Marco Sosa Architecture + Urban Design Portfolio by Marco Sosa

MARCO SOSA

Architecture + Urban Design Portfolio

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MARCO SOSA

Architect + Urban Designer

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18 . 03 . 1986 Ecuadorean Villa Club Etapa Estelar. Daule, EC +593 999987574 msosa.1986@gmail.com

résumé

EDUCATION

PUBLICATIONS

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 - 2014

Columbia University GSAPP

2006 - 2011

Uni de Especialidades Espiritu Santo

1999 - 2004

American School of Guayaquil

Cultural Waterscape

link

Associate

Perkins Eastman

09/2019 - Present

Architecture Project Assistant

Perkins Eastman

04/2015 - 09/2019

Ponce 3

11/2014 - 03/2015

SEDG

09/2014 - 10/2014

SENESCYT, Ec

1037-12-1161545

NCARB, USA

823887

MITx, USA

08/2020 - 10/2020

ControlMad, Spain

09/2019 - 12/2019

Licencia de Arquitecto

6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python Parametric Design and Fab.

LANGUAGES

link link

Architect Licensure (in prog.)

SOFTWARE SKILLS

High School Diploma

Alternative Futures for New Rochelle: The Next Generation Live/Work City

Infrastructure Analyst

COURSES

B. Arch.

Guayaquil Airport Rehabilitation: The New City

Project Coordinator

CERTIFICATES

MSc. Arch. & UD

Revit

Adobe Ps

Maya

Enscape 3D

Makerbot

Adobe Ai

3DSMax

Python 3.9

Sketchup

Adobe AA

ArcGIS

QGIS

Rhino 3D

Adobe Id

Lumion 3D

Grasshopper

Autocad

Vray

Spanish: Native Language

English: Advanced

French: Intermediate

INTERESTS

about me

Hello! I am an architect and urban designer with a passion for artistic visualization and computational programming and its multiple forms of exploration and inquiry about the perceptions in the world that surrounds us. I enjoy working in international teams and collaborate with different disciplines: being open and receptive amplifies my interpersonal skills and my sensitivity towards human centered design and its harmony with its context. I specialize in thorough research and I am delighted with the challenges of complex projects and finding solutions from concept to realization in all sorts of scales. My main focus is on social inequality, benefits of public cultural spaces, sustainability and resiliency. Being on a constant state of curiosity, I am currently developing myself further in generative design and fabrication. I am fascinated by the vast possibilities of applications: form finding through real world data collection; structural and environmental analysis; artistic expression; bio-mimicry; robotics and the know-how of materializing these results.

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FA B R I C AT E D F L U I D I T Y

HYDRO SCREEN

THE 3 PILLARS

C U LT U R A L W AT E R S C A P E

THE NEW CITY

SMART AID

N . I . M . B . Y.

Madrid, Spain

New York, USA

New Delhi, India

Guayaquil, Ecuador

New York, USA

San Francisco, USA

FA B R I C AT E D F L U I D I T Y ControlMad Digital Fabrication 2019 Madrid, Spain Team: Heba Eiz, Marco Sosa, Megha Meelu, Mouad Laalou

D e s i g n i n s p i re d b y t h e g e o m e t r y o f n a t u re Design and Fabrication of Wall-Mounted Shelves inspired by the natural processes of sedimentation and movement of Rio Manzanares in the city of Madrid. This wallmounted shelves were installed at the studio space in ControlMAD Advance Design Center in Madrid, Spain. These shelves were designed to respond to the need of the spacial needs of the proposed equipments while keeping the aesthetic of the fluidity in the structure. The model was designed in Rhino and Grasshopper and later fabricated with CNC machine. Studying the riverbed topography, the design takes into consideration the islands

formed by the river’s hydraulic action and how it creates small and scattered microecosystems home to multiple species. The design translates this dynamic stream and habitats abstractively into the spaces needed to store the multiple equipement and books from the assigned area.

Tools: Rhino3D, Grasshopper, CNC machine Tasks: #Research #scripting #conceptdesign #3dmodeling #presentation #fabrication #parametricdesign

Drawing geometry inspired by the movement of the river and the riverbed topography

Design developement 3d model for the structure of the shelves. Proposed brackets (in black) and slices made from plywood that form a dégradé with its separation. Together with strings that pass though the slices, it aims to mimic the dynamism of the stream.

corti componibili h:12 min-20 max Ut: 2,4 5,48 mc/mq

Concept, design development and fabrication

HYDRO SCREEN Hospital for Special Surgery 2018 New York City, USA Perkins Eastman

E n h a n c i n g t h e p a t i e n t ’s experience The project is an interior separation screen proposal for a healthcare sports facility on the ground floor in the building 600 West 58th Street. This new mixed-use development possesses unrivaled healthcare use and retail opportunities in the heart of Manhattan’s fastest growing residential neighborhood. The facility will transform the way patients experience healthcare. The key components of this design aim to create a clear circulation path for patients within the facility; how can we tell an active story and build excitement and energy; how do you turn idle time into a hospitality moment; how can we guide patients through high-touch information and hospitality; how can we provide for the providers; how can the exit become a celebratory moment.

Part of this experience is the hydro therapy zone located right on the gym’s area. Inspired by the geometry of soap bubbles, the hydro screen aims to deliver a journey of discovery to the patient who is going to use it. Bubbles form a voronoi pattern when they reach an equilibrium plateau. The design takes this apparently randomized pattern and transforms it into a repetitive shape that changes in size as it approaches the floor and the ceiling. Afterwards, the shape evolves from a seemingly simple pair of round droplets to a more abstract hexagonal shape that blends with the whole facility’s design aesthetic which in turn facilitates fabrication. Tasks: #Research #scripting #conceptdesign #3dmodeling #presentation #construction documents #consultantcoordination #parametricdesign

FLOOR INSET LIGHTING LINE OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL (EXTERIOR) LINE OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL (INTERIOR)

SCOUT 2 SWIM LIFT

CURB WALL BELOW

F-9

PT HYDRO THERAPY

122

SCHLUTER TRIM AT ALL TILE CORNERS, TYP RISE:2'-1.5" RUN: 2'-9"

SWIMEX AND EQ

ENTRY EXPERIENCE

1C05

HYDROTHERAPY 122 ELEVATION

F-9

G-9

PT RECEPT. 108

1ST FLOOR HYDROTHERAPY DECK +23'-8.5"

F-8

CUSTOM FORMGLAS GFRG ENCLOSURE WITH FRITTED GLASS INSERTS. FACTORY FINISHED AND FIELD INSTALLED. SEE REPEAT AND DETAILS

G-8

NOTE: ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR HYDROTHERAPY ACCESSORIES LOCATED IN MODALITIES

122

RISE:2'-1.5" RUN: 2'-9"

CORRIDOR 1C03/ HYDROTHERAPY 122 PLAN

1C05

E-179

FEC

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

FIRST IMPRESSIONS VIEW

1C03B G-9

HYDRO DECK 1ST FLOOR T.O.S +23'-8.5"

10' - 0"

FINISH FLOOR 1ST FLOOR 4 T.O.S +21'-7"

9' - 9" FLOOR INSET LIGHTING LINE OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL (EXTERIOR) LINE OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL (INTERIOR)

9' -G-80"

STAINLESS STEEL TACTILE WARNING DOTS

HYDRO DECK 1ST FLOOR T.O.S +23'-8.5"

CURB FOR FORMGLAS - 3-5/8" STUDS WITH 5/8" TILE BACKER AND TILE AT POOL SIDE AND 5/8" GWB AT PT SIDE

STARSILENT REAR ACOUSTICAL WALL

2'-0"

STARSILENT CEILING ON CHANNEL AND ROD WITH LIGHTING AS SCHEDULED

SCALE: 1-1/2"=1'-0"

GWB CEILING ON CHANNEL AND ROD WITH LIGHTING AS SCHEDULED CUSTOM FORMGLAS GFRG ENCLOSURE WITH GLASS INSERTS. FACTORY FINISHED AND FIELD INSTALLED.

SCHEDULED BASE

CASCADE SCH TYP WHERE OC

FRAMELESS GLASS BEYOND

NOTE:

FLOOR FINISH AS SCHEDULED. RUN UP WALL 6" AND FINISH WITH SCHLUTER STRIP

SIM. AT INTERIOR. Soap bubbles in equilibrium plateau and Voronoi Evolution from droplets toOUTER hexagons to follow MOST LINE OF TACTILE DOMES AND LIGHTS LOCATED AT EXTERIOR OF CORRIDOR 1C03/ design aesthetic HYDROTHERAPY pattern general HYDROTHERAPY. SEE EXTERIOR HYRDROTHERAPY 122 ELEVATION SECTION FOR DETAILS 4 SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0" FINISH FLOOR 1ST FLOOR T.O.S +21'-7"

NOTE: ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR HYDROTHERAPY ACCESSORIES LOCATED IN MODALITIES

GFRG - HEAD DETAIL

G-8 CONCRETE SLAB ON DECK, SEE STRUCTURAL

CUSTOM GFRG WALL ASSEMBLY SOAP AND PAPER (FORMGLAS). FACTORY FINISHED TOWEL DISPENSER ON PANELS WALL BEYOND PTD COLUMN BEYOND

2ND FLOOR B.O.S +33'-8"

F-8

STORAGE FOR SWIMEX HEATER, FILTER AND CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM

BLOCKING AND SHIMS

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

1C03

Soap bubbles inspiration CORRIDOR 1C03/ HYDROTHERAPY 122 RCP 5 SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

221"

1'-2"

SLAB ON GRADE T.O.S +18'-0"

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

INSIDE LINE OF FORMGLAS ENCLOSURE EDGE OF DECK EXTERIOR

EXISTING SLAB AND STRUCTURE STEEL ANGLE COLUMN AND BEAM. SEE STRUCTURAL

HYDROTHERAPY 122 SECTION

PUMP AND EQUIPMENT CRAWL SPACE. SEALED CONCRETE FINISH, SEE SCHEDULE

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

LINE OF CONC STEM WALL BELOW (SEE SECTION/ STRUCTURAL)

SWIMEX 600T VGROOVE.

2 3/8"

HYDROTHERAPY 122 PLAN

EXISTING WALL BELOW, VIF

BUILT UP INFILL FLOOR ON (2) LAYERS OF STAGGERED TREATED PLYWOOD WITH WATERPROOFING AS SPECIFIED UPLIGHTING AND TACTILE WARNING DOTS. SEE DETAIL NEW CAST IN PLACE STAIRS WITH TILE FINISH AND SCHLUTER NOSING

1ST FLOOR T.O.S +21'-0"

9' - 9" CORRIDOR 1C03/

ENTRANC

CORRIDOR 1C03/ HYRDROTHERAPYG-8 122 ELEVATION CUSTOM GRFG

EXTERIOR

INSET GLASS OPTION

SCALE: 1-1/2"=1'-0"

2 3/8"

641"

HYDRO. INTERIOR

AT HATCHED LOCATIONS: INSET GLASS AT EXTERIOR PANEL. SOLID GFRG AT INTERIOR PANEL.

834"

FULLY FROSTED LAMINATED GLASS INTEGRATED IN GFRG PANEL

CUSTOM GRFG STRUCTURE (SELF SUPPORTING). FACTORY FINISH.

TACTILE STAINLESS STEEL DOME - TYP. PLAN DETAIL

SCALE: 1-1/2"=1'-0" CUSTOM GRFG STRUCTURE (SELF SUPPORTING). FACTORY FINISH.

INSET GLASS OPTION

3" TYP

CL.

LINE OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL INTERIOR

1'-1134"

SCALE: 1-1/2"=1'-0" CONCRETE STEPS

22 1"

3'-1141"

381"

116° 5"

3" -8 4 R7' #4 R

8'-334" 5 8"

40°

GFRG PATTERNING - PATTERN A (BASE) 10

(BE R17'-6 TW 8 7" EE NA

Acoustical Engineer: SHEN MILSOM & WILKE LLC 417 FIFTH AVENUE, 5TH FlOOR New York, NY, 10016 212-725-6800

) 3'-438"

FINAL DIMENSIONS AT EDGE OF SWIMEX TO BE COORDINATED WITH VENDOR AND SITE LAYOUT. DECK DIMENSIONS ARE PROVIDED VIA ARCHITECTURAL SKETCH TO CORRECT SCALING/ SHAPE ISSUE.

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

R1 7' R# 3

600-610 WEST 58TH STREET

SWIMEX. COORDINATE FINAL STEEL/ SLAB DIMENSIONS WITH VENDOR IN FIELD

GC TO COORDINATE ALL DIMENSIONS WITH FORMGLAS ENCLOSURE

CENTERLINE OF STEEL SUPPORT, SEE STRUCTURAL

DECK DIMEN

HSS WEST SIDE OUTPATIENT CENTER

CONCRETE STEPS

R#1

RAISED SLAB, SEE STRUCTURAL

Vertical Transportation: JOSEPH NETO & ASSOC. 1430 BROADWAY- SUITE 908 NEW YORK, NY, 10018 212.596.4690

PROJECT TITLE:

(2) ENDPOINTS AND RADIUS ARE ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT A CIRCLE AND ASSOCIATED CENTERPOINT. SHAPE SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED BY VIA ENDPOINTS TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT OF ENDPOINTS FOR SMOOTH SHAPE

CENTERLINE OF STEEL SUPPORT, SEE STRUCTURAL

RAISED SLAB, SEE

MEP: STRUCTURAL JAROS BAUM & BOLLES 80 PINE STREET NEW YORK, NY, 10005 212.530.9300

DECK DRAWINGS SHOULD BE MADE FROM ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING FOR SHAPE/ DIMENSION. (RESUBMIT FOR RECORD) SEE DIMENSIONS ATTACHED.

TACTILE STAINLESS STEEL DOME - TYP. PLAN DETAIL SWIMEX. COORDINATE FINAL STEEL/ SLAB DIMENSIONS WITH VENDOR IN FIELD

SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"

T T SE CRE IN N YP CO 1 "T D 22 AN K EC (D

F-9 R17 '-8 R#3 8 7"

INSET GLASS OPTION

" '-2

9'-078"

641"

Concept development and construction details

FULLY FROSTED LAMINATED GLASS INTEGRATED IN GFRG PANEL

HYDRO. INTERIOR

7'-858"

-713

FULLY FROSTED LAMINATED GLASS INTEGRATED IN GFRG PANEL

CUSTOM GRFG STRUCTURE (SELF SUPPORTING). FACTORY FINISH.

TACTILE DOMES

299 BROADWAY, SUITE 820 NEW YORK, NY, 10007 212.973.3748

INTERIOR

LINE OF REQUIRED 5' CLEARANCE PROVIDED. DO NOT IMPEDE

L17 LIGHT

4'-978"

WIT HE

PT. RECEPT.

19'-281"

DIAGRAMMATIC SECTION: GLAZED

434"

TACTILE DOMES 1. GFRG Head Detail CL. 2. GFRG PlanLINEDetail OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL

+/-6 '-4 "V

FULLY FROSTED LAMINATED EQ EQ GLASS TYP. INTEGRATED IN GFRG PANEL

EXAMPLE OF REPEAT +/- 3'-71/2" PANEL SIZE

EDGE OF DECK

2 3/8"

CUSTOM GRFG STRUCTURE (SELF SUPPORTING). FACTORY FINISH.

L17 LIGHT

EQ EQ TYP.

INSIDE LINE OF FORMGLAS ENCLOSURE

LINE OF CONC STEM WALL BELOW (SEE SECTION/ STRUCTURAL)

EDGE OF DECK

LINE OF REQUIRED 5' CLEARANCE PROVIDED. DO NOT IMPEDE

4'-1041"

EXTERIOR

PT. RECEPT.

INSIDE LINE OF FORMGLAS ENCLOSURE

PATTERNS.

SCALE: 6"=1'-0"

1'-178"

OUTER MOST LINE OF HYDROTHERAPY

2- PART CUSTOM GFRG ASSEMBLY (FORMGLAS)

LINE OF CONC STEM WALL BELOW (SEE SECTION/ GFRG BEYOND AT INSET STRUCTURAL) GLASS LOCATIONS. SEE

GFRG - PLAN DETAIL

EXISTING WALL BELOW, VIF

SCALE: 6"=1'-0"

EXISTING WALL BELOW, CENTERLINE OF STEEL Structural: VIF SUPPORT, KPFFSEE STRUCTURAL

GFRG INTEGRATED STOP

CONTINUOUS SEALANT IN FIELD AT PANEL JOINTS

SKA-003

NOTE: SIM. AT INTERIOR. TACTILE DOMES AND LIGHTS LOCATED AT EXTERIOR OF HYDROTHERAPY. SEE SECTION FOR DETAILS

1 2"

434"

DIAGRAMMATIC SECTION: GLAZED

CORRIDOR 1C03/ HYDROTHERAPY 122 RCP PANEL SIZE 5+/- 3'-71/2" SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

EXAMPLE OF REPEAT

GFRG PATTERNING - PATTERN A (BASE) GFRG Patterning 8 SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"- Pattern A: Bubbbles to Hexagons

NOTE: FINAL MOLD DETAILS BY MANUFACTURER

HYDRO. INTERIOR

GFRG - PL

GL-3A: LAMINATED SAFETY GLAZING: 1/8" + PVB FROSTED INTERLAYER + 1/8" GLAZING.

INTEGRAL STRUCTURAL REINFORCING BY VENDOR

GFRG - HEAD DETAIL

16'-078"

NOTE: SIM. AT INTERIOR. TACTILE DOMES AND LIGHTS LOCATED AT EXTERIOR OF HYDROTHERAPY. SEE SECTION FOR DETAILS

OUTER MOST LINE OF HYDROTHERAPY

CUSTOM GFRG WALL ASSEMBLY (FORMGLAS). FACTORY FINISHED PANELS

8' - 6"

G-8

GWB

MOUNT TO STUD WALL ATTACHED TO SLAB. PROVIDE KICKERS AS REQUIRED BLOCKING AND SHIMS

HYDRO. INTERIOR

G-9

SEE PATTERN DIMS

2'-1178"

EXTERIOR

OUTPATIENT CENTER

SWIMEX. COORDINATE FINAL OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE: STEEL/ SLAB DIMENSIONS WITH VENDOR IN FIELD

COMPRESSIBLE FILLER OR SEAT GLAZING IN SEALANT

VIF, EXTEND TO EXISTING WALL

SEE CEILING DETAILS FOR TYP COVE DETAILS

HYDRO. INTERIOR HSS WEST CONCRETE STEPSSIDE

SEALANT

EXTERIOR

R7'-8 3 " R#2 4

G-10

8' - 6"

OWNER:

SCALE: 1-1/2"=1'-0"

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

ALIGN SOFFIT WITH WALL BELOW

8' - 6"

TACTILE STAINLESS STEEL DOME - TYP. PLAN DETAIL 9 DETAIL SCALE: 1-1/2"=1'-0" GFRG - HEAD

5 8"

ALIGN SOFFIT WITH WALL AND STAIR ENDS

KEY PLAN

115 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10003 T. 212.353.7200 F. 212.353.7676

CASCADE SCHEDULED BASE, TYP WHERE OCCURS

WEST 57TH STREET

CUSTOM GFRG WALL ASSEMBLY (FORMGLAS). FACTORY FINISHED PANELS

FEC

3" AT HATCHED LOCATIONS:

STRUCTURE (SELF SUPPORTING). FACTORY FINISH.

HYDRO. INTERIOR

1'-5 1 2"

9' - 9"

BLOCKING AND SHIMS

34°

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

2'-0"

601 W 57TH STREET EXISTING BUILDING

CL. LINE OF WALL AT DECK LEVEL INTERIOR

SCOUT 2 SWIM LIFT

EXTERIOR

600-610 W 58TH STREET PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

TACTILE DOMES

ATTACHED TO SLAB. PROVIDE KICKERS AS REQUIRED

STARSILENT REAR ACOUSTICAL WALL

SEE PA

BLDG. ENTRANCE

BLDG.

HYDRO.SCHEDULED BASE INTERIOR

9' - 0"

SEE CEILING DETAILS FOR TYP COVE DETAILS

6'-081"

F-8

GWB EQ EQ TYP. TO STUD WALL MOUNT

10' - 0"

G-9

INSET GLASS AT EXTERIOR CORRIDOR 1C03/ PANEL. SOLID GFRG AT INTERIOR HYDROTHERAPY 122 RCP PANEL.

SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER ON WALL BEYOND

FULLY FROSTED LAMINATED GLASS INTEGRATED IN GFRG PANEL

834"

FULLY FROSTED LAMINATED GLASS INTEGRATED IN GFRG PANEL

PT.STORAGE FOR SWIMEX HEATER, FILTER AND CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM BEYOND RECEPT.

8' - 6" 7

8' - 6"

641"

8' - 6"

L17 LIGHT

5 8"

F-9

F-10

G-10

ALIGN SOFFIT WITH WALL AND STAIR ENDS ALIGN SOFFIT WITH WALL BELOW

2'-10"

434"

DIAGRAMMATIC SECTION: GLAZED

FEC

+/- 3'-71/2" PANEL SIZE

SEAL

WEST 58TH STREET

LINE OF REQUIRED 5' CLEARANCE PROVIDED. DO NOT IMPEDE

EXAMPLE OF REPEAT

CUSTOM GRFG STRUCTURE (SELF SUPPORTING). FACTORY FINISH.

EXTE

CONFORMED ISSUE FOR CONSTRUCTION BULLETIN 4

GWB

8'-6"

1C03B

REVISION

ISSUE FOR FILING

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 PROJECT No: 66721.00 DOH #162552-B, FACILITY ID: N/A (ASC) DOH #171312 C, FACILITY ID: 1447 (ARTICLE 28)

+/6'-

10' - 0"

P-004

G-9

DATE

9/18/2017 10/27/2017 4/6/2018

DRAWING TITLE:

ENLARGED PLANS & ELEVATIONS - 1ST FLOOR, PT - HYDROTHERAPY

= START POINT

SCALE:

RAISED SLAB, SEE STRUCTURAL

VARIES

A - 713.00

1 2"

8' - 6"

EXTERIOR

HYDRO. INTERIOR

HYDROTHERAPY 122 ELEVATION

G-9

CORRIDOR F-91C03

P-007

E-180

NO.

MOUNT TO STUD WALL SWIMEX HEATER, FILTER ATTACHEDSTORAGE TO SLAB. FOR PROVIDE CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM BEYOND KICKERS ASAND REQUIRED

SCHEDULED ST. SL BASE

SWIMEX 600T VGROOVE AND EQUIPMENT BELOW

1C05

FEC

3'-0"

SEE CEILING DETAILS FOR TYP COVE DETAILS

PORCELAIN TILE FINISH AS SCHEDULED

ALIGN

G-10

8' - 6"

SCHLUTER TRIM AT ALL TILE CORNERS, TYP

1ST FLOOR FF +21'-7"

5 8"

9'-9"

E-179

8' - 6"

ALIGN SOFFIT WITH WALL BELOW

RISE:2'-1.5" RUN: 2'-9"

SE ST PO

AND STAIR ENDS

122

F-10

STEEL ANGLE COLUMN AND BEAM. SEE STRUCTURAL PUMP AND EQUIPMENT CRAWL SPACE. SEALED CONCRETE FINISH, SEE SCHEDULE

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

2'-121"

WS DO

6' WE -4" EN +/SW IM

WIN

PT RECEPT. 108 ALIGN SOFFIT WITH WALL

4'-0"

CUSTOM FORMGLAS GFRG ENCLOSURE WITH FRITTED GLASS INSERTS. FACTORY FINISHED AND FIELD INSTALLED. SEE REPEAT AND DETAILS

F-8

1'-2

4 SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0" HYDROTHERAPY 122 SECTION

11TH AVENUE

SPECIFIED COL COVER F-9

1ST FLOOR HYDROTHERAPY DECK +23'-8.5"

G-10

SCHEDULED BASE

CORRIDOR 1C03/ HYRDROTHERAPY 122 ELEVATION

7'-721"

FEC 2' X2' FLOOR ACCESS PANEL WITH LADDER BELOW

HSS SPORTS MEDICINE DESIGN EXPERIENCE I WEST 58TH STREET I MAY 23, 2017

SCOUT 2 SWIM LIFT

CURB WALL BELOW 292 SF OF DECK 152 SF OF DECK IS AT >/= 5' WIDTH PER NYC DOH 6.1, 14.6

1'-2"

STARSIL ACOUST

2'-0"

9' - 0"

CORRIDOR 1C03/ HYDROTHERAPY 122 PLAN

F-10

SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER ON WALL BEYOND

FINISHES 221"

perkins Eastman /

SLAB ON GRADE T.O.S +18'-0"

STAINLESS STEEL

STUDS WITH 5/8" TILE BACKER AND TILE AT POOL SIDE AND 5/8" GWB AT PT SIDE

G-8

F-8

STORAGE FOR SWIMEX HEATER, FILTER AND CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM BEYOND

CONCRETE SLAB ON DECK, SEE STRUCTURAL

FLOORING

1ST FLOOR T.O.S +21'-0"

LINE OF STEEL FRAME AND INFILL SLAB BELOW. SEE STRUCTURAL. COORDINATE FINAL DIMS WITH VENDOR, ARCHITECT, AND ENGINEER

PUMP AND EQUIPMENT CRAWL SPACE. SEALED CONCRETE FINISH, SEE SCHEDULE

TACTILE WARNING DOTS Gym materials, CURB colors and textures pallette FOR FORMGLAS - 3-5/8"

STORAGE FOR SWIMEX HEATER, FILTER AND CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM

NOTE: ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR HSS SPORTS MEDICINE DESIGN EXPERIENCE I WEST 58TH STREET I MAY 23, HYDROTHERAPY 2017 ACCESSORIES F-9LOCATED IN MODALITIES

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

STEEL ANGLE COLUMN AND BEAM. SEE STRUCTURAL

REAR WALL CABINET

DECK DIMENSION PLAN (SKA-004)

3" '-8 4 R7 #4 R

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

AUGUST 18, 2017

PG 40 OF 80

3'-0"

1C03

P-004

E-180

SWIMEX 600T VGROOVE AND EQUIPMENT BELOW

HYDROTHERAPY 122 ELEVATION122 SECTION HYDROTHERAPY SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0" 3 SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

2'-10"

CORRIDOR 1C03

P-007

Hydrotherapy room location

F-10

SCHEDULED ST. SL BASE BENCH

SLAB ON GRADE T.O.S +18'-0"

KRION SCREEN

1ST FLOOR FF +21'-7"

perkins Eastman /

2ND FLOOR B.O.S +33'-8"

ALIGN

G-10

1'-2"

BLDG. ENTRANCE

4'-0"

221"

1ST FLOOR T.O.S +21'-0"

9'-9"

FINISH FLOOR 1ST FLOOR T.O.S +21'-7"

PORCELAIN TILE FINISH AS SCHEDULED

CURB FOR FORMGLAS - 3-5/8" STUDS WITH 5/8" TILE BACKER AND TILE AT POOL SIDE AND 5/8" GWB AT PT SIDE

ROUND COLUMN

SCHLUTER TRIM AT ALL TILE CORNERS, TYP

1'-

STAINLESS STEEL TACTILE WARNING DOTS

HYDRO DECK 1ST FLOOR T.O.S +23'-8.5"

9'-9"

SPECIFIED COL COVER

E-180

CONCRETE SLAB ON DECK, SEE STRUCTURAL PLANTERS

STORAGE FOR SWIMEX HEATER, FILTER AND CHEMICAL FEED SYSTEM

2'-10"

PO ST SE TB ET 6'WE 4" EN +/SW IM

2' X2' FLOOR ACCESS PANEL WITH LADDER BELOW

1C03 SCOUT 2 SWIM LIFT

1C03B

CURB WALL BELOW

EX WIN D

G-10

CORRIDOR 1C03

OW S

F-10

292 SF OF DECK 152 SF OF DECK IS AT >/= 5' WIDTH PER NYC DOH 6.1, 14.6

P-004 LEVEL

FLOOR INSET 1STLIGHTING FLOOR FF AT +21'-7" LINE OF WALL DECK LEVEL (EXTERIOR) LINE OF WALL AT DECK (INTERIOR)

P-007

2'-121"

2ND FLOOR B.O.S +33'-8"

ALIGN

3'-0"

LINE OF STEEL FRAME AND INFILL SLAB BELOW. SEE STRUCTURAL. COORDINATE FINAL DIMS WITH VENDOR, ARCHITECT, AND ENGINEER

FIXTURE

SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

FEC

E-179

2'-121"

4'-0"

SCHEDU

PORCELAIN TILE FINISH AS SCHEDULED

GROUND / FIRST FLOOR 1'-

7'-721"

6 WE '-4" EN +/SW IM EX

1ST FLOOR HYDROTHERAPY DECK +23'-8.5"

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

ON THE GROUND

PT RECEPT. 108

2' X2' FLOOR ACCESS PANEL WITH LADDER BELOW

CUSTOM FORMGLAS GFRG ENCLOSURE WITH FRITTED GLASS INSERTS. FACTORY FINISHED AND FIELD INSTALLED. SEE REPEAT AND DETAILS

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292 SF OF DECK 152 SF OF DECK IS AT >/= 5' WIDTH PER NYC DOH 6.1, 14.6

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LINE OF STEEL FRAME AND INFILL SLAB BELOW. SEE STRUCTURAL. COORDINATE FINAL DIMS WITH VENDOR, ARCHITECT, AND ENGINEER

GFRG PATTERNING - PATTERN A (BASE) SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"

DECK DIMENSION PLAN (S SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0"

View from gym

View from reception desk

hydro screen

General view of Hydro Screen

Interior view of hydrotherapy room

THE 3 PILLARS Gateways to Chinatown Competition 2017 New York City, USA Marco Sosa

Chinese heritage intersection in Manhattan The Chinese identity is characteristic of a rich spiritual and mystical history. It is said that the basis of Chinese Civilization are 3 pillars: Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Cultural heritage, social interactions, history, politics, common sense embraces all aspects about these philosophies. It states a peaceful life by letting the natural flow of things or events happen in order to have an internal and external balance, a humble desire-free life. It involves the well being of society and the individual of a society, a sense of hierarchy for order and the respect of that order and how education is very important for this formation. For many Chinese the number 3 represents a lucky number due to its metaphorical and allegorical relations with human existence.

The site has high volume of pedestrian flow. As a convergence center, the city street grid coincidentally forms a triangle that symbolically represents the foundations of their society. This serves as a magnetic place where people from different backgrounds develop social interactions. To take advantage of this flow, the site is divided following the general natural flow of the pedestrians that cross this triangle and guiding borders are placed in order to enhance the social interaction even further, making it not just a trail that people momentarily pass by but also an inviting place where they can stay.

Award: Perkins Eastman Firmwide Honorable Mention Tasks: #Research #theory #conceptdesign #3dmodeling #videoediting #presentation

Green Space

Seating/steps Visual connection

Walkable LED Screen Maps/Information/Animations

Canal Street Triangle Site

1. Pedestrian flows

2. Promote social interaction through intersection. Cultures flowing from other neighborhoods

Canal St. Subway

Museum of Chinese in America

Little Italy Grand St.

Thomas Paine Park

Kimlau Square Brooklyn Bridge

Manhattan Bridge Landing and Colonnad

3. Pillars of Chinese Civilization (Heaven, Earth, and Human Being) provide a green refuge

4. Canopy symbolizes seamless spiritual/metaphorical connection between pillars

5. Recognize other landmarks. Canopy transforms into an inviting multi-gateway

Canopy area for projection 3D Projectors attached to pillars

Videos/Animation of Chinese Culture Comfortable shaded public space

6. Nascent structure from green spaces resembles iconic Chinese bamboo forrests

Concept Development

7. 3D Projection below fabric

8. Cultural/info. videos projected

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Section A

Southwest Elevation

Section B

Site, elevations and sections

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25’

50’

the 3 pillars

3D Projection of Chinese Culture on canopy

Aerial View

THE CULTURE OF WATER

SOCIAL INTEGRATION + DENSIFICATION

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

POPULATION SUPPORT

C U LT U R A L WAT E R S C A P E GSAPP Master degree thesis 2014 New Delhi, India Team: Zahra Alwash, Belen Ayarra, Marco Sosa, Silvia Vercher

Building social i n f r a s t r u c t u re o n N e w D e l h i ’s h e r i t a g e The project proposes to reorient Delhi’s future growth by addressing infrastructure issues concentrating on lack of water, seasonal flood and pollution. Furthermore, the project aims to reestablish the relationship between the city and the Yamuna River using water as a productive landscape that will generate social spaces. Through the lenses of culture and water the project imagines Lutyens Plan transformed from an imperial symbol of power and inequality, to a democratic space allowing social interaction. Finally, water is the catalyst for future growth of services and densification that will support the city at a regional scale.

It starts with a bottom-up approach by reactivating existing water nodes (Baolis and Hauz) to stimulate a network system for collection, retention, filtration and recharge of water.The first ecological zone, the Baolis will work as a recharging unit and social catalyst. The second ecological zone aims to provide a new rain and gray water collection system while activating the core of the blocks. The top-down approach in the third ecological zone, the Raj Path, a democratic national symbol in Lutyens’ Plan, will work as a water treatment plant to collect, filtrate, retain, and discharge clean water to the Yamuna River. Award: Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Prize Tasks: #Research #theory #conceptdesign #3dmodeling #videoediting #presentation

Agrasen Ki Baoli Hailey Road, KG Marg New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India 28.626255347696052, 77.22503290421206

Raj Path Hauz Khas Reservoir Deer Park, Hauz Khas New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India 28.554308656166537, 77.19176124606194 Lutyen’s Plan

Delhi nullah Various locations across the city

PROPOSED ECOLOGICAL ZONES ABANDON WATER SYSTEM: BAOLIS & RESRVOIRS NATURAL STREAMS: NULLAHS METRO LINE ANCIENT SETTLEMENTS LOST WATER COLLECTOR SYSTEM: BUNDH

Identifying Network Systems

1 3

3 2 1 4

5 1

1 3 Existing footprint 2 financial area

1 2

PHASE 01: 4 surface Baoli and permeable for filtration

1 2 3 4 5

Recharging + Storing Nodes: Collection, Retention, Filtration

5 4 2

PHASE 02:4 Service densification

1 2 3 4 5

PHASE 03: 3 Bungalow re-purpose & housing densification

cultural waterscape

1 3

1 1

3 2

1 1

public building public b 2

3 2

67” 2

EXISTING CONDITION EXISTING CONDITION EXISTING CONDITION EXISTING CONDITION bungalow 7,480”

bungalow bungalow bungalowservices bungalow services servicescommunity services community neglected neglected neglected community neglected community

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bungalow bungalow bungalow

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Existing Footprint PHASE 02: PHASE 01: PHASE 03: semi-privatesemi-private space semi-private space private semi-private space space private spaceprivate spaceprivate spaceprivate space space private space private private space space private private space space private private space round aboutspace round about round about round about Private Bungalow socio-ecological densification eco-node/reservoir + housing + services densification new program

public building

typology A

typology B

67” private space N

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public building

67” semi-public space

public space

private building

public space

bioswale YAMUNA RIVER

RAJ PATH AVENUE

private spaceprivate space semp

Reservoirs: multiple use public spaces

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TYPOLOGY A TYPOLOGY TYPOLOGY A TYPOLOGY A A community community community community bungalow bungalow bungalow bungalow

Reservoirs: taking advantage of monsoon season TYPOLOGY B TYPOLOGY TYPOLOGY B TYPOLOGY B B METHODOLOGY METHODOLOGY METHODOLOGY METHODOLOGY EXTENSION EXTENSION EXTENSIONEXTENSION private private private private - semipublic private - semipublic public private --semipublic public private --semipublic public - public HOUSING HOUSING HOUSING HOUSING

SERVICES / WORKSPACE SERVICES / WORKSPACE SERVICES / WORKSPACE SERVICES / WORKSPACE

Transport + Collector System: The block’s core as engine

80% Collected Water 60% Supply Community 20% Supply Raj Path System

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Reception pools

Filtration terraces

Clean water collection point

National Center Of Art

Main Water Collection Point Government Buildings

First Collection Point

Programed Spaces

Collection Wetland

Raj Path Road

Services Water Filtration Terraces

The National Museum

Collection

Filtration Sand

Gravel

Retention A.c.

Raj Path Reception + Filtration System: A democratic national symbol

Wetland

Clean Water Discharge

cultural waterscape

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Collection and Recharging unit

To social spaces

To storage unit and Yamuna River Raj Path Pools Filtration System Roundabout Collector

City-wide water filtration and collection network

T H E N E W C I T Y: L A C I U D A D N U E VA Masterplan for Guayaquil’s Airport 2017-2019 Guayaquil, Ecuador Perkins Eastman, CVA, Metros Cuadrados ARUP, RWDI

G u a y a q u i l ’s A i r p o r t f u t u re re h a b i l i t a t i o n The project to move the Aeropuerto Jose Joaquin de Olmedo from its present location, in the geographic center of Guayaquil, to a location outside the current city limits is the unique opportunity for the city to study, rethink and realize a new version for the metropolis and its context. The site is very large at 240.5 HA and situated at the geographic center of the city, close to the river’s edge. The main strategies along a central spine stream are: to reconnect the city to the new airport outside the city; revive the convention center; and rediscover something special (invest in natural resources). This translates into 3 main districts: Marina District, Central Business District, and Garden District.

This is the catalyst that can start the evolution of a new “smart city” that can invigorate development, bolster and realign the city’s infrastructure from transit to traffic, from cultural amenities to ecological and resiliency measures thereby improving the quality of life for all its citizens across all strata. Done right it can become the heart of the rejuvenated economic engine for the city: The Guayaquil of the 21th century. Publication and Exhibition: The New City Vol. I, II, III. Autoridad Aeroportuaria de Guayaquil, Municipio de Guayaquil Award: Design Award of Merit. Society of American Registered Architects - New York Council in recognition of Professional Design Excellence. Nicholas Leahy Lead Architect. Tasks: #Research #Datamining #theory #conceptdesign #3d modeling #presentation

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Natural Reserve Urban Footprint Informal Settlements Current Airport Site Future Airport Site 1950 Pop. 258,966

1962 Pop. 510,804

Site plan + City footprint evolution

1974 Pop. 823,219

2018 Pop. 2.8 mil

Traffic

Insecurity

Vulnerability

Identifying current challenges

Urban Sprawl

Exploitation of natural resources

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Mission & Vision: Turning the city into a destination hotspot

Inequality

the new city: la nueva ciudad

Destination

Human Scale

Mobility

Connectivity

Context

Environment

History & Culture

Local Business & Tourism

Objectives for strategic design and civic responsability

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Redefine the existing airport terminal as a transportation hub. Travelers will board and alight to and from the airport.

Districts connected through 2 green axis: Long axis Estuary, and Botanical Gardens.

Main green spaces connecting within the site and its main surrounding natural ecosystems.

Waklable, safe, linear park surrounding the site that seamlessly unites neighborhoods.

Main connection of Marina, Convention Center, Business, and Botanical Garden as triggers for development and tourism.

Districts, neighborhoods, and main activities. Connect grid to city’s existing urban fabric.

Site’s Limit 3 Floors 5 Floors

7 Floors 9 Floors 10 Floors 12 Floors

Site’s Limit Cultural Residential Mixed

Concept development: Density, ecology, and main axis

Commercial Hospital Offices Hotels

Site’s Limit Plazas Public Green

Border Gardens Water Bike Path

the new city: la ciudad nueva

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Proposed master plan

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Estuary as collection system CENTRAL DISTRICT TRANSPORT/COMMERCIAL CENTER

MARINA CHARLES DARWIN MUSEUM

CONVENTION CENTER PIER

WATERFRONT

GARDEN CITY LAKE GARDEN

ARTS AND CULTURE BUILDING

MEDIA CENTER

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AVIARY ISLAND

NATURAL RESERVE

ALAMEDA PARK

SPORTS CENTER

Master plan districts: Reimagining the city’s eco-cultural heritage

the new city: la nueva ciudad

Visitor’s Narrative

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Green corridors and connections to iconic public spaces

Charles Darwin Museum in Marina District

View from the main Boulevard Estuary Park

the new city: la ciudad nueva

Convention Center in Central Business District

Garden City Lake

S M A RT A I D Breaking Through Competition 2017 New York, USA Team: Melissa Ponce, Marco Sosa, Silvia Vercher Hailey Landis, Ariela Lenetsky, Leanne Zick

Blockchain technology f o r t h e f u t u re o f h e a l t h c a re Recognizing the relationship between health, transportation, environment, sanitation, education, recreation, technologies, and the built environment; we can improve access to health services, decrease lifestyle and environmental risk factors and increase the availability of data for urban health decisionmaking. Smart Aid System + Stations revolutionize public health by pairing a global health information network with a flexible healthcare station to provide everyday access to preventative medicine and unify existing healthcare systems. The Smart Aid Sta- tions create a community-based, open- source kit-of-parts that can grow and change over time to address health needs from local to regional to global.

In conjunction with an app that connects to the Smart Aid System, Smart Aid Stations fill in the missing links of the local healthcare network. Smart Aid Stations act as data collectors – feeding information into the global Smart Aid System blockchain network. This decentralized and secure network creates a publicly accessible data platform, facilitating analysis and communication across all healthcare stakeholders. By using the Smart Aid System + Stations, stakeholders can understand local public health issues using real-time data. The infinite and reconfigurable Smart Aid Stations can be customized to local needs.

Award: Perkins Eastman Competition 1st Place

Firmwide

Tasks: #Research #theory #conceptdesign #3dmodeling #presentation

DISENGAGEMENT

DISENROLLMENT

DISCONNECTION

Disconnection: The missing links amog stakeholders

PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS

INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SKINTIMATE TECHNOLOGY

SAFETY FOCUSED WEARABLES SMART NUTRITION TECH

DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY

INGESTIBLE HEALTH SENSORS

EMPOWERMENT = KNOWLEDGE

URBAN MAPPING/ MINING

H E A LT H I E R CITIES

ROBOTIC COMPANIONS

MOBILE HEALTH TRENDS

SHARED DATA COLLECTION

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY New block chain technologies, which have started being used in healthcare as well as the new widely use mobile healthcare technologies, give the ability to record and share personal data and daily health information.

URBAN ANALYTICAL TOOL

DATA RECOLLECTION USING BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY

URBAN HEALTH DECISION MAKING

Taking advantage of block chain technology, each personal ledger and urban information, gets combined into a single, accesible, secured descentralized platform.

HEALTH AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS The new platform will map relationships between health records and urban conditions.

DECISION MAKING AND EMPOWERMENT

The platform will facilitate healthy communities design. It could inform performance based design and promote a more accurate

stakeholders and the fields of urban planning, urban design and public health

System Narrative Concept

Smart-Aid System flow

From city to regional scope

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that connects the SMART AID links of the he SMART AID ctors – feeding SMART AID k. This new e network ssible data ng analysis all healthcare SMART AID holders can health issues infinite and STATIONS can be ocal needs. 2.0

Smart Aid System: Finding solutions through a global blockchain

SMART-AID SYSTEM APP

PROVIDER ACCESS LOCAL INFO

TELEHEALTH

EMERGENCY ALERTS

SUPPLIES CALL FOR HELP INFO SCREEN, TELEPHONE, DEFIBRILLATOR, NARCAN, EPI-PEN, ASTHMA INHALER

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

RESOURCE DISPENSER

COMMUNITY TOOLS

MEDICATION, FIRST AID, PREGNANCY TESTS

BIKE REPAIR KIT, SPORTING GOODS

SOLAR COLLECTOR

INFRASTRUCTURE

COLUMN

PLACEMAKING

WALL

MOSQUITO NETS, DENTAL SUPPLIES, HYGIENE

POTABLE WATER

ROOF

EXPANSION OF PARTS BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS

BASIC NEEDS

WATER RESERVOIR

BIKE REPAIR KIT, SPORTING GOODS

ELECTRICITY, WIFI/DATA

WAYFINDING

STROBES, SIRENS, LOUDSPEAKERS

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

CHARGING STATION POWER BANK

SCALE, HEIGHT ROD

BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, THERMOMETER, PULSE

WEBCAM, TOUCHSCREEN, SPEAKERS, MICROPHONE

GLOBAL HEALTH NETWORK

BIOMETRICS

DIAGNOSIS

BENCH/ TABLE

ROOF SOLAR & RAIN COLLECTOR

PUBLIC SINK/ DRINKING FOUNTAIN

FLOOR EXERCISE CLASSES COOKING CLASSES ADDICTION AWARENESS GROUP MEDITATION

The SMART AID STATION is a community-based, open-source kit-of-parts that can grow and adapt according to the local community’s needs.

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ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

SYSTEM IN ACTION

CONNECTION Case study: NY, USA Food deserts 750,000 residents live in food deserts.This contributes to a poor diet,higher levels of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Connections are created by the SMART AID SYSTEM local businesses and the farmers fill in the gaps.

SMART AID connects grocery stores in food deserts to fresh food distributers.

SMART AID STATIONS provide information and access to fresh food and nutritional education.

PREVENTION Case study: South Sudan Conflict, climate and health “a country that is affected by complex emergencies, a broken health system and outbreaks of communicable diseases.” Dr. Abdulmumini Usman, WHO

ACCESS Case study: Kibber, India Healthcare gender inequality Prominent in inaccessible places such as Kibber, India, which sits at 14,009 ft. Making it only possible for 2% of medical professionals to reach these remote areas.

SMART AID SYSTEM network connects hospital & physician to user.

Telehealth consultation

SMART AID STATION is community specific kit-of-parts assembled, adapted, and added to by users.

connected to a global portfolio of health professionals

community configured SMART AID STATIONS allow for flexibility and adaptability

SMART AID achieves placemaking by locating SMART AID STATIONS near community assets

N . I . M . B . Y. San Francisco Affordable Housing Challenge 2019 San Francisco, USA Marco Sosa

Solving housing crisis t h ro u g h c o m m u n i t y empowerment San Francisco won’t have enough housing for people with very low income until 2030, and not enough for people with moderate income until 2045... Building denser housing or reusing abandoned spaces are possible solutions to this crisis. The project proposes a flexible design that enables to accomodate different requirements from inhabitants. Building on a partnership between techonology, nature, and humanity, the program: Neighborhood Inclusive Modular Building Yard aims to solve the housing crisis in San Francisco, and at the same time creates a replicable blueprint for other cities around the world. This system includes a community match-

making app, a customizable set of self-built kit of parts, and a guideline for sustainable practices to transform undesireable spaces that would otherwise be abandoned in the city wasting its potential for affordable development. Based on an algorithm for urban analysis, the script constructs possible scenarios taking into account the context and the inhabitants’ needs. In this way, a seemingly modular system can be adapted to meet a community’s own identity due to its parametric nature and adapt organically to its surrounding and contrains. Competition: San Francisco Affordable Housing Challenge. Archive Books 2019 Tasks: #Research #theory #conceptdesign #3dmodeling #scripting #presentation #parametricdesign

Median price of a single family home is $1.6 million, requires an annual household income of $320,000. 81% of all homes cost at least $1 million

Median monthly rent for 1 bedroom apartment is $3,700

Tech industry: creating tens of thousands of new jobs in the area each year without doing much to relieve the housing crisis.

Housing density is a problem, strict zoning rules , restricted to single-family homes. Streets are choked with companies’ employee buses, and 45,000 daily Uber and Lyft drivers,

Preserving local character, maintaining local control, keeping housing scarce and inaccessible. Racially restrictive covenants. The Residential Rezoning Act 1978.

Gentrification and Zoning changes that would eliminate around onethird drop in the city’s potential growth. Devastating impact on low income and middle class residents.

Identifying current challenges

There is a need for a new partnership between:

Community Matchmaking App Blockchain Technology for design and produce contracts. Digital technology can transform the design, construction and management of co-living developments.

Technology Nature Humanity in order to go from this:

N.I.M.B.Y. Not In My Back Yard

Incentivize Green Spaces Parks, Children’s Playgrounds, Gardens, Urban Farming/Farmers’ Market, Performative, Resiliency against natural disasters

Self-built Kit of Parts Community Engagement Identity and Ownership Social Capital

to this:

Neighborhood Inclusive Modular Building Yard Identifying challenges and solution

Sustainable practices Low environmental impact from materials and construction. Education

Transform Undesirable Spaces Reclaim unused or abandoned spaces that are not attractive for current city dwellers.

Balboa Park Station

The Upper Yard

The test site: The Upper Yard. San Francisco, CA. USA. Data extracted using Rhino Grasshopper

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Assembly piece

Community Matchmaking

Community Building Event

Community Growth

Introduction of concept assembly parts for the building kit

Green Spaces Courtyard Cross Cisculation Connecting Places Indoor Garden

Children’s Playground Urban Farming Farming Terraces

1. Community parameters: virtual collision boundaries

2. Structure growth according to community’s agreed parameters

3. Organic aggregation growth

4. Final affordable housing complex when reaching the block’s density limit

Building the Urban Context

View from courtyard, San Jose Avenue

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Urban farming spaces