ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Gene Mongan 2024
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Lakeview Residence addition the cLimate coRRidoR PoRtLand’s imPeRative dRy dock 2 museum
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LAKEVIEW RESIDENCE ADDITION
Bellingham, Massachusetts
Bechtel Frank Erickson Architects
Fall 2021
The installation of a new addition to a residence along Silver Lake was desired by the clients. Through the design process, documentation was collected on-site of the existing conditions, and plans, sections and elevations went through several different iterations in-between client and contrctor meetings.
Work was completed with creating a 3D model of the existing house and the new addition, as well as with all of the necessary drawings to form and complete a full construction permit set. Experience was gained from utilising new software and new level of detailing with drawings such as building and wall sections. Communication through virtual meetings between the clients for proposals and feedback, and contractors and engineers for checking requirements and codes.
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North Elevation Demolition Plan Foundation Plan First Floor Plan Roof Plan East Elevation 5
Throughout the design iterations, a tall and luminous space with a central fireplace and a connecting mudroom were always desired. Work was completed to form different levels of elevation for these new rooms, with a surrounding exterior to closely match the style and materiality of the original house.
Consistency with window dimensions held the design together, and wall symmetry around the fireplace provided storage and shelving for the client’s personal art projects.
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Field Study
Collage of Existing Conditions Impacted by Climate Change
Research
Calendar of Existing Activities Throughout Time and Space
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PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS
The inclusion of funding partners, non-profit organizations and local municipalities is essential in the financing and realization of this project.
Additionally, the programs highlighted in the territorial strategy can be further examined in sectional and perspective contexts to provide insight for varying existing, topographical and transit conditions and provide reason for supporting this initiative.
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01 Education
The Ecomuseums
A series of five structures situated on empty land owned by the state of Massachusetts that connect history and ecology to the challenges of climate change while also addressing unique site conditions, such as direct river access, existing vegetation preservation and a sloping topography.
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Project Goals
https://camd.northeastern.edu/featured-work/the-climate-corridor/
More in-depth research on this project is published on the College of Media, Art and Design website:
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PORTLAND’S IMPERATIVE
Portland, Maine Spring 2023
Based within the newly acquired opportunitity by Northeastern University to extend its education to graduate students in Portland, Maine, this project was crafted with the intent of providing school facilities while working with existing conditions. The architectural ambitions of this design are to maximize the inclusion of passive and sustainable systems through the formation of the prototype’s structural systems, with which heavy timber is recognized as the central building material. The performative aspects of this structure are designed to work in tandem with the heights and geometric shape of the existing factory building, as well as with the site’s topography and surrounding context to study changes in sea level rise and provide insight on the mitigation of climate change.
By limiting the design to this one material, the limitations of heavy timber can be examined and can inspire future replication.
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Structural System
15 Construction Type: IV - HT Density kg/m3 Timber Columns Timber Girders Timber Braces Concrete Floor Slab Total Concrete Weight 240093.29 223,90626,645 223,90626,645 530 530 530 530 85 78 112 136 12,614 720.8 31,291.2 593.6 17,362.8 -742.4 -32,230 -611.4 -17,883.7 -12,992.4 0.28 0.01 0.42 0.01 Timber Beams Total Timber Weight Volume m3 # of Members Weight kg Embodied Carbon kg CO2eq Sources The Constructor theconstructor.org Dream Civil dreamcivil.com Embodied Carbon
kg/CO2eq/m2
: -5,585
Meets the benchmark of 50 kg/CO2eq/ft2 Operating Energy Use : 1.11 kBtu/m2-year
Timber Roof Brace System Water Collection System 4” x 12” Timber Beam Secondary Horizontal Structure 8” x 14” Timber Girder Primary Horizontal Structure 48’ x 140’ Reinforced Concrete Floor Slab 12” x 12” Timber Column Primary Vertical Structure 0’32’64’ 128’ Ground Floor 1 2 33 4 5 6 1.Sea Level Exhibition 2.Lobby 3.Dual Amphitheater 4.Research Center
Dock
Storage Facility
128’
140'-0" 777 79 10 11 12 7 7 8 7. Classroom 8. Reading Room 9. Office Space 10. Storage 11. Research Center 12. Student Housing 0’32’64’ 128’ Third Floor 13 14 15 13. Open Lab Space 14. Greenhouse 15. Library
5.Loading
6.Data
0’32’64’
Second Floor
Section Perspective
10'-0 2'-0" 8 46'-0"
Floor: 2 Size: 832 SQFT Capacity: 41 People Req. Egress: 1 Exit Classroom 001 Amphitheater Sea Level Exhibition Floor: 1 Size: 1000 SQFT Capacity: 45 People Req. Egress: 1 Exit Floor: 1 Size: 2100 SQFT Capacity: 67 People Req. Egress: 1 Exit Units of Program Angled Roof, Water Collection Raised Floor -Radiant Heating Assembly Operable Clerestory Windows Raised Roof for Natural Ventilation Passive Ventilation -2’ air pocket Double-Skin Glazing Enclosure -Slight Shading, East Facing Flood resistant base, raised on topography Double-Skin Glazing Enclosure -Medium Shading, South Facing Drainage System, Water Conservation Integrated Systems 16
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Final Model
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Test Model
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DRY DOCK 2 MUSEUM
Charlestown, Massachusetts Spring 2021
Dry Dock 2, located in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, was originally used to draw in large ships for boarding and repairing. Now the site remains flooded and unused. The historical significance of the neighborhood and surrounding context and the overall dimensions of the site led to the proposal of a large public museum and parkway with mixtures of indoor and outdoor spaces.
Three areas of program were formed along the dock to incorporate typical activities of a museum within an unusual site. The designs of these spaces were heavily influenced on the shape and elevation of the site. For instance, steps at the head of the dock were turned into seating for a large and open theatrical space, the end of the dock focused on reinforcing walls while providing natural light to a closed interior space for art and relics of the dock’s original usages, and a middle core was formed with a mixture of both indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as public and private programs.
USS Constitution Museum Dry Dock 1 Dry Dock 2 Charlestown Navy Shipyard Park Flagship Wharf Garage Parking 1826 - 1905 Timber - Quincy Granite Brick - Concrete - Steel 1905 - 2021 Dry Dock 2 Boston National Historic Park USS Constitution Museum Charlestown Naval Shipyard Park Bunker Hill Monument 4 Charlestown Navy Yard 20
Perform Dine / Work Display
Ice Rink / Pool Museum Store Cafe & Bar Kitchen Conference Room Staf f Room Sculpture Garden 2800 SF 950 SF 900 SF 400 SF 200 SF 100 SF 3500 SF Outdoor Lobby Ticket Desk Forum Canopy Stage Outdoor Learning Space 3500 SF 1500 SF 7300 SF 5000 SF 450 SF 400 SF Outdoor Exhibition Gallery Indoor Lobby Restrooms Pumphouse Exhibition 2000 SF 600 SF 2800 SF 250 SF 1300 SF 21
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DISPLAY WORK 23
SPRING
WINTER SUMMER FALL
The changes in season were also taken into account when designing the core installations and circulation routes throughout the site. Depending on the season, exhibitions would transition between indoor and outdoor areas and programs would open, close or even change functionality.
Exhibit Cycle Exhibit Cycle Presentations Concerts Outdoor Learning Pool Cafe Cafe Ice
Interior Exhibitions Interior
Pump House Exhibition Pump House Exhibition Forum Closed
Rink
Exhibitions
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URBAN WALK-UP HOUSING
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Spring 2020
This project aims to solve issues created from large-scale walk-up housing through the creation of efficient units and close detail to Boston zoning and accessibility codes. The proposal allows for the existence of public and private sectors to interact and correspond with varying needs, such as site orientation, transportation, and available open space.
Additionally, the ground floor uses an optional offset of five feet to create a corridor that runs through the connected housing proposals to provide access to an inner pathway. The continuing offset of each advancing floor expands this space to allow for natural light and the creation of an interactive experience between neighbors.
Ground Floor First Floor
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Bike Network Site Plan - Upper Level Scale 1:350 Scale 1:90 Primary Routes Secondary Routes Second Floor Third Floor NE WC OMB S TREET EA ST LEN OX S TREET
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REED STREET
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The form and program of this project were developed with the interest of maximizing space within a restrictive site. Attention to Boston codes and regulations, such as with maximum distance between units and stairs, deadend circulation and units per floor, assisted with designing the initial layout.
The unit arrangement forms an internal community space within the urban fabric.
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Cavity Wall Construction
Steel Framing and Brick Cladding Fall 2019
This project studies the compatability of steel framing with brick cladding through an architectonic structural system. Steel beams and bracing were designed to be the primary support system from this cavity wall, allowing for the design of a brick facade.
The location of windows along this wall were designed around the steel support beams, and certain bricks were extruded to represent the location of the steel bracings. This in turn further symbolizes the relationship that architectural design has with its structural system.
Elevation 18’ 9’ Lintel Flashing Header 2” Cavity Insulated Sheathing Board Section 2’ 3’ Intumescent Paint Fireproofing Plan 18” 12’ 4” 6” 1’ 8” Metal Ties 2x6 Light Gauge Steel Studs W 12x35 Steel Beam Insulated Sheathing 2” Cavity Board Mineral Wool
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Case Study - The Double House
Utretcht, The Netherlands Spring 2020
The Double House, completed in 1997 by the firm MVRDV, was designed to resemble a single structure that could house and act as two separate residential living spaces. The Double House is adjacent to other residential buildings but greatly stands out with the use of its exterior materiality and inclusion of many windows that show spaces from one side of the house to the other.
The project’s single-surface structure acts as the spine of the building and separates spaces for both of the houses. Both houses share similar floor patterns that go back and forth as each floor progresses. Additionally, staircases act as circulation that cut through the structure and are visible from the exterior.
Transportation Networks Scale 1:8 1/2 mile Railway Bike Bus House
House One Circulation House Two
Unit Arrangement
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Materiality
Boston University Law Tower
Boston, Massachusetts
Spring 2020
This study of the Boston University School of Law Tower, originally constructed in 1964 by Joseph Lluis Sert, uses a variety of different representations that explore the program, accessibility and usage of this building.
Render explores the geometric proportions of the building’s roof facade and its diverse relationship between the materiality of concrete and glass. Remix uses the continuity of horizontal windows to create agrid layout and highlight the locations of different window types and circulation spaces. Occupy focuses on the historical transformation of this tower into an indepedent building for law school students and professors.
Composure
More on these projects, as well as other additional works, can be found on my website: www.genemongan.com
1985: Move-In Day
RendeR Remix
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Occupy
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