oliviaROHA UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO
COnTEnTS
01 SHELTERING LOUNGE
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02 UNIT TRANSFORMATION
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03 BASSWOOD STRUCTURES
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04 HOUSE FOR AN ARTIST
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05 6TH Street Resdience
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06 WAVE HILL ACADEMY
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07 CANON REBRAND
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08 HAWAII PREP ACADEMY ENERGY LAB
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09 sEEDBANK ARCHIVE
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FALL 2012 || DESIGN 101
SHELTERING LOUNGE
critic
Ezra Ardolino
The project is an inhabitable space created from aggregated forms derived from previous assignments. The space was to have a specific program, uninfluenced by specific site (other than below or above ground level), and an architectural language detailing the creation of the space. The program was selected from a brief study on Ernst Neufert’s architectural standards. Starting with a previously developed triangular unit, the space was created to allow canopies and seating formed to specific Neufert standards. Occupants of the shelter are to stand, sit, or crouch. The enclosure consists of separate layers of structural material, thought of as bone, muscle, and skin. These layers vary in thickness and position. This project serves as the first introduction to creating space, a basic understanding of material use, and using drawings to represent the design.
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FALL 2012 || REPRESENTATION 1
UNIT TRANSFORMATION
critic Abigail
Coover-Hume
Two blocks were constructed and studied, an “A” block and an “S” block. Drawings such as elevations, plans, sections, and axonometrics were used to study the blocks. The blocks were then transformed through a system of boolean unions and boolean differences, scale, and rotation. The new blocks interlock in a completely new way. The transformed blocks were drawn in nine different views with application of shadows and cuts.
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FALL 2012 || TECHNICS
BASSWOOD STRUCTURES
critic Brendan
Kelly
In the first assignment, a tower based on a repetitive grid was built to withstand the weight of a watermelon. A system of locks and joints was used to strengthen the structure. In the second assignment, a “spantilever�, a cross between a span and a cantilever, was built to withstand a fishing weight. In the third and final assignment, a chair and a desk combination were built as an extension of the human body. This structure moved along rails and joints along with the knees of the user. These hinges allow for various movement of the desk/chair contraption.
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SPRING 2013 || DESIGN 102
HOUSE FOR AN ARTIST
site Classon
Avenue, Brooklyn
critic Abigail
Coover-Hume
Using a basic aggregating unit developed from a previous assignment, the residential building serves as a public gallery, semipublic studio, and private residence for a single artist. The unit aggregates with other variably shaped triangular solids to provide the basic framework for the building. The gallery serves as the entrance to the building. Drastic aggregation of units at severe angles provides a cantileaver canopy and an aethestic facade. The gallery leads into a studio space used by the artist and on display to the public. At this point, aggregating units expand upward to allow for a fourth floor. Past the studio lies the private residence. The rear facade features several large windows which display a private garden and ground level patio. Natural light enters the building through windows on the front and rear facades as well as the roof of the building. The larger windows are framed with a repetitive linear pattern, developed from a previous assignment.
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SPRING 2013 || REPRESENTATION 2
6TH Street Resdience
architect Morphosis
site Unbuilt,
critic Yehre
California Suh
The 6th Street Residence was a project of Thom Mayne between 1987 and 1992. The architect proposed a renovation of an existing duplex using eleven found artifacts to create a new form. The house was never built, however the detailed drawings and concepts are inspiring and thought provoking. As an analysis of the drawings, symmetries were selected from the floor plans and elevations of the project. These symmetries were exploded outward from the symmetry lines and then further anaylzed.
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FALL 2013 || DESIGN 201
WAVE HILL ACADEMY
site
Wave Hill Public Garden, Bronx
critic Ron
DiDonno
The focus of this project is the relationship of the academy to the site. The surrounding gardens, trees, and existing buildings were all thoroughly evaluated and analyzed to form an attitude about the relationship between the new building and the site. This academy uses views of the garden and placement of existing infrastructure to its advantage. The entire academy, built on a grid system of beams and columns, is easily accessible to the handicapped. The public may access the auditorium and gallery, located on the southern end of the academy. Classrooms and offices occupy the center of the building while the private residence is on the northern end of the building. This project introduces sustainability, accessibility, and the importance of site in architecture.
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BATHROOM
MECHANICAL SPACE
OFFICES
CLASSROOM
GALLERY/LECTURE
COURTYARD
STUDIO
RESIDENCE
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FALL 2013 || REPRESENTATION 3
CANON REBRAND
site Siegel
Gallery, Higgins Hall
critic David
collaboration Rawan
Mans
Elnatour
The aim of this project is to rebrand an already existing corporate company whose identity might be considered dated and resdesign their logo, products, and presentation. Canon, the Japanese multinational corporation specialized in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, first introduced its logo in 1935. The current logo hasn’t changed since 1956. The new proposed logo resembles a combination of a camera shutter and a flower, one of the most photogenic objects captured on camera. The modelled product, a digital camera, is paired with a new design for an automatically adjusting tripod. The tripod is equipped with eight adjustable legs which would in theory wrap around multiple surfaces to provide secure photography and recording. In collaboration with another student, the Siegel Gallery in Higgins wall is transformed into a gallery to present and sell the new products. An aggregation of units forms walls, seating, display areas, lighting, and other essentials.
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FALL 2013 || MATERIALS
HAWAII PREP ACADEMY
architects Flansburgh
Architects
site
collaboration Anna
critic Nina
Kamuela, Hawaii Oldakowski Freedman
In order to study the assembly of a LEED Platinum certified building made primarily from wood, three models were built at varying scales. The studied building, the Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Labaratory, is a school dedicated to the study and research of alternative energy and renewable energy. The Boston based firm Flansburgh Architects, utilizes several sustainable features to earn its certification.
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building consumes only 8% of the power it generates through photovoltaic panels and windmill sources, It is also naturally ventilated and uses the strong southern exposure of the sun to distribute natural light. The remainder of the class focuses on the structural components and assemblage of wood frame buildings.
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SPRING 2014 || DESIGN 202
sEEDBANK ARCHIVE
site Chrystie
& Grand, Chinatown, Manhattan
critic Greg
Merryweather
A strip tectonic, derived from a previous project, was used to form the general language of the seedbank. Strips of a uniform 6 feet bend, fold, and peel away to form a library, a separate seedbank storage, an auditorium, a lobby, offices, and facilities. In between each 6 foot strip is a layer of concrete beams and columns which form a unique structural system. The lobby is placed on the ground level, accessible through a void interposed between the seedbank and the neighboring existing buildings. This void was added in order to create a safe, quiet area separate from the busy Chinatown streets. Above the lobby is the auditorium, accessible by an open stair and the egress stair. Above this, the seedbank intertwines with the library and book storage. The library is accessible by researchers and students through an open stair. The seedbank has its own separate circulation and is not accessible by the public. This creates a separate, refrigerated research and storage area with visual connections but without physical connections. In this way, the seedbank becomes an exclusive building within a public library.
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