Undergraduate Portfolio by Olivia Cervasio

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EDUCATION

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY College of Architecture and the Built Environment Bachelor of Architecture Minor: Environmental Sustainability Graduation: May 2015 Honor Student Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List: Fall 2010 - Fall 2011, Fall 2013 GPA: 3.55

PROGRAMS InDesign Illustrator Photoshop AutoCAD Revit 3ds Max ArchiCAD SketchUp Word PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

STRADA ARCHITECTURE LLC | May - August 2014 Architectural Intern

Attended project meetings and met with clients on a regular basis. Assisted on all aspects of the design process from schematic design and programming to construction documents. Other responsibilities included conducting site surveys, choosing finishes and materials, and punch-list items for completed projects. Presented designs and documentation to clients in the form of digital model design options, presentation layouts, and project renderings.

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE ROME, ITALY | August - December 2013 Semester Abroad - University of Arkansas Rome Center

Worked with Italian students from Roma Tre University on the redesign of the cultural Flaminia district. Improved communication skills through practicing basic Italian in order to communicate ideas.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA | May - June 2013 Community Development & Humanitarian Design Research Participant - Alexandra Township

Interviewed locals on social and environmental problems associated with the youth precinct master plan, focusing on solutions related to environmental and economic sustainability. Facilitated two community design charrettes with groups of 5-10 participants to brainstorm empowering words for mural design and programmatic requirements for a new community center. Produced two renderings for master plan proposing the economic advantages of a community walking tour, better drainage, and security features, based on input from the community charrette. Assisted in producing a video presentation of our project shown to over 75 community members and stakeholders.

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SKILLS | PROCESS Motivation Collaboration Research Site Analysis Sustainable Design Design Concepts Technical Drawing Sketching/Rendering 3D Modeling Graphic Layout Public Speaking Time Management Organization

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY | August 2010 - Present Provost Office Assistant

Research and compile pedagogical data for office website and other important documents. Prepare venues for school functions, act as a liaison between students and office staff, and provide campus tours to important guests. Perform general office tasks such as filing, labeling, copying, scanning, printing, checking inventory of supplies, assembling documents for mailing, and answering phone calls.

ACTIVITIES | AWARDS | PUBLICATIONS

Hello, my name is Olivia Cervasio, and I am a Fifth-Year Architecture (B.Arch) Student at Philadelphia University, graduating in May 2015, with a minor in Environmental Sustainability. Over the years, I have worked on projects pertaining to community development in the Philadelphia area, as well as abroad in South Africa and Rome, where I attended the University of Arkansas Rome Center for a semester. In the summer of 2013, I participated in a short course to study humanitarian architecture and participatory design in Johannesburg, South Africa. I also have experience working with Italian students for a master-planning proposal of the cultural Flaminia District in Rome, Italy, in the fall of 2013. My lifelong goal is to help build communities around the world and travel as much as possible in the process! I have realized my true passions of community planning, but also educational design. From a classroom, to a museum, community center, or even a student center, I look forward to designing spaces that inspire social interaction and lifelong learning among community members. My primary architectural interest lies in community planning and design centered around cultural identity and access to education, all while being mindful of the environment. I believe that creating a strong, knowledgeable community is the foundation for a sustainable and globally connected world we live in today.

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LEARNING SPACES

LIVING

SOCIAL

PLANNED

ENVIRONMENTS

DISASTER RELIEF

CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

RavenHub PhilaU Student Lounge

Philadelphia Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest student center is located in the basement of the Ravenhill Dining Hall and was previously the freshman architecture studio. The lounge features a gaming space, collaborative project space, quiet meeting rooms, and a workroom. Movable furniture and dry-erase boards allow students to make the space their own and mix learning with play. A unique spiral staircase connects the dining hall to the lounge. I assisted in all aspects of this project from space-planning to construction documents.

Strada Architecture LLC Corporate Interiors Steelcase Philadelphia University

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Search Hall Studio Philadelphia University

This studio located in Search Hall is the new freshman architecture/ interior design/landscape architecture studio. The space was completely renovated and has an exposed structural ceiling and open-concept spatial plan. Custom pin-up walls line the glass block wall facing campus. New carpet is used throughout to help with the acoustics in the space. For this project, I assisted with the detailing of the pin-up walls, other construction documents, and color schemes.

Strada Architecture LLC Corporate Interiors Steelcase Philadelphia University

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Nexus Learning Hubs Philadelphia University

The Nexus Learning Hubs are Philadelphia Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest classrooms located near the main entrance to Hayward Hall (as well as a smaller classroom located on the second floor). The room features innovative digital technology and flexible spaceplanning arrangements with movable furniture. For this project, I assisted with the color palette, previous ceiling plan configuration iterations, as well as door and window details, while attending weekly meetings with clients and other designers.

Strada Architecture LLC Corporate Interiors Steelcase Philadelphia University

PROFESSIONAL WORK

archicad DESIGN OPTIONS 14

Demolish partition, doors, and built-in shelving

Podium Furniture and fixtures to be removed by owner

72" LCD

72" LCD 3'-1"

SEMINAR ROOM

24-60 seats; 12 desks A: 856 sq ft

Distance Learning LCD

6'-0"

Whiteboard

Whiteboard Remove existing whiteboard and screen

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Create opening in corridor wall for new door alcove.

16C11

72" LCD

Partitions, lighting, cabinetry, bench, and fixtures to be removed 30"x60" Flip Top Tables

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Storage for 12 flip-top tables

STORAGE

STORAGE A: 94 sq ft

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A: 94 sq ft

OFFICE

OFFICE A: 129 sq ft

A: 129 sq ft

Partitions, ceiling, lighting, and finishes to removed

16121 Existing door and sidelite to remain

BULLPEN

BULLPEN T

A: 195 sq ft

OFFICE

16125

A: 127 sq ft

Option 2 Plan August 06, 2014

1'-0"

DuCOM ObGyn Seminar Room

16C80

Demolition Plan SCALE: 1/4" =

A: 61 sq ft

16C80

CLOSET

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16803

A: 127 sq ft

Seating Layout SCALE: 1/4" =

1'-0"

Note: Seats 60

Table Layout SCALE: 1/4" =

1'-0"

Note: Seats 24

Key:

Philadelphia, PA/Drexel University

Existing Partition Partition to be Demolished New Partition

Freshman Dorms Rowan University

Due to the need for additional housing on campus, this project seeks to provide adequate housing solutions that exemplify Rowan Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity of collaboration and community. In hopes to create a positive culture around the issue of stormwater management on campus, the project is named COvalence Hall as a way to honor the geometry and formation of water molecules to form bonds. The idea is that the architecture will create social spaces for students and the community, centered around the efficiency and storage of water on campus.

INCROCIO Business Incubator

The ex-Caserma is an adaptive reuse project for a business incubator within the master plan proposal of the Flaminia District in Rome, Italy. The buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intersecting (incrocio) design forces workers to foster better relationships through a central meeting space.

Rowan University Master Plan

After an analysis of Rowan Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current campus master plan, our team designed three scheme proposals to present to representatives from the University. Each proposal focuses on one of three important axes on campus, highlighting solutions to greenspace, stormwater, and pedestrian accessibility. Nodes at the intersections of these axes are designed spaces of connection and interaction, as well as various iterations of the street treatment along Rt. 322.

Edward Allgood Philadelphia University Shawn Fedetz Philadelphia University Kyle Ferrier Philadelphia University

Flaminia Crossing Master Plan Proposal

Our master plan proposal for the sports complex on the western edge of Romeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flaminia District provides direct access from the pedestrian Ponte Della Musica (Music Bridge) to Monte Mario. There are current plans to put a funicular on the site; our proposal allows for more pedestrian access to the sports complex and redirects vehicular traffic to an underpass.

Anne-Marie Amisola Philadelphia University Morgan Conway University of Arkansas Giulia De Cuntov Roma Tre Universita Degli Studi

Alexandra Township Precinct Proposal

Following a walking tour of the youth precinct of Alexandra Township in Johannesburg, South Africa, we held two community charrettes. One was to come up with a list of words to be displayed on a mural on London Road where the community center and day care are. The community then helped us to actually paint the mural. The other charrette focused on the community center and precinct master plan. After listening to the input from community members, we came up with some renderings of the precinct master plan proposal and presented them to the community and important stakeholders.

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C.O.R.E Center San Francisco

The C.O.R.E. (CommunityOriented Relief Education) Center located in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco, California, is a community and disaster relief education center, earthquake museum, and temporary shelter for earthquake disaster refugees. The center is also meant to be a collaborative educational facility for students at San Francisco State University, majoring in earth sciences, health education, and business & economics as they work together for our proposed disaster relief curriculum. LEARNING SPACES MATERIALITY & COLOR PALETTE

ACCESSIBILITY

FLEXIBILITY

MUSEUM DISPLAY

Bringing supplies to a site following a disaster can be difficult. Shown here is space allotted for food and delivery trucks to bring supplies during a disaster situation, as well as for everyday building use.

Since current disaster relief shelters ordinarily function as schools, the classroom spaces would double as lodging for residents during a disaster scenario. Classrooms have the ability to be opened up with the use of accordion-style partition walls.

The museum provides information natural disaster timeline, geologica control center, earthquake simulati

1’ STEEL SQUARE TUBE COLUMN

1/2” GYPSOM WALL BOARD

6” SQUARE STEEL TUBE TRUSS

LED LIGHT FIXTURE

GLAZING

Christopher Lutz Philadelphia University

6” CONCRETE DECKING WITH POUR STOP W8 x 10 STEEL BEAM MOMENT CONNECTION W16 x 26 STEEL GIRDER

6” INTERIOR WALL

32 POD ELEVATION DETAIL_1/2” = 1’-0”

SOUTH ELEVATION_1/8” = 1’-0”

CONCRETE PANELS

BEFORE DISASTER

DURING DISASTER

During normal operating hours between 8am and 6pm on weekdays, this facility functions as a research center and museum space for natural disaster and disaster relief.

This building can adjust to a post-disaster environment. On site, there is ample room for trucks carrying supplies or food for disaster victims. Classrooms double as lodging.

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OPERABLE SKYLIGHT TO ALLOW EXTRA DAYLIGHTINGINTO ATRIUM, AS WELL AS NATURAL VENTILATION

HVAC

SINGLE PODS

These small study nooks are perfect for lounging or studying in between classes.

PUBLIC PODS

These larger pods allow students to gather in a group setting; dry-erase walls allow for informal collaboration and break-out study sessions.

STAIR PODS

BALCONIES

Students can lounge on the balcony decks outside of the classrooms. Here, students are visible to the pedestrian traffic on the street, allowing for more transparency between the building and the street.

Stair landings become informal meeting spaces along the circulation of the building.

Disaster Relief Temporary Shelter

The goal of this project was to create a rapidly-deployable disaster relief tent structure with a 600 dollar budget and a 400 pound weight limit to sleep three people for a period of 2-3 weeks. Our design is a pre-assembled accordion-like structure with large flaps for ventilation and features privacy dividers that also act as storage to house refugeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; belongings.

Edward Allgood Philadelphia University

Price Per Unit Quantity Total Structural C-Channels $15.57 22 $342.54 10oz Duck w/ Repellent (yd) $3.47 32 $111.04 Custom Ball Joint $12.50 10 $125.00 5” Lag Bolts $1.30 15 $19.50 Grand Total $598.08 Weight Per Unit Quantity Total (lbs) Structural C-Channels (8ft) 3.52 lbs 6 21.12 Structural C-Channels (9ft) 3.96 18 71.28 10oz Duck w/ Repellent (yd) 12oz 133 99 Custom Ball Joint 1 lb 10 10 5” Lag bolts 1 lb 15 15 Grand Total 216.4

Disaster Relief Information Pavilion

This pavilion is a memorial for natural disasters located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, following Hurricane Sandy. The rigid hyperbolic parabola, wood-construction design is meant to evoke the strength and resilience of the community to rebuild, while also displaying the destructiveness of such storms.

EMERGE Stewardson Competition

Located in Berlin, Germany, the transformative space is an emerging piece of architecture meant to engage visitors by honoring freedom, unity, and artistic expression. An outdoor connective space is informative and tranquil, with images and text projected onto flowing water surrounded by vegetation. The building functions as an art gallery that is an extension of the East Side Gallery, which displays artwork along the former Wall itself. The perception of the Wall is transformed to become a canvas that expresses the struggles and wonders of the human existence. A hands-on gallery allows users to leave their own messages of peace, tolerance, and freedom after inspired by the display.

THE 114th JOHN STEWARDSON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE - 2015 Berlin, Verwandeln The transformative space is an emerging piece of architecture meant to engage visitors by celebrating the uprooting of a symbol of oppression through honoring freedom, unity, and artistic expression. Although mainly below ground, passersby can look down into the spaces below. The transparency elicits a feeling of hope and rebirth from the confines of a past so symbolically and physically rooted in the earth, like a scar on the land. An outdoor connective space is informative and tranquil, with images and text projected onto flowing water surrounded by lush vegetation. The overall building form is meant to be a subtle gesture built into the landscape. The building functions as an art gallery that is an extension of the East Side Gallery, which displays artwork along the former Wall itself. The purpose of the program is to create a space where the perception of the Wall is transformed to become a canvas that expresses the struggles and wonders of the human existence while honoring the freedom of expression. The form also suggests that emerging artists, creating relevant pieces of art for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture, need a space/platform for engaging the public with their art and the societal implications behind it. A hands-on gallery allows users to leave their own messages of peace, tolerance, and freedom after having been inspired by the display. The trees to the north of the site are a part of a series of art installations symbolic of connectedness, growth, and new beginnings. Visitors are encouraged to add tied knots that connect to each other and evolve the installation as more people add their physical promise of the symbolism of unity. The concept of EMERGE is to recognize the artists who used the Wall as a canvas of self-expression, creating moments of connection from an act of separation. The Wall may have been a physical barrier, but the artwork that was created as a result was able to connect people for a common vision of equality and freedom.

EMERGE

1. LOBBY.........................................250sf 2. SEATING/RESPITE...............1,000sf 3. RAIN GARDEN WALKWAY 4. BATHROOMS (2).....................200sf 5. STORAGE..................................175sf 6. AUDITORIUM......................1,000sf 7. EAST WALL GALLERY........1,800sf 8. REFLECTION HALL................550sf 9. WEST WALL GALLERY.......1,700sf 10. BOOKSTORE.........................600sf 11. ART SPACE............................600sf

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plans

transformative space

gallery of artistic expression

Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe

GALLERIES

ENTRANCE

AUDITORIUM

BOOKSTORE

art installation locations

program sequence

SCALE: 1/128” = 1’-0”

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

WOVEN ART INSTALLATION ON TREES THROUGHOUT THE SITE - CONNECTION

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RAIN GARDEN THROUGH THE TIERGARTEN - DISPLAYING SEPARATION

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Tiergarten section SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

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ground level SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0”

lower level SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0”

ART INSTALLATION

CONNECTIVE SPACE

THE 114 JOHN STEWARDSON MEMORIAL transformative space FELLOWSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE - 2015 gallery of artistic expression Berlin, Verwandeln

Monument to the Murdered Jews of .........................250sf Europe ITE...............1,000sf WALKWAY 2).....................200sf ........................175sf ....................1,000sf LLERY........1,800sf ALL................550sf =ALLERY.......1,700sf 1’-0” ONNECTION .......................600sf .......................600sf

ENTRANCE

The transformative space is an emerging piece of architecture meant to engage visitors by celebrating the uprooting of a symbol of oppression through honoring freedom, unity, and artistic expression. Although mainly below ground, passersby can look down into the spaces below. The transparency elicits a feeling of hope and rebirth from the confines of a past so symbolically and physically rooted in the earth, like a scar on the land. An outdoor connective space is informative and tranquil, with images and text projected onto flowing waterBOOKSTORE surrounded by lush vegetation. The overall building form is meant to be a subtle gesture built into the landscape.

GALLERIES

AUDITORIUM

program sequence

Strasse section

Ebert Strasse section

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detail section

SCALE: 1/4” = 1’-0”

REFLECTIVE SPACE BETWEEN TWO GALLERIES - DISPLAYING CONNE

WALLS FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS

SPACE BETWEEN TWO GALLERIES - DISPLAYING CONNECTION

BOOKSTORE & ARTS CENTER F

Tiergarten section

SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

The concept of EMERGE is to recognize the artists who used the Wall as a canvas of self-expression, creating moments of connection from an act of separation. The Wall may have been a physical barrier, but the artwork that was created as a result was able to connect people for a common vision of equality and freedom.

EMERGE

SCALE: 1/2” = 1’-0”

transformative space

gallery of artistic expression

Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe

CONNECTIVE SPACE ENTRANCE

GALLERIES

AUDITORIUM 9

BOOKSTORE

art installation locations program sequence SCALE: 1/128” = 1’-0”

LLECTIVE SPACE

COLLECTIVE SPACE

BOOKSTORE SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Ebert Strasse section

SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

REFLECTIVE SPACE

transformative space gallery of artistic expression

Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe

ENTRANCE

GALLERIES

AUDITORIUM

REFLECTIVE SPACE BOOKSTORE

program sequence BOOKSTORE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Ebert Strasse se SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”

TRANSITIONAL SPACE

WOVEN-ART INSTALLATION ON TREES THROUGHOUT THE SITEAUDITORIUM - CONNECTION RAIN GARDEN THE TIERGARTEN -REFLECTIVE DISPLAYING SPACE SEPARATION RAIN GARDEN THROUGH THE TIERGARTEN DISPLAYING SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO GALLERIES - DISPL & PROJECTION WALLS FOR PUBLICTHROUGH DISCUSSIONS 8

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Network Tourism Alexandra Township

Creating a tourism network as a methodology for making tourism a relevant concept for citizens can address multiple issues in developing townships, such as youth unemployment, security, and community participation. By conducting participatory design methodologies in May of 2013, we found that a walking tour would be a viable way to showcase the cultural history and potential of the youth living in Alexandra. My proposal is to create tourism stops along a walking tour that provide public space, creative expression, and security to the public while also providing tourist destinations and information display.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Viaduct Bridge Steel Competition

This is a structural steel entry for the ACSA/AISC 2013 steel competition where we designed a pedestrian bridge and community center for Chinatown, Philadelphia, crossing over to the Viaduct and spanning the Vine Street Expressway.

Lauren Lees Philadelphia University

Archaeological Institute

This project is an archaeological institute containing the structural remains of an old historic house within Fairmount Park. The entrance is designed to resemble the original house, while the rest of the facility housing the remains would be underground. Various passive strategies, such as natural lighting, ventilation, and temperature control were considered in the design.

Elephant Obelisk Fall 2013

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Olivia Cervasio Architecture + Sustainability 2015 Undergraduate Portfolio â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating social spaces for people to learn and play while improving the health of our environment.â&#x20AC;?