Barbara Jenrette Portfolio by B.jenrette

BARBARAJENRETTE ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO

IF I WAS TO DESCRIBE MYSELF AS A DESIGNER, I WOULD FIRST LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AS A STUDENT OF DESIGN. I HAVE CREATED STRONG CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS ELEGANT, BEAUTIFUL, AND INNOVATIVE. LOOKING BACK ON IT, I MISS IT BUT I LOVED EVERY MOMENT NO MATTER HOW CHALLENGING IT MAY OF SEEMED. I’LL START AT THE BEGINNING, I WAS WIDE-EYED EYED AND OPEN TO EVERYTHING. I KNOW IT MIGHT SOUND CLICHE BUT I WAS SO EXCITED TO BE THERE. FINALLY SOMETHING I WAS EXCITED ABOUT AND COULD PUT ALL MY ATTENTION TOWARDS. THROUGHOUT MY EDUCATION I MOTIVATED MYSELF TO TRY NEW THINGS AND TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE OF WHAT I THOUGHT ARCHITECTURE WAS. BY DOING THIS I FOUND MY WORK ETHIC AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS TOOK ME FAR. THIS GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN PERFECTING DETAILS AND ENSURE THAT I PRESENTED A STRONG DESIGN. AS TIME WENT ON MY PASSION AND EXCITEMENT OF ARCHITECTURE GREW DEEPER. NOW BEING AWARE OF THIS PASSION I KNOW THAT I WILL BE A STUDENT OF ARCHITECTURE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I WILL TAKE THIS MOTIVATION AND TRANSLATE IT INTO ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT IS GIVEN TO ME . I WONT LET ANYONE DOWN THAT IS WILLING TO GIVE ME A CHANCE.

DESIGN IS NOT MAKING BEAUTY BEAUTY EMERGES FROM SELECTION, AFFINITIES, INTEGRATION AND LOVE - LOUIS KAHN

ACHIEVEMENTS DESIGNER’S WITHOUT BOUNDARIES SCHOLARSHIP MODEL CONSULTANT AIAS PUBLICIST HONOR SOCIETY

SKILLSABILITIES Photoshop Illustrator SketchUP Revit GIS AutoCad Presentations Customer Service Problem Solving

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER Environmental Design Designers Without Boundaries UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER BS Architecture December 2014 3.4 GPA Master of Architecture May 2017 Master of Business Administration May 2018

WORKEXPERIENCE Lubowicki Architecture Constructed Model for Client 10 Office Hours Accrued LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT Sales Floor Associate Provide excellent customer service Train sales specialists to preform job efficiently and correctly

CARMAX Sales Associate Provide excellent customer service Guide clients through the car buying process

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER (Current Position) Teacher Assistant Assist in critiquing work Grading, attendance, and teaching

CONTENTS

GREENMACHINE

LANDSCAPEOVERTAKE

ARTOFFURNITURE

PHOTOGRAPHY

SKETCH/PAINTING

GREENMACHINE A MODERN IDEA OF TRANSFORMING THE TRADITIONAL GROCERY STORE AND GREENHOUSE.

GREENMACHINE THIS PROJECT WAS GIVEN TO US AS A REAL WORLD APPLICATION. WHICH ALLOWED US TO DETERMINE HOW TO INTEGRATE GOOD DESIGN WITH THE CONSTRAINTS OF BUSINESS IMPLEMENTATIONS. WE WERE GIVEN THE TASK OF DESIGNING A GREENHOUSE AND GROCERY STORE. THIS WAS TO DRIVE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND STRONG BUSINESS PRACTICES.

WHEN RESEARCHING THE HOUSING IN SUNVALLEY, A HUGE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF. I DISCOVERED THAT THE PEOPLE OF SUN VALLEY WERE LIVING IN HOMES THAT WERE LESS THAN 1000SQFT AND HAD LOT SIZE OF ABOUT 6000SQFT. THIS MEANS THEY HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE.

West Elevation

East Elevation

South Elevation

AFTER LEARNING OF THE POTENTIAL OF THE GREEN SPACE IN THE COMMUNITIES BACKYARD, IT GAVE ME AN IDEA: THAT THIS PROJECT COULD BE THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY AND REACH INTO EVERYONE’S HOME. I STARTED WITH THE CENTRAL MOST PART OF THE SITE AND ANCHORED IT WITH THE LARGEST GREENHOUSE. THIS GREENHOUSE ACCOMMODATE A TREE THAT PRODUCES 40 DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUIT. IT BECAME THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MY DESIGN. WITH ALL THE ATTENTION ON THIS TREE, I MADE IT PART OF THE ENTRANCE.

North Elevation

WITH THE HEART OF THE DESIGN BEING THE TREE, I WANTED THAT SAME IDEA TO EXPLODE THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS WHERE THESE INDIVIDUAL GREENHOUSES COME INTO PLAY. THEY ARE USED AS A LEARNING TOOL AS WELL AS EASY ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THIS IS WHERE THE BUSINESS SIDE WAS IMPLMENTED AND THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THE EXTERIOR GREENHOUSES TO BE RENTED OUT. ALSO IT GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THESE GREENHOUSES IN THE BACKYARDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THIS MAKES THIS EXPLOSION OF GREENHOUSES REACH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

THE MAIN GREENHOUSE HIGHLIGHTS THE ALL-IMPORTANT TREE BUT IT ALLOWED FOR COOL OPPORTUNITES FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS. IT CREATES A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER FOR INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. THE MAIN GREENHOUSE MAKES A GREAT TRANSITIONAL SPACE INTO THE GROCERY STORE AS WELL AS THE SMALL GREENHOUSES IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. ALSO, WITH A SMALL CAFE ON-SITE, PEOPLE CAN COME AND RELAX.

THIS PROJECT HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH FOCUSING ON HOW TO MAKE THIS PROJECT PROFITABLE AND HAVE A MORE REALISTIC TAKE ON THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF. I FEEL THAT I OVERCAME THESE CHALLENGES AND WAS PUSHED INTO A DIRECTION WITH THE IDEA OF MANY SMALL GREENHOUSES INSTEAD OF ONE LARGE GREENHOUSE. MY FAVORITE PART HAD TO BE THE MAIN GREENHOUSE AND HOW IT EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LANDSCAPEOVERTAKE CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE CONTINUING BATTLE OF THE RIPARIAN ENVIRONMENT.

LANDSCAPEOVERTAKE THE TITLE OF THIS PROJECT IS VERY TELLING BUT OF COURSE, THERE IS A REASON FOR EVERYTHING. I LOOKED INTO MAKING THIS PROJECT MORE THAN JUST A RIPARIAN EDUCATION CENTER. I WANTED THE SITE TO BE USED AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND THEREFORE, I DECIDED TO MAKE IT A HOMEBASE FOR THE GREENWAY FOUNDATION. I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE PERFECT BECAUSE THEIR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AND THE SURROUNDING TIBUTARIES. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO MAP OUT ALL THE LOCATIONS THAT THEY PRESERVE AND PROTECT.

OFFICE

URBAN PARKS EDUCATION CENTER

OFFICE

NATIONAL PARK EDUCATION CENTER

BATHROOM LOBBY

CAFE

DECK

AFTER I MAPPED OUT THE LOCATION OF THE GREENWAY FOUNDATION I STARTED TO DRAW PARALLELS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PARKS. THESE PARALLELS RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF A GRID. AS I LAYED THE GRID ACROSS THE SITE OF FISHBACK PARK I COULD SEE WHERE DIFFERENT ROOMS COULD BE PLACED WITHIN THE GRID. FROM THERE I DETERMINED THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILT FORM, FROM THERE I STARTED TO SHIFT THE SPACES TO ALLOW CIRCULATION. THE MAIN CIRCULATION COMES FROM THE PATH THAT FOLLOWS THE PLATTE RIVER. I WANTED TO ADDRESS BOTH SIDES OF THE PATH TO DISTINGUISH A THRESHOLD. I ACCOMPLISHED THIS BY CREATING A CAFE AND A DECK THAT EXTENDS OVER THE PLATTE TO PROMOTE BIKERS AND RUNNERS TO STOP ON THE SITE.

WITH THE SPACES DETERMINED, MY NEXT MISSION WAS TO SEE HOW THESE SPACES WERE GOING TO AFFECT THE LANDSCAPE. WITH THE NAME, “LANDSCAPE OVERTAKE” I FEEL THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT PUSHES THE LIMITS. WITH THE GRID, I TOOK THESE AXIS AND EXTENTED THEM THROUGHOUT THE SITE. THIS GAVE ME THE IDEA THAT I WOULD MAKE THESE AXIS POINTS, PEAKS, AND VALLEYS OF THE LANDSCAPE ITSELF. THIS CREATES A REALLY DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE THAT WOULD PROMOTE CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO EXPLORE THE SITE. THESE PEAKS AND VALLEYS WOULD THEN COME TOGETHER AT THE BACK OF THE BUILT FORM AND CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN AMPHITHEATRE.

TO REINFORCE THE GREENWAY FOUNDATION WITHIN THE DESIGN, I CREATED THE WINDOWS TO OPEN IN THE DIRECTION OF THE PARKS THAT THE GREENWAY FOUNDATION PROTECTS. MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THE LANDSCAPE, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT CREATE AN INTERESTING EXPLORATION FOR THE USER BUT IT CREATES A DEFINED THRESHOLD OF THIE SITE ITSELF. I BELIEVE THAT I CREATED A COMPELLING RIPARIAN EDUCATION CENTER AND PUSHED IT TO A DIRECTION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE USE OF THE SITE AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND WEEKENDS.

ARTOFFURNITURE AN IDEA THAT TAKES AN ASPECT OF BENT WOOD FURNITURE AND TURNING IT INTO A STRONG ARCHITECTURAL FORM.

WITH THE FREEDOM I WAS GIVEN, I CHOSE TO DESIGN A FURNITURE GALLERY. I DID THIS BECAUSE OF THE MANY MUSEUMS THAT ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SITE, SUCH AS THE CLIFFORD STILL MUSEUM AND LIBESIND’S DENVER ART MUSEUM. I THOUGH IT WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THIS ART VENUE IN DENVER.

THE GROUND FLOOR IS WHERE FURNITURE IS DISPLAYED FOR THE PUBLIC WHILE THERE IS A GLASS FACADE ON THE STREET SIDE OF THE GALLERY. THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT THE GALLERY WAS DISPLAYING AND TO ALSO SEE THE OVERHEAD CONDITION. THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR

LOBBY

UPHOLSTERY

FINISHING

WITH THE FORM BEING CURVED I DECIDED I NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SPACE. THE TOP FLOOR WOULD BE THE PRODUCTION SPACE FOR THE FURNITURE. I ORGANIZED THE SPACE TO RESEMBLE THE PROCESS OF FURNITURE MAKING. THE LARGEST SPACES WOULD BE DEDICATED TO THE WOOD SHOP AND STEEL SHOP WITH THE SPACES BECOMING GRADUALLY SMALLER DEPENDING ON THE ASSIGNMENT.

STORAGE

THE CHALLENGE OF THIS PROJECT WAS THE PROXIMITY TO THE DENVER ART MUSEUM AND TO DESIGN A GALLERY THAT WOULD COMPLIMENT THE MUSEUM ARCHITECTURALLY. I TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH, INSTEAD OF MAKE SOMETHING ANGULAR I WOULD CREATE A CURVED PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE. THIS WAS TO SET IT APART FROM THE DENVER ART MUSEUM AND DRAW PEOPLE INTO THE SITE.

CONCEPT

DESIGN

WOOD SHOP

STEEL SHOP

STAINING

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

WOOD CONSTRUCTION

STAINING UPHOLSTERY FINISHING TOUCHES

GALLERY BACK OF HOUSE

SALE REPEAT PROCESS

THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS VERY SUBTLE, BUT THE INTERESECTING CURVES ARE VISABLE IN THE ENTRANCE AND THE STREET SIDE OF THE GALLERY. THE PHOTO BELOW DISPLAYS HOW THE BENT WOOD INTERSECTS WITH THE FINS. THIS AGAIN IS TO DRAW PEOPLE INTO THE GALLERY AND SHOP FOR UNIQUE FURNITURE PIECES.

I FOUND THIS TO BE A PROJECT OF GREAT DISCOVERY, I SAY THIS BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST TEST IN CREATING ARCHITECTURE. THIS BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT DESIGN WAS A REPRESENTATION OF HOW AN INTERIOR CAN BE MORE INTERESTING THAN THE EXTERIOR. IT WAS TO SHOW THAT ARCHITECTURE CAN EXIST ON THE INTERIOR AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR. MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS DESIGN IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE CURVE. I FOUND IT TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CURVE BECAUSE YOU COULD ONLY SEE IT WHEN ENTERING THE GALLERY.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS JUST ANOTHER OUTLET FOR MYSELF TO CAPTURE A MOMENT OR MEMORY. I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTY IN ANYTHING. I PERSONALLY LOVE PHOTOGRAPHING ARCHITECTURE, NEW AND OLD. IT’S A REMINDER OF WHERE I HAVE BEEN AND GIVES ME THE GOAL TO TRAVEL FURTHER.

SKETCH/PAINTING I FIND ART TO BE A GREAT THERAPY TO ME AND ENJOY MAKING UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL PIECES. MY GOAL IS TO TRY EVERYTHING ONCE JUST TO SEE IF IT SHOULD BE ANOTHER OUTLET TO EXPRESS MYSELF. I LOVE TO CREATE SOMETHING AND TAKE THE TIME TO SEE IT COME ALIVE. I FIND THIS VERY SATISFYING IN DRAWING AND PAINTING; WHICH ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE PAST TIMES.

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