Grace Wasyluk
Grace Wasyluk
About
Iaspiretocreatesustainable,equitable, and accessible spaces that thoughtfullyintersectarchitecture,the environment, and their collective impact.Iameagertocontributemy designskillsandcollaborativemindset to projects that prioritize inclusivity, sustainability,andinnovation.
Contact
919 614 6624
wasylukgrace@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/gracewasyluk
Experience
Design Intern
Durham,NC
Shepley Bulfinch
June 2024 — August 2024
Developed compelling graphics for user group meetings and client interviews by leveraging skills in Enscape, Revit, Rhino, AdobeCS,andAffinitySuite.
Gained comprehensive experience in healthcare architecture through contributions to projects with Duke Health.
Collaboratedwiththefirm’sSustainability Design Group to collect environmental performance data, using TallyLCA and EC3 to perform a Whole Building Life CycleAssessmentnecessaryforrelevant LEEDcreditsandcarbonreduction.
Supported construction administration by assisting with project submittals, punch-walk documentation, and preparingdetailedfieldreports.
Architectural Intern
Raleigh,NC
Katherine Hogan Architects May 2023 — August 2023
Developedcompellingdesignproposals for clients by leveraging proficiency in design, digital modeling tools, drawing, andrendering.
Actively participated in client and collaborator meetings, utilizing digital modelingand3Dprintingtechnologiesto craft technical drawings, renders, and mock-ups.
Expanded skill set by improving knowledge of Revit, Grasshopper, 3D printing,Lumion,andV-Ray.
Education
North Carolina State University Raleigh,NC Bachelor of Architecture May 2025
North Carolina State University Raleigh,NC
Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture Minor in Landscape Architecture May 2024
Cardinal Gibbons High School Raleigh,NC May 2020
Campus Involvement
American Institute of Architecture Students 2020 — 2025
Freedom by Design 2024 — 2025
Design Ambassador 2022 — 2023
Recognition
Dean’s List 2020 — 2024
Peterson Scholarship Recipient 2024 — 2025
Skills
Digital Modeling
AutoCAD Grasshopper Revit Rhino
2D Graphics
Hand Drawing + Drafting Adobe Creative Suite Affinity Suite
Rendering Enscape Lumion V-Ray D-5 Render
Modeling
Hand Modeling 3D Printing Cura
Simplify 3D
Collaborative Tools BIM 360
Bluebeam Revu Microsoft Office Suite
Certifications
LEED Green Associate GBCI
April 2024
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01. North Carolina Wildlife Research Center
+ Climate Hub
About
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Typology:
Research Lab + Community Center
Instructor: Michael Wagner
Year: 2024
Area:
30,000 sqft
Inspired by the Dix Park Master Plan and the surrounding community’s aspiration to rejuvenate Rocky Branch Creek, this project is a response to the site’s history as a previously developed landscape. Through the use of native plants and stormwater management strategies, the design seeks to restore the land to its natural state while creatingflourishinghabitatsforpollinatorsandwildlife.Thisvisionembodiesthesymbiotic relationship between organisms and their environments, highlighting birds, hives for insects, or human structures crafted from earth’s resources.
Drawing inspiration from the behaviors of avian species – perching, nesting, and fledging – the design introduces a sense of lightness to the site while providing moments of connection to the outdoors. A central exterior pavilion serves as the heart of the project, reducing conditioned spaces to minimize the environmental footprint. From this corridor, visitors can enjoy expansive views of Dorothea Dix Park and downtown Raleigh, creating a dialogue between urban and natural settings. The surrounding landscape is enriched with wildlife habitats, pollinator gardens, and stormwater management systems that not only support native species but also offer educational opportunities. These features invite visitors to learn about sustainable practices while fostering a deeper appreciation for the intricate ecosystems within the park.
Byseamlessly blendinghumanandecologicalneeds,theNorthCarolinaWildlifeResearch Center + Climate Hub becomes a sanctuary where people and nature coexist in harmony. It is a living classroom designed to inspire stewardship and environmental awareness, encouraginggratitude.Thisprojectstandsasatestamenttotheideathatwhenwedesign with the earth in mind, we create spaces that nurture both nature and the human spirit.
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02. The National Museum of the American Latino
About
Location:
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
Typology:
Museum + Landscape Architecture
Instructors: Fernando Magallanes
Year: 2024
Area:
125,000 sqft
The National Museum of the American Latino is a space that amplifies Latino voices from within the National Mall and the United States Capitol. Positioned directly across from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its placement asserts the significance of Latino history within the broader American narrative, ensuring recognition in a setting that symbolizes national identity.
The site responds to McMillan Plan set backs, addressing both historical context and contemporary urban conditions. The building footprint and pathways weave through the monumental structure, creating an immersive and symbolic experience. A central courtyard serves as a gathering space, fostering engagement, reflection, and community interaction. The surrounding landscape is made up of a sculpture garden + event space, a re-creation of the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City, an integration of a constructed wetland, and a central gathering space: the plaza. The culmination of these spaces intends to activate each corner of the site, improve public access, and allow for expression and celebration of identity.
The existing representation within the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino lacks access to natural light, exterior connections, and adequate space to exhibit historical and cultural narratives. The proposed design addresses these deficiencies by creating an open, fluid environment that allows for a dynamic exhibition of Latino art, history, and culture. Views from the museum orient visitors toward the heart of the country, reinforcing the essential role Latinos have in shaping the United States of America.
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03. The Vršovice Connection
About
Location:
Vinohrady, Prague, Czechia
Typology:
Culture + Information Center
Instructors:
Igor Kovačevič + Adam Gebrian
Year: 2023
Area: 5,000 sqft
The Vršovice Connection is the relationship between two growing communities within a residential area of Prague. My collaborator, Shane Fogarty, and I, upon discovering Bezručovy sady, envisioned creating a vibrant link, weaving through the heart of Prague’s burgeoning residential neighborhoods. It becomes a transformative embrace of community within the very fabric of Bezručovy sady; where the once static park wall is now breathing with undulating loops, beckoning entry and moments of pause. Our design process began when we recognized the stark disconnect imposed by the south edge retaining wall of the park that separates Prague 10 and Prague 2. The Vršovice Connection is a reimagining of a retaining wall, pushing back the land, creating more street access, improving walking paths, and inviting residents and visitors to seamlessly traverse through the park and beyond.
Inside The Vršovice Connection, visitors will find themselves immersed in a dynamic hub of culture and information designed to welcome visitors into the heart of Prague 10 and Prague 2. The interior space seamlessly integrates with “Start Vršovice,” a community organization across the street from Bezručovy sady, creating a harmonious link that transcends physical boundaries. “Start Vršovice” acts as a community garden that caters to Prague 10 residents, but closes during colder months. The Vršovice Connection takes the role of “Start Vršovice” during winter months, not merely as a replacement, but as an inclusive sanctuary that invites residents from Prague 2, and beyond, to join the community fold. Inside, a dedicated lecture hall, information area, and space for collaboration, casual meetings, personal work, and plants from “Start Vršovice” seamlessly converge.
Bezručovy sady
Lecture Hall
Entry + Information Center Indoor Garden
04. The Hive at Sandy Creek Park
Details
Location:
Durham, North Carolina
Typology:
Research Lab
Instructors:
Billy Askey + Edwin Harris
Year: 2023
Area: 7,000 sqft
At the crux of an ecosystem regrowing from collapse: The Hive.
To properly avoid harming the landscape further, it lifts from the ground, finding itself placed between two main bodies of water at Sandy Creek Park. It interrupts the pedestrian path, and creates a relationship between humanity and its ecology. To further the connection between creatures and assist the park in its regrowth, the research lab will focus on the health and longevity of local pollinators, bees being the primary focus. On the second level, apiaries, visual to the public and accessible to bees, make up the western wall. Bees are provided with a safe environment to nest and the extending landscape will be theirs to pollinate. The building directly assists Sandy Creek Park in its regrowth, extending to greater Durham, and North Carolina as a whole.
Enriching its community further, The Hive acts as a visitor center at Sandy Creek Park. It creates an engaging, educative space for visitors to learn about local pollinators and their impact on the environment. Visitors are able to observe the apiaries, purchase local honey, and attend events to learn more about their local ecosystem and ways to get involved.
Form is devised by the elevated pedestrian path and vantage points that peek over the creek. The two bars located on the lower level are disconnected, or broken, signifying the state of the landscape before restoration. The upper level visually connects these bars, symbolizing the reinstated health of the site by protecting and creating housing for local pollinators. Wood is applied as the primary facade material due to its natural insulating features for beehive construction and health.
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05. Moore Square Community Commons
About
Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Typology:
Community Center
Instructor:
Jamey Glueck
Year: 2022
Area:
24,000 sqft
TheMooreSquareCommunityCommonsisaspacefocusedongathering,education,and food resiliency. Due to a growing population and a rise in poverty across metropolitan areas, it is necessary to devise solutions for communities in need. How can we bring together a range of people and bridge the gap between diverse communities?
Moore Square Community Commons uses architecture as a vehicle for education in gardening, cooking, and cultivating life for self-sufficiency. Formally, concrete masonry is used as a device to create three unique vessels that organize program. The southernmost form contains a plant nursery + community garden, as well as a library + reading room to be filled with educational culinary and gardening books. The northwestern vessel contains a multipurpose space intended for gathering and community building. Finally, the north-eastern vessel contains classrooms, learning kitchens, and a fitness space.
These three masonry vessels are connected by a glass membrane that uses steel fins to inform clarity of movement and hinder thermal gain.
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06. Moore Square Bicycle Pavilion
About
Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Typology:
Public Storage + Recreational Space
Instructors:
Jamey Glueck
Year: 2022
Area: 3,000 sqft
Located at the convergence of transportation and community of Downtown Raleigh, Moore Square Bicycle Pavilion provides a new means for fast-paced movement and connection to the greater Raleigh area. Concrete masonry is used for direction, durability, and moments for pause. Increasing thickness of walls begins to show hierarchy of space and intended paths for cyclists and pedestrians.
In beginning to iterate the formal organization of the bicycle pavilion, I considered ease of movement for both pedestrians and cyclists. A network of vertical places dictate movement, storage, and the interior space that houses the bicycle repair shop. Next, the horizontal form: the roof. Playing with form and opacity, light and shadow become a material that directs traffic through the pavilion.
07. The Grove Canopy Sanctuary
About
Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina
Typology:
Meditation + Worship Center
Instructors: Jeremy Leonard
Year: 2022
Area:
3,000 sqft
In designing a meditation center in a hot and humid climate on a steep, winding landscape, my focus was to harness wind while creating multiple sanctuary spaces that exist along the path. Three main spaces complete the meditation center: entry, gathering, and reflection.
Upon entering The Grove Canopy Sanctuary, one will find a circular earth form lifted from the ground. This form is intended to be walked upon, extending from the winding path that is embedded in the earth. Leaving this form and beginning to promenade, one either continues to the gathering space or enters a personal meditation chapel along the path. These rooms consist of a small thermal bath and an oculus that receives light. The gathering space steps into the earth, creating room for community. The final path contains more meditation chapels and brings the user to the final ring: reflection. This form hosts the largest thermal bath and is used for group worship and meditation.
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