Collective Works

Connor Lacey collective Works

Contact Information: connor.lacey@wsu.edu (425) 877-0752

Contents Graham Smith Cultural Center A creation and analysis of form and its architectural opportunities [p. 04]

Commercial Infection Skyscraper in Chicago, IL [p. 08]

The Rail house Concept Hacka House 24-hour design competition 2019 [p. 13]

multigenerational housing complex Site analysis and preliminary design (current project) [p. 15]

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Graham smith cultural center university of Auckland, new zealand class: Architectural Design III instructor: Vahid Vahdat work time: 7 weeks

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An Exploration of Form Modeling Exercise Using masses and volumes to create spatial relationships.

Discovering opportunities and limitations of material.

02 Further developing spatial relationships. Introducing a second material.

03 A transfer to a digital model.

Considering the relationship with the earth.

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Developing composition of figure, considering balance and rhythm. Beginning to recognize architectural possibilities.

05 Finalizing architectural elements.

Implementing glazing, floor plates, and points of entry.

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Cultural Center Program adjacency precedent study

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Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Center Prgrammatic Diagram

Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Center, British Columbia 12 15 14

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Workshop

Outdoor Amphitheatre

Exhibit Gallery

AV Control Room

Service Room

Amphithetre Seating

Administration Offices

Lecture / Performance Theatre

Garbage / Recycling

Restrooms

Animal Habitat Display

Demonstration Area

Entry / Reception / Giftshop

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Object oriented design considering theories of object oriented ontology Walter Benjamin once said that, “architecture has always represented the prototype of a work of art, the reception of which is consumed by a collectivity of distraction.” The built environment has become predictable, ordinary and in some cases ignored by the people it is meant for. Benjamin’s philosophy relates to Jason Payne’s example of an object that tends to be overlooked, “a disco ball: everyone knows what it is, so much so that you do not need to look at it. Why would you need to? Are they not all the same?” This idea is true of the built environment and through an object-oriented design, this pattern of overlooked objects due to their familiarity may be broken and give reason for a passerby to be captured by the unknown that this sort of object provides.

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commercial infection Chicago, Illinois

class: Architectural Design III instructor: Vahid Vahdat wCrk time: 4 weeks project partner: Logan Brown

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site context Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

Site Context

In October of 2019 I was given a unique opportunity to travel with my classmates to Chicago for an architectural study trip.

Organized by the SDC at Washington State University, we gave presentations on some sites discussed in the course, Theory of Modern Architecture.

My professor, Dr. Vahdat accumpanied us on the trip and together with the other studio professors, assigned a skyscraper design project for the site shown here on Lakeshore Drive.

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Parametric Variants

It began with a Charrette Each of the fourteen students in our section were to come up with an original skyscraper design using Grasshopper. Dr. Vahdat chose the seven with the most potential and had the other seven assigned as partners for the project. After this charrette my design was chosen.

I created a building mass with repeating square floorplates, maximizing square footage and utilizing a practical core system. I then introduced a conflicting form, a swarm of orbs that I describe as an infection of this conventional architype.

programatic diagram

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Plans

Section

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Design Statement The hallmark of capitalist efficiency, a temple to market economy, a testament to man’s power in reaching the skies. The skyscraper! Modern materials of steel and concrete make these structures achievable; cladded in a glass facade, this glorious architype is complete, but why stop there? These simple extrusions of floor plans have been spat out in cities for a hundred years now. This design is a mockery of what we know of the skyscraper. A virus infecting a host, a riot spilling into a city center, materialism eating at the lives of Americans. This clash of forms can be considered literally or relatively with many interpretations.

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The rail house concept

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Event: Hacka House 2019 Faciltator: Ivory Innovations work time: 24 hours project partners: Denise Tlatelpa &

Jhoana Avante

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Our unit design

Problem

Solution

A woman from Habitats for Humanity spoke at the beginning of this event about an increasing number of people experiencing ‘houselessness.’

This was a term that I had not heard before.

Our design solution was to repurpose the decommissioned railroad tracks as a structural system for low income housing.

Lack of affordable housing.

It refers to people who cannot afford to own a home, people who pay monthly rent. This is largely due to the lack of affordable housing made available to people in this community.

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Possible 2bdr floor plan

Utilize existing infrastructure to cut construction costs.

A large portion of construction cost is often the foundation. We found that by utilizing this existing infrastructure, the foundation cost could be reduced by up to 90%.

This solution would also promote community engagement and physical health, because of the track’s proximity to the biking path.

This was a winning design concept.

rail connection

Multigenerational housing complex

Columbia City, Seattle

Initial Design Concepts Window Concept

Privacy Trellis Design

Fencing Material

class: Architectural Design IV instructor: Minyoung Cerruti work time: in progress project partner: Emma White

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SIte Analysis key community engagement areas

Research Based Design We began this project by creating interview questions to ask seniors and conducting interviews to gather raw data. From our research we noticed that there are two areas of focus that were most prevalent:

Community

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Health

Our aim is to make design decisions that prioritize these factors and in doing so create a place where seniors can feel comfortable and want to live.

Building Code Limitations

prevailing wind direction

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Initial Massing Concept Site Plan

Building Massing

Community Space

Senior Housing

Multigenerational housing

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