transition studio -- kingston, ny mixed use -- williamburg, brooklyn montessori school, staten island, ny restaurant, las vegas, nv hydropark

/ biosphere 2 , oracle, az articulated shell office layout weave wall design finesse

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TraNsiTioN sTudio
Kingston, NY

aCadEMiC

Kingston, NY--a shrinking city about 90 miles north of New York City.

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sandwiched between the quaint historical districts of uptown and the rondout, Midtown is Kingstons other; it possesses an edge condition in the middle of town. Heterotopias, as david Grahame shane notes, can be agents of change. This project embraces the already present heterotopic nature of the site. it aims to recreate the Kings inn not just as an oddity, but a destination and an influencer; in short, a place of transition. The proposal is for a series of movie theatersconcrete bowls holding a theater, ground floor retail and supporting a rooftop park. The open ground level community space between the bowls is invitingly unconditioned. Covered spaces providing pockets of both sunlight and shade accommodate fluctuating densities of movie goers, restaurant eaters, shoppers, farmers market and winter market vendors. The concrete bowls widen as they grow upwards; they come together for structural support, and also to form a grassy rooftop which tilts slightly southwest into the afternoon sun. The daytime park becomes a nighttime theater, as Kingston denizens and visitors lounge on the lawn and watch films in a method reminiscent of bygone drive-in theaters. Molding the structure to the physical nature of the program allows it to be used more effectively as a thermally active surface.

model studies

across broadway

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Eating/Socializing Shopping/Learning Farmers Market Concert Movie Outdoor Class Recreation Display/Gallery/Presentation
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...a convective system would surround a normally clothed man at rest with 71 F air to maintain comfort. But with radiant surfaces at 85 F, the air temperature could drop to 59 F and the same man would be comfortable. -J.M Fitch American Building 2.

Cooling Mode: HEAT ABSORPTION the water which ows through the space removes heat gains constantly.

too cold

too hot

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too hot

too hot forced warm air coils in floor only

too cold coils in ceiling only

it is optimal to have thermally active surfaces on six sides of a space.

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rooftop park
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MiXEd usE
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

aCadEMiC

an 80 unit, 140,000 sq. ft. apartment complex providing multibedroom housing for large families and a 50,000 sq. ft. fabrication shop occupy the Williamsburg, Brooklyn site which borders the NYC Greenway Bike routes and has easy access to the Williamsburg Bridge. ramps link every apartment to NYCs maze of bike paths. situated in a neighborhood with an industrial history, the style of the residential structures alludes to the warehouses in the vicinity.

site diagram view from williamsburg bridge

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shop level

front view & exploded axonometric drawing parking

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MoNTEssori sCHooL
staten island, NY

aCadEMiC

The Montessori school features a rooftop learning garden, minitrack, bright classrooms, and a connected community center. Circulation is based on a central ramp system which bends 5 degrees at its center and overlooks upper New York Bay and Lower Manhattan. The circulation strategy allows children to connect with all parts of the school as they move from one activity to another.

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rendering & physical model

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CirQuE du soLEiL THEME rEsTauraNT

Las Vegas, NV aCadEMiC Partners: K. Bennett, J. Williams

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second floor plan & exterior rendering

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Located on the Vegas strip, the Cirque du soleil Flagship features performances areas that cut through the restaurant, bar, and club. They pop up from the floor and drop down from the ceiling. The structure consists of competing elements of tension and compression which take their inspiration from a study of a Cirque performance and physically create the performance spaces.

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Poured on site reinforced concrete Concrete columns Steel framed panel system

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Evaporative catchment Rainwater collection Entrance Lobby Brackish Water Aquarium Wavemachine Surf Pool Lockerrooms

HYdro ParK / BiosPHErE 2

oracle, aZ aCadEMiC Partner: samantha Johnson

our initial inspiration came from the experiments of Louis Pasteur which ultimately disproved spontaneous generation. Pasteurs swan neck flasks showed that bacteria and micro-organisms weigh more than air and can be impeded by gravity and geometry. Our experiments transferred these findings to water filtration, and we focused on manipulating curvature of tubes in order to form bends and traps. By altering water flow rate through pump speed, gravity, tube-branching, tube size, and curvature we were able to filter sediment at different rates.

experiment one

The Biosphere 2 attempted a closed ecosystem, and though a troubled project, it has inspired our conversion of the site. in a complex too small to naturally emulate the water cycle, significant and complex methods were engineered to produce a man-controlled system. our view of valuing water is not one of using little as water runs from faucet to sewer, but one of filtering, recirculation, and reuse. Water can heal, can give life, can bring joy, and water can also bring death. our project looks beyond grey water, as we attempt to reuse and recycle water throughout our building. Based on our language of curvature, branching, and gravity that came out of our earlier experiments, we are also using the water tube infrastructure as the building structure. its geometry informs spatial and programmatic elements of the project. Water will not just be filtered and recycled within the structure, but will be used to radiantly heat and cool the space.

Biosphere 2 consists of distinct a elements:

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enclosure

slab

(which houses the

conduits that transport water, air, and energy throughout the complex) and an windows

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of 6500

slab

Rainforest Cloud Tower

Irrigation Stream from Rainforest through Savanna Pool at base of stream Ocean

Marsh

Desert

EnergyCenter

South Lung Reservoir

existing water infrastructure

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arTiCuLaTEd sHELL:
a spatial and surface study in 3ds Max

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Zone 3 3 2 Zone 2
open office / Luminaire parts list
115 Pieces ProJECT: 202 2XT8 WHiTE PErFEd BaFFLE see our luminaire catalog 0uP1d -PHoT for an image of the article No.: luminaire. Luminaire LuminousFlux: 5800 lm Luminaire Wattage: 78.0 W Luminaire classification according to CiE: 27 CiE flux code: 61 87 97 27 78 Fitting: 2 x user defined (C orrection Factor 1.000). 12 Pieces E disoN PriCE LiGHTiNG duPLuX 218/6 CoL rECEssEd FLuorEsCENT doWNLiGHT, 6" rouNd article No.: duPLuX 218/6 CoL Luminaire LuminousFlux: 2500 lm Luminaire Wattage: 48.0 W Luminaire classification according to CiE: 100 CiE flux code: 71 100 100 100 44 Fitting: 2 x TWo 18W dTT CFLs (Correction Factor 1.000). see our luminaire catalog for an image of the luminaire.

oFFiCE PLaN:
design of an office layout and facade for a Manhattan site which aimed to increase worker comfort and productivity through daylighting, acoustic, lighting, heating, and cooling decisions. Ecotect and dialux softwares were used in the analysis.

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ZoNE1 TarGET uNiForMiTY LiGHTiNG PoWEr dENsiTY 40-45fc

ZoNE2 30-40fc

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40-45fc

Min/Max 0.33 (or more)

Min/Max 0.33 (or more)

Min/Max 0.33 (or more)

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1.1 w/sf Ecotect study of daylighting effects of the facade

south Facade

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Three Layers become One Half Unit Half Unit is Mirrored to create Full Unit Full Unit aggregated into Tri-Weave Wall

WEaVE WaLL
a design and fabrication project utilizing rhino and Grasshopper to design and aggregate units for a Corian wall

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dEsiGN FiNEssE
design and Fabrication Project

left front

Original CNC study panel. The parallel cuts resulted in interesting scalloping on the ridges between planes

3D Print study -- the neighboring edges of separate planes have different elevations, and the division between tiles is easy to read

In this panel, the form is determined by the same lines that instruct the CNC router resulting in a more cohesive product in which one tile seems to blend into the next.

CNC production of final prototype

The lines of fabrication run across separate tiles as angles and elevations also line up.