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Sarah DupakoskiArchitectural Designer

Pleasant Hill SpaSpa on former Shaker land

This was a two-part project beginning with a privy design, which aided in famil iar izat ion with the project’s unique s ite and in exploration of possible thematic interests for the main project , a spa. The s ite was an open f ie ld in a former Shaker Vil lage-turned-Historic Park.

The privy program cal led for a bathing area, toi let , s ink, and dress ing area for s ingle occupant usage. Here, the bathing area is an inner sanctuary whose threshold is breached after passing through the door, dress ing area, and s ink/f ire area. Bathing here is a r i tual accented by the procession through space, the f ire/water threshold symbolism, the psychological ly secure heavy wal ls and core, and l ight, open, vernacular inspired roof.

Pleasant Hil l Spa

Privy Photos

Pleasant Hil l Spa

Privy Photos

This spa is a place where people come to replenish their inner energy. Therefore, the spa is a procession through multiple landscapes whose cl imax is a ser ies of meditat ion spaces. The landscapes are divided by thick stacked stone wal ls , which provide shelter, separation and comfort. Each spa function is housed in its own building in harmony with the Shaker att i tude that everything should be “in its place” and suitable to i ts part icular function. The separate structures

change relat ionship to the wal l and the s i te in each landscape; in the final one, the meditat ion spaces are completely dependent upon the wal l for support, hanging from it over the s i te . The order of the procession is as fol lows: guest houses, administrat ion; hot and cold bath houses, pool, shower/changing area; yoga, group meditat ion, dance; independent meditat ion spaces.

Model Perspective

Pleasant Hil l Spa

Jell-O City“Edge as Center” urban design

competi t ion entr y

The site was sparsely developed and industria l ; the directive was to develop it , incorporating park land, commercial , and residential e lements, in order to reinvigorate the surround community.

The concept of the proposal i s to regard the entire s i te as a park to be enjoyed by al l , which would t ie in to Boston’s exist ing park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted; a new gem in the “Emerald Necklace”. However, the relat ionship to Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace would be a contrast ing one.

Jel l-O City

Site Map

Jel l-O City

Key

Red: Hil l Flavored Jel l-OMulti-seasonal recreation; walking trai ls , s ledding

Hil ls ide housing; views to the city, views of the park

Yellow: Plains Flavored Jel l-OProvide vast land for farming and vineyards; sunflowers to purify

soi l , native grasses , grapevinesNew “Office Field” business distr ict ; economic developement,

supports parkland

Green: Orchard Flavored Jel l-OTrees s i t on the s loped land

Blue: Wetland Flavored Jel l-OWill act l ike a sponge to prevent f looding, keep r iver levels normal

and f i l ter surface waterPlantings of cranberries and blueberries

We used the metaphor of Jel l-O; a color ful and highly ar t i f icial product with unique moldable proper t ies, with a fun, ki tchy image, and a reputation as both a chi ldrens’ treat and a healthy anytime snack. We proposed let t ing go of a desire for creating an appearance of a “natural” landscape and instead to adopt an at t i tude toward the si te as i f i t were unmolded, undyed Jel l-O; ready to be scooped, pi led, dyed, and molded into an engaging and honest ly ar t i f icial landscape.

Jel l-O City

Project Concept

Jel l-O City

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Cafe BouleDesign for a bakery

A schematic design/rendering for a proposed bakery/cafe, Cafe Boule is on the ground f loor of the Newport Towers in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Towers house off ice space, and are connected to a mall as wel l as near a commuter rai l stat ion. The main patronage of the bakery would be tenants and vis i tors to the Towers. Cafe Boule would mainly carry baked goods and serve coffee, but would also offer a l imited selected of sandwiches, salads, and beverages to offer the lunchtime crowd - basical ly a vers ion of the class ic midtown del i , transplanted to New Jersey and masquerading as a bakery.

After reviewing the init ia l schematic design with the cl ient, the design got changed. A bit .

Al l renderings were done in Google Sketchup, using Kerkythea for rendering and Photoshop for addit ional styl iz ing.

Cafe Boule

3d Renderings

Cafe Boule

3d Renderings

Cafe Boule

3d Renderings

Cafe Boule

3d Renderings

Educational psychology has changed and divers i f ied in the last 100 years . This divers ity of information is manifested in chi ldren’s te levis ion, chi ldren’s books, games, and toys, but not yet in the majority of America’s e lementary school buildings. This thesis explores the quest ion of a cohesive, appropriate contemporary design sensibi l i ty through examination of many types of chi ldren’s designs for learning and for play, including Sesame Street , Blue’s Clues, Froebel Blocks, Montessori Red/Blue Rods, and COSI (chi ldren’s science museum); as wel l as research on school design trends. Certain pert inent shared concepts for chi ldren’s design can be cul led from these precedents.

Education, Toys, and Architecture

Thesis project

Education, Toys, and Architecture

Thesis Findings

Education, Toys, and Architecture

Thesis Findings

Concepts forChildren’s Design

ClarityIn order to be interested in something - in order to pay attention - children need to be able to understand a majority of whatever it is that is supposed to capture their interest. In order to be understandable, designs for children need to be mainly elemental, rooted in very solid basic concepts. Aspects of this design principle in terms of architectural design include:• Color: basic colors, primary colors arepopular

in children’s design for this reason.• Form: like the Froebel gifts, basic geometric

shapes are fascinating to children because of their simplicity and the possibility for complexity.

• Spatial Hierarchy/Progression of Space

Multisensory CommunicationRepetition has been found to be an extremely effection method of teaching/learning in children. To simultaneously communicate the same information in multiple ways at one time is conceptually like repeating that information, and if more than one of the senses is involved, that is similarly more effective. This principle was integral in the impetus for designing educational childrens toys; that vision should not be the only sense engaged in learning. Senses susceptible to communication architecturally include:• Sight: color, texture, size, proportion• Touch: materiality, interactivity• Sound: “quiet” vs. “loud”, “hard” vs. “soft”

spaces and materials

RelatibilityAs materials introduced to children need to be structurally, visually comprehendible to children, the application of the material needs also to be comprehendible. In other words, children need to be able to relate concepts and visual information to their lives and the world outside of the classroom. Architectural concepts that relate to this children’s design concept are:• Connection to the outside world, the

neighborhood, the community, nature• Clarity of relationship between daily process

and spatial function

Opportunity forSelf-Modification/Creation

Mastery of concepts is displayed by the ability to use the to create new concepts. The child’s internal, self-motivated play is the most effective method of learning that he/she has. Architectural design principles associated with this general principle of children’s design are:• Multiple functions of space (opportunity for

child to choose how to use)• Modifiability of space (opportunity for child

to change the aesthetic and function of space)

Education, Toys, and Architecture

Project Introduction

Education, Toys, and Architecture

Design Scheme

The overal l scheme of my design for an elementary school is based on the concept of a learning vi l lage, where classroom blocks are broken up into “small schools” and arranged with other programmatic elements around a main “vi l lage green”.

The architectural component of this thesis project is a 300-400 chi ld elementary school including grades kindergar ten through four th. The elementary school is located in Pickerington, Ohio, a small former argricul tural community southeast of Columbus, which is current ly experiencing rapid growth. The goal of the project is to ut i l ize the design concepts s tudied in the wri t ten thesis, and information par t icular to the chosen si te to create a fun and functional learning environment for elementary-aged chi ldren.

Addressing the Design Concepts:

ClarityThe organizational pattern of the elementary school is gridded. This is manifested and apparent in the structure and in surface patterns. Programmatic functions are broken into readable blocks and arranged to form a central “village green” space, which is understood as a community space. Each block is color/material coded to create further disctinctions between them. All small schools have the same basic structure and surface materials, but are color coded. An overarching glass community shed structure roofs and encloses the village green, and is visually differentiated from the program blocks which plug into it.Multisensory Communication

Types of space are diffentiated through multiple means of communication. The large community space is mostly glass, full of light and shadow; an enclosed, sheltered central exterior space, with a street facade created by the program blocks to either side. The interior of each program block is much more enclosed; they are true interior spaces. The colors and materials of the program blocks different ate them from one another.

RelatibilityThe visual connection between the exterior and the interior village green space immediately relates the building to the community, both for the children and the community, and both from the exterior and the interior. The scale of the spaces and furnishings the children interact with, as well as window placement within classroom blocks

are also key to creating spaces that children relate to/with.

Opportunity for Self-Modification/CreationThe village green space is a space that is always changing, where individual small schools or individual classes can claim space for displays, activities, or play. Each small school’s interior atrium is also key to this concept of a communal space that can be impacted by the individual. Classroom interiors are also flexible, allowing/creating a variety of configurations for a variety of learning, activities, and social interactions.

Education, Toys, and Architecture

Final Project

CatiminiStorefront design for a chi ldren’s

clothing store

A mall franchise store for Catimini, a Spanish chi ldren’s c lothing brand based on the chain’s establ ished prototype.

The s ite was a t iny space in a shopping mall in Aventura, Florida. My task was to adapt the establ ished design to the part icular condit ions. The prototype storefront was not wel l suited to the space, so I designed another option.

Maximizing the asset we had in a strongly branded interior, I created a transparent storefront with the Catimini logo superimposed at the eye level of a 10-12 year old chi ld in front of the display areas. The window displays each consist of a freestanding podium with cei l ing mounted hanging backbanner, which al lows for easy seasonal customization. Storefront s ignage is stainless steel lettering aff ixed to the cei l ing soff i t front, behind the glass . The goal was to enhance the prototype design while adapting to our space and design restr ict ions.

Catimini

Proposed Storefront

Catimini

Prototype Elevations

Golden KrustRendering Project

Rendering project for a Golden Krust franchise departing from the company’s typical prototype. Al l modeling done in Google sketchup; al l rendering done in IDX Renditioner. No addit ional image processing done for these images.

Golden Krust

Interior Rendering

Golden Krust

Interior Renderings

Built WorkProjects from AZSK Architects, Inc.

At AZSK I’ve operated with a high degree of autonomy, doing nearly al l of the production work alone with minimal supervis ion. Al l of the fol lowing projects have been built from construction documents done by myself ; with the schematic design done by Goldman Design Group. Many of the f ixtures and f inishes, and nearly al l of the detai l ing was done by myself.

Jave Moon Kiosk

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Java Moon Cafe

Photos

Cana Wine Bar

Photos

Rockwell ’s

Photos

Thank You Hire me

Ovadia Design GroupNew York, New York

May 2012-PresentGeneral construct ion document development and production, design and

detai l ing, some project management and coordination.(Architecture/Interior Design)

Goldman Design GroupNew York, New York

November 2011-May 2012FF&E research and specif ication, construct ion document production, graphic

design work, Sketchup and Photoshop rendering.( Interior Design)

AZSKNew York, New York

September 2007-March 2011Worked independently on commercial and retai l projects. General construct ion

document production, design work, 3-D and Photoshop rendering.(Architecture)

360 ArchitectsColumbus, OH

August-September 2007General construct ion document production, ver t ical circulat ion coordination,

detai l ing for al l casework and doors in the project.(Architecture)

CREATENew York, NY

July-September 2006Worked ful l- t ime for a small retai l f irm. Worked direct ly with the owner as wel l as with other f irm members on many large-scale retai l projects. Responsibi l i t ies included modif ication of s tore prototype design into viable construct ion drawing sets, some schematic design charet tes, presentation renderings using Photoshop,

general draft ing.(Architecture, Graduate Internship)

Hottenroth and Joseph ArchitectsNew York, NY

September-March 2006Worked ful l- t ime for a small residential f irm. Worked closely with several f irm members on various small-scale residential projects in the ci ty. Responsibi l i t ies included f ield measurements, general construct ion drawing production, product

research, varied interior detai l ing.(Architecture, Graduate Internship)

Undergraduate InternshipsFormula Five Design/Architecture Columbus, OH 2004

NBBJ Columbus, OH 2003

SarahDupakoski

Universi ty of Cincinnati

College of Design, Architecture, Ar t and PlanningSchool of Architecture and Interior Design

Master of Architecture 2007Graduate Assistantship 2005-2007

Bachelor of Science in Architecture 2005

Ski l led in both PC and Mac based platforms, including Autocad, Adobe I l lustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Microsoft Word, Google Sketchup; also ski l led in a variety of drawing, and painting mediums and model making in various materials. Also plays wel l with others.

sarahdupakoski.comsdupakoski@gmail.com

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