Final portfolio

JOSEPH BOVA

PORTFOLIO

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MODERN OFFICE LANDSCAPE

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SKETCHBOOK ROME

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NOGUCHI ANNEX EXHIBITION

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INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER

THE HONEYCOMB PILLOW

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PILLOW What does a pillow provde? What does it take away?

The challenge of this project was to design a pillow that offers more than what a tradi onal pillow offers.

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I focused on what the tradi onal pllow negates. It takes away hearing and peripheral vision from one side of our head. It also has germ build-up from dead skin cells over a period of me. My solu on to these problems was to use various sizes of mesh and create an enclouse that would end up resembling a honeycomb. The mesh allows for air flow and undisturbed vision and hearing. The meshed is stretched out when applied to allow for a so surface when one uses it to lie downThe thickness of mesh corresponds to the placement on ones head. For example, the thinest of the mesh would be where ones eyes are located so not to impair vision. The enclosure also opens in various ways to serve dierent func ons as shown below.

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HEALTH Loca on: NOHO, Manha an Size: 4,500 sq .

Typology: Health Center in Louis Sullivan’s Bayard-Condict Building Role: Designer

Designed in 1899 by iconic Louis Sullivan, the Bayard- Condict building serves as the site for a health center with a diverse program. The various and very diverse program brief presented a challenge in how to eec vely arrange the space while creatnga sense of a unified design.

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The driving force of laying out this plan was how to arrange the programs in terms of publc and private. The private programs, such as the doctor’s office and locker rooms are behind closed dividers, while the public spaces, such as the yoga, are ed in to the open areas in the plan. The diagram below s scale showing the order of programs from public to private. The differing sizes of icons show the square footage in rela on to the other programs.

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One of my challenges was making the space feel as one with all of the diereing programs. My solu on was to create an anchorng archiectural element that would e the programs in to a single unifying space. I felt that the stair would be the best opportunity to ntegrate this soluton. The stair serves as the recep on area and break away space with its built in integrated sea ng. The stairs also spil into the other programs and molds into built in desk’s and sea ng for those specific areas. This is shown in the plan below. To the right is a sec on cu ng through the space displaying how the stairs func on and interact with the space. To the bo om right is a physical built model of the stairs.

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Atop the stair sits the yoga space. I wanted the yoga space to feel free and open, which is why I placed it by the main facade on the second level of the health center.

The yoga space is at the top most level of the bulding, so it takes advantage of the view of lower manha an and the natural ligh ng illumna ng the space.

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NOGUCHI EXHIBITION IN Loca on: DUMBO, Brooklyn Size: 3,00 sq .

Typology: Annex for Isamu Noguchi Exhibi on Role: Designer

Introducing an exhibi on space for iconc sculptor Isamu Noguchi. The goal of this project was to create and opportunity for social interac on and culture in the center of DUMBO at the Powerhouse Arena. The challenge was figuring out how to design the annex to make it feel like part of the exis ng social community.

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The Powerhouse Arena book store serves as the site for the Noguchi Exhibiion Annex. The storefront sits at a wide intersec on. The surrounding towering facades in comparison dictate the natural light and shadows that fill the space. This intersec on also accomodates a gallery art space and a coffee shop across the street.

The goal was to arrange the program brief in a way that best es in to the surrounding atmosphere and take advantage of the natural light offered.

Building height in rela on to the site

How the taller buildings affect natural light

Shows program square footage

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GROUND LEVEL

MEZZANINE LEVEL

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The exhibi on sits atop the mezzanine level, and is meant to give the sense that it is suspended in the air. This is done to acknowledge the character of Isamu Noguci’s work in the sense of how some of his pieces are constructed and feel. The stair to the gallery starts of in an open step sea ng arrangement for social interac on, than becomes compressed as one goes up, emphasizing a transi on in space. It is located directly at the entrance.

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Shown at the bo om is the gallery space atop the entrance stairs. The gallery is white wall, wood floor design similar to that of the main museum in Long Island City as I wanted to maintain that connect.

The corner of the gallery shown is made of glass walls to maintain a connec on with the lower level and the intersec on outside of the storefron. The corner slants upword, to show a connec on with the curved and typographic nature of Noguchi’s work.

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Located at the sides of the exhibi on are classrooms. I wanted the exhibi on to also feel as a learning experience about the ar st, so it is included as part of the experience of walking through the gallery. A corridor at the back exit of the gallery leads the audience to a classrooms where they can inquire more about Noguchi’s works through a given lecture. The classroms are suspended in the air next to gallery space as shown to the right.

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ROME

SKETCHBOOK Understanding the characteris cs of Roman architecture and landscape, and how it relates to its surrounding area and spaces.

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Two of the most historical and iconic structures of Rome, the Coloseum and the Pantheon help define the architectural iden ty of Rome. These landmarks a ract thousands of tourists every day, and help many surrounding businesses and restaurants thrive.

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The park, Villa Borghese, is located in the center of Rome. It is located by heavily populated landmarks such as, Piazza Novona, the Spanish Steps, and Via Dei Condo . There are thousands of tourists that visit these landmarks everyday. Because of this, being in Villa Borghese does not give o the feeling of a natural environment. As I toured the park, I could s ll hear the sounds of the city and large groups of people from a distance.

Inside the park, one can see the city buildings rise above the treeline and hear crowd noise in the distance. There is no change in atmosphere upon entering the park from the streets.

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The island of Positano is located toward southern Italy. The mountainous terrain is what makes separates this city from the rest of Italy. Every street is located on a sharp slope. While a very beau ful des na on, Positano is mainly a tourist a rac on, as the most of the businesses here are hotels and restuaurants.

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OFFICE Loca on: Midtown East, Manha an Size: 3,100 sq .

Typology: Office design located in Mies Van Der Rohe’s Seagram Building Role: Designer

Located at the iconic Seagram Building at midtown is the site of this modern day office. This goal was to explore current and furture work habits and apply them to the workspace, crea ng a meless environment. The space is for a fic onal Adver sing agency, which I created, and the challege was to design the space that would effec vely fit how an ad agency operates.

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The main focuses for determining the plan were private worksta ons, team and collaboraton areas, and public and break away spaces. I used the team and collabora on spaces to serve as a buer between the break away space and and the individual work sta ons. I felt it was important to give distance between the worksta ons and break spaces to eec vely give the workers a sense of relief from their computer monitors and wo

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FRONT SECTION

BACK SECTION

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The recep on area shown serves as a check-in rather than a tradi on wai ng room. I designed the company logo and branding shown in the image.

Below are sec ons cu ng through the space, displaying the many func ons of the space and how they operate.

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The heart of the oďŹƒce rests at the center of the space. It serves as a n open space for interac on and mee ngs for the workers. This was placed at the center of the space to serves as a display to poten al clients. Adver sing is all about crea ng a story and connec ng with the audience. The open display of workspace is meant to give poten al clients a feeling of being immersed in the interac on and story telling taking place.

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The center of the space is double height to creat a connec on with the en re oďŹƒce. It visually connects most of the program. Break away and mee ng spaces line the top of the double height, with a modular sea ng system si ng at the base.

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VISUAL CONNECTION Shows the open visibilty availableto workers from dierent departments to allow for constant communica on

PHYSICAL CONNECTION Shows circula on through the various departments that require constant collabora on and communica on

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