John Delaney Architecture Portfolio

JOHN DELANEY2008-2012ARCHITECTURE / INTERIOR DESIGN

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22-33 THE STADIUM AT EXPO PARK

34-35 SOLAR DECATHLON “PLENUM HOUSE

36-41 VERSA HOUSING

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SITE PHOTOS. SITE PLAN.

CAMI/ COLLEGE OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRY01PROJECT TYPE: AcademicCOMPLETED DATE: Spring 2012LOCATION: Slauson Rd. & Western Ave., Los Angeles, CaliforniaINSTRUCTORS: Chris Warren, Associate Professor, Principal @ WORDJohn Friedman, Visiting Critic, Principal @ JFAK Architects

The decline of manufacturing in this country has stricken many great cities with high joblessness and urban decay. This decline is not solely an economic issue - it preceded the current recession by many years - but also involves domestic social, cultural, political, and educational factors, and is heavily influenced by the recent upwelling of foreign competition. The question remains: is there a viable way to return manufacturing to the United States so that it is both >PROFITABLE and COMPETITIVE in the global market? And if so, is it possible to return this manufacturing to urban centers, as it started during the intense growth period of the industrial revolution, as both a form making device and a >MOTIVATOR OF SOCIAL CHANGE?

With Tesla, there is an opportunity to partner an academic campus teaching the latest skills in computational and eco-friendly production with an innovative business that employs technology that has yet to be undercut by cheaper foreign alternatives.This new campus reverses the trend of the suburban, Silicon Valley corporate/industrial model by bringing industry back to the city. Cutting-edge architecture and a variety of amenities are intended to revitalize the currently derelict neighborhood and restore the proud tradition of American manufacturing. As a metaphor, the car-themed campus references the energy, vitality, and symbology of the Los Angeles freeway culture.

The chosen site for the new Tesla factory and school is an 8-block area of South Los Angeles zoned for industrial use. This area is floating in a nearly unending ocean of single-family homes - the “Elysian Fields” of the city that are anything but; crime is rampant, lots are vacant, park land scarce, and access to education and jobs training is very poor relative to the rest of the country. The proposal here is to take the model of a recently-founded California-based company focusing on high-tech and sustainable manufacturing, couple it with a college campus, and provide public access to act as a catalyst for positive growth.

This project is the culmination of the development of the “Hybrid Complex,” as it weaves many functions and architectural typologies into a consistent and legible urban facility. The new buildings interact directly with the old/existing and take advantage of existing infrastructure. These existing buildings are repurposed to function within the industrial flow process. Buildings are connected with bridges and conveyors, as a sort of continuous “loop” or linkage. Housing is provided on-site to establish a continuous 24-hour human presence. And there is an economic goal of benefiting the surrounding neighborhood.

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TEST TRACK AND FACTORY ROOF.

Infrastructure at the micro/local scale is under increasing scrutinty as we revert from the suburban to the urban. Here, infrastructure and buildings become one and feed off each other in a direct and legible “loop system.”

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FACTORY INTERIOR.

TESLA ROADSTER.

In order to regain a foothold in global markets, the US must not only lead in terms of technological innovation but also follow the German model of efficient production. Manufacturing facilities must be equipped with advanced machinery that produces little toxic waste, and must produce finish products that represent a philosophy of environmental sensitivity. To combine these approaches with an eductional component empowers future generations to ensure the continued health of local economies and environments.

[CLEAN TECHNOLOGY + SUSTAINABILITY}

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[campus matrix]

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES

FACTORY

STAMPING

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BODY FRAMING

PAINT

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INTEGRATED FACILITIES

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AERIALS.

GROUND LEVEL PLAN.

FACTORY LEVEL PLAN.

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EAST-WEST SECTION @ TOWER.

[LABS] [PLAZA] [CAR CONVEYOR]

[FACTORY][TEST TRACK]

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TEST TRACK AND TOWER, NORTH.

TOP RIGHT: PARK AND HOUSING.BOTTOM RIGHT: FACTORY PLAZA.

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Buildings are no longer static reminders of history, nor are they immediately replacable throw-away commodities. They adapt to “flows” of information, people, and materials, and accommodate the aether-bound connectivity of social networking. One way to acoomplish this is to provide sufficient public spaces, even within mostly private buildings, which feature interactive displays and information kiosks that tell a story about the urban context and purpose of the development. Additionally, production areas have viewing galleries that offer a kind of practical voyeurism. Retail, museum, office, and infrastructure are combined into one.

[INTERACTIVE URBANISM]

[SHOWROOM AND LOBBY.]

VEHICULAR ENTRANCE.

PLAZA, TOWARDS LABS.

PLAZA, TOWARDS FACTORY.

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TOWER FROM DISTANCE.

TOWER OCCUPIABLE BRIS-SOLEIL.

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SITE SECTION, EAST-WEST.

MEANS OF CONVEYANCE. STRUCTURE.

SITE SECTION, NORTH SOUTH.

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def.

Having cavities filled with air to reduce weight, as in the bones of birds.

Contained or operated by gas or air under pressure.

PNEUMATIC adj. (Zoological definition)

PNEUMATIC adj. (Physical definition)

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Pneumatics are somewhat of an architectural curiosity; never implemented on a mass scale, and only ever popularly used in the crack-pot architectural experiments of the 1960s and 70s from groups like Ant Farm. There are numerous advantages to pneumatic construction (weight, material, structural efficiency) but ultimately the unavoidable disadvantages of unpredictability, low durability, difficulty in planning, and need for a constant air supply supercede them. But with new computational design methodologies and construction techniques, can we reinvent this neglected material system in a way that is architecturally innovative and also environmentally sensitive?

Our project, called “cellul/arch,” is motivated by the structure of leaves and plant cells, which are lightweight, performative and self-supporting, and which contain components that work together in biological equilibrium.

PROJECT TYPE: Design Build / FabricationCOMPLETED DATE: Spring 2012LOCATION: University of Southern CaliforniaINSTRUCTORS: Achim Menges, Univ. Stuttgart ICD; Thomas Auer, Transsolar Klimaengineering

TEAM:john delaney (m.arch)augie liu (yr. 4)martha schott (m. arch)connor wingfield (m. arch)evan shieh (yr. 5)ali chen (yr. 5)lexie ierace (yr. 5)shabi mofakham (m. arch)isaac yoo (yr. 5)

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Plant cells are individual structural compartments of performative biomechanical components. These structures propogate, connect, and exert force on one another to create a larger, unified structural body [the LEAF] with performative charateristics. Some of the characteristics include shade, conversion of solar radiation to usable energy, and aesthetic properties.

The individual components serve more specialized functions. Plastids are responsible for energy conversion and storage. The Tonoplast is a thin-walled membrane that contains the Vacuole, an interior volume that maintains Turgor Pressure to retain its shape and structural capacity. Essentially, it is a pneumatic system. We have adapted this system to create a sheltering device that is performative and responds to changes in the environment.

We tried to create as thin a structural frame as possible to test the strength of the pneumatic cells. In the pavilion’s unpressurized state, the thin structural frame is compressed by its own weight. The pressure against the cell walls caused by filling them with air is enough that the frame expands and reaches its full structural capacity while achieving an equilibrium state.

UN-PRESSURIZED FORM. PRESSURIZED FORM.

[PERFORMATIVE: THE CELL / MICROSTRUCTURE]

[PERFORMATIVE: THE LEAF / MACROSTRUCTURE]

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Biological systems by evolution seek a mutually-beneficial equilibirum condition with both the surrounding environment and the organisms with which they share that environment. To mimic this behavior, the cells are divided into two halves, one a reflective material and one transparent. During overcast skies, the halves are inflated equally in a neutral condition. During clear skies and hot weather, the reflective cell is inflated to block sunlight, and during cold weather the clear cell is inflated to absorb sunlight and convert it to heat. This fluctuation maximizes the comfort of the inhabitant.

Frame: 1/8” Steel Rod, WeldedBase: 1” Galvanized Steel PipeClear Cell: Poly, Heat Welded, TapedReflective Cell: Coated Mylar, Heat WeldedConnective Tissue: Stretch Nylon FabricValve Caps: Animal Balloons

PRESSURIZED FORM.

PLAN + DEFORMATIONS.

CONCEPT SKETCH.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE.

[EQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOR]

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1. CONCEPT

3. FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPING

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4. DIGITAL REFINEMENT

2. EXPERIMENTATION

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03THE STADIUM AT EXPO PARK

Stadiums, for a variety of reasons, are often monovalent oases of entertainment, adrift in oceans of asphalt and displaced far from vibrant city centers. Cities rarely fully exploit the vast economic and infrastructural potential of these massive facilities. In the United States, football stadiums in particular are a hugely unsustainable investment in terms of material and space as most host eight or so games annually. Is there an architectural solution that both improves the historically mundane aesthetic of American football stadia, and also proposes a new urban identity for the stadium type?

The Stadium at Expo Park addresses the University of Southern California’s need for a contemporary football facility, while also embracing its urban location within the greater context of Los Angeles, in particular the Figueroa Corridor that links Exposition Park with LA Live / Staples Center and the Bunker Hill Cultural District to the North. The new stadium pushes directly onto Vermont Avenue with an immediate street presence. The bowl is tightly squeezed between a 24-hour entertainment bar of nightclubs, restaurants, and galleries, and the existing LA Coliseum, which has repurposed as a Museum of Sport and Landscape Park.

A masterplan suggests on-site high-density and high-rise apartments/condos/student housing, as well as grocery stores, coffee shops and other amenities. New USC athletic facilities and fields are provided for students. Some existing USC facilities move from campus to the site, directing the future trend of university expansion toward the south. These buildings compliment the existing museums [California Science Center, Air and Space Museum, African American Museum, and the newly renovated Natural History Museum] and elementary school.

CONCEPT DIAGRAM. RESOLVING THE ISSUE OF DISPARITY IN LOS ANGELES URBAN DEVELOPMENT BY RECENTERING IN AN URBAN CORE.

[A NEW IDENTITY FOR AMERICAN SPORTS ARCHITECTURE]

PROJECT TYPE: AcademicCOMPLETED DATE: Fall 2011LOCATION: Expositition Park, Los Angeles, CaliforniaINSTRUCTORS: Dan Meis, FAIA, Principal, Meis Architects.Greg Otto, Principal, Buro Happold.

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The stadium will host two primary tenants: USC Football and Chivas USA (of Major League Soccer). The venue is also designed as a multipurpose facility, capable of hosting football, soccer (World Cup), Olympic events, concerts, motor sports events (Truck rallys, Motorcorss), XGames, and many more.

EXISTING COLISEUM/LANDSCAPE PARK

PROGRAM MATRIX.

MASTERPLAN.

HISTORIC ROSE GARDEN.

MASTERPLAN RENDERINGS.

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FLOOR PLANS.

[WEST STAND] [EAST STAND] [EAST CONCOURSE][WEST CONCOURSE]

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Lockers / Museum Level

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM.

CIRCULATION & EXITING.

Outrigger Trusses.

Columns.

“Super Columns”

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[EAST CONCOURSE] [MUSEUM & PEDESTRIAN STREET] [EXISTING FIELD & LANDSCAPE PARK] [PERISTYLE]

Ground Level. Club Level. Middle Deck. Upper Deck. Suites.

[HYBRID COMPLEXITY] Many new civic and athletic facilities in the United States stand alone, ostracized from each other at the urban level in architecturally heroic but ultimately destructive fashion. At the same time, older facilities are destroyed. Is there a way to repurpose these old buildings and weave a variety of urban program elements into a contiguous but complex hybrid of activity that defies the status quo?

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AERIAL RENDERING..

[HOTEL][OFFICE]

[HOUSING]

[MUSEUMS][ATHLETIC FIELDS]

[USC FACILITIES]

29CLUB IN THE ROOF. SUITES & CONCOURSE.

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AERIAL RENDERING.. VERMONT AVENUE AT NIGHT.

[24-HOUR URBANISM] It is critical to program the urban fabric around the stadium in a way that allows it to continuously facilitate a variety of activities, even when the stadium is not in use. Otherwise, such a large building would be a desolate edificial void in the city most days of the year.

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INSIDE THE STADIUM.IEAST PEDESTRIAN WALK AND ENTRANCE.

Live events compete with cable and satellite TV to draw vistors. It is impotant to convey the notion of an “experience,” where the architecture serves as a tempting backdrop to the exciting and unique commerical and communal activities of the in-person gameday. .

[GAMEDAY EXPERIENCE]

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DETAIL SECTION, EAST STAND. DETAIL SECTION, WEST STAND.

[PLAZA] [ROOF] [FIELDS & ENTRY][SUITES]

Many American stadiums suffer from a lack of architectural expression in both organization and construction. This condition is a product of cost, efficiency, and priority. If the entire point of the staidium is to create an experience, then it is worth investing a higher quality of design as the framework for that experience.

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[SECTION MODEL, SINGLE “BENT”]

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SOLAR CANOPY WITH PV ARRAY & OPENINGS

ENERGY RESPONSIVE ENVELOPE WITH INSULATED FRITTED GLASS & SOLAR SCEEN

AIR & LIGHT CHIMNEYS

SERVICE CORES/MODULES

PLENUM PLATE

CONCEPTUAL MODELS

Plenum space; the house as manifold for modulating flows

Object-field of programmaric, structural and mechanical cores.

Diagrammatic model showing relationship between “solid” cores and “void” courtyards and air and light chimneys.

CONCEPTUAL MODELS




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CONCEPTUAL MODELS




OPERABLE PERFORATED SCREEN

OPERABLE AIR & LIGHT CHIMNEY

PV MODULE LAYER - 7.8 kW SYSTEM

PLENUM LAYERINSULATED CEILING LAYER

INSULATED FLOOR LAYER

FINISHED SPACE COURTYARD

LOWER PLENUM LAYER

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HIGH PERFORMANCE INSULATED GLASS WITH GRADIENT FRIT PATTERN

SCHEMATIC ENERGY SYSTEMS DIAGRAMS

1/4”=1’-0”

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CONCEPT MODELS.

DETAIL SYSTEMS SECTION.

ROOF WITH PVs.

GLAZED ENCLOSURE.

COURTYARDS.

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EXTERIOR VIEWS

Looking northeast: Aerial view of layered roof system with light and air chimneys, manifold space and PV array.

West-facing exposure with custrom water jet perforated sliding shade screens.

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EXTERIOR VIEWS

Looking northeast: Aerial view of layered roof system with light and air chimneys, manifold space and PV array.

West-facing exposure with custrom water jet perforated sliding shade screens.

INTERIOR VIEWS

Looking east at courtyard plenum space and entry.

Looking southwest: View of flex-space with movable shade screens and air and light chimney in background.

INTERIOR VIEWS

Looking east at courtyard plenum space and entry.

Looking southwest: View of flex-space with movable shade screens and air and light chimney in background.

I was the only graduate student invited to participate in an intensive, two-day design charrette for the USC entry into the 2013 Solar Decathlon. Successful admission to the competition requires each school to submit a proposal that verifies competent knowledge of vernacular methods of sustainable architecture and acknowledges the potential for innovative design. A traditional California model - flat roof with large overhang and a tiered floor plate with courtyards - was the eventual genesis for our design, named “Plenum House” which utilizes the manifold effect to generate airflow within the enclosed, light-filled interior space. The courtyards function as light wells, gardens, air stacks and rainwater collectors. The roof provides shading as well as an ideal mounting platform for required PV panels.

This project was completed with a group of undergraduate students, under the advisement of faculty members Warren Techentin and Gary Paige.

RENDERINGS (WITH YUKI HIIRAI).PROJECT TYPE: CompetitionCOMPLETED DATE: Falll 2011LOCATION: HypotheticalINSTRUCTORS: Gary Paige, Principal, Gary Paige Studio. Warren Techentin, Principal, WTARCH.

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The complex is located propitiously at the intersection of two major Los Angeles thoroughfares and above a Metro Station. By increasing density, and creating a new scale that is contextually abset in combination with striking color, the intent is to reinvigorate the surrounding neighborhood by providing a new mixed use landmark.

[VERSA = VERMONT + SANTA MONICA / VERTICAL + SATURATE]

VERMONT ELEVATION.

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Los Angeles is a city that is transitioning from a decades-long tradition of low-density, single family construction to embrace HIGHER DENSITY, MIXED USE, TRANSIT-ORIIENTED development. Slowly, planners, architects, and residents are realizing that the petroleum-driven society that spawned hundreds of miles of divisive freeways and block after block of tract housing is completely unsustainable. To counteract this history, there is a push to provide high density housing in combination with leasable ground floor space that usually takes the form of restaurants, bars, retail shops, and other businesses. The consequences of this action include: economic benefits for both the building owner, who is able to recoup some of the cost, and the retail tenants, who have ready-made access to a customer base; additionally, the building may become a landmark in the region that attracts additional density and tenants in the adjoining properties; consequently, the neighborhood may improve as a whole with new construction and new residents, and the added density increases safety through a redundant grouping or community effect.

Concurrently, the building is located within a reasonable proximity to mass transit (busses, trains, etc.), in this case the Vermont/Santa Monica LA Metro station, to increase usership of the local transit infrastructure without adding additional stress in the form of traffic or surface parking. The reduced dependency on the automobile benefits the local environment and ecosystems as well. As Americans become more comfortable with high-density living - as I believe they will in the age of social networking - these types of developments will only become more and more viable and will replace the single-family unit as the primary building block of residential architecture.

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SANTA MONICA ELEVATION.

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EXPLODED TECTONIC DIAGRAM. NORTH = SOUTH SECTION.

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MODEL VIEWS.

Views south to downtown Los Angeles & Koreatown.

Views north to Los Feliz & mountains.

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UNIT PLANS.

ETFE PANELS ON A FRAME ACT AS A “DOIUBLE SKIN” FOR THE SOUTH FACADE, AS IT IS SO MUCH TALLER THAN THE SURROUNDING BUILDING IT HAS NO CONTEXTUAL SHADING.

Large glass panels afford magnificent views of the santa monica mountains, and provide ample diffuse light for the living and bedroom areas.

The circulation is contained between the etfe skin and unit entrance, reducing overall heat gain within the unit while also providing a sense of enclosure without sacrificing natural ventilation.

[NORTH FACADE][SOUTH FACADE]

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STRUCTURE & CIRCULATION.

PUBLIC PLINTH.

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06DRIFT

This small project for a mobile architecture seminar describes a future where human beings have destroyed Earth to the extent that it is no longer inhabitable. With only limited capability for space travel, but ample resources to support a mobile population, a select group of human beings is thrust into space where they will propagate with the intent of one day returning to Earth once the toxic side effects of the calamity have been abated. In order to recolonize, the space vessel would be equipped with several deployable, mobile housing units that can be unpacked and integrated on land. Without an existing infrastructure (save the ruins of the previous civilization), the dwellings would need to be self sufficient - i.e. rely on solar power, rainwater collection, etc. The mobile features of the house would allow the users to act as “new nomads,” seeking out resources wherever they may be fit for consumption.

The houses could be combined into clusters, and then into small communities, through a series of connective devices. In this way, the values of democracy and community are maintained in our posterity.

This project led directly into an offer to coordinate a symposium on mobile architecture called “Motopia: A New Age for Modular Construction,” chaired by Jennifer Siegal of the Office of Mobile Design and featuring Michael Webb, Stephen Kieran, Robert Kronenberg and Alison Arieff.

PROJECT TYPE: AcademicCOMPLETED DATE: Spring 2011LOCATION: HypotheticalINSTRUCTORS: Jennifer Siegal, Principal, Office of Mobile Design

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07UNIVERSITY PARK CHARTER SCHOOL

The University Park area just north of USC is a historically significant neighborhood that features beautiful vintage craftsman homes from the turn of the century, luxury student housing, churches, parks, and small retail. The site for a proposed charter elementary school (grades K-6) is located at the intersection of Hoover and Adams, which runs east to west and demarcates a clear transition from low income immigrant communities to the north and affluent University-affiliated residents to the south. The critical challenge inherent in this project is how to bridge the gap between these two demographics both through education and architectural response.

The design seeks to dissolve the notion of “barriers” by combining individual components around a large central open space that is visible from the street, a rarity in an area of Los Angeles where most schools line the street and have very few openings, like a prison wall. The open space is raised a half story, and a berm and stair provide the requisite protection from intruders instead of the normal fence. The classrooms are clustered in bars that respond to the street grid and permit light/ventilation more effectively than a single mass.. Circulation is path-driven and is intended to create a fun, active movement system within the school. The assemblage is tied together with a folded canopy structure that evokes movement, energy, and freedom.

SITE LOCATION. SITE PHOTOS.

SITE PLAN.

MODEL VIEW, EAST. MODEL VIEW, NORTH

PROJECT TYPE: Acadenuc COMPLETED DATE: Fall 2011 LOCATION: Los Angeles, California INSTRUCTORS: Selwyn Ting

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PROJECT TYPE: Acadenuc COMPLETED DATE: Fall 2011 LOCATION: Los Angeles, California INSTRUCTORS: Selwyn Ting

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The “barriers” that characterize the site and the community are evident in the graffiti that covers the walls of buildings on Hoover Street north of Adams. The disrespect for public property is not necessarily a spiteful defacement; rather, it can also be a symbolic representation of the common attitudes of a people towards their environment. The intent is to bring attention to something or someone that normally would not receive it.

DEMOGRAPHIC CHART.

GRAFFITI COLLAGE.

MODEL VIEW, NORTH. MODEL VIEW, AERIAL.

BUILDING PRECEDENTS.

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PROGRAM DIST.

HOOVER ELEVATION.

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FROM ADAMS ST.

FROM HOOVER ST. FROM INTERSECTION.

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STRUCTURE.

STRUCTURAL DETAILS & MATERIALS.

The roof for is a “folded plate” that is supported from two sets of ridgelines. Voids are cut into the roof to enhance the linear quality and evoke movement.

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08FABRICATION + GRAPHICS

[DIGITAL TOOLS]MAXWELL RENDERINGRHINO GRASSHOPPER3D RAPID PROTOTPYING

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