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Shelter From The Storm Photographer’s Studio Capitol Hill Health + Wellness In Between | Adaptive Reuse Harvest Restaurant Urban Oscillation Cherry Chair
SHELTER FROM THE STORM
AUTUMN 2009 . ARCH 300 FINAL PROJECT .
Instructors: Doug Zubebuhler, Rob Peùa, Elizabeth Golden, Nina Franey Shelter from the Storm, located at the entrance of the trail leading to the Cleveland Memorial Forest acts as a threshold and a marker for the beginning and end of one’s journey through the site. The structure is divided based on the nature of activities, passive and active, with the space in between forming the sunken path leading to the forest. The construction of the structure is based on a timber framing bypass system that focuses primarily on registration and the sizing of different structural components.
S COOKING T O R A G E
EAT
DINING
C I R C U L A T I O N
REST/ STORAGE R
S L E E P ES S L E E PT
CONCEPT DIAGRAM illustrating spatial relationship between different volumes.
Cleveland Memorial Forest Seattle, WA 10 weeks
EAST ELEVATION illustrating the relationship of the structure to the surrounding context.
SITE PLAN
SECTION A-A defining the relationship of the active and passive spaces in relation to the sunken path.
EXPERIENTIAL VIEW as approaching the Shelter.
BALLARD AVE NW
VERNON PL
SITE PLAN of Ballard neighborhood.
PHOTOGRAPHER’S STUDIO WINTER 2010 . ARCH 302 FINAL PROJECT .
Instructors: Peter Cohan + Jennifer Dee The design of this structure was inspired by the work of Vera Lutter who employed camera obscura for capturing landscapes. The long exposure of camera obscura resulted in ghostly images devoid of humans and any moving objects. Use of camera obscura also resulted in the reversal of light and dark colors. The scale and subject matter of the photographs were usually colossal. The design similarly plays with the idea of solid and void, suspense and monumentality. As a result the solid, which is usually anchored on the ground, is lifted into the air. The random cylindrical supports create fluidity and movement in the gallery space. The mass supported by the cylindrical columns, though seemingly solid from outside, is carved out completely with a singular office space floating in its interior. The container-like structure of the office space is similar to the shipping containers that were used by Vera Lutter as a medium for photography. Consequently, the immensity and haziness of the light within the space becomes an ever evolving container allowing different experiences and uses for the visitors and artists.
Ballard neighborhood Seattle, WA 10 weeks
“Instability, uncertainty, suspense, and monumentality are entities that I consider and think about; they inform my work.” -Vera Lutter
URBAN INFILL
DIAGRAM conceptual development.
PUSH FOR LIGHT
CREATE VOIDE BY LIFTING MASS
SUPPORT MASS
APPROACHING VIEW from Ballard Ave. NW
VERNON PL STREET ELEVATION within the context of Ballard neighborhood.
INTERIOR VIEW suspended office space + display room.
STUDIO + EXHIBITION SPACE
MEETING + OFFICE
FLOOR PLAN second floor
MODEL IMAGE showing perforated building facade.
STUDIO + EXHIBITION SPACE
STORAGE
MEETING + OFFICE
GALLERY SPACE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION illustrating folding planes that create the studio and gallery space.
W.C.
W.C.
MODEL IMAGE showing the gallery space on the ground floor.
CAPITOL HILL Health + Wellness Center SPRING
2011 .
Instructors:
ARCH 302 FINAL PROJECT .
Brian
McLaren
+
Bradley
Khouri
CONCEPT MODEL translating observation of movement through the site.
Repeating elements and movement through the site became the primary inspiration behind the design of the Capitol Hill Health and Wellness Center. The urban strategy for this project, located in an industrial neighborhood of Seattle, is to extend the sidewalk into the site and gradually funnel the circulation through the structure. This in turn leads to the creation of an alleyway crossing through the building where movement is ever present and visible. The alleyway not only serves as a main artery but also as an open space where major volumes open up for light and ventilation. The spaces surrounding the alleyway thus penetrate, occupy and shape the experience through the site. The design of the project focuses more on creating a journey within the in-between space of the alleyway rather than getting people from one point to another. The spatial arrangement of different activities is mostly based on interconnection and functional overlaps. The subgrade level holds the multipurpose and support spaces such as lockers and equipment storage room. The grade level in turn, hosts the more public functional spaces of a coffee shop and reception area. The next level houses the administrative and exhibition area, on top of which rests the main exercise room and studios.
Capitol Hill neighborhood Seattle, WA 10 weeks
SITE ANALYSIS photo collage illustrating movement around the site.
LONGITUDINAL SECTION illustrating movement through the alleyway and different functional overlaps.
MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS
transformation of concept models to final design.
PHOTO COLLAGE showing the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
STORAGE
GALLERY+ GIFT SHOP
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
CAFE
STREET LEVEL PLAN displaying the internal alleyway + compression of movement through the structure.
STREET ELEVATION showing the context of the building within the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
PERSPECTIVE the concept of movement is present throughout the structure.
HARVEST RESTAURANT FALL 2011 . ARCH 400 FINAL PROJECT . I n s t r u c t o r :
J u d i t h
S w a i n
FLOOR PLAN
SECTION A-A shows the site section and the relationship between different buildings on the site.
Set in an old military housing site, Harvest Restaurant serves as an educational site that also produces and serves locally grown produce. Organization of the buildings within this site is based on scenic views as well as the relationship to different food production and consumption cycles. Design of the restaurant complex aims to extend the existing landscape while taking advantage of storm management techniques for irrigation purposes. Consequently, the classrooms, some of which hold cooking classes, face the restaurant and herb garden; the barn and custodian’s residence on the other hand, run parallel to the service path. The restaurant faces the vegetable gardens as a way of drawing attention to the food cycle and allows visitors to cultivate their own food ingredients.
Discovery Park Seattle, WA 10 weeks
CONCEPT MODEL extension of landscape over the structure of the restaurant.
SITE PLAN within the context of Discovery Park.
DIAGRAM concept development process.
SECTION C-C longitudinal section through the restaurant and the reflective pool.
SECTION B-B longitudinal section through the barn and seasonal gardens.
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE reflective pool and adjacent cafe area.
Radiant floor heating
Green roof water recycling system for irrigation purposes.
WALL SECTION illustrating storm water recycling system for use of irrigation.
DETAIL DIAGRAM of swing doors with incorporated bench seating.
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE of the Harvest Restaurant.
IN BETWEEN | Adaptive Reuse
WINTER 2011 . ARCH 491 FINAL PROJECT . I n s t r u c t o r :
K a t h r y n
M e r l i n o
1965
Building 18 in Magnuson Park is a decommissioned firehouse, abandoned for several years due to its structural decay and poor building performance. This adaptive reuse project explores the spatial and time relationship between Building 18 and the rich history of Magnuson Park as a naval base during World War II. After preliminary examination, the second story which was not original to the building, was removed in order to alleviate some of the structural load. Integration of a green roof connects the building to the rest of the site and provides a space for visitors to get a full view of Magnuson Park. In addition, a branch community library runs parallel to the historical runway, which in the past dominated the site. The space created in between the library and the fire station becomes a circulation space, symbolically representing a link between the site’s past, present and the future.
Magnuson Park Seattle, WA 10 weeks
CONCEPT DIAGRAM drawing connection from the history of the site for building position and site activation.
Build up roof construction over rigid insulation supported by plywood
2x4 laminated decking
Wood perlins supported by steel girders
Load bearing brick wall with brick veneer
Cast in place floor slab on top of reinforced concrete Load bearing wood frame with brick veneer or cement plaster board
Steel column
PHOTO ANALYSIS of existing building condition and materiality.
EXPLODED DIAGRAM displaying existing building conditions and structure.
SITE PLAN
BUILDING FLOOR PLAN
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE illustrating contrast between the two buildings in the site.
EXPLODED DIAGRAM showing the library’s structural system.
LONGITUDINAL SECTION showing circulation pattern.
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE of the library with rotating display bookcases.
WALL SECTION showing door detail + green roof stabilization.
Pedestrian Pathway
TRANSVERSE SECTION through the firehouse.
Bike Shop
Bathroom Core
Cafe’s Service Core
Cafe + Dining Area
Exhibition
URBAN OSCILLATION
SUMMER 2011 . COMPETITION ENTRY .
In collaboration with Kristopher Chan, Rachelle Byarlay and Janice Lo
Urban Oscillation is based on the idea of extending the practice of agriculture into the current city fabric. This oscillating landscape not only varies continuously depending on the time and season, but also by the topography and community use. Treating the site as a communal space open to everyone allows for integration and outreach while providing seating and interactive opportunities. The site takes advantage of aquaponic agriculture which utilizes the best of aquaculture and hydroponic system for a sustainable closed loop food production cycle with the ability to serve Brooklyn and the city beyond, year round. The walking paths that connect different structures interrupt the oscillation of the farming landscape and creates opportunities for participation and experiencing farming within the city.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, NY 8 weeks
*PERSPECTIVE towards the cafe area. *renderings done in collaboration with Kristopher Chan
DIAGRAM close loop food production system utilizing aquaponic agriculture.
LONGITUDINAL SECTION illustrating the interwoven acquaponic system with the visitor’s circulation path.
laboratory/ research 1
Auditorium
Offices
LONGITUDINAL SECTION of the auditorium building.
Open Market Cafe + restaurant Classroom
CAFE PLAN
DIAGRAM grey water recycling system for the community garden irrigation.
DETAIL IMAGE
of the mortis and tenon connection.
C H E R RY C H A I R
SPRING 2011 . ARCH 400 FINAL PROJECT .
Instructors: Laura Yeats + Penny Maulden + Steve Withycombe The idea behind this project was to minimize material, connection and components needed to construct a chair. Consequently, the chair is distilled to four main pieces of a hand carved seat, two tapered front legs, and a laminated vacuum bent back that also functions as the back leg. Four primary mortis and tenon connections carry the weight from the seat to the front legs and the forces imposed to the back of the seat down to the ground. In addition, the connection points were further stabilized by hammering Wenge wedges which impose the dowel to expand for a tight connection. As the majority of the weight of a person seating on a chair is carried off the back leg, additional steps were taken to reinforce this connection such as increasing the back lamination thickness at the connection points as well as cutting a small notch in the seat which helps nestle and stabilize the back.
PERSPECTIVE VIEW
of the chair made out of solid cherry wood.
Total of four mortis and tenon connections. Hand carved seat for maximum comfort. Notched seat connection for stability.
Laminated vacuum bent back.
Continuous wood grain for visual unity and structural strength.
Increased thickness at the joints for stability.
Contrasting leg forms for visual interest.
EXPLODED DIAGRAM showing chair components + connections.
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