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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Master of Architecture Candidate 2014
Contents
FA13 SP13 The Work Net: A New University Risky Business: Collective Adaptation Qualities of the City: Collectivity SU13 FA12 SP12 Economy of Trade: Johannesburg Engaging the Edge Light Flux: Object Lessons Slow Start-up Bank FA11 Water Studies Hydroponic Laboratory FA13 SP12 FA12 SP13 SP13 SP13 FA11 FA11 CLIMB (at your own risk) Slumpscape Taming Lahar: Productive Infrastructure Bronx Art and Manufacturing Center A Scroll Through the Bowery The Vapor Veil A Brick for Dharavi Analyzing Listings
ARCHITECTURE
CRITICAL, CURATORIAL, AND CONCEPTUAL PRACTICES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT HISTORIC PRESERVATION URBAN PLANNING URBAN DESIGN ARCHITECTURE
ENGINEERING
APPLIED PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS CHEMICAL BIOMEDICAL CIVIL MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER ENGINEERING COMPUTER SCIENCE MATERIALS SCIENCE INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSCIENCES
SIPA
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HUMAN RIGHTS URBAN AND SOCIAL POLICY ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND ECONOMIC POLICY
ARTS
FILM THEATER VISUAL ARTS [DIGITAL MEDIA, DRAWING, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, INSTALLATION, VIDEO ART] WRITING ART HISTORY
BUSINESS
ACCOUNTING DECISION, RISK AND OPERATIONS FINANCE AND ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT MARKETING
MORNINGSIDE CAMPUS
JOURNALISM
PHOTO JOURNALISM VIDEO JOURNALISM INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
MEDICAL CAMPUS
SOCIAL WORK
ADVANCED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE ADVANCED GENERALIST PRACTICE AND PROGRAMMING POLICY PRACTICE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
BIOSTATISTICS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES EPIDEMIOLOGY HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT POPULATION AND FAMILY HEALTH SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
LAW
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW CONSTRUCTION LAW LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING NATIONAL SECURITY LAW TAX POLICY
POLICY PRACTICE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE AND ECONOMIC POLICY FINANCE AND ECONOMICS HISTORIC PRESERVATION HISTORY HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY CLASSICS ACCOUNTING TAX POLICY DECISION, RISK AND OPERATIONS
MARKETING LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANAGEMENT HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT WRITING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
ARCHITECTURE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING VISUAL ARTS: DIGITAL MEDIA
INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOSCIENCES
RELIGION
ANTHROPOLOGY POPULATION AND FAMILY HEALTH EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING URBAN PLANNING URBAN AND SOCIAL POLICY URBAN DESIGN NATIONAL SECURITY LAW ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
THEATER
THEATER PRODUCTION
GREEN ROOM SET DESIGN WORKSHOP LEARN LEARN LEARN COSTUME SHOP GREEN ROOM VIDEO/DIGITAL MEDIA LIBRARY ACCOUNTING STUDIO MANAGEMENT TRAINING STUDIO
LECTURE LECTURE
LEARN
ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS
BROADCASTING STUDIO
EDITING CLASS
SIMULATION LAB
ADMINISTRATION
RECORDING STUDIO
ACOUSTIC CHAMBER
COMPUTER SCIENCE
LECTURE COMPUTER LAB LEARN COMPUTER LAB USER INTERFACE TESTING FACULTY OFFICES
RESEARCH RESEARCH
ADMINISTRATION
ROBOTICS LAB
CIVIL ENGINEERING
DESIGN LABS
ADMIN
VISUAL ARTS
TEST WOODSHOP / FABRICATION LAB
THINK TANK
LEARN
LEARN
LEARN
ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY
LEARN
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
LECTURE
CURATE JOURNALISM OUTPUT CENTER STUDIO ART FACULTY OFFICES LEARN LEARN LEARN WRITING LAB
RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH
LAW
ART HISTORY LIBRARY LEARN LEARN LEARN LEARN AUDITORIUM LAW AND BUSINESS LIBRARY ADMIN LEARN LEGAL ADVISING LAB LEARN LEAR
LECTURE
SCIENCES
BIOTECH LABS LASER LABS THINK TANK DRY LABS LEARN LEARN LEARN MANAGEMENT CENTER PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC AUDITORIUM CHEMISTRY WET LABS LEARN
THINK TANK THINK TANK LEARN LEARN LEARN ADMINISTRATION LEARN LEARN
LECTURE LECTURE
BROADCASTING STUDIO
RECORDING STUDIO
ACOUSTIC CHAMBER
FACULTY OFFICES
RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH
ROBOTICS LAB
CUR STU
LEARN
LEARN
TEST
JOURNALISM OUTPUT CENTER STUDIO ART FACULTY OFFICES LEARN LEARN LEARN WRITING LAB
RESEARCH RESEARCH
LECTURE
BIOTECH LABS LASER LABS THINK TANK DRY LABS LEARN LEARN LEA
AUDITORIUM
EDITING CLASS
SIMULATION LAB
ADMINISTRATION
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LECTURE COMPUTER LAB LEARN COMPUTER LAB USER INTERFACE TESTING FACULTY OFFICES
RESEARCH RESEARCH
ADMINISTRATION
O/ LAB
DESIGN LABS
ADMIN
LEARN
ARCHITECTURE LIBRARY
LEARN
RESEARCH
LECTURE
CURATE
RESEARCH
LEARN
LEARN AUDITORIUM
LEARN
ADMIN
LECTURE LECTURE
THINK TANK THINK TANK LEARN LEARN MANAGEMENT CENTER LEARN LEARN ADMINISTRATION LEARN LEARN
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: has the ability to change spatially and programmatically : allows for immersion in other disciplines : acts as a link between heavy program buildings : is structurally supported by heavy program buildings
: requires built infrastructure : contains physical resources necessary for the campus departments : has the ability to serve across disciplines, rather than duplicating resources : requires structural and spatial permanence : is supportive of light program structures
classrooms studios study rooms meeting space making space offices lecture halls dry labs
temporary
auditoria wet labs materials testing health clinic theaters acoustic chambers collections/libraries housing
permanent
BRIDGE BETWEEN
PILOTI
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DOUBLE CANTILEVER
BRIDGE OVER
HYBRID
OVERLAPPING PROGRAM
PUBLIC GROUND
HEAVY PROGRAM
OVERLAID PROGRAM
133RD STREET
THEATER / CINEMA
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JOURNALISM STUDIO
CLASSROOMS
PLOTTING
LASER CUTTING
CAFE
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LECTURE
STUDIO
MEZZANINE LOUNGE
ENGINEERING STUDIOS
CNC MILLING
CONCRETE MIXING
STORAGE
OFFICES
STORAGE
CLASSROO
MS
GALLERY LOBBY
GALLERY
Bloomberg announced new measures to allow home and property owners rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy to meet updated flood standards. He issued an executive order, waiving height restrictions, so buildings can meet higher flood standards.
CURRENT SCENARIO
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75%
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25%
(reinsurer)
INSURANCE COMPANIES DEVELOP A RISK GRADIENT SYSTEM CATEGORIZING DANGER LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND PRICING INSURANCE PREMIUMS ACCORDINGLY.
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LLOYDS FANTASTIC CHELSEA TAKES THE TEST SITE AREA (LOCATED IN FLOOD ZONE A) AND REIMAGINES IT, ADAPTED TO FLOODING RISK.
1. Chelsea Floats Recreation Center 2. Chelsea Sky Mall 3. Connected Living 4. Elevated Living
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Lloyds Insurance suggests a series of both structural building adaptations and additive tools for adaptation. To protect the ground and basement floors of buildings, Lloyds suggests an inflatable building seal. This will allow buildings to keep their ground floors in tact, but the seal will deploy in times of flooding (this is perhaps not the most effective means of protection, but it is a temporary solution). If the basement is removed, two foundation methods can replace the existing situation: the Floating Building and the Skate Park Foundation. The Floating Building utilizes pontoons to support it. Anchored
underground, the floating foundation can rise and lower based on water levels incurred by flooding. The Skate park foundation utilizes a skate ramp as a resilient form of concrete construction that can be easily drained after a major storm. Canals would be built to the edges of sidewalks, sloped towards the coast lines so water successfully flows out of the city. The land would be elevated toward the center of each block, moving water away from buildings so it can be carried out towards Manhattans bordering rivers.
SHARING RISK
RISK
POLICY # 306,210
POLICY # 9,346
RISK
OWNERS GIVE THE LAND BELOW THEIR BUILDINGS BACK TO THE CITY.
The city, in return, maintains the land beneath, fortifying it with resilient materials and useful public facilities. Building owners may add space on top of their buildings to make up for lost square footage below. Hardscape features become prominent, allowing water to drain to canals at the street fronts. Skate parks, grassy fields, basketball courts and other spaces are created, fostering collective inhabitation. move up in the buildings, to the rooftops.
AVOIDING RISK
POLICY # 209,541
POLICY # 487,180
UNINSURABLE:
PROPERTY DISPOSSESSED AS PUBLIC LAND
POLICY # 989,023
UNINSURABLE:
PROPERTY DISPOSSESSED AS PUBLIC LAND
POLICY # 398,900
POLICY # 12,788
POLICY # 23,312
UNINSURABLE:
PROPERTY DISPOSSESSED AS PUBLIC LAND
UNINSURABLE:
PROPERTY DISPOSSESSED AS PUBLIC LAND
CHELSEA PIERS HAS BEEN WASHED AWAY SO A NEW, FLOATING FACILITY IS BUILT.
Chelsea Floats is a new recreation center along the water, as Chelsea Piers has been wiped out. This new floating center has minigolf, a running track, a rock climbing wall, a driving range, a soccer field, and bowling. Best of all, the amenities float! Each unit is insured separately in case the storms get too wild, but they should move with the water and stay safe.
POLICY # 56,780
UNINSURABLE:
PROPERTY DISPOSSESSED AS PUBLIC LAND
THE CROWD, LOCATED IN COLUMBUS CIRCLE, BECOMES THE MONUMENT IN THE SPACE. THE STATUE NORMALLY PRESENT IS ELIMINATED, AS THE EVENT AND THE CROWD ASSOCIATED WITH IT, BECOME CENTER STAGE.
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ULRICH FRANZENS REGIONAL CENTER DESIGNED IN 1972 WAS MEANT TO ENGAGE THE SURROUNDING PUBLIC. CARS WERE TO BE REMOVED FROM THIRD AVENUE, MAKING ROOM FOR NEW PUBLIC SPACE AND CENTERS OF COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY.
THE INFORMAL TAXI SYSTEM IN JOBURG MOVES BOTH PEOPLE AND GOODS ALL ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, EVEN AS FAR AS NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES.
LIMPOPO
GAUTENG MPUMALANGA
MAPUTO
NORTHWEST
FREESTATE KWAZULU-NATAL
RICHARDS BAY
LESOTHO DURBAN
EASTERN CAPE
PORT ELIZABETH
H M
BRAAMFONTEIN
GROSVENOR MAYFAIR
FORDSBURG SQUARE FLEA MARKET ORIENTAL PLAZA
WESTGATE
FARADAY
CHINA MALL
BOOYSENS
TRADER QUANITY
YEOVILLE CENTRAL AFRICAN FOOD MARKET
RKET AND
JEPPE DENVER
KWA MAI MAI MARKET AND TAXI RANK
GEORGE GOCH
MARKET
BRE E ST REE T
Geoff has been selling produce on the corner of Bree and Eloff since 1988. Bree Street is the center of a bustling business district, prime real-estate for an informal trader. In 2005 the city built stalls for informal traders and issued licenses to them. Many traders cannot afford rent on the citys stalls, and there is a waitlist for receiving a license.
T EE R T FS F ELO
ET BREE STRE
REET ELOFF ST
GEOFF NEMAKONDE HAS BEEN A STREET TRADER IN JOBURG FOR 25 YEARS. HE ARRIVES EVERY MORNING AT 5AM SO SELL PRODUCE TO PASSERSBY ON THEIR WAY TO WORK.
CITY DEEP
BUS STOP
HU B
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HU B
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TAXI RANK
GE TA B VE
MUCH OF THE PRODUCE SOLD AT THE JOBURG FRESH MARKET IS BROUGHT DIRECTLY FROM THE FARMS VIA TRUCKS AND RAIL EACH MORNING.
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PRODUCE ORIGINS
LIMPOPO
GAUTENG
CLEARWATER FARMS (LETTUCE)
MPUMALANGA
MAPUTO
NORTHWEST
FREESTATE KWAZULU-NATAL
RORICH CARROTS
RICHARDS BAY
NORTHERN CAPE
LESOTHO
MADUNA BANANAS
DURBAN
EASTERN CAPE
WESTERN CAPE
NIGHTFIRE INVESTMENTS (TOMATOES) LOUTERWATER LANDGOED (PEARS AND APPLES) TRADOUW FRUIT (PEARS AND APPLES) FERRIERA ENDULINI FRUIT (ORANGES)
GYDO APPLES SONLIA VRUGTE PAKHUIS FRESHGOLD SA EXPORTS KAAIMANSGAT BOERDERY (APPLES) APPLETHWAITE FARM (APPLES)
CAPE TOWN
PORT ELIZABETH
ORANGES
MANY STREET TRADERS VISIT THE JOBURG FRESH MARKET EVERY MORNING TO PURCHASE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
POTATOES
APPLES
125TH STREET
EAST HARLEM
THE SITE HAS BEEN CARVED AWAY ON ONE SIDE BY THE HARLEM RIVER. IN A STRICTLY GRIDDED CITY, THE DESIGN NEEDED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EDGE.
A SERIES OF MASSING EXPERIMENTS HELPED PRODUCE AN ARCHITECTURAL REACTION TO THE IRREGULAR SITE EDGE.
MULTIPLE BARS
EQUAL VIEWS
TIERED LANDSCAPE
RESIDENTIAL CORRIDORS
PUBLIC PROGRAMS MERGE ON THE MAIN LEVEL. A CENTER FOR AGING AND A DAYCARE SHARE SPACE, FOSTERING MULTIGENERATIONAL INTERACTION.
MEDICAL CLINIC
VIEW FROM HUDSON RIVER PARK ACCESSIBLE FROM PATH OVER THE HIGHWAY
A FRESH MARKET, PUBLIC CLINIC, FITNESS FACILITIES, ACCESSIBLE ROOFTOP PATHS AND A LINK TO HARLEM RIVER PARK FOSTER HEALTH.
CHARTING
OFFICES
EXAM ROOMS
STE P
PED
SEA TIN
PARK AVENUE
A
UP
LAP
POO
DN
MEDICAL CENTER
UP
RECEPTION
MANAGERS OFFICE
BUSINESS CENTER
MAILROOM
DIN
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RESIDENTIAL LOBBY
DN UP
CAFE
SALON
UP
HARLEM RIVER
EM RL HA RI R VE I DR VE
UP
POOL STORAGE
NTR Y
POOL R MANAGE
NAP ROOM
PARKING ENTRY
131ST STREET
DN
DN
UP
PARK AVENUE
A
UP
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UP
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UP
HARLEM RIVER
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UP
12 ft
25 ft
12
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25 ft
12 ft
12
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12 ft
25 ft
12
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50
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MICRO, ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS ARE BASED ON A STANDARD MODULE, BUT STACK AND LINE UP TO CREATE SEVEN UNIQUE UNIT TYPES.
75
ft
3 BEDROOM (4 modules)
LIGHT FLUX
SINGLE UNIT: The File Tab We each chose an everyday object (purchaseable in large quantities) to aggregate and develop into a larger system. I used a typical file tab, which I imposed upon it, a new form. By simply folding the tab into a peak, the tab became more rigid.
THE JOINT I used clear rubberbands to join the individual units together. Looped around each end of the tab and across the length of the tab, I was able to flexibly adhere multiple units together.
AGGREGATION The joint I designed allowed for aggregation end-to-end, as well as side-to-side. Capitalizing on both of these joints, the final aggregated system is self-supportive, compresses and expands, and creates varying results as it moves in the light.
TWIST
Twisting generates a new patterning for the system. The linearity is broken up, surfaces overlap, and new color gradients are created. The strength of the construct is tested as it rotates against the grain of the system.
EXPAND
A flexible, alternating joint system allows for the construct to expand and compress. As the object compresses, colors overlap and transition from blue to iridescent purple. The aggregation becomes denser and more stratified. The rigidity of the joints and material strength allows for the system to support itself in an expanded position.
BEND
Bending compresses the system along one side and expands it to its limits along the opposing side. The flexibility of the material is tested as it is both compressed and stretched at the same time. Lines along the system orient themselves radially.
.5 inch x 4 inches
1 inch x 4 inches
2 inches x 4 inches
.5 inch x 8 inches AGGREGATION The aggregation of the module creates a landscape of peaks and valleys. Lights passage through changes with the varying heights of the system.
FILTER
As the system is moved and manipulated through twisting, bending and folding, light is filtered differently. Patterns of shading appear with each crease in the construct with the application of a steady system of light. With more directed light, the visibility of the light source becomes more apparent, however the density of the system still shows shading and layering in the system.
TWIST
The construct twists with the help of pivoting joints between the modules. Double length modules create rigidity, defining the shape of the twist. This movement creates three dimensionality in the system. As layers overlap upon each other, light becomes filtered creating unique variations of shading.
SHEER GLOW
Without directed light, the system seems opaque. As light is placed behind or in front, the construct glows. The variation in the size of pyramids changes the translucency of the construct creating hierarchy within the system.
TWIST ONE
SECTION 2
SECTION 1
SECTION 3
SECTION 2
SECTION 1
TWIST TWO
SECTION 3
SECTION 3
SECTION 2
SECTION 1
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CONCEPT STUDY
LA FA Y
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GR T EA JO
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REFRIGERATOR GARDEN
PERFORMANCE E
SHOWROOM
TECHNOLOGY GY Y
GALLERY TESTING DEVEELOPMENT
STUDIO
INVESTORS IDEAS
ASS
EMB
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SMALL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS DEPOSIT THEIR IDEAS INTO THE BANK. THE SPACE WITHIN IS USED FOR TESTING AND SHOWCASING. THE COMMUNITY BECOMES THE INVESTORS.
PERFORATED PANEL
METAL PANEL
GLASS PANEL
OPERABLE PANELS CONTROL THE FILTRATION OF LIGHT AND AIR THROUGHOUT PRODUCTION AND SHOWROOM SPACES.
ROOF GARDEN
OUTDOOR THEATER
PERFORMANCE SHOWROOM
TECHNOLOGY LAB
TRANSVERSE SECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LAFAYETTE
SHOWROOM TECHNOLOGY
SHOWROOM PERFORMANCE
LEVEL FOUR
LEVEL FIVE
REFRIGERATION
SHOWROOM PERFORMANCE
SHOWROOM OUTDOOR THEATER
LEVEL SIX
ROOFTOP
Water Studies
Critic: Philip Parker Columbia University GSAPP: Core I Studio [Fall 2012]
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10:00:08
10:00:10
:00, :02, :04, :06, :08, :10 THE WAVES OF THE WATER FORM LINES ALONG THE EDGES OF THEIR PEAKS. THESE LINES GENTLY CHANGE OVER TIME.
WIRES ARE PLAYED ALONG THE AGGREGATED SURFACES AND UNIQUE SPATIAL CONDITIONS EMERGE. THREEDIMENSIONALITY RESULTS AS THE WIRES ARE PULLED TIGHT.
SECTION
RELAXED, NO ACTION PULLING TOP, LEFT WIRE
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
SECTION 6
SECTION 7
SECTION 8
RELAXED, NO ACTION
DISPLACEMENT PLAYBOOK
FRAY
CREASE
RIBBON
DAYTIME RENDERING
PANELS ACROSS THE FACADE ARE ACTIVATED AS CLIMBERS INTERACT WITH IT. THEY LIGHT UP WITH ROUTES OF DIFFERING LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY.
NIGHTTIME RENDERING
PANEL: VIEW
PANEL: GRIP
PANEL: STEP
X PLATES
7 THRU-BOLTS
PANEL TYPES
48
48
MODULE 1 : 5 MODULE 1 : 10
SECTION
ELEVATION
PLAN
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
VARYING PANEL ANGLES SHADE INTERIOR WORKSPACES FROM THE SOUTHERN SUN, WHILE STILL ALLOWING DAYLIGHT IN AND VIEWS OUT.
ASSEMBLY PROCESS
2x6 Structural Tubing
X-Braces
STRUCTURE
Slumpscape
Critics: Brigette Borders and Mark Bearak Columbia University GSAPP: Fast Pace / Slow Space [Spring 2012] Technology Elective
with Luisa Mendez, Trevor Lamphier, Kyle Hovenkotter, Heidi Werner, George Dolidze, Fiona Booth, Bryce Suite, Rachel Villalta, Alvaro Arias
COOLER
DAYBED
LOUNGER
SKATEBOARD
PARAMETRIC DESIGN WAS USED TO DEVELOP A CAREFULLY PROGRAMMED TOPOGRAPHY FOR LOUNGING.
POURED CONCRETE Portland cement is mixed with water, glass fibers and black pigment, then is poured into the silicone mold.
SILICONE MOLD Two different silicone molds were alternately used for the making of the benches. the flexible molds are lowered onto the unique cardboard waffles below.
CARDBOARD WAFFLE 30 unique carboard waffle supports were laser cut, assembled and used as supports for the silicone mold above.
PLYWOOD BASE The plywood base helps keep the mold system stabilized. holes secure the threaded rods that keep the mold system vertically aligned.
CONCRETE WITH DYE AND GLASS FIBERS IS POURED INTO THE RAISED SILICONE MOLD
SILICONE MOLD IS LOWERED ON TOP OF CURVED WAFFLE FORM AND THE SURFACE IS FINISHED WITH A HAND TROWEL
PLYWOOD TOP IS ADDED TO THE SYSTEM, STRAIGHTENING THE EDGES OF THE SILICONE MOLD FOR APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT WITH ADJACENT BENCHES
The fabrication of the benches included an intensive four hour process per bench. For the production of our final installation we assembled into teams of three people working three shifts per week for three weeks to produce a total of 30 benches. Our carefully designed mold system allowed the process to go relatively smoothly. We kept careful track of exact ratios of portland cement, water, glass fibers for reinforcing and black concrete pigment to achieve a gradation of concrete hues.
We tagged each bench with its number ID after curing and being removed from the mold. Since each bench has a unique curve, it was essential that we know their exact orientation and placement within the continuous topography. Simultaneously teams were cutting and bending steel bars for the legs of the benches that would be cut and assembled later on-site.
A3
y z x 38.635683 13.127297 20.868429
A4
y z x 38.635683 7.76918 20.868289
A5
y z x 38.635683 9.293977 20.868289
A6
y z x 38.635683 11.776498 20.868289
A7
y z x 38.679371 6.638023 20.866699
B4
y z x 38.63713 10.964973 20.861987
B5
y z x 38.63556 16.612389 20.867998
B6
y z x 38.674285 10.392859 20.871701
B7
y z x 38.682715 3.769624 20.870525
C3
y z x 38.628743 10.038666 20.864169
C5
y z x 38.633931 14.137195 20.872679
C6
y z x 38.635887 11.023148 20.868289
C7
y z x 38.635683 4.234009 20.868289
D2
y z x 38.637032 6.560606 20.870335
D3
y z x 38.627894 10.004947 20.86938
D4
y z x 38.635749 13.313049 20.868289
D5
y z x 38.635683 10.654264 20.868392
D7
y z x 38.635683 7.616771 20.868289
E4
y z x 38.694257 6.266378 20.868007
E5
y z x 38.648446 9.25488 20.848676
E6
y z x 38.635683 11.287499 20.868289
E7
y z x 38.670447 12.836893 20.874472
E8
y z x 38.677985 7.60735 20.871067
F4
y z x 38.639068 10.147238 20.870973
F5
y z x 38.635683 7.456444 20.86829
G5
y z x 38.64374 7.539329 20.86989 y z x
G6
38.684911 7.61633 20.863558 y z x
G7
38.635683 7.414887 20.868289
H7
y z x 38.635683 7.231996 20.868289 y z x
H8
38.635683 8.685129 20.868289
TO IDENTIFY THE UNIQUE CONCRETE FORMS, WE SET UP A GRID ACROSS THE TOPOGRAPHY, TAGGING THEM ACCORDINGLY AFTER CASTING.
SURFACE CONDITIONS: ROUGH + PERFORATED SMOOTH + PERFORATED ROUGH + SOLID SMOOTH + SOLID
LAHAR IS AN INDONESIAN TERM FOR VOLCANIC MUDFLOW. ITS CONSISTENCY IS SIMILAR TO WET CONCRETE, AND CAN FLOW AT RAPID SPEEDS.
Lakewood 58,000
Puyallup 37,000
Buckley 4,300
Enumclaw 10,000
Dupont 8,200
ORTING
6,800
Eatonville
SEATTLE
OLYMPIA
ORTING, WASHINGTON
THE TOWN OF ORTING WAS BUILT UPON 20 FT OF LAHAR FROM THE ELECTRON MUDFLOW
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Pacic Auburn
Edgewood Sumner
ORTING
Wilkeson Carbonado
Eatonville
20FT
THE TOWN OF ORTING LIES BETWEEN TWO MAJOR RIVER VALLEYS, LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF MT. RAINIER.
PEARL
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PACIFIC
I5
SR512
Puyallup
ORTING
MERIDIAN
SR507
SR 50 7
SR702
MOUNTAIN
30 HOURS
40 MINUTES
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SR162
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Milton
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SR167
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Edgewood
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LAHAR DETECTION WARNING SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY INSTALLED IN THE RIVER VALLEYS, DETECTING VIBRATION FROM THE VOLCANO.
mner
RADIO TRANSMITTER
Bonney Lake
SR410
PHOTOVOLTAICS
SR165
Carbonado
SR165
CURRENT EVACUATION ROUTES
Wilk
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THE KNUCKLE
Large scale lahar infrastructure, located at intersection of river, utility right-of-way, and vehicular infrastructure
BAFFLES
Built-up baffles along the river edge create eddys that slow lahar down and push it into tributaries that move into the forest land
Eatonville
UTILITY RIGHT-OF-WAY
Utilize utility right-of-way as a location for large scale lahar flow infrastructure
Buckley
Enumclaw
keson Carbonado
THE KNUCKLE
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BAFFLES ARE BUILT UP ALONGSIDE THE RIVER, ACTING AS EDDYS FOR THE LAHAR, REVERSING AND DIVERTING THE CURRENT AS IT HITS THEM.
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A WALL IS BUILT UP ALONG THE UTILITY RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT INTERSECTS THE RIVER VALLEYS THAT FLOW FROM MT. RAINIER.
NEW ACCESS ROAD (A new road follows the lahar wall. It evacuation route and access to utiliti facilities)
UTILITY RIGHTOFWAY (Raise existing utilities onto new infrastructure where topography lowers and wall builds up)
PERFORATED GATE (At the rivers natural flow location, the wall becomes perforated to allow for normal flow. In the case of a lahar flow, some lahar is allowed to pass through, preventing back up)
L PROPERTY rea provided by the lahar wall becomes ral land to support the local economy)
The Carbon River and the Puyallup River intersect a utility right-of-way at two main locations. These two locations become the knuckles, where several natural and man-made industrial processes converge. A large scale wall is built up along the entire existing utility right-away, however it merely fills in where the topography lowers, rather than being built at the same height across the land. In the case of a large scale lahar flow, lahar will be slowed in the river valleys, and will pool in the uninhabited landscape, rather than move forward into the towns below.
PRODUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
PERFORATED WALL AT RIVER VALLEYS The river can maintain its normal flows and drainage from the peak of Mt. Rainier. During a lahar flow, boulders and larger materials will be kept back, causing the remaining material to flow slowly and contained to the river valleys.
LAHAR PROCESSING PLANTS In the case of a lahar flow, lahar i wall and is brought up to process wall.
MANUFACTURING
FARMING
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Lahar is processed in facilities above the wall. It is then transformed into concrete blocks, concrete aggregate, asphalt paving material, or more finite sand for use in countertops or ceramics.
ELEVATED FARMING This productive wall takes advantage of the fertile soil in the region, allowing farming to occupy the elevated surface. A range of crops would be produced there, benefitting the local economy.
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FARMING
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1. TRANSPARENT GLAZING
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double glazing
stainless steel panel dense pack cellulose insulation stainless steel panel
ALUMINUM, GLASS AND FRITTED GLASS PANELS CREATE A GRADIENT OF TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE FACADE.
UNISTRUT EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AS UNISTRUT SPACER
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STAINLESS STEEL PLATE BOLTED TO UNISTRUT 3 X 5.5 HORIZONTAL MULLION BOLTED TO L-BRACKETS ON VERTICAL MULLION
3 X 5.5 VERTICAL MULLION BOLTED TO STAINLESS STEEL PLATE STAINLESS STEEL C-CHANNEL SLAB COVER BOLTED TO UNISTRUT FIBERGLASS INSULATION AS THERMAL BREAK TO FLOOR SLAB & FIREPROOFING
BATT INSULATION
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1 1/2 DEEP BY 1/8 THK INSULATED BRUSHED ALUMINUM PANEL FILLED WITH POLYURETHANE FOAM INSULATION
BATT INSULATION
1 1/2 DEEP BY 1/8 THK INSULATED BRUSHED ALUMINUM PANEL FILLED WITH POLYURETHANE FOAM INSULATION 1 1/2 OVERHANG
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At the ground floor of the building, the stair is extended to make up for the additional 4 of floor-to-floor distance. This extra length of stair must be picked up by an additional support system. A series of three medium-strength TriPyramid steel rods help support the additional stair length, as it hangs from both the slab and beam above. The stair atriums extend every two floors with a one-hour fire-rated FireLite Glazing System sealing the atriums to protect from floor-to-floor fire spread in the building.
12 X 44 Traction Tread Carbon Steel Tread With Steel Riser 18 X 4 Steel Angle Embedded Into Concrete Landing, Bolted Onto Wide Flange
Welded Plate 4 O.C. For Connection To Curtain Wall W 24x76 Steel Beam
The monumental stair at the faade of the building is comprised of 24-inch steel stringers that run the length of the stair. The entire stair is connected to the concrete landing and slab below with an embedded steel plate and bolt system. A 24-inch deep steel beam runs from each stair landing to the slab across, providing a location from which to hang the curtain wall as it bypasses the cut in the slab for the stair. This beam is also connected to the concrete slab by way of an embedded steel plate.
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To create the illusion of a glass box seemingly floating in space, the ground floor cladding system is intentionally designed in contrast to the minimal curtain wall system. There are three systems for the ground floor cladding - a floor to ceiling storefront system, a punch window system and a precast concrete panel system.
The ground floor takes advantage of a perimeter heating system that runs along the storefront system beneath ground level. Cold and hot water runs through fin tube radiators to generate tempered air that rises above aluminum grills along the storefront, reducing condensation on the glazing.
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THE WEBSITE IS A DIGITAL WALKING TOUR, WHERE THE VISITOR CAN LITERALLY SCROLL THROUGH THE BOWERY, AS IT TRANSITIONS FROM DAY TO NIGHT.
ON DISPLAY AT NEW MUSEUMS IDEAS CITY STREETFEST, OUR WEBSITE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING TOUR.
SCENARIO: In the future the air will be so polluted in dense urban areas that filtration masks will be necessary in all outdoor spaces. With the growing concern about pollution, the concern for overall body health has grown as well. Can a physical garment help mediate the dangers of the exterior environment, provide immune support against possible ailments, and help physically support our aging bodies?
THE VAPOR VEIL IS A MASK THAT BOTH SCREENS OUT POLLUTED AIR AND RELEASES CUSTOM VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS TO AID BODY HEALTH.
LAMINATED RIB
FABRIC
VAPOR DISTRIBUTION
MASK RETRACTED
MASK EXTENSION
PRESSURIZED GEL
THE INNER BODY LINING ACTS AS A SECOND SKIN BENEATH CLOTHING. SMALL TUBES SENSE BODY HEALTH AND DISTRIBUTE MEDICINE.
= Structure
= Infrastructure
Today, rapidly deployable cast modules like a CMU block can only provide structural support to the communities in which they are implemented. Is there a modification to the simple cast module that can extend its performance to provide infrastructural support? Can a form small enough to be carried into hyperdense informal settlements also be engineered to move water and waste through them? This intervention takes into account that 4 out of 10 people worldwide dont have any access to sanitation. It sites itself in Dharavi, Mumbai, which has one of the highest concentrations of humans on the planet,
and yet there is no plumbing, running water, or toilets of any kind. Traditional latrines, usually built with concrete block are not designed to move waste, contributing to the spread of contagions in these populations. This project challenges the current solution by distributing a latrine along an interior street through Dharavi, creating a public restroom facility and provisional sewer system, both constructed out of concrete modules.
TOILET TOILET
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TOILET
EXCHANGE/ TERMINUS
VENTILATION/ HYDRATION
Can we design new infrastructure for waste removal with a single brick?
PRIVATE LATRINES
CATCHMENT RUNNEL
freestanding screenwall impermeable retaining wall double sided freestanding wall (filled with concrete) poured in place concrete catchment runnel
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ONSITE FABRICATION Members of the community may carry around reusable brick mold backpacks for selfproduction of bricks.
FREESTANDING WALL
RETAINING WALL
Analyzing Listings
Critic: Brian Brush Columbia University GSAPP: Field of Play [Fall 2011] Visual Studies Elective
What can apartment listings tell us about the Lower East Side?
I TRACKED THE QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES OF 50 APARTMENT LISTINGS ON CRAIGSLIST, AIMING TO VISUALIZE AND FIND CORRELATIONS IN THE DATA.
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Apartment Listings Specifying a Proximity to Subway Stops or Public Transit subway stops proximity to subway stops listed in ad no mention of public transit in ad
Apartment Listings Specifying a Proximity to Local Amenities (NYU, Nightlife, Bars and Restaurants) in Relationship to the Percentage of 20-29 Year Olds Living in the Area percentage of 20-29 year olds local amenities listed in ad no information on local amenities in ad