Professional Portfolio by Sri Gaura Ely

PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO Architectural Designer at Fraser + Fogle Architects, LLC

Sri Gaura Ely

EXPERIENCE PERSONAL EXPERTISE Concept Design Construction Details Creative Problem Solving Drafting and Modeling Door and Window Schedules Interiors Sheets Schematics through CDs Physical Modeling Wall and Building Sections SPECIALIZATION Lighting Design Sustainable Practice SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE Adaptive Reuse Green Building Initiative (GBI) Integrating Building Systems LEED - Studying for GA Living Building Challenge (LBC) Passive Lighting Design OTHER INTERESTS Architect as Developer Civic, Community, and Public Work Cross-Laminated Timber Construction Lighting Installations Small Object and Product Design Tree Houses

CONTENTS KEYPORT BUILDING 1 commercial/ adaptive reuse/

industrial/ renovation

medical/ renovation

medical/ renovation/

public/ competition

residential/ competition

marketing/ graphic design

BUILDING 431 - PKG 1

NSE BUILDING 2010

BUILDING 2050 - CSR

OPERATION VITAMIN D

UNIVERSAL SHELTER

PUBLIC EXHIBITION

KEYPORT BUILDING 1 Team: Gaura Ely, Brad Fogle, Ryan Hendryx, Michael Hoffman, James Nance, Kris Penberthy, Shoshanna Sidell Location: Keyport, WA Designed: Fall 2018 - Fall 2019 Construction: In Progress Completed in 1916 as a torpedo manufacture and storage facility for the WWI-era war effort, Keyport Building 1 was the first permanent structure built on the Keyport, WA naval base. With changing uses over the past century, including several partial additions and remodels, this beautiful, concreteframed, brick structure ended up unutilized for many years and was slated for demolition. This project set about reimagining the building as a warm and inviting office, saving and preserving this historic relic. My participation on this project lasted from the kick-off meeting to the final submittal. Most design decisions were managed as a team, and so I played a part in everything from the basis of design to fieldwork, engineering coordination, and half the drawing set. However, my primary role was as the lighting designer, managing the coordination of electrical and mechanical systems while layering in warmth through fixture choices. The other key aspect handled was the management of the Sustainability Notebook, focused around the Green Building Initiativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (GBI) Guiding Principles Compliance (GPC NC DoD).

LIGHTING PROPOSAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 - Suspended Candlesticks

2 - Suspended D Downlight

3 - Suspended I/D Linear

4 - Ceiling-M. Wall Grazer

5 - Wall-Mounted I/D Linear

6 - Extruded Light Plane

1 - Suspended Candlestick

2 - Suspended D Downlight

3 - Suspended I/D Linear

4 - Ceiling-Mounted Wall Grazer

5 - Wall Mounted I/D Linear

6 - Extruded Light Plane

The intent of the lighting design was to utilize natural light to the greatest extent possible, integrating light sensors with automatic dimming into the electrical fixture array. These fixtures tie into the existing structure and fade to the background. Paired with this are fixtures to accentuation the historic nature of the building. Notably, the preserved interior walls with original brick are to be grazed by a warm light to bring more focus to the brick color and texture, while the south lobby, stairway, and primary entry fixtures provide aesthetically captivating elements.

SUSTAINABILITY NOTEBOOK

I served as Sustainable Design Coordinator: writing, compiling, and managing our team’s Sustainability Notebook, a 398-page document centered around the GBI’s Guiding Principles to receive third party certification from the GBI. This document and certification being a requirement from the government for all new construction and expansive renovation projects. I coordinated with Notkin, utilized their Lifecycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) and engineering assessments along with Stantec’s lighting and power considerations to form much of the rationale that was not covered by FFA’s design considerations. Notable design strategies utilized to receive this certification included the thoughtful arrangement of work spaces so as to encourage movement by employees throughout their workday, use of lighting censors and LED fixtures to conserve power, passive cooling in the form of large fans, low-flow water fixtures, localized hot water heaters at sink fixtures, electrical and water metering, having a design phase commissioning plan, waste diversion of at least 60% of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste, sustainable reporting, and utilizing recycled content when applicable.

BUILDING 431 - PKG 1 Team: Gaura Ely, James Nance, Kris Penberthy Location: Bremerton, WA Designed: Winter 2019 - Spring 2020 Construction: In Progress Building 431 is a massive machine shop and nuclear welding facility in a heavily controlled naval shipyard. This project, renovating large segments of the building and updating it seismically, requires much of the shop work within the building to be ongoing throughout construction. This project was the first of five phased developments, repackaging a single project into more manageable segments after the contractor abandoned site. I was brought on from the onset of this project. I started with a new round of fieldwork to record what work, demolition and build-back, had been completed or partiallycompleted by the prior contractor. In addition to creating a package that would clearly communicate the state of the building and intent of this project for new contractors to bid, it is serving as a record for the government to use in settling a potential lawsuit with the prior contractor. I conducted three rounds of fieldwork, managed the drawings, researched NFPA 101 requirements for the Fire Pump Room expansion joint, and updated the basis of design to reflect the revised scope and intent of the first phase of buildback work: finishing Area C of the ground floor so it can be usable as a shop space again.

NSE BUILDING 2010 Team: Gaura Ely, Brad Fogle, Benjamin Lynn Location: Everett, WA Designed: Spring 2019 Construction: In Progress As an existing building, the design was limited to improving the function and longevity of the clinic, paying notable attention to repair expenses and maintenance costs. While not a glamorous project, it is illustrative of much of the work FFA takes on: functionally and cost-driven remodels which provide a significant impact for the personnel and patients utilizing the space. I came on to this project as we moved into design development to manage the drawings and resolve some roofing details. This included gutter and downspout resolutions, researching the code requirements of roof safety clip-ons, and tailoring the clip-on details to the existing roof. Other work for the renovation included large replacements of flooring, ceiling tiles, arrangement of lighting in the RCPs, and designing in a ceiling hatch for mechanical and maintenance access.

A-121 Roof Plan Details

BUILDING 2050 - CSR Team: Gaura Ely, Brad Fogle, Benjamin Lynn Location: Bangor, WA Designed: Fall 2019 Construction: In Progress The existing Central Supply Room (CSR) is being renovated and expanded, incorporating adjacent areas and subdividing the available space into an ideal 3-room configuration â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dirty Room, Clean Room, and Sterile Storage. All equipment within the rooms is being replaced. Additionally, the front desk, two exam rooms, and an X-Ray room will be updated and reconfigured to make these spaces more usable to the staff. The redesign of the reception desk requires a new secure entry, and offered a small design opportunity in its outward appearance. I came on to this small project to set up and manage the drawings, communicate the more specific aspects through detail and interior sheets, conduct fieldwork to verify all dimensions, door locations and types, access readers, equipment for removal, areas of patching, and materials for schedules. The project manager, Ben, left most of the work on my plate, and Brad interacted with the client and signed off on the drawings once reviewed by Ben.

OPERATION VITAMIN D Team: Dani Baehm, Gaura Ely, Zoe Evans, Madeleine Hahn, Michael Hoffman, Aubree Nichols, Shoshanna Sidell Location: Seattle, WA Designed: Summer 2019 Construction: N/A Award: 2019 Gray Awards Winner, Wild Card Category, Gray Magazine This project sought to create an urban-scale response to a public health crisis. Predicated on the high levels of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) experienced in Seattle and other northern climates, the idea was to create UV lighting installations across the city, tying into the transit network and other existing public spaces. The lighting installations would be motionactivated, each being adaptively inserted into city fabric, replacing segments of bricks in alleys, sitting planums in parks, rain covers at bus stops, and so on, to provide UV light as a public service.

UNIVERSAL SHELTER Team: Gaura Ely, Shoshanna Sidell, Ryan Hendryx Location: Pacific Northwest Designed: Summer 2018 Construction: N/A Award: 2018 Gray Awards Finalist, Wild Card Category, Gray Magazine In a future in which housing is considered a universal right, Universal Shelter (US) is proposed as a solution to housing an everevolving populace. The idea is for each home to be composed of modules, which are adapted to the occupantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. A home which is encouraged to grow, shrink, and change alongside you and your family. The current standard of over or under-utilizing a home will not suffice if the goal is to house everyone who wants or needs housing assistance. Rather than the traditional model of static buildings which requires occupants to be flexible within an inflexible construct, this project posits buildings devised with the ability to swap, add, or subtract sections of itself so as to betteraddress the current needs of occupants. This is the beauty of assembling a home of modules. No longer do homes need to be full of empty bedrooms or overcrowded due to the exorbitant cost of partialadditions. Each set of rooms can be easily attached, removed, or rearranged as needed. Families change and evolve over time; why not reflect this in the home and construct for adaptation?

PUBLIC EXHIBITION Team: Gaura Ely, Shoshanna Sidell, Ryan Hendryx Location: Seattle, WA Designed: Fall 2019 Constructed: Fall 2019 The Architecture PAC (Professionals Advisory Council) arranges an annual fundraising event, an exhibition of ‘on the boards’ work by local design firms, called Headlines. The money raised by underwriters is used in the council’s work with the University of Washington Department of Architecture, including the sponsorship of an endowment fund, professionalacademic partnership events, and the student club 47 Degrees North. While serving on the PAC as a representative for FFA, our firm submitted two boards for the exhibition, both co-designed by Shoshanna and I, with Ryan’s oversight. The idea was to visually tell a story while educating viewers on the driving ideas and challenges of each project. The boards were designed to be shown separately in the exhibition, and later to be displayed side by side in the office.