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WOVEN INTERACTIONABUJA, NIGERIA
SPRING 2010JESSICA BRISTOW
The site and building design, entered in Lyceum Competition 2010,
incorporates the movement and culture of the site; pulling in the market-goers
and local pedestrians as well as providing an open public space for the future
urban growth of the rapidly-forming city. A non-hierarchical organization
generated by the context and conditions of the site, based on a weaving
three-dimensional matrix, is applied programatically and formally. This
integrates the building and landscape and creates a continuous flow across the
site and throughout the building. This symbolic and dynamic composition of
spaces will create a navigable forum for the sharing of culture, knowledge, and
subsequent global advancement.
The Nigerian people have little in common aside from their nationality, and it is
critical that the overall design of the project provide a level playing field that
references Nigerian culture while providing a progressive center in which to
celebrate these cultural differences without excluding particular groups -
religious, political, or otherwise.
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PERSPECTIVAL SECTION | VERTICAL CIRCULATION, INTERIOR RAMPS, & CONNECTION TO EXTERIOR
SLOPEUP
SLOPEUP
SLOPEUP
SLOPEDOWN
SLOPEDOWN
SLOPEDOWN
TICKETING COUNTERKITCHEN / GATHERING SPACE
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
LIBRARY
GALLERY SPACE
ADMINISTRATIVE LOBBY
THEATER LOBBY
SUPPORT SPACE
CONNECTION TOAMPHITHEATER
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BALTIMORE LAW SCHOOL >>BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
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ATRIUMPROGRAM
SOCIAL SPACE |
NEIGHBORHOOD
PROGRAM
CIRCULATION
The practice of law is based on a foundation of privacy, while simultaneously reaching out to the
social dimensions of human interaction and client representation. In the realm of education,
however, there needs to be an open interplay between students, professors, and the subject of
law itself, while maintaining the sense of monumentality and prestige vital to the profession. This
programmatic contradiction necessitates varied learning environments with specific spatial
implications. The profession of law has intensely spatially defined conditions based on
program; an educational facility has the ability to expose these otherwise concealed processes.
The individual components that form a law school include - law as a profession, law as a
system, education, libraries, and courtrooms. Each program has specific needs, creating
individualized blocks. These blocks can be seen as a synthesis of semi-autonomous entities,
not a series of fully autonomous stacked buildings. This assembly of building blocks comes
together to form one building, the cohesion of which is the atrium. The interactions of the
program blocks form the main circulation spaces, which span the void of the atrium. The atrium
and circulation work together to form an internalized urban condition that is maintained within the
context of the building. Rather than engaging the larger urban fabric of Baltimore, the atrium
forms a series of interactions and engagements vital to the learning environment. Social spaces
formed by the negatives of the shifting blocks create a positive void space, increasing light,
ventilation, and social interactions.
While the atrium is the social cohesion of the whole, the structure results in a literal cohesion. The
individual blocks always have ties back to a primary structural system, while secondary and
tertiary systems differentiate the programmatic blocks. This drives the shifting of the programs
and allows for an open, “light,” atrium space. The façade is also pivotal in the differentiation of
the volumes. The façade of each block is determined by the needs of each program, while the
operable façade of the atrium promotes social space through light and ventilation.
This project was designed in collaboration with another student in
the Design Development studio at RPI. The original design of the
building was a competi t ion entry by Behnisch Architekten. The
project is a 13-story Law School that includes classrooms, moot
courtrooms, rooftop terraces, and a central atr ium throughout i ts
entire height. We reassessed the original design and concepts of
the f i rm and then redesigned the project to meet our project
statement concepts before working through all of the design
development drawings, producing a DD set. Below is our Project
Statement that was developed in the beginning of the semester and
adhered to throughout the fol lowing months.
CLASSROOMS
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
LIBRARY
STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
CLINICS
<<SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM
A major individually designed addition to the project is a
phytoremediated HVAC system. This system draws the air in from the
atrium and then forces the air through the roots of the hydroponic ivy,
cleaning it of all toxins. This system not only cleans the atrium air, but
also creates an interesting and unique presence of greenery throughout
the 13-story atrium space.
Section through atrium walkways
FALL 2009JESSICA BRISTOW
INTEGRATED COMPONENTS >>LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
SITE PLANN
This residential housing project, located on the coast of Long
Island, is a result of a series of independent studies. The
programmatic arrangement of the house came from an initial
study of Japanese housing typologies. The concepts of
progression and procession play a major role in the
interaction and movement of the building. There are separate
entrances for guests and family members as well as an entry
garden that recalls the ceremonial gardens of Japan. Later
form studies generated from a branching typology in which
the branches vary in depth - creating privacy, public space,
and views where desired. A final study involved mapping
components across the building using Maya and
Grasshopper to create a roof that channels the constant air
coming off the shore and uses this air to not only ventilate the
home, but generate power. These wind generators/collectors
also act as skylights and create the opportunity for structure to
come to the ground. This project is truly an integration of
research methods, design decisions, and site considerations.Interior Rendering
Building Section - systems and orientation
<<DESIGN DETAILS
SPRING 2009JESSICA BRISTOW
FLOOR PLAN
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Diagram showing skylight + structure
Exterior Rendering
INTEGRATING THE BLEND >>PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Interior Rendering - Circulation Space
This project takes place in Philadelphia on the campus of The University of
Pennsylvania. The intention of the project is to create a place that both athletes
and spectators can inhabit during the Penn Relays. A main goal of this project is
to make the site active throughout the entire year, yet still accomodate the large
influx of people during the week of April in which the relay occurs.
After studying the culture and dynamics of Philadelphia, a very major cultural
influence stood out and became the backbone of this collaborative design.
Music is a major scene in the city and generates various crowds, genres, and
venues. We studied and analyzed the size, ambiance, viewing orientation, and
sectional qualities of the most succdessful venues in Philadelphia. We then
applied these studies to our site and blended the sections together, creating a
generative diagram that became the basis for our design.
Longitudinal Section
Three theaters form the main program of our building: a large theater, medium performance space, and small black box theater. These
spaces are designed to create a continuous flow of circulation throughout the site. The structure is fabric stretched across aluminum
frames that can be opened up to accomodate larger crowds and performances. A natural greywater system follows the flow of the
building and is filtered by a constructed wetland, directly interacting with the building and the landscape. The water is then either pumped
back above ground for small water activities on creek flowing across the site or used within the building facilities.
World Cafe Live
North Star BarZanzibarBlue
Tower Theater
Kimmel Center
Khyber
Theater of the Living Arts
North By North-
west
Ortieb’s
Trocadero
<< SPRING 2008JESSICA BRISTOW
L O B B Y
L A R G E T H E A T E R
G A T H E R I N G& C I R C U L A T I O N
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Plan | At Grade
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FOUR HOUSES PROJECTTROY, NEW YORK
FALL 2007JESSICA BRISTOW
This residence is designed for a single mother
who is a physician with two children. She has
purchased rights to build a residence on a site at
the corner of Washington Street and Church Street
alley in Troy. Her mother will live in the house to
look after the children while she is at work. The
program includes space for living, dining, food
preparation, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a
yard, and off-street parking for one automobile.
The design focuses on the idea of using
half-levels for both privacy and vertical
interconnectedness. Privacy is achieved by each
family member having their own half-level and
vertical interconnectedness is achieved by
maintaining visual openness between levels. The
floor plates were determined by a jigsaw-type
study model that is able to collapse and expand
in order to show the interaction between levels.
FORM STUDY - CASA LEVENEMADRID, SPAIN
FALL 2007JESSICA BRISTOW
Concept Design Diagram
Eduardo Arroyo believes in architecture that has been invented with the
aim of communicating. This principle can be seen through his direct
geometrical communication between architecture and its environment.
His studies are based on filtering light and casting shadows through the
trees onto each level of the house. The house consists of multiple
levels, each of which have separate branches or arms that progress
from public to private as they descend down the sloped site. Casa
Levene is a typical example of Eduardo Arroyo’s work. The home
consists of two lines of converging thought – rational articulation of
space/environment and a naïve feeling of harmony within the project’s
surroundings. All of Arroyo’s projects express these ideas, creating
dynamic spaces through an observatory and rigid process.
Public Space
Private Space
Elevation Drawing
First Floor Plan
Longitudinal Section
ALEATORY MANHATTAN >>ZUCOTTI PARK, NYC
Initial Concept Collage
T h e d e s i g n c h a l l e n g e f o r t h i s p r o j e c t w a s t o c r e a t e a n e w s u b t e r r a n e a n f a c i l i t y f o r
t h e D r a w i n g C e n t e r b e n e a t h Z u c c o t t i Pa r k i n N e w Yo r k C i t y. A l s o i n c l u d e d i n t h e
d e s i g n i s a r e d e f i n e d p a r k s p a c e t h a t i n t e r a c t s p o s i t i v e l y a n d d y n a m i c a l l y w i t h t h e
f a c i l i t y, a c t i n g a s a n e n t r a n c e t o t h e D r a w i n g C e n t e r. T h i s d e s i g n u s e s l i g h t w e l l s
a n d l i g h t m a n i p u l a t i o n t o c r e a t e v e r t i c a l c o n t i n u i t y a n d a s e n s e o f d e p t h w i t h i n t h e
D r a w i n g C e n t e r. T h e l i g h t w e l l s a l s o s e t u p a v i s u a l o p e n n e s s t o t h e o u t s i d e w h i c h
s e r v e s a s a n i n t e r a c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e p a r k a n d t h e C e n t e r. T h e r i m o f o n e o f t h e l i g h t
w e l l s e v e n b e c o m e s t h e m a i n e n t r a n c e t o t h e D r a w i n g C e n t e r. T h e s w e e p i n g s h a p e
c r e a t e s f l u i d c i r c u l a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e g a l l e r i e s a n d w r a p s t h e c i r c u l a r s k y l i g h t s a t
e a c h l e v e l . T h i s d e s i g n c r e a t e s a d y n a m i c s p a c e i n w h i c h p e o p l e w a n d e r t h e
g a l l e r i e s , v i e w t h e a r t w o r k , o r h o l d e v e n t s a n d m e e t i n g s a n d w a s i n s p i r e d b y a n
i n i t i a l c o l l a g e s t u d y.
Longitudinal Section
Model Photo
<< SPRING 2007JESSICA BRISTOW
Site Plan
Transverse Section
Model Photo Model PhotoExterior Night Render