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rasoja@syr.edu 860.324.2848 http://rasoja.wx.com/syrsoa-portfolio 722 Clarendon St (Apt. 6), Syracuse, NY 13210

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REBECCA SOJA

Syracuse University School of Architecture | Bachelor of Architecture 2015 rasoja@syr.edu 860.324.2848 http://rasoja.wx.com/syrsoa-portfolio 722 Clarendon St (Apt. 6), Syracuse, NY 13210

POWERED BY THE MYCO-GRID (FABRIC)ATED HUMIDITY CREATING THE CORNER RADIOLARIA AQUARIUM [for Birds] ECONOMY/EQUITY/ECOLOGY ENGAGE THE EDGE

PROJECTS

POWERED BY THE MYCO-GRID Location: E. 3rd St/Bowery, Manhattan, NY Program: urban mushroom farm, outdoor theater, interactive education & research facilities Collaboration with Thorfun (Fine) Chutchawanjumrut An urban mushroom farm becomes a sublime experience and signiďŹ cant resource by converting organic waste into food and electricity. The project serves as a keyhole for a greater system that would provide an alternative energy source in times of emergency and could be proliferated throughout the block or at similar city sites.

It addresses sustainable food production practices and daily rituals of charging mobile devices in an information-technology dependent society while actively engaging the community in the growth process.

RENDERING | Rhinoceros4.0, V-Ray, Photoshop

PROCESS SKETCHES

4 ~6 WEEKS

5 RITUAL

5

Mushroom Growth + substrate inserted into wall system where mycelium spreads and mushrooms grow

Mushroom Harvest + edible mushrooms are picked by two means: active- net climbing or passiveblade cutting and mushroom rain

1

Enzyme Immobilization, Transport, and Storage + lacasse extracted from Turkey Tail mushroomstravels through tubes and is stored in solution pools within the floor system

2

3

Waste Disposal + Organic waste ranges from cardboard or paper waste, food waste, coffee grounds, etc. + Collection at street level +Plug-in stations for bicycles to mechanically operate grinder

Substrate Production/ Composting + ground up organic waste is mixed, moistened, and sterilized in ‘clean room’ area

Inoculation/Spawning + imported mycelium is mixed throughout compost and decompostition begins

1 WEEKLY RITUAL

6

Electricity Generation + enzyme becomes biocatalyst in biofuel cell where electrochemical reactions generate electrical current

2 7 2-4 WEEKS

4

Application/Usage + electricity is supplied to power charging stations for mobile devices and the projection screen of the outdoor theater

3 5

GROWTH PROCESS | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator, Photoshop

MHA

MHA

MHA

MHA

MHA

MHA

MHA

MHA

Arts

Arts

Arts

FAB

Hair Salon

Candy Copy Shop Center

Grocery Store

Cafe Restaurant

Y BOWER

E 4th St. Hair Salon

Restaurant

Food Co-op

Arts

MHA

MHA

MHA

Restaurant

Restaurant

Arts

Arts

Arts

Arts

Arts

MHA

X Organic Waste

ORGANIC WASTE

ELECTRICITY

1. DISPOSAL organic waste as input temporary trash

trash cans & bins

2. SUBSTRATE PRODUCTION organic waste ground up for decompostition

3. GROWTH mycelium consumes waste

4. IMMOBILIZATION enzyme releases as catalyst

5. GENERATION biofuel cell provides electricity

N

SITE PLAN SCALE: 1/32” = 1’

SITE PLAN/PROLIFERATION | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

A B

STREET LEVEL SCALE: 1/8” = 1’

SUBSTRATE REPLACEMENT ACCESS

GRINDER PLUG-IN NET HARVESTING

BLADE HARVESTING

(edible mushrooms)

MUSHROOM WALL UP

(edible mushrooms)

(non-edible mushrooms)

C ENTRY

DN

CAFE

SUB-GRADE LEVEL 2 SCALE: 1/16” = 1’

STORAGE SUBSTRATE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT RECORDS

RESEARCH

PLANS | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

T.P.O. MEMBRANE ROOF SYSTEM METAL DECKING WITH CONCRETE

ROOF DRAINAGE

OPEN WEB JOIST

EXTERIOR P.I.P. WALL

I-BEAMS

ADJACENT PARTI WALL

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING

WATER PIPES

MISTER/SPRINKLER CUTTING BLADE ON TRACK

CONNECTION 3

CONNECTION 4

A

SUBSTRATE INSTALLATION SUBSTRATE

B

TRANSPORTAION TUBES BOLTS CONNECTING TO FRAME EXPANDABLE RUBBER SURFACE

C

CONNECTION 1 D

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME FLOOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL JOIST MISTER/SPRINKLER

E

CONNECTION 2 ADJACENT PARTI WALL EXTERIOR P.I.P. WALL FLOOR LIGHT GAUGE STEEL JOIST WATER PIPES

A

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME

B

BRACING MEMBERS

C

DEFORMED STEEL FRAME

D

TESSELLATED SURFACE

E

PANELIZED RUBBER SHEETS

B

A

END OF BLADE TRACK LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME

LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAME BRACING HOOK/NET CONNECTION EXPANDABLE RUBBER SURFACE

NET HARVESTING

BRACING CUTTING BLADE ON TRACK EXPANDABLE RUBBER SURFACE

BLADE HARVESTING

WALL SYSTEM | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

CROSS SECTIONS & DETAILS | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

C

INSULATED GLASS COVER GRINDER BICYCLE HOOK-UP TO ROTATION AXES CONVEYOR BELT

ORGANIC WASTE GRINDER Mechanical Energy: Bicyclists can plug in their own bikes and pedal to start grinding organic waste.

SOLUTION POOLS INSULATED GLASS FLOOR CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER ENZYME SOLUTION TRANSPORTATION TUBES

CHARGING STATIONS POP-UP OUTLETS METAL TABLE ELECTRICAL WIRING BIOFUEL CELL TRANSPORTATION TUBES

INSULATION

LONDITUDINAL SECTION | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

STUDY MODELS | Strathmore, chipboard, foam, nylon

BUILDING MODEL AND WALL PROTOTYPE | Strathmore, foam, wood

(FABRIC)ATED HUMIDITY Professor Brett Snyder A modulated wall system, made of polyester/cotton fabric, makes visible the natural phenomenon of humidity with a gradient eect as the air’s moisture content changes both naturally and as a result of human interactions and occupation of space.

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FINAL BOARD | Illustrator

PROTOTYPE | fabric (cotton/polyester)

PROCESS | ink & watercolor

APPLICATIONS | Illustrator

CREATING THE CORNER Location: Waverly Ave, Syracuse, NY Program: Fire Station Professor Bruce Abbey A proposal for a ďŹ re station adjacent to Syracuse University not only uses a traditional spatial logic of quadrants to address ďŹ re house culture, functions, and interactions between machines and people, but also provides a passageway for pedestrians to connect campus with the shops, restaurants, and other amenities on Marshall Street.

PLANS | AutoCAD, Illustrator

SKETCHES

ELEVATION | AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop

DETAILS AND CONNECTIONS | AutoCAD, Illustrator

LONGITUDINAL SECTION | AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop

CONCEPT MODELS & SKETCHES

STUDY MODELS | chipboard

RADIOLARIA Professor Amber Bartosh Inspired by precedents of real radiolaria, microscopic protozoans with intricate, geometrically complex skeletons, I designed a new radiolarian using MAYA.

MODEL | 3-D Print, Pepakura, laser cutting

RENDERINGS | Maya, mental ray

AQUARIUM [for Birds] Location: Atlantic City, NJ Program: aquarium, restaurant, retail, offices Collaboration with SaDe Lewis Professor Roger Hubeli An aquarium located off the shore of the iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk addresses not only aquarium operations and human intentions for entertaining attractions, but also the ecological needs of migratory seabirds that have become endangered due to the impacts of high-rise towers and artificial light.

RENDERING | Rhinoceros4.0, grasshopper plug-in, V-Ray, Photoshop

CONCEPT MODEL | 3-D print

STRUCTURAL AXON | Rhinoceros4.0, grasshopper plug-in, Illustrator

DIAGRAMS | Rhinoceros4.0, grasshopper plug-in, Illustrator

RENDERINGS | Rhinoceros4.0, grasshopper plug-in, V-Ray, Photoshop

LIGHT POLLUTION | Photoshop

PLANS | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

SECTION | AutoCAD, Rhinoceros4.0, Illustrator

ECONOMY/EQUITY/ECOLOGY Albert Kahn’s Architecture of Production Professor Jonathan Massey http://rasoja.wix.com/arc338 Looking through the lens of the wellknown Ford Motor Company and more locally through the Brown-Lipe Gear Company in Syracuse, I critically analyze the factories designed by architect Albert Kahn to demonstrate how architecture materializes interpretations of the complex relationships that arise due to factors of economy, equity, and ecology.

ECONOMY

CUSTOMERS/CONSUMPTION

improve reduce PRICE AESTHETIC of product of product

improve PERFORMANCE of product

what measures are taken to sell the product?

PRODUCT

increase PRICE of product

PRODUCTION reduce COST of product

aincrease wages so workers become consumers too

increase NUMBER of product SOLD

TRANSPORTATION

is efficiency viewed only in terms of immediate profit at the expense of equity or ecology?

PROFIT ($)

RATE/EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION structural technology opens floor plan for production

increase amount & efficiency of machinery

are energy costs reduced by using passive strategies even though initial costs of construction to achieve that may be higher?

reduce wages

inexpensive materials and construction

WAGES

ENERGY COSTS

MACHINERY

STRUCTURAL COLUMN GRID energy use open space required for machinery operation

WORKER SATISFACTION

SYSTEM OF REINFORCED CONCRETE

reduce amount & efficiency of machinery

FIRE-PROOFING

INDUSTRIALIZED BUILT ENVIRONMENT GLAZING

LABOR WORKERS

safety and noise level of machinery are wages fair (either unequal based on merit or equal regardless of gender, etc.) or unfair (based on prejudice)?

what precautions are taken to keep people safe from danger?

WORKER INCOME DISCRIMINATION cost to maintain standard of living

EQUITY

cost to travel between home and work

Do workers earn a wage that allows them to support a family or certain standard of living?

QUALITY OF WORKERS’ HOUSING & LIFESTYLE

BURNING OF NON-RENEWABLE FUEL SOURCES COAL

FRESH AIR/VENTILATION RAILROAD TRAIN

NATURAL LIGHT

I CO2 EMISSIONS

WASTE

RAW MATERIALS (inappropriate) disposal of waste

PEDESTRIAN TROLLEY/OMNIBUS

are raw materials exploited natural resources?

QUALITY OF WORKSPACES & LOCKER ROOMS

METHOD OF COMMUTE

are salubrious or detrimental environments provided/created?

is human health and wellbeing compromised by pollution, contamination, or other externalities?

what is the life-span of the product- will it become waste or waste as food?

OIL

transportation

are workers hired fairly and are all workers treated with equal respect?

GENDER AGE SOCIAL CLASS ETHNICITY

ENERGY

PROXIMITY TO RAILROAD NETWORK

increase/reduce NUMBER of workers

WORKER DEMOGRAPHICS

construction processes embodied energy of materials power to operate machinery and facilitate production power heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation systems

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS

POLLUTION CONTAMINATION [heavy metals, petroleum asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic, PCV, chlorinated solvents, etc.]

Consequences of: - processes before, during, and after production - the product itself - production facilities

is the natural environment compromised by pollution, contamination, or other externalities?

SIDEWALKS

AIR SOIL

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

STREETS DISTANCE between home and work

HEALTH & WELLNESS

PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL

VEGETATION WILDLIFE WATER SOURCE

ECOLOGY

E/E/E MODEL | Illustrator

THE LUXURIOUS COMMODITY | Photoshop, Illustrator

CITY OF FACTORIES/FACTORY AS CITY | Photoshop, Illustrator

FORD MOTOR COMPANY TIMELINE | Photoshop, Illustrator

ENGAGE THE EDGE Location: Seneca Army Depot (10,000 acres) Program: art galleries and art park as extention of MoMA, recreational park and related services, artists’ studios and housing Professor Brett Snyder A devastated site, previously used for munitions storage and production, is adaptively reused and revitalized to address a regional shift from industry to promotion of education and leisure activities; driven by a fundemental concept of inverted density, greater intensities of occupation and activity occur within an edge condition to accomodate multiple agendas and users.

Post-Industrial TRIANGLE Δ 1925

1825

Rochester

2010

300,000

Syracuse

Canals

200,000

Erie Canal Barge Canal no canal or not in use

Industry

100,000 University populations 20,000+ students 15,000 - 20,000 students 10,000 - 14,999 students

0

5,000 - 9,999 students 1,000 - 4,999 students

1815

1835

Population Level

Ithaca

1855

1875

1895

1915

1935

1955

1975

1995

Events

University Industry

General Canal

City Populations Ithaca Rochester Syracuse

2015

MAPPING RESEARCH | Illustrator

EXISTING SITE COLLAGE | Photoshop

ILLUSTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE | Photoshop, Illustrator

ARTIST IGLOOS | Illustrator, Rhinoceros4.0

VISITOR CENTER AXON | Illustrator, Rhinoceros4.0

VISITOR CENTER MODEL | Strathmore & paper

State Rt. 96A State Rt. 96

major entries lesser entries main path (�edge�) looping trails warehouses igloos parking

SITE MAP | Illustrator

STUDY MODELS | chipboard & fabric

MOMENTS OF THE EDGE | Illustrator, Photoshop

ART GALLERY

GREEN ROOF

VISITOR CENTER RENDERINGS | Illustrator, Rhinoceros4.0, Photoshop

REBECCA SOJA

Syracuse University School of Architecture | Bachelor of Architecture 2015 rasoja@syr.edu 860.324.2848 http://rasoja.wx.com/syrsoa-portfolio 722 Clarendon St (Apt. 6), Syracuse, NY 13210