Jonah Rosen - Student architecture portfolio

JONAH ROSEN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

SKILLS

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DESIGN

HAJJAR HOUSE COMPETITION, third year design studio, spring 2020 DOLMEN CULTURAL CENTER, third year design studio, fall 2019 NEUE GALERIE EXTENSION, second year design studio, spring 2019 BALD EAGLE STATE PARK KAYAK RENTAL CENTER, second year design studio, fall 2018 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, first year design studio, spring 2018 BUFFALO BILLS STADIUM CONCEPT, high school independent study, spring 2017

DESIGN

HAJJAR COMPETITION, State College, PA

1 WEEK

Professor William Hajjar was an architecture professor at Penn State. He designed many houses in the State College area. To honor his heritage, third year students participate in the Hajjar Competition. The task of the competition this particular year was to design a house that pairs one of the four classic elements of nature with a season. I chose to emulate Hajjar’s style which was present in all of his houses.

The house is divided by a rammed earth wall which is both structural and uses thermal mass for climate control. On one side of the wall are the public spaces while the private spaces are on the other side.

FIRE

EARTH

WATER

AIR

SCALE: 1/8”=1’-0” 01 2 SECTION SHOWING THERMAL MASS HEATING

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SCALE: 1/8”=1’-0” 01 2 SECTION SHOWING RAINWATER IRRIGATION

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10FT

SCALE: 1/8”=1’-0” PLAN SHOWING PASSIVE 0 1 2 COOLING THROUGH WIND PATTERNS

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10FT

DESIGN

DOLMEN CULTURAL CENTER, Aldeia da Mata, PORTUGAL

6 WEEKS

Located near the city of Aldeia da Mata, a Neolithic-period tomb, called a Dolmen, sits on a gently sloped mound. Students were tasked with designing a cultural center to educate visitors on Neolithic history and display Neolithic art. My design divides the program into 5 buildings, separated by use. Each building is sized to not overpower the size of the Dolmen. The entrance to the tomb faces east, so the approach to the cloister comes from the east and leads visitors through the buildings before reaching the Dolmen. Axes slice through the network of buildings in plan, visually connecting them.

SITE PLAN ALDEIA DA MATA DOLMEN AND SITE CLOISTER SCALE 1:200 0m

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SITE SECTION ALDEIA DA MATA DOLMEN AND SITE CLOISTER SCALE 1:200 0m

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AXES FROM BUILDINGS AXES FROM DOLMEN BUILDINGS CREATED LANDSCAPES

SECTION LANDSCAPE AND MULTIPURPOSE SPACE SCALE 1:50 0m

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DESIGN

NEUE GALERIE EXTENSION, New York, NY

15 WEEKS

The Neue Galerie is a small museum located on the Museum Mile stretch of 5th Avenue in Manhattan. It was converted from a mansion and now houses the famous portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt. This project was for the NCMA competition among second year students. My addition design for the Neue addition accentuates the Neue’s grid that appears in plan and elevation and meshes it with a vertical grid defined by 3 rectangular volumes that hold 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.

key plan

exploded axonometric of exisitng neue galerie, circulation space, and galerie extension

CONCEPTUAL STUDY MODELS OF WINDOW GRID ON EXISTING 86TH STREET FACADE

vertical cmu towers with bar-grated flooring

view of central park from circulation space between old and new gallery spaces

DESIGN

BALD EAGLE STATE PARK KAYAK RENTAL CENTER, Howard, PA

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. Students were tasked with designing a kayak rental center for the park, consisting of kayak storage, changing rooms, a cafe, and offices. The site contained a challenging condition, the water level fluctuates 20 feet throughout the year, as the USACE control the water level to prevent flooding. My solution was a long, fixed dock leading to the kayak accessories storage, which was connected to a hinged dock leading down to the kayak rack floating on the surface of the lake.

VIEW FROM CAFE OUT TO LAKE

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plan

site plan

transverse section

transverse section

longitudinal section

longitudinal section

view from lake

epoxy and clay experimental site model

DESIGN

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, State College, PA

7 WEEKS

Given a site behind the Penn State Arboretum, students were prompted to design a community arts center nestled in the woods. The original program called for 3,000 square feet, but is adjusted to be 3,300 square feet. The center includes indoor and outdoor exhibition spaces, studio, indoor and outdoor workshops, and offices. The arts center is geared towards a specific medium of art, in this case, the medium being ceramics.

SITE PLAN

FLOOR PLAN

GEOMETRIC DIAGRAM

southeast elevation

northwest elevation

entrance

main lobby

exploded axonometric

DESIGN

BUFFALO BILLS STADIUM CONCEPT, Buffalo, NY During my senior year of high school, I participated in WISE, an individual study course where seniors are encouraged to perform in-depth research on a topic of their choice. As a part of my project, I worked with a local architect, Richard Alderiso of DIGroup Architecture, and the former stadium project manager for US Bank Stadium, Grant Till. After 3 months of research on current design trends of NFL stadiums and potential teams in need of a new home, I began researching the city of Buffalo and designing a stadium for the Bills in Delaware Park. My final presentation consisted of a 23-minute presentation to 70 people, including Richard and Grant (via Skype), which summarized my research and presented my design. I had no knowledge of architecture softwares, so a majority of my drawings were done in Photoshop.

lower bowl plan

lower concourse plan retractable roof model section model

upper bowl plan

upper concourse plan

basic stadium plan

two schemes for main atrium

area: 123 acres 67% parking 33% green space

site plan

view from atrium

TECHNICAL

DEVELOPMENT

THE GETTY CENTER, first year design studio, fall 2017 UFFIZI GALLERY, first year drafting class, fall 2017 VILLA STEIN DE MONZIE, first year drafting class, fall 2017

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

THE GETTY CENTER, Los Angeles, CA To develop hand-constructed model making, students were assigned a museum famous for the architecture. I was assigned the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California.

The goal was to develop a complete understanding of the design through research.

Hand-crafted models of the complex site and geometric architecture displayed the outcomes of the research. The final product is a puzzle demonstrating a strong concept found in the museum’s architecture. The Getty Center was shaped from the hilltop site it sits on, filled with smaller geometric spaces.

facade study

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step 3

CONCEPT MODEL SHOWING GEOMETRIES

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

UFFIZI GALLERY, Florence, Italy A hand-drafted section perspective of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

Underneath the perspective is the ground-level plan of the Uffizi. The station point for the perspective in plan is lined up with the vanishing point on the horizon line of the sectional perspective.

MEDIUM: GRAPHITE ON VELLUM

VILLA STEIN DE MONZIE, Vaucresson, France A hand-drafted plan and elevation of Le Corbusier’s Villa Stein de Monzie in Vaucresson, France. The goal of this drawing was to learn how to draft shadows based on sun angles and time of day. The drawing also incorporated my learning of hand rendering.

MEDIUM: GRAPHITE ON VELLUM

PHOTOGRAPHY

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