MARK L. LUZI DESIGN PORTFOLIO
On Track | Los Angeles, California Winter/Spring 2016 CalPoly | Dale Clifford
In the city of Los Angeles, and more specifically Skid Row, the condition of homelessness has gone unchecked for years, creating the nation’s largest unsheltered population. Linked with a form of criminalization, society has turned a blind eye towards this western LA district. Combining both a sense of place and community with the notion of interactive architecture, this project seeks to blur the line between established members of society and those hoping to begin their transition back into the community. In order to rebuild this connection, the design focuses on creating a unity between living and working conditions, providing spaces for chance interactions, and taking a firm stance on design equality. This design also seeks to redefine the idea of green space in an urban context, utilizing on site composting to support community gardens and open air courtyards.
[1] SECTION PERSPECTIVE Base + Post Process | Mark Luzi Trace + Sketching | Suraj Reddy
COLLECT •Food scraps collected from local restaurants and onsite cafe
SORT •Scraps sorted into compostable materials and trash
COMPOST •Organic waste decomposes. Heat generated: 90-140 degrees
VERMICOMPOST •Worms introduced to further break down material. Ideal temperature: 55-75 degrees
SCREEN
TEST
•Sifting product to gather large chunks that weren’t decomposed
• Simple tests to identify any unwanted chemicals
[2] CROSS SECTION Building Section | Mark Luzi Compost Section | Suraj Reddy
PACK •Assign fertilizer different sizes of packaging for consumer
SELL
GROW
•Sell fertilizer to local urban farmers and residents. Profit returns to building operation.
•Nutrient-rich fertilzer used in local green spaces and within building gardens
Vermicompost
AMENITIES - LIBRARY + MEDICAL CARE + PRESCHOOL + CAFE
COOLING TOWER AS PRIMARY STRUCTURE
GREEN SPACE
Residential Units
COOLING TOWER AS PRIMARY STRUCTURE
Prefab + Modular
Primary Structure
WORKSHOP
PREFABRICATED MODULAR HOUSING UNITS
AMENITIES - LIBRARY + MEDICAL CARE + PRESCHOOL + CAFE
RESIDENTIAL UNITS - SINGLE + FAMILY
[3] WALL SECTION | Mark Luzi MODULAR HOUSING UNITS [4] DIAGRAMS | Mark Luzi +PREFABRICATED Suraj Reddy
STACK VENTILAZATION USING COMPOST HEAT
BOXANOVA
With this iteration of Project 1, the main focus for our group was to build upon the feedback we gained from drawing, modeling, and photography during last term. What emerged was the study of both layering of materials and the way light and shadow falls upon these layers. With the addition of the sliding extension on the end of the box, we were able to keep the presence of light patterns within the module while adding an operable piece which could be used to control the amount of light entering the space. By pulling the siding back and forth, the patterns remain constant while the distance between the paper screen and fiberglass strips becomes the variable. As the piece is separated from the box itself, this creates a gap between the two parts, thus creating a space for light to fully enter the interior. With the combination of direct and indirect lighting, the interior of the space seems to alter its size based upon the lighting conditions and the time of day.
SET-UP
CLOSED
HALFWAY EXTENDED
FULLY EXTENDED
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
[5] FACADE STUDY | Mark Luzi + Suraj Reddy [6] MODEL | Mark Luzi + Suraj Reddy
Atascadero Printery | Atascadero, California NEW SITE PLAN
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[3] PROCESS DIAGRAMS | Mark Luzi [4] FLOOR PLANS | Base: Mark Luzi
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[5] DIAGRAMS | Mark Luzi + Elizabeth Townsend [6] PARTITION RENDER | Mark Luzi
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Grow 23 | Phoenix, Arizona Architecture Thesis
CalPoly | Sandy Stannard
Phoenix, Arizona, one of the nation’s largest and most rapidly growing urban metropolises, has added a new breed of desert to its repertoire, as 32 percent of its inhabitants live within a food desert, well exceeding the national average of 4.8 percent. Due to a lack of income, transportation, and proximity needed to access fresh and healthy foods, these communities have been forced to lead an unhealthy lifestyle. Through design we may begin to influence the daily lives of these individuals, providing the basis for healthy habits to grow. Ultimately, Phoenix needs urban agriculture. This is a proposal for a uniquely transparent architecture, one in which natural processes not only dictate the design, but are also expressed through each space. In providing spaces that foster community, education, and new perspectives on agriculture, this project may begin to highlight the importance of living as part of the environment rather than above it.
[1] IMMERSIVE SECTION [2] HUMAN + PLANT INTERACTION
Increased Growing Area Deployability
Natural Barrier Controlled Environment Human-scale
[3] POD RATIONALE + RENDER [4] SITE PLAN
Sensory Park | Barcelona, Spain Fall 2016
IAAC | Maite Bravo
Within a global context, as well as an immediate urban one, pollution levels are on the rise due to an excess amount of industrial practices situated on key sites within the urban fabric of a city. With a site located between an existing power plant and an abandoned industrial site, this project proposes a deployable mitigation strategy for the greater urban area in hopes of decreasing pollution levels and redeveloping current source zones. Using three mitigation strategies to collect and reuse large quantities of C02, particulate matter, and soil pollutants, the site will become a clean space within the city in which the public can occupy. Programmatic elements are constructed using the remediation strategies appropriate for each area, utilizing algae to harvest C02, expanding MOF infused structures to capture particulate matter, and natural landscape to both capture air pollution and revitalize soil conditions.
[1] IMMERSIVE VIEW | Mark Luzi
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mediterranean sea
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section // algae bar
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building height // 16m
INDUSTRIAL // 53 ug
second floor // 7m
DUST LOT // 35 ug
First floor // 3.5m
HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE // 55 ug
ENERGY PLANT // 48 ug CONSTRUCTION // 50 ug 30 ug
40 ug
55 ug
urban pollution
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[2] SITE PLAN + DIAGRAM | Mark Luzi [3] SECTION | Base: Elizabeth Townsend Post Process: Mark Luzi
Furniture Design | Prep Table + Lamps Thesis Fall 2017 CalPoly | Vellum
This piece seeks to provide a solution to the lack of access to fresh and healthy food within urban environments, while creating a dialect between the built and natural world. Serving as an in home planter, a prep table, and dining table, the consumer becomes the producer, effectively gaining control of the food production process. From a materials standpoint, concrete and wood are used to create both a physical and metaphorical contrast. Representing the urban environment, the concrete planes are supported by the natural elements, in this case the wooden structure. Advocating for the integration of agriculture into highly developed metro areas, the vegetation is directly supported by the concrete pieces, while the wooden legs and cutting boards puncture the slabs, indicating points of intervention.
Woodwork and concrete work done soley by Mark Luzi in conjunction with Wells Concrete Work, Los Osos, California.
Fall 2014
CalPoly | DFab Lamps
Combining both analog and digital methods of design and construction, each lamp began as a sculpted piece of modeling clay, meant to abstract an aspect of a given site. Utilizing 123D catch, the clay model was scanned into Meshmixer as a mesh and edited for optimal shape. Importing the mesh into 123D Make, the program was able to create a “skeleton� structure ready to digitally fabricate using a laser cutter. The intent of the first lamp was to create a warm and open feeling. Abstracting the first piece, the idea behind the hybrid piece stemmed from the theory that these curvilinear shapes housed even simpler geometric shapes. In an attempt to highlight these forms, the string wraps around the frame to form a series of multiple pentagonal shapes. Not only do the shadows create a dappled light, but the lights themselves are place in different orientations to create a less uniform illumination.
Modeling and software work done soley by Mark Luzi in conjunction with Autodesk products and Cal Poly DFab.