ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO OLIVIA FILAFERRO 2020-2023 YEAR 4
VILLAGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES GALLERY
THE VILLAGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES IS A NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA. THEY ARE LOOKING TO BUILD A 1200 SF EXTENSION TO SERVE AS A GALLERY SPACE AND WORKSHOP FOR VISITING ARTISTS. THIS GALLERY IS INSPIRED BY THE MOSAICS AND PARABOLIC CURVES FOUND ON THE SITE WHERE EVENTS ARE HELD. USING LONG- LASTING MATERIALS LIKE TERRA COTTA AND METAL, THIS GALLERY IS A PERFECT ADDITION TO AN ORGANIZATION WHICH BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY.
CHESTNUT STREET LIBRARY
BRINGING BACK THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ONCE PROVIDED, THE CHESTNUT STREET LIBRARY FITS PERFECTLY INTO ITS BUSY URBAN CONTEXT. UPON APPROACH THIS BUILDING MARKS A LEVEL OF PERMANENCE AND IMPORTANCE WITH ITS STONE FACADE AND BRASS WINDOW FRAMES. THROUGH THE ASSYMETRCAL WINDOWS ON THE STREET FACADE, YOU CAN SEE THE BOOKS ARCHIVES PEAKING THROUGH TO DRAW YOU IN. AS YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THE INSIDE, YOU EXPERIENCE VERTICAL ELEMENTS WITH VARYING HEIGHTS AS IF YOU ARE ENCOMPASSED IN A BOOK SHELF. THE LIBRARY INVITES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND PROVIDES A MULTITUDE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES.
READING SPACE
ARCHIVES
CHILD SPACES
TERRACES
GALLERY
ENTRY
ADMIN
APERTURE
STORAGE
CHILD READING AREA
JAPANESE SAUNA AND BATH HOUSE
CREATING AN EXPERIENCE OF RELAXATION , THIS BATTHOUSE PROVIDES UNIQUE EXPERIENCES FOR SEPARATE USERS. YOU CAN ENJOY THIS GETAWAY ALONE, OR AS A COUPLE. THE WOOD LOUVERS DRIVE CIRCULATION WHILE THE BURNT ORANGE DOORS CREATE AN ELEMENT OF SURPRISE UPON ENTERING EACH SPACE.
FRONT ELEVATION
MULTI GENERATIONAL ROWHOME
A ROWHOME DESIGN CREATED FOR 4 GENERATIONS LIVING IN THE SAME SPACE. EACH FAMILY MEMEBER`S WANTS AND NEEDS WERE CONSIDERED WITH UNIQUE SPACES SUCH AS A PRIVATE PORCH, COURTYARD, NURSERY, LOFT, APOTHECARY STUDIO, AND MANY AREAS SUITED FOR GARDENING.
AXON DIAGRAM
SOLAR PANELS
LIGHT WELL
RAINWATER CISTERN
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES DIAGRAM
THIRD FLOOR PERSPECTIVE
SECOND FLOOR PERSPECTIVE
FIRST FLOOR PERSPECTIVE
A HYPOTHETICAL PARTNERSHIP WITH TEMPLE UNIVERSITY`S UPBOUND PROGRAM TO PROVIDE AN OPEN FORUM FOR STUDENTS TO INTERACT AND LEARN IN A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. THIS FORUM PROVIDES TWO PUBLIC SPACES FOR SOCIALIZATION AT THE FRONT OF THE SPACE AND MULTIPLE PRIVATE ROOMS FOR LEARNING AT THE BACK OF THE SPACE.
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IS CREATED WITH A SERIES OF THRESHOLD CONDITIONS, INCLUDING : MOVEMEN/ REST, ABOVE/ BELOW, AND COMPRESSION/ EXPANSION. ONE ENTERS THE LIVELY SEATING AREA, THEN TRAVELING FURTHER BACK WHERE THEY CLIMB ON TOP OF OR ENTER THE STUDY ROOMS UNTIL THEY REACH THE TOP TO DISCOVER A BIG OPEN SPACE WITH A WONDROUS VIEW OF THE CITY`S SKYLINE.