K Ke l l y We c k m a n Graduate Architecture Work Samples
Urban Ecology Research Lab - In Progress 5th year project 2015-2016
Brooklyn, NY
Designing a resilient future for Gowanus Canal is the task of this capstone studio. Gowanus, one of the most polluted waterways in the country, once was filled with boat activity. The neighborhood has since fallen into abandonment, but with gentrification beginning to take place, the task becomes breathing life and a sustainable future into the neighborhood without pushing out its valuable creative and industrial community. This year-long project investigates possibilities for an industrial waterfront district through the design of a master plan and a focused project. The fall semester focused entirely on the master plan and determining the program of the project, while the spring semester is devoted to the design of the building.
Flooding
Disconnected neighborhoods Art & industry displaced
BROOKLYN GREENWAY
CANAL CONNECTION
Potential bicycle connection
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
COBBLE HILL
BOERUM HILL
CARROLL GARDENS
RED HOOK
GOWANUS
PARK SLOPE
Hurricane Sandy flood zone Gowanus Canal neighborhood - focus area Arts Gowanus Location
Make room for green
Minimize run-off
Enhance mobility
Establish nodes of activity
Preserve art and industry
Vary canal setbacks
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1 Wetland field research site 2 Research lab 3 Pedestrian bridge
4 Conservancy plaza 5 Activity node 6 Waterfront amphitheater
7 Green corridor Walk + cycle path New manufacturing & retail
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Section perspective
Site Plan
View to processing lab
Ground floor
Typical Urban Laboratory
The Alternative
Inward focus
Outward focus
Isolation + Visual Connection
Cross-Pollination
Ground Floor Permeability
Exhibition Circulation
Aluminum skylight system with insulated glass Finished metal panel Extensive green roof Pedestal paving system Filter fabric Drainage layer 6� min. insulation sloped to drain Composite deck Finished gyp ceiling on metal stud frame
Exposed steel truss
Raised floor system Concrete paver
Composite deck Steel beam 4� insulation Finished metal soffit Finished metal panel
LABORATORY WALL SECTION
Finished metal panel on steel frame support
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Carpet tile 14” raised flooring system Canvas shading fin with tension cable system 4” insulation Finished metal panel
Steel beam CL
Interior light shelf Operable clerestory window composite deck Finished gyp ceiling on metal stud frame Finished metal soffit with integrated lighting CL
4” Insulation Steel girder
Aluminum facade system Thermally-broken steel column
Concrete slab
OFFICE SPACE WALL SECTION
Martin Puryear Sculpture Museum
3rd year project Spring 2014 New York City, NY CHARLES BURTON AWARD FINALIST
A leading African-American sculptor, Martin Puryear creates historically-mindful and evocative pieces. Working primarily with wood, stone, wire, and tar, he emphasizes process as much as the finished piece, and his conceptual ideas often emerge from the craft itself. While many of his pieces are roughly human height, there is no particular boundary of scale in his work. The challenge became designing a museum to subtly enhance the art, rather than overpower it, creating a design driven by light and spatial sequence.
Extend facade to maintain street wall
Upper floors focus inward
Permanent galleries. library, administrative
Lift building to open up ground floor
Lower Floors connect outward Entry, cafe, lecture, temporary gallery
Skylight Gallery
Sculpture garden
Temporary Gallery
6th floor 5th floor 4th floor
4th floor
Gallery circulation and spatial sequence
View from street
Skylit gallery
1st floor - Entry Level
4th floor - Permanent Gallery Level
Ladder sculpture space
Rotating exhibition
THANK YOU Kelly Weckman 214.684.8918 keweckman@gmail.com