Robyn Wolochow - Architecture Work Samples

WORMHOLE University of Michigan, Digital Fabrication, Spring 2013 Over the course of the semester, with professor Maciej Kaczynski, I explored the structural capabilities of fiberreinforced concrete. The final construct, generated in Rhino using Grasshopper scripting, is composed of nine unique hexagonal rings (each x5 for a total of 45 pieces) which, when assembled, create a seven-foot tall structure that expands from a 3-foot diameter at the base to a 10-foot diameter at the topmost level. The individual pieces, which were poured and cast in PETG plastic formwork cut on the Zünd precision knife cutter, are held together using stainless steel fasteners.

10’

7’

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

SECOND FLOOR

MASS & VOID - VIENNA COLONIES University of Michigan, Winter 2014 Comprehensive Design Studio (Matias del Campo) w/ Danielle Tellez COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT

FINAL COMPONENT: ROUNDED EDGES

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

This eight-story mixed-use apartment building in central Vienna creates a unique architectural geometry using an aggregation of modular units, derivative of a geometric formal progression.

These modular units, used at three different scales and at three different rotations, create unique one and twostory apartments ranging from studios to 3BR. The aggregation of the modular geometry creates a differentiation between mass and void, separating more private functions within the mass from the more visible activities in the glass “void” areas of the building.

GROUND FLOOR

MÜELLER HOUSE, REDONE University of Michigan, Design Studio (James MacGillivray), Fall 2012 In an adaptation of Adolf Loos’ Müeller House, I created a modern residence for a family of four. The house utilizes similar principles of symmetry and circulation, but re-imagines the raumplan as a series of enclosed spaces within the larger system of the house. Whereas Loos created a heavy poche of thick walls, this house instead uses the poche space for the home’s circulation. The facade, like the Müeller House, has minimal fenestration, but provides ample natural daylighting with extensive skylights.

symmetry (plan)

circulation (plan)

thickness (plan)

SECTION A:

SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ 0” B

C

SECTION A:

facade (elevation)

SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ 0” B

C

PANTRY

DN

UP

ENTRY LIBRARY

UP

KITCHEN PANTRY

FAMILY ROOM

KITCHEN

FAMILY ROOM

DN

DN

A

A ENTRY LIBRARY

A

materiality (plan)

DN

DN

SITTING ROOM DINING

A

DN DN

SITTING ROOM DINING

DN

GROUND FLOOR

N

SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ 0”

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW GROUND FLOOR SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ 0”

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B

C

B

C

B

C

raumplan (axon)

ZHENGZHOU RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT DISTRICT: MASTER PLAN University of Michigan, Global Design Studio (Lars Graebner), Fall 2014 Developed together as a studio of eleven students, this project is an overall design strategy for a new 2km2 recreational waterfront district in Zhengzhou, China. After a twelve-day trip to see the site and participate in a design workshop, we developed a new urban design strategy for the site that prioritizes smaller block sizes, increased density, and a more pedestrianfriendly urban fabric. The client, a major construction company in China, also asked us to developed a sustainable design strategy that addresses site hydrology, energy, land use, and social sustainability. We were also tasked with creating a unique identity for the recreational waterfront, to distinguish this project from the many other similar development projects, and to identify Zhengzhou as a new international destination within China.

95m

95m

70m

Old property lines: . Public areas are limited to the parameter of the site . The sites are big and unwalkable.

Buildable area: 559876.48 m2 134 city blocks

Above: Final proposed master plan. Below: Master plan as previously planned.

Bottom: Aerial view of proposed master plan.

Old property lines:

New property lines:

. Public areas are limited to the parameter of the site . The sites are big and unwalkable.

. Maintain the same square meter of public and private spaces . The public space is redistributed in the site, creating access and walkable paths for the pedestrians.

Buildable area: 559876.48 m2 134 city blocks

By rotating the proposed blocks, public space is re-distributed from the unusable green buffer property lines: zones, creating pedestrian accessNewpaths and . Maintain the same square meter of public public space within the blocks themselves. and private spaces 70m

. The public space is redistributed in the site, creating access and walkable paths for the pedestrians.

New property buildable area: 554993.83 m2 231 city blocks

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

New property buildable area: 554993.83 m2 231 city blocks

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100M

200M

500M

Traditional Chinese vernacular roofs Offset surfaces

Courtyard volumes

Pedestrian space

Traditional Chinese structure

Interior courtyard

Active urban zones

Recessed exterior courtyard

Reinterpreted structural ornamentation

Modified formal language of tranditional Chinese roof

COMMERCIAL COURTYARD CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY APPLICATION OF ZHENGZHOU RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT DISTRICT: CULTURAL DESIGN DISTRICT

JUXTAPOSITION OF TWO MATERIALS

TRADITIONAL ROOF

TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE

University of Michigan, Global Design Chinese Studioresidential (Lars Graebner), 2014 Chinese roof, The geometry of the traditional Chinese The introduction of a secondary material Typical of traditional The geometry ofFall the traditional system to compliment the material of the archicture, courtyard configurations in a when applied to a contemporary building roof, when applied to a contemporary urban character Cultural Design looks to Chinese vernacular inspiration, drawing building The masses, creates alternativeof the commercial district provide District opportunities massing, has the potential to refer architecture to the building for massing, has the potential to pedestrian spaces along the exterior to for social interaction and programmed region’s cultural heritage while calling upon refer to the region’s cultural heritage upon the formal language of traditional Zhengzhou roofs to create a visually continuous roofscape.

Creative Corridor, encourage a variety of social interactions, activity within the built developments. a more contemporary aesthetic. while calling upon a more contemporary mimickinglocated traditional Chinese withinstreets. the Cultural Design District, offers small-scale craft-oriented retail, aesthetic. and creates an urban oasis through a mixture of landscape and hardscape that reinforces the angular geometry of the district plan.

Roof thickness & overhangs make the roofs a highly legible architectural feature

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

Slanted separate surfaces appear continuous

Continuous roof folds

IN PROGRESS: A HYPERLOOP HUB FOR CLEVELAND, OH University of Michigan, Architectural Thesis Proposal (Maria Arquero & McLain Clutter), Winter 2014 Throughout history, Cleveland’s urban condition has revolved around its infrastructural development; new transportation and utility networks have strategically provided momentum to the city’s growth. However, similar to other Rust Belt cities, Cleveland has suffered from depopulation and low urban investment since the decline of industry along the Cuyahoga River. What my thesis proposal seeks to create is a new infrastructural network that injects new urban life and activity into the city of Cleveland through the establishment of Cleveland as a hyperloop hub - connecting it via high-speed public transit to other cities across the country. Still in progress, the goals of this thesis proposal are to design a multi-nodal transportation hub that connects the newly proposed hyperloop system to the existing infrastrucutral systems within the city - while considering the urban implications at the larger scale.

CLE | Cleveland Megabus

BKL | Burke Lakefront Airport

Most Common Destinations: Atlanta, GA; Buffalo, NY; Chattanooga, TN; Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Erie, PA; Knoxville, TN; Lexington, KY; New York, NY; State College, PA; Toledo, OH

Current Air Cargo Service: AirNet Express - to Columbus Bankair - to Minneapolis/St.Paul Central Air Southwest - to Dayton, Hamilton, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti

CLEVELAND AMTRAK

CLEVELAND GREYHOUND

Most Common Destinations: Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC

Most Commone Destinations: Indianapolis, IN; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Buffalo, NY; Chattanooga, TN; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Milwaukee, WI; New York, NY; Toledo, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA

LAKE COUNTY CUYAHOGA COUNTY

I-90

Ohio Turnpike (I-80)

TOWER CITY STATION Red Line Blue Line Green Line

CLEVELAND

PORT | Port of Cleveland

DOWNTOWN

Current Tenants: Essroc Cement Kenmore Construction Company Carmeuse Lime & Stone Federal Marine Terminals

HEALTH LINE

Rapid Bus Transit

Outerbelt East Freeway

Rapid Transit, Rail

GEAUGA COUNTY

CUYAHOGA COUNTY

I-271

GREEN LINE

Rapid Transit, Rail

RED LINE

BLUE LINE

Rapid Transit, Rail

ROUTE 422

Ohio, Pennsylvania

I-480

CLE Airport, Bedford N

CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Air Cargo: FedEx; Servisair GlobeGround; Southwest United Parcel Service (UPS) United States Postal Service (USPS) Delta Airlines Cargo

I-80

Ohio Turnpike

I-71

To Cincinnati

CUYAHOGA RIVER

1.0

Flows to Lake Erie

2.0

4.0 miles

LEGEND

I-77

Ohio to SC

Cleveland Boundary

High-traffic Public Transit Route

Highway

Existing Rail Lines

Cuyahoga River

Existing Transit Node

Cleveland Suburbs

EXISTING FLOW NETWORKS WITHIN CLEVELAND: IDENTIFYING A NEW NODE MONTREAL MINNEAPOLIS TORONTO

BOSTON

MILWAUKEE CHICAGO

DETROIT

CLEVELAND

NEW YORK

PITTSBURGH COLUMBUS

INDIANAPOLIS OMAHA

WASHINGTON DC

CINCINNATI

ST. LOUIS

PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE

LOUISVILLE

NASHVILLE

RALEIGH CHARLOTTE

MEMPHIS ATLANTA

PROPOSED SITE & : CONNECTION TO TOWER CITY METRO STATION

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

PROPOSED NATIONAL HYPERLOOP NETWORK ATLANTA | 715 miles BALTIMORE | 400 miles BOSTON | 640 miles CHARLOTTE | 515 miles 23 hr 30 min 4 hr 10 min 10 hr 25 min 17 hr 45 min 60 minutes

CINCINNATI | 250 miles 15 hr 20 min

CHICAGO | 345 miles

11 hr 50 min 1 hr 20 min 5 hr 50 min 8 hr 30 min

15 hr 20 min 3 hr 30 min 9 hr 30 min 15 hr 20 min

20 hr 30 min 5 hr 30 min 8 hr 10 min 11 hr 10 min

6 hr 45 min 1 hr 30 min 5 hr 05 min 7 hr 20 min

35 minutes

55 minutes

45 minutes

30 minutes

COLUMBUS | 145 miles N/A

DETROIT | 170 miles 3 hr 15 min

INDIANAPOLIS | 320 mi 11 hr 15 min

LOUISVILLE | 350 miles N/A

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TORONTO MIXED-USE CONDOMINIUMS Intern Architect, Quadrangle Architects, Toronto, ON, Summer 2014 This mixed-use development project houses office and retail space to the west of the site, with two to three-story townhome-style condos accessible at ground level to the south. A four story tower rests above, housing more than thirty condo units, most of which have unique layouts and range in size from studio to 3BR. Variations in the floor plates create terraces and balconies at each level, while custom windows and concrete panels provide a unique facade. For this project, I worked on CAD construction documents, renderings, material selection, and overall project coordination.

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

WOODLANDS CLASSROOM Washington University in St. Louis, Design Studio (Kevin Le), Fall 2009 The design of this outdoor-learning classroom in the Shaw Nature Reserve is centered around the idea of bringing the experience of being in the woodlands into the building itself. The levels of the building imitate the topographical change of the site, giving it the sense that the structure is built into the ground.

A diffused light quality is achieved using a frosted glass roof and wood slats that emulate the light quality of the forest. Enclosed almost entirely by glass, the structure receives ample sunlight during the day while seeming to glow at night.

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

Sun Deck Hot Tub Kid’s Pool

Lap Pool

COMMUNITY POOL

First Floor

Washington University in St. Louis, Design Studio (Iain Fraser), Fall 2010 Located on the side of Carondolet pond that borders the surrounding neighborhood, the proposed community pool and atheltic center serves as a connection between the community and Carondolet park. The structural system is composed of two intersecting planes that create a dynamic and open interior space. The shape of the pool allows for easy viewing of the park on all sides, since all functions and amenities have been raised. This means the main pool space, especially when the windows on the southern side are raised, feels like an extension of the park itself.

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW 415 Lawrence Street, Apt. 1, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA

robyn.wolochow@gmail.com

(503) 789-6228

EDUCATION: University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (TCAUP) Master of Architecture Candidate, May 2015

Ann Arbor, MI

Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design St. Louis, MO Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Magna Cum Laude, May 2012, Secondary Major: Environmental Studies Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, Semester Study Abroad Program, Fall 2011 School Year Abroad (SYA), Zaragoza, Spain, 2006-2007

RECOGNITION: University of Michigan, Taubman Endowed Merit Scholarship (2012-2015)

Awarded merit scholarship from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning in the amount of $20,000 annually.

University of Michigan: 2013 SPREE Student Show Winner: Best of Class (M端eller House Redone, Fall 2012)

WORK EXPERIENCE: Quadrangle Architects, Intern Architect, Toronto, ON, May-August 2014

AutoCad and Revit drawings for construction and review of multi-family living and mixed-use developments.

3D digital modeling with Revit, SketchUp, and Rhino of existing and proposed conditions.

Presentation preparation for client and city meetings.

San Francisco Bureau of Architecture, Intern Architect, Design and Construction, June - August 2013 Drafted construction drawings for civic projects in the San Francisco area.

Generated schematic drawings and presentation slideshows for community marketing.

Worked towards LEED Gold certification on a 65,000 sqft. project.

Created digital drawings from site visits and measurements.

Burns + Beyerl Architects, Intern Architect, Chicago, IL, May - August 2011 & 2012

Created 3D digital models and 2D graphics for clients. Drafted drawings for construction, pricing, bid, and review.

Generated marketing drawings and graphics for website and printed brochures.

John Ronan Architects, Spring Externship Student Intern, Chicago, IL, March, 2014 Boora Architects, Spring Externship Student Intern, Portland OR, March, 2013 University of Michigan (TCAUP), Research Assistant to Milton Curry, Associate Dean, August 2012 - Present

Research tasks for TCAUP administration, initiatives, and graduate courses.

Member of Active ClassSpace university-funded project team to reduce child obesity through classroom design.

Editorial Assistant for distribution and publication of Critical Productive journal of architecture and urban design.

Grant-writing, research, and facility design for Taubman Architecture High School initiative in Detroit, MI.

SKILLS: Digital Design:

Autodesk 2014 (AutoCAD, Revit), Adobe CS6 (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, Premiere), Google SketchUp, VectorWorks, Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, Maya, TopMod Geometric Modeling, ArcMap / ArcGIS Visual & Audio: Plotting, printing, presentation / portfolio design, sound mixing, video editing, book publication.

Physical Design:

Architectural hand drawing (ink, graphite, charcoal), scale model construction, woodworking, concrete casting.

Digital Fabrication:

High-precision Z端nd Knife Cutter, Kuka Robotics (fabrication and programming), Laser cutting, CNC milling, 3D Printing

Languages: Fluent in Spanish, intermediate German, beginning Danish.