ARCHITECTURE
WORK SAMPLES ANSH VAKIL
SELECTED WORKS FROM 2014 - 2015
MODERNIQUE HOME INDIVIDUAL PROJECT
USC FALL 2014
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SKYLIGHT (TRANSLUCENT)
MAIN HOUSE ROOF (OPAQUE) GALLERY ROOF (OPAQUE)
MAIN HOUSE WINDOW (TRANSPARENT) GALLERY WALL (TRANSLUCENT)
MAIN HOUSE WALL (OPAQUE)
CANTILEVER SUPPORT
CONCEPT
The concept of light along with it’s transparent, translucent and opaque effect it has on the site is what drives this design. The essence of this project is to create the ideal ambience throughtout the house that changes relative to the programmatic spaces. Additionally, the idea of questioning reality and the viewer’s perception is being explored so as to teach the user how to look at things anew as they move through the project.
GALLERY WINDOW (TRANSPARENT)
STUDIO SEATING ‘A’
GRASS AREA
STUDIO SEATING ‘C’
STUDIO SEATING ‘B’ WATER DANCE STUDIO FLOOR
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SITE PLAN SITE PLAN
Site Plan
N N
0
2
4
8
0
2
4
8
C
DESIGN
2
3
4
1
B
B
5 7 (i)
6
A
A 7 (ii)
PLAN @ 5’Plan 6”
C
@ 5’ 6”
C
2
B
1
+ 6”
+ 9”
8
2
B
B
+ 6”
+ 9”
+ 6”
2
A
4
2
+ 6”
+ 3”
2
0
C
1
B
2
1. MASTER BEDROOM 2. GUEST BEDROOM 3. UTILITIES / STORAGE 4. BATHROOM 5. LIVING ROOM / KITCHEN 6. GARAGE 7. ARTIST GALLERY: (i) PRIMARY EXHIBITION (ii) SECONDARY EXHIBITION
Keeping with the historic look of the Mar Vista Tract neighborhood, the facade facing the street has been relatively untouched. The interior, however, has been remodeled to have an open layout and bring in more natural light. With regards to the backyard, a study on the sunlight patterns formed on the site revealed a very distinctive ‘L’ shape area that would be ideal to house more programmatic spaces. Since the essence of the design is to create more translucent spaces and diffuse the harshness of light in the transparent spaces so as to acieve an ideal ambience throughout the project. The artist gallery responds directly to the diagonal path of the sun so as to make the most of the natural light throughout the day, while the dance studio is one-level underground that has it’s own natural ambience. The use of clear glass in the vertical direction and translucent glass in the horizontal direction creates a blurred reflection of the surrounding landscape that makes the viewer feel part of the outside, eventhough they are inside the house.
2
+ 3”
A
A 3
+ 6”
+ 12”
3
+ 6”
PLAN @ 5’ 6”Plan below @ ground 5’ 6” below PLAN @ 5’ 6” below ground
+ 9”
A
+ 12”
1. DANCE FLOOR 1. DANCE FLOOR 2. SEATING 2. SEATING 3. GATHERING SPACE 3. GATHERING SPACE
+ 9”
ground
C
C
0
2 0
2
4
4
8
8
Diagonal Section through the ‘Artist Studio’
+ 12’ 6”
+ 5’ 6” 0 - 5’ 6”
Section @ A 0
SECTION A
2
4
8 + 12’ 6”
+ 5’ 6” 0 - 5’ 6”
Section @ BB SECTION
0
2
4
8
+ 12’ 6”
+ 12’ 6” + 5’ 6” + 5’ 6” 0 0 - 5’ 6” - 5’ 6”
SECTION C Section @ C SECTION C
0 0
2
2 4
4
8 8
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MAIN HOUSE SKYLIGHT (TRANSLUCENT)
GALLERY ROOF (OPAQUE)
MAIN HOUSE ROOF (OPAQUE)
GALLERY SKYLIGHT (TRANSLUCENT)
MAIN HOUSE WINDOW (TRANSPARENT) MAIN HOUSE WALL (OPAQUE)
GALLERY WINDOW (TRANSPARENT) GALLERY WALL (TRANSLUCENT)
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WOODSHOP GROUP PROJECT
USC SPRING 2015
Honeycomb Structure to Cable Beam Connection
Cable Structure
Honeycomb Structure to Aperture Connection
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CONCEPT
THE ‘WOODSHOP’ WAS INSPIRED BY THE IDEA OF CREATING A STUDIO THAT NOT ONLY SERVES AS A WORKSPACE FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE, BUT ALSO, AN INTERESTING JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN ICONIC DESIGN AND OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY IN IT’S UTILITY.
MATERIALS • • • • •
CABLES SHEET METAL METAL BOLTS ACRYLIC WOOD SKEWERS
CONTRIBUTION
DESIGN OF THE ‘WOODSHOP’, CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROTOTYPE AND ILLUSTRATION.
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DESIGN
South Elevation
B
A
A
OFFICE SPACE (FIRST FLOOR)
THE ‘WOODSHOP’; WITH IT’S PITCHED ROOF, ANGLED FACADE, CABLE SYSTEM AND SELECTIVE APETURES ATTEMPTS TO MERGE ICONIC DESIGN WITH OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF SPACE. HAVING THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS LOCATED ON THE OUTER RIM OF THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR A LONG, OPEN AND UNINTERUPTED WORKSPACE. CONTROLLED APETURES PROVIDE ESSENTIAL LIGHT TO THE WORKSPACE WHILE STILL MAINTAINING AN INSPIRING AND COMFORTING AMBIENCE. THE UNDULATING REAR WALL NOT ONLY SERVES AS A VISUAL APPEAL BUT ALSO UTILITARIAN BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR STORAGE THROUGH IT’S VARYING DEPTH.
B
Plan @ 12’ 6”
Honeycomb Structure
B
Hexagonal Envelope BATHROOM (GROUND LEVEL) A
A
Aperture
Plan @ 8’ 6”
B
Aperture Detail
Roof
West Elevation
Trusses
12’-6”
Hexagonal Envelope
Section @ B
Cable Stayed Structure 12’-6”
Base
Section @ A
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FACADE
CABLE SYSTEM
PITCHED ROOF
PROTOTYPE
SKYLIGHT
CONNECTIONS
APERTURE
SKIN SYSTEM
CROSS BRACING
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