Megan Altendorf | Professional Architecture Portfolio

MEGAN C. ALTENDORF ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURE Cocoon House: The HUB Fresno Housing Authority The Hemlock Dolores River Cabin Piñon Hills Academy

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PRO BONO ARCHITECTURE Sierra Leone Child and Maternal Clinic (AWB) Baliyo Toilet Design (All Hands Volunteers)

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ACADEMIC ARCHITECTURE Seattle Civic Square SouthCoast Design/Build

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ART + DESIGN Freehand Sketching + Drawing ARCHITECTURE Installation Photography

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CURRICULUM VITAE Megan C. Altendorf, AIA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate

REGISTRATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS

2015

Registered Architect, Colorado + Washington NCARB Certified, LEED Green Associate

EDUCATION

2006 - 2011 Stillwater, OK

Oklahoma State University Bachelor of Architecture, Summa Cum Laude + Top of Class Minor: Architectural History and Theory

Spring 2011 Pass Christian, MS

SouthCoast Design/Build Semester-long design/build studio providing affordable, well-designed houses to families who lost their homes in Hurricane Katrina

Summer 2010 France, Italy, Switzerland

ENSA Versailles Study Abroad Travel studio focusing on architectural journaling and freehand sketching based at the École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Versailles

2016 - present Seattle, WA

GGLO Design Project Manager, Project Architect, Design Lead (role varies per project) Inclusive Design Committee

2011 - 2015 Durango, CO

Steve Gates Architect + E-Terra Construction (design/build firm) Project Architect, Designer

2008 - 2009 Stillwater, OK

Oklahoma State University Teaching Assistant

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT

SKILL SET

Strong writing and verbal presentation skills | Experience Managing and Designing Affordable Housing and HUD-funded Projects | Project Manager and Technical Lead for Housing Projects up to $65 million | LEED Project Experience | Jurisdictional Entitlement | Land Use and IBC Analysis |Feasibility Studies | Miscellaneous graphic design, architectural photography, rendering experience

SOFTWARE

Autodesk Revit & AutoCAD | SketchUp Pro | Deltek Vision | Bluebeam Revu | Microsoft Office & MS Project | Adobe CS InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator

REFERENCES

Steve Gates, AIA, Former Employer

Leah Watters, Former Director of SouthCoast Design/Build

Buzz Tenenbom, Co-Project Lead at Architects Without Borders Seattle 4

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HONORS + AWARDS

INVOLVEMENT

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AIA Seattle Committee of the Year Award - Committee on Homelessness

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Selected to appear in six-artist juried art show at Durango gallery, Studio &

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AIA Henry Adams School Medal | Awarded annually to Architecture School graduate with highest GPA (4.0)

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Housing Development Consortium Leadership Development Survey Course Accepted to the Class of 2021. LDSC is designed to provide participants with a broad overview of leadership principles and exposure to the many and varied roles of leaders in mission and value-driven organizations.

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Architects Without Borders Volunteer Co-Project Lead for a Child and Maternal Health Clinic in Sierra Leone

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Guest Panelist, University of Washington MArch Professional Practice Course Presented on Seattle’s housing crisis and different avenues for affordable housing advocacy within the architecture profession

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AIA Seattle Committee on Homelessness, Advocacy Sub-committee Chair Testified on behalf of AIA Seattle at multiple Seattle City Council Public Hearings for Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Legislation

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Pike Place Food Bank Design/Build Lead effort to design and build mobile benches for Pike Place Food Bank as a part of GGLO’s “Inclusive Design Month.” This included outreach to the food bank staff, facilitating a firm-wide design charrette and organizing multiple build sessions for GGLO volunteers.

2017

NCARB ARE 5.0 Cut Score Task Force Served on a panel of 15 architects from across the country to develop the cut score for the ARE 5.0 Programming and Analysis Exam at NCARB Headquarters in Washington D.C.

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All Hands and Hearts Smart Response - Project Nepal Spent seven weeks as a volunteer designer and laborer building transitional houses and toilets for earthquake victims in the Sindhupalchowk District of Nepal with American/UK NGO, All Hands and Hearts Smart Response (formerly All Hands Volunteers)

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Powerhouse Science Center Led workshops during summer STEM programs teaching girls about architecture and sustainable building practices

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American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) AIAS FORUM Fundraising Committee | Chapter Treasurer | Studio Culture Statement Committee | Class Representative | Architecture Students Teaching Elementary Kids (ASTEK) C U R R I C U LU M V I T A E

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COCOON HOUSE: THE HUB Everett, WA Completed 2019 20 SRO Units, 20 Studio Units, 32,800 s.f.

LEED Silver Certified $9.3 million (funded in-part by HUD)

The HUB is a homeless housing development for teens and young adults in the city of Everett, WA. The project also houses the administrative headquarters for the non-profit Cocoon House, along with an outreach center, homelessness prevention and counseling services, a vocational center, and even a recording studio for residents. Prior to the opening of the new facility, the non-profit operated out of converted single-family houses and motels. As an increasing number of Everett youth have become displaced in recent years, it was clear Cocoon House needed more housing and a new headquarters to best serve their community.

Due to the sensitive nature of housing minors, visual transparency, security and acoustics were of paramount concern. Music and art also have an important place in the organization’s values, and special care was made to design a safe space offering opportunities for self-expression and varying levels of personal retreat. The upper two floors consist of 40 single-room units along with communal kitchens and living rooms. The complexity of the program and tight budget made this project a real challenge but after multiple design evolutions, the organization’s residents and staff could not be happier with the final product!

The HUB was published as one of Building Design + Construction Magazine’s “8 noteworthy multifamily projects to debut in 2020.”

Completed while at GGLO Role: Technical Lead, Design Lead

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MASSING TRANSFORMATIONS

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FRESNO HOUSING AUTHORITY Fresno, CA In Progress 52 Affordable Units, 5 Market Rate Lofts, 60,400 s.f.

Targeting Net-Zero Energy $23 million

GGLO was tasked with designing an affordable housing development in the long-underserved Fresno neighborhood of Chinatown. Currently the property is surrounded by brownfield sites where buildings of the past have been leveled as people dispersed from the neighborhood over the past 50 years. Only a few struggling businesses are left in the area. However, a new high-speed railway is making its way to Fresno with a major station planned only three blocks from the site. The train will not only make Fresno better connected with surrounding areas but potentially bring a whole new community of commuters working in nearby tech capitals such as San Jose. The project is targeting net-zero energy consumption and will receive funding from California’s Transformative Climate Communities, grant money set aside for sustainable affordable housing developments near mass transit. Using planning techniques that encourage walkable urbanism and density, this development could be a great kickstart to the revitalizations of the Chinatown neighborhood.

Completed while at GGLO Role: Project Manager, Design Lead

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THE HEMLOCK Seattle, WA In Progress 297 units, 325,000 s.f.

Targeting LEED Platinum $64 million

The Hemlock is a mixed-use apartment community in Seattle’s vibrant Greenwood neighborhood. The 297-unit development takes the place of a former chain grocery store and will act as the northern anchor of the neighborhood’s “miracle mile” retail corridor.

A rigorous community outreach process provided valuable feedback to the ownership and design team early in the concept design phase. We were able to apply this feedback to the design solution at a conceptual level early in the process and many of these themes remained intact throughout all design phases including the strong desire for a grocer tenant, public art and architectural nods to some of the neighborhood’s most beloved historic buildings. Contextual research also played a critical role in capturing many of the neighborhood’s gritty, artistic, and quirky characteristics which is manifested in the building’s materiality, the bog-inspired mural and even the proportions of the level 1 storefronts.

The steeply sloped site and peat-laden soils made this project particularly challenging. The three “bar” massing scheme emerged partly out of necessity, allowing the building to stair-step across the large, nearly half-block site while breaking down the scale of what would otherwise be a large boxy mass. The two-and-a-half year design process was challenging, exhilarating and sometimes downright arduous but I’m confident the final product will be something the design team, ownership and community can all be proud of!

Completed while at GGLO Role: Project Manager, Technical Lead

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DOLORES RIVER CABIN Dolores, CO Completed 2017 1,380 s.f. heated $400,000

This cabin is located on the Dolores River nestled in the mountains between Durango and Telluride. After building a traditional craftsman house in downtown Durango, the clients wanted a modern, simple retreat on their rural property.

The primary concept for the cabin is to connect the outdoors with the indoors by taking advantage of the sweeping views of the river to the south with massive windows while juxtaposing the glass-filled south facade with a massive and understated “front” facade. This creates an element of surprise upon entering what appears to be a solid, bulky structure from the north. The cabin serves as the perfect modern fishing retreat for the owners and is still one of my favorite projects completed while at Steve Gates Architect.

Completed while at Steve Gates Architect Role: Co-design Lead, Technical Lead, Rendering Production

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Butterfly roof optimizes sunlight and views to the south while preventing snow and water build-up over the entry and garage to the north

Post and beam structural system allows for large overhangs and roof spans

The envelope is comprised of light timber framing and storefront windows Northern clerestories prevent views to the highway while providing winter-time views to the sandstone cliffs

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PIÑON HILLS ACADEMY Farmington, NM Completed 2015 12,100 s.f. addition $2.3 million

Piñon Hills Community Church has been a devoted client to Steve Gates Architect over the years. I worked on developing their master plan along with designing two buildings on their campus in Farmington, NM. Piñon Hills Academy is the most recent of these two design projects.

The church wanted to expand their day care into what will eventually house a full PK-8 elementary and middle school.

The primary challenge of this project was blending this 12,000 square foot addition with the existing worship/day care facility designed by another architect.

The client wanted to create an internal courtyard, primarily for security reasons. After developing several iterations and determining how to best commence what will eventually become a 50,000 square foot build-out, we reached a plan that would allow the client to add to the building classroom by classroom accommodating the growth of the school year after year.

Completed while at Steve Gates Architect Role: Co-design Lead, Technical Lead

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PHASING PLAN FOR FINAL BUILD OUT

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CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH CLINIC Wai, Sierra Leone In Progress 6,000 s.f.

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Role: Co-Project Lead, Design Lead

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CONTEXT PHOTOS

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CLINIC | WAI COMMUNITY IN SIERRA LEONE, AFRICA

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KEYED NOTES 1 entry 2 pharmacy 3 lobby 4 reception 5 utility and solar 6 clinical hall 7 exam room 8 temporary stay 9 pediatrics hall 10 staff office 11 closet 12 overnight staff 13 showers / toilets 14 postnatal 15 delivery 16 overnight patients 17 dining court 18 kitchen 19 composting toilets 20 rainwater cistern 21 well 22 loading zone 23 medical waste

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BALIYO TOILET PROGRAM Sindhupalchowk District, Nepal Toilets for 356 Families Completed 2016

* In early 2016 I spent two months with the US/UK-based non-profit All Hands Volunteers (now All Hands and Hearts Smart Response) working on an earthquake relief team in the Sinhupalchowk district of Nepal. Our efforts were largely focused on clearing rubble and building temporary houses for the communities hit worst by the 2015 earthquakes. We also built simple pit toilets in an effort to eliminate the open defecation that had become rampant after countless toilet structures were destroyed. In addition to slinging rubble and doing manual construction labor, I worked closely with the staff and helped produce drawings for their Baliyo (meaning ‘strong’ in Nepali) Toilet Program. The following pages depict the document I designed to be distributed to key donors of the program.

Role: Support Designer, Graphic Designer, Hole-digger, Rocktosser

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SEATTLE CIVIC SQUARE Seattle, WA Fifth Year Urban Design Studio Fall 2010

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At Oklahoma State the fifth year studio focuses on the design of urban spaces in city centers as a part of a team-based project. Our site was located in downtown Seattle, directly west of city hall. During the early stages of design, I delved into research on Seattle’s energy usage, water and waste management, local materials, and active arts culture. Much of the research I presented became key drivers in the building’s sustainable systems and focus on the arts.

The project became known as Civic Square. As our solution, we developed a plan for a sustainable multi-use complex providing a large open space capable of accommodating civic functions while fostering Seattle’s active culture including sustainable education, public art, and a bicycle-friendly downtown.

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SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW

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permeable surfaces This diagram illustrates the high level ofwater integration collection of sustainable systems throughout the complex. The living machines vines diagrams on the right illustrate solutions for water ility summary permeable surfaces and waste management: the biodigesterground and living cover machines. illustrates the high level of collection integration water rooftop plants e systems throughout the complex. The vines L T Ewater grasses and ferns | M E Gsolutions A N C . Afor NDORF the right5 4 illustrate groundand cover anagement: the biodigester living produce gardens

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SOUTHCOAST DESIGN/BUILD Pass Christian, MS Fifth Year Outreach Studio Spring 2011

I spent the last semester of undergrad on the Gulf Coast participating in a non-profit program called SouthCoast Design/Build. Myself and a small team of students from around the country designed and built a house for residents of the community of Pass Christian, MS, a small town heavily impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Constructing a home gave me a whole new perspective on architecture and kindled my interest in the design/build field of the profession. Most importantly I learned the value of giving back as an architect.

The experience reaffirmed for me that good design should not be restricted to people who can afford it. Working for a non-profit was a truly amazing experience and one I hope to continue throughout my career.

Role: Co-designer, Hammer-slinger, Framer, Roofer, Sider

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FREEHAND SKETCHING + DRAWING

This section focuses on sketching and analytical journaling I completed as a component of my travels to Europe during undergrad. We can only learn so much about a place or building by documenting with photographs. Hand drawing forces us to look at details that would otherwise be overlooked through the lens of a camera.

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ARCHITECTURE INSTALLATION Studio & | anddurango.com Durango, CO Summer 2013

In the Summer of 2013 I submitted work for a juried group art show at a local gallery in Durango called Studio &. I was selected as one of six artists to show their work for a week as a part of a group show. My submission was largely based on the abstraction of construction documents including an installation of a conceptual “room inside of a room” that I built to display my paintings. My goal for the series was to celebrate the beauty I find within the purely pragmatic side of my profession. < Interior Elevation 4/A-7.0 | acrylic on canvas

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1/2” Medium Density Fiberboard slats with integrated art shelving

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3/4” galvanized floor flange 3/4” Medium Density Fiberboard base

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Where’s Your North? | acrylic on wood

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Levels and Grids | acrylic on wood

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Photography has always been an interest of mine and an art form I truly enjoy. When I entered the profession I became more interested in architectural photography and took many photos that were used for marketing and the web site of my previous employer, Steve Gates Architect. The following photos represent a small fraction of the many photos I have taken during my travels and working in the architecture profession over the years < Mesa Verde National Park | Southwest Colorado

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Le Corbusier’s Apartment | Paris, France

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