SARA MARQUARDT
Sample of Work
SARA MARQUARDT saraellenmarquardt@gmail.com cell: (262) 501 - 0773
Master of Architecture Candidate, 2016 University of Minnesota Bachelor of Design in Architecture, 2013 University of Minnesota
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Architectural Intern, Kodet Architectural Group, Ltd............................................................................................2015 Draft drawings in SD and CD phases of project Contribute to marketing team development and develop office graphic standards Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Architecture Design Fundamentals I, Assistant Professor Lisa Hsieh .............................................................Fall 2014, Fall 2015 Lead studio-based rectiation focused in design thinking Assist professor in administering lectures to 180 students Design Fundamentals II, Adjunct Assistant Professors Adam Jarvi and Abby Merlis..............................Spring 2016 Lead studio-based rectiation focused in making and spatial thinking Design in the Digital Age, Associate Professor Lee Anderson...................................................................Spring 2015 Assist students in learning Sketchup and developing awareness of digital processes Graduate Research Assistant, School of Architecture Architecture & Language Project, Assistant Professor Andrea Johnson...........................................................Spring 2014 Collect, catalog, and synthesize database demonstrating the role of text and syntax in architecture
LEADERSHIP Communications Committee, School of Architecture................................................................................2014 - 2016 Student voice and contributor to school’s blog Contributing to development and vision of school’s internal and external communication Mentor, High School Honors Program ......................................................................................................... 2015 - 2016 Asssist student in developing a research focus and understanding of systematic research process Giving assisstance in designing final paper and project
AWARDS Travel Scholarship, School of Architecture................................................................................2014 - 2016 Awarded based on proposal for contribution to Mayterm research in Artist Spaces in NY and China
TABLE OF CONTENTS
30 X 10 HOUSE ................. Live Work Aritst housing | Studio Instructor: James Garrett LEGACY PROJECT............... Growing Out of History | Studio Instructor: Sharon Roe CITY SCOPE ................ Art Installation for Festival | Studio Instructor: Molly Reichert (CO)PLAY .......... Adaptive Reuse for Contemporary Programming | Studio Instructor: Andrejz Piotrowski SPATIAL FACADE .......... Civic Space for the 21st Century City | Studio Instructor: Lance Lavine and Tom Meyer
30 X 100 HOUSE ARTIST LIVE + WORK HOUSING Site developed with Laura Moericke and Xin Chang Housing designed individually Studio Instructor: James Garrett University of Minnesota, GDI
Working with three local artists, students developed a proposal for a shared housing site. Houses are designed individually to suite each artists’ needs, each center centering on the shared courtyard. The 30 x 100 House is designed for artist, Nate Young, and his family of four. An introverted family who enjoy private socializing, a flexible living space that could be pulled back from the rest of the site was critical. The artist studio hinges off of the living space, and has separate access to the street for transporting large artwork. Significant entries for both the family and guests were considered individually, each coming into the core living space of the house.
BALCONY
LAUNDRY
DEN/STUDY REC ROOM
MASTER SUITE
BATH BED 1
BED 2
FAMILY PATIO
GARAGE
ARTIST WORKSHOP
FAMILY ENTRY DINING/ LIVING
LOADING PLATFORM
KITCHEN BATH
GUEST ENTRY
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CITY SCOPE ART INSTALLATION FOR ALL-NIGHT FESTIVAL Work done in collaboration with 13 graduate students Installed for Northern Spark 2015 Studio Instructor: Molly Reichert University of Minnesota, GDII
Beginning with the elemental geometry of the cube, CityScope creates a field of whimsical follies that invite participation and new ways of seeing. The structures recall the mechanical histories of the site through their imagery and material construction. The cubes can be lifted and entered, creating intimacy amidst the spectacle. Looking in and looking out, the cubes present a new lens of observing the built environment. The structures were designed and built during an eight week design-build course. In June of 2015, the structures were installed for a one-night art festival in the Minneapolis’ Mill City District.
31”
Velcro Muslin Fabric
23”
18’ 4”
Above: Fabric template for envelope of structures
1”
2”
Section Callout: Fabric wrapping over steel tube
5’ 11”
5’ 1”
13.5”
CO - PLAY ADAPTIVE REUSE PROPOSAL FOR CO-WORKING FACILITY + YOUTH CENTER Studio Instructor: Andrejz Piotrowski University of Minnesota, GDII
The Co-Play proposal gives a facility for the growing number of young, entrepreneurial professionals living in the North Loop District, while also providing a productive place for the youth of downtown to be in afterschool hours. Within the shell of a warehouse building, the youth center and coworking offices link around two central lightwells. Active spaces such as a multi-purpose gym and a climbing wall are open places for all tenants to utilize. Separate facilties for offices and classrooms also allow for private, sound controled areas of the building. Though separate, view corridors are created between program spaces to energize both environments, as well as maximize the number of spaces benefiting from the light wells.
Light Voids
CoWorking Offices
Youth Center
New floor systems
Framing Systems
Existing and proposed structural systems
Left: Glass finish over masonry wall; Used in basement raquetball court Opposite: Climbing wall within central void, lined by office conference spaces
Opposite: Entry to Youth Center, lit by central void Above Left: Separate entries for Youth Center and Offices Above Right & Lower: Section through central void space that orders Youth Center
LEGACY PROJECT ADDITION AND RENOVATION FOR WEST BANK SCHOOL OF MUSIC Studio Instructor: Sharon Roe University of Minnesota, GDI
Rooted in Cedar-Riverside’s music scene since the 1970s, West Bank School of Music is a nonprofit organization located in an old boarding house. While nostalgia ties the school’s members to the house, the space is no longer suitable for their needs, nor does the house project their identity to the surrounding community. In order to re-establish themselves in the neighborhood, a renovation is needed to remain an economically viable organization, while also staying rooted in their traditions and culture. The Legacy Project is an exploration in finding a tectonic language for growth. The project tackles the questions: how can a renovation and addition grow with respect and relevance to the organization and community?
Opposite: Study of balloon framing as facade Above: Exploring joints and logic to grow out of existing framing structure
SPATIAL FACADE
CIVIC SPACE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY CITY Design Partner: Molly Dalsin Studio Instructor: Professor Lance Lavine and Adjunct Professor Tom Meyer University of Minnesota, GDIII
The civic conditions of Minneapolis are becoming increasingly privatized and sterile. Based on a volatile market environment, these spaces are almost immediately outdated and quickly become irrelevant to the vibrant Minneapolis population. Because of this disconnect between the urban population and the built environment, civic space needs to be able to adapt and evolve to the ever changing relationships between people and place. The proposed civic space is a strategy of voids through which the city and its inhabitants can be represented and reinterpreted. As the city structure is governed by the grid, the voids that remain between building, street, skyway are typically neglected, but offer a new way to inhabit the interstitial spaces of the city. This project brings the city into the site through the voids and embraces the complexity of urban life. By not focusing on the building’s themselves, but on the people, their behavior and connections to architecture.
Above: Voids of site can be viewed against IDS Center, not being formed by commercialism but by the diversity and vibrance of the library
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Above: Plan showing logic of site’s public space growing out of library Left: Study to define urbanism as movement, motion, and density Right: Proposed Skyway and view corridors along Nicollet Mall
Opposite: Facade seen as specatcle at night, illuminating interior activity Left: Daylighting studies exploring quality of light over day and year Upper Right: Section through main event space Lower Right: Polycarbonate facade system