ST JOHNS TOWER

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Pulnupon Sueb-Ai/ARCH404/STUDIO4/FALL2014/Professor Scott Diez

Jacksonville New Skyline

St. Johns TOWER

750 Bay St. development Pulnupon Sueb-Ai / Atlanta / Professor Scott Dietz ARCH414 Fall 2014



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ST. JOHNS TOWER Mixed use Podium + Tower 40,000 sq. ft. 750 Bay St. Development. Jacksonville ,Florida. STUDIO OBJECTIVE _To develop a new urban entertaining and cultural center with accommodations and residency by analyzing the city lay out and zoning as well as the flow of traffic through and from the site. _To develop a master plan for the empty site by transforming the existing landscape which then generates four individual but unified sites for allocation of building footprints and public spaces.

Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014

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Statement

ST. JOHNS TOWER

Located city

at

of

St.

John’s

Jacksonville,

river

in

the

Florida.

The

proposed master plan aims to engage the public through architecture and to become

a

public

and

Constant

seamless

interchange

residential

pedestrian

of

activities.

movement

around

the perimeter of the building, as well as public activities and traffic flow, sculpts its monumental architectural form establishing more than a static architectural

state.

It

defines

architectural state. It defines a new and regenerative commercial typology. It is a symbol of new architectural influence

and

the

future

of

living center in Jacksonville.

a

new


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St. Johns TOWER 750 Bay St. Development

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Site Analysis

JACKSONVILLE, FL re-representing the site Gator Bowl

St. John River

This analysis will focus on the site as both an abstract artifact and operable analog in an attempt to reveal/amplify fundamental relationships muted by the complexities of the urban site

site

context

transition

circulation

thresholds


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New Skyline

+200 ft

Gator Bowl

Site

St. John River

+300 ft

scales patterns and sequence To respond to Jacksonville city street fabric and skyline on both sides of St. Johns River, the scales, patterns and sequence of the surrounding contexts have to be analyzed and established in order to better express the unique characteristics of the site.

Site

Site

Bay st. E>W

Bay st. W>E

enclosure

solid-void 15


Program Distribution

PODIUM PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION Exhibition Space Restaurant Parking Lobby Mechanical&Service Recreational Club Level

30% 5% 20% 5% 10% 20% 10%

Lobby

Club Level

Hotel/Res.

Parking

Restaurant

Core

Exhibition Space

Gymnasium

Pool Mechanical

Recreational


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TOWER PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION Hotel

50%

Residential

25%

Mechanical&Service

10%

Core

15%

30 fl.

18 fl. Hotel

The zoning of programs are evaluated for its square foot capacity in the form of percentages relative to the Total Square Footage.The square footage of the podium is within the limit of the max. area footprint of 40,000 sq. ft. The average square footage of floor plates of the tower is 12,500 sq. ft.

Mech.&Service

10 fl. Residentiial

Central Core Egress 17


Site Organization

FORMAL ORGANIZATION

path & boundary

site division

nodes & circulation

footprint response

SITE ORGANIZATION

green space

pedestrian ramps

public space

access


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SITE PLAN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

sunken plaza underground parking grand ramps ramps green spaces landscape seating boardwalk service area

2

8

1

3 4

5

6

0

15

30

60

7

site section

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Floor Plan

1 4 Level 1 1. 2. 3. 4.

surface parking hotel lobby restaurant exhibition space

2

4 3

Level 2

Level 3

1. club level 2. mechanical room 3. gymnasium

1. swimming pool 2. recreational space

1

2 1 3 2

0 15 30

60


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1

Tower 1. hotel 2. residential

2

SECTION

0 40 80

160

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Structure

Building Section

Low-e glass panels I-Beam Electrical conduits Structural aluminum pipe 4’ diameter

Precast light-weight concrete w/ porcelain finish

Moisture barrier Hardwood finish Core / Egress

Balcony and Glazing Ceiling tie

Concrete

Metal deck

Floor slabs + Core

Core+ Columns+ Mullions

Complete System


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Structural Diagrams

Slabs & Core

Slabs + Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton + Glass panels

Exoskeleton

With Shading device

All structure & envelope system

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Boardwalk


Bird’s eye

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St. Johns TOWER

“A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.� - Aynrand



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