JOSE ALEXANDRO BRUNNER Associate AIA Architectural Design Portfolio
PROFESSIONAL SKYLINE COLLEGE
PARKMERCED BLOCK 20
BART WALNUT CREEK STATION
MISSION HOUSING MTC
HUNTERS POINT POWER PLANT
VISITACION VALLEY SCHLAGE LOCK
PLAZA ADELANTE
KENNETH HENRY COURT
CENTRAL KITCHEN
LANDSCAPE DESIGNS
TORQUED HOUSE
ACADEMIC | GRADUATE
PRESSURIZED FITNESS CENTER
FINDING LIFTA
QUEER VILLAGE
MEDITATION SPACE
SKYLINE COLLEGE SAN BRUNO, CA | 2018
Social Science & Creative Arts Complex
Collaboration with Snøhetta
Client: San Mateo County Community College District
The Skyline College Science and Creative Arts Complex is a 120,000-square-foot community college facility dedicated to teaching the next generation of scholars, artists, performers, and technicians. The building massing takes its cues from the mountains surrounding the campus, using stratification of layers to build an iconic image that defines a new edge towards the public at the south and a larger quad for the students at the north. It is one building unified at the ground floor level with support spaces concealed under the quad and is broken down in scale by two masses that rise above grade.
The complex’s cutting-edge facilities, including classrooms, studios, art gallery, 180-seat recital hall, and 500-seat performing arts theater, empowers students, faculty and staff to better express themselves and their ideas, highlighting the college’s commitment to be an open and welcoming space for all.
renderings by Snøhetta
proposed site plan
east facade from forecourt
level 1 - lobby circulation digram
main lobby
ORCHESTRA LEVEL 8/6/2018 5:41:21 PM BIM 360://Skyline College
Proscenium theatre
proscenium theater
SHEET NO. G1.01 SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" G1.01 CODE COMPLIANCE REFERENCE PLAN -LEVEL 1 1 L01 Plan N
Main lobby Recital hall recital hall
looking west from plaza above main lobby
west facade viewed from quad
PANEL DIVISION LINE, TYP. INDICATES DESIGN INT COORDINATED W FABRICATOR
SEE A-9.23 FOR GFRC PANEL LAYOUT AND PANEL TYPES
composite building section - longitudinal looking north
LEVEL 01 0" LEVEL 02 14' -5" LEVEL 03 W 29' -7" LEVEL 4 W 44' -0" T.O. ROOF W 59' -0" T.O. FLYTOWER 72' -0" PIT LEVEL -8' -0" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 A5.03 T.O. CLADDING W 68' -11 1/2" GRID LEVEL 60' -0" TECH BOX LEVEL 18' -5" A5.02 1 LEVEL 01 0" LEVEL 02 14' -5" LEVEL 03 W 29' -7" LEVEL 4 W 44' -0" T.O. ROOF W 59' -0" T.O. FLYTOWER 72' -0" 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 A5.03 T.O. CLADDING W 68' -11 1/2" GL-4A CIP-4A GL-4E GFRC-4A MTL-4A LVR-4A CIP-4B CIP-4B GL-4B 40' - 9" 23' - 11" 21' - 8" 25' - 11" 36' - 8" 21' - 5" GL-4D MTL-4A SEE LAYOUT MTL-4B GFRC CUSTOM WRAPPED CORNER PANEL AT ALL CORNERS, TYP. CIP-4A A VAR. C 4'0" B 6' 6" A 7'11" B 6'6" A VAR. B 6' 6" A VAR. A 9'6" B 6'6" A VAR. LEVEL 01 0" LEVEL 02 14' -5" T.O. ROOF E 41' -11" LEVEL 03 E 30' -5" 7 13 14 T.O. CLADDING E 51' -11" 35' - 6" 189' - 3 7/8" GL-4E GFRC-4A LVR-4A GL-4A CIP-4A SOFFIT GL-4D
GFRC
AND GFRC SOFFIT AT ALL RIBBON GFRC TEXTURE CIP-4A SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" A4.01 1 SOUTH ELEVATION south elevation
GFRC PANEL DIVISION LINE, TYP. INDICATES DESIGN INTENT, TO BE COORDINATED W FABRICATOR AND INSTALLER
CUSTOM WRAPPED GFRC CORNER PANEL AT ALL CORNERS, TYP.
CUSTOM WRAPPED CORNER PANEL AT ALL CORNERS, TYP.
COMPOSITE BUILDING SECTION -LONGITUDINAL LOOKING NORTH
LEVEL 01 0" LEVEL 02 14' -5" 2 A5.03 T.O. ROOF E 41' -11" LEVEL 03 E 30' -5" 13 14 LOWER LEVEL E -1' -9" RECITAL HALL PROJECTION ROOM 21' -4" T.O. CLADDING E 51' -11" A5.02 2 PROJECT CONSULTANT 100% SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" A5.01
1 LEVEL 01 0" LEVEL 02 14' -5" T.O. ROOF E 41' -11" LEVEL 03 E 30' -5" 13 14 LOWER LEVEL E -1' -9" T.O. CLADDING E 51' -11" 35' - 6" GFRC-4A CIP-4A GL-4B GL-4E GL-4E GL-4B GL-4B LVR-4A MTL-4A SEE A-9.23
LAYOUT AND PANEL TYPES
FOR GFRC PANEL
GFRC SOFFIT
WINDOWS ELEVATOR CIP-4A LEVEL 01 0" LEVEL 02 14' -5" LEVEL 03 W 29' -7" LEVEL 4 W 44' -0" T.O. ROOF W 59' -0" T.O. FLYTOWER 72' -0" 1 2 3 4 5 6 40' - 9" 23' - 11" 21' - 8" 25' - 11" 36' - 8" 21' - 5" T.O. CLADDING W 68' -11 1/2" GFRC-4A GL-4A GL-4E LVR-4A MTL-4A GL-4E GL-4E CIP-4A SOFFIT LIGHTING -SEE LIGHTING DWGS 3 A5.11 SIM MTL-4B
AT ALL RIBBON
INTENT,
BE AND INSTALLER RIBBON WINDOWS GFRC SOFFIT TO MATCH COLOR AND TEXTURE OF GFRC FACADE. SEE A-925. CIP-4A PROJECT DATE: REVISIONS: NO. DESCRIPTION PROJECT CONSULTANT
TO
100%
west fcade viewed from quad
aerial view of quad and creative arts complex
PARKMERCED BLOCK 20 SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2017
Multi-family Residential Project Team: DCI Engineers (Structural) and Webcor Builders (GC)
Maximus Real Estate Partners
Client:
Last developed in the decade following World War II, the new development plan for the Parkmerced neighborhood calls for a community rooted in forward-thinking urban ecology. The Block 20 project sits at the busy intersection of Junipero Serra Boulevard and 19th Avenue on the existing Parkmerced campus, a location that affords sightlines out to Lake Merced and back to the rolling hills of San Francisco.
The design capitalizes on both the fast-paced, active edge along Junipero Serra and the more intimate setting on the opposite side of the site, where deep-set balconies soften the boundary between the residents of the building and an idyllic park.
The smooth glass acts as a foil against the prickly high-rise, which itself seeks to make a connection to the urban environment further afield while continuing the playful sophistication that defines the character of Block 20.
In keeping with the plans for Parkmerced’s development, the design is aspirational; the bright palette and gleaming surfaces draw viewers to it. The building consists of 299 residential units spread across a 17-story tower — 145 feet above grade — and an 8-story midrise
20 WITHIN
PARKMERCED 1
EMBANKMENT
2 PARKING
36’
concept sequence
site location Block 20 within Parkmerced
KH PARKMERCED/BLOCK 20 19DEC2014 DIAGRAMS CONCEPT SEQUENCE KH PARKMERCED/BLOCK 20 19DEC2014 1 EMBANKMENT 2 PARKING 3 MASSING 4 ARTICULATION 36’ DIAGRAMS CONCEPT SEQUENCE UP Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: PARKMERCED OWNER, LLC SAN FRANCISCO Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION 3/64" 1'-0" 14014 A1.00 SITE PLAN SCALE: 3/64" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE SITE PLAN 1 No.:Description: composite site plan
TOPPING SLAB OVER REINFORCED TRAFFIC COATING,
DN UP UP UP UP 12.2HR RATED ENCLOSURES FOR STAIRS, EXIT PASSAGEWAYS, SEISMIC JOINTS AND ELEV SHAFTS FIRE PIT, S.L.D. 2 ELECTRICAL PEDESTAL, S.L.D. 2 BICYCLE PARKING S.L.D. 2 A A B B C C D D E E F F G G H H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A5.01 1 A5.02 1 A5.03 1 A5.05 1 2 A5.12 2 A5.12 1 A5.12 1 A5.12 UNIT 2-Z1 20.3-101 PACKAGE 20.3-115 F.C.C. 20.3-117 RESTROOM 20.3-116 STAIR A 20.3-T01SA EXIT PASSAGEWAY 20.3-01XA AMENITY 20.3-120 MAIL 20.3-112 LOBBY 20.3-110 LOBBY 20.3-118 PARKING 20.3-150 ELEV LOBBY 20.3-T100 ELEV 1 1-E1 ELEV 2 1-E2 PROPERTY LINE UP U P DN DN G-1 6.8 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 29'4" 12'3" 19'8"3' 8"13'1"13' 2" 29'4" 15'6"12' 9" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 21' - 6"4' - 6" 26' - 0" STAIR B 20.3-01SB STAIR E 20.3-1SE 6 A5.51 7 A5.51 8 A5.51 SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01E SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01A SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01C SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01E SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01B SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01A SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01C SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01E GENERATOR 20.3-0133 SWITCHGEAR 20.3-0132 COGEN ROOM 20.3-0131 TRANSFORMERS 20.3-0135 RESTROOM 20.3-121 RESTROOM 20.3-122 EXIT PASSAGEWAY 20.3-01XB GAS 20.3-0134 1 A5.11 PARKING 20.3-150 2 A5.13 2 A5.13 GARAGE EXHAUST 2 A5.11 TELECOM 20.3-T0131 6 A8.00 TRENCH DRAIN RESIDENTIAL BUS DUCT 20.3-0136 MAIN/HOUSE BUS DUCT 20.3-0137 1'9 5/8" BLDG STORAGE 20.3-123 2' - 0" 0' - 0" 0' - 0" 0' - 0" FLOOR DRAIN, S.P.D. 0' - 6" FEC FE FE FE / SEE DWG 10 A8.19 WHEEL STOP, TYP. BOLLARDS, TYP. 2' 9" 4' - 0" 0' - 0" 0' - 0" SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01E CAR SHARE PARKING SPACES 2
RF-07 8/7/2018 2:07:13 PM
S.L.D.
UP UP UP UP UP UNDERGROUND TRANSFORMER VAULT J J K K L L M M N N P P Q Q R R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A5.01 A5.02 2 UNIT 3-Z2 20.3-102 UNIT 1-Z3 20.3-103 UNIT 3-Z4 20.3-104 UNIT 3-Z5 20.3-105 TRASH TERMINATION 20.3-0138 EXIT PASSAGEWAY 20.3-01XD CORRIDOR 20.3-140 SWITCHGEAR 20.3-111 STAIR D 20.3-01SD STAIR C 20.3-01SC LOBBY 20.3-01XC ELEV LOBBY 20.3-100 ELEV 3 1-E3 ELEV 4 1-E4 PROPERTY LINE A5.04 1 K-1 L-1 M-1 N-1 R-1 6.8 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 26' - 0" 2' - 0"24' - 0" 4' - 0"22' - 0"2' - 0"24' - 0" 24' - 6"1' - 6"26' - 0" 26' - 0"1' - 11" 1 A5.51 3 A5.51 SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01D SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01C SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01D SEE SECTOR PLAN A3.01C WASTE INTAKE 20.3-0139 1 A5.11 1 A5.13 1 A5.13 GARAGE INTAKE 2 A5.11 EXTENT OF BELOW GRADE WATERPRROOFING TYP. 1 A8.00 4'-0" WIDE PATH MIN. 8'-2" CLEAR HEIGHT FLOOR DRAIN, S.P.D. EV EV FE FE FE JANITOR'S CLOSET 20.3-113 CORRIDOR 20.3-141 EV EV EV EV 17' 3 5/8" 13'11 1/2" Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: Copyright Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning 2015 Scale: Sheet No.: Issued For: Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION As indicated 16009 A2.01 Author Checker Parkmerced Block 20 1208 + 1218 Junipero Serra Boulevard San Francisco CA 94132 LEVEL 01 FLOOR PLAN 2018-08-08 BULLETIN 2 16009 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE FLOOR PLAN -LEVEL 01 1 No.:Description: 1Bulletin 1 02-17-2017 2Bulletin 2 08-08-2018 UP Drawn By: Checked By: Seal & Signature: MEP: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: PARKMERCED OWNER, LLC Scale: Sheet No.: SAN FRANCISCO Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION 3/64" = 1'-0" 14014 A1.00 Author Checker SITE PLAN SCALE: 3/64" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE SITE PLAN 1 No.:Description:
BLOCK 20 03.15.2019 INTERIORS PRESENTATION
PARKMERCED
FLOOR LOBBY
WALL STUDY FLOOR PORTALS/COLUMNS ACCENT WALL WALL COVERING
BLOCK 20 03.15.2019 INTERIORS PRESENTATION
GROUND
- ACCENT
PARKMERCED
FLOOR PORTALS/COLUMNS ACCENT WALL WALL COVERING
GROUND
FLOOR LOBBY - STAIR VIEW
PARKMERCED BLOCK 20 03.15.2019 INTERIORS PRESENTATION GROUND FLOOR SOCIAL LOUNGE ENTRY WALL COVERING FLOOR PORTALS SOCIAL LOUNGE MILLWORK PARKMERCED BLOCK 20 03.15.2019 INTERIORS PRESENTATION SOCIAL LOUNGE FLOOR MILLWORK COUNTER TOP COUNTER TOP
E1E1 E1E1 E1E1 E1E1 E1E1 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E12 E8B UNIT 2-B2 20.3-T405 UNIT 1-C1 20.3-T404 UNIT 2-D1 20.3-T403 UNIT 1-E3 20.3-T402 UNIT 2-A10 20.3-T401 UNIT 1-A4 20.3-T406 UNIT 1-A2 20.3-T407 UNIT 2-J1 20.3-T409 UNIT 1-K1 20.3-T410 UNIT 1-K1 20.3-T411 UNIT 1-K2 20.3-T412 CORRIDOR 20.3-T442 CORRIDOR 20.3-T441 CORRIDOR 20.3-T440 STAIR A 20.3-T04SA VEST A 20.3-T04VA STAIR B 20.3-T04SB VEST B 20.3-T04VB CO-WORK SPACE 20.3-T422 CO-WORK SPACE 20.3-T421 UNIT 2-Q2 20.3-416 LOBBY 20.3-T420 UNIT 1-F1 20.3-T408 JANITOR'S CLOSET 20.3-T0432 UNIT 1-Y1 20.3-401 TERRACE 20.3-T423 PLANTER T-425 PLANTER T-424 ELEV LOBBY 20.3-T400 WASTE INTAKE 20.3-T0431 ELEV 1 4-E1 ELEV 2 4-E2 E/T 20.3-T0430 RF-01 RF-02 RF-05 RF-05 / SEE DWG 2/23/2017 2:28:57 PM
E1 E1 E1 E1E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 E1 UNIT 1-W2 20.3-415 UNIT 1-W1 20.3-414 UNIT 2-V2 20.3-413 UNIT 1-U2 20.3-412 UNIT 1-T2 20.3-411 UNIT 1-W1 20.3-410 UNIT 3-Y2 20.3-408 UNIT 1-Y1 20.3-407 UNIT 3-Y3 20.3-406 UNIT 1-Y1 20.3-403 UNIT 3-Y3 20.3-402 CORRIDOR 20.3-440 ELEV 3 4-E3 ELEV 4 4-E4 ELEV LOBBY 20.3-400 ELEC 20.3-0430 STAIR C 20.3-04SC STAIR D 20.3-04SD WASTE INTAKE 20.3-0431 UNIT 3-Y3 20.3-404 UNIT 1-Y1 20.3-405 UNIT 2-Q1 20.3-409 RF-05 Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: Scale: Sheet No.: Issued For: Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION As indicated 14014 A2.04 Author Checker LEVEL 04 FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 04 1 No.:Description: 1Bulletin 1 02-17-2017 UP Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: MEP: Civil: Landscape: Date: PARKMERCED OWNER, LLC Scale: Sheet No.: Issued For: SAN FRANCISCO Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION 14014 A1.00 Author Checker SITE PLAN SCALE: 3/64" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE SITE PLAN 1 No.:Description:
east facade view from Junipero Serra Boulevard
UNIT 2-M4 20.3-803 UNIT 2-R4 20.3-802 UNIT 1-H2 20.3-T801 UNIT 2-F2 20.3-T810 UNIT 1-A2 20.3-T809 UNIT 1-A4 20.3-T808 UNIT 2-B2 20.3-T807 UNIT 1-C1 20.3-T806 UNIT 2-D1 20.3-T805 UNIT 1-E1 20.3-T804 UNIT 1-A6 20.3-T803 UNIT 1-G2 20.3-T802 CORRIDOR 20.3-T842 JANITOR'S CLOSET 20.3-T0832 VEST A 20.3-T08VA STAIR A 20.3-T08SA WASTE INTAKE 20.3-T0831 E/T 20.3-T0830 ELEV LOBBY 20.3-T800 STAIR B 20.3-T08SB VEST B 20.3-T08VB CORRIDOR 20.3-T841 CORRIDOR 20.3-T840 UNIT 2-M2 20.3-T811 UNIT S-N2 20.3-T812 UNIT S-N2 20.3-T814 UNIT S-N4 20.3-T813 UNIT S-N4 20.3-T815 ELEV 1 8-E1 ELEV 2 8-E2 RF-05 RF-05 RF-05 2/23/2017 2:29:37 PM
UNIT 1-W2 20.3-801 2-R4 20.3-802 UNIT 1-W1 20.3-819 UNIT 2-V2 20.3-818 UNIT 1-U2 20.3-817 UNIT 1-T2 20.3-816 UNIT S-N2 20.3-804 UNIT 1-S3 20.3-814 UNIT 1-W1 20.3-815 UNIT S-N4 20.3-805 UNIT S-N2 20.3-806 UNIT S-N4 20.3-807 UNIT S-N2 20.3-808 UNIT S-N4 20.3-809 UNIT S-N2 20.3-810 UNIT S-N4 20.3-811 UNIT S-N2 20.3-812 UNIT S-N4 20.3-813 CORRIDOR 20.3-840 ELEC 20.3-0830 STAIR D 20.3-08SD WASTE INTAKE 20.3-0831 STAIR C 20.3-08SC ELEV LOBBY 20.3-800 ELEV 3 8-E3 ELEV 4 8-E4 MECH 20.3-0834 RF-05 RF-05 Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: Scale: Sheet No.: Issued For: Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION As indicated 14014 A2.08 Author Checker LEVEL 08 FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE FLOOR PLAN - LEVEL 08 1 No.:Description: Date: UP Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: Architect: MEP: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: PARKMERCED OWNER, LLC Scale: SAN FRANCISCO Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION 3/64" = 1'-0" 14014 A1.00 Author Checker SITE PLAN SCALE: 3/64" = 1'-0" COMPOSITE SITE PLAN 1 No.:Description:
2 A5.02 2 A5.27 2/23/2017 7:02:17 PM SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" BUILDING ELEV. - EAST 1
1 A5.05 1 A5.02 2 A5.05 Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: Scale: Sheet No.: Issued For: Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION As indicated 14014 A5.01 Author Checker BUILDING ELEVATIONS - EAST No.:Description: Date:
2/23/2017 7:02:40 PM
1 A5.01 1 A5.03 1 A5.04
BUILDING SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" BUILDING - ELEVATION - SOUTH 2
1 A5.01 1 A5.03 1 A5.04 Drawn By: Checked By: Project No.: Seal & Signature: Civil: Landscape: Structure: Date: Scale: Sheet No.: Issued For: Sheet Name: KH Project: Key Plan: FOR CONSTRUCTION As indicated 14014 A5.02 Author Checker BUILDING ELEVATIONSNORTH & SOUTH SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" BUILDING - ELEVATION - NORTH 1 No.:Description: Date:
northeast perspective from adjacent park
DRAFT
Bay Area Rapid Transit Walnut Creek Station Modernization & TOD Access Improvements Project
Station Project | Conceptual Station Plan | March 29, 2019
Identify Opportunities & Constraints
Meeting intent
Confirm Design Parameters
BART Walnut Creek Station is an important intermodal station that is at a unique point in its history; Walnut Creek Transit Village Transit-Oriented De velopment will transform the station area, putting the station at the heart of a dense new mixed use development. The modernization of the station must seamlessly connect the station to the new development and its wider context, improve the passenger experience, and prepare the station for future growth.
This modernization plan builds on a number of previous BART studies, including the 2004 Walnut Creek Comprehensive Station Plan and the 2013 Walnut Creek BART Station Access Study. This plan focuses on improve ments to areas that will remain within BART’s control over the long term, and excludes areas being improved as part of the Walnut Creek Transit Village project (see image above right). The diagram above maps the steps the team took to gather and analyze existing information as well as input from various BART stakeholders. This process and findings are described in the Existing Conditions Report, which is an appendix to this Station Plan. Pages 4-5 show the layout of the existing station in mid-2019, anticipating the completion of Phase 1 of the Walnut Creek Transit Village Project.
INTRODUCTION & PROJECT BACKGROUND Walnut Creek Access Modernization | 1 st Technical Advisory Committee Meeting | 03.09.2018 |
Review what we learned from BART
Diagram of tasks undertaken early in the design process
Concourse Plan from the 2004
DRAFT
Phases of the Walnut Creek Transit Village , a transit-oriented development project being constructed on either side of the existing station. (compiled from 2011 Transit Village Plan with overlaid annotations)
Walnut Creek Comprehensive Station Plan
Proposed new elements (green)
Existing elements to be demolished (red)
Existing elements to remain (grey)
Bay Area Rapid Transit Walnut Creek Station Modernization & TOD Access Improvements ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | EXPLODED DIAGRAM: EXISTING, DEMO,
Phasing exploded 3d view
BART WALNUT
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | EXPLODED DIAGRAM: EXISTING, DEMO,
Project DRAFT AND NEW ELEMENTS WALNUT CREEK STATION MODERNIZATION & TOD ACCES PHASING EXPLODED 3D VIEW 75
DRAFT AND NEW ELEMENTS
Bay Area Rapid Transit Walnut Creek Station I Modernization & TOD Access Improvements ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | PROPOSED PLANS 5 (E) Stair (E) Stair 5 (E) Stair (E) Elevator (E) Elevator N.T.S. (N) Ground Floor Plan N.T.S. (N) Platform Floor Plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 A401 3 A401 4 (E) Stair (E) Elevator (N) Elevator (E) Stair (E) Elevator (N) Escalator (N) Elevator (N) Stair (N) Escalator (N) Stair 1 2 3 4 5 6 A401 3 A401 4 (E) Stair (N) Elevator (E) Stair (N) Elevator (E) Elevator (N) Escalator (N) Stair (E) Elevator (N) Escalator (N) Stair (N) Stair (N) Elevator (N) Stair N.T.S. Scale: (N) Platform Floor Plan 2 N.T.S. Scale: (N) Ground Floor Plan 1 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | PROPOSED PLANS
(N)
(N)
Project 20 of 39 DRAFT
Escalator 7 8 9 10 11 A B C D E (N) Stair (E) Escalator
Stair (E) Escalator
(E)
(N) Stair - emergency egress only (N)
(N) Platform storage lockers integrated into stair enclosure
Stair
- emergency egress only
7 8 9 10 11 A B C D E
(N) Platform storage lockers integrated into stair enclosure
Stair -
ROOMS NOT IN SCOPE TRACTION SUB-STATION
(N) Stair (E) Escalator (E) Escalator (N) Stair A401.1 1
(E)
(N)
(N)
(N)
N A400
emergency egress only EQUIPMENT
(N) Stair - emergency egress only
(E) Elevator
Stair
Stair &
Escalator
Roll-down grille array of 3 doors (shown closed)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM PLAZA (EAST)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM PLAZA (EAST)
PAVER TYPE Color: Size: CONCRETE
The Paseo ends in a semi-circular plaza from which customers can see the station entrance elements and get a visual sense of the vertical circulation layout. The open layout and transparent fare barriers allows customers to see the garage and bus terminal beyond.
The edge of the semicircular plaza is the edge of the Transit Village development; in this rendering it is expressed as a change in pavement pattern. As the station design and Transit Village phase 3 landscape designs develop, it will be possible to use the same paver style and pattern for the entire entry area, creating a more expansive and unified station approach plaza.
26 of 39 DRAFT BOLLARD
PAVER
TYPE ‘A’
Color: Stanford Sand, Mesa Buff, Carmel Size: 3x18
TYPE ‘B’ Color: Stanford Sand Size: 3x9
TYPE ‘C’ Color: Mesa Buff Size: 3x9
TYPE ‘A’
Finish:
TYPE ‘C’ Integral
Finish:
sentinel P-1a P-1b P-1c P-2a P-2b P-2c P-2d GP UP 3 A311 2 A312 1 A311 3 A311 3 A301 2 A301 1 A301 2K 1A S1 1A 2C 1C 1C 1A 2H 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1C1B 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A S1 S1 1A 1A BUILDING 5 COURTYARD 919 SF BIKE PAVILION 1501 SF CLUB ROOM 2245 SF LEASING OFFICE 2716 SF FITNESS CENTER 767 SF LOBBY 3713 SF RETAIL 3120 SF RETAIL 4311 SF RETAIL 384 SF LOBBY 749 SF BIKE SHOP * *
TYPE ‘D’ Color: Light Grey Size: 3x18
CONCRETE PAVEMENT TYPE ‘B’ Integral Color: Dark Grey Finish: Sand Blast
Color: City Standard Drey
Sand Blast
Color: Winter Beige
Sand Blast
DRAFT 3 A301
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD (SOUTH)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD (SOUTH)
The vertical circulation elements are sculptural forms that express their function as well as playful organic geometry. The view of the station from this general angle would be visible from Ygnacio Valley Road, and so is one of the wider public faces of the station. DRAFT (SOUTH)
DRAFT (SOUTH)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM PLAZA Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max) BART Scale: Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max) ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM PLAZA Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max)
The new elevators are tall elements visible from many angles on the site. Both the elevator cab and the shaft will be glazed to create a sense of security and visibility, and according to the BFS. While all BART stakeholders desire glazing, it will take further study to satisfy both the desire to maximize visibility and the need to limit glass in areas not visible to the station agent. The rendering shows how on the unsecured side glazing might be high up, where it can act as a lantern at night. The sketches above show alternative approaches. All should have larger glazed areas facing the paid area.
DRAFT
BART WALNUT CREEK STATION MODERNIZATION IMPROVEMENTS Elevator Glazing Options Scale: Elevator Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max) Elevator Date: Project No.: 3/11/2019 1:05:56 PM BART WALNUT CREEK STATION MODERNIZATION & TOD ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS Elevator Glazing Options 2019-02-13 75-15812 Elevator Glazing -Option 3 (Min) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Elevator Glazing -Opt 4 -2nd Level Glazing BART WALNUT CREEK STATION IMPROVEMENTS Elevator Glazing Scale: Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max) Date: Project No.: 3/8/2019 6:22:16 PM WALNUT CREEK STATION MODERNIZATION & TOD ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS Elevator Glazing Options 2019-02-13 75 Scale: Elevator Glazing -Option 3 (Min) Full width Narrow No glazing in unsecured area Partial DRAFT Scale: Elevator Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max) Elevator Glazing -Option 3 (Min) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Option 2 (Med) Scale: Elevator Glazing -Opt 1 (Max)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM EVA PASEO (WEST)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW FROM EVA PASEO (WEST)
The canopy and signage help make the station entrance easily identifiable from a parallel or oblique approach, such as one from the EVA paseo or from the south end of the site. The station agent booth is positioned for easy access from this more navigationally complex side of the station.
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW OF UNPAID STATION ENTRANCE
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW OF UNPAID STATION ENTRANCE
As an alternative to artwork at this location, the finish material would extend to the vertical faces of the ceiling form.
DRAFT
DRAFT
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW OF NEW PAID AREA (LOOKING SOUTH)
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS | VIEW OF NEW PAID AREA (LOOKING SOUTH)
Platform 1Platform 2
The new paid area includes new vertical circulation at the back and the existing elevators, painted asymmetrically to make navigation easier. A large wall at the back provides an opportunity for art.
Here images of Robert Minervini’s previous works are used as placeholders to help visualize the artwork opportunities.
DRAFT SOUTH) Civic Center/UN Plaza 16th St Mission 24th St Mission Glen Park Balboa Park Daly City Colma South San Francisco San Bruno San Francisco International Airport Millbrae Concord Pleasant Hill Walnut Creek Lafayette Orinda Rockridge MacArthur 19th St/Oakland 12th St/Oakland City Center West Oakland Embarcadero Montgomery Powell Richmond Berryessa Berryessa Dublin Richmond Berryessa Berryessa Dublin Millbrae Civic Center/UN Plaza 16th St Mission 24th St Mission Glen Park Balboa Park Daly City Colma South San Francisco San Bruno San Francisco International Airport Millbrae Concord Pleasant Hill Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg Center Antioch N. Concord/Martinez Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg Center Antioch N. Concord/Martinez Walnut Creek Lafayette Orinda Rockridge MacArthur 19th St/Oakland 12th St/Oakland City Center West Oakland Embarcadero Montgomery Powell Millbrae Red Line Green Line Blue Line Orange Line Red Line Red Line Red Line Green Line Blue Line Orange Line
SFO Airport Yellow Line Point Center N WalnutCreek San Francisco International 12th St/Oakland Center B ue Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Antioch Yellow Line
DRAFT SOUTH)
MISSION: HOUSING
PRESERVING THE HISTORIC WHILE BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
San Francisco is currently experiencing a growing housing crisis that threatens its residents; by 2030, the city’s population is estimated to increase by 150,000 people while adding only 9,000 new dwelling units. Low-income residents are vulnerable targets for displacement, while historic buildings are under constant threat of demolition due to neglect or new construction.
Mission: Housing showcases laminated veneer lumber construction as a tool for alternative development, providing affordable housing in the heart of the city. The proposed building’s form is sculpted in reaction to its context through tapering and shearing. The resultant massing is sensitive to the life of the street while increasing density. The skin system references Churrigueresque patterning, yet expands and shifts across its height to reveal lush gardens and an expanding array of delicate canopies. The original light well is extruded, allowing passive ventilation and natural lighting throughout the core. Communal spaces are provided for urban agriculture, irrigated via in-house greywater purification. This embedded horticulture purifies the air inside the building, provides nourishment for inhabitants, and strengthens San Francisco’s tradition of civic parks.
Until now, urban growth has been obstructed by the false dichotomy between preservation and progress, but this is no longer the case. The innovative variety of laminated veneer lumber technologies facilitates our strong and diversified strategy for sustainable evolution which can strengthen and mature the fabric of the city.
Architectural Design:
DLR Group | Kwan Henmi
Jose Alexandro Brunner
Amelie-Phaine Crowe
Peter Hess
Catherine Meng
Takara Tada
Osma Dossani Thompson
Structural Design:
DCI Engineers
Vanessa Acon
Joey Benassini
Dean Lewis
Sumandeep Singh
DISPLACEMENT AS CATALYST
BUILDING ECOLOGIES
GREEN ROOF
THE GREEN ROOF HELPS TO CLEAN AND FILTRATE THE RAINWATER, WHILE REDUCING HEAT GAINS TO THE BUILDING.
RAINWATER COLLECTION
RAINWATER IS CAPTURED, FILTERED, THEN RE-USED FOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.
GREYWATER RECYCLING
GREYWATER IS COLLECTED AND TREATED ON SITE. RECYCLED WATER IS STORED AND USED FOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AND TOILET FLUSHING.
SUN SHADING
EXTRUDED FACADE FINS PROVIDE SUN SHADING WHILE STILL ALLOWING DIRECT SUNLIGHT INTO THE HOUSING UNITS.
NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION
THE FACADE SYSTEM ALLOWS FRESH AIR AND NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. PLANTINGS AT THE TRELLIS IMPROVES THE AIR QUALITY.
A VERTICAL FARM AT THE TOP OF THE BUILDING CONNECTS
PUBLIC ART
INTERIOR SURFACES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO PERSONALIZE THEIR ENVIRONMENT, ADDING TO THE EXISTING VIBRANT STREET MURALS OF THE MISSION DISTRICT.
NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION
THE FACADE SYSTEM ALLOWS FRESH AIR AND NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. PLANTINGS AT THE TRELLIS IMPROVES THE AIR QUALITY.
URBAN AGRICULTURE
A VERTICAL FARM AT THE TOP OF THE BUILDING CONNECTS RESIDENTS WITH FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE.
CHIMNEY EFFECT
THE CENTRAL ATRIUM PROVIDES PASSIVE VENTILATION THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. OPERABLE LOUVERS AT THE TOP ALLOWS WARM AIR TO ESCAPE.
PUBLIC ART
INTERIOR SURFACES PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY TO PERSONALIZE THEIR ENVIRONMENT, ADDING TO THE EXISTING VIBRANT STREET MURALS OF THE MISSION DISTRICT.
CROSS VENTILATION
SINGLE LOADED CORRIDORS ALLOW FOR CROSS VENTILATION THROUGH THE HOUSING UNITS, PROVIDING NATURAL AIR FLOW AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION
COMMUNITY SPACE
COMMUNITY ROOMS, INCLUDING A DAYCARE AND RECREATION ROOMS, ARE PROVIDED AT THE BASE OF THE BUILDING, AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC GREEN SPACE
THE ROOF OF THE EXISTING BUILDING BECOMES A PUBLIC GREEN SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. PLANTINGS REDUCE HEAT GAINS TO THE BUILDING BELOW.
WATER TREATMENT
BUILDING GREYWATER IS COLLECTED AND TREATED ONSITE, THEN STORED FOR FUTURE USE.
SPATIAL PROCEDURES
SPATIAL PROCEDURES
CIRCULATION COMMUNAL
BASE VOLUME EXTRUDE TAPER SHEAR
CIRCULATION COMMUNAL
RESIDENTS WITH FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE. URBAN AGRICULTURE FLUSHING. SINGLE LOADED CORRIDORS ALLOW FOR CROSS VENTILATION THROUGH THE HOUSING UNITS, PROVIDING NATURAL AIR FLOW AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION CROSS VENTILATION THE CENTRAL ATRIUM PROVIDES PASSIVE VENTILATION THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. OPERABLE LOUVERS AT THE TOP ALLOWS WARM AIR TO ESCAPE. CHIMNEY EFFECT THE ROOF OF THE EXISTING BUILDING BECOMES A PUBLIC GREEN SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. PLANTINGS REDUCE HEAT GAINS TO THE BUILDING BELOW. PUBLIC GREEN SPACE COMMUNITY ROOMS, INCLUDING A DAYCARE AND RECREATION ROOMS, ARE PROVIDED AT THE BASE OF THE BUILDING, AND ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COMMUNITY SPACE BUILDING GREYWATER IS COLLECTED AND TREATED ONSITE, THEN STORED FOR FUTURE USE. WATER TREATMENT EXTRUDED FACADE FINS PROVIDE SUN SHADING WHILE STILL ALLOWING DIRECT SUNLIGHT INTO THE HOUSING UNITS. SUN SHADING EXISTING BUILDING EXTRUSION TAPERING SHEARING
SYSTEM ASSEMBLAGE
HIGH STRENGTH POST TENSION RODS TENSIONED BASED ON BUILDING HEIGHT AND SIZE
LVL SHEAR WALL PANEL STEEL PLATES WITH SELF TAPPING SCREWS SECURED TO LVL PANEL
CONNECTION @ TOP OF SHEAR WALL
LVL JOISTS SPACED TO ALLOW DUCTS WITHIN FLOOR FOR MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL, ETC.
CONCRETE TOPPING
2'-0" 0'-2" 0'-10"
COMPOSITE FLOOR ASSEMBLY
LVL PANELS ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF FLOOR ASSEMBLY.
2 BEDROOM UNIT
SHEAR WALL SPLICE
3 BEDROOM UNIT
KERTO-S COLUMN WITH RECESSED
BOLTS AT SLOT AT BASE CONNECTION POST INSTALL BOLTS INTO EXISTING CONCRETE SLAB
STEEL BASE PLATE WITH HIGH STRENGTH GROUT NEW COLUMN LOCATED ABOVE EXISTING COLUMN
COLUMN CONNECTION @ EXISTING SLAB
FUTURE HIGH STRENGTH TIE RODS TO BE PLACED AS BUILDING MOVES TO NEXT STAGE STEEL MANIFOLD TO ALLOW ACCESS TO MODIFY HIGH STRENGTH RODS STEEL PLATES WITH TIGHT FIT PINS WELDED TO EMBEDS INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION SIZED FOR FUTURE RETROFITS.
SHEAR WALL CONNECTION @ EXISTING FOUNDATION
AGGREGATION
TWO STORIES MAY BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING BUILDING WITH A MINIMAL RETROFIT
VERTICAL CIRCULATION IS DROPPED DOWN INTO THE EXISTING BUILDNG POST-TENSIONED LVL SHEAR WALLS ARE SIZED FOR FUTURE PHASES AND CONNECTED TO A NEW FOUNDATION, PROVIDING SEISMIC UPGRADE FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
COMPOSITE FLOOR ASSEMBLY CONNECTION
MASS TIMBER COLUMN SELF TAPPING SCREWS
STEEL CAP PLATE
HSS PIPE CONNECTIONS THREADED ANCHOR
KIT-OF-PARTS
EXPLODED ASSEMBLY CONNECTION
PERFORATED STEEL PLATES SLOTTED & GLUED INTO LVL PANEL FOR COMPOSITE ACTION LVL CROSS BEAM WITH OPENINGS FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, ETC. SELF TAPPING SCREWS FROM LVL PANEL INTO LVL JOISTS COMPOSITE FLOOR SIZED TO ALLOW BOTTOM LVL PANEL TO CHAR AND EXTINGUISH IN EVENT OF FIRE
DETAIL @ FLOOR ASSEMBLY
EXISTING CONCRETE SLAB
COLUMN CONNECTION @ EXISTING STRUCTURE
AS THE DENSITY OF SAN
LVL SHEAR WALLS & MASS TIMBER COLUMNS ARE CONSTRUCTED IN 1-STORY SEQUENCES UNTIL PHASING IS COMPLETE AS OPPOSED TO A FULLY MODULAR DESIGN, THE “KIT-OF-PARTS” SYSTEM MAXIMIZES FLOOR ASSEMBLY EFFICIENCY, SHIPPING CAPACITY, AND MATERIAL SAVINGS
AS THE BUILDING GROWS ADDITIONAL POST-TENSIONED LVL SHEAR WALLS ARE COUPLED TO RECALIBRATE THE LATERAL FORCE RESISTING SYSTEM OF THE STRUCTURE HOUSING UNITS ARE ADDED TO TOWER ONE
ALL PARTITION WALLS ARE NONSTRUCTURAL AND CAN BE RELOCATED, PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY FOR CHANGING TENANT NEEDS
FRANCISCO CONTINUES TO INCREASE, MORE HOUSING UNITS ARE ADDED TO BOTH TOWERS
BOLTED COLUMN
CONNECTIONS CAN BE DISSASSEMBLED ALLOWING UNITS TO BE RESTRUCTURED
CONSTRUCTION ON BOTH TOWERS IS COMPLETE
ADDITIONAL MASS TIMBER COLUMNS ARE TAKEN THROUGH THE EXISTING BUILDING DOWN TO NEW FOUNDATIONS AND SIZED FOR FUTURE PHASES OF THE BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION ON TOWER TWO CONTINUES
POSSIBILITY FOR RESTRUCTURING ALLOWS COMPLETED BUILDING TO CONTINUALLY MEET CHANGING NEEDS OF THE CITY
COUPLERS CURRENT PHASE LVL PANEL
LVL COLUMN THROUGH EXISTING SLAB TO NEW FOUNDATION BELOW STEEL ANGLES WITH HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS PHASE ONE PHASE TWO PHASE THREE PHASE FOUR PHASE FIVE
PROJECTION: TIMBER CITY
1 BEDROOM
BEDROOM, LEVEL 2
BEDROOM, LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2 2 BEDROOM UNIT, LEVEL 1 STUDIO LEVEL 11 3 BEDROOM LEVEL 2 2 BEDROOM LEVEL 1 LEVEL 10 3 BEDROOM LEVEL 1 STUDIO TYPICAL 1 BEDROOM 20’ N 3 BEDROOM LEVEL 3 LEVEL 12 2 BEDROOM LEVEL 2
3 BEDROOM, LEVEL 3 3
3
2 BEDROOM,
VERSATILE UNIT TYPES
HUNTERS POINT POWER PLANT SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2012
Interim Use Feasibility Study
Project Team: A+D Architecture and Design and GLS Landscape & Architecture
Client: PG&E
The former Hunters Point Power Plant (HPPP) was an electricity-generating facility fueled by natural gas, fuel oil, and diesel. HPPP operations ceased on May 15, 2006, and the plant is now closed. The plant is located on approximately 38 acres in the City and County of San Francisco, adjacent to India Basin, part of San Francisco Bay. The demolition of the HPPP and the subsequent remediation of the site to residential standards constitute significant milestones for the Bayview Hunters Point community.
A+D was asked to develop conceptual approaches for interim use of the former HPPP site. The development of conceptual approaches took into careful consideration a wide range of contributing factors to ensure that it aligns with the needs of the surrounding communities and the constraints as imposed by local zoning and regulatory bodies. As part of the derivable, A+D (in partnership with GLS) submitted a summary report with the objective to provide a range of conceptual proposals to advance the discussion regarding interim uses. Project responsibilities included managing the architectural team, conducting site analysis, researching case studies, identifying program (classrooms, retail, recreation & parking), proposing a kit of parts (shipping containers, trees & scaffolding), designing site plans and building configurations, developing 3D models, and assembling the final summary report for client review.
retail spaces
NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY
Create a new positive focus on the neighborhood that raises cultural and environmental awareness, celebrates local history, and fosters a greater sense of place.
DESTINATION
Sponsor an innovative mix of open space uses to enhance the existing qualities of the site - climate, view, waterfront - to attract people from the community and surrounding neighborhoods.
roll-out with scaffolding
GROWTH GENERATOR
Encourage community advancement by providing employment opportunities and educational services for neighborhood residents, such as skillbased job training, after-school programs, and small business ventures.
classrooms and courtyard
site plan: green belt with parcels A and B
VISITACION VALLEY SCHLAGE LOCK SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2012
Open Space and Streetscape Master Plan
Project Team: AECOM, GLS Landscape & Architecture and A+D Architecture and Design
Client: Visitacion Development LLC
The planning for the Schlage Lock site has been under way for more than a decade. When a proposal for a Home Depot (2000) was met with community opposition, a collaborative planning process between the community and the City of San Francisco was launched to revitalize Visitacion Valley. The Process examined how to reuse the Schlage Lock site in a
Greenway Park
Design Overview
Old Office
Design Overview
Blanken Park and the that together form one open space system.
Greenway Park is a long, narrow park located along Street A (where the street splits into two one-way roads), between Visitacion and Sunnydale Avenues. The Design for Development document states that this space was modeled after San Francisco’s South Park; thus, the Open Space and Streetscape Master Plan proposes the design of this park as a garden with tree-lined edges and programmed with a few single-use activities. Two elements of the site’s history are celebrated in the Greenway: the rail line trace here becomes a double line of trees, and a rain garden punctuates the end of the park at the location where marshlands used to exist in the Valley.
The uses around the Greenway Park are primarily residential, with narrower streets that allow residents to view into and across the Greenway easily. The specific amenities recommended for the Greenway include a playground, a half basketball court, a flower garden for strolling, and two smaller multiuse lawn areas with picnic tables and benches. The court area will be striped to accommodate other sport activities as well. It will not be specifically lit for night use. The linear swale and rain garden occupy the eastern and southern portions of the park. A park shelter or gazebo (about 200 square feet) is proposed on the paved northwest point of the Greenway, acting as a marker and opportunity site for local public art displays, as well as a shade, rain, and wind shelter.
development site plan section through Blanken Park
Blanken Park is located on the northeast corner of Building 1B. The given its on-structure incompatible with railroad sible. Two separate It is important to note additional restrictions have not yet been tested
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figure 8: bird’s eye view of zone I looking north
Redevelopment
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figure 31 |Greenway Park perspective
former Schlage Lock Leland Park
way that benefits the existing neighborhood. The planning effort culminated in 2009 with the adoption of the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan and the Design For Development document. This Open Space and Streetscape Master Plan is one of the first implementation documents for the reuse of the Schlage Lock site.
Office Building Plazas and Blanken Park
Overview
the Old Office Building (OOB) Plazas, as shown in Figure 37, are interconnected spaces one of the site’s three main parks. They form both the terminus of and gateway to the site’s system. located at the corner of Blanken Avenue and Tunnel Road, above the railroad tunnel located corner of the site and extending south between the west side of the tracks and the east side open space above the tunnel presents some limitations and some unique opportunities on-structure condition. It has load-bearing capacity restrictions and some recreational programs are railroad safety, but it is also the only portion of the site where food production may be pos separate enclosed areas for community gardens above and adjacent to the tunnel are proposed. note that Blanken Park is not within the developer’s ownership, thus it is potentially subject to restrictions imposed by JPB and Union Pacific Railroad, its current owners. Additionally, these sites tested for potential contaminants that may restrict food growing.
Redevelopment
7 6 8 12 17 16 16 13 15 14 9 10 11 5 4 3 L E G E N D 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 3 2 1 old office building plaza blanken park leland plaza leland park greenway park raymond avenue street A leland street visitacion avenue sunnydale avenue greenway residential street lane B lane B residential street lane B pedestrian street pedestrian street alley bayshore boulevard
figure 36 |Blanken Park and Old Office Building Plazas Perspective
16 16 13 15 9 10 11 5 L E G E N D 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 3 2 1 old office building plaza blanken park leland plaza leland park greenway park raymond avenue street A leland street visitacion avenue sunnydale avenue greenway residential street lane B lane B residential street lane B pedestrian street pedestrian street alley bayshore boulevard
Lock Co. office building and Blanken Park
PLAZA ADELANTE SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2010
Mission Resource Center
A+D, Architecture and Design
Client: Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
third floor
second floor
ground floor
third floor lobby
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promenade 10’ 0’ n public communal
The Mission Resource Center (Plaza Adelante) poses to combine several non-profit organizations operating out of different areas in San Francisco into a single location in the Mission District. The project looks at the high level of interaction between these organizations and explores how the architectural elements can promote and foster further connections and interactions. The renovated
1901 building uses transparency and overlapping multifunctional spaces to merge the public spaces of the building with the semi-public areas of the individual organization headquarters. Responsibilities included coordination and documentation of construction documents, and construction administration.
Photographs by Theodore Rzad.
1982-2008 2010
communal conference room stairway
KENNETH HENRY COURT OAKLAND, CA | 2012
Multi-family Affordable Housing Renovation
Project Team: Studio Perez and Salazar Architects
Client: Satellite Affordable Housing Associates
1.3 acre site
playground entry kiosk
renovated courtyard and building facade
accesible apartment entry door and patio
community room
community room plan
clip-on balconies at 2nd floor apartments
CENTRAL KITCHEN & SALUMERIA SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2012
Restaurant + Retail TI
Paxton Gate Design/Build
Client: Ne Timeas Restaurant Group
Central Kitchen is located on the gastronomic corridor of 20th Street in the Mission District. The design was inspired by the site’s industrial context and the northern California landscape. The intent was to make this a highly functional space and to marry the simple, rustic, and elegant into one aesthetic. Responsibilities included developing design iterations, meeting ADA requirements, producing construction documents, detailing custom furniture, and specifying materials. courtyard dining space with retractable awning
salumeria retail space
galvanized olive bucket lights
repurposed ceramic tiles
entry way with sho-sugi-ban cladding
I beam attachment to stud wall
kitchen and indoor dinning with hardie board panel wall
elevation with hardie board panels
customized retail counter
LANDSCAPE DESIGNS SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 2011-2013
Residential Gardens
Paxton Gate Design/Build
Client: Various
union st. outdoor living
mt. davidson garden
union st. vertical garden an fire pit
arbor and jacuzzi
children’s fort
a-frame fort
potrero home office conversion glen canyon japanese courtyard
reclining ipe bench
mt. davinson front garden
poured concrete bridge and ipe decking
TORQUED HOUSE LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | 2006
Janick Residence | Design Proposal
Visible Research Office
main house
The site characteristic of this residence desire to live below in the meadow raison d’ete. The torqued movement views from the meadow with outwa pavilions which grow in complexity as below while the main house located 56’x20’x8’ bar constructed with prefabricated The cooper expanded mesh is created performative in that the apertures change a sun break. My duties included conceptual and assembling competition submittals.
The site characteristic of this residence is an open meadow which turns quickly into a heavily wooded slope. The desire to live below in the meadow during the day and move up the hill each night gave the buildings their raison d’ete. The torqued movement comes from a contrapuntal reading of the site, juxtaposing inward looking views from the meadow with
entry to main house
form z, illustrator and photoshop
guest house garage
esidence is an open meadow which tur ns quickly into a heavily wooded slope. The during the day and move up the hill each night gave the buildings their comes from a contrapuntal reading of the site, juxtaposing inward looking rd looking views from above. The program is dispersed into a series of as they move up the hill. The guest house and garage frame the meadow on the slope takes advantage of distant views. Each pavilion starts as a efabricated modular parts that are modified depending upon site conditions. eated through a custom laser cut patter n. The skin can be understood to be change to direct views, create privacy screens, and allows the skin to act as conceptual diagramming, designing building in plan, section and elevation, submittals.
outward looking views from above. The program is dispersed into a series of pavilions which grow in complexity as they move up the hill. The guest house and garage frame the meadow below while the main house located on the slope takes advantage of distant views. Each pavilion starts as a 56’x20’x8’ bar constructed with prefabricated modular parts that are modified depending upon site conditions. The cooper expanded mesh is created through a custom laser cut pattern. The skin can be understood to be performative in that the apertures change to direct views, create privacy screens, and allows the skin to act as a sun break. My duties included conceptual diagramming, designing building in plan, section and elevation, and assembling competition submittals.
view from meadow
lap pool
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FITNESS CENTER NEW YORK CITY, NY | 2013
Advanced Studio: Conditioning Urbanism
Columbia University
Collaboration with Wei Huang
Critic: Phu Hoang
The project aims to research and investigate the role that “air design” has in forming our cities. “Air design” is the conditioning, or modification, of air engineered to fill building volumes. From the early technologies invented to modify temperature and humidity, building systems can now modify the air of pollution, mold, odors, noise, static electricity, and even electromagnetic radiation levels. Conditioning this air is regarded as secondary to the occupiable spaces that it serves.
The project argues that the requirements of “air design” have become so extensive that it can no longer be considered in service to the program. This conditioning of air has led to a parallel and invisible program with extensive impact on the built environment.
high resolution: pressurized corridor
wind: regional (weather station) / local (anenometer)
dumbo aerial
sound: pressure (decibel meter) / noise levels (recorder)
100dB 71dB 71dB 0dB 80dB 0dB 80dB 0dB 85dB 0dB 95dB 0dB 100dB 80dB 100dB 84dB 100dB 95dB 100dB 82dB
BRIDGE
STREET CORRIDOR
HIGHWAY OVERPASS
INTENSITY
TUNNEL
SOUND
DECIBEL METER SOUND RECORDER
LEVELS OF ENCLOSURE
bridge tunnel hyw. overpass street corridor
corridor distorted by wind tunnel effect
front st. view
6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A 6 5 4 7 3 2 1 9 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A 6 5 4 7 3 2 1 9 10 8 3 2 1 G F E D C B A 4 7 3 2 1 9 10 8 ground level plan: ventilation YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR FITNESS STUDIO FOURTH FLOOR POOL THIRD FLOOR CYCLE & STRENGTH TRAINING SECOND FLOOR DAY CARE RETAIL FIRST FLOOR 6 5 4 3 2 1 CROSS SECTION: PROGRAMMATIC VENTILATION SPECIFICITY MIXTURE SUSPENSION ACCELERATION 20’ 40’ 0’ YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR FITNESS STUDIO FOURTH FLOOR POOL THIRD FLOOR CYCLE & STRENGTH TRAINING SECOND FLOOR DAY CARE RETAIL FIRST FLOOR 6 5 4 3 2 1 CROSS SECTION: PROGRAMMATIC VENTILATION SPECIFICITY MIXTURE SUSPENSION ACCELERATION 20’ 40’ 0’ suspension mixture acceleration programatic specificity: 6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A 6 5 4 7 3 2 1 9 10 8 YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR FITNESS STUDIO FOURTH FLOOR POOL THIRD FLOOR CYCLE & STRENGTH TRAINING SECOND FLOOR DAY CARE RETAIL FIRST FLOOR 6 5 4 3 2 1 20’ 40’ 0’ MODIFIED NATURAL SECTION: VENTILATION GRADIENT
second level plan: sound propagation
3 2 1 G F E D C B A 10 YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR 20’ 40’ 0’ LONGITUDINAL SECTION: PROGRAMMATIC VENTILATION SPECIFICITY VENTILATION VOID natural ventilation ventilation specificity: void pressurized air YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR D 20’ 40’ 0’ VENTILATION 6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A 3 2 1 10 6 5 4 3 2 1 G F E D C B A 17 16 19 13 15 14 11 1 cafe 2 retail 3 member’s lounge 4 admin. offices 5 childcare 6 jungle gym 7 public corridor 8 boxing ring 9 crossfit training 10 dance studios 11 women’s locker room 12 women’s restroom 13 women’s shower room 14 men’s locker room 15 men’s restroom 16 17 18 19 20 3 2 1 4 7 3 2 9 10 8 C B A 10 N
YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR G F E D C B A 20’ 40’ 0’ REVERBERATION ORIGIN LONGITUDINAL SECTION: PROPAGATION SECTION
The project aims to redefine the urban fitness center by harnessing various resolutions of wind and sound, both from within the building and the surrounding urban context. The wind tunneling effect between buildings serves as a spatial generator for the shrinking and expanding zones of air and sound plenums.
The new fitness center aligns the sequence of air with the architectural specificity required for each fitness activity. In addition, different forms of the enclosure provide varying levels of sound attenuation, from the ambient sounds of the neighborhood filtered by the exterior performative skin to the ones that propagate within each programmatic chamber.
YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR FITNESS STUDIO FOURTH FLOOR POOL THIRD FLOOR CYCLE & STRENGTH TRAINING SECOND FLOOR DAY CARE RETAIL FIRST FLOOR 6 5 4 3 2 1 20’ 40’ 0’ MODIFIED NATURAL CROSS SECTION: VENTILATION GRADIENT YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR FITNESS STUDIO FOURTH FLOOR POOL THIRD FLOOR CYCLE & STRENGTH TRAINING SECOND FLOOR DAY CARE RETAIL FIRST FLOOR 6 5 4 3 2 1 20’ 40’ 0’ MODIFIED NATURAL CROSS SECTION: VENTILATION GRADIENT conditioned types of ventilation: YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR FITNESS STUDIO FOURTH FLOOR POOL THIRD FLOOR CYCLE & STRENGTH TRAINING SECOND FLOOR DAY CARE RETAIL FIRST FLOOR 20’ 40’ 0’ MODIFIED NATURAL SECTION: VENTILATION GRADIENT natural
indoor pool
YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR D 20’ 40’ 0’ REVERBERATION YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR 20’ 40’ 0’ REVERBERATION ORIGIN LONGITUDINAL SECTION: SOUND PROPAGATION SECTION YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR 20’ 40’ 0’ REVERBERATION ORIGIN LONGITUDINAL SECTION: SOUND PROPAGATION SECTION reverberation origin sound propagation: YOGA SUNDECK TOP FIFTH FLOOR SQUASH GYMNASTICS FOURTH FLOOR POOL BASKETBALL TREATMENT THIRD FLOOR CYCLE SECOND FLOOR BOXING DANCE FIRST FLOOR G F E D C B A 20’ 40’ 0’ REVERBERATION ORIGIN LONGITUDINAL SECTION: PROPAGATION SECTION atrium and climbing wall
york st. view
FINDING LIFTA: ENACTING THE ERASED LAND
Advanced Studio: Jerusalem and the Occupation of Memory
Columbia University GSAPP
Critics: Craig Konyk and Nina Kolowratnik
Our studio looked at the frozen past and present-day dynamics of Israel’s last standing Palestinian village: Lifta. The village in West Jerusalem was abandoned during sustained attacks by militia forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Its 3,000 inhabitants hastily fled and were prevented from returning when the 1949 UN Armistice Line was drawn.
These events left Lifta and large parts of its agricultural lands on the Israeli side of what became known as the Green Line.
Today, many of Lifta’s refugees live in Ramallah, the Occupied West Bank, refugee camps, cities of neighboring Arab countries, and former Lifta lands in East Jerusalem. Some refugees live as far away as Europe and the US. For these
JERUSALEM OLD CITY LIFTA PRE 1948 LIFTA LAND LIFTA VILLAGE GREEN LINE JERUSALEM OLD CITY LIFTA 1949 LIFTA LAND LIFTA VILLAGE
LIFTA BUILT FABRIC 1948 LIFTA BUILT FABRIC TODAY LIFTA BRITISH MANDATE MAP 1944 LIFTA BRITISH MANDATE MAP 1936
refugees, their village remains a vivid memory landscape. Lifta homes and lands continue to be designated absentee property by Israeli authorities. Lifta refugees cannot assert claims of legal title over the land or permanently return to their property. This holds true for all Palestinian refugees. However, while most former Palestinian villages were bulldozed and covered by parks or resettled, Lifta represents
the only village where large parts of the built fabric remain intact and largely unoccupied until this day. Lifta stands as a symbol of a silenced past and the still-pressing Palestinian refugee question.
In 2006 the Israeli Land Administration approved a development plan for Lifta (Plan 6036), which would transfer refugees’ properties to private investors to develop a residential area with 220 housing units. In 2011 the ‘Coalition to Save Lifta,’ formed of Israeli and Palestinian activists, filed a petition to stop the bidding process. An Israeli Court ruled in favor of the activists in 2012, but the ruling was only a temporary stay order over a procedural matter. Lifter is currently still under the threat of being lost. The project aims to be a constructive contribution toward envisioning alternative futures for Lifta. Imagining the possible future use and development of Palestinian villages in Israel is crucial to the question of Palestinian refugee return, yet it is seldom openly discussed in detail among Israelis and Palestinians alike.
OLD CITY JERUSALEM PRE-1948 Lifta Agricultural Boundary Lifta Village Built-Up Area Neighboring Agricultural Boundary Neighboring Village Built-up Area 1949 1949 Green Line Palestinian Territory (West Bank) 1967 Israeli Annexed Territory (Eastern Jerusalem) PRESENT Separation Barrier (built) Separation Barrier (projected) Proposed Israeli Annexation Proposed West Bank Reincorporation GREEN LINE SEPARATION BARRIER PLANNED SEPARATION BARRIER JERUSALEM OLD CITY LIFTA TODAY LIFTA LAND LIFTA VILLAGE
KINNE TRIP
TEL AVIV JAFFA
STUDIO TRIP
DAYR GHASANA
The goal of the nine day Kinne trip to Jordan, Israel and the Occupied West Bank was to meet as many persons and voices involved in the Lifta situation as possible. We spoke to spatial practitioners, artists, and activists about Lifta in order to gain a better understanding and appreciation of its complexities. The initial challenge was to decide upon spacio-political scenarios from where we could start imagining alternative futures. Some schemes are based their concept on the assumption that Lifta’s legal case would be won and the village would be preserved. Other students positioned their concept within today’s circumstances, challenging Israeli politics in ways outside the Israeli courts.
Ultimately, the results of the studio are responses to a simple question: what is the agency of an outsider architect in a situation of sociopolitical conflict? The studio worked through the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (of which Lifta is a microcosm) and developed an architectural lens to dissect its spatial imperative beyond its present situation as merely a memory landscape.
ABWEIN
AJUL
BIR ZAYT
RAMALLAH AMMAN
JERUSALEM
LIFTA BETHLEHEM
DEHEISHE REFUGEE CAMP
LISTEN OBSERVE DISCUSS
Nine Days of Lectures, Tours, Journeys and Conversations in Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE SEPARATION BARRIER
0 MI BUILT 10% 90% TYPE B1 D C B A A
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F EXCURSION AREA E E TYPE A A COMMUTER ROAD B AREA B - DEFACTO ANEXATION C OLIVE TREES D CONCRETE SLABS D C B A
CONSTRUCTED BORDERS
BARBED WIRE PIRAMID STACKS
PATROL ROAD
OUNDERGROUND TUNNELING DETECTORS
METAL FENCE
COMMAND POSTS
273 MI
430 MI 330 MI
PROPOSED UNDER CONSTRUCTION
A UNPAVED SERVICE ROAD
B FENCE WITH ELECTRONIC SENSORS
C PATH FOR DETECTING FOOTPRINTS
D PATROL ROADS
E TRENCH
A ISRAELI SETTLEMENT
B SERVICE ROAD
C TRILINGUAL ISRAELI WARNING SIGN
D MODULAR CONCRETE BARRIER
E METAL FENCE
F BILINGUAL PALESTINIAN WELCOME SIGN
G ROAD CLOSURE GATE
H PALESTINIAN VILLAGE
PROJECTED BORDERS
TYPE C
D C B A E F G G
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26 LINEAR KILOMETERS OF SPATIO-POLITICAL CONFLICT
A walk along the periphery of Lifta’s ancestral lands will reveal a unique social, cultural, and political cross section of the conflict. Lifta is strategically located by straddling along the Green Line. The area is composed by several landmarks including two of the Jerusalem Ring Neighborhoods. Also included is a node of transborder highways, a high-tech industrial park, the separation barrier, and Hebrew University. The Eastern Jerusalem side contains the commercial neighborhood of Bab a-Zahara, olive tree farms, and multiple traces of informal growth. Residential towers emerge when crossing the Green Line. In the neighborhood of Romema, structures dating back to the British Mandate remain abandoned. Rounding out the journey is Jerusalem’s largest cemetery and a view towards the “Area B” village of Beit Iksa.
1km 1.15 km 1.5 km 5.33 km 5.6 km 7.6 km 8 km 10.3km 16 km 16.5 km 17 km 19.2 km 16.5 km 20 km 22 km 22.5 14.34 km 14.42 km 14.5 km 1 km 0.5 km
Lifta
Ramot: Israeli settlement. One of eight Jerusalem Ring Neighborhoods,1974
Ramot: Security barrier overlooking Shufat
Transborder Highways: Tel Aviv-Jerico and Ramallah-Bethlehem
Har Hotzvim: Campus of Science-Rich Industries,1970
Givat HaMivtar: Israeli settlement,1970
Tzameret Habira (view towards Shufat and Anata): Israeli settlement,1972
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Mount Scopus campus,1925
Isawiya: Palestinian neighborhood and portal to the E1 zone
Bab a-Zahara: Palestinian neighborhood and commercial center
Bab a-Zahara: Olive tree farm
Bab a-Zahara: Traces of informal growth and subsequent demolition
Sanhedria: Neighborhood straddling the Green Line,1967
Romema: Founded during the British Mandate of Palestine,1921
Bridge of Strings: Entrance to the western city, 2008
Lifta: Ongoing occupation
Har HaMenuchot: Jerusalem Cementery,1951
Beit Iksa: Palestinian village located in Area B
1 km 1.15 km 4.37 km 5.33 km 5.60 km 7.5 km 8.7 km 9.2 km 10.3 km 14.34 km 14.42 km 14.5 km 16 km 18.78 km 19 km 19.2 km 22 km 0.5 km 1.75 km 4.37 km 8.7 km 9.2 km 18.78 km 19 km 22.5 km 0.5 km 14.9 km 15 km 15.5 km
FINDING LIFTA
Enacting the Erased Land
Context
The land of Lifta exists in the present, although hidden beneath layers of conflicted urbanism. While the village stands as a contested space, its agricultural lands have become almost indistinguishable within modern day Jerusalem. However there are some exceptions that are apparent only when looking through a specific lense. These exceptions are manifested in the outlines of certain neighborhoods, in the resilience of ancient roads, and in the remaining Liftawis who continue to reside on Lifta land. These refugees oversee the area and fight for the protection, preservation, and return to their homes which have grown into historical ruins.
26 Linear Kilometers of Spatio-Political Conflict
A walk along the periphery of Lifta’s tribal boundaries* will reveal a unique social, cultural, and political cross section of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Lifta continues to be strategically located within Jerusalem by straddling along the Green Line. The area is composed by several landmarks which include the ruins of Lifta, and two out of the eight Ring Neighborhoods in Jerusalem. Also included is a central node of transborder highways, a high-tech industrial park, the separation barrier, and the Hebrew University.
The Palestinian portions of this area contain the commercial neighborhood of Bab a-Zahara, olive tree farms, and multiple traces of informal growth. Residential towers emerge upon crossing the
No 1: Stones as marker
No 2: Laser as projected line work
No 5: Directional pole as acknowledgement
No 6: CMU block as planter
No 9: Demolished site as ruin
No 10: Turkish coffee cart as information hub
original document was distributed among Lifta refugees in the form of a half/tri fold pamphlet
Green Line and structures dating back to the British Mandate remain abandoned in the neighborhood of Romema. Rounding out the journey is Jerusalem’s largest cemetery and views towards the “Area B” village of Beit Iksa.
Musha’ and the Politics of Mapmaking
The parceling and redistribution of Lifta began in 1958 with the Ottoman Land Laws. Prior to this time, Palestinians practiced the Musha’ system which entailed a shared approach to agricultural lands. In contrast, the Ottoman laws required landowners to register ownership under one individual. A great amount of manipulation and falsification occurred during this process which resulted in collective land being registered under one villager or Ottoman administrators and merchants. In the case of the latter, Palestinians continued to retain possession of their land but in effect became tenants of absentee owners.
In 1923 the Mandate government developed plans to partition the lands into parcels. Surveys
and mapping systems were developed in order to define geographic boundaries in relation to specific coordinates. These, among many other events, laid the foundation for a systematization of land settlement and foreign sales in 1928.
During the 1948 Palestine War, 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their lands.
Among these refugees were approximately 2,550 Liftawis. The 1949 Armistice Agreements sought to establish demarcation lines between a newly formed state and its neighboring countries. These boundaries resulted in the division of Jerusalem.
During this time, Liftawis returned to the portion of their land that remained within Palestinian control.
In 1967 Israel captured East Jerusalem during the Six-Day War and the remainder of Lifta became annexed land.
Today, Lifta survives as the last unoccupied Palestinian village within the State of Israel and many refugees, some spread across the globe, continue to visit their land.
Map as a Strategy
Finding Lifta is an invitation to help enact the illegible land through a series of urban interventions that confront the erasure of Palestinian villages. This pamphlet contains a palette of methods to mark the extent of Lifta’s agricultural boundaries as well as a map registering its urban footprint. By engaging in this cartographic experiment, whether it is as a contributor or participant, you will begin to read the city of Jerusalem through a new and critical lense.
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University
Finding Lifta: Enacting the Erased Land Facebook.com/findinglifta
Concept and design: Jose Alexandro Brunner
No 3: Letters as living memory
No 4: Votives as symbols of remembrance
Musha’
“ A system of cultivation whereby shares of land are periodically allotted on a rotational basis to each cultivator within a community.”
Zeina B. Ghandour
No 7: Sign as reminder
No 8: Tiles as street medium
No 11: Building as projector screen
No 12: Grape trellis as ornament
original document was distributed among Lifta refugees in the form of a half/tri-fold pamphlet
436 50 1 1 1 436 50 50 KIRYAT SHEVA KEHILOT ROMEMA KIRYAT ZANZ SHIKUN GIV’AT KOMUNA LIFTA Jerusalem Har HaMenuhot Cemetery GIV’AT SHAIUL HAR HOTSVIM HAR NOF GIV’AT SHA’UL B KFAR SHA’UL RAMOT GIMEL RAMOT ALON RAMOT D NEVE OROT RAMOT B BEIT IKSA LIFTA BEIT ISKA DEIR YASIN V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No. 3 4.37 km No. 8 17.34 km No. 6 18.78 km No. 1 1.15 km No. 4 22 km No. 5 1 km N Shderot Ben Gurion WadiEshShami Wadi Isa Nahal Shmuel GoldaMe’irBoulevard AvrahamReccanatiSt. HaroeSt. Sderot Shazar NordauSt. HerzlBlvd Giv’at Sha’ulSt. Golda Blvd Me’ir BeginBlvd Shamgar St Yiha’elyadinSt
LIFTA
417 417 1 1 60 60 436 50 50 60 ZANZ TEL ARZA MAHANAYIM SHIKUN HABAD KOMUNA EZRAT TORA HOTSVIM SANHEDRIYA RAMAT ESHKOL SANHEDRIYA GIV’AT HAMIVTAR GIV’AT SHAPIRA TSAMERET HABIRA BITANA Hebrew University Mt Scopus Campus HABA’IL HAMDAN ISAWIYA MAHJARAT ‘ATMA SHEIKH JARRAH BAB A-ZAHARA ALSAWANA MA’ALOT DAFNA SHU’FAT RAMAT SHLOMO SHU FAT JERUSALEM ISAWIYA ET TUR ANATA
BEIT HANINA
3000 0.5 2000 Scale in Kilometers Scale in Feet 1000 0 0 Palestinian Neighborhoods Pedestrian Route Lifta Agricultural Boundary Lifta Village Built-Up Area Neighboring Agricultural Boundary Neighboring Village Built-Up Area Armistice Line 1949 Highways Primary & Secondary Roads Tertiary Roads Separation Barrier (built) Separation Barrier (projected) Parks (Private/Public) Forested Areas River Areas of Intervention (proposed) 417 1 V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 No. 12 14.42 km No. 8 17.34 km No. 9 16 km No. 2 5.33 km No. 14 16.5 km YermiyahuSt Shmu’el HaNaviSt Yiha’el yadin St Sderot Hayim Barlev HayyimYassky Sderot Churchill Hayyim Yassky HaHagana St Wadi al-Joz St YekhezkelSt Shefa Khayim St Derech Har HaZeitim Shim’on ha-Tsadik St Paran St Derech Beit Hanina No. 7 5.75 km
MAGICIAN: END-OF-YEAR SHOW
Site model as a projection surface. Produced with the use of a CNC mill and finished in gesso.
QUEER VILLAGE NEW YORK CITY, NY | 2013
Advanced Studio: Sweet Home Urbanism
Columbia University GSAPP
Critic: Andres Jaque
The notion of a home cannot be confined within the four walls of our dwelling. A home is performed in the city and consists of a series of points that cater to our unique lifestyles. New York City has approximately three shelters serving an estimated 3,000 LGBTQ homeless youth. These shelters offer a combined mere 200 beds, which leads many at-risk children to rely on alternative spaces for recreation and refuge. Many of these spaces, like Christopher Street Pier, are contested as other more affluent members of society aim to displace queer youth from the few areas where they can express themselves. Queer Village presents a spatial mapping of the streets, piers, churches, and parks that house this community and explores the potential for alternative forms of development within a gentrifying metropolis.
spatial mapping of a home
Park
LGBTQ neighborhoods in New York City
Hells Kitchen Chelsea Hamilton Heights West Village Astoria
Slope
influence of tourism
alternative development: queer youth supportive housing
alternative development: queer food cooperatives
MEDITATION SPACE VALLE DE GUADALUPE, BC | 2014
Visual Studies: Techniques of the Ultrareal Columbia University GSAPP
Collaboration with Della Leapman and Jordan Anderson
Critic: Joseph Brennan
design development sketch
rendered view with tree, basic materials and lighting
design development sketch
rendered view with site context, basic materials and lighting
final interior rendering
The use of perspective and rendering is often an afterthought. However, with the abundance of 3D modeling software and the ability to see every angle of a project instantaneously, renderings are often a last-minute tool for representation. Our team was challenged to think not only of rendering as a method of presentation but also as a tool for design.
The goal was to quickly design a meditation structure and its context for exploring techniques for creating ultrarealistic renderings. Throughout the design, we focused on color, light, material, context, reflection, and opacity. The building and components were initially modeled using Rhino and were imported into 3D Studio Max for topography and site creation. The main engine of exploration was V-Ray for 3D Studio Max, using 3rd party plug-ins (Ivy Generator, Forest Pack) and additional processing software for editing the final images.
final exterior rendering initial site context rendering
frontal view
interior view
design development sketch rendered view with site context final transition rendering
THANK YOU
JOSE ALEXANDRO BRUNNER San Diego, CA | (619) 206-4416 | joseabrunner@gmail.com