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REI C. KARASAWA

Rei Rei Karasawa Karasawa

rckarsawa@gm rckarsawa@gm ail.com ail.com 773773387-1189 387-1189 3340 3340 south south m ichigan m ichigan avenue avenue chicago, chicago, il 60616 il 60616 bornborn in Wayne, in Wayne, NewNew Jersey Jersey nationality: nationality: Japanese Japanese & American & American Due Due to my to father’s my father’s job, job, throughout throughout my life my Ilife have I have moved moved all around all around the world. the world.

I have I have livedlived in Guadalain Guadalajara jara (Mexico), (Mexico), Los Angeles(California), Los Angeles(California), Tokyo(Japan) Tokyo(Japan) and and mostmost recently, recently, Chicago(Illinois).

Chicago(Illinois).

Throughout Throughout my my travelling, travelling, I experienced I experienced many many different different types types of arof architecture chitecture and and the various the various cultures cultures behind behind them. them.

KARASAWA KARASAWA

20725 20725 82nd82nd Ave W Ave W Edmonds, Edmonds, Washington Washington 98026 98026 773.387.1189 773.387.1189 rckarasawa@gmail.com rckarasawa@gmail.com OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE

To be To exposed be exposed to theto real-world the real-world practice practice of architecture of architecture while while gaining gaining an understanding an understanding of both ofthe both professional the professional designdesign process process and technical and technical details, details, as wellasaswell drawing as drawing inspiration inspiration and knowledge and knowledge from the from professionals the professionals around around me. me.

EDUCATION EDUCATION

Bachelor Bachelor of Architecture, of Architecture, Major Major GPA: 3.42 GPA: 3.42 Illinois Illinois Institute Institute of Techonology of Techonology Chicago, Chicago, IL 08/2009 IL 08/2009 - 05/2014 - 05/2014

Specilizations: Specilizations: Landscape Landscape Architecture Architecture University University Scholarship Scholarship and Heald and Heald Scholarship Scholarship Dean’sDean’s List (2013-2014) List (2013-2014) Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton SparkSpark AwardAward nominee nominee StudyStudy Abroad: Abroad: Italy (Summer Italy (Summer 2012) 2012)

PROFICIENCY PROFICIENCY

Adobe: Adobe: Photoshop, Photoshop, Illustrator, Illustrator, InDesign InDesign Language: Language: Japanese Japanese and English and English Autodesk: Autodesk: AutoCAD, AutoCAD, Revit Revit Google Google SketchUp SketchUp Microsoft Microsoft software software tools tools Freehand Freehand sketching sketching

WORK WORK EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE

Architectural Architectural InternIntern

BOX STUDIOS BOX STUDIOS -Assist-Assist organizing organizing and creating and creating CAD detail CAD detail drawings drawings Chicago, Chicago, IL -Produce IL -Produce SketchUp SketchUp models models and digital and digital presentations presentations for for 04/2013 04/2013 - Present - Present meetings meetings with clients. with clients.

-Meetings -Meetings with vendors with vendors for updates for updates with their with products their products

Welcome Welcome Desk Desk AgentAgent

IllinoisIllinois Institute Institute of Techonology of Techonology -Provide -Provide information information to visitors, to visitors, clients, clients, and students and students both in both in Chicago, Chicago, IL person IL person and on and theon phone. the phone.

07/2013 07/2013 - Present - Present

Production Production Crew Crew Specialist Specialist

IllinoisIllinois Institute Institute of Techonology of Techonology -Provide -Provide clientsclients with the with equipment the equipment needed needed and prepare and prepare Chicago, Chicago, IL everything IL everything for thefor potential the potential customers customers beforebefore the event the event 08/2012 08/2012 - 07/2013 - 07/2013

Customer Customer Specialist Specialist

Isetan Isetan Department Department Store Store -Served -Served as a translator as a translator for thefor department the department for thefor foreign the foreign Tokyo,Tokyo, Japan Japan customers customers and resolved and resolved customers customers inquiries inquiries and implementand implement06/2010 06/2010 - 08/2010 - 08/2010 ing suggestions ing suggestions

AFFILIATION AFFILIATION

Community Community Service Service President, President, IllinoisIllinois Tech Tennis Tech Tennis Club (2012-2013) Club (2012-2013) Chicago Chicago Open House Open House Event Coordinator Event Coordinator (2012-2013) (2012-2013) HabitatHabitat for Humanity for Humanity

American American Institute Institute of Architecture of Architecture Student Student

Editor/Historian Editor/Historian (Spring (Spring 2012)2012) Student Student government government Association Association Representative Representative (Fall 2012), (Fall 2012), Alpha Alpha SigmaSigma Alpha Alpha Sorority, Sorority, Zeta Phi Zeta Chapter Phi Chapter (2011(2011 - Present) - Present) Order Order of Omega of Omega Honor Honor Greek Greek SocietySociety (2012(2012 - Present) - Present)

REFERENCES CAROL ROSS BARNEY

-Principal at Ross Barney Architects -Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology

ROSS BARNEY ARCHITECTS 10 West Hubbard Street Chicago, Illinois 60610 312.832.0600 crb@r-barc.com

FERDINAND DIMAILIG -Principal at BOX STUDIOS

BOX STUDIOS - CHICAGO 200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60604 312.943.9630 fdimailig@bxstudios.com

CARLOS RIVERA

-Technical Director at BOX STUDIOS

BOX STUDIOS - CHICAGO 200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60604 312.943.9630

HOME STUDIO HOMEAND AND STUDIO home home studio studio CHILDREN’S SUMMER CAMP CHILDREN’S SUMMER CAMP BOAT HOUSE PASSIVE boat HOUSE armature boat storage HAITI BOARDING SCHOOL PASSIVE HOUSE FLOW CITY HAITI BOARDING SCHOOL PARKCRAFT FLOW CITY SKETCHES PARKCRAFT SKETCHES CAD DRAWINGS

HOME & STUDIO Chicago, IL Professor Leslie Johnson

STUDIO

This goal of this project was to design a studio office and a single family house for a graphic designer. The studio, located at the front of the site, is designed as a single spiral path of circulation which the various types of users enter at different locations. From the main entrance on the west facade, clients are welcomed through the entry foyer into the meeting room which comprises the first floor - the public floor. The employees can continue up to the second floor, the work station, by following the spiral circulation

HOME & STUDIO

HOME

STUDIO

HOME & STUDIO

Since the house consists of two buildings, each floor has two distinguished programmatic arrangements. The first floor is defined as main (public) entry vs family (private) entry (with the garage), the second floor is a private room vs the public rooms, and the third floor as communal room (public) vs individual (private) bedrooms.

The exterior masonry is consistent throughout the three buildings that comprise the studio and the house, creating an ensemble of three forms from the two programs.

meeting space

second floor office space

HOME HOME & & STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO STUDIO

Asthe in the studio building, house draws s in studio building, the the house draws in and curves approach, he the useruser in and curves theirtheir approach, cre-creating a spiral pathway.

For house, the house, ting a spiral pathway.

For the this this spiraling happens before enters piraling happens before oneone enters the the building, as the to the house gently uilding, as the pathpath to the house gently slopes down an entry court which opes down intointo an entry court which breaks building towers reaks the the building intointo twotwo towers con-connected a bridge, visible overhead. ected by aby bridge, visible overhead.

TheThe main entry is within tower main entry is within the the frontfront tower andand the the primary circulation is concentrated in this rimary circulation is concentrated in this smaller building. bridge is key the key maller building.

TheThe bridge is the pointpoint of the building: It gives feeling f the building: It gives the the feeling thatthat the the house is two separate buildings, but once ouse is two separate buildings, but once through it allows to have ouyou walkwalk through it, itit, allows to have the the feeling ofconnectivity ofconnectivi between houses. eeling ofconnectivity ofconnectivi between twotwo houses.

SUMMER CAMP SUMMER CAMP

CHILDREN’S CHILDREN’S

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A cabin is a place where children can meet A cabin is a place where children canand meet other children to interact, socialize, create other children to interact, and createis memories together . The socialize, idea of ‘socializing’ memories together . The idea of ‘socializing’ is carried out through different programs. carried out through different programs.

The cabin is divided up into two prog programmatic The cabin isThe divided uproom into two prog programmatic elements. larger is an open area for elements. roomactivities. is an open area for gathering The andlarger children’s The smaller gathering and children’s activities.

The smaller room focuses on individual semi-private room focuses on individual sleeping spaces.

However,semi-private within the sleeping sleeping spaces.

However , within the for sleeping area, the layout of the beds allows a area, the layout of environment the beds allows for achildren “sleep-a-torium” where “sleep-a-torium” environment where children can keep a visual connection with their can keep a visual connection with their bunkmate. The amount of light that filters into bunkmate. The amount of light that filters into each room varies with the density and pattern each room varies with the density and pattern of the facade. of the facade.

Both rooms open onto a covered porch area Both rooms open onto a covered porch area which concentrates the circulation to create which concentrates the circulation to create opportunitiesfor forspontaneous spontaneousinteraction interaction opportunities between the children. between the children.

PASSIVE HOUSE Chicago, IL Professor Frank Flury

This project focused on creating a residential building which incorporate the idea of passive house and minimalism.

In modern days, people are overwhelmed by the busy city and their lifestyles as well as being surrounded by uncessessities. This building eliminated athe unneccessities - unneccesary space, furniture, walls, etc and focused only on the necessities. Also by using the passive house technologies, the house can accomodate to the climate change which allows the minimum usage of heater or air conditioner.

Siter Plan

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1. Master Bedroom 2. Walk-in Closet 3. Ofice/Library 4. Sun Room

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1 4

Second Floor Plan

2

4 6

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1. Guest Room 2. Living Rom 3. Closet 4. Dining Room 5. Kitchen 6. Entry Hal 7. Guest Bathroom

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First Floor Plan

Sectional Sectional Elevation Elevation

Roof Detail Roof Detail

Window Window Sill Detail Sill Detail

HAITI HAITI BOARDING SCHOOL BOARDING SCHOOL Grand-Bois,Haiti Grand-Bois,Haiti Professor Professor Ann Ann Clark Clark

This project This project focused focused on designing on designing a K-12 a K-12 boarding boarding school school in Grand-Bois, in Grand-Bois, Haiti,Haiti, whichwhich is is a mountain a mountain towntown near near the Dominican the Dominican RepubRepublic.The lic.The site for site the forcampus the campus was located was located on a on a very steep very steep hill, therefore, hill, therefore, the design the design solution solution included included cutting cutting into the intosite. the site.

The boarding school consists of classroom buildings, a gymnasium, a dining hall, as well as dormitories for the students and full time faculty members. This particular project focused on the layout of the entire campus as well as a more detailed design of the classroom buildings.

The buildings are arranged across the site in groups based on function.

These groups are interconnected by landscaped ‘boulevards’ growing out from the dining hall located at the heart of the campus.

The overall organization of the classroom buildings was inspired by Italian hill towns. Every level has its own ‘piazza’, or central gathering area, to interact with their grade levels. The upper and lower piazzas are linked to the main piazza located at the center of all the classrooms. This central piazza serves as a larger gathering area where students of all grades pass through and interact with one another.

The classroom buildings are divided into three main components: kindergarten/elementary school, middle school, and high school. These components are placed in hierarchical order, with the lower grades at the bottom and higher grades at the top of the hill. This allows students to visually see their academic progression.

Interior Perspectives

There are two classrooms per g grade which vary in size and layout according to grade level. For the lower grades, each set of two classrooms are combined into a single building. These combined classrooms are divided with an operable partition which can be opened to create larger learning spaces.

FLOW CITY FLOW CITY Nominated Nominated ProjectProject forVuitton Louis Vuitton for Louis Spark Spark AwardAward

Chicago, Chicago, IL IL Professor Professor Mary Pat Mattson Mary Pat Mattson

initial proposed ‘site’ for the semester the 8th ward of southside with the Burnham The initialThe proposed ‘site’ for the semester fall withinfall thewithin 8th ward of southside Chicago,Chicago, with the Burnham and Cottage Grove neighborhoods Heights neighborhoods at the core.

This of Chicago, located north of the and Cottage Grove Heights at the core.

This district ofdistrict Chicago, located just northjust of the Lake Calumet and transportation infrastructure area, experiences of the most intense Lake Calumet industrialindustrial and transportation infrastructure area, experiences some ofsome the most intense flooding in Chicago due to stormwater infrastructure failure and low-lying site conditions. flooding in Chicago due to stormwater infrastructure failure and low-lying site conditions.

MWRD,MWRD, our part-our partner for the studio research andproject, designidentified project, identified the 8th one ofdistricts the keyfor districts for a comner for the studio research and design the 8th ward asward one ofasthe key a comprehensive set of green infrastructure to demonstrate the potential forand design and implementation prehensive set of green infrastructure projects,projects, to demonstrate the potential for design implementation across the Chicago area. site presents the opportunity to construct, demonstrate, andamonitor a across the Chicago area. The site The presents the opportunity to construct, demonstrate, and monitor broad-scale and integrated approach water landscape infrastructure design. Because of the relatively broad-scale and integrated approach to water to landscape infrastructure design. Because of the relatively intactofnature of the neighborhood fabric, a set of street-scaled infrastructure combined with conversions of intact nature the neighborhood fabric, a set of street-scaled infrastructure combined with conversions of larger public rightsmay of way maythe create best opportunity.

This geographical area of Chicago is of particularger public rights of way create best the opportunity.

This geographical area of Chicago is of particularas interest as it contains soilmore profiles more highlyfor suitable for infiltration than Chicago neighborhoods lar interest it contains soil profiles highly suitable infiltration than Chicago neighborhoods to the to the north and Ofinterest, specialit’s interest, it’s possible that MWRD will put infrastructure investment into this disnorth and west.

Ofwest. special possible that MWRD will put infrastructure investment into this district,on based on the outcomes and recommendations of ourThe studio.

The studio documents could become trict, based the outcomes and recommendations of our studio. studio documents could become .the for an RFQ/RFP fordevelopment, design development, construction, and monitoring .the basis forbasis an RFQ/RFP for design construction, and monitoring servicesservices -Professor Pat Mattson -Professor Mary PatMary Mattson

Instant Change Instant Change

Future Change Future Change

Ideal Change Ideal Change

New Construction After New After Construction

Small contributions lead to big changes.

Green infrastructure for a single Small contributions lead to big changes.

Green infrastructure for a single residential is a small scalecompared project compared to recreating residential unit is aunit small scale project to recreating green green boulevards, producing new farmland, or recreational wetlands.

However, boulevards, producing new farmland, or recreational wetlands.

However, added upan across entire neighborhood, the of thebeproject beadded up across entireanneighborhood, the scale ofscale the project quite At a residential scale, there areareas manythat areas comes comes quite large.

Atlarge. a residential scale, there are many canthat can be designed to help reduce total amount of stormwater be designed to help reduce the totalthe amount of stormwater floodingflooding to the to the neighborhood.

Backyards, frontsidewalks, yards, sidewalks, greenbetween areas between neighborhood.

Backyards, front yards, green areas main streets, alleys and roofs can all become partsystem. of this system. houses,houses, main streets, alleys and roofs can all become part of this huge amount water can be infiltrated the ground at a neighbourAhugeA amount of waterofcan be infiltrated into the into ground at a neighbourhoodwhich scale,can which can reduce the stormwater delivered other areas hood scale, reduce the stormwater delivered to otherto areas ourdesigned. studio designed.

The residential green infrastructure proposal is that ourthat studio The residential green infrastructure proposal is up into different timelines instant change, future changes, divided divided up into different timelines - instant-change, future changes, and and .ideal changes .ideal changes

At a block At ascale, blockthe scale, shape the shape of the main of thestreet mainhas street has been changed been changed into serpentine into serpentine shapeshape to slowtodown slow down the flow the offlow anyof stormwater any stormwater that runs thatthrough. runs through.

This This road took roadantook shape an shape from an from example an example of Seattle of Seattle Street Street EdgeAlternatives EdgeAlternatives Project.Project.

Along the Along main thestret, mainvegestret, vegetated swales tated swales will capture will capture water and water infiltrate and infiltrate it into the it into the ground. ground.

GrassyGrassy areas that areas arethat open areand open unoccupied and unoccupied will become will become recreational recreational wetlands. wetlands.

Chicago Chicago has been has been working working on improving on improving typicaltypical alleys into alleys theinto ‘green the ‘green infra- infrastructure structure alleys’ and alleys’ this and idea thiswill idea be will used beinused this proin this pro.ject .ject

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PARKCRAFT PARKCRAFT Chicago, Chicago, IL IL Professor Professor CarolCarol and Ross and Ross Barney Barney

The city Theofcity Chicago, of Chicago, despites despites of its of population its population and aand large a large amount amount of industries, of industries, is known is known as a green as a green city. However, city. However, mostmost of of the green the green areas, areas, such such as parks, as parks, are located are located alongalong the Lake the Lake Michi-Michigan and ganfew andaround few around the residential the residential areasareas and along and along Chicago Chicago River.River.

Plus,Plus, therethere are very are few verynumbers few numbers of parks of parks alongalong the south the south side of side of Chicago Chicago river. river.

The city Theofcity Chicago of Chicago is also is known also known for the forwater the water taxi system taxi system alongalong the Chicago the Chicago river river and Lake and Lake Michigan.

Michigan.

The taxi Theistaxi highly is highly used used and there and there are multiple are multiple taxi stops taxi stops on the onnorth the north of Chicago of Chicago and and downtown downtown areas. areas.

However, However, the number the number of taxiofstops taxi stops decreases decreases around around the south the south side of side Chicago, of Chicago, just like justgreen like green areas. areas.

The site Theofsite thisofproject this project is on is the onabandoned the abandoned industrial industrial area area between between the Chicago the Chicago river river and the andOrange the Orange Line Halsted Line Halsted stop. stop.

ThereThere are various are various transporation transporation systems systems around around Orange Orange Line Line Halsted Halsted stop: stop: CTA train, CTA train, several several CTA bus CTAstops, bus stops, and Divvy and Divvy bike bike station station except except waterwater taxi. Along taxi. Along the river the river therethere are industrial are industrial areas, areas, with few withabandoned few abandoned landslands and residential and residential areas. areas.

How-However, ever, therethere is only is one onlypark one park for the forarea the area and the andpark the park is a just is aajust a simple simple plain plain open open field. field.

This project This project targets targets on creating on creating a park a park alongalong the river the river for resifor residences dences to feeltomore feel more welcomed welcomed goinggoing to thetoChicago the Chicago river. river.

Also,Also, it focuses it focuses on becoming on becoming a bigger a bigger transportation transportation area area by by constructing constructing a bridge a bridge to create to create an direct an direct access access from from near near the the entrance entrance of Orange of Orange Line to Line thetowaterfront the waterfront wherewhere a newly a newly pro- proposedposed waterwater taxi stop taxi will stopbe. will be.

Wetland Wetland AreaArea

Prarire Prarire AreaArea

Over the bridge

Around the private Lake

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