Chinatown is one of the more underserved neighborhoods in Manhattan for the arts. The timeless art of weaving was used to explore ideas of material, surface, and visual perception. Through pattern, iteration, and variation, what became primarily interesting was a “visual weave”, an ephemeral connection to bordering spaces. Using this phenomena I created selective connections between adjacencies, whether viewed from inside or out.
CHATHAM SQUARE ARTS CENTER CHINA TOWN, MANHATTAN, NY
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SPATIAL PERCEPTION SPATIAL CONNECTION FLOOR +01 GALLERIES SECOND FLOOR +02 GALLERIES
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+30 Gallery
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+28 ClassRoom
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Info Tech Sculpture Deck
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Gallery Gallery
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Theatre
Cafe
Mechanical
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MANHATTAN, NY
NRDC HEADQUARTERS
Stone Street in lower Manhattan presents an interesting opportunity for the integration of a sustainable high rise. The site warrants a concern for natural light, being surrounded by adjacent highrise buildings. As an office space for the National Resource Defense Council, a structural/sustainable icon is a suitable development. The cold dark site desired a visual experience vertically to reconnect with the skyline. Beginning with a gallery space “Contemplation Space” in the basement that visually reaches up thru a central atrium culminating at an interior garden. As the user moves vertically the appearance of a gradual light from unexpected sources becomes present.
The skin of the central organic form offered the opportunity to allow the user to control the suns intensity. A system of 3 fritted panels between a double skin can be mechanically operated to slide in any configuration. This system would also work dynamically with the appearance of the skin, changing vertically with the varying times of day/season/ and sun’s intensity
Observation Deck 4700 sf
Upper Residential 9 Floors 3 Units Per Floor 2 & 3 Bedroom 43,000 sf 9 Floors 2 Units Per Floor 2 & 3 Bedroom 44,000 sf
GARDEN LEVEL +14
LOWER RESIDENTIAL +23
UPPER RESIDENTIAL +44
Residential Garden 4,800 sf Lower Residential 6 Floors 3 Units Per Floor 2 & 3 Bedroom 30,000 sf 5 Floors 4 Units Per Floor 2 & 3 Bedroom 24,000 sf
Residential Garden 4,900 sf 59+* 6MÄJL :WHJL 11 Floors 55,000 sf
Lobby/ Retail 6,500 sf Gallery / Cafe 7,500 sf
Total 224,400 sf
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Bay Head, New Jersey
The mission of the Institute is to provide information and education to the public, monitor the conditions of the coastline N and S of Bay Head, conduct environmental study and research, and manage dune protection/beach preservation. By splitting and lifting the program, the intention is to breakdown the coastline wall while also creating usuable natural spaces below. The apendages, punctured with infinite openings, splay towards the ocean to exploit views and act as a virtual bridge to the beach.
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Ground Floor 00
Mechanical Lab Research
To Beach
Office
Communal Deck
Entry Atrium up
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Break Room
South Elevation
Enhancing the neighboorhood’s natural site conditions and oceanfront connection
Reversing the repetative neglected indoor / outdoor relationship and extending into nature, maximizing views.
529-533 Jackson Street Hoboken, New Jersey
New 5 Story Building, 16 Residential Units . . . 30,500sf
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