Architecture & Genetics by Wilson Herrera

genetics & architecture Morphology of the library for the sake of relevancy in the 21st century

Wilson O. Herrera Degree Project Studio Instructor:

Russell E. Higgins

Head, School of Architecture:

Karen Nelson

The Boston Architectural College

Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Architecture Final Review: May/10/2012

Date of Graduating Class: May/26/2012

Contents Acknowledgements

Concept Development

Site & Form Development

Program Development

Reviews

Concept Review

Schematic Design Review

Design Development Review

Building Systems Review

Final Review

Appendix-a - building systems

Appendix - b - codes & zoning

Bibliography

A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s To my family, they are the force behind my every step, for supporting me thru all struggles and raising me how they did. Because their sacrifices allow for me to pursue my dreams. Wilson L. Herrera & Rosario Acosta I am the son of my father and my mother, no matter where life takes me, this will never change. Sarah Drown, my adopted sister The Drowns, for opening their home to me and making me feel a home in Boston Keegan Carmichael Stephanie Lopez Roman Wunderlich, Alex Arcuri & Sadie Abby Gordon Whit, Gabby and The DP studio Joe Stromer Blas Betancourt Margarita Diaz Wilfred Hirst Matt Roberts Lisa Howe Joan Goody Richard Deaguila Goody Clancy Franco Garafalo Rob Elfer Michael Samra Jose Llamas Javier Pacheco Javier Royo Alejandro Buelvas Jaime Buelvas Omar Castro Martha Curi All at : Susan Buelvas LPBA Architects -Giving me a chance Catalina Martinez Goody Clancy- showing what can be done Joe Stromer Luis Montalvo John Pilling studio TROIKA - showing me how fun it can be

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                               

                   

       

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    

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The Node and The City

Overall concept: book as a vessel of ideas Nodes, the concept for my nodes comes from the idea of taking the book apart, the node then becomes the “page” a canvas/structure, and what use to be words is now the services and functions being offered by the staff. The location of these pages (nodes) around the city has two implications. First is the characterization I’m giving to the sites, they are either public or private. Second this characterization will dictate what program or use is given to the node, how the page unfolds within the site. The nodes are dissembled at the end of the day and they come together at the hub reinforcing the connection of the information network. The program. A library. The location, Boston’s Government Center, the Problem, what is a library in the age of the internet. I am also to create “nodes” which are satellites of this library; the Main library is a “Hub”. For the sake of argument, I’m envisioning this HUB to be like a fancy restaurant, a hip place which has Ipad’s for menus and food trucks that deliver lunch to Boston’s tech workforce around the city. What is a library? A library is the place where over time we have been able to exchange our formal written thoughts and work. People share or communicate what they can do thru different media, architects design buildings, represented in built work, we can see pictures of the work but unless we visit the building and experience the space we can’t fully grasp the intent on the design.

Musicians have songs, which today most likely11to be accessed via ipod or computer, but yet we go to concerts to fully experience the music. Filmmakers have movies, which are downloaded, and we still go to the theaters, but novelists, writers, great minds have words... Words which have been written into pages, bound together in a book, and kept at libraries (or something similar) for the last 2300 years (the library of Alexandria). The book became the vessel for which ideas and thoughts are share, if we look at the book as the vessel, then the book and therefore the library have become obsolete with the internet, now we can share our written work thru the web easier than in any other time, we can access books on the computer or download them and take them with us, we are not bound to go to a library to search for written work, we can do this from our home. What do the library wants to be, what knowledge or ideas needs to be communicated thru live interaction to be fully grasped? The library needs to become a place where we exchange our thoughts and ideas, but ideas that cannot be read, ideas that can only be understood by experience, live interaction which cannot be fully communicated thru the internet. These tend to be ideas which engage more than two senses (Sight & Hearing). Going back to the idea of the restaurant, in a restaurant not only do we look at the food but

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we can smell, taste and feel it; the library must morph into something similar were the idea behind the place is not food but knowledge.

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interact with the initial state for both the program and the site. The proposal was to introduce new programmatic elements as a catalyst for the evolution of the library and to reintroduce existing elements of city hall as a catalyst for the morphology of the site. Therefore the problem is approach by two different angles, program and site are dealt with differently with the idea of arriving at a solution in which both elements are interconnected.

Initial state - genotype Library& hall Initial state -city genotype

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Use rhythm of existing elements horizontally to address scale Introduce community oriented programming to address modern library needs

Evolutionary reaction A site/building & program for the community Sensible to ergonomic & intellectual interactions

Utilization of existing condition and organization of proposed building and systems allows for projected and organic growth as building reacts to community and use

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What is morphology in architecture?

Morphology in biology is the process by which different entities (genotypes)experience a physical variation on of their makeup (phenotype) when exposed to selective pressures in nature, therefore the final elements resembles the original with adaptable feature more suitable for the current forces. In nature this occurs thru natural selection, as a natural process, the translation in architecture is more complex since the inanimate object has no ability to react to external forces, the process of selection is then done thru the eyes of the designer. In architecture In architecture morphology happens as due to the hand a designer has in the process Architectural problem (program) + site conditions = building The equation above needs to be interpreted to be able to evolve where the designer interpret individual conditions Architectural problem (program) + architect = program resolution Site conditions + Architect = Massing study In the case of this specific project, where there is an existing building the equation has another step Existing building + changing force (what acts) + design interpretation (how it acts) = new characteristic

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From feedback I received during the reviews, for the idea explored of the process of looking at evolution in architecture, it was apparent that the closest approach with biology in a tangible process is in genetic engis, placing theneering. The concept is similar to that of the evolution specialist that takes place organically, were in genetic engineering, scientific experimentation takes places with the intention of reaching a set of properties which works towards an specific goals.

On the next page is a diagram illustrating a simplified se and changeprocess of single chromosome mutation , applicable to building elements:

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and architectural composition which would make use of the existing â&#x20AC;&#x153;geneticâ&#x20AC;? structure, and achieve the intent of the original design of breaking up government center plaza, and transform it into a European type public plaza/space

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Site & Form Development

History / Site / Building

The concept for the approach to the site comes from the existing conditions at the plaza, and the intent to deal with the brutalist building. The approach was to analyzed the existing conditions and reintroduce elements present in order to generate an architectonic composition to house the new library. From the initial investigation of the history of the plaza, it was clear that the approach for my proposal was an argument with it roots on

the original intent of the design, to create a dynamic public space were the community is engaged. However the biggest complaint from Bostonians with this complex, is not the brutalist style of city hall , but how bare and under utilize government center plaza is. This approach lead to investigating how to open up the building and to incorporate the plaza into the existing building, these sketches illustrate different undesirable areas of the existing complex. Areas where human scale is lost and where there is no significant urban or community defining element.

The first iteration was an attempt at creating a composition reusing volumetric properties in the existing building. The intent was for this volumes to descend down to plaza level an introduce a smaller structures using the same vocabulary. The building was to â&#x20AC;&#x153;morph â&#x20AC;&#x153; into the public space, this initial definition for the concept of morphing in architecture was still in its early stages.

A second iteration, creating an defining these rules led to a clearer description of what it was that I was attempting to do. defined which elements were used to begin the morphology of the existing building. Using the rhythm of the structural grid to create a new massing composition that would engage the plaza, while, keeping the volumetric properties present in the existing building.

After presenting the solution on the previous Page, this concept of morphology continued to evolve, all the research s led to investigation of genetic engineering, another peculiar element of my proposal was that I was increasing the building footprint of the building, as my intent was to engage the plaza. From here the approach was to use the equations of single chromosome mutation and applied then to structural elements of the existing building to populate the plaza.

This theory of morphology and evolution of two entities has some grounding in the project of Gilles Deleuze specifically his explanation of the rhizome, He states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make a map, not a tracing. The orchid does not reproduce The tracing of the wasp; it forms a map with the Wasp, in a rhizome.â&#x20AC;? The idea behind this is that an evolutionary reaction does not need to be the exact reproduction of the original. The images illustrating favellas speak to this idea of organic growth within a community using elements of architecture to define a complexity of spaces and uses.

presented are different iterations using elements of the existing building, by process of scientific experimentation, probing and trying different ideas of how to populate the plaza, The pattern behind the growth of the composition comes from rules found in nature applied to the structural elements. For a space to reproduce to the second level, it must have 2 neighbors, for it to continue its existence it must have 2 or 3 neighbors, any more that 3 and the space disintegrates from overcrowding, this rules creates compositions whit void and patterns similar which resemble grows in shanty towns or slums.

Stage 1

The final proposal for the form was to use the outer fins of the existing building as the evolutionary element for the plaza. By providing models which illustrate different stages of the potential for the design growth, the idea was to incorporate the services, systems and structure within the concrete walls that would define the spaces in the plaza at an urban scale. The volumes in the first stage are defined by planar architectonic elements which measure, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; in length by 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; feet in height, these elements are placed, accordingly to the evolutionary models. The proposal is that since data of information is itself changing, the program for the library cannot be fully defined, and what the architecture attempts at solving is to provide an infrastructure where new ways in which we use information can be inputted. The program section speaks to ideas behind the spaces illustrated in these images.

P r o g r a m

Assumptions The library is mainly a place where books are kept and circulated; people come to libraries to enjoy or to check out a book. Due to the change of the media in which information is packaged, libraries have expanded their materials to include tapes, cds, dvds and such. Information is becoming more accessible and the library has not being able to adjust to keep with this change. Due to the vulnerability of books, libraries tend to be closed spaces, with specific requirements for the protection of the media. Raw data = information Knowledge = information which has been processed and interpreted Knowledge allows a person to make informed decisions Libraries provided = (books, cds, tapes, dvds) information Internet = intangible information. Needs ALA KEY ACTION ITEMS • • • • • •

Foster Diversity Provide Equitable Access to All Foster Education and Life Long Learning Promote & defend Intellectual Freedom 21st Literacy Maintain Relevancy in a Digital World

As written information evolves from books to digital media, the library must keep up with the evolution of information. It should also become a place where people come together to share/ exchange knowledge as well as information, it should provide spaces which allow users a more interactive engagement with information and other users. The library should change from a place that provides information, to a place where the users interact with the information and this experience evolves into knowledge. 34

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Provide varied opportunities to share & process information Provide intentional adjacencies Accommodate growth and change Identifying & responding to the community’s need Provide comfort and refuge The library should address the current habits into which people are sharing information Provided Engagement for more than the typical senses engaged at libraries, to provide a holistic and unique experience and interaction with the building and the information. Given the ease of accessibility to information due to the internet, the library should change to accommodate flexible spaces which would adapt to new technologies and redistribute space currently allocate for the storage of books. The library should become a place where the exchange of information is either passive or transient, assisted by the help of a librarian and/or electronic access point or both. The space as whole should be designed around the idea of information exchange, both tangible and intangible. Libraries should provide diverse spaces to allow users different types of engagement with information, such as transient, semi transient, semi secluded and secluded. The library should provide functions which go beyond the lending of materials and be a place where the community is embraced, through the design of the spaces, and the diversity of the program To engage the green environment, and provide diverse spaces, the library should encompass open and semi-open spaces.

Program Goals

Programmatic Components • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Reading Rooms Study Rooms Closed Stacks/Research / open stacks Compact Shelving A/V Meeting Rooms Auditorium/Lecture Space Exhibition/Gallery/Space Computer Access Braille Room Large Print Children’s Library Cafe Youth Library Staff Circulation Dept. Access Services Inter-Library Loan Loading Dock Book Restoration Periodicals Reference “Skills” Lab (Classroom) IT Multi-Purpose “Core” Green Space Acquisitions Department Braille room Music room

The final idea for the program was to create spaces that would allow community interaction, the 21st century library revolves around this idea that the book is just a device for the communication of information, and since these devices for communication of this type of information are changing so rapidly the library becomes a place for the transfer of information which is not ideally conveyed thru written words or video, or images. Rather a place for learning thru face to face interaction. A place for learning thru seeing, smelling, touching, herring. Ideally a place were more than two senses are engaged at any given time.

After elaborating on the programming analysis , this idea of dealing with the book and with formal spaces which make the contemporary library became irrelevant. The problem of the library is that It revolves around the book. And not around knowledge/information, the book is a mere object in by which people communicate their thoughts, and not the central piece of the community, the library should aim at creating a space for human interaction, for sharing and learning thru community. an incubator for ideas, a collaboration space, where human interaction , sharing a single space is the epicenter, or the dominating element. This idea transforms into spaces which allow for human interaction. Interaction whit tools, and functions which are not linked directly with the use of the computer. the library in general becomes a place for interaction with other people and with activities which are inherently better when performed face to face, such as painting, sculpting of learning how to play an instrument. What sets in motion this morphology of the library, specifically to this sitel is this idea of providing a framework which is adaptable as well as spaces such as workshops for activities listed below, all the workshops happen at the level of the plaza, as the intent of the design is to make use of the public space.

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Ideas & Conclusion - Concept Design Review, Nodes. The over arching idea for the review was to begin to form the concept of what the 21st century library would be. The ideas explored and presented related to this concept that the book no longer holds its value with the introduction of new technologies. Also for this review we presented sites for which potential satellites libraries would be located, this help me define and narrow down the different uses for which the library could be available in this day an age, no longer a place for specific time allocation, but in a city like Boston the library transforms into a place where users can interact to get transient information, such as wifi spots, or charging stations.

Sc hem a tic D esign Review

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Ideas & Conclusion - Design Development Review. During this review I presented some of the rules I was looking at for the exploration of a viable solution to what themorphology in architecture, however it was a struggle to incorporate these ideas into a clear solution. I was asked to challenge my graphics and to also think about the proportions of the new volumes I was presenting, my definition of morphology needed to be worked out, the rules needed strengthening and the problem needed to be simplified. The main concept presented was the idea of the reuse of elements present in the vocabulary of city hall to engage the plaza, by reintroducing elements at different scales and taking a corner of the building this would begin the dialogue of the plaza with the existing building, while leaving room for the evolution of the plaza as a community space

Design Development Review

Ideas & Conclusion - Design Development Review. The ideas presented on this review, were those finding done thru a rigourous program analysis. I presented a proximity diagrams which help me identify potential required spaces for the future of the library, also presented a simplified version of the rules of morphology on architecture and a definition on how to begin morphing the existing building by diagramming appealing elements on the brutalist style.

Buildin g S ystems Rev iew

Ideas & Conclusion - Building Systems Review. During this review I presented the approach I was taking regarding genetic engineering, as I struggled to get iterations in motions, during this review I was ask to elaborate with some of the discoveries I had presented, specifically with this idea of duplication of city hall. I was asked to challenges the idea of what would happen if city hall over takes the plaza space and indeed the way to contrast such a brutalist building like city hall is by multiplying and projecting its most prominent features adjacently to it. On the section of form in this book,the results explored after this review.

F i n a l R e v i e w

concept

ecopod - Howler yoon (propopsal for lene’s basament lot)

favela rocinha - rio de janerio

“Make a map, not a tracing. The orchid does not reproduce the tracing of the wasp; it forms a map with the wasp, in a rhizome. What distinguishes the map from the tracing is that it is entirely oriented toward an experimentation in contact with the real. The map does not reproduce an unconscious closed in upon itself; it constructs the unconscious. It fosters connections between elds, the removal of blockages on bodies without organs, the maximum opening of bodies without organs onto a plane of consistency. It is itself a part of the rhizome. The map is open and connectable in all of its dimensions; it is detachable, reversible, susceptible to constant modication. It can be torn, reversed, adapted to any kind of mounting, reworked by an individual, group, or social formation. It can be drawn on a wall, conceived of as a work of art, constructed as a political action or as a meditation. . . . A map has multiple entryways, as opposed to the tracing, which always comes back ‘to the same.’ the map has to do with performance, whereas the tracing always involves an alleged ‘competence.’” A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia By Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Brian Massumi

genetics & architecture

Kowloon Walled City - Hong Kong (Demolished)

morphology of the library for the sake of relevancy within community/ city

module & phasing structure

siza/quinta de malagueira 77 Utilities

phasing for infrastructure

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reinterpretation for competition in argentina / community space

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Transportation & Market

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Ideas & Conclusion - Final Review. The conclusion for the project is the analysis of evolutionary theory in architecture, thanks to the technology available in architectural tools, it is possible to explore parametric design using parameters found in nature. This allows for the exploration of models for expansion and contraction in urban sprawl environment, for the specifics of the library, the challenge was to applied the equation that made sense to this idea of the change in the way we handle information. The pairing of both parametric design within the contexts of the change and evolution of information allowed for a proposal which is based in trends and growth equations found in the natural world. The key in the use of such tool is to identify the key elements and know when to edit the design and what kind of information to input into the system to create a compelling and aesthetically pleasing space, Architecture.

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Appendix-a Building Systems

MEP materials strcuture

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phasing for infrastructure

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utilities and services provided overhead w/ ICF quadlock system (from quadlock website

materiality

Vector Arch/Green Technology Showroom 08

Nouvel/MusĂŠe du quai Branly 06

Green wall detail

structure

composite steel joist overhead

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steel beam bracing overhead roof

future phase conection

The concept behind the systems approach is to provide the initial infrastructure that would allow for future stages of the design to connect to the first stage. Heating and ventilation will be provide by means of split systems house at a central location , coil and feed lines would run within the floor slab assembly of the deck in the area of new construction. all exitsing systems on the existing building are to be upgraded to comply with current energy code. As required by the applicable building code. The structural design is to resemble the existing building for the new structure of the design, a cast in place concrete system, with rebar for the vertical walls, of 8â&#x20AC;? in thickness on each side of the feet assembly, with a steel frame in the assembly to received future phases. For plumbing and mechanical ducting, the concept of the design is to follow the precedent by alvaro siza in Portugal, capped hookups at potential future location for expansions are to be provided. All ducting and piping is to run inside the floor slab assembly, see three dimensional diagram in previous page For temporary enclosure of spaces, there are three types of partitions, transparent, translucent and opaque, this palette will allow the community to enclose spaces as desired while preserving a single vocabulary for the design. Transparent partitions will be provide by storefront glazing system, attached to the main structural walls. Translucent partitions would be architectural fabric, mechanically fastened to structural walls, as permitted by weather and as allowed by rpogramatic use. The opaque systems will consists on live green walls, fastened to structural members with appropriate waterproofing planes and insulations, see drawing in previous page for detail.

Appendix-b Codes & Zoning

Code & Zoning - Commentary APPLICABLE CODES/REGULATIONS: Massachusetts State Building Code, 780 CMR, 8th Edition International Building Code, 2009 Edition Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) 521 CMR ADA Accessibility Guidelines City of Boston Redevelopment Authority - Zoning Ordinance Chapter 34 IBC Review, existing structure alteration Final Square Footage 380,00 Stack Count, 5 high at 3 linear feet per stack, 324 stacks CODE SUMMARY INCLUDES: Zoning Compliance Occupancy Classification General Code Information Height & Area Limitations Fire Resistance Ratings Fire Protection Systems Means of Egress Site Design ZONING COMPLIANCE Site: Lot Area:

CITY HALL PLAZA 479,160 SF (11 acres)

Zoning Designation: Open Space, Public Ownership Government Center/Markets District (Urban Plaza Open Space Sub-district) (Urban Renewal Area Overlay District) Construction Type IIA – Protected, Non-combustible 1 Hour Structural Frame 1 Hour Floor/Ceiling/Roof Protection

(Chapter 6)

Primary Use Group: B, A-3 Height & Area Allowed: 5 floors, 37,500 SF

(Table 503)

Height Restriction: 125/ 155’ (Section 45-7) Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 8/10 (Section 45-7)

(Boston Redevelopment Authority) (Boston Redevelopment Authority)

Boston Zoning Code, Volume II, Section 45-7:

“City Hall Medium Density Area. Within that portion of the Government Center/Markets District depicted on Map 1H of the Code as the “City Hall Medium Density Area,” a maximum building height of one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet and a maximum FAR of eight (8) are allowed, provided that any Proposed Project shall be allowed a maximum building height of one hundred and fifty-five (155) and a maximum FAR of ten (10) if such Proposed Project is subject to or has elected to comply with Large Project Review and has received a Certification of Compliance pursuant to Section 80B-6.” Sprinkler System: Automatic Sprinkler System

(NFPA 13)

OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION Proposed Occupancy Classification: Mixed-use Building: B (business) A-1 (assembly) A-2 (assembly, A-3 (assembly), separated F-1 (fabrication),

(Section 3) (Section 304.1) (Section 304.1) (Section 304.1) (Section 3)

GENERAL CODE INFORMATION New Building Systems: All new building systems are required to comply with the code requirements for new construction to the fullest extent applicable. SECTION 3404 ALTERATIONS IBC Chapter 34 Compliance 3404.1 General. Except as provided by Section 3401.4 or this section, alterations to any building or structure shall comply with the requirements of the code for new construction. Alterations shall be such that the existing building or structure is no less complying with the provisions of this code than the existing building or structure was prior to the alteration. Fire Resistance Ratings All existing fire protection equipment to remain, all circulation and building cores to remain, fire separation to be provided at main circulation paths, fire extinguisher cabinets to be provided at main building cores and at no further than 75’ from said location. New construction/addition to be sprinklered with wet system as required by building code.

Fire rating at cores to be 1 hour fire rated,and 2 hours at any penetrations, verify existing rating and modify accordingly, preferable assembly for circulation path and building cores to use existing concrete or cmu built up assembly, and where new fire separation required provide with built up wall with 3 5/8” metal stud and two layers of 5/8 gwb sheathing type X, fire caulking to be provided at joints with structure. Means of Egress Means of egress is to be provided thru building core, all existing core stair to remain, no casework, or furniture is to encroach egress path. All corridors for means of egress to be clear 42” width minimum. All exit routes to be demarcated by exit signs at ceiling, and all assembly areas to be provided with appropriate horn and strobe equipment. Accessibility requirements. See section below for stacks heights and appropriate circulation spacing for handicapped accessibility, ramp for circulation from main plaza level to elevated boardwalk, and consequently to main library is not to except 30’ in length and the run and no more than 30” in rise, provided appropriate landing no less than 5 feet., All railings and guardrails to comply with appropriate ADA and MASSBC Site Design Integration of live walls and vegetated roofs intends at minimizing heat reflectivity at the site, the approach of introducing greenery should enhance the existing conditions as the heat reflectivity and thermal qualities of the brick does not perform as weel as new elements for this criteria. Water retention at PRODUCED BY AN an AUTODESK STUDENT elevated vegetated surfaces should provided improve water PRODUCT runoff of ratio as well. 1

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