Daniel Bassolino | Architecture Portfolio | 2023

Daniel Bassolino

Architecture Portfolio 2023

Tessellation

Light

Conceptual

pondered how these obstructions may even affect the shape of the areas where the water was diverted and could thus erode the isolating the phenomenon of water intensity in my final Abstract creek and reconstructing the creek in a way that make the often experience. Additionally, this inquiry also led to me considering how obstruction when they are wading through the creek, leading to people to see their own personal impact on the creek simply by to be one of my favorite parts of this semester, sparking my observations and show them in a different way.

Parametric Design

YEAR 1 + FABRICATION

STORY MILL WORKSHOP

Objective: Reconcile tension between natural and historical preservation within the oldest buildings of Bozeman, MT

Project Date: Spring 2023

Instructo r: Laura Salazar + Pablo Sequoro

Story Mill, one of the first buildings in Bozeman, was constructed in the late 19th century atop a vast wetlands. Further wetlands were filled to make way for new agriculture, initiating the systematic destruction of a once thriving ecosystem. Bozeman, Montana’s history is rooted in this agriculture and is a critical aspect of its identity, while subsequently holding the natural beauty of the Gallatin Valley as its main commodity. The project focuses on contributing to both ecological and historical preservation of the site. The building aims to preserve the history of the site by nesting itself withina neglected on-site storage building, reengaging its interior and exterior. The envelope aims to establish a new condition between old typologies, weaving industrial materials with natural ones and becoming a multi-storied vertical gardens capable of housing a variety of community based events within the context of both Story Mill and the Bridger mountain range.

Photoshop Rendering: Approach

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Photoshop Rendering: project cuts into on-site building Level 1 -

Green Roof

South Section: rain gardens + greenroof wedged between building

SECTION A

1/8” = 1’-0”

STORY MILL VISITOR’S CENTER DANIEL BASSOLINO

East Section: overhang spaces for semi-enclosure

SECTION B

1/8” = 1’-0”

STORY MILL VISITOR’S CENTER DANIEL BASSOLINO

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Site Plan: Story Mill, Bozeman, MT

Worm’s Eye Structural Axonometric

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View of Story Mill from workshop space

DIGITIZED CONNECTIONS

Objective: Establish commons to address tension between the communities of Wooldawn and the University of Chicago

Project Date: Fall 2022

Instructo r: Mike Everts

Located on a busy intersection in Woodlawn Chicago, the project utilizes several digitized programmable screens oriented towards surrounding points of pause to create an adaptable space that is experiencable both in passing and in participation of community events.

By integrating an adaptable and strategically oriented media surface into the urban fabric of Woodlawn, a new form of public space is established where the local community has an opportunity to connect with areas and individuals that they are otherwise digitally and physically isolated from.

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Photoshop rendering looking across MLK Drive

SECTION 2 1/32” = 1’-0”

SECTION 2 1/32” = 1’-0”

SECTION 1 1/32” = 1’-0”

Section through primary screens, facing stage

Detail Section: Primary Digital Screen WALL SECTION - APARTMENT SCREEN 1/16” = 1’-0”

“Cross cutting content” or CCC digital media that conflicts users personal beliefs. algorithims have reduced exposure to CCC by 15% and reduced viewership of said content 70%. This has established a condition of digital isolation, with different groups being separated in the physical and digital world.

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INITIAL MASSING

Based off program requirements

SPLIT AND ORIENT

Facing primary avenues of traffic

FLOATED WITH SCREENS

Mass public media such as billboards prove to be an incredibly effective way to introduce new ideas quickly to large amounts of people, with one study finding that 71% of Americans view billboards on a semi-regular basis. This public communication platform could be used for purposes aside from marketing, reaching large numbers of people quickly and developing a greater awareness beyond current digital and geographical borders.

Nested to make inhabitable

SPLIT AND ORIENT

Facing primary avenues of traffic

PERFORMANCE SPACE

Connecting split with community space

FLOATED WITH SCREENS

Nested to make inhabitable

PERFORMANCE SPACE

Connecting split with community space

FRAGMENT SURFACES

Each oriented towards “point of pause”

INHABIT DIGITIZED SPACE

Detailed to maximize interaction with public

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APARTMENTS

APT. COMMON SPACE

MECHANICAL

COMMUNITY CENTER

LOBBY

CAFE SEATING

BATHROOMS

KITCHENS

INDIVIDUAL

OFFICE SPACE

COLLABORATIVE

OFFICE SPACE

CIRCULATION

OUTDOOR SEATING

Year 3 Digitized Conections

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METAL SIDING METAL SIDING (PATTERNED)

EXPOSED BLACK STEEL STRUCTURE

SEMI-TRANSPARENT LED PANELS

TERRACED GROUND GLASS INTERIOR WALLS POLISHED CONCRETE

View from stage

The physical model is used to visualize each individual screen, treating them as the primary organizational element that the remainder of the building conforms to. The contents of the screen remain abstract and gives room for the residents of UChicago and Woodlawn to establish what is projected on the screens on a day to day basis. The materials were chosen to emphasize the screens, either enhancing their effect or maintaining neutral tones to avoid diminishing the screens’ impact.

LUMINOUS FLOOR PANELS

Southern primary screen inset into apartment common spaces

WALDORF ELEMENTARY

Objective: Establish commons to address tension between the communities of Wooldawn and the University of Chicago

Project Date: Spring 2022

Instructo r: Jaya Mukhopadhyay

The Waldorf educational philosophy centers around holistic learning within a natural context. With this, integration of nature into learning and playing spaces becomes the guiding principal of the project, with indoor-outdoor classrooms anchoring themselves to the adjacent Bozeman creek. A large central atrium establishes a centralized circulation and play space with year long growing to provide access to nature throughout the long Montana winters. An extensive greenroof provides additional learning and performative spaces. The greenroof cuts through the atrium at a series of points, weaving the growing platform into the interior. Access to natural light is provided in the entirety of the building, with clerestory windows lighting classroom spaces while blocking unfavorable views into an alley and a busy street.

Model: atrium as indoor playground / workshop

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Year 2 Waldorf Elementary

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PROGRAM TOTAL AREA

Mimimim square footage placed on site

COURTYARD & GREENROOF Cut into massing and added greenroof to bring foilage and light into school

GLAZING & SETBACK Glazing of courtyard maintains foilage during long Montana winters

Section A: Classrooms and Atrum Daylighting

CONNECT GREENROOF

Cut-ins brings greenroof into lower floor and connects both halfs

DAYLIGHTING Light wells and clerestories provide daylighting throughout

STEP-DOWN ATRIUM Atrium form shifts to provide variable southern light, and lowers to creek

Section B: Atrium Steps Down to Creek Year

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Level 1: Orientation to Creek

Initial study models center around a variety of daylighting strategies and orientation of indoor-outdoor programming along Bozeman creek. Later studies expand on the initially condenced greenroof, wrapping it around the entire building. The roof of the atrium was altered to fluctuate between maximizing southern and northern light depending on programmatic needs, and was stepped down to divide the atrium space into three distinct programs.

Initial Massing Greenroof Study Atrium Structure Study

Response to creek

Greenroof + Atrium Interaction

TIPPET RISE ARTS CENTER

Objective: Extend mission of Tippet Rise to provide space for all to enjoy the arts in an outdoor context

Project Date: Fall 2021

Instructo r: Chere LeClaire

Tippet Rise is a 12,000 acre working ranch and outdoor art exhibition located under the Beartooth Mountains in Fishtale, MT. The Tippet Rise Arts Center is to act as an extension of the Tippet Rise outdoor gallery, providing an art exhibition and workshop space that meshes with its natural context. The site itself is situated along Bozeman Creek in downtown Bozeman, providing ample opportunities to incorporate foliage, running water, and natural lighting as a backdrop for a variety of art pieces.

The vision for the project was derived from an abstract modeling of the interaction between human-made structures and the natural world. The shadows projected off the model became the template for the modeling of the main gallery space, with the creek informing further design choices such as specific cut-ins and walkways that integrate the creek within the experience of the building.

Final Model: gallery space along creek

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Initial concept model + shadow study

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Initial conceptual models experiment with different methods of transforming the abstract model into an inhabitable space, first by using tension and suspension and then diffusion of light. The final study model became the blueprint for further iterations, with the shadows of the abstract model becoming the template for the main gallery’s design.

Final study model

The building’s roof steps down to divide the three programatic sections of the building: reception, gallery, and back of house functions. The east side is almost entirely fenestrated to connect occupants with the creek and on site trees, with the latter providing ample shading from harsh eastern light.

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Section through gallery along creek

Level 1: elevated gallery + exterior gallery along creek

Year 2 Tippet Rise Arts Center

CONCEPT STUDIES + FABRICATION

Objective: Explore methods of manifesting abstract ideas into inhabitable space

Project Dates: Fall 2020-Spring 2022

Instructors : Various

Throughout the first and second year of the program, a variety of short projects explore different concepts and methods of manifesting said concepts within a variety of different mediums. Using a mix of charcoal, graphite drawings, collage, 3D modeling and physical fabrication, a variety of artifacts are produced to create inhabitable spaces both physically and digitally.

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Masonry Tile Tile in Rhino3D

Corner Tile

Initial Charcoal Light Study: Reflectance

Initial Charcoal Light Study: Aperture

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Final Charcoal Study: Textured Light

Translation

Year 2 Charcoal Light Studies

of Final Charcoal Study into Rhino3D Model

Abstraction of Sound Projection

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Project 2

Projection of the Smooth and Striated

Final Drawing

found myself struggling to decide what direction to take each of my projects,

environment in question proved to be enough to kick start my design process, sparking explore a phenomenon or concept that I had previously overlooked. Two of my projects these periods of observation: the Abstract Drawing and the One-Person Space. an abstract drawing, I decided to return to the creek to see if there was anything how the water bent and created beautiful patters as it ran into various rocks river. I pondered how these obstructions may even affect the shape of the creek intensity areas where the water was diverted and could thus erode the banks infatuation led to me isolating the phenomenon of water intensity in my final Abstract of the creek and reconstructing the creek in a way that make the often invisible visual experience. Additionally, this inquiry also led to me considering how humans altering obstruction when they are wading through the creek, leading to the idea would allow people to see their own personal impact on the creek simply by being creek proved to be one of my favorite parts of this semester, sparking my creativity take my observations and show them in a different way.

The facade consists of a series of panels that rotate at various angles to provide a variety of lighting conditions within a space. These panels would then connect to a structure able to conform to a variety of different types of surfaces. The stairs take inspiration from the work of artist M.C. Escher, and continue indefinitely within multiple axes.

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Thank You.

Phone: 720.525.0140

E-mail: djbassolino@gmail.com

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Year 2 Parametric Design