UNIFICATION PROJECT
AN EXPANSION OF THE PEACE CAMP AT ACER FARM
RFMA STUDIO 2012
CONCEPT Location
program
ELEMENTS
RELATIONSHIPS
MATERIALS
acer farm, west brattleboro, vermont RFMA Studio
CONCEPT Location
program
ELEMENTS
CURRENT:
RELATIONSHIPS
MATERIALS
FUTURE:
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RFMA Studio
CONCEPT Location
program
ELEMENTS
RELATIONSHIPS
MATERIALS
existing
PROPOSED
VILLA
SYNAGOGUE
FARM
MOSQUE
CHAPEL
COMMON SPACE 4
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CONCEPT Location
synagogue
program
chapel
ELEMENTS
RELATIONSHIPS
MATERIALS
mosque
the divine
courtyard
spiritual gathering
organized gathering acer farm
NATURAL GATHERING
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CONCEPT Location
program
ELEMENTS
existing site materials
RELATIONSHIPS
MATERIALS
architecture materials
stone
STONE
STONE
grass
GRASS
GRASS
wood
WOOD
WOOD
water
WATER
WATER 6
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES
HOLY STRUCTURES
ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS & HISTORY
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES
THE SYNAGOGUE
ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS & HISTORY
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE TYPOLOGY
1500 bce
light
BIMAH
ARK
CONTEXT
ORNAMENT
TABERNACLE PERSPECTIVE SINAI, CIRCA 1500 BCE
TEMPLE B’NAI ISRAEL WISCONSIN, 1948
TABERNACLE PLAN SINAI, CIRCA 1500 BCE
TEMPLE B’NAI CONGREGATION
1996
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE TYPOLOGY
light
BIMAH
ARK
CONTEXT
ORNAMENT
GATES OF THE GROVE SYNAGOGUE Hamptons, NY NORMAN JAFFE, 1991
ELDRIDGE STREET SYNAGOGUE NEW YORK, 1830
1500 bce
SECTION’ GATES OF THE GROVE SYNAGOGUE HAMPTONS, NY NORMAN JAFFE, 1991
1996
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE TYPOLOGY
light
BIMAH
ARK
BIMAH SAPOTKIN SYNAGOGUE WARSAW, POLAND, 1840
1500 bce
CONTEXT
ORNAMENT
Synagogue Sha’arei Shalom PLAN AND ELEVATION ANNA KOGAN, SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 2001
1996
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE TYPOLOGY
1500 bce
light
BIMAH
ARK
CONTEXT
ORNAMENT
MOSES RECEIVING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS CIRCA 1500 BCE
APELDOORN SYNAGOGUE ARK 1975
ARK (HOLY OF HOLIES) CIRCA 1500 BCE
ARK OFRA FRIEDLAND ATLANTA, GA 1996
1996
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RFMA Studio
ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE TYPOLOGY
light
BIMAH
ARK
CONTEXT
ORNAMENT
OLD CITY, JERUSALEM
FARMING COMMUNITY HOMES LIPSKO, POLAND POLAND, EARLY 1900’S
THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE, JERUSALEM ALEXANDER FREIDMAN, 1982
COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE LIPSKO, POLAND EARLY 1900’S
1992
1900
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE TYPOLOGY
light
516 bce
BIMAH
ARK
CONTEXT
ORNAMENT
HEROD’S TEMPLE JERUSALEM, 516 BCE
GREENFIELD SYNAGOGUE GREENFIELD, MA 1996 LOUIS GOODMAN
SOLOMON’S TEMPLE JERUSALEM, 1500 BCE
GREENFIELD SYNAGOGUE GREENFIELD, MA 1996 LOUIS GOODMAN
1996
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: SYNAGOGUE
LIGHT
bimah
ark
context
ORNAMENT
Windows/skylights, natural light
small raised platform near ark
artistic element within synagogue
use of on-site materials (hemlock and stone)
FORM AND STRUCTURE CREATE INTERIOR BEAUTY
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES
THE MOSQUE
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RFMA Studio
ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
QIBLA
611 ce
VIEWS HARAM/SAHN
MINBAR
LANDSCAPE ORNAMENT
ACCESS
MINARET
PISHTAQ
HOUSE OF THE PROPHET MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA 611 CE
Masjid al-Bahr, jaffa israel
PLAN HOUSE OF THE PROPHET MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA 611 CE
HASEKI MASJID ISTANBUL, 1989
1989
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RFMA Studio
ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
VIEWS
QIBLA
HARAM/SAHN
2008
MINBAR
LANDSCAPE ORNAMENT
ACCESS
MINARET
PISHTAQ
GLOBAL QIBLA DIAGRAM
MIHRAB EXTERIOR, MAKKAH
BOSTON ISLAMIC CENTER BOSTON, MA STUDIO O, 2008
INTERIOR QIBLA WALL IRAN, 1790
1790
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RFMA Studio
ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
QIBLA
611
VIEWS HARAM/SAHN
MINBAR
LANDSCAPE ORNAMENT
ACCESS
MINARET
PISHTAQ
HARAM AND SAHN MOSQUE OF THE PROPHET, MEDINA, 1987
BOSTON ISLAMIC CENTER, 2008
HOUSE OF THE PROPHET MEDINA, 611
BOSTON ISLAMIC CENTER, 2008
2008
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
QIBLA
HARAM/SAHN
1905
MINBAR
ORNAMENT
MINARET
PISHTAQ
MINBAR TURKEY, 1905
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE PENZBERG MOSQUE, BAVARIA, 2010
MOSQUE PLAN TURKEY, 1905
SECTION PENZBERG MOSQUE, BAVARIA, 2010
2010
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
QIBLA
900 CE
HARAM/SAHN
MINBAR
ORNAMENT
MINARET
PISHTAQ
MOSQUE ORNAMENT SAUDI ARABIA MID 18TH CENTURY
INTERIOR ORNAMENT PENZBERG MOSQUE, BAVARIA, 2010
ALHAMBRa interior arch GRENADA, SPAIN 10TH CENTURY
INTERIOR ORNAMENT PENZBERG MOSQUE, BAVARIA, 2010
2010
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
1500 bce
QIBLA
HARAM/SAHN
MINBAR
ORNAMENT
MINARET
PISHTAQ
MINARET FAHRAJ MOSQUE FAHRAJ, IRAQ, 16TH CENTURY
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE PENZBERG MOSQUE, BAVARIA, 2010
ISOMETRIC FAHRAJ MOSQUE FAHRAJ, IRAQ, 16TH CENTURY
SECTION PENZBERG MOSQUE, BAVARIA, 2010
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1996
RFMA Studio
ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE TYPOLOGY
QIBLA
HARAM/SAHN
1611
MINBAR
ORNAMENT
MINARET
PISHTAQ
PISHTAQ ISFAHAN MOSQUE IRAN, 1611
SIDE COURT APPROACH SULTAN QABOOS GRAND MOSQUE MUSCAT, OMAN 1970
PISHTAQ ISFAHAN MOSQUE IRAN, 1611
MAIN APPROACH SULTAN QABOOS GRAND MOSQUE MUSCAT, OMAN 1970
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ELEMENTS & FEATURES STRUCTURE: MOSQUE
QIBLA
HARAM/SAHN
MINBAR
ORNAMENT
PISHTAQ / MINARET
ORIENTATION TOWARDS MAKKAH, FACING MIHRAB
TRANSPARENT ROOF ALLOWING OVERHEAD LIGHT
RAISED PLATFORM IN FRONT OF MIHRAB
ELEGANT INTERIOR EXPRESSED THROUGH GEOMETRIC PATTERNING
EMPHASIZED EXTERIOR ELEMENTS
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THE UNIFICATION PROJECT
THE EXPANSION OF THE PEACE CAMP AT ACER FARM
CONCEPT DRAWING
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CAMP
&
PATIO
NATURA
L VISTA
ORGANIZATION STRATEGY
ING
PARK
TOPOGRAP HY
LEVEL OF EXPOSURE EXPOSED
HORSE
SEMI EXPOSED SEMI PROTECTED
TRAI L 27
PROTECTED
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APPROACH & CIRCULATION
FORMAL APPROACH INFORMAL APPROACH
CIRCULATION SPACE PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY DISCOVERY APPROACH
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APPROACH & CIRCULATION
fORMAL aPPROACH, NATURAL PATHWAY
INFORMAL APPROACH
DISCOVERY/PILGRIMAGE APPROACH
FORMAL APPROACH INFORMAL APPROACH
CIRCULATION SPACE PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY DISCOVERY APPROACH
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PROGRAM ELEMENTS
ELEMENTS UNIFYING COMMUNAL COLLECTIVE INTROSPECTIVE PRIVATE 30
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PROGRAM ELEMENTS
JERUSALEM AS A DYNAMIC, PROGRAM RICH CITY
NATURAL AMPHITHEATER, VANCOUVER, CANADA
PROGRAM DIAGRAM UNIFYING COMMUNAL COLLECTIVE INTROSPECTIVE
DISCOVERY ON APPROACH TO JERUSALEM
PRIVATE 31
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VIEWS
PERSPECTIVE FOCUSED DIRECTED WIDE
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VIEWS
VILLA SAVOYE, OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS
DIRECTED VIEW OF THE MAUER PARK, BERLIN
WIDE VIEW OF THE ACER FARM VISTA FROM COMMUNAL SPACE
PERSPECTIVE FOCUSED DIRECTED WIDE
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PROPOSED WORK FLOW Proposed Schedule
Duration
RFMA Role
Concept Design
9/30/2012
completed
RFMA to develop concept and booklet.
Schematic Design
11/18/2012
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1/20/2013
45
TBD
TBD
RFMA to developschematic design package. RFMA to develop agenda. Drawings by Other. RFMA to assist in design coordination with CD's and provide specifications as necessary.
TBD
TBD
CA by Other. RFMA to visit the site as necessary before and during construction.
Phase
Design Development
Construction Documents Construction Administration
RFMA to develop schematic design package. RFMA to develop agenda.
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