Lisa Knust | Portfolio 2021 by Lisa Knust

LISA KNUST Architecture Portfolio University of Pennsylvania Selected Works | 2018 - 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROLIFIC PROFILES ADAPTIVE REUSE

RESIDUAL LUMINOSITY

TABULA RASA

DISCONTINUOUS CONTINUITY MUSEUM EXPANSION

FIGURAL FOLLIES PARK POP-UP

CONTINUED INVESTIGATIONS

VARIED TERRAIN

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PROLIFIC PROFILES ADAPTIVE REUSE

University of Pennsylvania ARCH601 _ Hina Jamalle Location _ Sunshine Theater; Manhatten, New York City, NY

Fall 2020

In establishing this new connection within the community, both residents of the building and residents of the community find a source of uninhibited knowledge and play and come together as one through the power of education. Transformed throughout the years by various forms of knowledge and play, the Sunshine Theater makes its final transformation, taking its rich, accumulated history and reinvesting it into the youth through the intersection of education and play. Situated within the heart of a vibrant urban fabric, this new residential reuse is perfectly positioned to bring together all ages, blurring the boundaries between work and play, and instigating a renewed interest in knowledge and its ability to provoke both curiosity and delight. Growing vertically from the theater’s original profile, the residential addition introduces new profiles that playfully shift and grow amongst themselves, indicative of its dynamic community role and the growth it aims to instill into visiting youth. Internally, these profiles translate into playful poches that embrace and engage both residents within their homes, and students in the classroom. Cumulatively, the new Sunshine Theater breaks the mold of the busy New York hustle and bustle, introducing a new urban haven of easy going play and learning.

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PROGRAM

residential lobby resident lounge front courtyard youth center entrance youth center lobby interactive stairs back courtyard restrooms janitors closet light shaft / vertical void sunshine theater cascades high school houston street playground

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GROUND LEVEL PLAN introducing new points of access within urban context

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL PLAN + ADA unit and unit interrelationships

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION vertical growth of public space + surrounding infill of private space

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SECTION CUTAWAY relationship of private + public common space

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RESIDUAL LUMINOSITY TABULA RASA

University of Pennsylvania ARCH502 _ Andrew Lucia Location _ Callowhill; Philadelphia, PA

Spring 2020

Images, now more than ever, play a crucial role in our daily lives. They form the landscape we navigate every day; a collage of light and color, people and places. Callowhill stands as a prime example to this. The neighborhood blends that of Northern Philadelphia with Chinatown for a uniquely collaged community of people, buildings, and images. This idea of image and collage thus became the core elements of rethinking the marketplace and the foundation for many driving questions. The resulting collaged market was synthesized from these questions and research on three qualities: the commodity of light, specifically investigating the idea of color and advertisement’s role within light; the urban condition of bisecting Philadelphia’s orthogonal city grid through Ridge Avenue and the Viaduct; and lastly, a market typology of roofing and light permeation. Together, qualities of these studies were blurred, blended, and collaged through Boolean operations producing a residual” byproduct. Such operational residue is evident on the façade through the form of external screens, indicating where massing has been extracted and stripped away revealing the hidden consumeristic nature of the image beneath. Internally, images of the sciences, medicine, and entertainment collide, redefining the process of having an X-ray or watching a movie. Externally, the building stands as a canvas for the community. While Callowhill embraces a vibrant scene of street art, yet another form of imaging, this marketplace offers itself up as a blank slate for the community to decorate and define themselves. Together, the building stands as a collage of image, building, and community, reflecting on the image within society today and speculating on its role within the future.

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GROUND LEVEL with site context in relation to the viaduct

1 3 | Residual Luminosity

SECOND LEVEL + proposed viaduct park integration

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^LONGITUDINAL SECTION illustrating connections to surrounding buildings + viaduct

^CROSS-SECTION interrelationship of program, natural + artificial lighting 1 5 | Residual Luminosity

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ISOMETRIC CUTAWAY with site context in relation to the viaduct

1 7 | Residual Luminosity

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DISCONTINUOUS CONTINUITY MUSEUM EXPANSION

University of Pennsylvania ARCH502 _ Daniel Markiewicz Location _ Penn Museum: Philadelphia, PA

Fall 2019

In reimagining an archive extension to the Penn Museum, Disconnected Continuity looks at the potential of the “fourth wall” and completing the remaining side of the Stoner Courtyard. This fourth wall is established through a meeting of three points of extension, and guided by the three sets of program incorporated into the overall addition. The first extension comes from the east wing of the courtyard, expanded the administration and education facilities present; the second is from the west, building upon preexisting gallery and exhibition space. The final wing emerges upward from underground, maximizing upon its untapped potential for secure, climate-controlled archive storage. Collectively, the result is a continuous loop around the courtyard, despite its appearance of disconnect above ground. The form itself developed upon a collective of design elements built up through exercises over the course of the semester. One of the more prominent elements was a regulated grid consisting of thirty degree intersections that governed all shifts and transitions from the orthogonal grid in both horizontal and vertical orientations. As a result, sense of slippage and suspense was fostered to promote framed views that conceal and reveal the existing museum depending on the viewer’s position. While this slippage breaks the overall form of the addition, the facade continues, an invisible thread that visually connects the three extensions into a cohesive whole. The expansion establishes a new gate to the Stoner Courtyard, illustrating the rebranding and modernization of the museum, while also paying homage to existing museum and its rich history.

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CHOISY CUTAWAY museum context in relation to archive extension

2 1 | Discontinuous Continuity

AERIAL^ massing + courtyard relationship to existing museum

LEVEL THREE PLAN^ internal relationship to existing museum |

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION expansion relationship to ground courtyard + adjacent museum

2 3 | Discontinuous Continuity

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carbon fiber exterior windowsill thermally insulated glass aluminum cladding aluminum window frame aluminum substructure steel frame mineral wool insulation fire resistant plasterboard

thermally insulated glass carbon fiber interior windowsill drywall

mechanical duct work hardwood planks on top floor substrate concrete slab metal decking ceiling grid drop ceiling

PROPOSED WALL DETAIL rationalizing facade and structural connections

2 5 | Discontinuous Continuity

PHYSICAL MODEL understanding mass and ground relationships

Museum Expansion | 2 6

2 7 | Discontinuous Continuity

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FIGURAL FOLLIES PARK POP-UP University of Pennsylvania ARCH502 _ Ezio Blassetti + Danielle Willems Location _ Paine’s Park; Philadelphia, PA

Summer 2019

Based on the polar geometries of a common household object - a potted succulent - a hexagonal solid unit was established from the pot to form the basis of a rectangular prism, or box. This box served as the foundation for a public climbing folly to be placed in a park adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Looking at the organic components of the succulent - the physical leaves - another unit was established, however, much less regular, and adorned with texture. This organic unit was used as a tool to begin a subtractive process within the established box. Looking towards the layered, three pronged structure of each leaf unit, a simple “rail” was created in which the leaf unit was arrayed along. The arrayed leaves were subtracted from the original mass to form a hollow that took on three loosely connected areas. As a climbing wall, these three hollowed spaces come together to create a continuous montage in which the climber could navigate from one end of the box to the other, all while continuing to experience different levels of climbing intensity and forms of movement. The natural texture of the leaves allow for a built in texture upon the walls of the climbing unit, offering footholds and extrusions to grab hold of. The reversed smooth side of the box conversely provides for intermittent plateaus throughout the structure, allowing users to pause and sit for a moment, whether they be in need of a climbing break or want to enjoy a view of the scenic Philadelphia skyline.

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FORM AGGREGATION initial geometry module aggregation subtractive path pattern subtraction resulting form

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separation of organic v. geometric extraction of growth patterns duplication of module aggregation

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3 1 | Figural Follies

LONGITUDINAL SECTION^

PLAN CUT^ on top of radiating site grid

ELEVATIONS^ east, front, west |

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3 3 | Figural Follies

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CONTINUED INVESTIGATIONS VARIED TERRAIN

University of Pennsylvania Visual Studies + Personal Studies Location _ Various

Fall 2019 - Fall 2020

This final body of work includes images and drawings explored outside of studio investigations. These design inquiries examine alternative means and methods of design and graphic representation, offering new tools and provocation for future design problems. Specifically, these collected images focus predominantly on drawings and their ability to convey a vast range of information. This form of design representation is of particular interest to me, as minor alterations can begin to produce altogether new readings of a drawing. Additionally, the endless variety of drawing techniques offer new ways to think of and interpret design problems and solutions. Thus, these studies are from varied terrain, including investigations within the Visual Studies sequence, as well as from personal initiatives and competitions. While these studies have already reshaped my modes of thought and representation, continued investigations will assist in further developing and refining my ability to construct and communicate design solutions.

Visual Studies work under Nate Hume, Kutan Ayata, Brain DeLuna, Miroslava Brooks HOK Futures Competition | Spring 2020, in collaboration with Riley Engelberger

PLAN HYBRID figure studies using louis kahn’s tattershall + claypotts castle plans 35| 3 6

APARTMENT PLAN quarantine study on site measuring, drawing, and representation 3 7 | Continued Investigations

PLAN HYBRID a plan overlay exploration, merging longford castle, left + torre blancas, right |

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GROUND LEVEL PLAN relationship to market street + implementation of new subway entrance, HOK Competition

3 9 | Continued Investigations

LONGITUDINAL SECTION relationship to 8th + 9th street + program organization, HOK Competition

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