C B A CENTER
FOR THE BUILDING ARTS
“INTO THIS NETWORK ARE PLACED UNITS THAT CATER TO ALL NEEDS. THESE UNITS ARE PLANNED FOR OBSOLESENCE. THEY ARE SERVED AND MANEUVERED BY MEANS OF CRANES OPERATING VERTICALLY AT THE APEX OF THE STRUCTURE” -PETER COOK [ARCHIGRAM]
warehouse
crane
DESIGN-BUILD IS A NEW TYPOLOGY THAT HYBRIDIZES EXPERTISE, TIMELINES, CONSTRUCTION MEANS AND METHODS TO DELIVER BUILDINGS FASTER, CHEAPER, AND BETTER INTEGRATED THAN EVER BEFORE. A SCHOOL FOR SUCH A MODE OF DELIVERY MUST ALSO EMBODY THIS HYBRIDIZATION: OVERLAPPING AND FLEXIBLE PROGRAMMING, UNCONVENTIONAL AND INTEGRATED MEANS OF COLLABORATION, NEW TYPOLOGIES OF CIRCULATION AND SPACE UTILIZATION, PLIABLE AND ADAPTABLE ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS. IT MUST BE A MACHINE THAT IS HIGHLY ADAPTIVE, YET ROOTED IN PLACE; SPECIFIC AND RESPONSIVE TO CURRENT NEEDS WHILE FLEXIBLE TO TACKLE UNEXPECTED CHANGE. IT MUST BE A BUILDING THAT BUILDS ITSELF.
1ST FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
3RD FLOOR
4TH FLOOR
PLUG-IN LIFT SUPER COLUMN CATWALK PREFAB UNITS
+0
+5
+10
+15
+25
+150
PLUG-IN
RESEARCH
STUDIO
FABRICATION LAB
LECTURE
PLUG-OUT
+15
PERFORATED SKIN
ADE 522: Spring 2015 Advanced Architectural Studio II
ASSEMBLY PIT
Students: Braden Blake, Cory Bruce, Scott Morgan, Li Mu Instructor: Elena Rocchi