katherine laughinghouse

laughinghouse.k@husky.neu.edu732 . 895 . 9368

Housing + Agriculture

The recent movement towards fresh and local produce is

starting to influence urban design. Urban farming has become increasingly more

common and it all starts with public awareness. This in

turn has created new ways of reaching out to the community

and educating individuals on healthy lifestyles. For those

who choose to make this life-style into a career, a live work community centered around

growing, cooking, and consum-ing food would be the perfect

outlet to share their passion and create positive change in

the lives of others.

Housing StudioRoxbury, Boston

PUBLIC MARKETPLACE demonstration kitchens + restaurants retail + dining space

GREENHOUSE supports production for marketplacecommunal shared space

LIVE WORKground retail + greenhouse accessmicro-units above

DORMITORY small temporary housingdirect access to greenhouse + market

combining food production and consumption into everyday urban, domestic life

URBANISM

East Boston is an eclectic mixture of urban housing developments and post-

industrial sites. The urban district is located adjacent

to Chelsea Creek and Route 1A. The masterplan is

designed to mitigate both the influx of traffic received through the site in addition to slowing and filtering the runoff from the surround-

ing asphalt dominated land-scape. The project seeks to

investigate varying scales of infrastructure within the built and natural environ-

ment locally and regionally.

Architecture, Infrastructure, + the CityEast Boston

ROAD NETWORK distribution road , main artery , woonerf

RUNOFF MITIGATION marshland , bio-retention ponds , collection streams

NATURAL VEGETATION wetland , riparian boundaries , manicured lawns

INTEGRATION strata along water condition , runoff collection + filtration

Family Residential

Traditional Residential

Mixed Commercial + Residential

Residential

Mixed Commerical + Residential

Micro-Unit Residential + Cafe

Hotel + Restaurant

NODE: Parking + Performance + Rooftop Entertainment

NODE: Observatory

Commercial + Flexible Maker Space

Commercial Office Space

Mixed Commercial + Residential

synthesis of nature and rehabilitation amid a post industrial landscape

Performing Arts High School

The Visual and Perform-ing Arts High School is

located in the South End of Boston which strongly

influences the two oppos-ing facade qualities. The

expansive glass atrium space holds the major

disciplines studio spaces giving each of the arts a

presence in the school community. The street facade ensures privacy while still engaging the

structure and the sur-rounding neighborhood.

Urban InstitutionsSouth End, Boston

bringing together artistry with a common goal of appreciation and collaboration

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION

Sustainable safety is a policy that guides all transporta-tion planning in The Neth-

erlands. Safe biking facilities separate the bicyclists from

vehicles to create a stress free biking zone. While

these circumstances are not always feasible due

to space limitations, the site on Columbia Road has

ample space to construct a two way cycle track amid

a green corridor intended to connect Fredrick Law Ol-msteds Emerald Necklace. The following is a result of this street redesign study.

Study Abroad in The NetherlandsColumbia Road, Boston

Unsignalized Intersection

10 8 4 11 11 18 11 11 4 8 14

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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PROPOSAL

FENWAY LIVING

Fenway Park and the Back Bay Fens are two iconic Boston attractions. The

following graphics represent a study about daily activ-

ity levels conducted over a summer in both locations.

The info graphics display data collected about indi-

viduals that utilize the green space of the Fens to exer-

cise. Opposite is a depiction of Fenway Park during a ball

game with an inside look into the structural details of

the infamous Green Monster.

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10:00.00 - 10:59.99

11:00.00 +

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miles

8:00.00 - 8:59.99

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45 - 60

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[kicks of choice] [average miles/minute][minutes ran]

1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.000.00

6 people4 runners1 soccer player1 walker

24 runs

time shoe speed

[ground keepers arrive]8:00 am

[players warm up]12:00 pm

[play ball]4:00 pm

[yankees 8, red sox 1]8:00 pm

katherine laughinghouse

laughinghouse.k@husky.neu.edu732 . 895 . 9368