p ortf ol i o hannah gross 2023
program diagram,
bridge the gap
co n t en t s interests...........................................................................................3 aggreg8..........................................................................................4 bridge the gap..............................................................................6 eco-chunk......................................................................................8 living lattice....................................................................................9 july house......................................................................................10 (un)housing...................................................................................11 drawings.......................................................................................12
i nte r e s t s Hannah is passionate about solving problems and helping people, and hopes to use her skills to explore how housing can become more affordable, sustainable, and human-friendly. Her current research includes PassiveHaus and climate responsive design, and she is curious about what makes good streets and places to live in so we can shape the future of our cities. She is also interested in the theory and pedegogy of architecture and has enjoyed interacting with students in a mentorship role. Outside of architecture, Hannah is a freelance pianist and vocalist in the DMV area. Catch her singing with the Capital Carollers every December!
Hannah actively volunteers with Appalachia Service Project, a home repair organization making homes “warmer, safer, and drier”. Through this she has gained hands-on experience in residential contstruction, team leadership, and building relationships with homeowners. In summer 2023 for her ninth trip she was asked to lead a team of eight youth and adult volunteers through replacing siding on an 1860’s home. Hannah was instrumental in diagnosing and repairing a water damage problem on the front facade (right side of first photo). Removal of the rotted cladding revealed a sound wall with stunning traditional timber framing, which was then re-insulated and covered. Hannah’s architectural training was a key skill that helped set up successful work for the rest of the summer.
a g gr e g 8 ARCH 601
The prompt for this project was to design a modular apartment made of woodfastened mass timber panels and with indigenous building techniques in mind. ‘aggreg8’ is intended to let families and communities grow organically. One can choose modules that suit their family, allowing multigenerational living.The units are prefab and delivered via truck.
concept diagram (krita).
view - aerial axon (SketchUp, krita).
aggregations diagram (krita).
physical models
plans (CAD, Ai, krita).
orientations diagram (Ai, krita).
section perspective and details diagram (CAD, Ai, SketchUp, Krita).
stack effect diagram (krita).
b ridg e t he g ap ARCH 600
Created in collaboration with Brianna Riffle.
section perspective (Revit, CAD, Krita, Ai).
This project is a net zero ‘building science’ museum that acts as a community example for emerging sustainable building technologies. The building celebrates exposed trusses and ducts, recycled finishes, geothermal, an ERV, and a featured green atrium. For this we were asked to delve deeply into structure, material choices, lighting, and mechanical systems. CUSTOM SKYLIGHT ASSEMBLY
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8“ POURED CONCRETE SLAB
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8” HSS COLUMN 8” HSS BEAM
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3/4” OSB SHEATHING 33” FABRICATED LIGHT WOOD FRAMED TRUSS 2X6“ SILL PLATE 2X6” TOP PLATE 2X8“ NAILER 4” WOOD TRIM 4“ TONGUE-AND-GROOVE DECKING
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STANDING SEAM SHEET METAL ROOFING 6” R-23 WOOL BATT INSUL. 2” RIGID FOAM BOARD INSUL. 4” RIGID FOAM BOARD INSUL. IMPERMEABLE WATER BARRIER SEMI-PERMEABLE VAPOR BARRIER ALUMINUM COMPOSITE PANELING ALUMINUM FLASHING
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3/4” GYP. WITH SEMI-GLOSS FINISH PAINT ACOUSTIC CEILING PANEL
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FACADE
WALL SECTION
SUPPORTS BUILDING SUPPORTS SELF
building plans (CAD, Ai).
view - courtyard (krita).
PLAN DETAIL
wall assembly (CAD, Ai).
view - northwest axon (Revit, krita).
lighting and ducts plan (CAD, Ai).
mini split piping plan (CAD, Ai).
view - research space, west wing (Revit, krita).
view - event space, east wing (revit, krita).
e co-chunk ARCH403
view - front (twinmotion, krita).
This project is for a building showcasing sustainable strategies on Baltimore Avenue where people can meet to plan future projects. It adaptively reuses the existing restaurant into a public space and creates private ones in the ‘containers’. This is the first in a two-project semester where we were to work with a partner, and the second project is living lattice. The process saw both of us develop our personal styles as well as our interpersonal communication and group design skills. parti (krita).
view - courtyard (twinmotion, krita).
Created in collaboration with Gavin Harrigan.
view - section perspective (twinmotion).
site plan (rhino, krita).
l i v i ng l a t t ic e
ARCH403
This project is an environmental science center located next to Georgetown Resevoir. My portion of the work primarily focused on site design. The concept was to pull the street grid into the site by turning it into trees, and show that nature is dominant by having the trees appear to slice through the building. It also shows a return to nature by creating progressively more natural tree formations as we move towards the woods to the west, keeping built intervention to the east. Created in collaboration with Gavin Harrigan.
view - lobby (twinmotion, krita).
view -building aerial (rhino, krita).
site parti (krita).
j uly h ouse
view - front (lumion).
Personal project
Every year since 2016 I have done a design for my ideal future house as a way to both track my architectural skills and my personal growth. This design is from July 2023.
view - back porch (enscape).
view - main space (enscape).
view - front (lumion).
( u n) ho u s in g Personal project
A quick design for a low impact ADU providing an unhoused person privacy and an address to help transition to a permanent residence. The idea came after hearing group shelters suffer from theft and no ownership of space.
view - bed nook (enscape).
view - kitchen nook (enscape).
dr a wings
Some academic and personal projects. Freehand, digital drawings and collages.
process work for bridge the gap, ~350 SF of paper space.