CELSA DOCKSTADER

UC BERKELEY 2011ARCHITECTUREPHOTOGRAPHYDESIGN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WEST OAKLAND PROJECT.

STREET FURNITURE.

SANKT ANNAE PLADS.

THE SKETCHBOOK.

PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART FORM.

STEEL AND WOOD.

INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING.

PHOTOGRAPHY.

100B STUDIO, UCB

URBAN DESIGN, DIS

URBAN DESIGN, DIS

VISUAL JOURNALING, DIS

VISUAL STUDIES, UCB

CONTRUCTION, UCB

ED 11A, UCB

PRODUCTION1

EXHIBITION3

EDUCATION2

WEST OAKLAND PROJECT100B STUDIO

This project proposes a produc-tion facility that is located near the urban core and set in an af-fordable neighborhood that al-lows for expansion. From the largest scale to the smallest, this project explores unconven-

tional programmatic adjacen-cies and as sensitivity to context. The site is composed of the film school and related administra-tion, a production facility, and professor housing.

The envelopes of the three main buildings are essentially rib-bons, wrapping around the in-terior volumes and creating varying degrees of engagement

with the urban environment. Be-tween the buildings, community alleyways are created for flex-ible social use and circulation.

The aesthetic of project is a re-sponse to the industrial quality of the Oakland Port, the urban residential areas nearby, and the filmmaking culture. The on-site housing units were inspired by a fusion of standard shipping

Much like a film strip, each bedroom cap-tures the changing of sunlight throughout the day.

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containers, film set trailers, and work-live lofts. This fusion is ex-plored both in function and ap-pearance.

Because the homes are located on the film school site, much consideration was given to gra-dients of privacy. The materiality of these dwellings serves as an indicator the function and social quality of each space. The cor-

rugated metal shell provides protection, containment, and industrial character. Spaces en-closed in wood provide the in-timate, private living quarters. Concrete portions of the build-ings provide workspace. While the bottom floor studio opens up with a large warehouse door, welcoming student visitors, the top floor features a private, in-ward-facing courtyard.

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Above are diagramatic steps in the concep-tual development of the housing units.

Housing module section

Film School exhibition building and outdoor screening area.

Located at strategic points on the site, four shelters provide transportation for the site. These Bus-Stop-News-Stands not only provide basic shelter while waiting for the bus to ar-rive, but they also provide a ver-satile hub for news. The shel-ters are designed to capture

sun and create ever-changing shadow gardens around them.

SECTION1’ = 1/2” A

STREET FURNITUREURBAN DESIGN2

ENERGY

LIGHT

DRAINAGE

BIKE

GREEN

GREEN BAR [A]

BIKE RACK [B]

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WALKING STREET

MAIN STREET

MATERIAL WOOD SLATS --COMFORTABLES --CONTROLLED TREATMENT--LIVING MATERIAL STEEL CAP FINISHES

PLAN 1:25

This project is an exploration of concepts of traffic, usability, hu-man comfort, sustainability, and interaction through the insertion and integration of urban ele-ments in public space.

The furniture modules are dy-namic solutions to reclaiming public space, where city dwell-ers may chose their mode of interaction with their surround-ings. Each piece offers flexibility and function, and together the

GREEN BAR [A] BIKE RACK [B]

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MAIN STREET

MATERIAL

WOOD SLATS

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--CONTROLLED TREATMENT

--LIVING MATERIAL

STEEL CAP FINISHES

PLAN 1:25

arrangements create social op-portunity. In addition to providing space for sitting, standing, and laying, the modules provide bicy-cle parking. As people utilize the

space, the furniture transforms into a dynamic urban transpor-tation hub.

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The rooftops on every street in Copenhagen are lined with dor-mers--protruding windows that reach out to capture every ray of light, and that provide oppor-tunities for unique spaces and programatic elements. The dor-mers light up at night, signaling warmth and life of people inside each space.

In my concept, I combined the language of the docks lining the harbor with the dormers from the rooftops in order to create a new type of public, yet private space. Along the waters edge, these spaces mimic the city in a new light, with endless possibili-ties for urban activity.

Located along Copenhagen’s harbor and within walking dis-tance to several social and cul-tural hotspots, this plaza was a primary site for reinvention.

SANKT ANNAE PLADSURBAN DESIGN3

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While at DIS I participated in a journaling course during which I used drawing as a tool for un-derstanding spaces around me from the human scale to the ur-ban.

SKETCHBOOKVISUAL JOURNALING4

This series is a study of the body in relation to space, light, and human experience. While some images delve into raw expres-sions of the darkest emotions, others discuss humor, inhab-

ited geometric space, surreal-ism, and the body. This studio provided me with the opportu-nity expand from documentary photography into the world of staged imaging.

PHOTOGRAPHY AS AN ART FORM5

Challenge: construct a porta-ble steel chair that can support two-hundred pounds six feet about the ground. Our design featured a tension system that allows for a strong, lightweight, folding cantilever. The chair was composed of a triangular base and five pyramids that when un-rolled, are suspended by a ten-sion cable that managed to hold over three-hundred pounds.

CONTRUCTIONSTEEL CHAIR PROJECT6

WOODEN WATER JUG TRANSPORTATION

Challenge: create a unique ma-chine that is able to transport five gallons of water at least three feet. Our structure achieved for-ward movement by rolling and unrolling with custom hinges.

1. “Tree.” Charcoal, 3’x6’2. Self Portrait. Charcoal, 3’x6’3. Cafe Milano, Pencil, 18”x24”

INTRO TO DRAWINGED 11A7

PHOTOGRAPHY8

The Bay Bridges, new and old.

UC Berkeley Protests

Mountains in (1) Canada and (2) Mallorca

Rural Ecuador

Rural Ecuador

Rural Ecuador