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virginia irene harrb.s. arch, university of virginia
m.arch applicant
table of contents
martinsville collegest. patrick’s cathedral
the learning bargepainting and public art
center for hellenistic studiesthe high line project
furniture designphotography
artwork
arch 401: martinsville college
Site Location: Martinsville, VA
Program Description:
Reviving the urban fabric of a small town grid with an in-fill
residential college in hopes of strengthening the community
and economy by the exchange of ideas. A public terrace
connect the street condition to the peripheral landscape
- preserving the inherent qualities of the town.
virginia harr/academic/kenneth schwartz/fall 2007
Inspired by the shifting and settling of physical Martinsville, a sculptural wall that anchors the building
provides a connective, intimate experience with punctures for circulation. Giving Martinsville identity
involves maintaining a porosity between the streetscape and the occupied spaces. The urban renewal would encourage a shared sense of place. The experiential
nature of the site influenced the project as an integration of tectonics and the ground plane. Using rhythms to
inform a parallel sequence.
arch 401: martinsville college
virginia harr/academic/kenneth schwartz/fall 2007
st. patrick’s cathedral parish house
Site Location: 14 E. 51st St., NY, NY
My role was in the Schematic Design and
Design Development for elevations and sections.
At the site of a National Historic Landmark, the project was to
renovate an existing mechanical space into a Parish House for offices,
meeting rooms, and a performance level choir room. The sub-grade,
existing condition was to be LEED certified.
virginia harr/professional/murphy burnham & buttrick/2008
st. patrick’s cathedral parish house
The South wall of the Parish House was the foundation of
the Cathedral, a combination of Manhattan schist and masonry. As an educational reminder to
the construction of the Cathedral, the foundation retaining wall
was chosen to remain exposed. Schematic watercolor and pencil
sketch above of South foundation looking up at skylights.
virginia harr/professional/murphy burnham & buttrick/2008
arch 402:the learning barge
collaborative design/build studio
Site Location: Elizabeth River, VA
Program Description:A studio of architects and engineers
designed and built an environmental classroom for public schools to use as a
destination for field trips in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed region. Through the off-grid energy and water filtration systems, the K-12 students can learn by hands-on
applications how to save and use energy.
A steel-framed armature wall acts as the spine of the structure, program, and
systematic operations.
virginia harr/academic/phoebe crisman/spring 2008
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Armature Wall Team: My role in the project involved collaborating
with the UVA School of Engineering to configure
Solar Evacuated Tube Arrays and Photovoltaic Panels
mounted to a skeletal steel system. [referenced
inside dotted line]. Later, I designed and constructed
modular casework and millwork for the
environmental classroom on the Barge.
arch 402:the learning barge
virginia harr/academic/phoebe crisman/spring 2008
image courtesy of Learning Barge Team
arch 558 (+ arch 402):painting and public art
virginia harr/academic/sanda iliescu/spring 2008
Top: Acrylic on Masonite, 6 x 11 in.Above: Acrylic on canvas, 9 x 11 in.Right: Acrylic on chipboard, 5 x 10 in.
Collaboration did not stop with engineers but reached across the spectrum to artists. Our painting studio made studies of
geometries, color, and composition. Influenced by Ellsworth Kelly and Milton Avery. After site visits to the heavily industrialized
Chesapeake Bay Area, we conducted gestural impressions of the site of the Learning Barge - also envisioning a color scheme to be
selected for the Barge paint.
arch 302: center for
hellenistic studies
Site Location:Dumbarton Oaks
Research Center and LibraryWashington, D.C.
Program Description:
By first studying the intricacies of museum quality lighting and details,
the project shifted to site planning and designing a research community with
fellows’ quarters, libraries, and galleries for Greek statues. I chose to adopt
programmatic modules from ancient Greek city of Priene, a similar site
condition.
virginia harr/academic/edward ford/spring 2007
arch 302: center for
hellenistic studies
virginia harr/academic/edward ford/spring 2007
Rather than inserting a massive structure into the hillside looking onto Rock Creek Park, the programs are compartmentalized into specific buildings which
are connected by either cat walks or underground passage ways. This is primarily to the advantage of
the research fellows who live, work and study on the same site for any given amount of time.
Ford’s studio focused on the qualties of light which I chose to investigate beyond
the interior gallery spaces. Exterior building assemblies are represented through many
forms of translucent materials such as soap, and sanded plexi-glass.
arch 301: the high line project
Site Location:10th Ave. + 24th Sreet
NY, NY
Program Description:
The in-fill site provides an access point to the Highline railway from 10th Avenue - allowing optimum
conditions for a Community Design Center with galleries and lecture halls. The design maximizes natural light by filtering through a fiber-optic wall with various light intensities and apertures
associated with different programs.
virginia harr/academic/betsy roettger/fall 2006
arch 301:the high line project
With a central stair connecting the sidewalk of Tenth Avenue to the 32’ high railway
structure of the Highline, the building divides itself into programmatic zones of circulation,
congregating space, and offices.
virginia harr/academic/betsy boettger/fall 2006
Melted soap serves as the fiber-optic element between two laser-cut, sanded plexiglass
sheets to represent the variance of light intensities that pentrate through the wall of
the 1”: 4’ scale model.
arch 201:tool drawing
anselmo canforafall 2005
virginia harr/academic/anselmo canfora/fall 2005
Program Description:
One of the first assignments of architecture studio, an
exercise in disecting an object in such a way that
is representative of its purpose, shape, and form.
furniture design: copenhagen, dk
Danish institute for study abroadsummer 2007
virginia harr/academic/furniture design/summer 2007
The Furniture Design Program held at the Danmark
Designskole presented the opportunity to work with
distinguished designers in a remarkable facility. Using
metal fabrication for molding maple veneer seat backing and
a state-of-the-art woodshop for precision unparalleled in millwork. This program
allowed me to complete my own design from start to finish
for the first time.
furniture design: copenhagen, dk
Using the proportions of an “easy chair” in Scandinavian furniture design, the intention was for formal relaxation. The “relaxed” angles are framed by a series of “formal” orthagonal rectangles.
virginia harr/academic/furniture design/summer 2007
furniture design: copenhagen, dk
1:1 scale construction drawings on trace paper made with a T-square and a straight edge desk.
virginia harr/academic/furniture design/summer 2007
photography
film
Above: Parcel X, Charlottesville, VA, Peter
Waldman Residence, 2004
Right: Jean Claude + Cristo’s “Central Park
Gates,” 2005
virginia harr/personal/photography/2004 & 2005
photography
digital
Far Right: Summer Rain, Brooklyn, 2009
Right: P.O. Box, Martha’s Vineyard, 2009.
virginia harr/personal/photography/2009
artwork
figure + light study
virginia harr/personal/artwork/2004
Right: charcoal, 12 x 12 in.
Far Right: pastel and charcoal,
7 x 8 in.