STUDENT HUB Hub (hub) n. A center of activity or interest; a focal point.
DESIGN PRINCIPLE
PROJECT LOCATION
Stacking boxes. Each box with a different program.
Create a lively room for the city where the whole population can mingle and experience self learning but using the least amount of built mass.
USERS
Students
Family
Children
Seniors
GOALS
Provide a gathering open-public space for the zone. Promote fromal and informal knowledge exchange in the community.
PROGRAM VERTICAL CIRCULATION NODE FORMAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
STORY 2 Study hall Classrooms Services
90m2 100m2 40m2
2,474sqft 968sqft 1,076sqft 430sqft
200m2 170m2 40m2
4,411sqft 2,152sqft 1,829sqft 430sqft
INFORMAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE STORY 1 Cafeteria Book store Access plaza Parking
480m2 60m2 920m2 685m2
23,060sqft 5,164sqft 645.6sqft 9,899sqft 7,370sqft
Service Basement
176m2
1895sqft
NORTH ELEVATION
Tourists
PROJECT MASSING
Enhance social cohesion between students and the community.
STORY 3 Lecture room Computer lab Services
Locals
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Employee
Artist
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0.25
0.5
0.75
1
Miles
ACCESS PLAZA In the picture it´s shown the design strategies such as, the “box stacking”, the wooden slattens, the color application. Presenting as leading actor the access plaza, showing it as a place where you can share a meal with friends, where you can have a good time in companion after a long day.
MATERIALITY AND COLOR The color palette is obtained from SLO landscape with the objective to integrate the essence of the place in the project. In this picture we can see the color application on stucco walls following the principle of adding a color in public spaces, one different per box; the program linked with services is left on white.
SLO LANDSCAPE
+52.50
+42.60 +39.30
+32.80 +29.50 +22.90
+19.60 +16.40
+0.00ft
WEST ELEVATION
0
16.4 ft
0
5m