ELIZABETH MEHLHOP UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
ELIZABETH MEHLHOP
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 05.2015 | Master of Architecture GPA 3.71/4.0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
05.2013 | Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies Graduated High Honors
Ecole Nationale SupÊrieure d’Architecture de Versailles
09.2011- 05.2012 | Prestigious year study abroad program in Versailles, France
Experience
Illinois School of Architecture | University of Illinois, Champaign, IL Teaching Assistant | 08.2014 - 05.2015 Fall graduate structures TA | Spring undergraduate HVAC TA Run weekly lab sections for students and grade homework Campus Recreation | University of Illinois, Champaign, IL Learn to Skate Instructor | 09.2012 - 05.2015 Teach children and adults to skate Party host Fine and Applied Arts | University of Illinois, Champaign, IL Part-time Assistant | 05.2013 - 09.2014 Assist Assistant Dean of Recruitment and Admissions Proficient use of Microsoft Excel Illinois School of Architecture | University of Illinois, Champaign, IL Discover Architecture TA | 06.2013 - 08.2013 Guide and assist students through architectural exercises during the summer program Help students feel comfortable and welcome while away from home
Honors and Extra-Curricular
American Institute of Architecture Students Active Member | 09.2010 - Present University of Illinois Chapter Board Member | 2014 - 2015 Gargoyle Architecture Honor Society Member | 03.2014 - 05.2015 Global Architecture Brigade Volunteer in Honduras Assist in the building of a medical center and school for area families | 05.2013 Undergraduate Research Symposium Participant Research and present information in partnership with the non-profit organization COVE Alliance | 05.2013 Undergraduate Fine and Applied Arts James Scholar at the University of Illinois Recipient | 2009 - 2013 National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member | 2010 - 2013 Synchronized Figure Skater Member of the Chicago Jazz Synchronized Skating Team | 2004 - 2009 Member of the University of Illinois Synchronized Skating Team | 2009 - 2011 Chicago Figure Skating Collegiate Scholarship Recipient | 2009 - 2011
Technical Skills
AutoCAD | Revit | Rhino | SketchUp | Kerkythea | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign Microsoft Word | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft PowerPoint | Hand Sketching | Photography | Model Making
Contact Information
elizabeth.mehlhop@gmail.com | 847.732.9804 | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/emehlhop/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ILLINI ROWING BOATHOUSE
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
ALPI - DRIFT
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS_BARCELONA
SPRING 2015 | PARTNER PROJECT | PARTNER: HONG WANG
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
EXTERIOR RENDERING For this design studio, our studio professor collaborated with our structures professor and the Illini Rowing Club to create a unique studio experience. The project consisted of 7 teams working in pairs, with one of the students concentrating on the structural work and analysis and the other partner heading the design process. Throughout the semester long project, both students provided input on the structural design and building design, until final project material was achieved. The goal of the semester was to create a boathouse for the Illini Rowing Club that would meet all their requirements and specifications. As part of the project, below is a statement about our proposed boathouse. HOMER LAKE
Our building form was developed by subtracting tree locations from the buildable site, allowing for little destruction of the natural landscape found at Homer Lake. Following the subtraction, four solid lines were pulled through the site to form two buildings between the trees. The developed sloping roof form dictates the structure and allows for daylighting to the north through the clerestory windows and the collection of energy via solar panels to the south. SITE PLAN
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN - BUILDING 1
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
4. ROWING TANK 5. LOBBY 6. OFFICE
7. DOCK 8. RESTROOMS 9. EGRESS
10. MECHANICAL 11. ERGOMETER ROOM 12. WEIGHT ROOM
13. LOCKER ROOMS 14. STORAGE 15. MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
16. SOLAR PANELS 17. METAL ROOF 18. CLERESTORY WINDOWS
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
1. PRIVATE BOAT STORAGE 2. PUBLIC BOAT STORAGE 3. TEAM ROOM
ROOF PLAN - BUILDING 2
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
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SECTION 3 1
NORTHEAST ELEVATION
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
SOUTHWEST ELEVATION
STEEL RIBS, STEEL BEAMS, AND STEEL COLUMNS (W SECTION)
STEEL RIBS, STEEL BEAMS, AND STEEL COLUMNS (W SECTION)
2ND FLOOR STEEL FRAMING (W SECTION)
CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE WALLS, FLOOR SLAB, AND CONTINUOUS SPREAD FOOTING
CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE WALLS, FLOOR SLAB, AND CONTINUOUS SPREAD FOOTING
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM The structural design for the Illini Rowing Boathouse is dictated by the roof design of the two buildings. The roof itself is designed to run east to west, with slopes to the north and south, over buildings that run loosely on a northeast-southwest axis. The main east to west running structure of the building will be composed of alternating steel straight and steel sloped roof beams that are connected via steel ribs spaced every 10 feet on center. The roof is supported by both columns and the reinforced concrete shear walls that make up the exterior of the building. In addition to helping support the roof, the concrete shear walls are designed to take any lateral loads that may be applied to the building, including any seismic and wind loads. One of the two buildings is a two story building that has a second floor framing system composed of primary beams spaced every 24 feet on center and secondary beams spaced every 10 feet on center supported by columns.
INTERIOR RENDERING
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
Top: Private Boat Storage with removable boat storage system. Left: Private Boat Storage without removable boat storage system.
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
FINAL MODEL
ILLINI BOATHOUSE
FINAL MODEL
FALL 2014 | INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Travel Time between sites: - Nourlangie Rock to Jim Jim Falls ~ 5 hours - Jim Jim Falls to Purnululu National Park ~ 16.5 hours - Purnululu National Park to Ningaloo Coast ~ 22.5 hours (Travel time helps illustrate the importance of helicopter accessibility)
In this design studio, the goal was to create a design for a travelers’ inn to be located in four uniquely different UNESCO World Heritage Sites around Australia. It was left up to the student to decide whether to create four completely unique structures or buildings on each site, or to create similar buildings for all four sites. As a designer, I chose to create two building modules to be used interchangeably at different sites, a one story model and a two story model. As the sites varied, the building materials varied, but the structural layout remained constant throughout.
NOURLANGIE ROCK
JIM JIM FALLS
PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK
HELIPAD PLAN NINGALOO COAST
TWO STORY UPPER FLOOR PLAN
SINGLE STORY PLAN
SINGLE STORY SECTION
TWO STORY GROUND FLOOR PLAN
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Each unit is designed to direct views in particular directions through a combination of solid exterior walls and transparent glass curtain walls. The units provide unique viewing areas from both the interior and the exterior, with an exterior viewing deck on the roof of the two story units and a patio on the ground level of each unit. Next to the ground level patio lies a planted garden of natural foliage, including specially selected trees, which double as privacy barriers and shade providers, to attract local wildlife for guests viewing pleasure.
FLATLAND RETREAT | KAKADU NATIONAL PARK - Location - Australia’s tropical north - Considered a living cultural landscape - Aboriginals live in the area, specifically the Bininj Mungguy - Rock art is a record of aboriginal life - Rock art is painted for: hunting, religious significance, stories and learning, and sorcery and magic SITE PLAN
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Located between the Nourlangie Rock and Mirrai Lookout, the units on this site in Kakadu National Park are turned to face opposite directions, in order to direct guests’ views toward one of the two landmarks. By turning the units away from each other, a natural passageway is formed between the buildings, allowing for undisturbed passage of guests. Views of the wildlife, mammals and birds that are attracted to the specially planted trees are available on the outside patios and through the transparent curtain walls of each unit.
SITE
NOURLANGIE ROCK
N MASTER PLAN MIRRAI LOOKOUT
TO HELIPAD/PARKING
SITE SECTION
Small Planted Trees - Ficus Aculeata - Ficus Brachypoda - Trema Tomentosa
Attracted Birds - White-Lined Honeyeater - Blue Winged Kookaburra - Red Tailed Black Cockatoo - Rainbow Lorikeet - Forest Kingfisher - Rainbow Bee-Eater - Double Barred Finch - Straw Necked Ibis - Striated Pardalote - Little Egret
Medium Planted Trees - Eucalyptus Alba
Rainbow Lorikeet
RETREAT VIEWS
Already Planted - Ficus Virens - Albay - Plus listed planted trees
Agile Wallaby
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Attracted Mammals - Short-Eared Rock Wallaby - Agile Wallaby - Black Flying Fox
CASCADE RETREAT | KAKADU NATIONAL PARK - Location - Australia’s tropical north - 4WD vehicles are required to get to the falls - Easiest land travel is in the dry season from June - November - Visiting in the wet season will require the use of a helicopter - Around 1500 mm of rain expected in the wet season
SITE PLAN
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Situated on rocky earth surrounding Jim Jim Falls, each of the units on this site are turned toward the water flowing out of the falls and boast both exterior patio and interior views of the planted trees selected to attract birds to the site. The site boasts both single story and two-story units with the single story units located closer to the water on the steeply sloped site and the two-story units located at a higher elevation in order to allow for more unobstructed views for all guests. In order to continue to allow the most direct views of the natural environment, each unit is rotated away from other units on the site.
SITE
JIM JIM FALLS
N MASTER PLAN
TO HELIPAD/PARKING
SITE SECTION
Small Planted Trees - Ficus Scobina
Medium Planted Trees - Carpentaria Acuminata - Claoxylon Hillii - Cupaniopsis Anacardioides
Red-Winged Parrot
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
RETREAT VIEWS
Already Planted - Allosyncarpia Ternata - Cryptocarya Hypospodia - Plus listed planted trees
Attracted Birds - Red-Winged Parrot - Wedge-Tailed Eagle - Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo - Emerald Dove - Pied Butcherbird - Blue-Winged Kookaburra - Blue-Faced Honeyeater - Azure Kingfisher - Whistling Kite - Eastern Koel
Blue-Winged Kookaburra
ROCKY RETREAT | PURNULULU NATIONAL PARK - Has been around for 350 million years, but not discovered until 1983 - Bungle Bungle Range is a maze of orange and black striped sandstone domes - Dark layers in sediment have a higher clay content and hold moisture better - Lighter layers are more porous and dry out quickly with the lesser amount of clay
TO HELIPAD/PARKING
SITE PLAN
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
The units on the site in Purnululu National Park are placed in a radial pattern on the outskirts of the famous Bungle Bungle Range. The radial pattern allows for guests’ in each unit to receive unobstructed views of the rocks. The pattern also allows for the circulation and entrances to each unit to be located on the backside of the units, as to avoid any obstructions besides those that would take place in the natural habitat, such as the trees selectively planted to attract birds to the site for guests’ viewing pleasure.
SITE
BUNGLE BUNGLE RANGE
N MASTER PLAN
SITE SECTION
Already Planted - The listed planted trees
Small Planted Trees - Calytrix Exstipulata - Grevillea Miniata - Grevillea Wickhamii
RETREAT VIEWS
Rainbow Bee-Eater
New Zealand Fantail
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Medium Planted Trees - Grevillea Refracta
Attracted Birds - Nankeen Kestrel - Variegated Fairywren - Rainbow Bee-Eater - Crimson Finch - Grey-Fronted Honeyeater - Grey Shrike-Thrush - Pied Butcherbird - Striated Pardalote - Red-Backed Kingfisher - New Zealand Fantail
COASTAL RETREAT | NINGALOO COAST
TO HELIPAD/PARKING
- Australia’s largest fringing reef - Diving and snorkeling is popular, especially directly off shore - Boasts colorful corals and more than 500 species of fish - Pearly white beaches - Diving is best during the autumn and winter (March September) - One of Australia’s driest landscapes with only about 200 mm of rain and a 2.5 m evaporation rate annually
SITE PLAN
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
On the Ningaloo coast site, each unit is placed carefully to receive direct ocean views, while guests are treated to the opportunity to view native bird and mammal species that are attracted to specially planted trees and shrubbery on the site. The placement of the single story units closer to the water and at a lower elevation allow the two-story units located at a greater elevation the ability to receive more direct coastal views either between the single story units or above them. In order to allow for greater achievement of the goal of direct views from each unit, all units are turned slightly.
SITE
N MASTER PLAN NINGALOO COAST
SITE SECTION
Already Planted - The listed planted shrubs
Planted Shrubs - Pileanthus Limacis - Zygophyllum Simile
Attracted Birds - Pied Butcherbird - Variegated Fairy-Wren - Nankeen Kestrel - Singing Honeyeater - Zebra Finch - Redthroat - Chiming Wedgebird - Black Faced Cuckoo Shrive - Yellow-Throated Miner - Little Pied Comorant
Redthroat
Small Planted Trees - Eremophila Glabra Subsp. Psammophora - Acacia Coriacea - Scaevola Crassifolia RETREAT VIEWS
Common Wallaroo
AUSTRALIAN EXCURSION
Attracted Mammals - Common Wallaroo
SPRING 2014 | INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
ALPI - DRIFT
FINAL MODEL
The goal of this semester long project was to gain and develop critical skills pertaining to the creation of a small scale project, including attention to materials, details, and construction techniques. The project called for the creation of an essential dwelling, which was defined as a building of no more than 1,000 square feet on a 50’ x 120’ site. Each student was allowed to pick their program and site as long as they stayed within the requirements of building and site size.
Alpi-Drift inhabits a small mountainside site in Vaujany, in the French Alps. The dwelling located 5,000 feet above sea level, measures snow accumulations that often reach 100 inches annually. In order to facilitate the capture of snow for roof insulation and snowmelt for use within the dwelling, the roof takes on an inward sloping design. The dwelling is carved into the mountain - about half of the homes walls are the granite of the mountain. The remaining walls consist of double pane glass with wooden mullions, which slip into the granite rock without exposed seams. The stepped interior spaces reflect the downward slope of the mountain. The massive wooden structure supporting the roof, dictated by the snow loads, defines the spaces inside the dwelling. In essence the whole dwelling is created around the sloping roof design, which itself reflects the slope of the mountain. Alpi-Drift is a place to reflect on life and drift away from reality.
SITE PLAN
ALPI - DRIFT
VAUJANY
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
DOUBLE PANE GLASS SILICONE MULLION
GLASS - ROCK CONNECTION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
DOUBLE PANE GLASS CAULK RUBBER GASKET ROCK
GLASS - MULLION CONNECTION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
EROSION CONTROL METAL ROOF THERMAL INSULATION VAPOR BARRIER INSULATION WOOD DECKING CEILING BOARD FLASHING
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
ROOF - ROCK CONNECTION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
ALPI - DRIFT
FINISHED WOOD FLOORING HEATING CABLE EMBEDDED IN THINSET POLYSTYRENE VAPOR BARRIER INSULATION CONCRETE FILL
CISTERN PIPE SOIL WATER COLLECTION ROCK - CRYSTALLINE
SECTION
BEDROOM LEVEL PLAN
GLASS BEAM CONNECTION
UPPER LEVEL PLAN EAST ELEVATION
ALPI - DRIFT
FINAL MODEL
LOWER LEVEL PLAN
ALPI - DRIFT
FINAL MODEL
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
- 10” X 10” COLUMNS - 6.75” X 16” BEAMS
PROGRAM DIAGRAM BEDROOM KITCHEN LIVING
SECTION MODEL
SECTION MODEL
ALPI - DRIFT
SECTION MODEL
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FALL 2013 | PARTNER PROJECT | PARTNER: FOLARIN IJELU
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
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EIXAMPLE
RAMBLAS
2 3 GOTHIC QUARTERS
ROMAN CORE CITY ROMAN CORE EXPANSION PARKS INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION FACTORIES POST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION GARDEN CITY EXPANSION EARLY GARDEN CITY EXPANSION LATE PLANNED NEW TOWN PLANNED NEW TOWN EL RAVAL SUBURB EXPANSION ROAD TO SETTLEMENTS NEIGHBOR SETTLEMENTS RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION LATE
DEVELOPMENT OF BARCALONA
ROMAN CORE CITY 201 BC - 300 AD
ROMAN CORE CITY EXPANSION 301 AD - 1300 AD
OPEN
EL RAVAL SUBURB EXPANSION 1301 AD - 1700 AD
PLANNED NEW TOWN 1701 AD - 1800 AD
GARDEN CITY EXPANSION EARLY 1801 AD - 1900 AD
TIGHT
STREET FABRIC OF SANT ANDREU
POST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION EXPANSION 1901 AD - 1939 AD
RESIDENTIAL EXPANSION LATE 1940 AD - 1975 AD
Our overarching idea was to create an urban retrofit on the triangular piece of land through which we would consider the history of development in Barcelona. With this logic, we split our site into an eastern and western portion. The eastern portion became heavier in density and was used for housing, while the western portion became a hybrid of an urban park and a rambla as a way to ease into the spacious green park located to the west of the site.
EXTERIOR RENDERING
SITE FIGURE GROUND
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
The focus of this design studio was to work in teams of two to create a plan for a triangular shaped site in La Sagrera situated between a new green zone, residential district, industrial area, and shopping mall. Teams were asked to analyze the area around the triangular site, create an overall master plan for the site, and further develop the created system of open space and buildings as time allows. Project requirements included, ample public open space, new free market housing and social housing, endowment housing, elderly housing, and a facilities building.
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COMMERCIAL
COMMUNITY CENTER
ELDERLY HOUSING
FREE MARKET HOUSING
FACILITIES
A
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
B
ENDOWMENT
SOCIAL
C
B
A
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
PUBLIC PRIVATE
PUBLIC VS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
UNDERGROUND PARKING
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH FLOOR
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
SECOND FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
SECTION B-B
SECTION C-C
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
SECTION A-A
DEVELOPMENT OF AN URBAN PARK - RAMBLA HYBRID
BUILT
DENSITY
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
ZONE 1
BIKE STAND
BIKE SHARE
WIFI OUTLET
SOLAR PANELS
WOOD
STONE
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
TECHNOLOGY
NATURE
TREES
PLANTS
GRASS
EXTERIOR RENDERING
FINAL MODEL
FINAL MODEL
FINAL MODEL - PIECE
LA SAGRERA THRESHOLDS
FINAL MODEL