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(an exploration of the concept of conscious design)
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Defending/Diversity
Field House for German Park 7th Semester Fall 16 Professor Gabriel Kroiz
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Field House for German Park
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German Park is a neighborhood park located in the Reservoir Hill (or Whitelock) community and sits in the center of a community with very deep roots and a very rich history predating the city of Baltimore itself. This neighborhood in recent years has grown from an abandoned, forgotten community to one in transition to social vibrancy and economic growth. The only issue left is that there is the divide between “original” Whitelock community members and “new” Reservoir Hill community members. Whitelock and Reservoir hill are one community but the two names exists as one of many borders that separate the people within. Many initiatives taken in whitelock seem to attract only one demographic from the community, while others attract a different demographic. This split in community interest and outreach does nothing to bring the members of this community together allowing them to grow in their diversity.
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new paths created to through park to match the natural movement of pedestrians as well as better connect park and surrounding amenities
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CIRCULATION
PROGRAM ATTACK space redesign and repurposing allows for easier program influence, and attracts more desirable uses
CONNECTIONS new park entrannce allows for clearer and more effective whitelock connection
IMPROVING VIEWS specific moves made to improve site visibility to surrounding neighborhood such as raised slope, planter removal, and tree placing
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The Quad
Reservior Hill Mansion Reuse 7th Semester Fall 16 Professor Gabriel Kroiz
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Reservior Hill Mansion Reuse
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The expansion of the reservior hill mansion is a task that requires hard answers, understadning, and architectural problem solving. So when apporaching the project four criteria were used to judge the old and help this expansion transition into a succesful new. The four categories are FORM, PROGRAM, CIRCULATION, AND LANDSCAPE. The form of the existing was aligned around the architecture of the time stylistically, being your typical Georgian mansion. This building had thick, over 2ft walls, smalll punched holes for windows. This paired with the position atop the hill this porject had itself a strong castle-like precense. The new form stepped away from this, which could be seen as intimidation and turned that into INVITATION allowing the form and facade to create a new welcoming experience. Next, the program of the existing building because it was a home is pretty standard, but as like with any home creating a comfortable environment for the resident is an important mission. So as COMFORT was the program’s theme before so it stayed, but with the expansion the aspect of comfort is found in the layout of the program, the most public space sits in the front while the more private wit n the back, decreasing circulation through those areas. In circulations case efficient movement is always the goal as it was the old plan using large rooms and only small corridors for ciruculation. While efficieny is important, the main goal for the expansions circulation is UNITY. The goal of the circulation was to efficiently unify these three completely different program spaces. Finally, is the landscape, with the building being on a hill there is much on a flat plan an much as enjoyable space is concerned, so what the expansion did was PROTECT and nurture the struggling courtyard space of the old and reviving to become a more comforting and open space.
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The next step was to create the from and then align it’s attributes with those of the existing building using the same criteria of FORM, PROGRAM, CIRCULATION, LANDSCAPE
MASSING CREATED TO REACH FOUR VIEWS
VOID CREATED TO PRESERVE COURTYARD
MASSING ALIGNED WITH EXISTING BUILDING, SOUTH WING OF BUILDING LINED UP TO MATCH WITH AXIS
MASSINGS SIDES ANGLED TO MATCH RSPECTIVE VIEWS
FORM RAISED TO ACCOMODATE FOR PRAGRAMING AND PROVIDE COURTAYRD ENTRANCE
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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM HIGHLIGHTING POINTS OF ENTRY,CORRIDORS, AND VERTICAL CIRCULATION
PROGRAM ANALYSIS SHOWING THE THREE ZONES OF PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY, WORK, AND HOME
PROGRAM ANALYSIS SHOWING PUBLIC TO PRIVATE RELATIONSHIP
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de Ecclesia in Lege
Conceptual Church 3rd Semester Fall 14 Professor Robert Lowe
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Mount Sinai has a very unique and in it’s own right appealing shape to it. The mountains looks as if it is a cloud arising from the earth itself, as mounds of stone and dirt that billow as waves on the shoreline. The undulating form of the mountain creates the opportunity for a folded facade that highlights programming and hierarchy of space. To further play on that the aberrant jutted out peak formation with the ridge that seems to run from between the folds is used as the inspiration for the main hierarchal space; the sanctuary. This project realized itself as a study of form an understanding of the precedent and an accompanying model to translate these understandings into in a physical language.
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An interfaith worship space that finds its major design influence coming from the biblically historic and sacred Mount Sinai. This project is a study of conceptual design merging abstract thought with real programming and allowing precedent to reign supreme. Coming to Mount Sinai as a point of reference was a simple choice because of the importance that this building has to three of the imp world's major religions; Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. This mountain has ties to figures and events in the early days of each of these beliefs. Another thing that brought Mount Sinai forth as the obvious choice for this design was the beauty found in the form of this mountain.
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The design realizes itslef in the study model done for the design. The model adds a new dimension to the spacial understanding of the form and also gives a glimpse into the materiality of the project as well. Creating the model at 16th scale allows the audience to capture a more complete image of the concept brought to life. The model uses wood for structure and a reflective silver paper for the facade representing a smooth metal surface which creates the form reminiscent of a Frank Gehry project.
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Hostel for Hawaii Volcanoes Nat’l Park
Trail Hostel 4th Semester Spring 14 Professor Michael Ryan
2-PERSON GROUP PROJECT: Roles included taking part in parti formation, concept research, form conceptualization, schematic design, creating digital renderings (not shown) and hand renderings
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Trail Hostel
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The design behind the trail hostel was based around nature reclaiming itself. The trail was to be placed in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. With the volcanes being the main feature of the park, volcanoes and their nature would of course play a huge part in the design. Volcanoes are natural shapers of their landscapes and ecosystems using the lava from the earth to replenish and rejuvenate the natural landscape. Lava is typically seen as a destructive force because of it’s ability to consume and dismantle whatever it comes across. Even if given the opportunity wiping out entire cities. Now while this is tragically true, for the surrounding ecosystem of the volcano what we see as destructive is seen as life giving. The lava of the volcano not only eradicates the intrusive structures and changes made by man but also releases elements into the landscape that are necessary to the growth of specific plants that various animals in that environment look to for food. This ability of the volcano to reclaim and heal the ecosystem around it is important but while this is nice it would be foolish to overlook the raw power and the command that volcanoes have. Because as stated earlier the destructive force of a volcano is almost solely aimed at us, those who distort nature. It’s effect only brings nature back to it’s original state, while what man exerts often destroys it.
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So from the parti stage we were dedicated to the idea of a form being swallowed up by a natural ‘force, so that gave us the idea of having the large ornamental walls that run along the building to represent the lava taking over. A study model was created utilizing the overall concept, parti diagram and model. Inspiration for the building was also drawn from Rem Koolhas’ casa da musica. Since the building was to be placed on the edge of the crater. Facing kilauea, the building was designed to have a large observation deck that could give visitors a safe place to view the volcano.
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The hostel gradually slopes in elevation along the east/west axis, which replicates the silhouette of a shield volcano. Fin walls are placed along the north and south elevations of the building to mirror the pahoehoe lava. The walls grow in height and width, eventually consuming the building. bu
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As visitors enter the hostel they encounter the main lobby space where they can obtain more information about the park and all of its amenities. They have access to the observation deck which overlooks the kilauea volcano on the southern side of the building. Visitors staying at the hostel can stay overnight in bunk rooms on the first level and those who would prefer a private bedroom can stay on the second floor loft.
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Aforementioned the structure is to mimic the behaviors of the dialogue between lava and land; because of this the fins which imitate the lava’s behavior direct the path one is to take in order to experience this hostel. Not only do they direct one’s path but they also affect the interior of the structure showcasing the pressure that the earth experiences when it engages with the lava.
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Ecoforms
Natural Pavillions 4th Semester Spring 14 Professor Michael Ryan
Assateague Island is an astir natural habitat that finds itself home to many beautiful plants and animals. The island has 3 ecosystems that are each their own; different animals, different foliage and evoking different emotions. This project required the designer to look into each of the ecosystems of Assateague and capture the emotions that each of these spaces emulate through it’s nature, to find and capture the human emotions drawn out by each space. First the negative emotions that could be felt and then their positive counterpart. For each of the ecosystems of focus I’ve decided to pinpoint the negative emotions inspired by our surroundings and the positive emotions that we find within the negative emo
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Urban Hybrid Housing 5th Semester Fall 15 Professor David Lopez
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Urban Housing Hybrid
Understanding what exatly an urban hybrid housing condition is is no easy task. Hybrid housing like any new idead is often left undefined for a period until something definitive arises and becomes the face. Yet this was the task at hand, understanding and also developing an urban housing condition. The goal was to create a low density housing condition that was a hybridization of two or more existing conditions. Since the project takes place in an urban setting the two most common conditions are the rowhome and the lowrise apartment, these two types include townhomes, duplexes, condos and sometimes courtyard homes. More than anyhting else though, Baltimore is known for it’s ubiquitous rowhome typology so it would be folish to take on this hybrid Ba project without recognizing and deciphering that typology. Also to be explored through design was, density, affordability, community and open space. The site chosen is the vacant Tivoly Ave. in Baltmore, MD. Another Baltimore community stricken with poverty and crime. Replacing the demolished vacant homes wouldn’t be enough to satisfy my job as a designer. It’s also very important to create an envirionment where people can feel, safe, welcome, and filled with a sense of guardianship over this space.
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5th Semester Fall 15 Professor David Lopez
Having researched the row home typology it was now time to explore hybridization. For the first step of the process starting simply with the building typology seemed necessary. Creating a hybrid living condition, starting with the center of it all, the unit, allows for hybridization of different levels and leads to a more unique experience. So using the the known information about the row home typology, changes inf were made to begin to transform the conditio. This phase allows the building to make some interesting geometrical moves as well as sets up instances for further hybridization later on in the process.
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After the first phase of the hybridization process, then the circulation and unit layout within the new building was finalized. The unit layout, as shown in the top hand drawn process sketch and the second diagram was made possible by the doubling move done earlier. The new width allowed for stacking of two multi-bedroom units, both keeping the square footage foota of an original row home with the same amount of bedrooms. Also pushing back the street-front entrance of the building allowed for a new entrance to be tucked behind the perforated brick facade. While the two bottom units can be accessed form the pushed back entrances, the two upper unit’s are accessed from the courtyard created by splitting the buildings. The bottom level of the back half of the unit is a garage also accessible by the courtyard. The lower units are 2BR and the upper are 3BR .
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With the unit finally complete the next step to take was to make some initial renderings to fully understand the architectural quality of the buildings and how to best place them on the site. How could these hybrid units be placed to continue to psuh towards a hybrid typology inside of the unit and out .
Final unit aggregation on site. 4 buildings placed which hold 8 units each, making up for the units demolished on the site (7) providing an extra unit. This playout also takes advantage of the facade study exposing each of the family areas and keeping the personal spaces inside.
Final unit aggregation on site. 4 buildings placed which hold 8 units each, making up for the units demolished on the site (7) providing an extra unit. This playout also takes advantage of the facade study exposing each of the family areas and keeping the personal spaces inside.
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Next onto the site, the site chosen had a very weird shape and steep slope. Some of the moves made earlier , such as lifting the back half of the building were made with the topography of the site in mind. The site’s topography also allows for the courtyards for the courtyard entrance units and the more public bbq pit/courtyard, to be raised adding another elelement ore was t privacy. The idea behind the site was to facilitate a public to semi-public to semi-private to private experience starting at the sidewalk and ending in the courtyards of the 3BR units. This site holds 8 units, 4 2BR and 4 3BR.out .
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5th Semester Fall 15 Professor David Lopez
The plans drive home the aspect of housing diversity by showing the interior or the the two and three bedroom units. The three bedroom home sits it’s masterbedroom above it’s garage connected by a athway above the courtyard. The two entrances are shown as well with the two bedroom entrance being on the street and the 3 bedroom units having a courtyard courty entrance. The model exists to give a new sense of dimesnion to the understanding of the project, the highlight of the model is the perforated brick facade that sits on the family spaces and shows the relationship between the perforated facade and the windows bemeath.
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