Thesis Candidacy Review 2016 Select Works Fall 2015- Winter 2016
Nicole Winkler
ARCH 717: Graduate Architecture Studio I
Density Analysis of Savannah, GA
Intergenerational Dialogue Jimmy Darling and Nicole Winkler Savannah College of Art and Design “Integrated Communities: A Society For All Ages�
Established in 1733 as the British Colonial capital of Georgia, Savannah is one of the oldest cities in the state of Georgia. Savannah was a prudent port city during the American Revolution and played a strategic role in the American Civil War. Over 200 years later, Savannah is now one of the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia, with an average population of a little over 150,000, 17% of which are over the age of 60 years old. Curiously, with these demographics in mind, Savannah’s Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has become a deserted corridor, primarily due to its existing vehicular condition. Savannah was initially designed for the use of horse and buggy, but with the unfortunate gentrification this town has experienced in the last 100 years, highways have been inconveniently arranged to intersect some of the most culturally important paths and destinations. Not only has vehicular traffic inhibited cultural growth; economic status and public education have depleted equally, which has led to inner-city violence, elderly isolation, and most importantly lack of city life and density. As we have learned from people like Jane Jacobs and William Whyte, a lot of factors which affect
city life and culture can be attributed to urban design, landscape design and even architecture. Urban infrastructure is one of catalysts for this devastating situation; an old city with rich history and culture, marginalized and now tourist-relying, simply because it has been remodeled to serve a temporary, transient population, instead of preserving the one it has had all along. In 2010, the homeless population in the Savannah area had reached almost 6,000 people, with a jarring statistic that over 1,000 of those also suffered from substance abuse and subsequent mental illness. Those lucky enough could be treated and housed at some of the small facilities in Savannah which provide care for these people, including Chatham Apartments on Abercorn and Goodwin streets, and a rehab facility located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Although these facilities have provided relief in some ways, what they have really done to the city is created deterrents, roadblocks, ghettos and a deep-rooted segregation in the social-racial dynamic of Savannah. Intergenerational dialogue is the act of sharing knowledge, ideas and activities between multiple people of different ages. This gesture is a symbol of tradition, culture and human evolution. This project is a physical manifestation of what a small city can do to encourage this dialogue between generations. This project encourages the elderly of Savannah to venture away from their compartmentalized homes, to where spaces have been designated to cultivates opportunities for dialogue. Specifically, a path has
been delineated from Chatham Apartments, across Forsyth Park, all the way to West Broad. This path includes adequate street lighting, accessible sidewalks, and a variety of shops and rest stops, all of which accommodate the needs of the elderly and young. These interventions are not elements of gentrification, but additions which can be applied to any city. The malleable concept of this project lends traditional ideas to cities which have developed delineations within communities, especially those which have suffered because of gentrification and lack of density.
Economy Diagrams
Amenities
Demographic Analysis of Savannah, GA Collaborative Process
Income <$25K 35%
Retail
$25K-$100K 53%
Restaurants Religion Education
>$100K 12%
Municipal
Amenities
Income
Age 0-19 29%
<$25K 35% Retail
Other
Race
Caucasian 41%
20-39 37% $25K-$100K 53%
Restaurants
40-59 17%
Religion Education
Age 0-19 29%
20-39 37%
60+ 17%
>$100K 12%
Municipal
Other Caucasian 41%
Race
African American 55%
Analysis of Savannah, GA Collaborative Process Adolescent
Amenities + Public Transportation
North
Symbiosis
Elderly
Site Plan Model Collaborative Process
Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gase Station Comparison
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
Relationship to the street
Triangulation
Sittable
Sun
Water
Trees
Food
Abercorn
Goodwin
Drayton
Whitaker
Howard
Barnard
Tattnall
Jefferson
Montgomery
West Broad
Selected Path of Intervention
Wayne
Alice
Gaston
Huntingdon
Path Context
Nodes Of Intervention
Nodes Of Intervention Collaborative Process
Chatham Apartments Collage
Fly-Over Collage
Scene One Connecting the fly-over to Chatham Apartments
First course of action (phase one) is to activate the store fronts on the East facade of the building, including awnings, signage, outdoor dining, etc. Phase two involves an interior courtyard inhabiting the first floor of Chatham Apartments. This cruciform axis will connect the East facade to Scene Two, and create an inhabitable, personal space for Chatham Apartment residence as well as delineate a new datum of circulation.
Scene Two Connecting the fly-over to Chatham Apartments
Phase one of this scene is to create a pedestrian boulevard along Goodwin Street, as well as inhabiting the blank area west of this path. Within this “Not A Park”, will be delineated spaces for food trucks and vendors. Phase two involves tenant spaces, re-using the abandoned parking garage on the West side of Chatham Apartments. These tenants may include a deli, a newsstand, maker’s studios, or Chatham Resident’s specific use. The roof of the parking garage will be repurposed as a green space for tenant use. Finally, Phase three (the same as in Scene One) will create an axis between Scene One and Scene Two, via a cruciform connection.
Scene Three Connecting the fly-over to Chatham Apartments
Phase one includes reducing vehicular traffic from two-way to one-way to create vehicular continuity along Huntingdon. Within this same phase, one side of vehicular parking will be removed to allow for moderate pedestrian circulation. This intervention will also provide ample space for food truck vendors and will activate street life culture (expansion and contraction of Forsyth). The final addition of this phase will be to widen the sidewalks to accommodate handicap and family use.
Scene Four Connecting the fly-over to Chatham Apartments
Phase one of this scene is to analyze flow of traffic on this site, vehicular and pedestrian, as well as the relationship to the trees and green space. This is also an analysis of how pedestrian foot traffic inhabits the site. Phase Two is the final design and construction of the designinformed parking garage, complete with retail spaces and porches. This parking garage will serve as displacement parking, and will serve Enterprise Rent-A-Car and well as the local residents and tourists.
Scene Five Connecting the fly-over to Chatham Apartments Gaston, Between Montgomery and West Broad Phase One will be the first attempt at density rejuvenation on West Broad, including low to middle income housing, complete with amenities which add to the context of West Broad; this includes community run businesses and reservation-based public spaces for use by the local community.
Scene Six Connecting the fly-over to Chatham Apartments
Phase one of this scene is the removal of a section of the flyover which is currently above West Broad, this includes the entire off-ramp road, except for the existing concrete structure, which will be repurposed. Phase two of this area is to begin inhabiting the existing structure with spaces that may be occupied by a variety of things. The goal for this scene is to develop density along West Broad, including low to middle income housing, supporting daycare centers, and youth and elderly centers.
Final Presentation
Elderly
Wayne
Phase one of this scene is the removal of a section of the flyover which is currently above West Broad, this includes the entire off-ramp road, except for the existing concrete structure, which will be repurposed. Phase two of this area is to begin inhabiting the existing structure with spaces that may be occupied by a variety of things. The goal for this scene is to develop density along West Broad, including low to middle income housing, supporting daycare centers, and youth and elderly centers.
Intergenerational dialogue is the act of sharing knowledge,ideas and activities between multiple people of different ages. This gesture is a symbol of tradition, culture and human evolution. This project is a physical manifestation of what a small city can do to encourage this dialogue between generations.
Existing
Savannah, GA
Savannah contains a large number of elderly ghettos, many of which have been marginalized and essentially forgotten. Similarly, there are several forgotten, empty lots of land, which have subsequently been used as over-flow parking, and have lent a hand in making Savannah a less safe neighborhood. For these reasons, people do not walk to their destinations, and nor do they simply meander for a walk in the afternoon.
Alice
This project encourages the elderly of Savannah to venture away from their homes, to where spaces have been designated to cultivates opportunities for dialogue. Specifically, a path has been delineated from Chatham Apartments, across Forsyth Park, all the way to West Broad. This path includes adequate street lighting, accessible sidewalks, and a variety of shops and rest stops, all of which accommodate the needs of the elderly and young.
Gaston
Existing
0-19 29%
Amenities Retail
60+ 17%
Phase One will be the first attempt at density rejuvenation on West Broad, including low to middle income housing, complete with amenities which add to the context of West Broad; this includes community run businesses and reservation-based public spaces for use by the local community.
Barnard
Tattnall
Phase one includes reducing vehicular traffic from two-way to one-way to create vehicular continuity along Huntingdon. Within this same phase, one side of vehicular parking will be removed to allow for moderate pedestrian circulation. This intervention will also provide ample space for food truck vendors and will activate street life culture (expansion and contraction of Forsyth). The final addition of this phase will be to widen the sidewalks to accommodate handicap and family use.
>$100K 12%
Restaurants Religion Education Municipal
Phase one of this scene is to analyze flow of traffic on this site, vehicular and pedestrian, as well as the relationship to the trees and green space. This is also an analysis of how pedestrian foot traffic inhabits the site. Phase Two is the final design and construction of the designinformed parking garage, complete with retail spaces and porches. This parking garage will serve as displacement parking, and will serve Enterprise RentA-Car as well as the local residents and tourists.
Abercorn
<$25K 35%
$25K-$100K 53%
Existing
40-59 17%
Goodwin
Income
Existing
Huntingdon
20-39 37%
North
Existing
Drayton
Amenities + Public Transportation
Jefferson
Existing
African American 55%
Montgomery
Caucasian 41%
Age
Phase one of this scene is to create a pedestrian boulevard along Goodwin Street, as well as inhabiting the blank area west of this path. Within this “Not A Park”, will be delineated spaces for food trucks and vendors. Phase two involves tenant spaces, re-using the abandoned parking garage on the West side of Chatham Apartments. These tenants may include a deli, a newsstand, maker’s studios, or Chatham Resident’s specific use. The roof of the parking garage will be repurposed as a green space for tenant use. Finally, Phase three (the same as in Scene One) will create an axis between Scene One and Scene Two, via a cruciform connection.
Race
West Broad
Other
First course of action (phase one) is to activate the store fronts on the East facade of the building, including awnings, signage, outdoor dining, etc. Phase two involves an interior courtyard inhabiting the first floor of Chatham Apartments. This cruciform axis will connect the East facade to Scene Two, and create an inhabitable, personal space for Chatham Apartment residence as well as delineate a new datum of circulation.
Intergenerational Dialogue
Whitaker
Symbiosis
Howard
Adolescent
Gwinnett
Studio Site Model Process
This site model of Savannah was a collaborative studio site model. The majority of the craftsmanship was the work of myself and my studio partern Jimmy. Other students participated in laying buildings and staining wood. This model used reclaimed wood flooring, it was CNCed, filled with concrete and stained.
ARCH 727: Graduate Architecture Studio II
Fears in Lifeboat
LIFEBOAT
The Story
The sequence of spaces represent a “Story” where a democracy is split through moments in the system of time. In each moment, the democracy is split further, until the final split, where each member of the democracy is alone, experiencing a moment on their own. At this point in the “Story”, the members have transtemporal experiences, which will happen by way of projections, lighting and pathways. The end of the ride will be an abrupt ending, to represent a Hitchcock theme of ending stories ironically to provide comedic relief to flip a situation on itself.
The Story and Phenomenology
Extroceptive (5 Senses)
Asthermoception
First Separation
Second Separation
Third Separation
Continued Separation
Continued Separation
End to Separation
Democracy
Magnetoception
Two groups of three people
Three groups of two people
Total Separation
Extrasensory Perception (ESP)
Transtemporal Reality
Finale
Equilibrium
Nociception
Clairvoyance
Equilibrioception
Telepathy
Experiencing past and future moments concurrently.
All riders are led to the end of the ride where they reunite with their original counterparts.
Proprioception
Transtemporal Operation Clairaudience
The Sixth Sense
TRANSTEMPORAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Site Analysis
Location: Lincoln County, Nevada Elevation ft.: 5,259 Population: 44 Area: 7.635 SqM Housing Structures Built: 2000 - 2009 Population Occupation: 50% Engineering, computers, science 50% FireďŹ ghters, law enforcement
Site Analysis
Form Finding
Form Finding
Site Plan
Form Finding Interior and Exterior
Programming
Spaces labelled black represent past moments; those which can be recalled but not relived. In this ride, those past experiences will be relived during current moments. Past Moment Current moments are labelled in gray, and may only be experienced once, during their respective time frames in the provided sequence of moments.
Use
Dimensions
Square Footage
Building Footprint
120’x60’
7,200 SqF
Ticket Booth/ Boat Dock (East)
20’x80’
1,600 SqF
Boat Dock / Ride Entrance (West)
40’x80’
3,200 SqF
Ride Exit
20’x60’
1,200 SqF
Current Moment Future moments can be perceived if the experiencer is capable of utilizing their natural sixth sense. Therefore, future moments are noticeable by the color white, and will represent bench marks on the ride. Future Moment When the past and future moments begin to overlap through the sequence of spaces of the ride, the current moment becomes a transtemporal experience and the program will be arranged as such. The organization of the program relies on the circulation of the Ride.
Exit
Separation Continues Separation begins Entrance
Circulation Diagram
Site Section
Perspective Renderings
Materiality
Black Ceramic Clad Grooved Sheets
Gabbro
Gray Brick
Concrete
Fossilized Travertine
Enameled Steel Cladding
Ride Marketing
MENTAL HEALTH MAGAZINE
90 Second Duration
I N T R O S P E C T I V E
E N T E RTA I N M E N T
6-Person Democracy $6 Per Person
2880 Users A Day
Questions such as “Where is everyone else?” and “How long have I been here alone?” will be challenged, and users will begin to experience introspective con flict; questioning reality, time and space and one’s own purpose and perception.
Hitchcock Enthusiasts Rejoice! “Being alone has never been so scary!” There is talk about two Hitchcock parks to be installed in Rachel, Nevada and Seattle, Washington. People from all around the country will plan to visit these parks for entertainment and enlightenment.
$6307200 Yearly Profit
- Elizabeth Jones, Themed Entertainment Blogger
Architects challenge consciousness and human FEARS
SITE PLAN
“We thought aliens were our problem!” - James Peach, Local Rachel Resident
New Attractions to pop -up in Rachel, Nevada and Seattle, Washing ton
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Final Presentation
Steel Truss
Angle Iron
T-Shaped Bracket, epoxied to panel Steel Bolt Black Ceramic Clad Grooved Sheet Induction System
Hollow Core Steel Beam
Diamond Plated Steel Panel
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
Left Side Elevation Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0” 0
ConCepTually, The
DEMOCRACY
FAsCISM
Course aims To breaCh TeChnologiCal and psyChologiCal goals in Terms of The 6Th sense, speCifiCally, TransTemporal ConsCiousness.
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Left Side Elevation Not to scale
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LED Strip Light
TIME Soffit Mount Bracket
Tension Cable
Single Hinge Mast Base Plate
Transverse Section Detail of Unity Tube and Bay One Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0” Graphic scale in feet 0 5 10
Hybrid Rendering of Unity Tube, Red LED Moment Not to scale
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Right Side Elevation Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0” 0
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Red Tube
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The Transhuman Course
is physiCally defined by six repeaTing spaCes, eaCh roTaTed 30 degrees respeCTively.
ENTRANCE
INTERIOR
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Orange Tube
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EXTERIOR
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Floor Plan Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0” Graphic Scale 0 5
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Front Elevation Scale: 3/32” = 1’-0” Graphic Scale 0 Green Tube
Blue Tube
SITE SECTION Purple Tube
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Right Side Elevation Not to scale