CHRISTINE KIM CORNELL
UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
B. ARCH EXPECTED MAY 2 0 1 2
I N D E X
STOCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO, BALTIC SEA
ARCHIPELAGO
FALL 2007
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
EXTINCT ZOO
SPRING 2008
VENICE, ITALY
MARIONNETTE MUSEUM
SPRING 2008
ITHACA, NEW YORK
OENOTEL
FALL 2008
THEOLOGOS, GREECE
TWO BRIDGES HOUSE
SPRING 2008
ITHACA, NEW YORK
GYMNASIUM
FALL 2009
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 ARCHIPELAGO
STOCKHOLM ARCHIPELAGO,BALTIC SEA THE PRIMARY ELEMENT THAT CONTROLS THE DESIGN OF THE ISLAND IS THE SET OF MASSIVE CONCRETE WALLS THAT INTERACTS WITH THE LANDSCAPE OF THE ISLAND. AT CERTAIN POINTS, THE WALLS DISAPPEARS UNDER GROUND; AT OTHER POINTS, THE WALLS TOWER OVER THE PERSON TRAVELLING OVER THE ISLAND. THE WALLS ARE MEANT TO INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE AS MUCH AS THEY ARE MEANT TO INTERACT WITH THE ISLAND’S TOPOGRAPHIES. THEY CREATE INTERESTING SPACES BY DIVIDING UP THE ISLAND INTO SECTIONS AND FRAME CERTAIN VIEWS BY LIMITING HOW MUCH OF THE ISLAND CAN BE REVEALED AT ONE TIME. ONE OF THE WALLS BECOMES A RETAINING WALL FOR THE CABIN AT THE WEST END OF THE ISLAND. OVERALL, THESE WALLS FORCE A VERY DEFINED CHOREOGRAPHY ACROSS THE ISLAND.
TRANSVERSE SECTIONS
SITE MAP SITE SECTIONS
LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS
EAST ELEVATION
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 EXTINCT ZOO
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO CREATE AN ANIMALTRONIC OF A GIRAFFE THAT WOULD USE RECYCLED MATERIALS TO DEPICT THE CHARACTERISTIC MOVEMENTS OF THE ANIMAL. THE USE OF UNIVERSAL JOINTS ALLOWS FOR THE THREE WAY MOVEMENT OF A GIRAFFE’S NECK. THE ANIMALTRONIC UTILIZES AN INTERLOCKING SET OF THICK PLASTIC TUBING TO PORTRAY THE SEVEN VERTEBRAE OF A GIRAFFE’S NECK.
A TRAVELLING ZOO EXHIBIT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE ANIMALTRONIC. THE ZOO IS COMPOSED OF A SHIPPING CRATE THAT CAN BE SLID OUT TO EXPOSE THE LANDSCAPE IN ITS INTERIOR. THE STAIR CASE ON THE SIDES FOLD OUT AND ARE CONNECTED BY STRONG MAGNETS. THE EXHIBIT VISITOR CAN THEN CLIMB UP THE STAIRS AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE PATH THAT SPANS THE TOP OF THE SHIPPING CRATE BOX. ALSO, THE EXHIBIT LIMITS INTERACTION WITH THE ANIMALTRONIC BECAUSE IN ITS NATURAL SETTING, IS VERY TIMID. IT USUALLY LIVES IN A VERY WITH A SMALL WATER SOURCE NEARBY. THEREFORE, THE VISITOR CAN ONLY ANIMAL THROUGH SMALL GLIMPSES WITHIN THE CRACKS OF THE SHRUBBERY. PEAK AT THE ANIMAL DRINKING FROM THE WATER SOURCE.
THE ANIMAL, DENSE AREA VIEW THE THEN, HE CAB
ABOVE: LONG CROSS SECTION
TO RIGHT: PHOTOS OF MODEL
CROSS SECTION OF OUTDOOR THEATRE
CROSS SECTION OF MUSEUM, CAFE, AND THEATRE
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 INTERACTIVE PAVILION ITHACA, NY
PAINT-CAM 2003 IS A SHOCKWAVE TOOL THAT LETS YOU PAINT COLLAGES USING CONTENT FROM MANY LIVE WEB-CAMS AROUND THE WORLD. WHEN THE PAGE IS LOADED IT RECEIVES A LIST OF ABOUT 80 WEB-CAMS AND LOADS A CURRENT IMAGE INTO “PAINT CANS”. THE IMAGES ARE THEN CONSTANTLY REFRESHED AS FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE. THE ARTIST (YOU) CAN SELECT ANY OF THE “PAINT CANS” AS YOUR SOURCE AND CREATE A COLLAGE OF MANY PLACES IN THE WORLD BY PAINTING IN THE FRAME ABOVE. SINCE THE COLLAGES IS A “LIVE PAINT”, EXPECT TO SEE YOUR COLLAGE CHANGE OVER TIME AS THE IMAGES FROM THE CAMERAS CHANGE OVER THE DAY. THE WEB AFFORDS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT STUNNING VISIUAL INFORMATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE ACT OF COLLAGING IS A GREAT WAY TO GAP THE GREAT DISTANCES CULTRUAL AND TIME DIFFERENCES INTO ONE IMAGE THAT MANIFESTS THE STRENCTH OF THIS MEDIUM.
VIEW FROM AURORA STREET
VIEW FROM GREEN STREET
VIEW UNDER PAVILION
THE CONCEPT OF THIS DESIGN IS TO USE THE OVERLAPPING PLANS OF ITHACA COMMONS TO CREATE VOIDS, SLITS, SEATING, AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. IT IS APPROPRIATE TO USE THE MAP OF THE COMMONS, BECAUSE THE INTERACTIVE ART BRINGS WEB-CAM IMAGES FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. USING THE MAP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CREATES A LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF BRINGING THE WORLD TO ITHACA. THE DESIGN UTILIZES A RAMP IN WHICH THE PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS ARE IMBEDDED. THERE IS A RECTANGULAR VOID IN THE CENTER OF THE RAMP WHICH HOLDS THE WEB-CAM SCREEN. PEOPLE THAT OCCUPY THE TOP OF THE RAMP CAN VIEW THE WEB-CAM PAINTING, WHILE THE PEOPLE BELOW THE RAMP ACTUALLY PARTAKE IN MAKING THE WEB-CAM PAINTING. THERE IS ALSO STEP SEATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RAMP TO BE UTILIZED AS A NIGHT THEATRE WITH THE PROJECTIONS ON THE WALL OF THE ADJACENT PARKING GARAGE.
LEFT: PLAN OF PAVILION RIGHT:COLLAGE OF ITHACA MAP
LEFT: LONGITUDE SECTION RIGHT: SHORT SECTION
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 OENOTEL
DOWNTOWN ITHACA, NEW YORK
THE CENTRAL LEADING IDEA OF WINE HOTEL IS A BIOWALL THAT TRAVERSES THE BUILDING AND ACTS AS A PRIMARY WAY OF CONNECTING THE ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. THE BIOWALL IS COMPOSED OF A PARAMETRIC AGGREGATION OF A COMPONENT THAT WAS MANUALLY FORMED. THE WALL CHANGES FROM A GREEN WALL THAT GROWS GRAPES TO A WINE RACK WALL TO AN EXTERIOR FACADE. IT ALLOWS FOR A MENTAL CONNECTION FROM THE VINE TO THE FINAL PRODUCT, THE WINE. IN ESSENCE, ALL THE ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE IN BOTH HAROMY AND DISCORD WITH THE WALL PUSHING UP AGAINST THE BIOWALL AND CHANGING ITS FORM IN RESPONSE TO THE BIOWALL. ANOTHER IDEA THAT CONTROLS THE DESIGN IS THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC NATURE OF THE HOTEL. THE FACE OF THE HOTEL, FACING THE COMMONS, HAS A PUBLIC ENTRANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR ACCES TO THE WINE TASTING SPACE AND THE WINE RESTAURANT. THE PRIVATE AREA IS CONFINED TO A LOBBY AND CHECK IN SPACE UNDERGROUND AND THE HOTEL ROOMS THAT WRAP AROUND THE ATRIUM. THE BIOWALL ALLOWS FOR THIS DIVISION BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES. IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THESE DIVISIONS TO BE BLURRED TO A VISUALLY PERMEABLE WALL.
COMPONENT CONSTRUCTION
COMPONENT FORMATION
COMPONENT VARIATION
COMPONENT AGGREGATION
TOP LEVEL
ENTRY LEVEL EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
BOTTOM LEVEL
YEAR 1 2 3 4 5 HOUSE OF TWO BRIDGES THEOLOGOS, GREECE
THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DESIGN A HOME THAT IS NESTLED UPON A RUIN. THE RUIN IS A WRECKED BRIDGE IN CENTRAL GREECE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY UTILIZED AS A TRANSPORT AVENUE FOR COAL MINED IN A LOCAL AREA. THE DESIGN FEATURES THE USE OF HEAVY TIMBER IN BOTH STRUCTURE AND AS A CLADDING SYSTEM TO FACILITATE THE HEAVY THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS. THE DESIGN ALSO USES SEVERAL OFFSET FLOORS TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE LAND, SKY, AND THE SEA. THE DESIGN ATTEMPTS TO CREATE FOCUSED AND ISOLATED VIEWS OF THE THREE ELEMENTS, AS WELL.
EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
DESIGN WITHIN SITE CONTEXT
WATER DRAINAGE
SPRINKLER SYSTEM LIGHTING SUSPENDED CEILING PANELS
COOLING AND VENTILATION
GLAZING
STEEL MESH SCREEN
THICKENED WALL GLULAM V-TRUSS BEAM
MECHANICAL ROOM GREEN ROOF
WALL SECTIONS 1/2” = 1’0”