Student Portfolio 2023

Liam Hartigan

Liam

Education

Master of Architecture, University of Kansas (3.4)

School of Architecture & Design Lawrence, KS

Diploma, Bishop DuBourg High School (2.7)

St. Louis, MO

Work Experience

Server & Concessions Westboro Country Club

2025(Exp.)

2015

May 2012 - Aug 2015 Concessions, table waiting, banquet server, custodial work, concession cashier, concession chef, shift-lead

Server & Host Steelhead Brewing Co.

Jun 2017 - Oct 2017 Table waiting, custodial duties, directing customers, shift lead

Retail AssociatePottery Hollow Oct 2018 - Aug 2019 Cashier and event host in charge of the organization, maintenance, and handling of products, providing information about products and services and providing a hospitable and accessible environment to customers.

Hard Skills

Soft Skills

Adobe Suite SketchUp Blender Rhino 7 + Grasshopper Revit

Lumion

Physical Model Making Sketching

References

Thom Allen

Professor at the University of Architecture and Design 620.212.4112

t273a306@ku.edu

Marie-Alice L’Heureux

Professor at the University of Architecture and Design malheur@ku.eduw

Flexibility Initiative Team-Oriented Goal-Oriented Eye for Detail Quick Learner Driven

Tableau Grove Atelier

Project Overview

Richard Findley, Fall 2022

Gallery & Artist in Residence Center

Marvin Grove, Lawrence, Kansas

36,000 sq ftw

Description

This project was the culmination of an in-depth understanding of the site and context there-in. With a basis of a detailed site-analysis of the local terrain, as well as an in-depth study of the cultural, historical, and ecological needs of the campuses residences we were to develop a welcome center that served multiple purposes. This program required a structure that serves as an administration space, a community space for daily use and banquet settings, and a lecture hall. This was requested due to a need for such spaces as there are either currently none available or the current spaces are not meeting the demands of the students and faculty. This welcome center would also serve as a source of cultural representation, drawing on the traditions of the First Nations people who attend the university. The project also required a net-zero carbon footprint that had to be acknowledged in passive energy solutions and the materiality of the structure. These sustainability factors had to be represented in the final renderings.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understanding ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

Site Plan

Key Roads

Commercial Space

Public Park Space

Walking Paths

Parking Sites

Nearby Buildings

Initial Process

To initiate the design process we broke the program down to three major massings; administration, banquet, and education. Then we iterated on these to find an ideal location and axis for the building. I chose the southern end as to not interrupt the central axis and embrace the existing

Process

As I developed my design I began to focus on creating a brood visual in the atrium to allow for a panoramic view-scape of the significant structures. Then I added roofing similar to the history museum and an archway vestibule to incorporate elements of the surrounding context into my design. My hope was to create a visual continuation that relates the history and future of the university.

1.Concept

2.Topography

3.Public vs Private

4.Access

5.Materiality

Wall Sections Section

Detailing

When further adding context to my buildings interiors

I found cultural significance in the nearby medicine wheel that contributed to the design of my atrium. By making the upper area a walkway that circumambulates the interior of the building I created additional communal spaces that visually engaged the surrounding infrastructure and added to an almost religious element to the design.

Glazing Assemblies

Section Detailing

When further adding context to my buildings interiors

I found cultural significance in the nearby medicine wheel that contributed to the design of my atrium. By making the upper area a walkway that circumambulates the interior of the building I created additional communal spaces that visually engaged the surrounding infrastructure and added to an almost religious element to the design.

Spherical Nature

Project Overview

Partnered with: Grant Fraiktor & Anna Den

Kurt Hong, Spring 2023

Polymetric Structure - Design Build

Marvin Hall Exterior, Lawrence, Kansas

36 sq ftw

Description

This project was the culmination of an in-depth understanding of the site and context there-in. With a basis of a detailed site-analysis of the local terrain, as well as an in-depth study of the cultural, historical, and ecological needs of the campuses residences we were to develop a welcome center that served multiple purposes. This program required a structure that serves as an administration space, a community space for daily use and banquet settings, and a lecture hall. This was requested due to a need for such spaces as there are either currently none available or the current spaces are not meeting the demands of the students and faculty. This welcome center would also serve as a source of cultural representation, drawing on the traditions of the First Nations people who attend the university. The project also required a net-zero carbon footprint that had to be acknowledged in passive energy solutions and the materiality of the structure. These sustainability factors had to be represented in the final renderings.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understanding ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

Understanding ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

Points were laid out on grid based off of varying point densi�es and radial grids. In order to ease mesh crea�on and create workable mesh panels, the final mesh had to incorporate a 3 part radial grid and a reduc�on of point and sca�er density from the previous varia�ons. The final mesh was an fix from the high dens�ty 3 part grid.

Understanding ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

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Our initial bracket concept was an e ort to cover the least amount of surface area. It was recessed to deeply and the simple form failed to address forces tangential to the edge of the panels

Our second concept added rounded forms from phase one. The pockets were shallower but the size overshadowed the panel and created weakness in the structure

Understanding ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

Flattened geometry is projected 0.625” along the normals of each sides respective panel and intersected

Geometry as a solid

Brackets are distributed at regular spacing (4” in this instance) and intersected with panels to make cutting geometry

Geometry is prepped for cnc by giving it a 0.75” depth and pilot holes.

Brackets are inserted into the cnc’d and mitered panels and adhered into place

1” Zinc Screws are then set to secure panels together

***Both iterations relied on manually orienting the blocked version of the respective brackets geometry and removing the excess volumes individuall and were di cult to implement as such. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Following cutting via cnc panels and brackets, are numbered arranged for ease of assembly

2 3 4

Panels are grouped and assembled with precendent given to panels with more structural relevance starting with a solid base, which contains the majority of panels with higher surface area, and thus, brackets, and then building upon that

Once the majority of panels have been assembled the remaining pieces should have the largest voids at their vetices to allow ease of acces for screwing the remaining brackets in.

Finally, the edges are sanded to meake it safe to the touch and the access panels are removed to prep for the light installation.

3/4” Plywood Brackets Refer to Details for Spacing

3/4” Plywood Panels Stain on the Interior

Varying Openings in Plywood KastLite

804 Limestone Bricks Existing Mulch Bed Ground Below ProGreen 6000K Waterproof Wireless Battery Powered LED

Understanding

ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

NANABOZHO HALL

Project Overview

Marie-Alice L’Heureux, Spring 2022

Welcome Center

Haskell University, Lawrence, Kansas

24,000 sq ftw

Description

This project was the culmination of an in-depth understanding of the site and context there-in. With a basis of a detailed site-analysis of the local terrain, as well as an in-depth study of the cultural, historical, and ecological needs of the campuses residences we were to develop a welcome center that served multiple purposes. This program required a structure that serves as an administration space, a community space for daily use and banquet settings, and a lecture hall. This was requested due to a need for such spaces as there are either currently none available or the current spaces are not meeting the demands of the students and faculty. This welcome center would also serve as a source of cultural representation, drawing on the traditions of the First Nations people who attend the university. The project also required a net-zero carbon footprint that had to be acknowledged in passive energy solutions and the materiality of the structure. These sustainability factors had to be represented in the final renderings.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understanding ways to manipulate the landscape to feature and develop new infrastructure, relating existing structures and creating a cohesive experience for the visitors as well as developing a concept around contextual elements through careful research and extensive iterative processes.

The site features a central axis between two major features. The historic archway and the statue in front of the Native American History Museum are aligned and create a visual cue for the program. As a secondary goal we were tasked to place the building on the site while not interrupting this relationship and to then relate our structure to both the archway and museum.

Initial Process

To initiate the design process we broke the program down to three major massings; administration, banquet, and education. Then we iterated on these to find an ideal location and axis for the building. I chose the southern end as to not interrupt the central axis and embrace the existing parking zones.

As I developed my design I began to focus on creating a brood visual in the atrium to allow for a panoramic viewscape of the significant structures. Then I added roofing similar to the history museum and an archway vestibule to incorporate elements of the surrounding context into my design. My hope was to create a visual continuation that relates the history and future of the university.

Section Detailing

When further adding context to my buildings interiors I found cultural significance in the nearby medicine wheel that contributed to the design of my atrium. By making the upper area a walkway that circumambulates the interior of the building I created additional communal spaces that visually engaged the surrounding infrastructure and added to an almost religious element to the design.

Multipurpose

Banquet Hall

Entry Seating

First Floor Elevator

Office Space

Atrium

Marie-Alice L’Heureux

Materiality

I selected my materials based on local context. Nearby buildings mainly featured limestone siding and red tile roofing. Limestone, and most of the lumber can be sourced locally while concrete and steel make up the remaining structural elements and act as thermal blocks for wintertime.

Cross Laminated Timber Red Oak Canadian Birch Limestone Vineer Steel Window Framing

Raincatcher

Project Overview

Marie-Alice L’Heureux, Spring 2022

Didactic Shelter

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Description

This project served as an introduction to utilizing a greater context in the design process. With no specific site in mind we were tasked with creating a flexible shelter that could also serve a form of education relating to the title “Braiding Sweetgrass” a series of short stories relating to a woman of first nations heritage and her experiences as she grew up. For my selection I chose the story of the creation myth “Skymother”. The form is that of a water collection system and serves to collect and redistribute rainwater while sheltering those underneath it. The animals featured in the creation myth sheltered Skymother and helped as she formed the earth from mud. To represent her experiences and create a sheltered space that was both flexible and functional I arrived at a design that used natural limestone as an organic form of sitting. The placements allow for social aspects and are visually appealing.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understanding how to incorporate external context and create narrative within the design. This project required a degree of research outside of site or structural datum that we had not approached and broadened our approach to constructing narrative in an architecture piece.

The inspiration of the main structure came from local wild carrots. They blossom in an inverse dome to collect water and direct it to its roots. The grow like weeds and hog water from other nearby flora but that is what inspired the sheltering aspect of this structure. It also made for a strong modular element that allowed placement anywhere on campus.

Pavers are added and help with draining any excess water and make sure the walking area is comfortable when seeking shelter.

Limestone boulders rest atop these pavers. They provide seating options that can be leaned against for larger ones and sat upon when using smaller or flattened ones. It is both functional and invokes the sensation of skywoman find new ground upon the shell of the turtle that would become the earth. It invokes a sense of comfort that can be found in nature.

With the addition to the pavers and limestone boulders, the space becomes a host of explorative seating that can be enjoyed in scorching sun and pouring rain while you wait for your bus.

To convey the story of Skywoman, a depiction of the creation myth would be engraved in a spiral along the pillar. This composition would aid in conveying, her fall, the geese catching her, the aid of the animals, and the eventual creation of land with text added as needed.

Prarie Rhythm

Project Overview

Thom Allen, Fall 2021

Classroom of the Future

0 Indiana St, Lawrence, Kansas

6,000 sq ftw

Description

This project was to develop our site into our ideal for a classroom of the future. The space required two lecture halls, a computer lab, a wood shop, and a communal space of our choice. This site was our final study focused on addressing issues with out site. This particular location featured a handful of challenges. For one, the surrounding structures limited natural daylight. It was also located near a train track so necessary insulation was required to limit noise pollution. This site was also relatively small and required us to retain a sense of scale to properly allocate space for the building. This program required a focus on education of the local environment. To address this I made the rooftops and surrounding plots host to natural prairie grasses. We were also introduced to complex terrain and utilized the existing topography in this project.

Key Learning Outcomes

Understanding how to create an experience for visitors through spacial reasoning and an understanding of hierarchy in the spaces you create.

Understanding the Site

Paired with architecture 605, a course centered on visualizing a site and introducing environmental systems into your project, I began with a detailed analysis of my site to establish all variables that could impact my buildings overall design.

Form & Process

After establishing my ideal site I created a mass and iterated on my concept by adding additional conditions. This effectively sculpted it into its final form creating a space that utilized the elements to its advantage. The massing ultimately embedding itself into the topography and angling its rooftop to absorb as much sunlight and retaining as much heat as possible.

Exterior Systems

In an effort to reduce the overall expense of operating this building we were required to introduce passive energy saving systems. Louvers and stacked clerestories along the southern wall limit daylight in the summertime while allowing more in the winter. Concrete floors act as thermal blocks that retain the heat from infra-red light. The southern lighting is mostly limited to the claristory so a white wall was placed along the north interior that reflects the light from the claristory as ambient lighting for the atrium space.

Rooftop gardens are a visual staple of this design. As a deciduous element they provide additional protection in the summertime to insulate the building against the heat. Finally, along the eastern wall is a series of zippered windows. These capture north-bound winds in the summer to provide additional airflow in warm seasons. In the winter they deflect intense winds and reduce thermal transmission.

Experience

The space inside the structure, in addition to having several areas dedicated to constructive learning processes, also have a number of common areas. The cafe has a variety of seating arrangements that allow for social engagement. This extends down into the stepped study areas that utilize the existing topography.

In the planning phase I established that the most optimal us for this hill was as an atrium to provide a calm open area that allowed for a variety of ways to interact with the structure and socially. The plant life extends into these spaces and the windows along the windows narrow, limiting noise pollution, but allowing engagement with the outdoors.-