Portfolio ofElizabeth Jeanne Newman

Elizabeth Jeanne Newman

Portfolio of Elizabeth Jeanne Newman

Lemp Brewery- a project in historic preservation

Re_home- U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon

“Unfolding Spaces”- a theater in Paris

“Moucharabieh Box”- a green box in Tunis, Tunisia

“Outside- In”- a hotel in Paris, France

Professional Work with Eastlake Studio

Travel Sketches from Europe

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Lemp BreweryA project in historical preservation

Project: The development of a former brewery site in St. Louis, MO

Description: The Lemp Brewery site is part of the historic district in St. Louis. As a stu-dio, we developed a master development plan for the existing 27 buildings on the site in order to revitalize the area. Individually, I developed a plan for 2 of the existing buildings on the site.

Year: Fall 2011

EXISTING LEMP SITE

PROPOSED SITE PLAN

PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION

1st FLOOR RETAIL

3rd FLOOR OFFICE/STUDIO

GYM (FLOORS 1,2,3)

2nd FLOOR OFFICES

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

1st FLOOR PLAN

My building housed a large arched opening that was previously used for a train pathway. I transformed this unique feature into an arcaded, boutique shop-ping space with office and studio space on the upper floors. In addition, I developed a fitness center to serve the needs of a neigh-boring hotel and those who live and work in the Lemp community.

SECTION THROUGH ARCADE

PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONPROPOSED WEST ELEVATION

VIEW THROUGH ARCADE

Project: U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 Competition

Description: As project manager for Illinois’ Solar Decathlon team, I was part of a team of approximately 20 students who designed and built a solar home over the course of 2 years. The Re_home was designed for rapid assembly after a natural

disaster.

www.solardecathlon.illinois.edu

Re_actOver the last 50 years, the U.S. has experienced an increasing number of tornadoes. The Re_home was designed to be assembled quickly and transported to areas that are struck by natural disasters.

KITCHEN MECHANICAL BATHROOM BEDROOM

FLEX-SPACELIVING ROOMDINING AREA

Photo of the Re_home at the competition in Washington, D.C.Credit: Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy

Credit: Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of EnergyRe_home exterior Re_home living area Re_home master bedroom Re_home public deck space

May 2011

June 2011

July 2011

Project: A small theater in Paris, France

Description: We were to design a small theater and public space in Paris’ 15th arrondissement. The public space consists of a cafe and exhibition space. In addition, an outdoorplaza acts as a social space for people in the area.

Year: Fall 2008 in Versailles, France

Unfolding Spaces...a theater in Paris

SITE PLAN

Various aspects of the design illustrate the separation between public and private spaces. A straight wall through the building divides the private theater space from the public exhibition and cafe spaces. In addition, the three folds in the facade define the theater lobby, exhibition, and cafe. The front facade creates minimal separations between interior and exterior spaces.

PUBLIC

VS.

PRIVATE

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2ND FLOOR PLAN

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3.2.

6.

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1.2.

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1. Foyer2. Exhibition3. Cafe4. Green Room5. Backstage6. Stage

1. Open to Below2. Office3. Storage4. Actor’s Lounge

ENTRY FACADESOUTH-EAST ELEVATION

STRUCTURAL MODELPHOTO OF MODEL

The concept for the project Is “unfolding spaces”. The building unfolds to create the theater space, exhibition space, and cafe. These spaces act as an outline to the public plaza.

Zinc is used as a material that wraps the theater, while still

leaving the front facade open.

Back-lit panels line the walls of the exhibition space.

The front facade is predominantly glass with strips of wood. The strips

of wood are more condensed in certain areas in order to create more privacy and protect the

interior space from direct sunlight. The pattern of vertical wood also creates interesting natural lighting

on the interior.

SECTION

Detail of wood strips’ connection to glass

facade BAR AREA

MATERIALS

site

Moucharabieh A Green Box in Tunis

Project: Green Box in Tunis, Tunisia

Description: We had 1 week to develop a design for a sustainable housing unit in Tunis with minimal square footage. Multiple of these units would be grouped together to form a community of sustainable houses. I worked in a group with 3 French students who were trying to learn English.

Year: Spring 2009 in Versailles, France

water collection ventilation light entry in the winter light entry in the summer

site plan with 5 units

details

water collection light entry connection

section

ground floor plan

mezzanine plan

In the hot, dry climate of Tunis, it is important to provide summer shading while still providing light in the winter months. Our design uses limited openings in the walls in order to prevent too much light entry in hot weather. The design also incorporates moucharabieh, which is a decorative screen common in the area. The screen helps adjust light entry into each space. We used very thick walls to provide thermal mass. In addition, we found that a water collection system would collect enough water to flush the toilet for the year.

Project: Transit Hotel in Montmarte, Paris

Description: The transit hotel is intended to serve those who are traveling for business. These visitors may be staying for a few days or a few weeks. In order to accomodate such guests, my hotel offers office spaces and conference rooms for the guests to utilize. In addition, the design offers a restaurant.

Year: Spring 2009 in Versailles, France

Site Plan showing the very sloped site

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2.1. Conference Room2. Private Office Entry Lobby

street level plan

outside-in hotel

The site for the project is located in Montmarte which is a very hilly area of Paris. Our site was particularly challenging because of a 12 meter grade change from the top of the site to the bottom. The upper boundary of the site is bordered by an existing public plaza while the lower boundary is a road which provides street access. I decided to extend the existing plaza onto the top of my hotel in order to maintain the beautiful view of Paris for those in the plaza.

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2nd floor plan 3rd floor plan 4th floor plan

view from top of stairs in office wing

1. Private Office Unit

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1. Office Reception Area2. Restaurant3. Kitchen with Delivery Elevator

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1. Extension of Public Plaza2. Hotel Entrance Lobby

entering the office wing from the street

entry from plaza plan 6th floor plan

hotel unit plan

hotel unit section

The office wing of the hotel extends out from the building. The materiality of the wing clearly shows that it has a different use than the rest of the building. The office space is encased in glass which allows people to see the activity going on inside of the space.

photo of model

exterior rendering from top of slope

sun diagram

Each unit is set back slightly and cut at an angle in order to allow for maximum natural lighting in each space.

section

restaurant kitchen delivery

privateunit

Each hotel unit steps back to follow the slope of the site. This allows each unit to have a private terrace space with a view of Paris.

While working at Eastlake Studio, an architecture firm in Chicago, I assisted with various interior renovation projects. For the Civic Opera Corridor renovations, I documented existing conditions in 4 corridors with another architecture intern. Then, I produced construction documents under the supervision of the principal architect. This is a sample of my work from the construction documents.

Professional Work

Civic Opera HouseCorridor Renovations

FINISH PLAN

REFLECTED CEILING PLAN FINISH PLAN DETAIL

The first project I tackled at Eastlake Studio was the construction documents for a new location of Minuteman Press- a printing company. I helped with documentation of existing conditions. With the assistance of the principal architect, I determined a new layout for equipment, phone jacks and outlets, a new lighting configuration, and the placement of wall partitions. Then, I compiled the construction documents for the project. This is a sample from the construction documents.

Minuteman Press

Relocation

Sketches

Paris, France

Throughout the year I spent studying in Versailles, France, I was able to travel all around Europe and sketch the architecture that I saw. The following pages are a sample of my work. The graphite drawings from Madrid, Vienna, Paris, Barcelona, and LeHavre are from my travels in the Fall of 2008. The three ink drawings on the second page are from a sketch trip to southern Italy in April 2009. The trip was led by a guest professor who brought us to various locations in Southern Italy over the course of ten days. We learned about the history and architecture of each town we visited and then received sketching instruction. Sketching gave me the ability to observe architecture and analyze it in a new way.

Le Havre, France

Viaducto de SegoviaMadrid, Spain

KarlskircheVienna, Austria

Church of San GinésMadrid, Spain

Palau Sant JordiBarcelona, Spain

Galleria UmbertoNaples, Italy

S. Maria AssuntaPositano, Italy

Tower of Saint Andrea ApostoloAmalfi, Italy