Eliza Kaye- Academic Portfolio

UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO PRATT INSTITUTE 2019-2021 ELIZA KAYE

VERTICAL PARK

DESIGN 301-FALL 2021

PROFESSOR LEONARD LEUNG IN COLLABORATION WITH SAM MILLER SITE: 56 GOLD ST, VINEGAR HILL, BROOKLYN

For this project myself along with my peer Sam Miller utilized tools such as Rhino, VRay, and the Adobe Suite to design an apartment building of microunits on a site in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. It is created with nature fanatics in mind, and attempts to simulate being outdoors by incorporating fundamental elements of that experience into the space. This includes having seemingly unlimited access to natural light and air, as well as having an abundance of views accessed through an array of “park” spaces scattered throughout the building.

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There are three types of apartment units catered to three specific demographics within the broader scope of outdoorsy people. Each unit, whether it be for environmentalists, fitness fanatics, or adventurists, is designed to be perfectly catered to the needs and wants of the people within those categories. Each of the three units, along with an added common area, create a module that is constantly repeated to create the building. Select modules are removed to create the “park” spaces which also include these specifications, as each of the three top parks incorporate key elements from one the ideals.

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VERTICAL PARK: MIDTERM ITERATION DESIGN 301-FALL 2021

PROFESSOR LEONARD LEUNG IN COLLABORATION WITH SAM MILLER SITE: 56 GOLD ST, VINEGAR HILL, BROOKLYN

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This iteration of the project represents a checkpoint within the evolution of developing the final version. Although the concepts are similar, this phase highlights the importance of allowing greenery to infuse within the spaces.

Its heavy use of communal outdoor space gives occupants a place to gather while remaining in the open air. On a smaller scale, the outdoors seep into the units due to a formal “cracking” that inlays private terraces for each resident.

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OUTREACH/REACH OUT DESIGN 202-SPRING 2021

PROFESSOR CARLYLE FRASER SITE: HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS- 645 ST NICHOLAS AVE, NEW YORK

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Within this project an extention atop the Harlem School of the Arts is designed with the premise of “outreach and reaching out”. Since the school is such a vital part of the community, I prioritized designing with the intention of having an inclusive space that does not isolate itself from the surrounding context. I had the goal of creating an interactive structure for not only those within, but also those in the surrounding area due to the way in which the building acts as a performance space in itself.

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FRAGMENTED POOL PAVILION DESIGN 201-FALL 2020

PROFESSOR ANNE NIXON SITE: CROTONA PARK- CHARLOTTE ST, BRONX

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This pool pavilion is placed within Crotona Park in the Bronx. It features three pools within different areas of the pavilion, as well as dressing rooms, saunas, rooftop access, bathrooms and an underground component. It is centered around the concept of fragmentation and distortion, present within the formal elements as well as in the controlled views throughout that act to disorient the occupants as they experience the space.

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SANCTUARY OF THE SENSES DESIGN 102-SPRING 2020 PROFESSOR GONZALO LOPEZ

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This project creates an outdoor space in which water and plant vessels are intertwined to form a library. Plant vessels are clustered, the water vessels slice through the bunches, and circulation permeates within it all.

Manipulation of water within the three water vessels heightens the occupants senses, targeting touch, sound, and sight. Touch is introduced by the textured outer skin of one of the vessels, as well as the occupiable pool. The sense of sound is activated by a stepping waterfall within a vessel that adds an audible addition as the water falls from level to level. Sight can be intrigued throughout, but especially treated in the reflection pool that is visible from the top of the path, highlighting the different surrounding elements.

As occupants pass by the different water vessels they have the opportunity to take books from nearby shelves nestled within plant containers. Each large bookshelf contains literature focused on the sense that the neighboring water vessels dictate.

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