Design Portfolio

Emily Gill

Table of Contents01- Resume & Education02- Environmental Educational System 03- Hand Drawings04- Deconstruction05- Riverside Site06- Figure Ground Studies07- Programming08- Transform09- Studio Arts

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Resume & EducationEducationUniversity of Pittsburgh Expected Graduation Date: April 2017 Bachelors in Architectural Studies (GPA: 3.2 Overall, 3.4 Major) Minor in Studio Arts Certificate in Digital Media Deans List (Fall 2013, Fall 2015) AIAS Member Scott County High School: 2009-2013 Graduated with HonorsSkillsSoftware Sketchup, AutoCAD, BIM Revit, Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)By Hand Architectural drawing and sketches Diagraming Site model construction

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Environmental Educational Center

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Using BIM Revit software I created an environmental educational center. During this project I designed a space which integrated the function of the center with its surrounding environment. Using mostly curtain walls, I allowed the education facility to become part of its environment organically.

Frick Fine Arts Library Study

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In studio I was prompted to select an area to explore, both as either a public or private space and as a subject for the production of hand drawings. I selected the challenge of drafting the Library of the Frick Fine Arts building on the University of Pittsburgh campus.

Deconstruction

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In studio we focused on using deconstruc0on as a design tool. With only a series of six cuts and movements, I was prompted to create an ideal public and private space. Through a series of trial and error, the nal products were created. The nal deconstructed form models were created using bass wood. A@er construc0on the models, I produced sec0ons, by hand, to further emphasize the unique public and private aspects of each form.

Riverside Site

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After creating forms from the deconstructed boxes, I took the forms and laid them out on a site. This site served as a riverside escape and required me to fully design the landscape and integrate elements to create a cohesive language to the site.

Figure Ground Studies

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In our studio we did a combined research project focusing on the conditions of the Hazelwood neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA. For my section of the research I constructed figure ground studies, using AutoCAD, for four different Pittsburgh neighborhoods in order to compare on different levels.

Programming

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First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan

Based on gathered class information, we found that the neighborhood of Hazelwood was intensely in need of revitalization. Using this, I designed a programming strategy for a community learning center and art gallery, which would be a major pull to the neighborhood and help build the community.

Transform

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International competition entry through reTHINKING competitions. With a group, I designed a portable shelter in order to allow the homeless to have more a permanent solution, allowing them to be more protected from the elements as well a temporary home.

Studio Arts

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Plaster Sculpture of Folded Paper