Art + Architecture Portfolio _ Raquel Mansell

Raquel Mansell art + architecture

R a q u e l M a n s e l l Education B a c h elo r o f Arch i t ect ure G r a d u a t ing i n t h e S p ri ng o f 201 6

Recent Activity AWJ A r c h it ec t Pr a cticum Student 1-18-2016 to present

Ex per ienc e with cor r ec t i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n do c um en t s , r e-dr awing plans on Au t o C A D, t a l ki n g w i t h c l i en t s , a n d helping w ith design w o r k.

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S t u dy A br o a d in Europe 4-13-2015 to 7-1-2015

Tr av eled to m any cities i n I t a l y a n d Sw i t z e r l a n d t o s t u dy m oder n and histor ic al a r c hi t ec t ur e i n g r ea t det a i l a n d a p p l y our studies into a studio pr oject.

Or eg o n B I L DS [B uildi n g I n t eg ra t e d Liveable D esigns]

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9-2015 to 3-2015

Or egon BILDS is a desi g n a n d bu i l d s t u di o . I c ontr ibuted in the desig n p r o c es s , c r ea t i n g t he c o n s t r uction docum ents and buildin g o n s i t e .

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- E l i e e n G r a y

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Fo n t h ill Rec ep t io n Ha l l & V is it o r â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s C e nt e r

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V i cenza â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pi a zza Pro b l em

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2014 -2016

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Or egon BILDS [ Building Integr ated Liv able Designs Sustainable]

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Eugene Elem entar y

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Lo u n g e C ha i r No. 1

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Artwork Set Des i g n F i e l d Ske t c he s

1. F o n t h i l l

Studio 6/1 0 201 5

A b o u t F o n t h i l l

Fonthill is a castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

This castle was designed and built by Henry Mercer in 1908-1912 to be Mercer’s personal home, as well as a Tile Museum. The house was constructed with hand-poured concrete by 11 unskilled construction workers and Mercer himself.

The interior of the house is adorned with Mercer’s hand made tiles. The handpoured concrete and dazzeing effect of the tiles playing with the sunlight in each room give Fonthill its distinct character.

Over the years, Fonthill has become a very popular place to have weddings. Currently there is a giant white tent set up behind Fonthill for wedding receptions, that is an eyesore. For this studio, our challenge was to design a Reception Hall that wouldn’t distract from Fonthill, but also add something new and beautiful to hold wedding receptions. My addition is the white floor plan on the site, behind Fonthill.

Site Model

R e c e p t i o n

Reception Procession

Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Procession

Tucked into Nature

Tucked Into Nature

Balcony

P l a n

The Reception Hall has a repeating structure that varries with each program element.

To echo the dazzeling effect Mercer has in Fonthill I designed a robust concrete structure with a delicate glass roof to sit under the trees. The large old growth trees will shade the building as well as create light and shadow play.

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R e c e p t i o n

H a l l

Study Model

Rhythmic Structure

Ambient, changing light.

2. V i c e n z a ,

Italy

S t ud y Ab road and Studio 7/1 0 201 5

V i c e n z a I T A LY

The way I approached the design process for a contemporary building in the historic center of Vicenza was to make sure that my footprint on the site would keep current piazza activity on Piazza Signori and Piazza Biade, as well as invite new activity towards Piazza Erbe. Currently there is a small amount of market activity that happens on Piazza Erbe. So my first move was to make a Market Hall on the other side of the Medieval tower that would encourage the market to continue down in that direction as well as along the exsisting Medieval wall. To ensure I would not discourage the current activity, I kept very similar building footprints on the other side of the site, but changed the scheme by creating two separate buildings to break up the large area.

The building facing Signori is a steel structure with a Vicenza stone building skin to connect back to the reigion.

The second building is a steel structure, with a Vicenza stone base and a copper screen wall. The copper is a call back to the roof of the Basillica roof, which is a distinguishing factor of this piazza.

Buil di n g t o Re p l a c e

S i t e

E xsisti ng Fi g ur e G r o un d

Pi a z z e t a P a llad i o

Pr op o s ed Fi g ur e G r o un d

P iaz z a Signor i

Building to Re p l a c e

Pi a z z a B i a de

D e s i g n

P r o c e s s

To the left is my first attempt at understanding what the site needed in terms of figure ground, circulation, private and public spaces. To the right is the final floor plan I felt would work best in the Piazza.

My major goals were to keep the scale of the buildings small, to relate to the surroundings. Another goal was to preserve the Medieval wall that attaches to the Basillica.

This can be used as a throughway into Piazza Erbe. Another goal was to create something on the otherside of the Medieval Jail tower gate.

Currently it leads to nothing but an empty street. But by tilting the market hall, I created something that pulls you through into Piazza Biade.

E l e v a t i o n s Medieval Jail Tower

Screen motif calls back to Basillica Palladiana

Copper Screen

East Elevation

Vicenza Stone

Medieval Tower

Medieval Brick

North Elevation

Basilica Palladiana

Copper Roof

Ro ugh S ke tch up M o d el E x plor in g m a t er i al , p r o p o r t i o n an d scal e

Copper Screen

E nc l o s ur e S y s t e m

Copper Screen

Steel Structure with Vicenza Stone Cladding

Steel Structure with Vicenza Stone Cladding

Steel Beam on Facade with Concrete Floor Slab behind

Steel Beam on Facade with Concrete Floor Slab behind

Vicenza Stone Base Cladding

Vicenza Stone Base Cladding

M ateri al Breakdow n

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OregonBILDS

[ B uild ing Int egra t ed Li va b l e Designs Sustainably] Studio 5/1 0 201 4

O r e g o n B I L D S OregonBILDS is a design-build studio program that was developed through a generous grant from the T&J Meyer Family Foundation and the UO Meyer Fund to help students learn about creating a sustainable enviornment for the future.

It is a collaboration of classroom instruction and practical application of design, construction, and client relation skills. A group of students design and build one residence per year.

The year that I was involved, our studio goals were to:

- Design an affordable, single family dwelling unit.

- Green cerifiable practices

- Implemation of advanced construction tecniques

- Passive and Active heating and cooling systems

- To design a home that fits into the context of the exsisting neighborhood and is saleable

D e s i g n

P r o c e s s

My biggest contributions, aside from building on site, were designing the facades, designing the kitchen and creating a spec sheet of all materials to be used. I worked with a team of three other students on these tasks.

These drawings are some of my personal ideas about what the street facade should be.

And the last drawing on the page is our teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conclusions on what the best solution should is.

The kitcen and dining room (rendering shown on following spread) is a sketchup model rendered in Rhino that I completed after the design process was complete. Our goals for this living room were to create one open space with different spacial cues for each activity. Another important part about this space is the exposed rafters that gesture out to the south yard. There are photos and renderings of the living/kitchen space on the following pages.

I also contributed to makin the Construction documents. Creating these with a team was very helpful, because it allowed us to collaborate and learn from each other on how to create accurate details that reflected the character of the house.

P e r m i t

S e t

C o n s t r u c t i o n

DATE: 11.19.14

INITIAL:

MSU EJRS

PROJECT ADDRESS: 384 HOPE LOOP EUGENE OR 97402

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON OregonBILDS 2014-2015 HOUSE

11.26.14

REVISION:

PRELIMINARY DRAFT

SHEET TITLE:

ARCHITECTURAL SECTIONS

East-West Section

SHEET NUMBER:

A-301

That’s me!

North-South Section

Interior Rendering [Personal Contribution]

F l o o r

P l a n

Having a spacious living, dining, and kitchen were essential for a house with only 14,00 square feet. To accomplish this, we had all bedrooms on the top floor, and created spacial cues for where the kitchen and dining room starts instead of puting up walls. Another thing about the ground floor is that it opens up onto the South Yard with a large sliding glass door and two large windows on that side.

D ur i n g Co ns t ructi o n

Fi nal P r o duct

1s t Floor

G ro un d F l o o r

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EugeneElementary Studio 4/1 0 201 4

E u g e n e E l e m e n t a r y

To begin the design process of designing an elementary school, I started with only designing a classConcept Model room. The classroom is the most important part of a school because it is where the students spend the most time.

Raquel Mansell // 4-14-2014

I started off with a single concept model, expressing that the kids needed a communal, open space with sunlight as well as a creative, private space that The dome is the main focus of each classroom. It can be used for the kids could call their own. This evolved into a classmany activites//such as performing, Raquel 4-14-2014 room with a breakout space that is flexible enough to Mansell circle time, reading or playing. be a stage, a reading corner or anything they want it to The other side of the classroom be. The teaching space opens up in the middle, andsteps the The is the maindaylighting focus of as in dome to recieve ample can be used for sloped roof gets lower where the teaching goes on.each This well asclassroom. provide anIt outdoor gardening many as performing, brings focus to the white board while having a spacious spaceactivites for eachsuch classroom. circle time, reading or playing. classroom.

The other side of the classroom

The breakout spaces evolved with the hallway. A steps in to recieve ample daylighting as Classroom Plan Classroom Plan school hallway to me has always been bleak, whitewell and as provide an outdoor gardening dreadful. But if these breakout spaces poked into the space for each classroom.

Raquel Mansell // 4-14-2014 hallway, it creates more identity for the class and makes for a better start of the day.

Classroom/Cluster Study Classroom/Cluster Study

Classroom/Cluster Study

Section

Section

Cluster Plan

Indo Classroom Plan is the main focus of The dome each classroom. It can be used for Section many activites such as performing, Cluster Plan circle time, reading or playing.

The other side of the classroom Indo steps in to recieve ample daylighting as Section well as provide an outdoor gardening N/S Section space for each classroom.

Classroom

Section

E/W Section

Section

rtyard is the driving force of this design. It wayfinding path, as well as an easy place to

P r o g r a m

The classroom builds off of the circular court yard. The Eugene Elementary is an Elementary school designed on a steep slope. circular shape takes the role My main goal for this project is to have Universal Design. of a mini retreat from the To accomplish this I made the main circulation large sweeping gradual slope classroom where akids are enthat surrounds a court yard.gouraged to be creative in the flexible space that can be a reading corner or a place to perform.

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School Plan

The central courtyard has an ampitheatre as well as an eco pond.

The eco pond, is really a drainage point for most of the roofs, where other local plants are grown.

This will help teach the kids visually about the surrounding ecosystem and how our current systems operate.

M o de l

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L o u n g e C h a i r no. 1 Studio 8/1 0 201 5

L o u n g e N o . 1

The main goal for designing this chair was to design something that was inviting, comfortable, but also did not look like a pile of blankets. I started off by looking at previous lounge chairs that were successful, but all of those were upholstered. I ended up taking the critical dimensions from successful lounge chairs for comfort, and allowed my chair to take on a contemporary shape.

P r o c e s s

Design Development: Too rudamentary

Mock Up (OSB and screws)

Design Development: Overstructural and robust

Design Development: Legs and shell expressed different language

Glue Up 1 (Shell)

Glue Up 2 (legs)

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Artwork, Sketches 2013 -201 5

S k e t c h e s A r t

The arts have always been a big part of my life. I have always loved to draw, paint and put things together. The following few pages show only a few of my favorite works.

This cement sculpture piece was designed to sit in a garden. It is was constructed with a cardboard form, with three layers of fiberglass strips and cement, and broken glass shards and dark grey grout.

Self portrait collage.

Created with cut and ripped magazine pages and glue.

F i e l d

S k e t c h e s

Villa Rotunda (45 min)

Palladio Bay Studies (10 min each)

La Sapiena San Evo (30 min)

Saint Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dome (10 min)

Vicenza Skyline (5 min)

Verrena Skyline (30 min)