WESLEY STOLTZFUS Architecture Portfolio DREXEL UNIVERSITY 2016-2022
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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE ROW HOUSE
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MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL
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FONT HILL PARK
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EDUCATION Harrisburg Area Community College Associates in Architecture 2016 Drexel University
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)
2022
SKILLS AutoCad Sketchup Revit Adobe Creative Suite Physical Modeling Construction Carpentry WORK EXPERIENCE Schlosser Steel Buildings Architectural Intern McKernan Architects Architectural Intern COMPETITIONS Ize Prize Competition
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Academic
Academic
Wesley Stoltzfus I am a graduating bachelor of architecture student from Drexel University Architecture program in 2022. My journey in architecture began when I started working in carpentry and construction after High School graduation. After several years, I started studying architecture at Harrisburg Area Community College in the Fall of 2014. After graduating with an Associates in Architecture, I transferred to Drexel University’s Part-time Evening Program to continue my Architectural Studies with the goal of becoming a licensed architect. I worked at two architecture firms full time while completing my degree at Drexel and gained valuable experiences in architecture while contributing to the firms I worked at over the past few years. I am currently finishing my mid-review for my senior project and looking forward to graduating in the spring of 2022 with a Bachelors in Architecture!
Academic
2016-2018
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FONT HILL PARK HABITABLE LANDSCAPE
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IZE PRIZE COMPETITION
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URBAN RENEWAL
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LOOKING FORWARD AND BEYOND
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 20-23
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URBAN EDUCATION RENEWAL
Academic
Competition
Academic
Academic Group Project
Academic Group Project
Academic Senior Project Mid-Review
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2018-2020
2020
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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE ROW HOUSE Drexel University | 2017 Location: 733 Corinthian Ave. Philadelphia, PA
The Row House is designed to serve as a residence for two artist’s needs for living, working, and displaying their work. The front portion of the building is the gallery with a monumental staircase and front facade integrated as a part of the display experience. The front facade is a key part of the design that features a translucent granite stone facade with the lines projecting from the articulation on the adjacent row houses. Living spaces are partitioned into the back of the row house with dedicated working studio and backyard establishing quiet places for creativity and reflection.
Enlarged Elevation and Plan
Floor Plans
Unfolded Section Elevation
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MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL Drexel University | 2018 Location: 12th & Noble Street Philadelphia, PA This mixed-use project design integrated ground floor commercial spaces for retail, restaurants, co-ops, and a local grocery store with residential apartments occupying the upper floors. The 1-3 bedroom apartments and studios are dispersed throughout the building to create flexibility and ability to combine or change apartment sizes in the future. Each apartment opens onto a protected balcony space that informs the articulation of the elevation. An alternating pattern of openings create the variation in the facade with solid/void areas that create a shade and shadow to highlight the time of day and the seasons for the occupants. A central courtyard wrapped with program creates a secure space to play, rest, and reflect for the residents in the apartments.
3 Bedroom Residential Level 5 & 6
2 Bedroom
Residential Level 2,3, & 4
1 Bedroom
Studio Rendering at Entrance Enlarged Unit Plans
South Elevation
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Commercial Ground Level
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FONT HILL PARK Drexel University | 2019 Location: 525 E Court St, Doylestown, PA
LANDSCAPE DESIGN 1. Preserve and restore historical value 2. Minimize building footprint impact on undisturbed landscape 3. Create a cohesive campus 4. Develop natural eco-systems 5. Every tree cut down is used in on-site construction TRAILS 1. Interwoven and layered trails of historic and new 2. New trails connect all trails in a loop that interacts with the historic buildings 3. Central organization of paths and moments 4. Inward to outward focus 5. Establish boundaries between path and nature 6. Preservation of the historical mansion materials and views 7. Consolidate and screen parking areas with vegetation
PLAN AT TERRACED CENTRAL PATH
PLAN AT TYPICAL WALKING PATH
SECTION AT TERRACED CENTRAL PATH
Site Plan
SECTION AT TYPICAL WALKING PATH
LIVING SYSTEMS NATURE WALK CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS Use plants and micro-organisms to produce an interactive living system that can be used as a learning tool to teach sustainable practices outside the classroom.
Site Section
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FONT HILL PARK HABITABLE LANDSCAPE Drexel University | 2019 Location: 525 E Court St, Doylestown, PA
Great Hall Interior View
Wall Section
This Visitor’s Center is within the landscape design from the previous studio master planning on the historical site. This design creates a habitable landscape that is sculpted to integrate into the existing landscape and vegetation. The site is located in between two existing historical buildings and connects the two sites with its form and views to and from the site. The focus is on creating an organic response to the landscape with an accessible green roof with the program spaces nested beneath within a new constructed landscape. Site Plan
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Transverse Building Section
West Elevation
North Elevation
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IZE PRIZE COMPETITION Drexel University | 2020 Location: Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia, PA
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URBAN RENEWAL Drexel University | 2020 Location: Broad and Vine St. Expressway Philadelphia, PA
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URBAN RENEWAL Drexel University | 2020 Location: Broad and Vine St. Expressway Philadelphia, PA This master planning and urban design project is designed to create a new commercial corridor and green space where Center City and North Philadelphia meet, to connect the city over the existing barrier created by the subsurface 676 highway. The design concept envisions new high rise office and residential buildings connected to an elevated parkway to cover the subsurface highway and create a layered, safe pedestrian only pathway separated from vehicular traffic between all adjacent buildings at the 2nd and 3rd floor levels. This project culminates in a mass timber building and ground level park at the intersection of Broad and Vine St., and covers the highway that previously separated the urban fabric and exacerbated inequality in the city.
Concept Sketch
Elevated Parkway over Subsurface Interstate 676
Public Market, Retail, and Event Spaces
View of Park at Intersection of Broad and Vine Street
Tower View of Elevated Parkway
Southern Site Section
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Site Plan
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LOOKING FORWARD AND BEYOND Drexel University | 2020 Location: Athenaeum of Philadelphia Team: Wesley Stoltzfus, Amanda Cohen, & Shannon McLaughlin This group project was to envision a new Athenaeum building on the existing site. The project focused on creating an experience of “architectural follies” for the different program spaces based on the varying architectural styles over time from the ancient Greek and Roman architecture to the modern and International styles. The intent was to create a variety of interior spacial qualities with high visibility from both interior and exterior with large curtain wall glazing on the north facade and selective vegetation and shading devices on the east and west façades. A colorful glass block and masonry South Facade separated the building from the adjacent building.
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Modern Style At Technology Center
East Elevation
South Elevation
West Elevation
North Elevation
Composite Axonometric Drawing at Entrance Folly
Exploded Axonometric Detail Assembly Drawing at Entrance Folly
A. Spider clip curtain wall system B. Glass/stone block system C. Floor system D. Green wall
Spider Clip Curtain Wall System 1. Glass mullions 2. Spider-clips 3. 1’-4” Concrete base 4. Curtain wall glass 5. Sealer strip 6. Flashing
Structural Plan
Glass/Stone Block System 7. Steel structure 8. Glass blocks 9. Stone blocks
Green Wall 12. Vegetation 13. Support system 14. Reinforced concrete shear wall
FLOOR SYSTEM 10. Exterior terrace 11. Composite 4” concrete on metal deck
Structural Model
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Drexel University | 2021 Location: Athenaeum of Philadelphia Team: Wesley Stoltzfus, Rachel Karamian, & Frankie Alchanati
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Rendering 1&2 by Rachel Karamian
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This group project was to design a new school of education for Drexel University. The design intent was to create an engaging atmosphere with flexible spaces for students in the graduate and undergraduate education majors. The central design feature was the large atrium with colorful meeting and study pods suspended in the open collaborative space provided by the four story atrium. The mass timber structural design integrated nature into the building to create a warm and positive learning environment. Classrooms around the perimeter of the building maximized natural daylighting while minimizing glare with light shelves and appropriate window sizing. The north and south walls featured angled walls with windows nestled in between them to orient views and create a dynamic flowing facade that creates a sense of movement.
Classroom
Credit: Rachel Karamian
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Main Lobby & Study Spaces
Section Perspective
Study Room Yellow Pod
Covered Walkway at Filbert Street
Atrium at Fourth Floor
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URBAN EDUCATION RENEWAL Transforming Educational Environments through Biophilic Design Drexel University | 2021 | Senior Project Mid-Review Location: Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, PA
ACCESS NATURE
RAIN GARDENS, GREEN ROOF, COMMUNITY GARDENS
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• Improve air quality • Educate the community on sustainable ways to improve the neighborhood
Visually connect interior spaces with nature Reduce heat island effect in cobbs creek community Reduce storm water runoff Improve mental state and overall quality of life
58TH ST.
59TH ST.
WALNUT ST.
Third Level Plan
SPRUCE ST.
Site Plan
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Second Level Plan
South West Axonometric Drawing
Roof Plan with 10 AM Winter Shadows
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South Elevation
Longitudinal Building Section
East Elevation
Transverse Building Section 1 at Outdoor Classrooms
Transverse Building Section 2 at Lobby Entrance West Elevation
Transverse Building Section 3 at Community Gardens North Elevation
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