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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Master of Architecture | 2014 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Bachelor of Science in Architecture | 2012 515 NW 17th Avenue Apt. 2 Portland, OR 97209 rpeterson1211@gmail.com | 920.471.5415
Rachel Peterson A r c h i t e c t u r a l D e s i g n e r
SELECTED DESIGN WORK Oaxaca: INTERWOVEN Food Manu.CRAFT.uring Jacmel Medical Clinic La Plaza de Soledad Slabtown Plaza Social Urban Network Inuit Art + Learning Center
[oaxaca interwoven]
A DESIGN CATALYST FOR CREATIVE COMMERCE IN RURAL MEXICO CHALLENGE:
rural oaxaca is one of the most impoverished locations in all of mexico - the communities are isolated from development by lack of infrastructure, education, and access to economic and social growth
MISSION:
addressing the economic and social isolation of rural Oaxaca with the catalytic interjection of new architecture, people, and ideas to facilitate a collaborative learning process between local artisans and global creatives AND between local residents of all generations
[oaxaca interwoven] A DESIGN CATALYST FOR CREATIVE COMMERCE IN RURAL MEXICO Thesis Studio 2014 | Santa Ana del Valle, MX | Prof. Hajo Neis
SAN ANDRÉS HUAYÁPAM
OAXACA DE JUÁREZ
SAN AGUSTÍN YATARENI
SAN FRANCISCO TUTLA
TLALIXTAC DE CABRERA
SANTO DOMINGO TOMALTEPEC
SAN SEBASTIÁN TUTLA
SANTA LUCÍA DEL CAMINO SANTA MARÍA DEL TULE
TEOTITLÁN DEL VALLE
EL ROSARIO
SAN ANTONIO DE LA CAL
3.8 million
MACUILXÓCHITL SAN FRANCISCO LACHIGOLÓ
SAN AGUSTÍN DE LAS JUNTAS
SAN JERÓNIMO TLACOCHAHUAYA
SANTA ANA DEL VALLE
people in the state of oaxaca
SAN SEBASTIÁN ABASOLO
2/3
ÁNIMAS TRUJANO
living.in poverty
SAN JUAN GUELAVÍA
SANTA MARÍA COYOTEPEC
FACADE AT NIGHT
THE CONCERN
1 mi
Poverty demonstrates how destructive our own human failure can be. Its cycle is terrifyingly difficult to break, especially in countries struggling with internal conflict and unforgiving climates. In order to regenerate a place buried in extreme poverty, a plan of action needs to involve more than simply giving money to those in need. Finding creative solutions for each unique location and situation is necessary - from building schools to teaching farmers how to grow more food to providing places to vaccinate people against diseases.
OAXACA CENTRAL VALLEYS
SAN BARTOLO COYOTEPEC
SANTA CRUZ PAPALUTLA
SAN SEBASTIÁN TEITIPAC
THE LOCATION
TLACOLULA
Rural areas in Mexico are the places that see the least amount of economic growth and development. This is also where 61% of the indigenous population lives in extreme poverty. Historically, the southern states, including Oaxaca, have remained segregated from the rest of the country. Communities often face a combination of unpaved roads, lack of electricity and drinking water, improper sanitation, poorly maintained schools, vandalism and crime, and lack of social development programs.
SANTA ANA DEL VALLE
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SCHOOL
LEONA VICARIO
LA IDA
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FRANCISO MADERO
TOWN HALL
FRANCISO MADERO
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TOWN HALL
+ alebrijes
ZOCALO
+ weaving
ZOCALO
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[MAIN PLAZA]
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+ black pottery agricultural workers
+ decorative tin work
+ embroidery + papier-mâché + jewelry
MUSEUM
78%
textile producers*
THE OPPORTUNITY
One important example of the Oaxacan culture’s depth and multiplicity is the fact that locals possess talents in an innumerous variety of art forms: textile-weaving, embroidery, intricate paper cutouts, pottery, colorful carved wooden figures, and much more. These traditions are endangered by economic challenges in the region that significantly impact the folk art communities.
1000 FT
SIERRA MADRE M O U N TA I N S
CATHEDRAL
ARTISAN ARTISAN MUSEUM
SITE
MARIANO MATAMORO S
+ basketry
+ corn husk figures
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MUNICIPAL MARKET BUILDING MARKET
TOWN CENTER
CREATIVE ECONOMIC INNOVATIONS
addressing social needs + identifying what is needed to make the transition
PRODUCE DESIGNING + DEVELOPING NEW BUSINESS MODELS
story-telling + rethinking the relationship between customers and industries
EXHIBIT
EDUCATE
LEARNING LOBBY
DEMONSTRATING THE PROCESS TO VISITORS
IMPLEMENTING NEW IDEAS
exploring social + digital strategies while shifting marketing from traditional to digital
PASSAGE:
OVERLOOK:
CIRCULATION [ramps + doors]
OCCUPY [inside wall]
THE WALL
IDENTIFY(ING) + INFORMING [height, size, material]
SEATING:
WIND TOWER:
GARDEN:
OCCUPY [spaces around]
COOLING [mass, wind + water]
COOLING [vegetation]
WINDOW:
VIEW THROUGH [openings]
WORKSHOP
RAMPING UP TO CAFE, WITH VIEWS BEYOND
town hall
zocalo
cathedral
artisan museum
demonstration room
TECTONICS OF LIGHT
workspace courtyard
ramp
workshops
FOOD MANU.CRAFT.URING
Food Manu-Crafturing is a collaborative studio project with Eli Rosenwasser. After conducting an urban design investigation for the East Side Industrial District (ESID) in Portland, a laneways concept proposal was designed [akin to the Melbourne, Australia laneways system]. The architectural node at the eastern terminus of the laneways system is a mixed-used complex consisting of a production market, winery, medium-scale food processing units, townhouses, and apartments. This combination of uses was determined after analyzing the surrounding context and finding a need for food retail and housing in the area. Given the Buckman Neighborhood to the east and the industrial sanctuary to the west, the site between 10th and 11th on SE Taylor St. is ideal for this type of program. The architectonics of the facade and envelope express the “hard and soft� relationship of the program to the surrounding context as well as the physical aspects of various food types. The skin of the corten screen is programmed with apertures determined by internal functions. The skin peels back to form shaded openings that respond to the directional shading environmental requirements. The wooden space frame on the north and east facades have different glass curtain walls that respond to day-lighting needs.
FOOD MANU.CRAFT.URING CENTRAL EASTSIDE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT Fall 2013 | Portland, OR | Prof. Howard Davis
FACADE AT NIGHT
VIEW INTO PLAZA
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3
URBAN SCHEME:
PEDESTRIAN LANEWAYS OF THE SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
URBAN SCHEME:
PEDESTRIAN LANEWAYS OF THE SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT VISIBLE PRODUCTION
PATHWAYS 3 NODES
MASSING IN CONTEXT
GRAND RAMP
PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS
WINERY LANEWAY
MATERIALITY PARTI: HARD/SOFT + AGED/FRESH
UP
WINE SHOP
UP
INITIAL FERMENTATION LANEWAY
APARTMENT LOBBY/COMMUNITY SPACE (10' above plaza)
RAMP DOWN TO PARKING
DN
OPEN OFFICE SPACE
BRIDGE
TASTING ROOM
TOWNHOUSES
UP
UP DN
UP
UP
MEDIUM-SCALE PRODUCTION
MEDIUM-SCALE PRODUCTION
MEDIUM-SCALE PRODUCTION
6' TALL STORAGE
INDUSTRIAL OFFICE MAISONETTE UNITS
PUBLIC RESTROOMS
MARKET DINING SPACE
MED. INDUSTRY LOADING
FOOD RETAIL UNITS
(6' above plaza)
LANEWAY
UP
FARMER'S MARKET CO-OP
INDUSTRIAL OFFICE
6' TALL STORAGE
MEDIUM-SCALE PRODUCTION
UP
LOADING DOCK
FOOD RETAIL UNITS
APARTMENT FITNESS SPACE
WINERY ROOF
BARREL FERMENTATION CELLAR
RESTROOMS
LOADING DOCK
RESTAURANT SEATING + EVENT SPACE SMALL SCALE FOOD PROCESSING/PRODUCTION
SMALL SCALE FOOD PROCESSING/PRODUCTION
KITCHEN INDUSTRIAL OFFICE
INDUSTRIAL OFFICE
WINERY PUBLIC BLENDING LAB EGRESS FROM FOURTH FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
RESTAURANT FERMENTATION
LANEWAY
WINERY BOTTLING/ STORAGE
UNDERGROUND PARKING
FOOD PROCESSING FOOD RETAIL UNITS
JACMEL MEDICAL CLINIC
Three years after the 2010 earthquake, Haiti continues struggling to rebuild. Haiti is still one of the poorest countries in the Americas. One of the results of this poverty is unnecessary illness. The leading causes of death in Haiti are vaccine-preventable diseases. Therefore the need for clinics to provide basic health care services is clearly evident. A medical clinic that also includes basic surgery is proposed to be constructed outside Jacmel, Haiti. It will provide healthcare to those living in rural areas that are too far to safely travel to the city. A Portland-area surgeon, Dr. Michael Workman, helped organized students from the University of Oregon, University of Portland, and Oregon State University to work collaboratively on the design of a small general healthcare clinic. This clinic must overcome challenges that are experienced in most areas of Haiti. There are few areas of the country that have infrastructure services like water, sewage, and electricity. The clinic must either rely on site-sourced or site-generated resources to fulfill these fundamental needs. Likewise, there will not likely be access to roads or transportation. Because Haiti is such a resource-deprived country, building security is also a concern. Additionally, the hot and humid climate will require careful attention to create a comfortable environment for both patients and workers. Lastly, due to its close proximity to the ocean and the increasing affects of climate change, the potential for future natural disasters and other weather-related catastrophic events is probable.
JACMEL MEDICAL CLINIC REBUILDING HEALTH IN HAITI Summer 2013 | Jacmel, Haiti | Competition Entry
Atlantic Ocean
GRAND RIVER
HAITI
POTENTIAL CLINIC SITE VICINITY Caribbean Sea
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
JACMEL Port-au-Prince Jacmel
BAY OF JACMEL
This project was designed in collaboration with Melissa March and Scott Soukup. A critical consideration of our team for this clinic is that it should be adaptable, flexible, and responsive in the event of a catastrophe or natural disaster. Four small, rectangular buildings around a central courtyard can more easily withstand an earthquake than a larger building with more corners. The layout of the clinic also adapts to a disaster scenario. The clinic becomes a hub for the most urgent traumas. Rooms can transform to provide additional surgical and trauma-care capabilities, exterior porches provide cover for less critical patients, and the reception/nurse station becomes a command center. The clinic can respond in its own standing or in coordination with outside aid groups.
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40 miles
of Haitians LACK BASIC HEALTH CARE 65 years+: 55-64 years:
5%
4.1%
20% 0-14 years:
34.6% 25-54 years:
Population BELOW the Poverty Line 80%
34.8%
15-24 years:
21.5%
POVERTY IN HAITI
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html
HAITI’S AGE DEMOGRAPHICS SOURCE: CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html
COURTYARD WAITING AREA
FAMILYFAMILY WAITING PORCH PORCHWAITING
EXAM ROOM
COVERED OUTDOOR CORRIDOR
PATIENT WAITING COURTYARD
STAFF RESTROOM
SMALL STORAGE
VIEW OUTSIDE WAITING ROOM PRIVACY SCREEN: BAMBOO + LOUVERS
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SONOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT MOVABLE CURTAINS EXAM TABLE WASTE BASKET CASEWORK STOOL
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SONOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT MOVABLE CURTAINS EXAM TABLE WASTE BASKET CASEWORK STOOL
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OPERATING TABLE MOVABLE OR LIGHT ANESTHESIA CART OR CART STAINLESS STEEL TABLE
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OPERATING TABLE MOVABLE OR LIGHT ANESTHESIA CART OR CART STAINLESS STEEL TABLE 3
PRIMARY CARE (GENERAL EXAM ROOM) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MOVABLE CURTAIN EXAM TABLE GLOVE / SHARPS DISPENSER ANTISEPTIC DISPENSER PAPER TOWELS WASTE BASKET CASEWORK STOOL
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DENTIST CHAIR PAPER TOWELS GLOVE DISPENSER ANTISEPTIC DISPENSER WASTE BASKET STOOL CASEWORK
WALL SECTION 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99
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2 4 6
CORRUGATED METAL MOVABLE CURTAIN 2x4 PURLINS EXAM TABLE GUTTER GLOVE / SHARPS DISPENSER WOOD TRUSS DISPENSER ANTISEPTIC WOOD BEAM PAPER TOWELS CONCRETE FRAMING WASTE BASKET CMU INFILL WALLS CASEWORK 1 PERFORATED STOOL CMU WINDOWS WOOD SLAT WALL 2
1 DENTIST 3 CHAIR 2 PAPER TOWELS6 3 GLOVE DISPENSER CORRUGATED METAL 4 ANTISEPTIC DISPENSER 2x4 PURLINS 5 WASTE BASKET GUTTER6 STOOL WOOD7TRUSS CASEWORK
WOOD BEAM CONCRETE FRAMING CMU INFILL WALLS PERFORATED CMU WINDOWS WOOD SLAT WALL
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ROOF
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TRUSS STRUCTURE
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PLAN
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SOLAR POWER
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1 WELCOME 2 RECEPTION 3 RECORDS 4 NURSE STATION WELCOME RECEPTION 5 PATIENT WAITING COURTYARD120 SF RECORDS 88 SF 6 PREP AREA/CHECK-IN NURSE STATIONRESTROOM 120 SF 7 UNI-SEX PATIENT WAITING COURTYARD 8 FAMILY RESTROOM PREP AREA/CHECK-IN 116 SF 9 LABORATORY UNI-SEX RESTROOM 49 SF 10 DENTAL EXAM FAMILY RESTROOM 71 SF 11 RADIOLOGY LABORATORY 95 SF 12 EXAM/TREATMENT ROOMS DENTAL EXAM 96 SF 13 PHARMACY RADIOLOGY 96 SF 14 PHARMACY COUNTER EXAM/TREATMENT ROOMS 99 SF 15 TREATMENT INTERACTIVE SPACE PHARMACY 95 SF 16 FAMILY WAITING AREA PHARMACY COUNTER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TREATMENT INTERACTIVE SPACE 16 FAMILY WAITING AREA
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120 SF 88 SF 120 SF 17 18
19 116 SF 20 49 SF 21 71 SF 22 95 SF 23 96 SF 24 96 SF 25 99 SF 26 95 SF 27
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17 COMMUNITY WAITING/EDUCATION 18 CLEAN UTILITY 19 SOIL UTILITY 20 OPERATING ROOM COMMUNITY WAITING/EDUCATION CLEAN 21 UTILITY 39 SF STERILE PRE-SURGERY PREP SOIL UTILITY 29 SF 22 STERILE RECOVERY/TRAUMA ROOM OPERATING ROOM SF 23 NON-STERILE RECOVERY225 ROOM STERILE PRE-SURGERY PREP 112 SF 24 SMALL STORAGE STERILE 25RECOVERY/TRAUMA LARGE STORAGEROOM 180 SF NON-STERILE RECOVERY ROOM 172 SF 26 OFFICE SMALL STORAGE 84 SF 27 STAFF BREAK ROOM LARGE STORAGE 172 SF OFFICE28 STAFF RESTROOM 59 SF 29 JANITOR’S CLOSET STAFF BREAK ROOM 146 SF 30 DELIVERY ACCESS STAFF RESTROOM 70 SF 31 CLOSET HVAC UNIT JANITOR’S 32 ACCESS ELECTRICITY GENERATOR DELIVERY
COLUMN GRID
PROGRAM BREAKDOWN 39 SF 29 SF 225 SF 112 SF 180 SF 172 SF 84 SF 172 SF 59 SF 146 SF 70 SF
WINDOWS + DOORS
28 29 30 31 HVAC UNIT 32 ELECTRICITY GENERATOR
WATER COLLECTION
NATURAL VENTILATION
CULTURAL PRIDE
EFFICIENT CARE CMU WALLS
LA PLAZA DE SOLEDAD
For a period of 8 weeks, Justin Petersen and I iteratively created program-driven holistic redesigns for an existing public square in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. This was done through large scale physical modelling and ink on mylar hand drawing. In the investigation of redesigning the Plaza of Soledad, the idea of giving all users a genuine human experience was a critical consideration in our design. We sought to respect the tradition and culture of Oaxaca while also seeking to provide easier access through the site (especially in terms of disability accessibility), offer more shade for protection from the hot Mexican sun, and collect rainwater in large underground basins for present and future use.
1 km 17째2'30" 1 : 31 534
OAXACA CITY est.1532 U N E S C O Wo r l d H e r i t a g e S i t e
LA PLAZA DE SOLEDAD REDESIGNING A PUBLIC PLAZA Spring 2011 | Oaxaca, Mexico | Prof. Lance LaVine
INK HAND-DRAWING OF PROPOSAL
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2
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3 PLAZAS
GRAND STAIR INTO PLAZA
SEATING SLOPES INTO TOPOGRAPHY
SITE SECTION
(17’ ELEVATION CHANGE)
Avenida Morelos City Hall The Church of Soledad Avenida Independencia
Urban Room
Exhibition Hall + Garden (above)
Water Basin below Plaza de la Iglesia
Water Basin below Plaza de las Danzas
URBAN ROOM IN THE PLAZA
Exhibition Hall
Urban Room (gathering, performance, socializing) Ramp entry into site wraps around Urban Room
For the people of Oaxaca, a significant public space is one with sufficient area for parades, festivals, and celebrations for large groups. Therefore, it was necessary to open up the new design to include easy access to the large gathering areas (with more stairways and ramps) and provide shade for coolness and comfort during the many celebrations throughout the year. One way we accomplished this was by creating an ‘urban room’ with a pergola of engineered wood that ‘grew’ into a tree-like structure covered in a common and beautiful local vegetation: the bugambila vine.
SLABTOWN COMMUNITY
CENTER Slabtown is currently an underutilized industrial district in Northwest Portland that is in the process of becoming a vibrant mixeduse neighborhood supporting housing (both rented and owned), employment, public space, and community resources. According to the Conway Master Plan, an urban plaza and its encompassing mixeduse buildings are to be developed at the intersection of 21st Avenue and Pettygrove Street. A multi-purpose community center is proposed to be made available to the neighborhood, since that amenity is presently lacking in this area of the city. The design of the square’s iconic civic building utilizes its unique location between the plaza and park with the use intersecting grids, based off of the street grid and the line of the nearby Williamette River. The converging forms of the building interrupts the proposed pedestrian walkway to create a visual connection to the neighborhood, yet allow for easy access through the block. This project will serve as a design stimulus for future neighborhood development to aid in a new image of Slabtown as an appealing place to live and work in Portland.
SLABTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER DEVELOPING A NEW SENSE OF PLACE IN NW PORTLAND Fall 2012 | Portland, OR | Profs. Don Genasci + Sean Cho
CONWAY MASTER PLAN (OUTLINED) WITHIN THE SLABTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD OF NW PORTLAND
PLAZA MASSING
EARLY PLAZA CONCEPT SKETCHES
DUAL-GRID SYSTEM
21st Avenue
Quimby Street
Pettygrove Street
SITE SECTION (CUT FACING NORTH)
21ST AVE
MIXED USE BUILDINGS
PLAZA
GRAND STAIR
COMMUNITY CENTER
PARK + PLAY FIELD
VIEW OF PLAZA AND GRAND STAIR
ICONIC BUILDING ON THE PLAZA: Addressing both plaza and park
Reception
Reception
Women’s Locker Room
Reception
Second Floor (Main)
Women’s Locker Room
Third Floor
Administration Childcare Area Men’s Locker Room
Childcare Area
Childcare Area Cafe
Men’s Locker Room
Cafe
Cafe
Reservable Meeting Room
Cafe
Administration Aerobics Studio Lap Pool
Bleacher Seating
Lap Pool
Lap Pool
Aerobics Studio
Aerobics Studio
Reservable Meeting Room
Administration
Administration
Administration
Reservable Meeting Room
Administration
Fitness/Weight Room
Rooftop Terrace/ Community Garden
Reservable Meeting Room
Rooftop Terrace/ Community Garden
Rooftop Terrac Community Ga
Administration
Fitness/Weight Room
Fitness/Weight Room
Multi-Purpose Room
Fitness/Weight Room
Mul
Community Exhibition Space Community Exhibition Space Community Exhibition Space Exhibition Space Community Small Theatre Small Theatre Small Theatre Small Theatre (Performance/Meeting Space) (Performance/Meeting Space) (Performance/Meeting Space) (Performance/Meeting Space)
Bleacher Seating
Administration Whirlpool
Aerobics Studio
Administration
Fourth Floor (+ Roof Terrace)
Administration
Administration
Administration
Whirlpool
First Floor (Ground)
INTERSECTING VOLUMES
PARK ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
(OPEN TO BELOW)
(OPEN TO BELOW)
(OPEN TO BELOW) (OPE
SOCIAL URBAN NETWORK
This project, in collaboration with Brianna Bruening, has a site located in the port city of Valparaiso, Chile. Throughout the course of both an intensive site analysis and the design process, the city’s unique topography played a direct influence. Valparaiso’s flat plain area contains clearly programmed and large public spaces such as cleared civic squares, tree-covered social plazas, extensions of religious space, and meetings at street intersections. In the hills, there is an overall lack of space. Streets, alleyways, and lookouts serve as public spaces in the hills. VALPARAISO: PORT CITY OF SOUTH AMERICA
VINA DEL MAR
LIMACHE
VALPARAISO
SANTIAGO
The heaviest tourist traffic in Valparaiso is concentrated in the historic district near the port. Popular sites include museums, art galleries, and significant historic buildings. Very few tourists venture up into Valparaiso’s hills. The experience that tourists have in Valparaiso results in a limited view of the city in which their time and money is spent in a concentrated area. It was this problem that we sought to address with our proposal. A network of tourist and residential paths with small program insertions was designed as an urban-scale strategy. These thoroughfares reach from the currently limited tourist realm up into the hills by utilizing a bright color palette reflecting the city’s vibrant local street art. The color also acts as a visual beacon with the aid of small programmatic elements such as bathrooms, tourist kiosks, pocket parks, benches, and street vendor stands. Additionally, larger programmed space, such as a soccer field, are created to be a specific interactive destination for both tourists and Valparaiso’s residents.
SOCIAL URBAN NETWORK PEDESTRIAN CIRCUITS WITH PROGRAMMED SPACES Spring 2012 | Valparaiso, Chile | Prof. Dan Clark Valparaiso’s difficult and unique terrain directly informs how the city’s street system has evolved. A classical grid system was created at the founding of the city. The grid naturally fills the flatest regions. The street system in the hills formed in an organic manner, being restricted by the ravine and hilled topography of the site. Thus these streets follow no pattern.
WEALTH DISPARITY & POPULATION DENSITY
GREATEST AMOUNT OF INCOME LEAST AMOUNT OF INCOME
THE HIGHEST POPULATION DENSITY LIVES IN THE POOREST AREAS OF THE HILLS
TOPOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS IN VALPARAISO
EXPANDING THE TOURISTIC REALM: FOCUS AREA EXISTING TOURIST CIRCUITS & PROGRAM NEW TOURIST CIRCUITS & PROGRAM (1.26 MILES) RESIDENT CIRCUITS & PROGRAM (1.19 MILES)
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SHAPING A DEFINED STREETSCAPE: SYSTEM STRATEGY
Organizing vegetative elements within the street context
Filling voids between buildings as an extension of the street
STREET CONCEPT STRATEGY:
Combining wedge form and overhead plane in order to create a visual connection from the port of the city up into the hills where tourists could explore more of Valparaiso
INSPIRATION: EXISTING PASEOS + STREET ART
COLOR, MATERIALITY, + TEXTURE Street Brick pavers that extend from building facade to building facade will contrast with the existing asphalt streets of the city. Vegetation Trees, small plants, and flowers will be organized in planters to provide shade and reflect the existing growth of vegetation within the streets. Structural Elements Colored ceramic panels will side new structures to compliment the city’s existing color and street art. Corrugated metal roofs will also reflect materiality found within the city. Overhead lights will call out small program integrated into the streetscape.
STRENGTHENING EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS + EXTENDING THE STREET NETWORK
Existing, empty sites were selected for the larger programs of the marketplace and the soccer field. Since Valparaiso’s topography acts as a natural amphitheater, both sites are clearly visible from the streets below. The structural form that composes the space for each program works with the topography to reshape existing site conditions.
Expanding the wedge concept to shape the form of larger programmatic elements
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Each structure opens up views of the surrounding landscape and creates a strong presence in the topography.
SOCCER FIELD
REVITALIZED SOCCER FIELD: DESIGN COMPONENTS The revitalized soccer field provides residents with an improved environment for soccer games while also inviting tourists to travel up further into the hills. The design of the stadium opens up views of the port and creates public space for a variety of users.
OVERHEAD COLORED LIGHTS
LIGHT STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
TERRACED GROUND PLANES
PLATFORMS ABOVE THE SOCCER FIELD OPEN UP VIEWS OF THE CITY
INUIT ART + LEARNING
CENTER
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG), Canada’s oldest civic art gallery, plans to build an addition to its existing building on Memorial Boulevard in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The purpose of the new space has two separate functions, but will be housed in the same structure. First, there is a need to provide an appropriate display and research environment for its internationally renowned collection of contemporary Inuit art. The second function is to provide new and improved facilities for the Gallery’s popular Studio Art and Learning programs.
CONTEXT Vicinity Plan (1 mile radius)
The initial design inspiration for the Inuit Art and Learning Center (IALC) addition to Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) was drawn from traditional Inuit summer housing: an animal skin tent. After investigating the simple geometry of the structure, the design pushed the idea further by mining the idea of “stitching” and “quilting” animal skins. This resulted in the double skin facade consisting of a curtain wall “box” wrapped by a “skin” of corten steel. The same steel material is used in two ways: first as a thick screen that is supported by beams connected to the curtain wall’s columns, and second as large operable louvers to provide more daylight control to the west facade of the addition. The form of this wrap reflects the double “wings” of the existing gallery building, but does so in a strongly contrasted material to the WAG’s light gray tyndall stone facade. The connective tissue of the Learning Center is the set of triangular atria comprised of the lobby and multipurpose room (MPR). The visible storage lines these spaces and guides the visitor from initial entry to the orientation space. These three-story triangular atria provide daylighting not only to the new building’s spaces, but also the rooms on the south facade of the existing building.
INUIT ART + LEARNING CENTER
VISIBLE STORAGE
ADDITION TO WINNIPEG ART MUSEUM Spring 2013 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Prof. Brian Cavanaugh
TRADITIONAL INUIT BUILDING Tupic: animal skin tent with bone/wood frames for summer
MATERIALITY
GEOMETRY
STRUCTURE
MOVEMENT
SECOND SECONDFLOOR FLOOR PLAN PLAN 5. VISIBLE STORAGE ACCESS
UPPER PART OF UV DARK ROOM
6. MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL CHASE 7. RESEARCH CENTER: 1100 ft2
UPPER PART OF RESTORER ROOM
JANITORIAL STORAGE
8. ARCHIVES TRANSITION: 310 ft2 9. OPEN OFFICE AREA: 1070 ft2 10. STAFF LOUNGE: 225 ft2
UPPER PART OF LOADING AREA
11. HEAD OF EDUCATION OFFICE: 100 ft2 12. CLASSROOM: 975 ft2
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
VAULT INFIRMARY
MEN
PUBLIC RELATIONS
LOUNGE
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
WOMEN
INFO STORAGE OFFICE
OFFICE
GRAPHICS
PROJECTION
ELEVATOR LOBBY
MIMEOGRAPH
REGISTRAR
CURATOR
ART EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
REPRODUCTION
LIBRARY + ARCHIVES
OFFICE
GENERAL OFFICE AREA
UPPER PART OF MAIN LOBBY
GREEN ROOM
UPPER PART OF AUDITORIUM
WAITING ROOM
DIRECTOR OFFICE BOARD ROOM
MAIN MAINFLOOR FLOOR PLAN PLAN 6. MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL CHASE
UV DARK ROOM
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DARK ROOM
PHOTOGRAPH
13. LOBBY: 1400 ft2
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LOADING + UNLOADING JANITORIAL
MAIN LOBBY
INFO DESK AUDITORIUM LOBBY
STORAGE
VOLUNTEER ROOM LOUNGE
PUBLIC COATROOM
VESTIBULE
RENTAL DISPLAY
MECHANICAL ROOM
RAMP DOWN
ELEVATOR LOBBY
SEMINAR ROOM
PICTURE RENTAL
LECTURE ROOM
WOMEN GIFT SHOP
MAIN ENTRANCE
SLOPE DOWN 9”
ST.
SEMINAR ROOM
MEMORIAL BLVD.
MEN
EQUIPMENT STORAGE
MA RY AV E
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SECURITY
AUDITORIUM
PLATFORM (STAGE)
STORAGE
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2
SECTION CUT 1
2. PERMANENT EXHIBIT: 3000 ft2
EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
SECTION CUT 2
3. PRINTS + DRAWINGS: 1000 ft2 4. GALLERY STORAGE 12. CLASSROOM: 975 ft2 13. LOBBY: 1400 ft2 14. MULTIPURPOSE ROOM: 1400 ft2 15. CLASSROOM: 1100 ft2 16. YOUTH STUDIO (DIVISIBLE): 2700 ft2 17. CLAY STUDIO: 1870 ft2 18. CLASSROOM: 1700 ft2
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