Architecture Portfolio - Bridget Gerstner

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Bridget Gerstner

bcgerstner@ku.edu

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816.806.9224

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KU Master of Architecture

ABOUT ME

My passion for architecture began when I was in middle school and my family was designing our final home, fully custom. This sparked an interest in me and ever since, I have been curious about the field of architecture. Since then, I have learned professional skills and have had internship opportunities in high school, had my first independent architectural experience in Chicago, and gained some real-world architectural knowledge during my time at the University of Kansas.

EDUCATION 2019 - 2024

2018 - 2019

2015 - 2019

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (KU)

• Full-time student (3rd year)

• Master of Architecture Program (NAAB Accredited)

• Current 3.64 Cumulative GPA NORTHLAND CENTER FOR ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (NCAPS)

• High school program allowing students to learn about college while

engaging in projects and applying professional skills PARK HILL HIGH SCHOOL (PHHS)

• High School Diploma -- May 2019

• Honor Roll -- 4 years (3.5+ GPA)

• Volunteer work (60+ hours)

EXPERIENCE JUNE 2020 - PRESENT

JAN 2019 - APR 2019

2018 - 2019

DEC 2016 - MAR 2020

DELI CLERK, SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET

• High-standard and fast-paced environment

• Multitasking and teamwork skills CRB CONSULTING ENGINEERS

• PHHS internship involving site modeling, Revit and AutoCAD

drawings, and networking NCAPS PROJECTS

• Hope Faith Ministries: designing indoor garden for the homeless

• StandardAero: designing a useful cart to hold heavy fixtures

• North KC Fire Dept: communicating with NKC residents for survey

feedback GOLDEN CORRAL

• Cross-trained as Host, Cold Prep, and Bakery Prep

• Communication and professional relationship with managers

SHADOW EXPERIENCES DEC 7, 2018

WOMEN IN DESIGN | “DAY OF SHADOWING” EVENT

• Opportunity to shadow women at BNIM

SOFTWARE SKILLS SKETCHUP PRO MICROSOFT OFFICE ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN AUTOCAD PHOTOSHOP ENSCAPE LUMION

PERSONAL SKILLS COLLABORATIVE

ORGANIZATION

CREATIVE

TIME MANAGEMENT

SKETCHING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIGHTBOX

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page 12

ORTHOGRAPHICS & SPATIAL JOURNEY

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page 20

BALANCING NATURE - COMMUNITY CAFE

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page 32

COMMUNITY GARDEN CENTER

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page 6

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LIGHTBOX

Semester: Fall 2019 Professor: Barry Ballinger Skills Applied: Hand Modeling, AutoCAD,

Light

Illustrator, Photoshop

and

shadows

are

captured

through a set of cutout frames in order

to

create

a

positive

and

negative balance between the object and its surface under the spotlight.

Acquired skills include sectioning, light, space, and assembly instructions.

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Lightbox Frames

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Piece A - the path

Piece B - the frame

Piece C - lower support

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Upper Assembly

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Rotate piece B in order to fit inside of piece A. Join the frame with the corresponding slit. Start at the largest frame to allow the pieces to fit in the correct order.

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Join piece C with the slits on the bottom of each frame, allowing the frames to be equidistant from each other and for extra surface stability. [See to the right]

Lower Assembly

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Shaded Lightbox

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SPATIAL JOURNEY & ORTHOGRAPHICS

Semester: Spring 2020 Professor: Barry Ballinger Skills Applied: Hand Drafting & Modeling, Sketchup, Lumion, Photoshop A kit of parts is provided to inspire the designer to organize movement and to frame views.

The goal of “spatial journey” is to create a sequence of spaces consisting of an entry, a place to pause, and a destination.

In order to think like a designer, one must recognize how people interact with a space and understand the scale, presence, and perception of human beings. Displaying things to a scale gives us an idea of human dimensions relative to the space and position being inhabited.

Constructing a model in a certain way will force the eye to follow a certain path that will successfully orchestrate movement and framing views.

Given a kit of parts, the problem is NOT trying to fit your wall piece to another wall piece.

Instead, it’s the entire enclosure and the spaces between the elements that we are trying to solve.

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P H A S E

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Iteration 1: Parti Models

Iteration 2: Upscale Parti Models

Iteration 3: Mock-Up Model

Iteration 4: Final Model

Spatial Journey creates a setting

where

visitors

experience an inaccessible level upon entry, mainly created

for

viewing

purposes.

The

journey

takes them up the ramp and stairs, onto a platform as a place to pause. From there, they can choose their path towards one of two destinations and look

out

into

the

surrounding scenery.

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Section A-A

P H A S E

Upper Plan

Lower Plan

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Section A-A

Upper Plan Lower Plan

Long Elevation

Short Elevation

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P H A S E 1 2

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BALANCING NATURE - COMMUNITY CAFE

Semester: Fall 2020 Professor: Farhan Karim Skills Applied: Enscape, Sketchup, Illustrator, AutoCAD The goal of the project is to design a community setting to bring together the residential area of the Nauck neighborhood and the Arlington area of Virginia.

Considering this location is in an unfamiliar region, researching about the climate and history of the area creates a better understanding towards a fundamental design.

My community cafe allows a diverse set of people to enjoy the indoors as well as the natural outdoors through glass walls, balconies, and roof terraces.

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Climate Region 8 Reference State: Virginia

The Climate The Mid-Atlantic-coast climat seasons. Although summers somewhat cold, spring and fal are an important asset in this ho

The annual precipitation is ab throughout the year. Summ thunderstorms common duri occasional possibility.

Climate Design Priorities* 1st Keep the heat in and the cold temperatures out during the winter.

2nd Use natural ventilation for summer cooling.

3rd Let the winter sun in.

4th Protect from the summer sun.

Lower Priorities 5th Protect from the cold winter winds 6th Avoid additional humidity during the summer *These climatic design priorities are for envelope-dominated building types only.

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Design Development

Early design introducing 50/50 indoor and outdoor seating space with an attempt at creating balanced nature and an architectural language using planes.

Alteration of the architectural language in order to display it more prominently.

Extension of the building and addition of pathways, allowing a more connected and continuous flow of space for finalization.

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The community cafe utilizes the empty commercial lot space at 2323 Shirlington Rd, Arlington, VA 2206. Arlington is the 6th largest county in Virginia, containing 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Non-Hispanic, 9% African American, and 3% other.

This region is known to hold the nation’s oldest schoolhouse, Arlington’s Historical Museum, and the nation’s oldest building, the Ball-Sellers House. Arlington was also among the early regions for school desegregation.

The oldest African American neighborhood, or Nauck neighborhood, contains the empty lot on Shirlington Road and is anchored by four churches that hug the predominantly residential area.

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Exploded Axonometric Service Area Kitchen/Cafe Counter Outdoor Seating Indoor Seating Balcony Cafe Storage Space Staircase Entrance

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Elevations

East

West

North

South 29

A

PRODUCED BY AN AUTO

OUTDOOR SEATING

DOWN

BATHROOMS

BATHROOMS UP

ELEVATOR

ELEVATOR

FLOWER BED

OPEN TO BELOW UP

WAITING LOBBY

KITCHEN

FIRE PIT

BASEMENT STORAGE

B

B

OUTDOOR SEATING

CAFE COUNTER

ENTRANCE

A

INDOOR SEATING

Section A-A

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BALCONY

BALCONY OPEN TO BELOW

ELEVATOR

OPEN TO BELOW

ELEVATOR

DOWN UP

DOWN INDOOR SEATING

INDOOR SEATING

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GLASS BALCONY

INDOOR SEATING

BALCONY

FLOWER BED

DESK STUDENT VERSION

BATHROOMS

BATHROOMS

ROOF SEATING

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PRODUCED BY AN AUT

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COMMUNITY GARDEN CENTER

Semester: Spring 2021 Professor: Farhan Karim Skills Applied: Enscape, Sketchup, Lumion, Illustrator, AutoCAD Kaw Point is a park and heritage trail in Kansas City, Kansas. This is the area where the Kansas and Missouri rivers meet. The client feels that an architectural addition is necessary in this area to gather more tourists and people out of town.

The area of Kaw Point has a history of flooding, considering it is located off the river.

Research has been done that this particular lot would create difficult situations for new construction, aside from the limited space being presented.

Quindaro Bluffs, a neighborhood slightly NW from Kaw Point is a remarkable location filled with historical subjects, such as the Old Quindaro Museum and the ruins within the forest.

It has been decided that this is an exceptional location for new community construction.

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Parti Diagram 3

Parti Diagram 2

Parti Diagram 1

Design Development

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G-shape allows a central area for greenhouse placement. Slanted walls for movement effect.

Removal of slanted walls due to overcomplexity and “dead” space.

Addition of skylight strip along the interior hallway’s ceiling.

Inclusion of a partial second floor, thus creating a roof terrace.

Glass mullions provide a properly covered greenhouse.

Final Parti Diagram The final parti presents pergolas to act as sunshading devices, extra windows where necessary, additional entry/exit points for emergency acess, etc. The skylight above the hallway has been extended to each end to allow more natural light to shine inside and for exterior views from the second floor level. While most of the panels that cover the greenhouse are glass, some of them are metallic panels -- matching the mullions -- in order to create a more shaded room and comfortable temperature inside.

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Schematic Diagram

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Complete Streets Analysis

VEGETATION SPACE Green space allows something for people to look at while they are making tedious trips to certain places. Gardens and vegetation can bring involvement from the community.

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STREET LIGHT

Street lights add a sens of safety and securit to a community a night. In this particula location, the crime rate are bound to decrease street lights were to b installed

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WALKABILITY

ROAD TRAFFIC

PUBLIC TRANSIT

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Integrating new and wide sidewalks into these streets would not only increase the pedestrian numbers, but also create a friendlier place towards ADA people with disabilities.

A 3-way stop sign will reduce the chances of traffic crashes and induce people to stop before the crosswalk.

Also, with the limited road width, cyclists and vehicles shall “share the road” as a safer method vs creating a bike lane.

There is currently no us route that circulates in this community.

Including an extended public transit route will allow more involvement in the community in order for people to gather with the new infrastructure.

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Section A-A

Section B-B

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1 - LOBBY 2 - GREENHOUSE 3 - MARKET PLACE 4 - PATIO 5 - DONATION AREA 6 - STORAGE/TOOLS 7 - KITCHEN 8 - CAFE 9 - TRAINING CENTER

10 - CLASSROOM 11 - GALLERY 12 - COMPOST AREA 13 - RESTROOMS 14 - VOLUNTEER SPACE 15 - COMMUNITY GARDEN 16 - LIBRARY & LOUNGE 17 - TOWER GARDEN RM 18 - ROOF TERRACE

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Bubble Diagram

The bubble diagram displays the flow of spaces that different categories of people might take upon their visit to the Community Garden Center.

Donators would potentially check in through the lobby and drop off their items to the Food and Equipment Donation Center, for which they can receive a voucher to use towards special items in the greenhouse or market place.

Volunteers will go directly to their workspace to help with marketing tasks, group exercises, display set-ups, etc. They might visit the training center/classrooms to learn about the garden program and become more involved or be available to assist visitors in the greenhouse.

Last but not least, visitors are the primary importance of this new construction. Aside from spreading the word, guests to the community garden can freely enjoy an exterior community garden selection at any time.

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North Elevation

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West Elevation South Elevation East Elevation

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View of Lobby and Community Garden visitors can select fresh crops from the outdoor community garden

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View of Greenhouse and Market Place visitors can select flowers/tools/etc. to start their own home garden

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View of Cafe Area visitors can enjoy meals, indoors or outdoors, inspired by the community garden crops

Thank You.

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