Elizabeth Liberatore | Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio 2021

ELIZABETH LIBERATORE

University of Virginia BS Arch ‘21 Selected Works 2017-2021

ELIZABETH LIBERATORE egl6bx@virginia.edu 443-602-1424 linkedin

ABOUT ME An aspiring architect with an interest in urban design passionate about telling stories through space and committed to achieving equity through design

AWARDS The Raven Society

Honor Society | Spring 2021

EDUCATION AUGUST 2017MAY 2021

University of Virginia

AUGUST 2010MAY 2017

Notre Dame Preparatory School College Preparatory School GPA: 4.25/5.0

WORK EXPERIENCE JANUARY 2021

Extern | Utile, Inc. Boston, MA (Remote)

Conducted site research and developed a site model for a housing competition.

Collaborated with team members and consultants to discuss graphic styles and deliverables for the competition submission.

MAY 2020Architectural Intern | HYL Architecture AUGUST 2020, Washington DC & Remote DECEMBER 2020 Developed construction documents, presentations, and furniture packages in Revit and InDesign for law firm office buildings in Washington DC. Conducted an ADA site survey and test fit in Revit for a government building Coordinated tasks with other team members over remote work platforms.

Dean’s List Fall 2019

Studio Work Selected for Publication

BS Architecture, Pre-Professional Concentration Minor in Urban and Environmental Planning Cumulative GPA: 3.64/4.0

JANUARY 2020

Extern | Hord Coplan Macht Baltimore, MD

Shadowed healthcare, senior living, housing, and education studios.

Observed design review meetings and participated in site visits.

Spring 2019

Claire Marie Foundation Design Major Scholarship

MAY 2019Preconstruction Intern | Kinsley Construction AUGUST 2019, Timonium, MD DECEMBER 2019 Supported estimating team by completing takeoff on drawings via Bluebeam,

ACE Mentor Program Scholarship

INVOLVEMENT & LEADERSHIP

Spring 2017

Spring 2017

submitting RFI questions, creating documents for bid package, and reviewing competitive quotes for commercial, education, residential, and office projects.

Communicated with subcontractors to coordinate scope of work and review bids.

FALL 2020

Aided students in developing skills in Rhino, V-Ray, and Grasshopper for ARCH 2710 CAAD 3D Modeling and Visualization taught by Professor Earl Mark.

SKILLS

Digital

Rhino 6 with Grasshopper and V-Ray Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop Revit AutoCAD Microsoft Office Bluebeam Java with Processing

Fabrication

Physical model-making 3D printing Laser Cutting Woodshop Hand Drafting

Teaching Assistant | UVA School of Architecture

FALL 2018PRESENT

Marketing Chair | Habitat for Humanity at UVA

FALL 2018SPRING 2020

Class Representative | AIA Students

FALL 2018SPRING 2019

Mentor | Early Visions at the Fralin Museum of Art

SPRING 2017

Created graphics and marketing strategies to promote events aimed at raising awareness about the affordable housing crisis and procuring funds.

Directed the launch of the club’s website, newsletter, and social media branding.

Organized and executed career development events with the local AIA chapter.

Engaged local fourth-grade students in art education and art-making activities.

Team Member | ACE Mentor Program

Collaborated with mentors and other students to design a LEED-certified university library for a county-wide competition using Revit and Sketchup.

ABOUT ME My name is Liz Liberatore and I am completing my undergraduate degree in pre-professional architecture with a minor in urban and environmental planning at the University of Virginia.

My artistic background taught me how to tell stories through visual and performing arts and provide avenues for viewers to create their own stories. I was drawn to architecture’s ability to create spaces that tell stories and invite users to form their own stories and am constantly experimenting with new methods of representation and communicating ideas through space.

I aspire to be a licensed architect and am passionate about acheiving equity through design, particularly health and environmental equity and designing for healthy communities. My work centers around building innovative spaces and experiences while fostering and preserving the culture of a place. I hope you enjoy viewing my design story through my drawings, models, experiments, observations, and discoveries.

01 REVIVING TAL KATORA 02 INTERWEAVE 03 CANOPY PASSAGE 04 URBAN THEATER 05 GRASSHOPPER & PARAMETRIC STUDIES 06 MINIMAL HOUSING

Studies of French and British Architecture, Graphite and Charcoal

REVIVING TAL KATORA Fall 2020 | ARCH 4010 | Jaipur, India Instructors: Maria Gonzalez Aranguren & Pankaj Vir Gupta This project aims to revitalize, and reconnect residents and tourists alike to one of Jaipur’s most iconic and historic bodies of water, Tal Katora. Centuries of rapid urbanization resulted in what once was a vibrant lake that hosted acquatic life and many visitors diminished to an open dumping site for waste and a murky eyesore in central Jaipur. The surrounding residential buildings reflect Tal Katora’s tarnished state, devoid of any opportunity to engage with the surroundings and the natural beauty Jaipur has to offer. Through building modifications at the ground floor, units, and rooftops, restructure of the wastewater infrastructure, use of plant life for phytoremediation, and creation of a stepped public walkway, Tal Katora will be restored to its glory and serve as a place of gathering, relaxation, commerce, tourism, reflection, and recreation for residents and visitors to foster a deeper connection and appreciation for the history, culture, and landscape of Jaipur.

Water & Pollution Sources Pondrik Park Fountains City Palace & Chaugan Colony Open Drain Jai Niwas Gardens Fountains Nala Drain- leads to Brahmpuri Sewage Treatment Plant Drains from Surrounding Households

Tourism & Walkability Study

Existing Building Analysis Retail/Services Religious/Historic Housing Food Hospitality

North Elevation

East Elevation

West Elevation rooftops are not utilized to their full potential openings are small and shaded, interiors get limited access to light

views to Tal Katora Lake are blocked by buildings

balconies are covered and have limited access to light

water levels vary between monsoon seasons

talkatora road is highly congested and there isn’t much room for pedestrians

waste water from housing and neighboring colonies enters the lake

CREATE WALKWAY

food carts and seating for dining

rickshaw and bike parking

food carts and seating for dining informal market space

REMOVE BUILDINGS

market space

SWELL WALKWAY AND IDENTIFY ACCESS POINTS

rickshaw and bike parking

seating for dining

STEP PLATFORMS TO ACCESS WATER

CREATE POOLS AND ADD PHYTOREMEDIATION

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lants for hytoremediation

swimming pools

gathering space for temples

docks and boats for recreation

park

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Pondrik Park Fountain

Bhrampuri Road

Sewage Drain for Tal Katora Housing

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Drain to Lake from Pondrik Park Fountains

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Swimming Pool

Drain to Lake from Jai Niwas

Phytoremediation

Jai Niwas Garden Fountain

Economic Opportunities

Food Carts

Food Carts

Outdoor Dining

Market Space

Informal Market

Resident Amenities

Rooftop Gardens

Retractable Roof Canopy

Operable Fins

Gathering Space

INTERWEAVE Spring 2019 | ARCH 2020 Charlottesville, VA Instructor: Anthony Averbeck Interweave is a housing project in downtown Charlottesville that aims to build a community through affordable, integrated housing and community programs accessible to the public. The building is located on the plot of land previously dedicated to the farmers market, a popular Charlottesville resident attraction. The contains five different living typologies, attracting a variety residents such as families, couples, students, and singles, with the ground floor containing public gathering and collaboration spaces.

The different typologies are aggregated to create a fragmented mass with voids for terraces and neighborhood interaction, interweaving the residents and the punlic and private space. The circulation is extended so that residents can mingle and view the courtyard greenery while having a more private threshold to their own unit. In addition, the space between the complexes provides ample room for the farmer’s market and can be relocated indoors during the cold seasons. This project aims to bring together a variety of Charlottesville residents, offering private space and an urban feel, while maintaining the surburban neighborhood feel through elevated streets and interweaves the community through the public ground floor, green space, and circulation paths.

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One Bedroom 1-2 residents

Type B:

One Bedroom with Living Room 1-2 residents

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Three Bedrooms with Three Bedrooms with Living Room Living Room 3-4 residents 3-4 residents

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Three Bedrooms 3-4 residents

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3 computer lab 4 classrooms

5 sport court 6 community center

7 gym 8 pool

West Main Street Perspective

Interior Perspective

CANOPY PASSAGE Spring 2020 | ARCH 3020 | International Residence College, UVA Instructor: Bill Sherman The Canopy Passage addresses the duality of the International Residence College while bridges the gap between North Ground and Central Grounds at UVA. The International College contains many historic buildings as well as an arboretum.

The building is formed along the axes of existing International Residence College, preserving existing building conditions, while curving along the axis for a more natural and organic curve to emulate the arboretum. The building’s roof is curved and inhabits both above and below the ground to communicate the site’s unique topography and canopy conditions. The building then breaks and eliminates the covered passageway between existing dorms to create a clear entrance from Emmet St. to the arboretum, in hopes that more visitors will experience it. In the other direction, the building follows the complex topography, sloping down to Ivy Road to activate the street in accordance with the new Emmet/Ivy Corner development. The Canopy Passage contains 25,000 square feet of program including a library, offices, dining hall, faculty residence, and fine arts program where all students have access to painting, drawing, and photography studio and can further study the surrounding nature.

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Level 2: studio & collaboration space

Level 1: faculty residence

Ground Level: library, group study rooms, conference rooms

Level -1: presentation space, photography darkroom, computer lab,

Level -2: dining hall, kitchen & service spaces

green roof

timber frames

load bearing masonry walls

transparent interior wall

glazed curtain wall

timber fins

Dining Hall Perspective

Studio Perspective

URBAN THEATER Fall 2019 | ARCH 3010 Bowery, NYC Instructor: Jeana Ripple

The urban theater revives a rich history of performing arts in the Bowery, New York City while providing the resources for collaboration and creativity for the community. It serves as an extention of the neighboring Sara D. Roosevelt Park as a space for indoor activity. The urban theater contains a auditorium open to the public, classrooms for learning about theater technology, set design facilities, rehearsal spaces with observation balconies, and residences.

Having limited light access, the facade twists to maximize the light that enters the building and contains operable wood panels on the facade that can orient to the sun. This allows the communal spaces had natural light while the theater and back of house spaces carve into the ground for better artificial lighting and sound control.

The urban theater provides opportunities for community gathering and collaboration, exposure for performing artists, and expansion of technical skills all to bring the performing arts back to the Bowery while innovating the craft of theater.

Street Perspective building’s street presence and relationship to neighboring park

less light exposure

more light exposure

Light Study

investigates the light access on the site and how the building form adapts

Solid & Void Study Models and Sections

rockite models and sections studied to determine program layout and light access

Level -2 dressing room stage stage design fabrication, rehearsal space subway entrance

Level 2 classrooms activity space

Level -1 dressing room bar

Level 3 lecture hall observation into activity space

Ground Floor stage auditorium seating ticket booth

Level 4 observation into lecture hall activity space

Level 1 sound & lighting control room refreshment bar

Level 5 resident kitchen resident gym meeting room

Level 6 residences resident laundry

Section Perspective Facing North

Section Perspective Facing North

shows building structure and relationship of spaces

Level 6 residential

Level 6 residential

Level 5 observation into activity space

Level 5 residential amenities

Level 4 open activity space Level 3 observation balcony into rehearsal Level 2 rehearsal space Level 1 cafe Ground Level Level -1 back of house Level -2 subway entrance and ticketing

Level 4 lecture hall Level 3 lecture hall Level 2 classrooms Level 1 lighting and sound control Ground Level Level -1 theater seating

Level -2 theater seating and stage

Theater Perspective

Atrium Perspective

GRASSHOPPER & PARAMETRIC STUDIES Various Courses Instructors: Lucia Phinney & Earl Mark This case study of Foster & Partner’s City Hall in London is a product of practicing modeling techniques in Rhino, Grasshopper, Python, and V-Ray. I discovered modeling the structure of building with a complex form through parametric software and coding. This discovery led to the use of Grasshopper and parametric design in many of my future projects which increased efficiency in 3D modeling and allowed for more design experimentation through variations of parameters. I also explored material and light through rendering in V-Ray and how to capture the essence of the building and structure through adjustments of material and light.

Monumental Stair View

Oculus View

This project analyzes the sun exposure on facades the Urban Theater building in the Bowery, NYC. The panels on the facade were extruded from the floor plates in Grasshopper, rotated, and analyzed at different rotation angles and times of day using the Ladybug plugin. This process combined environmental design and parametric design by creating a methodology to create the most energy-efficient architecture for buildings with limited light access.

Sun Exposure Analysis

used the Ladybug plugin to study the building’s exposure to the sun and created facade panels that are oriented to the maximum light exposure in Grasshopper

Facade Study Model

model built out of museum board and basswood to study how light enters the building through the paneled facade

This project takes topographic data from NASA and Open Street Map and through Grasshopper and additional plugins, transforms the topographic data into a mesh that can be manipulated into a variety of representations and constructed in a variety of methods and materials. The Grasshopper scripts are distilled and explained through psuedocode as a way of representing a complex process in a clearer format that can be reproduced through other types of geometry and materials.

MINIMAL HOUSING STUDIES Spring 2019 | ARCH 2020 Instructor: Anthony Averbeck The minimal housing projects, constrained by one story and 1200 square feet, use their constraints to connect dwellings with nature and utilize exterior space as part of the living program. The first house, the Mountain Retreat, is designed for two musicians who produce music within their home and perform outside of their home, utilizing the topography as public gathering. This dwelling experiments with different space-saving strategies such as lofted beds to maximize necessary living space while including operable partitions to make the space adaptable.

The second house, the Horizontal Home, is designed for two botanists who live and work in the same home with a greenhouse and plant lab in addition to living space. This house adapts to the maximum length and minimum length of the constraints to maximize the greenhouse space, which is also used as circulation. Both designs experiment with minimalist ways of living and working in the same space while using nature to bring their tiny homes to life

Case Study of Current Student Housing at Grandmarc on the Corner at UVA

Mountain Retreat

Horizontal Home

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