isabel anderson
architectural portfolio
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how can we merge a divisive, rich history with the desire of an inclusive, accomodating present, whilst paying tribute to distinct traditions in the built enviroment?
how can BIM modeling heighten our understanding of the built environment?
how can architecture mimic the human storytelling processes of capturing, embracing, and letting go?
how can architecture commemorate and represent the often overlooked legacy of African American music traditions within a westernized framework of value?
how is the built environment both informed by and informative of social and systematic hierarchies, and how can it resolve the dichotomies it produces?
art gallery facade design
contents art and sketches
baltimore center spoken word for the the sun valley house revit case study: piazza dei ciompi redesign 3-8 9-12 13-18 19-22 23-26 27-28
crescendo music library
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how can we merge a divisive, rich history with the desire of an inclusive, accomodating present, whilst paying tribute to distinct traditions in the built environment?
piazza dei ciompi redesign
The city walls of Florence echo a history of continuous expansion, each representing a different time in its history, all radiating out of a historical center featuring the Duomo. Taking this into the Piazza Dei Ciompi, the existing building serves as a datum and “historical core”. Walls reestablish the datum across the site. The piazza is kept open for flexible usage, while the back becomes a garden. The chapel lies within one of the walls, with transformative daylighting features to provide a reflective non-denominational space. The tall heavy wall contrasts the integration center’s short transparent facade. Each floor radiates out from a central courtyard, with an open plan to promote interaction and spatial flexibility. I completed this project with Stephen Duranske. We worked on design iterations together, combining ideas into one work.
parti diagram (by me)
exterior perspective from duomo street (rendering by stephen duranske)
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fall 22’ (arch416) / firenze, italia / revit, enscape, adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop & adobe indesign
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urban elevation (by me)
piazza and chapel floor plan (1:200)
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(integration center) 1
chapel 3 4
urban piazza and garden 5
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existing surrounding buildings
existing courtyards/openings
existing structure on site
site intervention: chapel and garden “walls”
site intervention: integration center
green space
trees- umbrella pine
trees- small evergreen
lightpost benches
exterior perspective of piazza from fish loggia (rendering by stephen duranske)
exterior perspective of garden (rendering by stephen duranske)
urban elevation 1:250
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part ll: integration center
grid & circulation diagram (by me)
integration center ground floor plan with elevation (by me)
section (by me)
integration center ground floor plan and elevation
kitchen restrooms
courtyard cafe lobby chapel polyfunction mechanical 7
interior perspective of conference room
interior perspective of reading room
exterior perspective of integration center (rendering by stephen duranske)
perspective of courtyard (rendering by stephen duranske)
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interior perspective of reading room (rendering by stephen duranske)
how can the tectonics of construction and BIM modeling heighten our understanding of the built environment?
QR code leading to a virtual reality panoramic rendering of the Sun Valley House
exterior perspective of the Sun Valley House
revit case study: the sun valley house
For this case study project, I chose to model the Sun Valley House by Rick Joy, Each week I worked on a different part of the building in order to, slowly and steadily, make progress and hone in on specific Revit skills. I pushed myself to redo my model a few times, an exercise that helped to reinforce my skills in the program. All of the drawings shown are produced in Revit in efforts to familiarize myself with Revit’s extensive drawing production capabilities.
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spring 22’ (arch472) / sun valley, ID, USA / revit, enscape 10
exploded axonometric showing the tectonics of the sun valley house’s structure
(top right) ground floor plan
(middle right) basement floor plan
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interior rendering of kitchen and dining space
The Sun Valley House, designed by Rick Joy, provides a refreshing and relaxing family retreat in the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho. The structure is embedded into the landscape, and the natural stone framing the exterior and spaces within is local granite. The natural metals and stones connect it to the landscape, allowing it to have presence without overwhelming the nature around it. The roofs fan out to frame the interior spaces as well as the hidden terrace at the top of the structure.
southwest elevation (facing main road) section (taken SW-NE through living and kitchen spaces)
interior rendering of ground floor bedroom
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how can architecture mimic the human storytelling processes of capturing, embracing, and letting go?
baltimore center spoken word
parti diagram
exterior perspective from charles street
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spring 22’ (arch405) / baltimore, MD, USA / sketchup, adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop & physical modeling 14
grid diagram
ground floor plan
second floor plan
section (taken N-S through stairs)
- Sarah Kay
theater perspective section c first floor plan second floor plan upper lobby perspective third floor plan section perspective (b) scale: 1/16”=1’0” N scale: 1/16”=1’0” scale: 1/16”=1’0” N c c b b a a c c b b a a receiving/loading kitchen mechanical storage f.s. classroom lower lobby vestibule box office restroom cafe bookstore exit garden f.s. backstage/green room mechanical storage restroom f.s. upper lobby theater f.s. first floor plan second floor plan upper lobby perspective section perspective (b) scale: 1/16”=1’0” N scale: 1/16”=1’0” N c c b b a a c b b receiving/loading kitchen mechanical storage f.s. classroom lower lobby vestibule box office restroom cafe bookstore exit garden f.s. backstage/green room storage theater f.s.
We have both learned the art of capture. Maybe we are learning the art of embrace. Maybe we are both learning the art of letting go.
The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing!
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1/16”=1’0”
section perspective (taken E-W through theater)
section perspective (b) scale: 1/8”=1’0”
upper lobby perspective
third
floor plan
scale:
N N c c c c b b a a b b a a mechanical off. off. off. off. restroom f.s. classroom classroom classroom theater f.s. third floor plan roof plan
roof plan scale: 1/16”=1’0”
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storiesfrom the universe
Establishing the theater as object highlights the importance of performance. The curved atrium around the theater itself represents story in its most organic form (how the universe gives it), while the more perfect oval of the theater itself represents how we take that organic thing and logically make sense of it in our own terms. The atrium around the theater establishes it as a building within a building, giving it a degree of monumentality. The theater,the tallest space in the building, protrudes slightly from the roof to establish it on the facade as well. The stage is centered and smaller in size to establish a more intimate setting for performance; everyone has an equal view, and the performer is on a more equal level with the audience.
human interpretations
combination
interior perspective from theater lobby
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theater shape process diagram
theater section detail theater elevation detail interior perspective inside theater 18
how can architecture commemorate and represent the often overlooked legacy of African American music traditions within a westernized framework of value?
parti model
section perspective (taken E-W through ground floor cafe)
PUBLIC/PRIVATE ORGANIZATION
crescendo music library
This project proposed along U Street, a historically majority-Black neighborhood in DC, was inspired by early African American music traditions in the context of westernized frameworks that often devalue them. I conceptualized this into a juxtaposition between organic and orthogonal elements: the improvisational and communal nature of those early music traditions as organic elements that resist the overall orthogonal structural grid representing westernized viewpoints on music. The main feature of this contrast is the curved grand staircase, which resists the existing grid and informs each of the terraced reading floors. The openness of the structure enables a welcoming and creative environment, where people can hold impromptu performances or learn about music not usually given a voice within historical archives.
PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PRIVATE SERVICE AS SPINE
CROSS-SECTION INVERTED SOLID/VOID VOLUMES
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MAKING
This project resilience improvisational, frameworks gap within an organic pride in locations,
CROSS-SECTION PERSPECTIVE (B)
1/4”= 1’ 0” FIRST SECOND fall 21’ (arch401)
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/ washington, DC, USA / sketchup, adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop & physical modeling
CROSS-SECTION PERSPECTIVE (B)
THIRD FLOOR PLAN B N FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1/8”= 1’ 0” N A A reading space restroom fire stair private listening private listening private listening freight elevator passenger elevator up down down THIRD FLOOR PLAN B 1/8”= 1’ 0” N FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1/8”= 1’ 0” N B A A reading space restroom fire stair private listening private listening private listening freight elevator passenger elevator reading space secondary performace space/viewing space restroom fire stair multipurpose classroom freight elevator passenger elevator up down down up up 1/8”= 1’ 0” SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/8”= 1’ 0” N B B A A reading space balcony restroom fire stair multipurpose classroom freight elevator passenger elevator A down down up 1/8”= 1’ 0” N SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/8”= 1’ 0” N B B A A reading space balcony restroom fire stair multipurpose classroom freight elevator passenger elevator A book delivery room trash room fire stair mechanical room chief office open offices archives lounge/cafe information/ help desk interior performance space self-checkout freight elevator passenger elevator down up down up
as spine diagram
foor plan
foor plan
foor plan ground foor plan wall as resistance reading reading reading S E R V I C E S U P P O R T & PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PRIVATE void/open solid/closed void/open solid/closed SERVICE AS SPINE SECTION A PUBLIC/PRIVATE ORGANIZATION
service
fourth
third
second
MAKING This resilience improvisational, frameworks gap an pride locations, INVERTED SOLID/VOID VOLUMES 1/8”= 1’ 0” 1/4”= 1’ 0” FIRST SECOND 21
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE (second floor)
SECOND FLOOR PLAN B B A reading space balcony interior perspective section (taken N-S through fre stairs) 22
how is the built environment both informed by and informative of social and systematic hierarchies, and how can it resolve the dichotomies it produces?
art gallery facade design
Georgetown embodies an inherent juxtaposition as a space that enforces a strong sense of social hierarchy whilst having a complex history. How do we acknowledge such history before resolving conflicts? Solid/void contrast establishes two distinct experiences on the primary facade, while the secondary facade represents resolution by equalizing that solid/void relationship and framing a stepping action that emulates the idea of progress. The two facades overlap to create an important procession; the first seems more prominent amongst the landscape but exists only as a fragile plane leading to a secondary facade. The exterior nook created by these layers houses a mural. Not usually found in Georgetown, the introduction of that art typology could welcome new people and artists to the area.
Design facade elevation facade ground plan building height elev: 44’ 6” building height elev: 33’ 6” A A parti: juxtaposition and resolution original void masonry openings mullions floors inverted layering structure 1/4”=1’ - 0” 1/4”=1’ - 0” (NTS) (NTS) (NTS) N original new ART GALLERY facade elevation facade ground plan building height elev: 44’ 6” building height elev: 33’ 6” A A parti: juxtaposition and resolution void masonry openings mullions floors solid layering structure rhythm 1/4”=1’ - 0” facade 1/4”=1’ - 0” (NTS) (NTS) (NTS) N original new
parti diagram view of physical model
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fall 21’ (arch401) / washington, DC, USA / sketchup, adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, physical modeling, autocad
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facade elevation
facade ground plan
building height elev: 44’ 6”
street elevation
front elevation & facade floor plan
exterior perspective
ART GALLERY ART GALLERY
m street nw wisconsin ave nw northeast perspective 1/64”=1’ - 0” (NTS) ARCH401 / Professor Abrams N
site plan
(other page) physical model 25
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1) elevation sketch of Ospendale Degli Innocenti
2) elevation sketch of Santa Maria Novella
3) perspective sketch of Santa Maria delle Carceri
4) elevation sketch of Duomo di Firenze
these sketches were all done freehand, in the moment and on site at various architectural landmarks in and around Firenze, where I completed a semester of study abroad.
art & sketches
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these 4 sketches are out of my own personal sketchbook, a collection of drawings I started to reinvigorate my love of drawing and allow myself the freedom to draw imperfectly to capture some of the most important people to me.
these sketches were done as part of my summer 2022 internship at POM Studio. These elevations showed the client multiple options for the renovation of their rowhouse in Washington, DC.
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contact iander1@terpmail.umd.edu 410-908-1752 https://tinyurl.com/isabelaarch https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabel-anderson-6849261bb/ 11012 Hidden Fox Court, Ellicott City MD, 21042
