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SEVERIANO U N D E R G R A D U AT E PORTFOLIO | 2009-2013
STUDIO 2: BARCELONA MAGGIE CANCER CARING CENTER Professor Suzanne Strum, Spring 2O12
DRAWINGS: HYBRID & VALUE DRAWINGS Professors Matthew Finn & John Commazzi, Fall 2O1O- Spring 2O11
STUDIO 1: MATERIALS AND METHODS Professor Martha McQuade, Fall 2O11
STUDIO 3: CAMPUS EXTENSIONS (REDESIGN OF THE WASHINGTON AVE. BRIDGE) Professor Mary Guzowski, Fall 2O12
STUDIO 4: VERTICAL CONNECTIONS | VALPARAISO, CHILE Daniel Clark- Spring 2O13
MAGGIE CANCER CARING CENTER
Professor Suzanne Strothman. Spring, 2O12. Barcelona, Spain.
The intent of the Maggie Cancer Caring Center was to find and establish a place healing for those with cancer, whilst adapting the programmatic issues of the center to the Mediterranean climate of Barcelona. Through the study of visual and physical connections in the form of an open and fluid space, I found a direct relationship between establishing a sense of community within the center and balancing it with the connection to its surrounding urban context.
Located in a very open and public setting, the Barcelona Maggie Center incorporates an exterior shade and visual screen wall, which creates an even balance of privacy and connection to the surrounding context.
The connection between interior spaces are enhanced through a series of visually and physically permeable glass walls. The visual and physical connections help influence and establish a sense of community for the users of the Barcelona Maggie Center.
Section and render of the lecture hall, emphasizing the interaction between the interior and exterior spaces. The fluidity of visual and physical movement from the interior to the exterior spaces are facilitated through large glass sliding doors.
DRAWINGS:
Hybrid Drawing (partner: Alyssa Tope), Value Drawings. Fall 2O1O-Spring 2O11.
The intent of the hybrid drawing was to create an abstract representation of movement through the East Stairway in Rapson Hall. Through establishing a balance of light and delicate drawings in contrast to heavy ones, we captured the physical complexities of the overhead conditions that directly advances the downward movement through the space.
Using white pencil on black paper, which emphasized the contrast between light and dark, I studied the ceiling conditions of Rapson Hall and the Nelson Atkins Museum. Through the comparison of light and spatial qualities of the two spaces, I expressed the anomaly created by the curved ceiling conditions and how they directed the flow and distribution of light down the surface of the curved forms.
LEFT: Constructed perspective of a wire-frame model. RighT: Photo and plan oblique of Rapson hall east stair case at the University of Minnesota,
MATERIAL AND SPATIAL PROCESSION Professor Martha McQuade. Fall, 2O11.
The intent of this studio was to create an evolutionary process of adapting the qualities of space through a progression of changing material. Furthermore I studied how angled planes in the vertical and hori ontal direction can influence ones movement throughout the defined space of a pathway. The spatial ualities of the pathway were transformed over time by the changing of material at each step of the process. The material and spatial studies resulted with a space where movement is facilitated through the heavy material properties of plaster and angled wall and ceiling planes.
When moving from MDF to plaster, the angled wall planes not only continue to take form on the horizontal plane but are also incorporated into vertical and overhead elements that influence movement throughout the space.
The spatial progression of the path is directly influenced through the vertically and horizontally angled wall planes and their innate material properties. The heavy overhead conditions offer a sense of suppression and enclosure, helping facilitate movement throughout the space.
CAMPUS EXTENSIONS
Professor Mary Guzowski. Fall, 2O12. University of Minnesota Campus
UofM Minneapolis St. Paul
One of the most iconic structures on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Campus is the Washington Avenue Bridge. Spanning a quarter mile over the Mississippi River, the redesign of the bridge not only connects the East and West Bank of the university, but it also provides the opportunity to connect its users to the often overlooked natural landscape of the Mississippi River Bluffs. Through a dual route system, pedestrians will have the opportunity to directly cross the bridge or meander their way to the other side, making use of the pavilions and exterior cantilevers that connect the pedestrians to the natural landscape.
Three pavilions spaced out at intervals along the bridge interject into the central pedestrian corridor, encouraging users to enter into the pavilion spaces. These pavilions are programmed as a study space, coffee shop, and an information center, all of which offer ideal views bringing the publics attention of the surrounding natural context.
Bridge section and interior render of study pavilion emphasizing the interaction and separation between the pavilion and main pedestrian corridor. The central pedestrian corridor accommodates for the large pedestrian traffic flow that ta es place on a daily basis, while the pavilions offer a way to reconnect to the surrounding context of the Mississippi River.
VERTICAL CONNECTIONS | VALPARAISO, CHILE Professor Daniel Clark. Spring, 2O13.
The city of Valparaiso is a dynamic city, largely characterized by its geographical location. Located on the acific Coast of Chile, the city is encompassed by dynamic topographical features; the ocean to the north, and steep hills to the East, West and South. As a result of extreme changes in elevation, a spatial segregation is created between the lower plain (El Plan), and the 42 surrounding hills. This spatial segregation makes it extremely difficult for efficient pedestrian travel, inhibiting vertical connections and circulation for the people in the plan and hills. Moreover, a correlation can be drawn between the lack of program that is scarcely distributed into the hills due to the extreme topography. Currently 95% of the major program is located within the plan, which only directly services 5% of the city’s residents. Beginning in 1883 the city of Valparaiso began to construct a series of ascensores (elevators) that would serve as the primary mode of vertical transportation and circulation. Unfortunately, due to natural disasters and poor maintenance, the conditions of the ascensores began to decline. What was once a series of 30 ascensores, today only 4 remain in use.
TOWER AS A VERTICAL CONNECTION
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Tram Line
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In response to the former and now dilapidated vertical transportation infrastructure, I propose to place a recreational facility on the former site of ascensor Las CaĂąas. This 12 story facility will function as a means of vertical circulation connecting the public transportation system in the plan to Highway Alemania in the hills.
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In addition to providing vertical circulation to the adjacent neighborhoods, the recreational center will provide the communities with interior and exterior recreational spaces. This 12 story facility houses a series of sporting fields and courts, exercise e uipment, and meeting/gathering spaces, all of which is organized in a module of 3 levels. Level 1 of the module is dedicated to providing locker room amenities and leisure/lounge spaces with access to the outdoor balconies. Level 2 houses the sporting fields courts, spectator areas, and exercise e uipment, while level 3 is a mezzanine located off of the second floor, and dedicated to additional spectator seating and meeting areas.
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LEFT: Exterior perspective. RIGHT: Perspective of the pedestrian bridge connecting the recreation facility and the upper hills/ neighborhoods of Valparaiso.