Architecture Portfolio - Spring' 25

T IT LE | O VER ALL 2023

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

ELIZABETH HAGER

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY B.ARCH

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUNHOUSE | FIREHOUSE....................................................................................................

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER....................................................................................................

BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ....................................................................................................

DRAWINGS....................................................................................................

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F I REH O U S E | F UN H OU S E 2024

F UNHO USE | F IR EHO USE | ST AT IO N 24 2024

FIRESTATION 24 PRAXIS |II Fall 2024 Building Integration Studio (BIS) Professors: Gerard Damiani & Andrew Stone In Collaboration with: Julia Kasper, Starr Wasler, Inara Kardar LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA Located in the South Side Flats, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Station 24 calls for a redevelopment of their current station. This studio worked to develop a building and site with a focus on integrating structural, environmental, life safety, and envelope systems while testing and documenting building performance per NAAB SC.6 criteria. The project emphasized a rigorous design process that synthesized technical and architectural considerations, ecological practices, as well as prioritzing occupant well-being and health.

Our station aims to reinform the societal norms that have been held onto the fire station (a place known for its playful nature and its hard work ethic) into a space that meshes the two themes of work and play together for the firefighters and the public alike.

After several iterations of massing, programming, and structure, we have done this by emphasizing both rest and plays areas as a central axis to connect the front and back of house areas, exposing our MEP and structure as a way to enable our building through playful systematic expression, and, lastly, by using color and transparency throughout the building–particularly the facade–to create visual interest for the public, the firefighters, and to stand out from the industrial palette of the previous firehouse that currently stands in the neighborhood.

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Egress

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Standing Seam Roof Hats Drainage Matrix FRP Zee Profile Polyiso Insulation

1011.2 Width and capacity The minimum width shall not be less than 44 inches. Stair ways serving an occupent load less than 50 will have a width of less than 36 inches.

1011.5.2 Riser Height and Tread Depth Stair risers heights are to be 7 inches (178 mm) maximum and 4 inches (102 mm). Rectangular tread depths shall be 11 inches (27 mm).

1022.2 Exterior Exit Doors Building/structure used for human occupancy can not have less than one exterior door that meets requirements in 1010.1.1 - 1010.1.1 1023.7 Interior exit stairway and ramp walls The buildings exterior walls within 10 feet horizontally of a non rated wall or unprotected opening shall have a fire resistance rating of no less than 1 hour. Opening within this exterior wall shall be protected by having fire protection rating no less than 3/4 hour.

403.5.1-6 Clearance:Walking surfaces shall provide clearances complying with 403.5. Except as provided in 403.5.2 and 403.5.3, the clear width of walking surfaces shall be 36 inches (915 mm) minimum. Where the accessible route makes a 180 degree turn around an element which is less than 48 inches (1220 mm) wide, clear width shall be 42 inches (1065 mm) minimum approaching the turn, 48 inches (1220 mm) minimum at the turn and 42 inches (1065 mm) minimum leaving the turn.Where handrails are provided along walking surfaces with running slopes not steeper than 1:20 they shall comply with 505.

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Cover Board Vapor Permeable Air Barrier

Lobby/ Reception

Metal Deck roof

322 SF

Dayroom

Mechanical

700 SF

Outdoor Beanery

74 SF

444 SF

6 35 SF

Janitor's Closet

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Call Room Laundry

Gym

Beanery

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408 SF

444 SF

Mechanical Room

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Apparatus = Dorm 1 = Dorm 2 = Dorm 3 = Dorm 4 = Dorm 5 Dorm 6 Office 1 = Office 2 = Office 3 = Lobby + Game Room = Gym = Beanery = Mech. + Loading = Laundry = Dayroom = Decon = Locker Room =

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68 SF

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Bunker 140 SF

Bunker

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Custom STL Panel Gap

FRR Thermal Break Pad - 3/8”: R - .34

Zen Den/ Lounge 140 SF

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Bunker

Lounge

Fastening with vertical T-profile K20

Vapor Permeable Air Barrier

FRR Pad (Cladding Connection)

Metal Deck roof - 6”: R - .2

Facade Wall Materials: FRR Pad (Cladding Connection) - 3/8”: R - .34 Mineral Fiber Insulation - 3-1/4”: R - 13.65 Ext. Sheathing - 5/8”: R - .77 Cold Formed Metal Framing

Mineral Fiber Insulation Z Clip 5/8” Ext. Sheathing Cold Formed Metal Framing AWRB

Interior Finish - Gypsum Board

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Interior Finish - Gypsum Board - 5.8”: R - .56

Floor Materials: Concrete SOG. - 5”: R - .5 Vapor Retarder XPS - 3”: R - 15 Damp-proofing

Base Flashing Granite Concrete SOG. 5” Vapor Retarder 100 PSI (at truck bay) 3” XPS Damp-proofing

3/4” Clean Gravel wrapped in filter Fabric XPS Water Proofing

278 SF

140 SF

105 SF

105 SF

Lounge 105 SF

= B | SM | Type II-B Allowable Sq. Ft: 69,000 3,024 Sq. Ft = B | SM | Type II-B Allowable Sq. Ft: 69,000 = R2 | S1 | Type II-B Allowable Sq. Ft: 64,000

Decon

Bunker

140 SF

Construction Type: IIB

Terracotta Baguette

444 SF

Bunker WC

TOTAL = 208 OCC

Roof Materials:

Physical Training

68 SF

68 SF

Zen Den/

Polyiso Insulation - 5”: R - 30

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3484 sq ft./ 200 = 17 OCC 164 sq ft./ 502= 3 OCC 164 sq ft./ 50 = 3 OCC BB= 3 OCC 164 sq ft./ 50 164 sq ft./ 50 = 3 OCC 164 sq ft./ 50 = 3 OCC 164 sq ft./ 50 = 3 OCC 170 sq ft. /150 =1 OCC 170 sq ft. /150 =1 OCC 170 sq ft. /150 =1 OCC 1534 sq ft. /15 =102 OCC 292 sq ft. / 50 = 6 OCC 395 sq ft./ 15 = 26 OCC 809 sq ft./ 300 = 3 OCC 155 sq ft./ 150 = 1 OCC 395 sq ft./ 15 = 26 OCC 163 sq ft. / 503= 3 OCC 163 sq ft. / 50 = 3 OCC

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= S-2 | S1 | Type II-B Allowable Sq. Ft: 104, 000 Occupancy B (Business): 3,024 Sq. Ft. Occupancy B (Business): 3,414 Sq. Ft. Occupancy R-2 (Residential): 3,008 Sq. Ft Occupancy S-2 (Storage): 3,753 Sq. Ft

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J O UR N E Y TO T HE C E N T E R 2023

JO UR NEY T O T HE CENT ER | T HE ST EEL NECK LACE 2023

THE STEEL NECKLACE PRAXIS | Fall 2023 Culture, Ecology + Design Professors: Heather Bizon + Jared Abraham In Collaboration with: Julia Kasper LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA Set in the year 3000 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia, this speculative project follows the story of a girl named Journey. After growing tired of living in poverty due to a distrastrous coal mine collapse that led to both the wreckage of her home and unemployment of her parents, she decides to leave home and join a rebellion full of other young people who share her desire to rebuild their lives.

The group embarks on a journey where they use their funds to build boat modules to travel from their previous home to a new community based on both growth and interdependent living. This project follows three seperate sites in Pittsburgh; the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 31st Street Studios, and Herr’s Island.

Several precedent studies were made to lead up to this narrative structure, which include the undermined coal zone areas in Pittsburgh, as well as the history of film in the city. This story is told in three seperate acts, similar to a film script.

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THE FILM INDUSTRY + PITTSBURGH GENTRIFICATION

Looking at the cultural archive of Pittsburgh through a film lens, there are clear architectural, political, social, environmental, and economoic conditions that make it into a notable film hub. Several famous films have been shot in the city, including The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Fences (2016), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). With its complex topography and convenient budget for filmmakers, the city is a cheaper alternative to other more expensive locations within the country, such as California, Chicago, or New York City. A brief glimpse of Pittsburgh exposes blue-collar neighborhoods situated close to impressive skyscrapers. In contrast, capturing both the impoverished and affluent sectors of Chicago in a single frame would require a considerably wide lens. What happens when filmmakers take away from residents by using their cities, schools, and places of employment without giving it proper payment in exchange? How does this effect the culture of the city?

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JO UR NEY T O T HE CENT ER | T HE ST EEL NECK LACE 2023

MATRIX GOTHAM ROGUES STADIUM EXPLOSION Filmed in 2012 at the Heinz Field stadium, The Dark Knight Rises features an e xplosion scene on the football field, which was documented in a matrix diagram to showcase the process. This matrix follows the steps taken from transforming the stadium from belonging to the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Gotham Rogues, including the roads being closed off in the city, bringing in the 10,000 extras to fill up the stands, setting up the film with directors, lighting, microphones, and CGI artists, as well as the three tumblers that exploded on set in real life.

The director of the film aimed to transform Gotham into a blend of recognizable locations, each stylized to possess a distinct identity. In doing so, he sought to encapsulate the essence of Gotham as depicted in comic lore—familiar yet fictional. Pittsburgh provided the perfect canvas, with its diverse architecture and subtle socioeconomic distinctions, offering the ideal opportunity for this creative endeavor.

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BAMBOO BOAT MODULES HERR’S ISLAND With the future possible collapse of underminded coal zone areaas, housing would be based upon density and social economic class within the pit. In order to escpae this, the group will move to the Strip District for bamboo boat module production, which will be created along the 31st Street Studios lot as a produciton space. These boats will move them to Herr’s Island.

METAL L-SECTION/T-SECTION STEEL SHEET METAL CAP 50MM BAMBOO ROOF BRACING 100MM BAMBOO HORIZONTAL BRACING METAL CONJOINING BRACE 100MM BAMBOO VERTICAL BRACING

DOUBLE PANE GLASS WINDOW CORRUGATED METAL 6” INSULATION

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METAL SHEET STEEL BOX SECTION

JO UR NEY T O T HE CENT ER | T HE ST EEL NECK LACE 2023

PRODUCTION SPACE 31ST STREET STUDIOS

Moving from the pit, the group comes to 31st Street Studios, located within the Strip District of Pittsburgh. Although this site was a movie studio, in 3000, the warehouses have now becomed abandoned, and operate as an ideal location for the workers union to begin a housing project in secret from the government.

The warehouses are now used for production while the main site is used as a constrution zone.

Located along the Allegheny river, the strip district warehouses provide a conveniant spot to begin the boat construction that will transport the group from the strip district to both Herr’s Island and Brunot’s Island, traveling along the Ohio River for the latter site.

The mat boat, shown on the next page, is designed in order to fit underneath the numerous bridges throughout Pittsburgh, including the Fort Dusquene, Andy Warhol, and Rachel Carson bridges.

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IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PIT COLLAPSE Made with the CNC Router, the foam massing model below aims to portray the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church site neighborhood area in a future scenario where the community would suffer a destructive collapse due to it being one of many weak coal mine spots in Pittsburgh.

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On the next page, the rockite and concrete model demonstrate the same pit collapse in a cross section, where the concrete material begins to layer with age.

While this is a model of the positive space of the ground, the white foam model aims to portray the negative space of the pit collapse and begins to suggest the spaces residents may begin to carve into the earth for home scaffolding.

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BOSTON PU B LIC L IBR AR Y 2023

T IT LE | O VER ALL 2023

THE SANCTUARY PRAXIS |I Spring 2024 Professors: Jeremy Ficca + Jongwan Kwon LOCATION: Boston, MA Nestled in the heart of Boston, adjacent to a bustling café, this reimagined Boston Public Library serves as a beacon of k nowledge, tranquility, and community engagement. Designed to embrace the rhythms of natural light and the vitality of urban life, the library fosters a welcoming environment for all—children, teens, adults, and elders alike.

The architectural language of the library is shaped by an iterative design process, beginning with foam massing studies and evolving into finely crafted wood models. This methodical approach allowed for a deep exploration of form, repetition, and spatial organization, ensuring a balance between openness and i ntimacy. The result is a structure that harmonizes with its surroundings while offering dynamic spaces for gathering, learning, and reflection.

Sustainability is at the core of the project, evident in both materiality and environmental strategies. The terracotta-clad façade, rendered in warm earth tones, reflects a commitment to ecological consciousness, grounding the building in its urban setting while echoing the natural landscapes of Boston. Expansive glazing maximizes daylighting, reducing energy consumption while framing curated views of the surrounding green spaces. These lush outdoor areas serve as an extension of the library, creating serene pockets for reading, community events, and quiet contemplation.

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T HE SANCT UAR Y | BO ST O N P UBLIC LIBR AR Y 2024

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T HE SANCT UAR Y | BO ST O N P UBLIC LIBR AR Y 2024

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DRAWING KEY 1. ROOF SHEATHING 2. 2 x 12 ROOF RAFTER 16” O.C 3. 2 x 10 WOOD JOIST 16” O.C. 4. BLOCKING 5. FASCIA 6. WINDOW HEADER 7. ROOF HEADER 8. WALL SHEATHING 9. ROUGH SILL 10. CRIPPLE STUD 11. 2 x 6 DOUBLE TOP PLATE 12. HEADER STUD 13. 2 x 6 WOOD STUD 16” O.C. 14. TRIMMER STUD 15. SILL SEAL 16. SOLE PLATE 17. END JOIST 18. SILL PLATE 19. TERMITE BARRIER 20. ANCHOR BOLT 21. WOOD I-JOIST 22. FOUNDATION SYSTEM

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This course introduced students to the fundamentals between design intent, construction materials, the science of materials in terms of their performance, as well as their assemblies. Learning how materials and techniques inform spatial and form making decisions was a central theme for the semester. This course incorporated joint assignments with our studio projects in order to make opportunities for in-depth exploration of these fundamentals of construction through a direct application and synthesis of this new knowledge to our projects.

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48-215 MATERIALS & ASSEMBLY FALL 2022 INSTRUCTOR: GERARD DAMIANI ELIZABETH HAGER

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ELIZABETH HAGER Email ehager2@andrew.cmu.edu email ehager2@andrew.cmu.edu Contact Number (301) 789 7556 phone number (301)-789-7556 Base LocationsMaryland Maryland | Pittsburgh base locations | Pittsburgh Linkedin linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-b-hager linkedin linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-b-hager

E EDUCATION XPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE 2024 - Present

Resident Assistant

2024 Carnegie Mellon University

Architectural Intern

Carnegie Mellon University • Providing a high level of academic and personal support to residential students within their community and acting as a catalyst for student learning and development.

• Helping to advance the values and model the expectations of the university.

• Responsible for timely and thorough completion of administrative Eleanor Roosevelt High School tasks that support the residential experience of students living within Science and Technology Program their communities.

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University May 2026 NAAB Bachelors of Architecture Student Engagement Ambassador 2022-2023

Carnegie MellonPittsburgh, University PA • Connecting with Carnegie Mellon alumni, parents and staff • Raising funds for university through donations

SOFTWARE +SKILLS

• Revit Summer Camp Counselor • Adobe Greenbelt Creative Suite (Ps, InD, Ai, Ae) Recreation Center 2021-2022 • Rhinoceros 3D • Provided a safe, engaging and fun environment for children ages 5-12 • Twinmotion • Encouraged participation in daily activities • V-Ray such as music, dance, drama, poetry, art, • Blender and circus skills Information Technology Intern • Procreate Summer Youth Employment+ Program + Sketching Drafting • Hand Drawing • Worked in teams to design products using Painting (Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic) • 2018-2019 3D-printer • Soft Pastels • Created websites and promotional videos for summer program • Ceramic Pottery

2017-2021

Greenbelt, MD

2021-present

NAAB Bachelors of Architecture Pittsburgh, PA

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french

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Information Systems and Web Support LANGUAGES • English: native SO TWARE + SKILLS • F French: proficient

2023 - 2024

LGA Partners • Assisted in project documentation with Revit and Adobe Illustrator across 6 studios: Aviation, Housing, Retail, Healthcare, Education, • and Workplaces.

Created construction documents with Revit and Bluebeam from site visits and client consultation meetings.

Children's Classroom Assistant

Carnegie Mellon University’s Children School • Helping kindergarten classroom teacher’s regulate child behavior and skills through verbal communication.

• Conducting classroom activities as an aid by leading group activites and learning games.

Property Management Intern

Morgan Properties • Assisting in guiding residents through the move-in process by conducting property tours, answering questions, and assisting in the application process.

American Insitute of Architecture Students (AIAS) • Maintenance of resident information systems and resident visual design public speaking sketching files.

National Organization of Minority Architect Students • Scheduling resident work orders and maintenance CMU Ignite - Vice President Rhino 3D requests.

(NOMA) • Carnegie Mellon’s chapter of the national Black Christian Intervarsity organization.

Twinmotion Ignite is dedicated to providing a safe, comfortable space for Black Christian Student Engagement Ambassador 2022 - 2023 CMU Ignite (President) V-Ray students to practice their faith.

Carnegie Mellon University

ACTIVITIES

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National Black Christian Intervarsity organization • Connecting with Carnegie Mellon alumni, parents and dedicated to providing a safe, comfortable space for Photoshop • Foster communications and fellowship among minority architects and promoting staff. the design andIllustrator development of living, working, and recreational environments.

• Raising funds for university through donations. students to practice their faith.

InDesign Lunar Gala - Model Coordinator CMU SPIRIT show in Pennsylvania (1,200+ attendees) AWARDS • Largest fashion AfterEffects • Serves to create unity among students of diverse Facilitated model training, auditions, practices and taught choreography to over 20 • The Minority Architects of Pittsburgh Scholarship models. ethnic backgrounds by fostering positive interaction, Keyshotof Minority Architect Students (NOMA) National Organization

AAFFILIATIONS CHIEVEMENTS

Issued by MAPS Advisory Committee

social growth and community within CMU. May 2023 1st Place Winner - Through the Looking Glass 2020 Virtual TheIDP Minority Architects of Pittsburgh Scholarship NCARB: (Intern Development Program) enrolled Student Art Exhibition Issued by MAPS Advisory Committee hours completed • 346.5 Issued by Prince George's Community College May 2023 August 2020 NOMAS: National Organization of Minority Architect Students 1st Place Winner - Through the Through the Looking Glass 2020 Virtual Student Art Exhibition

Elizabeth Hager B.Arch | Carnegie Mellon University elizabeth.hager21@gmail.com 301 789 7556