ALEXANDER HADLEY PORTFOLIO 2020
ALEXANDER HADLEY ARCHITECT / WRITER / DESIGNER
EDUCATION 2020 - Masters in Advanced Ecological Architecture and Biocities (MAEBB) IAAC - Institute for Advanced Architecure of Catalonia // Barcelona, Spain
2017 -
Batchelors of Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch) Temple University // Philadelphia, PA
2016 -
Architecture Design Studio /
AutoCad Excel RhinoCAM CNC Fabrication
3D Printing
Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects
Terra Studio, LLC
MADLAB, LLC Architectural Intern // Montclair, NJ
2015 -
Adobe Suite
TU Japan // Toyko, Japan
Junior Architect // Philadelphia, PA
2016 -
Writing
Rendering
Junior Designer // Philadelphia, PA
2018 -
Rhino 3D
Urban Studies Seminar
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2019 -
SKILLS
Paratus Group Architectural Intern // New York City, NY
PUBLICATIONS Failed Architecture // 2020 “Bjarke Ingels and the Art of Greenwashing”
BIOGRAPHY I have studied architecture and design for 10 years, both in the US and abroad, and worked for three years professionally as an architect and landscape designer, learning the essentials of drafting and construction. I have always sought to inject ecological considerations into my designs. Architecture is usually predicated on cycles of waste and linearity, instead of circular flows of use. At Valldaura Labs I focused on self-sufficiency and circularity, thinking about flows of material production and waste. I also studied under engineers and architects who specialized in CLT, solar panels, efficent water systems and sustainable thermodynamics. In addition to design, I have also had writing published in architectural outlets on the topic of sustainability and ecological design.
https://failedarchitecture.com/bjarke-ingels-andthe-art-of-greenwashing/
Poblenou Urban District // 2020 “A New Project at Valldaura Labs Called ‘Voxel’” https://www.poblenouurbandistrict.com/nuevo-proyecto-valldaura-labs-voxel/6-2/
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INDEX
1 // The Voxel
2 // Forest Playground
3 // Professional Work
4 // Publications
THE VOXEL Quarantine Cabin Ecological Buildings Final Thesis MAEBB 20’ // Barcelona, Spain Summer 2020
This project is the thesis of the MAEBB 20’ masters course at IAAC, built in under 5 months and constructed entirely from wood harvested within a 1km radius of Valldaura Labs. The design of the project happened entirely under quarantine conditions, and emerges as an architectural response to the ongoing crisis. Intended for use as a quarantine cabin, the house can accommodate one occupant for 14 days, providing all material needs during self isolation. The Voxel, or volumetric pixel, is a 12 square metre cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure made of Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) that was milled, dried, processed and pressed on site at Valldaura. By establishing a relationship with every step of the manufacturing process, the final result appears cohesively convincing; an homage to the rigor and love that goes into manifesting a full scale prototype. To supply the raw materials of the project, 40 pine trees were harvested and cut into 3cm boards and stacked to dry for three months. After they reached the proper humidity level, each board was taken into the Valldaura Labs carpentry to be processed. The cabin exudes a care and concern for the metabolic processes of production that extend far beyond its mere 12 square meter footprint, inspiring future designers to imbue their work with a respect for materiality rooted in the ecological connections that constitute its history.
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PROJECT TEAM STUDENTS //
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Alexander Hadley Anfisa Mishchenko Akshay Mhamukar Bruno Ganem Coutinho Camille Garnier Dania Fouad Aburouss Daniel Nahmias Ester Camps Bastida Filippo Vigezzi Giada Mirizzi Irene Rodriguez Perez Juan Gabriel Secondo Kya Kenrner Maitri Joy Uka Camila Fajardo Russi Nathalie Botbol Rafael Abboud Sena Kocaoglu Shreya Sharma Yue Zhang Zhiqian Liu
Vincente Guallart Daniel Ibaniez Michael Salka Jordi Prat Marziah Zad
IAAC // Valldaura Labs
Roof gardems collect rainwater and provide heat absorbtion.
Energy and water systems provide all basic needs.
Modular wooden interior with
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tables, chairs, and benches.
Recycled wooden facade made of ‘off-cuts’.
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Fully Assembled Structure
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THERMODYNAMICS
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The CLT panels are already a sufficiently dense material to provide natural insulation for the majority of the year, but an added layer of cork insulation provides an ecologically friendly defence to the harsh mountain winds. There are two sleeping locations that correspond to the orientation of the fenestration. The summer bed avoids harsh glares in the morning, while the winter bed takes advantage of the heat that travels upwards. The windows are also strategically aligned to harness the cooling crossbreeze, and plants and soil on the roof absorb the worst of the sun’s energy in the summertime.
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TREESCAPE Forest Playground Organic Digital Fabrication Studio MAEBB 20’ // Barcelona, Spain Fall 2019
The process of building this playground began with identifying optimal trees with enough curves and bends to create an interesting playspace. Students then began to meticulously document the selected trees with photogrammetry, creating a 3D library of uncut trees with which to model and create with. After the trees were cut and de-barked, another round of photos provided a highly accurate model with which to make construction documents. Using the 3D Rhino models from the photogrammetry process, we created a series of joints to attach the tree limbs and fasten ropes and nets. Using a crane, we lowered the trees into 1 meter deep gravel foundations. Joints were drilled and fasteners were attached using metallic connections to ensure total security and safety for all ages. While the playspace is intended for children, it has become a meeting spot for groups of bikers and hikers as well.
Harvested trees being trimmed to size
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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY
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After harvesting, each tree was stood up and photographed hundreds of times at a high resolution and from as many angles as possible. Each image was oriented and assembled into a three dimensional point cloud using photogrammetry. The final output was simplified in Rhino and converted into a mesh surface. Each tree could then be moved and rearranged in the digital realm before making any final decisions on site.
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Point cloud model (Agisoft)
Left to Right, initial dense cloud output from Agisoft, then NURBS curves taken from the mesh, and final lofted surface.
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The horiziontal tree was secured using quartz boulders and steel rods.
Vertical trees were placed in pits 1 meter deep and stabilized with gravel.
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TREESCAPE - Sem. 1 Photos by Yue Zhang, Alexander Hadley
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PROFESSIONAL WORK Jonathan Alderson Landscape Architects Junior Designer 2017-2019 Philadelphia, PA
While working at JALA, I received a comprehensive introduction to site grading, water management, plant palettes, hardscape and drafting for construction. JALA put a major emphasis on sustainable landscape practices which has informed my design sensibilities considerably. I was mainly involved in drafting in AutoCAD, modeling in Rhino3D and Lumion, quantifying materials in Excel and site survey.
Landscape Plan, Brandywine Hospital // Coatesville, PA
Ambler Yards Planting Plan // Ambler, PA
Section Plan, Private Residence // Wayne, PA
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Perspective Render, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA
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Professional Work
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Perspective Render, Brandywine Hospital // Coatesville, PA
Planter Bench Detail Sheet, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA
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Perspective Render, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA
Completed Planter Bench, Ambler Yards // Ambler, PA
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Planting Plan, Apartment Complex // Cape May, NJ
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Perspective Render, Pivot Park // Philadelphia, PA
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Professional Work
PROFESSIONAL WORK Terra Studo, LLC Junior Architect 2016-2018 Philadelphia, PA
Terra Studio is an urban design studio located in Center City, Philadelphia. While working there I was involved in several residential renovations within the city and in the surrounding suburbs, as well as institutional work and publications. I was primarily drafting in AutoCAD, modeling in Rhino3D, and creating renders with Photoshop and Illustrator.
Fairmount Residence // Philadelphia PA
Exploded Axon, Fairmount Residence // Philadelphia PA
Exploded Axon, Paget Residence // Philadelphia PA
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Elevation, Whitesell Residence // Philadelphia PA
Plan, Whitesell Residence // Philadelphia PA
Professional Work Exploded Axon, Whitesell Residence // Philadelphia PA
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Wall Detail Sections, Whitesell Residence // Philadelphia PA
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Sections, Gordon Residence // Philadelphia PA
Plans, Gordon Residence // Philadelphia PA
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PUBLICATIONS Failed Architecture ‘Bjarke Ingles and the Art of Greenwashing’
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January 28, 2020
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The Danish designer’s meeting with Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right leader of Brazil, confirms what we already knew: starchitects are not our friends in the fight against climate change.
‘green’ architects by bemoaning the idea that sustainability has to be a painful moral obligation or a question of accepting an increasingly lower standard of living. Instead, being sustainable should be thought of as a design challenge aimed at actually improving our environment and living conditions. Many BIG projects feature this radical architectural vision while maintaining an emphasis on economic viability. In an interview from 2018, Ingels described a
probably seen his face on Netflix or caught a glimpse of one of his skyscrapers, perhaps in the opening shot of the trailer for a new Marvel movie. Over the last 15 years, Bjarke Ingels has achieved something
incredibly
rare
for
contemporary
architects, especially those under 50: he has gained cultural momentum outside the discipline, even more so than two previous mega-starchitects, Zaha Hadid and Frank Gehry. His ubiquity within the field is rivalled perhaps only by his former boss Rem Koolhaas, and ever since his firm BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) moved from Copenhagen to NYC in 2011 they have been a part of some of the largest and most well funded urban interventions around
vision of sustainable buildings and cities that could be, “ecologically but also economically profitable, and where the outcome doesn’t actually force people to alter their lifestyle to have a better conscience. They can live exactly the way they want, or even better because the world and the city are designed in such a way that they can actually do so.” This provides a pretty accurate description of the ethos behind BIG’s recent projects. They embody a utopian spirit that says we can preserve our level of comfort and address the crisis of climate change at the same time through the power of innovative design. This optimism is then synthesized with a business-
the globe. He has explained that his success
friendly pragmatism that can attract high-
comes from a unique ability to weave the practical
end real estate developers as well as wealthy
with the fantastical, a description consistent with
governments looking for investment. It’s a
the feeling of moderated utopianism that many of
winning combination that has yielded some of
BIG’s projects embody.
the most eye-catching large-scale projects in any
recent memory, from a recently announced mega-
homogenous style, there is a consistent thread that
skyscraper in Brooklyn featuring re-naturalized
runs through nearly all of the firm’s built work. In a
marshes and tidal ponds on its waterfront (also
2011 TED talk titled ‘Hedonistic Sustainability,’ Ingels
shown in the header image) to the new Google
proposes that, “Architects have to become more
headquarters designed with fellow design
than just designers of two-dimensional facades or
superstar Thomas Heatherwick. BIG’s projects
three-dimensional architectural objects, they have
feature energy-efficient heating and cooling
to become the designers of ecosystems: systems of
systems, sleek strategies for catching sunlight
both ecology and economy that channel not only
and bountiful gardens exploding from the roofs
the flow of people through our cities and buildings,
and plazas. The firm’s most ambitious green
but also resources like heat, energy, waste and
project combines a municipal waste-burning
water.” Ingels differentiates himself from other
energy plant with a ski slope and recreation . . .
Although
they
strongly
deny
having
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Even if you’re not an architect, at some point you’ve
Full Article at FailedArchitecture.com
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PUBLICATIONS Poblenou Urban District ‘Voxel, the Eco and Autonomus Home’
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September 9, 2020
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The Voxel stands as visceral proof of a forthcoming advanced and ecological architectural paradigm that uses hyper local materials and non-industrialized techniques.
corresponds to a sustainable forestry mandate calling for the removal of 3% biomass per year from the park, which encourages the growth of new oak trees to spur biodiversity. The project exudes a deep respect for wood and a connectedness to the physical process that transforms living trees within an ecosystem into architectural materials finally assembled
Collserola park appears starkly from the sky as
with every step of the manufacturing process,
an island of green, surrounded on all sides by the
the final result appears cohesively convincing;
sprawling Barcelona metropolitan area. The park
an homage to the rigor and love that goes
has been accurately referred to as Barcelona’s
into manifesting a full scale prototype. The
“green lung”, and its dense forest has become
most impressive aspects of this project come
home to a truly ambitious project in the realm of
into focus when considering the constraints
ecological architecture. Just as the natural park
of the construction process: the build season
supplies the city with a vital supply of oxygen from
lasted just 10 short weeks with an extremely
its trees, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of
tight budget and while under strict quarantine
Catalonia’s (IAAC) Valldaura Labs and its Master
restrictions, delivery disruptions, limited access
in Advanced Ecological Buildings & Biocities
to tools and outside help due to the ongoing
(MAEBB) program have committed to supplying the
covid-19 crisis.
knowledge of the forest to the urban environment
To supply the raw materials of the project,
through design. Completing construction on two
40 pine trees were harvested and cut into 3cm
full-scale houses in just two years, MAEBB has
boards and stacked to dry for three months.
thoroughly embodied the spirit of learning-by-
After they reached the proper humidity level,
making, demonstrating the value of putting design
each board was taken into the Valldaura Labs
research to the test with built works.
carpentry to be processed into hundreds of pine
This year’s project, designed and built by the
lamellae. Each Lamella was then encoded into
class of 2019-2020 and the Valldaura Labs team
a specific sequence, tagged and pressed into
in under 5 months, was constructed entirely from
30+ structural CLT panels which were assembled
wood harvested within a 1km radius of the Green Fabrication Laboratory. The design of the project happened entirely under quarantine conditions, and emerges as an architectural response to the ongoing crisis. Intended for use as a quarantine cabin, the house can accommodate one occupant for 14 days, providing all material needs during self isolation. The Voxel, or volumetric pixel, is a 12 square metre cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure made of Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) that was milled, dried, processed and pressed on site at Valldaura. The harvesting of these trees
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into a house. By establishing a relationship
into a 3.6x3.6m cube. In a feat of obsessive commitment to locality and understanding the material flows of architecture, every lamella of every panel was tracked and traced, ensuring that every single wooden element of the house can be accurately traced back to the point where the tree it came from once stood. The panels were held together metal-free with lap joints and wooden dowels, inspired by a commitment to use less carbon intensive materials. The structure was then wrapped in a layer of cork insulation and mounted with an innovative . . . Full Article at poblenouurbandistrict.com
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