M A R S H A L L STRAWN I N V E ST I GAT I N G. A R C H I T EC T U R E
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SERPENTINE ISLAND PAVILION CREATING PHYSICAL CONNECTION USING AN ELEVATED LOOP.
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MARINE CREEK GARDENS SHAPING THE GROUND INTO TERRACED PLATFORMS.
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SWEETZER AVENUE TERRACES SECTIONAL HORIZONTAL SHIFTS
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AMNESTY PIER INTERSECTION OF PARALLEL PLANES AND URBAN GRID
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TANGLED ECOLOGIES LAYERING SYSTEMS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE URBAN FABRIC
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ARSENALE PAVILION LAYERING MESH TO CONTROL SPATIAL EXPERIENCE
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AMSTERDAM RESEARCH LAB LAYERING URBAN SPACE
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SERPENTINE ISLAND PAVILION CREATING PHYSICAL CONNECTION USING AN ELEVATED LOOP.
AWARD:
TOP 30 PLACEMENT Switch Competitions, Winter London Pavilion
PROMPT :
Design a winter pavilion for Hyde Park, London with an emphasis on the natural world.
RESPONSE : Serpentine Island Pavilion creates a visual and experiential bridge between places of congregation and affords a unique perspective of a place once unused. The event spaces throughout the island offer a sense of destination and provide viewpoints into the island and out into Serpentine Lake. An expansive walkway promotes movement, a processional path, a journey into the undiscovered and creates moments of pause within the waterfront, tree canopy, and amphitheater spaces. The island pavilion is a fusion between the man-made and natural beauty of the landscape and offers a deepened interaction and engagement within the park.
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CONNECTION CONCEPT
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Existing condition
Land Intervention
Create Moments of Pause
Connect with elevated procession
Site Plan
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Section through main event space
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Perspective of main event space
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MARINE CREEK GARDENS SHAPING THE GROUND INTO TERRACED PLATFORMS.
PROMPT : Transform an under utilized parking lot into a connection between the Fort Worth Stockyards and nearby Marine Creek. RESPONSE : Navigating the transition from street-level to creek-level, the Marine Creek Gardens facilitate a connection to the land and water that sustains the historic area. The sloping ground is shaped into a series of garden terraces that provide vantage points, performance spaces, a cafe, gallery, and river walk.
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Existing Condition
Forming Terraces
Creating Transitions
Terraced Gardens
Terraced Gardens with trellis
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Site plan
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Cross Section
Long Section
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View into mezzanine
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Creek-side view
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SWEETZER AVENUE TERRACES SECTIONAL HORIZONTAL SHIFTS
PROMPT : Create a multi-family dwelling unit in the heart of West Hollywood, California. RESPONSE : The Sweetzer Avenue Terraces seek to bring the nature of the nearby Hollywood Hills into the site by giving each dwelling unit a private outdoor garden. A common stair winding through the center of the project connects each unit and provides for shared outdoor space.
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Spatial Transformation
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Exploded Axon
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Site Plan
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Typical Unit Plan
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Shared outdoor stair
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section Perspective
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AMNESTY PIER INTERSECTION OF PARALLEL PLANES AND URBAN GRID
PROMPT : An anonymous philanthropist and human rights activist wants to build a mid/high rise housing project in the lower east side, and provide a brand-new headquarters location for the humanrights group Amnesty International. The two projects will act as a single building. The surrounding urban fabric must also be analyzed and redesigned if appropriate. RESPONSE : To create a space that is a haven for the general public, deeply rooted in its site, and able to weather future turmoil. The project reaches out of the existing neighborhood and into the East River to provide a public space that is connected to the city yet protected by the water. A series of carved parallel planes march out into the water to form the Amnesty International headquarters, general assembly hall, galleries, and public gardens. The segmented residential tower sits firmly above the headquarters as a series of neighborhood-scaled blocks stacked atop one another.
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Rotated grid conditions
Intersecting grids in plan
Elevation studies
Section Studies
Parallel planes diagram
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Ground floor plan
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Typical tower Plan
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TANGLED ECOLOGIES LAYERING SYSTEMS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE URBAN FABRIC
PROMPT : In today’s disaster conditions, how should we approach urban resiliency? RESPONSE : Creating a resilient urban future calls for a diverse mixture of natural, cultural, and built systems. A series of tangled ecologies applied at different scales.
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NEIGHBORHOOD SYSTEM CONCEPTS
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Circulation
Green infrastructure
Blue Infrastructure
Diverse use
BUILDING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
Green connector
Multi-level units
Live-work residential unit
Site connections
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Layered neighborhood concept
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Layered building concept
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ARSENALE PAVILION LAYERING MESH TO CONTROL SPATIAL EXPERIENCE
PROMPT : Create a pavilion in Venice that showcases the poetics of construction. RESPONSE : My pavilion is an exercise in layering at the material, spatial, and functional scales. It is designed to offer visitors the opportunity to see the exhibitions, performances, presentations, and the city of Venice from a new vantage point. My pavilion is also intended to contribute to the public good by prioritizing the design of accessible circulation routes in and around the pavilion. Architectural devices and spatial elements are layered together in my pavilion to provide Venetians and visitors alike an opportunity to experience the city and its culture in a new way.
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MESH CONCEPTS
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Mesh Model #1
Mesh Model #2
Mesh Structure
Mesh Wall Assembly
SPATIAL CONCEPTS
Arsenale connections
Arsenale bridge over canal
Pavilion program diagram
Pavilion spatial diagram
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Second floor
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North Elevation
Section through galleries
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DETAIL DRAWINGS
Elevation detail
Detail Axon
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Section detail
DETAIL MODEL
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AMSTERDAM RESEARCH LAB LAYERING URBAN SPACE
PROMPT : Design a research lab as a museum in the center of Amsterdam that also serves to repair a piece of broken urban fabric. Ideally the public will be able to observe ongoing research concerning the colonization of outer space. RESPONSE : The Planet B research center draws upon the layered functions of the city of Amsterdam by creating relative ground planes throughout the building. The research center fills in an empty corner of Nieuwmarkt while creating new pedestrian access through an outdoor courtyard. The various programs shift in elevation, and move underneath the pedestrian concourse. This gives way to viewing opportunities for the forest and marine biomes.
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Layered horizontal surfaces
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Section Perspective
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Site plan
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Ground floor plan
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Section through labs
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Section through marine biome
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