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table of contents 2501_TESLA SHOWROOM
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2501_MONTROSE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE CENTER
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3500_ENERGY EXPLORATORIUM
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3501_MEDITATION SPACE
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3501_MEDITATION RETREAT
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5500_HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME
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SELECTED WORKS
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KINESIS: STIMULATED MOVEMENT TESLA SHOWROOM HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX
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this particular portion of highland village encounters high levels of vehicular traffic due it being a junction point between uptown and river oaks.
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
this particular portion of highland village encounters high levels of traffic due to the apple store across the street, allowing for ample opportunity to draw in people.
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
the primary focus was to draw in the circulation and then distort it, becoming the controlling factor of the architecture. this connects the building with the area, creating a place where the community can come together .
WRAPPED CIRCULATION
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SITE PLAN 5 20 1 10
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ENCLOSURE VS. COURTYARD
PROGRAM
MAIN CIRCULATION
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INITIAL FORM
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PROGRAM EXPLORATION
FINAL STUDY MODEL
A GROUND FLOOR PLAN 5 1
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primary courtyard bookstore sales area reading lounge art book display bookstore storage secondary courtyard outdoor cafe dining indoor cafe dining cafe bar kitchen
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women’s restroom men’s restroom electrical room mechanical room firestairs car elevator elevator loading apron alley
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A SECOND FLOOR PLAN 5
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tesla display floor tesla sales consultant area conference room tesla sales manager office bookstore office architecture book display reading area elevator car elevator mechanical room firestairs
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SHORT ELEVATION
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MODEL
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DISRUPTION MONTROSE COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE CENTER SPOTTS PARK, TX
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“To be a performance artist, you have to hate theatre. Theatre is fake‌ The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.â€? - Marina Ambromovic
Ambromovic is a performing artist who pushes the boundaries and questions the relationship between the performer and their surroundings. Whether it be the performer/audience and time, the performer and the environment, or even the performer and themselves. She pushes the bodily endurance and experience for both herself and those watching. Body art is unconventional and pushes the observer with provocative actions. These includes personal revelation, self-mutation, voyeurism, etc. Ambromovic dismisses traditional barriers between what is public and private, thus challenging the audiences morals and comfort zones. The main idea was for something to seemed gentle in one view but very harsh in another. Playing off the idea of what is perceived and what is reality. With this approach much of the program would be hidden but eventually reveal itself.
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SITE PLAN 5 1 10
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concept model
understanding the way the programs stack
understanding the way the program meets the ground
final interior material study
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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
CIRCULATION
gallery interior performance
cafe
access to exterior performance
office
disrupt the ground by sinking the mass into the earth
disrupt the southern sun by rotating the performance bar to create shading for the exterior performance
the three main masses rotate around a central axis where the disruption of the spaces can be observed through the void the interior performance mass is disrupted by the performance bar
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reception first level gallery + lobby cafe bar storage loading dock women’s restroom men’s restroom mechanical room elevators
GROUND LEVEL PLAN 5 1
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SUB-LEVEL 01 PLAN
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24 exterior performance 25 third level gallery + lobby 26 backstage storage 27 office 28 men’s restroom 29 women’s restroom 30 electrical room 31 mechanical room 32 elevators
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SUB-LEVEL 02 PLAN 5 1
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MODEL
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VISO ENERGY EXPLORATORIUM HOUSTON ENERGY CORRIDOR, TX
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the primary concern was to create an educational facilities for the energy corridor which addresses and examines the present and future of energy u se. by orienting the building towards the main contributer to the energy industry, ConocoPhillips and by orienting the STAIRS that extend from the site into the building to serve as a BRIDGE to better understanding and enlightenment. This move is juxtaposed with the general ORTHAGONAL orientation of the building to address the freeway, the other major issue in energy for Houston. The plan is set up to address a building up towards an ENLIGHTENMENT of knowledge and literal lightness to the building, both in program and the general layout. The conditions of the site also start to affect the facade by REACTING to the site which also extends into the landscaping. viso is to be a VISION for a more sustainable future in the heart of the energy corridor, where both industry and community can build together.
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SITE PLAN
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initial form oriented long east to west to optimize passive solar strategies
push and pull towards site conditions
creating an extension of the path from the site
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noise control
self exposure
bridge to knowledge
guided exposure
general exposure light exposure
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independent route
traditional route
initial concept drawings
concept model
final floor plate + bridging study model
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lobby reception area vestibule elevator firestairs a electrical backstage storage
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auditorium stage firestairs b control room office men’s restroom women’s restroom mechanical outdoor exhibition
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 5 1
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computer stations area classroom a classroom b classroom c classroom d elevator firestairs a closet/janitor firestairs b
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conference room reception desk it/data room work area cubicles restroom breakroom director’s office administrative assistant’s office program director’s office
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gallery seminar room a seminar room b seminar room c elevator firestairs a
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storage/janitor bookstacks firestairs b librarian’s office men’s restroom women’s restroom
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SUMMER COOLING
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WINTER HEATING
RAINSCREEN LIGHT + WIND
STRUCTURE + FACADE
SIMILAR TO THE DIAGONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, THERE ARE THREE STEEL TUBE STRUCTURAL FRAMES; ONE FOR THE FACADE, THE OTHER TWO TO CARRY THE LOADS.
THE ZINC PANELS HAVE APERTURES THAT INCREASE IN SIZE AND FREQUENCY DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF NOISE AND SUN THAT EXISTS ON THE SITE. THIS ALLOWS TO REALLY CONTROL THE ENLIGHTENMENT CONCEPT WITHIN THE SPACES.
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LONG SECTION 5 1
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SHORT SECTION 5 1
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PRISM MEDITATION SPACE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CAMPUS, TX
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20’ A MEDITATION SPACE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
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20’ SPACE IS MONUMENTAL TO CREATE AN ESOTERIC EXPERIENCE
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CREATING A VOLUME CHANGE FROM A HUMAN SCALE TO MONUMENTAL SCALE ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL AN ETHEREAL JOURNEY TO MINDFULNESS
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THE VIEWS THEN MUST BE CONTROLLED TO ENSURE TOTAL MEDITATION TOWARDS THE BOULDER
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THE SITE HAS A SMALL ISLAND ON THE POND. THE SPACE IS ORIENTED ON THE EDGE OF THE POND FACING A PRODIGIOUS BOULDER
BY PLACING ROWS OF BAMBOO, YOU RESTRICT THE VIEWS ONTO THE POND AND BOULDER IS A GENTLE WAY
SITE PLAN
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EAST ELEVATION
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THE FOREST MEDITATION RETREAT NAVASOTA, TX
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forest land
on the path, you decend in elevation towards the pond, where you depart from your senses from the outside world. as you ascend back towards the tree, you are entering a sense of enlightenment
the path wanders between the trees to emphasis a sense of immersion in the land unable to see beyond the bend but trusting the path to the tree
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the form of the building is based off of the sites contours which was then offset and then sunken so the visitor never feels the presence of the building
the programs were then pushed into the site so a cleared path would be the only thing seen
program breakdown dining
education
theater
theater
mindfulness
business
the path returns back to the grade of the site with a series of stairs resulting in a rift in the programs
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facade development
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SITE PLAN
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kitchen dining tea room large meditation small meditation restrooms mechanical rooms
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classroom a classroom b classroom c classroom d reception conference room office
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CORRIDOR SECTION + NORTHERN ELEVATION
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Due to the need of retaining walls, concrete is needed. The reason I chose this method is because there a high amount of wood used and this allows there to be a similar language.
wood panels + mullions To allow a direct and visual connection to the site. 2
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Since the facility is primarily underground, allowing as much natural light in as possible is necessary.
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pebble flooring So the path doesn’t feel so rigid and disconnected to the site.
Due to the nature of the project with it being underground, there was an issue getting light into the spaces. In order to achieve this the interior spaces do not exceed 30 feet, while the path reaches a max of 50, allowing sun to enter the building.
natural lighting NORTHERN SUN
SOUTHERN SUN
The louvers help there be an ambiance change as the light changes thoughout the day.
The floors of both the path and the interior spaces are light, ensuring light to bounce in.
http://www.electrical-knowhow.com
Between the concrete beams, on either side, in all the rooms, they’ll be cove-mounted uplighting to continue the linear language of the structure from the outside inside.
artificial lighting http://www.http://imet.csus.edu/
Both on the exterior path lighting and the interior floor lighting, they’ll be ground-recessed lighing to allow a ephemeral glow.
Due to the nature of the facility, being a meditation retreat, the majority of the guests and staff would be encouraged to be serene and take time to be mindful of their surrounding during their stay, so the volume would never exceed normal speaking volume.
http://www.inspectapedia.com
This project’s main space doesn’t have to worry about exterior noise, due to the entire building being submerged into the ground to pick up and dispersed the noise into the ground. https://tutsplus.com/
acoustics
The mechanical rooms at the back corner of each section near the stairs so service trucks can access them more quickly and efficiantly without having to interupt too much of the main spaces.
There is a 2’ wall running along the back of all the programs where all electrical and mechanical systems can be hidden. This is to ensure all the main spaces aren’t interrupted.
hvac Between the concrete beams in the ceiling, there are vents on the wall where the are is pushed towards the front of the room. The return air comes back in the ground.
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LODGING PLANS + PERSPECTIVE SECTIONS 5 1
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FOREST
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WATER
LAND
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project habitat habitat for humanity home houston, TX
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TOTAL 24=HOURS HOURS TOTAL == 24 TOTAL 24 HOURS
SCHOOL BUS STOPS STOPS BUS SCHOOL BUS STOPS SCHOOL
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PUBLIC VS PRIVATE Two bars aeperating bedrroms and living/dining/kitchen
PUSH & PULL In order to give the public bar hierarchy we pulled up to add more volume. We also pushed in the bar to create entarnces.
CARVING OUT In order to create our wraped around porch we carved out from the public bar.
WRAPING IDEA To emphasize our wraping idea further we explored a constant material for roof, exterior and porch floor.
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SP 2013 / /
flux
INFLUXINFLUX TECHNIQUE STUDIES
inspired by the swelling of waves
DERIVED STUDIES
inspired by the swelling of waves
Unit Assembly
derived technique
derived STEP 1technique cut
STEP 2 score
Unit Assembly STEP 1
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UnitAssembly Assembly Unit
LAMP ASSEMBLY
STEP1 tessellation 1 STEP STEP 1 cutcut
CUT
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STEP 4 connect
STEP2 2 STEP
STEPscore 2 SCORE
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STEP 5 twist
STEP 3 FOLD fold
STEP 6 lamp
tessellation
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FINAL MODEL
Unit UnitAssembly Assembly STEP STEP 1 1
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lamplamp
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digital vocabularies
INTERIOR COMPONENT folding
placement
this component system had a pentagon shell, but the interior came down to a triangle, giving it an interesting perspective change. This particular assembly diagram shows how you would laser cut and assemble the individual components. Variation two of this design shows a field where the interior pentagon shape and triangle shapes shift their positions on the surface, which was controlled by an attractor point in grasshopper.
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EXTERIOR COMPONENT folding
placement
GRASSHOPPER PATTERN
CNC FIELD STUDY mdf
CNC INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT MOLD mdf
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SUNSCREEN stand-alone structure that is both an indicator of place and a visual installation.
SP 2013 / /
Concerning the global form, Sunscreen adapts to different surface typologies on the principle of its module, because of the flexibility of the module, there are several different configurations that are possible concerning the global form, what is presented here as a wall may well be a hanging piece later (as envisioned previously).
SUNSCREEN
Sunscreen is composed of a coupled unit consisting of two, embracing modules that aggragate to create
a surface. The for the is strategic not only for its visual value, serves but also for The result of several weeks of analysis andcomponent designing by project the Interior Skins class, Sunscreen as its a structural integrity and performative qualities : as one progresses the object, the performations created demonstration on the capabilities of digital fabrication, spatial studies, andaround teamwork. Through the past, by the components serve as an aperature that expands and contracts based on the viewer’s location relcouple weeks, the class has been engaged in intensive research on the global form of the installation, the ative to the installation. This typology allows for a structure that is dynamic and engaging although static and unmoving, viewer participation is required to fully experience the in piece. ideal component to allow visual performance, and material and fabrication studies order to create a stand-alone is both an indicator of placestudy and a and visualinterpretation installation. Sunscreen was thestructure result that of several weeks of digital as a group in our
flat-cut modules
Interior Skins course, directed by Michael Gonzales. It demonstrates the capabilities of digital Concerning the global form, Sunscreen adapts to different surface typologies on the principle of its fabrication, spatial studies and teamwork.
one module, there are several different configurations that are possimodule, because of the flexibilitycomponent of the ble concerning the global form, what is presented here as a wall may well be a hanging piece later (as Because of the modules, the form was flexible and as a team we discussed the possible configurations envisioned previously).
that it could be, one being a hanging peice; however because it was to be displayed as part of the 2013 SunscreenHousing is composed of a coupled unit consisting of two, embracing modulesstructure. that aggragate to create d3 competition, Tomorrow, we decided to leave it as a stand-alone a surface. The component for the project is strategic not only for its visual value, but also for its structural integrity and performative qualities : as one progresses around the object, the performations created Suncreeen is components composed of two, modules that create the component. Therelby the serve as embracing an aperatureacrylic that expands and contracts based onone the viewer’s location component was only dynamic and engaging, also contained structural integrity once static ative to thenot installation. This typology allows for it a structure that is dynamic and engaging although connected together. and unmoving, viewer participation is required to fully experience the piece.
elevation elevation drawing
component two
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component one component one
component assembly possible color configurations
construction photos
elevation drawing
component two component two combined component assembled component
component assembly
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