tessa a crespo creative works
2012-2013
grand teton national park // surprise lake
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developing districts
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whiteaker branch library
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portland culinary academy
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christians brygge
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Developing Distr
This was an urban design studio focusing on understanding pla downtown Springfield, Oregon. Through the close collaboratio the proposal sought to meet the city’s long term goals. The des proposal of catalytic projects including infill development, stre The result was a series of flexible open spaces at a scale appro anticipating future expansion of the network. At the completio City Council.
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ace and identity through the creation of a proposal for the redevelopment of on of city officials, planners, transportation engineers, and business owners, sign proposal sought to enhance and generate district identities through the eet and landscape design, plazas, and restructuring transportation networks. opriate for the current population of Springfield while also allowing for and on of the project, we presented our proposal to citizens of Springfield and
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MILL PLAZA
While a large range of scales were addressed within this project, a specific focu and its potential future identity.
Visible at the entrance of the city and acting as a transition space between Mai catalyst project to attract developers and initiate growth.
Interactive water features, a strampitheater (accessible amphitheater), both aff employed to ensure that the plaza attracted people of all ages at all times of accommodated both large and small events successfully while avoiding the sp the vicinity were a parking structure to the immediate Northeast of the site and
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us encouraged by the city was that of establishing a flexible hardscape plaza that represented Springfield’s history
in Street and the riverfront, Mill Plaza was crucial in both representing Springfield accurately and acting as an early
fordable and market rate housing, mixed-use commercial and retail developments are among the strategies we the day. The spatial composition and orientation of the plaza was intended to create a public outdoor room that pace ever feeling far too open or enclosed when events were not occurring. Additionally proposed projects within d a hotel supported by retail and a public boardwalk for accessibility to the nearby Willamette River.
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As a connection between all districts in Springfield, we envisioned 5th Street as a multi-use highly active street with pockets of activity and a variety of store fronts or setbacks. We see local residents strolling down fifth, having lunch or doing errands. The housing district from the north filters into the food and arts/civic district. To anchor these districts, and provide a catalyst project to jump-start the area, we designed the library connected to a Market Hall. The shared vestibule allows for patrons to experience both districts under one roof. The southern anchor of the food district is a medium-sized grocery store and for the arts/civic district is a Community Art Gallery displaying work from artists residing in the live-work complex, also allowing Springfield to build upon it’s existing industrial area. The Central Business District, expanding east to west, will bring in mixed-use offices and retailers to add more investment opportunities within downtown. connecting to the River district is the Mill Race and adjacent trails. To provide pockets of activities we encouraged setbacks for restaurants and other retail space with seating or displays along the sidewalk. Two plazas, Civic Plaza and Mural Plaza, would be enhanced to make them functioning and enjoyable spaces.
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Skinner Butte Park, the site of our branch library, is located within the eccentric Whiteaker district of Eugene, Oregon. Known for its abundance of fledgling local businesses and alternative art and music scene, the presence of community, creativity, and collaboration is very prominent. Initially considered the primary industrial sector of the city, the recent influx of young entrepreneurs has transformed “the Whit” into a newly commercial and residential district, resulting in a highly diverse population. The design intent of the branch library was to respond to the strong cultural presence of its context, which was pursued through an incorporation of arts education, performance and gallery space, community gathering space, and a strong connection to the surrounding physical environment to emphasize the sustainable initiatives of the Whiteaker district and the surrounding Eugene area.
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Education in the Round
Education in the Round The central concept of the Portland Culinary Academy that dictated the orientation and organization of all program elements is that of an open theater space integrated into the main circulation of the building. Framing the atrium, each theater component places an emphasis on the importance of a transparent and collaborative education through a dynamic visual connection to the teaching kitchens and library. The same concept permeates through the building and out to the street, creating a facade that communicates these integral interactions to passerby so that they may understand the nature of the space and its role within the urban context of Portland, Oregon. The Academy’s intention is to offer an education not only of the culinary arts, but of the quality and quantity of local food systems so that it may become a social institution that is committed to educating not only students, but the greater Portland community on the importance of preserving and participating in the regional ecology of the Willamette Valley. TRADENAME MODELNUMBER PRODUCT MATERIAL
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christians brygge (christian IV brewery) This three week adaptive reuse project in copenhagen, denmark explored the methods of integrating a flexible exhibit space into a 400 year old brewery that was to be initially focused on the writings of Danish philosopher soren kierkegaard. While preservation was an inherent consideration, it was important that its presence did not limit creativity due to the time constraint of the design challenge. necessary site analysis and research were still formative components, but we were not focusing on accessibility and strict preservation as much as the necessary conceptual transitions that proved crucial to this particular exhibit. Driving design forces included the adjacent canal and harbor, represented within the exhibit through corresponding angles, fluid circulation patterns, and the dynamic nature of the materials.
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TERRA LUX LOCATION: SUNDANCE NATURAL FOODS TIME: SPRING 2013 IN COLLABORATION WITH: DANIEL KENDRA, MARISA KRAMER + KELLEN THAYER
TERRA LUX IS A SUSPENDED LUMINAIRE THAT FUNCTIONS PREDOMINATELY AS AN AMBIENT LIGHTING FIXTURE. THE FORM IS DIRECTLY DICTATED BY THE TOPOGRAPHIC LINES OF SPENCER’S BUTTE AS A MEANS TO SPEAK TO SUNDANCE NATURAL FOOD’S MISSION OF PROMOTING COGNIZANCE OF LOCAL ECOLOGY. BIRCHWOOD AND ACRYLIC ARE LAYERED ALTERNATELY ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE LUMINAIRE IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR SOME LATERAL DISPERSION OF LIGHT WHILE DIRECTING THE MAJORITY OF LIGHT TOWARDS PRODUCT STORAGE. SANDED ACRYLIC IS LAYERED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FIXTURE IN ORDER TO FURTHER DISPERSE AND SOFTEN LIGHT. LASTLY, THE BULB IS ENVELOPED IN MYLAR IN ORDER TO PREVENT GLARE.
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