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

RIGHT

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.