Lauren Hanson // Architecture Portfolio 2022 by Lauren Hanson

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Hello!

I am an avid traveler, skier, dog-lover, and cheese enthusiast from the Midwest. When I’m not designing, I’m behind a camera capturing my life’s extraordinary moments and freezing them as memories. Having graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor in Environmental Design, the environment has become a central focus in the way I live.

Nature has always held a great importance in the way we live. It influences the food we eat, the way we feel, and the way we design. The abundant influence nature holds in architecture is drastically different in comparison to how we design for the environment. More than ever, we are facing a global need to design for and with our earth rather than simply drawing inspiration from it. Our earth has provided us with a multitude of landscapes and natural elements that we can use to establish a beneficial life cycle between us, our built environment, and our natural environment.

I’m Lauren.

A common theme through my portfolio is abstracted nature. Throughout each project, I am inspired by a force or piece of nature that is abstracted and applied in nuanced ways through form, program, or material and texture. I aspire to continue to be influenced through various landscapes throughout my future. The result not only establishes a stronger design aesthetic or capability, but also binds me closer to my goals of learning to work with and for the environment rather than simply creating beautiful designs.

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alt.lab

graduate architecture

inter-stoop

graduate architecture

pastificio

design build installation

industry

undergraduate architecture

edge city

graduate architecture

re:panel

graduate architecture

back of house graduate architecture

alt.lab future of markets

Graduate // University of Pennsylvania Spolia Agency Studio // Brian DeLuna Gentrification has a large footprint on the environment both positive and negative. A gentrified area means an increase in population and prices, creating an urban food desert. As cities are growing, we are striving to find ways to manage our resources more reliably to accommodate the growing number of consumers. Additionally, with the current pandemic, human interaction with products is being questioned challenging the way our food is produced and how we shop for it. As a result, alt.lab was generated. The proposed market faces these two challenges head on with a machine-based production of food. Food created in alt.lab is produced through stem cell growth and crafted by 3D printers - all controlled by machines. No human intervention is required to run the plant, negating any possibility of disease. The proposed market dissects the organization of a traditional market -- with different spaces/stalls for different programs/vendors -- by making each “stall” or program its own operable piece within this greater network. The facades that would be internal when the project is condensed are translucent or open air - creating a drastic difference between organizations. The proposed market programs a new relationship between artificial intelligence, humans, and food. The lab is run entirely by AI - from stem cell research to 3d printing food production to reaching the consumer. Inspired by the current pandemic, this concept of mechanically produced food is heightened through human’s lack of ability to roam free through the building. The trusses extend into the buildings allowing humans to get a glimpse into the future of what food production could look like, but far enough away that the process is not contaminated. The goal is that the building serves as a public extension to the rail park and its neighbors, functioning as a folly with a positive product enabling the neighborhood to benefit.

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site map building vacancy decrease

gentrification zones

income increased, but area not gentrifying rent increase 10-15%

rent decrease 5-10%

building vacancy decrease gentrification zones income increased, area not gentrifying rent increase 10-15% rent decrease 5-10%

06 // alt.lab

hybrid artist-inspired and site study The goal of this map was to juxtapose the difference between gentrifying and “forgotten” zones, while representing the fluidity and non-binary answer to how gentrification occurs and spreads.

site plan and strategy The market is nested into the viaduct to sit itself within the city and create a multi-level ground interaction. The trusses are the primary circulation path between and within the market. Trusses extrude from different segments of the market establishing connections to the city grid and truly grounding and integrating itself as part of the landscape. The trusses extend to neighboring rooftops creating extensions to the Rail Park. graduate architecture // 07

moving to its needs The building fully engages the idea of movement by having each building piece be capable of moving along the tracks to another position that can be more advantageous to its internal program or external forces of the city, allowing the market to adjust to its needs as well as the city’s needs. The building is being shown in its condensed state.

08 // alt.lab

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east elevation // building in expanded configuration

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building in expanded state // demonstrates internal and external programs as a complex system

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inter-stoop future of brownstones

Graduate // University of Pennsylvania Public Housing Studio // Ben Krone Working with the existing abandoned grain mill, this project challenges the everchanging New York apartment living, by taking us back to Brooklyn’s roots: brownstones. Brownstones have stood the test of weathering time through the continuously vibrant eras of New York culture. And one part has stood as the pinnacle of this architecture: the stoop. The stoop is described as the atomic unit of New York, holding it together by its unwritten rules and uses. Through the pandemic, many New Yorkers transformed their stoops, defining new uses as it became their sole escape to the outdoors. This project works to incorporate the history of the stoop and the brownstone and reintroducing it into the neighborhood. Red Hook is beginning to explode with development and at a spot where it could lose its character and strong community as it begins to gentrify. This housing development proposes creating space for the community through its interwoven park system and the incorporation of traditional brownstone units through the existing silos. Each brownstone is bound by this arching ribbon, thickening on its edges to create a party wall. Four different brownstone types exemplify the ways brownstones have transformed throughout history: single family, two units, and one unit per floor. Red Hook’s vibrant culture is incorporated through the concept of play. Creating a vibrant space through color, but also through activity. Interactions between neighbors is encouraged through the strategic placement and distances between their stoops or patios, but the brownstone’s ribbon also provides great privacy. The stoops are all placed in public spaces so a traditional stoop experience occurs, blending the private and public spaces.

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section b

brownstone type a

section a

ground level plan

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brownstone type b

brownstone type a

brownstone type d

brownstone type a

brownstone type c

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the new brownstone Deriving from the traditional floor plan of a brownstone, these units work to provide a harmonious balance between new and old. Each unit spans the depth of the building (three silos), and each features a “light well” silo in the middle of the unit that spans from roof to underground park. Each unit type is unique, providing space for any New Yorkers needs. Typically, a brownstone can be converted and adapted to fit the needs of the owner — and the same applies here. Each brownstone was designed with a predicted use, but has enough flexibility to have any inhabitant make it their own. A wide range of residents will help continue to keep the Red Hook community pride alive. Twentyfive percent of the units will be made affordable in order to help keep longtime residents and low-income families the ability to stay in the neighborhood.

brownstone type b 2 units 4 bed / 4 bath . . . 4 bed / 3 bath

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brownstone type a 1 unit 5 bed / 4 bath

brownstone type c 4 units 2 bed / 2 bath . . . 3 bed / 3 bath . . . 3 bed / 3 bath . . . 3 bed / 3 bath

brownstone type d 2 units 4 bed / 4 bath . . . 4 bed / 2 bath graduate architecture // 19

view from pier

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interior view

interior vertical park view graduate architecture // 21

separate, yet connected The idea of connection and privacy is demonstrated through the alteration of the existing silos and incorporation of the brownstone units. Each unit and silo create a connection to each other, creating moments of interaction. The stoops for the units open into the public vertical park, strengthening the idea of wandering and discovery.

roof

104’-0”

level 8 92’-0”

level 7 86’-0”

level 6 74’-0”

level 5 68’-0”

level 4 38’-0”

level 3 20’-0”

new ground level 8’-0”

existing ground level 0’-0”

underground park level -20’-0”

long section // a look into interior activities and architectural complexity

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urban park network The parks system is worked through all levels of the building. The existing open air ground level is excavated to create an underground park simulating the LowLine park project proposed in Lower East Side, New York. Throughout the building is a vertical park shaped by the silos and units. The silos create “pods” where various activities can occur (depicted in the rendering on the bottom left). On the roof is a continuation of the vertical park that blends over the unit’s roof and transforms into a large field. The interior of the units and the park are filled with personality, as a continuous reminder to embrace the spunk of Red Hook.

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pastificio boulder mobile pasta cart

Undergraduate // University of Colorado Boulder Advanced Architecture Studio I // Jade Polizzi clients: Pastificio Boulder (owned by Claudia Bouvier and Ted Steen) team: Joey Bradford, Kyle Burds, Lauren Hanson, Eric Kern, Brianna Lamb, Maddie Liedtke, Josh Mazar, Josie Phillips, Scott Rathbone, Ethan Reichel, Christine Scoufis, Katelyn Sector, Trevor Shelden, Jason Sisneros, Nico van der Meulen The Pastificio Boulder’s mobile pasta cart was a 6-week, mid-semester, design build project. We held a client introduction meeting where, after we split into teams of three to develop our own design proposals. During this process, each team focused on objectives such as durability and affordability, but also the inclusion of kinetic elements — features that could be moved around and folded away or rotated so that the final design was as efficient and multi-purpose as possible. The design also needed to include storage, plenty of countertop space and operate as a marketing tool, so incorporating Pastificio’s brand aesthetics and needs was an important part of the equation. Finally, all of this had to happen within the constraints of a $2,000 budget. The final design was chosen due to its conceivability and simple aesthetics providing the most practical function to be built. Due to the budget and design, up to threequarters of the materials had to be diverted from landfills or salvaged. The frame was constructed in 8020 aluminum (totaling around 350 lbs. The cart unfolds into a spacious cooking station. It has a swinging peninsula that can be used for seating or serving, a folding sign for displaying the logo and menus, and a sun shade. It can easily be wheeled around and fits in their Ford van. We constructed the cart in less than four weeks and it has been a staple in Pastificio’s business ever since. My responsibilities included becoming one of the lead construction managers, in charge of the facade and signage components. In addition, I designed new menu templates and was the photographer and videographer for the project.

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cooking cart // demonstrating set up that will be used for farmers market

28 // pastificio pasta cart

fabrication // preparing butcher block counters to be attached

catering cart // cart in use for catering event undergraduate architecture // 29

industry

food market for a new RiNo Undergraduate // University of Colorado Boulder Advanced Architecture Studio I // Jade Polizzi A glass box. Simple, yet impactful. A normal rock on the outside, but a geode on the inside — Industry is formed. Centralized and surrounded by the building, the glass box becomes the pearl of the space. The cooking school will cultivate market-goers’ curiosity due to its transparency, yet feel unreachable with very little access points. The glass boxes’ central location in the building makes it an important piece as all of the ingredients needed to cook are just steps away. The cooking school becomes the heart of the market, just as a kitchen is the heart of a home. As a continuation of the Pastificio pasta cart, this project looks at developing a market hall for up and coming restaurants and food providers. River North, or RiNo, is formerly the most industrial area in Denver, which has been developing into an arts and brewery district. Due to its industrial past, a food desert has been created. Industry pays homage to the area’s history by creating an addition to the existing building, providing the neighborhood with fresh food, and creating opportunities for local entrepreneurs to develop their culinary skills and give their businesses a place to take off.

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cooking school // within glass box

32 // industry

section 01 // through lobby and main food hall

section 02 // through glass box and existing building undergraduate architecture // 33

edge city

an ecological lung for Los Angeles (and a new typology) Graduate // University of Pennsylvania Future of Cities Studio // Thom Mayne and Scott Lee partner: Anabella Gilbert Located in Irwindale, CA, just east of downtown Los Angeles, edge city proposes a new typology for the city. After completely a month of intense and extensive research focused on energy/pollution and water resources, we discovered two major takeaways: our site, the city limits of Irwindale, was a wasteland of toxic water and pollutants created by the city’s industrial past and present. When investigating LA county’s water resources and scarcity, we found two major takeaways: all of the water is on the coast and they’re missing one typology - a lake. Our proposal works to create a new urban and ecological typology of a water resource inland. Edge city would significantly increase the population density, amount of public green space, help provide water supply independence and stability, all within a fraction of the site. The new Irwindale, edge city, will become the ecological lungs to LA, being water positive and providing a place where ecology can breathe from dense industry. Our city works to invite neighbors inward, and publicize the normally privatized amenity of lake life. The building typologies work to invite the surrounding communities by having the bar buildings follow existing site lines, drawing people into or along our site. The combinatory typologies create nodes and pockets for exploration and centralized community, and the clusters of towers work to put the city on the map with its skyline.

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the pits and water resources At 469’ above sea level with groundwater table at 178’ above sea level, Irwindale is located around the vast pentagon-shaped basin formed by the Sante Fe Dam. The dam regulates the San Gabriel River, which originates in the San Gabriel mountains to the north and flows downward to the Pacific Ocean. There are 16 gravel and sand mining pits within Irwindale. This project began as an investigation in water resources and the pits’ capabilities to accommodate water to serve the surrounding communities.

Hanson Aggregates Pit // existing pit

Vulcan Pit // existing pit

38 // edge city

total lake footage: 90,679.68 ft total reservoir volume: 3,636,520,000 cu f total pit volume: 7,402,157,978.1 cu ft total water volume: 3,061,773,146.9 cu ft

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4,094,764 people

503 square miles

494,709 people

20 square miles

207,902 people

30 square miles

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41,849.6 acres of green space

imports 85% of its water

5,064 acres of green space

imports 40% of its water

1,600 acres of green space

imports 70% of its water

355 acres of green space

imports 80% of its water

1,915 acres of green space

imports 80% of its water

3,990 acres of green space

imports 0% of its water

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torrance 177,641 people

20.5 square miles

1,717 people

10 square miles

223,300 people

10 square miles

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edge city

connecting to the pacific // demonstrating the potential growth of “edge cities” in existing bodies of water to the ocean

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site strategies // how to rework the site

1// existing site

5// shaping the site

2// use the edge

6// connecting the pits

3// connecting the site

7// bring the community in

4// expanding the site

8// boundaries of the site graduate architecture // 41

levels of circulation // understanding the various routes of the city

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city bike circulation ground level

+0’

skyways circulation

-50’

waterfront circulation

-100’

metro circulation

-100’

bottom of lake

-200’

metro circulation

waterfront circulation

9 stops running 5.87 miles total

11.95 miles total

skyways circulation

city bike paths circulation

22 skyways (totaling 6800 feet) connecting 20,000+ residents

21.54 miles total

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combinatory studies A study to develop a synthesizing formal organizational system that would become the meta-narrative integrating the infrastructural and planning requirements with the issues of nature, culture, commerce, public space, technology, and symbolic meaning that conscious architecture demands.

44 // edge city

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total population of the lake is 223,300 people *more building types not shown that were considered in this calculation

building typology 01 residential typology 45’ wide 1200 sq. ft. units 1.8 average residents per unit 68,600 people total

building typology 02 commercial/cultural typology wider footprints 0 people total

building typology 03 residential typology 60-80’ wide 1200 sq. ft. units 1.8 average residents per unit 39,500 people total

building typology 04

residential typology 45’ wide 1200 sq. ft. units 1.8 average residents per unit 36,600 people total

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edge 01

edge 01 // existing city edge

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edge 02

edge 02 // island

edge 03

edge 03 // connecting to green

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lake life

cala del forte, monaco

50 // edge city

chicago riverwalk

city life

cliffs of moher, ireland

sheeps meadow, nyc

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0.125 mi

0.25 mi

0.5 mi

1 mi

re:panel

a precast panel for a dynamic facade Graduate // University of Pennsylvania Precast Concrete Seminar // Richard Garber team: Riley Engelberger, Lisa Knust, Madison Tousaw Northeast Precast team: Mark Gorgas and Cheyenne Doyle This seminar course explored the history and future of concrete and looked at challenging the current precast industry. Through a partnership with Northeast Precast, located in Millville, New Jersey, we were tasked with designing and fabricating two 4’x8’ precast panels. Two constraints were placed on the assignment which included the formwork to be reusable and made from a maximum of two sheets of steel. Our team prioritized creating a corner condition that challenged the typical corner while designing a panel that created dimensionality and variability while using one formwork. The corner condition evolved into an angled finger joint, which allowed for the connection of the two panels to occur by flipping one panel, allowing for the panels to slip together. The diagonal cut and path that follows along the panel subdivides the panel into six areas. Within these six areas, we have the ability to create variation in the panels through a variety of operations. Our two panels highlight some of the design possibilities through use of retarders to expose more aggregate, plugging in 3D pieces to create a flat panel (non-corner condition), and using foam block-outs to create openings. The result of these operations can create hundreds of variations of our panel, achieving our team’s goal of developing a highly iterative facade through one “master” formwork. As a result, our panel provides the proof of concept that precast panels can be manufactured in a way that promotes re-usability and design flexibility.

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FOAM BLOCK OUT

EXTRACTED CAST PANEL [PANEL 1]

W - W1 W - W2

EXTRACTED CAST PANEL [PANEL 2]

W - W3 W - W4 W - W5 W - W6

STEEL FORMWORK

W - W7 W - W8

FORMWORK WAFFLE FRAME

W - L4 W - L3 W - L2 W - L1

COMPILED ASSEMBLY

waffle frame formwork

panel 01

PANEL VARIATIONS

P-1

panel 02 CORNER VARIATIONS

P-2

P-3

C-1

C-2

C-3

P-4

P-5

P-6

C-4

C-5

C-6

P-7

P-8

P-9

C-7

C-8

C-9

panel variations

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corner variations

pour day assembly // process of putting together formwork, laying rebar, placing pieces for variation, and pouring

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back of house a new nature

Graduate // University of Pennsylvania Core Architecture Studio // Nate Hume partner: Reem Abi Samra What is architecture when walls are stuffed with water and vegetation? What is the function of the ground as it folds into walls and enclosures, weaving from indoor to outdoor spaces? Our project embraces a synthetic nature, and how it is both integrated and represented in architecture. As we began to discuss what our building’s intention would be, we referred to Venturi’s “both-and” theory that investigates the idea of complexity, to question normalized binaries in language and design principles. Our driving vision was to create a composite architecture that interplays between natural and artificial, one where you could stand on the 10th floor of a building in the Lower East Side and watch farm animals grazing while staring out across the skyline. This led to our interest in natural elements that we believe have been hidden from the experience of urban dwellers: farm animals and biowaste. Our goal is to provide a space where city dwellers can become reconnected to how we use animals and what they do for us. Our sheep will retake New York through our building, being sent out as “city workers” to graze (cutting the grass) in parks, and providing food and clothing material to those in need. The envelope became a driving force in our project, and we investigated the varying degrees of how it could become inhabited, either by people, animals, water, or vegetation. We began treating interior spaces as though they were enlarged stuffed walls, through figuration, materials, and programmatic considerations. Our exploration of pasture as architecture, and our unconventional programmatic combinations and spatial relationships hope to bring a new language to architecture and reconsider the roles of building and nature in cities. We hope to bring in curious New Yorkers into our atmospheric pastures, and have them leave with an understanding of what is fueling our lives.

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figure drawings // abstracting Louis Kahn castle drawings

62 // back of house

long section // a look into interior activities and architectural complexity

64 // back of house

detail a // understanding integrated water system + wall construction

detail b // understanding party wall, roof garden, + structural intersections

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terra cotta tile profiles // creating a varied facade

terra cotta tile assembly details // connection of tile to wall

66 // back of house

terra cotta tile details // weathering of facade over time

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the envelope to the city The envelope became a driving force in our project, and we investigated the varying degrees of how it could become inhabited, either by people, animals, water, or vegetation. We began treating interior spaces as though they were enlarged stuffed walls, through figuration, materials, and programmatic considerations. Our exploration of pasture as architecture, and our unconventional programmatic combinations and spatial relationships hope to bring a new language to architecture and reconsider the roles of building and nature in cities. We hope to bring in curious New Yorkers into our atmospheric pastures, and have them leave with an understanding of what is fueling our lives.

plan // demonstrating the connectivity between spaces

68 // back of house

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view from norfolk street // demonstrating the connectivity between spaces

70 // back of house

balcony pasture

clashing of programs inside graduate architecture // 71

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