Architecture Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

Jessica Schuler

University of Arizona I College of Architecture 2017 - 2022 Selected Works

CONTENTS

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WELCOME

Designers Opening Message

ABARA HUB El Paso, Texas

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SOCIAL HOUSING

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ESCOLA DEL MAR

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MIZIZI CAFE

El Paso, Texas

Barcelona, Spain

Moyo, Uganda

HELLO

Jessica Schuler

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Hi! I’m Jessica, nice to meet you! I am a recent graduate from the University of Arizona’s Bachelors of Architecture program and am so excited about this next step in my career journey. I currently live in Tucson, Arizona and have lived here for the large majority of my life. I have always been intrigued by design, and for the longest time I didn’t know what I wanted to do in terms of a career, and then one !day architecture just clicked, and now here I am Throughout my time at school, my favorite parts about my classes and projects were always the “why” behind the design. The problem solving that came with finding a solution to a project was the most exciting part, and finding out through different iterations what worked and what didn›t continued to drive me through a project. I was lucky enough that two of my studio classes were focused around working as a team, and I found that I was able to really learn how to collaborate with others in a way that led to some really fun projects, and left me realizing how much I enjoy being a part of a team. One of these team oriented projects, titled “Abara Hub”, led to a Design Excellence nomination which was very exciting for my team and I, and the second one titled “Mizizi Cafe” led to a Capstone Collaboration Award. I loved being able to openly share ideas between group members and am .so excited to be a part of a team in the near future

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ABARA HUB Located along the United States and Mexico border is the Oñate Crossing site, land that once served thousands of people by means of traveling, military operation, and local flour mill. This once vibrant space has since been neglected, as the space along the border can be viewed as undesirable. However, the space between offers a future point of connection between one divided city. The Oñate Crossing site will transform into the Abara Hub, offering a revived space along the border that will join .the greater communities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez The Abara Hub will include the adapted reuse of the existing building on site, reconstruction of the historical path, reintroduction of native vegetation, and the addition of the pavilion. By revitalizing forgotten space and giving new life to the historical buildings, people will be attracted to the site through its amenities, shops, and resources. The circulation through the site transitions from the public southend to the private north-end. The main area of the site can be broken down into the Pavilion, Oasis and Amphitheater, La Hacienda, Library and Community Center, and the Barracks. All which are connected by a reintroduction of the crossing path.

Integrated environmental responses on the site include added shading devices, solar panels, and drought tolerant native vegetation. The space will become a place of .opportunity through the resources provided on site The Abara Hub has been a landmark throughout the past, present, and future of the site. Through the repair of a forgotten space, the Abara hub will continue to honor the past by bringing new life to the traces left by those who came before in .hopes of creating a better future

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OASIS

HACIENDA

PAV I L I O N

PAV I L I O N

OASIS

HACIENDA

1. Serves as an acceptance point from pedestrian bridge.

2. 10 shop spaces for vendors from both El Paso, and Juarez.

3. Each shop comes equiped with a mirrored porch.

4. Allows for residents to sell produce that is grown on site for profit.

5. Has solar panels and shading devices for sustainable cooling.

1. Calls back to the rich vegitation that once populated the site before the urbanization that occured throughout both cities.

2. Ramps lead visitors down slowly engulfing them in the enviornment.

3. Seating places very from intimate to gathering allowing people to stop, stay, and enjoy the nature.

1. An existing building on site, that was the living quarters of the Hart family, who made the site famous for its historical involvement in a flour mill.

2. Serves now as the Abara headquarters that has designated space for further community outreach.

3. Addition of an outdoor dining area where local chefs can gain residency on the site.

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GARDEN

PA R K

1. Originally served as military barraks on Old Fort Bliss 2. Revitalized and restored to serve as temporary homes for individauls and families partnered with Abara who are trying to gain citizenship.

3.. Has access to amenities to create comfortable living, as well as having full access to all the Abara Hub has to offer.

1. Serves as an area on site for those living in the barraks to grow their own produce that can be used by the families, as well as can be sold at the Pavilion to create income and revenue.

2, Located in the middle of the site and allows for the onsite community to come together and be a part of a blended community.

1. Revializes old buildings, and park to create a community center.

2. A multi-lingual library is now featured that gives access to wifi for users.

3. The second building is being repurposed into a community center with classrooms, a lounge, and a kitchen.

4. Connecting them is the park that is open to the public as a place for children to play together.

PA R K

GARDEN

BARRAKS

BARRAKS

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SOCIAL HOUSING Located in El Paso, Texas, the Social Housing project aims to connect the community with residents in a low income housing complex.The complex creates access to a local grocer located on the first floor, as well as retail spaces for vendors to come and stay long term.

It also connects to a weekly farmers market that happens on the eastern street, and with its east facing courtyard welcomes them into the complex. The project also connects to downtown, with a housing tower that mimics the revitalization of infratstructure happening in the city, as well as connects to the train station that has been repurposed into an Architecture school. It utilizes openness, views, and access to the enviornment to create an exciting and comfortable home that still offers low income housing. Public courtyards and a private garden that overlooks the complex allows for the commuity and residents to come together in a place that they might not be able to before, and strives to create a .new way of living while activley engaging users within the surrounding area

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URBAN DENSITY

M U LT I - B L O C K

M U LT I - N I G H T L I F E

TRAFFIC

METROPOLIAN

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Office Space Complex Lobby Market Space Grocery Store Courtyard Circulation

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Circulation Game Room Single Units Double Units Private Garden

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Circulation Double Units Family Units Private Lounge

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S O U T H FA C I N G U N I T

U N I T A N A LY S I S

FLOOR PLANS

W E S T FA C I N G U N I T

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.03 ESCOLA DEL MAR This proposal for an educational building below the Citadela park in Barcelona, Spain is focused on creating a learning environment for middle school students that allows them to grow and develop their education through creating an open space that invites connection between students and students, students and the environment, and students and the community. Escola del Mar is designed to foster connections between the students, teachers and community. The building curves around the amphitheater welcoming people in, and creates a transition from public to private through the amphitheater, to the main corridor, to the classrooms. The school utilizes the site and the community and environment around it to create a learning environment that emphasizes connection and collaboration. Through the use of the amphitheater, the site invites the community .into the project, and allows for endless possibilities for learning opportunities

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SITE PLAN

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PA R K

OPEN-AIR

ENTRY

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GROUND FLOOR 1. the facade curves inward to create a corridor that faces the amphitheater. It is lined with plants and glass to connect the public to the school and the school to the outdoors. This main corridor is the main method of circulation, with classrooms sitting along its edge.

2. The classrooms are a permeable space that allows for group learning at any size, allowing for the space to mold to the needs of the users.

3. On the west side of the classrooms, the volumes concave inward to create a shaded pathway that connects the main corridor to the private outdoor space, which brings the outside inside.

4. Moving south down the corridor is a mezzanine that opens up to the sea and creates a transition space to the second floor.

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CONNECT

LIGHTING

VISUALIZE

SECOND FLOOR 1. Once on the second floor through the mezzanine, it opens up to the sea and creates a transition space to the second floor, where the corridor continues and overlooks the amphitheater.

2. On the west side of the building is a balcony that is connected to the classorms. This overlooks the private outdoor space that has a playground and garden that is dedicated to student access and use. This balcony connects to an upstairs terrace on the north side that gives users immidiate outdoor access on the second floor.

3. Within the classrooms is a private staircase that connects the first floor to the second floor, the second floor of the classroom features a second teaching space as well as the animal room which allows students the opportunity to learn how to care for animals as well as the ability to learn about the different animals and the responsibility that comes with it.

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PROGRAM

SECTION A

SECTION B SUMMER 140° 12 pm

SUMMER 27.50° 9 am

CLASSROOMS

ART STUDIO

C L A S S . C I R C U L AT I O N

PAT I O S

A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

PUBLIC RESTROOMS

A M P H I T H E AT E R

P U B L I C C I R C U L AT I O N

CLASS. RESTROOMS

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MIZIZI CAFE The Mizizi Cafe is a small, open air restaurant located on the Pipeline Campus in Moyo, Uganda, designed for the use for the growing Pipeline organization, staff, and variety of patrons. The Mizizi Cafe intends to propose an iconic experience for each user, through materiality, lighting, sense of authenticity, and cultural ownership. The cafe is inspired by a local community with an abundance of mango trees and a constant seeking of shade.

Due to this need for shade, the mango trees extensive canopy has become a constant gathering place in the community, a place where you can seek basic needs of shelter from the sun or companionship from those you find yourself beside under the leaves.

In Swahili, the word Mizizi is directly translated to Roots, which seemed fitting as the people of Moyo have deep roots within the community as well as Pipelines goals to .continue growing their roots into the community they have grown to love

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29 BAR

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EXTERIOR KITCHEN

BAR

KITCHEN KITCHEN

930 SQ. FT. 930 SQ. FT.

690 SQ. FT. 690 SQ. FT.

SERVICES SERVICES

+ LOUNGE DININGDINING + LOUNGE

338 SQ. FT.SQ. FT. 338

3360 3360 SQ. FT.SQ. FT.

SITE PLAN

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4. LANDSCAPE INTEGRATION

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KITCHEN

D I N I N G + S E AT I N G

LOUNGE + FIREPIT

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PORTFOLIO

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