Jessy Muo Portfolio

JESSY MUO Resume

CONTACT

515-779-1756

jessymuo@iastate.edu

EDUCATION

Iowa State University

2020-2025

BA, Architecture

Minor: Urban studies

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite

Advanced AutoCAD

Advanced

Grasshopper Beginner

Lumion

Advanced Rhino Intermediate

EXPERIENCE

SWEETWATERS COFFEE AND TEA

DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE

Barista | July 2019-July2020

Barista | May2022-Present

-Provided excellent customer service, greeted customers, and assisted as needed

-Crafted food and drinks to order in a time efficient period

-Maintained consistently clean environment

-Re-organized and stocked items to ensure store is ready for next shift

WAUKEE ASPIRING PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate of architecture course | Spring2020

-Gained experience with computer-aided design programs

-Created drawings/ layouts and assisted clients throughout process

-Collaborated with associates to create a design proposal for a Career and Technical Education building

-Oversaw projects and coordinated client communication

PACIFIC SUNWEAR

Sales lead | May2021-October2021

-Maintained organized and aesthetically pleasing store for benefit of shoppers’ convenience

-Kept informed on new products and trends to assist with customer service as necessary

-Delegated actionable tasks and guided associates to ensure job was completed correctly and adequately

-Counted cash drawers and handled large sums of money

EXTRACURRICULARS

KAPPA DELTA

-Chapter Bylaws and Revisions Committee

-DEI Director

-Displays Co-chair

Fall2020-present

IOWA STATE COLLEGIATE PANHELLENIC COUNCIL

January2022-December2022

-External Resources Director

WOMEN WHO DESIGN

Fall2020-present

KYANITE

Fall 2021 | ARCH 201|

Collaborator: Kylie Krass

Kyanite is a theoretical space inspired by the designs of Crystal Palace and Jeanne Gang's Arcus Center. Acknowledging the vast polarity of these two designs, we wanted to still maintain the integrity of both. The design processincluded experimentation and iterations using various architectural representations such as plans, sections, and both digital and physical models. At the conclusion of our exploration, we developed a design that celebrates linearity in play with organicness and curvature.

FLOOR PLAN ITERATIONS

One of the aforementioned experiments encouraged was recreating the floor plans of our precedents via a non-digital media. Our floor plan of Crystal Palace was hand-drawn via white pen on black paper to highlight the contrast of light versus dark. For Arcus Center, the floor plan was recreated via embroidery. This stitching was intentionally completed by hand, rather than machine, to mimic the organic nature of Jeanne Gang's design.

MODEL

Fall 2022 | ARCH 301|

Collaborator: Drew Supina

Emerge is part of a working site that serves as a social space for the community to learn a new vision of their domestic environment. The indoor component consists of public facilities and offices, while the external serves as a multipurpose area that may be used for various functions such as leisure or gardening. The central theme of our project is symmetry versus chaos, which was derived from our site analysis where we noted the linear, flat nature of the farmland versus the unruly, mountainous nature of the park. While designing Emerge, we wanted the structure to reflect the nature of our site in order to draw attention to the relationship between architecture and the landscape it dwells upon. Throughout this project, we aimed to create a balance between manmade and natural, explore how small gestures can have a colossal impact on the surrounding landscape, and how we may care for the environment we occupy.

As architects, it is crucial we recognize our role in the alteration of the sites we are building upon. Our ever-present struggle is finding the balance between how to build upon the land without grossly compromising its integrity. With Emerge, we aimed to pay homage to the site upon which it rests- Ledges State Park. Such is done via structure and aesthetics. In terms of structure, it is 1 of 3 buildings amalgamated under a singular roof. It has 3 separate major funnels, denoted by numbers 1-3, where rainwater may be collected and distributed to the man-made outdoor garden areas. Regarding aesthetics, the curvature of the roof is derived from the very tophography of Ledges.

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