Advanced Design Portfolio SACD

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LAURA CALDERON

ADV. DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Univ. of South FL _ School of Architecture + Community Design 2015 - 2016

LAURA CALDERON lcalderon1@mail.usf.edu

3602 Data Dr. Apt. 104 Tampa, FL 33613

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“Architecture is a thing of the emotions; outside questions of construction and beyond them.�

- Le Corbusier

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ADV. DESIGN A

ADV. DESIGN B

TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE

ADV. DESIGN C

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08. USF INTERFAITH CHAPEL 16. FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

30. HOTEL/RESIDENTIAL TOWER IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA 38. SEATTLE OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK EXTENSION

64. ST. ARMANDS RESIDENCE IN SARASOTA

74. URBAN DESIGN IN HAVANA, CUBA: RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

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[ comprehensive design ]

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ADV. DESIGN A

SPR ‘15 Professor Dan Powers

USF INTERFAITH CHAPEL Tampa, FL

solstice digital model: light/shadow studies

[ 6 weeks ]

equinox

University of South Florida

USF INTERFAITH CHAPEL

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final model: scale - 1” = 20’

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form & function

USF INTERFAITH CHAPEL

The Interfaith Chapel is a place of worship for people of all faiths to gather, pray and meditate under one roof. It must serve as a place to relax and step away from the restless campus activity. Therefore, it was important to me that the form be very different to that of other buildings on campus because it serves a very unique purpose. Due to its central location, however, it was also important to keep the sense of fluid circulation throughout so that one could interact with the chapel on their way to some of the most popular destinations across campus.

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spatial organization

[ floor plans ]

USF INTERFAITH CHAPEL

As far as internal organization, my concept emerged from studying the ancient religious art of mosaics. Inspired by the way in which a mosaic is created, I looked into separating sections of the chapel with clear circulation between, while creating a larger image made up of smaller pieces which in this case were the rooms, organized based on their level of privacy so that everyone from large groups to individuals could find a formal space for worship.

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a. view looking southwest b. view looking north c. view looking southeast d. view looking east

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final construct

USF INTERFAITH CHAPEL

The model, while staying simple with still a certain level of abstraction, shows a variation of opaque and translucent materiality which provides controlled interior light.

The main exterior circulation is highlighted through a mosaic pattern along a glass tunnel in which one would walk through to interact with the chapel without disrupting worship/meditation.

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS Downtown Tampa, FL

[ 9 weeks ]

Tampa, FL FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

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inspired form Focusing on incorporating features from some successful museums, I noted that circulation is the key to guiding and providing way-finding without the excessive use of signage. Considering the site in downtown, across the street from Curtis Hixon Park & Tampa Museum of Art, it was important to maintain a clear variation of small to large-scale spaces on both the interior and exterior of the building. That, combined with the art form that would be showcased in this museum, led me to a concept of using levels of natural light to create an emphasis on the scale of each space. concept collage

initial sketch model

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

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[ ground plan ]

[floor plans]

choreographed procession From the grand point of entry, the path throughout the museum is designed to circulate fluidly between levels. The central location of elevators, stairs and restrooms, provide visitors with a clear sense of way-finding. Placing classrooms, lecture hall, museum stores and galleries on the first four floors, levels five through seven become more private and provide space for staff, research, storage & rooftop restaurant.

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

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atrium view within final section model

[ sectional quality ]

left to right: section a, looking south & section b looking east

Using the atrium as a point of reference for reflecting on the artwork before and after viewing each gallery, I felt it was important to create a stark contrast between natural light in the atrium back to controlled artificial light in the galleries. This contrast would also highlight the variation in scale between the smaller galleries with 12-foot ceilings and the large, open, 60-foot height atrium space, leaving a lasting impression from when one first enters.

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

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exterior perspectives

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B

A. Southeast view, B. Northeast view

From the entrance promenade, one could consider the open space an extension of Curtis Hixon Park. With water features and seating areas, it’s a great space for enjoying downtown views. The western facade features concrete paneling, causing a break in the curtain wall and preventing any sunlight from entering the three levels of gallery space, which controls exhibit lighting.

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

[ atrium view ]

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CURTAIN WALL PLACEMENT

design development

For the Design Development course, I chose to develop the photographic arts museum project. Analyzing all local available resources, I decided on materials & system types to make the project function properly and come to life.

curtain wall diagram GLASS PANEL CONNECTIONS

EXPOSED STEEL COLUMNS

COLUMN FOOTING

structural diagram

fire suppresion system

[ facade articulation ]

FLORIDA MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS

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final model 1/10

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[ comprehensive//urban design ]

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ADV. DESIGN B

SMR ‘15 Professors Levent Kara + Mark Weston

DOWNTOWN TAMPA HOTEL & RESIDENCES

concept collage

[ 3 weeks ]

DESIGN TEAM: Laura Calderon Daniel Kinjo Nicholas Armstrong

Tampa, FL forming concept

We began shaping the project by considering its location on Tampa’s newly renovated Riverwalk. The form emerged from our idea that the Tampa skyline could use a change on the typical existing building forms, an iconic landmark.

We considered vertical circulation along with ideas to bring people through the building’s first level from the Riverwalk to Ashley Dr. This idea also helped us develop an idea of vertical voids for open space on upper levels. sketch axo diagrams

DOWNTOWN TAMPA HOTEL/RESIDENCES

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[ experiential montage ]

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From the open lobby, to open voids above ground level, this structure is meant to feel very permeable. One could experience views to the Hillsborough River and down Kennedy Blvd at any level. The tube-like openings are meant to frame and enclose vertical points of interest within the tower, such as restaurants and recreation center.

aerial view

DOWNTOWN TAMPA HOTEL/RESIDENCES

the human experience

view looking south on Ashley Dr.

view looking East on Kennedy Blvd

[ skyline sillhouette ]

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DOWNTOWN TAMPA HOTEL/RESIDENCES

impact on context

Our design strives to impact Downtown Tampa in a positive way by bringing a new iconic shape to its skyline. Views looking from across the Hillsborough River as well as from Ashley Dr. feature very iconic shapes and cylindrical extrusions to attract tourists and compliment the Riverwalk.

view looking North on Ashley Dr.

DOWNTOWN TAMPA HOTEL/RESIDENCES

[ vertical extrusion ]

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DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

on the Olympic Sculpture Park

[ 9 weeks ]

DESIGN TEAM: Laura Calderon Daniel Kinjo

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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Seattle skyline with intervention

site analysis

Our site in Seattle was a very scenic area, the Olympic Sculpture Park which looks over the Puget Sound in a less crowded part of the city just a outside of downtown. Analyzing our surroundings, it became important to keep the strong sense of outdoor culture that the city embraces in mind. The project program for our site required 1.5 million square-feet of multi-purpose spaces and functions. The project would consist of several buildings, incorporating many features of urban design throughout and between buildings.

views from Olympic Sculpture Park

Seattle, WA DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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[ exploded axonometric ]

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relationship to context Although this part of the city has a lower density to that of downtown, our group researched the average number of residents in the area and found a need for several different housing types as well as a need for office, retail, studio, hotel and gallery spaces. The advantageous location along the coast, provides views to the Puget Sound (west) and Mount Rainier (south), making this site a prime location for luxury lifestyle residences.

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axonometrics: A. North East view, B. South West view

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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[ longitudinal section ]

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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[ west elevation ]

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A. View of performing arts theater B. Underground children’s rec. center

human scale experience

On several different levels, there are variations of public gathering spaces that serve a multitude of purposes, from recreational areas to sculptural exhibitions. Since Seattle has a reputation of inclement weather throughout most of the year, we created a series of spaces with overhead conditions so that they could stay occupied anytime of year.

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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A A. View of Sculpture Park hotel from library ramp B. Outdoor seating space w/ overhead condition C. Gallery space interior

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[ experiential perspectives ]

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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cross sections C-G

[ experiential montage ]

variation of spaces The playful variation of scales throughout and between each building, would provide an experience similar to that of walking through the Sculpture Park, making it a seamless transition into each space. The experiential montage is a time line of how one would experience the site walking or biking through from beginning to end.

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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[ view looking southeast ]

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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[ transparent model ] The physical model was made entirely out of plexiglass, showing levels of transparency in the skin systems of each building. Each skin would have a translucent quality to provide subtle, controlled sunlight to penetrate the interiors, yet leave waterfront views uninterrupted.

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE EXTENSION

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[ design elective ]

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TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE

FALL ‘15 Professor Michael Halflants

ST. ARMANDS RESIDENCE Sarasota, FL

[ 14 weeks ]

Sarasota, FL ST. ARMANDS RESIDENCE

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[ floor plans ]

L1

spatial organization Since the site has a sub-tropical climate, my goal was to keep an open floor plan with plenty of opportunity for ventilation throughout the house. It was important to make each space centered around one grand stair, using it as a point by which to separate the living room and kitchen spaces

ST. ARMANDS RESIDENCE

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view looking west onto pool deck

view of southeast facade

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screen system

ST. ARMANDS RESIDENCE

The screen system faces south, controlling and preventing direct sunlight from entering the kitchen and dining room on the first floor and two of the bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor on the south end of the house. The horizontality of the screen system emphasizes the long shape of the house and is contrasted by the tall bamboo shoots planted there along the house.

permeable structure In order to properly ventilate the house, I created hallways on the lower and upper level that would pull air through and help it circulate into each room. The slightly angled roof, could also help keep the house cool while providing a very high overhead condition for the outdoor patio and pool deck.

view looking east

[ open concept ]

view looking southwest

ST. ARMANDS RESIDENCE

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[ urban design ]

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ADV. DESIGN C

SPR ‘16 Professor Jan Wampler

URBAN DESIGN IN HAVANA, CUBA

re-design of Centro Havana

[ 16 weeks ]

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Our Vision

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

DESIGN TEAM: Laura Calderon Yesenia Vega Juan Silva

“Our intent is to create an environment where artists from all over the world combine with the Cuban community in Central Havana in order to cultivate a society where there is a newfound appreciation for the different art trades that were originally to be provided cost-free. By bringing in the art schools that were originally created by Fidel Castro and have been left on the outskirts of Havana into Central Havana and weaving them into the existing urban fabric, we hope to create a gradual shift in the lives of the Cuban people and attract the future visitors of the area. The five schools would be located in separate nodes throughout the site in an attempt to create activity spaced across the area. The schools would be the School of Modern Dance, the School of Ballet, the School of Music, the School of Sculptural Arts, and the Drama School, with an addition of a School of Architecture. Although the city is already pedestrian friendly there is a larger push to bring in more public transportation and creating green path and bike-ways for an active community.�

[ experience in Havana ]

Aerial View

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Connection to Havana

Aerial View

Park Scale Comparisons

PLAZA DE LA CATEDRAL PLAZA DE ARMAS

PLAZA DE SAN FRANCISCO

PLAZA VIEJA

PARQUE LENNON

PLAZA DE LA REVOLUCION

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

PARQUE CAPELLIA

precedent study Our study of the space between began in Lucca, Italy. The city is unlike other cities. There are the primary access roads that are for heavy vehicular traffic. Then there is a secondary circulation system which is used primarily for one way vehicular traffic but also for pedestrians. The interesting idea that Lucca follows that has been adapted to our design is that of a tertiary street grid system which is a webbing of small paths only accessible to foot traffic. At major plazas all the paths come together and create breaks and pauses in the grid. We created an emphasis on the three tiers of circulation leading to open spaces in our new proposal for Central Havana.

“space-between� model of Lucca, Italy

[ space-between ]

“space-between” model of Central Havana

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

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[ initial scheme ] abstract found-objects model

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waterfront extension: entertainment & sustainability

student center for the school of arts

student & family housing node mixed-use residential agricultural node farmers market & food production

The first attempt at our scheme was focusing initially on the placement of the school nodes, the agricultural zone and the distribution of new construction, all in a very abstract manner. The student housing was distributed along the paths connecting the 6 individual schools and live/work housing was established along the largest agricultural property.

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

urban intervention

PUBLIC FRAMEWORK PLAN 1�=100’

AGRICULTURE GARDENS PEDESTRIAN PATHS PLAZA / PUBLIC PARK

program distribution The site will be a loose distribution of program. The commercial areas will be distributed along the edges of the site and along the primary forms of transit . The housing will all be multifamily housing and bed and breakfasts and hotels. The hotels will be located on the malecon to provide for weather protection in the form of high rises and also help with economic aid that will be distributed to the rest of the site. The major parks and open spaces will be located within the nodes of the schools and one major waterfront park along the malecon and at the start of the cultural center. There are also secondary open spaces within the residential blocks.

public framework

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TRANSIT PLAN 1”=100’

BUILDING USES PLAN 1”=100’ HIGH DENSITY MIXED-USE

PRIMARY THOROUGHFARES / BUS ROUTE

MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING

SECONDARY THOROUGHFARES

INSTITUTIONAL

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS

COMMERCIAL

BICYCLE PATH

building uses

transit plan

longitudinal section from student center to student/family housing

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

ENVIRONMENTAL / AGRICULTURE

C R O S S S E C T I ON A - 1 ”=1 6 ’

C R O S S S E C T I ON B - 1” =1 6’

C R O S S S E C T I ON C - 1 ”=1 6 ’

C R O S S S E C T I ON D - 1 ”=1 6 ’

[ housing montage ]

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facade articulation

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

In the facade articulation process, our group studied the materials most readily available in the Havana area and what methods of construction can be applied. The most readily available materials are concrete, stucco, wood, and structural steel. The common building style in Central Havana has large doors and high ceilings with 18 foot entry level floors and 12foot floors from there up. Another common architectural feature are balconies at almost every aperture of the building. When redesigning the new housing interventions our group kept in mind reinterpretation of the balcony spaces and similar floor to ceiling heights in order to integrate the new architecture with the existing.

street life While visiting the area of Central Havana a common feeling amongst our group was that of comfort. The streets were designed for the human scale although they had very narrow sidewalks. The residents felt safe walking on the streets and the cars were seen as secondary forms of transportation using the street as an urban street room. In providing an intervention for Central Havana we wanted to create open spaces for families, children, couples and friends to gather but we also kept in mind how we could create the sense of comfort that Havana has now in keeping the human scale.

[ mid-density block view ]

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

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[ high-density block ]

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path & streetscape Through maintaining tight open spaces we still wanted to provide open community spaces throughout the new built environment. The integration of vertical courtyards allows for residents on upper floors to come together for community meetings and personal festivities. The in-between courtyards are not closed off to the public but do have a more private sense of feel where residents can feel safe allowing their children to play in a space that is easier to watch over. Also, the thin in-between spaces will provide a designated location for waste and compost collection.

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

left to right: medium density street view & high density residential tower

typical blocks section model

typical blocks section model

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RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

[ path between buildings ]

The space between is the driving force in bringing the residents, students, and visitors together in one community.

The residential blocks are connected to the nodes and to each other through a weaving of inner pedestrian paths created where the footprints of demolished existing buildings once stood. Instead of filling in the gap with buildings they will provide open space for each block to have their own small gardens and allow the grid to be better ventilated.

final 1/64 model

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final master plan

RE-DESIGN OF CENTRO HAVANA

The finalization of our master plan focused on housing the 80,000 residents of Central Havana and adding program to the Malecon Waterfront area. The new hotels and bed & breakfasts will be located along the waterfront high rises and will also be home to new commercial zoning on the entry level floor.

The malecon will also be home to a park extension for families to have picnics and small events. Also auditorium seating has been designed for large events held by the schools of dance or performing arts. Apart from the fields provided for agriculture, greenhouses will be located along the Malecon Park

left to right: view agricultural node & view of waterfront intervention in final model

[ travel photography ]

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National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC

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Olson Kundig Studio, Seattle, WA

C. Seattle Public Library, Seattle, WA D.

Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle WA

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Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC

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Gensler Studio, Washington, DC

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- To all my professors, for sharing their knowledge, experience & enthusiasm on architecture - To all my friends at SACD, for the good times, the tough times & the laughs in between - To all my friends and family for their love and support throughout this journey - To my fiancĂŠe, for encouraging me, supporting me & most importantly, for loving me so much

thank you.