Portfolio - Columbia GSAPP by Behruz Hairullaev

Columbia GSAPP Architecture Portfolio

MS.AAD Behruz Hairullaev

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Neighborhood Factory

BPI Light Pavilion

Kavango Field Station

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Architecture with Impermanent Program

Gallery Red Hook, New York Mix use

Labratory Kavango, Namibia Workshop

14,300 sq. ft.

1,800 sq. ft.

Columbia Climate Park

SelfSimulacrum

Puff Tower

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P 35-48

Center for Ingenuity New York City, New York University

Crum Ocean

Air Purifier New York City, New York Industrial

670,000 sq. ft.

5,000 sq. ft.

20,000 sq. ft.

Link

Transional Geometries

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The Outside Project New York City, New York Public Space

Parametric Installation

250 sq. ft.

neighborhood factory

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Cedric Price had taken similar approaches in some of his other works. However, in this particular building, the end result is extremely successful showcased by the level of interactivity the public had with the built form. The multi-use facility had a structural matrix that incorporated modular spaces for a variety of cultural and recreational functions. External trusses supported prefabricated modular components. The initial wave of programs that were implemented were: workshops, rehearsal rooms, studios, classrooms, eating facilities, offices, and an assembly hall / theater. Figure 1 showcases the complexity of the programs within the constraints of the matrix. A space for future workshops was implemented on the south side without an enclosure, only exposing the truss members, figure 2. Aesthetically, the building looked unfinished by design. But, it was crucial for the concept to have a ‘warehouse’ unfinished type of look, for the ability of adaptation corresponding to its users.

In order to get the community involved, accustomed, and adopt the center as its own, a fair was organized between construction phases for the general public, figure 3. When it was formally opened in 1977, it had already been well established as part of the community and encountered enormous amount of engagement. Price planned for the building to be short-lived, intending it to be functional for 10 years and then be deconstructed. Against his intentions, the town kept the center operational. In 1998, a journalist was asked to survey and document the scenery. His assessment ultimately showcased the success of Cedric Price’s center, despite the criticism he received for the lack of visual appeal and the use of off-the-shelf components. The location was swarmed by the neighborhood. “Activities were taking place in various fields. A dance group rehearsed, children learned to read, one volunteer lawyer explained the intricacies of the English legal system to immigrants, another learned digital imaging techniques, a gay and lesbian neighborhood association held a meeting, while elsewhere an amateur singing group was recording their own rap CD.” After Cedric’s passing in 2003, it was decided for the center to be demolished, in hopes of complimenting his intent for the building. The community center presented itself as a small-scaled urban communal factory in a suburban setting, capable of manufacturing ideas, activities, events, and engagements. Broadly, he designed a ‘space’ to be inhabited by many sorts of ‘places’. Even though the life span of the facility was much longer than what it was designed for, it had stayed true to its original manifesto set by the architect.

Columbia GSAPP

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architecture with impermanent program

Behind every powerful architectural build, there is a manifesto that is composed by the architect. Cedric Price imagined the InterAction Center of Kentish Town to become an extension of the region. Essentially, the center needed to become a simulacrum of the neighborhood it resided in. The structure was not a piece of art to be admired. All of its forms, textures, materiality, and colors emulated its context. Rather than designing a conventional civic center, in hopes of becoming a monumental beacon for the town, Price takes the approach of offering an empty canvas board, within a rigid framework, letting the collective community render it as they deem appropriate.

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Adapting five identified techniques of light usages into five pavilions making up the gallery.

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BPI Light Pavilion

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Project - 02

BPI Light Pavilion

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Project - 02

Kavango, Namibia

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KAVANGO FIELD STATION

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Kavango Field Station

Elevation Extension

Insulation

Collection

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Project - 03

Kavango Field Station

WATER TANK

10 feet

RESTROOM STORAGE WORKSTATIONS

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LAB

ground plan

section

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Columbia Climate Center

This Climate School prioritizes testing, adapting, evolving, re-inventing, updating, and constructing building systems. In the United States, forty percent of all primary energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions are accounted by buildings.1 Globally, forty percent of carbon emissions are from buildings and construction.2 Cedric Price’s InterAction Center, in 1977, re-invented architectural form versus function concept. The exterior was a generic rectilinear structure of columns and trusses; and the programming within was undefined. Price intended the users, the neighborhood, to purpose it as they deemed appropriate. As a result, the program changed as the town did, over time. Similarly, Columbia Climate Park offers an exterior framework that houses ever-changing building components; designed and constructed by students. These components range from air filtering mesh systems, to louvers, to new hybrid materials. In the center courtyard the testing pods are located, where the speculative systems can be studied. The main structure is constructed of spruce laminated timber, a sustainable material that has great longevity and structural integrity. The double curved timber planks are produced by using a five-axis CNC production, for efficiency of time, labor, and cost; overlapping and Japanese wood joining techniques are detailed. These members like puzzle pieces together on site, or brought to site in sections. The curvilinear form of the park echoes the existing typology: mounds and paths.

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Located on the southern tip of Governors Island, Columbia Climate Park seeks to be the epicenter for ingenuity for climate change, by combining Climate School, Research Center, Auditorium, and a Library under a single grid timber shell structure.

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Columbia Climate Park

Usage Diagram

Component Diagram openings insulation

aesthetic new materials

mesh system pathways

sensors

acoustic

etfe

illuminating

louvers

glazing

photo-voltaic vegetation

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InterAction Center - Cedric Price

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Columbia Climate Park - Behruz Hairullaev

Columbia GSAPP

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Columbia Climate Park

OFFICES STUDIOS LABS CLASSROOMS LECTURE HALLS

OFFICES LABRATORIES FABRICATION WORKSHOPS

AUDITORIUM HALL

LIBRARY

GALLERY

SCHOOL

RESEARCH BUILDING

AUDITORIUM

LIBRARY

GALLERY

LOUNGE BREAKOUT ROOMS MEETING AREAS

GATHERING SPACE

MEETING AREAS

CAFE

LINK

STUDENTS / RESEARCHERS / STAFF

GENERAL PUBLIC

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Project - 04

Columbia Climate Park

“... Instead of looking at existing technology, can we redesign the entire system, so that there is a zero emission.” (carbon management) Professor Alissa Parker Director of Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy

buildings and it’s contstruction acounts for 36% of global energy use buildings and its contstruction acounts for 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emission

School SPECIALIZING in

BUILDING SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS MATERIALS

“Fearing risky payoffs, investors avoid innovative climate technologies.” Professor Garud Iyengar Industrial Engineering and Operations Research MS.AAD

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buildings comsume 40% of energy in the US

TESTING ADAPTING EVOLVING RE-INVENTING UPDATING CONSTRUCTING LEARNING

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Project - 04

Timber Shell Assembly

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Self-Simulacrum

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Self-Simulacrum

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Project - 05

Self-Simulacrum

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Project - 05

Puff Tower

LINK IDEALISTS Behruz Hairullaev Jenifer Tello Jonathan Foy

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With the pandemic, everything became more difficult to produce and achieve. In our small bubble that we currently call home, Columbia University, the toughest challenge has been accepting the current situation of on-line learning through zoom. Technology has come a long way, but still lacks connection.

“LINK will revolutionize ZOOM” - Behruz Hairullaev DN

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LINK provides a focal point for students, faculty, and staff to enter a new version of on-line learning. As a society we went to the movies, sporting events, and gatherings even though we had televisions. Spaces inhabit an ‘Event’ factor to them. LINK will be the designated hub to conduct lectures, classes, and on-line hangouts. Within the main hub, there are four sub-hubs located at the perimeter, for separate ‘Zoom rooms’ and social distancing. The geometry is held up by inflated PVC Symmetrical Tubing. This provides the structural integrity, and has integrated seating. The Pavilion also takes advantage of the site and can project outward into the existing seating, for a larger audience. After use, the pavilion can easily be deflated and relocated at a different site.

50ft

02 Inflated PVC Symmetrical Tubing Drainage Low-points Curved Projector Screen

Translucent Membrane Inflated PVC Seating

Transitional Geometries