CASE STUDY PRECEDENTS
Red Bull Music Academy(top-right):
The Madrid City Council decided to turn this space into a warehouse for contemporary artistic creation. The original structure of the building was kept intact from the exterior to the columns and the interior was designed to be flexible and reversible. The warehouse was filled with makeshift huts and a wilderness of plants, making it act like an ecosystem in itself. The structure is proportionate to the human scale with functions distributed in an organic manner. In a way the Redbull Music Academy is making this art accessible to the public by going to several locations around the globe. Refugee Crisis Art installation- Ai Wei Wei(bottom-right): Life jacket installation was strategically placed in time for the Cinema for Peace gala to address the refugee crisis and the many lives that are affected by it.
The education campus sits quietly in the heart of South Phoenix, marked by the diversity within the community. The campus tries to introduce an inclusive environment by offering resources that will empower individuals to reach new heights in their education, regardless of age, gender, race, etc. The forms of the buildings are reminiscent of the inner struggles that each of us faces on a daily basis. The walls both surround and enclose the user, leading them to seek an escape. The canopy in turn filters light to encourage the user to keep moving forward to grander spaces. The use of light is then the primary tool by which this project draws people in, activating this site, the canal, and the community as a whole. Thus creating a safe passage away from the challenges of reality.
SECTION A
1/16” 1’-0”
SECTION B
1/16” 1’-0”
EAST ELEVATION
1/16” 1’-0”
SOUTH ELEVATION
1/16” 1’-0”
CONTEXT PLAN
1” = 120’-0”
B
A
A
B
SITE PLAN
1/ 16” = 1’-0”
“Education is considered as an act of moulding peoples lives just like clay”- anonymous. Here we are trying to shape the lives of the community by providing the necessities for their growth hence the openness and fluidity became the driving force for our building plans. The process of developing the building form is derived from this act of moulding clay, keeping the fluid and organic nature of the campus. The campus consists of functions like- classrooms, informal open-air theater, formal gallery/assembly space, daycare, cafe, book store and canal-front promenade. Assembly 1/32” = 1’-0”
ADE 521: Fall 2018 Grad Architecture Studio I
Restroom 1/32” = 1’-0”
Cafe 1/32” = 1’-0”
Bookstore 1/32” = 1’-0”
Classroom 1/32” = 1’-0”
Day-Care 1/32” = 1’-0”
Office - Admin 1/32” = 1’-0”
Students: C. Haros, M. Maxfield, A. Ubhe Instructor: Claudio Vekstein