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architectural analysis - unraveling of SFAI

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Inspirational pictures by Michael Wolf

Site pictures

Diagram layering program with time

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lobby

gallery special collection

gallery permanent collection

administrative offices

bar

full-scale installation gallery

immersive black box

public restrooms

The Urban Model

archivesarchive/repair

lecture hall

bookstore

education center

storage

receiving

restrooms

coat checkreception

library/reading room

restaurant

garden/outdoor spaces

event space

Programs that are “on” 24h, such as gallery spaces, lobby, residency, garden and outdoor spaces. Archives and Archives/repair

Lecture hall, Reception and coat checkLibrary and reading roomPrograms that run on work day schedule, such as administrative offices, storage and education centerPrograms that change usage after hours.

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lobby

gallery special collection

gallery permanent collection

administrative offices

bar

full-scale installation gallery

immersive black box

public restrooms

The Urban Model

archivesarchive/repair

lecture hall

bookstore

education center

storage

receiving

restrooms

coat checkreception

library/reading room

restaurant

garden/outdoor spaces

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The building has programs changing function and usage accord-ing to time.

During the day, the museum runs normally, but at night certain programs change function and become either event spaces, different type of showrooms, or an immersive digital environ-ment.

During the night, the backstage of the museum becomes high-lighted and a different understanding of the building emmerges

restaurant

Museum of Architecture and the City

California College of the Arts :: Spring 2011 :: San Francisco, California

The city is never the same when experiencing it during the day than at night. During the day, our experience is affected by it’s public construct, and our attention is driven more towards the environment and our surroundings; but at night, the city changes in the idea that every building becomes alive from the inside, it’s occupants give soul to buildings highlighting a much more personal and intimate living condition. The museum of architecture and the city shows this transformable and voyeuristic aspect of the city, in the sense that the museum continues to run at night but choreographing a whole different experience.

galleries : permanent collection bookstore / cafe

education center / storage

library / reading room

galleries : special show

archive

lecture hall

movie screening / concert venue

bar

restaurant

urban model

repair and model room

immersive virtual black box

administrative o�ces

full-scale installation gallery

Longitudinal section focusing on the programmatic procession

Unfolded diagram of procession during the day versus at nightEducation center

galleries: permanent coll.CEO o�ce

library / reading room immersive visual black box

repair

urban model / archive

restaurant / lecture hall

San FranciscoUnfolding of night procession

Unfolding of day procession

galleries: permanent coll.

full-scale installation gallery

galleries: special show

Yerba Buena Gardens

library / reading room

urban model / archive

restarurant / lecture hall

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View of the proposed project from Yerba Buena Gardens

Sectional plans

View from the night circulation

View of San Francisco from the Urban model spaceSouth elevation rendered to show the layered grain of the building

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TOPOGRAPHYWIND DIRECTIONTREESPLANTSANIMAL HABITAT

During strong wings and storms, this sheltered lagoon is a calm-water refuge forshorebirds

Due to the large size of the neck and the low level of disturbance and proximity to the bay, these areas support a high diversity of wildlife such as burrowing owls, white-tailed kites and northern harriers

Due to the high density of trees, this area provides an important perch site for raptors such as red-tailed hawk , white-tailed kite, rats, mice, snakes and Cooper’s hawk. It also provides potential nest site for birdsand birds of prey such as northern mockingbird, songbirds and Brewer’s Blackbird

The strong tidal current to and from the Golden Gate create this sandy beach andhas been heavily used by dog owners

Sarah Lucy Estephan

Mapping of vegetation and habitat

Models of the whole site and sectional models

Mapping of levels of privacy and circulation

Diagram of vegetation, tides and winds

Duration of stay of homeless

Pathways

Duration of stay of visitors and circulationLevels of privacy

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Sarah Lucy Estephan

Plan of Albany Bulb N

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Sarah Lucy Estephan

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Fitness campCalifornia College of the Arts :: Fall 2010 :: Albany Bulb, California

The final semester project of Fall 2010 sited at Albany Bulb was a Fitness/landscape boot camp. The program required students to both structure the existing site territory and design the spatial infrastructure. It was important for me to show the totality of the project both as a sequence of events and an interlinked architectural spatial experience. My proposal was a double landscape infrastructure guiding and informing participants into several levels of rejuvanation. The infrastructure was designed to respond to existing site conditions i.e vegetation and habitants as well as create specific spaces for the journey.

Sequential diagrams showing double infrastructure transforming according to program

Mapping of levels of privacy and circulation focused on the proposed site

Site plan 3 of 3Site sections

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80’Plan of Albany Bulb Slice

Sarah Lucy Estephan

Duration of stay of hom

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Pathways

Duration of stay of visitors and circulation

Levels of privacy

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first floor plan

ground floor plan

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Advertising AgencyAcademie Libanais des Beaux-Arts :: Spring 2009 :: Beirut, Lebanon

The program was to design a creative space for the Agency - two offices for the CEO & the Production manager, a production area, a conference room, a library, a reception/waiting area and service facilities - height: 6m. My proposal was to create a diverging graphic glass wall that will help define a double-height entry which directs and welcomes clients inside the agency.

A parallelism of planes is created by repeating the main glazed façade to draw natural light inside the working space that opens to the mezzanine level above. The diagonal interior walls were derived from the existing dynamic space that help create a vi-brant mood yet private and professional. renderings were done by hand using mixed media.

perspectival sketches

view of the office space

process diagrams

site analysis of residential houses on a commercial street

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

TRANSFORMATIVE CONDITIONS ::

boundary lines of victorian row houses :: plan

Facade study of commercial and residential mix

boundary lines of Mission street and Wiese street :: transformation applied are according to di�erent edge conditions

structure extracted from boundary study and applied to site

mission street

Private boundary

Public boundary

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Partitioning / Edge condition

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Thickening of Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

shifting of circulation through the site :: connecting Mission street to Wiese street

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Structure :: Lightweight Structure

Mission St.

Wiese St.

Main Structure running through site

Peeling away a lighter structure

Puncturing of Structures allow movement and access

Doubling of spaces allowed by using structures in di�erent ways

“Boundless stories” is a narrative comprised of three streams that are defined by Mission and Wiese street. The streams, each having a specific ‘entourage’ define different courtyards of public spaces that in reciprocity create a com-munity of several units ranging from single family to studio spaces. In addition, each stream becomes a way-finding mechanism for dwelling in this new micro-city setting, by nesting and revealing.

The concept was derived from research done in Mission, by analyzing personal boundaries with property lines between resi-dential apartments and retail spaces that led to a contemporary application of townhouses.By extending the new framework in our site, the streams become an active transformation of living in a complex community. The derived courtyards connote different communities that respond to Mission street and Wiese street by responding to their level of activity and privacy.

- “Boundless sotries” is a response to the housing studio led by Chris Falliers and Darrell Fields. Sarah Lucy Estephan, MArch3, Fall 2011.

Mission Housing

section plan

site model highlighting negotiable space within communities

MISSION ST.MISSION ST.

WIESE ST.

WEISE ST.

LOT: 178’-10”+/-

BIKE SHARE

COMMUNITY GARDEN

LOUNGE SPACE

COFFEE SHOP

WORK OUT SPACE

MULTIPURPOSE HALL

KINDERGARDEN

PLAYGROUND

COFFEE SHOPLIBRARY

FOOD MARKET

FOOD MARKET

CAFETERIA

BIKE SHARE

DOG PARK

DOG PARK

COMMUNITY GARDEN

PLAYGROUND

DOG PARK

COMMUNITY GARDEN

PLAYGROUND

BOOKSHOP

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plans

MISSION ST.MISSION ST.

WIESE ST.

WEISE ST.

LOT: 178’-10”+/-

BIKE SHARE

COMMUNITY GARDEN

LOUNGE SPACE

COFFEE SHOP

WORK OUT SPACE

MULTIPURPOSE HALL

KINDERGARDEN

PLAYGROUND

COFFEE SHOPLIBRARY

FOOD MARKET

FOOD MARKET

CAFETERIA

BIKE SHARE

DOG PARK

DOG PARK

COMMUNITY GARDEN

PLAYGROUND

DOG PARK

COMMUNITY GARDEN

PLAYGROUND

BOOKSHOP

Sc. : 1”= 10’

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Sc. : 1”= 20’

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diagrammatic plans portrayering the growth of the three communities site picture :: residential mixed with commercial

diagrammatic axon of adjacencies

site pictures :: claim of public streets

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40 units of 4 typologies14 of communal spaces

Dog park open to the Mission community

Food Market

“Alleyway” leading to Playground

Wall structure of channel glass me-andering through the site

Wall structure houses service spaces

Wall structure also houses stairs leading to units

Lounge area

Multipurpose hall

Mission st

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SOCIALIZE COMBINED DRAWING OF “VEINS” THROUGH SITE PLAY GROW

view towards the dog park

looking at neighbouring structure

perspectival section cutting through playground

section cutting through dg park and community park

sequential section looking at different conditions of light filtration

Dominus WineryCalifornia College of the Arts :: Fall 2010 :: San Francisco, California

Precedent study done of the Dominus Winery in Napa Valley by Herzog and de Meuron to study and show the functions and tectonics of the building.

The purpose of the model was to dissect and repre-sent those tectonics in a material study.

Project was done in a group of three: Frances Reid (left), Blake Hudelson (middle), Sarah Lucy Estephan (right).

Half of the semester was spent designing large mechanical objects for a performance piece as a tribute to the French choreographer Maurice Bejart, on an extremely limited budget. The show was performed in Baalbeck (one of Lebanon’s most famous and historical sites and home to its grandest festivals) for over 500 people, including a professional jury of architects, visual performers, professors, and the founder of the renowned Baalbeck Festival, May Arida.

Tribute to BejartAcademie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts :: Spring 2007 :: Baalbeck, Lebanon