Maria Rockstrohcompendium of 10 years design, interior architecture, graphics, drawings, planning, project managing, architecture

Maria Rockstroh has been working as a senior designer and project manger

since 2001. Her rigorous education in Germany and her experience has allowed

her to serve as a key team member in various projects in her previous employ-

ments.

During her time at Gangi architects in Burbank, Marias skills have been utilized

in many different ways throughout all project phases. She composed proposals

and contracts, sketched schematic designs, worked on construction documents,

detailed for drawing sets, conducted presentations to clients, worked with the city

departments for building permits, created 3D renderings, built physical models,

coordinated with the consultants during Design Development and Construction,

responded to RFIs from the contractors.

She worked on the award winning Water+Life Museum Campus in Hemet, the

first LEED Platinum Museum in California, several housing projects low income

as well as high end condominium, tenant improvements such as a post produc-

tion office space in Burbank. Maria received her degree in Interior Architecture

in Germany.

She currently lives in Germany.

Contact informationMaria Rockstroh Diplom Ingenieurin Innenarchitektur

Friedrich-Whler-Str. 14 06130 Halle / Saale mobil: (+49) 151 651 43975 mariarockstroh@hotmail.com

geboren 1978 in Halle / Saale Staatsangehrigkeit: deutsch

Work Experience 04/2012 Designer, Interior Architect (with Antoinette Loupe) design maintain (Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Schematic Design Tenant Improvement

Republic Services, Sun Valley: 6,000 SF Office remodel, $600.000

10/ 2004 - 04/2012 Project Manager, Design, Planning, Construction Administration Gangi Development, (Burbank, CA, USA)

Institutional

USC Delta Gamma Sorority, Alpha Nu Chapter House Kitchen Remodel, Los Angeles, $100,000

Burbank Classical Art Centre Master Planning Schematic Designs, Parking Studies 2007/08

Housing

Mulholland Drive Estates 3 lots, hillside development - 2012

Guiliano Poolhouse, Rolling Hills Estate 2012

52 Low Income Housing, Pennsylvania Avenue, Glendale - 2012

Mark Gangi Residence, 4900 SF single family hillside house & zero energy, La Crescenta - current

Attwood Residence, 5900 SF single family hillside house, La Crescenta - 2012

Schematics for Transit Oriented Development in Burbank Artists Lofts 2004 Mixed Use

26 units condominium housing project in Glendora, CA 2009 Responsibilities: Design Development, Construction Documents, Consultant

Coordination, Building Department 2006-08, $14.2 mil

Schematic design for a mixed-use concept for a Library and Senior Housing, Montrose, CA - 2004

Tenant Improvements & Interiors

Tenant Improvement 2G Digital postproduction studio - 2009

Tenant Improvement Video Symphony postproduction school -2005 Commercial

Ningbo City, Zehjiang Province, Tower Bar - 2007

SOCAL Car Wash, Glendale, CA - 2001

2001-2007 Team Lehrer+Gangi Design+Build

Water+Life Museums, Hemet, CA - Center For Water Education and The Western Center for Archaeology and Paleontology, a 17acre campus, 7 buildings 70,000SF, in collaboration with Lehrer Architects, Los Angeles, CA

Schematic designs, model build, Presentations, Working drawings, assisting project Architect, LEED Certification to first LEED Platinum Museum in CA - 2001/07, $40 mil

Graphics

AIA Pasadena & Foothill Chapter event graphics, website updates & e-newsletters 2008/10

LEED Sign Program 32 Explanatory graphics for signs for the Museum Campus and sign layout 2008

Gangi Development Company Marketing Brochure - 2008

conceptual corporate interior design & logo design for a Homeopathic Pharmacy, Germany

Furniture Design

One Chair, Five Stools, and One Lectern

Kitchen cabinets, counters, built-ins for several tenant improvements, and high end housing

10/2001-03/2002 Intern Gangi Development (Los Angeles, Ca, USA)

Design Development Drawings for 29 condominiums in Glendale

Car Wash Proposal, Glendale, CA Computer drawings and 3D-modeling/ renderings

Presentation drawings and company's brochures

Proposal & schematics, model built for the Water+Life Museums

WS 2000/2001 Assistant of Prof. Kari Ussiheimala Burg Giebichenstein, Hochschule fr Kunst und Design, Halle/Saale

collaborated on creating presentations & lectures for the University's Interior Architecture Department

02/1998 - 05/1998 Intern Innenarchitekturbro "Pega Plan" (Halle / Saale)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Data Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Outlook Express Graphics Adobe, Macromedia Freehand 3D & CAD Lightwave, SketchUp 8, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, basic Revit

S German, English, Russian (fluent in speaking and writing)

2008-current Life Drawing Evenings at Lehrer Architects, Los Angeles, CA Architectural Exam Preparation

1998-2003 University of Arts and Design " Burg Giebichenstein" (Halle/Saale) Major: Interior Architecture Degree: Qualified Engineer (Master in Interior Architecture)

Projects include: Remodel of East German Prefabricated Multistory

Housing in Cooperation with Urban Planning Class of Helsinki University of Technology

School building remodel with consideration of teaching methods for children with special needs

Furniture design and full scale model build including chairs, stools, travel furniture

Written Thesis: A Summary on Prefabricated Houses and Construction

Final Project: A Public Cafe-Bakery operated as a workshop by mentally challenged adults

2000 Creativity Course, adult evening class

1997-1998 Traineeship Assistant for Graphics and Design

1996-1997 Drawing class, Art School Kuenstlerhaus 188

Education

Computer skills

Languages

Water+Life Museums brackethemetbracket... born of the construction of the largest man-made water storage lake in North America.

Set in the semi-arid Southern California desert near Hemet, Diamond

Valley Lake (DVL) is an integral part of the states water infrastruc-

ture. The lake provides a 6-month emergency supply of water for all

of Southern California. Diamond Valley existed between 2 mountain

ranges. Diamond Valley Lake was created by damming the Valleys

open ends with two 300 high dams. The East Dam is 2.5 miles long.

The Dam, is made from rock mined from these mountains. The Mu-

seums sit near the base of the East Dam of DVL. The construction of

these dams is the largest earthwork project in American history.

The Water and Life Museums and campus celebrate the infrastruc-

ture of water and its central role in the evolution of life and develop-

ment in California.

The Museums are approximately half way between Hoover Dam and

Los Angeles. They draw inspiration from the honorific architecture

of Gordon Kaufman, Parker Dam, its pump houses, and the serial

turbines and machinery that bring us water.

The design aims to place beauty and sustainability -- an inseparable

couplet -- at the center of its agenda as an environmental showcase.

design team Lehrer+Gangi Design+Build schematic design

model buildingconstruction documents

rfis, documentationclient presentations

LEED submissionbuilding signage & graphics

award submissions

Water = Life No Water = No Life.

The 550 kilowatt photovoltaic installation cover the roofs and provide approxmately 50% of the projects needs.

SPECIAL CHALLENGES

A Harsh Climate

Extreme temperature fluctuations: Daytime/Nighttime, Seasonally

300 high, 2.5 mile long East Dam presents daunting scale, tough

form:

Achieving appropriate monumentality in such a vast setting

2 separate Boards of Directors, often dysfunctional.

No environmental/sustainable mandate originally.

DESIGN

10 steel towers, 16 wide, 46 high (5x14 m) achieve appropriate

monumentality and intimacy. As primal, minimalist form, their sim-

plicity projects them across a large open landscape, and comple-

ments the long, vast East Dam behind.

Major building mass is 24 high (7 m). The 8 (2,5m) high datum uni-

fies buildings horizontally, achieves intimacy while giving the build-

ing/loggia mass approporiate grandeur.

A 550-kilowatt rooftop solar-power array of 3,000 solar panels gen-

erates energy for 50% of museum building and campus needs.

Harness, celebrate, and control the fi erce desert sun.

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Courtyard lined with 2 photovoltaic covered loggia that provide a

gracious and grand covered entry to the Museums.

LEED Platinum rating was achieved by extreme cooperation and

partnering of the architect / builder /owner / engineers / landscape

architect to develop a place of beauty and best management practices.

PROGRAM/SCOPE

15 acre campus (6 ha)

2 Museums, 70,000 sq. ft. (6500 m2)

WATER - The Center for Water Education

The story of water, its conservation, and stewardship, is told here.

An outcome of major infrastructural investment, its mission is to fos-

ter, convene, and promote study and action to preserve this precious

resource.

LIFE - The Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology

This Museum was created to study, house, and exhibit the Pleisto-

cene-era mammoth--and other animal--remains. These were found

while excavating 150 (45 m) into bedrock to gird the huge earthen

dams built to create Diamond Valley Lake.

exhibit designer: design craftsmen, co-ordinatied by lehrer+gangi design+build and MWD

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32 signs explaining The Leadership In Energy And Environmental

Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System and the green

strategies employed to make the Water + Life Museums the

first LEED Platinum museum in the world!

Digital print on Alucobond - 2 color graphics designed by

Maria Rockstroh & Anne Marie Kaufmann Perlov

LEED (Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design) Signage Exhibit

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Vast surfaces of east-facing glass are protected by 24 x 24 nylon, translucent banners. Pixilated images identify the museums and engage the landscape: for

LIFE, ea earthen-colored tusks; for WATER, a sky blue colored aerial view Diamond Valley Lake. The larger images are visible from across the Valley. They

dissolve into smaller pixels--images from the collections--upon approaching the buildings.Mega banners

This is a $ 14.2 million redevelopment project in the citys centre, the

historic downtown village. The initial design was done by Pasadena

resident urban planners and architects Moule & Polyzoides and was

approved for public funding by the redevelopment agency. It was

later adopted and built by Gangi Architects.

The 1.1 acre (0,5 ha) site fits 5 buildings, comprised of 26 one and

two bedroom condomeniums, and 2 retail spaces, which are con-

nected subterranean by a parking structure.

Gangi Architects architecture usually gears towards a clean, simple

language of straightness, light and shadow, volumes in dialouge with

Vermont Avenuebracketglendorabracketcustom timber details - a tribute to bun-glow style houses in the neighbourhood

project manager DD, SD, CD

permitting, consultant coord. presentations

architectomy class

their surrounding .... rather than being steered by a stylistic imitaion

of a century old design.

Therefore the inital design of this project meant to be a philosphical

and ideological challenge. A struggle of maintaining the inital city/

client approved design of a bungolw style imitation by another well

respected architect, but implementing some of our understanding of

shape and space: simplifying the form and architectural elements to

become a justifiable and constructable project honoring the old era,

by also stepping beyond imitation...

To me, personally it meant to be my first, completely led project

through DD, CD and permitting phases as well as CA as a project

manger. It was for me, like what anatomy class is for medical students.

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One bedroom unit: target group - first time home buyer, single pro-

fessionals, or freshly divorced. Similar 2 bedroom version available.

staging concepts and realization of the sales unit

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a contemporary approach to stick and beam construction

Attwood Residencebracketglendalebracket

Our client, a family of five, had a clear stylistic and spatial program

on mind when they asked us to design and build their new 6000 SF

(550m2) home.

Working with this open minded client was a very enjoyable experi-

ence. Throughout the whole process we were enthused with them, so

the project took shape very quickly.

The house is located on a graded pad at 1480 ft (450m) elevation

above sealevel, with stunning valley views all around except towards South.

A clear zoning from public zones to private zones is visualized by the

massing of the house:

A one story shallow approach towards the front edge of the pad,

and a two story massing against the back of the lot - framed by the

uprising hillside. The public living/family/kitchen zone is in the front of

the house, near the entrance. The childrens bedrooms and master

bedroom suite are located towards the back of the house.

The two zones are connected by a TV room.

Glazing and room functions were designed considering the views

and the sun pattern. The West which is the driveway side is merely

closed off on the ground floor. Generous glazing in the North and

East facing elevations frames the views and connects the interiors to

the garden. Deep roof overhangs in the South protect the interior of

heating up too much during hot California summers. Big ceiling fans

in the common living areas provide the opportunity for crossventilation

and are just one example of the many passive energy saving ideas that

were applied in this project.

project manager DD, SD, CD

permittingconsultant coord.

presentations

SDpresentations

Initially the client requested a 3-bedroom additon to a one-story

ranch type building. During several meetings with the client it be-

came obvious, that what he really wanted was a separate pool and

guest house on the adjacent lot which he owned.

The client himself is in the food industry, and loves to entertain

friends with extensive banquet style dinner parties, outdoor movie

nights, pool parties, crawfish broils. Therefore the program requested

a professional sized and equipped kitchen, spacious indoor-outdoor

spaces, and a couple guest rooms.

Our contemporary design of the new pool&guest house, made the

client aware of the weak design of his existing house. And so the ini-

tial pool house program was expanded to become his primary future

residence with 3,250 SF (300 m2) . Including now a two-car garage,

a wine cellar, a 1,900 SF (175 m2) cooking and living space on the

ground floor, a 600 SF (50m2) master bedroom suite, and two addi-

tional bedrooms on the second floor.

Initially programmed as a pool-house it became a house-pool

Giulliano Residencebracketrolling hills est.bracket

...of the boone and bane of living in a stunningly beautiful community...

This page shows some of the building volume vs. hillside studies.

In order to maintain the rural ranch style look of the neighborhood the

neighborhood council in Rolling Hills Estates has a stringent design

review process. Our client, as well as us architects define ranch style

as a way of living that is close to nature with a gardening and home

growing culture. Therefore me made studies and built models to proof

to the City Council of how well the building connects to the hillside

and integrates itself into the nature and pattern of the community.

master bedroom suite ... a luxurious guestroom

... some design studies for the second floor master bedroom suite,

which favors an open bathroom concept - the idea of creating a

private daily spa experience.

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Gangi Architects was invited to participate in a larger scale urbanisa-

tion project in Ningbo, China. Along with other LA architects such

as Neal Denari, John Enright and MadaSpam we designed a breezy

3-story red drum. A bar and dancefloor experience for the young,

hip Chinese locals and tourists: T-Bar.

red drum tower converts into an over-sized lantern at night

tower bar bracketNingbo, Chinabracket

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Foley Residencebracketremodelbracketan old bunglow in the Palisades is to be-come the recreation hub of a TV industry creative

SD

Our client bought this fixer-upper in the Pacific Palisades to make it

his new home. He explained to us, that his job requires him to travel

much out of town. Therefore he wanted his home to become his oa-

sis for recharging, meditation, cooling off from his busy life.

He enjoyes stay at home nights, evenings where he would cook with

and for friends. Kitchen work for him equals pure leisurely pleasure

and relaxation.

Bound to a tight budget we focuesd the remodel on two areas. The

living/kitchen area and the master bedroom/bathroom area.

We focused on a fluid transition between served and serving spaces

in those areas.

Living / Kitchen:

Functional zones such as clean up and storage are at the perimeters,

the prep zone, dining and warming is in the center. The open island

design of the kitchen allows friends to prepare food together, and to

gather around. The cabinets are extended into the living zone termi-

nating in a bar. the living zone contains a comfortable lounge area.

Bedroom / Bathroom:

A fireplace creates the centerpiece of the room. A bed and a fover-

flowing bathtub are arranged to the opponent sides of the fireplace.

Serving spaces such as closets, shower, and toilet are hidden behind

cabinetry along the perimeter of the space.

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... simply stool bending

A 2.5 mm thick and 2 meter long sheet of lasercut stainless steel is

looped into a voluminous shape.

One end is tucked through a slit within the other end, and held in

place with a conic pin.

It is a sculptural approach to seating - and it bounces too!

width: 37cm

depth: 75cm

height: 42cm

Stool bracketsteelbracket

designconstruction

designconstruction

... it is life-size origami furniture

Stool bracketcardboardbracket

I have always been fascinated with nets of all kinds. This piece of fur-

niture is a two dimensional, flat cardboard that converts into a space

surrounding border.

The stool itself is the instruction manual, with the folding instructions

printed on the cardboard

This is a sutainable way of proviiding temporary furniture for masses

for big events. Iamgine futher uses, with a program printed on the

stool, or a food menu, sing-along lyrics....

width: 30cm

depth: 35cm

height: 45cm

designconstruction

This stool is made out of wood and glue. It is assembled from three

interlocking pieces - one massive wood block, and two thinn angles.

width: 36cm

depth: 50cm

height: 42cm

the mass would not stand if there wasnt the light to lean against ... nor would the light [the beauty of structure and functionality]

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This is a selection of drawings from my monthly drawings sessions

that are hosted at Michael Lehrers Architecture Studio.

Models start the evenings with 1-minute poses, and conclude the 3

hour session with 20 minute poses.

it is about understanding light, lines, dynamics, space, emotion by studying what we know best the human body.

Life Drawing