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ALLISON SLOMSKI

ACADEMIC WORK

Graduate Thesis Studio, fall 2023

reCLAYmation

Materials of Abolition Research Studio, fall 2023

TRANSIENT DOMESTIC

Integrated Studio, spring 2023

2 INDEX

INSISTENT PROCESSES ...4

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3 PROFESSIONAL WORK HAND DRAWINGS AND OTHER MEDIUMS ELECTIVE RESEARCH RIVERMARK NORTHERN LIBERTIES ...28 Philadelphia, PA BROMLEY DEVELOPMENT ...32 Burlington, NJ INDOOR-OUTDOOR HOUSE ...36 Winter Park, FL PRO-BONO ...38 ...48 ENERGY FUTURES IN CAJUN COUNTRY ...40 Architecture of Policy course, fall 2023 “HOUSING FOR EVERY MAN” ...44 Collective Domestic course, spring 2023

INSISTENT PROCESSES

STRATEGIES FOR SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL COHABITATION ON THE WORKING WATERFRONT

‘OUTSTANDING GRADUATE THESIS’ AWARD WINNER

GRADUATE THESIS STUDIO

ARCH 6990; SPRING 2024

MARGARITA JOVER & LIZ CAMUTI

The general lack of inclusion of industrial processes in climate resilience planning, compounded by their local-regional economic importance, makes them particularly vulnerable to climate hazards. The thesis, using one of Philadelphia’s port terminals as a case study, proposes the reconceptualization of an industrial waterfront area as an “eco-industrial ward,” a park-like management system that balances industrial, ecological, and civic needs with green infrastructure strategies. Through adaptive, collaborative monitoring and maintenance processes backed by private-public partnerships, the eco-industrial ward is intended to improve public access to the Delaware Riverfront, combine environmental remediation and ecological restoration with flood mitigation strategies, and preserve (and potentially enhance) the economic performance of industrial site actors.

developed independently A PUBLIC CONNECTION TO TIOGA MARINE TERMINAL, VIA A NEW PORT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

ECO-INDUSTRIAL WARD AT PORT RICHMOND

DELAWARE RIVER TERRACES & UPLAND ECOREGION

7 ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION & A WETLAND LEARNING CENTER AT THE OLD ROHM & HAAS CHEMICAL PLANT SITE

RICHMOND STATION REHABILITATED AND REPURPOSED FOR CIVIC USE

PUBLIC CONNECTION TO THE PORT AND WATERFRONT

PORT RICHMOND RIVERINE FLOOD RISK SCENARIOS

9 CITYWIDE FLOOD RISK: INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIALPHILAPORT FACILITIES

CURRENT MEAN HIGHER HIGH WATER +10’ CHRONIC INUNDATION 2100 “HIGH EMISSIONS” SCENARIO STORM SURGE CATEGORY 3 FLOOD HAZARD ZONE NOAADVRPCNOAA & NHC FEMA

INDUSTRIAL USE

CIVIC USE

10 LANDSCAPE USE

SECTION A: E. ONTARIO ST. LOOKING TOWARDS I-95

STREETSCAPE TRANSITION BETWEEN

TYPICAL

PORT RICHMOND URBAN BLOCK & ECO-INDUSTRIAL WARD

reCLAYmation

INNOVATIVE MATERIALS & PROCESSES IN PURSUIT OF RESTORATIVE FUTURES

7TH WARD of NEW ORLEANS, LA

SMALL CENTER RESEARCH STUDIO “MATERIALS OF ABOLITION” ARCH 6051; FALL 2024

EMILIE TAYLOR WELTY & JOSE COTTO,

The Albert & Tina Small Center, partnering with Solitary Gardens (jackie sumell), directed student research on injustices of the the American penal system and the role of architects within it. Materials research pursued alternative, sustainable building materials antithetical to concrete and steel. The reCLAYmation studio team proposed a small pavilion to be constructed out of experimental, “organic” materials to create a space diametrically opposed to the rigid enclosure of solitary confinement. The project was designed, developed, and built in a 7th Ward “Sanctuary” over the course of eight weeks.

I was responsible for project management and coordination, including team scheduling, material acquisitions and production, site preparation, and physical construction. I assisted my team members in digital modeling, drawings, and materials testing and processing.

designed and constructed in collaboration with with Maliva Bavuso, Abby Carlton, Tracy Jones, An Le, and Joey Tomshe.

Jose Cotto

PAVILION CONSTRUCTION PROCESS DIAGRAM

JOEY TOMSHE

OYSTER-CRETE

“BOOTS” COB SEATING

APPLYING MATERIALS RESEARCH TO STRUCTURE

MYCELLIUM “HAT”

SITE CONSIDERATION NOTES FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH JACKIE

SITE PLAN

MALIA BAVUSO SUMELL

reCLAYmation PAVILION

N ROBERTSON ST

MODEL

COMPLETED BUILD 1/8” SCALE

PLAN VIEWS

MALIA BAVUSO SECTIONS MALIA BAVUSO

OYSTER-CRETECOBSTEEL CONNECTIONS PLY WAFFLE-STRUCTURE MYCELIUM SHINGLES

COMPLETED BUILD

Jose Cotto

TRANSIENT DOMESTIC

SEEKING THE GRAY AREA BETWEEN

PUBLIC & PRIVATE AS A TOURIST IN NEW ORLEANS

INTEGRATED STUDIO

ARCH 6032; SPRING 2023

ROSS KARSEN

Responding to a design directive for a hostel at an in-fill site in downtown New Orleans, the proposal emphasizes a tourist experience that plays with undefined “gray” spaces that ouccur in traditional, domestic typologies in the southern United States. The provision of many “gray” spaces, not limited to balconies and porches, is meant to provide a more interesting and sociable tourist experience, where New Orleans is not only “place” but also “people.”

developed independently

22 DOUBLE HEIGHT GUEST DINING SPACE

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 9 8 5 5 8 7 7 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 ROOF ASSEMBLY - standing seam preformed metal pan (1 3/4”) - plywood substrate (3/4”) - rigid insulation (2”) - vapor barrier - metal decking (3”) GALVANIZED STEEL FRAMING - W8X28 joists @ butterfly roof - W16X36 beams - W12X58 girders - W10X49 columns VAV MECHANICAL SYSTEM, LIGHTING - 8-ton AHU @ guest dining space - 24x8 supply duct - 12x8 return duct - VAV box for local temperature control - track lighting mounted to beams - pendant lighting hung from joists STOREFRONT SYSTEM - double glazing - 2”X4” mullions, 12” O.C. - mounted to cavity wall assembly @ 36” A.F.F. FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY - porcelain tile (1/4”) + adhesive - gypsum topping for sound attenuation (1/2”) - composite concrete on mtl decking (3”) - 16K5 bar joist @ 36” O.C. - batt insulation (9”) - (2) layers gypsum board (5/8”) RAIN SCREEN ASSEMBLY - full course brick (3 5/8”) - air space (1.5”) - vapor barrier - rigid insulation (2”) - masonry tie (1 per 2.67 ft2 - plywood substrate (5/8”) - C stud (6”) - batt insulation (5 1/2”) - gypsum board (5/8”) BALCONY ASSEMBLY - porcelain tile (1/4”) + adhesive, F.F. to match interior - pedestal paver system (3 3/4”) - vapor barrier - plywood substrate (5/8”) - C joists @ 36” O.C., sloped 2% away from building (8”) - exposed galvanized W12X26 - flush aluminunm soffit panel (1/4”) VRF + DOAS MECHANICAL SYSTEM, LIGHTING, FIRE PROTECTION - ceiling cassette at hostel rooms - 14”x12” supply duct - 12”x12” exhaust duct - vapor barrier - ceiling mounted light fixture - horizontal mount sprinkler @ soffit BALCONY/ROOF ASSEMBLY - porcelain tile (1/4”) + adhesive, F.F. to match interior - pedestal paver system (3 5/8”) - rigid insulation (2”) - vapor barrier - plywood substrate (5/8”) - C joists @ 36” O.C., sloped 2% away from building (8”) - galvanized W12X26 - hung aluminum soffit panel (12 3/8” air space + 1/4”) WOOD FEATURE CEILING, LIGHTING - suspended 48”x18” wood panel system @ 9’ A.F.F. - integrated track lighting - pendant lighting FLOOR SLAB - porcelain tile (1/4”) + adhesive - gypsum topping for sound attenuation (1/2”) - 6” concrete turndown slab @ 36” above grade - gravel layer + geofoam below RETAINING WALL - 6” cast-in-place concrete retaining wall FOUNDATION - 12” concrete footing along retaining wall - 4’x’4’x1’ pile cap - steel piles 23 1/8” SCALE SECTIONAL MODEL SECTION AXONOMETRIC DESCRIBING BUILDING ASSEMBLIES

GROUND FLOOR CAFE/BAR LOOKING TOWARD COURTYARD

DIAGRAM DESCRIBING VARIOUS PUBLIC-PRIVATE AMENITIES

GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND COURTYARD

SECTION B

COURTYARD PERSPECTIVE FROM BREEZEWAY 26

UTILIZING PITCHED ROOFS TO DIRECT ALL RAINWATER INTO COURTYARD COLLECTION SYSTEM

INCORPORATING WATER MANAGEMENT INTO COURTYARD STAIR WITH “RAIL PLANTERS”

RIVERMARK NORTHERN LIBERTIES

PHILADELPHIA, PA under construction

A new multi-family, mixed use development constructed on the former Festival Pier site, just north of the historic Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. The project is part of an on-going master plan along the Delaware River waterfront, offering ground floor retail and a waterfront park, nearly 500 residential units, large courtyard amenity spaces, on-site parking, and connectivity to other public amenities.

I assisted in construction documentation (for both architectural and landscape design), coordinated with consultants, and developed marketing materials.

PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS:

Michael McCloskey (AIA, LEED BC+D)

Justin Gebhart (AIA, LEED AP)

Stephanie Bass

Chris Kurth (RLA, ASLA)

Frank Lado (AIA)

Connor Murphy (AIA)

Justin O’Connor (AIA, LEED AP)

Jenna Otto (RLA, ASLA)

John Rock (AIA)

Maria Ross

Sam Siegel

SITE PLAN WITH GRADING AND DRAINAGE

BUILDING, TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN SOUTH BUILDING, TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION SK-01 NO. DATEREVISIONS FESTIVAL PIER 501 NORTH COLUMBUS BOULEVARD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19123 121 NORTH COLUMBUS BOULEVARD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 DELAWARE RIVER WATERFRONT CORPORATION HVRFD19001 SHEET OF 1 3 PROJECT. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED OR REPRESENTED ALL DIMENSIONS MUST BE VERIFIED BY CONTRACTOR AND OWNER MUST BE NOTIFIED OF ANY DISCREPANCIES BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH WORK 40' 80' GRADING AND DRAINAGE CONCEPT PENNONI ASSOCIATES INC. GRADING AND DRAINAGE CONCEPT PLAN SCALE: 1"=40'-0" 28

D elaware River NORTH

Cad Render29

NORTH BUILDING COURTYARD SECTIONS TRANSVERSE & LONGITUDINAL developed with landscape architecture team

Cad Render 30

PERSPECTIVE FROM DELAWARE AVENUE

NORTH BUILDING COURTYARD PLAN developed by landscape team

SOUTH BUILDING COURTYARD PLAN developed by landscape team

SOUTH BUILDING COURTYARD SECTIONS

TRANSVERSE & LONGITUDINAL developed with landscape architecture team

BROMLEY DEVELOPMENT

BURLINGTON, NJ

unbuilt

A proposed multifamily development boasting 500 residential units and an on-site conservation park. The site’s master plan was initially developed in preparation for creating a zoning ordinance for the project.

I assisted with the development of a conceptual site plan, building blocks, exterior elevations, and preliminary consultant coordination in preparation for submission to the county.

PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS:

Justin Gebhart (AIA, LEED AP)

Stephanie Bass

Connor Murphy (AIA)

CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN DEVELOPED WITH STEPHANIE BASS & JUSTIN GEBHART (AIA, LEED AP)

CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN RENDERING DEVELOPED WITH STEPHANIE BASS

34 CONCEPTUAL BERM ELEVATIONS ALONG AERTERIAL ROAD

CONCEPTUAL EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS DEVELOPED WITH CONNOR MURPHY (AIA)

INDOOR-OUTDOOR HOUSE

WINTER PARK, FL

construction completed 2021

A newly constructed house offering first-floor living with age-in-place options, outdoor entertaining, and comfortable accommodations for visiting adult children and grandchildren.

I assisted in developing construction documents and marketing materials for this project.

PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS:

Jeff Krieger (AIA, LEED AP)

Adam Jacob (AIA, LEED AP)

Rachel Jones

FIRST FLOOR PLANSECOND FLOOR PLAN

VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK

WYNDMOOR, PA

unbuilt

A pro-bono proposal for improvements to Springfield Township’s Veterans Memorial Park, originally established in 1947. The proposal reshapes the park to better accommodate crowds for Wyndmoor’s annual Memorial Day parade, and creates a more inviting outdoor space throughout the year.

With feedback from the principal architect, I developed the initial concept site plan, design documentation, and marking materials for this project.

PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS:

Jeff Krieger (AIA, LEED AP)

Rachel Jones

ORIGINAL HANDSKETCH CONCEPTUAL RENDER

SITE PLAN

ENERGY FUTURES IN CAJUN COUNTRY

RE-IMAGINING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS

LOCAL & REGIONAL SCALES AROUND MORGAN CITY

ELECTIVE RESEARCH

ARCH 6933; FALL 2023

ARCHITECTURE OF POLICY

ELIZABETH RUSSELL

This schematic proposal suggests a new economic boon for the portion of the Louisiana coast that has, so far, not been included in new initiatives for renewable energy production. Instead of assuming the presence of massive solar fields that would continue to treat the surrounding landscape as a “backyard” for the benefit of consumers, the proposal imagines a smaller scale network of energy production that co-exists with the human settlements that utilize it, and remains limited to topographic high ground.

developed independently

“HOUSING FOR EVERY MAN”

MODERN ARCHITECTURAL LINNEAGES OF LOW-RISE, HIGH DENSITY HOUSING IN THE WEST & THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO EXTERIOR SPACE

ELECTIVE RESEARCH

ARCH 6931; SPRING 2023

COLLECTIVE DOMESTIC

S. OMAR ALI

This research looks at exemplary projects of five architects from the early 20th and into the 21st century, all of which call for a low-rise, high-density solution to collective living. Of particular interest is the relationship between the interior and exterior domestic spaces that are allotted to each residence in all of these designs.

While the interiors of private homes provide a refuge from the world, the inclusion of a private exterior space begins to generate a domestic “gray” area where one can, at once, be at home, and also be among one’s neighbors. The specific inclusion of these spaces in each of project points to a latent multi-family typology that finds richness in varying degrees of human interaction.

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