KEEGAN CARMICHAEL PORTFOLIO OF WORK
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EDUCATION BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE BOSTON, MA BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2012 NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE PORTSMOUTH, NH DRAFTING CERTIFICATE 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CANNON DESIGN BOSTON, MA APRIL 2011 ͳ JUNE 2012 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER PROJECTS WORKED FROM DESIGN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS INCLUDE: • MHCP WAYPOINT CENTER IN PENETANGUISHENE, ONTARIO • LANSDOWNE ATHLETIC STADIUM IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO • NEW RESIDENCE, BATES COLLEGE, MAINE • BENINCASA AND KOLASA HALL REDESIGN IN MIAMI, FLORIDA • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL EXPANSION, MASSACHUSETTS
ALTERNATE EDUCATION ARCOSANTI PHOENIX, AZ PAOLO SOLERI WORK SHOP JULY 2009
PUBLICATIONS / AWARDS BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE MAY 2012 GREEN ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROJECT STUDIO AWARD WINNER MAY 2012 UNDERGRADUATE THESIS COMMENDS DECEMBER 2011 ADELINE GRAVES SKETCH PRIZE WINNER ARCHITECTURAL RECORD AUGUST 2010 ANNUAL NAPKIN SKETCH COMPETITION FIRST RUNNER UP BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE FALL 2010 HERBERT GLASSMAN PRACTICE AWARD WINNER
KALLMANN MCKINNELL AND WOOD ARCHITECTS BOSTON, MA SEPTEMBER 2007 ͳ APRIL 2011 LEVEL 1 ARCHITECT DRAFTING ΈREVIT & CADΉ, CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION ΈANSWERING RFI’S, COMMUNICATING WITH CONSULTANTS, REDLINESΉ, CREATING PHYSICAL MODELS ΈSTUDY AND FINALΉ, RENDERINGS, GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING PRODUCTION. PROJECTS INCLUDE: • UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY; NEW STRYISKY PARK CAMPUS, CHURCH, RESIDENCE AND REFECTORY • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAUINGER LIBRARY MASTER PLAN • UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, MANDEL CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES • THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY,MAX FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS RENOVATION • CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, JEFFERSON CITY, MO PETERSON GRIFFIN ARCHITECTS WALTHAM, MA MARCH 2007 ARCHITECTURAL INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: DRAFTING, SKETCH UP MODELS, RED LINES AND FLOOR PLANS
SKILLS REVIT, AUTOCAD 2D & 3D, RHINO, SKETCHUP, 3D STUDIO MAX, ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, BRIDGE, ACROBAT, POWERPOINT, WORD, EXCEL
ASSOCIATIONS BSA MEMBER NCARB ΈIDP IN PROCESSΉ
CONTENTS THESIS WORK: SYMBIOSIS OF SPACE SEPTEMBER 2011ͳ MAY 2012
4-17 PROFESSIONAL WORK: LANSDOWNE ATHLETIC STADIUM NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2011 ͳ MARCH 2012 ΈWHILE AT CANNON DESIGNΉ 18-25
WAY POINT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH APRIL 2011 ͳ DECEMBER 2011 ΈWHILE AT CANNON DESIGNΉ 26-33
SKETCHBOOK THESIS WORK / PROCESS / TRAVEL SKETCHES SEPTEMBER 2011 ͳ MARCH 2012 34-37 SO THAT’S WHAT THE LAST YEAR OF MY LIFE LOOKS LIKE
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THESIS PROJECT PRELIMINARY NARRATIVE
THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARIES TODAY IS DRASTIC. A ONCE THRIVING STRUCTURE THAT REPRESENTED INTELLECTUAL GROWTH IS NOW A HOMELESS COMMUNITY CENTER. THE EXPERIENCE OF THE LIBRARY HAS DWINͳ DLED WITH EACH GENERATION UNTIL IT WILL BE NO MORE THAN A DISTANT MEMORY. LIKE THE GREAT CITIES OF THE WORLD REINVENT RESPECTIVE INDUSTRIES TO AVOID SOCIETAL COLLAPSE ΈNEW YORK ONCE FAMOUS FOR TEXTILES BROUGHT ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET, AND BOSTON FORMALLY FAMOUS FOR WOOL AND SHIPPING REITERATED ITS INDUSTRIES TO COLLEGES AND HOSPITALSΉ. SO TO MUST A LIBRARY BE ADAPTED TO ITS EVER CHANGING IMMEDIATE ECOSYSTEM OF THE SURROUNDING MEͳ TROPOLIS. BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO APPLY THIS ADAPTATION AND PRESERVE THE LIBRARY GOING EXPERIENCE? THE ANͳ SWER LIES IN SYMBIOSIS; “IN NATURE, A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE GROUPS, ENTITIES ETC.” THE DESIGN INTENT WILL BE TO CREATE A STRUCTURE THAT PROMOTES A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP ON THREE SPECIFIC SCALES; HUMAN, BUILDING AND URBAN CONTEXT.
TRADITIONAL RADITIONAL BOOK
LIBRARY QUALITIES
SOCIAL MEDIA
PERSONAL STUDY SPACE
COMPUTER ACCESS
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FUTURE MODERN BOOK
AUDIO MEDIA
BOOK
WHAT IS THE CONNECTION PHYSICAL MEDIA BETWEEN ANALOG AND DIGITAL MEDIA?
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THESIS PROJECT LIBRARY HISTORY 700 BC ͳ LIBRARY OF ASHURBAN 30,000 CLAY TABLETS FOUND
384 BC ͳ LIBRARY OF ARISTOTLE PRIVATE LIBRARY
IF KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, THEN A LIBRARY IS A TESTAMENT TO THAT POWER. CIVILIZATIONS ARE JUDGED ON THEIR INFORMATION OF THE WORLD AND SAID INFORMATION IS STORED IN LIBRARIES WHICH FUNCTIONED AS STATEMENT OF CULTURAL LONGEVITY. THE EARLIER LIBRARIES WERE DESIGNED TO FORTRESS THE CIVILIZATIONS MEDIA, OVER TIME THE INSTITUTION OF THE LIBRARY EVOLVED INTO MORE OF AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION. LIBRARIES ARE INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONAL DEVELͳ OPMENT, WITH CLASSICAL LIBRARIES THERE WAS THIS ASPECT OF GETTING LOST IN THE LIBRARY & DISCOVERING SOMETHING NEW. WITH OUR CURRENT STATE IN SOCIETY, A LIBRARY IS ABOUT RETRIEVING INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AND EFFORTLESSLY AS POSSIBLE.
300 BC ͳ LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA LARGEST COLLECTION OF HISTORY IN THE WORLD
357 AD ͳ LIBRARY OF CONSTANTINOPLE
762 AD ͳ HOUSE OF WISDOM TRANSLATE TEXTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
STONE TABLETS 4000 BC ͳ 500 BC
PAPYRUS SCROLLS 2900 BC ͳ 800 AD
PARCHMENT SCROLLS 200 BC ͳ 1600 AD PAPER MEDIA 200 AD ͳ PRESENT DIGITAL MEDIA 1936 ͳ PRESENT
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BUT HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO A MODERN LIBRARY?
1368 AD 由 LOUVRE LIBRARY FOUNDED BASIS OF BIBLIO NATIONAL DE FRANCE
1800 AD 由 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOUNDED
1848 AD 由 BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FIRST MUNICIPAL LIBRARY
2001 AD 由 DIGITIAL MEDIA WIKIPEDIA AND GOOGLE BOOKS LAUNCHED
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THESIS PROJECT SITE DEVELOPMENT THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY MANY FAMOUS NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS; SOUTH STATION, THE FINANCIAL DISͳ TRICT, THE LEATHER DISTRICT, SEAPORT SQUARE, FORT POINT NORTH AND THE FAN PIER. MEASURING 20,000 SF, THE SITE MUST NOT INTERRUPT THE HARBOR WALK, THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS WERE SET TO 100 FEET FOR DAY LIGHTING AND AIR RIGHTS. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 THE BOSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ΈBRAΉ IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FORT POINT CHANNEL WORKING GROUP PUBLISHED THE 100 ACRE MASTER PLAN. THIS PLAN WOULD SERVE AS THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORT POINT CHANNEL AND SURROUNDͳ ING AREAS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WITH THE AIDED COLLABORATION AND INPUT FROM EXISTING BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND STATE AGENCIES. DUE TO THE RECENT ECONOMIC RECESSION THIS PLAN WAS NEVER ACHIEVED, BUT IN AN EFFORT TO ASS NECESSARY SITE CONTEXT, THE PROJECT PROCEEDED UNDER THE ASͳ SUMPTION THAT THE BSA PLAN WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
AERIAL PHOTO FROM BSA MASTER PLAN STUDY EXISTING PROPOSED
FIGURE GROUND WITH PROPOSED BUILDINGS
EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE
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BY EXTENDING THE GREEN WAY TO THE HARBOR WALK, PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION INCREASES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY
EXISTING SITE WITH PROPOSED BRA MASTER TER PLAN
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THESIS PROJECT PROGRAMING
PROPOSED PROGRAM
THE ASCENSION OF KNOWLEDGE IS A METAPHOR FOR LEARNING
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OFFICES RARE BOOKS READING/STUDY
ADVANCED MEDIA
COLLEGE LEVEL STACKS READING/STUDY
GENERAL CIRCULATION STACKS READING ROOM
STACKS CASUAL READING MEETING ROOMS
CHILDREN’S / ESL CHECK OUT
ENTRY
CHILDR R EN’S LIBRARY CHILDREN’S
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION
AFTER SEVERAL PRECEDENT STUDIES IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROGRAM OF 50000 SF WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE NEW LIBRARY. THE BUILDING WOULD BE SEPARATED INTO THREE INTERLACED SECTORS; CHILDREN’S & OUTREACH, MAIN LIBRARY AND ADVANCED MEDIA LIBRARIES. ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE LIBRARY WAS TO CONNECT THE FORT POINT COMMUNITY TO BOSTON PROPER, AS A RESULT, THE FORM OF THE NEW LIBRARY WAS DERIVED FROM THE PARTI SKETCH ABOVE.
PROGRAMMING DIAGRAM
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THESIS PROJECT SKIN & SITE THE DUAL SKIN ALLOWS IN NATURAL LIGHT AND ALSO HELPS WITH THE SOLAR ENERGY LOAD ON THE BUILDING. THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE HAS THE MOST OPAQUE AREA OF THE SKIN TO REDUCE GLARE AND CREATE CONSTANT LIGHT ON BOTH LONGITUDINAL FACADES AS OPPOSED TO ONLY THE NORTHERN. ONCE THE GREEN由WAY WAS EXTENDED THE NEW LIBRARY PROTRUDES PAST THE ORIGINAL SITE FOOTPRINT AS A GESTURAL LINK BETWEEN THE NEW COMMUNITY & BOSTON PROPER. THE LIBRARY READING ROOM CANTILEVERS OVER HARBOR WALK WHICH INVITES VISITORS INTO CURIOUS STRUCTURE.
NORTHWEST ELEVATION
SOUTHEAST ELEVATION
SOUTHWEST ELEVATION
THE SECOND SKIN BECOMES MORE PROMINENT AS IT REACHES THE CENTRAL MIXING CHAMBER AND PROMOTES INTERIOR VIEWS AXONOMETRIC RENDERING
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G R E E N WA Y
HARBOR WALK
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THESIS PROJECT PLANS / PROGRAM INTERACTION THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY, MAIN STACKS AND STUDY CARRELS ALL INTERLOCK TO ILLUSTRATE THE FREEDOM OF PROGRAM INTERACTION. SIMILARLY THE READͳ ING ROOM AND ART GALLERY, WHICH OBJECTIVELY REPRESENT A GOAL ARE ELEVATED OVER THE HARBOR WALK. THE BUILDING IS MEANT TO OPEN UP THE GRID OF THE COMMUNITY TO RESIDENTS & VISITORS ALIKE. PROGRAM SYMBIOSIS TAKES PLACE IN THE INFUSION SPACE WHICH IS WHERE THE THREE LEVELS OF LIBRARY MEDIA INTERSECT. THE USER IS SUBJECTED TO AN ARRAY OF DIFFERENͳ TIATING PROGRAM AREAS SO THEY ARE SUBJECTED TO NOT ONLY THE CULTURAL LEVELS OF MEDIA AND HOW THEY IMͳ PACT THEIR DESIGNED SPACE.
...AND THERE IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS, SYMBIOSIS OF VARYING ELEMENTS
MAIN STACKS CARRELS CHILDREN’S PROGRAM INTERACTION SKETCH
INTERIOR RENDERING
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OFFICES RARE BOOK ROOM STUDY CARRELS AUDITORIUM INFUSION SPACE
UPPER LIBRARY ENTRANCE AUDIO LOUNGE
INFUSION SPACE
SOCIAL SPACE BOOK STACKS READING ROOM
MAIN LIBRARY ENTRANCE OUTREACH / ESL CHILDREN’S LIBRARY INFUSION SPACE
ART GALLERY COMPUTER ROOM
LOWER LEVEL
MECHANICAL SPACE SERVER ROOM
MECHANICAL FLOOR
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THESIS PROJECT TECTONICS / SYSTEMS INTEGRATION THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON A TUBE TRUSS, THE RIBBED SECTIONS CARRY THE LOAD AND THE DIAGONAL MEMBERS PREVENT ANY HORIZONTAL SHIFTING. AFTER A SECTION WAS CUT THROUGH THE INITIAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM IT WAS MODIFIED TO BE MORE USER FRIENDLY. EQUIPMENT CHASES WERE CREATED AS AS A BY由PRODUCT OF THIS STEP, WHICH ILLUSTRATES BUILDING SYMBIOSIS. THE PATH OF THE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FOLLOW THE SAME CIRCULATION AS THE USERS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
TUBE TRUSS STRUCTURE OF A TELESCOPE
HYDRO ELECTRICITY HVAC MECHANICAL SPACE
HVAC SYSTEMS DIAGRAM EQUIPMENT CHASE STRUCTURAL TUBE DIAGONAL MEMBER
EQUIPMENT CHASE SKETCH
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OPAQUE SKIN
GLAZING SKIN
I LOVE IT WHEN A BUILDING COMES TOGETHER
STRUCTURAL TUBE TRUSS
FLOOR PLATES
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THESIS PROJECT STRUCTURAL SYSTEM MODEL ONCE THE TUBES WERE INCREASED A CLEAR INTERACTION OF PROGRAM OVERLAY IN THE CENTER OF THE STRUCTURE. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS PROMOTED MORE OF A PROGRAM SYMBIOSIS BY BEING FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE NEW FORM, NOW STAFF WAS ABLE TO INTERACT WITH THE LIBRARY SPACE DIRECTLY AND NOT SEGREGATED BY CIRCULATION. THIS OPENNESS OF SPACIAL RELATIONS WILL INCREASE CIRCULATION AND AN EXPOSURE TO PROGRAM. THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM GUIDED THE CREATION OF THE BUILDING FORM, AND NEGATED THE USE OF STAIRS IN LINEAR CIRCULATION, ALLOWING ACCESSIBLE ACCESS TO ALL AREAS OF THE LIBRARY TO PATRONS.
SKETCHBOOK NOTES
THE INTERLOCKING OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER.
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ST STRUCTURAL MODEL ELEVATION
STRUCTURAL MODEL IN PLAN
STRUCTURE FROM GROUND
OVERLAY OF SPACES
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THESIS PROJECT PROGRAM INTERVENTION DUE TO ALTERATIONS IN FLOOR DESIGN SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS LOST IN AN EFFORT TO PUSH A MORE ORGANIC FORM. A PROGRAM OVERHAUL OF THE CURRENT SCHEME’S SPACE SHOWED WHAT AREAS NEEDED TO INCREASE. A STUDY WAS ALSO DONE WITH THE EXISTING PROGRAM ELEMENTS AND THE NECESSARY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPECIFIC SPACES THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM EITHER A CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER OR A VISUAL CONNECTION.
LIBRARY SPACE CATEGORY
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SPACE
ASSOCIATES LIBRARY LEVEL
WHERE THE PREVIOUS MIX WASN’T ADEQUATE, THIS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT WILL BE.
SKETCHBOOK NOTES
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LIBRARY SPACE CATEGORY
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE SPACE
ASSOCIATES LIBRARY LEVEL
GENERAL LIBRARY
MECH. LEVEL
LOWER LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY
SUPPORT SPACE
UPPER LIBRARY
PRIVATE SPACE
ADMIN. SPACE
SOCIAL SPACE
SEMI由PRIVATE SPACE
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THESIS PROJECT PROGRAMMING AND SECTIONS DUE TO ALTERATIONS IN FLOOR DESIGN SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS LOST IN AN EFFORT TO PUSH A MORE ORGANIC FORM. A PROGRAM OVERHAUL OF THE CURRENT SCHEME’S SPACE SHOWED WHAT AREAS NEEDED TO INCREASE. A STUDY WAS ALSO DONE WITH THE EXISTING PROGRAM ELEMENTS AND THE NECESSARY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN SPECIFIC SPACES THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM EITHER A CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER OR A VISUAL CONNECTION.
PARTI DIAGRAM SKETCH
SITE SECTION LOOKING EAST
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GREEN SPACE OFFICES RARE BOOKS SOCIAL SPACE
STUDY CARRELS
AUDIO LOUNGE AUDITORIUM ENTRY
COMP. ART GALLERY
ESL / OUTREACH
READING ROOM
CHILDREN’S LIBRARY STORAGE
MAIN STACKS
MECHANICAL SPACE
LIBRARY PROGRAM DIAGRAM
NOW ALL LEVELS OF THE LIBRARY ARE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE STREET.
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THESIS PROJECT LIBRARY PROGRAM PLANNING THE FINAL ITERATION OF THE LIBRARY FOLLOWS THE PREVIOUS ORGANIZATION DIAGRAM. THE LOWER PORTION CONTAINS THE CHILDREN’S LIBRARY, ESL, COMPUTER ROOM AND ARTIST GALLERY WHICH REPRESENTED A CURIOSITY AND GENESIS OF LEARNING. THE MAIN LIBRARY CONTAINS THE AUDIO LOUNGE, SOCIAL SPACE, READING ROOM AND MAIN STACKS. THESE ELEMENTS ARE THE FIRST SIGNS OF INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION. FINALLY THE UPPER LIBRARY IS AIMED TOWARDS POST SECONDARY EDUCATION WITH THE RARE BOOKS AREA, STUDY CARRELS, AUDITORIUM AND ADMINISTRATION. THOUGH ALL THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE MECHANICAL LEVEL WHICH HOUSES ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE LIBRARY OPERATIONAL, MUCH LIKE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN SOCIETY.
UPPER LIBRARY: RARE BOOKS, ADMINISTRATIVE AUDITORIUM MAIN LIBRARY: READING ROOM, STACKS, ENTRY, AUDIO LOUNGE, SOCIAL SPACE LOWER LIBRARY: CHILDREN’S LIBRARY, ESL, OUTREACH, ART GALLERY ΈPROGRAM BREAKDOWN BY LEVELΉ
THE COLOR SCHEME ADDS SOME CLARITY
LIBRARY ORGANIZATION
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UPPER LIBRARY MAIN LIBRARY LOWER LIBRARY GREEN SPACE
LIBRARY LEVELS
ROOF PLAN
UPPER LIBRARY
MAIN LIBRARY
LOWER LIBRARY L
MECHANICAL LEVEL
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THESIS PROJECT MEDIA ORGANIZATION
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WHERE WAS THE AUDIO AGAIN?
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THESIS PROJECT PROGRAMMING AND SECTIONS SEVERAL MODELS WERE MADE TO PROPERLY UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP OF STRUCTURE, SUBSTRUCTURE AND SKIN. THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING HAS A LAPPED JOINT RAIN SCREEN, WHICH CONVEYS THE FORM BY A SERIES OF SCALE PANELS.
THE IPAD DOCK MAKES BROWSING FOR BOOKS EASY
THE INTERIOR HOW EVER HAD TO HAVE AN EXPOSED STRUCTURE. THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING OF THE INTERIOR HAD TO TIE INTO O THE TUBES BUT BE BEHIND THE DIAGONAL BRACING RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1Ή TUBE TRUSSES 2Ή DIAGONAL BRACING 3Ή INTERIOR PANELS 4Ή POLYICYNENE SPRAY INSULATION 5Ή SUBSTRUCTURE 6Ή COPPER PANEL RAIN SCREEN
WALL SECTION MODEL
WALL SECTION MODEL
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THESIS PROJECT CIRCULATION & SYSTEMS MAPPING
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THESIS PROJECT BUILDING AND SITE SYMBIOSIS THE AVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT OF THE FORT POINT COMMUNITY IS 100 FEET HIGH, AND WITH THE MAXIMUM LIBRARY HEIGHT IS 30 FT, MAKING THE VIEW OF BOSTON AND THE FORT POINT GREENWAY ARE STILL PROMINENT. BY APPROACHING FROM SOUTH BOSTON THE LIBRARY HELPS FRAME THE COMMUNITY. THE READING ROOM CANTILEVERS OVER THE HARBOR WHICH CREATES A PINCH POINT AND MAKES THE LIBRARY THE LANDMARK ALONG THE FORT POINT CHANNEL. VIEW FROM HARBOR WALK THE COMPRESSION POINT OF THE CANTILEVERED READING ROOM DRASTICALLY CHANGES THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
VIEW FROM GREENWAY
SECTION THROUGH FORT POINT CHANNEL
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THESIS PROJECT MODELS TWO MORE MODELS WERE CONSTRUCTED TO HELP CONVEY THE OVERALL FORM, SPACIAL INTERACTION AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION WITH REGARDS TO USER INTERACTION. IN PLAN THE BUILDING IS THE MOST DOMINANT FIGURE ON SITE, BUT IN ELEVATION IS IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A SUBTLE APPROACH TO THE FORM AS IT APPEARS TO GROW OUT OF THE LANDSCAPE. UPON VIEWING A SECTION THROUGH THE SPACES OF THE LIBRARY IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE IS AMPLE ROOM FOR THE USERS AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS TO INTERACT SIMULTANEOUSLY. VIEWS BETWEEN PROGRAM SPACES ARE UNINTERRUPTED AS THE MECHANICAL CHASES CREATED BY THE TUBE TRUSSES FOLLOW THE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION.
3D PRINTED MODEL ΈPANEL SKINΉ
3D PRINTED MODEL Έ
SITE MODEL
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SECTIONAL MODEL WITH SYSTEMS
SECTIONAL PANEL ELEVATION
SECTIONAL MODEL WITH SYSTEMS
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THESIS PROJECT WALL SECTION AND TECTONICS THE RAIN SCREEN SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE USE OF POLYICYNENE INSULATION BECAUSE IT OFFERS A WATER TIGHT SEAL AND A HIGH RͳVALUE. FOAM INSULATION OFFERS A COMPARABLE RͳVALUE TO STANDARD FIBERGLASS INSULATION AND CONFORMS TO THE UNIQUE SHAPE OF THE LIBRARY.
LAPPED JOINT PANEL RAIN SCREEN SYSTEM BY ZAHNER ENGINEERING ΈEXPERIENCE MUSIC PROJECT BY FRANK GEHRYΉ
LAPPED COPPER PANELS
FORMED COPPER PANELS
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THESIS PROJECT DAY LIGHTING AND INTERIOR VIEWS THE AUDIO LOUNGE, MAIN STACKS, SOCIAL SPACE AND READING ROOM ALL RECEIVE NATURAL LIGHT THROUGH OUT THE DAY. DUE TO THE BUILDING ORIENTATION AND LOCATION OF THE OFFICES WAS AN ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THE FLEXIBILITY GIVEN BY THE PANEL SYSTEM, GILL WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED SO THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS WOULD RECEIVE A CONSTANT NORTHERN LIGHT.
SKETCHBOOK NOTES
VIEW OF THE MAIN STACKS FROM THE UPPER LIBRARY
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AREAS EFFECTED BY NATURAL LIGHT
GILL DAYͳLIGHTING WINDOWS
DAY LIGHTING EFFECT ON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES ΈUPPER LIBRARYΉ
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ LANDSDOWNE ATHLETIC STADIUM THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO...ROUGHLY 6 BLOCKS AWAY FROM WHERE I WAS BORN. THE SCOPE WAS FOR A COMPLETE REVAMP OF LANDSDOWNE PARK AND THE PROJECT WILL BE THE SUMMER OF 2012. THE ATHLETIC FACILITY HOUSED A CFL FIELD ΈCANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUEΉ WITH AN EXISTING NORTHERN STADIUM. OTTAWA IS SCHEDULED TO HOST THE 2012 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP AND IN ORDER TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE THIS EVENT, A SOUTHERN STADIUM WAS DESIGNED. THE NEW SOUTHERN STADIUM HAS A VEIL DRAPING OVER IT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT WILL BE PROJECTED ON THE FIELD. ONE OF THE DESIGN CONSTRAINTS OF THE NEW STADIUM WAS THAT IT COULD NOT IMͳ PEDE THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN PATHS ALONG THE RIDEAU CANAL. CANNON WORKED VIGOROUSLY TO DESIGN THE NEW STRUCTURE SO THAT PART OF THE CONCOURSE WAS OPEN TO THE EXISTͳ ING PATHS TO PROMOTE MORE USER INTERACTION WHEN THERE WAS NO SCHEDULED EVENT.
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SITE PLAN
USERS INTERACTING WITH VEIL STRUCTURE FIELD SECTION OF SOUTHERN STADIUM
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AERIAL VIEW OF LANSDOWNE PARK
OTTAWA’S FAVORITE SON FINALLY RETURNS!
PLAN OF SOUTHERN STADIUM ΈWITH VEILΉ
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ LANDSDOWNE ATHLETIC STADIUM THE VEIL IS SUPPORTED VERTICALLY BY STEEL COLUMNS PROJECT FROM FOUNͳ DATION THROUGH THE CONCOURSES. THESE SUPPORTS WERE REFERRED TO AS “PALMS” BECAUSE THEY ABSTRACTLY LOOK LIKE HANDS HOLDING UP AN OBJECT. THE VEIL ALSO NEEDED TO BE TIED INTO THE STADIUM TO PREVENT HORIZONTAL SHIFTING. THE VEIL SPINES & INTEGRATED SHADES ARE COMPOSED OF LAMINATED WOOD WHICH GIVES MORE OF A NATURAL PRESENCE TO THE ORGANIC FORM. THE SPACING OF THE SUN SHADES ALLOW HORIZONTAL VIEWS OUT.
LAMINATED WOOD VEIL SPINE STRUCTURAL DETAIL
PLAN DETAIL OF PALM STRUCTURE
...AND YOU CAN SEE THE RIDEAU FROM INSIDE THE SOUTH STADIUM
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PALM DETAIL THROUGH CONCRETE
PALM DETAIL THROUGH ROOFING
HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL BRACING DRAWING TRANSVERSE BUILDING SECTION
VEIL STRUCTURE` MEDIA BOX
UPPER CONCOURSE
SUITE LEVEL
MAIN CONCOURSE
LOWER CONCOURSE
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ LANDSDOWNE ATHLETIC STADIUM THE STADIUM ITSELF IS COMPOSED OF CASTͳINͳPLACE CONCRETE, STANDARD CFMS STUDS, AND CORRUGATED METAL SIDING TO BREAK UP THE SHADE ON THE FACADE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SUITE LEVEL AND MEDIA BOX, THE CONCOURSE AND GRANDSTAND SEATING IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. THUS THE MAJORITY OF THE BUILDING USE WILL BE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. STEPPED PARAPET DETAIL
IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO THE DETAILS
MEDIA BOX/UPPER CONCOURSE DETAIL
UPPER CONCOURSE RAILING DETAIL
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VIEW OF STANDS FROM MAIN CONCOURSE
WALL SECTION
AXON DETAIL OF PARAPET CORNER CONNECTION
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ LANDSDOWNE ATHLETIC STADIUM VEIL /STADIUM CONNECTION ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEIL LIES THE EXTERIOR EGRESS STAIRS, OF WHICH CONTAIN MECHANICAL LOUVERS. THE MAJORITY OF THE VERTICAL CIRCULAͳ TION IS THROUGH THESE MEANS OF EGRESS, AND ELEVATORS ARE IN PLACE TO ACCOMMODATE ADA NEEDS. AN EGRESS LIKE THAT COULD CAUSE A MASS EXODUS
EXTERIOR STAIR RENDERING
EXTERIOR STAIR SECTION
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PLAN OF EXTERIOR STAIR
NIGHT RENDERING OF SOUTH STADIUM
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ WAYPOINT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH ΈMHCPΉ THIS PROJECT IN PENETANGUISHENE ΈROUGHLY 3 HOURS NORTH OF TORONͳ TOΉ IS A 330,000 SF ADDITION TO THE EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. FIVE NEW BUILDINGS WERE DESIGNED; TWO PATIENT BUILDINGS, VISITORS LOBBY, PATIENT MALL AND AN ATHLETIC BUILDͳ ING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE ONE OF THE LEADING MENTAL REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN CANADA.
SITE PLAN
THE FIRST CANADIAN PROJECT I WORKED ON
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PATIENT BUILDINGS
MAIN ENTRANCE/LOBBY
ATHLETIC BUILDING
PATIENT MALL
LONGITUDINAL SITE SECTION
SITE RENDERING OF NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ WAYPOINT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
THE FACILITY HAD TO BE DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE LEVELS OF PATIENT SECURITY, RANGING FROM HIGHͳRISK TO MINIMAL SUPERVISION. THIS WAS ACHIEVED BY CONSOLIDATING THE HIGHͳRISK PATIENT INTERACTION, WHILE ATTAINING LOWͳRISK SECURITY CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY. SMALL COURTYARDS AND RAISED TERͳ RACES WERE PLACED OFF THE EXTERIOR OF THE PATIENT WINGS FOR SAFE MONIͳ TORED RECREATION. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY WAS ENCOURAGED FOR PATIENT REHABILITATION, TO AID WITH SUCH RECREATION MHCP HAS A GYMͳ NASIUM, SWIMMING POOL, BASEBALL FIELD AND HOCKEY RINK.
PATIENT SECURITY DIAGRAM
WHO KNEW PRECAST COULD LOOK SO GOOD
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INTERIOR LOBBY RENDERING
CURTAIN WALL CANOPY
ENTRANCE OVERHANG
LONGITUDINAL LOBBY ELEVATION
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PROFESSIONAL WORK ΈCANNON DESIGNΉ WAYPOINT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
DUE TO A RATHER STEEP CHANGE IN GRADE THE TREATMENT MALL HAD TO BE OFFSET BY HALF A LEVEL. BY USͳ ING RAMPS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CONNECTIONS TO THE DIFFERENCE IN FLOOR HEIGHTS THERE WAS NO NEED FOR STAIRS TO MEET ADA CODE. THE SKYLIGHT WILL ALLOWING IN NATURAL LIGHT TO FURTHER ENCOURAGE OF THE USE OF THE RAMP FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE CONFINED TO THE INTERIOR OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. DETAIL THROUGH SKYLIGHT PURLIN
DETAIL THROUGH SKYLIGHT APEX
DETAIL THROUGH SKYLIGHT RAFTER
GREAT CIRCULATION!
SECTION THROUGH PATIENT RAMP
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INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE OF PATIENT RAMP
INTERIOR RENDERING OF PATIENT AND SKYLIGHT
SKYLIGHT DETAIL
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PROFESSIONAL WORK WAYPOINT CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH A NON由CLIMBABLE SECURITY FENCING WAS PLACED AROUND ALL THE EXTERIOR COURTYARDS AND RAISED TERRACES FOR SAFETY. A GREENHOUSE WAS DE由 SIGNED OUTSIDE THE SMALL RECRE由 ATIONAL COURTYARD FOR PATIENTS. TO INTEGRATE THIS NEW STRUCTURE A PRECAST WALL KNEE WALL WAS CRE由 ATED SO THAT IT WOULD TIE INTO THE TREATMENT MALL.
CLIMBING MBI M B
PLAN OF SMALL RECREATIONAL COURTYARD
WALL SECTION OF PRECAST WALL AND FENCING
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PLAN OF GREENHOUSE
SMALL RECREATIONAL COURTYARD ROOF PAVER DETAIL
AXON OF GREENHOUSE AND SMALL REC COURTYARD
GREENHOUSE LONGITUDINAL ELEVATION
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SKETCHBOOK COLLECTION OF WORKS
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SKETCH, SKETCH, SKETCH... AND MORE SKETCHING
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SKETCHBOOK COLLECTION OF WORKS
ITS BECOME MORE LIKE A TRAVEL JOURNAL AT THIS POINT
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SKETCHBOOK COLLECTION OF WORKS
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