An Urban Observatory Undergraduate Final Year August 2015 - December 2015 Rome, Italy Partner: Isabela Guzman Critic: Albertus Wang Historically Rome is the node that helps define how we perceive and understand the world, but this perception is impaired by the density that visually pollutes our surroundings at the ground level. The issue of perceiving so much at one time inhibits your understanding of what’s in front of you. The proposed tower offers a visual accessibility and connectivity above this ground level to help understand what has been built, by transporting you to framed views above the city. The Urban Observatory Technology was created by Richard Wurman (TED) alongside Jack Dangermond (ESRI). The technology is a comparative analysis tool that compiles maps and real time data which helps discover urban issues on a larger scale. The idea of understanding the past and addressing current issues advices us on what steps to take to move forward.
An Urban Observatory Undergraduate Final Year August 2015 - December 2015 Rome, Italy Partner: Isabela Guzman Critic: Albertus Wang Historically Rome is the node that helps define how we perceive and understand the world, but this perception is impaired by the density that visually pollutes our surroundings at the ground level. The issue of perceiving so much at one time inhibits your understanding of what’s in front of you. The proposed tower offers a visual accessibility and connectivity above this ground level to help understand what has been built, by transporting you to framed views above the city. The Urban Observatory Technology was created by Richard Wurman (TED) alongside Jack Dangermond (ESRI). The technology is a comparative analysis tool that compiles maps and real time data which helps discover urban issues on a larger scale. The idea of understanding the past and addressing current issues advices us on what steps to take to move forward.
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Framed Views: The tower offers six framed views as you transition through. The views are positioned and juxtaposed withing the form to guide your eyes to predominant landmarks around the city. As one moves up the circulation spaces, tears within the skin give glimpses of the surrounding city, but its not until you reach these framed platforms that give you the eye opening view that is careful constructed. Its not until you reach the sky deck that you are opened up to a 360 view of Rome. Images: Photos show a daily routine of market life within Campo di Fiori. Understanding peoples interaction to the spaces gives the ideas of what can be added to their everyday lives.
Spacial programmatics are organized in the importance and Precedents surrounding the central parts of Rome offer a hierarchy of the spaces. Offices are kept closest to ground great understanding as to how monumentality and organized level to relate to the human scale. As you move up the in- spacial programming can offer the occupant a great architervention you are transitioned through different ideas of li- tectural experience. We offer the same experience with the braries, printed libraries, technological libraries, and visual vertical tower completing the roman square and adding a libraries.
beacon to visually ground you to a location.
Exploded Axon 1 Structure 2 Viewing Spaces 3 Circulation 4 Skin
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Analytical Drawing: The drawing analyzes major landmarks and their relation to the central city of Rome. Spacial construction of each landmark is broken down and related to simple three dimensional shapes
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A Ground Plan B Office Plan C Office Plan D Library Plan E Urban Observatory F Urban Observatory G Auditorium H Sky Deck
1 Entry Foyer 2 Offices 3 Conference Room 4 Atrium 5 Library 6 Exterior Reading space 7 Courtyard 8 Urban Observatory 9 Observation Deck 10 Restrooms 11 Auditorium 12 Exterior Veiwing 13 Interior Viewing
Opposite Page A View of Campo di Fiori B Via la Corda Entrance
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This Page A North Elevation Opposite Page B Exterior Library View C Urban Observatory D View from Observation Deck E East Elevation