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Maritime Museum and Welcome Center Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Professor Thierry Kawczynski Fall 2018 Theobjective objectiveofof project to construct a maritime museThe thethe project waswas to construct a maritime museum which um which was the showcase of “La Niña”, the Spanish Galleon. was the showcase of “La Niña”, the Spanish Galleon. The overall shape The overall shape of the structure was created from a site analysis of the structure was created from a site analysis placed in Las Olas placed in Las OlasBoulevard, Florida. The surroundings guided inBoulevard, Florida. The surroundings influence the distribution of spaces fluenced the building’s distribution for the program. Two leading elwithin the program. Hierarchy guided the elements of the composition ements for the composition were hierarchy directed towards the to be directed to the site’s best view. The design is based on the lines site’s best view. The design is based on the lines obtained from the obtained from the site analysis and then the matrix development. They site analysis and then the matrix developent. They are the projection are the projection of the linear elements around the city. We had to of the linear elements around the city. We had to identify identify shapes in the matrix to obtain the cutting lines and then, to fold shapes in the matrix to obtain cuts and then, to fold them. The them. The building’s final volume is the projection of the folds. They are building’s final volume is the projection of the folds. part building’s skeleton. Theyof theare part structural of the building’s structural skeleton.
