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Emily Stanker B.Arch Thomas Jefferson University 2021-2022
emily stanker estanker5@gmail.com 609-501-5598
2nd year bachelor of architecture student college of architecture and the built environment thomas jefferson university east falls campus
resumé
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urban gardener’s rowhome
cabin
fabric row collage
cabin competiton
community center
the urban gardener’s rowhome
blending the indoors with the outdoors
The neighborhood of Sharswood — located in Northern Philadelphia — is one currently undergoing lots of change. Sharswood’s rich history within the past 100 years includes a golden age of jazz, the Columbia Avenue Race Riots, redlining to due a lack of investment, abandonment, and now construction. The neighborhood is being renewed and built back up, and this project is part of the process.
Given five empty plots, the task was to design four similar rowhomes — which respect the existing rowhomes’ designs — and a community space all based on the needs of a client. The client here is an urban gardener who adores spending her time outdoors and sharing her harvests with her neighborhoods. Various elements of the design connect to the clients traits and desires such as a two story bay window on the east facade for lots of light, a two story collection of windows on the west, a shared porch, a sky light from the roof to the basement, and a community garden between two of the rowhomes.
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OUTDOOR CONNECTION FEATURE
exterior first floor
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community garden
e+ cabin views
privacy outdoors
The E+ Cabin was inspired by the case study house, The Tower House, located in Ulster County New York designed by Gluck+. The E+ Cabin was designed to exemplify the design principles of the Tower House — boldness, pattern, reflection, and proportion — in a reimagined way. As a class, the site for a community of cabins next to campus was studied and analyzed so a community path could be decided.
Experiences similar to those of the Tower House were designed. The circulation of both sets of stairs leads one to the tree tops where views are best seen. The Tower House was designed with a small base footprint to leave a low impact on the surrounding environmental, so the e+ cabin was, as well. The cabin’s views are seen from the elevated, private second floor and deck while views can also be seen from the public first floor. The interior stairs thread through the intersection of the two floors creating a nice flow between the spaces. The minimal base footprint creates a covered outdoor area leading to the back yard that path-goers can easily access with permission.
A gateway over the path formed by the cabin’s deck creates a unique spacial experience for walkers. The fenestration pattern is inspired by the Tower House and all the windows are reflective. This blends the home into the surrounding environment and creates interior privacy. Plus, the sunrise can be enjoyed from the east or back elevation of the E+ Cabin while the sunset can be enjoyed from the front or west elevation.
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model of the tower house from a previous project
a cabin inspired by the tower house: a skyscraper treehouse with a low impact on the surrounding environment
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fabric row collage
In the Visualization II course, students were assigned an area in the city of Philadelphia to study and abstract through various projects. This is the final collage project which combines elements from each one. The section of Philadelphia studied here is Fabric Row located on South 4th Street. It began as a strip of numerous fabric shops and fabric push carts in the late 19th century into the early 20th century. Today, ten of the original fabric stores remain.
Fabric Row provides people with beautiful fabrics, great shopping, memorable entertainment, and delicious food. The street is a culturally dense and rich center marrying history with prospects of a unique and innovative future.
This collage demonstrates these qualities through the mixing of historic images and images of the row’s current state when taken on a site visit. A dialectogram is the focal point of the collage as your eye is lead up from the historic street, to the mural, and to the rowhome sketch with its corresponding image. The collage is brought to life with the mannequin inviting guests in.
This Fabric Row collage was featured in SPACEWORK (9th edition) from Jefferson’s College of Architecture and the Built Environment.
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cabin competition
In the Visualization III course, students selected existing cabins to make their own and create a visually appealing and informative board for. All students in the course entered their boards into the Vis III Cabin Competition to be judged by a panel.
Here, Cabin 192 in Panama was reimagined and displayed through various drawings in the Poconos. When all combined on the final board with text as another visual element, the new cabin is shown in its best light. The season in which the cabin is shown fall — allows for outstanding views outside of its folding doors off the small interior space. The fall colors are a constant theme throughout and the various callouts add a touch of detail.
The continuation of the contour lines and trees off of the vibrant site plan move the eye from one edge of the board to the other. All aspects of the board are well explained whether that be from the detailed images or various texts.
Thomas Jefferson University C_ABE Cabin Competition 2022
Inpsired by Cabin 192 designed by JiA in Altos Del Maria, Panama
Up in the Treetops Cabin is the reimagined version of Cabin 192. Nested in the mountains of the Poconos, this cabin gives picturesque views of the mountains covered in fall foliage. It is private with its seclusion in the forest only accessable from a hiking trail. The cabin is a simple yet beautiful esacpe from reality as it has a great blend of outdoor and indoor spaces. The interior is simply a bedroom looking straight through glass folding doors, a kitchenette, and a bathroom. A set of stairs and a ramp from the hiking trail lead to the back
Pocono Mountains, PA, USA USA
The footings are connected to the main, structural columns elevating the whole cabin off of the ground. These are connected to the main beams which are seperated from the main floors by 2 x 8s.
U P I N T H E T R E E T O P S T H E T R E E T
The upper window mullions essentially touch the exposed beams and rafters. They allow extra light to flow into the open concept main room. The roof is topped with ridged metal.
Black Metal White Wood Paneling Red Wood Columns and Beams Hiking Trail Mountain View Metal Roofing Roof Membrane Glass Concrete Footing Exposed 2 x 8 Main Support Column Wood Flooring Bolt Connectors Concrete Slab 1 Covered Patio 2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom 3 4 Wrap Around Balcony 4 Wrap 5 Ramp 5 Cabin 192 is one of three cabins in this project by JiA. This is a family project where they can all meet together in one place. Pine wood from the surrounding trees was used in the construction. Above, the South West elevation, or side elevation, serves as a diagram. The diagram demostrates two features of the cabin: the cross ventiliation and the sun path during two different seasons. The cross ventiliation (depending on if the wind comes back the south east) flows through both the upper level and underneath at the patio towards the view of the mountains. The sun goes more directly on the balcony during the summer and flows into the interior more during the winter months. Folding Balcony Doors White Wood Paneling Metal Railing Hardwood Flooring Second Floor Plan First Floor Plan 2 3 4 5 Oak Tree Steep Terrain Pine Tree Chestnut Tree Exposed 2 x 4 Covered Patio Wrap Around Balcony Metal Roof Stairs from Hiking Trail SummerSun45° Cross Ventilation WinterSun30° Cross Ventilation 1
Window Connection Roof & Upper Window Connection Foundation, Columns, Beams, & Rafters & Rafters
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age-in-place community center
a community amplification center in sharswood’s athletic sqaure park
This community center — dedicated primarily for the use of seniors as well as other residents — provides a place to reminisce. It invokes feelings of nostalgia and happiness. It blends the spaces that the old and the young share through the exterior gathering space along the basketball courts to bring youth to the center and those who use it. Many of the seniors that will spend their time here have grown up in Sharswood, so seeing the current generation growing up in Sharswood will be heart warming along with the historical mural in the multi-purpose room. Elders can still be involved in the community while learning new skills in the activity space and keeping their health in check in the health care center.
white hpl panel
blue corrugated metal sheets sand colored brick
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Open Solid Flow through space
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senior support services surrounded by youth in the heart of the sharswood community
STREET
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exterior multi-purpose room view into multi-purpose
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exterior outdoor gathering space side outdoor gathering space
personal work calligraphy
Self-taught in calligraphy, various works for family, friends, and decoration have been handmade since 2018. Each message has been written on everything from chalkboards to wood to a piece of metal slate. This is an outlet for me to express my creativity in a form other than architecture.
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