Personal Artwork
Cara Welker Architecture Portfolio
CONTACT
1403 Prestwick Pl Albemarle, NC 28001
(704) 223-8588
cbwelker2002@gmail.com
cwelker1@uncc.edu
Cara Welker
UNC Charlotte Third Year Architecture Student
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPERIENCE
UNC Charlotte AIAS / Secretary
August 2022 - PRESENT | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
- Work with a team of fellow students to plan and execute various social and professional events within the School of Architecture
- Record written accounts of each board meeting, event, and scheduling detail
- Create and manage various documents and files concerning event schedules, board correspondence, and organization by-laws
Shifting Sands
Third Year
Elizabeth Park Health Center
Second Year
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Work Ethic
- Data Collecting
- Problem Solving
- Model Making
SOFTWARE SKILLS
- Revit 2023
- Rhino 7
- Grasshopper
- AutoCAD 2022
- Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Acrobat)
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
LANGUAGES
- Spanish (Intermediate)
Academic Affairs / Space Planning Assistant
SEPTEMBER 2021 - MAY 2022 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
- Worked with a team to record campus infrastructure data for future space planning projects
- Designed and utilized templates to organize and catalog classroom space data
- Visuallly represented classroom data and measurements to be used as a resource for faculty and staff
Whispering Pines BBQ / Server
JULY 2022 - PRESENT | ALBEMARLE, NC
- Created a welcoming environment for new and returning customers and established relationships with frequent guests
- Served food and drink for up to 20 tables an hour
- Established a well rounded understanding of the menu and created recommendations based on the preferences of the customer
- Maintained restaurant operations by restocking kitchen and tabletop items, sweeping and mopping floors, and bagging takeout orders
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Charlotte/ Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
AUGUST 2020 - MAY 2024 (expected) | CHARLOTTE, NC
- 3.54 GPA
- Chancellor’s List Spring 2022
- Certificate of Entrepreneurship Program
AUGUST 2022 - MAY 2024
Balance: The Effect of Weight
First Year
Totally Tubular
Third Year
Rigid Flexibility
Third Year
Oklahoma City Analysis
Second Year
Floating Bubbles
Second Year
Personal Artwork
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Shifting Sands
This project, located along Seattle’s Salmon Bay, aims to assist in healing the addiction epidemic of the city. Pottery making has become the central program for its addiction recovery benefits. The design includes learning, making, exhibition, and selling spaces. The design concept is “shifting” which can be seen in the overlapping forms and circulation weaving throughout the studio and exhibition spaces. In order to support the cantilevered spaces on the second level, a large truss system is placed on each end of the form.
Concrete Slab
Metal Decking
Steel Girder Soffit
3 5/8” Metal Stud
Steel Beam
Insulated Glass Mullion
Steel Column
Steel Bracket
Self-Adhered Flashing Siding
Connection Plate
Fluid-Applied Vapor Barrier
1/2” Glass-Mat Sheathing
L-Bracket
Concrete Column
Concrete Pile Cap
Concrete Pile
Concrete Slab
Rigid Flexibility Oklahoma City Analysis
This project investigates the design of landscape architecture as a reaction to various natural condition such as slope, wetland, and water’s edge. The design was created primarily through a progression of model making.
Using diagramming, this project explores the creation of the Oklahoma City National Memorial following the bombing of the federal building. Each frame illustrates how a portion of the event influenced the final design of the counter-memorial.
Original Building and Road The building stands adjacent to a road Surface Cut The explosion creates a new building surface Horizontal Planes Planes divide the building into nine levels Plane Rotation The planes are rotated Individual Masses The rows are divided into individual masses Explosion Point The point of explosion influences the placement of elements Element Spacing The elements are space according to the blast pattern Highlighted Area Focus Focus on the highlighted area of the individual masses Vertical Planes The nine vertical planes create nine rows Building Slices The building is split into nine rows Nine Rows The rows are shortened to match human scale Survivor Wall A wall is taken from the original building Chairs The masses are shaped into chairs Shaping of Chairs The chairs are given detail to honor each individual Gates and Reflecting Pool Gates and a reflecting pool replace the road Shaping of Gates The gates are shaped to create passage
Floating Bubbles
The effect of light and color acted as a major influence on the overall design of this project, specifically the connections between each space. Large colorful windows, derived from the stained glass of the historical church next door, are used to control light and create a playful aspect to the design. They also reflect the program of the building as an art studio and exhibition space. The large “bubbled” exterior influences the connections between the different spaces.
Open
Lobby Toilet
Egress Elevator Service
Mechanical Art
Art Exhibition Space
Office
Rooms
Closets
Studio Space Program Diagram
