Elisabeth Robertson

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ELISABETH ROBERTSONCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, GSAPPM. ARCH CANDIDATE 2013eer2126@columbia.edu(m) 334-467-7656elisabethrobertson.co

CONTENTS

Branch Library 01

Air Lab 02

Camp in the City 03

Georgia Tech Campus Building 04

Nanjing Art and Architecture Museum--A Case Study 05

3D Modeling and Rendering 06

Sketches and Photography 07

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01Branch LibraryInhabiting Interstitial SpacesColumbia University, GSAPPCore Studio 2

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PROGRAMS USED: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop

section A section B section C

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The design is for a branch library in downtown NY. The design is based on the principles of “degrees

of varying enclosure”, “circulation defining pro-gram”, “cozy looking outwards”, and “access” and how they relate to both the program of a

library as well as the civic role of a modern library. The library is designed around a structured mem-brane that moves throughout the library interact-ing with program and creating interstitial spaces

for various programs.

drawing inwards

pulls inwardsand away

separationexpansionoutwards

sheering

C B

section A section B section C

cozy looking outwards

degrees of varying enclosure

circulation de�ning program

02Air LabRotation | Separation | IntersectionColumbia University, GSAPPCore Studio 1

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PROGRAMS USED: Rhino, 3DS Max, Illustrator, Photoshop

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The design for an Air Lab in Peck Slip in NYC was based on the interplay of its two main occupants--both scientists and the curious public. The building is designed as two separate volumes with the scientists’ half

being rotated towards the Brooklyn Bridge. Access between the interior membrane is controlled for privacy with mixing areas at the beginning as well as in the culmination on the roof deck.

03Camp in the CityA Modern VernacularGeorgia Tech, COA3rd year

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PROGRAMS USED: Illustrator, Photoshop

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The Camp in the City was conceived of as return to nature within downtown Atlanta for inner city kids. It is designed to take advantage of Atlanta’s warm climate and use minimum conditioning. Only half of the clinic

(above) and part of the kitchen are air conditioned. The rest of the camp is designed using the principles of the Southern vernacular in respect to climate. The cabin and clinic are shown here.

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The camp consists of a check-in, ranger dwelling, public clinic, dining hall with kitchen, meeting hall, wash building, arts and crafts, nature study, and cabins. The majority of the camp are placed in an insular fashion

away from the noise of the surrounding busy streets but the cabins are positioned towards the city skyline.

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We focused on two of our buildings in more detail. I chose to focus on the construction of the public clinic and cabin through models, detail models, and construction details. The buildings take advantage of slat sid-

ing to allow air flow and hay bale construction in places where silence and consistent temperature is desir-able, such as in the sleeping quarters facing the street.

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04Georgia Tech Campus BuildingDark Transparency--Light OpacityGeorgia Tech, COA3rd yearCollaborator: Abaan Ali

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PROGRAMS USED: Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD, Ecotect

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Building development diagram series:

First Floor Second Floor Third Floor

The final shape for the building was achieved through the manipulation of volumes in response to the surrounding building and the sun. The building is lo-

cated in the middle of a steep hill on the corner and at the meeting of a service road and main road. There-fore the building takes advantage of its prominant corner location to with a large multi-level atrium and

entrance that produces the lantern affect at night and filters light during the day.

Fourth Floor Fifth Floor

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atively and draw by Abaan Ali.

The exterior skin system is a series of glass panels--some transparent, others translucent with pattern--that act together to both filter light, but also draw heat from the sun up between the layers and away from the build-

ing like a chimney. The building also plays with the dual qualities of transparency and reflectivity of glass.

street facade courtyard facade service street

05Nanjing Art and Architecture MuseumA Case StudyDesigned by Steven HollColumbia University, GSAPPArchitectural Drawing + Representation

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PROGRAMS USED: Rhino, 3DS Max, Illustrator, Photoshop

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This was a study of Steven Holl’s Nanjing Art and Architecture Museum both structurally and materially. The construction methods as well as graphical representation of these was highlighted throughout the project. An

animation of the building was also produced and it on my website.

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These two studies explore the construction and structural systems within the museum and how to graphi-cally represent them.

063D Modeling and Rendering

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PROGRAMS USED:

-Rhino-3DS Max-Illustrator-Photoshop

PROGRAMS USED: Rhino, 3DS Max, Illustrator, Photoshop

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We propose semi-private spaces for women that protect them without isolating them: Waterways can fit into any in-between space in the dense, narrow streets of informal settlements; ideally they create a passageway between women’s spaces.

Semi-enclosed by barrier walls for privacy, Waterways are uncovered to let in sunlight. They feature channels for stormwater runoff and can be connected to small-scale graywater systems in nearby homes.

INTERVENTION CONCEPT: channeling fluidity

Information pavillions allow men and women, together yet separately, to learn about water man-agement and ecology through interactive displays. The pavilion also works as a stormwater management system by directing rain through a �ltration system into a catchment basin underneath.

EXAMPLE 1: the information pavilion

From left to right: Two images for the AECOM design competition over the summer (group project but im-ages produced solely by me); Barcelona chair produced for ADR (3DS Max); four renders of the Barce-

lona Pavillion at various times of day produced for ADR (Rhino, 3DS Max)

07Sketching and PhotographyGeorgia Tech, COAVisual Studies, Commom First Year, 2nd year studioColumbia University, GSAPPArchitectural Photography 1

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From left to right: Carnegie Library at Georgia Tech for Visual Studies at GT; glass and light study for first year studio at GT; 2-point perspective excercise for first year studio at GT; perspective and rendering

study for 2nd year studio (Carlo Scarpa plan manipulated into a 3D object)

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Set of images produced for Architectural Photography at Columbia. My focus was on abandoned industrial areas around Peck Slip, Brooklyn.

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Set of images produced for Architectural Photography at Columbia. My focus was on abandoned industrial areas around Peck Slip, Brooklyn.