TERA HATFIELD
PORTFOLIO 2011
CONTENTS
PROJECTS // DESIGN + PLANNING LA FLUX // 2010 SENECA THREAD // 2010 UNFOLDING TERRAIN //2010 DEEP SURFACE // 2011 SKILL SETS // DESIGN + PLANNING ART INSTALLATION MAPPING + ANALYSIS ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
SHORT RÉSUMÉ
LA FLUX
what : reclamation fields where : Union Bay Natural Area [UBNA], seattle when : natural processes studio, spring 2010 who : in collaboration with A.Vandenberg, M. Harvey THE STUDIO focused on investigations and analysis into one of Seattle’s last remaining natural open areas on Lake Washington (a ninety acre capped landfill and wetland on the tip of the fragmented Ravenna watershed). Assigned projects primarily addressed analysis, graphic depiction and GIS mapping of watershed processes, while the final portion of the studio fostered the development of temporal and spatial design interventions. My interventions were guided more by time and process than by form, responding to the historical and frequent terrain, habitat, and water fluctuations evident in the site analysis. The interventions strive to spatially and temporally integrate on-site and contextual relationships as well as foster ecological literacy through formation of profound physical and emotional connections to the landscape, educational programming, and edible garden resources. [left to right] Ecotone vignette: emerging from the lowland hardwood forest, progressing through important transitional and stratified edge habitat into the moist meadow; overlapping site systems diagram.
SLOUGH.section ECOTONE.vignette
MATRIX.section
section. cut line
BUILT ENVIRONMENT TOPOS
WATER SYSTEM LANDFORMS + EMERGENT PONDS
LOW LYING VEGETATION
RESTORATION ECO-REVELATORY POINTS
CIRCULATION
BIRDING
CANOPY
LA FLUX SLOUGH.section ECOTONE.vignette
section. cut line
MATRIX.section
[above] Site analysis and plan [below] MATRIX section depicts habitat and edge diversification over time; illustrates the vertical buffer from 45th street, as created by the lowland hardwood forest.
[above] Section depicts expanded slough and a series of trail scaffolds that provide varying levels of access to water, determined by flow and depth. With the rise and fall of flows, lower trail scaffolds are allowed to erode as sensitive habitat and plantings evolve. Paths are created using discarded construction materials and metal plates that record flows through rust lines.
LA FLUX
[left] Live staked rock wall + interwoven path [right] Breakdown.experiment.repeat s l o w habitat formation. Time series depicts a portion of intact rock wall planted with live stakes. The root structure growth and accelerated breakdown of the rock wall results in unique rock pile habitats that benefit a host of organisms and wildlife.
section NTS
install
5
YRS
10
YRS
thread plan
pier steps with salt marsh benches
retrofitted loadin
A
and pedestrian s
SENECA THREAD what : seneca st [1st ave to pier 56 end] where : seattle waterfront when : infrastructure studio, fall 2010 who : in collaboration with J. Bell
waterside promenad
habitat c
THE STUDIO focused on the design of the Seattle waterfront in combination with the new seawall and the tear down of the deteriorating Alaskan Way Viaduct. The framework consisted of manifold threads that served to strengthen the strand and enliven public space by thickening ecological, social, economic, and infrastructural threads. The proposal provided a series of visual and physical insertions and extensions that projected water, light and pier planks inland, and pulled people into physical contact with the ecology and drama of Elliot Bay.
pier 56
MAPT/ the wave
cut/groundcover panels
toyo ito/ crematorium
cut/ rock panels
cut/ soft panels
cut/floating steps
salt marsh
thread section: A
thread section: B
catenary lighting
ng docks
street
de
corridor bike path
seat wall/store front
market street
B
biotic skatescape A
n
B western ave.
post alley
elevated scaffold
raderschall/ MFO park
lift 2
gordon matta-clark/ pier 52
first ave.
lift 1 (ADA)
gross.max/ fire escape garden
alaskan way
burnside skatepark ed benedict
elevated scaffold biotic armature
SENECA THREAD flows/ transitions
scaffold
light
biotic armature
peir planking
water
layered threads/rewoven mats
Water [recycled to district heating plant, Seattle Steam, adjacent to site], vestige material from the viaduct and cuts from pier 56 were pulled in multiple directions across the site, and transferred to select points along the thread. In addition, the proposal provided for successful failures— flexible thread designs that could adapt to variable conditions and fail successfully with the projected sea level rise.
[left to right] Manifold threads; working site model; Pier 56 evening renderingÂdepicts the creation of saturated salt marsh benches at the foot of new steps, a floating deck area allows for multiple types of interaction and expanded aquatic habitat, extensive lighting allows for 24 hour use. Pier 56 day time rendering depicts interior civic space + cafe, which replaces parking on pier end. A new public space is created by constructing seating and textured surfaces. Cuts into the pier edge allow access to the water below as well as raised areas for viewing and diving.
SENECA THREAD
threaded deck • in the spirit of gordon matta-clark, pier end planks are cut and repurposed for green armature and alaskan way pedestrian crossing on seneca street, pulling the historical thread of the pier inland • standing water beneath the decking provides illuminated reflections up through the planking, lighting the path to pier 56’s end
extruded bench • stainless steel bench with high polished interior and point lights • a series of repeated cuts and insertions allow light to bleed into the street and sidewalk • bench runs the length of the historic building’s loading dock facade, simultaneously creating a stage, an event and seating
lighting morphology
biotic armature • surface runoff from 1st ave. and seneca street is collected, stored and treated, and recycled to seattle steam • a series of planked crossings [repurposed cuts from the pier] allow pedestrians to cross the armature at a multitude of points
[left to right] Lighting morphology and 3D modeled details; Seneca Street and Alaskan Way evening rendering [looking east] depicts retrofitted loading docks and pedestrian street. Lighted metal seat walls and steps are cut into the high curbs and loading docks around the historic warehouses to allow for access to new commercial spaces. Retaining viaduct columns and biotic armature create urban rooms and human scale spaces by dividing the street. Small bridges allow access across the armature. Quick wins: artist light installation under the existing viaduct lid on Seneca; small tribal lead tours onto elliot bay and into the city to retrace historical shoreline and tribal ecology.
UNFOLDING TERRAIN what : regrade park where : belltown, seattle when : urban context studio, winter 2010 THE PROJECT focused on the urban context and redesign of the troubled Regrade Park. The site is located in a rapidly transforming Belltown, which plays host to a variety of social service agencies. My proposal responded to the neighborhood’s dynamic water, land, social, and economic movements as well as historic manipulations of the site. I experimented with the use of a multifaceted surface in order to create an adaptive framework capable of flexing and unfolding over time in different ways. The process resulted in a park that supports a diversity of uses, users and interpretations over time; a park capable of phasing in or out programmatic uses as the neighborhood and its residents’ needs change. In addition, I was interested in how Regrade Park could contribute to a pedestrian oriented alley network, linking to the Seattle Science Center and the Olympic Sculpture Park. [left to right] plan; alley link, context, process models and manipulated surface test; summer bird’s eye
SEATTLE, WA
BELLTOW REGRAD
WN DE PARK
composite lumber
decomposed granite
plate glass
hedge maple
UNFOLDING TERRAIN [A] PLANTS + MATERIALS
japanese blood grass
black mondo grass
mondo grass
honey locust
black river rock
recylced concrete
composite lumber
quaking aspen
UNFOLDING TERRAIN [b] PLANTS + MATERIALS
mondo grass
japanese blood grass
black mondo grass
composite lumber
what : learning landscape where : potagorus school I lomas de zapallal, lima, peru when : emergent urbanism studio, midterm, winter 2011 THE INTERVENTION serves as an example that community members could easily implement in other places to catalyze future development of Lomas de Zapallal. I proposed the installation of a test and research based subsurface constructed wetland [combined french system] that treats raw wastewater [125 PE]. The system is sited on a 12% slope currently used as the school dump. The intervention seeks to work with the friction and slippage of the slope, augmenting programatic layers through faceted sections that provide embedded and layered opportunities for ecological resilience, education, respite and play. The unfolded dymaxion is integrated from an adjacent project on poultry production and animal husbandry education.
EXISTING CONDITIONS
FACETED SECTIONS I AUGMENTED LAYERS
NORTH
FACETED SECTION LINE:
THICK SECTIONS
EXISTING CONDITIONS
DEEP SURFACE
DEEP SURFACE
PLAY EDUCATION REST RESEARCH GREEN SPACE REMEDIATION FILTRATION TOPOGRAPHY
TRANSITIONS THROUGH LAYERED + TRANSPARENT PROCESSES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
COURTYARD
SECONDARY SCHOOL PATH
SECTION A I LONG
PERMEABLE FENCE
SCREEN STORAGE
PRIMARY TREATMENT
SECONDARY TREATMENT
SECTION B I STACKED TRANSVERSE
DYMAXION PLAY + SHADE
STREET SECTION A I LONG
COMMUNITY
DEEP SURFACE
The wetlands are fed via an existing bathroom with flush toilets. The SCW creates a greywater output roughly equal to blackwater input. Output is used for animal drinking water, agriculture and irrigation of an adjacent green space bordering the wetland and the community where a three meter cinderblock wall currently sits.
The intervention promotes layered ecological, health and aesthetic benefits. The faceted slope allows for lush pockets of reflection, education, rest and play.
SKILLS // ART INSTALLATION
A WELL HUNG LANDSCAPE what : vessel for water and transient, windborn seeds where : seattle alleyways when : fall 2010 who : in collaboration with J. Bell THE PROJECT was conceived for a materials studio final that required students to make a vessel for water using natural and mechanical materials that responded to specific site conditions. My partner and I interpreted the challenge in a playful manner, both in terms of the flexibility of constructed materials and the visual/ephemeral qualities of the piece. The piece immediately established a dichotomy of experiential views [soft top, hard bottom], but also strived for transparency, thinking about how the sod and moisture might interact with the metal, and the process of those materials as they decayed. We eagerly anticipated how the flooring beneath the piece would become stained due to the constant drip of water. This area and the layering of stains and rust patterns would become a part of the object, and a part of the process. The piece was constructed of alternating steel contour plates with sod inserted and bolted between the steel at select points. Hanging elements were TIG welded to strategically placed double length bolts.
THE PROCESS: A WELL HUNG LANDSCAPE TIMELINE
A WELL HUNG LANDSCAPE
PHASE 1 I purchase materials PHASE 2 I cut/drill material + build out PHASE 3 I more build out PHASE 4 I salvage + weld hangers PHASE 5 I water before hanging
SKILLS // MAPPING + ANALYSIS
WASLA HONOR AWARD I 2010
THE ODD COUPLE what : site analysis I species relationship where : Union Bay Natural Area, seattle when : natural processes studio, spring 2010 AS PART of a site analysis exercise, the project involved the selection of two species in order to graphically depict their relationship in space and time. I chose to highlight the unexpected, but consequential relationship between the coyote and the American golden plover. Both species are seemingly out of place within the urban edge landscape. Exploring the large scale patterns and processes that push and pull this relationship (such as urban development, climate change, the mesopredator hypothesis, and misinformed aesthetic perceptions of “messy� and chaotic ecosystems) was of particular importance. In addition, I sought to look beyond the obvious predator and prey relationship. I wanted to provide fine grain facts about the two species that bind these two unlikely cohorts, such as speed, immense habitat range and vocalization.
SKILLS // MAPPING + ANALYSIS
INDETERMINATE FUTURES what : woodland dirt jumps where : woodland park, seattle when : ecological design and planning, spring 2010 RECORDINGS OF a series of site visits to the BMX jumps in lower Woodland Park.The assignment required the selection of a site to visit for at least one hour out of every week of the quarter. Observations were documented using a combination of sketches, photography, film and notes. I explored different spatial scales and tracked changes in the landscape over time. This document is one of four in a series that represent ten weeks of observation.
SKILLS // ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
DETAIL DRAWING what : architectural detail drawing where : finland, sweden, norway, and denmark when : summer 2010 THIS PAST summer, I traveled with University of Washington Architecture students to perform detailed drawings and urban analysis via the lens of the French Situationists. The images illustrate the drawing portion of the trip, which required several visits to sites designed by, among others, Alvar Aalto, Sigurd Lewerentz, Gunnar Asplund, and Sverre Fehn. [left to right] Sketches depict Alvar Aalto’s House of Culture interior details, Steven Holl’s Kiasma entrance, and Sverre Fehn’s Hedmarks Museum.
TERA HATFIELD
what : future intern, landscape urbanist, upstart student, interstitial explorer, dérive runner, sublime mapper, fancy sneaker wearer when : summer internship 2011 why : I’ll illustrate your plan. Photoshop your renderings. Model your site. Write your copy. Assist in the making of your art. And exhange ideas. random facts! Favorite book—toss up between Chabon’s The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Jaques Cousteau’s Diving Companions Favorite park I’ve never visited—Parc des Buttes Chaumont
SHORT RÉSUMÉ EDUCATION MLA // 2012 [expected] University of Washington, College of Built Environments, Seattle, WA BA // English + Creative Writing // 2004 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY EXPERIENCE Exhibit Designer I CBE LA DEPT I 2011 I Seattle, WA Design Commission Intern I Dept of Planning and Design I 2010 I Seattle, WA Production Designer I UW Press I 2009 I Seattle, WA Freelance Designer I CBE LA Department I 2009 I Seattle, WA Senior Production Designer I VTech I 2008 I Portland, OR Asst. Art Director I Metropolitan Home Magazine I 2007 I NYC, NY Art Assistant I Elle Girl Magazine I 2006 I NYC, NY Editorial Intern I Nerve.com I 2005 I NYC, NY Marketing/Editorial Intern I Soft Skull Press I 2004 I Brooklyn, NY HONORS // AWARDS 2011 I Outreach Coordinator, UWASLA 2011 I Founder, TerraFUGUE 2010 I Recipient of the Richard Haag Endowed Scholarship in LA 2010 I Recipient of a WASLA Honor Award: The Odd Couple 2010 I Recipient of a SCANIDESIGN Travel Study Award 2007 I Semi-finalist, The Bear Deluxe magazine’s Doug Fir Fiction Award SKILLS HARDWARE // Mac/PC literate SOFTWARE // Creative Suite, Adobe Acrobat Professional, MS Office, Dreamweaver, FileMaker Pro, SketchUp, Rhino, GIS, AutoCAD[3D] HARDCOPY // Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
THANK YOU
TERA HATFIELD
718.501.2272 I tehatfield@gmail.com