SELECTED ARCHITECTURE WORK MICHELLE FRANTELLIZZI

1: INSTALLATION OF CURTAIN SUPPORT STRUCTURE

2: INSTALLATION OF VERTICAL SUPPORT FRAMING

2: INSTALLATION OF CURTAIN UNITS

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Another large feature for the arena is treating all of the ceilings in the main concourse. New systems that are required to bring the arena up to the current building codes will be located in the ceilings on all of the main concourse areas. A baffled feature ceiling was designed to mask all of the new equipment in the ceilings as well as deal with acoustical issues.The ceiling baffles in the concourse level are designed using three different “V - shape” profiles that allow the baffles to bend and fold along the corridors leading people to main entries to the stadium bowl seating.They are suspended from a set of planar rails that utilize existing structural members for anchoring support.The baffles are made of formed Aluminum panels with a custom metallic paint.The baffles are spaced 2.5 FT to 5 FT on center. The support structure consistsofunistrutrailsrunningperpendiculartothebaffles.Baffles areconnectedtotherailsthroughthreadedrods.Therailsthemselves are suspended by their own set of threaded rods, anchored to either the slab or beams above.

The GeorgiaWorld Congress Center Authority and Atlanta Falcons worked toward an agreement for a new retractable roofstadiumtobebuiltontheGeorgiaWorldCongressCenter campus. Scheduled to open for the 2017 NFL season, the new stadium will serve as the home of the Atlanta Falcons in addition to other sports, convention and entertainment events currently held at the Georgia Dome and other new marquee events that could be hosted in the future. Personal responsibilities on the project included: working with colleagues to develop a parametric model that was used to design the overall expression of the exterior skin and retractable roof system, programming, exterior renders for client presentations, Revit modeling and documentation, diagrams, analysis of building systems, and the development of the parametric bowl builder in Grasshopper.

KEY TO DIAGRAM:

C = the ‘c’ value

D = the horizontal distance from the eye to the point of focus

N = the riser height

R = the vertical height to the point of focus

T = the seating row depth

Point of focus

Typically the nearest touchline, or outside lane of running track, or boundary of area of activity. ARC

To calculate the appropriate ‘C’ value for the sport to be viewed, the following formula applies.

To calculate the appropriate ‘C’ value for the sport to be viewed, the following formula applies. C

An ongoing project within 360 Architecture’s office is the developmentofaparametricbowldefinitioninGrasshopper that efficiently generates 3D seating bowls with needed inputs. In order to achieve optimal sightlines for the stadium bowls, an in-house bowl generator was scripted on typical stadium conventions for the creation of multi-tiered bowl sections.Thescriptdefinesthebowlplangeometryandthen sweepsthegeneratedsectionsalongtheplanlines.Thebowl can be easily sculpted by the manipulation of basic bowl parameters including the number of tiers, number of rows in atier,anddistancetotheplayingfield.Othercriticalfeedback data such as capacity, riser angles, and tread heights is also outputted to the user.

An ongoing project within 360 Architecture’s office is the development of a parametric bowl definition in Grasshopper that efficiently generates 3D seating bowls with needed inputs. In order to achieve optimal sightlines for the stadium bowls, an in-house bowl generator was scripted on typical stadium conventions for the creation of multi-tiered bowl sections. The script defines the bowl plan geometry and then sweeps the generated sections along the plan lines. The bowl can be easily sculpted by the manipulation of basic bowl parameters including the number of tiers, number of rows in a tier, and distance to the playing field. Other critical feedback data such as capacity, riser angles, and tread heights is also outputted to the user.

‘Hublot Loves Football Metaverse Stadium’. A hybrid sport, art, and digital events space, the stadium structure is inspired by the intricate design of the case body and digital face of Hublot’s recently launched Big Bange watch. The stadium also marks the largest venue built in the Spatial metaverse.

Designed by MEIS architects. In designing this stadium, we took inspiration from Hublot’s brave, unapologetic, and unparalleled approach to design. By referencing the Big Bange, the project mirrors Hublot’s storied history of introducing new dimensions of design to new audiences. This partnership encapsulates all the world has come to know from Hublot and MEIS.