Miranda Moen Candidate for Master of Architecture Selected Works
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Miranda Moen Bachelor of Design in Architecture 2015 Minor in Neuroscience moenx305@umn.edu
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Hepworth Wakefield Daylighting | 2014
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Skyway Analysis + Facade Reclad | 2015
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Chatfield 1916 Gallery | 2016
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Norway: Housing Financial Policy | 2015
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Urban Market Canopy | 2015
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Hepworth Wakefield Daylighting The objective of this project was to analyze a master architect’s gallery design and make an intervention on the strategies used in a new gallery concept. Our initial task was to learn about daylighting strategies used by the architect, then we were to analyze them with technology (Diva), and lastly take the strategies used and make a new space. Partners: Alex Johnson, Mi Ne Kim Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator, SketchUp, physical modeling.
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Left: Daylighting diagram of Gallery 5. Right: Gallery 5 Intervention on the left and original on the right.
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Precedent Study The Hepworth Wakefield museum’s form consists of interlocking oblique cubes paired with two kinds of light openings: slot-like skylights in the roof of each cube, allowing indirect light to penetrate and evenly light spaces, and exterior windows for direct light where art is less sensitive.
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N Hepworth Wakefield Gallery. Source: http://www.artfund.org/what-to-see/museums-and-galleries/thehepworth-wakefield
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Gallery 5
Source: http://www.huftonandcrow.com/images/ uploads/Hepworth_Wakefield_011.jpg
Left: Existing gallery model. Above: Slot-light in gallery next to back-wall. Below: Gallery 5 rendering.
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Above: Axon diagram of original gallery spaces and daylighting strategies.
Intervention
Far left: Axon diagram of intervention gallery configuration and daylighting strategies. Left: Model of intervention space with artwork. Below: Gallery 5 Intervention rendering.
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Experiential Results The original gallery had indirect light coming through the slot in the ceiling and direct light coming from exterior windows. The intervention utilizes a ceiling slot for direct light and a cloud-like, transparent ceiling for indirect light, evenly diffusing light. The exclusion of exterior windows alters the audiences relationship to time, forcing them to rely on interior light cues alone.
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3 PM Right: Contextual museum spaces featuring cohesive daylighting techniques.
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Skyway Analysis + Facade Reclad The objective of this course had two parts: 1.) analyze an existing skyway on the UMN campus and rebuild it in Revit from structure to facade, and 2.) to redesign the cladding of the skyway without interfering with its existing structure. I chose to integrate channel glass into the system to bring in more light while modernizing the skyway. Revit, physical modeling.
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Left: Existing skyway. Middle: 3D Section of existing skyway (Revit). Right: Detail of skyway where roof meets the exterior wall.
Below: Model detail of skyway intervention. Far right: Interior section model showing light filtration.
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Chatfield 1916 Gallery Historic Chatfield Elementary School September-October 2016 Chatfield, MN Watercolor, pen, pencil.
“How We Got Here� Where we grow up often influences how we perceive the world. We know our homes in great detail, but often rely on generalizations to understand unfamiliar places. Miranda and Cameron grew up in very different environments, and wanted to use their differing approaches to seeing and depicting space to explore the core sense of a place and the details that create its complexity.
Right: Watercolor, pencil elevation of German-inspired roof line.
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3 Spring St NE
Left: Map of Chatfield, MN highlighting city plat and Bicknese property. Above: Chatfield City grid highlighting 3 Spring St. NE Right: 3 Spring St NE, the farmhouse located in the center of town.
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Bicknese Farm
Above: Bicknese farm building footprint outside of city grid. Right: Watercolor hybrid of v farm
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Emphasis Minneapolis-based artist Cameron Jarvis and I collaborated on the town’s first gallery opening. The show was also an effort to attract fundraising for the renovation and re-use of the historic elementary school. Our goal was to encapsulate the cultural context of the town without bringing too many stereotypes into our work. Cameron, being a native of a Minneapolis suburb, focused on landscapes, historic event points, and the entry to the town. I focused on differences between my nearby rural hometown, Caledonia, MN and Chatfield, MN including architectural and spatial comparisons between in-town and outof-town homes.
Left: Left painting by Cameron Jarvis, right painting by Miranda Moen.
Right: Opening day of 1916 Gallery. Cameron Jarvis observes artwork. 18
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Norway: Housing Financial Policy Course: Affordable Housing Financial Policy Humphrey Institute of Public Policy UMN Research Paper, Illustrator, InDesign
Abstract: In 2013, Norway’s population totaled 5.1 million people with a 71% increase in housing prices since 2005. Most dwellings in Norway are owneroccupied and detached housing with only 3% of the market consisting of rental housing. The country’s housing supply is heavily influenced by cultural ideals such as the importance of the natural environment and integrating rural living; therefore, the housing market is heavily dominated by the private sector which more easily supports these cultural ideals. This preference impacts social housing design, policies and programs, unit accessibility throughout the country, and perceptions about the lower socioeconomic strata. In summation, this research paper was developed to investigate government structure and cultural traditions as possible connections to affordable housing availability and quality.
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Population Density 66.3-70 % 70.1-77 77.1-80 80.1-87.1
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Traditional Rural Housing http://www.mynorway.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/norwayhouse.jpg
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Modern, High-end Housing Source: http://acdn.architizer.com/ thumbnails-PRODUCTION/b5/4e/
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Social Housing Source: https://www.architectural-review.com/pictures/2000x2000fit/0/8/3/1272083_ RH1977_0025.jpg
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Public Housing With the help of government entities, municipalities offer assistance to lowincome individuals but there are not many affordable housing options available across Norway. In recent years, the ability to choose social housing apartments in less owner-occupied municipalities has become available.
Percentage of private household owning their dwelling in 2011 66.3-70% 70.1-77 77.1-80 80.1-87.1
Modern Social Housing in Trondheim, Norway. Source: http://www.bkark.no/projects/svartlamoen-housing/
0-4.9% 5.0-8.9 9.0-13.9 14.0-29.8
Culture + Housing Policy “Regional housing policies provide a high level of services to less dense regions encouraging people to stay in more rural landscapes.” Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim have low-population densities and “incorporate ‘natural’ forests... for recreation” into residential and commercial areas to reinforce the cultural ideal of nature in modern Norwegian life. (Caulkins par. 15)
Low-income individuals are receiving more support than in the past, but political entities, economic factors connected to the oil industry, and a high cost of living has caused varied and alternative housing options to be less accessible and of lower quality.
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Percentage of Occupied Dwellings Built after 2001
Historic traditional-style farm buildings. Source: https://no. wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Telemarkstunet_ Norsk_ Folkemuseum_0.jpg
Workforce housing in 1930’s Norway. Source: http:// www.everyculture.com/images/ctc_03_img0822.jpg
Government Structure + Housing Policy Affordable Housing + Government “Adequate and secure housing for all” Storting (Parliament/Legislative Branch)
Storting (Parliament/ Legislative Branch)
King’s Council of State (Executive Branch)
Judicial Branch
Role: Basic loans, start-up loans, housing grants and housing allowances. Social Policy Regional Program: Aimed at creating a housing policy program to better prepare municipalities for welfare challenges.
Prime Minister Ministry of Local Gov’t and Regional Development
“Providing Adequate Shelter for All” Norwegian State Housing Bank
Housing and Building Department
Role: Create a well-functioning housing market, adequate and quality housing with an emphasis on sustainability and universally designed houses (accessibility). Addresses four marginalized groups: homeless, refugees, asylum seekers, and elderly people with disabilities.
Norwegian State Housing Bank
Norwegian Building Authority
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Urban Market Canopy The urban landscape in Lagos is densely populated with buildings, traffic, and people. Each day impoverished people from the Makoko river-side slum travel to a market in the center of Lagos to sell fish, fabric, and timber. The urban market canopy is designed to bring local Nigerian culture back into the metropolitan city and to cultivate a sense of equality and value low-income lifestyles that thrive throughout the city. Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Gwari
Bayelsa
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Left: Red circle signifies Lagos, Nigeria - the site of the market canopy. Right: Market canopy in the city center.
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Site + Contextual Conditions Climate People per square (2008)
Rain Forest Fresh Water S Mangrove Montane Marginal Sava Short Grass S Woodland + T
Below: Makoko Slum (red) location in relation to city markets (gray). Below circle: Location of Makoko slum and Makoko School.
Poverty
Poverty Headcoun (% Pop. Below $1. 100%
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Precedent Study
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Makoko Floating School (right), developed by the architects at NLE in Lagos, Nigeria, uses traditional building methods and local materials. Due to the location of the Makoko slum in and along the river, the architects derived a solution based off of local needs and to keep the structure from being damaged from high waters. This project inspired me to keep local climate and geographical barriers in mind when creating a structure to enhance the city’s cultural presence that helps solve a particular issue among poverty-stricken people.
Right: Makoko Floating School by NLE Architects based in Nigeria.
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Canopy Design
The slightly transparent red fabric is draped in specific ways and in varying lengths to purposefully direct water into basins while simultaneously filtering it of debris. The goal of the canopy is not to shield rain, but rather keep it from weighing down the structure during seasonal down-pours. The added base on the bottom of the canopy serves as a flotation device, mimicking the Makoko Floating School, so that the structure has additional protection from flash floods.
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Above drawings: Diagram of structure and fabric showing the directional characteristics of the design.
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Top Left: Aerial view of Lagos and market canopies showing place-making strategy. Left: Map of market center showing location of canopies.
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