BA in Environmental Design by mahlonhoward

PORT FOLIO Environmental Design Architecture

Mahlon Howard Selected Works Fall 2016 - Spring 2020

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Table of Contents

Curriculum Vitae

Community Cultural Center | Architecture | 2020

Memory Archive | Architecture | 2019

Stramovka Bridge | Architecture | 2019

Kit of Parts | Architecture | 2019

Central Platte Valley | Urban Planning | 2018

CU Boulder South | Landscape Architecture | 2018

Abstract Works | Collective Focuses

Mahlon Howard BA in Environmental Design Architecture 2020

Mahlon Howard finds himself passionate about architecture, design, and creativity. He is inspired by bold and provocative works that are exceptional and make a statement. He wants his work not only to be functional, but also conscious and satisfying to its surroundings. He is passionate about sustainable design and strives to incorporate environmentally friendly solutions within his designs; he believes that the built environment needs to be designed around the natural environment. Mahlon spends a lot of his time thinking and interacting with the earth, and all of its functions. He is actively learning and sharing his knowledge of why this earth is such a miraculous realm. His aspirations are to give back to the world, make a change, and provide a positive impact within his designs.

Mahlon Dane Howard

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Education Fall 2016 - Spring 2020 Spring 2019

University of Colorado Boulder Bachelor in Environmental Design - Architecture Architectural Institute of Prague: ARCHIP Education Abroad - Global Architecture and Design

Skill Set Revit AutoCAD GIS Data InDesign Physical Modeling Rhino Enscape Illustrator Lightroom Laser Cutting Grasshopper SketchUp Photoshop 3D Printing Sketching

Experience July 2017 - May 2020

August 2018 - December 2018

September 2016 - December 2018

Office of the Registrar Front Desk Student Manager: Experience with customer service, engaged with students, helped with enrollment and record services for the University. ENVD Technology Temporary Assistant Tech TA: Assist and advise ENVD underclassmen students with questions and programs they are unfamiliar with such as SketchUp, Rhino, AutoCad, Adobe. Boulder Natural History Museum Museum Assistant/Security: Accomplished great time management skills, and polished interaction skills with customers.

Volunteer Fall 2019

Spring 2019

Fall 2019

Fall 2016 - Spring 2018

Fall 2018

Green Home Tour Assisted and monitored the Green Home Building tour around Boulder. Learned and taught others on the benefits and advantages to being sustainable and switching to green infrastructure. Teaching English in Prague Given the opportunity to teach English as a second language to native Czech Elementary school students from February to May during my study abroad program in Prague. Study Abroad Fair Encouraged and answered questions students had about potentially studying abroad. Provided insight and details on the experience I had abroad. Family Fun Day at CU South Denver Student volunteer at the CU South Denver campus with the CU Natural History Museum. Work and engage with families and kids 12 and younger with hands on informational themed activities. CU Freshman Move In Helped and welcomed new freshmen students move into their dorms on move in day.

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Rock Garden

Architecture Capstone | ENVD 4100 | Ping Xu | Spring 2020

Community Cultural Center An integrated cultural center is desired to bring the Boulder community together along with others around the metro area. The Rockies and Flatirons play an big and important role in the creation and development of Boulder, and Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. As a Colorado resident, it is important to research and understand the mountains and their rocks and minerals in order to fully grasp these natural beauties of Colorado and understand why they make the state so recognized. The clienteleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wants, needs, and cultural values were prominent in deciding what shall be represented as a cultural center in Boulder for the community. Rock Garden is a cultural center dedicated for the study of geological sciences in the Front Range. The design of Rock Garden pays respect to the culture of the Rocky Mountains, the passionate devotees of natural forms, and the communities inspired by the outdoors. Rock Garden will be a hub for the study and celebration of rocks, minerals, crystals and others of Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s physical structures and substances, along with their history, and the processes that act on it. At Rock Garden, researchers are able to strengthen and share their knowledge with each other to discover and learn more about what makes the Rockies extraordinary, and communities are able to gather, interact, and learn about the Rockies in the Front Range.

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The program of Rock Garden was carefully chosen based on the needs of researchers and the community users. The program of this cultural center is primarily public with a few private entities. The public program consists of gallery spaces dedicated to rocks, crystals, minerals, and the history, a library, a computer lab, an auditorium, a classroom, and a cafe. The private program consists of a research lab where researchers are able to exam, study, and share their ideas with other professionals, office spaces, a conference room, storage spaces, and an archive. Overall, Rock Garden is a place to learn and celebrate the various phenomenons that happen on the Earth. Furthermore, the secondary program holds two atrium spaces, a lobby, a small cafe, front and back plazas, and outdoor picnic areas and trails. The interior program was planned and laid out in a way that directs users to particular locations of the building that play as places of pause and reflection such as the lobby, atrium, gallery spaces, cafe, and the library. It was important as the designer to create an experience for users on their visits.

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Mesa Art Center

Architecture Studio | ENVD 3100 | Rachel Lavine | Fall 2019

Memory Archive

emory is the faculty of the brain by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. A memory is the gateway to a recognizable moment as being there once again. The most prominent way to trigger a memory is to recall the six senses felt at that specific moment. Being able to recognize the six senses can bring you back to any moment remembered most; through sight, taste, touch, smell, sound, and perspective. Furthermore, a memory archive provides an opportunity to store memories, upload memories, and share memories with one another. Mesa Art Center is a multipurpose memory archive at the Mesa Reservoir in North Boulder that will hold the memories of individuals for others to come experience them first hand as if they were the ones who had those memories. Memories are fond and held closely to people, and Mesa Art Center is a place in North Boulder to bring the community together and share their cherished memories with one another.

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The program of Mesa Art Center is based off of the six senses: sight, taste, touch, smell, sound, and perspective. Each sense will be dedicated to an aspect of the archive for users to experience. The six senses will be personified into gallery spaces, a dining hall, classrooms, an indoor and outdoor garden, an auditorium, and a meandering path that circulates throughout the entire building. The program is available for users to experience and interact with the memories of others.

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Processional Parameters Architecture Studio | ARCH 3001 | Shota Tsikoliya | Spring 2019

Stramovka Bridge

tromovka Park and Troja are two parts of Prague, CZ, that have a constant flow circulation. Stromovka park is a popular lawn in Prague where residents gravitate towards, and the neighborhood just north, Troja, holds the city Zoo and is populated with many tourists and locals. In 2017 the Stromovka bridge that connected these two neighborhoods collapsed and a new, improved, and sustainable bridge was needed to unite these two neighborhoods back together and that is capable to stand sturdy and prevent any potential collapses in the future.

A footbridge was designed and serves as a joint between the two neighborhoods as well as a destination point for tourists and locals to experience and entertain. Processional Parameters will be a bridge that models a biomimetic entity and process that occurs in nature. Based on the formation of a wasp nest, Processional Parameters will mimic the process in which wasps design and construct their elaborate nests.

A complex system was created in Rhino and the Grasshopper plugin that connected one side of the bridge shore to the other. Using an arbitrary shape, the shape was placed at one side of the shore and after pressing a start button the shape would multiply its way connecting itself to one another until it reaches the other point at the other end of the shore. The shape and points were manipulated multiple times to design a feasible route that is able to become a safe and usable footbridge. The multiplied shapes were then replaced with the bone structure of the shape and later created a sophisticated beam arrangement for users of the bridge to adventure through.

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DIAGRAM

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Fragmented Fabrication Rhino | ENVD 2352 | Bridget Rice | Fall 2019

Kit of Parts

he Pantheon is a former Roman temple that became a symbol for the history of Architecture and is admired by many. The structure itself is a complex system that was carefully designed to create a large, strong structure held by columns, a conventional temple portico front, and covered by a dome. Studying this masterpiece makes it so much more notable and appreciated.

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Starting from pure ambition, modeling the Pantheon in Rhino became a challenging task. Modeling aspects as big as the dome and aspects as small as the Corinthian column base. Plan Eventually The Pantheon was modeled from the ground up in a 3D perspective view to study, break apart, and analyze the different components that make it so noteworthy. After modeling and analyzing The Pantheon it became easy to break the system down into breaking three kit of part pieces: columns, entablatures, and a dome. Based on these kits of parts I have created four diagrams that toyed with these three components and that Elevation also represented four key words: fragment, fluid, aperture, and linear.

From these four diagrams, the goal was to manipulate these diagrams and express my own abstract model of The Pantheon. The idea was to design a model that was of my own but still exemplified the Pantheon. The kit of part pieces of the Pantheon are still visible in the model but it was abstracted in a way that gave the Pantheon a whole new take. The main stomach of my abstract model is linked together by the different square shapes of the entablatures and the column bases were placed between these entablatures and enlargedColumn to Base become anDomeobscure piece that is usually smaller. The base of the main temple of the Pantheon is in the shape of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;câ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and is outlining a perimeter of the model. Domes were placed on top of the columns at the highest points in order to show heights to the gods similar to the original Pantheon. Lastly, the entablature tops and parts of the columns are spread out in carefully chosen places to give contrast and also Entablature Top Column flow throughout the model. Entablatures Column Top Rotunda

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After modeling the individual components of the Pantheon in Rhino (dome, entablatures, columns) the goal was to use these elements and create precedent diagrams based off four key words (fragment, fluid, aperture, and one thought out additional one). Using these four diagrams, and based on the kit apart elements of the Pantheon, the objective was to design an abstract model that possessed the unique components of the Pantheon. My design demonstrates the use of the fragmented entablature with the building rotunda and columns playing as the structure and base along with vertical circulation, and also key attributes such as the dome, the 1:200 column base, and entablature top to tie it all together.

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Elitch Circle

Urban Planning | ENVD 3100 | Scott VanGenderen | Fall 2018

Central Platte Valley

enver, Colorado, has recently within the past few years has become a hot spot for people to start moving to. The population has increased and the city will need to develop and provide places to live for all the new residents. The downtown area is a popular place to live among young and older professionals so the area will need to transform and give space for housing. Elitch Gardens amusement park is located in the Central Platte Valley at I-25 and Speer Blvd. and it will eventually need to be relocated and the Central Platte Valley will need to be redeveloped in order to provide space for residents. The amusement park is a popular attraction for many but the space covers a large amount of land and can potentially be used as a mixed-use space. After research and analysis on the Central Platte Valley using GIS Data discoveries showed that the Central Platte Valley is a prime location within Downtown Denver. It is located between the Auraria neighborhood, Jefferson Park neighborhood, and LoDo neighborhood. The space is conveniently located off of the interstate and just on the immediate outskirts of downtown. While deciding what is most important to incorporate on the site, the most important factor was including residential buildings and commercial buildings to support the residents. GIS Data also showed that the site was lacking a grocery store and school.

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signed to satisfy new and local residents of Downtown Denver. The new neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program plan will primarily consist of single family homes, a commercial district, multiuse buildings, a grocery store, and a school. The neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s additional program will consist of open green space, plazas, river access, and a roundabout in the center of the site to create a smooth flow in and out. Additionally, the primary streets of circulation throughout the site are designed to be complete streets that have a sidewalk, buffer, street parking, bike lane, and two car lanes going in either direction.

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Building Types: Commercial Foundation/Ruin Garage/Shed Industrial Miscellaneous

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NOTES: 1) Arterial Roads: Crossing the site at a roundabout in the center, and circling the site (54’ in width). 2) Collector Roads: Cutting arterial roads for easy site access (30’ in width). 3) Mixed-Use and Commercial Buildings: Along main intersections and light rail gateway. 4) Mixed-Use Buildings: Oriented as a super block. 5) Residential Buildings: Along river for mountain views and maximizing costs.

CU South

Landscape Architecture | ENVD 2130 | Danielle Bilot | Spring 2018

SITE ANALYSIS

CU Boulder South Campus The University of Colorado Boulder includes a main campus, east campus, Williams Village, and a south campus. The south campus is currently reserved for future expansion and development within the University. The south campus is located on Foothills Pkwy and US-36 and at the moment it is used as open space for locals to use for outdoor activities. The site in the future will eventually need to be developed into a cohesive piece of the University’s campus and fit the needs of the University’s staff, students, the adjacent residents of the site, and other potential users.

After developing a master plan for the site it was important to look at the site on a smaller scale and begin to develop certain aspectsS of the site that can attract potential users. An overlook tower is designed to be located at the top of the berm that is overlooking CU W South along with the Flatirons, and a dock that crosses one of the ponds that is situated on the site. These2 two implications will be main attractions for site users and will create community areas for users to experience and 1 interact with each other and the surroundings. CU South Master Plan

The south campus has many factors to consider when developing the site. It was important to consider and acknowledge the existing wildlife, vegetation and paths, and also respect the areas of floodplains to prevent a potential deluge in the future. Considering these factors, CU South was designed as an expansion of the University and provides entities that are appropriate for the south campus needs and potential users. CU South needed to program academic buildings, faculty housing, student housing, parking, green space, and recreation facilities. As being a part of a University, CU South must provide the appropriate amenities a University is equipped with.

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Abstract Works

Collective Focuses | Fall 2016 - Spring 2020

Memory Box Memories are held by people for a long time. They have the ability to take someone back to a moment that impacted their personal development. Creating a memory box considers creating something intangible and embodying in a single 12â&#x20AC;? by 12â&#x20AC;? box. Every human has a front, a back, two sides, a bottom, and a top. A human is generally the center of their own universe of six directions. These help condition our relationship with the world in which we live where we are our own center. Theoretically, at all times we are in a six-sided box where we are the very center. The six directions of our box tell us how we occupy a space and how we relate ourselves to other spaces. This universe of six directions are important in distilling a memory and determining how each of the directions speaks to oneself.

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A fond memory of mine was stepping into Wenceslas Square in Prague and the amount of emotions and stimulation I felt. My memory was overwhelming in a positive way. I was greeted with a long, endless cobblestone road that seemed endless due to the perspective. There were a number of foreign people and words surrounding me and the weather was cold and dark. To the side of me was a monsterous statue of a man riding a horse and behind him was a beautiful Baroque museum that faced down the road. It was an infinite experience that made me feel powerful and little at the same time.

Haiku Poem

Lane of history. An overwhelming chaos, Observed through beauty.

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Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Lines This abstract 3D wood model is an exploration of primary, secondary, and tertiary layers in the world. The concept was first created in AutoCAD, and later transferred to an abstract model constructed by wood sticks.

Thereme Vals An exploratory drawing analysis based on Therme Vals in Switzerland. The concept behind the drawing was to represent how light is manipulated throughout the structure.

Clyfford Still A representation of structure, light, and materiality based on the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. My model plays with my interpretation of these three functions in a 3D physical model.

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Lines

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Therme Vals

Clyfford Still

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