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GOETHE DAKAR

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LIFE AQUAPONIC

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RIBBON HOUSE

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BUMPER SCHOOL

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GOETHE DAKAR

A D VA N C E D S T U D I O , FA L L 2 0 2 4 ( PA R T N E R : A L I C E C O C H R A N E )

I n D akar, S e n e g al , the co nstu rcti o n o f a new bra nch h e ad q u ar te rs fo r t h e Go ethe I nsti tute i s a l rea dy nea r i ng c o m p l e t i o n . T h e re al bui l di ng, bui l t by thi s studi o pro j ect’s ad v i s o r Fran c i s Ké ré, i s a Ger m a n l a ngu a ge s cho o l a nd ar t s c e nte r. T h e c h a l l enge wa s to re-i nvent the rea l i zed b u i l d i n g , g i v i n g n ew fo r m to i ts pro gra m atti c a nd cu l tura l re q u i re m e nt s .

T h e p ro p o s al at te m pts to i nco r po rate the edge o f i ts po cket s i te i nto t h e b u i l d i n g , s uch that the per i m eter wa l l beco m es arc h i te c t u re i t s e l f. Ma ni fest a s a s kyl i ght, a m ezza ni ne, a c o r r i d o r, o r a c o u r t ya rd, the treatm ent o f thi s s ha red wa l l c h an g e s al o n g t h e edge. What rem a i ns co nsta nt i s a cl i m at i c al l y s e n s i t i ve ro o f, hel d by w i nd towers a nd chi m neys , al l ev i at i n g t h e b u i l di ng f ro m the burden o f bea r i ng l o a d an d o p e n i n g u p n ew m ater i a l po s s i bi l i ti es .

T h e p ro p o s al d raws a l s o o n a l o ng cul tu ra l hi sto r y o f the B ao b ab t re e , evo k i ng a “v i l l a ge” w hi ch weaves i n a nd aro u n d t h e B ao b ab at the center o f the s i te a nd the F i cu s , F i l ao, an d S ap ot i e r trees at the edges .

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C O R E I I I , FA L L 2 0 2 3 (SOLO)

T h e p r i m ar y i nte re st i n thi s pro j ect i s the pro ducti ve re-u s e o f a h i sto r i c l i b rar y bui l di ng i n dow ntow n New Haven. T he b u i l d i n g i s o n e o f over 1,0 0 0 Ca r negi e Li bra r i es bu i l t i n the U n i te d S t ate s i n t h e l ate ni neteenth centur y.

T h e p ro p o s al ai m s to expa nd the o r i gi na l 10,0 0 0 s qua re fo ot p ro g ram to ac c o m m o date a n a dded revenu e engi ne fo r t h e l i b rar y : an a qu a po ni cs fa r m . T he fa r m generates p ro d u c e an d fi s h w h i ch ca n be s o l d i n the bu i l di ng’s new fro nt m ar ke t , b u t a l s o pro m otes s pa ces fo r u r ba n a gr i c u l t u re e d u c at i o n and a cti ve co m m u ni ty pa r ti ci pati o n i n g row i n g fo o d .

By d i st r i b u t i n g t h e i nher i ted l i bra r y pro gra m i nto s m a l l p i e c e s ac ro s s t h e s i te, a dded pro gra m s ca n enj oy the bene fi t s o f t h e i r ow n l i bra r i es o f a ppro pr i ate rea di ng m ater i a l : a c h i l d re n’s l i b rar y next to the dayca re, a co o kbo o k l i bra r y n ext to t h e m ar ke t , and s o o n. A n attenu ated ga rden-ra m p we ave s to g e t h e r t h o s e s cattered bo o ks , ci rcu l ati ng water an d p e o p l e fro m t he ver y to p o f the bu i l di ng to the f i s h t an k b e l ow.

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B U I L D I N G P R OJ E C T, S P R I N G 2 0 2 3 (TEAM)

C h a l l e n g e d wi t h s h elterin g two families un d er th e same ro o f, t hi s ho us e was d esig n ed for th e teac h ers at th e Fr i e n d s C e nte r fo r Ch ild ren . S p ac e- savin g tec h n iq ues, g e n e ro us sto ra g e , an d everyd ay p ath s of travel were key c o n s i d e rat i o ns fo r th e intern al org an ization an d f urn iture s c a l e o f t he ho m e .

T he “ r i b b o n” o f c i rc ulation in th is h ouse d ivid es th e p ub lic a nd p r i vate zo n e s , d elin eatin g w h at is “min e” an d w h at is “o urs .” Th e r i b b o n beg in s at th e d riveway, exp an d in g for t he c a r p a r k , b e fo re f un n elin g itself straig h t th roug h th e h o us e . It i s m a r ke d by a c on sistent c overin g , a f lat g reen ro o f, wh i c h c ut s t hroug h its sh ed sib lin g s. I t lets out twenty fe e t a f te r i t h a s e ntered , slop in g d ow n w ith th e b ed roc k b e l ow to a b a c kya rd an d f ire p it.

In s h a r p c o nt ra st to th e ord ered interior, th e w ild lan d sc ap e a c k n owl e d g e s t he p atc h of forest w h ic h c overed th e p lot b e fo re i t s d eve l o p m ent.

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EXTRA APPENDAGES

[ ELECTIVE WORK ] FA L L 2 0 2 2 — S P R I N G 2 0 2 5

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T.E .R. P re ce d e nt S t u d y ( Wo ro f i l a) A D VA N C E D S T U D I O

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Tra n se ct o f L on d on G re e n S p a c e CORE IV URBAN

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Stai rs at t h e V illa D’ E ste at Ti vo l i WESTERN EUROPEAN LANDSCAPE

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Borrom in i & Ra in a ld i F O R M A L A N A LY S I S

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Ra ffaello & Mich e la n g e l o F O R M A L A N A LY S I S

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Studi o Daylig h t E q u ity E N V I R O N M E N TA L D E S I G N

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B UMP ER S CHOOL

C O R E I , FA L L 2 0 2 2 (SOLO)

Tu c ke d away i n t h e a gr i cu l tura l di str i ct o f Ga i ba ndha , B an g l ad e s h , t h i s d es i gn i s fo r a s i m pl e s cho o l bu i l di ng.

T h e s c h o o l e m b rac es i ts l a r ge s i te a l l otm ent a nd m o dest s p at i al n e e d by exaggerati ng the co nnecti o ns between i ts i nte r i o r p ro g ram s , s prea di ng them o ut a m o ng the s i te to i ts m ax i m u m b o u n d s .

C i rc u l at i o n b e c o m es the prem i ere featu re, the bu i l di ng’s favo r i te s p ac e . T h e em pha s i s i s o n the travel between p l ac e s , an d t h e way ci rcul ati o n ca n di sto r t a nd di stend to b e c o m e i t s ow n pl a ce. S o m eti m es do u bl i ng a s s o ci a l s e at i n g o r o u td o o r rea di ng s pa ce o r l unch ta bl es , i t def i es a p u re l y c i rc u l ato r y des i gnati o n.

M ate r i al s fo r e n c l o s ure a re s o u ght o ut l o ca l l y a nd u s ed l i g h t l y, c re at i n g i nt i m ate breatha bl e “i ndo o r ” s pa ces f ro m wo o d an d b am b o o. T i m ber co l u m ns ho l d up the l a r ge, u n i fy i n g ro o f, w h i c h di rects ra i n away f ro m cl a s s ro o m s a nd o ffi c e s toward t h e grow i ng f i el ds i n the i nter i o r co ur tya rd.

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CORE II, SPRING 2023 (SOLO)

I n Fai r H ave n H e i g h ts , Co nnecti cut, there i s a s m a l l fo rest m ak i n g a l ast st an d. T he o nl y rem a i ni ng fo rested s i te i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d , thi s pro po s a l a cts s o m ew hat i n protest o f t h e b r i e f t h at c reated i t, w hi ch a s ked that the s i te be d eve l o p e d fo r an i ntenti o na l co m m u ni ty to l i ve o n.

T h e b u i l d i n g i s i m agi ned to be w i l l f u l l y i m per m a nent, gi v i n g way to t h e n at u ra l pro ces s es o f decay a nd reca l l w hi ch al re ad y c o n s u m e m any o bj ects o n s i te. F i rst des i gned fo r a g ro u p o f s c i e nt i sts (o r ni tho l o gi sts , m i cro bi o l o gi sts , a nd ar b o r i st s) , t h e te m po ra r y res i dents w i l l be fo cus ed o n reg row i n g t h e s i te ’s forest stro nger tha n i t wa s pr i o r to thei r o c c u p at i o n o f i t .

T h e arc h i te c t u re i ts el f enfo rces thei r i nterests i n co nn e c t i v i t y an d re l at i ona l i ty, sym bi o s i s a nd m u tua l ca re, i n t h e way syste m s an d o r ga ni s m s depend o n o ne a nother.

Ki tc h e n s b l e e d i nto l a b s pa ce i n tra ns pa rent u ti l i ty co res , l e t t i n g t h e fl ow o f ai r, water, a nd el ectr i ci ty m ove ver ti ca l l y b e t we e n p ro g ram s .

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T h i s p ro je c t p re s e nts a n a da pti ve reu s e o f the a ba ndo ned E m p i re H ote l i n S e c a ucu s , NJ. Wi th ha l f i ts s ui tes co nver te d i nto te m p o rar y af fo rda bl e ho us i ng, the pro j ect a cts a s a p o l e m i c ag ai n st t h e recent a m endm ents to ci ty bu i l di ng c o d e s o n te m p o rar y l o dgi ng i n hotel s .

At an u r b an s c al e , the ho u s i ng pl ays a sta r ti ng ro l e i n a g re ate r p i l ot p ro g ra m m ea nt to prov i de rem edi a l s er v i ces to N ew J e rs ey ’s b row nf i el ds . I t w i l l s er ve a s ho us i ng fo r a n ew e nv i ro n m e nt al wo r kfo rce, creati ng j o bs thro u gh feder al g rant s an d t h e adm i ni strati ve s uppo r t o f env i ro nm enta l N .G .O. s .

T h e e nv i ro n m e nt al fo cus o f the hotel ’s o ccupa nts i s ca r r i e d t h ro u g h t h e archi tectu ra l expres s i o n o f i ts renovati o n.

D raw i n g o n t h e ‘ fi e l d’ o f a ba ndo ned a nd di s u s ed wa reho us e s i n t h e c i t y, fu r n i t ure a nd fa ca de a l i ke a re fa s hi o ned o u t o f t h e e je c te d s c rap s o f the wa reho u s e l a nds ca pe. Wo r ki ng w i t h a c o al i t i o n o f c l i ents at a l l s ca l es , the pro j ect l o o ks to t h e t as k o f h o u s i n g peo pl e a nd hea l i ng l a nd not a s m utu a l l y exc l u s i ve p ro c e s s e s , bu t a s s ha red pro gra m .

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