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PIPE{LINE} PAVILION
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SOLAR NEST HOUSE TD MODULES
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MEDITATIVE VOIDS
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45k College of Architecture CONNECTIVE Spaces Brad Blankenbiller
Philadelphia University
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College of Architecture and the Built Environment
2013
PROGRAMS SKILLS AutoCAD Revit 3dsMAX Sketchup Sketchup Podium Rhino 4.0 Grasshopper Kerkythea Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Flash 3d Printing/Rapid prototyping
Bachelor of Architecture
Environmental Sustainability Minor
TD CONNECTIVE SOLAR PIPELINE VOIDS 45k
The following pages present selected documentation and process work of Brad Blankenbiller’s undergraduate studies at Philadelphia University’s College of Architecture + the Built Environment.
PIPE{LINE} PAVILION
RITTENHOUSE SQUARE WOVEN WALL SYSTEM
PARTI
Throughout the process, weaving was studied at multiple scales from macro weaving of highways and infrastucture to microscopic weaving of cell structures. The image of interlocking quartz cells served as the generator of the pavilion concept and design.
Bio weaving parti Modules create cell structure
DIAGRAM
From the quartz image, a diagram was created to abstractly deconstruct the structure and reveal the forms produced by the cell structure. Ideas of clustering, packing, and linking were derived and implemented into the overall design concept.
Bio weaving diagram Cell modules deconstructed
MODULE SCRIPT
Points
Line
Lines joined
Unit joined RIGHT: Module constructed of a series of six pipes within a bounding box.
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6 pipes per UNIT IT T RIGHT: Resulting single module formed from points.
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In order to create the module, a bounding box was drawn to structure the units. From there, three points were created inside the box. Modeling scripts were then written to produce a line segment through each point. This process was repeated five more times to create the entire module. Multiple scales of the unit were tested from macro scale to hand held size.
PIPES
By designing each pipe to end at the corners of the bounding box, the overall module can be stacked, multiplied, and joined to each other.
Bounding boxes
PACKING UNITS TO CREATE SURFACES box unit x4 multiplying units
x4
The project was intended to be an exercise in experimental digital modeling. The surfaces were drawn through a series of lofted curves. Once the surfaces were drawn, computer coding was written to apply the module unit to. The endpoints of each curve were designed to end in one of the four corners of the bounding box to allow the units to be stacked onto each other.
brep; coded surfaces which define the forms edges.
WEAVE APPLIED Surface created through multiple unit packing.
SURFACES CREATED Surfaces were designed as overlapping planes to weave pedestrians through the space.
WOVEN PATTERN. OVERLAPPING LAYERS.
LEFT: Diagram showing the surfaces in which the module units are applied to.
PIPE{LINE} PAVILION RITTENHOUSE SQUARE Entry pavilion Walnut St. and S. 18th St.
PARAMETRIC MODEL BELOW: Coding used to parametrically stack and repeat the module across three surfaces. Surface/pipe diameter
Grid
Z vector extrusion
Surface
Bounding box
Module piped
Pipe diameter
1 2 3
Surface morphed
NEW ENTRY INTO PARK
Surface 1
Surface 2
Surface 3
BIRDSEYE PERSPECTIVE
The project acts as an intervention within Rittenhouse Square. The pavilion structure allows vistors in the square to stop and relax within center city. The structure filters pedestrians through the site, directing them to the fountatins, sculptures, and gardens found within the site.
The modular and repetitive unit of the design was derived from the modularity of cell structures. This concept was translated into the site selection in Center City. The blocks of the city act as individual modules that form the fabric of the entire city, like the design of the pavilion. In addition, PIPE[LINE] PAVILION weaves together the built form of Center City with the nature contained within Rittenhouse Square.
1800 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19103
SITE
Entry into structure
VIEW INTO PARK
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MODULAR PLAN ABOVE: Plan view showing layout of module surfaces LEFT: View of sculpture on site in RIttenhouse Square DESIGN: Rhino 4.0, Grasshopper, 3ds MAX Design, Illustrator, Photoshop CONSTRUCTION: 518 welded aluminum modules, 2072 1� aluminum pipes BELOW: Existing sculptures in Rittenhouse Square
SCULPTURE WORKS 1832
2012
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SOLAR[nest] HOUSE
Philadelphia University Solar Decathlon Proposal
Southwest perspective
Plan/Section parti sketches
The following project is one of ten initial proposals for Philadelphia University’s participation in a future Solar Decathlon competition. Conducted as a Design X capstone studio in my fifth year, this research/ design project focused on sustainable practices and high performance, innovative materials.
SKETCHES
Bed
Utilizing PhilaU’s Fibers Lab and history of textile design, the project Kitchen explored using textiles as a the principle building material. Undulating forms are clad in high end architectural fabrics including translucent Live Tensotherm material. The concept of the design is sandwiching the programatic cores within the horizontal planes of the floor and roof. These cores, intended to serve as the main living areas, push and pull the roof form. This pushing and pulling allows the roof to act as a passive system for the building. The undulation allows air to filter through the interior, ventilating the space. In addition rain water can be directed and stored for reuse. By designing the roof with large overhangs, the space can be shaded in the summer, as well as allow space for solar panels to be mounted for passive power. The layout condenses programmatic elements into three cores of sleep, bathe, and eat. The remaining space between these program pieces create entertainment, dining, and study spaces.
Bath
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ABOVE: Early sketch of core layout in plan.
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ABOVE: Plan sketch evolution through the design process.
Translucent fabric
PTFE fabric Once the placement of the cores were laid out, the skin and facade was manipulated. A multi-layered system was designed with opaque and translucent fabrics. A tensotherm outer membrane encloses the space as well as provides a high R-value and transparency. Panelized sections of the wall are placed on tracks, which allows the space to open Conditioned Space and ventilate in summer months. The secondary membrane is molded around the cores and is composed of PTFE fabric. In addition, the interior cores are molded to create furniture and house programmatic functions. The floor structure is also designed to create seating elements which sit in the structure.
Sun deck
plan layout. spatial relationships
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Student center
Central social zone Main pedestrian circulation
Solar Decathlon House PhilaU Design Showroom Philadelphia University 4201 Henry Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144
DESIGN SHOWROOM SITE Once the house returns from the Solar Decathlon competition, the structure will serve as a design showroom and exhibition space for students on campus. The building will house student projects from the industrial design, architecture, fashion design, graphic design, and textile design majors. The location was chosen for its large open space, providing high solar access to charge photovoltaics to power the space. In addition, the site is placed at an intersection of two high pedestrian footpaths next to the university’s student center. This location will allow the most people to view the building, as well as the student work housed inside.
CAMPUS MAP
RIGHT: Site and design studio locations. The new building centralizes design student projects into one location. BELOW: Site plan
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Photovoltaic panels were also specified for flat roof sections and curving portions.
LEFT: Sketch of exterior envelope and sleeping core. The translucent skin allows light to heat the core’s walls which slowly release the stored heat over time.
Trombe wall diagram
CORES LEFT: 3D axons of eating, bathing, and sleeping cores.
EAT
The idea for each core was hand sketched individually and manipulated. The cores were then produced digitally to be studied BATHE further and detailed.
BELOW: Elevation sketch SLEEP of all three cores within the structure.
MID REVIEW
The house was originally planned to placed on the corner of Henry Ave. and Schoolhouse Lane to be visible to passing cars and pedestrians. However high tree cover revealed that solar panels could not be optimized for high efficiency. As a result, the house was moved centrally inside the campus in an open quad adjacent to the Architecture and Design Center. BELOW: Exterior perspective of solar house along Henry Ave.
STREETSCAPE HENRY AVE & SCHOOLHOUSE LANE
OPPOSITE: Section drawing showing the idea of program cores manipulating the roof plane and users interacting with the core.
exit live
eat
entry
bath
sleep
PLAN
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
SLEEPING CORE
DETAIL The roof and floor structure was designed to intergrate multiple functions to create a seamless surfaces. The structure houses lighting, seating areas, and planter boxes. In addition, the structure allows the houses cores (kitchen, bath, and bed) to be slotted in between the roof and floor planes. Planter boxes
Kitchen
Seating area
Integrated lightning Roof detail
ABOVE: East/West Section through kitchen core
Roofs of the cores open, catch the wind, and funnel air through the house.
ABOVE: Section showing passive ventilation strategy for cores.
Footing detail
design layers
ABOVE: Photovoltaic plan E19-320 panel 59 PV panels x 320W/panel= 18,880W= 18.8kW array system E20-327 panel 59 PV panels x 327W/panel= 19,293W= 19.3kW array system
LEFT: Exploded axon showing structure, roof, floor, and skin.
Sunpower SOLAR ARRAY
RIGHT: Building diagrams showing how the building will function. LEFT: Layout of cores and programmatic spaces. LEFT FAR: Circulation through space. BELOW: West elevation with student center behind .
KANBAR CAMPUS CENTER
ABOVE: West elevation
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2. Walls Open
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3. Walls Closed
BUILDING DIAGRAMS 1 and 2: Diagrams showing how the house transforms from an enclosed space to an open pavilion. 3: Diagram showing water runoff around the cores and roof forms. 4. Egress circulation allows for two direct exits from the house. 5. Diagram showing active heating and cooling spaces as well as passively regulated spaces.
5. Egress Plan
Water Runoff
Active/Passive Spaces
DIAGRAMS building functions
NORTH ELEVATION
Skylights designed in the flat roof pieces allow sunlight to enter the interior spaces. The cores act as light shelves which bounce and diffuse sunlight.
ABOVE: Section through entertainment space and kitchen core.
Seating forms Sleeping core Tensotherm wall
The houses gutter system is integrated into the floor structure. Water runoff is channeled through downspouts and into a series of tubes which empty into planter boxes built into the flooring structure around the perimeter of the sun decks.
RAIN GARDEN LIGHTING Lighting is integrated into the deck floor to illuminate the garden and walkway at night
SURFACE Waffle structure creates deck surface and integrates stormwater system into planter boxes.
RIGHT: Drainage diagram
ENERGY CONTROLS Mobile monitoring system Cell phones linked to the solar homes energy units allows users to track and make changes to the electrical output and consumption in real time.
Downloadable apps
Inverter efficiency monitoring
SunPower photovoltaic array
Within the home, interactive monitors track energy consumption and production, as well as water use and lighting levels.
Sunpower SPRx High Efficiency solar inverter
Electrical System Solar houses electric production
Energy Balance “The Energy Balance contest requires teams to use only the energy they generate during the competition to provide all of the electricity for the contests. Teams earn full points if their battery systems have as much stored energy at the end of the competition as they did at the beginning. The teams that can achieve this prove that their PV systems supplied as much electrical energy over the course of the competition as the teams used to power everyday life.�
MATERIAL SYSTEMS
BELOW: Layering of skin systems. Diagram showing materials, structure, and light penatration.
ABOVE: Shadow study showing that overhangs are enough to eliminate overheating of interior spaces. MATERIAL PROPERTIES 1/2” thick tensotherm achieves an insulation value of R-12. 2” thick tensotherm= R-30+ insulation value. 1” of tensotherm= 53% light transmittance= 0.7 U value. BELOW: Lighting analysis showing that overheating will not occur through transparent facades.
Layering Materials PTFE Fabric Aerogel insulation
PTFE Fabric
Light level testing SHADOW STUDY
RIGHT: In order to allow for maximum solar exposure to each project at the competition, each design must fit within the solar boundaries to eliminate shadows cast onto adjacent sites.
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Solar envelope diagram
north deck
sleep core mechanical bath core living area primary skin secondary skin
kitchen core south deck entry ramp
plan
Animation project
Entertainment/ Exhibition space
Ribbed floor structure
Bubble seating Sleeping core
Industrial Design project
Interior rendering of entertainment space looking towards the sleeping nest. Sleeping core acts as a bedding area for one person, as well as seating for small gatherings. This allows the space to be condensed by creating a core which serves multiple functions.
INTERIOR
THE DESIGN NEST at PHILADELHIA UNIVERSITY The Nest will showcase work completed by design students at the undergraduate and graduate level. Fashion Design Industrial Design Architecture Interior Design Landscape Design Animation
At night, the exhibition space glows and becomes completely transparent, creating a new landmark within the campus community. This new exhibition space activates a previously under utilized area of land on campus.
BELOW: Night perspective looking east.
ABOVE: Scripting definition written to derive structural members.
RIGHT: Full scale mock-up testing structural system construction and stability. Ribbed structural surface 1/2” Plywood construction 72” x 48”
X Axis: 5 Y Axis: 7 The rib structure was designed to create the floor and roof structure. In addition, the ribs create the interior wall surfaces which house the programmatic cores. The rib system was chosen because of its ability to adapt to the curving surfaces of the roof and walls. The system is cladded with PTFE architectural fabric in order to create solid surfaces. The surfaces were formed within a Rhino modeling environment. Once the grasshopper definition was applied to the surface, the rib structure was created and AutoCAD patterns produced for milling. LEFT: Rhino model using surfaces to create the structure and CAD patterns for mock-up.
1/2 scale mock-up
Reichlin House 1900 Kanbar Campus Center 2006 Solar Nest House 2015
SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE
TD MODULES Portable Banking of the FUTURE
The TD Bank project was conducted to develop ideas for a bank of the future. Working with TD Bank representitives, goals and initiatives were outlined to be implemented into the design. Through these goals, the project developed to become a sustainable building that had the possibility to adapt to any size site. The design is broken into three sections, allowing individual modules to be placed on site, or multiple phases of building to stack and lock into each other to create larger spaces. This design concept allows TD Banks to become more flexible and take advantage of sites other banks cannot adapt to. Phase one is a digital bank composed of atms and online banking services. Phase two includes traditional banking program incluing teller desks, employee offices, and meeting rooms. Phase three is a digital drive thru which allows users to tap into TD systems wirelessly from their car.
Meeting Module: Small seating for individual meetings. Power Module: Desk space for banking transactions. Power wall behind counter acts as large visible advertising from the street.
PHASE 2: Banking Module
TEST SITE: NW 62nd Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Conference Module: Larger seating area for group meetings and presentations.
PROGRAM ORGANIZATION
EXISTING
NEW
The new layout speads program along a datum, creating more private spaces for meetings and banking. PHASE 3: Drive-Thru Banking
Employee Lounge
Conference Space PHASE 2: Banking Space Linking Corridor PHASE 1: Electronic Banking
SHIFTING ELEVATIONS MARKET BRANDING
To allow connection of spaces, the building is designed around a series of sliding partition walls. These walls provide security to the bank by closing portions of the building when not in use. As a result, the digital bank module can remain open when the rest of the bank is closed. The sliding wall also allow the bank to expand to add more program spaces. The walls then allow the space to be divided into smaller spaces for privacy. When the modules are combined, the form creates TD’s iconic tower that is incorporated into all of the banks designs. In addition, the shifting walls that link the modules together contain TD bank imagery and logos. As a result, THE ARCHITECTURE BECOMES THE TOOL TO BRAND AND PROMOTE THE BANK. When closed, semi transparent TD logos align into one image. When the walls are opened multiple logos are expaned across the entire facade of the building.
OPEN facade CLOSED facade FACADE design
ENTRY PERSPECTIVE
lounge bank atm
modular_cutsheet
MODULAR UNITS
ABOVE: Individual module units that create the banking system. Parts are added to create large bank spaces. LEFT: Chart showing different bank configurations and site locations. RIGHT: Interior perspectives of the bank
DESIGN LAYOUTS
MEETING
CORRIDOR
LOUNGE
e-BANK
PANTONE 361
Throughout the design, the color pallette features TD Bank’s Pantone 361 green color swatch to highlight, brand, and market the bank.
materials
The TD project was also a collaboration with interior design students within the college. As a result, interior finishes were incorporated into the design to enhance the architecture. Like the building, the furniture was designed as modular units which could be plugged together to create larger pieces.
TD POWER WALL BANKING BAN N NKING
POWER ER WALL
MEETING
ENTRY interior ELEVATION TD Power Wall creates a focal point for the interior design of the banking space. Integrated lighting illuminates the TD logo, making visible from the street during the day and night.
Images of local buildings, people, and scenery are placed throughout the bank, to make each bank unique to its site.
TELLER COUNTER
SEATING
OFFICE
CORRIDOR
COMPETITION BOARDS FEBRUARY 25, 2012
MODEL: 1/4”=1’-0” 1 of 9 PROJECT FINALISTS SELECTED AND PRESENTED TO TD BANK REPRESENTATIVES
MEDITATIVE VOIDS Bucks County monastery proposal
The monastery for the ORDER OF CISTERCIANS serves as the housing for monks, laymen, and vistors to practice and experience the monastic lifelstyle. The monastery contains living quaters, libraries, kitchen and dining halls, chapels, and worship areas. In addition, EXTERIOR GARDEN spaces act as open air reflecting areas for the visitors and residents.
Meditative gardens
Cloister
Reading rooms Library/Offices
2013 JOHN STEWARDSON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE
ABOVE: Void and land manipulation diagram.
ABOVE: Bubble diagram testing space and program relationships. RIGHT: First level plan showing cloister, gardens, chapel, and living units. LEFT TOP: Rendered view inside the meditation gardens. LEFT: Early section study of program relationships.
Multiple plinths above program spaces allow the landscape and gardens to expand to create secluded pockets for reflection. Wood and stone materials were chosen to mimic and blend the architecture into the landscape.
CHAPEL ENTRY
The procession to the chapel manipulates light within the spaces. A long stone corridor allows small slices of light to penetrate. At the end of the corridor, the space opens into the double height chapel which is filled light through large openings which look out onto the landscape.
SITE BUCKS COUNTY, PA Access road
Geothermal field Parking Monastery Chapel
OFFICE/LIBRARY
LIVING UNITS
CHAPEL ENTRY CHAPEL
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
EDITATION MEDITATION MEDITATION ME ATION MEDITATION MEDITATION MEDITA EDITATION MEDITATION MEDITATION ME
CHAPEL SPACE
livingINTERIOR Monk dorm room
Skin and garden structure
LEFT: Detail wall slice showing roof/ceiling/floor connections to exterior timber rainscreen facade with hydroponic system integrated.
The monk living units are composed of stone and wood cubes which house a bed, sink, desk, and storage space. In addition the form of the units wrap around the garden space below, giving each room a view of nature. The window openings and exterior wall in the cubes house a hydroponic garden system extending nature vertically directly into the living units.
Timber rainscreen
Hydroponic garden
Workspace
WALL SECTION
MONK DORM
LANDSCAPE VIEWS Program areas are arranged around the central garden so each spaces contains a view into nature. In addition, each dorm room contains a floating window garden for the monks to harvest and grow.
Library/Offices
Meditation gardens
Solar array Landscape plinth
Living units
Dining hall Cloister
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE+THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT The main programs of the building will include studio spaces for Undergraduate students in Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture, as well as classroom space for those programs, and non-studio based programs including Construction Management and Historical Preservation. Other programmatic features will include a centralized location for full time faculty within the college and work spaces for adjunct faculty members, fabrication labs, production labs, computer labs, plotting rooms, lecture halls, and collaborative spaces, which can be used by both students and faculty.
ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
INTERIOR DESIGN
SUSTAI
INABILITY
MBE
Site: 40.023019 N,-75.193279 W
CONSTRUCTION MANAGMENT
STATISTICS RESEARCH BELOW LEFT: Graphs showing the current student populations of each major within the College of Architecture + the Built Environment (C_ABE). BELOW RIGHT: Expected increase of C_ABE population within each major in the next five years.
CURRENT: 2012
EXPANDING SCHOOL...
RIGHT: Map showing current locations of Architecture buildings across campus. BELOW: Architecture student population breakdown by year.
FUTURE: 2017
C_ABE LOCATIONS The diagram below shows the current layout of architecture buildings across Philadelphia University’s campus. Currently the architecture buildings and studios are spread out and become disconnected from each other. The goal of the project is to create a design which brings these buildings and students together to enhance education and collaboration within studios.
...CONSOLIDATING BUILDINGS
PROCESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT RIGHT: Site sketches showing forms and space planning. RIGHT FAR: Parti model investigating layering of surfaces. The sketches tested square footage requirements. Because of the narrow site, this step was extremely important in order to have the design fit within existing buildings.
PROCESS SECTION DEVELOPMENT LEFT: Photos were taken of massing models and sketched over to test facades options.
PHOTO SKETCH
SECTION SKETCH
STUDY MODELS
MIDDLE: Section sketches which developed the forms of the design as well as tested passive ventilation and solar heating strategies. BELOW: Study models testing layering, wrapping, and connectivity.
SITE BOUNDARIES
SITE AREA
LEFT: Existing buildings surrounding the site caused the building plot to become morphed. 25’-0” offsets on the front and rear edges of buildings were used. In addition, 15’-0” offsets on building sides were also used.
Building Offset boundaries BELOW: Resulting buildable land area after offsets are introduced.
Existing campus social and circulation zones were mapped in order to develop public spaces and building entries. The site was chosen because the land was identified as being under utilized. The design aims to reclaim this space and become a design center focal point for the campus community.
ABOVE: Circulation and social zones found on site.
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SITE VIEWS
ACADEMIC CORE 4201 HENRY AVE. PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144 The site and building creates a dense academic core that brings together all C_ABE students and faculty. In addition, the location creates a new public space for the entire community.
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MASSING MODEL
SITE PLAN 40.023019 N -75.193279 W
Gallagher Athletic Center
C_ABE
Reichlin House Kanbar Campus Center Scholler Hall geothermal field
A+D Center
Hayward Hall
CREATING DENSITY
Figure-Ground Map
TO ENHANCE EDUCATION ABOVE: Figure ground map drawn to show new density created in the center of campus. Centralizing the program spaces in the middle of campus aims to promote collaboration and increase the visibility and presence of the College of Architecture on campus. LEFT: Images showing existing open space on site
SYSTEM LAYERING This portion of the building cuts into the existing hill on the site to create an artificial landscape and elevated lawn. Beneath the lawn a steel structure houses a gallery and archive space for past student projects. In addition, the lawn space leads into the buildings second level, creating direct access into the studio area. Grass Lawn
3 Perforated Aluminum
Pedestrian Walk
2 Steel Structure
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Connection into existing parking structure
C_ABE LAWN ABOVE: View along rear of building on elevated lawn. LEFT: Exploded axon showing structure, skin, and landscape.
Studio perforations
Circulation perforations
Pinup space perforations
CLADDING SYSTEM Perforated panels wrap studio levels to define the space. From the exterior, the panels ehance entry points into the building. In addition, the pattern of perforations are developed based on the program spaces within the building. Clerestroy perforations are placed within pinup areas to allow light in, while allowing the lower portion to contain pinup walls and boards. Within studios and social areas, perforations are centralized to allow light to penatrate at task height. CIrculation spaces contain perforations at clerestory level and along the base of the panel.
LEFT: Perforated individual aluminum panels which are mounted to steel structure along the exterior of the building.
BELOW: Painted cladding as installed on building.
ABOVE: Cladding system across longer portion of exterior facade. Perforation in aluminum skin creates a pixelated texture.
Studio space
Pinup space
Circulation areas
Studio space
Pinup space
Studio space
SKIN PERFORATIONS
Exposed structure, facade cladding, and mechanical ducts reveal details in construction which act as learning tools for students within the building. The glass and perforated aluminum rain screen facade also filters and regulates light into spaces. The open gallery spaces serve as pinup and presentation areas for student projects and exhibits. Multiple cuts in the ceiling and floors allow vistiors to view projects from different levels, as well as allows light to penetrate into lower spaces.
Reichlin House
Reichlin addition
45k
ABOVE: North/South section looking west through studio levels. Rainwater cistern
Studios
Lobby
ABOVE: North/South section looking east through lecture space and landscaped roof park.
SECTION VIEWS
Landscaped walkway
Lecture hall
Reichlin House
Geothermal field
RAINSCREEN PLAN VIEW
FINAL PRESENTATION MODEL
CAMPUS INTERIOR PEDESTRIAN WALK
RIGHT: Study model testing overlapping, perforating, and layering of skins. LEFT: View looking down main pedestrian path adjacent to student center.
Athletic Center Student Center Architecture Building
FINAL PRESENTATION MODEL
ABOVE: Detail drawing of green roof and walkway. LEFT: Detail section model through gallery and presentation spaces showing structure and skin system.
ATRIUM GALLERY SPACE
Students Jurors
Pinup boards
DETAIL MODEL 1/2”=1’-0”
PLANS
Ground Floor
Mezzanine Level
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
2ND LEVEL PINUP SPACE
R HE G A LL GA
IC ET L H AT
R E H G LA L GA
R TE N CE
LK A W R TE N CE
Materials store
Gallery space Faculty offices
Lobby Gallery space Entry
RE IC HL IN
HO US E
Lecture hall Lobby
SCH OLL ER H ALL
MAIN LEVEL PLAN
ABOVE: HVAC duct layout through studio spaces. Perforated ceilings allow students to view ductwork connections and details.
Lecture Hall
HVAC SCHEME
SITE ENTRY By choosing the site we didi, it created the opprotunity to re-image the University as an innovative and modern educational center. The edge of the new C_ABE building peeks out between the traditional brick clad buildings which can be seen from the heavy traffic running along Henry Avenue.
HENRY AVENUE LANDMARK
LEFT: View along Henry Ave. at entry into campus.
GALLAGHER WALK
PRESENTATION BOARDS 12/2/2012
Displayed at PHILADELPHIA CENTER for ARCHITECTURE “Green, Urban, Glocal: Student Work from Philadelphia Architecture + Design Schools”
2/4/2013-2/22/2013
1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
CONNECTIVE SPACES MOUNT AIRY CENTER for DANCE
studio boxes
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orthagonal landscape
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fractured landscape
REDRAWN section
STUDIO PRACTICE
PLAN LAND MANIPULATION
The public outdoor performance space acts as the datum that links the program pieces together. In addition, the space shifts across the site and filters pedestrians to the edge of Creshiem Creek. RIGHT: Early sketches studying land manipulation across the site. LEFT TOP: Aerial perspective looking into one of the outdoor performance spaces. LEFT: Early study models were made to investigate abstract landformations. Section drawings of each model were done and overlaid and redrawn as one image. This new image served as the driver for the overall design concept.
CONCEPT SKETCHES
The plan was designed to shift program between the trees and plant life located on the site. These shifting planes create program spaces for the dance school, as well as outdoor performance areas that can be used by the dance school, and residents in the Mt. Airy area.
landscape surfaces
INTERACT
ENTER
linear landscape
PERFORM
surfaces+linear
REHEARSE
PUBLIC DATUM
ABOVE: Study models testing layering and carving into the landscape.
CREATING a dance school that brings together the students and the community.
CREATING public dance spaces that encourage interaction between performers and spectators.
Walking between the dance tubes allows spectators to experience a cross breeding of music and dance from different studios. Music from one studio filters into public spaces and mixes with dances seen within other studios.
AUDIO
LEFT: Zoom in views of model showing layering and striations of the landscape.
STUDIO
VISUAL
INTERACTION DIAGRAM
STUDIO
PUBLIC WALK
Crossbreeding music and dance ALONG THE DATUM.
RIGHT: Perspective looking towards practice cubes. These cubes allow dancers to test new dances. The cubes face each other between the datum where dancers can compete against each other in solo dance competitions. By placing the cubes within the public space, crowds can gather to view the contests.
LEFT: VIew down the public corridor between dance studios. BELOW: Section through theater, showing relationship between public outdoor space and interior program spaces.
Creshiem Creek
THEATER SECTION
Outdoor performance space
Theater space
Entry
CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE PUBLIC DATUM
Studio
Landscape sketch Constructed landscape Stone Wood Outdoor stage Vegetation
Practice cubes
REHEARSE
STUDIO
THEATER Cutouts create views into different program pieces, linking the spaces and allowing visitors to experience the different dances taking place.
SITE MODEL SIZE: 30”x24”
Nature tubes become slots of land containing native plantings that carve into the dance spaces. These tubes transform into dance spaces which extend out of the landscape to become surfaces which students can practice and perform on.
THEATER NATURE
STUDIO AUGMENTED LANDSCAPE
CROSS SECTION
STAGE
MODEL MANIPULATED LANDSCAPE The site model abstractly reconfigures the land into geometric tubes. This idea allows program pieces to be slotted into the landscape. By creating these tubes of land, there can be relationships made between interior and exterior, program spaces, and dancers and non-dancers. BELOW: Zoom in of site model showing inhabitants interacting with the landscape.
SITE MODEL 30�x42�
Dance tubes create perforations of interior walls for lighting within the theater.
WALL PERFORATIONS Level of perforations created by moving wall system.
ABOVE: Section sketch of perforated walls opening onto public corridor. Studio walls are designed to shift, allowing different levels of privacy for instructors and classes. When opened, the studios look onto the public space, allowing the dance students to gauge reactions to new dance styles.
rendering of performance space
LAYERING OF DANCES
ENERGY
CHA CHA
HIP HOP
SALSA HULA
WOOD
STONE
GRASS
PEOPLE
BRAD BLANKENBILLER
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE + THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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