Andrew B. Morrell | Datum, Grid, and Field
“Door, Window, Stair” Model Elevation
“Door, Window, Stair” | University of Florida, B. Design | Professor Albertus Wang
Essex Crossing[s]
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Culture Hub
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Marine Science Lab Project Selection Tokyo Olympic Park | Tokyo
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UVA Fabrication Lab | Charlottesville
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Sh|e|ared Territories | NYC Horizontal Datum
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Urban Culture HubFragment | NYC
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Vertical + Horizontal Datum | Concept Study
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Heidegger House | Vicenza Refugio
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Essex Crossing[s] | Lower East Side
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Vertical Datum
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Parametric Study
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Charleston Institute of Modern Dance
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Construction Drawings
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Visiting Professor Nanako Umemoto and Hilary Simon Reiser + Umemoto
Tokyo Olympic Park | Tokyo, Japan “A Study of Field Conditions and Structural Continuity ” Individual Project
As a continuous surface structure based on the tactile qualities of the “Kallymenia Cribrosa Harvey Algae”, this intervention will host the entirety of the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Like the algae, this Olympic Park tests the limits of folding structure and is anchored to the ground via Olympic Program, much like the “hold-fast” that anchor the algae to rocks at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The original surface reacts to Olympic program but is molded with an idea of a life after the games. Typical Olympic game architecture drains the host city of their resources, however this structure will transform into a dual level urban forest in the years after the games.
Marathon Path Beneath Folding Stucture
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Panels (Earth, Glass, Concrete)
Secondary Orthogonal Structure and Circulation (Bridges)
“Icones of Japanese Algae� by Kintaro Okamura
Smooth Concrete Structure
Continuous Walkable Perforated Structure
Mesh Division to Smooth or Perforated
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7. Athletic Field 8. Shooting / Archery Range 9. Swimming Pools 10. Track 11. Training Lake 12. Triathlon Running Course 13. Velodrome 14. Canoe Sprint Course
Original Site + Field
University of Virginia, M. Arch. Visiting Professor Nanako Umemoto and Hilary Simon Reiser + Umemoto
3D Print Detail Study 1:200
3D Print Detail Study 1:200
3D Print Detail Study 1:200
3D Print Surface Study 1:2000
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Visiting Professor Nanako Umemoto and Hilary Simon Reiser + Umemoto
Structural Glass Panel
Smooth Structure
Perforated Structure
Surface Rebar Detail
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Post Olympic Transformation to Urban Forest
East Elevation
West Elevation The scheme focuses on the creation of one continuous surface structure. The heavy horizontal nature of the structure finds balance with perforations that allow site and vertical elements to extend from ground to sky. Primary reinforced folding concrete structure creates a dramatic play between perforated and smooth zones. The structure is walkable with mountains growing from the surface to direct circulation and host program. A secondary structure of orthogonal beams double as circulation when passing through the perforations. Tertiary panels give the surface a mosaic feel as they change between glass, earth, and open space. The tertiary panels work with the circulation to direct where patrons of the Olympics or of the Urban Forest can sit, walk, or observe. The structure in elevation does not rise above 30 meters, seamlessly slipping into the urban context of this area of Tokyo.
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Charlie Menefee III
UVA Fabrication Lab | Charlottesville, VA Organizing Fire, Water, and Electricity along a Datum Individual Project
The current facilities at The University of Virginia are inadequate to accommodate student growth and experimentation. A new site across grounds will be tested as a site for the future expansion of the School of Architecture. In this proposal, a spatial datum will organize the program from full scale robotics to computer labs and studios. This datum will accommodate material and pedestrian transport as well as organize program in order to receive the appropriate light quantities and qualities.
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Clean + Quiet + Dry 1. Studio 2. Computing 3. VR Space
Dirty + Loud 4. Warehouse 5. Woodshop 6. Model Shop 7. Work Court
Loud + Dirty + Dry
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Charlie Menefee III
This fabrication facility at The University of Virginia provides a much needed service to the students and staff. The facility creates an entirely new urban ecosystem, facilitating relationships between the makers and the facilities management team. A rearrangement of the current Facilities management buildings provides them 77,000 more sqft. of storage and work space in addition to a 70,000 sq-ft full scale fabrication facility. The existing facilities arrangement measures at 213,000 sqft. of working and storage space. This scheme will grow facilities to 290,000 sqft. and provide 16,000 sqft. of shared outdoor work courts. The scheme is nestled in the corner of Grounds between Edgemont Road and Alderman Road. This site is walking distance from the current architecture school, but far enough off the main path to allow for uninterrupted experimentation and social events. The buildings are intended to have a long lifespan, with a programmatic arrangement based on type rather than activity. A translucent channel glass facade in combination with solid concrete walls provides a large percentage of hours with comfortable daylighting (near 37 Foot-candles) year-round. The scheme places the architecture in the background and focuses on the importance of simple work-flows. Movement from one side of the 1000’ site to the other happens along the same ground plane. Trucks and service materials are oriented enter N-S while pedestrians flows are directed East-West. The field condition created between the duality of the heavy and light walls plays a role in creating a constant visual connection to other parts of the building. The opening of corners and placement of storefront ensures that all receive adequate light, privacy, and safety.
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Exploded Drawing Showing Movement Through Facility
University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Charlie Menefee III
Tested with .04 VLT + Contextual Shading 25% Opening North Facade 10% Opening South Facade Annual : 60% Occupied hours with at least 37 FC 56 + FC at Winter Solstice 25-37 FC Average at Summer Solstice 19-74 FC Range at Spring Equinox
Channel Glass Axonometric Corner Detail
-Less shading in Winter Months, More Shading in Summer Months -Informs Percentage of Windows in Channel Glass Facades - Low VLT Allows higher percentage of glazing and ambient light
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
Sh|e|ared Territories | Hudson Yards, NYC “...exploring the urban impact of stacking program vertically inside of a grid...�
In collaboration with Josh Cruz + Kelly Suppes
The NYC grid facilitates spatial and programmatic organization in a dense urban fabric. Although the grid pixelates the city, New York is a layered world of shared territories, subterranean worlds, and programmatic combination. Our team studied how new technology has transformed the way we move from one space to another and how it coincides with shared experiences and interactions. Our study of the effect of ride-sharing, private and public circulation highlight that our threshold spaces has been under-designed in the era of technological innovation. These hybridized spaces can be so much more and can enhance the quality of public space for all in the city. The engagement of space that occurs between each pixel is what makes New York City so interesting.
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
REIMAGINE | THESIS 1
HYBRID PROGRAMS INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL UNITS
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ADDITIONAL BLOCKS
OFFICES
RETAIL
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION
REORGANIZATION | THESIS 2 TYPICAL NYC SKYSCRAPER TYPOLOGY In a typical NYC typology programs are stacked vertically with retail located on the bottom, offices usually in the middle and residential/hotels located at the top most floor. Most of the interaction between residents occur on the ground floors or on the circulation cores of the building.
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
Located at the highest floors to increase cost of rent and isolate itself from the other programs. Increase sense of privacy by moving away from ground floors.
OFFICE PROGRAM
Leftover space after splitting residential and retail programs. This is program takes up 50% of the overall program.
RETAIL PROGRAM
Usually located on the lowest floors to allow traffic to flow through the structure.
YEAR 2100 | MAXIMUM DENSITY EVENT
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SELF-SUSTAINING THROUGH FLEXIBLE PROGRAMMING
DECREASED PROGRAM
YEAR 2200 | LOW DENSITY EVENT
YEAR 2500 | INDEPENDENT CITY
PROPOSED TYPOLOGY OFFICE PROGRAM
The offices are located closed to the Hudson yards project. This creates a connection to the neighbors to the north and move away from the southern daylight.
RETAIL PROGRAM
The retail program is inserted between the residents and the offices. This creates a shared territory in-between, connecting people from all directions. The vertical stacking of the program still allows continuity with structure and variety in every single floor.
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
PROGRAM BREAKDOWN RESIDENTIAL OFFICES RETAIL
Currently the residential programs are located south of the structure to bring it closer to the park and allow for more exposure for the units.
University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
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REASSEMBLE | THESIS 3 COMMUNITY 1 | 3 STORIES • CENTRAL GATHERING AREA • 12 UNITS PER COMMUNITY (24 RESIDENTS) • 30M BAY SIZE
COMMUNITY 2 | 4 STORIES • SIDE GATHERING AREA • 15 UNITS PER COMMUNITY (30 RESIDENTS) • 25M BAY SIZE
COMMUNITY 3 | 6 STORIES • CENTRAL GATHERING AREA • 20 UNITS PER COMMUNITY (40 RESIDENTS) • 20M BAY SIZE
TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH COMMUNITY 3
VERTICAL COMMUNITIES In the residential program, the program is broken down into smaller communities that comprises of roughly 20-30 residents. Similar to a military platoon, groups larger than 30 easily becomes unorganized and it is tough to create strong relationship between neighbors. In addition, residents in multi-story buildings have difficult time interacting with residents on other floors. We propose communities where residents can utilize a shared amenity within their community for various activities to connect residents vertically and within their communities. See south elevation for the breakdown with the residential program.
VIEW OF COMMUNITY 3’S SPACES AND UNITS
University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
CONCEPT + DIAGRAM
SITE DIAGRAM The project utilizes the two blocks south-west of the current Hudson yards project. The site is 184,310 sf in total.
Our proposal studies and acknowledges the power of the grid and its relationship to shared territories on all axis as a diagram and as a physical space. By using grid lines to dictate program, you will explicitly see the hybridized spaces that become the threshold to move from one program to another. By taking over two city blocks, we have the opportunity to create a full urban master-plan for an area undergoing a large cultural and physical transformation. The blocks are adjacent to the new Hudson yards platform and the Hudson river. A critique of the new development has been a strong driver in the design of the two new blocks. We are creating a public plaza, organized by the grid, that serves the true programmatic need of the area, while acknowledging the ever changing time line of the city. Currently, the Hudson yards development is on a path to implement as many high rise office + residential buildings as possible. The development lacks an understanding of how the edges of the buildings shape public space and impact the social relationship between the residents. Our proposal is a clear organization of program that shapes public space above and below ground.
VERTICAL GRID
An emphasis of the New York grid started with the vertical grid which follows the loading bays south of the two sites. 20 Meters 27 meters between each grid.
The scheme is organized off of a primary and secondary grid that organizes the entire city of New York. While the new development at Hudson yards does not provide public space, our proposal maximizes development space by moving pieces underground which allow space at street level to remain open. We have reached the maximum far on site, reached all program requirements, and developed a proposal that will stimulate the life and economy of Hudson yards for years to come.
SUN STUDY
A disintergration of the blocks allow for more sunlight in the courtyard, interior programs and terraces.
VERTICAL CIRCULATION Vertical cores are dispersed throughout the structures to accommodate egress requirement and flow between the different programs.
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FLOOR AREA RATIO = 8
PUBLIC SPACE + SUN
The two blocks has a maximum far of 8 which comprises 30% residential, 20% retail and 50% offices (25% light industry and 25% offices)
Square footage was reorganized to create a central public space with southern sunlight. This evolved the bar into a narrow tower on the south site and a larger hybrid structure on the north.
HORIZONTAL GRID
GROUND CIRCULATION
The 10 meter horizontal grid allows enough sunlight for residential and commercial units. This allows perfect spacing for structure and parking spaces.
Circulation on the site needs to connect to the north-east highline entrance, north-west Hudson yards entrance, dry-line path to create a seamless transition between spaces.
PARKING CIRCULATION
SHARED TERRITORIES
The parking entrance is located north of the site to move the loading entrance away from the public garden space. This entrance connects the trucks to the maker space on the basement floors.
Shared territories occur vertically, horizontally and dispersed through out the two blocks. This creates a hybridization in the types of spaces and a flexible future for the developers.
University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
Andrew B. Morrell 26 Our two blocks will include 25% office space + co-working, 25% light industry, 30% retail, and 20% residential. Each of the programs will be divided into towers or mid-rise buildings. The maximum far is reorganized to allow for a large public plaza to be framed on the southern most block. The northern block (block 1) holds a series of parallel buildings that span the length of the block along the primary grid lines. These buildings are subdivided, carved, and put back together via secondary grid lines extending from modules given by the warehouse bays to the south. The southern block (block 2) will host a series of narrow high rise towers that run along the primary grid. These are also subdivided by the secondary grid, carved, and arranged to highlight the threshold between residential and office space. The edge of the block slopes down to a mid-rise co-working space. Derived from a bar typology that rides the grid, this space burrows underground becoming a hybridized maker space that organizes the plaza above, and then pops out of the ground at the west end of the block to create an office tower. The warehouse recognizes the changing program of the warehouses adjacent to the site, and is designed to provide large spaces for a new industry as well as draw people to the public plaza. The parking garage entrance on the north side of block 1 will allow loading and unloading into the warehouse from the back, allowing the plaza space to thrive with pedestrian life. Material and elevation changes on the plazas pixelated landscape will allow the public to see directly into the new underground tech spaces, lounge on the elevated grass, or learn about the new industry of Hudson yards.
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University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
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Typical Floor Plan | 1:500 VERTICAL CIRCULATION
Garage and Warehouse Plan | 1:500
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Vertical fixed louvers
Photocell controlled moveable louvers | 1200 hrs/1500 hrs/1800hrs
Louver spacing based on programmatic elements
FACADE | VERTICAL LOUVERS
Override by individual comfort levels | 40% and 70% of all louvers
The facade is broken down by the vertical communities. By using grasshopper, we altered the vertical fixed louvers to create operable louvers to track the path of the sun to first reduce southern light exposure during the summer days and maximize winter solar exposure by opening up. The louvers are then altered to space itself based on the program of the adjacent unit. For residential units, the spacing between the louvers are lower to increase privacy but enough space for the louvers to move freely. For spaces that include amenity programs have larger spacings to let in more sunlight and create a more open/public area. Residents can also override the louvers to meet their own comfort levels.
University of Virginia, M. Arch. Professor Mona El Khafif
Shared territory | Plaza
Andrew B. Morrell 32 Early plan sketches studied the effects of the “L� and its success in many modern architectural pieces. Precedents included works by W.G. Clark and Richard Meier + Partners. The L typology was tested to see how it would engage a much larger urban setting and how it could transform and mold into the shearing bands that ran through the site.
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A permeable landscape is formed through program and massing strategy. With loading from the North side of the block. an underground warehouse and gallery space can safely serve as a public attraction. Bands that were derived from the grid provide ample opportunity to continue on the building typology in the landscape. Each band is filled with different material (stone, sand, soil, trees etc). This variation not only reinforces the shearing bars but also provides distinct sectional changes that are realized in the subterranean levels. Strategic glazing allows park goers to view down into the maker spaces below as the walk by. Trees and bushes provide life to the space as some bands bloom with tall and shady trees while others remain open and airy. Two freight elevators pop up into the park to allow the new creations to easily transform the landscape as they are built, as well as transform the space for events.
University of Florida, B. Design Professor Bill Tilson
Tryptich Analysis | Little Talbot Island , FL Diagramming Movement On the Florida Coast
Individual Project
Hybrid Model Elevationtory
Tryptich Analysis tells the story of the landscape, whether physically, emotionally, or conceptually. Generating these tryptich stories allowed me to define the feel and rhythm of the specific sites and compare and contrast. Dealing with the Florida Landscape requires a physical and conceptual understanding of the multiple layers that make them so unique. Although all three sites were different, there was a certain tempo that carried throughout.
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The Refugio is a small low impact installation that responds to the site that nestles itself into the landscape. The Refugio is permeable, mobile, and natural with a small footprint. Traces of the landscape find their way up into the 2 person space and define the structural module of the intervention. This quick exercise sparks a particular interest in an architecture that is derived from the land.
Tracing a datum across Little Talbot Islandrritory | Plaza
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Test Site 1 Blue Springs State Park
Test Site Amelia Island
University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
Culture Hub | New York, New York Recycled Urban Spaces as Part of a System In collaboration with Ivy Savignon
New York City is full of under-utilized and under-designed spaces. We constantly look to add more but we may possibly have just what we need literally beneath our feet. Every borough in New York City has an abandoned subway platform. Some of these platforms are abandoned but still allow trains to pass through. These spaces can be recycled and used to create a system that will loop people through the entire city, as well as give them a taste of the spectacular underground life of NYC.
Unearthed Vault | City Hall Park, Manhattan
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University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
SEE NEW YORK IN A DAY Throughout New Yorks boroughs, there are multiple abandoned subway platforms that have been unused space since the early 1940’s. Most platforms and tunnels are home to graffiti artists, historians, or even curious travelers. In an era where aging infrastructure is a growing problem in one of the countries largest cities, it would seem a waste to simply shut off entry to such unique spaces. The tunnels were abandoned in the early 1940’s due to trains becoming too long to fit inside the platform area. The new construction of elevated lines and bridges in a growing city also contributed to the abandonment of such subway tunnels. By giving each tunnel what it needs the most, we have opened these underground and unused spaces to the people of the city.
Pop Up Gallery Pop Up Cafe Installation Performance Graffiti Protest Fashion Rave Film Studio Exhibition Rehearsal Meditation Sports Venue Beer Tasting
5th / 37th Brooklyn
City Hall Park Manhattan
Pelham Pkwy Ave Bronx
Roosevelt Ave Queens
Culture Shop | Bronx
Community Platform | Queens
Culture Shop | Bronx
Community Platform | Queens
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Unearthed Vault | Manhattan Undercover Collaboration | Brooklyn
Unearthed Vault | City Hall Park, Manhattan
Undercover Collaboration | Brooklyn
University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
Community Platform | Queens
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University of Florida, B. Design Professor Lisa Huang
Vertical + Horizontal Datum Studies Recycled Urban Spaces as Part of a System Individual Project
In all projects whether urban or rural, I believe that there must be a defining hierarchy of “moves�. This idea, moment, or construction will drive the entire project until the end. These process diagrams show how I start with a datum and develop it into architecture and space. Through the process you can see how the datum is shifted, cut, warped, layered etc, but continues to drive the project.
Tower Section Process
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University of Florida, B. Design Professor Lisa Huang
Making Marks Iterations 1-6
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Desert Process Model All datums start with the act of mark making. Whether vertically or horizontally, a designer must find the place and find the traces of the place when developing space. For these particular projects, I was given a blank canvas. Techniques such as burning and paint throwing allowed me to begin to find space and find the datum with my hand and eye.
University of Florida, B. Design Professor Albertus Wang
Door, Window, Stair Excercises in Understanding Human Scale and Spatial Rhythm Individual Project
By way of collage, this project allowed us to really understand the human scale. Using artwork by Piet Mondrian, I began to overlay my own spatial diagramming sequence on top. Using Mondrian’s work assisted in giving an underlying rhythm to the space on paper. This was directly translated into 3-Dimensional space with a large model. A rib system organizes the spaces in the model, as the monolithic base provides an interesting condition when we see subtle slippages in structure and form. Overall, this was an exercise in developing scale, proportions, rhythm, and enclosure.
Spatial Collage
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University of Florida, B. Design Vicenza Institute of Architecture | Professor Bradley Walters + Stephen Belton
Heidegger House | Vicenza, Italy Heidegger’s Theory of the Fourfold and The Home Individual Project
From the beginning of the design process, this project has been driven by Martin Heidegger’s ideas on dwelling. The Earth, sky, mortals, and divine beings work together to create the fourfold that he describes as “Dwelling.” The arrangement of geometries stems directly from my interpretation of The Fourfold in combination with the context of Vicenza, Italy. The spaces that define the dwelling are found between the moves that follow the fourfold. I studied volumes that cantilever and capture space between the architecture and the earth as well as volumes that push and pull on one another.
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University of Florida, B. Design Vicenza Institute of Architecture | Professor Bradley Walters + Stephen Belton
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Operational Diagrams The idea of pairing manifests itself in the transformation of this dwelling in the form of opposites. The idea of “here” and “gone” drive the formal relationships of the geometries. Volumes respond to the site conditions while reacting to their counterpart. Slight edge conditions begin to articulate themselves as we see a hierarchy of volumes emerge, engulf, or become engulfed by others. Heidegger’s Fourfold leads to a set of formal operations with the Vicenza context to create this dwelling. The spatial concept exists in the spaces between the operations, rather than the operations themselves. Massing was influenced by basic sun study and topography
University of Florida, B. Design Vicenza Institute of Architecture | Professor Bradley Walters + Stephen Belton
Analysis of Geometries
Hierarchy of Space
Entry, Itinerary, View
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m the beginning of the design process, this project has been driven by Martin Heidegger's ideas on dwelling. The earth, sky,
University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
Essex Crossing[s] | Lower East Side, NYC Community Through Infrastructure In Collaboration with Ivy Savignon
After examining the current master plan proposal for the Lower East Side Essex Crossing Development, we believe that there is a missed opportunity on Site 4. Site 4 is the location of the entrance to the highly regarded and much anticipated “Low Line Park.� North of the market line, there is open green space directly across from this entrance. We believe that the intersection of this pocket of green space, the entrance to the low line, and the new Market Line by SHoP Architects can bring new energy to Essex and help sustain the Gotham Gateway.
Green Space
Market Line
Low Line Park Entrance
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University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
Original Essex Gateway
Proposed Site For Cultural Institution
Connection with Market Line
Undergound Connection with Low Line Park
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Site Model
The Lower East Side is home to a community of artists and theater goers. Every year, the area hosts the “Lower East Side Festival of the Arts.” This celebration brings the cultural, artistic, and ethnic diversity of the Lower East side to the forefront. While this celebration only happens once / year, we believe that we can provide permanent cultural institutions that celebrate the diverse and artistic culture that has made the Lower East Side what it is today. By incorporating the theater institution into the market line, we can merge the institution into every day life, allowing the area to keep it’s “no velvet ropes” approach to daily life.
University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
1. Theater 2. Indoor Retail 3. Public Plaza 4. Satellite Theater 1 5. Satellite Theater 2 6. Market Line 7. Public Terrace 8. Low Line Entrance 5
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Theater institution sits atop the carved entrance into the market and low line. The Theater is an important aspect of the Lower East Side as they routinely rent out performance spaces to artists and visitors.
Public Plaza Space sits around the edge of the descent into the market line and low line. Public terraces adjacent to the theater entrance allow social interaction overlooking the busy Delancey Street.
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University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
Pre-Fabricated Pod Housing
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Prefabricated Pod housing has many benefits, while still a new technology. In China, flat pack housing has become a new way of putting together a tower more efficiently. By using this type of construction, you can reduce construction time thus increasing your environmental sustainability. We will have a great variation of pods, allowing more individuality. Various arrangements will also provide unique terrace opportunities. The pods will be clad with Zinc as it has a lifespan of 100 years on average. These pods can combine vertically or horizontally depending on client needs in order to provide luxury and affordable housing.
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18x35 630 sqft
18x45 850 sqft
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University of Florida, B. Design Professor Nancy Clark
View Across Broome Street
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Pods Allowing for more Window Surface Area
Private Balconies