Bulge community centre Architecture Woodbury 2016 PORTFOLIO DANIEL DAO
2016 I Architectural Design Systems Studio I BULGE
Bulge / Community Centre summary a community center located in North Hollywood, CA The center houses a number of different amenities such as a library, cafe and workshops.
2016 / Academic Project Architectural Design Systems Studio Instructor: Matthew Gillis
The project “ bulge � is a community center located in North Hollywood. Amenities include; a cafe, library, workshop and a research lab. The takes on the concept of bulging as a materiality condition and integrates this with the architectural system of the building. Moments where the architectural system is being operated is when the form bulges. Intensity and different types of systems create different forms of bulging. The interior of the building is formed by a large ramp that escalates through the levels of the buildings, the ramps bulge underneath for support and to create the path a circulating up. These bulges create spaces which can be occupied. The large formal move is the valley that cuts from the north east to south west, based on the areas wind data. The valley creates a passive wind system.
BULGE I Architectural Design Systems Studio I 2016
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Annual wind rose
Monthly wind rose
Site plan
Sun study
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The form and shape of the building is derivited from the environmetnal analysis. The site sits on the corner of the street, which recieves a lot of sun during the summer and cold winds during the winter. The drawings explore different typlogy and building system that can address these environmental problems for the project.
Rain study
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Radiant bulging system
Rain collection bulging system
Radial light column system
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2016 I Architectural Design Systems Studio I BULGE
2016 I Architectural Design Systems Studio I BULGE
- 1/5” PEX piping
- radiant barrier 3”
1- light well
- concrete 01 bulging radiant system the wall is embedded with a radiant coil system that heats and cools the building.
02 cooling system when the temperature is high, the coils pump cool air that circulates inside the concrete wall.
03 heating system vice versa when the temperatures are low, hot air is pumped heating the walls.
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PROJECT CONCEPT The building explores the concept of bulging through large, medium and small scale interventions. The concept of bulging occurs in the moments of the slab where the surface bulges in order to create ramps to provide circulation through the building. They also occur in individual zones. the integration between architecture and systems happens at these moments, whether at the ramp or a stationary zone, the perimeter of the bulge has radiant panels that heat or cool the space depending on the situation
Structure & systems diagram
- concrete footing 2’
BULGE I Architectural Design Systems Studio I 2016
BULGE I Architectural Design Systems Studio I 2016
01 storm water collection system
02 bulging ramps
the concept combines the water colleciton & filteration system, with a sloped design.
the ramp bulges underneath creating multiple supports and levels. at each of these moments the rain water is collected and pass through the steel drainage for futher filteration.
03 filtration system in each of the bulges there is a filtration system that separates the remaining debris and trash, allow only liquid to be filtered through to the subterranean tank.
- steel floor drainage
Ground floor plan
First floor plan
- storage tank
- drainage sprout - debris & trash
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East Section
East elevation & section
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