Thubao’s house is a building located in Vietnam with a simple yet narrow and longitudinal layout. Here, I conducted a structural study for this building showing how the structure would change if it was made out of mass timber rather than its original material. The next few pages take you through my grid analysis, an analysis of the strucutral plan layout based on mass timber, updated timber floor plans, structural model and diagrams.
GRID ANALYSIS NEW PLANS
* red boxes indicate column additions, black boxes indicate original columns, horizontal and vertical lines indicate girders and beams *
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
DIAGRAM
* red lines indicate column additions*
GEODE TOWERS GEODE TOWERS
HIGH RISE CO-HOUSING IN CHICAGO
ABC SUMMER STUDIO
Exemplifying the form of a geode, this residential tower serves the chicago community of early professionals as not only a place to live but to grow through their professional endeavors
GEODE RIPPLE WANDER
A “pocket of air” within a rigid structure Effects created by the establishment of connections The desired movement and state of mind
The Gold Coast of Chicago is a lively area that is mostly residential with some commercial spaces. Statistics have shown that majority of the population are singles in their mid-twenties and early thirties....
DIAGRAM BY: ESHA
VENTILATION
LIGHTING
Gradual increase and decrease of community spaces
PRIVATE VS PUBLIC
Atrium spaces follow similar pattern
PILLAI
PROCESS WORK AND
SKETCHES
The idea of a geode is very intricate. While the shell holds the form, it’s what’s inside that makes the rock so beautiful. From our concept words, it is our strongest as it helps us communicate our overall idea and building.Through the process, my partner and I came up with many sketches to communicate programming, spacial quality and form.
ITERATIONS
BY: ESHA PILLAI
SHELL
SPACIAL DIAGRAM
PRODUCT PLACEMENT PRODUCT PLACEMENT
CANDY BOX ARCHITECTURE 490
This seminar focuses on the idea of rendering everyday objects. The first project of the semester: Product Placement showcases the digital rendering of a vintage and modern-day candy box.
CRINKLE CRINKLE
A DIVE INTO CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ARCHITECTURE 273
Crinkle, placed in downtown Champaign, IL, is a conceptual form similar to one of my iterations created during this design process. My final model is split into three arches varying in size and function. The model imitates a museum where select arches provide a space for interactivity.
FINAL MODEL
PROCESS MAPS AND MODELS
The beginning of this project was primarily focused on documenting as I made physical maps and took a site visit to the downtown area of Champaign, IL. This documentation led me to produce my photocomposition which was a room collage. I then curated multiple iterations inspired by a statue from my composition to create Crinkle.
