ARCHITECTURE& DESIGN

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ABOUT

My passion for architecture comes from its great complexity. I believe beautiful and responsible design can improve the world, both socially and environmentally and I plan to focus my career on this endeavor.

I recently graduated with my Master’s of Architecture from the University of Oregon where I was a recipient of the Ecological Design Certif icate and was the inaugural recipient of the Glumac Activated Facade Fellowship. I focused my education on environmentally responsible design, was involved in numerous organizations, worked as a Graduate Research Fellow for the High Per formance Environments Lab, a digital media Graduate Teaching Fellow, and presented at the American Solar Energy Society Conference. I deeply value my varied and extensive educational experience but now eagerly look forward to beginning my professional career.

ABOUT

ARCHITECTUREPROJECT NAMEA.1 Chica Wetlands Visitor CenterA.2 Hotel TapalpaA.3 Split-Shift HousingA.4 Academy of the ArtsA.5 Lee Elementary SchoolA.6 Camas Ridge Bike Shelter

OTHERB.1 Chikatsu-Asuka ReinterpretationB.2 Detail DrawingsB.3 Side TablesB.4 Three Boxes

HAND MEDIASketchesSketches & WatercolorWatercolor

PROJECT TYPEVisitor CenterEco-ResortHousingUrban Live/WorkGreen School Retrofi tDesign-Build

Hand ModelArchitecture Details Product DesignProduct Design

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A.01CHICA WETLANDS VISITOR CENTERHUnTinGTOn BeAcH, cACavin Fellowship Competition entry (four day charette)

Urban response, passive techniques, community engagement

Revit Architecture, Rhino, VectorWorks, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,

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The Chica Wetlands Visitor center is a place to learn, gather, observe, and appreciate. On a poetic level, the center is inspired by the diverse avian population. Sweeping roof planes and curved forms recall fl ight and a bird’s spanning wings. On a more practical level, the center strives to be a quiet refuge

that connects its visitors to the surrounding wetlands. This is achieved by the following

Inspired by the patterns created through tracking avian fl ight plans.

In a nest, a bird perches high above the ground, protected. The observation/cooling tower is a contemporary take on this idea.

• Positioning the center beyond the footbridge allows visitors to experience the peaceful walk along the wetlands, prior

to reaching the center.:

• Consolidating the program into one unobtrusive building allows the rest of the site to be experienced in solitude.

• An observation deck, “The Nest”, allows visitors a bird’s eye view of the wetlands,while also functioning as a cooling

tower.

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PRIVATEOffi ces and laboratories run along the gallery arcade. This maintains privacy while allowing easy access to the museum and supporting areas when needed

THE NEST

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PUBLICClustering the public zones in close proximity to one another allows the wetlands to be experienced initially on their own, and then secondarily as part of the visitor center architecture.

EGRET CAFE

COMMUNITY HALL

MUSEUMVIEW

ROOM

GIFTSHOP

LAB 1 LAB 2

ADMIN.

eGreT cAFeIntimately situated at the rear of the site, the Egret Cafe provides views to the nesting ground, and serves as a fi nal destination point to one’s visit.

ROOFSVegetated roofs provide insulation and storm water retention. While the solar paneled roofs generate electricity for the building.

THE NESTServes a three-fold purpose:• celebrates the great avian diversity that the wetlands support.• provides an enhanced visitor experience and study of the wetlands•serves as a cooling tower for the museum and community room

VENTILATIONCurvilinear walls and open arcades provide ventilation through the site and cools the exterior spaces.

CIRCULATIONBy situating the visitor center at the back of the site, the user experiences and connects with the wetlands before even entering the museum.

VIEW FROM THE NEST

VENTILATION VENTILATION

THE NEST THE NEST

CIRCULATION CIRCULATION

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ADMINISTRATION LABORATORY ARCADE

Above: Perspective of pathways, plaza, and nestBelow: Section

Following Pages: Egret cafeMuseum & Nest

MUSEUMCOOLING TOWER/

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A.01CHICA WETLANDS VISITOR CENTERHUnTinGTOn BeAcH, cACavin Fellowship Competition entry (four day charette)

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A.02HOTEL TAPALPA

TAPAlPA, meXicO

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Local tradition vs. contemporary design, materiality, response to landscape

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Revit Architecture, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, ink on mylar

8 weeks

30,000 s.f. / 2787 m2

Hotel Tapalpa is an eco-resort at the Tapalpa Country Club in Tapalpa, Mexico. The design utilizes local materials, rammed earth, and passive cooling techniques. Conceptually inspired by the hotel’s proximity to Volcán de Colima, North America’s most active volcano, the

hotel’s form refl ects the qualities of this volcano. With an unassuming small entry, the hotel opens to reveal a stunning view.

Inspired by the fl ow of lava, and subsequent patterns that etch themselves into the side of the volcano, the hotel suites fl ow out from the central public core.

A central core containing the hotel’s public program is fl anked by two wings of hotel rooms. This represents the act of plates converging to form a volcano.

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Above: Level 2 Plan Above: Level 2 Plan Above:Below: SectionRight: ElevationFollowing Pages: EntryLounge & Restaurant

Suite

ENTRY PERSPECTIVE

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Level 2 lounge:

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LOUNGE & CAFE

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A.03SPLIT- SHIFTHOUSINGA neW HOUsinG mODelProject featured in The Statesman Journal

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Revit Architecture, IES Virtual Environment, AutoCad, Sketch-Up, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe inDesign, Adobe Illustrator

fl exibility, low income & market rate, low-budget, smart-density, truly sustainable

individual project // consulted with Salem Housing Authority

16 weeks

400 s.f. - 1800 s.f. / 37 m2 - 167 m2

16 weeks

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One of the most effective strategies to decreasing man’s impact on the environment is increased density. Unfortunately however, ill perceptions of high-density living keep low-density suburbanites in single-family detached homes. For my fi nal thesis, I developed

a new housing typology that could accommodate medium to high density living without sacrifi cing the benefi ts of low-density single-family detached homes.

This model could be applied to both low income and market rate housing, as well as accommodate a variety of family structures. Splitting each unit with a central atrium, allows each unit to be subdivided into 2, 3, or 4 units, or function as one larger home

Shifting the units accommodates the following benefi ts: • Individual entry• Space for yard or parking• Interaction with neighbors

Splitting each unit with a central atrium provides the following benefi ts: • Access to light in all units• Ability to subdivide each unitecOnOmicAl • Ability to subdivide each unitecOnOmicAl • Atrium as public or private space cOnsTrUcTiOn • Atrium as public or private space cOnsTrUcTiOn

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Spliting the unit with a central atrium allows the unit to function as one whole unit, or be subdivided into four separate spaces.

sHiFT DensiTY

The shift allows entry through the atrium, accommodates parking, creates a semi-private yard space, and gives the appearance of a detached home.

sPliT FleXiBiliTY

PROVIDES PROVIDES

1 FAMILY

2 FAMILIES 2 FAMILIES

1 FAMILYW/ FLEXSPACE

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YEARS 1- 10

A 4-bedroom starter home for a young couple

YEARS 11-20

With more fi nancial stability, the guest bedroom becomes a home business

YEARS 21-40

Children leave home. In tough economic times, business closes, and half the home is subleased.

YEARS 41+

With partner deceased, eldest child purchases home from parent. Parent moves downstairs to ada accessible studio unit. This maintains independence, but allows help if needed.

ONE UNIT THROUGH TIME

Economical stick frame construction, vertically aligned plumbing and electrical, and no internal structural posts, allows each unit to be quickly and cheaply modifi ed

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2x6 RAFTER

4x8 BEAM

GUTTER FOR POLY-ROOF

2 x 6 POST

1/2” PLYWOOD SHEATHINGGYPSUM SHEATHING

BLOCKING FOR VENTILATION

GUTTER

POLYCARBONATE ROOFING

HOWE TRUSS

GUTTERGUTTER

2x6 STUDSHEATHING

MOISTURE BARRIERRIGID INSULATION

METAL SEAM RAIN SCREENFURRING

STANDING SEAM ROOFHOWE TRUSS

MOISTURE BARRIERMOISTURE BARRIERPLYWOOD SHEATHING

BLOCKING FOR VENTILATION

RADIANCE CONTOURS

GLARE ANALYSIS

leVel 1

3- bed + multi-gen option ada studio 1-bedroom top fl oor2-bed top fl oorstudio w/ wkshp.

RADIANCE CONTOURS

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LOW INCOME MODEL

ENERGY ANALYSIS

Right: Ventilation diagram Right: Ventilation diagram Right:Below: Illuminance Analysis

Right: Mechanical diagram Right: Mechanical diagram Right:Below: Glare AnalysisFollowing Page: Entry

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A.01CHICA WETLANDS VISITOR CENTERHUnTinGTOn BeAcH, cACavin Fellowship Competition entry (four day charette)

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Revit Architecture, Rhino, VectorWorks, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,

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A.04ACADEMY OF THE ARTSPOrTlAnD, Or

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Urban response, passive techniques, community engagement

Revit Architecture, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

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8 weeks

22,500 s.f. / 2,000 m2

Urban response, passive techniques, community engagement

Revit Architecture, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

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A live/work academy for the arts in Portland, Oregon. Because the academy will function as both a public building and residence hall, dividing the public space from the private guided the design. Responding to Portland’s numerous bridges, the building employs a series of

catwalks to connect the public and private spaces.

16 weeks

Dividing the building into separate zones allows the student residents privacy, while maintaining access to the public realm.

A facade screen not only provides solar protection, but acts as a privacy screen to the private units

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LIVINGQUARTERS

GROUND LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

Top: Floor plans with zoning overlay : Floor plans with zoning overlay :Bottom Left: ft: ft: Zoning diagramBottom Right: Bottom Right: Bottom Right: Ventilation and solar diagramRight: AtriumFollowing Page: Entry

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A.05GREEN SCHOOL RETROFITPOrTlAnD, OrReceived Distinction of Pass Commend

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SketchUp, ink on mylar, Copic marker, and colored pencil

with Anna Friend

retrofi t, improved learning, green design, connection to outdoors, communal spaces

8 weeks

93,000 s.f. / 8,640 m2

ORIGINAL SCHOOL

A retrofi t of an existing elementary school in order to improve energy effi ciency and foster a better learning environment. The design emphasizes outdoor learning, bringing nature indoors, and creating communal ‘break-out’ spaces in order to create a variety of learning

environments. The design was tested and adjusted using lighting and ventilation models. The acrylic ventilation model was tested using a saline solution and fi ne bubble technique.

RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYbringing nature indoors, and creating communal ‘break-RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYbringing nature indoors, and creating communal ‘break-

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Sketch model depicting how existing classroom spaces can be reorganized to create classroom zones.

Sketch model showing proximity to the butte as well potential opportunities to connect the wings.

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with Anna Friend

retrofi t, improved learning, green design, connection to outdoors, communal spaces

8 weeks

Previous Page: Original classroomTop: Ground fl oor plan : Ground fl oor plan :Bottom: : : Ventilation model & Day lighting ModelRight: Redesigned classroomRight: Redesigned classroomRight:

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A.06CAMAS PEDAL BIKESHELTEReUGene, OrDesign-build for local community school

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Design-build, coordination, budget constraints

AutoCad, SketchUp, ink and colored pencil on mylar

Large revolving team // consulted with client, engineer, & manufacturers

8 weeks 8 months

780 s.f. / 73 m2 $18,000

A student-led design-build project of a bike shelter for a local community school. Stages of involvement included design development, permit submission, material acquisition, and construction.

Serving as co-project manager during the design phase, I held design charettes, met with the client regularly, generated a budget, and oversaw permit submittal.

To learn more visit: www.camaspedal.wordpress.com. Photo credit to Nicholas Venezia

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Top: Construction photos: Construction photos:Bottom: ElevationRight: Finished shelterFollowing Pages: Page from permit set Finished shelter

SECTION THROUGH SHELTER

SHELTER ELEVATION

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Museum board, bass wood

interpretation, hand model

An assignment to interpret Tadao Ando’s Chikatsu-Asuka plan as a three-dimensional building. Every line in the plan is accounted for in the elevation. This projects reinterprets Ando’s museum as a cliff side, beach residence. RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYAndo’s museum as a cliff side, beach residence. RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYAndo’s museum as a cliff side, beach residence.

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Right: Tadao Ando’s original plan: Tadao Ando’s original plan:Bottom Right: Identical elevationLeft: Reinterpreted model

image from http://www.tokinowasuremono.com

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B.02DETAIL DRAWINGS

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Pilkington Insulight Therm. curtain wall

Kawneer curtain wall

external roller shadeKawneer Glass Vent. Curtain Wall

for night fl ushingPilkington curtain wall

for double facade

hss square steel support

t-beam support

hss square steel for lateral support

Pilkington spider clamp

through-bolts

steel plate welded to basefl ashing

steel base

anchor for plate10” concrete slab

footing

Clerestory Corner Detail 3”=1’0”

double-pane glazing

window stop

flashing

1/2” plywood sheathing

air barrier

2” rigid insulation

2” x 1” furring

finished pine rain screen

2”x 6”footer

sloped sill

Window Sill Detail 3”=1’0”

3/4”

3/4”

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moisture barrier diagram

moisture barrier

casing

sealant

trim

window stop

double-pane glazing

stoop

extension jamb

insulation

pine trim

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sill flashing diagram

Caitlin M. GilmanProject 1 Cycle 2

Fall 2010

standing metal seam roof

pine trim

6” x 13” glulam

6” x 13” glulaminsulation

window stoopdouble pane glazing

building paper1/2” plywood sheathing

2” rigid insulationair membrane

2” x 6” pine deckingblocking for gutter bracket

fl ashingmetal fl ashinggutter bracket

steel capaluminum rolled gutter

Clerestory Corner Detail 3”=1’0”

double-pane glazing

window stop

flashing

1/2” plywood sheathing

air barrier

2” rigid insulation

2” x 1” furring

finished pine rain screen

2”x 6”footer

sloped sill

Window Sill Detail 3”=1’0”

3/4”

3/4”

1/2”

1/2” 1/2”5 1/2”2”3/4”3/4”

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moisture barrier diagram

moisture barrier

casing

sealant

trim

window stop

double-pane glazing

stoop

extension jambinsulation

pine trim

1/2”

1 1/4”

6”

2 1/4”5/8”1 1/2”

sill flashing diagram

Caitlin M. GilmanProject 1 Cycle 2

Fall 2010

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B.03SIDE TABLES

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Walnut, poplar plywood, steel

innovative, simplicity, distillation

Poplar plywood and hand turned walnut legs defy the conventions of their material. The plywood curves, the back leg supports at a precarious angle, and the front legs seem to pierce through the curve unsupported. Constructing this piece required innovation & creative problem solving.

RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYto pierce through the curve unsupported. Constructing this RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYto pierce through the curve unsupported. Constructing this

Right: Assemble diagram: Assemble diagram:Bottom Right: Steel brace for back legBottom Left:: Turning a legRight: Finished tables

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B.04THREE [SHOE]BOXESPrODUcT DesiGn

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Oak plywood

fl exible, movable, personal

Left: Boxes as shoe holder Boxes as shoe holder: Boxes as shoe holder:Following Page Top:Three separate boxesThree separate boxes Bottom Left: Coffee tableCoffee table Bottom Right: Record tableRecord table

As a student living in temporary housing, “three boxes” came as a solution for storage needs that changed over time. Initially designed for shoes- the smaller boxes fi t sneakers and fl ats, while the large box fi ts boots- the boxes can be rearranged and stacked in a variety of

ways to accommodate different uses. For example, side tables, a coffee table, record player stand and record holder, the options are limitless. These limitless storage options are perfect for the student or young professional who moves frequently..

RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYsneakers and fl ats, while the large box fi ts boots- the RESTAURANT & SPA ENTRYsneakers and fl ats, while the large box fi ts boots- the

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C.0HAND MEDIA

WATercOlOr + sKeTcHinG

VENICE, ITALY

VENICE, ITALY

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

CORONADO, CALIFORNIA

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KYOTO, JAPAN

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