Oliver Dang Architecture Portfolio by Oliver Dang

Oliver Dang Architecture Portfolio

Oliver Dang 645 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto, ON, M6H 3Y2 t: 647.928.7338 e: odang11@gmail.com

Contents Annex House Contrast House Through House In-vert Apartments Pop-up Office BKLYN Larder Northwich Cultural Centre [CO] Design Competition: A Future Beyond Concrete Framing Industrialscapes

Annex House Firm: Location: Completed: Area: Role:

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Toronto, ON 2011 3500 s.f. Project Manager

Featured in: Globe and Mail, ‘Wood like you’ve never seen it before’ Globe and Mail, ‘In praise of good design’ Toronto Life, ‘London Calling’

Located in a well-established downtown neighbourhood, the design of this residence was a methodical exercise in integration between existing fabric and modern renewal; house and coach house; and interior and exterior spaces. To respect the existing fabric of the neighbourhood, the shell of the existing house was left intact while the rear addition was clad in a warm toned wood to echo the surrounding red brick structures. House and coach house are designed as a cohesive whole to create an intimate exterior courtyard, with curated openings and materials that extend interior into exterior spaces. The interior is articulated with screens and perforated millwork pieces that help delineate spaces, but also direct views to connect and animate.

Integrated landscape between main house and coach house

Annex House

Coach House

Main House

Coach House

Landscape plan between main and coach house showing intimate and interconnected spaces

Annex House

Kitchen

Dining room

N Plan

Walmer Road

Annex House

Living room

Vestibule screen with curated views

Third floor plan

Second floor plan

Ground floor plan 0

Contrast House Firm: Location: Completed: Area: Role:

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Toronto, ON 2011 1900 s.f. Project Manager

Awards: 2013 International A+ Award, Architizer.com 2011 Award of Excellence, Design Exchange 2011 Best of Canada Award, Canadian Interiors

To heighten the sense of volume and light in this narrow Victorian home, the concept of ‘Chiaroscuro’ was employed by contrasting elements and materials that simultaneously define and unify space. An open-riser staircase allows light to penetrate down to the lower floor plates, yet, it is framed with dark elements (a black bookshelf on the ground floor, and a chalkboard wall on the second), providing contrast to amplify one’s perception of the light. On the exterior, the existing brick house is juxtaposed with black-stained cedar cladding to emphasize the bold, modern addition - helping illustrate that renewing the existing fabric can be beautiful, economical, and environmentally responsible.

Rear of house

Contrast House

top | dark delineating bookshelf to highlight the light stairwell behind bottom | view into dining room and kitchen beyond

Contrast House

top left | view into ensuite bathroom and roof deck bottom left | master bedroom above | staircase

Contrast House

top | roof deck bottom | roof deck and green roof detail

Rear of house showing contrast between existing and new

Through House Firm: Location: Completed: Area: Role:

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Toronto, ON 2012 1800 s.f. Project Team Member

Awards: 2014 OAA Design Excellence 2013 Canadian Green Building Award

The renovation of this 127 year old Toronto home on a tight urban lot employs architectural techniques to expand space without increasing building footprint. Interior living spaces dissolve into exterior living spaces with the use of large floor to ceiling glass and a continuous floor material, while skylights above the open staircase draws light into the spaces below. Custom built-ins and materials are designed to create the sense of linearity to stretch and expand the space further toward the rear garden.

Through House

Flooring materials, floor-to-ceiling glass, and linear design elements elongate the house and dissolve the barrier between interior/exterior.

Through House

BATH ROOM

ENSUITE BATHROOM

BEDROOM BEDROOM

MASTER BEDROOM

STUDY

Second Floor Plan

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 10

POWDER ROOM

2 1 0 FT

VESTIBULE DN

LIVING ROOM DINING ROOM KITCHEN

Ground Floor Plan

10 5 2 1 GROUND FLOOR PLAN

2 1 0 FT

Longitudinal Section LONGITUDINAL SECTION 10

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 10

0 FT

Through House

A skylight above the open staircase allows light to filter down to the lower spaces, and provides natural ventilation through stack effect.

Rear of house at dusk

SUBTRACT

CARVE

subtract ‘outdated’ balconies, awnings, porches

carve openings to create inverted outdoor spaces and communal areas

ADD add volume on top to increase density

GREEN fill inverted outdoor spaces with vegetation to bring green to communal urban living

In-vert Apartments Firm: Location: Completed: Area: Role:

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Toronto, ON 2012 8000 s.f. Project Manager

As cities densify with more buildings and high-rises, the green space of the urban fabric continues to decline. In-vert Apartments is an exploration of maintaining the densification of cities while introducing new forms of green space. Through a process of subtracting, carving, adding, and ‘greening’ (as illustrated above), a series of building typologies are created as a proposal for a denser and greener urban city. This process was applied to an existing low-rise apartment in the downtown core to illustrate the possibilities and opportunities inherent in many of Toronto’s established neighbourhoods.

In-vert Apartments

Typology studies exploring the process of ‘subtracting, carving, adding, and greening’ to typical building forms. Top row: single family residences; Middle row: mid-rise buildings; Bottom row: towers.

Hypothetical city plan of ‘In-verted’ buildings to illustrate a dense urban city with more green space.

In-vert Apartments

Perspective rendering of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;In-vertedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; apartment building

Night rendering

In-vert Apartments

Ground floor plan 2 units

Third floor plan 2 split level units

Second floor plan 2 units

Fourth floor plan

Rendering of ‘carved’ and ‘greened’ balcony

Pop-up Office Firm: Location: Completed: Role:

Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Toronto, ON 2013 Project Team Member

Awards: 2013 Best of Canada, Canadian Interiors 2013 Best of Year Honoree, Interior Design Magazine

Showcased at the 2013 Toronto Interior Design Show, this installation re-examines the traditional static workplace by exploring ideas of mobility, flexibility, and impermanence. As more people are able to work on ‘smart’ devices away from traditional offices, the Pop-up Office offers an ephemeral space that can be adapted to fit the person, location or time. Sinuous forms built of reclaimed pallet boards extend from floor to wall to furniture elements in various reconfigurable modules – an individual workspace, a collaborative space, a lounge area, and a refueling station. Designed to fit in a standard shipping container, the Pop-up Office can be deployed at a moment’s notice, all around the world.

Pop-up Office

Materiality

1 DISCARDED WOOD PALLET

Module components & assembly

5 POP-UP MODULES

1 STANDARD SHIPPING CONTAINER (20’ LENGTH)

BASE MODULE

+/-10 WOOD PALLETS

1 MODULE

8 WOOD BOARDS (AVG)

COMPONENTS

50 WOOD PALLETS

ASSEMBLY

MODULES

APPROXIMATELY 200 MILLION WOOD PALLETS ARE THROWN INTO U.S. LANDFILL FACILITIES EVERY YEAR*

WORK

MAT E R I A LI T Y + S U S TAINABIL IT Y SURFACE

*WWW.PALLETTRUTH.COM

MEETING TABLE

LOUNGE CHAIRS

COUNTER

COM P O N EN T S + A SSE M B LY

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Pop-up Office

Rendering of the modules: Focus, Collaborate, Lounge, and Refuel

Photo from IDS 2013 installation

BKLYN Larder Firm: Location: Completed: Area: Role:

Thread Collective Brooklyn, NY 2009 1500 s.f. Project Manager

BKLYN Larder is an artisanal cheese and meat purveyor with the aim to harmonize the traditional and rustic qualities of a larder with a modern aesthetic set in Brooklyn. To achieve this harmony, the space is defined with materials that recall the old larders of Italy with a modern update - white beveled tile mixed with classic maple butcher block and reclaimed white marble. The store is kept to minimal colors to let the food provide the visual â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;feastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

BKLYN Larder

View from entrance looking towards cheese cellar

Entrance and casual dining bar

BKLYN Larder

South elevation

Ground floor plan 0

North elevation N

ANDERTON BOAT LIFT

RIVER WEAVER

LION SALT WORKS

NORTHWICH CULTURAL CENTRE

+ SALT MUSEUM

Northwich Cultural Centre Firm: Location: Completed: Area: Role:

Thread Collective Northwich, UK 2010 31700 s.f. Project Team Member

Inspired by the geologic and hydrologic nature of the site, the design for this cultural centre utilizes differing scales of flow and topography to animate the site and create varied levels of interaction. Tracing the water flow through the site, runnels in the pavement collect and direct the rainwater to vegetated wetlands to filter the water before returning it to the River Weaver. Similarly, light strips embedded alongside the runnels direct pedestrian flow through the site, while floor etchings flow into and throughout the buildings. The Community Centre to the south is grounded to link with the existing urban fabric in scale and materiality, while the Performance Centre to the north is elevated with a series of floating forms to provide a defining edge against the water treatment facility. The natural slope of the site carves down to the wetland ecology, while a grassland plaza rises against the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge to create a terrace for the square and to meet the new pedestrian and bike bridge across the river. These layers offer a rich interaction with the River Weaver as well as between buildings and site.

Northwich Cultural Centre

RIVER WEAVER

NORTHWICH WOODLANDS

LION SALT WORKS

ANDERTON BOAT LIFT

NORTHWICH CULTURAL CENTRE

PERFORMA

RE NCE CENT

SECTION A

CINEMA

WETLANDS ZONE

RIVER DANE

SALT MUSEUM

FLASH ZONE

2 4 RETAIL

GRASSLANDS ZONE

SEC

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AY RW

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RIVER VIEWS PEDESTRIAN + BIKE FLOWS

IT MUN COM

WATER FLOWS

E NTR Y CE

NORTH

Site plan - As a design element and to address flood issues and future climate change needs, water is redirected and manipulated throughout the site: 1. water flow directed towards plaza; 2. grooves in pavement direct water towards wetlands; 3. grassland to help absorb water; 4. runnels send water to wetlands; 5. terraced pools with wetland vegetation filter water before it returns to the River Weaver.

Performance Centre - South Elevation

Performance Centre - Section A

LEGEND A. primary entrance from plaza B. folding glazed wall system, connects to marsh zone and tow path C. wetlands terraces D. perforated metal skin over insulated glass wall system E. insulated north wall with minimal penetrations F. hybrid passive solar double skin wall -- insulated glazing with air gap with concrete thermal mass storage wall G. passive solar thermal mass storage wall, doubles as projection screen for plaza H. insulted roof and vegetated roof with alternative energy havesting [solar or wind] I. outdoor deck with light local stone J. staff parking, electronic plug in supply and docking available, and loading dock K. grassland slope with stone terraces L. main plaza with flash pools and etched paving

E CENTRE

RFORMANC PLAN: PE 1:200 [ELE. 22.4]

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GRASSLAND PLAZA 1000 m2

COMMUNITY PLAZA 115 m2

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Northwich Cultural Centre

Aerial render of cultural centre

Night render of performance centre

[CO]Design competition: A future beyond concrete Team: Location: Completed:

Oliver Dang & Nikole Bouchard Bangalore, IN 2011

First Place Winner

The focus for this competition was to design an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;appropriate technologyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for low-income housing construction in Bangalore, India, with the aim of reducing the use of concrete and the CO2 emissions associated with it. With an emphasis on the local materials and economy, this project proposes to use the existing technologies and techniques found in Bangalore (concrete block construction), with a hybridized papercrete material reinforced with bamboo. Sourced from local waste pickers, the recycled paper content in papercrete reduces the use of concrete by almost 50%. The locally grown bamboo is embedded within the blocks to act as structural rebar, ventilation holes, rainwater collectors, canopies, benches, etc. A low-tech tow-mixer, made from available and inexpensive materials, allows the block production process to be easily replicated and modified. The result is an adaptable process and material that empowers local communities to construct sustainable and appropriate buildings.

By Barry J. Fuller http://www.livinginpaper.com/index.htm Even though about 45% of discarded paper is recycled annually, 55% or 48 million tons of paper is thrown away or goes into landfills. Figuring conservatively, it takes about 15 trees to make a ton of paper. That means that 720 million trees are used once and then buried in a landfill each year. We are experimenting with ways to turn this prodigious amount of waste into low-cost, high-value sustainable housing.

01_ Research

PAPERBOO! PROJECT DESCRIPTION PAPERCRETE INFORGRAPHICS

Comparisons of Papercrete vs. Concrete

Composition ThisMaterial project proposes to use the existing technologies and techniques found in Bangalore: concrete block construction to notWeight ‘reinvent AGGREGATE Papercrete uses 50% thatthat the is reinforced the wheel’. The innovation the substitution of concrete for25% Papercrete (a mixture of recycled paperless andcement cement) 25%isPAPER batch of concrete with Bamboo (a fast growing and sustainable material. The combination of theseaverage two materials radically reduces the CO2 emissions 50% CEMENT of regular concrete while25% improving on many qualities shown below. CEMENT 50% SAND INDIA HAS A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS OGANIZATIONS THAT 25% SAND PROMOTE THE BAMBOO INDUSTRY AND ENLARGING ITS SECTOR Thermal Conductivity

The thermal conductivity of Papercrete is 12X that of concrete - thus homes built with papercrete will naturally feel more temperate

International Network for Bamboo and Rattan [INBAR] http://www.inbar.int

Papercrete is 1/3 the weight of regular concrete

Strength Bamboo reinforced concrete blocks have 3X the structural capacity of regular concrete blocks

Did you know...

The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to improving the social, economic,PAPERCRETE_Thermal and environmental benefits of bamboo and rattan. CONCRETE _ThermalINBAR connects a global network of partners from the government, private, Conductivity=0.1 W/(m*K)in over 50 countries Conductivity=1.2 W/(m*K) and not-for-profit sectors to define and implement a global agenda for sustainable development through bamboo andCost rattan. Their vision: "Sustainable use of bamboo and rattan makes a major contribution to many people's livelihoods, their environment, and their businesses to help create a better world." Unit cost of Papercrete is 2.8X less

concreteOF WASTE EACH DAY. BANGALORE PRODUCES MORE THAN 3,000 than TONS REGULAR CONCRETE BLOCK THERE MAY BE AS MANY AS 1.5 MILLION WASTE PICKERS IN INDIA. PAPERCRETE_Unit Cost = $0.95 / ft³ CONCRETE_Unit Cos = $2.68 / ft³

BAMBOO REINFORCED CONCRETE BLOCK

Foundations Try to Legitimize India’s “Invisible Environmentalists” By Joey Peters of Climate Wire Published in The New York Times on: May 16, 2011

02_ Material Acquisition

Most make the equivalent of $2 a day. In Delhi, India's largest city, waste pickers reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 1 million tons a year, according to Chintan, a Delhi-based non-governmental agency. Globally, there are estimated to be 15 million waste pickers working in developing countries...

BAMBOO GROWTH CALENDAR BASED ON ANNUAL

TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL IN BANGALORE, INDIA EACH YEAR TO BUILD IN THE UNITED STATES, WE DISCARD ENOUGH PAPER A WALL 48’ HIGH AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE COUNTRY BAMBOO GROWTH CALENDAR BASED YEAR_01 YEAR_02ON ANNUAL YEAR_03 Why just Papercrete? Plant TEMPERATURES bamboo prior to rainy season AND RAINFALL IN Bamboo growth period Harvest construction quality bamboo during the dry season BANGALORE, INDIA By Barry J. Fuller Bamboo dries for 6-12 weeks in a protected space

http://www.livinginpaper.com/index.htm 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

1 09

PRECIPITATION

0 06

RECYCLED PAPER COLLECTION CALENDAR BASED ON INDIA’S URBAN

8 TEMPERATURE

TEMPERATURE

PRECIPITATION

TEMPERATURE

PRECIPITATION TEMPERATURE

PRECIPITATION 1

PRECIPITATION

Cost

with papercrete will naturally feel more temperate2 1 YEAR_ 10’ 2 YEARS_ 20’ 3 YEARS_ 30’ 4 YEARS_ 40’ BAMBOOW/(m*K) SIZES_According to age PAPERCRETE_Thermal Conductivity=0.1 W/(m*K) CONCRETE _Thermal Conductivity=1.2

.5M 12X that of concrete - thus homes built

0 06

The thermal conductivity of Papercrete is

Strength

07” 08” 09” 10”

TEMPERATURE

DRYING 0

PRECIPITATION

02” 03”

Papercrete is 1/3 04”the weight of 05” regular concrete4 06”

PLANTING STRATEGY_Bund & Trench method

Unit cost of Papercrete is 2.8X less than concrete3

01” HARVESTING_Prepare bamboo to be used for reinforcement

BAMBOO 25% SAND SIZES_According to age

HARVESTING

.5M

DRYING

50% CEMENT

1 ACRE_160 clumps with 5m by 5m spacing

PLANTING1

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

Thermal Conductivity

Papercrete uses 50% less cement

that the average batch of concrete PLANTING STRATEGY_Bund & Trench method

50% SAND

25% AGGREGATE

Weight

04 25% CEMENT

01” 02” 03” 04” 05” 06” 07” 08” 09” 10”

25% PAPER

PLANTING

1 ACRE_160 clumps with 5m by 5m spacing

Material Composition

Comparisons of Papercrete vs. Concrete

01” 02” 03” 04” 05” 06” 07” 08” 09” 10”

0 PAPERCRETE INFORGRAPHICS

01”

100 02” 90 03” 80 04” 05” 70 06” 60 07” 50 08” 40 09” 30 10” 20 10

01” 02” 03” 04” 05” 06” 07” 08” 09” 10”

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

TEMPERATURE

0 Even though about 45% of discarded paper is recycled annually, 55% or 48 million tons of paper is thrown away or goes into landfills. Figuring conservatively, it takes about 15 trees to make a ton of paper. That means that 720 million trees are used once and then YEAR_01 YEAR_02 YEAR_03 HARVESTING 01 Plant bamboo just priorburied to rainyinseason* period a landfill each year. We are experimenting with waysBamboo to turngrowth this prodigious amount of waste into low-cost, high-value sus- Harvest construction quality bamboo during the dry season *01 Bamboo dries for 6-12 weeks in a protected space *01 PLANTING PLANTING tainable housing. 0 0

HARVESTING_Prepare bamboo to be used for reinforcement

Bamboo reinforced concrete blocks have 3X the structural capacity of regular concrete blocks5 6 YEARS_ 60’

03_ Construction Techniques

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION: PAPERCRETE MIXTURE

CONSTRUCTION: PAPERCRETE OutlinedMETHOD below is anOFadapted method and formula to make the MIXTURE PAPERCRETE mixture Outlined below is an adapted method and formula to make the PAPERCRETE mixture WAIT_ 30 mins WAIT_ 30 mins

- 70 lbs of recycled paper of recycled paper - 70 lbs- 70of lbs Portland cement of Portland - 140 -lbs70oflbssandy dirt cement - water- 140 lbs of sandy dirt

- water

STEP 01_ GATHER PAPER PAPER AND MATERIALS STEP 01_ GATHER AND MATERIALS

SAND SAND

STEP TOWMIXER MIXER STEP02_ 02_ ASSEMBLE ASSEMBLE TOW -- 1 large metal metaldrum drum(150-200 (150-200gallon) gallon) -- lawn mower mowerblade bladeororsimilar similar old car -- old car rear rearaxle axle

STEPADD03_ ADDAND WATER ANDINTO PAPER STEP 03_ WATER PAPER DRUMINTO DRUM

- letsoak paperin water soak in water - let paper

CEMENT CEMENT

STEP 04_ ADD SAND AND CEMENT TO MIX

STEP 05_ PULL TOW MIXER (by car, bicycle, human, horse, etc.)

STEP 06_ ADD WATER DURING MIXING TO REACH DESIRED CONSISTENCY

- thePULL rotation the tires(byspin bladeshuman, which shreds STEP 05_ TOWofMIXER car,the bicycle, horse, etc.) intoofpulp andwhich cementshreds - the the paper rotation theand tiresmixes spin the thesand blades

STEP 04_ ADD SAND AND CEMENT TO MIX

- this batch should yield DURING 25-30 blocks STEP 06_ ADD WATER MIXING TO REACH DESIRED CONSISTENCY

- this batch should yield 25-30 blocks

the paper into pulp and mixes the sand and cement

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION: BAMBOO REINFORCED PAPERCRETE BLOCKS Outlined below is a method to create Bamboo reinforced papercrete blocks METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION: BAMBOO REINFORCED PAPERCRETE BLOCKS

Outlined below is a method to create Bamboo reinforced papercrete blocks STEP 02_ DRY BAMBOO

STEP 04_ MIX WATER PROOFING AGENT

- 6 to 12 weeks depending on season and - asphalt emulsion + sand weather STEP 02_ DRY BAMBOO STEP 04_ MIX WATER PROOFING AGENT

- 6 to 12 weeks depending on season and weather

- asphalt emulsion + sand

16”

STEP 01_ GATHER BAMBOO

STEP 03_ CUT BAMBOO INTO REQUIRED PIECES

- choose bamboo that is at least 3 years old - size and types of pieces vary depending - select the longest large diameter culms on application in fall BAMBOO and/or winter STEP 03_ CUT BAMBOO INTO REQUIRED PIECES STEP 01_- cut GATHER

- choose bamboo that is at least 3 years old - select the longest large diameter culms 1/2” winter 1/2” - cut in fall1and/or

1 1/2”

1/2”

- size and types of pieces vary depending on application

STEP 05_ COAT BAMBOO PIECES WITH AGENT

7.5”

STEP 06_ BUILD MOLDS OUT OF 2 X 8 LUMBER

- using 2 x 8 lumber, create a mold for blocks that measure 7.5” x 7.5” by 16” 7.5”

STEP 05_ COAT BAMBOO PIECES WITH AGENT

STEP 06_ BUILD MOLDS OUT OF 2 X 8 LUMBER

- using 2 x 8 lumber, create a mold for blocks that measure 7.5” x 7.5” by 16”

1/2”

WAIT_ 60 mins

1/2”

1 1/2”

WAIT_ 60 mins 1 1/2”

STEP 07_ PREPARE BAMBOO AND LUMBER MOLD

- using the minimum spacing diagram above, dig holes and firmly secure bamboo into the ground as required - place wood mold over the top STEP 07_ PREPARE BAMBOO AND LUMBER MOLD

- using the minimum spacing diagram above, dig holes and firmly secure bamboo into the ground as required

STEP 08_ POUR PAPERCRETE MIXTURE INTO FORMS

- use trowel to smooth the tops of each block

STEP 08_ POUR PAPERCRETE MIXTURE INTO FORMS

- use trowel to smooth the tops of each block

STEP 09_ REMOVE AND TRIM

- let blocks dry - remove lumber form work - trim off access bamboo pieces as required STEP 09_ REMOVE AND TRIM - DONE!

- let blocks dry - remove lumber form work - trim off access bamboo pieces as

04_04_ Design Proposal Design Proposal 0202

HYPOTHETICAL HOUSE PLAN HYPOTHETICAL HOUSE PLAN 1/4” = 1’-0”1/4” = 1’-0”

SITE PLAN

1100 BAMBOO CLUMPS CLUMPS 1100 BAMBOO

0707

Planted on agricultural surrounding the sitesurrounding the site Planted land on agricultural land

08 TOILET Northwest TOILET Northwest

SLEEPING SPACE With head towards SLEEPING SPACEthe east With head towards the east

WATER TANKS Southwest

KITCHEN Southeast

LIVING SPACE Centrally Located

WATER TANKS Southwest

04 01 BAMBOO STRUCTURE EXTENSION_For potential future additions

LIVING SPACE Centrally Located

KITCHEN Southeast

RATTRAP CONSTRUCTION

Consumes 20% less bricks RATTRAP CONSTRUCTION than standard brick wall Consumes 20% less bricks than standard brick wall

02 WATER WALL_Collects water to replenish water tanks

01 02 03 04

03 ENTRANCE CANOPY_ Provides shade from the sun BAMBOO STRUCTURE EXTENSION_For potential future additions 02 04 KITCHEN VENTILATION_ Allows smoke to exit the kitchen space WATER WALL_Collects water to replenish water tanks 05 BAMBOO BENCH_Provides outdoor seating area around the dwelling ENTRANCE CANOPY_ Provides shade from the sun 06 WINDOW WALL_Enables light and air to penetrate the space KITCHEN VENTILATION_ smoke to exit kitchen space WALL_GivingAllows access to the rooftheterrace 07 STEP

STRUCTURE_Solid structural wall without openings 08 SUPER BENCH_ Provides outdoor seating area around the dwelling 05 BAMBOO

06 WINDOW WALL_Enables light and air to penetrate the space

BAMBOO EXTENSIONSBAMBOO EXTENSIONS

Potential to serve as canopies, benches, stairs, etc.

BLOCK TYPOLOGIES BLOCK TYPOLOGIES

Diameter varies with the ageDiameter varies with the age of bamboo 6 YEAR of bamboo

*Spatial organization of dwelling reflects Vasthu Principles

6 YEAR

07 STEP WALL_Giving access to the roof terrace

5 YEAR 4 YEAR

ELEVATION_01 *Spatial organization of dwelling reflects Vasthu PrinciplesMain entry wall

08 SUPER STRUCTURE_Solid structural wall without openings

Potential to serve as canopies, benches, stairs, etc.

5 YEAR

2 YEAR

4 YEAR

01 3 YEAR

ELEVATION_01 Main entry wall

2 YEAR 1 YEAR

ELEVATION_02 Rear entry & stair wall

ELEVATION_02 Rear entry & stair wall ELEVATION_03 Ventilation & view wall

ELEVATION_03 Ventilation & view wall ELEVATION_04 Water collection wall

ELEVATION_04 Water collection wall

3 YEAR

1 YEAR

Framing Industrialscapes Team: Location: Completed:

Oliver Dang St. Louis, MO 2010, Steedman Competition

Rapid de-industrialization, and the dominance of the highway over the landscape, has created a figurative and literal barrier from the City to River - the once celebrated St Louis riverfront is now an isolated industrial landscape. This proposal is about the renewal of civic pride and celebration of the majestic Mississippi Riverfront; a revitalization of the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge and the local ecologies; a reinterpretation of the historic industrial landscape; and a reintegration of the urban fabric to watersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; edge. The designed framework is about providing infrastructure that allows the riverfront to be both physically and psychologically accessible, and reinterprets the physical and social history of the industrial landscape. The main intervention is the instigation and development of a public Tram system that intertwines and integrates itself with the industrial site. The unfrequented industrial landscape becomes a cinematic experience of an historic past harmonized with the future potentials.

Framing Industrialscapes By investigating some key elements that define the urban landscape - paths, edges, nodes and landmarks - it is evident that the St. Louis riverfront is deficient in almost all aspects that make a rich and inviting landscape.

The public path is the lifeline to any urban space. The highway marks a boundary in which the public transportation lines rarely cross, leaving the riverfront untouched and uninviting.

Much like the public path, street connectivity to the site is an integral aspect for an inviting urban space. Continuing main streets into the site provides much needed access and stitches the urban fabric to the industrial landscape.

The convergence of key elements, such as paths and landmarks, create nodes which can act as catalysts for growth. Here, a central transit station and the subsequent stations can act as the catalyzing nodes for revitalization.

Where the riverfront was historically the boundary for the city, the highway is now the pronounced edge. The highway is a physical and psychological barrier between the city and the river, and any intervention must begin by addressing this obstacle.

The catalytic framework, then, is about providing infrastructure that allows the riverfront to be both physically and psychologically accessible. The main intervention of this proposal is the instigation and development of a public Tram system that intertwines and integrates itself with the industrial site. The unfrequented industrial landscape becomes a cinematic experience of an historic past harmonized with the future potentials.

DIAGRAM KEY

Interstitial spaces Areas left for renewal of landscape and local ecologies

Existing Elements Mississippi River Existing Urban Fabric Site Boundary Metro Line Nature Path Bike Path

Proposed Elements Tram Line Street Connectivity Boulevard Landscape New Urban Fabric Metro Line

Connective paths Major street runs through the barrier stitching together the urban fabric

Main terminal Centrally located and integrated with existing public transit

Framing Industrialscapes A typological framework is outlined to inform initial interventions on the physical landscape of the riverfront. To maintain the industrial heritage of the site, this framework proposes an adaptation, reinterpretation, and re-appropriation of the existing industrial fabric, structures and language. Diagrammed below are but a few interpretations of how the existing industrial structures can be adapted for programmatic specificity throughout the site. Not exclusively architectural, these forms lend themselves the utilitarian and poetic license to be reinterpreted as various landscape, infrastructural and ecological uses.

[1] SILO FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

[2] PIER FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

A. STORAGE UNIT For storage of livestock feed

[3] SHED FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

A. BAY UNIT For flexible programming

A. SINGLE UNIT As storage shed

B. SLABBED UNIT For housing and classrooms

C. VIEWING UNIT For viewing the landscape

B. DETACHABLE UNIT C. TRANSPORTATION UNIT Floating performance platforms For cross-river connection to E. STL

B. STACKED BAY UNIT For larger scale spaces

C. STACKED UNIT Public below / Private above

[4] SCAFFOLDING FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

A. COVERED UNIT Flexible surface application

B. STRUCTURAL UNIT Agricultural planting infrastructure

C. DISPLAY UNIT Display of market merchandise

[5] CONTAINER FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

A. ROTATED UNIT As tram stop

[6] STACK FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

Section

A. STORAGE UNIT For water storage & irrigation

B. SLICED UNIT As urban garden or pool

Section

B. SLICED UNIT As urban garden or pool

C. SLICED UNIT + FLOAT As boat for cross-river connections

Section

C. LIGHTING UNIT For well-lit urban spaces

Framing

ADAPTIVE REUSE Great Rivers Greenway proposal of adapting the Trestle as a Industrialscapes pedestrian pathway

SILO

ADAPTIVE REUSE

Adapted as an intermediate tram stop

Reappropriated as a lobby, concession and seating for a concert space

INFRASTRUCTURE The new Mississippi bridge and rerouted I-70 highway SILO

SCAFFOLD As a temporary structure for markets

STACKS As a visual and physical marker for the tram station

CONTAINER INFILL Rerouting the I-70 highway outside of downtown allows a stitching of the downtown fabric with a promenade

As a bicycle rental, repair and storage space with connection to the main terminal SCAFFOLD As a pedestrian bridge over to East St Louis

Tram shelter for southbound trains

ADAPTIVE REUSE The St Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Depot is rejuvenated to become the new main St Louis Metro station for trams and buses

COLUMBUS SQUARE

Main street car terminal - New Mississippi bridge

MAIN ST. LOUIS METRO STATION

Adaptive reuse of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Depot as the main St. Louis Metro Station

LEVEE WALL Engaging the levee wall

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

STACKS Light columns provide a physical SCAFFOLDING andas visual Smaller SILOS an marker Reappropriating pedestrians intermediatefor tram stop LANDFORMS thethe scaffold from street Reappropriating the structure as industrial dirt and stone canopies and mounds as interactive hanging landforms gardens SILO

[1] NORTH RIVERFRONT MosentheinFraming Island - Chouteau Island Industrialscapes [2] NORTH RIVERFRONT Industrial Park & Integration

SCAFFOLDING Reappropriating SILO the scaffold Reappropriating the as Smaller SILOS structure as an industrial dirt and intermediate stone canopies tram stop and mounds as interactive hanging landforms gardens

LANDFORMS

[2] NORTH RIVERFRONT Industrial Park & Integration

INTERSTITIAL SPACES CONTAINER SHED Used for landscaping, Adaptive reuse of Reappropriation of planting and ecologies existing industrial ‘containers’ for sheds to provide landscape planting TRAM station

CONTAINER SCAFFOLDS Reappropriation of Form viewing platforms and ‘containers’ community interactionfor with existing industrial gardening and local ecologies MISSISSIPPI buildings

RIVER

CONTAINERS SILO Terraced containers form Functions as existing Acting as a retaining wetland ecologies for uses require or adapted wall and access point water retention and for rain water collection between large grade bioremediation INTERSTITIAL SPACES changes MISSISSIPPI SCAFFOLDS Used for landscaping, Form viewing platforms and RIVER planting and ecologies interaction with existing industrial CONTAINERS SILO buildings CONTAINER Terraced containers form Functions as existing Acting as a retaining wetland ecologies for uses require or adapted wall and access point water retention and for rain water collection between large grade bioremediation changes CONTAINER

SCAFFOLDING Reappropriating the scaffold structure as canopies and hanging gardens STACKS

LANDFORMS Reappropriating the industrial dirt and stone mounds as interactive landforms

[2] NORTH RIVERFRONT

break from the concrete monotony of the highway

Adaptive Reuse

LANDMARKS The North Grand Water Tower landmark

[3] COLLEGE HILL Adaptive Reuse

[1] COLLEGE HILL Adaptive reuse

LANDMARKS The North Grand Water Tower landmark

[3] COLLEGE HILL Adaptive Reuse

LANDMARKS The North Grand Water Tower landmark

[4] OLD NORTH

Connective Fabric as Performance Space

[5] COLUMBUS SQUARE

Main street car terminal - New Mississippi Bridge

[5] COLUMBUS SQUARE

Main street car terminal - New Mississippi Bridge

STACKS As a visual and CONTAINER physical marker for the Tram tram station shelter for southbound trains

CONTAINER STACKS As aTram visual and shelter physicalfor southbound marker for the tramtrains station

CONTAINER INFILL Rerouting the I-70 highway outside of downtown allows a stitching of the downtown fabric with a promenade

[3] COLUMBUS SQUARE

BARGE PIER SCAFFOLDAs a water Adapted as structural ataxi to East Provides Stthe Louis swimming pool onstage support for land, as a dock andand equipment for boats

SCAFFOLD Provides structural BARGE support for the stage As a water and equipment taxi to East St Louis

Reappropriated as a lobby, concession and seating for a concert space

SCAFFOLD Provides structural support for the stage and equipment

ADAPTIVE REUSE Reappropriated as a lobby, concession and seating for a concert space

INFRASTRUCTURE The new Mississippi bridge and rerouted I-70 highway

SILO

stitching of the downtown fabric with a promenade

[5] COLUMBUS SQUARE

PIER Adapted as a BARGE swimming pool on a water land, and as As a dock taxi to East for boats St Louis

ADAPTIVE REUSE

Adapted asSTACKS an As a boundary intermediate tram stop for a field or court

SCAFFOLD As a temporary structure for markets

SCAFFOLD As a temporary structure for markets Rerouting the I-70 highway outside of downtown allows a stitching of the downtown fabric with a promenade

PIER Adapted as a swimming pool on land, and as a dock for boats

As urban forest

SILO

[2]

INFILL

CONTAINERS Terraced containers form wetland ecologies for water retention and bioremediation

PIER

SILO Provides integration to the Trestle

SILO STACKS Adapted as an As a visualintermediate and physical tram stop marker for the tram station

Rerouting the I-70 highway

As urban forest

STACKS As a boundary for a field or Adapted ascourt an intermediate tram stop

ADAPTIVE REUSE Great Rivers SCAFFOLD Greenway proposal As a temporary of adapting structure forthe markets Trestle as a pedestrian pathway

INFILL

PIER

SILO

Connecting fabric and performance space

[ 3 ] outside of downtown allows a

ADAPTIVE REUSE As urban Abandoned industrialforest building adapted for commercial and residential use

STACKS As a boundary for a field or STACKS SILO court Stacks provide lighting Provides integration for security and visual to the Trestle stimulation

[2] OLD NORTH

Connective Fabric as Performance Space

PIER

STACKS Light stacks provide a visual STACKS break from the concrete monotony of the highway Stacks provide lighting for security and visual stimulation SILO Provides integration to the Trestle

ADAPTIVE REUSE Great Rivers Greenway proposal of adapting the Trestle as a pedestrian pathway

[4] OLD NORTH

Abandoned industrial building adapted for commercial and residential use

STACKS Stacks provide lighting for security and visual stimulation

ADAPTIVE REUSE Great Rivers Greenway proposal of adapting the Trestle as a pedestrian pathway

[1 ]

SILO Functions as existing uses require orREUSE adapted ADAPTIVE for rain water collection

ADAPTIVE REUSE Abandoned industrial building adapted for commercial and residential use

STACKS Light stacks provide a visual break from the concrete monotony of the highway

[3] COLLEGE HILL

Connective Fabric as Performance Space

CONTAINER

Acting as a retaining wall and access point between large grade Light stacks provide a visual changes

Industrial Park & Integration

[4] OLD NORTH

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Tram shelter for southbound trains

Main street car terminal - New Mississippi bridge

As a bicycle rental, repair and storage space with connection to the main terminal INFRASTRUCTURE SCAFFOLD ADAPTIVE REUSE The new Mississippi As a pedestrian bridge bridge over and rerouted Reappropriated a to East as St Louis I-70 highway lobby, concession SILO and seating for a

As a bicycleconcert rental, space repair and storage space with connection to the main terminal SCAFFOLD As a pedestrian bridge over INFRASTRUCTURE to East St Louis ADAPTIVE REUSE The new Mississippi bridge and rerouted The St Louis Southwestern MISSISSIPPI I-70 highway Railway Freight Depot is RIVER SILO rejuvenated to become the LEVEE WALL new main St Louis Metro As a bicycle rental, Engaging repair andthe station for trams andstorage buses space with connection to the levee wall main terminal SCAFFOLD ADAPTIVE REUSE As a pedestrian bridge over The St Louis Southwestern to East St Louis MISSISSIPPI Railway Freight Depot is rejuvenated to become the new main St Louis Metro station for trams and buses

LEVEE WALL

RIVER

Engaging the levee wall

ADAPTIVE REUSE The St Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Depot is rejuvenated to become the new main St Louis Metro station for trams and buses

LEVEE WALL Engaging the levee wall

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Framing Industrialscapes

[4] RIVERFRONT CONCERT SPACE Adaptation of scaffolding structure to create concert and performance spaces FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

Scaffolding

[5] ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION Creating wetlands and marshes to help control erosion, promote biodiversity, and bioremediation

FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

Container Pier

[3] MAIN ST LOUIS METRO STATION Adaptive reuse of the St Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Depot as the main St Louis Metro station FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

Stacks

4 3 5

[1] ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION Reappropriating the levee wall as a promenade to watch local wildlief and preserves FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

Scaffolding Pier

[2] SHED GREENHOUSE

Adaptive reuse of a shed typology to serve as a community greenhouse FABRIC TYPOLOGIES

Shed

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