Katie Wang - Selected Works

K A T I E WA N G

s e l e c t e d w o r k s

2020 - 2025

architecture & art p o r t f o l i o

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katiewang173@gmail.com 607 379 0296

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CONTENTS

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FROM GROWTH TO WASTE

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FILM CITY

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EARTH LIBRARY

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SUNKEN MUSEUM

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FORUM PAVILION

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HOUSE IN BETWEEN

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IDENTITY CRISIS

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FROM GROWTH TO WASTE Enfield Food Pantry - Community Hub

Cornell University ARCH 3101 Design Studio - Suzanne Lettieri Enfield, NY Fall 2023 4

FACULTY-NOMINATED OUTSTANDING PROJECT

PROCESSING

CONSUMPTION

DRY GOODS

WALK-IN FREEZER

CHECK-IN

RECEPTION

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

HARVESTING

GROWING

WASTE

WASTE

CONSUMPTION

PROCESSING

GROWING

HARVESTING

HARVES

GROWING

GREEN HOUSE

JANITOR STAFF CLOSETS (2) RESTROOMS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

GREEN HOUSE

VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

RECEPTION CHECK-IN

GREEN HOUSE

JANITOR STAFF CLOSETS (2) RESTROOMS

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

FOOD PANTRY FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING SHOPPING GREEN HOUSE GREEN HOUSE

DRY GOODS

DRY GOODS

WALK-IN FREEZER

WALK-IN FREEZER

WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR DRY GOODS

WALK-IN

SHOPPER RESTROOMS

PRIVATE COUNSELING ROOMS (2)

GREEN HOUSE

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA

CLASSROOM

GREEN HOUSE

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

WASTE STORAGE RECYCLING STORAGE

WASTE STORAGE RECYCLING STORAGE

PLAY AREA WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

CLASSROOM

CHILDREN'S

CLASSROOM

GENERAL STORAGE

GENERAL STORAGE

WASTE STORAGE LARGE EQUIPMENT RECYCLINGSTORAGE STORAGE

WASTE STORAGE LARGE EQUIPMENT RECYCLINGSTORAGE STORAGE

SHOPPER RESTROOMS PRIVATE COUNSELING ROOMS (2)

REFRIGERATOR GREEN GREEN DRY GOODS GREEN GREEN HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE WALK-IN

WALK-IN FREEZER

WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR

WELLNESS ROOM

FREEZER

WALK-IN

SHOPPER RESTROOMS

WELLNESS ROOM

SHOPPER RESTROOMS

PRIVATE COUNSELING ROOMS (2)

PRIVATE COUNSELING ROOMS (2)

WELLNESS ROOM

WELLNESS ROOM

REFRIGERATOR GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE

CHILDREN'S

PLAY AREA MECHANICAL ROOM

MECHANICAL ROOM

GENERAL STORAGE

GENERAL STORAGE

LARGE EQUIPMENT STORAGE

LARGE EQUIPMENT STORAGE

MECHANICAL ROOM

MECHANICAL ROOM

EXIT

EXIT

GREEN HOUSE GREEN HOUSE

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

WASTE WASTE STORAGE WASTE STORAGE

LARGE EQUIPMENT LARGE EQUIPMENT STORAGE STORAGE

MECHANICAL ROOM MECHANICAL ROOM

MECHANICAL ROOM MECHANICAL ROOM

RECYCLING STORAGERECYCLING STORAGE

WASTE STORAGE WASTE STORAGE

INDOOR GATHERING MULTIPURPOSE SPACE

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

FOOD PANTRY FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING SHOPPING RECEPTION CHECK-IN

RECYCLING STORAGERECYCLING STORAGE

CHILDREN'S

WATERWATER FILTRATION FILTRATION SYSTEM SYSTEM AMPHITHEATRE SEATING

JANITOR STAFF CLOSETS (2) RESTROOMS

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

KITCHEN

RECEPTIONGREEN GREEN CHECK-IN HOUSE HOUSE

RECEPTION CHECK-IN

JANITOR STAFF CLOSETS (2) RESTROOMS

RECEPTION CHECK-IN

INDOOR GATHERING INDOOR GATHERING MULTIPURPOSE MULTIPURPOSE SPACE SPACE

VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

CLASSROOM

GREEN HOUSE

KITCHEN KITCHEN

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

INDOOR GATHERING INDOOR GATHERING AMPHITHEATRE AMPHITHEATRE SEATING SEATING MULTIPURPOSE MULTIPURPOSE SPACE SPACE

GREEN HOUSE

JANITOR STAFF CLOSETS (2) RESTROOMS

DRY GOODS

EXIT

WALK-IN FREEZER EXIT

GREEN HOUSE

WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR

CLASSROOM

PLAY AREA WATERWATER FILTRATION FILTRATION SYSTEM SYSTEM

VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

GREEN HOUSE

WASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

CONSUMPTION

PROGRAM

PROGRAM PROGRAM

SUN PATH SUN PATH

CLASSROOM CLASSROOM LARGE EQUIPMENT LARGE EQUIPMENT STORAGE STORAGE

WASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

CLASSROOM CLASSROOM

GATHERING (INDOOR): GATHERING (INDOOR): CAFE FOR HOT MEALS CAFE FOR HOT MEALS

CONSUMPTION

WELLNESS ROOM

PROCESSING WELLNESS ROOM

SHOPPER RESTROOMS SHOPPER RESTROOMS

PRIVATE COUNSELING PRIVATE COUNSELING ROOMS (2) ROOMS (2) GATHERING (INDOOR): GATHERING (INDOOR): CAFE FOR HOT MEALS CAFE FOR HOT MEALS

WASTE WASTE

WASTE WASTE CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION

CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION

CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION PROCESSING PROCESSING

PROCESSING PROCESSING HARVESTING HARVESTING

CIRCULATORY CIRCULATORY FLOWSFLOWS

AMPHITHEATRE SEATING

ENHOUSE GREENHOUSE

PROGRAM PROGRAM

PROGRAM PROGRAM

SUN PATH SUN PATH

WASTE WASTE

CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION

GREENHOUSE CIRCULATORY CIRCULATORY FLOWSFLOWS

AMPHITHEATRE SEATING

ENHOUSE GREENHOUSE

SUN PATH

WASTE WASTE

PROGRAM PROGRAM

KITCHEN KITCHEN

DIVISIONS DIVISIONS

HARVESTING HARVESTING GROWING GROWING

AND PUSH PULL AND PULL

GROWING GROWING

DIVISIONS DIVISIONS

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA (INDOOR) (INDOOR)

ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OFFICES WELLNESS ROOM WELLNESS ROOM

SHOPPER RESTROOMS SHOPPER RESTROOMS

PROCESSING PROCESSING

CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION HARVESTING HARVESTING GROWING GROWING PROCESSING PROCESSING HARVESTING HARVESTING

AND PUSH PULL AND PULL

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA (INDOOR) (INDOOR) COMMUNITY COMMUNITY KITCHEN, KITCHEN, PRIVATE COUNSELING PRIVATE COUNSELING KITCHEN CLASSROOM KITCHEN CLASSROOM ROOMS (2) ROOMS (2)

VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

GENERAL STORAGE GENERAL STORAGE

JANITOR CLOSETS (2)JANITOR CLOSETS (2)

STAFF RESTROOMS STAFF RESTROOMS COMMUNITY COMMUNITY KITCHEN, KITCHEN, VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER KITCHEN CLASSROOM KITCHEN CLASSROOM BREAK ROOM BREAK ROOM

HARVESTING

WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR

VOLUNTEER BREAK ROOM

STAFF RESTROOMS STAFF RESTROOMS

GENERAL STORAGE GENERAL STORAGE WALK-IN WALK-IN JANITOR CLOSETS (2)JANITOR CLOSETS (2) FREEZER FREEZER

GROWING GROWING

WALK-IN WALK-IN ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REFRIGERATOR REFRIGERATOR OFFICES OFFICES

WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR

CHECK-IN

RECEPTION

WALK-IN FREEZER

DRY GOODS

CHECK-IN

RECEPTION

GROWING WALK-IN FREEZER

DRY GOODS

CHECK-IN

RECEPTION

PUSH AND PULL

DRY GOODS

CHECK-IN

RECEPTION

PROGRAM

DRY GOODS

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

HARVESTING HARVESTINGPROCESSING PROCESSING CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION WASTE WASTE

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

HARVESTING HARVESTINGPROCESSING PROCESSING CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION WASTE WASTE

GROWING GROWING

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

WASTE WASTE

GROWING GROWING

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

WASTE WASTE

CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION

As a historically agriculturally dominant area, the rural culture of Enfield, NY, has diminished DIVISIONS with rural flight and increasing agricultural specialization. Using the greenhouse module, the community hub supports education around local food sourcing and production. Through principles of immersion and exposure, the hub brings local Enfield residents and farmers together in which every stage of the food production process; from growth to waste; is exhibited and deeply expressed in the progression of space.

CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION

PROCESSING PROCESSING

HARVESTING HARVESTING

GROWING

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOUSE COMPOSTING

WASTE STORAGE RECYCLING STORAGE

GENERAL STORAGE LARGE EQUIPMENT STORAGE MECHANICAL ROOM

EXIT

SHOPPER RESTROOMS

GREEN HOUSE

PRIVATE COUNSELING ROOMS (2) WELLNESS ROOM

GREEN HOUSE

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FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

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PROGRAM PROGRAMPROGRAM

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PUSH PUSH AND AND PULL PUSH PULLAND PULL PUSH AND PULL

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

FOOD PANTRY SHOPPING

WASTE

WASTE

CONSUMPTION

PROCESSING

HARVESTING WASTE

CONSUMPTION WASTE

PROCESSING CONSUMPTION GROWING

CONSUMPTION

HARVESTING

PROCESSING

GROWING PROCESSING

HARVESTING

HARVESTING

GROWING GROWING GROWING HARVESTING HARVESTING GROWING HARVESTING PROCESSING PROCESSING HARVESTING PROCESSING CONSUMPTION CONSUMPTION PROCESSING CONSUMPTION WASTE WASTE CONSUMPTION WASTE

FIVE STEPS in the food production process; GROWING, HARVESTING, PROCESSING, CONSUMPTION, and WASTE; are exemplified in the shifting modules that creates interaction for visitors with every stage of the process.

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The PUSH + PULL of these modules create areas for greenhouse integrated into the building that maximize sunlight from the south.

Exterior pockets create small garden and gathering spaces. The shifting motif continues across the site in a series of additional greenhouses and crop patches.

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FILM CITY

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY FILM & CINEMA CAMPUS Cornell University ARCH 3102 Design Studio - TOM CARRUTHERS BINGHAMTON, NY SPRING 2024 10

2024 Addison G. Crowley B.L. Arch ‘38 Prize Winner

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Binghamton’s architectural and industrial history is evident and expressed in its urban landscape, however recent economic decline and lack of public space defines the urban experience of the downtown core.

This project aims to revitalize the downtown Binghamton streetscape and arts scene by creating appealing public space for young students to stimulate the economy.

HOUSING

MIND

STUDENT HOUSING

WORKSHOPS SOUND STAGE CINEMA CAFE

BODY

SKATE PARK

SOUL

THEATRE AGORA

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This project proposes an extension of the Binghamton University film department, providing student housing and supporting programs.

The site is divided into two buildings, each with two swells and two towers, one with a focus on media production and the other on consumption.

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Programs are interwoven sectionally through a series of undulating planes.

The thickening or SWELLING of a slab ripples upwards into housing towers.

Shared programs are suspended in this elevated plate, informing the skate park below and the housing towers above. The ground pushes up to meet these swells, creating an open ground floor for skateboarders to move through the site.

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PERFORMANCE // PROJECTION Film has the ability to imitate reality through collapsing a threedimensional environment into a two-dimensional projection. This project interprets two different types of projection and viewing – one that is a technological projection applied to a surface, and the other is the act of viewing in perspective.

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A FOCAL POINT emerges at the critical intersection of downtown Binghamton. This viewpoint treats the performance/projection to be the lives of those living in the complex, generating a sequential montage.

Films are to be projected onto the facades of these towers, reinforcing a perhaps uncomfortable two-way viewing that occurs in several moments throughout the project.

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EARTH LIBRARY

STUDY OF RAMMED EARTH CONSTRUCTION Cornell University ARCH 2102 INTEGRATED Design - Marta H. Wisniewska Ithaca, NY Spring 2023 16

RADIAL GRID

RADIAL WALLS RADIAL GRID

OPPOSING GEOMETRY

CIRCULATION

RADIAL WALLS

OPPOSING GEOMETRY

OPPOSING GEOMETRY

CIRCULATION

GEOMETRIC CON

RADIAL GRID RADIAL WALLS

In studying RAMMED EARTH construction as a sustainable building material, Alnatura Campus (by Hass Cook Zemmrich) was studied and used as precedent for the design of this library in Ithaca.

RADIAL WALLS

OPPOSING GEOMETRY

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION

CIRCULATION

Prefabricated rammed earth walls were constructed using a combination of local loam and recycled earth. Prefabricated rammed earth units integrate foam glass gravel insulation and heating pipes for a more energy efficient facade system. Erosion checks minimize the impact of natural forces on the degradation of rammed earth.

OPPOSING GEOMETRY

SITE CONDITIONS

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION

CIRCULATION

SITE CONDITIONS

1. DIGGING OF EARTH Soil samples are tested and dug up from the determined location.

3. PROCESSING The soil is then mixed with additives like loam and the right composition and levels of moisture are achieved.

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION CIRCULATION

SITE CONDITIONS

2. TRANSPORTATION The material is then transported to the site.

4. POURING AND RAMMING The prepared mixture is poured into the formwork in layers of 10-15 cm and compacted to a degree of 33-50%. The formwork is then dismantled and the unit is allowed to dry.

5. ASSEMBLY The prefabricated units are then mounted to the structural frame using a specialized band mechanism.

SITE CONDITIONS

PREFABRICATED RAMMED EARTH UNIT 3.5m x 1.0m

TRASS-LIME MORTAR EROSION CHECK 380mm EXTERIOR-FACING RAMMED EARTH 170mm FOAM GLASS GRAVEL INSULATION FROM RECYCLED GLASS 140mm UNCLAD INTERIOR RAMMED EARTH WITH INTEGRATED GLAZING HEATING AND COOLING PIPES

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A RADIAL PATH is created by two curved rammed earth walls. This corridor connects two entry points into the site, generating a radial grid that defines the rest of the programmatic space. The central path serves as a public path to house open artistic and educational events, with other public programs such as administrative offices, an auditorium, lobby, and children’s education area.

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Tucked away stairs takes one to a more quiet, private library and study space on the second floor with offices, study and social spaces, and book stacks.

The angled roof conditions aim to maximize natural light and minimize erosion of the rammed earth walls.

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retarder; 2-3/4" retarder; thermal 2-3/ w 7 1'5" rammed 7 1'5" earth; rammed 11" b 11/16" corrugated aluminum plate; 1/2" x 82" wooden batten supports; 8 concrete insulating insulating beam co1 6-3/4" mineral wool insulation; vapour retarder; 4" CLT9 panels; 4 lintel; x 10" 9 insulating concrete insulating co 2 aluminum gutter 10 drainage10 pipe drainage pipe 3 3/4" hardwood flooring; 1-1/2" plywood; 2 11 x 8"3/4" wood joists with HVAC;1 hardwood 11 3/4" flooring; hardwoo 4 lime mortar erosion checks; 1-3" rammed earth + 6-11/16" foam glass insulation; 3"insulation; thermal woo 3" earth with integrated wall heating 5 gravel fill; geotextile; membrane drainage surface; 4-3/4" foam glass in waterproofing; 2'3" reinforced concrete plinth; 4-3/4" foam glass insula 6 3/4" hardwood flooring; 1-1/2" plywood; 3-3/8" heating screed; 1-3/16" retarder; 2-3/4" thermal wool insulation; moisture barrier; 5-7/8" reinfor 7 1'5" rammed earth; 11" bookshelf depth with 1" boards 8 insulating concrete beam; reinforcing steel 9 insulating concrete lintel; reinforcing steel 10 drainage pipe 11 3/4" hardwood flooring; 1-1/2" plywood; 2x6" wood joists; breather mem insulation; 3" thermal wool insulation; 4" reinforced concrete; 4" CLT pa 1

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SUNKEN MUSEUM

MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION ON THE PALATINE HILL Cornell IN ROME ARCH 4101 Design Studio - LUBEN DIMCHEFF & LABICS ROME, ITALY FALL 2024 22

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

CIRCULATION

ENTRY FOYER

COURTYARDS

PROGRAM

EXHIBITION SPACES

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

CAFE NYMPHAEUM

FOYER

INFO DESK

EXHIBITION SPACE

GIFT SHOP

ARCHIVE

W/C

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

W/C

SEATING

STORAGE

PROGRAM

GEOMETRIES

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

CLASSROOM

THEATRE SEATING

SCHOLAR'S OFFICE

EXHIBITION SPACES

SEATING

CAFE GARDEN

SEATING

CAFE NYMPHAEUM

EXHIBITION SPACE

GIFT SHOP

PROGRAM

FOYER

INFO DESK

ARCHIVE

SCHOLAR'S OFFICE

EXHIBITION SPACES

W/C

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

CLASSROOM

THEATRE SEATING

GEOMETRIES

ENTRY FOYER

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

EXHIBITION SPACE

SEATING

EXHIBITION SPACE

W/C

STORAGE

SEATING

FOYER CAFE GARDEN

INFO DESK

SEATING

CAFEFOYER ENTRY NYMPHAEUM

EXHIBITION SPACE

GIFT SHOP

ARCHIVE

CLASSROOM

EXHIBITION SPACE

W/C

EXHIBITION SPACE

SEATING

STORAGE

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

GEOMETRIES

W/C

THEATRE SEATING

SCHOLAR'S OFFICE

EXHIBITION SPACES

CIRCULATION

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

SEATING

CAFE GARDEN

SEATING

CAFE NYMPHAEUM

CIRCULATION

CIRCULATION

COURTYARDS

PROGRAM

ENTRY FOYER

Three large courtyard spaces penetrate the earth, casting sunlight that lights the entire complex.The Sunken Museum not only presents artifacts from excavation on the Palatine Hill, but presents knowledge and understanding of the excavation process itself.

COURTYARDS

PROGRAM

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

GEOMETRIES

ENTRY FOYER

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

EXHIBITION SPACES

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

PROGRAM

CAFE NYMPHAEUM

The Sunken Museum draws from Rome’s complex topography and layered archaeological history. As an exploration of interior void, excavation, and carved spaces; the museum reinterprets the ROMAN COURTYARD and PATIO HOUSE typology in a sunken, cavern-like complex.

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GIFT SHOP

W/C

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

CLASSROOM

SCHOLAR'S OFFICE

THEATRE SEATING

PROGRAM FOYER

INFO DESK

ARCHIVE

EXHIBITION SPACE

SEATING

EXHIBITION SPACE

W/C

STORAGE

SEATING

GARDEN

ENTRY FOYER CAFE

SEATING

EXHIBITION SPACES

LECTURE & SCHOLAR

CAFE NYMPHAEUM

COURTYARDS mark the cores of three types of spaces; scholarly spaces, exhibition spaces, and a public cafe space connecting to a grotto. These primary spaces are the brightest and open above, connecting to secondary, darker spaces that are then linked by dark, narrow paths.

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Sited on the side of the Palatine Hill facing the Circus Maximus, the entrance appears as a slim, monumental extension of the hill, leading one to navigate dark, tight pathways that stumble upon open and bright courtyards.

The monolithic spaces create a space for refuge, contemplation, deep reconnection with the earth, and an intimate experience of EXCAVATION.

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FORUM PAVILION: STRUCTURAL MODEL 1’ = 1/2” Architect: GIONA BIERENS DE HAAN Cornell University ARCH 2613 Structural Systems In collaboration with: Osiel Aldaba, Angelique Meza Fall 2022 26

Created for a film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, the Forum Pavillion emphasizes flexibility and versatility through its design. As a temporary installation, its construction consists of a series of repeated braced frames, and lays on a wooden platform in the plaza, accommodating the slope of the ground.

The pavilion features ten operable doors that open the pavilion to the plaza.

These large doors and their locking mechanism are accurately replicated in the model, with pins securing the door in their desired positions.

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Essential structural components that were emphasized through the scale model include: Braced frame system Pinned connections Hinged cantilever doors Corrugated polycarbonate facade Wood joinery methods were imitated at scale with nails as connections rather than glue.

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HOUSE IN BETWEEN House for chairs

Cornell University ARCH 2101 Design Studio - Catherine Wilmes ITHACA, NY FALL 2022 30

House In Between reinterprets the typical house or dwelling, exploring modular geometries and indoor and outdoor living. This building utilizes the intersections of a series of pieces, whose geometries transition from a curved to rectangular form from the ground up. This spatial language is developed in designing a paper chair.

An arrangement of similar modules separate program with space IN BETWEEN that become outdoor areas that are an extension of the home.

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Five volumes are arranged to create intermediate outdoor gathering spaces.

Curved glass openings reflect the implied intersections of these volumes for views that connect the interior and exterior. There is a gradient of private to public space as the building is submerged into the slope, with program and chairs arranged accordingly.

1/4" = 1'

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A deep excavation into the earth creates semi-enclosed spaces that create unique lighting and roof conditions. A terracing condition is created with the roof line, as one initially arrives on the roof and descends into the submerged spaces -- a dramatic transition of spaces.

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IDENTITY CRISIS

CORNELL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION WITH CATHERINE WILMES ITHACA, NY APRIL 15 - APRIL 26, 2024 ROLE: RESEARCH ASSISTANT (DESIGN, DRAWING, PRODUCTION) 34

Cross-Pollination 1

Cross-Pollination 5

Cross-Pollination 2

Cross-Pollination 6

Identity Crisis explores new approaches to architectural elements by surveying Ithaca’s built environment and proposing a series of eight artifacts derived from photographic documentation. Discrete components such as doors, windows, gutters, vents, and chimneys were analyzed, disassembled, and reassembled to produce novel building components. These hybrids begin to speculate on the possibility of new cultural and technical functions.

Anthropologist Victor Turner has shown that various indigenous societies used a method of “componential exaggeration” to estrange everyday objects and employ them as didactic tools for the young to learn from. He argued that the deformed statues and objects that certain indigenous societies used, like the American Omaha, were made to have their youth question fundamental notions of beauty, courage, danger, and leadership.

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Mixed Mannerisms ARCH 4509 Exhibition Ithaca, NY. 2022

Pipe Water Filter Structural Body

Shower Button

Pipe

Segmental Arch Framing

Water Channels

Wading Fountain

Showerhead

Segmental Arch Framing Perch Ledge

Avian Spa

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he Avian Spa is an architectural installation designed to enhance the well-being of urban bird populations. Adapted from traditional bird baths, the Avian Spa includes several additional elements for the experience of shower and bathhouses that are a daily aspect of human urban life. Installed on building exteriors, this avian oasis incorporates a network of piping, gutters, and strategically positioned perching ledges to create an inviting space for birds to rest and rejuvenate. The centerpiece of the avian spa is a meticulously crafted wading fountain, complete

Poop Washer

Poop Washer Button

with a showerhead that provides a varying shower experiences for avian bathing, from gentle mists, to powerful jets. Integrated water channels guide rainwater through an attached filtration system. An automatic bird poop washer operates every night, thoroughly rinsing and drainging away any fecal matter from the object and surrounding premises. Usage of detailing that resembles local architecture blends the object into its surroundings, not attracting too much attention from possible predators to avian visitors.

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Similarly, the eight designs shown here, along with the student work of the Mixed Mannerisms seminar of Fall 2023 aspire to be didactic tools for students of architecture to question our aesthetic assumptions when it comes to assembling building elements. The artifacts are understood less as end products than processes of collective questioning using methods of photographic, formal, scalar, programmatic, and semantic manipulation.

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