ghost boxes
big box re-tale
antony tavlian arch 402c fall 2009 prof. sarah graham
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INDIVIDUAL
big box contextualization conceptual site analysis program
architecture prject development building systems
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BIG BOX CONTEXTUALIZATION wal-mart case study
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intentions / extractions production machines logistical networking parasitic effects centralized control corporate paternalism capitalistic mentality
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CONCEPTUAL SITE ANALYSIS conditions of the abandoned site
compton, ca 120 e. compton blvd
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crime by type_
household income_
travel time to work_
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intentions / extractions abandonment potential for growth oppositions patchwork practical impracticality layered
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PROGRAM
proposals for reuse and densification
Program
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Square Footage
Total
Arts lobby music room dance studio general classroom changing room/lockers art studio grafiti area offices private restrooms storage restrooms outdoor space shifting space sound studio library tech room circulation mechanical
1 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 1
500 300 600 500 500 750 4000 100 100 500 200 2000 12600 (Refer to Shifting Spaces below) 2 300 1 2000 1 400
Arts total
500 300 600 1500 1000 750 4000 400 200 1000 400 1000 12600 1000 3000 400 2965 1000 32615
Transitional Housing one person units w/ restrooms meeting room reception dining room offices manager's unit community kitchen storage restrooms laundry room outdoor space circulation
26 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
500 1000 300 2500 100 550 1000 800 300 500 5,000
Transitional Housing total
10400 1000 300 2500 200 550 1000 800 600 1000 5000 2335 25685
Adult School lobby reception group meeting rooms restrooms general classrooms café offices library storage digital lab circulation mechanical/electrical
1 1 1 2 5 1 3 2 1 1
400 300 500 200 500 shared with art 400 200 1000 shared with art 500 500
Adult School total
400 300 500 400 400 600 500 500 410 500 4510
Bath House pool water treatment equipment sauna - smell bath - warm/watch bath - hot/hear bath - cold/awaken café lounge lobby lockers private reflection space outdoor space shower storage reception restrooms offices circulation mechanical
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 4
5,000 500 500 1,000 500 200 300 300 500 750 100 500 300 1000 500 200 100
5000 500 1000 1000 500 200 300 600 500 1500 300 500 600 1000 500 800 400 1620 1000
Bath House total
17820
Garden Parking Structure
30000 20000
type and spatial distribution Landscape
general classrooms café offices library storage digital lab circulation mechanical/electrical
5 1 3 2 1 1
500 shared with art 400 200 1000 shared with art 500 500
Adult School total
400 600 500 500 410 500 4510
Bath House pool water treatment equipment sauna - smell bath - warm/watch bath - hot/hear bath - cold/awaken café lounge lobby lockers private reflection space outdoor space shower storage reception restrooms offices circulation mechanical
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 4 4
5,000 500 500 1,000 500 200 300 300 500 750 100 500 300 1000 500 200 100
5000 500 1000 1000 500 200 300 600 500 1500 300 500 600 1000 500 800 400 1620 1000
Bath House total
17820
Garden Parking Structure
30000 20000
Landscape total
50000
Landscape
Shifting Spaces dining/dance space restrooms outdoor space bar kitchen offices storage circulation mechanical Café total Total Program
1 2 1 1 1 1 1
6000 300 4000 800 1000 200 1000
6000 600 4000 800 1000 200 1000 1460 1000 16060 130630
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individual adjacencies
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Storage
General Classrooms
Kitchen Toilet
Dance Rooms
Offices
Lobby
Storage
Changing Room Lockers
Library Graffiti
Music Rooms
Terrace General Exhibit
Stage Multipurpose Projection Room
Cafe
PERFORMING ARTS
Toilet Baths
Changing Room Lockers
Offices Lobby Storage
Sauna
Cool Down Bar
Product Retail
Pools
Outdoor
Showers
BATH HOUSE
Reception
Lounge
One Person Unit
Community Kitchen Dining Room
Manager’s Unit
Reception
Significance
Meeting Rooms
Reception
Toilet
Classrooms Sound Studio
Area Offices Support
Laundry Room
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Storage
Garden
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programatic adjacenty
ADULT SCHOOL
Library Digital Lab
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INDIVIDUAL
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ARCHITECTURE
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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT evolution of a logistical memory
shifting
grafiti
changing
dance
music
outdoor shifting
service
transitional housing
cultural
bath house
educational
arts
residential
adult school
class room
meeting room
class room
digital lab
admin
library
art
class room
shifting
outdoor shifting
health
shifting unit
unit
unit
unit
unit
unit
unit
unit
unit
unit
unit unit
unit
unit unit
unit
unit
unit
unit unit
unit
unit unit
kitchen /dining
unit
unit unit
manager’s unit
admin
admin
cafe
bath
bath
bath
changing
lounge
pool sauna
lounge
compton blvd
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ghost box communal urban farm audio grove parking machine decomposed granite terrain water collection line
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lobby/reception classroom restroom office cafe library� digital classroom lounge landscaped terrace
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lobby/reception classroom restroom office cafe library� digital classroom lounge landscaped terrace
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ground floor plan
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BUILDING SYSTEMS
technological and sustainable demonstrations
solar collector light miniature wind terbine
flexible tubing
concrete seed
power storehouse energy network connector
sound trunk perforated mesh skin power storehouse energy network connector