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FAIRYTALE PLAYHOUSE

VOLCANO VISITOR CENTER

STRIPS SPHERES DONGGUK UNIVERSITY CHAPEL

BIOMIMESIS CARPINETO MOUNTAIN REFUGE VALLES CALDERA VISITOR CENTER

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THE FAIRYTALE PLAYHOUSE WAS ONE OF TWO PLAYHOUSES DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE STUDIO AND DONATED TO NEW MEXICO APPLESEED. THE PLAYHOUSES WERE AUCTIONED OFF FOR A TOTAL OF $23,500 WHICH WENT TOWARDS THE FOUNDATION’S MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE IMPOVERISHED THROUGH SYSTEMATIC CHANGE. STUDIO MEMBERS WORKED IN TEAMS, EXPLORING THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND ACADEMIA AND PRACTICE. FIRST PUT TOGETHER, TUBE STEEL “LEGS” MAKE UP THE BASE. WOOD RIBS SIT ON TOP OF THE FRAME AS A FACADE RATHER THAN STRUCTURAL FEATURE. MARINE CLOTH PANELS, CUT AND SEWN TO SIZE, ATTACH TO THE FRAME WITH ALUMINUM TRACK. BOTH STEEL AND WOOD PIECES WERE CUT STRAIGHT WITH PLASMA CUT STEEL JOINTS CREATING THE ANGLES BETWEEN PIECES. DESIGNED FOR DISASSEMBLY, THE WOOD RIBS BOLT ON TO THE STEEL STRUCTURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TOP HALF OF THE STEEL FRAME CAN BE UNBOLTED AND LIFTED FROM THE BOTTOM. ASPIRING TO CREATE A SPACE THAT ENTICES IMAGINATION, THE TEAM DREW INSPIRATION FROM THE WHIMSICAL, FANTASTICAL, AND MAGICAL. THE FORM ATTEMPTS TO NARRATE A PRECIOUS GEM ENGULFED

BY AN ANIMALISTIC RIB FRAME STRUCTURE. THE FORM EVOLVED THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DESIGN SESSIONS. TEAM FAIRYTALE: ROSA CASTILLO CATONI JOHN CLARK NELLYN CORDOVA DESMOND DORN ALEX HAMADA ADRIAN PINNECOOSE SAMUEL STRASSER DAMIEN WILLIAMS

1 1/2" X 1 1/2" X 1/8" TUBE STEEL

3/16" STEEL PLATE JOINTS ROUTED TO MATCH ANGLE AND SIZE

1 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 1/8" TUBE STEEL FLOOR JOIST

1 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 1/8" TUBE STEEL CROSS BRACING

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AFTER CONSTRUCTION, LEFTOVER MATERIALS WENT TOWARDS FAIRYTALE FURNITURE. THE TABLE SERVES AS A STAND FOR THE PROJECTOR. MIRRORING THE PLAYHOUSE, A CEDAR FRAME ENCASES THE STEEL. ABOVE: DETAIL OF TOP CONNECTION FRAME AND DOOR OPENING

VOLCANO

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THE VOLCANO VISITOR CENTER LIES AT THE FOOT OF THE VOLCANOES OF ALBUQUERQUE, PART OF PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE CENTER PROVIDES A REST STOP FOR VISITORS WITH INDOOR VIEWING AREAS, A MUSEUM, AND A MULTI-USE CLASSROOM AND VIDEO VIEWING ROOM. EXTENDED ROOF LEVEL DECKS PROVIDE SHADE FOR OUTDOOR AREAS. ALIGNING WITH THE PREEXISTING HIKING PATH, THE MAIN ENTRANCE WELCOMES VISITORS AS A FIRST STOP TO INFORMATION. AN ADJACENT PROTECTED COURTYARD WITH OUTDOOR SEATING ALLOWS VISITORS TO STEP OFF THE PATH TO REST, MINIMIZING BLOCKAGE OF THE TRAIL. THE IDEA OF SHIFTING TECTONICS AND FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPE INSPIRED THE FORM FOR THE VISITOR CENTER. ACTING AS A FUNNEL, THE CENTER ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO MOVE TOWARDS VOLCANO VIEWPOINTS.

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THROUGH A MATERIAL PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING PAPER STRIPS INTO GRIDS, QUALITIES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW, AND THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRECISION AND ACCURACY WERE INVESTIGATED. THE RESULTING QUALITIES OF SPACE CREATED FROM THE VARYING GRIDS INFORM THE FOLLOWING CHAPEL PROJECT. PROVIDING HIERARCHY IN SPACES THROUGH QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES DEFINES THE SACRED FROM THE EVERYDAY. PROCESS STARTED WITH THE “UNIVERSAL” GRID, A 12X12 INCH GRID DIVIDED INTO ONE INCH SECTIONS.

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THE SPHERES COMPRISED OF COMBINING QUALITIES OF THE STRIPS INVESTIGATION WITH A STRUCTURAL APPROACH IN ORDER TO CREATE A THREE DIMENSIONAL OBJECT. INFORMING THE SPHERE STUDY WAS THE INTERLOCKING QUADRILATERAL DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO HOLGER STROM. THE DESIGN CONSISTS OF THIRTY QUADRILATERAL UNITS WHICH INTERLOCK INTO EACH OTHER WITHOUT OTHER MEANS OF ADHESIVE. ITERATIONS OF THE MODULE LED TO THE REMOVAL OF MATERIAL, TESTING HOW MUCH COULD BE TAKEN OUT WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAME INTEGRITY.

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SITE SECTION

DONGGUK UNIVERSITY CHAPEL EMBEDDED IN THE SLOPED SITE, THE CHAPEL ENCLOSES, PROTECTS, AND CREATES A SACRED SPACE AWAY FROM THE NOISE OF SEOUL CITY. WHILE BLOCKING OUTSIDE STIMULATION, THE CHAPEL ALLOWS LIGHT AND NATURE THROUGH THE CURVED SCALLOPED OPENINGS OF THE WALL. THE CHAPEL PROVIDES FOR A SPATIALLY FLEXIBLE PROGRAM, CATERING TO THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF DONGGUK UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. ANCILLARY SPACE LIES TO THE SIDE OF THE MAIN CHAPEL. STUDY ROOMS AND A LIBRARY CAN BE RESERVED BY STUDENTS. THESE SPACES ARE ACCESSIBLE DURING CHAPEL CEREMONIES AS CIRCULATION BRANCHES EAST OUT OF THE NORTH ENTRY. COMING UP THE STAIRS OF THE LIBRARY, THE HALLWAY LEADS TO AN UPPER LEVEL OFFICE, BATHROOM, AND PREPARATION AREA CONNECTING BACK TO THE MAIN CHAPEL. EXITING OUT, THE PATH CONTINUES UP TOWARDS THE CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT NAMSAN MOUNTAIN.

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BUDDHA’S TEMPLE, A SUCCULENT VARIETY, DROVE STUDIES IN FORM MAKING. ELEMENTS OF STACKING AND OVERLAPPING AND HOW THEY FUNCTIONED TO ENABLE PLANT GROWTH WERE ABSTRACTED. HOW THESE IDEAS COULD BE APPLIED TO ARCHITECTURE SET THE PRECEDENT FOR THE STUDIO’S FOLLOWING PROJECTS. GROWING SLOW RATE OF GROWTH TRANSPIRNG SURFACES SMALL IN RELTION TO VOLUME

TWISTING REGULATES INTENSITY OF LIGHT EXPOSURE

BRANCHING MEETS LIGH REQUIREMENTS OF SYSTEM INCREASES WATER STORAGE TISSUES

STACKING / OVERLAPPIING

LEAVES OF THE PLANT FOLLOW ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY CREATING THE GEOMETRY OF A FOUR POINT STAR

SPACE FOR ROLL OUT SLEEPING BAGS ADDITIONAL LOFT SLEEPING AREA FOR TWO PEOPLE

KITCHENETTE AMENITIES: PROPANE BURNER SINK

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CARPINETO MOUNTAIN REFUGE DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENT, THE HIKER’S HUT ADAPTS TO CLIMATIC NEEDS WITH ITS OPERABLE FINS. DEVELOPING OFF OF BIOMIMESIS STUDIES THE FINS OPEN TO ALLOW FOR NATURAL VENTILATION DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND CLOSE DURING THE WINTER TO IMPROVE INSULATION. BECAUSE IT ADJUSTS TO SITE, THE HUT CAN BE PLACED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN AND STILL PROVIDE COMFORTABLE SHELTER. TEAM MEMBER: LAWRENCE GARCIA

MODULE ADAPTATIONS

VALLES CALDERA VISITOR CENTER A SPIDER’ WEB BEGINS WITH A SINGLE SILK STRAND. WHAT SURROUNDS THE SPIDER IN ITS WEB MAKING DETERMINES THE POSSIBILITIES OF ANCHORING POINTS. CARRIED THROUGH THE AIR BY WIND, THE STRAND BECOMES THE BRIDGE THREAD IF CONTACT IS MADE. THE SPIDER WORKS TO ADD LINES OF SUPPORT, RADIAL AND ORB LINES THAT CREATE THE FORM FOR THE WEB. IMPLEMENTING THE FORM OF THE BUDDHA’S TEMPLE SUCCULENT TO DEFINE ANCHORING POINTS, THE WEB BECOMES A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FOR THE VISITOR’S CENTER. THE SYSTEM SUPPORTS THE HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOIDS, TYING THEM TOGETHER AT THE CENTER FOR COUNTERBALANCE. THE POINTS WHERE THE ROOF SLOPES TO MEET THE GROUND PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WATER COLLECTION, A PRIMARY ADAPTION OF THE SUCCULENT. TEAM MEMBER: BRIAN SAWYER

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LAND USE DEMOLISHED TEMPORARY STRUCTURE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL

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SHARING A SITE WITH UPCOMING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, THE HEALTH LEADERSHIP HIGH SCHOOL WILL PROVIDE A SPECIALIZED CHARTER PROGRAM PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD. ADJACENT IS THE FIRST CHOICE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CLINIC AND SIDE STREETS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCIES. THE HUB OF RESOURCES CALLS FOR AN OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE. CREATING A MAIN PLAZA THAT GIVES REASON FOR PEOPLE TO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS AND ENCOURAGES ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE AUTO-CENTRIC COLLECTIVE. SITE DESIGN CONNECTS COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES (HEALTH CLINIC, WELLNESS CENTER, DAY CARE, CAFE, SCHOOL), WHILE MAINTAINING VIEW OF THE SANDIAS. THE SCHOOL FOLLOWS THESE LINES OF VISUAL CONNECTION, OVERLOOKING THE MAIN PLAZA WHILE CREATING RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THE LEARNING AREAS AND GALLERY SPACE.

COMMUNITY TO RESOURCES

VIEW TO SANDIA MOUNTAINS

COMMUNITY TO PLAZA

CENTRAL PLAZA

HIGH SCHOOL PLAZA

VIEW FROM SOUTH

RIGID INSULATION SHEATHING WEATHER BARRIER STRUCTURAL STEEL WIDE FLANGE BEAM ANGLE TPO ROOF

CANT INSULATION STRIP RIGID FLASHING COVERBOARD RIGID INSULATION SHEATHING WEATHER BARRIER STRUCTURAL STEEL WIDE FLANGE BEAM ANGLE RIGID INSULATION

GLAZING CONCRETE FLOOR MULLION BACKER ROD AND SEALANT METAL DECKING ANGLE FLASHING

GLAZING CONCRETE FLOOR MULLION BACKER ROD AND SEALANT METAL DECKING ANGLE FLASHING DROPPED CEILING GLAZING CONCRETE FLOOR MULLION BACKER ROD AND SEALANT METAL DECKING ANGLE FLASHING DROPPED CEILING

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EDUCATION

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METAL STUD

admin and faculty

ADMIN / FACULTY

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STUDENT SUPPORT

student support

CORTEN METAL PANELS

GYPSUM WALL BOARD METAL STUD SHEATHING WEATHER BARRIER SLAB ON GRADE METAL HAT CHANNEL CORTEN METAL PANELS

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

VIEW FROM MAIN PLAZA LOOKING WEST

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SECTION EAST-WEST

SCHOOL PLAZA FACING SOUTH

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