Designing an immersive experience nestled within Asheville, North Carolina, the Planetarium and its observation spaces connect individuals to the celestial systems to ignite personal journeys of discovery and guidance. The Planetarium creates boundless connections to the wonders of the cosmos.
Symbolizing a meteor, the structure is embedded into the earth, leaving an enduring mark. The focus point of the design is emphasized with a retractable dome, known as “Sigillum,” adjusting with the condition and time of day. This allows stargazers with a full exploration of the captivating night sky in Asheville - allowing cosmos and phenomena to unfold before their very eyes.
1st Floor Entry View
Ramp View Going Down
2nd Floor View
Ramp View Going Up
Path View
Riverside Deck
1.STL Sheet
2.Panel Support
3.Roofing Membrane
4.Rigid Insulation
5.Roofing Deck
6.Transulcent Glass
7.Glass Railing System
8.STL Plate with Anchor Bolts
9.Sloped Blocking
10.Membrane Flashing
11.MTL Coping
12.MTL Counterflashing
13.Roofing Membrane Concrete
14.Edge of Concrete Slab Firesafing
15.STL Space Frame System
16.STL Column Base Plate
17.Curtain wall system
Rigid Foam Insulation
Corrugated MTL Deck
Concrete Slab
Floor Finishing
Wide Flange Shape-Column
PET Micro-cable coated Polymers fabric
Fabric Bolted in Mullion (high tenacity)
Drilled Anchor Bolt
Clear Reflective Insulating Glass
Stairway Concrete Footer
STL Column
Exit STL Stairway
STL Plate with Anchor bolts and Tubular connection
MTL-2 Tubular Mullion Pipe
ETFE Double Membrane Cushion (4) Layers
Section AA: Second Floor to Roof Connection Facade Detail
12am
WASTE
Overtime, nature grows on the building by covering the gaps from the concrete. Aggregate in standard concrete is substituted for barley malt waste taken from the local Brewery. This allows keeping with the theme of the structure - embedding into the earth and leaving a lasting impression, whilst allowing things to grow naturally.
CITY ENGAGEMENT
Public exhibtion spaces allow for local artisits from the Art’s District across the river to come and show work.
PARTICIPATE NOT SPECULATE
Visitors engage realtime with the nightsky as seen from daytime projections. This creates a space where the building caters to user experience, education and curiosity, with its opening.
Ursa Minor
Libra
Asheville Brewing Company Arts District
Brightest Star Winter Summer
Barley Fields
Artists from Art’s District
Exhibtion for Network and Education
1.Individual Exterior Fabric Sheet
2.Dome Scissor-Hinge Node
3.STL Scissor-Hinge Element
4.C-Channel Connection
5.STL Clamp Plate
Wall Facades
1.Roo ng System
2.Space Frame
3.C-Channel with Anchor Bolts
4.Hydraulic
5.L-Angle
6.STL Beam
7.Scissor-Hinge Element
8.Scissor-Hinge Node
9.PET Micro-cable coated Polymers fabric
Section BB: Dome to Roof Connection Detail
Open: Compression vs
Expanding Dome
The retracting dome has a xed perimeter. Expanding through a radial motion where each scissor hinge piece is formed through a connection at the end of the rst rod to the middle node of the second layer rod.
Scissor-Hinge Connections
Expanded form
Undeployed form
Retractable Dome
Scissor-Hinge Connection joined through steel nodes and [a - b] angulated elements. The dome is created by overlapping hinge elements to create a retractable mechanism. It is self-supporting, which transitions to being a permanent structural system
Emerging from the dark horizon of the Mytvatn region of Iceland, the Beacon of Hverfjall, seeks to combine the traditional Icelandic landscape with local materiality. Addressing the client’s request to transform the visitor center into a place to rest, the design allows visitors to recharge and take in the view while enjoying a warm cup of coffee. The design creates a structure that captures the attention of hikers coming to and from the volcano. Interior and exterior circulation parallel with the building emerging from the site establishes a unique traversal experience. Filtered light creates an illusion of the structure surfacing like a beacon from the ashen ground. Visitors move from the moody lower lounge to the bright, open upper level café as a reflection of hiking up Hverfjall volcano itself.
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LAKE MYTVATN 1
HVERFJALL CRATER
BEACON OF HVERFJALL
Original Form
Begin with a simple rectilinear form to allow for optimum subtractive properties
Push
Push vertical planes apart from the boundary to allow to for balance in creating merging form.
Push
Push horizontal planes apart from the boundary to allow to for balance in creating seperate floors.
Openings & Planes
Providing a merging effect by cutting openings on the facades of the form.
I am surrounded by icy fields of gray rocks. The air is cold and windy as dark clouds gather above the horizon. The climb is steady towards the entry of the building, where the glow of light from within guides me inside. The Visitor Center is a Beacon, cutting through the fog. The smell of coffee engulfs me as I enter the building and I am greeted by a lounge with a fire place. I move forward, releasing my rucksack from my shoulders and place it down. There is a storage room where I stow away my belongings, before I make my way upstairs. I emerge from the earthy lower lounge to the open second floor. Once upstairs, I am welcomed to a steaming cup of coffee from the bar. The atmosphere is warm and inviting and my gaze follows the topographic wood panels on the ceiling references the terrain of the volcano. I walk towards the large window, staring out at the Hverfjall crater as snow begins to fall outside.
EXTERIOR
INTERIOR BEAM STRUCTURE CLERESTORY
VOLCANIC ROCK JAMMING
FOUNDATION
WOOD LOUVERS
Volcanic Rock Jamming: collected from the fallen volcanic debris surrounding the region. It grounds the first level to the site.
Loto derives from the desire to create an elegant experience between the natural presence of the existing landscape and the structural steel system – working as a uniform system, coexisting to aid one another, rather than working against. Rather than creating a new urban context, the goal was to revitalize existing programs and enhance visitor comfortability and mobility throughout the site. Thus, the park centers around the revitalization of sport and park programs by introducing new spaces and re-organizing existing ones. It represents the ideas around the renaissance age of rebirth and bringing an elegance to the once over-built, under-populated park. Similar to the Lotus, the New Daffin park and its structure reflects its form through a combination of systems, coming together to work uniformly. The layout of the park is deliberately structured to reflect the symmetry and elegance of the Lotus, where sections of the park are divided and separated from the forms of the Lotus leaf.
Tennis Courts
Football Field
BasketballCourts
Amphitheatre
Bleachers
Walking Paths
Jug Structures
Fillet Weld
1. Toe
2. Fusion Zone
3. 1/2 ‘’ Leg Thickness
Gutter and Footer Water Feature
1. Cast Concrete Footer = 4000 psi
2. Void Cutout For Water Flow To Grade
3. Steel Column
3.Roof Follows Evaporative Cooling
Self-Sustaining approach from angle of roof skin surface. Angled nature allows for rain water to flow down with shading, while simultaneously allowing natural air to come through, performing cooling system throughout bleachers
Adaptive
3. Clamp
Rooing
“Skin” System
1. Bracing tension rod with pin connection
2. Welded Individual Roo ng Components
4. Pin Connection 1.
Adaptive Curtain Panel
To Truss Pin Connection
1. Bracing tension rod with pin connection 2. Predrilled Anchor disc with centralized hole
3. Beam
1. Gusset Plate 2. Clevis
1inch Beam Tube Steel
1. 1/2 inch thickness Membrane Sleeve 2. Tensile Membrane Clamp Plate With Extending Pin Connection
Roof-catchment system: angled funnel allows for more rain water collection due to expansion of surface area.
The Skin Roofing system is reflected throughout the park through the bleachers as well as the “water Jugs,” “Solar Jugs,” and “Ventilation Jugs,” focusing on translating a uniform language of water collection and retention. The “water Jugs” hit the existing drainage channels throughout the park, limiting Daffin’s exposure to flooding.
Feature
Primary Water Tank For Distribution Water Jug
Rain Water Storage
Ventilation Jug
Allowing for heat reduction and reduction of humidity through circulation and creating fresh air. Distributed Jugs throughout the park.
Solar Jug
Flat Surface of roof allows for optimum solar radiation retention on Solar Panels. Providing wireless internet back to local neighbourhoods and charging stations for present Park visitors
Water Filtration
Secondary Water Tank For Future Distribution and Potential Drought
The hotel is centered around the translation of views through light and spatial organization in order to promote a sense of gaze and glance. The theme of the hotel responds to views between exterior and interior spaces with light guidance in order to enhance visitor and pedestrian interaction. Visitors experience the space like a mirror, by looking in or looking out. This allows for visual opportunities of interest. The structure itself enhances the sense of gazing and glancing through the use of solid bamboo walls or frosted curtain walls.
Local Downtown Atlanta site location includes a multitude of parking lots, restaurants and local markets. Site specific programs that are missig in the immediate vicinity include a hotel with a built-in enteratainment center. Topo of site is relatively flat, with an incline elevation of 6-8 feet. Goal of the project is to create a space of Gaze and Glance, a window of opportunity and to create an interaction between pedestrian and
Gaze vs Glance
Original Form
Starting off with simple rectilinear form for optimum subtractive properties
Push
Push planes back from boundary to create hybrid spaces that allow to for
Extrude
Unify the interior corners through progression of space in order to continue language throughout
Openings & Planes
Providing a floating effect by creating openings on the first level.
Views
Creating hybrid spaces in order to create unique view accessibility with multiple angles.
Lightings
Transmitting light through in and out of the building. Creating exterior views through interior light.
3.Suite 750sqf
2.Double Room 450sqf
1.Single Room 450sqf FLOORS 3-15
MEZZANINE
5.Cold storage 120sqf
4.Restaurant 1200sqf
3.Restrooms 400sqf
2.Kitchen 850sqf
1.Bar 450sqf
MEZZANINE
Elevator Egress Stairs
GROUND
7.Restrooms 400sqf
6.Event space 1500sqf
5.Reception 50sqf
4.Office 400sqf
3.Lobby 650sqf
2.Valet 50sqf
1.Bar 850sqf
SUITE
750 Square Feet
Double bed
Balcony
Foyer
DOUBLE ROOM
600 Square Feet
Double bed
SINGLE ROOM
350 Square Feet
Single bed
Balcony
Wide flange Joists 2’ O.C
Welded wide Flange-Column
Wide flange
Louvre system
Curtain wall 4’
In a room where I cannot see them
They can see me. Because I am a mirrored gaze, Shelled inside
