MONOGRAPH ONE [1] SELECTED ACADEMIC PROJECTS BY EMMANUEL PIERRE JORDAN GEE
12’-0”
PANEL 1 80% OPACITY
A A B
D C
[A] - INDUSTRIAL GLASS FACINGS [B] - NOMEX RESIN COATED HONEYCOMB FIBER [C] - MECHANICAL STEEL TRACK SYSTEM [D] - FACINGS + HONEYCOMB SHEETS + MECHANICAL SYSTEM = [MECHANICALLY INSULATED APERATURE SKIN SYSTEM]
PANEL 2 50% OPACITY
PANEL 3 10% OPACITY
PANEL 2 60% OPACITY
P R O J E C T T I T L E :
APERTURE: skin systems as communication
C R I T I C :
RASHIDA NG
S T U D I O :
ARCH
C L I E N T :
digiFAD laboratory
P H A S E S :
331/431
FALL
2006
3 DESIGN AND RESEARCH PHASES [MATERIAL
&
SITE
RESEARCH,
TECHNOLOGY,
DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT]
C O U R S E DESCRIPTION:
THIS STUDIO WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO DESIGN AS A PROCESS THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE CONCEPTION OF AN INITIAL IDEA. IT DEVELOPED AN INITIAL SCHEME INTO A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY THAT DEMONSTRATES THE RESPONSE TO SITE CONDITIONS, THE MATERIAL NATURE OF THE ENCLOSURE AND ITS ASSEMBLY, THE SUSTAINABLE RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, LIFE-SAFETY REGULATIONS, AND ACCESSIBILITY. THIS PROJECT WAS A SIMULTANEOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPECIFIC MATERIAL AS A TECTONIC ASSEMBLY, WHILE ENGAGING IN THE BROADER GOAL OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION. THE DESIGN WAS FOR A DIGITAL FABRICATION AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LABORATORY, SPECIALIZING IN CUSTOMIZED ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING PRODUCT DESIGN AND DIGITAL FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES. WE WERE ASKED TO DEVELOP THIS PROJECT IN FULL WITH A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION, STRUCTURAL DESIGN, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS PER NAAB CRITERIA. - NG
PROGRAM:
THE PROGRAM FOR THIS PROJECT WAS TO FOCUS & DEVELOP A SYSTEM THROUGH THE USE OF A SPECIFIC MATERIAL, WHILE DESIGNING A COMPLETE WORKSHOP/LABORATORY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A LOBBY, EXHIBITION GALLERY, WORK STUDIOS, MOCK-UP SPACE, TESTING LAB, MATERIALS LIBRARY, PROTOTYPING SHOP, FABRICATION SHOP, AND ALL TYPICAL COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS.
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THIS PROJECT’S SITE IS LOCATED IN MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA AT MAIN STREET AND LEVERINGTON AVENUE BETWEEN THE SCHUYKILL RIVER AND THE MANAYUNK CANAL.
FOCUSES:
THE FOCUS FOR THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNING A SKIN SYSTEM WHICH ALTERED THE APERTURE OF THE BUILDINGS FACADE USING HONEYCOMB RESIN FIBER SHEETS.
A W A R D S :
THIS PROJECT WAS NOMINATED BY FACULTY FOR THREE STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITIONS. IT RECIEVED A 2ND PLACE AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING DESIGN AND PRESINTATION SKILLS FROM THE “AIA WEST NEW JERSEY STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS” IN 2007. IT ALSO RECIEVED AN HONORABLE MENTION FROM “VITTETA: BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST BI-ANNUAL ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION”. THE THIRD AWARD SUBMISSION WAS TO AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION CALLED “INPUT/OUTPUT”.
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Separation Map
digiFAD LABORATORY IS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION FIRM LOCATED IN MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA [ACADEMIC]. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON VENICE ISLAND, AN ARTIFICIALLY CREATED ISLAND CENTERED BETWEEN THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER AND THE MANAYUNK CANAL. THIS LOCATION HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AN AREA OF EXTREME FLOODING AND IS FOUND ISOLATED FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY DUE TO A WEB OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RE-INTEGRATE THIS MAN MADE ISLAND TO THE COMMUNITY, IT IS THE INTENSION OF THIS LAB TO ACT AS A COMMUNICATOR BETWEEN “THE BUILDING, THE PRODUCT, THE FABRICATOR, AND THE COMMUNITY.” THE INITIAL GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ADAPTIVE AND MODULATING SKIN, WHICH COULD REFLECT THE PROGRAMMATIC CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF PRODUCTION WITHIN, WHILE MAINTAINING THE LEVEL OF PRIVACY NEEDED FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.
Built Surfaces Manayunk Canal
LOADING DOCK & STORAGE
Vehicular Movement
MECHANICAL ROOM
Rail Movement
Schuylkill River
N Water Density
Venice Island and Surrounding Densities: 2006
[Each Solid Block Represents 10,000 sqft]
Void and Nature
void - 1,978,187,620
roads - 850,324,047
water - 848,016,158
built - 570,092,444
train - 372,496,151
digiFAD ’S EXTERIOR CLADDING IS A MECHANICAL SKIN SYSTEM MADE FROM HONEYCOMB FIBER SHEETS. THESE HONEYCOMB SHEETS ACT AS SCREENS TO ADJUST VISIBILITY WITHIN. THE APERTURE OF THE BUILDING’S SKIN CHANGES BY THE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF MULTIPLE SCREENS MECHANICALLY INDEPENDENT FROM EACH OTHER, BUT STILL CONFORMED TO A SINGLE SYSTEM, EACH INDIVIDUAL LAB/WORKSTATION WILL BE ABLE TO WORK ON VARIOUS SETS OF PRODUCTS AT MULTIPLE STAGES OF RESEARCH, DESIGN, & DEVELOPMENT. THIS SHIFT OF VISIBILITY WITHIN THE BUILDINGS INTERIOR ALTERS ITS IMAGE IN RESPONSE TO THE PROGRAMMATIC CONDITIONS OCCURRING WITHIN, AS WELL AS COMMUNICATING ITS FUNCTION THROUGH SUBLIMINAL PUBLICITY.
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Fourth Floor Plan Scale: 1” = 50’
12’-0”
A A B
D C
[A] [B] [C] [D]
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INDUSTRIAL GLASS FACINGS NOMEX RESIN COATED HONEYCOMB FIBER MECHANICAL STEEL TRACK SYSTEM FACINGS + HONEYCOMB SHEETS + MECHANICAL SYSTEM = [MECHANICALLY INSULATED APERATURE SKIN SYSTEM]
THIS DIAGRAM REPRESENTS SOME POSSIBLE VARIATIONS WHICH THE MODULATING SKIN CAN PERFORM TO ADJUST THE APERTURE OR “STATE OF PRIVACY” WITHIN THE BUILDING’S INTERIOR. THE INDIVIDUAL PANELS HAVE AUTONOMOUS MECHANICAL MANUVERABILITY, WHILE STILL BEING AN INTER-DEPENDENT SKIN SYSTEM; AS ONE PANEL SHIFTS THE SUBSEQUENT PANELS WILL ADJUST THIER APERATURE CHANGING THE VISIBILITY OF THE BUILDINGS SKIN
SINGLE HONEYCOMB SHEET INSIDE FACADE SKIN SYSTEM PANEL 1 80% OPACITY
PANEL 2 50% OPACITY
PANEL 3 10% OPACITY
PANEL 2 60% OPACITY
HONEYCOMB PANELS WITH APERTURE VARIATIONS
Wall Section Scale: 1’ = 20’
M E C H A N I C A L
Ground Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
P L A N S
Fourth Floor / Roof Plan
Detail Section_2 Scale: 1/2” = 1’
Detail Section_1 Scale: 1/4” = 1’