THE PORTFOLIO OF CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM
DIVERGENT PROCESS A SINGLE PROCESS THAT YEILDS DISPARATE RESULTS
DIVERGENT PROCESS A SINGLE PROCESS THAT YEILDS DISPARATE RESULTS
01. CREATE AN ICON 02. RESPOND TO THE PAST 03. HARMONIZE WITH CONTEXT 04. EXPLORE AN AESTHETIC 05. MANIFEST A METAPHOR 06. EXPRESS STRUCTURE
01. CREATE AN ICON
PROJECT: INFINITY:KNOT SETTING: PERSONAL YEAR: 2012
FORM 1 KINKED LOOP 2 MODULES 1 PATH 8 TURNS
FORM 2 ENDLESS KNOT 3X2 MODULES 1 PATHS 50 TURNS
FORM 3 WEAVED SQUARES 4 MODULES 2 PATHS 6X2 TURNS
FORM 4 CHAIN LINK 2 MODULES 2 PATHS 4X2 TURNS
5 TREFOIL KNOT FORM 3 MODULES 1 PATH 12 TURNS
INFINITY:KNOT
FORM-FINDING: KNOTWORK STUDIES
FORMAL EVOLUTION
STUDY: THICKNESS
STUDY: EDGE TREATMENT
INFINITY:KNOT
FORM-FINDING: PROCESS STUDIES
STUDY: FACADE TEXTURES
INFINITY:KNOT
STRUCTURAL & CIRCULATION DIAGRAMS
ROOFTOP LIFTS RUN VERTICALLY FOR DIRECT ACCESS TO ROOF DECKS
LOOP LIFTS RUN IN CONTINUOUS LOOPS THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE, SERVING FINAL DESTINATIONS
FIRE CORRIDOR
BOH
L10
FIRE CORRIDOR
BOH
L9
FIRE CORRIDOR
BOH
L8
FIRE CORRIDOR
BOH
L7
BUNDLED TUBE STRUCTURE WITH TWISTING TUBES
L6
BOH
FIRE CORRIDOR
L5
BOH
FIRE CORRIDOR
L4
BOH
FIRE CORRIDOR
L3
BOH
FIRE CORRIDOR
L2
BOH
FIRE CORRIDOR
L1
BOH
FIRE CORRIDOR
DE-CURVED BUNDLED TUBE STRUCTURE
TYPICAL CORE VERTICAL SECTION
BASE LIFTS CARRY USERS TO INDIVIDUAL LOOP LIFTS BEFORE HEADING TO FINAL DESTINATION
AOR
L1
L5
L9
L2
L6
L10
L3
L7
R1
L4
L8
R2
TELE
ELEC AOR
TYPICAL CORE HORIZONTAL SECTION
APPLY ZIG-ZAG MOTIF TO CREATE FINAL FORM WITH TWISTING TERRACES
INFINITY:KNOT
AERIAL PERSPECTIVE
INFINITY:KNOT
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
ROOF TERRACES CONTINUE THE ZIG-ZAG MOTIF ESTABLISHED ON THE FACADES, COMPLETING THE TWISTING DATUM THAT TRAVELS AROUND THE LINEAR FORMS.
HORIZONTAL CORE SECTIONS ARE VERTICALLY ORIENTEDWITH ENHANCED SHEAR WALLS AND SUPER LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE IN ORDER TO COPE WITH STRUCTURAL LOADS.
VERTICAL CORE SECTIONS FUNCTION LIKE A TYPICAL TOWER, EACH WITH A PAIR OF DEDICATED ROOF LIFTS FOR ROOF TERRACE ACCESS
EVERY UNIT HAS ACCESS TO AN OUTDOOR TERRACE, INCREASING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG USERS
TERRACES TRAVEL DIAGONALLY UP THE FACADE, CREATING VIEW CORRIDORS BETWEEN FLOORS AND ALONG THE STRUCTURE
02. RESPOND TO THE PAST
PROJECT: MAX
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SETTING: PROFESSIONAL | CANNON DESIGN LOCATION: NEW DELHI, INDIA YEAR: 2012
LANDSCAPE ENGROSSES BUILT FORM OVER TIME REDUCTION OF SOLID MASS BY CARVING
TERRACING & STRIATED HORIZONTALITY
MAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
CONTEXTUAL METHODOLOGY
SITE PLAN
SITE BOUNDARY
MAIN SITE AXIS
SITE FOCUS & VIEWS
MAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
SITE ANALYSIS
LEVEL FOUR ROOF TERRACE OUTDOOR CAFE
LEVEL THREE LIBRARY CYBER CAFE
LEVEL TWO LIBRARY
LEVEL ONE MAIN ENTRANCE LIBRARY
GROUND LEVEL BOOKSTORE
MAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
CUTAWAY RENDERINGS
03. HARMONIZE WITH CONTEXT PROJECT: FREEFORM
LOBBY CEILING SETTING: PROFESSIONAL | SOM LOCATION: SHANGHAI, CHINA YEAR: 2011
REVEALS EXPAND AT CORNERS TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHT TO DEEPEST SPANS
RIBBON MOTIF SHOWCASED THROUGHOUT TOWER AND PODIUM
CORE WALL FOLLOWS CURVES OF CEILING AND EXTERIOR WALL THE CONTEXT: UBIQUITOUS CURVATURE
LINEAR NATURE OF REVEALS SUBTLY PROVIDES WAYFINDING PATH TO ELEVATOR LOBBIES
FREEFORM LOBBY CEILING
PLAN & TOWER RENDERING
FREEFORM LOBBY CEILING
FORM STUDIES & LOBBY RENDERINGS
04. EXPLORE AN AESTHETIC
PROJECT: SHOJI
PAVILION DETAIL SETTING: ACADEMIC | UWM YEAR: 2005
MORTISE AND TENNON CONSTRUCTION LAYERED SHOJI WITH CAVITY
TRANSLUCENT SHOJI PANELS
SHOJI PAVILION
TECTONIC RATIONALE
05. MANIFEST A METAPHOR PROJECT: CLASSROOM
STUDY SETTING: ACADEMIC | UWM YEAR: 2006
CLASSROOM STUDY
GEODIC PARTI RATIONALE
INCEPTION SKETCH
PARTI DIAGRAMS
FLEXIBLE SPACE: SHIFTING SHOJI DIAGRAMS
05. EXPRESS STRUCTURE
PROJECT: UPLINK:
A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING: ACADEMIC | UWM YEAR: 2008
X2
TENSION MODULE LOAD DIAGRAM
MASSING STUDIES
X3
X2
COMPRESSION MODULE LOAD DIAGRAM
X3
UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD
STRUCTURAL THEORY
TIER 9 PUBLIC SPACES
TIER 8 RESIDENTIAL TIER 7 RESIDENTIAL
TIER 6 RESIDENTIAL TIER 5 RESIDENTIAL
TIER 4 RESIDENTIAL
TIER 3 OFFICE
TIER 2 OFFICE
TIER 1 OFFICE
STATUS QUO: ISOLATION BY STRATIFICATION
GROUP EVERY FOUR FLOORS WITH ATRIUM
RESULT IS CONTIGUOUS SPACE THAT CREATES VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOODS
UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD CREATION
01. INFINITY KNOT DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM YEAR: 2012 02. MAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM PRINCIPAL: RANDY GUILLOT YEAR: 2012 PRECEDENT IMAGE 01 © FLICKR USER zzziah PRECEDENT IMAGE 02 © FLICKR USER Oleksandr Nechyporenko PRECEDENT IMAGE 03 © FLICKR USER Pramal ALL OTHER IMAGERY © CANNON DESIGN 03. FREEFORM LOBBY CEILING CEILING DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM PROJECT TEAM: NADA ANDRIC, EUNJUNG CHO, CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM TOWER DESIGN & TOWER RENDERING: SOM YEAR: 2011 ALL IMAGERY © SOM 04. SHOJI PAVILION DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM CRITIC: TOM SCHMITT YEAR: 2005 05. CLASSROOM STUDY DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM CRITIC: CHRIS CORNELIUS YEAR: 2006 06. UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM CRITIC: GIL SNYDER YEAR: 2008 ALL CONTENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IS © CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM
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