ERIKA DURAN DESIGN _ Portfolio
PUBLIC HOUSING GRADUATE STUDIO I Fall 2009 ORLANDO, FLORIDA
The public housing project for Orlando Florida seeks to re-invent the inhabitant. The contemporary inhabitant evolves with changing personal, economic and environmental concerns. As Le Corbusier designed for the idealized man, the MDLR person has different values. People prefer to drop their kids off at day care and walk to work. The dream of having a perfectly manicured lawn changes to sharing a common public space. The term community has come to mean common achievements and the benefits of the collective.
MODULAR MAN - Le Corbusier
WALK
CYCLE
RUN
People seek a healthier and more active lifestyle. The sedentary nature of desk jobs does not allow for people to incorporate exercise in their day to day. Economically, people worry as gas prices rise daily and the future of non-renewable resources gets more expensive. Environmentally, we are more aware of the harm to the environment caused by automobile pollution. MDLR PERSON
HOUSING FOCUSED ON THE RE-INVENTION OF THE INHABITANT THAT WALKS CYCLES AND RUNS ALONG THE STRUCTURAL CIRCULATION CORE
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COMMON OPEN SPACES IN USE
INTERIOR COMMON OPEN SPACE
INTERIOR RAMPS AND COLUMNS
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The Orlando Public Housing project primarily focuses on the common open spaces of the structure. The inhabitants share this space and are invited to actively use it for their personal and communal benefit.
SOUTH SECTION
The common open spaces in these diagrams are highlighted in yellow. The circulation to and around these spaces has to accomodate the MDLR person proposed at the inception of the project. The MDLR person is a health conscious and environmentally conscious person that includes walking, cycling, and running among their daily activities. To address this need, the Orlando Public Housing project establishes a system of ramps that make the common open spaces destinations for the MDLR person.
NORTH SECTION
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SPACIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PROGRAMATIC ELEMENTS
With the common inhabitation and circulation as the driving force behind the project, the other programatic elements fall into place. The city of Orlando requested a residential element which is highlighted in pink and is located in the higher levels of the building. The yellow circulation core becomes not only a central feature for the residential component that surrounds it but also serves as a structural core for the building to stand on. On the lower levels, the areas highlighted in green are commercial spaces that contain a sports museum, supermarket, and other retail spaces. These elements enhance the concept of the common open space since the residue spaces between these commercial spaces result in common open spaces.
SPACIAL RELATIONSHIPS EAST
SPACIAL RELATIONSHIPS NORTH
COMMON OPEN SPACE
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL SPACIAL RELATIONSHIPS SOUTH
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SITE LOCATION AND RELATIONSHIP TO 1-4 BRIDGE
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GROUP WELLNESS
The project has a public component that extends out under the interstate bridge. The program for this area is also related to daily activities and group wellness. Under the I-4 bridge, an olympic size pool was proposed for use by the local community. When athletes are in town, they can reserve the space for training or water therapy. Lounging green space was also proposed for employees from the surrounding businesses to use. PUBlIC POOL
COMMON OPEN SPACES
GYM/ TRAINING FACILITY
RAMP ACCESS INTO BUILDING
LOUNGING AREA
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SARASOTA COMMUNITY ROW HOUSE GRADUATE STUDIO II Spring 2010
SARASOTA, FLORIDA The goal of the Sarasota Community Row House is to engage the landscape through elements that are reminscent of rowers and the tools they use in the water. Long horizontal elements in the landscape reach out the inhabitant, inviting them into the space. The horizontal elements, which also resemble rowing oars, are intended to create a rythm within the lanscape. The the musicality and rythm produced by engaging the landscape in this manner is also infused into the interior as vertical dividers of the interior space. The ground level of the boat house contains all of the community activities and the gym. The subterranean space houses boat storage and leads directly to the water.
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STUDYING MORPHOLOGY IN RELATION TO THE LANDSCAPE Conceptual skeches generated for this project studied the morphology of the structure with relation to the landscape.
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GROUND LEVEL
lobby
entrance
weights and cardio
rowing machines
lounging deck
therapy rooms
community room
men’s locker
women’s locker
kitchen
dining
lounging deck
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classroom
BOATHOUSE 1 INTERIOR
GROUND LEVEL
SUBTERRANEAN LEVEL
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COMMUNITY ROOM MATERIAL TESTING
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GYM INTERIOR
BOATHOUSE 2 INTERIOR
SITE PLAN
LOWER LEVEL WALKWAY
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READING ROOM Spring 2009 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PROJECT - MATERIALS AND METHODS II Revit Architecture The goal of this project was to create a set of construction documents to follow the Florida Building Code and ADA requirements. Using Revit Architecture, the project seamlessly addressed the needs for the reading room as a space for utiliy and repose.
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SITE PLAN
SECTION
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FLOOR PLAN
women’s restroom
reading area study space
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men’s restroom
MASS TRANSIT STATION GRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO III Fall 2010 VICENZA, ITALY CREATING A VESSEL OF SOUVENIRS
SKETCHING THE TOWER SPACES AND FORM
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PROCESS
DESIGN
EVOLVE
THE TOWER AS A MODERN ICON WITHIN THE HISTORIC CITY
SOUTH SECTION
Vicenza is a historic city with a picturesque city center. Several cathedral and clock towers are found around the historic downtown center. Many of the towers are not accessible to the public since they are of religious and historic importance. The mass transit Vicenza Tower stands as a modern icon within the historic city. It promotes public transit and is accessible to people from all backgrounds. The transparency of the glass encased structure invites tourists and locals alike to become part of the exhibit of traveling souvenirs. 22
The Vicenza mass transit station becomes a vessel for the traveller. Upon arrival, the tower serves as a landmark that can be seen by observers from far away. This serves the purpose of orienting the traveller, who is not familiar with his or her surroundings. At the station, the traveller can ascend the tower to get a better perspective of the city so that they may engage the urban form more efficiently. From a higher vantage point the inhabitant can see the points of interest in the city - the piazzas, churches, and the historic architecture of the city center.
INTERIOR STORAGE AND CIRCULATION
Just like travelers that come and go, the tower is also ever-changing. Transparent glass lockers line the walls that face out of the tower. The lockers enclose the belongings of the users. Suitcases, souvenirs, snacks, and backpacks are exposed in their truest form. They become an exhibit for others to see objects from far way lands.
EAST SECTION
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN Masters Research Project Fall 2010, Spring 2011 MIAMI, FLORIDA BUILDING INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE CARBON NEUTRAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN THESIS: Developing an Agricultural Kit of Parts for the Urban Farm Designer As cities grow beyond their planned borders and non-renewable resources become more limited, planning for the effective integration of food production into the urban setting becomes a real issue to address. The example below shows the city if São Paulo, Brazil as the “urban stain” increases throught the years. In this example it becomes aparent that among other things, urban infrastructure should allow for the production of food to the city’s inhabitants.
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Urban growth pattern: São Paulo- Brazil
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The example above is similiar to many major cities around the world. This thesis seeks to argue that agriculture in the urban setting is feasable if proper systems are studied and integrated. The feasability of agriculture in the city is highly depenedent on water management, space, constraints, and renewable energy. The main focus of this thesis is to create a kit of parts that can be used to design urban agricultural units at different scales throughout the city of Miami. Benefits of integrating these structures in the urban setting include: •Carbon Neutral Production •Minimal Transport to end consumer •More access to healthy food •Better tasting food with better shelf life 24
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KIT OF PARTS GREENHOUSE HYDROPONIC PRODUCTON SYSTEM METHANE DIGESTER NUTRIENT CYCLING WATER CAPTURE
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RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM PINECREST NEIGHBORHOOD SITE TYPE: LARGE PLOT, RANCH STYLE RESIDENCES PRODUCTION TYPE: SMALL SCALE RESIDENTIAL/ COMMUNITY SUBSISTENCE
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SCALE PRODUCTIVE SPACE
300 square ft. 240 square ft.
POTENTIAL YIELD
2880 lb. fresh veggies per year
The production capacity of one of these household units can produce the yearly fresh vegetable amount to feed 7 people. One residential city block would need six of these units to feed each household for a year with food to spare
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RESIDENTIAL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS 28
RENEWABLE ENERGY Methane digesters use the byproducts of the agricultural greenhouse production to make biogas. Biogas is composed of several different gasses but principally methane (CH4) which can be combusted to power a generator which then powers the greenhouse systems. This strategy not only creates a source for renewable energy but re-uses the non-edible parts of the plant such as the stems, leaves and roots. As an added benefit, the production of methane also leaves behind a nutrient rich effluent which can be cycled back into the hydroponic growing systems.
DIGESTER CYCLE
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SPECIALTY SYSTEM
COCONUT GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD SITE TYPE: SMALL LAND PLOTS, CLUSTERED RESIDENCES, AFFLUENT COMMUNITY PRODUCTION TYPE: MEDIUM SCALE SPECIALTY/ MEDIUM SCALE COMMUNITY SUBSISTENCE
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SCALE PRODUCTIVE SPACE
1200 square ft. 960 square ft.
POTENTIAL YIELD
11520 lbs. fresh veggies per year
PRODUCTION
STRUCTURE Greenhouse structures and materials are light and inexpensive. The structural skeletond is composed primarily of lightweight steel and can be covered by a variety of materials such as glass, plastic or mesh. The lightness of the structure and materials allows for these structures to easily be placed on roof tops- either retrofit or integrated from the initial design.
Hydroponic production can yield about 12 pounds of produce per square foot per year. Deterimining the size of the production space relates directly to the intended use of the product. A small scale production space can be used for family subsistence. A medium scale production space can be used for specialty products such as medicinal herbs or plants that need some processing before arriving to the consumer. Large scale production spaces would be integrated on supermarket rooftops or idle plots around the city to allow for growing produce at a commercial scale.
MARKET SPACE WATER FILTRATION Water filtration and capture is integral to keeping the systems running smoothly. The filtration system plays an integral part in capturing gray water from a building and reusing it for the growing systems.
Urban agriculturally productive spaces present the opportunity to integrate related programs such as market, housing, and storage. Additionally, the greenhouse can assist with thermal control and water management within the hosting building.
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SPACIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN SECTION
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
FILTRATION
EDUCATION MARKET
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FILTRATION, VENTILATION AND COOLING
The benefit of integrating the water capture system into the architecture of the structure is that it presents an opportunity to filter rain water and grey water from the structure itself. A filter at this scale can serve as a filter for neighboring structures close by.
AGRICULTURAL SPACES AT NIGHT
By deconstructing and enlarging the concept of a filtration device, the filtration materials can become materials in the building. Additionally the filtration devices can create opportunities for thermal control of the spaces so that spaces can be cooled an ventilated. This concept should take into account ambient temperatures and humidity.
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Lighting: PATRON Lamp
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Model Making
_ Thinking Through Making
NOGUCHI MUSEUM PROPOSAL _ LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Creating a modern space to house modern pieces Which came first, building or landscape? This proposal invites that question as it could have been a simlutaneous production and like anything in design - the one informs the other. The constructed landscape folds into the enclosed space. The structures seem to levetate as they allow for the landscape to become it’s own gallery space to celebrate Noguchi’s magnificent sculptures. The enclosed structures are moments of energy and activity in the constructed experience of the landscape.
CREATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL DATUM The colorfull layers of this piece were the infrastructural network of this model. Each two dimensional drawing harbored a layer of information. The stacked drawing was later exploded and information was filtered to create a 3D model of an architectural experience.
CONCEPUTUALIZING SPACES FROM THE WHOLE Thinking through making: When the model is first conceptualized, it starts as a tangible set of components that must come together as a whole before spacial demands are met. When the model and its integrated pieces comes together, the spaces emerge and the human scale makes it an inhabitable experience. Both steps are necessary for fully integrated design.
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SKETCHES Hand sketching helps design by problem solving through making. A sketch can convey a space, a building, a memory. It can record an experience more hard-wired than a photograph can and it can express an intention more poingnantly.
MODIGLIANI SKETCH
SUBTERRANEAN SPACE MASP- SAO PAULO
RESTAURANT LOGO CONCEPT
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COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS _ The Back Pack Project Logo
The Back Pack Project’s mission is to provide homeless men, women, and children of New York City with sleeping bags and backpacks containing essential items for survival. Sponsored by the Coalition for the Homeless, the project manager wanted the logo to be simple and iconic so that it could be printed on t-shirts, used on letterhead, and screen printed on the packs themselves.
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Work Experience _
Walt Disney World Company
Work Experience _
Bright Farm Systems
WORK EXPERIENCE Brightfarm Systems Architecture Associate New York, New York •Studied and participated in proposing projects for one of the newest trends in developing innovative cities: Rooftop Hydroponic Greenhouses. •Worked with the creators of The Science Barge, one of the leading examples of agriculture in the city. The Science Barge has been featured in National Geographic, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal. It is the prototype for off-grid agricultural systems in the urban setting.
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CITY
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HUNTS POINT TERMINAL MARKET PROPOSAL Brightfarm Systems Architecture Internship Summer 2009 Bronx, New York The Hunts Point Terminall Market proposal was aimed at cooperating with sellers and growers to produce better quality food in the city. The production of food closer to the selling point reduces the carbon footprint of the produce and provides better tasting food with a longer shelf life. The greenhouses not only serve the purpose as a production space but also architecturally enhance the rennovated building and have the potential to be integrated into the ventilation and thermal control of the space. Since most of the lower level is refrigerated storage for large quantities of produce, the waste heat generated by these refrigeration systems can be used to heat the greenhouses during the winter. Additionally, water capture systems that are also included in the design store water that is used in the hydroponic production systems.
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SCALE PRODUCTIVE SPACE
209,664 square ft. 167,715 square ft.
POTENTIAL YIELD
1006 tons fresh veggies per year
Often the concern for the production of food in the city is the limitation of space . Hydroponic systems allow for the efficient production of food. By simply using the underutilized area on the rooftop of an existing building, the estimated production totals upto over 1000 tons of food per year.
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Work Experience _
Smith River Kitchens