Rebecca Waters
Rebecca Education
Experience
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
90 ˚
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
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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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First Level Plan
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
EXTENT OF NEW WORK
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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