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JESSICA PASSOS
45 East 45th A tall building for midtown Manhattan
Solo design Academic work New York, NY Sept. 2012 - Dec. 2012
Designing a tall building in Midtown Manhattan has several challenges, from the high influx of pedestrians in the area to the history attached to it. The surroundings of the designated site are composed of a series of buildings that have made a notable impact in New York City’s environment - from the art-dÊco skyrise Chrysler to Grand Central Terminal itself. Therefore, one of the key inspirations for the proposed design were the heights and relationships to some of those iconic landmarks, and the scale of the Roosevelt Hotel, which currently occupies the site. Chrysler Building
Metlife Building Helmsley Building
Roosevelt Hotel
Site and context
Core plan
Section
Concept: fragmented volume
The classic New York skyscraper has a base with a tower on it. Using the heights of the previously appointed buildings as references, it is proposed that this classic tower volume is broken into smaller pieces. In the intermediate spaces, that would be privileged with special views of the surroundings, transition and public programs would prevail. Furthermore, the program specifies that the tower is to house a hightechnology company. With the current trends on modern workspaces and the relationship of companies with local communities, the mid-tower volume is to be a public program where the products and processes developed in the offices above would be connected with its public. Area and program distribution
Elevator diagram
The pattern for the facade is inspired by the one present in circuit boards, and changes according to use and occupation within the tower. The base of the tower would be of clear glass, creating a relationship with the urban environment
North facade
outside and maximizing light. In the intermediate Facade pattern distribution
spaces, the same material applies, to emphasize the blocks that form the tower. Each block of the tower shoud have a pattern of frit glass, that is more dense on the top and the south portions, and less dense
South facade
on the base and north portions. The more complex section lies in the mid-tower volume, that is the place of most dynamic interactions between public and developers. Concept sketch of interior spatial relationships
East/west facade
Public Space Public park for downtown Belo Horizonte Group design with Fernanda Gomes and Luiza Magalh達es Academic work Belo Horizonte, BR Aug. 2011 - Sept. 2011
In an area degraded by lack of maintenance and dominated by cars, a new public space is proposed in order to bring in more life to it. The proposed design focuses in the connection between the pedestrian-dominated places, slowing down auto-mobile vehicles and filling-in empty spaces. The new structure would function as a public park on its top surface and below the park, as a commercial center, with shops and a plaza opened to the sky
Park level
Street level connection
Context reading and design process
Commercial plaza
Lugaralgum Exhibition design
Comissioned by Marginรกlia Lab Belo Horizonte, BR Jul. 2011 - Nov. 2011
Entrance lobby
Marginรกlia Lab is a local group of artists that focus on
The focus of the proposed solution was to provide enough
digital media. For this exhibition, the artists comissioned a
transition space between the outside and the dark room,
project for a dark room, where videos would be projected,
staying within a small budget.
and an entrance lobby, at their headquarters.
Lighting
Entrance lobby at night
Entrance lobby from interior
Fluid Temporary intervention
Group design with Cibele Eller Rodrigues and Thomas Whyte Academic work Belo Horizonte, BR Oct. 2010 - Nov. 2010
Pampulha’s Dance Hall is one of Oscar Niemeyer’s finest works. The proposed intervention reads its form, a delicate organic one, into a pneumatic visitable structure, obtained from the ‘inflation’ of the garden’s pond.
Concept sketches
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Plan of the pieces
Prototyping process
Martissant Residences Housing and landscaping for Port-au-Prince, Haiti Solo design Academic work Port-au-Prince, Haiti Feb. 2013 - May. 2013
Section AA
A green jewell inside Port-au-Prince, the Martissant Park
in a one-year residence program, living whitin the park
offers a contact with nature that is rare in post-disaster
area in a small community.
Haiti. This project proposes a housing cluster for artisans
The site is located on top of a hill, with view to the ocean. Previously existing buildings were destroyed during the 2010 earthquake. The proposed design maintains the footprints of the old buildings, as a memory, takes advantage of the preexisting lower/basement levels
Existing topography
and lands the new buildings lightly on site, in a modular fashion. On the lower level, there are two types of spaces: an arena to hold small performances and a housing unit. Top view
The unit is open on its sides, providing outdoor sheltered spaces for the artisans to work. A small kitchen garden is
Proposed topography
also created taking advantage of the topography. The ground level is occupied only by public and semi public areas, with the houses’ kitchens in it. Between the two building on this level, there is a covered area for group activities and outside living. On the upper level are Concept diagram of solar orientation
Lower level
the bedrooms, generating more privacy within the cluster. The new topography grades from private to public spaces.
Ground level
Upper level
Section BB
Section DD
Section CC
Vegetarian Garden Community restaurant and farm in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Solo design Academic work Port-au-Prince, Haiti Apr. 2013 - May. 2013
Concept sketches
Inspired by the traditional striped shape of plantations,
garden, native vegetation and pathways in a structure
this restaurant proposal combines a community kitchen
that folds, unfolds and blends into nature.
Model
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20m
Above: roof plan Left: kitchen garden, paths and native vegetation, respectively
The site was previously occupied with buildings, destroyed by the 2010 earthquake. The new intervention is composed of 16 stripe-shaped structures, that adapt to the existing topography. Cantilevered and suspended areas provide panoramic views and a sense of freedom. The roofing structures are supposed to become suspended gardens, that will be covered by tropical vegetation with passing of time.
Sections of each stripe with topography