Sample of Works Mark Zivi MarkZivi@Temple.edu 908-872-3643
Stream Lines.
4th Year Studio. Professor Todd Woodward.
Located in Ohiopule State Park, the Stream Lines Visitor Center is a reflection of the town itself. The site is strategically located at an intersection of The Great Allegheny Passage and hiking trails on the Fern Cliff Peninsula. The Great Allegheny Passage, a retired industrial railway, has been refitted as a major hiking and biking trail. The passage stretches across the river as an extraordinary steel bridge connecting the town of Ohiopyle to the Fern Cliff Peninsula and to the totality of the Ohiopyle State Park. By placing the visitors center on the opposite side of the town, on the peninsula and within the park, it draws the user away from civilization and detaches them from the current. As the user experiences the Stream Lines Visitor Center they pass through and learn about the history of the area and of the town.
The documented history of the Ohiopyle area dates back to early 1600’s when the Monongahela People populated the mountain area surrounding the Youghiogheny River. Other major events, achievements, and disasters such as economic growth funded largely by Andrew Stewarts, the arrival of the railroad, the Great Depression, the abuse of clear cut lodging, commercial enterprises, white water rafting, etc. greatly affected the growth and development of the area. The essence of these events were sought after and realized in the development of the spaces within and around the visitors center.
As one hikes across the Great Allegheny Bridge and into the depths of the Fern Cliff forest they are drawn into the entrance of the visitors center. As the occupant hikes through the arranged spaces they experience meticulously accentuated or hindered views. Specific structural materials, sustainable strategies, and natural encroachment are employed as a representational evolutionary expression of the Ohiopyle area. At times narrow and tall spaces overwhelm the occupant, representing hardship. These overwhelming spaces accentuate the vast openness that is allotted on the third floor gallery space. Here, vast views of the entire peninsula and adjacent town, as it is seen today, are a reward for the hiker. The hike continues down the outside of the center, back into the forest where one continues their exploration onto the trails. As one traverses the spaces, they hike through not only the physical structure of today, but of the history that lead to its development.
F i l t e r e d Experience. 3rd Year Studio. Professor Jason Austin.
This system allows for an experiential definition of path. Through a filtration process, both occupants and sorm water runoff percolate through the design transforming the forsaken Megabus Stop into a complex and interactive environment.
Occupy Library. 3rd Year Studio. Professor Srdjan Jovanovic.
The act of reading a book is a very personal experience. This project attempts to reproduce this intimacy and interaction witihin every element of its design. The desire for human interaction alters the traditional form of a bookshelf, entangeling storage and occupation. This new form acts as the structural component of the library and begins to organise and seperate progromatic functions.
Artist
House.
2nd YEar Studio. Professor John James Pron.
La Maison du Pientre aims at combining the rich nature of the Lambertville community and landscape into a respectable modern dwelling for the painter. By expanding upon desired views, capturing the even northern light, designating large work areas and storage, and by creating a large open floor plan La Maison du Pientre creates a space perfect for the creative mind of the painter to grow. Here one is encouraged to experiment and expresses him or herself in a space best suited for their specific artistic needs.
The overall horizontal view of the Delaware River with closeup vertical interruptions was the inspiration for much of the design of the painter’s residence. Much like how a painter works in layers each level of La Maison du Pientre was designed to interact with adjacent floors by interacting, overlooking, and/or flowsing into the others. This opens up the layout of the residence peeling away at the confinement of floor levels. It is the creative studio space that most enjoys this open floor plan. While the space draws on both vertical and horizontal inspirations from the overall house, landscape, and the existing community it is the only part of the structure with diagonal components. Combining all aspects of its surroundings, the studio space allows for the painter to explore and develop new concepts.
Green
Hotel.
2nd Year Studio. Professor Jim Faircloth.
Located adjacent to the Philadelphia Art Museum, The Green Generation Hotel is designed as a tool to link the hotel occupants to the Philadelphia community and culture.
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1st Year Studio. Professor Lenore Davies.
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The documentation of ones movement through a space is a documentation of the construct. One’s design intent is translated and experienced through the form.
Lolbolly House Case Study. 2nd Year Studio. Professor John James Pron.
This study demonstrates Kieran Timberlakes attempt to fuse the natural elements of Taylors Island into an architectural form.
R e l at i o n . 1st Year Studio. Professor Lenore DAvies.
There is an intimate Interaction between a person and a construct. Pressures of opposing forces push on each other and form the space that we encompass. We have as much control over the space that we construct as the construct has over us.