Graduate Design Portfolio

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O I L O F T R O P N SE IG BRANDON E. YOUNG GRADUATE DESIGN STUDENT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY CAED CLEVELAND URBAN DESIGN COLLABORATIVE

CONTENTS PROJECT 1: SUMMER 2012 EMIRATES NEW ZEALAND MANUFACTURING FACILITY GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO III PROJECT 2: FALL 2012 DETROIT-SUPERIOR BRIDGE REVITALIZATION CLEVELAND DESIGN COMPETITION PROJECT 3: SPRING 2012 LAS VEGAS HIGH SPEED RAIL GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO II PROJECT 4: SPRING 2012 HOUSTON, TX DISTRICT DESIGN GERALD D. HINES URBAN LAND INSTITUTE URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION PROJECT 5: FALL 2011 GORDON ARTS SQUARE, “CREATIVE COMMUNITY” GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO II PROJECT 6: SPRING 2011 NAVY YARDS, WASHINGTON, D.C. INTEGRATED DESIGN COMPETITION

NEW ZEALAND Manufacturing Facility for America’s Cup Yacht Racing

The Emirates Team Headquarters is located on the pier extension of Wynard Quarter in Auckland, New Zealand. The building radically interprets the sail-an unmistakable symbol of the culture and lifestyle of Auckland- into a comprehensive, fluid form composed of multiple materials and structural elements.

The primary structural element, the space frame system, is meant to express the dynamic and free-flowing movement of the billowing sail. The roof’s form plays a crucial role as part of the environmental envelop ensuring that it is both a symbol of sailing and sustainable architecture developed in response to the hot external climate and the internal need for diesel and fuel extraction and ambient cooling via natural ventilation.

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EXISTING CONNECTIONS Examining the transportation network and waterfront / downtown connections to the site

2020 MASTERPLAN Responding to the Masterplan for 2020 by implementing a new pier extension

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STRUCTURAL EXPRESSIONISM

Inspired by the idea of fluid motion, the form is a result of the study of how a sail is designed to accomodate wind and water. The subtle change in shape was the idea behind the building’s overall form.A structural system that allowed for this flexibility was the design challenge. Several studies were conducted using origami; the muri-ori tessellation uses a series of diagonals to maintain a certain degree of rigidity. Multiple pieces of structures and frames were added to the tessellation and tested for studiness. Several iterations tested the maximum ammount of structure that the system should maintain while other iterations tested the minimum ammount of structural members needed.

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STRUCTURAL EXPRESSIONISM

The resulting structural system is a combination of 3 systems. The first system is a stainless steel space frame that can bear most of the load while withstanding lateral loads and rust. The second system, a glass fabric, provides a buffer from the exterior and allows some shade from the sun. The third system, composed of an ETFE mesh material, is able to maintain some rigidity while also providing sun shading, ventilation, and rainwater control.

All three systems work in harmony to form one comprehensive system composed of thousands of lightweight members allowing for a flexible yet rigid structure. Several different iteration are illustrated above; each image shows a different force acting upon the tessellation.

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TREE COLUMN GRID

ETFE MESH SYSTEM

CURTAIN WALL

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ETFE MESH

The resulting structural system is a combination of 3 systems. The first system is a stainless steel space frame that can bear most of the load while withstanding lateral loads and rust. The second system, a glass fabric, provides a buffer from the exterior and allows some shade from the sun. The third system, composed of an ETFE mesh material, is able to maintain some rigidity while also providing sun shading, ventilation, and rainwater control. All three systems work in harmony to form one comprehensive system composed of thousands of lightweight members allowing for a flexible yet rigid structure. Several different iteration are illustrated above; each image shows a different force acting upon the tessellation.

SPACE FRAME

GLASS PANELS

MULLIONS

COLUMNS

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS The facility utilizes the combined assets of several systems to promote sustainability, stability, and fluidity.

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Right: Reception Lobby off of Secondary Entry overlooking Bar + Restaurant + Event Space Bottom Right: Bar + Restaurant Atrium

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CLEVELAND Cleveland Design Competition - Detroit-Superior Bridge

As a city rapidly on it’s way to becoming a central hub for young professionals, Cleveland has made impressive strides in rejuvenating its urban image. Although the many enhancements are proving to succeed and making strong efforts to improve the existing fabric around them, they are still fragmented by underdeveloped areas, undulating topography, the Cuyahoga River and a significant lack of direct connections. At an urban scale, this phenomenon translates as the individual pixels of a broader image. Without enough supporting pixels, the image of the city becomes less defined.

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Ohio City

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Our vision is to utilize the prime location of the Detroit-Superior Bridge to create essential connections that cater to bicycling and pedestrian communities so that Cleveland may once again be seen in focus.

By unifying the isolated pixels in the area, the bridge and connecting elements will become a fertile network upon which future development will thrive. This diagram shows the organizational layout for the bridge. Each “pixel� represents the areas that are designated for program.

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PIXEL 4

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Shoreway

The Midway

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Singular Use Bridge

Red Line

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Multi-Use Bridge

Singular Use Bridge

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While bridging a gap, few instances allow the opportunity to actually consider ‘the gap.’ In this proposal, this previously isolated area (neglected by the Shoreway and Red Line Bridges) acts as a catalyst for development by establishing a rich ecosystem, public access, and economic development.

These connections are established directly, through a vertical core and recreational rockwall; visually, through pixel viewing platforms; and physically, with bike and pedestrian friendly paths. “Club Pixel” serves as a destination point for people to venture to the west side of the bridge which reinvisions the once-thriving streetcar rail stop that existed in the same location 50 years ago.

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LAS VEGAS High Speed Rail Station + Development

Imagine a high speed rail that would connect California to Las Vegas... reducing vehicular traffic into Las Vegas by 15,000 cars a day and cutting travel time from Los Angeles to Los Vegas in half. Imagine a new high speed rail station in Las Vegas that would symbolize the role of high speed rail in America.

Fueling a vision for a faster, smarter, and sustainable transportation system.

Right: Process diagram showing the evolution of form. The horizontal movement of the high speed rail combined with the vertical movement of the hotel is represented in this pure, comprehensive form.

Opposite: Exterior perspective view showing entry + landscape.

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Top Left: Existing monorail (in grey) + proposed monorail (in orange) connection.

Far Right: Proposed vehicular street (in orange) + access points + nodes (in blue) Bottom Left: New green space and entry points to HSR station.

Right: Longitudinal Section through core + atrium space + shopping center

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Situated along interstate I-15, the Las Vegas high speed rail station will serve as the main transit hub for Las Vegas, using the ‘Desert Xpress’ HSR line from Los Angeles. The use of HSR in Las Vegas will reduce vehicular traffic from California and encourage public transportation.

The building is a homogeneous structure with a variety of program types ranging from a HSR station to a hotel and casino.

The layout of these spaces was determined by the proximity of user function as well as the linear path brought on by the high speed rail. As the horizontal rail meets with the terminal and shopping center, the form is thrust upwards in a curvilinear motion. The point of collision becomes the node through which all programs are connected. This massive atrium space is surrounded by a shopping center, casino, hotel, and terminal.

Together all of these programs are designed to work in harmony with one another for the betterment of the terminal station for which the design is based off of.

Top Left: Interior atrium perspective view looking south.

Bottom Left: Interior atrium perspective view looking north showing the shopping center on the ground floor and the hotel and casino above.

Right: Exterior perspective showing monorail + front entry.

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The development is a heterogeneous system of experiences created to revive diversity, contrary to the manner in which most cities are currently being transformed by suburban homogenization and autonomous building forms. The public and programmatic realms will be reinvigorated through a multiplicity of built forms. Each color denotes a different program.

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The central vision for the new Las Vegas development is “a city within a city� that ultimately complements all that Las Vegas has to offer. It will provide a lasting, meaningful contribution for permanent residents, locals and tourists alike that extend well beyond the immediate context of the Las Vegas strip. It is a legacy for the Las Vegas community.

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HOUSTON

Urban Land Institute Urban Design Competition

L IVIN G A new paradigm of downtown living - the link district is walkable, transit-oriented, sustainable and the new hip destination in Houston's downtown.

INTERACTION Reconnecting the Buffalo Bayou and all open spaces into a seamless network of natural, walkable, people-efriendly spaces that foster interaction.

NATURE Realigning Franklin to expose and revitalize the banks of Buffalo bayou and using nature-inspired mechanisms to create and sustain a natural habitat.

KNOWLEDGE Extension o f programs from the University o f Houston as s tudent housing, c lassrooms & research f acilities creating an active atmosphere of knowledge.

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LIVING INTERACTION NATURE KNOWLEDGE

DISTRICT Gerald D. Hines Urban Land Institute Urban Design Competition 2012

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Research Park

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Research Park

Residential

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Transit Station

Parking

SRO Retail/ Residential

Residential/ Parking

Retail

Student Housing

Hotel Retail Movie Theater

Student Center Parking

Cultural Center/ Art Gallery Res.

Nature Center

Retail/ Residential

Research Center Rec. Center

Restaurant Deck “Bayou Walk�

Festival Area

Natural Preserve Promoting Biodiversity

Recreation Dock/ Nature Center Trail Head

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CLEVELAND Gordan Arts District Urban Design Scheme

Symbolic Infrastructure: Cities should represent collective economic, social, and political interests based on the norms and values of the culture. A collective identify is critical for developing a symbolic culture and a sense of pride. Compared to the organizational culture of an industrial or commercial area, a symbolic culture will denote an identity that many communities such as the Gordon Arts District try to establish. It is predominately an economic and civil culture. “A city,” Daniel Bell once wrote, “is not only a place but a state of mind, a symbol of a distinctive style of life whose major attributes are variety and excitement; a city also presents a sense of scale that dwarfs any single effort to encompass its meaning.”

Left: Site plan showing round-about with monumental sculpture + new vegetation and hardscape + new commercial buildings Right: Symbolic Infrastucture used to denote a sense of place in a shrinking area.

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Transportation

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Vacancy

Parks + Water

Districts

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NAVY YARDS Integrated Design Competition - Washington, D.C.

The goal of this project is to integrate the various building systems into an overall composition that functions successfully in terms of climate and sustainability, indoor air quality and comfort, energy and atmosphere, water efficiency, and materiality. The site is located on the Navy Yards in Washington, DC along the Anacostia River. The project is part of a masterplan developed by Forest City and the Capital Riverfront organization; dedicated to making the community more sustainable and user-efficient. The program accommodates approximately 250,000 square feet of office and commercial space.

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In order to achieve a low energy building, the climate in Washington requires design guidelines such as southern facing windows for solar gain, thermal mass and natural ventilation. The mechanical system must be integrated appropriately with a structure, building envelope, and other systems of the building. The electrical and plumbing systems must take sustainability into consideration in order to achieve a low-energy commercial building.

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AIR FLOW

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A 4,000 S.F. typical office space was designed to include an open office space with cubicles for 10 people, several private offices, a conference room, a waiting area, and a reception area. The HVAC and structural systems were designed with the tenants needs in mind. A raised floor system was implemented to run conduits and electrical beneath.

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6' - 8

CONCRETE PAVERS

8' - 7"

OPEN TO ABOVE

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RETAIL ENTRY

5' - 5"

CURB ZONE (4’ MIN.)

12' - 1"

PEDESTRIAN THROUGH ZONE (5’ MIN.)

7' - 8"

CURB ZONE (4’ MIN.)

10' - 9"

PERIMETER COLLONADE (10’ TYPICAL)

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