DIA - SCHOOL WORK

DIAA HASSAN • SCHOOL WORK

BUAN

HABITAT

CONTINUUM

A. HUNTINGTON

ANNA REDUX

C. DEL FASCIO

FLEXAGON

HYPERBOLIC P.

REACT. DIFF.

MOTION

B UA N BUAN

WE DON'T DWELL BECAUSE WE HAVE BUILT, BUT WE BUILD AND HAVE BUILT BECAUSE WE DWELL, THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE DWELLERS. MARTIN HEIDEGGER

*Project was done in collabora�on with Yu Zheng. Work included here represent my contribu�on

LOCATED AT STAPLETON, A VIBRANT COMMUNITY AT THE NORTH SHORE OF STATEN ISLAND, BUAN IS A RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX THAT AIMS TO CHALLENGE THE NOTION OF DWELLING AS A BY PRODUCT OF MASS PRODUCTION. THE PROJECT IS AN INVESTIGATION OF OPEN DWELLING, A PROCESS IN WHICH THE DWELLER IS AN ESSENTIAL CONSTITUENT OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PRODUCTION OF THEIR OWN SPACES. THE AGENCY OF THE DWELLERS TO INCREMENTALLY BUILD THEIR OWN SPACES IS AUGMENTED BY THE ADDITION OF STATEN ISLAND MAKERSPACE IN THE FIRST FLOOR. COMBINED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A GRADIENT OF NEGATIVE SPACES TO BE SHARED BY THE DWELLERS, THE MAKER SPACES IS ALSO A PIECE OF SI URBAN AND HISTORIC FABRIC THAT LINKS THE NEIGHBOURHOOD TO ITS INDUSTRIAL PAST.

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Shared Units | 3 Modules |15’x15’ Each | 675 Sq Ft

Bathroom

Bathroom

Market Unit | 5 Modules |15’x15’ Each Total: 1,125 Sq Ft Interior + 225 Sq Ft

Kitchen

Bedroom/ Living Kitchen

Bedroom/ Living Shared Space

Upper Level Plan

Lower Level Plan

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Upper Level Plan

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Shared Units 3 Modules 15’x15’ 675 Sq Ft

Same Level Plan

Lower Level Plan

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Market Unit 4 Modules 15’x15’ Total: 900 Sq

Studio Plan

Same Level Plan

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Fixed Studio 2 Modules 450 Sq Ft

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From Open Dwelling to Open Urbanism

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“I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE HAVE TO REINVENT THE APARTMENT BUILDING. WE NEED TO FIND A WAY OF DOING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF A HOUSE.” MOSHE SAFDIE

AS A PART OF OUR HOUSING STUDIO, WE WERE ASKED TO ANALYZE HABITAT 67 BY MOSHE SAFDIE. LATER WE REALIZED HOW MUCH THIS PROJECT HAS INFLUENCED OUR BUAN PROJECT AS IT SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR HIGH QUALITY HOUSING IN DENSE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. SAFDIE EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITIES OF PREFABRICATED MODULAR UNITS TO REDUCE HOUSING COSTS AND ALLOW FOR A NEW HOUSING TYPOLOGY THAT COULD INTEGRATE THE QUALITIES OF A SUBURBAN HOME INTO AN URBAN HIGH-RISE.

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AT ITS CORE IS THE INSTINCT TO ANTHROPOMORPHIZE THE NON HUMAN, WHETHER ANIMAL, INANIMATE OBJECT OR EVEN NATURAL PHENOMENON, ONTO OTHER ENTITIES AS A MEANS OF BETTER RELATING TO THEM

A R E S P O N S I V E P L AY G R O U N D

RUAIRI GLYNN

FENDING OFF ASTHMA ATTACKS IS A FACT OF LIFE FOR MANY RESIDENTS OF THE MOTT HAVEN-PORT MORRIS SECTION OF THE SOUTH BRONX. THE MAJORITY BLACK AND HISPANIC POPULATION HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ASTHMA RATES IN THE US. 1 IN 4 CHILDREN SUFFERS FROM THE DISEASE. MOREOVER, RATES OF HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH ARE RESPECTIVELY THREE AND FIVE TIMES HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. IN AN EFFORT TO MITIGATE THIS ENVIRONMENTAL DISCRIMINATION, AN EXISTING PLAYGROUND WAS REDESIGNED TO INCROPORATE A NEW SOFT ROBOT THAT AIMS TO REDUCE MICRO-POLLUTANTS IN AIR. SOFT FLUID ACTUATORS CONSISTING OF ELASTOMER MATRICES WITH EMBEDDED FLEXIBLE MATERIALS ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE ROBOTICS COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ARE LIGHTWEIGHT, AFFORDABLE AND EASILY CUSTOMIZED TO A GIVEN APPLICATION. DRIVING UPON THE VAST HISTORY OF INFLATABLE ARCHITECTURE, THE DESIGN AIMS TO APPLY THE RESEARCH OF SOFT ROBOTICS TO REASSESS QUESTIONS OF INFLATION, CONTINUITY, BENDING AND MOTION TO ACHIEVE A DESIGN THAT INTERACTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY REACTS TO ITS SURROUNDINGS.

TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE AN INFORMED EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN, AN AIR QUALITY SENSOR WAS USED TO MEASURE INHALABLE PARTICULATE MATTER OF DIAMETER 2.5 MICRO ETERS AND SMALLER. THE MEASURED DATA WAS LATER VISUALIZED USING PROCESSING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE AS SHOWN IN THE SIMULATION. THE RESULTS REAFFIRMED THE CONCLUSION OF PREVIOUS STUDIES THAT SOUTH BRONX IN PARTICULAR SUFFERS A HIGHER RATE OR AIR POLLUTION WHICH COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS ITS CHILDREN HAVE ONE OF THE HEIGHEST RATE OF ASTHMA HOSTPITALIZATION IN THE US.

IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, DIFFERENT SCHEMES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO CREATE A SERIES OF INDOOR SPACES THAT CAN DYNAMICALLY OPEN/CLOSE BASED ON THE AIR QUALITY SENSOR READINGS AT THIS EXACT POINT. ANOTHER STRATEGY WAS TO CREATE AN OBJECT THAT FUNCTIONS AS AN URBAN LUNG, WHICH INHALE THE POLLUTED AIR AS IT INFLATES, THEN PASS IT THROUGH NANOSIZED PHOTOCATALYTIC FILTERS EXHALING CLEAN AIR AS IT DEFLATES AGAIN.

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TO ACHIEVE SUCH A STRATEGY, SOFT ROBOTIC ARMS WERE WRAPPED INTO A TITANIUM DIOXIDE COATED FABRIC THAT FUNCTIONS AS A SECOND LAYER OF PASSIVE AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM. THE PLAYSCAPE CAN BE OCCUPIED BY THE CHILDREN SINCE THE SOFT ACTUATORS FUNCTIONS AS A DYNAMIC STRUCTURE THAT CONTINUOUSLY AND PLAYFULLY CHANGE THE TOPOLOGY OF WRAPPER AS IT PURIFY THE SURROUNDING AIR. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED DIGITALLY THROUGH SIMULATIONS AND PHYSICALLY BY USING SILICONE CASTS, AIR PUMPS, PRESSURE SENSORS AND A MICROCONTROLLER.

CLUSTER SECTION

CLUSTER PLAN

A A.HUNTINGTON N N A H U N T I N GT O N A

B RANCH

L I B R A RY

A BRANCH LIBRARY

A LIBRARY IMPLIES AN ACT OF FAITH VICTOR HUGO

AUDUBON TERRACE IS A LANDMARK COMPLEX OF EIGHT EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BEAUX ARTS/AMERICAN RENAISSANCE BUILDINGS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY, BOUNDED BY WEST 155TH AND WEST 156TH STREETS, IN THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF UPPER MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY. HOME TO SEVERAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, THE ARCHITECTURALLY COMPLEMENTARY BUILDINGS, WHICH TAKE UP MOST OF A CITY BLOCK, ARE ARRANGED IN TWO PARALLEL ROWS FACING EACH OTHER ACROSS A COMMON PLAZA. A LIBRARY AT AUDUBON TERRACE PRESENTED EXCITING POSSIBILITIES DUE TO ITS SPECIAL LOCATION AND THE PARTICULAR EXIGENCIES OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WAS HOW COULD THIS LIBRARY PARTICIPATE TO THE PLAZA AND SUPPORT THE VISION OF ITS FOUNDER, ARCHER HUNTINGTON, AS A CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC HUB IN NYC.

hat designing a library poses is how the library, as an ever evolving typology, could respond to s. To answer this question a lot of factors came into play to define the unique chances a library building could possibly seize to enhance the wellbeing of the whole community.

Audobon terrace presents even more exciting possibilities due to its special location and the encies of the community it serves. One of the challenges was how could this library participate nd support the vision of its founder, Archer Huntington, as a cultural and artistic hub in NYC. ingtons Library aims to answer this question by blending the three prevalent taxonomies in the ing that functions as a library, museum and a community center, and connects the people of the , not only spatially but also visually and experientially, to the Hispanic Society of America. s a suspended path from a tensegrity roof system that adds to the overall floating sensation of juxtaposes tectonic rigidity of the massive stone buildings around. This museum path is interspaces of the library to provide a unique experience of the library spaces as they are surrounded by floating artwork on every level of the space. m path then continues to fluidly form a community center on the upper floor and provides an

THE ANNA HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AIMS TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION BY BLENDING THE THREE PREVALENT TAXONOMIES IN THE TERRACE. A BUILDING THAT FUNCTIONS AS A LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT CONNECTS THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY SPATIALLY BUT ALSO VISUALLY AND EXPERIENTIALLY, TO THE TERRACE.

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AU D U B O N R EDUX AUDUBON REDUX

“ALL THAT IS SOLID MELTS INTO AIR”

A BRANCH LIBRARY

KARL MARX

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L I B RA RY

ON A SECOND TAKE ON AUDUBON LIBRARY, PROJECTS WERE SHUFFLED BETWEEN CLASSMATES AND WE WERE ASKED TO WORK ON A REINTERPRETATION OF THE ORIGINAL PROPOSALS. IN THE SECOND TAKE I FOCUSED THE QUESTION ON THE FUTURE OF THE LIBRARY TYPOLOGY ITSELF AS PUBLIC SPACE. THIS PROJECT POSED THE QUESTION OF THE EPHEMERALIZATION OF THE PHYSICAL SPACE AND THE HYBRIDITY BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL AND THE CYBERSPACES. THIS HYBRIDITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH A BUILDING THAT DISINTEGRATES OVER TIME AND GRADUALLY SURRENDER ITS PHYSICAL SPACES TO THE CYBERSPACE LEAVING ONLY ITS CORE BY THE END OF ITS LIFE-CYCLE.

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C ASA D E L FASCIO FA S C I O CASA DEL A

C FA H II S ST TO ORY RY A OCUONUT N ET R ER FACCTTUUAALL H

THE CASA DEL FASCIO DO-OVER ADDRESSES ISSUES OF NORMALIZATION, SURVEILLANCE, AND THE PANOPTIC DISCIPLINE. THE MAIN STRATEGY HERE WAS TO ADDRESS THE BUILDING AS A PANOPTICON, AND REINTERPRET ITS EXISTENCE THROUGH THE LENS OF BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI’S MOVIE THE CONFORMIST. BY REVERSING THE PROCESS OF DISCIPLINARY NORMALIZATION, THE NEW DESIGN AIMS TO DECENTRALIZE THE COURTYARD AND DECONSTRUCT THE HIERARCHICAL ORDER OF SPACES. THE NEW CASA DEL FASCIO IS THEN REIMAGINED THROUGH TWO MOMENTS IN HISTORY, ONE DURING A FASCIST PAST AND THE OTHER DURING THE REVOLUTION TO SHOW HOW THE SPACES COULD BE OCCUPIED TO BREAK THE HEGEMONY OF THE POLITICAL ORDER.

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PERMUTATIONS a. TRIHEXA F LEXAGON

A.TRIHEXAFLEXAGON

TRIHEXAFLEXAGON & KALEIDOCYCLES WERE INVENTED BY ARTHER STONE, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, IN 1939. THEY POCCESS THE QUALITY OF DYNAMICALLY CHANGING THEIR FACES WHEN FLEXED. IN 1940 A FLEXAGON COMMITTEE WAS ORGANIZED TO FURTHER STUDY THE MATHEMATICS OF FLEXIGATION. RICHARD FEYMAN WAS ONE OF THE NOTABLE MEMEBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE. STARTING FROM THE PHYSICAL MEDIUM BY FOLDING THE PATTERN, THE GEOMETRY OF THE SHAPE WAS EXPLORED IN DEPTH TO COMPUTATIONALLY REPRODUCE THE FLEXAGATION PHENOMENON. THE MODEL WAS THEN ADAPTED TO DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL USES IN VARIOUS CONTEXTS.

A FLEXAGON IS MADE OF 6 TETRAHEDRA

EACH TWO ADJACENT TETRAHEDRA ROTATE ABOUT THEIR COMMON AXIS

EACH TWO DIHEDRAL ANGLES CHANGE RELATIVELY BUT IN IN A NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIP

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PERMUTATIONS B .

REAC TION

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B.REACTION DIFFUSION

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BRAIN CONVOLUTIONS ARE NATURE'S METHOD TO MAXIMIZE SURFACE AREA IN A GIVEN VOLUME

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SAME PRINCIPLES COULD BE APPLIED TO MINIMAL SURFACES

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IF A SPHERE HAS A MINIMAL SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME RATIO A CONVOLUTED SPHERE HAS THE HIGHEST SURFACE AREA WITHIN THAT MINIMALITY

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PERMUTATIONS

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HYPERBOLIC

PA R ABOLOI D S

C . H Y P E R B O L I C PA R A B O L O I D S

EXPLORING THE CAPACITY OF FLAT SURFACES TO GENERATE 3D OBJECTS THROUGH FOLDING BENDING AND SHAPING. THIS PAVILION WAS MADE ENTIRELY OF ONE PIECE OF PAPER THAT HAD BEEN FOLDED TO FORM FOUR HYPERBOLIC MODULES. THESE MODULES CAN BEND IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS CAPITALIZING ON THE ANTICLASTIC QUALITY OF THE SHAPE TO MAKE FOR A STRUCTURALLY STABLE PAVILION.

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PERMUTATIONS D.

M OTION

C.MOTION

ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RECORDED MOVEMENT AND A REFERENCE SYSTEM TO GENERATE A MAP WHICH EXPLORES NEW AND UNEXPECTED GRAPHIC ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SPACE, TIME OF THE PROJECT. BY USING LINEAR VECTORS AND OTHER NOTATIONS TO QUANTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS OF THE BODY IN RELATION TO THE REFERENCE SYSTEM, NEW WAYS OF OVERLAPPING MOVEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE ARE EXPLORED.