CAMDEN WADE
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newschool of architecture & design
bachelor of ARCHITECTURE
CAMDEN WADE
undergraduate__Portfolio
newschool of architecture & design
bachelor of ARCHITECTURE
San Diego California, 92108 camdenwade@yahoo.com (949)874-5335
table of CONTENTS porous government
embodying sound
bridging transit
the aperture
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26-29 the built environment
radial living: a folding charette
hutong urbanism
deconstructing with light 44-53
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porous government san diego’s civic center
Urban Context
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The goal is to explore the development of an architectural solution through programming, conceptual design, schematic design, and design development.
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MY OBJECTIVE
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LOCATION: East Village District, San Diego
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ACTIVATING A CIVIC BUILDING THROUGH PUBLIC INTERACTION
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The new Civic Center building complex must include the given general departments, spaces, and a preliminary architectural program and space adjacency analysis be developed.
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I explored the typology, mulit-disciplinary structural, and systems concepts from earlier assignments as fundamental to the development of the design concept.
PROJECT APPROACH
A Civic Center is an important, iconic building for a city as it portrays what that city stands for, how that city views itself, and reflects where that city is currently socially and economically, while also pointing towards where it will be in the future. It is in essence, a beacon to the citizens of the city. During the week in a traditional civic center, the employees activate the site during their lunch and break times but on the weekends, this site is a ghost town with no one around. Not only is this building serving the citizens that funded it’s construction, but also the employees who make what takes place within the city possible. As a result, this design appeals to both categories by improving both the working environment quality for the employees and adding more waterfront retail stores, plazas, and parks for the community to enjoy throughout the week and weekends to activate a once deserted program typology.
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Design Process
These models and sketches are a series of explorations that I made during my process of designing this civic center for San Diego. As you can see, I started out with simple geometric shapes with the general ideas that I had for the project while the later models continue on with those ideas while also adding a little more complexity and design to each one.
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Massing Model #3
Site Plan Site Diagrams
Site Program Layout
Site Parti Diagram
Work/Play Diagram
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The form of the exoskeleton that wraps around the tower element of this project was inspired by the weaving form of a fishing net. I did this based on the rich tuna fshing history on the site across the street that still exists today which goes back to the formation of San Diego.
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Form Diagram
Public vs Private Diagram
Outdoor Patio Area Outdoor Patio Shade Structure Operable Skylights Hot Air Escapes Out of Skylights Stack Ventilation
Cross Ventilation
Naturally Lit and Ventilated Retail Area Retail Atrium Diagram
Program Diagram
Exoskeleton Acts as Thermal Mass
Exoskeleton Releases Heat into Offices
Passive Heating Diagram
Hot Air Rises Between Exoskelton and Curtain Wall
Curtain Wall in Turn Becomes Cooler and Cools Interior
Passive Cooling Diagram
Systems Diagram Concrete Exoskeleton Curtain Wall Glazing Reinforced Concrete Floor Slabs
Structural Diagram
Concrete Exoskeleton Attachment to Floor Plate
Interior Offices
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Exterior Circulation Outdoor Patio Shade Structure Green Roof
Cross Ventilation Operable Clerestory Window
Large Arches Allow Maximum Light/Air for Program Outdoor Patio Shade Screen Arcade Diagram
Interior Circulation
Skylight Zen Garden
Structural Exoskeleton
Curtain Wall Glazing
Tower Floor Plates
Central Atrium Atrium Columns
Atrium Balconies Provide Delight in the Offices
Atrium Planters Shade Structure 5th Floor Slab Structural Pad 4th Floor Exterior Walls
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Shade Structure 3rd Floor Slab
Cross Ventilation
2nd Floor Slab Exterior Arcade Structure
Stack Ventilation 2nd Floor Exterior Glazing
Central Atrium Diagram
Retail Atrium Provides a Lounge Area for Shoppers
1st Floor Interior Glazing
Exploded Axonometric
Walkways Through Building from the Park
embodying sound portraying the audible visually
SOUND AS FORM GENERATOR
Circulation Diagram
Structure Diagram
Repetitive vs Unique Diagram
Symmetry/Balance Diagram
LOCATION: San Diego, CA MY OBJECTIVE
This project was to redesign the building envelope of an existing Port of San Diego building. The goal is increase the functionality of the buiding envelope with current technologies while also improving the aesthetics of the fifty year old building.
MY POSITION
My approach for this project involved me first discovering the numerous amounts of noise pollution that were unique to this project due to the surrounding modes of transit. After this discovery, I felt like these various forms of noise could influence the buiding facade itself in order to diffuse them to better the indoor user’s experience as well as the surrounding environment.
MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE
How was I going to retrofit this brutalist building with modern technologies and construction methods with the surrounding noise levels influencing the form and function of the building envelope.
PROJECT APPROACH
Since the surrounding noise for this specific site was so exaggerated and unique to this project, my approach to this project involved for this chaotic noise that comes from the nearby airport, the trolley tracks as well as the amtrak trains adjacent, and the briding highway for vehicular traffic.
Facade Perforation Inspiration
Airplanes The biggest cause of noise pollution around the site due to Lindberg Field Airport across the street.
Trains The second most cause of noise pollution around the site due the the tracks directly next to the existing building.
Trolleys These are located adjacent to the site which create a significant amount of noise due the increased frequency of operation.
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Facade Generator Veil Form Diagram
Tapered Veil Height According to Level of Noise Along Each Facade
The Lower the Veil Height Means the More Noise There is on That Facade
Ripples in the Veil Result in the Diffusion of Noise into the Surrounding Area
Ripples in the Secondary Copper Veil Contrast the Primary Concrete Shell By Materiality and Movement
Structural Core Floor Slabs Exterior Glazing Precast Concrete Panels
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bridging transit a multi-facated disconnect
THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO’S PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM LOCATION: San Diego, CA Partner: Steven Hansen MY OBJECTIVE
The project was to design a transit stop along our Bjarke Ingels Group led studio’s proposed light rail system line that began from UCSD and ended at the US/Mexico border. Our project’s location was located in Downtown, San Diego where the Tenth Ave Marine Terminal and the BNSF Railyards currently exist. The project required a masterplanning of the entire area as well as a more in depth design of the proposed transit hub.
MY POSITION
My approach for this project involved us condensing the currently scattered modes of transit throughout Downtown from the light rail trolley, to the proposed Cal High Speed Rail Terminus into a single mass transit hub on our site to increase efficiency of public transit to encourage its use. The masterplan consisted of various mixed-use program as well as an addition of a large waterfront public park with ammenities to encourage its use and vibrancy.
MY CONSTRAINTS
How were we going to bring through all of these various modes of transit through Downtown while also connecting them to the existing designated lines for each seperate form of transit to better serve the local and regional areas? How were we going to masterplan a site that is large enough to fit eight PETCO parks with program that is necessary and that will enhance the local community?
PROJECT APPROACH
How was our project going to succesfully tie into a well developed community while also connecting an area to it with some very difficult obstacles standing in the way for this to be done easily? With the nearby density surrounding our site, we felt this was the perfect place for a transit hub to be located with the addition of our masterplan’s density only ensuring that this would be an effective location for its placement.
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Upper Circulation Existing MTS Trolley Storage
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MLK Pedestrian Promenade
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Amtrak Commuter Rail Line BNSF Freight Rail Line
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Vehicles Unobstructed Floor Plates Steel Moment Frame Curtain Wall System Metal Screen Facade
Facade Solar Studies
Larger Screen Perforations Located Where Solar Gain is Lower on Facade
Smaller Screen Perforations Located Where Solar Gain is Higher on Facade
Above Detail Facade Solar Studies
Building Program
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Atrium Opening Outdoor Entrance From Promenade
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Fifth Floor Plan Outdoor Promenade Extension
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Atrium Opening Exterior Vertical and Horizontal Circulation Along Middle of Form
Outdoor Entrance From Promenade
Third Floor Plan At Grade Entrance
Transit Hub Entrance
Promenade at Grade Ramp Atrium Opening
Steel Moment Frame Structure Metal Screen Facade
Escalators Up to Third Floor
Escalators Up to Third Floor
Atrium Opening
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Curtain Wall System
Second Floor Plan Rail Transit Dropdown
Bus Station Terminal
Stack Ventilation Through Atrium
Escalators Up to Second Floor
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Cross Ventilation Through Double Facade System
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Bus Station Terminal
Escalators Up to Second Floor
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First Floor Plan
Extended Promenade & Rooftop Park
Metal Screen Facade Poured-In-Place Concrete Shell Curtain Wall System Moment Frame Structural System Masonry & Glazing Entry Facades
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2nd Floor Plate Transit Dropdowns Bus Station Drivethrough Platform Transition Walkway
Transit Platforms
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Exploded Axonometric
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Local Programs
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Surrounding Zoning
Green Spaces
LOCATION: Encinitas, CA MY OBJECTIVE
The project was to design a chapel or an art gallery for the iconic Encinitas native mosiac art piece titled “The Surfing Madonna” by artist Mark Patterson. The design goal for this project was to give the mosaic a halo effect in accordance with the reverant atmosphere that I felt the work of art called for.
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MY POSITION
My position for this project involved me investigating what mood and atmosphere I thought that this mosaic piece embodied. The atmosphere that I chose to portray this mosaic in the central space of this building was one of reverance similar to that of a religious place of meditation and worship. For the peripheral art gallery spaces surrounding this central chapel, an experience of exploration through its natural light filled hallways presents other native Encinitas artists’ work.
MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE
How should I interpret the artist’s message involved with “the Surfing Madonna?” Do I think it should be construed as a religious icon, just another piece of graffiti put underneath a public bridge, or an art piece to depict the surfing lifestyle that is Encinitas, California.
PROJECT APPROACH
With my approach for this mosiac display being one that required for the visitors to be in quiet observance of the surfing madonna, a reverant, chapel-like ambience for the project was the result. Unique and finesse ways of capturing the natural light with this design was a major requirement in order to display an atmosphere where people would recognize a space that was different than all the rest.
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A NATURE CENTER LOCATION: Point Loma, CA MY OBJECTIVE
The focus of this project was the investigation and exploration of the interrelationship between the built and un-built environment of the personal and public realm. This resulted in my building concept of blurring the lines between the built and unbuilt environment.
MY POSITION
To design a place that challenges the materialistic consumptive realm of daily life and emphasizes and supports the searching, studying, enjoying, and developing of a healthy life process.
MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE
How was I going to design a public oasis and retreat dedicated to the restoration and the pursuit of reconnecting people with their true selves, others, and nature.
PROJECT APPROACH
With the project consisting of me designing a wellness center within a vibrant and heavily used existing public park that is located right on the harbor’s waterfront, I felt that a building designed on this site should not detract from the citizen’s park, but rather enhance the experience for the users. With this goal in mind becoming the overlying concept for the entire project, it resulted in a design that lived harmoniously with the environment where an indication of where the park ends and the building begins becoming somewhat of a mystery for the inhabitants. Not only would the park benefit from the project being located here, but the project itself would also gain from its position within the park which provides an experience for the inhabitants where the built and unbuilt environment exist harmoniously together within the same context.
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Clerestory Windows Allow Natural LIght into Steam Room
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Clerestory Windows Allow Diffused Northern Light
Western Facade Louvers 1st Floor Interior Walls
Operable Windows Allow Stack Ventilation
Zen Garden Stairs Entry Element
Sunken Spa Level
Therapy Diagram
Reclaimed Dirt Flooring
Exploded Axonometric
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CREATING SPACE BY FOLDING A FLAT PLANE MY OBJECTIVE
The goal is to apply “abstract” and “conceptual” design methods to achieve a form to accomodate minimal living needs for an individual.
MY POSITION
Amongst other things as a student is how to challenge the role of the architect in the political and socio-economic arena.
MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OBJECTIVE
What does “abstract intention to develop a spatial concept” really mean and how was I going to apply it with clear architectural intent.
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My final choice brought me to two different options with the same technique involved in making them, but with different locations: the radial fold. My top two choices were similar and one technique was where I performed a raidal fold on a square piece of paper from the very center(pictured to the right) which resulted in an almost tepee like form with more angles. The other technique which I chose as my final abstract form was a radial fold from the same paper dimension as the first, but from the middle side of the paper rather from the very middle. This technique resulted in a more dynamic form that fit the project’s program much more efficiently and in a more pleasing architectural fashion than the other.
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MY FINAL RESULT
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Rather than continuePRODUCED with BYthe experimental approach AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT to architecture that newer Beijing developments have. BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT My position was to draw inspiration from PRODUCED the older hutongs that aren Znative to Beijing. one
Small Alleys Through Lots Increase Pedestrian Circulation Throughout Site, Reflect Beijing’s Hutong Culture With Form Inspiration from the Bird’s Nest Facade
The Building Heights Drop As They Get Closer to Our Site In Order to Bring Beijing Back to it’s Long Lost Human Scale
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MY POSITION
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Project Block Sky Bridges Connecting Buildings CreatePedestrain a Network Circulation of Hutongs (Pedestrian-Oriented) in the Sky
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Elevated Public Program
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Along with many other cities in China, Beijing is currently one of the most rapidly growing cities in world with the scale of the city simply becoming too large with the scale of the people becoming lost.
The Final Design Results in a Layering of Intertwining Alleys That Create a Contemporary Interpretation Typical Beijing Superblock of the Long Lost Hutong Culture Pedestrain Circulation Native to Beijing (Vehicle-Oriented)
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Sky Trams Connect Site From Surrounding Areas and Connect to the “Town” at the Public Sky Level With a Transit Hub
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A Network of Sky Hutongs Creates a Public Realm, Ground Level Experience Over 100 Feet in the Sky
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The Building Heights Drop As They Get Closer to Our Site In Order to Bring Beijing Back to it’s Long Lost Human Scale
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LOCATION: Beijing, China
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BEIJING IN 2050: A CULTURAL RESPONSE
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A Network of Sky Hutongs Creates a Public Realm, Ground Level Experience Over 100 Feet in the Sky
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Reflect Beijing’s Hutong Culture With The scale of(Pedestrian-Oriented) the city is simply too big, the blocks and Form Inspiration from the Bird’s streets too large. The density and diversity of use Nest Facade that existed originally have been lost. The modern developments around the city are the result of Beijing seeking to create an image of a modern city however, Beijing is a city of unique features that are worth preserving. While the old neighborhoods have many problems, instead of focusing on replacing everything with large modern buildings, the city should be taking cues for renewal from its own past. The city should look to the patterns of the old neighborhoods to discover how to create a city that is not just an image of modernity, but is also a city with a scale and diversity that accommodates and welcomes the scale of the person. This project was designed with the objective of combining these two different typologies together in order to reunite an urban density similar to that of Beijing’s future over population with it’s diminishing hutong culture thatBeijing stillScaleappreciates the human scale and experience.
The Building Heights Drop As They Get Closer to Our Site In Order to Bring Beijing Back to Transition Zone Scale it’s Long Lost Human
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The Building Facades Taper in Order to Allow More Natural Light Penetration into Hutongs as Well as the Lower Floors
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Project Block Small Alleys Through Lots Increase PROJECT APPROACH Pedestrain Circulation Pedestrian Circulation Throughout Site,
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Project Block Pedestrain Circulation (Pedestrian-Oriented)
Small Alleys Through Lots Increase Pedestrian Circulation Throughout Site, Reflect Beijing’s Hutong Culture With Form Inspiration from the Bird’s Nest Facade
The Building Facades Taper in Order to Allow More Natural Light Penetration into Hutongs as Well as the Lower Floors
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Typical Beijing Superblock Pedestrain Circulation (Vehicle-Oriented)
The Building Heights Drop As They Get Closer to Our Site In Order to Bring Beijing Back to it’s Long Lost Human Scale
A Network of Sky Hutongs Creates a Public Realm, Ground Level Experience Over 100 Feet in the Sky
Sky Trams Connect Site From Surrounding Areas and Connect to the “Town” at the Public Sky Level With a Transit Hub
The Final Design Results in a Layering of Intertwining Alleys That Create a Contemporary Interpretation of the Long Lost Hutong Culture Native to Beijing
Residential Hutong District
In this area, the scale of the hutong alleys are narrower with more density similar to those of the traditional hutongs to create a more private and intimate experience for the residents living in and around this district with numerous courtyards throughout.
Educational Hutong District
In this area, the scale of the hutong alleys are fairly narrow in comparison to some of the other larger districts with a lower density than the residential area to create more open, visible spaces for supervision of students.
Business Hutong District
Transit Hub
In this area, the scale of the hutong alleys are quite large to accomodate a larger volume of pedestrian traffic of business people going to and from work with a greater density of hutongs to accomodate for more individual business buildings.
Rooftop Farming Sky Bridges Connecting Buildings With Secondary Program Walkways Connecting Sky Hutongs
Cultural Hutong District
In this area, the scale of the hutong alleys are the largest to allow a greater volume of tourist activity while providing a greater density of alleyways to reflect the lost hutong culture that once dominated this city of Beijing.
Sky Hutong Alleyway Sky Bridges Connecting Buildings With Primary Program
Ground Level Hutong Alleyway
Hutong Section Detail Hospitality Hutong District In this area, the scale of the hutong alleys are faily narrow and with less density than some of the other districts to allow for a more intimate atmosphere that still allows for a larger volume of people to reside in this district.
Ground Level Hutong
Site Program Districts
Sky Bridges Connect Buildings to Extend Program Beyond Each Building Itself Sky Bridges Connect Buildings to Extend Program Beyond Each Building Itself
Sky Bridge System Exists on Every 2 Floors Sky Bridge System Exists on Every 2 Floors
Sky Bridges Patterns Differ from Each Level’s System to the Next to Create Intertwining of Sky Bridges Patterns aDiffer from Bridges the Sky Each Level’s System to in the Next to Create a Intertwining of Bridges in the Sky
Typical Building-Building Circulation (Seperate Entities)
Proposed Building-Building Circulation (Unified Entities)
Sky Bridge System
Waterfront Area
District Section
Water
Linear Parks
Bridges
Trolley Line
Roads
Transit Hubs
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Horton Plaza
Core (C)
New School
Neighborhood Mixed-Use Center (NC) Employment/Residential Mixed-Use (ER) Public/Civic (PC) Residential Emphasis (RE) Mixed Commercial (MC) Gaslamp PDO Marina PDO Site
NATURAL LIGHT AS FORM GENERATOR
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The group design challenge for this contest was to explore the theme of daylight in its widest sense--and to create a deeper understanding of the specific and ever-relevant source of energy and light.
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The overall theme for the contest was “Light of Tomorrow”
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SITE SlOPE
K STREET
TROLLEY
VEHICULAR PEDESTRIAN
VIEWS OUT OF
Site Views
210.00’
Site Slope
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CIrcULATION
200.00’
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VIEWS INTO
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VEHICULAR PEDESTRIAN
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WINTER SOLSTICE
210.00’
13TH STREET
VERNAL EQUINOX
TROLLEY LINE/12TH STREET
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WINTER SOLSTICE
SUMMER SOLSTICE
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TROLLEY
Site Climate
K STREET
J STREET
+20’
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OUTLOOK
SUMMER SOLSTICE
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VIEWS OUT OF
OUTLOOK
210.00’
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WINTER SOLSTICE
210.00’
13TH STREET
Our team’s approach to this design project was one that none of us had ever attempted to do so before. With daylight being the main goal of the competition, we decided to use the natural light itself to help us derive the form for our design. The way in which we did this was by deconstructing a typical Downtown San Diego block by each of the sun’s pivotal seasons throughout the year with the winter solstice, vernal equinox, and summer solstice slicing through our design. This resulted in a building with daylight penetration being of the utmost importance allowing for an enhanced experience for the users of the building where a dark cavern would typically exist with such a massive structure.
ALT. 34
WINTER SOLSTICE
TROLLEY LINE/12TH STREET
OUTLOOK
VERNAL EQUINOX
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SUMMER SOLSTICE
SUMMER SOLSTICE
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PROJECT APPROACH
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The award challenges the students to widen the boundaries of daylight in architecture, including aesthetics, functionality, sustainability, and the interacting between buildings and the environment.
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CHALLENGES OF THE CONTEST
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Urban Zoning
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The award seeks to challenge the future of daylight in the built environment with an open-minded and experimental approach.
CIrcULATION
Site Circulation
Site Section
White Shading Screen Screen Attachments Mullions Dual E Glazing
Facade Detail Operable Windows Curtain Wall Glazing Screen Shading System
Section A-A Detail Section
First
Second
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Sixth
Typical Unit Light Study
December at 9am
December at 12pm
December at 3pm
Stack Ventilation
Operable Window
Curtain Wall Glazing
Program Diagram Cross Ventilation
Operable Window
Building Gap Detail
Structure Diagram
4th Floor Light Study
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March at 3pm
Stack Ventilation
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Passive Cooling For Units Cross Ventilation Through Plaza
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9. ABANDONED HOUSE 8. SKY LIMOUSINE
8th Floor
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8th Floor
Plaza Diagram
Shades for Summer/Sunlight Winter Sections Shading Publicfor Areas
Circulation Diagram
Form to provide winter sun to surrounding Sections Shading Public Areas
Form to provide winter Equinox 62 sun to surrounding
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Equinox Winter62 32 + Equinox 62 + Summer 82
Mar/Sep 62 Evaluate Summer 82
Winter 32 32 ++ Equinox Equinox 62 62 + + Winter Summer 82 82 Summer
Winter + Equin Winter 3232 + Equino Evaluate Evaluate + Summer 82 82 Aug/Apr8270 Summer Summer
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Unit Light Study Final Model Summer Sun
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Defracted Light Enters the Retail Atrium Dynamic Lighting Results in a More Lively Environment for the Shoppers Atrium Diagram
Evaluate Aug/Apr 70
Winter 32 + Equinox 62 + Summer 82
Evaluate Equinox 62
Winter 32 + Equinox 62 + Summer 82
Evaluate Feb/Oct 53
Winter 32 + Equinox 62 + Summer 82
Evaluate Winter 32
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Water Acts as Thermal Mass
Neighborhood Mixed-Use Center (NC) Employment/Residential Mixed-Use (ER) Public/Civic (PC) Residential Emphasis (RE) Mixed Commercial (MC) Gaslamp PDO Marina PDO Site
Core (C)
Horton Plaza
At each of the pivotal sun path angles throughout the year, our project activates the space in different and unique ways. For example, at the winter solstice angle of 34°, we cut a void space through the entire form to allow maximum daylight penetration in the winter with thermal mass cores and encourage physical activity within our building by providing a stair from the rear of the building to enter either the retail on the second floor or walk up to the public plaza on the sixth floor of the building. At the bottom of the summer solstice angle void in our structure at 82°, we implemented a pool of water that the light passes through and into the retail atrium below that would encourage the playful interaction with our building by the users by how the water plays with the light through its reflecting and refracting capabilities. Lastly, at the equinox angle void of 62°, we designed an outdoor public plaza seventy feet above grade that receives direct light from above to energize the space for the local community to view local art and hear local musicians perform. Another facet to our project that we addressed beyond just the “Light of Tomorrow” theme that was designated by the competition was how the development of tomorrow can impact our design in a negative way if patterns continue to increase in the amount and quantity of urban construction. We addressed some of these futuristic urban issues by developing an introverted community where both public and private areas can meet and interact with each other within our project. This is necessary because we cannot dictate which nearby developments can and cannot be built and a newly constructed building next door can ruin an amazing view or quality of light that an architect designed a building around. By developing this inward-focused project, we eliminate the possibility of future developments ruining our habitat by focusing on what we can control, our project itself.
Cafe/Retail/ Restaurant
Public Plaza
Residential
On Vernal Equinox
Retail Atrium SUMMER
On Winter Solstice
On Summer Solstice
On Vernal Equinox
Public Walkway WINTER
On Winter Solstice
On Summer Solstice
On Vernal Equinox
Public Plaza EQUINOX
On Winter Solstice
On Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
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NATURAL LIGHT AS FORM GENERATOR 3pmby an Living in Downtown San Diego, we are surrounded urban density that robs much of the buildings and surrounding landscape of natural light throughout the day. Buildings are constructed to maximize profits and floor area, but for some reason seem to approach the aspect of daylight within the building as an afterthought.
Winter Solstice 10am
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Structures are built out to the minimum setbacks and up as high as their budget will allow. Our project approaches this theme of the “Light of Tomorrow” as a complete rethinking of how natural light should interact with the built environment. Rather than constructing a building and approaching how daylight will interact with it almost after the fact, our project challenges the current norms in architectural design by being form-driven based solely on light and how it would activate 3pm the spaces within it. Since much of our actions are dictated by light and the quantity and quality that enter the space we are in, we knew our project needed to strive for this balance of light. We started out with a typical, multi-story rectangular building envelope to Downtown San Diego and began to deconstruct the form with the three fundamental solar seasons that the sun’s angle fluctuates to throughout the year: the summer solstice, winter solstice, and equinoxes. By eroding away the form based on the sun’s angle throughout the year and essentially turning one giant form into three smaller, intertwining ones, this allows our design to maximize the amount of daylight penetrating the spaces and to activate the activities that occur within them.
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