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conte nts 01_Design | Build | Research | Train 02_Tailored CafĂŠ, Roastery, + Coffee Retail 03_Eugene Backyard Farmer 04_HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition 2016 05_Lane County Courthouse 06_Islamic Geometry Explorations 07_Black Walnut Bench 08_Market Hall Truss 09_ Element Explorations 10_ Pembe Tatu Pavilion 11_Sketches 12_In Process: Comprehensive Interior Architecture Project
01_Design | Build | Research | Train Location Portland, OR Winter/Spring 2017 Architecture Terminal Studio Instructor Mark Donofrio Partner Sean Link This terminal studio focused on robots and automation, and what it means to design and build buildings in the digital age. We contended that innovations in digital technology, automation, and robotics call for a closer relationship between design and construction, and can improve architecture and construction productivity, efficiency, and outcomes. These innovative technologies are rapidly changing the job structure within the building industry, and companies can benefit from helping displaced workers adapt to fill new jobs working in concert with new technologies.
Program concept diagram: DBRT independent + interacting
Schematic sketch
Adjacent to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), this building houses a Design/Build architecture firm with Research and Training programs. Site plan sketch
Vicinity plan with red outlines of OMSI properties and .25 and .5 mile circles in yellow
Program Distribution
Study model using Lego
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TULE GOOSE
Willow Salix sp.
White Alder Alnus rhomifolia
Oregon White Oak Quercus garryana
Cascara Rhomnus purshiana
BUMBLE BEE
WESTERN TIGER
SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera
YELLOW BILLED CUCKOO
OREGON SPOTTED FROG
BLACK SALAMANDER
Tufted Hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa
Western Sword Fern Polystichum munitum
Common Camas Camassia quamash
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The Design/Build/Research/Train business model works by staying on the cutting edge of innovations that improve efficiency, productivity, and ultimately the built project. By researching innovations in technology related to design and construction and applying these innovations to the firm’s work, the firm delivers highquality work ahead of time and under budget compared to traditionally structured design and construction firms. Productivity, efficiency, and client satisfaction produce strong profits, which can be re-invested in research and training to stay on the cutting edge. The training
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program exists in both virtual and physical space. Mass Online Open Courses (MOOCs) would allow users to learn new skills in independent learning environments. The hands-on learning program is fueled by strong partnerships in the community. These programs build goodwill among workers in the industry while simultaneously providing the firm with consistent access to appropriately trained, high-quality workers to meet firm growth.
View walking from transit
Atrium truss design sketch
Manufacturing section analysis sketch, light and HVAC
Office atrium view
Section model of manufacturing bay
Each level has a different “attraction,” enabling structured and unstructured encounters between employees that enhance connectivity. A ground floor double-height exhibition space is complemented by a large open flexspace located centrally on Level 2. Level 2 is also the first level with the “bridge” space, furnished as a collection of small active meeting spaces alongside individual seating options. Levels 3-6 are the heart of the office space, with varied spatial conditions organized around a central atrium.
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External horizontal louvers shade the south facade, and vertical louvers shade the east and west. They are designed to provide shade from direct solar gain during summer months, while allowing for solar gain in the winter months.
The Atrium functions both experientially and in terms of climate response. In addition to daylight functions, operable windows on the north and south facades enable stack ventilation. Experientially, the atrium drives the organizational logic of the plan, with individual and collaborative work areas arranged with respect to the atrium, cores, and building edges on each level.
Both on-site grey water and stormwater runoff can be directly treated before entering the Willamette. The site is formed to create dips and valleys mimicking a natural riparian zone in which water is slowed and filtered back into the ground, and down to the river. This also creates potential habitat for flora and fauna specific to the Pacific Northwest.
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and modularity of each component. Each systems sense of modularity allows the building to grow over time.
D|B|R|T’s goal is to focus on the flexibility and modularity of each component. The modularity of each system enables the building to grow when needs demand it, and to be adapted to other buildings.
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Enclosure • Soil Medium • 6” min. Steel Curb • Root Reinforcement Layer • Drainage Plain • Water Membrane • Multi-Ply Modified Bitumen Roof System • Rigid Insulation • Air/Moisture Barrier
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Enclosure • Concrete slab on grade Structure • • Concrete moisture barrier Glulam Post rated and Beam Concrete Footing w/ Re-Bar Support • •• Closed-cell rigid insulation Angled Steel Piled Footings • 4” min. compacted gravel • Drain
Enclosure • South facade shading element • 1x4 cedar siding • Structure Furring and weather barrier • 6 Ply CLT Slab Glulam Post and Beam • •½” sheathing • Typ. batt insulation • Built in shelving system
Enclosure • Soil medium • 6” min. steel curb • Root reinforcement layer • Drainage plane • Water membrane • Multi-ply modified bitumen roof system • Rigid insulation • Air/moisture barrier
Structure • Glulam post-and-beam • Concrete footing with rebar support • Angled steel piled footings
Structure • 6-ply CLT slab • Glulam post-and-beam
02_Tailored Café, Roastery, + Coffee Retail Location Eugene, OR Fall 2016 Interior Architecture Design Studio Instructors Frank Escher + Ravi Gunewardena This project called for the renovation of an existing building that borders an underutilized public square in downtown Eugene, Oregon. The new shop would be occupied by Tailored coffee, a roastery and café operating out of a much smaller space in another part of Eugene. This redesign imagines an expansion of their roastery operation and retail offerings. A custom pinwheel-shaped counter and retail display orient the space. The counter differentiates café, retail, roastery, and staff office areas while guiding circulation and sight lines with varying conditions.
Floor Plan
Public Square Exterior Perspective
West Exterior Elevation
Model of existing roof structure to be exposed in remodel
Coffee bar view
Model showing view of existing roof structure through new clerestory window
South wall elevation
Retail Storage
Espresso Station
Retail Checkout Coffee Ground Disposal
Custom Counter Elevation Detail
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Section lighting study in charcoal
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Selected furnishings
03_Eugene Backyard Farmer Location Eugene, OR Fall 2016 Interior Architecture Working Drawings Studio Instructor Jenna Fribley In this studio we were tasked with an expansion and remodel of an an existing urban farming store called Eugene Backyard Farmer. The store’s main source of revenue and interest in the community is their products associated with backard chicken raising; they sell chicken products and the chickens themselves (which they incubate and hatch in the shop). My aim with this redesign was to provide a special focal area for the chicken room and to design retail displays that heighten and emphasize this central theme. Spatial organization works in harmony with the exising structure, using the four exisiting garage door openings on the western wall to guide retail display organization and the development of the addition. In this way the addition builds on the logic of the exisitng system and enables the architecture to portray a larger and more continuous system. The addition also gives the opportunity to bring more character to the entry and check out area. Demolition plan and new floor plan with addition
Design sketches - plan with addition and retail display
Existing logo
Site plan
North wall interior elevation
West wall interior elevation
Point of sale sections
Point of sale plan
Point of sale side elevations
Point of sale front elevation
Custom pegboard detail
Point of sale back elevation
Chicken room entry section
Chicken room entry plan
East wall elevation showing chicken room entry
Display box elevation details
Display island details
04_HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Location Santa Barbara, CA February 2016 Competition Entry Group Members Lyndsey Deaton, Andrew JepsonSullivan, Emily Brown, Isabela Rivera, Alex Bibb Finishing as a top 10 semi-finalist out of over 100 entries, this project focused on reinventing the relationship between water and the residents of Southern California to foster a healthy respect for the role of water in nature while educating people about its true costs and appropriate uses. Architectural form takes inspiration from the site’s history, context, and mild climate. Massing and siting apply urban design patterns that promote security and a comfortable pedestrian experience, resulting in a mixed-use anchor for the neighborhood.
Site Plan
View of splash water feature from balcony
This design is the product of a multidisciplinary team. We met weekly to discuss the design and other project goals including budget and organizational partnerships.
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Plaza on N-E corner of site
ROOFTOP SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS Powers 100% of electricity demand
REDUCE WATER-USE All water-using appliances and fixtures have the EPA’s WaterSense label.
VIEWS FROM UNITS TO COURTYARD AMPLE DAYLIGHT
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RAINWATER CAPTURE The rooftop is designed to capture over 330,000 gallons of rainwater annually. The dramatic movement of water cascading from the roof channel to the second story cistern sends a powerful message about the source of water used on-site. Balcony cisterns direct water into subterranean storage tanks for filtration; rainwater meets 100% of the community’s irrigation and recreation needs. Atop the tower, a sizeable solar hot water cistern meets the water needs of the community outreach offices and the cooperative.
ROOFTOP SPOUT Visual connection from roof to ground
STOOPS Stairs are a gathering place for residents of all ages.
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ON-SITE WATER RE-CYCLE (OWR) The OWR system merges innovative technology with ecological processes to effectively treat and reuse wastewater on-site. The replicable OWR model’s smaller infrastructure footprint and lighter carbon footprint are appropriate for our national crisis of infrastructure degradation. The process mimics the efficient ecological processes of coastal wetlands combined with filtration and disinfection- all of which occur in subterranean tanks. Above ground, a series of connected vegetated swales with signage educate the community about the underground mechanics.
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PLAZA MANAGED BY SANTA BARBARA PARKS + REC Following construction, SBPR will enter into a management agreement with HASBC to operate and maintain Monteria Plaza as an asset to the surrounding community. This allows HASBC to focus on resident support while residents benefit from the plaza amenities.
Energy efficiency measures in the design including passive ventilation, day lighting, and tight insulation reduce the energy demand by 45%. The energy to meet remaining demand is sourced from rooftop solar panels as part of a public-private partnership. Monteria Plaza activates the corner, inviting transit riders, cyclists, and pedestrians to share the space. The community service outreach offices, classrooms, food trucks, and cooperative act as destinations, promoting pedestrian diversity. Encouraging this mix of users increases site security and contributes to the community’s value within the neighborhood.
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CAR PARKS Consolidating cars into car parks enhances safe pedestrian access and reinforces the concept of walkable neighborhoods.
MONTERIA PLAZA SERVICE OUTREACH OFFICES + LEARNING CENTER BIKE PARKING (15)
LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT 100% of the on-site runoff is filtered and absorbed by bioswales in the islands within and around the car park.
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Courtyard with Water Feature
The units are distinct, allowing for personalization and ownership. Defined entryways, visible from other units, increase security. Windows are oriented for natural cross-ventilation, views, and daylight. To accommodate individual indoor climate needs and seasonal peaks in temperature, the units have a multiroom ductless mini-split in the family areas coupled with an energy recovery ventilator.
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05_Lane County Courthouse Location Eugene, OR Spring 2015 Architecture Studio Instructor Gary Moye Completed in a studio course emphasizing hand drafting, this design for the new Lane County Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon uses daylight as a metaphor for the pursuit of justice and for transparency. The120,000 square foot program with complex relationships between user groups required rigorous analysis. Spatial and circulation solutions were developed without sacrificing the creation of inspired spaces. A large light well in the center of the building that is wide enough to allow daylight to reach the lowest floors brings daylight to each courtroom. The floor plan balances the need for light access with that for separate judge, prisoner, and jury circulation pathways. A large atrium space carries the light metaphor to the public circulation areas, and the ability to look from the ground floor and from other levels at the court entries is an important symbol of transparency. I expanded the program to account for the increased role of mediation in the judicial process. I emphasized this mediation option with prominent front-facade placement of the mediation rooms. The law library is given a symbolic position above the public entry, emphasizing law’s reliance on precedent.
Ground floor rendered floor plan
Front elevation
N-S section
Second floor plan showing court room layout
East elevation
06_Islamic Geometry Explorations I have always been fascinated by geometry. Islamic art and architecture have a rich history of decorating with geometric patterns, and on my first trip abroad to southern Spain this decoration style caught my eye. Islamic art tends to avoid figurative representation, because the depiction of humans and nonhuman animals is discouraged by scripture. This has opened the door to increasingly complex and sophisticated geometrical patterns. I was interested in exploring this geometry in two projects: one for outdoor furniture for an urban design studio, and another in a shell structure for a timber tectonics course. Sketch of Islamic girih tile pattern
Inspiration example, Khan Theological School muqarnas, built in 1627. Source: Flickr user birdfarm, https://flic.kr/p/4KG75B
AutoCAD experiments - Girih tiles. Mirror, rotate.
AutoCAD experiments - Girih tiles. Mirror, rotate.
Occupiable Mosaic Location Copenhagen, Denmark Summer 2016 Urban Design Studio Instructor Michela Nota Blågårds Plads is a public square located in Copenhagen, Denmark in Nørrebro, the most multicultural district in Copenhagen. 26% of residents are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, mostly Muslims of Middle Eastern origin. Blågårds Plads, surrounded by a Kulturhuset (Culture House), a library, and several popular cafés, is a focal point for the life of the neighborhood.
GIRIH PATTERN
PAVER PATTERN BASE
I designed outdoor furniture for this outdoor room, with the aim to evolve the square’s image and identity to celebrate Blågårds Plads and Nørrebro district today. Mosaics form part of a rich Islamic artistic culture in the Middle East. Nørrebro is a cultural mosaic in modernday Copenhagen. In a time of global division, mistrust, and lack of understanding about Islam and its followers, this design seeks to promote cross-cultural dialogue and education while celebrating community.
Rendering of Occupiable Mosaic fixed furniture in context
Model of Occupiable Mosaic fixed and movable furniture in context
FLEXIBLE FURNITURE
OCCUPIABLE MOSAIC SEATING
In total there are 120 panels, but most are repeated shapes that can be divided into 4 bays. Each piece shown to the right is actually an individual unit with multiple layers (i.e. 2 sheets of plywood with hinges. See supporting pages for more details.)Girih Timber Canopy
DESIGN 3: FOLDED PLATES + SHELLS
DESIGN 3: FOLDED PLATES + SHELLS
FABRICATION
Girih Shell Structure
joints of the pavilion are pivotal. Girih Timber Canopy The Since we do not have access to robot FABRICATION
Location University of Oregon Winter 2017 Timber Teconics Course Instructor Nancy Cheng Group Members Denise Blankenberger, UO (architecture), Antony Schutz, OSU (construction)
At right, a diagram showing the shapes and numbers of panels in the structure.
Timber Tectonics paired architecture students from the University of Oregon with construction students from Oregon State University. For our final group project we were tasked with designing a simple pavilion with a structural strategyDESIGN of our choice. 3: FOLDED PLATES + SHELLS Building on my work during the previous summer with anopy the Occupiable Mosaic furniture (previous pages), we saw the potential for geometric mosaics popular in Islamic art and architecture to translate well efforts were to to a folded plate/shell structure. This design seeks d plate design. We the hanging chain to promote cross-cultural dialogue and education while s were created aroo and providing an attractive place to+ SHELLS picnic and enjoy the DESIGN 3: FOLDED PLATES DESIGN 3: FOLDED PLATES + SHELLS sue we kept Girih Timber Canopy outdoors. to construct a
that could mill the panel edges at the required angle, we chose to make the connections with steel hinges made of sheet metal sandwiched between two plywood panels. This connection is clean, simple, and allows light to penetrate through the edges between panels, highlighting the mosaic geometry. The hinges are flexible enough that they enable some adjustment on-site, facilitating the construction of this complex geometry.
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07_Black Walnut Bench Location Eugene, OR Professional Project Fall 2017 Instructor Tom Bonamici This studio tasked students with designing a bench inspired by the Barberini Tapestry exhibit at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. The design for this bench is inspired by the viewer’s ability to reach deeper layers of appreciation for the richness and craft of the tapestries depending on time and attention spent in observation. Aesthetically, the bench is meant to reflect the elegance and refinement of the tapestries, without drawing attention away from the exhibit. It is made of domestic black walnut finished with a polymerized linseed oil and beeswax blend.
Barberini Tapestry “Rest on the Flight into Egypt”
Inspiration: weaving furniture
Process: scale model
Process: scale model, top shape experimentation
08_Market Hall Truss Location Big Sur, CA Winter 2016 Structure Course Instructor Mark Donofrio Partner Valentina Leoni This market hall design focuses on the relationships between light, structure, circulation, and program. Where the top chords of the timber truss would normally meet, the tip is instead cropped, allowing light to stream in through the central axis of the space. Structurally this is made possible by a 1.5” diameter steel rod, which resolves the compression forces from the two top chords. This path of light aligns with the opening width on each end of the structure, and emphasizes the central circulation zone, while flooding the entire hall with daylight. The central pathway would be flanked by a row of market stalls on each side, as seen in the design sketch on the following page. The trusses rest on rammed earth walls, and stall organization would be regulated by the truss spaces, which at 5’ on center accommodates either 10’or 15’-wide stalls.
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09_Element Explorations Location Eugene, OR Professional Project Summer 2014 Instructor Erin Moore, Kyuho Ahn Each of these element explorations was a one-week project exploring elements most relevant to the built environment. The projects shown here are Sun, Water, and Atmosphere.
Sun process sketches
“Sun” was a study in folding paper to create a “museum” of light and shadow. My sun dial-like model aimed to provide contrast in light and shadow as well as differential ambient conditions. Atmosphere started with the analysis of a precedent study: the Sammlung Goetz museum in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron. This analysis followed the process of creating a cast plaster sculpture embodying the building’s atmosphere. “Water” was a group project done with Susanna Davy and Abigail Annis that strove to express the beauty of water while designing for a differently-abled user group; in this case, the hard-of-hearing. The final product for “Water” was a video, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si_bICViXY4
Sun charcoal study
Sun folded paper model
Water process sketches
Atmosphere plaster sculpture
Water model - still from YouTube video available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si_bICViXY4
Atmosphere process sketches
Atmosphere first iteration
10_Pembe Tatu Pavilion Location Africa Winter 2016 Prototyping Wood Course Instructor Mark Donofrio Group Members Garrett Mitchell, Alex Padgett, Jenni Huynh The Pembe Tatu (“triangular” in Swahili) team had spent the term studying vernacular and contemporary African architecture. The final project called for an Expo Pavilion with a wood connection inspired by our area of study. 60% of urban dwellers in Africa live in slums. Our pavilion would be returned to one of these sites after the Expo, and we designed it with three principles in mind: • Keep members small and lightweight, make it easy to disassemble, transport, and re-assemble with simple tools and unskilled labor. • Take inspiration from African Vernacular architecture, considering organic forms and common building practices explored in earlier studies. • Design a module that could be repeated, enabling simple mass pre-fabrication, transport, and ease of assembly. The components are made from 1/4” plywood using a CNC router. The open-air pavilion can be clad with sheet material, or modules can be filled in with mud or left open as windows similar to some vernacular African architecture.
Clips bend and splay outward to hold the shape of the module
11 kerf slits are centered 6” long + 1/4” wide Inner Radii are “dogboned” to allow for tight fit of interlocking pieces
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Unit #1 “Spoke”
Connecting the Module
Module Connections
Unit #2 “Plate”
Unit #3 “Web”
Unit #4 “Kerfed Ply”
11_Sketches Sketching objects and environments helps me to study and see these objects and environments more clearly. It also helps hone my hand-mind connection and drawing skills, which is useful practice for my design process work. I love to sketch from life when I travel, and from my imagination when I want to test an idea for a project. The sketches on these pages are mostly from my travels, and include studies of well-known architecture projects.
Fallingwater two-minute sketch
Plan and perspective approach study
Villa Mairea sketches
Niki de Saint Phalle Nana
Säynätsalo Town Hall by Alvar Aalto, Säynätsalo, Finland
Gamela Stan, the old town in Stockholm, Sweden
Sankt Petri church by Sigurd Lewerentz, Malmö, Sweden
Muuratsalo Experimental House by Alvar Aalto, Säynätsalo, Finland
Molly Taylor Comprehensive Project 2018 Metropole Building 423 2nd Ave Ext S Seattle, WA 98104
p r e s e nt . Center for Mindfulness
Present Amenities Metropole
Present Amenities MetropoleREGI
AMENITIES MAP
Metropole
12_In Progress: Comprehensive Interior Architecture Studio
Metropole Building
Workplace All items
Mindfulness Centers Seattle Mindfulness Center
My interior architecture comprehensive studio currently in progress is the adaptive reuse of the Seattle Metropole Building in Pioneer square. Built in the 1890s and vacant since a fire in 2007, I am re-imagining the formerly retail, office, and hotel building into present, a Center for Mindfulness.
Mindfulness Community of Puget Sound
Public Transportation Pioneer Square Station S Jackson St & Occidental Ave S King Street Station Colman Dock
SITE
Sound Transit Bus stop Bus stop Bus stop bus
Floors one through three house group and individual meditation rooms as well as administrative space, a lecture hall, and a tea house. A rooftop addition will house a restaurant and event space. The basement of the Richardsonian Romanesque load-bearing masonry building will be home to a bath house.
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Workplace
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Residence
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Public Transportation
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6-minute Walk
bus ferry ferry
Residences All items
Amenities map
BUILDING INFORMATION ADDRESS
423 2nd Ave Ext S ORIGINAL Seattle, WA 98104 OCCUPANCY
NEIGHBORHOOD Historic Pioneer Square BUILT
1890s
The Metropole Building is located in the historic Pioneer Square neighborhood in Seattle, WA, and is thought to have been built between 1892 and 1893. It was the original location of the G. O. Guy Pharmacy, which later became a prominent Seattle chain. Pioneer Square is Seattle’s “first neighborhood,” and it is a richly historic place. There is a high level of pedestrian traffic. The Metropole building sits almost exactly in the center of the official neighborhood border, at the corner
Retail, Office GROSS AREA LEVELS
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE STRUCTURE
Romanesque Revival CURRENT OCCUPANCY Unreinforced Masonry
of Yesler Way and 2nd Avenue, which runs at a diagonal. Because of this diagonal the building is on a triangular lot and has a flatiron shape. 2nd Avenue is a busy street, and right across the intersection of 2nd and Yesler is the Smith Building, a well-known Pioneer Square landmark. The entrance to the Metropole is on axis with the Pioneer Square link and bus station to the West. To the east the Metropole is about five blocks from the freeway and future waterfront development. The main facade of the Metropole building faces north-
27,645 sf 3 + basement Vacant
east. To the south end of the building there is a party wall, and the west end faces an alley. The structure of the Metropole building is loadbearing masonry (sandstone and brick), with a rusticated stone exterior. The building is a Romanesque revival style, and as such the main facade is symmetrical, has a large central portal, and arch-topped windows. The building was damaged by a fire in 2007, and is currently vacant. Historically the building has housed retail and offices in addition to the pharmacy.
SITE PHOTOS
Historic photos of the exterior and interior
Structural axon of existing conditions
SOLAR DIA
Basement of building with missing floor Interior view from basement level
ELEVATIONS
Original cast iron column details, level 1
Level 2 looking north, showing exposed floor structure
Historic main stair, in state
Some design sketches - individual meditation and interior courtyard
Process
Paper process models - individual meditation “cells� and light into the interior courtyard
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