Academic work samples

1. julie E. cprek
B.S. Arch 2010
Taubman College of
Architecture + Urban Planning
University of Michigan

2. reverberations.
Fall 2008 - ArchDes 312
This project explores the relationship be-
tween public and private space based on the
way musicians and their audience interact. To
acheive this architecturally, both the plan and
section are broken apart, to allow visual and
acoustic connections between spaces which
promote public/private interaction throughout
the building--from the piano bar to the mu-
sic studios to the apartments on the top floor.
Above: Photographic joiner of the site in Ann Arbor, MI
Final model shots.

3. space, inverted.
Fall 2008 - ArchDes 312
This project explores principles of solid and void
as they pertain to the notion of public and private.
The programmatic juxtoposition of both gallery
and private studio requires the clever inversion of
space in terms of wrapping interior and exterior/
public and private space around one another .
The final building (above, right) results from a series of inverted models created by cutting out vol-
umes in layered museum board and casting the void in concrete, and then translating the resulting
the solid/void relationship to create architectural space.

4. object design.
Winter 2009 - ArchDes 322
This project required not only designing lug-
gage but the creation of a marketing cam-
pagin exploring form, perception, and associa-
tion. To create an image of luxury, materiality,
streamlined form, and function were all care-
fully considered. The ad created reinforces
these evocations of high style by pairing the
luggage with a more iconic fashion image. Photographs from the Auto Show--examining materials, seams,
assemblies, design, and function.

5. DETerminal.
Winter 2009 - ArchDes 322
This cruise terminal in Detroit was primar-
CHANNEL GLASS SECITONAL DETAIL
FORD THEATER
ily an exercise in urban design whose objec-
HEAD
STRUCTURAL SILICON
tive was to negotiate the space between the
MEZZANINE LEVELS
PARKING DECK
CHANNEL GLASS
city and waterfront. Using a column struc- STREET LEVEL 20’0”
FLOORPLATES PVC INSERT
ture and glowing channel glass facade, this
SILL
ATRIUM
RIVER WALK
PIER
large scale structure appears light as it hov-
DOUBLE GLAZED FACADE
CROSS SECTION
FLOOR DIAGRAM
ers above the ground accomodating both the
10’ 20’
programmatic needs of the space as well as From left to right: Cross section through building and water, aerial
preserving the experience of the River Walk. render view, schematic axonometric floor plan, channel glass facade
detail.

6. Green Roof Detail
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1 perforated steel facade 4
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2 cement-bonded board 6
3 insulation
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4 plastic flashing
5 wide steel section
6 pre-formed stainless
steel section
3 GREEN ROOF DETAIL KEY
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1 Vegetation
7 insulating glass 2 Lightweight Engineered Soil (growing medium)
3 Filter Fabric
4 Retention Layer
5 Waterproof Membrane
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6 Insulation
7 Beam
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8 pre-formed glass
mounting 10
9 neoprene WALL SECTION KEY
1 Exterior Ramp/Green Roof
2 Glazing
3 Cantilevered Beams
4 Rigid Insulation
5 Dry Wall
6 24”” Steel Girders
7 W 8” x 8” structural steel columns
8 Concrete Flooring
11 9 1.5” Steel Decking
10 20” Steel Beams
11 Caissons (pile foundation)
FACADE/ GLAZING DETAIL
RAMPULAR.
Fall 2009 - ArchDes 432
This continuous ramp skyscraper allows a per-
son in motion to be caught between conflict-
ing moments within the building--from class-
rooms to rock climbing walls to urban farms.
As it weaves into and out of the building, the
ramp also allows sweeping views of the sur-
rounding city and provides a vertical green-
scape that brings the park upward to the sky. Multiple foam studies explore form and diagram the public/private
programmatic pathways through the space.

7. landscape infrastructure.
Winter 2010 - ArchDes 442
This project explores the possibilities of blur-
ring landscape and infrastructure in Central
Park, NYC. The intent is to create a network of
new pathways and small buildings that serve
the people as well as the park through function-
ally intelligent and eco-friendly interventions.
Study models illustrate the conceptual transition from creating
folded surfaces on a flat landscape to a fully integrated system of
ground and structure.