LISA HARTANOV d esi gn p ort folio
CONTACT lisa hartanov lisa.hartanov@gmail.com issuu.com/lisahartanov
resume
education University of Oregon Master’s of Interior Architecture, 2016 Danish Institute for Study Abroad Interior Architecture Award Summer 2014 Western Washington University Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, 2004 cum laude Minors: Art History, Spanish Language
experience Interior Architecture Program Accreditation Graduate Fellow University of Oregon 2015-2016 LEED Technical Analyst HFLK Joint Venture General Contractors 2009-2012 Freelance Interior Designer Design/Build 2007 - present
philosophy
human connection
Interior design is a direct relationship between the built environment and humanity. This human connection is, for me, the lifeblood, the pulse, behind the design. Designing spaces that accommodate, safeguard, and enrich the human experience is a critical aspect to my design motivations.
poetics of the experience
Even in the smallest of decisions, there is opportunity to provide an enhanced experience to the user. Circulation is choreography, daylighting creates rhythm, electric lighting is a beacon, and hardware leaves a memory. The details orchestrate the poetics of the built environment.
listen, research, & collaborate
Informed decisions provide better design. Understanding user needs furnishes client satisfaction and longevity of design. Open communication with consultants and contractors allows for multidisciplinary problem solving. Research should consider global precedent, local vernacular, and human behavior.
environmentally attune
Designers must consider their social, global, and environmental impact. Beyond the desire to accrue LEED points, the designer must provide responsible work for both the users and the environment.
hartanov house
Private Residence Spokane, Washington Design/build case study project of 2,000 sqft. personal residence with $100/sf budget. Included design and execution of furniture, light fixtures, sliding doors, and casework. Exterior and floor plan designed with Nystrom Olson Architects. Recognition: Spokane Coeur d’Alene Living Magazine. September 2013. 11-page spread. Modern Architecture Exhibit. Spokane Museum of Arts and Culture. 2013.
oak grove crematorium
Springfield, Oregon Master’s Thesis University of Oregon Revit, Adobe Creative Suite Over the last century cremation has gained in popularity for its’ hygienic methods of tending to the departed, particularly in Oregon, where the cremation rates are the second highest in the nation at 70%. Yet despite this popularity, regional crematories are often separated from sacred spaces and are too industrial to allow for final farewell rituals. Therefore cremations occur at unknown times and locations, without the presence of loved ones, and urns are picked up with the same fanfare as dry cleaning. This project investigates how the act of cremation can be publicly addressed in both ritual and procedure to provide acknowledgment to the living and honor to the departed through a more humane experience.
horizontal organization
crematory placement
sacred path
vertical organization
sacred zone
axis of fire, axis of water
west elevation - site entry 0’ 4’ 8’
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south elevation - upper level entry 0’ 4’ 8’
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2 upper level lobby
1 upper level entrance
3 processional
4 large chapel
5 small chapel
6 antechamber
7 crematory
8 urn presentation
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upper level floor plan
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lower level floor plan
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section a - processional
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section b - large chapel
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section c - both chapels
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enduring materials Untouched by Time travertine, marble, stone
legacy materials
Revealing Human Trace
steel, brass, wood
materials - travertine, gris marble, verde marble, tumbled travertino, bronze, brass, mohair, cherry wood, wool carpet.
human connection - hardware
Patina: a reminder of those who came before Mirrored Form: the divide between life & death Hierarchy of Scales: standard, sacred, crematory
furniture fixtures and equipment Form: elegance, humility Upholstery: comforting and lush fabric Sacred Seating: upright reality
the scale
Wall-Mounted Luminaire Unit Plywood, paint, LED strip, bracket Through the use of tessellation, the symmetry of the fixture allows for the joining of multiple units to create numerous installation opportunities. As a prototype, this fixture provides a primal fire of warmth, beckoning the observer forward. Partnership with Alexandra Raymond.
suggestible felt
New Material Exploration Felt, Metal Mesh Lamination Flexible, strong, and whimsical material exploration allows the user to re-mold the fabric repeatedly. Application: glowing magenta luminaire. Material allows the user to continually control not only the shape of the fixture but the amount of light that it releases. It is completely interactive, and yet totally mysterious.
vestido chair
Borrowed Object as Inspiration: Quilted Down Vest. Ash Wood, Pendleton Wool, Brass Snaps. Removable Upholstery. Wood Joinery. Based on a 30-year old quilted down vest made by my mother, this minimalist and skeletal chair features removable vest upholstery that can accentuate the silhouette of the frame and offer the comfort of an embrace. Design accentuates skeletal shoulders and wrists of the wooden chair. The details borrowed from the vest include quilting and snap attachments.
sketchbook page Skogskyrkogürden Stockholm, Sweden. Ink, Paper. Excerpt of sketchbook from Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) study tour through Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Study of Gunnar Asplund’s Woodland Chapel through diagram in order to deconstruct and understand relationships, proportions, and lighting.
seattle library
#1, #2, #3
Silver Gelatin Prints. Matchbox Pinhole Camera. Through a series of constructed matchbox pinhole cameras playfully placed around the Seattle Library, the blurred and distorted daylight in the library was delicately captured onto film.
new nordic culinary training for at-risk youth
Paper Island Copenhagen, Denmark Hand Drafted, Marker, Ink. As a response to the high school drop out rate in Denmark, the New Nordic Culinary Training for At-Risk Youth seeks to promote teamwork via furniture, the interior and exterior communal hearths, and a basic skeletal design which allows for personalization in order to foster a sense of ownership and community. The major intervention of this existing paper factory was the daylighting strategy, focused on capturing the Nordic winter light.
Danish Institute for Study Abroad Interior Architecture Award Summer 2014.
the brass works gallery
Hiroshi Sugimoto Lightning Fields Permanent Exhibit
Daan Roosengaard Dune Light Installation
Oregon Brass Works Building Portland, Oregon AutoCad, Sketch Up, Pen, Marker Nestled into the crust and wear of a former factory building, the Brass Works Gallery features photographic and light installation artwork that share similarities of high contrast in required darkness. Akin to this permanent collection, the gallery responds to the existing building by inserting its clean and controlled gallery rooms within contradiction to the worn, revealed shell of the structure. As views and light are heavily disciplined in the galleries, the opposing antechamber spills daylight unabashedly from the rhythm of windows and pillared top lighting, which allow patrons great distinction between the exhibitions.
gallery lobby
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Temporary Gallery
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Office B
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Light Installation
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Permanent Gallery
Library
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Roving Reception
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Back of House Prep & Set Up
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Entry
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street level
S.E. Tenth Ave.
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BRASS WORKS GALLERY
section b temporary gallery permanent exhibit
light installation tube lobby, library
circulation & services
office, archive prep, & set-up
permanent exhibit - suigimoto
light installation - dune
temporary gallery
SUGIMOTO
materials & inspiration
section a
cherry wood, precast and exiting concrete, flecked upholstery & carpet, black powder-coated steel, glowing installations, brass, black balustrades, light wells, brass reception desk.