Travis Hodges
Selected Works 116 N. Avenue 53 Los Angeles CA 90042 MArch Urban Design - University College London B.S. Architecture - University of Michigan
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2011
The informal settlement of Armutlu faces imminent eviction. As one of several geçekondu [squatter settlements] in Istanbul, this community’s violent political history and numerous health and safety deficiencies make it a vulnerable target for generic redevelopment. In order to avoid a forced relocation to public housing projects, residents must address the physical and social deficiencies that would justify mass eviction.
2002: 50 houses demolished
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The Bartlett, London
Avoiding Eviction in Armutlu
local government headquarters
2008: 33 houses demolished
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This project, which proposes a series of improvements for the geçekondu, outlines a process by which the inhabitants upgrade their environment themselves. The improvements are systematically achieved as the result of interventions that grow in scale and scope as the project develops over a period of twenty to fifty years. The interventions have a cumulative effect, cultivating a sense of collective identity and strengthening local networks within the community.
Urban Design
The Bartlett, London Community Participation
Experienced Farmers
Artisan Food Vendors Temporary Clinic
Recycling Worker
Terraced Gardens
Volunteers
Visiting Practitioner
Composting Area Mobile Library
New Trees and Gardens
Handicraft Vendors
Visiting Students
The timeline below identifies the specific actions and people necessary to carry out each stage of this incremental development plan. The initial projects are low-cost and temporary, such as educational workshops or events. The cumulative interventions build on one another, gradually transforming the cummunity with sustainable new infrastructure and vibrant social participation.
Heavy Machinery New Public Spaces
Agriculture Cooperative Street Commerce
Agricultural Worker Volunteer
Buildings
1.1 - 1.2 Agriculture Co-operative facility for operations and storage 0.3 - 0.4 Community Tent temporary structure to appear at subsequent community events
Events
0.0 Prime Minister Erdoğan and the AK Party renew threats to develop Küçük Armutlu People’s Committee considers strategies to avoid forced relocation
0.1 General Meeting at community center
0.4 Community work day invite residents to collaborate on collective projects
B. Appoint environmental & social task forces
Team A. collect litter
People’s Committee resolves to address the following justifications for eviction:
Team C. plant trees and flowers
4.2 Domestic compost workshop teach fundamentals of composting organic waste
Team D. feed and entertain volunteers
A. Flooding and erosion damage C. Untreated wastewater
A. Poorly-ventilated coal fires
B. Incineration of hazardous materials 3. Building construction
A. Substandard concrete and B. Poor foundation
B. Delinquent youth 5. Perception as extremist enclave
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A. general maintenance B. plant ornamentals in key areas
1.3 Launch agriculture programme offers services to residents of target zone and volunteers 0.2 - 1.1 Water survey and analysis task force determines where water collects, flows, and causes problems
B. supply of seed C. access to gardening expertise
A. interview residents
C. findings determine boundaries of target zone
1.2 Establish target zone task force identifies specific area for concentrated improvements
0.1 - 0.4 Human resource survey task force identifies individuals with special capabilities A. interview residents
A. building and carpentry B. agriculture and cultivation
B. identify community leaders and social promoters
C. cuisine, traditions, and handicrafts
C. determine traditional wisdom networks
D. music and performance
B. best practices for community gardening
A. address immediate flood risks 3.2 - 3.3 Conduct land-use survey for future development identifies earthquake risks and ecologically sensitive areas
C. construct retaining walls 1.1 Database of professional skills community directory of knowledgeable experts
A. formal training for co-op volunteers
2.2 - 4.1 Upgrade water infrastructure (phase I) provides paid work for unemployed residents
B. excavate ponds and canals
2.1 Facilitate temporary food market provides selling space to any resident
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3.1 Establish garden school
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4. Security
A. Crime
2.3 - 3.2 Recruit co-op volunteers beautify common spaces within zone
1.4 Commence gardening class at community center weekly course obligatory for target zone residents
0.1 Distribute wildflower seeds residents show support for new initiative by scattering seeds throughout the community
B. observe and document
4.4 - 5.1 Handicraft Exchange retail shop to sell goods and workspace to practice traditiona
3.2 Community tree-planting day plant seedlings donated from Istanbul Botanic Gardens
Team B. trim overgrown vegetation
2. Air quality
Social Projects
2.2 Handicraft workshop encourage local artisans to teach their trade to other residents
1. Water management B. Unsuitable drinking water
3.1 - 4.1 Agriculture Co-operative II expansion to include meeting space, greenhouse, compost zone, kitchen, and supply store
2.2 - 2.3 Trade Workshop hardware store to provide workspace and project advice to residents
A. Introduce strategy and vision
C. Institute tax for community improvements
Environmental Projects
Public Water Access
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2.4 Invite local hospital to host health fair provides screenings, vaccinations, and basic consultations
Urban Design
The Bartlett, London
Patchwork City Urban Theory Project
2011
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This conceptual city model is an urban “tile” within a patchwork of other students’ models. The project provided an introduction to the Urban Design program and encouraged students to express their position on the city. My fragment depicts a hypothetical future of global economic collapse. Despite an absence of formal government and planning systems, the inhabitants of this “makeshift city” have transformed the urban environment in response to the catastrophe. This new community has dissembled, reallocated, and reconfigured existing urban infrastructure to reflect the values and lifestyles of the new population, which is highly conscious about efficient resourse use as a strategy for survival.
A demonstration of the transormation taking place, showing the original state and the subsequent rearrangement of the urban landscape in the model. page 3 of 8
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Intervenciones Urbanas
SALCOATITAN
Peace Corps El Salvador
C.E. Pestalozzi
Sarita
escuela (primaria - bachillerato)
sorbetería y abarrotería
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Ruta de las Flores Arte Inédito galería de arte
Churrasco de Don Rafa
Borboletas
restaurante
arte y artesanias
El Pan Nuestro panadería
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4a. Calle Poniente
6a. Calle Poniente
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Municipal Development Specialist
2007-2009
I began my Peace Corps service in May 2007. For the following two years, I lived and worked in Salcoatitán, a town of 5,000 inhabitants located in the coffeeproducing highlands of western El Salvador.
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patrimonio cultural
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galería de arte
restaurante
beneficio en desuso
Elemento A: Arco de Entrada Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
Working with local government and public institutions, I designed and managed projects in education, youth development, citizen participation, income generation, and the environment. My approach of involving the community in every step of the process from design to construction provided locals a sence of ownership they seldom experience.
Elemento B: Parque de la Ceiba
Arco de bienvenido en la entrada del pueblo hierro, cemento, bloque, pintura, teja 12m (largo) x 1.5m (ancho) x 6m (altura) $5000
foto: Arco en el camino a Apaneca, construido de hierro, 5 metros de altura.
Techo de teja amarrada a la estructura de hierro
Estructura de bloque y hierro, repellado y pintado
Paso para peatones
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Rotulo de bienvenido a Salcoatitan
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Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
fotos: Terreno de la ceiba en la entrada del pueblo
Atractivo turístico con bancas y una caseta para atención al turista bancas, grama, flores y plantas ornamentales, caseta de turismo (madera de teca, barra de castilla, teja) 16m x 16m $500
Elemento D: Mantenimiento del Paisaje Urbano
Elemento C: Parque La Cantarera Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
Creación de un punto de encuento: apodo de plantas, siembra de flores, un mural o mosaico grama, plantas ornamentales, pintura, mosaico 16m x 8m $500
foto: Ejemplo de un mosaico para adornar la cantarera.
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Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
Campaña de limpieza, pintada de edificios y acercas, pintada de murales, siembra de plantas ornamentales pintura de aceite, pintura de oleo, pinceles Primeras tres cuadras $1000
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fotos: Edificios de la calle principal como están ahora , y como se puede transformarlos en espacios que demuestran la identidad de la comunidad.
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Building on efforts to capitalize on an emerging tourist economy, I helped form a committee of local business owners and developed a strategic plan to avoid the consequences of rapid growth.
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On behalf of the tourism committee, I designed an urban improvement plan (above) of city beautification elements. Using this plan, the committee obtained funding for the proposed projects from a government ministry. Two arches were constructed to mark the town’s entrance, and a neglected water tank was covered in mosaic tile and converted into an inviting public park. page 4 of 8
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Community Development
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Peace Corps El Salvador
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Working locally with municipal institutions or partnering with Peace Corps volunteers throughout the country, I created construction documents, presentation drawings, digitized maps, and graphic design for logos, brochures, and promotional material.
glorieta / techado 14 x 9
Caluco, Sonsonate
duchas 2 x 5
2007-2009
acceso vehicular
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Bodega (donaciones) 11 x 6
Municipio de Salcoatitán Ceiba
Architectural Design
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Crate & Barrel is an international retailer specializing in housewares and furniture. I created drawings, models, renderings, and design presentations for the company’s in-house architecture department. I also coordinated with real estate developers, construction firms, and local planning commissions.
Crate & Barrel, Chicago
Cherry Hill Homestore
Edina Homestore
Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherry Hill, NJ Start Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2006 Completion Date: . . . . . November 2007 Size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 ft.2
Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina, MN Start Date: . . . . . . . . . . September 2006 Completion Date: . . . . . . . . March 2008 Size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,000 ft.2
Undergraduate Architecture
Undergraduate Thesis
2005
teahouse
Dorter
The final undergraduate design studio is dedicated to the role of design to facilitate social action. Students are encouraged to explore design processes that transcend linear problem solving and question the spatial implications of community-based dysfunction.
residential courtyard
noviciate
hostel clinic
zen rock garden
winery food vendors
stupa
workshops
refectory forecourt
agricultural equipment kitchen shipping & receiving
Vacant shopping malls are ubiquitous icons of economic failure. This project transforms an dilapidated suburban mall near Detroit into a diverse forum for public engagement.
cellars & storage
workshops
inner cloister
library hypostyle hall
sports court
entry court
school
Analysis of the site and its surroundings revealed that retail has become a redundant and unsustainable program for the Livonia Mall. In a playful twist of program, I propose transforming the mall into a monastery.
administration
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chapel
The building typology of the suburban mall is isolated and introspective. So too is that of the monastery. With the studio’s emphasis on resistance as a means of bringing change, I describe subtle changes aimed at subverting the current condition.
Corridors once walked by consumers, hands full with shopping bags, will now be walked by monks and nuns, minds full with contemplations of a more meaningful nature. 256 ft
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Retail Reincarnated
University of Michigan
A series of phases introduces a yoga studio, public library, and new age bookstore. Weeds and grasses begin to dominate the vast parking lot, which is eventually cultivated and gardened extensively. Courtyards and corridors open the dark mall to the sky. Ultimately, Mervyn’s, Sears, and Value City become cathedral, mosque, and synagogue.
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Undergraduate Architecture
University of Michigan
Fourth Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Detroit Automotive Library Design Studio Project
2004
This semester-long building project proposed an International Automotive Archive for downtown Detroit. The building design makes the most of natural light on the site, employing carved spaces to direct and diffuse the light where necessary. In order to convey the carved qualities of the concrete, 1/8 scale models of significant moments were cast, resulting in expressive volumes which communicate the effects of light and shadow.
Second Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Basement Plan
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