NATALIE HEMLICK B.ARCH 2017 PORTFOLIO CORNELL UNIVERSITY
CONTENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
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MCKEESPORT BROWNFIELD RE-DEVELOPMENT
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HAITI CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
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(SEE) SHELL
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MORNINGSIDE PARK ARTS CENTER
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FOGO ISLAND INN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
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ROME TRANSIT + COMMUNITY HUB
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AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
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QUALIFICATIONS
NATALIE HEMLICK natalie.hemlick@gmail.com 717.406.8215
EDUCATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, ART, AND PLANNING, CLASS OF 2017 BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL + SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCES MINOR GPA: 3.749
EXPERIENCE
FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS: SUMMER 2016 Marketing Intern. Prepared qualifications, compiled award entries, assisted with social media activities, and facilitated in-house relations and communication. Worked with design teams to create schematic designs for client proposals and presentations. MAROTTA/MAIN ARCHITECTS: SUMMER 2015 Design and Marketing Intern. Produced marketing materials, including proposals, brochures, and exhibition booth graphics. Created architectural renderings and conceptual diagrams, coordinated award entries. Led verbal component of re-branding campaign, including collaboration with external consultants and restructuring website. CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: 2015-2017 Student Graphic Designer. Coordinated and designed special exhibitions, signage, maps, and other way-finding materials. Led comprehensive re-design of way-finding system in Law School Library. CORNELL AAP MATERIAL PRACTICE FACILITIES: 2013-2017 Tool Checkout Manager. Managed tool rentals, advised students, wood shop maintenance. CORNELL UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS LIBRARY: 2013-2015 Circulation Assistant. Patron services, checking in/out materials, shelving (Library of Congress)
ADDITIONAL INVOLVEMENT
CORNELL CONTRA DANCE CLUB: FALL 2013-2017 President. Led monthly executive board meetings, coordinated several successful grant proposals, expanded public relations and social media presence. KAPPA DELTA OMEGA CHI: FALL 2015-2017 Public Relations Assistant. Graphic design, publicity planning, social media management. CORNELL UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: 2013-2014 Visited Haiti to conduct site analysis and research for Project Inclusive School Haiti. Architecture team co-leader for Farm Pond Circle reforestation community in Lansing, NY.
SKILLS
ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE AUTOCAD RHINO GRASSHOPPER ARCGIS MODEL MAKING 2
NATURE PRESERVE RE-WILDED BROWNFIELD URBAN PARK
MCKEESPORT BROWNFIELD RE-DEVELOPMENT
The loss of the steel industry and expansion of automobile transportation has necessitated the re-development of historic urban spaces and brownfield sites along the Monongahela River in western Pennsylvania. At a regional scale, I propose a series of green zones, each representing a different level of wildness. In the city of McKeesport (shown in blue above) a new park links the depressed downtown, a defunct industrial site, and poorly integrated recreation opportunities (a bike trail and marina). An abandoned steel warehouse is retrofitted as an urban agriculture learning center and greenhouse, encouraging residents to utilize empty city lots as gardens. Across the river, brownfield sites will undergo an extensive remediation process.
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MCKEESPORT BROWNFIELD RE-DEVELOPMENT
MCKEESPORT URBAN PARK SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 4
MCKEESPORT BROWNFIELD RE-DEVELOPMENT
PARKING GARAGE PEDESTRIAN PATH (OVER RAILROAD)
URBAN AGRICULTURE LEARNING CENTER
PICNIC PAVILIONS
ACTIVE RAILROAD
RESEARCH WETLANDS
DETAIL OF URBAN PARK LOCATED ON FORMER MILL SITE
BIKE TRAIL
VENDORS
MARINA
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HAITI CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Located in Petit Goave, Haiti, this primary school is an initiative of Cornell University Sustainable Design (CUSD). As a member of the CUSD project team, I traveled to Haiti to survey the site and facilitate collaborative design sessions with the local community. The project aims to provide an inclusive education for Haitian children, especially those living with physical and mental disabilities. With a health clinic, cafeteria, and community space, the program also responds to local need for public services and employment opportunities. The design separates community and school zones to provide a safe educational setting. Collaborative design with Alexandra Foster. 6
HAITI CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
1”=1‛ SCALE MODEL OF CLASSROOM MODULE 7
(SEE) SHELL
(See) Shell synthesizes bio-inspired design principles and experiments with robotic fabrication of elastomeric materials, resulting in the production of variegated surfaces, as shown in the full scale screen prototype (above). Departing from the biological phenomenon of layered oyster shell development, a growth model incorporating cyclical material deposition and progressive feedback was designed. A 6-axis industrial robotic arm and custom-designed extruder was used to apply various adhesives to pre-tensioned spandex. Deformations appear when tension is released, creating various translucent and spatial conditions. Collaborative project with Paola Cuevas.
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(SEE) SHELL
BIOLOGICAL GROWTH MODEL OUTPUT
ROBOTIC DRAWING 9
(SEE) SHELL
CUSTOM DESIGNED EXTRUDER ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR 10
(SEE) SHELL
SPECULATIVE RENDERING OF LARGE SCALE MATERIAL APPLICATION 11
MORNINGSIDE PARK ARTS CENTER
Located in Morningside Park, this educational center links the disparate neighborhoods of West Harlem and Morningside Heights (specifically, the Columbia University campus). The complex includes a variety of programmatic spaces for public and private art education and recreation. The design uses a series of parallel structural walls to filter accessibility between the two neighborhoods, allowing for differentiation between public and private zones. Facilities for each artistic discipline (such as theater and sculpture) are grouped across the striated privacy zones, allowing for efficient circulation and collaboration. Bridges and balconies integrate new interior spaces with the existing public park, as envisioned in the collage, shown above.
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MORNINGSIDE PARK ARTS CENTER
3RD LEVEL PLAN 13
MORNINGSIDE PARK ARTS CENTER
SECTION SHOWING PRIVACY ZONES AND BRIDGING BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS 14
FOGO ISLAND INN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
This 1:150 scale model demonstrates the structural system in Fogo Island Inn, a hotel located in Newfoundland, Canada. The Inn was designed by Todd Saunders and constructed in 2012. This project accurately models the post-and-beam, braced frame, and inclined column systems with soldered brass members. The pine base was prepared using the Yakisugi method, a Japanese wood burning technique. Collaborative project with Vinayak Portonovo.
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FOGO ISLAND INN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
1:150 MODEL 16
ROME TRANSIT + COMMUNITY HUB
This Roman neighborhood is defined by a high density of athletic and art facilities, which often host large-scale events. This project provides much needed parking and transit infrastructure. Fungal cell growth patterns inspired the modular construction system, which allows for adaptability and economical construction. The basic structural grid is interrupted by existing contextual features, such as trees, urban axes, and significant views. Floor slabs and roof canopies can be moved to increase the amount of parking if needed for events like football games, or to create space for community events. Over time, the flexible system might be expanded and implemented in other public areas throughout Rome.
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ROME TRANSIT + COMMUNITY HUB
ATHLETIC CENTER
BOAT HOUSE
VIEW A VIEW B
BUS STOP
PARKING GARAGE
SITE PLAN
MODEL DETAIL
TRAM STOP 18
ROME TRANSIT + COMMUNITY HUB
VIEW A 19
AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
Located on Fifth Ave in New York City, this project contains art exhibition, office, educational, and dining spaces for the American Watercolor Society and Salmagundi Art Club. Watercolor exercises were used as generative tools throughout the design process. In the building, visitors move on a continuous pathway through different programmatic zones, encountering surprising tunnels and bridges, as shown above in the diagrammatic model and exterior perspective.
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AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
SECTION
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
PLAN 21
AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE 22
THANK YOU natalie.hemlick@gmail.com