Center of Health and Wellness | Terminal Studio 2020

Center for Health and Wellness

Pacific Islander Health and Wellness Clinic Cultural Education and Support Community Food Market

Simone O’Halloran || Terminal Studio S’20 ||

The past two terms I have been researching and exploring the relationship of health, wellness and our built environment. Our client for this project is the non-profit Living Islands, a cultural educational network organization, focusing on supporting the Pacific Islander communities in Oregon.

They celebrate and advocate for the diverse and unique cultures of Pacific Islanders.

The Pacific Islander community here in Oregon is the state’s largest growing minority, and yet they are one of the most invisible and under served minorities in the state. Due to data aggregation and mixed citizenship status among the countries in the community, this population has largely fallen through the cracks.

Starting in 2010 the US Census disaggregated the Asian and Pacific Islander populations, revealing large red flags when it came to health and other disparities. Many of these disparities are non-communicable diseases and are preventable, like diabetes and obesity.

This project aims to create a health and wellness beacon for the Pacific Island community. This project aims to encourage movement, exploration, education about an invisible population within Portland.

The central location will bring the general public through the site and the market hall, bringing them through the site to and connecting to the tram. This projects goals are to elevate the Pacific Island community within the Portland community and to highlight the broad range of health and wellness for improvement.

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CITY CONTEXT RECREATION CORRIDOR

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CITY CONTEXT PUBLIC TRANSIT AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES

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SITE CONTEXT EXISTING CONDITIONS As shown are the existing conditions of the Southwest Waterfront District. The property between my site and the Tilikum Crossing is the Zidell Yards property, a vacant site with long ties to the industrial identity of the district.

SITE CONTEXT PROPOSED BUILDINGS, ROADS AND PARKS Zipping into the future, here are the proposed developments in the next 30 years. There is a plethora of development to the North, and the Green Loop connects the South to the North. This site will act as the cultural center of the future southwest waterfront district.

SITE CONTEXT CIRCULATION The primary axis of circulation for both pedestrian and bicycle traffic are along the waterfront and along Moody Avenue. Although the site is bound by many highways, there is little car traffic within the district.

CONNECTING SITE PLAN AND WELLNESS Tying in the core concepts of wellness with the proposal for the design. The site activates the physical health by encouraging people to move, play and recreate. The healthcare system and education is activated by the surrounding industry.

The economic stability, food and community wellness will be strengthen by this proposal.

SITE PLAN 350,000 S.F, To the left is a 13 story, ground-up building, and to the right is an adaptive reuse building that exposes its structure and creates plazas on either side. The site is scattered with large cranes and gantries, all industrial remains from the Zidells.

EXISTING CONDITIONS - ZIDELL YARDS A collection of images from the existing conditions on the site. The Zidells bought the site in the 1920s, historically it was used to dismantle World War II ships. In 1950 the large building which I will be using as my adaptive re-use was built, and used to build barges. The last barge was built and sent off in 2015, the site has remained vacant sense. Cranes, gantries and other industrial remains will stay on the site to act as a reminder and homage to one of Portland’s oldest industries.

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SITE AXONOMETRIC

VIDEO WALK THROUGH MY PROJECT https://youtu.be/rt6B7WO-PlU

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view from main entrance MAIN ATRIUM SPACE The main atrium space acts as the connector for the building. With light pouring in from above, and exposed mass timber lightens the space. The monumental stair encourages vertical movement to the clinics, office spaces and consulate above. second floor walkway

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exterior seating and views to Willamette river MARKET HALL SPACE The market hall is full of the hustle and bustle of selling, enjoying and eating goods from Portland. Wooden drop slats and the inhabitable hallway bring down the industrial scale of the building to the human scale while still leaving the exposed structure above. A large interior food court provides lots of seating for gathering and sharing company over food. This outdoor plaza both provides intimate spaces while still having larger community spaces for all to enjoy, the outdoor plaza remains visual connections with the river, the bridges of Portland and Mt. Hood beyond.

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HEALTH ATRIUM SPACE A smaller atrium connects all of the waiting areas of the health and wellness clinics. By bringing in lots of light, plants and exposing wood, the design of the space brings elements of biophilia into the space. The design breaks down barriers of the traditional cold, sterile healthcare environment.

SITE AXONOMETRIC

BUILDING MASSING STEPS START WITH TYPICAL SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT TYPOLOGY

BUILDING MASSING STEPS CUTOUT INNER COURT TO CREATE PLAZA TO CONNECT BUILDINGS AND LANDSCAPE

BUILDING MASSING STEPS CELEBRATE CIRCULATION VERTICALLY

BUILDING MASSING STEPS USE CIRCULATION TO SEPARATE AND EXPRESS FORM

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PUBLIC PACIFIC ISLAND COMMUNITY SITE CIRCULATION CIRCULATION AMONG GROUPS OF BUILDING USERS The goal was to create spaces for interaction and overlap, while still providing private spaces for the Pacific Islander community.

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EXISTING STEEL STRUCTURE FROM 1950S AND 1970S.

FLOOR 2 5” LW CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB METAL DECK CONCRETE BEAMS

SITE STRUCTURE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS IN GROUND-UP AND RE-USE BUILDING The structure system of the new building echoes the single direction structure system that is apparent at a monstrous scale in the adaptive re-use building

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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPREHENSIVE CROSS SECTION Utilizing PV panels on the roof to help offset the power use of the building. Active ventilation systems as mechanical ducts and passive night flush and cross ventilation will be used in the larger atrium spaces.

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LE FIN. THANK YOU.