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LAUREN CHEETHAM | PORTFOLIO

SUMARBÚSTAÐUR

4-5

ARCH 4021 | Peter Waldman

NEO-CIVICNESS

6 - 17

ARCH 3070 | Devin Dobrowolkski

INTERNSHIP WORK

18 - 19

MODULATED ASSEMBLIES

20 - 35

SUMMER 2020 | Huntley & Co

ARCH 3021 | Leighton Beaman

DRAWING THE VENETO

36 - 37

ARCH 5800 | Luis Pancorbo

THE LOOKOUT

38 - 41

ARCH 2020 | Gonzalo Alonso

THE UNCONVENTIONAL HOME

42 - 51

ARCH 4011 | Katie MacDonald

SUMARBÚSTAÐUR | Global Sites/Fictional Sections | ARCH 4021 | Waldman I am currently in my undergraduate independent design thinking research studio. These maps and drawings reflect my progress so far. I am designing a summer home outside the farm settlement of Möðrudalur, Iceland. This project aims to close the disconnect between architectural practice and environmental psychological research by translating preexisting findings into design features of an Icelandic residence. Environmental psychological research is unfortunately rarely implemented by architects. The turf home, an icelandic vernacular style is also being adapted. Iceland is chosen as the site, as its harsh and barren landscape accentuates the need for human comfort in design.

ELEVATION (WEST TO EAST)

FLOOR PLAN

SITE

WETNESS, RIVERS, AND WATER BODIES

MÖÐRUDALUR

ELEVATION

REGION

URBAN AREAS AND GREENSPACES

NEO-CIVICNESS: HYBRIDIZATION OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRAR PARCEL / BUILDING TAXONOMY

This project aims to redefine “civicness” through the hybridization of the Brooklyn Public Library system with the Brooklyn Public School system. By matching specific libraries with a neighboring public school, new critical uses and interactions between different people can be formed in a mutually beneficial experience. These specific spaces will utilize the existing library loan network to share resources. Students will have a space to continue their education and their education can directly benefit their community. 8

RY SYSTEM | Foundation in Design Practices | ARCH 3070 | Dobrowolkski

Specific hybridization spaces include culinary and carpentry vocational education, theater prop design, language exchange, and maker spaces equipped with engineering materials such as circuit boards and computer parts. This taxonomy of all current 57 libraries shows the parcel area in blue versus the actual building footprint in black. This overlap shows which libraries have room for potential expansion. 9

NEO-CIVICNESS: HYBRIDIZATION OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRAR TYPICAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY WEEK T

Brooklyn Heights

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These timelines visualize the share of activities in a typical week (11/10/19 to 11/16/19)Adult offered at my four proposed hybridized libraries. education Kid/family time Teen time Providing context of preexisting services was important in determining the specific needs of the communities each library serves. For example, the Brighton Beach Library offers more adult activities because of its large senior citizen population, The Brooklyn Heights location offers more baby/ toddler time, as that area has more young families. Toddler/baby time is a frequent offering at most libraries, as child care is an expensive necessity for many people. In the diagram of libraries by year built, line length corresponds to length of time and line thickness corresponds to floor plan area. 10

RY SYSTEM | Foundation in Design Practices | ARCH 3070 | Dobrowolkski LIBRARIES BY YEAR BUILT Pre 1915

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1970 - 1980 1990 - 2006 1980 - 1990

Libraries closed due to renovations

LIBRARIES CLOSED

NEO-CIVICNESS: HYBRIDIZATION OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRAR LAYERING OF BROOKLYN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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The school network contrasts the public library system. The school system is nonuniform and concentrated in areas with higher populations. The library system is uniform, with each library being almost equidistant from one another. This creates a useful hybrid, where the uniform network assists the nonuniform system. The public school system can take advantage of the BPL’s existing loan transportation network. 13

Brooklyn branch libraries walkshed Brooklyn Background

Brooklyn Public Secondary Schools

NEO-CIVICNESS: HYBRIDIZATION OF THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRAR PROPOSED BASEMENT FLOOR PLANS

OPEN KITCHEN MAKER SPACE FABRICATION SPACE

STAGE OPEN KITCHEN

LANGUAGE EXCHANGE

PROP FABRICATION

AMPHITHEATER

Four libraries were selected as pilots for a new hybrid system of repeatable retrofitting. For example, the Brooklyn Heights Library (top left) is paired with City Polytechnic of Engineering and Architecture to house a maker-space complete with 3D printers and space for locals to donate their electronics or bring them to be fixed by the students. Brighton Beach (top right) will have a fabrication lab and open kitchens. The Highlawn location (bottom left) will feature a language exchange which is encouraged through the sharing of cuisines. In this plan, open kitchens overlook round tables, so residents and students can eat together and practice languages. The Brownsville location plan (bottom right) includes a stage, language exchange room, hot-desks for theatre prop fabrication, and a sitting staircase for users to read on or watch theater productions. 14

RY SYSTEM | Foundation in Design Practices | ARCH 3070 | Dobrowolkski LIBRARY / SCHOOL PAIRING

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Each library is responsive to its community demographics. The Brighton Beach Library is paired with a K-12 school that specializes in special needs and vocational education. Brighton Beach has a large Russian immigrant population, so language exchange spaces are offered. The Highlawn location is hybridized with a middle school that has a diverse student body, one third of which is still learning English. The Brownsville location is hybridized with Dr. Betty Shabaz K-8, a school known for its robust theater program. Lastly, the Brooklyn Heights location is paired with a technical high school specializing in engineering and architecture. 15

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These four hybridization example locations will exchange materials using the preexisting bookmobile network. For example, the Brooklyn Heights Library’s maker space might share their 3D printing materials with the Brownsville Library’s theater prop workspace. This diagram proposes keeping the existing network, while highlighting the unique exchange network between the four pilot libraries. This system crosses school districts to further democratize educational opportunities. .

INTERIOR DESIGN INTERNSHIP | Huntley & Company | SUMMER 2020 These drawings are a sample of the CAD work I produced for both clients and contractors in my time as an intern. All drawings show residential renovations, which I made by taking detailed measurements from multiple site visits.

All drawings to scale 1/8” = 1’

RESPONSIVE ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman

MODULATED ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman

PHYSICAL MODEL

CONCEPT MODEL

PHYSICAL MODEL

CONCEPT MODEL

This 2.5D periodic tessellation was translated from a 2D semi-periodic pattern. The strategies were stacking, folding, and shifting. Integrated connections were made using no glue or mechanical connections. 22

This 3D polyhedral packing pattern was a study in how to aggregate tetrahedrons to fill a larger volume without gaps or overlaps. Integrated connections were made using no glue or mechanical connections.

RESPONSIVE ASSEMBLIES

3D PRINT

CONCEPT MODEL

This Grasshopper model was translated from my 3D tetrahedron pattern. A new topology was formed through manipulation of the relationships between boundaries and units of the aggregated tetrahedrons. Two intensities of smoothing are shown.

MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman

CELL A

CELL A AGGREGATION

CELL B

CELL B AGGREGATION

This group project started with three different polyhedrons from our modulated assemblies. Cell A is the tetrahedron of my modulated assembly. Each cell was aggregated to determine if it is a packing pattern. Through a testing process, a cell and connection strategy were chosen that achieved formal and structural stability. We chose Cell C. Aggregation rules and 3D models were produced through the Wasp extension of Grasshopper. 24

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CELL C AGGREGATION

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UNIT A AGGREGATION

Unit A was populated into the cell C aggregation by connecting four surface vectors of each unit to each cell. The unit was then iterated to develop our final material assembly. The physical models were a group effort. Drawings and renderings shown are my own. Group members: Genesis Rodgers, Jolie Magenheimer, Sarah Wengner 25

MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman PHYSICAL MODEL

UNIT ITERATIONS These sequential unit iterations were a key step in the development of our material assembly. 2D paper was manipulated through bending, warping, and fastening to achieve a unit with formal and structural stability. Unit #7 was our final unit. The unit test models and the final physical model were a group effort..

PROPOSITIONAL ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman 3D PRINT

UNIT FORMING

JOINT DETAILING

PROPOSITIONAL ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman

PROPOSITIONAL ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman COLOR GRADIENT ITERATIONS

PARAMETRIC RADIAL SWATCHES

APPLIED GRADIENTS

FINAL GRADIENT SELECTION

RADIAL COLOR DIFFUSION DIAGRAMS

This final installation was created through manipulation of both global and local assemblies, affinities, and affects. The unit was developed from my material assemblies group unit. Gradient iterations were an important part of my process, as I deeply considered the emotive qualities of these colors and how they juxtapose the surrounding buildings. Its brightly colored gradient causes a dynamic perspectival experience, which then incites curiosity.

PROPOSITIONAL ASSEMBLIES | Compu-tectonics | ARCH 3021 | Beaman EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVES The installation is characterized as organic, sensorial, porous and colorful. It is placed at the intersection of heavily trafficked paths on UVA Grounds. Its location is intended to respectfully disrupt the mundane daily commute of students by encouraging exploration and contemplation. Users can choose to walk through it undisturbed or stop and interact with it. Cells were populated into three large egg-like shapes, evocative of rock formations. Grasshopper was used to make the packing pattern and to test color gradients. Installation was not built due to Covid-19, but partially 3D printed instead. Group members: Genesis Rodgers, Lindsay Knights, Jesse Auer, Sam Maguire, Evelyn Saunders 3D print collaborator: Leighton Beaman + Genesis Rodgers Interior perspectives collaborator: Jesse Auer Site plans collaborator: Evelyn Saunders

SITE PLANS

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES

DRAWING THE VENETO | Vicenza Program | ARCH 5800 | Pancorbo In the summer of 2019 I drew in the Veneto region of Italy. I started the course with no formal drawing education, and by the end of the class I was able to construct a variety of different drawings. I improved steadily over the five week program and learned how to draw from studying places through territories, cultures, and time. I drew an average of 5 drawings a day, and through repetition, became faster at analyzing a space and picking up on key forms and important details. Each of these drawings took me roughly 30 minutes. I believe my skill of hand drawing helps me in my design development, proposing designs, and communicating ideas with my peers.

1. Landscape view, Villa Duodo 2. Punta della Dogana, Venice 3. Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza 4. Torri del Benaco, Lago di Garda 5. View from Monte Berico, Vicenza 6. Torri del Benaco, Lago di Garda 36

1. Rialto Bridge, Venice 2. Quick perspectives, Venice 3. Market scene, Vicenza 4. Orto Botanico, Padova 5. Bridge view, Vicenza 6. River view, Vicenza 37

THE LOOKOUT | Elements of Housing | ARCH 2020 | Gonzalo Alonso Plan

Longitudinal Section

This micro wilderness retreat is designed for a bird watcher or nature photographer. The wood, concrete, and glass cottage is embedded in the side of an Oregon mountain so that one can look out into the tree canopy at eye level. The user can walk to the edge of the pier and feel immersed in the mountain wilderness as though they are floating among the trees. Line of site is intentionally blocked by a concrete wall that extends from the parking area to the cottage. A memorable experience is created when the user turns the sharp corner to see the cottage. 40

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THE UNCONVENTIONAL HOME: HOUSE AS PROTOTYPE | Operating Sta

andards | ARCH 4011 | MacDonald

THE UNCONVENTIONAL HOME: HOUSE AS PROTOTYPE | Operating Sta Concrete is the most harmful building material in existence, yet it makes up 70% of construction and demolition waste. This unconventional suburban home demonstrates how we can close the waste loop of residential construction by revitalizing old housing stock with new building conventions. This house design uses the convention of ashlar masonry to return unused demolition debris back into the housing construction cycle. My project intervenes after the demolition stage and diverts the concrete into a material identification process. In this stage, each piece of debris is cut down using a waterjet to create pieces that precisely fit together. C&D DEBRIS DATA

TIMELINE OF C&D WASTE REUSE Reuse Materials Course Recycled Aggregate

Process inorganic materials into recycled aggregate

Old Single Family Home

Demolition

Warehouse

Recycle Materials

Fine Recycled Aggregate or new products

TIMELINE OF C&D WASTE REUSE INTERVENTION FOR UNCONVENTIONAL HOME Foundation

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S/M Pieces

Finishings

Old Single Family Home

Demolition

Ashlar Masonry House

Material ID

Material Acquisition

Material Refining

andards | ARCH 4011 | MacDonald

C&D DEBRIS SIZE CATEGORIZATION

CATEGORIZED MASONRY CONVENTIONS

THE UNCONVENTIONAL HOME: HOUSE AS PROTOTYPE | Operating Sta

ASHLAR MASONRY WALL SYSTEM

In this project, I illustrate how building demolition waste can be cannibalized to combat excessive demolition waste generation. Ashlar masonry was chosen as the assembly convention because of its sturdiness and simplicity. Ashlar is the classical Inca architectural style of polished dry-stone walls of regular shape. Ashlar masonry was reserved for the most sacred, elite structures. Although many ashlar wall constructions are almost 1,000 years old, they have withstood the test of time, and still stand firm today. This house builds upon that legacy of timelessness, while addressing the modern concerns of climate change and our excessive building demolition waste. 46

andards | ARCH 4011 | MacDonald

DWELLING FORMAL DEVELOPMENT

Construction Lines

Structural Grid

Ashlar Masonry Assembly Types

Angle Direction of Roof Plates

THE UNCONVENTIONAL HOME: HOUSE AS PROTOTYPE | Operating Sta

LEVEL 1 PLAN

andards | ARCH 4011 | MacDonald

ROOF PLAN

THE UNCONVENTIONAL HOME: HOUSE AS PROTOTYPE | Operating Sta The formal qualities of the house are inspired by a dolmen. A dolmen is an informal construction pattern of three or more upright stones supported by a large flat horizontal capstone. It’s a powerful, prehistoric form that supports the ancient convention of ashlar masonry. The roof plates are tilted to resemble the slanting capstone of a dolmen and to add ventilation. The most private side of the house (left) has roof plates tilted toward the back, while the more public side of the house (right) has its roof plates tilted toward the street. LONGITUDINAL SECTION

TRANSVERSE SECTION

andards | ARCH 4011 | MacDonald