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mixed use building - kansas city, mo
homeless assistance center competition - brooklyn, ny
skyscraper - tokyo, jp
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5 guest house - milford, pa
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bear point house - muskoka, on
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mixed use | kansas city undergraduate design studio
The river market district of Kansas City is in dire need of urban renewal. A new mixed use building composed of housing, office and arts center will become a new cultural centerpiece. The re-development begins by addressing how the city’s scattered density can be consolidated into a mixed use building. The industrial presence is clearly felt on the site where the building must mediate between a dissipated city grid and a raw existence. Green space injects itself in between programs as the office and housing volumes respond to the city and river edge. Whereas, the arts center becomes a formal shift that acts like a ribbon weaving the two volumes together.
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site panoramic (top), location plan (above)
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mixed use | kansas city, mo
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1 gallery (office) 2 office circulation 3 cafe + bookstore 4 gallery (housing) 5 sculpture garden 6 green space 7 amphitheater 8 existing building
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mixed use | kansas city, mo
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mixed use | kansas city, mo
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mixed use | kansas city, mo
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mixed use | kansas city, mo
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skyscraper | tokyo undergraduate design studio
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skyscraper | tokyo, japan
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Tokyo Bay exists as an under-developed vacant peninsula adjacent to one of the world’s densest cities. The opportunity to address the elongated urban edge is long overdue, and the proposal for seven towers to form a new nexus of culture and activity is the premise for the project. The array of cultural traditions and history present in all of Japan seem to be absent in modern Tokyo. The goal of the master plan is to re-instill the character of the past into a modern infrastructure. Naturalized spaces, a cultural museum and interactive vertical programs will begin a process of catalyzing a new ideology for skyscraper design.
skyscraper | tokyo, japan
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skyscraper model
skyscraper | tokyo, japan
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skyscraper | tokyo, japan
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boathouse | manhattan, kansas undergraduate design studio
A new boathouse was proposed for the Kansas State crew team. The program encouraged a tectonic clarity and innovative use of materials. The building’s orientation to the water became a primary consideration to maximize the potential of a steep site and extended views. The boathouse reflects a daily sequence experienced by the crew team. Through a series of spaces intended to enhance the rower’s emotions, a simple program becomes a physical interpretation of how pride, serenity, contemplation, anxiety and solitude are experienced in Architecture.
boathouse site plan
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boathouse | manhattan, kansas
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above: concept sketch; below left: (clockwise) exterior circulation; sequence of spaces; offices and weight room; entry pavilion; bottom right: view of boat storage bar from lake
boathouse | manhattan, kansas
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homeless assistance center | new york design competition
The process of germination is described as anything expanding into greater being from a small existence. The concept for a new homeless assistance center in downtown Brooklyn is to create a building which is a vessel for growth. Much like the processes of germination, the architecture will collect those who are marginalized and enable one to grow through a variety of programs intended to allow each person to re-discover their potential and become a contributing member of society.
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opposite left: location plan; top: program progression; bottom: street elevation - 4th avenue & union street
homeless assistance center| brooklyn, new york
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homeless assistance center| brooklyn, new york
existing HPD temporary housing unit
spatial reconfiguration - extend kitchen millwork - relocate bathroom - combine closet and murphy bed - add bathroom transom - add outdoor terrace/ green space
tectonic & material expression - facet roof plane to reflect natural light - splay exterior wall for light - expose structural steel members - add stone counter and backsplash - insert horizontal louvers for privacy - replace drywall with plywood panels - add punched opening at entry temporary housing terrace elevation
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homeless assistance center| brooklyn, new york
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- elevator/ fire stair wall is a vertical green wall panel that wraps the elevator core - roof plane is sloped for informal seating and performance - roof plane incorporates community garden for building inhabitants and green space for activities and athletics
- ground plane folds down to allow light into classroom space in cellar - informal ‘front yard’ is created as a gesture of embracing the local community - grass pavers ramp down into the community recreation center and continuing education classrooms
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- cellar recreation center and cafeteria/ lounge window walls open to allow for natural ventilation - social workers have private terrace for informal meetings/ gatherings - homeless shelter carves two voids into the floor plate for outdoor space - temporary housing units have private outdoor terraces
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- vertical and horizontal walls splay for natural light - skylight slots cut into exterior space on roof - punched openings occur at high activity spaces for individualized experience
approach to entry
homeless assistance center| brooklyn, new york
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shohola guest house | pennsylvania bohlin cywinski jackson project manager
A small guest house is located on a large wooded site adjacent to an existing pool house. The house is modest in size, but negotiates a difficult site composed of steep stepping rocks, each varying in elevation. The house is a glass box in the forest set on steel “stilts�. The steel is fastened directly into the undulating stone surface reflecting a flag pole condition. The program is two small bedrooms, kitchenette and bathroom suite - each space treats nature as its envelope.
left: site plan; above: approach
building axonometric
guest house | milford, pennsylvania
above: construction details at curtain wall and entry bridge; below: building elevation
above: construction details at skylight struts; below: building elevation
guest house | milford, pennsylvania
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left: fireplace section, right: typical section; top: roof details
guest house | milford, pennsylvania
exterior perspective facing north
above: excavation process
guest house | milford, pennsylvania
exterior approach
above: view across living space; right: view out from living space
guest house | milford, pennsylvania
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muskoka main house | ontario, canada bohlin cywinski jackson project architect/ designer
Two hours north of downtown Toronto is a spectacular lake region in Muskoka, Ontario. The topography is composed of rolling stone islands and peninsulas lined with deciduous and coniferous vegetation. An ambitious developer chose BCJ to design two houses for a large property on “Bear Point”. The “main house” proposed a stone plinth that mediated the oscillating landscape and develop a datum within the existing terrain. The living and dining spaces are placed on top of the stone plinth and are predominantly glazed to maximize views to the water, while the kitchen and garage were clad in reclaimed local timbers to create rustic modern boxes. The private spaces are carved into the plinth with deep punched openings to encourage an intimate, yet expansive perspective.
top left: location plan; below: site plan
view from water toward house
main house | muskoka, ontario
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above: entry elevation; below: lake front elevation
main house | muskoka, ontario
above: entry sequence; below: outdoor space adjacent to living room
building elevation from shore
main house | muskoka, ontario
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muskoka guest house | ontario, canada bohlin cywinski jackson project architect/ designer
The Bear Point guest residence responds to completely site constraints. The first obstacle was to address the sharp grade change across the site. We developed several iterations to study how to retain the earth, while allowing for exterior circulation. Once a wall scheme proved to be conducive to both design criteria, we proposed delicate, rustic boxes to sit lightly along the pristine shore line. One enters via a glass entry tube and descends a stair into the main living space. The wall not only retains the earth, but becomes a threshold demarcating the house in the landscape. A large outdoor space splits the house into two volumes - one which holds the house program and one which acts as a bunk house for changing. The house is clad in local wood siding and articulated with modern openings and a heavy timber structure.
above: concept sketches; below: site images
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guest house | muskoka, ontario
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guest house | muskoka, ontario
building section through fireplace
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guest house | muskoka, ontario
building elevation - toward entry
building elevation - toward lake
guest house | muskoka, ontario
building elevation - toward lake
guest house | muskoka, ontario
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delineation | pen + pencil + pastel personal and travel sketches
I believe that architecture always begins with a sketch. The sketch is the idea that drives every project and is most often referenced throughout the duration of any work. If we lose sight of the sketch, we lose sight of drawing and expressing our ideas through visual means. Often these ideas are recorded in small books that prove to be evidence of constant attention paid to a design problem. My intention is to always be aware of how one experiences space. If we could record how we feel, perceive and understand space our architecture will continue to grow stronger and engage a broader audience.
travel sketches - rome + florence
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travel sketches - venice + san gimignano
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delineation | pen + pencil + pastel
Let your beauty manifest itself without talking and calculation. You are silent. It says for you: I am. And comes in meaning thousandfold, comes at long last over everyone Initial, Rainer Maria Rilke