Learning theProfession

Amanda J. RaymondStudent Portfolio

Ball State UniversityCollege of Architecture & Planning

2005-2011

Table of Contents:Graduate Work:-Workforce Training Center

4th Year Work:-ecoREHAB-Ball State Center for the Environment

3rd Year Work:-National Design Factory-Africa Challenge (Open Architecture Network)-Monterey Bay Surf Museum-African American Self-Inflicted Genocide Museum

2nd Year Work:-Columbus Visitor Center for Architecture-Unit-Making-Muncie Development

1st Year Work-Abstract Art-Dwelling-Sketches

Zero-Net EnergyWorkforce Training Center

Leading Edge Competition2010

Raymond/Rhoads 2010

Project Statement:

To design a Workforce Training Center in Long Beach, California using zero-net energy

strategies. This building will contain classroom and shop facilities, along with an

employment counseling area, lecture hall, and gathering spaces. It will serve as a

demonstration tool for the community of how energy efficiency, sustainable technology, and

renewable energy can be implemented.

Workforce Training Center

Front Entrance

2nd Floor LoungeView Towards Lecture Hall

North/South Section Elevation

Concepts:

The Long Beach Zero-Net Energy Training Center responds to the site and its context through building form and aesthetics, while implementing green, sustainable, and regenerative practices. Daylighting, passive ventilation, thermal performance, energy production and consumption, water collection and usage, material selection, and social function were all key issues in the design and development of this project.

Programming:

The 1st floor contains much of the public functions of the training center, including a lounge, lecture hall, library, and adminstration spaces. On the 2nd and 3rd floors are classroom and shop facilities, along with an employment counseling area. Outdoor shaded courtyards and roof terraces are also provided for gatherings and leisure.

Raymond/Rhoads 2010

1st Floor Plan

Workforce Training Center

2nd Floor Plan

East/West Section

3rd Floor Library

ecoREHABMuncie Housing Rehabilitation

Spring 2009

Raymond 2009

Project Statement:

To document current conditions of vacant Muncie houses. Identify the existing or

potential green design features inherent in the buildings. And develop rehabilitation

plans for the homes, including options for a moderate-green rehab and

substantial-green rehab.

ecoREHAB

Concepts:

Civic engagement through the creation of stainable communities is encouraged in the proposed “green” renovations of this residence. By restoring this home to its former grandeur and using eco-friendly construction methods and materials, it will serve as a model for future sustainable restoration projects in the area.

Site Plan

Original Floor Plan

Southwest View

Street View

Raymond 2009

Programming: The existing floor plan layout did not work well, so the proposed renovation rearranges the kitchen and bathroom areas to a central “wet” wall, keeping all the house plumbing to a fixed location. A formal dining room, ground floor bedroom, and laundry area are other great features included in the “green” renovations. A “deluxe” option includes a 2nd story addition of a bathroom suite.

ecoREHAB

“Deluxe” 2nd Floor Plan Front Elevation

“Deluxe” Model Rear View

Proposed Floor Plan

Ball State UniversityCenter for the Environment

Cripe Architects + EngineersCompetition Fall 2008

Raymond 2008

Project Statement:

To design a Ball State University Center for the Environment which demonstrates

superior environmental design, while also educating the public on the uses and abilities

of the building itself. This building also serves as the final link of the interior street which runs along the west side of McKinley

Avenue.

Center for the Environment

Concepts:

The main concept behind this design is capturing daylight and providing it throughout the building. This was accomplished using light scoops, windows, and atrium spaces. The form of the building suggests attention to the sun through the extension of spaces both in elevation and plan.

Office Multi-Purpose Room

McKinley Ave. View

Parking Lot View

Roof Diagram

Raymond 2008

Programming: Within the building, spaces are arranged vertically from public to private, allowing main access to the library, computer lab, galley, auditorium, and living machine on ground level. Classrooms and the General Office Suite are located on the second level, while the Laboratories and Visiting Scholar Suite are placed on the third level. Connection to the Arts and Journalism Building and Teachers College is provided on the ground level and second level.

Center for the Environment

1st Floor 2nd Floor 3rd Floor

East/WestSection

North/South Section

National Design FactoryIndianapolis, IN

Gresham Smith Competition Spring 2008

Raymond (Reeder) 2008

Project Statement:

To work within an existing metropolitan context, reusing part of an old automobile

manufacturing warehouse, providing mixed-use housing, performance area, and outdoor

recreation spaces. This development is to be a part of the National Design Factory and Charter

School, which are located in the warehouses adjacent to the site. The site also borders the

Monan Trail Greenway, connecting to various parts of the Indianapolis area.

National Design FactoryConcepts:Making a low-impact on the site and surrounding context, while also addressing the human scale factor, were important elements in the design development process. The magnitude of the existing factory buildings influenced the design into taking a key secondary role as a part of the development for the National Design Factory and Charter School. 22nd Street View

Human Scale Diagram Auditorium Diagram

AuditoriumAuditorium Diagram

Patio

Outdoor Corridor

Unit AUnit A Unit B Unit C Unit D Unit E Unit FGym

Balcony

Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit D Unit E Unit F

Gym

Raymond (Reeder) 2008

Programming: Residences:Placing the artist living units within part of the existing structure fit the design intent and provided more space on the site for other uses. By cutting away parts of the current building, while still using the structural grid, ample day lighting and private exterior spaces were created.

Auditorium:Receding the auditorium space into the landscape brought down the scale of the building to visitors and also followed the concept of low-impact. The auditorium’s green roof structure serves two functions, providing a thermal and acoustic barrier for the interior space, while also serving as a recreation or seating area for activities occurring on the ground level of the site.

National Design Factory

AuditoriumBalcony

Outdoor Corridor

Playground Area

Resident Lounge

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

GallerySpace

Cafe

Seating

Stage

Lobby

Men’s RR

Women’s RR

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

1st Floor

Below Ground

North/South Section

Structural Grid

Raymond (Perchlik) 2008

Project Intent: The goal of this building is not only to serve as a physical framework, but as asocial foundation. The people of the community will begin to own the buildingas they manipulate and expand infrastructure established. Through thisprocess of ownership, the building can embody the needs and visions of thesepeople who create its character as they progress forward.

Africa Challenge

1st Floor

[to become tomorrow]

The goal of this building is not only to serve as a physical framework, but as a social foundation. The people of the community will begin to own the building as they manipulate and expand infrastructure established. Through this process of ownership, the building can embody the needs and visions of these people who create its character as they progress forward. It is thus that the project is named in Swahili, Ku-wa Kesho, to become tomorrow.

Ku-Wa Kesho

1st Floor

2nd Floor

Competition Board - Open Architecture Network

Raymond (Lengacher) 2008

Project Intent:

The goal of this project was to develop

our skills and knowledge of architectural

drawings. We went through the process

of producing a standard set of

construction documents, including floor

plans, building sections, elevations, wall

sections, and detail drawings. This

enabled us to better understand how a

set of drawings is put together and the

information that is needed in order to

construct a building.

Monterey Bay Surf Museum

1st Floor

East/West Elevations North/South Elevations

Details Wall Sections

exhibit

lobby

auditorium

officespace

terrace

terrace

AUDITORIUM

EXHIBIT

CLASSROOMS MULTI-PURPOSE

STORAGELOBBY

OFFICE SPACE

OPEN TO BELOW

Raymond 2007

African American Self-

2nd Floor

Inflicted Genocide MuseumProject Intent: The design of the African-American Self-Inflicted Genocide Museum was influenced by many issues, including prison architecture and the surrounding New York City context. A large atrium cuts through the building, providing a direct pathway into Central Park from the street and encouraging circulation through the museum. The gallery space within the complex relfects traditional prison design, such as the linear organization of spaces and catwalks surrounding a central circulation space.

3rd Floor

1st Floor

Central Park View

North Elevation

Model

Gallery

Columbus Visitor Centerfor Architecture

Indiana Concrete MasonryAssociation Competition

Raymond 2007

Project Statement:

To design spaces spaces to INFORM and EDUCATE the public about Columbus, Indiana

architecture. The visitor center is to accomodate the needs of a highway rest

stop, while also modeling sustainable practices in design.

Columbus Visitor CenterConcepts:

The arrangement/orientation of spaces according to passive needs was the driving concept in this design. Each public space has a specific passive feature which is significant in the use of the area. By using these systems, visitors area able to see and touch sustainability in action, and through this process become educated about sustainable design.

Site

Section

Raymond 2007

Columbus Visitor Center

Parking Lot View

Model

Roof Terrace ViewLobby

Raymond (Reeder) 2007

Unit-Making

Masonry Wall

Project Statement:

To design a unit which can be stacked or layered to form a vertical wall about 3 feet high. The main purpose behind this project was to learn about how masonry units work together individually and as a whole to create structure. If possible, students were encourage to use masonry as the material for the final product.

Concepts/Structure:

To create a masonry unit that would transmit light, while having an alternating surface pattern. Using two different units, a smooth curve was evident on one side of the wall and an alternating pattern of an inset and outset row was visible on the other side. Using plexiglass layers inbetween the other concrete and portland cement mix was the material technique used to create this effect.

Product Manufacturing Process

Muncie DevelopmentMixed-Use Community

Raymond 2006

Project Statement:

To design a mixed-use building to respond to the needs of downtown Muncie,

Indiana. The building needed to include residential, commercial, and public units, while also taking into account the climate

and cultural context.

Muncie DevelopmentConcepts:

This mixed-use development contains both residential and commercial units, and incorporates a central courtyard, which is accessible to residents and visitors to the site. Daylighting was a key factor in the design, using the southern exposure of the building to increase the amount of natural light in the residential units.

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

1st FloorSite Photograph

Heliodon Light Studies

Raymond 2006

Muncie Development

Programming:

There are 8 residential units within the building, 4 two-bedroom apartments, and 4 one-bedroom apartments, each containing about 1500 square feet of living space and are handicap accessible. The commercial spaces on the ground level of the building include a quaint restaurant setting on the interior corner, a small cafe, and a local grocery store.

Street View

Courtyard Plan

Courtyard View

Raymond 2006

Abstract ArtProject Intent:

Frank Stella’s Sinjerli Variations With

Colored Grounds is an abstract painting

that was analyzed and interpreted into a

3-D model. The project helped introduce

students to color theory, requiring the

rendering of a chosen piece of artwork

using the color groups, such as

analogous, warm/cool, dark/light, and

contrast of extension.

Color Pencil Rendering

Original Painting Model

Presentation Board

Raymond 2006

DwellingProject Intent:

The dwelling project was an

exploration of light and enclosure,

using a painting for inspiration, to

design within a rectangular space with

limited openings. This design

experimented with pergolas and

louvers to capture and reflect light int

othe building. The dwelling uses

symmetry and various geometries,

reflecting those found in Frank Stella’s

Sinjerli Variations With Colored

Grounds.

Model

Presentation Board 1 Presentation Board 2

Raymond 2006

Sketches