Peeping in New York City by Peter Rieff

PETER RIEFF

Peeping in New York City Peter Rieff Studio Border Conditions New York City TU Delft, April 2009 peterrieff@gmail.com Teachers Marc Schoonderbeek, Sang Lee, Oscar Rommens and Henriette Bier Architecture tutors Henriette Bier and Oscar Rommens Technical tutor Freerk Hoekstra Typography: Berthold Akzodenz Grotesk Regular/ Extra bold Print: www.lulu.com

You can just see a little peep of the passage in Looking-glass House, if you leave the door of our drawing-room wide open: and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very like our passage as far as you can see, only you know it may be quite different on beyond. Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass

PEEPING IN NEW YORK CITY

CONTENTS Introduction

Peeping in New York City

The Tools

Combining the Images

Routes and Peepholes

22 Peepholes

Interpretative Maps

Lessons from Peeping in New York City

130

Nightclub

108

Fort George Manhattan

112

Design Methodology

126

3D to Architecture

140

Design

148

Final Presentation

200

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Introduction

INTRODUCTION

This book documents most of the development and process of my graduation project ‘ Peeping in New York City’ at the Faculty of Architecture at the TU Delft in 2009. The project is conducted in the Border Conditions Studio of the ‘Architecture & Modernity: Public Building’ track. The project can be split up into two parts; the first part is the field trip to New York City and the mapping that resulted from this trip. The second part of the project is the translation from the mapping to a methodology to design the final building. At the start of the project, only the trip to New York City and the assignment of the analysis and mapping in the city were given. Furthermore we all knew that the site for our design had to be somewhere in the five boroughs of New York City. All other boundaries and parameters were open and had to be set during the project.

Page 6: View on Manhattan, taken from airplane

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The mapping concerned more than 80 spaces in New

The mapping is the starting point of an architectural

York City revealed by peeping through small holes and

design for a Nightclub at a hill in Fort George at the top of

openings. The concept is to reveal the concealed, to show

Manhattan. The concept of the nightclub is based on the

another New York City than the one we already know. But

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Please Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Tellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bar principle of New York City, where

by peeping through a small hole to see what is behind,

the bar itself is concealed inside another building. The

only a fragmented image can be obtained of the space

Nightclub is placed in a storage space underneath an

behind. This project is about combining all the fragmented

existing, 6-story high apartment complex. The concrete

views of the space into one image, sometimes more than

apartment complex is structurally supported by steel

70 different pictures are used to construct this final image.

columns placed on the hill.

Each peeping hole has its own story, it can show an interior space or a construction site outdoors. Most holes are really

Instead of using the mapping as a solely metaphorical

stunning and the final constructed image shows a story that

tool, the inner logic of the photomontage is used to create

reveals a hidden world and in some cases tells a lot about

space. The use of computer technology is important as well

the neighbourhood.

as the movement and rotation technique conducted during the mapping process.

When working at a certain hole there is always the chance of being stopped by a stranger, the owner or the police. This hazard is part of the theme of peeping at strangers and the theme of voyeurism. The pictures are taken as fast as possible, and under a constant time limitation. In certain cases a mapping gets aborted, when a person finds out that he is being captured on camera. But in other cases the camera is as close as one foot from a person, without the person noticing it. The actual way of gathering the images of a concealed space is almost as important as the processing of the information and the final reconstruction of the space afterwards.

Page 8: Picture from the image sequence at Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens. Page 10 & 11: Acadamic free-style moves to obtain the information from the peepholes.

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Introduction

THE TOOLS Special mapping techniques have been developed to disclose the concealed. On the next pages the different tools are shown and their characteristics explained.

NIKON COOLPIX S500 This camera is perfectly made to peep through small holes and openings. The best property is the weight of the camera and the small lens that can be easily manouvred in narrow places.

NIKON D70S The SLR camera works best in combination with one of the mirrors, preferably the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pop-Up Hairbrush with Mirrorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The lens is too big to get through small openings, but in combination with the mirror the camera is ideal to sneek under doors and other low situated holes.

Page: 15 Field work at a bridge in Flushing, Queens.

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POP-UP HAIRBRUSH WITH MIRROR This mirror is used to look under doors or over fences. At larger holes the mirror is put into the hole, to capture the inside. The mirror is used together with the large Nikon D70s SLR camera.

DENTIST MIRROR

This mirror is used occasionally, the main advantage is the capability of sneeking into small holes. At the same time it is a disadvantage too, the small surface of the mirror covers a very limited view of the space. To capture the obstructed space the viewpoint of the camera is fixed, the mirror is moved into different angles.

MEASURE TOOL

The measure tool is very important to measure the lenght and the width of the holes. At a distance of 1 foot a picture is taking of every hole, which makes them comparable. All openings and holes shown in this book are to scale 1/2.

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COMBINING THE IMAGES

By rotating the camera in extreme angles around a peephole, the space gets revealed as complete as possible, but the camera can get obstructed in many ways. The size of the hole matters as well as its shape, deepness and any obstruction behind the hole. The peep sequence varies from as little as 7 to over 200 images. Not all images are useful, and some captures are overlapping. Through different stitching tests, Photoshop turned out to be best tool for combining the images. Out of every image the area that covers the hole or opening is selected by the polygonal lasso tool with a feather of 15 pixels.(1) The selection is copied and put together (2) .Together with the other selections it forms the final result. (3) There is no scaling or colour manipulating. Only rotating is allowed to line the images up, and the use of the eraser tool to combine the different pieces into one.

Above: The graphic shows the three stepped construction method of combining the photoshop cut out pieces into the final assembly. Page 17: Kosciuszko Street image.

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Above: Clipped image parts of the images sequence taken at Kosciuszko Street, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Pages 20-21: Raw images taken at Kosciuszko Street, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

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22-23: Final assembly of Kosciuszko Street.

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Page 24: Gansevoort Street, Manhattan. Page 25: Broadway and 34th Street, Manhattan. Pages 26-27: Coney Island Beach promenade, Brooklyn. Above & Page 29: Chinatown, Flushing, Queens.

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Combining the images

Page 30: Astoria, Queens.

Above: Runway 34, LaGuardia Airport, Queens.

Page 31: Green Ave 578, Brooklyn. Pages 32: Flushing bridge house, Queens.

190-191 Streets 2007.11.20 18:00

189st Street and Wadsworth Avenue

This page: Walked routes and locations of Peepholes in New York City. Page 35: Boardgame to generate random routes through New York City.

Jackson Ave 2007.11.13 15:00

125 Street 2007.11.12 15:30

Peephole shown in book Peephole not shown in book

96th Street and Amsterdam Avenue 21st Ave and 29th Street 96 Street 2007.11.16 15:00 Astoria 2007.11.17 10:30

Crescent Street and Ditmars Boulevard LaGuardia Airport

LaGuardia Airport 2007.11.17 13:00

Flushing Bridge House Flushing Main St 2007.11.19 14:30

Penn Station 2007.11.15 16:00

Little west Street and 12th Street

Queensboro Plaza 2007.11.17 12:30

R'velt Island 2007.11.19 16:30

21 Street 2007.11.20 12:30

14 Street 2007.11.18 14:10

Shea Stadium 2007.11.19 13:00

46St - Queens Blvd 2007.11.11 10:15 0,90 km / 1 situation

47th Avenue and 5th Street

Vernon-Jackson 2007.11.11 11:50

Willets Point Boulevard

46th Street and Vernon Boulevard

Elmhurst Ave 2007.11.19 11:00

Elmhurst Avenue and Elbertson Street

Justice Avenue and Broadway Wallabout Street

Essex Street 2007.11.14 15:00

Heyward Street Grand Street 2007.11.10 13:00

179 Street - Jamaica 2007.11.11 15:40

Bedford Avenue and Divison Avenue Seneca Avenue and Cornella Street Franklin Avenue Myrtle Wyckoff Ave 2007.11.19 9:30

W'llburg- Brooklyn 2007.11.21 11:30

Bedf Nostr.- Flushing 2007.11.20 9:30

Greene Avenue 578

Kosciuszko Street Kosciuszko Street 2 Greene Avenue and Franklin Avenue Broadway Junction 2007.11.10 11:15

Ocean Avenue Prospect Park 2007.11.16 12:30

Ocean Avenue 2

Old Town 2007.11.15 14:30 0,89 km / 1 situation

F Subway to Coney Island

Coney Isl.-BrightonB. 2007.11.16 8:45

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Routes and peepholes

ROUTES AND PEEPHOLES

The routes taken in New York City are based on three different games that provide directions to random and surprising places. The images captured at the different sites reveal spaces that have a narrative related to a specific neighbourhood. The final results show a New York City that is full of mysterious atmospheres and unexpected spaces. They have all different qualities towards lightning colour, materials, and surface. The peep sequence reveals factories next to schools, empty buildings that have traces of occupation, and a laboratory in a housing complex. By peeping literally through the border of an obstruction or faรงade the world that is behind gets revealed and a new New York City is mapped.

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FLUSHING BRIDGE HOUSE Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Flushing 0.4” x 3.6” November 17, 2007 17.25 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 7/25 Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s 178°/ 43° Abandoned bridge house

1/100

Above: The camera only makes a horizontal movement, this technique does not reveal the ceiling. Right: The mirror is kept static, the camera moves around the mirror to reveal the space.

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WALWORTH STREET 168 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Walworth Street 168 1.2” x 0.3” November 20, 2007 11:44 8 Nikon Coolpix 500 34° Car repair

1/100

Above: The camera makes a circular movement, according to the shape of the opening. Page 43: 6 different montages based out of different image sequences.

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WALLABOUT STREET Williamsburg, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Wallabout Street 0.9” x 1.3” November 21, 2007 11:25 8432 - 8542 24 Nikon Coolpix 500 39° Storage and distribution

45 greene and franklin

wadsworth street 189

franklin

1/100

Above: Because a mirror is used, the pictures that are taken seem to come from the opposite place in the space. This drawing shows both interpretations. Right: The camera is hold at a static position, the dentist mirror moves around to reveal the space. Page 47: Final result.

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HEYWARD STREET Williamsburg, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Heyward Street 0.3” x 3.25” November 21, 2007 12:09 8343 - 8431 29 Nikon Coolpix 500 46° + 9° Terrace

1/100

Above: The camera follows both a horizontal as a vertical path, the chair obstructs part of the view. Page 51: Final result.

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greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ELMHURST AVENUE AND DENMAM STREET Elmhurst, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera ocean ave Capture angle Peeping at

Elmhurst Avenue 1.1” x 1.1” November 20, 2007 17:15 5291 - 5393 18 Nikon coolpix 500 ocean ave 71° Laboratorium

1/100

Above: The camera has some obstruction infront of the peep hole, but by superimposing different images on top of each other these ‘gaps of information’ dissapear. Page 55: Final result.

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22 PEEPHOLES

22 PEEPHOLES The next 22 peepholes are an interpretation of the spaces encountered on the random route through New York City. The final results of these peepings are shown in an order from small spaces to large one. The final results are all montages done in Photoshop by combining all the small fragments as explained in the first chapter. The montage appears to represent a space, in a traditional way. At first site the image can look quit common. If, however, the image is studied more carefully, the montage technique becomes visible. Walls that are straight in reality appear angled in the montage. Spaces are sometimes not continuous and have multiple repetitions. When pictures are taken with an automatically ISO setting, to obtain the clearest result, the amount of pixels varies in the final montage and different patterns do occur. When a mirror is used the montage consists of circular or oval sets of images, it is traceable in the final image. The type of camera and exact mirror is still visible in the final result. When studying all final results is becomes clear that the type and size of the peephole has large influence on the way the final image is constructed, but there is not one consistency in the diameter and size of the hole in relation to the size of the area that is captured of a certain space. Other parameters like the camera movement possibilities and obstructions are more important.

21ST AVE AND 29TH STREET Astoria, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

21st Ave and 29th Street 1.9” x 1.1” November 17, 2007 11:49 3652 - 3691 11 Nikon coolpix 500 70° Stairs to basement

greene and franklin

wadsworth street 189

franklin

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave 60

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greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

LITTLE WEST STREET AND 12TH STREET

5st 47 ave

West Village, Manhattan Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Little west street 1.0” x 4.3” November 18, 2007 14:55 5699 - 5754 30 Nikon D70s 39° Stairs up

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

ocean ave 61

F SUBWAY TO CONEY ISLAND Gravesend, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at 96th

F route around Gravesend 0.7” x 0.5” November 21, 2007 11:25 8432 - 8542 112 Nikon Coolpix 500 73° Conductor space at back of train

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

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wadsw

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Street 12th

5st 47 ave

FRANKLIN AVENUE Clinton Hill, Brooklyn elmhurst denman Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

Franklin Avenue 0.6” x 3.4” November 20, 2007 12:05 6774 - 6814 11 Nikon coolpix 500 39° Entrance

ocean ave

greene ave 578

96th

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

96TH STREET AND AMSTERDAM AVENUE Upper West Side, Manhattan Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

LaGuardia

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96th street 0.5” x 5.5” November 16, 2007 16:35 3552 - 3571 10 Nikon D70s 39° Basement room

elmhurst denman

22 Peepholes

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

nd 5th

ocean ave

greene ave 578

GREENE AVENUE 578 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Greene Avenue 578 3.0” x 1.6” November 15, 2007 22:25 3169 - 3193 25 Nikon Coolpix 500 73° Room

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

46TH STREET AND VERNON BOULEVARD Hunters Point, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

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46th Street 1.6 ” x 0.4 November 20, 2007 12:45 6954 - 6988 36 Nikon Coolpix 500 51° Room

d franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

nman

ave

ocean ave

OCEAN AVENUE Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Beekman pl. on Ocean Ave 2.1” x 2.1” November 16, 2007 13:40 3440 - 3475 21 Nikon Coolpix 500 31° Washing room

KOSCIUSZKO STREET 2 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Location Size Little West Street 12th Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Wallabout Street 1.2” x 1.9” November 21, 2007 11:25 8432 - 8542 112 Nikon Coolpix 500 60° Linnen factory

greene and franklin

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franklin

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

wadsworth street 189

franklin

5st 47 ave

47TH AVENUE AND 5TH STREET Hunters Point, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle ocean aveat Peeping

5th street 3.7” x 0.3” November 20, 2007 12:15 6308 - 6402 26 Nikon D70s 39° Open roof storage space

ELMHURST AVENUE AND ELBERTSON STREET Elmhurst, Queens Location Size franklin wadsworth street 189 greene and franklin Date Time Photo numbers 5st 47 ave Number of pictures Camera Capture angle elmhurst denman at Peeping

2th

ocean ave greene ave 578

ocean ave

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Elmhurst A venue 2.0” x 1.9” November 19, 2007 12:58 6007 - 6027 12 Nikon D70s 45° Garage

KOSCIUSZKO STREET Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number 96th of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Kosciuszko Street 1.5” circular November 20, 2007 10:55 5859 - 6072 72 Nikon Coolpix 500 59° Linnen factory

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

elmhurst denman

SENECA AVENUE AND CORNELLA STREET Ridgewood, Queens Location greene and franklin Size Little West Street 12th Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera elmhurst denman Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

nd justice

greene ave 578

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franklin Cornella Street wadsworth street 189 0.4” x 4.9” November 19, 2007 5st 47 ave 10:18 5787 - 5851 68 Nikon D70s 85° Door to garden

ocean ave

96th

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

LaGuardia

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

ocean ave

greene ave 578

JUSTICE AVENUE AND BROADWAY Elmhurst, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Across Justice Avenue 0.9 ” x 1.3” November 19, 2007 11:55 4794 - 4831 37 Nikon coolpix 500 85° In between two buildings

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

OCEAN AVENUE 2 Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

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Wallabout Street 1.1” circular November 16, 2007 13:50 3476 - 3491 16 Nikon Coolpix 500 90° Tunnel trough a building

CRESCENT STREET AND DITMARS BOULEVARD Astoria, Queens Location 96th Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Crescent Street 3.9” x 0.1” November 17, 2007 12:45 3762 - 3782 19 Nikon Coolpix 500 75° Backyard

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

elmhurst denman 75

eene and franklin

franklin

189ST STREET AND WADSWORTH AVENUE Fort George, Manhattan5st 47 ave

hurst denman

ocean ave

wadsworth street 189

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

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Wadsworth Avenue 1.3” x 1.3” November 20, 2007 17:15 7683 - 7788 23 Nikon Coolpix 500 39° Corridor

WILLETS POINT BOULEVARD Shea Stadium, Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Roosevelt Avenue 0.6” x 0.4” November 17, 2007 17:25 8432 - 8542 20 Nikon Coolpix 500 110° Car repair

96th

greene and franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th 77

96th

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

LAGUARDIA AIRPORT Queens Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

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Central terminal building 0.3 ” x 3.1” November 17, 2007 14:20 3783 - 3816 35 Nikon Coolpix 500 160° Airport apron

ocean ave

578

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

GREENE AVENUE AND FRANKLIN AVENUE Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers elmhurst Number ofdenman pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

5st 47 ave Greene Avenue 1.5” x 1.3” November 19, 2007 13:15 0035 - 0125 29 Nikon Coolpix 500 170° Open space

ocean ave

BEDFORD AVENUE AND DIVISON AVENUE Williamsburg, Brooklyn

greene and franklin

Location Whyte street and 8th street Little West Street 12th Size 0.3” x 0.3” Date November 23, 2007 Time 13:25 Photo numbers 9860 - 9927 Number of pictures 28 Camera Nikon Coolpix 500 Capture angle 50° Peeping at Parking

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franklin

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

wadsworth street 189

PLYMOUTH STREET AND JAY STREET Dumbo, Brooklyn Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Plymouth Street 0.3” x 3,.2” November 23, 2007 13:25 9860 - 9927 12 D70s 50° Office

INTERPRETATIVE MAPS

KOSCIUSZKO STREET

The next sequence processes the captured images in a way that is more abstract. It generates new information far beyond the original photographed spaces and creates new possibilities for architecture to emerge. The final products clearly resemble the original space and all photographed elements are traceable to elements in the real space. When experimenting with new assembly techniques, the idea is to use the capture sequence in new ways that will result in surprising and unexpected results, but the final products are closely related to the basic mapping themes.

Above: Kosciuszko Street 2 Image capture of two holes. The biggest opening is captured using a mirror, the smaller one is pictured through a tiny hole. These openings are researched in the second part of this chapter. Page 85: Over 70 images are used to make this combination picture possible. This image is part of the basic mapping series.

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Above: Automatically generated image cut out. 29 identical images are then put into together in a stitching program. (Panorama Pro 4) Page 87: Stitch overview. The interesting thing is, in contrast to the repetitive image pattern, that there is a transition from light to dark generated by the computer.

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Above: 86 automatically generated image cut outs put together by hand in a representational way that is following the logic of the real space. Page 89: 86 automatically generated image cut outs, a strong colour change occurs. (Panorama Pro 4)

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KOSCIUSZKO STREET 2

Above: 10 square parts stitched together in Panorama Pro. The man that is visible on the first image disappears in the final overview. Right: Outline drawing of the different layers of the overview image of page 95. Below: Square parts of images are made in Photoshop, size 2.24 x 2.18 cm 300 dpi. Page 91: 10 images stitched in a square pattern. ( Panorama Pro 4)

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By combining 9 images that are similar in size the Panorama maker stitches them in one combination image. What is interesting in the result is the extreme change in colour from yellow grey towards pink. This effect is exaggerated in the second series, that has a saturation in red of +45. The third series is in black and white.

Above: Square parts of images are made in Photoshop, size 12.56 x 4.57 cm 300 dpi. Page 93: 4 montages in Panorama Maker. Three images have colour alterations applied manually. The second image has a brighter hue and saturation setting, the third has only red colours and the last one is in black and white with the accent on different spots.

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FLUSHING BRIDGE HOUSE

Above: Capturing method of the space. Page 95: Zoom in from page 118. Page 96-97: Square panoramic collage that shows a layered and fragmented image of the Flushing bridge house.

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Above: Automatically generated collage of the Flushing bridge house, it is almost a cubistic representation in which the same object is shown from multiple angles at the same time.

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Right: Experiment of combining ultra small image fragments to rebuild the space. The images are generated automatically by taking the middle three pixels out of 17 pictures. The first thin image at the left is the result. The most right image is the same exact picture, but extruded in a horizontal direction. From only 3 pixels a new world is created, but the elements of the space are very recognizable.

Above: Two different methods of transferring the image band to black and white. In this method the colours are disregarded and the image shows a layered collage of thin and thick lines stacked on top of each other. Page 101: Final image assembly. The space is captured in its essence, the colours are recognizable as well as the red and blue shopping cart. This view is an ultra fragmented view. In a horizontal way it is fragmented by the 17 images, in the vertical direction the image is built up in fragmented lines.

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Above: 18 Image cut outs. (Photoshop) Page 103: Image combination of 18 images (Panorama Pro 4). The computer program starts to cut the space up in fragmented parts.

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Above: 42 cut outs (Photoshop) Out of every picture three sections are prepared automatically. Page 105: 42 cut outs combined together. (Panorama Factory)

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This compilation of the 42 selections forms a route by itself. Panorama Maker 4 constructed the images in such a way that the separate images start to form a route that is directed by the contents of the separate frames. The image has a centre, where the image is most clear and traces can be seen of the original capture. Above and below is a more abstract construction in black (below) and white (up).

Left: 42 Cut outs combined (The Panorama Maker 4) Above: Zoom in

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Above: Seeing and beeing seen, an encounter with one of the locals of Williamsburg, Queens during field research.

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NIGHTCLUB

A NIGHTCLUB The idea for the building program was developed after the

People are going out to relax, to see and being seen. It is

mapping was finished. The first idea to design a nightclub

not exactly the same as peeping, but looking at each other

came from the Corner deli in Manhattan. Hidden beneath

is an important thing while being in a club/discotheque.

this Burger bar, on the corner of Kenmare Street and Cleveland Avenue, is La Esquina, an exclusive bar/club. To

The club scene in New York City exlusive, it is not for

get to this bar you should take a grey employees only door

everybody, the clubs have a door policy were people can be

in the burger restaurant, past the hostess, down the stairs

rejected. This is similar to my peeping mapping were there is

and through the kitchen, where cooks are preparing food.

also a strong border between inside and outside and where

What looks like a mistake and a miserable place turns out

the space inside is unreachable, you know its existence only

to a well kept secret in Manhattan. Through the kitchen one

through the small peephole. Both examples are dealing with

steps into a nicely lit space where people look nice and are

strong temptation towards the contents of the building.

relaxing in all sort of mini seating arrangements and cosy places. Under the standard fast food restaurant is a hidden

The peephole mapping reveals mystical spaces, often the

secret world full of people dressed up drinking expensive

peepholes have little light. This light condition is the same

drinks in an exclusive bar.

as a club, that often has dimmed light. Nightclubs opening hours club hours are during the evening and night hours,

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In the Dutch Newspaper â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;NRC Handelsblad, a column is

when there is darkness, and not everything is visible.

devoted to the phenomenon of hidden bars, that is widely

The images captured at the different sites reveal spaces that

spread through over New York City.

have a narrative related to a specific neighbourhood. The

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Geheime tip van onze correspondent in New York

Please don't tell I n een stad waar alles publiek is, waar iedereen altijd bekeken wordt en niets van jezelf lijkt te zijn, is weinig meer bevrijdend dan een geheime bar. Een plek waarvan het adres niet in het telefoonboek staat, in geen enkele reisgids terug te vinden is en liefst ook op internet doodgezwegen wordt. Wat ik nu ga doen gaat dan ook volstrekt tegen de mores van het geheimebarconcept in. Als namen en adressen érgens niet thuishoren, dan is het in de media. Laat staan in een krant die gelezen wordt door mensen die New York daarna als toerist bezoeken. Daarom vier tips van barren die wel verborgen zijn – het adres zal je met mijn aanwijzigingen zelf moeten uitvinden – maar niet meer zo onbekend als ze ooit waren. 230 Fifth. Twee zomers geleden liep ik voor het eerst op een namiddag met een vriend dit kantoorgebouw in, recht tegen de stroom van pakken en dassen in. Langs de portier, langs een batterij liften, helemaal achterin de laatste lift genomen. Twintigste verdieping: paarse pluche banken, zwartgejurkte bediening op hoge hakken. De bordeelachtige bar heeft een van de grootste dakterrassen van de stad, vanonder de palmbomen is er onbelemmerd uitzicht op het Empire State Buil-

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ding. Op mijn eerste avond daar was de keuken nog niet afgebouwd, maar de bediening had wel een stapel bezorgmenu’s voorhanden. Een kwartier later bleek dat ook een Chinees het dakterras van de verborgen bar kon vinden. Angel’s Share. In de wijk East Village, vlakbij het plein Astor Place, is een alledaags sushi-restaurant gevestigd op een eerste verdieping. Achterin het restaurant een onopvallende houten deur, daarop niet meer dan een kleine aankondiging. „No standing, no more than 4 to a party, and no shouting.” Binnen is het licht gedempt, staat de jazz zacht en achter de bar staan Japanse heren met witte

handschoenen kostbare cocktails te mixen. P DT. Dat staat voor please don’t tell, wat daarna natuurlijk iedereen doet. In Alphabet City zit een frietkot met een telefooncel. Sluit de deur achter je, neem de hoorn van de haak en overtuig de hostess aan de andere kant van de telefooncabine dat jij het waard bent om de achterwand van de telefooncel te openen. Het past totaal niet in het concept, maar de eigenaar van de bar heeft blijkbaar iets met opgezette dieren. Oppassen voor die beer dus, na een paar cocktails met absint. The Back Room. Door het hek waarop de (non-existente) Lower East Side Toy Company wordt aangekondigd, trapje naar beneden, steegje door, trap omhoog en plots sta je in The Back Room, een bar waarvan beweerd wordt (niet in het minst door de obers zelf) dat deze er al in de tijd van de Drooglegging zat. Waar of niet, het past perfect in het thema. De drank wordt geserveerd in theekopjes, inclusief schoteltje. Tot teleurstelling van een vriend dan, die me de dag nadat ik hem had aangeraden eens te gaan kijken sip belde. „Wat een saaie tent zeg. Iedereen zit er ’s avonds laat aan de koffie.”

Freek Staps

final results show a New York City that is full of mysterious

and my essaya and will be a focus point in my design.

atmospheres and unexpected spaces, they are captured

Architecture, instead of being transparent and open, should

and have all different qualities towards lightning colour,

respond to the contemporary condition in New York City, the

materials, materials and surface. The peep sequence reveals

condition of a building that veils its contents.

factories next to schools, empty buildings that have traces of occupation, and a laboratory in a housing complex. The visual and programmatic difference can be represented into a club that has multiple lounges and dance spaces that have the same qualities towards each other. The building should be a little hidden, a little mysterious. The façade design is very important because it can hide or show its contents. This theme is close related to both my mapping

Above: Column in NRC Handelsblad about the principle of the many hidden bars in New York City.

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Fort George

FORT GEORGE, MANHATTAN

The location for nightclub is in the Fort George area, at the top of Manhattan. The area has potentials that are comparable to the peephole images sequence. It is an uncanny area, a little mystical, you are being watched all the time by people who know you are a stranger. A nightclub will be in conflict with the existing residential neighbourhood. How should a building use this conflicting condition towards its advantage? The new nightclub design will be inside another building, it Right: Aerial photo of Manhattan with Fort George at the top part. (source: http://maps.google.com) Page 115: Aerial view of the Fort George location. (source: http://maps.live.com)

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is hidden and vealed from the outside. The existing building that hosts the new program is 6 stories high and located on a steep hill. The building is adjacent to a park on the southside.

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The existing building is split up into two parts. The top level has windows and masonry. The roof can be used by the occupants. The inside consists probably out of storage space and these spaces are connected to the main floor and the other part of the building by elevator. The new club is situated in the lower part of the building because the existing program is concealed here and one can fantasies about its content. In contrast to the apartments above it is unclear what is inside this part of the building. The speculation and uncertenty is important, because the conducted mapping was based on revealing this type of space. The building is the last one of a line of buildings on a hill. The buildings are built on steel columns; the construction of the building that is used for my design has its construction covered. The assumption is that the structure has the same characteristics as the other buildings. The only difference is that the building used for the graduation design has the outside covered with large stones. The program in this part of the building is probably storage and left over space. Inside are concrete floors.

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DESIGN METHODOLOGY

Above: Some form study models in paper that show parts of the design process of the boolean substraction method. Page 129: Diagram of the Boolean difference command.

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BOOLEAN DIFFERENCE Instead of using the mapping as a solely metaphorical tool

The design is quite simple; The spaces constructed by the

to create space I looked at the inner logic of the way of

Boolean operations host different kind of program, like the

looking through all the differeent peepholes.

entrance, a love space, small dance room, toilettes and

The mapping itself has strong relations with the computer;

terrace. The left over space consist of existing construction

without the computer the amount of pictures taken would

with floors with seating area in a more existing orthogonal

have been impossible as well as the technique of how the

space.

different images are put together. The creation of space is based as well on computer logic. By using the McNeel’s 3D program Rhinoceros, the computer can be used as a tool to create space based on computer logic. By test conducted during the summer I started to be interested in the Boolean operations in Rhino. The Boolean operations basically do 4 things: Intersect two or more objects, Split them at the intersection(s) found, Delete (discard) the parts not wanted, and Join everything back together. Everything you can do with Boolean operations you can also do by “manually” successively using the above four commands. After multiple Boolean operation I have limited myself to the use of one shape that I use to design spaces. The shape is a clear shape that is formed by combining a rectangular shape with a triangle one. By rotating, shifting scale I became capable of creating spaces inside the mountain and existing construction.

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Above & Page 130: Project by Peter Eisenman in which he displaces, intersects, rotate and subracts a L-shape volume. Guardiola House, Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz, Spain 1989-1900.

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MOVEMENT

Scale

SHAPE TOOL The existing building with its floors and columns and the

The principle was used before by Peter Eisenman and Eric

ground is seen as one volume from which the above volume

Owen Moss, the example of Peter Eisenman shows the

is subtracted multiple times.

creating of space by using a simple L-shape.

The above volume has a square bottom with a triangular top.

My methodology with the shape tool can be seen as the

The shape has a lot of potential, the angled sides can be

next experiment in which instead of the simple L-shape a

used as a route upstairs, but by rotating, scaling and shifting

more complicated form is used. the methodology leads to a

much more architectural solution can be created such as

new way of generating space.

podiums to sit or dance on.

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SCALE, SHIFT, ROTATE Instead of moving a mirror around to observe the space I

done in an intuitional way. This methodology is the basis to

created the shape tool that I rotate, scale and shift around.

create programmatic and spatial solution which results in,

Every time a Boolean difference operation is done a trace of

at first glance very logical sequences, but at the same time

the operation remains.

very irrational and new shapes.

One of the first ideas was to use an algorithm to move the shape tool around, such as 1 forward, scale with .8 and rotate 3. To comply with human scale, functionality and strict structural load bearing lines from the existing structure that holds up the apartment complex above, a more freestyle way of moving the shape tool had to be applied. The way of moving the shape tool around was eventually

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BOOLEAN DIFFERENCE MOVEMENT

MOVEMENT

Scale

MOVEMENT

Scale

Scale Rotate

Shift

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Basic shape, triangle top and square base Rotate in the right angle to create a surface for the stair Multiply by shifting, rotating and scaling, at this point the main space is created Boolean union Line drawing of boolean union Boolean difference from ground base End result of terrace first layer.

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3D TO ARCHITECTURE

OUTSIDE SOUTH TERRACE The first surface of the form is generated in the 3D

The material the shapes are made out of is concrete, it is a

computer program. It consists of the operation of scaling,

rough material that fits the dark Fort George area really well

rotating and shifting with the shape tool. The terrace has the

and is in contrast with the existing steel structure. Through

qualities of a controlled accident, every time a new Boolean

the double surface offset in the computer it is logical to use

difference subtraction is done the shape is repeated, but in

these surface as wood casting to built the shape in reality.

an altered form. By scaling, rotating and shifting the strength

The complicated shapes can be easily fold out and cut out

of the form lies in the repetition, but at the same time in the

in wood to form the wood casting in which the concrete is

uniqueness of the unpredictable reverberation of the form.

poured.

The second surface is based on structural logic. Where the new volume subtracts existing columns, the operation takes over the structural function and lead the load to the ground .

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Page 142: 1 First surface generated by the computer operation 2 The second surface is based on structural logic 3 Final result of the concreye south terrace

Page 144&145: All space operations in one fold out. Page 146: Some of the wood casting pieces generated by a computer fold out.

Above: 1/50 model of the south terrace, the unpredictable reverberation creates potential for the programme and use of the terrace space.

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In contrast to the sophisticated way of creating the space

point in my design is that the computer generated forms

in the 3D computer program, the architecture can be quite

have potential and solutions a person can not design on its

easily made, as proven by this model that is totally made by

own.

hand in a traditional way. The cardboard pieces represent

For example, the 3 step repetition (above where the person

the edge of the concrete, but at the same time these pieces

is seated) is a rudiment of a rotation operation, but it forms

are the wooden casting, where in between the concrete can

a perfect seat where people stroling through the park

be poored.

can relax, or this area can be used as an extension of the nightclub.

Through the boolean subtraction technique interesting repetitions do happen, these can be discarded, but the key

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CLUB PROGRAM

6 OPERATIONS In total 6 Boolean operations are subtracted from the existing block. They are all placed

Entrance 115 m

strategically. Every operation takes away the existing construction as well, so the operation has to be quit clever. It has to deal with programmatic

Room with a view 30

and structural demands, and at the same time the quality of the space is important as well as the spaced created in between the different volumes.

Main Space 110

The placement of the operations is done in a very pragmatic way; the terrace space is oriented south, The space up in the northern corner has a fantastic view over Fairview Avenue. And the

Small Kitchen 35 Bar 12

toilets and small kitchen is placed in the back. Main Space 105 Bar 8 Parkside room 35 Storage 15 Toilet 35

Main Space 70 m Dance Podium 25 Office 17 Toilet 50 m

Dance Space 53

Main Space 60

Terrace 105

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ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Dance space Discotheque Lobby Bar Small goods elevator Toilet woman Kitchen/ storage Elevator Back entrance Terrace/ park connection to Gorman Memorial Park

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Entrance bar Discotheque top view Love corner Toilet woman Storage & fire exit to back

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THREE 1 2 3 4 5 6

Operation sitting and dancing, view over the Gorman Memorial Park Sitting corner Toilet men Changing room for the performers Entrance Balustrade

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VIP space/ office Sitting corner Main space Room with a view towards Fairview Avenue Bar VIP toilet Sitting corner

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Left: 1/50 section B Room with a view. Page 166: 1/100 section B Entrance detail. Page 167: 1/200 section B Page 172: 1/10 window detail. Page 173: 1/200 east facade. Page 174: 1/200 west facade. Page 175: 1/200 south facade. Page 176- 179: 1/400 8 section through the nightclub.

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Existing wood window frame 50 x 55 mm Existing concrete threshold Aluminum profile 2mm Existing large rough stones masonry 300 mm Prefab concrete window frame 250 mm Insulation 70 mm Steel profile 7.5 mm HEA 280 Steel beam existing structure Waterproof foil Wooden window frame 130 mm x 50 mm Toughened glass 20 mm mounted from outside Sprinkler installation in casted concrete Aluminum water guide 2 mm Lighting 11 mm x 500 mm Profile to mount the wood frame construction to the concrete Stucco finish 10 mm Stone 10 mm Wood construction wall Insulation 140 mm Neoprene gaskets 10 mm window frame flush with concrete construction Column cut off left over

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SECTION B

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Overleaf: Model 1/50 of south terrace. Page 180-181: Model 1/50 of south terrace, where the repetition of the operation is used in a functional way. Page 184: Model 1/50 Dance space. Page 185, 186, 187: Model 1/50 Page 188-189: Model 1/50 South terrace top view.

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FINAL PRESENTATION

Page 202-211: Presentation panels ‘Peeping in New York City’ Page 212-223: Impressions of the Final Presentation ‘Peeping New York City’ held March 31st at the Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft, The Netherlands.

MaPPing notation

walwortH street 168

Franklin avenue

96th

kosciuszko street

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

beDForD avenue anD Divison avenue

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Little West Street 12th

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

5st 47 ave

Location Size Date Time Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Walworth Street 168 1.2” x 0.3” November 20, 2007 11:44 8 Nikon Coolpix 500 34° Car repair

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture vernon and 5th angle Peeping at

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

96th

Franklin Avenue 0.6” x 3.4” November 20, 2007 12:05 6774 - 6814 11 Nikon coolpix 500 ocean ave ocean ave 39° Entrance

greene ave 578

96th

greene and franklin

Location Size Little West Street 12th Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Whyte street and 8th street 0.3” x 0.3” November 23, 2007 5st 47 ave 13:25 9860 - 9927 28 Nikon Coolpix 500 50° Parking

ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

franklin

Kosciuszko Street 1.5” circular 5st 47 ave November 20, 2007 10:55 5859 - 6072 72 Nikon Coolpix 500 59° Linnen factor

elmhurst denman

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Little West Street 12th Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

elmhurst denman

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

FlusHing briDge House

Franklin avenue

crescent street anD DitMars boulevarD

5st 47 ave

96th

elmhurst denman

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

kosciuszko street 2 franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin 96th

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

elmhurst denman

Astoria, Queens

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave 5st 47 ave

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle broadway and justice Peeping at LaGuardia

LaGuardia

Flushing 0.4” x 3.6” November 17, 2007 17.25 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 7/25 Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s 178°/ 43° vernon and 5th Abandoned bridge house

broadway and justice

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at greene ave 578

greene ave 578

96th

ocean ave LaGuardia

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle broadway and justice Peeping at

Crescent Street 3.9” x 0.1” November 17, 2007 12:45 3762 - 3782 19 Nikon Coolpix 500 75° greene ave 578 Backyard LaGuardia

vernon and 5th

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera ocean ave Capture angle vernon and 5th Peeping at

elmhurst denman

ocean ave broadway and justice

Wallabout Street 1.2” x 1.9” November 21, 2007 11:25 8432 - 8542 112 Nikon Coolpix 500 60° ocean ave ocean ave Linnen factory

elmhurst denman

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Franklin Avenue 0.6” x 3.4” November 20, 2007 12:05 6774 - 6814 11 Nikon coolpix 500 ocean ave 39° Entrance

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene ave 578

96th

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

96th

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

HeywarD street

96tH street anD aMsterDaM avenue

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

franklin LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

laguarDia airPort

kosciuszko street

5st 47 ave

Upper West Side, Manhattan

Queens

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

elmhurst denman

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Heyward Street 0.3” x 3.25” November 21, 2007 12:09 8343 - 8431 29 Nikon Coolpix 500 46° + 9° Terrace

96th

LaGuardia

96th street 0.5” x 5.5” November 16, 2007 16:35 3552 - 3571 greene ave 578 10 Nikon D70s 39° Basement room

vernon and 5th

Location Size Date Time ocean ave Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

96th

Central terminal building 0.3 ” x 3.1” November 17, 2007 14:20 3783 - 3816 35 Nikon Coolpix 500 160° Airport apron

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Kosciuszko Street 1.5” circular November 20, 2007 10:55 5859 - 6072 72 Nikon Coolpix 500 59° Linnen factor

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers broadway and justice Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Little West Street 12th

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

5st 47 ave

walwortH street 168

greene ave 578

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn elmhurst denman

Location Size Date Time Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene ave 578

Walworth Street 168 1.2” x 0.3” November 20, 2007 11:44 8 Nikon Coolpix 500 34° Car repair

1/100 96th

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

LaGuardia

elMHurst avenue anD DenMaM street

greene and franklin

96th

greene ave 578

Gravesend, Queens 96th

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

F subway to coney islanD

Elmhurst, Queens

PeePing in new york city

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

ocean avenue

ocean avenue 2

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn cnc lasercut

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

Location ocean ave Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

Elmhurst Avenue 1.1” x 1.1” November 20, 2007 17:15 5291 - 5393 18 Nikon coolpix 500 71° Laboratorium

ocean ave

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

5st 47 ave

F route around Gravesend 0.7” x 0.5” November 21, 2007 11:25 8432 - 8542 112 Nikon Coolpix 500 73° Conductor space at back of train

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

greene ave 578

elmhurst denman

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures LaGuardia Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Beekman pl. on Ocean Ave Location Wallabout Street The materialSize that is used to create the new 1.1” spaces 2.1” x 2.1” circular in November 16, 2007 Date November 16, 2007 the existing structure is concrete. To make concrete 13:40 Time 13:50 3440 - 3475 Photo numbers 3476 - 3491 ocean ave ocean ave on shapes, casting both sides is needed. The 21 Number of pictures 16 casting vernon and 5th greene ave 578 Nikon Coolpix 500 Camera Nikon Coolpix 500 for the concrete can be directly obtained from 31° Captureshapes angle 90° Washing room Peeping at Tunnel trough a building

broadway and justice

The mapping concerned more than 90 spaces in under a constant time limitation. In certain cases New York City revealed by peeping through small a mapping gets aborted, when a person finds out holes and openings. The concept is to reveal that he is being captured on camera. But in other the concealed, to show another New York City cases the camera is as close as one foot from a than the one we already know. But by peeping person, without the person noticing it. The actual through a small hole to see what is behind, only a way of gathering the images of a concealed space fragmented image can be obtained of the space is almost as important as the processing of the behind. This project is about combining all the information and the final reconstruction of the fragmented views of the space into one image, space afterwards. franklin wadsworth street 189 sometimes more than 70 different pictures aregreene and franklin used to construct this final image. Each peeping Little West Street 12th hole has its own story, it can show an interior space or a construction site outdoors. Most holes 5st 47 ave are really stunning and the final constructed image shows a story that reveals a hidden world and in some cases tells a lot about the neighbourhood.

the 3D computer model. All the angled surfaces can be easily folded out into flat surfaces. This page shows all the wood panels that are needed to construct all operations in the existing building. At the same time it forms the surface used in the 1/50 physical model of the design.

96th

elmhurst denman

96th

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

FlusHing briDge House

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene avenue 578

elMHurst avenue anD elbertson street

ocean ave

96th

greene and franklin

greene ave 578

Measure tool

189st street anD waDswortH avenue

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

Elmhurst, Queens 96th

Greene Avenue 578 3.0” x 1.6” November 15, 2007 22:25 3169 - 3193 25 Nikon Coolpix 500 73° Room LaGuardia

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

Elmhurst A venue 2.0” x 1.9” November 19, 2007 12:58 6007 - 6027 12 Nikon D70s 45° Garage

ocean ave

Wadsworth Avenue 1.3” x 1.3” November 20, 2007 17:15 7683 - 7788 23 elmhurst denman Nikon Coolpix 500 39° Corridor

Little West Street 12th

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

greene ave 578

ocean ave

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

LaGuardia 96th

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

Fort George, Manhattan

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

Flushing 0.4” x 3.6” November 17, 2007 17.25 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 7/25 Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s 178°/ 43° Abandoned bridge house

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

Little West Street 12th

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Little West Street 12th

Above: Mirror and Nikon D70

5st 47 ave

Below: Nikon S500 elmhurst denman

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

elmhurst denman

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

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greene ave 578

wallabout street Williamsburg, Brooklyn

46tH street anD vernon boulevarD

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Hunters Point, Queens

Elmhurst, Queens

greene avenue anD Franklin avenue Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

96th

greene and franklin

96th

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

broadway and justice

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

46th Street 1.6 ” x 0.4 November 20, 2007 12:45 6954 - 6988 36 Nikon Coolpix 500 51° Room

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

LaGuardia

Across Justice Avenue 0.9 ” x 1.3” November 19, 2007 11:55 4794 - 4831 37 Nikon coolpix 500 85° In between two buildings

broadway and justice

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

5st 47 ave

Greene Avenue 1.5” x 1.3” November 19, 2007 13:15 0035 - 0125 29 Nikon Coolpix 500 170° Open space

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

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wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

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green

This mirror is used to look under doors or over fences. At larger holes the mirror is put into the hole, to capture Location Flushing Sizethe inside. The mirror0.4” x 3.6”together with the large is used Date November 17, 2007 Nikon D70s SLR camera. Time 17.25 Photo numbers 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 Number of pictures 7 Camera Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s Capture angle 178° Peeping at Abandoned bridge house

greene ave 578

frankli

LaGuardia

Wallabout Street 0.9” x 1.3” November 21, 2007 11:25 8432 - 8542 24 Nikon Coolpix 500 39° Storage and distribution

nikon coolPix s500

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

5st 47 ave

96th

greene and franklin

wadsworth street 189

franklin

e ave green

578

Little West Street 12th

96th LaGuardia

LaGuardia

broadway and justice

Locationbroadway and justice Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

and franklin 21st Ave and 29thgreene Street greene ave 578 1.9” x 1.1” November 17, 2007 11:49 3652 - 3691 11 Nikon coolpix 500elmhurst denman 70° Stairs to basement

Little West Street 12th

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

franklin

wadsworth ocean street 189 ave

5st 47 ave

ocean ave

Location Size Date broadway and justice Time LaGuardia Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

greene ave 578

ocean ave Date Time Photo numbers Peter RieffNumber 1039512 of pictures Studio Border Conditions New York City Camera TU Delft, March 2009 Capture angle peterrieff@gmail.com Peeping at

ocean ave

nikon D70s

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Wadsworth Avenue 1.3” x 1.3” November 20, 2007 17:15 7683 - 7788 23 Nikon Coolpix 500 39° Corridor

Location Size Date Time Photo numbers Number of pictures Camera Capture angle Peeping at

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broad

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Fort George, Manhattan

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Dentist Mirror

justice

96th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

5th street 3.7” x 0.3” November 20, 2007 vernon and 5th 12:15 greene ave 578 6308 - 6402 26 Nikon D70s 39° Open roof storage space

ocean ave

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Hunters Point, Brooklyn

vernon and 5th

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Little West Street 12th

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elmhurst denman

Astoria, Queens

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broadway and justice

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LaGuardia

Wadsworth Avenue 1.3” x 1.3” November 23, 2007 17:15 9263 - 9346 106 Nikon Coolpix 500 95° Truck carpark

This mirror is used occasionally, the main advantage

This SLR camera best in combination with one of the

is the capability of sneeking into small holes. At the

mirrors, preferably the ‘Pop-Up Hairbrush with Mirror’.

same time it96th is a disadvantage too, the small surface of the mirror covers a very limited view of the space.

franklin

wadsworth street 189 through small openings, but The lens is to big to get

greene and franklin

in combination with the mirror the camera is ideal to

Little West Street 12th

To capture the obstructed space the viewpoint of

sneek under doors and other low situated holes. 5st 47 ave

Architecture tutors Henriette Bier and Oscar Rommens

the camera is fixed, the mirror is moved into different

Building Technology Freerk Hoekstra

angles. elmhurst denman

Typography: Berthold Akzodenz Grotesk Regular/ Extra bold

LaGuardia

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PEEPING IN NEW YORK CITY

Final presentation

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

ocean ave

MaPPing notation MaPPing notation

walwortH street 168 walwortH street 168

Franklin avenue Franklin avenue

96th

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Little West Street 12th

Walworth Street 168 1.2” x 0.3” Walworth Street 168 November 20, 2007 1.2” x 0.3” 11:44 November 20, 2007 8 11:44 Nikon Coolpix 500 8 34° Nikon Coolpix 500 Car repair 34° LaGuardia Car repair broadway and justice LaGuardia

Franklin Avenue 96th 0.6” x 3.4” elmhurst denman Franklin Avenue November 20, 2007 0.6” x 3.4” 12:05 November 20, 2007 6774 - 6814 12:05 11 6774 - 6814 Nikon coolpix 500 ocean ave 11 ocean ave 39° Nikon coolpix 500 ocean ave Entrance ocean ave 39° Entrance

96th

Kosciuszko Street franklin 96th 1.5” circular Kosciuszko Street 5st 47 ave November 20, 2007 1.5” circular 10:55 5st 47 ave November 20, 2007 5859 - 6072 10:55 72 elmhurst5859 denman - 6072 Nikon Coolpix 500 72 59° Nikon Coolpix 500 Linnen factor 59° Linnen factor

greene and franklin

elmhurst denman

Whyte street and 8th street franklin wadsworth street 189 0.3” x 0.3” Whyte street and 8th street November 23, 2007 5st 47 ave 0.3” x 0.3” 13:25 November 23, 2007 ave 98605st-479927 13:25 28 9860 - 9927 elmhurst denman Nikon Coolpix 500 28 50° Nikon Coolpix 500 Parking 50° Parking

ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Size Little West Street 12th Location Date Size Little West Street 12th Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

wadsworth street 189

greene ave 578 vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189 franklin

greene and franklin

96th

elmhurst denman

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Location Little West Street 12th Size Location Little West Street 12th Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

elmhurst denman

greene ave 578

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

5st 47 ave 96th 5st 47 ave

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture vernon and 5th angle broadway and justice Camera Peeping at Capture vernon and 5th angle greene ave 578 Peeping at

beDForD avenue anD Divison avenue beDForD avenue anD Divison avenue

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Number of pictures Time Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

kosciuszko street kosciuszko street

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

96th

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave 5st 47 ave 96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Franklin avenue Franklin avenue

LaGuardia

Little West Street 12th

ocean ave LaGuardia

kosciuszko street 2 kosciuszko street 2 franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin 96th

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

Little West Street 12th

vernon and 5th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

5st 47 ave

Crescent Street 3.9” x 0.1” Crescent Street November 17, 2007 3.9” x 0.1” elmhurst denman 12:45 November 17, 2007 3762 - 3782 12:45 19 3762 - 3782 Nikon Coolpix 500 19 vernon and 5th 75° Nikon Coolpix 500 greene ave 578 Backyard LaGuardia ocean ave 75° greene ave 578 broadway and justice Backyard LaGuardia

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera ocean ave Number of pictures ocean ave Capture angle Camera vernon and 5th broadway and justice ocean ave Peeping at Capture angle vernon and 5th Peeping at greene ave 578

5st 47 ave Wallabout Street 1.2” x 1.9” Wallabout Street elmhurst denman November 21, 2007 1.2” x 1.9” 11:25 elmhurst denman November 21, 2007 8432 - 8542 11:25 112 8432 - 8542 Nikon Coolpix 500 112 60° ocean ave ocean ave Nikon Coolpix 500 Linnen factory 60° ocean ave ocean ave Linnen factory

elmhurst denman

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera ocean aveof pictures Number Capture angle broadway and justice LaGuardia Camera Peeping at Capture angle broadway and justice Peeping at

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

96th

ocean ave

greene ave 578

96th

Franklin Avenue 0.6” x 3.4” Franklin Avenue November 20, 2007 0.6” x 3.4” 12:05 November 20, 2007 6774 - 6814 12:05 11 6774 - 6814 Nikon coolpix 500 11 oceancoolpix ave 39° Nikon 500 Entrance 39° ocean ave Entrance

ocean ave

Astoria, Queens

96th

Astoria, Queens

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle greene ave 578 Peeping at greene ave 578

greene ave 578

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

LaGuardia LaGuardia

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn elmhurst denman

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

vernon and 5th

96th

elmhurst denman

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

Flushing 0.4” x 3.6” Flushing November 17, 2007 0.4” x 3.6” 17.25 November 17, 2007 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 17.25 7/25 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s 7/25 178°/ 43° Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s vernon and 5th Abandoned bridge house 178°/ 43° vernon and 5th Abandoned bridge house

broadway and justice

crescent street anD DitMars boulevarD crescent street anD DitMars boulevarD

5st 47 ave

Little West Street 12th

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera broadway and justice Peeping at Capture angle broadway and justice Peeping at

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

96th

FlusHing briDge House FlusHing briDge House

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene ave 578

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

96th Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

96th

96tH street anD aMsterDaM avenue 96tH street anD aMsterDaM avenue

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Upper West Side, Manhattan

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

96th

Little West Street 12th

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

96th street elmhurst denman 0.5” x 5.5” 96th street November 16, 2007 0.5” x 5.5” 16:35 November 16, 2007 3552 - 3571 16:35 greene ave 578 10 ocean ave 3552 - 3571 Nikon D70s greene ave 578 10 39° Nikon D70s Basement room 39° Basement room

kosciuszko street kosciuszko street Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

Location Size Location Date Size Time ocean ave Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

96th

Central terminal building 0.3 ” x 3.1” Central terminal building November 17, 2007 0.3 ” x 3.1” 14:20 November 17, 2007 3783 - 3816 14:20 35 3783 - 3816 Nikon Coolpix 500 35 160° Nikon Coolpix 500 Airport apron 160° Airport apron

ocean ave

Location 96th Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

Little West Street 12th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

5st 47 ave

greene ave 578

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

96th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

F subway to coney islanD F subway to coney islanD

elmhurst denman

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers LaGuardia Camera Number of pictures broadway and justice Capture angle LaGuardia Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn 5st 47 ave

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn Beekman pl. on Ocean Ave 2.1” x 2.1” Beekman pl. on Ocean Ave November 16, 2007 2.1” x 2.1” 13:40 November 16, 2007 3440 - 3475 13:40 21 vernon and 5th broadway and justice 3440 - 3475 greene ave 578 Nikon Coolpix 500 21 vernon and 5th 31° greene ave 578 Nikon Coolpix 500 Washing room 31° Washing room

elmhurst denman

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time ocean ave Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera ocean ave ocean ave Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

Wallabout Street 1.1” circular Wallabout Street November 16, 2007 1.1” circular 13:50 November 16, 2007 3476 - 3491 13:50 16 3476 - 3491 Nikon Coolpix 500 16 90° Nikon Coolpix 500 Tunnel trough a building 90° Tunnel trough a building

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

96th

greene and franklin greene and franklin

96th

wadsworth street 189 franklin wadsworth street 189

franklin

Little West Street 12th Little West Street 12th 5st 47 ave 5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman elmhurst denman 96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

96th Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

FlusHing briDge House FlusHing briDge House

greene avenue 578 greene avenue 578 ocean ave

greene ave 578

96th

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

189st street anD waDswortH avenue 189st street anD waDswortH avenue

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

ocean ave

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

elMHurst avenue anD elbertson street elMHurst avenue anD elbertson street

ocean ave

greene ave 578

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

96th

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

Elmhurst, Queens franklin

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

Elmhurst A venue 2.0” x 1.9” Elmhurst A venue November 19, 2007 2.0” x 1.9” 12:58 November 19, 2007 6007 - 6027 12:58 12 6007 - 6027 Nikon D70s 12 45° Nikon D70s Garage 45° Garage

ocean ave

greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

greene ave 578

Little West Street 12th

greene ave 578

5st 47 ave

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

ocean ave

greene ave 578 greene ave 578

5st 47 ave

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th vernon and 5th

broadway and justice broadway and justice

franklin

greene and franklin

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

Wadsworth Avenue wadsworth street 189 1.3” x 1.3” Wadsworth Avenue November 20, 2007 1.3” x 1.3” 17:15 November 20, 2007 7683 - 7788 17:15 23 elmhurst denman 7683 - 7788 Nikon Coolpix 500 23 elmhurst denman 39° Nikon Coolpix 500 Corridor 39° Corridor

Little West Street 12th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Size Location Little West Street 12th Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

96th

LaGuardia 96th

96th

LaGuardia

Fort George, Manhattan

5st 47 ave elmhurst denman

Greene Avenue 578 3.0” x 1.6” Greene Avenue 578 November 15, 2007 3.0” x 1.6” 22:25 November 15, 2007 3169 - 3193 22:25 25 3169 - 3193 Nikon Coolpix 500 25 73° Nikon Coolpix 500 Room 73° Room

LaGuardia

Fort George, Manhattan

5st 47 ave

Elmhurst, Queens

96th

Flushing 0.4” x 3.6” Flushing November 17, 2007 0.4” x 3.6” 17.25 November 17, 2007 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 17.25 7/25 3895 - 3922/ 5549-5562 Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s 7/25 178°/ 43° Nikon Coolpix 500/ Nikon D70s Abandoned bridge house 178°/ 43° Abandoned bridge house

Above: Mirror and Nikon D70 Above: Mirror and Nikon D70 Below: Nikon S500 Below: Nikon S500

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

greene ave 578

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

96th

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th

5st 47 ave

5st 47 ave 96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

elmhurst denman 96th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

5st 47 ave

Little West Street 12th

elmhurst denman

5st 47 ave elmhurst denman

elmhurst denman

greene ave 578

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

96th

greene and franklin

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

ocean ave

vernon and 5th greene ave 578

Elmhurst, Queens

46th Street 1.6 ” x 0.4 46th Street November 20, 2007 1.6 ” x 0.4 12:45 November 20, 2007 6954 - 6988 12:45 36 6954 - 6988 Nikon Coolpix 500 36 51° Nikon Coolpix 500 Room 51° Room

FlusHing briDge House FlusHing briDge House

ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

greene avenue anD Franklin avenue greene avenue anD Franklin avenue Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

96th

LaGuardia

greene and franklin

Across Justice Avenue 0.9 ” x 1.3” Across Justice Avenue November 19, 2007 0.9 ” x 1.3” 11:55 November 19, 2007 4794 - 4831 11:55 37 4794 - 4831 Nikon coolpix 500 37 85° Nikon coolpix 500 In between two buildings 85° In between two buildings Little West Street 12th

LaGuardia

broadway and justice

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

5st 47 ave

Greene Avenue 1.5” x 1.3” Greene Avenue November 19, 2007 1.5” x 1.3” 13:15 November 19, 2007 0035 - 0125 13:15 29 0035 - 0125 Nikon Coolpix 500 29 170° Nikon Coolpix 500 Open space 170° Open space

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens Northern Boulevard, Flushing, Queens

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Little West Street 12th 96th

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

greene ave 578

ocean ave

greene ave 578 ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

ocean ave

ave

189

47 5st

frankli

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wadsw

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189

47 5st

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franklin

wadsworth street 189

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franklin

Little West Street 12th

greene and franklin

wadsworth street 189

578 green

96th

franklin

96th

96th LaGuardia

greene ave 578 broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

franklin

wadsworth ocean street 189 ave

ocean ave

Location Size Location Date Size broadway and justice Time LaGuardia Date Photobroadway numbers and justice Time LaGuardia Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

5st 47 ave

vernon and 5th

5th street 3.7” x 0.3” 5th street November 20, 2007 3.7” xvernon 0.3” and 5th 12:15 greene ave 578 November 20, 2007 ocean ave 6308 - 6402 12:15 greene ave 578 26 6308 - 6402 Nikon D70s 26 39° Nikon D70s Open roof storage space 39° Open roof storage space

Location Size Location ocean ave Date Size Time ocean ave Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

e ave

n and n and

verno

5th

nostranD avenue anD vernon avenue nostranD avenue anD vernon avenue justice

way

justice

broad

and

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn broad

and

Fort George, Manhattan

ocean ave

96th

5st 47 ave

Fort George, Manhattan

96th

verno

5th

franklin

5st 47 ave

elmhurst denman

ocean ave

franklin

5st 47 ave

Wadsworth Avenue 1.3” x 1.3” Wadsworth Avenue November 20, 2007 1.3” x 1.3” 17:15 November 20, 2007 7683 - 7788 17:15 23 7683 - 7788 Nikon Coolpix 500 23 39° Nikon Coolpix 500 Corridor 39° Corridor

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

Wadsworth Avenue 1.3” x 1.3” Wadsworth Avenue November 23, 2007 1.3” x 1.3” 17:15 November 23, 2007 9263 - 9346 17:15 106 9263 - 9346 Nikon Coolpix 500 106 95° Nikon Coolpix 500 Truck carpark 95° Truck carpark

96th

greene and franklin

96th

greene and franklin

franklin

wadsworth street 189 franklin

wadsworth street 189

Little West Street 12th Little West Street 12th 5st 47 ave 5st 47 ave

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

and franklin vernon and 5th Locationbroadway and justice 21st Ave and 29thgreene Street LaGuardia greene ave 578 Little West Street 12th Size 1.9” x 1.1” wadsworth ocean street 189 and franklin ave vernon and 5th Locationbroadway and justice 21st Ave and 29thgreene Street greene ave 578 17, 2007 Date November Little West Street 12th Size 1.9” x 1.1” Time 11:49 Date November 17, 2007 Photo numbers 3652 - 3691 Time 11:49 Number of pictures 11 Photo numbers 3652 - 3691 Camera Nikon coolpix 500elmhurst denman Number of pictures 11 Capture angle 70° Camera Nikon coolpix 500elmhurst denman Peeping at Stairs to basement Capture angle 70° Peeping at Stairs to basement

wadsworth street 189

189st street anD waDswortH avenue 189st street anD waDswortH avenue

Hunters Point, Brooklyn

way

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

Astoria, Queens Astoria, Queens

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Little West Street 12th

96th

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franklin

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Little West Street 12th

broadway and justice

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Hunters Point, Queens

Wallabout Street 0.9” x 1.3” Wallabout Street November 21, 2007 0.9” x 1.3” 11:25 November 21, 2007 8432 - 8542 11:25 24 8432 - 8542 Nikon Coolpix 500 24 39° Nikon Coolpix 500 Storage and distribution 39° Storage and distribution greene and franklin

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96th

LaGuardia

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers Time Number of pictures Photo numbers Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

LaGuardia

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

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LaGuardia

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vernon and 5th

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broadway and justice

F route around Gravesend 0.7” x 0.5” F route around Gravesend November 21, 2007 0.7” x 0.5” 11:25 November 21, 2007 8432 - 8542 11:25 112 8432 - 8542 Nikon Coolpix 500 112 73° Nikon Coolpix 500 Conductor space at back of train 73° Conductor space at back of train

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96th

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn

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ocean ave

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franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Elmhurst Avenue 1.1” x 1.1” Elmhurst Avenue November 20, 2007 1.1” x 1.1” 17:15 November 20, 2007 5291 - 5393 17:15 18 5291 - 5393 Nikon coolpix 500 18 71° Nikon coolpix 500 Laboratorium 71° Laboratorium

ocean ave ocean ave

96th

ocean avenue ocean avenue

ocean ave

Little West Street 12th

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ocean ave

ocean ave greene ave 578

greene ave 578

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Gravesend, Queens

vernon and 5th

Gravesend, Queens

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LaGuardia

broadway and justice

LaGuardia

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Elmhurst, Queens greene ave 578

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greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

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greene and franklin

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greene and franklin

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walwortH street 168 walwortH street 168 Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Location Walworth Street 168 LocationSize Walworth Street 168 1.2” x 0.3” Size 1.2” x 0.3” Date November 20, 2007 Date Time November 20, 2007 11:44 Time Number of pictures 11:44 8 NumberCamera of pictures 8 Nikon Coolpix 500 CameraCapture angle Nikon Coolpix 34° 500 CapturePeeping angle at 34° Car repair Peeping at Car repair

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LaGuardia

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wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Kosciuszko Street Little West Street 12th 1.5” circular greene and franklin Kosciuszko Street November 20, 2007 1.5” circular 10:55 November 20, 2007 5859 - 6072 10:55 72 5859 - 6072 Nikon Coolpix 500 72 59° elmhurst denman Nikon Coolpix 500 Linnen factor 59° Linnen factor

Little West Street 12th

franklin

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Location Size Location Date Size Time Date Photo numbers broadway and justice TimeLaGuardia Number of pictures Photo numbers broadway and justice Camera Number of pictures Capture angle Camera Peeping at Capture angle Peeping at

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5st 47 ave

Queens

5st 47 ave

Queens

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ocean ave

vernon and 5th

broadway and justice

laguarDia airPort laguarDia airPort

Upper West Side, Manhattan

Heyward Street 0.3” x 3.25” Heyward Street November 21, 2007 0.3” x 3.25” 12:09 November 21, 2007 8343 - 8431 12:09 29 8343 - 8431 Nikon Coolpix 500 29 46° + 9° Nikon Coolpix 500 Terrace 46° + 9° greene and franklin Terrace

franklin LaGuardia

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin

Little West Street 12th

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

wadsworth street 189

greene and franklin Little West Street 12th

96th

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greene ave 578

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LaGuardia LaGuardia

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existing structure existing structure

existing builDing existing builDing

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graduation design has the outside with covered with graduation design hascovered the outside large stones. large The program in this part ofinthe stones. The program this part of the building is probably and left over space. buildingstorage is probably storage and left over space. Inside are concrete floors. Inside are concrete floors.

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the existing program is concealed here, in contrast the existing program is concealed here, in contrast to the apartments it is unclear is insidewhat is inside to theabove apartments abovewhat it is unclear this part of the building. speculation an this part of The the building. Theisspeculation is an important part, becausepart, the conducted important because themapping conducted mapping was based onwas revealing type of these space.type of space. based these on revealing

Fairview avenue Photograph of the neighborhood. The distinction between the lower part and the top level is clearly visible. Behind the large stone facade are probably storage space and some small apartments. In this image a lonely window is visible in the large stone facade part. The fire exit that runs on the outside of the building is visible just below the window in the large stone facade. .

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create architecture, structural issues can be solved create architecture, structural issues can be solved

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EntranceEntrance 115 m 115 m

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CLUB PROGRAM CLUB PROGRAM

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right place. spaces spaces becomebecome rooms rooms rightSome place.in-between Some in-between on their on own. their own.

MOVEMENT MOVEMENT Main Space Main110 Space 110

Small Kitchen Small 35 Kitchen 35 Bar 12 Bar 12

Main Space Main105 Space 105 Bar 8

Bar 8

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Main Space Main60 Space 60 60,0 m 60,0 m

Terrace 105 Terrace 105

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TwOTwO 1 2 3 4 5

1 Entrance Entrance bar bar 2 Discotheque Discotheque top view top view 3 LoveLove corner corner 4 ToiletToilet woman woman 5 Storage Storage & fire& exit fire to exitback to back

THREE THREE 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Operation Operation sitting sitting and and dancing, dancing, viewview overover the Gorman the Gorman Memorial Memorial ParkPark 2 Sitting Sitting corner corner 3 ToiletToilet menmen 4 Changing Changing roomroom for the for performers the performers 5 Entrance Entrance 6 Balustrade Balustrade

OnEOnE 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9

1 Dance Dance space space 2 Dance Dance lobbylobby 3 Bar Bar 4 Small Small goods goods elevator elevator 5 ToiletToilet woman woman 6 Kitchen/ Kitchen/ storage storage 8 BackBack entrance entrance 9 Terrace/ Terrace/ parkpark connection connection to Gorman to Gorman Memorial Memorial ParkPark

FOuR FOuR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 VIP space/ VIP space/ office office 2 Sitting Sitting corner corner 3 MainMain space space 4 Room Room with with a view a view towards towards Fairview Fairview Avenue Avenue 5 Bar Bar 6 VIP toilet VIP toilet 7 Sitting Sitting corner corner

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Existing windowwood framewindow 50 x 55frame mm 50 x 55 mm 1 woodExisting Existing threshold 2 concrete Existing concrete threshold Aluminum profile 2mm profile 2mm 3 Aluminum Existing rough stones 300 mm 4 large Existing large masonry rough stones masonry 300 mm Prefab window framewindow 250 mmframe 250 mm 5 concrete Prefab concrete Insulation 70 mm 6 Insulation 70 mm Steel7profile 7.5 mmprofile 7.5 mm Steel HEA8280 Steel beam existing structure HEA 280 Steel beam existing structure Waterproof foilWaterproof foil 9 Wooden framewindow 130 mmframe x 50 130 mm mm x 50 mm 10 window Wooden Toughened glass 20 mm mounted outside from outside 11 Toughened glass 20 from mm mounted Sprinkler in casted concrete 12 installation Sprinkler installation in casted concrete Aluminum guide 2 water mm guide 2 mm 13 water Aluminum Lighting x 500 11 mmmm x 500 mm 14 11 mm Lighting Profile the wood frame 15to mount Profile to mount theconstruction wood frametoconstruction to the concrete the concrete Stucco mm finish 10 mm 16 finish 10 Stucco Stone 1710 mm Stone 10 mm Wood 18construction Woodwall construction wall

Insulation mm 19 140Insulation 140 mm Neoprene 10 mm window flush frame flush 20 gaskets Neoprene gaskets 10frame mm window with concrete with construction concrete construction

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP Ingrid van der Lans Matias Labarca Clausen, Copenhagen Atelier Front, Delft Ir. L. Nijs, Acoustics, TU Delft Ir. G.J. Hobbelman, Structural design, TU Delft

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