PORTFOLIO John Pelletier
JOHN PELLETIER
jspellet@terpmail.umd.edu 781.820.2788
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SPACIALIZED SURFACES
SPECULATION ON PRECEDENT(S)
SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT
A SPACE FOR INNOVATION + COMMUNICATION SALISBURY CULTURAL CENTER
STUDY ABROAD florence.rome.vicenza
SPATIALIZED SURFACES think | make | think | repeat...
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PROCEDURAL MAKING The design thinking that goes into the making of each of the conditional studies brings about conflicts and convergences within the developed geometries of the rules and procedures given. The use of formal diagraming and systems thinking was employed to interrogate the natural form that the spatialized surfaces begin to reveal. Through numerous iterations of both intentional and unintentional moves I was able to generate many architectural forms. Various modeling and drawing processes were developed to expose multiple representations and re-representations of the conceptual agenda.
PATTERN Using the singular conditional studies I was able to demonstrate a spatialized surface study expressed in a pattern system. This pattern system was perfected through the process of working with a systematic approach while creating new rules and procedures for myself.
SPECULATION(S) ON PRECEDENT
space | tectonic | sequence
DOCUMENTATION + RESEARCH
ANALYSIS + SPECULATION
Speculation creeps in; imagination connects with knowledge of the past to project ideas into the future. After thoroughly studying Raphael’s, Villa Madama, analysis yielded specution on how space, tectonics, and sequence are conceived in an abstract process of form and meaning.
INTERPRETIVE MODEL
SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT Conceptually, this is a mixed-use building designed create a community within a community. Conceptually, this is atomixed-use building designed to create a Through threshold analysis, residents are able to live in the comfort of a private unit, but are community within a community. Through threshold analysis, resialso part of greater social interactivity. The building mass is stepped down to provide outdoor are able to live areas. in the With comfort private unit, but are and also elevated terraces for largedents residential gathering the of allaglass exterior facade part of and greater social interactivity. the multi-story interior central core I was able to maximize daylight collaboration within the building. Each unit is provided a deck and exterior wall for vertical farming opportunities as well.
ANALYTICAL DRAWING PRECEDENT STUDY : PETER ZUMTHOR’S ELDERLY HOUSING
14th & Swann St., Washington D.C.
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John Pelletier John Pelletier ARCH 402UG_Fall ARCH 402UG_Fall 2013 2013
This design exercise is imbued with a place for communitydriven innovation and communication. Constraints of the site create a series of defined, yet flexible spaces. The section studies led to pragmatic solutions that focused on promoting communication and innovation between those who work within the building and those experiencing the public space also contained within.
SECTION : SPATIAL CONSTRUCTION
SALISBURY CULTURAL CENTER The residents of Salisbury were interested in transforming their community into a more cultural environment centered in their urban core. They wanted to establish a focused, indoor space to provide more opportunities for civic gatherings. Thus building and adjacent outdoor urban spaces serves as a permanent location for cultural performances and exhibitions by local, University and traveling groups, with flexible spaces for various other events to be held.
It will provide exhibition spaces to attract and educate both visitors and the residents of Salisbury. The educational aspect includes information on the agrarian history of the peninsula and the river ecosystem. The building is a showcase of sustainability, adjusting to its environment while using natural materials. It embraces the opportunity to act as a key gateway or edge element, defining Salisbury’s relationship to Route 13 and further down toward the river.
SITE CONSIDERATIONS Exploring and understanding the site created a set of complex characteristics and criteria that offered fantastic design opportunities. Here I looked at the strong connections throughout the town of Salisbury, as well as, the direct relationship my specific site had to the Wicomico River and its environmental effects on the downtown. Developing solid urban edges while adjusting the infrastructure of East Main Street along the river was critical in the development of my urban design strategy.
Building Hierarchy of Original Site
North Prong Historic District
Existing Site
Salisbury Zoological Park Hospital
Major Streets + Axis
Salisbury University Train Highways
Flood Plain Proposed Site
BUILDING ELEMENTS Second Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
Responding to resident’s considerations was essential to my building program. A performance space to go along with a variety of educational pieces drove my design from resident’s needs. The theater taking a presence along the highway, separated by an interior glass spine connects an indoor gallery mirroring an outdoor gallery giving visitors flexibility in their experience. Along with the lobby off of the urban front of Main Street, the building also offers office space and an educational reading room upstairs enhancing the program of the urban downtown.
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STUDY ABROAD SITE ANALYSIS
Villa Lante at Bagnaia, Central Italy
PIAZZA COMPARISON Rome, Italy
CONTOUR DRAWING Elephant and Obelisk Piazza della Minerva, Rome, Italy
Piazza della Rotunda Piazza Novona
FACADE STUDY
San Andrea della Valle, Rome, Italy
JOHN PELLETIER
jspellet@terpmail.umd.edu 781.820.2788
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