project por tfolio david for tino
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academic work 2005 - 2009 3
tea pavilion at aller ton park
The proposed site for the tea pavilion is within Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois. Allerton park is an outdoor preservation area with many man-made formal gardens and well kept floral and other vegetation gardens. The location for the tea pavilion is off one of the man made trails that meanders through the forested areas of the park. It is simply meant to be a place for visitors to stop in for a break and grab a cup of tea. For this project, the design was influenced by a view of the rolling meadows to the Southwest of the site. This view is meant to be emphasized by the tea pavilion through it’s used of roof lines, floor plan design, and structure. This is done by the roof lines being pitched up and the floor plan opening up towards the meadow. The structure then emphasizes this view even further because the horizontal beams supporting the glass roof go from being closer together at the Northeast corner where the service counter is, to spreading out while spanning towards the 15 foot tall curtain wall that separates the interior and exterior seating. These horizontal beams are oriented so that while inside or outside of the structure, the attention of the visitors of Allerton Park is caught and directed down the supports and into the open meadow.
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per formance center The performance center at Allerton Park is a multi-purpose performance center with both an indoor and outdoor theater. The site for the project is not to far from the visitors parking lot and the mansion at the beautiful Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois. For this project, I really focused on gaining inspiration from both the formal gardens within Allerton Park, and the original source of performance centers, greek amphitheaters. The main inspirational
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driver for the design and layout for this performance center then evolved from the original layout of greek amphitheaters, a perfect semi-circle. I took this seating arrangement, created a circular organizational grid, and applied it to the massing, floor plan layout, and indoor/outdoor seating arrangements for the theaters. I then took my project a step further by designing my own formal gardens in the form of poplar tree groves within the project itself.
organizational grid plan
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nor theast elevation section a-a nor theast perspective
south perspective
site plan
floor plan east perspective
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nor thwest elevation
southwest elevation
southeast elevation
The proposed site for the performance center was directly outside of one of the formal gardens in Allerton Park which showcased a statue of David in the center of it. I then took this idea of the formal, axial focused formal garden and applied it to one of the main entrances of the performance center. This entrance, in essence, would be a continuation of the evergreen walled path to the statue of David just feet from the performance center. Visitors would simply walk along the path and find themselves in the brink of either an indoor or outdoor greek amphitheater styled performance center. The could also enter one of the poplar grove formal gardens that are within the performance center from this journey through the garden’s walkway.
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steel competition
assembling housing
The steel competition for assembling housing was a competition in which students where asked to design a multi-use high-rise building using a steel structural frame and as well as other components of the building out of steel in a creative manor. The designs for these high-rises encompassed residential units consisting of 1,2, and 3 bedroom units as well as work live units and all the supporting spaces needed for a residential tower. They also encompassed mixed use spaces including retail stores, offices, restaurants, and recreational areas. The site for our steel competition was on the east side of Chicago on two adjacent lots at the intersection of Orleans and Chestnut. This was a unique area because it had a view to both the John Hancock building and the Sears Tower which are just blocks away from the site. It was also a unique site because the Chicago l-tracks were adjacent to both parts of the site which made it possible to create a unique l-stop for our buildings. The main goals I tried to achieve with my design for assembling housing was to creatively and efficiently use steel sheathing around the building in order to block out unwanted sun in the summer and let in sunlight in the winter, all while orienting the building so that every residential unit has a view to both the Hancock and Sears Tower.
site plan sketches
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enlarged double sk inned wall section
One of the ways I made my project unique was to create a double skinned wall around the perimeter of the high-rise which would be made out of recycled perforated steel. This steel sheathing would act as a sun block, hanging a couple feet off the building in order to prevent the building from unwanted summer heating due to sunlight. The perforations in the steel make it possible, however, to let in the lower sun angles of the winter sun so that winter solar heating could effectively take place. As you can see in the sun diagrams, the balconies for each of the residential units are positioned to effectively block out the high sun angles in the summer while allowing the sun to come through in the winter.
summer morning/ evening sun
winter morning/ evening sun
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ground floor of residential tower
galleries
work-live floors
residences
n o r l e a n s s t w chestnut st
l t r a c k s
retail building
entrance from l- tracks
mac y ’s large retail exercise room convenience store restaurant mail room loading dock office lobby
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ground floor of retail building
typical retail floor plan
residential tower floors 5-19 2 bedroom units
1 bedroom units
3 bedroom units
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floors 5-14 3d layout floors 15-19 3d layout
floor plan 15-19
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chicago children’s museum
The proposed Chicago Children’s Museum is on the corner of State St. and Harrison St. in Chicago, Illinois. This new children’s museum is in essence a “Discovereum,” and should be a place of curiosity, inquiry, and realism. This project is based on a similar project being discussed currently in Chicago for a different site. Throughout the course of the project, our role as students was to interactively engage in researching and developing vari-
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ous parts including site analysis, development of a design concept, sustainability, sectional exercises including structure and materials, as well as other diagrammatic studies. This museum is also meant to replace the current Chicago Children’s Museum, but it will still carry over the existing programmatic museum spaces while adding new spaces which are meant to create more of an a grown up, interactive experience for the children.
the windy city The site for the Chicago Children’s Museum project is located on the South side of Chicago just six blocks East and four blocks South of the Sears Tower and is within walking distance from both Grant Park and Millennium Park. It is also just a block South of the Harold Washington HWLC Chicago Public Library. Many of the most famous sites and skyscrapers can be seen from the site from the right heights or angles.
navy pier The current Chicago Children’s Museum is located at Navy Pier about two miles from the site. As seen in the photo, the current building does not have any architectural significance to its current use as the Chicago Children’s Museum. It is also in need of an expansion of spacial and programmatic museum spaces and in doing so, in need of a new stand-alone, state-ofthe-art facility that is accessible to all children and families.
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program analysis
My Chicago Children’s Museum is based on an activity pyramid that I developed by arranging the required programmatic spaces within the simple geometric shape of a pyramid. The museum spaces are arranged in the pyramid according to how much activity will occur in each space. The high activity spaces are stacked towards the bottom of the pyramid while the calmer spaces are stacked towards the top. The spaces that require the most view or outdoor excess are placed at the highest point of the pyramid.
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These spaces are organized this way so that heat generated from the high activity spaces towards the bottom of the pyramid can be channel through the building in order to heat the calmer spaces above them in the winter and so excess heat can be expelled through the building in the summer through heat channels in the floor places. This, in essence, incorporates a new way of looking at the organization of programmatic spaces within a building envelope.
experience galler y The experience gallery is categorized as a calmer programmatic space and is therefore places higher up in the building. This is because in this space, there are mostly nature exhibits or various pieces of artwork and sculptures so the children are not as active as they calmly walk around the museum space and look at the exhibits around them. The window mullions are also spaced further apart for a better view of the city.
construction zone The construction zone is categorized as a high activity programmatic space and is located at the bottom of the building as a result. In this space, children will actively engage in digging on a construction site as well as construct small structures and build tunnels through the earth. The children also get hands on experience and learn about big construction machinery. The window mullions are spaced much closer together here to mimic high activity and chaos.
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lattice development
The main form driver for my children’s museum was done through the development of a lattice with pinned connections. The lattice started out taking the pure geometric form of a pyramid which is how the programmatic spaces are organized within the building. When the lattice took this form, the legs formed a perfect square which was good for structural use in the building.
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The pure geometric pyramid shape gets manipulated in this step by a rain collector pushing down the peak of the original pyramid in order to create valley to maximise water collection on the roof. In doing this, the lattice also gets manipulated and parts of it get compressed down into a tighter diamond shape which work best in shading unwanted sun and reducing summer heat gain.
In the beginning stages of my design, I took it upon myself to building an adjustable lattice with pinned connections. This allowed me to create different variations of a simple uniform lattice work as a design driver. The lattice could simply be manipulated and then traced or photographed once a desired look is achieved, which is how I ultimately got to my final design for the lattice work that would then shape the rest of my project.
adjustable lattice model
In this next step, the roof valley gets manipulated even further in order to elongate the side angled towards the South for a more effective use of PV cells. In doing this, the areas of the lattice that were compressed raise higher into the building on one side while the other side has a much more open lattice. This lattice is good for views out to the Sears Tower which can be seen from that side of the building.
In this last step, parts of the lattice on the upper right hand levels of the building become dissolved to create a more open feel and better views out from those spaces. Entrances also become cut into the lattice including the main entrance in which the occupants actually just walk along the side of the building a slip into it once the lattice cuts into the museum on an angle.
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section diagram the museum spaces One of the elements of the Children’s Museum visible in this section are the stacking of the museum spaces according to the amount of activity that goes on within them. As the occupants scale up the building, the energy level changes from high activity and movement spaces on the bottom, to much calmer, experience and art galleries towards the top. This organization also allows heat to be channeled up the building.
the lattice The lattice is seen as an overlay in this section which makes the museum become readable in the sense that one can determine the kind of activity as well as the amount of activity each space has just but recognizing the qualities of the lattice within that space. The spaces towards the bottom of the museum have a compressed and tight lattice, while the spaces towards the top have a more open or dissolved lattice.
the ecology The different ecological systems are also apparent in this section through the dip in the center of the roof in order to create a valley to collect rain water. This rain water is then either used to irrigate the landscaping and urban roof garden on the building or it is brought down and stored in water tanks which can be used for gray water in the building. The PV cells as well as the solar water heaters on the roof are also shown.
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model pictures south- east aerial From this view, the solar panel grid pattern on the roof and angled walls becomes visible as well as the skylights and windows that are cut into the building envelope following the same grid pattern. The urban roof top garden is also visible and how it is cut into the top peak of the building and articulates the building form in a unique way.
view from the l-tracks The east side of the building is revealed in this picture and how it is stepped back on the south end. The step back in the building envelope accounts for the loading dock at the back side of the building in order to bring in museum sets, merchandise for the gift shop, and food for the restaurants. The larger windows on the north side are for day lighting.
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entrance and facade This part of the section model shows how the entrance of the museum consists of a section of the lattice that is cut and slid into the building on an angle to provide a smooth and almost seamless entrance sequence. The structure for the lattice work that forms the main facade’s curtain wall is also shown as well as some flooring and wall coverings.
climbing structure This part of the model shows the climbing wall right after one enters the museum and is in the lobby space. This wall is hung off of the building’s main structural shear walls which holds up the floor plates as well as the curtain wall. The acoustical hung ceiling in the construction zone just on the other side of the climbing wall is also shown.
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plans first floor plan
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second floor plan
The floor plans of the Children’s Museum show how the floor plates progressively get smaller and smaller as one moves up the building. They also show how the main central space of the museum divides the building into two parts which creates the form of the two peaks on the building. The plans
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also show how the structural core of the museum forms a cross through the center of it in which most of the structure is concealed in as well as all of the building’s systems such as the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and the ecological systems.
fourth floor plan
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professional work 2008 - 2009 2277
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The additions and remodeling to West Chicago Middle School was a design project I was highly involved in while working at Arcon Associates, Inc. in Lombard Illinois. For this project, our firm split into teams of 4-5 people to come up with different proposals to remap the learning environment for this suburban middle school. Our team came up with the idea of dividing each grade level into 5 discipline based learning pods, consisting of a Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, and exploratory arts learning pods. The additions to this middle school also consisted of new physical education facilities, a new cafetorium, renovated technology centers, and new parking lots with bus drop-offs. In my group, I was responsible for some of the design decisions, the landscaping/site plan, some 3D modeling, as well as a big part in the floor plans and learning pod plans.
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In the enlarged learning pod plan, this new innovative learning environment is made apparent. One learning pod consists of a group of 4 regular classrooms with a large Student Resource Center in the center, along with a smaller collaboration hub off to each side. This organization allows for teachers to give large demonstrations or lectures in the Student Resource Center, or smaller, classrooms based lectures in the regular classrooms, or perform small group activities or tutoring in one of the collaboration hubs. The Student Resource Centers would also double as that disciplines library for all relevant material needed to further the education for the students within. Each grade level is then grouped together in the building, with the six graders on the first level, and the seventh and eight graders on the second level.
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[ink on mylar]
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[ink/graphite sketches]
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