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AMY LEE ULMER
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Mar i t ime Museum[ Page 1 - 8 ]
Table of Contents
Intervention on Waller[ Page 9 - 12 ]
Recreation Center[ Page 21 - 24 ]
Austin Aquatics Center[ Page 12 - 20 ]
Pinhole Camera[ Page 25 - 28 ]
Formal Training[ Page 29 - 36 ]
formal training process urban space transition centerprevious work
plan: top floor
plan: bottom floor
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programmatic diagram permanent space containment
permanent space containment
wc med exam room
wc
balcony
auditorium
storage
circulation tube
virtual simulators
office
officetraining space
lobby
classroom, training, circulation , etc.
classroom, training, circulation , etc.
1’ 5’ 10’
solid / void models integrating historical facade juxtaposing program and ergonomic forms
1/4” = 1’ 0”
initial gestural model
6th street thresshold 3 zones of divergence/convergence thresshold setback
program / more orthogonal
training spaces carved away blurring public / private realms ergonomic walls pierce traditional spaces
rethinking notion of classroom
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MARIT IME MUSEUM
Galveston, TX | Fall 2012 | PyrekAmy Lee Ulmer & Emily Kettlewell
Mar i t ime art i facts are as af fect ing as any contemporary
scu lpture could be . Despite the ir programmat ic and
ut i l i tar ian or ig ins , the ir aesthet ic va lues are unparal le led
and thus deserv ing of a v iewing exper ience to match.
Therefore , the des ign of th is museum seeks to contextua l i ze
these ob jects by employ ing an “env ironmenta l reg ister” .
In addi t ion , i t was important that the museum v is i tor be
s i tuated in the context of the art i facts ’sxgvq2xz natura l
sett ings . Thus, we intended to rev is i t phenomenology as a
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1. Interior Gallery Space
2. Interstitial Space
Because the museum is s i tuated in land (something that
is uncommon for mar i t ime museums) the intent was to
create a v isua l and phenomenolog ica l l ink to the sea. The
ocean is an interest ing th ing to make inter ior space
connect to and i t is for these reasons that th is became the
strategy to formal ize the conta iner of the museum i tse l f .
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In def in ing the env ironmenta l reg ister , i t was essent ia l
that we not on ly exp lore the scope and pr imary ob ject ives
of the proposed fac i l i t y , but that we a lso engage in
surrounding context and exp lo i t the loca l env ironmenta l
condit ions . One approach was to p lay up the juxtaposi t ion
between the in land s i te and the connect ion to the sea.
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There was a lso a strategy that invo lved
look ing to the env ironmenta l condit ions
of be ing on a boat and try ing to br ing
those to the s i te . Thus, wind , v iews,
sun and shade, and vert ica l i ty were
a l l essent ia l too ls in creat ing new
exper iences and he ightening the v iewers ’
awareness about the art i facts uses.
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Because th is course was des igned around expanding
understanding of the use of mater ia ls and methods of
construct ion and the ir appl icat ion to deta i ls , there were
a lso s ign i f icant genera l technica l requirements invo lved in
th is pro ject . In deve lop ing a curved surface out of standard
issue, f lat meta l panels , we exp lored the use of a sh ing l ing
assembly that would he lp to accentuate the curve . Th is
e l iminated the need to use custom panels on every surface.
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Prototyp ica l In tervent ionAustin, TX | Spring 2012 | Raab & Gamble
In deve lop ing a prototyp ica l intervent ion
on Wal ler Creek , the intent was to
deve lop one th ing that could be a l tered
s imply to prov ide another funct ion . I
chose to exp lore the two verbs : to p lay
and to shower . In a p lace l i ke Aust in ,
Texas, which is cont inual l y try ing to
f ind new ways to encourage other
transportat ion modes bes ides the car ,
people who l i ve and work in the same
region are encouraged to b ike or walk
to work . The problem is that there are
often t imes no p lace to cool down or
c lean of f a f ter such a r igorous exert ion .
Th is is the reason for choosing an
intervent ion that would he lp to so lve
th is problem by prov id ing a ser ies of
shower pods a long the downtown area.
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1. Interior Shower
2. Exterior View of Pod
Also , i t was important to me that th is then becomes something
more p lay fu l to encourage a d i f ferent k ind of interact ion . For
th is reason, I chose to deve lop a pod that could unfo ld to become
a ser ies of spr ink lers a long the tra i l i tse l f . Us ing the s i te as a
mediator between the two funct ions , on weekdays the showers
would be the pr imary funct ion of the pod, whi le on the weekend
i t cou ld be transformed into a fun intervent ion for fami l ies .
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A q u a t i c s C e n t e rAustin, TX | Spring 2011 | Dangel
This semester presented an opportuni ty
to ga in a more thorough understanding of
the conceptual deve lopment of a bu i ld ing
by consider ing structura l , mechanica l ,
e lectr ica l , and s i te integrat ion needs.
I started by exp lor ing the concept of
se lect ive permeabi l i ty , where publ ic
c ircu lat ion was independent from the
programmat ic spaces, yet connected by
the ir ad jacent v iews. One such instance
in the bu i ld ing is seen in the g lass tunnel
that br idges the gap between the c i ty and
the lake by penetrat ing the bu i ld ing without
a l lowing inter ior access. By creat ing th is
connector , people can engage the bu i ld ing
without ever enter ing the swim center .
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1. View Towards Town Lake
2. View to Peninsula
Another important concept , which he lped to dr ive the des ign was
the idea that the bu i ld ing should he lp to mainta in the essence
of the s i te , which has a large number of trees that create a
s ign i f icant amount of dappled l ight on the s i te . Because I wanted
to create a roof that he lped to engage these same day l ight ing
character ist ics , I chose to use a ser ies of layered roof e lements .
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The goal o f the roof was to bounce the
l ight into the space without a l lowing too
much l ight to penetrate the bu i ld ing due to
env ironmenta l concerns. With these factors
in mind, I chose to use three d i f ferent
panel ing members ( trans lucent g lass , b lue
stee l , and gray stee l ) to create a pattern on
the roof , which would a l low for the des ired
l ight ing ef fects . Th is roof assembly was
exp lored in a 3D model ing program as a too l
to exper iment with what l ight ing ef fects were
appropr iate for the programmat ic funct ions .
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The path in and around the bu i ld ing was a lso a
dr iv ing factor to the or ientat ion of the bu i ld ing .
Because a major tra i l that makes up Town Lake
runs through the s i te , I wanted the bu i ld ing
to create i ts own paths and v iews that would
connect to the ex ist ing tra i l whi le a lso a l lowing
the jogger to exp lore new v istas of the c i ty
and the lake . There were a lso locat ions that
were pr ime areas to a l low for v is i tors to come
and layout and p lay by the water whi le st i l l be
shaded by the overhanging eaves and walkways .
Th is leve l o f engagement , which often t imes
is over looked in the des ign process was an
important strategy in the s i t ing of the bu i ld ing .
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Tertiary Roof Structure:Glu-Lam Beams 1’ depth
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W6x6 Steel Columns
Concrete Slab
Poured-in-place Concrete Shear Walls
Poured-in-place Concrete Columns
The technica l exp lorat ions invo lved
considerable deve lopments of the
roof assembly and the massive
concrete wal ls be low. The roof ing
system had to span a large co lumn
free space for the pools , thus the
depth of the roof ing assembly was
another consider ing in the des ign
process. Together , the var ious layers
prov ided an opportuni ty to keep
p lay ing with the l ight and shadow
ef fects prov ided by the roof i tse l f .
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R e c r e a t i o n C e n t e rAustin, TX | Spring 2012 | Gamble
This semester prov ided an opportuni ty to exp lore the
temporal aspects of a s i te . The recreat ions center
was s i ted on Wal ler Creek in Aust in , Texas . The route
by which we entered the s i te a l tered my exper ience
of the s i te . Because we entered from the creek leve l ,
my f i rst ins ights into the s i te deal t wi th the creek
bed and the fee l ing of be ing bur ied with in the c i ty .
Because the s i te had such a dramat ic s lope, there
are on ly s l ight ind icat ions that you are in the c i ty at
a l l . Furthermore, I was extremely interested to see
the layers of the rock , water and the in frastructure
that has bu i l t up over t ime. Thus, I used the h istory
of the s i te as my conceptual deve lop ing strategy .
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Grounded Levels
Walkway
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Model Photo Model Photo | Creek View
Interior Rendering
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Ground Level Plan
Just as t ime is a datum to track change,
I chose to formal ize my bu i ld ing us ing
a s ing le mater ia l that wraps in and
around the bu i ld ing sect ional l y and
engages the var ious h istor ica l layers
of the s i te . I a lso used the in -between
moments of inter ior and exter ior to p lay
up the programmat ic strateg ies of the
recreat ion center and prov ide p laces
to connect the tra i l to the s i te and the
inter ior of the bu i ld ing to the exter ior .
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Upper Level Plan
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L i g h t T h r o u g h t h e P i n h o l eVertical Studio | Ongoing Explorations
A camera is an instrument hat measures t ime by captur ing
an i l lustrat ion of an instant that is then documented
in a photographic image. By des ign ing and bu i ld ing a
p inhole camera, I was ab le to use the ob ject as a means
to capture an instance in t ime and then further exp lore
l ight by extract ing a three-d imensional space form the
two d imensional i l lustrat ion . The camera’s des ign was
intended to incorporate the bas ic des ign of a f i lm camera
whi le employ ing the s impl ic i ty of a p inhole dev ice . By
creat ing an advancer that at actua l l y ree ls the f i lm, the
camera is ab le to capture up to 16 images at a t ime.
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The camera’s exter ior enve lope ut i l i zes a ser ies of wood jo ints
that secure ly f i x the corners in order to create a l ight - t ight
space, whi le a lso adding a layer of the deta i l to the construct ion
of the ob ject i tse l f . A lso , by us ing two types of wood, I was
ab le to create a second sk in that wraps around the camera.
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Viewfinder
Interior Skin
TopThis sk in a l lowed for an aperture-sh ie ld ing dev ice
that is internal l y incorporated into the dev ice instead
of external l y appl ied . The ob ject was then used to a
capture a ser ies of st i l l -shots s imi lar to the images
to the le f t . I a lso then epx lored the process of
deve lop ing , pr int ing and en larg ing , which opened
up a door to new ways of see ing and des ign ing .
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F o r m a l T r a i n i n gAustin, TX | Fall 2011 | Fajkus
Mankind is constant ly embark ing upon a new front ier .
Char les Darwin po inted out that i t is not necessar i l y the
strongest species that surv ives , but rather the ones that
are best adapt . In th is sense, true susta inabi l i t y may be
measured by f lex ib i l i t y and the potent ia l for adapt ion . The
most successfu l des igns embrace th is fact by transcending
trends whi le a lso captur ing the current ze i tge ist in a nuanced
ways . Thus, the ro le of the des ign is complex yet r ich .
Th is stud io exp lored ways in which des ign p lays a ro le in a
rap id ly changing wor ld , and part icu lar ly wins in which des ign
d irect ly addresses and even in f luences states of trans i t ion .
process urban space transition centerprevious workformal training
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process urban space transition centerprevious workformal training
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Ergonomic Research
Spatial Movement
As sc ient ists and astronomers speculate upon the poss ib i l i t y that
p lanet earth may be un inhabitab le for humans in the d istant future ,
there ex ists the need to consider what act ions may be required to
susta in human l i fe . Just as European exp lorers co lon ized North
America hundreds of a year ago, which was a rad ica l transformat ion
in the scope of mank ind , interp lanetary migrat ion may be necessary
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Imagin ing a future rea l i ty where th is is
the case, th is pro ject mani fest i tse l f as a
rehabi l i tat ion center for space trave lers . The
pro ject considered the trans i t ion threshold for
departure and arr iva l from extraterrestr ia l trave l
and spaces, which may fac i l i tate that process.
formal training process urban space transition centerprevious work
axonometric diagramlatitudinal section
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
Spatial Movement
Spatial Movement
Spatial Movement
Spatial Movement
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The in i t ia l invest igat ions began with an er -
gonomic study . By mapping the mot ion of
a person mov ing through space that then
cast ing those shapes, I would be ab le to
create a very ef f ic ient space. I ron ica l l y ,
spaces that were dr iven by ergonomic
forms actual l y became d isor ient ing with
occupied by a person. The des ign concept
was meant to quest ion trad i t ional space
th ink ing . The idea is that the vessel that
houses the mechanisms for tra in ing be-
comes a cr i t ica l part of the preparat ion
i tse l f . To th is end, by exaggerat ing the hu-
man form to create unconvent ional spac-
es , the vessel actua l l y becomes a way to
reor ient a person occupy ing the space.
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process urban space transition centerprevious workformal training
defining how the body moves within specific programatic spaces
classroom event space auditorium office
defining how the body moves within specific training spaces
6df chair mmu chairmat space mobility 1/6 gravity chair
office
event space
auditorium
classroom
1/6 gravity chair
space mobility trainer
6df chair
mmu chair
mat
+ =
programatic spaces training spaces juxtaposing spaces
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formal training process urban space transition centerprevious work
plan: top floor
plan: bottom floor
N
programmatic diagram permanent space containment
permanent space containment
wc med exam room
wc
balcony
auditorium
storage
circulation tube
virtual simulators
office
officetraining space
lobby
classroom, training, circulation , etc.
classroom, training, circulation , etc.
1’ 5’ 10’
solid / void models integrating historical facade juxtaposing program and ergonomic forms
1/4” = 1’ 0”
initial gestural model
6th street thresshold 3 zones of divergence/convergence thresshold setback
program / more orthogonal
training spaces carved away blurring public / private realms ergonomic walls pierce traditional spaces
rethinking notion of classroom
formal training process urban space transition centerprevious work
plan: top floor
plan: bottom floor
N
programmatic diagram permanent space containment
permanent space containment
wc med exam room
wc
balcony
auditorium
storage
circulation tube
virtual simulators
office
officetraining space
lobby
classroom, training, circulation , etc.
classroom, training, circulation , etc.
1’ 5’ 10’
solid / void models integrating historical facade juxtaposing program and ergonomic forms
1/4” = 1’ 0”
initial gestural model
6th street thresshold 3 zones of divergence/convergence thresshold setback
program / more orthogonal
training spaces carved away blurring public / private realms ergonomic walls pierce traditional spaces
rethinking notion of classroom
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process urban space transition centerprevious workformal training
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
latitudinal section
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
logitudinal section
latitudinal sections elevation / responding to the streetfront
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
process urban space transition centerprevious workformal training
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
latitudinal section
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
logitudinal section
latitudinal sections elevation / responding to the streetfront
1’ 5’
10’1/6” = 1’ 0”
In rat ional i z ing the forms to some extent , the s i te be-
gan to p lay a huge ro le in deve lop ing the formal strat -
egy . Because i t was a long, narrow str ip of land in the
center of S ixth Street in Aust in , Texas, the publ ic space
were meant to be pushed out onto the main street front
whi le the more pr ivate funct ions would be near the a l l y .
Th is a l lowed for an open space lobby and museum space,
which he lped to draw people in of f the street to exp lore .
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Amy Lee Ulmer1229 Corona Dr.
Austin, Texas 78723e. [email protected]
p. (903) 283-5373
Education: University of Texas at Austin 08/2011 – 05/2013 Graduate, 2013Masters of Architecture
University of Texas at Austin 08/2006 – 05/2011Graduate, 2011Bachelors of Science in ArchitectureArt Auction Publicity Chairman for AIAS
Jacksonville High School 08/2002 – 05/2006Graduate, 2006. Student Council Historian, 2005-2006
Work Experience: Sanders Architecture 06/2013 – PresentProject Designer Responsible for production of the construction documents, including specifications and product research. Managed construction from scheduling the work itself, to solicitin bids and coordinating the trades onsite.
Code Studio 10/2010 – 02/2011Graphics Design Coordinator Prepared graphics in Sketchup and Illustrator for building codes, zoning codes, and unified land development ordinances.
University Co-op Art Store 12/2008 – 10/2010Drafting Supplies Sales Associate Promoted sales of drafting and art supplies Issued & designed advertisements and signs for price change audits
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Awards Received: University of Texas at Austin Distinguished Honors
Design Excellence Nomination
Club 125 for Firstline Security in Sales and Marketing
Jacksonville High School Third Place in State Robotics UIL
Elite & National Cheerleading Team
UIL All Region Choir
Travel and Volunteer Experience:Milan Maymester Study Abroad Summer, 2009
Internship with Firstline Security Summer, 2007
Internship for OBGYN Summer, 2006
Computer Skills:Experienced in AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Microsoft Office. Familiar with Maya, V-Ray, Vasari, Ecotech, GIS, Processing, and Python Scripting.
Reference:Lawrence Speck Title: Professor Department: School of Architecture at University of Texas at AustinPhone: 512-471-0715 E-mail: [email protected]
Amy Lee UlmerMasters of Architecture