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Come to the Boat
Port Tonic
Advisor: Karen Lange Location: Cayucos, CA [2013]
Advisor: Tom Di Santo Location: France [2012]
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Redefining the Edge Advisor: Paola Giaconia + Marco Brizzi + Achille Location: Italy [2012]
Reaching Outsid(ers)
Gallery
Workshop: Domus Academy Location: Italy [2012]
Location: Avanti Cafe, CA [2013]
1. Come to the boat
is a p ro ject w h ere I w as ab le to exp lo re
my i n teres t i n c ommuni t y de si gn an d p ar ticip atio n . Ru m m ag in g th ro u g h o ld p h o to g r a p hs; aski ng anyone who m ig h t kn o w a th in g o r tw o ab o u t Cayu co s’s p a s t; v i s i ti ng and re - vi si t i ng I f ou n d a sto ry w o r th tellin g . I w an ted to fo cu s o n d es i g n i n g a ne w se nse of move men t. Wh en arch itectu re b eco m es lived in , w h en s p a c e i s e ngage d i n, whe n arc hitectu ral p ro g ram b eco m es activity - a p lace c a n b e rem e mbe re d and re c re at e d . A cu ltu ral cen ter can o n ly th en b eco m e a p l a c e th a t provi de s a ne w unde rstan d in g o f
th e very site it co m m em o rates.
H ere, b oat s are asse mbl e d, sto red , exh ib ited , an d set in to th e w ater.
Elevated Pathway Through Boat Finishing
Existing + Abandoned Garage
One day
as th e fo g co vered th e sky an d th e sunl i ght attem p ted to p eer th ro u g h ; I h ap p en ed upon an o ld ab an d o n ed g arag e th at I in stan tly f e l l i n lo ve w ith . I w as am azed b y its sim p licity, i t s whiten ess, an d m o st o f all its m ystery.
System of Follies
Carving Spaces from Solid Blocks
Openings informed by site
In o rde r to c rea te t he arc hi t e c t ure , I f i rst d esig n ed sim p le stru ctu res th at w ere scattered a long t he si t e . N ext, I i ma gi ne d t he se st ruc t ure s co m p letely cast in co n crete vo lu m es. I n o rd er t o ma k e spac e I c a r v ed o u t t he se vol ume s, hol l owi n g o u t th e m ass, an d d efin in g th e w alls an d ope nings .
Social + Memorial/Lodging
Parking around the entirety of site and pedestrian sidewalk connects downtown. Wood is brought in, prepared, and boats are assembled and set on their path. After initial construction, boats travel through water before surface treament. Cafe and meeting spaces overlap the temporary resident with the passerby.
Memorial towards Existing
Gathering spaces, especially the memorial, are focal points on the path. Lodging is suggested temporarily in order to experience the site holistically.
The un i o n b etw een programs c re at e s t he ab ility
There is a final descent from the existing structure under the road and into the sand.
for m o re h u m a n i n t e rac t i ons t o t ake pl ac e. Th e fur t he r I c a n p u s h f or a soc i al i ze d arc hi t ectu re,
First Floor Plan
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Connec tion to Sacred Rock at SE and pre-existing water tank in NE Public paths N to S connecting gaps between existing houses Existing road, horizon, and frame of references.
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T h e re a re m a n y d i re c t i o n a l p u l l s on site. Morro
Ro c k , a 5 81- f oot vol c ani c pl ug i s sa cred , rem in d in g m e of my res ponsi bi l i t y t o be i nt e nsi on al w ith p lacem en t. P rog r a m s pac e s c orre l at e wi t h gap s b etw een h o u ses, c rea ti n g s l i ve rs of l i ght out t o th e o cean b elo w .
Boat Workshop
Existing + Boat Workshop
The mo st i m p or ta n t d at um of t he proj e c t was b o th th e existin g g ro u n d su rface an d th e b o at track t ha t r a n t hro ugh th e en ti rety of t he proj e c t . From t he re I allo w ed fo r a su b tle in terp lay b etw een sky an d g round. In t his re g ard c er ta i n s p ac e s we re t o be skyward fo cu sed w h ile o th ers w e m o re ro o ted in th e ear th . I wa s le s s int e re st ed i n h ow ea c h e x pe ri e nc e e x i st e d i ndi v id u ally b u t rath er h o w it p layed o u t w ith every o th e r s pa c e .
2. Port Tonic
i s a mome ntary exp an sio n o f th e th ree m eters o f F ren ch
c o a s tli n e curre nt l y ac c e ssi bl e t o th e p u b lic. Th is is to b e m o re th an ju st a q u a n ta ti v e e x pansi on ( e nabl i ng ped estrian s to m o ve b eyo n d th e th ree m eter z on e) , b u t a qual i t at i ve one as w ell, in creasin g accessib ility to p ar ticu lar s i te s en s a t i ons. O ppor t uni t i e s f o r site exp erien ces are o rg an ized alo n g tw o s tep p ed wal l s t hat c arve a di re c t p ath fro m street to sea. As statio n s alo n g th es e w a ll s, t he programs of bat h , restau ran t, an d film g allery fam iliarize th e v i s i tor w i th c e r t ai n qual i t i e s of th e co astlin e as th ey m o ve to an d fro m it.
View from Water to Street
Entrance to Bath House
Dining with a View
Interactive Landscape
Film Gallery
mance Perfor
Coo king Clas S Ta s t e Con tain er
Lo Ro cke om r s
Third Level Floor Plan
Second Level Floor Plan
View Dini ng
3. Redefining the Edge
d eals
w ith
how
p eo p le
en g a g e i n f ood. T he mai n c onc e p t w as to d esig n b o th q u iet an d lo u d sp aces a n d a ll ow f or spac e s of “i nt e rval.� Vo id s are im p o r tan t in o rd er to reach ma xi m u m pe rme abi l i t y. D i f f e re nt sp aces, so m e m o re in tim ate an d o th ers more s o c i a l , i nt e r t wi ne wi t h a sh iftin g lan d scap e an d create th ese in terstitial v o i d s . Breaki ng up t he program creates m o re p o ten tial fo r so cial en co u n ters.
Central Counrtyard Space
Restaurant section
School + Research
Market Space
Mensa
Market Space
Site Voids+ Inner Conenctions
Second Level Floor Plan
Entire Site School
Market
Restaurants Entrance
Mensa
First Level Floor Plan
autostrada firenze-mare
to milan
to lucca
florence
autostrada del sole to rome
to pisa
4. Reaching Outsid[ers] in
c o l l a b orat i on
th i s s er v e
p ro j ec t as
a
was
wi t h to
t he f oc us
t ranspor t at i on
Domus
w as a th ree-d ay d esig n w o rksh o p
Acad em y
of
Milan .
Th e
on
an
ap p ro p riate
so lu tio n
hub
fo r
travles
an d
to
fro m
fo cu s th at
of
co u ld
F lo ren ce.
Program Sections
Layers of Connectivity
Media + Advertisement
Under the Bridgeway
Site Mending
5. Gallery
i s an ar t gal l e ry co n sistin g o f so m e o f th e m o st in sp irin g
p l a c es I di sc ove re d whi l e l i vi ng in I taly fo r o n e year. E very sin ce stu d yin g a b ro a d i n It al y and Swi t ze rl and m y fo u r th year o f co lleg e, I h ave b eco m e i n c rea s i n g ly f asc i nat e wi t h t e x t ure, cu ltu re an d a b len d in g o f o ld an d n ew .