MITCHELL R EYNOLDS

Architecture Portfolio

Syracuse University Architecture Student

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jreynold@syr.edu

CHELSEA, MANHATIAN M ixed-use Development : Apartme nts - Nightclub

Chelsea is a juxtaposed area socioec onomica lly. New and more a ffluent cit izens ore moving in and making for a switch from the current housing, that artists and the tenured residents hove, to more expensive housing - which the p revious citizens c annot afford. With this switch, it is becoming evident tha t housing and street-level programs ore be ing forced to d eal w ith public vs. pri­vate re lationships. A clear d iagram is derived from this new prob­lem at hand in Chelsea a nd is easily transformed into the form of the nightclub vs. housing organiza tion o f two grod iented , oppos­ing systems.

Looking to the site c ontext for important facets that con influence viewing angles, very c lear c ut lines con sub tract vo lumes from the 18th street fa cad e to g ive better views o f the High Line, the p iece larg ely responsible for a ll o f these urban and d emograph­ic c hanges, and for a more fulfi lling outdoor venue . Ea ch floor receives a d ifferent calculated cut and split, to g ive a varied and a lways-changing viewing perspective . This a llows for the building to c reate dynamic conduits between C helsea and the re sidents inside as well as the visitors outside.

Sunlight considera tions and a cknow ledgement o f a larger c ity w ithin and surrounding Chelsea a llow for a p iec e o f the d iagram­matic facade to tw ist towards the sun. Applied over this is a para­metric skin. The skin a llows for lighting to come in and re fract d if­ferently based on the time o f day. It a lso a llows for the losers and club lights to come out a t night and interact w ith Chelsea through openings based a long on expressive and tw isting tube . The tube has aggregates that c rush and expand at different points to a llow for more or less o f on obstructed view that overa ll c onverses well w ith the nightclub goers, the High Line users, and w ith the citizens o f Chelsea. Light ing from other buildings as well as the sun w ill a lso odd to the overa ll e ffec t of the nightclub 's mezzanine and the aggregates a llow for ac centuated spaces from the interior to the exterior. This punctured tube emphasizes the gallery and artist scene as on important and everlasting port of the Chelsea d istrict w ith its d esign intent ion. The parametrically designed skin is a dramatic and iconic feature o f Chelsea that w ill b ridge the gop be tween new and o ld c itizens.

With the co nc ept of form g iven to the socioec onomic and socia l characteristics of this neig hborhood in referenc e to the c hanging c ulture and peo p le of the neig hborhood, the building w ill derive a d iagrammatic and co ncise expression o f a hierarchica l stance that a llows the two programs to bec ome intertw ined fluid ly w ithin the site . As the site is further studied , angles a nd c uts c on be mode so that the High Line con be seen d ifferently or from different vanta ge points. Through this operative procedure, the building c reates important views for c urrent c itizens and visitors of Chelsea to see, understand, and c onverse w ith so that the socioeconomic mixing c on be seomlessly ac hieved w ith this transition.

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H ANNOVER SQUARE, SYRACUSE Mixed-use Development : Yoga Studio, Tea House, Apartment

Yoga's traditional purpose has always been to bring about a profound transformation in the person through the transcendence of the ego. The purpose of a building that hosts a yoga studio is to embody these elements of transcendence and to have an evolving and changing posture, just as the yogi or yogini's bodies will experience.

The site has allowed for many transferrable possibilities that equivalently allow for a flowing, rolling, and levitating of the roof and facades, giving the aura of traditional yoga values. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, the word yoga means 'spiritual discipline'. This act of personification of a spiritual discipline is important and necessary in the crea of a structure that expresses yoga. Important characteristi that should be found in the design are divine harmony, greater being, and prayer. Self-enlightenment is the ultimate goal in a building that personifies the Buddhist teachings o f yoga and wellness.

Through interconnected relationships of yoga, a building that allows for open lighting and large floor plans with easy corridor access to the outdoors and other spaces while embodying a sense o f spiritual hierarchy through a free­floating and levitating design, there is a method o f inspired design. This inspired design not only allows for yoga and the 111L1~~---Lo·_ interconnected activities of wellness to ta ke place inside, instead the building a lso participates with the inhabitants along their divine and spiritual yoga journey.

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