PORTFOLIO ALLAN VANN
This
portfolio
was created by Allan Vann, an undergraduate urban planning student at the University of Washington Seattle. The projects showcased in this portfolio begin towards the end of the first year of the undergraduate planning program and reflect the work of a ten-week crash course in a Digital Design Practicum. The focus area for the course was the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District located in Capitol Hill, Seattle in which the Office of Community Planning and Development is aiming to preserve the unique architecture and culture in the area during a massive development boom. The Digital Design Practicum touched on Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, ArcGIS, and SketchUp. Special thanks to Katie Idziorek & Chungho Kim.
RESUMÉ
CONTACT Allan Vann allanv@uw.edu 360.359.8316 3927 Adams Lane NE Apt. B-804-B Seattle, WA 98105
Work Experience
Volunteer work
E vents C oordinator | F eet F irst
S ustainable S eattle
M arch 2016 – P resent
J an . 2016 – M arch 2016
- Assisted in the creation of publications for the nonprofit’s website - Booked speakers for a statewide symposium on walkable communities - Created professional materials to be released to the public
- Researched various non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and retail businesses to help recognize and promote sustainable businesses in the Greater Seattle Area. - Promoted and advertised the Sustainability Leadership Awards through various online outlets
R esident A dvisor | UW H ousing and F ood S ervices
I da B. W ells S chool for S ocial J ustice
S ept . 2014 – P resent
J an . 2015 – M arch 2015
- Practiced community development through planning events for residence halls - Collaborated with undergraduate, graduate, and professional staff to build Community Development Models to outline engagement opportunities.
- Analyzed and helped facilitate discussions regarding sociopolitical issues in the US public education system with students at an alternative high school - Conducted an ethnographic interview and analysis at the end of my experience.
SKILLS High |
Adobe InDesign - Adobe Lightroom - Microsoft Word
Medium | WordPress - Adobe Photoshop Novice | Microsoft Excel - SketchUp - ArcGIS
CONTENT GentrifiGAYtion Dust Cover Structure Relocation Visualization PPCOD Map Briefing Book + Context Model Transfer of Development Potential in the PPCOD
G entrifi G A Y tion Gentrifigaytion is the result of identifying the various ways in which LGTBQ culture is being preserved, celebrated or exploited through various aspects of the built environment. The PPCOD utilizes a framework of preservation and sustainable development, but mentions nothing about the omnipresent LGBTQ culture in the neighborhood. Allusions to the former Auto Row are favored over LGBTQ cultural significance due to the obvious visual architectural styles of the neighborhood. This text explores political efforts to preserve the unique character of one of Seattle’s most historic neighborhoods through the development of the Pike/ Pine Conservation Overlay District. From the rough beginnings of the neighborhood to its current reputation as party central, GentrifiGAYtion will shed light on the efforts to preserve its past, control the present, and create its future as an equitable cultural hub.
Structure R elocation V i s uali z ation In the PPCOD, there are many character structures that exemplify the old Auto Row architectural styles of the past. A few of these buildings are tucked away within the conservation district, currently being underutilized as structures. From storage facilities, to abandoned hardware stores, the structure of the building could be great utilized on the Pike/Pine corridor. This project called for the visualization of the relocation of a structure within the PPCOD. The receiving site, the Shell gas station on the corner of Broadway and Pike, is a highly trafficked area, both with pedestrians and cars. This makes it the perfect receiving site for a character structure, as gas stations are not essential to the neighborhood and the revitalization of a character structure can strengthen community character. This project called for the ability to recreate building facades in Adobe Photoshop and to be able to accurately place the building in its new context.
PPCOD Map Briefing Book “Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) is in the process of updating the Pike/Pine Design Guidelines and has hired you as a consultant to provide the contextual data needed to inform their recommendations. To assist OPCD staff in understanding the historic context of PPCOD as well as the nature of ongoing development in the district, you have been asked to create the mapping and model resources using ArcGIS and InDesign.” These maps assess the buildings in the PPCOD for building quality, age, and current development. Additionally, character structures are identified along with the various types of zoning in the area.
ZONING TYPES IN THE PIKE/PINE CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT
BUILDING AGE IN THE PIKE/PINE CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT
LANDMARKS & CHARACTER STRUCTURES IN THE PIKE/PINE CONSERVATION OVERLAY DISTRICT
TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN THE PPCOD Many sites in the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District (PPCOD) are zoned to be Neighborhood Commercial3 Pedestrian-65 (NC3P-65) areas. This includes most of the sites in the Conservation Core. However, this zoning type has been underutilized in many parts of the core due to the significance of the character structures in the area. The rich history of Capitol Hill is emphasized in the Pike/Pine District and is expressed by the unique character of the architecture; the big glass display windows, the rustic brick, and low-rise buildings are the remnants of the former automobile industry that dominated the neighborhood in its early stages. This has enabled many other sites outside of the PPCOD Conservation Core to receive the “development potential� that the initial sites did not use. The sending site I had chosen is the current site of The Rhino Room in the PPCOD Core. The Rhino Room is a beautiful building architecturally and its development potential is greatly underutilized. There is still 1.75 FAR available for the building, but I fear that any further development on the site could detract from the aesthetics of the building. That makes the site the perfect sending site for development potential. The receiving site I chose is a parking adjacent to the Harvard Market. The Harvard Market already houses two parking lots on its own. Additionally, directly north of this site is yet another parking lot. This large lot could be utilized to create housing in the PPCOD. Using SketchUp, I developed the site with the development potential received from Rhino Room to render a mix-used building with ample housing units.
We l c o m e t o
Stonewing Apartments
SENDING SITE
RECEIVING SITE
ACTUAL USAGE
Sending Site at 1021 E. Pine St
Receiving Site at 1409 Harvard Ave. with Transfer
Stonewing
Allowable Floor Area Ratio: 4.75
Current Available FAR: 4.75
Stonewing Size: 85111 sq. ft.
Actual Floor Area Ratio: 3
FAR received from Sending Site: 1.75
Stories: 6
Lot Size: 15,360 sq. ft.
New FAR: 5.5625
Floor Height: 14’ 6” for retail + 10’ residential
Transferable Development Potential: 12,480 sq. ft.
New Allowable Building Size: 85440 sq. ft Stories: 5 Floor Height: 15’ 7” for retail + 10’ residential
PORTFOLIO ALLAN VANN