GLOBAL M E T RO P OL IS HUGO SANTIBANEZ Architecture Works
HUGO SANTIBANEZ 340 West 86 Street 12F, New York, NY 10024 310-720-0489 hssantibanez@gmail.com
Education 2012-2013
Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation Columbia University in the City of New York
2007-2011
Bachelor of Science in Architecture College of Environmental Design California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Architecture and Design June 2013
MODU Designer Worked for a two week period competition for the China International Architectural Biennial
2012
WHY Architecture Intern Designer Developed construction documents for an art school and art museum Worked on 3D design studies for a number of projects Prepared presentation material such as graphics and architectural renderings
2009-2010
John Cataldo Architects Developed construction documents for commercial, residential and office projects Assisted on site visits and site analysis Conducted a number of design proposals Managed a few small projects from schematic design to plan submittal Developed final design visualizations for client presentations
2005-2006
e7 Architecture Studio Intern part time job Assisted on presentation material such renderings and graphics
Skills Computer Software Autodesk: Auto Cad, Revit Architecture, 3Ds Max Rhinoceros, Grasshopper Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign Language English: Fluent in writing, reading and conversation Spanish: Fluent in reading, conversation and intermediate writing Awards and Recognitions 2013
The 5th Beijing Architecture Biennial, Post Olympic Park In collaboration with MODU Architecture Among the 5 winners, our exhibition space was selected for construction
2010
Honorable Mention Competition Boca Del Rio Preservacion Del Mangle, Veracruz Mexico
2007-2011
Design Exhibition, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Bath House 2007 Connection Community Center 2008 Bergamot Studios Santa Monica Artist District Master Plan 2009 Circuitous Science Building at LMU Los Angeles 2010 Senior Project Vertical Ocean Marine Research Center 2011
2012
Abstract- Project selected for school book, Columbia University GSAPP Disintegration/ Integration Hudson River shore line
Teaching 2006-2007
Los Angeles Harbor College Taught beginning and advanced AutoCad classes Beginning AutoCad consisted of teaching the principles of computer drafting Advanced AutoCad was based on architectural principles 2D and 3D modeling
GRADUATE STUDIES “If we don’t think about the future in and with all the transformative regions of the world, then we are not thinking about the future” Mark Wigley, Dean GSAPP
During graduate studies at Columbia University, my main focus was the investigation of global cities. Big cities are the target for millions of people on the outskirts of the city. It is estimated that the majority of the world’s population now lives in cities. The research consisted of studying city constrains. City constrains are the driving force that make a particular city unique. A constrain is created by special local conditions such as ecology, density, health, infrastructure, security, identity, and supply. Each of these create scenario that influences human behavior therefore, architecture and urban changes must be made. The cities that were studied were New York, Istanbul, and Beijing. Each of them have unique entities that opened up a route to design. This book provides evidence of what was found during the exploration of global cities.
CONTENTS
Ground 2.0
8
Speed and Perception
32
Disintegration/ Integration
50
Water Garden
70
Outdoor Room
80
Speed Art Museum
90
GSAPP 2012-2013
2.
G OU GROUND
C R E AT I N G A N E W G R O U N D
Beijing CBD New Ground
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GROUND 2.0 GSAPP 2013 In Collaboration with Paul Campoverde Spring 2013: Open Topic Studio Critic: Markus Dochantschi
BEIJING CBD The Central Business District is the chosen site because it is one of Beijing’s major components that reflects how the city is evolving from the old traditional Chinese culture to the new modern city.
DESIGN SOLUTION A new ground that will help alleviate the existing ground by absorbing traffic, infrastructure, public and living space. This is a new surface superimposed above the existing ground
PROGRAM The new ground is a smart system that consist of a hybrid transportation system, agriculture, office, housing, commercial, solar and wind farming. All of these will be possible by using the underside, core, and upside surfaces of the new structures. The new ground intersects existing buildings to which it will active them with public program
ALLEVIATION OF BEIJING’S MAJOR URBAN CONDITIONS
Beijing Major Problems
12.6 Million Cars by 2050 Mobility, Transportation
Traffic Jams
400,000 People Die Every year Because of Air Pollution Climate and Ecology
Air Pollution
2050
2006
2035
44 Million People by 2050 Urban Growth
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City Expansion
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN BY 2050?
2050
2013
1950
Today, Beijing is facing changes including major economic growth as well the problems at their maximum peak in 2013
Main infrastructure could collapse
The entire city of Beijing could collapse
Elimination of Cars
Hybrid Transportation
Sustainability
SOLUTIONS The New Ground is a new platform over the existing ground and create a city above a city
Ground 2.0 Decentralization System
SITE INFORMATION Beijing Central Business District Forbidden City
Area: 2.6 square miles Zoning: Business, offices 2.9 miles east of Forbidden City
Beijing Central Business District
Main Density Points
NEW GRID RULE Secondary Density Points
Beijing Central Business District Density Diagram
New Grid Superimposed Over Old Grid
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Ground 2.0
Beijing’s Central Business District density points were used as attractors to create the grid of the new ground.
Existing Buildings Penetrating New Ground
New Ground
New Grid Superimposed Over Old Grid
Grid Conditions
New Ground Floating
New Ground Touches Old Ground
Programmed New Ground
New Ground Access and Deformation
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2
New Ground Buildings Intersected
Carved Buildings and Insert Green Space
3
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VIEW ABOVE NEW GROUND This image show the new urban blanket falling above the existing city revitalizing existing buildings. The new ground creates program on the surface in between and under
EXISTING AND NEW GROUND PLUS URBAN LAYERS
Structure Containing Vertical Circulation Structure Containing Water System
Existing Buildings as Part of The Structure
*Drawing not to scale
Ground 2
Existing Ground
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Ground 2.0
Ground 1
Existing Ground and New Ground/ Existing Buildings
Water System
Agriculture
Waste Disposal
Solar
Wind
Public Space
NEW GROUND
URBAN CEILING
Housing and office
Transportation
Infrastructure AIR BUBBLE
Structure
Elimination of Cars
Sustainable Transportation
Public Space
EXISTING GROUND
New Ground
THE SYSTEM
Existing Ground/ Demolished Buildings
The System is in a way a vacuum that absorbs urban issues and mediates them between the two grounds. It also introduces hybrid infrastructure to create a more sustainable city.
Existing Buildings
Programmed Urban Ceiling
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Ground 2.0
Agriculture
Wind Energy
Programmed Structural Towers Vertical Circulation Towers
Waste and Water System
1. NEW GROUND FLOATING In this condition the new ground floats over open area where buildings have been demolished. This creates a series of architecture cases such as building growing down and hybrid green spaces.
Ground Floating, View From Above
New Ground Diagram of Basic Structure
New Ground, Module Configuration
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Ground 2.0
SECTION Section through one of the structural towers. This tower also contains vertical circulation and programmatic entities that transform the aspect of a structure column.
New Ground_ Green Spaces
Hybrid Transportation
Green Spaces
Program
Vertical Circulation
Renovated Existing Ground
2. NEW GROUND TOUCHES OLD The new ground changes height and occasionally it touches ground. The location of the CCTV is one of the areas were the two grounds meet.
New Ground Intersecting CCTV
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Ground 2.0
FLOOR PLAN The new ground intersects the CCTV. It reconfigures the uniformed floor plan and is converted into green public spaces.
New
Grou
nd
Existing Site Plan
CCTV CT Base e
A
CCTV Tower e 2
CCTV Top
CCTV Tower 1
A
CCTV FROM BELOW This image shows the new ground coming into the existing ground reformatting existing conditions such as roads into public program.
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Ground 2.0
CCTV
Public Spaces Inserted Into Building
CCTV SECTION A Section Shows how the new ground can bring in green public space by breaking out floor slabs. It replicates the way public space is designed in he normal ground.
New Ground
Access Tower to New Ground
Renovated Existing Ground
New Ground Intersecting an Existing Building
3. NEW GROUND, BUILDINGS INTERSECTED In this scenario the new ground is intersecting an existing building at mid air. The new ground contains program and brings in public in to the building which space is reconfigured inside.
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Ground 2.0
View From the New Ground
Section of the New Ground Going Through Buildings
S p ee d and Percept ion I S TA N B U L T RA NS P O RTAT I ON HUB
FROM INDUSTRIAL TO BUSINESS DISTRICT
Kartal Pendik Site
CONCEPT Cities, Buildings, and the streets are understood through one’s perception that is never fixed. As we pass through a city or a building, speed gives opportunities for kinetic interventions allowing different understandings of our surroundings. Given various speeds, our experience of a space can give us a dynamic perception through distortion and blurriness creating a form of communication that tell us how a space is being experienced.
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Speed and Perception
SPEED AND PERCEPTION GSAPP 2013 Fall 2012: City Constrains Critic: Phu Huang
ISTANBUL, KARTAL PENDIK Kartal Pendik is an industrial site that in the past few years there has been plans to revitalize the area and turn it into a business district. Today, industrial companies are beginning to dessert the area and master planning and design need to be done.
DESIGN SOLUTION As a new district, Kartal Pendik is located at the center of two major developments of Istanbul. For any new district to be functional, it needs a reliable transportation system. The Kartal Pendik district would be as a the transportation hub connecting both sides.
PROGRAM I propose for Kartal Pendik an intermodal station for the major train running from east to west, local tram from north to south. The station has the concept of telecommute where small office pods are used for the public so they don’t have to commute.
Distortion and Speed Images
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Speed and Perception
STATION AERIAL VIEW This intermodal station is design through a series of walls that are distorted to accommodate program while trains and traffic pass through the building.
Left Eye
94 - 104
Visual Lim
its
Right Eye
its
Visual Lim
FIELD OF VIEW Field of View Decreases 25 Degrees Every 25mph
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60
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5-3
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10-
Human Cone of Vision
SPEED AND DISTORTION As one drives through the city, the surroundings are perceived different depending of the speed. These are diagrams of how the city distorts as speed increases.
20 mph
40 mph
70 mph
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Speed and Perception
DESIGN CATALOG
Light
These are the rules to engage the design of the intermodal station based on the concept of speed and perception and the distortion that is created.
Views
Open
Spacing
Street
Void
Volume Program
Structure
Building Diagrams Exis
Train
Mass 1
Mass 1 and 2
Pr
op
os
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Tr a
m
ting
Intermodal Station Site
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Speed and Perception
View From South Entry
TELECOMMUNICATION Technology is helping our society to become more mobile and efficient. It is also changing the way we use spaces therefore changing architectural typologies. This concept is explored by adding shared pod offices.
Computer
Meeting
Type
Files
Time
Storage
Transportation
Efficiency
TECHNOLOGY IS MOBILITY
Telecommute
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Speed and Perception
Telecommunicate
Production
Save Space
A
B
Ground Floor Plan
A
B
C
D
TRANSPORTATION AND WORK The intermodal station serves two types of mobility. One is the physical transportation of public. The second virtually moves people from one place to another through telecommunication.
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Speed and Perception
E
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Section A
Section B
Intermodal Interior, Below Hybrid Offices
FROM TRAIN TO OFFICE The public has the choice to transfer to the next mode of transportation or stop to take care of business inside for a hybrid office
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Speed and Perception
Hybrid Office Tower Elevation
VIEW Bridge Connecting Towers
Horizontal Circulation
Personal Office Module
Exterior Terrace
Diagonal Circulation
VIEW Public Space
Hybrid Offices Exploded
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Speed and Perception
Intermodal Interior, Circulation and Hybrid Offices
STREET THROUGH STATION The street running from north to south goes through the intermodal station bringing in street life into the building where it mixes with the hybrid offices. This creates a unique architectural atmosphere.
D isin te grat ion/ Int egrat ion MA N H ATTA N HUDS O N RI V E R P I E R 5 4
Manhattan Flooding Map
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Disintegration/ Integration
DISINTEGRATION/ INTEGRATION GSAPP 2013 Summer 2012: Hudson River Estuarium Critic: Kate Orff
HUDSON RIVER The Hudson river meets the ocean south of manhattan. Global warming is causing the water levels to rise. Any given storm threads to flood part of the city. This is a problem of big concern because it can completely bring a fast moving city into a hold.
DESIGN SOLUTION High currents and high water levels are the main problems for the island of manhattan. The solution proposed to alleviate the flooding has to do with the implementation of a series of islands that will act as buffers to slow down currents and water levels.
PROGRAM The extended disintegrated shore line has another use besides its main purpose to stop floods. The material for the disintegrated edge is made out of concrete. Concrete can be conditioned to hold marine plants therefore helping marine animals.
Flooded New York
Extended Edge
Islands
ISLANDS AND EXTENDED EDGE Currently the Hudson river has strong currents running along the had edge of manhattan. The solution proposed for this project is to incorporate a system of islands that will vary in material along the west side edge of manhattan. The floating islands will slow down strong currents and prevent water overflow.
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Disintegration/ Integration
Water Dynamics Diagram
Islands Slowing Down Currents and Water Level Rises
UNACTIVE WATER SANITATION
DAMA GED
Pier 54, The Extended Edge Solution Will be Tested
4 3
2
1 Site Dynamics
Water Figure Ground
1. Disintegration/ Integration- Semi Slow Water 2. Disintegration/ Integration- Slow Water 3. Semi Open Water 4. Open Water
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Disintegration/ Integration
TETRAPODS Tetrapods are generally used for slowing down strong water current to avoid edge deterioration of land. These are massive concrete units that tend to block humans from the water at all times. The idea for this project is to capitalize the concept of the tetrapod make it permeable for water and human access.
TETRAPODS AS PUBLIC SPACE Water, concrete, and marine plants can be the perfect combination for a sustainable green public space. This project will take the tetrapod model and use it to extend the edge.
Images of Concrete Texture That Will Attract Marine Plants
E-CONCRETE Econcrete is a new type of concrete that is environmental friendly. This concrete does not contain the acids that the typical concrete carries. It is capable of supporting marine plant life in which provides other different types of life.
CONCRETE COMPOSITION
SHALLOW WATER HABITATS
LOW PH
TEXTURE
BIOLOGICAL DESIGN
ECONCRETE
MACRO DESIGN
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
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NURSING GROUNDS
Disintegration/ Integration
FILTER
SPAN AND STABILITY OF MARINE INFRASTRUCTURES KEEPS ORIGINAL FUNCTION
Pattern Created Concrete Modules
CONCRETE MODULES
CURRENT
CURRENT
CURRENT
The concrete Modules are in the shape of cubes. They are hollow at both ends to let water and animal life through. This modules will not stop currents but only slow them.
Concrete Module Configuration
Tetrapod
MODEL
QRGP Module 1
Module 2
OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE INDOOR PERFORMANCE
SALT MARSH
BOAT DOCKS/ KAYAK
SHOPS
SALT MARSH
SCIENCE CENTER
PARK N Program
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Disintegration/ Integration
Concert
PROGRAM
PIER
The Program is purely for recreational purposes, from outdoor concert space to fishing
Observatory
Restaurant
Sports
Marsh
GANSERVOORT
Sports
Park
Swimming
Fishing
Aerial View of the Extended Edge
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Disintegration/ Integration
MODULES STACKED The two types of modules stack in a such a way that let water through synchronized with water tides.
Modules Section
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Disintegration/ Integration
Renovated Sanitation Site, West View
Section With Low Tide
Section With High Tide
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Disintegration/ Integration Salt Marsh
Contained Water Wa
Species Specie
Human Interaction
Concrete Composition
SECTION ACROSS EXTENDED EDGE The concrete modules have perforations for water flow, and texture for marine plants. All together makes a marsh that essentially becomes home for many species as well as human interaction.
Aerial View of the Sanitation Site Pier 54
Concrete Modules Texture One
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Disintegration/ Integration
LIVABLE HARD SURFACE Surfaces on the concrete modules have texture. This texture act as cavities for algae and other marine plants to host on the surface. Not textured surfaces are used for people to walk on.
Concrete Modules Texture Two
Wat er Garden MO R N I N G S I D E L A K E AT M O RNI NGS I DE PA RK
Image of Scaled Concrete Modules
WATER GARDEN GSAPP 2013 Fall 2012: Visual Studies Professor: Joshua Draper
COURSE OBJECTIVE This course explores the art of milling, form work and casting. Students are allowed to experiment with different kind of materials from plastics to silicone
DESIGN SOLUTION The Morningside park is currently not interactive with the people circulating around it. The idea is to create a zone along the shore that will reach into the water so that people can interact with the water.
PROGRAM The purpose of these large concrete module is so the people and animals can stand or sit. The spaces in between the concrete modules are cavities where plants can grow through them therefore creating a water garden.
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Water Garden
MORNINGSIDE LAKE Morning side lake is not a big lake but it does support life such as turtles and ducks. This gives an opportunity to green the lake for human interaction
Site Plan
3.5 in
16 in
63 in
72 in
3.5 in
16 in
Front
72 in 63 in
Top
Right
16 in
3.5 in
Type One Concrete Module Dimensions
72 in 5.5 in 63 in
3.5 in
16 in
Front
72 in 63 in
Right Type Two Concrete Module Dimensions
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Water Garden
Top
Scaled Concrete Module Type One
PATTERN Once the concrete patterns are laid out and connected to each other, it makes a series of different spaces in size and shape. The irregularity of the pattern helps create different interactive spaces.
Formwork
MOLDING Just as the molding require specific materials, the form work is also material specific. For this particular project, dense blue foam was used for form work.
Molding Process
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Water Garden
CONCRETE MODULES CONNECT TO CREATE DYNAMIC SPACES
Module Connection
Pin Connection
THE CONNECTION There is basically two types of modules. Each of them has three fingers to which they are attached. One module has straight fingers while the other is modified with fingers up or down for proper connection
Space
Space
Ground
Ground
Types of Spaces Module Modification
1 1
2 C
2
1
B 1
2
E
Down
A 2
D
Down
G 1 Down
2
F 1
2
Up
SECTION This section show the concrete modules attached to each other in a stepping motion downward into the water. The modules sit flat into the ground.
Section Through Concrete Modules
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Water Garden
People Walking on Concrete Modules
Concrete Modules Along the Edge of the Lake
P R O F ESSIONAL WORK 2012-2013
Out door Room A R CHI T E CT URE B I E NNI A L C O MP E T I T I O N B E I J I NG 2 0 1 3
OUTDOOR ROOM DESIGN COMPETITION June 2013: MODU Architecture Principal: Phu Huang
Visual Effect, Time Sequence: Bamboo Forest BEIJING POST OLYMPIC PARK The Olympics are always bring architectural influence. Once the Olympics are over, there is vast space that sometimes is difficult to find use for. Officials need to find ways to bring this space alive all year round.
DESIGN SOLUTION The “outdoor room” provides shade in the daytime while serving as a glowing destination during the night. Inside the “room in the city,” urban furniture will organize intimate public activities—from panel discussions to performances to outdoor lounging. The furniture will be reflective, multiplying the elliptical ceiling voids above. Conversely, the concept of the “city in the room” generated patterned walls and ceilings to screen dynamically changing views of the post-Olympic Park. By transforming Olympic landmarks within the “outdoor room,” it will provide both visitors and residents a new public experience in the post-Olympic park.
Outdoor Room Diagram
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Outdoor Room
Beijing Olympic Park
Walls and Ceilings Create Urban Motion Effect with Olympic Stadiums
THREE BASIC ELEMENTS The Outdoor Room has three basic elements, a steel frame structure, vinyl fabric panels and colored light. The steel geometries are comprise of rectangular and oval structures that are interconnected with intermediate steel members. These members will be hidden inside the vinyl panels. The vinyl panels are torqued, which provide surface rigidity while creating animated views
beyond. Outdoor colored light fixtures are mounted on the top of the two elliptical rings, creating subtle hues of color in the air and on the ground. The basic construction elements will combine to create an engaging urban public space that can be built on an accelerated schedule without any complex fabrication requirements.
Outdoor Room Night Aerial View
Color Combinations Inside Rings
Vinyl Fabric Samples
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Outdoor Room
Assembly Sequence
Torqued Panel Geometry
Motion Effects
44.0m
12.0m
15.0m
28.0m
Floor Plan
Reflected Ceiling Plans
Cross Section
Front Elevation
Structural Diagrams
View Towards Entrance
Elevation of Long Wall
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Outdoor Room
Longitudinal Section
Interior Image With View of National Stadium Through Ceiling Void
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Outdoor Room
W S p eed Art M useum W H Y A R C H I T E CT URE , W ORK E X P E RI E NCE
Exterior View Form the Street
SPEED MUSEUM DRAFTING WORK Spring 2012: WHY Architecture Principals: Kulapat Yantrasast and Yo-ichiro Hakamori
PROJECT When I joined WHY Architecture firm, the project was in the design development stage. I came to aid the construction document production. My duties included floor plans production, elevations, sections, and detailing in collaboration of other two group members. The museum is located in Louisville Kentucky. This project is basically a large addition to an existing museum. The existing building architecture is from the classic architecture style to which a modern style is being added. The WHY Architecture office is based in Los Angeles therefore the project needed to transfer to a local architect in Louisville and work in coordination thereafter.
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Speed Art Museum
North West Corner Looking East
North West Corner Looking South
IMAGE WORK Images were produced by a co-worker using V-ray for 3ds max.
Ground Floor Plan NTS
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Speed Art Museum
Section 1 NTS
Section 2 NTS
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Speed Art Museum
HUGO SAN TIBAN EZ Columbia University MSAAD, GSAPP 2013