Michaela Smith Undergraduate Design Portfolio 2021
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Resume
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1489 Longfellow | Spring 2020
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Laboratories of New Worlds | Spring 2019
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Park(ing) Day | Fall 2018
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Multgenerational Senior Living Facility | Fall 2020
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Other Works
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MICHAELA SMITH Architecture Student The University of Nebraska-Lincoln michaela.4703@gmail.com 402 . 401 . 0106
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EDUCATION
SKILLS
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017-2021
-Rhino
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
-Adobe Photoshop
Minor in Community and Regional Planning
-Adobe InDesign
GPA: 3.9
-Lumion
Papillion LaVista South High School, 2013-2017
-Adobe Illustrator -Model Making
LEADERSHIP + ACTIVITIES
HONORS + AWARDS
Color Guard, Cornhusker Marching Band Fall 2017- Fall 2020
Regent’s Scholar
Rank Leader, Cornhusker Marching Band Fall 2020 Treasurer, Tau Sigma Delta Fall 2020- Spring 2021
Dean’s List Tau Sigma Delta College of Architecture Class of 1968 Scholarship CSI NE Scholarship
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1489 LONGFELLOW ARCH 311 | Spring 2020 Marc Maxey
Real estate and zoning code precedes architecture, which can often cause a form to be predetermined. It is the job of the designer to find ways to agreeably break the rules set forth by a site and its city. Using Detroit, Michigan and the Boston Edison Historic District zoning codes as a guide, a dwelling was to be imagined and fit into the constraints of a site just 22.5 feet wide.
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Accessory BuildingMAX MAX Height= 15’-0” Accessory Building Height = 15’-0”
Required 3’-0” RequiredLot LotSetback Setback ==3’-0”
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EnclosedPorch Porch Allowance Allowance = = 6’-0” Enclosed 6’-0” 50-13-226 Sec.Sec. 50-13-226
Prevailing Eave Height = 22’-0” Prevailing Eave Height = 22’-0” Sec. 21-2-106
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Bay Window Allowance = 2’-6”
BaySec. Window Allowance = 2’-6” 50-13-226 Sec. 50-13-226
ABOVE: Zoning/Massing Diagram
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Level 1
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To best represent this project, a section model was created. Using a hinge for a “doll-house� effect, this model can be explored both internally and externally. The model was created using foamcore, bristol paper, acrylic paint, and small amounts of basswood.
LEFT: Section Model of Dwelling
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LABORATORIES OF NEW WORLDS ARCH 211 | Spring 2019 Cruz Garcia & Nathalie Frankowski https://waithinktank.com/Laboratories-of-New-Worlds
Laboratories of New Worlds is a collective campus of the hardcore and avant-garde for the creative mind. Through deep study of the pure geometric form, architecture can be reimaged and reconstructed. When situated and arranged together, these forms represent new ways of living, working, and thinking. Using a chosen artist as a lens, a block was to be designed as both a workplace and exhibition space for the artist. The project shown makes reference to LA-based artist Alex Israel, a master in color, vibrancy, and gradients.
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ABOVE: Collection of Geometric Collages
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LEFT: Exploded Section Axon Drawing RIGHT: Exterior Perspective Image
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LEFT: Site Plan RIGHT: Presentation Images, courtesy of WAI Think Tank
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PARK(ing) DAY DSGN 210 | Fall 2018 Marc Maxey Parking stalls, and parking lots account for a large portion of dead public space. Park(ing) Day seeks to change this. This annual, nationwide exhibition calls for the temporary, creative re-interpretation of space found within a parking stall. By considering alternative uses of public space, designers can take back the urban realm and create dense, activity-rich areas of attraction. This project inspires curiosity and wonder through the use of color, texture, and sound. The exhibition offers a concentrated source of vibrancy and whimsy, something that is lacking in Downtown Lincoln.
Project Team: Dhanush DC Geneva Sinkula Michaela Smith Sebastian Toalson
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ABOVE: Image courtesy of UNL College of Architecture
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LEFT (above): Selected Details of Installation LEFT (below): View from Noodles & Company RIGHT: View from across P street
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MULTIGENERATIONAL SENIOR LIVING FACILITY DSGN 410 | Fall 2020 Adam Wiese, Catrina Cook, & Nate Gieselman Working in teams, this project combined the disciplines of both interiors and architecture to imagine a senior living facility in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Extensive research was conducted in order to identify a relationship between the project, its people, and its site. Identifying the needs and constraints of the aging population, as well as the contributing factors to life longevity and health, served as the foundation for our design. Along with this, finding a way to integrate the senior population with a more active area of society had influence in how the project was developed. Project Team: John Andrews Amanda Petr Austin Riggins Michaela Smith
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ABOVE: Southeast Perspective | 13th & Jones
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LEFT: Site Plan | 13th & Jones RIGHT: Parti Development Diagram
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A defining element of this project is the integration of an outdoor garden and walking trail. Currently, seniors have limited access to nature. This is something that has been proven to improve both the mental and physical well-being of an individual. In order to promote frequent connection and exposure to nature an elevated garden-inthe-city was integrated within this senior living facility. This garden provides a variety of activities to be enjoyed alone or with family and friends, meeting the personal and social needs of each individual.
LEFT: Park Level Plan by Amanda Petr
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Garden Level
lvl. 7 Independent Living
lvl. 6
lvl. 5
lvl. 4 Garden Level Support Space
lvl. 3
lvl. 2 Activator Programs
Parking lvl. -1
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Garden Level
Garden Level
LEFT: North Section RIGHT: West & South Elevations
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LEFT: Walking Trail Render by John Andrews RIGHT: Meditation Garden Render by John Andrews
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OTHER WORKS Through my time in architecture school, I have found a love for clean linework and establishing hierarchy within a drawing. As a gift to my parents, I created two line drawings of their past/present homes, using both Google Maps and my own memory as a resource. The intent of this project is to be built upon over time, creating new drawings for new homes, and to be displayed in a series.
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ABOVE: Homes in Papillion, Nebraska
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My father owns a small engine repair shop in Downtown Papillion, Nebraska. As a Father’s Day gift to him, as well as to commemorate his 20th year of business, this model was created to be displayed in his office. The building was first digitally modeled in Rhino 6, then translated into measurements to be handcut, painted, and assembled using foamcore, bristol paper, corrugated cardboard, small amounts of chipboard, acrylic paint, and spray paint.
LEFT: Model of Mower Doctor Small Engine Service
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Thank you.
michaela.4703@gmail.com 402 . 401 . 0106