ALEX R. RIORDANARCHITECTURE + ART

CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTSPUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITY ADJACENT TO CHICAGO’S ICONIC TRIBUNE TOWER

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EDUCATION

SITE PLAN

ROTATED GRID ALLOWS BUILDING TO STAND OUT IN CITY CONTEXT AND ALLOWS PATRONS TO BE IMMERSED IN BUILDING EXPERIENCE

EXISTING CONTEXT CONCEPT

EDUCATION

PUBLICSHOPS, CAFES, RESTAURANTS

OPEN ENTRY LEVEL CLEAR OF “PRIVATE” PROGRAMATIC ELEMENTS

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

RETAIL/CAFE FILM

UPPER LEVEL PLAN

EDUCATION

THEATRE, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM INCLUDE CLASSROOMS, LABS, AND PERFORMANCE SPACE

CAFE AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONFOR VIEWS OF THE CITY

COMMERCIAL ART PHOTOGRAPHY PERFORMANCE

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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL

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SECTION B

WEST ELEVATION

MT. ADAMS USING SECTION AS A DRIVER FOR DESIGN

OBJECTIVEUSE SECTION TO DESIGN A CULINARY SCHOOL AND A BANQUET HALL THAT SHARE THE SAME SITE, A HILLTOP IN MT.ADAMS, CINCINNATI

CULINARY SCHOOLTHE CULINARY SCHOOL IS SITUATED ON THE SW CORNER OF THE SITE WHICH ALLOWS FOR A VISHAL CONNECTION TO THE CITY, THE PLACE WHERE GRADUATED STUDENTS WILL GO TO WORK UPON PROGARM COMPLETION

BANQUET HALLTHE BANQUET HALL HUGS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE WHICH ALLOWS FOR PRIVACY, SEPARATION, AND GREAT VIEWS WHEN HOSTING EVENTS

CULINARY SCHOOL PROGRAMFUNCTIONS OF THE SCHOOL ARE SEPARATED INTO THREE DISTICNT LEVELS:

LEVEL 3 - CLASSROOMS, LIBRARYLEVEL 2 - KITCHENSLEVEL 1 - ADMINISTRATION

EXTERIOR CONSISTS OF MATERIALS COMMONLY USED IN COMMERCIAL KITCHENS

LITERARY CENTER EXPLORATION OF DESIGN AND DAYLIGHT

SHELF

CLERESTORY

SKYLIGHT

THEREMAL ANALYSIS OF ROOF AND SOUTH FACADE TO UNDERSTAND HEAT GAIN OUTCOMES

THERMAL ANALYSISMODEL AND CAPTURE LIGHTING LEVELS AND EFFECTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY

LIGHTING OPTIONS

TECTONICSCREATING A LANGUAGE USING LINE, PLANE, AND VOLUME

STUDY

ABSTRACT

INTERPRET INNOVATE

APPLY

EXPLORE RAPID PROTOTYPING ANDINCORPORATE INTO MODEL.

ADJUST

REPRESENT

LANGUAGE

PUBLIC SPACE: WRAPPED IN ORTHOGONAL RIBBONS, CREATES CONTINUITY FROM ONE END OF PROGRAM TO THE OTHER

PRIVATE SPACE:HEAVEY UNORNAMENTED MASS THAT IS CARVED BY LINE AND PLANE

PLANE CUBEEXPLORE PLANE WITHIN A 9”X9”X9” VOLUME

ELEVATIONCONCEPT FINAL SKETCH

CONCEPT ITERATIONS

HAND SKILLS

TRANSFORMATIONPENCIL

EXPLODED AXONMICRON AND MARKER

MATERIALSPENCIL

CHARCOAL

GRAPHITE