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ORT RE P U T C HITE ARC
JONAH ROSEN
SKILLS
THE PENNSYLVANIA
Proficient in
Hand drafting & sketching Physical modeling Hand-built CNC Laser cutting Rhino AutoCAD Revit V-Ray Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lightroom Premiere Pro 3D printing Concrete Plastic Digital & film photography Film developing
Knowledge in
3DS Max Sketchup Grasshopper Unity Adobe After Effects Audition
STATE UNIVERSITY
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
HEART OF CAMPUS University Park, PA
Fall 2020 Fourth year research studio Group project – 14 weeks
HARLEM NEW MEDIA CENTER New York, NY
DOLMEN CULTURAL CENTER
NEUE GALERIE EXTENSION
Aldeia da Mata, Portugal
New York, NY
Spring 2020 Third year design studio Individual project – 25 weeks
Fall 2019 Third year design studio Individual project – 7 weeks
Spring 2019 - NCMA competition Second year design studio Individual project – 15 weeks
BALD EAGLE STATE PARK KAYAK RENTAL Howard, PA
COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
BUFFALO BILLS STADIUM
TECHNICAL SKILLS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Fall 2019 Second year design studio Individual project – 4 weeks
Spring 2018 First year design studio Individual project – 7 weeks
Spring 2017 High school independent study Individual project – 17 weeks
Drafting Model building Photography
University Park, PA
Buffalo, NY
HEART OF CAMPUS University Park, PA Fourth year design research studio Group project with Boyuan Wu Fall 2020 – 14 weeks The Concrete + Light design research studio introduced students to the evolving technology of 3D printed concrete. Using parametric modeling through Grasshopper, pairs of students designed spaces of reflection. My partner and I studied the human heart through an architectural eye and the quality of light in Tadao Ando’s Church of Light to develop a curved network of walls with built-in seating. 3D printing of the concrete with a pump attached to an ABB robot arm opened new possibilities for forms not practical through traditional concrete construction methods. This studio provided new experiences in parametric modeling and code generation as well as lab experience with printing our designs at full scale. Our project experimented with integrating other materials in the design by changing the toolpath of the robot to allow room for steel inserts that hold wooden beams.
Wall Wall
Path Path
Space Space
Enclose Enclosed
Structure Structured
Located in the Schreyer Garden of the HUB Lawn, in the heart of campus, the site provides a quiet refuge from the bustling campus life. The garden has four existing benches spaced evenly around a circular grassy lawn with a path off of the main walkway cutting through the center. The structure is composed of three curving concrete walls, creating a semi-enclosed space of reflection for students and faculty passing through campus. The design of the walls provides additional seating to the Schreyer Garden, each area of the design with a different purpose. The seating offers a unique area to hold a small meeting, have a conversation with a friend or colleague, or spend a few moments alone in between classes. One bench offers a conversation area using the existing benches and the bench that is a part of our design. Another is in the main space inside of our design, where a bench provides opportunity for solo reflection or a private space to speak with one another. The third bench is facing the center of the garden, offering views of campus and people passing by. The wood beams across the top of the interior space cast dark shadows on the light curved concrete surface. Vines wrapped around the beams bring nature and life inside the concrete vessel.
Sketch Curved pillar with deflection at the z-midpoint
Model Created with Grasshopper
Toolpath for ABB robot Line at center of concrete bead is coded for robot
Small scale PLA print of final design 1:40 scale
Toolpath visual Preview of final print with concrete beads
1:2 scale test print 1.23m in height
Wall section of final design 1:1 scale
The walls are coded using a network of curves created using x, y, and z coordinates. To create a more functional parametric design, variables such as height, z-coordinate, and offset distance are controlled by a set of universal sliders for the entire design. These variables can easily be adjusted after each concrete print to accommodate changes.
Universal sliders
Coordinates
Curves
Lofts
Wall definition
3D printed concrete technology has a limitation that needed to be accounted for in the design. Each layer of concrete beads needs to be between 65 and 90 degrees from the center of the layer below to avoid collapse of the structure. The code below is an automated test that reads through a data set of points from the designed wall and analyzes the angle. If any of those points does not meet the set parameters required for a successful concrete print, the wall changes from white to yellow. This code helped to ensure that each concrete print for our design was successful.
Wall to analyze
Automation script
Point to evaluate
Defined angle
Color identifier
HARLEM NEW MEDIA CENTER New York, NY Third year integrated design studio Individual project Fall 2019 & spring 2020 – 25 weeks 125th Street and 5th Avenue is a major cultural intersection in Manhattan where a major north-south artery of the city meets Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, the main street in Harlem. The New Media Center is a technology hub dedicated to the research, production, and presentation of new technologies. With studios for local artists, extended & mixed reality development labs, production, exhibition, and theater spaces, the center dedicates itself to the next generation of media in the arts and sciences. The Harlem New Media Center is a bold, modern design intended to stand out on the prominent intersection of New York City, designed to be an ever-changing building that can adapt to the evolving technologies.
Initial concept sketch
Stair core model
5 th Avenue elevation
From the beginning of the project, my goal was to design a building with a sculptural center volume that is visible from the street and draws people in. This also connects the Harlem New Media Center to the National Black Theater across the street, which has a visible extrusion in the roof where the main theater space is.
Rendering of stair core and atrium
125 th Street elevation
This idea evolved into 2 twisting concrete stair cores that provide the circulation, mechanical distribution, and main vertical structure for the entire building. This spiraling concrete mass is visible through the curtain wall, which has a grid angled 29º to reflect the Manhattan street grid. The core is also visible from many points in the building, offering views between floors.
Basement plan
Ground floor plan
Second floor plan
Third floor plan
Fourth floor plan
Fifth floor plan
Sixth floor plan
Seventh floor plan
Roof plan
The rising concrete double-helix presented problems for arranging program on each floor. The main space on each floor is located in the middle, wrapped in the concrete stair core. Each of these spaces is shaped by the movement of the spiral. A major design goal for this project is energy-efficiency and maximizing renewable energy. The roof is dedicated to photovoltaic and solar thermal panels, totaling 86 panels and 1,548 ft2. 43 are dedicated to photovoltaic energy production for the building. 43 are dedicated to solar thermal energy used to heat greywater for the building, powering the boiler and hot water tank. Other passive systems in the building include automated windows that allow natural ventilation and automated shading integrated into the curtain wall system, passive heat gain from direct sunlight on the 5th Avenue facade, and high-recycled content materials. The building has two MTA bus stops serving routes in Manhattan and the Bronx. It is 2 blocks from subway stops on the red and green lines. Additional environmentally-conscious transportation methods include adding a Citi Bike station and eco-friendly car preferred parking spots on 5th Avenue.
Architectural section
Mechanical section
The program of the building is divided into three types of spaces: creation & development, performance & exhibition, and support. The building is arranged in 3 sections vertically, with each section being interconnected with openings in the floors.
The basement, ground floor, and second floor contain the public exhibitions and computer labs where visitors can experience technology-driven exhibitions and engage with it in the immersive reality theater and interactive computer lab. The third, fourth, and fifth floors house the research and content creation spaces. Audio and extended reality labs provide small-scale experimentation and research space that can then be brought up to the soundstage for largescale creation. The soundstage can also be used by community members for their own production purposes.
Speakers on side of proscenium
Front lighting
Catwalk
Return ducts to stair spiral
Sound-reflecting wood ceiling panels
Supply plenum
Supply ducts from stair spiral
Theater section
The sixth and seventh floors contain the performance theater where the future of performance can be presented. With a backdrop of Harlem through the window behind the stage, guests will experience new audio-visual developments in mixed reality for musical performances, lectures, and presentations.
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Theater acoustic reflection section & plan
DOLMEN SITE CLOISTER Aldeia da Mata, Portugal Third year design studio Individual project Fall 2019 – 7 weeks Near the city of Aldeia da Mata sits a Neolithic-era Dolmen. This 5-meter by 5-meter by 5-meter burial chamber is estimated to be 5,000 years old. Similar to Stonehenge, the orientation in relation to the sun played great importance. The entrance to the burial tomb faces due east, signifying the rising sun each day. The Dolmen Site Cloister is a cultural center to educate visitors about the Dolmen, Neolithic history, and display Neolithic art. Other program includes office space, a multi-purpose space, a cafe, and a gift shop. My design added landscaped outdoor patios and seating areas with views to the Dolmen. I also changed the approach path from a northsouth orientation to one that comes from the east, bringing visitors through the buildings before reaching the Dolmen.
Utilities
Education/ Events Offices
Cafe/ Gifts Exhibition
Site plan
Site section
Designing a center highlighting the history of a Neolithic burial chamber requires delicate consideration for how new construction communicates with the monument. My design respects the history of the site through special consideration to material and heights of the building relative to the Dolmen. The program is divided into 5 buildings with each building consisting of one focus of the site cloister. The wall of each building facing the Dolmen is perpendicular to an axis drawn from the center of the Dolmen. Other axes are constructed from those perpendiculars, slicing through the surrounding program buildings. This creates a collection of chiseled monolithic concrete volumes reflective of the collection of carefully placed boulders that compose the Dolmen. The third set of axes slice east-west to recognize the precision of the opening to face the sunrise.
Axis diagram
NEUE GALERIE EXTENSION New York, NY Second year design studio Individual project NCMA competition Spring 2019 – 15 weeks The Neue Galerie is a small museum located on the Museum Mile stretch of 5th Avenue in Manhattan. My addition design for the Neue addition accentuates the grid that appears in the plan and elevation of the existing Neue Galerie and meshes it with a vertical grid defined by 3 rectangular volumes that house the new museum’s program. Windows on the existing 86th street Neue façade are extruded through the museums, puncturing the party walls to connect the two spaces, as well as creating the openings into the CMU volumes. My entry in the competition placed as an honorable mention.
Manhattan is a city of grids, the biggest being the Commissioner’s Plan of 1811. The Neue Galerie has its own language of grids in its design. The beaux-arts design presents a strong grid in plan and elevation. My addition takes the grids that exists on 2-dimensional planes and articulates them into a 3-dimensional space. By extruding the window grid of the 86th Street facade through the party wall and into the addition, I created three vertical volumes that accept the extrusions and form the new galleries.
1. Manhattan street grid 2. Neue Galerie plan grid 3. Neue Galerie elevation grid
86th Street elevation extruded – study model
Existing building
Circulation zone
New program
6 th floor
Storage
Conservation
5 th floor
Temporary Exhibition
Cafe
4 th floor
Applied Arts Gallery
Applied Arts Gallery
Applied Arts Gallery
3 rd floor
Fine Arts Gallery
Fine Arts Gallery
Fine Arts Gallery
2 nd floor
Offices
Theater
Auditorium
Gift shop
Ticketing & Coat check
Lobby
1 st floor
Looking out over Central Park circulation space between old and new gallery spaces
Looking up through circulation space CMU towers with bar-grated flooring
BALD EAGLE STATE PARK KAYAK RENTAL CENTER University Park, PA Second year design studio Individual project Fall 2018 – 4 weeks Located about 30 minutes north of Penn State is Bald Eagle State Park and Bald Eagle Lake, a man-made lake controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps uses Joseph Foster Sayers Dam to change the water levels at different times of year to prevent flooding. The design of the Bald Eagle State Park Kayak Rental Center consists of kayak storage, changing rooms, a cafe, offices, and a launch dock. My design featured light-filled spaces constructed of and finished with wood to mirror the surrounding environment. A large outdoor deck allows uninterrupted views of the lake and landscape. A long dock extends east over the water to reach the kayak equipment shed and connects to the hinged dock leading to the kayak storage rack and launch dock.
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Site plan
Site section
The site contained a challenging condition, the water level fluctuates 20 feet throughout the year, as the US Army Corps of Engineers control the water level to prevent flooding. Due to the changing level of water, a fixed dock would present challenges in getting the kayaks to the water in the early spring. My solution for this is to have a fixed life vest and paddle storage shed with a hinged walkway leading to a floating dock in the water.
Northwest elevation - high water
Northwest elevation - low water
Southwest elevation - high water
Southwest elevation - low water
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER University Park, PA First year design studio Individual project Spring 2018 – 7 weeks This design project focused on a site nestled in the woods behind the Arboretum at Penn State. The project called for an arts center focused on a medium of the student’s choice. After visiting the woods adjacent to the site, I chose to focus on the connection between ceramics and nature. Clay comes from the forest floor, a part of the site I found myself sketching. The center itself includes indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces, studio, indoor and outdoor workshops, and staff offices.
Site analysis
Sections
Floor plan
Exploded axonometric
The arts center’s design focused on framing specific views, guiding the visitor’s eyes to experience the surroundings. The long, covered approach is open to views of the campus. The lobby is a transition point, offering views to campus and views to the surrounding woods. Each of the three axes in the design intersect in the lobby, emphasizing the significance of the shift in focus from campus to nature. Once inside the programmed spaces, views of nature connect the art to the forest. The clay used to make ceramics comes from nature, so having that connection between the exhibition and the studio ties the architecture to the source of the medium.
BUFFALO BILLS STADIUM Buffalo, NY High school independent study W.I.S.E. Program Spring 2017 – 17 weeks During my senior year of high school, I completed an in-depth individual research project for the W.I.S.E. program, an individual study course for seniors. I worked with Richard Alderiso of DIGroup Architecture and the former stadium project manager for US Bank Stadium, Grant Till. I researched current NFL stadium design trends and teams in need of a new home, choosing the Buffalo Bills. I designed a stadium concept located in Delaware Park. I presented my research and design proposal in a 20-minute presentation to an audience of 70 people.
Site area: 123 acres Stadium: 7.35 acres
33%
green space
67%
parking
Site plan
The Buffalo Bills have been playing in Orchard Park since 1973. Relocating the team to Delaware Park, a public golf course just north of downtown. The site is just 2 miles north of the original home of the Bills, War Memorial Stadium. The design is driven by the desire to connect the team back to the city of Buffalo. The south atrium acts as a lens to the city, a large glass enclosed facade curving to mirror the nearby highway, but also taking the shape of a lens focusing the culture of the city into the venue. The north entrance reflects the existing neo-classical architecture in Delaware Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. By maintaining 1/3 of the site as designated park space, it connects the stadium to the city’s network of parks and parkways and leads all the way to downtown and the shore of Lake Erie. With the large site, there is still ample space for parking and tailgating, a staple at Bills football games. South atrium
Retractable roof model
Section model
Lower bowl plan
Suite level plan
Upper bowl plan
Uffizi Gallery section perspective and plan Graphite on vellum, 24”x36”
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT Drafting Sketching Modeling
Hajjar Memorial Competition house model CNC MDF, masonite, cherry, 16”x18”x4.5”
Villa Stein de Monzie shaded elevation and plan Graphite on vellum, 24”x36”
The Getty Center model pine, plywood, cherry, 7”x14.5”x3.5”
34 th Street Ink on drawing paper, 12”x8.5”
PHOTOGRAPHY
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