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WATER CELL
Hudson River Fall 2011 3 Weeks Yoshiko Sato
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West Harlem Piers Park, New York Fall 2011 5 Weeks Yoshiko Sato
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Great Jones & Lafayette, New York Spring 2012 3 Months Mark Rakatansky
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131st & Park, New York Fall 2012 3 Months Douglas Gauthier
HYDROPONICS LABORATORY
INFLECTON BANK
WEST HARLEM HOUSING
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TECH III : TIZIO BRIDGE
Roosevelt Island Fall 2012 2 Weeks Wilfried Laufs
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TECH IV : BUILDING SYSTEMS
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INTERNSHIP : LSM
University of Iowa School of Art & Art History Fall 2012 3 Months Sandra McKee
Washington DC Summer 2012 3 Months Lehman Smith McLeish
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WATER CELL
Hudson River Fall 2011 3 Weeks Yoshiko Sato
Water is the theme of Core Studio I. An increasingly scrutinized commodity, it is critical to the survival of urban metropolises like New York but also potentially destructive in nature. The first project is to design a "water cell" for the habitation of one scientist to be placed on the Hudson River for the testing of a water source of the student's choice. My project focuses on the collection of atmospheric moisture through condensation. The cell responds to unique advantages of building on the Hudson River to drive its moisture capture mechanism.
COMPONENTS My design is an aerial well to be placed in the Hudson River to collect and test atmospheric water from condensation. The water pod utilizes the cold sea water at the bottom of the Hudson to keep the
condenser plate chilled. The main body is kept afloat via stabilizers in triangular configuration which serve doubly as beacons for ships. These stabilizers are attached to the tower by sails which automate the orientation of the pod.
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ASSEMBLY Cap The components are assembled around the funnel as a central axis. The perforated skin is wrapped around the construct and secured by a cap and ring at the top and bottom. The cistern serves as a counterweight against tipping in the river due to the 70 feet height of the tower.
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PLACEMENT The pod is anchored offshore of West Harlem Piers Park past the 40 feet water depth mark in order to access the sea water current. In this location it is within the sight line of the
Plan A : Habitation 125th street corridor. Thus, at a distance the pod serves additionally as a sculptural element in the riverscape viewed from the park across the Hudson, setting a beautiful visage at sunset.
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HYDROPONICS LABORATORY
West Harlem Piers Park, New York Fall 2011 5 Weeks Yoshiko Sato
Columbia University recently acquired land in West Harlem for the development of its Manhattanville campus. Many of the buildings are planned to be science laboratories. The second project is to design a Food Research Institute for the Manhattanville development. The Institute notably features a Hydroponics Laboratory and Seed Library as prominent programmatic components. My design explores the bipolarity of the primary programs to create a building that is both expressive of its opposing parts but systemically unified by the interaction of those components.
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CORE DESIGN The cores are the primary space for human occupation. The Hydroponics Core collects and stores rainwater from the roof within its walls. Scientists working in the attached laboratories can control and adjust the nutrient content in the water
before it is released and distributed to the plants.
Hydroponics Core
The Seed Core houses the seed library. Seeds are sealed between panes of glass and can be readily referenced by scientists during research.
Core Evolution Circulation Core
Garden Catwalks
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Science Labs
Water Storage
Display Zone
Overlook
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PLANES DESIGN The planes are the primary space of plant occupation. These house the hydroponic functions of the facility. Nutrient water from the cores is delivered into the planes via hydrostatic pressure where it then cascades down along a carefully calibrated topography to the various different
program of the building. Used water is stored underground in collection tanks to limit eutrophication.
Plane Topography
Rainwater Collection
Additionally, the water system is integrated into facade members, the larger of which also serve as the means of circulation between cores.
Rainwater Aeroponics
Facade Integration
Purification
Nutrient Control Community Hydroponics
Distribution Control Algae Fuel Research
Public Visitation
Used Water Storage
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ADAPTIVE FACADE The facade of the building is divided into panelized compartments by the unified water and circulation network. These panels are composed of electrochromic glass which locally control solar exposure based on plant needs in particluar areas of the building.
Seed Library Core
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INFLECTON BANK
Great Jones & Lafayette, New York Spring 2012 3 Months Mark Rakatansky
Following the 2008 financial crisis, confidence in the banking system is called into question. The evolution of the bank typology (from brick vault to glass cube) seeks a new paradigm in the digital age as monetary transactions become increasingly ephemeral. Core Studio II asks what the new architectural embodiment of the bank should be. My design uses the site‘s bifurcated solar condition to engage in a tectonic interplay of programmatic elements encapsulating the tangible and liquid aspects of banking.
PRECEDENT STUDY The study compares the BMCE Bank by Foster + Partners and the Lloyd’s Building by Richard Rogers. Despite the great scalar difference between the two banks, each possesses a distinctive atrium condition mediated by a modular division of space.
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STATE OF MODERN BANKING In the digital age the public interface of banking is becoming increasingly fluid, brought about by rapid advancements in communication and information technology. However, behind the facade of information liquidity, the principles and economics of banking still reside firmly in tangible assets like gold and property. The financial crisis is illustrative of a breakdown in tangible assets exacer-
bated by the reverberations of information on a global scale. Today’s bank seeks a new architectural embodiment expressive of the interdependency of its public and private components. It is an architectural amalgam of the transparency stressed by the post-Great Depression glass box bank grafted onto the security implied Gilded Age brick vault bank.
INFLECTION ZONES Particular regions emerge where elements of the banking program manifests in a tactile coupling between institutional banking and public exchange.
TANGIBILITY ZONES The tangible aspects of the banking are represented by institutional programs accessible only to bank employees. Materially, it is expressed through shifting plates of thick polished concrete structurally unified with the foundation. It is evocative of a sense of solidity and timelessness.
LIQUIDITY ZONES The liquid aspects of banking are represented by its public interface and governance. Materially, it is expressed through glass floors, tension cables, and space frames structurally cantilevering off the tangible. It is evocative of the ephemerality of information and instills a clarity and transparency to the public facade.
GOVERNANCE SECTION The president's office, as the highest manifestation of propriety, is ultimately held accountable by the board of directors representing the public or outside interest. The architecture offers a literal oversight and hierarchy of accountability.
ATM & VAULT SECTION The main public interface of banks, the ATM, draws upon the stored money and goods embodied by the private bank vault. The architecture creates a direct visual awareness of the transfer of mediums.
AUDITORIUM SECTION A space where an interested public or foreign authorities may gather to learn about the state of banking today. The architecture performs a coupling of the podium and the seating, implicit of an interdependent relationship.
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WEST HARLEM HOUSING
Studio Partner: Vahe Markosian
131st & Park, New York Fall 2012 3 Months Douglas Gauthier
Low income housing in Harlem has traditionally evoked the negative image of “the projects�. City wide initiatives to provide housing for the poor and the high demand for property in New York has created an unusual mix of rules and regulations which seek to offer incentives for mixedincome housing. Core Studio III is a partnered housing studio inviting students to utilize zoning and housing regulations as a spring board to new paradigms in housing on a very limited site. Our project exploits two bypass conditions to express a public infrastructural monumentality and private community intimacy.
Partner: Vahe Markosian
SITE AS A BYPASSED CONDITION The site is surrounded by numerous transportation networks but non-interactive with any of them. This led to
an idea of using the vibrational energies generated by the rails and roads to provide power for the building.
Harlem Line 43,076 Daily Commuters Hudson Line 143,424 Daily Commuters*
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Harlem 125th Rail 125th Harlem Station Grand Central Station
82 Million Ridership (2011) 298,500 Daily Commuters
METRO NORTH RAIL The nation’s busiest commuter rail network passes adjacent our site. The lines of the network combine before crossing the Harlem River yielding a passing train approximately every 2.6 minutes at peak hours.
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The site is situated between major transit hubs primarily along 125th street where Metro North’s first New York stop coincides with the Harlem 125th Subway Station.
The site seems to occupy a “bus stop dead zone” despite having numerous lines running through and near it. The M98 Bus Route runs adjacent our site but makes no stops for 5 blocks.
CIRCULATION AS A BYPASSED CONDITION Studing modern building and circulation configurations for high-rise housing complexes. It led to an observation that traditional circulation within buildings is also a bypassed condition in that
residents are obliged to occupy it only in their desire to be elsewhere. This led to a interest in reinventing the "necessary evil" that circulation has become in profit-driven world of modern housing.
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SITE TRANSFORMATION Sub-level Market
Highway & Rail Generator Trusses
River Front Park
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Circulation & Energy/Support Cores
Second Ground Plane & Mechanical System
ENERGY SUBSTRUCTURE The public element of the building features a below grade market, accessible to the three converging site forces. The vertical circulation and mechanical cores rise from the market, serving doubly as the conduits of power for the energy generation trusses. A second ground plane rests on the trusses separating the private realm above. Mechanical systems are attached to the underside of the plane, safe from potential floods.
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TOWER TRANSFORMATION Core Tower
Open Stack Opening the traditional core tower model creates a stack effect in the vertical circulation core.
The traditional core tower sacrifices light and air for circulation, mechanical and unit efficiency.
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Twist Enclosure Shifting the lower tower out creates sunlight terraces for the subdivision communities.
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Rotating the lower tower creates private community enclaves shielded from direct sunlight.
SUPERSTRUCTURE Four towers blend to form the superstructure of the building. Double level enclave communities connect across towers. Subsidiary programs such as laundry rooms and fitness centers are placed at the juncture of multiple plates.
SUBDIVISION COMMUNITY The geometry of the towers creates three different types of community zones. In the lower tower micro-units and studio apartments provide housing for single occupants. Studios and one-bedroom apartments in the upper tower provide housing for couples and small families. The inversion zone of each tower creates a unique quadruple height terraced space comprised of one and two bedroom units for large families.
Double-height small family zone
Quad-height large family zone
UNIT ARRANGEMENT Units wrap around energy cores
Ground level entry for all units
Balcony level units
Introspective community
NORTHERN FACADE The north face of the building is a perforated metal screen facade to enforce a uniform and monumental visage for commuters entering New York via train.
NIGHTTIME ADVERTISING At night, this screen becomes a projection surface for the promotion of Harlem attractions such as the Apollo Theater, echoing the vision of New York as a city of lights.
MODEL Materials: rockite, dimensional plastic, museum board, plexi glass, bristol, aluminum tubes
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TECH III : TIZIO BRIDGE
Group: Whitney Boykin John Kim Reece Tucker
Roosevelt Island Fall 2012 2 Weeks Wilfried Laufs
The Tech III final project asks students to design a staircase on Roosevelt Island connecting it to the Queensborough Bridge. The design is to utilize a structural system studied in class, with emphasis on the understanding of joints and foundation conditions. Our project, inspired by the Tizio Lamp, uses two counterbalancing cantilever arms to evoke a sense of monumental simplicity. The inflection point of the arms features a cafe overlook accessible via inclinator. Special attention was paid to the hinge condition and foundation detail.
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MODEL Materials: bamboo, dimensional plastic, plexi glass
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TECH IV : BUILDING SYSTEMS
Group: Vahe Markosian Diego Rodriguez Davi Weber
University of Iowa School of Art & Art History Fall 2012 3 Months Sandra McKee
The Tech IV sequence asks students to analyze and depict the various systems of a particular building. Our topic was the University of Iowa School of Art & Art History building by Steven Holl. We chose to focus particularly on the building’s prominent bridge armature which extends over the adjacent pond.
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BRIDGE ARMATURE ENVELOPE Cassette Window Panel Connection
The bridge armature features two different types of envelope systems. The transparent windows are a cassette system of prefabricated double glazed panel windows that are brought on site and secured in place by specially designed mullion receptacles.
Corten Panel Connection
The opaque cladding that gives the building its reddish look is a rain screen curtain wall system which utilizes thin plates of corten steel. The panels are secured to vertical members attached to a plywood layer behind water proofing and rigid insulation. The panels also lock into one another vertically via clips attached to their backs.
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INTERNSHIP : LSM
Washington DC Summer 2012 3 Months Lehman Smith McLeish
works depicted property of LSM
In Summer 2012 I worked at Lehman Smith McLeish, an interiors architecture firm in Georgetown, Washington DC. The good people at LSM were especially attentive to exposing interns to the full range of activities that goes on in an architecture firm. While working there I produced V-ray renders for projects in schematic design, Microstation drawings for projects in design development, survey layouts for marketing presentations, and participated in construction administration duties for several office spaces nearing completion.
photo courtesy of LSM
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TEST FITS These are two test fit scenarios for a new office building in Washington DC. The schemes look at routes of circulation, the arrangement of workstations, and subsidiary program placement with stringent requirements on occupational capacity.
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MODELS & RENDERS Model and renders produced for a project in design development using Rhino and V-ray.