Louis Rodriguez Portfolio 2018 by Louis Rodriguez

M. Arch Candidate University of British Columbia

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VERTICAL NEIGHBOURHOODS

RE-IMAGINING THE MIXED-USE TOWER thesis | year 3 | m.arch | mixed-use tower

The tower is envisioned as Vertical Neighbourhoods that accommodate a mix of lifestyles, demographics and income levels.

R E P E AT E D F L O O R P L AT E S

Re-imagining a mix-used tower that creates a complex and layered urban experience where the community can live in and among a wide range of urban activities, from cafes, places of entertainment to schools, offices and shops. Instead of passive lobbies of residential towers and commercial programming restricted to the first few levels of the building, what if there were restaurants or bars so that you could go downstairs for a beverage and snack with a neighbour, buy the newspaper, view artwork, take a dance or art class and meet your neighbour for a game of chess all in the same building. Each Neighbourhood is envisioned as its own system whose programs compliment and support each other. The move to break up the tower into three distinct neighbourhoods was motivated by the desire to create variety in the floor plans of all nineteen levels and to create dynamic building sections of a tower which are all to often forgotten in developments that are focused on profitability.

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SCULPTURAL FORMS

NEIGHBOURHOODS

L O C AT I O N LEVELS 16 - 19

SINGLES

JOE FORTES L I B R A RY LEVEL 15

AMENITY

FITNESS / R E C R E AT I O N C E N T R E

LEVELS 9 - 14

RESIDENT’S OUTDOOR TERRACES

FA M I LY COMMUNAL FA M I LY S PA C E

D AY C A R E ’ S OUTDOOR TERRACE PRESCHOOL OUTDOOR TERRACE LEVELS 7 - 8

AMENITY

E N G L I S H B AY TERRACE

LEVELS 3 - 6

HARO ROOM

B A R C L AY R O O M

ARTISTS LIVE WORK

COMMUNITY LIVING ROOM AT R I U M

DENMAN ROOM

LEVELS 1 - 2

AMENITY

LECTURE HALL / E V E N T S PA C E

S TA N L E Y C O U R T ROOM

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HARO STREET

RESTAURANT

BOOK STORE

DENMAN STREET

LOBBY

LECTURE SPACE

LANEWAY

KING GEORGE SECONDARY SCHOOL

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RAMP TO PARKING

STANLEY COURT ROOM

ICE RINK

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P O T T E RY S T UD IO

P O T T E RY S T U D IO

S O UT H P E RS P E CT IVE S E CT IO N B S CALE 1 : 1 0 0

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K ING GEOR GE SECOND ARY SCH OOL LIB R ARY

T O I C E R I NK

O F F IC E S

COMMUNITY LOUNGE ATR IUM

TO K ING GEORGE SCH OOL

2 ND L E V E L P L A N SCALE 1 : 75 D

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A RTIS T LIV E / WO R K 2 B E D L O F TS

A RTIST S TOR AGE A ND L A UND RY SCULPTUR E STUD IO

A RTIS T L IV E / WO R K 1 BE D L O F TS

POTTERY STUD IO

TO ROOFTOP PARK

DENMAN R OOM

3RD LEVEL PLAN SCALE 1 : 75

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M A R K E T P L A C E

VANCOUVER FARMER’S MARKET vertical design studio | year 3 | m.arch | market

education The program of this project has 3 aspects that utilizes the urban market to educate the public about Vancouver’s food system (concept of Farm to Table) by creating spaces that allows the public to see what can be grown in Vancouver, its processing and the retail of these products. Use of demonstration farms and highlighting new technologies will be use to educate the public about various farming processes that are available in Vancouver. The project will attract the a wide demographic by creating an active public walkway, “Social Street.” The Market is envisioned as an attractive place for people to enjoy a positive

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experience for shopping and leisure. It promotes economic activity for small and medium size business. It does so by supporting the local farming economy providing fresh local produce and various products and incorporates existing vendors that sell at the Vancouver Farmer’s Market.

social streets

There is a relationship of the market and its local commercial hub on Robson and Granville by virtue of the public seating and direct access to the Social Street from Robson street. The lower building height reinforces culture of the market that connects vendors to the public, educate about urban farming and ultimately create a human-scale experience of the urban market. Idea of “deployable pods” that would be stored at the downtowneducation market, but would

social streets

become satellite markets when deployed to existing sites around the city that holds farmer markets.

education

social streets

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local economy local economy

local economy

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WOOD AND GLASS ROOF

WOODEN TRUSS AND BEAM

G R E E N R O O F D E M O N S T R AT I O N FA R M

R E S TA U R A N T S

MARKET

G R E E N R O O F D E M O N S T R AT I O N FA R M

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ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTS LOUIS RODRIGUEZ

17 GROUND LEVEL PLAN SCALE 1 : 200

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electrochromic panes of glass to control the sunlight. An existing graffiti wall along Beatty Street is integrated into the form and program of the VAG as it wraps around the building using a shotcrete wall to create a smooth continuous surface for graffiti. The wall speaks to the informal / formal relationship between the public and art and also the participatory nature of the contemporary gallery.

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RECONCEPTUALIZING THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY comprehensive design studio | year 2 | m.arch | art gallery

ONE BLACK BOX WITH WHITE SPACES SURROUNG

The culture of the contemporary art gallery is one that is interactive, participatory and aims to create a memorable experience for the user. Our design organizes its programmatic elements in a solid void relationship. We conceptualize the “black box” as solid volumes that spiral around a main core creating the “white spaces” which are the voids in between the spiralling black boxes. The black box is controlled to the AA standard for museum both thermally and in

DOUBLE HELIX BLACK BOXES WITH WHITE SPACES AROUND

luminance; the white boxes are the A standard galleries (or spaces) that utilize natural daylight via a curtain that uses electrochromic panes of glass to control the sunlight. An existing graffiti wall along Beatty Street is integrated into the form and program of the VAG as it wraps around the building using a shotcrete wall to create a smooth continuous surface for graffiti. The wall speaks to the informal / formal relationship between the public and art and also the participatory nature of the contemporary gallery. box is controlled to the AA standard for museum both thermally and in luminance; the white boxes are the A standard galleries (or spaces) that utilize natural daylight via a curtain that uses electrochromic panes of glass to control the sunlight. An existing graffiti wall along Beatty Street is integrated into the form and program of the VAG as it wraps around the building using a shotcrete wall to create a smooth

continuous surface for graffiti. The wall speaks to the informal / formal relationship between the public and art and also the participatory nature of the contemporary VOID SPACE CREATED BY BLACK BOXES ARE THE WHITE BOXES gallery.

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CULTURE OF THE GALLERY CONTEMPORARY GALLERY CULTURE

LIGHTING DESIGN GALLERY LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMS

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SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION 22

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FIRE EXITS

foyer 3m START

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art restoration mechanical multipurpose multipurpose

WHITE SPACE CIRCULATION

archives

black box gallery (+19 m)

bb gallery

THIRD LEVEL

ws gallery

white spac e gallery (+22 m)

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white spac e gallery (+19 m)

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administration

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Fourth Level Plan Scale 1:300

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workshop

dust-free

meeting space 4

auditorium

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multipurpos e room (+13 m)

art restoration (+13 m)

black box gallery (+13 m)

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storage

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restaurant

archive (+13 m)

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white spac e gallery (+16 m)

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Paid vs Free Program Diagram

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Third Level Plan Scale 1:300 10 9

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HOME LY COMPETITION open competition | year 3 | m.arch | residential

In a conventional home, activity is organized according to its programmatic relationships to each other such as having the dining space by the kitchen. This creates a fixed space, where the relationship of the rooms remain static. In response to the way we live today, spaces need to be more fluid and adaptable for change. In contemporary living, the introduction of a “flux” space accommodates this need. However, flux space is often reduced to an inflexible and inadequate space that cannot adapt to various uses. Our proposal for Homely will aim to explore the possibilities of rethinking “flux” space and how it may affect the re-organization of many programmatic elements of the home. Our definition of flux is “social space” that can be reshaped to respond to the changing needs of the occupants. Typically change in the home takes place every few years, our proposal acknowledges that in the millennial lifestyle, changes occurs more frequently. By mobilizing the bedrooms into modular units, the “flux” social space is left to be defined by the user. The modular units act as dividers to shape and reorganize the space creating a truly free plan. Our proposal encourages communal living and interactions between residents that has been diminished as technology increasingly mediates our everyday lives.

“FLUX SOCIAL SPACE”

Storage Bedroom

Utilities

Dining

Bathroom

Storage Bedroom

Bathroom

Kitchen

Utilities

Kitchen

CONVENTIONAL HOUSING ORGANIZATIONAL SCHEME 28

Bedroom

Living

Dining

Living

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PROPOSED HOUSING SCHEME FOR HOMELY

BEDROOM MODULEs

RAISED FLOOR allows for rewiring of each module

SINGLE BEDROOM

DOUBLE BEDROOM

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500 1 bedroom

2000 sqft 4 bedroom - 4 people

Option b 4 bedroom - 5 people

125sqft personal space 375sqft social space

125sqft personal space 1500sqft social space

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500 1 bedroom

2000 sqft 4 bedroom - 4 people

Option b 4 bedroom - 5 people

125sqft personal space 375sqft social space

125sqft personal space 1500sqft social space

option c 4 bedroom - 6 people

option d 4 bedroom - 7 people

option e 4 bedroom - 8 people

125sqft personal space 1500sqft social space

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