CONTENTS 2
Villa Savoye Transformation
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Christian Science Center Outdoor CafĂŠ
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South Boston Branch Library
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South End Middle School
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Checkpoint Charlie Galleria
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Worcester Hotel and Conference Center
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Freshman, Spring 2009 Fundamental Design Instructor: Carla Ceruzzi 4 Weeks
Freshman, Spring 2009 Fundamental Design Instructor: Carla Ceruzzi 7 Weeks
Sophomore, Fall 2009 Studio 1: Site, Type, and Composition Instructor: Sam Choi 7 Weeks
Sophomore, Spring 2010 Studio 2 Instructor: Chris Genter 9 Weeks
Middler, Spring 2011 Berlin Design Studio Instructor: Bettina Kraus 9 Weeks
Junior, Fall 2011 1960s Urbanism Instructor: Amir Kripper 9 Weeks
Villa Savoye Transformation The assignment was to re-configure the Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye onto a new site. The re-configured house had to maintain the critical design concepts, elements and organizational principles of the original structure. In addition, we had the option to incorporate elements of the Carpenter Center into the new design. My site was an L-shaped lot containing an existing building on the inside of the L. I approached the site by overlaying a grid in order to determine spacing. The grid was also used in the creation of the lung shaped form of the Carpenter Center within the new design.
Villa Savoye Study Model
Carpenter Center Study Model
Geometry Diagram Villa Savoye Transformation | 3
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Christian Science Center Outdoor Café Boston, MA
The Christian Science Center is often empty and forlorn. In order to invite more people to congregate on the Huntington Avenue edge of the complex, the Church has decided to explore the possibility of building a small seasonal café. This 1,000 square foot café will primarily have exterior seating for fifty people, with a small interior seating area enclosed by glass and a service counter since the food preparation is located off site.
Concept Study Model
After studying the sites geometry and the placement of the linden trees, I found that there were two distinct grid systems, orthogonal and diagonal. Using the two grids as constraints, I created various study models ultimately developing a structure that wraps around. I removed several of the linden trees, to accentuate the diagonal grid. By doing so, you are drawn into the café with its view of the Mother Church.
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Ground Floor Plan Christian Science Center CafĂŠ | 7
Section A
Huntington Avenue Elevation
South Boston Branch Library Boston, MA
The assignment was to locate a new 12,800 square foot branch library along with an outdoor space for public use. The proposed site is adjacent to the Broadway Red Line subway stop, on Dorchester Avenue and Broadway Street. For my design I proposed a V-shaped building that reflected the attributes of the two surrounding streets. Dorchester Avenue, a more residential area, verses Broadway Street, a more commercial area. I divided the building into three zones: reading rooms, book stacks, and administration. As a branch library, I viewed the reading rooms as a more public space than in a normal library. Therefore, the main circulation wraps around a void that connects the reading spaces. Another aspect to my design is the book stack area. This area is distinguished by its protective shell that can be seen from the interior and exterior of the building. Lastly, the administration area overlooks Broadway Street expressing its shared public characteristics.
Parti / Program Diagram 11 | South Boston Branch Library
South Boston Branch Library | 11
Dorchester Avenue Elevation (Rendered using Revit and Photoshop)
Dorchester Avenue Elevation
Section A
3 Level Plan 14 | South Boston Branch Library
South Boston Branch Library | 15
Library Courtyard (Rendered using Revit and Photoshop)
South End Middle School Boston, MA
I began this assignment with an in-depth study of an the Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Using the concepts learned through that analysis, we were then asked to design a middle school to replace the existing Blackstone Elementary School, located at the intersection of Washington Street and West Dedham Street. We then were asked to develop a classroom module that would be able to be plugged into our design. My design consisted of a perimeter style building. Public program would be located along West Dedham Street, leaving the Shawmut Avenue and Washington Street exposed. Since these two streets are the busiest, I decided to place my more public program, auditorium and gym, on either ends. That way it could be accessed by the public without the school having to be opened. Booker T. Washington Study Model
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South End Middle School | 17
Ground Floor Plan
Section A South End Middle School | 19
Classroom Module Model
Classroom Module Plan
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Check Point Charlie Galleria Berlin, Germany
Working as a class, we were assigned to develop seven different parcels located at Check Point Charlie. We were asked to come up with a group logic as to how to fill the site. As a group, we decided to a keep our designs separate, but create openings where buildings touched. This would allow pedestrians access into the inner parts of the parcels. My design intention was to attract tourists into my parcel. I did so by creating two separate buildings which housed an America Express and Russian Art Gallery in the front, and a French CafĂŠ and English Hotel in the back. By creating the front building on an angle, it suggest openness or transparency when you approach it from Check Point Charlie, while closed when approached from the opposite direction.
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Wall / Structure Diagram
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Apartment Zone Diagram
Ground Level Plan
3 Level Plan
ZIMMERSTRASSE ELEVATION
SECTION A
Check Point Charlie Galleria | 25
Approach to Check Point Charlie (Rendered using Kerkythea and Photoshop)
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Approach from Check Point Charlie (Rendered using Kerkythea and Photoshop)
Worcester Hotel and Conference Center Worcester, MA
As a class we, developed a master plan which would replace the existing Worcester City Center, 26 acres. We then focused on developing environmental landscape performance systems that would collect and store runoff water. The main idea for my massing is to hide it within the mass of the site. After looking at various boutique hotels during our precedent analysis, I noticed that they often separated the public programs from the more private hotel programs. I also included my landscape into my site as seen by the green ramp that leads to the exhibition space, and the basin, which surrounds the entire hotel. To keep with this idea of hidden, I decided to hide the entrance as well. The lobby then becomes this glass box floating atop a basin that can be seen from all directions but not directly accessible. Massing Study Model
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Site Plan (Drawing produced as Class)
Massing Diagram
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Ground Floor Plan
Entrance Diagram 30 | Worcester Hotel and Conference Center
Hotel Diagram
Upper Typical Plans
Landscape Diagram
Program Diagram
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