Addie N. SpicerPortfolio

CV / Resume

Architecture Design

ImagiNations Competition Discover Earth Australia

Studio 5 Waverly Branch Library

Studio 5 Library Reading Room

Studio 4 Re Ligare Institute

Studio 3 Center for Sustainable Design

Studio 3 Library for Banned Books

Studio 2 Townhouse Projects

Studio 1 Meditation Space

Imaginary Buildings Project

Research & Exercises

Professional Practice Job Proposal

Technology 6 Detail Transformation

Studio 5 Precedent Study

Technology 3 Lighting Comparison

Urban Design Project

Studio 1 Stair Exploration

Art & Design

Hobby Photography

Class Sketches

Acrylic Artwork

Undergraduate Senior Design Project

Other Creations

Contents

CV / ResumeCV / Resume

Reliability Engineer – RG Steel, Sparrows Point, MD

· Manage maintenance of key assets

· Liaison between operations and maintenance interests and needs

as well as between the collective department and central support

systems

· Work to achieve better communication and collaboration

between departments to avoid and solve problems

· Manage projects and achieve on time completion and successful

implementation

· Planned and managed $500,000 equipment commissioning

project, completed in the allotted 6 weeks, resulting in

$100,000+ monthly savings

· Interviewed potential company employees

Associate Engineer for Reliability - RG Steel, Sparrows Point, MD

· Managed engineering improvement projects involving the

parameters of design, cost, material, time, and personnel

requirements

· Designed and managed project for retrofi tting offi ce space

with a new metallurgical laboratory in which employees would

enjoy working

· Managed new equipment systems installations involving

multiple trade groups, including both company employees

and contractors

Truss Design Engineer - 84 Components, Mt. Airy, MD

· Created layouts and designed wood trusses for both residential

and commercial buildings

· Became the top student in the 6-week training class, and

subsequently was one of the top producers in the offi ce

· This job awakened interest in designing for the built

environment

Production Engineer – Northrop Grumman, Elkridge, MD

· Created and updated design and production documents

· Path to Independence: Outreach Volunteer

· Association for Iron and Steel Technology

· Adams County Arts Council

· Stand Up For Kids of Baltimore: General Member 2006 - 2007,

Director of Volunteers 2008

· American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Employment:

Community

Involvement:

Objective:

Formal

Education &

Certifi cation:

Computer

Skills:

To transition from project and asset management into a more

design oriented fi eld.

Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Masters of Architecture

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination

· Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Project,

SharePoint

· AutoDesk Suite: AutoCAD, Revit

· Adobe Suite: InDesign, Photo Shop

· Google SketchUp

· Primavera (similar in function to Microsoft Project)

2008 - present

2007-2008

2006 - 2007

2006 - 2006

2012 - present

2009

2006 - 2010

2005 - 2010

2013 projected

2005

2005

Architecture

Design

ImagiNations CompetitionAssignment: The ImagiNations Competition is a contest held by Disney Imagineering. This project was an

offi cial submission for the 2011 competition. It is the year 3011 and the Disney corporation is building the

fi rst entertainment attraction for the residents of the moon. Design something for this theme park.

The Design: Since most residents of the moon probably have never been to earth, part of the moon theme

park is a Discover Earth park that features countries from all over the world. This competition entry focuses

on the attraction for Australia, focusing on important and unique features of Australia and things that would

be unusual for people of the moon to experience, while using technology and unique properties of the

moon.

Street Market Place

Ride Queue

The Bush Ride

Entryway

Waterfront Area

Waverly Branch Library

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Assignment: Design a branch library including certain requirements of spaces within the building. The library was designed

for the real site of the current Waverly Branch Library in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Design: The library was designed to evoke the feeling of wandering through a peaceful forest. Truss columns to sup-

port the roof were designed in three-dimensional tree form to form the truss and provide lateral bracing. A center double

height space spanned by bridges was designed for the effect of being in a tree house or on a deck. Building setbacks refl ect

the property line and the front of the current Waverly branch Library.

Library Reading Room

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Assignment: Design a Reading Room for a library includ-

ing furnishings.

Design: This reading room was developed from the con-

cept of window seats and alcoves in which to sit and read.

It also takes into consideration the different ways people

use reading rooms including individually and in groups as

well as to read, use their computer, or do homework or

work on a project. All of these uses have different space

requirements and everyone has different preferences and

needs for their reading room experience.

Re Ligare InstituteAssignment: The assignment was based on a steel design competition, thus it was required that the building be supported by a

steel structure. The Re Ligare institute was to include a pool and spa, different studios for dance, yoga, etc, restaurant, outdoor

spaces, and other wellness programs.

Design: The idea behind the building facade was to use steel in a playful yet functional manner in order to emphasize it. There-

fore the beams were placed at angles but in a triangulated fashion, so that they still supported those areas of the building that

normal perpendicular columns would support.

Center for

Sustainable

Design

Assignment: Design a multi-use center for sustainable design, where people can participate in a

tool loan out, attend workshops and classes, do research, and see sustainable products in their

exhibition hall.

Design: This design was largely based on allowing natural lighting into the exhibition space and

providing a vehicle drive through for tool pick-up.

Library for

Banned BooksAssignment: Design a library for a banned book collection of your choice, to fi t in a

narrow Baltimore City site.

Design: The collection of banned books held in this library are those books banned

from schools. The design is inspired by Fahrenheit 451 and book burning. Whereas

banned books get burned, a sanctuary for banned books, like this library, would be

expressed by an element that is opposite of fi re. Therefore, this design uses fl owing

shapes for its roof and a water feature at the front entrance.

TownhouseAssignment: Design a townhouse, arrange it into different possible groupings, then design a layout for a development for a

real site. The townhouse was required to have a ground level garage under a living room and a four foot raised entrance.

Design: Since the townhouse was designed prior to the assignment of the site, the goal of the townhouse design was to

maximize natural light and usable outdoor space in the event that they would be arranged side-by-side as is traditional.

Therefore, the townhouse was designed with a side setback and angled window as well as a roof deck. However, the site

was laid out to utilize the curve of the river and allow green space for the community to use.

Meditation

SpaceAssignment: Design your idea meditation space.

The Design: My ideal meditation space would be

light and airy and surrounded by trees and meadows.

A glass pavilion was designed for the site that can be

completely opened to the air, or closed to protect the

piano and furniture within. A small pond sits at the

foot of, and partially under, the pavilion and includes

a small waterfall. The site is completed with a small

campfi re site.

Imaginary

BuildingsAssignment: Design an imaginary building

(does not have to be able to be built) that

either evokes fear or desire.

The Design: Fear was chosen for this design

and was inspired by spare mechanical parts

including expansion joints, coupling ele-

ments, tapered gears and shims. This glass

tower is an evil lair that holds bubbling wa-

ter between two layers of glass and is given a

more ominous look with the steel that wraps

around it. There are three columns that sur-

round the main space that are helical spirals

of bubbling water and dangling tubes. The

roof is a heavy looking affair under which

sits an observation point to see all who enter

up the long spiral ramps to the entrances.

Research

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Assignment: The fi nal project for the Professional Practice class was to respond to a sample Request For Proposal

with a fi lled out form, area calculation sheet, organizational chart, and massing diagram. The project was for a day

care located in Baltimore.

Design: Shown on left is the calculation sheet determining how much area was needed for the classrooms and

overall building based on the guidelines given. Parking spaces were calculated based upon the adults at the day care

on a daily basis, and storm water management was calculated based upon the square footage of disturbed ground.

Below is the massing diagram taking into account required setbacks, circulation, parking, and storm water manage-

ment, and sidewalks.

Detail TransformationAssignment: The Technology 6 class is all about building envelopes and de-

tails. The assigned project was to modify a detail. This particular project was

the Baltimore Design School, which is a high school focused on teaching stu-

dents architecture and fashion design. The building’s original use was as the

Lebow Clothing Factory. The Building had nothing to call out the main en-

trance as such, so the conclusion was to add an awning to the main entrance,

and modify the railing assembly.

Design: To the right is the truss assembly, including the truss, bracing, sheet-

ing, and hanger. Below is a 3 Dimensional Rendering of the awning and how it

relates to the building facade. There is also a view of the North Facade, which

also shows some of the railing assembly modifi cations.

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Assignment: Do a precedent study of the Sunrise Mountain Library in Peoria, Arizona including natural lighting, structure, geometry, circulation,

masses, and spaces.

Findings: The two exterior spaces are the same but fl ipped. The entrance of this library is not completely clear without signifi cant studying as it does

not follow the natural fl ow of circulation from the parking and drop off area. The layout of the library was most notable, with the clear distancing of

the children’s’ area from the adult area and the tucking away of the teen area. These ideas were utilized when designing the Waverly Branch Library

project.

Stair Exercises

Assignment: Three different fl oor-to-fl oor spacings were assigned for students to design stair

confi gurations to reach each level.

Design: My personal goal was to both design stairs that follow a certain level of uniformity of

stair layout within the different levels and not to extend stairs beyond the outer limits of the

platforms.

Urban DesignAssignment: Design massing for a mixed use area including retail and parking with residential space

above, that coordinates with the surrounding residential area.

Design: Residential masses above match the massing fl ow of the townhouses in the surrounding blocks.

Massing also corresponds with the signifi cance of the street.

Upper Level Figure Ground: Residential

Lower Level Figure Ground: CommercialExisting Massing

Proposed Massing

Lighting Comparison

Art

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Design

Hobby Photography

Class Sketches

Class Sketches

Acrylic Paintings

Senior Design Capstone Project for Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Sponsored by Delaware Solid Waste Authority

Winning Team

Problems with original containers:

· manual lock requires extra time, lock often lost & container left unsecured

· lifting sleeves weak

· looks like a dumpster

· container for aluminum spills all over truck

Solution:

· automatic side-mounted locks utilized, containers always secure and emptying occurs more quickly

· sleeves incorporated into shape making the container more aesthetically pleasing and adding strength to sleeves

· container modeled after recycling symbol for easy recognition

· single lid and funneling design to direct materials into the back of the truck

· contingency plan for cardboard, which is often larger than most other materials: decrease the angle in at the top of the recycling con-

tainer

Press Coverage:

· UDaily

· The University of Delaware Review

· The Delaware News Journal

Redesign of the Recycling Container

Other Creations