DAVID GALLO
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PERSONAL 4- 9
T he F loating M ask C ontemporary I nstitute
for
A rt
10 - 19
G arden C enter
20 - 23
V. V oid
24 - 25
PROFESSIONAL H elsinki G arden A rena
26 - 31
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the floating mask MASK 1. an object
used to disguise a sensation or quality .
FLOATING 1. buoyant or FLOATING 2. not settled
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suspended in water or air
in a definite place , fluctuating or variable
SUMMER 2016
COMPETITION
RESPONSIVE reflective
REGENERA T I V E
15,000 SQFT
VENICE, ITALY
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'...A MACHINE FOR CHANGE, ADAPTATIONS FOR THE UNEXPECTED' V enice
basement
is a city located in the north eastern region of italy .
composed of
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small islands , the city is globally renown for an
urban fabric composed of canals and bridges .
T he
floating mask is
a vision of a public architecture that recreates on the water the
T he
project appears to visitors firstly as a volume floating a story
above the water .
" floating "
T his
illusion , which reinterprets the poetics of
and of " masks ", is achieved by cantilevering the volume off
a structural core that is encased in mirrors .
culture of the city .
fashion runway
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SUMMER 2016
dining event
COMPETITION
V iewing
S eemingly
devoid of sectional variation , the form appears to be
platform
a filtration system for cleansing the grand canal of its water
one of a static architecture , but beneath its conservatism , lies a
pollution .
machine of change , adaptations for the unexpected .
visitors , is an open air public space for views to and from the city
composed of
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T his
machine is
themes ; regenerative , reflective and responsive .
T he
T he
water level , where a platform receives boats and
and is reflective of the city ' s piazzas and campos within .
basement level , submerged underwater , houses its regenerative feature ,
sculpture pool
15,000 SQFT
festival performance
VENICE, ITALY
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movie screening
A nd
lastly , the elevated volume level accommodates an interior
space for responding to works of art .
B eneath
both the water
ordered partitioned gallery
T he
exhibition space can be partitioned into different gallery
arrangements or become suited for more private events such as
and volume level are mechanical systems that enable the rising or
a movie screening or hosting a night party .
lowering of floor components so that each space is flexible to a
theme , the upper volume is encased in dynamic louvers so that its
variety of activities and objects .
space is responsive to an activity ' s light needs .
T he
platform can be altered for
water interaction or public events like a cultural performance or dining .
floating volume
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SUMMER 2016
COMPETITION
F ollowing
the same
night party
As
the
F loating M ask
drifts up and down the grand canal , the
architectural intervention provides the city with an object and spaces that while simple , captures its host ' s ambiguity .
F or V enice ,
while seeming to have a clear identity as a cultural capital in the minds of many around the world , fluctuates its name as the
'C ity
varied partitioned gallery
M asks ', the 'C ity of W ater ', the 'C ity of B ridges ', the 'C ity of C anals ' and the 'F loating C ity '. P erhaps , that is the secret of the city ' s charm and attraction to so many ; that beneath its many masks lies the vulnerable , the ever changing quest , reminiscent of our own identity .. of
roof
'...SO THAT EACH SPACE IS FLEXIBLE TO A VARIETY OF OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.'
15,000 SQFT
VENICE, ITALY
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every first friday of the month , downtown raleigh displays the city ' s creativity .
a contemporary institute for art T he
given task for this project was to propose
C ontemporary A rt M useum R aleigh ' s educational facilities . currently , it
an extension for the of
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high school graduates an alternative to fine arts schools and universities .
is equipped with the space to teach elementary
T he
to high school students the concepts of
place to study , but also enhance raleigh ' s image
contemporary art .
as a city where the public can engage and
W hat
is asked for is a
vision is to not only provide students a
modern , state of the art institute to offer
discuss art and related activities .
courses for a vocational program that gives
is to provide a structure for the public .
T he
framework
FALL 2015 NCSU PROF. ERIN LEWIS
DOWNTOWN RALEIGH SKYLINE RALEIGH UNION TRAIN STATION
65,000 SQFT RALEIGH, NC USA
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"THE BUILDING TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE STRUGGLE OF FINDING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION; AN ARTIST MUST CONSTRICT THEIR TIME TO STUDY AND MASTER A MEDIUM IN THE HOPES THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO USE THE JOURNEY TO RELEASE EMOTION AND FRAME A MOMENT OF OUR WORLD."
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R estricting
the path on the
ground level enhances
CONSTRICT.
public engagement .
R eleasing
it on the upper level
creates views to and from
RELEASE.
moments of the city .
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FRAME.
1. A rt A lley 2. D owntown 3. T rain S tation
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"...THE PATH TAKES USERS THROUGH A JOURNEY, FROM THE INTIMACY OF AN ARTIST TO THE FORMALITY OF AN INSTITUTION."
growing , reinventing , respecting traditions , but willing to revise them .'
T aking
C ity P lanning D epartment masterplan CAM' s mission statement as the backdrop serving the clientele , the public , I begin to the
vision and for
conceive of the building as an extension of urban path .
T he
path takes users through a journey , from
the intimacy of an artist to the formality of an institution .
T he
path ' s shape however must be shaped , by me , the
individual in charge .
S eeking
to preserve ground
level space to allow citizens the chance to move through the site , the project ' s principal move is a void that provides a sightline to the raleigh union station .
T his
moment of constriction however gives
way as the path climbs to the upper most level of the building .
At
which point , the form seemingly breaks
out of its box and begins to act in response to sightlines approaching the site from afar .
T he I nstitute
the result
C ontemporary A rts is proposed to be located in the W arehouse D istrict . T he C ity P lanning D epartment of R aleigh refers to the future of the district as downtown ' s innovation hub with
is an architecture that expresses a dialogue between
increasingly web and design companies calling the
in the hopes that they are able to use the journey to
area home .
release emotion and frame a moment of our world .
for
T he
abundance of art galleries and maker
the city , far and near .
A nd
its metamorphosis harkens
the struggle of finding artistic expression .
A rtist
An
must constrict their time to study a medium
spaces will be bookended by great public spaces at nash square and raleigh ' s union station .
the
I nternally ,
a linear organization allows a clear
area is called to be a place ' where transportation ,
experience for visitors and inhabitants , but rather
innovation and public spaces connect .'
than concentrating functions along the spine , they are fragmented in order to promote an experience
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likewise , the contemporary art museum while
that values balance and diversity .
acknowledging that contemporary is a broad term
program is captured on the path ' s elevations through
and open to interpretation , they declare their mission
fritted terracotta pĂĽtterns .
statement to be the promotion of work that is new
warehouse district ' s use of brick , but begets the
and emerging and principally , one that encourages
question ; can facades use gradients of transparency
participation and dialogue .
in response to change in program and spatial themes ?
inspiration from the city
T he
'CAM R aleigh takes around it . C onstantly
T he
T his
ordering of
pattern harkens the
result is the appearance of an artist ' s touch .
FALL 2015 NCSU PROF. ERIN LEWIS
Studio
Presentation
Display
Public
Administration
LINEAR
DIVERSE
65,000 SQFT RALEIGH, NC USA
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"CAN FACADES USE GRADIENTS OF TRANSPARENCY IN RESPONSE TO CHANGE IN PROGRAM AND SPATIAL THEMES?"
CLASSROOM
ART STORE
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STUDIO
TECHNICAL
FALL 2015 NCSU PROF. ERIN LEWIS
PUBLIC MUSEUM
PRIVATE ACADEMY
OFFICE
CAFE
GALLERY
65,000 SQFT RALEIGH, NC USA
THEATER
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10.
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1. 2. 3. 4.
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L obby I nformation H all A dministration S uite D rawing S tudio
5. 6. 7. 8.
P ainting S tudio C ritique S pace G allery S pace C lassroom
9. F aculty office 10. A uditorium 11. P hotography 12. C afe
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65,000 SQFT RALEIGH, NC USA
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raleigh ' s garden center R aleigh ,
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the capital city of
N orth C arolina , is U nited
T he
campus was founded in
1856
as a public
located in the southeast corner of the
health facility , but has been purcahsed for
S tates . I t
development by the
is approximately a four and a half
C ity
of
R aleigh . T he G arden
hour drive south from the nation ' s capital .
C enter project is of R aleigh to use
D orothea D ix C ampus , the proposed home for the R aleigh G arden C enter , is located in the southwest corner of the city . I t was founded
that promotes local democratic action and
a proposal for the citizens the site as an agrarian park
community oriented living .
SPRING 2016
NCSU PROF. PATRICK RAND
50,000 SQFT
RALEIGH, NC U.S.A.
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SPRING 2016
NCSU PROF. PATRICK RAND
'...THE PARK AS AN INTEGRATION OF LAND AND ARCHITECTURE...' T he G arden C enter
of
R aleigh
will provide multiple services at
varying scales for its local citizens .
It
is a pilot project that
will serve as the base for a grassroots focused organization in charge of steering the transformation of
D orothea D ix ' s
campus
T he
proposal sees the park as an integration of land and
architecture derived from the same language .
T he
roofscape
peels and lifts from the existing contours to create openings for daylight and to accentuate formal heirarchy .
as well as the implementation of city wide strategies focused on the integration of permacultural techniques into raleigh ' s urban
T he
fabric .
resemble permacultural thinking and offers areas for the growing of
landscape behind the roof has been separated into zones that
fruit trees , hugelkultur , terrace gardening and animal rasiing .
D orothea D ix ' s campus will approximately 166 acre plot , into an
repurpose the space , an
P aths
fluctuate in width in response to vechicular turn arounds .
the intended transformation of
urban
garden that blends the functions of an educational and urban park with supplementing the local food infrastructure .
A fter
the
transformation is complete , the park should be able to provide
5,000
an adequate year round supply of food for approximately people .
B eing the pilot project of the campus renovation , the G arden C enter will provide spaces for housing the primordial functions of the organization while also having exhibits and learning spaces to provide a model for the remainder of the site to be designed upon by locals .
T his
facility , however , is meant to not
only guide the redevelopment of the
D ix
property , but also act as
a visitor and educational center for the citizens of the
R aleigh V isitors
G reater
area . are free to choose their level of engagement .
S ome
may become members of the organization and become involved in planned seasonal activities on the
D ix
site and through the city ,
whilst others will only come sparingly to learn from changing exhibits and lectures .
T here
will be opportunities to volunteer ,
sign up for classes and rent out plots of land for one ' s own gardening .
T he
underlying mission of the project is to revitalize
human connection with nature through social experiences .
T he
building bifurcates the site into a flat park area preserved
for social activities such as picnicing and sporting and an agrarian mesh with a morphology based on contours and terracing .
50,000 SQFT
RALEIGH, NC U.S.A.
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COMPETITION
v . void T he
iconic symbol of the
J apanese torii gate marks the separation T his proposal takes this same frame
between the mundane and sacred .
of
thought and creates a sacred interstitial space within the routine of the city .
V.V oid
diverts from the traditional columbarium approach where the
ashes of loved ones are placed into urns , which are then placed into a storage system , reading as volumes on a shelf .
In
contrast , our
approach was to integrate the remains with the structure .
T he
process is such : a visitor arrives on site with the ashes of the
departed .
T hey
descend the stairs , leaving the city behind , and enter the
submerged volume to the right .
there , the ashes are mixed with concrete ,
which is then poured and cast into a form around reinforcing bar . with the help of drones , this module is then lifted and fastened into its place as a component of a skeletal volume .
the structural system
continues to grow vertically based on the needs of the public . the result is a skeletal volume that continues to grow towards the sky .
it consists of repeated voids that provide a lens from which one ' s
view of the city is framed by spirits of the past and the reminder of death .
E ventually
the tower will reach its capacity , at which point the
columbarium becomes a sculpture , a symbol of the many lives that are equally important components that embody the collective structure of humanity .
01. M undane
vs .
02. T raditional
03.
S acred
columbarium vs
P roposed
growth over time with drones
5,000 SQFT
TOKYO, JAPAN
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in collaboration with antti nousjoki juho grรถnholm samuli woolston lotta kindberg thomas miyauchi jasper lorenz 26
FALL 2016
ALA ARCHITECTS
helsinki garden : an urban hybrid
final renderings by 1,500,000 SQFT
HELSINKI, FINLAND
VIZ arch 27
I WAS THE PRINCIPAL DIGITAL AND ANALOG MODELER FOR THE PARTNERS' SKETCHES AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MODEL'S FINAL PREPARATION FOR OUTSOURCED VISUALIZATIONS. THE TASK OF DIAGRAMMING THE PROJECT AND AIDING WITH CERTAIN DRAWINGS, SUCH AS THE SITE PLAN, WAS ALSO GIVEN TO ME.
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ALA ARCHITECTS
H elsinki G arden ' s
goal is to be designed as the most modern
and significant sporting event arena of the world .
G arden ' s
2020 s
in the
spatial structure celebrates the diveristy
of public interest in sports as the main event .
the plan is
to take advantage of the roof truss necessary to span the length of the underground arena by fitting in the required commercial centre within the truss .
T his
opens up the site
to multiple penetrations and welcomes a real urban realm to the site .
T he
internal axis of the grid acts as the common meeting
place for events , shops , recreational sports facilities and restaurants .
P ortions
of the floor are glazed to allow
the casual visitor to experience the ongoings of the arena .
T here
are also multiple openings in the ceiling to allow
light in and access to the rooftop .
On
the roof is a
continuation of public sporting activity , the garden of the
G arden . T he
project harkens mvrdv ' s market hall , where the apartments
shape the container of the market . while here , the sporting arena ' s truss makes the character of the market .
By
releasing the site from bearing the functions of the
commercial centre , the residential program is able to be separated as stand alone towers so that regulations and access can be more optimized to specific necessities . the arena , whilst a large building , is largely underground .
T he
visial part is the base of the circular truss , which is
enclosed in floor to ceiling glass panes .
A rena
shops and
services open to the surrounding public space and thus , the building reverses the common inward looking shopping mall to become an open urban environment . the residential and hotel towers are positioned and shaped in order to accent public avenues and viewpoints of the environment .
T he
heights are bold , but reasonably scaled to
the existing context .
T he
hotel is located in a prominent
location in front of the old ice rink as a gentle sculptural landmark that forms a pivot point between the olympic park and the
T oolo
neighborhood .
W ith clean and clear , G arden complex gives
impressive architecture , the
H elsinki
the city a novel environment for
the hybridization of urban activities ; working , living and sporting .
1,500,000 SQFT
HELSINKI, FINLAND
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'...THE SPORTING ARENA'S TRUSS FRAMES THE CHARACTER OF ITS MARKET.' 30
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ALA ARCHITECTS
GARDEN ROOF extensive roof surface behind central park to continue offering the entire city a wide range of sports utilities .
APARTMENTS
CITY PANORAMA
residential buildings and their entrances are separated from the
the top floor of the hotel is a
arena .
high end restaurant providing views over helsinki .
STRUCTURE
GLASS FACADE arena facade is built from floor
the super truss system supports
to ceiling transparent insulating
roof park as well as spanning the
glass elements that reveal the
commercial lobby over the arena .
surroundings .
ARENA LOBBY
EXISTING ARENA
the space between the trusses is
the existing arena is maintained
occupied as the arena ' s lobby and
and renovated as part of the
is surrounded by shops ,
development package to create a
restaurants and fitness facilities .
wide range of simultaneous events for different audiences .
OPEN STREET by concentrating the building program into the roof truss of the arena , the site is opened up to create plazas .
ARENA the arena boxes are bounded at the top of the auditorium and have direct access from the arena lobby . the auditorium is a high density one bowl that is divided into separate zones served by the lobby . public services are available at all
UNDERGROUND
levels of the arena .
underneath a large amount of rocky earth lie parking areas and practice arenas .
supermarket
SERVICE ROUTING
offices
parking and servicing entrances are located on both sides of the complex .
sports facilities commercial apartments hotel visitor access service access parking
1,500,000 SQFT
HELSINKI, FINLAND
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