scott harrison

portfolio 2014

table of contents

JFK Terminal Expansion

Larimer CoHousing

Carrie Furnace Visitor’s Center

Frick Park Environmental Center

2024 Fifth Ave

Carlsberg Sponsorship Center

Carlsberg Mixed Use Row-Housing

Lunar Gala

Furniture

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JFK Terminal ExpansionAs part of the systems integration stu-dio, we were tasked to expand JFK’s Terminal 1 and to add 7 gates to the existing terminal. The design aims to centralize the main departures and arrivals functions. To do this and cre-ate continuity across the processor, the same language was used while extending the processor. The ge-ometries established by the existing terminal were extended to the site boundary where a new geometry, nor-mal to the curve, was introduced. The shift in geometry is remedied through a tensile roof physically connecting the two concourses and through the introduction of a second retail node at this point. The shift in the geom-etry allows for a series of parabol-ic troughs to face south to produce the maximum amount of electricity.

Existing Figure GroundT2 and T3 to be demolished

Expansion to site boundary

New Figure GroundExpansion of existing geometry

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Departures Level Plan

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Arrivals Level Plan

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Aerial view showing continuous processor, tensile roof and parabolic troughs.

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Section Through Processor

Section Through New Node

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View exiting security

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Transverse section through concourse

Longitudinal section through concourse

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View through concourse

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A chilled Glycol solution is pumped from mechanical rooms on the 2nd floor up through glass vacuum sealed tubes that pass over a series of parabolic troughs. The troughs direct the sun’s heat onto the glass tube, super-heating the glycol solution. The superheat-ed steam then travels through a steam generator, converting the heat energy into electrical energy to be used by the terminal.

The troughs track the sun to provide the maximum energy and to eliminate unnecessary heat gain.

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Larimer CoHousingAs part of the Urban Design Studio, we worked with the Larmier Community to redevelop the northwest corner of Lar-imer with the goal of acting as a cata-lyst for the regrowth of the community as a whole. The project redevelops three blocks, providing 65 units of housing as well as large community spaces. The two outer blocks each have two clusters of co-housing, with two common houses. The center block reverses the figure ground relationship and places a nature center in the middle of the block, becoming an icon for the community and allowing from a number of smalled spaces surrounding it.

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Site Plan

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Cluster Plan

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Plans

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Site Section

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View Down Larimer Ave.

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Street Elevation

Courtyard Elevation

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Carrie Furnace Visitor CenterFor the advanced construction studio and in collaboration with the Rivers of Steel Heritage group, we were asked to design a visitor center to showcase the history of the Carrie Furnaces and the process of making steel. The Carrie Furnaces were originally built in 1884, and at the peak of produc-tion, seven blast furnaces stood tall. After the fall of the steel industry the site be-came abandoned and five of the furnaces were demolished. The design focuses on the contrast between the new and the old. The building, viewed as a mass in juxtapo-sition to the wireframe-like structure of the furnaces, delicately touches the furnaces where the viewing platform is located. From the interior of the building, views to the out-side are limited and selected to highlight specific aspects of the furnaces. A large ki-netic oculus, the mechaincs for which are exposed in a similar fashion to that of the site, sits above the waiting area to serve as a monument to the history of the site..

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Ground Floor Plan

EntryInformation TicketingLobbyCaféKitchenWaiting Area

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Second Level Plan

TheaterMechanical StorageViewing Platform

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Z Girt

3/4” Plywood

Steel Plate

T&G Wood Flooring

Structural Steel Plate

Foundation

IGU Glazing

2 x 6 Header

Air Vapor Barrier

1/2” Sheathing

2 x 6 Metal Studs

3” Rigid Insulation

6” Hat Channel

2” Bent Steel Pipe

4’ x 8’ Perforated Metal Panel

Wall section through waiting area and kinetic oculus

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Transverse section

Longitudinal section

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View to waiting area under kinetic oculus

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The mechaincs for the movement of the occulus are displayed to the visitor as an homage to the furnaces and the mechanics of the site.

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Frick Park Environmental CenterThe environmental center at Frick Park called for a series of classrooms and office spaces. The chosen site, an anomaly in Frick park, is an existing meadow. In contrast to the meadow, a large portion of Frick park is built on slag heaps, which are waste from the process of making steel. The build-ing acts a container for the meadow and three large concrete walls create an ellipse surrounding the meadow. Apertures cre-ated from the gap of the spine of the roof allow for light to wash the walls, creating an emphasis on movement through the building. This same spine divides the of-fice spaces from classrooms. The class-rooms have direct access to the meadow and the students are able to interact with nature through an operable component wall on the south side of the building.

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Water Classroom

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Ground Floor Plan

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Lobby

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Greenhouse

Circulation Water Classroom Courtyard

Section through office and classrooms

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COMPONENT ALLOWS FOR INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT

CANTED WALL ALLOW FOR WATER AND LIGHT TO ACCESS PLANTS

LINEAR GREENHOUSE CREATESTIMELINE OF GROWTH

LIGHT ENTERS THORUGH OPENINGS ON ROOF AND IS DIFFUSED THROUGH TENSOTHERM FOR OFFICES

“FLOATING” STAIR CREATES UNDERSTANDING OF MOVING ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOMETRIES

CARVED HANDRAIL MEET SLOPING WALL PULLING USER INTO CLASSROOM

education roof

o�ce roof

tensotherm

lobby roof

greenhouse

35OPPOSITION OF SLOPING RAMP AND WALL PANELS FOCUS ATTENTION THROUGH NOOK TO LANDSCAPE

COMPONENT ALLOWS FOR INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENT

CANTED WALL ALLOW FOR WATER AND LIGHT TO ACCESS PLANTS

LINEAR GREENHOUSE CREATESTIMELINE OF GROWTH

LIGHT ENTERS THORUGH OPENINGS ON ROOF AND IS DIFFUSED THROUGH TENSOTHERM FOR OFFICES

“FLOATING” STAIR CREATES UNDERSTANDING OF MOVING ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOMETRIES

CARVED HANDRAIL MEET SLOPING WALL PULLING USER INTO CLASSROOM

education roof

o�ce roof

tensotherm

lobby roof

greenhouse

Light enters through openings in roof and is diffused through Tensotherm

Linear greenhouse createstimeline of growth

Canted wall allows for plants toaccess light and water

Component engages studentswith environment

Carved handrails pullsstudent into classrooms

Reveal in staircase showcasesshift in geometries

Opposition of wall panels and rampcreate focus onto landscape

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2024 Fifth AvenueThe design for the renovation of the turn of the century structure was done in collabo-ration with Kevin Kuntz, Lee Yan Shun, Matt Ho, and Monica Tong for CMU’s Issues of Practice class and Action Housing. The proj-ect statement tasked each group to work with an existing structure in Pittsburgh’s mainly abandoned Uptown neighbor-hood. The goal was to meet the criteria for affordable housing at 80% median income. In order to accomplish this, we needed a detailed understanding of the components and process of construction. The design keeps intact much of the original front fa-cade while creating a new relationship to the street for business. The interior of the home was reorganized around a new cen-trally located stairwell. The stair volume also acts as a passive cooling mechanism. Unlike the front facade, the rear facade has been heavily altered in order to relate to the new double height kitchen/dining area and to emphasize the backyard community.

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Carlsberg Sponsorship CenterCompleted while studying in Copenhagen, the Carslberg Sponsorship Center is a muse-um of sorts, designed to showcase the Carls-berg brand’s sponsorship in sports under the Carlsberg name and in music under the Tuborg name. The building is situated in the old Carlsberg area, which is currently under development. To enclose the largest court-yard within the Carlsberg development, the building engages with the existing context and creates a central pedestrian through-way towards the courtyard. This creates two separate buildings on grade, one for tickets and entry, and the other for retail and exit. Underground, two parallel exhib-its connect the two buildings. A series of skylights create a connection between the the exhibit space and the courtyard above. With Carlberg’s interest in the public realm, the entry portion of the building slopes to grade, making an accesible rooftop space for visitor or passerby to relax in the sun.

Create access to courtyard Submerge buildings, create connection underground

Create accessible public roof

Site footprint

Engage with existing buildings Final build out

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Section through retail and exhibition space

Section through lobby and beginning of exhibition space

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South Elevation

Common Exhibition Space

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Ground Floor

Basement Plan

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Carslberg Mixed-Use Row-HousingThe site of the original Carlsberg brewery has sat idle for years, recently a new master-plan has been revealed for the development of the site. A mixture of high-rise and low-rise mixed used buildings are planned to pop-ulate the area. At one edge of the site lies a large parking lot bordering a number of row houses from the 1880s. To close of this de-velopment from the new, a series of mixed-use houses follow along a slight curve. The homes are designed with ground floor re-tail with living spaces above. Access to the homes comes from a shared stair and it is this stair that allows for the curve to occur. The house itself uses an open stair to create spatial divisions throughout. Outdoor spac-es out back and on top of the house allow for different levels of privacy in outdoor living.

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SECOND FLOOR1:50

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Ground Floor Plan

Typical Section

Second Floor Plan

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SECOND FLOOR1:50

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Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan

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Lunar Gala: MØBLER with Morgan Stampf

Lunar Gala is an entirely student run fash-ion show, culminating in a thousand per-son event. Morgan and I were selected to design a line shoes for the show. With our combined interest in shoes and methods of fabrication, we designed and fabricated 6 pairs of shoes. A mixture of digital fabri-cation (laser cutting and CNC milling) and analog methods were used. All six pairs were finished for the show and were the first shoe line in the show’s 14 year history.

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FurnitureDisplayed are two pieces of furniture, a desk chair and a rocking chair. Designed in a furniture design and a digital fabrica-tion classes, respectively. Each chair aims to showcase to tools used in its construc-tion. The desk chair uses ash, hard ma-ple and ipe supports. The rocking chair uses baltic birch plywood and canvas.

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