Civic space as public living room, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo The city planning proposal for Shimokitazawa will provide needed improvements but will also negatively impact the neighborhood. It is therefore necessary to propose a new approach to the development plan that will retain Shimokitazawa’s characteristic atmosphere, while moving the neighborhood forward. Modern planning concepts of single-function zoning and emphasis on automobile transportation have all but destroyed many cities’ social structures. Many architects and planners are more concerned with styles and fashions rather than a specific cultural context. Commercial developments can stimulate consumerism but not social interaction. Unlike the development proposal for Setagaya, my proposal is considering local needs and future growth. Humanbased designs could hopefully be the guideline for the architectural profession. In order to make a proposition for the future needs for Shimokitazawa, we need to consider the mechanisms of the existing complex space. How would the community-oriented neighborhood change by bringing in big roads and towers? How does an existing, vibrant city respond to the insertion of a large infrastructural addition? How could we take the goals of the urban planners and propose a new approach that would work with the strengths of this place as a civic space rather than against them?
“pet” building type transformation small scale boutique store as part of street porous
by pass housing (individual atrium)
“arms” extend out to be aggragated
stacking low mutli-use (mezzanine)
minimal surfaces smoothen public/private relationship, as well as maximize spatial complexity
mutated thickened skin low mutli-use (third condition)
two pet buildings unify as homogeneous typology
branching infrustructure system (filtering)
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buildings in context
ground floor
section thrugh commercial space
view from south public living room
view from south
Pheno Tower, San Francisco Seeking of possibility for new type of dwelling in the new generation. The site condition are to be analyzed from different elevations and vantage points. Analysis will become layers of data that exist at different levels within the entire spatial volume of the site. Phenotype - design of a physical system Genotype - design of a digital process
catherdral of st.mary / o’ferral st.
transamerica / columbus st.
ferry building / market st.
phenotower / freeway
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suburb
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share
one bedroom
loft
garden
medium studio2
dinning
garden
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armature and data
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sequence of semi-public spaces
circulation share inside outside
1. lobby 2. fire stair 3. elevator core 4. studio1 5. studio2 6. share bathroom 7. share kitchen 8. share living room 9. one bedroom 10. loft
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plan at 230’
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plan at 170’
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plan at 65’
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