Anna Sophia Villarreal-Levy Portfolio 2023

Sicily’s central location in the Mediterranean has made it the hub of cultural influences, integral to the island’s identity. Our camp aims to play with the idea of Sicily as an island of convergence and experimentation using food as impetus. The Round Table camp uses culinary practice to explore Sicily’s rich background and encourage cultural exchange. The camp inspires students to broaden their culinary awareness and motivate creativity.

PROGRAM

Sicilian culinary camp

LOCATION

Selinunte, Sicily

PROJECT DATE

Fall 2022

PROFESSOR

Olivia Gori

COLLABORATOR

Isabella Bai, Deep Blue Studio

MATERIALS & SOFTWARE

Rhinoceros, Illustrator, Photoshop, Concrete, Plaster, Bass

Wood, Museum Board, Plexiglass

The purpose of this research university is to create an agricultural urbanism, producing environmental solutions and practices that respond to various microclimates across political boundaries. Alongside the NASA, the university proposes speculative strategies for a productive, shared landscape. The driving strategy is pixel farming, a technique of planting small plots of various crops in adjacency to achieve maximum productivity whilst increasing biodiversity.

PROGRAM

Research university for earth science and agricultural studies

LOCATION

NASA Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility, Sandusky Ohio

PROJECT DATE

Fall 2021

PROFESSOR

Britt Eversole

COLLABORATOR

Kyle Kalmar

MATERIALS & SOFTWARE

Rhinoceros, V Ray, Lands Design, Illustrator, Photoshop

PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE

The pixel farming landscape is organized by a terrace system, categorizing crops as perennial, annual, and seasonal. Each level receives individual treatment through the integration of NASA technologies: satellites, drones, rovers, and researchers.

PRODUCTIVE COHABITATION

The idea of productive adjacency is applied to the university at large -- both in agriculture and in program. Dissolving the campus ground allows for maximum adjacencies and performs as a new social landscape that integrates students, locals, and non human technologies.

The program and vessel mission is to combat climate change and extreme weather conditions through naturally reinforcing the atoll barrier and collecting fresh rainwater. The facility houses the mangrove nursery and the vessels work to transport the mangroves around the island perimeter. Formally inspired by mangrove reeds, we created a system of columns that perform as structure, freshwater collectors, and invite ecological integration.

PROGRAM

Fresh water basin and mangrove nursery

LOCATION

Aitukaki Atoll of the Cook Islands, Southern Pacific Ocean

PROJECT DATE

Spring 2021

PROFESSOR

Julie Larsen

COLLABORATOR

Kaylen Choi

MATERIALS & SOFTWARE

Rhinoceros, V Ray, Lands Design, Illustrator, Photoshop

DUEL ACTION

The network of columns are an extension of the roof surface. The sloped shape funnels fresh rainwater to the collection tank below, which acts as a fresh water reserve for the island. Secondly, the ocean-facing coves provide protected growing space for seeding mangroves. Matured mangroves can then be embedded around the atoll perimeter, to gradually build a natural barrier against rising sea levels.

Located in the Rahma Edible Food Garden, the greenhouse intertwines program and garden. To dissolve notions of interior and exterior, the greenhouse gardens fill the majority of the perimeter and nest program within. The undulating perimeter creates a playful interface and select faces protrude outward, inviting direct contact with the exterior garden. Embedded in the greenhouse, the kitchen classroom enjoys direct access to fresh produce and creates a communal space to educate and celebrate.

PROGRAM

Community greenhouse

LOCATION

South Salina Street, Syracuse, New York

PROJECT DATE

Fall 2020

PROFESSOR

Benjamin Vanmuysen

SOFTWARE

Rhinoceros, V Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

This project features a humble residences for two in the scenic Finger Lakes region of New York. The stacked cubic design fits compact program, integrates a natural water system, and utilizes a variety of materials. The materiality both emphasizes the home’s kit-of-parts and maximizes the home’s thermal qualities.

PROGRAM

Compact residences

LOCATION

Finger Lakes, New York

PROJECT DATE

Fall 2020

PROFESSOR

Daekwon Park

COLLABORATORS

Romi Moller, Jediel Ponnudurai, Mirwais Noory

MATERIALS & SOFTWARE

Rhinoceros, Lands Design, Illustrator, Photoshop

SECTION CUT A

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Window Construction

thermal glazing: 8mm toughened glass

sealant

16mm air cavity

8mm toughened glass

stainless-steel stop

earthenware window stool

casinet extension jamb

apron

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2

Ceiling Construction

6mm crushed stone

drip drainage mat

foam glass

waterproof seal

120mm masonry reinforced concrete

20mm air barrier

120mm polystyrene foam thermal insulation

60 rigid foam insulation

mastic air barrier

gypsum board

20 mm air barrier

plaster finishing board

Roof Construction

acrylic paint sealant

white glass fibre coating

earthenware roof tiling

20mm air barrier

120mm rigid foam insulation

20mm vapor barrier

120mm rigid foam insulation

gypsum board

plaster finishing board

water collection piping

drip

4

Wall Construction

birch wood decorative facade strip

plaster board

20mm air barrier

120mm polystyrene foam thermal insulation

20mm air barrier

100mm rigid foam insulation

gypsum board

vapor barrier

plaster finishing board

cap baseboard

5 masonry cement facade facing

6 cement poured foundation

120mm loadbearing concrete slab

100mm cement floor slab

plastic sealing layer

120mm polystyrene foam thermal insulation

20mm air barrier floor heating

Photography from my travels in NYC and Italy present compelling parallels of style and form. These photos observe the character of each singular object while capturing their distinctly unique surroundings.

S. Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo

San Marco Cloister, Florence

Dmitriy & Co, NYC

Farm Cultural Park, Flavara

Villa Emo, Vicenza

Gucci Garden, Florence

Villa Emo, Vicenza