Daniel Herzog 2024 Portfolio

DANIEL HERZOG ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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BQE 2053 - PROSPECT TRACE 2022 FALL FELLOWSHIP - BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Fellows: David Cunningham, Severn Clay-Youman In collaboration with: Caroline Werth The BQE has long been a symbol of not only a vehicular intended future, but one that roots itself in rascist and problematic infrastructure. This fellowship, sponsored by the Institute for Public Architecture, seeks to build upon the current initiatives to repair the cantilevered highway segment by revealing both the historic and future impacts to surrounding communities along the other sections.

The Prospect Expressway, veering off of the main BQE just south of Gowanus, was the focus of my group’s attention. Through extensive research and community outreach, the approach to transforming the expressway was split into three distinct sectors, each with their own strategies of improvement. While certain implementations are consistent throughout our envisioning of the future expressway, such as multi-modal transportation, others are vastly different. For instance, Sector 3 (pictured in portfolio), conceptualizes a wetland created through storm water collection in the recessed trench left over from the highway’s dip. As with the other sectors and strategies, the character of what once existed remains prominent, however its embodied impact on the environment and neighboring communities is positively expanded.

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GARDEN VARIETY GARAGE DESIGN RFP COMPETITION - KINGSTON, NEW YORK

Team: David Cunningham Architecture Planning With their single-family lot zoning code recently updated to allow by-right accessory dwelling units, the City of Kingston hosted a design competition in conjunction with their new grant program. As part of the Plus One Home Program, low and modertate income residents who qualify, will be provided with $125,000 grants in order to subsidize the cost of building an ADU on their property. For the following 10 years after construction, the ADU will be rented out at an affordable rate to members of the community.

Our project focused on the conversion and modularization of existing garages in order to reduce not only material and construction cost, but carbon emissions as well. We proposed a series of steps to provide the homeowners with the flexibility of renovating and expanding as more time and funds become available. The retrofitting of the existing shell is mitigated through an extirely new skin and ground insulation system. Remnants of the building’s former purpose such as the garage door and exposed stud framing become important elements in establishing a fluid relationship between both indoor and outdoor, new and old.

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QUESTIONING TRADITION THESIS PROJECT - REFSHALEØEN, DENMARK

Strategies employed by the “qualities of architecture” such as program and materials, can not only serve the human needs of a community but can act as a catalyst for interaction and intercommunication that will reduce social fragmentation and promote inclusion.

Although these issues are far too complex to address with one singular building: I set out to create and test a design typology whose core principles, if successful, could radiate outwards on a larger scale.

In order to spark physical and psychological education, both the program and structure must not only draw people in visually but also allure through the provided goods and services. These spaces have the opportunity to provide certain fundamental resources such as learning centers and aid clinics which coincide with other varied programs including markets, cafes, and gathering spaces. While some may seek a place for their child to interact with other local children, others may benefit from structures that facilitate food sharing and distribution. Coupling these services with a spectrum of larger scale interventions, truly establishes a space that not only attracts, but benefits a spectrum of individuals regardless of identity.

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SITE CONTEXT (1) Across the channel from the Old Royal Fortress and center city, the abandonment of these historic shipyard storage facilites and distribution centers have rendered this site barren. Refshaleøen, as it is known, is currently accessible through bus line, water taxi, and personal transports such as cars or bikes. The buildings on the site vary immensely in scale and site presence, however their proportions, materiality, and structure are all completely evocative of an orderly, industrial era.

(2) My project focuses on one particular two story, rectalinear warehouse that exists where the lines of the water taxi and port inlets meet the central road. In order to honor the history of the site and its context, along with designing for both the present and future communities of Copenhagen, I pursued an adaptive reuse of the existing structure in addition to entirely new articulations.

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watercolor superimposed existing elements of the site’s formal architecture and corresponding light interplay

charcoal physical integration of juxtaposing tectonics to “bridge” the existing with the neoteric

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MARKET Seemingly rigid and linear in structure, the market program generates intrigue and mystery relative to what one may find while wandering the shops. This rigidy is further questioned as the “variant” penetrates the existing warhouse.

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BRIDGE The bridge between the “new” and “old” sides of the building implicates not only desired means of egress but also a natural path of curiosity as one physically feels the building shift in structure and program.

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RESOURCES What at first emerges as a contrast to its surroundings, steadfastly weaves itself into the existing infrastructure. Similarly, this wing breaks down notions that not every individual is part of the community at large by providing resources to any who need them.

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GET HELP

PRIVACY

INTIMATE

DRINK

A PLACE TO BE

CREATE

CURIOUS

TAIL

GATHER

LEARN

PASS UNDER

PERUSE

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FLOOR PLAN

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PASS OVER QUIET A QUICK STOP TOP MINGLE VIEW

OPEN DOOR

JOURNEY

LIVELY SUPPORT

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HEURISTIC FUTURE PUBLIC LIBRARY - OAKLAND, CA

Partner: Nadthachai Kongkhajornkidsuk Oakland 2069, a point in time where the extent of technology in our everyday lives has made social interaction seemingly unnecessary. With unlimited information accessible anywhere at any time or place, what purpose does a library, the vault of knowledge for millennia, serve?

We propose a design of a Public Library that encourages the journey of true learning. Not only does one have an ability to explore information in a heuristic way that entices curiosity, but also provides a chance to contemplate and reflect on the information amassed. This concept was first studied through the use of 3D vignettes, where a series of human moments are collaged together through their lighting and spatial relationships.

Through our studies, we developed a building whose structure and program work symbiotically to facilitate our desired spectrum of learning opportunities.

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Existing Site

Contextualize Size

Introduce Light

Introduce Shadow

Resin + Acr y lic Light Study

STRUCTURE In order to emphasize and enhance the movement already present in our form, we pursued a relationship between primary and secondary structures that allowed their span / depth ratios to influence the design of the spaces. Each person who enters the building can experience this structure at various scales.

Ultimately, the use of glulam wood members as our primary structural material became both a sustainable and optimal choice for its span length and load bearing capacities.

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P EEL ED FR P PA NEL COMPOSITE 01. P E E L E D - U P FR P PA N EL 02 . C U STOM H OR I ZON TA L FR P MU L I ON

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The structure’s secondary framing pattern

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and movement create a base for the skin.

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This results in the system of FRP panels that wrap around the entire building, with the exception of the reveal on the apex corner to expose a North side extrance.

The FRP panel is meticulously peeled up at certain points on the fascade to allow light to enter the interior spaces where daylight is needed. These panels remain unpeeled and closed where interior areas desire more shading relative to their heat gain and insulation.

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GLASS / WALL SYSTEM

FRP SYSTEM

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SPACES Allowing light and function to control the spatial arrangement of the program creates a dynamic and pragmatic sequence of experiential moments. The inherently explorative programs, such as archives and idea pods, are located along the southern side of the building because of the curiosity its everchanging light qualities invoke. On the other hand, the more contemplative spaces, such as reading nooks and meeting rooms lie to the northern side because of its consistent and delicate light interplay.

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ROOF ASSEMBLY ALUMINUM TOPPING PLATE RIGID INSULATION

FRP FASCADE PANEL FINISH CLT STRUCTURAL RIB PANEL CLIPS

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WINTER SUN (28*)

SUMMER SUN (75*)

INTERNAL WOODEN STUD

FASCADE ASSEMBLY DOUBLE PANE FRITTED GLASS CLT STRUCTURAL RIB

FRITTED GLASS MULLION BREAK FIBERGLASS REINFORCED POLYMER LOUVERS COTTONWOOD TABLE BETWEEN LOUVERS

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INTERNAL STEEL RIB CONNECTOR

CEILING ASSEMBLY COMPOSITE CONCRETE TOPPING RECESSED RECTANGULAR LUMINAIR HVAC SYSTEM DROP CEILING

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FLAT PACK BAMBOO PLYWOOD CHAIR

Inspired by the renowned Scandanavian woodworking from cabinet makers such as Poul Henningsen and Verner Panton, I strove to create an entirely glue and hardware free flat-pack chair. Rather than opt for screws, nails, wood glue, or other joinery fixtures, I developed a system in which two pieces can be roped together as to allow a full range of rotation while locked tightly to one another. The ends of the rope are looped back through, creating a glue free joint that cannot be seen from the front and will last over time. The individual pieces of the chair were designed so that upon folding, no pieces overlap so that the final packaging is entirely flat and even.

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FOLD INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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