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Rebecca Waters

Rebecca Education

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University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio B.S. Architecture

Waters

rebecca.evora.waters@gmail.com 937.361.4751

Class of 2014

FRCH Design Worldwide

Architectural Intern Managed the design and permitting of new and renovated FedEx Office locations Coordinated drawings with engineers and the client

Winter 2014 to Summer 2015

City Studios Architecture

Architectural Intern Photographed buildings and Handled historic tax credit applications Drew and construction documents

Summer 2014

MSA Architects

Architectural Intern Drew and Assembled construction documents Modeled structures to scale

Fall 2012 Summer 2013

Index Academic Work Out of Failure: Disaster Relief Shelter Center for Agricultural Education Literary Center

Professional Work St. Bernard Public Safety Facility DePaul Cristo Rey High School Metro Uptown Bus Stops

Spring 2014 Rhino|AutoCAD|Laser Cut|Illustrator|Photoshop

Out of Failure: Disaster Relief Shelter With Nora Begin and Lydia Witte

Shortly after hurricane Katrina, many local survivors were sent to the Superdome to ride out the storm. People were trapped there for days with very few belongings and five square feet to their name. Tensions were high with the density of people staying on the field. We decided to design a shelter that could not only be built on flat land, but could also have optional feet which would adjust to the rise and run of stadium seating. The shelter has an exterior fabric that allows it to breathe as well as weather resistance and privacy, and the furniture within the shelter is fully adjustable to the needs of the residents.

72 in 183 cm

31.5 in 80 cm

Four Bed Arrangement

44 in 112 cm

96 in 244 cm

30 in 76 cm

156 in 396 cm

24 in 61 cm

36 in 91 cm

Table and Seating Arrangement 96 in 244 cm

30 in 76 cm

156 in 396 cm

18 in 46 cm

18 in 46 cm

96 in 244 cm

36 in 91 cm 90 ˚

Seating Arrangement

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96 in 244 cm

30 in 76 cm

156 in 396 cm

Fall 2014 Revit|Illustrator|Photoshop

Center for Agricultural Education

Many inner city children do not know where their food originates. In this scenario, the addition to the Chicago Tribune Tower was burned to the ground and something was needed in its place. I chose to build a center where children could go and learn about where their food comes from, as well as interact with and purchase the crops grown there. There is a farmers’ market where local farmers can go sell their products. One portion of the building is devoted to livestock, while the other portion is devoted to vertical farming and everything it produces.

Animal Enclosure Section

OUTDOOR MARKET SPACE

Animals LOBBY

ANIMAL ENCLOSURE

Vertical Farming SEATING AREA

Market The First Level is different from the overall organization to provide extra space for an indoor market. The weather will not always be permitting of an outside market, but when it does, the glass overhead doors can be retracted.

The retracting of the doors connects the interior and exterior market spaces.

OUTDOOR MARKET SPACE

INDOOR MARKET SPACE

First Level Site Plan

Clifton Ave

On Ludlow Ave, I designed a literary center that used psychology to define and organize the building. Using Freud’s Id, Ego and Superego, I separated the building into three main areas. The first was a large irregular staircase which includes seating areas for the public. The second area is slightly more organized, containing the bookcases and tables. The third area is a very orthogonal set of rooms with meeting areas and a computer lab. The path from least organized to most organized is the transition from Id to Ego to Superego.

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Winter 2012 Revit|Rhino|Illustrator|Photoshop

Literary Center

Ave

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First Level Plan

Second Level Plan

East West Section

North South Section

Summer 2013 Revit

St. Bernard Public Safety Center

St. Bernard was in need of a new police and fire station that would be better suited to their needs. The placement was on a highly traveled intersection, creating the need not only for efficiency, but beauty as well. The building flows efficiently both as a fire station and a police station while creating a feature building for the city of St. Bernard.

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Basement Level Plan

First Level

FIRST FLOOR

Basement Level

LOWER LEVEL

West Building Elevation WEST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0"

FIRST FLOOR First Level

LOWER LEVELLevel Basement

East Building Elevation EAST BUILDING ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0"

Fall 2012|Summer 2013 Revit|Illustrator|Photoshop

DePaul Cristo Rey High School

DePaul Cristo Rey High School needed more space for their students. The school acquired three trailer units to be moved onto their property for a permanent expansion. The sections of the trailers were rearranged to best fit the uses of the new facilities, creating new, larger interior spaces for the school. The new space has enabled more students to attend as well as giving the students a new outdoor space.

Clifton Hills Avenue

FY SETBACK 30’-0”

SY SETBACK 10’-0”

EXISTING RETAINING WALL

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DePaul CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL

Elevation from Main Campus

Photos Credit: DePaul Cristo Rey (www.depaulcristorey.org)

Fall 2012 Physical Modeling

Metro Uptown Stops

The bus stops around the Uptown neighborhood in Cincinnati needed to be redone and Metro decided to build designed stops instead of the standard. These models are the different iterations designed throughout the process. After trying different styles of shelter and kiosk, a set was chosen and construction began. The Metro green is the key color in the shelter. It is used in the glass as pictured, as well as an accent color just below.

Existing Shelters

Shelter Iterations

Signage Iterations

Location Pylon

Bus Stop Shelter