Justin Brammer Portfolio Abridged by Justin Brammer

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contents Professional and Published Work Academic and Research Work

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Iconic Greenhouse

Drawing set for a 10,000 square meter greenhouse in Abu Dhabi w/ Leeser Architecture

Double Agency

The Institutional Public Threshold and Urban Representation Advisor: Martin Haettasch, Readers: Albert Pope and Sarah Whiting

Tower D

72-Story Tower in NYC Hudson Yards Development w/ DS+R & Rockwell Group

A School in Five Bladders

Exploring Learning Space Through Morphological and Typological Adjustments Studio Critics: Dawn Finley and Gordon Wittenberg

Dock St. FaĂ§ade Design proposal for an apartment building adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge w/ Leeser Architecture

32 Contemporary Arts Museum

Fluctuating Space in Houston Studio Critic: Doug Oliver

D-33

Installation at P.P.O.W. Gallery in New York, NY w/ Sarah Oppenheimer / Folding Enterprises

Hyperdike 46 PIER 1 COMPETITION

Repurposing Galveston Through Economic and Ecological Infrastructure Studio Critics: Christopher Hight w/ Michael Robinson

Condo and Hotel Development on the Brooklyn Waterfront w/ Leeser Architecture

A Tree Grows in Houston 56 Sowwah Central

Hybrid Typologies and Housing Infrastructure in Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth Ward Studio Critic: Albert Pope

Design and presentation of roof structure, funicular, and interactive space w/ LAB @ Rockwell Group

66 The New Natural Photographic Essay Published in Cite, PLAT

Adaptive Folding Structural Skins Parametric analysis and fabrication of folding structural facades @ The Bartlett, UCL, London

ICONIC G R E E N H O U S E Design for a 10,000 square meter greenhouse, UNDER CONSTRUCTION w/ Leeser Architecture Involvement includes: SD, DD and CD development This greenhouse is conceived as three overlapping masses, each circle contains a separate biome with different atmospheric conditions. The overlapping volume is an atrium space feeding to the three biomes (spring, summer, and winter climates). Complex environmental issues arise when building these climates in the Middle Eastern desert. The roof and exterior elevations are comprised of ETFE, a system using pillows of plastic to give maximum atmospheric control and visual transparency. My involvement was with the development of the DD and CD drawing sets. Specifically, I focused on the structure of the building, detailing the undulating roof structure and supporting columns. This showcasing concentrates on my individual contribution to the project.

vernalized biome

tropical biome

central space

mediterranean biome

columns // structural support through a field of cylindrical columns

atrium // hanging atrium supported by biome structures

rendering [above] // view over building roof and atrium space roof system // composed of bent steel members infilled with ETFE pillows

exterior surface // series of columns insulated with ETFE

photographs [above] // construction progress rendering [below] // exterior elevation perspective

plan [above] // first level plan drawing

photographs [above] // construction progress detail [right] // column connection detail rendering [below] // interior biome perspective

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photographs [above] // construction progress images

DOUBLE A G E N C Y The Institutional-Public Threshold and Urban Representation Rice University Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thesis Advisor: Martin Haettasch, Readers: Albert Pope, Sarah Whiting

This thesis formally defines a diagrammatically transparent judicial system as a method of exploiting architectureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban agency. Government and judicial institutions are typically architecturalized as either a semantic reading or a monolithic object. This thesis produces an architectural double agency merging the idea of a public object and public space. Double agency creates architectural produce in two distinct capacities: creating a new relationship between the public and the courthouse, and the representation of the formal object in the city. This is addressed using the elements of form, organization, and legibility to reconfigure the relationship. Miesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; courthouse marks a shift in institutional representation from a semantic historical reading to an abstracted slab privileging organization. This thesis proposes a new shift bringing representation back to the table. The relationship between diagram and legibility challenges standard notions of the relationship between public and the courthouse institution, and between architecture and the city.

diagram // public space 12

rendering [above] // front elevation diagram [below] // concept

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diagrammatic legibility This abstracted diagram (right) specifies courthouse adjacencies and the three circulation types (public, restricted, and secure). Formal variations within this project exploit this organizational diagram while maintaining necessary adjacencies.

diagram [above] // organizational representation of a courthouse

section [left] // cut through secure areas section [right] // cut through public areas section [opposite] // cut through cores

OFFICE / ADMINISTRATION

RESTROOMS

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GRAND JURY

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transparent courthouse Skin conditions change where the form meets the cube. The typically singular pattern is inverted at the edge creating moments of transparency, such as in the courtrooms. This connects court users to the city as well as the city to the judicial process. Section rendering below shows how public space is created by manipulating connections between courtroom and jury rooms.

rendering [left] // night perspective courtroom

judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circulation path

judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chambers

jury deliberation walk

sectional rendering [above] // section through courtroom, jury deliberation sequence 16

public area

jury meeting room

public services

library stacks

structure

library study rooms

cafe

courtroom waiting area

jury deliberation walk office / administration

public surface entrance

rendering [top] // courtroom perspective rendering [middle] // administration area / jury deliberation walk rendering [bottom] // perp-walk over cafe axon [above] // exploded axonometric diagram

READING CLUSTER SUPPORT SERVICES

COMPUTER LAB

GROUP STUDY ROOMS

rendering [above] // perspective view of atrium

UP TO PUBLIC SURFACE

LIBRARY STACKS

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STUDY AREA

rendered plan [left] // atrium space and public library plans [opposite] // plans with diagrammatic key

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courtrooms

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Support Services

ground level

computer lab

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library study administration / offices

cafe / public space

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restrooms

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public waiting area / lobby

grand jury

model [left] // plexiglass model [1/16” - 1’] model [right] // study model [1/16” - 1’] 19

grand jury

TOWER D 72-Story Tower in NYC Hudson Yards Development w/ Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group Involvement includes: Concept and SD of building base development and interior development, coordination with building systems and adjacent Culture Shed

This 72-story tower, consisting of condominum and rental units, is a part of the Hudson Yards Development, sited between 30th and 31st streets on 11th avenue. The building’s form is defined by a corset at the middle of the tower. The curvature created by the tension of the straps creates a soft flexible appearance of a building formed by glass and steel building. On the ground level, the lobby spans between to blocks, creating a contunious lobby experience between 30th and 31st streets. The materials and organization of the lobby space accentuates the language of the building and continues the play of “soft” and “hard” through the interior.

renderings [left] // exterior renderings with adjacent Culture Shed model [right] // concept model of corset form (image DS+R) 20

ONE LOBBY CONCEPT The complex section of the lobby shows two different entrances, on 31st and 30th streets, at different levels. The plan is organized through a ramp that bifurcates the movement through the space while maintaining an architecturally connected space.

31ST STREET LOBBY PLAN

plan rendering [above] // 31st street level lobby plan section A-A [below] // rendered section through both lobby levels

11th AVENUE CURTAIN WALL CONCEPT 11th Avenue facade is conceptualized as an undulating glass wall suggesting a softness to the material reminiscent of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corset. The curved nature of the glass additionally creates a warped vision between interior and exterior.

11th AVE. PERSPECTIVE

11th AVE. PERSPECTIVE - NIGHT VIEW renderings [above] // initial concept renderings for curved glazing wall (day and night) renderings [below] // 31st street lobby entrance from plaza (image DS+R)

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mock-ups [top] // “hard to soft” detail mock-ups unrolled elevation [middle] // detail showing transition from stone to leather renderings [bottom] // transition wall from hard to soft (stone to leather) 25

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A SCHOO L I N F I V E B L A D D E R S Exploring Learning Space Through Morphological and Typological Variance Critics: Gordon Wittenberg and Dawn Finley (in collaboration w/ David Dahlbom and Rachel Dewane)

A simple topological concept guided the development of this building, both morphologically and programmatically: the difference between the inside and the outside of a closed, orientable surface. This closed surface is referred to as a bladder, its inside condition 2 space, and its outside condition 1 space. Deformations of this bladder were permitted so long as its status as a closed, orientable surface was maintained.

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condition 1 and condition 2 space: The building is one continuous, closed, orientable surface, and as such possesses a topological “inside” and “outside.” This “inside and outside” does not necessarily correspond to the inside and outside of building as would be casually understood by that expression. In order to avoid confusion, we call the inside space —the space that is, strictly speaking, inside the bladder— condition 2 space, and the space outside and on the bladder condition 1 space. The diagram above labels these two conditions and shows an inverted view to emphasize the fact that condition 2 space is not merely poche space.

inverted view

diagram [top] // spatial condition diagram diagram [bottom] // inverted condition diagram model [right] // formal studies with controlled deformations of PVC

condition 1 and condition 2 space: The building is one continuous, closed, orientable surface, and as such p a topological “inside” and “outside.” This “inside and outside” does not necessarily correspond to the inside and of building as would be casually understood by that expression. In order to avoid confusion, we call the inside spa space that is, strictly speaking, inside the bladder— condition 2 space, and the space outside and on the bladder 1 space. The diagram above labels these two conditions and shows an inverted view to emphasize the fact that co space is not merely poche space.

rendering [above] // street view diagram [below] // deformation types

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Academy Specific

Student Activities

Condition 2

Open Air Commons

Circulation

Dining Center

Instructional Commons

Reception

Student Activities

Gymnasium

Media Center

Dining Services

Health Center

Restrooms

Specialized Labs

General Classrooms

T.V. Studio

Administration Center

Auditorium

Instructional Commons

Student Activities

Instructional Commons

Classrooms

Labs

Television and Film Academy

Graphic Arts Academy

Journalism Academy

C O LU M N S

SHELLS

In maintaining the singularity of the surface, columns curve to provide ultimate load-bearing Condition 1forms strength. The resultant create programmed condition 2 spaces.

These large surface deformations create large condition 2 spaces. Loads are dispersed through the structurally powerful shell.

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program vignettes

Acting as an “inverted column”, donuts provide structure while allowing for light to enter deep through the building. Direction gymnasium: Here a simple move creates locker rooms, playing floor and condition 1 instructional commons: Here the depression of light wells are designed to belachers. in condition 1 is only accessible from the condition 2 space optimize the amount of natural below. The upper level acts as an observation deck. Below, light in the building. the condition 2 space is used to create an enclosed pod. This would be appropriate for a bathroom or a computer lab.

Formed from a grouping of narrow columns, the truss produces an expansive area for a new learning environment excondition 2 instructional commons: Here the lower pocket in condition 2perience. space is visible from the upper condition 2 space, but not physically accessible. The upper level acts as an observation platform.

circulation vignettes

condition 2 stairs: The strict separation of condition 1 and condition 2 space demands that circulation between floors must stay within the originating condition. Here is an example of condition 2 to condition 2 stairs.

condition 1 stairs: The strict separation of condition 1 and condition 2 space demands that circulation between floors must stay within the originating condition. Here is an example of condition 1 to condition 1 stairs through “doughnut” holes.

condition 2 elevator: An elevator must abide by the same rules as the stairs and remain within its originating condition. Here the elevator shaft and mechanical apparatus are hidden within condition 2 space.

exploded axon [left] // schematic surface axon model [above] // various floor levels of printed model 29

plan [above] // plan overlay drawing section [below] // section A

rendering [opposite, above] // classroom space rendering [opposite, left] // entrance rendering [opposite, middle] // cafeteria rendering [opposite, right] // gymnasium

THE S TA C K - D O C K S T FA C ADE DESIGN Facade proposal adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO, Brooklyn w/ Leeser Architecture Involvement: design, modelling, rendering, detail and elevation drawing, consultant coordination

This competition proposal for a building facade challenges the rigid form that was determined by the local building restrictions. Conceived as a series of stacked boxes, the facade breaks the singularity of the form while reflecting the context of the Brooklyn Bridge back to visitors. I was involved throughout this project from initial concept design to the detailing of the facade system. I worked through the design with various glass, mechanical, and facade consultants.

THE STACK

rendering [above] // perspective from the Brooklyn Bridge walkway

DOCK ST. A

CONDITION 1: ANGLE A

14 BAYS

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diagrams [above] // angled facade pieces are minimized to reduce customization

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rendering [above] // detail view of materials and operable windows

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rendering [above] // Water St. perspective

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CO N T E M P O R A R Y A R T S M U SEUM Fluctuating Space in Houston Critic: Doug Oliver

This Contemporary Arts Museum proposal explores the possibilities of a highly customizable space and the relationship of the building to its context. Located within Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s museum district, the project aims to pull the visitor out of the street context through a series of tunnels. Juxtapositions of program and form create interesting moments as the viewers move through the spaces. Fluctuations in the cast-glass skin allow for light and views that correspond to program within the building while penetrating in at the tunnels connecting the skin as a fluid surface.

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Approach to building site coming up Bissonnet Street. Site is shown in relation to the dense traffic occuring at the intersection.

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Approach to building site coming up Bissonnet Street. Site is shown in relation to the dense traffic occuring at the intersection.

Tunnel entrance for cars on Bissonnet side. Opening is punctured in the structure and pulled through narrowing throughout.

Tunnel allows for passenger drop-off while continuing to narrow and pull through to a new space.

Tunnel entrance for cars on Bissonnet side. Opening is punctured in the structure and pulled through narrowing throughout.

Approach to building site coming up Bissonnet Street. Site is shown in relation to the dense traffic occuring at the intersection.

Tunnel entrance for cars on Bissonnet side. Opening is punctured in the structure and pulled through narrowing throughout.

Lower ceiling in the entry-way with natural light filtering in to illuminate the admissions desk and surrounding area.

Lower ceiling in the entry-way allows for a greater contrast in the transition to the gallery space.

Material switches from softer to harder material to eventually transition to interior space. Shade from trees creates a cooler space before the walkway slips into a gap in the building.

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Lower ceiling in the entry-way allows for a greater contrast in the transition to the gallery space.

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New space hidden by the building poses different views. Material change of the surface to a softer gravel further signifying change of space. Material also creates a new audio affect.

Circulation between floors in gallery space can be open and even continue to perform as a display area.

Pathway leading to the auditorium passes over the tunnel entrance for cars.

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diagram [above] // conceptual sequence diagrams

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diagram sequence [above] // series showing relationship of program, mass, and skin 38

rendering [above] // large exhibition space

rendering [below] // atrium and exhibition space 39

GALLERY SPACE

ENTRY

Skin creates an oscillating relationship with interior program, wrapping and guiding the visitor through space

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north elevation

D - 33 Installation at P.P.O.W. Gallery - New York, NY. USA, 2012 w/ Sarah Oppenheimer/Folding Enterprises Involvement includes: Fabrication drawing set This installation by Sarah Oppenheimer at P.P.O.W. Gallery in Chelsea (2012) investigates the connections between different spaces, challenging the visitor both physically and visually. Punctures made through the existing gallery walls create circulation and line-of-sight between the rooms producing new connections between spaces and people. Lighting strategies create a visual mosiac through the interventions. My role included producing the fabrication drawing set for the steel structure that is inserted into the voids created in the walls. The project relies on the complex angles and custom metal joints that support the voids.

conceptual drawing [above] // diagram of void interventions

photograph [above] // installation view (image courtesy Folding Enterprises) 43

VOID DESIGN AND FABRICATION The complex architectural voids are created, at their most distilled, by the compound joints and integration of materials. Exhibited here are examples of the manifold connections that ultimately produce the desired affect.

photographs [opposite, right] // installation view (image courtesy Folding Enterprises) fabrication drawings [opposite] // steel fabrication drawings used for construction 3D model view [top] // snapshot from model, used to derive fabrication drawings detail drawing [bottom left] // markup on steel structure drawing

HYP E R D I K E Repurposing Galveston Through Economic and Ecological Infrastructure Critics: Christopher Hight and Michael Robinson (in collaboration w/ Judd Swanson)

Hyperdike addresses Galvestonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic crisis by guaranteeing the insurability and appreciation of real estate in the area and capitalizing on new modes of shipping traffic. The proposal includes the construction of a dike around the east end of the island connecting both ends of the seawall. Integrated within brownfield sites along the dike are a postPanamax containerized shipping port, various attractions and parks, wetland growth areas, beaches, and a raised urban infrastructure that revitalizes the bay-side waterfront. The dike will be primarily built using material displaced from the dredging of the new post-Panamax deep channel. The container port draws from the massive flow of goods through the Houston/East Texas area effectively redirecting the flow of containerized shipping from the Houston Ship Channel to the new Galveston port. Voids created between the shipping dock and the shore create programmatic opportunities for differentiated programs combining brownfield redevelopment, ballast water remediation, and dredge fill. These programs include a wetlands, park space, concert venue, floating casino, amusement park, and a public aquarium.

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the west end is characterized by a comparatively rich state of biodiversity and a high level of geomorphological instability. the west end is characterized by a comparatively rich state biodiversity ike andhas a high level of geomorphological instability. these factors render further development both damaging andofdangerous. underscored the futility of the traditional these factors model render when furtherapplied development both damaging and dangerous. ike has the futility the traditional development to conditions such as this. the tax revenue that underscored would be generated by of further development development model when applied to conditions such as this. the tax revenue that would be generated by further development of the west end, crucial to the economic survival of the city, must be offset by a new source. of the west end, crucial to the economic survival of the city, must be offset by a new source.

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rendering [above] // aerial perspective of housing incorporated into the levee map [left] // map showing 50 year storm damage to Galveston Island

minimal damage

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why not galveston? port uses and capacities

In effect, logistics experts operate on the principle that capital not in motion ceases to be capital. They look at ships as floating warehouses. Ideally, there should be no point, from production to final sale, when goods sit around waiting for further processing. The flow from sale to ordering to production to shipping to the next sale should occur in one smooth motion. This is the idea behind the logistics revolution.

the logistical economy f p = connectivity value at given point n = number of attractors in field

i re-purposing galveston area infrastructure for the post-oil era fi = attractive force of i-th attractor p= ki d = distance between i-th attractor and p i=0

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Edna Bonacich and Jake Wilson, Getting the Goods (2007) - port - refinery

ratio of loading/unloading capacity to available storage

map [top] // grasshopper surface showing industrial connectivity in the region map [bottom] // overlay of refinery locations on the connectivity map

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freeport 60 / 480,000

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Sources: Port Efficiency data derived from Union Pacific Rail Road website (http://www.uprr. com/customers/ind-prod/ports/index.shtml).

tonnage distribution network

tapping in in this drawing the information from the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;tonnage distribution over transportation modalitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; diagram is mapped onto the upper texas coast. this should be viewed as a section cut from a larger, continuous circuit of global exchange. note that of the enormous amount of goods and materials that circulate through the area (460 million tons in 2006), only the tiniest portion circulates through galveston. this represents a great loss in terms of potential job creation and revenue from port leasing, and dockage and wharfage fees. it is our suggestion that if galveston tools itself up for handling a greater portion of this flow, and specifically if it does so with an eye to the anticipated changes in the type of goods that will be circulating in the near future, the city will secure for itself a financially viable future.

Ports Shipping/Highwa Railroads

diagram [left, top] // ratio of loading/unloading capacity to available storage diagram [left] // flow of goods from shipping, rail, and highway infrastructures axon [above] // proposed container port incorporating public program

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section a - wetland remediation and park

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section c - housing infrastructure and marina

section d - cruise terminal and park space

section e - housing infrastructure and boardwalk

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levee variations

Container Port Dock Integrated Levee

Shipping Container Lots on Levee

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Berm creating using dredged material from shipping channel connects the two ends of the seawall and shores up the city against hurricanes, heavy surges, and sea level rise.

Development on the infrastructure is guided by the offsets from the shoreline, roadways, and connections to the program under the new â&#x20AC;&#x153;datumâ&#x20AC;? created by the dike.

Earthen Levee on Interior of Island

Earthen Levee on Perimiter of Island

Highway and Traffic Systems on Levee

levee variations

Container Port Dock Integrated Levee

Earthen Levee Minimum Distance Barrier

Shipping Container Lots on Levee

Earthen Levee Reinforced with Corrugated Metal Wall (Program Exposed)

Earthen Levee on Interior of Island

Earthen Levee Reinforced with Corrugated Metal Wall

Earthen Levee on Perimiter of Island

Concrete Wall Levee

Highway and Traffic Systems on Levee

Offets Byou Lock System

diagram [above] // various levee typologies

lower program Open area within the dike infrastructure creates space for development and parking. temporary business as well as public programmatic elements exist along the periphery of the marina where they are susceptible to storm damage.

park topography Gently sloping topography mediates the divisive nature of the dike. variances in park topography designate programmatic use. High areas become walkways, slopes are zones of channeling along the water is a boardwalk, in between the delaminating surface is athletic fields and recreation area, and closest to the dike is an industrial park/landscape.

rendering [above] // view of housing infrastructure and marina

PIE R 1 - B R O O K LY N B R I D G E PARK COMPETITION Condominium and Hotel Development on the Brooklyn Waterfront w/ Leeser Architecture Involvement: conceptual design, 3D modelling (Rhino), drawings, and renderings.

The main drive of this proposal was to integrate the building into the park by extending the green surface of the landscape up through the structure. Organizationally, the building acts as two single-loaded corridor slabs with a park/atrium space between. The blocks of form are torqued to reveal moments of public program (restaurants, pavilions). Additional public amenities are suspended within the atrium space to create a unique living environment that supports the public nature of the site. My involvement on this two-week competition proposal includes working with the team on the conceptual design, 3D modelling, drawings and diagrams, and renderings.

rendered section [above, left] // section through atrium

52 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK

rendering [above] // perspective from Brooklyn Bridge diagrams [below] // series showing relationship of building to the park

rendering [above] // entrance view of atrium and park

at residential ATRIUM atrium AT RESIDENTIAL LEVELlevel

rendering [above] // street view

glass roof hotelLEVEL level GLASS ROOF ATat HOTEL

hotel GYM gymAND andPOOL pool HOTEL

building as park The surface of the park is lifted up through the building to integrate the form into the context.

A TREE GROWS IN HOUSTON Hybrid Typologies and Housing Infrastructure in Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth Ward Critic: Albert Pope

Trees in this housing project refer not to lush carbon-dioxide absorbing plants, but rather to a diagrammatic representation of the relationship between housing and infrastructure. Hierarchical analysis of housing in Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth Ward results in an abstracted categorization of existing typologies as trees - lowlying connections with little degree of separation from the more complex infrastructure system. The monotonous and limited hierarchical condition suggests a strategy of typological diversity as a method of urban integration. This project integrates the buildings into the larger urban infrastructure, reclaims the green void caused by the defunct railway, connects open transportation nodes through formal intervention providing housing and shared amenities, and fosters urban interaction at a human level through the deployment of various housing typologies and complex circulation overlays. The standardized grid layout is disintegrated in the chosen site. This results in three types of connections defined here as DEAD END, LOOP, and THROUGH streets. These connection types are utilized as nodes from which more complicated typologies and hierarchical arrangements grow. Dead End connections comprise the most numerous node type within the site. The openness of this type allows for direct circulatory connection into a more complex system. Loop connections tap into the urban hierarchical circuit at points of continuous movement. This typology lends toward organizations with fewer degrees of separation such as point-loaded buildings. The through street typology branches from both sides of the street creating a building spanning the roadway. Increased density is common within this typology. This project integrates the buildings into the larger urban infrastructure, reclaims the green void caused by the defunct railway, connects open transportation nodes through formal intervention providing housing and shared amenities, and fosters urban interaction at a human level through the deployment of various housing typologies and complex circulation overlays.

ROADWAY PARKING VERTICAL CIRCULATION UNITS

COMMON AREAS

UNITS

SMALL BUILDINGS

UNITS

OADWAY

COMMON AREAS

rendering [above] // overview of housing infrastructure diagrams [below] // various hybrid housing typologies

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Three types of connectors between housing and infrastructure produce complex variations branch from these starting nodes. Housing in this project builds from the hybrid typology analy[ tree grows ] [ 18 ] sis relating the unit to infrastructure. Variations in types are based on unit density and connection type within the larger infrastructure.

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site plan [left] // abstracted representation of site infrastructure

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horizontal aggregation The raised platform creates horizontal common ground and circulation onto which units aggregate.

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walkway between skip-stop corridors

vertical aggregation The vertical datum acts as an organizer for the stacked units and a sign of the building’s typology. 59

In this abstracted diagram units are represented by the white dots at the end of a connection series. Degrees of separation making up this series vary from hallways to greenspace to skip-stop corridors. The thick white line running throughout indicates the projects datum that connects through form and at certain moments through space. This privileging of space produces the â&#x20AC;&#x153;soft-megastructureâ&#x20AC;?.

soft-megastructure

relative unit densities

footprint

axon [above] // building density strategy site [below] // full building footprint spans one mile in length

SOW WA H C E N T R A L Interactive space and pavilion w/ LAB @ Rockwell Group Involvement: Design, concept, and presentation Sowwah Central is a public space with interactive features, a central funicular, and patterned roof structure, all situated in shopping center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This proposal called for intense design charette and production, moving from the conceptual sketches below to the renderings on the following pages, in only 3 days time. The project calls on the triangular and overlapping patterns of middle eastern culture and integrates interactive platforms that respond to touch the sequence of the funicular and to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interaction. At the top of the funicular, above the roof structure, is a viewing platform with views to across the metropolis. Interactive glass walls allow users to access information about the city.

sketches [above] // initial concept sketches by LAB team rendering [opposite] // ground floor view (rendered by Viktor Ramos)

FACADE

A DIGITAL PLATFORM A digital platform overlaid with a physical skin that creates a dimensional, updatable, interactive surface Facade is a beacon for the activity within, and encourages interaction at the human-scale between the mall and visitors Content can change seasonally, monthly, weekly, hourly

Ripples EďŹ&#x20AC;ect: architectural elements such as the funicular trigger a graphical change on the facade 64

Interactive Surfaces: surface respond to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interaction

rendering [above, left] // triangulated platform design (rendered by Viktor Ramos) rendering [above, right] // rooftop and lookout view (rendered by Viktor Ramos)

Facade: updatable responsive platform

rendering [above] // view from rooftop funicular looking at the central space (rendered by Viktor Ramos)

ADA P T I V E F O L D I N G S T R U C TURAL SKINS Parametric Folding Structures w/ Smartgeometry @ Bartlett School, UCL Involvement: Concept, design, analysis and fabrication

The following two projects were completed during a week-long design intensive at the Smartgeometry conference in London. The conference aims to bridge the gap between smart parametric form and fabrication. My particular cluster titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adaptive Structural Skinsâ&#x20AC;? investigates the potentials of folding algorithms to produce structural building envelopes. The project workflow involves conceptual testing (paper folding), parametric modelling, engineering analysis, re-design, and fabrication.

Adaptive Structural Skins

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study models

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study models

unrolled elevation

flat surface-01

structural diagram

stress analysis

robofold robotic folding system [above] // example of grasshopper/kangaroo script used to simulate folding

study models

unfolded diagram

folding algorithm

the new natural in collaboration w/ Tracy Bremer originally published in PLAT Journal 1.0 and Cite Magazine Issue 85 Following the industrial revolution, our environment has been so fundamentally altered that it has resulted in an ambiguity between the natural and artificial. Once considered invasive, the industrial object has become so entrenched in the landscape that it appears as a native element. Within contemporary cities it is now the natural that reveals itself as an impostor resulting with the manufactured environment as the new natural. 70

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