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Gardiner Design Charette
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Readfield Community Library
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Maple Tree Community School
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Elderly Housing
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University of Maine at Augusta Greenhouse
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Pre-Thesis
Gardiner, ME / Fall 2013
Gardiner, Maine has changed in various ways throughout its years. A major part of Gardiner’s history is its waterways. The Cobbossee Stream and the Kennebec River frame Gardiner, merging in the downtown area. Recently, goals to bring focus back to the Kennebec River have been achieved through the new waterfront park. Now the Cobbossee Stream needs attention. Part of what makes a community is the people that visit it and how they are welcomed. Currently, Gardiner does not have a place for visitors to stay and join in its community. Anyone who wants or needs to visit Gardiner stays in a neighboring town, thereby weakening any possible connection to Gardiner and its community. In order to encourage new people to visit Gardiner, and to engage them in this reviving community, there needs to be an engaging place in the town where they can and want to stay.
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1884 Gardiner 1884 Downtown Gardiner Project Site Project Site
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Site Location Working Class Historic Downtown
Central Business Historic Residential 1/4 Mile-5 Minute Walk
The site is in the crux of all the zones The site will inuence development in the working class zone as well as along the Cobbossee River It will make a more accessable town through pedestrian circulation
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Cobbossee Motel 4 rooms
Axell’s Scandinavian Inn 10 rooms
Maple Hill Farm Inn 8 rooms
Gardiner did a Gardiner Growth Initiative Study and developed a list of Top Ten business types that they would like to attract, one of which is a place of hospitality.
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Gardiner, ME / Spring 2014 The intention of the project is to design a small hotel and cafĂŠ that creates connections through the selected site. Connections at various scales include: the town, the downtown, the rivers, the rail trail, the site, the exterior spaces, and individuals, both local and visitors. These connections will provide an avenue for visitors and locals to interact, learn about each other and appreciate what the Gardiner community has to offer. The site is oriented to create a strong connection to both the Kennebec and Cobbossee Rivers, as well as the downtown. One wing of the hotel parallels the Cobbossee while the other parallels the Kennebec . The intersection of the wings where the community spaces are formed create connections with the downtown. The ground floor community space exists as both an interior and exterior space. The upper floor community spaces are used for more formal or private meetings. The project attempts to create connections at multiple levels by blurring the lines between one space and the next. Whether you are inside the building or outside of the building, you feel connected to the downtown and the two rivers. This happens both through the views that you get from the site, as well as the feeling of being connected by the blurred spaces.
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Gardiner Design Charette Gardiner, ME / Summer 2014
This design charette was a collaboration of students, townspeople, professionals, the mayor,
and members of the community. The goal for the charette was to target specific areas of Gardiner that we analyzed and decided needed some help. The three students working on the project had just previously worked with the town of Gardiner for the Charette so we were very familiar with it. My analysis, along with the three charette sessions resulted in a closer look, again, at how to reviltlize the downtown and use a rail trail to help with that. The first thing you see when coming into the town of Gardiner is a long stip of the back of the downtown where a parking lot exists. It is an eye sore and not very pedestrian friendly. Making changes to the appearance and how that space works along with the rail trail going through it would not only provide a better “face� for Gardiner but a better access point for the town. The other part of Gardiner that I took a closer look at was their trestle brigde. Their is huge potential to create an amazing rail trail along Cobbossee stream that would be an extension of a current one that is used by thousands of people each day. The trestle bridge would act as a destination along that trail.
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Readfield Community Library Readfield, ME / Fall 2012
The new library will involve a span of generations and accommodate all potential users. There is a child space, a teen space, and an adult space that are each different both in terms of the use of the space and what the space needs to be as well as the scale of each space. The new library will be a place that helps the different generations of the community interact. The project creates three different spaces for three age groups to be able to come and use the library, and also a space for them to interact. The child, adult, and teen space will have a strip of circulation that spans from the first space to the last. The span has a lot of visual connection from the circulation desk. A curved wall connects the spaces and creates another way for the generations to interact. The meeting space on the lower level is connected to the library through open circulation for an easy transition from the upper level to the lower level.
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“Where the seeds of wonder are planted and passion for life-long learning takes root�
Maple Tree Community School Readfield, ME / Fall 2012
Integration defines a large part of what Maple Tree is about. The new building will reflect their learning techniques through integration and will bring together not only the students but the teacher(s), the parents, the space, and the site. The project will create integration mainly through the use of planes. Planes connect one space to the next, creating a feeling of being in a separate space while also being a part of the whole. The project will use color to suggest integration: a blue space and a yellow space make a green space. The building integrates into the ground on a tree filled section of land. The building follows the natural slope by stepping down as the grade steps down, this helps to create separate spaces. The ground comes up to the bottom of each window creating the feeling of a building integrated with the ground.
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Hallowell, ME / Spring 2013
The intention of this project is to create connections between the proposed housing development and Water Street through the use of public and private spaces, indoor and outdoor connections, and connections through views. The building preserves the historic waterfront and maintains the privacy of each individual unit. It must also connect each resident to the community and downtown Hallowell. Vertical partition walls provide structure and soundproofing between apartments, conceptually and physically connect floors, inside and outside, and directs views toward the park, the waterfront, and downtown Hallowell. The units are organized around the perimeter of the building to maximize these views while simultaneously establishing a community space for each floor. Within each unit, there is a spacial connection between public and private spaces.
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University of Maine at Augusta Greenhouse Augusta, ME / Spring 2013
The University of Maine at Augusta established a community garden that has produced 1,200 pounds of organic vegetables each year that gets donated. The Office of Civic Engagement wants to provide an adaptable space that not only supports, but creates a sense of community. The intention is to extend the growing season and actively engage the user by designing a greenhouse that integrates the community with the growing space. The greenhouse is positioned along the north side of the garden to receive maximum daylight from the south and integrate the greenhouse with the current landscape, creating a strong visual connection between the greenhouse, the garden, and the campus. Within the greenhouse, the growing spaces encompass the community space, further integrating and engaging the community with the garden. Providing a space that is efficient and sustainable using reclaimed, recycled and locally sourced materials will allow for the university to expand its growing season and donate more produce.
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The intention is to extend the growing season and actively engage the user by designing a greenhouse that integrates the community with the growing space. The greenhouse will continue to support the awareness of local hunger within the community and establish a place where students and volunteers can become more educated and actively involved with the issues of hunger in Maine. It is more than a place for growing vegetables; it is a place where the community can grow too.
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References Eric Stark Architecture Program Coordinator University of Maine at Augusta 207.621.3249 eric.stark@maine.edu John Charette Principal/Architect Charette Design 207.831.7757 john@charette-design.com Katye Charette Executive Director USGBC 207.749.8796 ktcharette@gmail.com Lita Semrau Vice Principal/Architect Port City Architecture 207.761.9000 lita@portcityarch.com Rosie Curtis Thesis Professor University of Maine at Augusta 207.242.6688 rosieacurtis@gmail.com
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Jaimee Lee Anderson jaimeeanderson91@gmail.com | 207.944.5130 | 5 Tremont Street Apt. 3 South Portland, ME 04106 Qualifications Architectural Designer experienced working in a creative environment under deadline. Working collaboratively and taking a leadership role when necessary. Organized, detail oriented, dedicated. Proficient with handling customers needs and meeting with clients. Experienced in Revit 13, AutoCAD 13, AutoCAD Architecture 13, Model Building, Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Microsoft Works, Excel, Drafting, Sketchup 8, and V-Ray. Experience Professional Involvement -American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), President (September 2010- June 2014) National Chapter Leader of the Month (March 2014) Leading chapter to national and northeast conferences Communicating regularly with National Office and Northeast Quadrant Director Fundraised $1,500 Chairing monthly meetings Organized and planned 12 events Spoke at Architecture Program annual orientations -American Institute of Architects Maine (AIA), Ex-Officio Board Member (January 2013-May 2014) Representing the University of Maine at Augsuta Writing quartly articles for AIA Newsletters -AIA Emerging Professionals Committee Member (January 2013-Current) -Speaker at National AIAS Grassroots Conference-Washington DC, MD (July 2014) -Portland Society of Architects, Board Member, Communications Committee (February 2014-Current) Representing the University of Maine at Augusta -UMA Architecture Faculty Meetings, Student Representative (August 2012-May 2013) Represented students at the University of Maine at Augusta -Architalx 2013 Gala Event, Volunteer-Portland, ME (February 2013) Management -Organized and managed 12 events including an AIA Social, Portland Firm Crawl, National Conference to Illinois, Northeast Conferences to New Hampshire and Massachusetts, etc. -Assisted teachers with daily curriculum for high school biology class and kindergarten class -Instructed group activities for AIAS and for job at Katahdin Elementary School -Trained 6 employees to for position of cook, server, and sales associate -Ran monthly meetings for AIAS and for community design projects and design charettes -Led outreach for AIAS on the local and national level Employment History Architectural Designer, SMRT Inc./Portland, ME Architectural Designer, Port City Architecture/Portland, ME Architectural Designer, Charette Design/Portland, ME Apprentice, WBRC/Bangor, ME Sales Associate, Dressbarn/Augusta, ME Cook/Server, Craig’s Clam Shop/Patten, ME Intern and Tutor, Katahdin School Systems/Stacyville, ME Education University of Maine at Augusta, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Dean’s List Alpha Rho Chi Medal-National Leadership Service Merit Presidential Rising Scholar Award Katahdin High School/Stacyville ME National Honor’s Society, Member
November 2014-Current October-November 2014 June-November 2014 Summer 2012 2011-2014 2007-2012 2008-2010 GPA: 3.4
Relevant Courses Architecture Studios, Theis/Capstone, Drawing I, 2-D Design, Advanced Auto CAD, Physics, Art & Architecture History I & II, Modern Architecture History, Public Speaking, Structures I & II, Materials and Methods, Construction Techniques, Mechanical Systems, Digital Imaging REFERENCES AND PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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