To Five PointsMARTA

To WoodruffPark

To GeorgiaState

To UndergroundAtlanta

Site

Bus Canopies

Trees

Sun Path

To Five PointsMARTA

To WoodruffPark

To GeorgiaState

To UndergroundAtlanta

Site

Bus Canopies

Trees

Sun Path

ATL Community Center

PROGRAM

The site chosen for this project is a 4600 square foot piece of land at the corner of Broad Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Since the empty lot is located between two existing buildings, the general approach was to design a structure that has the characteristics of an infill project. Research done during the 1st half of the semseter on Opulence dictated an architecture focused on the interior. The nature of experiences with opulent structures of the highest order requires one to be fully immersed in a space in order for the effect to be viable. Therefore, the compact, infill site allows the architecture to turn itself inwards and focus on interior details: corners, transitions, niches, thresholds,etc. Community members will enter the building frontally from Broad Street and thus his/her primary experiences will take place within the the building.

SITE ATTRIBUTES:

Broad Street is one-way, which reduces automobile traffic

Plenty of off-street parking at either ends of the site (between Mitchell and MLK)

Trees, light posts, bus stop canopies, and low-rise buildings give the street a nice pedestrian scale

Has the potential to become a vibrant streetscape and a revitalized part of downtown

There are few vacant properties, which means the street remains active throughout the day

Directly adjacent to the lot are a market, eye care store, and a drug store

It is within walking distance of: 5 Points MARTA Station Woodruff Park Georgia State University Underground Atlanta Restaurants and shopping outlets

The site’s zoning designation SPI-1 coincides with Atlanta’s plan of “imagine Downtown”, implemented in 2006

Imagine downtown encourages more mixed-use, urban development in an attempt to create a vibrant, 24-hr environment where people can live, work, meet, and play

SPACE ALLOCATION:

Overall Program Size: 13,800ft2

3 Levels @ 4,600ft2

Space Size NumberMulti-purpose room 1000 1Library 900 1Bar / Lounge 850 1 Offices 200 3Conference Room 400 2Kitchen 450 1Dining Area 400 1M / W Restroom 175 2Exercise Room 700 1Day Care / Child Care 500 1Entrance / Lobby / Reception 500 1Art / Display Space 600 1Classrooms 500 2 Teen Center 500 2Rental / Flexible Space 1000 1

Sub-Total 11600

Circulation (+ 20%) 2320

Total 13920

COMMUNITY CENTER

ATL Community Center

GENTLEMEN’S CLUB

SCALE : 1”=250’

ZONING DESIGNATION: SPI-1 (Special Public Interest)Footprint: 4600ft2

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Support Spaces

Flexible Spaces

Educational Spaces

Public Spaces

Semi-Public Spaces

Private Spaces

Support Spaces

Flexible Spaces

Educational Spaces

Public Spaces

Semi-Public Spaces

Private Spaces

PROGRAM OPTIONS /

What could it be / A club signifies a group with a common interest or pursuit

Gentlemen’s Club Community Center Hang-out Center Learning and Technology Center Education and Technology Center Community Revitalizer Program statement / “In a diverse world, we need diverse solutions, flexible spaces, multi-purpose rooms, creating an atmosphere of interaction; it should not make people feel static and should bring the community together for a common goal”

Potential Spaces to be housed here / Multi-purpose room Library Theater Bar Office space Conference Room Kitchen M/W Restroom Exercise Room Day Care / Child Care Entrance / Lobby / Atrium / Reception Livable / Green Roof Art / Display Space Classrooms Teen / Adolescent Center Rental Space for: Meetings, Special Events Mechanical / Storage Circulation (+/- 20% Net Sq. Footage)

The first ways to divide up the program would be the typical public / private / semi-private grouped by usage grouped by adjacency square footage analysis

I want to approach the program, however, in terms of The Opulence Level of Each Space

and whether this could inform adjacencies, groupings, etc. in a different way than what a typical program analysis would entail

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Program Space

Program Matrix Re-OrganizationBased on its Real-World Application

Program Visualization Based on Level of Opulence of Each Proposed Space

Program Grouping by Accessibility of Space

BROAD STREET

MLK JR. DRIVE

Whereas a club signifies: a group with a common interest or pursuit,

a community center is: a public location where members gather for group activities, social support, public information, etc.

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

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LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1LEVEL 1 PUBLIC

LEVEL 3 PRIVATELEVEL 2 PUBLIC / SEMI-PUBLIC

SUPPORT / FLEXIBLE

SUPPORT / FLEXIBLEEDUCATIONAL / SUPPORT

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LEVEL 2

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LEVEL 1LEVEL 1 PUBLIC

LEVEL 3 PRIVATELEVEL 2 PUBLIC / SEMI-PUBLIC

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SUPPORT / FLEXIBLEEDUCATIONAL / SUPPORT

binary system emerges whereby:

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Frequency has minor disturbances as related to its opulent ceiling

occurs (in this case on the mantle)

THE DRAWING ROOM - LANCASHIRE ENGLAND, 1890

The Stacking Of Objects Within This Opulent Interior Depends On The Photographer’s Discre on, With An Eye Toward Making All Elements Visible Within The Given Frame

magnitude vector

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VISUALIZING OPULENCE

VISUALIZING OPULENCE

PATTERN APPLICATIONVIA GRASSHOPPER SCRIPT

INDEPENDENT OBJECT

ABSTRACTIONSTACKING

FIGURE-GROUNDJUXTAPOSITION

RESULTING BOUNDARY

object / wall / moulding create a boundary that blurs the line between foreground / background

as more objects are ‘stacked’ into the room, each abstracted result shows the level of inherent opulence these objects possess

corner of wall creates a boundary that separates stacking (right side) from an empty zone (le side)

while the chair leg becomes the boundary,the background becomes the stacking object

When a gradient map is applied, the resul ng abstrac on image tends to exhibit similar stacking / layering characteris cs analagous to the Henderson Image

Blur Filter Applied

HDR Toning Map Applied

The basic principle behind the diagram involves its use of the eye to ‘scan’ the image from le to right. Any detec ons of interference from the baseline amount of Opulence (shown on the le ) is represented by a ‘blip’ that corresponds to A) Its posi on in space and B) Its inherent level of Opulence

A script was developed here that allowed us to take the rules we found in the Henderson image and recreate them on a blank canvas.As each curve approaches each other, the center curve defl ects to accommodate the new geometry

The characteris cs of Opulence can be found here in the Henderson imageas well as the resul ng Victorian Interior abstrac on. Many elements, many forms, lines and colors stacked upon each other, and an overall sense of variety are features common to both images

As the points become more numberous and vectors more varied, the ensuing curve becomes more complex.

Virtually any closed curve can be derived from this system.

STACKING OPULENCE - WILLIAM BURGES INTERIORFREQUENCY MAPS

Gradient maps applied to other environments exhibit similar characteris cs. They tend to fl a en out the image allowing each image’s inherent Opulence to be seen

Fitness center700ft2

Library450ft2

Teen Center500ft2

Teen Center500ft2

Day Care / Child Care500ft2

Classroom500ft2

Classroom500ft2

Initial Space Prime Space Sub Spaces Aggregation Boolean Result

Dining Area400ft2

Men’s RR175ft2

Women’s RR175ft2

Entrance500ft2

Rental / Flexible Space500ft2

Art Gallery /Display Space600ft2

Kitchen450ft2

Bar / Lounge850ft2

Initial Space Prime Space Sub Spaces Aggregation Boolean Result

O�ce200ft2

O�ce200ft2

O�ce200ft2

Library450ft2

Multi-Purpose Room1000ft2

ConferenceRoom400ft2

ConferenceRoom400ft2

Men’s RR175ft2

Women’s RR175ft2

Initial Space Prime Space Sub Spaces Aggregation Boolean Result

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

Opulence Level: 0%

Opulence Level: 25%

Opulence Level: 50%

Opulence Level: 75%

Opulence Level: 100%

Initial Programmatic Boolean Results

Integrated Boolean Results

Vertical Program Level Shifts

APPLYING INITIAL ANALYSIS TO PROGRAM

Program Breakdown

Program Accumulation

Wall System Construction

Wall Configurations

Program Extrusion, Stacking, and Arrangement

Script Application to Floor Plan and Circulation

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Material 4Material 3Material 2Material 1Base / Substrate 1st Stacked -

Adjacent to Substrate2nd Stacked - Allows Contrast with 1st Stacked

3rd Stacked - Prominent Finish Material

Entrance

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1. Whole Face

2. Half Face

3. Half Convex Corner 3a. Half Concave Corner

4. Whole Convex Corner 4a. Whole Concave Corner

5. Recess 1 5a. Recess 2

6. Transitional Space / Boundary De�nition

7. Wall Shift

Entrance

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1. Whole Face

2. Half Face

3. Half Convex Corner 3a. Half Concave Corner

4. Whole Convex Corner 4a. Whole Concave Corner

5. Recess 1 5a. Recess 2

6. Transitional Space / Boundary De�nition

7. Wall Shift

Entrance

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1. Whole Face

2. Half Face

3. Half Convex Corner 3a. Half Concave Corner

4. Whole Convex Corner 4a. Whole Concave Corner

5. Recess 1 5a. Recess 2

6. Transitional Space / Boundary De�nition

7. Wall Shift

Entrance / Reception500 sq ft

Rental / FlexibleSpace

1000 sq ft

Art / Display Space

600 sq ft

Bar / Lounge600 sq ft

Women’s175 sq ft

Men’s175 sq ft

Dining Area400 sq ft

Kitchen 400 sq ft Fitness Center

700 sq ft

Library 1st �oor450 sq ft

Day Care / Child Care450 sq ft

Teen Center500 sq ft

Teen Center500 sq ft

Classroom500 sq ft

Classroom500 sq ft

Multi-PurposeRoom

1000 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

Library 2nd �oor450 sq ft

Men’s175 sq ft

Women’s175 sq ft

Conference Room

400 sq ft

Conference Room

400 sq ft

Level 1Scale: 1/8” = 1’-0”

A A A

BBB

Level 2 Level 3

Entrance / Reception500 sq ft

Rental / FlexibleSpace

1000 sq ft

Art / Display Space

600 sq ft

Bar / Lounge600 sq ft

Women’s175 sq ft

Men’s175 sq ft

Dining Area400 sq ft

Kitchen 400 sq ft Fitness Center

700 sq ft

Library 1st �oor450 sq ft

Day Care / Child Care450 sq ft

Teen Center500 sq ft

Teen Center500 sq ft

Classroom500 sq ft

Classroom500 sq ft

Multi-PurposeRoom

1000 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

Library 2nd �oor450 sq ft

Men’s175 sq ft

Women’s175 sq ft

Conference Room

400 sq ft

Conference Room

400 sq ft

Level 1Scale: 1/8” = 1’-0”

A A A

BBB

Level 2 Level 3

Entrance / Reception500 sq ft

Rental / FlexibleSpace

1000 sq ft

Art / Display Space

600 sq ft

Bar / Lounge600 sq ft

Women’s175 sq ft

Men’s175 sq ft

Dining Area400 sq ft

Kitchen 400 sq ft Fitness Center

700 sq ft

Library 1st �oor450 sq ft

Day Care / Child Care450 sq ft

Teen Center500 sq ft

Teen Center500 sq ft

Classroom500 sq ft

Classroom500 sq ft

Multi-PurposeRoom

1000 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

O�ce200 sq ft

Library 2nd �oor450 sq ft

Men’s175 sq ft

Women’s175 sq ft

Conference Room

400 sq ft

Conference Room

400 sq ft

Level 1Scale: 1/8” = 1’-0”

A A A

BBB

Level 2 Level 3

Streetscape Montage (NTS)

Transverse Section AScale: 1/8” = 1’-0”

Longitudinal Section B

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