Emely TaverasDesign Portfolio

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Table of Contents

Resume pg. 3

Campus Design pg. 4

Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI

Professional Work Pine Creek Tribal Marketing Grand Rapids, MI pg. 10 LECO Corporation Remodel St. Joseph, MI pg. 11 Village of Lawton Streetscape Lawton, MI pg. 11

Studio Work K-12 School Campus Celebration, FL pg. 12 Residence and Carriage House Empire, MI pg. 18

Furniture Design pg. 20

Travel Studies pg. 21

Architecture Missions Group pg. 22

Sunset Lake Camp Dining Hall Wilkeson, WA

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CONTACT: Emely Taveras 774-­578-­7501 1 Alex Circle emelymtaveras@gmail.com Auburn, MA 01501

QUALIFICATIONS:

solutions to complex design problems. Interest in Urban Design; president of school’s chapter of Students for New Urbanism (SNU). Interest in Sustainable Design, currently working on becoming a LEED Green Associate. Member of Tau Sigma Delta, national honor society in Architecture and Allied Arts. Excellent skills in Autodesk Revit, AutoCad and 3ds Max; Adobe Photoshop and InDesign; . Fluent in Spanish.

EXPERIENCE: Wightman and Associates, Inc. Benton Harbor, MI Intern Architect October 2012 -­ May 2013 Assist in different phases of design, mainly design development and contract documents Build BIM models and create photorealistic renderings Create presentations for client meetings Architecture Missions Group Berrien Springs, MI Student Architect May -­ August 2012 Assisted in schematic design and design development phase of several projects

Traveled to Bolivia on a humanitarian design project

EDUCATION: Andrews University Andrews University M.ARCH B.S. in Architecture December 2012 (Cum Laude) May 2012 (Cum Laude)

Resume

Resume

4 Campus Planning

Charged with developing a Master Plan that will determine the growth of Andrews University for the next 10-15 years, this project was completed by the Graduate Campus Design Studio class at the School of Architecture, Art and Design at Andrews University. The process included several campus and community wide meetings that were used to obtain information about what was de-sired on the campus. The fi nal product, in the form of a book, will provide the University and those who work on new facilities in the future with detailed guidelines and a regulating plan rather than a prescriptive plan that must be implemented exactly.

Andrews University Campus Master Plan

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The Regulating Plan (left) was developed as a way to implement the Masterplan while still allowing for fl exibility. It is prescriptive about form but fl exible about use and specifi city. It determines where new buildings can and cannot be built and how frontages behave. This plan is meant to guide primary decision making in regards to new facilities. The Illustrative Masterplan (right) is an illustration of what the campus could look like with the implementation of the proposed plan, it is specifi c about footprints but is meant to be used as an example and for inspiration.

Regulating Plan (Left)• Prescriptive about

form.• Flexible about use

and specifi city.• Will guide primary

decision making in re-gards to new facilities.

Illustrative Master Plan (Right)• Illustration of possible

outcome.• Specifi c about foot-

prints.

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Proposed Graduate Quad

• New student quad with academic and residential buildings.

• Currently, all residences on campus are located on the west side. By adding these residenses on the east, we are promoting increased student traffi c across campus.

• Activates a currently dead entrance to the campus.

• Adds 500 new beds for on-campus housing.

• This site includes an alter-nate location for the new Health and Wellness Cen-ter. Locating the center on this part of campus will make it a center for stu-dent life, which will further activate the new quad.

• Renovations to existing buildings expand existing programs to potentially bring in more students.

a: Aerial of proposed Quad. Modeled in Autodesk Revit and rendered in Autodesk 3ds Max. b: Aerial photograph of existing conditions. c: Site Plan

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Preliminary watercolor of proposed graduate quad.

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d: Rendered perspective looking South towards the proposed Health and Wellness Center. e: Before photograph of existing conditions. f & g: Preliminary studies of residen-tial fl oorplans.

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Campus Center Addition

• A two story exterior addi-tion expands the cafeteria on the second fl oor and the Student Center on the fi rst fl oor.

• Heat lamps allow the spaces to be used for longer in the season.

Below: Parking and service strategy studies.

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a: Rendered image of proposed addition to the Student Center and Cafeteria. Modeled in Revit, rendered in 3ds Max. b: Existing conditions. c: Preliminary watercolor of proposal.

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The University wishes to build a new Health and Wellness Center in the near future, since the campus already has acceptable facilities, the Master Plan suggests that the new Center be built as an addition to these, which include a basketball court, pool, gymnas-tics gym, racketball courts and rock climbing wall. This is the prefered location, however, a secondary location is being proposed which can be seen on pg. 8-9. The new facilities will include a basketball court, a therapy and family pool, classroom spaces for commu-nity use, locker rooms, an elliptical and free weights room, and a cafe.

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Benefi ts of this site:• Effi cient use of existing facilities.• Most cost effective solution.• Close to different departments

that require use of the HWC such as: Nutrition and Wellness.

• Will be a hub of student activity on the east side of campus.

• Aids in keeping the campus compact.

• a: Proposed entrance court to new facility and renovations to existing facilities.

• b: Site Plan.• c: Before image.

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Professional Work

Professional Work

Working at Wightman and Associates, an Architecture, Engineering and Surveying fi rm in Benton Harbor, MI gave expo-sure to many tasks in the design and presentation process. Above is an image of the work the fi rm has done for the Notta-waseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Native American Tribe in Fulton, MI. Tasks involved creating Revit models of existing buildings, a 3ds Max model of the site, rendering and use of photoshop to add fi nishing touches.

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a: Renovation to the main building of LECO Corporation in St. Joseph, MI. Tasks included modeling in Sketchup and render-ing in 3ds Max. b: Perspective view of streetscape renovation in the Village of Lawton, MI. c: Before image. d: Site Plan. Tasks included modeling and rendering site in Revit, photomatching and populating in Photoshop. e: Athens Indian Church Narthex. Tasks included creating Revit families, Construction Documents and Renderings.

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A Kindergarten through grade 12 Education Campus, located in the New Urbanism town of Celebration, FL, focusing on the eight universal principles of whole person health given by God during Creation. The design process began with the devel-opment of a program and cost analysis, followed by precedent studies and the development of design patterns.

CREATION Health K-12 Campus, Celebration, FL

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Challenges of the site:• Irregular shape• High water table• Traffi c noise from highway• How to connect to the local

community

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K-12 East Elevation

K-12 West Elevation/Section

K-12 First Floor

The main school building is divided into two wings, the highschool is located in the left wing and K-8 is in the right wing. The two wings are connected by centrally located administration offi ces and a shared library.

As part of the design we were charged with designing the HVAC System for the school. Pictured to the right is the vari-able air volume system for one wing.

Studio Work

Section A

K-12 Second Floor

K-12 Third Floor

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The design process for this project began with the development of problem solv-ing patterns. The patterns are based on the example set by the writings of Christo-pher Alexander and address specifi c issues present on the site. Buildings that Embrace Shading that Delights The courtyard form of the school Shading devices on Auditorium. building and the proximity of Colonnades along school and buildings on the site to each other. daycare courtyards. Cool Parking Clusters Learning Centers at the Heart Small pocket parking lots over Centrally located library large, concrete lots.

Studio WorkSection A

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Above: Approach at dusk.

Below: Auditorium facade.

Structural 3D View

Auditorium Floor Plan

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The Gymnasium• Includes a high school regulation size basket ball

court.• Includes a second story suspended running track

with space for exercise equipment and machines.• Track is supported on wide fl ange steel beams that

span the length and width of the gym.• Required in-depth structural load calculations to size

members appropriately.

Studio WorkFirst Floor Plan Second Floor Plan & Refl ected Ceiling Plan

Section B

Section B

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The “New Neighborhood” in Empire, MI is the only new residential development that is compact and walkable. This project proposes to divide one residential lot in the development into three smaller lots to increase density. Emphasis was placed on understanding the materiality of architecture and the logic of construction. Traditional regional construction methods and materials were used: heavy timber framing, SIPs panel envelope, wood siding and standing seam metal roofi ng.

Heavy Timber Frame Construction, Empire, MI

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Each of the three sub-lots is designed to have one main house and a carriage house. The carriage house is a small, one-bedroom home that may be rented out by the owners of the main house or sold separately. Parking is provided on Ontario Street, Michigan Street and along the alley that runs behind the site parallel to Ontario Street. Media: Pencil on Vellum (previous page). AutoCad (this page)

South Elevation West Elevation

North Elevation East Elevation

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Furniture DesignA drafting desk stool made from cedar wood, all connections were made with dowels. It is desigend for the architecture student who spends hours sitting at a desk, the curved, ergonomic seat is more comfortable to sit on for extended periods of time. The seat is also raised on dowels to appear as if it were fl oating.

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Travel SketchesCompiled during the summer of 2011 during an architecture study tour to Italy, France, England and Sweden. Some of the areas of study were Tuscan hill towns and their organic planning in Italy; classical architecture of Rome. Urban Planning pre and post Haussman; and iron and concrete construction in Paris. Georgian architecture and planning in Bath, England; Arts & Crafts architecture and landscaping in Broadway and Chipping Campden, England. Vernacular Swedish architecture and modern green development in Stockholm.

Above: Facade Study of the buildings on Piazza Pio II - Pienza, ITBelow: Symmetry & Balance Study Chipping Campden, England

Study of Industrial Iron DetailsParis, France

Church of San IvoRome, Italy

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A new dining hall for a Christian camp in the greater Seattle, WA area. The dining hall is designed to be lit by daylight and is naturally ventilated; blurring the distinction of interior and exterior space was a major theme in the design. Tasks included Design Development, an extensive cost estimate, product specifi cations and 3D renderings. All images were created using AutoDesk Revit and Adobe Photoshop.

Sunset Lake Dining Hall, Wilkeson, WA

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a: Before image of rendering on previous page. b: North elevation. c: Floorplan. d: East Elevation

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