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DESI GN2
MAS S&VOI D
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Wi t hi nas t r uc t ur es pa c esc a nbeei t herf ul l orempt y . T hev oi di st heempt yv ol umewi t hi nt hes t r uc t ur e , whi l et hema s si st he l l edv ol umeoft hes t r uc t ur e . Voi dsa r et hes pa c eswi t hi nt hema s s i ngf or m wher et her ei sa n e x c l us i onof s ur f a c ewhi c hc a na l s ober ef er r edt oa st henega t i v es pa c e . Whenav oi doc c ur sa sar emov a l f r om t hema s s , ors ubt r a c t i onf r om as ol i d, t hev oi di sa c t i v e . T hee x t enta ndpr ec edenc eof t hev oi dswi l l i n uenc et he ov er a l l a ppea r a nc ea ndpr es enc eoft hema s s . Whenav oi doc c ur s , t hes pa c ebet weent wos ol i dsi spa s s i v ea ndc a nber ef er r edt oa st hepos i t i v ef or m. T ooma nyv oi dsc a nc ons umeama s s ; mi ni ma l v oi dsc a nenha nc et he pr es enc eoft hema s s .
DESI GN2
VI L L AS AVOYEL I NES T UDY T heus eofal i ner epr es ent st hemos tba s i cofa r c hi t ec t ur a l des i gnel ement s . T hel i nedenest hes ha peoft hes t r uc t ur ea swel l a st heov er a l l f or m oft hedes i gn. As i mpl ev ol umec a nbec r ea t edbyc ombi ni ngv er t i c a l a nd hor i z ont a l l i nest ha t owwi t hi nas ol ut i on. Ver t i c a l l i nespr ov i deas ens eof hei ghta ndus ua l l yc ommuni c a t eaf eel i ngof l of t i nes sa nds pi r i t ua l i t y . Hor i z ont a l l i nesont heot herha nds ugges t saf eel i ngof r es torr epos e . S i nc e t heobj ec t spa r a l l el t ot heea r t ha r ea tr es ti nr el a t i ont ogr a v i t yt hec ompos i t i onsi nwhi c hhor i z ont a l l i nesdomi na t et endt obequi eta ndr es t f ul i nf eel i ng.T heus eofl i neswi t hi nt hedes i gnpr oc es sr ema i nsav a l ua bl et ool f ora r c hi t ec t st oc ont r ol a nda l t ert hei rdes i gnsi nor dert oa c hi ev eas ol ut i onf ort hedes i gnc ha l l enge .
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DESI GN3
VERTI CAL& HORI ZONTALL ANDSCAPE
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Dev el opdes i gns t r at egi esandc onc ept ual i deal sf orav er t i c al l ands c apet hatdemons t r at esanunder s t andi ngoft heel ement al c onc ept sandpr i nc i pl esofar c hi t ec t ur al s t r uc t ur esandas s embl i esofav er t i c al s y s t em.I nc l udeadef i nedf oc usupont hev i s ual t ec hni quesandr epr es ent at i onsas s oc i at edwi t hc ommuni c at i ngi deasofcons t r uc t i bi l i t yandf abr i c at i onoft hes y s t em.Gai nak nowl edgeofar c hi t ec t ur al s k i l l s t hatl eadt owar dt hedev el opmentofc r i t i c alandanal y t i c als k i l l ss er v i ngt hedes i gnpr oc es s .Demons t r at et hr oughs y nt het i candpr oc edur aldes i gnandr epr es ent at i onalpr oc es s est heabi l i t yt oor gani z eand mani pul at et hear c hi t ec t ur al pr ogr am t hr oughc r i t i c al anal y t i c al ex er c i s es .
Thes t udyoft hehor i z ont alandv er t i c all ands c apesf oc us edondev opi ngdes i gns t r at egi esandc onc ept uali deal st hatdemons t r at eanunder s t andi ngoft heel ement alc onc ept sandpr i nc i pl esofar c hi t ec t ur al s t r uc t ur esandas s embl i esofhor i z ont al andv er t i c al s y s t ems .Emphas i swaspl ac edonunder s t andi ngt hec onnec t i onsmadeatt hej oi nt sofes t abl i shedgr i ds y s t emsandt heabi l i t yt oor gani z eandmani pul at e t hear c hi t ec t ur al pr ogr am t hr oughc r i t i c alanal y t i c al ex er c i s es .
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DESI GN4
RESPONSETO NATURE
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Ibegananal y z i ngt hes i t ebyf i r s tbr eak i ngi tdowni nt oi t sphy s i c alc omponent s .Iac c ompl i s hedt hi sbywal ki ngt hr oughoutt hes i t eandwr i t i ngdownmyobs er v at i ons .If oc us i ngont hef ol l owi ngas pec t sdur i ng myobs er v at i on:bui l di ngr el at i ons hi psandor i ent at i on,ac c es s i bi l i t y ,r oads ,wal k i ngpat hs ,gr eens pac es ,ov er headc ondi onsoft het r eel i ne,andpl ac eswher ewat ermayc ol l ectors pr ead.I nor dert os howmy obs er v at i onsv i s ual l yIdev i s edagr i ds y s t em andbui l tac onc eptmodelt hatr epr es ent st hedi f f er entpat hst hati nc l uder oads ,si dewal k sandt r i al s .Themodelal s os howsar easofhi gherandl owerel ev at i onsas wel l aspl ac est hatr epr es entov er headc ondi t i ons .Fort hef i nal model Ii nc l udedt hes ei deasaswel l asc ol orc odedel ement st hats howbui l di ngor i ent at i on,opengr eens pac esandar easwher ewat erc ol l ec t s .
DESI GN5
GUERRI LLAVI DEO Guer r i l l af i l mmak i ngr ef er st oaf or m ofi ndeendentf i l mmak i ngc har ac t er i z edbyl owbudget s ,sk el et onc r ews ,ands i mpl epr opsus i ngwhat ev eri sav ai l abl e.Of t ensc enesar es hotqui ck l yi nr eal l oc at i onswi t hout anywar ni ng,andwi t houtobt ai ni ngper mi s s i onf r om t heowner soft hel ocat i on.( Wi k i pedi a) 8
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Thi spr oj ec ti sar es pons et ot hedes i gnc hal l enget oc r af tabui l di ngandi t ss i t et hatf ac i l i t at esbot hf or malandi nf or malv i deogr aphyofpl ac e.Thepr i nc i palc hal l engewast obl endt hepubl i cr eal m wi t ht hepr i v at e r eal m andt hebar r i er sbet weent hem.Bys et t i ngas i deanypr ec onc ept i onst hatImayhav ehadaboutt hepubl i candpr i v at er eal ms ,Iembr ac edt hec onc eptofc hangeasanunder l y i ngnar r at i v ef ormydes i gn r es pons e.Thi sal l owedmet obr eakt hebar r i erbet weent hes et wodi f f er entandc ont r as t i ngr eal mst oc r eat eapl ac eofdi s t i nc tc ohes i on.
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VI EW OFI NTERVENTI ONBUI LDI NG
SI TEMODEL
WESTELEVATI ON
EASTELEVATI ON I NTERVENTI ONBUI LDI NG MODEL DESI GN6
REVI TALI ZATI ONTHROUGHTHEARTOFSTORYTELLI NG
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Whi l er es ear c hi ngt heHi s t or yoft heAf r i c anAmer i c anCommuni t ywi t hi nWi nt erPar kIdi s c ov er edt hateac hi ndi v i dual f ami l yhi s t or yi swov enandc onnec t edwi t heac hot herf ami l yhi s t or ymuc hi nt hes ameway t hatf abr i ci swov ent omak eaqui l t .Fr om t hi s ,Idec i dedt odes i gnt hei nt er v ent i ont hati nc l udess t r uc t ur al el ement st hatweav et hr oughoutt hes t r uct ur eoft hebui l di ngmuc hl i k et hr eadt hr oughf abr i c .Ius edt hi s s amet ec hni quewi t hal l oft hes t r uc t ur est hr oughoutt hes i t e. 12
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Di s t or t ed s t ai r c as er epr es ent st he many ar eas t hr oughout Char l es t on t hat hav e bec ome di s t or t ed af t ermanyy ear sofr epeat edl ybui l di ngont opofol derl ay er s .
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Thedes i gni nt entwast omer ges moot hf l owi ngc ur v est hatr epr es entt henat ur al el ement soft hec i t ywi t habl oc k yor t hagonal s y s t em t hatex epl i f i est hemanmades t r uc t ur es . Asawayofr es pect i ngt her i c hhi s t or y t hatChar l es t onhasr edbr i c k( ac ommonbui l di ngmat er i al wi t hi nt hec i t y )wasus edont hr eeoft hef ours i desoft hes i t ei nor derf ori tt obemor eeas i l ywov eni nt ot hef abr i coft hec i t y .Thec i t yi nc l udest wodi f f er ent poi nt sofent r ywi t hv er ydi f f er entex per i enc es .Theex per i enc eaper s onwoul dhav ef r om t hef i r s tpoi ntofent r yi nc l udesawal kt hr oughac our t y ar d( c our t y ar dsar ev er yc ommonands c at t er edal lov erChar l es t on) andc ompr es s esi nbet weent wobl oc k yor t hagonal bui l di ngsc ont r uc t edoutofr edbr i c k .Ent r yf r om t hi ss i dec onc l udesbyopeni ngupi nt hec ent r al c our t y ar dwhi l ebei ngs ur r oundedbyas l ewofmoder nmat er i al s . Thi spoi ntofent r ywasdes i gnedwi t ht hei deai nmi ndt hatChar l es t onhasar i c hhi st or yt hats houl dnotbef or got t enbutatt hes amet i met hec i t ywant st omov ef or war dandi nt ot hef ut ur e.Theex per i enc ewhi l eent er i ngf r om t heot hers i dei squi t edi f f er ent .Thedi s t or t edl ay er eds t ai r swer edes i gnedt or epr es entt hemanydi st or t edl ay er soft hec i t y .Fr om t hi ss i det hemanydi f f er entmoder nmat er i al st hatmak eupt hes t r uc t ur e c anbes eeni mmedi at l y .Ther eas onf ort hi si st hatChar l es t onwant st omov ef or war di nt ot hef ut ur eandi nmanywaysi tal r eadyhas .
Whi l ec onduc t i ngt hes i t eanal y s i s ,i twasev i dentt hatChar l es t oni sac i t yofi nt er c onnec t i ngl ay er s ,bot hnat ur al andmanmade,t hats eem t oc onnec ts eeml es sl ywi t honeanot her .Thec onc eptf ort hedes i gnc ame aboutbyl ook i ngathowt henat ur alel ement swi t hi nChar l es t onc onnec twi t ht hemanmades t r uc t ur est hr oughoutt hec i t y .Si nceChar l es t onhasex i s t edf ors omanyy ear st het r eeswi t hi nt hec i t yhav ehadt ogr ow ar oundt hes i dewal k sands t r eet si nor dert os ur v i v e.I twasobs er v edt hatt her oots y s t emsf l owov ert hes i dewal k sandi nt ot hes t r eet s .Thes enat ur alel ement spos s ess moot hc ur v eswhi l et hemanmades t r eet s ands i dewal k sar ev er ybl oc k yandor t hagonal .Thi sc onnec t i onwasabi gi ns pi r at i onwi t hi nt hedes i gn. 17
SECTI ONA
SECTI ONB 18
DESI GN7
HEALI NG MANHATTAN
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Thepur pos eoft hi spr oj ec ti st or eac tt ot hec onc l us i onsder i v edf r om t heanal ys i soft heur banc ont ex tofManhat t an.Af t erex t ens i v er es ear c hi twasdi s c ov er edt hatManhat t ani smuc hl i k eal i v i ngbr eat hi ng or gani s m.Theor gani s mc ont ai nsc ompl exs y s t emst hatk eepi tal i v eandal l owi tt oc ont i nuet ogr owandev ol v e.Thes y s t emsi nc l ude:s k el et al ,c i r c ul at or y ,r es pi r at or y ,ner v ousanddi ges t i v e.Thes k el et al s y s t em whi c hc ons i s t soft hes ubways y s t em bec aus et hati swhatgi v est hec i t yi t ss t r uc t ur e.Thec i r c ul at or ys y s t em i sc ompr i s edoft hes t r eet sands i dewal k sbec aus et hes ear ewhatmov epeopl et hr oughoutt hec i t y . Ther es pi r at or ys y s t em i st hegr eens pac e;t hes ear et hear east hatc l eant heai randal l owt hec i t yt obr eat h.Thener v ouss y s t em i st hef i nanc i aldi s t r i c t ;t hebr ai noft heor gani s m wher et hebi gdec i s i onsar e madet hataf f ec tt heent i r ec i t y .
VI EW OFFRONTENTRANCE
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VI EW FROM PARKI NG GARAGE
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SECTI ONMODEL( FRONT)
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SECTI ONMODEL( BACK)
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SECTI ON
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Fort hi s pr oj ec twe wer e as k ed onl yt o det er mi ne t he l oc at i ons oft he t hr ee mai n depar t ment swi t hi nt hehos pi t al .Dev el opmentofc ompl et ef l oorpl answasnotnec es s ar y .
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