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ALLISON SMITHDESIGN PORTFOLIO
copyright © 2015 Allison Smith Designs
I N T E N T
I’m Allison Smith, currently a Denver-based architectural designer focusing on residential design and design for a more intimate polis; through the use of materials, a background in classist traditions, and an understanding of the overall community. As a Master’s of Architecture student, I have been able to follow my passion for design by immersing myself in a wide range of practices. This includes sustainable studies with LEED Green Associate certification, working with small communities around the state of Colorado to provide designs for civic use, volunteering time to AIAS and AIA sponsored events, and participating in Esquisse challenges for ICAA certification. With a strong thirst for knowledge, I believe in designing for the community, to make the world a better place.
R E S U M E
EDU
CAT
ION University of Colorado-Denver
Master of Architecture, August 2015 College of Architecture + Planning LEED Green Associate
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 2013 College of Design
Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, Study Abroad Oaxaca, Mexico, Spring 2012 School of Architecture, UMN
SKIL
LS Computer Skills Revit AutoCAD SketchUp Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Photoshop DPS Adobe Illustrator 3DsMax
Leadership AIAS Treasurer, 2014-present - In charge of funds -Organized and lead first AIAS Firm Crawl Students of Classical Architecture, member - Participated in Esquisse challenge ICAA- Rocky Mountain Chapter, Member
Other Skills Hand Drafting Figure Drawing Schematic Design Quick hand sketching
EXPE
RIE
NC
E Research Assistant Colorado Center of Community Development Denver, Colorado December 2014-presentVolunteer AIA Practice + Design Conference Keystone, Colorado Fall 2014 American Cancer Society, Relay for Life Team Captain and Participant -Raised funds to support cancer research and awareness for family and friends. Minneapolis, Minnesota 2008-2013Digial Publishing Suite Intern Minnesota Historical Society St. Paul, Minnesota Summer 2014
P R O J E C T S
The Dot.
Lyons City Hall.
Sketches.
Campus Expansion.
Oaxaca.
Photography.
Working together as a cohesive unit, we took on the challenge of designing a live/work loft unit with gallery space into a small footprint in the middle of downtown Denver, CO. From beginning to end we referenced the IBC, Denver Building code, and the historic district of Denver to complete our design for a modern take of the historic district. The project consisted of plans, elevations, exploded axonometric drawings that showed the different systems of electric, mechanical, HVAC and how they help support the structure of our design. This project was the first time we embodied all systems, materiality, form and function into one cohesive building.
Comprehensive Design StudioInstructor: Barbara AmbachTeam: Allison Smith + Jonathon Wright
ARCH 6150-01University of Colorado, DenverSpring 2014
GRADUATE THE DOTUniversity of Colorado, Denver
*Used for UCD 14-15 NAAB Accreditation
Left: Site Plan, showcasing foot print of building. Interior rectangle shows MEP core with different layers of materials and functions surrounding it. 3D Model of building.Below: Unfolded Elevation, color bar below shows the density of the materials used.
Interior Art Gallery Renderings.Medium: Model interior images using Photoshop and Illustrator.
The Dot
Section Model: basswood, paper
MEP Exploded Axon: (Left to Right) Framing, Program, Individual system, Exterior wrapper, Operable system, Common MEP system
The Dot
Left: Building Section showing layers of the building and call outs of details.Above: Corner detail of gallery to lofts on 3rd floor. Below: Life and Safety diagrams
The Dot
Exterior renderingsMedium: Physical model images, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Using diagrams and historic research, I analyzed and designed a transit hub, dorm rooms, lecture hall, exhibition space, community rooms and small businesses within a site on the UCD campus with a creek running diagonally through the site. Using a system of banding elements that allow the entire building to be interacting with each other it allows for a system of thresholds that connect the outdoor campus environment with the overlapping programs within the architecture. Also, through manipulation of the landscape and allowing different levels of public interaction of the site it provides private and public interaction within an urban environment.
Studio 4Instructor: Barbara AmbachTeam: Allison Smith
ARCH 5140-01University of Colorado, DenverFall 2013
GRADUATEUniversity of Colorado, Denver
CAMPUS EXPANSION
Above: Proposed site plan, theory model of site, threshold light study with section model, and elevations from corresponding streets.
Campus
Exploded Axon shows the layers of the threshold.
Above: Elevations from creek, perspectives
Campus
Interior images of section study model, looking nito the idea of threshold and light.
After repercussions of a recent flood in Lyons, Colorado we took on the project of redesigning a new City Hall and square for the heart of the small town. With many site visits, research and constant awareness of the necessities and characteristics of the town I designed a new public square for the residents to utilize and frames the different entrances of the town. The city hall takes common characteristics such as pilasters and pendants from throughout the town and translates them into a more classical tradition while still having the sense of an important building that belongs in Lyons. Using revit as my basis of modeling and measurement of city hall, I then exported the documents and configured them into a two sheet presentation that is hand drawn using the shaky hand technique.
Capstone Design StudioInstructor: Keith LoftinTeam: Allison Smith
ARCH 6170-02University of Colorado, DenverFall 2014
GRADUATE LYONSCITY HALLUniversity of Colorado, Denver
Above: Front Elevation Geometry study, perspective, city hall sections.
Lyons
Final Esquisse
Soledad Site Redesign
Redesign process included analyzing existing site conditions and current uses based upon the surrounding culture. Worked collaboratively to problem solve new solutions through iterative models and hand draft drawings of proposed concept.
BS Studio 2Instructors: Lance LaVineTeam: Allison Smith + Victoria Wiegand + Joe Polacek
ARCH 3282University of MinnesotaSpring 2012
UNDERGRADUATE OAXACAMEXICOUniversity of Minnesota
Top: Exisitng site section, Proposed design site section, Site model images
Oaxaca
Above: Proposed librarian house plans and sections.Right: Interior image of house model.
S K E T C H E S
Process sketchesGraphite
Covergirl ad renditionGraphite
Sketches
Above: Exterior sketch, charcoalRight: Hands sketch, graphite
Images from Greensboro, Alabama
Photography
Images from Oaxaca, Mexico
Photography
copyright © 2015 Allison Smith Designs