J E S S I C A L A PA N O architecture & design
CONTENTS
C U R I C U L U M V ITAE
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
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01 Gettysburg Armory Leadership & Education Center
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02 Holderness School Campus Master Plan
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03 PayPal Toronto Office
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04 Hershey Fitness Center
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05 12th & Macdonald
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PROJECT INDEX
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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
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06 Various: I Love York City Installation; #IloveYorkCity; Resilient Housing Lab;
Corporate Support for the Arts: A Changing Landscape 07 Play Everywhere Bus Shelter
ACADEMIC WORK
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08 Waalse Krook Bibliotheek
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09 adAPT NYC
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10 Habitat Archipelago: A Geofuturist Proposal for Architecture
in the Anthropocene
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J E S S I C A L A PA N O architecture & design
jessicalapano.com
jessi.lapano@gmail.com
717 395 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
E D U C AT I O N
Sept 2014 - Aug 2016
LSC DESIGN, INC., York PA Architectural Designer :: Worked with Director of Design to create schematic and concept designs :: Performed Project Designer role for various projects :: Produced graphics such as diagrams and renders for clients, firm marketing materials, and project award submissions :: Assisted in the drawing and submittal of construction documents :: Specify furniture and finish selections and answer RFIs in CM phase :: Performed Project Designer, Architect, and Manager roles for $25000 community installation.
May 2011 - May 2014
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Troy NY Master of Architecture
Aug 2007 - May 2011
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh PA Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies Minors: Studio Arts, Italian, Music
MM ARCHITECTS, INC., Lancaster PA Intern :: Assisted in construction drawing sets :: Hand rendered 3D views for projects :: Provided sketches, particularly in the schematic design phase :: Managed website content and edited photos for upload :: Produced and designed marketing material
Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
May 2013 - Aug 2013
C E R T I F I C AT I O N S & A F F I L I AT I O N S LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, U.S. Green Building Council ASSOCIATE AIA, American Institute of Architects
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE, SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY, New York, NY Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP with RPI :: Attended classes for one semester at CASE, a research facility specializing in sustainable technology and design :: Assisted in the research of photovoltaic design and the implementation of vascular thermal systems :: Worked as part of a group to design innovative apartment housing that collected, filtered, stored, and distributed its own water supply
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT
SKILLS SOFTWARE
Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator
I LOVE YORK CITY Installation; Volunteer, design & fabrication
LANGUAGE
English: native language Italian: Speak, read, and write with proficiency
Resilient Housing Lab; Presenter GreenCon: Central PA USGBC Building Conference and Expo
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Model building, hand and V-Ray rendering, sketching, hand and digital drafting, typography, slipcasting, experience in team projects
#iloveyorkcity; Artist The Parliament Arts Organization, “Mapping York” exhibition
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HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS June 2016
Kaboom! Play Everywhere Challenge, Winner Project: Play Everywhere Bus Shelter, first in a series of installations called Yorks Playful Sidewalks
Feb 2012 - April 2012
Final Project featured in Hyde Museum Exhibition; Glens Falls NY
Dec 2011
Selected for Awards Review; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Dec 2011
Construction System Drawing displayed to National Architecture Accreditation Board; Troy NY
Aug 2011 - May 2014
Awarded $52,000 Merit Scholarship from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
April 2010
Fil Hearn Award for Study Abroad; University of Pittsburgh
Play Everywhere Bus Shelter; Project designer & manager YMCA’s York’s Playful Sidewalks Corporate Support for the Arts: A Changing Landscape; Panelist York Cultural Alliance Impact Arts & Culture Conference
HOBBIES & INTERESTS Graphic design, rock climbing, typography, travel, mandolin, photography, urban design & development
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
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G E T T YS B U R G A R M O RY LEADERSHIP & E D U C AT I O N C E N T E R
PROJECT TYPE Arts & Culture ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Project designer • Create images and diagrams to illustrate the concept
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Produce final submission to be presented for project fundraising, specifically intended for HP board
CONCEPT The Gettysburg Foundation and the National Park Service have come together to fill a gap in the services available to middle school youth through the adaptive reuse of the Gettysburg Armory, located within the Gettysburg National Military Park. This project is currently unbuilt and includes the conceptual design of 16,000 SF interior renovation. The design was informed, in part, by the need to preserve the open, exposed structure armory space as a defining feature of the historic building. Designers recognized a similarity of this expansive space to the outdoor classroom and patio, and even to the vast battlefield where rangers would begin and end their interpretive journey. The decision to program the project as an open-space, flexible learning environment offers the same nature of resilience as the original armory multi-purpose room. The new design is consistent with the original spirit of the building as well as the mission of the Gettysburg Foundation.
patio
plaza stor.
employee entrance
The program of the new Education Facility was designed to facilitate the following goals set forth by the Gettysburg Foundation: 1. Provide a dedicated space for education. 2. Serve as a physical hub for a distance learning effort. 3. Provide an inspiring space for informal gatherings of educators and students of all ages.
Gathering Space break out
kitchen break out
a.v.
interpretive space
Office
office classroom
office
Break Out Space
open office
classroom (below)
Classroom
event space
Outdoor Space bathroom bathroom classroom classroom storage
to outdoor classroom
FLOOR 1 0’
office storage
conference
A.V. meeting
vestibule break out
break out
meeting
Back of House
FLOOR 2 10’
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40’
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PROJECTION SCREEN
1 Interpretive Area 2 Lab 3 Electrical 4 Classroom 5 Classroom 6 Bathroom 7 Bathroom 8 Storage 9 Storage 10 Meeting 11 Office 12 Office 25 23 13 Employee Entrance 14 Catering / Warming kitchen 15 Open Office 16 Plaza 17 Pavilion
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Interpretive Space Archeology Lab Mechanical Space Classroom Classroom Bathroom Bathroom Storage Storage
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Conference Office Office Employee Entrance Warming Kitchen Open Office Plaza Patio
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Meeting / Collaboration Break Out Space Vestibule Break Out Space Meeting / Collaboration A.V.
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Break Out Space Meeting / Collaboration Classroom (below stair seating) Classroom (below stair seating) Event / Large Gathering Space
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HOLDERNESS SCHOOL MASTER PLAN
PROJECT TYPE Educational ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Interview students and faculty to gain an in-depth understanding of the needs of the community • Research the needs of modern teaching methods • Collaborate in programming the design of the new campus plan
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Create diagrams Design the final book that outlines and analyzes the school’s campus master plan
CONCEPT This campus master plan is a physical manifestation of Holderness School’s strategic plan. It is a road map for the future of the campus and a crucial tool in confirming that short-term projects are working in conjunction with long-term plans and vision for the school. Without it, each decision made about a campus’ facilities -- from new buildings to renovations to infrastructure improvements -- is made in isolation, without a bigger vision in mind. A good campus plan builds in flexibility, so that it can accommodate shifting academic priorities, philanthropic opportunities and economic conditions.
Proposed renovation of an existing building in which classrooms are too small and do not function well
Proposed renovation of an existing iconic campus building from cramped dorm into student center
Our primary goal in master planning and space optimization is to translate the strategic plan and academic program into quantifiable and defensible space needs. Varieties of stakeholders are consulted to ensure that all voices are heard and critical issues are addressed. Both quantitative and qualitative issues are considered. The focus is on maximizing existing space - before recommending new space - in order to meet the current and projected programmatic requirements of the institution.
Analysis of existing classroom sizes versus the desired SF per student
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PAY PA L T O R O N T O O F F I C E F I T- O U T
PROJECT TYPE Office ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Project Designer • Perform yield studies • Survey and model existing conditions • Work with Director of Design to finalize floor plan
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Specify materials, finishes, and fixtures Assist in drawing construction documents and details Answer RFIs
CONCEPT This project is an interior fit-out of a partial floor in an existing building for PayPal’s new Toronto location. The client wanted an open office to encourage collaboration and flexibility within the workspace. They requested a modern, semi-industrial aesthetic with exposed ceilings. The project scope included initial yield studies for two possible locations, schematic design through construction documentation, furniture selection, and construction administration. The space was designed to speak to their company’s style while still being customized to their location. This project is currently in construction.
PRE-DESIGN
Initial yield study
S C H E M AT I C D E S I G N
3d proposed floor plan at 30% SD
Proposed ceiling plan at 30% SD
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Designed each area of the office (open office, break out space, etc.) and composed a furniture, finish, and fixture narrative for each space type. Worked with the client’s furniture provider to complete the specifications.
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accent walls
work moved to Phase II butcher block worksurface with privacy screen
butcher block worksurface with privacy screen exposed concrete columns (in all open office area)
3D perspective floor plan of the proposed office space and material swatches provided to client for approval
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
Reflected ceiling plan
Break room elevation
Mullion closure detail
Low height wall detail
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HERSHEY FITNESS CENTER
PROJECT TYPE Athletic facility ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Model existing conditions • Concept / Schematic Design • Specify materials and finishes
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Assist with construction documents and details Answer RFIs
CONCEPT This project was the design of a fitness center located in an unoccupied area of a previously renovated office building. The existing space was an empty shell with concrete floor and columns. Roughly half of the space was to be converted into the fitness center while the other half remained as storage, with a few renovations to the hallway connecting the fitness center to the existing office. The fitness center is intended to serve the employees of the large corporate office. The locker room is fitted with neutral, white, and wood tones to create a calm and spa-like environment. The gym is colored with bright blue and green accents, dynamic wall-coverings, and speckled rubber flooring to create a space that encourages activity. The project is currently in construction.
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1 Concept board for the fitness area
Concept board for the locker area
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Punch list photos
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12TH STREET & M AC D O N A L D AV E N U E
PROJECT TYPE Multi-use facility / Multi-family Residential ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Project manage team to complete submission • Determine zoning requirements (setbacks, parking requirements, maximum footprint, etc.)
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Collaborate with Director of Design and team to produce a concept design and explain its influence on the urban development of the area Assist with graphic representation of the proposal through diagrams and overall presentation
CONCEPT 12th & Macdonald is a multi-use facility encompassing two city blocks in Richmond, California. Richmond is an up and coming neighborhood in line to be one of the next commuter cities to San Francisco. This proposal dug into the history of Richmond and hypothesized how this facility could serve as a central hub to bring life and activity to the community. LSC collaborated with a California developer to complete the proposal. We were shortlisted to one of the top 3 teams.
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PROJECT INDEX E D U C AT I O N HOLDERNESS SCHOOL CAMPUS MASTER PLAN PHASES: Concept / SD ROLES: Site survey; Education research & development; Develop master plan based school strategic plan
HOLDERNESS SCHOOL ACADEMIC BUILDING PHASES: Concept / SD ROLES: Site survey; initial concept & massing designs
H O S P I TA L I T Y H E R S H E Y H I LT O N HOTEL PHASES: CD ROLES: Drafting construction documents & details; Complete furniture & finish schedules
P E N N M A R PA PHASES: SD ROLES: Model existing conditions; develop two concepts and corresponding schematic floor plans
PENN MAR MD PHASES: SD ROLES: Feasibility study
OFFICE HERSHEY PHASE III PHASES: CD / CA ROLES: Verify RFIs; Punch list survey; Draft as-builts
METSO MINERALS I PHASES: CD ROLES: Survey existing area; Draft documents for small interior renovation
METSO MINERALS II PHASES: Concept ROLES: Feasibility study for second building; Perform preliminary energy analysis study using Sefaira
H E R S H E Y 1 0 0 C RY S TA L AV E . PHASES: Concept ROLES: Survey existing conditions; Create photomontage images depicting proposed interior fit-out
H E R S H E Y C H O C O L AT E WORLD PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create initial floor plans for office renovations; Design RFP response diagrams, graphics, and presentation
PAY PA L T O R O N T O OFFICE PHASES: Concept / SD / CD / CA ROLES: Initial yield studies; Survey & model existing floor plans; Conceptual floor plans; Furniture & finish selections; Draft construction documents & details; Answer RFIs
HISTORIC P R E S E R VAT I O N RUMMEL HOUSE PHASES: SD / CD ROLES: Survey site on Gettysburg battlefield; Assist historic preservationist to design addition that follows easement; Model existing conditions & addition
A R T S & C U LT U R E GETTYSBURG MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTER PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create conceptual floor plans; Design RFP response diagrams, graphics, and presentation
HERSHEY POWER PLANT PHASES: Concept ROLES: Design graphics for renovation of power plant to museum, create diagrammatic floor plans and sections
GETTSYBURG ARMORY LEADERSHIP & E D U C AT I O N C E N T E R PHASES: Concept ROLES: Project designer; Create images and diagrams to illustrate the concept; Produce final submission to be presented for project fundraising
AMERICANS IN WARTIME MUSEUM PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create diagrams for initial museum floor plan & landscape concept
P L AY E V E RY W H E R E B U S S H E LT E R PHASES: Concept / SD / CD / CA ROLES: Project designer, architect, and manager; Get drawings through permitting process; Meet with affiliated committees; Set up contractors
YCHT STEAM PLANT PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create diagrams of initial museum floor plan & connection to waterfront to be used for client fundraising
DREAMWRIGHTS T H E AT E R PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create diagrams of proposed theater renovations to be used for client fundraising
4 0 0 W. FAY E T T E PHASES: Concept / SD ROLES: Design studio, 1br, and 2br apartment layouts; Assist in writing concept design narrative; Draft floor plan layouts; Assemble 30% SD package
12TH & MACDONALD
LIBRARY SHIPPENSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
PHASES: SD / CD / CA ROLES: Survey site; Model existing conditions from survey and 3d scan; Draft construction documents & details of interior renovations and new stair tower; Answer finish RFIs
COLLINSVILLE LIBRARY PHASES: SD / CD ROLES: Survey site & meet with client; Design new front desk
M U LT I - FA M I LY RESIDENTIAL WAT E R F R O N T PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create conceptual floor plans; Design studio, 1br, and 2br apartment layouts; Design RFP response graphics, and presentation
PHASES: Concept ROLES: Project manage team; Determine zoning requirements; Produce a concept design; Assist with graphic representation of the proposal through diagrams and overall presentation
H E A LT H C A R E RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER PHASES: CD ROLES: Drafting construction documents & details; Complete furniture & finish schedules
RELIGIOUS SHRINE OF JOHN PA U L I I PHASES: Concept ROLES: Create diagrams and graphics to submit project for AIA design award
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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT
I LOVE YORK CITY INSTALLATION This installation was set up in a local storefront as part of an effort to fill empty store windows in downtown York with art. I assisted with the design of the storefront, its fabrication, and installation. Each glass tile that made up the piece had to be cleaned and attached to a hook. The preparation was done by volunteers from the community and LSC as part of a First Friday event. #ILOVEYORKCITY Parliament Arts Organization, a local art group, hosted a show titled “Mapping York”. I and the other designers behind the I Love York City installation joined back up to format the mapped backdrop of the installation into two canvases and submitted the piece to support the local exhibition. RESILIENT HOUSING WORKSHOP I was part of a small team to run a workshop on resilient housing at our local chapter USGBC’s GreenCon. We had been working on a proposal to create homes in Tanzania using a new mobile machine that could quickly create massive amounts of bricks. We presented our research and the pro in charette-style workshop. The workshop approved by GBCI as a LEED-specific CE unit. IMPACT ARTS CULTURAL ALLIANCE CONFERENCE The Cultural Alliance is a local arts organization which provides support, networking, and other resources for local artisans. Each year, they hold the Impact Arts & Culture Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was art and business. I was one of the speakers on a panel discussion on the benefits their businesses gain from supporting and partnering with the arts, and the best ways to approach businesses with collaborative projects.
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P L AY E V E RY W H E R E B U S S H E LT E R
PROJECT TYPE Arts & Culture / Community ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Project designer, architect, and manager • Organize and run project meetings • Get drawings through permitting process
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Meet with affiliated committees, such as city zoning branches and private developing authorities Set up contractors
CONCEPT The Play Everywhere Bus Shelter is a volunteer project brought to LSC by Leadership York and the Eat Play Breathe / YMCA York Chapter. The intent was to create a place to play for children in an urban environment, who may not have easy access to traditional parks. As the representative of LSC on this project, I created the initial sketches, permit drawings, and managed the project, which included arranging and running meeting with various community groups, working with contractors for pricing, and getting drawings through the permitting process. The Play Everywhere Bus Shelter is part of an ongoing project by Eat Play Breathe called York’s Playful Sidewalks. The project recently selected from over 1000 applicants to win a $45,000 grant from KaBOOM! This grant will help fund the Play Everywhere Bus Shelter, add play elements to an existing bus shelter, and create a series of murals throughout downtown York. Installation of the structure is intended for March 2017.
PROJECT TEAM
LSC DESIGN
CITY OF YORK
LEADERSHIP YORK
WORKING CLASS
YMCA / EAT PLAY BREATHE
architecture & design
Public Works; Planning & Zoning
business development organization
fabrication
community organization; grant funding
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ACADEMIC WORK
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WAALSE KROOK BIBLIOTHEEK
CONCEPT The concept for this studio was to begin with an unbuilt project, work with the design to incorporate your own ideas, and then take it into design development. This structure was based on the Library of Future by UNStudio. The over arching desire was to create an icon for Ghent without overpowering the existing buildings. It was designed as a cultural nexus that draws all types of people and both culturally and literally connects Ghent through the two bridges that join the land across the river. Culturally, the ground floor becomes a public agora. It includes meeting spaces, rentable offices, art displays, food and cafe spaces, and doors on both sides that provide pathway between bridges.
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION The concept for the library is one that could accommodate all different types of people has multiple types of program distributed across floors. The program is intended to be an open plan with local specificity. Cuultur: pairings; soft furniture and groupings for interaction Kennis: carrells; archives; areas for people to work alone Jeugd: very free plan; room to play; class areas for children BIFURCATED ATRIA Opening up the slab allows for views and resource penetration. Coming to the library for seclusion, but also solidarity. Tiers, atria allow you to feel peripherally the company and community without having to directly engage while trying to do other things. Also enhances experience and comfort of the interior. Diagram of bifurcated atria
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P T N YC : MICRO-UNIT HOUSING
CONCEPT AdAPT NYC was a proposal by the city of New York that call for the design of a micro-unit apartment building. Because the occupants will ultimately utilize the city and their sleeping space, the shared spaces function as a refuge from both the busyness of the city and the small setting of the micro-unit. They also replace the amenities that are expelled from the typical unit as its size decreases to a micro-unit. This is accomplished by implementing shared spaces with varying degrees of privacy. BUILDING ORGANIZATION A continuous macro-public atrium space provides spaces public to all occupants. Meso-public spaces are open only to the occupants of the units adjacent to it. This creates a spatial hierarchy with layers of buffering and accessibility. The macro-public, meso-public, and unit spaces form a capillary organization of circulation from the public core to the private extremities. WATER DISTRIBUTION | STRUCTURE The structure is designed to capture, store, filter, distribute, and reuse its own water supply. The diagrid, continuous from the exterior to interior, is used as a means of water transport, synthesizing structure and water distribution. When it rains, hydromorpic collectors on the exterior diagrid react to the humidity and curl open to act as water collectors and funnel rain into the diagrid. The incoming grey water is either used immediately in bioluminescent algae tanks or hydroponic walls, or it is funneled into a series algae-filled tubes for filtration. After the water has been cleaned, it can be stored in a potable water tank that lines the interior diagrid until it is needed for use. Each of these functions occur within a layer of the diagrid structure.
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gypsum
hydromorphic collector
grey water pipe
Grey Water Intake Potable Water Flow
glass
aluminum cap rigid insulation
flooring concrete decking
light translucent ceiling
algae filtration
hydroponic wall
light for algae
grey water pipe
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H A B I TAT ARCHIPELAGO:
A GEOFUTURIST PROPOSAL FOR ARCHITECTURE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
CONCEPT: THE ARTIST’S ROLE The very definition of the Anthropocene states that man is permanently changing the Earth’s ecosystems. Therefore it is a fallacy that we could return to the way things were. As Bruno Latour says, there is an environmental paradox: “Those who wish to protect natural ecosystems learn…that they have to work harder and harder – that is, to intervene more, at always greater levels of detail, with ever more subtle care – to keep them ‘natural enough’”. At the essence of this paradox is the realization that humanity has already intervened with nature at its most basic, and the idea of an ‘untouched nature’ does not truly exist. This is not to propose that technology should bound ahead, unrestrained, yet neither can humanity simply turn its back on what it has already done. As Latour says, “What good is it for a man to gain his soul yet forfeit the whole world?” PROJECT PROPOSAL: Habitat Archipelago proposes a series of inhabitable, synthetic barrier islands surrounding Coney Island. Coney Island’s recent extreme damage due to Hurricane Katrina, despite its current jetty system, exemplifies the need for a new geologic intervention in order to protect its shore and residents. By integrating a series of semi-permeable islands, the proposal creates a buffer area around the coastline, similar to the way that barrier reefs create a defense around their respective islands.
natural geologic process
synthetic geologic process
This project proposes that technology, nature, and the integration of disciplines can be used together to create solutions for the Anthropocene. In the words of Shellenberger and Nordhaus, “Some may call such strong faith in the technological fix an instance of hubris, but others will simply call it compassion.” The most dire requirement for this integration to be successful is the incorporation of culture into nature, and therefore architecture. The goal of this proposal can be best said by Gyorgy Kepes, “Genuine awareness of our ecological situation must be amplified by profound artistic experiences to convert shallow indignation into deeply held, persisting conviction.”
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PERCEPTIVE DESTABILIZATION OF CONEY ISLAND: INNOVATION THROUGH RECREATION
The sensory distortion present in many of the attractions of Coney Island is represented also in Habitat Archipelago through the human habitation in the interior, extending Coney’s Island’s boardwalk program into the new structure. In its heyday, Coney Island welcome the use of technology to create the fantastic, but in this modern installation, the physical reality of the external world is exploited to create the inhabitant’s destabilization of the senses.
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