HANNAH GRADY SELECTED WORKS
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Hannah Grady 1285 Wittmer Rd, Mansfield OH 44903 gradykevin17@gmail.com 419-543-0195 issuu.com/hannahgrady
EDUCATION University of Maryland | 2018 - 2021 Master of Architecture Master of Historic Preservation GPA 3.508 University of Cincinnati | 2013 - 2017 Bachelor of Science in Architecture Certificate of Historic Preservation GPA 3.395
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Digital Drafting and Graphics
Revit Archicad Autocad Sketchup Rhino3D Adobe Suite National Register Nominations
Hill & Hurtt Architects Washington DC | Summer 2019 - Summer 2021 Primarily worked on renovations and additions to single-family homes, often in historic districts and neighborhoods. Tasks included documenting and modeling the existing building, and preparing drawing sets for client presentations, historic review boards, and permit submissions. Also set up the primary Archicad file template as the firm first transitioned to a BIM system. Design Media & Representation I & II Teaching Assistant UMD | Fall 2018 - Spring 2021 Weekly lab leading 15+ undergraduate students in discussion and critiques of their assignments, focusing on mastering the basics of modeling, drawing, and design representation. Maine Preservation Yarmouth ME | Summer 2020 Summer fellowship spent assisting the town of Yarmouth in developing a set of design guidelines to accompany their new historic ordinance. Tasks included researching and developing appropriate language, for the guidelines, weekly presentations to a committee of community members, and judiciously integrating their feedback. BCT Architects Baltimore MD | Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 Projects varied from multi-family housing, to adaptive re-use, to mixed-use retail. Tasks included creating design presentations for clients, laying out unit mixes, and handling submittal reviews, as well working in Revit to create drawing packages from schematic design through to construction sets. Historic Preservation Training Center Frederick MD | Summer 2017 Prepared field measurements, CAD drawings, and condition assessment reports of historic buildings under the care and management of the National Parks Service.
Historic Preservation
Secretary of the Interior Standards Documentation and Condition Assessment
Hubbell & Hubbell Architects San Diego CA | Fall 2015 Drafted CAD drawings for sustainably designed private residences, and gained hands-on experience with stained glass, mosaic, and construction work as an assistant to the artist James Hubbell.
Craft and Construction
Woodshop Tile Mosaic Stained Glass
GWWO Architects Baltimore MD | Spring 2015 Drafting and design work primarily using SketchUp and Revit for educational, cultural, and historic projects.
CONTENTS INDUSTRIAL INFILL
HOUSING STUDIO | SPRING 2016
SOUTH CUMMINSVILLE
DIY URBAN DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2016
REGGIO EMILIA PRESCHOOL CAPSTONE STUDIO | SPRING 2017
KARRADA DESIGN CENTER EXCHANGE STUDIO | SPRING 2019
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT URBAN DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2019
THE GROWCERY STORE THESIS STUDIO | SPRING 2021
INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL INFILL INFILL HOUSING STUDIO|SPRING 2016 Located in a dieing industrial neighborhood of Cincinnati Ohio, this project explores how a housing complex can redefine a site with many challenges; including a lack of amenities, community, or nature. In response, the building program evolved into an oasis for all three, while at the same time responding to the surrounding fabric. Raised green plazas are oriented to provide views of the river for residents. An art gallery, cafe, and public green space help draw visitors to the area, and experience the unique environment of the neighborhood. The building itself uses industrial materials, so that as the area evolves, a sense of the site’s history is retained. The project balances integrating with the harsh landscape, while creating a shelter from it, resulting in a complex that meets the needs of the residents, the public, and the redevelopment of the area.
TOOLS AND PROGRAMS: SketchUp V-Ray Illustrator Photoshop Physical Modelling
SITE ANALYSIS
ADAPTATION
NEIGHBORHOOD GROWTH
INFILL
NEXUS
BEDROOM
CAFE
Rainwater is collected from the roof to water the gardens and park. Alternating raised platforms provide views to the river, but also provide shading from the southern light. Building form balances sense of enclosure and openness. Single loaded corridors emphasizes shared internal spaces. COURTYARD
FLOOR 2-5
1 BR UNIT 16 UNITS
520 SF
1 BEDROOM 1 BATH LIVING ROOM KITCHEN BALCONY
RESIDENCE LEVELS: SMALL STORAGE: LARGE STORAGE: 1BR UNITS: 2 BR UNITS:
4 2 4 2 FLOOR 1
2 BR UNIT 8 UNITS
LAUNDRY
GALLERY GYM
CAFE
RETAIL LEVEL: LAUNDRY ART GALLERY ADMIN. GYM CAFE
2 BEDROOMS 1.5 BATHS LIVING ROOM KITCHEN BALCONY AUXILIARY ROOM
1110 SF
SOUTH SOUTH CUMMINSVILLE CUMMINSVILLE DIY URBAN DESIGN STUDIO|FALL 2016 Working with the South Cumminsville neighborhood community, the group studio explored issues of health, safety, and civic pride, as manifested through the urban environment. Focusing on walkability, the proposed interventions developed from the concepts of the third place, home based design, and citizen involvement. Strategies were developed to be affordable, aggregating, and citizen led. Key sites were also identified for more targeted future development to help make South Cumminsville a vibrant, healthy, and connected community once again.
TOOLS AND PROGRAMS: Illustrator Hand Sketching Community Outreach Group Work
SOUTH CUMMINSVILLE SITE BOUNDARY
THIRD PLACE The idea of informal spaces helps to tie together larger urban amenities which are separated from the immediate in both distance, and time of implementation. Something as simple as a place to sit between destinations can strengthen the neighborhood by encouraging interaction, exploration, and ownership.
NEW PATHWAYS
New walking and cycling paths provide a safer, more pleasant alternative travel route to school and work for the many residents who do not own a car. The paths also provide a safe and healthy recreational activity for residents, and can help foster community connections. Using existing informal paths along the primary corridors ensures visibility, safety, and utilization in reaching existing and future neighborhood destinations.
SIGNAGE
HOME BASED DESIGN Having a series of decentralized public area makes these spaces more accessible and appealing to all members of the community, and promotes movement within the neighborhood. Focusing on nodes of connection, both within the neighborhood as well as to the larger area is an important example of implementing this concept within the proposal.
Signage increases usage of new and existing paths by formally designating them as public spaces, and acts as an invitation for the public to utilize the routes. They also provide information regarding what destinations are accessible, as well as their distance and location. Visualizing the community and its amenities as a whole on a map also gives it a greater sense of significance as a destination to visit and explore.
CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT
BUILT STRUCTURES
Citizen involvement is the most important aspect of the project proposal. Being directly involved in the decision making process promotes a sense of ownership and pride in the neighborhood spaces. The level of investment by residents is ultimately what will determine is a project is successful or not.
Having a built, formal entrance to public spaces has proven to have significant impact in promoting the use of that space. These simple entrance structures can also act as shelters from over-exertion or exposure when walking throughout the community. Being placed in strategic areas also serves the purpose of creating “third places” for residents.
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FARADAY ROAD CONNECTION
Dispersing cultural resources in traditionally residential areas promotes public movement and use of the area. Faraday Road is a prime location for such an intervention as a welcome to the neighborhood.
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ELMORE STREET CONNECTION
Elmore Street is a prime corridor for commercial and institutional development, and can help reconnect the neighborhood where it was severed by I-74.
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INTERSECTION OF BEEKMAN STREET AND DREMEN AVENUE
As the central node of the neighborhood, this intersection can weave private development with public space and infrastructure to encourage greater use.
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BORDEN STREET CONNECTION
Developing this space as a pedestrian alternative to the traffic heavy Beekman Street can promote safer walking and cycling commuting to the industrial work South of the residential area.
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WALKABILITY STRATEGIES: NEW PATHS SIGNAGE BUILT STRUCTURE
REGGIO REGGIO EMILIA EMILIA PRESCHOOL PRESCHOOL CAPSTONE STUDIO | SPRING 2017 Designed in a group of three other peers, the 20,000 SF preschool was an exploration of how th principles of Reggio Emilia teaching can be embodied within the architecture. The main concepts included connection to community, classmates, and nature. To this end, the spaces have a great deal of fluid movement between them, while still meeting state education and safety requirements. Another challenge was the 10’ change in grade at the site. This eventually inspired the stepped curves of the building parti. The building is full of playful moments and connections that create a versatile, practical, and beautiful space for children to learn in.
TOOLS AND PROGRAMS: SketchUp Revit Illustrator Photoshop Hand Sketching Group Work
SITE CONTEXT
ROOF GARDEN
OVERALL FORM
KITCHEN CORNER MASSINGS
3-5s CLASSROOM
1s CLASSROOM
ORGANIC CENTER
2s CLASSROOM TEACHER OFFICES PARENT CENTER ADMIN. OFFICES VERTICAL ELEMENTS
Grey Standing Seam Metal Providing a solid cap to this visually light structure, the grey metal roof also aids in water collection. Stained Wood The use of natural materials in Reggio Emilia is important, and the dark stained finish contrasts to the lightness of the surrounding materials. Brick Pavers The permeable pavers create a more inviting space that can act as more than just a parking lot. The hexagonal pattern is also used throughout the building and landscape. Light Brick The brick is used to ground the masses on either end of the building, as well as mimic the material of the surrounding neighborhood. Branch Railings White steel “branches” are used as railings throughout the building, creating playful and engaging shapes and shadows for the building’s users. Metal Panels The yellow metal panels are used to indicate where the vertical elements break through the largely horizontal building.
KARRADA KARRADA DESIGN DESIGN CENTER CENTER EXCHANGE STUDIO | SPRING 2019 The studio was done as part of an exchange program with architecture students at the University of Baghdad. Both studio classes were tasked with designing a public arts center and co-working space that responded to the history, culture, and environment of the other’s site. While the other studio designed for K Street in Washington DC, our studio designed for the Karrada district in Baghdad. Extensive research was conducted regarding the history, resources, and target users of the area. The result is a public arts center that fits into the urban and cultural fabric, while at the same time, standing out as a unique space.
TOOLS AND PROGRAMS: SketchUp Illustrator Photoshop
STREET VIEW
PARK VIEW
Perforated screens provide shade, as well as reinforce the idea of the elevated form as floating above the street level. Form responds to the surrounding buildings, scaled to bridge between residential and commercial streets. The structural members are visible from both the interior and exterior, and become truly part of the design.
OUTDOOR TERRACE FLEX SPACE CO-WORKING/LIBRARY WORKSHOP GALLERY ADMINISTRATION CAFE GRAND STAIR EGRESS BACK OF HOUSE SITE CONTEXT PLAN
ROOF PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SITE CONTEXT ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
RIVERFRONT RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT
EXISTING SITE PLAN
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO | FALL 2019 Located in San Fernando Argentina, the group studio explored the existing conditions of the community, site, and environment to design a waterfront redevelopment plan. Focusing on the streetscape experience, the site was divided into four districts, each with a different focus. Two major cross streets connect these districts, as well as the canals. Climate change, economic growth, and cultural heritage all contributed to the decision making process, resulting in a master plan that the city can grow into, to the benefit of all residents.
ontext Plan - Site Boundary
TOOLS AND PROGRAMS: Rhino3D Illustrator Photoshop Hand Sketching Group Work
PROPOSED SITE PLAN
NEIGHBORHOODS
CANALS
BAIRRO DISTRICT
ARTS DISTRICT MARKET DISTRICT
VISUAL CONNECTION TO LAKE
CONTINUATION OF PED/BIKE PATH NATIVE PLANTINGS ALONG CANAL
BAIRRO CANAL MARKET STALLS PED/BIKE PATH RAIN GARDENS
MARITIME DISTRICT
CROSS STREETS
SAN FERNANDO CANAL MIX OF HARDSCAPE AND GREEN SPACE ALONG MARKET STEPPED SEATING TO WATER
MARKET STREET
WATER FRONT STREET
PUBLIC MARINA
MARKET STREET EXISTING TRAIN STATION WITH IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
RE-USE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS INFILL LOW-RISE MIXED-USE
MARKET PLAZA RAIN GARDENS
BAIRRO GAROTTO
STREET PARKING THROUGHOUT INFILL EXISTING BLOCKS
ARTS DISTRICT
MARKET DISTRICT
MARITIME DISTRICT
WATER FRONT STREET SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING WITH MIXED-USE ALONG MAIN STREETS RE-USE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS MID-RISE MIXED-USE
MARKET STALLS STREET PARKING SURFACE PARKING FOR MARKET AND MARINAS NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BAIRRO GAROTTO
VISUAL GREEN BUFFER WITH SEATING PEDESTRIAN/BIKE PATH
ARTS DISTRICT
MARKET DISTRICT
MARITIME DISTRICT
THE THE GROWCERY GROWCERY STORE STORE THESIS STUDIO | SPRING 2021 The thesis began by exploring the challenges facing Fairfax Ohio, a neighborhood of Cleveland. The area is a declining industrial district with numerous vacant manufacturing buildings. It also suffers from being a food desert, as well as facing gentrification and a loss of neighborhood identity from the encroaching Cleveland Clinic. The Growcery Store proposes taking these challenges and using them as resources. Adapting existing manufacturing buildings into an urban farm where residents can grow, buy, and learn about food on site. The project is an exploration of how post-industrial cities like Cleveland can utilize their existing infrastructure to support communities from within, while at the same time revolutionizing how food can be produced and consumed across the country.
1. 1860 stove manufacturing building. Heavily fire damaged but still intact with strong street presence and visual connection to the residential neighborhood. Oldest example of “high” industrial architecture in the city.
2. Remaining of ruins of fire damaged building nestled between the two other site structures. Embodies the sublime beauty of rustbelt cities in need of social, economic, and environmental rebirth.
3. Abandoned 1910 manufacturing building with typical characteristics of many other abandoned industrial sites in the area. Example of “vernacular” industrial architecture. Size, form, and open floor plan lends itself to adaptation to indoor industrial farming.
TOOLS AND PROGRAMS: Sketchup Indesign Photoshop
LIGHT INDUSTRY
EUCLID AVE
CLEVELAND CLINIC
FAIRFAX
CENTRAL AVE
SITE
ED
IS RA R.
R. TR AC KS
PRODUCTION
MEAT VATS CULTURE ROOM THE PROCESSING MEAT HOUSE STORAGE RESTROOMS
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HOOP BEDS THE COMPOST/REFUSE AREA GARDENS APIARY GROW BEDS SEEDLING ROOM PROCESSING SHIPPING/RECEIVING THE EMPLOYEE SPACE PRODUCE HOUSE STORAGE MECHANICAL CHICKEN PEN ORCHARDS
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CONSUMPTION
THE MEAT HOUSE
ADMIN. OFFICES RESTROOMS
CAFE THE MARKET RESTROOMS PRODUCE HOUSE PARKING GARAGE
PUBLIC AMENITY MEETING ROOM CLASSROOM THE RECEPTION MEAT HOUSE PROMENADE RESTROOMS PUBLIC PLAZA THE NATIVE SPECIES GARDEN GARDENS LEARNING GARDENS
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RECEPTION AREA
PROMENADE
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LEARNING GARDEN
HOOP BEDS
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GROW BEDS
MARKET
BEFORE The community of Fairfax faces several challenges, including the loss of jobs and a decreasing population; a lack of access to fresh, healthy food; and a sense of disinvestment in the area and region as a whole. The industrial architecture which defines so much of Cleveland’s character is being abandoned or demolished, with no real plans to regarding the future the manufacturing plants, or the communities that relied on them.
AFTER Industry of mis-scale industrial farming provides local produce and meat for Fairfax, as well as the surrounding region. The industrial buildings are adapted to the new function, preserving the area’s past as well as its future. The farm provides local jobs and helps stabilize the neighborhood’s economy. Through the holistic design, the site acts not only as a business, but as a public cultural space for people to learn, shop, and relax.
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