STUDIO 811 812COMPETITION STUDIO 2012THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

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Architectural manifestation through complimentary manuel and digital investigations.

Programmatic or pedagogical response to social responsibility through the autodidactism of space.

Layering of public spaces to encourage social interaction between diverse groups of people.

Honest articulation of tectonics as it relates to the process of construc-tion, thus lending the strucute to be autodidactic in nature.

Interstitially as a generator for spacial sequence and interaction be-tween space.

Interaction between public and private programmatic spaces as a generator of form.

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ParkFEST: Urban Park Furniture DesignNew Haven, Connecticut, USA

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7 Aurora Borealis Arctic ObservatoryRovaniemi, Finland

Alternative Car Park TowerHong Kong

KU Architecture Graduation PavilionLawrence, Kansas, USA

Drylands CompetitionThe American Southwest

Iconic Pedestrian BridgeAmsterdam, The Netherlands

Robot Workshop Brooklyn, New York

1 park In the spirit of the Park-Fest design competition it seems appropriate to represent the history of the City of New Haven , as well as create an icon that will give Long Wharf Park an identity. The dialogue the object creates is a celebration of materials and their process of assembly. The surfaces of the objects are made out of postindustrial scrap sheet metal that cane be obtained from scrap yards, or through donation of waste metal. These sheets are then cut into right triangles with 2’ legs and then folded over one an-other in such a way as they become structural on their own. This will create a continuous sheet, or as-sembly made up of smaller pieces, the very concept of the industrial process. These parts then become kinetic and interactive with each other. The canopy is rotate de-pending upon the angle of the sun, and the seats and the legs are able to rotate upward creating different patterns, seating arrangements and act as a way for this object to be manipulated and dynamic.

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Concept

In the spirit of the design competition it d

seems appropriate to represent the history of the City of New

Haven, as well as create an icon that will give Long Wharf Park

an identity.

The dialogue the object creates is of the celebration

of materials and their processes of assembly. The surfaces of

the objects are made out of postindustrial scrap sheet metal

that can be obtained from scrap yards, or through donation of

waste metal. These sheets are then cut into right triangles

with two foot legs and then folded over one another in a way

such that they become structural on their own. This will

create a continuous sheet, or assembly made up of smaller

pieces, the very concept of the industrial process. These parts

then become kinetic and interactive with each other. The

canopy is rotated depending on the angle of the sun, and the

seats and legs are able to rotate upward creating different

patterns, seating arrangements and act as a way for this object

to be manipulated and dynamic.

In this sense this object gives Long Wharf Park a

connection to the City of New Haven. From I-95 the

commuting traffic will be reminded of these objects as they

contrast the landscape. With this contrast more people will be

drawn to Long Wharf Park expanding a community, and

returning it to the riverfront.

When these two ideas come together they create

a power that enriches the lives of those involved. The assembly

is true to its meaning in every application. It is the assembly of

the parts, as well as the assembly of people that creates

machinery and society. With this object, Long Wharf Park machinery and society. With this object, Long Wharf Park

becomes an extension of the heart of the city. It is through

simple pieces that the complex assembly can occur.

Spring Positioning Bench Rotated Down

Summer Positioning Bench Rotated Up

Fall Positioning Bench Rotated At Random

Design

In this sense this object gives Long Wharf Park a connec-tion to the City of New Haven. From I-95 the commuting traffic will be reminded of these objects as they contrast the landscape. With this contrast more people will be drawn to Long Wharf Park expand-ing a community, and returning it to the riverfront. When these two ideas come together they create a power that enriches the live of those in-volved. The assembly is true to its meaning in every application. It is the assembly of the parts as well as the assembly of people that create machinery in society. With this object, Long Wharf Park becomes an extension of the heart of the city. It is through simple pieces that the complex assembly can occur.

1 parkAssemblies

Materials and Budget (2) 4” O.D. Galvanized steel tube

(1) 3” O.D. Galvanized steel tube

(1) 1-1/2” O.D. Galvanized steel tube

(2) 12’x1-1/2” x 1-1/2” steel bar stock

(1) 8’x3/4”x3/4” steel bar stock

Recycled 1/8“ sheet metal

(12) Recycled machinery caster wheels

1/8” steel cable

6 Aluminum turnbuckles

Threaded eyelets with welded nut

(5 Cubic yards) Concrete plinth

Crushed oyster shells

Total Cost Estimate

140.00

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Reclaimed

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415.00

Rail and carriage detail

Cable support detail

Bench detail

Exploded PerspectivePanel Folding Process

Panels fold over each other tocreate a rib that becomes a structural member and mechanical connection that holdsthe roof, bench and trash cantogether.

Details

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20”x2”x2” Recess in concrete for bike wheel

Folded sheet metal panel

Hinge rail for bench

4” deep concrete plinth with 12” deep footing

Perspective at Bar / Cafe

Perspective at Street Level

Thirty Seventh Floor / Cafe - Bar

Twenty First Floor / Multi-Purpose Space

Section Perspective

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As a landmark in the urban environment the car park acts as a threshold to the city. It is the sequence of traveling from one place to another with a transitional space in between. What the CAR PARK TOWER creates is a celebration of this very sequence. Like a microcosm of the city itself this tower wraps pedestrian circulation within program space, which rests within vehicular traffic. By organizing the building in this way it becomes a physical representation of the layering of the city, program integrated with circulation at different scales. This allows for the overlapping of different public spaces that create a unique experience of being immersed within the layers of the cities physical presence of movement and density. The tower also references the transition between the harbour and city itself. The rotation of floor plates gestures the arrival to the city of Hong Kong, and becomes a prominent image of return.

Perspective at Multi-Purpose Space

First Floor Plan / Offices

Threshold to Hong Kong

2 carpark As a landmark in the urban environ-ment the car park acts as the threshold to the city. It is this sequence of traveling from one place to another with a transitional space in between. What the Car Park Tower creates is a celebration of this very sequence. Like a microcosm of the city itself this tower wraps pedestrian circulation within program space, which rests within vehicular traffic. By organiz-ing the building in this way it becomes a physi-cal representation of the layering of the city, program integrated with circulation at different scales. This allows for the overlapping of differ-ent public spaces that creates a unique experi-ence of being immersed within the layers of the cities physical presence of movements and density. The tower also references the transi-tion between the harbour and the city itself. The rotation of the floor plates gestures the arrival to the city of Hong Kong, and becomes a prominent image of return

3 drylands A monumental problem requires a monumental solution. With a bleak future for the arid South-west action needs to happen at several levels in order to create a sustain-able future. The first step that must be taken involves extensive investigation that influences the water energy nexus at the macro scale, and through government policy. Anticipating the City of Fresno’s need for future expansion the South East Growth Area can become a catalyst for this change. By first implementing a central community center that can encourage these techniques for change ideas can then be replicated at the micro - suburban scale, leading to the develop-ment of a sustainable community that can act

3 drylandsas a model for growth globally. Change is something that can only be inspired by action and education. The more aware the public is the more they will want to be involved in the solution. In this community center emerging sustainable techniques such as water vapor harvesting, community urban farming, living machines and bio-mimicry environments create a didactic environment that fully engages the growing community and act as a learning tool and inspirational device that will lead to a net-zero city that pushes the bounds of how humans can operate in their local environment.

4 pavilion Graduation at the University of Kan-sas is a celebration of the end of a journey and the beginning of another. It is where multiple personalities and ideas temporarily converge in a single moment and is the culmination of a long process of learning and sharing. This fragmentation of the human experience is re-flected in the existing haphazard context of the site behind Marvin Hall. The deployable gradu-ation pavilion becomes the moment where this fragmentation comes together in a single moment. Through a combination of permanent structural components and temporary modular components the site becomes transformed into a series of masses creating boundaries for the pavilion canopy. It is this unifying gesture that reflects the spirit of the graduation ceremony.

Before the graduation ceremony the canopy is assembled. This process involves attaching slide clips to the cables and inserting sections of pipe along the procession route. Perforated metal panels are then attached to the sections of pipe through the same process at random intervals. The randomness of the panels creates an expression that modulates light, reflects individual personalities and soft-ens the fragmentation of the site visually. The expression of the pavilion brings an architec-turally significant emotion to the graduation ceremony for the School of Architecture at the University of Kansas.

5 bridgeA bridge by its nature is a structural expression which supports a surface used connect sepa-rated spaces. Between these surfaces exist a temporary space of habitation and movement. This is not unlike a bicycle, a structural expres-sion which implies this movement. The bicycle, like the bridge, is also an object tied histori-cally to the social interaction in Amsterdam, and it is from this that we draw the inspiration for a new iconic pedestrian bridge for the city. Using modern materials like carbon fiber to create an integrated structural system that is organized around the morphology of a bicycle, an extremely light weight and sensible system is created. By using a material that is so light and fluid in form allows for voids to be created within the structure allowing systems to pass through and be tapped into at any point. This allows the bridge to be transformable based on the appropriate program for the time. This speaks to the adaptability of the city over time, and becomes a more dynamic expression that addresses the contemporary progression of Amsterdam in both recent and past historical instances. With this bridge a new architectural typology is created in which an integrated carbon fiber structure allows for a transform-able program which can inform a wide range of activities to inhabit the bridge and be later translated into of project types in the future.

6 robotsThe Flexible Automation Workshop is to be a place where the community of Clinton Hill in Brooklyn N.Y.C. can come together and share ideas and designs through technology and ro-botics. Conceptually this workshop is designed around principles of community engagement and the autodidactism of its components. These principles are derived from physi-cal robots of the contemporary era in which mechanics and systems are exposed and celebrated in such a way as to teach a greater audience of its function. This idea, translated into the, building is expressed through a double skin glass facade that acts as a display case for mechanical systems, wrapping the build-ing completely in an expressive systematic skin. This double facade is then clad with a mechanically operable perforated metal panel screen which can be reconfigured to highlight new works on display within the seven story atrium gallery space. This system becomes an integrated expression of emerging technologies

6 robotsof the contemporary age. The structural space frame that encloses the building is composed of a carbon fiber space frame system that al-lows for an extremely strong and light weight structure that can be more fluid formed in its connections. This high level of customiza-tion of the framing allows for a higher degree of integrated connections, and allows for the maximum amount of open views into and out of the workshop, visually engaging the sur-rounding context. The buildings visual porosity speaks to the urban context around the Pratt Institute and encourages the general public to explore its space and become more familiar and engaged within the robotics community, inspiring future growth within the industry and locally within the Clinton Hill community. This can also be done through the utilization of the workshop as a community incubator in which small groups can engage in guided research to develop new and interesting technologies, much like the facility that they are in.

7 lightsas - cen - sion: n. (Astronomy) - The rising of a star above the horizon. The idea of ascension is to raise one's self from the grounding of Earth to the heavens. Ascension Observatory is a retreat in Rovaniemi, Finland that takes this concept and asserts it towards the escape from modern, urban environment in means of getting one in touch with the primordial mystery of the Aurora Borealis. The observatory then becomes a representation of the ascension through procession, disconnection and envelopment. Visitors travel from the city center of Rovaniemi by tram and are plunged into the hillside, arriv-ing at the entry hall. From here one begins an educational journey through an underground tunnel that prepares one for the history and mythology of the Aurora Borealis. At the end of this journey visitors are thrust out into the environment through the planetarium. Once outside the village and restaurant are reached. From here one continues onto the sauna as an act of spiritual cleansing, an essential moment in ascension. The final destination can now be reached, a spiraling tower brings guests to the observatory, a platform that reaches into the sky and exists above the tree canopy. At this moment on is completely separated from their previous environment and enveloped in the Au-rora Borealis as a spiritual moment of discovery and inflection.