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Architecture VertiCali
ACSA / AISC Steel Student Design Competition | Tall Buildings
1st Place
http://www.acsa-arch.org/programs-events/competitions/competition-archives/2015-2016-steel-competition/2015-16-steel-winners/2015-16-steel-tall-buildings-first-place Topical Studio Los Angeles, CA Spring 2016
Pocket Hotel
Comprehensive Design Studio Austin, TX Fall 2015
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VertiCali Vegetating Earth and Sky Industrialized food production divorces the connection to fresh greens for the citizens of Los Angele’s urban core. Food scarcity means trouble for many who don’t know how to grow their own food. Food growth experience belongs to individuals located in rural farms. Education in food growth promotes healthy and sustainable lifestyles that have positive effects on the local community. VeritCali is a beacon of edible light, exposing its green contents to promote local food growth, healthy lifestyles, and sustainable communities. It vegetates the urban core and connects Downtown L.A. and East L.A. by creating a central food hub in the Arts District. It expands its boundaries into the revitalized L.A. River alongside the 4th Street Bridge and over existing rail lines to provide pedestrian pathways of elevated landscape. Its program consists of a market, community gardens, education areas, and different levels showcasing innovative farming techniques. By building tall food production is increased by four times the amount of traditional farming per square foot, saves 90% more water, and provides optimal solar exposure. Solar exposure is maximized by outward undulation in the tower form and an open atrium of light and green. Steel’s strength is employed to outward undulation in the tower form and to structurally assist the multiple segments of the tower. Trusses utilize a rigid frame system to isolate the lower structure from the surrounding ground while allowing an expressive and playful surface for the community gardens and elevated landscape over the rail lines that require minimum clearance. VertiCali’s presence and physical connection to the street and riverfront provides the community with green education beyond its boundaries, therefore promoting healthy and sustainable lifestyles and reconnecting people to fresh greens.
Process Diagrams
MERGE landscape with tower
SEGMENT tower to create light wells
COMPRESS asymmetrically for solar exposure
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Problem
Consumers Current Relation to Food
Growing Harvesting
Transporting Processing
Packaging
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Los Angeles Consumes
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of Food it Produces Level 13 - 16 Aeroponic Farms
Level 9 - 12 Hydroponic Farms
Level 8 - 4 Aquaponic Farms
Level 1 - 3 Education Spaces Community Gardens Market
Transverse Section
Sub-levels Water Collection Water Treatment Aqua-culture Tanks Mechanical Spaces Storage
Advantages of VertiCali Proposed Consumer Relation to Food
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9 acres of Land
1 acre in a vertical farm
Hydroponics + Aeroponics saves 70% more water
Aquaponics saves 90% more water
Diagrammatic process models The focus of the model was to generate ideas on how to merge the landscape with the tower, so that the architecture is one unified element connecting East L.A. with the thriving Arts District.
Floor Plans
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Facade Diagram
Louvers + Steel Frame Louvers mitigate sunlight & assist in water collection for farming use.
Mullion Frames
Composite Facade Study Floor plates to allow maximum solar exposure and slope to recycle water.
Mullion Frames
Construction Diagram Louvre System Floor Plates & Mass Steel Frame
Louvre System
Augmented Landscape
Two-way Rigid Frame Truss System
Louvre System Steel Frame & Cores
Massing Model | scale: 1/64” = 1’ -0”
Note
Massing model reflects design presented during final reviews. The architecture changed a little after for the purposes of submission to the ACSA / AISC Steel Student Design Competition.
Sectional Model | scale: 1/16” = 1’ - 0”
Sectional Model | Cont. scale: 1/16” = 1’ - 0”
Note
Sectional model reflects design presented during final reviews. The architecture changed for the purposes of submission to the ACSA / AISC Steel Student Design Competition.
Pocket Hotel Rejuvenating Waller Creek By blending the urban landscape of Austin with the vegetated waterscape of Waller Creek, a series of transitional thresholds are created allowing for degradation of scene and reveal another. The program of the architecture is divided into three bars that connect together to create unique spaces overlooking Waller Creek. Void spaces between the architecture allow for unique pockets of discovery that reveal themselves as one arrives.
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Site Analysis
Site Restrictions Site Zoning Floor to Area Ratio Height
Site Section
Central Business District. No Setbacks. 8:1. We can build 8 floors high entirely on site. Site is within State Capitol Corridor 14, and we can not build anything 135 ft. tall.
Beginning Models
1st Model
The different material used notates where different program for the hotel could be placed. WHITE is hotel spaces. WOOD is public functions. BLACK is service areas. METAL is possible paths. The first model’s asymmetrical form engages the public at the street intersection and leads them under the hotel towards the creek. The Hotel and restaurant could cantilever over the creek to engage those walking along the edge.
2nd Model
WOOD is hotel spaces. WHITE is public functions. BLACK is vertical circulation. METAL is possible paths and views. GRAY is service areas. This models seeks to capture the views of the State Capitol and the creek. The upper bars would be the hotel rooms elevated above public spaces. The bar could be along cantilevered over the creek. Services can be placed along the edge closer to existing buildings.
3rd Model
WOOD is hotel spaces. WHITE is public functions. RED is vertical circulation. METAL is possible paths and views. BLACK is service areas. This is further development of the 2nd model to push the idea of having the restaurant, bar, and some hotel rooms cantilever over the creek to capture views and visually engage the public walking along the edge. The upper bar is elevated above the entrance to separate the rooms with State Capitol and Street Views as well as allow the corner to be perceived as open.
Code Analysis Occupancy Groups [ In Boutique Hotel ] 310.1 Residential Group R Residential Group R includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for sleeping purposes when not classified as an Institutional Group I or when not regulated by the International Residential Code in accordance with Section 101.2. R-1 Residential occupancies containing sleeping units where the occupants are primarily transient in nature, including: Boarding houses (transient), Hotels (transient), Motels (transient). 304.1 Business Group B Business Group B occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for office, professional or service type transactions, including storage of records and accounts. 303.1 Assembly Group A Assembly Group A occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for the gathering of persons for purposes such as civic, social or religious functions; recreation, food or drink consumption or awaiting transportation. A-2 Assembly uses intended for food and/or drink consumption including, but not limited to: Banquet halls, Night clubs, Restaurants, Taverns, and bars. A-3 Assembly uses intended for worship, recreation or amusement and other assembly uses not classified elsewhere in Group A including, but not limited to: Amusement arcades, Art galleries, Bowling alleys, Community halls, Courtrooms, Dance halls (not including food or drink consumption), Exhibition halls, Funeral parlors, Gymnasiums(without spectator seating), Indoor swimming pools (without spectator seating), Indoor tennis courts (without spectator seating), Lecture halls, Libraries, Museums, Places of religious worship, Pool and billiard parlors, and Waiting areas in transportation terminals. 306.2 Factory Industrial F-1 Moderate-hazard Occupancy Factory industrial uses which are not classified as Factory Industrial F-2 Low Hazard shall be classified as F-1 Moderate Hazard and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Aircraft (manufacturing, not to include repair), Appliances, Athletic equipment, Automobiles and other motor vehicles, Bakeries, Beverages: over 16-percent alcohol content, Bicycles, Boats, Brooms or brushes, Business machines, Cameras and photo equipment, Canvas or similar fabric, Carpets and rugs (includes cleaning), Clothing, Construction and agricultural machinery, Disinfectants, Dry cleaning and dyeing, Electric generation plants, Electronics, Engines (including rebuilding), Food processing, Furniture, Hemp products, Jute products, Laundries, Leather products, Machinery, Metals, Mill work (sash and door), Motion pictures and television filming (without spectators), Musical instruments, Optical goods, Paper mills or products, Photographic film, Plastic products, Printing or publishing, Recreational vehicles, Refuse incineration, Shoes, Soaps and detergents, Textiles, Tobacco, Trailers, Upholstering, Wood; distillation, Woodworking (cabinet).
[Occupancy Load] 5th Level: 4,735 GSF Occupant Load: 58 People 4th Level: 4,257 GSF Occupant Load: 16 People 3rd Level: 2,241 GSF Occupant Load: 6 People 2nd Level: 4,548 GSF Occupant Load: 217 People Ground Level: 1,555 GSF Occupant Load: 121 People Parking Level Occupant Load: 10 Cars Creek Level: 2,872 GSF Occupant Load: 164 People
Total Occupant Load: 582 People Total GSF: 20,208 SF
Program
Lobby Hotel Space Fitness Center Occupant Type: A3 Load Factor: 50 sf Occupant Load: 9 GSF: 458 sf
Hotel Rooms + Amenities Business Center Occupant Type: B Load Factor: 100 sf Occupant Load: 2 GSF: 218 sf
Hotel Rooms [20] Occupant Type: R1 Load Factor: 200 sf Occupant Load: 37 GSF: 7,522 sf
Commercial Kitchen Restaurant + Bar + Kitchen Restaurant Bar Occupant Type: A2 Occupant Type: A2 Load Factor: 15 sf Load Factor: 15 sf Occupant Load: 186 Occupant Load: 103 GSF: 2,970 sf GSF: 1,555 sf
Bar
Receiving Receiving + Parking + Mechanical Laundry Mechanical Room Occupant Type: F1 Occupant Type: F1 Load Factor: 300 sf Load Factor: 300 sf Occupant Load: 1 Occupant Load: 3 GSF: 200 sf GSF: 720 sf
Parking
Lobby Occupant Type: A3 Load Factor: 50 sf Occupant Load: 12 GSF: 606 sf
Pool Area Occupant Type: A3 Load Factor: 50 sf Occupant Load: 39 GSF: 1,998 sf
Restaurant
Commercial Kitchen Occupant Type: A2 Load Factor: 200 sf Occupant Load: 8 GSF: 1,728 sf
Mechanical
Process Diagrams
Site BOUNDARIES
PRESERVE Creek Edge
VOID Pockets of Nature
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Creek Level 01 Mechanical Room 02 Laundry Room 03 Women’s Restroom 04 Men’s Restroom 05 Stairs 06 Guest Elevator 07 Storage 08 Cold Storage 09 Kitchen 10 Service Elevator 11 Creek Bar 12 To State Capitol 13 Waller Creek 14 Steps Across Waller Creek 15 To Lady Bird Lake Parking Garage Level 01 Parking Spaces 02 Stairs 03 Guest Elevator 04 Ramp 05 Pedestrian Stairs 06 Service Elevator 07 To Creek Bar 08 Waller Creek 09 Steps Across Waller Creek
VIEWS to Waller Creek VIEWS to City Hall
Create Vertical CONNECTION
EXPAND Inner Garden
DIVIDE Bars for Program
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Ground Level 01 Bike Racks 02 Public Path 03 Storage 04 Staff Office 05 Lobby 06 Ramp 07 Mechanical 08 Transformer 09 Receiving 10 Men’s Restroom 11 Women’s Restroom 12 Bar 13 To Parking Garage Level 14 Waller Creek 15 Steps Across Waller Creek Second Level 01 Foyer 02 Restaurant 03 Bar 04 Women’s Restroom 05 Men’s Restroom 06 Elevated Garden
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Elevations
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South Elevation
Elevations
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Building Sections
T.O. ELEVATOR 82’ - 0”
ROOF LEVEL 73’ - 0”
FIFTH LEVEL 59’ - 0”
FOURTH LEVEL 45’ - 0”
THIRD LEVEL 33’ - 0”
SECOND LEVEL 18’ - 0”
GROUND LEVEL 0’ - 0”
PARKING LEVEL -10’ - 7”
CREEK LEVEL -22’ - 0”
Transverse Section AA T.O. ELEVATOR 82’ - 0”
ROOF LEVEL 73’ - 0”
FIFTH LEVEL 59’ - 0”
FOURTH LEVEL 45’ - 0”
THIRD LEVEL 33’ - 0”
SECOND LEVEL 18’ - 0”
GROUND LEVEL 0’ - 0”
PARKING LEVEL -10’ - 7”
CREEK LEVEL -22’ - 0”
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Hotel Rooms The semester began by designing a room, but the class was not giving a site or a specific function for the room. We were only given a square - footage restriction.
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The room engages the senses through the use of light and dark materials, soft and hard materials. This concept helped separate the bathroom from the bedroom. The bathroom being a wet and private space embraces a stone material to give guests a feeling of being in a cave and then exiting as they enter the bed space into the light.
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Original Bedroom Design 01 Bathroom 02 Welcome Shelf 03 Desk 04 Closet 05 Bed
After the room was designed, we went on a trip to Austin, Texas to visit the site along Waller Creek and at the intersection of Red River and 8th Streets. The choice was ours if we wanted to use our room design as inspiration to design the entire building or design the building and then design the rooms.
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Hotel Rooms
Massing Model
Single Queen Bedroom
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Double Bedroom
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King Suite
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Massing Model
Structure
East View
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South View
Structure System Floor 5th Level Steel 4th Level Steel 3rd Level Steel 2nd Level Steel Ground Level Steel Parking Level Concrete Creek Level Concrete Structure Sizing Columns Required Column: W10, 10” x 8” W Shape Largest Tributary Area: 2, 459 sf Beams Required Beam Depth: 25” Steel Beam Largest Span: 42 ft.
Load Analysis Floor 5th Level 4th Level 3rd Level 2nd Level Ground Level Parking Level Creek Level
Tributary Area 156 sf 329 sf 329 sf 329 sf 329 sf 329 sf 329 sf
Live Load N/A 100 lbs./sf 100 lbs./sf 100 lbs./sf 100 lbs./sf 100 lbs./sf 100 lbs./sf
Dead Load 90 lbs./sf 90 lbs./sf 90 lbs./sf 90 lbs./sf 90 lbs./sf 90 lbs./sf 90 lbs./sf
Facade Construction Diagram Materials 01 Terra Cotta Baguette Modules [ Ivory Finish ] 02 Polished Stucco [ Concrete Finish ] 03 Plyboo Panel [ Dark Color ] 04 Plyboo Panel [ Light Color ] 05 Low Iron Insulated Glass Panels [ Ultra Clear ]
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Furniture + Product Design Never Cease Product Design Lubbock, TX Spring 2015
Ridden Memories Product Design Lubbock, TX Spring 2015
Never Cease Continuous Picture Frame I wanted to tell a story that doesn’t end. To do this I thought of something that is enclosed and always on display, a picture frame. Pictures tell so many stories that seem separated by the frames they’re enclosed in. To rejoin the stories told through images I thought of puzzle like frame, so that once more stories need to be added, they fit interconnected adjacent to each other. Now the stories Never Cease.
Picture
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Materials Used Poplar Wood Douglas Fir Cherry Red Oak Birch Acrylic Sheet Museum Board MDF
Exploded Isometric View
.25” Combined Wood Board
.25” Acrylic Sheet
.04” Museum Board with Greek Key Pattern Relief
Picture
.04” Museum Board Backer
.25” MDF Board
Ridden Memories Two Person Desk This desk glorifies pieces of a bicycle I used to have. It was the first road bike I owned, until I was run off the road by a motorist. After that accident my bike was irreparably damaged. The desk mimics the balance that cyclist have to have in order to ride. The asymmetrical stance is stabilized by metal rods inserted in the desk to disassemble and reassemble for moving purposes. Salvaged rims are used as fun elements that people can spin while sitting. A CNC router was used to cut the fluid profiles of the legs and the grooves on the desktop for connecting them together. Decorative wood slats were also cut using the CNC to mimic the dynamism of cycling while riding.
Ridden Memories Desk
Isometric View
Exploded Isometric View
Desktop + Leg Attachment
Leg + Wheel Attachment
2D Drawings
Front Elevation
Left Elevation
Desktop
Back Elevation
Right Elevation