2022-2024 PORTFOLIO
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3 2 TABLE OF CONTENT 01 FILM LIBRARY URBAN OASIS COLORADO MARKETPLACE LIGHT BOX IN SAHARA MODULAR MUSEUM 02 03 04 05 4-9 10-15 16-23 24-29 30-33
01 FILM LIBRARY
Fall 2022
Proposal for a branch of the New York City Public Library devoted to hold archive film works. The library consists of two main systems: storage fins and screening vessels. Along with supporting staircase system. Visitors will experience different types of natural lighting and viewing opportunities throughout the building.
SITE 15 Prince St, New York, NY 10012 United States
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Design Studio 1 Led by Jeremy Barbour
SCREENING VESSELS
The purpose is to provide private viewing space for the visitors. The size differences of each cell gives private and semi-private space.
STORAGE
The purpose is to store old films and insert vessels in between. The gap inbetween allows visitors natural different lighting experience.
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FINS
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Section BB
1/16” = 1’-0”
Floor Plan
1/16” = 1’-0”
Section AA
Private Vessel
Elevator
Storage Fins
Community Vessels
02 URBAN OASIS
Design Studio 2 Led by Natalie Fizer
Partner Project
Spring 2023
Urban Oasis provides a refreshing escape from the bustling life of New York City, offering a resort atmosphere for short-term residents. The residential areas are the primary design factor and are seprarted from amenities offered to the general public, each focuses on different sound and temperature experience.
SITE
Pier 49 Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10013, United States
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1. Learning Center
2. Classrooms
3. Change Rooms
4. Lane Pool
5. Pergola
6. Restaurents
7. Dining Hall
8. Green House
9. Diving Pool
10. Residents Pool
11. Residents Quarter
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Site Section
RESIDENTIAL QUARTER
The three residences community for short term visitors to experience two types of sleeping environment. R1 and R2 which are located on the highest platform of the pier allows residents to experience the coldest temperatures.
PUBLIC COMMUNITY SPACE
All amenities include recreational activities geared toward promoting physical and mental wellness, which leads to better sleep quality. It is available to both the public and residents and strives to create several micro-communities inside a larger community.
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R2 East Elevation
R2 North Elevation
Change Room
Learning Centre
Entrance
Ramp view
03 COLORADO MARKETPLACE
Design Studio 3 Led by Sonya Falkovskaia
Partner Project
Fall 2023
The program seeks to enhance the town’s economy through part-time residential units and local vendor stands. The envisioned marketplace addresses essential needs by featuring various vendor stands operated by locals, thus creating additional job opportunities. The spaces are divided into Private, Semi-private, and Public areas, intending to promote stronger connections between residents and visitors.
SITE Pier 49 Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10013, United States
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1/16” = 1’-0”
Site Plan
1/8” = 1’-0”
Ground Floor Plan
1/8” = 1’-0”
Second Floor Plan
1/8” = 1’-0”
Section AA
1/8” = 1’-0”
Section BB
Detailed Section
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PHYSICAL STAGE MODEL
1/16” = 1’-0”
Residential
Vendor Shop
Vendor Shop
Community Gathering
Summer Analysis
Winter Analysis
1/8” = 1’-0”
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North Elevation
South Elevation
East Elevation
West Elevation
04 LIGHT BOX IN SAHARA
Personal Project
Summer 2023
The one-component system-built museum functions as a massive light box and comes to life after dusk, casting a stream of light across the desert. The museum offers both a space linked to hope and a space associated to fear. The light box museum seeks to produce a profound and lasting experience by submerging visitors in this emotional duality. The museum transforms into a sanctuary, a place where people can face and resolve their own emotions while finding strength in both hope and fear.
SITE
Sahara Desert, Egypt
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PRIVATE SPACE
allow visitors to view art work privately in a semi-closed room ROOM
stacking compoents on top of each other to create a room
WALL SPACE
stacking compoents on top of each other to create an closed-area
SEATING AREA
connecting components next to each other, creating seating space for visitors
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1/8” = 1’-0”
Section AA
1/8” = 1’-0”
Section BB
1/8” = 1’-0”
Ground Floor Plan
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POSITIVE SPACE: THE STAIRS OF HOPE
NEGATIVE SPACE: FEAR OF VIEWING
05 MODULAR MUSEUM
Materiality & Assembly led by Jeremy Barbour
Fall 2023
Designing a new system to operate the Kunsthaus Bregenz based on a systems analysis of one’s own, using models and a set of drawings to evaluate how components or models have evolved and how they interact.
Karl-Tizian-Platz, 6900 Bregenz, Austria
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COMPONENT A
Component B has a slot allowing it to slide and connect with others, forming the building’s facade. The inner circular shade can be adjusted, providing varied lighting experiences for visitors.
COMPONENT B
Serve as the structure’s support skeleton . Horizontal Component B allows compoent As to attach to the building’s skeleton frame.
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1/8” = 1’-0”
Ground Floor Plan
1/8” = 1’-0”
Exploded Axon
1/8” = 1’-0”
Section AA