Geoffrey Gabriel Architecture Portfolio

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Scholars Residence Newark, NJ

Ironbound Branch Library Newark, NJ

76 Eleventh Avenue Chelsea, NYC

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N E WA R K S C H O L A R S R E S I D E N C E U n i ve r s i t y H e i g h t s, N ewa r k , N J P r o f. M a r g a r e t S a n t o s The Newark Scholars Residence is designed with the understanding of both the resident and the visitor in mind. The residences are designed to take the shape of a imposing structure when viewed on Washington Street but with transparent access via the ground level entrance. The form of the building is derived from a grouping of volumes that shift to create different spaces. Each of these volumes are specifically programmed according to location and necessity then stacked to form the building’s shape.

Upon passing through the building’s towering facade, the visitor goes through a transformation when transitioning from the outside cityscape to the building’s interior. Going through the inner entrance of the building, the structure begins to physically open up into the building’s full height foyer. The interior walls transform into glass as one passes through the ground level to reveal the private courtyard in the rear of the residence.

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Second Floor

Second Floor Lofted

Third Floor

Third Floor Lofted

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South Elevation

North Elevation

Detailed Section

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The facade of the Scholars Residence casts an imposing appearance along Washington St. But at five stories high, it remains level with many of the surrounding buildings in the block. The facade appears solid at the top of the structure with the use of shading to cover the residences from the afternoon sun.

Towards the street level, the solid shading breaks down to clear glazing to appear more inviting on the sidewalk.

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IRONBOUND BRANCH LIBRARY I r o n b o u n d , N ewa r k , N J P r o f. J o r g e P r a d o The proposal for a new library in the Ironbound neighborhood has been designed with the main intent of reinforcing connections within the community as well as to promote the exchange of ideas and resources. The form of the building derives from the programmatic imperatives of the project.

The building sets back from Adams Street in relation to Independence Park, located across the street. Through a series of operations the zoning mass is divided into smaller volumes split according to programmatic fault lines labelled as Utility, Private Spaces, Circulation and Public Spaces.

These volumes shift horizontally and vertically in order to differentiate into program spaces, to mark a continuous flow which occurs from the street front and to bring light in from above. The building is submerged into the ground to respect the heights of buildings which line Walnut Street.

The corner highlights the most important program in the building, the reading room, as it is the highest volume in the entire building. The shifting volumes are expressed in the exterior through a series of screens which wrap around the building.

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Building pushed against site boundary to create open space.

Second Floor

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Massing divided amongst major programmatic blocks.

Volumes submerged and are shifted horizontally to create form on facade.

Volumes are shifted vertically to highlight significant program.

Ground Floor

East Elevation

Basement Floor

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Transverse Section

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Detailed Section 1. 3” x 3” Metal Screen Grid

8. 3” Thick Glazing

2. Screen Supporting Beam

9. Bolted Structural Beam

3. Structural Beam

10. 3” Thick Wood Flooring

4. Window Clamp

11. 6” Concrete Slab

5. 3” Thick Glazing

12. 18” Thick Structural Beam

6. Fluorescent Lighting System

13. Concrete Flooring

7. Mullions

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Ironbound Branch Librar y

A centralized skylight serves as a focal point for the library, connecting several different rooms within the building. The skylight is created as a result of the shifting volumes being pulled away from each other , leaving a void in it’s place. It is at the center of the library that it is possible to view the different volumes as separate entities and the program that occupies them.

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76 E L E V E N T H AV E N U E C h e l s e a , N ew Yo r k , N Y P r o f. T i m o t hy Wo o d 76 Eleventh Avenue is a mixed-use, block building located along the High Line in the Chelsea area of New York. The building is designed to function as a city within the City that serves the occupants of the site as well as the surrounding neighborhood. The inception of the project was the result of a perception that there was a lack of enough large public spaces along the High Line. At the base of the building, the project offers a large interior concourse located off the High Line, with flexibility for different events year-round. From the plaza, different program areas throughout the building can be accessed via its circulation system. The project is divided into two parts: the base and the high rise elements.

The different facades of the building are reflective of the diverse architectural context surrounding the site. The base facing 10th Avenue is clad with masonry to reflect the older brick based buildings of Chelsea. Moving away from 10th Avenue, the high rise building elements are enclosed with glass and metal panel curtain walls to integrate with the developments rising in the newer areas along the western edge of the City as a whole.

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Basement Floor

Ground Floor

High Line Floor

Fourth Floor

Hotel Floor

Residential Floor

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Section Perspective

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The base portion of the structure houses the public program areas of the site which includes retail, library, dining and flexible gathering spaces. Located on street level, the base serves as a bridge between the High Line and 11th Avenue through an interior concourse which connects them through the building. Encased within a rectangular form, the base efficiently allows multiple program to overlap and interconnect within the volume. Public gathering spaces pierce through base to enable natural lighting to illuminate the interior of the base.

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Telephone & Internet Lines

Concrete Columns

Bathroom

6” Two-Way Concrete Slab

Electricity Lines Plumbing

Power Outlets Concrete Beams

STRUCTURE: TWO WAY SLAB & BEAM

MEP SYSTEMS I: ELECTRICAL & PLUMBING Main Air Duct

Supply Dampers Variable Air Volume Box Thermostat

Return Ducts Clear Low-E Glass Steel Structural Mullions

MEP SYSTEMS II: SINGLE-DUCT SYSTEM

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ENCLOSURE: FIXED WINDOWS

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Located within the Base portion of the building, the enclosed concourse is a space that serves as the nexus of the High Line Block Tower. Accessible from the High Line and the surrounding streets, the concourse enables visitors to the site access to all points in the tower from a single point. With glazing on the ceiling and western walls of the space, the concourse is a large open space that is flexible to a series of programmatic uses for the surrounding neighborhood.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Central Park, New York, NY 29

P h o t o g r a p hy

Four Freedoms Park, Roosevelt Island, NY 30

Cinderella Castle, Lake Buena Vista, FL 31

P h o t o g r a p hy

Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2, Hong Kong

Sunny Bay Station, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

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P h o t o g r a p hy

Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA 34

SKETCHES

Grand Central Station, Midtown, NY 35

S ke t c h e s

Guggenheim Museum, Upper West Side, NY

Washington Square Park, New York, NY 36

Midtown Skyline, Long Island City, NY 37

S ke t c h e s

MoMA, New York, NY

New Museum, Bowery, NY 38

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