Harwood Portfolio

CHRISTINE HARWOOD charwould@gmail.com 314.596.8850

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- Resume 3- Studio 804 9- Future Research Community Center 17- University of Kansas Field Center Greenhouse 41- Studio 408: Adaptive Reuse through Urban Acupuncture 51- Studio 209: Complexities of Urbanism 59- Study Abroad: Photography & Sketches

Christine Harwood charwould@gmail.com 314.596.8850

EDUCATION:

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Master of Architecture

Freshman Scholarship 2009-2010

Alternative Energy Scholarship 2010-2011

Anderson Scholarship 2012 Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves, MO College Preparatory

National Honors Society

August 2009 - May 2014

August 2005 - May 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE: Studio 804, Lawrence, KS

August 2013 - July 2013 Team Member

Producing one building a year, Studio 804 is a not-for-profit graduate program at the

University of Kansas. This year Studio 804 partnered with the University to design and

build an addition to the School of Architecture. As a member of Studio 804, I have been

able to witness the entire design and building processes. I was also responsible for

securing a $40,000 donation of insulation.

Cannon Design, St. Louis, MO June 2012 - August 2012 Architectural Intern

During the summer following my fourth year, I interned with the international design

firm, Cannon Design. As the only summer intern I was given the opportunity to work

on three different projects. I spent the majority of my time working with construction

documents for the largest health care project in North America, Centre hospitalier de

l’Université de Montréal.

ABROAD EXPERIENCE: Danish Institute of Study Abroad, Copenhagen, DK August 2012-December 2012

In my 4th year fall term I traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark for a semester abroad. Over

these four months, I experienced a unique way of living and designing. With a focus on

simplicity and sustainability, I believe this opportunity was an asset to my education.

Architecture in Berlin, Munich & Switzerland May 2012 - June 2012

The summer before my fourth year, I traveled to Europe with ten students and two

architecture professors from the University of Kansas. This four week trip focused on

urban form & culture in transition. We were able to tour, sketch, and observe many

buildings . The opportunity was a great way to experience anything from transportation

in cities to building details.

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2797 Wewata Way #3010 Denver, CO 80216

CERTIFICATIONS:

LEED AP BD + C US Green Building Council

Service Learning Certificate KU Center for Civic and Social Responsibility

Social Economic Environment Design (S.E.E.D) Certificate Public Interest Design Institute

COMPUTER SKILLS:

High Proficiency Google Sketchup Adobe Indesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Office

Moderate Proficiency

Autodesk Revit Architectural Suite

Autodesk AutoCAD

Bluebeam Revu Codebook

ORGANIZATIONS & SERVICE: AIAS, Lawrence, KS August 2009 - May 2014 Member

Joining AIAS my first year was a great introduction into the field. Participating in

meetings kept me updated with activities at the University. Spring of my third year I

traveled to Detroit for the Quad conference.

Engineers Without Borders, Lawrence, KS

August 2010 - May 2014 Member & Team Member

In an effort to be involved outside of architecture, I joined EWB my second year.

Involvement with the organization allowed me to participate in a trip to New Orleans

where we worked with Historic Green to rebuild homes in the Lower 9th Ward.

Alternative Spring Break, Winslow, AZ

March 2010 Team Member

Spring break of my freshman year, I traveled with six other students to a Navajo

reservation in Northern Arizona. As we helped 83 year old Ida Clinton, we experienced

a part of her world, herding sheep and living without running water or electricity.

Back Bay Mission, Biloxi, MS May 2008 - June 2011 Team Member

Initially a service trip through my high school, I traveled to Biloxi, MS for a week during

four consecutive summers to assist in the rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina. This trip

taught me a lot about building craft and working as a team.

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The Forum at Marvin Hall

student designed and built 2800 square foot addition lecture hall, jury space, and commons room

1. Original site conditions.

2. A glimpse of the lecture hall space featuring the acoustic green wall.

3. Exterior vented wall no longer blocked by scaffolding.

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As the first addition to the University of Kansas’ School of Architecture, Design, and Planning, the Forum at Marvin Hall serves as the school’s first opportunity to host their own lecture courses as well as provide a collaborative commons space for students. Studio 804 provides graduate students with the unique experience to participate in all aspects of the building process from design and construction to budget and material sourcing. This was Studio 804’s first project for the State, which introduced us to a new procedure for permitting, fire protection, and inspections. On our first day of class in late August, Dan Rockhill presented us with this

project and we couldn’t have been more excited and nervous. Designing and building an addition to a School of Architecture is both a dream and challenge. A building full of 500 architects and architectural students is full of 500 potential critics. After meetings between both faculty and students we were able to develop an impressive proposal that was accepted by the school, the chancellor, the board of regents, and the State.

We each declared our ‘specialty’ on the project including anything from structure to landscape. I was responsible for the insulation for the project and was able to secure a $40,000 donation consisting of Polyiso, XPS, and spray foam.

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Future City Community Lab

plenum: 300 m2 six labs: 40-100 m2 six base camps: 6-15 m2 hub: 50 m2 3D workshop: 50 m2 two guest researcher apartments: 120 m2

1. An aerial view of the København site.

2. Initial study model, illustrating the flow of pedestrians through the building.

3. A class line-up of our initial three part 1.5 hour model charrette.

4. A site panorama of the existing conditions at the end of October.

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More than half the world’s total population is projected to live in cities by 2030. Cities have less than two decades to prepare for this transition.

In this studio we were designing a 1200m research center in the heart of København that would begin experimenting with these issues.

København is well known for its high livability index. To begin research in a city that would serve as a model, could only benefit the center.

I approached the site identifying that access, transparency, and versatility needed to be addressed.

In order for the information to inspire the community, they needed to know about it. It was my hope that a transparent facade and public walkway would open the building to guests. The versatility of the labs would be accomodating to all research, from building models to experimenting in the greenhouse. Limiting the research capabilites or community access would hurt the center, so I designed the labs and base camps to allow for collaboration.

1. A hand rendering of the labs and garden space on the 1st and 2nd floors.

2. The southwest approach of the new community research building hugging the existing power house.

3. N/S section through the long section of the model demonstrating the relationship to the existing building, topography change and light bridge.

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4. A hand rendering of the reading space, base camp, and 2nd floor growing space.

5. A view across the walkways in the light bridge.

Here we can see the ground and 1st floor labs.

6. E/W section showing the context relationships between the community research center and the existing structures.

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University of Kansas Field Center Green House greenhouse- 2000 ft2 all season greenhouse- 450 ft2 head house 1200 ft2 fenced plots- 2 acres $330,000 research grant for future construction

1. Field house welcome center and research facility.

2. Winter vegetation a native Kansas prairie grass.

3. Site panorama taken in February overlooking the lake and existing prairie 4. Aerial map of KU Field Center detailing the controlled experients well underway.

Located in North Lawrence, the University of Kansas Field Station is ‘dedicated to field-based environmental research and education’. It covers 3,400 acres and offers a variety of managed, natural, and controlled research sites. A recent grant helped the Field Station expand its facilities with the addition of a greenhouse. This greenhouse allows researchers to diversify their projects and continue them year round. As a design build studio, we were to experiment with custom and semi-custom greenhouse designs.

Our proposals were presented to the scientists as research for their own structure.

Before we built full-scale mock ups of these designs, we created a series of planter boxes.

These allowed us to experiment with craft and materiality.

A primary concern of the Field Station was the versatility of the greenhouse. It is impossible to predict the future experiments, so flexibility was a key issue. We did not take this lightly as we designed a space with multiple points of entry, partitioned units, and adjustable climate control.

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1. Planed wooden planter 2. Professor Brad Satterwhite testing the planter’s durability.

3. Construction process photo.

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5. Construction process photo.

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1. Combination oak slats and metal interior planter box.

2. Construction process photo.

3. Initial practice weld.

4. The studio’s completed planter series. An experiment in wood, concrete, and metal.

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1. Greenhouse plan. Entering on the north side into the head house and progressing to the smaller climate controlled greenhouse or larger passive greenhouse.

2. Site aerial showing the relationship of the lakes and fenced in plots near the proposed greenhouse.

3. Large greenhouse rendering with 5’x10’ anerobic tanks.

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1. Headhouse rendering. This space will serve as the main entry, indoor classroom, and storage space for the greenhouse.

2. North elevation.

The reclaimed wood industrial door, standing seam siding, and board form concrete are all visible from this elevation.

3. South elevation.

The large southern windows are operable to allow for cross ventilation.

4. West elevation.

Multiple entries create optimal access.

5. East elevation

1.Air circulation diagram.

2. Rainwater collection diagram.

3. Summer sun management diagram.

4. Winter sun management diagram.

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2. Rooftop rainwater collection diagram.

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1. South (greenhouse) detailed wallsection.

2. North (headhouse) detailed wallsection.

3. Wallsection placement diagram.

4. Loadbearing shared wall detailed wallsection.

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1.Full scale final greenhouse section.

2. Exterior view of operable louvers.

3. Detailed connection of operable louvers.

4. Interior louver connection.

5. Louver handle.

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1. Butterfly roof connection.

2. Rainwater collection gutter and rain chain.

3. Southern (greenhouse) wall assembly.

4. Column to concrete southern (greenhouse) wall connection..

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1. Final presentation to researchers, architects, professors, and greenhouse enthusiasts.

2. Rain gutter/ greenhouse roof/ shared wall connection.

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Studio 408: Adaptive Reuse through Urban Acupuncture First Floor Uses: Artist Studio/Gallery, Commercial Wood shop, Corner Market, Cafe, Restaurant/Farmer’s Market Housing Type(s): Artist and Market Rate Housing Total No. of Units: 37 Average Size of Unit(s): 800ft2

1. Taken in 1911, this postcard shows the original building.

2. Existing entrance site photo.

3. This is the front facade of the existing warehouse.

4. Third floor interior. The small windows will let in little light when partition walls go up.

5. Rooftop view. overlooking downtown Kansas City.

6. A map representing the limited green space in the boundaries which we surveyed to be the Crossroad District.

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Located in a transitional area of Kansas City, the Crossroads district is a newly branded live/ work neighborhood close to downtown. Our site(denoted in red) was once a warehouse and distribution center for Pabst Breweries.

Because of the building’s depth, size and placement in the city, getting daylight into it to make it habitble was critical. After numerous day lighting studies, I found that cutting through the floor plates and creating “fingers” would give the building a greater surface area and therefore a greater opportunity to access natural light and ventilation.

Each finger is shaped to catch direct light and reflect it down the space with metal panels.

After my implementation had been refined, I programmed the space according the needs we perceived. By purposing the building according to the desires of the District, the building will become a new source of community life for the area. Not only will the building itself function as a hub for resources, services, and entertainment, but also the neighboring lot will bring energy to the District through a new park.

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“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody,

only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.�

-The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs

1. A shot from the roof top urban garden with a view to downtown.

2. A rendering from the 4th floor light well next to the communal lounging space.

3. An interior view of the 2nd floor light wells and communal dining space.

4. This is an exploded isometric diagram of my floor plans and programs.

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Workshop Corner Market Cafe Resident Lobby Artist Studios Restaurant/Farmer’s Market Residences Communal Dining Space Communal Lounging Space Communal Entertainment Space Roof Top Gardening

Workshop Corner Market Cafe Resident Lobby Artist Studios Restaurant/Farmer’s Market Residences Communal Dining Space Communal Lounging Space Communal Entertainment Space Roof Top Gardening

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1. An E/W section that details the interior spaces of the building.

2. A view of the proposed facade changes from Central Street.

3. This model’s changing floor plates inspired this central idea throughout my designs and allowed light to penetrate the building.

4. This model gave a 3D representation of the cuts I implemented.

5. Here I began to toy with different programs and how they can shape the building.

6. This model shows the interior light quality of my intervention.

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1. A rendering walking into the first finger and main entrance to the residential lobby.

2. A photo of the Pabst Warehouse connecting it to the neighboring life across Central Street.

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“People need green open places to go to when they are close they use them. But if the greens are more than three minutes away, the distance overwhelms the need.�

-Accessible Green, Christopher Alexander

1. First floor plan with commercial use program.

2. Second floor plan showing individual apartments and gathering spaces.

3. A proposed park for the district, that is centrally located for many existing lofts.

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3. Third/fourth floor plan showing the individual apartments and gathering spaces 4. Rooftop plan with garden plots for the restaurant, farmer’s market, and residents.

6.This image is a memory map of the places we explored throughout the district. The blue dots are restaurants , coffee shops, and local businesses we stopped at along the way.

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Studio 209: Complexities of Urbanism Entrance Bike Shop 250 Bicycle Storage Locker Rooms Restaurant

1. A site plan for the shelter.

3. Bankside Bike Shelter against the Tate Modern.

4. The study of a figure ground helped me decide what existing boundaries were important to the design.

4. Cinematic approach seen on the next page.

5. Spacial axonometric 6. Structural axonometric 7. Programmatic axonometric 8. Series of models.

9. West section 10. South elevation 11. East section

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In an attempt to accommodate bicycle commuters, the Bankside Community proposed the introduction of a bike shelter.

With features such as a bicycle repair shop, secure storage, locker rooms, and a sitdown restaurant, the building will be a destination and not just a ‘pit stop’. Bankside hopes that the implementation of such a program will not only motivate motorists to get onto their bikes, but also inspire neighboring districts to build similar institutions that work to lighten traffic loads and carbon emissions.

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Structural Diaphragm Structural Glass Structural Wall

Bike Shelter Entry & Repair Shop Circulation Bike Storage Men & Women’s Locker Room Outdoor Bike Shelter & Bus Stop Restaurant

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13. Floor plan at 0’.

Only the bike shop and restaurant are at ground level.

14. Floor plan at -5’.

The bicycle storage conveyer belts are on this level.

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15. Floor plan at 10’.

The lockerrooms are on this level.

16. Floor plan overall. Here you can understand the flow of the floorplan as if it was one level.

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Study Abroad Germany: Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden, Munich, Freiburg, Vitra Switzerland: Zurich, Basel, Chur, Vals Denmark: Copenhagen, Middelfart, Aarhus, Herning Sweden: Stockholm Finland: Helsinki, Turku

1. The floor of the ‘Hall of Fallen Leaves’ at Libeskind’s Jewish Museum in Berlin.

2. A walk through the sculpture park in Herning, Denmark.

3. A student investigation of Peter Zumthor’s Roman Ruins in Chur, Switzerland.

4. A break for sketching at the University of Zurich’s Law Library by Santiago Calatrava.

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During my five years at the University of Kansas, I was able to take two opportunities to study abroad. The first as a faculty led month long urban exploration in Germany and Switzerland and the second as a semester long cultural immersion in Copenhagen, Denmark. Both experiences taught me new materials, differing construction methods, and unique design methods not to mention great food as well.

These visits provided me with a greater understanding that I will remember for the rest of my life.

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THERME VALS, VALS, SWITZ

PHOTOGRAPHY ABROAD

CHAPEL OF RECONCILIATION, BERLIN, GER

DEUTSCHER BUNDESTAG, BERLIN, GER

BERLIN FRIEDRICHSTRAßE, BERLIN, GER

MIDDELFART SAVINGS BANK, MIDDELFART, DK

FREDENSBORG HOUSING, COPENHAGEN, DK

LOUISIANA MUSEUM, COPENHAGEN, DK

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