Saori Yamane Design Portfolio
1. Studio Work material, modification, analysis, system of reformation
Material and System Analysis extended fold
san telmo
puerto madero shanty town
line C ship factory
la boca
surface condition
alteration of material constitution in macro scale
heat application extended fold internal fold
alteration of material constitution in macro scale
Fall 2006: Claudio Vekstein
existing nodes of activity
branch fold surface condition
rupture
kids on the street office workers college students residents tourists shanty towners factory workers vendors cartaneros
1. Studio Work applied foreign system + the site, existings, modification
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System Overlay
play to survive CAINA UnFold : kids had learned enough, public need to learn about them as a part of citizens with opinions
application of foreign system
1. Studio Work CAINA + the city + overlay = new system
CAINA Unfold
physical activity area
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passage zone
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passage zone bathrooms public communication
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passage zone
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Fall 2006: Claudio Vekstein
under-roof corridor to the physical activity area public communication base bus schedule and ticket information bus stop lounge
1. Studio Work new system + modification = new context
CAINA Unfold multi purpose field staging radio booth bus waiting area
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communication base radio station indoor / outdoor large meeting spot
corridore private communication zone
radio station bus stop / lounge
public communication base
1. Studio Work it’s just a bridge over the aquatic center
Community Aquatic Center in Urban Environment of Southwest Within the underused community park the site was set right on the pedestrians’ pathway. By directly overlaying the volume and opening up either side to the main avenue, the lobby and concession area on the ground floor serves as a bridge to allow through traffic over the aquatic activity center down stairs. The pathway was chosen out of several for its location between the competitive activity space (north side with multi-use sports field) and more personal and slow activity space (south side with dog park and senior center.) By maximizing the permeability and visibility of the building volume the aquatic center will serve as the center of interaction for both park visitors and aquatic center users.
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lobby/concession area front desk / office spectators’ seating men’s locker room women’s locker room wet classroom first aid station
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pool storage mechanical / electrical filtration / chemical diving pool lap pool recreation / therapy pool
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1. Studio Work enriching the Papago Park Water Loop
from fenced landscape to a treated landscape shift new Papago Park gateway
The buttes and the natural landscape
Municipal Stadium
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designed landspace as a buffer
Transit Point designated desert paths
SRP
accessible green parks and event spaces
neigborhood access
2 urban landscape
new lightrail station
Spring 2007: Catherine Spellman
1. Studio Work extending the Papago Park Water Loop to the Gateway
Papago Gateway Park: blended urban + park environment 1 merge point: centralizes multiple directions and means of transportation
the park edge and residential zone mediate two zones with landscaped pathsalong the canal
profiles: park tram, pedestrians, cicyclists, office workers directions: the park, the hall of flame, the municipal stadium, the light rail station, SRP and other offices
2 the park edge zone along the street increase the accessible area to the papago park
merge point: city sidewalk of the urban environment and the landscape of the park gradually overlaps key nodes: the lightrail station, the park environment, event spaces, tram station, the municipal stadium, Papago Park
the park edge and commercial zone blend two activities along the water to develop the local identity
activities: access to the surrounding office and facilities, family hang out, public outdoor game viewing, other events
1. Studio Work landscape, water, hill, and the dialogue
Cemetery Garden: place of memory
the landscape had to be quiet yet not mute. not to bother the personal moment yet not absent. without a strong notion of programmatic organization, the landscape had to embrace the delicate moments at the grave yard away from the service spaces. the dialogue between water and the hill shaped its answer. only such a simple gesture could control the complexity of the place of sorrow.
Spring 2006: Philip Horton
1. Studio Work continuity of memory, discontinuity of moments, hardscape
Cemetery Garden : place of memory
1. Studio Work Place of gathered information, place to gather people
A house of a book binder and the town center park 1F work space & public space: 1 work studio 2 reading room 3 reading patio 2F living space: 4 living and dining 5 kitchen 6 bedroom 7 W.C.
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north gateway
library
street
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after relocating her property to the center of the town, the book binder decided to collaborate with the libraryan to open up the south side of their properties for a public park. throughout the site, indoor or outdoor, it had to be permeable in both physical circulation and information.
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summer 1st year studio: Leslie Van Duzer
1. Studio Work Place to work, place to open up, and place to live
A house of a book binder and the town center park
2. Design Competition diVert
Flip - a - Strip Competition
diVert: strip mall franchise concept. franchise malls are a community oriented, green enterprise that strengthen local economies by growing locally owned businesses. Branding: the diVert franchise provides a strong brand image, and large group advertising & marketing in order to foster identity and provide consistent expectations. ReUSE: this brand franchise could then be purchased and incorporated into any strip mall. the tenant mix is irrelevant. the typical low boq building form is time tested and accepted. modifications that require additional building area, difficult zoning adjustments, existing false fronts, exuberant canopies, and ad hoc signage add cost and visual difficulty, and are rejected.
brand signage
uniform store signage
landscape
site furniture cleaner visual communication
existing structure
Designer: M. Imirzian, H. Pierce, S. Yamane, S. Wheatcroft, Competition Held by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 2008
2. Design Competition
2. Design Competition connecting the dots
Canalscape Design Competition
2. boardwalk + sidewalk: city park
The unyielding grid of Phoenix clashes with the geo-historic weave of the canals, chopping the canal system into so many threads. The development which followed the grid isolated and hid these threads as the city grew. When people see the isolated canals behind developments, it is associated with the nearby power lines or dumpsters. At best, people see the canals as infrastructure; at worst, stinking eyesores. To change public perception, it is necessary to create nodes which seamlessly knit the canals and the city together. For these nodes to function, they must be a meaningful interplay between the two systems. It is therefore necessary to design different nodes to best fit each area of the city/canal interface, loosely categorized as urban, suburban, and desert. While the developments shown here are site specific, it is intended that they serve as prototypes for the three types of areas. While varying in scale and program, the prototype developments share common elements to functionally and visually re-link the canals spread across the city. Each development literally blurs the boundary between the canal and the city, which serves as an interface to the canalscape for residents, pedestrians, and cyclists. Earth crust inspired building forms reflect the heritage of the native landscape, and provide maximum site shading. Cool towers act as iconic city landmarks while providing shelter and naturally cooled spaces for public gatherings, dining, and retail. As these developments coalesce along the canal system, the city of grids and threads meshs to form an integrated city fabric.
01 boardwalk 02 retail / office 03 boardwalk park
1. life + water: mixed use
3. city + desert edge: recreational
Designer: Directed by K. Kurooka + Scheme 1 by D. Encina + Scheme 2 by S. Yamane + Scheme 3 by A. Perkins, 2009
2. Design Competition
event space
retail &boardwalk
boardwalk city park
3. Etcetera professional experience
L.P. resident remodeling and built-in furniture design
schematic to construction document, at Marlene Imirzian and Assocites, 2007 - 2008
3. Etcetera professional experience
PVCC Life Science Building
boardwalk city park
schematic, 3D modeling, construction document, graphic work at Marlene Imirzian and Assocites, 2007 - 2008
Etcetera 3. 3. Etcetra graphic work
Project Display Board
all graphic works by S. Yamane, architectural works by Marlene Imirzian and Associates, 2007 - 2008
Etcetra 3. Etcetera 3. side works
Free hand drawings, paintings, etc.
boardwalk city park
medium: acrylic, charcoal, pencil, ink, oil, cardboard