Work 10-13
Christopher Perrodin Master of Architecture Candidate Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Washington University
The unique Christopher: I approach architecture with a palpable enthusiasm and healthy competitiveness-- constantly seeking ways to challenge myself, my work and my context. Though operating at a variety of scales my proposals always stay sympathetic to the human experience. By bringing a richness to my drawings, renderings and diagrams, I enable my audience to be fully immersed in the environments I present. Regardless of working conditions or personal histories I consistently forge a collaborative and positive environment among my peers Concurrently, I have traveled extensively in order to experience great architectural works and diverse ways of living. While studying abroad, I effectively balanced travel and work, producing two architecture projects with a semester long partner. My inherent tendencies toward collaboration and hard work allow me to contribute in any work environment.
Work 10-13 Solo
considerations water
public
infrastructure
sun
semi-public
communal
work
urban
public
camouflage
public
worship
sun
public
modular
Collaborative
considerations
viewing
public
urban
experiment
12 landscape
public
communal
$ experiment
retail
sun
public
experiment
$ retail
section
space planning
phasing
live
The solo Christopher: I use school projects as an opportunity to push myself into the unfamiliar. In each project, I maintain a particular study on a primary element of architecture. At times it is a focus on material richness while at other times it is a focus on canopy or structure. A constant throughout my work is how a person may experience my work. Through practice, I have been able to more closely align the experiential and the overall design.
Work 10-13 Solo
considerations water
public
infrastructure
sun
semi-public
communal
work
urban
public
camouflage
public
worship
sun
public
modular
live
Violet Square: public infrastructure Cost of saltwater intrusion saline marsh (8-29 ppt)
1949 Salinity: marshes are primarily freshwater-brackish
Salinity: 4 ppt Inundation 99.9%
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
(history of salt water intrusion and salinity's effects on wetland health provided by University of Toronto)
brackish marsh (4-18 ppt)
1979 Salinity: freshwater marshes are now brackish
intermediate marsh (2-8 ppt)
1988 Salinity: marshes adjacent to MRGO are now saline
Salinity: 6 ppt Inundation 99.9%
freshwater marsh (0-4 ppt)
1997 Salinity: Violet Freshwater Diversion reduces salinity
Salinity: 8 ppt Inundation 99.9%
2005 Salinity: saline marshes increasing around MRGO
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf. critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
Water pump
Water party
The proposed 7000 CFS will decrease the salinity levels in the Central Wetlands and help restore the cypress marsh. Fresh water is pumped directly from the Mississippi River.
Connection of New Orleans to St. Bernard Parish along the Mississippi River, creating a water taxi route from the French Quarter, down the river and through water canals into the marsh. The route connects the four sites explored in the NOLA studio.
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
Violet Square: public infrastructure Current conditions Violet Siphon = 300 cfs
barriers between water, infrastructure, and public 20' earthen levee (no public occupation) current 300 cfs siphon
10' barbed wire fence
10' barbed wire fence 9' chain-link fence
visually cut off from river peak level: 20 feet sea level: 0 feet
627 FEET OF NO VISUAL CONNECTION/UNDERSTANDING/APPRECIATION OF VIOLET SIPHON AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Water studies Caernarvon Canal = 8000 cfs provides an example of width and number of culverts need to allow for large water volume
what 7000 cfs means
1 cubic foot per second (cfs) = 7.5 gallons
how 7000 cfs can be controlled
7000 cfs = ~52362 gallons
water culvert drawing provided by Army Corp. of Engineers
Olympic swimming pool = ~92299 cubic feet 7000 cfs fills an Olympic swimming pool in 13 seconds
weir
cascade
sluice gate
flume
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf, critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
Proposed 7000 cfs Violet Square = 7000 cfs expansion of channel to allow for more water
proposed interaction with water and water management
7000 cfs culvert to corkscrew
cascade of water over panels
public plane folded to gain contact with water
peak level: 20 feet sea level: 0 feet
627 FEET OF PUBLIC WATER PARK AND DIRECT CONTACT TO VIOLET DIVERSION AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER
water flow diagrams
Violet Square: public infrastructure
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf, critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
water cascade down panels
Violet Square: public infrastructure
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf, critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
public interaction with water
Violet Square: public infrastructure
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf, critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
relationship between public square and road
relationship between river and pump
Violet Square: public infrastructure
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf, critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
relationship between cascade panels and water transportation
Violet Square: public infrastructure
public party on a sunny day
location: New Orleans St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana professor: Derek Hoeferlin collaboration: Technical advice from University of Toronto’s landscape arch. program and St. Bernard Parish Water Mgmt. office. Studio research for four site locations
UT and WashU’s collaborative effort entitled Gutter to Gulf, critically examines the way in which water is used and moved in the New Orleans region and proposes informed design proposals to help foster a more open relationship between water, infrastructure, and people. The Spring 2012 studio looks at the effect the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) has had on the wetlands in St. Bernard Parish. After MRGO’s completion in 1965, salt water intrusion from the Gulf began to decimate the marshlands and by extension decrease the natural barrier created between New Orleans and storm surges from the Gulf.
water flooding the square
rainy day in the square
relationship of project to river
Meeting House: dialogue with Kahn
Kahn's tectonic play of concrete planes and wood
location: La Jolla, LA professor: Robert McCarter
proposals continuation of tectonic language
Shared conditions
components parts
public gallery shared garden
shared courtyard
shared viewing platform
studio spaces
dwelling spaces
private platform
The project looks at Louis Kahn’s unbuilt Meeting House. Salk and Kahn, while developing the Salk Institute complex, discussed having six artists to match the six scientist who would have residency at the institute. Salk asked Kahn to create a place “where [he] can take the scientists to meet Picasso.” While assuming that the Meeting House was actually built, the proposal inserts six painting studios, dwelling spaces and a public gallery into the complex. Having situated the proposal at the elbow of Kahn’s path down to the Meeting House, the gallery acts as a gateway and joint between the scientists and artists.
first floor plan demonstrating joint between path and gallery
ground floor plan showing relationships among the artists
Meeting House: dialogue with Kahn
location: La Jolla, LA professor: Robert McCarter
The project looks at Louis Kahn’s unbuilt Meeting House. Salk and Kahn, while developing the Salk Institute complex, discussed having six artists to match the six scientist who would have residency at the institute. Salk asked Kahn to create a place “where [he] can take the scientists to meet Picasso.” While assuming that the Meeting House was actually built, the proposal inserts six painting studios, dwelling spaces and a public gallery into the complex. Having situated the proposal at the elbow of Kahn’s path down to the Meeting House, the gallery acts as a gateway and joint between the scientists and artists.
Meeting House: dialogue with Kahn
stones gathered at site used to help guide material palette
location: La Jolla, LA professor: Robert McCarter
The project looks at Louis Kahn’s unbuilt Meeting House. Salk and Kahn, while developing the Salk Institute complex, discussed having six artists to match the six scientist who would have residency at the institute. Salk asked Kahn to create a place “where [he] can take the scientists to meet Picasso.” While assuming that the Meeting House was actually built, the proposal inserts six painting studios, dwelling spaces and a public gallery into the complex. Having situated the proposal at the elbow of Kahn’s path down to the Meeting House, the gallery acts as a gateway and joint between the scientists and artists.
Meeting House: dialogue with Kahn
location: La Jolla, LA professor: Robert McCarter
The project looks at Louis Kahn’s unbuilt Meeting House. Salk and Kahn, while developing the Salk Institute complex, discussed having six artists to match the six scientist who would have residency at the institute. Salk asked Kahn to create a place “where [he] can take the scientists to meet Picasso.” While assuming that the Meeting House was actually built, the proposal inserts six painting studios, dwelling spaces and a public gallery into the complex. Having situated the proposal at the elbow of Kahn’s path down to the Meeting House, the gallery acts as a gateway and joint between the scientists and artists.
Study Abroad: seeing through sketch Limone sul Garda Bassano del Grappa Vicenza Verona Venice Milan Rome
Vicenza, Italy Andrea Palladio Loggia del Capitano
Venice, Italy Carlo Scarpa Querini Stampalia
Vicenza, Italy Andrea Palladio Basilica Palladiana
location: Europe professor: Alfonso Perez-Mendez
The act of sketching forces one to pause for a moment and take time to really examine the object in front of the eyes. Time found within the hand drawing brings attention to underlying structures otherwise missed and makes the one who sketches to choose what is drawn and what is not. An analytical axonometric to view the whole broken into parts. A perspective to bring the experience of being into the two dimensional form. An analytical diagram to negotiate between what the eye sees and the mind tries to bring into order. Berlin Paris Ronchamp Basel Lucerne Therme, Vals Barcelona
quintessential Christopher
Ronchamp, France Le Corbusier Notre Dame du Haut
Weil am Rhein, Germany Herzog & de Meuron VitraHaus
Milan, Italy Andrea Palladio Luigi Bocconi University
Megachurch: nested program exploring opacities
megachurch movement to megachurch public landscape
transportation bus/subway movement to ground plane drop-off area
exploring site strategy
location: Seoul, Korea professor: Sung Ho Kim
canopy in relation to site
Operating within one of Seoul’s most active commercial districts--Dongdaemun Market--the project inserts a megachurch. Every Sunday 50,000 worshipers move in for a 30 minute mass before another 50,000 people are set to take their place. In order to help camouflage its massive imprint on the commercial zone, the church is elevated off the ground plane and shrouded in layers of opacity. A concert venue and undulating canopy give back a public space to the shoppers. The canopy distorts its scale to adjust for the radically different facets of the site. early spatial exploration
model in the context of Dongdaemu's 24 hr shopping life
opacity and entry exploration
Megachurch: nested program
location: Seoul, Korea professor: Sung Ho Kim
Operating within one of Seoul’s most active commercial districts--Dongdaemun Market--the project inserts a megachurch. Every Sunday 50,000 worshipers move in for a 30 minute mass before another 50,000 people are set to take their place. In order to help camouflage its massive imprint on the commercial zone, the church is elevated off the ground plane and shrouded in layers of opacity. A concert venue and undulating canopy give back a public space to the shoppers. The canopy distorts its scale to adjust for the radically different facets of the site.
spatial relationship between three different programmatic intentions
Megachurch: nested program
location: Seoul, Korea professor: Sung Ho Kim
Operating within one of Seoul’s most active commercial districts--Dongdaemun Market--the project inserts a megachurch. Every Sunday 50,000 worshipers move in for a 30 minute mass before another 50,000 people are set to take their place. In order to help camouflage its massive imprint on the commercial zone, the church is elevated off the ground plane and shrouded in layers of opacity. A concert venue and undulating canopy give back a public space to the shoppers. The canopy distorts its scale to adjust for the radically different facets of the site.
megachurch in relationship to the street and arrival zone
Megachurch: nested program
location: Seoul, Korea professor: Sung Ho Kim
Operating within one of Seoul’s most active commercial districts--Dongdaemun Market--the project inserts a megachurch. Every Sunday 50,000 worshipers move in for a 30 minute mass before another 50,000 people are set to take their place. In order to help camouflage its massive imprint on the commercial zone, the church is elevated off the ground plane and shrouded in layers of opacity. A concert venue and undulating canopy give back a public space to the shoppers. The canopy distorts its scale to adjust for the radically different facets of the site.
public space canopy and active street edge
Semperian Pavilion: rhythm and light
pavilion assembly
entrance to pavilion
professor: Alfonso Perez-Mendez
play of light
The project looks at the archetype of a semperian pavilion--a simple box and its basic structure. In the exploration, a play on measure works around the primary structure while thin vertical elements hold the tertiary horizontal panels.
movement of the sun
filtration of light
The collaborative Christopher: In collaborating with others, I’ve come to enjoy the core aspect of architecture--dialogue and teamwork. It is my belief that bringing many different view points to a project helps instead of hurts the end result. I like feeling part of a larger whole which is working towards a common goal and put a greater responsibility on myself to achieve excellence on my part of the work. Through collaboration, I have made it a habit of using the term “we” instead of the personal “I, he, or she.” I believe this helps reinforce the collective responsibility and contribution of the whole team.
Work: 10-13 Collaborative
considerations
viewing
public
urban
experiment
12 landscape
public
communal
 experiment
sun
retail
public
experiment
 retail
section
space planning
phasing
Barcelona Tower: vertical public
location: Barcelona, Spain professor: Alfonso Perez-Mendez design partner: Sandra Martin
While studying abroad and working with my semester partner Sandra Martin, I traveled to Barcelona to gain insight into the urban pattern and lifestyle of Catalans. Back in Vicenza, Italy, my partner and I worked to vertically fold the public life. Because we felt towers in Barcelona make a strong impact upon the generally low-rise urban fabric, we could create a situation in which the tower became more than a marker. The tower could also be a communicator from the people inside to the people outside.
programmatic concerns (created by Sandra Martin)
typical
pushed and split
punctured
public viewing in and out
programmatic elements (created by Sandra Martin)
tower assembly elements
Summer: sketch a week challenge
location: St. Louis, MO; Coral Springs, FL; NYC, NY competitor: Wendy Tan-Lui Chan
As a way of enjoying the time away from school and keep the creative spirit alive, my graphic design friend and I challenge each other to make at least one sketch a week for the summer.
inspired by Jessica Hische
inspired by Tina Berning
inspired by Louis Prima
location: St. Louis, MO team members: Emily Thompson, Andrew McCready
TUC: communal connection
The competition brief proposes to open a connection between the Shaw and Botanical Heights neighborhoods. Embracing the limited budget, and volunteer construction, my team and I explored ways of using readily available, low cost materials.
location: St. Louis, MO client/collaborator: Andrew Timko collaboration: Logistics of a cafe, intentions of atmosphere
#TeamCoffee: adaptive cafe
Profile: Machine amount of people able to seat: 24 Sq. Ft. total: 2100
Work area rotates to absorb morning rush. Space thought of as a grab and go area. Seating folds up into the wall
seating: 780 sqft
storage/office: 250 sqft
workarea: 330 sqft
bathroom: 160 sqft
Expected flow of customers to pick-up areas.
Personal coffee brewing sessions.
Profile: Theater amount of people able to seat: 57 Sq. Ft. total: 2100
Work area rotates to absorb morning rush. Space thought of as a grab and go area. Seating folds up into the wall
seating: 760 sqft
storage/office: 250 sqft
workarea: 330 sqft
bathroom: 160 sqft
Pick-up area serves both customers in theater seats and bench table seats.
Theater seating allows for a spectacle display of coffee brewing sessions.
Profile: Panoptican amount of people able to seat: 38 Sq. Ft. total: 2100
The barista's work station becomes an observation point for the customer.
Coffee is made by the barista and brought to the customer's table.
seating:480 sqft
storage/office: 350 sqft
workarea: 163 sqft
bathroom: 160 sqft
Private room available for more personal coffee brewing session.
Andrew Timko asked for some design proposals for a cafe he plans to open on the Delmar Loop. He and his team members asked to allow space for in-depth coffee brewing sessions with coffee aficionados. The color scheme and overall spirit should have a sense of the modernist De Stijl movement. The space should be simple but also adaptive to customer rush times in the morning and afternoon.
The Blueprint: space planning
location: St. Louis, MO client/collaborator: Andrew Timko
Meeting with Andrew Timko again while he and his team were in the process of planning their work space, I was asked to do some space planning proposals for the area. I felt that because they are a large team and very knowledgeable about their work, they could do a better job.
clients playing with the volumetric model I made
Florida Library: filtered light
location: Gainesville, FL team members: Raquel Kalil, Sara Varela, Yadira Martin
Worked as a team leader in a group of four, setting work schedule and assignments. The project addresses the southern and western light with a perforated paneling system. Having reduced the building’s heat gain, the north facade opens to the landscape.
Alberti Program: learning through diagram
location: St. Louis, MO teaching partner: Ylan Vo collaboration: Curriculum planning and learning exercises
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Tools: -Site analysis -Site aerial photos, bird’s eye photos, -Post-it notes -Early model exercises
Ylan Vo and I were allowed the honor of working with the oldest students in the Alberti program and chart a curriculum for the semester. We met on Wednesdays to plan our time scheduling for the Alberti session on Saturday. We made intellectual warm up exercises that woke the students up and then we launched into our larger goal for the day. Displayed here are some of the learning diagrams we discussed and made for the students so that they could have a visual understanding of what we were trying to achieve.
what in the world am I doing??
Professional Work: detail section
location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL project manager: Todd Perrodin
Working with GTP Architecture, I developed a strong understanding of production drawings and picking up redlines. While there I also gained experience in space planning, researching code and material specifications, and assisted with permit submittal for planning and zoning. Displayed here are section and detail drawings for a retail center.