Lauren L. Keene
portfolio of architectural work
portfolio of architecture
Lauren L. Keene
Lauren L. Keene//309 18th Ave East//Seattle Wa//518-744-0210//[email protected]
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I believe that architecture is about simultaneity;the privilege to layer, extract, build up, break down,collect and re-present the complexity of the places we inhabit.
Philosophy
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Contents
UnearthedActors, Agency and Activism at Jagtvej 69
Layered SurfaceIndustrial Ceramics Factory and Residency
Stitch- Gehl Master StudioMulti-modal transit hub for Rainier Valley
Pause, Pick up, PlaySeattle Center Competition
Cocooning the Unchangeable CityInfrastructure of making for social change- Rome Biennale Pavillion
Furniture
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Ungdomshuset, or “Th e Youth House,” was located at Jagtvej 69 in the Nørrebro Neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its musical and political scene made Ungdomshuset a symbol of youth culture in Copenhagen, as well as abroad, for over 20 years. On March 5, 2007 the building was demolished aft er a long and arduous battle with the municipality. Th e confl ict surrounding the demolition of Ungdomshuset rallied many groups to come to its aid, and became an outlet for voicing larger issues about public space, marginalized groups and ‘free spaces’ within the city.Th ough many still lay claim to the site, it has remained empty since its demolition.
Th is project explores the potential of confl ict to generate new typologies. Th rough a new undulating topography, and program elements that support collective action, the landscape constructs a dialogue between the past and the open-ended future.
Unearthed Actors, Agency and Activism at Jagtvej 69Architectural Master’s Thesis
superkilen
Assistens Kirkegård
banana Park
Guldberggade Byp
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Blå gårds Plads
Korsgadehallen
Folkets Park
Multiplads
Nørrebro Parken
site/program as contained object
program dispersed
connected by landscape interface
program internally connected
connections to external networks
program internally connected
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The void of the site is left in tact and becomes a physical representation
of the traumatic memory; a record of a past that begins to construct
a new narrative. The new topography is manipulated so it begins
to establish sectional relationships between the site and adjacent
courtyards and as mounds establish relationships as objects in plan.
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Th e landscape is a layered surface. Th e manipulation of the surface to create voids beneath it and zones within it creates a framework
to be used and appropriated. By blurring thresholds and typologies the project is never one thing or the other but hovers in between
depending on the perspective. It cannot be understood as an object but rather perceived through the experiences and activities it
engenders. Th e earth becomes the permanent layer. Groups and programs, the infl uence of which inform and transfer through to the
surface, occupy voids beneath the surface. Th e ground becomes a fi eld for more temporary interventions the ground upon which fi gures
can appear and dissolve in the composition of the situation. Th e layers of ephemerality allow for the project to embed itself within the
site rather than impose itself upon it. Its identity constantly shift ing as the city evolves around it.
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Th e excavation of the metro provides the situation to employ the concept of blending histories through displacement. Th e earth
from the metro becomes the substrate form which space is created and consumed. Th e earth serves as the formwork to create the
mounds. Concrete is poured over the earth and then excavated through openings. Where the mound cross the threshold to adjacent
courtyards a cut is created to provide inhabitants of the courtyard access to the mounds. Th e excavated earth becomes the landscape
between the mounds; an undulating interface molded such that the angles of repose invite diff erent uses and activities.
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networks and zones public programsinterface mounds
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Th e topography creates varied public and programmatic spaces simply through a diff erence in elevation. Th e undulating landscape
steps back from Jagtvej to allow space for markets and events; cycles of activity that fi ll and empty. A new topography lift s to create
a venue space that can house interior events or open to the interior of the site for outdoor events and shows. Many collectives within
the city have established space for themselves in the periphery of the city but these spaces are oft en makeshift without amenities
or access. Providing program that could be used by these groups within a center of the city allows an opportunity for access and
exchange that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
Unearthed: conceptual model of topography
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Th e city is a surface of embedded layers. Over time layers are lost,shift ed buried, rebuit and replaced.Th e project began with the analysis of Sanborn maps as a record of the built fabric of the city. Th is landscape was once the waters edge; the buildings, supported by pilings, followed the organic shoreline.Th e city grid erased much of the informal nature of the city. Within the grid shift ,left fover spaces provide for opportunities to reference the portait scale of early Seattle while providing cultural infrastructure for layers to come.Th is project proposes that the steam plant be converted to the production of industrial ceramics, with the adjacent site converted to studios, exhibit areas and a shop to support an artist-in-residence program. Based upon the model of a European work center, the facility provides opportunities to experiment with the artistic potential of industrial techniques
Layered SurfaceIndustrial ceramics factory and residency
piling structure
waterfront Seattle 1884
small scale industry
city grid over infi lled water
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Lene Tranberg Master Studio
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Studio and Study trip in conjunction with Gehl Architects
of Copenhagen Denmark using Jan Gehl’s principles for
good city life.
Th e project stitches the new LINK station to the existing
of the Mt Baker neighborhood by creating a true transit
hub incorporating a bike commuter center, bus hub and
the lightrail station to make multiple modes of transit
accessible and convenient . By providing the infrastructure
for communities to adapt and create thier own sense of
place a nighborhood can continue to evolve and adapt.
Stitch- Gehl Master Studio
alley scene at night
Multi-modal transit hub for Rainier Valley
1313section through mt. baker station
plaza showing water management and bike infrastructure
Stitch master plan for Mt. Baker Light Rail Station
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Th e mausoleum of augustus is currently a stagnant historic site, layered with controversy over its development despite its pervious uses as a opera house, theater, bullfi ght ring and scuptor studio.
Roma encampments are both sites of controversy as well as culture where a strong aritsan culture persists despite the lack of infrastructure.Th e pavillion provides the infrastructure for roma artisans to work and organizations to hold events and workshops. Th e pavillion would be used by roma, artists and architects to foster a collective interest in the issues of immigration, dwelling and place through a common thread of making.
Th e Cocoon is constructed using scaff olding that would be used for the restoration of the mausoluem.Th e workshops follow the footprints of the medieval fabric that was removed in 1936 by Mussolini. Th e pavillion provides access and exposure to a marginalised group to allow a new perspective on what is changeable in the eternal city.
Cocooning the Unchangeable CityInfrastructure of making for social change- Rome Biennale Pavillion
ara pacis
planmap showing Roma encampments and pavillion site
saxa rubracasalino 900
citta immutabile
citta en tranzformazione
campo boario
capanelle
marino
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map showing Roma encampments and pavillion site
saxa rubracasalino 900
citta immutabile
citta en tranzformazione
campo boario
capanelle
marino
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Create a Layered Landscape with Multiple Programs of Play
Pause. Pickup. PlayA New Vision for Seattle Center: layered landscape of digital and physical play
Pause. Pickup. Play. Design Statement
Design Goals + Strategies
Envisioning a public common for Seattle
Pressing play on exploration and innovation
The evolution of public interaction is changing the way
in which our world creates public commons. The public
landscape of the 21st century has been redefined as
a dynamic and networked space, with a physical and
digital reality. These new definitions bring new meaning
to public squares and urban life. Our proposal for
the Seattle Center considers how to incorporate all
types of public interactions within the nine-acre site
through layering a spectrum of uses. Participation and
connectivity establish a broader user group, while also
producing a space that acts as a center for both the
world stage and local Seattle inhabitants.
Seattle center already supports multiple sports venues.
However, these venues are for large ticketed events that
lead to a more sparse population when an event is not
being held. Our design proposes the shift from spectator
to participant through the concept of pick-up. The idea
of a pick-up game implies accessibility and informality.
Pick up games can exist through a spectrum of activities
from classic sports to more alternative sports to digital
games. Program relationships to the ground vary from
permanent to temporary; courts and spaces for indoor
activities are below ground allowing for the landscape
above to be used for field sports and urban park.
Multi-use spaces are embedded into the landscape for
activities for the mind and body and serve as connectors
to recreational spaces below. Flux boxes sit above the
landscape for the conceptual play of collaboration and
creating new synergies.
01 Break up the Site Into Diverse Spaces and Functions
03 Strengthen Connections + Create Public Center
04 05 Connect Physical and Digital Public Commons for the Flux Generation
02 Activate the Edges
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LAYER: Physical and digital landscape is manipulated to create dynamic relationships and invite participation
games
data surface
light installations
digital scrabble
projectionsdigital sim
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Playground
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Rock climbingBike Polo
FrisbeeRugby
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EMBED: Physical and mental play spaces evolve to connect to program below
Martial Arts
board games
Yogavideo gamesBackgammon
Dance
Ping
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BURY: Year-round , all weather active program anchors landscape
Dodgeball
Badmitton
SquashBasketballHandballBowlin
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Swim
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FLOAT: Flux boxes sit above ground, a treehouse space for constant imagina-tion, innovation and collaboration
Gallery
Partnerships
FestivalsPop upThink tank
Collabora
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space for constant imagina-
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Pedestrian traffic from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Counts conducted in 2008 and 2012, on a fine, winter day in February.
Date: February 3, 20120Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMWeather: sunny, 50 Degrees F
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01 Diversify Spaces and Functions
02 Strengthen Connections
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To the Seattle Center To surrounding districts
03 Activate the Edge
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Pedestrian Count:Counts made on walkway bordering south side of Memorial Stadium. 20 minute counts were con-ducted every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Age and Gender Survey:Observations were taken every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM of 1,207 visitors to Seattle Center on February 3rd, 2012
22 %are young adults
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25 %less people at night than during the day
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Pedestrians per hour
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Pedestrian traffic from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Counts conducted in 2008 and 2012, on a fine, winter day in February.
Date: February 3, 20120Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMWeather: sunny, 50 Degrees F
5XAs many people at Westlake Center on a winter day
There are 15,060
2920
Seattle C
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Westlake C
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01 Diversify Spaces and Functions
02 Strengthen Connections
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To the Seattle Center To surrounding districts
03 Activate the Edge
DEC
Pedestrian Count:Counts made on walkway bordering south side of Memorial Stadium. 20 minute counts were con-ducted every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Age and Gender Survey:Observations were taken every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM of 1,207 visitors to Seattle Center on February 3rd, 2012
22 %are young adults
Only
25 %less people at night than during the day
There are
Pedestrians per hour
97
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Pedestrian traffic from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Counts conducted in 2008 and 2012, on a fine, winter day in February.
Date: February 3, 20120Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMWeather: sunny, 50 Degrees F
5XAs many people at Westlake Center on a winter day
There are 15,060
2920
Seattle C
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Westlake C
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01 Diversify Spaces and Functions
02 Strengthen Connections
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To the Seattle Center To surrounding districts
03 Activate the Edges
DEC
Pedestrian Count:Counts made on walkway bordering south side of Memorial Stadium. 20 minute counts were con-ducted every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Age and Gender Survey:Observations were taken every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM of 1,207 visitors to Seattle Center on February 3rd, 2012
The evolution of public interaction is changing the wayin which our world creates public commons. The publiclandscape of the 21st century has been redefined asa dynamic and networked space, with a physical anddigital reality.
These new definitions bring new meaning to public squares and urban life. The proposal for the Seattle Center considers how to incorporate alltypes of public interactions within the nine-acre site through layering a spectrum of uses.
The design proposes the shift from spectatorto participant through the concept of pick-up. The ideaof a pick-up game implies accessibility and informality.Pick up games can exist through a spectrum of activitiesfrom classic sports to more alternative sports to digitalgames.
Flexible spaces allow for constant cycles of change and innovation. Seattle Center becomes a testing ground for new ideas by allowing spaces to be occupied by entrepreneurs of all ages and collaborate across disciplines. Allowing for public, private and institutional partnerships fosters Seattle’s innovative spirit.
Competition team: Lauren Keene, Jenny Kempson, Josh Morrison and Erik Murillo
Pause. Pickup. PlaySeattle Center Competition Submission
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Site Context Data, User Analysis, Networks + Relationships
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street cameras
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access is the new ownership
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Technology development and connection to human behavior in the last decade
02Creating dialogue while
prioritizing people and
their connection to place
Designing to Innovate giving platforms
for creativity and
entrepreneurs
Renew the Cultural Campus by inviting new
user groups to stay longer
and interact
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Flexible spaces allow for constant cycles of change and innovation. Seattle Center becomes a testing ground for new ideas by allowing spaces to be occupied by entrepreneurs of all ages and collaborate across disciplines. Allowing for public, private and institutional partnerships fosters Seattle’s innovative spirit.
05 Making a healthy, resilient city by exposing
information to influence
change and activism
Along the sites adjacent streets, we propose connecting to the creative innovations of the Bill and Melinda gates foundation educational center with simple infographics that relate data about the city and also help to slow traffic and bring people into the site.
03Embracing change by
reinforcing active mobil-
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Interactive screens communicate digital information for all generations. As a user approaches the screen infrared motion sensors begin to interact with data and images to engage users physically creating a new urban scene
To activate the site edges, separated and painted bicycle lanes enhance safety and continuity of bicycle connections. Digital counter collects and displays data about bicycle usage.
Technological infrastructure re-links the site to the digital pulse of the city. Games and Apps draw participants to the site to interact and give spatial form to the digital dialogue. Games can link to other parts of the city or the world to create a forum in which users can observe, participate and interact.
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1000visits to the Space Needle/day
35 street cameras added to Seattle streets
4.3 avg miles biked total trips/month
56percent of people have a college degree
37 countries partcipated in the Electronic World Cup games
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MOVE PAWN ONE SPACE LEFT
YOU ARE NOW PLAYING CHESS AT SEATTLE CENTER
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Seattle Data with potential to be exposed through Site interventions + Activation Strategies
Pressing Play on exploration and Innovation
To envision a new Seattle Center, an incremental approach layers
diversity and multiplicity through a series of small scale interventions
that can grow, and evolve with the site. Designs vary from low-cost,
quick interventions, to longer term strategies to bring more varied
life to the site. While we suggest that the stadium be redesigned,
the site need not wait for this to begin implementing change. In
the current economic climate, a more iterative, incremental and
evolutionary process is more relevant, and allows for successful
public engagement. The plan demonstrates how these interventions
are applied to the site and the timeline shows when we suggest they
be introduced.
Pedestrian traffic from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Counts conducted in 2008 and 2012, on a fine, winter day in February.
5XAs many people at Westlake Center on a winter day
There are 15,060
2920
Seattle C
enter
Westlake C
enter
iphone sales
street cameras
2007 2008 2009 2010
ipod sales in millions
in millions
access is the new ownership
days influenced by technology
peer to peer sharing
shar
ing an
ytim
e, an
ywhe
re
peer
to p
eer
colla
bora
tion
blurred line between real |virtual
belief in the comm
ons makes a com
back
trust in searchable and sociable web
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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2010
700 1.3
375
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03 Embracing change by reinforcing active mobility
As a part of activating our site edge, separated and painted bicycle lanes enhance safety and continuity of bicycle connections and a display shows how many people have biked that day.
03 Embracing change by reinforcing active mobility
As a part of activating our site edge, separated and painted bicycle lanes enhance safety and continuity of bicycle connections and a display shows how many people have biked that day.
22 %are young adults
Only
25 %less people at night than during the day
There are
Pedestrians per hour
97
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3580 PEDESTRIANS
FROM 8:00 AM TO 9:00 PM
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Pedestrian traffic from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Counts conducted in 2008 and 2012, on a fine, winter day in February.
Date: February 3, 20120Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMWeather: sunny, 50 Degrees F
5XAs many people at Westlake Center on a winter day
There are 15,060
2920
Seattle C
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Westlake C
enter
01 Diversify Spaces and Functions
02 Strengthen Connections
DEC
To the Seattle Center To surrounding districts
03 Activate the Edge
DEC
Pedestrian Count:Counts made on walkway bordering south side of Memorial Stadium. 20 minute counts were con-ducted every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Age and Gender Survey:Observations were taken every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM of 1,207 visitors to Seattle Center on February 3rd, 2012
22 %are young adults
Only
25 %less people at night than during the day
There are
Pedestrians per hour
97
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3580 PEDESTRIANS
FROM 8:00 AM TO 9:00 PM
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Pedestrian traffic from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Counts conducted in 2008 and 2012, on a fine, winter day in February.
Date: February 3, 20120Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMWeather: sunny, 50 Degrees F
5XAs many people at Westlake Center on a winter day
There are 15,060
2920
Seattle C
enter
Westlake C
enter
01 Diversify Spaces and Functions
02 Strengthen Connections
DEC
To the Seattle Center To surrounding districts
03 Activate the Edge
DEC
Pedestrian Count:Counts made on walkway bordering south side of Memorial Stadium. 20 minute counts were con-ducted every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Age and Gender Survey:Observations were taken every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM of 1,207 visitors to Seattle Center on February 3rd, 2012
Pilot ProjectsQuick interventions that build momentum and change ideas about what is possible. Can be achieved within 1 year for
under $2000 each.
Removal of StadiumWhen funding has been secured, Memorial stadium should be removed from the site. Certain material from the stadium can be reused in land
forms.
Design DeliveryConstruction of design inter-ventions, using knowledge gained through pilot projects. expanding upon successful
features.
Date: February 3, 2012Time: 8:00 AM to 9:00 PMWeather: sunny, 50 Degrees F
Survey made on walkway bordering south side of Memorial Stadium. 20 minute counts were conducted every hour from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
of 1207 people
surveyed on
February 3, 2012
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An exploration in structure and materials. A table for casual dining and card playing of mahogany and steel. The legs are cold rolled steel rod bent using hot and cold techniques. the connections are pinned and plug welded to create clean joints. The top is a stable panel of honduran mahogany with a chamfer edge detail to disquise the veneers. The feet were created using cnc router technology.
Furniture designFurniture studio//winter 2011
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Installation
P{alley}dromes Pages of the cityNord Alley, Seattle Seattle, Wa
P{alley}dromes was created as a large scale art installation for Nord Alley in Pioneer Square. The installation uses palindromes ( a line or verse that reads the same forward and backward) etched into plywood, painted or filled with moss that will grow to fill the letters over time.The linear nature of both palindromes and alley invites vistors to walk these under utilized spaces to read and try to make sense of the phrases.This project was funded by the City of Seattle Small Sparks Neighborhood Matching Grant and in collaboration with International Sustainability Institute, Sarah Marshall and Jenny Kempson.
An exhibition designed to display and promote a book created during an international design studio in Rome, Italy in Fall 2010.The studio was framed around the Venice Bienalle and the potential of the temporary pavillion within the eternal city. The installation displayed the pages of the book within a field of suspended balloons so one can explore the book as a series of images and observations; much like the students explored Rome, rather than a linear experience from beginning to end.
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student exhibit in Gould Hall, Seattle
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Light installationDear.....Roslyn, WaCopenhagen, Denmark
Independent study project to design and implement light installations within the historic mining town of Roslyn, Washington.Installations were designed in conjunction with the storefront studio and the townspeople of Roslyn.The installations were part of a Northern Lights festival held on June 21st 2010.
An exhibit and call for entries for Dear Publication vol. 2 (on Dead ends) a journal published in Copenhagen Denmark.
The exhibit was part of Alt_cph 2010 an exhibition of artist-run spaces and organizations. Walls covered with envelopes invited people to take one. A card in each envelope read as follows:In your hand is a potential dead end…We have begun the dialogue and now it is your choice whether this is a closure or a continuation..........
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Work Experience
A.H. Hammond Factory
Carr, Lynch and Sandell
Brewer FountainWorcester, MA
Cambridge, MA
Boston Common, Boston MA
The A.H hammond factory was originally the top producer of organ reeds in the world. The property was listed individually on the national register for historic places and therefore eligible for funding at the state and federal level. The building was rehabilitated for 40 units of affordable housing. Extensive historic research and documentation was required for Parks service approval for funding. Responsibilities included measuring and drafting the 260,000 sq ft complex, cataloging 246 windows of different varieties to create window details and wall types, and construction that would meet park service approval.
The brewer fountain is one of 6 fountains created after its debut at the 1855 World’s fair in Paris. The fountain was placed on axis with the State house in Boston in 1868 to commemorate municipal water to the city. The fountain stopped functioning in 2003 and the task at hand involved extensive research and exploration into the structure and mechanisims involved to restore the fountain and create a water system that could be recirculated.
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ResidentialWilliam Wood Park Master PlanSouth Shore, MAAndover, MA
Small and large scale renovations and new construction on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Designs would be hand-drawn through design develoment and digital through construction documents .
William Wood, the founder of the American Wool Company created a live-work community for his employees called Shawsheen Village (now present day Andover Ma. Th e community was meticulosly planned by Wood to be a model for factory communities around the country. Aft er WWI the demand for wool uniforms dropped drastically and the village did not become the utopia Wood had intended. Th e park, within the heart of Shawsheen was designed as a memorial and recreational space to retell the rich history of this American entreprenuer.
William Wood Memorial ParkTown of AndoverConceptual Site Plan
Carr, Lynch & Sandell Inc. 3/9/07
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New Light Pole StandardsBased on Historic Images
Existing Trees to Remain
Existing Trees to Remain
5’ Wide Sidewalk
New Stone Piers & Metal Fence
Existing Stone Piers to Remain
ReconstructedStone Piers &Wood Fence
W.M.W. Memorial
W.M.W. Park Sign
I.W.SMemorialwith WaterFountain
Park BenchSeating
New TreesReconstructedStone Piers & Wood Fence
10’ Wide Sidewalk with Historical Timeline Markerson Both Sides,Alternating withLight Fixtures
Car & School BusDrop-off Point
Stone Bollards
New Trees
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New Trees
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awards/publications
Recipient of Alpha Rho Chi bronze medal
awarded to a single student for leadership, service, and the promise of professional merit
Valle Scholar- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
awarded 6-month fellowship to research temporary architecture in Copenhagen Denmark
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Col. 5 Journal of Architecture/ Micro Architeture: Mobile dwellings in Rural New Zealand
Dear Issue No.2/ The Open End of Jagtvej 69
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education experience
M. Arch//University of Washington//Seattle//2008- 2012
University of Washington Rome Center//Fall 2010
B.A //Middlebury College//Middlebury,Vt//2000- 2004
C.V. Starr-Middlebury College School in Spain//Fall 2002
UW Department of Architecture//Seattle,Wa //2009- 2012Exhibition CoordinatorCurated, design and display of student work exhibitions and web galleriesDesigned graphics and planned events and receptions for visiting lecturers
JAC Studios//Copenhagen Denmark// Fall 2011www.jacstudios.dk Designer-in –ResidenceCollaborated with designers while conducting independent researchEdited submissions for studio publication, Dear. (http://dearpublication.com/)
Carr Lynch and Sandell Inc.//Cambridge,Ma// 2006-2008 www.carrlynchsandell.comArchitectural DesignerProvided support to principals in the forms of drafting, correspondence, Responsible for management of small scale residential projects Devleloped components of larger projects
Witt Construction Custom Home Builders//Saratoga Springs, Ny//2004-2005 www.wittconstruction.comDesign AssistantProvided support to head designers in the forms of drafting, and general organizationDesigned and drafted shop drawings for custom millwork and built-in furniture
Recipient of Alpha Rho Chi bronze medal
Valle Scholar- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Student editor of UW journal of Architecture
Exhibit and lecture assistant coordinator
Student archivist and web coordinator
Bachelor of Arts graduated Cum Laude
Pre-Architecture //graduated honors
Studio Art //graduated highest honors
Double Minor: Economics/ Spanish
Middlebury College museum assistants program
Contact: [email protected]
“ history never ensures the triumph, pure and simple, of something over its opposite; it unveils, while making itself, unimaginable solutions, unforseeable syntheses”
Roland Barthes
“ history never ensures the triumph, pure and simple, of something over its opposite; it unveils, while making itself, unimaginable solutions, unforseeable syntheses”
Roland Barthes
Lauren L. Keene//309 18th Ave East//Seattle Wa//518-744-0210//[email protected]
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