INTERLOCK

TYPOLOGY

Museum LOCATION

Brooklyn, NYC

BUILDING AREA

25000 Ft2

PROJECT DATE

March, 2022

TEAMMATE:

Junyi Zhou whole structure very well.

We were ready to use the relationship between the river and the other side for the block design, so there were two buildings, and we analyzed a series of iteration to finally plan our massing with a grid and puzzle.

We had three main porgrams and we planned them to be evenly and logically distributed in two buildings, in line with the flow of people and in harmony in plan and three-dimensional views.

As we explore Long Island City, we found that there were a lot of artistic place in the area, as we shown in the mapping drawing. Therefore, it is very suitable for the design of a museum complex with the theme of data.

It will have a strong connection to the surrounding buildings while becoming a vibrant community. .This is our site render, which shows our specific massing and landscape design.

A part of the data system, the data space can be displayed and visited by people. They are usually hidden and out of sight. But with the rapid development of the electronic age, the physical presence of data storage space and data machines must become closer and closer to people. Such architectural spaces are not only designed for people, but also for machines. Combining the two, then, means that the architectural space is designed for both people and machines, and that they can live together in harmony in one space, establishing a special connection. Their relationship is intertwined and connected.

Solid to Void

Integrate a diamond grid system with blended curves to create massing, landscape, and discrete moments to reflect the relationship of Part and Whole, solid and void.

For the space experience, we consider architectural spaces are not only designed for people, but also for machines, which means a part of the data system, the space can be displayed and visited by people. Combining these elements is important in our design process, so that they can live together in harmony and establish a special bond. Their relationship is intertwined and connected. For the plan, these display walls are made up of servers, we can also see the diamond grid and curves help form the space organization.

For the chunk render, the concept of our spatial design is to use a multi-story atrium space to reflect the relationship between solid and void. Actually, they are outdoor spaces. And they can be used as display space, leisure space, machine storage space, or as a cooling system.