Architectural Portfolio Elizabeth V. Hanna
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Elizabeth Victoria Hanna
721 N. Florence St. Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 464-8860 ehanna4@att.net
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Project: Pan Pacific Park Kindergarten Class: Arch 20A Architectural Design Instructor: Coleman Griffith Pasadena City College Fall 2011
Pan Pacific Park Kindergarten NURSERY BABYSITTER
PLAYGROUND
KINDERGARTEN
ENACTMENT
DISCIPLINE INSTITUTION
FOUNDATION
ACADEMY
INAUGURATION
STRUCTURE
ARCHITECTURE
DESCRIPTION: Pan Pacific Park is approximately twenty-eight acres and sits directly behind The Grove in Los Angeles, between Beverly Blvd and 3rd Street. The project explored the relationship of creating a private and very protected facility in a very large public park.
CREATION
MATURATION
UNFOLDING
ADVANCMENT THICKENING
FORMATION
plants/ layout
DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVMENT
cess
EVOLUTION
natur al pro
TRANSMUTATION
CHANGEOVER
ACCUMULATION GROWTH us
a characte
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a type of
Interplay
GALVANIZE
AWAKEN
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Amalgamate
INSIRE
DEVELOPMENT
sim
sim
pe a ty
Annexation
s
IMPEL
IMMEDIATE
nu ou
PROMPT
e of
PRECISE VIGILANT EFFICIENT EXPEDITIOUS
a typ
ORGANIZATION
TRANSITION
CONVERSION
SHIFT REALIGNMENT
REGROUP
TURNING POINT
Dissension
GATHER
a typ
e of
ASSEMBLE
REASSEMBLE
RECLAMATION
f
REUNITING
a type of
REUNION MAKING UP
ASSEMBLY HOMECOMING
of teristic
ACCESSION
RECONCILIATION
ALTERATION
ty pe of men to r ch an ge
AUGMENTATION ACCRETION
REJOIN
RECOVERY
GET TOGETHER
IMPROVMENT a type of
EXTENSION
RADIATE
a type
DIFFUSE
of
a ty
TRANSFER
pe
REINSTATEMENT
of
RESTORATION
APPEARANCE
READJUSTMENT
OCCURRENCE
COMEBACK
RETURN
INCREASE ENLARGEMENT
REAWAKENING
RETRIEVAL HEALING
EMIT ENHANCEMENT
INTENSIFICATION
PROPIGATE
METAMORPHOSIS UPHEAVAL REDEMPTION
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JOIN RECONCILE
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SHEDDING
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CONCEPT: The concept was determined by an analysis of meanings and etymology of the words, reunion, transition, and kindergarten. By developing a word map, my analysis led me to the binuclear idea amalgamation and dissension. Amalgamation is the coming together or blending of forces, while dissension is the disagreement or clash between forces. In result, my concept dealt with the interplay of opposing forces. Equally, the pedagogy that I choose to work Site Map with was that of learning through nature.
CHANGE
PROMOTION
KINDLE
OBJECTIVE: Using a specific pedagogy, we were to design a kindergarten which would facilitate children of ages four, five, and six. With a surface strategy, we were to create a kindergarten that would exploit the primary users’ daily routine.
SCHOOL
ESTABLISHMENT
Flood Zones/ Drainage
Flood Zone/ Drainage Diagram Pan Pacific Park is home to a very large detention basin with the capacity to hold sixty-five million gallons of rain water. Completed in 1986, the basin serves to reduce flooding in the surrounding community. In terms of the design process, it was important to take into consideration the basins impact on the placement and design of the kindergarten.
Inlet Out
10’
Green Space Diagram Using the pedagogy of learning through nature, it was important to determine areas within, and around the park where students would experience nature.
8’ 6’
4’ 2’
Flood Capacity/ Building Restrictions
Sidewalk Fields/ Lawns
Flood Zone 0’
10’
Inlet In
Flood Inlets
Asphalt Trees
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Bu s
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Flo od
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Dissension
Federal Post Office
Recreation / Preschool Center
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Residents
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Fo o
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Lo ok sP Ac ark ce ca bil ity Le ve lG ro un Pa d rkin g Inta m ac y Me th an eG as Ve nts
Ov er
Amalgamation
A1
The Post Office is in DISSENSION with the surface of the museum Library Pool
Residents Senior Center
The museum blends into the surface of the park. AMALGAMATION
Builfing on the park are in DISSENSION with the park. Both material and form.
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D
C1
C2
Residents
D1
Federal Post Office Museum Storm Drain
D2
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1
C
In order to determine the proper location of the kindergarten within the park, analysis of surrounding areas and characteristics was conducted. The north-east corner of the park seemed most fit.
Park
Grove
2
Public
Datums both in plan and section were looked at to begin the design process.
Residents
Street Level [public & private]
Private
Datums were assessed to determine their relation to the binuclear terms, amalgamation and dissension.
Site Plan
Short Section [North]
Drop Off
Entry
Conference
Lobby
Storage Recieving
Bath
Kitchen
Common/ Dining
Administration Bath Bath Maintenance
Int. Garden
Kid Storage Cubby
Class
Int. Garden Private Garden Class
Outdoor Classroom
Cubby
Kid Storage Int. Garden
Private Garden Outdoor Classroom
Class Cubby
Play/ Garden
Outdoor Classroom
Private Garden
The development of the plan was driven by the binuclear idea of amalgamation and dissension, and the interplay of forces. As a child enters a kindergarten they are confronted with a routine and a knowledge that is in dissension of what they hold to be true. Within the design, at this stage, the child is in the common play area with access to the interior gardens. The children, both in their minds and within the design, are very sheltered with only a very faint idea of what reality or what the outside maybe. Further on, as the child is confronted by other students and the learning environment, their understanding moves closer to that of reality. An interplay of forces occurs between the child, classmates, and the teachers instruction. This is stage two of the design, which incorporates the classrooms and the private gardens. At this point, the children have a better, more open idea of what the outside maybe. It isn’t until the child has had a first hand, real world experience that they truly become amalgamated into reality. With an open play area, and a view of the entire park, ideally, the child now has a fully understanding of reality as a kindergartener. The entire sequence within the kindergarten marks a transition that every child goes though as they grow older and move throughout their life. The kindergarten itself acts as a transition into a child’s education, moving them further into ‘reality’.
Plan
North Elevation East Elevation 1’ = 1/18”
South Elevation South Elevation 1’ = 1/18”
Site Section
Entry Rendering From Drop Off
Interior Rendering
Short Section [South]
Group Physical Model
Exploded Axonometric
Project: Integrated Street Scapes, Places of Protest Class: Arch 10B Design Fundamentals Instructor: Coleman Griffith Pasadena City College Spring 2011
Integrated Street Scapes: “Places of Protest� DESCRIPTION: Located at the heart of Westwood village, at the corner of Wilshire and Westwood Blvd. The project explored the collaboration between social media and areas of protest.
CONCEPT: The concept was derived using the micro-blogging site Tumblr. The structure of the site is based on generating or posting data, which can then be reblogged by other users. Characteristics of the site include original data versus repackaged data, simultaneously creating a binuclear idea of regeneration.
FILTER
DASHBOARD
SEARCH
FEEDBACK
COMMUNITY
BLOG
POSTS
USER
OBJECTIVE: Through the use of transformation and repetition, create and an experiential passage for protesters. Beginning at the corner of Wilshire and Westwood, where a subway entrance would need to be constructed, wrapping around the block, and down the Lindbrook corridor.
EDIT/ REFINE REBLOG
The concept was thought of as the regeneration of people throughout the site, from the densest parts (Wilshire) to the least (Lindbrook). The concept was also thought about in the transformation of the form. At each corner of the site the form regenerates itself back to its original shape.
SITE ANALYSIS:
Located in a highly populated area of Los Angeles, the site was chosen due to its close proximity to the Federal building, and the 405 freeway. Across from the Hammer Museum, the block is situated at the corner of Wilshire and Westwood Blvd, wrapping around the corner, and down the Lindbrook corridor. As one continues down Westwood Blvd they quickly encounter a change of passé; from the dense corporate area of Westwood, to the relaxed private leisure area of Lindbrook.
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DENSITY ON THE SITE MOST DENSE
Density on site
A
LEAST DENSE
An exploration of datum’s on the existing site lead to specific outcomes in the design
C
B
Lighting on Site - Proportion
LIGHTING ON SITE - PROPORTION
B
STREET SCAPES:
Street Scape Systems were created throughout the site in an effort to incorporate conventional systems to the overall design
Traffic Light
Street Bench
Bus Stop
Traffice Sign
Westwood Section
Westwood Elevation
Lindbrook Section
Lindbrook Elevation
Project: Lancers Pass Class: Arch 20A Architectural Design Instructor: Coleman Griffith Pasadena City College Fall 2011
Lancers Pass DESCRIPTION: Located at the center of Pasadena City College, the project explored the brain’s capabilities to learn. It transformed the existing courtyard into a more interactive creative place of learning.
Figure Ground - Filtration of Circulation Behavioral
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OBJECTIVE: Transform the current cafe into a more usable functional space, as well as create and experience for one of the most used passages on campus
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CONCEPT: The concept was determined through the research of social learning. According to this theory, learning is achieved by the synthesis and understanding of both external (behavioral) and internal (cognitive) factors. One synthesizes all of the information that is delivered to them with previous knowledge. That information is then processed and differentiated to create what is learned by that person. The interaction between what is fused together, and then what is learned, or separated, is filtration.
Learned Pressure is applied
semipermible membrane
Dirrection of Flo w
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Areas of Transferable Courses Available to Each Student by Buildin g
CSU General Education ransfer T Requirments C Buildin g
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Area A A1 A2 A3
Area B B1 B2 B3
Area C C1
Area B B2
Area D D2 D3 D5
2
Area C C1 C2
Area B B1 B3
Area E E1
Intersegmental General Education ransfer T Requirements [IGETC]
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GM Buildin g V Buildin g
C Buildin g
U Buildin g Arts Building E Buildin g R Buildin g GM Buildin g VBuilding
Area B B4
Area E E1
Area 1 A B C
Area 1 B
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Area C C1
1
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Area 3 A B
Area 3 A
Area 5 A
Area 2 A
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1
Area 3 A
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1
Area 5 A B
Area 4 A
Area E E1
Area D D0 D1 D2 D3 D6 D7 D8 D9
Area 4 A
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Through a series of studies of the circulation on site as well as studies of the transfer courses at PCC, I was able to determine the most likeliest places of interaction on the site.
Sections of transfer requirments fulfilled within each educational building, as determined by IGETC and CSU General Ed Requirments
COLORADO BLVD
MIRROR POOLS
L BUILDING
W E
Transfer Center M
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M W W M
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D BLDG.
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STUDENT CENTER NO PARKING NO PARKING
M W
NO PARKING NO PARKING
C BLDG.
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GREEN STREET
G BLDG.
W
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HILL AVE
11
2
BOOK STORE
U ARMEN SARAFIAN BLDG.
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KK
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING
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LANCER'S PASS
ALUMNI DRIVE
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LOT 6
V BUILDING
POOL
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W BUILDING
3
M POOL BLDG
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T BUILDING
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K BUILDING
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TENNIS HILL DR
PARKING STRUCTURE
M W NO PARKING NO PARKING
FB
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COOLING TOWERS
BOILER HOUSE
NO PARKING
STOP
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FC CHILLER PLANT FS FACILITIES SERVICES
P BLDG
GM BLDG P.E. FACILITIES
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NO PARKING
TRANSFORMER
BONNIE
ELECT. VAULT
NEW ELECT. SWITCH GEAR
NO PARKING
O BLDG.
CORDOVA
PARKING STRUCTURE
DEL MAR BLVD
Circulation based on transfer requirements social gathering COLORADO BLVD
MIRROR POOLS
L BUILDING
W E
M W W M
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D BLDG.
E BLDG LL BUILDING
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STUDENT CENTER NO PARKING NO PARKING
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NO PARKING NO PARKING
C BLDG.
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GREEN STREET
W
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From there I was able to determine the most logical paths of circulation between buildings with the most function toward graduating. A surface was created from the articulated circulation paths.
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HILL AVE
BOOK STORE
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ALUMNI DRIVE
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LOT 6
V BUILDING
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING
POOL
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M POOL BLDG
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T BUILDING
M
K BUILDING
M
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TENNIS HILL DR
PARKING STRUCTURE
M W NO PARKING NO PARKING
FS FACILITIES SERVICES
FB
COOLING TOWERS
BOILER HOUSE
NO PARKING
STOP
W
FC CHILLER PLANT
P BLDG
M
W M E
GM BLDG P.E. FACILITIES
NO PARKING
TRANSFORMER
BONNIE
ELECT. VAULT
NEW ELECT. SWITCH GEAR
NO PARKING
O BLDG.
CORDOVA
PARKING STRUCTURE
DEL MAR BLVD
Minimal Surface Development
Seating
Restrooms
Restrooms
Cold Storage Cold Drinks Check Out
Site Plan
Public vs Private COLORADO BLVD
Storage Prep
MIRROR POOLS
L BUILDING
W E
M W
Drinks
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D BLDG.
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Holdings
Hot Holding
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NO PARKING NO PARKING
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GREEN STREET
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The design incorporates a cafeteria and dining space, outdoor reading garden, stadium seating for the pool, and outdoor common space where students are able to gather, socialize, and wait for classes to begin.
R BUILDING
W
HILL AVE
BOOK STORE
M
Dry Storage
U ARMEN SARAFIAN BLDG.
Z BLDG.
KK
Grill
M
LANCER'S PASS
ALUMNI DRIVE
E
M W
LOT 6
V BUILDING
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES BUILDING
POOL
E
W BUILDING
M POOL BLDG
W W
T BUILDING
M
K BUILDING
M
W
TENNIS HILL DR
NO PARKING NO PARKING
FB
COOLING TOWERS
BOILER HOUSE
NO PARKING
STOP
W
FC CHILLER PLANT FS FACILITIES SERVICES
M
semi-private
W M E
Office
private
PARKING STRUCTURE
M W
P BLDG
GM BLDG P.E. FACILITIES
NO PARKING
private/public TRANSFORMER
semi-public BONNIE
ELECT. VAULT
NEW ELECT. SWITCH GEAR
NO PARKING
O BLDG.
Utility
public Electrical
CORDOVA
Recieving PARKING STRUCTURE
Trash
DEL MAR BLVD
Lancers Pass [Cafeteria] Plan
Circulation
The design for the plan of the cafeteria, Lancer’s Pass, was a direct result of a consideration of the concept. By studying the circulation patterns of the majority of students who use the space, the building was designed and placed in the location to act as a filter to students passing by. Within the design, with the use of minimal surface type structures, the external skin of the facility acts a filtration as well, creating two spaces within one.
Circulation and program diagrams of the site were looked at in order to determine the proper placement of facilities. classrooms open space
The service area was carefully thought about in order to create a more usable assessable space.
pool/ gym
Service
service
Pedestrian
Circulation Diagram
Program Diagram
Site Circulation Section 1 / 6” = 1’
Cross Circulation Section
Project: Spatial Sequence Class: Arch 10B Design Fundamentals Instructor: Coleman Griffith Pasadena City College Spring 2011
Spatial Sequence Model DESCRIPTION: The Spatial Sequence model is an exercise in understanding spatial ordering, organization, and relationships of spaces. OBJECTIVE: Identify and categorize different types of spaces within a building, and exploring how each space connects, and is interconnected to all other areas in the architecture; interlocking spaces. PROCESS: Choose an existing site. Determine use and function of each space, then divide each space into adjacent, or private spaces, public interlocking spaces, and circulation. Then determine the order or sequence in which the architect intended the space to be used, each section interlocking with another.
SITE: House in Melides Architect: Pedro Reis Location: Melides, Gr창ndola, Portugal Completed: 2010
Circulation
Public Interlocking Spaces
Private/ Adjacent Spaces
Project: Fabric Casting Class: Arch 14 Materials and Construction Instructor: Dionicio Valdez Pasadena City College Fall 2010
Fabric Casting DESCRIPTION: An exploration in the technique of fabric casting and working with concrete. The project showed that although concrete is a hard, permanent material; it has the potential to be very delicate and intricate in appearance. With the use of fabric, the form generated became very organic in nature. OBJECTIVE: Within your group, explore the process of fabric casting. Depending on where the group research leads, create an architectural unit and discussion piece. Group Members: Elizabeth Hanna Victor A. Leong Greg Dulgeryan Nikita Minin Jasmine Nguyen
Balloon
Metal Mesh Reinforcement
Concrete
Fabric - Barsac
Potential Organizations
Cluster Organization
Star Organization
Step Organizatioon
Straight Line Organizatioon
Project: Bodies and Skins Class: Arch 12B Visual Communications Instructor: Neil Norheim Pasadena City College Spring 2010
Bodies and Skins
DESCRIPTION:
Using a single manipulated curve, loft and create a surface which can be copied and rotated to create a volume.
OBJECTIVE:
Using the basic technique of manipulation of curves via control points in Rhino, create a volume which can then be converted to a lampshade.
After the volume was digitally created in Rhino, it was divided and taken to be laser cut, and constructed to create a lamp shade.
Project: Point, Line, Plan, Volume/ Beach Shelter Class: Arch 10A Architectural Design Fundamentals Instructor: Deborah Bird Pasadena City College Fall 2009
DESCRIPTION: This project explored the movements of people on a beach. We tracked paths that people would take, to and from the beach. OBJECTIVE: Through this process of tracking movement of people on a beach, create a figure ground diagram which will be used to create a unique volume, as well as a shelter design for that beach. SITE: The beach chosen was that of Miami Beach in Florida. Off of Collins Ave., the beach borders a little park, as can be seen in the site photograph.
Lines were created by tracking the direct movement of people through the beach from one location to another. The drawings studied the movements and interactions of various people on the beach.
Figure ground drawings were created from the existing line drawings.
Other Work/ Art Work
Interlocking Spaces
Calatrava Inspired Guest House