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Healing Garden
Competition Project - 2020 AIA Phoenix Metro Competition - 3rd Prize Winner Instructor - Max Underwood Fall 2020
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Beyond Framing Academic Project - ADE 422 Instructor - Marc Neveu Spring 2020
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Great Spectacle
Academic Project - ADE 421 Instructor - Abigail Hoover, Ben Perrone Fall 2019
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Sylvia’s Place
Academic Project - ADE 321 Instructor - Michael Underhill Fall 2018
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Back to Roosevelt
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Walk With Water
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Isolated On Water
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Competition Project - ARA Student Competition - 1st Prize Winner Instructor - Yi Huang Summer 2018
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Academic Project - ALA 226 Instructor - Catherine Spellman Summer 2018
Academic Project - ALA 226 Instructor - Catherine Spellman Spring 2018
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Academic Project - ALA 225 Instructor - Warren Scott Murff Fall 2017
Block-making Project
Wood-making Project Academic Project - ART 274 Wood Studio Instructor - Alexander Foster Spring 2018
Super Timeline
Academic Project - APH 405 Contemporary Architecture Instructor - Elena Rocchi Fall 2018
Healing Garden RE-CONNECTION - Urban Gathering Space 2020 PHOENIX METRO COMPETITION - 3RD-PLACE WINNER
What And What
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he project is located at Roosevelt Row in Phoenix Downtown. The existing site is now using as a parking field and occasionally holding special events, such as Farmer’s Market during the weekend and the artistic event collaborating with Roosevelt Row. The idea of a healing garden is to create civil architecture in downtown Phoenix as a gathering space to restore the broken relationships among people, nature, and architecture. In this generation, people have lost their connections with ecosystems and nature and there is a sense of city loneliness in a crowded urban area. These factors lead people to a less peaceful urban life and they gradually lose the joyful experience of an interactive civil life-style. Under this situation, the ultimate solution is to find internal peace for the resident’s well-being, and in order to do so, this project started with simple urban public space. By providing a safe, and joyful physical place, people would gradually open their mental world to the community. And the sorrow, fatigue, brokenness would finally be healed in this place.
There are mainly three types of disconnection in this generation, which are on the stakes for everyone. To fixing the natural connection with the ecosystem, a community garden, botanic greenhouse, and Edible Schoolyard Project are placed inside this project. To fixing the interpersonal connection with the community, a conventional theatre, a recreation center, and mix-use public spaces are designed to bring people together. To fix the dynamic connection with architecture, a joyful circulation system and a sustainable structure system are fully developed. This project intends to become a healing space that restores the relationship among the residents, and that brings people back to nature to understand the ecosystem and take action to preserve the environment. People gather and enjoy their civil lives in this public space under the urban fabric.
is gathering space?
needs to be restored in society?
multi-use glass house
botanic garden existing site
farmer’s market & parking structure
gallery & botanic library & cafe/bar & offices
rooftop terrace, north roof garden, botanic garden
community garden & theatre & green room
rooftop terrace & botanic garden
sunlight & heat distribution
east roof garden, edible schoolyard office, classroom, kitchen
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Because of the original purposes and interests on this site of Farmer’s market, this project intends to dig deeper into the field of plants and ecosystems for an educational purpose collaborating with Edible Schoolyard Project. This civil architecture promotes people to care about nature, to care each other, and to preserve the environment by bringing nature into the architecture and by bringing children and adult in the garden and kutchen. Based on the site analysis, there are numerous sources from the college library, community college, museum, and other educational facilities, which could support this project to help people better understand nature and comprehend how important it is to protect the environment. To restore the broken relationship between humans and the ecosystem, this project plays a role in blending the botanical collection into civil life.
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shading structure, solar panel array
botanic library, back-of-stage, cetral stair
gallery, dining area, offices, central stair
Legend 2.
west roof garden, theatre, botanic garden
1. shading structure 2. solar panel array 3. multi-functional patio 4. staircase 5. west roof garden 6. east roof gardem 7. north roof garden 8. botanic garden 9. rooftop terrace
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E. Pierce St.
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site plan 40ft
parking structure & farmer’s market
This green building is pursuing Net-Zero and integrating a new system of rainwater harvesting, a system of solar panel, and a system of geothermal energy to reduce energy and water consumption in this project.
Modular raised reds are prefabricated in the manufacture with a variety of width and depth. It is easy to install onsite and allows every individual to have their garden area.
A dynamic circulation system has
been developed in this project as a passive strategy for people to use the staircase instead of the elevator to enhance the interaction inside the building.
A Mass Timber structure system has
been developed in this project to reduce the carbon emissions during the production of the building material and to be more sustainable in the future.
glue-laminated timber utility spaces prefabricated raised bed modular roof garden
glass panel system
cross-laminated timber ceiling & roof
prefabricated wall panel
vertical circulation
cross-laminated timber oor
mass timber structure system
glue-laminated timber column
glue-laminated timber girder & beam
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40 40 ft ft
east east garden garden
80 80 ft ft
longitudinal longitudinalsection section
utility utility space space ( water ( water tank tank / water / water treatment treatment system system / irrigation / irrigation system system ) ) core core tube tube
theatre theatre restroom restroom
cafe cafe / bar / bar
restroom restroom
outdoor outdoor patio patio gallery gallery / exhibit / exhibit multi-use multi-use seating seating east east garden garden
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north north garden garden edible edible schoolyard schoolyard kitchen kitchen edible edible schoolyard schoolyard classroom classroom west west garden garden recreation recreation center center / gathering / gathering space space
restroom restroom
grand grand stair stair restroom restroom performing performing arts arts stage stage B-B B-B
outdoor outdoor public public space space
multi-functional multi-functional space space storage storage botanic botanic exhibit exhibit
botanic botanic green green room room
botanic botanic garden garden / gathering / gathering space space west west garden garden
parking parking structure structure
utility utility space space ( water ( water tank tank / water / water treatment treatment system system / irrigation / irrigation system system ) ) botanic botanic library library dinning dinning area area parking parking structure structure
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transverse transversesection section
farmer’s market mix-use space at the ground level is used as a gathering space that welcomes people to come. the shading structure provides people a comfortable area and the multi-functional staircases give people a flexible seating area and stage for performing arts.
grand stair a central staircase made of mass timber creates a dynamic outdoor space inside the project and performs as a passive strategy to encourage people to walk instead of using an elevator. by walking and interacting, a sense of community and gathering is created spontaneously.
roof garden the prefabricated raised beds for plants with a variety of depth and width are placed on the top of the roof with a mass-timber structural system creating enough space underneath the garden to install a water tank, rainwater harvesting system, and irrigation system.
edible schoolyard & botanic garden the edible schoolyard project is dedicated to transforming the health of children by designing hands-on educational experiences in the garden, kitchen, and cafeteria that connect children to food, nature, and to each other. a joyful learning experience is created for the community and encourages people to come together.
Beyond Framing Roden Crater Project SPRING 2020 SENIOR STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: MARC NEVEU
What And
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ike photographer using their camera to frame a view, artists using their canvas to frame their image, and James Turrell using the space to frame sky, the design in this project is to frame the nature by architectural elements. In our site, the south and west sides have great views, and the entire landscape has become the canvas for us to composing our frame in nature. When you have everything in your sight, you might focus on the small things and lose the majority. When you have a frame but without a focus, you might be confused by the surroundings. This project is providing you a frame with a focus on the landscape, for residents to experience nature and contemplate in nature. Keep the focus and get rid of everything else, people start losing the experience of space and the sense of distance. The frame and focus minimize the sense of scale and move the landscape much closer to the spectator with an immersive experience.
frame of wall
top of crater
frame of window
roden crater
frame of door
is temporary housing?
how can architetcure reframe the view?
Site analysis connection between site and project
location of arizona
Sunset Crater
Trees
Site
Trees
Gap
Project
Nature
Window
Spectator
location of coconino county
location of site
Site constraints connection between site and environment
location of roden crater
direction of sunset crater
site construction
power
Access to the site is very difficult. Methods of construction and selection of material need to be considered.
There is no power supplied on the site. A power source must be brought onto the site or harvested onsite.
water
septic
Access to water is restricted. There is only a natural well existing on the site.
Access to waster disposal is restrcited. An onsite sewage facility is needed, such as a sepic tank.
community
visibility
For the groups of resident in this project, there should be a community for a sense of gathering and dwelling.
According to James Turrell, the environment surrouding Roden Crater need to be preserved. This project should not be seen from the crater.
DWELLING UNIT PARTI
extend out to enhance the sense of space for a wider range of view
pull up to change the ceiling height for a larger amount of natural light entering the unit
increase the depth of each room to emphasize the sense of light and space
dwelling unit central place primary circulation
secondary circulation
CENTRAL PLACE PARTI
enlarge the opening facing southwest for a wider range of view
create a skyspace for contemplation in the quiet nature with an immersive experience
project out a viewing space to emphasize the landscape of sunset crater
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Legend 1. central place 2. dwelling unit 3. shaded pathway 4. outdoor deck 5. parking lots 6. septic tank 7. driving way 8. road 395 9. frontyard deck 10. foyer
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11. public living room 12. shared bathroom 13. private bedroom 14. backyard deck 15. front deck 16. lobby 17. skyspace 18. kitchen 19. dinning area 20.cafe & bar
21. viewing area 22. restroom 23. elevator 24. storage 25. seating area 26. outdoor deck 27. viewing area 28. dinning area 29. restroom 30 meeting room
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Window Detail 1’x6’ Low-E windown Steel Framing
Roof Detail 300W Solar panel TYP.
Roof Detail Skylight modular unit Roof insulation cover Roof Membrane Plywood Insulation Plywood 2”x4” Wood joist Interior ceiling finish
Wall Detail Wall Reinforcement 8” CMU TYP. Wall finish
Wall Detail 24” Rammed earth wall TYP.
Floor Connection Detail Floor finishing Cast-in concrete with floor heating tube Plywood, sheathing grade Insulation 2”x4” Wood joist Sill beam 2”x6” Wood framing
Foundation Detail 24” concrete block wall filled with concrete Wall reinforcement Concrete Foundation
Great Spectacle Theatre Project FALL 2019 SENIOR STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: ABIGAIL HOOVER, BEN PERRONE
What And Why
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heatre coupled with performing arts is one of the most precious gifts in human civilization. It is a place of story, a place of performance, a place of interaction, and a place of life. Everything that happens on a stage also happens in the life. People are experiencing the space of theatre emotionally, perceptually, and spiritually. Theatre is dying in this digital age and no one knows if theatre will become a relic if history. My research and design strive to find a need for theatre in modern society and seek a way to reform the theatre. To gain a deeper understanding of performance and theatre, I thought it might be wise to have a conversation with the people who have stood on the stage themselves. A quote from professor Woodson: Live performance us a shared experience within a certain group of people in the same space at the same time. ”
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When the audience is experiencing live performance, they are also in a way experiencing the emotion of the performers on the stage and that of the other audience seated around.
is theatre?
do people go to the theatre?
Live Performance LIFE Performance
Live performance always requires a live audience who are ‘active’ and able to savor the shows. There is never a private or personal experience in the theatre, but instead a shared perceptual experience. According to Professor Rachael, “theatre should be a dynamic space and a highly interactive place, so the audience is not only watching the show, but is also participating in the show” to understand what other are experiencing at this particular moment of performance. This interaction among audience and performance is to provide a highly immersive experience as well as to form a deeper connection with the story, the performance, and other audience members, which is the essence of theatre.
Dying Theatre
Problem on the Roosevelt
Site analysis
connection between people and community
connection between theatre and site environment
spatial issue
lack of public space
lack of green space
lack of multi-use space
public space in an urban context is where brings people together. people need interpersonal connections with their neighbors in the community
green space in an urban context is the connection between people and nature. people need to live within nature and in the ecosystem of the phoenix
multi-use space in an urban context connects architecture to civil life. people interact and redefine the purpose of the space and the way to live
location of maricopa county
location of phoenix
social issue
urban loneliness
unromantic life
forgotten art
people have detached from each other because of their busy life. it is important to start making connections to the community and to care for each other
people living in an urban context have a broken relationship with nature, neighbors, and architecture. it is crucial to redefine how to live collectively and how to interact in the urban area
people on the roosevelt row have been losing their passion for arts that as the core of human civilization, need to be revived and emphasized in the civil life
Problem in the theatre connection between stage and seating
proscenium theatre
monotonous interaction
arena theatre
distinct isolation
black-box theatre
limited space-use
site location
location of downtown phoenix
location of arizona
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here are three key connections in an architecture of the theatre that together have the ability to bring people back into the theatre: 1) the dynamic connection between stage and seating area, 2) the highly interactive connection between the performance space and auditorium,
interactive connection between performance space and auditorium
Uppe Theatre
3) the natural connection between the indoor and outdoor.
Design process
dynamic connection between stage and seating area
adjustable glass-curtain wall
existing site
lower level
‘canyon’ space
natural connection combined circulation
upper level
between indoor and outrdoor
Lower Theatre
2n orientation of entrance
orientation of window
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dynamic seating, cafe & bar, viewing area, restroom, storage
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art gallery, viewing area, cafe & bar, restroom, storage
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dynamic stage and seating, art gallery, gift shop, multiuse area, restroom, storage
This Theratre is, not as an old-fashioned concept containing a typical performing stage and seating area, but as an open public space for dynamic performance and interaction, a space that encourages people to interact with their neighbors and communities a space that provides people an opportunity to contemplate in this busy world a space for people to witness life’s story Because the practice of performance is from life and will be performed back to life, by making connection in the theatre, people can see their lives on the stage as their lives are seen by others.
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back-of-stage, green room, fitting room, meeting room, restroom, storage
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interactive stage and seating, cafe & bar, green room, restroom, storage
architecture is a stage on which we perform ‘‘we have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as human beings’’ 1 Corinthians 4:9
Sylvia’s Place Multi-family Housing Project FALL 2018 JUNIOR STUDIO - DESIGN EXCELLENCE INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL UNDERHILL
What And Why
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ecause of the development on technology and society, people started losing the sense of dwelling and will most likely lose their connection with their neighbors and their communities. The architecture itself doesn’t encourage neighbors to interact. It only performs as a place to stay but not a place to dwel. Therefore, a new system of dwelling units is defined to enhance the living experience for the residents. It is for people to rejoice the collective well-being and the presence of their neighbors. The system is designed by having three types of spaces combined in one single multi-family housing project. Shared public spaces with different functions encourage the residents to come out for entertainment. It brings residents and their families to the public space for purposes, such as an outdoor bar, an outdoor decking area, a shaded structure, and an indoor study room.
Sharable private spaces, located on the second floor, surround the entire main circulation at the center of the project. They are outdoor spaces seprated by the short wall and the residents are encouraged to design and decorate the space like a front yard. It performs as one of the entrances to each unit and leads people directly to the living room. Indoor private spaces protect the residents’ privacy and their own lifestyles. A big living area connected to the sharable private space is for residents to invite their neighbors to home based on their own preferences. This project is located in Mesa, Arizona. The site is close to the downtown area and an ASU campus for School of Film will be built on the south side of the project. The population of this project is students and young families. There are six types of unit provided to residents based on their needs and perferences.
is community?
do people dwell together?
Hotel Government
Amphitheatre
Hospital
Church
Residentials
Street Barrier
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Yard’s Landscape
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Bus Station
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2b 2.5b townhouse
1b 1.5b loft
master bedroom bedroom bathroom living room kitchen dining room half restroom laundry room
entrance study room garage
No.3
No.4 1b 1b loft
master bedroom bedroom bathroom hallway living room
bedroom bathroom kitchen dining room
living room kitchen dining room half restroom laundry room
living room
entrance study room garage
No.1
No.2
4b 4.5b townhouse
2b 2b loft
master bedroom bedroom bedroom bathroom
master bedroom master bathroom
kitchen dining room half restroom laundry room bedroom bathroom
living room
Public space
entrance living room dining room half restroom laundry room garage
2b 2.5b townhouse
entrance garage
Private residency
bedroom bathroom study room
entrance study room media room garage
living room bedroom bathroom
kitchen dining room
entrance garage
Rooftop Terrace & Outdoor Dinning Area & Viewing Area
Rooftop Terrace & Outdoor Bar / Cafe & Shading Structure 2 Story Fitness Center
North Elevation
Rooftop Terrace & Moive Night & Golf Simulator
Rooftop Terrace & Fire Pit / BBQ Grill & Shading Structure
2 Story Fitness Center
East Elevation
Multi-use Outdoor Space & Community Space & Clubhouse & Bar/Cafe
Outdoor Seating Area
South Elevation
Entertainment Area & TV Lounge
West Elevation
Lobby & Business Study Room
Designated User Group & associated unit type
architecture is a community with which we interact ‘‘how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity’’ Psalm 133:1
Back To Roosevelt Single-family Housing Project SUMMER 2018 ARA STUDENT COMPETITION - FIRST PRIZE WINNER INSTRUCTOR: YI HUANG
What And How
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his competition is held by Arizona Residential Architects, ARA. The client, a 40-year-old entrepreneur, collects and is inspired by the art of James Turrell with the belief that Roosevelt’s history should be preserved, not exploited by large-scale commercial development. This house is meant to serve as an example of a single family residence that is urban, compact, and an integral part of the urban fabric. Representing the client’s intention of preserving the historical area on the Roosevelt St., this house was intended to be the landmark in this area.
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ased on the client‘s preference of James Turrel‘s arts, an American artist who focused on the light and space to emphasize the sense of time and space, this project chooses some elements in James Turrell’s art and transfers them into the entire project to make this singlefamily house more spatial. As people getting around in the house, they will experience the differences among each room at certain times of a day.
The project is located at 915 E Roosevelt St Phoenix 85006. This is an infill lot located on Roosevelt Avenue down the street from popular Roosevelt Row close to downtown Phoenix. Roosevelt Row as one of the most populous artistic districts in the nation has attracted hundreds of artists coming to Phoenix for decades.
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his project is required to have a main house within 2500 sqft that has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms including a comfortable master suite, great room, laundry, and kitchen. There is also a living room facing south, an outdoor decking patio with a dining area and BBQ grill, and a swimming pool at the back yard.
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ooking back to history, this city and this Roosevelt historical district have been through a lot. As a designer of this project, this project would keep the consistency of tradition in this local house, such as local plants, material, and structure. To follow the client’s will, this project is a compact and integral part of the urban fabric, and it would combine both historical culture and modern elements to become a special custom residency standing in history.
is home?
should people abide in?
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Sun Path & Heat Distribution
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Noise Distribution
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Circulation
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The Roosevelt Neighborhood is significant as a microcosm of the development patterns that shaped Phoenix in the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Architecturally, the Roosevelt Neighborhood has some of the finest examples of early 20th century residential architecture in the City of Phoenix.
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By the end of Word War I, realtors were expressing a need for more housing for new resident and winter visitors.
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In the late 80’s and early 90’s, artists saw opportunity where others saw blight and started to create studios in abandoned buildings, planting the seeds for the future Roosevelt Row.
Downtown Phoenix is now experiencing a rebirth, and the Roosevelt Neighborhood sits poised to bring a touch of character and history to the thousands of new residents moving to the area.
Pulling From A Box
Selected Program 12
1 parking garage
storage
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foyer
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6 laundry room
kitchen
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dining room
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original box
longitudinal expansion
a long narrow box, facing north and south, located at residential area in the urban fabric of Phoenix
sun shading elements and extra outdoor spaces are added with vegetation and natural ventilation
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great room
wood decking
bbq grill
level 1
level 2 11 10
swimming pool
outdoor balcony
transverse expansion
vertical expansion
indoor glass patio is added for sunshine, better view, and vegetation
skyspace opening is added for a larger amount of natural light coming into the house
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Legend 1. entrance 2. foyer 3. parking garage 4. storage master suite
guest bedroom
guest bathroom
5. laundry room 6. kitchen 7. dining room 8. great room
9.wood decking area 10. swimming pool 11. back yard 12. front yard
13. outdoor balcony 14. guest bedroom 15. guest bathroom 16. master suite
Area Calculation livable area = 2526 sqft. patio area = 2038 sqft. total area = 4564 sqft.
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concept of passive building system
north elevation passive cooling system
east elevation interior air flow
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south elevation passive air tower
west elevation interior air flow
west elevation
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north elevation
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concrete gray ceramic tile
graceland oak
arctic white ledger
white stucco
revel dark gray porcelain
shadow hickory
cinder block
dark gray stucco
section C
west end grey mosaic
seabrook walnut
versetta stone
light gray stucco
section D
architecture is a home in which we dwell ‘‘in peace I will lie down and sleep,for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety’’ Psalm 4:8
Walk With Water Nature Center Project SPRING 2018 SOPHOMORE STUDIO - HAND-DRAWING DOCUMENT INSTRUCTOR: CATHERINE SPELLMAN
What And How
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ith the development of modern society, the natural environment has been polluting by many aspects. A lot of species of animals are dying out. Focusing on profit and development, humans forget other living beings in this world and how the earth should be like ecologically.
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his project, as a connection between humans and ecosystem, intents to become an educational facility that brings people back to nature. There are classrooms for lecture and seminar, offices for faculties and administrative manager, exhibition space, and gift shop in this project. All fuctions in this project serve for the purposes of reconnecting the world and coexisting with nature. This project is located between Central Ave. and 7 Ave. along with the Rio Salado River in Phoenix. The Rio Salado Audubon Center for wild animals, especially for birds, is close to the site. The site is on the slope and the riverbed is covered by trees.
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onnecting to Rio Salado Audubon Center, a nature center on the hillside along with the river intents to be an educational institution, that brings people back to nature and reveals the essence of protecting the environment.
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he project is lightly touching the earth and avoids removing any existing trees on the site. An preexisting stream is designed from an upper-hill reservoir flowing down to the riverbed to cool down the nature center during the summer and also to bring to natural elements across the building. Combining with the concept of sustainability and eco-diversity, this project provides animals a place to survive and preserves the natural environment to remind humans the beauty of the world.
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he circulation of the entire project goes with the topography and the way water flows down to the hill. The project itself intends to let people experience how humans should protect nature, respect nature, and live in nature.
is nature?
should people live with?
site plan (1/50”=1’-0”)
regional site plan (phoenix area)
community / lecture 2400 sqft.
exhibit 1200 sqft.
exterior covered space 2400 sqft.
reception / gift shop 800 sqft.
kitchen 400 sqft.
classroom 800 sqft.
classroom 800 sqft.
required program & sq. footage entry 400 sqft.
office 150 sqft.
office 150 sqft.
office 150 sqft.
office 150 sqft.
office 150 sqft.
office 150 sqft.
classroom 800 sqft.
storage 300 sqft.
storage 300 sqft.
restroom 150 sqft. x 2
restroom 150 sqft. x 2
site plan (1/20”=1’-0”)
horizontal connection
vertical connection
combined outline
entry level
floor plan - upper level
circulation
water flow
shifting orientations
floor plan - lower level
lower level
north elevation
outdoor spaces
landscape
nature across building
base level section
detailed section - D
detailed section - D
south elevation
architecture is an environment we respect ‘‘the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein’’ Psalm 24:1
Isolated On Water Shelter Project FALL 2017 SOPHOMORE STUDIO - DESIGN EXCELLENCE INSTRUCTOR: WARREN SCOTT MURFF
What And How
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n the desert, people are looking for a shelter to go through some particular periods of their lives, such as summer or the low of life. Is there a place that takes people away from the city and the crowd? Is there a place used for retreat and contemplation?
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his project intends to become a place for people, especially for designers and artists, coming come for a rest. In order to create a relaxing environment for residents, the project is to emphasize the uniqueness of the space and to take people away from their normal life.
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solation is a way of emphasis combining the characteristics of balance and contrast. Being isolated can also be defined as being focused and emphasized. The experience of resting shelter can be determined by strengthing the sense of isolation to emphasize the sense of the space.
This project is located at the Papago Park in Tempe, Arizona. The site is at a basin, that is collecting water during the raining season and becomes a small lake seasonally every year.
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he project is a shelter in the desert and it intends to use the experience of isolation to give people a sense of stillness. The project itself is located on the hillside of the basin, which is isolated from the urban fabric.
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solation can be used to emphasize the feeling of living and also be used to enhance the experience of space. By shifting the orientation of each volume with a certain function, each space is isolated from one another and it would give people a strong feeling of entering a new space. To set up a unique experience of working on the water, the living area and working area are isolated as well by a floating deck bridge.
is shelter?
to enhance the sense of space?
original volume a long and narrow volume projecting out from the hillside of the basin and extending to the middle of the lake
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cutting volume divide the large box to several small boxes based on the function for each space
Legend 1. Entrance 2. Foyer 3. Bedroom 4. Bathroom 5 ft
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floor plan
afternoon shifting volume pull and push each small boxes to have different orientation and view in every space
extending volume
section
extend the studio working area to the middle of the basin connected by oating deck
twilight
architecture is a shelter in which we rest ‘‘there the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest’’ Job 3:17
Block-making Project
Wood-working Project
Organizational Block SPRING 2018 SOPHOMORE STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: CATHERINE SPELLMAN
The Way... The Truth... The Life... SPRING 2018 WOOD STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: ALEXANDER FOSTER
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or everything, there is a season. For everything, there is law. This studio is to find organizational system in natural element and reconstructe the system into the process of making a block. architecture is a law of nature with which we follow
he critical driven force of this project is a simple question. ‘what is your identity?’. Before using the technique to modify the material, we started at thinking of who we are and what we are performing as in this world.
architecture is an identity we characterize
‘‘for everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. a time to be born and a time to die. a time to plant and a time to harvest’’
‘‘i have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me’’
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
Galatians 2:20
Super Timeline Contemporary Architecture History Project FALL 2018 JUNIOR HISTORY CLASS INSTRUCTOR: ELENA ROCCHI
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