ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Jenny Li
2023 - 2024
ABOUT
Undergraduate architecture student at Parsons School of Design with an interest in sustainability, environmental design, interior architecture and UI/UX design.
CONTACT
jennyliarch@gmail.com
(347)399-2590 www. linkedin.com/in/jennyliarch
EDUCATION
Parsons School of Design 2020 - 2024
Bachelors in Architectural Design
GPA: 3.86, Deans List: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
EXPERIENCE
Spotify - Global Workplace Services/ Design & Build Team
Design Intern
Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK)
Student Mentee, ACE Mentor Program
Ted Moudis & Thornton Tomasetti
Student Mentee, ACE Mentor Program
Columbia University, Summer Immersion Program
June 2022 - August 2022
November 2019 - May 2020
November 2018 - May 2019
June 2018 - July 2018
Student Mentee, Sustainable Urbanization: New Designs for the Future City course
COMPETENCIES
Adobe Creative Suite:
InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Photoshop
Software:
Rhino, Grasshopper, Ladybug, Sketchup, Revit, AutoCAD
Making
Hand drafting, sketching, modelmaking
02 | ELEMENTS OF SPACE & SPATIAL CATALOG Exploration of Spatial Conditions 03 | FURNITURE REFRESH Spotify NYC Office Future Furniture Colors Renewal 04 | STEILNESET MEMORIAL PRECEDENT STUDY An Analysis of Systems and Narrative CONTENTS 01 | ECO-ACTIVIST CENTER A Live-Work Thermal Machine
ECO-ACTIVIST CENTER
A Live Work Thermal Machine
| Site: Blue Diamond, Nevada
| Program: Land Stewardship/ Preservation Center
| Partner: Kareena Thadhani
Located on the southern edge of the rural town of Blue Diamond, Nevada, this Eco-Activist Center is designed in the hopes of diminishing unwanted redevelopments and lessening tensions between residents and other members of the community through land stewardship and ecosystem ecological studies. Activists lead each project along with the Save Red Rock organization activists, students from the University of Nevada, and monthly volunteers from the rural town will map and document specific issues found during their time on this site. They will also learn about the repeated and pressing issues in this desert environment as well as observe visible changes in the ecological species, within the center. Through gathering, cultivating, and learning, this center aims to preserve the desert land and traditions of the community in Blue Diamond.
Type: Academic Collaborative Project | Instructor: Martina Kohler | Year: Fall 2022 Design Studio 3 01 | ECO-ACTIVIST CENTER 1
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 SCALE: 1/8” = 1’0” GROUND FLOOR 1 - Gathering multipurpose space 2 - Land stewardship preparation/ departure 3 - Public kitchen 4 - Female restroom 5 - Male restroom 6 - Storage 7 - Ecology study space 2ND LEVEL 8 - Outdoor deck 9 - Observation deck 10 - Study space 3RD LEVEL 11 - Bedroom 1 12 - Bedroom 2 13 - Shared restroom 1 14 - Bedroom 3 15 - Bedroom 4 16 - Private kitchen S2 S2 S1 S1 S1 S2 4
S1 | EAST SECTION
5 01 | ECO-ACTIVIST CENTER
SCALE: 1/8” = 1’0”
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S2 | SOUTHEAST SECTION
SCALE: 1/8” = 1’0”
OBSERVATION
Located on facade of this people are the intense sun while being
As they look Rock Canyon, observe this hopes of appreciating the natural during their
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OBSERVATION DECK on the south this center, able to feel heat of the being shaded. look over Red Canyon, and this land in the appreciating formation their time here.
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TEMPERATURE RANGE FOR ADAPTIVE THERMAL COMFORT
I imagine the temperature range for each of these indoor and semi-open programmatic elements to be around 65°F - 85°F, for one’s thermal comfort in this hot and dry climate.
North facing bedrooms on the top floor tend
The tall windows on the split level floor brings in some heat from the south but it also kept cool to a degree with the atrium in the center.
Although this kitchen is north-facing, cooking is an activity that can make this space warmer.
S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 Split level 2ND FLOOR/ SPLIT LEVEL Dwelling 1 Full bathroom Private kitchen 3RD FLOOR S1
to be cooler than south facing
passive cooling from the atrium
sun’s
SECTION 1
bedrooms through
and the
orientation.
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SECTION 5
Dwelling 2 Dwelling 3 Dwelling 4 Full bathroom Atrium Atrium 75°F 85°F 70°F 80°F Outdoor shading and private entrance Kitchen Ecology study space Main entrance, gathering space, land stewardship, lounging (“center”) GROUND FLOOR Men’s bathroom Storage Women’s bathroom 9
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South facing bedrooms on the top floor tend to be watmer than north facing bedrooms as the sun is most intense here. However, with the angled facade it helps block off the sunlight at certain hours.
PROGRAM MASSING MODELS
Massing models that explore concept and program with the existing natural forces of the site with our massings. Nevada being located in a very hot and dry climate, my partner and I created specific volumes of varying sizes to portray programmatic and spatial elements in relationship with the thermal comfort diagrams.
This is where a majority of people would be as this is where the land stewardship team departs and gathering occurs. The double ceiling height allows for the circulation of air and for hot air to rise.
A semi-opened ecology center where we are just outside the center, to study the flora and fauna here it its natural habitat. Thermal mass is quite important here as it helps with the delay of heat.
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
The private kitchen space is warm but can be kept cooler with the atrium and the angled facade.
SECTION 6
SECTION 7
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AXONOMETRIC/ STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
For this load bearing buildng we decided to use timber columns to support the building overall.
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THERMAL MASS
We propose these thick walls as one of the design strategies that is used in this hot and dry climate to delay the transfer of heat indoors. In this building, exterior walls are 22” - 24” thick while interior walls are 12” thick.
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10” Adobe Brick
1” Drainage Cavity
2” Mineral Wool Insulation
0.015” WaterResistive Barrier
1” Drainage Cavity
ELEMENTS OF SPACE & SPATIAL CATALOG Exploration of Spatial Conditions
| Materials: basswood, graphite on Bristol, Bristol paper
My exploration of sequential spaces within the assembly and disassembly of a Burr puzzle and is then transferred on to 2D drawing to describe the relationship between movement, connection and reciprocity. Moreover, through photographic studies, I discovered different moments in these spatial conditions: envelope and threshold, that makes up parts of the spaces that we inhabit today. Lastly, through iterative making and drawing I was able to study these spatial conditions and imagine how one might inhabit.
Type: Academic Individual Project | Instructor: Jeremy Barbour | Year: Fall 2021 Design Studio 1
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AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
SCALE: 1:1
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BURR PUZZLE AND PHYSICAL MODEL
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SCALE: 1/8” = 1-0’
SCALE: 1/8” = 1-0’
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PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES
Exploring the positive and negative space of the performative assembly through imaginative sketching certain moments in this spatial condition.
SPATIAL CONDITION: ENVELOPE
An enclosure that is created by wrapping.
MATERIALS:
Charcoal on 18x24 Bristol paper and Bristol paper models.
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SCALE: 1/8” = 1-0’
SCALE: 1/8” = 1-0’
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PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES
Exploring the positive and negative space of the performative assembly through imaginative sketching certain moments in this spatial condition.
SPATIAL CONDITION: THRESHOLD
The transitioning into a new moment or stage
MATERIALS:
Charcoal on 18x24 Bristol paper and paper models.
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FURNITURE REFRESH
Spotify NYC Office Future Furniture Colors Renewal
| Partner(s): Global Workplace Services (GWS)
Through my observations and notes on the existing conditions of the furniture in the common areas and corridors, on floors 59, 61, 63, 65, 66, 68 and 69, I focused on how to optimize the needs of individuals in the workplace and practical use elements to make these spaces more welcoming, at first glance. Moreover, in relation to the hallway paint colors by Acrylicize, an art studio company based in London, I designed a future furniture refresh guideline plan for the 7 floors accordingly for the big furniture reshuffle through each of these floors as well as back to storage options.
03 | FURNITURE REFRESH Type: Interior Architecture Project | Project Manager: Albert Chen | Year: Summer 2022 Internship
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59 - EXISTING
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FLOOR
CONDITIONS Common area + Corridor space
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PROPOSED PLAN 1 - Common area 2 - Corridor space 3 - Hallway colors by Acrylicize
1 2 FHC CL 8'-1" +/4'-5 1/2" 4'-6" CL 3'-8" HOLD 3'-0"HOLD C L 3'-8" CL 7'-0" 5'-8" ALIGN ALIGN CL 3'-8" CL 3'-8" CL ALIGN HOLD3'-0" HOLD3'-0" 3'-0"+/3'+/CL 3'-0"+/CL 7'-61/2" 3'-31/2" 2'-9" 1'-3" 1'-3" 2'-9" 59CH-04A 59CH-04D 59CH-04E 59CH-04F 59CH-04G 59CH-04M 59CH-04N 59CH-04O 23
HALLWAY COLORS by Acrylicize
CURRENT/ FUTURE GUIDELINES
New plan and guidelines for facility use for continued future reference.
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FLOOR 61 - EXISTING CONDITIONS
Common area + Corridor space
PROPOSED PLAN
1 - Common area
2 - Corridor space
3 - Hallway colors by Acrylicize
HALLWAY COLORS by Acrylicize
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FHC EC FHC FEC FECSHAFT PHONE ROOM 61B11 SMALL MTG 61B10 ROOM 61B08 SMALL 61D15 PHONE PHONE ROOM 61D10 SMALL MTG 61D09 SMALL MTG 61D08 61D07 61F01 COFFEE BAR 61B06 NOOK 61D12 NOOK 61B13 NOOK 61D11 MISSION 61SEL SERVICE ELEVATOR LOBBYSHAFT 61MRR RESTROOM 61STA STAIR ASHAFTSHAFTSHAFT 61JCL JANITOR'S CLOSET 61ECA ELECTRIC CLOSET ASHAFTSHAFT 61SE1 SERVICE ELEVATOR 61D01 EAST HALLWAY 61SE2 SERVICE ELEVATOR 61E00 CONNECTING HALLWAY 61EL0 ELEVATOR LOBBY 61EL1 ELEVATOR 61EL2 ELEVATOR 61EL3 ELEVATOR 61EL4 ELEVATOR 61EL5 ELEVATOR 61EL6 ELEVATORSHAFTSHAFTSHAFT 61ELB ELECTRIC CLOSET B 61ST1 STORAGESHAFTSHAFTSHAFT 61TCB TELE CLOSET B 61STB STAIR BSHAFTSHAFTSHAFTSHAFTSHAFTSHAFT 61TCA TELE CLOSET ASHAFTSHAFT 61B01 WEST HALLWAY PHONE ROOM 61B15 61B12 MISSION 61B14 MISSION ø1'-8" CL CL 3'-8" 3'-0"+/CL ALIGN HOLD 3'-0" HOLD 3'-0" ALIGN CL 3'-0"+/CL 3'-8" CL 3'-8" ALIGN 3'-0"HOLD HOLD CL 3'-0"+/HOLD 4'-0" +/CL 3'-0"+/61CH-04A 61CH-04E 61CH-04F 61CH-04G 61CH-04H 61CH-04O 61CH-04P 61CH-04Q 3 03 | FURNITURE REFRESH 25
CURRENT/ FUTURE GUIDELINES
plan FLOOR 63 FLOOR 65 FLOOR 66 FLOOR 68 FLOOR 69 03 | FURNITURE REFRESH 27
New
FHC FHC FEC ELEVATOR 63SE2 SERVICE ELEVATOR 63SEL SERVICE ELEVATOR LOBBY63STA STAIRSHAFTSHAFT - 63JCL JANITOR'S 63ECA ELECTRICSHAFT 63ECB CLOSET 63ST1SHAFT 63TCA 63WRR RESTROOMSHAFTSHAFTSHAFT-SHAFTSHAFT 62TCB TELE CLOSET B 63STB STAIRSHAFTSHAFTSHAFT 63EL7 63EL8 ELEVATOR ELEVATOR ELEVATOR 63EL10SHAFT 63E00 HALLWAYSHAFT 63EL0 63D05 SMALL MTG 63D07 PHONE ROOM 63D10 63D11 PHONE ROOM 63D12 63D13 63D08 NOOK 63D02 (12) (12) QUIET ROOM DROP/TRASH 7'-0" 7'-0" 7'-0" 7'-0" C C C C 3'-8" 3'-01/2" HOLD3'-0"+/HOLD3'-0"+/CL L CL 3'-01/2" 3'-8" 3'-8" 3'-1" 63CH-04B 63CH-04i 63CH-04J 63CH-04K 63CH-04L 63CH-04M 63CH-03D 63CH-04N 63CH-04O 63B29 63B16 63B04 63B07 MEDIUM MTG 63B05 SMALL MTG 63B06 63B10 63B28 OPEN DESK HOLD 4'-0" +/CL C CL C C C 63CH-03A 63CH-04C 63CH-04D 63CH-04E 63CH-04F 63CH-04Q 4'-0" FHC FEC65ECB ELECTRIC MACHINE ROOMSHAFT 65TCASHAFTSHAFTSHAFTSHAFTSMALL MTG PHONE ROOM SMALL MTG 65B15 65B11 65B10 65B08 PHONE ROOM SMALL MTG 65D08 65D10 PHONE ROOM SMALL MTG PHONE ROOM COFFEE BAR NOOK MISSION 65B06 65B12 OPEN DESK 65SE1 SERVICE ELEVATOR ELEVATOR LOBBYSHAFT 65MRR MEN'S STAIR-SHAFTSHAFT CLOSET CLOSETSHAFT 65EL0 65TCB 65STBSHAFTSHAFT ELEVATOR 65EL8 65EL9 ELEVATOR 65EL12 ELEVATOR ELEVATOR ELEVATORSHAFT -65E00 CONNECTING 65B01 WEST HALLWAY 65B05 65B07 65B14 MISSION 65D18 PLAN A PLAN B (9) (12) 65B13 8'-2" +/15'-7" +/C 3'-0"HOLD 11'-4 1/2" +/C 5'-111/2" 3'-0" 6'-0" 7'-6 1/2" 7'-6 1/2" 4'-6" 5'-0" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 5'-0" 5'-0 1/2" 7'-3" 3'-10" +/C CL C C 3'-8" 3'-0"+/HOLD 3'-0" HOLD 3'-0" 3'-01/2" 3'-8" 3'-8" 3'-01/2" C C C 5'-0" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 3'-0"HOLD L 3'-8" 3'-01/2" C C L C 4'-0 1/2" 3'-01/2" 3'-01/2" 3'-8" 3'-8" 3'-01/2" ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN 3'-21/2" SMALL MTG PHONE ROOM 65D19 65CH-03D 65CH-04Q 65CH-04R 65CH-04S 65CH-04P 65CH-04O 65CH-04M 65CH-04L 65CH-04A 65CH-04B 65CH-04C 65CH-03A 65CH-04D 65CH-04E 65CH-04F 65CH-04G 10'-0" 6'-10" FHC FHC EC FEC FECSHAFT 66B11 66B10 PHONE ROOM 66B04 66B03 WORK ROOM 66D16 SMALL MTG PHONE ROOM PHONE ROOM 66D09 SMALL MTG 66B06 NOOK 66D12 66D17 MISSION MISSION MISSION 66D18 MISSION MISSION NOOK 66B07 66D11 ELEVATOR LOBBY66MRR STAIRSHAFTSHAFTSHAFT CLOSET ELECTRIC CLOSETSHAFTSHAFT ELEVATOR 66D01 EAST HALLWAY ELEVATOR CONNECTING HALLWAY ROOMELEVATOR 66EL8 66EL9 66ECB ELECTRIC 66EL10 ELEVATOR 66EL11 66EL12 66TCB 66STB STAIR B-SHAFTSHAFT 66TCASHAFTPHONE ROOM PLAN A PLAN B (9) (12) PHONE ROOM 66A14 SMALL MTG 66A13 66A07 DISH C C L L L C 8'-2" +/15'-7" +/3'-8" 3'-0"+/ALIGN 7'-6 1/2" 2'-11 1/2" 3'-5 1/2" 7'-3" 6'-4" 2'-5" 7'-31/2" 7'-3" 7'-3" HOLD 3'-0" HOLD 3'-0" 3'-8" 3'-8" 3'-01/2" CL CL CL 7'-3" 5'-0 1/2" 5'-0" C 3'-11" ALIGN C 3'-8" 3'-01/2" 3'-0"HOLD 3'-0"HOLD 3'-8" 3'-8" CL CL 3'-01/2" 11'-4 1/2" +/3'-10" +/HOLD 4'-0" +/C 3'-01/2" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 5'-0" 3'-01/2" C 3'-21/2" 66CH-04S 66CH-03D 66CH-04R 66CH-04Q 66CH-04P 66CH-04N 66CH-04G 66CH-04F 66CH-04E 66CH-04D 66CH-03A 66CH-04C 66CH-04B 66CH-04A FHC FHC EC FEC FEC68B11 SMALL MTG 68B10 PHONE ROOM 68B08 PHONE ROOM SMALL MTG SMALL MTG 68D15 68D14 68D10 68D09 SMALL MTG 68F01 68B06 NOOK 68D12 MISSION MISSION 68B05 MISSION 68D18 MISSION 68B13 MISSION 68D11 MISSION 68SEL SERVICESHAFT 68MRR- 68JCL JANITOR'S 68ECA CLOSET A68SE1 SERVICE 68SE2 SERVICE ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOMSHAFT 68EL7 ELEVATOR ELEVATOR ELEVATOR CLOSET B 68EL0 ELEVATOR LOBBY ELEVATOR ELEVATOR ELEVATOR TELE CLOSET STAIRSHAFTSHAFTSHAFTTELE CLOSETSHAFTSHAFT WEST HALLWAY 68B15 EAST HALLWAY PLAN A (9) (12) DROP/TRASH 68A13 68D17 PHONE ROOM L 3'-11" ALIGN ALIGN 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" C 3'-8" 3'-01/2" 3'-8" 3'-8" C C C 3'-01/2" 3'-01/2" 4'-0" +/3'-01/2" ALIGN ALIGN L C C L C C 6'-0" 5'-11"+/3'-2 1/2" 3'-8" 3'-0"+/ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN 7'-6 1/2" 2'-11 1/2" 3'-5 1/2" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 7'-3" 3'-3" 5'-0 1/2" 5'-0" 3'-8" 3'-8" 3'-01/2" 5'-0" 3'-0" +/3'-0" +/3'-0" +/3'-0" +/3'-21/2" 68CH-04A 68CH-04S 68CH-04R 68CH-04Q 68CH-04P 68CH-04O 68CH-04N 68CH-04G 68CH-04F 68CH-04E 68CH-04D 68CH-03A 68CH-04C 68CH-04B FHC FHC EC FECSHAFT PHONE ROOM PHONE ROOM 69B04 SMALL MTG 69D16 SMALL MTG PHONE ROOM NOOK PHONE ROOM 69D17 69D18 69D13 69B07SHAFTSHAFT 69F01 69EL8 ELEVATOR 69ECB CLOSET 69EL11 ELEVATOR 69TCB TELE CLOSET B 69STBSHAFT-69TCA TELE CLOSETSHAFT 69B01 69EL0 (12) (9) 69B05 PHONE ROOM 69D19 PHOTO EDIT 69F03 7'-4" 7'-2" 3'-7" 3'-3" 6'-0" 5'-11"+/L 3'-0" 7'-4" 3'-3 1/2" ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN 3'-9" 3'-8" +/- 3'-0" +/- 3'-0" 3'-8" C C C CL C CL C 3'-8" 3'-0"+/3'-8" 3'-01/2" +/- 3'-0" 4'-10" 3'-21/2" 69CH-04Q 69CH-04A 69CH-04B 69CH-03A 69CH-04C 69CH-04O 69CH-04P 78" 24" 501/2" 118" 28
STEILNESET MEMORIAL PRECEDENT STUDY
An Analysis of Systems and Narrative
| Materials: graphite on Bristol
In this precedent study, I analyzed the systems of assembly in the Steilneset Memorial and “The Damned, The Possessed and The Beloved” pavilion, an installation project located in eastern Norway in collaboration with Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois. This memorial was created to commemorate the 91 individuals who were subject to witchcraft and burnt at the stake. My analysis composes of studying the kid-of-parts, materiality, and narrative at play in these two separate but similar works and organizing them into systems through research and a series of hand drawings.
Type: Academic Individual Project | Instructor: Jeremy Barbour | Year: Spring 2022 Materiality & Assembly 04 | STEILNESET MEMORIAL PRECEDENT STUDY 29
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SYSTEM A: A-FRAMES
There are a series of 60 slender but sturdy wooden A-frames made of untreated pine that are 8 meters in height and uniformly placed approximately 2 meters apart. These 4 x 4 timber frames are pin jointed with only two structural elements: a beam and a single screw, working at the point of juncture.
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SYSTEM A: A-FRAMES FOUNDATION
The frames are supported by a steel foundation with concrete footing. Eastern Norway is known of high wind uplift, therefore concrete is used and the size of the footing is determined by the size of the anchor required to prevent uplift from the strength of the wind.
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SYSTEM B: FIBER TENSILE MEMBRANE + 91 WINDOWS
These timber frames support a tensile structure, stabilized by tension. It is made of hand sewn polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coated fiberglass sailcloth (produced especially for this building), a heat sealing fabric, that is suspended on cables and stretched approximately 3 meters above the ground. They are stretched in a hyperbolic style at a 20-40 degree angle for high tension. These are segments of 6 meters long and fastened with stainless steel fittings or plates as a fixing point for high tension. In these segments, the fabric is also perforated by 91 windows, small vitrines of silvering metal at 6 different heights.
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SYSTEM C: WALKWAYS
North and south walkways that are supported by the same composition in each timber component to be safely lifted off the ground to provide access into the memorial.
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SYSTEM D:
GLASS PANELS + CORTEN
STEEL COLUMNS (PAVILION)
This system is supported by nuts and bolts for the glass panels to be connected to the corten steel columns and placed consecutively and in contact with each other. It creates a kind of distorted relection and tension impended upon the individual without knowing the intent of this memorial.
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