Logan Hunter Hanson Architect Cand.Arch | Portfolio Academic and Professional Work
I am a newly educated architect with work experience and education in both the USA and Denmark. I have worked on competitions and commisions at a variety of scales through many different project phases from schematic design and design development, through permitting and construction. At Dorte Mandrup architects, I have had an integral roll in the winning of several prestigious competitions including The Whale, an arctic museum in Andenes, Norway.
Logan Hanson Cand. Arch Pladehads AllÊ 43, 6.th 2450 København SV Loganhhanson@gmail.com https://afgang.aarch.dk/logan-hanson/ +45 5038 4452
Introduction | CV
Education
Aarhus School of Architecture | Cand. Arch 08.2017 - 06.2020 (2 years) + Studio 2A | Building design and Techniques + Thesis Project | Bells of Alcaçovas: Safeguarding a Thousand Year Art University of Washington | BA Architecture 08.2011 - 06.2014 (3 years) + 2014 UW Architecture Prize + Graduated with Honors, Magna Cum Laude + 2014 Glenn Murcutt Master Studio, Kempsey, NSW, Australia + 2013 Scan Design Fellowship Exchange: Arkitektskolen Aarhus
Work
Extras
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter | Architect BA | 02.2019 - 12.2019 (11 Months) Competition Team + Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center | Kyiv, Ukraine - 2nd Prize +The Whale | Andenes, Norway, Winner + Kromet | Gothenburg, Sweden, Winner Other projects + Mineralfabrikken - 3D model and renders + Design and Presentation for Various Pitches + Model Building for DAC exhibition 2019 Ninebark Design Build | Architect BA, Carpenter | 08.2014 - 08.2017 (3 Years) Schematic design, Design development, Permitting, and Construction + Homestead Remade - Living Building Challenge Residence in Seattle + Byrne Residence | Seattle, WA + Various remodels in Seattle, Washington Competitions + 2020 | FORUM - Arkitekt Halldor Gunnløgsons Fond + 2016 | Metsä Wood City above the city (title: Forest above the City) + 2015 | DenCity (title: Propagating an Informal Vernacular) + 2013 | HP Kenya Computer Lab (1st Place) Others + 2019 | Published in Kårk No. 34 Translation (cover, pp 65) https://issuu.com/kaark/docs/translation + 2017 | Aarhus Capitol of Culture Pavilion Construction
References
Dorte Mandrup + Founder, Creative Director of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter + Dorte@dortemandrup.dk | +45 3393 7350
Thomas William Lee + Adjunct Professor at Aarhus School of Architecture + twl@aarch.dk | +45 8936 0238
Ryan Mankoski + Owner, Ninebark Design Build + ryan@ninebarkstudio.com | +1 206 391 8736
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Contents Academic Work 06 - 17 Bells of Alcaçovas - Safeguarding a Thousand Year Art Thesis Project | 2020 | Alcaçovas, Portugal Censors: Stephen D. Willacy, Mads Bay Møller, David T. Monné Advisor: Thomas William Lee
18 - 27 Bird House 9th Semester | 2018 | Århus, Denmark Advisor: Thomas William Lee
28 - 35 Mejlgade Aftensbad 7th Semester | 2017 | Århus, Denmark Advisor: Carolina Dayer With Julie Velling
Professional Work 36 - 39 The Whale (Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter) Competition 1st Place | 2019 | Andenes, Norway With JAC studio, Marianne Levinsen, Thornton Thomasetti, Nils Øien Anders Kold, AT Plan & Arkitektur Renderings by Mir and Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
40 - 43 Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter) Competition 2nd Place | 2019 | Kiev, Ukraine With Martha Schwartz Partners, Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Thornton Thomasetti Renderings by Mir
44 - 47 Kromet (Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter) Competition 1st Place | 2020 | Gothenburg, Sweden With Bisgaard Landscape and Rambøll
Drawing Machine - Between order and Chaos Oak Block, Steel, Aluminum, Arduino, 3d print components Collaborators: Katrine Bock, Asger Skov Rasmussen, Zhiyuan Liu Contents
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Bells of Alcaçovas UNESCO Center for Chocalhieros Thesis Project | Summer 2020 1.600 sq. m Censors: Stephen D. Willacy, Mads Bay Møller, and David T. Monné Advisor: Thomas William Lee Location: Alcaçovas, Portugal
The rolling hills of Alentejo, Portugal are alive with the sound of music! Herds of sheep, cows, and even turkeys graze the landscape fitted with handmade bells which have been crafted by local chocalhieros, or cowbell makers, for thousands of years. Today, there are only a handful chocalhieros left, and the craft is on the brink of extinction. In 2015, UNESCO's register for intangible cultural heritage stepped in, as an effort to raise awareness and encourage a market for the training of new apprentices. This project is a UNESCO center for cowbell makers, hosting the surviving local cowbell makers and shepherds as well as other cowbell makers from across the world, a facility for the training of new apprentices, as well as visitors who are interested in the region and the process of cowbell making. The architecture is developed around the tectonics of cowbell production, and playfully responds to the local context.
Academic Work | Bells of Alcaçovas
Bell Vault A suspended bridge carries visitors through a rammed earth house for bells exhibiting the work of cowbell makers from across the world.
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UNESCO Center for Chocalhos The project proposal is a global initiative for the safeguarding of cowbell making heritage nestled into the existing local network of cowbell making infrastructure in Alcaรงovas.
Academic Work | Bells of Alcaรงovas
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For thousands of years... Cowbell makers in Portugal have been making bells for shepherds traveling thousands of miles a year up and down the Iberian stock roads.
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Anatomy of a Portuguese Cowbell A. Leather Collar B. Wood or Metal Clasp C. Handle D. Plated Iron Body E. Makers Mark F. Céu (sky) G. Leather strap H. Wood Clapper
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Making a Portuguese Cowbell
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Academic Work | Bells of Alcaรงovas
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1. Bell Vault - Exhibition 2. Bell Shop - Forming and Assembly 3. Bell Shop - Forging Process 4. Tuning Tank 5. Archive/Welcome Center 6. Canteen (Rotating Local Chefs) 7. Shared living space 8. Guest rooms - 10x 9. Lateral Bell tower
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Academic Work | Bells of Alcaรงovas
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Arrival from Alcaçovas A rooftop plaza unfolds at the edge of the city, the distant ringing of cowbells harmonize with the sounds of work below. The sculptural forms complement but don't overpower the historic church or the panorama of ranches and cork forests.
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New Public Park The guest housing element of the project is surrounded by a lightly forested public park, a sloping landscape filled with bell-bearing livestock.
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Longitudinal Section The project anchors in at the urban corner of the site, before bridging out into the landscape.
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Top: Section though existing church, workshop, and archive Bottom: Section though park and housing program
Academic Work | Bells of Alcaรงovas
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Bell Workshop The bulk of the work of a cowbell maker is done on the makers bench, the shop is designed as an extension of this bench for other processes.
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Wall Section Rammed earth towers topped with Corten steel and wood clerestories stem directly from the process of cowbell making
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Academic Work | Bells of Alcaçovas
Wall Section Rammed earth towers topped with Corten steel and wood clerestories
Housing - The cowbell makers shop is traditionally an extension of the home, an idea which is used in this project as the guest housing extends out from the public program. This image is an example of the careful orchestration of materials throughout the project.
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Bird House 9th Semester | Autumn 2018 80 sq. m Advisor: Thomas William Lee Location: Aarhus, Denmark
A house is a tool for living, and must respond to the needs of the inhabiting individual. This house, designed into a gap of a housing block in Ă˜gadekvarter in Aarhus, is developed as both a dwelling and multi-tool for an Ornithologist. Essentially a bird watching tower inside of an aviary, this house allows the Birds are one of the few creatures that have found a way to survive, and in fact, thrive, in our cities. The ornithologist therefore would have an interest in studying birds in both natural and urban habitat. The project introduces an uncanny combination of the innocuous hobby of spying on birds, that, when transplanted into an urban context, becomes a perhaps uncomfortable panopticon for both the ornithologist and their neighbors.
Academic Work | Bird House
Bird Viewing Alcoves 1:50 Oak Block, Mahogany, Card
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Site Plan Hand drawing over CAD drawing Academic Work | Bird House
Section through tower dwelling
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Floor 01 Entry and Kitchen
Floor 02 Dining and Toilet
Academic Work | Bird House
Floor 03 Sleeping and Bathing
Rooftop Viewing Platform
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Academic Work | Bird House
North Elevation The tower and aviary is carefully situated into the gap of the housing block. The house is designed so that the ornithologist never misses a chance to see the birds, even while performing daily necessaries.
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Academic Work | Bird House
Details The tower is fitted with alcoves that address the dwelling needs of the ornithologist and provide a stage for the birds within the aviary to be observed from up close. Integrated feeders, baths, and nesting boxes ensure that the birds are always close to the observer. Exploded Axonometric 1. Insulated Brick Tower 2. Structural Steel Stair and Cantilever 3. Built-up Alcove 4. Plywood Fiberglass Wing 5. Viewing platform 6. Aviary Net
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Mejlgade Aftensbad 9th Semester | Autumn 2018 300 sq. m Advisor: Thomas William Lee Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Academic Work | Mejlgade Aftensbad
(Extra)ordinary Everyday Life: One of the many roles of an architect is to is to discover the extraordinary possibilities within the mundane everyday experience. Beginning with a study of the banal experience of arriving home, my studio partner Julia and I developed an elevated arrival sequence via a courtyard bathing facility for the residents of a small block on Mejlgade 78. The courtyard which housed the intervention received very little direct sunlight throughout the year, making it almost unusable. We worked with shadow and reflection of the bathing pools to enhance the experience of light and darkness, earth and sky as bathers make their way through the bathing sequence on their way home.
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Academic Work | Mejlgade Aftensbad
When entering the courtyard, the residents leave behind the noisy, busy street life of Mejlgade and enter a secluded canyon, at the bottom of which they find a beautiful spring for bathing.
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Academic Work | Mejlgade Aftensbad
Test models for the concrete surfaces Wood formwork One of the casts that we found particularly interesting was wood formwork. This traditional way of casting shows the details from the wood very cleary and has a very strong direction in its texture.
Concrete Through small experiments we have investigated concrete’s abillity to take shape of what it is casted against. We see concrete as an honest material that always reveals its mould.
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Academic Work | Mejlgade Aftensbad
Detailed Section Model 1:50 Model Plaster, Card
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The Whale Andenes, Andøya, Norway 4000 sq. m Architect: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Landscape: Martha Schwartz Partners Engineer: Thornton Thomasetti Exhibition Consultant: Ralph Appelbaum Associates Renderings by Mir
Professional Work | The Whale
I was part of the core design team for this winning competition, working from the concept phase to delivery. I had a role in producing all shown material, except for the renderings, which are produced by Mir.no The stone clad skin of the Whale museum in the Arctic breaches gently over the peninsula at the edge of the arctic fishing village of Andenes, on the Norwegian island Andøya. Just a few miles away, a deep undersea valley cuts into the earth, creating a feeding grounds for visiting whales. The museum design references the elusive, wondrous character of the undersea giants that roam the great oceans, and the drama of the surrounding landscape both above and below the waters surface. The museum provides a space for visiting whale watchers to learn about the whales and their relationship with humans, and serves as a catalyst for tourism, which has become the economic lifeline for Andenes and the surrounding villages.
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Professional Work | The Whale
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Aerial Rendering The museum is closely tied to the existing landscape, and is a poetic abstraction of the breaching of a whale.
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Detail Section The concrete shell is supported by it's double curvature, allowing a curved glass facade and landscape to flow into the building's interior.
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Elevation The museum's dynamic shell drapes delicately over the peninsula, an extension of the landscape below the sea. Snitt detalje 1:50
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Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center Kyiv, Ukraine 12.000 sq. m Architect: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Landscape: Martha Schwartz Partners Engineer: Thornton Thomasetti Exhibition Consultant: Ralph Appelbaum Associates Renderings by Mir
I was part of the core design team for this two phase competition, which was awarded 2nd place out of 10 finalists. I worked from the concept phase to delivery in both phases of the competition. Buried beneath a suburban park northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine lies the Babyn Yar Ravine which was the site of one of the most horrific events in human history. In September 1941, over 33,000 Jews were murdered at the hands of the Nazi SS. The approach to the museum is guided by a deep scar in the landscape that follows the path of the original ravine, taking the visitor through the exhibitions at the lowest levels of the building. The house is organized around a large atrium facing the ravine and reaching up towards the sky, evoking a recognition of a dark past, and hope for a brighter future. This project proposal serves to commemorate a loss that is beyond human imagination, allowing visitors, researchers, victims and their families to share a space of learning, contemplation, and healing.
Professional Work | Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
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URBAN & ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT - Drawing shows proposed cut in relationship to the historical ravine, represented by height curves. УРБАНІСТИЧНА ТА АРХІТЕКТУРНА КОНЦЕПЦІЯ - Креслення показує пропонований розріз по відношенню до історичного яру, представленого кривими висот.
Lost Landscape The museum reveals a portion the buried ravine and its tragic secrets, providing a contemplative journey that commemorates and teaches about the lives that were lost here.
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German Army photographs show the Babyn Yar Ravine in Kyiv, where over 33,000 Ukrainian Jews were executed by the Nazis in 1941. The Ravine has since been filled in by construction and factory waste.
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Professional Work | Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center
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Deepest Point Light washes in above an opening in the exhibition floor where the raw earth of the ravine is revealed.
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Scar in the Landscape Ravine path begins as a wound in the densely forested park.
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Looking to the future The building reaches into the light and tranquility of the surrounding forest.
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Kromet Gothenburg, Sweden 37.500 sq. m Architect: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Landscape: Bisgaard Landscape Engineer: Rambøll
As part of the design team in the early part of this winning competition, I helped develop the overall form and concept which meets strict requirements and achieves a sculptural quality. This is the largest project I have worked on and really enjoyed the massive jump in scale. This ambitious wood superstructure is designed for a new neighborhood on Gothenburg's rapidly developing waterfront. The project artistically dances around the requirements for maximizing floor area ratio and the peculiar site envelope, while providing light and airy apartments, offices, and public venues. The heavy timber crown floats over a glass and concrete base, which hosts a wide variety of public functions and navigates connections to the adjacent bridge and seawall.
Professional Work | Kromet
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A handful of physical form studies My role in the project was focused on the overall form and concept, which included the production of dozens of digital and physical models. An early schematic sketch from my moleskin While working on the schemes, i found it helpful to sketch on the ones I found to be most promising or interesting.
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Playful form The sloping roofs allow glassed in terraces and skylights while pulling light deep into the courtyard. Exploded Axonometric A glass and wood facade clads the heavy timber structure, perched atop a set of thin concrete ramps.
Massing The form squeezes the most out of the site's zoning, and responds to the climatic conditions and context. Flexible program The simple grid allows for changing infill to grow and shrink different uses per demand.
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Logan Hanson Cand. Arch Pladehads AllÊ 43 8000 København SV Loganhhanson@gmail.com +45 5038 4452