TREVOR HOLLYN TAUB PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO 329 east 13th #3C, New York, New York 10003 trevorhollyntaub@gmail.com 650-722-3170
west village penthouse marine transfer station collection center issue project room 3c city — chicago biennial edible schoolyard - ps7m big block four seasons restaurant elmhurst branch library sicm lightweight structures
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Trevor Hollyn Taub 329 east 13th #3C, New York, New York 10003 trevorhollyntaub@gmail.com 650-722-3170
Education
HT Architecture new york, ny
Columbia University Graduate School Of Architecture
West Village Penthouse — Managed, designed, documented and completed the gut renovation of a 1,700 sqft penthouse in the West Village Landmark district. Also completed various freelance design projects including the conceptual design for a park on the upper east side, small scale apartment renovations, zoning analyses and condo feasibility design studies.
SELF EMPLOYED • 08/2012 - 02/2015
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE • SPRING 2012 Recipient of a fabrication travel grant • Summer 2012
University Of Virginia School Of Architecture BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE • SPRING 2005 Graduated with Honors • Dean’s List five semesters Study program in Vicenza • Summer 2004 Denmark International Study program • Fall 2004
Professional experience WORKac new york, ny PROJECT MANAGER • 02/2014 - PRESENT
Managed a wide range of projects with teams ranging from 2-10 employees: Issue Project Room — $6m renovation of an existing Mckim Meade and White designed lobby space in order to convert it into a first class theater. Edible Schoolyard — Kitchen classroom, rooftop greenhouse, roof garden and monumental stair for a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching children to grow and cook healthy food. Georgetown Big Block — Feasibility study and concept design for a unique 800,000 sqft low-rise Manhattan commercial building Miami Collage Garage — Parking garage facade within the Miami design district Chicago Biennial Proposal — Theoretical recombination of Ant Farm’s projects, circa 1970’s, into a proposition for a floating city habitat and dolphin embassy Carnegie Museum Addition — Feasibility and concept design for a 50,0000sqft museum addition Collection Center Competition — Design for a 200,000sqft art storage facility, including museum staff offices, collections restoration facilities and public programs. Four Seasons Restaurant Competition — Invited competition to re-envision the iconic Four Seasons Restaurant in their new location.
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Marpillero Pollak Architects new york, ny PROJECT MANAGER • 03/2008 - 07/2009
Staten Island Children’s Museum Lightweight Structures — Managed the project, coordinating a team of diverse specialists to address functional and programmatic issues while integrating emerging green technologies for an educational purpose. Elmhurst library — Design team member for a 30,000 sqft library and responsible for various library elements integral to the project’s advancement.
James Wagman Architect new york, ny PROJECT MANAGER • 01/2007 - 03/2008
9th St Townhouse — Managed a gut renovation of a NYC townhouse in a Landmark district. Responsibilities included producing all drawings from concept design through design development.
Kaplan/Pera Construction new york , ny TRADESMAN • 03/2006 - 01/2007
Participated in all stages of construction, specializing in electrical work and carpentry.
ecoMOD charlottesville, va DESIGN/BUILD VOLUNTEER • 05/2005 - 10/2005
Participated in construction of an ecologically sensitive modular home.
Awards, publications and exhibits
References
Abstract 2012 • 04/2013 Abstract 2011 • 04/2012 Abstract 2010 • 04/2011 Gizmodo Gallery, Polymorphic Bench • 12/2011 Fam Exquisite Corpse, Polymorphic Bench New York Fashion Week • 02/2012 New Museum, Polymorphic Bench Event Space • 05/2012 Archdaily, Gizmodo, Evolo, Bustler, Designmilk, Inhabitat, Polymorphic Bench Product Launch • 09/2011
Amale Andraos
Proficient in: AutoCad • Rhino • Grasshopper • Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects) • Revit • Rendering in 3D Studio Max and Vray. Experienced with using a CNC router, Lasercutter and Waterjet as well as the commensurate softwares of MasterCAM and FlowPATH.
Laurie Hawkinson
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Relationship: employer at WORKac Contact Information: (e) aa@work.ac (t) 212-228-1333
Dan Wood Relationship: employer at WORKac Contact Information: (e) dxwood@work.ac (t) 212-228-1333
Relationship: former studio critic, Studio VI Contact Information: (e)hawkinson@smharch.com (t) 212-966-3875
Sandro Marpillero Relationship: employer at Marpillero Pollak Architects Contract Information: (e) mpstudio@aol.com (t) 212-619-5560
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WEST VILLAGE PENTHOUSE FIRM: SELF-EMPLOYED LOCATION: WEST VILLAGE MANHATTAN, NY YEAR: 2012-2015 TYPE: RESIDENTIAL
the hidden guest The owner has a continual rotation of guests and desired to be able to control his level of privacy while still entertaining. The design of the living space produces two separate communal areas, permitting multiple activities to occur simultaneously and without conflict. Particular attention was paid to acoustics and material continuity. Subtle sound barriers were constructed so that guests using the TV or stereo in the den would not disrupt peaceful reading in the living room.
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Entrance vestibule Kitchen from vestibule Vestibuile screen detail Cabinet detail Built-in appliance detail Sink with drainage board and cabinetry Walnut kitchen Core hallway Core hallway Handrail detail Den millwork with fireplace and open copperbacked cabinet
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Master bathroom shower and skylight Sliding door to private guest suite Guest bathroom Powder room with soap passthrough Powder room with floating counter
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capturing vistas This West village penthouse is perched atop an eleven story building, providing spectacularly clear views of downtown Manhattan. Previous owners installed dark shutters and finishes throughout the space, essentially closing the apartment off from its surroundings. The renovation is centered around opening the living space and connecting it to the city over which it rests. Removing separate window units on the southern facade and replacing them with a large picture window allows unobstructed views of the city, while retaining two lites of operable glass to enable sufficient natural ventilation.
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Living room looking south over Manhattan
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MARINE TRANSFER STATION FIRM: SELF-EMPLOYED LOCATION: ASPHALT GREEN, NY YEAR: 2013 TYPE: FREELANCE DESIGN MIKE JACOBS ARCHITECTURE
a trashy situation The newly elected administration has designated the site to become a marine transfer station. This is despite the fact that the site (unlike any other marine transfer site) is next to residential neighborhoods as well as public recreational facilities. In collaboration with a coalition of concerned community groups we proposed an alternate use for the area. Joining the existing series of recreational spaces, the proposal links them into a vision of an active public waterfront at the crux of lower Harlem and the upper east side. A series of fingerling docks draw the movement along the promenade out toward the water. Between the docks the ground, secured by gabions, terraces down into the water, providing a riparian landscape that helps mitigate storm surge. At the crux between the elevated pier of the highway overpass and the riverfront park the main program is placed. Within the prismatic structure is housed an open-air skating rink — in winter — that functions as a pool — in summer. The underside of the structure is a lightly reflective textured copper, and its angular and sculptural quality contrasts with an undulating landscape below. Under the canopy is stepped for seating, arranged as an outdoor amphitheater - a space to show movies, performances, or simply sit and enjoy the water views. Within the landscape bathrooms and storage space for mobile café units are accommodated.
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active public waterfront
Handball Basketball Street Hockey
Park course Ice skating Outdoor Swimming Running Fishing Kayaking Rowing Sailing Beach Volleyball
Soccer Field Hockey Basketball Swimming Dance Music Theater arts Language arts Gymnastics Group exercise Martial arts Playground
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COLLECTION CENTER FIRM: WORKac LOCATION: CONFIDENTIAL YEAR: 2015 TYPE: INSTITUTIONAL
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Model photo from “streetview� looking up at the exposed public spaces
The client approached WORKac with paradoxical goals: to create a museum collection center that has ultimate security for priceless artwork while being open and inviting to the public. In response, the core of the building is arranged as a column free space with separate entrance and security checkpoints. The perimeter of this core is reimagined as a thickened boundary, both insulating and protecting the artwork while providing office and public spaces suffused with light. Within this boundary zone a highly visible public prominade acts as a beacon to the community. Winding its way upward from the street through a series of public spaces, a public prominade arrives at a shared roof deck where public programs like a collections library and community conference rooms provide the staging for community and museum staff interaction.
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massing
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roof deck at the fourth floor, serve to separate and frame the two volumes. The articulation of two volumes facilitates a scalar definition of the building that illuminates its alternating private and public functions.
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Diagrams showing the volumetric manipulations of the building massing Model photo
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process process models investigating massing, program distribution and facade treatment. by concentrating the focus of the facade on the promenade the majority of the facade could be treated uniformly achieving the budget limitations while creating an iconic and inviting appearance.
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onion
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form & circulation
core & transparency
promenade: public + private
promenade+art+work+garden
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Upper and lower facade studies. Behind the lower facade is primarily storage space. In order to give the facade an inviting presence to the community multiple perforated panel types were investigated.
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The design ensures a sense of openness and transparency is clearly felt at street level and throughout the art and garden filled ‘promenade,’ while from the highway beyond, the Collection Center acquires a different, more mysterious and opaque presence. Trevor Hollyn Taub
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The large core of high-ceiling and columnfree storage spaces for the collection center is wrapped within the lightness and transparency of a public ‘promenade,’ combining highly private, secure spaces with the sense of openness and welcome.
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Connecting the ground floor to the public perimeter terrace on the fourth floor is a sinuous carved outdoor vertical ‘promenade’ for which specific art pieces are regularly commissioned from local artists and integrated within the series of outdoor rooms and gardens.
Starting from the fourth floor, a second promenade, this time private, connects all of the office floors in a series of light and green filled double-height meeting rooms and lounges fostering collaboration and exchanges amongst the various departments of the museum and foundation.
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Ground floor axon
Basement floor axon
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View at public promenade
View at garden floor
Garden floor crenelation studies
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The staff workplace maximizes collaboration and a sense of community amongst the various departments. Located within the 35’ wrapper at the perimeter of the building, the offices are all flooded with light and with access to air. A gradient of meeting rooms – ranging from phone booth scaled rooms to project rooms, lounges and a couple of large conference rooms – allow for new ways of working collaboratively and create a rhythm amongst the open-floor office space. 40
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Office floorplate maximization axon studies 8th floor axon 7th floor axon Elevation perspective of private promenade
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ISSUE PROJECT ROOM FIRM: WORKac LOCATION: 110 Livingston st, BROOKLYN, NY YEAR: 2014TYPE: INSTITUTIONAL
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The project is a $6 million renovation of an existing Mckim Meade and White designed lobby space in order to convert it into a first class theater for the experimental performance organization, Issue Project Room. Once completed the renovation will create a highly flexible space with increased
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capacity and enhanced acoustic and theater systems. The careful re-configuration of the building’s historic interiors coupled with newly designed insertions enable the creation of a new green room/recording studio, a lobby with a box office and concessions, and ISSUE’s administrative offices.
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Section from entrance through performance space showing seating nook in front lobby and screen wall behind performance space Rendering of exterior entrance
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Lower Lobby and donation wall Upper lobby with box office on left and bar in center. Performance space beyond open doors
*Issue Project Room Renderings by Craft under my art direction
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seating layout
Issue Project Room hosts a variety of performance types from interdisciplinary artists with works spanning music, dance, literature and film. In order to maximize the use of the space, and to accommodate different performers, careful building code studies were performed inorder to allow for all possible seating configurations. The investigation culminated in an approved public assembly application for seven different seating performance setups with a maximum of 200 people.
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Theater with dance setup. Central stage, curtains fully deployed, screen hidden and speakers and lights mounted appropriately
*Issue Project Room Renderings by Craft under my art direction
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View from greenroom/ recording room into performance space. Performance space is setup for a chamber music recording for which the space has ideal acoustics. Performance space arranged for a mixed media performance with screen deployed and curtains drawn.
*Issue Project Room Renderings by Craft under my art direction
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Performance space with an intimate acoustic setup being recorded in the greenroom beyond
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acoustics
Cmu wall Acoustic curtain
As the existing space was not originally built for performances we worked with Arup engineers to outline a series of strategies to modify the acoustic profile of the space. A combination of fixed sound baffles, movable curtains, acoustically sealed doors and acoustic walls as well as careful considerations for the retrofit HVAC system work in combination to greatly improve the sound quality within the space.
Sound/light lock Acoustic panels above
Sound/light lock
Acoustic curtains
Sound/light lock
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Theatrical lighting pipe House lighting track
Acoustic panels Curtain beyond in gallery
Theatrical lighting pipe House lighting track Perimeter tech pipe
Curtain track Motorized acoustic curtains Stored behind perforated wall
Theatrical lighting pipe House lighting track
Theatrical lighting pipe
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Curtain track
Acoustically Sealed door Acoustic shutter Doors for bar window
Acoustic fixed Window behind shutters
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3C CITY — CHICAGO BIENNIAL FIRM: WORKac LOCATION: SOMEWHERE IN THE 5 OCEANS YEAR: 2015 TYPE: EXHIBITION
ant farm redrawings — convention city Commissioned by the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, WORKac collaborated with Ant Farm to revisit their seminal 1970’s projects. WORKac started by investigating three of their seminal works, convention city, dolphin embassy and the house of the city analyzing them through drawing, some traces of originals and some invented orthogonal drawings derived through a careful look at Ant Farm’s archives. Distilling these projects to their essence, through a form of alchemy WORKac created 3C City, a new project that takes Ant Farm’s radical visions of architecture and channels it toward our current challenges of diplomacy on climate change. Working on the 3C city proposal I executed the series of large orthogonal drawings that convey this radical vision.
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Photo of historic convention city model courtesy of AntFarm
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ant farm redrawings — dolphin embassy
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Historic dolphin embassy drawing courtesy of Ant Farm
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ant farm redrawings — house of the century
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Historic photos of built project courtesy of Ant Farm
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EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD - PS7M FIRM: WORKac LOCATION: HARLEM, NY YEAR: 2014-2016 TYPE: EDUCATIONAL
Edible Schoolyard NYC (ESY) is a founding affiliate of the Edible Schoolyard Project, which was started by Alice Waters in Berkeley, California. Their goal is to address heath inequities in lowincome communities by providing garden and kitchen classes that integrate food education into the classroom.
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The project repurposes a classroom, an old locker room and an unused rooftop, knitting them together into a cohesive institute within the school. A new 1,200 sqft greenhouse and 2000 sqft greenroof connect a fully updated kitchen classroom with a renovated administrative and storage area. The greenhouse has
automated controls to provide passive cooling. The west face of the greenhouse is clad in low-cost shingles painted in a pixilated flower pattern, acting as a beacon for ESY’s program.
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Section through greenhouse at cistern Plan of greeehouse, rooftop garden and kitchen classroom
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Elevation of stair and shingle wall
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Photo of freshly installed greenroof soil ready for planting Photo of punchlist ready greenhouse interior
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cistern Edible Schoolyard’s mission is to teach students how food is linked to the natural cycles of the ecosystem as well as teach how their relationship with food affects their health, environment and communities. Central to the teaching process is to make the elements of these systems visible to students. Therefore we included a rainwater collection system that is a highly visible and engaging. This is achieved through a series of gears and waterwheels activated by the rain draining from the roof. The water level is made understandable through a display tank visible from the courtyard below. Working as a system these components make the rainwater collection process exciting and comprehendible to children. The collected water is used for hand watering plants.
WATERWHEEL CISTERN W/ WINDOWS
VISUAL TANK BACKPAINTED WITH WATER SENSITIVE COLOR CHANGING INK INTERIOR WATERWHEEL AND PLUMBING MECHENISMS
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DRAIN FROM GUTTER
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DETERMINE PROPER GEARING TO MAXIMIZE ENERGY TRANSFER BETWEEN WATER MOVEMENT AND EXTERIOR WATERWHEEL, PROVIDE DATA ON RPMS FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WATERWHEEL IN RELATION TO RAINFALL INCHES PER HOUR
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PROVIDE SHOP DRAWINGS OF ENTIRE WATERWHEEL/CISTERN ASSEMBLY W/ CONSTITUENT MATERIALS, PRODUCT NUMBERS AND PERFORMANCE DATA
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Axon of cistern and internal waterwheel mechanisms Axon of cistern with exterior waterwheel and display tank Construction drawing for waterwheel and cistern
DRAIN IN DISTANCE RESIN-REINFORCED FLUID-APPLIED FLASHING TO SEAL SCUPPER IN GUTTER
PTD ALUM. WHEEL HUB COVER, AL-3
PROVIDE FREEWHEEL MECHANISM PTD ALUM. WATERWHEEL, AL-3
WATERWHEEL IN DISTANCE ALUM. WATER CHUTE BETWEEN WATERWHEEL AND CISTERN POWER DRIVE BELT
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GEARED DRIVE SHAFT DRIVE SHAFT SLEEVE CISTERN FILL OPENING CISTERN FUNNEL SMITH SMOOTHING INLET MODEL RH9530SI-08
NORWESCO 725 GALLON 49" DIAMETER CIRCULAR CISTERN, 101" LONG, OR APPROVED EQUAL
OVERFLOW OPENING
SMITH STORAGE TANK FLOATING HOSE WITH 1 1/4" CONNECTION (WISY SZ9928)
HOLE IN TOP OF DISPLAY TANK TO EQUALIZE AIR PRESSURE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY TANK, FABRICATE TO ALLOW FOR PERIODIC CLEANING
WILKINS HOSE BIB HANDEL LOCK MODEL HBHL24, OR SIMILAR
PRIME AND PAINT INSIDE REAR SURFACE W/ EPT-7 AND LAYER OF WHITE TO CLEAR COLOR CHANGING INK, LCR HALLCREST HYDRO WET & REVEAL SCREEN INK OR APPROVED EQUAL PIPE CONNECTION BTW CISTERN AND DISPLAY TANK, SEE PLUMBING SPECIFICATION
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CIRCULAR STEEL "DONUT" ATTACHED TO STEEL CHANNEL SUPPORTING WINDOW BULGE WINDOW BULGE SUPPORT, STEEL CHANNEL ATTACHED TO W-BEAM DUNNAGE SUPPORT FOR CISTERN, SEE STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS
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stair The project includes a stair between the greenhouse and the courtyard below. The existing cantilevered roof slab edge could not support the weight of the stair. Through multiple studies a design solution was devised that would accommodate stair legs in a whimsical manner.
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Photo of stair Photo of stair base Axons of stair design showing panalization Photo of stair and shingle facade with ESY planters in the foreground
EDGE OF GUARDRAIL EDGE OF GUARDRAIL
F GUARDRAIL GUARDRAIL PANEL SEAMS GUARDRAIL STRUCTURE STAIR LEGS
STAIR POSTS
STAIR "FOOT" BASE
STAIR "FOOT" BASE HANDRAIL
STEEL POSTS
VIEW FROM: ABOVE, SOUTH-WEST
ADD ALTERNATE SCOPE ADD ALTERNATE SCOPE HATCH
VIEW FROM: ABOVE, NORTH-WEST
ALL STEEL STAIR ELEMENTS TO BE COATED WITH LIQUID RUBBER FINISH AS PER ST-1. TREADS AND LANDINGS FINISH TO INCLUDE SLIP RESISTANT ADDITIVE, SEE SPECIFICATIONS
EDGE OF GUA EDGE OF GUARDRAIL HANDRAIL
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BIG BLOCK FIRM: WORKac LOCATION: MANHATTAN, NY YEAR: 2016 TYPE: COMMERCIAL - CONCEPT DESIGN
The developer tasked WORKac with envisioning a building that re-imagined the warehouse typology for contemporary Manhattan. In response we put together a booklet analyzing
each aspect of the warehouse commercial space typology and suggesting an idealized solution. Put together the cadaver exquisite of parts creates a cohesive design response.
zoning rules Rear Yard Options
Setback Options Slope Ratio 2.7:1 Sky Exposure Plan on narrow street
Required Setback for narrow streets
Slope Ratio 5.6:1 Sky Exposure Plan on wide street
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15’ 0” 85’ 0” Max Base Height
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Slope Ratio 7.6:1 Sky Exposure Plan on wide street 15’ 0” Required Setback for wide streets 20’ 0” Rear Yard 10’ 0”
20’ 0” Rear Yard 2 – Alternate C – Perimeter
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15’ 0”
Required Setback for narrow streets
optimized geometries Zoning Option C1
Optimized Average Floor Size
182’ 0” Total Height
Required Setback for wide streets
Integrated Greenhouse
210’ 0” Total Height
Required Setback for wide streets
210’ 0” Total Height
Required Setback for wide streets
154’ 0” (11 Floors)
140’ 0” (10 Floors)
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85’ 0” Max Base Height
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20’ 0” Rear Yard 20’ 0”
Required Setback for narrow streets
Required Setback for narrow streets
78’-9” W1 - Base ( 6 Floors )
78’-9” W1 - Base ( 6 Floors )
58’-9” W2 - Setbacks ( 4 Floors )
58’-9” W2 - Setbacks ( 3 Floors ) 49’-9” W3 - Sky Exposure ( 2 Floors )
125’-8” W3 - Sky Exposure ( 3 Floors )
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197’-6” W1 - Base ( 6 Floors )
270’-0” 239’-2”
104’-10” W3 - Sky Exposure ( 6 Floors )
125’-8” W3 - Sky Exposure ( 5 Floors )
157’-6” W2 - Setbacks ( 4 Floors ) Floor to Floor Ht
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157’-6” W2 - Setbacks ( 3 Floors )
157’-6” W2 - Setbacks ( 4 Floors ) Floor to Floor Ht
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197’-6” W1 - Base ( 6 Floors )
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Total SqFt
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Total SqFt
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%Buildout
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the problem of the column
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Typical Problems
Typical 20’ Column Grid
Creates dead corners
Limits placement of furniture
Results in excessive circulation space
Interrupts efficient open desk layouts
Interrupts open desk layouts
20' COLUMN GRID
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not a column but a “wallumn”
Benefits
Example Wallumn Layout
Acts as shear walls/no need for structural cores
Allows for enormous spans Other walls love it Aligns well with typical square furniture
Desks can easily be oriented to align with a wallum
Hallways can easily be oriented to align with a wallum
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Reinforced Concrete Slab (RC) Column Spacing Relative (38 ft x 30/40/50) Thickness Reinf Qty Cost (ft) (in) (psf) 30
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For an estimated relative increase of only 11%, the 40 ft span vastly improves flexibility and creates a unique condition for work.
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Architectural feature
Vertical services Structure Vertical services
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systems integration
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Efficiently Distributed Services Raised Floor (heat/cooling, data/power) Integrated slab (fire protection, artificial light)
Power Generation Photovoltaics panels
Thermal Energy Geothermal Thermal Mass IGU Heat recovery
Daylight Control Louver shading Fenestration Light shelves
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Forced air floor diffuser Supply floor plenum Return air vent Return air duct
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Greywater roof drainage Hot & cold water Power & data Fire sprinkler pipe
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facade design From the exterior the “Vertical Factory� is recognizable by the iconic large scale windows of its facade that provide light to the deep floor plates. The contemporary equivalent is the prefabricated facade panel which can save money and time while providing a high degree of finish, customization & differentiation. Mapping the surrounding context, including neighboring buildings, the high line and views to the river, towards downtown and north to the city gives a series of different conditions. By utilizing larger windows for more expansive views and alternating between vertical windows for city views and horizontal windows for river views, a gradient of window types is created across the facade. This gradiant breaks down the scale and monotony of the Big Block type while maintaining an efficient repeating module.
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Vertical Opening (City)
12th ave
29th st
30th st
Horizontal Opening (Landscape)
glass for lobby and retail high line
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facade refinement To accommodate self-shading and increase the energy efficiency of the building, we developed three facade panel profiles that respond to the different solar orientations. North
West
South
North Facade
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West Facade
South Facade
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building facade overview
Vertical spaces for gardens and inter-floor connection can be created efficiently at the set-back levels by eliminating the cantilevered portions of the floor plates and creating inexpensive interior glass storefronts.
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The gradation of window opening sizes is highlighted by coloring each of the different size window frames a different color.
Taking advantage of the molding process each panel is given a ribbed texture
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FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT FIRM: WORKac LOCATION: MANHATTAN, NY YEAR: 2016 TYPE: COMMERCIAL - CONCEPT DESIGN
past and future
nature as systems
existing four seasons
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nature as vibrant and colorful
simplicity as exuberance
possibilities and inventions
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design approach Putting aside the legacy of Meis and an ascetic modernism our proposal for the new Four Seasons restaurant turns instead to the opulence of the four seasons for inspiration. Instead of the seasonal replacement of four artificial trees (that is the embodiment of the four seasons in the historic restaurant) we proposed embedding the sensuality of the seasons within the architecture.
The new space is imagined as an arrangement of four different environments woven together with a continuous thread of nature. The cozy booths of the fall bar start the journey through the seasons. Passing through a waterfall hallway, the winter room has intimate ceilings and a central hearth. The spring dining room is a triumphantly tall space with a continually refreshed graphic mural, and the summer greenhouse has lush plantings all year long.
Mining the existing elements of the restaurant we attempted to translate the iconic experience while providing a contemporary freshness. For example, the pool is reimagined as a waterfall that cascades in front of their extensive wine collection. The four artificial trees are instead four living trees creating an allĂŠe and accenting the axis of movement through the space. The seasonality is embodied in an enormous commissioned
coats 48TH
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STREET grove waterfall
WINTER BAR
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NATURE PATH
allĂŠe
FALL LOUNGE
SPRING DINING
SUMMER GREENHOUSE
mural that changes with each season and the playful cot-ton candy desert is immortalized in the architecture as a enormous inhabitable chandelier that occupies a third of the dining space. By separating the restaurant into different zones multiple events of varying sizes can take place simultaneously and each time a patron visits there will be a new and exciting environment to enjoy.
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LEGEND 1
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Private dinning
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Summer green house
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Open kitchen
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Service elevator
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Passenger elevator
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winter bar
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inspiration images
schematic rendering looking from bar toward the lounge
model photo of entry sequence and fall lounge
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fall lounge
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schematic rendering looking from dining area. Harkening to the existing four seasons there is no bad seat in the restaurant, with area providing a unique experience.
model photo
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spring dining
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schematic rendering of the dining area. The private dining is housed in a “cotton candy cloud�. The cloud hides an existing column and beam giving the impression that the whole space is double height.
model photo
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summer greenhouse
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schematic rendering of the dining area. The private dining is housed in a “cotton candy cloud�. The cloud hides an existing column and beam giving the impression that the whole space is double height.
model photo
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ELMHURST BRANCH LIBRARY FIRM: MARPILLERO POLLAK ARCHITECTS LOCATION: ELMHURST QUEENS, NY YEAR: 2018-2009 TYPE: LIBRARY
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Actively participating in the project from Design Development through 100% Compliance. Touching on almost all aspects of the building, two areas that I contributed heavily toward were the facade and the FF&E package. Elmhurst Branch Library is a new 30,000 sq ft library. The project melds the landscape with the building, utilizing a Z shape in order define both a front garden and a previously neglected rear landscape. Two glass cubes dematerialize the building and open it to the landscape and city. These focal points also serve to anchor the building. While the facade is primarily composed of a terracotta rainscreen with storefront windows, the two glass cubes were designed using point fixed insulated glass with a roof glazing return to diminish its materiality. Working back and forth with WW Glass we refined the details to echo the branching of the trees within the garden in order to metaphorically pull the gardens into the building.
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Key plan Section detail of the adult reading room roof and glazing Photo of both reading rooms during the day Schematic rendering of the interior of the adult reading room
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Section detail of the main reading room glazing Photo of both reading rooms illuminated at night Inside of main reading room from the monumental stair Image of the exterior of the main reading room
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SICM LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES FIRM: MARPILLERO POLLAK ARCHITECTS LOCATION: STATEN ISLAND CHILDRENS MUSEUM, NY YEAR: 2008-2009 TYPE: KINETIC SCULPTURES
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This project for the Staten Island Children’s Museum (SICM) is unique, integrating cutting edge technology and harnessing it for both programmatic and educational purposes. The project consists of three elements: a wind turbine, a wind scoop and a tensile structure which are each able to harness renewable energy. The design integrates the various technologies in playful ways to engage museum-goers. As the project manager for this project, I orchestrated a diverse team of experts, including boat builders, tensile structure engineers and flexible solar fabric manufacturers.
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Photo of the tensile canopy structure Diagram of the three lightweight structure elements
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S O L A R PA N E L CO M B I N AT I O N S TOTA L I N G O N E U N I T (15’- 0” x 1 1.5”) strip length:
16’ - 4”
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strip length:
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#3
strip length:
17’ - 8”
#4
strip length:
17’ - 8”
#5
strip length:
18’ - 4”
Q UA N T I T Y
S O L A R FA B R I C
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UNIT SIZE
3 PA N E L S I Z E S
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2 / 9 unit 1 / 9 unit
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S Q F T TOTA L S O L A R FA B R I C A R E A
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290 sq f t
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270 sq f t
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Diagram of the flexible solar panels their square footage and solar energy output Photo of the installed panels
Trevor Hollyn Taub
Trevor Hollyn Taub 329 east 13th #3C, New York, New York 10003 trevorhollyntaub@gmail.com 650-722-3170