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PROFESSIONAL WORK ESSENTIAL DESIGN BUILD
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BETH ISRAEL NORTH 7TH CLINIC ODYSSEY HOUSE
CASTRO WATSON
THINK SPACE CULTURE + SOCIETY COMPETITION ENTRY GRAHAM FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT PRIVATE PUBLICATION
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ESSENTIAL DESIGN + BUILD
ESSENTIAL DESIGN + BUILD RESIDENTIAL - 770 PARK AVENUE KITCHEN RENOVATION
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ESSENTIAL DESIGN + BUILD RESIDENTIAL - 770 PARK AVENUE KITCHEN RENOVATION
ESSENTIAL DESIGN + BUILD COMMERCIAL - 555 5TH AVENUE NEW BUILDING STANDARD RESTROOMS + CORRIDORS
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Project photography
ESSENTIAL DESIGN + BUILD COMMERCIAL - 381 PARK AVENUE SOUTH TENANT OUTFIT
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WASA/STUDIO A
WASA/STUDIO A HEALTH CARE - NORTH 7TH STREET CLINIC FOR CONTINUUM HEALTH PARTNERS
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WASA/STUDIO A HEALTH CARE - NORTH 7TH STREET CLINIC FOR CONTINUUM HEALTH PARTNERS
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WASA/STUDIO A HEALTHY CARE - ODYSSEY HOUSE
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CASTRO WATSON
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INITIATION
PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS
LAND ACQUISITION
LEGAL
CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH & INFORMATION
RECEIVES ALL REQUESTS FOR PROJECTS
CONSULTANT SERVICE IN COOPERATION WITH LOCAL ARCHITECTS
DETERMINES PROJECT SITE WITH SPONSOR(S)
ENGINEERS TEST SOIL BEARING CAPACITY
MAKES PRIMARY ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES
CONFERENCE HELD TO ANALYZE HEATING, COOKING, LIGHT, ETC. WASHINGTON STAFF HELP LOCAL ARCHITECTS WITH DRAWINGS
OBTAINS DOCUMENTS FOR ACQUISITION
CLOSES OPTIONS FROM LAND ACQUISITION
IN CHARGE OF BIDS AND CONTRACTS
SUPERVISION OF OPERATION OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
APPRAISERS PLACE VALUE ON PROPERTY
PREPARES AND EXECUTES ALL CONTRACTS
REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF TENANTS
NEGOTIATION WITH PROPERTY OWNERS
COOPERATES WITH MUNICIPALITIES IN LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES
MAINTAINS A SECTION WHICH IS CENTRAL CONTROL FOR ALL QUESETIONS RELATING TO INSURANCE, WAGES, LABOR PROVISIONS AND CHANGE ORDERS
DOCUMENTS GIVEN TO BRANCH IV FOR CLOSING
CASTRO WATSON INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN FOR PRIVATE RESEARCH
HANDLES GENERAL LEGAL MATTER WITH OTHER BRANCHES
MAINTENANCE OF CONSTANT CHECK BETWEEN PROJECT MANAGERS, ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS
ALL CONTRACTS ARE PREPARED AND EXECUTED BY LEGAL BRANCH
DIVIDED INTO SEVEN SECTIONS
PERSONNEL TRAINING
TWO RESEARCH BRANCHES, THREE INFORMATION BRANCHES RESEARCH BRANCHES DEAL WITH TECHNICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH CONTACTS ALL BRANCHES OF THE DIVISION INFORMATION BRANCHES PREPARES ARTICLES AND SPEECHES
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PREHISTORY OF THE PWA
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ESTABLISHED IN 1843, INDICATING THE FIRST VOLUNTARY ACTIONS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS OF THE POOR.
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USHC COMPLETED ONLY 5,998 OF 25,000 AS A GOAL. EFCCOMPLETED 9,185. COMBINED, THEY PROVIDED HOUSING FOR 15,000 MEN.
BUILDS 10,000 HOMES IN AND AROUND CHICAGO AREA.
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THE UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD ESTABLISHED THE EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION WHILE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CREATED THE U.S. HOUSING CORPORATION. BOTH PROMOTED MORE EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING HOUSING AND DISCOURAGED RENT INCREASES.
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RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION PRESIDENT HOOVER’S RESPONSE TO THE HOUSING PROBLEM: TO ISSUE BUILDING LOANS FOR LIMITED-DIVIDEND PROJECTS SUBJECT TO STATE/MUNICIPAL HOUSING BOARD APPROVAL.
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WORLD WAR I PROVED A NEED FOR HOUSING FOR ARMED FORCES & WAR WORKERS, INITIATING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS FOR LOW-COST HOUSING.
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THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE POOR
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EARLY DEVELOPMENTS OF PRIVATE LOW-COST HOUSING WERE PRIMARILY OF A LIMITED-DIVIDEND TYPE. IN ALL CASES PROFITS WERE LIMITED, EVEN THOUGH PROJECTS WERE UNDERTAKEN BY PRIVATE INITIATIVE ON A SELF-LIQUIDATING BASIS.
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% OF NEW HOUSING IN MULTIPLE UNIT STRUCTURES
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CASTRO WATSON INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN FOR PRIVATE RESEARCH
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EXCAVATION FIELD
Frederick Winslow Taylor, a nineteenth century mechanical engineer who studied industrial labor practices, observed in one of his most famous studies, "The Science of Shoveling," that workers employed the same shovel regardless of the material to be removed. This lack of individuality thereby created inefficiency. After thorough observation of excavation teams, he also determined that twenty-one pounds was the optimal weight to be lifted by a shovel. To increase productivity, Taylor designed a series of material specific shovels that could hold this optimal amount. Following his study, laborers who used his shovels were observed to be three to four times more productive than laborers who continued to use the same shovel regardless of the density of material.
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ENERGY Similar to an electrochemical cell battery, Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC) utilize organic materials to facilitate and increase the flow of electrical current. The transfer of electrons begins when an anode and a cathode are placed in a container of dirt. The cathode is made from a material that loses electrons easily, and the anode is made from a material that attracts them. Whereas heat would be generated if the anode and cathode were in direct contact, their separation in the dirt medium allows the movement of electrons between the two electrodes to be transferred into conductive wires and stored. Microorganisms in the dirt accelerate this process as their consumption of bacteria generates additional electrons that augment the flow of electrical current. Ions and microorganisms in the soil will eventually deplete. Thus, the soil must be continually replaced to extend the process.
Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos: "Whoever owns the soil, it is theirs all the way up to Heaven and down to Hell". Historically, property ownership has followed this principle—property owners not only take possession of their plot of land but also the areas directly above and below that land. Modern law in some countries has complicated this by differentiating between surface property rights and subsurface property rights. One owner may have title to a property, while a second owner may have title to subsurface materials below that property. Once title to subsurface rights is given, the owner of subsurface materials earns the right to access and occupy the surface property as necessary to extract those materials. In some cases, the subsurface rights may even take precedence over surface rights.
EXCAVATION MAP
EXCISE Money pervades all that is socially acceptable. Money is necessary to buy and sell land. It is needed to occupy it. Money is necessary to procure apparatus for that land. It is required to power it. Work and money and labor are conjoined. Monetary commitments require that land, apparatus, and energy generate income.
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Public space without money is vandalism. Public space cannot exist where income is required. Separating public space from money is not a modification to existing monetary sequences; it is full commitment to their suspension. It requires an architecture of public defiance.
Dissatisfaction continues to grow in Metropolis. Ground level plazas, once crowded with people, are vacant from compulsory migration into the vertical economies rising overhead. Public space has disappeared. An allotment of Citizens is asked not to work—the economic stability of Metropolis depends on it. They are left frustrated, confused, and disappointed. As they wander the empty streets, unsure about life without work, concrete is everything. They resent their own inaction. Cracks in the sidewalk grow from metal fence posts. Someone leverages a post to remove a portion of the concrete, just to view the ground. The Citizen lowers her hands to the dirt. When she feels the cold soil in her hands, relief is contagious.
intersect. Citizens meet, share stories, and work together to increase their impact. The momentum of intersecting excavations draws them together.
electrodes of found metals amongst the soil, and a network of wires quickly connects the growing matrix of barrels.
Citizens uncover the physical reality of infrastructures that once supported their vertical lives. Caked with dirt, the exposed pipes, beams, and columns are shrunken, fractured, decaying. They leave these discoveries undisturbed. The malnourishment of these foundations provides evidence of the hidden compromise perpetrated during the ascendance of vertical economies.
Rough edges of the excavation field vibrate with communal excitement as the terraced retaining walls fill with Citizens desiring to rest, socialize, and watch. This communal boundary extends along the streets and plazas. Gratified with the hospitality of joined areas, they collaborate to create an excision—a public space.
Countless eyes now focus on the hard surfaces, discerning layers of neglect. Fissures in the cement extend everywhere. The Citizens spread out, looking for entry points.
Piled along the edges, the broken rubble of concrete sidewalks and marble plazas offers access to those entering the excavation field. Citizens who have not exerted their bodies in months descend from their elevated workspaces to join the digging. They want to feel their bodies at work. They want to know the intermingling of sweat and soil. Citizens continue to join, and the echoes of digging reverberate in the columns of their buildings. The excavation accelerates departure from the lifeless towers.
Their digging begins by prying through fractured concrete to create individual spaces. Excavating over the course of days, individual spaces
Dirt is collected into barrels. Vibrant bacteria in the dirt, now exposed to the air, awakens and feeds; the microbes electrify. Citizens distribute
Citizens pulse through the expanding circuit board as capacitors connected to the barrels fill with energy. With time, power is harvested. Citizens no longer rely on energy distributed from the towers; the fuel cells eliminate the need to labor within outdated economies. Excision restores collective will to the Citizens. As they remove the sidewalks and soil left inert by the vertical economies, they celebrate a new corporeal unity.
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CASTRO WATSON GRAPHIC PRESENTATION FOR THINK SPACE CULTURE + SOCIETY COMPETITION
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14 MAR 1964 Orange County Board of Supervisors defeats $4.4 million plan for Orange County Government Center by a 19-16 vote (two thirds vote needed). O9 APR 1965 Orange County Board of Supervisors approves $4.6 million plan for Government Center by a 32-4 vote. O3 FEB 1966 Warwick Chamber of Commerce adopts resolution objecting to the Government Center design. 11 FEB 1966 Orange County Board of Supervisors approves Paul Rudolph’s Government Center design (in association with Peter Barbone) by a vote of 31-4. 12 AUG 1967 Government Center construction begins. O2 JAN 197O First meeting of Orange County Legislature 16 OCT 197O Government Center construction finishes. At dedication ceremony, architect Paul Rudolph tells the 75O people in attendance, “You have a building here that should last 1OO years.”
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22 JAN 1973 Acknowledging that many people are confused when they enter the Government Center, County Executive Mills issues a written guide to the building. O6 SEP 1974 Public Works Commissioner Louis Cascino announces that his department has started repairs on Government Center roof to fix numerous leaks. O2 JUN 1975 Lawsuit filed by Corbeau-Newman, general contractor for Government Center, is settled. Of $239,OOO settlement, architect Paul Rudolph is asked by Orange County Legislature to contribute $39,OOO. 28 APR 1977 County Executive Mills issues a memorandum to Legislature’s Finance Committee stating concern about Government Center’s poor appearance and lack of funds for building’s maintenance.
27 AUG 1991 Orange County Legislature approves an appropriation of $6OO,OOO for further emergency repair work to Government Center. 1997 New York State's Court Facilities Capital Review Board declares Government Center's main judicial building, which contains adult courts and local supreme courts, unfit for occupation. 2OOO A courthouse addition, designed by Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn, is completed at north end of Government Center. This new wing contains Criminal and Family Courts as well as County Sheriff cellblocks. The Civil Courts, Probation, and District Attorney's offices are expanded within the existing Government Center.
21 SEP 2O1O Presenting to the Orange County Legislature’s Physical Services Committee, Executive Diana announces he is dropping plans for $114.4 million Government Center and will hire an architect to recommend options for replacing all or part of the existing complex. 18 DEC 2O1O Paul Rudolph Foundation submits to the New York State Historic Preservation Office a request to evaluate whether the Orange County Government Center is eligible for listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
O1 MAR 2O12 During a State of the County address, Executive Diana unveils a revised proposal for new County Government Center with an estimated cost of $75 million.
28 AUG 2O11 Hurricane Irene strikes Goshen O7 SEP 2O11 Tropical Storm Lee strikes Goshen. O8 SEP 2O11 Executive Diana closes Government Center until further notice due to damage caused by heavy rains in the area. 15 SEP 2O11 Executive Diana presents Orange County Legislature with an independent study commissioned to suggest options for the future of the Government Center. 28 SEP 2O11 Executive Diana conducts media tour of Government Center to demonstrate that building is not fit for occupancy in its current condition. At the start of tour, Executive Diana states, “As far as I’m concerned, we’ll never occupy it again.” O1 OCT 2O11 Executive Diana submits report to Legislature with three construction options for new Government Center. The options range from $136.4 million for a new building to $67.2 million to renovate existing building.
23 MAR 2O12 Orange County Legislature’s Physical Services Committee approves Executive Diana’s proposal by a vote of 5-4. O3 MAY 2O12 Orange County Legislature does not approve Executive Diana’s proposal by a vote of 11-1O in favor (two thirds vote needed). O4 MAY 2O12 Local newspaper receives copy of FEMA's Government Center inspection report following Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. In report, inspectors conclude that most of building damage was not caused by the storms, but by poor building maintenance. O5 MAY 2O12 Orange County Legislature creates special committee to investigate if Executive Diana withheld FEMA's Government Center inspection report while law makers debated his $75 million plan to demolish and replace the complex.
3O JUL 2O12 Three architects testify to Orange County Legislature’s investigating committee that Government Center can be saved by repairing the building’s roof. 17 DEC 2O12 Orange County Legislature unanimously approves hiring three firms to collaborate on $75,OOO report to decide whether to renovate or replace the Government Center complex.
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13 APR 2OO6 Democratic members of Orange County Legislature announce opposition to a new Government Center, arguing it will divert tax dollars from more pressing problems.
23 AUG 2O11 New York State Historic Preservation Office notifies Executive Diana that Orange County Government Center meets the criteria for listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
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24 JAN 199O Special committee of Orange County Legislature meets to discuss solutions to Government Center’s lack of office space. Committee agrees to consider adding a new courtroom wing.
O7 MAR 2OO2 During a State of the County address, County Executive Edward Diana announces his intentions to replace the Government Center with a new facility.
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1O AUG 1972 Executive Mills and County Clerk Charles N. Winters confirm that more space is needed in Government Center.
23 APR 1984 Orange County Legislature’s Physical Services Committee approves a $1.7 million capital improvement budget including funds to replace Government Center roof.
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O9 MAR 1971 Orange County Executive Louis V. Mills asks Public Works Department to draft plans for expanding Government Center parking lot.
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14 JUN 1963 James McNeely, an architect from Paul Rudolph's office, and Peter Barbone, an architect from Middletown, present preliminary plans for a new Government Center to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
O6 FEB 2O13 Orange County Legislature approves $1O million bond to renovate Government Center by a vote of 15-6.
21 APR 2O14 Orange County Legislature's Physical Services and Ways and Means Committees approve $67 million in bonding to renovate and expand Government Center.
24 JUN 2O13 Orange County Legislature selects a team of architects and engineers to develop options for renovating and replacing sections of Government Center complex. 25 NOV 2O13 Team of consultants hired to design and oversee construction of Government Center present two proposals to Orange County Legislature’s Physical Services Committee. One proposal keeps intact all three sections of the complex while the other suggests demolishing one section. O9 DEC 2O13 Orange County Legislature’s Physical Service’s Committee approves $67 million plan to overhaul Government Center by a vote of 5-2. The committee selects design that preserves only two of the three Government Center’s structures. The committee does not vote on $63 alternative that would leave all three structures intact. 12 DEC 2O13 Orange County Legislature approves $67 million renovation of Government Center by a vote of 18-2. The approved plan preserves only two of the three Government Center structures, replacing the third with a new structure.
O1 MAY 2O14 Orange County Legislature approves $74 million in bonding to renovate and expand Government Center by a vote of 18-3. Before the vote, Gene Kaufman, principal in Gwathmey Siegel Kaufman & Associates, offers to purchase the existing complex and design a new one next to it. O5 JUN 2O14 Philip Clark, CEO of Clark Patterson Lee, the lead firm in new Government Center design process, reports that officials from FEMA and State Historic Preservation Office expressed concerns that renovation plans include demolishing one building and modifying the other two. A state or federal review might delay or block the proposed renovation. 1O JUN 2O14 In a memo to County Executive Steve Neuhas, Philip Clark suggests two options for Government Center: proceed with current renovation and risk a potentially lengthy design review, or build a new Government Center and sell the existing complex.
28 JUN 2O14 Orange County announces that it will solicit proposals from firms to design and manage construction of a new Government Center. The request for proposals will be necessary if County Legislature votes to sell existing complex. 14 JUL 14 During a meeting with state officials, County Legislators learn that state and federal objections to the Government Center renovation and expansion may be bypassed by avoiding state or federal permits and by reallocating FEMA funding to other projects. 25 JUL 2O14 Orange County asks FEMA to confirm that Government Center renovation and expansion can avoid a federal review if $2.7 million in FEMA funding for Government Center repairs is reallocated to other projects. 15 AUG 2O14 Gene Kaufman offers $4.5 million in cash to purchase Government Center instead of his original offer to purchase it through a fee reduction to design a new complex. 2O AUG 2O14 Orange County Legislature's Rules Committee votes to place Government Center out to bid for sale at minimum price of $4.5 million.
TIMELINE CREATED BY CHANEL LAI AND WILLIAM WATSON
CASTRO WATSON TIMELINE DESIGN FOR GRAHAM FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT
FRONT ROOM GALLERY: CASTRO WATSON x SEAN HEMMERLE EXHIBITION INFOGRAPHIC DESIGN
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ACADEMIC WORK SPA AT THE PARK HYDERABAD CLIENT LIFESTYLE ANALYSIS ÉCRIT: A LETTER SANCTUARY AMTRAK TRAIN CAR
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SPA AT THE PARK HOTEL HYDERABAD CLIENT LIFESTYLE ANALYSIS ÉCRIT: A LETTER SANCTUARY AMTRAK TRAIN CAR
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SPA AT THE PARK HOTEL HYDERABAD - CULTURING A SPACE
Collaborative project with junior year studio section of ten students divided into groups of three. Each group was assigned to design a lobby + retail space, a restaurant + bar, and a spa. With the site set in Hyderabad, India, concept research was conducted as a studio section and the concept of extraction was decided upon. Inspiration was taken from special aspects of India such as herbs and spices, jewels and oysters, all of which include an extraction process. The spa group took the reigns of studying the extractions of pearls and the human transformation that takes place within a spa as a parallel.
SPECIAL TO HYDERABAD:
DIAMONDS EXTRACTION FROM A MINE MOST LUXURIOUS LOBBY
PEARLS SPICES EXTRACTION FROM A FLOWER COOKING - RESTAURANT
extraction
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EXTRACTION FROM A SHELL WATER ELEMENT - SPA (DESIGNED WITH SHUBHI AGRAWAL AND RICA DURAN) [ik’strakSHen]
1. the extraction of minerals: removal, taking out, drawing out, pulling out, withdrawal; freeing, release, extrication. 2. the extraction of grape juice: squeezing, expressing, pressing, obtaining.
SCREENING ANALYSIS + PATTERNS
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SCREENING ANALYSIS + PATTERNS
YOGA STUDIO
(M) CHANGE ROOM
RECEPTION ENTRY TO SPA FROM HOTEL
(F) CHANGE ROOM PRIVATE TREATMENT ROOMS
LAP POOL CHANGING STALLS
WATER MASSAGE AND JACUZZI
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RECEPTION AREA Screened wall contains herbs and materials used for special soaking treatments
INSIDE SPA AREA Each pod contains one private soaking area.
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A PARTICLE OF SAND ENTERS AND PENETRATES THE SHELL OF A MOLLUSC.
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AS A DEFENCE MECHANISM, THE MOLLUSC SECRETES MULTIPLE LAYERS OF CALCIUM CARBONATE (NACRE) OVER THE PARTICLE.
SECTION A - RECEPTION
SECTION B - JACUZZIS, WATER SHOWERS, AND TREATMENT ROOMS
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PERSPECTIVE VIEWS + SECTIONS
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FINAL MODEL PHOTOS (PHOTOS BY DURAN AND LAI)
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SPA AT THE PARK HOTEL HYDERABAD CLIENT LIFESTYLE ANALYSIS ÉCRIT: A LETTER SANCTUARY AMTRAK TRAIN CAR
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LAUNDRY
Lifestyle analysis of an assumed client. Program requirements are compared using the factors of usage and time.
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OPPOSITE: PROGRAM USAGE ANALYSIS THIS PAGE: 24 HOUR PROGRAM USAGE ANALYSIS
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SPA AT THE PARK HOTEL HYDERABAD CLIENT LIFESTYLE ANALYSIS ÉCRIT: A LETTER SANCTUARY AMTRAK TRAIN CAR
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ÉCRIT: A LETTER SANCTUARY - THE HAND WRITTEN LETTER
With technology advancing faster than it ever has, traditional standards of communication have changed from exchanging hand written letters via post to the simple, impersonal click of a button to send the very same words and feelings using the internet. The process involved in hand-writing letters was something celebrated - from choosing a certain paper and the ink that you would write with, to the perfume you would spray onto the envelope before entrusting your written feelings to the post office. This space is a mail center exclusively for the hand written letter.
Experiments with ink and paper were conducted to consider circulation, and how the natural movements of ink and paper - two main components of the hand written letter - interacted with one another.
Ink and water
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One can write letters in a quiet, private area, as well as choose materials such as papers, envelopes, inks, pens, waxes stamps, and more to individualize each letter, falling into a intimate process and involving yourself with the process. PLAN
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RESTROOM CASHIER/POST STORAGE
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PRIVATE WRITING AREAS Patrons can choose to write letters inside booths that offer more privacy.
INDIVIDUAL MAIL BOXES Patrons can rent their own personal mail box where letters addressed to them will be stored for them.
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PUBLIC READING AREA Patrons are provided with a public space where they can read letters.
FROM ENTRANCE
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UNWRAPPED SECTION OF MATERIAL WALL
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SPA AT THE PARK HOTEL HYDERABAD CLIENT LIFESTYLE ANALYSIS ÉCRIT: A LETTER SANCTUARY AMTRAK TRAIN CAR
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AMTRAK TRAIN CARS - EXTRACTING NEGATIVE SPACE
An understanding of the scale of the human body in smaller spaces using Amtrak cars was explored through experiments involving negative and positive space, using extractions as solutions.
SCREEN PATTERN DEVELOPMENT
NEGATIVE SPACE ALLOWS FOR FLEXIBLE SEATING OPTIONS
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INSIDE DINER CAR
FLOOR PLAN FLOOR PLAN FLOOR PLAN FLOOR PLAN 2’-6”
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FOOT REST/STORAGE NEGATIVE USED FOOTSEATING REST/STORAGE FOR NEGATIVE USED FOOT REST/STORAGE FOOT REST/STORAGE SEATING NEGATIVE USED NEGATIVEFOR USED FOR SEATING FOR SEATING
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REFLECTED CEILING PLAN REFLECTED CEILING PLAN REFLECTED CEILING PLAN REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
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DRAWINGS
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CAN SEAT LARGER GROUPS
STORAGE
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PERSPECTIVE VIEWS
TABLE STRUCTURE Application: Woven vinyl floor tiles Backing: BioFelt - new tile backing system Properties: PVC free and anti-microbial
Application: Ceiling structures Veneer layers of end-grain wood + wood with the grain = typical line structure.
MATERIAL PALETTE
Aluminum honeycomb core - Lightweight material - Excellent strength - Corrosion resistance
Pattern: Highfield Application: Seating, Upholstered Walls Content: 100% Trevira CS Polyester Backing: Polyurethane-foam
Model
FULL SCALE STUDY MODEL
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