Lowell MorinPortfolio of Work 2004-2011

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Competitions

eVolo Magazine 2011 Skyscraper CompetitionPortland Courtyard Housing Competition

Professional Work

Philadelphia International Medicine, Jeju . . . . 2University of Rochester Medical Center . . . . 4

Reading Hospital MRI Suite . . . . 6Reading Hospital ‘R’ Building Modernization . . . . 8

Academic Work

Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo . . . . 10Capseru . . . . 16

Self-Organized Flats . . . . 18

Residences

Residence at White Hall . . . . 20Limestone Springs Farm . . . . 22

Shift-Slot House . . . . 23

Original cover design: “Diagram of the Floating World”, 2008.

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CompetitionseVolo Magazine 2011 Skyscraper Competition (w/ Lin Jia) | 2011

Portland Courtyard Housing Competition (w/ Jefta van Bellen) | 2007

Professional WorkBallinger AE: Philadelphia, PA | 2005-2008

Philadelphia International Medicine, JejuJeju, South Korea | Ballinger, 2008

This planning study for Philadelphia International Medicine, a consortium of universities and hospitals in the Philadelphia re-gion, explored the feasability of a luxury hospital on the South Korean island of Jeju. Patients from throughout Asia would arrive at Jeju International Airport to be treated in a state-of-the-art facility in a resort setting, staffed by visiting doctors from Phila-delphia medical facilities. A five-star hotel and in-hospital family suites provide space for visiting relatives.

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University of Rochester Medical CenterRochester, NY | Ballinger, 2007

This planning study conducted for the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) sought to address a serious issue of over-crowding at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. Faced with a constrained site, a phased replacement strategy was devised starting with a new adult and pediatric bed tower above a proce-dural base containing new imaging facilities. Lower floor-to-floor heights, FAA height restrictions, and municipal setbacks were all considered in several schemes.

Scheme D

Scheme C

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University of Rochester Medical Center

Scheme D Stacking

Scheme C Stacking

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Reading Hospital MRI SuiteReading, PA | Ballinger, 2007

The MRI & PET CT Suite was the first phase of a five phase shuffle of the nearly 30,000 sf radiology department at Reading Hospital. The reorganization and expansion began with the consolidation of imaging modalities into a unified block serving bed towers at the periphery. The reorganization also served as an opportunity to clearly delineate inpatient, outpatient, hospital staff, and visi-tor circulation.

The location of the MRI & PET CT Suite is within an unused court-yard. The new five story infill provides much needed expansion space and a greater footprint for an improved radiology depart-ment. The penthouse provides space for an improved heating and cooling plant and updated electrical service for radiology.

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Reading Hospital MRI Suite

Ground Floor - MRI & PET CT Suites

View A

View B

View C

C

BA

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Reading Hospital ‘R’ Building ModernizationReading, PA | Ballinger, 2006

The emergency department of the Reading Hospital and Medi-cal Center in Reading, PA was recently relocated, leaving a large vacant space (35,000 sf) at a prominent location on the campus. The program for the renovation was to provide a new public entry, conference center, cafe, and gift shop. The goal was to further in-tegrate the campus with ‘R’ building serving as the consolidated point of entry for visitors to the hospital.

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Reading Hospital ‘R’ Building Modernization

Canopy Study

ReceptionConference Center

Cafe

Gift Shop

← To ‘N’ Building

↓ To Parking Garage

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Academic WorkTemple University: Philadelphia, PA | 2001-2006

Self-Organized Flats: TokyoTokyo, Japan | Temple University, Spring 2006

Cities have developed their own sets of rules allowing them to evolve into self-organizing complex systems. In analyzing the us-age patterns of urban denizens in Tokyo (and more specifically in the Ikebukuro neighborhood), there is potential to develop a design procedure for residential housing that can be integrated into the city’s organizational process.

Study of Amenities on the Urban Scale

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Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo

Stacking Study with Unit Types A6 and B2Blocking Study of Unit Types

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Study of Amenities on the Neighborhood Scale

Urban residents choose sites and housing units based on preferences and qualities such as efficiency, adaptability, and accessibility. Sampling these preferences provides the basis for mapping appropriate sites and configuring units and complexes suitable for their use.

The benefit of such a process is the responsiveness of hous-ing complexes to the desires of users. The long term effect of this process can be described as a feedback loop. As new residents are placed, non-residential land use will intensify around the site--leading to different landscapes for future residential complexes. In this way, the system self organiz-es in response to what exists and what is desired.

The final result of this thesis investigation is a systematic organizing procedure for urban housing driven by choice.

Unit Combinations

Proximity to Amenities based on Preference

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Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo

Decentralized Strategy for Siting Units

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Centralized Strategy for Siting Units

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CapseruPhiladelphia, PA | Temple University, Fall 2005

The result of a study of the networks of nightlife in Philadelphia (quizzo, karaoke, industry nights, etc.), an overlap of high concen-trations of parking and drinking establishments highlighted the problem of drunk driving. A temporary sleeping capsule provides a solution to party-goers with no designated drivers and fits in a standard parking spot.

Old City, Philadelphia

Parking Structures & Lots

Bars & Clubs

Deployment in Old City

In-Situ

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Capseru

Front Elevation

Short Section Long Section

Side Elevation

Plan

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Self-Organized FlatsPhiladelphia, PA | Temple University, Spring 2004

This proposal seeks to create a new urban residential configura-tion by in-filling the space within a block of rowhomes. The form is generated using software that populates a defined space with objects that randomly grow, split, and move over time. The re-sulting mass is manipulated to create housing units.

South Elevation

NE CornerModeled Result

Sample Software Output

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Ground Level Level 2 Level 3

Level 4 Level 5

Self-Organized Flats

S-N Section

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ResidencesArete Studio LLC: Charlottesville, VA | 2009-2010

Sunbiosis PLC: Charlottesville, VA | 2008-2009

Residence at White HallWhite Hall, VA | Arete Studio, 2010

The White Hall residence, located on 47 acres in rural Albemarle County, was a commission for a 8,500 sf residence. Located on a gradually sloped site, the residence offers panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the north and neighbors a horse farm. The plan features a central hall highlighted by an entry tower, loggias, and an open vista of for the clients. Organized upon the principle of single level living, the clients have all amenities lo-cated on the ground floor with additional guest suites on the sec-ond floor.

Second Floor

Ground Floor

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East Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

North Elevation

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Limestone Springs FarmKeswick, VA | Sunbiosis, 2008

The residence at Limestone Springs Farm consists of a 3,700 sf farmhouse with an adjacent 900 sf cottage on an 80 acre rural lot outside of Charlottesville, VA. Built next to the site of a former farmhouse that dated to the 1860s, the residence utilized lumber, flooring, and millwork salvaged from the older house. The sal-vaged materials and green building strategies contribute to the residence’s projected LEED Silver rating. Construction completed in late 2009.

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Shift-Slot HouseBatesville, VA | Sunbiosis, 2009

The Shift/Slot House, is designed for a future client near Bates-ville, Virginia in the Bundoran Farms community. It is sited in a clearing on a 12% slope; the massing draws from the rural ver-nacular of Virginia. The two masses comprising the layout are divided along a hallway and rise away from the slope. The 3 bed-room (1600 sf) structure features south facing glass, which is fully shaded during the summer.

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1 Entry

2 Deck

3 Living

4 Kitchen

5 Dining

6 Master Suite

7 Guest Bedrooms

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3 2456

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