Emily Wright by Emily Wright

Selected Works

Emily Wright Master of Architecture Candidate 2013 School of the Art Institute of Chicago ewrigh3@saic.edu (937) 213.3133

“We believe we have created a way to take an already existing g an and d un unde underutilized derutilizzed as aspe aspect pect ct infrastructure Chicago, of the city and turn it into this third space. Being a unique infra astructu ast ture re tto o Chic cag ago, o, tthat hatt ha which would be aspect is the alleyway. The alleyways occupy the space, whic ch wou ch uld b e su ssuburban bu urb ban a backyard while America’s backyard. We want to create Chicago’s new backya ard dw hiile keeping h g tthe he ffunche unctionality and service aspects that do currently utilize them.”

Large cities such as Chicago potentially lose person-to-person, communal involvement with such dense and fast growing populations. Our team felt that in each individual neighborhood of Chicago, there is a serious lack of community. To solve this we want to create a third space. We envisioned this third space on a more urban level; ap place ace between e ee p private ae a at and pub pubb l lic; iindoor ndoo o an a and nd nd o outdoor. utdo oor oo or. o or rr. A space pace e where m whe me members em ers em rrs s o of the he e area can can begin be eg building uildin ing ng g communal om mm al rela relations, tions a place pla e where he people h p peop ple can p an n gather a e and talk, talk k a place k, pl where whe w ere people e er le ssee familiar ia ffac iar faces ace es s wh w while hile e wa walking in their the tth he r dog o hei h or tak ta taking aking ng th ng the he e tras ttrash h o out. ut

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HOUSEHOLD INCOME: mapping

REDEVELOPMENT ZONES: mapping

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To begin our studies into what our alley current had around it anin order to form a more knolwdgable understand of what it might need, we ﬁrst researched all of the essiential qcomponents of Chicago; from these 6 areas, to ﬁre stations, police stations, farmers’ markets, grocery stores, entertainment, resaurants, commercial, retail, and more. PARKS: mapping

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We then narrowed down our studies, focusing on what speciﬁcally surrounded our allyway. We formed 5 typologies: retail, industrial, infrastructure, single family residential, and apartment residential. We expanded these typologies by creating small plan diagrams of how each typy could possibly be orientated within the space. Finally, we mapped the alley to gain a better understanding of the environment, culture and potential needs present there.

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With an overall goal of actualizing this alley as a prototype of our project, we figured out the actual construction techniques necessary to realize these installments to the existing infrastructure in an alley.

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We then narrowed down our studies, focusing on what specifically surrounded our allyway. We formed 5 typologies: retail, industrial, infrastructure, single family residential, and apartment residential. We expanded these typologies by creating small plan diagrams of how each typy could possibly be orientated within the space. Finally, we mapped the alley to gain a better understanding of the environment, culture and potential needs present there.

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Robert Crown Community Center and Park To research this infrastructure, we drove a north to south, east to west, and northwest route through the entire city and surrounding neighborhoods only using the alleyways. We documente

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CIRCULATION LIBRARY MULTIPURPOSE GYMNASIUM HOCKEY

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Second Floor Plan

The Northeast edge of the building, as well as the arcade acts as a vestibule, therefore by conditioning the air in a buffer space between the entrances from outside to inside, insulates the interior and prevents cooling/heat loss during the hot/cold seasons. Furthermore, being situated on the Northeast edge, addressing winter winds from that direction.

With dozens of small plots of gardens, the site will encompass many sustainable strategies. Some of the gardens will grow native plants, while others will be wetlands. Each plot will be separated by trails made of permeable pavers leading beneath to an irrigation system. This irrigation system will not only aesthetically support my subtle space separation theme, but collect storm and grey water which can be used to water the gardens when dry and increased flood control when excessive rain supplies the site. The wetlands as well as irrigation system will help reduce pollution and enhance water quality. The garden plots near the cafe/multipurpose space will also be perfect areas for on-site compost piles, thus eliminating the amount of waste leaving the site, while enhance the soil for the gardens and grass.

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CIRCULATION MULTIPURPOSE GYMNASIUM HOCKEY

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First Floor: Hockey

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Library: Reading Rooms= 2500 sq ft Stacks= 4000 sq ft Fixed Seating=2277 sq ft Standing Room= 2800 sq ft Classrooms (2) each = 1670 sq ft Multipurpose (2) each = 1650 sq ft Mechanical (gross) = 2030 sq ft Locker Rooms (gross)= 1000 Gym Mezz = 2230 sq ft Concession/Kitchen = 1675 sq ft Total Hockey Excluding Rink: Rink:

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Egress Minimum (without sprinkler) = 200 ft Door Widths= .2 inches per occupant Stair Widths=.3 inches per occupant

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Building extension through landscape. To incorporate the landscape surround this development, by extending the already existing grid lines, the park to the right becomes a field of tarraced land creating dynamite spaces.

Using the required housing square footages, I developed a series of both building and landscape typologies in which can puzzle together to create intamate, courtprivate yards, to large, urban parks.

Activating space over time.

Bringing Green from Ground to Building Facades Individual Private Green Space

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Extending Individually: Creating Dynamic

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION RESIDENT CIRCULATION VEHICULAR CIRCULATION UNDERGROUND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION POINTS OF CIRCULATION TO ALLLEVELS

SCIOTO HOUSING PLUS The theme of autumn mn quarterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarte 4th year design studio was o organization: organization of the research, organization of the site, organization zation of o the program program, organization of a mass of mate material, erial complex organizations e organizations, etc etc. Given that existing neighborhoods surrounding the site are comprised primarily of older residents and those with growing families, the studio problem proposes two primary housing typologies to engage: aging-in-place senior housing and youth-oriented family housing. Housing: 1,050,000 sq ft Neighborhood amenities: 170,000 sq ft City amenities: 200,000 sq ft Parking: 405,000 sq ft

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ITALY INSTALLATION In Ascoli Piceno, we were mixed with Italian architecture students and divided into groups of six. We were to design an exhibition space to display the previous year’s boards and models. The winning group’s project would be built in a market in Ancona. Our proposal consisted of using materials one could find throughout a marketplace: string, colored water bottles, and plastic crates. We proposed stringing the quarter filled colored water bottles above the underneath market, drawing the market shoppers up to the exhibition space in the mezzanine. There the crates would line the railing, displaying the models and boards of the exhibition. Our group’s project was chosen to be built in Ancona.

This studio was designed for the tenth installment of the Publi_city series of collaborative projects. It proposed the intervention of contemporary art to revitalize public space. Mixed teams of Italian, American, and Turkish students resulted in an installation in the Mercato delle Erbe, the early 20th century public market in historic Ancona. â&#x20AC;&#x153;MarketingArt 2â&#x20AC;? provided us with the opportunity to realize one proposed solutions to accommodate a temporary exhibition of student design projects for the city. Ohio State and Ascoli Piceno students crafted the interior design project selected by a local jury with support from the City of Ancona and Gagliardini, srl. The installation received media coverage and was published in the journal, Progetti.

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Our group analysis combined many ideas, including density, shadows, color and breaking down one whole into many different pieces. The ďŹ rst diagram notates the movement of the dancers throughout the ďŹ eld. A screenshot taken every 5 seconds, and the position of the dancers is marked. The second diagram notates the shoulder alignments of each dancer through each frame.

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The dancers each have unique movements that are often contrapuntal to the other dancer(s). Periodically, their movements also form alignments. These relationships govern the placement of the voxels.

Analysis: Marking every dancer with lines

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SOPHOMORE YEAR | SPRING STUDIO This project was coordinated with world-renowned choreographer William Forsytheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s piece, One Flat Thing, reproduced. While Forsytheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s piece moved from performance to abstraction, this project moved from abstraction to performance. To afford a range of approaches, three phases were addressed: research, outlining tactics of engagement and deploying particular techniques for executing these tactics; development, translating research into specific installation proposals and channeling them into group efforts; and fabrication, culminating in the construction of the project.

Step 1: Cut out cube sides and cuts with CNC milling machine.

Building process

Variation in size

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Step 2: Separate sides into cube groups and spray paint the interior sides.

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Step 3: Glue and sand.

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Step 4: Repeat previous steps until all three sizes of cubes are complete.

Step 5: Arrange cubes into different composures based on the density and different sizes of each cube and the whole.

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Step 6: Ultimately, compose one large square cube of the individuals.

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Plan of Knowlton Hall

East | Weat Section of Knowlton Hall

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Emily Wright Master of Architecture Candidate 2013 School of the Art Institute of Chicago ewrigh3@saic.edu (937) 213.3133