Alex Hall | Portfolio 2022

01.

2022.

SPRING

EDITION

SELECTED

WORKS

IN

ARCHITECTURE

01.

ALEX HALL M.ARCH UVA

05.

B.S.ARCH UMD

22.

2022.

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

ALEX HALL LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE

EDUCATION

2020-2022

UNIVERSITY

OF

VIRGINIA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA

Masters of Architecture, 2022 Merit Scholarship Recipient

2016-2020

UNIVERSITY

OF

MARYLAND

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 2020 Sustainability Minor, 2020 Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

2022

BJARKE

INGELS

GROUP

SKILLS

2021

KOHN

2021

MORPHOSIS

2021

GROUNDING

2020

20 CENTURY HISTORY OF IDEAS

2020

CENTER FOR SMART GROWTH

2020

COLLEEN HEALEY ARCHITECTS

DESIGN ASSISTANT NEW YORK, NEW YORK

PEDERSEN

FOX

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Rhino Revit AutoCAD Premiere Pro ArcGIS Pro

ARCHITECTS

ARCHITECTURAL EXTERN NEW YORK, NEW YORK

THE

CLOUD

RESEARCH ASSISTANT CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA TH

TEACHING ASSISTANT CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA

Processing 3 Enscape Sketchup Climate Consultant Climate Studio

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN WASHINGTON, D.C .

LEED Microsoft Hololens

CREATIVE PLACEMAKING INTERN COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND

2019-2020

Fologram

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN KATONAH, NEW YORK

3D Printing Laser Cutting Model Making

2017

BEDFORD AUDUBON SOCIETY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL INTERN KATONAH, NEW YORK

ACHIEVEMENTS

2021

RESEARCH

CARLO PELLICCIA TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

FELLOW

Awarded funding for design research in Sardinia, Italy.

2021

PRESERVATION TECH COMPETITION MASONRY ARCH COMPETITION UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Analyzed, designed, built, and tested a historic masonry arch for APT PETC.

2020

PUBLISHED

PROJECT

THE WASHINGTONIAN COVID-19 DESIGN CHALLENGE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Published in the August 2020 issue of The Washingtonian.

2020

FACULTY

AWARD

FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Awarded to a Senior Bachelor of Science degree candidate for high achievement in design.

2019

1ST

PLACE

SENIOR INTRA-STUDIO COMPETITION UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Received 1st place award for “reCAPTURE”, a sustainable innovation center at the University of Maryland.

2019

FELLOWSHIP

RECIPIENT

JOHN + SARAH STEFFIAN FUND UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Awarded to support the study of environmental degradation in the built environment.

JOURNALISM

2020

2020

2020

2017

2017

A VEHICLE FOR CONNECTION MAGGIE HASLAM, UMD TODAY

CORONA-VIRUS

DESIGN

CHALLENGE

WASHINGTONIAN STAFF, THE WASHINGTONIAN

LIFE

AFTER

ALEX HALL (91), BEYOND JOURNAL

MARYstudio

Plants for a Deer Resistant Garden: Sun ALEX HALL + JANELLE ROBBINS, BEDFORD AUDUBON SOCIETY

Plants for a Deer Resistant Garden: Shade ALEX HALL + JANELLE ROBBINS, BEDFORD AUDUBON SOCIETY

01.

01.

2022.

01

SHIFTING

02

PRODUCTIVE

GROWTH

03

RE

CAPTURE

04

(W)ORK (I)N (P)ROGRESS

05

THE METALLIFEROUS RING

05.

22.

2022.

COASTLINES

SPRING

EDITION

REGAINING ADAPTABILITY AT LA BARCELONETA

FOOD PRODUCTION AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

SUSTAINABLE

CARLOS

INNOVATION

RAMIREZ

CHICANO

ARTS

CENTER

CENTER

GEOGRAPHIC \\ GEOLOGIC DESIGN RESEARCH

MASTER

OF

ARCHITECTURE

01

SHIFTING COASTLINES REGAINING ADAPTABILITY AT LA BARCELONETA FALL 2021

IN COLLABORATION WITH DEBORAH LEE

L a B a rc e l o n e t a re p re s e nt s t h e d i v i s i o n b e t w e e n t h e C i t y o f B a rc e l o n a a n d t h e Me d i t e rra n e a n S e a . S h i f t i n g C o as t l i n e s f o c u s e s o n t h e l e g a c y o f re c re a t i o n a l o n g t h e C o s t a B rav a a n d o n t h e s u rm o u nt i n g n e c e s s it y f o r s t o rm re s il i e n c e . Th e e nt i re d y n a m i c o f L a B a rc e l o n e t a re l i e s o n i t ’s re l a t i o n s h i p t o t h e S e a , o n e t h a t i s a ny t h i n g b u t s t a t i c . In o rd e r t o re s t o re t h e a d a p t a b il i t y a n d i n h e re nt p ro t e c t i v e p o w e r o f t h e b e a c h, t h i s p ro j e c t i nt ro d u c e s a s y s t e m o f m o b il e d u n e s, s u b m e rg e d t o p o g ra p hy, a n d a n i n u n d a t i o n z o n e . Wo r k i n g w i t h t h e m as t e r p l a n, t h e b u il d i n g a n d b o a rd w a lk re i nv e nt t h e l e g a c y o f t h e S a n S e b as t i a n b a t h s a n d p ro v i d e a u n i q u e v a nt a g e p o i nt f o r n e w c o as t a l re s il i e n c e re s e a rc h.

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

SINK

RISE

SPLIT

01. INUNDATION

03. SPREADING

04. FLOODING

05. Erosion

In the event of an energetic storm, sea waves will overcome existing dikes and breakwaters.

This essentially renders these structures useless against coastal flooding.

As hard engineered coastal barriers are inundated, water will continue to spread along the beach and into the development.

Storm waves will continue to bombard defense structures and eventually lead to flooding. The low slope of the beach is an inadequate protection against storms.

As the storm recedes, the powerful waves will reform the underwater topography pulling sand away from the shore. At the beach, erosion will occur in a crescent pattern.

sea

La

based

Barceloneta processes

of

PROCESSES

INCESSANTLY

originated

from

the

combination

accretion

and

erosion,

the

SHAPE of

BARCELONA’S

both

relationship

fluvial

and

between

land

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

COAST.

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL

ALEX HALL

MANY

and sea only became contentious when humans attempt to stabilize this cycle.

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THE POWER OF THE BEACH IS IT’S FLEXIBILITY. We redesigned the coastline to coexist with the Sea. Multiple boardwalk are

implemented

the

extensive

landscape variable

to

support

resilient

proposal. and

pathways

time

coastal

The

new

dependent

topography of the beach provides a unique catalog of viewpoints.

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

ALEX HALL DESIGN PORTFOLIO

PROGRAM AND BUILDING FORM WORK IN coastal resilience through both research and TANDEM WITH THE SHIFTING COASTLINE. recreation. As Barcelona’s first storm defense By drawing from the site’s history as a social and touristic gateway to the Sea, this proposal bath hub, the new building draws attention to is extremely integrated in the city’s wellbeing.

02

PRODUCTIVE

GROWTH

FOOD PRODUCTION AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FALL 2020

IN COLLABORATION WITH SIERRA BROWN

M a n h a tt a nv ill e, Ne w Yo r k h as a ri c h h i s t o r y o f p ro d u c t i o n. Ho w e v e r, as t h e ‘c i t y ’ b e g a n m o v i n g f u r t h e r a n d f u r t h e r u p t o w n i n t h e 2 0 t h c e nt u r y, M a n h a tt a nv ill e b e c a m e a p e ri p h e ra l e x t e n s i o n o f t h e c i t y ; a p l a c e m o re o f t e n t rav e l e d t h ro u g h t h a n t rav e l e d t o.

O u r p ro p o s a l i n c l u d e s a ro o f g a rd e n a b o v e a m a r k e t t h a t s e r v e s as a g a t h e ri n g p l a c e f o r re s i d e nt s . Th i s s p a c e a n d t h e g re e n p o c k e t s w i t h i n t h e t o w e r s e x p o s e re s i d e nt s t o u r b a n f a rm i n g o n a d a il y b as i s .

Ul t i m a t e l y, o u r g o a l i s t o p ro v i d e t r u l y a f f o rd a b l e l i v i n g : a f f o rd a b l e re nt a n d f re s h f o o d, j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s, a n d, m o s t i m p o r t a nt l y, a c o h e s i v e i n f ras t r u c t u re t h a t e x i s t i n g c o m m u n i t y n e t w o r k s c a n e x p a n d u p o n.

ALEX HALL DESIGN PORTFOLIO

GREEN SPACE

EPICENTER

MULTI-USE

AFTER

DISASTROUS

EVENTS,

NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITIES RESPOND. Crises reveal networks of people and organizations as they unite. over time, these networks create

community

resilience.

We saw this occur after 9/11 and Hurricane

Sandy

and

today

as

New York is hit hard by COVID-19 and raises awareness for BLM .

NEW YORK CITY NETWORK COVID-19 Pandemic

Hurricane Sandy

A

Historical Sites

Manhattanville

Manhattanville

Evictions

Sandy Flooding Hurricane Zone

Covid Cases

Activated Organizations

Activated Organizations

MANHATTANVILLE NETWORK Black Lives Matter Organizations Columbia Opposition Organizations COVID-19 Organizations Black Lives Matter Network Columbia Opposition Network COVID-19 Network Black Lives Matter Protests + Events Columbia Opposition Protests + Events

W 125th St Influence Zone Columbia University Influence Zone

Manhattanville Building Damage Activated Organizations Dust Particle Zone

Evacuation Center Historical Landmarks

Annual Festivals+ Events

9/11 Terrorist Attack

Community

Health

Arts

Education

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

MANHATTANVILLE IS EXPERIENCING A

FOOD

ACCESSIBILITY

CRISIS.

Recognizing the needs of today’s Manhattanville

community

while

also drawing from its roots as a food production

center.

Our

proposal

integrates food production and resident operated gardens within the towers.

Food

production

opportunity

to

is

not

support

only

an

healthy

lifestyles, it becomes a source of income as well. These strategies work together to support existing residents wish to engage with their community.

THIRD FLOOR

GARDEN FLOOR

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

GROUND FLOOR

ALEX HALL

HOW CAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DESIGN This resulted in a highly productive zone on SUPPORT HEALTHY LIVING? We responded the South Western corner as well as a varying to the lack of landscaping by situating the quality of shade across the garden. This open public

spaces nearest to the street layout can support 7,500 sqft of greenhouse

which are directly accessible. Next, each food production, 4,500 sqft of traditional field tower was strategically placed to allow for area, and 5,000 sqft of residential gardens. the most sunlight to reach the garden level.

ALEX HALL DESIGN PORTFOLIO

APARTMENTS BENEFIT FROM BUILDING MASSING, BRINGING IN LIGHT

PUBLIC MARKET WALKWAY CONNECTS TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE EXISTING VIADUCT

THE

BUILDING

INTEGRATES

FOOD

PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY. Our program integrates the agricultural research with the economic needs of the site, which both culminate in the marketplace on the ground floor of the building. The hydroponic system will extend far beyond just production of fresh food. The greenhouses and fields can produce enough produce to feed 90% of our residents each year.

PRODUCTIVE FIELDS + GREENHOUSES

COMMUNAL RESIDENTIAL GARDEN

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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RECAPTURE SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION CENTER ON CAMPUS FALL 2019

1ST PLACE INTRA-STUDIO COMPETITION

L o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e Pa i nt B ra n c h R i v e r w a t e r s h e d, re C A P T U R E f a c il i t a t e s c o h e s i o n b e t w e e n t h e b u il t e nv i ro n m e nt a n d t h e f l o o d p l a i n.

Us i n g t h e ri v e r as a l e n s, t h e n e e d f o r s t o rm w a t e r m a n a g e m e nt b e c o m e s o v e r t . Th i s p ro j e c t e x p l o re s t h e ro l e o f w a t e r a n d t o p o g ra p hy i n e nv i ro n m e nt a l s y s t e m s a n d as t o o l f o r s p a t i a l e x p l o ra t i o n.

INTERSECT

EXTEND

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

FLOW SINK INTERACT

N

SITE PLAN

ON A RAINY DAY IN COLLEGE the oversaturated ground and collects PARK,

WATER

SWEEPS

DOWN rainwater which is diverted into

THE FIELD AND POOLS UP AT cisterns and treatment systems inside.

THE ENTRANCE OF CAMPUS. The building form and roof angles encircle

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N

N

SECOND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

MULTIPLE

STRATEGIES

WORK

TOGETHER TO MINIMIZE ENERGY USE. Rising out of the landscape, the building benefits from the thermal properties of the earth. As the building carefully extends from the topography, the green roof becomes a garden area while decreasing impermeable surface. The massing of the building allows for elongated Eastern and Western facades with appropriate passive

shading

strategies.

Building orientation is equally symbolic as well as it is a strategic sun shading technique. Minimizing the Eastern and Western facades allows for controlled Northern and Southern light. Vertical fins flow along the facade tying in the classic brick color of campus as well as controlling ambient light.

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

CL A S SRO O M SE C T I O N

SUSTAINABLE

DESIGN

THE BUILDING’S FORM properly processes stor

of mown grass. Plants li

constructed wetland th

The wetland filters wat O FFI CE EN T R AN CE

I T ER AT I VE M O D EL S

directs excess water w

ALEX HALL DESIGN PORTFOLIO

E X H I BI T I O N SE C T I O N

N

PRACTICES

ARE

EMBEDDED

INTO

M. Native vegetation lines the site and m water unlike the current groundcover

ike Golden Ragwort and Milkweed fill the

hat flows naturally around the building.

ter and then the roof collection system

within the building’s toilets and sinks.

O FFI CE SE C T I O N

04

(W)ORK (I)N (P)ROGRESS CULTRALLY SPRING 2021

INTEGRATED

ARTISTIC

SPACES

IN COLLABORATION WITH ASRIE KARMA

Th e p ro p o s a l ( W ) O R K S H O P ( I ) N ( P ) R O G R E S S t a p s i nt o t h e B o y l e He i g ht s n e i g h b o r h o o d r hy t h m a n d p ro j e c t s t h a t e n e rg y i nt o a d e d i c a t e d c re a t i v e s p a c e s u p p o r t i n g t h e C h i c a n o A r t s m o v e m e nt . A m a i n c o m p o n e nt o f t h i s p ro j e c t i s a c e ra m i c m a t e ri a l s y s t e m w h i c h e nv e l o p e s a n d f o l d s t o c re a t e t h i s n e t w o r k , a ll o w i n g u s t o d i v i d e t h e a r t s p a c e s b y d i s c i p l i n e w h il e p ro v i d i n g a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o a l s o c o n n e c t t h e m t h ro u g h t h i s d a t u m.

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

BOYLE HEIGHTS IS AN EXISTING CHICANO ARTS AND CULTURE

HUB.

THIS

PROJECT

EXPANDS

ITS

REACH.

The new arts center capatilizes on the thriving network of LA artists. As a new space, the building is respectful but welcoming to both interested visitors and talented residents.

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

ENCAPSULATED ARTISTIC PODS ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BUILDING. Three variations on the traditional glass facade occur in this building. Each facade is strategically placed according to program requirements and sunlight conditions.

B

LEGEND

VERTICAL GREEN WALL

CERAMIC TILE

5’-0 ”

C

F

A

25’0”

B

5’-0 ”

C E

A B

METAL PANEL

WIDE FLANGE STEEL COLUMN WIDE FLANGE STEEL BEAM GLASS PANEL METAL PANEL VERTICAL VEGETATION SUPPORT CERAMIC FACADE SYSTEM

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

A B C D E F

25’0”

5’-0 ” D

ALEX HALL

A

25’0”

SPATIAL DEFINITION IS PROVIDED BY THE WRAPPING FACADE SYSTEM. The flexbrick facade is a tool that not only provides protection against sunlight, but becomes a way to understand program and volume within the building. Each facade wraps its way around a specific set of elements.

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

CIRCULATION AS DATUM. The hanging bridge becomes a workspace as well as vertical and horizontal transition space.

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DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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C D

A B C D E F G H I J K L

1’-6” CONCRETE RETAINING WALL 1/8” METAL MOAT COVER MOAT FINISHED CONCRETE FLOOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB ATTACHMENT PLATE BASE ISOLATOR REINFORCED CONCRETE FOUNDATION MOISTURE BARRIER 6” VAPOR RETARDER 6” DIA DRAINAGE PIPE GRAVEL LAYER

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

STAINLESS STEEL PLATE WIND ANCHOR SYSTEM VERTICAL STEEL MESH WIRE CERAMIC TILE WEIGHT ANCHOR SYSTEM

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A B C D E

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

03

THE METALLIFEROUS RING “THE

GEOGRAPHIC”

AND

“THE

SPRING 2021

GEOLOGIC”

FUNDED DESIGN RESEARCH

C a n y o u l o o k p as t g e o g ra p h i c s u r f a c e l ay e r s a n d s e e t h ro u g h t h e v e r y g ro u n d y o u s t a n d o n ? I f y o u c o u l d, y o u w o u l d s e e e a r t h’s s u b s t r u c t u re : t h e g e o l o g y t h a t b u il d s u p, e ro d e s, a n d re f o rm s i n c e s s a nt l y. B u t w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n t h e s e l ay e r s i nt e r s e c t ? “ Th e G e o g ra p h i c ” a n d “ Th e G e o l o g i c ” a re o v e ra rc h i n g t e rm s t h a t a re re d e f i n e d t o h e l p e x p l o re h o w w e s h a p e t h e E a r t h a n d h o w i t s h a p e s u s .

K e y t o u n d e r s t a n d i n g w hy a n d h o w h u m a n d e v e l o p m e nt a b o v e E a r t h’s s u r f a c e, “ Th e G e o g ra p h i c ’ ’ h as m a r k e d c e r t a i n a re as i s “ Th e G e o l o g i c ”, o r t h e l ay e r s b e n e a t h t h e E a r t h s u r f a c e . In t h e c o nt e x t o f Po s t -In d u s t ri a l S a rd i n i a n M i n e s, t h e s e re l a t i o n s h i p s a re b l a t a nt l y c l e a r a f t e r a n a l y z i n g t h e t u m u l t u o u s e v o l u t i o n o f t h e S a rd i n i a n l i t h o s p h e re . “ Th e G e o l o g i c ” f o rc e s a rc h i t e c t s t o v i e w p ro j e c t s i n t e rm s o f h o w t h e y m a r k t h e E a r t h, w h a t t h e y l e av e b e h i n d a n d h o w i nt e n s e l y t h e p ro j e c t i nt e ra c t s w i t h t h e l a n d s c a p e .

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rin g

Genoese Agreement

Genoese extraction of Sardinian minerals Depopulation of Iglesias after Arborean defeat

Silver Mining

Silver casting under Catalan Rule

Silver and Galena Mining

1950s-60s Sardinia was the most important mines for lead and sphalerites

Connecting the Montecani and Acquaresi mines

and Technolog i c a l In no va ti

Abandonment of Mines

19

Tunnel Constructed

tic Ar

Industrial, Econ om ic an Significant Engi nee d

ic ct

Peak in Sardinian Mining

Expedited mineral loading

20

ess row ,P es tion ci ula

A license is granted to a Cagliari merchant to extract galena

Porto Flavia

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Mine Revived

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Galena Mining

di

Belgian discovery of a new mineral vein

19 1 0

1813

174

Control of Mines

Giovanni Massa

Masua Mines are sold to Lanusei Mines

1862

Swedish Società Mandel control all mines in Iglesias

era

ni Mi

Crisis

nds + even ic tre ts om n co e Sardinian Mi n p for

Control of Mines

Rekindles interest in Iglesciente mines

Lead mining is active

19

Construction of the first horizontal tunnel called "San Vittorio gallery" by the Iglesiente Pietro Diana

Società Nieddu e Durante control all mines in Iglesias

Lead Foundry

es sit

Masua Mines

Masua is re-established as a mining town

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Porto Flavia

Section through horizontal gallery and extension to loading ships

Exploitation of minerals under Pisan Rule

on

Porto Flavia

Elevation on the cliffside

6000 BCE 3000 BCE 1000 BCE

0

Incessant fighting between the Catalan/ Aragonese (Spanish) and the Arboreans (Sardinians)

Complete Cessation

All mining activity stops in 1998

Parco Geominerario della Sardegna Mining region designated as culturally significant

Decline in Mining

Global mining development makes it hard for Sardinian mines to compete in the 70s-80s

Economic Crisis

30

Fe Cu Zn

UNESCO Recognition

Ag

29

26

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47

Porto Flavia closed

COVID-19 Pandemic

Pb

16

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Savoy Rule

Spanish Rule

Pisan Rule Aragonese Rule

Roman Rule

Phonecian Domination

Punic Rule

Nuragic Civilization

neolithic bronze age iron age

Geotourism

Porto Flavia is open to the public as a Museum

Post-War Operation

Porto Flavia became obselete in the 60s

High Production in Sardinian Mines 1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

1850

1900

1930s

1960s

1990s

today

ALEX HALL

DESIGN PORTFOLIO