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DEFINING LINEAR & ORGANIC EDGE

CONTRACTION EMERGENCE

SOLIDS: ZONING & BOUNDARIES

CREATING EDGE WITHIN URBAN FABRIC BOOKSTACK FORMATION STRATEGYHARD EDGE SOFT EDGE DEPRESSED GROUND CONDITION

HUDSON STREET SURFACE ROADSITE BOUNDARY

UNDERGROUND LEVEL GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR GENERAL READING AREA

SECOND FLOOR SECONDARY READING AREA

THIRD FLOOR EVENT SPACE

FOURTH FLOOR EDUCATION & MEETINGENTRANCE & COMMUNITY SPACEOFFICE & CHILDREN’S SPACE

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Ground Level

GROUND & CEILING CONDITIONS STUDY

SPATIAL SEQUENCEEAST ELEVATION LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1 LONGITUDINAL SECTION 2 LONGITUDINAL SECTION 3

The site, located on the very edge of Chinatown between 16 Hudson Street and Sur-face Road, displays various interesting interactions between the buildings and the streets. One of the distinct themes of the project derived from the site is that of the interconnec-tion between voids and solid spaces. This project focuses and experiments with how voids are de!ned through the articulation of solid spaces. Solid spaces can de!ne voids as con-densed and de!ned or expanded and di"used. The architecture goes through a process of shifting solid spaces and voids to create a sense of juxtapostion, a contradiction between the absence of solids and the presence of nothingness. As a result, a void sequence in the architecture is present.; aspects of emergence and contraction can be experienced. More-over, the project also aims to juxtapose hard and soft edges as a means to de!ne urban boundaries. The west elevation of the architecture aims to create an edge within the exist-ing urban fabric whereas the east elevation acts as a non-object building that attempts to integrate with the organic #ow of Surface Road.

IMPLYING EDGE & BOUNDARY DEFINING PATHWAYS

SECONDARYPRIMARY

CREATING ZONESDIRECTING MOVEMENT

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1. Bathroom2. O$ce

3. Mechanical Room4. IT Closet

5. Book Binding Room6. Egress Stairs

7. Elevator8. Children’s Area

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1. Bathroom2. O$ce

3. Mechanical Room4. IT Closet

5. Book Binding Room6. Egress Stairs

7. Elevator8. Children’s Area

9. Circulation Desk10. Online Catalog Workstation

11. Periodicals 12. Reshelving/Book Cart

1. Bathroom2. O$ce

3. Mechanical Room4. IT Closet

5. Book Binding Room6. Egress Stairs

7. Elevator8. Children’s Area

9. Circulation Desk10. Online Catalog Workstation

11. Periodicals 12. Reshelving/Book Cart

14. Multimedia15. Auditorium

16. Conference Room17. Community Classroom

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MODEL PHOTOGRAPHYJASON WU