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SCULPTE PAR KIRKWOOD
*Awarded Grand Prize for TVS Design Competition*
The project takes place in the developing neighborhood in Kirkwood, Atlanta GA. It looks a the blend of Library and Residential programs to create a new mixuse building architype. The proposal looks at the project’s relationship to the surrounding context first by carving within the structure in relation to how sun interacts with the envelope and how to allow sun to still reach neighboring structures. The design also looks at how to redefine the idea of a library and how to encourage engagement with it.
The model below diagrams the solar carving done in the form finding phase of the project, the building types around the site, and circulation path densities
FORM CARVING W/ SUNLIGHT
TOP LEFT Site Plan
BOTTOM LEFT Site Force Model
SUN CARVING BASED ON ALLOWING NATURAL LIGHT FOR NEIGHBORS PLAN STUDY OF CARVING
MAX HEIGHT AND LOT SETBACKS W/ IMPACTED NEIGHBORS
BOTTOM MIDDLE
Process Diagrams
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Programmatic Analysis
PROGRAMMATIC PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
BASIC BLOCKS FROM FORM STUDY GENERAL PRIVATE VS PUBLIC
PROGRAMMATIC DIVISION W/ CARVING TO CREATE ENTRY
FACADE ADDTION BASED ON VACCUM FORM STUDY
The design heavily explores the entry sequence. The street scape begins to flow through the building. There is an A-B-A rhythm in the entry sequence with a play of expansion and compression.
The section model allows your eyes to move up and down through the design. It celebrates the entry section and how the structure weaves its way through and around the design. The structure plays the role as the roof, facade, ceiling, and skylight.
THE LIVING CURVE
“The Living Curve” is a home on Terrell Mill Road for the couple David and Sally. The house is considered “Living” because of the form’s implementation with sustainability. The house appeals to all the needs and wants of its clients and gives every aspect of the house a purpose.
The Terrell Mill site provided plenty of opportunites with the downward sloping topography. Though there were many problems like the noise from the street and privacy from neighbors. I began sketching to find ways to solve these problems with the form of the house itself by pulling the roof from the topography and creating one continous move to define the spaces in the home.
THE SPACES
The client wanted spaces where they can entertain guest while also having privacy. This design actively uses its roof as a place where the most public activies can happen. The external staircase allows the owners to entertain their guest without them ever entering their home
MIDDLE Level 1 Plan
TOP RIGHT Level 2 Plan
BOTTOM RIGHT Roof Plan
ROOF COMPONENTS
A. GREEN ROOF
B. WATER COLLECTION ROOF
C. CONCRETE ROOF/ CEILING
SPACES
1. ROOFTOP WINE AREA
2. KITCHEN/DINING
3. COURTYARD
4. ROOFTOP FIREPIT
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Exploded Axonometric TOP RIGHT Section Perspective Diagram
BOTTOM RIGHT Section Diagrams
TOP
TOP MIDDLE
BOTTOM
BOTTOM
WALL OF ART
*Displayed at Kennesaw State Architecture Dept.*
The “Wall of Art” is a art museum located in Marietta Square. The design focuses on creating ideal spaces for studios and galleries with the use of a “WALL” that becomes a directional element for circulation and the creator of programmatic spaces.
SITE ANALYSIS
SITE PLAN
the square follows a rigid grid layout through major and minor axis
Site Activites and Views
The side walk houses a large amount of people and activies throught the day. Those activites include eating, dancing, walking, etc.
VEHICULAR AND PEDERSTRIAN CIRCULATION
combination between both way and single way roads
pedestrian walk way springs radially from the center of square
Concept
The inspitation is based off of the ideaologies of the artist Kazimir Malevich’s concept of “Suprematism” which is the development of forms of expression that moves away from the typical natural forms. The Marietta Square site is an example of a pure rigid natural form, with all its buildings layed out according to its grid. This design moves to break the typical grid from the given site
Geometric Analysis of Site Sketches
Process Models
HANDRAWN FLOORPLANS
SOUTH ELEVATION 1/8th scale
CIRCULATION PROGRESSION WITH SPATIAL CHANGE:
The idea is for the visitor enter the building on the west side of the “WALL” and walk up the stairs and come out to different pockets of gallery spaces. As they travel vertically, the size of the gallery decrease as the intimatecy increases. After seeing the three gallery spaces the occupts come to a rest area with a view to the amphitheater and square, serving as a tribute to Marietta. Occupants then travel down the elevator to the scupture garden and then exit on the other side of the “WALL”.
REST AREA DETAIL SECTION:
The rest area is the most initmate space in the art gallery. It is a quiet area design with concrete materials and a minimal about of light interation. The slightly slanted roof provides a small light show just before entering the rest area. The area opens up to a direct view of Marietta Square’s amphitheater as a tribute to the “live art” of the community
“A design where the “WALL” becomes a directional element for circulation, a separation technique for focused and social spaces, and the connector of all artistic spaces”
EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH ELEVATION
up the stairs and come out to decrease as the intimatecy view to the amphitheater and the scupture garden and then
SOUTH ELEVATION 1/8th scale
EAST ELEVATION 1/8th scale
REST AREA DETAIL SECTION:
The rest area is the most initmate space in the art gallery. It is a quiet area design with concrete materials and a minimal about of light interation. The slightly slanted roof provides a small light show just before entering the rest area. The area opens up to a direct view of Marietta Square’s amphitheater as a tribute to the “live art” of the community
SECTION PERSPECTIVE + PLAN:
Showcasing the change in environments and use through the “WALL” split with how it facilitates transitions through different activites. Sharing the play of interior and exterior spaces and their relationships to focused vs social spaces.
DETAIL SECTION PERSPECTIVE :
Detail section perspective showing the importance of the “WALL” structurally. The wall supports each floor with a steel beam connection that goes through the “WALL”. The floor then connects to a column that supports both glass facade and etfe facade
THE FUTURE STOP
“The Future Stop” is a small bus stop design. The bus stop is designed in Midtown Atlanta, Ga on Peachtree Street North-East. It is a futuristic aesthetic spin on bus stop architecture with plays on material elements, lighting elements, and comfortability. The design focuses on visibility from bus driver-to-stop, bus schedule, graphics, and safety.
TOP LEFT Site Plan
TOP MIDDLE Plan
BOTTOM MIDDLE Section AA
TOP RIGHT Explode Perspective
BOTTOM RIGHT Elevations
EXPLODED PERSPECTIVE ~ LAYERING ELEMENTS
RF.C9 MOUNTAINEER’S REFUGEE
Precedent Analysis
In DeComm II we are introduced to the digital modeling program Revit and drafting program Autocad. We continue to refine our illustrator, photoshop and indesign skills.
BLACK PINEWOOD
CURTAIN WALL GLASS
STEEL MULLIONS
PINEWOOD FLOORING
STEEL FOOTING
RF.C9 MOUNTAINEER’S REFUGE
The proposal is constructed through planes and angles. It also has a cover which within its folds allows the entrance and cuts for exterior views. Composed of a central core of services,the form is established from folds that correlatively determine its interior and exterior.
The shell is composed of pine wood, metal elements and crystals are transformed to fulfill two functions, structural and volumetric.