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DESIGN IS WHERE S C I E N C E AND ART B R E A K E V E N .

NYCCT: B.TECH. ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY N E W YORK CIT Y 2006-2010

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CUBE HOUSE

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TA B L E O F CO N T E NTS

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S E PT EM B ER

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ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER

S A N TA C ATA L I A R E S TA U R A N T E

8 VISUAL ARTS

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E N T R Y W A Y & MUSEUM B RO O K LY N B R I D G E PA R K

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WILLIAMSBURG APARTMENT

BOUTIQUE HOTEL

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CUBE HOUSE

C O N C E P T

The location of the cube house is located in a suburban area. The concept was to create a cube house out of twelve wooden cubes and four sticks glued together to make a conceptual model. The cubes represent living space, while sticks represent circulation. The conceptual model was developed into a Cube House.

This house is meant to be designed for a weekend getaway, with children because it has two bedrooms and a master’s bedroom.

1. Architectural Office 2. Powder room 3. Landry Room 4. Kitchen 5. Dining Room 6. Living Room 7. Solarium 8.Open to Below 9. Bedroom I 10. Bedroom II 11. Bathroom 12. Master’s Bedroom 13. Closet 14. Master’s Bathroom

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room, living room, and solarium. The windows are very high, from the floor to the ceiling. The solarium has a glass cube that looks out to the river. The second floor has two bedrooms that share a bathroom. Each bedroom has private balcony. Both living room and solarium are

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The post-industrial waterfront of Brooklyn presents a once-in-alifetime opportunity for the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and for the city as a whole. Eighty-five acres of new parkland adjacent to 800 acres of open water and harbor views make this the most auspicious Brooklyn park project since Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted designed Prospect Park 140 years ago.

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At 9.5 acres, Pier 1 is the largest of the park piers, and the only pier that is built on landfill rather than on pile-supported structure. This strong foundation provides the base for a new topography including a hill at the center of the pier which provides dramatic and sweeping views of the New York Harbor and the Brooklyn Bridge.

EN TRYWAY

The concept that was used for the entrance of Brooklyn Bridge Park was to focus on two aspects, waves and Brooklyn Bridge itself. Entrance consists of two waves and a truss. One of the wave towers has an information center; the other has a gift shop. Near the entrance, on the left side you will find bathrooms with a digital map display. There is tension created between waves and trusses, which give direction.

These trusses that spray outward would pull visitors in as trusses themselves give direction.

MU SEUM

1. Lobby 2. Information center 3. Coat check 4. Security 5. Museum Gif t Shop 6. Work Shop 7. Storage 8. Mechanical Room 9. Restrooms 10. Outside Exhibit 11. Restaurant 12. Kitchen 13. Small Exhibits 14. Large Exhibits 15. Main Exhibit 16. Outdoor area 17. Double height space 18. Classrooms 19. Auditorium 20. Ar twork galler y 21. Conference Room 22. Offices 23. Main Office

The museum that is located inside Brooklyn Bridge Park has a magnificent view of downtown Manhattan and waterfront. As you enter into the lobby, there is an information center and a coat check. On the right side you will see restrooms and elevators. For the staff, there is a security room that contains cameras and other equipment. Every floor contains restrooms at the same location on each floor. As you continue to the back of the museum, you will find a large workshop and storage place. There is also a mechanical room and staff loading dock, which allows importing and exporting of artwork. Further into the lobby, there is a museum gift shop, which also has an entrance from the outside.

The second level has an outsized wing restaurant with a large waterfront view. There is a petite outside area. On the other side of the lobby, you have three small exhibits where artwork can be placed. On the third level, there is a main exhibit with a double height. Then you will find two large exhibits with portable walls, which can be moved to accommodate space necessities.

Outdoor area on the third floor is large with sitting space. When the walls are properly opened, the whole floor of the museum transforms into two large and two small exhibits. Fourth level is divided into two main sections: one is offices and the other is educational facilities. The fourth level has a double height space looking down to the main exhibit on the third floor. There are four classrooms for public education. Wavy portable display panels are used for artwork presentations. There is also a huge auditorium designed for a large amount of people.

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The designing of a health club in Downtown Brooklyn, NY will help the local community to have a resource allowing them to maintain a healthy lifestyle. There are five floors, two sublevels, and an open roof. When you enter the building from Jay Street, the first level has a reception desk, which is followed by a gift shop. As you proceed to the left, there is fresh fruit bar next to the monumental stair that goes up to the second level. On the right side, there are offices, day care and a mechanical room.

One level down is the basement, which has two Jacuzzis and a large swimming pool. Saunas, steam rooms and showers are located inside the locker rooms. Sub-cellar level has laundry and big storage area. Second level has main exercise room, Pilates, yoga, kinesis, step exercise, dance aerobics room and restrooms. Third level has another locker room containing saunas, changing area and steam rooms. Next to the locker rooms there are seven spa rooms. Fourth level has two stretch areas, two tennis courts, and boxing ring with punching bags. Fifth level has a rock climbing wall and a basketball court. The fifth level roof has a tropical bar and tanning vicinity.

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SAN TA CATALINA

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The Santa Cantalina Restaraunte is located in Downtown, Brooklyn on Atlantic Avenue. The concept was Santa Cantalina Island in Mexico with a flavor of Latin Dancing between male and female. Flow and movement was the main focus in the Interior Design of the Restaurant. As you enter from Atlantic Avenue, there is a receptionist desk, followed by a bar on the first level. The stairs and the bar counter are uniquely merged together to create an interesting design. The bar counter has a shape of a wave symbolizing the waves of a dress. There is a lounge sitting area in the tropical bar. There is also a view to the outside garden, where during certain hours you could see a live performance. The outside garden has outdoor sitting area and a performance stage.

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N e igh borhood Ke y L a n d m a r k s United States Court House Prison Ship Martyr's Monument Williamsburgh Savings Bank Brooklyn Borough Hall Polytechnic University Packer college institute Court Street Long Island University NYCCT Fulton Mall

The First floor represents male while the second floor symbolizes female. All the elements signify the dancing and the relationship between male and female. Inside the main indoor area, as you follow the curve further into the restaurant, you will find the main sitting area with decorative glass beads fixtures hanging from the ceiling. They have light inside of the glass spheres and hang from the second level ceiling reaching all the way through to the first level by means of an open double height area. Kitchen is accessible from inside the sitting area as well as from the outside garden. As you come in to the second level, you will find a VIP section consisting of balconies with views to the outside garden. Next to the ornamental glass spheres, there are sitting booths on both sides.

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DESIGN V

PROF E S S OR: PAUL C . KING

First level has a ceiling using a European system called stretch ceiling. The design shape of the ceiling is a curve that synchronizes with the curve of the bar countertop right below it. Blue stretchable material over the ceiling area gives off mirror light reflection with a light blue color. The Venetian plaster gives texture of water. The bar has blue colored reflective walls resembling a blue shaded mirror. There is a lounge with comfortable chairs complementing small cocktail tables. Art work on the main sitting area lights up in the background using LED bulbs. In the middle of the first floor, there is a dance floor that lights up with bright alternating colors. Second floor’s ceiling uses stretch ceiling with abstract design and lights up in pink and purple LED lights. Walls use Venetian plaster of purple and pink color, representing passion. The colors of passion resemble the Mexican dancing woman. The Garden has a mesmerizing fabric above its sitting area with matching colors, depending the occasion. The background on the stage lights up when needed. The booths eating area has artwork which illuminates in the back.

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LO F T APARTM EN T

WI LLIA MS BURG

The project was to renovate a modern and luxurious loft apartment located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The concept of the project was angles. In the field of Interior Design and Architecture in general, the way the structures and designs are positioned, including their angles is a vital part of the overall design. In the case of this loft apartment, angles help make each of the rooms and structures separate, efficient and appealing.

For example, a loft with angles correctly shaped allows access to various views, such as, good view of manhattan panorama, and they give direction around the apartment for easy circulation.

As you enter to the apartment, there is a spacious and open kitchen with a bar. It has a state of the art design with the walls and other structures at various angles that make the kitchen appealing to the eye and well-organized overall. The kitchen has a glossy look due to the white tiles. In the kitchen there is space for various modern appliances, such as a microwave, dishwashing machine, and refrigerator. The colors are contrasting from the ceiling to the floor as lighter to darker shades of mainly beige. The walls are light beige, while the floors are brown color. The sofa and arm chairs are specially placed to be able to keep eye contact amongst the others in the room and simultaneously be able to watch the television.

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The dining room has a dining table at the center and an office at one of the corners containing a computer table at the corner making the office private. The large windows, which are 10 feet high, have a fascinating view of the city. The office also has a beautiful view of the city. Following to the master bedroom, which is next to the stairs, has room for a king size bed, wardrobe and a dresser. Similar to other rooms, the view from the windows is looking at the city. This shows the efficiency and the beauty of using angles properly, since the view of the city is visible from many locations around the apartment. The colors of the walls are cherry. On both sides of the bedroom, the walls are made out of white glass with designs inside of them, which are held by metal cables all the way to the top. The glass walls are semi-transparent; hence only shadows are faintly visible from the other side of the walls. The other two sides of the walls in the bedroom are made of Venetian plaster. The floor has a glossy finish.

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The stairs to the loft is solid and wide. It bends perpendicularly at midpoint. The loft has an area that can act as a second bedroom for kids. In the loft, there is an area for studying and relaxing, while on the other side, it has a closet with sliding doors. The angle storages have white glass on one side and mirrors on the other. To block the bedroom view, there is a computer table with the glass wall for privacy that is not fully transparent making only faint shadows visible. Next to the loft, there is a seating area that is looking over loft through the windows looking down to the dining room and office. In the apartment, there are two bathrooms. One when you enter the apartment, on the left side and another next to the kids’ area. The bathroom on the first level is A.D.A. accessible, roomy and has the shower, sink and toilet all next to each other. While, the bathroom next to the kid's are has the sink on one side and the toilet with the shower on the other.

BOUTIQUE HOTEL

A boutique hotel provides a luxurious environment with personalized accommodations. Since New York City attracts millions of tourists annually, our city needs to provide visitors with high quality hotels. Boutique Hotels might not only be served to annual guests but may also be open to the general public. My goal for working with this building type is to achieve connection between individuals from all around the world that will stay at the hotel, where functionality, design, and productivity are a key factor of this building. The concept was developed from the sound waves.

CONCEPT

landmark dedicated to seaport in Downtown Manhattan, New York. Therefore I developed my concept based on the sound waves put out from the ocean waves. The theory of design is based on the smooth curves that the resulting sounds make known as waveform allowing us to visualize something that we can only hear. This visual representation of sound waves resembles my project because of the soft curves of boutique hotel.

MASS MODEL

The site where the hotel is located is a historical

SITE ANALYSIS

Information about the Lot:

Bettery Parkt

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Borough: Manhattan Block: 107 Lot: 60 Police Precinct: 1 Address, ZIP Code: PECK SLIP , 10038 Lot Area: 8165 sq. feet Lot Frontage: 142.67 feet Lot Depth: 66 feet Landuse: Parking Facilities Zoning: Park

Brooklyn Bridge

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

World Trade Center Memorial

Pier A

Federal Hall

South Street Seaport

Staten Island Ferry

1 & 2 Family Residential Multi-family Residential Mixed Use Open space & Outdoor Recreation Commercial Institutions Industrial Parking Transportation / Utilities Vacant Lots

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Both the external and interior faces of the building are in a double skin of construction. In the case of the external faรงade, the inner skin consists of a layer of double insulation glazing; the outer skin is in single glazing. On the interior side, the hotel faรงade consists of a skin of double insulating glazing. Furthermore, roof on 9th level also is constructed

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EXTERNAL FACADE VERTICAL SECTION

effect. This stair connects to the concept of sound waves as well as to the actual shape of the building. The spiral stair is open from the first floor to the ninth floor at the core of the tower. The top of the stair is enclosed; however, it has dramatic lighting effects with sources coming from the first floor and the ceiling of the last floor. As you proceed to the body

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the hotel is the big spiral stair that is half of the diameter of the whole tower. As it proceeds upwards, there is a decrease in diameter by one foot on each floor making a spiral wave

P ROF E S S O R : J I L L B O U RATO G LO U

At the entrance on the first floor of the boutique hotel, you will see a reception desk followed by the lounge. Subsequent to the lounge is a gift shop. The most unique element of

on the first floor of the hotel, you will enter to the large restaurant with an occupancy allowance for one hundred-fourteen people. The restaurant comprises of a performance stage and a grand piano for classical music. There is also a bar that curves around the corners inside the restaurant. The bar is divided into two parts: sushi and cocktail drinks. The kitchen, the loading dock, and the service elevator are located in the back of the restaurant. From the second floor to the eighth floor all provide stay rooms. All even floors contain offices and at the right wing there are small computer labs. While odd floors have gyms and at the right wing there are spinning rooms. There are eight ambassador suites containing two rooms; one bedroom, a dining room and a bathroom. In the bedroom there are two twin beds, a sofa, an arm chair, a dining table, flat screen TV with cable. Ambassadors suites in the

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bedroom provide views of the Brooklyn Bridge due to the two adjacent curtain walls. There are thirty junior suites having two full sized beds, a sofa, arm chair, and a flat cable

television. Thirty-nine studios contain one king/two queen sized beds, a love seat, and cable TV. The ninth floor has an enclosed glass roof , with a bar, sitting area and two Jacuzzis.

There are six spa rooms with a view of Brooklyn Bridge. The windows of the spa overlooking toward the hydrotherapy pool. In the hydrotherapy pool, there are various water therapies using jets, underwater massage and mineral baths.

THE BIRTH OF VENUS

The original painting entitled, “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli painted in 1486 influenced my replication of the masterpiece. The original painting used tempera on canvas, while my version used acrylic painting on hundred percent cotton canvas. This work of art represents love and beauty since it depicts the goddess Venus who was considered to be the most beautiful of goddesses. She is standing on the sea-shore as a full grown attractive woman. The original painting also has a mysterious side to it. For example, critiques noted that her pose is impossible since her weight is shifted too far over the left leg and she is standing on the shell which would in real life tip over.

Regarding the shell, it was believed that the sea shell was a metaphor for a woman’s vulva.

WATERHOUSE A MERMAID

“Waterhouse a Mermaid� by John William was published in 1901 by the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England. The original painting used oil on canvas, while my imitation was done using acrylic on canvas. The mermaid in the painting is a depiction of a beautiful mermaid combing her hair. In European folklore, mermaids and mermen were natural beings who had magical and prophetic powers. They loved music and often sang.

Mermaids lived long but were still mortal.

When I was creating my version of the original masterpiece, I focused on recreating the emotion of the original painting and making the colors accurate and vivid.

IR IS

While my visit to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, I was inspired to draw an artwork of an Iris flower, where I used Caran D’Ache Swiss made top quality water-soluble color pencils.

I wanted to express my viewpoint at the particular moment on the beauty of nature in general as well as that flower. The mesmerizing colors, the smooth curves, the interesting depths and shape have lead me to try to recreate on paper what I have witnessed in real life in that Botanical Garden. I decided to enlarge the scale of the flower in order to portray the magnificence of the Iris. The background in orange resembles the sun’s rays.

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