RCarle Architecture & Design Portfolio

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Rebecca Carlearchitecture & design portfolio

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

College of Architecture and Urban Studies

Bachelor of ArchitectureMinor in Public and Urban Affairs

[email protected]

908.868.6919


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resume

WASA/Studio A | Architecture & Engineering Firm in New York, NYMarketing Intern | Summer 2013Prepared and assisted the marketing team with brochures, presentation materials, RFIs, and proposals.Designed marketing publications showcasing completed projects.

The Bern Companies, Inc. | General Contractors in New York, NYIntern | Interim 2011 - 2013Assisted estimator, construction manager, accounting department and assistant project manager in daily tasks.Processed purchase orders, change orders, invoices, insurance certificates, and distributed plans to subcontractors.

Head-Start Playground Design Course 2013 | Floyd, VAMet with community members to determine community needs and objectives.Collaborated within groups to present playground plans and landscapes to the Head-Star t staff.Specifically designed and budgeted a four-sided dramatic play structu re.

Golden Key International Honor Society2013 | Top 15% of the class

Commonwealth Architects Scholarship2012 | Awarded for outstanding performance, design excellence, professional promise, & good academic standing

Top Ten in Naef Toy Design Competition2010 | Placed 9th out of over 150 design entries

National Society of Collegiate Scholars2010

AIAS2013 - Present

Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity2010 - Present | Held positions in the national co-ed professional-social fraternity for architecture & the allied arts

Relay For Life

2010 - Present | Raised over $3,500 with team as team captainThe Big Event at Virginia TechAnnually | Participated in community serv ice jobs around Blacksburg, VA

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accolades

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skills Architectural Graphics | Autocad, Revit, SketchupAdobe Creative Suite | Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator

Media | Model-Making, Photography, Drafting

Other | Planning Metrics using Excel, Quickbooks


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water room

watershed observatoryseaside pavillion

tanzania

lightnessthe bamboozler

typography

urban lab observatory

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the last journey

Memories remain as impressionsof time within our minds. Theyare not based upon fact, but arederived from our perception of an

experience and the surroundingenvironment. We absorb memorieslike the plasticity of a concrete walland its formwork. The formworkprovides the support for the wall,like the environment of the spacecreates the base for a memory.After the wall is poured, the absentformwork leaves an impression inthe concrete, creating a presenceeven when it is no longer there.

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With a vertical stature, the body isunbounded; however, in a horizontalstate, experience is subjective ofones surroundings. Perspective

becomes limited and physicalexperiences become static. The eyesand mind are left to wander as thebody lies in waiting. An opportunityarises for the architecture toincite qualities of ease in theconsequential atmosphere. Theresulting spatial qualities begin toallude to something more.

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The urban multi-plex uses theconcept of complete immersion toprovide an inclusive movie-viewingexperience. The stepped ceiling of

the lobby prepares the viewer for thetheaters by implementing the iconictheater form. Almost all of thetheaters also have stepped ceilingsto amplify the theater experience.Entering and exiting the theatersforces movement through the atriumof stairs. Within this space viewersget a sense of the whole building,adding suspense or excitementwhen traveling to theaters.

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The atrium becomes a large lanternwithin the community to mark aplace of excitement and activity forall to enjoy. The lobby and exterior

theater provide Old Town with agathering place for both organizedand unplanned events to occur. Evenwhen the movies are not playing, thedevelopment functions as a maincommunity attraction.


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monte carasso restaurant

Monte Carasso is a small town onthe edge of the Swiss Alps whereLuigi Snozzis architecture definesthe town center. A new restaurantis proposed to complete the finalbounding side of the main plaza.The new structure allows the areato maintain its open feel, but alsoprovides a boundary to refine the

central square.The exterior of the restaurant usesstraight edges and smooth concreteto provide a visual relationshipwith the current buildings on thesite. The interior consists of manytubular elements that extend fromthe ceiling structure and definethe movement throughout therestaurant. They extend in lengthto provide pockets of private dining,while becoming shorter to allowpaths for servers and diners to movethrough the space.

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urban lab observatory

The Urban Lab Observatory,located in the middle of downtownCincinnati, strives to be the publiccultural center of the area. Inaddition to living, working, anddisplaying, the building mustremain familiar to the public inorder to incite exploration.

The main egress for the buildingbecomes visible to the communityin order to allow a relationship toform with the occupants over time.This egress provides the only accessto each tower, forcing the residentsto interact with the public whentraveling to their studios.

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Lower Level

Ground Level

Second Level

Third Leveland up

Lifting the structure off the groundcreates a threshold for the public towalk, creating the feeling of enteringa different space. This move dividesthe area without creatinga physicalbarrier against the public. The spanabove houses the exhibition centerof the observatory and continues aless formal exhibit space beneath.This vertical programmatic elementallows the public to feel they area part of the culture within theobservatory.

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The truss supporting the span doesnot completely disappear onceinside, but leaves a trace whereit runs through the building. Theupper beams of the truss continuethrough the gallery space to extendthe visual path of the truss. Opaqueglass panels extend from this line tocreate smaller gallery spaces withinthe large gallery space.

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water room

Each level of the structure providesa different interaction with waterand creates a distinct experience forthe senses.

In this two week project, the WaterRoom explores water relative totime, materiality, and situation.Located on the Tuckasegee River inNorth Carolina, the structure allowspeople to contemplate the nature ofwater and architecture.

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The top platform is open to the sky and actsas an extension of the land. Sight is enhancedthrough the panoramic view of the river andthe land it has shaped.

The center platform, coveredby the first platform, providesshelter during unwanted weather.The atmosphere compares to theopening of a cave where lightand air can still be experienced,but protection and sound areheightened. The falling rain willalert the sense of hearing as itechoes against the top platform.

On the bottom platform theoccupant finally meets the waterand embraces it with the sense oftouch.

The descending stairs act as the stoic elementin the varying platform experiences and riverlevels. The moment where the river meets thestairs constantly changes, but the experienceof the moment remains the same.

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watershed observatory

The Watershed Observatory grows inresponse to the multiplicity of issuesthat surround the conversation ofwater in the Blue Ridge region andbeyond. Along the Tuckasegee Riverin Bryson City, North Carolina sits aspace for an extension of dialoguebetween concerned citizens andscientists, public and privateinterests, and local authorities.Through exploration of fiveprimary programming elements anappropriate artifact takes presenceon the site and in the community.

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Lower Level

Main Level

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The Watershed Observatory reachesout to the river and the land below,welcoming its changing personalityand embracing the impacts ofthose traits. Imbedded within themovement of the observatory isthe path water flows to reunite withits greater whole. The rooms andgardens embrace these movementsand form around them, creatingthe opportunity to observe therelationship between water and thenature.

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seaside pavillion


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seaside pavillionCOMPETITION PARTNER | EMILY SAVOCA

Seaside, Florida uses NewUrbanism concepts to recreate anold-fashioned beach resort townin both appearance and socialatmospheres. In order to providea portion of district power to theSeaside community, a new dunecrossover structure incorporatescurrent photovoltaic technologieswithin the architectural design.

Structure acts as a strategy fororganization as well as the essenceof physical stability. It providesthe foundation for New Urbanism

concepts, while existing within therealm of human proportions. Thedynamism of structure definesthe dune crossover and createsa dialogue with the structuralorganization of the community.

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Town Plan 100 ft 10 ft

Site Plan Structure Plan


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The structure integrates thephotovoltaic panels as an extensionof above and below. The panelsbecome the ground of the overlook,acting as horizontal barriersby extending the space, butsimultaneously restricting it.

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tanzania


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tanzania

A mobile, modular, prefabricatedlaboratory must be transportedto Tanzania and constructed onRubondo Island by the locals. Thestructure touches the ground withhelical piers, allowing it to be semi-permanent and easily transported.

The prefabricated lab generates aninteraction between the researchersand the island. The movablelouvered panels introduced into thewooden frame provide a physicalsense of being immersed in thesurroundings. The researchersmaintain complete awareness

of their location while teaching,sleeping, living, and researching.

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playground design


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First Plan

Revised Plan

The Head-Start Program in Floyd,Virginia requested designs for a newplayground for a class of three yearolds. Child development researchand meetings with communitymembers created an idea of wants,needs, and goals for the playground.Groups of four were organizedto propose a design to the staffand community. After evaluationtwo teams of ten were divided torefine ideas and plans with strongerconsideration for cost, teachervisibility, and refurbishment of oldequipment.

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S AL E! ! APPLES

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The idea for a four-sided playstructure with separate faces waswell received by the communityand staff. The concrete pad for thestructure was pre-existing and the

new part of the structure would bebuilt with timber. Each side displaysa different place for the childrento play. A storefront, a toolshed,a castle, and a house make upthe dramatic play structure inan effort to allow the children touse their imaginations to developnarratives within each place. Carefulconsideration was made for safetyand playground safety dimensions.

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A chair that explores the concept,materiality, and principles oflightness.

Lightness can be a characteristicof physical weight or the way amaterial interacts with another.Exploring materiality and principlesof lightness through the design andconstruction of a chair leads to aconsideration of both concepts.Using the material of foam allowsthe chair to have a small physicalweight, while the placement of thefoam connects with the ground in aheavier way.

Even though the mass as a wholedoes not read as light, the way eachpiece of foam meets the other allowsa presence of lightness. The spacebetween the foam pieces and theway the top piece of foam delicatelylays on the others defines the chairthrough a concept of lightness.

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the bamboozlerNAEF TOY COMPETITION


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NAEF TOY COMPETITION

Placed 9th out of more than 150applicants.

The Bamboozler encompasses theconcept of a jigsaw puzzle with a

three dimensional feel. A solid massis broken down into towers of 22pieces that fit amongst each otherin one specific solution.

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A series of projects experimentingwith text, space, and scale. Includesvariations of sans serif and seriftype and compositions of word in-terpretations.

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