STL, CULTURAL INCUBATOR
JUAN IGNACIO GONZALEZ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS SPRING 2020 DEGREE PROJECT ADVISOR: JULIE BAUER
CULTURAL INCUBATOR MOST OF THE ONE HUNDRED-THIRTY ETHNIC GROUPS IN ST. LOUIS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE ST. LOUIS URBAN FABRIC. THE PROPOSAL IS A CULTURAL INCUBATOR IN GRAND CENTER THAT ALLOWS MINORITY USER GROUPS TO RENT SPACES FOR LONGER PERIODS, THEREFORE 1) CREATING A HUB FOR RESIDENTS OF ST. LOUIS TO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS CULTURES YEAR-ROUND, 2) ALLOW THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE TO CREATE A DEMAND FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES, AND 3) FIND PERMANENT LOCATIONS FOR THE CULTURES FOLLOWING THEIR TIME IN THE INCUBATOR. DELM
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THE KEY DESIGN INTENTION IS TO DEVELOP FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CULTURAL BUSINESSES THAT WILL COOME INTO THE INCUBATOR BY DESIGNING CURATED WALLS THAT CAN BE MOVED TO CHANGE THE DIMENSIONS OF A CULTURAL INHABITANT SPACE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DESIGN CREATES A TRANSLUCENT STRUCTURE THAT FORESHADOWS THE ACTIVITY AND CULTURE HAPPENING WITHIN THE INCUBATOR.
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WHERE IS THE CULTURE? PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS CHURCHES
PARKS
MUSEUMS
THEATRES
APRIL - JUNE
JULY - SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER - DECEMBER
TEMPORARY EVENTS JANUARY - MARCH
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HOW DO WE COME TOGETHER?
PROGRAMS OF INCUBATOR
SENSES
TOUCH | SIGHT | HEARING | TASTE | SMELL
ACTIVITY
ART | CUISINE | MUSIC | LANGUAGE | RELIGION
TIME OF DAY
PROGRAM SCALE SMALL | MEDIUM | LARGE
Bakery Food cart Market Culinary class Artisan studio Tailor Dance class Artisan class Chapel Meditation class Theatre Church Dance club Recording studio Music hall Translator Writing class Restaurant Communal dining Brewery
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CULTURES IN ST. LOUIS
JUAN GONZALEZ
130+ DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES
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USER GROUPS SUDANESE CHAPEL 400 SF
INCOMING 2,000 SF
INCOMING 2,000 SF
JAPANESE SAKE BREWERY 1,500 SF
COLOMBIAN BAKERY 500 SF
COMMUNAL SPACE 10,000 SF
INCOMING 4,000 SF
POLISH DISCO POLO CLUB 1,200 SF LEBANESE SOAP STUDIO 800 SF
INCOMING 2,000 SF
JUAN GONZALEZ
STUDIO
TOUCH
BAKERY
COMMUNAL
NIGHTTIME
DAYTIME
CHAPEL
ISOLATED
SIGHT
BREWERY
NIGHT CLUB
SMELL HEARING TASTE
PLOTTING OF CULTURES
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DAILY ACTIVITY
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NORTH ENTRY [MORNING MORNING]
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DAILY ACTIVITY
JUAN GONZALEZ
SOUTH ENTRY [EVENING EVENING]
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INCUBATOR IN IMMEDIATE CONTEXT
JUAN GONZALEZ
TODAY
1.25 YRS
2.25 YRS
3.25 YRS
0.5 YRS
1.5 YRS
2.5 YRS
3.5 YRS
0.75 YRS
1.75 YRS
2.75 YRS
3.75 YRS
1.0 YRS
2.0 YRS
3.0 YRS
4.0 YRS
METAMORPHIC INCUBATOR
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SITE Diverse Downtown
Saint Louis Univeristy
Proposed Site
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SITE
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SITE PLAN JUAN GONZALEZ
1/32” =1’0”
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COMMUNAL ACTIVITY CONCEPTS
ONE SERVICE ZONES 1/64” = 1’0”
JUAN GONZALEZ
TWO SERVICE ZONES 1/64” = 1’0”
THREE SERVICE ZONES 1/64” = 1’0”
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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS
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A ES ER TH
LOC
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SITE
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PARK
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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS
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AVE
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A ES ER TH
LOC
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APPROACH
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TON
N
N
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WAS H
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LOC
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ST
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CONTEXT
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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS
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A ES ER TH
LOC
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SERVICE
JUAN GONZALEZ
TON
N
N
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WAS H
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COMMUNAL
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INCUBATOR IN CONTEXT
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3/32” =1’0”
LOC
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR
TRANSLUCENT ENVELOPE
CULTURAL INHABITANTS SERVICE CORE
COMMUNAL
COMMUNAL
PARK
EXPLODED AXON JUAN GONZALEZ
3/32” =1’0”
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR CC
64'-0"
232'-0"
BB
40'-0"
48'-0"
24'-0"
208'-0"
10'-0"
20'-0"
64'-0"
64'-0"
AA
56'-0"
232'-0"
16'-0"
CULTURAL INHABITANTS
JUAN GONZALEZ
PARKING
SERVICE
BASEMENT PLAN 1/16” =1’0”
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR CC 16'-0"
16'-0"
24'-0"
48'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
AA
24'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
24'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
112'-0"
16'-0"
BB
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
16'-0"
16'-0"
32'-0"
8'-0"
80'-0"
CULTURAL INHABITANTS
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COMMUNAL
SERVICE
GROUND LEVEL PLAN 1/16” =1’0”
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FLEXIBILITY
CULTURAL INHABITANTS
JUAN GONZALEZ
COMMUNAL
SERVICE
METAMORPHOSIS OF CULTURAL INHABITANTS
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FLEXIBILITY
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METAMORPHIC CORRIDOR [YEAR YEAR 1] 1
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FLEXIBILITY
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METAMORPHIC CORRIDOR [YEAR YEAR 3] 3
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR CC 112'-0"
64'-0"
64'-0"
120'-0"
16'-0"
96'-0"
BB
AA
32'-0"
40'-0"
136'-0"
CULTURAL INHABITANTS
JUAN GONZALEZ
COMMUNAL
SERVICE
SECOND LEVEL PLAN 1/16” =1’0”
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR CC
BB
64'-0"
88'-0"
16'-0"
64'-0"
AA
32'-0"
CULTURAL INHABITANTS
JUAN GONZALEZ
ADMIN
SERVICE
THIRD LEVEL PLAN 1/16” =1’0”
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR
ADMIN
ADMIN
ADMIN
INHABITANT
ADMIN
ADMIN
INHABITANT INHABITANT
SERVICE
SECTION CC JUAN GONZALEZ
1/8” =1’0”
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FORESHADOWING
JUAN GONZALEZ
EAST FACADE [MIDDAY MIDDAY]
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13'-
13'-
13'-8"
11'-8"
11'-8"
13'-8"
WITHIN THE INCUBATOR
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
16'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
24'-0"
40'-0"
SERVICE
INHABITANT
INHABITANT
SERVICE
13'-8"
ADMIN
ADMIN
13'-8"
13'-8"
13'-8"
13'-8"
8'-0"
13'-8"
16'-0"
SERVICE
SERVICE
INHABITANT
INHABITANT
PARKING
13'-8"
SERVICE
SERVICE
SERVICE
PARKING
11'-8"
11'-8"
13'-8"
INHABITANT
SECTION AA 1/4” =1’0”
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WITHIN THE INCUBATOR
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
72'-0"
SERVICE
SERVICE
13'-8"
SERVICE
INHABITANT
13'-8"
SERVICE
INHABITANT
SERVICE
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
16'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
8'-0"
24'-0"
40'-0"
13'-8"
13'-8"
13'-8"
8'-0"
PARKING
13'-8"
16'-0"
11'-8"
13'-8"
SERVICE
11'-8"
SERVICE
13'-8"
13'-8"
13'-8"
13'-8"
8'-0"
13'-8"
8'-0"
SECTION BB 1/4” =1’0”
8"
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ADAPTABILITY
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COMMUNAL ENTRY [CASUAL CASUAL]
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ADAPTABILITY
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COMMUNAL ENTRY [PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE]
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ADAPTABILITY
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COMMUNAL ENTRY [MARKET MARKET]
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