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EXHIBITION OF NATURE IN JAPAN
THiS naTUR al HiSTORY MUSEUM inCORPOR aTES a MUCH nEEDED naTUR al gREEn SPaCE in THiS aRE a OF TaK aS aKi. THE THin bUilDing CiRCUlaTES JUST W iTHin THE PER iMETER OF THE SiTE , lE aV ing THE CEnTER OPEn FOR a FOREST. aCCESS TO THiS MUSEUM COMES FROM THE Main ROaD, SiDEWalK, anD gaTHER ing SPaCE COnnECTED DiRECTlY TO THE EX iSTing Mall . aMPlE aMOUnT S OF PaRKing liE UnDER nE aTH THE SiTE W iTH THE EnTR anCE anD EX iT lOC aTED aT THE nORTHWEST COR nER OF THE SiTE alOng SiDE THE CEnTR al ECOSYSTEM, OTHER EXHibiT S FOCUS On PlanT S , ROCKS , MinER alS , anD SOME aniMalS in VaR iOUS DiSPlaYS . W iTH THE bUilDing ElEVaTED abOUT 3 M OFF OF THE gROUnD, PEOPlE C an alSO naV igaTE THROUgH THiS gREEn aRE a, CiRCUlaTE aROUnD iT, anD lOOK DOW n inTO iT FROM THE bUilDing iT SElF. DE SPiTE VaRiTiOnS in THE SHaPE OF THE bUilDing , inClUDing PROJECTS anD DECKS, THE ROOFlinE REMainS THE S aME W iDTH THROUgHOUT anD HaS a SiMilaR STY lE THaT iS a ORE TR aDiTiOnal JaPanESE PiTCHED ROOF alOng THE EXTER iOR , THin anD Tall W inDOWS COVER THE FaC aDES EVERYWHERE bU T HERE THE baTHROOMS anD MECHaniC al ROOMS aRE lOC aTED. THESE ElEMEnT S giV E THE aPPE aR anCE OF TREE TRUnKS FROM OUTSiDE OF THE bUilDing, W iTH THE TREES PEEKing OUT OVER THE ROOF THE W inDOWS VaRY MORE lOC aTED aT THE CEnTER OF THE bUilDing, lOOKing DOW n inTO THE COURTYaRD. THERE aRE SOME Tall , linE aR W inDOWS , laRgE glaSS FaC aDES , anD SOliD WallS TO CRE aTE DiFFEREnT V iEWS anD EXPER iEnCE S lOOKing in. W HilE bR inging nEW EXPER iEnCE S TO THE CiT Y OF TaK aS aKi, THiS bUilDing EnC aPSUlaTES a nEW, gREEnER , gaTHER ing SPaCE THaT C an bE EnJOYED bY all agES .
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EnTERS THE SPaCE gR aDUallY DECRE aSE S aT THE bOTTOM, THEY laY DOW n in a TigHT, COFFin- liKE SPaCE, lOOKing aT THE DiSOR iEnTing , SPiR aling WallS abOVE. THEY C an SEE THE OUTSiDE WOR lD THaT’S JUST OUT OF RE aCH, bU T THEY ’ R E TR aPPED in THE DaRKnESS W iTH V ERY liT TlE abiliT Y TO MOVE.
rowhouses make up a large portion of the residential buildings in florence. working with a partner, we developed a commuity center and chapel that mimics the shapes and voids created from the backs of rowhouses. This design preserves the views, neighborhood, and open piazza located on the site with a new, modern building.
Rowhouses repetitive pattern
MULTIFUNCTION SPACE
CAFE
LOBBY
KITCHEN
CHAPEL
PIAZZA
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
THiS MaR inE biOlOg Y R ESE aRCH CEnTER C aMPUS iS lOC aTED in nEWPORT, R i iT S DESign iS a R ESPOnSE TO THE STEEP lanDSC aPE, FOllOW ing THE CURVE OF THE Hill anD DiV ing inTO THE WaTER. lOC aTED aT THE STaRT OF CliFF WalK, THE C aMPUS inClUDES MUlTiPlE bUilDing S anD a PaTHWaY COnnECTing THEM all UnDER OnE ROOF, inTERSECTing W iTH THE OR iginal nCliFF WalK PaTH. THESE bUilDing S inCUDE labS , Dining , EnTERTainMEnT SPaCES, anD an aqUaR iUM. TiDE POOlS anD TanKS aRE SC aTTERED THROUgHOUT THE PaTHWaY DOW n TOWaRDS THE WaTER WHERE THE laST bUiDing , THE aqUaR iUM iS PaRTiallY SUbMERgED.
1-offices/meeting rooms
2-labs
3-tide pools at cliff walk intersection
4-visitors’ center
5-outdoor stage
6-cafe
7-outdoor dining
8-dock
DETAIL DRAWINGS AND
THiS EnV ElOPE WaS DESignED FOR a biKE CEnTER lOC aTED in PROV iDEnCE , R i. THE FaC aDE COnSiSTS OF a SCREEn THaT aPPE aRS TO HaVE a SiMilaR PaTTER n TO SPOKES On a biC YClE WHEEl . UnDER nE aTH THE SCREEn iS a glaSS CURTain Wall . SinCE THE FaC aDE FaCES SOUTH, THE SCREEn PROV iDES SHaDE in WaRMER MOnTHS, iT alSO CRE aTES inTERESTing SHaDOWS W iTHin THE bUilDing.
TYPICAL ROOF ASSEMBLY -SINGLE PLY ROOF MEMBRANE
-1/2" PROTECTION BOARD -71/2" TAPERED XPS INSULATION -VAPOR RETARDER
-3/4" OSB ROOF SHEATHING -STEEL DECK -W14X48 I-BEAM STEEL STRUCTURE -FINISHED CEILING
PARAPET COPING
ALUMINUM SCREEN
T.O. PARAPET 130' 7 1/2"
T.O. ROOF 129' 10"
CANT STRIP
MINERAL FIBER INSULATION
VAPOR BARRIER SPANDREL GLASS AND SHADOW BOX
TYPICAL WALL ASSEMBLY - 3" THICK ALUMINUM SCREEN -HORIZONTAL STRUCTURAL MULLION -DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS CURTAIN WALL
TYPICAL FLOOR ASSEMBLY -3/4" FINISHED FLOORING -ROSIN PAPER
-3/4" SUBFLOOR -1x4 PT SLEEPERS, 16" O.C. -6.5" CONCRETE FLOOR ON STEEL DECK -W14X48 I-BEAM STEEL STRUCTUR -FINSIHED CEILING
FIN. SECOND FLOOR 116' 11"
SMOKE SEAL AND FIRE SAFING
MINERAL FIBER INSULATION
VAPOR BARRIER SPANDREL GLASS AND SHADOW BOX
TYPICAL SLAB ON GRADE ASSEMBLY -6" CRUSHED STONE -2" XPS INSULATION -VAPOR RETARDER -4 1/2" CONCRETE SLAB
-1x4 PT SLEEPERS, 16" O.C. -3/4" SUBFLOOR -ROSIN PAPER -3/4" FINISHED FLOORING
FIN. FIRST FLOOR 100' 0"
TYPICAL BELOW GRADE WALL ASSEMBLY -1/2" DRAINAGE BOARD -2" XPS INSULATION -2 1 2" PRECAST PANEL -1/2" LATEX MODIFIED GROUT -XPS INSULATION -WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE -REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL
KEYWAY W/ BENTONITE WATERSTOP EXTERIOR GROUND ASSEMBLY -2" GRAVEL BED -2" SAND -BRICK
4" PERFORATED FOOTING DRAIN IN GRAVEL BED
B.O. FOOTING 94' 6"
1/2" = 1'-0"
1/2" = 1'-0"
ALUMINUM SCREEN
GLASS CURTAIN WALL
Rference:
Goncalo, Bill, Bill Goncalo
and Michael Brimbau. “Harvesting the Other Crop: The Cook-Durfee Ice House and the Natural Ice Industry in Fall River.” The Hatchet A Journal of Lizzie Borden Victorian America, July 14, 2018. https:// lizzieandrewborden.com/HatchetOnline/ harvesting-the-other-crop-the-cookdurfee-ice-house-and-the-natural-iceindustry-in-fall-river.html
(pg. 16, former ice house)