Architecture Portfolio by Melissa Baird

MELISSA BAIRD Work

Study

Growth

Masters of Architecture Portfolio 2012 baird.melissa@gmail.com

www.melissacbaird.com

neerkatti the kulam reimagined for a utopian community 14 11 eddy a maggies center by the highline 28 09 suggesting rest architecture|furniture at nion quare ark 36 10 bridge+boundary defining park with housing at ighbridge ark 42 10 school as geode value within in a votech highschool in 58 09 mapping density from nion quare, anhattan to d., ueens 11 60 TOUF urban mapping comparing and msterdam 62 11 kerf chair a design for mass production 12 64 thesis senior serviced living along a new healthcare ferry route 11 02 studio spring

FALL

studio fall studio

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Sunset Park, Brooklyn

NYC

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fall furniture spring thesis

Auroville is small town close to Pondicherry, India which was envisioned by a spiritual leader as a place of unity and cooperation. Its forms of experimental progress have most succeeded in transforming the landscape from barren to lush. The anticipated growth to a community of 50,000, however, has not been realized. One of the factors limiting growth is the availability of water....

11 02 spring studio kundoo

neerkatti

NEERKATTI

neerkatti

...The centuries-old practice of storing rain water in tanks called kulam has been neglected, with tanks ill-maintained. Kulam involved not simply the planning of bunds, channels, tanks, and sleuces but also workers called Neerkati, who managed the water collection, storage, and disbursement. 04

The relationship between the Neerkati, the farmers, and the community was mutually beneficial. Neerkati were completely in charge of irrigation and farmers paid them in crop shares. The community benefitted by limited flood risk from the monsoon as waters could be productively channelled. This relationship would fit well within modern Auroville and help combat the challenge of draining the aquifers while providing community-sustaining jobs. 05

49 .2 mm 32 .6 m m

1500 mm

3.2

80.6 m

21.2 mm 13.8 mm

1780

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average annual* average annual* max received/month max received/month min received/month min received/month average dry month average drymonsoon month month average average monsoon month

Based on on from Pondicherry 2005-2009 Based from Pondicherry 2005-2009

m^2

spec spec habitat hostel spec self spec

rua

feb

1000 m³

500 m³

sept.

march

ust

ril

m²

365 roof m² 299 416 426 365 321 299

supply supply 26414 m³

aug

(m²)

0.95 346.75 runoff collecting area m² 0.95 284.05 0.95 395.2 0.95 0.95 404.7 346.75 0.95 0.95 304.95 284.05 hostel 426 0.95 1735.65 404.7 self 321 0.95 304.95 1735.65 building

1500 m³

(mm)

(m²)

2000 m³

(mm)

collecting area building roof runoff collecting area collecting area habitat 416 0.95 395.2

jan

december

vem

2500 m³

rainfall rainfall

annual volume of rain from five buildings annual volume of rain from neerkatti’s november rain five buildings rainwater storage capacity

26414 1680m³m³ 1134m³ 1680m³ neerkatti’s november rain 1134 m³ monsoon rainwater November needsstorage masscapacity storage.

june

y ma

july

During monsoon, overflow goes to park.

m³

toile

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8.5

2.1 m

11 06 spring studio kundoo

November monsoontoneeds storage. Site is 4 m in-ground createmass tank and During monsoon, overflow goes to park. reed bed space. Site is 4 m in-ground to create tank and reed bed space.

m³

demand

july

During monsoon, overflow goes to park. Site is 4 m in-ground to create tank and reed bed space.

2.1 m ³

june

8.5

t oile

watsu

m³

ers

demand

m³

w sho

128.7m³ 128.7m³ 1134m³ 1134m³

dry

m³

on demand onsite site monthly monthly demand rainwater storage capacity rainwater storage capacity

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n lau

greywater

rainwater

functional flows other thanpools.... pools.... other than 33 needs-based programs needs-based programs - laundry laundry showers - showers bathrooms - bathrooms greywater flows settling tank greywater flowstotosupporting supporting settling and receives required treatment before tank and receives required treatment moving to the reed beds. before moving to the reed beds.

blackwater

greywater

spring

kundoostudio

auroville

future lake around matrimandir

416m²

365m²

299m²

321m²

426m²

site plan

rainwater harvested from adjacent roofs irrigates park

watsu = water + shiatsu

11 08 spring studio kundoo

The 8000 sf site is used as a small version of the traditional neerkatti system of water service. The building(s) are dedicated to the capture and use of water from neighboring roofs. Program includes: a “watsu” (water therapy) pool, childrens pool, socializing pools, solo pools, a small laundry facility, showers, and bathrooms. The overall atmosphere will be one of a functional neighborhood spa, a water house. The remainder and majority of the site is a reed bed, cleaning waste water from the site and surrounding buildings for irrigation.

laundry

social pool

pool plan

social pool

seven pools for individual and community leisure laundry, bathrooms, & showers solo/couple’s pool

bathroom children’s pool watsu pool solo/couple’s pool social pool showers

tank plan

separate tanks link for slow filtration of water through reed bed

laundry at north side

water for irrigation

sustainable building

ferrocement is a sustainable building technology for auroville given its low embodied energy per surface area created. ferrocement domes permit water to pass to the tanks unobstructed without chemical residues. Bamboo walkways sit atop concrete tanks, weaving over the site to connect the pools.

Gutter Trap Compression Ring

10cm Structural Rib Contains Leader to Tank Below

Ferrocement Tank with 10 cm ribs

Access Hatch Social Pool Pool Drain

4 Clean water pumped to washing machines, showers...

Rainwater from Neighboring Roofs

30 cm Sand

Pump + Minimal Treatment as Needed

40 cm Gravel Pebbles Overflow Outlet

11 12 spring studio kundoo

water flows gradually through the reed bed tanks from corner to corner to the park and to a tap for irrigation.

4.8m

angerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ferrocement school ferrocement rebar cage

Treated Bamboo Walkway

3 4m

Inlet from settling tank

Phragmitis Plants 4 per mÂ˛

Pipes connect water -flow through tanks

1:20

Maggieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centers are for people affected by cancer; they are places to assist with information, coping, and community. A new Maggies center is proposed next to New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busy elevated park, the Highline. This design seizes the adjacency as an opportunity to remind passersby that disease is a part of life. Cancer is an eddy: a counterflow. The building then acts not as a node, but as a reorienting guide on the path to recovery.

11 kassabian 16 fall studio almaas dykers

eddy

EDDY

MAGGIE’S CENTER: NEW YORK

Cancer. CANCER.

11 kassabian 18 fall studio almaas dykers

The eddy functions symbolically, functionally, and formally. Symbolically, it is a counterflow to the Highlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dominant flow, suggesting sickness as a part of life. Functionally, the form creates a flowing experience through indoor, outdoor, intimate, and social spaces. Formally, the continuous loop is anti-hospital and anti-grid. It is natural and embracing.

Life. Life. Life.

Cancer. Cancer. Cancer. Recovery. Recovery. Recovery.

Reality.

INFLUENCE: SUSPENSION, PATH, ALONG

MAPLE SEED PODS

A female maple tree was chosen as the central element for its visible cycles, its spinning seed pods echo the design.

RECOVERY IN POSTURE: : SUSPENSION, INCREMENTAL PROGRESS, STANDING FIRM

In the process of recovery we are intially supported by others, suspended and held. Then we make incremental progress towards standing strong again. This process translates into design elements: hammocks, porch swings, wood-slat walks and stairs. PROCESS: RESPONSES TO HIGHLINE

left: continuous journey center: singular stair right: framed court

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1/16”=1’-0”

11 kassabian 22 fall studio almaas dykers

MEZZANINE PLAN 1/16”=1’-0”

dykers kassabian fall 11 almaas studio

Reading Room

Hammocks Sun Terrace

Lawn

29°

READING ROOM, SOCIAL TERRACE 1/16”=1’-0”

11 kassabian 24 fall studio almaas dykers

DN UP

ROOF TERRACE & RAMP 1/16”=1’-0”

dykers kassabian fall 11 almaas studio

19TH STREET APPROACH

ENTRANCE, PORCH SWINGS

FROM KITCHEN

CANTILEVERED RAMP

BIRDS EYE

NARROW CANYON BETWEEN

GRADUALLY RISES ABOVE

UNOBTRUSIVE TO HIGHLINE

Rest is lounging, reading, taking a break. Rest means kicking your feet up and looking up at the sky. The north lawn of Union Square is a peaceful contrast to the bustling market and sidewalks at the edge. Seating is currently limited to uncomfortable tables and chairs surrounding a central monument. A far more intriguing and restful space is beneath the tree canopy.

09 partner jessica barnhouse 28 fall studio bernheimer

suggesting rest

SUGGESTING REST

The angles of our proposed sculptural seating promote rest by posture and suggested views - primarily that of the light filtering through the tree leaves above. Perforations on the steel imitate this interstitial space. At night, lights beneath the seating shine up through the steel to remind passersby of the restful daylight condition.

09 partner jessica barnhouse 30 fall studio bernheimer

NIGHT REMINDER

120

125

120 120

105

130 52.68 130 107 135 165

130

128

138

09 partner jessica barnhouse 32 fall studio bernheimer

100

To create the perforations, a photo of the filtered light was digitally outlined. The resulting image was then selectively traced by hand to a reduced customized complexity. Transparency, shelter, stability and comfort were controlled in each panel. The overall product is imagined an adaptable system with changing folds, site interactions, and perforations.

Highbridge Park is defined by Washington Height’s Amsterdam Avenue to the west and the Harlem River to the east. With its dramatic elevation changes and highway interruption, the park is full of awkward fenced boundaries and disjointed spaces. The spaghetti junction of I-95 renders green space unusable. If green space is edged by residences, the park will function more like Central Park and less as leftover space. This proposal bridges the ramp and boulders to connect the street, existing paths, and ‘leftover’ spaces.

10 34 spring studio slade

bridge+boundary

SOARING INFRASTRUCTURE -

TE RD AM

INACCESSIBLE SPACES

AM S

AU DU BO

ST .N

IC HO LA S

VENDORS

N E

W S

200’

HIGHBRIDGE PARK connection.commerce.leisure.light

ROOF GARDEN

LAUNDRY GYM LAUNDRY STUDY

MARKET PREP DAYCARE

INTERIOR SUNSHADES Built-in blinds for privacy. Vertical or horizontal depending on orientation. ANGLED GLAZING 3’x10’ panes. Operable where pollution is minimal. Angled to maximize south views and achieve square corner with one wall. TX ACTIVE POLUTION ABSORBING CEMENT Square apertures centered on 5’-0” site line. Size TX ACTIVE POLLUTION ABSORB- ANGLED GLAZING INTERIOR SUNSHADING Insulated increases toward south & in ING CEMENT, Semi-flexible glazing wall unit with 3’ x 10’ Users may control privacy through CIP. where rooms. there is no pollu- per-glazing-panel blinds. Blinds are Square Apertures: Centered on 5’-0” site panes. Operable living tion. Angled to maximize south and achieve vertical or horizontal depending on line, Size increases toward south and in living rooms.

square corner with one wall.

orientation.

St. Nicholas Avenue is a vibrant nearby street with sidewalks crowded with vendors selling everything from empanadas to lingerie. This project aims to extend the pedestrian market to the park as a boardwalk system in a less polluted locale. The housing acts as an extrusion of this boardwalk, which also performs in section with public program adjacent to vertical circulation.

10 36 spring studio slade

The exterior aims to improve the health of occupants and park-goers by maximizing and controlling light and vetilation as well as improving air quality by the outermost skin of pollution absorbing cement. This housing proposal serves the park and community by enhancing safety, accessibility, air quality, and commerce.

spring

slade studio

laundry 232 sf

studio 503 sf

3 be 106 d 3 sf

d 3 be sf 4 114

studio 503 sf

studio sf 503

studio 503 sf

laundry 232 sf

lobby, freelance space 754 sf

3 be 106 d 3 sf

3b 10 ed 63 sf

d be 3 sf 6 10

dio stu sf 503

d be sf 8 97

io stud sf 503

ed 2 b 0 sf 95

io stud sf 503

ed 2 b 0 sf 95

d 3 be sf 3 106

ed 1 b sf 737

d 3 be sf 3 106

ed 1 b sf 737

daycare 1171 sf

1 bed 808 sf

SECTION BELOW

1 bed 808 sf

studio 503 sf

1 bed 808 sf

studio 503 sf

1 bed 808 sf

studio 503 sf

1b 808 ed sf

studio 503 sf

1b 808 ed sf

stud io 503 sf

stu d 503 io sf

3b 11 ed 87 sf

WHOLE TO PART Site Contours and highway inform shape Arc divided by 6Ë&#x161; increments to place column grid. Utilities follow circulation core. Basic unit plugs into grid. Multiples of base units form studios, 1, 2, and 3 bdrm apartments. Exterior glazing angled south or towards best view. The outside structural shell is punctures for light. Aperture size by orientation and program.

stu d 503 io sf

3b 11 ed 87 sf

SECTION BELOW

1 bed 808 sf

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

2 bed

2b 94 ed 7s f

2b e 958 d sf

2 bed 946 sf

2 bed 950 sf

2 bed 946 sf

3b 10 ed 63 sf

2 bed 946 sf

2 bed 950 sf

d be 3 sf 6 10

2b 94 ed 7s f

2b e 958 d sf

studio 503 sf

d 3 be sf 4 114

studio studio 3 sf 503 sf50

3 be 106 d 3 sf

gym 784 sf

3b 10 ed 63 sf

d be 3 sf 6 10

2b 94 ed 7s f

2b e 958 d sf

d 946 sf

dio stu sf 503

d be sf 8 97

io stud sf 503

ed 2 b 0 sf 95

ed 1 b sf 737

flex: garden storage, market prep 1171 sf

1 bed 808 sf

studio 503 sf

1 bed 808 sf studio 503 sf

1 bed 808 sf

studio 503 sf

1 bed 808 sf

studio 503 sf

1b 808 ed sf

stud io 503 sf

stu d 503 io sf

3b 11 ed 87 sf

spring

slade studio

UPPER BAY FERRY TO MANHATTAN

BROOKLYN ARMY TERMINAL, FUTURE BIOTECH FACILITY, 50,000 SF SOLAR GRID GIANT PARKING LOT

DUNKIN DONUTS

IMPORT/EXPORT, STORAGE I-278

Community issues in Sunset Park Brooklyn include employment, waterfront access, physical severance by the elevated highway I-278, and crowded schools. This is a proposal for a vocational technology highschool for about 800 students at the cross of 2nd Ave and 58th st, adjacent to the Cass Gilbert designed Brooklyn Army Terminal and its enormous parking lot.

SITE FORCES MODEL

fall 10rogers.marvel. studio hartray

school as geode

RED: VEHICULAR YELLOW: VIEWS BLUE: PEDESTRIAN

votec highschool

SUPRISE!

42 SPECIAL EDUCATION

PRIVATE

VOTECH, LABS

CLASSROOMS

RESTROOMS MEDIA CENTER CAFETERIA GYM

EGRESS

PUBLIC

SUPRISE!

Like a geode: The vo-tech highschoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design attempts to surprise students and community passersby. From a distance, the rigid block building blends with the context. 43 Up close, the school surprises as the shell breaks along the street to reveal a dynamic colorful interior. This contrast sends the message that it is what is inside that is valuable in an industrial district: the magic is in the making.

5TH FAC AD E FLEXI BLE: SU NKEN TER RACES, M EC H SPAC E

RAM P D O W N, TU RN : ATR I UM CENTRAL CI R CU LATI O N

APERTU R E FOR PORT VIEW

APERTU R ES FOR PASSER SBY, IN D IC ATE MAJOR PR OGR AM 2. 3.

1.PUBLIC SPACE ABOVE:MEDIA ROOM, GYM 2.ATRIUM VIEW 3. VIEW OF GALLERIES BELOW

T O

M AI N ACC ESS PO I N TS

B L IC P IE R

5 T

TO SU AY BW

10rogers.marvel. 44 fall studio hartray

250’

250’ X 250’ SI TE 0’

1 2 3

SUMMER FALL/SPRING WINTER PV panels use solar energy

sunken mech rm

70◦

Stack effect @ full height spaces.

dominant glazing at North corner N

Sunken Terraces bring outside in. 50◦

20◦

Insulation fills 20” Wall Cavity

Atrium Daylighting

Sunken Terraces

Sunken Mech. Rm

2’ Thick Walls

10rogers.marvel. 46 fall studio hartray

Perforated Roller Shutters for additional shading

2n d

A ve n

re St

Voids denote public entry along the route from the subway to the pier.

Inside but outside. Students ramp down and turn into the colorful atrium. Threshold welcomes.

Inside, projecting classrooms, walkways, and stairs create a seemingly changeable social central space.

The roof is cut away to form sunken terraces creating private, outdoor space within the public, indoor space of the atrium.

10rogers.marvel. 48 fall studio hartray

NE ELEVATION 58th street NE ELEVATION 1/64”=1’-0” SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

SE ELEVATION 2nd ave. SE ELEVATION 1/64”=1’-0” SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

SW ELEVATION parking lot SW ELEVATION SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"

1/64”=1’-0”

NW ELEVATION port view, parking lot NW ELEVATION 1/64”=1’-0” SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"

NE-SW SECTION

Classroom

Ext. Terrace

Exterior Terrace

Mech. (Exterior) Classroom

Classroom

Exterior Terrace

Classroom

Science Lab

10rogers.marvel. 50 fall studio hartray

LEVEL FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 33FLOORPLAN SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" 1/64”=1’-0”

Classroom

Science Lab

Classroom

Science Lab

NW-SE SECTION

Classroom

L SC

NE-SW SECTION

Exterior Terrace

Classroom

Art Class

Media Center/ Reading Room Band Rehearsal NW-SE SECTION

Exterior Terrace

Athletic Director

Alt. Phys. Ed. Special Ed. Special Ed.

Special Ed. Support

Special Ed. Gym Stor.

Phys Ed. Stor.

Health Instructor

Boys' Locker Rm.

Girls' Locker Rm.

Special Ed. Small Group Small Group Seminar

Special Ed. Support

Gym

Special Ed. Small Group

Classroom

Special Ed.

[site plan full bleed] LEVEL 22 FLOORPLAN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" 1/64”=1’-0”

NE-SW SECTION

Staff Lunch

Cafeteria

Chair Stor.

Gallery I

Gallery II

Mech.

Recycling/Trash

Teacher Lounge

Conference

Duplicating

Network

Custodian Office

Records

Storeroom

Receiving

Stor.

Classroom

Custodian Stor. & Workshop

Guidance

Classroom Locker Rm

Storage

Career Center

Classroom

Instructor Office

Precision Measurement

Tools & Equip.

Bar Stock Welding Booths

Demonstration

Scrap

Classroom

Instructor Office

Storage

Drafting

Materials & Tool Rm

Instructor Office

Classroom

As. Principal

Principal

Guidance

Fabrication Area

Sheet Metal Laboratory

LEVEL 1 FLOORPLAN 1/64”=1’-0”

Machine Shop Laboratory

Welding & Assembly Laboratory

NW-SE SECTION

Records Medical Suite

Kitchen

TYPICAL EXTERIOR WALL

EXTERIOR BOTH SIDES

WALL 1'-0" CONDITIONS (PLAN) WALL (PLAN) SCALE: 1" =CONDITIONS SCALE: 1/4”=1’-0”

EDPM ROOFING MEMBRANE ON ROOF BOARD. SLOPE TO DRAIN STEEL DECK

24”

4” RIGID INSULATION

COPING WITH PARAPET FLASHING FLASHING

10” CMU STEEL BEAM 2” AIR SPACE

2” RIGID INSULATION

12” RIGID INSULATION SUSPENDED CEILING

PERFORATED ROLL-UP STEEL WINDOWS

STEEL COMMERCIAL ROLL-UP DOOR

4” POURED CONCRETE ON STEEL DECKING

BOND BEAMS ABOVE ALL OPENINGS STEEL COMMERCIAL ROLL-UP DOOR POLYCARB ROLL-UP DOOR

THERMAL FLOORS

2 LAYER CMU WALL SECTION WALL SECTION SCALE: 1/8”=1’-0” SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

NE-SW SECTION 10’-0”

SE-NW SECTION 10’-0”

fall

rogers. marvel studio .hartray

The models at left and right graphically describe a journey from Manhattan to Queens. Parameters of temporary density (people per path width) and permanent density (overhead void space) determine the compression and expansion of the forms. Ratios were assigned to photos from the trip. On the next page, the subjectivity of desired motion and focus are explored with density.

09 54 fall studio bernheimer

mapping density

DENSITY 55

1km2: Industrial Communities Zooming in on the neighborhoods of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Tuindorp Oostzaan, Amsterdam. Tuindorp Oostzaan was a planned garden city. Its figure ground reveals this in the hierarchies of building types and in the distinct separation of port side industry from residential spines. Greenpoint’s transition was gradual. By 1856 the farms were subdivided into a grid with structures present that seem to precede the division as they set back from or angled to the grid. Today, the map shows Greenpoint’s densification, with the grid determining new construction. Conversely, new large-block industrial construction at the waterfront covered up existing plots and streets. The contrast between Greenpoint and Tuindorp Oostzaan is in the integration or segregation of industrial zones. 100km2: Stitches

11 58 fall TOUF mcgrath

urban mapping

We can think of large infrastructure as ruptures or as stitches sewing together separate neighborhoods or boroughs. In NY, the larger natural breaks of the Rivers and Newton Creek required larger bridges and bypasses. At a local scale, these bridges and connectors (ie the BQE) divide neighborhoods. Amsterdam’s geography requires hundreds of bridges – small stitches. Small stitches make for a tighter knit fabric.

1. 2011 STITCHES

aboveground NYC 100 km2

2. 1856 GREENPOINT NYC 1km2 3. 2011 TUINDORP 4. 2011 STITCHES

OOSTZAAN AMSTERDAM 1km2

aboveground AMSTERDAM 100km2

5. 2011 GREENPOINT NYC 1km2

Furniture for mass manufacture should be light, easy to ship, easy to assemble, and affordable. This design attempts to meet all of these requiresments with kerfed plywood. The pattern of the cuts indicated the woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flexibility and strength even more than material depth. In the end, the 1/2â&#x20AC;? plywood mockup was too flexible. In the next iteration, rigid straps or metal channel edges may provide strength by compressing the form.

11ruggiero 60 fall furniture

kerf chair

12 62 spring thesis lipka

thesis

THESIS

New York city offers excellent healthcare, diverse cultural experiences, a dynamic environment and a sense of belonging to the world. Yet, with progressing age, retirees with the means move away, spending their time and money in warm, convenient, and separate locales such as Florida, returning only when health declines to the point of needing nursing care close to family. For those who stay, the subway is typically inaccessible and stressful, the bus is indirect and slow; their world shrinks from city to neighborhood, to block, to hallway. Old age seems to offer displacement or decreased quality of life. The waterfront proximity of Manhattan hospitals provides the opportunity to connect communities via a new Healthcare Ferry Route on the East River. The focus of this thesis is one such community along the Healthcare Route in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It will operate as an senior residential serviced settlement emphasizing activity and ongoing urban engagement. Locating Elderly housing by Ferry Terminals would provide the Ferry with year round users while extending and anchoring adjacent communities. These new developments would provide a continuation of the best of urban living: connection and choice.

spring 12 liu. thesis lipka. freeman. rakatansky. goldberger. wheelwright.

1 in 4 over 60s is mobility and self-care impaired. This results in seniors known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;shut-insâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; whose physical isolation may lead to a feeling of loneliness and irrelevance. Opportunities for activity, ritual, and recreation keep our mature population healthy and happy. New York City should cross polinate public plazas with ferry terminals. This will allow seniors to pass by the city or let the city pass them by. The map on the right shows the selected site to play out the plaza-ferry-senior community hybrid. Whie centrally located, it is quicker to walk on water than use public transit to get to a hospital.

12 64 spring thesis lipka

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, NY Presbyterian/Weill Cornell TAXI 13 -35 min $20-30 BUS 1 hr 4 min $2.25

Bellevue Hospital VA Medical Center NYU Langone Medical Center Tisch Hospital

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TAXI 12-34 min $18-29 BUS 1 hr 9 min $2.25

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Beth Israel Hospital, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases

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TAXI 15-40 min $20-30 BUS 1 hr 16 min $2.25

highlighted portion represents 20 minute travel time. sources: mapnificent, mta

trip planner, taxi fare finder.

12 66 spring thesis lipka

HERE.

12 68 spring thesis lipka

In the northeastern most spot in Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Greenpoint Brooklyn lies Commercial Sreet. Its warehouses, parking lots, and shipping containers belie the receeding industrial use. A closer look reveals artist studios and start ups in the warehouses. The shipping containers support the film set for the tv show Boardwalk Empire. In 2005, the city rezoned the majority of the Williamsburg-Greenpoint waterfront to R-6 and R-8 - an area including the chosen site.

12 70 spring thesis lipka

FERRY LIVING 71

4 BRIDGES

...they love their home for giving them a sense of BELONGING to a whole, unique MEMORIES, and a DYNAMIC life.

AV KLIN FRAN

Who are the people who would choose to retire in New York over Florida? How can the building pay respect to the occupants? Prioritize skyline views. Provide routes for leisure and power walking. All your friends and family under one roof. From your porch, watch the people on the streets & plaza below. Communal living areas are located around active courtyards. Let rules of adjacency, hierarchy, and views assist with wayfinding and thereby self reliance.

BUILDING 2: MASS ERODES AT TOP FOR LIGHT, AIR IN AN INTIMATE COURTYARD.

TREET BOX S

GARDENS

BUILDING 3: BEST VIEW FROM COMMUNAL AREAS DISCOURAGES ISOLATION.

12 72 spring thesis lipka

TENNIS COURTS

R ST AL

MM CO

EXISTING HARDSCAPE PUBLIC PARK

BUILDING 3: UPPER FLOORS JUT OUT OVER LARGE PROTECTED PARK.

PRIVATE PARK

FERRY TERMINAL

PIER

DAYCARE

PUBLIC PARK

FISHING PIER

BRIDGE

FIRE ESCAPE

STOOP

SETBACK

WATER TOWER

DESIGN

New York is bridges and stoops, setbacks and towers, fire escapes and store awnings. These moments become part of the collective urban memory. The design utilizes abstraction of moments to echo residents’ histories and provide familiar physical siatuations for wayfinding.

73 UPTOWN

VILLAGE

HUDSON; PROMENADE

25 50

100

GROUND PLAN pier ferry terminal commercial properties retail indoor community pool public waterfront park community plot gardens community covered parking bioswales community tennis courts housing (market + subsidized) restaurant dentist physical therapy pharmacy deli public plaza* food trucks welcome center: concierge, classrooms, lobby, community yard: volleyball, bocce ball, sundeck, shaded seating *local traffic, short-term

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spring 12 lipkathesis

25 50

100

ROOF PLAN lawn 1/2 mile jogging path seating for indivudals, groups pergolas gardens decks: sunbathing, pilates, party hot tub solar collectors pv panels mechanical stunning view

1/2 MILE

spring 12 lipkathesis

kitchen - visiting chef caretaker office laundry shared facilities: piano room libraries classrooms 0 25 exam rooms

THIRD FLOOR PLAN elevation = 24’ serviced residences ‘family’ groups share: living kitchen - visiting chef caretaker office laundry shared facilities: piano room libraries classrooms exam rooms

12 78 spring thesis lipka

100

20' 19' 12'-6"

2 BEDROOM UNIT 970 sf conditioned 112 sf porch

1 BEDROOM UNIT (TYP) 475 sf conditioned 52 sf porch

30'

6'-6"

49'

18'

12'

CHANGING USE: OVERLAP, LINK, SOCIAL, EXTERIOR

WASHROOM, LAUNDRY, STORAGE, VISITING CARETAKER OFFICE,

The basic unit consists of an entry space with a coat closet, a kitchenette, living room, dining nook, accessible bathroom, private porch, and a bedroom with ample storage and a window seat. Walls between units are designed to be removed or added as domestic or financial situations change. Above: The typical ‘family’ configuration. Top right: Building #1 Upper Floors deeper for studio apartments. Bottom Right: Building #2: shared balconies along courtyard.

BUILDING 2: SMALL COURTYARD LIMITED BY FRANKLIN AND BOX ST. ERODING THE MASS ABOVE BRINGS LIGHT AND AIR BELOW.

30' 30' 61' 6' 61' 6' 25' 25'

WASHROOM LAUNDRY UTILITY CLOSET CARETAKER OFFICE

WASHROOM LAUNDRY UTILITY CLOSET CARETAKER OFFICE STUDIO 325 sf conditioned 114 porch

GROUP DINING, LIVING

STUDIO 435 sf conditioned

STUDIO 325 sf conditioned 114 porch

GROUP DINING, LIVING

6'-6" 6'

6'-6"

STUDIO 435 sf conditioned

20' 19' 6'-6"

12'-6"

2 BEDROOM UNIT 970 sf conditioned 112 sf porch

1 BEDROOM UNIT (TYP) 475 sf conditioned 52 sf porch

12'-6"

2 BEDROOM UNIT

1 BEDROOM UNIT (TYP)

20' 19' 6'-6"

observe PUBLIC STREET

PRIVATE PORCH

PUBLIC STREET

PRIVATE PORCH

DRYWALL LT GAUGE FRAMING FURRING CORRUGATED, INSULATED METAL PANEL

CERAMIC TILE RADIANT CONCRETE FLOOR STEEL DECK BEAM @ 4’ O.C. RIGID INSULATION SOUND ISOLATION CLIPS DRYWALL FURRING DRYWALL

observe

RESIDENCE

engage ENTRANCE NOOK

ENTRANCE NOOK

HALL

COMMUNAL ROOMS

HALL

COMMUNAL ROOMS

COMMUNITY COURTYARD

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