustainable Environments California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California GPA: 3.4
Work Experience Summer 2013
RED Studio Foundation San Luis Obispo, California Intern; researched and designed humanitarian architecture
Summer 2012
McCarthy Building Company Las Vegas, Nevada Intern; observed and participated in project management activities
Summers 2010-11
Snyder Valuation Boulder City, Nevada Assistant; researched for commercial real estate appraisals
Achievements 2013 2013 2012
Published in Architecture, Design, and Discourse Dean’s List California Polytechnic; Spring Dean’s List California Polytechnic; Fall and Winter
2012-13 2011-12 Summer 2007, ‘08, ‘10, ‘12
Vice President of AIAS Cal Poly Secretary of AIAS Cal Poly Community Lutheran El Salvador Medical Mission
Activities
Skills Computer Language Other
Microsoft Office, Rhino, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite Competent Spanish Speaker, Elementary Danish Hand-Drafting and Photography
Interests Sustainability, Environmental Psychology, Baking, Painting, Softball
OVERLAPPING MOVEMENT RHYTHM + PATTERN This was my first building design project. We were given a site where we designed a folk art museum on. We were able to chose any kind of folk art we wanted to. I got inspired by Irish folk music and dance. It is light and airy with very rhythmic patterns. I used this idea to drive my concept. I wanted the facade to appear light weight and allow daylight into the building. I also made my circulation in a way that the user almost dances through the building in plan while interacting with the lobby, the stage, and the cafe in section.
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Circulating around points of interest
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Longitudinal Section
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Irish Folk Music + Dance Museum Location: San Luis Obispo, CA Studio: 2nd Year, Kent MacDonald
Through this project, I was learning Rhino and figuring out how to render. My renders turned out very bright, but I really liked the layered axonometric I made to the right. It showed the different systems as clear as a physical model would. I also made a model which helped me to better understand the sectional qualities of the building (shown in photo to the left).
Circulation
Structure
Brick Panels
South Elevation
West Elevation Enclosure
INSPIRING FORM FLOWER + FUNCTION Avila beach is a busy tourist destination with beautiful beach front. We were asked to decide a gathering type and design a building which is inspired by that function. I focused on gatherings of celebration. As I looked into what people saw as celebration space, I noticed that many were outside or had places to eat. For that reason, I added a restaurant and included outdoor spaces with varying privacy. The form of the main indoor gathering space was inspired by studies of tulips that we had conducted earlier in the class. This form brought in light, focused views, and manipulated circulation.
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Location: Avila Beach, CA Studio: Third Year, Laura Joines
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Expanding the layout of the petals to embrace space and manipulate circulation.
White Concrete Walls Used to Bounce Light into the Spaces
Lighting Attached to Structure to Light the Walls
Operable Windows in Roof for Stack Ventilation
Concrete Walls Acting as Thermal Mass
Air Vents on the Ground Near the Walls Rain Garden Winter Sunlight
Geothermal System for Heating and Cooling
Summer Sunlight Rain Water Collection Tank Air Movement Rainwater Management Geothermal System Lighting
Exploded Axonometric Street View
Sustainable Section Private Outdoor Gathering Space
Gather_Embrace Location: Avila Beach, CA Studio: 3rd Year, Laura Joines Gasket
With a growing background in engineering and sustainability, 9 a.m. Winter I was better able to analyze my building design. By using computer programs and daylighting models, I reached a better understanding 12 p.m. of a more realistic affect within the building. I also had a better understanding of the digital tools 3 p.m. I was using and played with my renderings more. I used one “pop� color to create interest. Lobby
Structural Mullion
Spring/Fall
Glass
Concrete Sandwich Panels
Summer Plates to Connect Lateral Structure
Tube Steel Structure
Angle Clips
Steel Plate
Daylight Studies Indoor Gathering Space
Anchor Bolt
Wall Section
EMOTIVE EXPERIENCE LIGHTING + WATER With a site on the lakes of Copenhagen, we were challenged to design a bath house. Through studies of bath houses and their sensory experiences, I choose to really focus on lighting and flow within the space. For lighting, I played with light intensity to get a certain intimacy. I also thought about how to use the water from the lakes to create different light qualities. To do this, I pushed the building out in the lake and submerged and extruded in and out of the lake to capture different qualities in specific spaces. For flow, I created triangular walls that would create a feeling of compression and decompression and would direct a certain circulation.
Sankt Jørgens Sø Bath Location: Copenhagen, DK Studio: : 4th Year, Courtney Coyne Jensen
Using the water to create different light qualities
Creating a more linear flow while still allowing for choice
Floor Plan with Lighting Qualities
Making a range of privacy settings through materials and lighting
For this project, we were really encouraged to really think about the emotive qualities created by space. We first went to other bath houses and used them as precedents of what we wanted for our designs. I also wanted to use this project as a way to experiment more with how I work and represent my thoughts. I worked a lot in model and hand drawing because I wanted to be able to quickly and realistically see how each design decision would effect the emotional experience. The top too images are the experience of the bath house we visited and a series of photos of water which provided the idea that the stiller the water the more private it seems. The bath house made me feel on display and felt unorganized so that’s what I wanted to contrast. The bottom three images where ideas of the experience I wanted to create.
Sankt Jørgens Sø Bath Location: Copenhagen, DK Studio: : 4th Year, Courtney Coyne Jensen
Experimenting through model to get the lighting effect desired (down columns to see progression)
Serial Perspectives
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Model Photos
Sankt Jørgens Sø Bath Location: Copenhagen, DK Studio: : 4th Year, Courtney Coyne Jensen