vincent velasco portfolio 2009-2013 by vincent velasco

vincent velasco portfolio 2009-2013 university of illinois at urbana-champaign ARCHITECTURE , DESIGN + ENGINEERING

vincent velasco Graduate Architect, Concentration in Structures birthdate: 12.09.1982 cell: 949.436.0218 email: vincent.velasco@gmail.com address: 306 w. columbia avenue apt. 4 champaign, IL 61820

education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master of Architecture Candidate Concentration: Structures University of California at Irvine Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art Minors in Biological Sciences, Digital Arts

Expected: Spring 2013 Concurrent Grade Point Average: 3.82/4.00 Spring 2007 School of the Arts Grade Point Average: 3.45/4.00 Dean’s List Recipient, 2 Years

research experience B.A.S.E. Beijing Study Abroad/Architectural Research Internship Advisor: Robert Mangurian/Mary-Ann Ray

May 2011 - July 2011

• Participated in internship and immersion program that introduced students to urban and rual village conditions around Beijing, China • Researched and documented via interviews, photographs and film on Ant Village People, university graduates that decide to live in squatter-like conditions for cheap rent • Hosted and established communication with local artists and architects through weekly dinners and talks • Curated a weekly film screening that tried to help other participants of the program understand the modern Chinese and Beijinger condition and culture University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Teacher Asssistant/Research Assistant - Urban Research Lab Advisor: Thérèse F. Tierney

August 2010 - May 2011

• Instructed a fourth-year undergraduate architecture studio, administering discussion and critiques and delegating advice on improving student projects • Demonstrated to students software skills needed to produce 3D surface models using Rhinoceros 3D • Performed critical research on networked-enabled and interactive subway kiosks in relation to an interdisciplinary approach to design that deals with architects, graphic designers and programmers in concert with each other • Produced a Proof-Of-Concept animation, enpowering users who do not have smartphone-enabled cellphones the ability to connect to the Internet while away from a computer

awards | publications | recognition University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Published (In Press): Tierney TF, Velasco V (2013). Positioning Locative Media: A Critical Urban Intervention. Leonardo Journal of Arts, Sciences and Technology; 46(3). Spring 2012

Stephen J.Y. Tang Memorial Award • Award established to foster an interdisciplinary approach to architecture through structural planning • Selected by faculty for exemplary architectural and structural engineering work on a culinary arts college in Chicago

Fall 2010

Chicago Prize Nominee • Nominated for outstanding studio group project for the Chicago Prize, an Architecture graduate student award for excellence • Recognized for a large scale, sculptural model that highlighted an experiential and structural intervention for an existing building in downtown Chicago Critical Mass Exhibition

Fall 2010

• Invited by faculty to exhibit work from the outgoing semester for exemplary student projects • Acclaimed for designing a faceted structure with a uniquely derived program for an animation school Earl Prize Winner

Fall 2008

• Received the award for outstanding individual project for the Earl Prize, an Architecture undergraduate student award for excellence • Developed a rigorous, mixed-use building with clear programmatic deliniations that was also sensitive to the site

competitions

Participant: New York City Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge

February 2013

Participant: American Institute of Steel Construction Student Steel Competition

May 2012

Participant: ISEA International 2011 International Symposium on Electronic Art

September 2011

languages

English - Native Language Tagalog - Speak/Read/Write with Good Competence Japanese - Read/Write with Good Competence Mandarin - Basic Knowledge

skills

CAD/BIM Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Revit Autodesk Project Vasari Autodesk Ecotect Analysis

3D Modeling/Rendering Google SketchUp + V-Ray Rhinoceros + V-Ray Autodesk 3D Studio Max Autodesk Maya

Graphic Design Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Flash Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Dreamweaver

Programming Grasshopper Processing C++/Java

Structures RISA-3D SAP2000 RAM Structural System

figure 0.1

site context map, chicago chinatown

contents 6

cHotel

iMetro

the CRE.ART

the ontogenic city

[REMOTE] marina city

tri-shell

chicago culinary arts college

diagramming

cHotel capstone studio project ADVISOR: JOHN STALLMEYER CHICAGO, IL 2009

A CELL WALL MODEL - the capstone studio is a comprehensive studio that focuses on the design of one building, integrating and incorportaing all systems of the design into one semester. As a boutique hotel, the structure resembles the order and rigidity of a plant cell, while maintaining a character of its own. a rectangular, grid pattern gives both a highly efficient program and building. the lounge and bar space is an ideal place to meet new friens or old acquaintances and have visitors have the option to eat outside at the curb or in a seculded backyard.

figure 1.1

outdoor patio rendering

UP A R EA O F REFUGE

VERTICAL C H A I S E

M A I D CLOSET

A R EA O F REFUGE

notable features - greywater recycling system to reduce the amount of water required in a typical hotel setting - three vertical gardens, two on the west and east side of the building facade, and a third containing unique planters - solar pv cells above that reduce electricity usage of approximately 20-25 percent - green roof to keep the building cool while providing a pleasant environment - regular, 22’ x 22’ structural grid for easy assembly - structural and decorative columns in groups of 1-4 with skylights exposing the center of some of these groups - a waffle slab-like ceiling in the ground floor to provide both structural and aesthetic qualities to the space - a back-ventilated facade for the guest rooms to keep the room well-insulated and to provide shading during critical months

figure 1.5

typical hotel floor plan S1

UP AREA OF REFUGE

SECTION A-A’

VERTICAL C H A I S E

M A I D CLOSET

S E C TI ON B-B’

AREA OF REFUGE

S E C TI ON C-C’

figure 1.4

S E C TI ON A-A’

second floor plan

LAUNDRY

VERTICAL C H A I S E

S T A F F B R E A K R O O M

M I N I MARKET MEN

STORAGE

WOMEN

CHECK-IN

BAR SECTION B-B’

KITCHEN PREP AREA

LOUNGE SEATING ---

OUTDOOR P A T I O

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site plan rendering

figure 1.3

CURBSIDE SEATING

SECTION C-C’

BICYCLE PARKING

site/ground plan

SECTION A-A’

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three dimensional section

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east elevation

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south elevation

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sectional diagram

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interior rendering

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three column configurations

SHEARWALL REINFORCEMENT FLOORPLATES

figure 1.12

structural overview

figure 1.13

interior showing column

figure 1.14

wall section

figure 1.15

exterior rendering

the CRE.ART chicago animation studio ADVISOR: THERESE TIERNEY CHICAGO, IL 2010

REANIMATING PROGRAM - The cre.art is an animation studio + learning center located in the Chinatown District in Chicago. Designed to house a large scale animation firm, the cre.art has capability to grow across the railroad tracks. The public amenities this facility offers are a Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creative Learning Center, Restaurant, Cafe and Gallery Space. The central atrium houses the Render Farm/IT department, where the most important component of a digital animation studio is showcased on a raised platform. Ramps assist the business visitors around the campus, while a central circulation corridor with private thoroughfares and nooks provide movement and contemplation for the employees of the firm.

figure 2.1

interior rendering

site context model figures 2.2-2.5 The site is located in the Chinatown district in Chicago. As an attpempt to create a three-dimensional, physical diagram, I built an analog model using data extracted computationally. Each dowel is topped with a portion of an image of Chinese New Year gift bags, with each bag denoting a building type - industrial on the left, park/public space by the river, and residential to the right. Additionally, the diameter of the dowel denotes the density of building and relative building heights are derived from the dowel length.

figure 2.6

building in site

the voronoi diagram as program Because of the unique building program, the cre.art utilizes a design based on square footages needed and the use of voronoi â&#x20AC;&#x153;cellsâ&#x20AC;? to create the basic program silhouette. Adjacencies are established and laid out onto the site. Finally, the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relation to the surroundings and linkages within the structural system carve the circulation corridors. The image on the following page are screen captures of program development.

figure 2.7

south exterior perspective

figure 2.8

animation of program

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building sections

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First Floor Plan

^north + scale: 1/32in = 1ft

Second Floor Plan ^north + scale: 1/32in = 1ft

North Elevation scale: no scale

figure 2.10

ground and second foor plan

South Elevation scale: no scale

East Elevation scale: no scale

figure 2.11

exploded axonometric

figure 2.12

birds-eye perspective

figure 2.13

figure 2.14

northwest exterior perspective

longitudinal elevation

figure 2.15

interior perspective east

figure 2.6

longitudinal section

[REMOTE] marina city ADVISOR: ERIK HEMINGWAY CHAMPAIGN, IL 2010 - CHICAGO PRIZE NOMINEE

PROJECTING SCALE - The Marina City materials studio project is a full semester group project that deals with retrofitting Marina City in Chicago with “upgrades” that keep the superstructure current with the urban fabric. In the final project, a single construct was produced, with all scales simlutaneously contained within it. Rather than merely stating where loopholes could be sought in building codes, my final intervention introduced users to participate in changing manipulating such codes to their advantage. Situated on the “virtual” 1/4 scale, I handcrafted an optical system that lit onto the 1/8 scale model and onto a “1:1” scale projection on the wall. Small slides explaining each project’s work were placed into a holder, and people were invited to write their own intervention, similar to the game of “mad libs”. This strategy enables designers to be cognizant of the ultimate determinant of their design, the public sphere and to design according to their needs.

figure 3.1

model photograph

figure 3.2

model photograph

wayfinding through [REMOTE] marina city figure 3.3 My role additionally included curating and designing the large format, wayfinding poster to graphically describe our projects onto a two-dimensional plane. Each building is formalized by using the textual history about the building itself. Viewing this text further away reveals the skyline Marina City is situated in. Each number corresponded to the studio individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion in our book.

exploiting codes figures 3.4-3.12 To explain my section of the project, I created a series of diagrams that engage in the theory behind code intervention. I initially used language to find similarities in other group membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; projects. From there, I linked those highlighted parts and reorganized these blocks into different schemes like scale (3.6) or urban/domestic (3.8). I then took this idea a step further by using the same process in Marina Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residential tenant bylaws. I found patterns in the text and exploited them by providing blank spaces for participants to fill in their view of the code (3.11).

figure 3.13

projector focusing lens

CCAC chicago culinary arts college ADVISOR: MARCI UIHLEIN GROUP PROJECT WITH BRIAN VESELEY CHICAGO, IL 2012 - STEPHEN J.Y. TANG MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER AISC STEEL COMPETITION PARTICIPANT

HANGING STRUCTURE - Although the Culinary Arts College may seem like a straightforward, rectilinear building, its structure is more than ordinary. The superstructure of the building consists of twelve steel megacolumns carrying the load from the three floors above. The floor plates are then hung onto the superstructure while steel belt trusses envelop the form and provide stability. Structural integrity tests were performed under both RAM Structural Analysis and SAP2000. The facade sits flush with the surrounding context of the site, continuing the flush wall of buildings along Michigan Avenue. Combined with the belt truss, the building emphasizes the idea of a dramatic, transparent institution of higher learning.

figure 4.1

exterior rendering

figure 4.2

auditorium on Michigan Ave.

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green garden

w14x109 columns

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cafe-bake cafe-bakesales sales

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classrooms-private classrooms-private mechanical mechanicalservices services

lecture lecturehalls halls--roof roofdeck deck--entrance entrance

entrance perspective

form finding

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pastry pastrykitchen kitchen glazing assembly

long spans

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perforated corten steel sunscreen

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structural elements

structural details

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w14x342 column with 3/4” plate welded to each side flange to create a w-box section. shipped in 14’ sections; connected with mid floor height splice

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qr codes are used to select the member from the yard and, using a crane, bring the section to the fabrication shop

cives steel automated cut sheet

lake shore drive, chicago’s most prolific road

buckingham foutain

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stacked refrigerators

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chicago’s green belt, burnham’s emerald necklace

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plate STAGE 1 w14x342 transparent column design with 3/4” 0-18 mo

culinary school and farmers market

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longitudinal section

iMetro universal access to information ADVISOR: THERESE TIERNEY LOS ANGELES, CA 2011 - RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP ISEA 2011 PARTICIPANT 2013 - NYC REINVENT PAYPHONES DESIGN COMPETITION PARTICIPANT PUBLISHED, LEONARDO JOURNAL OF ARTS, TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES

INTERACTIVE WAYFINDING - The iMetro: Universal Access to Information project posits a speculative transportation intervention where “kiosks” will enable people to access networked technologies, as the majority of people still do not have personal access to them. The following renderings are possibilities for a full-scale intervention. The scale and shape of the surface can change by easily manipulating parameters, yielding thousands of different surface combinations. The map is aligned horizontally to the particular station the installation is placed in. The final effect is a scalable, unique interactive display that also acknowleges the analogue, paper map of the past.

figure 5.1

el segundo intervention

figure 5.2

hollywood + highland intervention

04. verticies of surfaces extracted and assigned a red/blue attractor

01. metro system map is analysed

02. fold line extracted from routes

03. edges of fold lines generate planar surfaces

civic center

05. verticies of surfaces attract/repel to generate parametric folds

form finding - folded paper figure 5.3 Traditional maps and wayfinding tools are becoming more obsolete, as digital technologies become more prevalent in society. Like the unwanted phonebook, these guides are discarded, abused or simply thrown away, its analogue being a crumpled piece of paper. As a curious visitor would examine an unwanted sheet of paper, this intervention seeks to entice the user to examine the installation, hoping to discover gems hidden within.

data interaction figure 5.4 The interface for i-Metro contains a hybrid data input system. a touchscreen surface for the primary functions of the installation, while a motion detecting sensor records the user(s) position in two dimensions relative to the interacting surface. the surface may be partitioned graphically to accomodate for multiple simultaneous users, in which sharing between users is possible onsite and to the internet. 01. both visitors not in range

02. single visitor in intermediate range

03. visitor B in interaction range

figure 5.5

soto station intervention

iMetro in motion figure 5.7 In addition to creating the physical form of the intervention, the project needed a time-based, explororatory view on how this would work in a real-world situation. Two college students are looking to meet to study and one meets an international traveler who is lost. To quickly access information and find their way around Los Angeles, the students use iMetro and assist their new friend on her journey. A glimpse of the user interface is also highlighted in the video.

figure 5.6

vermont station intervention

figure 5.7

filmstrip of practical application

ontogenic city utopian project ADVISOR: THERESE TIERNEY CHICAGO, IL 2013

ON-TOG-E-NY: noun. The development or developmental history of an individual organism Utopian projects of the past tend to have a high degree of failure due to an inability to adapt to society, unsuccessful or unimagined solutions to transportation, or the unfortunate circumstance of the citizen to succumb to the architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes. This project intends to design a networked system of architecture and future development that responds to society its participatory nature in determining its own space. As a speculative/theoretical, utopian project, I am attempting to reimagine what the utopian vertical city might be, where the eventual rearrangement of spaces is not due to the direct, static influence of architects, but by the people that utilize them.

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rendering in context

...to HERE???

the utopian problem figures 6.2-6.4 In focusing what I deemed was important to creating a meaningful system, I looked into researching past utopian projects and how these projects were deemed to fail. Upon investigation, I found two major issues: The Transportation Problem (6.2): The enormous vertical city affords a great way to increase living floor area space in a smaller footprint a city would usually take. Multiple industries and services can be built onto the structure so that residents would not need to leave the building for their day to day tasks. Without an efficient means of transportation of goods and people, however, living in this vertical city may be more inconvenient than originally thought. The Collective Design Problem (6.3): Architects can propose vertical cities that include several different building types into one, monolithic structure. In addition, architects can completely design the whole space to what s/he believes is best. However, the multiple assemblages people embody is vastly different from one person to the next. There may not be a catch-all building for everyone.

How do I get from HERE...

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One solution (6.4): My solution posits a way for residents to be able to indirectly create their own transportation infrastructure. Instead of moving from point A to point B, why not move point A closer to point B? Achieving this requires a system that we will see in the following page.

the transportation problem

I wish I had a better view. The park is too far to walk my dog...

Destination A

Destination B

Destination A

Destination B

I LOVE this place!

I feel unsafe here...

figure 6.3

the collective design problem

My neighbors are slobs!

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basic solution

DNA Replication

VERT

Building Replication

DNA REPLICATION

BUILDING REPLICATION = Residential = Industrial

Horizontal Expansion

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basic interactions

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=Green/AG

= Commercial

A T C A T C A T

A T A T A

T A G T A G T A

= Industrial

A TT A TC AG T AA TT

G G G G G G G G

GA CT

Translation

TAG CTAG CTAG C TAGTAGTAGTAG TATATATATATA C C C C C C C ATC GATC GATC G ATCATCATCATC ATATATATATAT G G G G G G G

Rearrangement

building evolution

figure 6.8

LiveT alone A G C T A G C T A G C TLive A G as T AaGcouple T A G T A G A T A TLive A T AasTfamily ATATA C C C C C A A A A ATC GAT C G A T C G A T C G A T C A T C A T C A T C T A T A T A TT A T A TATG G G G G T C G T A G C T Near working/entertainment T

figure 6.6

basic DNA replication

figure 6.9

RESEARCH MATERIALS

Structural Rail

figure 6.5

potential building intervention

Construction Rail

Near quiet place G

architectural possibilities

Structural Web

integrated building systems Decide, Move, and Connect figure 6.10

Near nature G

Reiteration UIUC ARCH576 FUTURE CITIES + THE

Building Units

Composite Form

Transportation System

Tower

Green Space

Road Network

building regeneration figure 6.8 (opposite page) Horizontal Expansion

Vertical Expansion

I wanted to create an system that was able to evolve to the user’s needs, without the intervention of the architect. Solving this problem will empower denizens to create mini-communities that would be able to grow and thrive, given certain situations. For a model/precedent, I used DNA as a coded system that can replicate, translocate, translate, and self-edit. From there, I assigned initial building types and an initial “code” for the structure to build upon itself. These units are able to move on their own. Over time, communities will form, and the way the building would be organized would potentially be quite different from the original architect’s intention. By (un)natural selection, a successful system would drive the utopia, not the architecture itself.

Decide, Move, and Connect

figure 6.11

horizontal transportation

figure 6.12

exterior rendering

tri-shell aquatic training & rec. center ADVISOR: CARL LEWIS CHAMPAIGN, IL 2013

The Northwest Champaign Aquatic Training & Recreation Center serves to support the community through providing recreational / competitive and educational activities. The program asked to design for 100% accessible spaces not as a requirement, but as a tool to develop a formal design approach for the project. In addition, the cycling and track level raised above grade that connected to other studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; studio projects presented a unique challenge for access. To reimagine the form, I split the buildings into three diferent components/ shells - competition (red), recreation (blue), and administrative/lobby (grey). The general form are extruded shells throughout the complex utilizing a parametric surface that simlutaneously provided a protective exterior shell for the active components and the building facade for the administrative component.

figure 7.1

rendering in context

MECH MECH

RUNNING PATH

TICKETS

CAFE

MECH

LOCKER ROOM

CONCESSION STAND

LOCKER ROOM

LOBBY

LOCKER ROOM MEETING ROOM

TICKETS

CLASSROOM 0

100

200

FEET

NORTH

figure 7.2

100

200

FEET

sub floor plan

figure 7.3

MAIN ENTRYWAY

ground floor plan

20 15

0 0

100

-15

figure 7.4

-15

south elevation

500

FEET

figure 7.6

site overview model

100

figure 7.5

east elevation

FEET

100

200

-15

figure 7.8

arena section FLOORPLATES

figure 7.9

SHELL ARCHES

SHELL

SPACE TRUSS

OUTER MESH

interior pool perspective

HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

figure 7.7

GLAZING CANOPY

building components

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

PRIMARY STRUCTURAL

BASIC SHAPES 0

figure 7.10 -15

longitudinal section 0

FEET

100

500

figure 7.11

exterior perspective

figure 7.12

entrance facades

-15

FEET

100

RECREATION CENTER

500

ATRIUM BUILDING

COMPETITION ARENA

diagramming

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A large portion of my design approach is through a thorough visual analysis using diagrammatic techniques. I dedicated a section of my portfolio to diagramming not only because it shows design intention, but also to higlight architecture as an information gathering, research and evidence based process.

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figure 7.1

site elevation/program study

STORAGE

RESTAURANT

OUTDOOR SPACES

VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY CIRCULATION

STORAGE

CLOAKROOMS

KITCHEN

RESTAURANT

KITCHEN RESTAURANT

TOILETS

HOUSE MANAGER

TELEPHONE MAIL BOONKINGS

ENTRANCE FOYER

FIRST AID

CRECHE

TOILETS + CLOAKROOMS

TOILETS

ENTRANCE FOYER

SHOP(S)

SHOP(S) ENTRANCE FOYER

BOX OFFICE RECEPTION

CAR PARK

PUBLIC ENTRANCE

PERFORM REST FOYER

SND LCK STORAGE CTRL RM TOILETS V CIRCUL ACCESS FOYER

OUTDR REST FOYER

CTRL RM AUDIT

OUTDR KITCHEN RESTAURANT

OUTDOOR SPACES FOYER

SND LCK STORAGE CTRL RM TOILETS V CIRCUL ACCESS FOYER OUTDR AUDIT

TOILETS

OUTDOOR SPACES

EXHIBITION

VERTICAL ACCESSIBILITY CIRCULATION

PERFORMANCE AREA

PERFORM REST FOYER

TOILETS

PERFORMANCE AREA

PLACES TO EAT AND DRINK

FOYER

TOILETS

CONTROL ROOM

REST FOYER

SOUND LOCK STORAGE

STORAGE

OUTDR KITCHEN

LOBBY

PERFORMANCE AREA

AUDITORIUM

FOYER

CONTROL ROOM

AUDIT PERFORM OUTDR V CIRCUL ACCESS CLOAK REST TOILETS SHOP ENTER

PERFORMANCE AREA

AUDIT PERFORM OUTDR V CIRCUL ACCESS CLOAK REST TOILETS SHOP ENTER

SOUND LOCK STORAGE

MEETING ROOMS

AUDITORIUM

CTRL RM

AUDITORIUM

ENTRANCE FOYER

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CANOPY

figure 7.2

program analysis

2-5km

24%

10-20km 12%

using a bike (0.5%) other: train/taxi/motorcycle (1%) riding in a bus/minibus/coach (2%) as passenger in car (8%) on foot (10%)

30-40km 2%

60km+ 2% by car (43%)

distance traveled to work

less than 2 km figure 7.3

38%

transportation analysis

5-10km 5%

20-30km 6%

40-60km 2%

Obesity Current Smoker Drank above guidelines in the past week Limiting Long Term Illness Binge Drank in the Past Week

High Blood Pressure

Respiratory Illness

510,000

5+ portions of fruits/vegetables in previous day

360,000

1.5

1.3

1.8

1.1

Percent

Defined: Any long-term illness, health problem, or disability which limits someone’s daily activities or the work they can do. (source: wales.nhs.uk)

Admissions & Hospital Stay Wales

Blaenau Gwent

.7 ‘03

‘04

‘05

‘06

‘07

‘08

‘09

‘02

‘03

‘04

‘05

year

‘06

260,000

1.0

Percent

Blaenau Gwent

1.5 1.3

150,000

Wales

1.7

Wales .6

Blaenau Gwent

1.1 ‘02

‘03

‘04

‘05

‘06

year

‘07

‘08

‘09

‘02

Alcohol admissions

Back Pain

300,000

‘03

‘04

‘05

year

‘06

Days

Wales Blaenau Gwent

6 4

230,000

2 ‘02

Limiting Long-Term Illness: 2011 oke

390,000

ri eD ing B 28%

23 %

70% D

Pop

of Wales:

390,000

Back Pain

340,000

er Ov

ei gh t

69%

thy at Unheal

Do Not Exercise En

Arthritis

inge Drink

High Blood Pressure

410,000

420,000

650,000

bese

350,000 Mental Illness Diabetes

250,000 190,000

, 00

Back Pain

350,000

Heart Condition

345,000

Mental Illness

0 00

250,000

Limiting Long-Term Illness: 2031

Program Requirements Needed

Fitness Center Outpatient Cardiac Care Center Outpatient Respiratory Therapy Imaging

Back Pain

410,000

ou g

Program Requirements Needed

Respiratory Illness

Heart Condition

00 s: 3 tioninofblaenauSgwent figure 7.4 health United tate p u la

Fitness Center Public Education/Community Outreach Oupatient Cardiac Care Center Renal Dialysis Outpatient Ambulatory Care

Fitness Center Rehabilitation Public Education/Community Outreach Imaging

Respiratory Illness

70 % E

High Blood Pressure

420,000

33% O

40 % 2

ink

‘09

300,000

20 %B

35%

‘08

Arthritis

oke

m 20 % S %

‘07

Heart Condition

Limiting Long-Term Illness: 2021

‘06

year

Program Outcomes

240,000 180,000 Arthritis

0, 2,9 0

‘05

Average Hospital Stay

Mental Illness Diabetes

ugh o not Exercise Eno

u l a ti o n

‘04

Program Requirements Needed

Ob ese

21 %

‘03

650,000

64% Eat Unhealthy

igh t

Respiratory Illness

590,000

ink Dr

% 36

ve rw e

High Blood Pressure

17%

to o

‘08

Mental Illness

‘07

Respitory disease admissions

‘08

1.9

‘07

Cardiovascular disease admissions

Heart Condition

Diabetes

340,000

Blaenau Gwent

year

Arthritis

Wales

Cancer admissions

Met physical activity guidelines in the past week

Risk Factors: Wales vs. US

1.6 1.4 1.2

‘02

Percent

25% 28% 44% 31% 27% 28% 28%

Limiting Long-Term Illness

Percent

Health in Blaenau Gwent

Diabetes

190,000

Program Requirements Needed

Outpatient Ambulatory Care Rehabilitation Imaging

Program Requirements Needed

Fitness Center Public Education/Community Outreach Outpatient Cardiac Care Center Outpatient Respiratory Therapy

Program Requirements Needed

Fitness Center Public Education/Community Outreach Mental Health Unit

Program Requirements Needed

Fitness Center Renal Dialysis Oupatient Cardiac Care Center

The programs needed to best suit Ebbw Vale’s needs are: Fitness Center Public Education/Community Outreach Outpatient Cardiac Care Center Outpatient Respiratory Mental Health Unit

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

4.00 Support

Pharmacy

2.00 D&T Laboratory

Materials Entrance Materials

3.00 Admin & Public

Retail Pharmacy

Supply Rooms

Central Staff Support

Public Entrance Public

Mental Health Unit

Outpatient Oncology Treatment

bubble diagram

Respiratory Therapy Services

Labor and Delivery Unit

Renal Dialysis Services

1.00 Nursing Family Support Spaces

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

Child & Adult Care

Rehab Therapy Services

Distributed Support & IT

2.00 D&T

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

professionals 11.40 %

technicians and trade workers 16.60 %

71 68 67 65

54 58

12 16

LINE 740 374

34 20

65 41

538 RIDERS

LINE 113 374

34 25 08

483 RIDERS

LINE 982 374

398 RIDERS

38 41 41

21 21

309 RIDERS

LINE 983 374

15 12 12 15

42 20

263 RIDERS

LINE 528 374 Zhongguancun Haidan Bagoucun

managers 7.30 %

Outpatient Cardiac Care Center

Fitness Center

4th Ring Road Wangjing District LiDo District Railway Museum Shinhan Golf Club

Outpatient Dental Services

Outpatient Ambulatory Care

community and personnel service 11.20 %

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

33 32

21 29

245 RIDERS

4th Ring Road Beishatan Beilong Wangtang Biancun Wenyuhe

LINE 751 374

clerical and administrative 14.20 %

N/A 2.00 %

28 29

16 09

machinery 10.10 %

LINE 630 374

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

13 11 10 16

LINE 913 374

figure 7.7

137 RIDERS

4th Ring Road Zhongguancun Bajiacun Olympic Village

unempoyed 5.04% figure 7.6 employment diagram

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

Zhongguancun Tsinghua University Wangjing District

laborers 17.90 %

sales workers 9.30 %

101

RIDERS density bus stop passenger

3,106 RIDERS

Between 7 -10AM Monday, June 20, 2011

LIULANGZHUANG ANT VILLAGE BUS STOP

Substance Abuse Clinic

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

Surgical Procedures

Pediatric Unit

Outpatient Entrance

figure 7.5

Med/Surge Unit

Emergency Entrance

632 RIDERS

LINE 374

Zhongguancun Peking University Fuhai 5th Ring Road Yongfeng Xiang

Outpatient Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health

Team Stations and Charting

Rehabilitation Unit

129

4th Ring Road Wangjing District Beijing Laipeng Golf Course

Public Education/ Community Outreach

Emergency Department

Intensive Care Unit

Staff Support Spaces

Food Services

4th Ring Road Loop

Administration

07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30 09:45

Imaging

Management Facilities

102 91

Suzhou Rd 3rd Ring Road Renmin University Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing Art Museum Yuyuantan Beijing West Railway Station

Mechanical

76 47 41 46

figure 7.6

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