LOGAN BROWN selected works
Logan Brown
From cultivating apple orchards to cultivating exceptional experiences through architecture. I was born and raised in the Yakima Valley to two farmers. My upbringing and creative character guided my interest into the world of architecture. As a designer, it is my passion to craft a personable experience for the user and make meaningful connections to the site at any project scale.
Experience Project Engineer and Architect-in-Training McKinney Group Inc. Luxury Residential General Contractor Seattle, WA
Architect-in-Training
Loofburrow Wetch Architects K-12 Education Architecture Firm Yakima, WA
Field Craftsman and Project Engineer
Mountain States Construction Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Heavy Construction General Contractor Sunnyside, WA
Manager
Adams View Ranch Organic Tree Fruit Farm Wapato, WA
Entrepreneurial Business Endeavours Founder, Designer
FOUNDit Organizational Business Pullman, WA
Founder, Designer
Logan Brown Architectural Designs Custom Home Architectural Designer Yakima, WA
Founder, Craftsman
Logan Brown Designs Charcuterie Board Designer and Craftsman Wapato, WA
Education Master of Architecture
Washington State University Pullman, WA
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies Washington State University Pullman, WA
Washington State Real Estate License Rockwell Institute Bellevue, WA
Projects
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Square One
Academic - Graduate
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Selah Heights Residence
Professional
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Infectious Tower
Academic - Undergraduate
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Projects
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Revive - A Silent Retreat
Academic - Graduate
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Carve
Academic - Undergraduate
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Canyon View Residence
Professional
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Square One Experience: Master of Architecture Modeling Software: Revit and SKetchUp Rendering Software: Lumion
Square One’s hybrid, modular offsite construction method is the ultimate solution to a major housing crisis shortage and need for low-income living in Seattle, Washington. Residential units, made up of cross-laminated timber, promote sustainability and innovation. In addition to solar energy, cisterns on site, open design for natural daylight, eco-friendly and durabe materials, and native vegetation, creates an integrated and equitable environment that encourages public use and pushes the boundaries for green design. Flexible commercial spaces designed to promote individual ownership and entrepreneurship along with places for community development provide Square One for a thriving neighborhood.
Seattle’s Central District
Modular Construction Process
Black Population In Central District 73%
14%
1970
Manufacturng of structural unit off-site
2019
Median Income
MEP and finishes installation
$47,750
Central District
$102,500 Seattle
Unit is delivered onsite via truck
Daily Seattle Growth 40
New People
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New Jobs
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Housing Units Unit is craned into place and exterior cladding is installed
Inner Courtyard Render Public and Private Space Isolated From The Streets 10
Level One Floor Plan Various Program Spaces For Private and Public Users
Typical Housing Floor Plan Residences Designed in Modules - Efficient Construction
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Exterior Render Render Showcasing Rentable Commercial Spaces Facing Jackson St. Encouraging Business
North-South Section Cut Design Principles Incorporated Into Square One Design For Energy | The energy produced by the solar panels is 2.6 times greater than the averahe daily usage and need of energy on the site.
Design For Resources | Modular, offsite construction allows for lower costs. Materials are recyclable and can be reused.
Design For Well-Being | Th courtyard allows for shad months to help eliminate and create a more liveab
Design For Equality | Provides low-income living and has units ranging in sizes from studio to 3-bedroom.
Design For Change | 46% of the ground floor space is adaptable for change, which promotes flexibility and business. Encouraging business is critical for the project and maintaining the strong historical roots of the area.
Design For Integration | Tw an inner courtyard to invi streets.
Accessible Circulation
Daylight Analysis
Accessible travel is important in an urban setting. Square One encorporates all modes of transportation allowing the residents to no longer rely on their cars and also connects the site forming an interurban trail.
Social Connectivity Thin floor plates allow for abundant daylighting in both the residential units and the commercial spaces. Living spaces are situatedtowards the outside as they are occupied the most. Utilizing daylight keeps energy costs low.
The ground floor features a decentralized plan with the most connectivity happening in the courtyard social spaces. This ensures that courtyards will be lively inhabitable places.
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Design For Water | The roof collects water in underground cisterns. The two cisterns can store a combined 1,247,621 gallons of water.
Design For Economy | An indoor market is a provided program that has leasable stalls for vendors to sell goods and encourage business.
Design For Ecosystems | 16,048 square feet of green spaces contain native vegetation.
Design For Discovery | Entrances pair well with existing locations of public transit to create spaces that feel like a continuation of local pedestrian pathways from neighboring sites.
Infectious Tower Experience: Undergraduate Modeling Software: Rhino and Grasshopper Rendering Software: V-Ray
Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois, the Infectious Tower is symbolic of a mid19th century water crisis. As Chicago quickly transformed from a tiny frontier town to a major metropolis, the Chicago River became more and more polluted with raw sewage and industrial waste, all of which flowed into Lake Michigan, the city’s source of clean drinking water. Typhoid, dysentery, and cholera jeopardized Chicago’s future. In 1854 alone, more than 1,400 Chicagoans died of cholera, which is portrayed by the larger, spheres on the bottom of the skyscrapper. To solve this crisis, Chesbrough, an engineer who had built Boston’s water supply system, designed the first comprehensive sewer system and reversed the flow of the river. Over time, the number of sicknesses and deaths quickly decreased, which can be revealed by the smaller spheres located at the top of the tower. The tower itself is represented as a timeline and the spheres symbolize the quantity and progression of sickness and deaths caused by this crisis.
East-West Section Cut Showcasing Programs, Floor Plans, and User Interaction With Spheres
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Service
Egress Stair Elevator
Program and Circulation Multi-Functional Tower
SECTIONAL AXON
Sectional Axon Revealing User Interaction and Interior Sphere Voids
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Selah Heights Residence Experience: Professional Modeling Software: Revit Rendering Software: Enscape
This project consists of a primary bedroom, primary bathroom, primary closet, and dual office remodel and addition. Designed for Clients whose children have left the nest. This timeless design keeps in mind growth for the Clients as they age gracefully. The curbless, walk-in shower, wide bathroom, and entry points allow for ease of use in this space 10, 20, or even 30 years down the road.
Primary Wet Room Render Wetroom Creates Privacy For Owner’s and Reduces Bathroom Cleaning (No Glazing)
Office 2
Primary Bedroom
Office 1
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Primary Bedroom Addition Floor Plan Addition Includes: Expanded Primary Bedroom, New Bathroom, Closet, an
Office Render New Office Provides Client With More Space and Storage
Wet Room
Primary Closet Primary Bathroom
nd Office
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Primary Bathroom Render Dual, Separate Vanity, Symmetrical Design, Priavte Wet Room Beyond
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Primary Closet Render (Top) Center Island, Clothing Rods Primary Closet Render (Bottom) Center Island, Shoe Storage
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Revive - A Silent Retreat Experience: Master of Architecture Modeling Software: Revit Rendering Software: Enscape
Locate in Whitefish, Montana, Revive is an attempt to cultivate a luxury, quiet hotel experience in a small ski town. In celebration of the great outdoors and access to spectacular snow skiing, this design brings the forest to the city, literally. Originally, a 300’-0” by 300’-0” plot of land with the Firebrand Hotel located on the site, this project recreates the layout of ‘natural’ forests within 30 square miles by copying the growth patterns of native trees. From this, the architecture is developed within the forest and around the trees. Why? In order to successfully achieve a “quiet” design, the landscape must be more dominant than the architecture. By sinking the hotel one level into the earth, the hotel appears to be one level from the street, adding to the quiet effect of the overall design. Utilizing glazing and CLT to match the trees, this “transparent” and hidden hotel is often mistaken for a forest. The glazed corridor that is located on the perimeter of the hotel acts as a sound barrier from a nearby highway, hindering unwanted sounds for guests.
Site Plan Forest Plan Revealing Fungi Links Between Trees (Fungi Links Becomes the Corridor For Hotel)
Typical Floor Plan Program Revealed - Showcases How Architecture Is Designed Around Landscape, Not Landscape Designed Around Architecture
Hotel Lobby Render Glazing Invites Guests Int
Complete Site Plan Forest and Hotel Combined Design Creates A Quiet Hotel Environment
Hallway Render Hallway Features Glazing 26
to Forest - Interior Finishes Resemble Forest To Blend and Create A Quiet Atmosphere
g To Invite Guests Into Forest
Typical Guestroom Ceiling Render Skylight Intentionally Placed On Ceiling to Provide Guests with Different Experiences of The Forest 27
East-West Section Cut Section Cut Reveals Hotel Goes Below Grade One Level To Appear Quiet From The Exterior and To Allow The Forest To Remain Dominant
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Porte Cochere Render Glazing In Porte Cochere Welcomes Guest and the Public Passing By Into The Forest
Exterior, Sidewalk Render Facing Hotel Glazing In Corridor Encourages The Forest To Appear Dominant Compared To The Hotel
Typical Wall Section CLT Used To Blend Hotel Rooms Into Forest and Double Insulation Maximizes Thermal Comfort and Quietness
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Carve Experience: Undergraduate Modeling Software: Revit Rendering Software: Enscape
Iceland Cave Tower. Fluidity and void are concepts that have been brought to life through organic forms and walking modules. This self-sustaining tower uses its voids to collect wind for energy harvesting and carves into the geothermal landscape to harvest driving water. The bright and luminous interiors act as a contrast to the natural terrain, creating an unparalleled experience for visitors.
Concept Diagram Evolution of Carve
1. Sandy regions of Iceland shaped by the wind.
2. Simple shape reflects carved sand.
3. Shape extruded to building element.
North-South Building Section Building Sections Reveals Various Programs and Voids For Wind To Travel “Through” Structure
Wind turbines integrated into the voids of the building allow CARVE to harvest and produce its own wind energy.
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4. Mirrored to create building form.
5. Form rotates 45 degrees on its axis as mass progresses upwards.
6. Voids in between forms allow the wind to pass through and harvest energy.
Project Site Plan Site Plan Showcases Various Programs On Site
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Floor Plans Plans Showcase Various Programs
Cafe Cravings Render Visitor’s Lounge (Botto Enclosed Observatory
r (Top) om Left) y Deck (Bottom Right)
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Canyon View Residence Experience: Professional Modeling Software: Revit Rendering Software: Enscape
This custom residence is designed for hosting, creating privacy, and celebrating breathtaking views of a canyon located to the south. These major aspects presented a challenge for the design. As a result, the home is elongated, which allows all spaces of the home to enjoy its own unique view of the canyon. It allowed for the design to place guest bedrooms on one wing of the home and give the primary suite its very own wing, providing an oasis for the Client. In between these programs are the public, entertaining spaces. Within a small footprint, the design achieves a balanced lifestyle for the Client and provides them with many options to entertain, which certainly makes this project a success.
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Exploded Axon Exploded Axon Reveals The Residence’s Programs
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Living Area | Central to home is the kitchen, dinning room, living room, and other amenities.
Primary Suite | Private wing of residence allocated for the Primary suite. Views of the west are utilized to maximize the Client’s experience of the sunset, something the couple enjoys.
Covered Outdoor Living Space | The outdoor living provides the Owner with more than one option to entertain and acts as a privacy barrier between the primary suite and the rest of the residence.
Guest Wing | Guests are treated to their own private space. Distanced from the living area, the Owner is reassured their guests will sleep quietly and peacefully.
Covered Outdoor Dinning Space | The outdoor dinning encourages these Hosts to throw memorable dinners. The windows behind provide a breathtaking view for guests as they enter the residence. The dinning space provides a privacy barrier for the guest wing of the home from that of the living area.
East-West Section Cut Section Cut Showcases How Private Spaces Vs. Public Spaces Are Methodically Designed In A Footprint That Maximizes View For Each Program, Yet Maintains Privacy For Bedrooms 41
Outdoor Covered Living Space Render
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Primary Bathroom Render
Dinning Area Render
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