Evan KOTZEN

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2018 thesis

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advisor: Katie Broh

Site context

germantown

philadelphia Pennsylvania School for the deaf

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SCHOOL SCHOOL

AFTERSCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY

SPECIAL SPECIALEVENTS EVENTS

SUMMER CAMPS SUMMER CAMP

EE AAGG ORR TO SST M OOM RROO SSTT RRE K KC ECE CHH TC AAT COO YTH BOB LOO TT/ B KKEE M ICC TTI OMO ORO GR NNG SSI I EESS P DDR OHPO SHS EE MM TUU SST P COO OP E SHHO ES AC NE CPE EEN PAS SC CS E NE NAC RAM OOM RFF O PE DIOI D TUU SST E ER CEE AR T NC AET DA TEH H XT OX E BBO RTER CKK EATA AAC HHE BL //TT MM IU OR IITT UDD AAU Since the building wants to be utilized to its fullest function, it needs to be inhabited at all times of the day and year. With the school user only occupying the space for a few hours a day and a few months of the year, additional users are needed to exist in the building and take advantage of its capabilities. The afterschool program can provide building use for students following school. The community can inhabit the space in the evenings for Town Hall Meetings or adult education. Parties and specialized events, like traveling theatres can put on productions on the stage on weekends and throughout the summer. And in the summer, the dance studios and costume shops can be taken advantage of for camps and workshops. That being said, each user does not need all the programmatic spaces that the other users need.

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Deaf space concepts

architectural concepts designed to make spaces accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing - Visual connectivity and contextual understanding - Open spaces with the lack of visual barriers - The concentration and control of:

Movement of shadows Vibrations

Reading of subtle shifts in the expression/position of others around them

sensory reach

- Appropriate spatial distance to visually understand partner’s signs and movements - The increase in group size, the more distance neces sary for all to see and understand the signed con versation - Furniture and programmatic spaces are impacted by the visual communication spacing

space and proximity

mobility and proximity

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- A wide separation is necessary between signers for clear visual communication - Uninterrupted space or circulation paths are important to not distract a signer from losing focus on their conversation - Elements of distraction include: Stairs

Eye-catching signs, decorations, or colors

Angled walls, that prevent smooth visuals around

a corner

Deaf oriented theatre - Contains an aspect of Deaf culture

- Presents 100% of the Deaf experience

Each production is solely signed

DEAF THEATRE

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- Contains an aspect of Deaf culture - Presents some deaf experience - Combines sign language with spoken word - Hearing oriented

SIGN LANGUAGE THEATRE

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PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE

- Universal participation - Combines sign language with spoken word - Pre-ordained roles are not decided upon based on physical abilities (deaf or heaing) - Musical productions combine sign language in with the dance choreography for cohesive productions and un derstanding

- Translated text into ASL - Signing done in audience to allow for visual under standing of spoken word - Done at theatrical productions and concerts

ASL -INTERPRETED THEATRE

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Preliminary MASSING Models

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Site Context Models

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MASSING OPTION 1 this concept has program on two levels; one at grade and the other a story above grade. to create a connection back to the campus, programmatic elements are justified in different directions for visual articulation of the concept. these angled structures also create spaces for exterior programmatic use below their cantilever. This allows for the blurring of interior and exterior spatial use.

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MASSING OPTION 1 this concept keeps all the program on a single floor level with ungulating roofs to define the different programmatic spaces that exist throughout the building. The lower building heights allow for a more relatable scale to the rest of the campus structures. by placing the perfomance spaces and lobby on the exterior parts of the lot, glass walls allow for a transparency into the space from the street and the campus.

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MASSING OPTION 3 this concept plays with the idea of stacking spaces based on heirarchy of significance in the theatre. With the main performance venue on the top floor, the supporting program submerged below grade to give the upper spaces a visual importance

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Structural Concept deafspace concepts come into play even for the structural concept of the building. to alleviate visual and physical barries, the structure is mostly hidden in walls or kept out of circulation paths to allow for easy communication and transition throughout spaces.

Basement

Ground Floor

Second Floor

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Lighting Study to allow for glazing to exist in the places that are represented in the model (to the left), Friiting is necessary to prevent too much light entering the building at certain points of the day. Utilizing a gradient fritting allows for a smooth transition from opaque to transparent.

The IAC Buidling

New York, NY Frank Gehry Opaque, gradient fritting

White Block Gallery

Seoul, South Korea

Ssd

smooth gradient fritting

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Sustainable Actions

Air FLow

Water Collection

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Programmatic axons

Amphitheatre

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sign language theatre

Programmatic axons

deaf theatre

performing arts theatre

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experiential vignette

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experiential vignette

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experiential vignette

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experiential vignette

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site context model

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building section model

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