Culture Crossover

A Multi-function Community Center Developed from an Innovative Construction Method

Project Type: Multi-funtion Community Center Site: 2501 Dallas St, Aurora, Colorado

Project Area: 120000 Square Feet

Outdoor Market

Circulation+Gallery

Auditorium

Gallery

Library

Cafeteria

Office

Outdoor Leisure

Student: Zhaoxing Yang & Yifan Zhao// Reduced-Waste Assembly

Rooftop hand rail

4“ CLT frame Curtain Wall

1/4”

CLT

1/4”

12” Aluminum Frame

3” Wooden Frame Finishing

HVAC and Mechanic System

Construction

The carrier of media has always been constantly evolving. However, no matter how it changes its form, the fundamental spirit of media is to convey information and truth. The rise of new media accelerates this delivery process but reduces the authority and reliability of the information. It may sound like going backward, but new media makes information more tolerant and diverse for individuals. So, Students who will be future field leaders need to have their judgments and perspectives about information based on their knowledge. The truth of information could be one and only, but people are unique and diverse. This idea enlightens the project. Information is as neutral and influential as daylight. They both can become overwhelming without control. In architecture, the exact light source can create a completely different ambiance if the receivers differ. The different volumes and misaligned floor plates reform the skylight into various conditions to suit different functions.

Moreover, the transparency of the ground floor creates an exciting contrast between heaviness and lightness. There is an illusion of the concrete mass floating above nothing. From carved slates to printed books, the media carrier has always had a sense of heaviness in its blood—however, the evolution of new media free media from its physical weight. The contrast of the façade also represents this contrast between conventional media and new media.

Light Filter

A Graduate School of New and Emerging Media Reshapes Skylight for Different Spaces and Functions

Project Type: Graduate School of New and Emerging Media Site: 150 Walton St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

Project Area: 62000 Square Feet

Perspective section drawing shows the relationship between skylights and different spaces

Diverse spaces share a same light source but can recieve that same light into different ways, and it is similar to the relationship between people and media information