ARCHITECTURAL_PORTFOLIO kristy kimball
Navigating Vertical Expansion
Restitching the Urban Fabric
Focusing the Urban Grid
oc c upy ing t he v er t ic al
urban reinvigoration
vertical / horizontal convergence
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Embodying Natural Interstices beekeeper ’s retreat
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Museum
Sound Grove at Sulphur Dell
release
ULI compet it ion
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Surrealism
subconscious
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Living Room
fl o o ri n g p ro d u ct d e si g n
c o n t e n t s _
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Anatomical
Vertices
Reinterpreting the Historic Edge
paramet ric to w e r stu d y
historical reinvention
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EcoHotel for Nomadic Harvesters center for agro-tourism
Loft_Morph
sp a ti a l g a rd e n
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Ferrari
Headquarters
Museum of the Moving Image
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Maximalism through form
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Luminair: glow
science
Professional
Work
D R A + Ba l l i n g e r
de s i g n b u i l d l amp
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fiction
museum
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Museum of Art and Other Objects work in progress...
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focusing the urban grid Vertical / Horizontal Convergence 10th Ave and 45th St_NY, NY critic: Mark McGlothlin partner: Ricardo Mejia UF Design Studio vii academic_undergraduate
As a result of existing as both pyramid and labyrinth, the urban condition, as a layering of network spaces, relies on the architectural paradox to exist. The way that the layers of the city present themselves to occupants as both symbol and experience begin to formulate an understanding of the framework of the city. This convergence of ideas unfolds through the occupation of the city where events arise and formulate a larger mapping of relationships between the pieces of the metropolis and the urban landscape as a whole.
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program: residential_1,120,000 sq. ft elementary_198,000 sq. ft retail_17,500 sq. ft total_1,335,500 sq. ft
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Entry and the pedestrian edge. Bridging the sidewalk and the interior. Allowing for movement into and through from one access point to another. A permeable membrane that harbors an interior courtyard.
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focusing the urban grid Vertical
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Horizontal
Convergence
The school encompasses the opposite edge. It allows for bus access. There is a partially enclosed playground sunken into the inside courtyard as well as an exterior playground on the side of the school.
A media wall on the school facade activates the corner of the block. Seating allows for viewing cinematic events. Transparent ground conditions and a balcony with opening react to the train tracks below. K.Kimball 04
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focusing the urban grid Vertical
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Horizontal
Convergence
The proposed city block houses a mixture of various programs creating an urban microcosm within the city context. It contains retail space, a public middle school, and residential accommodations. The different programmatic elements are located around a central courtyard where there are dining patios and general public spaces including an outdoor cinema. The retail space is located opposite the school and activates the street level to encourage outsiders to venture into the block. The school has street access for school buses and an exposed playground at the basement level with access to an exterior playground in the courtyard harbored from the general public. The apartment units include both luxury and market rate units. There are communal spaces that connect the towers on each end. facade studies
sun shading diagram
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patio dining / public courtyard
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focusing the urban grid Vertical
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Horizontal
Convergence
communal space between towers
city block within urban context
plan diagram studies K.Kimball 08
restitching the urban fabric Urban
Reinvigoration
Hayden Burns Library_Jacksonville, FL critic : Michael Kuenstle UF Design Studio viii academic_undergraduate
The occupational activity of the city has dwindled due to a lack of exciting living and public spaces, causing occupants to vacate to surrounding suburbia. An overabundance of parking allows for this situation and has affected the pedestrian aspect of the urban space. The construct is located on top of the existing and vacant Hayden Burns Library and promotes a renewed sense of urban occupation by providing dwelling as well as recreation and commercial spaces
existing library and column tiles K.Kimball 09
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digitally fabricated, laser-cut model
circulation
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initial form studies
public vs. private balconies
unique interlocking unit types
public space
skin
restitching the urban fabric Urban
Reinvigoration
recreation center plan
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skin panel structure
Pleating Measured folds secured by stitching- folded flat or manipulated to project. The fold’s structure diminishes beyond the stitching and transforms into softer, flatter folds. Pleating as folding skin based on unit configuration composed of panels stitched to a larger armature
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Darts A sculpting of the surface into peaks and crevaces. Securing a shortened fold to a point or between two points causes the level of the fabric to raise/drop in proportion to the amount of fabric it removes. The darted layers of fabric brace the structure they shape despite being hollow forms. Darts as unit extrusions
Shirring Fabric contracted and gathered into multiple rows of stitching sewn in parallel lines. The network of gathered stitching separated by separate zones of fabric shrinks the original fabric while adding substance and structural capacity to the surface it creates. Shirring as detail, smaller scale structure
restitching the urban fabric Urban
Reinvigoration
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restitching the urban fabric Urban
Reinvigoration
The s id e w it h no r t he rn ex p o s u re h a s o p e ra b l e p a n e l s w h i c h n o t o n l y p e rs o nal ize t he unit s o f t his s i d e b u t i n te ra c t w i t h t h e c i ty a n d co n s t a n t l y s h i f t .
public balcony space
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hell’s kitchen hotel tower navigating vertical expansion Hell’s Kitchen NY, NY critic: Mark McGlothlin partner: Ricardo Mejia UF Design Studio vii academic_undergraduate
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The construct reformulates a number of venues, and stacks them into a vertical framework of events. The program contains commercial space, a community theatre, hotel, bar, and patio park space. The stacking of public spaces captivates pedestrians and guides them to the apex.
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ent路ry: (n,v) envelopes occupants at the street level; draws pedestrian city dwellers into the vertical context; contains commercial space
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hell’s kitchen hotel tower navigating vertical expansion
sky_bar: (n) further draws occupants through the vertical context; an interior/exterior social gathering space on the top floor
ho·tel_lob·by: (n) middle space; Allows access to hotel rooms; A permeable barrier separating public and private spaces
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Without the ability to relate space to typically known or socially enforced organizations, new experiences and questions cause enlightenment. Such architecture causes one to question previous architectural assumptions. This can be achieved by initially presenting the conventionally defined connections between various elements of architecture then inventing new associations between space and the events that occur within through “processes of defamiliarization, de-structuring, superimposition, and crossprogramming.� This will cause each occupant to reevaluate their own position as a subject.
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hell’s kitchen hotel tower navigating vertical expansion
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anatomical vertice s Parametric Tower Study Miami, FL critic : Ruth Ron UF Elective_Advanced Digital Topics academic_undergraduate
1. circulation core 2. floor plates 3. comprehensive tower 4. tinted glass enclosure 5. skin structure
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plan diagram structure: cores + outer skin : inspired by the structure of a spinal cord.
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Mixed Use Tower: The lower floors contain commercial space while the floors above are residential with an inner core of offices. There is a main core in the center and three smaller cores. The residences surround the smaller outer cores and each have a balcony on the perimeter. There are market rate residences in the lower portion, luxury residences with high ceilings above them, and penthouses at the top of the tower. There are three atriums carved around the interior core as well.
penthouses
residential atrium 2
high-end residences
residential atrium 1
market rate residences
skin panels commercial atrium
commercial space
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reinterpreting the historic edge Historical Reinvention Bull St_ Savannah, GA critic: Rocke Hill UF Design Studio vi academic_undergraduate
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The construct redirects the way that people occupy the Savannah city structure. The entryway invites occupants down an alley space into a sunken gallery. The construct protrudes towards the park, activating the city park structure. The hovering moment above the sidewalk is similar to the concept of the traditional Savannah house style stoop. Instead of inviting people from the city to the interior, it invites the occupant of the interior to the view of the outside. A connecting ramp occupies a space parallel to the sidewalk to mimic the natural movement of the block. It is elevated to allow for occupation below it. Outdoor space under the construct becomes the carriage house. It is open to the sidewalk and contains a bike rack, benches, and water fountain, acting like a modern day carriage house.
historical structure 1. elevated entry: vertical stoop entry 2. courtyard: gathering space 3. carriage house: entry space / shelter 4. occupation of alley: access to courtyard
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urban modernization 1. extended volume : suspension above street level 2. interior courtyard volume : meeting/event space 3. public “carriage house� : sheltered bench /bike racks 4. occupation of alley: sunken entry into gallery 3 2
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reinterpreting the historic edge Historical Reinvention
section studies
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E mb ody ing N at ur a l I n t er s t ice s Beekeeper’s Retreat
Longleaf Flatwoods Preserve_Hawthorne, FL critic: Bradley Walters UF Design Studio v academic_undergraduate
The trail through the site changes quite drastically to the occupant. It transforms from having vivid boundaries on each side to opening up to the point of disappearing into the landscape.
The ability to view outside of the path is also constantly changing. At times, the view is closed off except for the views directly in front and behind.
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Sometimes the view is drawn upward by the verticality of the trees to the vast sky overhead
There are also moments where the trees thin out and reveal shattered glimpses of what lays beyond
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Once outside, the nomad can wander through the planted fields, continue into an outdoor space, or stride to a beacon.
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emb ody ing n at ur a l in t er s t ice s Beekeeper’s Retreat
Along the trail, where the hammock’s trees begin to give way on one side to an expanse of sand hill, the construct declares its presence by interrupting the path. The large opening invites nomads inside, while the occupiable skin beckons to be explored enclosing the occupant and obscuring the view of the sand hill. Once inside the construct, the path gives way to open space, encouraging wandering - there are places for viewing, and meditating to be discovered.
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From the large entry space, a path to the private spaces provides opportunity for reflection. The undulating construction of the ground and the mesmerizing glimpses of the outside through the skin cause the nomad to change pace. The path continues to the small scale private spaces elevated in the canopy. The other path is meant for movement as it is enclosed and offers minimal, controlled views of the outside. The enclosure gives way to the outside to encourage a swift procession straight through
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emb ody ing n at ur a l in t er s t ice s Beekeeper’s Retreat
The fields are located in the hammock because it is already broken by trees. The skin wraps around the construct to enclose an outdoor space. The outside is once again obscured, while the boundary between inside and out is blurred. Beyond this and across the sand hill lies the work space. It is small scale, intended for storage and honey processing. A theoretical path exists from the construct to the work space but it is up to the nomad to follow it or to break from the path to explore the surroundings that are finally, completely presented. K.Kimball 34
ec o - ho t el f o r nom a d ic h a r v e s t er s Center for Agro-Tourism
Longleaf Flatwoods Preserve_Hawthorne, FL critic: Bradley Walters UF Design Studio v academic_undergraduate
In nature, bees radiate from their hives to surrounding plants in order to cultivate honey and support their colony. The paths of the beekeepers start to become similar to that of the bees as well. At first, they stay on the paths to each hive, but eventually begin to break the existing path both for exploration and out of efficiency. The way the construct touches ground speaks about the people’s impact on the land. The paths of the people rest on the ground, planted vegetation is rooted in the ground, and the bees hover above it.
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The barn space folds open into the into the ground; its structure exposed Apertures filter light and allow air to overhead extends to provide cover to
fields. It is embedded like a system of roots. flow through. The barn the outdoor workspace.
The kitchen is directly above the barn space and provides a view of the fields in order to understand the full experience of cultivation. A light well provides cover from the south sun while allowing light to enter the spaces above the barn. The kitchen opens into open air patio dining and indoor dining space. There are larger scale group meeting spaces that hover above the landscape. The idea of wandering and breaking paths embodies the lower level of the group space. It is gently divided by a light filter wall and ramps. The spaces accommodate circulation while allowing for breaking points where individuals can gather. There are private spaces that rest on the ground as well as float above in order to provide different experiences of the landscape. The constraining hallway of the elevated living space is a stark contrast to the expansive walkway that hovers through the rest of the construct. This walkway allows for circulation as well as resting space for gazing into the landscape.
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eco-hotel for nomadic harve sters Center for Agro-Tourism
The shifting of the construct both vertically and horizontally allows for uninterrupted views of the landscape. It also allows for passage above, below, and through the intervention similar to the occupation of the existing landscape, encouraging complete occupation of the site.
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loft
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morph
S p atial G a rd e n UF Architecture Building_Gainesville, FL critic: Ruth Ron UF Undergraduate Elective_Advanced Digital Topics
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1. Overhead condition pronouncing entry to offices 2. Stair access to garden 3. Study/ viewing space contained in stair structure 4. Patio space at garden ground level 5. Integrated seating
The intervention begins outside of the office entry on the second floor of the architecture building. It provides an overhead that pronounces the entry. The overhead flows downwards to contain stair access to the garden. It cascades lower and contains study and viewing spaces. The structure spills out onto the garden level providing a patio ground surface and sculpted benches.
polymer panels
rib structure handrails
molded bench K.Kimball 40
sound grove at sulphur dell downtown Nashville extension/masterplan Sulphur Dell, TN Urban Land Institute Competition Architectural Team: Joyce Chiange & Mike Iskandar graduate_competition Sound Grove knits together existing activity centers reinventing the urban landscape. The development creates a medium density transition between residential neighborhoods to the north & west and downtown Nashville. The livable mixed-use community reduces unnecessary commuter travel time, providing users with time-savings and increased mental health, while the dynamic outdoor space contributes to physical wellbeing. SoundGrove enables Nashville to be at the forefront of the move towards sustainability in its physical, economic, and social landscapes. Pedestrian friendly streets discourage the use of automobiles, and reduce carbon emissions. Implementation of flood control practices and stormwater management promotes awareness and advocates for a eco awareness. Bicycle and pedestrian paths create connections between the riverfront, newly developed activity nodes, the Nashville Sounds Stadium, the farmer’s market, and event space pavillion.
green spaces
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conceptual framework
activity centers
eco friendly circulation
zoning
flood retention
vehicular accessibility
Master Plan
K1
M1.1
H1
F1 F2
K2
F3 i1 A1
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B3 B1 A1 Parking Structure A2 Event Space Pavillion B1 Farmer’s Market B2 Public Green Space B3 Community Gardening Plots F1 Historic Blacksmith Shop F2 Park F3 Retail + Hotel H1 Parking Structure i1 Retail + Housing i2 Public Plaza + Bike Path i3 Retail + Offices i4 Historic Stockyard Restaurant J1 Commercial Entertainment + Retail + Offices J2 Public Plaza + BRT Stop K1 housing K2 housing K3 housing L1 Retail + Hotel/Conference Center M1 Waterfront Park M1.1 Communal Outdoor Space M1.2 Bike Path M1.3 Flood Retention System
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phasing
PHASE 01 : 2016
TOTAL : 1,477,830 SQ FT PHASE 02 : 2019
Market-Rate Rental Market-Rate for Sale Affordable Rental Affordable for Sale Commercial Market-Rate Retail Farmer’s Market Hotel Structured Parking Private Space Waterfront/Public Space
151,384
370,201
41,133 16,820 79,460
264,330
60,348
494,154
TOTAL : 3,328,386 SQ FT
Market-Rate Rental Market-Rate for Sale Affordable Rental Affordable for Sale Commercial Market-Rate Retail Farmer’s Market Hotel Structured Parking Private Space Waterfront/Public Space
27,587
248,283 123,399
1,110,603
238,380 792,990 651,082 60,055 76,007
PHASE 03 : 2022
Market-Rate Rental Market-Rate for Sale Affordable Rental Affordable for Sale Commercial Market-Rate Retail Farmer’s Market Hotel Structured Parking Private Space Waterfront/Public Space
TOTAL : 12,114,334 SQ FT
96,899 10,767
1,480,804 164,532 2,476,984 2,299,716 1,618,872 2,153,152 1,812,608
section
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
OFFICE
OFFICE
RESIDENTIAL
OFFICE
OFFICE
RESIDENTIAL
RETAIL
RETAIL
RETAIL
GREEN FLEX SPACE RAINWATER ART CANOPY CONNECTED TO CISTERN
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PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY GROVE EFFICIENT BRT SYSTEM
2nd AVE FLEX SPACE PERVIOUS PAVEMENT
sound grove at sulphur dell downtown Nashville extension/masterplan
Cumberland River greenway
RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
RETAIL
GREEN SPACE
COMMUNITY GARDENS
SEATING SUNKEN GARDEN FLOOD BUFFER FILTRATION DRAINAGE SYSTEM 2
BIKE LANES
PUBLIC AMPHITHEATRE
PEDESTRIAN LANES
FLOOD BUFFER 1
RAINWATER GARDENS
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building typologies
retail + private residential: internal activation through inner courtyard and occupiable green roofs
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retail + residential: intermediate internal/external activation through inner courtyard with pedestrian accessibility
sound grove at sulphur dell downtown Nashville extension/masterplan
retail + residential: external activation through direct accessibility & visual contact with public walkway/bikepath
offices + entertainment: internal activation through inner courtyards and private office balconies.
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museum of surre alism Release of the Subconscious Williamsburg, Brooklyn_ NY partner: Michael Obot critic: Ferda Kolatan Penn_Design Studio 602 academic_graduate
The Museum of Surrealism provides visitors with an unfamiliar context in which to view Surrealist art. The formal ambiguity of the museum allows for a release of the subconscious resulting in an uninhibited mind.
construct in site
west elevation
south elevation
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north elevation
initial component studies
Surrealism is an art form in which images or events are composed in a strange and dreamlike way. It aims to blur the line between the conditions of dream and reality in order to defy reason and distract rationality.
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ferrari
headquarters
Maximalism through formal exuberance Marinello, Italy critic : Ali Rahim parter: Katie Viechnicki Penn_Design Studio 701 academic_graduate Maximalism is explored through patterning to accentuate spatial exuberance. The black and white pattern is manipulated from surface to volume in order to create both structure and space through surficial continuity. The scale and repetition of the accumulation of black and white on the exterior camouflages the figure. The aggregation of the pattern on the interior at a tangible scale reflects the kind of detail associated with maximalism. The black operates in three different ways. It flows across the surface, acting as camouflage to weave together different formal elements into one overall form also masking breaks in symmetry. It pulls into the interior to create volume, and it pools into line to accentuate spatial elements that also serve to connect the exterior and the interior.
pattern / form study models K.Kimball 49
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rooftop view
2nd floor plan
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entry and racetrack
ferrari
headquarters
Maximalism through formal exuberance
Ferrari Museum interior
3D printed physical
Ferrari Museum interior
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museum of the moving image science fiction museum Williamsburg_Brooklyn, NY critic : Ferda Kolatan Penn_Design Studio 602 academic_graduate The Museum of Science Fiction focuses on the moving image, providing visitors with an understanding of the genre while embodying the conceptual, and technological qualities of Sci-Fi film. Sci-Fi is the cultural manifestation through which a time period’s underlying ideas, desires, and fears are expressed. Themes can be technological, socio-political, philosophical spiritual, and historical. The museum ebodies elements of science fiction, It’s bone-like structure is obscured by a semi opaque skin stretched over top. Systems are embedded in the membrane. It’s overt symmetry is broken by mutation, creating strangeness and discomfort within the form. atrium / core component embedded lighting prefab concrete bracing media display heating/cooling mechanical interstices molded panel membrane heating/cooling 3d printed structure
interior view
integrated systems
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Longitudinal Section 1’ : 1/16”
longitudinal section
cloth concrete exterior
structure + glazing
elevation
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living room flooring product design/innovation critic : Jordan Goldstein Team : Laura Carey, Kristy Simpson & Mike Iskandar Penn_Design Building Product Design academic_graduate Working with Interface Flooring, we developed a product that takes flooring to a whole new level. Living Room purifies and enlivens your home by bringing green indoors. Statistically, we spend 90% of time indoors and the levels of many air pollutants are 2-5 times higher in indoor air than outdoor air. Incorporating plants into your home can create a humidity level exactly matching the recommended human comfort range which can reduce cough and dry throat symptoms by 30%. The plants also absorb air pollutants. Having greenery around you can reduce stress and fatigue. it’s all in the box
topTOPpouch POUCH seed variety 23CT-300CT
kit comes with:
SEED VARIETY 23 CT - 300 CT
x1 dissolving shell DISSAPPEARING SHELL monosol non-toxic, water solluble polymer MONOSOL NON-TOXIC, WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER
x1 x1
hinged, perforatd lid HINGED, PERFORATED LID removable for cleaning REMOVABLE FOR CLEANING LIFESPAN: LIFETIME lifespan: lifetime dual system gel/seed pouch GEL/SEED POUCH replaceDUAL as SYSTEM needed REPLACE AS NEEDED LIFESPAN: 4 WEEKS TO 7 YEARS lifespan: 4 weeks to 7 years removable inner structural tray REMOVABLEas INNER STRUCTURAL TRAY clean/replace needed CLEAN/REPLACE AS NEEDED LIFESPAN: 2 YEARS TO lifespan: 2 years toLIFETIME lifetime tile frame TILElifetime FRAME lifespan: LIFESPAN: LIFETIME
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bottom pouch plant gel soil alternative clear, non-toxic, BOTTOM POUCH biodegradable planting medium
PLANT GEL SOIL ALTERNATIVE CLEAR, NON-TOXIC, BIODEGRADABLE PLANTING MEDIUM
step 01 : insert inner structural tray
step 03 : water / add plant food
step 02 : insert dual system gel/seed pouch
step 04 : insert perforated lid
IMAGINE YOUR LIVING ROOM
customizable seed pod options
step 05 : repeat / attach
...REALLY LIVING
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luminair Design_Build Lamp
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glow
critic : Tom Smith UF Elective_Environmental Tech. II academic_undergraduate
The light installation is constructed of porous cardboard fins held together by a smaller structural armature made of wood and metal. The fins allow a small amount of light to fliter through, channeling it downwards, gradually out the sides and through the bottom.
Specifications
-metal chain + cord -wooden top -lightbulb60W soft white compact fluorescent -metal structure -wood supports -cardboard fins
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This design is intended for installation at Fluff Bakery, designed by LTL. The interior is composed of layers of common materials-the walls and ceiling are laminated with felt strips and stained plywood. The saturation of the materials is adjusted to produce a darker area at the seats and a lighter combination at the ceiling. The surface of strips effects a “horizontal vertigo.” The lamp continues the idea of layering common materials. Instead of competing with the horizontal, it is oriented to be vertical. The gradient of light continues the idea that the designers had with the gradient of saturation.
context: Fluff Bakery
18”
30”
Fluff Bakery, LTL architects
CNC cut pieces
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k-5 public school Georgetown, MA Drummey Rosane Anderson May 2012 professional
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school
During my summer internship at DRA, I worked on a number of projects but mainly focused on the Penn Brook School K-5 elementary school. I developed the Sketchup model during Schematic Design and prepared presentation material for presentations to the school board .
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c h e s t e r c o u n t y h o s p i ta l 2nd floor - Post Partum Center Chester County, PA Ballinger Architects May 2012 professional 2nd floor plan
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nursery perspective 1
nursery perspective 2
nurse station east
nurse station west
During my summer internship at Ballinger, I mainly worked on the Revit model for the Chester County Hospital. The third floor fit-out contained the Post- Partum Center. I prepared weekly presentation materials during the Schematic Design phase that were presented to Chester County administrators and staff members. These included various options regarding number of patient rooms and had a large focus on the design of the nursery. I also worked on the construction set for the fourth floor fit-out which contained Orthopedics. nursery axon
nursery elevation - north
nursery elevation - south
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museum of art and other objects semi autonomous object ontology - [midreview project] LACMA, Los Angeles, CA critic : Tom Wiscombe partner: Katie Viechnicki Penn_Design Studio 704 academic_graduate
bar/cafe auditorium
galleries
offices 3d printed crystal with ground object
courtyard restaurant/reception auditorium museum/book store library/ study center
3d printed crystal with liner and stars
3d printed star objects
The Museum of Art and Other Objects is a formal study that focuses on the strange interfaces between objects. Star objects are contained inside of a crystal, and a ziggerat-like stepped liner acts as the interface between the objects. The resulting interstices create interesting spaces. The liner contains the circulation and creates a vertical atrium that occupants pass in and out of between galleries. The stars can be percieved from different vantage points throughout the crystal and are auditoriums for performance and video art. K.Kimball 63
entry/lobby cut-away axonometric diagram