Berkeley projects pt 1

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Project: Double-Negative Professor: Lisa Iwamoto Concept: Topography + Verticality + Spatiality.

The vertical movement through a series of stairs as a space generator.

Double Negative: Initial Conceptual Montage

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Plan 2 K

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A GRASSHOPPER DEFINITION

Plan 3 Grasshopper definition B G

3D diagram

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K Double Negative: Sections, plans, diagrams

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2 Ply Chipboard Laser Cut + Lamination

Plan view

Plan view

Detail

Perspective

Detail

Double Negative: Physical Model

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Project: Potrero Hill Branch Library, San Francisco Professor: Lisa Iwamoto Concept: The integration of circulation and shelving to create a spatial experience in direct connection to books.

A system of ribs, from the site analysis, consistute roofing and circulation, moving over and through the solid core of bookshelves.

4000 sqf 1000 sqf 800 sqf 600 sqf 400 sqf 200 sqf

Project receieved the 2011 Honor Award at UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design exhibition “Berkeley Circus”

BOOK DISPLAY REFERENCE AREA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE COMMUNITY MEETING RM. 600 sqf YOUNG ADULT 800 sqf CATALOGUE 800 sqf VIEWING 800 sqf

CHILDREN READING

SHELVING

SHELVING

READING

SOCIAL SPACE

CIRCULATION

Potrero Hill Library: Perspective on 20th Street/Diagrams

Grid north/south

Pinch lines step 2

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Paths of movement across site

Site model 1/8" cardboard

Overlay of systems

Pinched lines at the junctions of paths

Formal logic

SITE ANALYSIS Potrero Hill Library: Site Analysis + Site Model

UC Berkeley 2010-2011 BOOKS BUILD THIS LIBRARY

RIBS AS FORMAL LOGIC

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

VERTICAL SPATIALITY

Potrero Hill Library: Interior view + early sketches

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Connecticut Street

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REFERENCE -6'

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CATALOGUE/ COMPUTER +6'

ELEVATOR

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CHILDRENS READING

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

STAFF

CIRCULATION

STREET LEVEL PLAN 1/16" = 1'

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MAIN ENTRANCE +0'

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STORAGE

COMMUNITY MEETING

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PLAN -2 1/16" = 1'

20th Street

browsing the web

reading “Barnaby Rudge”

genealogy on the microfiche reading + making notes

browsing articles for catalogue history research search paper

reading latest music magazine

reference for Charles Dickens bibliography

playing + running + reading 60-75 40-60 20-30 13-19

shelving + reading

circulation + catalogue

shelving + reading

0-12

SECTION C 1/32" = 1'

SECTION E 1/32" = 1'

PROGRAMMATIC SECTION Potrero Hill Library: Plans, Sections

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9am

10am

10.30am

11am

12am

1pm

3pm

YRARBIL LLIH ORERTOP

SECTION A 1/16" = 1'

SECTION B 1/16" = 1'

SECTION B 1/16" = 1' Potrero Hill Library: Sections, Sun Diagram

UC Berkeley 2010-2011 REFERENCE

MAIN STACK

YOUNG ADULT/LECTURE

BOOK DISPLAY

PLAN -1 1/16" = 1' Night Perspective 20th St

YOUNG ADULT

PLAN +1 1/16" = 1'

PLAN +2 1/16" = 1' Night Perspective Connecticut St

Potrero Hill Library: Plans, Night Perspective

UC Berkeley 2010-2011 Potrero Hill Library: Physical Model Iterations 1/8"

UC Berkeley 2010-2011 Potrero Hill Library: Interior view