2012 m.arch portfolio

?,QUESTION COMMAthe portfolio of ana maria quirós

ana maria quirós, leed ga | [email protected] | +1-910-783-5061

The following portfolio is a short sample of my work completed during the first semester and a half of Clemson University’s 3-year Master of Architecture+Health Program. My work is imperfect and at times both precarious and uncomfortable but serves as a clear reflection of my development as a student of architecture. Also included are research projects from Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology and the Design and Environmental Analysis program. The theme question comma illustrates the multiple design challenges which I have already considered and the hundreds of areas I yearn to explore. I hope you will appreciate my curious explorations of space, experience, and building technology and encourage my future endeavors. Thank you for your time.

pro-bono brand identitycocomama accessories bolivia

ARCHITECTUREclemson university m.arch studio I + II

migrant farming1st place clemson design charrette

spaces of [de]formationantony gormely exhibit

spaces of [de]mystificationun-studio’s burnham pavilion

form meets functioncabbagetown branch library

connectivity + horizontality chelsea museum of modern art

the analog of digital fabrication the tropical research institute

2D GRAPHICScornell university

smarter lightingsustainable design

sound managementhealthcare noise study

RESEARCH + PLANNINGcornell university

operating room experiencereading hospital

WORK EXPERIENCEballinger

CLEMSON University, Clemson, South Carolina Aug 2011 - PresentMasters of Architecture + Health Candidate Expected Graduation May 2014

CORNELL University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca New York Aug 2007 - May 2011 Awarded Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis Concentration in Facilities Planning and Management

University of NEW SOUTH WALES, Sydney, Australia Feb 2010 - Jun 2010Urban Planning and Environmental Economics

Ballinger, Philadelphia, PA Jun 2011 - Aug 2011Summer Intern- Architecture Designed user meeting presentation material and assisted with schematic and construction documents. Worked with healthcare clients and architects to develop lighting and space planning.

U.S. Green Building Council, Washington D.C. Jul 2010 - Aug 2010Research Intern Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop a demo research tool that unobtrusively collects occupants’ experiences using a desktop application.

FM:Systems Inc., Raleigh, NC Dec 2009 - Feb 2010 Sustainability & Product Management Intern Designed and implemented market survey to assess business approaches for implementing ecologically sustainable real estate initiatives.

Cannon Design, Boston, MA Jun 2009 - Aug 2009Electrical Engineer Intern Calculated, and presented Life Cycle Cost Analysis of electrical systems for a $1.2B Saudi healthcare and biotech project. Analysis required collaboration between international engineers and vendors.

[email protected] | +1-910-783-5061| 72 shadow ln whispering pines, nc 28327, usa

EDUCATION

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CLEMSON University, Clemson, SC Aug 2011 - PresentMasters of Architecture + Health Candidate Expected Graduation May 2014

CORNELL University, College of Human Ecology, Ithaca NY Graduated May 2011Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis Concentration in Facilities Planning and Management

University of NEW SOUTH WALES, Sydney, Australia Feb 2010 - Jun 2010Urban Planning and Environmental Economics

Ballinger, Philadelphia, PA Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 Summer Intern- Architecture Designed user meeting presentation material and assisted with schematic and construction documents for two healthcare projects. Focused on OR equipment layouts, OR lighting, and ambulatory care space planning.

U.S. Green Building Council, Washington D.C. Jul 2010 - Aug 2010 Research Intern Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop a demo research tool that unobtrusively collects occupants’ experiences using a desktop app. Worked with the UC Berkley CBE Survey to develop standardized questions.

FM:Systems Inc., Raleigh, NC Dec 2009 - Feb 2010 Sustainability & Product Management Intern Designed and implemented market survey to assess business approaches for implementing sustainable initiatives.

Cannon Design, Boston, MA Jun 2009 - Aug 2009Electrical Engineer Intern Researched, calculated, and presented Life Cycle Cost Analysis of electrical systems for a $1.2B Saudi healthcare and biotech project. Analysis required collaboration between engineers, vendors, and international counterparts. Aided in designing, producing, and delivering design packages across firm using AutoCAD and excel.

IFMA Cornell Student Chapter Vice President, Ithaca, NY A u g 2010 - May 2011 •Planned and executed 3 professional development networking events for the Cornell community.

Delta Gamma Executive Board, House Manager & Sustainability Chair, Ithaca, NY A u g 2008 - Aug 2009•Developed and implemented Chi Chapter’s first sustainability program and oversaw daily facility management.

Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative S e p 2010 - May 2011Design and Environmental Analysis Department, Professor Frank Becker & Ying Hua, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY•Coded data on nursing movement and communication patterns for statistical analysis against patient safety data.•Independently conducted a literature review on the relationship between nursing unit spatial layout, nursing teamcommunication patterns, quality of care, and patient safety.

Effectiveness of Daylighting Design and Occupant Visual Satisfaction J a n 2009 - Dec 2009 Design and Environmental Analysis Department, Professor Ying Hua, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY•Examined lighting design of Cornell University’s $162 million 263,000 ft2 LEED Gold research facility, Weill Hall. •Presented findings on behalf of Professor Hua at the 2009 Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future Competition.

SKILLSRhinocerous 3D Google Sketchup

Autodesk 3Ds Max Autodesk Revit

Autodesk AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office Spanish

MEMBERSHIPUS Green Building Council (USGBC)LEED Green Associate

AIAS Clemson University Student ChapterMember and Guest Speaker

Clemson Graduate Architecture Student Partnership Elected Student Representative

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)Clemson University Chapter Member

AWARDSEnvironmental Impact RC&D Volunteer Award (08)

Two-time recipient of the Delta Gamma Chi Chapter Academic Scholarship (09 & 10)

Two-time recipient of the International Facility Management Association Scholarship (10 & 11)

Clemson University City Sense Charrette Winner for “Migrant Farming” proposal (11)

Published in CITY-SENSE: Shaping our environment with real-time data for “Migrant Farming” proposal (11)

REFERENCESDr. Ying Hua, Assistant Professor, Cornell [email protected]

Dr. Gary Evans, Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor, Cornell University [email protected]

Armando Montilla, Assistant Professor, Clemson [email protected]

Sara Ridenour, Senior Associate and Project Architect, Ballinger [email protected]

IFMA Cornell Student Chapter Vice President, Ithaca, NY Aug 2010 - May 2011 Planned and executed 3 professional development networking events for the Cornell community.

Delta Gamma House Manager & Sustainability Chair, Ithaca, NY Aug 2008 - Aug 2009 Developed and implemented Chi Chapter’s first sustainability program and oversaw daily facility management.

Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative Sep 2010 - May 2011Design+Environmental Analysis Department, Professor F. Becker & Dr. Y. Hua, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Independently conducted a literature review on the relationship between nursing unit spatial layout, nursing team communication patterns, quality of care, and patient safety. Coded data on nursing movement and communication patterns for statistical analysis against patient safety data.

Effectiveness of Daylighting Design and Occupant Visual Satisfaction Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 Design+Environmental Analysis Department, Professor Ying Hua, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Examined lighting design of Cornell University’s $162 million 263,000 ft2 LEED Gold research facility, Weill Hall. Presented findings on behalf of Professor Hua at the 2009 Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future Competition.

Substandard Housing and Chronic Stress Aug 2009 - May 2011Design and Environmental Analysis Department, Professor Gary Evans, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Collected and analyzed data for a longitudinal study focused on chronic stress derived from poverty and substandard housing. Assessed housing quality, stress hormone levels, life events, and coping mechanisms.

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[email protected] | +1-910-783-5061|72 shadow ln whispering pines, nc 28327, usa

migrant farming1st place university-wide design charrettepublished “CITY-SENSE: Shaping our environment with real-time data,” the 4th Advanced Architecture Contest Book

1 week collaborative project fall 2011Clemson University

Team 18c:M. Lin role: concept, digital model, renderingsA.M. Quiros role: concept, renderings, diagrams, videoR. Ramsey role: concept, renderings, diagrams

IssueIn 2031 an estimated 4 billion people will live in urban centers throughout the world. In China alone, 50% of China’s 1.65 billion citizens will be urbanites. This dense growth combined with climate change, water scarcity, soil depletion, and diminishing fossil fuels for transportation threatens the food security of the future. Climate change will cause regions which in the past have excellent harvests to decline at an alarming rate due to the extreme weather pattern changes. With no land of their own urbanites will be left with nowhere to turn for fresh local food.SolutionThe Migrant Farm is a living garden in the sky. This self- sustaining aerial vehicle directly links the once distant farms with the urban consumer. The Migrant Farm is composed of multiple platforms for farming, dual service elevators, solar panels, and wind turbines. The Migrant Farm stands 130m high and is propelled by 12 electromagnetically powered propellers which run on self produced energy and have minimal emissions.

SiteThe urban centers of the Asia-Pacific region will be especially pressed for access to fresh local food. The city of Hong Kong will depend on distant food sources to meet its nutritional needs.

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A farm that migrates.Real time weather data will allow the Migrant Farms to relocate as the weather condition changes. The ideal growing condition would be realized as the Migrant Farm travels the region in search of the best weather. The migration patterns would be controlled primarily by an automated system in response to the real time weather data but could also be remotely controlled by the residents. This will allow the Migrant Farm to out produce any traditional farm during times of radical shifts in weather patterns and provide a reliable source of fresh food. General migration patterns are illustrated to the right.

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spaces of [de]formationthe antony gormley exhibit

the high museum of art, atlanta, ga

Prepared for Professor Armando MontillaM.Arch Studio 1, Clemson University1 month independent project fall 2011

Background The High Museum of Art, located in Midtown Atlanta, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States and one of the most-visited art museums in the world. This project called for a small, artist-specific gallery to be located in the palazzo which is surrounded by three Renzo Piano buildings. This palazzo is essentially an incomplete square that reveals the museum to the street. The Gormley Exhibition hall sets out to improve this space by creating an architectural void.

The metaphor of the void is not only important for circulation but also for appropriately housing the work of Antony Gormley’s sculptur Still Falling (2007). This piece which is from his series, Exposed Expansion Works, reinterprets the use of space.

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Tessalation + LightThe exhibition hall aims to enhance Gormley’s thought provoking work by creating a space for self and social reflection. Light is strategically introduced through a tessellation of hexagonal skylights to create the ambiance of contemplation. Turkish bathhouses were used as precedence. The hexagonal skylights fit into the white aluminum hexagonal tiles that envelop the entire structure.

“I reinvent the body from inside, from the point of view of existence... Faced with the immobility of my sculpture the viewer is invited to feel his own body.”ANTONY GORMELY

Roof Plan | sky lights

Detail | hexagonal aluminum tiles

spaces of [de]mystificationburnham pavillion, unstudios, 2008

Prepared for Professor Armando MontillaM.Arch Studio 1, Clemson University 3 week independent project fall 2011

BURNHAM PAVILIONPOROUS COMPOSITION

SYDNEY OBSERVATION DECKDENSE COMPOSITION

BackgroundThis design exercise consisted of two parts: An analysis and dismantling of an UnStudio’s 2008 Burnhamm Pavillion and a parallel derivative ‘spinn off’ structure, the Sydney Observation Deck.

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The Sydney Obersvation Deck frames a view to Darling Harbor through the vertical reorganization of of the basic Burnham Pavilion’s core elements.

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form meets functionCabbagetown Branch Library

Prepared for Professor Criss MillsM.Arch Studio 1, Clemson University 5 week independent project spring 2012

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vertical response to programmatic and solar forces.

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Background Cabbagetown is a neighborhood located on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia. Originally a small mill town, the area has a rich heritage of both industry and residences. In recent times however, heavy industry has overtaken much of the main road, Memorial Drive, attributing to the decline of the neighborhood. The Cabbagetown Branch Library aims to set precedence for future developments by reconnecting the resident to memorial drive and allowing for pedestrian access. The exterior walls delineate the organization and division of space. The library’s four distinct programmatic areas: the adult stacks, children’s stacks, circulation desk, and community area each have their own set of adjacency requirements. This functional approach resulted in a triangular plan with four subdivision. Taken together, the unique plan and site location was deemed an economic and functional single-story plan.

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1. community meeting room2. cafe3. main circulation desk4. staff work area5. staff break room6. children’s area7. new releases8. computers9. fiction10. reference desk11. non-fiction

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During the day, this facility is a hub of community interaction; bringing families and individuals to use the multiple library amenities and café. At night, this facility continues to serve as a community center through the meeting room’s separate entrance. The individual programmatic areas have varying heights according to their function and symbolic importance. The adult stacks have ceiling heights of 25 feet (7.62 meters) while the structure’s lowest ceiling heights are found in the meeting room at 12 feet (3.66 meters) high.

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adult stacks offices children’s stacks adult stacks children’s circulation desk meeting room

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This project required the development of three preliminary schemes. The photo above illustrates the two schemes which were eliminated by the client.

connectivity + horizontality The Chelsea Museum of Modern Art

Prepared for Professor Criss MillsM.Arch Studio 1, Clemson University 5 week independent project spring 2012

Background The Chelsea neighborhood is endowed with two great assets: the High Line Park and a thriving local art scene. Arguably there is no link between these two elements. The project at focuses on creating a rich connection of vertical experiences by relocating the Chelsea Art Museum to the High Line on west 20th street.

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The new Chelsea Art Museum links the street level with the High Line through a large atrium and a monumental staircase. The first two levels of the museum are indoor community space. The 2nd floor is a continuation of the High Line and serves as a funnel brining visitors in and out of the museum. The façade alternates between solid and void creating spaces with contrasting lighting to reflect the internal function.

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high line lobby and entrance a continuation of the high line park

20th st main entrancescaled to the neighboring walkup

underlying order| fractal patterns

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digital fabricationthe tropical research institute

Prepared for Professor Doug HeckerM.Arch Studio 1, Clemson University 5 week independent project spring 2012

Background This two part project was a creative exploration of the NURBS-based 3-D modeling tool, Rhino, and various model building strategies. The project began with the creation of a hypothetical five story structure from a rectangle and a double void. Photoshop was used to create a sense of place. The section model implemented various materials using a mixture of analog and digital fabrication methods. Process| vaccum-formed curved glass

Part 1| creating the double void structure

Part 2| realizing the design through craft

pro-bono graphic workcocomama brand identityPrepared for Professor Leah ScolereDigital Communications, Cornell University 1 month independent project spring 2011

CREREATE THE MOVEMENT.

BackgroundDesign can be transformational to an organization and has the potential to help an organization or a cause gain momentum. This project aimed to help a young, fair trade company in Boliva, CocoMama, through the redevelopment of their brand identity. CocoMama designs and manufactures high quality accessories for the European and American markets. Logo IdeationThe original logo was a heavy decorative crest with a gothic font. The revised logo aimed to be versatile to serve customers of the two sexes and be internationally understood. The logo needed to be clear, attractive and embody a sense of luxy, all the while being sensitive of its origin and ethics. The biggest challenge was to create a logo that stays true to CocoMama’s Bolivian roots while still feeling appropriate for the high-end international accessories market.

Transfer of Knowledge | the tag as a social platform

Multi-page Layout

Tag Side 5The final side of the tag serves as a place holder for the wallet card reminder.

Tag Side 1The logo serves to create a strong brand identity.

Tag Side 2The background of CocoMama.

Tag Side 3Where CocoMama comes from.

Tag Side 4Why fair trade matters in Bolivia.

smarter lightingsustainability research

Research with Dr. Ying Hua, Cornell University1 year study 2009 field researcher

Figure 1: Fisheye-lens photos with glare-identifying software were used to assess the brightness contrast ratios.

Figure 4: The setback on the first floor succeeds at redcuing extraneous lighting.

Figure 3: All interior walls are painted white creating high reflectance.

backgroundThe strategic use of daylight has become an integral part of design in order to enhance indoor environment quality and reduce building energy demand. However, the effectiveness of daylighting design and improper systems integration too often fails at supporting occupant comfort and therefore limits reduction of artificial lighting demand. This post-occupancy study examined the visual environment in Cornell University’s $162 million 263,000 ft2 LEED Gold certified research facility, Weill Hall.

A multiple-tool methodology is developed and tested, which included occupant surveys, interviews, illuminance measurements, continuous data loggers, fish eye-lens camera and glare-identifying software, and documentation of spatial settings, systems features, and user behavior.

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Figure 5: Presented findings on behalf of Dr. Hua at the 2009 Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future Competition.

Figure 2: Small-scale vertical shading is used on the east and west facades. Most labs are located on the west wing.

Figure 5: Mean illuminance levels on monitor screens illustrate a significant opportunity for improvement and give insight on the source of the high user dissatisfaction.

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sound management healthcare noise study

Prepared for Professor Frank BeckerHealthcare Planning & Design Course, Cornell University3 month independent research fall 2010

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Healthcare facilities are struggling to provide proper environments for resting and healing. Our hospitals are loud, active spaces that require immense levels of collaboration. Environmental elements such as sound levels are producing toxic environments that not only impact the patient experience but also degrade the health to all who are exposed to it.

Recent research on sound levels in hospitals has alarmed healthcare professionals to this issue. Vendors and healthcare administrators are responding to this issue with a variety of solutions. Having a comprehensive and effective solution requires a strategic sound management plan. The solution relies on innovative architecture, sound absorbent finishes and materials, creative space planning, technological advancements, and behavioral modifications and organizational policies.

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Figures 4 - 7: Activity in the hallway is a major source of noise. Cell phones policies are common sound management practices. Cayuga Medical Center’s use of partitions is complimented with behavioral modifications and sound masking system.

Figure 3: Summary of average healthcare sound levels found by 3 separate studies. Background noise is the main concern within hospitals and is essentially the sum of all extraneous noise.

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separate service + patient corridors

movable wall systems

multi-disciplinary rounding

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Untested Solutions: Creating effective solutions requires a holistic understanding of the problem followed by innovative thinking. The complexity of noise issues requires that the whole system be understood and assessed.

operating room experience reading hospital, pennsylvania

Conceptual + Schemtaic DesignHealthcare Planning + Architecture 2 month internship summer 2011

overview

The design of operating rooms is drastically changing with the advancement of new procedures and the growing size of new equipment. Reading Hospital is dedicated to staying at the forefront of technology and offering their patients the best procedures in the Philadelphia area. Hybrid operating rooms capable of invasive and non-invasive procedures allow for the best work flows, and significantly increase patient safety. These flexible spaces allow for a variety of doctors to work in the same operating room but require more room than standard operating room layouts. Ballinger worked closely with the client to better understand each doctors’ needs and tailor the new suite of operating rooms to match this physician team as well as the administration’s forecast of future business.

Cardiovascular surgery is getting less invasive. Interventional cardiology radiology is getting more invasive.

ana maria quirós, leed ga | [email protected] | +1-910-783-5061

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