ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO LEAH BALDOCCHI
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Projects
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The Rupture
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Pavilion
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New York Block
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Puzzle
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Society of Rooms
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Rapid Relief Structures
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New York Block
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Modeling
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The Rupture
Georgia Tech - Spring 2021 Professor Heather Potts
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The building proposal set in Piedmont Park focuses on the ideas from Hammons’ Flight Fantasy. The building is a celebration of a repressed culture, a fight for accurate representation in society, and an exhibition of resilience of the black community. It focuses on the refusal to be bounded or suppressed by laws, injustices, discrimination, social norms, etc. The structural members of the skin are spaced out in a way to show the tension that is held within. The two most important programs to the future of architecture and places of collaboration and sharing of knowledge: the climate hall and the justice center, rupture through the skin at opposing moments of the building. The ruptures represents the hope that one day society can fully rip apart the cultural norms that are repressing and misrepresenting individual societies.
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Steel Beam Steel Beam
“Webbed” Skin Member
Mullion
Double Glazed Triangular Window
Aluminum Cladding
Welded Connection Bolted Connection
Steel Connection Rods
Welded Connection
Wall Section of the Skin
Site Diagram
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Inside the Skin
Site Plan
Exterior of Entry
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STRUCTURAL STEEL WEBBED SKIN WITH ALUMINUM CLADDING
TRIANGULATED GLASS LATTICE SYSTEM
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Skin Structure & Sustainability
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Level 2
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Rupture Diagram
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North Elevation
Pavilion
Georgia Tech - Fall 2020 Professor Mark Cottle
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The Pavilion project is located in Parc de Poblenou in Barcelona, Spain. It is a one story structure composed of nine spaces used for gathering, picnicking, meditation, etc. The structure’s main purpose is to provide shelter from sun and rain as it is completely open to the outdoors and does not require climate control. The plan was derived from a nine-square and the pavilion is composed of three sizes of brick arches.
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NS Section
EW Section Oblique
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Site Plan
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West Elevation
Exploded Axon
NS Section Oblique
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New York Block University of Florida - Fall 2019 Professor Judi Shade Monk
One Penn Station in New York City is one of the busiest transportation hubs in the world. For this project, my classmate, Hannah Blake, and I had a goal of creating a quiet, sanctuary of outdoor space right in the center of the craziness that is One Penn. Our site was organized as a reaction to the circular plan of Madison Square Garden. After studying the site plans of dozens of circular-shaped buildings, we discovered the most intriguing way to react to the curvature of Madison Square Garden. We reacted by peeling the ground upwards in fan-shaped sections. By raising the ground plane, we were able to exponentially increase the amount of public space. The “zig zag” shape of the ground allows for a slow transition into our multiuse building, which includes hotel, residential and office spaces. In addition, spaces were created for people to pause and relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Hannah and I collaboratively worked on the both the physical and 3D model, including the renders. I contributed the sections of the building .
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Level 14 Outdoor Public Space
Street Level Museum Entrance
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Public Space from Street Level
Ground Floor Plan
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The space underneath the ground houses the I-Ching art installation. The art is composed of a series of carpets and can be view from the public space outdoor through the triangular windows.
Aerial View of Site
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Puzzle
Georgia Tech - Fall 2020 Professor Mark Cottle
The Puzzle is an abstract structure designed within the boundaries of a precise list of given rules and constraints, including maximum overall volume and square footage, individual room volumes and the amount of rooms required. The approach was to create a system of spatial relationships, which are diagrammed to the left. Four families were derived from the square and folded in similar, yet unique ways to create a continuous cube of spaces defined by the chosen system. The floor plates were extruded upward until they were capped off by another floor plate above. This system of design created very intriguing spaces that could become light shafts or atriums.
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Puzzle Parts
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FAMILY 1
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FAMILY 2
FAMILY 3 -TWO FOLDS
FAMILY 4 -ONE FOLD
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Society of Rooms
Georgia Tech - Fall 2020 Professor Mark Cottle
The Society of Rooms is a liberal arts education building in downtown Atlanta. It houses three programs: music, language and design. Some of the programs include chorus rooms, individual music practice rooms, classrooms and meeting rooms of various sizes, and painting and drawing studios. Similar to the Puzzle project, the design of this building began with a precise list of rules regarding room volumes, programs, and circulation. Fifty percent of the structure’s volume is made up of the dedicated spaces discussed previously. The other fifty percent of the volume is composed of circulation, gathering spaces, balconies, etc., referred to as the rooms of agreement. The rooms of agreement are exposed to the outdoor environment and require no climate control. The dedicated spaces, however, are treated as a normal building with air conditioning. The system of organization employed in this project was created by a continuous circuit of ramps that weave and noodle through the dedicated spaces. The contradicting part of this system is that in the same way that the slope restrictions of the ramps formed the spaces dedicated to the specific programs, the square footage requirements of the dedication spaces also formed the location of the ramps. This building, essentially, is a fight between mass and void, or the dedicated spaces and the rooms of agreement, respectively. 50% Diagram Blue: Dedicated Rooms Grey: Rooms of Agreement
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Level 5
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EW Section
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Level 9
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NS Section
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Level 10
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Structure Diagram
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Rapid Relief Hospitals
Georgia Tech - Fall 2021 Professor Thanos Economou
After months of civil unrest and increased gang violence, in August 2021 Haiti was hit by a major (M7.2) earthquake as well as a Tropical Depression two days later. Leaving behind broken communities, many Haitians began migrating north through countries like Mexico towards the United States in hopes of seeking asylum. As of October, 30,000 migrants have made it to Acuna, Mexico in hopes for a safe way to cross into Texas. Due to the staggering number of refugees, it can take days or weeks to know the results of an asylum application, leading the refugees to camp on the banks of the river and under the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge. This refugee camp has seen high numbers of injuries, deaths, suicide attempts, and disease in the past few months and Rapid Relief Hospitals are part of the solution. Rapid Relief Hospitals are temporary, prefabricated and modular systems that are quick and easy to construct, but also incorporate biophilic design characteristics to promote an environment of comfort and healing.
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Shape Machine Process
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Interior Corridor
Site
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RAPID RELIEF HOSPITALS LEAH BALDOCCHI
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New York Tower University of Florida - Fall 2019 Professor Judi Shade Monk
Manhattan-ville is a New York City neighborhood that is home to many educational facilities and factories. The neighborhood is located in the district of Harlem and is craving a cultural hub that can revive it’s history. Working in a group, Hannah Blake, Kady Cramer and I designed the cultural center the area needed. The south side of the building activates the sidewalk with a market loaded with local food, drinks, music and much more. This development created a space to celebrate the culture of the locals. The residential building blends market rate apartments and affordable housing, uniting the city as one. The kitchen in every apartment is located on the south facade in order to represent an integration of all residents. No matter if the residents are cooking, ordering in, or buying a meal from the public market, every meal contributes to the city’s culture. My contribution to the group for this project was the 3D model and renders, as well as the longitudinal section.
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Cross Section
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Ground Floor Plan
Longitudinal Section
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Professional Modeling HuntonBrady Architects Summer 2019 & 2020 Internship
Using Auto CAD, Sketchup, Revit and a laser cutter, I created models of HuntonBrady’s Suntrust Tower, LEGO Medical Office Building and Ginsburg Tower. All of the structures are either built or under construction in Orlando, FL. The models are displayed in the HuntonBrady Architects lobby in downtown Orlando for workers, clients and partners to view.
Suntrust Tower
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LEGO Hand Surgery Center
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Ginsburg Tower
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