Jessica Duschean Spring 2021 Portfolio

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p. 1 - 2...................................................................... ETSAV S t udy A bro ad in Sp ain - C o o kin g Sch o o l

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p. 3 - 4.......................................... ETSAV S t udy A broad in S pain - Mu lt i-Fam ily U r b an Res id e nt ial

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p. 5 - 6.......................................................................... Chicago A frica n C o m m u n it y C e nte r - Sp r in g

BARGE SCH OOL

p. 7 - 8 ........................................................................................ Volume 0 C o m p et it io n - Fall 2 0 1 8 -

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p. 9 - 10 ........................................................... A llerton Park A rt ist ’s V illage an d A r t C enter - Fall

SPIRAL

p. 11 -12 ................................. S t udy A broad in Denmark - Hans Tau s en Par k L ib rar y - Su m m er

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URBAN CAN YON

Cham p aign Far m er ’s M ar ket Sp r in g

STOCKH OLM FACADE

p. 15 - 16........................................................................... Week Inten s ive Bu ild in g E nvelo p e Wo r k-

M ILLER H OUSE

p. 17 .......................................................... Re-Imagining S aarinen’s Fam o u s M iller H o u s e - Sp r in g

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ICEBERG

M o d e l P ro je ct - Fall

PERSON AL ART

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ETSAV S t udy A broad in S pain - Cook ing S ch o o l

Course

ARCH 475 Architecture Design and Exploration Spring 2020

Faculty

Professor Carles Marcos

This project was part of the second semester of the University of Illinois’ study abroad program in Barcelona, Spain. The project consisted of a piece of land off of Placa de Margarida Xirgu located in Barcelona, Spain. The assignment was to create a cooking school that could also double as a public gathering space. The site consisted of 3 different levels, which were used to define and encourage the design. There was the lowest street level, a mid street level, then lastly the Placa level. To connect all of these different levels the building features two main ramps, one to connect the lower street levels, then another one to act as a gateway from the placa level as well as serve as a farm to table green space.

The placa is a hardscaped space with little vegetation

around, so adding vegetation and life to the placa were vital to the project. There are green spaces on the roof , the placa level, and lastly integrated into the facade. The facade of the building was firstly inspired by the TrencadĂ­s mosaic style used in many of the buildings by Barcelona architect Antonio Gaudi. This design was created in grasshopper and the perforations react to the different sun angles around the building and placa. The facade is set off from a curtain wall. This allows for passive cooling and cross ventilation, as well as room for vegetation. The facade unites the building. During the day it conceals the large truss structure vital to its cantilever design, but during the night it reveals and highlights it.

Th i s coo ki n g s ch o ol is lo cated o n a site that has three dif ferent levels: the ground st re et l eve l , i nte r m e d i ate st re et l eve l , a n d last l y t h e p l a za l evel. Th e p ro jec t co n nects the lower 2 levels with an ram p that d ou b l e s a s a l a rge p u b li c s p a c e . I t con n e c t s the pl a za l eve l w i th a ra ised gard en b r idge. The truss cantilever structure reaches t h e b u il d i n g i nto t h e p l a za l eve l .

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1 - Metal Parapet Flashing 2- Rain Flashing 3- Concrete Structure 4- Insula�on 5- 1m Wide Paver Sepera�on 6- Cant 7- Filtra�on Fabric 8- Moisture Reten�on Layer 9- Aera�on Layer 10- Thermal Insula�on 11- Drainage Layer 12- Roof Barier and Waterproofing Membrane 13- Soil 14- Curtain Wall Clips 15- Fireproofing 16- Steel Slab 17- Steel Member 18- Ceiling Tie 19- Drop Ceiling

The facade grows & shrinks depending on the sun conditions. It was inspired by the trencadis mosaic technique native to Barcel ona.

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E TSAV S t udy A broad in S pain - Mult i-Family Urba n Res id e nt ial

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Collaborators

Jessica Duschean - Project and Design Alicia Gomez - Renderings

ARCH 476-B Architecture Design and Exploration Fall 2019

Faculty

Professor Marc Folch Professor Nuría Sabaté Giner

This project was part of the first semester of the University of Illinois’ study abroad program in Barcelona, Spain.

The project consisted of two plots centered around Placa del Carme in Barcelona. The project sought to consider the height limits dictated by the Barcelona city plan, the existing square, and how to bring it to life.

Thus, this design starts on the ground level of the buildings. Both buildings feature setbacks depending on the existing context. This helps to enlarge the square as well as integrate each of the structures with the site. These setbacks were further encouraged by the warm climate of Spain. The design took into consideration the hot summers and mild winters. This created shaded outdoor passages that would lessen the tax on heating and cooling in the building.

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Sun, Wind, a nd Cr os sventilation

S u b t r a c t in g th e a r e a s w i t h lim it e d s u n lig h t in c r e a s e s n a tu r a l lig h tin g a s we l l a s a llo w fo r c r o s s v e n t ila t i o n

The design further combated the harsh Spanish sun with movable shades that helped to filter the harsh western and eastern sun.

Furthermore, the variety of movable shades helped to create flexibility in the use of the units. Units could be suitable for anywhere from a single person to an entire family. There are movable shades on both the balconies as well as the inner decks/passageways. This allows any user to open up or close the unit. This would enable someone working to focus within their space or someone who was inviting guests to open it up to the public areas. Flexibility and multi-use / multi-climate spaces are integral in Spanish architecture. The design sought to learn from this example and make it a core idea in this project.

En g a g e t h e Sq u a r e Lifting the buildings on the first level e n l a rg e d t h e s q u a r e

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Angeling the baconies and a d d i n g mo v a b l e s h a d e s ma x i mizes views and flexability

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West Elevation

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Building B Typical Floor Plan

NEON

Chicago African Community Center

Course

ARCH 374 Architecture Design and the City Spring 2019

Faculty

Assistant Professor Kennedy Hutson

This project focused on a small plot of land across from Chicago’s iconic Dearborn Station centered in the historic printers row neighborhood. The project assigned the task to create a cultural center for one of four selected cultures. It sought to celebrate the areas rich immigrant past as well as integrate it with the current neighborhood.

For this project, I decided to center the design around African culture and art. The design is based on the geometric and curvilinear shapes found in native African architecture.

To bring the design into the modern age, I invoked the idea of neon and intertwined it with the designs found in African art. The similarities between the two art styles made combining them straight-forward. Following this example made the design sensitive to African culture

while still embedding itself with the printers row neighborhood. The lines of the facade serve more than just this singular purpose, though. They are spaced 8� apart from one another to mirror the common brick which occupies much of the neighborhood. Using the dimensions of the bricks also helped to bring the building into human scale. Additionally, the direction of the lines serve to block and allow sunlight in optimal positions to make the most comfortable lighting.

This building seeks to be a bright centerpiece to a neighborhood that needs revitalization. It emphasizes its purpose and design while still being sensitive to the existing buildings.

Similarly to neon, this cultural center will shine brightly, and send a signal to the community to come together and celebrate the rich past of the area.

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Ave rage D i me nsion of 7-5/8 Br i ck i n P r i nters Row

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THE VERTICAL FINS ON THE WESTERN Computer & EASTERN FACADES PROTECT FROM HARSH MORNING & AFTERNOON SUN. THE FINS THEN SMOOTHLY Cafe TRANSITIONS TO HORIAssembly ZONTAL LOUVERSLarge THAT PROTECT THE SOUTHERN FACADE. Second Floor

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The vertical fins on the west and east facade protect from harsh morning & afternoon sun. The fins then smoothly transition to horizontal louvers that protect the south facade.

BARGE SCHOOL Volume 0 Competition - School in a Developing Country

Competition

Re-School Volume 0 Competition - School for a under-served area Spring 2019

Collaborators

Zachary Belanger - Technical analysis Jessica Duschean - Project lead and Design Campbell Kraemer - Renderings and Design

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Designed for the Volume 0 Re-School 2018 group competition, this independently conducted project came with the task of creating a school in an under-served area.

When given the ability to make a school in an under-served area, our team wondered why we should stop at just a singular community when we could serve several. To create a school with a broader reach, our team thought, ‘why not transport it on the water?’.

The Barge School is a floating school that will travel downstream and allows the transportation of knowledge along the Congo River. Built upon a reclaimed barge, the purpose of the design was to put the building in a familiar context that would appear more approachable to the people of the Congo. The Barge School will use the mobility of

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A singular loca�on can only ser ve a set amount of students, but if you allow the school to move, it can ser ve many more students.

the barge to foster the learning of necessary skills such as reading and writing in many communities. The Barge School would temporarily dock at four towns over six-month intervals. Every two years, the River School will complete a round trip along the Congo, enabling students to have multiple stints at the school and build upon their knowledge during each six-month interval.

In addition to bringing needed education to communities, the Barge School seeks to aid in ending sexual assault, slavery, and child soldiery, by offering a means of transport to people in distress. Education plays a vital role in the development of all youths because it can provide them with the skills they need to advance in society and help put an end to any suffering along the Congo.

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Project reach i s now over 5 0 sq m i l es.

Civiliza�ons gather around water, and rivers offer a eco-friendly and cost effec�ve mode of transporta�on. Pu�ng the project on a reclaimed barge allowed it to travel to 4 ci�tes along the Congo River, helping to educate the most amount of people with the same project

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Allerton Park Artist’s Village and Art Center

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Arch 371 - Architecture Design in the Landscape Fall 2018

Faculty

Assistant Professor Christina Bollo

With the task of creating an artist’s village in Allerton Park and Retreat Center, this junior studio project took a different approach than others. To embrace nature to the fullest, this project expands the structure of the artist village along the characteristic paths of Allerton. Instead of creating a single compact structure as was typical, Along strove to give each artist their own creative hub/house embedded with nature.

The paths of Allerton excite every sense, and these structures only add to that. The main principles of the design were to activate every sense and to have each building flawlessly integrate with nature. To accomplish this, each structure has a fireplace placed precisely 400 feet apart. This distance is dictated by human smell so that any user would be guided through the paths by the scent of each hearth.

They would hear the crunch of leaves under their feet and feel the sun coming through the leaves, and so every sense would be activated and alert.

Just like on a scavenger hunt, using each of the sense reveals the eight hidden cottages. The cottages are designed to blend in with nature as they age. Their green roofs disguise the top while the concrete walls will grow lichen and soon match the green surroundings. The goal is that eventually, the wood timber structure will look like trees among the forest backdrop. Because nature is so beautiful, I wanted the buildings to be delicate to this and blend in seamlessly. I wanted to add to the experience of Allerton in the right ways while not distracting from the main attraction.

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T h e b e r m on t h e n or t h si d e of t h e b u i l d ing conser ves heat and integrate s t h e b u il d i n g wi t h t h e l a n d s ca p e . Th e structure then disappears into t h e l a n d s ca p e . I t a l so a l l ows t h e roof to interact with nature and provi d e a vi ewi n g p oi nt of t h e Sa n g m on R i ve r.

The interior of the building ste ps d own wi t h t h e c h a n ge s i n e l evat i on .

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Th e re a re e i g ht a r t i st ca b i n s wh i c h t h e p roj e c t p l a c e d a l on g t h e exi st i n g t ra i l s of Al l e r ton . Ea c h ca b i n i s 4 0 0 fe et a p a r t , matc h i n g t h e l i m i t s of t h e h u m a n se n se of sm e l l . Th i s l e a d s a u se r t h rou g h t h e c h a ra c te r i st i c t ra i l s of t h e p a r k vi a t h e fam i l i a r a n d wa r m sc e nt of a c h i m n ey. Th e c h i m n eys a l so s e r ve to h e at t h e ca b i n s an d p rovi d e a h e a r t a n d gat h e r i n g p l a c e to each building.

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SPIRAL

Study Abroad in Denmark - Hans Tausen Park Library and Community Center

Course

Architecture Design Studio in Copenhagen Denmark Institute of Study Abroad Summer 2018

Faculty

Professor Maja Popovic

This project was instructed as part of a two-month independent study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The project sought to create a library in an immigrant neighborhood in Copenhagen. The project emphasized site-specificity and inclusivity. It dealt with problems of gentrification as well as cultural differences.

To design for these parameters, my design used a spiral shape repeatedly found in nature. This created a form that would lead the user to explore further into it. Following the cyclical exterior design, the interior has only curved corridors that make the library seem to go on for eternity.

The goal was to create a sense of always turning a corner, thus building suspense. After the initial entry and primary public area, there is a separation between the first floor and the second floor. This moment is marked by a monumental reading staircase, accentuating the division of the form. The first floor separates into a private, quiet reading area while the second floor develops into a panoramic view of the park and nature. The first floor is dark and quiet compared to the bright and lively second floor. This drastic division will help to create clarity in this cyclical design, as well as serve as a definite end to the spiral.

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URBAN CANYON Champaign Farmer’s Market

Course

Arch 272 Strategies of Architecture Design Spring 2018

Faculty

Instructor Min Su Chung

This Sophomore studio project proposed the task of creating a farmers market in central Champaign, Illinois. It emphasized community and locality.

A farmers market serves as a place where people buy produce, as well as offer a space for people to come together and celebrate their local community. To accommodate both of these needs, this design sought to celebrate the people of Champaign with an inclusive, open, and continuous plan. The smooth facade leads one through the space in an open layout

without borders. It helps to create plenty of areas to show produce while creating an ample gathering space in the middle. The facade is mostly open, with white bands denoting the entrances to the main space. These bands also serve to make the building visually appealing as well as serve as a means of solar shading. This overall aesthetic emphasizes a transparent connection between farmer and consumer. It also symbolizes transparency between the building and the community.

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STOCKHOLM FACADE

E TSAV Study A broad in S pain - Week Intensive Building E nvelo p e Wo r ks h o p

Course

ARCH 475-B Architecture Design and Development Spring 2020

Collaborators Alejandro Torres Molly Blanke Taylor Lutz

Faculty

Professor Scott Murray During a week-long intensive facade development workshop, this project focused on creating both an efficient and attractive facade for an existing office building. The building is located in Stockholm, so the design conditions were based on maximizing natural light, maintaining heat, and adjusting to the wide variety of weather conditions presented in the area. Accomplishing all of the design criteria, the team created a facade that complied with the 2030 challenge. Beyond this, the facade channeled vernacular Scandinavian architecture and modernized it.

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There i s a vast di fferenc e su n co n d itio n s in Swe d en , so th e bui l di ng envel ope desi gn exh ib its ex trem e flexibility an d care. Thi s l ed to the devel o p m ent o f lo n g ver tical w in d ows to al l ow deep sol ar penetratio n in th e w inte r. T h e se w in dows were then equi pped with vertical movable fins that coul d protec t the ex teri or duri ng the constant sun i n the summer.

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MILLER HOUSE

Re-imagining Eero Saarinen’s Miller House

Course

Arch 273 Strategies of Architecture Design Spring 2018

Faculty

Instructor Min Su Chung This project took a classic piece of architecture, in this case Eero Saarinen’s Miller House, and modify it. This project focused on model making as well as historical analysis. My rendition of the house focused specifically on passive solar heating and lighting techniques to improve on the original 1957 design

ICEBERG

Abstract Design for Public Structure

Course

Arch 271 Graphics for Architects Fall 2017

Faculty

Instructor Martin Rauber This project focused on creating an abstract model for an urban monument. This monument is based on the idea of an iceberg.

The triangulated forms create a continuous path from the top to the bottom and help to create various sizes of spaces. It is a playful form which is design to encourage exploration.

ART

Personal art completed independently 2015 - 2019

Faculty UIUC - Lecturer Catherine Weisener BHS - Dawn Zalkus

Ceramic, 2015

The following is a compilation of art created from several years of studying sculpture and ceramics. I believe art and architecture are often intertwined so I have included a sampling of the art I have dedicated my time to.

Plaster, 2015

Canvas and Sunflower Seeds, 2015

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