MASS Y VOID

+ FALL 2018

+ UNDERGRADUATE - ACADEMIC WORK

PROF. WILLIAM TRUITT

+ SITE ANALYSIS

COLLABORATION WITH CANSTON FITZWATER + ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

INDEPENDENT

In his book “Architecture and Utopia”, Manfredo Tafuri discusses formalist and avant-garde conditions in a utopian city, defining the avant-garde as an “appendage” or an afterthought, not completely integrated into the formalist organization. This approach can be found in Ciudad Kennedy in Bogota, Colombia.

The formalist conditions occur in the residences and commerce, through repetition in the parcels, and avant-garde conditions are present in public program, including schools, hospitals, civic buildings, etc. The lack of consideration for the avant-garde conditions has resulted in these programs occupying green spaces in the city. This project acknowledges the presence of the public conditions and utilizes them as drivers for the organization of the program.

SITE ANALYSIS

PUBLIC CONDITIONS public condition: school

Section Perspective

The building program is arranged introspectively, with a major focus on the central courtyard space. The major technical workshop volume hosts a curtain wall providing views both into the space and out towards the courtyard.

public condition: Super Park 10 Tequendama

Courtyard And Workshop Section

The courtyard space provides both an amenity for building tenants as well as an activated path that connects the public condition of the school and Super Park 10 Tequendama. The scale of the courtyard program is similar to the large open workshop space.

Study Models

This study model uses wood and acrylic to illustrate the contrast between the heavy solid and light transparent nature of the building program. The solid building form wraps and supports the glass volumes.