Sensory Healing Drug Rehabilatation Center East St. Louis, IL
Welcome! My name is Matthew Lum. I’m a graduate of the Sam Fox Architecture M.Arch program at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior, I had received my B.S. in Architecture as well as a minor in Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Further, spending a full academic year abroad in Spain in an architecture program at Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV-UPC). Beyond this, I’ve worked internships at mid-large size architecture firms that helped hone my skill set. Architecture became a passion for me at a very young age. I had the great opportunity of being raised in one of the best architectural cities in the world, Chicago. The unique culture and history had a profound effect on me. Each building was unique and told a story through design about architecture and its environment. I live by the idea that architecture is not just about the buildings themselves but the people, culture, history, and environment attributed to them as well. I further explored this in my studies and travels abroad in Spain and beyond in Europe. I gained a global and international perspective towards architecture. How can we craft spaces that go beyond just function and serve to create multi-sensory or metaphysical journeys. As architects, we have the unique opportunity and ability to impact how the world lives through our passion for innovation and our development of arts and creativity.
Connections Music School Barcelona, Spain Inner Axial Culinary School Washington, D.C. Uplift Public Library West Loop, Chicago, IL Unsettlement Park Research Facility Olympic National Park, WA Photography/Models Selected from Personal & Study Abroad
Sensory Healing Drug Rehabilatation Center East St. Louis, IL
Welcome! My name is Matthew Lum. I’m a graduate of the Sam Fox Architecture M.Arch program at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior, I had received my B.S. in Architecture as well as a minor in Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Further, spending a full academic year abroad in Spain in an architecture program at Vallès School of Architecture (ETSAV-UPC). Beyond this, I’ve worked internships at mid-large size architecture firms that helped hone my skill set. Architecture became a passion for me at a very young age. I had the great opportunity of being raised in one of the best architectural cities in the world, Chicago. The unique culture and history had a profound effect on me. Each building was unique and told a story through design about architecture and its environment. I live by the idea that architecture is not just about the buildings themselves but the people, culture, history, and environment attributed to them as well. I further explored this in my studies and travels abroad in Spain and beyond in Europe. I gained a global and international perspective towards architecture. How can we craft spaces that go beyond just function and serve to create multi-sensory or metaphysical journeys. As architects, we have the unique opportunity and ability to impact how the world lives through our passion for innovation and our development of arts and creativity.
Connections Music School Barcelona, Spain Inner Axial Culinary School Washington, D.C. Uplift Public Library West Loop, Chicago, IL Unsettlement Park Research Facility Olympic National Park, WA Photography/Models Selected from Personal & Study Abroad
SENSORY ORY HEA HEALING ADVANCED RECOVERY
Prompt SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
BEYOND
MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS
SPIRITUALITY
The project was to be formulated independently from research. The program, framework, and site were established through this research. The program consists of a drug rehabilitation center, bathhouse and community center. The rehab center in the park would serve as the main focus of the project.
EARLY ABSTINENCE GROUP THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Approach
90 DAYS COMMUNITY WORK / SOCIAL ACTIVISM
30 DAYS
DETOX INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND COUNSELING
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NUTRITION
“HEALTHY” ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES
4-10 DAYS (FIRST WEEK)
INDEPENDENCE BUILDING AN EDUCATION
STABILIZE
FIRST 24 HOURS
LIMIT EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES AND SUN
TREATMENT OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
This project is a drug rehabilitation center that serves individuals suffering from drug addiction and communities in the St. Louis region. The project aims to redefine the typical spaces that are associated with rehab. By doing so, it creates spaces that are both sensory and therapeutic that encourage healing for the body and mind. In these spaces, a user can feel calm, safe, and hopeful. The project uses the natural landscape that consists of green and water features. The pairing of materiality and architecture further exemplify the senses. In East St. Louis, a place begins to emerge that can serve the user and community. A community with a rich history that can be “rehabilitated” to recreate a place for the community. A place for wellness for the community by encouraging engagement and providing spaces that benefit the community and the St. Louis region.
MEDITATION
REST TREATMENT INITIATION SENSITIVE TO LIGHT, SOUNDS
FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL
VIEW FROM ACROSS THE PENINSULA
SENSORY ORY HEA HEALING ADVANCED RECOVERY
Prompt SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
BEYOND
MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS
SPIRITUALITY
The project was to be formulated independently from research. The program, framework, and site were established through this research. The program consists of a drug rehabilitation center, bathhouse and community center. The rehab center in the park would serve as the main focus of the project.
EARLY ABSTINENCE GROUP THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Approach
90 DAYS COMMUNITY WORK / SOCIAL ACTIVISM
30 DAYS
DETOX INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND COUNSELING
PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NUTRITION
“HEALTHY” ALTERNATIVE ACTIVITIES
4-10 DAYS (FIRST WEEK)
INDEPENDENCE BUILDING AN EDUCATION
STABILIZE
FIRST 24 HOURS
LIMIT EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES AND SUN
TREATMENT OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
This project is a drug rehabilitation center that serves individuals suffering from drug addiction and communities in the St. Louis region. The project aims to redefine the typical spaces that are associated with rehab. By doing so, it creates spaces that are both sensory and therapeutic that encourage healing for the body and mind. In these spaces, a user can feel calm, safe, and hopeful. The project uses the natural landscape that consists of green and water features. The pairing of materiality and architecture further exemplify the senses. In East St. Louis, a place begins to emerge that can serve the user and community. A community with a rich history that can be “rehabilitated” to recreate a place for the community. A place for wellness for the community by encouraging engagement and providing spaces that benefit the community and the St. Louis region.
MEDITATION
REST TREATMENT INITIATION SENSITIVE TO LIGHT, SOUNDS
FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL
VIEW FROM ACROSS THE PENINSULA
COMMUNITY CENTER CONCEPT INITIAL FORM
SUBTRACTION/CUTS IN RELATION TO PATHWAYS AND BUILDINGS
OPENS UP TO OUTDOOR OPEN SPACES ALONG THE BUILDING
PATIENT CENTER
COMMUNITY CENTER
BATHHOUSE
JJK CENTER TRAIN STATION (RED/BLUE LINES)
OUTDOOR COMMUNITY “THEATER” STEPS SITE PLAN B A
SITE SECTION A
SITE SECTION B
COMMUNITY CENTER CONCEPT INITIAL FORM
SUBTRACTION/CUTS IN RELATION TO PATHWAYS AND BUILDINGS
OPENS UP TO OUTDOOR OPEN SPACES ALONG THE BUILDING
PATIENT CENTER
COMMUNITY CENTER
BATHHOUSE
JJK CENTER TRAIN STATION (RED/BLUE LINES)
OUTDOOR COMMUNITY “THEATER” STEPS SITE PLAN B A
SITE SECTION A
SITE SECTION B
BATHHOUSE CONCEPT
REHAB CENTER CONCEPT
SOLID VOLUMES
CONNECTIVE SPACE
GAPS CREATE POOL / REST AREAS
Mental Nourishment (Therapy) Circulation between “Cycles”
Body Nourishment (Rest/PT)
Connective Form
Physical Nourishment (Eating)
Therapy cycle during a day (Initial Concept) Interior courtyard bringing “outside” in
Rooms formed by pushing and pulling from the courtyard/circle
SOLID VOLUMES PUNCTURE SEMI-TRANSPARENT GLASS FACADE
Structure “unravels” from initial donut or ring and follows the circular forms consisting of a CLT flooring and wood column structure
VIEW OF BATHHOUSE FROM THE LAKE
Structural Axon + Plan
BATHHOUSE CONCEPT
REHAB CENTER CONCEPT
SOLID VOLUMES
CONNECTIVE SPACE
GAPS CREATE POOL / REST AREAS
Mental Nourishment (Therapy) Circulation between “Cycles”
Body Nourishment (Rest/PT)
Connective Form
Physical Nourishment (Eating)
Therapy cycle during a day (Initial Concept) Interior courtyard bringing “outside” in
Rooms formed by pushing and pulling from the courtyard/circle
SOLID VOLUMES PUNCTURE SEMI-TRANSPARENT GLASS FACADE
Structure “unravels” from initial donut or ring and follows the circular forms consisting of a CLT flooring and wood column structure
VIEW OF BATHHOUSE FROM THE LAKE
Structural Axon + Plan
1. Patient Bedrooms 2. Open Lounge Space 3. Storage/Janitors Closet
1
2 UP
1
1
1
UP
1
1
1
3
1
2 UP
1 1
1
PATIENT CENTER TYPICAL 2ND + 3RD FLOOR PLAN
“INSIDE” COURTYARD
3
3 3
3
12
1. Mechanical/Utilities 2. Crawl Space/Piping
12
12
3
B
1. Lobby Area 2. Inner Courtyard 3. Therapy Room 4. Group Therapy Space 5. Group Spiritual Space 6. Counseling Space 7. Group Counseling 8. Physical Therapy Space 9. Physical Fitness Therapy Space 10. Dining Space 11. Kitchen 12. Offices 13. Meeting Room 14. Break Room 15. Lounge Space 16. Bathroom 17. Storage/Utility 12 12
5
12
14
16
2
4 12
13 12 16
11
15 2 UP
8 UP
17 8
7
10
1 6 8
16 6
1
6
8 UP
A
9
PATIENT CENTER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
PATIENT CENTER BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
1. Patient Bedrooms 2. Open Lounge Space 3. Storage/Janitors Closet
1
2 UP
1
1
1
UP
1
1
1
3
1
2 UP
1 1
1
PATIENT CENTER TYPICAL 2ND + 3RD FLOOR PLAN
“INSIDE” COURTYARD
3
3 3
3
12
1. Mechanical/Utilities 2. Crawl Space/Piping
12
12
3
B
1. Lobby Area 2. Inner Courtyard 3. Therapy Room 4. Group Therapy Space 5. Group Spiritual Space 6. Counseling Space 7. Group Counseling 8. Physical Therapy Space 9. Physical Fitness Therapy Space 10. Dining Space 11. Kitchen 12. Offices 13. Meeting Room 14. Break Room 15. Lounge Space 16. Bathroom 17. Storage/Utility 12 12
5
12
14
16
2
4 12
13 12 16
11
15 2 UP
8 UP
17 8
7
10
1 6 8
16 6
1
6
8 UP
A
9
PATIENT CENTER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
PATIENT CENTER BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
CIRCULAR COURTYARD
SOUTH ELEVATION
CIRCULATION CORRIDOR
CIRCULAR COURTYARD
SOUTH ELEVATION
CIRCULATION CORRIDOR
INPATIENT BEDROOM WITH MOVABLE FACADE
WEST ELEVATION
INPATIENT BEDROOM WITH BLACKOUT BLINDS
INPATIENT BEDROOM WITH MOVABLE FACADE
WEST ELEVATION
INPATIENT BEDROOM WITH BLACKOUT BLINDS
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Group Spiritual Space
Physical Therapy
Therapy Room
Mechanical / Utilities
PATIENT CENTER SECTION A
Group Therapy
PATIENT CENTER SECTION B
Inner Courtyard
Dining Space
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Group Spiritual Space
Physical Therapy
Therapy Room
Mechanical / Utilities
PATIENT CENTER SECTION A
Group Therapy
PATIENT CENTER SECTION B
Inner Courtyard
Dining Space
THERAPY SPACE
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
SPIRITUAL GROUP SPACE
SECTION A RENDER
THERAPY SPACE
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
SPIRITUAL GROUP SPACE
SECTION A RENDER
CONNECTIONS N NECT NE Prompt MASS + CONTEXT
The building was to be a music school on the corner of a neighborhood in Barcelona. It was to serve as a building for both the public and private. There were to be admin space and practice spaces varied in sizes. As well as spaces to perform and larger spaces to accommodate student needs.
Approach
SUBTRACTION
The initial approach consisted of looking at the site and its context. The building had to fit the iconic Barcelona Cerda plan by continuing the neighborhood's block. But the building would serve as a continuation of the diagonal and its plaza. Connecting the garden space behind the site with this continuation of the diagonal. The program was then divided up based on this physical separation. Admin was to be in one building and the school in the other. These would have connections between the two. The “connections” were to be a place to connect and socialize or be a place of contemplation. These spaces were to be highlighted and be a meeting point for the whole building. The choice of having glass transparency was to highlight these spaces compared to the practice and office rooms that were to be filtered and shaded.
ACTIVATION OF SPACE
CONNECTIONS
VIEW OF “CONNECTIVE” & PASS THROUGH COURTYARD
CONNECTIONS N NECT NE Prompt MASS + CONTEXT
The building was to be a music school on the corner of a neighborhood in Barcelona. It was to serve as a building for both the public and private. There were to be admin space and practice spaces varied in sizes. As well as spaces to perform and larger spaces to accommodate student needs.
Approach
SUBTRACTION
The initial approach consisted of looking at the site and its context. The building had to fit the iconic Barcelona Cerda plan by continuing the neighborhood's block. But the building would serve as a continuation of the diagonal and its plaza. Connecting the garden space behind the site with this continuation of the diagonal. The program was then divided up based on this physical separation. Admin was to be in one building and the school in the other. These would have connections between the two. The “connections” were to be a place to connect and socialize or be a place of contemplation. These spaces were to be highlighted and be a meeting point for the whole building. The choice of having glass transparency was to highlight these spaces compared to the practice and office rooms that were to be filtered and shaded.
ACTIVATION OF SPACE
CONNECTIONS
VIEW OF “CONNECTIVE” & PASS THROUGH COURTYARD
CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB
“TEMPERED” VISION GLASS
OPERABLE WINDOWS
CEMENT TO LEVEL
ACOUSTIC FLOORING
STRUCTURAL WEATHER SEAL STRUCTURAL SILICONE SEAL POLYETHYLENE FOAM BACKER ROD
FILTER/SHADING COLUMNS INSULATION
SCREW IN CLIPS HANGING CEILING ACOUSTIC SEALANT
SITE AND ROOF PLAN
NORTH EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH WEST ELEVATION
WALL SECTION
STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB
“TEMPERED” VISION GLASS
OPERABLE WINDOWS
CEMENT TO LEVEL
ACOUSTIC FLOORING
STRUCTURAL WEATHER SEAL STRUCTURAL SILICONE SEAL POLYETHYLENE FOAM BACKER ROD
FILTER/SHADING COLUMNS INSULATION
SCREW IN CLIPS HANGING CEILING ACOUSTIC SEALANT
SITE AND ROOF PLAN
NORTH EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH WEST ELEVATION
WALL SECTION
STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
FIFTH FLOOR
SIXTH FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
“CONNECTION” CORRIDOR
BASEMENT FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
PRACTICE ROOM THIRD FLOOR
FOURTH FLOOR
FIFTH FLOOR
SIXTH FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
“CONNECTION” CORRIDOR
BASEMENT FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
PRACTICE ROOM THIRD FLOOR
FOURTH FLOOR
LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1:100
CROSS SECTION 1:100
LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1:100
CROSS SECTION 1:100
INNER NER ER AXIA A AXIAL X Prompt The idea for the space was to be used a small culinary school that served as housing for not just students but for fellowships and the director of the school. Furthermore, they were to feature different kitchens for each type of resident.
INITIAL SITE MASSING
SUBTRACTION TO CREATE ALLEY EXPERIENCE WITHIN BUILDING AND TO EXTEND BLAGDEN ALLEY INTO SITE
Approach Looking at the site first-most, I found myself enamored with the “alley experience”. Blagden Alley in Washington D.C. is a long alleyway system that connects through the 10th Street area. By entering through the 10th street entrance, the viewer is surprised when they reach the axial point inside the Blagden alley network. I wanted to capture that sense of surprise and reveal through my building by focusing on opaqueness and transparency in the exterior and interior. With an additional focus on the inward nature of the building to create and alley experience in the building layout itself as well as connecting it to Blagden Alley and 10th Street. This type of inward nature of the building is extended to the directors housing as well that sits separate from the main building and student housing. This separation shows a distinction and escape for the school director from his daily work. On the ground floor of the house, it addresses the public side of Blagden Alley with a cafe that flows into the alley with materiality. This materiality is used to ultimately extend the alley experience into the building and provide community spaces.
ADDITION OF “BRIDGES” AND HEIGHT VARIATIONS TO ENCLOSE AND OPEN SPACES STREET ENTRANCE FROM 10TH STREET
INNER NER ER AXIA A AXIAL X Prompt The idea for the space was to be used a small culinary school that served as housing for not just students but for fellowships and the director of the school. Furthermore, they were to feature different kitchens for each type of resident.
INITIAL SITE MASSING
SUBTRACTION TO CREATE ALLEY EXPERIENCE WITHIN BUILDING AND TO EXTEND BLAGDEN ALLEY INTO SITE
Approach Looking at the site first-most, I found myself enamored with the “alley experience”. Blagden Alley in Washington D.C. is a long alleyway system that connects through the 10th Street area. By entering through the 10th street entrance, the viewer is surprised when they reach the axial point inside the Blagden alley network. I wanted to capture that sense of surprise and reveal through my building by focusing on opaqueness and transparency in the exterior and interior. With an additional focus on the inward nature of the building to create and alley experience in the building layout itself as well as connecting it to Blagden Alley and 10th Street. This type of inward nature of the building is extended to the directors housing as well that sits separate from the main building and student housing. This separation shows a distinction and escape for the school director from his daily work. On the ground floor of the house, it addresses the public side of Blagden Alley with a cafe that flows into the alley with materiality. This materiality is used to ultimately extend the alley experience into the building and provide community spaces.
ADDITION OF “BRIDGES” AND HEIGHT VARIATIONS TO ENCLOSE AND OPEN SPACES STREET ENTRANCE FROM 10TH STREET
RESTAURANT INTERIOR
BRIDGE OVERLOOK
PROGRAM DIAGRAM RESTAURANT STOREFRONT
FELLOWS RESIDENCE
TEACHING CLASSROOM
CAFE
STUDENT RESIDENCE
COMMUNAL KITCHEN
TEACHING KITCHEN
DIRECTORS HOUSE
“INNER ALLEY” EXTENSION SITE PLAN
10TH STREET ELEVATION
BLAGDEN ALLEY ELEVATION
RESTAURANT INTERIOR
BRIDGE OVERLOOK
PROGRAM DIAGRAM RESTAURANT STOREFRONT
FELLOWS RESIDENCE
TEACHING CLASSROOM
CAFE
STUDENT RESIDENCE
COMMUNAL KITCHEN
TEACHING KITCHEN
DIRECTORS HOUSE
“INNER ALLEY” EXTENSION SITE PLAN
10TH STREET ELEVATION
BLAGDEN ALLEY ELEVATION
DIRECTOR’S HOUSE INTERIOR LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 3
DIRECTOR’S HOUSE INTERIOR LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 3
SECTION A
SECTION B
SECTION C SEC
SECTION A
SECTION B
SECTION C SEC
BLAGDEN ALLEY STREET LEVEL ACTIVITIES
BLAGDEN ALLEY STREET LEVEL ACTIVITIES
UPLIFT Prompt The idea was to create a public library for the West Loop of Chicago. The basic requirement was to provide physical/archived books. However, any form of other media could be included.
Approach The initial concept stemmed from looking at transparency, circulation, and interaction. The transparent outer shell of building creates an interaction and exposure with the outside. The use of split levels to create vertical interaction and views between users. The building itself features an atrium and ring of skylights to let light all the way down to the spaces below. As you ascend from the ramps wrapped around the building, the user is able to see all the way up or down due to the creation of a void between the floor plates and perimeter circulation. The structure itself allows for this free plan and voids within the building. Also, the structure exaggerates the height of the building and allows the use of curtain walls as a free facade. For non-harsh sunlight, the shell facade taken from the perimeter circulation ramp shape serves to diffuse light.
EXTRUSION OF BUILDING AND STACKING
SUBTRACTION AND PULLING APART OF FLOORS
UPWARD SHIFT TO CREATE SPLIT LEVELS AND VIEWS
CIRCULATION WRAPPED AROUND FLOOR PLATES
CORNER VIEW FROM ACROSS THE STREET
UPLIFT Prompt The idea was to create a public library for the West Loop of Chicago. The basic requirement was to provide physical/archived books. However, any form of other media could be included.
Approach The initial concept stemmed from looking at transparency, circulation, and interaction. The transparent outer shell of building creates an interaction and exposure with the outside. The use of split levels to create vertical interaction and views between users. The building itself features an atrium and ring of skylights to let light all the way down to the spaces below. As you ascend from the ramps wrapped around the building, the user is able to see all the way up or down due to the creation of a void between the floor plates and perimeter circulation. The structure itself allows for this free plan and voids within the building. Also, the structure exaggerates the height of the building and allows the use of curtain walls as a free facade. For non-harsh sunlight, the shell facade taken from the perimeter circulation ramp shape serves to diffuse light.
EXTRUSION OF BUILDING AND STACKING
SUBTRACTION AND PULLING APART OF FLOORS
UPWARD SHIFT TO CREATE SPLIT LEVELS AND VIEWS
CIRCULATION WRAPPED AROUND FLOOR PLATES
CORNER VIEW FROM ACROSS THE STREET
LIFT
UP
SEMINARS READING SPACE LECTURES ASSEMBLY MULTI-PURPOSE
STRUCTURAL SILICONE SEALANT WOOD FINISH
BIOGRAPHIES JOURNALISM ACADEMICS READING SPACE HISTORY
SPACE GASKET POLYETHYLENE FOAM BACKER ROD STRUCTURAL SILICONE WEATHER SEAL
NON-FICTION
SCREW IN CLIPS ACOUSTIC SEALANT
MOVIES COMPUTER SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITAL MUSIC TELEVISION SHADING DEVICE
SCI-FI HORROR READING SPACE MYSTERY FANTASY GRAPHIC NOVELS
FICTION SITE PLAN “TEMPERED” VISION-GLASS
CHILDREN’S
JUNE 21
STORYTELLING
CURTAIN WALL INSULATION
STAFF
PLAY AREAS
OFFICES
MEETING ROOM BOOK RETURN
MULLION SAFING CLIP DECEMBER 21
READING SPACE
STORAGE
BATHROOMS
GARAGE ATRIUM
ASSEMBLY
HVAC UTILITIES
SOUTH ELEVATION
LECTURES
ASSEMBLY
STORE
CAFE BAKERY
IMPALING PIN
STORAGE
MECHANICAL LIGHTING SECTION
AUDITORIUM
WALL SECTION DETAIL
STRUCTURE AXON
EAST ELEVATION
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
PRESERVATION
ARTIFACTS
BASEMENT
LIFT
UP
SEMINARS READING SPACE LECTURES ASSEMBLY MULTI-PURPOSE
STRUCTURAL SILICONE SEALANT WOOD FINISH
BIOGRAPHIES JOURNALISM ACADEMICS READING SPACE HISTORY
SPACE GASKET POLYETHYLENE FOAM BACKER ROD STRUCTURAL SILICONE WEATHER SEAL
NON-FICTION
SCREW IN CLIPS ACOUSTIC SEALANT
MOVIES COMPUTER SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITAL MUSIC TELEVISION SHADING DEVICE
SCI-FI HORROR READING SPACE MYSTERY FANTASY GRAPHIC NOVELS
FICTION SITE PLAN “TEMPERED” VISION-GLASS
CHILDREN’S
JUNE 21
STORYTELLING
CURTAIN WALL INSULATION
STAFF
PLAY AREAS
OFFICES
MEETING ROOM BOOK RETURN
MULLION SAFING CLIP DECEMBER 21
READING SPACE
STORAGE
BATHROOMS
GARAGE ATRIUM
ASSEMBLY
HVAC UTILITIES
SOUTH ELEVATION
LECTURES
ASSEMBLY
STORE
CAFE BAKERY
IMPALING PIN
STORAGE
MECHANICAL LIGHTING SECTION
AUDITORIUM
WALL SECTION DETAIL
STRUCTURE AXON
EAST ELEVATION
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
PRESERVATION
ARTIFACTS
BASEMENT
3
2
1. ELEVATOR 3. LOADING ELEVATOR 5. PRESERVATION 7. ATRIUM SPACE 9. BOOK RETURN 11. MEETING ROOM 13. LOADING DOCK 15. CHILD’S READING 17. MEN’S LAV. 19. AUDITORIUM 21. BOOK STACKS 23. COMPUTER SPACE 25. SEMINAR ROOM
5 4
1
BASEMENT LEVEL
3
2. FIRE STAIR 4. MECH. ROOM 6. LOBBY 8. TEA/CAFE 10. OFFICES 12. DIR. OFFICE 14. STORY ROOM 16. PLAY ROOM 18. WOMEN’S LAV. 20. READING AREA 22. NOOK 24. DIGITAL STACKS 26. MULTI-PURPOSE
OUTER CIRCULATION PATHWAY
13 2
2
2
2 23
1
1
12
18
17 7 10
1
1
24
8
19
11
16
14
21 17 22
18
22
9 15 6
FIRST LEVEL
2
SECOND LEVEL
20
2
2
THIRD LEVEL
FOURTH LEVEL
2
2
26 1
1
22
22
21
20
READING ATRIUM
FIFTH LEVEL
25
2
SIXTH LEVEL
3
2
1. ELEVATOR 3. LOADING ELEVATOR 5. PRESERVATION 7. ATRIUM SPACE 9. BOOK RETURN 11. MEETING ROOM 13. LOADING DOCK 15. CHILD’S READING 17. MEN’S LAV. 19. AUDITORIUM 21. BOOK STACKS 23. COMPUTER SPACE 25. SEMINAR ROOM
5 4
1
BASEMENT LEVEL
3
2. FIRE STAIR 4. MECH. ROOM 6. LOBBY 8. TEA/CAFE 10. OFFICES 12. DIR. OFFICE 14. STORY ROOM 16. PLAY ROOM 18. WOMEN’S LAV. 20. READING AREA 22. NOOK 24. DIGITAL STACKS 26. MULTI-PURPOSE
OUTER CIRCULATION PATHWAY
13 2
2
2
2 23
1
1
12
18
17 7 10
1
1
24
8
19
11
16
14
21 17 22
18
22
9 15 6
FIRST LEVEL
2
SECOND LEVEL
20
2
2
THIRD LEVEL
FOURTH LEVEL
2
2
26 1
1
22
22
21
20
READING ATRIUM
FIFTH LEVEL
25
2
SIXTH LEVEL
SECTION A
SECTION B
SECTION A
SECTION B
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
UNSETTLEMENT SETTLEM ETTLEM Prompt The project was to be used as a Research Center for a U.S. National Park. Additionally, we were tasked with dealing with an extreme environment. These environments dealt with water, air quality, invasive species, and unsettled ground. I was tasked with dealing with unsettled ground for my project in my own interpretation.
Approach
SEPARATION FOR SPACE
SUNKEN PERSPECTIVE
BURIED PERSPECTIVE
Upon designing for a research center on unsettled ground, I wanted to delve deeper into the duality of meaning in unsettled/unsettlement beyond the physical. In Olympic National Park lies a rich history of Native Americans that have been buried. Throughout history, they have been suppressed and have a tension with the U.S. Government. I wanted to design this to not only serve as a research center but as something more for the nearby reservation of the Quileute. Their tribe, like most, experienced colonization and a history of death of not only their people but of their culture. Recently, archaeologists discovered artifacts upon the beach in the park. I wanted to draw upon these artifacts and culture connected to the land. Drawing inspiration from the Quileute needles of sea stacks that resemble a dagger and a traditional Native American canoe for my design. These “artifacts” of the building are buried beneath shifting beach sands with the roofs piercing through the ground revealing the project. These roofs are also accessible and provide elevated views on the beach. In addition, elevated skylights bring light down into the spaces below. The connection of the ocean and low tides are used to reveal parts of the building. Structure is used and extended out to show the height of the tides throughout the day. Water is used to heat the rocks underneath the floor as steam inspired from ancient heating methods. Also the use of local basalt in constructing the building.
SHIFTING SANDS AND HISTORY ON THE BEACH
UNSETTLEMENT SETTLEM ETTLEM Prompt The project was to be used as a Research Center for a U.S. National Park. Additionally, we were tasked with dealing with an extreme environment. These environments dealt with water, air quality, invasive species, and unsettled ground. I was tasked with dealing with unsettled ground for my project in my own interpretation.
Approach
SEPARATION FOR SPACE
SUNKEN PERSPECTIVE
BURIED PERSPECTIVE
Upon designing for a research center on unsettled ground, I wanted to delve deeper into the duality of meaning in unsettled/unsettlement beyond the physical. In Olympic National Park lies a rich history of Native Americans that have been buried. Throughout history, they have been suppressed and have a tension with the U.S. Government. I wanted to design this to not only serve as a research center but as something more for the nearby reservation of the Quileute. Their tribe, like most, experienced colonization and a history of death of not only their people but of their culture. Recently, archaeologists discovered artifacts upon the beach in the park. I wanted to draw upon these artifacts and culture connected to the land. Drawing inspiration from the Quileute needles of sea stacks that resemble a dagger and a traditional Native American canoe for my design. These “artifacts” of the building are buried beneath shifting beach sands with the roofs piercing through the ground revealing the project. These roofs are also accessible and provide elevated views on the beach. In addition, elevated skylights bring light down into the spaces below. The connection of the ocean and low tides are used to reveal parts of the building. Structure is used and extended out to show the height of the tides throughout the day. Water is used to heat the rocks underneath the floor as steam inspired from ancient heating methods. Also the use of local basalt in constructing the building.
SHIFTING SANDS AND HISTORY ON THE BEACH
VIEW FROM RESIDENCIES PATH
“BLUE CALMING WATER” RESIDENCE ROOM
QUILEUTE RESERVATION FIRST BEACH LA PUSH
ROAD
SECOND BEACH
CONTEXT MAP
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY MAP
SITE SECTION
SITE PLAN
VIEW FROM RESIDENCIES PATH
“BLUE CALMING WATER” RESIDENCE ROOM
QUILEUTE RESERVATION FIRST BEACH LA PUSH
ROAD
SECOND BEACH
CONTEXT MAP
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY MAP
SITE SECTION
SITE PLAN
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BURIED LOST ART GALLERY AND EVENT SPACE
ENLARGED SECTION A
SECTION B
BURIED LOST ART GALLERY AND EVENT SPACE
ENLARGED SECTION A
SECTION B
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TATAMI INSPIRED JAPANESE LAMP
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