Abby Bagwell | ARC 502 Final Project

Forward Justice Center, Raleigh NC Abby Bagwell

Quote Piano + Rogers Renzo Piano (b 1937, Genoa) and Richard Rogers (b 1933, Florence, of British parents) formed a partnership in 1970 and a year later won first prize in the Place Beaubourg Competition. The building, completed in 1977 and called the Centre Pompidou, clearly demonstrates Piano and Rogers’ fundamental belief in scientific enquiry as a tool, both in its application to technology and as a more general paradigm for architectural expression.

Other buildings by Piano+Rogers include B & B Italia Offices (Como, Italy, 1971), Aston Martin Lagonda Offices (London, 1973) and Institut de Recerche et de Coordination Acoustique (Paris, 1977).

Ideology cannot be divided from architecture.

Change will clearly come from radical changes in social and political structures. In the face of such immediate crises as starvation, rising population, homelessness, pollution, misuse of non-renewable resources and industrial and agricultural production, we simply anaesthetise our consciences. With problems so numerous and so profound, with no control except by starvation, disease and war, we respond with detachment.

[Context] Today, at best, we can hope to diminish the coming catastrophe by the recognition of the existing human conditions and by rational research and practice.

The importance of technology is in the application of method to technique, whether one is talking of sophisticated or primitive technology. The aim of technology is to satisfy the needs of all levels of society. Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at solving long term social and ecological problems. This is impossible in a world where short term profit for the ‘haves’ is seen as a goal, at the expense of developing more efficient technology for the ‘have nots’.

All forms of technology from low energy intensive to high energy intensive must aim at conserving natural resources while minimising ecological, social and visual damage to the environment A new distribution of end and means is needed, not based purely on a limited financial evaluation of human needs. In this context it is as difficult to create a truly socially orientated brief as it is to adapt and translate it by the use of the correct technological means . ..

[Context] Much of our work has the following common factors: Analysing and broadening the brief to create an environment which will offer maximum freedom for man’s many different activities. Reassessing traditional hierarchies and relationships between public and private, work and relaxation, child and adult, vehicular and pedestrian, worker and manager, quiet and noisy, dangerous and safe. Each overlapping realm requires special conditions to sustain and encourage it.

[Context] Single undefined common spaces, Allowance for growth and change.

[Ordering] Use of skilled erection teams.

High thermal insulation and general environmental control by the use of sophisticated panel systems . . .

Skin, structure and services clearly defined, Internal and external elements demountable and reusable.

Commentary The main point Piano and Rogers are trying to make is that you have to design for everyone, even if its people who may not be deemed worthy by society. Responding to the context is not just about physical context but being aware of the social and political climate of the place. Architecture should try to address some of these issues but true change stems from changes in these existing structures. They call for creating spaces that offer freedom for many different human activities. Naturally, there are different realms of relationships, activities and life in general. These overlaps and coming together of people and different activities should be encourage in the way you create space.

When it comes to the execution of architecture Piano and Roger call for skilled erection teams and panel systems. This also fast tracks the construction process and the site is being disturbed for less time. In this it is possible parts of these buildings could be reused. Although technology is important is creating a very functional building, color should be used to give identity to the building and bring brightness and happiness and not be bogged down by technology. As Architects, we play a variety of roles and have an impact of a variety of factors of life and in order to be able to juggle all those roles and execute them well you have to draw knowledge from others.

Use of bright colours to give order, happiness and to break down technological connotations.

[Execution] Breakdown of traditionally hierarchical planning, replaced by work flow planning. (p276) [Ordering] ...

Architecture creates shelter and transforms the ordinary. Architects are both scientists and artists, solving problems in three dimensions,using structure and materials to create scale and humanise space, capture the play of light and shadows, and make an aesthetic impact. From the primitive hut to the Athenian Agora, from medieval palace to city hall, from the street bench to the great piazza, architecture shapes our lives. Good architecture civilises and humanises, bad architecture brutalises.

But architecture also structures cities with buildings and public spaces, all the defining inventions of civilisation.

[Ordering] Cities are where human beings first came together, where we evolved from social to political animals – from pack to polis. The first cities were refuges, offering safety in numbers in a hostile world, but they soon grew into something more complex and creative. City dwellers came together to exchange ideas and goods, for the meeting of friends and strangers, for discussion, argument, trade and collaboration. In 6,000 years (only 100 lifetimes), cities have transformed human history, providing the foundation for an astonishing burst of creativity and discovery.

Nearly four billion people live in cities today—half the world’s population and more people than lived on the entire planet in 1970—and the speed of urbanisation is accelerating.

By 2050, cities are expected to house two-thirds of the world’s population; in 1900 they housed just 13 per cent. Meanwhile, the gulf between the rich and the poor is widening, threatening civilised values. Well-designed, compact and socially just, cities are fundamental to tackling inequality and climate change – the two most serious challenges our planet faces.

Architecture is social in another sense too. Apart from its impact, it is an inherently sociable activity, an exercise in collaboration. As an architect, I am not an abstract artist in front of a blank canvas, seeking the blinding flash of inspiration and creativity. Quite the opposite, my drawings are notoriously bad. We develop designs in a team, by questioning briefs, analysing context and constraint, considering social, physical and cultural impacts, defining problems and testing solutions.

I have always been happiest working in a group; from the first gang of friends that I gathered as a teenager, to the brilliant architects who I have worked with since. The dyslexia that made me so hopeless at school also spurred me on to find different ways of making things happen, depending on and supporting others, reflecting our human nature.

Architecture is enriched by the interplay between different disciplines, from sociology and philosophy, to engineering and horticulture, and most of all by the collaborations between an enlightened client, the community and a design team. These last few make ethical principles real, and their dynamism creates the most exciting moments and unexpected results.

Ordering of the spaces should depend on how it will function best for the people who use the space. They are instructing you to reevaluate how spaces were traditionally laid out and reevaluate based on the workflow of the space. Also making something that may normally be ordinary or bland and transform it based on humanism.

Overall, architecture should be designed for all people and in order to have an understanding of different needs or human activity, collaboration is required. Being an architect is not just solely about designing, it is about the other roles that you full fill. For example, architects sometimes act as artists, guides, dwellers, construction managers and many other roles. To learn how to fulfill these roles collaboration and communication with people of other disciplines is how you truly learn to design enlightened and dynamic architecture.

Program Introduction Architectural Aspirations

The Forward Justice Center will be a place to provide for everyone in the community including people that are normally considered the “have-nots” of society. The center is a mixed use building that provides space for the public, offices for the Forward Justice administration and temporary residences. It will be a place to educate people from age zero to one hundred, in different ways, including seminars, museum exhibits, an outdoor exhibit space, after school activities and daycare for young children. There will be places to meet with lawyers to help with legal issues and provide consultation.

The temporary residences will be available to people who may be visiting lecturers, or people of the community who are in desperate need of housing at that time and at little to no cost for them. The residents are provided with a communal space separated from the rest of the building but able to view into activities occurring in the building. There are private outdoor balconies for the residents that overlook the city of Raleigh including Moore Square, across the street, to the west of the site.

Performance Criteria

This building will provide services such as a temporary residency, private offices and public use, with an overall durability of 60 - 100 years. It is a type IIB construction for the north bar and type IIA for the south wing where the residential tower is located. Type IIB allows 6 stories and type IIA is unlimited stories.

The whole building will need NFPA 13 fire protection system. This system is designed to allow both life safety and protection of the building and contents by sprinklering all spaces, including unoccupied spaces such as closets and attics. There is also a shopfront zoning classification that has to be under 20 stories. _Transparency Requirements

_Ground floor (min) 66%

_Upper floors (min) 20%

_Blank wall area (max) 20’ _Floor Height Minimums

_Ground story height, floor to floor 15’

_Upper story height, floor to floor 9’ _Insulation values for Raleigh, North Carolina

_Climate zone 4A

_Skylight U factor .55

_Ceiling R-38

_Wood Frame Wall R - 15 to R - 20

_Mass Wall R-8 to R-13

_Floor R-19

_Basement Wall R-5 to R-13

_Slab R-10

Program Breakdown Program Common Spaces

Quantity

Net SF

Total NSF

Common Spaces

Notes

8000

Lobby

1

1000

Meeting Rooms

4

200

Event Space

1

2400

Open Work Space

1

1000

1000

Cafe + Seating

1

2000

2000 44.72135955 Coffee shop with food and drinks and a place for people to eat

Warming Kitchen

1

800

Book Stacks

1

1500

1500 38.72983346 Vast library with resources available to everyone

Open seating

1

1000

1000

31.6227766 Place to sit and read

Computer Stations

4

250

1000

15.8113883 Space for computers for research, available to the community

Copier + Printer Station

1

150

Faculty Area

1

300

Interactive Exhibit

1

2000

Short Term Day Care Space

1

750

750 27.38612788 Play area for kids visiting the building connected to outdoor play space

Classroom + Seminar (15 people)

2

400

800

Classroom + Seminar (30 people)

1

800

800 28.28427125

Soundproof Conference Rooms

2

250

500

Meditation Room

1

150

150 12.24744871 Quiet room for contemplation

Director's Office

1

150

150 12.24744871

Administrative Offices

2

120

240 10.95445115 1200 10.95445115

Resource Library

31.6227766 Entry into the bulding, including an information desk and security

800 14.14213562 Space for people of the community to have semi private meetings or group gatherings 2400 48.98979486 Could double as exhibit space or for event hosting 31.6227766 People of the community can come and work virtually here

800 28.28427125 For catering for large events 5950

Educational Spaces

150 12.24744871 300 17.32050808 Information desk and place for librarian and security monitoring 2000 44.72135955 3000

Administrative Spaces

Professional Staff Offices

1000

20 15.8113883 Private meeting areas where people could meet with lawyers

2790

10

120

Open Office

1

700

700 26.45751311 10-14 Desks available for volunteers

Kitchenette

1

250

250

15.8113883

Copy Room

1

250

250

15.8113883

Toilets

2

500

1000 22.36067977

Single occupancy

4

60

240 7.745966692

Storage

3

250

750

Exhibit Prep Space

1

500

500 22.36067977 Space for the exhibits to be built and designed

Lobby

1

800

Studio Apartments

8

600

4800 24.49489743 Space available to visiting lecturers, artist or people of the community in need 2400 34.64101615 Space available to visiting lecturers, artist or people of the community in need

Support Spaces

2490

Residential Spaces

15.8113883

9250 800 28.28427125 Entry space for temporary residents seperate from the main building

Two Bedroom Apartments

2

1200

Shared Kitchen

1

500

Shared Laundry

1

250

250

15.8113883 Laundry units available to anyone in the community

Activity Area

1

250

250

15.8113883 Gathering area for temporary residents, career helper here

Community Facilities

1

250

250

15.8113883 Showers available to anyone in the community

Total NSF

500 22.36067977 Comunal kitchen for residents to prepare meals or for volunteers to prepare food

31,480

Grossing Factor Total GSF

1.3 40,924

Exterior Spaces

2700

Memorial

1

500

Assembly + Gathering Space

1

500

500 22.36067977 Located close to Moore Square

City Bike Parking

1

200

200 14.14213562

Day Care Play Space

1

500

500 22.36067977 Connected to interior day car room

Community Garden

1

500

500 22.36067977 Run by temporary residents and available to all

10

50

Private balconies

500 22.36067977 Connected to interior exhibit space

500 7.071067812

Parti Plan

Parti Section

Site Plan

View Axon

South Elevation

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West Elevation

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Ground Floor Plan

MECH

INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

CAFE & SEATING

ASSEMBLY

OUTDOOR EXHIBIT

LOBBY

OPEN WORKSPACE

EXHIBIT PREP

32’

64’

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Second Floor Plan

WARMING KITCHEN

EVENT SPACE

MEETING SPACE

32’

64’

0’

Third Floor Plan

MEETING

OPEN SEATING

COMPUTER STATIONS

FACULTY

LIBRARY BOOK STACKS PRINT

LECTURE (30 PEOPLE)

LECTURE

32’

64’

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Fourth Floor Plan

OUTDOOR PLAYSPACE

DAYCARE

CLASSROOM

OUTDOOR PLAYSPACE

COMMUNITY SHARED LIVING SPACE

SHARED KITCHEN

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64’

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Fifth Floor Plan

OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE

OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE

OPEN OFFICE CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE

KITCHEN OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE

TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT

STUDIO

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64’

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Sixth Floor Plan

MEDITATION ROOM

COMMUNITY GARDEN

TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT

GARDEN STORAGE

STUDIO

32’

64’

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Seventh, Eigth, Nineth, Tenth Floor Plan

TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT

STUDIO

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64’

South to North Section

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South to North Section

COMMUNITY GARDEN

OFFICE

OPEN OFFICE

DAYCARE OUTDOOR PLAY

LIBRARY FACULTY

LIBRARY

EVENT SPACE

INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

LOBBY

16’

32’

West to East Section

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32’

64’

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West to East Section

OFFICE

OUTDOOR PLAYSPACE

OPEN SEATING

OPEN OFFICE

DAYCARE

COMPUTER STATIONS

OFFICE

OFFICE

CLASSROOM

LIBRARY STACKS

EVENT SPACE

INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

CAFE

16’

32’

Typical Wall Overview West to East Section _ The typical wall section cuts through the North bar of the building which is the more public part of the buliding the first floor consist of an interactive exhibit and the cafe. The second floor is an event space with a warming kitchen. The third floor is a library. The fourth floor is educational spaces and the fifth floor is offices for the Forward Justice Administration. There is also an intensive green roof on top, which will also contain a shared community garden with a storage shed.

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Typical Wall Overview West to East Section _ This is the wall section overview which was boxed in red in the previous page. _The top detail will show the roofs connection with the wall and opening below including an intensive green roof. _The detail below will show a typical wall to floor connection and an opening in this place which is on the administrative floor. _The next detail will show a covered outdoor playspace that connects to the indoor day care space. _The bottom detail will show the concrete slab and foundation on the ground level and the connection to a two story curtain wall.

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Typical Wall Section Detail Wall to Roof _This detail shows the roofs connection with the wall and opening below including an intensive green roof. This part of the building would not be accesible and would just be planted and farther back is the location of the community garden.

There is gravel lining the edge along the parapet to drain water and be sure it does not enter at the seam of the assembly.

CONTINUOS METAL COPING BRICK FACADE BEYOND METAL PANEL RIGID INSULATION VAPOUR BARRIER SHEATHING

PAVER GRAVEL INTENSIVE GREEN ROOF DRAINAGE 6” SLOPPED INSULATION SHEATHING CONCRETE SLAB STEEL BEAM BEYOND STEEL I BEAM STEEL C

COLUMN BEYOND FINISHED CEILING MULLION MULLION BEYOND

GLASS

Typical Wall Section Detail Wall to Floor _This detail shows a typical wall to floor connection and an opening in this place which is on the administrative floor with the metal panels wrapping under the building due to the fact that it is open air in the space below.

GLASS MULLION BEYOND COLUMN BEYOND MULLION HARDWOOD FLOORING METAL PANEL

RIGID INSULATION CONCRETE SLAB CORUGATED METAL STEEL BEAM BEYOND I BEAM C CHANNEL SHEATHING

Typical Wall Section Detail Wall to Floor _This detail shows a covered outdoor playspace that connects to the indoor day care space. The flooring is made of recycled tires that is both a safe play material for day care students and will drain easily if water were to end up on the surface.

COLUMN BEYOND HANDRAIL RECYCLED TIRE FLOORING DRAINAGE ANODIZED METAL PANEL RIGID INSULATION

SHEATHING CONCRETE SLAB CORUGATED METAL STEEL BEAM BEYOND SPRAYED INSULATION STEEL I BEAM C CHANNEL MOISTURE BARRIER FINISHED CEILING MULLION

GLAZING MULLION BEYOND

Typical Wall Section Detail Wall to Ground _This detail shows the concrete slab and foundation on the ground level and the connection to a two story curtain wall.

This space is part of the interactive exhibit and is two stories allowing for viewing from above into this space. The finished floor throughout the building will be hardwood.

GLAZING MULLION BEYOND COLUMN BEYOND GRADE MULLION HARDWOOD FLOORING

CONCRETE BLOCK RIGID INSULATION TURN DOWN CONCRETE SLAB GRAVEL KEY GRAVEL CONCRETE FOOTING DRAIN PIPE GROUND

Atrium Overview Wall to Ground _This is an overview of the atrium section, south to north, which is the lobby for the Forward Justice Center. To go with the overall idea of transparency and acceptance there will be the ability to view from other spaces back into the lobby and connecting the wings together. _The program to the left of the lobby is open workspace for anyone in the community to come and work as needed. The program to the right of the lobby, on the first floor is the interactive exhibit and a cafe. On the second floor to the right of the lobby is the event space again viewing and connecting back to the lobby and entry. The third floor to the right of the lobby is a resource libray.

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STUDIO APARTMENT

STUDIO APARTMENT

STUDIO APARTMENT

STUDIO APARTMENT

COMMUNITY GARDEN

STUDIO APARTMENT

OPEN OFFICE

STUDIO APARTMENT

COMMUNITY LIVING

LECTURE SPACE

DAYCARE OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE

MEETING ROOM

OFFICE

LIBRARY

EVENT SPACE LOBBY INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

LIBRARY FACULTY

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32’

Atrium Overview South to North Section _This is a zoomed in overview of the atrium section which is the red outline showed on the previous overview. _The top left detail will show how circulation space connects visually to an outdoor play space for daycare students. _The middle left detail will show one of the overlooks into the lobby that was discussed earlier. _The bottom left detail will show the ground plane and the two story opening connecting the lobby to the open workspace.

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Atrium Section Detail Roof __This detail shows how circulation space connects visually to an outdoor play space for daycare students and shows a transition from indoor to outdoor space visually with this opening. This also shows the ceiling of the lobby.

COLUMN BEYOND GLAZING HARDWOOD FLOOR MULLION RECYCLED TIRE FLOORING CONCRETE SLAB

CORRUGATED STEEL STEEL BEAM BEYOND STEEL I BEAM SPRAY INSULATION FINISHED CEILING

Atrium Section Detail Wall to Ground _This detail shows one of the overlooks into the lobby that was discussed earlier and a railing to keep users of the building safe while still allowing them to view other activities occuring within the Forward Justice Center.

COLUMN BEYOND HANDRAIL HARDWOOD FLOOR CONCRETE SLAB CORRUGATED STEEL STEEL BEAM BEYOND

STEEL I BEAM STEEL PANEL FINISHED CEILING

Atrium Section Detail Wall to Ground _This detail shows the ground plane and the two story opening connecting the lobby to the open workspace on the left side of the column beyond.

COLUMN BEYOND HARDWOOD FLOOR CONCRETE SLAB CONCRETE FOOTING KEY GRAVEL

GROUND

3d Model Construction System Assembly _This shows part of the west facing facade on the northern bar of the Forward Justice Center and how the construction systems begin to come together. It also shows how the metal panels, glass and structure come together.

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