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Natasha A. Trice Architecture + Urban Design Portfolio
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Philadelphia University B. Architecture
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Columbia University GSAPP MS. Architecture + Urban Design
Reimagining the PostIndustrial City Through Waste
Malamulo Hospital: Student Housing
Design to Build: Patch Adams Free Clinic of Philadelphia
Urban Design Industrial
Residential 162 m2
Healthcare 17,500 sf
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Reconfiguring Social Densities
Parametric Interaction
Sketches
Urban Design Residential
Parametric
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CV
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09.2014
Reimagining the Post-Industrial City Through Waste Urban Design Studio II, Columbia GSAPP Newburgh, NY Ekarat Punsupol // Maria Agustina Santana // Zhengyang Wang
PROJECT VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/114281048 Newburgh’s industrial past on the Hudson River Valley equipped it with infrastructural assets that can be reused to benefit its local community. We see waste opportunities as a potential for the future economic development of the post-industrial city, an innovative strategy for redevelopment. The existing scrap metal recycling industry offers a unique opportunity to catalyze change, combined with a deep-water port for cheap transportation and numerous vacant lots for a live/work manufacturing development. Together with other cities along the Hudson River Valley and Orange County, Newburgh will change the existing flow of scrap metal recycling by collecting metal resources directly from other cities and processing them into raw products in Newburgh that could be transformed into advanced products or art. This new postindustrial typology not only adds value to the products made in Newburgh for profit making, but also creates job opportunities that aim at lower education groups. The final products and art thus become parts of the city’s new identity and will gradually recreate a lively manufacturing live/work neighborhood. These different industrial typologies respond to multi-scale work methods and have open spaces designed to capture the new integrated, industrial image of Newburgh.
ThesisUtilizing waste as a lucrative asset to resurrect the abandoned industrial city into a lively manufacturing community in Newburgh; seeking to reverse the negative perception of waste and turn Newburgh into a center for the recycling industry in Orange County and New York State.
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Scrap Metal + Newburgh
The master plan focused on further developing and integrating the scrap metal and ewaste industry within Newburgh, focusing on underutilized assets in the city. By placing the collection, manufacturing, and shipping process in Newburgh, lucrative economic opportunities will result, reversing the effects of urban blight on the community and on its people. Each specialized node within the process benefits Newburgh in the form of jobs, materials, refurbished products, and a waterfront park.
Regional
ECONOMIC OPPERTUNITIES
$ COLLECTION
JOBS
MATERIAL CENTER
SMALL BUSINESS
SCRAP METAL INDUSTRY
SHIPPING
NEWBURGH, NY
MANUFACTORING
ALBANY PORT MIDDLETOWN FURNITURE STUDIO + STORE
BEACON
INDUST. DESIGN STUDIO
REFURBISH STORE
ART STUDIO + GALLERY
POUGKEEPSIE REGIONAL SCARP YARDS
SCRAP METAL PARK RESEARCH CENTER
MATERIAL RESOURCE CENTER
LOCAL SCARP YARDS PROCESS
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RECYCLING FACILITY
IRON MILL
EWASTE COLLECTION
TRADE SCHOOL
PORT DEVELOPMENT
NEWARK PORT
SIMMS #1
$65 Billion Dollar Industry in USA
Orange
*29,560 Tons produced in Orange Co. Yearly
County, NY
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Regional Map
Regional
ALBANY PORT MEDIUM SIZE PORT DEPTH: 32 FT
ALBANY, NY Newburgh’s location, along the Hudson River Valley, lies within the regional scrap metal industry stream in New York State. Scrap metal travels from Orange County to the Albany Port or the Newark Port, depending on the materials exporting location. Newburgh’s proximity to existing ports, and having its own underutilized port were the primary assets that would allow the scrap metal industry to grow and thrive within Newburgh, saving local scrap metal yards thousands of dollars in transportation costs. Low level jobs the scrap metal industry creates speaks to the needs of the job demand in Newburgh.
73 NAUTICAL MILES (11.23 HOURS) $138,516 PER WEEK
SAVES $1,260 PER DAY
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KINGSTON
EWASTE COLLECTION STATIONS
LOCAL SCRAP YARDS
SAVES $4,855 PER DAY
POUGHKEEPSIE
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EWASTE COLLECTION STATIONS
LOCAL SCRAP YARDS
SAVES $5,569 PER DAY SAVES $1,532 PER DAY
MIDDLETOWN
6 LOCAL SCRAP YARDS
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EWASTE COLLECTION STATIONS
BEACON
NEWBURGH
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NEWBURGH PORT SMALL SIZE PORT DEPTH: 31 FT
EWASTE COLLECTION STATIONS
LOCAL SCRAP YARD
EWASTE COLLECTION STATIONS
LOCAL SCRAP YARDS
57.3 NAUTICAL MILES (8.8 HOURS) $108,834 PER WEEK
NYC NEWARK, NJ
NEWARK PORT LARGE SIZE PORT DEPTH: 30.83 FT
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Why Newburgh?
Local
Efficient Transportation Opportunity Cost of one Ton of freight traveling one mile Newburgh to the Port of Newark 65.94 Nautical Miles
Shipping 1,700 Tons:
$.97 Holds 1,700 Tons
$2.53 Holds 100 Tons
$5.35 Holds 26 Tons
1 Barge
17 Rail Cars
65 Semi Trucks
$108,735.06
$283,607.94
$599,724.03
Employment Occupation Low Level Job Opportunities Needed Newburgh citizens need jobs that benefit from experience & time, not through higher education
Manager Logisticians Sales Representatives Services Machinery Mechanics Truck Engine Sp. Collector Sorter/Mover
Under Highschool
Highschool
Associate Degree Bachelors or Higher
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Newburgh City Analysis Map At the local scale, the fabric of Newburgh is well equipped to endure the changes of the scrap metal industry. With two existing scrap metal yards to provide materials, and an existing freight rail for transportation, Newburgh could begin to reap the benefits of this new industry. The primary challenge would be to change the communities negative preconceived ideas of waste to be a lucrative benefit to the community.
9W
The Hudson River
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Underutilized Port
32 9W
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Light Industry
Highway
Waterfront
Freight Rail
Residential
Vacant Properties
Commercial
Armory Unity Center
Tourist Commercial
The South Middle School
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Framework Development: Design Principles
Local
Our design principles were used to ensure efficiency and cohesion within the existing fabric of Newburgh
9W
52
17K
207
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FREIGHT TRAIN
9W
Reconnect Resources
Blur Boundaries
Identify Corridors
Cultivate Community
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Master Plan
St. George Cemetery
Material Center
Delano-Hitch Park
Ewaste
Research Center Melting
Sorting + Shredding Industrial Recreation Node
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Local
Pedestrian Bridge Scrap Metal Park
The Hudson River
Open Space
Observation Center Waste Water Plant
Art Gallery + Studio
Local Furniture Manufacturing
Port Development
Quassaick Creek
Quassaick Creek Trail
Industrial Wetland
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Process 1- Sorting + Shredding
Process 1 Section
Melting Station + Research Center
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Architectural
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E Waste Collection Station
E Waste Collection Station Section
Port Section
Port + Loading Dock
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Architectural
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Collection Process Plaza Rendering
Research Center Rendering
Port Loading Dock Rendering
Architectural
+METHODOLOGY
1. Blind Attempt Individually researched the site, without having visited, and developed/presented a conceptual model that demonstrated those findings. 2. Greystone Station Site Visit Students visited different train stations along the Hudson River Valley to analyze the Newburgh’s region. 3. Mute Video Attempt Students practiced creating narrative through cinematography. 4. City Infrastructure Investigation (Charleston, SC) 5. Newburgh Site Visit i. Presentation from Newburgh Professionals/ residents ii. Site visit 6. Stakeholder Interviews 7. Site Intervention 8. Final proposal presentation
+PROGRAMS
ArchGIS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator After Effects Rhino Sketchup Maya
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05.2014
Malamulo Hospital: Student Housing Philadelphia University: The Africa Studio Malamulo, Malawi Thomas Frank // Eike Maas Marian Jony // Mike Rothman Fatema Kanji // Brandon Saiz Nhan Lieu // David Trapp
STUDIO WEBSITE: http://wordpress.philau.edu/africastudio/ This Philadelphia University Design 9 Architecture Studio is an applied research and design studio, contributing to the practice of humanitarian architecture in the global context through the design of housing for the Malamulo Hospital, in Malawi. The studio designed and developed construction documents for the construction of 2-4 housing units to be built by local contractors, using local construction materials and local techniques. Our studio researches cultural and contextual (economic, environmental, spatial, and material) conditions through a series of quantitative and qualitative analyses. In the rural community of Malamulo, the directors of the local hospital seek housing for medical students from the University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi. The Malamulo Hospital provides healthcare to 129,000 patients from two surrounding districts who are among the poorest in Africa. Unfortunately the hospital struggles to recruit long-term visiting doctors and faculty partially due to inadequate housing.
Global
Regional
+ View looking West
+ Neighboring Houses
Local
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The proposed site available for construction of our prototype was roughly a half hectare plot in a rural neighborhood of modest single-family and duplex housing serving the hospital and local community. The site is on a north-facing hillside in the southern hemisphere with pastoral mountain views to the northwest, and contains mature papaya, banana, and mango trees along its perimeter. Environmental and climatic contexts include high levels of solar exposure, significant rainfall in the rainy season, challenging drainage issues, and lush fertile soils.
Banana Tree
Regional
Papaya Tree
58m
Mango Tree
Mango Tree
Papaya Tree
A Western view of the rolling hillsides and mountain range in the distance
27m
A steep slope begins at this area of the site
The main path which is the entrance to the site
0 1m
5m
10 m
+ Banana Tree + Papaya Tree
+ Mango Tree
Site Panorama 19
Existing housing for the Malamulo hospital are two duplexes. Each have two joined units containing two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, lounge, bathroom, laundry room, powder room, and two “khondes�, or porches. Each duplex accommodates four individuals, eight people in total. Unlike many undergraduate programs, we looked into price comparisons, with the help of construction management students. The four units each contain 88 square meters (950 square feet) at $256 per square meter ($24 per square foot) for a total of $22,500 each. Altogether, the project offers 1,160 SQ M (3,800 SQ F) and costs a total of $90,000.
These duplexes lack a well-rounded approach to context, thermal comfort, and innovative construction techniques. This is where our studio came in. They do not facilitate any social relationships between one another, nor with the surrounding community. The rooms are very closed off and private while offering little to no comfortable spaces for the residents. Additionally, they do not actively employ passive systems such as natural ventilation or rainwater collection.
Existing Duplex Analysis
No personalized outdoor space No backup systems
Burglar bars
No semi-public outdoor space No passive cooling strategies
Inefficient use of space Inability to adapt to user preference
To ensure our designs were not foreign objects within the Malamulo community, we looked at existing vernacular housing. In analyzing a residence neighboring the site, we concluded that private to public adjustability of space was crucial to successful housing.
The majority of dwellings in Malamulo SCALE: are small, modest residences. Malawian families tend to share houses of a single room. Kitchens are usually detached from the house due to the excessive heat created from cooking in this hot climate. Most houses contain porches called khonde. Roofs are usually singleor doubled-pitched.
Local
We discovered the culture, context, and climate necessary to make our designs successful. In contrast to Northern cultures, the Malawian life style is outdoor-oriented. Malawians spend the majority of their time outside and usually only enter buildings to cook and rest.
Neighborhood Analysis
North-facing windows
Front porch connects to the community
Passive cooling through large north-facing overhang
Semi-public garden
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User Moments
watching the sunset
crying on someone’s shoulder
barbeque for the community
hot shower after a long day
morning tea
working at desk
having friends over at night
tending the gardens
having clean laundry
napping in the shade
a good night’s sleep
studying with classmates
reading a good book
conversation with neighbor
kicking a ball with neighbor kids
familiar meal with family and friends
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Moment Matrix
Architectural
CONCEPTUAL EXPERIENCES | STUDENTS COMMUNAL
barbeque for the community
kicking a ball with neighbor kids
Semi-public outdoor space Shared living room studying with classmates
PUBLIC
PRIVATE
familiar meal with family and friends Shared kitchen and dining
having friends over at night reading a good book
Khonde watching the sunset
conversation with neighbor
Morning tea crying on someone’s shoulder Bedroom a good night’s sleep
tending the gardens napping in the shade laundry
hot shower after a long day Bathroom PERSONAL
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Moments to Plan Progression - Adjacencies
Semi-public outdoor space
Bedroom Bathroom Bathroom
Bedroom
Bathroom Bedroom
Shared living room Bathroom
Shared kitchen and dining
Khonde
Khonde
Bathroom Bathroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Khonde
Bathroom
Bathroom
Shared kitchen and dining
Bedroom
Khonde
Shared living room
Bathroom
Bathroom
Semi-public outdoor space
Bedroom
Bedroom Khonde
Semi-public outdoor space
Khonde
Shared dining
Bathroom
Bedroom
Shared living room
Shared kitchen Laundry
Bathroom
Khonde
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Final Floor Plan The housing proposal cuts down on size compared to existing student housing, which are two duplexes, while providing compact, but functional space. One bedroom unit is for 2 people, who share a bathroom. The Communal Unit, the innovative aspect of the project, includes kitchen, dining, and lounge space that 6 people can share.
Architectural
A phasing plan suggests it would be cheaper in the long run to initially build one bedroom unit and one communal space. The other bedroom units should be added on over time when the client receives extra funding. This saves costs because you are not building a whole new living and kitchen space every time you build a new bedroom unit.
16 m2
Dinning and kitchen are shared among six residents and promotes communal aesthetic
Phase 1 Communal Unit
12 m2
4 m2
Phase 2 / Phase 3 Bedrooms
6x
Proposed housing is suitable for six residents. Plumbing is located facing the edges of the site to hide from inward facing buildings. Uncovered circulation connects all units on site but also eliminates unnecessary walls due to enclosing hallway space
22 m2
13 m2
5 m2
20 m2
*cont.
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Two units share a roof which are sloped away from a courtyard as a simple sloped shed roof. We incorporated a pergola into the circulation of our proposal to create a sense of unity between the four separate buildings. It also created an opportunity for identity; students could hang vegetation or locally weaved art to personalize their home. Circulation could also be covered with locally woven mats to keep rain away from the center of the buildings.
Floor Plan + Landscaping
The structures would be oriented perpendicular to harness summer winds by providing cross breezes. With the main circulation being placed outdoors the plans of each unit are open except for bathrooms and closet space. This allows for maximum cross ventilation throughout the space.
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Architectural
Rain is collected in a simple roof system into multiple cisterns, which will be used indoors for sinks, laundry and showers. Along with being a vernacular response, exterior circulation minimizes the square meters of space needed to be covered by a roof, but also, minimizes the amount of walls needed for enclosure. Although circulation is an exterior path, the private units branch off of this central axis of egress to create its own secluded entry sequence. Planter boxes were designed on the exterior walls of the bedroom units as a barrier to buffer circulation from getting too close to the bedrooms, as seen in this rendering.
bedroom bathrooms gravel patio dining room kitchen living room pergola outdoor public space planting bed
planting bed low planted garden high planted garden low planted garden
Site Axon
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Bricks, often formed on site, are the most common buildings material. They are either sun-dried or kiln-fired. Plaster is available to cover interior and exterior walls. Concrete is rather expensive and therefore reserved for floor slabs. Steel window and door fittings can be purchased on main roads. Roofs are commonly constructed of thin corrugated metal sheets or clay tiles. Wooden beams or local gum poles support the roof structure. Gum poles are used for its insect resistant qualities and vernacular aesthetic. Additional materials may be transported from larger cities such as Blantyre, but it is very costly, so we focused on local materials.
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Local
Building Culture
70mm 100mm
230mm
Standard Brick Dimensions
Prefabricated Door Frame
Site Transportation
Gum Poles
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corrugated metal roofing
grout fill to roofing (a vernacular building method)
Architectural
gum pole truss 250mm
gum pole purlin 100mm
finish plaster 20mm-50mm 1 m overhang
screen frame
tile floor wire reinforcing
screen frame brick soldier course
concrete screed floor 100mm thick
Scale 50mm = 1m
moisture barrier gravel and brick rubble 100mm thick
.9 m
Scale 100mm = 1m
Bamboo Screen Wall Section
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Sections + Details
B
A
C
precast concrete lintel
1m high window window frame leveling grout
brick drip shelf soldier course
finish plaster 20mm-50mm
Detail ii - Window
WINDOW DETAIL
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Longitudinal Section of Private Unit - Section A
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Architectural
corrugated metal roofing 2x2 timber framing
wood framing bamboo screen
gum pole purlin 100mm dia.
gum pole post 100mm dia.
bamboo frame to gumpole post bolted connection
concrete screed floor 100mm wire reinforcing damp proofing (DPM) sand blinding gumpole to concrete connection
gravel and brick rubble min 150mm thick
concrete footing
Detail i - Bamboo Screen
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1000 mm
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Longitudinal Section of Bedroom and Communal Unit - Section B 31
roof tie corrugated metal roofing grout fill to roofing gum pole framing 100mm 2x2 timber framing
Detail iii - Roof Connection
corrugated metal roofing grout fill to roofing
gum pole framing 100mm 2x2 timber framing
Detail iv - Roof Connection
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Cross Section through Both Units - Section C
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Conversation with neighbor
Architectural
Morning tea
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Having clean laundry
Having friends over at night Studying with classmates
tile floor wire reinforcing concrete screed floor 100mm
damp proofing (DPM) sand blinding
finish plaster 20mm-50mm
wire mesh reinforcing
gravel and brick rubble min 150mm thick
20mm
10mm 40mm
70mm
Detail v - Foundation
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Moment Matrix
Exterior Rendering
Private Entry Rendering
Architectural
+METHODOLOGY
1. Researched + Documented the Site, Malamulo Malawi i. Documenting initial site attributes 2. Introduction to the client + Project - Student/Doctors Housing i. Documented role of constituencies: Funders/Clients, Neighbors, and users. 3. Determined how to satisfy different constituencies through multiple matrices 4. Climate Studies - designing for thermal comfort, rain water harvesting in Malawi. 5. User Moments - discovering Malawian culture i. Moment Matrix 6. Cast Studies i. Existing Hospital Duplex Housing ii. Local Building Culture iii. Neighboring Housing components 7. Studio determined guiding design principles 8. Determined program appropriate sq footages and adjacencies 9. Final Proposal i. CD Set ii. Conceptualization iii. Sections/Elevations 10. The Africa Studio Book created
+PROGRAMS
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Rhino Revit Shetchup - Podium Web Design: Wordpress Publication: Adobe InDesign
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12.2013
Design to Build: Patch Adams Free Clinic of Philadelphia Philadelphia University Philadelphia, PA Marika Mavroleon // Sean Tichy
The innovative aspect of this project reinvented the feel of a health clinic through the use of vegetation implemented in the program. The 5 acre site for this project was in the community of Tioga in Northern Philadelphia. The site will house the Patch Adams Free Clinic of Philadelphia which will occupy 17,500 sf of the total area of the site while edible landscape, greenhouses, park, playground, basketball court and commercial program and outdoor spaces. PROJECT SCOPE PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
CLIENT
Structural grid
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
The scope of the program is not only to offer free health services to those who need it but make the community stronger by offering a place for all. The free health clinic will be a community center as well but a revitalization space that makes the people’s life easier but most importantly healthier by giving them the motivation to interact with others, take care of their own health and be able to live healthier mentally and physically.
Our client is Patch Adams is an American physician, social activist, citizen diplomat, clown and author. He supports the idea that everyone has the right to health and that people unable to pay for their health should have equal rights in life to those that can pay for their own health. His main goal is not to just cure patients but to creating quality in their life by making them feel that they belong. After almost 45 years of operating free clinics around the world, starting in West Virginia, Patch Adams wants to give the opportunity of a better life and offer health services to those who need it.
Beams and girders PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
USERS The users of the Philadelphia Patch Adams Free Health Clinic are any and every person in need. Paul Glover, the head of Philadelphia’s Patch Adams organization would like the clinic to be something that anybody can use. He would like people from the neighborhood, from Philadelphia or from anywhere to be able to come and get the healthcare that some see as a human right. He wants this to be a place where any person can receive free healthcare treatment.
Dropped ceiling
VAV
VAV VAV
VAV
VAV
VAV
VAV
VAV HVAC system
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Process Diagrams
1. Conceptual Singular Connection
2. Multiple Connection
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Conceptual
4. Contextual Response
3. Program Organization
5. Climatic Responses
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1. Atrium
5. Storage
9. Acupuncture
13. Reception
2. Green Spaces
6. Employee Room
10. Fitness Center
14. Entry
3. Exam rooms
7. Massage Room
11. Multipurpose Room
4. Offices
8. Chiropractor
12. Cafe
Final Floor Plan
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
VAV
VAV VAV
VAV
VAV
VAV
VAV
Combined Systems Diagram
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Private Green Space - Left Wing
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Section through Private Green Space
Public Green Space - Right Wing
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Architectural
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Private Green Space Rendering
Light Well Exploration Model
Architectural
+METHODOLOGY
1. Site Visit i. Initial Reactions to the Site 2. Introduction to the client: Paul Glover, Head of Patch Adams Organization i. Understanding project goals 3. Site + Context Documentation i. Site Plan ii. Elevations iii. Vegetation iv. Wildlife species v. Zoning vi. Traffic and Public Transportation vii. Crime viii. Circulation viiii. Climate x. Population Demographics xi. Historiography 4. Initial Program Sketches 5. Estimates Sq. Footages 6. Revision of floor plan - integrating climate and systems i. VAV HVAC System ii. Structure - Beams and Girders iii. Lighting 7. Models 8. Elevation Studies i. Wall Sections 9. Building Sections 10. Finalized Plan 11. Perspectives
+PROGRAMS
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Rhino Revit 3DS Max
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01.2015
Reconfiguring Social Densities Urban Design Studio III, Columbia GSAPP Suwon, South Korea Maria Agustina Santana // Jeronimo Gutierrez // Julio Cedano
Reconfiguring Social Densities proposes a new development strategy for 21st Century Suwon focused around the new population, by promoting a cohesive fabric that allows a diversity of public and private spaces to achieve a sustainable integrated community. South Korea is currently going through a major shift in family structure, over the last 20 years they have seen a decrease in two and three generation family households, while one generation households have increased during this time; due to a steep decline in marriage and birth rate, as well as a large increase in life expectancy. This overall project intends to improve the quality of life of its residents by addressing in a holistic way, the issue of community, economy, environment and context, which the previous strategies have neglected to address. The conventional tower in the block developments, which have been considered trophies of the economic growth, can no longer provide the desired lifestyle to this diversified population. This development strategy solely benefits developers, who are given land under the government’s legislation building rapid and inexpensive housing typologies that fail to improve the residential and environmental conditions. This strategy destroys entire neighborhoods and in some cases even districts, forcing tens of thousands of residents to relocate. This results in repetitive tower in the park structures which are highly efficient and inexpensive to construct, but do not enhance or support the lifestyle for their residents or the neighboring community making it costly, if considered from the life-cycle point of view.
ThesisPromoting a cohesive fabric, through a new form of development, that allows the sharing of public/private spaces to achieve a self supported integrated community.
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Background Information Housing Demand + Shifting Family Structure
Regional
The current development strategy is controlled entirely by developers, which are given built land under the government’s legislation to improve the residential and environmental conditions of an area. This implies the demolition of entire neighborhoods and in some cases even districts, as well as the relocation of tens of thousands of residents to create high rise developments for their economic benefit by repeating the same tower in a mega block towers. South Korea is currently going through a major shift in family structure. Over the last 20 years they have seen a precipitated decrease in two and three generation family households, while one generation households have increased in threefold during this time. This change is due to a steep decline in marriage and birth rates, as well as an astounding increase in life expectancy, where an impressive 20% of the population is expected to be over 65 in the next 10 years.
Current Development Strategy
Background Information Housing Demand by Family Structure
Housing Demand
Developer
Built Land (i.e. Neighborhoods) Housing Demand
Demolition
Construction
Typical apartment complexes of the past 40 years can no longer accommodate the much more diversified, subtly differentiated social needs of the Korean people.
Decrease In Family Structure Family Structure
2 Generation
52%
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Declining Marriage Rate
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Declining Birth Rate
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Increasing Life Expectancy
33% 19%
31%
3 Generation
02% 00%
1 Generation
1990
Typical apartment complexes of the past 40 years can no longer accommodate the much more diversified, subtly differentiated social needs of the Korean people.
2015
In 2026
20% of the population is expected to be over 65.
Social Shift
+ Declining Marriage Rate
+ Declining Birth Rate
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Suwon Development Map In Suwon there has been four residential developments under construction since 2011 and over 15 slated for future construction. These residential developments are built similarly with a model that only focuses on economic benefits towards the developer. Some of these new developments take on empty, agricultural land where as most demolish existing low rise neighborhoods to make way for residential towers. As a result thousands of residents have been displaced without the possibility of re-entry into these new high rise communities, this is partly due to higher living cost within these new apartments.
to Seoul
Regional
Currently two developments under construction (as shown hatched in the map above) are expanding the city towards the East and West of Suwon. A new metro line linking these two developments will intersect the existing 0.51 2Km Seoul metro line one, creating a transfer station in Hwaseo Station by 2019. Adjacent to the RDA site (shown in color on the map above), Hwaseo Station will connect thousands of visitors, commuters and residents of Suwon every day. This will generate a great opportunity for the area, reinforcing accessibility, a regional connection, and a gateway for West Suwon.
to Seoul
to Anyang
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to Incheon
to Gwangju 1 43
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to Ansan 50
+ Hwaseo Station Seo-ho Lake
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Suwon Station
Ne to Hwaseong
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Kilometers 0 .5
Key
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roads railroad streams lakes project site present development
future railroad future development
+ Seoul
Suwon 34 Miles South
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*Proposed Future Development Analysis
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1 Ha
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36 Ha
Local
2%
programed open space
17 % Built Space
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83 % non-programmed open space
250 mts
Analysis Results: - Non Contextualized - Non Programmed Space - Lack of mix use - Lack of Accessibility - Lack of scale
The proposed development is part of a series of projects around the city to
public / M2 218 people improve the residential and environmental conditions, effective since February 13, 2008. The demolition place in playground/ 2013, and consisted of 1849 streets buildings pedestrian paths/ parks/took religious/ open space/
of different typology and use. The approved Master Plan was in charge of LH, Land Housing Company which will have capacity for 4,906 households of which 1,032 will be public housing.
17% private
5 people / M2
government/ parking/ commercial/ housing
82%
12707 Residents 4906 Households
Density
357 Res/Ha 45
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Housing Typology Analysis
Mid-Rise (5-15 Floors)
High-Rise (16+ Floors)
Local
Low-Rise (0-4 Floors)
Street Connection
Public Components C
I
enclosed balcony balcony BB enclosed
E B
I
R
E
EE exterior exterior circulation circulation II interior interior circulation circulation
traditional roof roof RR traditional commercial CC commercial
Private Components playground PP playground yard space space YY yard FF fence fence
street parking parking SS street U underground underground parking parking U
Block Configuration
Conclusion: Reconfigure Density to accommodate diversity of family structure
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F
U
U
S
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F
Housing Typology in Context
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Local
Site
High-Rise Mid-Rise Low-Rise Frame- Proposed Testing Area 47
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Proposed Development Strategy
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+ Housing Demand
Supportive Institution
Eligible Residents
Local
+ Cooperative Building Groups
Financing Construction Maintenance
Vacant Land
Contextual Analysis
Time Based Strategy
Our development strategy intends the community to partner with The Rural Development Administration (RDA), the central government organization responsible for agricultural research and services, as well as the sole owner of over 28 hectares in Suwon. This government organization is being relocated as part of a federal incentive to decentralize Seoul and its metropolitan area, making new opportunities for development in the now vacant agricultural land. RDA already did a first proposal for the development of the site, intending to create theme-based neighborhoods with public facilities, as well as commercial and residential uses. This project intends to gather middle income residents that could form building co-operatives to handle financing, construction and maintenance of their own building in RDA’s vacant agricultural land. Once this building co-operatives are formed, the community is allowed more input in their own development, taking into account the existing context and their specific needs; as well as directly benefiting with new owned housing complexes.
Housing Plan
Public Spaces
Main Axis’
Clustered Courtyards
SCALE:
Analyzing the Voids
Existing Fabric
Major Streets
Found Design Principle
Local
Proposal
Diversity of Public Spaces
Inner streets Diversity in travel distances
Secondary streets Road Network
Parcelization
In order to create a cohesive fabric, we studied the existing context, both built and unbuilt, to yield design principles to apply in our project. Parcel Divisions weather regular or irregular are integrated within the existing urban fabric, the Street Network allows different connections in between scales from the mayor roads to the Pedestrian Alleys which yielded different travel distances between important nodes within the street hierarchy. From the Void Spaces among the buildings we found the use of diverse open public spaces. All parcels, streets and public spaces are tightly Connected at the central point of intersection. 49
SCALE:
Comparative Analysis- Proposal
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8 Ha
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1 Ha
1 Ha +
22%
programed open space
Local
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38 % Built Space
40%
non-programmed open space
3341 Residents
1290 Households
Density
424 Res/Ha
SCALE:
Block Detail The goal was to optimize the area of the building without compromising the quality of interior and exterior spaces. One of the goals was to create a permeable block and buildings with the objective to have access to ventilation and natural illumination. For that reason even when the apartments are organized in double loaded corridors, strategically oriented to allow openness and separations between units. In this plan we are showing the second floor of the buildings, emphasizing on
Architectural
the location of the shared spaces with a double height that will accommodate different facilities like a communal kitchen, laundry area, media room, guest room and work space. The criteria for the location of these spaces were that all of them should be facing a plaza in a way that the communal spaces were more integrated in the courtyards. To respond to the different family types, we are proposing 3 apartment units with different iterations and areas. The types are: a studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.
Apartment Typology
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR 51
SCALE:
Public Space Rendering
Commercial Courtyard Rendering
Architectural
+METHODOLOGY
1. Site Visit: Suwon, South Korea Collaborated with Korean University Students to begin initial investigation of site, constituent interviews, and initial proposal. Presented initial site opinions. 2. Background Research: New York, NY 3. Case study // typology presentation 3. 5 “Frame� Selection of site i. Refined 4 window detailed exploration ii. Selected 1-2 window(s) 4. Midterm - Correspondence with City of Suwon 5. Final presentation 6. Publication 7. End of the Year Show
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Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Rhino V-ray Publication: Adobe InDesign
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12.2013
Parametric Interaction Tech II- Philadelphia University Philadelphia, PA Individual
This visualization course focused on analyzing a weaving and developing a pavilion based on that analysis. I focused on analyzing the weaving of a spider web. My pavilion speaks to the structure of a web and its ambiance. We proceeded by diagramming our analytical solutions then building a structure based on our findings. The spider space pavilion gives the user the experience of being in a spider web, while its ornate shadow connects with children in another dimension. It creates a whimsical experience. Although not site specific, I learned that analyzing and creating a design from this analysis is crucial to successful design, always diverting back to your design intent.
Grasshopper Definition
Design Principles
SCALE:
Architectural
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SCALE:
Pavilion Rendering
Aerial View Rendering
Shadow Detail Rendering
Architectural
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1. Primary Research of weaving structures and techniques 2. Diagrammed specific weaving of interest and intent 3. Develop study models in Rhino using grasshopper 4. Finalized pavilion model 5. Documentation i. Plan, section, elevations ii. Perspectives
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Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Rhino Grasshopper 3DS Max - Render Publication: Adobe InDesign
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2013-2015
Visual Analysis- Hand Sketches
Global Individual
Sketching helps develop a creative mind, and shapes the way I see and analyze the world. Through analytical sketching, I make sure to work on styling my graphic abilities and discover new ways of representation.
SCALE:
Tempietto Rome, Italy
Conceptual space and sequencing diagram Villa lante, Italy
Global
Spanish Steps Rome, Italy
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