DANIEL HOUGHTON
CORE
PORTFOLIO
2011
DANIEL HOUGHTON
CORE
PORTFOLIO
2011
Completed at the University of South Florida School of Architecture and Community Design Completed by Daniel Andrew Houghton
Table of Contents Introduction Core Design II 10 Explorations
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Tectonic Exercise: The Corner
14 Sun Set Tabernacle and Solarium Floor Ceiling Relationship
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Studies on Wall and Habitation
22 South Beach Glider Collective and Artist Residence
Core Design III
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Tampa Heights Boat House
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Tampa Heights Natatorium
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NYC High Line Museum of Photography and Film
Acknowledgments
Introduction The first year of graduate school was an abrupt awakening to the caliper of people I was going to school with – the creative abilities, artistic strengths and the thoughtful design considerations I was exposed to by my peers and professors set the ground work for a challenging and rewarding learning experience. A tremendous thanks goes out to all the talented individuals I was in studio with and the energy they brought to the classroom. The studio environment has been one of the biggest academic learning experience of my life.
Core Design Two Adjunct Professor Kuebler Perry Spring 2011
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Explorations: Design Thinking and Expression Abstract analysis of precedents and speculative process models laid the foundation for each successive archetype exploration and final synthesis of the semester. Elements of corner, oor-ceiling and wall conditions were explored to gain an understanding of the sum of parts that create a functional piece of architecture. Numbers of sketch and draft models also facilitated the quick pace of the studio and helped to ush ideas out in a timely fashion. The concept of working drawings and layers of trace helped to guide the many iterations – tracking all changes made. The Materials and Methods course taken in unison with the Design Two studio challenged a group of my peers and I to design, construct and implement a monument to life. Using concrete, wood and metal work to create a full scale functional object. The concepts of materiality and the process of using such materials was expanded into the design process that continued through the semester and beyond.
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Tectonic Exercise: The Corner This project connects to the south east corner of a single story residence and adds an outdoor viewing platform enclosed by a folding louvered canopy. The delicate wooden louvers are held by a cohesive column and beam component that attach to a thick regulating wall. The concrete breams pass through the textured regulating wall highlighting the connection of beam and wall. These tectonics are further accentuated by a slight reveal in the interior of the beams construction and a view of the walls thickness.
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Sun Set Tabernacle & Solarium:
Floor and Ceiling Relationships Study A local property owner acquired rights to an abandoned interstate construction site on the edge of a lake with four partially formed columns. Noticing a desire for more summer activities, the program was centered on a modernized version of a solarium, with community gathering spaces and interaction points with the lake. The clients itinerary for the project was to be constructed around the existing concrete columns. This project proposal can be defined by three things: Its over arching roof canopy which defines and covers almost every space. The circulation spine which runs down the side of the project and shades portions of the fishing dock. Lastly, the habitable space are defined on the ground level by varying heights suited to its function.
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Parti Design and Section Axo: The number of spaces required in this program were organized in a way that similar functions overlapped and melded together. The circulation spine double as an extended fishing dock. The large communal space at the water level offered access to the lake and connected to a fire pit platform. A picnic space covered in the large ceiling mass also included an incline used to reach the roof for star-gazing and sun-bathing.
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Studies on Ideas of Wall and Habitation Constrained to a slim elongated easement connecting a collection of rare works and an intimate reading room – the task for this experiment was to use primarily wall techniques to facilitate travels and create moments between the two locations. The organizing principles of this particular wall became about circulation, direction, shade, enclosure, vista and a space to rest. A thin sculpted datum wall created the backbone of the intervention. An addition of a spot to rest and view outwards is marked by a expansion in the wall and a carving out of a habitable space. The opposing system to the carved wall is a constructed skin component that undulates in panel segments according to the functionality of the space.
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South Beach Glider Construction Lab + Artist Residence The slot of land that was given for this project was situated between two existing four story buildings. Function of this corridor before construction was a path from city to beach, which was desired to be kept in the programmatic functions of the project. Defining characteristics of the program are a glider construction shop and the visiting artist show rooms. The craftsman that creates these gliders wants his work to be celebrated and the processed viewed. Both artist and craftsman have a residence at the top of the proposal. Path, light, and openness are the main driving forces to shape the functionality of the spaces in the program. Circulation through the site maintains the existing public right-of-way, gives views into the glider shop and passes through the gallery space. Light is allowed to filter down a number of light wells carved out of the main regulating wall, brining a glow to the public spaces below.
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Conceptual Models and Drawings: The models on this page display early site force diagrams and rough programmatic organization and circulation through the site. Common features in these explorations are a high southern wall to catch light and a shorter northern wall to allow bounced light from the surrounding white facade of the existing building. They also hint at a continuation of passage through the site with a defined public easement. Reaching out into the busy public corridor of Collins Avenue suggests a feature to attract pedestrians to the most congested edge of the site. The axonometric study on this page highlights public passage through the project in yellow: bringing the pedestrian traďŹƒc up into the building to experience the current gallery and to get a different vantage point of the gilder construction. Layering program into the defining wall of the project and forming its connection to the sun are shown in early development on the opposite page.
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Final Drawings and Model: The repetition of carved out spaces is read in the ceiling section, compressing the viewer by each piece on display. The main gallery hall on the east end opposed this repetition and opens up into an atrium space for larger social gatherings and acts as a welcoming space for the museum attendees. The partially submerged lower level is the designated work space for the gilder craftsman living in the structure. His work can be viewed from passage corridor and gallery spaces.
A) bedroom B) living room C) workspace D) visiting artist bedroom E) visiting artist living space F) main gallery exhibit G) secondary gallery exhibit H) workspace I) public resting place
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Drafted Graphic: Axonometric of the main regulating wall that takes part in defining the program of each space.
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A) framing existing wall facade B) light well C) light well doubles as ventilation D) entry to living space E) stairwell with light well F) bedroom opens to existing wall
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Core Design Three Professor Shannon Bassett Fall 2011
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Tampa Heights Boat House The site for this project is located at the northern terminus of the Tampa River Walk which is home to recently renovated historic buildings and new park space. The river walk connects the growing Tampa Heights District to the community and energy that’s inherent in downtown Tampa urban development. The site contains a variety of natural and manmade conditions and is slated for further development as the years progress. Certain vestiges of the past include a deteriorating concrete dock on an existing inlet and a historical spring which used to be Tampa’s source of water.
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Interstitial Space: The creation of a healthy public interstitial space between the two programmatic bars was formed in reaction to the numerous other public amenities offered by installations along the river walk. Inherent qualities of the context run parallel to the concept of the proposals immersion into the site. A natural landscape holds the bars together just as the park space on the river walk pulls the city together. This created void also frames the downtown core, reecting to where the pedestrian may have ventured from or to where they plan on going. Program: The largest programmatic bar holds the gymnasium and public restrooms on the second level. All large boats rest on the ground level. The small segment holds the remaining boats on its ground level and acts as a community pavilion above. Both bars are connected with a corridor underneath the public park.
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Structural Organization and Park Space: The relationship between both of the programmatic volumes was formed by similar system languages of thresholds and foyers. The materially formed at these points helped to visually connect the two structures and define the entry spaces. This same geometry was carried through the park space that connects both structures. The structural grid of each bar was based off of the measurements of the boats being stored in them. The columns can be fitted with secondary support structure to accommodate for the varying scales of equipment being housed in the project.
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The Development of the Facade: The scaling of the facade was taken from the common denominator of all of the lengths of the boats being stored in the facility. This scaling was then utilized in a random pattern to such as to create an ever changing facade through out the day in relation to the position of the sun. The openings also provide a reveal of the boats within.
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Density Study: This graphic envisions the circulation between all spaces. Meshing of river walk traďŹƒc. Entry from the north parking lot and interior circulation and its relationship to the outside.
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Tampa Heights Natatorium Phase Two of River Walk Development
Proceeding the completion of the community boat house schematic design phase the addition of a natatorium was proposed as the next assignment. The importance of the relationships between the existing boat house and the natatorium were essential in developing a cohesive language through out the combined community center. The specifically developed systems in the boat house were adapted to the programmatic requirements of the natatorium to form an overall unified relationship between both interventions.
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Developing the Complex: Placement of a series of pools on the site was driven by the overall concepts proposed in the boat house. A connection point with the river walk was accomplished by bridging the raised public space of the boat house with the natatorium complex. The extension of the river walk interacts with the proposed pool complex by passing directly through the projects exterior and interior space. Terminating at a viewing platform cantilevering over the inlet on the west side of the building.
A) entrance to complex B) approach C) entrance D) locker rooms E) diving pool F) river walk atrium space G) lap pool H) outdoor pool
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Section Diagram: Transistion through the project has two variations after a patron leaves the locker rooms. One ows through the internal professional lap and dive pools, crossing over briey with the river walk extension. The second leads guests to a variety of exterior community pools on the east side of the complex.
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NYC High Line Museum of Film & Photography Located on the second installment of the celebrated New York City High Line, the sites positioning gives a unique experience to approaching patrons which was only previously possible by train drivers or delinquents. The primary access to the proposal is a green strip of elevated park space, creating a different transition experience in comparison to the rest of New York. The interior and exterior of the building are put on display. The internal life of the museum is viewed through a corridor that cuts through the project and the backdrop of the city is captured by the varying volumes framed perspectives.
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Travel Photography: •New York, New York, USA •Boston, Massachusetts, USA •Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Acknowledgments A big part of Architecture school is the community that it creates by bringing everyone together in the studio environment -- I believe it's been one of the best parts of my education thus far. Afternoon conversations, late night critiques and communal breakfasts make for a tight bond. The friendship and community that my classmates provided made all of the late nights and early mornings easier to bare. Specifically to my best pals: Kyle Greiesmeyer, Giancarlo Santillan, Juan Ferreira, Matt Baitz, Marcus Peduzzi and Danny Becker. My Design Two Graduate Teaching Assistant: Daniel Johnson, also deserves a special thanks for extending his advice and critiques past my allotted semester with him. I would also like to thank my parents for believing in me and supporting me financially. The gift of free time to explore a passion is something I can't thank them enough for.
Thank you. Contact Information:
Daniel Houghton E-mail:
dhoughto@mail.usf.edu Phone Number:
813.380.7292 Digital Portfolio:
issuu.com/danielhoughtondesignportfolio