TAJ HANSON
PROFESSIONAL WORK
Outdoor Rooms
WESTLAKE AND LENORA PARK Site Workshop - 100% CD, Summer 2018 Site:
Denny Triangle - Seattle, WA
Client: Seattle Parks and Recreation Role:
Off‐Set Free‐Form Up/Down 0
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Online Survey
Project Manager - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, 3D modeling, public outreach facilitation, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, technical specifications, permitting, and cost estimating.
Design: This new urban park will provide much needed recreational amenities in downtown Seattle’s rapidly growing Denny Triangle neighborhood. The design process was grounded in an extensive community engagement process that included local residents, business owners, employees, the neighborhood association, and the adjacent developer. Located on a particularly challenging triangular site with significant grade change, the park design responds through an arrangement of programmed terraces providing passive lawn space, a custom play area, and substantial seating opportunities.
COMMUNITY MEETING #1 RESULTS
MAY 20, 2014
RESULTS FROM MEETING & ONLINE SURVEY
CIRCULATION
Concrete Seating
Accessible Route
SURFACING PLAY
Unit Pavers
Wood Seating
Alternate Route
CIP Concrete
Backed Seating
Play Surfacing Lawn
27
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SEATING PLAY
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION | 7 SEPTEMBER WESTLAKE 2017 + LENORA | SiteWorkshop PARK
PLANTING
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SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION | 7 SEPTEMBER WESTLAKE 2017 + LENORA | SiteWorkshop PARK
SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION | 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 | SiteWorkshop
PLAY
EVENTS Storage Room
Fo o
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Lenora Streetscape
Power Receptacle
Westlake Streetscape
Drinking Fountain
Lenora Edge
10’x10’ Tents
Hillclimb
33 SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION | 7 SEPTEMBER WESTLAKE 2017 + LENORA | SiteWorkshop PARK
30 SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION | 7 SEPTEMBER WESTLAKE 2017 + LENORA | SiteWorkshop PARK
32 SEATTLE DESIGN COMMISSION | 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 | SiteWorkshop
DESTINATION POINT DEFIANCE Site Workshop - Construction in progress Site:
Point Defiance - Tacoma, WA
Client: Metro Parks Tacoma Role: Project Coordinator (Project Manager for roundabout entry) - work included conceptual design development, technical design studies, graphic production, 3D modeling, public outreach facilitation, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, technical specifications, cost estimating, and construction administration. Design: This regional park project will remediate and transform a heavily contaminated peninsula into an expansive public space on Tacoma’s waterfront. A new multi-use trail and pedestrian bridge have also been added to provide a critical connection between the existing Tacoma waterfront walk and this new park space to the larger Point Defiance park area beyond. The dynamic industrial and environmental history of this site is expressed through large earthworks that structure the space, integrated public art, and unique material applications. Key features of this project also include a lawn panel and stage for regional events, topographically enhanced views, a variety of unstructured recreation opportunities, a massive hill climb offering a sequence of slides for an express route down, large-scale establishment of oak prairie habitat, a regional stormwater treatment facility, increased public parking, and a new roundabout entry into the park.
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
VEHICLE CIRCULATION + PARKING A
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UTILITIES
PENINSULA PARK
PENINSULA PARK
PENINSULA PARK
OVERLOOKS
EARTHWORK
EVENTS
// CONCERT
PENINSULA PARK
2.1 ACRES
ZOO TUNES (WOODLAND PARK) 5,000 ALL GRASS SEATING
1.7 ACRES
CHATEAU ST. MICHELLE 4,000 CHAIR + BLEACHER SEATING
0.8 ACRES
PENINSULA PARK
PENINSULA PARK
PENINSULA PARK
STORAGE + CAPPING
PLANTING
STORMWATER
PENINSULA PARK
PENINSULA PARK
CLEAN FILL CLEAN + CONTAMINATED FILL STORAGE + CAPPING
CONTAMINATED SOIL EXCAVATION
PENINSULA PARK
Multi-use trail and overlooks
Regional stormwater treatment facility
Pedestrian bridge
ROUNDABOUT DESIGN
CURRENT DESIGN: SITE PLAN
Roundabout park entry ROUNDABOUT SIGNAGE DESIGN
PLANTING ZONES
and signage
OPTION 2
OPTION 3
OPTION 4
METRO PARKS TACOMA | SITE WORKSHOP
ROUNDABOUT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
TURF RESTORATION PLANTING AT REGIONAL STORM FACILITY RAIN GARDEN PLANTING FISHBOWL PLANTING STREETSCAPE PLANTING EDGE PLANTING ROUNDABOUT PLANTING
ROUNDABOUT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
OPTION 1
METRO PARKS TACOMA | SITE WORKSHOP
METRO PARKS TACOMA | SITE WO
KIWANIS METHOW PARK Site Workshop - 60% CD, Summer 2018 Site:
Kiwanis Methow Park - Wenatchee, WA
Client: The Trust for Public Land and City of Wenatchee Parks and Recreation Role: Project Manager - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, 3D modeling, public outreach facilitation, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, technical specifications, and cost estimating. Design: Located in south Wenatchee, this predominantly Latino neighborhood has been under-served by urban park amenities. A robust participatory community design process is now directing the transformation of the existing park into a public destination for recreation, gathering, and community events. Programming enhancements include a soccer court, multifunctional recreation zone, a “kiosko� pavilion for performances, generous plaza space, nature play opportunities, a gardening area, and integrated community art.
Clients: Rainier BeachRainier Link to Lake steering committee, Beach Link2Lake Open Space Seattle Parks Steering and Recreation, the Department Committee and Presents: of Neighborhoods
Be’er Sheva Park Improvements
Seward Park Ave. S
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Saturday June 2nd, 2018 12pm - 3pm at the B Be’er Sheva Park Improvements A community party was hosted at the park to pr BBQ, a live DJ and music, #wheresthebeach and canoe rides on t site improvements in their respective locations a preferred design concept and gain more feedbac Mapes Creek Restorationfeedback that guided the design team in making
Role: Project Manager - work included conceptual Help shape the future of one of Rainier design development, graphic production, Beach’s most incredible parks! public outreach facilitation, client and sub-consultant construction documentation, and cost Joincoordination, Us, Help Decide! Public Meetings in Rainier Beach: estimating. t the Rainier Community Saturday, March 3rd //Center: 12pm-3pm MeetingBeach #1 S Henderson St. Lake Washington Somali Community Services ofteam Seattle to review three concepts created by the design team. theDesign: steering committee and design The focus of 8810 this Renton project was on promoting a Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 Envision a CONNECTION robust particapatory community design process d on feedback from the Understanding phase of the project. Community members broke into Dream of a NEIGHBORHOOD through this space... for a park need of April improvements. As the park is Meeting #2 in Saturday, 21st // 12pm-3pm beach at the shoreline... oncept options andCommunity thenminority reported their ideas back to the community. The feedback Rainier Beach Center locatedin in adetail rapidly gentrifying 8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 neighborhood, the outreach wasthe critical in he design team to continue to effort refine design into a preferred schematic design plan. The creating a park design that supports the recreation Meeting #3 Saturday, June 2nd // 12pm-3pm event that continued to drive the design of the park. and programBeer desires the existing local Shevaof Park Imagine a GATEWAY 8650 55th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 include community. Proposed park improvements to Be’er Sheva Park... an accessible shoreline promenade and restored Learn more about the project and take our beach, numerous nodes for community gatherings survey at: www.rainierbeachlinktolake.org and picnicking, a performance stage, and For more info: rblinktolake@gmail.com integrated public art.
Be’er Sheva Park | Schematic Design Report - July 2018
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PUBLIC MEETING #1 ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAS ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICAL AREAS & SHORELINE ENVIRONMENTS Most Restrictive Development Zone
RAINIER BEACH URBAN FARM AND WETLANDS
Ecological Zones • Mapes Creek Riparian Mgmt. Areas • Wetland Riparian Mgmt. Areas
CONSERVANCY PRESERVATION AREA
• Conservancy Preservation Setbacks LAKEFRONT WETLAND RMA
• Conservancy Recreation Setbacks
Least Restrictive Development Zone
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SITE SECTIONS
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FINDING FREEWAY PARK
Retro Game Zone
Design: Freeway Park is a cultural landmark and one of Lawrence Halprin’s greatest works. Unfortunately, the park is underutilized for many reasons. This project focused on developing innovative outreach strategies to engage the public and generate ideas for park programming and design improvements. The project culminated with a concept report documenting the public outreach process and overall design recommendations as well as plans for initial ROW improvements at the park. The eattle’s best keptFreeway secret.Park Theproject Parkwas is hard to find and Finding a community effort that ultimately helped secure $10 million for are inadequate for aimprovements. 21st century urban center park. future park
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Freeway Union St Park is Seattle’s best kept secret. The Park
while its facilities are inadequate for a 21st centur
Enjoy lawn games in the Park!
Join the Conversation
Add your ideas to the chalk wall! Post your favorite places in the park and ideas for its future. #findingfreewaypark
enge
Wayfinding not working well
The Challenge I-5
Project Manager - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, public outreach facilitation, client and sub-consultant coordination, and construction documentation.
is often perceived as unsafe
To Downtown
University St
University St
Seneca St
Poor lighting in areas
Uninviting entrances
N
Terry Ave
Role:
What do you love about the Park? How can it improve?
9th Ave
Idea Boxes
Washington State Convention Center
8th Ave
Client: Freeway Park Association and Seattle Parks and Recreation
FREEWAY PARK
Hu bb ell Pl
Visit the Park and envision what this place could be to you!
Pike St
Hub bell Pl
Freeway Park - Seattle, WA
To Capitol Hill
7th Ave
Site:
Finding Freeway Park
6th Ave
Site Workshop - Concept Report, Fall 2017. Construction of ROW improvements in progress.
To First Hill
Activated places are lacking
Wayfinding not work
Maintenance of key
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TEMPORARY WAYFINDING AND SURVEY BOXES
COMMUNITY CHALKBOARD
COMMUNITY MEETING #3
Freeway Park Association | Site Workshop | 2017
September 16, 2017
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Freeway Park Association | Site Workshop | 2017
The final public meeting took place in the Park at the end of summer, and was intended to showcase preferred ROW improvements for the seven entrances to the Park funded by SDOT and to gain more input on the design recommendations for each of the places and amenities proposed in the concept plan. A proposed project budget - preliminary allocations of the $10 million public benefit ask from the Washington State Convention Center - was also available for comment. Findings: • Public comment was supportive of the wayfinding blade and pavement inlay, as well as including more maps and directions throughout the Park • Support for a cafe was strong • There was support for different programming elements including lawn games, play space, art, and performance space • Crosswalk designs did not receive as many comments as the programming precedents, but the crosswalks with colorful geometric designs were more highly-favored Freeway Park Association | Site Workshop | 2017
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Pike St.
REC WALK
7th Ave.
PLACES+AMENITIES
Washington State Convention Center
•Active recreation area •Use building walls and open space
CONVENTION CENTER •Furnishing and paving PLAZA •improvements Cafe
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BACK YARD
•Passive recreation area •Comfort station/restroom, picnic shelter, sunbathing, lawn games
Two Union Square
BOTANIC WALK tat
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CENTRAL WALKING LOOP
Horizon House
Int
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One Union Square
•Highlight native and ornamental plantings at the Park •Horticulture focus
University St.
University St.
PLAY SPACE
•Focus on active seasonal Seneca St. programming •Food trucks, concerts, performances, etc.
N
Boren Ave.
9th Ave.
8TH AVE.
bell Hub
6th Ave.
SENECA PLAZA
Exeter House
•Art destination •Ceiling, walls, Cieloand ground
Terry Ave.
UNDERPASS
Pl.
Park •Unique urban play environment Place
CANOPY WALK
CONVENTION CENTER PLAZA
Concept Idea
Concept Idea
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Cafe/Kiosk Low Bouldering Wall
Open Lawn
Improved Seating
Paving Improvement
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UNDERPASS
Freeway Park Association | Site Workshop | 2017
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PLAY SPACE
Concept Idea
Concept Idea
Play Structure
Rotating Installations
Nature Play
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JACKSON/KING ST. UNDERPASS Site Workshop - Concept Design, Spring 2018 Site:
Chinatown International District - Seattle, WA
Client: Interim Community Development Association Role: Project Manager - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, public outreach facilitation, client coordination, and cost estimating. Design: This pro bono concept design process leveraged local community outreach to help determine how to transform the neglected I-5 freeway underpass at Jackson and King Streets into a community asset. The surrounding area is rich in culture and activity but the underpass bisecting the neighborhood is perceived as dangerous. The concept design proposes the integration of active and passive recreation programs, plaza spaces, garden areas, and community art with the goal of creating a welcoming, well-used, and safe environment for the neighborhood.
Planting Area
Market Area
JACKSON ST. - SPORT COURT + SKATE ZONE + PERFORMANCE SPACE
Plaza Area w/ Custom Seating
Seat Steps / Terracing
Art Feature
Planting Area
Stage
Food Bank
Interactive Art Installations
Art at Embankment
Accessible Entry Entry Plaza
Sport Court w/ Fencing
Jackson + King St. Underpass // Final Concept Design
Guardrail at Wall Art at Wall
Skate Zone + Performance Space w/ Integrated Art Custom Seating
Planting Area
Plaza Area w/ Custom Seating
Market Area
KING ST. - ART WALK + MARKET PLACE + DOG RUN
Food Bank
Art at Embankment Dog Off Leash Area
Planting Area
Interactive Art Installations Market Area
Plaza Area w/ Custom Seating
Food Bank
Art at Embankment
Jackson + King St. Underpass // Final Concept Design
Interactive Art Installations
CITY PARK SPRAY PARK Site Workshop - Completed Spring 2016 Site:
City Park - Edmonds, WA
Client: City of Edmonds Parks and Recreation Role:
Project Coordinator - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, 3D modeling, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, cost estimating, and construction administration.
Design: This project introduced a series of enhancements to the existing park including a spray park that will serve as a central recreation amenity for the community. Inspired by the form of a boat prow, the spray park design provides substantial seating and an array of water play opportunities in the summer season while functioning as a skateable public plaza during off-season months.
SKYLINE II
Site Workshop - 100% DD, Spring 2018 Site:
First Hill - Seattle, WA
Client: Transforming Age with Ankrom Moisan Architects Role:
Project Manager - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, 3D modeling, resident design reviews, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, and technical specifications.
Design: This new senior-living residential tower will face its predecessor, Skyline I, directly across the street. A primary design consideration involves connecting the towers though accessible, street level paths and via a skybridge so that residents can easily access amenities in both buildings. Located on a neighborhood walking loop, the streetscape design will promote the City’s Green Street concept plan and offer a rest point for the First Hill community with new seating and gathering areas. A vertical stormwater screen and cascading bioretention planters will help bring the ground level to life as well. The new tower also features a rooftop terrace with views to downtown, garden plantings, gathering and exercise areas, a fire pit, and an enclosed dog run.
ROOF TERRACE
ROOF TERRACE
ROOF TERRACE
ROOF TERRACE
Roof terrace
CITIZEN M HOTEL
Site Workshop - Construction in progress Site:
South Lake Union - Seattle, WA
Client: Citizen M with Gensler Architects Role: Project Coordinator - work included conceptual design development, graphic production, 3D modeling, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, and construction administration. Design: This is the first West Coast location for the Dutch boutique hotel chain. The streetscape design was focused on creating a unique entry experience featuring gathering areas with custom seating and a series of Pacific Northwest inspired garden spaces. The second level courtyard functions as a JOHN ST. visual garden element for the private rooms and for bioretention of stormwater coming off the building roof.
Early streetscape design
1.1 LANDSCAPE L1 Site Plan
Design Narrative:
• •
Seating “eddies” at new streetscape planting allow for resting and gathering Permeable pavers on Westlake Ave. and John St. enhance quality of pedestrian experience Rock mulch adds texture at existing trees where planting is not possible due to root systems
WESTLAKE AVE.
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Key Plan
LOBBY
BIKE RACKS, TYP.
4
ROCK MULCH AT EXIST. TREES, TYP.
3
RAISED STEEL PLANTERS, TYP.
PROPERTY LINE
ROOF ABOVE
CONCRETE PAVING W/ 2’x2’ SCORING, TYP.
DROP-OFF
JOHN ST.
1
PERMEABLE PAVERS, TYP.
2
STEEL EDGING AT PLANTERS, TYP.
Design Review Board
PROPOSED STREET LIGHT, TYP. CUSTOM METAL FURNISHINGS, TYP.
SDCI project# 3023379
Date: April 14, 2017
Gensler
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1.1 LANDSCAPE L1 Furnishings
Design Narrative: • • • • •
Modular metal seats and planters match size of 16”x16” square interior hotel casework module Spacers will be used to ensure level seating, increasing seat height to 17”-18” Seat turned on its side becomes a planter box Furnishings to be powder coated dark grey and red, bringing building color out to the streetscape Perforated metal adds texture and allows opportunities for graphic appeal and unique lighting effect
16"
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16"
PERFORATED METAL SEATING
VIEW TOWARD BUILDING ENTRY
VIEW OF JOHN ST. FURNISHINGS Design Review Board
SDCI project# 3023379
Date: April 14, 2017
Gensler
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GUEST ROOMS, TYP.
FOREST
LOBBY BELOW
UNDERSTORY PLANTING W/ TREES
STORMWATER
BIORETENTION PLANTING
EDGE
SOCIETY M
ROOF WATER CONVEYANCE RUNNEL
BOULDERS WITH PLANTING
Level 2 courtyard design
EVEL 2
LEVEL 2 - SOCIETY M
FOREST STORMWATER EDGE
UW NANO ENGINEERING Site Workshop - Completed Fall 2017 Site:
University of Washington - Seattle, WA
Client: University of Washington with ZGF Architects Role:
Project Coordinator - work included conceptual design development, technical design studies, graphic production, 3D modeling, construction documentation, and construction administration.
Design: This project provides a new gateway to campus as part of the Molecular Engineering building. The design improves critical circulation routes with a focus on a central accessible pedestrian promenade that connects Stephens Way to Grant Lane while preserving existing trees and site character. The plaza space offers generous seating for the busy campus while a landscaped area capping the new underground building provides lawn space for relaxing and a stormwater channel.
WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT RECREATION CENTER Site Workshop - Completed Winter 2015 Site:
Whatcom Community College - Bellingham, WA
Client: Whatcom Community College with SRG Architects Role: Project Coordinator - work included graphic production, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, and construction administration. Design: Designed in conjunction with the new Student Recreation Center building, the project strengthens interior to exterior connections on campus and offers a variety of opportunities for gathering. Interconnected plaza areas provide plenty of seating, while a generous open lawn area creates space for recreation and relaxing. Substantial planting additions integrate the campus as a whole.
SACAJAWEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Site Workshop - Completed Summer 2016 Site:
Sacajawea Elementary School - Seattle, WA
Client: Sacajawea PTSA and Seattle Public Schools Role: Project Coordinator - work included graphic production, client and sub-consultant coordination, construction documentation, and construction administration. Design: Funded by a Seattle Department of Neighborhoods grant, this project focused on the renovation of the school playground. Sitting adjacent to a wetland, the extensive blacktop playfield had fallen into disrepair after years of seasonal flooding. Through a collaborative process with students, staff, and neighbors, the final design embraces the wetland as a learning opportunity. The playground edges were restored with appropriate native plantings and populated with nature play opportunities and “learning pods� for outdoor gathering. New blacktop games and playground equipment were also added to the site.
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
EDMONDS VETERANS PLAZA Site Workshop - Winning design proposal, Winter 2014. Completed Summer 2017. Site:
Edmonds Municipal Court - Edmonds, WA
Client: City of Edmonds and the Edmonds Veterans Steering Committee Role:
Project Coordinator - work included conceptual design development and graphic production.
Design: This veterans memorial expanded upon an existing plaza framework to create a revitalized community destination that honors the contributions and sacrifices of our veterans. A series of simple moves transform the current pass-through space into a place for gathering, education, and reflection. Design elements include a memorial wall/fountain feature that screens adjacent parking and serves as a focal point for the plaza, a memorial garden seating area offering a place of respite, and custom seat plinths for veteran recognition.
VETERANS PLAZA
SiteWorkshopLLC LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
MEMORIAL
WALL
VETERANS PLAZA
VETERANS PLAZA
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
Proposed Site Plan
Extend Plaza
Create Memorial Wall + Screen Parking
Add Water
Create Memorial Garden
Provide Seating
VETERANS PLAZA EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
VETERANS PLAZA EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
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BLOCK 1063
Site Workshop - Winning design proposal, Winter 2014. Completed Fall 2017. Site:
Washington State Capitol Campus - Olympia, WA
Client: WA State Department of Enterprise Services with ZGF Architects Role:
Project Coordinator - work included conceptual design development and graphic production.
Design: For the competition phase of this project, the building and associated landscape were designed to serve as a gateway to the Capitol Campus. The building’s “front porch” transitions to the adjacent Olmsted landscape beyond through the integration of a series of accessible garden spaces offering building workers and the public opportunities for respite and relaxation.
BLOCK 1063 CONCEPT // 1
Existing Pedestrian Circulation
Bus stop
Existing Planting
Point of convergence
Lawn area
Proposed Circulation
Significant tree
Olmsted/Proposed Planting
Existing Vehicle Circulation
Primary entry
Prevailing Views
To downtown core To dome Prominent intersection
Existing Assets
To fountain
Future trees and shrubs
Proposed Spaces
“Gateway” to historic campus moves from NE to SE corner
Entry zone Future planting
To historic campus
Potential Art Works
Atrium
Contact point Memorial
Secondary entry
“Garden” area
Secondary art work Primary art work
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | CONCEPT SYNTHESIS
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS
SvR Design - Concept design, Fall 2013. Project completed Summer 2018. Site:
Nord and Pioneer Passage Alleys - Seattle, WA
Client: International Sustainability Institute Role:
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | PAVING MATERIALS
CONTINUOUS SURFACE
Project Coordinator - work included historical site research, site analysis, conceptual design development, graphic production, and public outreach facilitation.
Design: Replace the existing degraded alley pavement with new, durable surfacing to allow for safe and accessible circulation through the space. Existing bricks were salvaged for reuse and combined with new brick and stone pavers to create a contemporary paving pattern that reflects the strong historical character of the neighborhood.
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | CONCEPT SYNTHESIS DRIVE AISLE VS. PERIPHERY
SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | CONCEPT SYNTHESIS SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
ENTRIES & EDDIES
SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | CONCEPT SYNTHESIS BLUR BOUNDARIES
SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | PAVING MATERIALS
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | CONCEPT SYNTHESIS ACTIVITY ZONES
SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
Before SvR Design Company | Olson Kundig Architects | Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods: www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods
PIONEER SQUARE ALLEYS | DESIGN NORD ALLEY
This project is funded in part by a neighborhood matching fund award from
ED BENEDICT SKATE PLAZA Portland Parks and Recreation - completed Spring 2009 Site:
Ed Benedict Park - Portland, OR
Role:
Project Manager - work included conceptual planning, project proposal to City Council, public outreach facilitation, budget and contract management, design and construction reviews, and operations and maintenance analysis.
Design: The focus of this project was to create a public plaza for skateboarding and showcase environmentally sensitive site design. User experience is enhanced through incorporation of unique materials and architectural detailing, public art, and generous planting areas. Green stormwater infrastructure was integrated into the project to infiltrate runoff, offer shade, and function as skateboarding obstacles.
“All I have to say is that this right here is probably one of the best street plazas that I’ve ever been to.” - Skate All Cities (June 21, 2009)
Drawing produced for the project RFP to inspire a synergetic relationship between the stormwater facilities and skateboarding.
VOLUNTEER WORK
FOG WATER FARMS
Architects Without Borders / Informal Urban Communities Initiative - completed Fall 2016 Site: Role:
Neighborhood of Eliseo Collazos - Lomas de Zapallal, Lima, Peru Project Coordinator - concept and technical design development and facilitation of the community design/build process.
Design: This was a multifaceted design/build project for a resource deprived, informal settlement addressing the community’s needs for recreation area, green space, and water. The project included the design and construction of a terraced garden space and soccer court as well as the engineering and installation of a fog collection system to harvest water for site irrigation.
DEJAR UN ESPACIO DE 10 CM LIBRE. LA COMUNIDAD VAN A LLENAR CON ABONO PARA LOS JARDINES
Excavar tierra suelta en el área arriba de los tanques para evitar una huayco si hay derumbes.
TANQUES
3
1 M CAMINO NIVEL
1
40 cm BLOQUE DE CONCRETO PREFABRICADO DE DESAGUE 3 O 4 BLOQUES ARRIBA DEL SUELO Y LLENO DE PIEDRA LOCAL. 1 BLOQUE ABAJO DEL SUELO Y LLENO DE CEMENTO
15 cm 10 cm
PIEDRA CHANCADA DETRAS DEL MURO
LOSA
10.00M x 18.75M
90 cm
INSTALAR UNA MALLA GEOTEXTIL CON EL REFORZAMIENTO PERPENDICULAR A LA DIRECCIÓN DEL MURO
10 cm
NIVEL: +7.2M ARRIBA DE LA PISTA
2.20M
3
TERAZA 3 (+5.0M)
1.40M
1 LINEA DE GRADIE NTE EXI LINE STENTE A DE GRAD IENT E NU EVO
DETALLE 2
1.90M
TERAZA 2 (+3.1M) 1.90M
TERAZA 1 (+1.2M) 1.20M
PISTA (0.0M)
10 cm
CORTE A
PIEDRA CHANCADA ABAJO DEL MUERO
1 MURO PARA PROTEJE LOS TANQUES DE AGUA (5,000
AREA DEPORTIVA: APROX. 16M X 22M 2 NIVELAR HACER UNA LOSA DE CONCRETO 13M X 18.7M
LITROS CADA UNO) El muro de contención mide 18 Metros por 90 cm de altura. Tiene la misma detalles del muros del parque (un bloque abojo del suele, lleno con concreto). El área nivel debe tener una capa de 15 cm de arena gruesa
3 CONSTRUIR (4) MUROS DE CONTENCION
Alrededor de la losa deportiva de concreto, necesitamos un área nivel con un camino de piedra chacada (confitillo, 1/4”). El suelo abojo de los tanques debe tener arena gruesa compactado. 1.40M
10.00M
4.60M
ARENA GRUESA
DETALLE 2: MURO DE CONTENCION DE LAS TERAZAS DEL PARQUE
ESCALA 1:10 Preparar un área nivel, poner una capa de piedra chancada de 10cm antes el primero nivel de bloques. Cada muro de contención debe tener un nivel de bloques abajo del suelo, lleno con concreto para funcionar como una cimentación. Acostado del muro, debe estar un área nivel con una capa de piedra chancada de confitillo (1/4”)
Los muros de contención del parte abajo son hechos de bloques de desagüe de concreto de 280. Mide 40cm x 70cm con 30cm de altura, y pesa aprox. 80 kg. El primero nivel de bloques debe estar lleno de cimento, y sirve como una cimentación por el muro.
16.0M
BARANDA CONTINUA A LA PLATAFORMA DE DESCANSO
TUBERIA DE LOS TANQUES
CONDITION DEL BARANDA A LA LOSA
ZANGA DE 30 cm DE PROFUNDIDAD
.10M
4.8 M
.5 M
4.8 M
1.40M .3 M
IGUAL
3.25 M
UNA POSTE INTERMEDIO POR CADA PARTE DE ESCALERA
REFIRIR AL ELEVACIÓN DE BARADA POR DETALLES
DETALLE TIPICAL: CAMINO DE CONFITILLO
IGUAL IGUAL
BARANDA TUBO DE 1.8 DE 2 MILIMETROS
4.8 M
1.0M
.3 M
CONDITION DEL BARANDA A LA ENTRADA BARANDA CONTINUA A LA PLATAFORMA DE DESCANSO
SARDINERO SARDINERO
PLATAFORMA DE DESCANSO
.15M
MIDIDA DE NARIZ DE ESCALON .90M
9M
.5 M
9M
17.7M
18.75M
5.00m
17.2M
TERRAZA 1 (1.2M)
.5 M
TERRAZA 3(+5.0M)
+/18M
TERRAZA 2 (+3.1M)
A +/14M
+/11M
3.25 M
.30M
.30M
NOTAS: 1) TODOS TUBOS METALICA DEBE SER GALVANISADO MAS EL PARENTE 2) REFERIR AL PLANO POR EL TAMAÑO DE BARANDA 3) LA BARANDA ESTA CONTINUAL POR TODO LA ESCALERA
1.5M
PLATAFORMA DE DESCANSO SARDINERO CONTINUA A LAS PLATAFORMAS DE DESCANSO
M
3.65
.53M
IGUAL
2.0M
2.2M
.15M
B
LLO 3.6M DESARO E DE
ARCO DE FULBOL, SE FUNDE INTEGRALMENTE A LA LOSA LOSA DEPORTIVA: DEBE ESTAR 2 CUADRAS X 5 CUADRAS DEL MISMO MEDIDA. LA LOSA TIENE 10 CM PROFUNDIDAD DE CEMENTO CON FIERRO DE 1/4”
.30M
IMPEDIENTE DE 1% PARA DRENAJE DE AGUA SARDINERO
.10M
3.3M
APROXIMADAMENTE 17CM. TODOS LOS ESCALONES DEBER MEDIR IGUAL PARA SUBIR EL ALTURA ANOTADO EN EL PLAN. REFIRIR EL PLAN POR EL NUMERO DE ESCALONES DE CADA SUBIDA.
1%
FIERRO DE 3/8” CADA .45M EN AMBOS DIRECIÓNES PIEDRA CHANCADA
DETALLE TIPICAL: EMPEZAR PRIMERO ESCALON ACOSTADO DEL BORDE INFERIOR DE BLOQUE
ITUD LONG
1%
.10M
2.0M
+7.2M
HUECO CON CILINDRO DE METAL PARA POSTES DE VOLEBOL MOBILE
AREA NIVEL HASTA LA ROCA
ELEVACIÓN DE BARANDA
ELEVACION 0.0
1.2M
3.0M
IGUAL
PLANO
.15M TIPICAL
CORTE B: PLATAFORMA DE DESCANSO
9M
1.0M
AREA NIVEL. DEBE TENER UNA CAPA DE PIEDRA CHANCADA. EL CAMINO ALREDEDOR LA LOSA TIENE PIEDRA CONFITILLO (1/4”)
.90M
.15M
FIERRO DE 3/8” CONTINUAL EN EL SARDINERO .20M
PISTA PRINCIPAL DE ELISEO COLLAZOS 1.2M
1.0M
IGUAL
.15M MINIMO .30M
FIERRO DE 3/8” CADA .45M EN AMBOS DIRECIÓNES .10M
1.0M
3.75m
.45M
A
CORTE LONGITUDINAL DE ESCALERAS 1 meter by 1 meter FIERRO DE 3/8” CADA .45M EN AMBOS DIRECIÓNES
1
ESCALA 1:100
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10
15
4 PROFORMA DE ESCALERAS
ESCALERA, SARDINERO, BARANDA Y MURO DE CONTENCION ACOSTADO ESTAN OTRO FASE DEL PROYECTO. EVALUAMOS LOS CONDICIONES DEL SITIO DESPUES EL PRIMERO FASE.
.30M
NOTAS: 1) MINIMO 5CM DE ESPACIO ETRE BORDE DE CONCRETO Y LOS FIERROS 2) IMPEDIENTE DE 1% PARA DRENAJE DE AGUA. REFIRIR EL DETALLE POR LA DIRECCIÓN DE DRENAJE
THE EQUITY LINE
Development proposal/published article with George Lee Fall 2016 Site: Goal:
I-5 freeway lid and the “Jungle” - Seattle, WA Confront popular mega architecture/development proposals for Seattle that fail to address the city’s affordability and homelessness crisis. The Equity Line proposal instead seeks to promote architecture and development as activism in mainstream media.
Design: The project identifies the proposed lid over I-5 and the East Duwamish Greenbelt (the “Jungle”) as areas to develop affordable and subsidized housing. This linear development effort would also include and major multi-use trail/active transit corridor. The Equity Line proposal was published in the Daily Journal of Commerce and featured on King 5 News.
Map by George Lee
BATTERY BEACH Taj Hanson // Recharge the Battery // September 2017
How will you survive Seattle’s impending winter season and cure the depression that comes with it? Take a long walk on Battery Beach! Imagine this underground vehicular artery becoming a coastal escape, providing a dose of summer vacation for the people of Seattle when they need it most. The covered beach walk includes blue sky murals overhead, full spectrum lighting and heat lamps, video projected beach scenes on the walls, and of course a thick bed of soft white sand. You are going to need a break from the cold rain. Welcome to the one and only Battery Beach!
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PARKLET DESIGN/BUILD Seattle Design Festival Competition; “People’s Choice Award” - Summer 2013 [group project, two weeks] Site: Goal:
Occidental Ave. and Jackson St. - Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
Beanbag Lounge
Transform two parking spaces into an engaging and comfortable public parklet.
Design: How can common materials and waste items typically found in our immediate context become comfortable and functional resources? These appropriated parking spaces became a unique form of urban habitat - a place to consider people that are often times designed and managed out of public space, a chance for visitors to make the space their own, and an opportunity to engage with overlooked materials in new ways.
Reused Materials (pallets, 5-gallon buckets, burlap sacks)
Hanging Library
Tower of Refuse
Living Room Table
STUDENT WORK
LANDSCAPE OF EXPERIMENTATION: PIONEERING AND SUCCESSION ON HARBOR ISLAND Capstone Thesis - completed Spring 2013 Site: Goal:
Terminal 10 and BP tank farm - Harbor Island, Seattle, WA Integrate social, ecological, and industrial systems through the redesign and reprogramming of a post-industrial contaminated landscape.
Design: Implement a successional series of experimental operations that engage phytoremediation, shoreline habitat enhancement, industrial ecology, and insurgent appropriation of public space. The western edge of Harbor Island will become a living laboratory where novel forms of ecological infrastructure, progressive industrial operations, and unique social programming will be activated. Industrial Center
Successful Results
Replication
Indeterminate Experimentation
Active Active Industry Industry
Industrial Industrial Monoculture Monoculture
Industrial Monoculture
Remedial Obligations
Public Parks
Public Public Space Space
Public Public Space Space
Active Active Ecological Ecological Industry IndustryInfrastructure Infrastructure
Active Active Ecological Ecological Industry IndustryInfrastructure Infrastructure
Integration/Hybridization Integration/Hybridization
Integration / Hybridization
Layered Layered Programs Programs
Layered Programs
Successional Successional Landscape Landscape
Successional Landscape
TERMINAL 10
TANK FARMS
TERMINAL 18
TODD SHIPYARDS
FISHER FLOUR MILL TERMINAL 18 PARK
MARINA
Context and Site Delineation
Conceptual Site Studies
Site Plan
Social Node + Circulation
Shoreline Habitat Enhancements
Shipping Container Shelters
Phytoremediation + Mycoremediation
Biofuel Refinery + Aquaponics Facility
Site Plan
Mycoremediation Forest: Creosote pilings will be pulled upland and inoculated with fungi species to degrade and sequester embedded contamination.
Floating Planter Box Barges + Wetlands
Mycoremediation Forest
Biofuel Refinery: Several storage tanks will remain accessible at the north end of the site, providing viewing platforms and offering large scale canvases for public art.
Constructed Habitat Islands
Sediment Phytoremediation
Shoreline Habitat Shelf System: The system will be composed of many basins at varying elevations that can be filled with different sediment and substrate types and other organic materials. Like the phytoremediation plots, each of these basins have the opportunity to become individual testing sites where sediment and substrate residence times and biotic growth can be monitored. The modular sizing of these basins and the floating wetlands and planter box barges allows stacking of these systems to increase experimental capacity.
Planter Box Barge
Habitat Shelf System
Phytoremediation + Appropriated Space
Phytoremediation + Material Yard
Lyngbye’s Sedge Carex lyngbyei
Low Marsh
Pickleweed Salicornia virginica
Transition Zone
Seaside Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Pacific Silverweed Argentina pacifica Redtop Agrostis gigantea Baltic Rush Juncus balticus
High Marsh Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa
Ecology Blocks
Shoreline Shelf System
Common Spike Rush Eleocharis palustris
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Shoreline Plant Species
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8’ 10’ 12’
Experimental Reconfiguration: This diagram shows how an operative grid will guide successional staging of phytoremediation through the landscape (Phases 1-4). In order to maintain integrated open space in conjunction with the phytoremediation, the planted plots will shift around the site like mobile pixels, evenly decontaminating the landscape over time while sharing the space with the other industrial and social uses. The habitat shelf system elevations are shown along with the individual basins that provide an opportunity to test residence times of various sediment and substrate types and their associated biotic growth. The deployment of the floating wetlands and planter box barges further enhances the experimental environment.
Biotic material flows
Industrial material flows
Local and regional waste biomass from phytoremediation transferred to biofuel refinery for processing
Phytoremediation and shoreline plant starts supplied by aquaponics facility
Ethanol fuel produced from biomass processing and supplied on-site at existing fueling station
Locally sourced ecology blocks used for construction of habitat shelf system
Creosote pilings mycoremediated then used as large woody debris in habitat shelf system
East Waterway sediment phytoremediated and then supplied to habitat shelf system
Local and regional industrial waste materials stockpiled at material yard for public use
Waste concrete from viaduct demolition used for construction of gabion reef structures and habitat islands
Locally sourced shipping containers used for modular shelters and planter boxes
Material and Energy Flows: The production of a regenerative cycle of material and energy flows will transform waste into resources and promote closed-loop, synergetic relationships. This diagram shows how the various ecological, industrial, and social design interventions on the site will become integrated and interrelated in a robust, overarching system.
Site Model (laser-cut cardboard and wood, acrylic, nails)
SOUTH PARK DESIGN/BUILD Landscape as Art Studio - Fall 2012 [group project]
Site: 12th and Southern, South Park - Seattle, WA Goal: Support social and ecological needs at a residential intersection through traffic calming, development of community space, and installation of rain gardens. Design: Create a place of gathering for local neighbors through the complimentary arrangement of the rain garden, raised garden bed, and generous seating. The materials chosen for site amenities were inspired by the industrial culture of South Park.
Design Concept
Built Elements (welded and painted steel planter box, fastened juniper benches with painted dowels)
Conceptual Collage - 2012
[RE]PORT
Scan Design Master Studio - Fall 2011 [group project, one week] Site: Pier 62/63 - Seattle, WA Goal: Activate an unprogrammed and underutilized public space through a low cost, temporary installation. Design: Abstract the presence of the shipping industry and working harbor of Seattle through an installation that scales down cargo containers to the size of seating benches and play blocks. The bright orange boxes act as a symbol of Seattle’s industry while functioning as a place to gather and play.
Concept Proposal
Site Activated
OTHER WORK
GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION
TRACTION TRACTION
5
Design + Action + Research
4
Design + Action + Research
TRACTION TRACTION
Design + Action + Researc
6
Design + Action + Research
Design + Action + Researc 5
Design + Action + Research
TRACTION Design + Action + Research
TRACTION
Design + Action + Researc
Design + Action + Researc
6
Design + Action + Researc
B-35N
B-35N
“ LEGENDARY FOR ITS ABILITY TO TAKE PUNISHMENT AND RETURN WITH ITS CREW ”
Skateboard and apparel design for 35th North Skateshop - 2017
“ LEGENDARY FOR ITS ABILITY TO TAKE PUNISHMENT AND RETURN WITH ITS CREW ”
FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION
Footwear colorway design and material selection I directed at Adidas - 2008
JEWELRY DESIGN AND FABRICATION
Rings - 2006 (sterling silver)
Bracelets - 2007 (sterling silver, copper, brass)
Pendant - 2006 (sterling silver)
Ring - 2015 (brass)
TAJ HANSON tajhanson@hotmail.com +1 (503) 960-8662 Jagtvej 29A, 3tv 2200 Copenhagen