MASTER PLAN -SITE DESIGN STRATEGIES

Defining Spaces (Section Perspective)

The prominent building form in our design is constructed to be mutative and to be flexible to house functions at different times. The curved peels are designed to appear emerging from the ground. They are similar in visual character with varying widths providing freedom to house dynamic/ evolving functions.

With the character of these curves, the result is a peculiar distinct skyine of buildings. Additionally, the voids serve as a great outdoor formal + informal + semi-formal gathering space.

Designing Voids/ Outdoor Spaces

The design concept houses void spaces between the building peels. The void spaces are informal zones in the formal urban fabric of the site. These spaces are open to public interpretation amidst of the predefined building peels. The location of these voids allows them to define their own way of use.

These void areas between the PEELS create the visual aesthetic showing upward movement -enhanced by the curves in the building peels.

Covington Riverfront

Render showing view from the 4th Street (adjacent to the site): Covington Riverfront Design This is how the proposed design merges with the surrounding urban context. This is the edge junction of the proposed design.

Render showing GREENROOF DETAIL: Covington Riverfront Design Another gesture to add to the greenscape percentage and create a distinct variety of open spacesGreen roof were proposed on the top of the peels at various locations.

3 Form Explorations [Civic Context Grad Studio]

The studio focused on deriving a form from a precdent and explore the form with various model making processes. The form was derived by tweaking a base structure. The 3d processes that we learned in this studio was Laser cutting, CNC printing and 3D printing.

Each model making technique was studied to be able to update the form as per each technique. A series of form transformation as we move from each process is shown with a final concept visualization by combining two form types.

This project helped to learn a lot of digita softwares and techniques of making complex geometries into physcal model.