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JESSICA N. LUSCHERRhode Island School of Design / 2 College Street, Box # 092 / Providence RI 02903
814.380.2461 / jluscher@risd.edu / Online at http://issuu.com/jessicaluscher
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD), Providence, RI Bachelor of Architecture
RISD Scholarship Program, Honor Roll Bachelor of Fine Arts
2009-2014
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY, Hong Kong Semester Abroad, BA(AS)
Faculty of Architecture, Visiting Student Fall 2012
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, Erie, PA Architecture, 2008
Scholarship-based Pre-college Summer Program
STATE COLLEGE AREA HIGH SCHOOL, State College, PA High School Diploma
High Honors Student, Top 7% of Graduating Class, Debate Team 2006-2009
I am looking for an entry-level position or internship as a designer in an architecture fi rm that will allow me
to broaden my education as a creative individual as I pursue my career and license as an Architect.
JESSICA N. LUSCHER Rhode Island School of Design / 2 College Street, Box # 092 / Providence RI 02903
814.380.2461 / jluscher@risd.edu / Online at http://issuu.com/jessicaluscher
PROFESSIONAL / ARCHITECTURE
• Internship experience at five separate firms.
• Project Categories: large/small-scale housing, academic, mixed use, laboratory, and interior/refurbishing.
• Tasks: Competitions, Schematic Design, Design Development, Site Surveial and Analysis, Site and Project
Documentation, Facade Design, Layouts/Graphic Design, and Cost Calculations.
• Digital and physical modeling, parametric modeling/scripting and digital fabrication.
• OSHA Health and Safety Sertified, on-site small-scale construction experience
• Mac and Windows, AutoCAD, Revit, Archicad, Rhino 3D (Grasshopper parametric modeling. basic Python scripting
knowledge), Adobe Creative Suite, Lightroom, VRay and VectorWorks.
ACADEMIC / PERSONAL
• Intuitive design and aesthetic sense
• Strong fundamental knowlede of materials and methods of building, physics and geometry.
• Trained in color, composition, layouts and information design.
• Ability to learn computer programs quickly and apply them to projects as necessary.
• Bilingual German and English. Basic Spanish. USA/Euro Dual Citizen. Past residence in USA, Europe, and Asia.
• Hardworking, determined, focused, and self-disciplined. Socially outgoing and collaborative. Logical, organized and
thorough researcher. Innovative and resourceful problem solver.
SKILLS
PAYETTE ASSOCIATES, Boston, MA, USA
Translated our project’s facade concept into a parametric script which effi ciently modeled variations of the building’s
800+ unique vertical fi ns for shading. My script’s outputs were shared with our structural consultants, with in-house
building scientists and with Payette’s rendering team to discuss structure, lighting quality, and aesthetics.
FISCHER ARCHITEKTEN AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Worked on a competition entry for a 60-apartment complex in Zurich. Participated in site analysis and initial building
concepts, apartment layout design, client profi ling, and landscape/garden concepts. Designed the fi nal presentation lay-
out and all necessary schematic diagrams. Detailed fi nal 1:500 contextual plans. Drafted weekly Design Team meetings’
protocol, with German Language profi ciency.
BACHELARD WAGNER ARCHITECTS, Basel, Switzerland
Built topographic and mass models to assist in landscaping and façade studies for a 7-building, 360-apartment complex
planned for Schwamendingen, Zurich Switzerland.
EMCH + BERGER GESAMTPLANUNG HOCHBAU, Basel, Switzerland
Developed a book of remodeling concepts for the rooftop condition of a large multi-use facility in Basel. Presented my
schematic design ideas to groups including the project’s engineers and owners, in both German and English. These
presentations continued after the end of my paid internship.
ZULAUF & SCHMIDLIN ARCHITECTS, Zurich, Switzerland
Designed a built-in storage unit for a physiotherapy clinic; measured the offi ce space, completed CAD drawings and
models, and held client meetings to discuss her needs and my design ideas.
TechSTYLE HOUSE, Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, Versailles, France
Worked as a primary 3D parametric modeling expert on our 100+ student team, communicating our design aes-
thetic to consultants at Simpson Gumptertz and Heger (Boston) and Saint Gobain (Tensile Fabric Specialists in
Germany) to design the structure of our tensile membrane house, with focus on ease of construction and Passiv
Haus energy efficiency. Attended weekly Site Operations meetings with Shawmut Construction in RI, to coordi-
nate for when our team will build, display, and deconstruct the house June-July 2014 in Versailles, France.
RISD CAD LAB, Assistant to Technitian, Computer Lab Manager, Providence, RI
Hires, trains and coordinates the 27 student computer lab monitors for the RISD Architecture Department. These moni-
tors offer advice to students as they use RISD lab equiptment including computers, large-format scanners and plotters.
RISD DESIGN + BUILD, Blossom Community Garden, Pawtucket, RI
Elected by faculty to serve as one of six Project Design Managers of a studio in which 70 RISD students cooperatively
designed and built a permanent raised garden and two pavilions for the Pawtucket Community. One of six elected student
speakers at the Final Presentation to represent the project in front of the clients, invited town offi cials, our peers, and sev-
enteen visiting critics.
Design Intern, June-August 2013
Design Intern, June-August 2012
Intern, July-August 2011
Intern, June-July 2011
Summer Intern, 2008
Student Designer, 2013-Present
Lab Manager, 2013-Present
Student Leader, Spring 2011
DESIGN
INTERNSHIPS
JESSICA N. LUSCHERRhode Island School of Design / 2 College Street, Box # 093 / Providence RI 02903
814.380.2461 / jluscher@risd.edu / Online at http://issuu.com/jessicaluscherr
ACADEMIC
LEADERSHIP
Art and Design Samples
Fine Art Samples: Painting, Drawing, Woodwork.............................................
Two Complexity and Mobility Studies...................................................
Photography Samples............................................................................
University of Hong Kong: Fall 2012
Mass, Tower, Hill: Concrete Formwork Design for Housing in Hong Kong.................
RISD Architecture Program (2010-Present)
Architecture of Ground and Sky: Re-imagining the Many Scales of Wine..........
Preliminary Thesis Investigations.........................................................
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014: TechStyle Haus..............................................
Providence Train Station and Hotel.......................................................
Urban Villiage: Reinterpreting the Cohousing Model..........................................
Digital Investigations: Rhino and V-Ray Renderings........................................
Design/Build: Student Leadership.................................................................
Summer Internships
Payette Associates.................................................................................
Fischer Architekten................................................................................
Emch + Berger Gesamptplanung Hochbau.........................................
Bachelard Wagner Architekten.............................................................
Zulauf & Schmidlin Architekten............................................................
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1) A Deconstruction. Oil paint, stitched thread, and
magazine clippings on layered canvas (13” x 24”)
2 ) Sleep. Selection from a series of long-exposure
photographs tracking sleep patterns, inspired by the
Automatic Drawing Movement of the 1920s. (11” x
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3) Violin Box. Stained poplar wood, hand carved ( 8” x
6” x19”)
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COMPLEX SURFACE 1
Paper cones on fabric were used to
articulate and document complex curves
around Providence.
Instructors emphasize a designer’s need to experiment through making. Constructing and discovering with my hands is integral to my thinking process.
COMPLEX SURFACE 2
Flat stainless steel and aluminum sheets
fold up into cubes with high compressive
strength. Depending on the direction of
the exerted tensile force, the cubes fl ex to
articulate various textures.
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Photography helps me rapidly remember, reinterpret, and further inhabit the places I study.
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHYPhotos taken with Canon Rebel XSi
Edited in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
From August to December 2012, I chose to take a temporary leave of absence from
RISD in order to study as a visiting student in the Faculty of Architecture at the
University of Hong Kong.
There are multiple reasons why I chose this city:
Hong Kong is dynamic and rapidly-developing.
Hong Kong is highly functional, competitive and livable, yet decidedly different urbanistically and
culturally from other model cities.
Hong Kong demonthstrates multifaceted, integrated uses of its limited space.
The city’s density, verticality and high level of interconnectivity permeates all scales of its buildings
network. The subsequent volumetric organization deeply infl uences how its inhabitants live and
interact.
Living and learning in Hong Kong has made me more fl exible
intellectually, socially, academically, and in terms of design.
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This photograph was taken from a pedestrian overpass on my fi rst day apartment hunting in Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Semester Immersion
Precedent: Tunneling Formwork
Room sized structural steel forms are aligned
side-by-side to cast the walls and fl oor slabs of
a building as a monolithic structure in a continu-
ous pour. This form system brings speed, quality
and accuracy to concrete construction. The reus-
able formwork is optimal for largescale housing
projects with repeating fl oorplans.
MASS TOWER AND HILLConcrete Construction for Housing
in Hong Kong
This project was carried out in cooperaton with a
3rd Year BA(AS) student at the University of Hong
Kong, Kelly Ziqi Zhao.
Though an indepth an alysis of Tunneling
Formwork, we aimed to design an innovative
construction system for insitu cast concrete
housing projects. The effective, economical
formwork precedent was pushed to overcome
its spatial limitations.
The fi nal structural system was applied to a
hypothetical site, simulating the steep, varried
terrain common in Hong Kong.
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Concrete Formwork
Our tunneling system is based on a specifi c set
of fi ve modular units, which can be arranged to
cast our spatial combinations.
A continuous load path
maintains structural effi ciency de-
spite spatial variance.
Splitlevels and Connections
creates varying spatial dialogues
and scales and masks the repetitive
building piece.
Terracing of Units
adapts to a sloped site. it creates
views and outdoor space at the unit
level.
Project Goals in Diagram
The three main goals of our de-
sign investigation of tunneling
formwork are detailed below.
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The aggregation of formwork, cast insitu, creates a range of possible apartment relationships.
Units are created out
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spaces between corridors
(corridors in yellow).
Splitlevel units create
redundancy in circulation.
Corridors are reduced to
every three fl oors.
Apartments absorb this
redundant circulation,
allowing unit expansion and
variability.
Unit Formation and Sectional Circulation Logic in Three Steps
Alternatively, the spaces
become double-height
building voids for cross-
ventilation and sunlight.
Unit ExamplesUnit 3:69 m2 + patio
Unit 2:88 m2 + patio
Unit 1:185 m2 + patio
Apartment Section
Upper Two
Splitlevels
Plan 1:100
Lower / Entrance
Floor
Plan 1:100
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Splitlevel apartments are aggregated around hallways, which
occur every three fl oors (in yellow).
Process
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LEFT: The models below were
constructed in order to inves-
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including mold-making tech-
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concrete properties, various
spatial ideas, module aggrega-
tion, and site integration.
RIGHT: These are our drawings
and models as presented for
discussion at the end of the
semester.
The fi nal concrete model was
cast in 19-stages in order to
represent a 9-story structure.
(60 x 60 x 40cm)
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Advanced Studio: Re-imagining the Many Scales of Wine
Preliminary Thesis Investigations
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014
Advanced Studio: A Train Station in the Urban Context of Providence, RI
Urban Design Principles: Three Types of Housing in Providence, RI
Digital Investigations: Explorations with Rhino and Vray
Architectural Design Principles: Design and Build Garden
RISD Architecture
Silvia Acosta, S 2013
David Gersten, F 2013
Johnathan Knowles, F 2013
James Barnes, S 2012
Ann Tate, F 2011
Peter Dorsey, S 2011
Adrienne Benz, S 2011
The Architecture is built to register the visitor within the surround-
ing landscape. Through natural and constructed datum lines, the
architecture frames landscape, extends landscape, and provides
varying understanding of time, scale, and material in the vineyard.
The farmers market is constructed for the Ground.
The greenhouse is for the Sky.
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ARCHITECTURE OF GROUND AND SKYCinematic Manipulation for Constructed Understanding
Advanced Studio: Re-imagining the Many Scales of Wine, Silvia Acosta, Spring 2013
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Farmers Market Cross Section facing South
Restaurant Section and Farmers Market Elevation Facing West
An earth berm holds the foundation for the cantilevered roof of the farmer’s market. The gentle rise and fall of the berm along the structure’s length allows
each cantilevered beam to rise or fall with the changing height of its earth restraint. A large amphitheater space becomes an expansion space for the mar-
ket, as well as a fl exible location for outdoor music festivals hosted by the winery and adjacent vineyard restaurant.
The farmer’s market is constructed for the ground.
Greenhouse Longitudinal Section Facing East
Greenhouse Roof Struc-tural Diagram in Section
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Greenhouse PlanThe greenhouse is constructed for the sky.
From the greenhouse entrance, the vineyard sky is framed by an ellipse. The natural horizon line is eliminated and individuals are left alone with the
expanse of the moving sky. However, as one walks along the edge path of the greenhouse, the path slopes upwards, rising above the framing ellipse and
reconnecting individuals with the horizon line at the other side of the structure. These two vantage points help visitors understand their place within the
vineyard environment (see perspective images).
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Preliminary Thesis Investigations, Process Work
Thesis Prepatory Seminar Professor Lena Georas
Thesis Advisor Professor David Gersten
BREATH OF THE MOUNTAIN:
A VOICE FOR EACH HOUSE
Over the past four years, I have been repeatedly mentally and
physically drawn back to a rock house located high within the
Swiss Alps. This is one of three houses scattered across this
otherwise desolate mountain range.
Responding to the site’s in the varying atmospheric and wind
conditions, I designed a set of metal organ pipes, to be built
into the roof of each rock house.
When the wind rolls up the mountain from the valley below,
the pipes will voice the wind from the roof of each house.
The calls, infrequent, unpredicable and faint, carry across
the mountain bowl, through the lowering light and frequent
storms,. They create a soundscape, compressing distance
between people and places.
Phase 1: Organ Pipes (1.06.2014- 1.22.14)
Metal organ pipes, built into the roof of each existing moun-
tain lodge, catch the wind on the mountain and provide
each house with a unique tone and pitch.
The voices of the three isolated houses in the mountain
bowl permeate the shifting clouds, creating a soundscape,
compressing distance between people and places.
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The wooden organ pipes above (22” to 48”) were built and handed to critics and audience
members at one of my benchmark critiques. The playful, inquisitive and communicative
dialogue which followed connected individuals and became a piece unto itself.
Organs and Organs: Call and Response
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Phase 2: Stillness and Motion (1.22.14 -2.07.14)
This machine was developed to further personify and utilize the wind at the
roof of the Rock House, this time as a source for mechanical energy.
During our thesis exhibition, the wind machine was dormant. The tactile
potential energy of the wind machine in this state, its potential to transform,
alluded to a past life and a potential future.
Similarly, the photographs of the wind machine capture a thin place within
motion, from which one can imagine the 4th dimension.
“Architecture is the archive, the collector, machine and instrument. It captures, holds, and tells, for it is at once a structure and a ruin, haunted by a storied past and a potenial future. We imagine its life, reciprocal to our own, and anticipate the motion from its present stillness.”
**These four pages represent preliminary thesis investigations executed
during the fi rst four weeks of 2014. For more current work, please see my
personal website.
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TECHSTYLE HAUSSolar Decathlon Europe 2014
The Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, and Germany’s University of Applied Sciences Ehrfurt (FHE) have united to design and build the fi rst-ever Solar Decathlon entry to incorporate a complete textile enclosure. The house, built to Passivhaus energy standards and powered exclusively by solar power, is being built fi rst in Providence and then in Versailles, France for the 2014 Solar Decathlon competi-tion.
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Structural Construction Detailing
Detailed the required structural sections, footing plan, fram-
ing plan, structural fl oor plan, structural roof plan, and struc-
tural details for the Design Development deadline for sub-
mission to Solar Decathlon Europe.
3D Parametric Modeler
Worked closely with consultants at Simpson Gumpertz and
Heger (Boston) and Saint Gobain (Tenside Fabric Specialists
in Germany) as a primary 3d parametric modeling expert on
our 100+ student team, communicating our design aesthet-
ics and needs to fi nd the best spatial and structureal solu-
tion for our house’s tensile membrane enclosure.
Construction Coordination
Attended weekly meetings with Shawmut Construction in
Rhode Island to coordinate Site Operations for when our
team will build, display, and deconstruct the house in June-
July 2014 in Versailles, France.
ABOVE: Current Renderings of our tensile membrane design and photos of the mock-up house,
currently in construction in a warehouse in Providence, Rhode Island.
ABOVE: My script’s outputs were used to discuss the desired shape of our tensile structure with our structural engineers and tensile membrane consultants.
BELOW: These drawings are part of our structural drawing set, drawn by me and submitted on behalf of our team at the end of Design Development.
Until 1850, Providence had the largest train station in
the United States
In 1950, the Providence Train Station was downsized
and relocated away from downtown.
Pre-1950 Station
RI Statehouse
Current Station
TRAIN STATION in the Urban Context of
Providence, RIRISD Arch Advanced Studio, Professor James Barnes,
Spring 2012
The Train is an important element
of Providence’s industrial history.
In 1850, due to heavy reliance on industry, Provi-
dence had the largest rairoad station in the Unit-
ed States. When industry diminished, the train
was relocated out of the city and was replaced
by the automobile.
As car travel becomes less affordable, the
train makes Providence more accessible to
commuters. It connects Providence to an
extensive network of cities in the northeast,
including Boston and New York City. Ease
of access increases exchange and makes
Providence a much more attractive place to live.
The Train has potential to revitalize
modern Providence.
City Threshold Historical Reference Providence Icon for IdentityCommercial Enterprise Hub
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Proposed Station
Providence Mall
Downtown Providence
Old Station
Mall
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Gradient West to East from public commercial to
low-rise residential (blue). To
the west, housing blocks at
higher density retain 1st fl oor
mixed use space.
Larger Arterial Roads are connected by smaller
feeder streets.
Permanent Trolley Line runs from the Kennedy Plaza
bus terminal to connect the
mall, train station, and resi-
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Urban Plan
Providence Place Mall
RI Statehouse
Waterfront
Train Station
Downtown
Complementary Streets
Francis Street
Providence
Mall
Station, Mixed
Use, and Hotel
4-story row houses,
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Why is the Pedestrian Parallel defl ected in a way that prevents it from framing the statehouse axially?
The ambling turn of my Pedestrian Parallel allows the monumental Statehouse to be slowly discovered by
curious pedestrians. This contrasts Francis Street, which already forms an axial relationship and frames the
building. Based on the speed of traffi c in these locations, each street has a unique character and approach
to the State House.
Taking advantage of the bustling train station and the activity on Francis Street, the stores and restau-
rants on the Pedestrian Parallel create a walking-safe area that links the state house lawn and the park
surrounding the Providence waterway and downtown.
“Pedestrian
Parallel”
Pedestrian Zone
Hotel
Floor 2: Conference Center with Ballroom
Floor 3: Hotel Lobby, Restaurant, and Upper Ballroom
Floor 4-7: Typical Hotel Floor
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Ground Floor: Train Station Hall, Bus Terminal, Mixed-Use Commercial
Original Concept Sketch
SITE CONCEPT: Train Tracks as a Reorientation Within the City
The massing of the station hall above the
tracks expresses the powerful axis of moving
trains below and imparts this energy to the
cityscape.
2nd Floor conference rooms
benefi t travelers and the hotel
and allow views into the train
station.
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The new Providence Train Station reinstates itself as a center of urban life.
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Hotel
Retail
Restaurants
Conference Center
Transport
City Events
Political Podium
Activism
Advertising
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Diverse User Groups
Extended Hours of Business
Environmental Pollution
Transport Interchange
Automobile Commuter Congestion
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PROGRAM CONCEPT:
Train Reintegration Through Train Building’s Diverse User Groups
Transport Interchange
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Hallways upstairs allow views
into the train hall.
The open ground fl oor axially connects
the train station (south) and the bus
terminal (north).
The terraced north end of the building provides
spectacular views of the Rhode Island State House.Double-height ballroom and
lobby area connect into the hotel
restaurant.
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Ballroom
Bus Terminal
LobbyHotel Lobby
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URBAN VILLAGE:Cohousing Model Reinterpreted
RISD Urban Design Principles. Professor Anne Tate
Fall 2011
Considering an urban context in post-industrial
Providence, I was asked to design housing in
proximity to Brown University’s Medical School.
50 dorm units for medical students,
50 units of Faculty Hotel
50 units of elderly living.
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The diverse groups of residents addressed in this
project have all been displace from previous living
arrangements to some extent. Thus, attention
was placed on designing living arrangements that
would encourage social interactions and allow
residents to develop a sense of community.
I designed two apartment blocks that integrate
housing for the elderly, graduate students, and
families of medical students and young faculty.
The fl oorplan aims to promote cooperative family-
style living (unit description continued on next
page).
Bedrooms. Each unit has between one and three
bedrooms.
Pairs of Units are grouped around front porch
spillout areas, which encourage the hallway to
become an active, inhabited space.
Each Unit Quad shares a common dining and
living room, which have the option of expanding
into the kitchen and living spaces of the two larger
apartment units.
A Shared Atrium rises through the center of the
building, uniting the Unit Quads.
Unit SectionThrough Shared Dining Room
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Private Room
Shared Space
Private Room
Shared Space
Section through Building Atrium
Units become more private on the top two fl oors,
after the middle atrium is capped. The four
central apartment units expand, absorbing the
center portion of the double loaded corridor that
is continuous on fl oors one and two. This creates
larger units with increased privacy.
2nd Floor 3rd Floor 4th Floor
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RISD Arch Digital Representation, Professor Peter
Dorsey, Spring 2011
RISD Architecture promotes using the computer not
only as a mechanism for representation, but also as
a tool for creativity and design investigation.
This course focused on Rhinoceros 3-D modeling
software and Vray rendering software. The course
also covered the Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, and
introduces the Rhino Grasshopper Plug-in.
DIGITAL INVESTIGATIONS
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RISD Architectural Design Principles, Professor Adrienne
Benz, Spring 2011
In this 12-week studio, 70 RISD students designed,
then constructed a public garden and two open-air
pavilions for the Chinese Christian Church of Rhode
Island. Beginning with individual work, we formed
groups of four, then twelve, then twenty-four, and
fi nally, seventy students, in order to merge ideas.
We had an amazing experience working closely
with real clients, seeing our project realized as
a full scale, and learning how much detail was
required to complete it. I learned an incredible
amount about teamwork, communication, organi-
zation, and leadership.
LEADERSHIP:
The images on this page show my personal idea sketches for the project, along with models constructed by my fi rst 4-person design team.
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Design Phase Project Manager
1 out of 6 total students chosen by faculty to act
as team leaders during the design phase of the se-
mester.
Final Presentation Speaker
1 out of 6 students chosen by faculty to present the
fi nished project to the client, the town, our peers,
and seventeen visiting critics.
Project Documentation Head
1 out of 6 students chosen by faculty to organize
photography, video, and presentation design for the
project.
Images on this page depict various stages of the project’s construction, along with images of both permanent pavilions after completion.
Summer Internships
I was born in Zurich and moved to the United States when I was eight years old. Returning to Switzerland for summer architecture internships in Zurich, Basel and B aden has been a great way for me to maintain my German language skills and stay in touch with my birth country, while gaining valuable work experience in exciting and busy design environments.
I have also had the wonderful opportunity to work for Payette Associates in Boston, Massachusetts during Summer 2013.
During my fi ve summer internships, I have worked on a variety of projects, ranging from designs for large and small-scale residential projects to small-scale interior renovation work; from designs for retrofi tted multi-use buildings to designs for highly controlled scientifi c research environments.
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During my summer with Payette I participated in the Schematic Design
and Design Development phases of one of the fi rm’s most exciting current
projects, an interdisciplinary scientifi c research building for Northeastern
University in Boston. After building a detailed sectional model of the building
at 1/8” scale, I translated the project’s facade concept into an extensive
parametric script which effi ciently modeled variations of the building’s
800+ unique vertical fi ns for shading. The variable outputs of my script
were used to begin a dialogue with Arup (our structural consultants), along
with in-house building scientists and Payette’s rendering team, in order to
discuss structural issues, lighting quality, and aesthetics.
PAYETTE ASSOCIATES, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Architecture Intern, June-August 2013
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PAYETTE ASSOCIATES, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Architecture Intern, June-August 2013
During this three-month internship I worked with a team on a competi-
tion entry for a 60-apartment complex in Zurich. I participated in all de-
sign phases from site analysis and initial building concepts to apartment
layout design, client profl ing, and landscape/garden concepts. I was in
charge of designing the fi nal presentation layout and illustrating all nec-
essary schematic diagrams. I detailed the fi nal 1:500 contextual plans.
During Design Team meetings, I drafted the weekly protocol with German
Language profi ciency.
FISCHER ARCHITEKTEN AG, Zurich, Switzerland Design Intern, June-August 2012
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FISCHER ARCHITEKTEN AG, Zurich, Switzerland Design Intern, June-August 2012
I was put in charge of the graphic representation
of the building’s context at 1:500 (fi nal drawing
pictured to the right). The garden plan was inte-
gral to the overall concept of the apartment block,
“my house is my castle in a green oasis. ”
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The layout that I designed for the fi nal project presentation (6 landscape A0-size boards) is meant to graphically reiterate the building’s undulating facade
concept, which helps give the apartments their unique identities and gives the project an address.
FISCHER ARCHITEKTEN AG, Zurich, Switzerland Design Intern, June-August 2012
Emch+Berger AG Gesamtplanung Hochbau
EMCH + BERGER GESAMPTPLANUNG HOCHBAU, Basel, Switzerland Summer Intern, 2011
During my summer internship, Emch + Berger was coordinating the massive
renovation of a large multi-use facility in a suburb of Basel. I was put in charge
of photo-documenting a section of the building’s rooftop which originally held
a covered swimming pool, a fi tness center, a small 90-seat auditorium, and
multiple garden terraces.
I was asked to develop a series of remodeling concepts for this portion of
the project, which I then presented through manual and digital sketches in
powerpoint and printed book formats to groups of outside professionals,
including the project’s engineers and owners, in order to facilitate a dialogue
regarding possibile design options. My presentations were conducted in both
English and German.
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By the end of the summer, we
had decided on the fi nal remodeling
concept for the space, which centered
around a new, 300-seat auditorium to
replace the covered swimming pool and
fi tness center. With the addition of now
supporting program, the new auditorium
would complement the programs that
were planned for the lower fl oors.
In one fi nal meeting after the
completion of my internship, I proposed
the VectorWorks drawings on the right
to the project’s owners and engineers,
as two variations of the remodel. Both
of these were pronounced feasible, de-
pending on future decisions regarding
budget.
Basel, Switzerland
Summer Intern, 2011
I built topographic and building mass models to assist in
landscaping and facade studies for a 7-building develop-
ment containing 360 apartments, planned for Schwa-
mendingen, Zurich, Switzerland.
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During this internship, I was given the lead role in a
project to design a built-in storage unit for a phys-
iotherapy practice. The project included visiting the
offi ce space with the client and again to take measure-
ments for CAD drawings and models. Multiple meet-
ings were held with the client to discuss their needs
and my design ideas.
JESSICA N. LUSCHERRhode Island School of Design / 2 College Street, Box # 93 / Providence RI 02903
814.380.2461 / jluscher@risd.edu / Online at http://issuu.com/jessicaluscher
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