2014 Fall America Exchange design project portfolio

A R C H I T E C T U R E P O R T F O L I O

ARC-301L P O - H S I A N G , FA N G PROF MARC SCHULITZ

C O N T E X T

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TOWER BRIDGE CANTILIVER

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A4 A5 A6

OBSERVATION FACILITY

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Site Analysis Parti & Diagrams Plan Design Exploded Axonometric

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Observation facility has several important missions including Public education, community outreach, stewardship, monitoring, and research, in order to preserve the valuable nature land. According to the program analysis, the facility will be designed to provide two main functions which are private research and monitoring for native species, and public educational outdoor events.

The path of Wilson s camp provide an experience for hikers from low-enclosure space where people can take a rest to wild-open hill top to see the surrounding mountain view.

The ora distribution partitions the disposition of the landscape which the lower meadow is private and the top hill is public.

In purpose to preserve the original skyline and the not to spoil the fun of hike higher to see farer, my choice to locate the observation facility would be at the three-ways spot of the path of Wilson s camp where is near to where we grouped up when we arrived. This location provide certain requirements for the observation facility.

1. Half enclosure space provides the space that all users can take a rest and meet.

1.1 Also shows the importance of the necessity of public meeting space in this meadow.

2. One orientation open view to let the observers to monitor whole ďŹ eld.

3. Natural shadow provides by trees to avoid direct sunlight.

4. Locate at three-way spot of the path would increase the opportunity of visiting the facility and shows the value of it.

5. Convenient access to deliver supplies and in case of emer gency (ďŹ re trucks, ambulances, etc.)

6. Provide safe distance for night-time observing for fauna since they will show up around forest.

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As I mentioned in the previous site analysis, the observation facility s main missions are to observe the surrounding area and species. It should be ironed into the woods or fit in the environment. I focus on two parts to reach this goal which is the form and the materials used. I will talk about the materials in the next article, A6 part C. While walking on this site, I found several things interesting: The path At O neill conservancy, every spots is connected by the path. You will see different sceneries by following the up and down of it. Also while walking through the forest, the woods separate the views that you can see. It will give the observers a strong curiosity that wanted to look into the woods. As an inspiration, the specimen collections can be display in neither different way nor putting in a room. Combine with the route circle the facility, those collections can be display like museum or art gallery. After seeing the collections, the path leads the observer into the wood to see, to hear, and to touch the real forest. It got several advantages such as people will not miss the collection while visiting the facility and design a series of playful attractions on this facility.

The skyline In order to iron the facility into the surrounding environment, my methods is let the form of the facility follow by the surrounding skyline, show in the previous page. I simplify the organic forest skyline into two simple slope shapes. These two slopes also focus on two opposite orientations. First, it is the order designed for observers to experience, the meadow and the forest. Second, as two slope wall on each direction they frames the scenery while observers looking out. With these design, it makes the observation platforms got a different roles in this facility.

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Size the building as a rectangular mess.

Put in the program and elevated private part to separate from public space.

One orientation open view to let observers to monitor the whole ďŹ eld. The other keeps a distance to observe the native spices.

Flatten both side as observation platform and linked with Corridor.

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Slope wood wall frame the view for observers.

Stair and ramp gather again at this point in order to provide same experience to observers.

While climbing up the angle staircase, observer s view will shortly being cover up from the nature.

Observation Platform Plan

This ramp create the experience to really walk into the wood and provide obervers to have a closer interaction with nature.

Centralized equipments and pipelines for easier repaire work and decrease cost.

Openings placed at north-east side to increase solar imput in winter.

Middle staircase seperate public and privade area.

Specimen collections and facility missions are displayed by the side of the ramp like an art gallery.

Ground Floor Plan ENTERANCE

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13. 2 x4 Wood Deck 6. Wood Shingle Siding

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Aluminum Window 6 Wood Frame Wall Sta Wardrobe Specimen Collection Cabinet Wood Shingle Siding

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5. 2 Plywood Floor 4. 2 x4 Floor Deck

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3. 2 x10 Wood Floor Frame

2. 4 x4 Wood Column 1. 4 -0 x4 -0 Concrete Footing

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SlopeSlope wall insolate wall insolate human human from from nature nature in order in order not tonot interrupt to interrupt animals. animals.

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Silent Rest Specimen collection gallery and closet thicken the wall between enter walk ramp and staff quarter which eliminate the public noise from resting staff.

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Silent Existence.

Wood panel façade ironed Wood the panel façade ironed the facility into the surrounding facility into the surrounding environment. environment.

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