M.Arch Portfolio I

Molly Gagnon / B.S. in Architecture / M.Arch Candidate / Northeastern University

Molly Gagnon

Skills

Technical

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere

AutoCAD

Autodesk Revit

Bluebeam Revu

Garageband iOS

Lumion

Microsoft Office

QGIS, ArcGIS

Reaper

Rhinoceros Ultimaker Cura

Physical

3D Printing

Hand Sketching

Laser Cutting

Model Making

(518) 527 - 9749 / mmgagnonn@gmail.com / linkedin.com/in/mmgagnonn

Education

Northeastern University, Boston MA

BS in Architecture 2022 / M.Arch Candidate 2023

IE University, Segovia, Spain / Spring 2020 Study Abroad Semester

GPA: 3.78 / Magna Cum Laude / Dean’s List 2017 - 2022 / Honors Program

CAMD: Distinguished Scholars Scholarship / AIAS Mentorship Award

Experience

RODE Architects Inc. RODE Inc. / Architectural Co-op. Architectural Developed construction documents for large multi-family complexes, specializing in unit layout and coordination of MEPFP in collaboration with Project Managers and Interior Designers. Created diagrams, renderings, physical and digital models for community and client meetings.

7/2021 - 12/2021, 5/2022 - Present

Research & Fabrication Assistant Fabrication / Professor Carmen Hull. Carmen Hull. Research fabrication methods and materials for an upcoming Summer 2023 exhibit on gender inequality in various countries.

1/2023 - Present

References

Ruthie Kuhlman, RA Architect / Associate RODE Architects Inc.

ruthie@rodearchitects.com

Ben Wilson, AIA, LEED AP Principal Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.

(617) 456 - 2261

bwilson@bhplus.com

Brian Gregory, AIA, LEED Green Associate Project Manager, Urban Design Practice

Perkins&Will Boston

(973) 229 - 3454

Coursework

Masters Design Studio

Comprehensive Design Studio

Integrated Building Systems

Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Architecture of Social Reform

Structural Systems

Design Studio 4: ProgramSpain Study Abroad

Sustainable Urban Transportation in the Netherlands

Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.

brian.gregory@perkinswill.com

Sewing Interests

Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc. / Architectural Co-op. Architectural Co-op. Worked closely with Principals, Architects and Project Managers on a range of project scales. Produced construction and schematic drawings. Created and edited 3D, physical models and renderings for presentations. Met with clients and community members, and made site visits.

5/2019 - 11/2019

Northeastern University NOMAS

Senior Advisor and Communications Specialist. Senior Advisor and Communications Advocate for changes to the curriculum to promote inclusivity. Advise in the logistics for events and craft newsletters. Collaborated with AIAS and the SOA Admin to plan the 2020 Spatial Inclusion and 2021 Blueprints for Health Lecture Series. Previously a Cultural Liaison and AIAS Liaison.

9/2018 - 11/2019, 5/2020 - 5/2022

Northeastern University AIAS Northeastern AIAS

Vice President of Special Events. Vice President Events. Lead initiatives in planning, promotion, and organization of events and meetings. Coordinated with the SOA Administration and represented Northeastern at national and regional conferences. Previously Webmaster.

5/2018 - 5/2019, 5/2020 - 5/2021

Figure Skating

Cross Country Skiing

Guitar, Songwriting

Skateboarding

Cycling

Duolingo

Sewing

Propmaking

Writing

Urban Oasis

How do you create an escape from the city in the heart of Madrid?

PONDering Infrastructure

Can infrastructure not only protect against stormwater flooding but educate and foster community?

level isn’t permanent, so why should architecture be?

What can a dialogue between the wisdom of the past and progressive outlook of the present and future become?

Urban Oasis

How do you create an escape from the city in the heart of Madrid?

Spring 2020 / IE University: Segovia / Design Studio 4: Program / Clara Murado

This recreation complex combines a variety of recreation and entertainment programs into a breath of fresh air in the sprawling city of Madrid.

This project reimagines what the open, boarded up lot between these buildings could be, literally filling the void with recreation and leisure.

Enclosing the perimeter of the site with program shifts the focus inward to the open spaces in the center.

A sculptural rock wall both secludes and invites visitors into the space, dancing around the rigid shapes of the surrounding buildings.

A beachfront is brought to the middle of Madrid with the inclusion of a competitive beach volleyball court, accompanied by a water playspace and outdoor café seating, shaded by hanging vines and plants.

massing arrangement

rockwall

interior section 1

interior section 2

massing model

The three main programs constitute three main circles of influence, with surrounding spaces supporting them. A main walkway serves as a path to connect each of them.

The Rock Wall space includes the Splash Park and bleachers for the Beach Volleyball Court.

In the indoor dining space, restaurant pods allow for smaller local restaurants to cycle through and continuously change.

Infrastructure PONDering Infrastru

Can infrastructure not only protect against stormwater flooding but educate and create community?

Fall 2020 / Architecture, Infrastructure & the City / Brian Gregory

The need to protect infrastructure and vulnerable populations is dire. How can we do this while also preserving valuable public and urban space?

With unprecedented weather events occurring more frequently, the public spaces that the people of Boston have fought for are at risk of going underwater.

This puts the Southwest Corridor, a critical transportation line, at risk for severing a reliable connection to the economic center of Downtown Boston.

These neighborhoods are the homes of many socio-economically disadvantaged individuals as well as many people of color.

The need to protect the Southwest Corridor and ensure it remains operational to ensure mobility and equity is greatly needed.

existing conditions

base lot parcel sf: 117,805

This project combines education, infrastructure and community to create a public space that helps prevent stormwater flooding.

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It is also a space that can support events and programs that benefit the community, as well as the neighboring Roxbury Community College.

Skateboarders have often found use for water management facilities.

setback 2 street wall continuity

A public skatepark and new bike path that doubles as stormwater management infrastructure can both protect the MBTA and create valuable spaces of learning, growth, education, and human connection.

building height maximum: 45’

roof drainage planstormwater flooding along the swc

Skateparks

The skatepark is often treated as purely recreational space, but it can be so much more.

The sense of community that is fostered through skateboarding is valuable to our urban spaces.

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teach about stony brook river, flooding and hold inclusive learn-to-skate workshops with rcc & community

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Charlestown Navy Yard Appear + Disap(pie

Sea level isn’t permanent, so why should architecture be?

Spring 2021 / Individual / Embodied Environments & Climate Sensibilities / Irmak Turan

Everything is always changing. Tides, weather, seasons, and climate all change, and will continue to change. Architecture should be dynamic and reflect and adapt, rather than remaining static.

urban farm: low tide

charlestown navy yard

A great deal of public spaces in Charlestown are threatened by sealevel rise, and providing resilient green spaces is more than a necessity. Maintaining the connection to the maritime history through a close relationship with the water is crucial.

This is not only for the identity of Charlestown, but also to provide public access to these experiences when privatization leaves these spaces far and few between.

site

sea level rise + tides

A dynamic space that reflects the ever-changing environment around such a historical site can educate about current issues facing the Navy Yard, such as sea level rise and local ecology, as well as the past.

It can also fill the gaps in services and necessities that are scarce along the waterfront, such as nonconvenience and fresh grocery, educational spaces and community meeting spaces.

fishing long and spread out for easy isolation, water access, variety of spaces to fish from

community gatheringspace closer to land for easy access, visibility, and to draw people onto the pier

community farming in the center as a bridge between busy and quiet spaces as well as a connection to all of the other spaces.

educational gathering space more isolated and further away from the land for more seculsion and less distraction. access to farming and fishing programs and larger to be more flexible for multiple groups, activities, etc.

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indicate tide small spaces between plantings

fishing pier changes with tides

solar shading

The people, fish, tides, plants, and even history of a place rarely remain stagnant over time.

A space that embraces these changes, over years, months, days and even hours can stand the test of time and be as dynamic as the world we live in.

motion + materials

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What can a dialogue between the wisdom of the past and progressive outlook of the present and future become?

Spring 2022 / Comprehensive Design Studio / Peter Wiederspahn

in collaboration with Sung-jun Kim

Fort Hill’s history is complex and interconnected with the history of Boston as a whole, and that should be celebrated.

Chadwick Lead Works Timeline

A building steeped in Boston History, The Chadwick Lead Works was built following the demolition of Fort Hill. It now sits close to the Rose Kennedy Greenway, a product of, and surviving constant renewal, rebuilding and development since the original settlement of Europeans on the Massachusett Tribe’s land.

Our adaptive reuse project wanted to pay homage to this history, while remaining focused on the needs of the future.

Highlighting a unique function and architectural element of the Lead Works— the Shot Tower, our project brings back the memory of the fortress, while adapting the building to the sustainability and accessibility needs of the present and the future.

A light-filled atrium addition unites the two grids and floor plates of the existing buildings, organizing the circulation and providing modern building necessities. A funnel roof and rainwater capture system bring a new use to the shot tower that echoes back to the original shot production, while serving as a natural cooling tower.

Map Images courtesy of Mapjunction / http://goodoldboston.blogspot.com/2011/09/fort-hill.html / https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/7-fun-facts-about-the-boston-irish/ / https://globalboston.bc.edu/index.php/home/ethnic-groups/irish/13-half-moon-place-1849/ / https://aknextphase.com/the-chadwick-lead-works/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2015/06/24/taxes-not-solution-for-american-decline/WTLTwu6h0OYiD96WwofikN/story.html / The Boston Globe / Digital Commonwealth / https://www.massmoments.org/moment-details/central-artery-project-announced.html

Existing Conditions:

molten lead perforated pan

lead falling

By bringing all of the services into the new additions in

Iteration II Proposal:

surface tension makes spheres

plates of the existing building are freed up as open space. Contrary to the large atrium, this almost doubles the usable floor area in the building.

water cools the lead balls

Structural Grid

- Wiederspahn

atrium funnel collects rainwater for later use air exchangers to retain air heat for use and ventilate exhaust water feature: evaporative cooling system stack effect in

operable raised atrium with vents to ventilate hot air

hotairisdrawnoutfromspacesadjacenttotheatrium

geothermalpumptocool/heat&filterfountainwater geothermalembeddedinatriumfloorheatsairandcausesittorise-increasescirculation operableventsforfreshairintake

space provides walkwaysarrangedinfunnelshape toallowhotairtoflowupwards

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How can architecture and technology translate to an installation?

Fall 2022 / Masters Research Studio / Humbi Song

By applying different technologies to site analysis and material exploration, this yearlong research studio aims to craft an installation uniting technology and design.

Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype Internship Work BargmannHendrie+Arc r

When thoughts and ideas become reality, what happens?

May 2019 - November 2019 / Direct Supervisor: Principal Ben Wilson

A collection of projects and odd-jobs that I took on as an intern at a midsized architecture firm in Boston for my first co-op experience.

Working closely in collaboration with other architects and designers, I completed many tasks for a variety of projects around the office.

I edited Revit models and made changes to renders in Adobe Photoshop, as well as created BIM models from scratch based on old drawing sets.

I also revised construction documents and produced presentation materials for projects ranging from small residential additions to public housing complexes.

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addition

camp ramah vocational education housing

monsignor powers apartments axonometric

apartment types

daniel f. burns apartments typical unit summer street renovation proposal

RODE Architects Internship Work RODEArchitects t

What can be learned from new projects, new people and a new environment?

July 2021 - December 2021 / Project Architects: Ruthie Kuhlman and Amanda Sanders

My second co-op experience exposed me to more new construction and larger, more complex projects at a young and rapidly growing small-tomidsize firm in Boston.

1515 commonwealth avenue condos and apartments - revit façade and window edits, and panel schedule by me architects: ben wan, ruthie kuhlman, amanda sanders / role: primarily unit layouts, kitchens and bathrooms, presentation materials, redlines, interiors specifications, construction documents

At RODE, I learned about designing at various scales, from specifying bathroom accessories for interiors to massing studies and what goes into managing the largest project team in the office’s history.

Working on new construction was a welcome challenge. Contrasting with my previous co-op, I dealt with more coordination with structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical drawings and engineers for unit layouts. I also collaborated with the inhouse interiors team on drawings and modeling for units and amenity spaces.

I spent more time on fewer projects, which gave me more insight into how one project changes over time, as well as the ability to focus on different attributes and components within the same project.

1515 Commonwealth Avenue is the largest project I’ve worked on yet. Being put on this project just before the 50% construction document deadline was daunting.

Despite this, I quickly found my place aiding in managing the unit layouts and coordination and helping with interior renderings. I made changes to update exterior window families and organized specification spreadsheets for the interiors team, as well as made a detailed panel schedule for the exteriors team.

Design Team

Design Team

Design Team

1515 unit layouts / architects: ben wan, ruthie kuhlman, amanda sanders role: manage unit model groups, plans, rcp’s, bathrooms and kitchens alongside zoe wong

1515 amenity space rendering / architects: ben wan, ruthie kuhlman, amanda sanders role: populated lumion rendering with lighting and decorations alongside alex zee

On the 282 Bremen Street team I was able to transfer everything I had learned from 1515 and apply it to a smaller scale multifamily apartment. I was primarily in charge of units sheets, reading electrical and plumbing plans to coordinate pipe, switch and outlet locations. Additionally, I spent a great deal of time working closely with the interiors team on plans, elevations, and reflected ceiling plans for amenity spaces. I was in charge of modeling the steel and glass partitions in amenity spaces and ensuring they were reflected accurately in the elevations and plans.

282 bremen st / architect: ruthie kuhlman / role: managing unit layouts, kitchen and bathroom elevations, vertical circulation plans and elevations

282 bremen st elevations / architect: ruthie kuhlman / role: modeled amenity steel and glass partitions under the direction of jessica haley and caroline jones

This addition to an existing historic Harvard building was located on a very small and irregular site. The challenge to bring the building up to code. A series of massing studies attempted to reconcile these needs while also appealing to the history of the building and the building technologies of the present.

1746 cambridge st massing study / architects: kevin deabler, ben wan, amanda sanders / role: constructed model of existing conditions and led massing study

1746 cambridge st massing study / architects: kevin deabler, ben wan, amanda sanders / role: created presentation materials for client

max zoning with cut

tall mansard test

option 4a (old)

existing aerial masses

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What is the process for winning architectural work in practice?

Fall 2022 / Case Studies 1 / Jeremy Munn

in collaboration with Jake Dunlap, Cameron Meier and Isabella Whitehill emulating Abacus Architects and Planners

Emulating an awardwinning, local architecture firm in Boston, my team assembled a fictional project proposal for the Town of Acton’s new senior housing development.

Drawing from the selected firm’s work and expertise, we crafted a full project proposal. We partook in an competitive interview process against other teams (classmates), and were ultimately “awarded” the project.

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How can technology further our understanding of space?

Spring 2022 / Geographical Information Systems / Glenn Hazelton

This project examines various factors that shape Boston’s BlueBikes bike-share system through publically available datasets. By crafting maps that explore attributes of the BlueBike system itself, overlayed with social and demographic data, as well as infrastructure in Boston, I’ve attempted to identify areas in which the BlueBike system can be expanded upon to promote social equity, safety and sustainability.

Endeavors Creative

What are other outlets for creativity?

Various multimedia art pieces from 2016 - Present

The Boston Tree Party

A series exploring the picturesque qualities and total environments within the Emerald Necklace.

Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor

11” x 17”

what comes next? streets

under the seahooty - the owl house

naginata - jujutsu kaisen

da mao

music production / performance - link to original song “not a virus”

nederland

foliage