architecture, art
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....through my eyes : )TRANSCRIPT
LeLearchitecture through my eyes
CAFE - BAR PUCK PRE-K to 8TH GRADE TOWN HOUSE
PUCK HABITAT for HUMANITY
SUMCITY ART CUBE
CAFE - BAR CHAIR WAS GIVEN INSPIRATION FOR A CAFE. WE ALL HAD TO PICK A CHAIR WE WERE INSPIRED BY AND BASED OUR DESIGN ON THAT CHAIR. I HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE CHAIR LOOPITA BONITA BY VICTOR M. ALEMAN LOCATION - NEWARK, NJ PROGRAM - CAFE - BAR
PRE-K to 8TH GRADE INSPIRATION FOR THIS PROJECT CAME FROM RUBIX CUBE. THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE A PLAYFULL SCHOOL FOR KIDS,PLACE WHERE THEY LEARN AND HAVE FUN AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH RUBIX CUBE REMIND ME OF. I ALSO WANTED TO BRING GREEN FROM THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET AND CREATE GREEN SPACES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, PLAYGROUNDS AND PLACES TO RELAX . CONCEPT OF THE SCHOOL WAS TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE BUILDING IS COMING OUT OF THE GROUND WRAPPED IN GREEN. PLAYFULL FACADE IS NOT ONLY A DECORATION, IT HAS A STRUCTURAL PURPOSE AS WELL. GREEN WALLS WORK AS AN INSULATION FOR THE BUILDING. LOCATION - IRONBOUND, NEWARK, NJ PROGRAM - PRE-K TO 8TH GRADE SCHOOL
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SHAPE OF THE BUILDING INSPIRED BY THE SHAPE OF THE SITE . EACH SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS PARALLEL TO THE STREET
THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF GREENERY WRAPPING AROUND THE BUIOLDING IS SHOWING NOT ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE STRUCTURE BUT ALSO ON THE INSIDE STRUCTURE AND INTERIOR SPACE
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GREENERY WRAPPING AROUND THE BUILDING AND CREATING CONTINUOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN PRIVATE GARDENS AND PUBLIC SPACE
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TOWN HOUSE INSPIRATION FOR THIS TOWNHOUSE CAME FROM A TREE. . EACH TOWNHOUSE HAD A TREE IN FRONT OF IT AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A NICE IDEA TO INCORPORATE THAT SOME WAY INTO A DESIGN OF A TOWNHOUSE. LOCATION - NEWARK, NJ PROGRAM - RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL (DOCTOR’S OFFICE)
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PUCK INSPIRATION FOR THIS PROJECT CAME FROM THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM GIVEN LOCATION. THE WHOLE CONCEPT WAS TO CREATE THE ICONIC TOWER ACROSS THE ONE OF THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS OF NEWARK. THE BUILDING HAS FOUR TOWERS WITH DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF APARTMENT LAYOUTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES PLAZAS FOR PEOPLE VISITING PRUDENTIAL CENTER OR PEOPLE WHO ARE SHOPPING OR DINING IN THE RESTAURANTS AND RETAILS ON THE GROUND OR 2ND FLOOR OF BUILDING TOWERS. LOCATION - DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT, NEWARK, NJ PROGRAM - MARKET- RATE MIX RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND RETAIL
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shifting-bringing more light into the main tower
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providing better viewscreating connection
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HABITAT for HUMANITY MY MAIN GOAL WAS TO BRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO THE HABITAT FOR HUMINITY IN PATERSON, NJ. I WAS TIRED OF TYPICAL ,NOT EYE PLEASING, LOW INCOME HOUSES IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY. SINCE THE GIVEN LOCATIONS ARE NOT VERY SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILY AND CLIENT (SINLGLE MOTHER WITH 3 KIDS) MY CONCEPT WAS TO CREATE A HOUSE WITH AS MUCH OPEN SPACE FOR A FAMILY AS POSSIBLE. THAT ALLOWES MOM TO HAVE A CONTROL OVER HER KIDS IN ANY PLACE OF THE HOUSE. I ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME PRIVACY FOR A MOM BY SEPARATING A BEDROOM IN ONE OF THE DESIGNS FROM KIDS ROOMS. ANOTHER GOAL OF MY DESIGN WAS TO CREATE A CONNECTION BETWEEN LIVING SPACE AND OUTDOOR SPACE. BOTH OF MY DESIGNS HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOOR BY CONNECTING A LIVING AREA WITH A PATIO. IT ALSO PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR KIDS TO PLAY OR FAMILY CALEBRATIONS. LOCATION - PATERSON, NJ PROGRAM - LOW INCOME HOUSE, SINGLE MOM WITH 3 KIDS
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VISION FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO CREATE SUMCITY ON GIVEN LOCATION, WHICH WOULD IMPROVE LIFESTYLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD . THE GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING PROGRAMS ON THE SITE ,TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALREADY EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE SITE AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE CITY. CREATE PLACE OF EDUCATION, INSPIRATION, REALAX AND ENJOYMENT ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND UNDER ONE ROOF. IN PROPOSED VISION OF SUM CITY / ART CUBE , PEOPLE CAN TAKE CLASSES IN FASHION,ART, DANCE AND CULINARY, ENJOY THE SPACE AND BE INSPIRED BY EACHOTHER.LOCATION - IRONBOUND, NEWARK , NJGIVEN PROGRAM - CULTURAL CENTER, BUSINESS INCUBATOR
SUMCITY / ART CUBE LIFESTYLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD . THE GOAL WAS TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING PROGRAMS ON THE SITE ,TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALREADY EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE SITE AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE CITY. CREATE PLACE OF EDUCATION, INSPIRATION, REALAX AND ENJOYMENT ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND UNDER ONE ROOF. IN PROPOSED VISION OF SUM CITY / ART CUBE , PEOPLE CAN TAKE CLASSES IN FASHION,ART, DANCE AND CULINARY, ENJOY THE SPACE AND BE INSPIRED BY EACHOTHER.
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adapting and reusing existing structure on the site open �oor plan structure was reused because it was o�ering the space needed for our vision in the art center and there for was no need to torned it down
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addapting and reusing space
program in the art cube - its all about connection and inspiration
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EDUCATION
Spisska Nova Ves Art School Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia 1985-97- general and advanced art study
Spisska Nova Ves High School Of Technology Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia 1993-97- interior and furniture design
Slovak University of Technology Bratislava, Slovakia 1999-2001- major in architecture
New Jersey Institute Of Technology Newark, New Jersey 2008-2013- major in architecture
SOFTWARE
-rhino-adobe photoshop CS5-In Design-Illustrator-revit
AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- design (chair) published in Linia Design Magazine (Slovakia) 1997- new Jersey Institute of Technolgy’s Academic Dean’s List 2009- new Jersey Institute of Technolgy’s Academic Dean’s List 2010- new Jersey Institute of Technolgy’s Academic Dean’s List 2011- third annual HABITAT for HUMANITY design competition prize for “ OUT OF THE BOX” THINKING 2011
LANGUAGES CONTACTenglish, slovak, czech LENKA MCDONALD - [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/lenka.mcdonald.1
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