Amanda M Louise Portfolio

AMANDA M LOUISE PORTFOLIO

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COLLEGE OF DUPAGE SSC RENOVATION

BILANDIC BUILDING RENOVATION

MODE ARCHITECTS OFFICE

Three projects in this portfolio state that they were selected for Approach. Approach is a yearly publication from the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design at WashU that showcases the best work from that year. Two projects from each studio section are selected for the publication. The 2018-2019 year is published online at graduateapproach.samfoxschool.wustl.edu * 3

SUBTERRANEAN

FAIR FOOD (graduate thesis) CONCRETE ENCLOSURE FOR BROOKLYN, BY BROOKLYN ARTWORK 4 8 12 14 22 28 34 44 TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL PERSONAL

LAB

NORTH ENTRANCE revit, enscape design by SmithGroup, render by myself 4

COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

professional work

program: 90,000 SF higher education student services building renovation

Under Construction, estimated completion June 2025

Mode Architects, p.c. / SmithGroup

Signing Architect (SG): Laura Holman

Supervising Architect (Mode): Michael McAtee

Client: College of DuPage

Budget: 25 Million

Services provided: Programming, SD, DD, CD, Construction Admin

The Student Services Center (SSC) was an addition to the college in 2010. The existing floor plan proved inefficient for the colleges expanding needs. The client asked to find a more efficient floor plan with a new design scheme. This included a redesigned entry as the existing entrance was understated and hard to find. This project was a partnership between SmithGroup and Mode Architects. Mode assisted in programming, assisted design in SD and DD, completed half of drawings at every phase, and is providing majority of CA services. SmithGroup provided the design concept for the exterior entry, then at DD it was handed to myself to start details and updating the renderings.

NORTH ENTRANCE revit, enscape design by SmithGroup, render by myself 5

Much of the interior was designed by others, but I provided design options for a select few areas including the department entry receptions and the cafe. Design was collaborated with myself and SmithGroup and renderings were completed by myself.

DEPARTMENT ENTRY RECEPTION - option 1

revit, enscape

DEPARTMENT ENTRY RECEPTION - option 2

revit, enscape

design: SG and myself. Render: myself design: SG and myself. Render: myself

DEPARTMENT ENTRY RECEPTION - option 3

revit, enscape

design: SG and myself. Render: myself

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CAFE ENTRANCE

revit, enscape

design: SG and myself. Render: myself

CAFE ENTRANCE

revit, enscape

design: SG and myself. Render: myself

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8 OPEN OFFICE finished project

Bilandic Building professional work

program: 120,000 SF government office high rise renovation

Completed 2024

Mode Architects, p.c.

Signing Architect: J James Mo

Client: State of Illinois Capital Development Board

Budget: 21 Million

Services provided: Programming, SD, DD, CD, Construction Admin

After selling the Thompson Center, the State of Illinois needed to relocate hundreds of employees. Some of these employees were relocated to the Bilandic Building across the street. The state has owned this building since its completion in 1920 and had not been renovated since the 1980s. Our task was to refresh the first 13 floors of offices, and provide new office suites for the relocated tenants. I conducted interviews with the using agencies for their individual suite needs and provided the state with multiple design options to choose from for the interior design strategy. Phase 1 of the project needed to complete 50,000 SF of scope in only 4 months. In order for the construction process to run smoothly, we provided extra construction administration services where I was on site for 16 hours a week assisting the contractor.

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ELEVATOR LOBBY finished project

OPEN OFFICE RENDERING

revit, enscape

BEFORE

AFTER

conference room large conference room

large

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NEUTRAL SCHEME

This scheme is intentionally subtle with its materials to create a neutral and calm environment. It utilizes many beiges, grays, and only very light touches of color. It uses a block-like carpet for the

areas, giving a splash of texture in an otherwise very modest scheme. Acoustical tiles may be added in the

spaces to add more texture to the large surfaces and to reduce

160 N LaSalle St. Chicago IL, 60601 MICHAEL A. BILANDIC BUILDING - FLOORS 8 & 9 MoDE architects, p.c.

BM Buxton Blue Accent Paint 1 BM Midnight Oil Accent Paint 2 BM Cloud White Field Paint 2 Patcraft - Interlock - Flannel Patcraft - Vivid Modular- Moonglow Field Carpet 1 Field Carpet 2 Patcraft - Color Pop - Modern Pop Accent Carpet 1 Perspective Atrium Ground Floor Perspective Reception Perspective Perspective Office Corridor Typical Office Perspective Elevator Lobby Perspective Courtroom 1 BM Blue Springs Accent Paint 3 Perspective 8th floor Atrium BEFORE CONSTRUCTION AFTER DESIGN BOARDS elevator lobby elevator lobby elevator lobby revit, enscape, indesign 11

accent

double height

noise levels.

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Mode Architects Office

professional

work

program: 2,000 SF office renovation

Completed 2022

Mode Architects, p.c.

Supervising Architect: James Mo

Mode Architects moved to a new and larger suite in spring of 2022. program includes one individual office, one conference room, a break room, materials library, a reception desk and 12 workstations. I was responsible for all aspect of design including furniture layout and presented for approval to the principal James Mo. I was also responsible for overseeing the construction.

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SUBTERRANEAN LAB

architecture studio

program: 30,000 SF research lab

Fall 2018

WashU

Professor: Pablo Moyano

Phoenix, Arizona is one of the sunniest places on earth. It is also one of the least sustainable cities in the United States. In this studio, each student was assigned to a different Extreme Environment. Choosing the extreme environment of Light, I studied the technologies and challenges of building underground while still maintaining livable and workable spaces. The program required a 30,000 SF research lab with both laboratory space and residence space for the researchers. I chose the site in the Phoenix Mountains because the conditions, though extreme, are ideal for a subterranean architecture.

Selected for Approach (see page 2 for details) graduateapproach.samfoxschool.wustl.edu/course/comprehensive-options-studio-extreme-environments-moyano

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PROCESS

Initial concept model to use a series of arches moving deeper and deeper underground to bring down light and provide heavy structure

Concept models

Interior of arches fluctuate and the top floor is pulled away from the side walls to allow light to the bottom floor.

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Residential section pencil on trace

Floor plan pencil on trace

Subterrain section pencil on trace

Arches increase in thickness the further they are underground.

Arches are used to separate program and circulation. mirrors and other light throwing technologies are used between the gaps. The larger arches are filled with earth that would be removed from the site

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Laboratory section pencil on trace

FLOOR PLAN

The lab is separated into two wings. the left is the residential wing where researchers can live on site. These arches are more exposed to give views to the bedrooms. The right wing has the research labs, library, and exhibition space and is also the main visitor entrance. These arches are deeper into the earth and have more controlled lighting. The two wings are connected by an excavated tunnel which serves as a dark lab that can be in complete darkness. In the event that light is needed there are solar tubes that project the light 50 ft underground.

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION

rhino,

rhino, illustrator & photoshop

illustrator & photoshop

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20 FINAL MODEL scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

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FAIR FOOD

graduate thesis

program: 40,000 SF culinary institute, market and urban farm

Spring 2020

WashU

Professor: Valerie Greer

Selected for Approach (see page 2 for details)

Much of St. Louis has low food access. The neighborhood around Fairground Park in North St. Louis is no exception. What was once a very dense and thriving area of the city, is now a neighborhood with high vacancy and only one grocery store for a square mile. Fairground Park, a 140 acre park with a long and significant history, is still a largely positive amenity for the community and this project strives to strengthen this connection with the neighborhood. The architecture aims to encourage all people to enjoy good food in many ways, whether that’s the act of eating, learning about food in preparation or in agriculture, or just as a gathering of a close community of people. Food is sustenance, medicine, and connection with others and this building intends to foster all of it.

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PLAZA PERSPECTIVE rhino & photoshop

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POPULATE EDGE OF GRAND AVE

RAMMED EARTH STRUCTURE, BREAKS IN STRUCTURE FOR VIEWS THROUGH

WOOD BEAM STRUCTURE, SECONDARY PLANE OF SHADE AND SPACE

25 GRAND AVE EDGE CONDITION 1 4 2 5 3 6

MANEUVER AROUND TREES, CREATE COURTYARDS FOR INTIMATE PUBLIC SPACE

COMBINATION OF GREEN ROOFS AND FLAT ROOFS rhino & photoshop

Entrance

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GROUND PLAN KITCHEN PERSPECTIVE rhino & photoshop rhino, illustrator & photoshop 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 Employee

27 Auditorium Classrooms Administration Teaching Kitchen Locker Rooms Main Kitchen Restaurant Market Plaza 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Grand Ave. 6 7 8 9 Employee Entrance STREET VIEW rhino & photoshop

ELEVATION

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rhino, enscape & photoshop concepts by team, design by me, render execution by Sofia Aguirre

CONCRETE ENCLOSURE

concrete seminar

program: precast concrete piece

spring 2020

WashU

professor: Pablo Moyano Team of 3

Precast concrete is quickly becoming a standard medium of building. In this seminar we studied different applications of precast concrete and were prompted to design our own enclosure. In January 2020, the course was set up for us to design our enclosure in the first half of the semester, and then build the formwork ourselves to be brought to a fabricator to pour the piece for us. The changes that COVID-19 brought to the semester made it impossible to build the formwork, but we were prompted to document what our fabrication process would have looked like in a very detailed way. This piece is meant to act as an enclosure, a structural piece, and a tool for diverting rainwater.

All concepts were a collaborative effort of the entire three person team. I took leadership of the design of the piece, the style of the drawings, and the execution of the detail drawings.

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rhino, enscape & photoshop concepts by team, design and execution by me.

Design Decisions

Divert Rainwater

Allow natural light through

Structural stability.

Change in color over time

Simplify enough to be able to build formwork in four weeks

rainwaterrainwaterrainwater

Changes

0 years 2 years 5 years SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C

DIAGRAMS

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1'-6 1'-61 1 2 2 " 80'-8 3 3 4 4" " 1'-6 1'-61 1 2 "2 " 3'-10" 3'-10" 5'-5 5'-53 3 4 4 " 12'-2" 12'-2" 9'-3" 9'-3" 2'-11" 2'-11" 3'-10" 3'-10" 5'-5 5'-53 3 4 4 " 12'-2" 12'-2" 9'-3" 9'-3" 2'-11" 2'-11" FRONT ELEVATION PLAN 1 PLAN 2 BACK ELEVATION C B 1 2 1 2 A SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C SECTION A SECTION B SECTION rhino & illustrator concepts by team, design and execution by me. 31 PIECE DRAWINGS

MOLD

Dimension and glue XPS insulation.

CNC mill mdf inserts, adhere and screw to mold.

Round Finishing bit

Make 3 sets for milling CNC mill foam, sand and apply sealant

Assemble within re-inforced wooden frame

5’ 6” 4’ 5’ 6” 4’ 1’ 4” 1 2 3

3/4”

4 5

1” Roughing bit

39/64” 1” 4 17/64” 2 43/64” 10 ’ 8” 2’ 4” 32

concepts

rhino & illustrator

by team, design by team, and execution by Sam Watts

DRAWINGS

Insert structural rebar and mesh

Pour Concrete and place anchors

PERSPECTIVE

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29.13 ft³ Concrete 7 8

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Demold

EXTERIOR rhino, enscape & photoshop concepts by team, design by me, render execution by Sofia Aguirre

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FOR BROOKLYN, BY BROOKLYN

urban design studio

program: transit line with centers for education and training

Spring 2019

WashU

Professor: Petra Kempf Team of 4

In New York City all trains lead to Manhattan. The central island contains most of the jobs in the city, making Brooklyn residents highly dependent on the train system. But what if Brooklyn could be strengthened from within? If there were nodes of commerce and the available education for any type of small business, then there would be less need to travel to Manhattan everyday. In this studio we were challenged to rethink the systems in place in New York City and to redefine what it means to live and work in Brooklyn.

Selected for Approach (see page 2 for details) graduateapproach.samfoxschool.wustl.edu/course/lively-cities-core-studio-life-along-the-el-kempf

All concepts were a collaborative effort of the entire four person team. I took leadership of the style and design of the final drawings and of the final conceptual model.

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final model, concepts by team, design and execution by me.

Below are close ups of the four neighborhoods we have chosen to zoom into. Each neighborhood has its own industries that we will only strengthen through various education interventions and the connection of our proposed FB line that reuses an existing track owned by the Long Island Railroad.

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37 NEIGHBORHOOD DIAGRAM rhino & illustrator

The final booklet scales down the large drawing and contains all the descriptions of the characters and the proposed interventions along the train line. It also contains representative sections of the neighborhoods, referencing the final model.

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final booklet, concepts by team, design by Anna Friedrich, execution by me.

We argue that each neighborhood would benefit from the new transportation and could empower the growth of small businesses within Brooklyn. By building jobs and empowering people through education within Brooklyn, it strengthened is economy and required less dependence on the central borough of Manhattan. To portray this we describe stakeholders within the city that would benefit from this change. The characters in our presentation are fictional but are representative of real demographics in each of the neighborhoods.

Below is a page from our presentation booklet.

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40 TRANSECT DRAWING rhino & illustrator

To illustrate our story we made a transect of all the areas of Brooklyn that would be positively affected by this new line and the educational interventions. The final drawing was 13 feet by 3 feet and included all the characters and their corresponding businesses, jobs, and training.

final drawing, concepts by team, design and execution by myself & Paul Clark.

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The final model did not have an exact scale but at six feet long it included over one hundred sections of existing Brooklyn typologies and represented over four miles of the borough. The black foam core represents existing infrastructure and the basswood represents all the intervention points.