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Thesis Design: a study in transformative and responsive spaces
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Transitional Housing Project
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Riverfront Redevelopment
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2036 S. Saratoga: a design_build studio
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Bench Prototyping
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Model Collaboration
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...thereFOR[e]M I am: a Science Museum for the Greater New Orleans Region The thesis was an exploration of responsive spaces and the way in which buildings alter human patterns and behaviors. A culture evolves because of a group’s ideological evolution as invention and discovery transform the necessities and desires of a society. These necessities are translated into specific instances of a built space which then define it. The significance of a form gives meaning to its placement and the interactions within the space give reason for the design. As Peter Zumthor once said, “we throw a stone into the water, sand swirls and settles again. The stir was necessary. The stone has found its place. But the pond is no longer the same.� The built form must address and meet the needs of the evolving society. A culture is developed and defined by a user group in the public zone of an environment.Said culture trickles into through the rest of society to somewhat define a larger group. Thus through the permability between the public and program zones of an environment we unconsciously define ourselves as a larger unit.
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The site selection for the science museum is set in the heart of the city’s warehouse district and is situated near other major museums. The building’s form is meant to draw all pedestrians into and through the building via a large public breezeway which connects St. Charles and Camp Street. Once in the space the user is exposed to all of the other activities going on above them. The exhibition spaces crisscross through the vast space and span the north to south axis of the site. Each space is cantilevered between the back wall of the building and the structure that wraps the building. Each is then hung from to large structural roof system. This system makes the tubes appear to be floating in the larger space. When one is walking between each exhibition space on the catwalks one has a greater sense of what is happening around them.
diagram series: yellow denotes the museum zone grey denotes the circulation zones
exhibition spaces on floors 5-7
elevation diagram: yellow denotes museum zones grey denotes circulation paths
original conceptual sketches
sixth floor plan
fourth floor plan
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interior view on walkway
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view from St. Charles
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NEW ORLEANS
MUSEUM of SCIENCE
Earthquake Exhibit April 10th - May 18th
Laser Shows Wednesday - Friday
view from Camp Street
exhibition space
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3D printed model at a 1/16th scale with surrounding context
Section looking north
Northern facade along St. Joseph street
View from Camp Street
View from St. Charles Avenue
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Transitional Housing Project The objective of the proposed program is to provide temporary housing for families affected by Hurricane Katrina. For the short term the housing units in the program are to replace FEMA trailers, but in the future the units can be marketed as long term residences. One, two, and three bedroom apartments are arranged sectionally in relation to their square footages; so the larger units remain on the ground floor and as one moves up in section the units decrease in area. This scheme allows for maximum amount of natural lighting on the lower levels. The site bridges two parrellel streets thus the circulation paths through the site were necessary to be direct yet private. This necessity directed the organization of the shifting units along a unifying grid.
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Riverfront Redevelopement Studio The proposed site sits between Tchoupitoulas Street and the Mississippi River amongst the vast abandon industrial area of the lower garden district. The program was divided and spread across two urban blocks, encompassing public and private zones respectively. Following the language of the bordering street and river, the program begins arrange on the east to west axis with the circulation paths intersecting these programmatic zones on the north to south axis. The pixelization of the grid inspired the development of a multiplicity of exterior spaces with varying levels of intimacy with relation to the adjacent program. Through the building’s material mimicry of the surrounding industrial zone, and close proximity to places of interest, the building serves to integrate industry and residential life.
green space pixel diagram
view from condos
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LEFT: model shot of the condominium [3d printed band wrapping the private balconies] BELOW: street view rendering
RIGHT: 64th scale site model
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2036 S. Saratoga, New Orleans The objective of the urbanbuild studio was to design a prototypical shot-gun home that would be set within a new orleans neighborhood in need of housing. The built space measures 1200 square feet, with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, kitchen, living and dining space. Situated on a corner lot, the public zones of the house establish a relationship to the two streets while the private zones align along the interior edge of the lot. A sliding shutter system of a translucent polygal set into a steel frames move along the public zones to provide privacy and sun shade.
section through public zones of house
rendered section of public zones of house
cross ventilation
shutter track
privacy control
bamboo floor
parapet roof
skirt added frame
rebar concrete slab foundation
wood frame construction
construction documents
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Prototyping Competition In March 2009 Tulane University hosted a student competition to design a new bench prototype for the univeristy’s campus. The goal with our design was to design a simple and clean skeleton that could support a variety of materials as the seat and back. The birch plywood is one option, but the steel skeleton could also support perforated plastic or metal to individualize the bench relative to its location on campus. The bench was conceptualized and built in 6 days, under the 300 dollar provided budget.
above: original conceptual sketches left: steel skeleton after buffing
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Model Collaboration The design, proposed for New Orleans’ ninth ward neighborhood is a duplex home with the option for combining the two units for a larger unit. As seen in the model, the design takes into account the need to elevate living spaces off the ground to protect from flooding; the larger unit is raised up to create a car vestibule while the smaller unit remains closer to the ground plane. The sloping roofs are to support solar panels and allow for water drainage to collect below the two units. Perforated bass wood is made to represent the perforated metal panels that provide sun shading for the occupants in the two units. The model for bildDESIGN’s scheme was completed in June of 2009 for the duplex homes series of the Make It Right Foundation.
southern facade
view from backyard
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