mia rogers design portfolio | 2020
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hello, My name is Mia Rogers. I am a fifth-year architecture student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The projects presented to you in this portfolio were chosen to express my growth and ambitions as a designer within the field of architecture thus far. I hope topursue my passions and grow further within your firm. Thank you for your time, and enjoy.
Mia Rogers Academic Experience:
Professional Experience:
Teaching Assistant Spring 2017 Assisted professor Nancy Diniz in organizing student work and aiding students with projects in first year sustainability architecture course.
Caseworks Architect, PLLC Summer 2017 My responsibilities as an intern included assisting in the construction documentation and administration process for facade building envelope technology. Also organized documents and collaborated within the design process for a residential design project.
Research Assistant Fall 2017 Assisted in ongoing study for interactive architectural pneumatics with professor Nancy Diniz. Latin America Program Fall 2018 Chosen to participate in Rensselaer School of Architecture’s study abroad programin Latin America. Participated in local urban design competitions both in Córdoba, Argentina, and Valparaíso, Chile. • Received honorable mention with teamfor local competition in Córdoba, Argentina. Michael Webb Workshop Spring 2019 Selected to participate in a two-day design charrette with Archigram’s Michael Webb involving the continuation of a previous Archigramproject. Course Assistant Fall 2019 Architectural Design Studio 1 course assistant for Professor Jillian Crandall. Introducing students to methods of representation and fabrication for their first academic architectural design projects.
SLCE Architects, LLP Summer 2018 Summer intern aiding in construction documentation. Aided associates in construction drawings for high rise residential projects including Heatherwick Studios’ Lantern House, and elderly care facilities. CannonDesign Summer 2019 Member of the higher education teamduring the schematic design and design development phases of two university renovation projects. Responsibilities included engaging in design meetings as well as preparing plans, renderings, and diagrams using Revit, Enscape and Adobe Suite for client meetings and presentations.
Skills: DIGITAL MODELING Rhino Revit AutoCad Maya 3Ds Max Grasshopper
RENDERING
GRAPHIC
FABRICATION
V-Ray Enscape
InDesign Illustrator Photoshop
Model making Laser cutting 3DPrinting Wood Shop Robot Arm
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science & Research Center II Spring 2019 | Academic Partner : Jackson Wright
WAVE Competition Revitalizing The Coastline of ValparaĂso Fall 2018 | Academic Partner : Tanner Vargas
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When Housing Expunges Social Media Spring 2017 | Academic Partner : Sarah Cimino
PACE University CannonDesign Internship Summer 2019 | Professional
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science & Research Center II Innovative Science Research Facility and Social Network Spring 2019 | Academic Project Critics: Gabrielle Brainard + Christopher Parkinson Partner: Jackson Wright Software: Revit, Rhino, V-Ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
How can the rigorous programmatic requirements of engineering research facility coexist with the social demands of a university’s campus environment? Located at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, the thesis of the project utilizes circulation to resolve the distinct division between academic and social life in the university. The proposal also seeks to analyze the relationshipof the autonomous laboratory buildings with a fluid bridge structure. It is imperative withinthe project for the bridge toserve as a means for circulation andalso the newsocial epicenter along the generally vacant science corridor of campus. With this project, the science corridor then becomes a newsocial artery for campus, intricately placing pieces of social programalong the circulation route. The project recognizes its significance on campus serving as an answer to the need for social interaction for students, researchers, and professors within the rigorous research facilities. Mia Rogers | 1
Ground Floor Plan Mia Rogers | 2
Laboratory Parapet Detail The project decided to utilize a baffled stone rain screen curtain wall systemin order to distinguish the monolithic aesthetic of the laboratory building in contrast to the light steel bridge structure.
Bridge Roof Joint Detail This investigation of the intersection between the concrete laboratory building and the steel bridge structure posed a major challenge to the design. The manner in which water ran fromthe baffled stone curtain wall systemof the laboratory building onto the top of the bridge structure needed to be resolved. Thus the resolution involved a sloping roof structure that included a drainage systemwhich relieves the excess water via a drain located the centrally placed column of the structure.
Threshold Detail The change in materiality is a crucial exploration within the project. The threshold detail of the bridge into the laboratory building then serves as an emphasis upon the importance of the dependency of both structures upon one another. The bridge depending upon the laboratory building for HVACsystemthrough the linear diffuser, and the laboratory building’s dependency upon the bridge for social activity.
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Steel Deck Elastomeric Insulation on Roof Deck Drop Ceiling
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Roof Drainage System To remove water fromthe bridge, the project utilizes as roof drainage systemwhere the roof slopes towards the center where there is a overflow drain which removes water via a outlet pipe located within a column in the structure.
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e een Perforated Steel Facade System Placed on the south facing facade of the glass bridge, the perforated steel facade systemis intended to control the amount of sunlight entering the glass structure.
Heavy vs. Light One of the many driving forces of the proposal is the contrast between heavy and light. This has not only influenced the structural anatomy between the light steel and glass bridge structure against the heavy concrete research laboratory structure but has allowed for the most dynamic social spaces to emerge fromthe convergence of the two spaces. The bridge connects to the research laboratory buildings creates a distinct transitional space betweenlight fluidstudent space and focused academic space. The delicate moments where this occurs also allows for exciting programmatic space to exist such as gallery spaces, cafÊs and theaters for students to further enrich their social experiences on campus. Overall, thegoal of theproject was toinvestigate the interdependency of the twostructures, andhowthis investigationis crucial as a tool indeterminingthe future design of academic buildings on Rensselaer’s campus.
Glass Curtain Wall System For lightness, and transparency the project utilized a glass fin curtain wall systemto give a sense of uniformity and minimalismthroughout the structure.
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Exploded Program Diagram Mia Rogers | 7
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Research Laboratory
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AtriumStudent Lounge
Lecture Hall/Exhibition Space
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Library Mia Rogers | 8
Atrium Rendering
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Ramp Entry Rendering
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Science & Research Center I The Intersection of Academia + Socialization Spring 2018 | Academic Project Critic: Ted Krueger Software: Rhino, V-Ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute launched a design challenge that called for the realization of a newCenter for Science. Within this demanding STEMenvironment, it is important to create a space that provokes curiosity and intrigue for the inquiring mind of an academic found at the university. This project responds to the dynamic balance between a student’s demanding academic agenda and need for social connectivity within one environment. Initially, the project sought to break the monotony of the typical circulation path for students on campus. This was done so by providing a newcross axis through campus that connects the more populated academic zone to the vacant science corridor. With this new cross axis, the project then aims to provide a new social hub for students on the academic side of campus. It is pivotal to consider the new science center as a place to celebrate the innovation and various achievements accomplished by the research facilities of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The project positions itself as the newmodel in which Rensselaer can display the various academic achievement with respect to the need for a social environment for students of the institute. Concept Diagram Mia Rogers | 13
Exterior Rendering Mia Rogers | 14
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FLOOR 01
FLOOR 02
FLOOR 03
FLOOR 04
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Interior Rendering
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Interior Rendering
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Study Model Photos Mia Rogers | 21
The exploration of the codependency between academic and social space in one environment is a fundamental component which drives the project. The rigid demands required of a university science center with program including laboratories, classrooms and lecture halls establishes a distinct separation fromthe social program also required within a university. This social program allows for the student and researcher to have relief space from the challenging academic agenda. This equilibrium can be accomplished within one building, through the intricate placement and distribution of program. Within this project, there is a specified academic area that strategically organizes the program in a rigid and controlled manner often required of a laboratory environment. In a distinguished spacial typology within the same facility, one will find the social hub. This social hub contains new social programs such as theater spaces, exhibitions, and a cafe. Within each of the pods found in this area, the social program is distributed so the student can meander effortlessly through a ramping circulation systemin order to escape the rigid distribution of space found in a scholarly environment.
First Design Iteration Sketch Mia Rogers | 22
Know Your Neighbor
Process Diagram
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ProcessSocial Diagram When Housing Expunges Media Spring 2017 | Academic Project Critic: Edwin Liu
Process Diagram
1. Original Module 1. Original Module
Partner: Sarah Cimino
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Software: Rhino, V-Ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Process Diagram 2. Formation Process 2. Formation Process 1. Original Module
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FormAssembly Components
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Troy is a small charming town in upstate New York home to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The town has been able to progress and adapt with the intentions of connectingstudents of the university toTroy’s downtown area. The growth of Troy is increasingly dependent upon students of the university, thus in order for Troy to progress further its is evident that there is a need for a newhousing typology in order to connect students and residents of Troy in one social space. Alarge issue the project also seeks to address within modern day society is the dependence upon social media in order to interact with friends. The increase of socialization via the Internet has thus lead to the decline of more meaningful interactions in person with the people withinone’s neighborhood. Thus, this project imagines the eradication of the Internet within this buildinginorder topromote valuable social connections 3. Result between inhabitants, students and residents of Troy. In order to replace social media the inhabitant wouldbe givingupby livingwithinthis space, the project provides an enriching program which focuses upon themes of which people can connect via their interests. Each floor of the building has a specific theme such as sports, music, dance, etc. where there is an ample amount of spaces which inhabitants can pursue their interests while getting to know their neighbors. The floors are also composed of several living arrangements varying in privacy in order to promote a new model of group living in order to connect residents of Troy and students of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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3. Result Stacking Assembly Process
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Final Form
Form Diagram Mia Rogers | 23
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PUBLIC CIRCULATION ART COMMUNITY CIRCULATION MUSIC COMMUNITY CIRCULATION ATHLETIC COMMUNITY CIRCULATION VERTICAL CIRCULATION
Circulation Diagram
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Both the form of the building and the numerous punctures through the walls in order to provide unique viewing frames allows residents to be visually connected through multiple levels throughout the building. Both horizontal punched view frames and light wells are used as elements in which inhabitants can view one another within both the floor they live on as well as the floors throughout multiple levels within the building. The numerous outdoor spaces also provide unique spaces for inhabitants to view one another fromvarying elevations. These outdoor terrace spaces create spaces for the programmed activity as well as a social hub for residents to come together and enjoy getting to know their neighbors. Through visually connecting people across multiple levels, the project then provides a multitude of new and exciting opportunities in which residents can interact with one another. The project is composed of apartments that challenge the inhabitants’ expectation of privacy in order to promote higher level of social connection and the ability to interact with your neighbors. Through the open concept floor plan, living roomspaces are directly open to circulation space which allows for people to freely travel throughout eachof the floors andhave easy access to other people throughout the building.
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Model Photos Mia Rogers | 27
Overall, this project seeks to challenge certain boundaries of privacy as well as the typical method in which people interact with one another. The project aims to provide a space in which one might exchange a certain expectation of privacy in order to enrich their experience with their neighbors that they would not experienced living in a typical residential housing building which closes one off to others living around them. Within Troy, the project finds itself to be especially important considering the nonexistent relationship students have with the residents of the city. The project would then serve as a new means for students and residents of Troy to come together within one environment that focuses upon delving into their interests rather than their social media feed. Thus, the project recognizes itself as a catalyst for social change in Troy, creating a space that revives the concept of knowing one’s neighbor.
Interior View Sketch Mia Rogers | 28
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Exterior Rendering Mia Rogers | 30
WAVE Competition Revitalizing The Coastline of Valparaíso
“ The center of the city is in the sea.”
-Pablo Mondragón García de las Bayonas
Fall 2018 | Academic Project Critic: Gustavo Crembil Partner: Tanner Vargas Software: Rhino, V-Ray, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
While the city of Valparaíso in Chile is known more for abounding murals, the city is yet to be known for the beautiful coastline it is settled upon. Spaces along the sea are unused and uninhabited, neglected in favor of commercial ports and buildings that serve as walls between the city and the sea. The proposal seeks to create an ephemeral mirror of the coastline which would then produce a new center of the city in the sea. Currently the coastline exists as a negative (-) space hindering the people from the water, while the ocean can be seen to exist as a positive (+) space, full of potential for vital reconnection. These programs, when coupled with the surrealist-scaled design, birth enormous new potential for the form to become a cultural and visual phenomenon moving beyond its everyday existence. Imagine a yearly celebration along the water, open to all in its scale and mystery, celebrating Chilean culture along a rejuvenated coast. The new attraction on the coast will drawin both inhabitants of the city as well as people of different origins and backgrounds, providing a space for interaction and admiration of both the city and the newly vitalized coast. The city of Valparaíso has a new connection to the sea, kept alive by relocated interest and a new wave of recollection of what has been there all along. Concept Sketches Mia Rogers | 31
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SUNY OSWEGO CannonDesign Internship Summer 2019 | Professional Project CannonDesign Team Members: Rodrigo Gorgazzi, and Ryan Koella Software: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, and Adobe Photoshop
Within my experience at CannonDesign, I had the opportunity to work with the Higher Education team. WhileworkingwiththeHigher Educationteam, I worked primarily on two university projects which called for the renovation and design of existing facilities. These projects were crucial elements to the realization of the universities’ future aspirations of innovative and socially responsive learning environments. For SUNY Oswego, CannonDesign was asked to redesign the School of Communication, Media & Art’s (SCMA) facilities located in Hewitt Hall. The initial steps for the redesign involved a deep understanding of the potential for Hewitt Hall to become a social epicenter for campus while utilizing the facilities as a means to promoting the innovative work produced by SCMA. Thus, three proposals initial proposals were created, each focusing on a different means to serving the new social dynamic of Hewitt Hall. In the final stages of schematic design, the client decided to go forth with a design strategy proposed a central stairway which also could serve as a space for students to sit and socialize in between classes. My contribution to the project focused on creating visualizations such as exploded diagrams, sections and aiding with schematic plans in order to convey to the client the intentions behind each of the designs. Utilizing programs such as Revit, Rhino and Adobe Suite, I was able to create visual expressions of our design which were essential in presenting to the client during schematic design presentations. Exploded Program Diagram Mia Rogers | 33
Ground Floor
Floor 01
Schematic Section Mia Rogers | 34
Pace University CannonDesign Internship Summer 2019 | Professional Project CannonDesign Team Members: Dale Greenwald, Rodrigo Gorgazzi, and Ryan Koella Software: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, and Adobe Photoshop 80 Square Foot Private Office
Pace University’s Lubin School of Business was another remarkable project I had the opportunity to work on at CannonDesign. This project called for the complete revitalization of Pace University’s Lubin School of Business’ facilities located at One Pace Plaza in the Financial District of Manhattan. A major factor influencing the project was the university’s desire to transformtheir school andits ethos intothe21st century of finance. The school had a strong belief that the field of finance has changed significantly within the past two decades, with the imminence of new technologies and innovative methods of communication. Thus, the school found that the revitalization of its facilities should challenge the normof its existing environment, which reflects the past of finance education. Therefore, the new design for the Lubin School of Business needed to create a dynamic space for students and educators to interact and gain national attention as a prominent business school. Our task at CannonDesign was to design the new facilities within the top three floors of the existing structure. While working with the difficulty of lack of natural light entering the 8th and 9th floors, and a program which demanded a specific amount of office spaces as well as classroom capacities, our team needed to cautiously reimagine the current educational facilities of Pace’s business school. Amain element of the redesign of the facility was a dynamic central “social” corridor, where pockets of study and meeting space were distributed eventually leading to the main social space where study rooms and open lounge space were located. Another component of the design was to promote shared office spaces with glass front partition walls in order to allow both natural light to enter the office space as well as promote social connectivity.
120 Square Foot Private Office
120 Square Foot Shared Office
Office Typology Catalog Mia Rogers | 35
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Floor 05 Mia Rogers | 36
Exploded Program Diagram (Floors 9 & 10) Mia Rogers | 37
Interior Rendering - Entry Lounge Floor 8
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Thank you!
contact: mia rogers : (631)-889-7472 : rogerm6@rpi.edu