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‘The future is not someplace we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both

the maker and their destination”

John Scharr

ALEXANDER SNYDER

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGNBFA in ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

NEW YORK, NY2009-2013

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GSAPPARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

PARIS, FR2012

SUN SPIRIT COFREELANCE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERKunming, Yunnan, CHINA2012

HOUSE & DODGE DESIGNINTERNSan Diego, CA

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UNIQUE STONE IMPORTSARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATIVESan Diego, CA & New York, NY2012

CONTACT

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EMAILsnyderalex0@gmail.com

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New York, NY10036

PHONE(858) 245-9056

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DERONG WINERYDerong, Sichuan, CH

ETC: 2015

NEWark PASSIVE HOUSENewark, NJ, USA

ASTORIA HARBORQueens, NY, USA

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PARIS [CONNECT]Porte La Chapelle, Paris, FR

01GOOGLE ATLASNew York City, NY

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FALL 2012COMMERCIAL HEADQUARTER / COMMUNITY / TRANSIT

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A COMMERICAL SKYSCRAPER MEANT TO REDEFINE THE EXPERIENTIAL QUALITIES OF OPEN SPACE, VIEWS, AND DEPTH WITHIN TALL BUILDINGS.

GOOGLE ATLAS[

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CONCEPT & SITEIn creating an iconic presence in New York Cities midtown a synthetic relationship between aesthetic and function needed to be established mutually for both the buildings inhabitants and the city of New York. Starting from the human scale, the ground program was found to need a variation of food stations that could cater to the shopping crowds along Madison Avenue, the workers within the building, and to establish a presence as a secondary eatery to the existing food services floor in Grand Central Terminal.

From the relationship between the inhabitant and the city, the visual condition for the inhabitant was established to rotate so that people may have a different view of the city at each floor, creating a rare condition of replecated floor plates each with unique coniditions for sunlight at different times of day and views.

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30’-100’DIRECTION: N - SVIEW: Madison Ave

100’-300’DIRECTION: SEVIEW: Metlife Building

380’DIRECTION: E - WVIEW: OVER C5-3 ZONE

450’DIRECTION: E - WVIEW: Over Metlife, Conde Nast Tower, 6Times Square, Empire State Building, and One World Trade

700’DIRECTION: N, S, E, WVIEW: Brooklyn, Queens, Jersey City, Empire State Building, One World Trade

916’DIRECTION: N, S, E, WVIEW: Chrysler Building, East River, Central Park, Clear view except for Landmake Buildings

1100’DIRECTION: N, S, E, WVIEW: Over Metlife & Chrysler Building. Shares elevation with top of Em-pore State Building. Clear view of Central Park & both East & Hudson River

RETAIL 38%

OFFICE SPACE 16%

FOOD SERVICE 15%

RESIDENTIAL 12%

BANKING 12%

GYM 3%

COMMUNICATIONS 2%

HOTEL 2%

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In reating a notable structure in the city the condition of the building to the street needed to be addressed. Along Madison Avenue the relationship between pedestrian walkway and building creates a monumental wall. A 30’ setback was created relieving the street wall, made to attract the public and create a communal public space.

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VERTICAL SIGNIFICANCEFor the relationship between the inhabitant and the city a unique and changing visual connec-tion was paramount to the development from the buildings base to top observation deck. The original floor plate was divided into three different plates per floor, creating three towers that encased a large continual atrium space. The atrium allows the center of the building to be open to the exterior at any open point in the building and for various views, depending on tower and elevation to be framed. These views were a highlight that were captured in the elevators placement, giving the visual transition in the elevators the opportunity to accentuate the curving form of the towers, and the chang-ing views the form provides.

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31.5 Degree Rotation 31.5 Degree Rotation 63 Degree Rotation

FULL 63 Degree Rotation

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EXPRESS SERVICE LOCAL

STRUCTUREAs building rises up to 1,475’, 81 floors, each floor rotates 1.28 degrees in order to achieve the 63 degree rotation, the maximum rotation allowed keeping with the continual line for the express elevators that run as each towers core. Each of the three towers are held together by a tightly knit grouping of diagrids on 5 of the towers facades with the exception of the inner-most wall which is held up by the packaged lo-cal elevators. The local elevators in each tower work in a packets of 18 floors, with two local elevators to each tower, making six elevators / packet. One tower in the building acts primarily as the service core to the skyscraper, holding all the mechanical and services spaces along with the express elevators.

Part of the establishing a unique tower was varying the visual conditions from both a first person perspective from the buildings interior and from the viewers perspective from the city, viewing each facade. To instill this idea, a sys-tem was put into place for each tower, one at a time, to move 15’ into buildings central atrium. This movement keeps the buildings within the zoning envelope and allows for skybridges to more easily placed throughout the building as a terciary structural system after the elevator cores and the towers diagrid.

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EXTERIOR TREATMENTSKeeping in mind the varied temperatures in New York City from winter to summer, double glazing was put in place to maintain temperatures and allow for proper ventilation from floor to floor. In order to manage the solar gains the ceilings in each floor were inset to act as a solar barrier. To allow for a contained space that is visually open ,the glass panels were a installed without visible ceiling mullions, directing the visitors view up the atrium, while allowing the visible floor mullions to ground the inhabitants, rather than feel exposed and unsafe.

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SPRING 2012[ TRANSIT CONNECTION / EDUCATION

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DEVELOPING AN OLD INDUSTRIAL SPACE WITHIN THE SUBURBS OF PARIS INTO A MAJOR TRANSIT SPACE, EDUCATIONAL CENTERAND PUBLIC PARK.

PARIS CONNECT

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INFRASTRUCTURE

EXISTING PUBLIC SPACE

PRIVATE GREEN SPACE

PROPOSED PUBLIC SPACE +500,000 SQ FT

URBAN DISTRIBUTION

URBAN DISTRIBUTION + INTEGRATION

EDUCATIONRESIDENTIAL

INDUSTRIAL

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URBAN CONDITIONThe urban condition of the site is segmented into three distinct typologies, residential, educational, and industrial. Porte de la Chapelle consists of an overwhelming public to private ratio, with most private space designated to industrial warehouses and construction yards. In its current condition the Chapelle a designated public space that allows for people of every typology to come and congregate in a central location that also provides every kind of transportation offered in Paris (Light rail, Velib, Park&Go, and RER). The space allows for a relief from the urban condition and industrial density, and allows for a large, recognizable space displaying the developmental potential of the Chapelle as a growing thriving community.

LOCAL INTERACTIONAs Paris has become the most popular tourist destination over the last couple of years, the city has recognized its need in developing different economic centers. However as corporations have come to rise and fall, many are looking into freelance work, and working in small businesses instead of falling into the corporate world. The site of [CONNECT] is located in an industrial center where there is a need for a local center for small businesses to meet and simply, connect. Located in the heart of a major transit center this location provides access from any form of transportation. In addition, the Chapelle has a surprising amount of schools and universities. To support the educational programs McDonald warehouse is being converted into a mixed-use building, facilitating university housing, a study center and workshop. This one location in turn allows for the collaboration between working professionals and students on different levels of work, through meetings, working in the study lounge, holding different conferences, or working together in the different artist studio spaces.

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CONCEPTSIn order to successfully reach out to the community and its carrying typologies, the site must offer something to every social group. Much like a painting is primed so its surface may be painted on, as is the park which provides the communal basis for the rest of the site. The park acts as a communal space that can be shared by every group through recreational activities, relaxation space, community gardens, greenhouses, and outdoor dining. In addition, it allows for outdoor views not found elsewhere in the Chapelle. From there two new buildings are introduced, around the transit bridge, creating a literal connection between the street surface and the park. The original bridge that connects these two buildings is also expanded 100’ in its width in order to make use of the negative space below as a parking structure. The two buildings on either side of the bridge are created for a sole purpose, to connect. Connections found in connecting industry with education, connections through different forms of transportation, and connecting the urban fabric with a much-needed 500,000 square feet of public park.

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FLOOR: STREET LEVEL

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FLOOR: LIGHT RAIL / GROUND

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CONNECTIONIn the projects final form the ideas of ‘connection’ are precieved through the different facets of transportation, layered movement, variation in open and closed space, and a complex array of program aggregation.

The connection found between the existing industrial conditions of the site to integrated communal and natural landscaping are created in the hopes that the future redevleopment of the Chapelle will be inclusive of the areas past infrastructure and future developments, respectively.

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DERONG SITE PLAN

SCALE 1:1000

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NORTHEASTWINE CAVE

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SOUTHEASTSOUTH WINERY

SOUTHVILLAS / PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

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CONTEXTIn the Sichuan Provence of China, specifically the town of Derong, there is a small river valley. In this valley the soil has just the right acidity, and just the right amount of daylight and seasonal temperature for a ice wine company. This is the site for the future Sun Spirit Headquarters.

Taking the advantage of the surrounding land, the site was set right in the middle of a key section of the river, allowing views of varying vineyard plateaus in the north, and to the south, the trailing path of the river, the wine caverns, villas, and mountain tops.

The winery was designed to take advantange of all the natural elements found on the site and was created to adhere to the religious building standards found in Tibetan Buddhism and Feng Shui.

EASTWINE CAVE / STORAGE

SOUTHVINEYARD / ENTRANCE

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DERONG SITE PLAN

SCALE 1:1000

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100m25m5m N

LEGEND

RIVER

FLATTENED SURFACES

CURRENT SITE

ADDITIONAL SITES

UNDERGROUND

TWO-WAY TRAFFIC

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

DERONG SITE PLAN

SCALE 1:1000

1m 10m 50m

100m25m5m N

LEGEND

RIVER

FLATTENED SURFACES

CURRENT SITE

ADDITIONAL SITES

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TWO-WAY TRAFFIC

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

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FALL 2011[ WINERY / WINE CAVE / FERMENTATION

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A WINERY LOCATED IN A SMALL VALLEY IN THE SICHUAN PROVENCE OF CHINA, THIS WINERY PLAYS WITH THE CONTEMPORARY DESIGN OF THE RISING CHINESE WINE MARKET WHILE ADHERING TO THE NATURAL SITE AND RELIGIOUS STANDARDS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM

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CONCEPTConforming to the traditional design elements found in Tibetan Buddhism, the two individual circulation systems for the workers and visitors were created to move people in a clockwise motion, first heading to the north and ending in the south. This movement in turn directed the program placement for the entire building, and how people enter the site.

The winery focuses on bringing those to the site and allowing them to view nature in its raw form and feel the sensation of nature within the building. Rather than allowing this sensation to be restricted to aesthetic, each room in the building frames a specific view around the site, each view relating to a specific element of nature. Wood, water, fire, metal, and earth.

Part of connecting the winery to the land was allowing a smooth flow of the wine from its rawest form the grape, to its finished product.This was taken in reshaping the land to the south into a gradual sloping terrain extended from the patio of the wine tasting room, giving a transition from the natural element of the site, earth, to built structure. This also allowed visitors to be immersed right into nature and their immediate location within a vineyard to blur into the extended landscape of the vineyard plateaus.

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FALL 2011[ LOW-INCOME / SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

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DESIGNING A LOW-INCOME SUSTAINABLE HOUSING COMPLEX INA DEVELOPING PART OF NEWARK, NJ FOCUSED ON THE SUBURBAN QUALITIES INTRODUCED TO AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT.

PASSIVE HOUSE

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DEVELOPMENT

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PASSIVE QUALITYAs the world adjusts to the use of passive design, the calling for more innovative and affordable solutions has become a pressing matter. Looking into the site of Newark, New Jersey, a multi-purpose building was created in the hopes of forming both a sustainable and affordable environment that can serve the community in both business and housing. Forming three different unit types, and a receding roofline, the building creates an apartment space that provides residence with their own outdoor garden space, a rarity in the Newark region.

Using Ecotect, and developing different passive strategies such louvers, HRV units, thermal barriers, and different constructive details, a fully passive design was acquired.

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HVAC SYSTEM & HEAT EXCHANGE

BEDROOM

LAVATORY

HVAC CORE

LIVING ROOM

COMBINED SYSTEMS

December 21stWINTER SOLSTACE

June 21stSUMMER SOLSTACE

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KITCHEN

RESIDENTIAL MAIL ROOM YRDNUAL

COMMERCIAL - OFFICE

COMMERCIAL MAIL ROOM

LOBBY

RESTAURANT

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CONCEPTPart of developing a passive housing complex was not only to create a net zero energy building but passively integrating the building into the community. Ground floor programming lent to the much needed and affordable options in Newark, ranging from fresh markets to affordable office space and cultural centers. To relieve these office spaces is an open courtyard providing an open semi public space shared by both residents and workers.

Passive design was also sought out in how people may passively live, especially in such an compartamentalized space as Newark. It was determined that the psyche of the community was lacking open green space, and even more so, private green space. So with the setbacks at each level a private green space was allotted to each unit, creating a semi-suburban environment within a stacked apartment complex. The mixed aggrigation of apartment units was used to diversify the number of occupants, simulating the feel of a typical neighborhood.

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SPRING 2011COMMUNITY CENTER / HARBOR / PERFORMANCE

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SITEWorking through a relatively stale

environment along the coast of Astoria, Queens in NYC, a new public space intro-

duces the possibility of economic, cultural, educational, and community revitalization.

Using the surrounding cove, a center for noncommercial docking, and assorted water

sports was made to bring people from all parts of NYC to enter into this part of the

community. Other programs include class-rooms, a cultural center, rooftop seating

providing scenic views of the NYC skyline, and an events pavilion.

The structure of the project was created through the use of slats that were utilized in

wrapping around the different boxed compartments. Their use is directed in

dividing program, access points, and creating boat slips. These different slots combined

with the position of compartments they contained allowed for views and light to be directed in certain directions depending on

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CONCEPTWhile Astoria Harbor serves the immediate surrounding community, its open front to the East River allows the center to cater to the whole of New York City, and those who commute over water.

The concept taps into the dialogue between vertical and horizontal planes, how vertical planes can both divide space programmatically and can create a structure that supports lofted horizontal planes. These vertical planes continue from foundation to rooftop structures allowing both a visual connections to be directed on all levels throughout the site. Vertical planes also allow the horizontal volumes to hover over the water extending the open volumes from the shoreline.

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