ASPCA ANIMAL CLINIC LIBERTY CITY MIAMI *produced while employed at Tsao Design Group
_ PROJECT VERNACULAR & SITE CHARACTER STUDY
_ PROCESS
_DEEP OVERHANGS FOR SHADE & COVER _COURTYARDS; SENSE OF SAFETY, COMMUNITY, EXTENDED FAMILY (COURYARD AS EXTENSION OF HOME)
_EXAGGERATED TEXTURE & SURFACE TREATMENT _EMBOSSED & EMBEDDED SURFACES _STRONG VISUAL IMAGERY; ART, CULTURE
_INTENSE & VIBRANT COLOR
SURROUNDING AGED & FADED BUILDINGS
OBSERVATIONS:
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COMMUNITY LACKS:
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DESIGN CODES:
BUILDING TO:
DEEP OVERHANGS FOR SHADE & COVER; PORCH EXAGGERATED TEXTURE & SURFACE TREATMENT (IN CONTRAST TO PUBLIC HOUSING) EMBOSSED & EMBEDDED SURFACES INTENSE COLOR (NOT FADED & WASHED OUT BUT VIBRANT) COURTYARDS; SENSE OF SAFETY, COMMUNITY, EXTENDED FAMILY (COURYARD AS EXTENTION OF HOME) STRONG VISUAL IMAGERY; ART, MURALS, URBAN CULTURE – PROUD, UPLIFTING, MOURNFUL IMAGERY
ECO SYSTEM; BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES, INSECTS SAFE, CLEAN, SHADED COMMUNITY SPACES COMMUNITY GARDEN, HEALTHY FOOD, FRUIT TREES CONTINUITY OF HISTORY; CHOPPY & DISJOINTED DEVELOPMENT; GAPS, EMPTY LOTS PUBLIC HOUSING LACKS PERMENANCE; BUILDING ARE CHEAP TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION; REPETITIVE, PAINT FADED, SHED LIKE STRUCTURES, NO FRILLS - NO LARGE TREES, NO LANDSCAPING, BARE MINIMUM UPKEEP
- BUILDING TO BE AN “ATTRACTOR” & INCITE CURIOSITY - PROVIDE VISUAL INFORMATION; COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY W/STREET AND BE SEEN, GLASS FRONTAGE (TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY) - PROTECTED BUT NOT FENCED-IN, INVITING – PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI DADE ON BETTERING COMMUNITIES; DYNAMIC & ARTICULATED FAÇADE THAT CAN TRANSFORM - ECHO LOCAL CULTURE & THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE; TEXTURE, COLOR, SURFACE TREATMENT, COURTYARDS, OVERHANGS - ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS; PET RELIEF AREAS WITH SEATING - PROVIDE LANDSCAPED AREAS
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: BE AN “ATTRACTOR” & INCITE CURIOSITY
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: PROVIDE VISUAL INFORMATION; COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY W/STREET AND ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: PROVIDE VISUAL INFORMATION; COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE STREET AND BE SEEN, GLASS FRONTAGE & TRANSPARENCY (TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY)
_TEXTURE, COLOR, SCREENING
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: PROTECTED BUT NOT FENCED-IN, INVITING – PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI DADE ON BETTERING COMMUNITIES; DYNAMIC & ARTICULATED FAÇADE THAT CAN TRANSFORM
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: ECHO LOCAL CULTURE & THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE; TEXTURE & SURFACE TREATMENT
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: ECHO LOCAL CULTURE & THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE; BOLD USE OF COLOR & MURAL ART
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: ECHO LOCAL CULTURE & THE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE, COURTYARDS, OVERHANGS
_DESIGN CODES
BUILDING TO: ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH ANIMALS; SMALL/COMPACT PET RELIEF AREAS WITH SEATING
_ AS BUILT