Hannah Han / Xinran Ye Spring 2017 Advanced IV / Nahyun Hwang Studio Knowledge City
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The School of school An artist residency program and art school are intervened into the historical Waldorf Astoria hotel in order to combat the congestion, rigidity, and exclusiveness of the original hotel. The combination of its history, Delirious New York, and the seven traditional arts will be used to give Waldorf Astoria a new identity through the arts. The teachers are part of a residency program here. For students, it is a study-abroad program in New York. They are all temporary and outsiders. New York City will offer many opportunities and experiences. Midtown promotes constant flow of collective energy and inspiration for creative people. Historically, Midtown was a pristine island environment. With the grid and a series of transportation advancements, Midtown became a Metropolis. This development of Midtown led it to its characteristic congested state. Waldorf Astoria is characteristic of Midtown. It also has its own history of an eccentric, exclusive commune... for the wealthy. Much of its strangeness is highlighted in Rem Koolhaas’s Delirious New York. Today (2017), Waldorf Astoria is closed, undergoing major renovations. New luxury suites and apartment rooms will built. However, the nature of the new building is still unclear. This intervention hopes to treat the heavily congested, Manhattan-inspired interior the way Manhattan treats its congestion with public spaces and parks, to make it more porous, atmospheric, and flowing.
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Compressed section-perspectives of all the intervention programs and context. Green represents existing. Redd represents intervention
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History: Courtyard Current: Courtyard intervention: Ampitheater Assoicated arts: Theater
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Outdoor ampitheater for theater arts
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History: Palm Bar Current: Bar intervention: Dance floors Assoicated arts: Dance
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Palm bar and Dance floor for performance arts
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History: Transient space Current: Rooms intervention: Library Assoicated arts: Poetry
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Library and Spot-lit stages for literary arts
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History: Elevators/halls Current: Circulations intervention: Galleries Assoicated arts: Visual arts
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Circulation galleries for visual arts
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History: Starlight Roof Current: Rooftop atrium intervention: Garden Assoicated arts: Sculpture
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Sculpture garden for sculpture arts
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History: secret tunnels Current: abandoned intervention: whipsering gallery/subway performance Assoicated arts: music
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Whispering gallery for usical arts
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History: rooftop Towers Current: Tower intervention: Gallery/viewing tower Assoicated arts: Architecture
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Viewing tower and gallery for architectural arts
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History: VIP restaurant Current: vacant intervention: student dining Assoicated arts: n/a
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Dining hall for residents
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History: Secret elevator Current: 49th st. entrance intervention: Student lobby and entrance Assoicated arts: n/a
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Student entrance and lobby
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Plan of studio/living space. 1.Open+flexible- (open field)- bring your own furniture 2. Clusters/suites- (games (soccer, baseball, etc) field) - like apartment living 3. Ordered- (farms, MET museum, etc.) - like organizations and institutions y parks 4. Shared- (bodies of water‌. shared) - like dorm style living 28
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Hannah Han / Xinran Ye Spring 2017 Advanced IV / Nahyun Hwang Studio Knowledge City