Portfol ioElizabeth HinkleSummer 2012

Tab le o f Con ten t s

Personal Statement • 1Adaptable Architecture • 2Osage Discovery Center • 6Stillwater Wellness Center • 10Artistic Pursuits • 12

Pe r sona l S ta temen t

Architecture is, as G.K. Chesterton has noted, dangerous. It is the only art form that goes past living with and requires living in.

Powerful preposition. It calls for designers to go beyond the minimum.Beyond, to consider the people.

I order my designs by that responsibility. I mold spaces to meet functional needs in a way that also successfully addresses aesthetic ones. I consider the art, technology, and the over arching determinant: the inhabitants.

Design: hard work and a team mentality balanced with independence.

Elizabeth Hinkle

Adap tab l e A r ch i t ec t u r e Bos ton , MA Sp r i ng 2011 P ro f. Je f f W i l l i ams

This project is a study in rethinking housing for the elderly.

It explores several things; the current tendencies and future trends of architecture for aging populations, modular and adaptable spaces, and brief overviews of the impact of urban infill.

The main conclusion is that architecture should change for you, not vice versa.

It was initiated with a lot of research to understand the current and the historical area.

The medical staff, retirees, and their visiting families were a priority in the design. As many consideration as possible were enacted.

As this was a group project, I worked with Ben Clayton and Zac Mowery.

Modu la t i o n

Architecture has no mandate to be static. As part of the group, I had the responsibility of developing room modules with the capability of morphing to meet changing needs.

A simple division of spaces coupled with hinged and sliding walls allow for rooms to grow.

A more active inhabitant may prefer a larger living area for entertaining, but that space easily becomes smaller as the bedroom is expanded for medical equipment.

The kitchen and breakfast nook are easily changed to become more private and eventually two units combine to form a nursing station for the floor.

Osage Cu l t u r a l Cen te rNW Ok lahoma Fa l l 2011 Prof. Nathan Richardson

The Osage Indian are a strong culture and have a wonderful heritage. This project celebrates their past and their future.

The site planning portion was a group effort with Christopher Huber.

Responding to the Osage heritage, an organic plan was formed. The paths, structures, and prominent outdoor spaces run NW along a natural depression in the land. They gradually rise with the terrain as myths and fact are shared along the way.

The Discovery Center was an independent project. I was responding to the landscape's dichotomy of open spaces and dense trees and the overwhelming sense of being held safely by the wooded areas.

All images to the right are my work.

S t i l l wa te r We l l ness Cen te rS t i l l wa te r , OKSp r i ng 2012P ro f. Tom Spec to r

The Wellness Center is more than a building. It is a place for personal transformation. The goal was to create an atmosphere both welcoming and stimulating.

There was an effort to create a strong dialogue between the building and the trail and provide the city a jewel - glowing at night and day.

Works in watercolor. A diverse medium

suited to displaying the emotion in a

human face and in works of architecture.

Class Assignment Painting SP2012

Original sketch provided by Prof.

Moh'd Bilbeisi

Right, Moonlight, 2012Left, Parrot, 2012

Class Assignment Digital Painting SP2012

Original sketch provided by Prof. Moh'd Bilbeisi

Con tac t I n fo rma t i on

Elizabeth Hinkleelizabeth.hinkle@okstate.edu405.213.5866

Re fe rences

Gerri Schaadgschaad@nationalcowboymuseum.org405-478-2250, Ext. 273

Jeff Williams, RA jeffrey.williams@okstate.edu405-744-6043

Paolo Sanza, RA paolo.sanza@okstate.ed