Chase Jordan_GSD Portfolio by Chase Mitchell Jordan

table of contents architecture, fabrication, and graphic design work / life school / park vertical villas slipping pixels designed ambiguity red herring analytique / redux rare books / carved wall urban reef objet pĂŠtit Ă cathedral of the arctic sea intensegrity structural analysis: serpentine pavilion structural analysis: shizuoka press center translating 2D to 3D hourly auditory density harvard gsd 2015-2016 student guidebook the function of style: halloween edition studio connections the sanctuary of the great gods at samothrace

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a proposal for outreach and inclusion in architecture practice “I’ve always wanted to learn more about the design profession. I would love the chance to learn more about their processes and gain some skills of my own.”

“My friends and I are always looking for projects to collaborate on. Flexibility for our work space is both crucial and hard to come by.”

“The community gathering spaces in this neighborhood are outdated; there is an opportunity for an architectural

intervention.”

-Neighborhood resident

of architecture. How can we take what the clients need and best explain what architecture can do to help?”

“Maintaining a work/life balance can be difficult. We often finds ourselves working late nights, weekends, holidays, etc. It’s important to love what we do, but our priorities should be kept in check.

experiences with others while opening our minds to alternate perspectives is healthy and grounding.”

“Studio culture of architecture school can teach us much about conceptual design, but it is important to intern with professionals who are interested in teaching younger professionals.”

-Architecture firm principal

-Project manager

-Junior designer

-Student intern

“Architects have struggled to communicate the

value proposition

“Every now and then, it’s important to break out

of the architecture bubble. Sharing our

institution: harvard graduate school of design advisor: florian idenburg time: 7th semester / fall 2016 project: a hybrid architecture firm and community design center location: cambridge, massachusetts

My thesis began with an interest in the spaces of architectural practice, and how the spatial layout and structural hierarchy of architecture firms influence the social culture within. I compiled a series of case studies of architecture firms around the world, and was fortunate enough to interview with some of the principals, to discuss the arrangement and organizational structure of their offices (see right page). This initial investigation into the working life of architects led me to a different question. The design profession, with its rich cast of characters and interests, has created its own culture. A longstanding history of all nighters in design school, detail obsession, and high end aesthetic tastes can feel intimidating or difficult for non designers to understand or penetrate. While these differences can be celebrated in a way, we also run the risk of isolating our profession in the eyes of the public. What could be done to foster discussion, interaction, understanding, and trust between designers and those for whom we design? This thesis proposes a new space, an architecture design center, that integrates public spaces, education spaces, making spaces, and the spaces of architecture practice. More so than a standard mixed use buildings of adjacent but not necessarily codependent programs, the functions of the public spaces and the architecture firm are woven into one another and eschew boundaries. It’s an architecture firm that is a public destination whose designers are also contributing members to the dissemination of design knowledge. 4

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program organization

building organization

staggered loop for working zone

given categorical typologies

learning zone in center

eating zone in center reorganization based on function

exercise zone hovering above

reshuffled programmatic adjacencies 6

isolated relaxing zone at top

The site is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for several reasons. 1: The greater Boston area is consistently ranked great for best cities with families, best for singles, best cities for empty nesters, best cities for retirees, and best cities for members of the LGBT community. 2: Established architectural design network (Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, etc.) 3: The walkability / bikeability / access to outdoor physical activities (pool, bike trails, parks, etc.)

The particular site in Cambridge is an empty lot in Cambridgeport, which falls at the threshold of commercial and residential spaces, a symbolic blending of work and life. The siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proximity to an elementary school, commercial buildings, scenic walking paths, recreational fields, and design schools show opportunity to join the existing networks but also potential to add more, such as infant care, indoor workout spaces, a Hubway bike station, and more. chase mitchell jordan

fourth level plan exercise zone

second level plan eating zone

basement level plan lower portion of working zone loop 8

roof level plan relaxation zone and community garden

third level plan upper portion of working zone

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“This new design center will be a model

for architecture practice. The place in

which architecture design takes place is now an architectural destination in its own right.” -Architecture firm principal

“The convenience and excitement of the design center is quite generous to the residents and workers nearby. Architecture is now present where it was previously overlooked.”

“Not only is the rentable workspace a game changer for my work, but the collaboration offered by the designers of the architecture firm has

-Neighborhood resident

“The design center is my favorite off campus place to study. There’s plenty of space to spread out and spend a day working, and maybe even take a break to go running.”

opened so many doors for me.”

“The proximity of a daycare, exercise spaces, and a yoga studio is such a relief. I feel so much more at ease and

focused in my work.” -Project manager

“I can now share my skills with people who would otherwise never get the opportunity. Teaching computer design skills has given me a newfound

appreciation for my own work.” -Junior designer

-Neighborhood resident “The internship opportunities are excellent. It’s great to have a professional

practice that is equally invested in design education.” -Student intern

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school / park a charter high school in east palo alto

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: farshid moussavi time: 5th semester option studio / fall 2015 project: a charter high school location: east palo alto, california awards: nominated for and featured in platform 9 publication and exhibition

Farshid Moussavi’s option studio, “The Function of Education: The 21st Century School” began with in depth research of classroom spaces and their “affects.” Taken from the writings of Gilles Deleuze, affects refer to the bodily experiences of space, including transparency, openness, or thinness. The studio sought to identify, catalogue, and utilize affects within precedent studies of educational spaces. With this lexicon of affects, we created cutting edge learning spaces and represented our visions of the school of the future. My proposal was to design a high school that blurred the distinction between interior and exterior. Hermetically sealed spaces with little natural light stifle the student’s focus and ability to learn. With the mild yearly climate of northern California and a spacious site, it is an opportune moment to create outdoor learning spaces. Additionally, visually connecting indoor spaces with the lively activities of the exterior invigorate the interior classrooms. In order to maximize the students connection to exterior stimuli, the outdoor programming needed to be defined, scaled, and arranged most efficiently within the site. Four zones were identified: the entry/exit, the athletic zone, the open lawn, and the courtyard garden. Their distribution within the site was based on accessibility, views, noise, and scale. The building massing is derived from the negative space that the exterior zones do not occupy. For security purposes, the building extends to the limits of the fenced property, and acts as a boundary that delineates each of the exterior zones. The linear massing is as thin as the interior programs allow, and pushed much of the classroom space and circulation to the exterior. 16

defining exteriority

creating massing from negative space

ENTRY / EXIT

vehicular traffic entry / exit covered and uncovered waiting areas most public zone of school

ENTRY / EXIT

public

OPEN LAWN large scale to accommodate flexible programs open to views of wetland / bay active and sedentary program ATHLETIC ZONE large zone for physical activity spatially accommodating for large scale sports readily accessible to public COURTYARD GARDEN private / meditative zone curated landscapes and classroom spaces

publicly accessible but quiet OPEN LAWN

public public

semi-public / private

ATHLETIC ZONE

semi-public / private

COURTYARD GARDEN

quiet / no through traffic

1:150 scale model, photographed in plan view bass wood, museum board, foam base, babies breath 2.5’ x 3’

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area site plan

ground floor plan

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responsive facades

depending on which exterior zone a facade faced, it responded for optimal interior and exterior experiences. Factors such as noise, physical activity, views, and spectatorship were considered for an architectural embrace or shield from these factors. Facades facing the athletic zone create seating to both watch the sporting events, but also to rest while walking through the corridor. Windows are smaller clerestory windows to minimize noise on the interiors. The facades facing the garden courtyard have counters for individual study facing the gardens, space for exterior classrooms, operable windows, and fully glazed walls.

perspective sections

rendered views of exterior corridors

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differentiated learning environments

learning environments must enhance the educational experience by offering variety. The classrooms in this project differentiate themselves with exteriority, scale, directionality, glazing, circulation, and openness. Each of these spaces seek to stimulate the learning process by exposure to exterior activity, even within interior spaces. The variety eliminates redundancy and monotony in the architecture.

ATHLETIC FIELDS

MAIN LOBBY

The seats create the boundary between exterior circulation and the athletic fields, and provide seating for both students going to class and spectactors watching a game.

The entry lobby has informal seating, vertical circulation, and immediate access to the open field, cafeteria, and athletic fields. A lecture hall anchors the space.

LECTURE

OPEN LAWN

The lecture space has stepped amphitheater seating and overlooks the open space below. It is accessed from above as well as along the main spiral stairs.

The open lawn provides expansive flexible space for varied program at the school and can host events for the community. Covered and uncovered balcony spaces overlook the lawn.

CAFETERIA

GARDEN

The thinness of the cafeteria allows circulation straight down the middle and across as well. The transparent walls maintain connectivity with the exterior.

The garden contains sunken and raised spaces for outdoor classrooms, as well as a gardening teaching space and small alcoves for personal reflection.

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typical lecture hall

individual outdoor spaces

outdoor classrooms

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vertical villas a mixed-use skyscraper in miami

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: max kuo time: 3rd semester core / fall 2014 project: hotel / gym / thermal bath location: miami, florida

Our third semester core project was a challenge in absorbing the climate, culture, and character of an assigned city. Miami, a city of heat, humidity, and indulgence, has a distinct architectural character directly influenced by its climate. The beachside vernacular, outdoor lifestyles, skyscraper typologies, and weather patterns were utilised to consolidate a hotel, gym, and a thermal bath on a downtown site. Blurring of interior and exterior spaces and dispersed micro-climates in a vertical building became the two generative concepts (see provocation diagrams above). The massing is an aggregate tower of two story villa units, posed above a podium of exterior pools and gym program. The villa typology was chosen because of its privacy, fewer shared walls, semi-self sufficiency, but also shared circulation and communal programs with other villas. The rooms are larger than the typical hotel room and have access to more exterior space. The hotel arranges the modules such that each unit has two shared exterior spaces as well as a smaller, private balcony. Each floor of the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staggered module units is arranged in sequence of three: roof terrace, first floor of a unit, and second floor of another unit on the same hotel floor. This sequence of three is repeated around the perimeter of the hotel, though altered depending on the facade to deflect direct sun exposure and maximize views (east and north facades angle north east, south facade angles southeast, and west facade angles northwest). 24

1’0”=1/16” physical model, SE perspective view museum board, plexi 10” x 16.5” x 24” chase mitchell jordan

massing strategy

site extrusion

ground level and 8th level setbacks by code

cut through for exterior pools

porous aggregation for hotel

stepped podium for occupiable roofs

gym program

thermal b

reception frigidarium tepidarium diving pool basketball court yoga / training / spinning squash courts wellness center / treatment

squash courts reception / lobby changing rooms shared / back of house basketball court

lap pool

the typical villa arrangement

the villa typology

original hotel unit extrusion

units double in size to become two story villas

upper volume pulled back to create private terrace

floor plates extended for shading

apertures provide views and access to terraces

unit aggregation

a staggered section creates occupiable roof terraces

hotel program

bath program

hotel rooms

caldarium steam room / sauna changing rooms

kitchen therapy pool mechanical

outdoor cafe lobby / business center

laundry storage / security trash

management offices

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structural system

twin elevator cores along north / south axis

vertical load paths embedded in poche

facade / material details

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section of hotel unit floor / precast concrete

flared columns catch the vertical loads from above and pull the vertical load into the cores

concrete floor slabs rest on vertical elements

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typical hotel floor plan

top row: concept models and final site and massing models middle row: final model photographs bottom: context rendering

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slipping pixels

a collaborative project on urban housing

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: eric hĂśweler team members: james murray, kimberly orrego, and myself time: spring 2015 project: urban housing at the hudson river waterfront location: New York City awards: nominated for and featured in Platform 8 publication

Working in a group of three for the semester, our team was tasked to establish a concept for housing complexes across six blocks of the Hudson Yards neighborhood of New York City. Drawn to the challenges of addressing the waterfront with the infrastructure of the city, we chose to site ourselves along the edge of the Hudson River. First, we created five categories of coding to lay bare our priorities and goals:

1: soft edges 2: layered bridges 3: switch backs 4: dynamic infrastructures 5: panoramas

We tried to both draw the city toward the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge with public programming, infrastructure, and destinations, while simultaneously pulling the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge into the city. This blurring of the threshold between city and water was stitched together with the existing thoroughfares, subways, and other infrastructure. Operating within this framework, each team member took a portion of the site and developed a proposal emphasizing different aspects of the code. My proposal, positioned at the northernmost edge of the site, stacked modular housing units into an aggregate tower placed around a canal leading into the Hudson river. The towers were arranged to maximize views to the river and the city, staggering the plans to ensure this. 32

4. DYNAMIC (INFRA) STRUCTURES

1. SOFT EDGES

2. LAYERED BRIDGES

3. SWITCH BACKS

5. PANORAMAS

1.1 Activating the Waterfront

2.1 Bridging Layers

3.1 Nodal Networks

4.1 Reactive and Responsive Coastline

5.1 Informing Panorama

1.2 Edge Conditions

2.2 Bridge Dimensioning

3.2 Interconnected Networks

4.2 Active Wetlands

5.2 Projecting Views

1.3 Landscape Offsets

2.3 Existing Layered Bridges

3.3 Sectional Displacement

4.3 Public Infrastructures

5.3 Staggered Footprints

1.4 Thickened Edge Between City and River

2.4 Creating New Bridges

3.4 Ferry + Train Terminals

4.4 Spheres of Programmatic Influence

5.4 Panoramic Access / Visibility

1.5 New Terrain

2.5 Phasing Lobby with Air Rights

3.5 Mediating Infrastructures

4.5 Views and Light

5.5 Two Axis Views

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above: overall perspective of our three group membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schemes below: site plan of three schemes showing common spine along waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. *Both graphics were combined efforts of all group members.

section axons cut from waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge through massings and into the city grid. The infrastructure that binds the projects is shown in orange.

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above: slipping pixel unit plan, section, axon view, and aggregation view left: exploded axon of slipping pixel scheme. The lowest level shows the pixel terrain, layered on top by the existing infrastructure of New York, followed by public spaces that negotiate the changing terrain, with the towers of unit aggregations above.

above: exterior and interior views of slipping pixel scheme. The pixel scheme manifests itself in the massing, units, apertures, and living room spaces.

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designed ambiguity a research lab for joint ventures

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: florian idenburg team members: enoch wong and myself time: spring 2016 project: a joint venture laboratory for corning, Inc. location: corning, new york publication: â&#x20AC;&#x153;work environments: glass worksâ&#x20AC;? studio report

In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate world, strategic partnerships and associations are a necessity. A partnership is created when a shared goal is identified and neither party can efficiently achieve it on their own. Corning, Inc. has a longstanding history of joint ventures and associations with companies in both competing and disparate industries. The challenge of designing a joint venture laboratory for Corning is the possible combinations of skill sets and degree of shared information. In some joint ventures, the two parties are competitors in the same market and must protect their own intellectual property. In others, the two belong to dissimilar industries and full transparency is mutually beneficial. This new laboratory must be designed to accommodate joint ventures that favor either separation or unification. Regardless of the structure of any joint venture scenario, we determined that public program, such as the lobby, cafe, auditorium, library, and gallery were always shared spaces. These spaces create a wandering atrium through the center of the tower/ podium massing, acting as both a buffer and transition space between two halves. The boundary between public and private space is deliberately ambiguous. The public space not only physically separates the research spaces of the two halves of a joint venture, but also blends into the private spaces to camouflage itself. This separation is meant to be illegible, creating a stronger sense of unity rather than division. 38

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left top: diagram of public space dividing lab spaces in half left center: diagram of public space blurring the boundary between two halves of lab spaces below: unrolled section diagram of public space circulation through the tower

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cafe level floor plan

entry level floor plan

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red herring the hidden room project: using four volumes to hide a fifth

primary circulation circulation to hidden room

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: megan panzano time: 1st semester core / fall 2013 project: four volumes that hide a fifth

Proportion, circulation, elevation, and axiality were used to establish a familial relationship between the four main volumes. The fourth volume juts out off axis from the others and is initially understood to be the end of the main circulation path. These differences were used to set this volume apart from the others to create a false sense of completion, thus serving as a “red herring,” to conceal the presence of a truly hidden space. Additionally, the presence of “red herring” is two fold, in both space and circulation. There is only one path to ascend through the volumes, with another unreachable circulation path in plain site. The expectation is that they are a part of the same system, though they are not. Upon the moment of returning to the circulation path to descend, a slip in the wall is revealed that provides access to the other circulation path that was previously unobtainable. The impression is given that this ramp will return to the exit, as the expectation is that the journey through the building was complete, but in fact this ramp leads to the hidden room. A banal space that when contrasted with the other volumes provides a sense of anticlimax. 46

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lower level floor plan

section

upper level floor plan

above: concept and final model photos

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analytique / redux

a reappropriation of the astana national library

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: beth whittaker time: 2nd semester / spring 2014 project: drawing exercise of a precedent study location: astana, kazakhstan and boston, massachussets

The Astana National Library of Astana, Kazakhstan, is an unrealized design by Bjarke Ingels Group. The design was conceived as a mobius geometry, in which the public program revolves about the library collections in a circular form. Thus, the section of the building changes from the public program flanking the library horizontally, then revolves and rotates to flank it vertically which the analytique above graphically represents. The above redux of the library design was an exercise in applying the concepts of the mobius geometry to a site along the Fenway in Boston, a marsh-like park behind the Museum of Fine Arts. The geometry is unwound, preserving itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sectional revolution of public program around the library, but as a linear form. This new form acts as a bridge across the Muddy River and reforms lost connections between the park and surrounding areas. 50

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rare books / carved wall a library and a bridge in a park

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: beth whittaker time: 2nd semester / spring 2014 project: a rare book library and community gathering space location: boston, massachussets

Following the analytique / redux exercise, the new assignment was to design our own rare book library in the same site in which we situated our redux. The site was along the Fenway in Boston, a marsh-like park adjacent to the Museum of Fine Arts. The concept of my redux was to creating a much needed pedestrian bridge to connect two sides of the park previously divorced from one another. The resulting form took shape as both a bridge and a wall. 52

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ground floor plan

second floor plan

fourth floor plan

fifth floor plan

sixth floor plan

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circulation

opaque surface

transparent glazing

exterior circulation interior circulation

pedestrian bridge

public / circulation

books / collections

public / circulation

books / collections 2,500 sf

auditorium

1,000 sf

SCHOLARLY AREAS

exterior terrace

gallery 500 sf

1,500 sf

book shop / cafe

lobby / reception

multi-prupose room

scanner / reproduction facilities 500 sf

750 sf

computer research

small reading areas 1,200 sf / 400 sf each

2,000 sf

large reading room

research carrells 500 sf / 25 sf each

reference desk 1,250 sf

1,250 sf

offices / workshops

1,250 sf

10,000 lf

SCHOLARLY AREAS PUBLIC / SERVICE

collections COLLECTION COLLECTION

scholarly SCHOLARLYareas AREAS public PUBLIC /spaces SERVICE

circulation

glazing strategy 2,000 sf

SCHOLARLY AREAS

750 sf

rare books

books

public / circulation

books

books / collections

public / circulation

books / collections

rare books

public / circulation

rare books

books / collections

gallery 500 sf

1,500 sf

PUBLIC / SERVICE

1,000 sf

2,500 sf

auditoriumauditorium auditorium 2,500 sf

1,000 sf

exteriorexterior terrace terrace exterior terrace 1,000 sf

gallery 500 sf

1,500 sf

book/ cafe shopbook / cafeshop / cafe book shop 1,500 sf

lobby / reception lobby / reception lobby / reception

multi-prupose room multi-prupose room multi-prupose room

scanner / reproduction facilities scanner / reproduction facilities scanner / reproduction facilities 500 sf 500 sf 500 sf

750 sf

computer research computer research computer research 750 sf

small reading areas small reading areas small reading areas 1,200 sf / 400 sf each 1,200 sf / 400 sf each 1,200 sf / 400 sf each

2,000 sf

large reading room large reading room large reading room 2,000 sf

research carrells research carrells research carrells 500 sf / 25 sf each 500 sf / 25 sf each 500 sf / 25 sf each

reference desk reference desk reference desk 1,250 sf 1,250 sf 1,250 sf

/ workshops offices offices / workshops offices / workshops 1,250 sf 1,250 sf

10,000 lf

6,000 lf

library collection library collection library collection 10,000 lf

6,000 lf

rarecollection book collection rare book rare book collection 6,000 lf

COLLECTION

PUBLIC / SERVICE

light wells

carved voids

N light wells

exterior circulation interior circulation

E books

translucent glazing books

pedestrian bridge

above: distribution of program, glazing strategy, and void space diagram below:rare overall organization and massing concept diagram books

circula

circula circula

above: concept and final model photos

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urban reef

competition for DesignMiami/ pavilion

16”-24” seating condition

36”-42” table condition

72”-84” wall condition

urban reef with a space for everyone

institution: harvard graduate school of design advisor: megan panzano team members: carly dickson, anita helfrich, emily margulies, lilian taylor, and myself time: 4th semester / spring 2015 project: design competition for temporary pavilion at DesignMiami/ fair

Our concept considered the spatial qualities and behaviors of inhabiting an above water coral reef. Concrete tubes extruded from the ground rise to create amorphous clusters that serve as tables, seating, shading, gathering nooks, and climbing mounds. The ephemerality of Design Miami/ week caused us to consider the lifespan of our installation, which we decided would be relocated to the Atlantic Ocean to serve as an artificial reef. Our material and process was chosen to maximize interactions both above and below water. 58

above: precedents and concept imagery below: plan view

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construction methods concrete is used for its durability as both an interactive installation and long-term artificial reef. The six inch diameter pillars are comprised of reinforced concrete with a steel spine. Following their casting within reusable PVC molds, pillars are positioned on their designated module and slid into place. The modules are sized such that they may be easily assembled for the event, then disassembled and relocated onto the ocean floor. Weatherproof colored decals visually unify the tops of the pillars and the ground surface. The aggregation of the pillars is particularly well-suited to the installationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second life as a reef. Perimeter convolutions create â&#x20AC;&#x153;interiorâ&#x20AC;? spaces that serve as shelter for vulnerable marine populations. The loose fit of the cylindrical pillars, as well as their staggered arrangement, permits water to circulate through the structures.

industrial decal

pvc pipe framework concrete pillar female tube steel cast into concrete

male tube steel welded to module steel plate module industrial decals on ground surface

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objet pĂŠtit Ă rubber cast, ball-and-socket units

joint concept

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructors: danielle etzler / mark mulligan team members: ruth chang, justin gallagher, emily margulies, patrick mckinley, and myself time: 1st semester / fall 2013 project: casting a unit module and aggregation representation

With a team of six, we were charged with casting a unit module and to represent its aggregated form. Our assigned material was rubber. Considering the structural and material properties of rubber, we decided to cast ball-and-socket units that could fit into one another like a puzzle piece. This module takes full advantage of rubberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defining characteristic of elasticity, and more rigid materials such as concrete or rockite cannot utilize a removable ball-and-socket joint. The balls of each unit must be squeezed into their reciprocal shape, but can then return to their original form. The aggregation is flexible but is also solidly held together. 62

aggregation strategies

casting process photos

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cathedral of the arctic sea conceptual redesign of a catholic cathedral

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: christine smith time: 6th semester / spring 2016 project: concept design for a catholic cathedral location: tromsø, norway

Tromsø, Norway resides over 190 miles north of the Arctic circle. The sun does not rise in the winter and the sun does not set in the summer; therefore, the locals have a very unique relationship with light. This period in winter where the sun never rises is colloquially referred to as the “blåtimen” or the “blue period,” due to the blue shade of ambient light. Because of this, the cathedral design should be considered for both times of lightness and darkness. A survey of other Norwegian cathedrals shows a collection of sharply angled silhouettes, often as steeples on top of a cubic form (see above silhouettes). The new cathedral embraces this vernacular but with a less medieval reverence. Positioned in the same site as the former Cathedral of the Arctic Sea, the new cathedral would be propped up on a the hill and on axis with the Tromsøbrua bridge, acting as a beacon for the faith and visible from across the Tromsøysundet strait and from miles away. The vertical planes that make up the four sides of an implied box serve as an opportunity to provide multiple apertures for stained glass. These surfaces are made of white stone, reminiscent of the stone of medieval Gothic structures. but the white color allows more reflected light and brighter interiors. The curvilinear and undulating surface of the roof provides a modern contrast with the verticality of the stone by seemingly defying gravity. 64

above: site plan below: north and east elevation drawings

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confessionals

sacrament chapel

choir cathedra

altar

sacristy

congregation seating

daily chapel narthex

baptismal font

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intensegrity an inhabitable tensegrity structure

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructors: danielle etzler / mark mulligan team members: sofía balters, ruth chang, carly dickson, justin gallagher, emily margulies, patrick mckinley, joe qiu, haibei peng, lilian taylor, and myself time: 1st semester / fall 2013 project: structure with experientially different interior / exterior

Our studio was charged with creating an inhabitable structure, in which the experience of the interior is different from that of the exterior. The concept was to create an occupiable tensegrity structure. Using a system of adjustable knots, wood boards, and aluminium “L” brackets, the structural frame was assembled with a hanging seat at the center. The frame was covered in fabric to create an interior and exterior condition. 68

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structural analysis toyo ito’s serpentine pavilion

above: geometry and concept diagram (graphics by Justin Jiang) and structural load path diagrams

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: mark mulligan team members: johanna faust, justin jiang, felipe oropeza, and myself time: spring 2015 project: model, analysis, and representation of toyo ito’s serpentine pavilion

Toyo Ito’s and Cecil Balmond’s design for the 2002 Serpentine Pavilion in London was a structurally driven concept. As a temporary structure, the pavilion required a fast construction schedule as well as a strategy for disassembly. Within a group of four students, we analyzed the detail drawings and collaboratively developed a hypothesis for the design and construction decisions. Our presentation represented the generative geometric concept, construction phasing, structural load distribution, joinery, materiality, and overall successes and failures of the project. 70

above: macro-construction analysis and material assembly diagram (graphic work by Felipe Oropeza) below: interior and exterior views

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structural analysis

kenzo tange’s shizuoka press center

above: construction sequence diagrams institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: mark mulligan team members: johanna faust, justin jiang, felipe oropeza, and myself time: spring 2015 project: model, analysis, and representation of toyo ito’s serpentine pavilion

The Harvard GSD is home to the Kenzo Tange Archive, a collection of original drawings from Tange’s work. Our group chose the drawings from the Shizuoka Press Center, a still extant building located in the Ginza district of Tokyo, to analyze from a structural perspective. Using the original construction drawings, the four of us built a 3D model of the project. This exercise gave insight into the structural concepts of the project, including tapering cantilevers that “plug into” the structural core as was common in the Metabolism movement in 1960s Japan. We also discovered a large false cantilever at the back, which gives the illusion of a massive cantilever but belies the column supports within. 72

above: tapering core structure diagrams (graphics by Justin Jiang) below: steel connections and concrete details (graphics by Felipe Oropeza)

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translating 2D to 3D

an exercise in spatial and orthographic logic

institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: jenny myers time: career discovery / summer 2009 project: foam core assembly to create two implied volumes

The first assignment of the Career Discovery program was to cut foam core into a prescribed set of subdivisions and assemble them into a 3D volume. This volume must fit within an imagined 6” x 6” x 6” cube, define at least 3 edges of the cube, and contain two distinct spaces defined by at least four planes. This model would be used to create two dimensional, orthographic drawings, all the while mediating on the limitations and successes of each medium. 74

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hourly auditory density

modeling levels of noise during a 24 hour period institution: harvard graduate school of design instructor: robert pietrusko team members: anita helfrich, niki murata, and myself time: 6th semester / spring 2016 project: a physical model of accumulated class data during a 24 period award: nominated for and featured in Platform 9 publication and GSD homepage

From the outset, our team shared a desire to map intangible variables removed from a standard cartographic projection. Using a three dimensional medium for representation, it was important that our model have legible data in plan, section, and elevation. As a point of departure, we used the five noise levels (very low, low, medium, high, very high) and decided to map out their magnitudes over the course of a 24 hour period. In order to do this, we collected the data recorded of the noise levels and plotted them on an (x,y,z) graph. The x-axis marks the 24 hours in a day, the y-axis marks the five noise levels, and the z-axis is the magnitude or number of waypoints recorded. The resulting collection of plots is a contoured topography showing levels of noise over the course of the day. The sectional contours show the fluctuating swing of waypoints magnitude and noise levels across the day, while the pixels create a â&#x20AC;&#x153;heat mapâ&#x20AC;? in plan view showing the average number of way points recorded in five intervals. 76

the white contours show an hourly distribution of all five noise levels the blue contours show the distribution of a single noise level during a 24 hour period

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harvard GSD student guidebook illustrating and co-editing the 2015-2016 guidebook for all GSD students

above: outside cover (design by previous editor, Chelsea Spencer, MDes â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14)

above: inside front and back covers floor plans of the GSD (left) and map of Cambridge (right)

institution: harvard graduate school of design advisor: john aslanian time: summer 2015 project: co-editing and graphic design

The Harvard GSD Student Guidebook is the main reference book for academic policies, department information, facilities, resources, extracurricular activities, etc. It is sent to all accepted students, as well as distributed to prospective students throughout the year. My job was to edit the existing book, update the content, illustrate the chapter divisions, and populate the book with doodles. The existing template was designed with informative text and an unseen personality of a GSD student in a font simulating handwriting making comments in the margins. To continue this unseen personality, the illustrations were traced by hand to look as if a student had doodled scenes from the GSD in his or her notebook. 78

Chapter 1: Contents

Chapter 2: Academic Programs

Chapter 3: Academic Procedures

Chapter 4: The GSD Campus

Chapter 5: Resources, Services, and Support

Chapter 6: Student Life

Chapter 7: Moving in and Getting Around Town

Chapter 8: Food and Drink

Chapter 9: Shopping

Chapter 10: Culture and Nightlife

Chapter 11: Sightseeing and Traveling

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the function of style: halloween edition the winning entry for the gsd halloween poster competition

institution: harvard graduate school of design time: fall 2015 project: graphic design collage of administrators at the harvard gsd award: competition winner / halloween dance official poster

Taken from the title of Farshid Moussavi’s most recent publication, “The Function of Style: Halloween Edition” is a lighthearted group of caricatures of GSD administrators dressed up in Halloween costumes. The name below each caricature is a hybrid of the administrator’s name and the character whose persona they have assumed. The Harvard GSD Halloween poster competition is an annual tradition that lets the students express their creative talents in a medium other than landscape, planning, or architecture. The poster was voted on by the GSD student body and won to become the official poster of the GSD 2015 Halloween party. 80

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studio connections an animated diagram connecting students to their instructors

institution: harvard graduate school of design time: spring 2016 project: circular network diagram of studio instructors and students during a three year period at the GSD link: http://chasemitchelljordan.com/studio-connections/

At the conclusion of my sixth and final studio at the GSD, I wanted to make something for my classmates in memory of the formative three years of studio that we shared. This circular, animated graphic lists the name of every student from our program and all of their studio instructors over this period. Each instructor, listed in gray, is connected to the students in their studios, and those students to each other. The result is a colorful burst of lines which, for me, becomes an emblem representing the bonds that we created and the shared experience of studio culture. 82

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the sanctuary of the great gods two summers of archeology and architecture on the island of Samothrace, Greece

institution: emory university / musée du Louvre advisor: dr. bonna wescoat time: summer 2014 and 2015 project: excavation plan / rendered images / 3D modeling location: samothrace, evros, greece

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Dr. Bonna Wescoat, professor of art history at Emory University and director of excavations at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, travels every summer with a team of students and professionals to the Greek island of Samothrace in the north Aegean. This is the famed home of the Winged Victory (Nike), the world’s most famous Hellenistic sculpture which sits atop the Daru staircase at the Louvre in Paris. During the summer of 2014 and 2015, I served as the team architect. The first of my two major projects was to compose a drawing of the Nekropolis excavation and ground plan (right image). Elsbeth Dusenbury conducted a series of exhaustive excavations of the Nekropolis during the late 1950s and early 60s. Her findings were drawn at a 1:20 scale, which were arranged and coded in a 4’ x 4’ grid overlay of the Nekropolis. The drawings included various pottery, pithoi, sarcophagi, and even skeletons. Following Dusenbury’s system of codification for these drawings, we arranged them in the grid and traced the findings in AutoCAD. The result was a published layered PDF of Dusenbury’s discoveries, color coded by century, available to download at samothrace.emory.edu

ground plan of present day Nekropolis

grid overlay and Dusenbury scaled drawings

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reconstructing and situating the theater

The second of my main projects was a reconstruction of the theater and to represent its relational proximity to the monument that house the Nike sculpture. The process began with a 1923 scaled drawing of the theater blocks, which have since been looted. Using this drawing, we projected the rings of the theater rows. From the texts written of this excavation, we could estimate how many rows lay in the lower section before the diazoma and how many rows above. The challenge was to align the textual evidence with collected survey data of the extant theater. From the French texts and from Classical theater design at sanctuaries contemporary to Samothrace, we came to a reasonable conclusion of the height of the theater (well above todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ground level due to seasonal flooding), as well as the number of rows and bays. This projection was set against the archeological evidence and survey data to check its accuracy.

above left and center: photographs from 1923 French excavations of the theater above right: photographs of extant theater and measuring the last remaining in situ theater seat

left: projection lines of the radii of theater rows overlaid on Chapouthierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drawing above: surveyed data of partial excavations and in situ theater blocks overlaid on Chapouthierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drawing below: plan view of reconstructed theater and relationship to Nike monument precinct

below: sectional diagram relating the projected theater elevation change with the elevation of survey data points (in meters above sea level).

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Once the 3D model of the reconstructed theater was complete, the rendering of the Nike precinct was illustrated. The 3D models of the Nike monument and sculpture were passed down to me from previous summers, but were edited for corrections. The stone of the theater seating is porphyry stone, (the Greek word for â&#x20AC;&#x153;purpleâ&#x20AC;?). There is some debate as to whether the Nike sculpture was open to the sky (left image) or covered with a roof (right image), so we created renderings of both.

The images were composed with the projected ground level of ancient times with photos of the vegetation from the site, Mount Fengari in the background, and stone walls that delineate the precinct. These images were published in a special issue in March 2015 of the Louvre museum’s “L’Objet d’art” magazine publication, which featured the exhibition “La Victoire de Samothrace.” (cover image at right). It has been published numerous times after this debut.

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