Degree Project: St. Louis Cultural Incubator

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

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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

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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

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SOUTH ENTRY [EVENING EVENING]

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INCUBATOR IN IMMEDIATE CONTEXT

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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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COMMUNAL ACTIVITY CONCEPTS

ONE SERVICE ZONES 1/64” = 1’0”

JUAN GONZALEZ

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THREE SERVICE ZONES 1/64” = 1’0”

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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS

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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS

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APPROACH

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CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS

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INCUBATOR IN CONTEXT

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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"

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JUAN GONZALEZ

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

JUAN GONZALEZ

METAMORPHIC CORRIDOR [YEAR YEAR 1] 1

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FLEXIBILITY

JUAN GONZALEZ

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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