WORK PORTFOLIOBETHANY NEIGEBAUER

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DESMONE & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTSPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, USA

BURNS AND SCALO PITTSBURGH SKYLINE DESIGN COMPETITION (CODESIGNER OF FINALIST SUBMISSION)

ONE GRANDVIEW HOTEL, MOUNT WASHINGTON, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

CIOPPINO RESTAURANT RENOVATION, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA

My time spent at Desmone and Associates Architects

was focused on several facets of the design process,

included both construction detail design, schematic

programming and even large scale competition

proposals. The latter was the design for the Burns

and Scalo Pittsburgh Skyline competition. I was a

member of the design team and designed the upper

section of the final design. The rendering and design

were achieved as a small team of architects in the

firm. The design was one of three finalists in the

competition. Another primary project I worked on

was the One Grandview Hotel, where I prepared

all presentation boards and participated in detailed

floor plan designs. Other projects on a smaller

scale include the renovation of the Cioppino cafe,

where I was allowed to work on the project myself,

which involved the addition of a Nana exterior wall.

HOBBS & BLACK ARCHITECTS

PEI COBB FREED & PARTNERS ARCHITECTSNEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA

MILSTEIN FAMILY HEART CENTER, NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA

BUTLER COLLEGE DORMITORIES, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, NJ, USA

HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CLINTON, MICHIGAN

HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

HOPE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

The internship spent at Pei Cobb Freed and Partners was

primarily focused on two projects, both of which required on

site work. The first is located in New York City. The site visits

entailed fire code verifications, as well as other code work. The

second project was in New Jersey, on the campus of Princeton

University. As an intern, my work involved shadowing a senior

architect during a full site visit late in the construction process.

Other work with the firm including time in the graphic design

department preparing competition proposals as well as modifying

work for a competition in Hong Kong. The remainder of my time

at the firm consisted in shadowing architects within the office.

My short term internship at Hobbs and Black focused on the Hope

United Church of Christ in Clinton, Michigan. My responsibility was

to produce wall section details for the angled roof system. In addition,

I participated in several on-site visits for measurement verifications.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA

GRADUATE SCHOOL WORKMASTERS ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

DESIGN STUDIO TWOPOLITECNICO DI MILANO (MILAN, ITALY)

MASTER PLAN AND PROGRAMMATIC NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN

GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS

WEST ELEVATION AND PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM

RENDER PERSPECTIVES AND TWO APARTMENT SECTION

The final design project was located outside of Istanbul,

Turkey in an area known as Ispartakule. I went to the

site on one occasion with the rest of my class. The goal

of the project was to revitalize a low income area with

the schematic design of high density housing of 600

people per hectare. The design phase primarily focused

on the needs of the future inhabitants, which included

an increased sense of individual identity and higher

quality public space. The project in the end ranged from

apartment design to the design of an overall masterplan.

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES STUDIOPOLITECNICO DI MILANO (MILAN, ITALY)

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EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR ANALYSIS

STRUCTURE AND ENERGY DESIGNS

This project was completed in a group of three students. The course focused on the design

of the environmental system and structural system of the entire structure. While all members

of the group participated in each of the design phases, I focused on the structural system

design. The project was located in Milan, Italy, to be used a student residence and as a

student center. In the end, the schematic design separated the building into two sections,

one for housing and one for the student center. The final grade was the highest in the course.

RESTORATION STUDIOPOLITECNICO DI MILANO (MILAN, ITALY)

FLOOR PLAN AND TRIANGULATION PLAN

ELEVATION AND DECAY ANALYSIS ON ELEVATION

LAYERS OF FACADE (PLASTER/BRICK DECAY)

The primary objective of this course was to determine the analysis of

an existing prison in Busto Arsizio, Italy. The initial analysis determined

the overall decay levels as well as the use of triangulation in order to

record the exact size of the structure. I was in a group of three students

who focused on the exterior of the structure. Some of the analysis is shown

here. The final goal of the project was the determine areas of particular

decay and what restorative efforts could limit the negative effects. This

included the repair of the brick surface, the addition of a protective concrete

layer and a new programmatic assignment to the structure (community center).

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL WORKB.S. ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

DESIGN STUDIO FOUR (UG4)UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)

FINAL MODEL PHOTOS

RENDER IMAGES

PLANS AND SECTIONS

This project is located in Williamsburg, a section of Brooklyn, NY.

The area had been ravaged by the economic downturn in 2008.

Several abandoned construction sites scattered the area. The goal of

this final undergraduate project was to create a temporary use for

the abandoned spaces. My project focused on the realistic financial

situation. The project was placed in one abandoned site that

blocked the local sidewalk and was extremely abused by the past

construction crews. The goal was to open up the site as a way to

traverse the area as well as a public statement pointing out the

misuse of the site. All materials used in the project were present

in the site, requiring zero financial input. The changes to the site

were also minimal, allowing for the construction to restart anytime.

CONSTRUCTION TWOUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)

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Open Web Joists28” Deep Structural Open Web Joists200’-210’ in Length

Footing120’ - 210’ in Length

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STRUCTURAL/HVAC/EGRESS FLOOR PLANS

The goal of this course was to

take the UG3 final project and

to create the construction work

for the entire building. This

final work included occupancy

calculations, egress determination,

cost estimation, structural design,

electrical/plumbing design, HVAC

design and the specifics of the

building envelope, with an emphasis

placed on the exterior wall section,

which is seen below. The project

was meant to facilitate the transition

of students from design to construction.

DESIGN STUDIO THREEUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)

FINAL MODEL PHOTO

RENDER IMAGES

INITIAL MODEL PHOTOS

This project is located in Chicago, Illinois, to which all of the students took a site visit. The project is also seen in the previous page of the course Construction

two. The project is a dual purpose high school, with half of the students being handicapped and the other half being typical students. The use of the school was

determined by myself, with an emphasis towards ADA compliance. The school was divided by a central ramp that physically separated the two schools due to

their varied service needs, yet the ramp also provided both a visual and audial connection between the schools in order to encourage interaction between the

two sets of students. The circulation work was inspired by pre-design research in rivers, which facilitated a multi-layered circulation system in the final design.

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TWOUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)

FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PROJECT ONE)

FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PROJECT ONE)

FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PROJECT TWO)

This course detailed the role of environmental technology in architectural design. There were two projects required in the course. The first was the design of

shading panels at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Michigan. The fabric based design focused on sustainability as well as a dual purpose shading

device that both shades from the sun as well as providing a view from the window through the semi opaque panels. The second project was located in a

hypothetical church, with the aim of using light in a way that provided both high quality lighting as well a spiritual experience within the church space.