stephanie tabb masters of architecture portfolio
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stephanie tabbmasters of architecture | california college of the arts
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urban SHIFT 01
kunsthalle bern museum model 02
shift // COLLIDE 03
adapt / evolve 04
bus stop urbanism 05
01urban SHIFT
mixed use residential
downtown san francisco | hayes valley
studio 3 | fall 2012
massing shifts related to visual adjacencies process model final contextual model
concept site plan
commercial nodessites as spinal system public hot spots formal deformation of
sites based on nodes
urban SHIFT is a formalization of shifts that result from visual
adjacencies and generative nodes found within the site’s
context, based on similar moves completed by PLOT in the
VM House. The major shifts are vector reactions to roof
adjacencies that exist East of the site (on the same block)
and also the metaphorical pushes and pulls of public hot
spots, including Patricia’s Green, nearby stores, restaurants,
and bars.
Patricia’s Green (park)
Octavia Boulevard
Hayes Street
Fell Street
Linden Street
shared outdoor patio
24-hour cafe
bicycle rental shop
public space
semi-public space
commercial space
3 story apartment
2 story apartment
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public space semi-public space commercial space
The lofted living spaces started as simple 16.25-foot bars, but
then deformed and fractured the horizontal floorplates. These
interlocking units allow for invisible overlaps between
residences. Instead of simply sharing a single wall, one
residents may find his kitchen notched into his neighbor’s
bedroom. These unseen interactions provide novel spatial and
programmatic opportunities that challenge conventional
notions of city apartments.
interlockingmechanism
exploded axomometric of unit types
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ground level
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3 story interlocking
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level 2
ground floor
level 4
roof
Patricia’s Green (park)
Octavia Boulevard
Hayes Street
Fell Street
Linden Street
shared outdoor patio
24-hour cafe
bicycle rental shop
public space
semi-public space
commercial space
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circulation as vectors connected to shifting masses
02kunsthalle bern museum model
when attitudes became forms become attitudes exhibition model
Wattis Institute of Contemporary Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
architectural model commissioned by the Wattis Institute of Contemporary Arts | summer 2012
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When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes takes as its
starting point the 1969 exhibition Live In Your Head: When
Attitudes Become Form presented at the Kunsthalle Bern in
Switzerland. This exhibition brought together new
tendencies in the art of its time, known today as post-
Minimalism, Arte Povera, Land art and Conceptual art. This
show signifyed a shifting relationship between the artist and
artwork, one in which the activity and process of the
artist was now prioritized above that of the medium.
These scaled models (1”=1’) function as the centerpiece of the modern-day exhibition and represent the two floors of the Kunsthalle Bern. The models are viewed from the top,
and built without roofs so that visitors can see into the
interior of the building. A model maker constructed scaled
versions of the artworks included in the exhibition to include
in the model after its completion.
I was responsible for collaborating with my team member,
miniature model maker, and the Wattis Institute to
determine and compromise the needs of all involved
parties; constructing a thee-dimensional model of the
original museum; creating the lasercutter files; and helping
to prepare and assemble the acrylic pieces.
The model was shown in San Francisco at the Wattis Institute
of Contemporary Arts and is currently being shown in the
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
03shift//COLLIDE
museum of architecture
seattle, washington | between downtown and belltown
studio 2 | spring 2012
evolutionary diagrams process model final contextual model
concept site plan
commercial nodes
conceptual site model
projected grid shift
final modelresulting circulation
roof grid tectonic
shift//COLLIDE’s site in Seattle is located at the crux of two
neighborhoods, Belltown and Downtown. This small-scale
rift is emblematic of a larger condition found in the city.
From functioning as a fishing town to a technological
epicenter, Seattle is a city of tensions, but also of overlaps.
This project was envisioned as two structures shifting,
colliding, and merging together, both at war and in
harmony with each other.
special galleries
permanent galleries
archives
library
roof garden
mechanical
lecture hall
administration
education center
installation gallery
cafe
coat check
reception
bookstore
flux space
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ground floor first floor second floor third floor fourth floor roof
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04adapt / evolve
double exposure time-lapse photographs
lama, new mexico
sustainable communties travel studio | summer 2012
20121996
Homes are given life by the people who inhabit them. A
house functions as an extension of its inhabitants; it is not
stagnant, but dynamic. Domestic structures generally
change slowly, but sometimes there are large-scale events
that prompt a massive evolutionary leap.
The fire that swept through Lama, New Mexico in 1996 led
to the destruction of numerous dwellings throughout the
region. Their charred empty adobe shells lined the once
lush mountainside and their owners were forced to either
rebuild or relocate.
The home documented in these double-exposure photographs is emblematic of the Darwinian changes that a building can make when threatened with its survival. The
baked ruins that remained after the fire provided the frame-
work for the new structure. Instead of recreating an identi-
cal floor plan, the home was redesigned through a func-
tional lens; only necessary elements were restored and the
house was recreated to reflect the new needs of its inhabit-
ants.
It is neither appropriate to deem these reformations as
“restorations” or “adaptive reuses,” but instead as
evolutionary adaptations. By comparing photographs of this mountain home taken in 1996 to ones captured in 2012, one can witness how this domestic structure is not just a stable, unchanging entity, but a continuously evolving form.
05bus stop urbanism
infrastructural plug-ins
downtown san francisco | mid-market street
urban representation | fall 2012
bus stop culture collage
Though it once functioned as a major pedestrian
destination, San Francisco’s Market Street has been
reduced to a dysfunctional transportation corridor, rife with
disgruntled drivers, apathetic residents, and fearful
pedestrians. In many cases, bus users are lacking basic
transportation information, detached from local shops and
eateries, disengaged from their surroundings, and
disconnected from one another. This project aims to
activate these underperforming social spaces as a means
of reestablishing Market Street as a center of public life.
process diagrams of personal space, physical seriation, and social classification
synthesis of bus stops on market street
negative environment
positive environment
infrastructure
information
market street transportation map
To activate the few remaining nodes of Market
Street and to transform bus stops into pedestrian
generators, plug-ins should be introduced to
existing infrastructures. This list of five plug-ins is
not intended to function as an exhaustive list, but
as a platform for further innovations.
play 01 vending 02 commerce 03 interact 04 cultural exchange 05