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Ever Shifting Fall 2023 Washington University in Saint Louis Emiliano Lopez

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A New Perspective Spring 2023 Washington University in Saint Louis Eugeni Bach

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Alexander Calder’s Studio Spring 2023 Washington University in Saint Louis Eugeni Bach

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Interlocking Garden Fall 2022 Washington University in Saint Louis Bruce Lindsey

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Sheltered by Concrete Spring 2022 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Przemyslaw Swiatek

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School & Professional Works School Projects - Fall 2022 Professional Work - Summer 2023

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01 EVER SHIFTING INTERNATIONAL HOUSING STUDIO WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS FALL 2023 | PROF. EMILIANO LOPEZ

Ever Shifting is an apartment building that refers to the constant transition of elements throughout the project. This project provides 25 units ranging in 5 different sizes to allow for the merging of economical classes in the community.

Because of Barcelona’s climate, cross ventilation was a priority to cool the interior and exterior spaces. Thus, creating voids throughout the project allowed for sunlight to enter the spaces during the colder months and let the sea breezes through the building. The circulation is exposed to the climate and provides different thresholds when entering units. Inside, the apartments have similarly sized rooms to allow flexibility for the user to define the space as they please, as seen in Barcelona’s 19th century Ensanche. Every unit includes an outdoor room that is centralized to provide seasonal comfort throughout the year. Lastly, a brise soleil structure envelops the building, allowing residents to adjust the amount of Barcelona’s climate that enters the spaces.

Site Model 1’0” : 1/32”

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Context Image

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Barcelona Threshold Model Communal to City | 1’-0” : 1/2”

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Site Plan | 15 Minute Radius

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Aggregation Plan 5 Units per Floor 1 Communal Space per Floor

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Ever Shifting | 08

Exploded Axonometric

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Circulation Diagram

Ever Shifting | 10

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Ever Shifting | 12

Dwelling to Communal Threshold Model | 1’0” : 1/2”

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Dwelling to City Threshold Model | 1’0” : 1/2”

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02 A NEW PERSPECTIVE ART PRODUCTION CENTER WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS SPRING 2023 | VISITING PROF. EUGENI BACH

The overall concept of this Artist Residence & Production Center is to provide those who are not familiar with an inside look into the Design Process. This Studio focused on producing a building with a strict, complex program, and organizing them in a meaningful way.

The Artists’ Residence, Production, & Exhibition.

With a steep slope covering most of the site, carving out the land to place the building was necessary to allow members of the community to engage with the building and walk around it. The inner facade breaks from the radial grid, creating these pockets for entry, interaction, and gathering spaces. This project required a strict program, so separating the design spaces to the back of house was essential, therefore, the circulation of the building is one continuous path separating these spaces. The continous path of circulation and the addition of pocketed spaces along the path, create areas for interaction between professions.Shortening the height of the back spaces allowed for hierarchy for design spaces that were needed along with a series of awnings for ventilation and sunlight.

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Site Model | 1’0” : 1/16”

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Floor Plans

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Gallery Cafe Back of House Coat Room Entry / Reception Auditorium Staff Room Furniture Storage Office

Site Model | 1’0” : 1/16”

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Common Workshop Storage Wood Shop Waste Metal Shop Packing Room Painting Room Ceramics Shop Material Reception

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Studio 1 Studio 2 Studio 3

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HVAC Heating Room Storage

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Facade Elevation

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Corresponding Wall Section

A New Perspective | 20

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A New Perspective | 22

Section Model | 1’-0” : 1/4”

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A New Perspective | 24

03 ALEXANDER CALDER STUDIO 1/4” PRECEDENT MODEL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS SPRING 2023 | VISITING PROF. EUGENI BACH V e ronic a G es c h w en d & Pa tr i c k F i tzge r a l d Assigned to recreate Alexander Calder’s studio space in Sache France, this project was a precedent study to my final project, A New Perspective. This model is taken from the east-facing wall removed. This model challenged our technical skills as well as our ability to make the space as authentic as possible. There are no technical drawings of Calder’s Studio space, so with the use of many different pictures, we found, we were able to make assumptions of certain dimensions using proportions.

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Section Model | 1’0” : 1/4”

Section Model | 1’0” : 1/4”

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04 INTERLOCKING GARDEN GREENHOUSE & COMMUNITY CENTER WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS FALL 2022 | PROF. BRUCE LINDSEY With the use of Massive Timber and the replication of one frame, the interlocking of wooden beams creates an organic space for the community to come together and garden. The roof faces directly South using the exact angle of the Winter Sun to collect as much sun as possible, while preventing the harsh Summer sun to enter the space from above. This is done using different panes of glass for the verticals versus the roof. The placement of beams allow for plants to grow to their full size and creates a matrix of wood and greenery. The saw-tooth roof is reflected in the community buildings north to the greenhouse which creates a channel for rainwater harvesting. As the rain drains from the roof, it travels along side the greenhouse into an underground cistern to provide water to the plants. Located in Forest Park, the project’s goal is to bring the community together and learn about Missouri’s native plants, while being able to grow and cook their own food.

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Exterior Perspective

Interior Perspective Interlocking Garden | 28

Site Plan

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Floor Plan

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Interlocking Garden | 32

Wood Frame Model 1’0” : 1/2”

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05 SHELTERED BY CONCRETE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS - URBANA CHAMPAIGN SPRING 2022 | PROF. PRZEMYSLAW SWIATEK ACSA HABITAT DESIGN COMPETITION HONORABLE MENTION

Sheltered by Concrete is a sustainable project that creates shade for the building and site using Cast in Place and Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete. The design provides a shaded, sustainable environment for the residents and community.

The exposed floor slabs and Brise Soleil made from glass fiber reinforced concrete control the temperature of the interior of the building through passive heating and cooling techniques. The overlapping levels provide shade and create shared outdoor spaces. The project aims to create spaces for communities to prosper.

The site of Sheltered by Concrete includes a public lawn and shaded plaza for the surrounding community. The plaza will provide a variety of amenities to the public such as; food trucks, local business promotions, seed exchange, farmers market, etc. On the ground level of the building, the residents are provided with an amenity room for lounging and a mail room. The vertical circulation is at the core of all of the floors for easy access to residents. The second through fourth levels have a total of 10 units, two of which are two bedroom/ one bath, and the rest are 1 bedroom/ 1 bath. The horizontal circulation is on the exterior sides of the building including a shaded outdoor amenity area on each floor specifically residents only.

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Cross Ventilation Perspective

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Ground Floor Plan

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Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan

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Interior Perspective

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Section Perspective

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06 SCHOOL WORK BENCH WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS FALL 2022 PRE-SEMESTER STUDIO | PROF. RYAN ABENDROTH V e ronica G es c h w en d , K a t e Je ong, & Z ha o Ji n

As part of the MArch3 program at Washington University in Saint Louis, I was enrolled in the pre-semester studio that required my colleagues and I to design and build a wooden bench. The strategy was to only use wood joinery and no metal fastening. Throughout the process, my group and I realized mistakes were made and the design ended up changing. Keeping out original goals in mind, we were able to provide a bench that had a higher end and a lower end with a void to allow for rain and debris to pass through. The structure of the bench uses finger joints and wooden dowels, as well as a cross bracing beam.

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SCHOOL WORK ORTHOGRAPHIC WOOD PLANER WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN SAINT LOUIS FALL 2022 | PROF. BRUCE LINDSEY The first core studio in the MArch3 Program consists of going back to the basics. We were challenged to draw a wood hand planer orthographically in plan, two sections, and an axonometric.

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Orthographic Wood Planer | 44

PROFESSIONAL WORK RENDERINGS | HDA HDA, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI SUMMER 2023 | BRICE ZICKUHR

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Market Street Apartments

1801 Washington Ave. Renderings | 46