Undergraduate Design Sample
Christopher D. Jordano
P O R TFOLIO
CONTENTS 01
InTension
02
Ascent
03
Tanna Del Luppolo
04
CommUnity
05
DisOrient
06
Vantage
07
Pipe Dream
0 1 In Te nsi on Su pe r v i s o r Jo h n Lan g e | 3 rd Ye a r S t ud i o
A s u pe r s tr u c tu re th at e xpl o re s t he s p a c i a l voi d s i n re l a t i on t o m o v e m e n t, ti m e , th ro u g h th e e xp l or a t i on of t e ns i l e s t r uc t ure s . Re s tau r an ts , s h o p p i n g , an d ap ar t me nt s l i f t of f t he g round a b ove th e fre e w ay o v e r p as s . Th e n e w i c on c re a t e s i d e nt i t y b r i d g i ng th e l an d s c ape s an d c o m m e rc i al zone s of t he S a n Lui s O b i s p o c o m m u n i ty. F o l l o w i n g r ati o n al re as o n i n g o f t he unc ons c i ous , t hi s p roj e c t fo r m al l y e xpl o re s th e i n tu i ti v e and a d d i t i ve p roc e s s e s of d e s i g n th ro u gh th e ph y s i c al m o d e l , l ate r mod e l e d d i g i t a l l y.
connect
elevate
tension
Ro o f Pla n
Uppe r Le v e l
B a se Le v e l
Lo we r Le v e l
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I mm e rsiv e V i e ws
S e c t i on
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0 2 A sc e nt S u pe r v i s o r Je ff Po n i tz | 2 nd Ye a r S t ud i o
M o l e c u l ar G as tro n o m y re d e fi n e s th e ol d a nd k now n, i nt o s ome t hi ng u n i q u e . A n IM G i s a p l ac e to l e a r n a b out t he c omp l e x i t i e s a nd te n d e n c i e s o f fo o d, e xp e r i m e n t w i t h t he k now n a nd unk now n, a nd s e r v e th e i r n e w di s c o v e r i e s to th e p ub l i c i n a g a l l e r y- l i k e s e t t i ng . Th e IM G d r aw s th e p u bl i c o ff o f th e a l re a d y d e ns e s i d e w a l k s a nd BA RT pl az a. A s th e p u bl i c as c e n d t ow a rd t he p re s e nt a t i on rooms , th e y e xp e r i e n c e h o w m o l e c u l ar g a s t ronomy i s c re a t e d b y c a t c hi ng gl i m ps e s o f th e i r re s e arc h l abo r at or i e s .
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S e c o n d F lo o r
F i rst F lo o r
Gro u n d F lo o r
Pre se n ta tio n
Co m munication
Prepar ation
S e c t i on Re n d e r s
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03
Ta n n a d e l Lup p ol o
S u pe r v i s o r To m di San t o | 4 t h Ye a r S t ud i o
A m i c ro -b re w e r y i n s e r te d i n to th e hi s t or i c s i t e of t he S a s s i i n M ate r a, Ital y to br i n g abo u t a s e n s e of i d e nt i t y a nd c ommuni t y. T hi s m i c ro -bre w e r y br i n gs abo u t a s e ns e of ‘ge m ut lic he it’ , a s p a c e or s tate o f w ar m th , fr i e n d l i n e s s , g o o d c he e r, c ozi ne s s , p e a c e of mi nd , be l o n gi n g, s o c i al ac c e p tan c e , an d c omf or t .. T hi s ve r t i c a l b re w e r y take s ad v an tag e o f g r av i ty an d e x p os e s t he b re w i ng p roc e s s t o i ts tas te r s as th e y c i rc u l ate to th e t a s t i ng a nd t a p rooms b e l ow . Co l l abo r ati o n w i th S h an n o n Lav e l l e , J e s s i e C hi n, & N a t ha n W he e l e r
En t r an c e
B e e r G ard e n
B e e r Tas tin g
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Lo we r Le v e l F lo o r Pla n
Gro u n d F lo o r Pla n
Gro u n d F lo o r Pla n
Lo we r Le v e l F lo o r Pla n
En t r an c e
BREWERY SUB FLOOR 3
B re we r y Co re
BREWERY (EXLODED AXON)
B re w e r y Ci rc u la tio n
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0 4 C o m mUni t y S u pe r v i s o r M arg ar i d a Yi nn | 3 t h Ye a r S t ud i o
A c o m m u n i ty c e n te r ai m e d at u n i ting t he yout h of G rove r B e a c h b y pro v i d i n g a s e n s e o f p l ac e w h e re a n i nt e g r a t i on of k now l e d g e a nd s e l f e xp re s s i o n i s ac h i e v e d. Th i s i s a c c omp l i s he d t hroug h vi s i b l e an d au di b l e c o n n e c ti o n s b e tw e e n t he l i b r a r y a nd yout h p rog r a ms . Th e l i br ar y an d s u p p o r ti n g pro g r am s w r a p a round a c e nt r a l g a t he r i ng m u l ti -u s e s pac e , l i n ki n g th e di f f e r i ng s t yl e s of l e a r ni ng w i t h c o m m u n i ty i n te r ac ti o n . Vi e w fro m t he l i b r a r y a nd c omp ut e r l a b pu n c h i n to th e c e n tr al au d i to r i u m w h i l e a l s o e x t e nd i ng i nt o t he s t re e t an d s u r ro u n d i n g c i ty.
G rou n d Flo o r, F irst F lo o r, Ro o f Pla n
S i t e C on te x t M o de l
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Ext e r i or Re n de r
S e c t i on Co lla ge
S e c t i on Mo de l
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Ori e nt
05 Dis
Su pe r v i s o r K are n Lan g e | L i g ht Fi x t ure
Th e o b s tr u c ti o n , m an i p u l ati o n an d p op ul a t i on of s ur f a c e t o c onne c t , d i s -i l l u s i o n an d i n h ab i t. D i s Or i e n t i s a l i g h t i n s tal l ati o n e xpl o r i ng re p e t i t i ve he x a g ona l p a t t e r ns to c re ate a s o u rc e o f l i g h t an d s e n s e of p l a c e . Pod s c onne c t a t t he i r ed g e s to c re ate a s i n gu l ar o b je c t. LE D l i g ht s i l l umi na t e t he c e nt e r of t he p o d s , di ffu s e d by th e m y l ar s c re e n s w i t hi n. T he mul t i p l i c i t y he x a g ona l p o d s b l u r s th e p e rc e p ti o n o f th e o bs er ve r, a l l ow i ng t he l i g ht t o re a d a s a s i n gu l ar o bje c t fro m afar, y e t i n tr i c a t e a nd i nd i vi d ua l up c l os e . In s tal l e d i n a ro o f to w al l c o n d i ti o n , D i s O r i e nt b e g i ns t o re move t he d e l i n e ati o n o f ‘ro o f ’ an d ‘w al l ’ i n i ts ove r l a p p i ng re p e t i t i on.
M y la r Cov e r
Ne ws boa rd Pods
LE D Strip
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0 6 Vantage S u pe r v i s o r K are n Lan g e | 5 t h Ye a r S t ud i o
VA N TA G E ai m s to m e m o r i al i z e a di s t i nc t t i me of f e a r i n our c ol l e c t i ve h i s to r y. A b an d o n e d s e a fo r ts s tan d a s g r i m re mi nd e r s of t he p e r i l s o f w ar i n th e w ate r s o f th e N o r th S e a out s i d e Lond on. Ap p roa c he d b y bo at th e i m p o s i n g gr i d b l u r s bo u n d a r y a nd s c a l e , hor i zon a nd l a nd , w ate r an d s ky. Vi s u al di s -c o n n e c ti on w i t h l a nd re a r r a ng e s na t ur a l i d i o s y n c r as i e s an d b i o r h y th m s . E x p re s s e d w i t hi n va r yi ng l e ve l s of c o n s tr ai n ts , pro g r am s d r i ft c re ati ng a s e ns e of d i s j unc t i on. Voi d s i m po s e th e do u bl i n g an d re d o u b l i ng of re f l e c t i on t hroug h a nd aro u n d th e m o n u m e n tal gu n tu r re t s . V AN T AG E i s c onf ront a t i on of th e au th e n ti c , d e l i n e ate d th ro u g h t i me , t i d e , a nd w e a t he r ; e x p os i ng c o n di ti o n s w h i l e c o n c e al i n g o th e r s .
5 1 02 7 ’ 4 4 . 3 4 ” N 0 05 9 ’ 5 8 . 8 5 ” E
Maunsell Sea Forts: Thames Estuary, UK
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Plan View
The Voids Within
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Water Line
Floating Structural Floating Structural Grid Grid
Water Falls Down Concrete Surface
Reinforced Fiberglass Grates forGrates Water for Colection Water Colection Concrete
Hydraulic Walkways Walkway
Water Collection Water Collection to Pump to Pump Below Walkway Below Walkway
Suspe nde d o n a s e r i e s o f path s . Pe o p l e c i rc ul a t e t hroug h t he g r i d on a s e r i e s of Floating inte rl ocke d path s . Th e s e path s , fu n c ti o n i nd e p e nd e nt l y f rom t he g r Structural i d , a ncGrid hore d with te n s i o n c ab l e s an d h y d r au l i c pi s to n s . T he g r i d move s i nd e p e nd e nt l y f rom t he wal k way s , r i s i n g o r fal l i n g w i th th e ti d e s . D ur i ng t he d i f f e re nt c ond i t i ons , one i s e ithe r re l e as e d i n to a m o re o pe n e xpe r i e n ce , w hi l e t he ot he r c omp re s s e s one s e l f i nt o a suppre s s e d s pac e . Th i s al te r s o n e s ’ po i n t of re f e re nc e , w hi l e b l ur r i ng t he d a t ums of the path s , h o r i z o n -l i n e s , an d re l ati o n s h i p w i t h t he f l oa t i ng g r i d . Grates for Water Colection
Changing Changing Tides (+/-5’): Tides (+/-5’):
+5’
+5’
0’
0’
-5’
Water Collection to Pump Below Walkway
-5’
Walkway Datum Walkway Datum Water LineWater Line
Changing Tides (+/-5’): Low Tide Low Tide
High Tide High Tide +5’
0’
-5’
Walkway Datum Water Line
High Tide
Low Tide
Interlocking Extruded Plastic Grid
Tension Cable Attachment to Walkways for Stabilization
Hydraulic Pistons Act as Base Isolators
Guiding Cables to Counteract Torque of Walkways
Hydraulic Walkways (Typ.):
Floating Structural Grid Walkway
Hyrdaulic Pistons
Water Line
Tension Canble
Detail Drawings:
Submerged Walkways (Typ.):
Interlocking Extruded Plastic Grid
Tension Cable Attachment to Walkways for Stabilization
Hydraulic Pistons Act as Base Isolators
Guiding Cables to Counteract Torque of Walkways Water Line
Hydraulic Walkways (Typ.):
Water Falls Down Concrete Surface
Reinforced Fiberglass Concrete
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P i p e D re am
Su pe r v i s o r K are n Lan g e | 5 t h Ye a r S t ud i o
A n i n s tal l ati o n o f P VC p i pe to s h o w c a s e S t ud i o 4 0 0 ’ s t he s i s b ook s . Se r v i n g as a p l ac e o f c o n te m p l a t i on, Pi p e D re a m p rovi d e s o p p o r tu n i ti e s fo r i n ti m ate b o o k re a d i ng a nd re f l e c t i on. As par ti c i pan ts m o v e th ro u gh th e pa vi l i on, t he i r p e r s p e c t i ve move s be tw e e n o b s c u r i ty an d c l ar i ty. Th e d e ns e ma t r i x of p ol yvi nyl c hl or i d e (P VC) p i pe s c re ate s a fo re s t-l i ke s cre e n t o e nc l os e t he re a d e r s w hi l e i n v i ti n g p u bl i c i n te r ac ti o n w i th th e s t ud e nt s b ook s . L ED l i g ht i ng gu i de s th e o c c u p an ts th ro u gh th e p a vi l i on t o t he l i g ht e d c ha nd e l i e r s h o l di n g th e s tu de n ts w o r k. A re as of re f ug e a l l ow f or re a d e r s t o c o m fo r tabl y s i t an d re ad b e fo re c o nt i nui ng t hroug h t he f ore s t of P V C . Th e c o n s tr u c ti o n o f th e i n s tal l ati o n a l l ow s f or e a s e of t r a ns p or t a t i on an d as s e m bl y, as th e m ate r i al i s l i g ht w e i g ht a nd f l a t - p a c k e d . T he m o du l ar, pre fabr i c ate d ki t o f p ar ts a l l ow s t he p roj e c t t o b e re p l i c a t e d an d e as i l y as s e m b l e d .
C ol l ab or at i on w i t h St u d i o 4 0 0 ; Kat i e G r a y, A a ro n Ly, J a c k G a m bo a , Gab i O asi s, Ke l si D oy l e , Karol i n a Luc kie w ic z , A ndre w M innic h, N a bila Sar k ar, D av i d D o, I an Le v e n son , Be n J o hns o n, C e c il G re e n J r, C hr is Jord an o, Mi c h e l l e Amar i s, C arol i n e A nge ll, C o lle e n B e c km a n, Re ga n D y e r, Har r y Gu t c h i n ov, Lu c as Ki vim a ki, S o phie de C hris t o phe r.
Pho to by Jac k G am bo a
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X189
X318
X1,756
Number of PVC Members
3D Printed Jig
Assembly System
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Pho to by Jac k G am bo a
P l an
Ent r y E xit
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Ba c h elor o f Arc hi t e c t ure M i n o r s i n S oc i ol ogy & Re l i gi ous S tu d ies C ol l a g e of Arc hi t e c t ure and Envi ron m en tal Desig n C a l i f or n i a Pol yt e c hni c St at e U ni versity, San Lu is Ob isp o