Context as Concept

context as concept

arc 108 design portfolio aparajita rao

this portfolio contains the work of

aparajita rao syracuse university school of architecture arc 108 spring 2019 | prof. greg corso

kunsthal Kunsthal by OMA (1992, Rotterdam, Netherlands) Angular Interactions with Surrounding Fields and Figures

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

oma/rem koolhaas analytical drawings

Kunsthal by OMA (1992, Rotterdam, Netherlands) Division of Site through Circulation

Kunsthal by OMA (1992, Rotterdam, Netherlands) Forms and Sequence exploded

Kunsthal by OMA (1992, Rotterdam, Netherlands) Angles and Intersections within project

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

universita luigi bocconi

OPEN SPACE (PUBLIC)

school of economics

grafton architects

analytical drawings

ENCLOSED SPACE (SEMI-PRIVATE) FLOATING VOL UMES (PRIVATE)

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS by GRAFTON ARCHITECTS (2008, MILAN)

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

Relative Privacy

Private

Public

PASSAGE BETWEEN SPACES

SURROUNDING FORMS

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS by GRAFTON ARCHITECTS (2008, MILAN)

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

Contextual Interaction

LIGHT AND SLOPE

PLACEMENT OF FLOATING VOLUMES

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS by GRAFTON ARCHITECTS (2008, MILAN)

ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

aula magna and canopy

PUBLIC SPACE BOCCONI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS by GRAFTON ARCHITECTS (2008, MILAN) Public and Private space

MATERIAL CONTINUITY ARC 108 2019 Aparajita Rao Prof. Greg Corso

oguchi antra

Urban Axonometric 1/32�=1’

everson museum urban pavillion design project

Aldo Van Eyck Wheels of Heaven Church

Charles Forberg Cypress Hills Playground

Isamu Noguchi Slide Mantra

privacy and enclosure

anti-orthogonal formal language and use of overlap

Urban Plan 1/32”=1’

my pavillion design battles the urban fabric of downtown syracuse. while its surroundings, particularly i.m. pei’s everson museum, are rosy and rectilinear, the pavillion uses cool tones and yellows in its rounded and triangular forms.

Urban Sections 1/32”=1’

the pavillion exists as a space for play. the triangle encloses organized forms of play, such as fitness classes, while the circles and arcs suggest exploratory and freeform play.

B

A

C

Project S

D

Projec

Project Plan 1/16”=1’

A

A B

B C

C C

D

Project Sections 1/16”=1’

Project Sections 1/16”=1’

D

Project Section 1/8”=1’

Project Section 1/8”=1’

D

urban axonometric

surface continuity and porosity

N

urban plan (1/16”=1’)

urban axonometric reading spaces

special collections library surface continuity and porosity

design project

internal facade transparency walled by adjacent facades transparent opaque

N

urban plan (1/16”=1’)

reading spaces

internal facade transparency walled by adjacent facades

level 4 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 3 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 2 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 1 plan (1/8”=1’)

longitudinal section (1/4”=1’)

level 4 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 3 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 2 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 1 plan (1/8”=1’)

longitudinal section (1/4”=1’)

level 3 plan (1/8”=1’)

my design for the project uses a lenticular facade system to highlight the bidirectionality of a corner facade. when viewed from one direction, the louvers appear blue, but from the other direction they appear pink. level 2 plan (1/8”=1’)

level 1 plan (1/8”=1’)

in contrast with the unyielding outer surface, the interior is spongy and luminous. circulation through a glazed atrium, with space to look up and down, blends the axes of travel together. occupants traveling on the multi-axis stairways can wave to people on the high line.

transverse section (1/4”=1’)

longitudinal section (1/4”=1’)

transverse section (1/4”=1’)

transverse section (1/4”=1’)