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MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

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

1a. 2a. 3a.

1b. 2b. 3b.

4a. 4b.

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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

Secondary Roof Structure:Glu-Lam Beams 3’ depth

Primary Roof Structure:Composite Trusses 6” depth

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

GlassConnector

ContinuousEnvelope

Model Photo Model Photo | Creek View

Interior Rendering

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Open to Below

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 .

Open to Below

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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Base

Tracks

Shutter

Exterior Skin

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]

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Amy Lee UlmerMasters of Architecture