TUMWASORN PORTFOLIO Wacharapong Tumwasorn
Architecture + Design 2014
PROJECTS issuu.com/tumwasorn
VOLTA: lgbtq youth center Master Thesis Project
PARK PLACE commons BROADWAY paragon CRYSTAL annex 1/4 SECTION suburbia
VOLTA lgbtq youth center
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olta is a term derived from the Latin root word for “turn, time, music�, and it is adapted to describe the organization devoted to the LGBTQ homeless youth population in Milwaukee. The organization is an experimental facility that provides living spaces, food supplies,
education, and basic health care services for 40 youths at a specific time. Volta is situated on a commercial street front as a way to facilitate public access, thus exposing the homeless youth reality.
DOWNER AVENUE VIA Downer Restaurant The Original Pancake House Café Hollander Henry’s Bar & Grill Pizza Man Breadsmith Bakery Sendik’s Market CVS Pharmacy Landmark Downer Theater True Value Hardware Optix Eyeware Boutique Starbucks Coffee
1/2 Mile Radius Site Commercial Areas Hospitals Schools Residential Areas
The main entrance of Volta is located at the south end of the building. The entry point is a double-heighted space with a monumental concrete wall. The wall has punctured openings that allow penetrating light to illuminate the reception area with different patterns.
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1.Main Entrance 2.Lobby 3.Courtyard 4.Dance Studios 5.Dining Hall 6.Kitchen 7.Library
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Second Floor 8.Offices 9.Fire Exit 10.Private Courtyard 11.Workshops
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section AA Residents living on the third and fourth floor will have ample access to natural light from their window bedrooms. The corridors that connect each living units and other program on the first floor is lit through curtain wall that wraps around the central courtyard. The central space serves as both a light well and a dwelling place for the inhabitants. The learning corner sits on the northwest end of the building. It houses a library, a computer room, and a Biophilia room. The space provide different means of creative learning tool to foster creativity for the youth. A projector screen is also available for multimedia learning of different subjects.
The dining area is just north of the courtyard. It is adjacent to the main kitchen with an alley way access for trash deposit and service line. The eating area is a double-height story room that allow for maximum sunlight during the day. It has vertical sun shading devices attached to the curtain walls than wrap around the courtyard space. There is an elevator access to get to the second floor for heavy lifting and ADA accessibility. The dining room is also adjacent to the learning space that is comprised of the Biophilia Room, a library, and a computer room.
living, learning, biophilia The center point of the entire building lies in the courtyard. The green space is where all the programs gravitate around and acts as a large light well into the long narrow site condition. This part of the program can be used throughout the year for many different purposes.
Song Title:
Thunderbolt
Mutual Core
Solstice
Moon
Virus
Crystalline
Natural Element:
Lightning
Tectonic Plates
Earth’s Gravity
Moon Phases
Viruses
Crystal Structures
Musicology:
Arpeggio
Chords
Counterpoint
Music Sequence
Generative Music
Struture/ Spatial
Subject:
Writing
Culture
Physic
Natural Science
Biology
Geometry
Biophilia Application:
Aside from basic life skills like job application, money management, computer skills, or HIV education, Volta offers an innovative learning program that combines science, music, and subjects together. The program is guided under the Biophilia Educational Program that is a model conducted under singer Bjork in 2011. The suite is an interactive app on an ipad (now available on smart phone) that teaches music and science through technology of a touch screen.
In this thesis I want to incorporate this technology in promoting creativity for the youth, and also to tie in each different subject to an appropriate app function. For example, Geometry Math can be tied into under the song “Crystalline” that is expressed through structure and spatial in musicology, Physic to “Solstice”, or Biology to “Virus”.
THESIS bibliography references: Gwat Yong Lie, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Violence against women and children; social work practice with culturally diverse families and children; treatment issues of dually diagnosed homeless adults.
Mark Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adult health; Health disparities and aging; Health care social work practice; the influence of intimate partnerships on health outcomes.
Jennifer Murray Director, UWM LGBT Resource Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Training and educating campus community for alliance; Raise awareness of LGBTidentities; Student professional development
Joseph Riggenbach Board of Director, Cream City Foundation (2011) Miwaukee, WI
Mike Halverson Consultant at Superflux Collective Los Angeles, CA
Shifra Teitelbaum Director, youTHink/ Zimmer Children’s Museum Los Angeles, CA
organizations: Pathfinders Milwaukee Cream City Foundation Milwaukee LGBT Resource Center: UW-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare: UW-Milwaukee National Coalition for the Homeless
National Alliance to end Homeless Coalition for the Homeless Department of Commerce, Census Bureau Transitional Living Services, Inc. Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness
In the course of designing Volta, providing a sense of security and warmth is one of the most important goals that I try to create for the LGBT Youth population. It is very important that I pay attention to details of making the living space timid and somewhat secluded from the public. This seclusion does not lend itself to a separation from the world, but rather a retreat to regroup, recollect, and rebirth physically and spiritually. Each home acts as an independent legion with amenities just like a regular home.
read further:
Biophilia Educational Program: http://biophiliaeducational.org/
PARK PLACE COMMONS
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n an earlier time, the Downer Street Neighborhood used to be a small residential district sitting on the edge of Lake Michigan. The strip that ran through town was clustered with local businesses. Today, the heritage remains strong. The neighborhood has grown into a destination point for locals and visitors alike. More apartments have been built; more businesses have taken residency along Downer Street. There
are numerous restaurants, grocery stores, a pharmacy, a cafĂŠ, retails, a dental office, a small clinic, movie theater, bookstore, etc. In addition to the diverse program that accommodates the neighborhood, there is a demand for more cafĂŠs and a library. The residents also expressed a desire for a blend of traditional and modern environment.
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1.Main Entrance 2.Rental Spaces 3.Cafe 4.Service Areas 5. Storages
6.Library Front 7.Library 8.Children Areas 9. Offices 10. Services
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TRANSITION HAPPENING The glass exterior wall forms a thin boundary between outside and inside. This transparency allows for maximum daylight to penetrate through into the circulation wings of the main public spaces.
BROADWAY PARAGON
owntown Milwaukee is an eclectic place that holds a variety of midD rise buildings since the early 1900s and into the present. Although new buildings are being built throughout the city, the heart of the city lies in the Historic Third Ward District that sits adjacent to City Hall. Much of the work being done within the District is to retain the authentic quality of the façade and interior, though some buildings have been rehabilitated into
cafÊs or restaurants. I proposed to build a high rise apartment building on an vacant parking lot. The challenge of designing this new chic apartment complex in the heart of a historic district is to find the right attitude about how this new addition would fit into the historical context. How can a modern building fit into the rich history within Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward District?
Regular apartment floorplan
Penthouse level floorplan
Working in Style
A new Fashion House from the local Milwaukee area takes over the second floor. The sound of heels clicking is heard throughout the day as many inspiring PR ladies manage a high-demanding work environment.
*From left, north, east, south, west elevation
he new installment to the historic neighborhood embodies architectural forms of the adjacent building, the Button Block. Button Block is a Neo-Romanesque style building that has a heavy red stone bearing wall, a recessed entrance, and a round tower at the corner. These qualities are re-interpreted through Broadway Retail Space First Floor:
3,100 Sq. ft.
Second Floor: Total Retail:
5,385 Sq. ft. 8,428 Sq. ft.
Residential Space Studios: 2 Bedroom-Unit A: 2 Bedroom-Unit B: 2 Bedroom-Unit C: 3 Bedroom Unit:
Paragon with a modern approach. The faรงade patterns of the new building mimic those of the Button Block, the corner condition is expressed through elongated curtain walls, and the form is divided into the 3 fundamental elements of base, body, and top.
1,664 Sq. ft. 928 Sq. ft. 999 Sq. ft. 1,344 Sq. ft. 3,271 Sq. ft. 1,212 Sq.ft.
Penthouse Unit A: Penthouse Unit B: Penthouse Unit C:
2,755 Sq. ft. 1,782 Sq. ft. 2,058 Sq. ft.
Total Residential:
49,644 Sq.ft.
CRYSTAL ANNEX UNITY TEMPLE
Unitarian Universalists using the Unity Temple complex Tbuilding,heunderstand the depth of beauty and importance of the and use this appeal to raise money and donations for maintenance and restorations. The combination of a steadily growing congregation, along with a steadily growing tourist interest, has resulted in significant stress on this historically unique
building. The congregation is faced with the choice of either selling and moving further away, or staying and developing a proper and appropriate addition complex. The challenge is to design a building that satisfies programmatic needs while at the same time respecting the historic integrity.
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EMERGING FROM ABOVE
The Annex is quite a spectacle. After emerging from the underground level that connects to the Unity Temple, you get a view of a triple-heighted space through a series of glass floors.
*From left, north, south, east elevation
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Crystal Annex lives up to its name. The main gathering space and the archive on the second floor above are made up of an intricate system of glass floors. The floors have transparency and can be seen through from the first to the second floor. The idea is to strip down the skin element of the building and show the bones and structure of the building. The focal point is the view eastward to the
Unity Temple and its Gingko trees along the facade. This creates a direct visual connection to the existing temple and enhances further with the annex that has similar concrete construction as well.
1/4 SECTION SUBURBIA
since the early settlers arrived in America, the longing to E verown private property has been the driving force in the pursuit of happiness. People marched to the far west, away from the crowded East, to establish themselves in an unclaimed land. Having private ownership of land, property, wealth, and material possession is the ethos of the modern century. American suburbia is essentially a product of that ethos, an idea that is facilitated by the dependent on
the automobile. Personal cars allow people to travel a great distance over the United States while in search of the perfect place to live. Houses sit as focal points within property line, stating ownership and surveillance. Our so-called modern society is bound by the lines we created and is now dependent upon them even more than ever. As we live in the present, are we looking for an alternative way of living? Can a contemporary ethos be a product of this era?
Neighborhoods are spread out along the perimeter of a given block for street access, thus allowing more green space for both the residents and natural habitats. Organic pathways link each housing clusters to the town center. Different programs to serve both the neighborhoods and outsiders are abundant. Restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, recreational centers, pharmacies, grocery stores, kindergartens and an ecological center are provided. Atop the first floor public functions are residential households of 60 families who prefer a more city-like lifestyle. Parking for the residents is located in the parking structure next to a public fresh market and by an underground
parking on the lower west side of the town. Walking distance is designed in proximity of 300 feet. Adjacent to the cluster are a public kindergarten school and an ecological center. We would like to introduce a Biophilic ideology for the next generation of as a way to lead on to the Ethos of future Americans.
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TOWN CENTER
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Service Road
60 Units
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quintessential AMERICA The diagrams show the transformation from one typical suburban block into an alternative one. This given neighborhood houses 366 families and is located in the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin. The block is bound on the west by a busy street, which serves as a link to a highway on the north side.
SKETCHES
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y design process starts off with quick sketches. This process helps me to quickly visualize what type of space, environment, scale, and emotion I want to communicate. I often use ink pen because of its fluidity in the brush strokes and later mix it with other mediums like color pencils or prism colors. Sometimes I
enjoy spending an hour or two to draw buildings in details to practice my drawing skills. It is a very therapeutic process to draw and to lose myself in the time of solitude.
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here would always be an image of a girl wondering in the dark trying to run away from a grotesque figure that tried to attack her. This had always been a constant theme to my instinctive drawings. I supposed it reflected the way I saw myself as I went through life. There was definitely a sense of struggle in my personal identity that I felt the need to express. I felt it was necessary because much of who I was were always suppressed under pressure and norms. Years of experience had taught me that the most important relationship of all was the one I had with myself. And if I could not be honest to me, nothing else would make sense.
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hailand plays an important influence to whom I have become. It has taught me values of respect and humility. These morals are the torch of light in my journey abroad. After many years of being away from home, my beliefs and my fascination in Thai culture has resulted in many portraits of imaginative sceneries.
They resemble depictions war-time arts, very monumental and glorifying. These drawings are demonstrations of traditional Thai structures and its people. It allows me to find fluidity in architectural design.
WACHARAPONG TUMWASORN
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