CATARINA GUIMARAES SCAD Graduate Program Admission Portfolio
HYDROPHILIC PLIANCY ARCH404- Architecture Design Studio IV Professor LaRaine Papa Montgomery
PRISMA ARCH303- Architecture Design Studio III Professor Catalina Strother
POMPADOUR ARCH302- Architecture Design Studio II Professor Jean Jaminet
KOMAME SCHOOL ARCH301- Architecture Design Studio I Professor Ryan Bacha
DENT-DE-LION DESGN225- ARCH Fundamentals Studio III Professor Judith Reno
CHRYSALIS DSGN224- ARCH Fundamentals Studio II Professor Christine Wacta
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX DSGN223- ARCH Fundamentals Studio I Professor Timothy J. Woods
Architecture
is technology and anthropology redefining social logics. Regardless of the magnitude of the project, architectural design can instigate comfort and sympathy. Ranging from large museum developments, to small farmers’ markets, architects have the ability to design spaces for the convergence of people, spaces that capture memories and moments in time. We have reached a point in history where the focus of architecture is evolving, manifesting its users completely. At this moment in time, all social implications should be diminishing through unobtrusive design solutions. It is time for architecture to stage education and global development, not just aesthetic preferences. This is the mindset that can reconnect, reduce, and restructure what architects mean in society, and it’s a pleasure to be a part of it.
HYDROPHILIC PLIANCY ARCH404- Architecture Design Studio IV Professor LaRaine Papa Montgomery
HYDROPHILIC PLIANCY Reviving the Communal Seine Paris, France The studio project bases its design principles and inspirations on architects Jakob and Macfarlane and their Les Docks of Paris project on the Seine River. The class was divided into sites that extended alongside the Les Docks building in both directions and proposed, all together, urban revitalization for the area. The confluence of movement systems on this particular site, is trapped in a small footprint space creating a moment of tension. This generates a condition of bold contrasts among river, train, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular displacement, together with features which remain static such as: trees, houseboats, and people caught in the transitional time between motion and inactivity. These conditions also reduce the building footprint drastically, forcing it to fold into and underground and only then stretch outwards towards the river extending to the point of breaking. The project offers facilities to students, houseboats residents, as well as travelers coming in and out of the Gare D’Austerlitz train station.
PRESENTED TO:
SEINE RIVER ELEVATION
Lots neighboring the Les Docks of Paris along the Seine were given to sixteen teams of two to three people both in ARCH Design Studio I and IV accordingly. This created an ‘Exquisite Corpse’ of designs that unfolded to and from Jakob+Macfarlane’s project. The designs connected not only through form, but also programmatically. As the building uses changed, that zone of Paris along the Seine was revamped, breaking the urban patch and bringing back the human scale that was lost due to the continuous industrialization of the area.
USER ANALYSIS
SITE ANALYSIS
Houseboats
Dynamic Forces
Static Forces
Train Station
Les Docks
The program will reflect activities that were once performed alongside the river’s edge. It will consist of laundry spaces, bathrooms, showers, and spa. Reshaping the Seine as a shared communal space.
TRANSFORMATIONAL DIAGRAMS
FORMAL DEVELOPMENT
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC Structure
Program Roof Plaza
Laundry Space
Sauna Mechanical Room Laundry Space Restrooms / Showers
Deck
URBAN PATCH TRANSFORMATION
Existing Human Movement
Rechanelling Movement
Breaking Urban Patch
Redefining New Scale
DYNAMIC FORCES
STATIC FORCES
BUILDING FORM
Two major sets of forces aided in the formation of our faรงade One of them being dynamic elements such as circulation of vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles. The other one being static elements like the houseboats, the existing buildings, and most importantly, the trees. The combination of these forces pushes the form to stretch towards the river, rupturing as a reaction to the natural static elements present on the site, resulting in an architecture that extends to the point of breaking.
TRANSVERSE SECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
Site Cross Section Scale = 1:4000
Transverse Building Section Scale = 1:4000
PRISMA ARCH304- Architecture Design Studio III Professor Catalina Strother
Technology
Library
PRISMA Education
Family
Green Space
The Savannah Children’s Mediatheque Savannah, GA, United States
This energetic and light faceted structure provides the ideal space that was missing in the Historic District of Savannah, a place for children to enjoy and that allows them to have a different experience from what current museums and libraries in Savannah transmit. With a large playground area housing a massive tessellated climbing structure, bright exteriors, and very soft and serene interiors, Prisma will be the number one spot for field-trips and weekend trips with the family. Bringing technology to the hands of children and elderly within an energetic and bold space will evoke curiosity and comfort. Massive trusses and colorful interiors will instigate the thirst for knowledge in a light space.
Site AN EXTENSION OF:
Urban Innovation
SITE ANALYSIS
Location
Climate
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The direct sunlight orientation and lack of strong unblocked wind currents provide great opportunities for positioning entrance and outdoor space in opposite sides of the site, allowing for better programmatic organization.
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The site is located on Broughton Street, one of the most commercial and frequented streets in downtown Savannah. Broughton is a place for leisure, filled with restaurants, theaters, and coffee shops.
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FORMAL DEVELOPMENT
THE LAYOUT OF THE MASSING ALLOWS FOR THE MAXIMIZATION OF OUTDOOR SPACE. THE CANTILEVERS BECOME OUTDOOR RESTING AREAS WITH CONSTANT INDIRECT DAYLIGHT INTAKE.
USER ANALYSIS
STRUCTURAL STUDY Wall Section
Children
Prisma will integrate children into the Downtown Savannah urban scope, providing a space for children to get involved with reading and enjoy learning.
Cap Flashing FPDM Roof Insulation
Curtain Wall
Exterior Glass Panel Teachers will have the opportunity to coordinate field-trips and to integrate the city into their teaching tools.
ASK OWST Steel Beam
Teachers
Elderly
Family
The mediatheque will provide a connection between the elderly community and the upcoming technologies, as well as interaction between them and the children of the city.
The project becomes a space for various family activities to take part in. Integrating the Savannian family fully with the architecture of the town.
Steel Bolts Concrete Footing
PHYSICAL MODEL MAKING
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The curtain wall and the glass panels create a trombe-wall effect, the heat gets trapped between them, insulating the building and blocking noise from the street. Wind currents from the Savannah River will flow right into the playground area, ventilating the space. With the glazing on the North faรงade of the building, the South side contains smaller apertures, providing enough sunlight to illuminate the interior without overheating the building. Green areas surround the playground areas, allowing for a more comfortable space.
WEST ELEVATION
0 6
18
64ft
SOUTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
EGRESS DIAGRAMS
1
3
2
1 Restrooms 2 Cafe Space 3 Playground Area 0
0
6
18
TRANSVERSE SECTION 6
18
64ft
64 ft
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
4
4 3 1
3
1
1
1
2 2
0
6
18
64 ft
1 2
Restrooms Magazines and Newspaper Primary School Area
3 4 Front Desk 0
6
18
64ft
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
0
6
18
64ft
1 2 3 4
Restrooms Screen Room Study Area Books
POMPADOUR ARCH302- Architecture Design Studio II Professor Jean Jaminet
POMPADOUR When Architecture Meets the King of Rock n’ Roll Memphis, TN, United States
The pompadour exuberates confidence and panache. Thick strands brushed high back and rippled down and across the site create an eminent landmark. Its reflective surface imposes grandeur and elegance, echoing the king of rock and roll. This building encompasses and incorporates site, massing, and interior organization into its purpose, which is to create a landmark for Graceland and represent Elvis in his uttermost significance. The initial massing of this project reflected the king’s energetic dance moves by the abrupt twisting and sliding of the volumes to either sides of the site. The skin of the building and the ground condition connect these volumes, making it possible for the topography to embrace the building and allowing the structure to rest lightly over the surface of the ground. It also slopes down towards the building from all sides, permitting water to be collected from all edges of the construction. The spatial organization of the building creates a network, connecting the multiple spaces and providing the opportunity for the public to travel all throughout the building and explore a variety of different spaces. The chapel was placed where the building bulges, at the corner of the site, allowing for a successive hierarchical placement of the other spaces. As people enter and leave the chapel they go through a series of smaller vestibules and enter the reception space on the other side of the building when necessary.
MAKING AN ICON OUT OF:
ANALOG IMAGERY
STRUCTURAL STUDY
Interior Finish Bracing
Interior Finish HVAC Vents Window Interior Steel Framing Purlins Exterior Steel Framing Exterior Finish (Fiber Glass) Anchor Bolts Footing Rebar
Water Cistern
TRANSFORMATIONAL DIAGRAMS Two simple masses represent static structures
Exterior area was enlarged to create void space around the corner
Masses begin to rotate for movement
SITE PLAN
AERIAL PERSPECTIVES
The building was modeled strategically on the site, with its bulge addressing the corner condition and with its pinch addressing the entry space. The moment of stressed caused by entering the building in its shortest and narrowest part is drastically contrasted by the height of the chapel space. As the building brushes back to the adjacent building so do the spaces within its walls. The site condition is softly rippled where building meets ground by the weight of the building. This provides a cloud-like feel representing the lightness of the building. All of these characteristics including the apertures form the buildings typology, one that demonstrates dramatic changes and softness, representing the King, Elvis Presley.
More dramatic angles for more dynamic spaces
Masses moved in opposite directions based on Elvis’ dance moves
Finalized placement of masses that addresses multiple site conditions like setback, exterior public spaces and the corner
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Sun Study
Drainage Study
Cut & Fill Strategy Drainage implemented near building and at the bottom of the slope, optimizing water collection. Drains are positioned along the edge of the building.
FLOOR PLANS Ground Floor
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A
1
2
B
7 3
3’-6”
HD PH
GB1
GB2 2’-11”
5
PH
7
LA1
WC WC
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6
2’-9”
GB1
3’-0”
NR
LA1 PH
GB2
WC
HC
PH
3
1’-6”
LA1
NR WC
HD
NR
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PH
WC NR
LA1
2
LA1 LA1
HD
7
A
Mezzanine
B
A
B
6
A
NORTH ELEVATION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Chapel Gathering Space Restrooms Vestibule Entrance Reception Fire Corridors
WEST ELEVATION
KOMAME SCHOOL ARCH301- Architecture Design Studio I Professor Ryan Bacha
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KOMAME SCHOOL Working with GoDesign, Coming Up with a Plan Afar, Ethiopia Afar, Ethiopia
The School of Komame is a currently functioning school located in the desert region of Afar in Ethiopia. Komame is a new city that has been developing slowly due to the growth of this school. The owner of the school, Beletew Yadete is improving the quality of education given to the Afar children. This is consequence of cultural conflict between two ethnic groups that habit the Afar region, these are mainly distinguished by their difference in religious views. One of these ethnic groups follow the Christian religion while the other follows the Islamic religion. The children enrolled in this school are Muslim; Beletew, however, is Christian. Previous conflict between his people and the Afar people have lead him to open this school and educate orphan children. The Komame School has grown, and will continue to grow in these following years. Along with GoDesign, a proposal for the expansion and addition of classrooms and living quarters was created.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
SITE ANALYSIS Komame Settlement
The Komame village was settled around the Komame School. Slowly, this settlement evolved into the first city of the Afar region. Enclosed Terrains
Road
School Lot
Scattered Buildings
Seasonal Analysis JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
Climate Analysis
Warmest
Scarce Rain
Strongest Winds
Coolest
Drought
Most Humid
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The existing buildings occupy the northern part of the site.
Current buildings on site do not work against the wind, their positioning seems random.
Being about 9 degrees north of the equator, this zone gets direct sun radiation almost perpendicularly during the entire day.
USER ANALYSIS
PROGRAMMATIC STUDY
Tends the herd for the family Walks to the nearest well to get water
Rarely Used
Often Used
Sedentary
Active
Independent
Dependent
Public
Private
Attends school for 5hrs daily
Dedicated Muslim, prays 5 times a day Yared
Classrooms
Performs children activities
Living Quarters Dining
Attends school for 5hrs daily
Kitchen
Helps mother around the house Walks to the nearest well to get water
Exterior Space Office
Conflicting Spaces
Restrooms Storage
Dedicated Muslim, prays 5 times a day Sara
Performs children activities
Exterior Circulation
6am
8am
10am 12pm 2pm
4pm
6pm
Afarian children aren’t used to spending the entire morning and afternoon in school, they actually spend most of their day helping their mother and father by taking care of things around the house or tending the herd. Roles are strongly marked between boys and girls, Prayer is also a big part of their day, the ritual happens five times a day and this schedule is strictly followed by all.
8pm
Classrooms Living Quarters Dining Kitchen Exterior Space Office Restrooms Storage Exterior Circulation
Shared Hours
With all of this, these children also attend the school and are constantly active throughout the day. Komame school is a place for them to be children and learn in order to be able to grasp opportunities that might come up in the future. Ones that will provide them with much more equality.
Cross-Cultural Comparison
USA
Individual
Community
Connectivity
Dependence
Economical Drive
Religion
Pollution
Nature
Cities
Settlements
Abundance Religions Meet
Ethiopia
Scarcity Fewer Religions
It is evident that the cultural conditions in Ethiopia are distinct from most parts of the world. Effectiveness will only be achieved when taking these differences into account, a much more religion-oriented background with less materialistic distractions calls for religionoriented schemes.
SITE PLAN
Existing Buildings Educational Buildings Residential Buildings
Triple Classroom Building
Double Classroom Building Single Classroom Building
EXTERIOR RENDERINGS
0
9 3
21ft
Three major areas have been designed along with this site plan. The area of the existing buildings, that will consist of office and dining spaces, the area of the educational buildings, and the area of the residential buildings that will house teachers and staff from the school. The three areas have been separated accordingly. The residential area resides at the southern part of the site, for privacy and comfort. The educational buildings have naturally been located closer to the existing buildings and have been assembled in a grid system that provides courtyard spaces and hallways. Along the south-western side of the site sits the tree barrier that will block the stronger wind currents and also provide a privacy from the housing settlements made by the villagers.
Best Solar Orientation
Woven Courtyards
According to several studies using programs like Ecotech and Climate Consultant, optimum solar orientation is achieved when facing the east and west facades to the northeast and southwest. This allows for less direct sunlight and best ventilation.
Due to the interconnected circulation paths caused by the shaded and unshaded areas that transition from building to building, the courtyards are formed. This creates an interactive campus with small spaces that can be enjoyed by all of the students that happen to walk past them.
COURTYARD ANALYSIS
Courtyard A
Bigger courtyard spaces have good ventilation , with overhangs from buildings potentially shading most of the open area.
20m
13m 30m
Courtyard B
Smaller courtyard spaces will be almost fully shaded by the overhangs of the surrounding buildings.
10m 10m
Courtyard C
A medium-sized courtyard would provide a good area for activities regarding more than one classroom or smaller playground areas for specific grades.
10m 20m
BUILDING LAYOUT DEVELOPMENT Shaded Learning Space Unshaded Entries / Connections Courtyard Spaces Building Footprint Shaded Learning Space
The hot-arid climate asks for a design with courtyards and plenty of shaded areas. The buildings will provide shade on the courtyards and the corridors formed by their placement will provide a constant airflow.
CLASSROOM LAYOUT DEVELOPMENT
Alternative pairing strategy
Pairing the desks will allow for a better performance from the students. Having a classmate to discuss and ask questions about the lecture provides a student-to-student relationship and a group learning experience.
Auditorium layout allows for group discussions
LONGITUDINAL SITE SECTION
Alternative pairing strategy
Single desks for an individual learning experience
Alternate auditorium layout, more rigid, best for older age group.
Group learning for younger age groups
More formal layout strategy for older age groups
ROOF DESIGN
Roof has to be adapted to the required factors provided by the site and its location. These factors include: Protection from strong winds, ventilation, water collection, and protection from direct sunlight.
Combinations
Final Design With this roof, two different ambients are created, one being a circulatory space between wall and column, and the other being open space for courtyards and secondary space areas. Stack ventilation is performed by the small openings on the longer side, as well as ventilation from openings placed high on the walls. Due to asymmetrical hipped-roof characteristic, water collection is possible on both sides.
SOUTH ELEVATION
0
3
9
21ft
DENT-DE-LION DSGN225- ARCH Fundamentals Studio III Professor Judith Reno
DENT-DE-LION A Market Place for the People of Savannah Savannah, GA
Savannah is a town with a strongly diverse community. The ‘People of Savannah’ consist of several group of people that serve a different purpose in society as well as have different needs as citizens. When designing a market on Broughton St. the main issue that needed a solution was the absolute integration of all of these groups. This integration and networking required a space that had a multipurpose use and that was extremely versatile. This design has the dandelion flower as a natural system for the basis of aesthetic and structural detailing
AN EXTENSION OF:
NATURAL MECHANICAL SYSTEM
INDIVIDUALITY
COMMUNITY
The dandelion is a valuable example of both community and individuality in nature. This plant consists of a network of flowers interconnected at a flower head. The dandelion, like most plants, reproduces asexually. However, what disperses the seeds in an arbitrary manner is the wind. This adaptation of the plant has lead it to look how it does. The light florets that are made up of a group of hair-like extensions, fly easily with the wind and allow for reproduction. This movement with the wind, and the minimalism of the plant structure itself is what makes the dandelion feel so inspiring.
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
The cross symbolizes the hair-like filaments on the dandelion seed. These are what trap air resistance when the wind blows and allows for the seed to sway and travel with it. Here, the cross will serve as a structural element on the building, representing the arbitrary feel of the path of these seeds.
When joined together, the crosses resemble the head of the dandelion and the net-like membrane that is formed by the negative space between each seed and its extensions. The interconnected crosses serve as beams. When these are exposed, they give a sense of lightness in the interior spaces.
In order for these beams to work, another structural element is needed. Columns were added to the model to carry the vertical load down into the ground.
PROGRAMMATIC STUDY
Fresh Market
Open-air market that will be open weekly selling local products of Savannah for the people of Savannah.
Delicatessen
Place where client will be able to design their meal with fresh juices and sandwiches
Sculpture Garden
Plaza space on street level with gathering spaces and a kinetic sculpture garden
USER ANALYSIS
Student
Housewives
Businessman
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Student at SCAD that lives on one of the dorms or has classes on the buildings nearby (architecture, performing arts, photography…)
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Eats the food offered by the university, not so tasty or carefully prepared
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Would like a cheap place that could serve as a possible replacement for the SCAD food-service some days of the week
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Lives downtown with her family
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Enjoys grocery shopping for the family
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Enjoys cooking a fresh and rich meal for her household
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Lives 10-30min away from downtown with his family.
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Needs a place to spend his lunch breaks.
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No places to get healthy/quick/cheap meals nearby.
SITE ANALYSIS Location
This is the main commercial street in Savannah’s Historic District. By being in the center of major sights and connecting key streets, Broughton St. is used by all of the Historic District residents.
Dent-de-Lion will be located near the corner of Jefferson St. and Broughton. Near the location, there are several restaurants and stores that sell multiple types of products like clothes, spices, house decoration, among many others. In order for this market to be successful it must fulfill the needs of most Savannians.
SITE PLAN
THE ONLY MARKETPLACE IN THE HIGHLY-TRANSITED AREA, THE ONLY MARKETPLACE IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH.
TRANSFORMATIONAL DIAGRAMS
Schematic Model
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Final Model
Model-making was essential when it came to building design. There was no better way to test the dynamic structure other than building a model for each stage of design. The schematic model shows the crude concept of the dandelion seeds dispersing. The following models test rigidity of the crosses within the structure and floor placement. The final model features the covering designed for the open-air market that will allow for ventilation and provide shade for the users.
FINAL MODEL GROUND FLOOR VIEW
FLOOR PLANS
Third Floor
Second Floor
First Floor
.5 0
8ft 2
Ground Floor
FINAL MODEL BROUGHTON STREET ELEVATION
Steel
Steel Framing
Glass
Concrete
SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS
Broughton St. Elevation
Alley Elevation
Transverse Section
.5 0
8ft 2
Longitudinal Section
CHRYSALIS DSGN224- ARCH Fundamentals Studio II Professor Christine Wacta
CHRYSALIS A Gallery of the Development of Materials in Art Savannah, GA
The most important part of creating a project that will naturally serve as a cultural hotspot at one of the most iconic places in Savannah, GA, is to have as a main objective: the integration and revival of this place that today is very much a tourist trap. By building this gallery on River Street, locals will begin to use this public space as well. Currently, River Street. is packed with tourists and souvenir shops that serve no purpose apart from serving and enriching the tourist industry. Savannah does not need increase in this, the history of this place will always attract people to come visit; there is no need to keep River St. so focused on tourism. This gallery will represent an overall sense of development of Savannah as a city, but also the development of materials in art throughout time. The original source of inspiration for this project has always been the objects found in the site during the site analysis. This brought up the need for the exploration of different materials and how these can be blended in a way that will blend the building with the site. However, as much as the building needed to have a local and permanent feel to it, it needed the edginess and contemporary detail given by the recycled glass panels.
AN EXTENSION OF:
SITE ANALYSIS Location
The site is located at Factor’s Walk located at the North end of the City of Savannah, GA. The exploration of both fictional and real history of the site is evident in this design process. The architectural intervention will be an International Art Gallery that also includes an artist’s residence and studio.
SITE DETAILS Mood Sketch
When arriving to the site for the very first time, very specific things caught my attention. Small details that seemed forgotten by most. The wood stumps that were placed in an organized and yet seemingly random way was the detail that called my attention the most. The texture of the wood and the fact that it looked worn out, old, like most of River Street. From the texture of the wood to its structure and cellular formation.
ENTRANCE STORIES
WALL SECTION
River Street
When arriving at the gallery from River Street, the public will have full access to the main entrance. Having a glass faรงade will allow people to see what this gallery is about without really entering it. Here, River Street would be incorporated in the view from the inside of the gallery; like a big painting of one of the most important parts of town. This can also be reversed, from the inside of this space; people will have a view to the river and the outside of the gallery. The entrance will have lots of greenery and a small plaza space with sculptures and sitting areas for the public.
Williamson Street
As you arrive to the site from Williamson Street you see both hotels and the abandoned lots next to the Gallery. It is evident that this is a more service-like space when comparing it to River Street (the other access point). This entrance will be a back entrance mainly used for service and the arrival of trucks and new art work. It leads to the administration building where the offices, storage room, and service elevator are located.
FORMAL ANALYSIS
MATERIALITY
Plan Factor’s Walk
Brick
Green Spaces
Cell-Like Gallery Rooms
Wood
Concrete
Section Public Spaces
Recycled Glass Private Spaces
SITE PLAN
0
EXTERIOR RENDERINGS
32 8
NORTH ELEVATION
72ft
EAST ELEVATION
BASEMENT
0
GROUND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
32 8
WEST ELEVATION
72ft
SOUTH ELEVATION
0
32 8
72ft
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX DSGN223- ARCH Fundamentals Studio I Professor Timothy J. Woods
RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX Developing Spaces Through 2D and 3D Model-Making Savannah, GA
Understanding how the entire structure is connected is crucial when understanding the design as a general idea. This building uses a simple post and lintel structure for most of its parts. The walls on the inside of the building provide not only the division of space, but also structural support.
PLAN ROTATION
Centralized Space
After much analysis and repetition, the original plan was made. Within it, three scales of spaces were arranged: private, midprivate, and public. Then, the original plan was combined and arranged in different ways for the exploration of space and circulation. Rotating the plan on an axis made the fact that there could be many options of a larger plan for the building.
Radial Space
ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS Linear
Grid
Cluster
Zig-Zag
SELECTED PLAN
STARTING THE DESIGN
ENTRANCES ON FINAL MODEL
Exploring Size and Repetition
The entrances of this building were based on the gridded nature of the plan as well as on the repetition of the most important elements of the skin and of the structure.
SELECTED PLAN
This plan was chosen from the previous organizational system analysis. This will become the plan for the building eventually. In order to understand how the structure will be placed on the plan, diagrams of space and walls were made.
HIERARCHY OF SPACES
DESIGN
HIERARCHY OF COLUMNS AND WALLS
BUILD
TEST
REPEAT
BUILDING PROCESS
SELECTED PLAN
STARTING THE DESIGN
ENTRANCES ON FINAL MODEL
Exploring Size and Repetition
The entrances of this building were based on the gridded nature of the plan as well as on the repetition of the most important elements of the skin and of the structure.
TOWER ON FINAL MODEL
DETAIL SHOT OF SKIN
Skin on Model
The tower was designed to be an observation tower and a recreational place in the building. It follows the overall language of the design and once again, repeats the detail in the skin.
It was at this point in the design process that the function of the building was settled. The idea of a Residential Complex occurred once the skin was designed for the purpose of keeping the most direct light outside of the building and allowing indirect light to penetrate the apertures during the day.
THE EVER-CHANGING CANVAS Constant Conversation’s Proposal for SCAD 35th Anniversary Installation
IDEA One of the most iconic images about SCAD is the architecture it operates from. One that has remained untouched, and instead renovated and praised through its restoration efforts. So what if we could make these incredible buildings, a canvas for expression? Something that would create a window to incredible possibilities in information and communication of SCAD’s accomplishments, events and student body.
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INSPIRATION Acknowledging that projections have been used in the past before, in multiple occasions, this proposal is different because its personal to SCAD. As a school that has revamped a whole city, that focuses on art and design, creating an installation, that be updated, modified and changed, opens up possibilities to see Savannah’s architecture in a new perspective.
CONCEPT “The Ever-Changing Canvas” Challenges physical and virtual spaces by celebrating the legacy of SCAD in Savannah through a symbolic narration of specific events. SCAD is present throughout the city, and this will allow it to openly share its influence with anyone in the public. The installation consists of several videomapping projections that will be shown on SCAD buildings around Savannah at night, to bring a new light to a city that has such a distinct character. There are three ideas for initial installations, which can grow into different concepts, which is the true beauty of it happening. These “canvases” can open up a new experience to people by constantly communicating in a place where it is not perceived to have the ability to do so.
The first projection could be installed in Poetter Hall. Poetter Hall was SCAD’s first building and it has served multiple purposes over the last thirty-five years. Projected onto the facades of the building would be a visual storyline into how the school first came to be; troubles, proposals successes and failures that anyone can connect to. Together with it, will be the names of all of SCAD alumni moving in slow and compelling strips demonstrating all the artists that have grown from this vision.
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The second projection combines art with architecture and commemorates the creativeness of SCAD students. This projection would be more of a seasonal projection in the sense that it would only be done in times of gatherings. These events would be the Savannah Film Festival, SCAD Style, Masquerade Ball, Preservation Week, among others. These projections would involve the showcase of student work as a backdrop for these events. The buildings would be selected accordingly; the SCAD Museum and the Jen Library are strong preferences as they have large white surface area to re imagine.
The third and last projection would be another on-going installation that would concentrate mainly on displaying information allowing for the involvement of students and locals with the city. This would be a weekly projection that would show all of the events happening in Savannah at the moment, lectures, gallery showings, concerts, festivals, student activities, among other events that might be going on at the time. The installation would keep students and locals informed at all times and would be a visual way of getting them involved.
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