Lydia Dickensheet Portfolio 2023

Lydia Dickensheet

PORTFOLIO

Portfolio Table of Contents

Thesis Project: Sensory City - Page 4

Information Bank - Page 10

Professional Work - Page 14

Materials Recovery Facility - Page 20

MASTERS

THESIS - SENSORY CITY MASTERS THESIS - SENSORY CITY

“To support the early childhood and social development of visually impaired children, and decrease misunderstanding of visual impairment, any intervention must address the lack of spaces designed for visually impaired children. All children require support to meet developmental goals of independence, self-sufficiency, and the ability to form organic relationships. Any intervention for blind children must provide the required support and be designed with accommodations to meet developmental goals, as well as allowing for opportunities to destigmatize and frame visual impairment as ‘differeing ability’ rather than less ability.”

For thesis studio, I programmed and designed a school and after-school program for visually impaired children in Venice, Italy. During my process, the school design expanded to include simple yet culturally appropriate interventions for making an ancient and culturally rich city more accessible for blind adults and children.

During my research, I volunteered with Lighthouse for the Blind’s SWKIA program so I could understand how to best serve visually impaired kids. I was allowed to create a tacticle design event where visually impaired and blind participants designed a lego house, created a 3D floor plan or drawing, and picked out fabrics from a materials library. Something I learned from the SWKIA kids was they’re capable of almost anything when they have accessibility accomodations, which became the focus of my project.

Programs used: Revit, Lumion, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

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Path of Travel to Site Program Adjacencies Program Goals and Outcomes

5 SWKIA

Tactile Design Event

Drawing on Raised Line Graph Paper

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Istrian Stone Truncated Domes along canals

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Front View of Sensory School

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East West Site Section

Second & Third Floor Plan Fourth Floor Plan First Floor Plan

Programming

Longitudinal Building Section

Circulation on an axis for ease of wayfinding

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Second Floor Lounge area positioned under the ramp

Information Depository Information Depository

Multi-use building in Athens, Greece to accomodate commercial spaces, a bookstore, a book production museum, and a research archive.

Programs Used: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator

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Courtyard View Detail Section of Book Museum

11 First Floor Plan

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Form Concept Model

Diagram

Form Concept Model

Circulation

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Site & Building Section

Buf studio Internship Work Buf studio Internship Work

Worked on projects through all phases, but primarily during the Schematic Design and Design Development phases. Created initial design proposals and imagery to meet clients’s wants and needs for a veriety of project types including; renovations, infills, multi-use buildings, food service buildings, and multi-family projects.

Programs Used: Revit, Lumion, Photoshop, Bluebeam

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Renovation of a Strip Mall Facade

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Drive Thru Coffee Shop and Food Truck Park

H3 Studio H3 Studio

Researched historic data & analyzed the existing city fabric to utilize for the comprehensive planning and visioning process. As an urban designer at H3 Studio I was involved with all aspects of the process including: finding and submitting proposals, surveying, base and context mapping, creation of engagement materials, data interpretation, imagery creation, and facilitating community engagement activities at meetings.

Programs Used: Indesign, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator

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Topography & Flooding - Washington, MO City Zoning Makeup Infograph - Washington, MO

Place Type Analysis - Washington, MO

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Existing Streetscape - Springdale, AR Proposed Streetscape - Springdale, AR Existing Streetscape - Springdale, AR Prop osed Streetscape - Springdale, AR

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W Emma Existing Street Section - Springdale, AR W Emma Proposed Street Section - Springdale, AR

COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO - Materials recovery facility COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO - Materials recovery facility

Materials Recovery Facility focused on community sustainability through recycling, personal health, food security, and educational resources in Springfield, MO.

Programs Used: Revit, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator