This portfolio presents a range of work from my academic and professional career.

1. Lowell Morin
Portfolio of Work 2004-2011

2. Lowell Morin, assoc. aia, leed ap
Competitions
eVolo Magazine 2011 Skyscraper Competition
Portland Courtyard Housing Competition
Professional Work
Philadelphia International Medicine, Jeju . . . . 2
University of Rochester Medical Center . . . . 4
Reading Hospital MRI Suite . . . . 6
Reading Hospital ‘R’ Building Modernization . . . . 8
Academic Work
Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo . . . . 10
Capseru . . . . 16
Self-Organized Flats . . . . 18
Residences
Residence at White Hall . . . . 20
Limestone Springs Farm . . . . 22
Shift-Slot House . . . . 23
Original cover design: “Diagram of the Floating World”, 2008.
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3. Competitions
eVolo Magazine 2011 Skyscraper Competition (w/ Lin Jia) | 2011
Portland Courtyard Housing Competition (w/ Jefta van Bellen) | 2007

7. Professional Work
Ballinger AE: Philadelphia, PA | 2005-2008

8. Philadelphia International
Medicine, Jeju
Jeju, 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.
2 Professional Work

9. Philadelphia International Medicine, Jeju 3

10. University of Rochester Medical
Center
Rochester, 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 C
Scheme D
4 Professional Work

11. Scheme C Stacking
Scheme D Stacking
University of Rochester Medical Center 5

12. Reading Hospital MRI Suite
Reading, 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.
6 Professional Work

13. C
View A
B
A
View B
Ground Floor - MRI & PET CT Suites View C
Reading Hospital MRI Suite 7

14. Reading Hospital ‘R’ Building
Modernization
Reading, 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.
8 Professional Work

15. Cafe
Gift Shop
Reception
← To ‘N’ Building Conference Center
↓ To Parking Garage
Canopy Study
Reading Hospital ‘R’ Building Modernization 9

16. Academic Work
Temple University: Philadelphia, PA | 2001-2006

17. Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo
Tokyo, 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
10 Academic Work

18. Blocking Study of Unit Types Stacking Study with Unit Types A6 and B2
Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo 11

19. Study of Amenities on the Neighborhood Scale Proximity to Amenities based on Preference
Unit Combinations
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.
12 Academic Work

20. Decentralized Strategy for Siting Units
Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo 13

21. Centralized Strategy for Siting Units
14 Academic Work

22. Self-Organized Flats: Tokyo 15

23. Capseru
Philadelphia, 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.
In-Situ
Deployment in Old City
Old City, Philadelphia
Parking Structures & Lots
Bars & Clubs
16 Academic Work

24. Front Elevation Side Elevation
Short Section Long Section
Plan
Capseru 17

25. Self-Organized Flats
Philadelphia, 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.
Sample Software Output
Modeled Result NE Corner
South Elevation
18 Academic Work

26. Ground Level Level 2 Level 3
Level 4 Level 5
S-N Section
Self-Organized Flats 19

27. Residences
Arete Studio LLC: Charlottesville, VA | 2009-2010
Sunbiosis PLC: Charlottesville, VA | 2008-2009

28. Residence at White Hall
White 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.
Ground Floor
Second Floor
20 Residences

29. East Elevation
South Elevation
West Elevation
North Elevation
Residence at White Hall 21

30. Limestone Springs Farm
Keswick, 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.
22 Residences

31. Shift-Slot House
Batesville, VA | Sunbiosis, 2009
The Shift/Slot House, is designed for a future client near Bates- 1 Entry
ville, Virginia in the Bundoran Farms community. It is sited in a 2 Deck
clearing on a 12% slope; the massing draws from the rural ver-
3 Living
nacular of Virginia. The two masses comprising the layout are
divided along a hallway and rise away from the slope. The 3 bed- 4 Kitchen
room (1600 sf) structure features south facing glass, which is 5 Dining
fully shaded during the summer. 6 Master Suite
7 Guest Bedrooms
1 7 7
6 5 4 3 2
Residences 23