David B. Hamm
David B. Hamm dhamm@gsd.harvard.edu
Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA Candidate for Masters in Architecture, May 2017 Washington University Samfox School of Design, St. Louis, MO B.S. summa cum laude in Architecture, May 2013
Approaching Rec.
spa and restaurant in Monte Carlo, Monaco
Intersecting Monte Carlo
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migratory bird habitat in St. Louis, MO
Tacking Solar Gain Conveying Waste X Y by Z
spa and restaurant in Monte Carlo, Monaco
250 research labs in Boston, MA
arts district, innovation hub, & waste processing facility in Santa Monica, CA
public pool in St. Louis, MO
Compounding Typologies: Trefoil & Mobius, with Davis Owen
Approaching Rec. recreation center, parking garage, & light rail station Brookline, MA
Spring 2014 Professor: Katy Barkan Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Located in the historical center of Brookline, this project attempts to recenter the site by positioning itself as the interesction of three methods of transportation: car, train, & walking; and is articulated through three planametric cones that respond to the particular approach and direction of each group. Through these cones, the building projects three facades, and draws each group in through three programatic responses: a wellness center and parking garage, relocated train station, and public recreation facilities. The bars that define each cone mediate the relationship between these different programs by allowing the circulation of each program to operate within them and views through them, thus serving both as the distinguishing variable, but also the bridge between these three intersecting groups. Spring 2014
Urban Approach: Train
Washington Street : Pedestrian
Train Approach As a result of the linear travel of trains and their large windows permitting views perpendicular to the direction of travel, the surroundings are revealed as a succesion of framed views, much like a filmstrip. In this format, the the convergence point is constantly in flux and motion paralax plays a key role in depth perception and tracing continuities. The building anticipates this group through two cones: the first greets train commuters at eye level in a slight forward direction, and the second, which is defined by the train station, orients the eye back to the building and the public basketball court. Motion paralax is accentuated to distinguish this building from the rest of the journey. Green Line : Train
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Car Approach Views from a car can be understood primarily in terms of one point perspective as a result of the linear movement towards a single point. In this framework, most data about the surroundings can be reduced to diverging lines. This project anticipates car travel in two ways: by maximizing the buildings outward projection to cars at the stoplight, and by providing an entry as continuous as a cars movement itself. The building has two entries to the fitness center; one subtle entry at street level, and another that begins with the cars entry into the parking garage and then extends into the wellness center on the third floor. Boylston Street : Car
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Pedestrian Approach In this area, pedestrians travel primarily along the storefronts of Washington Street. In contrast to the high volume of data presented by each business, this building attempts to serve as a welcome interruption by framing a void in place of a display window, providing a point of focus in an otherwise fragmentary visual experience. In doing so, the public is provided an open air plaza that is open to above and below, that forms a connection to the train station and public basketball court below, and the park and cafe above. Washington Street : Pedestrian
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Intersecting Monte Carlo spa and restaurant Monte Carlo, Monaco
Spring 2012 Professors: Heather Woofter & Igor Marjanovic Washington University
Situated in Monte Carlo, Monaco, the building serves as an insertion between the city and the sea. Each chamber acts like a prism, seperating the two sides with an expanse of silence so that each can be appreciated fully. While the spa occupies a fixed portion on the ocean side, the city programming (stores / restaurants) can expand and contract into the interior depending on need and time of day.
Public Area: permits ocean sound penetration
Entrance Area: permits ocean sound penetration
Spa: View to City, minimal sound penetration
Enhanced Porosity Concrete
Exterior Surfacing: water management
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q=k*v
q : flow | k : density | v : velocity
migratory bird habitat St. Louis, MO
Fall 2012 Professor: Gia Daskalakis Washington University
Circulation serves as a constant in a system of fluctuating water and bird levels, allowing for a dynamic relationship between people, birds, and the Mississippi River while serving as an alternative to the existing flood wall. Water defines habitat. Habitat determines birds. Birds encourage visitation. Circulation guides water.
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Composite: Elevation + Slope
Soil Drainage
Composite: Drainage + Elevation + Slope
Surface Flow
Access through Existing Infrastructure
Surface Flow
2011 Daily Height of Mississippi R.
Access through Existing Infrastructure
Water Density as River Floods Site
Migration through Mississippi Flyway
Site Plan
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Tacking Solar Gain 250 research labs Boston, MA
Fall 2013 Professor: Jeffry Burchard Harvard University
This project results from the intersection of competing interests between the need for direct and indirect sunlight, hot and cold research laboratories, and various levels of private access based on laboratory type. Shifts that occur both in plan and section in response to gaining or preventing solar access provide the means by which circulation is organized throughout the building. Subtle floor changes allow the labs and common areas to appear visually connected while remaining organizationally separate.
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Conveying Waste arts district, innovation hub, and waste processing facility Santa Monica, CA
Spring 2013 Professors: Heather Woofter & Christof Jantzen Washington University
Located next to a burgeoning arts district and the newly proposed metro train station, the Santa Monica City Yards is a currently underutilized storage site in a vibrant cultural, technological, and sustainability oriented region. Three elements currently move through the Santa Monica City Yards on a daily basis: people, trucks, and trash. This project channels and filters the constant stream so that fluctuations within it can be exposed in a constantly changing landscape. As different materials pass through at different rates, they accumulate in varying amounts, thus conveying a story about the materials that provide for our society.
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Truck Circulation
Trash Circulation
Waste Storage Bays
Office Consolidation
Pedestrian Circulation
Art District Extension
PLAN 1 : 40’ - Lower Level
Site Plan 01
PLAN 1 : 40’ - Upper Level
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PLAN 1 : 20’ - Lower Level
Plan 01 Detail
X Y by Z public pool in Carondolet Park, St. Louis, MO
Fall 2011 Professor: Derek Hoeferlin Washington University
Structure with constant wall height is placed on top of hill so that privacy and relationship to pool are mediated by change in elevation.
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Understanding Water Concentration
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Samfox School of Design 2013 Year End Show, with Niki Murata and Charling Chen
Independently developed initial concept. Executed design and curation with group.