2012 Portfolio John Coyle

portfolio 2012

john coyle

french quarter public library and plaza Chartres St, New ORleans

spiral shell stair

manipulation of surfaces

wellness retreat

Big Bend National Park, Texas

gallery and residences for visiting scholars and faculty Freret St, New Orleans

yogo studio with two residencies 112 Diamond St, New Orleans

green corps material reclaimation and youth center Gert Town, New Orleans

memorial platform on levee wall 17th Street Canal Wall, New Orleans

publicpassageway surfaceremediation sunsalutation

cornercontext asymmetricalbalance oldcitybuildingcenter

viewing wall

the two separate facades are brought together to create an interior plaza on the site and allow for northern light to enter the center of the library. public space is maximized by extending the public plaza to the roof via escalating stairs. this passageway creates a central void which the library is organized around. inside spaces are quiet and outside spaces are loud but have a transparent relationship to eachother.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

publicpassageway

publicpassageway

outdoortheatre/view auditorium cafe garden

admin/ rare books

media reading

stacks

stacks

reading

childrens/ classrooms

publicpassageway

through manipulations of surfaces, a connection was formed beween spaces. layers of the platform pull down as layers of the ground raise to create a continuous space. the golden proportions of a spiral shell inform the design of this staircase.

surface remediation

surfaceremediation

a series of concealed and revealed views take each visitor through a relaxing journey of light in special spaces. yoga areas, meditation spaces, and a bathhouse nesteled in the valley each step down and out as if flowing into the landscape.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

yoga

bathing

social

dining

sleeping

yoga

bathing PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK ED

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sleeping

sunsalutation

directed by the principle of ahimsa, or to do no harm, this project strived to reduce the size of its footprint on the land. this was achieved through a system of steel suspension cables which tether the lightweight wood platform spaces to the mountainside.

sunsalutation

on the corner of a residential block and a commerical street, the form was influenced by its context. the building steps up and around from a faculty residence on soniat street to a freret street gallery. student housing exists above, wrapping around an inner courtyard. communal indoor and outdoor spaces are connected to encourage social living. lounge roof deck dorms

dining dorms study library

faculty circulation gallery

living communal public

corner context

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

corner context

the goal was to reclaim the narrow infill lot while preserving some of the natural life that had claimed this space.the groundfloor commercial space of a yoga studio influences the parti of the project as this design is focused on balance. a harmony is made between the green space of the site and the two residencies which cantilever over inner garden spaces.

asymmetricalbalance

residence2

residence1 studio

asymmetricalbalance

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the old city building center engages the community in positive change in the city. reclaimed wood from deconstructed houses are stored and processed in a sequence of bays that branch out as designated by the program and by environmental response. the skin of the building litterally grows from the bottom of each truss to the next to allow for a louvred system of north facing openings.

Kitchen

Class

Lab

Conference Room and Offices

CA

LL

Millshop

Lobby

IO

PE

oldcitybuildingcenter

solar panels

corrugated metal

steel truss

steel cables

second floor

ground floor

oldcitybuildingcenter

a ramp hugging the mass of the levee wall gestures visitors along the wall and over it along a platfom leading to a solitary space of reflection

viewing wall

observationaldrawings

observationaldrawings

using reclaimed material and the natural infrastructure of the site, a space was created for gathering by the shore with a framed view of the water. the natural form of the tree provides the structure for a platform to extend from the bluff slope, while its canopy provides shade.

treebalcony

john coyle jcoyle@tulane.edu (631) 805-3665