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JOSEFINA [email protected] +41 76 708 33 30 SWISS +1(818) 427-8773 US622 East Providencia Ave #LBurbank, CA 91501 USA
EDUCATION
Woodbury University, Burbank, CA May 2017Bachelor of Architecture Honor of academic achievement; Dean’s List Spring 2016Nielsen Scholarship; 2015 study away program to Rome Fall 2015Burbank Rotary Club Grant; 2015 study away program to Rome Fall 2015Always #LikAGirl-Unstoppable; Speaker of Empowering Women July 2015
SKILLS
AutoCAD, Rhino, Vectorworks, Revit, Grasshopper.Illustrator, Photoshop, In-design, RhinoCAM, Maxwell, V-Ray. Model making, hand drawing, photography, mold milling/casting. Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
LANGUAGES & EXTRACURICULAR ACTIVITIES
Fluently speak, write and read in English, Armenian and Russian.Intermediate speaking and understanding of French, German and Persian. World traveler and starting photographer. Currently improving German and Piano.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Tuchschmid AG, Frauenfeld, Switzerland May 2016-August 2016Architecture Intern
Working and designing projects from small to large scale, all around Europe and some outside. Creating innovative ways to use materials and test their endless possibilities and limitations. Visiting sites, working alongside with engineers, constructors, architects and often visiting the in- house shops.
Neptune Productions Inc., Glendale, California May 2015-august 2015Set Designer
Drafting and designing stage for private and public events. Incorporating light and sound into design to accommodate each unique event. Meeting with clients, measuring, discussing budget.
Toledo Homes Inc., Pasadena, California September 2013 – May 2014Catalog Designer
Photographing subjects of publication. Measuring and drafting mold details. Designing product catalog.
Risha Engineering, Burbank, California August 2011 – August 2012Junior Drafter Drafting structural drawings for commercial, industrial and residential buildings. Working along-side with engineers to prepare documents and drawings for city check-ups. Establishing new business accounts with major companies such as Paramount Pictures.
“I showed the grown-ups my masterpiece, and I asked them if my drawing scared them. They answered, ‘why be scared of a hat?’ My drawing was not a picture of a hat. It was a picture of a boa constrictor digesting an elephant”
“The Little Prince”, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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TECTONIC PLATESHOUSE AND HOUSING
ARCHITECTURAL CERAMICSTOPIC STUDIO
DETAIL DESIGN TUCHSCHMID AG
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ABOUT ME:
I am originally from Armenia, I have lived in four different countries and changed eleven schools. I speak four languages and have travelled in thirteen countries, but that is not what defines me. For me it is of great importance to lead life instead of it leading me. My goals are to never stop learning, always strive for what may seem impossible and find lessons and inspiration from my experiences.I study architecture because it allows me to be passionate, and move through life with a new vision. I study architecture because with every piece of gained knowledge I uncover a new layer about my-self. Last year I got the chance to study abroad in Rome and travel through Palermo in Sicily with my studio. I truly experienced the power of architecture serving as a source to pass on history and culture from generation to generation, even if the initial intended use of a building had completely transformed over time. I aspire to have the work I make deeply affect those who come in contact with it just the way it did for me.
WORK SAMPLE
STRUCTURE | SYSTEM | SPACE| FORMTHE RE-CYCLING LIBRARY
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY
BREAKING BOUNDARIESMUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
THE RE-CYCLING LIBRARY STRUCTURE | SYSTEM | SPACE| FORMInstructor: Mahdi Alibakhshian Studio 3B
At the global scale, the Re-cycling Library questions the very fundamental problem of using cars as the main method of transportation, especially in the great area of Los Angeles. The library consists of three weaving entries at three levels. The organic form of the circulation encourages bicycle use for an innovative experience of a library. The skin and the structure merge together, becoming one unified system.
FORM FINDING EXERCISE. EAST WING/MAIN BIKE ENTRY. 6
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3RIVER ELEVATION SHOWS THE STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS.ONE OF MANY LAYERS OF RENDERING: WATERCOLOLR BY HAND.
SECTION
STRUCTURAL SKELETON 9
BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF THE RE-CYCLING LIBRARY.
LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3
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Children’s reading space
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EAST ELEVATION OF WEAVING LEVELS.
FLOORPLANS OF THE THREE LEVELS.
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TECTONIC PLATES HOUSE AND HOUSINGInstructor: Mark OwenStudio 3A
The Mirage residence is consisted of elements that are broken into tectonic units. They serve together as a whole yet perform individually by fragmenting into its own units. The three glass circulation towers act as an agent of these floating tectonics and the main structural elements.
CONCEPT SKETCHES. 12
GROUND LEVEL VIEW SHOWS TRANSPARENCY IN THE OVERALL BUILDING YET PRIVACY IN INDIVIDUAL UNITS. DETAILED SECTION / ELEVATIONPHYSICAL MODELS. 15
Museum of Contemporary ArtInstructure: James Michael TateStudio 2A
BREAKING BOUNDARIES
The multistory gallery is created through the cobination of 20th centu-ry Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgaerie and MOCA’s Barry Lowen Collection by taking the traditional platonic of the cube. After studying Robert Mangold’s entitled Red/Green/Yellow, studies concentrated on vi-sual elements through the action of exaggeration. The concept of implied boundaries applies to the geometry, program and structure. The program is completely designed around the circulation, which is located in the four narrow hallways of the museum.
ISOMETRIC VIEW.INTERIOR SPACE OF THE GALLERIES. INSPIRED WORK BY DONALD JUDD AND ROBERT MANGOLD. 16
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PLAN VIEW SHOWING THE CIRCULATION VERSUS THE EXHIBITION SPACES.
FORMAL STUDIES OF SPACE WITHINBOUNDRIES.
The view of the physical model explores its relationship with the site/ground and the spaces that it creates. Due to that relationship the implied boundaries of the “cube” are more prominent.
Architectural CeramicsGroup work: with Philip Snow and Will ElsworthInstructor: Joshua SteinStudio 4B
In this ceramics studio we created architectural elements that were a hybridization between digital fabrication techniques and traditional ceramic processes, specifically slip casting. The individual module was designed to not only be a beautiful object in space but also function as a part of a system such as a facade.
FINAL INSTALLATION.
AFTER IT IS DRY IT IS CONSIDERED A GREEN WARE UNTIL BAKED. AT THIS STAGE IT IS STILL VERY FRAGILE AND CAN BRAKE EASILY.
THE DIFFERENT MODULE TYPE CASTS.
AFTER THE MOLD DRIES FOR THREE HOURS, IT CAN BE SLOWLY OPENED AND REMOVED.
WHILE IT IS AT ITS LEATHER HARD STATE, IT CAN BE CLEANED AND ALTERED.
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PROCESS OF SLIP CASTING AND GLAZING.
THE GEOMETRY OF THE FORM WAS DERIVED FROM MANY CIRCLES INTERTWINING WITHIN EACHOTHER. THE VOIDS BETWEEN THE FORMS ALSO CREATED A CIRCULAR SHAPE. THREE MODULE TYPES WERE USED TO BREAK THE SYMMETRY AND CREATE PATTERN VARIATIONS.
PROCESS WORK.
PLASTER BLANK. THE TWO PICES MUST FIT PERFECTLY. THE LIQUID CLAY LATER TURNS INTO CERAMICS.
MILLED PLASTER BLANK. THE HOLE IS TO POUR IN AND OUT THE LIQUID. AFTER THREE HOURS THE PIECE CAN BE REMOVED. 23
Tuchschmid AGLondon Opera Terrace
The detail is a drainage system designed to direct the rain water away from the facade and the glass elements. It is an important point where three dif-ferent angled pices of glass come together.
Detail Design
ONE PORTION OF THE TERRACE.
THE FINAL DETAIL AND THE DIRECTION OF THE WATER DRAINAGE.
LOCTION OF THE DETAIL AND THE STRUCTURE.
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