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J O C. .oan Livero oncepts

A & Prchitecture ortfolio

Table of Contents

Manifesto..............................................................................................................................2

Skills and Recognition........................................................................................................3

Cochiti Pueblo Language Canter......................................................................................4

ConDocs.............................................................................................................................12

Re-Imagining Shelburne Road - 4our Districts............................................................18

Norwich University Architecture Hall...........................................................................24

Project C.E.S.E.R..............................................................................................................30

Water Media.......................................................................................................................34

Other Works.......................................................................................................................36

Contact Information

Joan E. OliveroEmail: [email protected]

This portfolio is a collection of some of the works I have partaken in during my tenure at the Norwich University School of Architecture and Art. It is in chronological order commencing with my most recent project to earlier

projects that helped mold my capabilities as a designer. Throughout the portfolio you will also notice some of the art I have created, as to show versatility in media usage. Feel free to look through my portfolio and contact me with any questions, concerns, or career opportunities you may have. My resume is available upon request.

Manifesto

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What is architecture? In simple architecture is forever. Meaning it is, has always been, and will always be one of man kinds greatest innovations. Without architecture we, as a society, do not have life.

Architecture can help thriving societies exceed not only economically, but emotionally as well. Architecture is the happy medium between art and science. Architecture is a way of life. Architecture is forever.

Skills and Recognition

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SketchUp

Artlantis Renderer

AutoDesk Revit

AutoDesk AutoCAD

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Microsoft Office

Model Making

Painting

Charcoal

Graphite

Watercolor

Photography

Printmaking

Town of Shelburne, VT Planning Commission:

- Re-Imagining Shelburne, VT “4our Districts” project selected top five for presentation public presentation.

Norwich University Chameleon:

- “Who Am I? Me vs. Me” received special recognition as an Outstanding Achievement in Art. It demonstrated Americanization and identity struggle.

Cochiti Pueblo Language Center

Fourth Year Spring 20114

The Cochiti Pueblo Native Americans are a small group of about 1,200 people contained within approximately 54,000 acres of land in Pueblo de Cochiti, NM. These Native Americans, like many, are worried about losing their culture and language. This particular group has been affected the most by society than any of the other Pueblo Native Americans, twenty others exist, primarily due to their reliance on

plumbing, electricity, and above all radio and television exposure.

The Language Center was about 16,000 sq. ft. and had to be placed on an awkwardly shaped 20,000 sq. ft. site. This required a design solution that had to be resolved. The solution was to break up the building into three separate structures, each serving for a different function; they would then be tied together through one single roof system. The southern-most building was to house classrooms, a lounge, and

a library; this would be the area designated for adolescents, and young adults. The center building was the multipurpose room for town meetings and gatherings. It also functioned as a gym and cafeteria. The eastern-most building featured a day-care, offices, a nursery, a staff lounge, and a waiting area; this area was intended for the younger children and the staff who could watch over them. The multipurpose room also served as a boundary between the different age groups. The southern space featured an old cottonwood tree that could not be cut down and designated the site boundary; it also provided shade into the multipurpose room. Each building also featured straight trajectory exits, meaning from either two buildings the occupant could have a straight view from the entrance of the first building to the exit of the second building. This allowed for more linear circulation and a way for people to keep an eye on what is going on in other areas of the building.

The building was primarily constructed of reinforced concrete and reinforced concrete beams to support the concrete slab ceiling structure; it also featured curtain walls. The roof system had an all around four feet overhang, except along the southern buildings where at it’s furthest it’s 17.5 ft. in order to keep proportionality along the ground slab. Reinforced concrete was chosen as the primary structure due to the

areas hot arid climate. This would provide the thermal massing desired, while the large overhangs provide the shade needed around the curtain walls, as to not allow concentrated heat build up inside.

*First major project using Autodesk Revit


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1’ 16’

1’ 16’

1’ 16’

North/Longitudinal Section

North Elevation

South Elevation



1’ 16’

1’ 16’

1’ 16’East/Transverse Section

West Elevation

East Elevation



1’ 16’

Plan

MultipurposeRoom



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Roof Membrane

DeckingDimensional Lumber

Concrete Beam

Thermal Air Space

Rigid Insulation

Anchor

4” Poured-in-PlaceConcrete Panel

CMU

Flashing

2x16 P.T. Wood

2x10 P.T. Wood Sill2x8 P.T. Wood

Dimensional Lumber

Metal Furring

Caulking

Vertical Reinforcement

Gravel

Footing

1/2” Rebar 2’1/8”

Wall Section

Summer Solstice 6PM

Winter Solstice 9AM



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1’ 32’

Site Plan

Teen Play Area

Child Play AreaMultipurpose Room

ConDocs


These construction documents represent the stairs that were to be originally implemented into the Cochiti Pueblo Language Center. As with all design developments things change. Though the stairs

were completed the design for the center worked better as a one-story building. Not only would it be more handicap friendly/accessible, it would also eliminate the cost and maintenance that comes with an elevator.

The stairs were made up of poured-in-place concrete, from the bottom step to the first landing. Then it would take a ninety degree turn up to the second floor, and that portion was to be constructed of

steel framing.

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ConDocs


1’ 8’

Plan

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1 1/2” x 1 1/2” Steel Bar Guardrail Top

2” dia. Steel Pipe

Poured-in-Place Concrete Stairs

1/2” dia. Curved Steel Pipe

2x12 Treads5’x3’x1 1/2” Steel Floor

MC 12x50 Steel Stringer

Steel Channel 3’0” O.C.

11T @ 11”

4T @ 11”

5’ - 0” 9’ - 10”

0’ - 2”

3’ - 0”

3’ - 8”

0’ - 2”

3’ - 0”

R3A-04

D3A-04

ConDocs


1’ 8’

Elevation A1’ 8’

Elevation B

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3/4” x 3/4” Steel Bars 3 1/2” O.C.

W10 x 12 Beam



Poured-in-Place Concrete Stairs

R1A-04

3’ - 6”

3’ - 4 1/2”

0’ - 9” 0’ - 10”

9’ - 11”

4’ - 9 1/2”

18’ - 11”

3’ - 3”

3’ - 0”

3’ - 0”

0’ - 7”

0’ - 7”

0’ - 7”

0’ - 7”

0’ - 7”




2x12 Treads

3/4” x 3/4” Steel Bars 3 1/2” O.C.

0’ - 1 1/2” Typical

0’ - 5 1/2” Typical

0’ - 3 1/2” O.C. Typical

3’ - 6”3’ - 0”

0’ - 8 1/2”

1’ - 9 3/4”6’ - 10”

R2A-04


ConDocs

1’ 8’

Section A1’ 8’

Section B

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5’x3’x1 1/2” Steel Floor9” Concrete Slab

W10 x 12 Beam

Steel Plate w/ 1” dia. bolts and 1/2” dia. screws

2x12 Treads2x8 RisersPoured-in-Place

Concrete Stairs


3/4” x 3/4” Steel Bars 3 1/2” O.C.


0’ - 9”

9’ - 11”

5’ - 1”

18’ - 1”

3’ - 0”

3’ - 3”

3’ - 0” 3’ - 6”

2’ - 11”

0’ - 5 1/2” Typical0’ - 1 1/2” Typical

0’ - 7” Typical

D1A-04



1/2” dia. Curved Steel Pipe3/4” x 3/4” Steel Bars 3 1/2” O.C.

5’x3’x1 1/2” Steel Floor

0’ - 7” Typical

0’ - 5 1/2” Typical0’ - 1 1/2” Typical


2x12 Treads

W10 x 12 Beam

3’ - 0”

0’ - 1 1/2”0’ - 2”

9’ - 11”

D2A-04


ConDocs

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2x12 Treads

2x8 Risers

Steel Angle

W10 x 12 Beam

Steel Plate w/ 1” dia. bolts and 1/2” dia. screws

9” Concrete Slab

0’ - 7”

5’ - 0”

0’ - 7”

0’ - 11” 3’ - 7 1/2”

0’ - 9”

D1 Beam Connection and Top Landing to Tread ConnectionScale: 1” = 1’ 0”

D3 Stringer/Carriage ConnectionScale: 1” = 1’ 0”

Handrail

Guardrail

2x6 Wall Stud

Steel Channel 3’ 0” O.C.

0’ - 11”

0’ - 2”

0’ - 6”

D2 Beam ConnectionScale: 1” = 1’ 0”

9” Concrete Slab

W10 x 12 Beam



Steel Angle w/ 1” dia. bolts and 1/2” dia. screws

0’ - 9”

3’ - 0”0’ - 6”

0’ - 1 1/2”

Notes:Beams are to be bolted at connections. Steel angles are to be used at the concrete landings. Top landing to be a steel floor connected to top riser by steel angle. Steel channels to be placed 3’ - 0” O.C.


ConDocs

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R1 Handrail Spacing and ConnectionScale: 1” = 1’ 0”


3/4” x 3/4” Steel Bars 3 1/2” O.C.

Concrete Stairs



3’ - 0”

0’ - 2” 3’ - 0” 0’ - 3 1/2” O.C

R2 Railing SpacingScale: 1” = 1’ 0”

3/4” x 3/4” Steel Bars 3 1/2” O.C.



0’ - 3 1/2” O.C

3’ - 0”3’ - 6”

R3 Handrail to Guardrail ConnectionScale: 1” = 1’ 0”


1/4” dia. Handrail Support Curved Steel Pipe


0’ - 2”

0’ - 1 1/2”

0’ - 11”

1’ - 4” O.C.

Notes:Railings are to be connected onto stringers by welding. Handrail supports to be curved and welded to the guardrail. Top of guardrail to be welded to the bars. All corners and connec-tions to be welded an then smoothed out.

Fourth Year Fall 2010

Re-imagining Shelburne Road - 4our Districts

Re-Imagining Shelburne Road was a project based on a two-miles stretch along route 7 in Shelburne, VT. It was a town planning project that posed the question as to how the town

can get more tourists to visit it and actually stay. The town has three attractions that brought revenue and tourists into it but after their short visit they would leave and take their money elsewhere. Lodging was at a minimum and what was there was small and unattractive. The Planning Commission personally requested our suggestions to fix this issue.

4our Districts, a play off “For Our Districts,” was the solution undertaken for this project. Originally called “Amusing Shelburne” the project focused on theme parks and amusement

parks. How do these places attract and order their facilities in order to obtain tourists/guests? How do they attract all age groups? These were some of the questions I asked myself.

After an analysis of multiple theme/amusement parks a consensus was brought forth. Most of the parks had a basic idea of orienting their features from gentle rides, to the

thrill rides, to the roller coaster rides somewhere in the middle. In order to achieve this I broke up the two mile strip into four separate districts. Each one supporting an aspect of the amusement park study.

From either the North or South entrance residents/guests would venture into a “gentle” district; these districts were the Housing and Gathering districts, respectively. After it

would progress into the “thrill” districts; these were the Recreational district and the tail of the Shopping district, where it was essentially a spot for farmers markets and/or a recreational park area. Finally, the occupants would reach the “roller coaster” district; this was the shopping district which would by far be the busiest and most involved.

The house district featured affordable housing for lower income families. Each house carried three apartment units for a total of sixty-three families. This area also features the

“theme” part of a theme park.

The recreational district featured hotels, restaurant, tennis courts, a pool, a gym, and beautiful scenery. It also had a trail that led across the railroad to a lovely view of Lake

Champlain.

The shopping district featured businesses, small and big, more restaurants, a park/farmers market area and an homage to Church Street, a shopping street in the adjacent town of

Burlington, which has a church at the end of the street.

The gathering district was a massive park area for community meetings, celebrations, and concerts. It also featured a building for indoor meetings and a stone bridge.

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Housing District

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Recreational District

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Shopping District

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Gathering District

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Housing District Plan

Shopping District Plan

Recreational District Plan

Gathering District Plan

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Norwich University Architecture Hall

Third Year Spring 2010

Paranoia and proxemics were the two major factors the NU Architecture Hall was based on.

The point of the project was to show the “good,” the beauty, in the “bad,” the ugly. The building was approximately 67,000 sq. ft. total, spread out through four floors. It was to be located on Payne Mountain and would use the slate from an adjacent quarry for its exterior facade.

The building had a central circular break up that was open to below and staggered, creating an

oculus. The light would come through the glass roof structure and beam down from the top floor to the bottom floor. As the day progressed the light would track through the first floor giving the sensation that the occupant is always being watched commemorating the sense of paranoia. Proxemics was practiced by only allowing an average of fifteen students per room and allowing them to have at least a three foot radius of space freeing up their personal bubbles substantially.

The roof structure was largely inspired by the Fiera Milano glass structure. The building would

be made up of steel frame construction and a slate facade. It was to be circular through a birds-eye view, or roof plan, but each floor was only a quadrant of the circle.

Fiera Milano structure

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25



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1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan

3rd Floor Plan 4th Floor Plan

4’32’

4’32’

4’32’

4’32’

Open to Below

Open to Below

Open to Below

Open to Below

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Nailing

Slate Facade

Horizontal I Beam

1” Air Space

1” Rigid Insulation

Gypsum Board

I Beam Column

Concrete Footing/Foundation

2” Rigid Insulation

4” Pea Gravel

6” ConcreteSlab

Concrete Truss1” CompositeSteel Decking

West/Longitudinal Section

South/Transverse Section

4’32’

4’32’

Wall Section

2’1/4”

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Project C.e.s.E.r

Third Year Fall 2009

Project C.E.S.E.R, Community Emergency Shelter for Evacuated Residents, was located

by the bank of the Winooski River in Montpelier, VT. At the site there was an abandoned building that would be demolished and a railway turntable that needed to be incorporated into the project. The project was about 30,000 sq. ft. and it’s occupants would be Vermont residents in need of shelter due to unforeseen tragedies that rendered their living spaces useless. The project included twelve transient rooms, a day-care, personnel offices, a place of worship, a garden area, a nursery, a cafeteria, and more. All of these spaces had predetermined adjacencies and had to be figured out in the layout. The buildings structure was made up of steel frame construction with a brick facade.

The solution chosen, in which to incorporate the railway turntable to the building, was to create

an elliptical garden area that not only complimented the angle of the railway but also carried a familiar shape related to a circle. This created a long spacious garden area that allowed various activities to take place. The garden area also faced south in order to maximize light and heat exposure. The building also featured a cantilever along the West and North sides of the building to allow for miscellaneous activities to take place, essentially adding an extra space. It would also allow for occupants to have a “framed” view of the Winooski River.

Turntable Shown/Site Plan

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Project C.e.s.E.r


Northwest Section

Northwest Elevation

Southeast Elevation

18’2.25’

18’2.25’

18’2.25’

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Project C.e.s.E.r


Southwest Elevation

Southwest Section

Northeast Elevation18’2.25’

18’2.25’

18’2.25’

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Project C.e.s.E.r


1st Floor Plan

2nd Floor Plan

Metal CapMembrane

20 yr. BondedBuilt-Up Roofing

Anchor

Steele Angle Weld

Insulated 1’ ribbed concrete slabs

HVAC

Hanging Ceiling

Wood furring stripcreating buffer space

Gypsum Board

Vertical Reinforcement

Lateral Reinforcement

Polystyrene Foam

Web Reinforcementresist diagonal tension

Tensile Reinforcement

Steel dowels anchorcolumn to footing

18’2.25’

18’2.25’

Wall Section

2’1/4”

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Water Media

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Water Media

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Other Works

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Other Works

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Thanks for Reading and your Time

Architecture Is Forever.....

portfolio

Documents

simple architecture

university architecture

pueblo language canter

shelburne road

norwich university chameleon

districts project

reimagining shelburne

recent project