True to Form // Sydney Cooke

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School of Architecture Academy of Art University Department Director Karen Seong AIA

00/ True to Form Sydney Cooke, B ARCH

School of Architecture Academy of Art University Department Director Karen Seong

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02 Terrace House / 26-49

03 Cooke House Bathroom / 50-55

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01 / Western Addition Women’s Library A safe space for redefining Site Western Addition Library, 1550 Scott St, San Francisco, CA 94115 Course ARH 410 / Studio 7: Tectonics and Structure Instructor Karen Seong

The Western Addition Women’s Library is redefining a library by housing a women’s shelter within and giving women a chance to redefine themselves.

The fight to end violence against women cannot be won by a single women’s shelter alone but by giving women a safe space where they can live, learn, work, and have a community, we get one step closer.

Much like the ephemeral nature of the time that these women spend redefining themselves in the shelter, the space is intended for them to flow through in rhythm with the delicate falling rods to mimic the process of these women going from abuse to empowerment. The hope through this way of making, women will feel safe and have a community that they know will be constant and empower them to move on.

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01 Sectional Model Taking a complex corner of my building I made this sectional model to show the relationship between the falling rods and planes to better understand the sense of journey and rhythm as well as the transparencies and layering throughout my model.

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02 Site Plan The site is in the Fillmore District of San Francisco and is a hybrid building that is meant to replace the current library.

The site shows the context around the women’s shelter as well as the design of the park that is on the third level and acts as the roof for the library below.

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02 / Terrace House

A safe space to heal and grow Site 806 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607 Course ARH 450 / Studio 8: Housing and Integrated Design Instructor Charles Green Partners Mateo Setty Connor Bowes

Terrace House is a safe and healing environment for people who struggle with substance abuse. Through horticulture therapy and community, various roof gardens house healing and gardening spaces for the residents to meditate and grow as people themselves.

An active farmer’s market on the ground level provides opportunity for the residents to grow food and sell it as well as stay connected with the community. Access to therapy spaces as well as yoga studios provide other ways for the residents to receive the help they need to not only heal but stay clean as well.

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01 Oakland Mapping The first map shows the energy of Oakland as well as the importance of Bay Area Rap and Black culture. Researching further, the second map is a look at access to clean food, affordable housing, and rehabilitation facilities near our site.

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02 Site Plan This plan shows the apartment complex as well as the context around the building. This also shows the multiple green roofs and how they all get access to adequate sunlight.

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03 Unit Plans These plans are a more detailed illustration of our units and how they are laid out. The units are made mainly for single adults with a few 2 bedroom units in the building. For each plan there is an axon to show materials as well.

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04 Terrace Detail and Model The most challenging structural element of the building is unpacked here with the drawing and the model. In order to accommodate the thickness needed for a garden as well as a live load and have it cantilevered, we needed to add a steel beam with a backspan that was the length of our building.

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03 / Cooke House Bath A redesigned bathroom Site 3811 197th AVE CT E, Lake Tapps Washington, 98391 Clients Steve Cooke Dana Cooke

The Cooke House Bathroom is a redesigned bathroom from when the house was built in the 70’s. With the help from the clients I was able to reimagine their bathroom to bring it into the 21st century. This bathroom’s shelving is reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s aluminum bathroom in the Taliesin West house.

The clients wanted more space, a shower that was kid friendly, more plants, and more storage space. The most difficult part of this design was creating shelves in the shower that were waterproof but not inset into the wall. To do this we took 2x4’s and cut them to make the shelves then covered them in waterproofing and finished them with tile.

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01 Plan and Section These are the drawings I did to try and understand the materials and how everything would be laid out in the space. I wanted to emphasize the use of plants and greenery in the drawings.

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Ackowledgements

Family and Friends My parents Steve and Dana, sisters Jessie and Bri, boyfriend Mykal, best friends Veronica, Alyssa, Lara, Zineb, and Anna thank you for supporting me and giving me a life outside of school and soccer.

Instructors Karen Seong, Ethen Wood, Philip Ra, Carol Buhrmann, Jason Austin, Eva Chiu, Doron Serban, Alexandra Neyman, Simon McKenzie, Sherise Lee, Jennifer Asselstine, James Kraus, Charles Green, Zachary Meade thank you for always being honest but kind and pushing me to be the best I can be.

Art U Athletics Thank you for giving me the opportunity to attend this school and live in San Francisco.

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