MEGHAN REYNOLDS ACADEMIC WORK SAMPLE 2019 - 2023 MEGHANCLAIREREYNOLDS@GMAIL.COM 443 / 832 / 8554 PERFORMANCE CORNER ART GALLERY CID FACTORY BIOMATERIALS LABS MAKERSPACES ART TOWN STUDIOS + CERAMICS + TEXTILES
PROFILE
I am Meghan Reynolds, a Master of Architecture Candidate at Virginia Tech, expected to graduate in May 2023.
My passion is architecture, but I am also a lover of many other forms of physical and graphic design. I am a quick learner and constantly pursuing new opportunities to broaden my skills as a designer, from a twenty foot lighting design-build project, to leading a design team for a student organized gallery exhibition, or trying new mediums in my personal art endeavors. As a master’s student at Virginia Tech, I seized the opportunity to attend all three architecture campuses offered to me.
I am always eager for new challenges and opportunities. I am a quick learner, a hard worker, and eager to expand my knowledge in the professional field. I have professional experience working as an intern for two summers at a residential + commercial Baltimore firm. My goal is to obtain a position working on civic and environmentally focused projects, where I can apply my education to help solve contemporary design challenges and create a beautiful, functional, and resilient environment.
MEGHAN REYNOLDS
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE / VIRGINIA TECH school of architecture + design
AUGUST 2021 - MAY 2023 GPA 3.72
In final year of M.ARCH.2 program at Virginia Tech. Expected graduation in May 2023. Graduate Teaching Assistant. Spring 2022 semester abroad in Riva San Vitale, Ticino, Switzerland.
B.S. ARCHITECTURE / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND school of architecture, planning & preservation
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2021 GPA 3.76
Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture + Minor in Sustainibility Studies. Spring 2020 semester abroad in Florence, Italy.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CARBALLO ARCHITECTURE / Architectural Intern
SUMMER 2021 + SUMMER 2022
Worked on residential and commercial renovations, additions, and new construction projects. Gained experience self-managing projects and balancing multiple projects simultaneously. Designed in Autocad, moving projects from inception through design development, construction documentation, and permit application.
Assisted in the preparation of variance applications + construction permit applications. Directly communicated with clients and contractors. Developed proficiency in creating construction document sets in AutoCAD.
“THE END / 2020” EXHIBIT / Head Designer
SEPTEMBER 2020 - FEBURARY 2021
OPENED MARCH 2021
Worked in a small group of students to curate an art exhibition in the UMD Architecture Building’s Linear Gallery. The exhibit encompassed student artist’s experiences of the year 2020. Exhibit opened in March 2021.
Head Designer for “The End / 2020.” Led a design team of fellow architecture students to curate submitted artwork and compose the physical gallery space. Used knowledge gained in architecture classes to design gallery layout, lighting, and thresholds. Designed and built exhibit structures.
ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER / Facilities
2019 + DECEMBER 2019
MAY
and Construction
Intern
Intern for the Facilities and Construction Department. Designed creative and code compliant solutions to hospital layout issues. Modeled proposed construction designs in Revit and created renderings in Lumion. Presented project proposals to the hospital's board of directors. Gained real world experience of active construction sites and projects.
Retained after the internship ended as a freelance consultant based on technical skills displayed during the summer internship. Created digital renderings in Revit, Lumion, and Photoshop of proposed alterations to the hospital’s chapel. Final renderings were featured in official design proposal prints and presentations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS HONORS
BIM / 3D GRAPHICS / RENDERING
Revit
SketchUp Pro
Rhinoceros 3D
OTHER /
Creative Problem Solving
Lighting Design
Model Building
3D Printing
Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
AutoCAD Lumion
Hand Drafting + Sketching
Construction Detailing
Painting + Sculpting
Wood + Metal Shop Experience
GRADUATED CUM LAUDE
SPRING 2021
DEANS LIST RECIPIENT
SPRING 2018 - SPRING 2021
ARCH403 COMPETITION FINALIST
FALL 2020
Senior Design Studio Super Jury Finalist
ACTIVITIES
FALL 2022 - SPRING 2023
Mentor in Virginia Tech’s Architecture Creation Club. Mentored high school student’s interested in architecture and design. Helped students develop design process problem-solving skills through design challenges, workshops, and guest lectures.
ARCH CLUB MENTOR
MEGHANCLAIREREYNOLDS@GMAIL.COM 443 / 832 / 8554 ALEXANDRIA, VA
BLACKSBURG, VA LAKE LUGANO, SWITZERLAND ALEXANDRIA, VA COLLEGE PARK, MD FLORENCE, ITALY
BALTIMORE, MD
COLLEGE PARK, MD UMD ARCHITECTURE BUILDING,
TOWSON, MD
GROWING + MAKING
VIRGINIA TECH’S CREATIVE ARTS + INNOVATION CAMPUS
TYPE: GRADUATE STUDIO FALL 2021 10 WEEKS
LOCATION: BLACKSBURG, VA
PROFESSORS: ARRON BETSKY + ENRIC RUIZ-GELI
WITH: RACHANA SHENOY + DILEK TANRIKULU
Prompt: Design Virginia Tech’s Creativity and Innovation District as part of the University’s 2050 Master Plan, housing the Schools of Architecture, Visual, and Performing Arts. We explored the relationship of architecture and time, employing adaptive reuse, coupled with a 20’ x 20’ modular bolted steel exoskeleton spreading across the site to create a distinct, adaptable Creativity and Innovation District.
The skeleton expands and contracts to accommodate changing needs. The greenhouse typology and added agricultural programming evoke the rural landscape. Campus was designed as a group, then was divided into individual zones. My work includes the “Art Town,” renderings and axon drawings.
ADAPTIVE REUSE + MODULAR EXOSKELETON
CONNECTING
SKELETON WRAPS
MODULAR, 20’ x 20’ STEEL GRID
THE SITE VT’S NEW ARTS CAMPUS
EDGE OF CAMPUS AND DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG
OLD
“LIFE SUPPORT” “IN BETWEEN” MOMENTS CREATE NEW SPACES NOT NEW BUILDINGS
BUILDINGS
PAST + FUTURE
A creative neighborhood, including studios and housing for 12 resident artists visiting campus, specialized studios, and classrooms, and art gallery.
EXISTING ARCHITECTURE ANNEX EXISTING MEDIA ANNEX EXISTING CONDITIONS PARKINGLOT PARKINGLOT EXISTING GARDEN NEW GALLERY + APARTMENT BUILDING NEW ARTIST APTS + STUDIOS NEW GALLERY NEW SCULTPURE GARDEN SKELETON FILLS IN-BETWEEN ARTIST APTS + SPECIAL STUDIOS SOVA OFFICES + SPECIAL STUDIOS CAFE + RESTURANT + GREENHOUSE NEW SOVA PROGRAMING IN SHELL SPECIAL STUDIOS CLASSROOMS GALLERY EVENT ATTRIUM PARKINGLOT PERFORMANCE CORNER ART GALLERY CID FACTORY BIOMATERIALS LABS MAKERSPACES SA+D METAL + WOODSHOPS ART TOWN STUDIOS + CERAMICS + TEXTILES ART TOWN ART GALLERY ARTIST STUDIO ATRIUM GREENHOUSE ARTIST APARTMENT BEDROOM SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 1 2 1 2 5 2 5 NEW GALLERY + ARTIST RESIDENCY BUILDING SECTION 1 PROGRAM:
LEVEL 2 SPECIALIZED STUDIO ARTIST STUDIO ARTIST APARTMENT BEDROOM BATH SERVICE / STORAGE SOVA CLASSROOM GARDEN TERRACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SECTION 2 TEXTILE STUDIO GANTRY CRANE 1 2 3 2 3 4 4 7 8 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 OFFICE CONFERENCE RESTURANT PREP RESTURANT GREENHOUSE ATRIUM GALLERY SHARED SOVA SPACE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 GANTRY CRANE 9 9 9 9 6 7 PARKING LOT SCULPTURE GARDEN SOVA CLASSROOM PLATFORMS ARTIST APARTMENT BRIDGE TO CAMPUS SOVA OFFICES
9 11 10 55 11 12 13 14 15 15 15 16 9 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 4 6 5 4 5 3 4 6 5 4 5 RESTURANT KITCHEN STUDENT CAFE RESTURANT 12 13 15 15 POLYCARBONATE PANELED GALLERY ROOMS
BETWEEN LAKE + MOUNTAIN
FERRY TERMINAL ON LAKE LUGANO
SWITZERLAND SEMESTER RESIDENCY
TYPE: GRADUATE ABROAD STUDIO SPRING 2022 5 WEEKS
LOCATION: RIVA SAN VITALE, SWITZERLAND
PROFESSOR: HEINRICH SCHNOEDT
Prompt: Activate Riva san Vitale’s public waterfront through a new ferry terminal connection to Lugano including a cafe/bar and stage for events.
Seven wave-like roof segments parallel the curve of the lake front and meet the ground to the west. Their dynamic metallic surfaces offer public seating and areas above and below for play, without compromising the lake views of the surrounding structures. Perpendicular to the roof segments, six north-south oriented concrete planes organize the site below and house the cafe, kitchen, and ticket office. Outdoor seating and playground are located atop the curving roof on the west and an outdoor stage for community events to the north.
5’10’ 15’20’ 0’ S1 N. EL SITE NORTH ELEVATION PLAN ENTRANCE CAFE TICKETING KITCHEN SERVICE SEATING STAGE TUNNEL PLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 2 4 5 5 5 3 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 1 1 7
BUILDING SECTION 1/8” = 1’
THE SITE
RISE TO MEET THE MOUNTAINS
EAT PLAY
PERFORM
SKELETAL STRUCTURE PROCESS: UNDER THE WAVES RIPPLES OFF THE LAKE 7 RIPPLES / 6 PLANES
SAIL ADMIRE
THE SITE
THE BRIDGE
A JOURNEY IN DISCOVERING URBAN ECOLOGY
Prompt: Design a New Center for Urban Ecology, including educational, research, and administrative spaces, with a focus on sustainability and the relationship between landscape and urban edge, resolving the site’s location within Georgetown D.C. and bordering the Georgetown Reservoir.
SUSTAINABLE SITE
FALL 2020 SUPERJURY FINALIST - UMD SENIOR STUDIO COMPETITION
TYPE: STUDIO IV FALL 2020 6 WEEKS
LOCATION: WASHINGTON, DC
PROFESSOR: MARCUS CROSS
THE SITE
SUSTAINABLE SITE
The elevated boardwalk and cantilevered building act as a procession from street edge to panoramic views, previously inaccessible due to site topography. A steel supertruss structural system on the second and third floor accommodates the open conference space and central atrium. Large overhangs on each floor block direct sunlight and provide a pathway for stormwater and greywater to flow from the building, to a constructed wetland at the site’s low point.
Hiking Trail Exhibits CUE Potomac River Valley
WATER SOLAR stormwater capture and filtration daylighting and shading
energy SOLAR photovoltaic panels on building and pavillion roofs overhangs optomize passive solar gain, blocking summer sun and allowing in low winter sunlight deciduous trees provide seasonal shading intensive green roof improves air quality / building efficiency / stormwater runoff paths on impermeable surfaces paths end at constructed wetland excess stormwater and lab greywater released to constructed wetland Pitched roof collects roof stormwater in mechanical room for building use Deciduous grove provideds natural sunshading during summer months and allows in light during winter months boardwalk and platforms elevated to decrease impermeable ground surfaces
WATER
Hiking Trail Exhibits CUE Potomac River Valley
WATER SOLAR stormwater capture and filtration constructed wetland daylighting and shading WATER energy SOLAR photovoltaic panels on building and pavillion roofs overhangs optomize passive solar gain, blocking summer sun and allowing in low winter sunlight deciduous trees provide seasonal shading aquatic plants naturally filter water green stormwater management infrastructure provides habitat to wildlife intensive green roof improves air quality / building efficiency / water retention stormwater runoff paths on impermeable surfaces paths end at constructed wetland excess stormwater and lab greywater released to constructed wetland Pitched roof collects roof stormwater in mechanical room for building use Deciduous grove provideds natural sunshading during summer months and allows in light during winter months boardwalk and platforms elevated to decrease impermeable ground surfaces
Outdoor Exhibit
1” = 150’ SITE
Pedestrian Vehicle Constructed Wetland Tall Grasses block Reservoir Access SITE SECTIONS
Classrooms Reservoir Berm Wetland GeorgeTown Reservoir Low Density Residential 1” = 64’ 1” = 64’
Outdoor Education and Research Center for Urban Ecology Discovery Rain Paths
CORE ATRIUM
The core atrium continues the journey to the water,
moving beneath the center’s wet labs, large windows display the research occurring within.
The journey concludes at the Potomac River Overlook.
POTOMAC OVERLOOK GATHERING OFFICES LOBBY / EXHIBIT WET LAB 2 LEVEL 2 GATHERING HALL ATRIUM ADMIN OFFICE OPEN OFFICE WET LAB LAB STORAGE CONFERENCE BREAK RAIN/GREYWATER FLOWS SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 1 3444448 6 9 7 6 5 7 11 11 2 2 PLANS LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1/32” = 1’
GATHERING HALL
CLASSROOMS
RISE UP / FLOW DOWN
An exposed superstruss structural system allows The Bridge to rise off of the site and provide panoramic views from the cantilevered second and third floors.
Overhangs surrounding the building allow greywater and stormwater to flow down the southern side and main facade of the building
COLUMN + BEAM / TRUSS HYBRID SYSTEM Concrete elevator shaft / fire stair lateral bracing system Floor 1 column + beam 15' x 20' grid recycled steel frame structure Floor 2 recycled steel truss structure supertruss system supports 60' overlook cantilever Floor 3 recycled steel truss structure 15' 20' 15' 60' Cantilever
FLOW DETAIL carries a controled flow from third floor mechanical room to south ramp or entrance falls two entrance water falls flank the front doors, creating the final bridge before entering south elevation ramp intertwines building and site, water flows directly to site ramp sequence ramp sequence weaves through enterance terraces and concludes at the constructed wetland bridges resolve competing pedestrian and water cirrculation and create moments of connection between the two EAST ELEVATION 1 / 32” = 1’ SOUTH ELEVATION 1 / 32” = 1’
COMMUNITY NETWORK
COLLEGE PARK CLIMATE RESILIENCE HUB
TYPE: STUDIO IV FALL 2020 6 WEEKS
LOCATION: COLLEGE PARK, MD
PROFESSOR: MARCUS CROSS
DESIGNING ALONG THE CURVE
BUILDING CURVE SUPERIMPOSED ONTO SOUTHERN LOUVERS
CURVE ACCENTUATED BY LOUVER AND MULLION SPACING
Knox Rd Baltimore Ave.
NEW
SITE RELATIONSHIPS COLLEGE PARK
CITY HALL
-
FLOOR 2 1/24” = 1’ SOUTH ELEVATION 1/24” = 1’
KNOX RD FACADE SECTION SHADING SYSTEM WINDOW SIZING, COLUMNS + MULLIONS ON SOUTHERN FACADE LIMIT DIRECT SUNLIGHT EVENT RESPONSE STORAGE WARMING KITCHEN RESOURCE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM KNOX ROAD BALTIMORE AVENUE PARTI Knox Rd Baltimore Ave.
This 6 week project involved designing community resource architecture for education, disaster relief, and equity centered climate resilience within downtown College Park. The Community Network’s design is informed by a parti of “Community,” a series of interlocking nodes and circles with College Park’s New City Hall as the center. Arc’s radiating from the City Hall define the massing and interior of the resilience hub. Exterior pillars on the southern facade follow the path of the curve outward. Mullions acting as shaders are shaped by the curve superimposed onto the side of the building.
The flexible programming of the first and mezzanine levels offer everyday, crisis, and relief services including meeting spaces, a warming kitchen, and a reference library. The third floor contains employee offices and public outdoor space.
Floor sequence 1/24” = 1’
GARDEN PLANTERS CONTRAST BETWEEN LEVELS SPACE CREATED ON BUSY CORNER
FLOOR PROGRESSION 1/36” = 1” ENTRANCE EXHIBIT / RELIEF CENTER INFORMATION MEETING HALL BATHROOM SERVICE 1 2 3 4 5 6 RESOURCE LIBRARY CONFERENCE WARMING KITCHEN EVENT RESPONSE STORAGE 7 8 9 10 STAFF OFFICES BREAK + KITCHEN OUTDOOR GATHERING 11 12 13 1 2 3 1 3 45555 6 2 WARMING KITCHEN 9 56 RESOURCE LIBRARY 8 7 10 EVENT RESPONSE STORAGE EXHIBIT / RELIEF CENTER MEETING HALL 5 6 STAFF LEVEL 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 12 OUTDOOR GATHERING
TERRACE GATHERING SPACE
MASSING STRATEGY
EAST ELEVATION 1/24” = 1’ SECOND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR LOUVERS PILLARS TIMBER STRUCTURE BAMBOO PANELING + EXTERIOR CLADDING POLISHED CONCRETE WALL 2” x 2” VERTICAL BAMBOO LOUVERS, 2” OFF FACADE 3” x 6” PARALELL STRAND LUMBER COLUMNS ELEMENTS PILLARS FLUSH WITH FACADE WINDOWS SET BACK 6” MULLIONS SPACED EVERY 5’ IN LINE WITH PILLARS FACADE CONCRETE AND BAMBOO FACADE FLUSH ON EXTERIOR LOUVERS FLOATING, ATTACHED 2” OFF OF FACADE
ILL TEATRO DEL POPOLO
A DIRECTORS RESIDENCY IN FLORENCE
TYPE: UNDERGRADUATE ABROAD STUDIO
SPRING 2020 9 WEEKS
LOCATION: FLORENCE, ITALY
PROFESSOR: FRANCO PISANI + STEFANO CORAZZINI
WITH: KEVIN HERNANDEZ
Floor 2 Via del Leone Piazza Torquato Tasso 1m = 400m
LOGGIA GREEN ROOF
ARTIST APARTMENT
THEATER VOLUMES: * * Floor Plans by Kevin Hernandez. Floor Plans edited by me,.
A. B. C.
A.
B.
C.
FUNCTIONS
This 9 week project explored the relationship between residential, performance, and public spaces in the Oltrarno district of Florence, Italy. Site was required to contain a performance space and apartment meant to house a director for a 2 to 6 month artistic residency.
Il Teatro del Popolo is founded in three core ideas of Adaptability, Community, and three Volumes / Functions. The Design responds to site shape by forming 3 volumes, a double height concrete theater, a 3 story stucco apartment puncturing the theater to connect the spaces, and a loggia activating the abandoned alleyway. The volumes form a small piazza adjacent to the larger Piazza Tasso and reclaim the site, once used by residents as a gathering space before being shuttered. The black box theater layout and series of pivoting doors maximize artistic experimentation and adaptability of space, allowing the theater and piazza to become one cohesive form.
ADAPTABILITY* Theater Connection Site Lines Community Integration Theater Separation bed,
balcony
+ bath black box theater
bath, storage living, kitchen
seating lobby, admin,
Residence / Loggia Connection Residence
piazza loggia Piazza Torquato Tasso Via del Leone VOLUMES
MEGHAN REYNOLDS
Highly driven expected Virginia Tech M.Arch.2 graduate seeking a full time position at an environmentally focused, team oriented firm, to develop and refine my design, documentation, and modeling skills to meet client expectations, end-user wellbeing, and environmental stewardship goals.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE / VIRGINIA TECH school of architecture + design
AUGUST 2021 - MAY 2023 GPA 3.72
In final year of M.ARCH.2 program at Virginia Tech. Expected graduation in May 2023. Graduate Teaching Assistant. Spring 2022 semester abroad in Riva San Vitale, Ticino, Switzerland.
B.S. ARCHITECTURE / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND school of architecture, planning & preservation
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2021 GPA 3.76
Graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture + Minor in Sustainibility Studies. Spring 2020 semester abroad in Florence, Italy.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CARBALLO ARCHITECTURE / Architectural Intern
SUMMER 2021 + SUMMER 2022
Worked on residential and commercial renovations, additions, and new construction projects. Gained experience self-managing projects and balancing multiple projects simultaneously. Designed in Autocad, moving projects from inception through design development, construction documentation, and permit application.
Assisted in the preparation of variance applications + construction permit applications. Directly communicated with clients and contractors. Developed proficiency in creating construction document sets in AutoCAD.
“THE END / 2020” EXHIBIT / Head Designer
SEPTEMBER 2020 - FEBURARY 2021 OPENED MARCH 2021
Worked in a small group of students to curate an art exhibition in the UMD Architecture Building’s Linear Gallery. The exhibit encompassed student artist’s experiences of the year 2020. Exhibit opened in March 2021.
Head Designer for “The End / 2020.” Led a design team of fellow architecture students to curate submitted artwork and compose the physical gallery space. Used knowledge gained in architecture classes to design gallery layout, lighting, and thresholds. Designed and built exhibit structures.
ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER / Facilities and Construction Intern
MAY 2019 + DECEMBER 2019
Intern for the Facilities and Construction Department. Designed creative and code compliant solutions to hospital layout issues. Modeled proposed construction designs in Revit and created renderings in Lumion. Presented project proposals to the hospital's board of directors. Gained real world experience of active construction sites and projects.
Retained after the internship ended as a freelance consultant based on technical skills displayed during the summer internship. Created digital renderings in Revit, Lumion, and Photoshop of proposed alterations to the hospital’s chapel. Final renderings were featured in official design proposal prints and presentations.
TECHNICAL SKILLS HONORS
BIM / 3D GRAPHICS / RENDERING
Revit
SketchUp Pro
Rhinoceros 3D
OTHER /
Creative Problem Solving
Lighting Design
Model Building
3D Printing
Photoshop Illustrator
InDesign
AutoCAD
Lumion
Hand Drafting + Sketching
Construction Detailing
Painting + Sculpting
Wood + Metal Shop Experience
GRADUATED CUM LAUDE
SPRING 2021
DEANS LIST RECIPIENT
SPRING 2018 - SPRING 2021
ARCH403 COMPETITION FINALIST
FALL 2020
Senior Design Studio Super Jury Finalist
BLACKSBURG, VA
LAKE LUGANO, SWITZERLAND
ALEXANDRIA, VA
COLLEGE PARK, MD
FLORENCE, ITALY
BALTIMORE, MD
ACTIVITIES
FALL 2022 - SPRING 2023
Mentor in Virginia Tech’s Architecture Creation Club. Mentored high school student’s interested in architecture and design. Helped students develop design process problem-solving skills through design challenges, workshops, and guest lectures.
ARCH CLUB MENTOR
MEGHANCLAIREREYNOLDS@GMAIL.COM 443 / 832 / 8554 ALEXANDRIA, VA
COLLEGE PARK, MD UMD ARCHITECTURE BUILDING,
TOWSON,
MD