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2012 Master's Thesis PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MASTER’S THESIS | SPRING 2012
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1 | Grocery Store: 7,023 Square Feet
• Display space = 5,870 square feet• Staff Room = 280 square feet• Office = 198 square feet• Cold Storage = 312 square feet• Loading area = 353 square feet• Lavatory = 80 square feet• Circulation = 242 square feet
2 | Studio Space: 8,475 Square Feet
• Large studios = 5 @ 584 square feet each• Smaller studios = 11 @ 505 square feet each
3 | Residential Space: 64,115 square feet
• Efficiency x 6• 1 Bedroom / 1 Bath x 25• 2 Bedroom / 1 Bath x 5• 2 Bedroom / 2 Bath x 2• Studios Apartments x 5• Penthouse x 5
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Residential + Retail + Studio Space
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1 | River North Development Diagram
2 | Historic Pearl Brewery
3 | Culinary Institure at the Pearl
4 | Project Site accross river from pearl
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1 | SITE LOCATION
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1 | SURROUNDING INSTITUTIONS
1. SITE2. Monte Vista Neighborhood3. U.S. 2814. Broadway Corridor5. Childrens’ Museum (Under Construction)6. PEARL BREWERY7. Residential Complex (Under Construction)8. 1221 Broadway (Residential)9. San Antonio Museum of Art10. IH-3511. San Antonio Urban Core12. San Antonio College
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The built environment is in a state of peril. The quality of our environment has slowly regressed from that of past generations. This growing problem is exacerbated by a growing world population and a decreased availability of materials. As such, we are faced with an important decision to make. Do we continue down our current path of urban sprawl, functional fragmentation, and social stratification? Or can we rediscover the rich qualities inherent in the cities of the Old World? It is, after all, these cities that encourage human interaction, allow for walkable streets, and are far more sustainable than those developing in the United States.
After spending time in Rome and studying the post-modern urban perspectives of Jane Jacobs, Peter Calthorpe, Leon Krier, Richard Rogers (while his work is considered Late-Modern, Rogers shares similar views on urban space as that of other Post-Modernists as seen in his Cities for a Small Planet), and among others, I have developed a deep interest in the cultivation of dense, multi-functional, and socially inclusive public spaces.
Traditional architectural projects are typically centered around one structure as a means to satisfy the requirements of a specific function. When not handled carefully, these types of developments often miss an opportunity to fit within the surrounding urban context. This is seen all to often in the design of residential, retail, and commercial spaces. When buildings exist to serve single functions, they contribute to the fragmentation of natural urban activities and a general degradation of the human environment.
Tadao Ando once said, “I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.” Architectural design possesses the opportunity to change our built environment for the better and enhance people’s daily lives. The integration of various functions within a building fosters a rich social and physical environment. The design of dense, multifunctional space reduces our alienation from one another and increases the quality of social interaction.My goal is to design of a multi-functional social hub around the Pearl Brewery development. The result of such an endeavor will be a development that draws from and extends the sense of community fostered by the Monte Vista, Alamo Heights, and more general northern downtown areas.
The design will seek to establish a socially inclusive space. By integrating retail, residential, and various spaces pertaining to the arts, a development of such proximity to the Pearl development will truely be a local hub of activity. The site’s proximity to San Antonio’s urban core, the Mission Reach development, and public transportation will greatly decrease its user’s dependence on automobiles. Additionally, the Pearl area is in a unique and opportunistic location by way of its shared border with the San Antonio River and subsequent Mission Reach development.
1 | Traditional Pueblo Construction - Taos, New Mexico
2 | BIG’s Mountain - Copenhagen, Denmark 3 | MVRDV’s Sky Village - Copenhagen, Denmark
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1. SUN EXPOSURE 2. MAXIMUM VIEWS 3. GREEN SPACE
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1 | SKETCH - SECTION
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1 | SKETCH - PERSPECTIVE
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1 | URBAN MASSING STUDY NOT TO SCALE
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1 | SITE SHADOW STUDY NOT TO SCALE
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1 | PLAN - GROUND FLOOR 0’ 30’
10’ 60’
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1’ 32’1 | PLAN - GROUND FLOOR
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1 | PLAN - SECOND FLOOR - BUILDING 1
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1. COMMUITY ROOM2. MECHANICAL ROOM3. LAUNDRY ROOM4. MAIL ROOM5. PUBLIC TERRACE
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1 | PLAN - SECOND FLOOR - BUILDING 2
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1 | PLAN - THIRD FLOOR - BUILDING 1
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1 | PLAN - THIRD FLOOR - BUILDING 2
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1 | PLAN - FOURTH FLOOR - BUILDING 1
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1 | PLAN - FOURTH FLOOR - BUILDING 2
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1 | PLAN - FIFTH FLOOR - BUILDING 1
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1 | PLAN - FIFTH FLOOR - BUILDING 2
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1 | PLAN - SIXTH FLOOR - BUILDING 1
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1 | ROOF PLAN - SIXTH FLOOR - BUILDING 2
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1 | PLAN - SEVENTH FLOOR - BUILDING 1
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1 | EAST ELEVATION
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0’ 25’
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1 | EAST ELEVATION - BUILDING 1
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0’ 15’
5’ 30’
0’-0”GROUND LEVEL
16’-4”SECOND FLOOR
28’-4”THIRD FLOOR
40’-4”FOURTH FLOOR
52’-4”FIFTH FLOOR
64’-4”SIXTH FLOOR
72’-4”SEVENTH FLOOR
84’-4”SEVENTH FLOOR
1 | EAST ELEVATION - BUILDING 2
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0’ 15’
5’ 30’
16’-10”SECOND FLOOR
0’-0”GROUND LEVEL
28’-4”THIRD FLOOR
40’-10”FOURTH FLOOR
52’-10”FIFTH FLOOR
64’-10”ROOF
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1 | SECTION A-A - BUILDING 1 0’ 15’
5’ 30’
0’-0”GROUND LEVEL
16’-4”SECOND FLOOR
28’-4”THIRD FLOOR
40’-4”FOURTH FLOOR
52’-4”FIFTH FLOOR
64’-4”SIXTH FLOOR
72’-4”SEVENTH FLOOR
84’-4”SEVENTH FLOOR
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0’ 15’
5’ 30’1 | SECTION A-A - BUILDING 2
16’-10”SECOND FLOOR
0’-0”GROUND LEVEL
28’-4”THIRD FLOOR
40’-10”FOURTH FLOOR
52’-10”FIFTH FLOOR
64’-10”ROOF
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PERSPECTIVE SECTION CUT
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PERSPECTIVE OF TERRACES
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PERSPECTIVE OF WEST FACADE
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