INLET VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
SPRING 2020, FULL-SEMESTER STUDIO PROJECT PROFESSOR: GISELA BAURMANN Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s final project research studio focused on two topics in architectural design to position our design approach within a contemporary architectural discourse: densification and connectivity. We explored these topics with a site built around Industry City’s vacant Building 24 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, with the intention of adaptive reuse and interconnectivity with this existing building. Site investigations and a program proposal were researched in feedback with each other in reference to the current disciplinary discourse and in response to social challenges of Sunset Park. In response to Industry City’s displacement of the industrial jobs that are considered the community’s lifeblood, I decided to develop a vocational school to serve as a programmatic encouragement for the maintenance of these trades. Through my design, I aim to essentially deconstruct the organization of a conventional trade school structure and advocate for a more collaborative, spatially diverse, and transparent organizational strategy. In doing so, spaces can become easily interchangeable for optimized use by educators, replacing what can conventionally be considered as classrooms, lecture halls, and labs with a wide variety of “learning theaters.” The concept of dynamism in learning spaces is further emphasized through an understanding of the four types of learning spaces, namely learning from experts, learning from peers, learning through introspection, and learning by doing. The emphasis on adhering to the principles highlighted by these four categories and the importance of the meeting points between them further facilitates a sort of organizational transparency that can benefit a greater variety in methods of both learning and teaching. Link to full Final Project book: https://issuu.com/gavinwalsh/docs/gavin_walsh_final_project_book
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Campfire
-Lecture Spaces
CF + WH
-Classrooms
Campfire
CF + L
(Learning by Instruction)
-Demonstrational Instruction
CF + WH + L
-Specialty classrooms -Small Workshop Classrooms -Lab Classrooms
Watering Hole CF + WH
-Lobby Area -Meeting Rooms
CF + L
WH + L
CF + WH + L
Watering Hole
-Large Workshop Classrooms -Student Commons -Demonstration Support
WH + L
Life
(Learning by Collaboration)
(Learning by Doing)
-Food Court C+L
Cave
-Computer Labs
WH + L + C
WH + L + C
WH + C
WH + C
(Learning by Introspection)
Cave
-Faculty Offices -Administrative Offices -Library -Study Spaces
C+L
PRIMORDIAL LEARNING SPACES DIAGRAM
-Fabrication Spaces
PROGRAM PUZZLE AXONOMETRIC
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A. Small Classroom B. Large Classroom C. Lab Classroom D. Specialty Classroom E. Fabrication Space
LEVEL 3 PLAN
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F. Lecture Space G. Demonstration Space H. Meeting Room I. Computer Lab J. Courtyard
LEVEL 1 PLAN
LEVEL 4 PLAN
SECTION CHUNK MODEL
LEVEL 2 PLAN
LEVEL 5 PLAN
CHOISY AXONOMETRIC
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DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS
CROSS SECTION 7
FORM TRANSFORMATION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION 8
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SITE PLAN
STAGGERED LEVELS
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GROUND PLAN
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MID-LEVEL PLAN
UPPER-LEVEL PLAN
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SITE AXONOMETRIC
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SECTION MODELS
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C D
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FIRST LEVEL PLAN
PROGRAM: A. RUNNING TRACK B. WEIGHT MACHINES C. VOLLEYBALL COURT D. FREE WEIGHT AREA E. ADMINISTRATION AREA F. LOCKER ROOM G. FITNESS CLASSROOM
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C D
B
A
SECOND LEVEL PLAN
PROGRAM: A. RUNNING TRACK B. WEIGHT MACHINES C. VOLLEYBALL COURT D. FREE WEIGHT AREA E. BASKETBALL COURT 22
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REFINING SEARCH CRITERIA
PROGRAM TYPE DISPLAY
LINKING VACANCIES DISPLAY TO PROGRAM DISPLAY
CIRCULATION DISPLAY
LINKING VACANCY AND PROGRAM DISPLAYS TO PRESENCE OF DAYLIGHT
WAYFINDING DISPLAY
WORKING PROTOTYPE
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INTERVENTION
EXISTING WINDOWS
NOON LIGHT LEVELS
JUNE 21
SEPTEMBER 21
DECEMBER 21
NOON DAYLIGHT RENDERINGS
JUNE 21
SEPTEMBER 21
DECEMBER 21
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EMISSIVE COLUMN APARTMENT
SPRING 2019, HALF-SEMESTER SEMINAR PROJECT PROFESSOR: EDWIN LIU The objective of this project, as a part of a class titled “Architectural Visualization & Moving Image,” was to create an immersive environment with elements of surrealism through the superposition of intrusive elements. My design utilized swirling columns of varying sizes to introduce a seemingly alien element into the scene, further emphasized by the rotating and glowing volumes extruding from the columns. The first scene of the animation focuses on the presence of the columns in the room and the emissive qualities of these extrusions acting on intervals. The second scene portrayed an additional dynamic element of these volumes, oscillating away from and toward the columns. The final scene gave the volumes full autonomy from the columns, in which they all slowly drift away from the columns, filling up the room and even escaping to the outside. Full video link: https://youtu.be/cP7u_vDUqjc
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