Dimitris Stivaros Sample Portfolio by Dimitris I. Stivaros

Dimitris Ioannidis Stivaros

Academic Project//SPRING 2015 // DIGITAL LIBRARY-INFORMATION CENTER_NYC_BROOKLYN

A design derived from the matrix of a specified QR Code and translated into an architectural representation. This project explores the potential of internet & architecture interweaving in order to break the threshold of the digital realm.

Scan with a QR Code Scanner App. (the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan is a live code that directly links you to its actual website)

APPROACH: -As the site is located in an up-coming area, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, with lots of new developments taking place, a feeling of â&#x20AC;&#x153;urban suffocationâ&#x20AC;? is created. Through this realization, the necessity of a public space seems to quite important. Public plazas in an urban space provide pockets for the residents and visitors of the area. In order to occupy as less space as possible, a research was conducted to come up with a desired volume that would be rich in content and attractive to the public. The solution was found in the simplicity of the cube where the public seems to respond quite positively towards to. All precedents found below are cuboidal structures that are placed in public plazas. Interaction with the public is also an imporant factor and that is why the cubic shape is also examined as an object of entertainment.

Apple Store 5th Av.//NYC

-Symbolic structure for technological innovation -28th most photgraphed landmark in the world

Astor Place Cube//NYC

-Designed as a temporary installation-became permanent -Popular meeting space in the East Village

ANALYSIS: -In order to formulate a successful program, an understanding of the current time’s needs and trends is conducted. Since major attention is given to technology and information, the concept and content of this project are developed as such. Therefore, the info-cube is a manifestation of today’s way of thinking. ELEMENTS:

Digitization of information

Information is located in the “cloud”

Information is accessed through applications

Seed Cathedral//Shanghai

-A manifestation of its content -Memorable focal object -Structure occupies 1/5 of the site

Information gathering through interaction

Brain stimulation through interaction

Promotion of social interaction

Rubik's Cube//Ernő Rubik

-Wolrd’s top-selling puzzle game -An aggregation of 26 minature interlocking cubes

36’0” 200’0” 36’0” 36’0”

100’0”

The Site

The Library

The Cube

Based on a conducted site analysis and future zoning resolution changes, the empty 200’ x 100’ lot (located between North 9th and North 10th streets and Wythe Avenue) is an appropriate space for a plaza that can provide the neighborhood with the breather it needs.

Since a traditional library requires a significant amount of space to provide a placeholder for books and other archives, digitization of all data will help liberate the site from this volumetric burden. At this point the building’s program is drastically reduced and it becomes an object-point of access to the library.

What is going to be left on the site is a 36’0x36’0”x36’0” cube structure that will be placed as focal obeject. Its symmetry is scientifically proven to have an aesthetically pleasing impacton people. The footprint of the building with its surrounding plaza is manifested by the QR (Quick Reference) ode, of the actual online library’s address, that is reflected on the site.

Private

The Info

The Plaza

As the library’s contents is removed from the physical world, it is now placed in “the cloud” were everyone can access its archives and share the knowledge, as long as they have wi-fi and a smart device. For those who do not own a device or have access to an internet connection, it becomes a reason for them to visit the building and use its facilities. The whole site is enforced with a controlled wi-fi zone where visitors can have free access to it.

Sitting areas and green spaces that encourage children and adults alike to be active on the site. Extrusions, that express the negative space of the QR code, create benches that are stradecially placed and oriented in order to spark conversations due to their proximity and allow natural sunlight to penetrate the underground level.

Pre-Fabricated Concrete Panel Assembly

Digital Screen Panel Assembly

* All panels follow an assembly sequence ** Only panels 3,4,5,6 host hollow opens for HVAC

Public

* All screens follow an assembly sequence ** Only screens 1,2,3,4 are touch sensitive

27’0”

9’0”

..and this is where babies come from..

9’0” 9’0”

Outdoor Sitting Area (plaza) 0’ 1” LED Lighten Cap (photo-resistant)

4’0”x4’0” LED Roof Panel Sheating Moisture Barrier Rigid Insulation Metal Decking W8x12 Beam

Roof Summit 36’ - 0”

(with fireproof coating)

2” x 4” Metal Stud Electric Wire Channel

Linoleum Flooring 3/4” Sheathing 6” Pre-Fabricated Concrete Slab

Third Level 25’ - 0”

9’0”x9’0” LED Screen Panel (non-touch)

Drop Ceiling with LED Light Panels Two-Grip Spider Mullion

15” Air Gap For Ductwork

Second Level 6” Pre-Fabricated Concrete Slab Adjustable Metal Frame Stud

13’ - 0”

Batt Insulation 3” Rigid Insulation 1/2” Metal Finish Strip

(perforated at time to allow ventilation)

Water Proof Barrier 2” Air Gap

Ground Level Floor Plan

9’0”x9’0” LED Touch-screen Panel

4’0”x4’0” LED Floor Panel (interior)

Adjustable Pedestal 4’0”x4’0” LED Floor Panel (exterior)

Ground Level 0’ - 0”

1/2” Metal Finish Strip

(perforated at time to allow ventilation)

9’0”x 2’0” LED Touch-screen Panel

4’0”x4’0” LED Floor Panel (interior)

Underground Level -15’ - 0”

Pile Cap

Underground Level Floor Plan

Section Detail

(Operations Room)

***Soffit that allows the system to vent through an open space

(Flexible Space)

Ceiling Height 8’-0” (Mechanical Room)

(Circulation Shaft)

Third Level RCP

Front Elevation

**Supply & Return for operations room are provided from the floor

VAV

(Virtual Auditorium)

*Supply & Return for auditorium are provided from the ceiling

Ceiling Height 9’-0”

CAV (Office/Control)

Second Level RCP

(Lobby)

CAV

Ceiling Height 10’-0”

Front Section

(Service/Office)

Ground Level RCP

Side Elevation Ceiling Height 11’-0”

Underground Level RCP HVAC Plans

Side Section

Academic Project//Fall 2014 // Urban Design Competition_NYC_ Brooklyn Navy Yards

L.A.R.A. Living Amongst Resilience & Advancement

The objective of L.A.R.A, is to provide the Brooklyn Navy Yard with solutions for three key problems that we have identified. These problems consist of: flooding, detachment from surrounding neighborhoods and an underutilized site. Our proposed concept promotes a new type of platform for the food and manufacturing industries to co-exist with innovation labs, rapid prototyping and education. A new generation of technology has arrived and with it a new mindset must be adapted- one where industry, education, community and creation can flourish - a campus. Our plan seeks to unite the site’s existing buildings with a new denser environment, that responds to current environmental threats, while embracing the urban fabric of Brooklyn's culture. We promote innovation through research, new technologies and infrastructure.

Inexistence of Industry Site rests at its natural state

Natural Port

Utilization of area’s potential

Necessary Production

Progress

In order to apply drastic measures

Site adopts the new techonogy

Higher Demand Upgrades to the site for higher production

industrial Response

Demand

Production based on political situations

Preparation

Higher production due to political situations

Speculations of a second world war

Successful Investment

Time For Change

Site fuctions at its full potential & intend based upon given situation

Research

Economies have shifted towards other types of production

Looking into new potentials for the site’s utilization

New Potential

New Perspectives

Site adapts to the needs of current times and industrial demands

Site’s location offers great opportunities for further development based on current economic trends

Navy Yard Shuts Down

Historic Timeline

1776 - 1783 115,000 prisoners die on british prison ships moored at the wallabout bay

1801 Navy Yard established

1820 slave trade piracy leads to essential ship production for the suppression of this matter

1837 First U.S.S. steam boat

1841-1851 Dry Dock 1, first use of steam powered pile driver in the u.s.

1889 Battleship era for the u.s.

1914 World War 1

1915 U.S.S. Arizona largest ship in the navy

1918 World War 1 has ended

1939 1945 World War 2 World War 2 Expansion of the has ended navy yards 70,000 workers

1960 1969 1979 1981 Industry damaged BNY re-opens Seatrain shipping BNYD Corp. while under managed by closes leases navy yards construction. seatrain shipping for 99 years $75 M in repair cost

1987 Diversification of the site

1998 Success & growth 98% occupancy shuttle service established

2009 Green indusrty

2014 Construction & Development

Economic Timeline

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U.S. Hospital

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Brooklyn Navy Yards

U.S. Navy Yard

Early 1800’s

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Agriculture Sheperding Greenlands British Posession

Agriculture Sheperding Greenlands Fishing Sailing Medicine Residential

Fishing Sailing Medicine Residential Navy Fabrication

Medicine Residential Naval Power Army Fabrication Industry

Medicine Residential Naval Power War Fabrication Industry Growth

$ Fabrication Corporations Industry Shuttle Service Innovation Sustainability

Williamsburg Bridge

The Monorail Way hosts two electric monorails that move towards both directions. The train follow the flow of the BQE. Stations are located on both York Street and Marcy Avenue to pick up and transfer passengers that commute form other Boroughs. The Structure stands 45 ft. tall above ground level.

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Manhattan Bridge

2. 1.

Resilience Super Storm Sandy exposed the vulnerability of New York’s waterfront, leaving the city victim to severe weather and flooding. We propose to remove some of the landfill added in past years to expand the waterfront, thus allowing more space for the water buddy. Manipulating the landscape at the waterfront by creating an “elevated green ribbon/belt” not only provides flood resistance but also becomes part of the Brooklyn Greenway initiative. An additional layer of resilience is added with a series of cross shaped water filtration platforms that are connected with an inflatable system and can be deployed in the event of the storm.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: The ultimate goal of L.A.R.A is to create a well oiled machine that provides a n ew platform for researchers, innovators and students to to learn, work and entertain in one space. Our plan maintains most of the existing industry but creates a plethora of new more flexible spaces aimed to focus on innovation whilst doubling the profit per sq. ft. and creating positive spillover from the adjacent community. The industry is changing, machines are more efficient and can produce at a higher rate of speed with a smaller footprint. We ask ourselves, then what is missing? A well educated trained workforce and this is something our innovation campus aims to achieve. L.A.R.A is the answer.

#11 The Mid Rise Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $422 Residential Commercial

#10 The Hise Rise

#12 The Low Rise

Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $3269 Residential Commercial Bars Cafes / Restaurants Shops

Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $1649 Residential Commercial

#5 Innovation Campus Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $4751 Medical Research Labs Technology Labs Robotics Artist Studios Library Auditorium / Classrooms Housing / Dorming Fitness Center

#4 Admiralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Row Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $18 Historic Buildings Cafe / Restaurants Supermarkets

#9 L.A.R.A. Square Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $89 Memorial Square Museum Bars Cafes / Restaurants Shops

#3 Economic Super Center Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $5161 Global Corporations Services Flexible Spaces Community Areas Five Star Hotel Rooftops Techonolical Innovation Industries

#8 Steiner Studios

#4 Micro Manufacturing

Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $4801 Movie Studios Screening Rooms Concert Halls Educational Park Cinemas

Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $2451 Fabrication Lab Wood Working Studios Metal Working Studios Clothing Manufacturing Printing

#6 Culture &Performing Arts Center Total Revenue per Sq. Ft. $220 Amphitheather Gallery Spaces Installation Platforms Exhibition Halls

#1 Vertical Gardens Total Revenue per Sq.Ft. $1914 Agriculture & Farming Baking Chocolate Making Beer Brewery Food Packing

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W.A.P.

ATER ATTENUATION PLATFORMS

W.A.P TYPE #1

W.A.P TYPE #2

This is the smallest type of platform which is also the main unit of the defensive line against storm surges.

This is the medium size type of platform which acts as a water attenuation unit as well as a host for visitors. Type 2 platforms connect to both1 (inflatable barrier line) & 3 (bridges) Types.

oring system / o acts as an artificial h habitat.

W.A.P TYPE #3

ated sewage es provide proptiate situation micro-rganisms to grow.

This is the largest type of platform which acts only as host for visitors. Its long spans become great accommodator for small boats to moor. Type 3 platforms connect only to Type 2 platforms due to the fact the they share same functions and width.

Both Type #2 and #3 islands are anchored to water turbines that produce and provide the island with the necessary amount of energy that the platform consumes.

Cross Grid Island Layout

Inflatable Storm Barriers

Habitat / Treatment Islands

Islands are layed out abased upon the the development and exapnasion of the applied grid. This fact provides the oportunity for the islands to share a rational and equally distributed distance among them which makes their assembly logical and coherent.

In the event of a storm, sensors shall signal pumps housed in the type 1 platform to inflate the dynamic barriers above the surge water level. Upstream valves are to open, allowing water to also enter the tubes. Only during an event the grid becomes a defensive line.

Through the collection of treated sewage gained from the nerby water treatment plant, and the bacteria included in it, life is able to form within the small islands. As a result the artificial shape of the island is taken over by the natural growth that feeds of these organic elements.

Storm Surge Water Treatment Pant Pipes

*Hierarchy Islandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sizes follow a spacific hierarchy based on a public access priorities. Therefore, the islands closest to the cove have a larger size to host visitors and as the islands expalnd towrads the river access becomes restricted.

*Remediating Plants Plants with anti-toxic and metal remediation abilities occupy the surface of the islands in order to contibute to the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water purification efforts.

Internship// Summer 2014 // Holm Architecture Office // Warehouse_Taiwan The Big Box project is situated at the coast in Hualien, a short drive from Taipei in Taiwan. The project is designed as an adaptive reuse project around an existing shed structure, re purposing all of the existing structure, and adapting the building to become a flexible exhibition and storage space. A series of modular, extruded aluminium, boxes create a consistent pattern that defines the entire shed volume. On the interior the roof and parts of the shed sides have glazed facades to allow for control of changing weather conditions. The boxes as units provide a blank, pattern, canvas for exhibitions, events and storage allowing for the maximum possible flexibility for future use. On the exterior each box holds prepackaged seeds creating a living and seasonal changing faรงade that directly engages the existing green surroundings while helping to create a temperate climate within the building.

Academic Project // Fall 2015 // parametric tools // ANALYSIS OF NATURAL RHYTHMS / 2-DIMENSIONAL INTERPRETATIONS Corals: They typically live in compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. The group includes the important reef builders that inhabit tropical oceans and secrete calcium carbonate to form a hard skeleton.

Result Based on Interpretation:

Experimentation: In this brief attempt, I try to find a reasoning through the two-dimensional image I chose by analyzing and projecting imaginary lines. Following this technique I try to give the derivatives an extra puch by portraying them through a perspectival depiction.

*The form follows only the rational of the aggregation examined on the previous exploration. It could have any application or function. In this case I chose to interprete it as an installation/shading device.

Academic Project // Fall 2015 // parametric tools // ANALYSIS OF NATURAL RHYTHMS / EXPLORATION OF SOAP FILM-ALGORYTHM-BASED STRUCTURES Aggregation / Orientation/ Mutation: Each polyhedral unit follows a specific aggregation sequence* that limits the overall form and bringd to a predictable result. What can be unlimited, though, is the the shapes expansive potential. That is, we can add more more units to and expand towards many directions as long as the sequence is followed. Through my experimentations I found out that the overall shape becomes even more robust by adding more and more units to it. Where the predictable and the unpredictable can come together is whenwe combine the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Random Slicing Methodâ&#x20AC;? and use it as skin and keep the rest of the units for structure (ex. Watercube, Beijing, China).

Study Models:

Times Square 4-D

Thesis Statement: “Times Square 4-D is a vertical Convention & Entertainment Center that redefines the way we experience exhibitions both inside and outside a space. The building’s transparency and the spatial configurations combined with the use of state-of-the-art technology allow for the presentation of exhibits in an innovative manner. Every level serves a different type of program, complementing the diverse and colorful character of the site. Circulatory halls, that also serve as smaller exhibition spaces, connect the building throughout all levels, thus allowing a holistic experience to be created. The building itself is a testament to its content and a manifestation of its surroundings.”

Convention & Entertainment Center Location: Manhattan, New York, United States of America Lot: 1514 Broadway, Manhattan 10036 Concept Development Analysis:

Advertisements / Commerce

The physical Interaction Visual Stimulus

Spatial utility

Times Square 4-D

Three Dimensions & the Experience

The social Interaction with thr Visual Stimulus Spatial Flexibility

Social Interaction Physical *trampoline

Crowd/Public

Schematic Development Loading Area

Core

Service Spaces & Storage

Circulation

Checkpoint

(Ground Level only)

1. Core Placement

2. Core, Service Spaces & Circulation

3. Main Spaces

Loading and unloading occurs on the back side of the building, where vehicles can enter and leave without interfering with the building’s other functions.

Cilculatory halls connect all programmatic spaces throughout the building and allow viewers to experience both the atmosphere of the building and Times Square.

Main spaces area placed in the center of the bilding so they can be viewed throughout the whole circulatory journey.

465’-0”

Inward Exposure

Outward Exposure

Advertisment Placement

Sunken Public Plaza

4. Height Extrusion

5. Program Exposure Intent

6. Final Form

Responds to the overall square footage(allowable) and relates to the neighboring buildings.

The form lifts up and reveals a suncken public plaza that allows the street to extend inside the site. The bottom half of the building’s form is dedicated to convey information towards the surrounding area, and allow passersby to et a view of what is taking place inside. The top half is encouraging the visitors to set their focus on the current activities and events that occupy the interior spaces.

The building’s facade stays true to content and programmatic intent, as it does not obstract any of the functions and activities that take place inside. Eventhough it is enclosed within a ractangular skin, the building’s interior layout is more irradical as levles cannot be defined from the outside and the facade reveals the continues and uplifting circulatory structure of the Convnetion Center.

Flexible Office & Service Spaces Sky Hall Private Events Hall 2 Convention Hall with Cocktail Lounge Flexible Dining Hall Open Auditorium 1.5 Gallery Space Garden Hall Grand Auditorium Flexible Bar Grand Convention Hall 1 Convention Hall Lobby

10’-0” X 10’-0” Exhibition Landing

LED Panel

Glass Facade / Powerglass Off

Grider Glass Casting Resin Cover Glass

LEDs

Via invisible circuit paths of the inner glass surface the assembled light emitting diodes (LEDs) inside the two panelled resin laminated glass are supplied with electrical power. Nearly any number and distance of LEDs is possible. With a connecting cable energy is being inducted via contacting stripes along both long glass edges. Power supply happens via an external unit.

Advertisement Displays

Electrical Circuit Paths

Connecting Cable

Display Board

Through the usage of this system the building’s facade will be able to switch “on” and “off”. The facade is activated based on the occasion and the convention, liberating the building from the present obstractions of the Times Square buildings’ interiors from the advertisment boards.

Vertical Gallery & Exhibition Space: A.E.S.

This layout introduces a way of product story telling as the visitor progresses and moves upwards (- or downwards) through the circulation path. This space can hold small exhibitions (10’-0” x 10’-0”) for small vendors or artists. If the space is purchased for a specific event, is up to the client to determine how they would like to utilize the space. The spaces can also be used as a sitting area, a viewing platform, or anything else that the client see fit for the space. The gallery holds a view of 7th Avenue (looking towards 49th street) and is directlyconnected to the main convention hall, where the biggest events happen.

Automatic Exhibition Systems are connected to various levels via vertical shafts and allow products (that are located on various floors) to be exposed towards the public on the ground level. This kinetic attribute helps the building catch the attention of the passersby. It also add to the notion of the interactive advertisement and content exposure.

How it works: 1. The automated platform is stabilized between two vertical columns which area also part of the whole mechanism. As the platform reaches the level that the exhibit is situated on, the rotation device of that level aligns with the platform’s protractor. It is a lengthy process.

Climbing Wall

2. The platform extends and connects with the level’s rotating mechanism. Then it the level’s mechanism automatically starts to push the exhibit towards via an elliptical motion until the object is transfered completely.

The Climbing Advertisement Wall:

A multi-purpose that serves both as an advertisement panel and a climbing wall. Since Times Square X,Y,Z is both a convention and an entertainment center, it combines aspects of both and provides the visitors with a unique experience. The advertisement (depending on context) becomes interactive and acquires more attention by the nearby visitors of the area ,as the advertisement is activated by an other visitor of the building.

3. Once the exhibit is acquired, the platform will go to the the level that the object is desired to be exposed at. This function can be control via a computer system therefore it can execute a variation of functions, such as shuffle the exhibits, keep and rotate for display, or transfer and evacuate.

Times Square 4-D South-West Elevation

Times Square 4-D North-West Elevation Social Interaction: Proxemics: * The different levels of territory suggest ways for us to communicate and produce expectations of appropriate behavior

Intimate Distance / for embracing, touching or whispering Close phase – less than 6 inches Far phase – 6 to 18 inches Personal Distance / for interactions among good friends or family Close phase –1.5 to 2.5 feet Far phase – 2.5 to 4 feet Social Distance / for interactions among acquaintances Close phase – 4 to 7 feet Far phase – 7 to 12 feet

Private Events Hall with exterior/interior walking platform view

Public Distance / used for public speaking Far phase – 25 feet /+ Close phase – 12 to 25 feet Times Square Site Plan

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41st STREET

42nd STREET

43rd STREET

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45th STREET

46th STREET

47th STREET

48th STREET

LOADING AREA

BROADW

TRUCK DRIVE-THROUGH WAY

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STORAGE

SERVICE DESK

INFO DESK

7th Avenue

CHECKPOINT

ENCLOSED HALLWAY

CHECKPOINT

45th STREET

7th Avenue

STAIRS ENTRANCE

BROADW

PUBLIC PLAZA -6’-0”

41st STREET

42nd STREET

43rd STREET

44th STREET

45th STREET

46th STREET

47th STREET

48th STREET

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BROADWAY 0’-0”

PLATFORM ENTRANCE

Times Square 4-D Ground Level Plan 100’

200’

300’

Times Square 4-D North Elevation

Field of View Analysis Horizontal Field of View: This study will indicate the length of the ground level openings Macular 18 Near Perpheral

Left Eye/Right Eye Vision Division:

Central (5 ) Paracentral (8 ) Near Perpheral

30 Mid Perpheral

Left Eye (150 )

30 Mid Perpheral

Far Perpheral

100-110

Right Eye (150 )

Standard Line of Sight: Symbol Recognition

30 30

Visual Limit of Left Eye

100-110

62 Visual Limit of Right Eye

Vertical Field of View: This study will indicate the height of the ground level openings

Upper Visual Field

55 70

Line of Sight

70 Lower Visual Field

*Head tilted at 45

125 S + 45 T =160

This analysis is conducted in order for the scheme’s development to acquire a site responsi form, as Times Square is cramped with high-rise buildings “fighting” to gian the visitros’ attention. This study sets the visual parameters of Times Square 4D‘s “Public Exposure” part of the building. The building’s facade is the most important part because is what draws the attention of the audience and will create an impression. In order to succeed in utilizing the facade’s full potential I have to be able to comprehend the limits of the human field of view, both vertically and horizontally. Therefore, I this analysis based on the human vision. This logic will allows to set the boundaries of the ground level’s grand public space, and determine the circulation of the first part by what is seen from the outside. The interior circulation, which can also be occupied as an exhibition space, is expressed on the facade is a derivative of the pedestrian flow of Times Square. The visitor can experience the site and the Conventoin Cnetersilmutaneously as they journey through the building.

mes an bservation nter the tairs entrance

“1.5” Gallery Hall &Garden Hall view

The Climbing AD Wall Safety level can only be accesed by the vertical gallery circulation platforms, and is completely ditached from the auditorium to avoid any type of interference.

The Garden Hall offers a totally different exprerience for an event as its green environment is opposed to the urban feel of the surrounding conext. It offers both an inside and outside space.

The Cocktail Lounge overlooks the “2” Convention Hall but is accessed only by the Private Evetns Hall and the elevators.

The Lounge is a point that provides rest in the building. Mini shops offer vendors and artists the opportunity to sell their products at this level.

STORAGE AREA

MINI SHOPS AREA

145’-0” 160’-0”

305’-0”

44th STREET

160’-0” UP

COCKTAIL LOUNGE

285’-0” DN

330’-0”

DN UP

145’-0” 305’-0”

LOUNGE 285’-0” GARDEN HALL 190’-0”

X GRAND AUDITORIUM

145’-0” DN UP UP

152’-6” VERTICAL GALLERY

95’-0”

320’-0”

160’-0”

CLIMBING AD WALL

305’-0”

Times Square 4-D Climbing AD Wall Safety Level

Times Square 4-D Garden Convention Hall

Times Square 4-D Lounge & Mini Shops Level

Times Square 4-D Cocktail Lounge

Times Square 4-D Section Y-Y

Times Square 4-D Section X-X

Public Plaza View

Structural Spacing & Spatial Determination

Helipad Rooftop Flexible Office & Service Space Sky Hall (Level 2) Sky Hall (Level 1) Private Events Lounge Private Events Hall Cocktail Lounge Level “2” Convention Hall

Hosting Area / Can go up to 30’-0” x 30’-0” (total area 900 sq.ft.)

Event Circulation Space / Flexible Can go down to 10’-0” wide

Column Spacing/ Columns are placed at 35’-0” aprt to provide flexibility to the spaces that accomodate the hosted events

Lounge & Mini Shops Flexible DIning Hall Open Auditorium

“1.5” Gallery Mezzanine “1.5” Gallery Hall Garden Hall Grand Auditorium

Vertical Gallery Grand Convention Space ( yes, that’s a giant trampoline) “1” Convnetion Hall

Main Lobby A.E.S. Shaft Public Plaza

Volumetric Comparisons

Programmatic Volumes

Core Total: 50,000 sq.ft

The lot area is 44,475 sq.ft. The primary zoning area is C6-7T, that is commercial, with an allowable FAR of 15.0, with an FAR bonus of up to 20% for a public plaza.

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Circulatory Spaces Total: 100,000 sq.ft

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Number of Levels: 8 Lot Occupancy: 100% Total Square Footage: 360k

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320’-0”

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*Plaza Total: 36,000 sq.ft

Number of Levels: 10 Lot Occupancy: 75% Total Square Footage: 360k

Number of Levels: 16 Lot Occupancy: 50% Total Square Footage: 360k

Number of Levels: 24 Lot Occupancy: 50% Total Square Footage: 360k

Number of Levels: 24 Lot Occupancy: 33.3% Total Square Footage: 600k

Convention Spaces Total: 440,000 sq.ft

Times Square 4-D Section Z-Z

Programmatic Exposure Visual Logic Programmatic threshold of the building

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170 ‘ - 0” 145 ‘ - 0”

110’-0”

Programmatic threshold of the building

110’-0”

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Grand Auditorium Interior View

VIisual Connections Diagrams

Visual Standpoint Activated View This diagram represents sections of the building (at 2 points), and set viepoints show the visual connection between spaces. Active viewpoints show what the viewer actually sees and what visual combinations exist within the building. This fact relates back to the whole notion of Times Square which no matter where you look there is something going on, and the viewers sight is constanlty stimulated.

Rooftop Viewing Platform Flexible OFfice & Service Space Sky Hall Level 2 Sky Hall Level 1 Private Event Lounge Private Events Hall 2 Convention Hall Lounge

2 Convention Hall Lounge & Shops Flexible Dining Hall

1.5 Gallery Mezzanine

1.5 Gallery Hall Garden Hall

Grand Auditorium

Grand Convention Hall

1 Convention Hall Lobby

Plaza

Academic Project // Fall 2015 // parametric tools // dome design/ application of panelling tools

// Reflected Ceiling Plan View

// Perspective View

// Analytical Perspective View

// Structural Analysis

Academic Project // Fall 2015 // parametric tools // LAMP SHADE design/ application of ALGORHYTHMIC PANELLING The objective of this assignment was to create a marketable object (lamp) that is designed in a user friendly way and can be put together by pre-fabricated pieces without the use of glue or any other type of permanent adhesive substance. Size and shape can vary based on the inputs of the grasshooppers functions.

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// Lamp Top View

// Lamp Structural View

// Lamp Sectional View

// Lamp Finished View

Academic Project // Fall 2015 // parametric tools // creation of an adjustable design/product CREATION through the use of grasshopper functions 3 2 1 Phalanx Measurements x

Calculation of distance among phalanxes & determination of casingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shape of pieces to avoid collision

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// Gauntlet Plan View 1

Connectors Measurements

Finger Straight

Finger Folded

Connectors provide flexibility between the finger pieces

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// Gauntlet Section x-x

Shape of finger pieces tailored to fit the userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finger comfortably

Angles between pieces allow flexibility to the folded finger.

// Exploded Axonometric View

// Mechanics

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T t w h

Wrist Mechanics

The wrist-piece hosts a semi-circular cutout in order to provide flexibility for adequate wrist movement

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A base of the desired type of gauntlet can be found, purchased and delivered through an online measuring and ordering system

Function

The information that are plugging in ,by putting in the dimensions of the pre-mentioned parts,are directly linked to a Grasshopper definition that corresponds to the conrtol slider of a box morph function that scales the parts proportionately and tailored to the client’s parts.

Taking Measurements

If a customer would like to purchase their own customized gauntlet - tailored to their proportions - they would have to measure:

- Distance from the brachioradial -beginning of forearm to the wrist - Distance from wrist to the beginning of the middle finger - Distane of all five fingers

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Wrist Mechanics

Upward movement is provided with ease

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Wrist Mechanics

Downward movement no interferencewith the forearm bracer occurs due to the diagonal angle of the bracer

Wrist Mechanics

The piece is comprised of two parts in order to provide work in harmony with the hand muscle contraction

// User Customization Interface