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MARKET
Graduate Project
PAV I L IO N
J a p a n e s e Te a C e r e m o n y P a v i l i o n
S N OW H AV E N
GALLERY
Snow Haven Residence
Capoeira Gallery
R E STA U R A N T
Restaurant & Bar Design
workplace
N e w Yo r k A d A g e n c y
H OT E L
Boutique Hotel in Croatia
STOOL
SKE TCH
Furniture Design
London Sketching Course
MARKET G R A D U AT E P R O J E C T Market Hall
For my graduate capstone project I chose to design a market. This market is not just a place to buy food, but a place for connection. Like the table itself, food brings people together while simultaneously making them aware of their differences. Hence, this market sets the stage for an anticipatory journey of sensory exploration and learning, culminating in a shared dining experience. Located in the former Uline Arena in the NoMa neighborhood of DC,
the market not only serves the local community’s food needs, but will act as a city destination point. Flexible space in the market will be able to host a wide range of events to include: music events, town hall meetings, community gatherings, communal dining, art installation space, and a variety of educational and cultural events. [16 weeks] Graduate Studio Media: AutoCad, Sketchup, Graphite on vellum, Watercolor, Photoshop
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ORGANIZATION STUDIES
OVERLAYING GRIDS. The architecture of the space employs a series of overlaying grids to allow for varying levels of intimacy and formality, which form a metaphorical city within the building. The market layout draws inspiration from a city grid, with city roads that intersect at defined nodes to create primary, secondary, and tertiary circulation routes:
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GRID A - structured city blocks aligned with building columns GRID B - “main avenue” forms circulation to the central cube GRID C - “streets” connect the nodes to the main avenue
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The grid organization defines unique programmatic zones for the various stages of interaction between people and food - these zones have been defined as the following: raw, cook, meet, eat. exploded axon
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RAW vendor zone: • zone where food is at its purest form - untouched, unmanipulated • interact with the person who’s grown and harvested the food • act of “gathering” -- architecture promotes wandering, exploration, discovery • walls composed of transparent wood slat screens to create layered views, and frame the cube beyond.
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COOK education kitchen: • food and human connection, intimacy increases • cooking for others - performance as means of bonding and sharing one’s ideology and taste via food • bronze panels frames the cube beyond
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MEET cafe zone: • informal, meeting space initiated through consumption of food • full view of cube occurs • materials: white concrete and wood
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EAT. The cube restaurant is the final stage of the human to food journey • beacon draws viewer towards it, builds anticipation • most formal and intimate dining occurs here • materials of each node culminate in the final cube construction
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ja pa nese tea C e r e m o ny P a v i l i o n This temporary Japanese tea ceremony pavilion is designed to recall a lantern sitting upon a small island surrounded by trees. Sitting on a small peninsula on the Constritution Pond located on the National Mall, the tea house’s light shines across the pond beckoning viewers towards it. To access the tea house, the visitor crosses a footbridge, and follows the curve of a stone wall guiding the visitor to the destination. [6 weeks] Foundations Studio Media: Hand, Graphite, AD Marker,
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The pavilion is comprised of nine 8’ x 8’ volumes, each interpreted into the structure of a japenese tea house.
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Much like a haiku, in this Japanese tea house design, the unstated holds as much meaning as what is said. As the user walks along the path to the tea house, their passage through multiple structures, “torii”, coupled with deliberate intervals between the structures, “ma”, represents the spiritual tranformation one experiences during the precise and deliberate movements of the tea ceremony.
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s now h av e n This Snow Haven residence is set in the Pyrenees mountain region near the BaqueiraBeret skit resort. The “carve” concept highlights the homeowner’s most special objects - his wine collection. With additional inspiration coming from the thick carved walls of gothic cathedrals found in Spain, this ski villa becomes a methaphorical cathedral with an “altar” to wine, and creates a stately and ceremonious experience for the owner and his guests as they proceed through the space. [8 weeks] Residential Studio Media: Hand-drafting, Foam models
final model CONTROLLED DAYLIGHT. • Double height windows backlight wine to create a stained glass effect • a six inch reveal around the fireplace wall and at the top of the gable ceiling creates a dramatic cross of light to highlight the residence’s “altar to wine”.
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KEY: a entry hall b tasting / living room c wine bar / “altar� d wine storage wall e wet bar f fireplace
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c a p o e i r a g a l l e ry This gallery design represents the complex movements found in Capoeira - a Brazilian martial art form that combines the elements of dance and acrobatics. The architecture of the space compresses, layers, and interacts with the user to convey a sense of momentum, radial movement, and rhythm - just as one would experience when practicing Capoeira. [3 weeks] Commercial Studio Media: Autocad, Sketchup, Photoshop
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Concept models explore the dance movements of Capoeria.
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. The “ginga” back and forth movement leads the user towards the back part of the gallery were they experience the spinning acrobatics of the “roda”.
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r e sta u r a nt This bar and restaurant design echoes the design styles of Herzog and de Meuron with intersecting forms creating tension points, and linear elements to draw the eye and user through the space. [4 weeks] Commercial Studio Media: AutoCad, Sketchup, Podium, Photoshop
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space plan key: a entry / exit b host stand / coat closet c bar d walk-in cooler e lounge f main dining g booth seating h point of sale / svc station i employee restrooms j women’s restroom k men’s restroom l janitor’s closet m kitchen n employee locker room
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wor kpl ace Brinkman Scholarship Finalist The design concept for this advertising agency explores the metaphor of “boundary” which is then cultivated through the incorporation of current workplace strategies, and the physical building element “structure”. The concept was initialized with a series of study models and sketches to explore “boundaries” and the spaces created when these boundaries intersect. [4 weeks] Commercial Studio Media: Sketchup, Revit, Photoshop
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restrooms collaboration area conference room executive office account room staff office workroom wellness room private / closed workspaces open workspaces main circulation + collaborative connection points
The lighting design is predominantly architectural and concealed to highlight the interlocking and overlappings planes and structural columns within the space.
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centralized along the main circulation path to provide ease of access long pantry island fulfills multiple needs, “flexible” workspace and collaborative meeting space
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b o ut i q u e h o t e l This boutique hotel is located in the town of Komiza, on the the island of Vis, Croatia. The design pulls its concept from the limestone cliffs and crystal blue waters of the Dalmatian coast landscape giving the user a sense of exploring a secluded island cove with layered sunlight, shadows, and translucency. [12 weeks] Institutional Studio Media: Revit, Sketchup, Photoshop
KAYAK CAFE. A paddle-in/out cafe adjoins an adventure tourism office supplying kayaks and stand-up paddle boards for adventurous clientele.
WATER-CARVED MASSES. Concept sketches and models
ACCESS TO WATER. MAXIMIZING DAYLIGHT.
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the organization of the hotel follows a curvilinear datum formed by the water cutting through the space. each the following floor plates maintain this radius, while setting back and rotating slightly from the one below.
floor plans Level 1 KEY a lobby b check-in office c luggage storage d general manager e asst. general mgr f accounting g secretary h security office i employee break rm j men’s restroom k women’s restroom l kayak canal m kayak rental n cafe p cafe prep area q coffee bar
Sub Level KEY a cafe seating b water wall
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floor plans Level 2 KEY a guest room - single b guest room - suite c penthouse d housekeeping closet e clean linens closet f soiled linens closet g private sauna - typ Level 3 KEY a guest room - single b guest room - suite c penthouse d housekeeping closet e clean linens closet f soiled linens closet g private sauna - typ
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Level 4 KEY a garden seating b bar seating c storage d women’s restroom e men’s restroom f bar prep
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FINISHES. Blues, whites, and creams are the primary color palette to echo the limestone and clear blue water landscape
FORAGE FOR YOUR COCKTAILS The garden bar invites guests to learn about local plants and herbs, while foraging and picking herbs for their cocktail of choice.
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Fu r n i tu re des ign Designed in conjunction with the Croatian boutique hotel project the “ebb” stool is an abstracted expression of the Dalmation coast landscape. The design uses a visually light powder coated steel frame wrapped in twisting and overlapping blocks of colored vinyl cord. For use both indoors and outdoors, the stool provides seating for the rooftop garden bar guests as they “forage for their cocktails”. [12 weeks] Furniture Design
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s ketches The following sketches are from a 2-week long summer sketching class in London and a architectural city sketching course. Media: Graphite, pen, watercolor, charcoal, conte crayon
C O N T A C T Jennifer Hicks jennifer.m.hicks@gmail.com 703.577.9762