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transient subterannea architectural design 20a coleman griffith pasadena city college fall 09
frogtown h20
architectural design 10b coleman griffith pasadena city college spring 09
spacial sequence study
architectural design 10b coleman griffith pasadena city college spring 09
materials and methods coleman griffith, dionicio valdez pasadena city college fall 08
inflatable formation
swell
visual communications 2 kelly bair pasadena city college fall 08
curve manipulation
visual communications 2 kelly bair pasadena city college fall 08
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transient subterannea course instructor school term
architectural design 20a coleman griffith pasadena city college fall 09
preface macarthur park, just west of downtown los angeles, has spent its existence encountering change, from a swamp in the mid 19th century to a wealthy resort destination at the turn of the 20th century. after wwii, suburban development and the removal of most of the area’s public transportation resulted in decay and mass exodus. economically disadvantaged populations moved in, resulting in a steady decline and attracting criminals and street gangs. in the 1990s the metro red line was built, passing through the park and spurring an effort to eventually restore the region to its former grandeur. site macarthur park, in the westlake neighborhood of los angeles. the 2 blocks south of wilshire blvd, north of w 7th st, west of s bonnie brae st, east of s alvarado st. existing infrastructure includes a red line/purple line subway station, several commercial zoned multi story buildings, and several parking lots. objective conduct team site analysis. design a transportation hub at the location of the existing subway stop, incoporating local bus/ auto systems, bike, and padestrian interchange. implement healthcare and retail program. produce diagrams, drawings, physical models and renderings. site analysis done in collaboration with: javier badillo, priscilla contreras, blaise freemont, hugo garcia, gordana green, robert panossian individual contribution: hexagonal time-line conceptual idea urban manifold external reference migration
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downtown la
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team site analysis photo-reference time-line
1860s swanpland / dead sea / reservoir
1890s public park / idyllic retreat / social gathering
1930s display of wealth / luxury vacation / important thoroughfare
1940s political exploitation ground / citizens protest premise
1970s criminal activity basis
2000s revitilization test ground
individual site analysis contribution detailed (cause and effect) time-line
1880 use swampland
demographic majority
population density
transportation infrastructure
1900
filipino
30 per sq. mile
15,000 per sq. mile
addition of metro red-line and purple-line
belmont high school opened
black youth form street clubs
events in gangs culture
USC founded
1880
graham bell invents telephone 1876
world events First subway in London 1863
edward doheny discovers oil near westlake park 1892 us work force majority moves to cities 1890
Slavery ends in Brazil
1888
first subway in us boston 1897
flw designs
opens
hollyhock house
1917
in los angeles
naacp founded
1909
wwi begins
1914
hitler publishes mein kampf
good samaritan hospital 1976
WWII
pearl harbor attacked 1941
featured in fresh brince of bel air
fbi considers gangs threat to national security
watts riots
1930
1925
produce fake immigration id’s
1965
aids is discovered in l.a. 1981
oj simpson arrested for murder 1994
l.a. riots
civil rights act passed 1964 disneyland opens 1955
cuban missile crisis
1962
macarthur park featured in the simpsons, volcano, and training day
ms-13 formed
new generation detached from black panther ideals
brooklyn dodgers move to l.a. 1958
stock market crashes 1929
japan annexes boy scouts korea 1910 founded 1910 first flight at kitty hawk 1903
ship and plane building become primary business
1923
lax opens
lapd lables clubs “gangs”
violence grows as gang characteristic
walt disney arrives
philippe’s 1908
latino 18th st. gang formed 1959
video survalance introduced to park lapd arrive in riot gear
macarthur park song written by jimmy webb 1968
vaudeville largely popular in local theaters
considered champs-elysées of los angeles
events in popular culture
establishment of lausd 1961
1923
lacking schools many students bussed to san fernando / glendale
1993
mexican consulate established in westlake
rampart community police station established 1966 authorities retrieve guns knives ect. from drained lake
establishment of los angeles city high school district 1890
illegal immigrants/ usc student introduction with new apartments/ korean
median houshold income $22,684
36,000 per sq. mile (most densely populated neighborhood in us)
streetcar abandoned with introduction of nearby freeway system 1953
establishment of los angeles fire department 1893
education /healthcare
salvadoran guatemalan
20,000 per sq. mile
wilshire crossing built 1934
introduction of streetcar 1910
street vendors/ leisure/ concerts/ public protests
gang largely hispanic
mexican american
transients pushed from bunker hill
majority of white population decamps to west side
jewish
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2000
1980 drug trafficing/ prostitution/ false documentation/ gang wars
park renamed after gen macarthur 1942
5,000 per sq. mile
surface streets
1960
reservoir abandoned by city for pressurezed pipe system - converted into park
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emergency services infrastructure
city events
1940
1920
built as westlake park drinking water reservoir becomes luxury vacation destination 1880
berlin wall falls 1989
villaraigosa first hispanic mayor of l.a. 2005 may day mêlée 2007
1992
World Trade Center attacked
2001
team site analysis demographic data
income median household income
Westlake California
$50,000
$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $19,299
$47,493
per capita income $25,000 macarthur park
westlake dodger stadium
california
$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $9,106
$22,711
people below poverty line
100%
staples center los angeles convention center
westlake california
s vermont blvd.
101 w 6th st. wilshire blvd.
1 s alvarado st.
w olympic blvd.
w pico blvd.
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transportation infrastructure
dash every 7 minutes from 6:00am to 6:30pm
route b
every 8 minutes from 5:50am to 6:30pm
route c
from 6:30am to 6:30pm
route d
every 5 minutes from 5:50am to 7:00pm
route e
every 5 minutes from 6:30am to 7:00pm
route f
every 10 minutes from 6:30am to 6:30pm
big blue bus
metro
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civic center station
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santa monica to downtown la: #10
rapid transit red line subway purple line subway blue line subway wilshire/vermont station
every 7 minutes from 6:00am to 6:30pm
freeway
freeway number
10 min walking radius = 2,624 ft to blue line)
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35.3%
14.2%
commute time
year built 5.5%
2000-now
< 10 min. 17.4%
1980-1999
11.9%
1960-1979 1940-1959
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20-30 min.
24.1% 21.0%
30-45 min.
23.0%
45-60 min.
age
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10-20 min.
> 60 min.
4.4%
who lives here
education
13.3% 13.2%
50%
westlake
under 18:
15.6%
btwn 18 & 64
over 64
bachelor's degree or higher,
age 25+
1900-1919
50%
1900-before
westlake
28.8%
california
27.3%
california westlake california
westlake
california
100%
40.9%
14.2%
26.6%
westlake california
project site
alvarado & w 7th street intersection
private Business and Residential Retail
purple/red line metro rails
62.0%
64+ 7.6% 10.7% 64+ 64+
foreign born persons
7.5%
team site analysis surface and permeation
100%
63.6%
westlake
76.8%
california
20.4%
1920-1939
50%
100%
67.6%
100%
conceptual idea urban manifold
how does the user operate within the framework of transience? how can the architecture serve as a facilitator of the transient process?
external reference migration qualities - provisional/intangible rule set: 1. branching
2. retention
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3. trajectory
proposed transportation diagram (dashed - existing)
metro rapid / auto metro red / purple line padestrian
form
geometry is informed by a framework of user trajectories
surface geometry is informed by form geometry
study models
alvarado
bonnie brae
wilshire
hardscape softscape
ramp down
farmers market
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open to below open to below
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satalite pharmacy
satalite fitness rehab park
macarthur park beyond
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program 1 2 3 4 5 6
sub-level 1 plan
information center -3000 sq ft metro rapid loading maintenance/security -1100 sq ft satalite pharmacy -1800 sq ft -office -200 sq ft -office -225 sq ft elevator satalite fitness / rehab park -2600 sq ft
1/32”=1’-0”
(2) metro rapid loading
metro red/purple line + (1) rapid info
sub-level 2 plan 1/32”=1’-0”
farmers market beyond alvarado st
surface perforation
macarthur park
metro rapid exit
park entrance continuation of park
satalite fitness / rehab park
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lower / subway level
exploded axonometric surface perforation skins
surface perforations
bus / auto circulation
park surface
form shell
interior render at bus platform
frogtown h20 course instructor school term
architectural design 10b coleman griffith pasadena city college spring 09
preface the los angeles metropolitan area is home to 13 million residents. it has and will continue to encounter water shortage issues of great consequence. water reclamation measures are inevitable. the river, typically a source of nourishment, now runs through some of the most undernourished portions of los angeles. it is a natural ecosystem existing within a human ecosystem. flood control measures have essentially stripped the river community of it’s give and take relationship. site the frogtown portion of atwater village in los angeles, at the intersection of blake ave, knox ave, and newell st, against the glendale narrows segment of the la river, in a residential and industrial zoned portion of the neighbohood. objective design a water reclamation facility that implements natural “living system” technology. establish an external reference from which to obtain architectural inspiration. conduct proper site analysis. produce diagrams, drawings, physical models and renderings. process in an effort to restore the relationship between the district and the river, i engaged this issue at a neighborhood scale, to reclaim and recycle water, return a portion of the river to a natural ecosystem and a wetlands environment, and educate the public on the processes and potential of these systems. external reference alluvial deposits
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holocene epoch
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mineral rich soil
accumilation of micro-organisms, oil deposit
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cyclical-tectonic cycle/water use and reclamation
peat/compost
energy generation
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biological profit
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gallon of waste
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facility sq ft
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remaining sq ft
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site analysis / neighborhood scale
natural ecosystem
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scaled up portion
site analysis / community scale
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remaining sq ft
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tanks required
square feet req
77500
sq ft per tank
tank depth
7600
6 ft
cubic ft per tank
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site analysis / city scale
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site plan
TRUE NORTH
LIVING SYSTEM H20 FALLS TO LOWER FLOOR LEVEL AT EXTERIOR GRATE
INTERACTIVE SPACES COORDINATE WITH PHASES OF LIVING SYSTEM TO NORTH (TYP.)
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office 1 interactive space 1
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maintenance
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interactive space 4
interactive space 2
men ramp up
PLAN NORTH
lower floor plan
TRUE NORTH
physical models circulation diagram
LIVING SYSTEM H20 FALLS TO LOWER FLOOR LEVEL AT EXTERIOR GRATE
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interactive space 4
interactive space 2
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observation deck 5 EXIT TO RIPARIAN PARK AND LIVING SYSTEM
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observation deck 1 observation deck 3
office 2 observation deck 2
open to below open to below
ramp up
upper floor plan
PLAN NORTH
TRUE NORTH
green roof
office 2 women
observation deck 1
observation deck 2
observation deck 3
men
observation deck 4
maintenance office 1
interactive space 1 interactive space 2
section a
interactive space 3
interactive space 4
observation deck 5
interactive space 5
spacial sequence study course instructor school term
architectural design 10b coleman griffith pasadena city college spring 09
preface the spacial sequence study is an exercise in understanding spacial types, from adjacent to interlocking and public to private spaces etc. objective select a case study that exhibits a clear use of public and private space. develop diagrams and spacial sequence models that demonstrate the relationships between circulation and the spaces that it intersects. build segments in sequential order allowing circulation segments to unlock public space segments. material walnut veneer_ base, private space acrylic_ public space bass wood_ circulation path
case study cape schanck house jackson clements burrows victoria, australia
private space lower floor plan
public and private space main floor plan
diagram of public and private spacial segments with circulation paths
digital model_ interlocked
digital model_ exploded
physical model minus base_ interlocked
phase 1 total segments interlocked
phase 2 removal of 2 circulation segments and 1 public space segment at driveway
phase 3 removal of 1 circulation segment and 2 public space segments at entry
phase 4 removal of 2 circulation segments and 2 public space segments at entry, hallway and dining
phase 5 vertical removal of 1 circulation segment at stairs and 2 public space segments at dining
phase 6 removal of final circulation segment and final 2 public space segments at patio private space and base remain
inflatable formation course instructor school term
materials and methods coleman griffith, dionicio valdez pasadena city college fall 08
preface the inflatable formation is a group exploration into the behaviors and potential uses of polyethylen sheeting as an architecture. much like the circulatory system of the human body, the formation consists of the pulmonary or primary circulation, and the systemic or secondary circulation. the primary circulation system is made up of iron welded 4 mil plastic, and acts as the load bearing structure. it is activated at three points by three high velocity fans, and combines at one central point. the excess air is distributed into the secondary circulation system, made up of iron welded 2 mil plastic, and provides the enclosure. the entire formation can be folded into one 7 gallon plastic bag, and will fully inflate in under 10 seconds. when anchored it can serve as an instant emergency shelter solution. research and fabrication done in collaboration with: mitch mckinley, louis boueri, alan chan marissa sherman, jose cruz macias
research of various circulatory systems prior to form development ie: cardiovascular, transit
process sketch
plan
long elevation
short elevation
fabrication
presentation
secondary structural duct
presentation panel
primary structural duct
point of activation
presentation
fabrication
swell course instructor school term
visual communications 2 kelly bair pasadena city college spring 08
preface swell was designed as a summer-guest-sleeper to be assembled on the sight of the eames house in pacific palasades california. objective work within the scope of either a stranded or a tiled modular system, that was influenced by both a man-made and a natural precedent. the design consists of (customizable) pre-fabricated 2â&#x20AC;? plates that can be molded to form openings, shelving, stair systems and floor plates. these plates swell upward at 3 points (where required to neccesitate balance and structure) to permit simple stack and fasten assembly.
driveway eames studio eames house swell
site plan
natural precedent sedimentary sandstone layers rice point, prince edward island, canada
man-made precedent triptyque architects loduca agency building sao paulo, brazil, 2007
curve studies
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curve studies
section perspective
exterior afternoon render / roof
roof plan
section a
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upper floor plan
ground floor plan
section b
nw elevation
exterior night render
curve manipulation course instructor school term
visual communications 2 kelly bair pasadena city college spring 08
preface the curve manipulation project is an exercise in contouring and laser cut preparation applying 3d nurbs modeling techniques. objective create a curve (line) containing seven distinct control vertices (cv/points). develop a system with which to adjust cv location per curve. develop a plane from four manipulated curves. develop a cube from six planes. apply a thickness then contour for laser cut template. develop diagrams and renderings.
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process stage 3 contour form to create laser cut segments
interior render
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