John Holzheimer university of cincinnati
Cincinnati Culinary Institute winter 2012
Connection zones Circulation Site map showing circulation zones and connection patterns
Tectonics: the interaction of mass, line, and plane. The simplcity of this definition reveals the great complexity of its results. The vertical extension of a plane, coupled with the horizontality of a series of lines, creates a hallway that acts as the connection zone between public and private spaces. The constriction of programmatic space, achieved with the use of tiered planes, establishes a needed contrast between areas of motion and rest. Tectonic relationships formed the basis of the Cincinnati Culinary Institute, a builidng study focused on the inetraction of mass, line, and plane in a programmatic space. The hollow shell of an entry space leads in to a long hallway, encompassing the public restaurant space and private kitchen areas.
Ludlow Literary Center
LARGE MEETING ROOM
Fall 2011
The Ludlow Literary Center is a study in geometric manipulation. The program called for direct relationships between the central public forum and all adjacent spaces. This is achieved with the creation of two walls. Pushed apart, the space between these walls forms the public forum, and the pushes and pulls of these two walls complete the rest of the program.
ROOM DESIGNATIONS
STATIC - STATIONARY
PUBLIC - PRIVATE
LOBBY SPACE - receptionist, public GALLERY SPACE - public
STATIC
PUBLIC
LECTURE HALL - scholar, public
STATIONARY
PRIVATE
OFFICE - director, graphic designer, scholar, secretary FIRE STAIR
BOOKS STAFF
ARCHIVES
First floor
Another key aspect of the Center is the Visting Scholar, who serves as the curator of the gallery and lead researcher during his six month term. The second and third floors of the Center are reserved for his activites, with the expansive archive space flowing freely into stacks of bookshelves built into the East wall.
PUBLIC
Much of the inspiration for the Center is taken from the work of Piet Mondrian, whose experiments with geometry result in the creation of concise spaces.
GALLERY
SM. MEETING ROOM
OFFICE
SECOND FLOOR
CONFERENCE ROOM
TWO WALLS - axonometric
THIRD FLOOR
BODY IN SPACE: BUILDING ELEMENTS CONSTRUCTED TO THE HUMAN SCALE
Spacial Representation Fall 2010
Linear - regular
CLUSTERED - ADDITIVE
Creating space with LINES
Freshman Year studio focused on spacial representation using different mediums. How do you create space using mass? How can this be represented in drawing form? After a thorough study and documentation of the Lindner Center (the athletic center of campus, designed by Bernard Tschumi), I designed an emblematic object of the space, focusing on the vertical thrust and rhythm presented in the central bay. The spiral represents the distribution of circulation in the space. A visitor, with the intention of experiencing the space, is directed right through the central bay; while staff members are led to the side programmatic spaces.
Creating space with mass Emblematic object - lindner center
Symmetrical
Intervention in Space
Hand Drawings
RUSSEL C. MYERS ALUMNI CENTER - Cincinnati, OH
Threshold conditions - ludlow literary center EXISTING SPACE
Spring 2011
INTERVENTION I - BRINGING IN THE SKY
INTERVENTION II - BRINGING IN the TREES
Photography