H I N G E D A D J A C E N C Yp h i l i p g l a s s c e n t e r f o r h o u s i n g w o r k s

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Located on East Houston St be tween Crosby and Lafayet te , th is pro jec t proposes a headquar te rs for the New York based hea l thcare non-prof i t o rgan iza t ion Hous ing Works, which would be sponsored by a New York based music composer. The in i t ia l mus ica l ana lys is o f the composer ’s work ser ves as insp i ra t ion for the tec ton ic ar t icu la t ion of the f ina l des ign.

The musica l composer f rom whom the pro jec t draws insp i ra t ion is Ph i l ip G lass, who s tar ted h is career in New York dur ing the 1960s. H is so lo p iano p iece, Metamorphos is 2 , was s tud ied a t the beg inn ing of the des ign process, where i t became c lear tha t h is musica l ident i ty cou ld be descr ibed as music made up of ‘ repeat ing s t r uctures ’ .

However, what makes the work most in te res t ing is the manner in which such s t r uctures in te ract wi th each o ther. The ‘h inge’ tha t enab les these layers to crea te ad jacenc ies wi th each o ther was the e lement in the music tha t c rea ted the complex i t ies wi th in the composi t ion.

M U S I C A L A N A L Y S I S

The proposed des ign a ims to conso l ida te the var ious ser v ices prov ided by the organ iza t ion in to one s t r ucture , drawing insp i ra t ion f rom the s t r ucture in music , whi le represent ing arch i tec ture o f mass t imber amidst the Cast I ron d is t r ic t o f Soho.

The d iagram be low shows how the var ious programs wi th in the organ iza t ion re la te to each o ther. The sunken p laza leads to the bookstore tha t prov ides f inanc ia l s tab i l i ty to the organ iza t ion. Ver t ica l c i rcu la t ion a l lows for progress ion in to o ther ser v ices such as of f ices and c l in ics , which requ i re a cer ta in leve l o f pr ivacy.

The des ign there fore , fac i l i ta tes for a hor izonta l in f lux o f users a t s t ree t leve l , bu t a lso a ver t ica l f lux in to the organ iza t ion, wi th hopes for a swi tch in user ro le f rom a ser v ice seeker to a poten i ta l ser v ice prov ider .

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P R O G R A M D I A G R A M

P L A N S

The sunken p laza a ims to crea te a s t ronger re la t ionsh ip wi th the subway passage on E. Houston, whi le main t ian ing i ts connect ion wi th the s t ree t . The act ive engagement o f the two leve ls fac i l i ta tes a s t rong hor izonta l f lux o f users in to the bookstore .

H O R I Z O N T A L / / V E R T I C A L F L U X

L O N G I T U D I N A L S E C T I O N F A C I N G W E S T

The ver t ica l f lux is fac i l ia ted through the in te rgra ted s tar icase/bookshe l f tha t enab les users to move through the organ iza t ion eas i ly. The cent ra l a t r ium space crea tes a l igh t we l l , wh ich fac i l ia tes v isua l t ransparenc ies between leve ls , but a lso crea tes a we l l l i t read ing/event space on the main leve l .

C R O S S S E C T I O N F A C I N G N O R T H C R O S S S E C T I O N F A C I N G S O U T H

M A T E R I A L I T Y The f ina l i zed des ign draws insp i ra t ion f rom the in i t ia l mus ic mode l s tud ies . The lower mass of the porgram which houses the bookstore is made f rom concre te to symbol i ze the s tab i l i ty i t p rov ides wi th in the organ iza t ion.

The top ha l f o f the s t r ucture houses the ser v ices Hous ing Works prov ides to the pub l ic , and there fore , remains t ransparent expos ing the inner s t r ucture , which enab les i t to cant i lever out over the s ide walk .

S I X H O U S Et a i k i - c h o , h o k k a i d o , j a p a n

l i x i l j s f o u n d a t i o n c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y

The typ ica l house is f i xed to the ear th ; anchored and s t i l l , wh i le the sun and the e lements constant ly change. But what i f the house cou ld move? What i f we cou ld do more wi th less? What i f a s ing le space cou ld become S ix?SIX HOUSE proposes one room in suppor t o f s ix programs; empower ing each sur face to become wal l , f loor, ce i l ing and aper ture . Medi ta t ing, Drawing, Gather ing, Ea t ing, Rest ing and Dreaming dr ive reconnect ion to the sky, ground and communi ty o f Ta ik i -cho.

Team Members: L indsey D ie ter, Jordana Goot , Mark Rakhmanov, Yu l iya Save lyeva, Ca leb S i l la rs

SIX HOUSE creates a new hous ing typo logy touch ing the ground more l igh t ly than t rad i t iona l bu i ld ing techn iques, whi le fos ter ing act ive engagement wi th in te r io r and ex ter io r env i ronments as we l l as those who inhab i t them. Natura l l igh t , compact but comfor tab le l i v ing spaces and a soc ia l r i tua l o f co l labora t ion wi th f r iends, fami ly and ne ighbours , reor ien t the l i v ing exper ience.

F ive peop le assemble to ro ta te the space together, and together they occupy each of the un ique and d i f fe rent sur faces.Trans i t ion between programs occurs through the coord ina t ion of f i ve bod ies and ten hands engag ing the ex ter io r she l l , in a communal ro l l ing sequence. The s ix ( f ive in te r io r, one ex ter io r ) programs are accessed through operab le aper tures tha t ser ve as both door way and window.

C O M F O R T / / L I G H T N E S S

N O T C H E D R I B B I N G

U N F O L D E D P L A N

( S O C I A L ) A S S E M B L Y + R E A S S E M B L Y

SIX HOUSE employs a fu lc r um st ra tegy enab l ing f ive peop le to d is t r ibu te the bu i ld ing load and use the ex t r uded ex ter io r channe ls to leverage the house and ro l l i t on to each of i ts s ix faces. Rounded corners sof ten the movement and fac i l i ta te a smooth ro l l .

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Lightness is not on ly about how the bu i ld ing lands ( touches the ground) , or about the embodied energy inherent in the mater ia l p rocesses of product ion, fabr ica t ion and t ranspor ta t ion, but L ightness is about an exper ien t ia l qua l i ty. In S IX HOUSE, each programmed sur face is re la ted to a un ique day l igh t ing cond i t ion.

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E A T I N G D R A W I N G R E S T I N G

D R E A M I N G G A T H E R I N G M E D I T A T I N G

E A T I N G D R A W I N G R E S T I N G

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S T I T C H I N G R E A L I T I E Sb r o n x , n e w y o r k

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Located of f o f 231st s t ree t in the Bronx, the pro jec t is s i tua ted in Ewen Park present a t the in te rsect ion of two ne ighbour ing but d ispara te ne ighborhoods; K ingsbr idge and Riverda le . The inherent topograph ica l change in the reg ion has resu l ted in a d ichotomous cond i t ion between the soc ia l c lasses tha t res ide in the count ies . Th is pro jec t t r ies to crea te an oppor tun i ty for the two separa ted soc ia l g roups to poss ib ly in te ract and in te rsect beyond jus t a dynamic mode of pass ing, by tak ing advantage of the e levat iona l change tha t has crea ted the separa t ion in the f i rs t p lace. I t ser ves as a pedest r ian c i rcu la t ive path , embedded wi th programs tha t a re a t t rac t ive to a l l members of the communi ty, wi th potent ia l soc ie ta l in tegra t ive consequences.

SECTION ALONG 231 ST STREET

S u b w A y S T A T I O N

I N T E N d E d S I T E

P U S H A N D P U L L O F T E R R A I N

The s i te was located a t the end of the busy 231st s t ree t . The presence of a subway s ta t ion a long i ts ax is a long wi th the var ie ty o f d i f fe rent programs a long the s t ree t , c rea ted a var ie ty o f users tha t were in constant dynamic pass ing wi th each o ther.The s i te crea tes a d iv ide between the two ne ighbor ing count ies wi th i ts s teep sect iona l character is t ic . As a resu l t , the park has become a sparse ly used p iece of land tha t breaks c i rcu la t ion between the two ne ighborhoods.

E X I S T I N G C O N D I T I O N S

C I R C U L A T I V E P R O P E R T I E S

The goa l was to crea te a seamless f low f rom the lower par t o f the h i l l to the upper sect ion, potent ia l ly a l lowing peop le to b leed in to the two zones. The proposed des ign t r ies to ach ieve tha t th rough a combinat ion of tec ton ic manipu la t ion on the sur face leve l o f the park , whi le crea t ing var ious leve ls to be occup ied to fac i l i ta te pedest r ian c i rcu la t ion

S U R F A C E / / L E V E L M A N I P U L A T I O N

The proposed des ign t r ies to crea te leve ls a long the e levat ion of the s i te to ser ve as non b ias soc ia l spots tha t cou ld poss ib ly s t i tch the var ious groups of users whi le main ta in ing a c i rcu la t ive qua l i ty.

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A Upper Leve l te r ra in ex t . perspect iveB Mal l In te r io r Perspect iveC Lower leve l te r ra in ex t . perspect ive

B O A T M A K I N G A C A D E M Yd o b b s f e r r y , n e w y o r k

f a l l 2 0 1 4 | p r o f e s s o r n i c h o l a s b r i n e n

Based in the town of Dobbs Fer r y in Upsta te New York , the pro jec t is located on the edge of the Hudson River, ad jacent to an ex is t ing water f ront deve lopment park . The water f ront as we l l as the s i te r un para l le l to the Met ro Nor th t racks, which act as a phys ica l bar r ie r, separa t ing the res t o f the town f rom the water.Th is pro jec t t r ies to exp lore the oppor tun i ty o f a boat mak ing academy as an ex tens ion of the water f ront park to become a hub of pub l ic in te ract ion wi th the r iver, thus br idg ing the gap between the townspeople and the water.

The in i t ia l ana lys is o f the s i te focuses on var ious access po in ts to the locat ion. The s i te ana lys is t r ies to sur vey the pr imar y and secondar y methods of t ravers ing over the Met ro Nor th t racks r unn ing par ra l le l to the s i te in order to ga in be t te r unders tand ing of access which would he lp d i rec t ly in f luence programmat ic mass ing for the in tended complex .

S I T E A N A L Y S I S

SCRIBED RELIEFThrough the act o f cut t ing , scor ing and fo ld ing, var ious i te ra t ions of s i te p lann ing and programmat ic mass ing were exp lored to re f lec t the data gathered through s i te ana lys is and t r ied to exp lore var ious access- types in to the s i te . I t became c lear tha t the ex is t ing bay on the s i te was another po in t o f access tha t cou ld be taken advantage of, as a potent ia l water fea ture tha t would cut in to the land and br ing the water in to the s i te .

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vehicular access to Waterfront park

Metro North Station at Waterfront Park

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SECONdARy ACCESS pOINTS // mAxImum fLOw

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P R O P O S E D D E S I G NThe f ina l i zed des ign responds to the access po in ts th rough i ts programmat ic ar rangement . Ut i l i z ing the ex is t ing br idge tha t feeds in to the s i te and the potent ia l i t i es prov ided by the ad jacent water f ront park , the schemat ics o f the des ign is d iv ided in to ‘ th i rds ’ , p rogress ing f rom pr iva te to pub l ic as i t ge ts c loser to the water.

THE ACADEMY

The academy is i tse l f d iv ided in to th i rds as we l l , w i th a sect iona l change accompany ing changes in pr ivacy. The lower leve l houses the boat mak ing workshop, open to a l l academy users as we l l as those v is i t ing the s i te . Ascend ing a leve l a re the c lass rooms, and lec ture rooms, pr iva te to the academy users on ly. The f ina l leve l is the most removed f rom the ground, and thus the most pr iva te , hous ing pr iva te quar te rs for the teachers .

THE MUSEUM

To ach ieve max imum v iews, the museum is an outdoor env i ronment tha t compr ises of s tepp ing leve ls tha t shoot o f f f rom the workshop in the academy, shar ing an overarch ing s t r ucture , which houses the boats for v iewing.

M U LT I - G E N E R A T I O N A L L I V I N Gh o u s i n g m o d e l | c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y

s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 | p r o f e s s o r m i t c h e l l o w e n s

Home shou ld not on ly be a p lace to re juvenate one’s mind and body, but a lso to reconnect wi th loved ones. Th is pro jec t tack les the issue of l i v ing wi th in a mul t i -genera t iona l fami ly s t r ucture ; where the home is ab le acc l imat i ze to the chang ing dynamics of i ts occupants whi le es tab l ish ing s t rong fami ly in te ract ions.

The house is d iv ided in to 3 zones between the s t r uctura l wa l ls , as seen in the p lans. The outer zones house the res t ing and s leep ing quar te rs for each genera t ion, enab l ing the fami ly members to have the i r own moments o f pr ivacy. I t is impera t ive for a successfu l and happy l i fes ty le wi th in a la rge fami ly s t r ucture tha t ind iv idua ls have the i r own moments o f pr ivacy.

However, happ iness can a lso s tem f rom hea l thy re la t ions wi th the o ther fami ly members. The cent ra l zone houses the programmat ic re la t ions (seen in axonometr ic d iagram) tha t pu l l the var ious genera t ions towards i t , encourag ing in te r-genera t iona l in te ract ions.

D E S I G N C O N C E P T

S P L I T L E V E L I N T E R A C T I O N SS P A T I A L P R O G R A M M I N G

F I R S T F L O O R S E C O N D F L O O R

The sect iona l qua l i ty o f the des ign genera tes sect iona l v iewing and there fore awareness of the o ther occupants , which in te rms of safe ty can be most impera t ive . Enc losed ch i ld ren’s p layroom prov ides an added leve l o f secur i ty, which once the ch i ld ren grow, can f lex in to a workspace. Th is same sect iona l qua l i ty a lso harbors hea l th benef i ts as younger genera t ions are made to use s ta i rcases da i ly to ge t a round the house. The o lder genera t ions, however, inhab i t the lower f loor for ease of access ib i l i ty and a lso have the added benef i ts o f a ramp to descend to the l i v ing room.

S E C T I O N A L I N T E R A C T I O N

D I S C R E T E P R O G R A M M A T I C M O M E N T S

The sp l i t - leve l l i v ing crea tes a genera l d iv ide between the pub l ic aspects o f the house (western ha l f ) f rom the day- to-day usage of the house. As a resu l t , the da i ly occup ied space of the house is se t back in to the p lo t , separa t ing i t f rom the s t ree t s ide and there fore mak ing i t more pr iva te and secure .The e levat ions dep ic t th is leve l change. They a lso show how through d i f fe rent e leva t ions, l igh t is a l lowed to penet ra te the cent ra l zone, which harbors most o f these in te ract ions. The render ings tha t fo l low dep ic t the in tended sect iona l in te ract ions between occupants .

F R O N T E L E V A T I O N

R E A R E L E V A T I O N

S T R E E T S E A T Sd e s i g n - b u i l d | t h e n e w s c h o o l

s p r i n g 2 0 1 5 | p r o f e s s o r n i c h o l a s b r i n e n

This pro jec t is a s tudent co l labora t ive pro jec t a long wi th the DOT to crea te pub l ic s t ree t seat ing for The New School . Located a t the corner o f 13th s t ree t and F i f th Avenue, the pro jec t a ims to crea te a un ique seat ing space tha t can a lso promote work produced by New School S tudents . The des ign a ims to implement modular const r uct ion tha t reduces assembly t ime on s i te and is easy d ismant le and re-assemble .

The s tack ing method implemented for the seat ing deck crea tes an enc losure tha t c rea tes enough of separa t ion f rom the s t ree t whi le s t i l l ma in ta in ing a poros i ty for the users to b leed in to space tha t was o ther wise not occup iab le . The t rans i t ion between mater ia ls cont ro ls v iews by increas ing the poros i ty and open ing space to des i red v iews towards F i f th Avenue.

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I N T E R I O R E L E V A T I O N

S I D E E L E V A T I O N

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