Romina Broglia M.Arch Portfolio

ROMINA BROGLIA

PORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

CONTACT

Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Phone 484-302-6383 rominabroglia09@gmail.com

RESUME

EDUCATION

Temple University, Tyler School of Art & Architecture

M. Arch

NOMAS member

AIAS member

James Madison University

BFA Architectural Design

NOMAS President

AIAS Treasurer

SKILLS

INDESIGN- PHOTOSHOP- REVIT- SKETCHUPILLUSTRATOR- RHINO- ARCGIS- VRAYPHOTOGRAPHY - SKETCHING- MODEL

2023-25

2019-23

WORK EXPRERIENCES

ARCHITECTRA, Intern

May 2022-August 2022

Residential project management through tasks such as conducting surveys of existing conditions and proficiently drafting in Revit.

MARIO BROGLIA GENERAL CONTRACTOR, Intern

December 2021- January 2022

Residential project management, client relation, and demolition.

GAINES GROUP ARCHITECTS, Intern BOHLIN CYWINSKI JACKSON, Shadow

November 2022- February 2023

Organized events between the firm and JMU NOMAS. Joined site visits and client calls.

PERSONAL SKILLS

March 2019- August 2019

Shadowed different architects, organized architectural library, and visited sites.

I take pride in my punctuality, ensuring tasks are always completed on time. My curiosity drives me to explore new ideas and perspectives, fueling my artistic endeavors. Being naturally organized allows me to manage multiple roles effortlessly, from serving as NOMAS president to AIAS treasurer. I excel in communication, fostering collaboration as a team member, evident in my role as a group exercise

01.THE EDGE INTERVENTION

Spring 2024

ARCH 8013- Comprehensive Architecture Design Studio

Professor Mauricio Bertet

Collaborator: Kathryn Nocella

Current studio project

The semester project is based on a project that Temple University might consider for relocating the School of Music from Boyer Hall to a prominent location that would support public events facing Broad Street.

COLLAGE

Showcasing the integration of North Philadelphia art and the Boyer School of Music and where the edge combines together.

Top: Section from Revit, collaged materiality on top using Photoshop

Bottom: Elevation from Revit, showing connection to North Philadelphia through eclectic mural inspiration

Axonometric- Emphasis on circulation throughout building

Right- 1/16” scale physical model, textured paint brick pattern, plexiglass for curtain system, overlayed Photoshop people to show interaction with surrounding atmosphere.

Bottom- Enviromental analysis showing sustainability techniques proposed for the building, considering solar orientation, wind movement, interior gardens, rainwater collection, and ecological building materiality.

02. SOLACE

Fall 2023

ARCH 8013- Advanced Arch Design Studio

Professor Eric Oskey and Na Wei

Collaborators: Breana Haselbarth and Joseph Guido

Location: Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia

We’ve identified that fear is a two-sided problem for this community. The fear of fire and the fear of persecution. By providing opportunity for the prusuit of knowledge and truth, he comunity can find solace.

Digital collage to show the historical events on our site from past to present to future (our design) and how it would affect the Sipeknekatik tribe

George Berkeley

Solace seeks to address fear in the Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia community. By practicing both advocacy and education, Solace creates an environment where the tragedy of Indian Residential Schools (IRS) and wildfire is revealed and discussed. When choosing wildfire, it became important to highlight the positive importance of fire because of its cultural significance to the Sipekne’katik people of this particular region of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia became an integral part of Solace because of the wildfire smoke that impacted the United States in 2023. Wildfire damage is not a national issue, it impacts the health and wellbeing of all people globally. Our architectural response to this issue was to use materials and construction methods to synthesize a dramatic approach to the site. We used an incredibly robust cast-in-place concrete foundation to both protect the western facade from potential wildfires and to support an extensive roof form. The center of our design focuses on a sculptural hearth, which serves as the programmatic junction of two main datums. These datums draw imaginary lines between the site of the old residential school, the church that owned the school, the current memorial site, and the current school. The fire that the hearth houses would be lit for a ceremonial four-day event, as per the customs of the indigenous peoples in this region. It would also allow for the creation of indigenous goods in our maker space adjacent to the hearth, and then put on display in our gallery. Smoke from this hearth would be used as a circulatory element. A glazed system affixed to the roof trusses would allow smoke from the hearth to flow throughout the various spaces. In any given room, you would be able to look up and follow the smoke back to the source, the hearth.

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

COLLAGE

Using rhino and v-ray we rendered the art gallery for this indigenous tribe to produce and sell their art inside our building.

Section view of material assembly to protect from wildfires.

ART GALLERY RENDER

MATERIAL LAYOUT

Interior rendering showcasing exposed building material.

HALLWAY RENDER

1/16” scale section cut to see roof assembly.

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

PHYSICAL MODEL

Laser cut chipboard for jagged wall facade; hand cut truss roof system; splattered acrylic paint to create concrete texture.

03. ANGEL’S GARDEN

Spring 2023

ARCD 402: Architect Design Studio VI

Professor Jori Erdman

Location: Whitewater, Colorado

Medicine is moving towards a preventive, personalized, and participative approach and I believe the architecture should also encapsulate that approach. The design of a pediatric oncology facility can significantly impact the physical and emotional well-being of children with cancer diagnoses. Architecture can play an important role in improving the quality of life for these children and their families by incorporating elements that support their physical and emotional needs. Architecture can play an important role in supporting the well-being of children with cancer diagnoses. Architecture has the capability to assure that the space around these kids is protective, interactive, secure, and hopeful so they can feel at peace through the emotional turmoil that cancer causes. Architecture can influence the mental state of a child and their family fighting cancer through its inviting spaces, embracement of nature, sensorial experiences, and comfortable interactions.

Due to the site, the design is based on the surrounding landscape, using local materiality, biomorphic shapes, and natural forms. I used the natural landscape to derive upwards into a triangular form that invites the local flora/fauna into the interior spaces. Different heights on the exterior allow through the movement of the wind to traverse through the space, larger openings allow for natural light to enter into social spaces, and interior courtyards with sunroofs allow full integration of the surrounding environment. The scale expands beyond the main center and extends into long corridors that open into private sectors such as play areas, food areas, healing spaces, medical facilities, and private meditation areas. As a designer, they have the power to design the interior space to control the movement of the user, therefore I want to integrate longer corridors that open into larger areas of social interaction where all patients can communicate. The interior design of the space can push the intervention of a combination between western medicine and naturopathic medicine through open involvement/research of herbal medicine that connects to the exterior garden and could connect to the essential oils area to help heal various sensorial experiences.

MODEL ITERATIONS

HAND DRAWINGS

Top: Section 1/16” scale

Bottom: Interior perspective drawings

Used google earth, rhino, and photoshop to showcase the external experience that a patient may engage when entering into the holistic space.

EXTERIOR RENDERING MODEL

Laser cut balsa wood and floated topography by hand. Used strecthed fabric to create the bridges/ walking paths.

04. SYMPATHEIA

Fall 2022

ARCD 400- Architect Design Studio V

Professor Bill Tate

Location: Naoshima, Kagawa, Japan

The development of Tadao Ando’s Chi-chu art museum. The project extended the program of a tea house on top of the site. My project encompassed three different vestibules to the building signifying the mind, body, and spirit and how people would traverse through the space.

DIAGRAM

Inverted stamps exported from physical model overlayed on top of Chi Chu Art museum plans.

EXPLORATION

Overlaying Ando’s sections and plans with typology.

MODEL EXPLORATION

Three-dimensional program spaces overlayed on top of program site topography

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

Exterior image looking out to the water through the moon window.

AERIAL IMAGE

Top view of addition to Chi-Chu art musuem and how it engages with the existing form.

05. FRIENDLY CITY EXPANSION

Spring 2022

ARCD 302- Architect Design Studio IV

Professor Golnar Ahmadi

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia

Climate Positive Concrete Housing - redefining multi-family affordable living while enriching community bonds. In crafting this project, I delved deep into the essence of Harrisonburg, fondly known as the “Friendly City”, and its diverse fabric. Thus, the Friendly City Expansion was born, addressing the need for affordable housing for minority low-income families. Inspired by Harrisonburg’s inclusivity, our design features intertwining exterior staircases, offering connectivity and privacy. Half-floors with exterior balconies encourage communal living, transcending traditional boundaries. Utilizing precast concrete and harnessing the region’s temperate climate, our design promotes sustainability. A public rooftop garden and permeable pavement pathways further enhance ecological harmony.

PERSPECTIVE

Aerial view perspective image combining hand drawings and digital techniques.

Top: Elevation 1/16”

Bottom: Section perspective 1/16”

ACCESIBILITY

Left: Revit rendered images showing movement throughout the space

Right: Physical model of building at 1/8” scale

06. BAILAR DANCE STUDIO

Fall 2021

ARCD 300- Architect Design Studio III

Professor Nick Brinnen

Location: Richmond, Virginia

Designing a dance studio in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia. This area is very rich in African American history and there are plans to preserve this historical land. The city was centered on slave trade through the Civil War and after it was outlawed, they shifted to the tobacco industry. Richmond has been a center for experimentation and is a mix of a wide variety of architectural styles and recently has exploded in artistic styles. Therefore, I proposed an expressive dance studio that encompassed the style of Marinera Nortena from South America to tie in roots of artisitic freedom and my own personal heritage.

PHYSICAL MODEL

Section cut model of top floor area showing the performance spaces.

PHYSICAL MODEL

SECTION

1/16” scale using illustrator, sketchup, and photoshop; The form of the building is inspired by the skirt of the dancer.

Image looking into the physical model, playing with light and materials; overlayed with silhouette images

PAUSE IN PACE

Fall 2021

ARCD 330- Materials and Methods

Professor Nick Brinnen

Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia

The challenge was to renovate the main staircase at James Madison University’s Duke Hall. I took a different approach to the large staircase and challenged what the space needed. As a student myself, and after reviewing students, I came to the realization that life did not need to move as quickly as it was. There is space to pause and reflect. By indenting the current walls and creating pockets of space for pause and relaxation, it can transcend the program of stairs not just as means to get from one location to the other, but as a place to enjoy before transcending.

07. LIQUID REFLECTIONS

Spring 2021

ARCD 202- Architect Design Studio II

Professor Jori Erdman

Location: Staunton, Virginia

Collaborator: Anastasia Doughty

In the midst of COVID-19, we created a full scale wooden model of a meditation space, englufed in nature, and allowing human interaction over the river as the spaces to sit were placed 6 ft apart.

Exterior perspective image utilizing hand drawing overlayed with photoshop techniques. SECTION

AXONOMETRIC

1/8” scale plan

Left: Full scale model on site

Right: 1/16” scale model iteration

1/8” axonometric

08. SPATIAL INTEGRATION

Fall 2020

ARCD 220- Digital Processes

Professor Nick Brinnen

Collaborator: Jaden Godfrey

Using Sketchup, Photoshop, and Illustrator we combined Eileen Grey’s E-1027 located in France and the National Museum of African American Art and History by David Frank Adjaye in Washington DC.

AXON

3/32” scale exploded axonometric of National Museum of African American History and Culture

09. DISSERTATION COLLABORATION

Spring 2021

Professor Golnar Ahmadi

Vitruvius, Semper and the notion of scalar narrative

Semper and Wagner scrutinized ancient Greek arts and they believed Greeks integrated the arts by the unity of measure that came from laws of nature. Semper looked at their clothes, cultural dances, and traditional accessories that they used for dancing. He got the conclusion that Greeks used the patterns and forms in nature that includes the rhythm as a unity of measuring. Furthermore, Semper manifested that rhythm consisted of symmetry, proportion, and direction. Today, we use the measuring tools for objective purposes and a technique in order to bring the results as mathematical numbers. But in earlier times, the measures were derived from the human body and its movement in order to make a connection between a human being with the world that he lived in.

ARBORETUM PROJECT

2022

NOMAS President

Collaborators: JMU NOMAS

We volunteered with the local Arboretum on James Madison University campus to implement an art circle in their new childrens playground. Our main goal was to create an interact space that engaged the children with the natrual enviornment.

ART EXPLORATION- Scale Figures