Architecture Portfolio, Abigail Richardson

PORTFOLIO vol. 1

4th year

2024

abigail richardson

I firmly believe that architecture is the tool I was given to better my community. As a born and raised Oklahoman my goal is to practice in the state one day and give back to the communities that have built me into who I am. Adaptive reuse, K-12, and affordable housing are the areas that interest me the most within architecture. When I’m not doing work I spend time running, knitting, and playing the guitar.

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Personal Artwork

Library of Craft

Energía Boardwalk

Folk Music Museum

2020-2024

4th Year

4th Year

2nd Year

Personal works

Rome, Italy

Guanica, Puerto Rico

Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma

Sketches / Paintings

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architectural sketches and acrylic paintings

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome

Colosseum, Rome

MOCO, Amsterdam

Church of St. Bavo, Haarlem

Colosseum, Rome

Lantern on the Hill , acrylic on canvas, 8x10, 2024

No Admittance Except on Party Business , acrylic on canvas, 8x10, 2022

Library of Craft

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Jewish Ghetto, Rome, Italy partner : Brook Lyn Jones

The goal of the project is to enhance the sharing of skills that are normally passed down between family members and enhancing the culture of Italians, Italian Jews, and tourists. Tourist traffic in Rome has become the height of its economy, but this has caused an influx in cheap souvenirs.

Due to the population in Italy decreasing paired with a cultural effect of passing down skills in the family, cultural skills have decreased. By implementing a space for tourists, locals, and students, to gather artisan skills can be traded in the new library of imagination.

The Jewish people have a long history of being displaced.

The Diaspora spread the Jews throughout the world.

Paul traveled to Rome to speak to the Jewish Christians that were already established there in 58 AD. late Roman high Roman 33 AD

The Jews initially moved to Rome to become merchants and trade in the growing market

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JERUSALEM

Traditional Practices 24% of Italy’s population is elderly Traditional crafts and practices are fading

Quality of Craft Made in Italy is a worldwide label of quality Duplicates line streets of Rome

Facilitate Connectivity Nearby school Provide area for connection of generations

condividi il tuo mestiere / share your craft Research was driven by the question of how the Jewish Ghetto was created in Rome, and why Jews moved there in the first place. In addition to the rich Jewish culture of the area, the Italian culture of passing down knowledge in the household creates a unique cross.

With the population in Italy decreasing, the once priceless skills aren’t being taught to the younger generation.

This sparked the idea of creating a new type of library that would encourage the sharing of skills particular to Roman and Jewish tradition.

intersection of craft labs and library

interaction between elder circles and craft lab

render of wood-working craft lab

render of elder circle and library area

W12x26 pinned connection HSS 16x0.5 plate welded to HSS

space for construction

HSS 16x0.5 pinned connection rotated to prevent sway

HSS 6x0.5 plate welded to WF

terrazzo flooring

radiant heating pipes

metal decking

ductwork

ceiling drop panels perforated metal soffit panel

Details of construction were important to understand the layers of development. This project was the first assignment where students were asked to think about the construction details.

Being a steel competition, the connections were highly important.

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Energía - Guánica Boardwalk Guánica, Puerto Rico

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partners : Emily Smith, Blake Portell, Mattie Farve, Braeden Duncan, & LA Tanner Kyler

On the southern side of Puerto Rico, the small community of Guànica is rich in a mix of Hisipanic, Caribbean, and African culture. The community took a major decline following the 2017 Hurricane Maria which left many homeless. In addition, the bay is polluted

from a fertilizer spill, decreasing wildlife and the one area of tourism that remained from the hurricane. Trying to rebuild, Guànica is looking for a way to draw people into the city with their boardwalk along the bay that will withstand storm surges, high winds, and earthquakes.

1000-1900

The taíno people live on the island and cultivate the land with potatoes, peppers, and beans

1919 1910s 1901

Sugarmill and mining for gold harm the ecosystem and drive out native species

Mining and sugar bring money into Puerto Rico, even though the funds do not go to the people

The dry forest west of Guánica is established by the government as a biosphere reserve

1960s

Ochoa Fertilizer Co. begins to dump oil and PCBs into the bay driving out business for the town and destroying the ecosystem

2022 EPA establishes Guánica Bay to the Superfund National priorities list and jobs are created to clean up the water

1000-1900

The taíno live on the island and develop the culture, slightly influenced by Carib neighbors

1910s

Spain enslaves the native people and Africans to work the gold mines

1910-present Mixture of culture develops on the island creating unique music, food, and aesthetics

2010s

Increase in public interest of the island leads to tourism and thriving community

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2017

The city is destroyed by hurricane Maria

High school in Guánica is destroyed in an earthquake resulting in families leaving the city

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material change in red and interaction with

bike lane and concrete planters

Piedra del Malecón

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plaza planning for material changes

interaction between layers of transportation

recycled shipping containers for local artisans

resilient materials used for planters and seating

Folk Music Museum

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Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma

Located just off historic Route 66, the folk music museum would preserve the historic of the music that was born in Oklahoma. On a complicated site, the musuem embraces the contours of the land and sits lightly on the surface.

Diving futher into the land, the

basement level of the museum contains light wells to brighten the space and utilizes the natural slope to form an exit facing Lake Arcadia. Three classrooms mimic local stones and serve as a landmark similar to signs off Route 66 for the musuem.

below grade gallery

entry with curved glazing

form on topography model

expansion of design on site

entrance and first floor plan

section perspective showing museum space