GRADUATE
H E AT H E R C O O P E R
Architecture
ADE 522|ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 2 SECOND YEAR
ADE 521|ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 1 FIRST YEAR
ADE 512|CORE ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO ELECTIVE COURSE
ANP 598|DIGITAL FABRICATION ELECTIVE COURSE
ANP 598|DIGITAL BIOMIMICRY COMPETITION
BIOMIMICRY STUDENT DESIGN CHALLENGE|2012-13
HEATHER COOPER
HEATHERC.DESIGN@GMAIL.COM MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY+[HERBURGER INSTITUTE] 2011-2014
CONTENTS
SECOND YEAR
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 2
ANP522 Artifact Transport
As one visits the Menil campus it becomes quickly apparent that the site has a modest, serene, and humble character. Renzo Piano’s modern architecture works in harmony with the landscape by adapting to this simplicity. The campus is a sensory experience of air flow, reflected light, and diffused light and shadow created by massive Texas Oak trees. This comprehensive studio was the national traveling studio to Houston Texas. For this studio it was imperative to experience and design of a different climate and environment that differs from the Arizona’s desert. This project was to create an addition to the Menil Campus “Master Plan” of a gallery, art storage and preservation, as well as an auditorium and cafe. Process Diagrams
Site Plan
Floor Plan
Entry
Breezeway
Lobby
Axon Detail
Section Model Interior Gallery Latitudinal Section
Exterior Gallery
Systems Diagrams
Longitudinal Section
Site Model
ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 1
ANP521
The program was based on the overall concept of having a space that becomes an interaction hub for the surrounding community. The design would be based on a culinary school that teaches classes primarily for adults, teens, children and families. Since the location is directly next to an existing local community college and multiple public transportation forms are readily available, this area could use an education based program that caters to the local demographics in a positive new light. The interaction will be bringing the outside public into the new educational space.
The concept of this project was based off of th idea of creating a space(s) that integrated into the surrounding demographics; that would hopefully initiate a movement to improve the local area in the near future. It is meant to pull people from the community as well as flow-through traffic to be attracted into coming inside the site. The location of the structures on the site is the essential reason to bring the outside in. For the general shape of the two main structures, it’s based off of the simple geometry of wings, in this case dragonfly wings.
Another component that will interact with the public is the cafe that will have taste testing open houses from the given culinary classes. Smaller socializing areas will be incorporated as well. Another important component that is required to include is having a food bank donation center for local donations to be contributed to the central Phoenix warehouse. The majority of the food provided for the classes would be “shopped� at the large food bank warehouse, and grown from the on site garden. Essentially whatever is provided from the community stays in the community. (Ex. Donation from the local community, companies and local garden.)
By having such an angular type shape to the structures, they provide fair amount of views to the surrounding areas where people would be attracted to go in. The two additional parking garages make up for the loss parking spaces that the site had before the two winged structures while still creating a space that could later be re-designed to fit more tenant spaces if needed.
Parti Diagram
Concept Diagrams Site Maps
Latitudinal Section
Program Diagram
Key Areas Diagram
Demographics Diagram
Exterior South
First Floor
Interior Loft
Culinary Class
Longitudinal Section
Second Floor
Roof
CORE ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO
ANP512
Precedents
Precedents History over time and the importance of keeping the memories alive in the local area of Scottsdale as it is always evolving and changing at a constant rate. This core studio project was one of the more conceptual projects in design base only. It was purposed to explore ideas and architectural concepts whether or not they were realistic. For this library project the program was to be redefined to be a sublime and refined prototype for future libraries or special collection buildings. The umbrella concept of this library was to create a structure that stood alone on a permanent piece of infrastructure which is the canal. By doing this, the box CPU-like structure becomes its own rooted form in which the surrounding city will not want to disturb or turn over like the rest of its current grid. The functional components such as parking, mechanical/electrical services, and pedestrian circulation is retained out of view to be either underground or off the site. The reason for this was to create a sense of daily life to not be intruding on this monumental piece of architecture, and distracting from is sublime atmosphere that roots the “brain of knowledge” of Scottsdale that houses a vault of preserved human literature.
Longitudinal Section
Since Scottsdale acts like a large living room or “salon”, the Friesian Library is in a sense a large social gathering “hub” unit for people who use technology as their means of networking and communicating to others. Regardless of the reason of going to the library, an individual or a group can converse and socialize either digitally or in person while being surrounded by timeless preserved knowledge of founding literature of human culture. While the interior acts like a vault the terraced roof is a private green space where people can rent out or use for rooftop events. Most of the Scottsdale library branches are named after horse breeds thus this library was named the Friesian. The Friesian horse is an imported breed from Europe that dates back over 3000 years to its origin in Asia. It signifies pride and elegance of Scottsdale.
Interior Perspective Roof Plan Site Plan
Elevations
Second Floor Section Model
Latitudinal Section
First Floor
D I G I TA L FA B R I C AT I O N
ANP598
The elective class purpose was to demonstrate an understanding of full scale fabrication in digital and actual form. This group project encompassed a collaborative effort in a creating a double gridshell-structure within a half dome shape. By using this natural parabolic shape, this allows the structure to hold itself up by carrying the weight of itself through compression. The dome shape is essentially a half done cut on three sides. The frame is supported by 4 jigsaw arches that are layered CNC-routed MDF pieces. The gridshell strips are made of layered jig-sawed 1/8� MDF strips.
CNC Process
Curvature Analysis
Bending Schedule
Cut Sheets
Full Fabrication
D I G I TA L B I O M I M I C R Y
ANP598 Concept Sketches
This elective class was to provide an understanding of parametric design with a chosen model from nature. The primary function of this shading structure is to capture water and use it to humidify and cool the space below by slowly dripping into small circular troughs. Four way cross air circulation is designed through the use of the parabolic arch shape. The parabolic arch creates its own structural stable form. The clear acrylic material for the water capturing cylinders are designed and assembled to have a prism effect balanced with the shadows. The overall structure arch is divided into the voronoi cells, that mimics the skeletal structure of the prickly pear.
Natures Model of the Prickly Pear Cactus
3D Print
Skin Structure
Views of Shell Structure
Pavilion in Park
BIOMIMICRY COMPETION Competed in the 2012 Student Design Challenge with the theme of designing a biometric solution to water access and management. For this project the purpose was to create an innovative solution where desert water in the Arizona climate could be collected during monsoon season or when rain occurs. As water is a valuable resource in a desert environment, so is shade during the very hot and arid months during the summer. So these “Cactus Canopies� structures were designed to be dueled purposed for collecting water and providing shade when needed. This competition was part of a sustainability class taken at ASU. As going beyond class requirements, only one group of the entire class made the project into part of the optional biomimicry competition.
WATER WISE 1 2 1
Evaportranspirative membrane
A
Growth Pattern of Slime Mold System Structure & Transportation
2
1 +
3
Ephemeral Pond Water System & Conservation
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1 Pores 2 Water slicking coating 3 Wicking material
2
Saguaro Cactus Water-Captured System & Purification
A
Water Transport A centtrall pipeline f rme fo ed similar to a plan nts xylem channells iss used to transportt th he co olleccted rain n water to the ground. Enlarged view
B
B
A B
Hybrid Solutions Informed by
Metal cable network Evaportranspirative fabric
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structural fins in nfrasttructure in closed form m
A Ag gav ave e Ar A ms m
De Dese ese sert Blo oss ssom sso
Cact Ca cttus us
B Leaf Le aff Po orres
Tre ee Ca Cano nopy y
Liimb L Limb
Combining the water capturing capabilities of the agave with the shade canopy of a desert palo verde, th his makes possible, an infrastruc cture that both efficiently manages water and provides shade for its landscape and in nhabitants.
Du uring the sum mmer months and raiiny day ys, our infrasttructurre can sp preads its canopy. The canopy is s multi-function nal. It will provide solar shade, rain fall collec ction, and d evapottransporatiive cooling. The structture will allso pro ovid de both short term m an nd lon ng term m rainwate er storage e.
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In the winter months an nd dry weathe er days the canopy close es up. In this closed lim mb sta ate, our structure ta akes on the aesthetic ch harracter of a saguaro cactus, with its fins tha at are e self shading an nd stru uctu urally efficient.
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HEATHER COOPER
HEATHERC.DESIGN@GMAIL.COM MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY+[HERBURGER INSTITUTE] 2011-2014
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Architecture