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JULIE HOLDERarchitecture + design portfolio
JULIE HOLDER curriculum vitae
THE PLAZA mixed-use development
PLAY BY PLAY theater design
MEDIEVAL REVIVAL performing arts center
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN furniture design
CAMPUS CHOICE student housing
FITNESS.LAB recreational center
PHOTOGRAPHY individual interest
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Texas A&M UniversityBachelor of Environmental Design, December 2011College of Architecture
Texas A&M University - Santa Chiara CenterSemester Abroad, Spring 2011Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Texas State UniversityInterior Design, Fall 2007-Spring 2008College of Applied Arts
Technical Designer, Gensler, Houston, TX | 06.11.12 - presentWork in collaboration with coworkers to create construction documents and 3D models in Revit for the firm’s projects. Projects I’ve worked on include a high school renovation, semi-conductor facility, and renovation of an existing hospital into a new educational campus.
Architectural Intern, Hollenbeck Architects Houston, TX | 04.16.12 - 08.30.12Worked part-time for Brad Hollenbeck on construction documents for high-end residential homes in Houston and it’s surrounding areas.
3310 Louisiana St. # 2308 | Houston, TX 77006 | [email protected] | 832 .545 .2689curriculum vitaeJULIE HOLDER
Architecture GPA | 3 .250
Digital: AutoCAD, 3DPhotoshopIllustratorInDesignCNC MillingLasercutting
Manual: Model MakingTechnical Hand draftingPhotography
Learning: Revit ArchitectureGoogle SketchUPArtlantis Studio
American Institute of Architecture StudentsSocial and Events Committee, 2011General Member, 2008-2011
The BIG EventA one day volunteer event to “say thanks” to the residents of Bryan/College Station.Spring 2009 - 2010
AIA Gingerbread Build-Off An annual competition between architecture firms in Houston using 100% edible materials.Fall 2012
Best Overall Site PlanStudio: Arch. 305, Collaborative project with two studios at the University of OklahomaProject: The Plaza at Tulsa North, Fall 2010
Overall GPA | 2 .989
ACTIVITIESAWARDS
SKILLS
THE PLAZA mixed-use development | 3rd year studio
The community known as “Tulsa North” in Tulsa, Oklahoma is an underserved, desolate area in need of rejuvenation. With minimal resources available in transportation, health care, and available jobs; the people of Tulsa North are unable to function properly. We were given a site that had an existing run-down strip center with a clinic already in the construction phase at the East side of the site. My partner, Becca Barenblat, and I made a design decision to leave the clinic as is in order to develop a mixed-use facility to provide a source of income in the community and give families a chance at a better quality of life.
THE PLAZA mixed-use development | 3rd year studio
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1. Driver’s Ed/Car Rental2. Tutoring Center3. Boutique4. Sandwhich Shop5. Smoothie Shop6. Karate Studio7. Bookstore/Cafe8. Dance Studio9. Health Food Grocer10. Daycare Center11. Restaurant12. Goodwill Drop-Off13. Goodwill Shop14. Frozen Yogurt15. Incubation Office16. Neighbor For Neighbor17. Arts and Crafts Store18. Boutique19. Public Gym20. Pharmacy21. Hotel Lobby
THE PLAZA mixed-use development | 3rd year studio
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performing arts center | 3rd year studioMEDIEVAL REVIVAL
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Medieval Revival was a design challenge given during my semester abroad in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. The site is a real and commonly used area by the local Italians, who also came to our studio review for ideas of how to develop the area. I took what was already provided, the historical fortress stone wall and designed a performance art center that could be used as a theater, art gallery, and a bar at night with a outdoor piazza for social gatherings. I wanted to explore how to preserve the history and culture of this intimate Italian town with local materials and provide a modern day cultural center to introduce change.
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performing arts center | 3rd year studioMEDIEVAL REVIVAL
Play by Play is a design based off a well-known play, “Who’s on first?” by Abbott and Costello. I was directed to take the play and turn it into architecture. The site itself was fictional but was restricted on the West and North sides with high-traffic roadways, to the East was an existing building, and to the South was a body of water. The comedy act “Who’s on first” is unique in the fact that the doalogue is constantly revolving while never coming to a point. As my process unfolds, you will see the dialogue and program wrapping around each other finally composing the structure for the skin of the roof.
theater design | 2nd year studioPLAY BY PLAY
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student housing | 4th year studioCAMPUS CHOICE
Campus choice is a mixed-use building, designed to sit on the edge of Texas A&M’s campus in a highly congested area of town. The site itself has very specific parameters with an entrance to an existing campus parking garage incorporated into the design and surrounded by three busy streets. I wanted to maximize as much of the site as possible, so the triangular form rising up twelve stories in the air gave the most amount of space without over stepping my boundaries. The first two floors are retail and commercial space with the towers becoming one bedroom and two bedroom student apartments.
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student housing | 4th year studioCAMPUS CHOICE
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One Bedroom Layout
Levels 3,6,9,12
Two Bedroom Level
Levels 4-5, 7-8, 10-11
Second Story Two Bedroom Level
Community SpaceOne Bedroom Apartments Two Bedroom Apartments
student housing | 4th year studioCAMPUS CHOICE
Central Core One bedroom apartment Two bedroom apartment
recreational center | 4th year integrated studioFITNESS.LAB
Fitness.lab is a recreational center designed to fill an entire block in downtown Bryan, Texas. The site itself serves as the South entrance into the highly active and cultural historic downtown. My partner, Seth Donnell, and I wanted to respond the level of the social activity and design a center that would draw in the locals. Our main design concept was to pull the running track outside of the main structure and have it supported entirely on it’s own. By doing this, we were able to learn how to design a round structure to stand as well as create a level of interest of the public. We also renovated the existing park across the street to liven the area and encourage outdoor activity.
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recreational center | 4th year integrated studioFITNESS.LAB
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recreational center | 4th year integrated studioFITNESS.LAB
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recreational center | 4th year integrated studioFITNESS.LAB
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furniture design | 1st year studioINDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Industrial design, by definition, is the fusion of applied art and applied science. In studio, it was to become a fusion of usable furniture and a sculptural form. The “study rest” is a hands-free alternative, designed to give your back a rest while conveniently hosting your textbook or other reading material. Ergonomic studies prove lying on your stomach, a common studying position, can cause significant pressure to the cervical vertebrae and can have lasting, painful effects. This is a healthier alternative, allowing your upper body to rest at a 45° angle comfortable with your eye-level at the height ergonomically to properly read.
individual interestPHOTOGRAPHY
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