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Glass Pavilion
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Student Hub
Retreat
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Pages 41 - 54 Pages 55 - 72
Sketchbook
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Carve: Community Center
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Live-Work Brooklyn
Philadelphia Art Center
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Pages 73 - 84 Table of Contents // Selected Works
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A vacation home sited in the Grasslands of California. It was designed for a San Fransisco Ceo who wanted to escape the bustle of the city.
Retreat // Introduction
Retreat
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Retreat // Design Intention
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The design of this retreat house was based on providing un-obstructed views of the beautiful California Grasslands. It has been designed to house a burnt out CEO of a tech start-up company. To accomodate the needs of this occupant while not trying to distract from nature’s beauty, I designed a minimalistic program: a bedroom, office, kitchen, living room, bathroom, and mechanical. The house is sited on a hill which provides a solid anchor for the rectalinear volumes to hang off of. From there a hierarchy was developed which can be seen by the varying split levels of the building. It also promotes plenty of interaction with the outdoors by having a series of terraced platforms for which to relax. The chosen facade for this building was a corten steel panel as well as reinforced concrete for the submerged areas. The choice was made based upon regional Californian vernacular. Where the corten facade overhangs the glass viewports, it becomes a perforated screen to shade from the harsh southern sun.
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Axonometric
Retreat // Diagrams
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Retreat // Plans
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Aerial Model Photo
Retreat // Sections & Model
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Retreat // Elevations & Model
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College Student Hub // Introduction
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Student Hub A proposed collaborative workspace for the Pratt Institute’s students, this building offers a relaxing private courtyard as well as interactive furniture to lounge and work.
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Site Axonometric
College Student Hub // Design Intent
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Transition Zone
Barrier
Circulation
Crafted Interior
Garden Space
This ‘student hub’ is for the students at the Pratt Institute to be productive with their studies in a calming, layed back atmosphere. The University is located in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, an artistic community full of students and young families. The building is split into two different spaces: one public work space and one very private space for high concentration. The public space offers a coffee bar, interesting lounge chairs and corregated glass walls to allow for ambient light. The quiet space is a cove-like space that exudes relaxation and is full of sound-absorbing felt. All spaces of the student hub incorporate materials, lighting, interactive furniture, or and sculptural architecture that promote collaboration and comfortability while working.
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H.B. LOUNGE SEATING FOR CALM STIMULATION DISSAPATING ACOUSTIC FELT WALL H.B. ROCKING SEATS
TOUCH SENSITIVE L.E.D. TABLE THERMOSENSITIVE SEATING
H.B. SPIN SEATS
SAMSUNG DIGITAL MOVEMENT WALL
RAIN GARDEN
Rendered Plan
College Student Hub // Plan & Render
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View From Hallway
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Main Student Lounge
College Student Hub // Render & Furn.
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Furniture Selection
Section
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Glass Pavilion
An interactive pavilion with the purpose of motivating college students as they walk from class to class. College life is stressful and these walls allow students to change the phrases to a statement that will get them through the day.
Glass Pavilion // Introduction
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With the new PhilaU/TJU merger, both campuses are in need of a link since they are in vastly different settings. Both schools have reputable programs and pride themselves on innovation and collaborative inte disciplinary education. In this glass pavilion, the focus is celebrating both institutions’ core values. The pavilion itself serves as an intera tive tool for self-motivation. Also, the pavilion will be located along a well travelled path within each campus. The structure is a simple metal frame that supports the glass walls and roof. This project utilizes the transparent qualities of glass to slide and overlap planes so that diffe ent motivational phrases can be created. Each one of the sliding glass panes on the inside of the pavilion have the phrase: “Today, I will...” so that the user can finish his or her phrase with whichever ‘end phrase’ applies to them that day. The ‘end phrases’ appear on the outer wall of glass which remains stationary. The words themselves are etched into the glass and up-lit from within the frame with playful colors to accent ate the powerful feeling of motivation.
Glass Pavilion // Design Intent
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Section A-A 1/2” = 1’
Section B-B 1/2” = 1’
Glass Pavilion // Drwgs. & Render
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Model Photo
Glass Pavilion // Model Photo
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Thomas Jefferson View
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Philadelphia Art Center
This is an art therapy center that strives to provide the framework for developing dynamic, interconnected relationships between the building and the people who inhabit it. The process began with a volume that was scaled in respect to the urban context of the site. Then, the volume was overlayed with a grided system to provide the scheme for apropriately sized room modules. And finally, through the process of planar subtraction, a richness of dialogue between program and space was reached.
Art Center // Introduction
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This design is sited on the intersection of 20th and Arch st in Philadelphia, PA. This design focuses on the rich interior spaces and relationships between program and people. The design is derived from the process of subtraction and carving of planes from the inside out. Since the truest experience of a building is from the inside, the exterior facade is simply a result of the interior spaces and their need for natural light penetration. This building offers a variety of large and small spaces: In some places, the visitor can find themselves in 40 foot high spaces offering a sense of connectivity, and in others they can find themselves in 10 foot high spaces which offers a sense of security. You can find all the children’s artwork hanging in the gallery.
Art Center // Design Intent
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Module Axonometric
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Exterior Day
Art Center // Exterior Day vs. Night
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Exterior Night
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Carve Model
Subtractive Cub Model
Subtractive Planar Model
Final Model
Art Center // Models & Diagram
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Model Diagram
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Grey Clay Auditorium
Grey Clay Exhibition
Art Center // Interior Concept Renders
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Auditorium
Exhibition
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Art Center // Section Perspective
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Live-Work Brooklyn This was my submission for the 2017 ACSA Steel Competition. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this project is designed for young emerging workers who are trying to make it in the big city but can’t afford to life in Manhattan. This project fits the demographics of Brooklyn’s growing number of young residents and also caters to its arts every-present arts culture.
Live-Work Brooklyn // Introduction
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Live-Work Brooklyn // Conceptual
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Conceptual Diagramming
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Flex Space/Lounge
Live-Work Brooklyn // Render & Axon.
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Entry From Park
Live-Work Brooklyn // Section Persp.
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Apartment Apartment
Flex Work Space Spillout Space
Cafe
Private Offices
Auditorium Storage
Section Perspective
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Digital Model Facade
Live-Work Brooklyn // Facade & Plans
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First Floor Plan
Offices
Flex Work Spaces
Circulation
Spillout Space
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Lounge/Spillout Space
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Live-Work Brooklyn // Auditorium View
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“Ramp-itheater” View
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Carve: Community Center This is a Community Center sited in Miami's Little Haiti. The concept of the design is to create a neighborhood within a neighborhood; a place where the community's vibrant culture can thrive and cultivate. To achieve this, the building program offers an elevated plaza space, refugee center, marketplace, housing, and business incubator.
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The design of this community center is based on the idea of ‘Carve.’ Essentially, the extents of the site were extruded into a volume and carved based on progromatic and performative needs. This creates a unique dialogue between outdoor and indoor space. The main gathering space is an elevated outdoor plaza that is meant to engage with the street. There are indoor volumes that are formed from the carve, each serving different programatic needs: residential, community services, and business incubator.
Extrude Floors
Program Hierarchy
Prevailing Wind
Community Center // Design Intent
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Street Access
Further Program
Material Comparison
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Program Diagram
Egress Diagram
HVAC Diagram
Structural Diagram
Community Center // Systems Diagrams
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Community Center // Plans: 1 & 2
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Residences & Community Services
Level 5
Community Center // Plans: 5 & 3
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Residences & Business Incubator
Level 3
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Community Center // Facade Axons
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Full Wall Section
Community Center // Section & Render
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Residential Corridor
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Community Center // Elevated Plaza
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Elevated Plaza
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Aerial View
Plaza Stairs View
Physical Model Photographs
Community Center // Model Photos
Street Context View
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Rome Sketchbook “Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter's identity, his style, his conviction, and then color is just a gift to the drawing.� -Fernando Botero
Rome Sketchbook // Introduction
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Campo Dei Fiori
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Roman Street
Rome Sketchbook // Sketches Cont.
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Palazzo Taverna
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Santa Maria della Pace Courtyard
Rome Sketchbook // Sketches Cont.
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Santa Maria della Pace View Corridor
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Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza from within the Courtyard
Rome Sketchbook // Sketches Cont.
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Basilica di San Pietro from Castel Sant’Angelo
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The Campidoglio (from Michelangelo’s ‘ramp-stair’)
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Rome Sketchbook // Sketches Cont.
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The Campidoglio
Andrew Sauers
Thomas Jefferson University Email: sauers6895@mail.philau.edu Phone: (717)-814-2322