“Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy.� ALVAR AALTO
EVAN MATTHEW ORF 6523 Delor St. / St. Louis, MO 63109 evanorf93@gmail.com / (314) 704 1249
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Systematic Design PATTERN LANDSCAPE
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STRUCTURAL WEAVE
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Architectural Design
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ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE
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BETHLEHEM RIVERFRONT MARKET
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SOUTHSIDE MUSIC CENTER
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Travel: Photography and Sketches
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In recent years, understanding of the natural forms and systems that surround us has greatened through scientific and technological advancements. Logical, systematic capture of these forms can be a vehicle to develop informed, complex design.
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Patterns in nature possess inherent rhythm and logic that, when captured, can be used as a method for architectural design. In this exercise, beginning with an aerial photograph of the Himalayas, I traced a series of patterns over one another in sequence in order to arrive at a systematic interpretation of the mountains’ logic, variation, and flow.
Trace over initial image, dividing into triangles
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Locate vertices and centerpoints of triangles to show density
Accentuate flow with intersecting curves
Convert to quadrilaterals
Lines, spaces, and direction suggested by the final trace are interpreted in three dimensions.
triangular peaks emphasizing directionality
Simple extrusion of quatrilateral
Linear arrow forms
concave triangles using quadrilateral lines as boundaries
Refine directionality and density
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The new forms are bounded by existing quadrilaterals and are directed in continuous bands that weave around the composition.
The concave curved triangle is chosen for its dynamism, directionality and continuity between units.
The height and area of the individual units are gradually varied throughout the composition.
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Height
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Elevations
Final Model Bristol Board and Glue 16” x 16”
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Final Model Bristol Board and Glue 16�x16�
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In order to capture the organization and motion of the mountain range, I broke the image down into its basic elements. Then, through repetition and interpretation I built it back up into three dimensions, resulting in a logical parametric landscape.
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Connecting the units creates three distinct nets
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While the six spokes of each weave unit are in tension, the support in the middle is in compression. The result is a durable, flexible structure in which every weave unit creates its own center volume.
Diagonals are cut in half and folded to replace the support as the structural component in compression.
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Manipulation of the grid allows for variation of the unit sizes. Reduction or expansion of the spaces between gridlines creates different sized and shaped units as well as directional flow from one corner of the weave to the other.
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Horizontals and verticals are divided into threes for a greater visual distinction between orthogonals and diagonals. Half of each horizontal and vertical is flipped up, suggesting the possibility of vertical expansion.
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The system can function as a single, flexible layer or can be expanded infinitely by connecting the tabs on each unit to the layers above and below. The more layers added, the more rigid the system becomes. Unit Variation
Final Model: Single Layer Bristol Board and glue 26� x 40�
Final Model: Double Layer Bristol Board and glue 26� x 40�
Each unit in the final, double-layered model features 16 spokes, and can connect up to 8 adjacent units. The result is a strong, semi-rigid structure that envelops spacial volumes of varying size within the system.
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“Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building... A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building.� BERNARD TSCHUMI
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8:00 am
The Lehigh University Psychology Department currently conducts research with children under 13 years old in a small room in the basement of Chandler-Ullmann Hall. This schoolhouse with a simple program will provide them a space of their own, as well as a vehicle to augment the energy and creativity of both the children and the researchers.
SUN / SHADOW Shadows cast by trees and the surrounding buildings are charted based on sun altitude and asimuth during the Equinox. Compiling the different times creates a composite map defining the areas of the site that receive the least and most sunlight.
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11:00 am
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Composite shadow map of site
DIAGRAM + SITE CIRCULATION / VISIBILITY While the site seems to be tucked away in a secluded quad, the schoolhouse will actually be surrounded by the university’s most heavily trafficked vehicle and pedestrian routes and thus visible not only from the surrounding buildings, but by most students as they walk the campus between classes. 1 Packer Ave. Crosswalk
7 Packer Memorial Chapel
2 Neville-Mudd Hall
8 Taylor Avenue
3 Packer Avenue
9 Memorial Walk / Front Lawn
4 Philosophy Building
10 Chandler-Ullmann Hall
5 Christmas-Saucon Hall
11 Wilbur Plaza
6 Fritz Engineering Lab
12 Lewis Lab
Schoolhouse site Lines of sight
Diagram derives the physical form of the schoolhouse.
Circulation / Visibility determines its angle and placement on the site.
Sun / Shadow control the locations of openings, thus the interior lighting of the building.
Major vehicle traffic routes Major pedestrian routes
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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS Simple two-dimensional diagrams express a core concept to be developed and interpreted into a building.
Channel
Slice / Slide
Fit
3-D Selected 2-D concepts are interpreted into three dimensions in various ways.
Tunnels
Plan slice
Elevation Slice
BUILDING FORM The 3-D concept is then refined into different possible building forms.
Box
Cylinder
Traditional gable
SKIN Different skins and surface treatments based on the extrusions and building form are tested.
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Horizontal siding
Brick pattern Extended surface lines
Rotate
Fold
Split
Push / Pull
Chunks
Bands
Profile
Surface Extrusions
This Push / Pull conceptual game physically breaks the stereotypical schoolhouse form, allowing light and vibrant colors to pierce through the surface of the building.
Faceted
Vertical bands Study Model Chipboard, Basswood, Construction paper, and Acrylic
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During the day, recessed panels reflect color into the white interior of the schoolhouse. To maximize this color illumination, the recesses are located on the areas of the building that receive the most sunlight.
sunlight
reflected color
Section Facing West
Section Facing North
OPENINGS grid applied to organize openings
Unfold Form
Site Shadow most sunlight
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least sunlight
Recesses in skin concentrated in light areas
“We are born of light. The seasons are felt through light. We only know the world as it is evoked by light.� LOUIS KAHN
At night, the extruded glass prisms glow like floating lanterns and the recessed panels reflect colored light into the dark quad. interior light escapes through narrow openings
South Elevation
East Elevation
Extrusions: glass prisms
Extrusion locations follow shaded areas
Fold back into form
Recesses: colored panels
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Final Model Chipboard, basswood, acrylic, and paper 24”x 40” North Elevation
Bold, primary colors command attention. The glowing reds and blues of the schoolhouse contrast with the stone buildings that surround it. This visual punch combined with wide visibility from the busiest areas of the school transforms the schoolhouse into a new beacon for Lehigh’s lower campus.
East Elevation
South Elevation
West Elevation
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restroom classroom
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For over a century, the banks of the Lehigh River in South Bethlehem served an industrial function for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Today, the riverfront, along with most of the steel plant, sits abandoned and undeveloped. This revitalization project, a riverfront farmers’ market and cultural hub, seeks to bring daily life back to the water and to connect the divided communities of Northside and Southside Bethlehem.
Main Street: Downtown shopping and nightlife district
NORTH SIDE
Sands Casino and ArtsQuest Center: Entertainment intended to attract tourists and outside revenue.
SOUTH SIDE
Main Vehicle access routes Existing North-South bridge Lehigh University: A largely insular academic community
Project site Future development Grocery store Farmer’s Market Performing Arts Venue
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Gallery / Museum
TRAFFIC
Heavy Medium Light
There exists a divide between the Bethlehem’s Northside and Southside communities. Northside residents enjoy a lively downtown district and a wealth of public parks within walking distance of residential areas. Southside residents, however, lack facitlities to call their own. The community fills the gaps between large complexes catered to visitors, tourists, and college students. This riverfront park and market will give the Southside a local hub for entertainment, shopping, and family activities.
ACCESS 5-minute walk 10-minute walk 15-minute walk
VIEWS Bethlehem Steel Blast Furnaces Sand Island Park Lehigh University
The site for the new park sits between two heavily trafficked bridges at the center of the two residential communities. Its potential vehicle and pedestrian accessibility, along with its adjacency to the Northside’s Sand Island Park makes it an ideal location for a new park.
VEGETATION
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Current Condition All riverfront activity is concentrated on the north banks, as pedestrian access to the south banks is blocked by the abandoned steel site. The Southside neighborhood also lacks opportunities for family activity, while the main entertainment opportunites are the tourist-focused Sands Casino and ArtsQuest.
With Riverfront Park The riverfront park breaks the barrier between the water and surrounding neighborhood and provides a space for entertainment, recreation, and family activity. Increased pedestrian circulation and unique programs draw both Northside and Southside residents.
Future The southern bank will continue to develop, fusing the river with daily life in the community. The connection between the two communities will strengthen with new pedestrian paths and various activities, creating a trans-neighborhood loop around the river.
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ACTIVITY
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Pedestrian Circulation Site
SITE ACCESS
SITE NOISE Current Condition Currently abandoned, the 270,000-square-foot site is nearly inaccessible but for a small passageway next to the Riverport apartment complex. Noise, due to vehicle traffic, is concentrated near the two bridges.
With Riverfront Park Two more thresholds on the south side and two along the riverbank greatly increase accessibility. The noisiest, most crowded activities--the market and amphitheater-- are concentrated center-site while the ends are reserved for quieter activities.
Noise High
Low
SITE SECTION 180’ 1500’
W 2nd Street
Site
Lehigh River
Hill-to-Hill Bridge
Sand Island Park
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Demographics Age
Bethlehem’s population is very diverse. Where the Northside population tends to be older and in a higher income range, the Southside population is younger with a lower average income. To appeal to a wide demographic range, the program of the park must be equally diverse and unique.
70+ 61-70 51-60 41-50 31-40 20-30 MEDIAN AGE Income (in thousands of dollars)
50+ 40-50
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30-40 20-30 10-20
18% 58%
-- Percentage of residents below the poverty line -- Total percentage of family households
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Percentage of households with families
70+ 60-70 50-60 40-50 30-40 -30
FAMILY HOUSEHOLD PERCENTAGE
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Predicted Users / Program Hierarchy
Northside Southside
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Children (4-12)
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Non-Families
Young Adults (19-30)
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Teens (13-18)
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Adults (31-64)
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An array of programs in four categories-- family, market, entertainment/ arts, and recreation-- are selected as potential programs for the park. Through analysis of user groups defined by the demographic study, a hierarchy of program emerges.
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program rank based on predicted usage
Program Division The division of the site, based on program, follows patterns of predicted usage, type of user, and spatial requirements. Higher ranked programs ( 1 2 ) sit closer to the water and tend to require more space. Lower ranked programs ( 3 4 ) sit further away from the water, and are allocated less space.
playground
event space
gardens
grass field
food truck plaza
outdoor farmers market
market plaza
boardwalk
running loop
amphitheater
sculpture garden
museum plaza
museum
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Designing in successive layers allows for minute control of the major components of the park without the risk of becoming handcuffed by one overarching design scheme. Each layer, from program organization to vegetation, both reacts to the layer below it and independently shapes the overall composition of the park.
ENTOURAGE + VEGETATION Trees, tables, and other equipment cluster in small groups throughout the park.
CIRCULATION LOOP A continuous circulation path weaves through the park, accommodating both active (running, cycling) and passive (walking, liesure) pedestrian traffic.
OBJECT A series of independently designed objects act as programmatic focal points throughout the park.
SURFACE Program surfaces slope, lift, and funnel users towards main programs and thus towards the water.
PROGRAM The four main program sections -- Family, Market, and Entertainment + Culture, and Circulation as well as the program subdivisions within them-- are divided based on users, access, and site conditions.
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Farmers’ Market and Plaza / Northeast Perspective
Amphitheater / Southeast Perspective
Event Pavilion and Playground / Southeast Perspective
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Surface patterns, shapes, and slopes can greatly influence the way users move through and move within a space. In this case, I wanted to draw people to the river. To achieve this, the entire park slopes with the riverbank, each program area has a specific and unique slope, and the angled division lines direct focus towards the main programs and thus toward the water.
FUNNEL + FOCUS movement pattern sight/ focus lines
The market space pinches inward, funnelling people to the market and thus the river, while the amphitheater opens outward, directing focus toward the water.
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Main Programs: Market + Theater largest, central, loudest, most heavily trafficked
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PERFORMACE SEATING The slopes in the park can support a variety of seasonal and special event uses, like concerts during Bethlehem’s annual MusikFest.
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Programs that require level ground or a shallower slope like the market, grass playing field, and event and museum plazas are pushed downward.
The entire park is canted downward with the riverbank, visually opening the back of the site to the water.
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Rather than camouflage the pavilions and enclosed spaces required by different programs, I designed them to stand out as independent objects placed strategically throughout the park at defined activity nodes. While they share some design cues with each other like their color (red, to contrast with the green grass and blue plazas) and their clear, legible forms, they ultimately differ in the ways the direct movement and attention within the park. rectangular volume
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Museum Node
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ACTIVITY NODES In order to ensure the entire park is populated throughout the day, I identified nodes of activity in each section from which programmatic functions radiate outward. The objects, placed at the center of these nodes, house the park’s main attractions. 41
The first phase of a continuous development along the southside river banks, the park will support three different types of pedestrian traffic: active thru traffic (running, biking), passive interior traffic (walking), and riverfront traffic. Each type has its own defined pathway through the park, and each pathway responds to the previously defined object and surface layers. thru traffic interior traffic riverfront traffic
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Boardwalk path supports riverfront traffic and a variety of activities.
Direct, active circulation links primary program objects.
RAISED PATH The raised, more direct path supports both active thru traffic and passive intra-park traffic. The raised areas provide shelter for the outdoor market and access to the amphitheater bleachers.
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WEAVE
LOOP
CONNECT
Passive circulation snakes around pavilion nodes, loops back at ends.
The two paths together form a continuous circulation loop.
Existing surfaces are raised, creating connecting ramps between lower and upper paths.
SURFACE PATH
RIVER BOARDWALK The boardwalk supports a variety of paces and activities, and is the main connection between the park and further riverfront development.
The thinner surface path mainly supports slower, passive traffic moving from activity to activity within the park. This meandering walkway weaves around the objects and pavilions and links both ends of the raised path.
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Model Photos Axonometric indoor market food truck plaza grass playing field gardens
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market plaza
restrooms
table seating
outdoor farmers’ market
From Left to Right: Family Area / Northwest View Market / Southwest View Fountain / Overhead Detail Museum + Sculpture Garden / Southeast View
sculpture garden amphitheater picnic area
Bethlehem History Museum museum plaza
fountain
bandshell
restrooms
boardwalk
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Permanent Collection
FORM
The form plays on the concepts of the other objects in the park. Formal development is clear and legible while still creating a dynamic interior space. Meanwhile, the skewed directionality of the facade keeps the user’s perception of the space, and thus their movement through it, active.
SKIN
TWO VOLUMES Exhibition Space
PARALLELS Reinforce the directionality of the forms
SHIFT SKEW Distorts perspective
Within the park, I designed a small museum celebrating Bethlehem’s rich history from its first settlement by the Moravians in 1741 to the rise of Bethlehem Steel in the 20th century. The museum consists of two main spaces: an Exhibition Space for various art and design shows and a Permanent Collection space for the history of Bethlehem artifacts.
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INTERLOCK
SKEW
Facade Detail Section Each line on the exterior skin is a thin strip of glass, letting diffuse light into the gallery during the day and radiating bright light into the plaza at night.
Roof Plan
Office Permanent Collection
Exhibition Space
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Plan
SLOPE
Section Facing North
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North Elevation
East Elevation
South Elevation
West Elevation Aerial View
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Clarity of diagrammatic process creates a simple yet powerful form set in the middle of the plaza. The facade, composed of red metal sheets, sharply contrasts the blue pavement, commanding the focus of people navigating the circulation loop.
Final Model
Museum Board, Colored Paper, Basswood, Acrylic, Copper Wire, Moss 20�x30�
Northwest Perspective
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SITE 21’ x 103’
The music culture in Southside Bethlehem is growing. Educational institutions such as Lehigh University and the new Bethlehem Charter school for the arts are heading a renewed focus on performing arts education. Meanwhile, more and more venues, theaters, and restaurants with live music are settling on the south side. The need for a cultural music hub greatens.
Adams Street
New Street
4+ stories
This project, built into the urban fabric of the city, will fill that role, providing facilities for learning, recording, and performing, along with instrument and sheet music sales, for musicians of all competencies. The new Music Center poses several design challenges, from organization of a variety of programs to providing ideal acoustic conditions to optimizing natural light, all in a very tight urban space.
3 stories 1-2 stories Fouth Street
SITE
Dining Night life Shopping
Heavy Medium Light ADJACENT PROGRAM
VEHICLE TRAFFIC
Heavy Medium Light
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PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
NOISE
PROGRAM The program of the music center is defined and distributed based on existing programs in the area, spacial requirements, and the way different musicians will use it.
Instrument Store Record Store Arts Education Recording Studio Theater / Concert Venue
Existing Facilities in area
User Competency
Beginner
Buy
Instrument / Sheet Music Sales Recording Studio
Intermediate
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Record
Courtyard Venue
Arts Education (5) Recording Studio (0)
Activity / Use
Repair
Instrument Store (0) Record Store (1)
New Music Center Program
Learn
Advanced Lesson Rooms
Theater / Venue (11)
Play Professional
Instrument Repair
Listen
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KEY
Through iterative process, various program arrangements and circulation layouts are tested, moving towards a composition that best physically, socially, and spacially expresses and accommodates the store’s program.
Basement Basement Studio Studio
SECTION STUDIES
Recording Studio / Facilities Lesson Rooms Instrument Sales Sheet Music Sales Courtyard Cafe Stock Room / Repair Shop
LearningLearningFocused Focused
Courtyard Courtyard
Two-volume Two-volume
Fourth Street Entrance
Front Front Monumental Monumental Stair Stair Courtyard Courtyard Perimeter Perimeter Full-Story Full-Story Switchback Switchback Linear Linear
- limits - limits usable usable courtyard courtyard space space
- stair - stair too too farfar back back
-tightens -tightens entry entry foyer foyer + quick + quick accessaccess + keeps + keeps courtyard courtyard open open
-Makes -Makes spaces spaces too too tight tight
AXON STUDIES
Center Center Stair Stair - stair - stair too too farfar back back + keeps + keeps circulation circulation tight tight
Courtyard Courtyard Tight Tight - limits - limits usable usable courtyard courtyard space space + keeps + keeps circulation circulation tight tight
Corner Corner Landing Landing -uses -uses too much too much spacespace + quick + quick accessaccess + keeps + keeps courtyard courtyard open open
FINAL: ZONES
ZONE ANALYSIS
The music center is divided into four zones based on circulation, noise level, and access restriction.
Zone 4 4 : Public, Moderate Noise, Acts as a buffer between zones 2 and 3
Ceiling heights are shifted for acoustic purposes in practice and recording spaces or for product display requirements in sales spaces.
Zone 3 3 : Semi-private Zone, Most Noise Zone 2 2 : Public zone, Moderate Noise Zone 11 : Private Zone, Least Noise
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Courtyard Switchback + keeps courtyard open + quick access - blocks courtyard light and visibility - can’t limit access to certain programs
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An elevator directly connects the stockroom to the studios and sales floors.
Zone Activity Staris are shifted into courtyard, maximizing interior space.
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Stair flights are separated, providing limited access to semi-private Zone 3 3 and restricted access to Zone 1 1
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FORM ADJUSTMENT
Due to the nature of the program, spaces for performing, recording, learning and listening must be adjusted in order to produce ideal acoustics, resulting in a more angular, dynamic building form.
CURRENT ACOUSTIC CONDITION
A room with parallel walls of equal length will result in standing soundwaves, which produce uneven pockets of high and low volume, as well as unwanted reverberation.
IDEAL ACOUSTIC CONDITION
Acoustic Form
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A room with non-parallel walls of unequal length will produce an even volume and rich sound throughout the room. A sloped ceiling amplifies this effect.
An out-of-phase soundwave creates a pocket of no sound.
An in-phase soundwave creates a pocket of double volume.
Current Form Waves bounce more unpredictably, filling the room evenly with sound and reducing reverberation
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PROGRAM DETAIL
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
Production Studio: For editing / post-processing recorded tracks
Recording Studio: Contains Control Room, 2 Studios, and Vocal Booth
Production Studio Restroom Office Control Room
Lesson Rooms: For private and group lessons, beginner and intermediate levels
Instrument Sales:
Vocal Booth Lesson Rooms
Studio 1 Studio 2
Lower Restrooms
Keyboards, Drums, Wind Instruments
Instrument Sales
Sheet Music Sales Courtyard: Small venue for performances, allows ventilation and light into interior spaces
Guitar Room: High ceilings provide ample space for guitar display -acoustic, electric, and bass
Loading Bay Stock Room
Courtyard Guitar Sales
Instrument Repair Shop
Employee locker room/ break room
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closed
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front facade The facade opens and closes depending on the degree of privacy or sound insulation required by different programs.
back facade
3rd floor 2nd floor 1st floor
closed
semi-open
open
3rd floor
2nd floor 1st floor basement
Elevation of South Facade
Piano keys possess an all too recognizable pattern, but the figure-ground relationship between the black and white keys is ideal for a variable opening facade system. In stretching and distorting the pattern, I was able to simultaneously capture the keys’ logic and break away from their familiar aesthetic.
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Study Model Basswood, Acrylic 20”x 4”x 10”
Alexandria’s Bistro
Roof Plan
Fun House Bar
Fourth Street
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Fourth Street
Section facing East
10’
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North / Back Facade
East-Facing Section View
OFFICE
EDITING ROOM
LESSON ROOMS
SHEET MUSIC SALES COURTYARD VENUE
STOCK ROOM
Final Model
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South / Front Facade
RECORDING STUDIO
INSTRUMENT SALES
GUITAR SALES
REPAIR SHOP BREAK ROOM
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operable windows
Facade strips act as acoustic diffusers on the interior.
Southwest Isometric
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Aerial View
“Details, when they are successful, are not mere decoration. They do not distract or entertain. They lead to an understanding of the whole of which they are an inherent part� PETER ZUMTHOR
Guitar Room
Details
Private and Group Lesson Rooms
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Italy / 2013
The folllowing photos and sketches are from my various travels in Europe, Canada, and the U.S. during my years as an undergraduate student.
Skuespilhuset / Lundgaard & Tranberg Copenhagen, Denmark 2014 63
Palais des Congrés / Tétreault, Dubuc, Saia et Associés Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2012
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Venice, Italy 2013
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“A photograph is a design in which you assemble thoughts in your mind.” JULIUS SHULMAN
Lerner Hall / Bernard Tschumi Architects New York City, New York 2015
Phillips Exeter Academy Library / Louis I. Kahn Exeter, New Hampshire 2015
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TOP RIGHT: Trapholt Museum / Kolding, Denmark by Lundgaard & Tranberg BOTTOM LEFT: Woodland Cemetery / Stockholm, Sweden by Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz BOTTOM RIGHT: ARoS Museum / Aarhus, Denmark by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
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EDUCATION LEHIGH UNIVERSITY DANISH INSTITUTE FOR STUDY ABROAD
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture 2011-2015 / Graduated May 2015 with Highest Honors Cumulative GPA: 3.97 Study Abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark
ACADEMIC HONORS ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT AWARD 2011-2015 DEAN’S LIST 2011-2015 ECKARDT SCHOLAR 2011-2015 THEODORE U. HORGER VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP 2015 PRESIDENT’S SCHOLAR 2015
Four-year, full tuition scholarship based on academic performance
all semesters / earned GPA of 3.6 or higher Graduate of the Honors Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. The program focuses on advanced interdisciplinary learning and culminates in completion of a senior thesis project. Scholarship awarded to one Architecture student per year, based on academic and creative performance in classes and studios.
Full Tuition scholarship for fifth year, based on undergraduate academic performance
LEADERSHIP APPRENTICE TEACHER Fall 2015 AIAS PRESIDENT 2015 PI KAPPA ALPHA SCHOLARHIP CHAIR Fall 2012- Spring 2013
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Apprentice Teacher for Architecture Design III. Provided critique and advice for students’ designs, design development, and graphics. Ran Illustrator and AutoCAD workshops. Assisted in grading. President of Lehigh Chapter of AIAS. Held biweekly meetings, organized activities and acted as interim/ mediator between students and department faculty Scholarship Chair for Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Held members accountable for academic performance, organized study sessions and academic workshops. Created and compiled online test resource center for various academic disciplines.
PUBLICATIONS / WRITING LEHIGH REVIEW + TOP PRIZE Spring 2014 WILLIAMS PRIZE FOR WRITING / FIRST PRIZE Spring 2014, Spring 2015 KATCHEL PRIZE Spring 2015
Architecture/Urbanism research paper published in university-wide journal, awarded journal’s top prize. Twice awarded first place in Art/Architecture/Design Department-wide writing competition
University-wide writing prize awarded to one essay in the humanities per year
DESIGN EXPERIENCE INTERN ARCHITECT / TERROIR - COPENHAGEN Summer 2014 CHANDLER-ULLMAN GALLERY PROJECT Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
Summer intern architect for Terroir Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark. Assisted with housing research project for the Danish Ministry of Housing, analyzing and proposing schemes for optimization of subdivisions built in 1970s-1980s. Assisted in design and diagrammatic analysis for Bispebjerg Hospital Competition proposal. Leader of a student group that presented designs for an Art, Architecture, and Design gallery space at the Spring 2013 Lehigh Academic Symposium. Awarded $18,000 grant for materials and labor. Gallery constructed Fall 2015.
ABROAD EXPERIENCE DANISH INSTITUTE FOR STUDY ABROAD Spring 2014
Study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark. Participated in Design Studio with American students from schools across the US. Lived with a Danish host family and studied Danish language and culture. Traveled throughout Scandinavia and Europe.
LEHIGH IN VICENZA Summer 2013
One month travel-sketching program based in Vicenza, Italy. Traveled across Veneto Region, analyzing and studying historic architecture, specifically that of Palladio and Carlo Scarpa.
SKILLS
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Model Making, Hand Drafting
INTERESTS
Piano, Music, Movies, Biking, Travel
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