Scarlett Hanks 2022 Portfolio by hanks.s

SCA RL E T T H A NK S PORTFOLIO | 2022

SCARLETT HANKS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER CONTACT Address 14 Hilltown Court Plainsboro, NJ, 08536 Phone 6098652356 Email Hanks.s@northeastern.edu

SKILLS Revit Bluebeam Rhino Vray for Rhino AutoCAD InDesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Model Making

HONORS NU Yazijan GPA Scholarship Dean’s List | Spring 2019- Fall 2021 NU Design Award Nominee CAMD Honors in the Discipline | Candidate

INTERESTS Photography Painting Traveling Drums & Piano

REFERENCES Seth Riseman Associate Principal Handel Architects LLP 69 Canal Street Boston, MA, 02114 Office: 617 651 4790 Direct: 617 651 4703 Mobile: 617 256 4307 Stefania Rinaldi Director of Rinaldi Architects 132-134 Lots Road London SW10 0RJ United Kingdom Phone: T +44 (0)2073497133

EDUCATION May 2023

Boston, MA

Northeastern University Candidate for Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture Activities: NU Community Council GPA: 3.95

July-Dec 2018

The University of Sydney Study Abroad Program in Political Science Activities: N.U.in Community Council

July-Aug 2016

California Polytechnic University Summer Program in Architectural Design

Sydney, Australia

San Luis Obispo, CA

EXPERIENCE July-Aug 2021 Boston, MA

August-Dec 2020 Peabody, MA

July-August 2019

London, England

Jan-April 2020 Boston, MA

Handel Architects Summer Internship

Collaborated with the Handel New York and Boston teams on a Brooklyn residential tower. Designed and edited unit plan concepts. Worked in Revit to assist team with floor plan designs, unit plans, detail plans, interior elevations, and RCPs.

DMS Design Fall 2020 Co-Op

Contributed to a variety of multi-family housing projects using Revit, AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator. Learned office standards and effectively worked on redlines while multi-tasking assignments. Edited a range of elevations, detail plans, RCPs, interior elevations, and unit plans.

Studio Rinaldi Summer Internship at interior design and architecture firm Edited Residential plans in AutoCAD, re-designed two children’s bedrooms, selected furniture and created presentation for client to review.

Freshman Design Studio Teaching Assistant Northeastern University Work Study

Prepared tutorials and presentations for the freshman architecture class. Worked in collaboration with faculty to assist students during class and office hours.

VOLUNTEER July-Nov 2018 Sydney, Australia

July-Nov 2018

Sydney, Australia

Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education and Training Service Learning Project

Categorized, indexed and digitalized archives and library collection. Worked in collaboration with University Technology of Sydney to make political documents available online.

Northeastern Community Council Leadership Position within the N.U.in Program

Planned events to meet specific needs of Northeastern students studying abroad in Sydney, Australia. Worked with the N.U.in staff and students to plan day trips, events, and meetings.

A BO U T M E I am a 22-year-old aspiring architect from London, England. I grew up in the United States and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to complete my Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture at Northeastern University. I have studied abroad at the University of Sydney in Australia and also completed a summer internship in London at Rinaldi Architects. For my first Northeastern co-op, I worked at DMS Design in Peabody, Massachusetts. While at DMS, I had the opportunity to contribute to various multi-family residential projects. Following this experience, I worked for a summer in Boston at Handel Architects. I collaborated with the Handel New York and Boston teams on the DD set of a Brooklyn residential tower. Currently, I am working toward my Honors in the Discipline project. My research explores the power of NFTs and Architecture in the Metaverse. I am eager to learn about Web3 and consider how architectural practices will grow with new Virtual Reality technologies. I have a strong interest in design development and graphics and am always seeking to advance my skill set.

CO NTE NT S p. 2

HOOSAC STORES RESTORATION

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POP-UP LIBRARY PAVILION

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CHINATOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY

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SOWA MARKET PAVILION

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ENGINEERED LUMBER FACADE

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LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION

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THICK THIN

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SOUTH BOSTON HYDROPARK

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PERSONAL WORKS

HOO S AC STOR E S R E STOR AT ION Options Studio | Professor Ang Li | Spring 2021 Hoosac stores, located in Charlestown, Boston, had once been a cold storage warehouse primarily used for wool storage. Built in 1875 along Constitution Road, this site directly linked international trade with textile industries. Along with many other historic buildings within Charlestown, Hoosac Stores was abandoned in 1985 despite its connection to the Charlestown waterfront Navy Yard. Regimes of maintenance and care were studied throughout this project to rethink sites that are slated for redevelopment. This project sought to explore and celebrate the impact of time and proposes that Hoosac Stores become reworked and reused rather than demolished. Practices of cleaning, repair, and material reuse were integrated into the project phasing, with a keen focus on preserving the building’s historic facade. The building’s historical connection to the wool industry and brick making inspired new programming of textile and ceramics studios. In addition, artist studio space would be made available for rent throughout the upper floors. Ceramics and textiles are two feminist crafts that are once again gaining popularity. This project embraces these mediums while reinventing a contemporary identity for the Charlestown neighborhood.

HOOSAC STORES RESTORATION |

MATERIAL STUDY: BRICK WEATHERING

Historic Tracings | Brick Detail East Elevation

Historic Tracings | Brick Detail North Elevation

SITE DIAGRAM: COURTYARD STRATEGY

HOOSAC STORES RESTORATION |

This set of perspectives conveys how one would approach the building and notice a subtle passageway that interrupts the brick facade. When someone enters this passage through either the harbor side or constitution road entryways, activity within the outdoor courtyard becomes a public spectacle. The facade treatment enhances the hide-and-reveal aspects of the project. Viewing the weathered patchwork of exterior brick as a textile of its own, a contemporary spin on brickwork is revealed within the courtyard. Layered transparencies of polycarbonate material diffuse light and visibility throughout the courtyard, mimicking the exterior brickwork. Some cutouts of the facade reveal glazing so one can see into the studio spaces, while other sections remain translucent or opaque. Visual connections across the courtyard facade openings and balcony pop-outs hide and reveal shadows and scenes of artists’ creations within the studio space.

5th Floor Perspective

Street Level Perspectiv

HOOSAC STORES RESTORATION |

Rendered Section Perspective

HOOSAC STORES RESTORATION |

Hoosac Stores’ ground floor fosters a relationship between textile studios, ceramics studios, and the bakery. One feature of the bakery is a thermal storage wall connected to a radiator, creating a heated bench in the colder months. This wall is shared with the kiln room to highlight how ovens and heaters are used in various ways on one floor, transforming a cold-storage facility into a space of heat generation. The other side of the courtyard is the textile studio with a gallery mezzanine above. The top floors are divided into studio rental spaces, allowing artists to rent out modules defined by the existing column grid. Artists may place their partition walls or curtains to define the boundaries of the interior. The flexible culture of the interior environment is defined by the artists themselves and extends outward into the exterior courtyard.

Rendered Courtyard Perspective

HOOSAC STORES RESTORATION |

P O P - U P LIB R A RY PAV ILION Professor Chana Haouzi | Fall 2019 The challenge of this project was to design a pop-up library pavilion for Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. This design is informed by the neighborhood’s unique social interactions, such as outdoor card games and chess, continually taking place in the public plaza. The temporary pop-up library pavilion serves as a place to relax or read and provides seating areas designated for socializing and playing cards. Bamboo was the material of choice for this pavilion due to its lightweight yet highly durable properties. Through a series of massing models, it was fascinating to discover the uses and limitations of bamboo in its formal expression. Each iteration explores the various properties of bamboo material. The massing models consider how bamboo can be stacked, woven, or hung. The final study model utilizes four sectional designs. On a patterned grid, each section is layered to generate the dynamic final form and rhythmic architectural experience. Ultimately, the study models led to a design that formulates a relationship between the ground and ceiling planes through alternating sectional patterns. The hanging wood beams cultivate an organic, forest-like atmosphere within the energic Chinatown neighborhood. The site serves as a transitional space, so an essential massing feature is the pavilion’s open archways which direct pedestrian traffic through and around the structure. The hope for this pavilion is that residents take a moment to pause and read for a moment outside of their busy schedules.

Pavilion Perspective

POP-UP LIBRARY PAVILION |

STUDY MODELS STAGE 1: In the earliest design stage, I experimented with various forms using cardboard. Initially, I was inspired by Kengo Kuma’s Wind Eaves pavilion, and played with different methods of stacking and joining cardboard.

STAGE 2: After deciding upon an initial form, stage 2 of the model-making process emphasized material experimentation. Bamboo chopsticks were stacked and interlaced to form potential seating arrangements and staircases.

STAGE 3: Modeling with bamboo sticks opened up additional form possibilities due to its lightweight yet durable properties. Hanging bamboo from a grid allowed for sectional variety, and this observation led to the final design of a forest-like pavilion.

POP-UP LIBRARY PAVILION |

Study Model Image 1

Study Model Image 2

POP-UP LIBRARY PAVILION |

Vray and Rhino: Rendered Perspective

POP-UP LIBRARY PAVILION |

Model Photo

C H I N ATOW N PUB LIC LIB R A RY Professor Chana Haouzi | Fall 2019 The Boston Public Library Chinatown Branch challenges the conventional library form. It creates a dialogue between a “modern library” and a “traditional library” through circulation patterns and mezzanine formations. The design separates the library into three masses, defined by traditional and modern library programs. In addition, a gallery space along the primary circulation ring exhibits artwork from the community. The three masses shear vertically, allowing for a physical and visual connection between the different programs. The ‘traditional library’ mass is sunken into the ground and extends into a spacious courtyard with an outdoor cafe. The ‘modern library’ mass houses art studios, maker spaces, and lecture halls. Rather than promoting a still and silent environment, the contemporary Chinatown Public Library design allows for controlled sound movement to foster collaboration and nurture a sense of community. The Chinatown Public Library seeks to blend with its neighboring building scales and heights yet juxtaposes the traditional use of brick and stucco with its transparent and glowing facade that reveals activity within. The library becomes a focal point in the community as a symbol of connectivity.

Rhino: Site Axon

CHINATOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY |

Basement Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan

CHINATOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY |

Section Model 1/4” Scale

Library Section

CHINATOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY |

Pavilion Rendering

S OWA M A R KE T PAV ILION Project Partner: Arpi Dayian | Structural Systems | Fall 2021 The SoWa Market Pavilion project was an exercise in exploring structural systems. The pavilion, serving as a sculptural passageway through the SoWa Outdoor Market, tests the limits of glulam and steel materials. The design accommodates 10’x10’ market tents and supports a catwalk-style mezzanine that extrudes through the exterior shell. Through a series of precedent studies, specifically the Clamart Sports Centre, it was found that diagrid structures supported by secondary cross-bracing components can result in visually engaging, high-performing designs and served as the main inspiration for this work. The primary structure consists of glulam components supported through a series of pinned connections. Because the pavilion can stand vertical and horizontal loads without the support of the cross bracing, the cross-bracing members act as secondary components. Cross-bracing members provide additional support and rigidity to lateral forces. Beam sizing for the archways was calculated using Graphic Statics, and the system’s plans and models have been adjusted accordingly. Ultimately, the model-making process allowed for a deeper understanding of the diagrid system’s behavior and was an opportunity to test for shear and lateral stability.

SOWA MARKET PAVILION |

Mezzanine Floor Plan

Roof Plan of Shell Exterior

GRAPHIC STATICS CALCULATIONS

Graphic Statics Measurements

Section Perspective with Measurements SOWA MARKET PAVILION |

Ground Floor Rendered Perspective

SOWA MARKET PAVILION |

EN G I N E E R ED LUMB E R FACA D E Project Partner: Xiaobei McKean | Tectonics | Fall 2019 Formally, the structural system of the wall is Glulam Column and Beam Simple Support System. The method simultaneously combines a historical post and lintel building method while also displaying the ingenuity of modern material invention. The design incorporates long-span multi-layered tempered glass, allowing for a seamless facade module. The method does not hide the tectonics but displays them and their connections. The hybrid wood-steel design allows for a lightweight structure that is resistant to seismic forces.

Final Model Photo

ENGINEERED LUMBER FACADE |

Model Photo Featuring Interior Structure

Facade Detail Section

ENGINEERED LUMBER FACADE |

L I G HT FR AME CON ST R UCT ION Project Partner: Xiaobei McKean | Tectonics | Fall 2019 The watchtower design project was an exercise to construct a light wood-frame structure that expresses its material capabilities. The two-story design features a large roof cantilever and window openings on all sides.

Final Model Photo

LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION |

East Elevation

North Elevation

Model Photo: East Elevation

Model Photo: North Elevation

West Elevation

South Elevation

Model Photo: West Elevation

Model Photo: South Elevation

LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION |

T HICK T HIN Professor Mary Hale | Spring 2019 Inspired by a precedent study on Pezo Von Ellrichshausen’s Poli House, this “thickthin” residential design plays with different forms of density and opacity to define “served” and “servant” spaces of the dwelling. The design reacts to a set of client needs, such as a requirement for a large master bedroom and an additional lofted area to be used as either a guest bedroom, nursery, or lounge space. This residence is set on a sloped site with drastic grade changes, a feature reflected by the protruding sloped roof structures.

Final Model Photo

THICK THIN |

Ground Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

THICK THIN |

SO U T H BO STON HY D ROPA R K Professor Taskina Tareen | Fall 2021 The South Boston Hydropark fuses the South Boston neighborhood with the Seaport district through an interactive hydrology network that serves the dual purpose of fostering a regional community while implementing strategies that minimize the effects of flooding. Sea level rise is an imminent threat across South Boston, threatening existing stormwater infrastructure. This urban plan relieves those stresses by adding additional stormwater basins and water mitigating tactics. This urban plan incorporates tactics that have been tested internationally, such as bioswales, sponge gardens, water squares, and permeable surfaces. The hydrology network carves through the site and along the Reserve Channel. Commercial buildings are set along this path and form the urban oasis, a section of the site predicted to have the most significant amount of flooding. South Boston’s urban oasis comprises outdoor plazas, green lawns, and sunken amphitheaters. These sunken plazas may serve as ice skating rinks in the winter months. Throughout dry periods of the warmer months, outdoor markets or events can be held within the amphitheaters. Sunken plazas along the waterfront may hold sporting events such as tennis and soccer matches.

Sunken Field Perspective: Rain Versus Shine

SOUTH BOSTON HYDROPARK |

South Boston Street Extensions and Connections

10 Year Storm Flood Map

URBAN FLOOD STRATEGIES RESEARCH

Rotterdam Site Section

SOUTH BOSTON HYDROPARK |

Storm Tactics Catalogue and Site Section

SOUTH BOSTON HYDROPARK |

Urban Oasis: Rendered Perspective

The Boston Hydropark network terminates at an urban oasis, a site for leisure and recreational activities. The oasis serves as an escape from surrounding industrial areas, and becomes a destination for residents of surrounding neighborhoods. Sunken plazas throughout the oasis park react seasonally. In the colder months, frozen ponds may function as ice skating rinks, and in the warmer months these plazas may be used for outdoor markets or event spaces. The ground level of buildings is reserved for commercial use, and paved outdoor plazas gradually dissolve into green lawns.

SOUTH BOSTON HYDROPARK |

P E R SO NA L WO RK S

Pastel Drawing | 2018

Gouache Painting | 2016

Still Life | Oil on Canvas | 2017

Pastel Rendition | 2016

Live Model Charcoal Sketch | 2019

Live Model Charcoal Sketch | 2019 PERSONAL WORKS |

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