Julia G | Working Portfolio

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SELECTED WORKS 2024

CONTENTS NOLTE | NET POSITIVE DESIGN SPRING 2024 | NET POSITIVE

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NOLTE | INTEGRATED DESIGN SPRING 2024 | INTEGRATED

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THREE-POINT THROW FALL 2022 | TOY DESIGN

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HIVE HOUSE FALL 2022 | PLAY APPARATUS BLACK BOX FALL 2022 | SENSORY EXPERIENCE WALL DETAILS FALL 2022 | AUTOCAD

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CAPSTONE ART PROJECT SPRING 2022 | ART INSULATION

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CAPSTONE BOOK PROJECT SPRING 2022 | CHILDREN’S BOOK

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UNDERGRAD ART 2018-2021| MIXED MEDIA

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NOLTE | NET POSITIVE DESIGN STUDIO COORDINATOR: MALINI SRIVASTAVA SPRIN 2024 MOD A This Net-Positive Design Studio uses an exisiting building, Nolte, as a case study to emphasize the connection between architectural design, environmental technology, and high-performance regenerative practices. The objective is to develop advanced design strategies, implement processes and techniques to enhance performance, and redefine architectural beauty through a socio-ecological lens.

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NOLTE | INTEGRATED DESIGN STUDIO COORDINATOR: MIKE CHRISTENSON SPRING 2024 MOD B This studio is a continuation from the previous studio project. The projects are swapped between students. With the new projects, we develop the ability to make design decisions within architectural projects while demonstrating integration of building envelope systems and assemblies, structural systems, environmental control systems, life safety systems, and the measurable outcomes of building performance.

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THREE-POINT THROW STUDIO COORDINATORS: LISA HSIEH, DZENITA HADZIOMEROVIC FALL 2022 This work is from the first project presented to students in GD1 (the first semester of the graduate architecture program). The project parameters ask students to recreate a toy by altering its typology, use, form, and rules. Thus, the chosen toy is deconstructed and reconstructed.

The play inspiration comes from a handheld origami fortune teller designed to reveal one’s fate, which is turned into a game of competition. Players can spring open the triangular stand to catch fabric triangles into one of three openings.

CONSTRUCTED TOY

PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS 8

DANIEL BANKER TESTING HIS SKILLS

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HIVE HOUSE STUDIO COORDINATORS: LISA HSIEH, DZENITA HADZIOMEROVIC FALL 2022 This project consists of a site analysis and creating a space for a client who is a beekeeper.

The site is from a previous assignment analyzing and deconstructing the Poli House by Von Ellrichshausen.

The prominent players in the apparatus were actually the bees and the observer was the beekeeper. The program called for active verbs for the bees – cluster, protect, hover, pollinate, collect, and tunnel – and passive verbs for the beekeeper – observe, inspect, meditate, and heal.

The overall design concept for the play apparatus is to create a functional and interactive space for the bees and the beekeeper. The enclosure is divided into two main sections: the abovegrade portion is dedicated towards the bees while the smaller underground section provides just enough space for the beekeeper. This, in turn, centers the design around the bees and their activities.

SKETCH MODELS | SITE EXPLORATION 10

SECTIONS SECTIONS

Floor 11 FLOOR

Floor 00 FLOOR 2

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PLAN

FLOOR 1

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PLAN

FLOOR 0

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WOODEN BEE HIVE FRAMING TRANSPARENT GLASS

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FINAL MODEL | BEEKEEPER LIVING SPACE

OXIDIZED METAL EXTERIOR FRAMING FOR BEE HIVE TRANSLUCENT GLASS

BEEKEEPER LIVING SPACE

FINAL MODEL

FINAL MODEL | WITH SCALE FIGURE 12

BLACK BOX STUDIO COORDINATORS: LISA HSIEH, DZENITA HADZIOMEROVIC FALL 2022 Collaborators | Danielle Cramer, Ruweyda Mohamed, Rryan Loudenback This is the first collaborative project assigned to GD1 students that aims to explore space through color exploration, visual de/re-construction, and multiple sensory experiences. The project used Haus-Rucker-Co’s mind expander chair as inspiration for design development.

Black box is a frame for individual sensory experience, in which one’s sense of sight is eliminated, heightening other senses.

I specifically worked on the ideation process, building both the wooden frame of the box and fabric layer, and creating the photos.

TACTILE FABRIC INTERIOR

RUWEYDAY MOHAMED ENTERING THE BLACK BOX 13

DETAILING SECTIONS PROFESSOR: MIKE CHRISTENSON PROGRAM: AUTOCAD FALL 2022 During this course we were tasked to draw details of various wall sections. Assignment 2 required consideration of the layers and to provide calculations of the R values to better understand each material and layers contribution to the envelope.

Assignment 3 looked at intersections: wallto-ground and wall-to-intermediate-floor.

ARCH 5562: Intro to Building Tech Assignment 3: Continuity

ARCH 5562: Intro to Building Tech Assignment 2: Layers

ARCH 5562: Intro to Building Tech Assignment 2: Layers

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bent corrugated steel furring strips

alstar steel corrugated sheet

structural plywood

asphalt roofing structural plywood

glass wool

glass wool

furring strips

autoclaved concrete

Japanese linden plywood

polyvinyl-chloride sheet Exterior

structural plywood

Interior Exterior

Material

Thickness

R-Value / Inch

Interior

R-Value

alstar steel corrugated sheet

0.61

0.50 mm

0.01

asphalt roofing

0.44

18 kg

0.1

Material

General R-Value

Thickness

R-Value

bent corrugated steel

0.61

0.50 mm

0.01

1.25

15 mm

negligible

structural plywood

1.25

9.0 mm

0.44

furring strip (plywood)

glass wool

3.20

100 mm

12.6

structural plyood

1.25

12 mm

0.59

3.20

100 mm

12.6

1.25

20 mm

0.98

autoclaved concrete

1.25

37 mm

1.8

glass wool

polyvinyl-chloride sheet

0.69

2 mm

0.05

Japanese linden plywood

Total R-Value

0"

4"

15.01

8"

Ani House Parapet Detail page 11

1'

8.3"

6.5'

alstar steel corrugated sheet asphalt roofing structural plywood glass wool autoclaved concrete polyvinyl-chloride sheet

Total R-Value

0"

4"

aluminum sash for steel frame clear glass

oak flooring floor heating panel plasterboard structural plywood floor joist steel glass wool

wax finish concrete styrofoam concrete sub-slab crushed stone

14.18

8"

Loco House corner detail page 66

27.5' NTS

1' 0"

4"

8"

1'

Ani House page 10-11

SKETCH MODELS | SITE EXPLORATION 14

04: from detail to building

lauan plywood beeswax finish plywood underlayment glass wool structural plywood vertical furring strips horizontal furring strips water-resistant plasterboard vapor permeable membrane corrugated galvanized steel sheet

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B

section scale 1:30

resolution of lateral and gravitational forces scale 1:30

roof: corrugated galvanized steel sheet asphalt roof underlayment water-resistant plasterboard rafters rigid insulation foam structural plywood beam beam douglas fir beeswax finish

flashing: bent galvanized steel sheet

eave soffit: galvanized steel sheet water-resistant plasterboard rigid insulation

water resistant plywood water proofing membrane water resistant plaster board

beam window frame lauan window: sash and glass

glass wool insulation water resistant plaster board

mediation of transfer of water scale 1:30

mediation of transfer of heat scale 1:30

floor joist ground soil packing rigid insulation foam footing mortat concrete slab concrete sub slab crushed stone

taped joint seams

water resistant plywood beeswax finish prevents vapor penetration

sealent at seams and junctions

lauan plywood beeswax finish structural plywood sleeper rigid insulation foam

lauan plywood beeswax finish structural plywood sound insulation sheet floor joist structural plywood beam douglas fir beeswax finish

air gap condentation can move

foundation detail B floor 0 details scale 1:5 window detail A bonus: roof and floor 1 details scale 1:5

crushed stone water can move away from foundation sealent

mediation of transfer of air scale 1:30

mediation of transfer of vapor scale 1:30

1 foot scale 1:5

1 foot scale 1:30

Assignment 4 required drawings and analysis of an exterior wall and to explore how the envelope mediates the transfer of water, heat, air, and vapor.

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WE ARE WHAT WE EAT. CAPSTONE PROJECT STUDIO ART D’ANGELO CHRISTIAN SPRING 2022 Food isolates us and reinforces pre-existing borders of culture, tradition, and habit. What happens when our food choices shut doors and build an infrangible border between ourselves and others? Perhaps a perception develops based on what we consume?

What is a food journey?

The tryptic oil painting series depicts my food journey, which has traversed borders, departing first from a bodily memory of warm congee, then sheltering itself in repetitive bland carbs, and finally tangling in the web that interconnects food, identity, and culture.

Through the act of painting and an interactive hanging insulation, I explored these ideas by recalling, reflecting, and reliving memories.

All of this is hidden behind a wall of take-out Chinese boxes - during the opening gallery exhibition, one could cut down a box and find homemade white vanilla cake inside - ready to be consumed and slowly revealing the paintings behind.

Who are we based on the foods we eat?

*This project taught me the importance of documentation, as I did not document this project*

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BOOK 1 |WONDERING CAPSTONE PROJECT FOR RACE & ETHNIC STUDIES JONATHAN NAITO SPRING 2022 I wrote and illustrated three children’s books on transracial/transnational adoption in partial fulfillment of the St. Olaf Race & Ethnic Studies major. Specifically, I examined transnational Chinese adoption to open the dialogue about identity, power, choice, and found family.

The books center the adoptee’s voice and inner thoughts. The main character ages and evolves throughout the series. As she grows older, the books’ language and themes evolve to suit an aging reader–creating an ongoing safe place for adoptees to turn to as they grow and integrate their adoption journey.

The images shown are a few selected pages from the first book, Wondering, an early picture book. Wondering focuses on common questions adoptees imagine about their birth parent and where they come from. This book is meant to normalize these questions adoptees may have and show that is it okay to “wonder.”

INITIAL LAYOUT

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BOOK 2 |GROUNDING CAPSTONE PROJECT FOR RACE & ETHNIC STUDIES JONATHAN NAITO SPRING 2022 The second book, Grounding, is an early reader’s chapter book for ages 4-7. This book focuses on common obstacles adoptees begin to encounter at a young age, such as other people feeling entitled to knowing the adoptee’s deeply personal past. This book aims to give power to the adoptee, emphasizing that they have a choice over with whom and how they share their story and history. As Farrah navigates these struggles, she finds a safe place among her fellow adoptee friends.

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BOOK 3|DISCOVERING CAPSTONE PROJECT FOR RACE & ETHNIC STUDIES JONATHAN NAITO SPRING 2022 The third book, Discovering, is a chapter book aimed for ages 6-12. This book shows that the adoption journey touches all aspects of life, often inserting itself into questions, worries, and anxieties in disparate parts of life. In Discovering, Farrah gains self-confidence by undergoing a series of challenges that also help in forming friendships with her peersThis book begins to express the ideas of creating a found family, where adoptees can find a safe place with other adoptees and friends outside of the nuclear family.

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POINTILLISM UNDERGRAD ART CLASSES ST. OLAF COLLEGE 2018-2021

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BRONZE METAL CASTING UNDERGRAD ART CLASSES ST. OLAF COLLEGE 2018-2021

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CHARCOAL AND GOUACHE UNDERGRAD ART CLASSES ST. OLAF COLLEGE 2018-2021

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OIL PAINTINGS UNDERGRAD ART CLASSES ST. OLAF COLLEGE 2018-2021

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