PORTFOLIO 2010-2015
DANIELLEASPITZ
CONTENTS 1
QUILT OF ENLIGHTENMENT
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CONVERGING CURRENTS
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MAKER’S FAIRE
ACSA Open Steel Competition, Spring 2013 Honorable Mention Featured in the Architecture + Design + Discourse XIII
ACSA Timber Competition, Spring 2013 Featured in the Architecture + Design + Discourse XIII
SLO Mini-Makers Faire, Winter & Spring 2013
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DIVERGE Fifth -Year Thesis project - in progress - 2014-2015
HONORABLE MENTION ACSA STEEL COMPETITION
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QUILT OF ENLIGHTENMENT LIBRARY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 3RD YR T. FOWLER
The library derives spaces from the nature of a quilt in which program strips are “woven” together in alternating directions. The strips of space decrease in width to accommodate for an increase in density as the experience on each floor transitions from a public gathering space to a private search. The ceiling height from floor to floor also increases to heighten the progression and final “holy” experience: one feels alone among the vast collection of information. As one rises through this progression of density, each space, through the thinning of volumes, decreases in noise level, and promotes an increasingly private experience. The cladding becomes more sealed and the mentality more focused. As one returns downward their newfound knowledge sets in while the cladding re-opens allowing in more light. The spaces widen to allow more people per room and the individual can contribute to community enlightenment by sharing their new discovery.
FLOOR 02 FLOOR 01 CAFE SPACE
DIGITAL LABS & PROGRAM ROOMS
FLOOR 03 READING SPACE
FLOOR 04 BOOK SPACE
CLADDING DETAIL inspired by the Dallas Wyly Theatre - REX/OMA
8” x 6” Square HSS Powder Coated Low-e Glazing
6” x 6” Square HSS Powder Coated
Extruded Aluminum Tubes
CLADDING inspired by Wyley Theatre - REX/ OMA
CLADDING
STRUCTURE
PROGRAM BOOKS EADING ROOMS DIGITAL LABS & PROGRAM ROOMS
THE LIBRARY REMAINS A BEACON AT NIGHT, INVITING USERS IN
HEAD LIBRARIA CAFE
CIRCULATION
BAYVIEW, SF
Physical model explores the structural integrity of steel columns and woven program strips. The model also represents the density of the cladding frame increasing towards the top, more private spaces, and the simultaneous thinning and heightening of both program strips and frosted walkway system. Users would weave in and out of clad vs frosted environments in their search for information.
ATRIUM VIEW FROM TOP FLOOR LOOKING DOWN AT GRADIENT OF DEGREES IN PRIVACY AND LIGHT DIFFUSION
ACSA TIMBER COMPETITION
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CONVERGING CURRENTS MULTI-PURPOSE HOUSING COMPLEX & WOOD MANUFACTURING FACILITY, REDHOOK, NY *
This project creates two axes: a bridge from the natural parks into the heart of the city to channel bikers and city dwellers through the site and on to enjoy existing resources, and the second tying the industrial port to the residential zones expressing the possibility for world business endeavors and access to new jobs and education to the residents of Red Hook. Where the two axes meet an oculus is formed to expose the multitude of uses within the complex and the users to one another. The housing complex lies closest to the heart of the city and is raised to the fourth floor to ensure everyone with a view out to the bay. A strip of green reaches through the housing complex to invite the city in. This multi-function complex will provide the city with new opportunities by inspiring, teaching and pushing forward the promising future of timber construction.
BIKE ENTRY TO URBAN GREENSCAPE PLAZA
REDHOOK, NY *Developed in collaboration with Elizabeth Hanna
FLOOR 21 HOUSING
FLOOR 11
FLOOR 04
vertical circulation
recreation center
living units
offices and display galleries
research labs and classrooms bike shop
FLOOR 1 URBAN GREENSCAPE
CLADDING
STREET LEVEL REIMAGINED PUBLIC STREET
BELOW GROUND TIMBER FACILITY
TENSION CLEVIS & TURNBUCKLE IN TENSION
ON ESSI R P COM
GLULAM IN COMPRESSION
SION TEN
GLULAM IN COMPRESSION
COMPRESSION
GLULAM IN TENSION
Curiosity is encouraged through this central occulus exposing users to each other and depicting the multitude of programs exploring timber technology.
STEEL SHELF ANGLES CONNECT CLT WALLS TO CLT FLOORS
SKYWALK 10FT STEEL TRUSS WITH GLULAM WEB MEMBERS SPREADS THE LOADS FROM THE TOP HALF DOWN THROUGH THE 3 CORES
FIRST ANNUAL MAKERS FAIRE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
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PLASTIC PETALS CO-LEAD DESIGNER & BUILDER, OF CENTERPEICE INSTALLATION
Plastic Petals began as an intensive design charette. With the materials we were able to acquire and the ideas we wanted to incorporate, stemmed a pneumatic structure that reflected the cycle of Zero Waste. Visitors could take pieces of the structure and MAKE them into bags to use throughout the day. This guarantees the reuse of the material and gives visitors a lasting momento of the Faire. This iconic piece provoked many visitors to check out this new SLO tradition! Petals are reduced from the canopy while new materials are recycled within the tree’s roots. to cause the form to contract above and expand below. Plastic petals displays that despite our dependence on this material we can still lead it through the ideal sustainable cycle.
EXAMINING A HEAT-SEALED BAG BEFORE PASSING IT ON AS A MEMENTO OF THE FAIRE
1/8TH SCALE MODEL OF INSTALLATION
POSTCARD AND FLYER RENDER FEATURED AND SENT OUT TO CITY RESIDENTS & GUESTS
INTERVENTION CREATING A MORE COHESIVE AND SPONTANEOUS FORM OF NETWORK ALONG THE LOS ANGELES FREEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE.
MOVE
DIVIDE
DISCONNECT
ISOLATE
BOTTLENECKS IN LOS ANGELES, 2013
I-110 & I-10 NEAR DOWNTOWN, 2015
DEGREE OF DISCONNECT
INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE
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DIVERGE
ADHERE TO NETWORK FLOW
5TH YEAR THESIS PROJECT
WE CRAVE SPONTANEOUS URBAN ENCOUNTERS YET OUR CURRENT CITY MODEL, BASED ON LARGE SWATHS OF NON-SPACE FOR TRANSIT, LACKS THE PUBLIC PLATFORM NEEDED TO SATISFY OUR SOCIAL NATURE. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE RE-IMAGINES THE LOS ANGELES FREEWAY NETWORK AS A PUBLIC SPACE THAT CONNECTS THE CITY WITH ITS INHABITANTS.
GREENSCAPE
REACH TO SURROUNDINGS
ETFE LOUVRES
DIVERT TRAFFIC I-5, 101, & 60 near Downtown
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I-5, 101, & 60 NEAR DOWNTOWN LA
CURRENT CONDITION
I-5, 101, & 60 near Downtown
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PIAZZA DI NAVONA PIAZZA DE SIGNORA PIAZZA DI SPAGNA PIAZZA DISUPERKILEN NAVONA PIAZZA DE SIGNORA RADHUSPLADSEN PIAZZA DI SPAGNA BLAGARDS PLADS SUPERKILEN AMAGERTORV RADHUSPLADSEN BLAGARDS OPERA PLADS AMAGERTORV PLACE VENDOME OPERA PIAZZA DE MICHELANGELO
PIAZZA DI NAVONA PIAZZA DE SIGNORA PIAZZA DI SPAGNA SUPERKILEN RADHUSPLADSEN BLAGARDS PLADS AMAGERTORV OPERA PLACE VENDOME PIAZZA DE MICHELANGELO
CONCRETE & STEEL DIAGRID
OCCUPY
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL
PLACE VENDOME PIAZZA DE MICHELANGELO
RESTORE THE LA FREEWAY
SITE: the 101, the I-10, and the I-5 converge at Hollenbeck Prak in Boyle Heigts, Los Angeles
LAYERS OF ACTIVITY POPULATE THE INTERIOR CONVEYING A VIBRANT REALM OF URBAN LIFE
LAKE ENTRY, TRANSFORMING THE UNDERBELLY OF THE FREEWAY INTO AN ENJOYABLE 24-HOUR BAR AND CAFE
DANIELLE ASPITZ | daniellerose.a@gmail.com