Aimee Hultquist | design portfolio

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Marcel Breuer + Postwar America

Syracuse Architecture Exhibition

ConventionCenterQueensboro Bridge,

New York, NY

Dorm + Student CenterCornell University

Ithaca, NY

Will Build to SuitBig Box - now and later

Cicero, NY

NYC Plastic LabBrooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn, NY

Elsewhere EnvisionedGallatin School, NYU

New York, NY

Aimee HultQuistSyracuse UniversityBachelor of Architecture, 2013

http://issuu.com/[email protected]

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The BNY Plastic Lab was developed as part of a larger masterplan

for the northeast face of the Navy Yard. It would face a new public

park space to the east and act as a mediating filter between the

public and the industrial environment in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The combined waste management, remanufacturing, and research objectives of the BNY Plastic Lab

would tackle the massive ecological effect of plastics on the environment, turning waste into profit.

The project would increase the vitality of New York Citys maritime economy and create new jobs in

fields from manufacturing to material science, with the hope of developing smarter alternatives to

plastic for the future. The building would act as a new face for the Navy Yard, encouraging public

access and enjoyment of the waterfront while simultaneously isolating the more industrial working

environment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard from the casual visitor.

study models refuse plastic + foam

aerial rendering Rhino + Photoshop

Brooklyn Navy Yard Plastic Lab Brooklyn, NY

The BNY Plastic Lab was developed as part of a larger masterplan

for the northeast face of the Navy Yard, along Kent Avenue. Sited

just across the barge canal from this busy street, it would face a new

visitor-friendly park space to the east and act as a mediating filter

between the public and industrial environment in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The combined waste management, remanufacturing, and research objectives of the BNY Plastic Lab

would tackle the massive ecological effect of plastics on the environment, turning waste into profit.

The project would increase the vitality of New York Citys maritime economy and create new jobs in a

wide variety of fields, from manufacturing to material science, with the hope of developing smarter

alternatives to plastic for the future. The building would act as a new face for the Navy Yard, encour-

aging public access and enjoyment of the waterfront while simultaneously isolating the more indus-

trial working environment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard from the casual visitor.

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study models refuse plastic + foam

aerial rendering Rhino + Photoshop

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ShreddersGranulators

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Air SeparatorsSink/Float TanksHydrocyclones

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the 230,000,000 ft of plastic waste produced in New York City every year could cover Central Park in a layer 6 ft deep . . .

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The plastic lab is composed of several distinct elements:

All waste plastics from the New York City area would be delivered by barge at the northmost end of

the project and scooped into large plastic sheets. These massive drawstring bags hang on tracks

which snake upward along the body of the building, and could be manufactured within the facility.

Finally reaching the fifth-level summit of storage, the plastic waste would tip into the large circu-

lar basin at the southeast end of the building; a hole in the center of this receptacle would allow

the waste to fall through the plastic research laboratory that winds around the center of the bowl

shape, allowing easy access to samples for the researchers. The basin would be constructed of a

clear plastic so visitors to the site could observe the changing level of the waste as it is processed.

factory floor and lab section Rhino + Illustrator + Photoshop

organizational diagrams Rhino + Illustrator

Nplans AutoCAD + Illustrator

1 ground floor plan showing refuse delivery by barge, plastic storage, and remanufacturing floor2 second floor plan showing factory sorting floor3 third floor plan showing plastic laboratory and conference space emerging from NE face 4 fourth floor plan showing public-access green roof sweeping up toward plastic storage

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sectional perspectives Rhino + AutoCAD + Illustratorbarge waste delivery

conference room rendering Rhino + Photoshop

plastic waste storage and employee facilities along facade

plastic waste storage and employee facilities along facade green roof public-access park and plastic remanufacturing pods

1. Big Box 2009: Design the perfect 35,000 ft2 empty big-box store

2. Redux 2025: Trade projects with another studio member + revamp to house a futuristic transportation hub for the year 2025

Studying local building code and touring the common American big-box with a critical eye motivated the initial design to focus on minimizing the environmental effects of this building type while maintaining its monolithic, regular character. The scheme is raised on piloti over a natural wetland, housing its parking lot on the roof to maximize spatial efficiency. The natural ground provides wildlife habitat and helps control storm runoff due to the ubiquitous impervi-ous surfaces of suburban sprawl.

Will Build to Suit:Cicero, NY

conceptual site renderings Cinema4Daerial site rendering Cinema4d + Photoshop + SketchUp

aerial rendering Cinema4D

solar studies Ecotect + Illustrator

planning diagram Cinema4D + Illustrator

Ecologically-conscious transportation options begin to replace the automobile, requiring a renovation of the initial big-box. This transfor-mation of another students project re-uses the original buildings quirks such as steeply sloped areas, large expanses of paving, and fast-growing trees to influ-ence the character of the new transportation program as well as create a commu-nity hub for physical activity.

Redux | 2025

longitudinal section 1/16=1 transverse section 1/16=1

physical model wood + foam + mesh + sandpaper

longitudinal section 1/16=1 transverse section 1/16=1

section through upper level AutoCAD + Illustrator

longitudinal section AutoCAD + Illustrator

A low-slope roofB steel deck + oiled cedar planksC insulationD cedar rain screenE double-glazed curtainwallF steel window fittingG insulationH concrete structure

interior renderings Cinema4D + Photoshop1 inside Personal Rapid Transit vehicle2 segway commuter on atrium ramp

wall section detail AutoCAD + Illustrator

east facade rendering AutoCAD + Illustrator

interior renderings Cinema4D + Photoshop1 inside Personal Rapid Transit station

2 upper level waiting area and community center

sustainable ideas diagram Cinema4D + Photoshop

renderings showing rooftop park in different seasons Cinema4D + Photoshop

transverse sectional perspective looking north: showing ground floor dining hall and upper level dorms, common areas, and atria Rhino + Illustrator + Photoshop

ARC 308 . Spring 2011Aimee Hultquist + Barbara Burke

(DESIGN DRAWING II)access | egress | transport | core services

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76 units54 double-height rooms

22 one-story singles all accessible from floor level

1 : 12 slope accessible rampconnects ground floors across

street with 36 ascentlandings each 30 access pods

3 elevator shafts 55 x 68

4 fire-rated stairwells total occupancy > 1000

Located on Cornell Universitys residential North Campus, this complex houses a dining hall, fitness

center, lounges, meeting rooms, computer labs, and living space for 150 students. Taking inspira-

tion from the sloped site, the building terraces upward from more public to more private spaces,

and bridges an existing road in order to following existing site contours. Its gently-sloped roof harvests

rainwater for use in the terraced surrounding landscape. Spaces accessible to all students are placed

at ground level, with building security increasing as one winds their way up a ramp lined with meeting

pods that cantilever into open spaces, eventually reaching the private dorm spaces on upper floors.

Cornell Dorm and Student CenterIthaca, NYcollaboration with B. Burke

1 : 12 slope accessible rampconnects ground floors across

street with 36 ascentlandings each 30 access pods

3 elevator shafts

4 fire-rated stairwells

13 doubles = 13 x 2 rooms = 26 rooms7 singles = 7 x 1 room = 7 rooms4 triples = 4 x 3 rooms = 12 rooms1 quad = 1 x 4 rooms = 4 roomsFloor Total = 26 + 7 + 12 + 4 = 49 rooms

13 doubles = 13 x 2 rooms = 26 rooms7 singles = 7 x 1 room = 7 rooms3 triples = 3 x 3 rooms = 9 rooms2 quads = 2 x 4 rooms = 8 roomsFloor Total = 26 + 8 + 9 + 8 = 50 rooms

39 doubles = 39 x 2 rooms = 78 rooms22 singles = 21 x 1 room = 21 rooms10 triples = 10 x 3 rooms = 30 rooms5 quads = 5 x 4 rooms = 20 roomsBuilding Total = 78 + 21 + 30 + 20 = 149 rooms + 4 bathrooms/oor + light perforations

13 doubles = 13 x 2 rooms = 26 rooms7 singles = 7 x 1 room = 7 rooms3 triples = 3 x 3 rooms = 9 rooms2 quads = 2 x 4 rooms = 8 roomsFloor Total = 26 + 8 + 9 + 8 = 50 rooms

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Dormitory room modular arrangements lavatories study nooks

section through dorm room AutoCAD + Illustratorsection through double-height common space

Elevation 24

Elevation 48

Elevation 72

Elevation 96

Rainscreen claddingExterior sheathing/vapor Rigid insulation

Gypsum boardStud

Elevation 84

Elevation 60

Elevation 36

Elevation 12

Cross TeeFlex TrackGypsum wall board

RC2 Clip

Double-glazingConcrete LedgeRigid insulation

Gypsum boardStud

Rigid InsulationConcrete poured-in-place Terrazzo Flooring

Light shelf

Concrete footing below frost line (48)

Drainage pipe

Sheet metal parapet

Soil/PlantingsMoisture retention layer

Structural Silicone Curtain Wall Glazing

Thermal Insulation

Jalousie window

Skylight connection

Utilizing thermal-mass concrete construction and a SW-NE site orientation, the project soaks in sunlight for direct heating and orients living spaces toward

views of the nearby gorge. Additional heat is provided through radiant floors using the campus wide geo-exchange system.

For warm weather, the staggered facade cantilevers to self-shade and keep glare from workspaces. Structural cores house forced-air cooling ducts,

but much of the ventilation is provided by passive stack effect: a network of exterior and interior balconies open airflow to prevailing winds from the

west, allowing it to flow from the vaulted ceilings of rooms to the atria that perforate the eastern side of the building, finally directing air to rooftop vents.

detailed transverse section rendering facing south AutoCAD + Illustrator + Photoshop

dorm common room interior perspective Rhino + Cinema4D + Illustrator

ground floor lobby rendering Rhino + Cinema4D + Photoshop

material studies Cinema4D + Illustrator

sectional model Rhino + Cinema4D

building in North Campus context Rhino + Photoshop

trnasverse sectional perspective looking north Rhino + Photoshop

Exercise 3: SCHEMATIC DESIGNARC 308 . Spring 2011Aimee Hultquist + Barbara Burke

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Convention centers are big dumb boxes. As paradigms of consumerism, they fail tobe ruthlessly capitalistic in their allocation of space, and space = money.

As a type, their architectural articulation ranges from nondescript to heavily prescriptive: the event transforms the box. The convention acts as a mask.This conventional strategy for flexible space lacks the easy malleability required in order to mitigate between the permanent and temporal needs of the convention center

The Convention Center for NYC fits more display space than a conventional convention center in a compact linear path underneath the Queensboro Bridge. Its seemingly restrictive dimensions achieve incredible spatial flexibility through construction as a malleable field.

Convention CenterNew York, NY

inefficient gridded field creates an excess of unusable path space

with 657,ooo ft2 of exhibtion space, Javits loses business due to lack of space

conceptual diagram of malleable field + convention-as-maskconceptual rendering physical model + photoshop

partial possible configuration for convention-level plan AutoCAD + Illustrator

Queensboro Bridge site model foam + plywood

sectional model foam + wood + drinking straws

conceptual tectonic experiments Illustrator

Lower (Service) Level Plan | 1/32 = 1

Short Section | 1/16 = 1

Lower (Service) Level Plan | 1/32 = 1

Short Section | 1/16 = 1short section showing existing bridge, convention, and delivery levels AutoCAD + Illustrator

4study models exploring the concept of conventionality

1 white cube plaster2 anti-cube least-cubelike-cube wire3 super cube most-cubelike-cube chipboard + paint + clay4 unconventional cube drinking straws + glue

section showing convention floor in open, articulated, and closed configurations AutoCAD + Illustrator

conceptual models exploring tectonic potentials foam + wooden dowels

iinterior renderings Rhino + Photoshop1 open convention floor rendering 2 articulated open meeting area3 articulated linear convention space 1

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This Syracuse Architecture exhibition culled from the works of architect Marcel Breuer and his associates was a collaboration with Barry Bergdoll, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Ar-chitecture and Design at MoMA, and School of Architecture professors Jonathan Massey , Brett Snyder, and Jon Lott of PARA-Project.As student leader of the curatorial and instal-lation committee, I participated in designing exhibition floor and wall layouts, fabricating the exhibition, and curating the materials from the Marcel Breuer archives, property of the Syracuse Library Special Collections.

Marcel Breuer and Postwar America SOA Exhibition, Syracuse, NY

exhibition photography courtesy of J. Massey

wall display layouts scanned documents + AutoCAD

el recreo ariston ibm la gaude unesco hud

Breuer-shapes furniture production plans AutoCAD

boomerang installation wood, paper, fur, mirrored tape

These graphic boards highlighting the innovations and political contexts of the work of R. Buckminster Fuller were commissioned as a collaboration with architectural historian Jonathan Massey and exhibited at the New York University Gallatin School for Individ-ualized Study as part of the five-year international Global Design NYU lecture and exhibition series.

1. Dymaxion House2. Geoscopes and World Game

3. US Pavilion at Expo 67

Elsewhere Envisoned Global Design NYU, New York, NYcollaboration with J. Massey

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