KATALIN GLASSCOCK - SZABO
master of landscape architecture portfolio
RESUME EDUCATION AUG 2012 - MAY 2015
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The Ohio State University, Knowlton School of Architecture
SEP 2004 - FEB 2011
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING Budapest University of Technology and Economics
EXPERIENCE
KATALIN GLASSCOCK-SZABO 24 Bexley Road, Boston, MA, 02131 katalingszabo@gmail.com (860) 924-8448
NOV 2017 - PRESENT
LANDWORKS STUDIO Boston, MA landscape designer, project manager
JUN 2015 - JULY 2017
MKSK Columbus, OH landscape designer intern, landscape designer
AUG 2013 - MAY 2015
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Columbus, OH teaching assistant
JUL 2009 - AUG 2009
PLANING I N G AT L A N F E J L E S Z TŐ É S T E R V E Z Ő I R O D A Budapest, Hungary architect intern
SKILLS COMPUTER
AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), SketchUp, Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, AutoTURN, V-Ray (thorough knowledge) Rhinoceros, Revit, Lumion (basic knowledge)
PHYSICAL
freehand drawing, sketching, technical drafting, physical modelling
LANGUAGES
Hungarian (native) English (fluent) German (beginner)
HONORS AND AWARDS 2015
LANDSCAPE SECTION FACULTY AWARD Knowlton School of Architecture
2014
RHO CHAPTER MEMBER Sigma Lambda Alpha National Honor Society
PROJECT EXPERIENCE LANDWORKS STUDIO
MAJOR ROLE eLofts, Falls Church, VA - Residential (project manager) 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA - Residential West Chester University Presidents Walk - Campus (project manager) West Chester University Welcome Center - Campus (project manager) Chaumot-Sur-Loire Garden Competition, France - Garden SUPPORTING ROLE MITIMCo Residential Tower Building I., Cambridge, MA - Residential The Sur, Arlington, VA - Residential Tufts Cummings, Medford, MA - Campus Dubai Creek Harbour Competition, Dubai, UAE - Streetscape
MKSK
MAJOR ROLE OSU Pomerene Hall, Columbus, OH - Campus Bowling Green State University Master Plan, Bowling Green, OH - Campus BGSU Moseley Hall, Bowling Green, OH - Campus BGSU Memorial Grove, Bowling Green, OH - Campus Wasson Way Trail Master Plan, Cincinnati, OH - Master Plan Rose Run Corridor, New Albany, OH - Trail/Public Park First Community Church, Columbus, OH - Institutional SUPPORTING ROLE Town Center Development, Mansfield, OH - Planning/Master Plan OSU Mansfield Gateway and Trail Connections, Mansfield, OH - Campus Grandview Yard, Columbus, OH - Campus
CONTENTS PROFESSIONAL WORK
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WCU PRESIDENTS WALK landworks studio 2018
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ELOFTS landworks studio 2018
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CHAUMONT COMPETITION landworks studio 2018
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BGSU MEMORIAL GROVE mksk 2016
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SAMPLE GRAPHICS mksk 2015-2017
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SCIOTO GREENWAYS mksk internship 2015
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ACADEMIC WORK
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URBAN WILDLIFE HABITATS knowlton school of architecture 2015
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PHRAGMITES RESEARCH CENTER knowlton school of architecture 2014
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ART LIBRARY budapest university of technology 2011
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DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES freehand drawing 2004 - present
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ART
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01 WCU PRESIDENTS WALK landworks studio 2018
plan
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WCU PRESIDENTS WALK A PLACE TO REMEMBER
West Chester University — the largest of 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education — commissioned a comprehensive campus master plan from Landworks Studio that was completed in summer 2017. President’s Walk was identified as one of the priority components of the plan and is currently entering design development. President’s Walk is meant to serve as one the primary visual and pedestrian limbs of the campus, leading from a grand entrance plaza at the southeast corner through the academic quadrangle north to a campus amphitheater. The plaza, the lawn accompanying it, the various gathering nodes along the walk and the amphitheater are all key components of the design. The entrance plaza forms a gateway to the university and as such was designed to be inviting, both visually and physically. Large block signage attracts students and visitors to the canopied, stone-paved plaza. Sculptural benches, custom lighting features, and the central, donated fountain combine to create a comfortable gathering area. The central axis of the lawn is visually marked by the plaza fountain and the relocated arch that appears on the opposite page, an important icon in the history of the university. By the arch is an incorporated bioretention basin meant to collect, filter, and retain water to alleviate strain on the university’s stormwater system.
( pl an re nde ring by K ata li n G la s s coc k-S za b o a n d oth e r s )
view of the arch from the plaza
bench form studies
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bird ’s eye view of the plaza
former plaza iterations President’s Walk complements the existing oval path in the academic quadrangle. It flows from the southeastern corner of the quadrangle to its northern edge, where it was designed to take full advantage of the old oaks that adorn this part of campus. The walk concludes at the amphitheater, where the campus master plan anticipates a continuation across University Avenue. Grading was one of the main design challenges throughout this project. We sought to remedy a visual and physical disconnection between the quadrangle and the planned entry plaza stemming from an existing steep slope. Underground university infrastructure, including important, immovable fiber optic cables, seriously complicated the grading required to remove this disconnect. Grading was a challenge at each of the several points that the walk crosses this immovable infrastructure.
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bird ’s eye view of the lawn
view of the lawn
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02 ELOFTS landworks studio 2018
sec tion (ren d er i n g by K at al in G l assco c k- Sz abo and o t he rs)
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E LO F T S LIVE, WORK AND GARDEN
Millions of square feet of vacant office space burden the landscape in the Washington DC area. ELofts is an office-to-residential conversion helping to alleviate that burden by combining living space with amenities for the working professional. Construction begin in 2018 to retrofit the existing office building and transform the grounds from parking into outdoor living space. The primary constraints on the design arose from the position of the two existing buildings — a 10-story office building and a 5-story garage — and the highly sloped lot. The solution was conceived in three parts: a public park, a landing and entrance area, and a private inner courtyard. The park portion at the southern end of the lot boasts a rich planting of native trees, shrubs and perennials along a meandering path, while supporting a public bus stop and a segment of the Columbia Pike bike path.
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plan
(plan renderi ng by K at ali n G lassco ck- Szabo and o t hers)
A central corridor — defined by the relative positioning of the office building and
view of the apple orchard
the garage — connects the two main private spaces on the grounds: the front yard and the outdoor living room. These spaces were designed to provide outdoor living space for residents and business visitors alike. The front yard consists of a large lawn with rows of shade trees, blueberry bushes, and raised beds for gardening. A decomposed granite porch with a large picnic table flanked by apple trees leads into a paved drop-off zone and event space defined by an existing retaining wall. The outdoor living room is a courtyard composed of a large wooden deck with incorporated seating around a pawpaw grove and vertical gardening towers. view of the outdoor living room
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03 CHAUMONT COMPETITION landworks studio 2018
( re n d e r i n g by o t hers; plant i ng desi gn by Tat yana Vashchenko and K at ali n G lassco ck- Szabo )
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CHASING THE LOOKING GL ASS CHAUMONT-SUR-LOIRE GARDEN COMPETITION
“Paradise” was the theme for this year’s Chaumont Sur-Loire International Garden Festival garden design competition. Ever y year for nearly the past three decades, the twenty winning teams are tasked with designing a themed garden for the festival. Our team’s concept of Paradise was an idyllic place that mainly exists in our minds; a place we chase but one which we never truly reach. Mirrors throughout the garden ser ve both to create illusions of space and as windows into parts of the garden that are other wise invisible. Visitors to our garden are initially presented with a choice of two different paths. Neither path is linear or well-defined; instead, visitors on different paths will catch only glimpses of each other through planted screens and empty frames. A glimpse of oneself is intended to inspire internal reflection. The planting transitions from a simpler monochromatic palette at the entr y of the garden to a more ornamental, color ful one toward the back. Apple tree blossoms add color to the palate while foreshadowing the future forbidden fruit, faults in paradise. A particular journey through the garden allows the full experience of one planting but only mirror glimpses of the other. planting plan (diagram by Tatyana Vashchenko; planting design by Tatyana Vashchenko and Katalin Glasscock-Szabo)
MIXED WOOD THICKET
GRASSY MEADOW
ONE WOOD THICKET
WHITE MEADOW
APPLE GROVE
PINK MEADOW
planting palette
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view of the first mirror
( p e r s p e c ti ve re n d e r i n g by M at t L i u ; plant i ng desi gn by Tat yana Vashchenko and K at ali n G lassco ck- Szabo )
planting plan (plan rendering by Xinxin Li; planting design by Tatyana Vashchenko and Katalin Glasscock-Szabo)
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04 BGSU MEMORIAL GROVE mksk 2016
( p e r s p e c ti ve re n d e r i n g by Xi ao lu L i u and K at ali n G lassco ck- Szabo ; mo delli ng by K at ali n G lassco ck- Szabo )
plan
bird ’s eye view
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BGSU MEMORIAL GROVE A PLACE TO REMEMBER
The idea of a university memorial arose in 2015 as part of the Bowling Green State University master planning effort. The university wanted a new space that would serve two purposes: commemorate the university’s veterans and provide a place to remember those in the BGSU community who tragically passed away. The university selected a site for the project which was located between a formal quadrangle and the courtyard of a residential hall. Two halves of an oval give shape to the two separate functions while forming one comprehensive whole. While the more public, veteran’s memorial half of the oval is turned toward the formal quadrangle, the private memorial garden is tucked into the residential courtyard. From the north, two rows of trees separate the memorial form the quadrangle, creating a formal edge. The oval of the memorial was pulled away form the residential hall to provide a buffer between it and the building while simultaneously creating an informal outdoor space for the students who live there. veteran’s memorial
veteran’s memorial elevation water feature elevation
(per spec ti ve ren der i n g s by Xiao l u Liu and K at al in G l assco c k- Sz a b o; m od e lli n g by K ata li n G la s s coc k-S za b o)
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05 SAMPLE GRAPHICS mksk 2015-2017
perspec tive o f the 3rd street bridge over i-70/71
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SAMPLE GRAPHICS VISUALLY COMMUNICATING THE DESIGN INTENTION
The following few pages show a sample of renderings I created during my two years at MKSK. Each of these renderings represent a different set of skills, techniques and graphics programs. While some these renderings were created as a sketch to quickly illustrate an idea, others took days of work to create, adjust and finalize. Ever y one of these graphics helped me to improve my skills and learn more about the programs I used to create them. The perspective renderings on the left picture two different bridges over the I-70/71 highway south perspec tive o f the front street bridge over i-70/71
of downtown Columbus and were created as par t of my summer internship work in 2015. The views were expor ted from an already completed SketchUp model a n d w e r e f i n i s h e d i n P h o t o s h o p. T h e f i n i s h i n g t o u c h e s included color adjustment, the addition of a background s i t e p h o t o, c u t o u t t r e e s a n d p l a n t s , e n t o u r a g e , s h a d o w s and textures. The plan rendering on the right illustrates a new Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Building at Columbus State Community College. The linework o f t h e p l a n w a s d r a f t e d i n A u t o C A D, i m p o r t e d i n t o P h o t o s h o p, t h e n l a i d o v e r a G o o g l e E a r t h a e r i a l . C o l o r, texture, cutout trees and cars were added to the plan i n P h o t o s h o p.
cscc hospitalit y management and c ulinar y ar ts building plan
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birds eye view of the town center development in mansfield, oh
These bird’s eye views illustrate a new town center development in Mansfield, Ohio. To create these graphics, I gathered GIS data, which I used to set up an AutoCAD base. I then drafted the plan in AutoCAD which was later used as a base for building a detailed SketchUp model of the site. To make the SketchUp views more realistic, I used Photoshop to correct color and add textures, cutout trees and people to the illustration. The rendering on the right was developed for a park and community garden project in Dayton, Ohio, called Lincoln Hill Gardens. To create this perspective, I exported a view from an already complete SketchUp model and used Photoshop to add a Google Earth background, new sky, textures, cutout trees, plants and entourage.
birds eye view of the town center development in mansfield, oh
lincoln hill gardens perspec tive
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bowling green, ky streetsc ape perspec tive
This perspective rendering and bird’s eye view were created for a streetscape project proposal in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Since this project was a proposal, the graphics had to be quick. To create nice renderings quickly, I took images of the existing conditions in Google Earth and used Photoshop to add proposed paths, bicycle lanes, crosswalks, street trees and pavement textures. The rendering on the right was developed for a Indianapolis riverfront redevelopment project proposal. To create this perspective, I exported a view from an already completed SketchUp model and used Photoshop to adjust color and add a Google Earth background, new sky, textures, trees, entourage and texture to the image.
bowling green, ky streetsc ape bird ’s eye view
indianapolis river front redevelopment perspec tive
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06 SCIOTO GREENWAYS mksk internship 2015
S C I O T O G R E E N W AY S GREENING DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS
The efforts to green Columbus’ downtown began in 1998 when the River front Vision Plan established the need for a revitalized river front. The recommendations of this plan were intended to guide the development along the river front for at least 20 years. Almost a decade – and several built park projects – later, in 2010 the Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan proposed the removal of the Main Street low head dam and the naturalization of the river corridor. This idea rapidly gained public support and kick-started the Scioto Greenways project. 1921
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DEFORESTATION
RISE OF URBAN AREAS Timber dam is built at Main Street to provide water for feeder canal
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Central Ohio Sierra Club sues the City of Columbus for irresponsible waste management
Scioto Greenway project is under construction
Scioto Audubon Metro Park is built Scioto Mile is built Fifth Avenue dam is removed Native mussels are rescued by volunteers around the Fifth Avenue dam Main Street dam is removed Native mussels are rescued by volunteers around the Main Avenue dam
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ADVENT OF INDUSTRIALIZATION RESTORATION EFFORTS
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2445 acers of parkland 18 neighborhoods 3 cities 2 metroparks 128 thousand people
In 2013, when the Main Street Dam was eventually 16 miles
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r e m o v e d , t h e r i v e r ’s w a t e r l e v e l d r o p p e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y,
OHIO TO ERIE statewide trail
exposing land and enabling the addition of 33 acres of
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THE OLENTANGY TRAIL
CONNECTS:
2445 acers of parkland 18 neighborhoods 3 cities 2 metroparks 128 thousand people
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impac ts of scioto greenways
contex t plan
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07 URBAN WILDLIFE HABITATS knowlton school of architecture 2015
site c atalog
SMALL dry site planted with grasses and wildflowers
shady site planted with shrubs, grasses and wildflowers
MEDIUM dry site planted with shrubs, grasses and wildflowers
sunny site with pooling water planted with shrubs, grasses and wildflowers
LONG & SKINNY dry site planted with shrubs, grasses and wildflowers
wet site planted with wetland species
LARGE sunny, mostly wooded site with pooling water
1400’
CITY GOVERNMENT
CREATING WILDLIFE HABITAT IN DENSELY BUILTBudapest CONDITIONS
This project explores the idea of creating wildlife habitat using DISTRICT COUNCILS
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U R B A N E N V I R O N M E N T: T H E H O M E O F M A N Y
vacant lots in the densely built inner city of Budapest, Hungary. I Jozsefvaros Erzsebetvaros selected six speciesFerencvaros to be the focus of study throughout the project,
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
each of which is characteristic to the region. These animals – western honey bee, common blackbird, great tit, European robin, N LONYAY UTCA 40
red squirrel and northern white-breasted hedgehog – are all soil
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DOMESTIC OCCUPANTS
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the inner city. Humans and the human-dominated urban environment are passerMy by project is neighboring dogs from nature. commonly seen as separate a critique of resident
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this denaturalized view of the urban environment and aims to have
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This project can be understood as an experiment in making pockets
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like gardens using urban waste materials and plants that are not only extraordinarily ornamental, but also beneficial for wildlife. The human made aspect of the gardens is emphasized by the use of MOZSAR UTCA 10
site analysis and influences
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used and reused materials
connec tivit y map
connec tivit y interINTERVENTIONS ventions CONNECTIVITY
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CHAIN LINK STRUCTURE + VINES
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1400’ site locations
flat roofs
parks
tree lined streets
connectivity interventions
LARGE & SUNNY
LONG AND SKINNY & WET cherry trees + flower meadow board walk
group of cherry trees
flower meadow stainless steel edging spruce trees + crushed concrete pooling water
water channeled to the site beech hedge stainless steel edging flower meadow
beech grove
grassy meadow hedge
flower meadow
wildflowers
painted pavement hedge
wildflowers + trees
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SMALL & DRY large & sunny
crushed concrete pile
observation window
grassy meadow flower meadow stainless steel edging
animal underpass
painted pavement underpass hedge
small & dr y
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observation window
animal underpass
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08 PHRAGMITES RESEARCH CENTER knowlton school of architecture 2014
loc ation
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R E D I R E C T I N G A M O N O C U LT U R E DIVERSIFY/MOVE/USE
This projec t is loc ated in M ichigan on the shore of S aginaw B ay, a large bay of Lake Huron. D uring the last fif teen years, a non-native species of phragmites has taken over the shallow shores of S aginaw B ay, forming a thick , fif teen-foot wall bet ween the land and the water. Low water levels combine with nutrient rich runoff from the surrounding agric ultural fields to provide optimal conditions for phragmites, ensuring its vigorous growth and making the wall bet ween the land and water wider and wider. The phragmites monoc ulture is consequently perceived in the region as an other wise unproduc tive obstacle to reaching the water. In this projec t we wanted to dissolve this perception by providing inhabitable space and access to the lake for both human and non-human spe cies, as well as highlighting and educ ating the public about the positive proper ties of phragmites such as water cleansing and nutrient-richness.
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Our team proposed to widen the agricultural canal to allow for the introduction of topography on the site. By creating islands in the widened canal we achieved two goals. First, building topography allowed us to introduce drier areas into the ever moist environment at the lake’s edge. This then created opportunities for other plant species to move in, forming a suitable habitat for a wide array of species. Second, the introduction of islands in the canal increased the overall length of the edges where phragmites can grow and be used for phytoremediation.
sec tion 2-2 The cleansing of the nutrient rich agricultural runoff was also achieved by employing the preemptive process of organic fertilization of the nearby agricultural fields using harvested and composted phragmites from the site. Better than synthetic, this organic phragmites fertilizer generates less excess nutrients thereby resulting in a cleaner runoff. For the purpose of circulation, a system of undulating sec tion 3-3
paths were designed to connect the islands. These paths were choreographed to enable different perspectives: enclosed or open, low or elevated. Furthermore, the system of paths were intended to facilitate a variety of recreational uses, producing a landscape that simultaneously accommodates and attracts visitors. This group project was created in collaboration with Christopher Cannon and Nadia Yablonskaya.
entrance deck
path to the lake
phragmites islands
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09 ART LIBRARY budapest university of technology 2011
map of the lo c ation
pic tures from the street
floorplan of the ground floor
floorplan of the second floor
floorplan of the fif th floor
main e nt rance
st airc ase
b ook s h e lf a re a
ro o f terrace
s ta i rc a s e
st ai rc ase
hal l h e lp d e s k re ce pt io n/ he l p de sk help desk
re ading ro o m
b ook s h e lf a re a
bo o kshelf area
wo me n’s re st ro o m
of f i ce
st af f ki tchen
me n’s re st ro o m
re s troom
rest ro o m
st air we l l / e l e vato r
s ta i r we ll/ e le vator
st ai r well/elevato r
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nor thwest elevation
perspec tive view
cross sec tion
inside views
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model photos
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ART LIBRARY FITTING IN THE ROW
This art library was designed at 11 Szerb Street in Budapest, Hungary. Szerb Street lies in a primarily residential area of the fifth district and features wall-to-wall development. The library complements the older, cultured neighborhood while integrating stylistically into the surroundings. In addition to serving the usual functions of a library – bookshelf areas, reading rooms, digital archives – an event room in the basement extends its functionality. The shape of the plot presented a unique challenge to the design. The main functions were positioned on the long axis of the building in order to simplify the floor plan. To connect the two ends of the building while opening the interior, the inside walls are primarily composed of glass. The relatively closed nature of the exterior elevation combines with the interior design to reflect the introvert nature of reading and the artist. It was a primary goal to connect the exterior design to the buildings surrounding it. This was accomplished in two ways. First, each of the two vertical sections of the main facade continues the direction of the neighboring buildings’ facades. In order to tie these two pieces of the facade together, a uniform building material was chosen. By continuing the roof line of one of the neighboring buildings, the roof terrace also ties the library in with its surroundings.
detail of the glass roof and the side wall
detail of the glass roof and the c ur tain wall
This detail illustrates the connec tion of the glass roof over the reading room to the exist-
This detail illustrates the connection of the glass roof and the curtain wall to the concrete
ing wall of the neighboring proper ty. While the glass roof had to be joined to the existing
slab over the first floor. To be able to attach both the glass roof and the curtain wall to the
wall, it could not rely on it as a struc tural suppor t, thus a new wall was needed to ser ve
slab as well as to create a fixed edge for the tiling, a parapet wall had to be created. Since
this func tion. Insulation, drainage and other struc tural and aesthetic considerations also
the structural elements of the glass roof and curtain wall were made out of steel, insulating
had to be resolved in this detail.
the connections of these elements was an important consideration in this detail. ar t li brar y - 67
10 DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES freehand drawing 2004-present
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