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Architecture Design Portfolio

Brooke Alicia McDermott Contact Info: b.mcdermott0623@gmail.com (914)-299-0854

SELECTED PROJECTS

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Graduate Thesis Design Studio / SP 23 Cascading Community Center

Advanced Arch Design Studio / FA 20 The Origami (Gami) Community Center

Advanced Computer Applications / FA 22 Dynamic Geometry

ELEVATION

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BROOKE MCDERMOTT + ADAM ROYLE - ARCH 587 FALL 2022 - PROF. OLGA MESA

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ELEVATION

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Integrated Project Design Studio / SP 22 Atone Avilla Community Center

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BROOKE MCDERMOTT + ADAM ROYLE - ARCH 587 FALL 2022 - PROF. OLGA MESA

BROOKE MCDERMOTT + ADAM ROYLE - ARCH 587 FALL 2022 - PROF. OLGA MESA

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3D View

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FA 22 / Advanced Computer Applications Attraction - Repulsion

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FA 22 / Graduate Arch Design Studio Perkins & Will Firm Community Connection

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SP 20 / Advanced Topical Design Studio: Urban Study Abroad: Barcelona, Spain 30 Floating Greenery

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Physical Models & Additional Work

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Location: Diari, Ghana

Graduate Thesis Design Studio / SP 23

Cascading Community Drawing upon my experiences from a mission trip to Ghana, Africa, I was deeply moved by the profound lack of access to potable water and the conditions as a result. My thesis project, inspired by these observations, focuses on addressing this pressing issue within the village of Diari, located just outside Tamale, the second largest city in Ghana. Diari benefits from access to the groundwater table and a sustainable annual precipitation rate, which means that it is a suitable site for intervention. The Cascading Community Center is centralized and designed to provide clean drinking water along with communal amenities. Emphasizing a seamless integration of local culture into its architectural design, the center serves not only as a necessary resource center but also as a natural extension of the community’s identity. Beyond its pragmatic function, the project prioritizes encouraging community connection by reflecting local aesthetics and forming to the specific site, climate, and culture of Diari. Celebratory events are likely to mark the achievement of clean water access, symbolizing unity and empowerment within the community. By combining practical solutions with cultural sensitivity, the Cascading Community Center works not only to deliver essential resources but also to reinforce and celebrate the resilience of the Diari community in Ghana.

Programs: Revit, AutoCad, Rhino, Grasshopper, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate GROUND WATER AVAILABILITY

PRECIPITATION IN GHANA, AFRICA

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BATHROOMS/ SHOWERS

CLOTHES WASHING ROOM BOREHOLE MECHANICAL

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MUSIC/ DANCE SPACE

COMMUNAL KITCHEN

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CROP/ VEGETABLE SPACE

Centralized Space Views Between Context Entry Paths

OPEN AIR ACTIVE AREA

BATHROOM

MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

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1 SITE PLAN

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VIEWS FROM THE STREET IN DIARI

SITE APPROACH DIAGRAM

Borehole Water System Rainwater Collection Rainwater Collection Path

Ventilation

Rainwater Collection Storage Tank

DIAGRAM OF ROOF SLANTS

DIAGRAM OF PASSIVE STRATEGIES

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Warm Air Circulation Cooled Air Circulation

Solar Shading Rainwater Harvesting

Local Crops

Rainwater Harvesting

Community Water Tank

Community Water Tank Borehole Water System

PASSIVE SYSTEM DIAGRAM

VIEW OF NORTH ENTRY

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Layered Bamboo Structure Metal Decking Roof

Mud brick Perforated Wall

Rammed Earth Walls

Rainwater Collection & Reuse System

Borehole Water System

Metal Screen

EXPLODED AXON APPLYING LOCAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

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SECTION 2

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PARCEL 10 PLAN 1 SCALE- 64 " = 1'-0

SOUTH WEST ELEVATION

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PLAN

SECTION 1

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Location: Roxbury, MA

Advanced ARCH Design Studio / FA 20

The Origami (Gami) Community Center

Team: Lisett Ronchi

Programs: AutoCad, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumion

The form of The Origami Center, also known as The Gami Center, draws inspiration from geometric angles and creates a sense of connection through varying elevations, forming a complementary relationship with the community functions of the building. This architectural approach not only encourages visual permeability, allowing for a sense of transparency within the structure, but also emphasizes specific areas and views, while blending with the existing building heights that surround the site.

Within The Gami Center’s design narrative is the metaphor of folding, symbolizing both the physical facade and the sense of connecting a community. The center’s spatial organization revolves around each program, offering different levels of intimacy, productivity, and security, all while maintaining a seamless connection with the surrounding landscape.

Through the incorporation of courtyards in various stages of openness –from fully exposed to partially exposed to untouched– The Gami Center celebrates the integration of nature within the built environment. This use of natural elements also allows for a sense of seasonal change to be experienced from within, furthering the connection with the surrounding landscape. By integrating these courtyards across all three stories, the center provides an opportunity for interaction among its users, including students, educators, staff, and visitors, creating a strong sense of community.

Untouched

SITE PLAN

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Partially Exposed

Fully Exposed

COURTYARD TYPES DIAGRAM

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

FORM DIAGRAM

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

EXPLODED AXON WITH MATERIALITY

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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BY AN AUTODESK

BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCEDPRODUCED

BY AN AUTODESK

BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

SOUTHEAST SECTION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

NORTHEAST ELEVATION

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Advanced Computer Applications / FA 22 Team: Adam Royle

Dynamic Geometry

Programs: Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator, Lumion

Variation of the z varriable, HEIGHT

With a primary focus on Grasshopper, this project was driven by the objective of creating a pavilion through the program, visualizing it in Rhino, and then altering its shape across three distinct values solely by adjusting a numerical slider in Grasshopper. This process generated a taxonomy of forms, as depicted on the right, from which one was selected and further refined through rendering techniques, incorporating suitable materials to align with the intended function as a pavilion.

Variation of the y varriable, WIDTH

Variation of the x varriable, LENGTH (Incraments of 20)

Iteration 1

Original Form Iteration 2

Iteration 2, Variation of the x variable (LENGTH) Grasshopper Code

Iteration 3, Variation of the x variable (LENGTH) Grasshopper Code Iteration 3

TAXONOMY OF PAVILION BROOKE MCDERMOTT + ADAM ROYLE - ARCH 587 FALL 2022 - PROF. OLGA MESA

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Iteration 2, variation of the x variable (LENGTH) Grasshopper Definition

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Iteration 1, Vari Grasshopper C

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TAXONOMY OF PAVILION

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ELEVATION ELEVATION BROOKE MCDERMOTT + ADAM ROYLE - ARCH 587 FALL 2022 - PROF. OLGA MESA

3D VIEW

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3D VIEW

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ELEVATION ELEVATION

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ELEVATION

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Location: Fall River, MA

Integrated Project Design Studio / SP 22 Team: Lisett Ronchi

Atone Avilla Community Center

Programs: AutoCad, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate

The Atone Avilla Community Center was created to fit in and interact seamlessly within the existing Fall River location. With a centralized courtyard that works both as an activity space and pedestrian path way, the building masses are able to protect pedestrians from the busy streets, Columbia and Hope Street, while also having the ability to be gated off during closed hours for the building’s protection. In addition, the mass directly responds to the weather conditions as well as the needs of the community.

The building is created from the purest forms of shapes, construction material and systems in order to make it feasible, considering the community’s financial state. With this, the community center nicely coexists with its soundings through the design of hardscape and materiality. This can be seen through the use of bronze metal cladding that mimic the color of the long history of brick in this area. Lastly the project is able to give back to this community through the programs that it houses and the greenery that it offers back to the public.

Summer Winds Cross Ventilation Operable Windows Landscape and Green-roof Areas Vertical Green Walls Vestibule Entry Sun Path

PASSIVE STRATEGIES DIAGRAM

ROOF SITE PLAN

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MASSING DIAGRAM

THEATER

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CONROL ROOM

UP

KITCHEN CHILDREN-OUTDOOR-PLAY MECHANICAL

STORAGE

MECHANICAL

CONCESSION STAN

STORAGE LOBBY

THEATER

BASEMENT PLAN DIAGRAMS UP

CONROL ROOM

STORAGE

THEATER

MEETING

MEETING

DN

NORTHEAST SITE SECTION 1

PUBLIC

MEETING

MEETING

CAFE

UP

UP

MEETING

UP

SERVICE PRIVATE

MECHANICAL

STORAGE

MECHANICAL

CONCESSION STAN

UP

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A2-03

A2-03

SEMI-PUBLIC

DN

ACTIVITY/ DINNING

LOBBY

BASEMENT PLAN DIA

BATHROOM OFFICE SHOWER

T.O.-ROOF 45'-0"

STAFF BATHROOM

BATHROOM SHOWER

STAFF MECHANICAL

MEDITATION

LIBRARY

STORAGE

OFFICE

STAFF BATHROOM

BATHROOM

GAME

MULTIPUPOSE

BATHROOM/SHOWER KITCHEN

T.O.-SECOND-FLOOR-ROOF 31'-11" MEETING

MEETING

MEETING

MEETING

FIRST FLOOR PLAN DIAGRAMS DN

CAFE

UP

FIN.SECOND-FLOOR 16'-0"

PUBLIC

STORAGE

MEETING NURSE

BATHROOM

LOCKER/CHANGING

BATHROOM

MECHANICAL

UP

SERVICE

FIN.FIRST-FLOOR 000'-0"

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PRIVATE

DN

UP

SEMI-PUBLIC

BASEMENT -16'-0"

DN

ACTIVITY/ DINNING

LOBBY

BATHROOM

GYM

OFFICE SHOWER STAFF BATHROOM

BATHROOM SHOWER

STAFF MECHANICAL

GYM

MEDITATION

LIBRARY

STORAGE

OFFICE

STAFF BATHROOM

BATHROOM

GAME

MULTIPUPOSE

BATHROOM/SHOWER KITCHEN

DN

OFFICE

NORTHWEST ELEVATION

BATHROOM STORAGE

LOCKER/CHANGING

MECHANICAL

NURSE

STAFF-LOUNGE

OFFICE

CHILDREN RECEPTION

DAYCARE

DAYCARE

BATHROOM

DAYCARE

FIRST FLOOR PLAN DIAG

DAYCARE

ROOM#

3 A2-03 KITCHEN

T.O.-ROOF 45'-0"

MEETING

LOBBY

MEETING

MEETING

MEETING

CAFE KITCHEN

STAFF-BATHROOM

KITCHEN

FIN.SECOND-FLOOR 16'-0"

CONTROL

BATHROOM

BATHROOM

CAFE

STORAGE

DIAGRAM OF PROGRAM THEATER

CHILDREN CHANGING

NURSE

BATHROOM

BATHROOM

SECOND FLOOR PLAN DIAGRAMS DN

LOCKER/CHANGING

MECHANICAL

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T.O. PARAPET 134' 2"

T.O. ROOF 130' 11"

TYPICAL ROOF ASSEMBLY - METAL ROOFING - ROOF MEMBRANE - WATER BARRIER - 8" RIGID INSULATION - AIR/ WATER BARRIER - 6.5" CONCRETE FLOOR ON STEEL DECK - W21 X 68 STEEL GIRDER, W18 X 55 STEEL BEAM

GYMNASIUM PERSPECTIVE RENDER

TYPICAL FLOOR ASSEMBLY - 6.5" CONCRETE FLOOR ON STEEL DECK - W21 X 68 STEEL GIRDER, W18 X 55 STEEL BEAM - EXPOSED CEILING FOR COOLING AIR SYSTEM FIN. SECOND FLOOR 116' 0"

TYPICAL WALL ASSEMBLY - 24 OZ COPPER PANEL CLADDING - TYP. PLYWOOD SHEETING - AIR CAVITY - 8" RIGID INSULATION - AIR/ WATER BARRIER - GYPSUM WALL BOARD

AXON OF STRUCTURAL SYSTEM AIRSOURSE TOTAL: 51 Tons AIRSOURCE HYBRID SYSTEM TOTAL: 21 Tons GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM TOTAL: 40 Tons

TYPICAL SLAB ON GRADE ASSEMBLY - 6" FINISHED CONCRETE SLAB -AIR/WATER BARRIER - 2" RIGID INSULATION - GRAVEL

AIRSOURCE SYSTEM TOTAL: 32 Tons

FIN. FIRST FLOOR 100' 0"

TYPICAL BELOW GRADE WALL ASSEMBLY - GRAVEL - 1/2" DRAINAGE MAT - 2" RIGID INSULATION - WATER BARRIER - CONCRETE MASONRY CONCRETE FOOTING - KEY WAY -GRAVEL BED - 4" DIAMETER STEEL DRANINAGE PIPE B.O. FOOTING 000' 0"

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AXON OF MECHANICAL ZONE SYSTEMS

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WALL SECTION 1/2" = 1'-0"

COMPOSITE WALL SECTION DETAIL

SKYBRIDGE PERSPECTIVE RENDER

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE RENDER

PHYSICAL MODEL

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Advanced Computer Applications / FA 22 Programs: Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator, Lumion

Attraction - Repulsion

Tasked with designing a field utilizing an attraction/ repulsion curve generated through Grasshopper, I created a dynamic landscape characterized by protrusions layed out in a grid formation. The protrusions in the field are manipulated by incrementally growing in width and elevation as they distance themselves from the attraction curve, as a result of the Grasshopper definition. These protrusions serve to modulate perspectives from one side to the other, establishing a directional flow that encourages movement. The resulting geometries are purposefully integrated to accommodate community engagement within a park setting, optimizing interaction among adults and children as they travel through the entirety of the field.

Altercations made in Rhino

Grasshopper definition shown in Rhino

Axon

Grasshopper Definition

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Elevation 1

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ELEVATION 1

Elevation 2

Elevation 1

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PLAN

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Elevation 2

ELEVATION 2

3D VIEW 3D View

3D VIEW 3D View

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Location: Long Island, Boston, MA

Graduate ARCH Design Studio / FA 22 Professor: Perkins & Will Firm

Community Connections

Situated in Boston, Long Island spans a length of 1.75 miles.

The initiative of Community Connections began with the division of the island into twelve distinct parcels, with each member of the studio class assigned to a specific segment. Within each parcel, a blend of housing with one additional distinct program aims to create a self sustaining community life. My focus was on parcel 10, where I incorporated housing units oriented towards waterfront views and connectivity through skywalks, which additionally hold small communal amenities. To address future challenges such as rising water levels over the next decade, I integrated a raised community center into the design as my additional program, using a boardwalk system to link the community center to the housing units and skywalk system. Throughout the parcel, aspects of connection between spaces and communal programs are brought together through the importance of views and functionality.

Programs: AutoCad, Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lumion

WATER RISE LEVEL (10 FEET) SKYWALKS COMMUNITY CENTER BOARDWALKS PARKING GARAGE (IN GROUND)

WATER RISE LEVEL (10 FEET) SKYWALKS COMMUNITY CENTER BOARDWALKS PARKING GARAGE (IN GROUND)

COMMUNITY PATH DIAGRAM

VIEW DIAGRAM 2

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PARCEL 10 PLAN 1 SCALE- 64 " = 1'-0"

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SKYWALK/ SKYWALK/ COMMUNITY CENTER PLANPLAN COMMUNITY CENTER 1 SCALE- 64" = 1'-0"

PARCEL 10 PLAN 1 SCALE- 64 " = 1'-0"

EXPLODED AXON HOUSING/ COMMUNITY/GROUND

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2

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PHYSICAL MODEL

TYPICAL HOUSING UNIT PLAN

SOUTHEAST ELEVATION 2

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SITE PLAN 1 SCALE- 64 " = 1'-0"

SITE SECTION

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PARCE SCALE

PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SPCAE

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

PUBLIC PRIVATE

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SPCAE

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

PUBLIC

PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SPCAE

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

PRIVATE

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING PUBLIC ONE AND TWO FLOOR PRIVATE BUILDING PLAN

TYP. 2 UNIT HOUSING THREE AND FOUR FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

TYP. 2 UNIT HOUSING HIGH RISE BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SPCAE PUBLIC

PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC SPCAE

PRIVATE

PUBLIC PRIVATE

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

NORTHEAST ELEVATION

TYP. 1 UNIT HOUSING ONE AND TWO FLOOR BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. THREE AND FOUR FLOOR HOUSING BUILDING PLAN

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

TYP. HIGH RISE 2 UNIT HOUSING

VIEW FROM WITHIN SKYWALK

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Location: Barcelona, Spain

Advanced Topical Design Studio: Urban / SP 20 Team: Brianna Valcourt

Floating Greenery Floating Greenery emerges as the new passage between El Born and La Ciutadella Park. Inspired by the dense groups of trees seen throughout the park, the form is similar to the growth of a tree, maintaining stability from underground. The building roots from a concrete storage space completely underground. A truss then begins underground and grows out of the ground towards El Born.

In the air, the truss grows four branches towards the park where cables connect to suspend a canopy of three hanging floors.

The goal was to display the importance of nature in the growing city. We took an enthusiastic approach creating a greenhouse and gallery on the fourth floor. The greenhouse is accomplished with details such as a polycarbonate facade and foliage growing along the truss to create shade for preferred temperatures. Additional features incorporated in order to maximize greenery on the second and third floors is the use of plant wall dividers and plant wall bookshelves. Not only do these features maximize greenery, yet the air is naturally purified and acoustics are improved with these features too. In order to connect the park in the design of this building, the perimeter of each floor slopes upward and alternates between glass of different transparencies. By allowing small scenes of the park to appear through the glass slopes, Floating Greenery remains connected with the life of La Ciutadellla Park.

TREE symbolic RISING greenery to hover GROWS as a central meeting point for local of structure in over the Ciutadella Park and EL Born neighborhood, students and public. nature,

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Programs: AutoCad, Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator

Depth of views from points within the Born Neighborhood

Depth of views from points within Ciutadella Park

SITE PLAN WITH VIEWS Building takes the form of a tree: structural branches supporting a hanging conopy.

BORN NEIGHBORHOOD

SITE PLAN SHOWING CIRCULATION

CIUTADELLA PARK

SECTION PERSPECTIVE DAY

SECTION PERSPECTIVE NIGHT

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F LEVEL +9.00

CIRCULATION WORKSHOP/LIBRARY VIEWING SLOPE

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ROOF (POLYCARBONATE)

STRUCTURE (IRON TRUSS)

CABLES SUPPORTING FLOORS (STEEL)

FLOOR PLATES (CONCRETE WITH WOOD FINISH)

ALTERNATING PANELS (FROSTED GLASS/ GLASS)

STAIRS/ CIRCULATION (CONCRETE)

EXPLODED AXON

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Plant wall dividers help to create a healthy living and working environment by acting as a natural air purifier. These green wall dividers also work to create good acoustics within the space.

Greenery grows along the truss creating a comfortable space to be inhabited.

These elemets together create shaded areas to escape the heat of the sun.

Polycarbonate panels can transmit up to 92% of light which is ideal for greenhouses. This material is a long-lasting, recyclable material that naturally filters ultraviolet protecting the plants from too much exposure to harmful radiation.

Plant wall bookshelves are a multi-functional way of connecting the greenery with the program within the building.

Connecting to surrounding by adding greenery and trees that are native to the area like hydrangeas, gardenias, and ficus trees.

SUSTAINABILITY DIAGRAM 12:00 PM, 85 °

12:00 PM, 35.5 °

ELEVATION FRONT VIEW WITH SUN ANGLES

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Physical Models & Additional Work

Architectural Design Core Studio V / FA 19 Newspaper Headquarters Facade- Revealing

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SP 19 / Architectural Design Core Studio IV Place and the Public Realm- Shape Shifter

SP 19 / Architectural Design Core Studio IV Multigenerational Housing Complex

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Architectural Design Core Studio III / FA 18 Digging and Assembling

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FA 18 / Architectural Design Core Studio III Restaurant- Embedded Elegance

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Foundations of Sculpture / SP 19 Landscape Memory

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SP 21 / Jewlery and Fine Metals Body as Site- Sash

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Brooke Alicia McDermott Contact Information Phone: 914-299-0854 Email: b.mcdermott0623@gmail.com Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/brooke-mcdermott-877857288