C-CAST Precast Concrete Cantilevered C-Channels
CONTEXT Phoenix, and by extent the rest of the southwestern United States, was an early innovator in precast concrete building systems, able to cast year round and invent new types of blocking. This research center stands for a new era of precast experimentation, the building itself employing precast cantilevers to extend outward and spread new techniques for a new era of precast building. CONCEPT The form of the project takes a cue from the wings of the current Art Warehouse building, and frees them from their constraints on the ground, allowing the workspaces to stretch outwards towards The Design School and the School of Art. To achieve this structurally, the elements of a crane manage the weight and secure the pieces in the air.
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Ground Plan 1/32”=1’-0”
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ADE 422: Spring 2018 Architectural Studio IV
Students: O. Garcia, B. Huft, N. Lakaeva, A. Zanzucchi Instructor: Elena Rocchi