Outer structure
1/4� Sheet metal plates
Glazing sandwiched in-between
Washington Street Waterfront Housing Project The Embarcadero, San Francisco
Washington Street Physical Model
Washington Street Physical Model
Gregory Taylor SOM - Summer 2008
Washington Street Housing
SOM
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
As a part of my experience at SOM, I was personally responsible for the digital modelling and 3D visualisations for both the Washington Street and the Folsom Projects in San Francisco. The Washington Street high end loft project is currently under the entitlement process.
401 Folsom Street, San Francisco
width = ((curve between) *.005)
d = distance between cells
Program Spaces In Sequence of closed and opened skin 1.) Enclosed Garden 2.) Entry Sequence 3.) Public Circulation 4.) Men’s/Women’s Restrooms 5.) Classrooms 6.) Lecture Auditorium
(7.) Visualization AuditoriaLecture Auditorium 8.) Video Suite 9.) esdemona Flight Simulator Hangars 10.) MEP/HVAC Loading Dock 11.) Men’s/Women’s Locker Rooms
Gregory Taylor GSD - Fall 2008
Gregory Taylor GSD - Fall 2008
Situated along one of the most rich sources of noise pollution, the premise of the building is to modulate the sounds of the site and design them into interesting configurations. The building provides the infrastructure to achieve a variety installation configurations and ideas. People are able to directly influence the modulation of the sound.
upload data
manipulation
compose
participation
performance
tambre/ reverb/ sustain
organize sound
Sound is music that has not yet been encoded. To achieve a synthesis between online social music networks and physical space, I used materiality to change and alter and manipulate space.
Echo chamber
Sound Sources
Vibration (bass) chamber er
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m roo ley fx Fo film
t en e Sil ac sp
sal ear reh ace sp
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Performance Spaces
rt da un it So xhib e
Rehearsal Space
s ion llat sta n i art nd Sou
Exhibition Hall
n g-i Plu eet ce str man or f r pe rough cut - film fx
n sio ses s Jam room
Sonic Garden n g-i Plu eet ce str man r rfo pe
n g-i Plu eet ce str man r rfo pe
This project investigates the sustainability of noise pollution. The site was chosen because it is the loudest area in Manhattan. These diagrams illustrate the intent to modulate and organize the noise into a series of rhythms.
Site strategy
Location of performance art spaces
Sonic Garden Social outdoor waterfront circulation