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(413) 687-77594100 Ave. A #202 Austin, TX [email protected]

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critic : MATT FAJKUS

with selina ortiz

JAN-MAY 2012

Food is central to the identity of New Orleans. This culinary arts college, located in the Warehouse Arts District, draws on the city’s rich gastronomic traditions yet aims to be a center for innovation, a research-driven institute for higher learning. The building is organized into three volumes: “craft,” “critical analysis” and support. These volumes are scaled to the neighborhood context, creating a continuous street edge open to the public. A dynamic brick skin wraps them from inside to out. Garage doors open up to allow public functions to take place, like farmers markets on a rainy day. The sunken demonstration laboratory anchors this circulation core. The informality of this space - where the line is blurred between circulation and gathering, and which is constantly on display, reinforces the mission of the school at every moment. From this vantage point, the daily operations of the school become a public performance. The walkways themselves, and the custom roof trusses above, form physical connections that invite the user to reflect on the symbolic connections between the functions of the school - the mind and the hand.

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SIMPLY SUPPORTED STEEL FRAMINGDOUBLE BRICK CLADDING

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1414 town lake pool & grill

This project establishes a new activity node on the underutilized eastern fringe of the Town Lake Hike and Bike Trail in downtown Austin, Texas.

The design finds harmony in the ritual of lap swimming and the rhythm of the water. The proposed lap pool, bathhouse and cafe are drawn together by a steel shade canopy. The sectional relationship of the program is meant to provide a visual connection to the layering of activity on the site, creating moments of pause and momentum. Careful consideration was given to the progression of space from the trail to the pool, considering the meditative preparation for swimming and the slow return back. Swimmers pass through the cool concrete of the bathouse, and then back into sun for an open-air shower; they pass underneath the bathouse on a grand, slow staircase in their descent to the water’s edge.

critic : JOYCE ROSNER

mar-may 2010

2020 ross island recreation center

This project explores the reclamation of a decommissioned aggregate quarry on the Wilamette River in downtown Portland, Oregon. The concept is one of nested spaces - a reoccupation of an island within a city, of the water within the island, of the space within a track. In all cases, the relationship between edge and interior strengthens both places.

The proposed rugby field, 800-meter track, steeplechase course, and community performance hall are concentrated to preserve wildlife habitat, creating nested conditions. From this vantage point, a view of the central business district skyline enhances the relationship of island to whole. The site is graded to flood the existing quarry machinery, creating a pedestrian path at safe distance to explore the island’s past. The trail connects by footbridge to a bike trail on the waterfront.

critic : FRANCISCO GOMES

2 WEEKS | sept 2010

21relic mining equipment

skyline view

track, rugby field, steepchase

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2424 lighting los piletones

As part of a four-week design-build project in Villa Los Piletones, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, our team outfitted a community-based nonprofit with a renovated children’s library and soup kitchen. The lighting design team prepared new lighting plans for both spaces and created signature fixtures for each based on found materials. The city’s ubiquitous fruit crates were broken down and reassembled into elegant chandeliers that cast dramatic shadows on the dining room’s tall ceilings. In the children’s library, piles of discarded books were folded into playful sculptures that spiral around a pendant light. In this nook for very young readers, stories seem to fly off the shelves into life.

basic initiative, director sergio paleroniI

with rachel bullock, ricardo ha, laine hardy, & sruthi reddy

jul 2011

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This project presented an interesting challenge: to incorporate an ice rink, toy train depot, playground, and children’s pool into Austin’s beloved Zilker Park. The resulting scheme combines these elements into a land bridge that addresses pedestrian connectivity across the divided site. The berms that support the bridge are oriented towards important vistas, creating a place to watch soccer games to the north, and grassy seating for moon tower gazing to the south. The gesture of the bridge creates a linkage between Town Lake and Barton Springs, iconic water sources of the city. The playfulness inherent in our figure-ground perception of the horizon inspired the site interventions. In the way a child moves around a playground - climbing to the top of a slide, crouching low in the grass to look at a bug - the project attempts to make visitors look again, to look in a new way at this special Austin landmark.ZILKER PLAY BRIDGE

critic : VINCE SNYDER

feb-MAY 2011

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OPEN AIR SHOWERS

WOMEN’S CHANGING & SHOWERS

MEN’S CHANGING& SHOWERS

WATER WALL & PLAY EQUIPMENT

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The 2013 Gerald D. Hines Urban Land Institute Competition asked teams to plan the redevelopment of 12 blocks in downtown Minneapolis near Vikings Stadium. We took the position that the new Vikings Stadium was too valuable to sit unused 44 weekends a year. We envisioned a new Vikings Park as the centerpiece of a new urban trail, pulling the stadium into the fold of downtown to create a unique community focused health awareness, education, recreation destinations, and unique outdoor experiences. By actively involving residents to establish the character of the neighborhood, the design empowers Minneapolitans to become H.E.R.O.es of Downtown East.H.E .R .O .es of downtown east

with Chiara Bonsignori , jorge Guajardo, katie summers & yishuen lo

january 2013

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LIVELY STREETSCAPE social gathering pockets along Portland Ave

HEALTH

HEALTHY LIVING MARKET & CAFE

THE ARMORY

BIOSWALES AND RETENTION PONDS

HEALTHY SCHOOL MEAL PLANS collaboration between restaurants and school for healthy diet

EDUCATION

ARMORY ACADEMY

SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE OF THE U OF M

STAR TRIBUNE MEDIA CENTER

VERTICAL LEARNING promote team work among high school students, college students, and professionals.

RECREATION

URBAN TRAILS

VIKINGS PARK

RECREATIONAL CENTERSarmory transform into community recreational space during weekdays

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ARMORY ACADEMYhealth & science magnet high school

MINNEAPOLIS ARMORYa meeting ground for sport and performance

HEALTHY LIVING MARKET & CAFEmixed use grocery anchor

A WeekendFitness Expo for the Stadium Half Marathon

A WeekdayArmory Academy P.E. class plays volleyball

FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLAN TO ACCOMODATE MANY USES

A Game DayCenter Stage for a premier pregame concert

High School uses Armory daily as a dining commons, physical education center, and lecture hallStudents run a ticket boot on campus for major Armory events

Block geometry creates a continuous ground plane between school, Armory and grocery and connects to the urban trail network

built in stadium seating

Rooftop gardens supply fresh produce for school lunchesStudents learn how to cultivate and prepare whole foods

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HENNEPIN JOG (3mi)

4848 CENTRO DE SALUD DEL CENTRO HISTORICO

critic : wilfried Wang

oct-dec 2011

Situated in Quito’s UNESCO world heritage district, this health center re-imagines the traditional masonry courtyard building to suggest a new era of social equity and openness to health. The joints between tilt-up concrete panels introduce a new level of porosity to the street, allowing what is typically a private garden to become a peaceful public retreat. The building is something of a geode that has been cracked open – the brightness of reflected light inside, with a worn and solid shell on the outside. Those cracks reveal the interior at key moments to the street, suggesting accessibility and inviting curiosity. The more private spaces occur where the wall is more solid. A series of small landscape moments throughout the building establish intimacy within an open environment. These places stand as a foil to the grand plazas that constitute the Centro Historico’s public space.

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Katherine

Russett

(413) 687-77594100 Ave. A #202 Austin, TX [email protected]

EDUCAT ION EXPER I ENCE

University of Texas at AustinMaster of Architecture Iconcentration in urban design

Emory UniversityB.A. with High Honors, International Studiesminors in French + environmental studies thesis on city visioning + civic engagement

Université de Panthéon Sorbonnestudied art history & political science

Design Intern

WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism• assisted project teams in construction administration, concept design, and

competitions on projects ranging from 20,000 to 122,000 square feet• responsibilities included project closeout documentation, digital and physical

model making, program analysis, diagramming, presentation drawings, book design, and marketing

Environmental PlannerGeorgia Department of Transportation• managed environmental oversight for over 100 projects • designed & implemented public involvement plans• wrote National Environmental Policy Act analysis documents

Community Building + Social Change FellowUnited Way of Metropolitan Atlanta & Hollowell Partners on Education• studied design & evaluation of community-based initiatives• conducted asset mapping & best practices research• organized a conference to expand the H.O.P.E. coalition

Affordable Housing InternEmory Office of University-Community Partnerships• field surveyed over 1900 properties and created a database of housing

condition in Northwest Atlanta • presented findings at neighborhood association meetings

2009 - 2013

2003 - 2007

Fall 2005

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HONORS SK I LLS

Gerald D. Hines Urban Land Institutehonorable mention; one of 17 teams recognized nationally out of over 150 submissions

Graphic Design Team, ISSUE Student Journalone of four designers responsible for graphics

Certificate in Public Interest Design

Woodruff Library Undergraduate Research Award

Pi Sigma Alphapolitical science national honor society

Phi Sigma Iotaforeign language national honor society

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Digial DrawingRevit, AutoCAD

Design + LayoutPhotoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Modeling + RenderingRhino, Vray, Sketchup, 3DS MaxHand modeling & sketching

Spatial AnalysisEcotect, ArcGIS, AutoCAD Map 3D

LanguageFrench

06. 2012 -12. 2012

09. 2007 -06. 2009

08. 2006 -08. 2007

05. 2006 -12. 2006

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