On Friday, January 27, sixth grade students at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School made their final presentation in the Architectural Apprenticeship at Chatham University Eden Hall Campus. Students presented to representatives from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation and Chatham University as well as to professional architects.
The students were tasked with converting the Morledge House Garage into a bike shop, outdoor recreation space or space to support the university’s farm team. Designs were required to be sustainable, preserve the existing building and meet the needs of the client (Chatham University). Students worked under the supervision of Mrs. Sovek and Mrs. Kopach as they had frequent check-in meetings with clients and architects in order to meet the expectations of the project.
Throughout the four month program, students were asked to produce different types of drawings at ⅛” scale, a model of the redesign at ¼” scale, and a final presentation of ideas, drawings and models using TinkerCAD, a 3D digital design platform. The program kicked off in September with an opportunity to tour the garage, meet with clients to understand their needs, and time for research on green building, environmental sustainability and repurposing old buildings.
Winning teams in five categories included:
Best Overall Project—Apex Architecture
Aiden Jaimson, Kiaan Biswas, Josh Zacharias, Heath Ramirez
Apex Architecture planned to convert the garage into a bike shop.
Best Drawings—Carbon Blueprinters
Josh Niyongizira, Landon Johnson, Tyler Coyne, Atharva Mandre
Carbon Blueprinters envisioned the garage as a rec center.
Best Landscape Design—Underworld Architects
Sahil Dangwani, Egor Yushkevich, Anson Yang, Farris Ahmed
Underworld Architects planned to repurpose the garage into a rec center.
Best Interior Design—Deluxe Design Architects
Britta Sudo, Sophia King, Alana Seifert, Raina Murcko
Deluxe Design Architects’ vision was to turn the garage into a bike shop.
Most Sustainable—Deluxe Design Architects
Britta Sudo, Sophia King, Alana Seifert, Raina Murcko
Deluxe Design Architects’ vision was to turn the garage into a bike shop.
Congratulations to all students who participated in the project!
