VBaranova 2008 Portfolio by Vera Baranova

vera baranova

table of contents

+Aerotropolitan You +Portage Architecture

Instructor: Dawn Gilpin Design Studio University of Michigan

+Parametric Modelling

Instructor: Steven Mankouche Design Studio University of Michigan

+Shufa Table

Instructor: Steven Mankouche Design Studio University of Michigan

+Photography

Instructor: Karl Daubmann, Nicole Eisenmann Construction II University of Michigan

+Multi Program Community Center / Balast Cleaning Facility

+Detroit Transportation Hub

+Project Runway Venue

+Water Pavilion

Instructor: Nondita Correa Design Studio University of Michigan Instructor: Stuart Hicks Design Studio University of Michigan

Instructor: Stuart Hicks Design Studio University of Michigan

Instructor: Karl Daubmann, Mick Kennedy Construction I University of Michigan

+Global Apartments Research Group

+Switzerland/Netherlands Study Abroad

Instructor: Karl Daubmann, Neil Thelen Seminar University of Michigan

A2SO4 Intern Architect Indianapolis, Indiana

Research Coordinator: Fernando Lara Research University of Michigan Instructors: Julie Larsen, Roger Hubeli Travel Studio University of Michigan

Tancredo Neves / Confins International Airport

Belo Horizonte 20 miles Schiphol Airport

8 miles

Amsterdam

aerotropolitan you

Suvarnabhumi Airport

15 miles

Bangkok

Detroit Metro Airport

20 miles

Detroit

Cultivating architecture’s role in establishing a sense of a place within the consumerist, global air-dominated economy. AEROTROPOLITAN YOU: A MISCONCEPTION? Is the -polis for you or for the crowd. I have been interested in investigating how the aerotropolis urban typology would affect the development of four cities that in the near future [i.e. 50 years] will fall under the aerotropolis model. Four cities that I have been studying are Bangkok, Thailand, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Detroit, Michigan, USA. Each one has social, cultural and economic forces acting on the development and growth of the urban form as well as the smaller architectural elements within that large network. My interests lie at the roots of finding a means to incorporate the significance of the sense of the place and its location within the globalizing world. This globalizing world that I am speaking of has been affecting the homogeneity of the urban and architectural form that consequently was produced in that century. The introduction of an airplane at the beginning of the last century had a significant impact on how we perceive the world and how we live in that world. Reading Felicity D. Scott’s Architecture or Techno-Utopia, I realized that only upon seeing the Earth from above (whether it is a satellite or another air borne device), we can understand its vastness. Only then can we see what we have conquered, or it becomes more feasible to conquer it further, and at a faster rate. The technology that brought us that equipment to be able to understand the world we live in more fully is there to aid us in the advancement of our civilization – to learn more and to learn faster. Since the beginning of evolution of man, he was developing tools, and I interpret those as technology for that age, that allowed him to ease his way within the surrounding condition. Technology has been aiding us in developing better communications with each other as an entire human population. At first a man develops tools to work in his settlement. Then he develops tools and equipment for travel. Then he develops a sense of ownership of land. Then he develops technology to protect that property, with an urge to obtain more. Wars are waged; the land is slowly being conquered. Horses (note the natural) to chariots to ships to train to cars to airplanes (using the resources to create something that aids us in our tasks = technology). As it becomes easier to communicate between nations, states, and individuals, the economical pressures cause nations with deep cultural histories to westernize. That breaks down the identity and the culture. The impact of consumerism (this modern economy can be compared to trade back when first settlements were being established) has been the result of that globalized economy, and in the past few years the air navigated trade has been sustaining the consumer culture. I believe that the air navigated trade would grow stronger over the next fifty years as the manufacturing industry would shrink. The digital manufacturing would overtake human manufacturing. The digital age disconnects us from one another physically, connecting us in a digital world. That individual identity is strengthened with consumer economy which drives the consumer culture. We define ourselves with the objects we own. This brings me to the generalization that the more digital we get, the more individualistic we become. The individualistic breaks down the collective. Where does that leave the city? The city as we know it to be is a collective establishment. The architecture within design means, allows us to manipulate the relationships between collective and individual. As the population increases, the urban growth increases. Taking a model of the city as we know it today – the typical typologies of the downtown with surrounded sectors for housing work and play, and transportation networks tying it all together, we have a model for a condition around which to work. Time has allowed for cities to develop at certain speeds. Amsterdam was founded in 1275, Detroit was founded in 1701, Bangkok was established in 1782, and Belo Horizonte was first settled in 1700s and planned and constructed in 1890s. These cities that have been established at different times in history. The economics, politics and religious affairs of each time frame affects the foundations and the forms of those cities. Bangkok, a city with deep Buddhist history is now a consumer driven megalopolis. Amsterdam is the oldest of all four cities, but yet the smallest in size. When the air travel was becoming obsolete for people to travel around the world, the construction and the placement of the airport was crucial. Ideally, it had to be placed outside the main boundaries, with enough clearance for the planes to land. Due to the future urban expansion and it is fair to say that the growth can potentially occur vertically and horizontally. Although I prefer vertical urban growth, with the developments of personal air transportation (personal airplanes and later potential air cars) the growth of the city might not even be contained within a boundary. But my interests lie not at defining a new urban model, nor planning a new airport, but rather analyzing though design how the aerotropolis urban typology and the continuation of a connected, globalized world can sustain the cultures that we have been holding on to and preserving in the past. I am interested in investigating whether cultural differences can exist in the world of brands and commodities, and how architecture can bridge the gap in the next fifty years. I have been interested in cultivating my techno-manifesto over the course of the semester, defining architecture’s role in establishing a sense of a place within the consumerist, globalized air-dominated economy. Is there a future for a crowd in a city, or is a metropolis destined to become a place for individualist “settlements”? How does the economy influence the architecture which ultimately affects the lifestyle patterns and the identity definition on multiple scales? In my apology at the end of the semester, I expected to justify through architectural means the identity of a crowd or an individual in an aerotropolis urban model within four local conditions.

FISHOLOGY

CONSUMEROLOGY

existing condition

One of the most fascinating sites on the southern edge of Bangkok are fields of fish farms. They flood during several summer and fall months allowing for a very productive fish collection, which ultimately leads to productive exportation of the fish. The aerial image of the farm grid is a beautiful inspiration for a city grid, upon which developments can rise. Instead of living in houses on the lots, farmers and other citizens of Bangkok can live in a vertical development (taking inspiration from an apartment building). The infrastructure of such a condition would lead to elevated paths, leaving the farming on the ground level. Ideally the traffic would be restricted to pedestrians and biking, preventing from exhaust affecting the fish.

Image was taken from Google Earth

design proposal Bangok has a long history of Buddhism, and its religious architecture in the city is representative of its relevance. Even today, in a higly modernized and commercialized society, monks wander the streets. “Thailand has the world’s fastest growing economy between ‘85 and ‘95, and its glittering commercial buildings symbolized the promise of national prosperity. After 1997, they turned into the countersymbol of economic depression, as hundreds of commercial developments in central Bangkok were idled by bankruptcy, shoppers disappointed, and the city became known for its hollow concrete shells. The fears of isolation and abandonment identified by Lacien Hank here became manifest in the symbolic heart of a modern city. [Perspecta]” When Thaksin (telecommunications billionaire) introduced consumerism a few years later, he made shopping a national duty at all levels of society.

Images were taken from “Re-Urbanism, Perspecta, The Yale Architectural Journal” http://norman.walsh.name/1998/04/bangkok www.envixion.com

mixture of culture: vernacular meets the commodity culture

I have been interested in investigating how the aerotropolis urban typology would affect the development of four cities that by 2058 will fall under the aerotropolis model. Those four cities are Amsterdam, Bangkok, Belo Horizonte, and Detroit. Each one has social, cultural and economic forces acting on the development and growth of the urban form as well as the smaller architectural elements within that large network. In my project I have been trying to incorporate the significance of the sense of the place and its location within the globalizing world. I have been interested in cultivating my techno-manifesto, defining architecture’s role in establishing a sense of a place within the consumerist, globalized air-dominated economy. Each of the drawings represent the potential situation in response to the two –ologies that I have established, defining each city. In Bangkok the two -ologies are the fishology and the consumerology. The consumerist society is clearly seen in built form, with buildings covered in advertisements. The city becomes a conglomeration of activity, mixed together in a single building form. The old and the new are interacting as well – the temples and the malls, the monks and the shoppers.

BIKEOLOGY IDENTOLOGY

the object of culture

old identity?

Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world and is a centre of bicycle culture with good provision for cyclists such as bike paths and bike racks, which are ubiquitous throughout the city. There are an estimated one million bicycles in the city. In the city center, driving a car is discouraged. Parking fees are steep and a great number of streets are closed to cars or are one-way. The streets are very narrow, often only one car wide (historic city center only). Public transport in Amsterdam mainly consists of bus and tram lines, however, there are four metro lines; with a fifth line, the North/South line, under construction. Three free ferries carry pedestrians and cyclists across the IJ to Amsterdam-Noord, and two ferries go east and west along the harbour. There are also water taxis and a water bus that transport people along Amsterdam's waterways. Images and text were taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam http://chowtimes.com/photos/2007/04/_MG_3609_edited-1.jpg

the architecture “There are unmistakable elements that can be understood as the collective Dutch identity. These elements are characterised by several matters that have manifested themselves in various ways among our people throughout the ages. These elements include the following: a sense of liberty, openness to new things, people, ideas, places, an orientation to the outside: trade, travel, discovery, live and let live, being wealthy while acting as if resources are few, an endless tendency to complain about the other without taking these complaints too seriously. ... A journalist, a publisher and a non-conformistVan Randwijk was deeply troubled by four matters: the heavy influence of public media, which were increasingly content to follow the almighty ratings and subscription numbers – in other words, to be led by that which was of commercial interest, governmental information that continually failed to explain existing conflicts to the people, the fact that the majority of the population had no interest in facts about or background to the major societal conflicts of their time, the interactions among all of these factors and their consequences for a free society.”

Images and text were taken from the Speech by Job Cohen www.iamsterdam.com picasaweb.google.com www.dvorak.org

new identity

In Amsterdam, two of the -ologies that I was responding to are bikeology and identology. The issues that I came across upon my research were the increased immigration and an age propensity toward 25-35 year olds. My drawing responds to the growing population and to the circulation that is limited to bicycles. The responses are that the bikes are the objects that control the spatial interaction of the city, and the city itself grows vertically.

FLOODOLOGY

It floods in Belo Horizonte every time it storms. The amount of water on the roads amounts to an average of a foot and a half, which runs down the paved landscape of the city. Because there are poor control methods for storm water treatment as well as sewer water, it causes significant pollution as well as circulation problems. Some of the residents settled on the slopes of the hills and on the river banks without thinking about the risks. The town still suffers from these dangerous settlements, and every time it rains, lives are lost in the devastated favelas (shantytowns). What would the design be of a space that is constantly affected by storm water?

Images and text were obtained from Fernando Lara Montreal Urban Ecology Center (Belo Horizonte Section) Flickr

the design challenge

no beach

BAROLOGY

urban problem

Belo Horizonte’s international anonymity was born of no coastline, no beaches, and no famous Carnival. So what happens in Belo outside the daily work routine? The city’s claim to fame is being the bar capital of Brazil. “Not bars as in slick hotel lounges or boozy meat markets, but bars as in botecos, informal sit-down spots where multiple generations socialize, drink beer and often have an informal meal.” [NY Times] It is a city where the outdoors are treasured. People take advantage of eating outside. Even the new Tancredo Neves International Airport, forty kilometers outside the city, is fully open to the outside. Because the majority of the upper class spends their time off inside (usually the mall), the outdoor bars are more commonly populated by the lower class. To merge the two ends of the social spectrum, it is necessary to design at the edge of the condition - to merge outdoors with indoors, to mix the commercialism and the social classes together as well. Images and text were obtained from Fernando Lara NY Times “A Town Where All the World Is a Bar” by Seth Kugel

a bar instead

The Belo Horizonte –ologies are floodology and barology. The intervention here is to collect water that floods the city during every storm. The units that collect the water are designed to store water that can be later transported to regions in Brazil that are in need of water for irrigation and livestock.

MOBILEOLOGY

We know Detroit as the automobile capital of the world, but with the continuous unemployment troubles in the automotive industries, the car passes on its powers to the airplane, as the city shifts its economy driven transportation services. The image shows the city of highways on the left, with the view of Detroit from the car in the center. The right hand side image is a collage of an old view from the inside of a car into a new age of the airplane â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the new near future profit-driven transport for the city. The condition allows for the design to move outside the automobile services, to the scale that services airplanes and airports. Thus the production shifts from the scale of the automobile to the scale of an airplane.

Images were taken from www.detroitrising.com www.williammckeen.com/images/HIGHWAY

unemployment

SHIFTOLOGY

motown as we know it

rise of the airport Abandoned warehouses and empty lots in downtown Detroit are representative of the waning manufacturing industry in the metropolis. The increasing unemployment rates in automotive industries have been affecting the city and the economy in the state of Michigan. As manufacturing industries are going to disappear with the development of the digital technologies, the service sector has a better chance of brining jobs. The downtown population has been decreasing for the past fifty years, and is likely that would continue to do so in the future fifty years. The automotive sector would most likely continue to function, more efficiently, but it would not dominate as much as the air traffic industries. Since the population has been shifting away from the downtown, north and west, toward the airport, it is likely that the city center would shift. Images were taken from http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/charrette/aerotropolis06.html http://www.yoswat.com/foto/old-warehouse.jpg

Willow Run Airport Detroit Metro Airport

shift

The Detroit â&#x20AC;&#x201C;ologies are shiftology and mobileology. I am proposing the shift of the downtown to the area between the Metro Airport and the Willow Run airport, with the economy shifting from manufacturing to the service sector. With the large numbers of highways in response to the automobile industry of the past, in my intervention the city would move into reusing them as runways, and sharing them with cars within the network. This would allow to drive a road worker job market and respond to the tax based economy.

portage architecture

This exercise was done to use portage as a method for dismantling, relocating, demilitarizing, deindustrializing, re-industrializing, mitigating, reusing, demolishing, undoing, forgetting, remembering, archiving, tracking, controlling, counting, taxing, recycling, collecting, scrapping, producing, reproducing, reprogramming, and ultimately integrating architecture.

RESIDENTIAL

TYPOLOGIES

23.99'

20.94'

15.63'

20.94'

27.35'

16.26'

21.42'

26.74'

24.75'

30.15'

29.21'

98.10'

DIMENSIONS

MATERIALS

ALUMINUM SIDING

TREES AND GRASS

GLASS

METAL ROOFING

STONE

CMU

COLORS

JOINER

RESIDENTIAL SUBSTATION

Substation TYPOLOGIES

23.50'

22.98'

40.05'

25.83'

33.10'

25.83'

33.24'

24.05'

13.37'

26.72'

16.63'

28.34'

14.28'

15.66'

24.58'

24.41'

38.47'

DIMENSIONS

BRICK

CHAIN-LINK FENCE

METAL

MATERIALS

TREES AND GRASS

WOOD SHEATHING

ALUMINUM

GLASS

RED BRICK

WOOD SHINGLES

PARTICLE BOARD

COLORS

JOINER

Fudge/Ice Cream

Westgate Gifts

GIFT SHOP RESTAURANT MOTEL PUTT-PUTT SUBSTATION

VWF POST 3676

Up North Gifts and Leather

Portside

Lockside Golf

437 Portage

Longships Motel

"Lighthouse"

Substation

Karl's Cafe Cuisine

Ang-Gio's Panini Grill TYPOLOGIES

33.88'

14.13'

18.54'

31.73'

28.92'

12.22'

14.78'

18.31'

39.05'

17.75'

25.56'

14.78'

34.40'

15.59'

34.40'

12.47'

33.11'

39.13'

21.57'

15.63'

9.85'

27.39'

38.52'

DIMENSIONS

BRICK

STUCCO

21.46'

ALUMINUM SIDING

GLASS

SHINGLES

23.72'

WOOD PANELS

MATERIALS

FABRIC

WOOD FENCE

TREES AND GRASS

STONE

COLORS

JOINER

RESIDENTIAL

TYPOLOGIES

18.84'

18.50'

17.43'

19.11'

14.21'

26.21'

29.09'

22.56'

19.73'

22.56'

21.00'

20.89'

99.78'

25.40'

20.57'

25.40'

31.88'

multi program community center / balast cleaning facility

The site of a waning power plant has been transformed into multi-programmed ballast water cleaning research facility and a water leisure center. A ship is a very important feature to the city of Sault Ste. Marie. It is a defining element of the town. The Soo Locks, being such a prevalent threshold between the Great Lakes and the rest of world carries a significant amount of cargo each day. There rises a problem of the foreign species introduction into the Great Lakes, thus endangering the ecosystem of the surrounding region.

JOINER

17.03'

19.43'

25.67'

DIMENSIONS

MATERIALS

COLORS

TREES AND GRASS

BRICK

PARTICLE BOARD

METAL ROOFING

GLASS BLOCK

ALUMINIUM SIDING

BLOCK

WOOD PANELING

GLASS

FLOWERS

WOOD FENCE

The empty lot located next to an old Union Carbide and today an Edison Power Plant is a perfect site for the park that can house several pools for dumping ballast water from the ships, water that has been collected overseas for balanced floating upon travel. The slot that exists on the eastern part of the site is perfect for the barge to fit in upon the ballast discharge. The site is also a perfect location for ballast cleansing, since it is located before the entrance into Lake Superior through the Soo Locks. Ballast cleaning is a developing practice. The main chemical used for killing small bacteria usually found in the ballast water is ozone solution called hydroxyl radical. Only two cubic feet of hydroxyl radical would be necessary to kill the bacteria found in an average cargo ship ballast.

The site houses a park where the ballast pools are located. When the pools are not in use in dry weather conditions, they are used for skateboarding. In the wintertime, the grounds are used for snow dumping (for snow accumulated from roads cleaning during the winter storms: Sault Ste. Marie has the highest snowfall rate in the Midwest). The snow can be pushed around, where snow mountains would be formed to create a snow playground. The half pipe can be used as a snowboarding half pipe. In the spring, the snow melts and drains through the landscape on the northern part of the site. Because one of the main goals of the site design was to adjust to the seasons throughout the year, part of the parking lot transforms into an ice rink during the winter. The bike paths transform into the snowmobile paths to accommodate the Snowmobile 500 race that takes place every winter in the city of Sault Ste. Marie. The building itself is transformed in parts, or literally in halves. The generators remain in the western half of the building to produce power for the town. The power plant is managed on the second floor. The third floor is occupied by the dry research laboratories working in adjunct with the ballast cleaning facility on maintaining a healthy natural environment in the Great Lakes region. The eastern half of the building is separated into a community center. There are private baths located on the ground floor, open to the canal and facing the beach. In the wintertime, they are heated to continue servicing the community. On the second floor, there are a number of pools and a social area for families to gather to spend time with friends. On the top floor there are six swimming lanes, 400 meters long.

plumbing diagram

ships

ice

cars

bikes

snowmobiles

people

winter

summer

parking

snowmobile parking

beach ozone lab ballast pool

ozone lab water drainage

snow mountains

parking skate park

snowboarding half pipe ice rink

benches

benches park

park

bike path snowmobile path

site plan -- 1:64th scale

reading room

sitting room

conference room reception laboratory A

athletic pools offices

sample library library

A bathrooms storage

kitchen

third floor -- 1:32nd scale B

reception/ rentals

sitting area/cafe

bathrooms pool

pool

power plant

A bathrooms

steam room

restaurant

sauna changing rooms

hatchery

second floor -- 1:32nd scale

entrance

generators

reception

baths A

showers

bathrooms A

sitting area

entrance hatchery

to beach

first floor -- 1:32nd scale

material section -- 1/8th scale

structural axon

second floor -- 1:32nd scale

Sault Ste. Marie is a rather cool region. In cooler locations, minimizing the surface area of the building reduces exposure to low temperatures. It is necessary to maximize absorption of solar radiation. There needs to be a lot of thermal mass in the building. The existing building has two foot thick walls which are great for thermal gain. The addition is concrete construction, which is a better choice than steel for the same reason – thermal mass. The addition is small in comparison to the existing building to expose less first area floor to low temperatures. It is also neces-- 1:32nd scale sary to reduce radiant, conductive, and evaporative heat loss. Thus it is necessary to insulate the building to keep the heat in. Where there is glass in the addition, there is insulating glass. In cool regions it is also necessary to prevent from the wind.

substrate for planting

bitumen roofing felt, two layers

thermal insulation

vapor barrier

generators

fair face concrete

entrance

concrete slab internal insulation

plaster board

reception

baths

showers

bathrooms A

sitting area

entrance

hatchery

window unit

to beach

concrete slab

column bracing

concrete column

The addition has indirect gain systems implemented in the design. The thermal mass of the construction allows for solar radiation to strike the walls and floors and to move the energy through them by conduction and then heat the space by radiation and convection.

post-tensioned rod 1. existing construction in the background 2. concrete roof slab 3. concrete panel elevation

shim pads and nonshrink grout

4. steel bolts 5. floor to ceiling window 6. column concrete bracing 7. window in the existing construction

post-tensioned anchor cast into footing

8. concrete column 9. earth mound in the background 10. monumental stair 11. plumbing wall braces the stair

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Enclosure Original Date: 03.13.08 Date Revised: 03.23.08 Section/ Scale: 1’:3/4” LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

07.04

07.03

longitudinal section -- 1:32nd scale

Enclosure Elevation/ Scale: 1’:3/4”

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 03.13.08 Date Revised: 03.24.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

showers

restrooms 7+8

restrooms 5+6

rental restrooms 1+2

restrooms 3+4

hatchery

program and occupancy - top level

existing

generator space

restrooms

deck

pool 3

restaurant

rentals pool 4

steam room

sauna

circulation

locker rooms hatchery

program and occupancy

existing

reading area 1

addition

reading room

reference desk

restroom 1

reading area 2 locker room

circulation 2

sample library

office

pool 1

conference room

laboratory 2

deck

pool 2

laboratory 1

restroom 2

library

restroom 3

restroom 4 storage1+2

circulation 1

program and occupancy

addition

132

1538

circulation 3

708

reference

circulation1 showers

kitchen

deck sitting area

pool 1

power plant - excluded from project

circulation 2 heating equipment

addition

existing

pool 2

hatchery

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.02.08 Date Revised: 01.08.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

circulation 3 reference deck bath

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.02.08 Date Revised: 01.08.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

addition

circulation 4

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.02.08 Date Revised: 01.08.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

existing

generator space

circulation1

274

power plant - excluded from project

rental

158

150

127

10 6 6 6 6

164 5072

262

196

1070

24 65

9 112

1329

S-2 restrooms

135

128

164

Type of Use A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 B F-2 S-2 A-3 S-2 A-3 A-3 B A-3 A-3

material section -- 1/8th scale

Occupancy assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] industrial area accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment room accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment room locker rooms accessory storage areas, mechanicalequipment room assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] assembly [unconcentrated] skating rinks, swimming pools [decks] skating rinks, swimming pools [pool]

Floor area [sq. ft.] 2661.7946 33642.2187 2670.1795 37529.9530 5652.6562 59889.1041 49581.3608 1931.1030 394.7608 513.0834 x 2 527.3782 x 6 147.4105 211.4044 x 25 365.2986 x 25

Design occupant load [people] 532 6728 534 7505 56 199 165 38 1 102 x 2 = 204 105 x 6 = 630 9 14 x 25 = 350 7 x 25 = 175

Occupancy First Floor Occupancy/ Scale: 1/120

Room circulation1 circulation 2 circulation 3 circulation 4 hatchery generator space heating equipment showers rental space restrooms 1+2 restrooms 3+4+5+6+7+8 reference desk area deck baths

design occupant load

01.01

Room circulation hatchery restrooms 1+2 deck pool 1 pool 2 pool 3 pool 4 sitting area sauna steam room kitchen restaurant locker rooms rental space

Type of Use A-3 B A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 B A-2 S-2 S-2

Occupancy assembly [standing space] industrial area assembly [standing space] skating rinks, swimming pools [decks] skating rinks, swimming pools [pool] skating rinks, swimming pools [pool] skating rinks, swimming pools [pool] skating rinks, swimming pools [pool] assembly without fixed seats [unconcentrated] locker rooms locker rooms kitchens, commercial assembly without fixed seats [unconcentrated] locker rooms accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment room

Floor area [sq. ft.] 6646.0745 7178.9157 1323.4711 23070.8388 13715.7606 1027.5450 7923.8063 7503.3995 10626.4322 834.3750 1092.5000 760.6456 1917.3392 3090.1950 1047.4038

Design occupant load [people] 1329 71 132 x 2 = 264 1538 274 20 158 150 708 16 21 3 127 61 3

design occupant load

Room circulation1 circulation 2 restroom 1+2 restroom 3+4 reading area 1 reading area 2 reference desk locker room reading room laboratory 1 laboratory 2 sample library library offices conference room storage 1+2 pool 1+2 deck

material section -- 1/8th scale

01.05

Types of Use A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 B S-2 AB B B A-3 B B S-2 A-3 A-3

Occupancy assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] assembly [standing space] library [reading rooms] assembly without fixed seats [unconcentrated] assembly without fixed seats [unconcentrated] locker rooms library [reading rooms] industrial areas industrial areas library [stack area] library [stack area] business areas business areas accessory storage areas, mechanical equipment room skating rinks, swimming pools [pool] skating rinks, swimming pools [decks]

Floor area [sq. ft.] 325.1983 25364.8393 273.6915 + 283.3633 675.8422 + 641.1289 13145.3797 150.5209 + 94.5505 x 4 209.1683 546.8160 3084.8767 2401.7580 1776.9582 2210.1042 1167.3785 325.1983 x 14 2242.3758 311.3199 x 2 9840.0000 x 2 16058.6725 + 143.9047 x 2 + 2468.0986 x 2

Design occupant load [people] 65 5072 54+56 = 110 135+128 = 263 262 10 + 6 x 4 = 34 13 10 61 24 17 22 11 3 x 14 = 42 112 1 x 2 = 2 196 x 2 = 392 1070 + 9 x 2 + 164 x 2 = 1416

longitudinal section -- 1/16th scale

Occupancy Third Floor Occupancy / Scale: 1/120

program and occupancy - bottom level

Occupancy Second Floor Occupancy / Scale: 1/120

hatchery

01.07

Enclosed exit stairways from the floors above

reference desk

restroom

locker room

2 hour

reading area 2

3 hour

egress corridor 61’ 54’

circulation

hatchery 117’ 67’

22’

hatchery

117’ 67’

22’

restrooms

86’

egress corridor

pool 2

pool 1

18’

enclosed exit stairways from upper floors

45’

reading area 1

54’

32’

deck

sitting area

71’

21’

pool 3

78’

pool 4

40’ 29’

3 hour

restrooms 1 hour

# of Exits (min) 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 -

02.01

4 hour 2 hour 1 hour Type I Construction

Hour Separation First Floor [bottom level] Separation/ Scale: 1/60

Existing Building Type I Construction (exterior walls)

1 hour

storage

pool 1

70’

sauna

2 hour

Occupancies: Total Floor Area: Construction Type: Sprinklered Structure: Total Occupancy:

A-2, A-3, B, S-2 151267.5679 sq. ft Type I stone masonry, steel, reinforced concrete 2548

01.09

Room hatchery deck pool 1 pool 2 pool 3 pool 4 sitting area sauna steam room kitchen restaurant locker rooms rental space

58’

Type of Use B A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 A-3 B A-2 S-2 S-2

Floor area [sq. ft.] 7178.9157 23070.8388 13715.7606 1027.5450 7923.8063 7503.3995 10626.4322 834.3750 1092.5000 760.6456 1917.3392 3090.1950 1047.4038

Design occupant load [people] 71 1538 274 20 158 150 708 16 21 3 127 61 3

27’

37’

# of Exits (min) 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1

power plant - excluded from project

Existing Building: Type I Construction (exterior walls)

4 hour 2 hour 1 hour Type I Construction

216’

pool 2

circulation

02.03

The number of enclosed exit stairways are placed to add exit means to occupants possibly trapped on the additional decks.

Occupancies: Total Floor Area: Construction Type: Sprinklered Structure: Total Occupancy:

A-3, B, S-2 102512.1582 sq. ft Type I stone masonry, steel, reinforced concrete 2026

Room reading area 1 reading area 2 reference desk locker room reading room laboratory 1 laboratory 2 sample library library offices conference room storage 1+2 pool 1+2 deck

Types of Use A-3 A-3 B S-2 A-3 B B B A-3 B B S-2 A-3 A-3

Floor area [sq. ft.] 13145.3797 150.5209 + 94.5505 x 4 209.1683 546.8160 3084.8767 2401.7580 1776.9582 2210.1042 1167.3785 325.1983 x 14 2242.3758 311.3199 x 2 9840.0000 x 2 16058.6725 + 143.9047 x 2 + 2468.0986 x 2

Design occupant load [people] 262 10 + 6 x 4 = 34 13 10 61 24 17 22 11 3 x 14 = 42 112 1 x 2 = 2 196 x 2 = 392 1070 + 9 x 2 + 164 x 2 = 1416

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.02.08 Date Revised: 01.08.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

Design occupant load [people] 56 199 165 38 1 9 14 x 25 = 350 7 x 25 = 175

Egress First Floor / Scale: 1:60

Floor area [sq. ft.] 5652.6562 59889.1041 49581.3608 1931.1030 394.7608 147.4105 211.4044 x 25 365.2986 x 25

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.02.08 Date Revised: 01.08.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

stone masonry, steel, reinforced concrete 993

Type of Use B F-2 S-2 A-3 S-2 B A-3 A-3

restroom

70’ 74’

locker rooms

Room hatchery generator space heating equipment showers rental space reference desk area deck baths

67’

restroom

deck 25’

85’

The necessary number of enclosed exit stairways from the above floor create a cluster of exit stariways in this area, allowing for a more exits in areas of large occupancy

A-3, B, F-2, S-2 132597.7894 sq. ft Type I

51’

53’ 22’

laboratory 2

restaurant

15’

17’ 8’

117’

Occupancies: Total Floor Area: Construction Type: Sprinklered Structure: Total Occupancy:

40’

sample library

# of Exits (min) 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4

02.04

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.02.08 Date Revised: 01.08.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

30’

96’

Egress Second Floor Egress / Scale: 1:60

7’

21’

rental

39’

67’

library

35’

60’

Additon: Type I Construction

Existing Building: Type I Construction (exterior walls)

Hour Separation Second Floor Separation / Scale: 1/60

77’ 53’

showers

23’

64’

conference room

deck

10’

heating equipment (in every cell above)

office

15’

29’

laboratory 1

circulation

restroom

24’

62’

45’

46’

41’ 25’

kitchen

rentals

steam room

circulation

184’

circulation 23’ 23’

23’ 26’

27’

167’ 20’

23’

124’

10’ 200’

3 hour 1 hour

250’

73’

31’

Egress Third Floor Egress / Scale: 1:60

2 hour

reference

power plant - not included in the project

20’ 142’

01.11

4 hour 2 hour 1 hour Type I Construction

Hour Separation Third Floor Separation / Scale: 1/60

column grid

pool 1 61’ 54’

reading room 20’

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.10.08 Date Revised: 01.16.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

exit discharge 153’

153’

160’

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.10.08 Date Revised: 01.16.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

generator space

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.10.08 Date Revised: 01.16.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

exit to a public way

160’

01.12

This assignment allowed me to explore and determine the organizational implications of occupancy and egress. The number of people, density, and awareness all contributed to the required width and configuration of the egress requirements. It was crucial to focus on the design of the egress system to make sure there are appropriate sizes, continuity, and flow. Using the occupancy quantity, the number of exits required were determined. Number of tasks included were to calculate the path of travel from the most remote space and to make sure it is under the maximum length provided in the code. Vertical egress components were identified to figure out paths to deliver occupants to safe and exterior spaces.

live loads resulting from collected snow and water or moving equipment; it acts vertically downward, but may act horizontally as well to reflect they dynamic nature of a moving load

dead loads acting vertically downward on the structure, comprising the self weight of the structure adn the weight of the building elements, fixtures, and equipment permanently attached to it

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.17.08 Date Revised: 02.07.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

The development of the the structural diagram allows to define space and to determine the organization for the building. The decision for the certain load bearing system sets the location for the spanning members and columns, and affects the placement of the secondary building systems that include mechanical, electrical, plumbing and the enclosure. The diagrams shown are representative of the loading diagram, the framing plan, the plumbing system and heating and cooling flows.

See Detail 3 on Sheet 04.06

live loads resulting from collected snow and water or moving equipment; it acts vertically downward, but may act horizontally as well to reflect they dynamic nature of a moving load

water pressure from the canal channeling under the building

Structure - Axonometric Force Diagram East Side of the Building / Scale: No Scale

See Detail 1 on Sheet 04.06

dead loads acting vertically downward on the structure, comprising the self weight of the structure adn the weight of the building elements, fixtures, and equipment permanently attached to it

See Detail 5 on Sheet 04.06

See Detail 4 on Sheet 04.06 See Detail 2 on Sheet 04.06

04.03

Light Load: 40psf-60psf

Masonry (primarity existing - mill construction) Steel (light gauge steel framing) and Precast Concrete (solid slab) Masonry (existing - mill construction)

Maximum Height of Unbraced Masonry Wall: 40’ for a 24” thick wall Total Loaded With for a Masonry Wall: 620’-1000’ for a 24” thick wall Depth of Concrete Floor Slab: 18” slab in the existing building

See Drawing 04.02 for Detail 1

Third Floor elevator openings with a penthouse on top for the elevator machine room and a pit at the bottom drinking fountain and service sink attached to the plumbing wall

drinking fountain

Second Floor

9’-11”

109’-0”

DETAIL 2 Scale: 1:32

18’-3” 18’-0”

48’-7”

9’-7”

23’-10”

04.01

drinking fountain, plumbing wall behind

existing building, one way concrete floor slab

DETAIL 1 Scale: 1:16

8’-7”

Total span between masonry walls: 80’ Span between bays: 20’ Depth Required by IBC [sitecast concrete one-way joists] for a 20’ span is 16” Actual Depth in the Building for a 20’ span is 18” (which is continuous in the short direction of the building, but it is still supported by the steel columns at the bays)

down 45’-4”

Penthouse to house equipment for elevator (9’ in height)

mechanical Cooling Tower -Located on the roof to avoid property damage and unhealthful conditions from the splash, fog, and microorganisms given off by the tower

04.02

Elevator pit at the bottom of the elevator shaft

drinking fountain attached to plumbing wall

drinking fountain and service sink attached to the plumbing wall

drinking fountain

bathrooms are marked in pink around the building

Mezzanine Floor

drinking fountain and service sink attached to the plumbing wall

drinking fountain

First Floor electrical closet -stacked above one another throughout the floors -kept free of plumbing -the space designated for it is in an ex-generator space, 600 sq. ft.

fan rooms - connected to spaces they serve by ducts that run through the vertical shafts -multiple fans distributed in different parts of the building are desirable because they allow the building to be zoned for better local control and they reduce volume of ductwork in the building

chillers and boilers

Plumbing and Electrical Floor Plans with Bathrooms / Scale: 1:120

Medium Load: 60psf-100psf

Medium Load: 80psf-100psf

the one-way joists rest on two steel i-beams that span the entire lenth of the building (most likely joined at 60’, since 36” deep i-beam can span a maximum of 60’)

58’-9”

added stairwell

The Architect’s Studio Companion by Edward Allen

6’-7”

existing elevator

607’

sitecast concrete one-way joists (24” pan widths, 6 inch wide for each joist

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 02.14.08 Date Revised: 02.19.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

added stairwell

stone masonry (from the river bed), 24” thick wall

70’-0”

added stairwell

Fitting Structural System

7’-6”

15’-3”

56’-9”

added stairwell 30’

Structure - Framing Plan Second Floor Framing Plan / Scale: 1:60

18’-3”

Occupancy Load Swimming Areas Restaurant Laboratories

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.24.08 Date Revised: 01.29.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

10’-0”

10’-3” 14’-0”

6’-0”

down

existing elevator

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 02.14.08 Date Revised: 02.19.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

462’

49’

9’-0”

7’-6”

05.02

Fan Rooms -The fans are housed in small ventilators, and are connected to the spaces they serve by ducts that run through the spaces they serve by ducts that run through the vertical shafts. -Fan rooms are distributed in two areas of the building because they allow the building to be zoned for better local control and they reduce the total volume of ductwork in the building. Sizing the Fan Rooms:

Electrical Closet -Stacked above one another -Kept free of plumbing (surrounded by 2 hour fire rated wall)

41,000 sq. ft. area served needs: 8000 sq. ft. area of fan rooms Alcoves can be divided into fan rooms, and because each area is 600 sq. ft. - 8000/600 = 14 needed for fan rooms

Boiler Room and Chimney -The boiler produces hot water or steam to heat the building and to heat domestic water. -A boiler room two boilers so that one might be in service even if the other one is being repaired or cleaned. -All boilers are connected to a single chimney. -Hot water supply and return pipes run from boilers through vertical shafts to reach the other floors of the building. Chilled Water Plant -Chilled water plant produces cold water that is used for cooling the building. -Chillers give off noise, heat, and vibration so the are hidden from places that are highly occupied. Chiller water plant is housed together with the boilers in the alcoves underneath the baths, where the generators used to be. Sizing the Boiler and the Chiller Rooms: Total Floor Area: 41,000 sq. ft. 41,000 sq. ft. floor area served needs: 400 cooling capacity in tons (Mcal/sec) 3000 total space for boiler room and chilled water plant in sq. ft. 600 sq. ft. space for cooling tower A generator space is 600 sq. ft.; for the boiler room and chiller room, 5 alcoves would suffice

Plumbing and Electrical Axonometric/ Scale: 1:60

51’

8’-0”

open

10’-6”

21’-3”

41’

13’-4”

5’-0”

down

25’ tall column for the tributary area of 200 sq. ft.

added stairwell 30’

7’-0”

4’-4”

steel square columns (6” x 6”) supporting the second floor addition;

maximum unsupported length of the wall should be under 1000’ for a 24” thick wall

added stairwell

These columns have been thickened to 32” wide

80’-4”

site cast floor slab, resting on the irregular column grid

down

24’-1”

Structure - Framing Plan Second Floor - Details/ Scale: See Drawing

Steel Columns, wide flange (10" x 12")

the arrows are showing the direction of the slab See Drawing 04.02 for Detail 2

14’-7”

9’-0”

43’

added eagress stairwell, the floor slab was partially cut, the columns are added for support

elevator opening 11’-6”

10’-0”

96’

49’

solid column strip

25’ high reinforced columns are ~16-18’ wide (nominal square column size)

9’-10”

51’

Concrete Block Columns (The Architect’s Studio Companion)

10’-0”

9’-0”

265’

sitecast concrete frame - slab and columns

67’-0”

11’-0”

30’

9’-0”

156’

existing elevator 35’

146’

centerlines of columns (rotated 90 degree grid)

added stairwell

existing elevator 158’

30’

20’

38’

existing elevator

existing elevator 16’

100’

65’

17’

19.5’

added stairwell

48’

19.5’

30’

20’

42’

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 01.24.08 Date Revised: 01.29.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

added stairwell

existing elevator

cooling tower is located on the roof of the addition

The VAV box is concealed above the suspended ceiling, along with the lighting. The plenum height is 18 inches.

The variable air volume and the single-duct constant air volume show up for both, so I will choose between those two. Because the building contains laboratories and assembly spaces, there are a lot of air that needs to be circulating to maintain a healthy environment. Because the building is quite large, the expenses of operating costs would be rather large, so minimizing operating costs is beneficial for the building. VAV heating and cooling systems as well as the CAV system are qualified in that regard. Maximized control of air velocity and air quality is beneficial as well due to the numerous chemicals and organisms present in the labs. VAV heating and cooling systems as well as the CAV system are qualified in that regard as well. Maximizing individual control over temperatures in not necessarily required. Minimizing system noise would be beneficial in the laboratory environment due to several research study rooms as well as conference rooms, but it would not be as helpful in the noisy assembly spaces on the second and third floors. (VAV heating and cooling systems as well as the CAV system are qualified in that regard as well.) Visual obtrusiveness can be minimized on the third floor, by placing the systems in the trusses above, which does not reduce the height of the occupied space; however the ducts can complement the industrial feel of the building. VAV and CAV systems both minimize visual obtrusiveness. They also maximize the flexibility of rental space as well as minimize system maintenance. VAV system is better for my mixed use building over the CAV system because “VAV is the most versatile and most widely used system for heating and cooling large buildings.” (Studio Companion) Because it is versatile, it is probably a lot cheaper than the systems that would have to serve different areas. CAV serves spaces that have large open areas, few windows, and uniform loads. Although my building is large, the space is not uniformly loaded. The space is very long and narrow with quite a few windows on every floor. When comparing the two systems in other categories, their differences seem irrelevant to the project. Given that one difference stated earlier, the VAV system is the most suitable for my building. The VAV box is usually concealed above a suspended ceiling. It is no more than 18 inches high for zones up to 7000 sq. ft. Its horizontal dimensions vary with capacity, up to a maximum length of about 5 ft. This system layout works very well on the first floor and the second floor. The truss on the third floor allows for enough space for the boxes to be hidden up in the spaces of the truss.

fan room chilled water plant

Alcoves can be divided into fan rooms, and because each area is 600 sq. ft. - 8000/600 = 14 needed for fan rooms

boiler

The alcoves on the first floor are designated for the boiler, chiller and the fan room spaces. The duct work between them is located along the walls and through openings.

SELECTION FOR THE HEATING ANG COOLING SYSTEM

Total Floor Area: 41,000 sq. ft. 41,000 sq. ft. floor area served needs: 400 cooling capacity in tons (Mcal/sec) 3000 total space for boiler room and chilled water plant in sq. ft. 600 sq. ft. space for cooling tower A generator space is 600 sq. ft.; for the boiler room and chiller room, 5 alcoves would suffice

The Main Occupancies: Laboratories, Assembly (using Arenas and Exhibition Halls in The Studio Companion) Laboratories can use Variable Air Volume systems, VAV Reheat, Dual-Duct VAV, Single-Duct, Constant Air Volume, and CAV Reheat Arenas and Exhibition Halls can use Variable Air Volume, Single-Duct Constant Air Volume and Fan-Coil Terminals. The variable air volume and the single-duct constant air volume show up for both, so I will choose between those two.

SELECTION FOR THE HEATING ANG COOLING SYSTEM The Main Occupancies: Laboratories, Assembly (using Arenas and Exhibition Halls in The Studio Companion) Laboratories can use Variable Air Volume systems, VAV Reheat, Dual-Duct VAV, Single-Duct, Constant Air Volume, and CAV Reheat Arenas and Exhibition Halls can use Variable Air Volume, Single-Duct Constant Air Volume and Fan-Coil Terminals. The variable air volume and the single-duct constant air volume show up for both, so I will choose between those two. cooling tower is located on the roof of the addition

The VAV box is concealed above the suspended ceiling, along with the lighting. The plenum height is 18 inches.

06.01

VAV system is better for my mixed use building over the CAV system because “VAV is the most versatile and most widely used system for heating and cooling large buildings.” (Studio Companion) Because it is versatile, it is probably a lot cheaper than the systems that would have to serve different areas. CAV serves spaces that have large open areas, few windows, and uniform loads. Although my building is large, the space is not uniformly loaded. The space is very long and narrow with quite a few windows on every floor. When comparing the two systems in other categories, their differences seem irrelevant to the project. Given that one difference stated earlier, the VAV system is the most suitable for my building. The VAV box is usually concealed above a suspended ceiling. It is no more than 18 inches high for zones up to 7000 sq. ft. Its horizontal dimensions vary with capacity, up to a maximum length of about 5 ft. This system layout works very well on the first floor and the second floor. The truss on the third floor allows for enough space for the boxes to be hidden up in the spaces of the truss.

fan room chilled water plant

boiler

The alcoves on the first floor are designated for the boiler, chiller and the fan room spaces. The duct work between them is located along the walls and through openings.

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 02.21.08 Date Revised: 02.29.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

Arenas and Exhibition Halls can use Variable Air Volume, Single-Duct Constant Air Volume and Fan-Coil Terminals.

Cooling Tower -Located on the roof to avoid property damage and unhealthful conditions from the splash, fog, and microorganisms given off by the tower

Heating and Cooling Section and Narrative / Scale: 1:16

Laboratories can use Variable Air Volume systems, VAV Reheat, Dual-Duct VAV, Single-Duct, Constant Air Volume, and CAV Reheat

Heating and Cooling Diagrammatic Section and Narrative / Scale: 1:16

The Main Occupancies: Laboratories, Assembly (using Arenas and Exhibition Halls in The Studio Companion)

Student: Vera Baranova Unique Name: verabar Original Date: 02.21.08 Date Revised: 03.06.08 LAB Instructor: Nicole Eisenmann

SELECTION FOR THE HEATING ANG COOLING SYSTEM

boiler room

06.01

Because the building contains laboratories and assembly spaces, there are a lot of air that needs to be circulating to maintain a healthy environment. Because the building is quite large, the expenses of operating costs would be rather large, so minimizing operating costs is beneficial for the building. VAV heating and cooling systems as well as the CAV system are qualified in that regard. Maximized control of air velocity and air quality is beneficial as well due to the numerous chemicals and organisms present in the labs. VAV heating and cooling systems as well as the CAV system are qualified in that regard as well. Maximizing individual control over temperatures in not necessarily required. Minimizing system noise would be beneficial in the laboratory environment due to several research study rooms as well as conference rooms, but it would not be as helpful in the noisy assembly spaces on the second and third floors. (VAV heating and cooling systems as well as the CAV system are qualified in that regard as well.) Visual obtrusiveness can be minimized on the third floor, by placing the systems in the trusses above, which does not reduce the height of the occupied space; however the ducts can complement the industrial feel of the building. VAV and CAV systems both minimize visual obtrusiveness. They also maximize the flexibility of rental space as well as minimize system maintenance. VAV system is better for my mixed use building over the CAV system because “VAV is the most versatile and most widely used system for heating and cooling large buildings.” (Studio Companion) Because it is versatile, it is probably a lot cheaper than the systems that would have to serve different areas. CAV serves spaces that have large open areas, few windows, and uniform loads. Although my building is large, the space is not uniformly loaded. The space is very long and narrow with quite a few windows on every floor. When comparing the two systems in other categories, their differences seem irrelevant to the project. Given that one difference stated earlier, the VAV system is the most suitable for my building. The VAV box is usually concealed above a suspended ceiling. It is no more than 18 inches high for zones up to 7000 sq. ft. Its horizontal dimensions vary with capacity, up to a maximum length of about 5 ft. This system layout works very well on the first floor and the second floor. The truss on the third floor allows for enough space for the boxes to be hidden up in the spaces of the truss.

detroit transportation hub

The project started by looking at the efficiency of circulation. A siteless station was designed to study the main elements of a commuter hub, based on daily passenger routine.

It can be described as a network that can be seen in the process of weaving. And this became an inspiration for the remaining development of the project. The transportation systems are brought together at this station â&#x20AC;&#x201C; trains, busses, cars, bicycles, and pedestrians. The ground is the line that frames the behavior of the station. The site contains various sectional shifts, which allows comuters to dive in and out of the station on their daily paths. Above it there is this transportation meeting point of pedestrians, cars, busses and trains. On and below ground I have placed the programmatic elements. The ticket office, waiting rooms and the bus depot are placed at the Baltimore Street level.

The commuter train route between Ann Arbor and Detroit. The size of the names of the townships in the surrounding area represents the population. The study was done to understand how many tracks and stops would be needed to make the most efficient commuting system. The existence of the current train tracks was taken into the consideration. The green and blue lines represent the major highways in the southwestern Michigan region. The thickness of the line in the diagram represents the number of cars that are annually using the highway. The area of the circles in the diagram represents the population of the main cities in southwestern Michigan. The colors represent the primary activities that take place in those cities, the main ones being housing, commercial and transportation areas. The black x marks a possible stop on the commuter route from Ann Arbor to Detroit. There is a proposal included in the diagram to add a stop on a nearby route to the Metro Airport. Co-authored research: Melissa Sia

This project encompasses the challenge of designing a building to house the production of the nationally televised cable program Project Runway. The building is to serve the city in two ways: the city is to be featured in the filming of the show as well as to be a public amenity and an icon to the fashion industry within the city of Ann Arbor.

project runway venue

Thayer St.

The location is a fabricated urban infill site on State Street next to the State Theater. The existing alley and the space occupied by the Kaleidoscope book store, the Totoro restaurant, and the upper level of the tattoo shop are allotted for the project. The function of an alley is to be preserved. The relationship between the observing and the observed is established using the accordion folding technique to mediate views and to show relationships within the city and the site. The similar facade construction of the nearby State Theater allows for an architectural jesture to blend the existing site architecture with the new project. The siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship to the surrounding clothing stores in the area played a role in the establishment of its connection to Liberty Street, where a lot of Ann Arborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing stores are located. The accordion pleats also begin to construct internal relationships within the building. The constructed views provide for unexpected visual connections to be made between public and private spaces.

State St.

Final model shows the accordion folding technique wrapping the building from the facade backwards, turning direction and transforming into the ceiling of the space where the runway is located. Similarly to the public views mediated between the city and the building through the skin of the facade, there are internal views being created between the private spaces of the second and third stories and the semi-public runway space on the ground floor. The accordion wall also represents the progression from the public spaces at the front of the building to the private spaces and production spaces at the back.

wood shingles 3/4 `` plywood decking ventilation cavity sealing layer 3/4 `` plywood decking 2 `` thermal insulation vapor barrier 3/4 `` plywood sheathing

A space of solitude and a space of gathering were to be contained in the form made in the last part of the project. Paticular characteristics of each of the spaces were to determine the arrangment of the spaces and their interaction between one another. A balcony influenced the space of solitude while a reflection pool was interpreted to be a place of gathering, which at the same time can be understood as a generator of contemplation. Although these two spaces were characterized separately, one of the goals was to find a way to unite the two and to provide for an experience that would allow one to see the innerconnection of the two such diffrerent yet alike spaces.

2 x 4 `` wood rafters 4 x 48 `` timber beam

2 x 15 `` timber beam 2 x 4 `` timber truss

The design of the roof plays an important role in the creation of a shadow it leaves on the floor of the pavilion. The shadow, reflected in the pool and projected further down creates patterns not only on the floor plates but also on the surface of the pool.

water pavilion

The pool, upon entrance, can only be seen at eye level. One has a choice of either continuing up the stairs or down. A stripe of translucent horizontal windows separates an open space upstairs from an enlosed underground space downstairs, where one can experience the patterns created by the roof form and thus contemplate. The circulation within the pavilion provides for the connection between the space of solitude downstairs and the space of gathering upstairs. 1

Below Ground Assembly

- 12 x 24 ``concrete footing with a key - 8 `` concrete foundation wall - sloped 4 `` ground slab for water run-off - waterproofing under the slab - mudslab - gravel

Window Opening Assembly

- 2 x 4 `` rough sill and double header for rough opening - glazing for window - 2 x 4 `` timber studs - Â˝ `` sheathing - cedar shingles for siding finish

The final model is the result of the study of the spaces of gathering and solitude, the characteristics of these two spaces, the conflicting relationship in the experience of the two spaces, and their interconnection with each other and the overall volume.

The Horyu-ji Pagoda and Golden Hall in Japan as well as the Swiss Pavilion in Hanover at Expo 2000 by Peter Zumthor served as architectural precedents for the wood structure assembly. The layering of the wood members played a role in the way the roof

2 x 4 `` sole plate 1`` oak beams 3/4 `` plywood sheathing 2 x 10 `` joist 2 x 10 `` rim joist

Corner Axonometric

double 2x top plate

6 ft

1/2 `` plywood sheathing

Scale: 1/2`` = 1`- 0``

wood shingles 2 x 8 `` double header

4 3

timber casing trim glazing

2 x 4 `` rough sill 2 x 4 `` sill plate

Glass-Covered Ceiling - timber joists support the glass surface

Roof - timber truss holds up the sawtooth roof - timber beams span the length of the roof - 2 x 4 `` rough openings with rough sill and double header for windows - 2 x 4 `` rafters - Âž `` plywood decking - vapor barrier - thermal insulation - ventilation cavity - wood shingles

Retaining Wall and Ground 2

- 8 `` concrete retaining wall - gravel covered concrete ramp for landscaping

waterproofing 8 `` concrete foundation wall

Exploded Axonometric 1 footing 2 foundation

premolded filler and sealant at expansion joint 4 `` concrete ground slab 2`` insulation mudslab 12 X 24 `` concrete footing gravel

PAVILION

Plan and Unfolded Elevations

Scale: 1/8`` = 1`- 0``

wood shingles 3/4 `` plywood decking ventilation cavity sealing layer 3/4 `` plywood decking 2 `` thermal insulation vapor barrier 3/4 `` plywood sheathing 2 x 4 `` wood rafters 4 x 48 `` timber beam

2 x 15 `` timber beam 2 x 4 `` timber truss

2 x 4 `` sole plate

datum point

o at midpoint

one spline in one sketch another spline in another sketch in each of the sketches, the height of the curve is set to a parameter

o at midpoint

FIELD DEFORMATIONS

diagonal line points dividing the line into quarters

f(x) = 2in

spline

Upon creating a simple shape, and giving it several parameters, just a few rules can digitally manipulate a shape of several of those units put together, creating a variety of forms for multiple functions. -one spline in one sketch -another spline in another sketch -in each of the sketches, the height of the curve is set to a parameter -the splines are offset to a parameter of a certain length -this offset corresponds to a profile line which was used to create a surface -surface became a thick surface -each of the above parts were put together in a product, being attached with certain coincidental points -they were lined up with other parts to which they were attached on the bottom (having the same configuration)

The diagonal lines were divided into quarters, and the resulting lines were used to create a spline on each side of the imaginary box.

the splines are offset to a parameter of a certain length this offset corresponds to a profile line which was used to create a surface surface became a thick surface

The splines on each side of the imaginary box were united side to side in the horizontal direction.

f(x) = 10in thick surface o

On each side of the box, created from datum points, diagonal lines were drawn corner to corner.

Two of the splines on the sides were united in a similar fashion to the top and bottom sides of the same box.

o o

each of the above parts were put together in a product, being attached with certain coincidental points they were lined up with other parts to which they were attached on the bottom (having the same configuration)

The framework was made out of two sketches. The parts fit together creating open circular voids and connector â&#x20AC;&#x153;columnsâ&#x20AC;? within the overall assembly. sketches

points to which additional parts were attached

x x x

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atached surfaces with coincidence constraints in the same way, the parts were attached sideways o

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FIELD ARRAY - THIN

Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows the field composed of plates with a small width setting and a low curvature.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 2: Field Deformations Project 2.1.003 031507

FIELD ARRAY - WIDE

Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows the field composed of plates with a large width setting and a low curvature.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 2: Field Deformations Project 2.1.004 031507

FIELD ARRAY - WIDE

Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows a zoomed-in version of the field composed of plates with a large width setting and a low curvature.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 2: Field Deformations Project 2.1.005 031507

FIELD ARRAY - WIDE AND ARCHED

Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows the zoomed-in version of the field composed of plates with a large width setting and a large curvature.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 2: Field Deformations Project 2.1.006 031507

FIELD ARRAY - WIDE AND ARCHED

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atached surfaces with coincidence constra

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parametric modelling

FIELD ARRAY - THIN

Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows a zoomed-in version of the field composed of plates with a small width setting and a low curvature.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 2: Field Deformations Project 2.1.001 031507

VOLUMETRIC ARRAY VERA BARANOVA VERA BARANOVA VOLUMETRIC ARRAY RANOVA VOLUMETRIC ARRAY VERA BARANOVA VOLUMETRIC ARRAY VERA BARANOVA VOLUMETRIC ARRAY VERA BARANOVA VOLUMETRIC ARRAY frameUnit 2: Volume Deformations The parts, made up of intersecting tubes, are arrayed within an orthogonal 2: Volume Deformations The parts, made up of intersecting tubes, are arrayed within an orthog frameolume Deformations The parts, made up of intersecting tubes, are arrayed within an orthogonal Unit 2: Volume Deformations The parts, made up of intersecting tubes, are arrayed within an orthogonal frame- Deformations The parts, made up of intersecting tubes, are arrayed within an orthogonalUnit Unitframe2: Volume Deformations The parts, made up of intersecting tubes, are arrayed within an orthogonal frameUnit 2: Volume work. For this variation, the height of the framework is set at a low distance. Project 2.2.002 work. When the height of the framework is set at a relatively short d Project 2.2.006

FIELD ARRAY - THIN - Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows a zoomed-in version of the field composed of plates with a small width setting and a low curvature. FIELD ARRAY - WIDE - Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows the field composed of plates with a large width setting and a low curvature. FIELD ARRAY - WIDE AND ARCHED - Curved plates are arranged to touch one another at the top surface center point. This variation shows the zoomedin version of the field composed of plates with a large width setting and a large curvature.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 1: Linear Deformations Project 1.2.001 012507

SURFACING ALLOSAURUS FRAGILIS’ TAIL BONES

Multisections surface, fill, fillet and extrude were all used to cover the dinosaur’s VERA BARANOVA tail bones. Unit 1: Linear Deformations

Project 1.2.003 012507

BULGE PARAMETER

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1: Linear Deformations The ends of the central bones buldge in and out on each of the sides toUnit fit toProject gether. The fill surface at the ends passes through a point on another plane. The 1.2.004 012507 height offset of that plane determines the size of the bulge.

THICKNESS PARAMETER OF THE SECONDARY BONE

VERA BARANOVA Unit 1: Linear Deformations

The thickness of the secondary bone increases as the radius of the central bone Project 1.2.005 increases. The surface of that bone is filled and extruded at a set parameter. 012507

EVOLUTION

The thickening of the radius of the central bone corresponds with the thickening of the secondary bone. Such evolutionary change may occur when an animal becomes larger and stronger due to the physical demands of the surrounding environment.

VOLUME DEFORMATIONS On each side of the box, created from datum points, diagonal lines were drawn corner to corner. The diagonal lines were divided into quarters, and the resulting lines were used to create a spline on each side of the imaginary box. The splines on each side of the imaginary box were united side to side in the horizontal direction. Two of the splines on the sides were united in a similar fashion to the top and bottom sides of the same box. The framework was made out of two sketches. The parts fit together creating open circular voids and connector “columns” within the overall assembly.

VERA BARANOVA Unit 1: Linear Deformations Project 1.3.002 020107

HEIGHT OFFSET PARAMETER

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The height offset parameter affects the variation in the lower section of the Unit fin. 1: Linear Deformations As the height offset parameter increases the lower portion of the fin widens, and Project 1.3.003 as the height offset parameter decreases, the lower portion of the fin becomes 020107 thinner.

RADIUS PARAMETER AFFECTING FIN LENGTH AND SHAPE

VERA BARANOVA Unit 1: Linear Deformations

As the radius increases, the length of the fin increases and its lower portionProject be1.3.004 020107 comes thinner, and vice versa.

LARGE BULGE

VERA BARANOVA A parameter has been set to how much the top and the bottom of the central bone Unit 1: Linear Deformations bulges. Project 1.3.005 020107

SMALL BULGE

A parameter has been set to how much the top and the bottom of the central bone bulges.

SKYSCRAPER PARAMETRICS The bottom up design for the skyscraper began with a parametric manipulation of one slab, with parameters affecting the size and the expansion in certain location. The challenge was to be able to manipulate the slab size parametrically with goals to provide shade for certain areas of the building, while opening up others to apply the design to various climates. VERA BARANOVA

FORM 1

VERA BARANOVA Unit III: Aggregated Variable

FORM 2

VERA BARANOVA Unit III: Aggregated Variable

A floor plane is made from a square and four triangles on each side. Their size var-

FORM 3

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A floor plane is made from a square and four triangles on each side. Their size varUnit III: Aggregated Variable

FORM 4

A floor plane is made from a square and four triangles on each side. Their size var-

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photography

Estimated Cost ($)

Spatial Integration

Cladding / external envelope

Functional especialzation or overlapping

Glass curtain

Shading devices

Coutyard (yes or no)

Horizontal Windows (yes or no)

Independent Structure (yes or no)

Space Syntax Depth

Other areas (explain)

External area (if any)

Varanda / Porch / Balcony

Circulation area

Private Area (bedrooms)

Service area (Kitchen + Bath + laundry etc)

Social Area (dining + living + family room)

Total Area (sqf)

Comments

From (web site or book reference)

Place

Architect (if known)

Name

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.novostroy.r measurements taken from plans online u/html/plans/1p44.htm

491.911

69.965

133.472

203.437

N/A

43.055

N/A

1.25

ceramic/concrete panels

213785

1 bedroom p55m

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.novostroy.r u/html/plans/1p55m.ht measurements taken from plans online m

613.542

74.2709

172.007

230.347

N/A

64.583

N/A

storage (~32)

1.83

ceramic/concrete panels

266646

2 bedroom p44

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.novostroy.r u/html/plans/2p441.ht measurements taken from plans online m

719.029

108.715

150.694

362.743

N/A

96.875

N/A

1.83

ceramic/concrete panels

312491

N/A

1 bedroom p44

2 bedroom p55m

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.novostroy.r u/html/plans/2p55m.ht measurements taken from plans online m

758.748

124.43

171.146

407.952

N/A

55.218

N/A

1.83

ceramic/concrete panels

329753

3 bedroom contemporary apartment 1

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.novostroy.r u/html/plans/3c111m.h measurements taken from plans online tm

1029.02

215.278

182.986

487.605

N/A

158.229

N/A

storage (~43)

1.88

ceramic/concrete panels

447214

Stalinist Plan 1

Andrey Lulkov

Moscow, Russia

http://www.ivd.ru/docu the architect is for the remodeled apartment, not the ment.xgi?rid=10&id=2 original 863

1133.046

505.842

162.069

398.66

124.126

88.947

N/A

storage (~15), nursery (~142), office (~83)

N/A (probably brick)

492424

Stalinist Plan 2

Vsevolod Chelnokov, Grigorii Marov, Vadim Starikov

Moscow, Russia

http://www.ivd.ru/docu the architect is for the remodeled apartment, not the ment.xgi?rid=21&id=8 original 31

919.237

198.029

178.679

323.324

121.586

N/A

storage (~31)

1.83

N/A (probably brick)

399502

Stalinist Plan 3

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.ivd.ru/docflat.xgi?rid=297&id=41 82&div=dp1

821.904

276.271

120.168

307.482

43.327

45.94

N/A

storage (~38)

2.2

N/A (probably brick)

357201

Stalinist Plan 4

N/A

Moscow, Russia

http://www.ivd.ru/docflat.xgi?rid=315&id=42 11&div=dp4

700.259

136.097

144.11

228.007

100.9

63.2

N/A

1.8

N/A (probably brick)

304334

Moscow, Russia

http://www.ivd.ru/docu the architect is for the remodeled apartment, not the ment.xgi?rid=129&id= original 3590

storage (~64), office (~120)

kitchen

balcony

Stalinist Plan 5

Maria Stepanova

837.432

281.277

171.639

141.639

43.065

N/A

2.17

brick

414519

60-80s housing apt 1

N/A

Golovinsky District, Moscow

"Living in the City," 1996

lower right apartment on plan, studio

623.292

288.693

163.053

114.345

69.501

48.9

N/A

2.25

ceramic/concrete panels

270884

60-80s housing apt 2

N/A

Golovinsky District, Moscow

"Living in the City," 1996

lower left apartment on plan

802.661

323.44

158.367

146.22

129.29

N/A

1.67

ceramic/concrete panels

348838

60-80s housing apt 3

N/A

791.51

347.573

147.246

184.17

53.398

N/A

closet (~61)

ceramic/concrete panels

343991

N/A

"Living in the City," 1996 "Living in the City," 1996

upper left apartment on plan

60-80s housing apt 4

Golovinsky District, Moscow Golovinsky District, Moscow

upper right apartment on plan

768.423

335.627

139.825

186.78

60.18

N/A

closet (~61)

ceramic/concrete panels

333958

60-80s housing: 2 bdrm with balcony

N/A

Golovinsky District, Moscow

"Living in the City," 1996

upper right on higher floors

1054.899

268.842

145.092

N/A

closet (~8)

ceramic/concrete panels

458461

60-80s housing: studio on higher levels

N/A

Golovinsky District, Moscow

"Living in the City," 1996

upper left on higher floors

629.1

160.548

140.97

160.548

68.941

42.101

N/A

1.8

ceramic/concrete panels

273408

60-80s housing: 1 bdrm with balcony

N/A

Golovinsky District, Moscow

"Living in the City," 1996

lower left on higher floors

802.661

323.44

158.367

146.22

124.29

45.75

N/A

2.2

ceramic/concrete panels

348838

bedroom

kitchen

bathroom

bedroom

wc hallway

global apartments research group

bathroom

hallway

bedroom/living room

kitchen

The housing solution for the 21 st century Moscow apartment does not differ much from the rest of the contemporary urban centers around the globe, being populated by hundreds if not thousands of high rises. Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing evolution from the vernacular izba to the modern apartment block and the contemporary 21 st century apartment is quite unique in its comparison to other urban center developments in the rest of the world. This research explores a few various characteristics of typical housing solutions, including apartment layout, size and its development over the last few hundred years. Evaluating the data, we can understand how a typical modernist housing approach is adopted to the Russian lifestyle. The questionnaires sent out to several households in Moscow allow for an investigation on the issue of domesticity and spatial utilization within those apartments. The surge in the construction of the new upscale high rise apartment towers is quite a jump from the quite ordinary Stalinist apartment blocks of the 20 th century. This new development in the housing sector suggests the changes that are now occurring within the urban center and possibly the changes the way a typical Russian family may now live.

bedroom

bathroom office

living room

bedroom

hallway

bedroom

-Vera Baranova (Global Apartments Research Group) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ferlara/people.html

bedroom

hallway bathroom

kitchen

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