ideas 1_2008 contributors Benjamin Anderson Christopher Chan Jodi Batay-Csorba Shawn Gehle Richard Hammond Hae-Sun Kim Li Wen Sung-Ze Yi
2014/2015 a Southwest Region publication organized and produced by Gensler Los Angeles
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“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” Our work does fill a large part of our lives. As creative people, this is not only our work, it is our purpose in life—where we express our values and stake a claim on what we believe is meaningful. However, we cannot let it consume us to the point where it becomes our entire lives. Ideas_7 is dedicated to this belief. For six editions, Ideas_ has focused on the process and the visual narratives that have birthed and inspired our projects here in the Southwest Region. The editorial team for Ideas_7 decided it was appropriate to now bring forward the people behind this work. In the busiest year we have experienced, with unprecedented growth in our practice, it is our dedicated people who form an evolving creative community and the ensuing culture within which we partake. This culture is made up of individuals and it is those individual values, interests, and idiosyncrasies that we aim to share alongside their design processes and products. As stated in Ideas_1
“We are about the ‘we,’ but in order to get there, we must first understand the ‘I.’ ” Therefore, we sent a brief questionnaire to all the team members who produced the work presented in these pages. These questions ranged from the philosophical, to the professional, to the fun. Ultimately, we hope to give the reader a taste of the personalities involved with the creative endeavors to which we have all committed ourselves—and maybe through that, we can learn a bit more about each other. Creativity is a deeply individual and personal pursuit. Design is challenged by this as the process inherently invites others to join in the pursuit. An assortment of forces are at play to remove the personal connection one can have with the work, thereby possibly removing the ownership necessary to make it great work. As we work in larger and more complex teams, this challenge can become a threat. Distance, both
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virtually and geographically, can exacerbate this condition while also asking us to redefine for ourselves what constitutes a true sense of ownership. Ultimately, we can only own our feelings and thoughts. Having enough design space to transmit them through the work is when the design transcends being a service to become an act of love. This intimate relationship between designer and design, through any medium, is what we strive to experience when we walk into this ‘place’ every day. The musings and responses shared in this edition of Ideas_7 are a slice of what the designers here bring to this ‘place’— but are also what they are able to leave for, whether it be silence, a good surf, or spending time pursuing their interests in botany and languages. They leave to continue their pursuits, so as not to “settle.” ‡ by Li Wen
Q&A In the spirit of bringing to light the personal interests and creative pursuits of the team members who produced the work presented in these pages, a brief questionnaire was sent to them to give the reader a better taste of the personalities involved in the creation of this body of work.
What do you do when you run out of ideas?
Why design?
Where do you feel the most creative and why?
What does design mean to you?
What are the characteristics of a ‘good’ client?
I like my desk to be______and why?
What is your favorite word?
What sound or noise do you love?
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
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CONTENTS Tom Heffernan, Ben Regnier
AIRSPACE 6 Azmara Asefa, Aaron Birney, Irwin Miller, Arlette Mulford, Guy Williams
ATHLETIC PROPULSION LAB 16
BERGAMOT TRANSIT VILLAGE 22
DESIGNING A HEALTHY LA 34
ITC COLOMBO ONE 46
CONFIDENTIAL HOTEL & MIXED USE PROJECT 60
Paul Andrzejczak, Jonathan Breen, Jon Garcia, Shawn Gehle, Matthew Johnston, Hae-Sun Kim, Mindy King, Ben McAlister, Marisol Mejia, Meghan Moran, David Pakshong, Nicolas Pappas, Colette Smith, Clair Souki, Tam Tran, Li Wen, Darci Wong
Claudia Carol, Connie Chauv, Brian Glodney, Andrew Turco; Willowbrook MLK Wellness Community: Marty Borko, Claudia Carol, Erin Duffee, Erin Gallagher, Brian Glodney, Stephanie Kuga, Ian MacDuff, Cody Meyer, Paul Natzke, Glenn Nordlow, Jim Oswald, Daniel Ramirez, Dominick Ricci, Stephen Sampson, Tom Sze, Sung Suk Yoo Aimee Akazawa, Adrian Ariosa, Garo Balmanoukian, Darlene Brown, Alicja Chola, John Circenis, Lorraine Francis, Brian Fraumeni, Vic Froglia, Shruti Girish, Smita Gupta, Jay Hardin, David Hurtado, Golnar Iranpour, Tom Ito, Mike Janas, Viral Joshi, Lisa Kong, Mason Lee, Kap Malik, Bob Marcussen, Obed Ortiz, Sahana Rajagopal, Jonathan Scaggs, Noga Smerkowitz, Morgan Wiener, Patrick Yu, Rashana Zaklit Aimee Akazawa, Adrian Ariosa, Gabriel Ball, Kristen George, Dorothy Helmuth, Tom Ito, Fong Liu, Kap Malik, Carolina Tombolesi, Steven Upchurch, Warwick Wicksman, Kelly Wong, Rashana Zaklit
Asami Choe, Lorraine Francis, Tom Ito, Lisa Kong, Melissa Lee, Matt Pool, Katlain Schultz, Sabu Song, Jinsa Yoon
CONFIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECT 72
REIMAGINING PERSHING SQUARE 82
Steve Chung, Gavin Gaudette, Brian Glodney, Nephew (renderings), Lisa Pauli, Daniel Segraves, Jared Shier, Tam Tran, Mirko Wanders, Li Wen
Wilson Diaz, Marisol Mejia, Sven Van Assche, Terence Young
QINGDAO FILM, TV, AND WAX MUSEUM 94
TULSA CANCER INSTITUTE 104
HYUNDAI CARD UNDERSTAGE 114
Luis Cruz-Martinez, Scott Daniel, Beth Harmon-Vaughan, Don Henning, Robert Himmelberger, Patrick Magness, Stefan Richter, Jay Silverberg, Mike Stanley, Erik Von Gundlach
Surasak Bornsuwannabha, Darlene Brown, Fernando Flores, Joshua Geisinger, Melanie Hung, Meghan Moran, Hyunjoo Oh, Philippe ParĂŠ, Sabu Song, Jinsa Yoon
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San Diego International Airport
Lounge and Interactive Art Installation
San Diego International Airport
San Diego
SHARED AIRSPACE Designed in collaboration with Jason Bruges Studio and Tecture, a local fabricator, the goal of this project was to create a unique, interactive environment in the new Terminal 2 at the San Diego International Airport (SAN). The design, form, and digital projection were informed by the various flows in the environment surrounding the airport, from the constant aircraft traffic, to seasonal migrations of birds and sea life, to the weather, tides, and unique coastal morphology of San Diego. This premise led to a layering of information in space to create an interactive and engaging lounge experience utilizing realtime information. The resulting space effectively transports the visitor’s mind from the airport lounge to the natural habitats beyond in San Diego and along the California coast.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF IDEAS? Dive into the context, and find simple problems to solve, the individual solutions usually form
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ELEVATION
FL 180 - FL 600 18,000 ft mean sea level
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MIGRATION PATTERNS
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planes (airspace)
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I look to modes of production outside of architecture for inspiration. Musical composition and production are frequent sources.
Suspended flocked projection screens show flows of wildlife and airport traffic through region Seating element reflects San Diego coastal morphology Fritted glass doubles as projection screen for ocean and environmental data Scanner lets you “check in� to space with boarding pass
Web portal points to local research organizations and other data providers (Scripps Institute of Oceanography, NOAA, San Diego Zoo, Airport Authority, Port of San Diego) Lounge seating with integrated charging stations
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DESIGN ITERATIONS AND TESTING To generate the airspace layer of the lounge, multiple levels of study and analysis were completed in order to determine the final design. As aircraft and wildlife enter the area, they are projected onto the suspended chandeliers, traveling on multiple strata based upon their height in real space. An “arrivals” screen provides further details on who is currently arriving and departing from San Diego, as well as linking to other sources for more information. Multiple prototypes and projection materials were tested to develop this initial concept for the space.
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When I run out of ideas I tend to permanently borrow someone else’s idea, then take one more idea that I borrow from someone else, remove the similarities of
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Ultimately, the extent of the project was reduced due to scope and budget changes, however the final realization maintained the initial design concept of the space. The final design for the space combines custom seating with integrated charge points, a chandelier that doubles as a projection surface, video displays, and a custom graphic laminated glass and mural wrapping the space.
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1. Conceptual view of lounge from the concourse 2. Close-up view of initial projection screen concept 3. Close-up view of final projection screen concept 4. View inside final lounge concept 5. Realized project - view from interior of lounge
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those two ideas, and finally couple the uniqueness of the these two into a third idea.
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I sit down with a group of hand-picked people and a sketchbook.
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Take a break. Usually starting back up on a problem the next day is the best.
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Look through magazines and books for inspiration.
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Take naps and indulge in good food.
I keep drawing, or fold paper. If all else fails, I go solve a Rubik’s cube or puzzle.
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INSTALLATION The final installation realizes the concept of layering of information into the space to create an interactive and transportative environment. The “interior landscape” of the lounge furniture itself allows for leaning and relaxation as well as providing opportunities to look at the cloud chandelier above. The projection of mapped layers onto the lounge facade creates a dynamic and abstract graphic relating back to the levels of information in the initial design.
1. Cloud chandelier displaying flight information 2. Detail view of contoured seating element 3. Detail view of contoured seating element 4. Detail view of contoured seating element 5. View from inside the completed space
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Switch to a different project or client—I always have many things going on since I do hit walls sometimes.
Exercise.
Stop what I’m doing—
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LOCATION:
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CLIENT:
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Confidential
Retail Concept
Athletic Propulsion Labs
Los Angeles
ENTRY SEQUENCE
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go do something else. Come back when I have some fresh thoughts. Browse the internet.
Review the constraints.
Paint, play guitar, or take a
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THE INTERSECTION OF PERFORMANCE & TECHNOLOGY The core product for Athletic Propulsion Labs is their performance shoes that use cuttingedge technology. The shoe design became the main inspiration for creating a space that follows the basic principles of structural mesh and fashion, without compromising function. The client’s vision for a high-end feel of tech, fashion, and performance that elevates the product led to a cost-effective solution for this start-up company that clearly establishes their brand values and embodies the product. Architecturally, the design concept creates a merchandising solution that can radically change the space in which it is placed with little effort or modification by the contractor.
1. Merchandise display concept
hike in the Sonoran Desert.
Go for a walk.
Consciously disconnect from the problem. Do something completely different, new ideas will
PROJECT SUMMARY By using the shoe wall as a piece of architecture, this functional merchandising system is able to adapt to the constraints of multiple retail sites, enabling future growth. The plan accounts for circulation patterns in the space to determine the orientation of the merchandising units. Sectionally, the design considers customer sight lines and product visibility. The displays are built from an epoxy MDF waffle structure with a translucent polymer membrane. These cellular waffles create a way to showcase the brand as well as the product. By creating a direct fabrication design, there is an opportunity to partner with a furniture manufacturer to achieve a lower build cost with better fabrication quality.
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1. Store layout 2. Use of fixtures for seating and display 3. View from the street into the store 4. Store interior view
resurface and find you.
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Eat. If that doesn’t work, I rummage through books and magazines.
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I usually like to watch a favorite movie or TV show
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Santa Monica, CA
Office, Residential, Retail, and Parking Garage
Hines
Los Angeles
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with a bowl of ice cream before getting back to designing. Mint chocolate chip usually sparks a good idea.
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The Bergamot Transit Village is a proposed transit-oriented development in Santa Monica, California, that would replace a vacant warehouse building existing on the site. Situated across the street from a future Metro station, scheduled to open in 2015, the existing warehouse is incompatible with the pedestrian needs in a transit accessible neighborhood. The existing building’s “superblock” nature lacks pedestrian and vehicular through-connections. Its edges are lifeless, often lacking sidewalks and creating a community barrier in all directions. The design of this project introduces a viable mix of office, residential, and retail uses set within a system of landscaped public open spaces and active pedestrian ways to transform this place into a pedestrianoriented 17 hour a day / 7 day a week neighborhood.
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Get outdoors, hike, camp, run, swim, etc.
Read, let my mind wander.
I walk around the block, go for a run, or go on a hike.
Go for a surf
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Four new north-south streets and pedestrian ways subdivide the site into small blocks while connecting to future city streets that will be developed to the north. These new perforations through the site create a porosity that enables pedestrian life to flow through. With a walkable block scale more typical of Santa Monica’s older commercial and residential neighborhoods, each street or passageway—some straight, others angled— gains an individual identity through its distinctive streetscape as well as its associated park or open space.
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The project’s public realm gradates in scale and character from a more formal tone at the site’s office and civic-oriented western end to a more intimate one at the residential sector to the east. The configuration and placement of the buildings and how they frame streets and open spaces play a pivotal role in achieving this urban effect. 2 A COMMERCIAL BLOCK
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I go to nature, preferably the beach or watch a Woody Allen movie!
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THE GREEN
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OLYMPIC BLVD
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PUBLIC SPACES The plan orients commercial programs, public spaces, and a boulevard-scaled streetscape towards Olympic Boulevard, contributing to this thoroughfare’s transformation into an active, mixed-use corridor. An event-scaled transit plaza bordered by retail shops and restaurants, emphasizes a connection to the future Metro station. The plaza allows for a variety of activities including outdoor dining, sporting event screening, farmer’s markets and food festivals, art fairs, and fitness classes. A neighborhood park, The Green, is the centerpiece of the residential sector of the project, providing a more intimate space for recreation, family picnics, and relaxation.
1. View of pedestrian-activated Bergamot Square 2. Coffee kiosk and bike storage access 3. Sporting event screening in Bergamot Square 4. Inside a cafe looking out to Bergamot Square 5. Open space diagram 6. Activities in neighborhood park—The Green 6
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I take a bath.
Take a shower, sleep, and doodle.
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Sleep: it helps freshen up whatever I’m stuck on and usually when I
CREATIVE OFFICE The creative office buildings form the edges of Bergamot Square, drawing an active population to the site and offering a backdrop for activities in the plaza. The building at the western edge of the site is broken into three major pieces, with a prominent sculptural “pebble” facing the future Metro station. The eastern creative office building provides a variety of floor plate sizes for the diverse tenants in this region. The Village Mews establishes a pedestrian corridor between the office and residential sectors of the project, knitting these two together. The space features a linear park with trees and planters along the commercial edge. A water feature visually connects with the atrium through the eastern commercial building bordering Bergamot Square. 1. Looking down on Bergamot Square 2. Pedestrian flow around “pebble” building 3. Looking north along the Village Mews 4. Northwest view of western office building 5. Northeast view of eastern creative office building 6. Northwest view along Village Mews at westernmost residential building
get up I have a clear idea/concept.
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Go for a bike ride.
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Look away from the screen.
WHY DESIGN?
Why not?
It’s fun.
When I am designing I get energy and focus.
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY The three residential buildings are situated around a network of open spaces, the primary space being The Green, a park scaled to allow for play and relaxation in contrast to the lively atmosphere of Bergamot Square. The Garden Passage between the easternmost residential buildings offers a quiet pedestrian and bike corridor accented by a central fountain. At the eastern edge, Stewart Crossing is a gateway to the project, celebrating the artistic nature of the neighborhood. The project includes 498 housing units—a mix of studios, one, two, and three bedroom apartments. Live/work lofts establish the new identity for a planned Nebraska Avenue extension at the project’s more neighborhood-oriented northern edge.
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4. Pedestrian experience along Nebraska Avenue
It’s creative, it makes the world a better place.
To indirectly involve and
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YOU Walking reduces the incidence of obesity and chronic disease through incorporating exercise in daily routines.
YOU Close proximity and regular use of landscape areas is associated with decreased levels of depression, anxiety, and other mental and physical health problems.
YOU Active participation from community members results in a greater personal investment in the community and the establishment of kinship and connection.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
L.A. An increase in distances walked significantly improves air quality, reduces injuries due to automobile related accidents and boosts community interaction.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO… YOU Cycling just 15 minutes twice a day can burn the equivalent of more than 10 pounds annually. L.A. Bicycling, as an alternate to driving, lowers fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions, thereby reducing air pollution, positively impacting individual health and the environment.
L.A. A diversity of open space areas provides a range of sports and activities for Los Angelenos bolstering levels of fitness and emotional well-being.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
YOU Replacing consumption of cheap calories associated with high-sugar, packaged foods with locally produced, nutritious options reduces the odds of obesity and other chronic diseases. L.A. Local agriculture contributes to a stronger economic base and benefits the environment.
Access to Nutritious Foods
Active Transit WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
YOU Regularly relying on public transit increases walking, improves health, provides greater access to a wide variety of destinations and integrates the user into the community. L.A. The use of mass transit is sustainable, revitalizes communities and provides economic benefits to the users.
improve strangers’ lives.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
Locally-Produced Food
Bikeability
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Design simplifies our lives.
YOU Increased access to healthy food can reduce hunger and lessen obesity due to poor nutrition. L.A. Cost savings associated with healthier diets and reduced chronic diseases can potentially save the City over $600 million over 5 years.
It affects everything we do, everywhere we go.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
L.A. A successful and safer community results from people who are connected and invested in each other, creating a network of healthy neighborhoods within the city.
Clean Environment WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
YOU Eliminating air, water, and land pollution lessens personal exposure to the potential effects of carcinogens and chronic diseases. L.A. Planting trees can provide shade, save on energy costs, clean air, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, capture polluted urban runoff and beautify neighborhoods.
Built Environment WHY THIS MATTERS TO…
YOU Increased physical activity by stair use burns calories and can also have a direct impact on cardiovascular health L.A. The clustering of homes, jobs, retail, and services create urban nodes with the potential of increasing activity and connectivity. Because of the population density, these nodes may be well served by public transit, enabling convenient access to the region for a broader segment of the population
Architecture (for me) is the perfect
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...is active
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Walkability • sidewalks • pedestrian amenities • visual interest
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Bikeability • bike networks • safe bike routes • bike parking
Active Transit • transit stops • land use • multi-modal transportation
Public Open Space • complete streets, alternative infrastructure & plazas • parks • natural recreation areas
Locally Produced Food • community agriculture • urban agriculture • demonstration & educational gardens
Access to Nutritious Food • retail food • alternative food outlets
Social Capital • community participation • identity • safety
Clean Environment • air • water • land
PROCESS & STRATEGY Over the last few years, the LA City Planning Commission and Planning Department in collaboration with the LA Country Department of Public Health, Community Health Councils, and the California Endowment, have embarked on a mission to ensure that our built environment and the policies that guide our decision makers, designers, and developers hold well-being and healthy lifestyles as fundamental to our shared future. Designing a Healthy LA is a first step towards improving health outcomes. It provides a compendium of analysis and strategies that are meant to be customized and tailored to fit each unique neighborhood within Los Angeles. The content is organized into three primary programs: a healthy LA that is active, eats well, and is a community. Analysis of impact includes key variables featured in the adjacent diagrams.
1. Overview of systems Built Environment • density nodes • architectural design
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Design is an opportunity to tell a story and make you think.
PROPOSAL & REALIZATION The message of Designing a Healthy LA can be communicated through various media, featured below. The strategies have been applied to the master planning of the Willowbrook MLK Wellness Community, which is centered on an existing urban hospital campus, within the context of an established neighborhood.
1. Wearable buttons with print messaging 2. Educational poster 3. Advertising poster 4. Example of advertising media 5. Willowbrook MLK Wellness Community, campus view
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Improvement in human quality of life.
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Community Room Skilled Nursing Clinic Expansion
Senior Living
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Health Care Facilities
Movement & Mobility
Food & Nutrition
Recreation & Fitness
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Education & Research
Economic Opportunity
Community
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To make a difference. Influence our environment. Create a better place for our future/kids.
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The primary goal of the Willowbrook MLK Campus Master Plan is to guide the creation of broad-based healthcare and wellness center excellence using existing and proposed health, education, and economic development resources, while enhancing an overall sense of place. A comprehensive response to the creation of the Master Plan provides a structure for an inclusive set of interdependent variables forming the basis of alternative solutions in the master plan options. Intrinsic to a systems approach is understanding that issues are not solved by single, independent measures, but are supported by a range of inter-related physical facilities and programmatic offerings that are used to support more than a single solution or system.
0-5 Minute Walk
MLK Medical Center Campus Nucleus
Shared Bike System
Wellness Shuttle
1. Campus master plan systems 2. Scales of development 3. Community mobility system 3
thing out of nothing.
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Wellness Spine
The urge to improve upon the world is too great to ignore.
Metro Green Line
4. Relation to transit systems
Because life would be really boring if you can’t try to make it
WELLNESS SPINE
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Since all progress depends on the unreasonable man, design seems the only reasonable option for an unreasonable person.
Because it
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WELLNESS SPINE The concept of a Wellness Spine connects the programmatic opportunities identified in the master plan. The Wellness Spine is a dedicated pedestrian and bicyclist path, which provides a strong visual identity for the community and a clear connection through the campus to the neighborhood beyond. Wellness Pockets— open spaces of varying function, scale, and character—are dispersed intermittently along the length, reinforcing the importance of active and healthy lifestyles, which are fundamental in creating a center of health and wellness. The Spine is the connective element around which evolving community amenities and facilities are located, providing clear access and a linear social center for patients, staff, visitors, and community residents.
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1. Campus overview 2. Wellness Pocket: Exercise 3. Wellness Pocket: Restore 4. Wellness Pocket: Socialize 5. Wellness Spine overview 6. Community Hub and Marketplace 6
is the beginning of everything.
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It’s what I grew up doing, without realizing it.
7. Outpatient expansion and Wellness Spine
It’s my tool of expression. I guess you can say it’s built in.
Where do you feel the most creative, and why?
It’s so random for me. It’s never one place.
Lying in bed early AM—clear head after rest.
35K feet. disconnected from media and in the clouds.
Creativity just hits... sometimes there is not a logical reason why and where it happens...but being outside is a start. I’m most creative when I fly. I’m disconnected from technology and communications, I’m able to be uninterrupted for hours at a time.
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Anywhere with drawing tools and access to music. Music both inspires and creates an environment of focus/creativity.
In still traffic at nighttime.
Driving my car early on a Saturday morning—I have time and space to think clearly.
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LOCATION:
PROGRAM:
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hotel, Residential, Welcomhotels Lanka Retail, Entertainment, Pvt. Ltd. Office
CLIENT:
OFFICE:
Los Angeles & Bangalore
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PROJECT SUMMARY Located on the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, ITC Colombo One is a new luxury hotel and residences master plan at the heart of the booming capital city. With a magnificent site situated between the oceanfront and Beira Lake, the project is comprised of two phases: the first phase includes a 300-key hotel (with 50 serviced apartments), a 250-key luxury apartment tower, banquet hall facilities, retail, and serviced office space; the second phase will house three additional towers—a 100-key hotel addition, a 100-key luxury tower addition, and a 100-key branded residence tower. The master plan strategy bisects the site to allow phase two construction (on the lake side) without disturbing existing operations, as well as without having to excavate or provide additional structural allowance in phase one for future development.
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
1. Looking North, from the Indian Ocean 2
2. Building massing and views VIEWS
What does design mean to you?
It just works... and it should be funky.
Pushing boundaries of what is already defined.
MASTER PLAN & Towers The master plan works as a unifying element between the lake, the city, and the ocean side, where the landscape elements extend beyond the project site to provide continuity throughout the project into its surrounding context. A “landform� mound makes up the podium mass, which in turn is sliced by the larger master plan to create discrete volumes that house different programmatic elements. A similar operation on the west side of the podium creates a terracing effect within the landscape berming, which is inspired by the local Sri Lankan tea gardens and their cascading terraces.
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Making sense out of the many complex (and in some cases juxtaposed) aspects of a project.
Artistic strategy, being insightful generously.
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Solving problems in a unique way.
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Design is solving a puzzle, it is an act that transforms an idea and carries it through into reality.
Design is
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power; it impacts everything we touch. Smart designs are so good as to be imperceptible.
To create something meaningful, to improve, and to make
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The PODIUM For the hotel rooms and residences there are multiple amenities offered throughout the project. The sweeping landscape of Sri Lanka and the tea gardens on the lakeside provide guests with an authentic and unique experience of this place. As the building rises vertically, every level creates a unique guest experience and connects to the urban fabric of Colombo. The hotel lobby is elevated, where guests arrive to unobstructed views of the ocean and the city. The hotel lobby and adjacent food and beverage components provide panoramic views to the ocean with its Sri Lankan building traditions. The retail promenade on the east side of the podium on multiple levels offers the community a go-to destination for shopping as well as food and beverage amenities.
1. Looking south from the lakeside entrance 2. Aerial view of the hotel entry and drop-off 3. Retail promenade and tea garden 4. Viewing the Indian Ocean from within the lobby
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a (small) difference in this world is my impulse for design.
Considered, informed, deliberate, able to elevate or inspire窶馬ot utilitarian.
Problem
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solving and creating beautiful things. Design also means self-expression.
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puzzle pieces of different parameters and constraints.
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SKYBRIDGE One of the most significant and iconic features of the project is the clear span bridge on level twenty. Here, guests can dine and be entertained while enjoying a very unique experience—the only one of its kind in the world. This amenity will be exclusive to the hotel guests and the residences.
1. Detailed axonometric section 2. Perspectival building section at the project center 3
outcome.
3. Overall impact of the skybridge connection
Ability to bring creative ideas out with a clear understanding of the solutions and how to achieve them.
Basic human nature, to
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LOCATION:
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CLIENT:
OFFICE:
Confidential
Hotel, Residential, Office & Conference Center
Confidential
Los Angeles
CITY VIEW
LAGOON VIEW
EXTEND HOTEL FLOOR PLATE
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enliven each one’s life.
Thinking about why things are the way they are, making them better, creating new ways to deliver and experience the world.
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MASSING OPTIONS The project is comprised of a five-star, 200 key hotel, 40 branded residences, two pools, a spa and fitness amenities, a grand ballroom and meeting rooms, a corporate office headquarters, as well as three restaurants, two lounges, and an outdoor event deck. The project will serve not only as a functioning and efficient first class property but also as an icon for the region. Multiple planning and massing configurations were explored, each derived from a series of intentional moves. The goals of the various sequences of maneuvers, which led to the
initial massing options, included: minimizing the building footprint on site; providing 360 views to the office space and the best views possible to all living units; creating gardens on different levels to regain open space; and maintaining a column free grand ballroom within the podium—meaning the tower above could not rest on the ballroom space below. The three options offer different solutions to the same problem.
PROGRAM LEGEND: OFFICE
1. L Scheme program development
RESIDENTIAL
2. U (Courtyard) Scheme program development
HOTEL
3. Center Core Scheme program development
CONFERENCE
4. L Scheme massing model
SKY LOBBY GARDEN
5. U (Courtyard) Scheme massing model 6. Center Core Scheme massing model
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“Design” is a mix of logic and creativity. It’s a challenge to make things work better and more beautifully.
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Option 1 is an L-shape in plan with cantilevered masses at varying heights to afford more open space below as well as unique gardens in the sky. Option 2 is a U-shape in plan, and is organized around a central courtyard. Finally, the center core structure of Option 3 is the guiding force, allowing all program to surround the main shafts with offset cantilevers at upper floors, creating double height atrium volumes and a powerful building stance.
1. L Scheme rendering 2. U Scheme rendering 3. Center Core Scheme rendering
such a way that one is taken beyond function and into the sublime.
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Freedom to create solutions to problems known and unknown.
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means an opportunity to learn and to apply that towards making the world a better and more beautiful place.
It’s extension of who I am: my language.
Scheme development
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An additional Option 4 stacks all required program in a clean bar massing. This option achieves a greater overall height than the other alternatives. This slender mass was then wrapped in a brise-soleil covering the entire South façade to protect occupants from sun and heat gain while also creating an essence of mystique, intriguing guests to enter the building.
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PROGRAM LEGEND:
1. L Scheme (perspective and section) 2. U Scheme (perspective and section) 3. Center Core Scheme (perspective and section) 4. Stacked Bar Scheme (perspective and section)
OFFICE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL CONFERENCE
5. Developed section of Stacked Bar Scheme
SKY LOBBY
6. Stacked Bar conceptual site relationships
GARDEN
Design is innovation and experimentation. We as designers perform in a laboratory where failure can mean success.
A process. How do you get from
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MEP 4500.00
LEVEL 26 106350.00
4500.00
LEVEL 25 101850.00
LEVEL 24 97350.00
3650.00
OFFICE
3650.00
LEVEL 23 93700.00
3650.00
LEVEL 22 90050.00
3650.00
LEVEL 21 86400.00 LEVEL 20 82750.00
3650.00
RESIDENTIAL
3650.00
LEVEL 19 79100.00
3650.00
LEVEL 18 75450.00
3650.00
LEVEL 17 71800.00
3650.00
LEVEL 16 68150.00
3650.00
LEVEL 15 64500.00
3650.00
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Lagoon Views
LEVEL 13 57200.00 LEVEL 12 53550.00 LEVEL 11 49900.00 LEVEL 10 46250.00 LEVEL 09 42600.00 LEVEL 08 38950.00 LEVEL 07 35300.00 LEVEL 06 31650.00 LEVEL 05 28000.00
Deck
7000.00
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Urban Views
LEVEL 14 60850.00
3650.00
HOTEL
7000.00
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BANQUET
LOBBY
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LEVEL B1 -3500.00 LEVEL B2 -7000.00 LEVEL B3 -10500.00
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point A to point B in a creative impactful way. Design is an enormous influencer.
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Progress.
What are the characteristics of a
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‘good’ client?
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One who gets as excited as we do and who is willing to explore.
One that becomes your partner, that together, you create a
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Projected double layer prevents overheating
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Someone who has vision, and a willingness to understand the nuances of an issue.
Good at listening to other ideas, and
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CLIENT:
OFFICE:
Confidential
Residential Timeshare
Confidential
Los Angeles
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design goals & drivers This timeshare company client initiated a competition to envision the “Next Generation” unit prototype design for their properties. Timeshare ownership is currently a Baby Boomer and Generation X market and Generation Y, or Millennials, will inherit these assets. The company aims to attract the Millennial market, so that they will continue to own and use their inherited properties. The competition goals were to generate “out-of-the-box” designs for the interiors of a typical one bedroom suite and a studio unit that can be rented separately or together by offering a connecting door with a locking function. The design parameters comprised of creating designs that would appeal to
also good at expressing their own ideas.
Millennials, particularly in the studio unit, utilizing the concept of biophilia and the client’s hotel brand standard as a baseline. Desired characteristics of the winning design include innovation, creativity, functionality, spatial efficiency, technology, and green initiatives. Criteria: • One bedroom + Studio Lock-off • Reduce square footage 15-25% from current allocation of 1,150 SF • Clusters of 30-60 units up to 6 stories high
Upon researching the target market, it was discovered that Millennials value a personal, story-based experience rather than a mass produced, “expected” brand experience. The client’s brand mission is to provide an environmentally conscious design to enhance guests’ lifestyle, which speaks to this new generation’s holistic approach to their wellness. So how could we marry all the lifestyle needs of Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millenials with naturalized design in a timeshare unit? The answer we found was tied to a place most everyone experiences at one point in their lifetime—a tree house.
The best clients are the ones who are in touch with their vision and needs and can articulate both well.
design solutions The design solution challenges the assumption that connecting rooms need to be side by side and on the same level. The design features a 465 sf Studio and 745 sf One edroom lock-off on a mezzanine. This allows complete privacy when the two spaces are locked off, yet provides a volumetric interaction when it’s open to both units. The vertical lock-off concept creates opportunities for flexible spaces, architectural volumes, and a residential feel.
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Each unit has moments where the guest encounters natural elements—including a viewing garden from the bedroom, a lookout from the bathroom, hanging plants outside acting as a privacy screen, and a dining room that opens up to a spacious patio.
TYPICAL 3 BAY UNIT
NEW UNIT CONCEPT
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1. Twig metaphor/vertical lock off concept diagram 2. Example of encouraging outdoor connections 3. The “ Meandering Path” concept 4. Example of “Smart Space”
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Honest, in your face, well informed, trusting of your skills and talents, pays their bills.
Collaborative and trusting .
Respectful, open-minded,
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The stacking approach encourages connections to the outdoors, where the rooftop of the unit below creates the green space for the above unit. The ‘branched’ unit layout allows an outdoor living area that is completely secluded from other units with a private view when the units are locked off, yet the green space can be accessed from the mezzanine when the two units are shared. One key that tied the exterior and interior experiences together was the idea of a meandering path. By meandering, guests inevitably pause in their journeys, allowing them to soak in what is around and enjoy the moment. It is part of biophilic thinking to submerge oneself in nature and its surroundings. Embracing space reduction as a criteria for success, the design team investigated many ways to save space using multifunctional elements and utilizing expandable furniture. Examples include; eliminating the television and replacing it with a projector that uses the wall above the desk as screen; the dining table in each unit is expandable from two-person to ten-person table.
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curious and accountable.
Patient, sensible, polite, knowledgeable, respectful.
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Trusting, confident, decisive.
The best clients express
COMPETITION OUTLINE
DESIGN DRIVERS & RESEARCH
DESIGN CRITEARIA
DESIGN CONCEPT CONCEPT A. TREEHOUSE
AXON 2F - Studio 465 SF
1F & Loft - 1 Bedroom 726 SF
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themselves but trust that you understand them.
A good client places trust in their decision to allow themselves to become educated by an original
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site plan The ‘fanned’ units allow the guests to pause and choose which paths they want to take to get to their unit. This also creates nooks for guests to relax and enjoy. The architecture of the unit layout also adopted the ‘meandering path’ approach, allowing guests to choose their own path within the units themselves.
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design process.
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Open minded to solutions, pays fast and well.
Stack
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Decisive and efficient with a reasonable budget and an open mind.
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Entry Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Dining Living Patio
Landscape integration viewing garden
meandering path private entry nook
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landscape integration green atrium
d f e SMART SPACE expandable table
‘good’ client understands the importance of having the right people in the room with the right information in order to make a decision once and move
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second floor A : B : C : D : E : F :
Entry Bedroom Bathroom Kitchen/Dining Living Patio
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technology projector TV
b meandering path meandering hallway naturally separates bedroom/living
SMART SPACE open circulation when connected to extra bedroom
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forward with confidence that the final product will be a success.
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A client who knows what he wants, cares about the impact his project will have, and
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CONFIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LOCATION: LOCATION: Los Angeles,???? CA PROGRAM: Project
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CLIENT: PROJECT Gensler TEAM:
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OFFICE: Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
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Defining the Values of a public space
When does anon ymity fail...? Is anonymity even possible?
...Or is anonymity
A chance occurrence?
...Is it a conscious choice?
A town square must provide a place that cultivates the exchange and expression of thoughts and ideas.
cceed? es it su when do ...And
space Can privately owned Ever truly feel public?
It is an impossible task to predefine a default set of values by which to gauge the success or failure of a public space. Each space must define for itself and its users a set of values to coalesce behind.
d space... ly controlle Does public Really belong to the public?
events of temporary Can a series Be transformational?
Is public policy
Is change a public process?
At stake is the prospective creation of a true public space with all the socio-cultural rewards that accompany a well used town square. Our hope is to ignite discourse on how public space can play a role in bringing the inhabitants of a city together and improving the lives of all who pass through.
For the benefit of the people? Who are the beneficiaries?
...Or does it just leave a mess?
Can it accommodat e the unintended ?
When does an interaction Become a contest?
When does a contest ? Become a conflict
At the center of Los Angeles, Pershing Square stands witness to ongoing contests between the new and the old; progress versus tradition; the programmed versus the informal. This key position in the city makes Pershing Square an ideal test case for our methods. 1. The most important values of a public space
understands our work flow.
In a contest Who sets the ground rules?
How do we design spaces... So that we all win?
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Who do you want to win?
Who do you want to win now?
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Appreciation for quality; environmentally respectful and conscientious; having a broader interest other than
a toolkit for designing public space Each public space is a representation of its community—whether that community is defined by the people who live nearby, the workers that visit during lunch hour, the greater populous that envelops the space,
or even the global community that helps shape the perception and awareness of our collective great places and space. It is critical that the design of the space responds to, interprets, and engages its context and
setting. The following is meant to be a point of departure for the exploration of the environ in which the space exists:
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A trusting one. An adventurous one. An ethically and socially responsible one.
One that challenges you, questions and
Conversation - Informal
Conversation - Formal
Commerce - Temporary
Commerce - Permanent
Watching/Listening -Small
Watching/Listening - Medium
Watching/Listening - Large
Nap
Eat - Group
Individual Activity (Private)
Parking Vertical Circulation
Store / Support
Shelter
Parking Ramp
Public Restroom
Waiting
Protest - Small
Protest - Medium
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Perform - Individual
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Program, or activities, informal or formal, that must be must be accommodated in the public space should be a representation of the community’s needs, both current and future. To ensure that desired activities can coexist, they are expressed via a quotient of desired adjacency. The physical form of these programmatic areas need not be singular in use, but rather should be flexible and able adapt to the will of the user over time.
1. Where are the open spaces? 2. What does the context consist of? 3. Who lives nearby?
Conversation - Informal Conversation - Formal Commerce - Temporary Commerce - Permanent Watching/Listening -Small Watching/Listening - Medium Watching/Listening - Large Nap Eat - Group Individual Activity (Private) Parking Vertical Circulation Store / Support Shelter Parking Ramp Public Restroom Waiting Protest - Small Protest - Medium Protest - Large Walking Sport - Group Sport - Individual Perform - Group Perform - Individual Visual Art Gathering - Small Gathering - Medium Gathering - Large
4. Where are they coming from? 5. What do they see upon arrival? 6. Where are softscape and hardscape appropriate? 7. Which activities are important to the community, and what is the desired proximity between each of them?
one that collaborates.
Mutual Respect .
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Informing design via interpretation of data Pershing Square is a place that must rediscover and recreate its identity as an important public space in a maturing urban core. No one agenda should dominate the formation of such an important public space. Our research led us to a technological process that carries the ideas and interests of all competing viewpoints, yet presents itself as neutral and dispassionate. We applied computational scripts to compile, arrange, and present the quantitative results. The computer is the synthesizer of countless analytical inputs and author of dozens of unique schemes, each infused with the aspirations of the stakeholders. We’ve created a tool that encourages opposing parties to coalesce and find commonality around an unbiased scheme, the kernel of a plan, the start of a place. 1. Activity areas within Pershing Square 2. Evolution of form - hardscape + softscape 3. Framework elements for Pershing Square 4. Reimagining Pershing Square Team
strong participant in the process.
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I like my desk to be _________.
Since the world of work and play are blurring my desk can be anywhere. At this moment it is on the commuter train...so I prefer to have a view.
I like my desk to be clean...I’m digital. Pencil/paper only needed when explaining. I like my desk to be a testing ground for the limits of organized chaos.
I like my desk to be artistically organized and “telling� something of my inspirations.
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I like my desk to be adjustable—where I can sit, stand or lay, surrounded by people or environments that are inspiring and fun.
I like my desk to be messy...good ideas come from adjacencies that happen when things are messy.
I’d like my desk to be a machine.
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LOCATION:
PROGRAM:
CLIENT:
Qingdao, Wanda, China
Museum and Cinema
Wanda Group Qingdao Los Angeles Licang Wanda Plaza Investment Co. Ltd.
OFFICE:
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This Museum seeks to explore the Scheme B - PLAZA DESIGN-FOCAL LENGTH process of making movies by “exploding the camera” and going into the image. The museum explains the creation of story, the techniques of development and cinematography, and the process of image compositing. It also serves the film community as an archive and memorial to important film makers and displays artifacts of film: costumes, cameras, storyboards, and sets. not Italian though!)
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Program Distribution 功能分布 Film Museum and Wax Museum of Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis , Qingdao, China 青岛东方影都影视博物馆蜡像馆
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Screening Areas
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POST PRODUCTION Fixed and temporary exhibits + Interactive green screen experience Educational visual effects demos
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Silence.
6. South elevation
The tearing of trace paper; it means another idea is coming.
Page flipping of a real book.
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ramp circulation 坡道流线
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glass surface 玻璃表皮
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OFFICE:
Tulsa, OK
Health Care Facility
Formaation LLC
Phoenix
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I-169 Fwy
project brief I-64 Fwy
The Tulsa Cancer Institute embodies a healing environment for cancer patients in Oklahoma. The architecture and interior of the Institute weaves its platform geometry into the plains of the Oklahoma prairie, permiting the natural landscape and surroundings to add an invaluable layer and dimension to the built environment that supports wellness.
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LANDSCAPE PLAN
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The cello.
Overdriven guitars.
The sustain of a Gibson SG Standard.
Melodic beats.
“ Re-thinking the patient experience and journey through treatment, linking the healing process through design.�
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Laughter!!! No question!
Jet engine @ startup.
Mountain Bike tires on dirt.
My footsteps on a mountain trail.
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planning strategy Check-in and flow is reinterpreted into a series of rooms that function as queuing areas to eliminate the typical waiting room characteristics of treatment facilities. Patients, families, and staff are provided opportunities for retreat and relief through the design of rooftop gardens and central healing garden. 1. Concept diagram 2
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chains, plane motors, and train whistles.
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Dance music.
I have a small lavender farm in Hood River and my favorite sound is getting up
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The design solution addresses issues of proximity, transition, openness, privacy, wellness, comfort, and spatial connection. The design is focused on creating spaces where patients spend the most time in the treatment and healing process. Nature inspired materials, colors, and textures were chosen to have a gentle and humane impact on patients, doctors, and employees.
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SPRING . CLINIC at 5:30 to cut the crop and listen to the hundreds of bees hovering near me and being in complete coalescence.
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What profession other than your own
The poetry of space integrated into the natural local environment is highlighted by daylighting strategies, framed views from within, and integration with the natural landscape. Patients and their families are given pockets of respite through the design of rooftop gardens and an integrated healing garden. The finish palette references the wild prairie by providing a myriad of colors that come forward through the progression of space as the building blooms. would you like to attempt?
Rock musician.
Pianist.
I would love to be a professional singer, but I’m terrible at singing.
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CONFIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LOCATION:
PROGRAM:
CLIENT:
OFFICE:
Seoul, Korea LOCATION: ????
Music Library, Cafe, CLIENT: Client&Name Music Studios Here Concert Hall
Hyundai Card
Los Angeles
PROGRAM: Project
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COUNTERCULTURE: Counterculture: a confluence of people, events, issues, circumstances, and technological developments which serves as an intellectual and social catalyst for exceptionally rapid change. One major source of counterculture has grown out of the anti-establishment phenomenon fueled by the war in Vietnam, race relations, human sexuality, women’s rights, traditional modes of authority, experimentation with psychoactive drugs, and differing interpretations of “success.” As the era unfolded, a dynamic youth sub-culture which emphasized creativity, experimentation and new incarnations of bohemian lifestyles emerged. New cultural forms emerged, including British pop music and the concurrent rise of hippie culture, moving towards electric rock and progressing yet further into a psychedelic version of rock—the “psychedelic revolution.”
Writing.
Painter.
Comic book penciller.
UNDER THE CANOPY MUSIC LIBRARY CAFE/RECEPTION Under the roof canopy, the music library and cafe are exposed to the plaza. An airy and translucent space, highlighting music by layering textures/materials into the existing forms. UNDERGROUND PRACTICE STUDIO CONCERT HALL In the practice studio, shipping containers are layered with an accent color and bold typography. These big moves speak to a music revolution. Radical, nonconformist, avantgarde, experimental, struggle, strife, catalyst, birth of ideas, cavernous, and rebellious. The concert hall is layered with a dark color palette and a large, bold backdrop.
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Set or stage design.
Nautical designer.
Pro surfer.
Surf photographer.
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“The mainstream comes to you, but you have to go to the underground.� Frank Zappa
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Vegan Chef.
A chef! I love to cook!
A chef. The creativity is there. The structure is there. It’s fast phased, only the chances of pleasing
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An exclusive space for the Hyundai Card cardmembers, the airy music library boasts an extensive collection of vintage records, magazines, and literature. The inventory was throughly studied, categorized, and then arranged to be navigated in a fun, yet intuitive, way. Materials and textures are layered onto the existing forms to add highlights to the music, while the catwalk system replaced the existing mezzanine to achieve a more open and unified space within the library.
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CAFE/ Reception Adjacent to the sloping outdoor plaza, the cafe acts as the main entry point for all floors of the building. While there is a strong visual connection between the cafe and the library,established through the materiality of aged corrugated metal, cold-rolled steel and mesh panels, what’s also hinted here is what goes on in the basement: the dark, rough, unrefined ambiance of the underground.
1. Cafe and reception elevation 2. Reception and elevator lobby elevation 3. Reception elevation at bag check closet 4. Cafe elevation at chaise lounge
over I would probably become a surgeon.
Anthropology or Archaeology no question.
Social Economics.
Medical Researcher.
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Plastic Surgeon.
Animal shelter caregiver or zoo caregiver.
Botanist.
Astronomy.
Pilot.
Humanitarian aid pilot.
Music studio & underground live hall
Prefabricated music studio
Office for staff
B1/B2 section
Feature artist graffiti wall
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“No colors anymore, I want them to turn black.� The Rolling Stones
AFTERWORD Design is about values and desires manifested into visions about how we can live; the resulting lifestyles in turn inform designers. As we celebrate this feedback loop in Ideas_7, we also highlight the iterative nature of the design process. As Descartes wrote in Part IV of Discourse on the Method, “I think, therefore I am,” a designer could analogously proffer, “I believe, therefore it will be.” As opposed to the either/or dialectic of the rational vs. the empirical, which characterized the philosophical debate that followed Descartes, design employs both/and to achieve its ends, further evolving the Postmodern ideal that Venturi once penned in Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. The contemporary paradox that we now face is that with the maturity of “Big Data,” we often encounter a surfeit of information to the point that we may need to resort to belief—or better, faith—to actually claim a position from which our design ideas spring forth. Thus the designer’s beliefs and opinions may now play a bigger role in filtering information than ever before; otherwise, how are we to move? As design thinking at Gensler continues to evolve, the objective for Ideas_ remains
Rancher.
becomes that of leading a team that stewards the idea through the various project forces. This new role manifests in a team structure that operates at a scale commensurate with the Bigness of a big practice. Ideas_1, page 2
unchanged: to document and present not only the “what,” but also the “how” and “why” of our work—and in doing so make an argument for the legitimacy of our approach to design. As we put it in Ideas_1: This position is rooted in the belief that: • The design process at Gensler must be commensurate with the Bigness of its practice. • Subjectivity exists in any design process, but that the scale and pace of working methods necessary to produce one’s personal esthetic is not compatible with Bigness. • Design is driven by ideas that establish an operative logic for reference during all phases of architectural production; and this logic provides an operational framework for all team members to meaningfully contribute to the process, thereby affording the opportunity to optimize Bigness. Ideas_1, page 1 This idea-driven design process also changes the structure of our design teams: ...the traditional role of the individual design leader as one who authors the design through a personal esthetic facilitated by a team now
Forest Ranger—I love the camping and hiking in the outdoors.
Ultimately, ideas are where our people and our work meet; they guide the participation and collaborative processes of our people; they are evident in the work. This edition of Ideas_ serves as a recording of this engagement. It is also serves as a benchmark of “ …this process [at Gensler] as it is conceived within a larger conceptual framework ... and to act as a resource of ideas, logics, and design methods to be shared by all who have committed themselves to this ‘place.’” Ideas_1 , page 3 Ideas_ is a Southwest Region publication organized and produced by a group of designers in the Los Angeles office. Its content is selected from the studios of this Region’s six offices: Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Phoenix, and San Diego. We thank Andy Cohen, Rob Jernigan, and Gene Watanabe for their continued support in its publication. _The Editorial Team
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I would be CEO
of an amazing global company collaborating and doing good in the world around women, education, and rights issues. Mirko Wanders
Brian Glodney
Jaclyn Lazur
Jinsa Yoon
Erin Williams
Noga Smerkowitz
Ben McAlister
Golnar Iranpour
Kristen George
Amanda Moschel
Shira Zur
Brian Fraumeni
Li Wen
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Warwick Wicksman
Vic Froglia
Tam Tran
Steve Chung
Stefan Richter
Sabu Song
Shira Zur
Scott Daniel
Robert Himmelberger
Rashana Zaklit
Paul Andrzejczak
Patrick Magness
Noga Smerkowitz
Mike Stanley
Melanie Hung
Matt Pool
Marisol Mejia
Luis Cruz-Martinez
Lorraine Francis
Lisa Pauli
Li Wen
Jonathan Breen
Jay Silverberg
Irwin Miller
Golnar Iranpour
Gabriel Ball
Erin Williams
Claudia Carol
Brian Fraumeni
Brian Glodney
Asami Choe
Arlette Mulford
Adrian Ariosa
Aaron Birney
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