Thesis Research Booklets: Unravelling Toronto's Palimpsest [2023]: Jason Glionna

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BOOKLE T 1 | Map ping C en s u s Data

The compiled document for this portfolio has been carefully constructed and laid out in the format of booklets. The booklet represents the layering thought process while demonstrating the value comparing and contrasting information through maps can have on the design process. They act as a means of compiling and categorizing collected data to help investigate potential overlaps.

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Mapping Census Data first layer of collected concrete data to better understand Toronto’s neighbourhoods

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Part 1: the bigger picture

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Booklet 1: Part 1 In order to better understand the city of Toronto and its neighbourhoods I turned to census data, primarily in the form of maps. By scaling each map to the same dimensions and printing each of them on acetate, I uncovered numerous overlaps and differences among the content. This helped lead me to the ultimate location and border of the three case studies to follow.

General Observations: Queen Street represents a very big divider of data across each map; Yonge Street and the downtown portion of the rail corridor represent the highest density; railway as the 'utility corridor' similar to the laneways behind the houses; tends to be contrasting data on the north versus south sides of the railway

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1. Average Rent

Key Observations: Very high rent overall; Highest rents tend to be in areas with lowest income; Extremely high rent surrounding site; Almost all of the East end has very low rent; Rent quite contrasting on either side of the rail line moving along to the northwest; Initial Area of Focus [documented on each map to follow]

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Average Rent: Expansive View

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2. Green Spaces

Key Observations: Very limited amount - primarily concentrated on periphery; Most expansive green spaces in downtown area are cemetaries; Some pockets of green space along rail line but only two locations where green space continues from one side to the other; rail follows green corridor north on the east side along the Don River;

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Green Space: Expansive View

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3. Figure-Ground

Key Observations: Railway very prominent slice through city; Larger developments along Yonge St., the water, & along portions of rail; areas around green space tends to be small residential buildings; More open space along water due to numerous towers with setbacks; Development typologies generally similar on either side of rail line;

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Figure-Ground: Expansive View

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4. Average Age

Key Observations: Lowest in the heart of the city along the rail corridor & up Yonge Street; Area around site is a location where a lot of younger people have moved into recently; Higher average age to Northwest;

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5. Average Income

Key Observations: Overall quite low in comparisson to rent; Generally low income along the rail line & higher income around the green spaces; Very high income area in the financial district in the heart of the city, contrasted by a very low income neighbourhood just north of it;

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6. Condominium Development Over the Past Five Years

Key Observations: Mostly located along rail line, Yonge Street, & along water - very few to the east & west; Slowly developing along west end of the railway; Clustered together;

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7. Percentage of Ethnic Diversity

Key Observations: Toronto quite diverse overall; Most diversity takes place along Yonge St., the rail line, and the water; Tends to be contrasting amounts of diversity on either side of rail line; Site is very diverse;

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8. Number of People who Work from Home

Key Observations: Substantial amount of people work from home; East, West, and Northwest end represent only areas with a low value potentially due to easy access to highway or lack of access to public transit; Very high number of people to the south work from home;

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9. Zoning

Key Observations: Intends for regeneration along downtown rail line; Mixed-use lining major streets, along water, and Yonge St.; Tends to be same on either side of rail line; New development tends to be almost always mixed-use; Rail as utility corridor;

BOOKLE T 1 | Map ping C en s u s Data 10. Designated Neighbourhoods

Key Observations: Rail Line acts as divider for almost every "neighbourhood" it crosses; New neighbourhoods intorducted due to density; Borders generally along major streets; Condominiums tend to follow neighbourhood borders;

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Key Observations: Two major wards to the east divided by rail line otherwise no division; Wards tend to have vast areas with some overlapping borders to designated "neighbourhoods"; Borders tend to follow streets;

BOOKLE T 1 | Map ping C en s u s Data 12. Street & Rail Network

Key Observations: Gardiner Expressway follows rail line through heart of city; Streets to south tend to curve with rail line as opposed to cross over it; major streets much more dense around Yonge St and to the east end; Mainly on grid system;

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Key Observations: Not intricate; Streetcars designated for heart of city; subway loops at rail line creating a hub; numerous rail arteries organic in path; reletively well connected around and through designated neighbourhoods;

BOOKLE T 1 | Map ping C en s u s Data 14. Shoreline History

Key Observations: Reaches height of rail line, demonstrating where the rail hub and ports were first established; Downtown expands with

shoreline; Loss of numerous rivers; Greatest shoreline expanse takes place in most recent years; City expansion went primarily east-west whereby borders tended to become major streets;

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Key Observations: Extreme number over small surface areas; Clustered together; Mainly along water, Yonge St., and rail line; Tend to be quite immense in scale; Primarily located among areas with other high rise developments;

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Part 2: a closer look

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Booklet 1: Part 2 As my thesis continued to develop, so too did my level of research. My original census data collected provided me with an overview of the city of Toronto and helped me begin my focus on the rail line. However, more in-depth analysis was needed to further inform my design decisions and uncover Toronto’s palimpsest. Thus, I zoomed in to the areas on either side of the railway, ultimately leading me to my selected potential areas for intervention.

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Toronto Shoreline over Time

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"In-Between" Spaces

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Building Proposals & Under Construction

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Ethnic Diversity

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Average Age

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Average Income

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Institutional Buildings

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Uncovering Surrounding Programming strategy to tangibly understand components of the [sub]urban fabric along the rail line

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Booklet 2 With the railway selected as my primary ‘edge’ condition, I decided to research and map what happens on either said of this ’edge.’ I started at a portion still technically within the designated border of Toronto, but one that tends to share more characteristics with suburban neighbourhoods. It was determined in this study and reaffirmed later that there is a clear divide in neighbourhoods created by the railway. This validated my initial perspectives on the selected initial area of study and provided me with the programming to better understand the area.

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Each zone was classified based on building layouts and typologies, along with density. They played a large role in determining the locations of the three case studies along the rail line.

Focus Areas The three specified focus areas were determined based on locations where there was some form of connection between the East/West & North/South portions of the railway. The Front Street location was ultimately selected due to its vast disperity from North to South in data collection (ex. average age, ethnic diversity, etc.).

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A representation of programming and built forms along the rail corridor starting from the northwest and ending in the southeast end.

Puente de Luz Bridge

Residential (high)/Event/Commercial/Industrial

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Abstract depiction of both the rail line slope and ratio of green to paved rail path

Rail Corridor 'Skyline'

Residential (mid-high)/Commercial

Brock Avenue Underpass

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Wallace Avenue Pedestrian Bridge

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Commercial Shielding Industrial Common Tower in a Park Design

Typical Low-Rise Residential Layout: Road-HouseGarage-Backyard/Laneway

Paved Commercial, Vegetated Residential

New Development: very little greenery, residential above, commercial below School = Greenery & Paved

Mixed-Use Buildings on Street Corners

Mixed-Use Buildings Lining Major Streets Towers very close in proximity

Programme Configurations A documentation of conclusions drawn from exercise of depicting programming along the rail line.

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Data through Archiving sparking the consequent design and research strategy of the palimpsest

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Booklet 3 As I quickly discovered, Toronto has a rich history buried beneath its streets and skyscrapers. Particularly, my initial selected area tells the tale of two different eras. The maps depict the change from farmland, to industrialization, to skyscrapers. The neighbourhood to the north carries more depth, demonstrated through its urban fabric. The south represents a curated, prefabricated space with a lack in character.

I concluded my archiving studies with the hypothetical scenario of living through the lives of people from the 1800s & 1900s who used to inhabit the site.

BOOKLE T 3 | Data throu gh Arch ivin g

Archive: 1818

Archive: 1834

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Archive: 1851

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Archive: 1858

Archive: 1884

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Archive: 1899

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Archive: 1913

Archive: 1914

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Archive: 1924

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Daily Life: 1818

Daily Life: 1851

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Daily Life: 1890

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Mapping Psychological Data discovering the importance of overlaying physical data with psychological data

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Booklet 4 I began my studies with focuses on the tangible pieces of information. As the year wore on I determined I needed to compare my physical findings with a set of psychological ones. After all, we cannot design spaces simply through raw data. The human component must be studied, acknowledged, and implemented into our analysis and design work. I interviewed people in my area of focus [three on either side of the railway] to better get their take on key aspects of their neighbourhood. Sounds, lack of community and grocery stores, and desire for more inclusive programming were some key themes that arose.

BOOKLE T 4 | Mapp in g Ps y cho lo gical D ata

Interview 1: Waterfront 1

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Interview 2: Waterfront 2

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Interview 3: CityPlace

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Interview 4: King Street West

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Interview 5: Entertainment District

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Interview 6: Liberty Village

Overlaying & Intertwining Precedents gaining a better understanding of a ‘neighbourhood’ & how to design for one

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Booklet 5 The early stages of my thesis were guided primarily

by Patrick Geddes. His work on Conservative surgery and the valley landscape fit well with my attempt to uncover and work with existing neighbourhoods in Toronto. When I moved into physical designs, work

by Peter Eiserman and OMA helped me uncover the palimpsest approach and ultimate design. As I moved into arheology, Herzog and de Meuron gave inspiration. And lastly,

BOOKLE T 5 | Overlaying & Inter twin in g Preced ents

Precedent 1: Work of Patrick Geddes

Figure 1 Geddes sought diagnosis prior to treatment through surveying. His analysis of the ‘valley section’ can be seen as what led to his concept of ‘conservative surgery.’ This strategy has become the starting point of my approach to designing some form of an urban resilient neighbourhood. a The result is a focus on public spaces, whereby the characteristics of the neighbourhood can be held, while at the same time can be displayed and celebrated.

Reimagining a synthetic courtyard in Edinburgh. [figure 2]

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over-capitalization above neighbourhood qualities concealed below

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Collage of the work of Patrick Geddes

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Precedent 2: Work of Peter Eiserman

Figure 3 Peter Eiserman’s radical designs and architectural theories inspired my unconventional palimpsest approach. Building proposals such as Checkpoint Charlie Project contributed to my decision to utilize paths as the key connector throughout the proposal. The horizontal and vertical planes enable movement and visual connections.

Checkpoint Charlie Project [IBA]: various paths meeting cemented building forms. [figure 4]

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Precedent 3: OMA | Jussieu Library

Jussieu Library Proposal: exposed horizontal and vertical layers [figure 6 & 7]

Figure 5 As I continued to develop me design through the lens of a palimpsest, Rem Koolhaas and OMA’s project, Jussieu

Library, came to mind. The rich layers of their proposal is something I aim to achieve as I take a look into the past and present layers of Clarence Square.

Unravelled Section of My Proposal: layers of circulation and connections

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Precedent 4: Work of Dimitri Pikionis

My Version of a Blending Material Details

Figure 8 I first came across the work of Pikionis on a trip to Greece. I remember the intertwining, overlapping, and meeting points of materials and how well it blended with the surrounding context. Through technical research on Clarence Square, I also became interested in the aforementioned characteristics of materials and have found ways to incorporate similar strategies to Pikionis’ work.

Material Details of Pikionis: mixtures of shapes, planes, forms, and materials. [Figure 9 & 10]

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Precedent 4: Work of Herzog and de Meuron

Diagrams of Informing Design through footprints [figure 12]

Figure 11 Herzog and de Meuron’s approach to Serpentine Pavilion follows along the lines of my mapping of Toronto’s archive.

The footprints of previous paths and programming on the site are brought back to life and create unique merging point with current properties of the site.

My process of overlapping layers of History on Clarence Square

Detail Design Technical Ambition understanding the importance of designing alongside technical research

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Booklet 6 My thesis work initially led me down the path of various forms of mapping and research, slightly straying away from the technical aspects. Over time, the technical component surfaced and has since guided my path through the palimpsest. Textures/ materiality have become key pieces of my design work, while self-sustainability is at the heart of my proposal.

BOOKLE T 6 | Detail Des ign Techn ical A m bi ti on PART 1 | Syn erg i es | Gr o u p Wo r k

THEME 01 | PALIMPSEST

SYNERGIES | GROUP WORK

THEME 02 | LAYERIN

Abundantly layered abstract wall, accompanied by cognitive mapping.

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Case Study: Three-dimensional model unpacking a palimpsest of layers found on site.

Overlayed maps of Toronto’s advanci over time.

technical workshop Following with the premise of our studio [based around Edge Conditions], our group broke down potential common themes each of us may have in relation to an edge condition. Four categories emerged: 1. Palimpsest | 2. Layering | 3. Material Migration | 4. Integrating Old and New. The exercise served its purpose as each theme ultimately played a major role in informing my detail design narrative.

As a group, with feedback from our tutors, we then began the process of deciding how to turn these themes into a technical exhibition piece. Our brainstorming led us back to our starting point, Hadrian’s wall. We chose to focus on how the remarkable ancient Roman fortification acts as both a physical and intangible edge. We split into four subgroups based on the materiality we wanted to explore further and created four sections of an abstract wall. Those with overlapping materials and those whose materials connected or abutted in someway collaborated with one another. The four subgroups were then utilized moving forward for our technical design tutorials.

My specific focus was on the reuse of wood inspired by the potential reprocessing of nearby uncovered historic docks.

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Investigration: old pieces of timber as structure, hay insulation as a new technology.

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Uncovered Queen’s Wharf docks - wood to be reused in my design scheme.

A map of pre-existing paths on Clarence Square was overlayed to help inform the circulation.

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STRUCTURAL STRATEGY | MATERIALITY informing design decisions Materiality plays a key role in the compilation of my palimpsest.

The meeting points of each component allude to the countless overlapping paths that have carefully traced over Clarence Square over its lifespan. Each moment is imperative to the [re] discovery of the neighbourhood’s past, present, and future qualities.

Brick has been used along the paths that once inhabited the land in reference to the surrounding industrial buildings encasing the site. Concrete has been assigned to the location of the paths throughout the current park, representing the process of paving over the previous pieces of history. Wood stands as the converging point between each path (the brick and concrete), connecting back to the nearby filled in historic Queen’s Wharf docks.

Corresponding details [1-4] 1. The wood flooring extends and descends to the floor below while carefully merging with the brick wall through brick flooring.

2. The joint between the exterior brick flooring and interior wood flooring matches the qualities evoked by the concrete elevator shaft [sharp edges, and abrupt conclusions].

3. The wood flooring is raised into the air for all to see through the means of wood columns.

4. This piece is located at the primary access point putting on display the true palimpsest at hand.

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1. Wood & brick flooring meets wood stairs and brick wall

2. Wood interior flooring abuts concrete elevator shaft and brick exterior flooring

3. Wood column meets wood flooring

4. Wood flooring meeting converging brick and concrete flooring

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4. concrete elevator shaft

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The circulation throughout my building is vital to its palimpsest qualities. Paths raise [1] [in reference to the current paths of the park] and lower [2] [in reference to the previous paths on the site] connecting inhabitants physically, visually, and intangibly.

Programmes of spaces are paired above and below each other [3] and are further connected through solid [4] and transparent [5] vertical elements and natural components [6].

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ECOSYSTEMS | WATER interconnectedness and the journey As water permeates the soil, it flows gently throughout the palimpsest creating an interlocking cycle bonding each delicate, intricate piece of programming dispersed across Clarence Square. Natural spaces that currently inhabit the site are maintained, while new green spaces are Paths introduced protrude through each floor ofsunlight the weavingand through building introducing ample building penetrating and grounding the pockets of the palimpsest.

New formsspaces of life are introduced Signifier of layered within the lightwellto the site through botanical gardens and plantation fields. The produce is soldholding on site, feeding intoofthe self-sustainable, Soil, gently various forms vegetation cyclical process. In each instance, water is collected, reused, repurposed, and/or redistributed. Thus, a new habitat manifests among the current natural fabric. maintained or introduced natural vegetation absorbing then releasing water onto the next piece of land organized vegetation - plantation crops freeflowing vegetation spread across allotments

water distribution Floor Plans 0, -1, and -2 Overlayed: ecosystem cycle

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4. botanical gardens

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5. wood facade holding new microorganisms

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Section through Botanical Gardens, Allotment Gardens, and Plantation Fields: following the path of water through permeability

Rainwater is absorbed by the allotment gardens [1] and planation fields [2], fulfilling its use, and is then collected and directed [3] toward the newly implemented sunken natural spaces on site, such as the botanical garden [4]. With multiple available paths for the water to follow, there arises the potential of new forms of life to be created along the way. As depicted [5], gravity caries water down a wood façade whereby microorganisms can begin to nestle into the now damp wood fibres.

The water carefully fuses each element involved in both a horizontal and vertical plane, specifically through the process of manifesting itself in new forms [6].

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5. workshops [levels -1 & -2]

Floor Plans 0, -1, and -2 Overlayed: a palimpsest of water usage

The water stored from spaces such as the allotment gardens [1] and plantation fields [2] can not only be utilized for the botanical gardens [3], but also for each of the other programs throughout the building.

Spaces such as the labs [4], workshops [5], and indoor growing facilities [6] would but the water to good use. In distributing water across the building, the layered palimpsest is further demonstrated.

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PERMEABILITY | LIGHT & AIR the permeable layers Just as water permeates the earth so too can light – provided it is given the opportunity to do so. The element of light and exposure go hand-in-hand with my palimpsest design approach. As the paths carve through the site, they leave behind unique configurations and connections.

End results such as atriums and courtyards provide the inhabitant with glimpses of the past while the opportunity is given to soak in the present moments.

With the paths also comes free flowing ventilation. Spaces typically buried underground are provided with glimmers of light and a breath of fresh air. Numerous pockets of vegetation further distribute an aura of freshness. Each of these components is vital to the mental and physical health of the plethora of inhabitants.

Paths weaving through building introducing ample sunlight Signifier of layered spaces within the lightwell Soil, gently holding various forms of vegetation

Diagramatic Plan: focusing on the lightwells and vegetation pockets, byproducts of the path layout

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Key Plan: Section A-A; Section B-B

Perspective Plan: atriums, courtyards, and open spaces acting as lightwells and locations of air crculation

Air is able to circulate along each of the raised and lowered paths acting as an atmospheric bond between each piece of programme.

[1] Outdoor Atrium [2] Courtyard [5] Stepped Seating [6] Semi Courtyard

air circulation

Unravelled Section A-A: air circulation

Unravelled Section B-B: air circulation

[3] Key Atrium & Lightwell

[4] Botanical Gardens Lightwell

BOOKLE T 5 | Overlaying & Inter twin in g Preced ents

References Figure 1:

https://www.shbt.org.uk/knowledge/who-was-patrick-geddes/

Figure 2:

https://atom.lib.strath.ac.uk/uploads/r/university-of-strathclyde-archives-united-kingdom/2/9/2989/T_GED_7_5_30_19_atom.jpg

Figure 3:

https://arquitecturaviva.com/articles/peter-eisenman-itinerario-reflexivo

Figure 4:

https://www.archdaily.com/429925/eisenman-s-evolution-architecture-syntax-and-new-subjectivity/5237cc5fe8e44eef79000152-eisenman-s-evolution-architecture-syntax-and-new-subjectivity-image?next_project=no

Figure 5:

https://www.archdaily.com/395517/rem-koolhaas-will-design-new-building-for-state-hermitage-museum-in-russia

Figure 6:

https://www.oma.com/projects/jussieu-two-libraries

Figure 7:

https://www.pinterest.cl/pin/417005246723058913/

Figure 8:

https://www.agonfestival.com/en/2012/02/02/the-architect-dimitris-pikionis/

Figure 9:

https://divisare.com/projects/313234-dimitris-pikionis-helene-binet-landscaping-of-the-acropolis-surrounding-area

Figure 10:

https://gemmacope.land/writing/tag/dimitris-pikionis/

Figure 11:

https://badaevsky.com/en/project/concept/

Figure 12:

https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/serpentine-gallery-herzog-de-meuron-and-ai-wei-wei

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