Samantha Rohlfsen
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
WORK EXPERIENCE Iowa State University // Student Assistant Manager From 2018 to Present
Display exceptional problem solving and customer service skills Lead monthly supervisor meetings
CONTACT 515-290-9233 slr1@iastate.edu Linkedin.com
EDUCATION B. Architecture // 2017-May 2022 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa, 50012
General Education // 2014-2017 Hawkeye Community College Waterloo, Iowa, 50701
High School // 2013-2017 Wapsie Valley High School Fairbank, Iowa, 50629
Assist in the planning and conducting of employee orientation
Wapsie Valley High School // Coach From 2018 to 2019
Fostered a culture of good sportsmanship, cooperation, and responsibility Motivated and encouraged athletes Helped develop each participant’s physical and psychological fitness
SOFT SKILLS
Collaborator
Personable and friendly Leadership Mentoring and coaching Self-motivated Fast learner Problem Solving
HARD SKILLS Rhinoceros 3D Revit AutoCAD Sketch Up Lumion V-Ray Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lightroom Acrobat
Microsoft Office
EXTRACURRICULARS NOMAS
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
AIAS
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Intramural Ice Hockey Spring 2019 Spring 2020
Intramural Basketball Fall 2017
AWARDS Iowa State University Grant Spring 2019 - Spring 2021
Dorothy Siberell Kolls Scholarship Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Iowa State University General Scholarship Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Charlie Cutler Architecture Scholarship Spring 2021
Iowa State University’s Dean’s List 3 Semesters
Table of Contents
Kansas City Exploration
Una Casa
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pages 10-17
Extension of Des Moines Art Center
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Kansas City Exploration With an emphasis on a systematic analysis of urban culture, scale, materiality, and networks, the focus of the semester was experimentation and speculation. We studied architectural patterning and iterative processes as forms of architectural emergence. In this project, I defined my pattern with one repeating element as the discernment of a higher order of organization within an image, and space. This pattern reveals compositional and spatial hierarchies in the center of Kansas City.
Una Casa
In collaboration with Nathan Nall
When walking through East Harlem there’s a lot of history and charismatic culture on every corner. The ItalianLatin cuisine at Eddie’s Pizzeria and Taqueria, the vibrant colors of “The Spirit of East Harlem” and murals on every street, friendly citizens, wrought iron fire escapes and cast iron street light posts are just a few things that create the East Harlem’s atmosphere. East Harlem that once was Italian Harlem then became Spanish Harlem has now become a place for all. Una Casa means “one house” in both Italian and Spanish, honoring the roots of the neighborhood and diverse community. We asked ourselves how we could design a new building, of the current day, that referenced and celebrated the rich context of this neighborhood. We have designed wrought iron panels, that are seen throughout the building. This design choice was to emphasize that there is a fascinating history in this neighborhood, the culture is very strong, and that this building is unique to the area. The street has its own scaled module, we designed our building to respond to these existing dimensions and maintain the scale of the neighborhood. Our facade is four segments, creating a 15-foot grid. This was applied to the interior of our building to organize the program and space. There are three opportunities for people of the community to come in and set up shop in our micro retail stalls. These stalls allow for new business owners to build a brand in a profitable space. There are 22 affordable apartments, 7 accessible, that are family friendly with amenities in each unit. Every detail included is to remind you of the neighborhood that built it.
Zone R7-A Zone C4-6 Proposed C1-5 Zone R7D/C1-5 Zone R9A/C2-5 Zone R7-B Zone R9 Zone R7-2 Street Lamps
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LEVELS 3-7
STUDIO APARTMENT
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT
TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT
Extension of Des Moines Art Center In collaboration with Michael Fritz
We explored how buildings participate sustainably in sociopolitical and environmental systems. Our project considers a comprehensive proposal of how physical site issues, socioeconomic context, programming, structure, form, materiality, and building systems are interconnected through the design process and within the built environment. As an extension to the Des Moines Art Center, we wanted to design a unique gallery space with no permanent walls. The flexible space allows for various artists to collaborate or have individual shows on our second floor. The accessibility to the dock is just to the far west side of the building, hidden from the busy Locust and 15th street. The louvers were designed in direct response to the sun path in Des Moines, Iowa.
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CONTACT
515-290-9233 slr1@iastate.edu