H. Gee Revit Portfolio 2022

VISTA

OFF THE GRID HOUSE HANNA GEE

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HANNA GEE

Intro Statement

BACKGROUND

Master of Architecture Student at the University of Oregon

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Degree from the University at Buffalo

INTERESTS

> Sustainable material experimentation

> Tiny homes

> Earthsheltered structures

I am a University at Buffalo architecture graduate and am pursuing a Master’s degree at the University of Oregon. I am always trying to better my skills and expand on my passion for sustainable and flexible design.

My goal for the future is to contribute sustainable, efficiently designed architecture that is aesthetically pleasing within our environment. The future of architecture, like the fate of the planet as a whole, will be shaped by the environment’s health.

I grew up in a home where recycling and composting was the start of my environmental awareness. The realization that the problem is much bigger than the

individual effort to be green gives me the drive to solve the issue in a field that I love to work in.

Recently, I have been researching many interesting sustainable materials on my own time. I’m interesting in looking into both common and experimental materials, and how we can make them more structural. My goal is to expand on this collection of knowledge and learn more about every detail that goes into making architecture “green.”

Two of my favourite design solutions to address sustainability and an expanding population are tiny homes (for their efficient use of space and resources), and bermed earth shelters (for how they

engage the land while uninterrupting the environment aesthetically and functionally).

If I had to summarize my undergraduate career in one word, it would be “experimentation”. I really appreciated that my professors were very supportive of creative thinking and testing the limits of a design. Experiencing this has made me believe that willingness to experiment is what needs to happen to see innovation. My personal and professional goals have an emphasis on design and ecology, and I hope to contribute ideas that challenge the field, and not settle when there’s always room for improvement.

TOPOSURFACE

SITE: WELLESLEY ISLAND

TOPOGRAPHY DESCRIPTION

This site is a rock and soil hill on Wellesley Island in the Thousand Islands, NY. The steep slope flattens out at the top of the hill and becomes the perfect place to look over the Saint Lawrence River that is below.

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Topography section (showing retaining wall)

MASSING STUDY

ROOF

FACTORS INFLUENCING FORM

- High side angled up toward South for solar gain in winter

- Over hang limits solar gain in summer

- Low side glazing for views of the Saint Lawrence River

MASSING STUDY

BASE

FACTORS INFLUENCING FORM

- Extrusion is used as a light tunnel to get sun light into the lower level where it is buried into the hill

- Full glazed corner for solarium

- Solid side/non-glazed side exists to create privacy from foot traffic nearby

FLOOR PLANS

LOWER LEVEL PLAN

- Concrete walls create the foundation for the upper level to build from

- Southern side is buried into the hillside

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

- Walls become wood framing to lighten load and reduce costs

IMAGE: Lower Level Plan

IMAGE: Upper Level Plan

SECTIONS

SECTION DETAILS

The thermal mass of the concrete light tunnel heats up the air at the top, creating a chimney effect and draws air up from the bottom floor and out the top for natural ventilation. Reflective materials in the tunnel help sun light brighten up the bottom floor space with natural light.

Bottom floor is nesting into the ground using the thermal mass of the site to regulate temperatures.

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Angled roof provides overhangs where summer sun needs to be shaded and opens to winter sun.

ELEVATIONS

DESCRIPTION

Elevation from the Southern side is lower profile because the lower floor is nesting in the hill. This help blend the structure more naturally into the landscape.

IMAGE: North Elevation

IMAGE: South Elevation

WALLS

THE 4 PRIMARY WALL ENCLOSURES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1- CORRUGATED METAL CLADDING ON WOOD FRAMING

2- CORRUGATED METAL CLADDING ON INSULATED CONCRETE

3- CONCRETE PANELS ON WOOD FRAMED LIGHT TUNNEL STRUCTURE, WITH REFLECTIVE INNER MATERIALS

4 - DOUBLE EXTERIOR EXPOSED WALL CLADDING WITH CORRUGATED METAL AND WOOD SIDING ON WOOD FRA

IMAGE: Primary wall types

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Plan & Section cut perspective - Colour coded to wall types

STAIRS

THE STAIR IS CENTRALIZED IN THE PLAN TO CONNECT THE FLOORS TO FEEL MORE UNIFIED. SOUTHERN GLAZING OPENS THE STAIR UP TO ADDED LIGHT. THE STAIR TURNS TWICE TO FLOW FROM THE UPPER LIVING AREA TO THE LOWER LIVING AREA/ART STUDIO. USING A RAIL TO BLOCK THE START OF THE STAIR, INSTEAD OF A WALL, KEEPS THE SMALL SPACE FEELING OPEN.

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Stair Section - cutting through treads

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Section Perspective - Cutting through stairs

THESE EXPLODED AXONS SHOW THE ALIGNMENTS WITHIN THE BUILDING AND THE ORGANIZATION OF SPACES RELATIVE TO THE SITE’S SLOPE.

IMAGE: Exploded Axon - Roof displaced

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Exploded Axon - Roof, first floor walls, and first floor punched windows displaced

PERSPECTIVE VIEWS SECTION 09 | PERSPECTIVE VIEWS

TWO VIEWS SHOWN FROM AN EYE LEVEL PERSPECTIVE. PERSPECTIVE 1 SHOWING THE MORE PRIVATE EASTERN SIDE. PERSPECTIVE 2 SHOWING THE HEAVILY GLAZED SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

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Perspective 2 - from the SW

From eye level on grassy field

ENSCAPE RENDERS

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Interior render view from living room; Looking West

EXPERIENTIAL RENDER VIEWS OF VISTA.

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Exterior render view from grassy field; Looking North East

DESIGN OPTIONS

DESIGN OPTIONS OF PREVIOUS FORM IDEAS FOR THIS PROJECT’S ROOF AND SKY LIGHT.

IMAGE: Option 1 - No change to current design

Angled roof edge and extended light tunnel

IMAGE: Option 2 - Change to light tunnel

Angled roof edge and flat sky light

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Option 3 - Change to roof shape Straight roof edge and extended light tunnel

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Option 4 - Change to tunnel & roof shape

Straight roof edge and flat sky light

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Dining Rm Kitchen Solarium Living Rm

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Bath Entry

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3 A101 4 A101-

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3 A101 4 A101

Pantry Parking Bed rm 3

Section

1/8" 3

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Bed rm 2 Bath

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1/8" = 1'-0" 1 Upper Level Plan 1/8" = 1'-0" 2 Lower Level Plan 1/8" 4 Section

4 A101

Light Tunnel 54' - 0"

VISTA

Upper Level 34' - 0"

Lower Level 22' - 11 1/2"

4 Section 2

3 A101

Upper Level 34' - 0"

Off the Grid House

Lower Level 22' - 11 1/2"

Hanna Gee

Wellesley Island, NY 1/8" = 1'-0" 3 Section 1 1/8" = 1'-0"