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at the beginning of the semester, we were asked to redesign the relationship between public service (dmv) and public space. this project is located in little italy, San Diego with a site that is only 100ft by 100ft. for the project, I decided to open up the public service (dmv) to the public. the purpose of the design is to delete or at least blur the boundary between the public service and public space. essentially most of the design is open to the regular public, even most parts of the dmv.
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reinvision of a future dmv
3rd floor 1/16”=1’-0”
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2nd floor 1/16”=1’-0”
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ground level
first platform
the platforms can serve as a waiting area for the dmv but also as a hang-out space for people visiting the site. to have activity in all of them I added a coffee place and a daycare on the top platform. this brings activity in the ground as well as in the platforms.
1st floor 1/16”=1’-0”
top platform
there is a market happening on Ceddar street every weekend. In order to attract people to the site, I allow food trucks to come in and in that way the site becomes an informal gathering space.
ground floor 1/16”=1’-0”
market axon
ADE 322: Spring 2018 Architectural Studio II
Student: Adrian Castro Martinez Instructor: Elizabeth McLean