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DESERT BEETLE
Professor Nick Bruscia Fall 2017
Inspired by a desert beetle’s shell and its ability to collect moisture from the air in arid climates, and the natural formation of structural trabecular bone, a system of rainwater collection was designed in order to explore implications of materiality, structure, form, and function.
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Situated Technologies Research Group Studio, Fall 2017 - Flexible Architecture Faculty: N. Bruscia
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1 - Part B A gradient system ofTaskstructure was devised The resulting system creates a variable gradient of material and porosity from a logic of overlapping grids. Instructural bone, force and potentially a gradient in performance and material quality. The gradient is a resultby of the ossification Force line trajectories are materialized of densities combined with the varying offset of geometries to produce a sensation of trabeculae. transition from solid to void. A number of precedents were researched, one being the design project below by Foster + Partners in collaboration with Alessandro Felder, PhD candidate at the Royal Veterinary College, London. The internal structure and biology of bone is explored and translated into Architectural design at various scales.
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Here is another study done by Chris Williams at the University at Bath in which he animates the stress trajectories in a human bone to demonstrate the relationship between the stresses and the trabeculae network.
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Combined System Drawing In collaboration with Qiong Wu
An introduction of a gradient system of texture was applied to the initial gradient system of structure.
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Fig. 1-6 In each transformation of the system, a separate dual study is represented on the right hand side of the composition drawing. The dual geometries of each system were developed by connecting the centerpoints of each cell to their surrounding cell’s centerpoints. This process creates a new “grid” from which new cells are offset following the same rules as the original systems. The interest in the Dual studies stemmed from a greater possibility of a graded transition from solid to void.
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ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE
Professor Brian Carter Site Location: Buffalo, NY Spring 2016
Architecture is both an artistic endeavour as much as it is a technical process. The Architect’s office is a reflection of this truth, as it is the central point of contact between these opposing worlds. This project explores the duality of the Architect’s office by juxtaposing both creative and technical spaces in which design occurs. Dividing the office into “work” and “play,” further describes the two modes of design which all operates under one roof.
Perspective Section Passive and Active systems for cooling, heating and ventilation work together to provide comfortable conditions for the employees. South facing glass in the cafe collects heat in the winter, and the back office atrium cools down the space in the summer.
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Ground Floor Plan The cafe opens up to Allen Street by way of a small outdoor living space where pedestrians can enjoy eating outside in the summer. The main building gives its back to the street with its solid south facing wall, suggesting privacy for the employees in the office. A semi-private gallery acts as the buffer between the public and private dimensions.
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PEARL STREET ARTISAN LOFTS
Professor Bad Wales Site Location: Buffalo, NY Fall 2016
The proposal is a Live-Work Artisan Loft in Downtown Buffalo. The site is a link between the vibrant art scenes of Elmwood, Allentown, and the Theatre District to the waterfront and the series of new cultural venues and events at Silo City, Canalside, etc. The project would provide a diverse relationship between Live-Work units/ artist studios and residential units and provide a shared commercial gallery at street level. An Open Studios sequence through the upper floors and a raised public landscape link the site to the Erie Basin Marina and the stadium district.
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Daylight bounces off hard surfaces penetrating through the unit
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Mechanical systems for residences brought up through the columns and distributed through castellated steel beams
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The overall structure is divided in two between the living and working spaces, and they are connected by the ground floor public art gallery and rooftop sculpture garden.
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FLOWING CAMPUS
Professor Miguel Guitart Site Location: Madrid, Spain Summer 2016
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Like a waterfall, gravity naturally pulls water to the lowest point. The campus would be where everything collects, comes together, and culminates. In order to refocus attention to this seemingly abandoned campus, it was necessary to open it up to the city, while at the same time honoring its threshold condition between city and landscape by creating a strong connection to nature. Through visual connections and the use of transparency, the campus offers the possibility of being able to see inside some of the most important spaces, like cafeterias, classrooms, etc. encouraging flow of people and ideas from the city which culminates and collects on campus, like a waterfall.
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ROOTS
UBNOMAS Competition Site Location: Woodlawn, Chicago Fall 2018 ROOTS has been designed to provide employment, health services, education programs and housing at the heart of the Woodlawn neighborhood. Located on the Metra commuter line, ROOTS becomes a destination where people can work, buy fresh produce, shop and eat. ROOTS adopts sustainable design practices and prompts community initiatives that help to create a carbon neutral development. ROOTS has been designed on the basis of a ten year plan to develop facilities and transform 63rd. Street into a greenway. Learning from Olmsted, this Greenway has been designed to extend from the 63rd Street Metro Station connecting Cottage Grove and Jackson Park. ROOTS is an initiative that seeks to connect the many parts of the Woodlawn community and enable its growth. In collaboration with UBNOMAS 2018 Team. Credits: Elias Kotzambasis Joenette Cobb William Baptiste Unnati Rajeshkumar Patel Xuecheng Cai Liangying Chen Michael Hoover
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