ARC108 PORTFOLIO

KRISTINE DO ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO KDO101@SYR.EDU

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1A PARTS & WHOLES CITIES & THEIR BUILDINGS 1B.1 ARCHITECTURAL + URBAN ANALYSIS PART 1 1C PARTS & WHOLES DESIGNING AN URBAN BUILDING 1B.2 ARCHITECTURAL + URBAN ANALYSIS PART 2 2B URBAN ARCHITECTONICS

2A URBAN ARCHITECTONICS TECTONICS AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

ENCLOSURE & STRUCTURAL FRAME

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1A: PARTS & WHOLES CITIES & THEIR BUILDINGS THIS EXERCISE EXPLORED THE FORMAL AND SPACIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CITIES AND THE INVIDUAL BUILDINGS WITHIN. THE RELATIONSHIP CAN MOVE FROM THE WHOLE (THE CITY) TO THE PART (THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDING), OR VISE VERSA (FROM THE PART TO THE WHOLE / THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDING TO THE CITY). THIS ABSTRACT PROCESS, THEREFORE, HAD TWO PARTS TO IT. THE FIRST CONSISTED OF A LARGE SQUARE, THEN THE CREATION OF SHAPES WITHIN IT (WHOLE TO PART WITH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS). THE SECOND CONSISTED OF A SMALLER SQUARE DRAWING, ALIENATING IT WITH DIFFERENT CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS, AND THEN CREATING A PATTERN FROM IT (PART TO WHOLE).

PART TO WHOLE

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COLLABORATED WITH VASUNDHRA AGGARWAL

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1B1: ARCHITECTURAL + URBAN ANALYSIS PART 1 THE FIRST PART OF THIS EXERCISE FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE ‘PART TO WHOLE RELATIONSHIP INTRODUCED IN 1A. WE WERE ASSIGNED A CASE STUDY TO SEE HOW THAT INDIVIDUAL BUILDING CONTRIBUTED TO ITS SURROUNDING AREAS. MY PARTNER AND I WERE ASSIGNED ZAHA HADID’S ROSENTHAL CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER (CAC). LOCATED IN THE URBAN TOWN OF CINCINNATI, HADID WANTED TO INCORPORATE THE CONCRETE SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE MUSEUM IN ORDER TO CREATE A FLOW BETWEEN THE BUILDING AND ITS SURROUNDING CONTEXT. THIS LED TO ONE OF THE CONDITIONS FOUND IN THE CAC, THE “URBAN CARPET.” ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS BUILDING IS THE CIRCULATION PROVIDED BY ZIGZAGGED STAIRS THAT PROVIDE THE PATHWAY THROUGH THE MUSEUM.

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street width street width

Creekwalk Sidewalk Cafes

street length

Seasonal Events Festivals street length

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Downtown Syracuse: Hierarchy of the Sizes of Streets Bonnie Yu, Eryn Young, Kristine Do, Lawrence Sprague, Lindsey Brown Peripheral Sidewalks

Spring 2017 Professor Corso

Central Sidewalks

Community Events Buildings River This diagram represents how sidewalks and streets become activated and used during various events throughout the year.

Red Brick

Tile Grey Brick

Concrete

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This diagram contrasts the differences in materiality of the peripheral and central sidewalks, showing how the sidewalks located in the center of downtown are more likely to use more decorative materials.

Downtown Syracuse: Peripheral vs Central Sidewalks

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Downtown Syracuse: Activation of Space Bonnie Yu, Eryn Young, Kristine Do, Lawrence Sprague,

COLLABORATED WITH BONNIE YU

1B2: ARCHITECTURAL + URBAN ANALYSIS

Shopping Restaurants Residential Arts & Culture Parking Miscellaneous

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This diagram indicates programs in the downtown area that can contribute to the activation of sidewalks and streets.

, Lindsey Brown

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THE SECOND PART OF THIS EXERCISE REQUIRED RESEARCH OF DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE IN ORDER TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND ITS URBAN FORM. WE WERE SPLIT INTO GROUPS AND ASSIGNED DIFFERENT TOPICS FOR URBAN ANALYSIS; MY GROUP WAS ASSIGNED BLOCKS AND STREETS. WE INVESTIGATED THE SHAPES, SIZES, AND ORIENTATION OF THE BLOCKS ALONG WITH ANY HIERARCHICAL PATTERNS OR RELATION TO LAND USE PATTERNS. DETAILED EXAMINATIONS ALSO INCLUDED THE WIDTHS AND LENGTHS OF SIDEWALKS AND STREETS AND HOW THAT INFORMATION CORRELATED TO THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY FOUND IN THAT AREA. SOME OF OUR FINDINGS INCLUDE HOW BLOCK AREA IS NOT DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO SIDEWALK AREA, THERE IS MORE ACTIVITY LOCATED IN A CERTAIN AREA OF DOWNTOWN THAT IS SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL AREAS, AND IN THAT AREA OF DENSE ACTIVITY, THERE IS MORE VARIETY OF SIDEWALK MATERIALS.

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1C: ARCHITECTURAL + URBAN ANALYSIS DESIGNING AN URBAN BUILDING THIS EXERCISE APPLIES THE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPED ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND ITS CONTEXTS TO DESIGN A NEW BUILDING AT ONE OF THREE SITES LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE. THE PROGRAM OF THE BUILDING WAS TO BE A SYRACUSE MAKERSPACE - A SHARED MEMBERSHIP AREA BASED ON CO-WORKING SPACE WITH FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION, FABRICATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CREATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON DIGITAL FABRICATIONTECHNOLOGIES. I BASED MY DESIGN OFF OF ZAHA HADID’S CAC, WHICH WAS MY PRECEDENT (EXERCISE 1B1). I INCORPORATED HER IDEAS OF HAVING A CLEAR CIRCULATION PATH THAT CONNECTED “JIGSAW PIECES” TOGETHER, AS IN THE DIFFERENT ROOMS, WHICH WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. THE LONG CIRCULATION PATH AND HAVING THE ROOMS FIT INTO EACH OTHER COMPLEMENTED THE SITE I WAS ASSIGNED BECAUSE IT WAS A NARROW LOT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED FOR LARGE, BULKY MASSING.

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E-W SECTION 3/16” = 1’-0”

ROOF PLAN 3/16” = 1’-0” N-S SECTION 3/16” = 1’-0”

NE ISOMETRIC 3/16” = 1’-0”

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SE ISOMETRIC 3/16” = 1’-0”

2A: URBAN ARCHITECTONICS TECTONICS AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENCLOSURE AND STRUCTURAL FRAME THIS EXERCISE EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF TECTONIC EXPRESSION IN ARCHITECTURAL FORM. THE ISSUE OF TECTONIC EXPRESSION WAS ADDRESSED BY DESIGNING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ENCLOSURE SYSTEM AND THE STRUCTURAL FRAME OF A PAVILION. IT CONTAINS A SINGLE SPACED AND IS THOUGHT TO BE USED AS A ROOM FOR READING, WITH THE MAIN STREET BEING NOISY AND THE SIDE STREET BEING MUCH QUIETER. THE FRAME OF THE PAVILION WAS SET AND GIVEN TO US. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE PHRASE “SKIN/STRUCTURE” LITERALLY AND CREATED AN ENVELOPE TO ENCOMPASS THE FRAME WITH A CONTINUOUS CUT, PROVIDING SUNLIGHT. THE GAPS ON THE ROOF ALSO EXPOSE THE STRUCTURE AND PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING. I FACED MY ENTRANCE TO THE SIDE STREET IN ORDER TO BLOCK OUT MOST OF THE NOISE THAT WOULD REVERBERATE OFF OF THE WALL FACING THE MAIN STREET.

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1/8” = 1’0” 1/8” = 1’0” Exploded Axon Exterior Perspective

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1/8” = 1’0” Cross Section

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1/8” = 1’0” Exterior Perspective

2A: URBAN ARCHITECTONICS FACADE THIS EXERCISE FURTHER INVESTIGATED THE TECTONICS BETEWEEN THE STRUCTURAL FRAME AND THE ENCLOSURE. IN URBAN BUILDINGS, THE FACADE IS USUALLY UNDERSTOOD AS BOTH THE ENCLOSING SURFACE. ITS RELATION TO THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE SUBJECT OF PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE MEANING OF TECTONIC EXPRESSION. WE WERE GIVEN A SET OF RULES AS TO HOW OUR STRUCTURAL FRAME COULD WORK, AND WE HAD TO INCORPORATE IT WITHIN OUR TEN FOOT DEEP FACADE. I DID NOT WANT TO COMPLETELY HIDE MY COLUMNS AND FLOOR PLATES, SO I USED BALCONIES TO MY ADVANTAGE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE STRUCTURE A PART OF MY FACADE. THERE IS ALSO A DIVISION BETWEEN PRIATE AND PUBLIC SPACE DEPENDING ON THE VIEW OF THE BALCONY, AS SOME OVERLOOK OTHERS.

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