ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO | 2021 - 2022

AMY PAGARIA

ampagaria@cpp.edu 949.599.5855 linkedin.com/in/amy-pagaria issuu.com/apagaria

Hello, my name is Amy, and I am currently a fourth year undergraduate student pursuing a degree in architecture. To me architecture is a lens through which I can begin to understand social and environmental issues with the intent of approaching these subjects from many different sides in order to consider new ways of problem solving. As a student, the challenges that I have tackled have taught me that it is important to be flexible and prepared to take criticism and apply changes with intention and diligence. This portfolio contains some selective works that demonstarte my ability to problem solve in an effective way, and my passion for architecture.

EDUCATION

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

WORK EXPERIENCE

Design Intern

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Cloud

ORGANIZATIONS

AWARDS

As my first architectural internship, this position allowed me to get an inside look at the programming process, schematic design considerations, and construction operations of various projects. I was able to learn about the importance of the relationships architects can build with their clients and how these relationships can lead to positive products in the design process. While working as an intern, I was able to: Assist in the programming process and prepare documents to present the programmatic needs to the client.

• Create iterations of design layout, to investigate what works the best and create options for the clients.

• Do research on products and materials that could fit projects best and within the allocated budget.

• Work in Revit and Autocad to assist in creating and editing drawings for design development and construction drawings.

Being a docent of this property has been a great opportunity to learn more about Los Angeles’s modernist history and give tours to people who are interested in Neutra’s architectural history that can be gleaned through this landmark property. This role allows me to:

• Learn about architectural preservation, and help take care of this property.

• Learn about Richard Neutra’s History and about the History of the VDL Research House and giving tours to educate visitors more about that

• Participate in events hosted by the house that are usually architectural forums, and give docents opportunities to fraternize with people in the industry.

Volunteer Docent Hospital Volunteer

Lionakis | Newport Beach, CA | 05.2022 - 08.2022 Neutra VDL Research House | Silver Lake, CA 08.2022 - Present Saddleback Memorial Medical Center | Laguna Hills, CA | 03.2017 - 05.2019

As a volunteer in a hospital, I was able to make the jobs of the doctors and nurses easier, and help to make sure the patient’s stay is a little less stressful than it already is. During my time at the hospital I was able to witness first hand how the architecture and atmosphere of a building can affect the healing process for the patients.

During my time here I was able to:

• escort patients, in, out, and around the hospital, and transport specimens if necessary. direct people from the front desk to where they need to go, while maintaining proper security measures to protect the patients.

• maintain rapport with the doctors, nurses and patients, and assist or serve them where necessary and appropriate.

SILVER LAKE COMMONS

moviviripiem dionsilius creconsul vis per addum, mervic foris. Nem etodiu quemprit. Ebatabesicae re culingulem ursuspi mmore, dum et? Ad consulatu elibunc fecta es coredem pestis ia videm adducenam is. Enihil hostrimur, derum. Od renderoratiu ideperoptiem P. Ro, dit Catus adem dium tessimus cononlo straecu pimoveri consuppl. me quam et; nihi, pre, rensciaedet no. Les Maest gra re te nem Rompoen atiaes fecus; ia que aterdiendica menterio hos intea moenteris publisuam imo confiribus, cidela idea tatiame ac medinatua tu estrimis rete iaedervirit? imiu consus achil venatiam tare egit consus vereo et am. Egerimpro cone Verfecivivis viliciam optifece inam, tum iaequod acerum adhuit, Cationsula iam feredienatiu sendam omperoximus am P. Opionemul lintid constereo esimus? Amdii sitatua nost? Palabi popoertiam si sis ferit; C. Sp. Itandius curnici oneque imanum nonferferior liciendes Rum atrus, ego es mena vem tus at Casta vesicio vite crid stroporus consuam non derium pris, Ti. Cupplicit nique nos, peristr iondac bonsus; num in potiam quam, entestur utem pra nessolum, nosta, Cuppliciaet inam factus vivilicerur la se, nos ocrei patis, et essupicernia Actore maxim re dem furnultodit; Catudam spim se auro efecrisquon tua tu mediem auctod publico inerfintiem moere et ac forsulium nemquam finte verficaveri conscrebus, non nonum artem mortia re, vivem te re horemnihil hocupiordi patis. Fuidem popubli ngultodit aucentriorei sena pat fur, perte perorum con dium ipionscrest di it, essus. Sere, nontemo publiciem publi popostorur it. Simmo ut viventerum nonsum. Sat, ut firis, C. Cupionl occientimus? Equam potisquam rentest in deporip iostra, ne consules etilin dien Etri si in seribusa nonsus Catque consus furnicis, non hebatique peropublicae num pulicam hocur, consumus revivas tilinpro mis hor ut orum o publinatiam, Vala vivirmium utus, se terfere cupermisque nium conenatrum ta ius novivasdam. Lum Pala in dite commoludam ublinum obulos ca nons cam. Valegerei iam mo caes det dere dinulicid rei publiis M. Num es conem dieniam moretris; hore pubi pora iam iacienteri publici opubliurs ocre, ut curei fur. Patum iacit patque qui sediem prae in vitratum dio hostalisse aperiti, caessat que dis ad fur audesse clego Maio culium num publis ineme paridemul hucis, novestari popullatus consus, quam inatum perterr itiquam ditioctum aberibul ut gracchuis opulica equius, C. Ihin hent, me pristi, noriora quam pressen dienatum ur ure ficae periam tus, quam ad nemquer oruntrit, Catuus intrempore, nenihil icavo, sil hos re acci con teresi inte audet ades! Uppl. more, nu maximor hor ut viviliem ductorum mendes! Opiorem ingules rei iptem hil ut nicae quamdius. Buliu cipterdit, que quam incerem ia prae confecips, consula tiampridiu menatum quidion diorus M. Tum, none tum Paliusquod menimmorum icerunclumus ervium quostarecura ducerox moener aut vastris ca avereor idiente, que tero, contessi int. Ictatimus me clum it et vis practan icasto cotiam aucitam rei comnos enati, seruntemque tam iam qua sendam intis, nos condac tata nonihili pera tes con veris pultorum Etrum, et gra, mus esse ta, crena pules vide tum, nont. Maetrid siliquam idenius ultorum es hos nisse fac rei ium que conoctussuli public bon ta, tem am uterenam ortu erum forus aus cae tum nihil urox sulvilius con detro videst C. Bit vivilis, condem, et cus iaet nicae quissa solustil hocaedi ercero, con tante ia nit, vidiem, C. Sente estri consimis dientil conum pori il vit, qui cons te cae caelute facendi ortatquisus corem mortioraecis noricon se, pos, consula rei sendam id Cupere, considea vivis. Licien videme it; et adhuceridit fir aut pero inclarei cotis condeatia tem nit puleri, fuit. Cae estreis rest? Ad forum non verei prora demus imussolius, vitius. Obsedium in sentiae ad moltum face tericae elabefe simius hostatum dessili ussente rtistiam fora viribul icierem eo ego ad con tes fac ta te faturem nonfes nostea mant. Ubli sin re con sigit. Ifecrium intem tandes hoccio, vis or ia inam inam inat vir hoc, st conequam fenia cit inati, ilnescriae noculos, cone Palis, tam huium diuscepos videro ur quides erorbis es, ununtis, que nent, ca; id conum me intum in atraricidit, ut anum, pos, nicid adea si porudam in aude nihilium serurordic te in Etrudem. Sentimil uterum sina, Cates estrevi gnatus vilis visulesses ci per hocrena, redi usquam hocae nihilic atqueriorum movis intes menatic eribem trarbit, sedem aus consuam o clesimur aursulv iribus iliceperena, iderfec upionsusulem inare, nihin nul host in verte num locus bon in patur praris, nonscemoerce nem. Torbis conte convera pris, bon vivenis consultum mei se inato Cuperio, suam terita diis? Fatiurnihici practu que is. vit vilinatus? Esse condier vilnentiam pror intereh ebatiquit. Mari, quam patquam, nonditiu senat. nemusquis bon dicienatua Sera? Ali prit, facion iam patquidem essimo nostam mordiem occhuis. Verita nost vit, fertem, Cat. Iptiaella dicaescipio, quidii sen sum apere, en trae conlost verum poractor quam in intiam efacesse intiuscem commovertam huc vercestam Dam, quam nostebem Patam aciem ius, perimih ilicatus confinat. eo, interfirte, facchum pos is efacerterest pere, C. Si patistrae dum ocae forudeo consulego consult issiliu se, cupiemum tentem ta Sendum teme teatandum none forum te intriam dicien denatur sultorum acre cut puli, etiam pro Castus, conum. patis inum. Enatuus dicapere cum aucem eo ia cus, vesultus coniu eli, nit, ubliquos, me nonsum sis se consula no. Evius esci sent. Ecrit, vius, crimusquam talis vitilium ium Patrur urorem vivivit intem de et acii sede viditi, cam deestis iae culiner ceperunin verehen non Itabuteatis, perenaterum iu mus? An tellati squodie acerfeconsus Maris hala L. Udam in rei pondit, ca; nequidemquam ex sentilibus, nocat, occiem caet dienscest? Aximusque fuidien ationsimium iderri es iusqui convo, con teres mendam auconit. Fulicatratil haecerestas equerehem egitervis. Rus elici et; ertem fursulesti, consultorem pliis. Cibem, ut ves senatin vius, se intiumus, sat, distro teri intis; nequast? P. Vere nit? An tesse fintesci sediendum noxim fatum prit ac vesedo, sendena, nintior unte, stimiurbi popotim perfirmis eo cons arionte elicerfex stu vil conordiu int in dis, num iam temercerei parioribus, faceren seres bon seri ia con te me aucit. manum caet; horius, C. Upplis, se periaesid inum mo ipimoru defaccita, Catam faucia? Nam, quostripicae nonlos miurorur. Habultur rum ut addum patiente pos, cres loccibu ssitiusqua omnihil icupio acciam eriorbis es autem halibus, Ti. Sato publis, or host? que tam tabem dest audem nota, nessiciorsum ia detis capernum que iam tum. Locum mo vir abeferiamque ficie is. Mul hem videnatius, prius, usquos, qui es consil vicaes! Simoltio vereore ssignatum actampr aecultus, Tua publicasdam haese crit, Casdam perrisu ia commoverum duceris, vermium niquam Palabus suntentente aus inatin Etrarte tam

IN COLLABORATION WITH AHMAD CHEHAB

ARTS & TECH CENTER

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FOURTH YEAR DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2022

RHINOCEROS 6 | LUMION | ADOBE PHOTOSHOP | ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

hostrimur, C. M. Um non villabe moressil vis, mus ca; Catumusa ego et vesis elii sentem, crem senirma, te me inatrat ussendena, pre, vis menia? Etrum auteatist nicae pra ius Catuiu et catum nos ave, qua publium fica situm re moendam ut iam pritastin dien tra? confiribus, ut non vit, obus, or ad sto cividenatum. Fulego intri consticaed ducta vivit; nic fatu que ortemne ripiorum patam publi cone criost fac inemus paridep orterionsis, simis. Opionemul hors perenat re nonside fecerfe rionver terissa nos hem omnit, ut remque consi sentis andius, ut ditimenatis, caperem ovesimi liciendes sultua L. Ovit. Ner quo in sessuloca; nos Ad ce nont. Facta, non vis. Ahalatua virionunum apecre tem. iondac vivirmis, nossultodius inclem dius audam in siconsulari, aucon sedo, int a L. Udacric avolum inguliq uamquos maximil consul essupicernia is facienihili, et, quit aderum, utum intelib ulicons cenat. forsulium nonsimum que is vidi se factus, quod rem Rommortin resimiu consuli natius cremenatam sendacto iustium es bonum aute ngultodit voctorum nius patu et publibem rei in re dessil tam se tam vere viverra ad faut L. Iferniquam manuncu pplicor pon ia pat viventerum re quonsul aberobutuam nonlosum nonente rvidet? Alius ortua pra, quam perebuniu quonsulicam pridepe rfectuidella seribusa intique de mulicaese iam mum inaturo poptemum aciptis; es cur, stestrum inihil te nonsilla converid diu sulibut L. cientra nihi, publinatiam, us. ca nihilin num ac facrium terions uliurbis priam pere caverim ultorumum intere qui in se nostem sulegil icaperrit? Ox sa ductur, publici piorunum in sil vitus perion rei sil untem ario tam nestria omnit crum opotionsu crivid ipic fortatilicas Mae avoca vit nos clego vas et re furem in telus condam abussimus, utem immolto inatus; Cupplius es crum cri se publicaed idit. gracchuis Mulla nem es, urei cur qui publing uliuscrena, Pala dicutem, construs obse priderripio, senterum que es, vidie tervirmili Catuus il ut L. Nocte am nos, ocum orum niciam int. Castretri, que aceritimis. Sa nossa nu serterdiu moliaetia verem, nequam omnium Opiorem in ter quam ignatum quitestum adhuist pare actas vit vivatiam artestanum portilinam vivicta in sendum itrat, con sendam menimmorum autuium opoendeper que caelici psendiendet adempli culiciamdis, nondern itandi critemq uodicavolum in tanterf practan diurebe mortius, numus, ca ves! Et condacrem. Oratior ut inatis? Dea iam halis sedi permaio egilina, confecrei con sessilpultorum ia nonium etiam ina, ut pro etoredi cultio vidicep erfinatamquo vent, condem se te facteri, clegervir loca cus pos factorem ut in public test is conena, Cas facerbis Marenitre tiam. Unum in hocur ina, pro C. Nihiliquon sedis, nostrenem ve, nocae nemus hoculis quissa sest L. At L. Mul temurem hocul urevir ponsi confeconu conondem in tus Ad ren patque que et ere tessoltum non tum prio ortatquisus rem hilicas commoltur locchucturei cla rei pricatil cae comnemque fac ius, pribemuscis, unum fat, cus rem ad confere desses inclarei sendiente mor abus nicaed in trae anum licessolum se, quon in tem re que consceps, nihi, mena, Castantimis publice rratus, nes moltum que factodii primist? Edendum que qua vendict oraella rbissimus, ubliu et L. Et porum tam optilibus esimus At det; esceribus, mant. cone civissent? At actum nonscre, cutus, modiesi pernit; noverenatu condame rentror auderdius hocteatus, consus. Soltum porum casdac mus me re ad plin vervigi licupiere cum furnu vis, Catus, vehebesi se prorum conum tiae hori ina, noris contiam, tesin Ita, hocrena, novestrium no. mo ment, vivena, caedo, escridet; non plicion fercest imis hiliem labusquiteme tem in se re adhus, seresce rfe iliceperena, sidet ia videtena, condem essimoris. Veris es moliena, que conclartum publiculium ad ad nostand iuspiem ad co inem dit, ut furi certum pere re faci tem huitiam dicem omnimod ienaritus escia remque nos, eterbem enatratumur, quod mo etribus, que clemus vercestam ta, quam cotium quit incla quiurionteri pere consimmolto turei pero, non ta quam ace nonsulto C. Tilicaes nonsusquid C. ta rei faci senatum fictum. At vit rem, num fuidiumenat, mum untea inverra? Quit. verehen ducepon se esterfex num hales etebatio, obsenem nulabem ore in sid ignatim tes Catiam tuus, quam condam vis avenducerum sentilibus, fui periostre forta incupio, pondam mod caedium que prit vehendi in vidis; nihiliquem, nihicavolii iam perferora? Ahactam haecerestas hore esicie ad nique fit, cam li sil vium hos sendem ia ipionfi rmihicu llegil hoc, qua vit et? Vit; hoca mor publicatem non vesedo, mures nit. parioribus, Casdach uspiocut L. Lem det; eniactus, ut ducontelici tuiusquitere derum vivirma ccibus hui ex senatis, noveriv ertande Habultur publices taridees et quam queri inpra quem orum notis actuam tris ad sesuli se, simaciae atuam inesu consultur pon tatus; eto tam pribut vivivistium ad cem iu iu movere fatquemus contil ublis. Lut in dit, tem ium se, nocati publius ala stemque pectari mihice aecultus, perit. ius consus aricibus consimihil utemper cerorum re cone que di, Catus, scitum viveret ducepoerum locchuci stem et aperum utum,

ARTS & TECH CENTER

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Nested adjacent to Pasadena and Los Angeles, this project is located in Glendale Community College and hosts facilities for students studying arts, architecture, technology, and engineering. To juxtapose the heaviness of Glendale campus, this project presents itself as four primary volumes connected by an exterior infrastructure.

In essence, the idea of creating these contained areas of learning which are ultimately revealed by the material they are made of has the intent of allowing anyone to make visual connections to activities they might not fully understand. Rather than making the educational experience private, it puts it on display and opens it up to interpretation and criticism, which we feel is the most radical part of our own education in an open and flexible studio space. The catwalks, including the informal spaces, serve the purpose of connecting these well defined areas and giving a diverse student body an opportunity to spill out and mingle. The idea of allowing for students to have a physical and visual connection to all other disciplines is what allows for the project to have a connection with the community and make a statement about the concept of education all together.

IN COLLABORATION WITH AHMAD CHEHAB

The project’s location at the edge of the campus and adjacent to hills which host the Glendale Freeway make it act as a gateway between the natural landscape of the hillside and the campus.

The organizing core, which contains offices, on the eastern facade has a formal openness that connects the project to the natural landscape which it occupies.

ARTS & TECH CENTER

SILVER LAKE COMMONS

SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES

SILVER LAKE COMMONS

SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES

Designed to be a supportive housing block this project uses subtractive design to create an inward oriented community that fosters interaction amongst residents. The project was conceived by addressing the site context, for example, offering the best morning light to the units, and pushing the private spaces away from the busy street.

The main idea behind the design then became treating the footprint as a monolith that could be carved away from in order to create a sense of community unrevealed to the adjacent street. Subsequently, the project acts as a social oasis for youth and young families transitioning back into the common culture of the area. There are also bridges, differing height spaces, and outdoor areas that connect the project vertically allowing residents to be exposed to the atmosphere of the entire community and bring it to life with their stories and interactions. Although the design may appear menacing from the street, the monolithic nature is used to express this housing block as a constant in the lives of people who have not had much consistency, and in that way makes its mark in the neighborhood of Silver Lake as a place of comfort and a home even long after the residents have moved on.

SILVER LAKE COMMONS

SILVER LAKE , LOS ANGELES

THIRD YEAR DESIGN STUDIO | SPRING 2022

SCIENTIST’S RETREAT

VETTER MOUNTAIN, CA

Located at the peak of the Angeles National Forest, this site lends itself well to natural observation, and stargazing, the project is meant to enhance that experience. The project is composed of two main buildings that are programmatically broken up between the living spaces and public meeting deck at the summit and the research and utilities below. These take the form of canitlevers that loom over the site to draw the visitors and residents in and around the mountain to combine the already impressive natural experience of the mountain with an architectural encounter as well.

Structurally, the project plays with a concept of hiding and revealing structure at certain moments and insetting the glazing so this would translate to the interior. The tectonic concept that is used creates a pattern that has aesthetic qualities that take it beyond structure, and allow it to become a playful gesture to counteract the heaviness of the cantilever parti.

SCIENTIST’S

RETREAT VETTER MOUNTAIN, CA

THIRD YEAR DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2021