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499.summit LiNK T.U.A PS.1 MAD

M.Arch candidate 2012 University of Pennsylvania School of Design c: 570.854.3527 e: gknob@design.upenn.edu

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project.499.summit http://vimeo.com/33800649

program: mega-prison studio: arch701 instructor: matthias hollwich school: u.penn project team: 2 members

project.499.summit

4.PROGRAM + CIRCULATION

[statement of design intent] Our Prison system has failed to see advancements throughout the past century and desperately requires innovation and re-imagination.

While recent literature begins to question the sociological status of prisons, there has been little exploration of the physical apparatus in which inmates are housed. We as designers must take a critical look at these static institutions, and question how we can play a significant role in the design and function of future prisons.

HS-public venue HS

prison support connection bar

house arrest LS-public venue work release

cell block

1.PROBLEM

inmate program

LS

UNITED STATES HAS THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATE IN THE WORLD

2.3 MILLION

P-public venue halfway housing

NEW JERSEY TAXPAYERS PAY ROUGHLY $48,000 PER YEAR, PER INMATE

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FOR EVERY %1 REDUCTION IN RECIDIVISM THE STATE ACHIEVES...

WE CAN SAVE $1.3 MILLION PER YEAR

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ANNUALLY, APPROXIMATELY 14,000 INMATES ARE RELEASED FROM NEW JERSEY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

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2/3 OF THESE INMATES WILL RETURN TO PRISON WITHIN 5 YEARS

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5.STRATEGY

ground view - looking east

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high security

LS

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typical prison layout

public

fold up housing corridors

push up connection bar

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3.IDEA

extrude up central nodes

prison

typical tower

push core to perimeter

slice core into segments

tilt tower to restrict vertical circulation

ground condition - merged public

1.CELL UNIT TRANSFORMATION

HS

EXTERIOR

INTERIOR

LS

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3

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4

180˚

1. TYPICAL CELL

2. ROTATION

3. RE-ORIENTATION

4. BUFFER

M view of LS>low security bar piercing through HS>high security tower

transformation phase - inmate “walking the bar”

2.BUFFER ZONE 499.summit carefully challenges all preconceived notions of the word “prison”. It proposes simple yet powerful ideas that re-image the high-rise as an urban penitentiary. The massing consists of three interacting towers in the shape of an arch. The inherent linear and formal qualities of the ‘arch’ allowed us to establish our key circulatory concept: UP, OVER, DOWN. Each arch has three primary phases, Incarceration (up), Transformation (over), and Integration (down). The arches begin isolated during the incarceration phase and merge together both physically and programmatically during the integration phase. As the inmates graduate through the facility, they are being exposed to an increasing degree of social interaction.

4.STANDARDIZED CELL BLOCK As illustrated in graphic sequence 6 on the previous page, canting each tower segments the core into verticle zones, based on security level. However, a canting mass and vertical core causes the core to shift(in plan) as you change floors. A horizontal Core-Corridor was introduced, allowing the core to slip along without interfering the standardized cell block. The unoccupied space of the corridor will be used as educational, recreational and administrative space. This could only be achieved through the used of a single-cant.

Double-canting the towers would’ve required individual cell block designs for every floor.

A buffer zone and mesh screen was designed to interrupt visual, vocal, and physical interference between inmates and the general public due to its location within the urban context. This buffer zone will also allow staff to access the utility chase from the back of each cell, offering security officers improved sight lines into each unit.

3.STANDARDIZED CELL BLOCK PLAN

buffer zone stair cell unit balcony 20’

100’

social zone

62’ 62’

note: the core segmentation described above only happens within the incarceration phase of the masses (where security becomes an issue). Single, continuous cores are implemented throughout the integration phase of the project.

CORE - CORRIDOR

SHIFTING CORE

utility chase security unit

special program 16’

core 26’ 100’

interacting towers

1.PHYSICAL MODEL [material] white museum board + white bristol paper [scale] 1/64” = 1’-0”

merged

isolated

1.SECTION

3.GROUND PLAN 686’ HS > high security 1.

LS > low security phase 19 LOCATE

house arrest

phase 18 phase 17

2.

phase 16 phase 15 phase 13 work release

phase 12 phase 11 phase 10 phase 09 phase 08

INTEGRATION

INCARCERATION

phase 14

SHIFT

3.

half-way housing

phase 07 phase 06

P > public

phase 05

CONNECT

phase 04

4.

phase 03 phase 02

LS

M > merged

phase 01

P

25’

2.CALCULATE

[above / right] Bifurcated by a sunken train line, the site is divided into two distinct zones: Prison(north) and Public(south). The masses begin on the north completely isolated from one another on the barren landscape, and conclude fully integrated as they land to the south.

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57.00’

50.03’

111.40’

57.00’

57.00’ 74.17’

50.41’

HS > high security

88.92˚

57.00’

[above] Detailed diagrams, illustrating the canting calculations made to achieve specific core segmentations. The high security tower has the steepest cant, enhancing security by segmenting the mass into eight cores whereas the low security tower is only segmented into three cores.

Notice that core segmentation only appears in the HS and LS towers during the incarceration phase upwards. There is no core segmentation during the integration phase downwards as this would be impractical and inefficient.

57.00’

82.70˚

86.13˚

LS > low security

362.00’

242.00’

242.98’ 57.00’

88.00˚

57.00’

57.00’

362.32’

458.00’

57.00’

459.05’

554.00’

602.00’

561.03’

686.00’

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50’

57.00’

134.49’

602.37’

72.45˚

50’

100’

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4.AERIAL

57.00’

85.11˚

P > public

57.00’

HS

LS

HS P

VIEW

‘ART [ARCHITECTURE] IS SOLVING THE PROBLEMS THAT CANNOT BE FORMULATED BEFORE THEY HAVE BEEN SOLVED. THE SHAPING OF THE QUESTION IS PART OF THE ANSWER.’ -PIET HEIN

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project.LiNK

program: super-housing studio: arch601 instructor: brian phillips school: u.penn project team: solo

project.LiNK

3.STRATEGY

[statement of design intent] With a ‘housing more than housing’ philosophy, the approach of the project was driven by acknowledging opportunities in which a housing project could perform for the greater urban context. Following a rigorous site analysis, it was evident that i-676 created a gap between North and South Philadelphia with social, physical, and economic implications. In response, I determined to pinch the gap by viewing housing as a ‘connector’; hence the project title: LiNK. The various ways to connect, how to connect, and where to connect, were the fundamental questions serving as the basis for design.

a. triangle

b. rotate

c. connect

1.SITE The site analysis revealed two under-utilized zones to the North and South of i-676 with incredible potential for multi-scaled interactions. Through “LiNK-ing” Philadelphia’s Convention Center to the South with the abandoned Reading Viaduct to the North, the project will serve as the catalyst to activate both zones.

d. nest

e. lift

apartment view - looking south

f. duplicate

g. mass

h. extend public ramp - crossing i-676

interior exhibition space

4.PROGRAM

LiNK connects two zones through three simple moves: RAMP, BRIDGE, and MASS. When considering the idea of ‘bridge as building’, the relevance of structure instantly became apparent.

Using the similar notion of ‘structure more than structure’, the key was to integrate structure and massing together. The core ideas behind the traditional suspension bridge informed the unique structural system utilized by the project. This system was generated from the basic triangle and the inverse condition that appears when it rotates 180 degrees.

exhibition space

housing

conservatory

2.MASSING STUDIES

opt 001

opt 004

opt 006

opt 007

opt 008

opt 012

opt 018

opt 020

1.PLANS

LIVE BATH

+1.14 SLEEP

+1.13 +1.12 +1.11 +1.10 +1.9 +1.8 +1.7 +1.6

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+1.5 +1.4 +1.3 +1.2 +1.1

C+1.0

+1.0

ground condition - looking south

+0.19 +0.18 +0.17 +0.16 +0.15 +0.14 +0.13 +0.12 +0.11 +0.10 +0.9

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+0.8 +0.7 +0.6 +0.5 +0.4 +0.3 +0.2 +0.1

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0.0

view of the belly - looking north across i-676

birds-eye

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-0.8

2.CROSS SECTIONS + LONGITUDINAL SECTION

-0.17 -0.18 -0.19

A-1.0

-1.0 -1.1 -1.2 -1.3

PLAN 08.disconnected

-1.4

-1.5

-1.5 -1.6

WIDTH

[integrated structural nest]

ANGLE

-1.7

The deployable structural nest was generated from the basic triangle and the inverse condition that appears when it rotates 180 degrees. These trianges are located at three ‘hinge’ points throughout the structure.

-1.8 -1.9

S TEN EX

-1.11 -1.12

HEIGHT

N TIO

-1.10

-1.13 -1.14

PLAN 03.disconnected

PLAN 05.connected

C+1.0

B 0.0

A-1.0

+1.5

C+1.0

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B 0.0

-0.8

A-1.0

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project.T.U.A

program: performing arts center studio: arch602 instructor: hina jamelle school: u.penn project team: 2 members

project.T.U.A

3.TRANSFORMATIVE ATTRIBUTES GERMINATION

STALK

GROWTH

FLOWER

[statement of design intent] 110 105 100

95 90

85 CLIMATE TEMPERATURE (F)

T.U.A. examines emergence and the formulation of architecture through the use of digital techniques, self-generational patterns, and material systems.

We developed organizational systems (which contain formal and spatial attributes) with similarlies to organic systems where the forms result from their adaptation to performance requirments; in this case the structure, inhabitable surfaces and enclosure. We then explored the potentials of stasis versus different rates of change in the buildings formal manifestation. The integrated whole entails the refinement of spatial and structural logic and the integration of nessessary building systems.

SITE

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TIME (Yr)

1.PLAN

4.ISOLATIONS N .

WARREN ST ING RK PA G. U.

A. ENTRANCE B. BOUTIQUE C. FLAG-SHIP D. LOBBY E. AUDITORIUM 01 F. AMPHITHEATER G. AUDITORIUM 02

PHASE 01

extrude / symmetrical / peeling

PHASE 02

intersecting / stretching / delaminating

PHASE 03

spreading / tapering / bifurcating

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NORTH END AVE.

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view from lower terrace

[site / program] The site is located on West St. in Battery Park City, NYC. Catalyzed by the World Trade Center Development and the newly completed Goldman Sachs Headquarters, the program consistes of a uniquely configured performing arts center with high-end retail and office space.

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birds-eye

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30’

[strategy] The key move is the “ transformative swoop”. The “swoop” initiates both scalar shifts and programatic transformations which cultivates an intense change in atmosphere, social exposure, and program .

2.COMPONENT LOAD PATH DIAGRAM

view from corner of west and murray

PHASE 04

spreading / tapering / bifurcating

view from upper terrace

PHASE 05

delicate / sinuous / fluid

west st. looking south

looking north

1.PHYSICAL MODEL [material] white museum board [scale] 1/16” = 1’-0”

aerial

1.WALL SECTION

2.DETAILS

Developing a structural integration methodology became a fundamental consideration throughout the innovative design process of T.U.A. We worked closely with Structural Engineers, David Scott(Principal-ARUP) and Matt Jackson(ARUP) who served as studio consultants throughout the 602 semester.

Material applications, structural load path diagrams, and detailed connection studies were all critical aspects to consider and understand while making our proposal. A final 1/16 scale structural model was also required to help understand the feasability of our design. detail view of merging program and pealing space

SCALE_3X

1/2” LAMINATED GLASS W/ THERMAL AIR GAP

CONNECTION TYPE E

1/4” LAMINATED GLASS W/ THERMAL AIR GAP

CONNECTION TYPE E

LEVEL 6 EL. 136’

CONNECTION TYPE D

PANELIZED CORIAN CLADDING CHANNEL CONNECTION 1/2” STEEL BOLTING HVAC SYSTEM RUBBER SEALANT

LEVEL 5 EL. 103’

CONNECTION TYPE C

CONNECTION TYPE D

LEVEL 4 EL. 91’

CONNECTION TYPE B

2’ I-BEAM 3/4” REINFORCEMENT BAR CORIAN FLOORING

view of the ‘bend’ - looking south

4” CONCRETE FILL 2’ TRUSS

LEVEL 3 EL. 55’

CONNECTION TYPE B / C

LEVEL 2 EL. 38’

CONNECTION TYPE A

CONNECTION TYPE-B MEMBER B

MEMBER A

PRE-CAST CONCRETE

1/2” LAMINATED GLASS

LEVEL 1 EL. 0’ view illustrating compression > expansion

5’

10’

20’

CONNECTION TYPE A

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project.PS.1 professional work

competition: MoMA-PS1 2012 place: 1st place firm: HWKN (www.hwkn.com) status: ongoing role: graphic visualizations

project.PS.1 [statement of design intent] The winning project, Wendy, opening at MoMa PS1 in Long Island City in late June, is an experiment that test how far the boundaries of architecture can expand to create ecological and social effects.

Wendy is composed of nylon fabric treated with a ground breaking titania nanopartical spray to neutralize airborne pollutants. During the summer of 2012, Wendy will clean the air to an equivalent of taking 260 cars off the road. Wendy’s boundary is defined by tools like shade, wind, rain, music, and visual identity to reach past the confines of physical limits. Wendy crafts an environment, not just a space. Spiky arms made of the nylon fabric mentioned above will reach out to create social zones throughout the courtyard. Wendy features a simple, inexpensive construction system: the scaffold is deployed efficiently to create a 70’ x 70’ x 45’ volume to form the largest surface area possible. - HWKN

‘Air-Cleansing Nylon Wins MoMA PS1 Courtyard Competition’

- nytimes.com

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project.MAD professional work

project: harbin labor recreation center location: harbin, china firm: MAD (www.i-mad.com) status: construction role: comprehensive

project.MAD [statement of design intent] The 117,000 sq. m. development is conceived as a mountainous public space and holds a 1,600 and 400 seat theater, studios, education facilities, exhibition space, hotel, and a variety of retail. 70% of the site will be developed to retain its existing wetland characteristics and will function as public park while flood gates installed in the levee will allow controlled natural circulation of water into the site. The whole development, including the park is roughly half the size of Central Park, and will be the main inner city park for the city of Harbin. -MAD 1.PLAN - F01

aerial > north hotel facade

2.ELEVATION+SECTION

3.CONSTRUCTION

north hotel facade

hotel core

view from lobby

thankyou

Greg Knobloch M.Arch candidate 2012 University of Pennsylvania School of Design c: 570.854.3527 e: gknob@design.upenn.edu