[ ] “Architecture is not a business, not a career, but a crusade and a consecration to a joy that justifies the existence of the earth.� - Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
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[ Metabolic Cartographer ] Architecture Studio 3B Woodbury University Page 01 - 04
[ Twisted Vernacular ] Architecture Studio 3B Woodbury University Page 05 - 10
[ TAG Artist Housing ] Architecture Studio 3A Woodbury University Page 11 - 16
[ Metabolic Student Housing ] Architectural Design / Theory 3 Orange Coast College Page 17 - 22
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[ Wetland Retreat ] Construction Documents Orange Coast College Page 23 - 26
[ Dynamic Walk ] Design Village 2013 Orange Coast College Page 27 - 30
[ Hybrid Drawings ] Architectural Design / Visualization 2 Orange Coast College Page 31 - 32
[ Orthographic Drawings ] Architectural Design / Visualization 2 Orange Coast College Page 33 - 34
[ 01 ] Metabolic Cartographer Architecture Studio 3B Arch 384 Instructor | Jay Nickels Work Time | In Progress A necessity for all cities to prosper is a connection to running water. Without this natural environmental characteristic, cities such as Venice and New York City would not be able to survive. Interestingly, when a waterway is man made the urban ramifications are much more severe. Especially in Los Angeles where the communities adjacent to the Los Angeles River have become low incomes havens and manufacturing dumps, both scenarios void of any urban responsibility. In response, the Glendale Hyperion project has proposed four principles within a revitalization master plan; Revitalize the River, Green the neighborhoods, Capture Community Opportunities and Create Value. With the implementation of a Metabolic Cartographer
Los Angeles River [ Project Site ]
Looking at a metabolic system and its relevance to our definition of a library, as a collaborative and expressive center, solely focused on human interaction, we find ourselves exploring the likelihood of this space becoming a cultural center that is adaptive and ever-changing. based on the input of the people who use it. inhabitants collaborate and produce some sort of product that is then exhibited, added, and implemented or performed in the space, thus, making the library's content and experience a direct result of human input this significantly transforms the stagnant, traditional library into a dynamic metabolic environment that is capable of servicing and enriching any future generation. it becomes a cartographer that interactively illustrates its community.
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Interstate 5 Offramp per Glendale Hyperion changes New Public Park Proposed location for Public Library Existing Historic Bridge to remain Local Residence
Interstate 5 Freeway Medium Density Residential Light Manufacturing Commerical Low Densenity Residential Project Site
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[ Formal Explorations of Mass ] We began exploring different opportunities based off existing site conditions and environmental factors.
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Exhibition Space Cafe Collections Private Study / Group Study Rooftop Garden Auditorium Childrens Space Support / OfďŹ ces
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Steel Cladding Panels Steel Supports at pylons below Private Study Pods
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[ 02 ] Twisted Vernacular Architecture Studio 3B Arch 384 Instructor | Jay Nickels Work Time | 3 weeks
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River Bicycle Path
The majority of Los Angeles is developed with a very limited space parks or any green space. Located along the Los Angeles River a small community has developedwhich celebrates one of the few areas of the city inwhich nature has began to grow back. Twisted Vernacular is a structural cover, multi-use, and fully ADA accessable viewing platform designed to create refuge from the city, and allow users to read the site.
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Pedestrian Grid Bicycle Grid
Pedestrian Path Bicycle Path
Pedestrian Path Bicycle Path Proposed Bicycle Structure
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[ Structural Connection + Steel Opportunities Explorations ] A series of connection diagrams were created to explore the opportunities and geometries found in different structural connections.
[ South Elevation With River Context ] Scale
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[ Structural Connection Model ] Model Scale
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Muliple iterations were needed to create a structurally sound model which supports the upper platform, skin system, and lower platform with minimal support members.
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[ Site Plan + Midday Sun Study ] Scale
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ADA Compliant Ramp Bicycle Storage Railing Upper Viewing Platform Southern Sun Shade System Lower Viewing Platform
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Sun Shade Skin System Catwalk + Support System Beam Connection
Steel Tension Connection Fabric Sun Shade 2 x 6 Steel Beam
[ Detail 02 - Sun Shade System ] Scale
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Dodgers Stadium
[ 03 ] TAG Artist Housing Architecture Studio 3A Arch 383 Instructor | Janet Yoon Work Time | 1 Semester Los Angeles has a rich history of population relocation programs both intentionally and unintentionally. In the 1950’s, Chavez Ravine was a significant event that saw the families of nearly 300 acres of homes relocated. Many believe this process is essential for progress, but it is evident that the indigenous culture is lost in the process. There is a similar plan happening in the Arts District of Los Angeles as a result of large amounts of people wanting to live within this cultural rich context. In response, the city has created a large gentrification plan to bring medium – high class housing into the Arts District; One Santa Fe is a prime example of this.
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Looking at the historical context of Sunset Boulevard it is obvious there is an abundant amount of wealth surrounding the West end, but the Eastern portion has remained relatively underdeveloped, within a commercial definition. Sunset and Everett stands at an intersection, between cultural preservation and gentrification. In this case, the creative refugees of the arts district can find community within this government subsidized artist housing.
Arts District
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[ 2 ] Village Typology
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[ Massing ] Property Size 430 ft2 The FrogSpot [ Project Site ] Site Size 860 ft2 1 2 3
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City within a House House within a City
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4 [ Moiyama House - Precedent ] Architect | Ryue Nishizawa Typology - Village Location - Tokyo, Japan
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Additional Residence Owners - Detached Studio Owners - Detached Kitchen Owners - Main Residence
A recent aspect of modern residential architecture is to create a strong division between public and private spaces. As an experiment, Nyue Nishizawa, architect of the Moriyama House, wanted to blur the lines between public and private space. 6 cm Prefabricated structural steel walls are used to optimize space and facilitate large window expanses. Nishizawa approached this project with the idea of creating a residence that resembles a city, this open space allows the neighbors to pass through the lot and engage with the city.
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[ Massing Explorations ] Typological explorations allowed for hybrid typologies which lead to a village-slab-terrace massing.
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Residential Elevator + Circulation Core Structural Support Columns Residential + Commercial Garage Commercial
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Sun Shade Skin System Commerical Core
[ The Micro Village ] Community is an inherent factor when dealing with a village typology, which is why it was a strong choice for this project. The form is derived from precedent research of the Moriyama House by Ryue Nishizawa. The Moriyama house explores the idea of a city within a house, each programmatic element is disconnected allowing the user to leave the building to get to the kitchen or bathroom. This same redistributed program is essential for the artist community to operate as intended.
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[ The Macro Village ]
[ Skin System Detail ]
The Micro Units are composed of a small living area, Micro Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom. Remaining programmatic elements such as laundry room, patio, and an outdoor living room are redistributed to the opposite side of the space, which turns the entire residential portion into an extension of a Micro unit. The Large units are self contained but the stairwell and elevator shaft are located on the Micro Unit side. Since the matrix of both programs is layered on top of one another, the users grids interact creating a dialogue between the two types of individuals.
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Concrete Floor Insulated Sheet Glass Truss System Connection Pre-Fabricated Facade Truss System Pre-Fabricated Perforated Steel Facade
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[ Section at Circulation Core ] Residential, Commerical, and Vehicular circulation all join at the projects core.
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[ Interior Render ] Communal space in the central core of the Residential area is designed to fascilitate a dialogue between the two different types of residence.
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Orange Coast College
[ 04 ] Metabolic Student Housing
In Architecture, a post WWII design philosophy emerged that embraced the entire city as a metabolic system. The city should breathe, expand, shrink, connect, disconnect, etc. but overall the city should be a representation to the people inhabiting it. The city should act as a living organism. Though this process lends itself a symbiotic relationship between user and context, in choosing to build junior college student housing, the users act more like parasites than communal organisms.
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Metabolism, referring to the collection of life-sustaining chemical metamorphosis within the cell of living organisms, is essential for all life to respond to their respected environments. Each member of this process is essential for the mass to survive. We regard human society as this vital process – a continuous development from atom to nebula. The reason why we use such a biological definition, is that we believe design and technology should be a denotation of human society. As designers, we must accept metabolism as a natural process, but try to encourage active metabolic movement of our society through our proposals.
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Architecture Design / Theory 3 Arch 230 Instructor | Dean Abernathy Work Time | 1 Month
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[ Hybrid Sketches + Formal Unit Explorations ] Hybrid sketches were the major form ďŹ nding technique to experiment with metabolic movement. A series of pictures were taken of a human hand opening and closing, these images were laid out on a sheet of paper, and connections were drawn over them. The tendons and muscles were connected with one another to explore a inter-connected network of expansive systems. Each unit would need to be self sustaining so I began playing with manipulating the program orientation. Modular units would be essential for the system to connect and react to the movement expected from such a responsive system. Exploring different programmatic combinations of public, private and utility spaces formed the eventual unit massings.
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Occupying a mere 350 square feet, the multi-family unit houses plenty of space for both families to dwell comfortably. Dynamic furniture and efďŹ cient space saving techniques allow the boundaries to be pushed when balancing public and private spaces.
6 Axis hydraulic systems attach to the side walls of the units, tying them together as one giant arm. This attachment is essential for bearing the most force and allowing the structure to readjust to new sites. Unused hydraulic systems are left exposed to welcome future pre-fab units to be constructed and attached at a later time. Once joined, two units are free to rotate around all three axis with minimal friction / collision with adjacent units.
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[ Exterior Render at Project Center] Bicycle paths are essential to connect this structure to the young and active culture of Costa Mesa.
[ Multi-Family Unit Explosion ] The Louver System is attached through a modular component that joins a system of expanding louvers to the front facade. Since single and multi-family units have the same footprint, the components are identical for both units. The precedent for the skin system is based off the salt water abalone shell. Heat and light sensitive louvers control light and wind circulation within the structure. A strong exposure to these elements creates a more exaggerated response in the system.
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[ Louver System Grasshopper Definition ] This system controls the exageration of the louvers.
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[ Exterior Render at Project Center] Communal space behind the units is designed to act as a creative space that can change depending on the users inuence.
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With excess heat the louvers expand to allow breeze and heat expulsion.
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[ 05 ] Wetland Retreat
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Construction Documents Arch 180 Instructor | Steve Fuchs Work Time | 3 Months The coastal regions of Southern California are home to unique saltwater biomes that contain large amounts of fish and birds. Over the last couple of decades, human population growth in the region has reduced the wetlands to a few protected sanctuaries. I was fortunate enough to grow up less than a mile away from one. I remeber spending hours running through mud and grass as a child, looking for diffferent animals and bugs. I often find myself retreating to these areas when I’m stressed from work or school and being able to offset my extremely digital life. This structure is designed to be a small work / living space just under 750 square feet. Sustainable strategies and environmental systems are present throughout the entire structure in order for it to remain off-grid. Early in conceptual design I decided to challenge myself and see what would happen if I flipped the foundation 90 degrees and built attached anchor bolts to the concrete walls which held the floor joists. This is what gives the structure it’s bent form.
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[ Explosion Diagram ] Structural Systems This project was modeled in 3D as well as in physical model to explore basic Type V construction techniques.
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Orange Coast College Spring 2014 | Construction Documents | Wetland Retreat
[ Massing Model Perspective ] Massing of structure from southeast view.
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Southern Exposed hanging gardens built directly into the facade supply biomass for thermal retention.
Northern views frame wetlands and allow indirect light to ood the living space.
The placed concrete acts as heating technique which absorbs Eastern and Southern solar gain.
At night, the heat is then released back into the interior through radiant heating.
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[ Floor Plan ] Bent form is to fascilitate maximum sun exposure for environmental systems.
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Southern Exposure shows hanging gardens for Biomass growth.
Study Alcove directed towards west for sunset light.
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Concrete to absorb morning sun.
Orange Coast College Spring 2014 | Construction Documents | Wetland Retreat
[ Model Process Photos ] I designed this project by building the framing before creating any construction documents in AutoCAD. This process is new to me and although it was difďŹ cult at ďŹ rst, it led to a design I am very happy with. I learened to explore connections and wooden joinery at nontraditional angles.
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[ 06 ] Dynamic Walk Design Village 2013 Instructor | Steve Fuchs Work Time | 2 Months The World is moving in such a fast pace that people do not even take the time to understand their surroundings. We live in such a beautiful world and people take their environment for granted. If people were to only take a second and look what is happening beneath their feet, they would see how much they miss. The Dynamic Walk was created to bridge the gap between human interaction and the built environment. This project Explored the relationship between human interations with physical structures in order to enhance the dialogue between the two. The Dynamic Walk was entered into the 2013 Design Village: Make, Move, Play Competition as well as winning Most Ingenious at Orange Coast College’s Frank M. Doyle Art Pavillion. Team Members: Khoa Vu Nathan Jang Yura Oh
William Ellworth Peter Wong Vy Dam
Jesus Perez Tim Wright
[ Process Sketches ] We experimented with the idea of a responsive and changing structural system that visually communicates user circulation.
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Orange Coast College Spring 2013 | Design Village | Dynamic Walk
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[ Project Construction + Design Details ] The modular ribs were constructed into ďŹ ve different shapes. Once CNC milled, they were erected into position and ipped to create a Sine wive throughout the walkable area.
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Orange Coast College Spring 2013 | Design Village | Dynamic Walk
[ Milling and Materiality ] Once the early massing model was finished, we moved over to Rhino and began 3D modeling. Rhino was chosen since the school’s CNC Milling machine is operated using Rhino CAM, a G-Code generating plugin. Even though efficiency was the main focus when designing the project, over 20 hours of CNC milling was required to cut the entire project. Using 3/4” plywood, the final project was able to hold over 600 lbs per step, more than enough for the judges and children to experience the project during the three day competition. We decided to recycle as many materials as possible, this is why all connections are steel poles. The prior design village project was almost entirely made of steel poles, we cannibalized them for the construction of the Dynamic Walk.
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[ 07 ] Hybrid Drawings Architecture Visualization / Design 2 Arch 210 Instructor | Dean Abernathy Work Time | 2 weeks These drawings were created using a form generating process of overlaying multiple images onto a single plane to create an interesting collage. I then studied the pictures until I noticed different forms that could be connected. Drawing lines between these forms, I began to pull complex shapes out of the initial images. Using these lines as scaffolding, I exaggerated the lines to create an abstract representation of the initial image. Hybrid drawing 2 yielded the most interesting results. I began drawing lines between the serrated edges of another student’s project. I viewed these lines as carvings through the collage and wondered what would happen if the pages were to be cut around these serrated edges. I then laser cut a model to create an example of the experience. I found this process to be very useful in my process of creating form. The final model lends itself to interesting opportunities even though the initial pictures look completely different. [ Hybrid Drawing 01 ]
[ Hybrid Drawing 02 Experience Model ]
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[ 08 ] Orthographic Drawings Architectural Visualization / Design Arch 210 Instructor | Dean Abernathy Work Time | 2 weeks These Sketches were hand drawn through a process of adding or subtracting from an imaginary mass. Using solid and hidden line conventions, the sold mass eventually began to take shape. Praticing paraline drawings allows me to hone my attention to the cartesian coordinate system. This system preserves the scale of the object unlike drawing from perspective. Experimenting with both Pencil (left) and Pen (right) allows me to explore different possibilities with line hierarchy and texture.
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[ Pencil - Subtraction - 30 Degrees ]
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