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2 Villa Savoye TransformationFreshman, Spring 2009Fundamental DesignInstructor: Carla Ceruzzi4 Weeks

6 Christian Science Center Outdoor CaféFreshman, Spring 2009Fundamental DesignInstructor: Carla Ceruzzi7 Weeks

10 South Boston Branch LibrarySophomore, Fall 2009Studio 1: Site, Type, and CompositionInstructor: Sam Choi7 Weeks

16 South End Middle SchoolSophomore, Spring 2010Studio 2Instructor: Chris Genter9 Weeks

22 Checkpoint Charlie GalleriaMiddler, Spring 2011Berlin Design StudioInstructor: Bettina Kraus9 Weeks

28 Worcester Hotel and Conference CenterJunior, Fall 20111960s UrbanismInstructor: Amir Kripper9 Weeks

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Villa Savoye Transformation | 3

Carpenter Center Study Model Geometry Diagram

Villa Savoye Study Model

Villa Savoye TransformationThe assignment was to re-confi gure the Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye onto a new site. The re-confi gured house had to maintain the critical design concepts, elements and organizational principles of the original structure. In addition, we had the option to incorporate elements of the Carpenter Center into the new design.

My site was an L-shaped lot containing an existing building on the inside of the L. I approached the site by overlaying a grid in order to determine spacing. The grid was also used in the creation of the lung shaped form of the Carpenter Center within the new design.

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Christian Science Center Outdoor CaféBoston, MA

The Christian Science Center is often empty and forlorn. In order to invite more people to congregate on the Huntington Avenue edge of the complex, the Church has decided to explore the possibility of building a small seasonal café. This 1,000 square foot café will primarily have exterior seating for fi fty people, with a small interior seating area enclosed by glass and a service counter since the food preparation is located off site.

After studying the sites geometry and the placement of the linden trees, I found that there were two distinct grid systems, orthogonal and diagonal. Using the two grids as constraints, I created various study models ultimately developing a structure that wraps around. I removed several of the linden trees, to accentuate the diagonal grid. By doing so, you are drawn into the café with its view of the Mother Church.

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Christian Science Center Café | 7Ground Floor Plan

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Huntington Avenue Elevation

11 | South Boston Branch Library

Parti / Program Diagram

South Boston Branch LibraryBoston, MA

The assignment was to locate a new 12,800 square foot branch library along with an outdoor space for public use. The proposed site is adjacent to the Broadway Red Line subway stop, on Dorchester Avenue and Broadway Street.

For my design I proposed a V-shaped building that refl ected the attributes of the two surrounding streets. Dorchester Avenue, a more residential area, verses Broadway Street, a more commercial area. I divided the building into three zones: reading rooms, book stacks, and administration. As a branch library, I viewed the reading rooms as a more public space than in a normal library. Therefore, the main circulation wraps around a void that connects the reading spaces. Another aspect to my design is the book stack area. This area is distinguished by its protective shell that can be seen from the interior and exterior of the building. Lastly, the administration area overlooks Broadway Street expressing its shared public characteristics.

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Booker T. Washington Study Model

South End Middle SchoolBoston, MA

I began this assignment with an in-depth study of an the Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Using the concepts learned through that analysis, we were then asked to design a middle school to replace the existing Blackstone Elementary School, located at the intersection of Washington Street and West Dedham Street. We then were asked to develop a classroom module that would be able to be plugged into our design.

My design consisted of a perimeter style building. Public program would be located along West Dedham Street, leaving the Shawmut Avenue and Washington Street exposed. Since these two streets are the busiest, I decided to place my more public program, auditorium and gym, on either ends. That way it could be accessed by the public without the school having to be opened.

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Ground Floor Plan

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Classroom Module Model

Classroom Module Plan

22 | Check Point Charlie Galleria

Check Point Charlie GalleriaBerlin, Germany

Working as a class, we were assigned to develop seven different parcels located at Check Point Charlie. We were asked to come up with a group logic as to how to fi ll the site. As a group, we decided to a keep our designs separate, but create openings where buildings touched. This would allow pedestrians access into the inner parts of the parcels.

My design intention was to attract tourists into my parcel. I did so by creating two separate buildings which housed an America Express and Russian Art Gallery in the front, and a French Café and English Hotel in the back. By creating the front building on an angle, it suggest openness or transparency when you approach it from Check Point Charlie, while closed when approached from the opposite direction.

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Wall / Structure Diagram Apartment Zone Diagram

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Ground Level Plan 3 Level Plan

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Massing Study Model

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Worcester Hotel and Conference CenterWorcester, MA

As a class we, developed a master plan which would replace the existing Worcester City Center, 26 acres. We then focused on developing environmental landscape performance systems that would collect and store runoff water.

The main idea for my massing is to hide it within the mass of the site. After looking at various boutique hotels during our precedent analysis, I noticed that they often separated the public programs from the more private hotel programs. I also included my landscape into my site as seen by the green ramp that leads to the exhibition space, and the basin, which surrounds the entire hotel. To keep with this idea of hidden, I decided to hide the entrance as well. The lobby then becomes this glass box fl oating atop a basin that can be seen from all directions but not directly accessible.

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