Emily Buckberg Portfolio 2019

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emily buckberg esbuckberg@gmail.com // 301-789-8093 // linkedin.com/in/emily-buckberg

education

experience

university of oregon, pdx

urban futures intern

M.ARCH // 2019

MICA ARCHITECTS // LONDON, UK // JULY - OCTOBER 2019

• urban design specialization • co-president of student union • commencement speaker

• work between a variety of scales, from building to urban • create 3D models, presentation graphics, and research documents • analyze urban growth strategies based on environmental and technological factors

university of maryland B.S. ARCHITECTURE // 2017

architecture intern

• sustainability studies minor • university honors program • studied abroad in rome, italy • commencement speaker

IBI GROUP // PORTLAND, OR // SUMMER 2018

• assisted with master planning for a high school project • created visual marketing outreach materials for the firm • used InDesign + Illustrator to create graphics for client meetings

expertise

urbanism next graduate assistant

DIGITAL adobe illustrator adobe indesign adobe photoshop rhinoceros grasshopper sketchup autocad bluebeam theodolite surveying point cloud surveying laser cutting revit (basic knowledge) microstation

• contacted and organized volunteers for the 2018 conference • presented research on urban form and emerging technology • assisted with research on AVs and the sharing economy

MANUAL sketching hand drafting physical modeling

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON // PORTLAND, OR // DEC. 2017 - DEC. 2018

architecture tech intern CANNON DESIGN // BALTIMORE, MD // SUMMER 2017

• diagrammed and analyzed precedent building • explored various design schemes for behavioral health projects • prepared presentation documents for competition bids

architecture intern THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF EYA // SUMMER 2015

• proofread construction documents • provided input on various projects in all stages • examined and analyzed essential code documents

engagement architects in schools ALAMEDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL // SPRING 2019

• created and executed lesson plans for a third grade class • engaged students in fun and exciting design thinking activities • introduced architectural concepts within broader curriculum

alpha rho chi PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE FRATERNITY // ONGOING

• served as chapter president, vice president, and secretary • planned philanthropic, professional, and social events • served as a liason between students and faculty

table of contents C O M M U N I T Y G R A P E - V I N E

N E T - Z E R O TRANSMISSION

I N D U S T R I A L ( R E ) V I TA L I Z A I O N

E L E M E N T A L E XPLO R AT I O NS

IN THE SHADOW OF VESUVIUS

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community grape-vine Portland, Oregon University of Oregon winery + community space + garden rhinoceros photoshop illustrator

The corner of ne 28th and ne glisan has long sat underutilized as a parking lot and low rise shopping center. While the Kerns neighborhood is thriving south of glisan, the major road acts as a kind of impassable barrier for the area’s growth. Community grape-vine is more than a winery and community hub, it is the link that will bridge this gap and catalyze further neighborhood growth north of glisan. The project’s programmatic function is dynamic, anchored at the ground floor with a winery, community living room, open coffee shop and community workshop, highlighting the potential of industry in urban environments. Through the upper floors of the volumes, the spaces become more intimate, moving through the community flex and gathering space, a wine tasting room, eventually reaching the peak of a small neighborhood pub at the top floor. The pub will serve as a new ‘third place’, a space where people can see and be seen, and form bonds within their existing community. A large courtyard, or outdoor room at the center of the site, provides space for both formal and casual gathering, and is flexible based on the needs of its users. Additionally, a small greenhouse at the northernmost border of the site provides a space for community planters and large communal dining tables during the majority of the year, but can be used to house special events, where guests are nestled amongst the surrounding flora and village of volumes.

site model birch // map pins // cherry stain // tulle

volumetric expressions A major emphasis for the project was creating an articulated collection of volumes that embodies the community focus of the building and its programmatic functions. The stepping down of the gabled forms provides a break in scale as the site reaches to the residential neighborhood at its northwest corner, while holding a strong street edge along both ne glisan and ne 28th avenue, two rapidly growing thoroughfares. The formal expression is evocative of both a mountainous strength and a supportive village, the interlocking and balanced forms supporting one another as a means of growth and social bond.

building model basswood // matte board // rockite // grape stems

ground floor community workshop // greenhouse // outdoor room coffffffee eee shop // wine production uction // flexible work space

second floor

third floor

top floor

community gathering // production mezzanine

community flex // wine tasting

neighborhood pub

past // mixed

present // separate

proposed // integrated

production + community relationship

volume

gable

articulate

carve

interior strategy

wine // people // material flow

water movement // storage

top floor // neighborhood pub

ground floor // community living room

2 + 3 floor // community flex space

e/w section through community space

ground floor // wine production

n/s section material collage

Thin wooden elements help articulate the volumes of the buildings, placed overtop of a metal panel rainscreen system, creating a layering of texture and relationship to vernacular building styles.

The building’s lower volumes have been articulated with roughy textured concrete walls, used because of their thermal massing properies as well as their tactile strenght.

wine production

native plantings

The volume anchoring the east side of the site’s unique shape houses all necessary equipment for the production and distribution of wine. Fluted polycarbonate creates separation between the rooms while allowing for visibility during the different spaces of production. The textured concrete walls and corrugated metal roof keep the interior of the volume cool enough for quality wine production, while also creating a tactile distinction from the smooth barrels and fermentation tanks.

On the edges of the hardscape, native flora will mitigate between the public courtyard and the walls of the buildings, providing a soft textural break from the strong materials of the built volumes and the paving of the courtyard.

Large windows along the facades and at the moments where gabled forms stop flood the interior spaces with natural light, adding to the warmth of the interior.

On the building’s more introspective faces, wood shingles are used to create a gentle, warm facade expression, a contrast to both the concrete of the lower volumes, and the more urban-facing layered facades.

e/w section through courtyard outdoor room

flexible work space

A flexible courtyard space in the center of the site serves as a nucleus for the building’s various activities, and pulls people in from the programmatic elements on the site and the public realms beyond. The open hardscape area allows for fluctuations of use and populations throughout the day and year, creating ample opportunities for both organized events such as festivals and markets, and for informal gatherings. Patrons and passersby alike would feel welcomed into the space for weekday lunch hours, with coffee or wine purchased on site, or during casual strolls on weekend mornings.

Between the community living room and community workshop is a flexible work space that provides operational spaces for community members to organize, plan, and define goals for themselves, for special interest groups, and for the community.

net-zero Dar es Salaam, Tanzania University of Oregon research institute for the study of vector borne illnesses rhinoceros photoshop illustrator teammates: natasha bogovich hannah hirzel

transmission

Located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this new center for Ifakara Health Institute will house both research and community programming intended to raise awareness of vector-borne diseases and related protection measures. One of the more ubiquitous protection measures throughout Tanzania is the bed net, a simple nylon polymer mesh that is intended to protect sleeping areas in homes. However, the bed net has a relatively short life span, and, while inexpensive, the current method is rather wasteful. In addition to providing laboratories for traditional research, this project incorporates a bed net dropoff center where citizens can exchanged torn or damaged nets for new ones, and the donated nets can be repaired and transformed into other building materials, play structures, adaptive protection fabrics for eaves of homes, etc. The project also incorporates area for the research and development of peri-domestic solutions for the harvest season. A large butterfly roof overhead creates a central walkway between smaller programmatic buildings, ensuring that the visitor is consistently moving between spaces of research and spaces for community, emphasizing the fact that ordinary citizens can help perpetuate change, and can become autonomous in their own protection.

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climate data rain fall, temperature

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bed net

$3 cost

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current bed net usage

play

path

peridomestic

partition

nets used in adaptable play structure on site

nets create second, elevated path under main roof

nets drop down from garage doors to protect from mosquito intrusion

nets used as movable dividers in larger spaces

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daylit spaces

renewable building materials

gal. of water collected/year

passively ventilated spaces

metrics

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conf child care

office off

entr en tr y p azza pl labs

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soldiering road

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use bed net as a simple means of protection

damage insecticide lasts longer than net

repair reuse prevents insecticide from entering waterways, landfills

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repurpose repaired nets can be applied architecturally for additional safety

adjusted bed net life cycle

butterfly roof + bioswale (promote visibility of systems)

mango wood used for trusses and columns (mango trees grown on site)

bioswale collects water for earth tubes + sprinkler system

building orientation optimizes shading, solar energy collection

solar pump (powered by pv array)

filtered water distributed to labs + childcare (potable)

building orientation optimizes passive cooling

graywater from laundry (used in toilets + mosquito city earth tubes)

bioswale collects water (barrier between public and sensitive research areas )

uv/activated charcoal blast (non-potable) water distributed to earth tubes + laundry (non-potable)

bore wells (return excess purified water to repenish depleting aquifer)

sand filtration (non-potable) cistern lid (used as release platform in courtyard)

underground cistern photovoltaic array (powers appliances on site)

a systems focus - prioritizing integration several features of this project work together to highlight the sustainable activity of the building. the large butterfly roof that extends over the central path directs rainwater into the central bioswale, which is populated with plants used traditionally to treat malaria. by highlighting the systems with architectural features, the building creates excitement and curiosity around sustainable building opportunities.

76% site designated to local fauna

14.76 EUI energy use intensity

6420 community members educated annually

140%

energy needs collected by roof PV array

LOW SLOPE METAL ROOF F captures rainwater i standing seam metal: affordable readily available

WOOD TRUSS air gap mango wood: hard wood rot resistant

ISCEB WALLS + FLOOR ventilation, thermal mass interlocking stabilized compresseed earth blocks: hand tool currently used in pemba clay, sand, lime

WOOD OVERHEAD DOORS S WITH NETTING thermal comfort, views netting: repaired bed nets from communityy deployable nets provide protection n

contstructability + material specification

industrial (re)vitalization Tigard, Oregon Univeristy of Oregon urban design studio rhinoceros photoshop illustrator sketches teammates: angelo deblase ethan zagorecmarks

The town of Tigard, Oregon is located southwest of portland. While tigard is only a short distance from portland’s center, the character of the place is vastly different. Tigard’s prominence as an industrial area in the region, in addition to its proximity to portland, has created a steady population increase over the past decade. In preparation for a continuation of this trend, this project connects the location of a new MAX station and operation + maintenance facility to the town’s existing mainstreet, while creating a new node of activity at the entry point from the new station into the town. The new plaza and proposed development throughout Tigard celebrate the industrial nature of the place rather than hiding it, creating a postindustrial yard that stretches along the WES tracks, and creating viewing platforms that allow customers of nearby retail to view the trains moving in and out of the station, and those being attended to at the OMF.

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new indu dust du s rial developm ment

phasing

exploring character The initial focus for this project came from the desire to enhance and excite the community around the existing architecture of the place.

While industrial architecture has, in the past, been disregarded as aesthetically unappealing, this project seeks to shift toward a paradigm that celebrates production and its related vernacular. We explored this potential through designing typology prototypes that could fit within a more industrial urban fabric, including adapting those existing buildings within the town to better integrate them into a pedestrian-focused city. Another strategy was the creation of the yard, a kind of post-industrial playground that weaves paths of varying density around large pieces of machinery or otherwise industry-focused objects. The movement of the paths branches in the same way that train tracks split and move, further emphasizing the town’s new role as a transit hub. Highlighting the machinery within this linear park encourages fascination and interaction between people and industry that is not typically encouraged.

industrial yyard section

street grid before

street grid after

parking

establishing thresholds The existing main street of Tigard is about a quarter mile north of the proposed MAX station, and currently, east-west running Hall Street acts as a major barrier between the transit stop and the current business center. Through the creation of our aforementioned linear, north-south running industrial park, we created an opportunity to bridge this barrier. Using the MAX station and Main Street as balancing anchors, the linear park and revitalized commercial development along Commercial Street (N/S), as well as the narrowing of Hall Street to slow vehicular traffic, places the emphasis on the North/South circulation through Tigard, connecting these two hubs. On the northern side of Hall Street, we have placed a large gantry crane at the entrace to our industrial yard park, used as both a piece of wayfinding and iconography to breathe life into the industrial town.

bike network

pedestrian network

street hierarchy

hall street intersection perspective

hall street section

MAX stop + plaza detail plan

building typology drawings

MAX stop section

element a l e x p l o r a t i o n s Portland, Oregon University of Oregon japanese sento bathhouse sketchup photoshop illustrator sketches hand-made models

The sento bath is a sacred and time-honored establishment throughout japanese culture. the current site of portland’s chinatown/oldtown was once home to japantown, a neighborhood rich in cultural tradition and expression that was eventually subject to turmoil during the era of internment camps in america during world war ii. this new sento bath in portland’s current chinatown/former japantown neighborhood will celebrate the sento tradition while tackling contextually relevant urban issues. with a focus on physical modelmaking using wood, concrete, and other materials, this studio emphasized the importance of material property and consideration when curating the experience of a space. the evolution from problem, concept, figure-ground, and atmospheric models supported the intentional consideration of the building and the building model as objects throughout the design process. additionally, the simplicity and distillation of material decisions for the opposing upper and lower paths allows a celebration of the architectonic nature of each.

problem: disconnection materials: wood, string, magnets

problem: degradation materials: copper, fingerprints

concept: elemental, interlocking spaces materials: concrete, plaster

figure ground materials: concrete

physical model of upper path sense of curiosity and tranquility materials: basswood, trace paper

physical model of main soaking space a new space with hints of familiarity materials: plaster, water, basswood

physical model of lower path inward focused spaces materials: concrete, powder pigment

in the shadow of vesuvius Castellamare di Stabiae, Bay of Naples, Italy University of Maryland archaeology study abroad program theodolite surveying point cloud surveying illustrator photoshop sketches

Nestled in the Bay of Naples, the town of Castellemare di Stabia is the home of the most complete collection of roman villas covered by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. in the summer of 2016, I was able to take part in the efforts of surveying and documenting the recently unearthed villa san marco, focusing primarily on the northwest wall in the atrium of the villa. through a combination of sketching, theodolite surveying, cloud point surveying, photostitching, and tracing in adobe illustrator, i was able to record and analyze this wall, contributing my recordings to the larger goal of completely documenting the villa, while simultaneously immersing myself in the history of a fallen empire. being involved in this course was enriching not only because it allowed me to immerse myself in a different culture, but because the active, hands-on preservation and representation work in which we took part is representative of a larger effort to celebrate history and heritage, and is having a significant impact on the region and the country as a whole.

initial villa sketches

point cloud survey + LiDar scan

photostitch + LiDar scan

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Chestertown, Maryland University of Maryland museum of industry sketchup photoshop illustrator sketches

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The Chestertown Museum of Industry is situated along the Chester River, in the town’s coveted Baker Park. through the use of an industrial vernacular and traditional materials, the project embeds itself within the town’s vibrant past as an active port city, while the elevated volume gestures toward the rising water. By elevating the highly glazed exhibit space, the project becomes a beacon during stormy nights and tumultuous futures, as the bottom volume will eventually be taken by the rising sea. The lower volume of the building is made of horizontally ribbed concrete, grounding the architectural expression of the bottom half. the building’s position to the southwest of the walking path in baker park also allows the beloved greenery of baker park to remain untouched, while a small outdoor amphitheater to the north of the path provides a space for outdoor performances and gathering for the town.

CHESTERTOWN

PUBLIC SPACE

TOWN APPROACH

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studio

exhibition space studio wc wc

mech.

studio

reference library

classroom

mtg rm

class rm

class rm

office

wc

office

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office

office

stor

office

ticket sales

lecture

atrium lecture

cafe/bookstore

constructed wetland for graywater filtration

ceiling plate

wooden beams

trusses made from recycled wood

4’ concrete slab

reinforced wood columns

EXHIBIT/MAKE

COLLABORATE LIBRARY/CAFE

LEARN MAKER SPACE/EXHIBITION SPACE LECTURE HALLS/LOBBY

GATHER CLASSROOMS/OFFICES/ OUTDOOR PLAZA SPACE

other works

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