Elizabeth Gray - 2024 Architecture Portfolio Work Sample

ELIZABETH GRAY - 2024

CONTACT INFORMATION

ACADEMIC WORK

EMAIL

elizabethannegraydesign@gmail.com

LINKEDIN

www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-gray-39170a228

PORTFOLIO

https://issuu.com/elizabethannegray

INTERESTS

music! plants! and coffee!

B. ARCH -– SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, COLLEGE OF AAD, VIRGINIA TECH

08/2019 -– MAY 2024

GPA: 3.85

- Completed (almost! so close!) B.Arch degree with focuses on both envrironmental building systems knowledge as well as architectural theory and design processes resulting in a wide range of skills.

HONORS LAUREATE DEGREE -– VIRGINIA TECH HONORS COLLEGE

08/2019 -– MAY 2024

- Completed over two semesters worth of extra credit and curriculum separate from other coursework.

- Gained a transdisciplinary perspective from extra coursework and experiences.

MUSIC MINOR -– SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS, COLLEGE OF AAD, VIRGINIA TECH

04/2022 -– MAY 2024

- Began a music minor during junior year to keep in touch with musical background.

- Focused in music theory and history.

IAWA LIAISONS PRESIDENT -– ARCHIVAL CLUB

05/2023 -– CURRENT

IAWA LIAISONS MEMBER -– ARCHIVAL CLUB

05/2021 -– 05/23

- Chosen as President of the IAWA Liaisons, a student club that helps organize events and outreach intiatives for the International Archive of Women in Architecture.

- Organized exhibits and merchandise purchases and sales.

- Helped build social media presence for the archive to attract potential donors and updated the website regularly.

- Handled correspondence for events, membership, networking, etc. for the club.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN -– KSS ARCHITECTS

05/2022 – 08/2022

11/2022 – 01/2023

06/2023 – CURRENT

- Worked in a team to complete construction drawings and later aided in the Construction Administration phase.

- Coordinated with design architects and consultants to draft details and organize materials.

- Received and forwarded submittals and RFIs.

- Conducted life-cycle analysis research with OneClick LCA and TallyCAT

- Reviewed and edited shop drawings and submittals.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER - KARLSGATE (freelance)

11/2022 – 02/2023

10/2023 – CURRENT

- Worked with CEO directly to create brand guidelines for the company.

- Created and maintained a graphical language for future use by the company.

- Continued to provide compositional artwork, diagrams, icons, etc. for website and presentation material.

- Worked with marketing to make website updates.

SERVER / BARTENDER - CYPRESS TAVERN

05/2020 – 08/2020

05/2021 – 08/2021

- Excelled in a fast-paced working environment as a server/bartender while maintaining a friendly demeanor.

- Prepared for and served private event parties and communicated with clients about food descriptions and pricing.

- Maintained the restaurant when manager was absent / during lunch shifts and collected supply deliveries.

- Ability to multi-task and shift focus in a fast-paced environment.

- Excelled at follow-ups and time management.

- Worked and built stronger connections in a team environment.

HOSTESS - MONTVILLE INN 06/2018 – 04/2019

- Greeted guests and took reservations and takeout orders over the phone.

- Planned reservation seating and evenly distributed tables to each server throughout the night.

- Helped attend to customer needs and questions and assisted in restaurant cleanup.

CAMP COUNSELOR - FLOYD HALL ICE ARENA

06/2017 – 08/2017 06/2018 – 08/2018

- Helped to provide an organized and fun experience for camp participants from ages two to fourteen.

- Provided help and knowledge for those learning how to figure skate.

- Supervised groups up to fifteen participants.

THE NUCLEUS |

Performance hall and music school, St. Paul, VA

ENGAGING THE SITE

St. Paul, Virginia, home to less than one thousand community members, is a town nestled in the tail of southwest Virginia in one of the valleys of the Appalachian mountains. The town citizens pride themselves on their relationship with nature and the arts as they are the two most important economical factors for the town. There are nature trails and RVs for rent as well as the Clinch River and park. The ecological tourism has been St. Paul’s primary economic driver for some years, but the town recently reopened the renovated Lyric theater with the hopes that it will inspire and attract tourists for the arts as well.

The town is a certified “Main Street Town” which marks its historical presence as having always revolved around the main street, 4th Avenue. This road features restaurants, a cafe, and a hotel that spans five storefronts while maintaining the historical scale of the street elevation. Running perpendicular to 4th Ave is Broad Street, home to the newly reopened Lyric Theater, the farmer’s market pavilion, and a few other local businesses. The site for the St. Paul Music Center exists at the intersection of these two important streets, allowing St. Paul to build more tourism through music and the arts.

4TH AVENUE BROAD STREET

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Performance Hall

Function: lobby/reception area, cafe and bar, gallery/exhibition walkway, performance space [*main performance area remains flexible so that it can be utilized for other gathering purposes]

Users: All community members

Character: Professional, but welcoming; nucleus should not touch the ceiling or floor

FFE + Tech: chairs, piano, full set of kitchen appliances/ equipment, booths and cafe tables, high top tables, bar stools, tracking lighting, ~ 6,600 sqft

Education Space

Function: ten practice rooms, two ensemble rooms, a recording studio, education offices, more gallery/exhibition space

Users: teachers, students, archivists

Character: warm, bright; nucleus is not to touch the ceiling or the floor

FFE + Tech: Sound-proofing materials, music stands, chairs, pianos, recording equipment ~ 3,000 sqft

Archive

Function: archive storage, office, research room

Users: Archivists/employees, researchers

Character: Darker/ climate controlled environment for material preservation

FFE + Tech: desks, chairs, book stacks ~ 2,400

MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER

ARCHIVE

COMMUNITY CENTER & PERFORMANCE HALL

PERSPECTIVE B

WALKING TO LOBBY ENTRANCE

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION: THE NUCLEUS

The nucleus is anchored within the performance hall and extends upwards into an atrium which resembles an upside down, truncated cone. Education and archive spaces from the upper floor glance down onto the performance space. The idea is that the nucleus houses the musical performances which set off a vertical reaction; the consequences of this music are the education and preservation of musical knowledge. This concept parallels the tradition behind bluegrass music in both its European and African roots. The nucleus also expands horizontally, starting in the performance hall and decreasing in relevance to music as it expands outwards. The second floor also cantilevers beyond the first floor footprint, resembling an outward explosion of music.

1.....................................................................................................................................LOBBY/ GALLERY

2...................................................................................................................................................CAFE/BAR

3...........................................................................................................................PERFORMANCE HALL

4...................................................................................................................OUTDOOR STAGE SPACE

5.....................................................................................................................................PRACTICE ROOM

6..................................................................................................................................ENSEMBLE ROOM

7.............................................................................................................................EDUCATION OFFICE

8............................................................................................................................RECORDING STUDIO

9......................................................................................................................GALLERY/CIRCULATION

10...................................................................................................................................................ARCHIVE

11..................................................................................................................................ARCHIVE OFFICE

12................................................................................................................................RESEARCH ROOM

BUILT-IN GLASS GALLERY CASING

TICKET DESK

ENTRANCE

PERFORMACE HALL PERIMETER ILLUMINATED FROM FLOOR & CEILING HIDDEN STRIP-LIGHTING

PERFORMANCE HALL ENTRANCE

CAFE COUNTER

SUSPENDED STRIP LIGHTING FT. ART INSTALLATION

DESCENT |

Boathouse and training center, Claytor Lake, VA

CONTEXT IN SITE: CLAYTOR LAKE, VA

Located on Claytor Lake in Southwest Virginia, the Virginia Tech Rowing Team boathouse will utilize the same site where the current dock leads students from exposed boat storage to the water. The downward sloped site faces North out into the inlet, a more secluded part of the lake located adjacent to public parking.

CONCEPTUAL DESCRIPTION:

THE DECENT

Rather than interupt the natural fluidity of the landscape, the boathouse embraces the sloped site and nestles into the hill. The form of the boathouse, three boxes that stretch and rotate on the way to the water, is organized by program and the daily activities of the team. This circulation is divided by a horizontal and vertical axis. When a person meets one of these axes, they are met in either a shift between private and public space or a shift in elevation. After entering through the top tier, the team may congregate and then change before descending to the gym where they can stretch and warm up. Another descent leads the team to the boat storage room and out to the dock. This act of descent towards the water is a physical prompt for the individual to find preparation and focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING SYSTEMS

By designing a south-reaching light well that dips to accomodate a gutter, the main meeting space gains a focal point for speaking, presenting, and teaching at the back of the room, away from the distractions on the lake. The back wall is made brighter, and the team can direct their attnetion to the meeting at hand. The lightwell is highlighted by the seam in the roof and the upwards lift of the roof towards the water, gaining as much light as possible from the North-facing glazing.

ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING SYSTEMS

The Virginia Tech Rowing Team boathouse will bridge the students to nature, and the school to the community that lives at Claytor Lake.

CLAYTOR LAKE, VIRGINIA VIRGINIA TECH ROWING TEAM

IAWA CENTER |

IAWA CENTER

The International Archive of Women in Architecture was founded at Virginia Tech in 1985 and currently holds over 500 collections of women’s work from around the world. This project proposes a center research and community engagement for the IAWA in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Some programmatic elements include: archive, community space, and housing for researchers. The goal of the project is to create space where community members could gather to learn, look at, and celebrate the collected work of hundreds of women.

The building hugs a courtyard that provides public seating and gathering areas for the community. This rotation of the building is organized so that all counterclockwise circulaiton will lead to more private space while all clockwise circulation will bring one to a more public space. A mesh screen encapsulates the upper floors for two reasons: to shade the archive from harmful sun rays that could damage the collections, and to provide the apartments privacy from the public park across the street.

Palermo Viejo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Plaza Inmigrantes de Armenia

The site for the IAWA Center is in an older part of Buenos Aires. The crossroad is also home to an outdoor market that runs the edge of the West side of the park.

NORTH ELEVATION

MESH SCREEN

The screen that encapsulates the building has two functions: to shade the archive from harmful sun rays that could damage the collections, and to provide the apartments privacy from the public park across the street. Behind the mesh screen is an obscure, colorful glass which softens the monumentality of the form and pays homage to the vibrant aesthetics of the neighborhood’s older buildings.

BRAND GUIDELINES

Graphic design and brand narrative for Karlsgate

Karlsgate is a data connectivity and security company that makes data collaboration safe, ethical, and efficient in ways that it never has been before. With Karlsgate’s advanced technology, clients can feel at ease knowing that their data is protected while still remaining availble for collaboration and data matching. All data is human data, and Karlsgate knows how to protect it.

GRAPHIC LANGUAGE

Due to the human-centric nature of the company, Karlsgate required a unique graphic language that allowed it to stand out against other tech companies. The organic web represents Karslgate’s ability to connect identities, the client data. Between the fluidity and flexibility of the web and the dynamic nature of the identites, Karlsgate’s graphic language feels significantly more human than the image that other tech companies present. This language is implimented throughout Karlgate’s website, slide decks, and other promotional media through the use of customized icons, compositional images, and strategic style choices from the brand guidelines package.