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Item Open Access Booth-Kelly Mixed-Use District(University of Oregon, 2012) Pecenka, Jennifer; Muller, Brook; Asnis, Marc; Beamer, Mike; Biniaris, Aliki; Bonnett, Erik; Bryant, Hannah; Cavin, Laura; Cohen, Daniele; Day, Emi; Ferrell, Heather; Gibbons, Shane; Hybel, Kimberly; Kelsey, Kristin; Rosenthal, Alex; Skoog, Courtney; Young, KevinGraduate and undergraduate architecture students in Professor Brook Muller’s terminal studio during winter and spring terms of 2012 examined potential redevelopment scenarios for the Booth-Kelly site, located in downtown Springfield. The city anticipated redevelopment concepts and guidelines developed as part of the studio could potentially be adopted into the Downtown Refinement Plan and implemented in the future. Students identified several programmatic schemes that describe how the site could become a destination location with a pedestrian-friendly appeal. Seen as a collision of industry and nature, sharing multiple habitats and crossing paths, the site’s industrial beauty and rich history are ideal for unique design solutions that exemplify these characteristics. An in-depth focus on its ecology led many students to incorporate much of the surrounding context in a systems thinking approach. Many of the designs seek to interconnect various processes, from both onsite and offsite byproducts and resources, and to bridge natural and urban resource flows. Common themes emerged with different programmatic emphases, including: adaptive reuse, agricultural production and distribution, community education, linking downtown to industry, and adaptable piecemeal development. While each project holds a different focus, the studio collectively promoted many of the same design values.Item Open Access Design and Technology for Energy Efficiency in Housing - 2030(Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1992) Berg, Rudy; Brown, G. Z.; DeKay, Mark; Kellett, Ronald; Muller, Brook; Peting, Donald; Rose, JordanThis paper reports on method and results of 'Design for Energy Efficiency', a design and technology task area of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program - a project jointly based in institutions of architecture, energy research and industrial engineering. The paper presents a research method through which design studies were systematically developed to establish a vision and quantifiable goals for energy efficient housing in the year 2030. Problem definition, design, and performance specification phases of this task are summarized, emphasizing areas where principles of design and technology have converged to realize high standards of economy, energy performance and quality in housing. Goals of 'zero net energy use' and 'zero net cost increase' were established for specification phases of the task.Item Open Access Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1991 Research Activities(Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1992-03) Berg, Rudy; Brown, G. Z.; DeKay, Mark; Gay, Patrick; Hulse, David; Kellett, Ronald; Meacham, Matt; Muller, Brook; Peting, Don; Pierce, Sam; Rose, Jordan; Sekiguchi, TomokoThis report summarizes research results from tasks conducted from April 1991 to February 1992, the third year of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program. Detailed descriptions of tasks, methods, and results are available in the reports listed in section 14 of this document.Item Open Access A Front Porch for Oregon Health and Science University and Marquam Hill(University of Oregon, 2018) Jumila, Jonah; Muller, BrookDuring winter and spring terms 2018, graduate and undergraduate students in Professor Brook Muller’s terminal studio completed analytical research and urban design proposals for the Marquam Hill site. The urban design schemes encompassed a larger expanse – an east-west transect of southwest Portland that included the Willamette River, South Waterfront, Lair Hill, Barbur Boulevard (“the front porch to OHSU”), Terwilliger Parkway, and beyond. Students examined the implications of two proposed MAX line extensions located on either Southwest Naito Parkway or Southwest Barbur Boulevard, as well as the potential consequences to surrounding neighborhoods and the city in general. Holistic design proposals for a highly complex project of enormous potential were developed by students in the studio class. Students were composed of an interdisciplinary group from architecture, urban design, transportation planning, landscape architecture, and historic preservation.Item Open Access Performance Specifications for the Design and Manufacture of Energy Efficient Housing in the 21st Century(Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1992) Brown, G. Z.; Kellett, Ronald; DeKay, Mark; Muller, Brook; Peting, DonaldThis paper reports on work in progress in 'Design for Energy Efficiency', one of fifteen task areas of the U.S. Department of Energy sponsored Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing research program. In this task, design studies establish performance goals for systems and technologies leading to energy efficient housing in the year 2030. Methods and results of work in progress are summarized, emphasizing areas where principles of design, engineering and manufacturing have converged to realize program goals of energy performance, economy and design quality.Item Open Access Reproducing the River: Historic Context and Resource Survey of Oregon’s State Fish Hatchery System(University of Oregon, 2018-10-31) Bohner, Rodney; Muller, BrookOregon’s fish hatchery system developed in the late 1800’s in response to salmon fishery losses. Salmon hatcheries consist of a number of built components. ‘Growing fish’ requires a variety of building types which support the hatchery process as well as constant input of resources. In addition to surveying and inventorying fish hatchery resources, this study will analyze the social, economic, cultural, and environmental conditions under which these fish hatcheries were organized and commissioned. Ultimately, this survey will not only serve as a baseline for future, more intensive-level surveys, but will also provide a foundation for a National Register Multiple Property Submission. The use of hatcheries to sustain native Oregon fish species constitutes a major aspect of Oregon’s fishing and environmental conservation efforts. Oregon’s heritage hatcheries stand as physical reminders of early conservation activity and while their preservation provides a more complete picture of Oregon’s relationship with natural resourcesItem Open Access TOD at Gresham Crossings: Integrating Ecology and Mixed-Use Transit-Oriented Development(University of Oregon, 2009) Schlachter, Rena; Muller, BrookThis interdisciplinary design studio focused on scenarios for multi-story, multi-unit transit oriented development for the 4.4 acre site, located across from Gresham Crossing in Gresham, OR. The studio program consisted largely of compact residential apartments and shared outdoor spaces that provide value for people and nonhuman inhabitants. This studio ultimately demonstrated that vibrant, dense development in an urban setting can provide green amenities and sustainable building features and infrastructure that benefit people and wildlife. The scenarios showcase these applications of low impact, nature-friendly, development practices for built structures, stormwater management and natural spaces.Item Open Access Water, Microecologies+ Density: Transit-Oriented Development at Gresham Crossings(University of Oregon, 2010) Hart, Bennett; Muller, BrookThis advanced level research and development focused design studio explored the potential synergies between transit-oriented development (TOD) and habitat sensitive and low impact design. Students were asked to generate dense schemes closely tied to non-motorized transit infrastructure that were rich with green (living) amenities and that support the ecological health of the local community and surrounding region.