SLOAN SPRINGER
Syracuse University | Master of Architecture Texas A&M University | Bachelor of Environmental Design
CONTENTS approach Thesis: Think Rationally Modern Vernacular Coahsi syracuse library dallas arts hotel urban housing additional work
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APPROACH Architecture is not exclusively about a final product, but rather, the process of creation and execution of a product. I believe that it is the architects role to serve as a shepherd of that process through collaboration rather than dictation. Architecture should be about performance, both in process and execution, where collaboration drives innovation, creating solutions that transcend any individual “genius sketch” and allow for architecture to go beyond just the representation of something to the actual performance of it. This performance is achieved by viewing challenges as opportunities, capitalizing on the unique aspects of a given project and leveraging constraints for innovation. I believe that great architecture is a result of intelligent engagement of constraints and the collaborative production of a product that capitalizes on them. I am not afraid to delve into the seemingly banal realm of codes, budgets, or politics in search of moments that can be catalyzed for innovation. In a time where getting things built is increasingly difficult, architecture that arises from the creation of a process for designing through constraints offers greater potential for both innovation and financial value.
“Agency”, Joshua Prince-Ramus
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Think Rationaly Thesis | Spring-Summer 2011 Advisors | Art McDonald, Bruce Coleman, Ted Brown, Richard Rosa
Throughout history, public space has been seen as the connective tissue of urban fabric. From Pope Sixtus V’s plan for connecting key spaces in Rome, Haussman’s vision for creating grand avenues through Paris, or John Nash and his development of a bustling route between two prominent parks in London, public space has driven economic development through connections for centuries. But these examples only came to pass through the will of a monarchy. In an ever-urbanizing democratic society, opportunities for the actual interface between public and private space are often left wanting. Despite the fact that development is now driven exclusively by market value and economics, the full potential of an interface between market strategies and architectural design is rarely capitalized upon.
significant potential for leveraging the interests of the hotel and music hall, as well as setting up a key urban public space for the entire development and it’s connection to the city, capitalizing on the uniqueness of Austin. This thesis seeks to demonstrate the potentials of rethinking the interface between public and private space, and the relationship between architect and developer; designing through critical analysis and rigor to capitalize on the constraints of the project and thus maximizing both market value and architectural innovation.
The contention of this thesis is that by leveraging public space for private development, critical opportunities can be capitalized upon to not only decentralize capital costs but to set up new potentials for design innovation through the constraints of the project. Through the use of such strategies as public private partnerships, a process for interfacing the design of public space with that of private architecture can be established, where both begin to inform that of the other, increasing value and maximizing the utilization potentials of the spaces for both public and private sectors. The city of Austin, Texas, considered the “Live Music Capitol of the World”, is known for it’s unique urban outdoor lifestyle, blending the amenities of a rich urban context with the laid-back atmosphere of more rural settings. Few other cities allow for the ability to visit art galleries and music venues then, within walking distance, go kayaking and hiking. In an effort to further bolster this atmosphere, the city is pursuing several large developments aimed at increasing density while also increasing the public value of private developments. One such endeavour is the Green Water Treatment Plant Redevelopment, consisting of 2 million square feet of retail, office, housing, hotel and public space. Situated in between the proposed hotel and recently completed Austin Music Hall, the developments proposed main public plaza holds Sloan Springer | www.sloanspringer.com
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Visiting Critic Studio | Fall 2010 Critic | Danny Forster (“Build It Bigger”, Discovery Channel) Team | Brian Schaller (Masterplan only)
Traditional master planning for multi-family residences typically requires sacrificing privacy for density. Units are arranged in a way that looks specifically at achieving a certain level of density, and the concepts of privacy and/or community are often relegated merely to afterthought. These embody the connotation of suburbia, with broad paved streets and row upon row of cookie-cutter homes. This method, while acceptable and often financially successful in a wide variety of locales, falls short of the potentials held in those very locations. In places such as Miami, these strategies are unrolled en masse, without any consideration for the unique characteristics of their given location. But Punta Cana is not Miami.
While the notion of increasing density begins to undermine the successful aspirations of seclusion in Punta Cana, the idea of unrolling the high-end exclusive plots of Coralles or Tortuga Bay is equally unviable. Herein exists the potential to hybridize high-density living with the sense of exclusivity typically reserved for high-end residences. By increasing density in each cluster, privacy and community can be simultaneously increased, creating a beneficial paradox. To achieve this, the concept of “multi-family” is reconsidered. By breaking apart a typical high-end residence into 4 detached, but conceptually connected single homes within the same lot that previously held only 1 large home, the density and communal aspects are maintained, all the while allowing for increased privacy.
Punta Cana is defined by a series of sub-developments that operate within themselves while still clearly maintaining a cohesive identity with Punta Cana overall. Hacienda can function on this same premise within itself by defining a series of localized clusters, each offering their own individual settings that also represent Hacienda and Punta Cana as a whole. This allows the resident to have a specific Hacienda experience yet remain connected to the identity of Punta Cana.
The challenge lies in managing the perception of shared community within the 4 units, while simultaneously enhancing the individual sense of retreat in the single residence. Each unit, then, exists as its own private enclave within a multi-family communal setting of four units, which in turn is a part of a larger community within Hacienda itself. This layering of development allows for an increase in density without sacrificing privacy or community, and therefore gives the resident the benefits of both settings that are uniquely Punta Cana.
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Typical Lot Coverage
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Plot: 21,000 sqft Unit: 8,000 sqft Ratio: 2.5
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Re-develop Plot: 5,250 sqft Unit: 2,000 sqft 2-4 bedrooms
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CMU Gradient Patterning TRADITIONAL
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Material Studies
WOOD RAMP static use minimal insulation
CALICHE BLOCK PARTITION thermal mass controlled permeability
GRASS RAMP thermal mass potential water collection
EXTRUDE WALL MASS
PUSH DOWN TO RAMP
HALL MESH SCREEN minimal enclosure controlled permeability
THATCH CANOPY natural application maximum cooling
THATCH SCREEN natrual application minimal permeability
MESH CANOPY thermal mass potential for atmospheric lighting
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CALICHE PARTITION thermal mass minimal permeability
CALICHE PARTITION thermal mass minimal permeability
INHABITABLE RAMP thermal mass controlled permeability potential water collection increased greenspace
CANOPY-SCREEN dynamic application controlled permeability potential for atmospheric lighting maximum cooling
CALICHE BLOCK PARTITION thermal mass controlled permeability
GRASS RAMP thermal mass potential water collection
THATCH CANOPY natural application maximum cooling
THATCH SCREEN natrual application minimal permeability
MESH CANOPY thermal mass potential for atmospheric lighting
PUSH DOWN TO RAMP
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EXTRUDE WALL MASS
MESH SCREEN minimal enclosure controlled permeability
ATYPICAL
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WOOD RAMP static use minimal insulation
HYBRID
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CANOPY-SCREEN dynamic application controlled permeability potential for atmospheric lighting maximum cooling
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BATHROOM (private face)
COAHSI
NYC Studio | Summer 2010 Critics | Jonathan Lott (OMA/REX/Para), Marc Tsurumaki (Louis.Tsurumaki.Louis) Kevin Rice (Diller+Scofidio Renfro), Craig Dykers (Snøhetta)
Team | Matt Farrell
The Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island, or COAHSI, operates uniquely as a facilitator, providing a space for other individuals, groups, and organizations, as well as initiating dialogue between said groups. Their initiative is not to promote themselves, as a new MoMA or New Museum, but rather to promote its individual users. The design strategy provides a flexible and adaptable space that allows COAHSI to provide its services to artists, performers, and viewers in a way that allows any number of possibilities for display and dialogue. Such a space should operate as both an overall collective as well hold potential for individual moments an varying scales. By reorganizing the given program into two zones: static and flexible, we were able to begin to maximize the potential for spatial and programmatic flexibility. After analyzing the site conditions, a clear location for COAHSI’s intervention became clear. The existing street going through the site holds great potential for future development of the site, but it sits disconnected from the existing Bay Street urban front. By locating COAHSI in between these, in alignment with the existing storage vaults, both a connection
Process
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to from the waterfront to Bay Street and a new urban street is made. With this location, COAHSI becomes the catalyst for future urban development of the site, as well as a key bridge to the larger area. In order to maximize flexibility on the site, all static program is aligned on a bar to the rear of the building, allowing all flexible program to fill the new streetfront facade. In between flexible and static, a zone of interchange is created via a “wall” that functions as the power strip for the flexible space. This wall condition hosts the shop equipment, media, and office workstations, all of which “plug in” to the wall for storage, and can be pulled out as needed to create new zones within the flexible or static space. COAHSI’s new facility serves as a catalyst for the urban regeneration of the overall site and area, while also maximizing the potential for COAHSI as a host to any number of possible activities. Ultimately, it provides both a flexible facility for its users, and a key element to the cultural fabric of Staten Island.
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Program Analysis
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SYRACUSE LIBRARY Urban Studio | Fall 2009 Critic | Francisco Sanin (Graduate Director), Mark Robbins (Dean)
The project exists, essentially, as two ramps: the library and the public space, created by extruding the parking lot retaining wall cut and folding up or down. For the library ramp, the circulation takes you up through reading terraces, around the special collections room, through the art gallery, and finally into the children’s library before you descend back to the lobby. Outside, the public space ramp begins under the library, taking you down to the community functions, such as a cafe, classrooms, community room, and coffee bar, then on down to an amphitheater and playground, and ultimately ending at the lower parking lot cut where new commercial space has been generated. The ramps up and down help create space that is multifunctional and multi-operational in order to serve the needs of a library as an institution of knowledge, a place of community, and a catalyst for urban development.
Site Plan
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Site Section Exploded Axon
Building Section
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Dallas arts hotel Dallas Arts District Boutique Hotel Design Competition | First Place Winner Critics | Craig Babe, Nunzio DeSantis (HKS), Eddie Abayetta (HKS) Team | Dakota Dunai
With a site surrounded by an all-star cast of architects including Rem Koolhaas/REX, Norman Foster, I.M. Pei, and SOM, expectations were not to be taken lightly, and therefore context was a crucial point of departure for the design. In order to generate the form of the building, views from and through the site were heavily analyzed and preserved, as well as main pedestrian and vehicular traffic through and around the site.
guests and residents to inhabit a more expressive space that strongly signifies the Arts District. The overall project allows for a more user-oriented program that directly adds to the public appeal of the Arts District, and completes a host of exceptional architecture that embodies a love of the arts and establishes a prominent focal point in the Dallas area.
The driving force behind the development of the programmatical planning and detailing of the form was the idea of the site being the hub for the Arts District and a source of energy and liveliness that contributes to the surrounding theatres and symphony halls. The ground level is primarily reserved for public use, and therefore allows the building to become more of a public destination in itself that simply a hotel and residence. Restaurants line the main pedestrian routes and help to energize the urban-like streetscape through the site, drawing people from downtown Dallas into the Arts District. The facade of the building is intended to provide a dynamic and artistic element to the composition, allowing for the Site Analysis 1
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Urban Housing AISC Living Steel Competition | Spring 2008 Critics | Carlos Reimers, Pliny Fisk (CMPBS), Phil Tabb
The initial concept of this mixed-use project, located in downtown Montreal, was to accentuate the merger of Avenue du President Kennedy with Boulevard de Maisonneuve, the two streets that form the long facades of the site. This directionality provided a strong footing to work in the context of the site, while also informing the development of the building. To achieve this, the directionalities of the roads acted as the primary axes of the building, alluding to the intersection at the northeastern end of the site. The second conceptual formulation, which was particularly for deriving the massing, came as a solution to the height of the building, generated by the large program and small site. By “pulling� the building apart at its intersection, a sense of permeability is created, and therefore breaking up the mass. In doing so, it was further possible to generate a vertical link to the metro station connection below the site. In order to provide more space for living and to provide views, the design for the housing units is multi-leveled with the lowest floor acting as either work space (for the live-work units), solely living space, or a mixture of living and sleeping. The intermediary floor, halfway between each main level, is
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the entry area, where the use is varied. Finally, the top-most floor is primarily for sleeping, with some units containing living space as well. This stacking of spaces generates both a dynamic circulation inside a unit as well as an entire hallway level for mechanical equipment and service, located every other floor in between unit entry floors.
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