R. Mark Lane Portfolio Spring 26

Design Response Project One

Third Year Fall

Design Response directly addresses the division and car centric ethos within the Energy Corridor in Houston, Texas. My project argues that the workplace and the public domain can be more closely connected, by removing the concept of office space taking up the ground plane - thus breaking down the dividing “walls” of the Energy Corridor. It is defined by two “worlds” - the park for everyone and a workplace above. Connectivity is the spine of my project - it acts as a pathway between the neighboring buildings.

Built around an existing pond, the project works as offices connected to both the MD Anderson Cancer center and a proposed lab designed by a fellow student

Ground

A park made for the public of the Energy Corridor flows underneath the office space and expands beyond the building footprint

First Floor

Flexible use open office space with views of the surrounding parkland rotate around a central lobby space and circulation hub

A shading facade wraps around the building, changing density depending on which cardinal direction receives how much sun.

The first floor above ground is the main conduit to the surrounding area. An open oval atrium connects the three main offices, while the annex has its own vertical circulation

Concrete service cores rise through a mass timber CLT structural system. 25’ x 25’ x 12’ bays make up the system.

Art Lab Project Two

Second Year Fall

The Dallas Art Lab creates a public space integrated into a hill in the Dallas Trinity River area. Space is allocated for art creation and display, as well as incorporating a cafe and outdoor garden space. This project dealt with the integration of nature and built environment. It drew from real world precedents like the Kimbell Art Museum and Menil Drawing Institute.

The art lab is organized around a grid. A single rectangle is repeated and manipulated for the landscaping, while the grid organizes interior programming. For the gallery, walls can be moved and changed for adaptable art exhibitions. The Kimbell’s organizational strategy and Menil’s roof folds helped guide the design process.

SUBTERRA

GENERATIVE PROCESS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS UNROLLED ELEVATIONS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS UNROLLED ELEVATIONS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS UNROLLED ELEVATIONS

STUDIOS PROCESS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS GENERATIVE PROCESS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS GENERATIVE PROCESS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS GENERATIVE PROCESS

SUBTERRA STUDIOS GENERATIVE PROCESS

Housing+Community Project Three

Second Year Spring

Set in Austin’s Hyde Park Neighborhood, this project is about creating multi-unit housing within a master-planned community. Parks, recreation, and accessibility are necessary components in making this neighborhood block work.

The housing is a stacked and offset set of four units around a central circulation+communal space, all enclosed within a lattice “veil” made up of 30/60/90 triangles.

The surrounding neighborhood uses the same triangle as its building block, both spacially and graphically. Ramps are used extensively to be ADA compliant. The block includes pickleball courts, a cafe, and gardens. All housing has direct access to this area.

The entire neighborhood block was transformed, all following the 30-60-90 triangle motif established at the start, employed at different scales

A four unit, two story student housing block is surrounded by a second skin, creating a third space in between the public park and private apartment.