Portfolio
Jessica Mutchnick
Jessica Mutchnick 3rd Year Architecture Student
Education
Bucks County, PA
(267) 370 -1305
jmutchnick13@gmail.com
Thomas Jefferson University
East Falls Campus - Philadelphia, PA
B. Arch - August 2022 - May 2027
• Thomas Jefferson University, Honors Program
• Dean’s List Each Semester Attended
• Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
• Tau Sigma Delta Honorary Society
• AIAS Jefferson Chapter Member & Executive Board Member
• AIAS National Member
I am currently a 3rd year student studying at Thomas Jefferson University towards a Bachelors degree in Architecture. My life has been shaped by the beauty and power of playing music, expression of art, and working with my hands in wood shop. Creating and making is a part of who I am and has guided the pathway that lead me to architecture. I seek to keep growing through new opportunities, experiences, and lessons I learn from listening, trying, and exploring ideas.
Skills
• AutoCAD
• Rhino
• Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
• Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Basic Knowledge of Revit
Melody Within
Senior Space Fungal Fusion
Wall Sections Creating a Place
62.865 R .2 - Outside Air R .44 - Asphalt Shingles
R 6 - Closed-cell Polyurethane Spray Foam (4”) R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (2”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (6”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”) R .7 - Inside Air R 1.25 - Plywood (3/4”) Tyvek
01 | Melody Within
The Jazz Bridge Project
Project Title: Non-Profit Organization Relocation
Site: Mifflin St. & E Passyunk, Philadelphia, PA
Date: December 2024
Create a satellite location for a Non-Profit Organization to be located within South Philadelphia.
Project focuses on “harmonizing art with life” to support struggling musicians in Philadelphia and create an atmosphere to enhance the roots of music within the community.
The Heart of Music Concept
Mixing musical performance and aid for musicians of the community as an extension of a non-profit
“Harmonizing art with life” being the theme behind the design
The corner where sound meets a busy and engaging community
Linear organization for music to flow up or blocked per level
Open lightened design to create larger atmosphere, helping music to flow freely
The Underground Sound Where Music Meets Community
The Rehearsal Hubs
The Sound Booths
The Temporary Rest
02 | Fungal Fusion
Blending Nature and Architecture
Project Title: Juxtaposition; Ascension + Threshold
Site: Glendinning Rock Garden, Philadelphia, PA
Date: December 2023
Design an architectural path that juxtaposes the surroundings, ascends within the site, and has a threshold.
Project focuses on the spirit of place to encapsulate the flourishing nature that inhabits the site. It focuses on ascending naturally up a cliff through the use of organic platforms that grow into and off of the site while creating moments along the path that protect and provide a space for a moment of rest.
Feeling Protected
Ascending to Moment of Rest
Clustered Movements
Mushroom Like Flow
Growing off Site
Overhang off Site
Winding Through Path
Ascending through Mushrooms Natural Bridging
Natural Circulation Upward Moments of Ramps and Stairs
Exploration through Platforms
Platforms Moments of Protection
Ascension Juxtaposition
Path of Play
Peak Heights
Moments of Rest
03 | Senior Space
Relaxed Space within the Heart of Chaos
Project Title: Project Community Amplification
Site: Sharswood, Philadelphia, PA
Date: December 2023
Design a space for the senior community that directly interacts and transition from the existing recreation center.
Project focuses on creating an extending from the athletic recreation center to connect the different generations of the community, and make a safe environment specifically for seniors.
Concept
Senior space centered around interconnections between elderly community and their grandchildren
Connection Through Landscape
Bridging new senior spaces and kids recreation center through landscape
Visualizing Within
Focusing on flow between spaces and the atmosphere/feeling within
Program Adjacencies
Progressing iterations of program connections of site and landscape
Paths leads to each space creating connection and different atmospheres within
Paths Around Experience Garden Connection
Initial idea for landscape to influence connections and programming
Developing connections through placement and views to existing site conditions
Shaping Connections
Letting Music Escape
04 | Creating a Place
Investigation of Site and Structure
Project Title: Precedent + Investigation, Structure + Site: Research to Create a Place
Site: Thomas Jefferson University East Falls, Philadelphia, PA
Date: May 2023
Create a small cabin that is a remote companion to the mother house to serve as a residence for scholars.
Project focuses on designing around and utilizing the site to create a home for the residents. It focuses on how the sun interacts with spaces within playing off themes from a researched case study house.
Working with Slope
Light Based on Privacy Exploring
Roof Total: R 50.465
R .2 - Outside Air
R .44 - Asphalt Shingles
R 1.25 - Plywood (3/4”) Tyvek
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (5.5”)
Vapor Barrier
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .7 - Inside Air
R .2 - Outside Air
R .44 - Asphalt Shingles
R 1.25 - Plywood (3/4”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (5”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (4”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .7 - Inside Air
Wall Total: R 21.5875
Wall Total: R 21.5875
R .2 - Outside Air
R .8 - Lapped Cedar Siding
Tyvek
R .2 - Outside Air
R .8 - Lapped Cedar Siding
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (5.5”)
Vapor Barrier
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .7 - Inside Air R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”) Tyvek
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (5.5”)
Vapor Barrier
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .7 - Inside Air
Foundation Total: R 22.3
R .8 - Concrete Foundation Wall (8”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (2”)
R .7 - Inside Air
Foundation Total R: 22.3
R .8 - Concrete Foundation Wall (8”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (2”)
R .7 - Inside Air
Roof Total: R 62.865
Roof Total: R 62.865
R .2 - Outside Air
R .2 - Outside Air
R .44 - Asphalt Shingles
R .44 - Asphalt Shingles
Tar Paper
Tar Paper
R 1.25 - Plywood (3/4”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (3/4”)
Tyvek
Tyvek
R 6 - Closed-cell Polyurethane Spray Foam
R 6 - Closed-cell Polyurethane Spray Foam (4”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (2”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (2”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (6”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (6”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
Vapor Barrier
Vapor Barrier
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .7 - Inside Air
R .7 - Inside Air
Wall Total: R 59.4625
Wall Total: R 59.4625
R .2 - Outside Air
R .8 - Lapped Cedar Siding
R .8 - Lapped Cedar Siding
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
Tyvek
Tyvek
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (3 3/4”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (3 3/4”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (2.5”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (2.5”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (5.5”)
R 3.4 - Mineral Wool Batt (5.5”)
R 1.25 Plywood (1/2”)
R 1.25 - Plywood (1/2”)
Vapor Barrier
Vapor Barrier
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .9 - Gypsum Board (5/8”)
R .7 - Inside Air
R .7 - Inside Air
Foundation Total: R 31.5
Foundation Total: R 31.5
R .8 - Concrete Foundation Wall (8”)
R .8 - Concrete Foundation Wall (8”)
Tyvek
Tyvek
Vapor Barrier
Vapor Barrier
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (4”)
R 7.5 - Polyurethane Rigid Panel (4”)
R .7 - Inside Air
R .7 - Inside Air
Jessica Mutchnick