Graduate Portfolio by Elizabeth Hawks

Elizabeth G. Hawks | Design Portfolio

Elizabeth G. Hawks University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Architecture Portfolio eghawks@gmail.com 701.226.0525

TABLE OF CONTENTS 02 Kichwa A単angu Community Plan A comprehensive plan for a community within the Amazon Rainforest.

06 Market Gallery

Farmers Market and art gallery hybrid program for an artist-inresidency center.

10 Urban Growth Centers

Using bedroom communities on the outskirts of Lincoln to absorb growth in the next 40 years.

14 Lincoln Middle School

A new middle school and public auditorium for Lincoln, N.E. unlike typical school typologies.

18 Oil Boom Community [Thesis] A community system for a city hosting an oil boom which accommodates growth and returns value back to the community.

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Ecuador 2010 Kichwa AĂąangu Community Plan In the summer of 2010, I traveled group of students in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Planning fields to work with Verde Mileneo on a service project within the Amazon Jungle. The project was to help scattered rural villagers create a new community plan. The community needed to bring together jungle residents, set up community gathering areas and educational facilities. The community is located within the Napo Wildlife Center and needed to be conscious of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precious surroundings during the planning and construction processes.

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| Summer 2010

Initial Design Process

The Kichwa A単angu community was involved in the design process regularly. The group would have meetings and present to the community members and they would give feedback as to what they liked or wanted to see change. After the initial design processes, the design continued to be developed with Kichwa leaders, members of the Verde Mileneo team and UNL students. The comprehensive plan is currently being constructed by local community members, including the original housing plan developed by my partner and I.

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Final Design Layout

Kichwa A単angu Community Plan |

| Summer 2010

Housing Research

A parter and I were assigned the housing development of the comprehensive plan. In order to get an idea of daily life for the community and traditional housing construction, we toured some of the rural huts lodges. We were able to see the variety of building styles as well as construction materials and methods. These tours ,as well as interviews with community members, informed most of our design. Once a the basic unit was laid out (based on the basic need from the homes we toured), we designed the organic community flow. Each unit has access to smaller public areas for families and to the road connecting all of the units. Central to the housing is the traditional gathering space. During construction, the surrounding jungle will be as protected as possible, creating privacy between most of the units.

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Market | Gallery

Artist-in-Residency and CSA Farm An artist-in-residency program is often in need of a secondary program in order to gain community support and recognition as well as for the artists to be able to support themselves during their stay. This program, situated on land north of Lincoln, NE, combines the art program with a small CSA farm and market. This program is able to provide work for the artists and invites volunteers from the community to work the land as well.

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Including a CSA farm, artist-in-residency units and a sculpture lawn and trail system, this program was a group project on a 160-acre site Northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. My contribution to the project was to design the mixed-use farmers market and art gallery for the site. The building would be a public entrance to the Blocks siteVisual which would show the food produced Concrete walls topart the north building a neutral fore-in becomes a ofof thethe artcreate showing ground to help focus the attention through the building towards the sculpture and artist studios. itself. The lawn building also includes a cafe areaWhen with tables andopen gathering spaces. inside of the building, areas and glazed walls facing

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Market Gallery Model

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View into cafe area and farmerssculpture market lawn View from southern

Urban Growth Centers

Distributing Lincoln Growth Lincoln, Nebraska is expecting a significant amount of growth over the next 40 years. The goal for this project was to create a growth plan for the city that would be sustainable and have all environmental factors in mind. My partner for this project [Ryan G. Hier] and I were given the specific task to consider housing and where the majority of this growth population would be located.

Urban Growth Centers | 10 | Fall 2011

Distribution of Growth

Final Community Plan

Raymond, NE Highlight

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Density and Filtration System Plan

Raymond, Nebraska Boundary

Filtration Pond Locations

Highlight Main Creek (low point)

Secondary Creek Systems

Central Green Space Locations

Housing Density

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Distribution Plan

In order to preserve Lincoln and prevent unstable sprawl conditions, we suggested a majority of the growth population should be concentrated within the bedroom communities that surround the capital city. This plan would insure a more dense condition, helping to curb sprawl as well as to keep autonomy for those separate communities. Looking at the individual communities, the idea is to keep a tight city boundary that would create a dense living condition similar to that within downtown Lincoln. The growth centers would then be planned so that key areas within the site would act as filtration pools. The ponds would act as recreation sites as well as areas for water to be filtered naturally before entering back into the main water system. An expansive green space system would encircle the filtration ponds. This would not only serve as further water filtration, but would act as necessary community parks within the new dense housing developments.

Main Raymond, NE Park

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Lincoln Middle School

Breaking the model of school typologies Starting with an exploration into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;typicalâ&#x20AC;? American school designs and a breakdown of these models, I designed a middle school that would break from traditional designs in order to benefit both students and the residents of surrounding neighborhoods who would be able to utilize more public aspects of the design.

Lincoln Middle School | 14 | Spring 2012

Lincoln NE Growth Tiers and School Districts

New Middle School Locations

Interior Atrium Render Graduate Portfolio | 15 | Elizabeth Hawks

Circulation/Program Layout Diagram

School Section Drawings

North-South Section

Circulation Diagram

East-West Section

Lincoln Middle School | 16 | Spring 2012

School Plan Drawings

First Floor

Third Floor

Garden Level

Second Floor

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Oil Boom Community

A mobile community in the time of extreme growth

â&#x20AC;&#x153; We want to remain a place where people want to live, and prevail as a better community than when it all startedâ&#x20AC;? - Ward Koeser, Williston, ND Mayor

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The Current Oil Boom

Williams County

Due to high global oil prices, new methods of oil extractions are becoming viable. Right now, the biggest boom in the country is happening in rural Western North Dakota.

Williston

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Williston, North Dakota

The small towns within this oil boom are benefiting, financially, from the exploding population growth, but are unable to keep up with other aspects of growth. Utilities, infrastructure and community moral are difficult to upkeep and the town fears what may happen when the oil boom is over.

Not enough housing during a boom = Crime, overcrowding, poor living conditions and a lack of community

North Dakota Bakkin Shale Oil Sands Bakken

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Marcellus Niobrara Monterey Woodford

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U.S. Shale Basin Locations

Eagle Ford

Fayetteville

Haynesville

Huron

Excessive housing after a boom = Crime, dilapidated neighborhoods, poor living conditions and a lack of community

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The new development will account for 15% of the peak growth within one site and will be located on the edge of the planned growth area. Locating the community on the edge, and in an easily accessible area will make sure the area is useful and, when the time comes to dismantle, it will not create a dead zone within the host city.

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To begin finding the main issue within this extreme condition I looked at environments, social, financial and political aspects of this boom. The main aspect that stuck out of articles and planning issues was that of housing development within the Host city of Williston, ND. Williston is the largest city in the Northwest of North Dakota and the only city with over 2000 permanent residents within 100 miles.

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Site Selection

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Current Williston Photos

Unit Development Single Unit Pans

Unit Stacking Formations

Basic Unit Information

Single Unit

1 Bedroom 1 Full Bath 600 Sq. Feet Balcony/Patio

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Double Unit

2-3 Bedroom 1 Full Bath 1200 Sq. Feet Balcony/Patio

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Triple Unit Iteration 3

Basic Structure Framework

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2-4 Bedroom 2 Bath 1800 Sq. Feet 1-2 Balcony/Patio

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The main framework and infrastructure is put into place.

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Large community programming activities are put into place for both residential and city-wide use. Phase 6: Decomissioning

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Parking and a walking trail are laid out as guides for community activities and residential layout.

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Post Boom: The units are taken away as needed, leaving a framework and public units for community use. Phase 7: Final Layout

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Phase 6

Parts of the framework are taken away to leave the host city with what is in use. The rest may go back to a natural state.

Project Renders

Single Unit Detail

Community Garden During Peak Population

Single Unit Structure

Community Garden after boom

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Skagway, Alaska Skagway, Alaska

The Klondike gold rush began in 1896 with the discovery of gold along the Klondike River. Skagway, Alaska became a busy port

The Klondike gold rush began in 1896 with the discovery of gold along the Klondike River. Skagway, Alaska became a busy port described as “lawless.” John Muir described the town as, “a nest of ants taken into a strange country and stirred up by a stick.” As the gold mines emptied, the town dwindled. It is now home to 800 year-round residents and has become a popular tourist stop for cruise ships in the summer. described as “lawless.” John Muir described the town as, “a nest of ants taken into a strange country and stirred up by a stick.” As the gold mines emptied, the town dwindled. It is now home to 800 year-round residents and has become a popular tourist stop for cruise ships in the summer.

Sparrows Point, Maryland Sparrows Point, Maryland

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Baltimore, Maryland, in it’s prime, was unmatched in the variety of industries which made the town so successful. The peninsula of Sparrows Point became a ship hard and steel plant for Bethlehem Steel in 1889. The plant was the largest in the world. On the same peninsula, housing was set up for workers at the plant and were separated based on race and type of worker. Row houses were for plant workersinwhile largerwas individual family homes housed managers and made their families. company The town also had Baltimore, Maryland, it’s prime, unmatched in the variety of industries which the town The so successful. peninsula of Sparrows Point became a ship hard and steel plant for Bethlehem Steel in 1889. The plant was the largest in the world. On the dwindled. The homes began be up demolished in at thethe 1970’s, behind only the industrial continued work same peninsula, housing wastoset for workers plantleaving and were separated based on racebuildings and type which of worker. Row houses until early workers 200’s when Bethlehem Steel went under. were the for plant while larger individual family homes housed managers and their families. The company town also had dwindled. The homes began to be demolished in the 1970’s, leaving behind only the industrial buildings which continued work until the early 200’s when Bethlehem Steel went under.

Development Renders [View of Playground] [View of Playground]

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Battlement Mesa, Colorado day.php Battlement Mesa, Colorado

Originally, oil was found in Colorado in the 1970’s by Colony Oil Company. The area was then sold to Exxon Mobile, who immediately began development on a $5 Million company town. In 1982, oil prices dropped steeply and suddenly. Exxon shut demolition thefound area became popular It isColony now a 3200 acre homeThe owners for mostly retirees. In 2010 Originally, until oil was in Colorado in for theretirees. 1970’s by Oil Company. areaassociation was then sold to Exxon Mobile, who the census was recorded at 4,471 people. immediately began development on a $5 Million company town. In 1982, oil prices dropped steeply and suddenly. Exxon shut demolition until the area became popular for retirees. It is now a 3200 acre home owners association for mostly retirees. In 2010 the census was recorded at 4,471 people.

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Bodie, California Bodie, California

the area in 1876 by Standard Co. By 1879, the mining town was home to 5,000 to 7,000 miners and over 2,000 buildings. Gold production in the area brought in nearly $34 million and was shipped to nearby Carson City, Nevada for processing. The main drag was only a mile long, and home to over 65 saloons at on point. By 1913, the gold mine was dry and closed down. The town wasarea emptied shortly thereafter, what it stilltown stands as home today,to a ghost Bodie became a national historic landmark the in 1876 by Standard Co.becoming By 1879, the mining was 5,000town. to 7,000 miners and over 2,000 buildings. Gold and 170 buildings still remain image of what a gold town used to be. Carson City, Nevada for processing. The main production in the area broughtasinan nearly $34 million and rush was shipped to nearby drag was only a mile long, and home to over 65 saloons at on point. By 1913, the gold mine was dry and closed down. The town was emptied shortly thereafter, becoming what it still stands as today, a ghost town. Bodie became a national historic landmark and 170 buildings still remain as an image of what a gold rush town used to be.

[Community Farmers Market]

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Skagway, Alaska Skagway, Alaska

The Klondike gold rush began in 1896 with the discovery of gold along the Klondike River. Skagway, Alaska became a busy port

Sparrows Point, Maryland Sparrows Point, Maryland

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Battlement Mesa, Colorado

Originally, oil was found in Colorado in the 1970’s by Colony Oil Company. The area was then sold to dwindled. The homes began to be demolished in the 1970’s, leaving behind only the industrial buildings which continued work immediately began development on a $5 Million company town. In 1982, oil prices dropped steeply and su until the early 200’s when Bethlehem Steel went under.

demolition until the area became popular for retirees. It is now a 3200 acre home owners association for mo the census was recorded at 4,471 people.

[Community Garden] Unit Detail Section

[Detail Configuration Section] [Detail Configuration Section]

Walking trail

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