BLOCK DIAGRAMS - THREE PROPOSALS
INTERPOLATION
INFLUENCE - PEDESTRIAN FILTER
STACK EFFECT
REGULATION - OFFICE BLOCK
BACKGROUND:
VERTICAL TRANSITION
BACKGROUND:
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EXHAUST
COOLING
INTAKE
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
STACK EFFECT: OPENINGS AT LOWER LEVELS ARE LARGE AND NUMEROUS; THEY RESTRICT AS THEY PROGRESS UPWARDS, AND THE TOP LEVEL HAS A CENTRAL OPENING FOR EXHAUST DAYLIGHTING: MAINTAINING A GLASS FLOOR FOR THE PASSAGES ALLOWS FOR AMPLE DAYLIGHTING
CULTURAL ASPECT
THE FORM OF THE BOTTOM LEVEL IS ENTIRELY DECIDED BASED UPON THE SURROUNDING INFLUENCES ON THE BY TURNING THIS LEVEL INTO A KIND OF FILTER FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSITION AND ACTIVITY, IT BECOMES A MEETING POINT - A CENTRAL HUB, A LOCUS - REMOVED ENOUGH FROM MAIN STREET TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OF TRANSPORT BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO BECOME AN EXTENSION OF ITS ACTIVITY. SITE, FROM PUBLIC ACCESS TO VISUAL CUES.
INTERNAL LOGIC
LEVELS ARE SPLIT AND DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT BLOCKS BASED ON INFLUENCING FACTORS: 1ST - BUS, WORKERS, SHOPPERS, WALKERS, DRIVERS, MEANDERERS (FARMER’S MARKETERS, SUNDAY STROLLERS, DRUNKARDS), TRUCKS, SUPERMARKET ZONING 2ND/3RD - DAYLIGHT, AIR, VISUAL CUT-THROUGHS, OFFICE CIRCULATION 3RD - OFFICE CIRCULATION BLOCK DIVISIONS COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME ZONES; LEVEL SPLITS BECOME ORGANIZING ELEMENTS FOR
PROGRAMAMATIC ACTIVITIES
SOLID OCCUPATION SIMPLICITY
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F
GRASSHOPPER RECURSION
FRACTAL GEOMETRY MENGER SPONGE
BAMBOO STRUCTURE -
VOLUMETRIC STRUCTURAL CHANGE
VOID TRANSITION COMPLEXITY
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BACKGROUND: WINTER
CANYON SPLIT
SUMMER
V.1
SPRING
FALL
ITERATIONS S/MANIPULATIONS
V.2
V.3
V.4
V.5
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MIN/ MAX BTU:
WINTER
MIN/ MAX BTU:
1,400,000 / 140,000
540,000 / 56,000
1,000,000 / 140,000
540,000 / 56,000
1,200,000 / 140,000
540,000 / 56,000
1,400,000 / 140,000
540,000 / 56,000
1,200,000 / 140,000
540,000 / 56,000
V.1
V.2
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
V.3
ORIENTATION: THE OFFICE BLOCKS ARE ORIENTED EAST-WEST, ALLOWING FOR MAXIMUM CONTROL OF
PROPER LIGHTING
DAYLIGHTING: CUTTING THE “CANYON” INTO THE FORM ALLOWS PLENTY OF DIRECT AND REFLECTED LIGHT DOWN INTO EACH SPACE; NEVER IS THERE A POINT IN THE VOLUME THAT IS TOO FAR FROM AN EXPOSED SURFACE. SHADING: STAGGERING THE LEVELS ALLOWS FOR NATURAL SUMMERTIME SHADE, WITHOUT RESTRICTING WINTERTIME EXPOSURE
VENTILATION: DIVIDING UP THE FORM MAXIMIZES THE SURFACE AREA, ALLOWING FOR MORE WIND-DRIVEN COOLING
CULTURAL ASPECT
V.4
DESPITE BEING SO CLOSE TO MAIN STREET, THE SITE SEEMS TO SUFFER FROMA LACK OF ACTIVITY; IT IS THE BUILDING BEGINS TO PRESENT A VERTICAL FACE AT THE STREET EDGE, BREAKING UP THE OPENNESS AND ENCOURAGING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, THE FORM’S OPENINGS AND STEPS MEDIATE THIS FACE, SINCE A SOLID BLOCK ON THE CORNER MIGHT PROVE TOO CONTRASTINGLY DENSE. OPEN AND DESOLATE.
INTERNAL LOGIC
THE OFFICE BLOCKS ARE EAST-WEST STRIPS; ASSUMING THAT MULTIPLE OFFICES MIGHT BE NEEDED BY ONE COMPANY, THIS GROUPING PROVIDES A SECONDARY LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION. THE LARGER BLOCK ON THE EASTERN SIDE ALLOWS FOR CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION, BECOMING AN ORGANIZING ELEMENT TO THE BRANCHES.
V.5
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FURTHER RTHER:
UTILIZING LIGHT REFLECTORS
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BACKGROUND:
BUILDING AS COMPLEX BUILDING AS EXTENSION
SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS CONTROL SUN-EXPOSURE OF PUBLIC SPACE.
CIRCULATION
STREET LEVEL COMMERCIAL AND MARKET STORAGE MODERATE ACCESS AND WIND
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DAYLIGHT “TEMPERATURE ZONES”
DAYLIGHT HOURS ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
SUN: GENERAL-FORM BLOCKS ARE TRIMMED AND CUT TO PERMIT LOW-ANGLE LIGHT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHILE PROVIDING AN ADEQUATELY SHADED PLAZA IN THE SUMMER
WIND: OPENINGS IN THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE ALLOW NORTH-SOUTH SUMMER WINDS BUT BLOCK THE ENTRANCE OF NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST WINTER WINDS LANDSCAPE: THE EXISTING TREES ON THE SITE ARE FOR THE PASSAGE OF
UTILIZED FOR SHADE AND WIND PROTECTION
CULTURAL ASPECT
THE INTRODUCTION OF A SUPERMARKET INTO THE AREA FARMER’S MARKET. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS, THE SUPERMARKET IS PULLED BACK FROM THE CORNER, AND A PUBLIC PLAZA IS CREATED THAT HAS EVERY POSSIBILITY TO COMPETE WITH THE NEARBY
ACTS AS AN EXTENSION OF THE SUPERMARKET AND AN INVITATION FOR LOCAL ACTIVITY.
INTERNAL LOGIC
RATHER THAN CREATING ONE GIANT BLOCK, THE BUILDINGS ARE SPLIT INTO SEPARATE PIECES, ALLOWING A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND LAYOUTS AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVITY AND INTERACTION.
THE PATHWAYS AND CUTBACKS BECOME MEETING SPACES AND COURTYARDS; THE BUILDING BECOMES A PUBLIC COMPLEX.
SUMMER
WINTER
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