Henry Brazer Portfolio

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA | SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

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HENRY ELKAN [email protected] | 1211 Clark Way Palo Alto CA 94304 | 240.602.2669

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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIASchool of ArchitectureClass of 2015 | B.S. ArchitectureMajor: Architecture, 3.8 | Minor: Architectural History, Global Sustainability

VORTEX DESIGN COMPETITONSchool of Architecture | 2013, 2014, 2015 An annual design competition in the School of Architecture centered on a promi-nent issue in the Charlottesville and UVA community

HELSINKI GUGGENHEIM COMPETITIONHelsinki, Finland | Fall 2014

ARCTIC DESIGN INITIATIVE EXHIBITSchool of Architecture | JAN 2014 The cumulation of the Arctic studio research was put into an exhibit

ARCTIC STATES DESIGN SYMPOSIUMUniversity of Virginia | APR 2015A symposium of Arctic design and research work held at the University of Virginia during a weekend in April.

RevitAutoCADAdobe Creative SuiteRhino 5VRay for RhinoMicrosoft Office

SketchingHand ModelingHand DraftingDrawingCNC EmbroideryLaser Cutter

AIAS Architecture Licensing AdvisorSchool of Architecture IDP coordinator

Orchestra, Resident Staff, Class Council

SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZSan Francisco CAIntern | Summer and Winter 2014_Anaha Tower, Honolulu HI: Worked on construction documents for this project_399 Fremont, San Francisco CA: Edited construction documents during con-struction administration

ROBERT AM STERNNew York NYIntern | Winter 2014_220 Central Park South, New York NY: Assisted in model studies for this project

JEFFREY MAHANEYKentfield CAIntern | Summer 2013_3 Grove Court, Portola Valley CA: Assisted in the schematic design of a renova-tion of one of the oldest homes in Portola Valley_204 McAllister Avenue, Kentfield CA: Assisted through the programming and site analysis for this renovation project

GENSLERSan Francisco CAIntern | Summer 2012_222 Second Street, San Francisco CA: Worked on the schematic design for a permit re-submittal

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The Piedmont Gallery is a project I made during the fall semester of my fourth year. The parameters were that the building had to be only one material, be square in plan, be naturally ventilated to minimize use of mechan-ical systems, and have a specific lighting agenda. I chose to make a completely wooden building that became an art gallery because of the moveable partition walls that could double as gallery dividers for flexible spaces. The lighting emphasized northern light as it woul not be harsh on the artwork. Southern light was shaded in the summer but could be let in in the winter for thermal warmth. A shaded reflecting pool in the courtyard is used for evaporative cooling, which would work well in the hot Virginia summer. At the same time, if the artwork was sensitive to light and humidity, these systems could be easily turned off and mechanical ones used instead.

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This page: First and second floor plans of the gallery.

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840 W Main St was the final project for my spring semester studio for second year. This apartment building was based off of Habitat 67 in Montreal and Rue Des Suisses in Paris. The goal was to create a new type of housing in Charlottesville, one that would be suburban living with an emphasis on nature in the West Main urban context.

The site was a former parking garage that cut off a housing project from Main Street. In order to create a building that could unify the public housing, 840 W Main St was created with porous areas and a common space in the center that could be used by residents and visitors alike. It also created a way for residents of the housing project to access a major transportation artery to more easily get to key destinations in Charlottesville.

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TRAIN STATION: 0.1 mi

UNVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: 0.6 mi

CARVER REC CENTER: 0.3 mi

ALBEMARLE COUNTY OFFICES: 0.7 mi

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN: 0.5 mi

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The form of 840 W Main St is porous to break down the barriers that exist between a public housing community located behind the property and with West Main Street. The housing project located behind 840 is cut off from the street by topography and bramble, and this building design would draw those residents to the street. A large public space would give both residential areas the vital public space that is lacking in this section of Charlottesville. The program in the tower mixes in different levels of affordability in order to not create a homogenous community but instead make it diverse and inclusive to all.

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Re-centering Delhi was a studio dealing with how to fix major problems in this city through design and research. My focus was the transportation system and how to create open space on a new intermodal bridge that would unite the two halves of the city. A new transportation hub was design to consolidate pedestrian, road, rail, and metro lines.

A major component of this studio was mapping. We mapped many different systems, from flood levels to section conditions to transportation. One system I paid attention to was agriculture and how to reorganize the current ad-hoc system. In Delhi, most farms are illegal plots in the floodplain, but my master plan dealt with how to organize these plots to work cooperatively with both the city and these migrant farmers.

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From top to bottom: Pedestrian paths connect at the highest level of the bridge. There are also dynamic sections that allow access to the water front, to markets, and to new neighborhoods highlighted in the master plan.Road connections better incorporate Lutyen’s New Delhi with the modern day highway infrastructure while not interfering with pedestrian activity.Metro lines connect the new transit hub to the rest of the system.The rail line was the only system existing before and ties into the transit hub to create a center of intermodal transportation.The transit hub connected these modes of transit into one building, something Delhi is missing. Its three distinctive towers reflect different views: The historic fort as a nod to the past, the British axis of New Delhi as a nod to the present, and the river as a nod to the future.

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As part of our research studio, we were assigned to research a certain aspect of the Arctic. I chose to study tourism and my partner chose China’s involvement in the Arctic. For our project, we designed a Chinese resort in Russia’s Yamal Peninsula, based loosely off of the Forbidden City, an important Chinese icon. The location is critical because of Russia’s expansion of tourism and the Yamal’s large natural gas reserves.

China could use the Tai He Resort as a front to get involved in the natural gas extraction happen-ing in the Yamal. Natural gas is very expensive in China and this would be a way for the govern-ment to claim an untapped supply of energy early on.

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ARCTIC RESEARCH STUDIOYAMAL PENINSULA, RUSSIAMATTHEW JULLANNA MCMILLEN

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Oslo

Trondheim

Bergen

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1.982M17.8/sq mi

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LuleaBodo

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Whitehorse

BarrowInuvik

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Beijing

Tokyo

Ulaanbaatar

Boston

New York

Washington, DC

Toronto

DenverMontreal

Ottawa

Seattle

Calgary

Vancouver

Winnipeg

Naryan-Mar

Edmonton

Anchorage

Fairbanks

Dawson City

HelsinkiStockholm

Copenhagen

Cologne

Manchester

London

Amsterdam

Oslo

Trondheim

Bergen

Yekaterinburg

Moscow

St. Petersburg


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YakutskWhitehorse


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RovaniemiBodoLulea

Novosibirsk

Irkutsk

Longyearbyen

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Edmonton

Anchorage

Fairbanks

Dawson City

HelsinkiStockholm

Copenhagen

Cologne

Manchester

London

Amsterdam

Oslo

Trondheim

Bergen

Yekaterinburg

Moscow

St. Petersburg


Arkhangelsk

YakutskWhitehorse


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RovaniemiBodoLulea

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Irkutsk

Longyearbyen

Reykjavik

RUSSIA

FINLANDNORWAY

ALASKA

CANADA

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1.982M17.8/sq mi

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232K22/sq mi

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Whitehorse

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EXISTING ECOLOGY EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE SITE PLAN

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SUMMER LAYER: Consists of the plinth, creates a thermal layer around the inner layer of the hotel during the winter. Closes down as number of guests decreases during the winter months.

Warmer programClubs

Performance Space

RestaurantsRestaurants

Conference CenterBallroom

Retail

Retail Spa/Pool

Colder programColder program

WINTER LAYER: Mostly surrounded by the outer layer but has some portions that are pulled out of the plinth to create spaces of luxury that are not constrained by energy e�ciency and layering

LATTICE STRUCTURE

Lattice creates natural screen that adaptsto the season and reduces wind loads

Lattice sprayed with water duringwinter to create an ice barrier

Luxury Suites

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Standard Hotel Rooms

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Program is based off of feng shui elements and the original layout of the Forbidden City. Layers of protection from the Forbidden City is translated to an arctic context as thermal layers. “Warmer” program such as spas and the gym is located towards the center of the building while “colder” program such as retail is located towards the outer edges. The form is derived from a plinth meant to encase the interior program while glass “luxury” towers are pulled out for the hotel rooms. The whole hotel is raised off of the ground because of the permafrost, otherwise the building would collapse.

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Original Forbidden City Plan Analysis: Multiple Layers for Protection In the Arctic: Multiple Layers for Warmth Layers translated into a seasonal hotel

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Warmer portions on the interior, colder portions on the exterior

Di�erent parts of central layer pulled out of plinthto create spaces of luxury even in the winter

Access points up to the hotel cut into the plinth

Tall tower shows status of Hotel

Lifted above ground to prevent permafrost thaw

HENRY BRAZER

Because the arctic is a blank site, my studio partner and I had to make many study models to derive what our resort might look like. The foam models at the bottom left show these iterations. The sight plan shows the resort’s landscaping etched in plexiglass, based on a Chinese resort that was blocked from being developed in Iceland. Our final building model is 36” x 48”, showing the podium lifted off the perma-frost with a truss system and the glass towers pulled upward. The top left is the exhibition that resulted from the research.

NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONARCTIC DESIGN EXHIBIT, JAN 2014 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

SITE MODEL

FINAL MODEL

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