allison hirzel portfolio 2014

allison hirzel

PORTFOLIOdesign

allison [email protected]

As part of the interior architecture curriculum, I participated in an introductory design

studio sited in a forested area of the Pacific Northwest. The objective was to design a

tower with a small study for bird watching. During the design process I realized that by

gaining a greater understanding of the opening that framed the trees [the architecture]

I might enhance the seating within the interior space [the interior architecture]. At this

time I realized that studying interior architecture with the context of architecture would

enhance the potential for a more harmonious and connected space.

dual masters in interior architecture + architecture

206.351.6436

SMALL CAFEInterior Architecture . Studio Work . Spring 2010

table of contents

MONTESSORI URBAN FARM SCHOOLInterior Architecture . Thesis Studio . Winter and Spring 2011

RURAL CYCLIST RETREATArchitecture . Studio Work . Fall 2011

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HELSINKI MUSIC COLLABORATIVEArchitecture . Thesis Studio . Winter and Spring 2012

NET ZERO REST AREAArchitecture . Studio Work . Fall 2010

ALLEN HALL REMODELArchitecture . Building Enclosures . Fall 2012

POP-UP FOLDABLE HOUSESHED Design . 2007

LOGO + WEBSITESHED Design . 2008

KITCHEN REMODELFreelance Work . 2013

DUNE BOOM TOPOGRAPHYArchitecture . Studio Work . Fall 2011

ITS SALT & PEPPER!SHED Design . 2006

IKEA REMIX LP STORAGEInterior Architecture . Studio Work . Spring 2010

URBAN BIRDHOUSESSHED Design . 2008

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TECHNICAL WORK

FABRICATION

PROFESSIONAL

DESIGN STUDIO

DESIGN PROBLEM Investigate & re-design the South Harbor of Helsinki.Select a site within the new re-design. Develop a feasible program that responds to the needs of this area.Design and implement architecture that enhances the experience of the harbor.

DESIGN SOLUTION FOR SOUTH HARBORIn its current state, people are unable to access the port in this area. The design solution speaks specifically to needs of the people by connecting this culturally rich area of Helsinki to the harbors edge.

The proposed Performance Harbor draws insight from the existing grid and zoning in the harbor in order to set-up a variety of spaces intended to encourage the meeting of people, nature, music and water.

CRITICAL LESSONSThis design project provided the opportunity to investigate the issues & opportunities of embedding a large scale building into an existing landscape on the water. This was also my first experience with urban planning.

architecture thesis projectHelsinki, Finland

architecture [winter + spring 2012]

Figure Ground Zoning

Grid Systems Primary Green Spaces

Analyzing Existing South Harbor

helsinki music collaborativesouth harbor redesign

1 DESIGN STUDIO: HELSINKI MUSIC COLLABORATIVE + SOUTH HARBOR REDESIGN

media: rhino, autoCAD, maxwell, artlantis, adobe CS5

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View of Main Concert Hall from Harbor The concert hall will act as beacon and encourages public engagement

through music and performace in Helsinkis South Harbor.

2DESIGN STUDIO: HELSINKI MUSIC COLLABORATIVE + SOUTH HARBOR REDESIGN

helsinki

View of Amphitheater with Floating Stage

Figure/Ground View of Proposed Performance Harbor Harbor Design Concept Performance HarborPROPOSED URBAN SITE PLANscale 1:3000

Mixed-Use HousingCreate density housing with interstitial parks to increase access to water. Crenelated edge creates smaller inlets and increases waterfront access.

Continue Green Space & Expand MarketContinue existing esplanadearound the peninsula to parkon the southeast edge. Water piazza and market create areas for people watching.

Connect Park to WaterConstructing amphitheater/ performance hall into existing park connecting the green space to water front. Existing road tunneled under theater no longer divides the people from the harbor.


BUILDING CONCEPT

At a larger scale The Helsinki Music Collaborative acts as a hinge connecting two distinct grid systems of the city.

Building Emerges from Landscape The Sectional Diagram Describes the Connection of Nature, People, Harbor and Music.

The concept for the extroverted concert hall is to expose the traditionally insular activities [music] as a way to bring energy and exuberance to the port city.

The large natural amphitheater is carved into the granite hillside and will act as the cities only outdoor performance venue.

The park steps through and down on either side of the concert hall in order to create a direct connection between people, music, nature and water.

East - West Section: Main Interior Staircase Moves from Park Down to Waters Edge

4DESIGN STUDIO: HELSINKI MUSIC COLLABORATIVE + SOUTH HARBOR REDESIGN

Grand Foyer

Interior of Main TheaterDecent from Park Level Location of Performance Hall on Exterior Connects Music toPeople and City

CirculationSteps through and down on either side of building from park to water.

AxesTwo major axes: N to S brings People to Music E to W brings Park to Water

PartiLarge amphitheater acts as hinge connecting two main grid systems.Building acts as extension of park/amphitheater leading to harbor.


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HELSINKI MUSIC PROJECT4600 Squater Meters

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FOOTPRINT COMPARED TO LAWRENCE HALL

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North - South Section: Main Performance Space Facing City of Helsinki Connecting Music with City and Harbor.

6DESIGN STUDIO: HELSINKI MUSIC COLLABORTIVE + SOUTH HARBOR REDESIGN

DESIGN PROBLEM Select a site to design and implement a constituent in a network of cyclist retreats along the Old West Scenic Bikeway in rural eastern Oregon.

DESIGN SOLUTION The architecture sits at the edge of John Day Fossil beds, which dates back 20-40 million years.

The concept for this scheme connects one main component, the body to the surrounding landscape.

Fluent interventions are implemented in the tectonics of the building so the user is capable of conceptually inhabiting the fossil beds.

CRITICAL LESSONSThis project provided the opportunity to design a small building in an impressive landscape. In response to the conditions, my goal was to create an architecture that subtly encouraged a greater understanding of the layering of time in the surrounding landscape.

design studio John Day Fossil Beds, Oregon

architecture [fall 2011]

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ORIENTATIONhorizontals

BODYvertical center of mass FORMAL EXPRESSION

enhancing verticals and breaking continuous plane celebrates striations in landscape

Time: Continuous in the Landscape

Body: Vertical Center of Mass Formal Expression Enhancing Verticals in Order to Break Continuous Horizontal Datums

Orientation: Inundation of Horizontals

rural cyclist retreat

7 DESIGN STUDIO: RURAL CYCLIST RETREAT

media: rhino, maxwell, autoCAD, adobe CS5

john day

View of Central CourtyardHorizontals in the landscape are celebrated through intentionally juxtaposed vertices in the constructed architecture.

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Site Plan Showing Juxtaposition of Building in Landscape

Floor Plan Showing Layering of Perpendicular Axes

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Key to Floor Plan1 Bike Shop2 Restrooms & Showers3 Laundry Room4 Visitor Center5 Grocery Store6 Kitchen7 Eating Area8 Garden // Courtyard9 Double Units10 Single Units11 Public Interior Space

Building Model Showing Shaping of Light through the Layering of Glass and Wood


public restrooms // laundry

visitor center // kitchen // store

double rooms // single rooms

Programmatic Elements & Public to Private Access

Cycling Versus Pedestrian Circulation

Layered Wall System Emulates Layers of Time in Landscape

age // bike repair shop

View of Interior Visitor Center and Vertical Layers of Glazing and Wood

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North to South Building Section Illustrates Concept of Layering Materials and Exaggerating Verticals in Order to Contrast Horizontal Datums


East to West Building Section Tall thin buildings with simple geometries describe a distinction between architecture and landscape.

12DESIGN STUDIO: RURAL CYCLIST RETREATSite Sections Describe Buildings as an Anomaly in the Landscape

DESIGN PROBLEM Research and develop a program proposal for thesis topic.Create a detailed interior architecture program.Select an appropriate site and building for renovation.Re-purpose and renovate existing structure based on program requirements.

DESIGN SOLUTION The building, an old firehouse, stands a proud beacon of the Central Eastside area of Portland and is thus symbolically superlative for a new school.

The design concept is based on the montessori pedagogy and encourages the fundamental principals of nature, community and order.

CRITICAL LESSONSThe renovation of three buildings [one being a registered historic landmark] provided an opportunity to research the building tectonics and structure. Efficient circulation and spatial organization were also critical considerations due to the complexity of the program and the scale of the building.

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Existing Floor Plate Location and Size

interior architecture thesis projectCentral Eastside Portland, Oregon

interior architecture [winter + spring 2011]

montessori urban farm school

13 DESIGN STUDIO: MONTESSORI URBAN FARM SCHOOL

media: autoCAD, sketchup, artlantis, adobe CS5

portland

View of Main Atrium Space Showing Connection to Stark St.

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Parti Redefines buildings into three distinct zones with a large central atrium bridging the main learning spaces.

Building Before Intervention

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Proposed Zoning

Clear Circulation Path

Integrated Farm Spaces

South Elevation Connection between busy Stark St and the public atrium of school.

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a main component of this program teaches parents and students

about the significance and positive impact

of local growing and perma-culture.

Catch and Re-use Utilize existing roof to catch and re-use rainwater for irrigation.

Large Operable WindowsSlide open to allow for passive ventilation.

Solar ModulesSchott AG applied to glazing provide solar electricity while helping to shade and minimize glare and solar heat gain to improve overall thermal comfort of atrium space.

Chicken Coup & CompostChickens will provide fresh eggs

while their waste will provide nutrient rich fertilizer for the

vegetable gardens.


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Integrated Water, Soil and Light Strategies

BUILDING CONCEPT

Nature: Connecting children with growing and cultivating food, providing a variety of farms spaces.

Community: The central atrium or core is primarily glazed and acts as a path of connection between each classroom as well as between the bustling public area of Central Eastside Portland and the large

community garden on the South side of the school.

Order: The overall spatial organization is based on a grid system, the cruciform circulation paths are perceptually clear, by revealing the existing trusses the students are able to experience the inherent order of structural systems.

North - South Section Showing View of Farm Space and Smaller Individual Gardens for Each Classroom


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1 Upper Elementary Room2 Lower Elementary Room3 Primary Classroom4 Directors Office5 Assistant Directors Office6 Reception7 Staff Breakroom / Copy8 Auditorium9 Playground10 Chicken Coup 11 Community Kitchen12 Community Farm

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Flos LightedExit Sign

Perforated MetalMesh Drainage

Red French Doors

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AluminumFramed Windows

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Reclaimed Wood Planter Boxes

Wall Section DetailManipulated wall encourages people to inhabit the bench and engagement with interior planters. Links interior learning space with public atrium.


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Series 7 Childrens Chair [ blue ]

Small Table [ white ]

Wood Floor [ cedar ]

Mamut Ikea Chair

Anne Sacks Recycled Glass Tile

Entry to ClassroomCustom handrail promotes active learning by grouping perforations into groups of one to five.

Classroom Furniture and MaterialsOverall the palette utilizes natural materials and green and blue finishes to create a calm and focused environment for learning with highlights of bright warm colors.

East - West Section Illustrating Integrated Farm spaces, Daylighting Strategies and Connection Between Learning Spaces and Public Atrium.


DESIGN PROBLEM Design a net zero rest area that responds to an existing art installation in the salt flats outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. This design studio was part of the Lyceum Travel Fellowship Competition.

DESIGN SOLUTION The concept treats the flat terrain as an unspoiled pristine plane and the buildings act as excavated salt blocks.

During the spring when the salt flats flood the blocks are intended to appear as a series of reflecting pools contained within a set of reveals.

CRITICAL LESSONSThe design of a rest area in the pristine terrain of the salt flats was an interesting design challenge. I began to research land art installations as a way to understand the minimal context [Michael Hizer & Robert Long]. My response is a simple gesture that remains subdued as a way to celebrate the desert setting.

lyceum competition studioGreat Salt Lake Desert, Utah

Concept Salt boxes are tethered to undulating line.

AxisPerpendicular to center pole of the existing art installation.

Public to Private AccessProgrammatic conditions quiet as you move away from the busy highway into the stillness of the desert.


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19 DESIGN STUDIO: NET ZERO REST AREA

media: autoCAD, sketchup, artlantis, adobe CS5

salt lake desert

path centered on art installation

Subtle Incision in the LandscapeThe buildings act as excavated salt blocks that sit 3 above the desert floor . The subterranean siting allows the architecture to remain quiet and visually unobtrusive in the landscape by blending seamlessly into the earth. While the visual power of the desert is enhanced by the simplicity of the forms and geometry.

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1 SUBTRACT FROM EARTH

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Constructing the Excavated Salt Blocks or Process of Developing and Articulating the Salt Blocks

East - West Section Looking toward entry

Glazed facade and roof provide view to layers of excavated salt and celestial skies.

Catchment surfaces act as largereflecting pools during spring rain.

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Unobtrusive Buildings Sit Below Ground to Enhance Views of Surrounding Landscapes

Channels of Water Along Path Mirror Incision in Landscape

Net Zero Design Strategies

Walls constructed from excavated earth. Thermal mass maintains a cooler interior climate in the day and warmer temperatures in the evening

Over 20,000 SF of catchment surface produces approximately 24,000 gallons of water per year.

Subterranean construction capitalizes on inherent climate capabilities of soil. Deep soil provides a warmer environment in winter and cooler environment in the summer.

15,000 SF of Photovoltaic panels for power production needs.

Storage area from water cisterns

Concrete slab in interior spaces absorbs and slow

releases heat from geothermal wells in Bonneville area

Large shading sails cover public andquiet courtyard areas.

Rooms with View of cascading water featureas it floods over wall into catchment basin.

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Courtyard or Point of Physical Connection with Desert Floor

Brick Wall Elevation

The goal of this project was to gain a better understanding of the ceiling and floor interface of a brick and glazed wall system. The drawings were required to be hand drawn.

The wall systems were part of a project assignment that explored the design potential of an existing building on the University of Oregon campus.

building enclosures courseEugene, Oregon


allen hall remodel

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media: hand

Brick Wall Section

24TECHNICAL WORK: ALLEN HALL REMODELGlass Curtain Wall Section

GARAGE DOOR SILL DETAIL1"= 1'-0"

GARAGE DOOR HEADER DETAIL1 "= 1 '-0 "

Presse cafe is a renovation project downtown Eugene, Oregon. The scope of the studio was to develop a design in the first four weeks and complete a working drawing set during the final seven weeks of the term.

The concept for the cafe is a based on a European market. The large operable garage door and built-in bench create a seamless connect between the interior and exterior seating areas.

construction drawings studio Eugene, Oregon

interior architecture [spring 2010]

Wall Section

small cafetenant improvement

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media: autoCAD

Floor PlanCustom Cabinet Section

Custom Table Longitudinal Section

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This storage unit is intended to reshape the way we look at a storage device as an object that accommodates everything. It is intended to speak to the permanence of an object of nostalgia being a meaningful part of ones life therefore requiring a specific space to live.

Non-precious materials: plywood, formica, acrylic. Straightforward manufacturing easily reproduced. Records create a rhythmic pattern.Space to display music one is listening to, see the music!Albums can me stored on the top or bottom. Plexi top allows you to see your music.

materials: birch ply + formica + acrylicinterior architecture [winter 2010]

Concept Sketch + EqualizerLooking at vinyl records and investigating ways in which the object determines the form. Inspired by the visual expression of sound.

27 FABRICATION: IKEA REMIX LP STORAGE

ikea remix lp storage

design studio

Ikea Expedite ShelvingThe studio required that each student select one item from Ikea and remix the piece into a meaningful object.

Color Coded Elevation of Final Furniture PieceA series of color coded modular pieces held together by wooden dowels create a rhythmic storage device for records [LPs].

materials: birch ply + formica + acrylic

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LP Storage UnitReshapes the traditional definition of storage as an accommodation for everything and addresses the permanence of an object of nostalgia as a meaningful part of ones life, therefore requiring a specific place to live.

This topographic model was fabricated using data collected and interpolated in Rhino. The result is a topographical landscape.

The x-axis is the location, y-axis is the frequency and the z-axis is the amplitude of six sand dunes collapsing. The phenomena of sand songs or dune booms is said to be attributed to the size and shape of the sand grains and therefore only occurs in a very small number of deserts throughout the world.

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Image of the Dune Collapse Due to the Build-up of Wind Forces.

Varying Sand Textures is Critical in Determining whether Dune Boom will Occur

3D Print of Model with Design InterventionThe final phase of the modeling process involved incorporating the letter T into the parametric landscape as an architectural intervention.

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2D Parametric TopographyThe model was developed in Rhino using a collection of data from research about the phenomena of Dune Boom.

The data was entered as points and lofted into a virtual landscape.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Prior to graduate school I was employed with Shed Design in Seattle. My experience included a design internship along with maintaining the position as office manager.During my time at Shed I collaborated with design professionals on several design projects.

Before Shed I was briefly employed at Stuart Silk Architects where I designed and created competition entries and managed the administrative duties for the office.

The following projects are a small collection of some of the graphic and three-dimensional design investigations created during my time with Shed.

shed seattle llc +stuart silk architectsSeattle, Washington 2006 - 2008

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design of shed logo + website

PROJECTS / OFFICE

32PROFESSIONAL WORK: SHED LOGO + WEBSITE

www.shedbuilt.com

With the guidance of principals Prentis Hale and Thomas Schaer I developed the logo for Shed Seattle LLC and assisted with the design and development of the web interface for the initial website.

Shed Logo

Project Image from Website

kitchen remodel

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Kitchen Before RemodelThe existing kitchen was dark with minimal work surfaces and storage. The owners are avid cooks and entertainers and desired and open, bright, modern kitchen that recognized the existing historic characher of the 1906 Victorian home.

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Kitchen After RemodelThe new scheme involved removing the wall between the back entry and the heart of the kitchen. This design move connects the kitchen to the outdoor space and floods the space with daylight. The counter space was doubled and floating walnut shelves were installed to keep the space light and open. This was a freelance project I designed the space and created the construction documents.

pop-UP foldable house

materials: one sheet of paperdimensions: 28 x 15

The pop-out and foldable house is a composed from one sheet of paper. This particular project was a collaborative response to a design show. The show required a re-interpretation and re-production of the traditional Sears mail order home.

RULES:

1. The model home to be one piece when cut-out.2. No adhesives or mechanical fasteners can be used.3. Structural stability achieved through folding.4. Sheets remnants to remain as familiar or perhaps nostalgic site.5. Home must be mass-producable and sendable via post or email.6. Model must be affordable.

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36PROFESSIONAL WORK: POP-UP FOLDABLE HOUSE

5its salt & pepper!materials: stainless steel and rubber plugsdimensions: 1 x 4

The shakers were the product of scrapped stainless piping from a construction job and thus were not intended for mass production. We needed a christmas gift for our friends and clients and during a design charrette decided shakers would be ideal. The form was determined from our work with the masher in the metal shop. We, five to be exact, worked in the shop together cutting, sanding, mashing and drilling over one hundred pieces. In order to differentiate the two, the salt is polished and the pepper sand blasted.

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38PROFESSIONAL WORK: ITS SALT & PEPPER!

urban birdhousesmaterials: pvc pipe, plastic caps, adhesive paper, band posters, earth magnets, zip ties (where appropriate) dimensions: 4 1/2 X 10 1/2

Team design charrette at SHEDquarters. Involved in research, design and fabrication. Concept based on anchoring birdhouses in a matter or minutes using zip ties for the pole house, earth magnet for the galv house and a staple gun for the rock poster house. Homes featured in local birdhouse art show.

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40PROFESSIONAL WORK: URBAN BIRDHOUSE

allison [email protected]

206.351.6436

Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Artlantis, 3D Studio Max, Maxwell, ArcGIS, Adobe Creative Suite CS6

EDUCATION

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

HONORS

Master of Architecture University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Master of Interior Architecture University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Visual Art/ Art History University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

2008 - 2012

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Comprehensive Project Featured in Interior Architecture Program Brochure for University of Oregon

Recipient of Gender and Diversity Grant

Pass Commend, Fall Arch 584, Erin MooreNet Zero Rest Area for Lyceum Competition, Great Salt Lake Desert, Utah

Pass Commend, Winter Iarc 584, Sara HustonIkea Remix Furniture Studio

Recipient of Hanyang Travel Exchange Grant to South Korea

Pass Commend, Spring Arch 584, Kelsey BeardsleyMinimal & Modular Housing Studio, Eugene, Oregon

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EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 - 2012

2009 - 2010

2006 - 2008

1.2013 - current

6.2012 - current

Graduate Administrative Fellow for Baker Lighting Laboratory University of Oregon College of Architecture and Allied ArtsHiring and managing 3 to 4 lab assistants, developing and leading various lectures and workshops dedicated to the research and study of daylighting and electric lighting in architectural design, supporting faculty and students for research in Environmental Control Systems and Electric Lighting courses.

Graduate Teaching Fellow [ Intro to Interior Architecture + Environmental Control Systems II ]University of Oregon College of Architecture and Allied ArtsDeveloping and planning teaching lessons, leading critical discussions about design process and principles, grading design work, reviewing and critiquing student work.

Office Manager/ Architectural InternSHED Design LLC, Seattle, WashingtonDrafting and 3D modeling using AutoCAD and SketchUp, pre-design research including ECA, Zoning and Land-Use restrictions, assisted in compiling materials for permit applications, designed schematic presentation packets for clients, designed identity and other SHED marketing materials, organized and cataloged materials and images, managed all financial accounts for LOC, AP and AR

Designer2Form Architecture, Eugene, OregonDeveloping design concepts for projects across multiple scales, experience in fostering strong client relations, skilled in prioritizing, organizing, and delegating project tasks, researching and implementing sustainable design strategies, producing construction sets for residential, institutional, multi-family, and commercial projects, assisted in re-imagining firm identity and reviewing RFPs and marketing materials.

Freelance WorkFull redesign of kitchen in 1906 Victorian home in Portland, Oregon, includes light structural work, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, custom cabinetry, replacement of all finishes and several appliances

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allison hirzel portfolio 2014

Documents

introductory design

design solution

design process

studio work

south harbor of helsinki

thesis studio

urban birdhousesshed

context of architecture