Architecture Portfolio
Selected Works
2005 - 2013
Nick Ladd 209 4th Avenue, Apartment 2R Brooklyn, NY 11217 347-829-6819 nick@nickladd.com www.nickladd.com Printed January 29, 2013
A few words... Thank you for taking the time to view this portfolio. This book is the third incarnation of my design portfolio since graduating from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. I have been very selective of the work shown here -- choosing each project as a means of illustrating a specific skill set or interest of mine. I have presented the selected works in reverse chronological order ending with my student design thesis. For me, good design entails more than chasing the latest trend, creating flashy images, or doing something so shockingly different that it causes someone to say �wow.� Good design is the successful marriage of aesthetics, intelligence, and function. An artistic manifestation of our human needs and desires created within the context of our environment, it is logical, calm, ordered, and beautiful. This is something I strive for in all professional and personal endeavors. I hope you find as much interest in the work as I have found creating it.
Nick Ladd
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The Brooklyn Brownstone The 1300 Project USGBC Natural Talent Competition Bridle Trails Residence Marketing and Web Design Queen Anne Residence West Seattle Townhomes Marysville Residence Masins Furniture Store Redefining Sustainability - Architecture Thesis
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The Brooklyn Brownstone Independent Design Project
The traditional Brooklyn brownstone is beautifully detailed, elegantly proportioned, and stately in manner. While retaining these aspects of the building typology, this project reimagines the typical brownstone. Taking design cues from its neighbors, the building seeks to become a respectful architecture of this time by blending traditional and modern vocabularies. The continuous vertical shaft in the front façade celebrates the vertical movement within the building and hints at the differences that set it apart from its neighbors. Within the building, the underside of the stair carriages become the ceilings of the spaces below, changing the character of these spaces and allowing light and air to penetrate deep into the building’s core. The Brooklyn Brownstone was an intellectual and practical exercise that allowed me to express both my creativity while providing an excellent project to take through design documentation via Revit. The complete design development documents may be downloaded at the following URL: http://www.nickladd.com/downloads/brownstone_drawings.pdf
View From the Street Horizontal shading fins of specific depth and spacing allow the winter sun to enter the building while baffling the summer sun. Light and airy all year round, the interior spaces benefit from direct solar gain during the cold New York winters.
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Front Yard Garbage Room Reception Restroom Waiting Area Break Room Workstations Conference Room Patio
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Computer Niche Master Bedroom Closet Master Bathroom
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South Façade The south façade takes design cues from its traditional neighbors while simultaneously implementing contemporary touches. The building strives to be an architecture of this time; looking forward while being respectful of the neighborhood’s context and history.
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North Façade
Sectional Perspective
The north façade presents a contemporary personality to the rear yard. The concrete and glass façade enclose the interior spaces that are bathed in soft, northerly light. Each individual tenant space within the building has access to outdoor space.
At the heart of the building’s design is the manipulation of three-dimensional space within the vertical circulation core. This hand drawn, stepped sectional perspective uses three cut planes to illustrate the volumetric variations within the building.
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Basement Office Space
Basement Office Space
Imagined as an architecture office, visitors are greeted in a reception area featuring a folded steel plate reception desk while simultaneously looking beyond and through the office’s work space.
Ambient northerly light enters through double height windows and diffuses deep into the space along the canted and stepped ceiling. The basement has an airy atmosphere while providing a quality of light that is effective for those working within.
Basement Office Space
Custom-designed workstations combine marble, blackened steel, and plywood while featuring integrated shelving for the office library.
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First Floor Apartment Designed for modern living and entertaining, the floor plan of the first floor apartment is flexible and spacious with dining, cooking, and living areas flowing into each other.
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First Floor Apartment Within the confines of a narrow site, double height glazing with carefully controlled apertures allows spaces within the middle of the building to be washed in light.
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Second Floor Apartment The living space of the second floor apartment features dramatic double height ceilings. The space receives carefully controlled southerly light via a rooftop monitor and the large windows on the front of the building. A volume containing the master suite cantilevers over the dining area. The rooftop light monitor is designed to allow light to enter the space, bounce off of the opposite wall, and then wash the wall of the cantilevered master suite.
Second Floor Apartment The second floor dining area looks north through the kitchen and living room and into the rear yard beyond. The majority of the north faรงade is clear glass allowing the space to receive both diffused northerly light and direct southerly light via a rooftop light monitor. Structure is left exposed bringing a degree of detail and ornamentation to the space.
Second Floor Apartment The dining area, sheltered in a single height space below the cantilevered master suite and clad with wooden boards, is both warm and intimate.
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Master Bathroom The master bathroom is flooded in light via the same rooftop light monitor that brings southerly light into the living room of the space below.
Aerial Perspective A generous rooftop deck is accessed via the building’s main stair tower. A rooftop light monitor with adjustable shading fins brings light into the master bathroom and the living space of the housing unit occupying the second and third floors.
Aerial Perspective The rear elevation makes a conscience effort to contrast the relative repetition and utilitarian design found on the adjacent buildings through the use of a modern material palette and asymmetrical composition.
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The 1300 Project Independent Design Project
1,300 square feet. Generous by apartment dweller standards, but miniscule when compared to most single-family homes designed by architects. The 1300 Project is a theoretical exploration into the design of a moderately scaled, 3-bedroom single-family residence that is efficient in plan and rich in spatial experience. It seeks to illustrate the value of living in a well-designed, moderately scaled space. The layout is designed around the concept of procession. From the parking to the entry and throughout the house, visitors are treated to unfolding vignettes of the building. Upon arrival at the parking pad, you descend down a gentle ramp to the entry. Landscaped walls and plantings obscure the building’s form -- allowing the building to slowly reveal itself to the occupant. The home’s strong connections to the outdoors can be seen throughout the building. The public areas of the house transition to the outdoors with an expansive deck surrounded by a reflecting pool. Within the private wing each bedroom has a small, private outdoor space that allows for a more intimate outdoor experience.
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Approach from Parking A gentle ramp leads you down into the building, celebrating the procession from the adjacent parking pad. The forms, quiet and carefully scaled, welcome and lead you into the home.
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Living Wing The main living wing is pavilionlike and inspired in organization by mid-century case study homes. A raised steel and wood roof hovers above, sheltering the space. Interior living areas flow effortlessly into outdoor decks.
Living Wing Reflecting pools brings a sense of serenity to the outdoor spaces while also helping to visually tie the building to the ground.
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Living Wing Window and siding patterns wrap around adjacent façades, visually linking them and tying together the building’s form.
Living Wing A large concrete deck floats above the surrounding landscape and is sheltered by large overhangs.
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Master Bedroom The living wing transitions into the sleeping wing and is distinguished by a different material palette and more modest scale.
Bedroom Wing Each bedroom features its own private and intimately scaled outdoor space.
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Living Room The living room is modestly sized yet capable of expanding to the outdoors via large glass openings. A seat height cabinet with concrete top expands seamlessly into the outdoors to become an exterior patio.
Kitchen & Dining Room The kitchen, dining, and living areas are a series of loosely defined open spaces encouraging interaction and movement between them.
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USGBC Natural Talent Competition Independent Design Competition
The 2010 USGBC Natural Talent Design competition provided the unique opportunity for emerging professionals to design a home for the Broadmoor neighborhood in New Orleans. The competition derived its goals from the lessons learned after Hurricane Katrina and sought to be affordable, sustainable, and present a high quality of living.
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Project Requirements Included: - $100,000 budget - ADA accessibility - LEED for Homes Platinum - 7’ above grade - Less than 750 square feet
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This project was awarded second place in the Cascadia Region of the USGBC (Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and British Columbia).
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Parking ADA-Compliant Ramp Front Deck Living Room Dining Room Kitchen Powder Room Breezeway Courtyard Bedroom Bathroom Bedroom Rear Deck
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Diagrammatic Section The building section illustrates passive cooling strategies designed specifically to respond to the hot and humid climate found in New Orleans.
South Faรงade The home features a modern interpretation of the traditional stoops found in the neighborhood.
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Aerial View The building’s design integrates an entry stoop and ADAcompliant ramp. The building is a modern interpretation of the traditional housing styles found in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans.
Aerial View The building overhangs and light court were designed to maximize the southern exposure on a very tight 30’x100’ site while enhancing natural ventilation.
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Dining Room Looking South The dining, kitchen, and living areas are open and loosely organized allowing air to flow between each space.
Living Room Looking Northwest In plan, the living area is very compact while still allowing a variety of flexible furniture layouts.
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Bridle Trails Residence David Coleman / Architecture
This large single-family home is designed to integrate into the landscape. The building features prominent outdoor spaces that are accessible from all of the major interior living areas. The building features an origami-like roof that sails over the main living wing of the house giving it a pavilion-like atmosphere. The sleeping wing is a simple rectilinear box that intersects the main living wing and seamlessly transitions from the outside to the inside. The images show here are taken from early design development efforts. My roles in this project included as-built drawings of an existing house on the site, drafting schematic plans, sections, and elevations, coordinating grade elevations with the landscape design, development of the roof geometry, and building a schematic SketchUp model for client presentation.
Entry From Car Court A gracious staircase leads visitors from the car court, along a twolevel water feature and up to a covered, south-facing terrace where the building is entered.
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North Elevation South Faรงade The house uses exterior gardens, terraces, and retaining walls to integrate into the site. The bedroom wing (foreground, left) is a simple rectilinear volume that intersects and flows into the living room beyond, which is sheltered by a soaring folded plane roof.
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South Elevation Living Terrace A large terrace is adjacent to the living room, expanding the living area and featuring built-in seating and a water feature.
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Marketing and Web Design David Coleman / Architecture
Over the past 10 years, the reality of marketing any business has changed. It is imperative to maintain a strong internet presence in today’s world of social media and web-savvy clients. Working with David Coleman, I crafted a new internet marketing strategy which included a redesign of his web site, including optimization for search engine inclusion and the targeting of specific search phrases. Additionally, my marketing efforts led to the successful publication of numerous projects in both print and digital media, including popular web sites like Architizer, Contemporist, Design Milk, and Arch Daily.
AIA College of Fellows Package In 2011, David was nominated for inclusion into the AIA’s College of Fellows. Part of the application package included a 58page book showcasing David’s portfolio, publications, and résumé. Sample spreads from the book are shown below.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MALONE-DECLAIRE STUDIO, MARBLEMOUNT, WA UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 2008-PRESENT
Architectural Record, “Delicate Obelisk Shimmers Above White Sands of Florida’s Seaside”, June 1998, pp. 114-115
STAIR HOUSE, SEATTLE, WA UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 2008-PRESENT This urban home is dominated by the movement up, down and through the building. An elemental three story box is juxtaposed over a series of steel and perforated metal stair assemblies. Views, extending from the cloistered entry courtyard to the open decks overlooking Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountain, are focused through a series of four glass lenses.
BOWEN-CHIZMAR RESIDENCE, SEATTLE, WA UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 2007-PRESENT A new, parallelogram-shaped tower was added onto an existing building located in the rear yard setback of an urban site. The offset of these two buildings results in the creation of two courtyards, one open and one closed; one for entering the building and one for private contemplation. A roof deck provides uninterrupted views of downtown Seattle across Lake Union.
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* HILL HOUSE, WINTHROP, WA COMPLETED, 2007-2009
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The Hill House is composed of a 20’ wide x 115’ long stepped platform, a shelter formed by the roof and east wall, and several gabion stone walls. It is sited on a long, narrow, rocky hillside, sloping gently to the south and steeply to the east and west. The building reads and lives like a habitable landscape, adapting to the changing seasons and needs of its occupants.
Note: All projects by David Coleman, principal, David Coleman / Architecture * = Projects detailed in Section 3.0: Exhibits
HILL HOUSE WINTHROP, WA
Pacific Northwest, “Forward & Familiar: Newcomer Architect Designs a Modern Cottage Named AIA Home of the Year”, March 8, 1998, Cover & pp. 16 Metropolitan Home, “The Best Little Houses of Summer: A Lakeside Cabin Compound”, July/August 1996, pp. 85, 117-119 Architectural Digest, “AD-At-Large: A Seaside Pavilion”, December 1995, p.26 The New York Times, “Currents: Evoking The Mayans On A Florida Beach”, June 8, 1995 Elle Décor, “Dream Bedrooms”, December/January 1995, pp. 158-164
Firm of Record Role of Nominee Project Location Completion Date Synopsis
Home, “Danish Modernized”, September 1992, pp. 96-101 Burlington Free Press, “The AD Three: Vermont’s Foremost Architects Sound Off”, September 21, 1991 Architectural Digest, “The AD 100 Architects: An Exclusive Guide to the World’s Foremost Architects”, August 1991, pp. 70-71 The Stowe Reporter, “Great Planning Takes Great Innovations”, April 19, 1990
“This modest, sustainable building makes a big presence in a big landscape” - Contemporist.com
The Vanguard Press, “Co-housing Comes to Vermont”, February 8, 1990 Builder Magazine, “Custom Housing: Seventeen One-Of-A-Kind Homes”, April 1989, pp. 142-143
Architectural Digest, “North Star: A Shining Presence In Woodland Vermont”, March 1987, pp. 20, 154 – 157 The Burlington Free Press, “Little House On The Mountain”, March 4, 1987 Valley Magazine, “Architecture: The Church House”, Summer 1985 Arkitekten, “Town Plan For Herfølge”, Denmark, June 1982, pp. 216 – 217
David Coleman Architecture Principal / Project Architect Winthrop, Washington September 2009 The Hill House is composed of a 20’ wide x 115’ long stepped platform, a shelter formed by the roof and east wall, and several gabion stone walls. It is sited on a long, narrow, rocky hillside, sloping gently to the south and steeply to the east and west. The building reads and lives like a habitable landscape, adapting to the changing seasons and needs of its occupants. In short, this is a modest, sustainable building with a big presence in a big landscape. A light-framed, wood platform steps up the hillside and floats above it. Interior and exterior functions are delineated by a glass wall that wraps three sides of the structure. Finish materials are common throughout, blurring the line between inside and out. The result is a seasonally expansive structure, generous in summer (2200 SF), modest and efficient in winter (1100 SF). The east wall cuts into the land like a rusty blade, evoking the cultural history of the mining encampments found nearby and providing privacy from the road. It offers a defensive backdrop when viewed from the interior and, when combined with the sheltering roof and warm fire, lends a primordial feel that is unexpected in this thoroughly modern structure. Gabion stone walls, made from the excavation spoils to reduce waste, bridge between building and landscape, providing retaining, context and privacy. Sustainable materials, technologies and techniques are used throughout, including recycled steel, sustainably harvested wood, BIBS insulation in oversized wall and ceiling cavities, on-demand hot water, low-flow fixtures and convection heat. Fenestration is designed to encourage passive solar radiation in winter. In summer, natural ventilation, large overhangs and seasonally-deployed, exteriormounted sun shades (made from fabric used to shield fruit trees on nearby orchards) protect the glass from summer sun.
Arkitekten, “Tradition Under Transformation”, Denmark, March 1989
Web Publications: Extensive international web publishing on sites including Contemporist, Mocoloco, House Design Idea, Architecture 4 Us, Archidir, Trend Hunter, Materialicious, Architects List, and DigsDigs.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS PERIODICALS FEATURING THE WORK OF DAVID COLEMAN
Set in a remote, western landscape, a music studio and woodworking shop cohabitate with overnight accommodations for two couples. Defensible outdoor space are defined by offsetting the two primary buildings, resulting in a porch, monumental sitting stair and terraced courtyard. The relationship between the buildings is dynamic, culminating in the “rain garden” located in the interstitial space. Roof lines mirror the surrounding mountain peaks.
“This modest, sustainable building makes a big presence in a big landscape”
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SIGNIFICANT WORK
Web Publications
Extensive international web publishing on sites including Contemporist, Mocoloco, House Design Idea, Architecture 4 Us, Archidir, Trend Hunter, Materialicious, Architects List, and DigsDigs.
Web Site Redesign Previously, David’s entire web site was created using a single, overly obtuse Flash file. This led to slow load times, exclusion from search engines, and non-compatibility with Apple mobile devices. The web site was redesigned to be search engine friendly, compatible with all platforms, and compliant with all web standards.
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Queen Anne Residence Greyscale Architecture + Design
Perched on a sloping site with views of the Seattle Space Needle, this proposed single-family home in the Queen Anne neighborhood features a decidedly modern vocabulary. Built for a car collector and his family the home is very spacious and features a two-level garage with scissor lifts. I worked on this project while employed at Greyscale Architecture + Design. My roles on included collaborating on the design, overseeing and creating the construction documents, coordinating with engineering consultants, managing the permitting process, and creating 3D visualizations. This is an unbuilt project.
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South Faรงade The building cantilevers out over a large swimming pool and features numerous decks and sheltered outdoor spaces.
Aerial View The home is sited on a relatively steep slope. The design takes advantage of this -- the parking is off of an alley at the rear of the site and the living spaces are pushed to the front of the site, featuring views of the Space Needle and downtown Seattle.
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West Seattle Townhomes Greyscale Architecture + Design
Seattle’s unique land use code allows developers to place large numbers of townhomes on individual parcels of land that previously contained single-family homes. This was quite lucrative for developers, which led to many cookie cutter faux-craftsmen developments. While this development takes advantage of the Seattle land use codes, it seeks to create a better variation of the townhome development by offering a higher quality aesthetic and more creative unit types. I worked on this project while employed at Greyscale Architecture + Design. My roles on this project included collaborating on the design, creating the construction documents, analyzing the zoning requirements, coordinating with engineering consultants, and managing the permitting process.
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Aerial View Each distinct unit features private roof decks. There are flat units and lofts with large open double height spaces available in the development. I worked on this model as a team with Scott Rae, principal of Greyscale Architecture + Design.
South Façade A central circulation walkway bisects the site allowing for the creation of individual yards and for pedestrian traffic throughout. I worked on this model as a team with Scott Rae, principal of Greyscale Architecture + Design.
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Marysville Residence Kovalenko Hale Architects
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Cut into a steep hillside, this cast-in-place concrete single-family residence (completed 2010) is situated on the Puget Sound in Marysville, WA. I worked on this project while employed at Kovalenko Hale Architects. This project included the challenges of being located within numerous ‘critical areas’ -- including a steep slope and proximity to an endangered species habitat (Puget Sound and a tree containing an eagle’s nest). My roles on this project included drafting the construction documents, coordinating with the structural engineer, and creating 3D computer renderings.
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Utility Room Bedroom Bathroom Storage Powder Room Guest Suite Driveway Garage Bedroom Bathroom Powder Room Living Room Dining Room Deck Kitchen
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Aerial View Originally, the home featured an additional level and more generous fenestration as seen in this early massing model.
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Completed Project
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The final construction paid particular attention to creating a smooth architectural finish on the concrete and detailing the integration of structural steel with windows on the main living level. Construction was completed after my tenure at Kovalenko Hale Architects. Photo by Bob Kovalenko.
The original design featured a parking plinth located off the main entry road and accessible to the building via a sky bridge.
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Masins Furniture Store Kovalenko Hale Architects
Adaptive reuse of a historic, heavy timber building within Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District. I began working at Kovalenko Hale Architects about two-thirds of the way through construction on this project. My roles in this project included neardaily site visits and coordination meetings with the general contractor, tracking change orders and responding to RFIs, preparing images to be used in the historic tax credit application, and preparing marketing renderings for the client.
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First Floor 1. Furniture Galleries 2. Break Room 3. Support Spaces
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West Façade This rendering, which shows the unbuilt penthouse, was created for the client and used in marketing materials. The structure of the building below was reconfigured to accommodate the penthouse’s weight and is ready for a future development.
View from Penthouse The exterior spaces of the penthouse feature views towards Seattle’s Stadium District as well as the historic Smith Tower.
North Façade The brick on the corner building was restored and a new wooden storefront milled from salvaged oldgrowth timbers was recreated with the aid of archival images of the original building.
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Redefining Sustainability
Architecture Thesis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ‘Redefining Sustainability’ is the title of my fifth year architectural thesis. The project sought a deeper understanding of sustainability and the issues at its core. I wanted to look at sustainability beyond the green-washing and checklist based development that pervades the current trend of ‘green’ architecture. Sustainability is not a matter of simply applying eco-friendly materials or providing parking for electric vehicles. It requires systemic changes to how we development and a rethinking of what our actual needs are for any specific use. Sustainability doesn’t start at the scale of an individual building; it requires a holistic approach across all scales of development. At the heart of the project was looking at sustainable development across a variety of scales and then applying it to a theoretical project in Long Beach, CA.
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Center for Sustainability Community Center Mixed-Used Residential / Retail Pedestrian Plaza
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Site Model Site model of the surrounding area used to give a notion of how to appropriately scale individual buildings as well as provide solar access to the site.
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Perspective Through Plaza Early perspective rendering showing the scale of the pedestrian plaza and the conceptual massing of the Center for Sustainability located at the north end of the site.
Center for Sustainability Elevation Rendering on trace paper with marker and colored pencil.
Solar Section Early section used to show natural daylighting strategies employed within the Center for Sustainability.
Community Center Elevation Rendering on trace paper with marker and colored pencil.
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Final basswood model depicting the northern quadrant of the site and the three specific buildings on which I chose to focus.
The final model features three individually controlled circuits of lights to independently illuminate each building in the final model.
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