andrew lang
Undergraduate Portfolio
Auburn University 2018
Andrew Lang Undergraduate Portfolio
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Arboretum Classroom
Arts and Cultural Center
Greenhouse
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River Market
Housing and Hotel
Mass Timber
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Zig Zag Chair
Watercolor
Sketches
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Theoretical Design
Light and Shadow
Firmitas
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Davis Arboretum Outdoor Classroom Auburn, Alabama
There is a 14-acre arboretum filled with native trees and flowers on the south side of Auburn University’s campus. The arboretum has multiple trails and one pavilion, but does not include a dedicated outdoor classroom space. This project’s goal was to design an outdoor learning space for a class of up to 50 students. The project required the use of wood as the main structural element. The project also required washroom facilities be included. For my project, I decided to create a design that would be unique to campus by using an-uncommon structural system. By using a lamella structure, I was able to create a curved canopy with large openings on the two structural sides.
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Outdoor Classroom Spring 2015
The outdoor classroom is positioned on the site to maximize the views of the surrounding park. Because of its placement, no trees had to be removed.
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Testing lighting conditions underneath shell
Testing structure and skin of shell as well as shape, size, and location of openings
Initial test of final structure, shell and lighting effects
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Outdoor Classroom Spring 2015
Floor Plan
The walkway into the structure leads to the service core, which helps separate the classroom from the path that runs by the space. It also allows the restrooms to be used without disrupting the class. Both sides of the service core provide access to the main class space.
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The position of the service core provides privacy for the classroom space. It also allows the platform to drop in an appropriate location, following the topography and opening the shell up to the surrounding woods.
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Longitudinal Section
Outdoor Classroom Spring 2015
Exploded Axon of Foundation Structural Connection
The structure is designed to be attached to concrete footers that hold the entire structure above the ground. Horizontal beams support the deck and are attached to the concrete block. The shell structure is attached to metal brackets, which are attached to the concrete block. Since the brackets come in at angles, they will require stronger connections to prevent the shell from collapsing. 08
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Arts and Cultural Center Mentone, Alabama
Mentone, Alabama, located in northeast, is a small mountain town with a strong presence in regional art. When the town lost its historic hotel due to a fire, it felt it lost a significant cultural element. Community leaders decided to build a new Arts and Cultural Center where they could bring together all art and cultural events in the town to one location. Working with the local city council, the site selected for the Center was located on the main road into town. The objective of this project was to design a building to function as a performing arts facility with instruction space for artists to use for hosting art classes. The studio was also tasked with using wood as the primary building material. My project focused on using vernacular architecture to create a design true to the town’s character. The heavy timber design also pays homage to the old hotel-deeply valued by the community.
Perspective View of the Porch from the Classroom Wing 09
Arts & Cultural Center Spring 2015
Floor Plan
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Classroom Wing Porch— Each classroom has a large set of operable glass doors. During the colder months these doors allow views of the mountainside and in warmer months, they can be opened to allow breezes to enter the room.
The vernacular covered porch on the south side of the building takes advantage of the downward-sloping topography and was used as the architectural feature for this side of the building. It serves as protection from the elements and functions as the primary circulation space of the building.
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Arts & Cultural Center Spring 2015
Classroom Wing Fire Pit—An open space wit a fire pit and chimney at the center of the classroom wing provides a central space where community members can congregate throughout the year.
South Side Elevation
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The vernacular architecture of barns in the region inspired the shape of the two wings of the Arts and Cultural Center. This design serves to root the building within the context of the town.
Multipurpose Wing Section
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Arts & Cultural Center Spring 2015
Designing circulation space on both sides of the classrooms allows for ease of movement for both people and air. The design includes both an open-air porch and closed porch providing greater usability for a year-round use of the building.
Classroom Wing Section
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Rural Studio Greenhouse Newbern, Alabama
The Rural Studio Farm is a test case for organic and small-scale farming in rural areas. The greenhouse located on the property is designed to use solar radiation to help grow plants year round. Our team was charged with designing and constructing a workspace for the gardener and a tool storage area in designated spaces behind the greenhouse. Existing steel columns and beams required the team to develop a design that would fit within the existing structure. We focused on materiality of the interior and exterior of the spaces and the organization of the spaces necessary for its effective use and storage. Through meetings with the client and charrettes, the team created a design that was aesthetically appealing and functional both in materiality and use. Team: Zack Cundey, Stephen Fleming, Andrew Lang, Ryan Taunton, and Maggie Wohltjen
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Green House Workspace and Storage Fall 2015
Before Image of Tool Storage
Tool Measurements
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Rendered Plan of Space
L brackets were used at the interior corners of both spaces to move the wall further away from the backs of each space. This helped maintain ventilation, as well as allow adequate space for the steel drums to expand and move as necessary. A concrete slab was used as the workspace floor to create both a more enclosed feel to the space as well as to provide a solid work surface. Gravel was used in all other areas surrounding the two spaces and on the floor of the tool storage.
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Green House Workspace and Storage Fall 2015
Exploded Axon of Materials Added to Metal Structure
2x4 boards were attached to the metal columns to create hanging walls from which the cypress could be attached. Ship-lap cypress was used on the interior walls and ceiling to create an enclosed envelope for the workspace. 2x4 boards were attached to the metal beams to allow for easier attachment of the roof metal. cypress boards were used with spaces in the tool storage to allow hooks to be slide in between the gaps allowing tools to be hung. This also enables the gardener to adjust the storage layout as required.
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Green House Workspace and Storage Fall 2015
G A–Using Auger to create drainage pit for workspace sink
B–Tool Storage mid-completion C–View of bracing behind cladding for metal shelves
D–Gardener Workspace at presentation day
E–Image of tool storage in use 8 months after completion
F–Image of work space in use 8 months after completion
G–Rendering of Gardener Workspace looking toward tool storage
H–Rendering of Gardener Workspace H 20
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Market by the Tiber at Foro Italico Rome, Italy
Home to the 1960 Olympics, Foro Italico is a large sports complex located north of the city of Rome and situated on the banks of the Tiber River. The purpose of this mixed-use project is to bring activity to the currently underutilized riverfront. The design primarily features commercial space such as restaurants and bars, shops, and offices, and also includes a few residential buildings. The built environment will merge with the natural environment to create a mediator between the Olympic Park and the Tiber River. This project aims to draw people from the surrounding neighborhoods as well as the rest of Rome to the area whether or not there are festivals or events in the area. This development also aims to instigate future development along the Tiber creating a network of retail and entertainment districts along the spine of Rome. The two major venues of this proposal are a tree-lined shopping boulevard and a large commercial center midway. The midway is sited down the slope towards the Tiber River and has roof access that is level with the shopping boulevard. This site creates piazza-like spaces surrounded by views of the Tiber and the neighboring communities.
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Foro Italico River Market Spring 2016
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Using contextual axes from the surrounding neighborhoods, a set of patterns and geometries were created to define the redeveloped area along the river
Site Section through mid level plaza
Site Section through upper level pier overlook 23
Foro Italico River Market Spring 2016
The current condition of the site lacked the charm, sophistication, and urban feel of the rest of the city of Rome. Because this neighborhood of Rome is newer than the historic center, my design envisioned a modern urban scheme for the city. It includes a tree lined promenade with retail spaces along the west side of the street. Between the street and the river there are two levels designated for pedestrians. The lowest level is designed with zero commercial space allowing the river to rise and fall as it normally does throughout the year. The middle level is positioned to remain out of the normal rise and fall of the river. It includes some retail spaces with access to public plazas and garden spaces.
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Mixed Use Housing and Hotel Mobile, Alabama
This project began with each studio creating a new master plan for downtown Mobile, Alabama. After five weeks of researching code and identifying many urban infill and transportation ideas, each studio presented their schemes. From these presentations, five sites were selected around Mobile. All were located in areas where new structures would play important roles in improving the city. At this point, each student was asked to select a site and design a mixed-use apartment building with an additional 25 room hotel. My main project concept was to create unique responses to the city for the two main program types (housing and hotel). This approach allowed me to create two unique architectural styles that rely on the form of the building to relate to its urban context. The local vernacular for mixed use housing within downtown Mobile can be characterized by balconies with ornate railings located within the boundary of the street space. With this tradition, my design included a long balcony with a unique geometric railing for each apartment. With the commercial space and required support space on the ground floor, my design provided for a private courtyard for the residences. This courtyard was raised to the second floor to bring it closer to the residential part of the building. My design situated the hotel space above the residences allowing it to be part of the scale of the entire city. Visible from many vantage points around the city, the hotel serves as a landmark to visitors. A pattern analysis was completed to create the plan for the housing units that repeats on all floors. Each unit is made up of basic components maximizing the efficiency of design required for the interior of the different types of apartments.
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Mixed Use Housing|Hotel Fall 2016
Final Model
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Pattern Diagram–Plan development started with analyzing ancient patterns from around the globe. The Jaali pattern, common in North African and Middle Eastern screens, was studied to pull out patterns for the overall design.
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- Jaali pattern with simple form geometry overlaid - Rectangular shapes pulled out of pattern and shifted toward each other - Form multiplied and combined - Form sliced along “common” line to create units
Mixed Use Housing|Hotel Fall 2016
Second Floor
Typical Housing Floor Floors 3-6
Typical Hotel Floor Floors 7-11
Ground Floor with Context
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Wall Section with Specifications
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Cast-In-Place Concrete Precast Structural Concrete Structural Steel Framing Steel Joist Framing Steel Decking Pipe and Tube Railing Decorative Metal Railings Sheathing Thermal Insulation
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Vapor Retarders Metal Plate Wall Panels Sliding Aluminum-Framed Glass Doors Gypsum Board Shaft Wall Assemblies Non-Structural Metal Framing Gypsum Board Wood Flooring Interior Painting
Mixed Use Housing|Hotel Fall 2016
Building Section
Model Image of Courtyard
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Mass Timber Residential High Rise New York City, New York Paired with a seminar in Mass Timber, this studio project focused on building tall with wood. In this seminar, we studied the history and technology of mass timber construction and learned, through precedent analysis and site visits, about the many different types of mass timber panels and components and how they can be assembled into a building. The studio project was to design a mass timber high-rise residential building in Manhattan. Located at the corner of 10th Avenue and W 18th Street, this site was previously the location for a proposed mass timber building by SHoP Architects. This site is unique in that from the High Line, there are unobstructed views to both street facades. The current plan for this area of Manhattan is for those views to stay as a park is proposed on the lot between the High Line and the site allowing the views. I designed my project to demonstrate that mass timber can do many things structurally in a building. By using wood to make a structural system commonly constructed out of steel, the notion of wood being an inferior building material for high rise construction is hopefully erased. The aesthetic of the design was targeted at expressing the materiality while creating an overall style mimicking the standard high-rise construction. This residential tower also includes two commercial spaces and a gallery space on the ground floor and a restaurant on the second floor. 31
Mass Timber High-Rise 4th Year Studio Spring
Final Model 32
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Exploded Structure Axon
The perimeter structure is composed of x-bracing Glulam beams that lock into a Glulam created “keystone.� This X is then interlocked at the edge of the CLT floor system. This enables what might normally be a rather flimsy structural system to become more rigid.
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Mass Timber High-Rise 4th Year Studio Spring
Site Section through Building and the High Line 34
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4th-13th Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
2nd Floor Plan
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Mass Timber High-Rise 4th Year Studio Spring
10th Avenue Elevation
View of Apartment Living Space
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Replication of Zig Zag Chair During the semester at Rural Studio, the wood shop class tasked us in crafting replicas of well-known designer’s chairs. This partner project required us to research measurements and wood types as well as how to create the required cuts to recreate the chair. Through research, each team had to create a step-by-step plan for construction as many chairs were produced originally at a mass scale. The Zig Zag Chair was designed in 1934 by Gerrit Rietveld, a Dutch furniture designer and architect. Embracing a minimalist design, it is comprised of four flat boards joined to form a Z-shape. The construction of this chair required that we create jigs to allow for precise angular cuts using the table saw throughout the entire process. Team: Andrew Lang & Stephen Fleming
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Zig Zag Chair Fall 2015
Construction of the Zig Zag chair required laminating boards together, using a planner to even out the boards, using jigs to create precise angular cuts, assembling in phases to let connections adhere, sanding all surfaces and edges, and staining the top surfaces of the chair.
A–Planning boards cut per plane B–Cutting angle for leg connections C–Attaching triangle support A
D–Filling in holes for bolts holding planes together
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Final chair stained with a blue stain and protected with a layer of clear wax
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History Seminar Watercolor The objective of the History and Theory Seminar at the Rural Studio was to familiarize the students with the built environment in Alabama’s Black Belt and to help us gain understanding of the context of the buildings when they were built and how they relate to the world today. The physical, social, and cultural environments had to be understood in order to place these buildings in context, both nationally and internationally. This course for third year students, consisted of weekly trips to historic buildings in West Alabama, discussion of the buildings, and free hand sketches of each building visited. One of the course requirements was to produce a “Beaux Arts” watercolor of an historic building in the Black Belt. I selected Bluff Hall, a historic residence in Demopolis, Alabama. This house was built in 1832 in the Federal style. Later additions in the 1840s of the two-story front portico and a large rear wing altered it to the Greek Revival style. On a 24x36 Arches board, I used proportions to draft the facade of the 19th century building, then water colored the draft.
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Water Color Fall 2015
Watercolor of Bluff Hall located in Demopolis, AL
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Study Abroad Sketches Rome, Italy
During the semester abroad in Rome, I had the opportunity to participate in a class designed to help us understand the urban fabric of the city of Rome. Each week, we explored different areas of the city and used observation and sketching as the primary methods of investigation. Our weekly assignment was to produce a series of sketches recording the urban fabric and its lessons about space, rhythm, change over time, and hierarchy. Many sketches also used the technique of analytique drawings often composed of plans, sections, and elevations.
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Sketches— Architecture of the City Seminar Spring 2016
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Theoretical Design Auburn, Alabama
This project was completed as three separate projects. In project one, working in pairs without talking, beginning with a blank 5x8 card, my partner and I alternated adding a shape to the first card which needed 30 shapes on it. The shapes we added, were created individually and were glued on to the card. In sequence, we added additional cards, repeating the same process, but with one less shape per card (30 shapes, 29 shapes, 28 shapes, etc) working down to the last card with one shape. Project 2: Individually each student selected one of their own cards and create positive and negative extrusions of that design. Project 3: In the third and final project, all 60 students in class combined all individual student designs to create an urban fabric. Once laid out as an urban fabric, each student was tasked to extrude his or her design to an urban scale. Then each “building� was assigned a program type. Students then made minor edits to come up with the final design solution.
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Theoretical Design Spring 2014
Positive Extrusion
Extrusions laid out in urban fabric Negative Extrusion
Resulting City Scape
Resulting Building
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Light Representation Studies Auburn, Alabama
In this assignment, we used observation and consideration to create reproductions of a shadow condition on the Auburn campus. The goal of the assignment was to precisely represent variations of tone and texture. Each representation uses different styles of medium to express the shadows and each medium creates changes in the visual representation and understanding of the light and shadow phenomena. By attempting to recreate the textures and tones of the original image, these representations attempt to demonstrate a more comprehensive understanding of the multiple contrasts occurring with shadows.
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Light Studies Fall 2013
Maquettes: Pencil line, charcoal, foreground, foreground reversal, hatching, cross hatching, and mosaic (each maquette was created on a 10”x10” board)
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Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas Auburn, Alabama
Applying the ideas of strength, utility, and beauty, we worked in teams to create spans that bridged four feet. Using drinking straws and sewing pins, the team was tasked using the three concepts (firmitas, utilitas, and venustas) to hold up the weight of a single clay brick for a full minute. An added complexity to the design was that the anchor sides were not at the same height, so the span would have to be designed to sit at different heights during the test.
Team Members: Josh Adams, Andrew Lang, Isaac Turkington, and Payton Walker
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Firmitas, Utilitas, and Venustas Fall 2013
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