LEXI ROBISON
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
LEXI ROBISON
BACHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE FROM PRATT INSTITUTE, BROOKLYN, NY
lexirobiso@gmail.com
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03 04 10 16 22 26 CAMPO DEL FARO............................. BRANCUSI BAT TOWER..................... COMMUNITY CENTER........................ MICROHOUSING............................... FILM STUDIO ADDITION....................
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CAMPO DEL FARO IN FORO BOARIO, ROMA
A MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE LOST LIVES OF REFUGEES, ALLOW FOR GREATER INTEGRATION INTO ITALIAN SOCIETY AND SPACE AND BRING REFUGEES, RESIDENTS, AND VISITORS TOGETHER. LOCATED ON THE SITE OF THE ANCIENT FORUM BOARIUM WITH NUMEROUS ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND BAROQUE ARTIFACTS, THE SITE ITSELF IS CENTRAL TO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY. THE PROJECT AIMS TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THE JOURNEY, HISTORY, AND COUNTRIES OF REFUGEES WITH INFORMATION SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SITE. AT THE CENTER IS A LIBRARY, WHICH PROVIDES RESOURCES, REFUGE SURROUNDED BY BOOKS, AND AN OBSERVATION DECK OVERLOOKING THE CITY. CONNECTED TO THE LIBRARY TOWARDS THE NORTH IS THE MULTI-FAITH SPACE CENTER INTENDED TO BE A SPACE WHERE ANY RELIGION CAN BE PRACTICED AND EVENTS CAN BE HOSTED THERE. IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE PROJECT ARE THE RECREATIONAL SPORTS FIELDS IN THE CIRCO MASSIMO.
*ALL PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND PRODUCTION DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH FELLOW STUDENT: CELIIC RUIZ
IMAGE: STREET VIEW FROM THE NW CORNER
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TOP RIGHT: VIEW INSIDE LIBRARY COURTYARD
BOTTOM LEFT: SITE BIRDSEYE VIEW
BOTTOM RIGHT: VIEW THROUGH ARCH OF JANUS
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ABOVE: SITE PLAN
BOTTOM RIGHT: VIEW FROM STREET FROM CAPITOLINE
NEXT PAGE: SITE SECTION AND SELECTED VIEWS
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BRANCUSI BAT TOWER IN
HAVERSTRAW, NY
PART OF A COLLECTIVE STUDIO EFFORT, THE TOWER IS PART OF A LARGER PROPOSAL FOR THE NEW HAVERSTRAW BRICK MUSEUM IN EMELINE PARK. BEGINNING WITH A DEEPER INVESTIGATION OF THE BRICK UNIT. WE INVESTIGATED HOW POROUS BRICKS COULD MITIGATE THE ECOLOGICAL DISPLACEMENT CAUSED BY URBAN DEVELOPMENT. CHOOSING TO HOUSE LOCAL FLORA AND FAUNA THE BRICK WAS CREATED WITH THE INTENTION TO HOUSE BOTH THE LOCAL LONG EARED BAT AND WILD BLACKBERRIES. IN ADDITION, A LARGE PART OF OUR TIME WAS USED TO INVESTIGATE HOW ROBOTIC 3D PRINTING COULD BRING NEW POSSIBILITIES TO BRICK PRODUCTION AND DESIGN. THE LATTER HALF OF THE STUDIO UTILIZED OUR NEW BRICK MODELS TO DESIGN BUILDINGS TO HOUSE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OF THE MUSEUM WHILE STILL PLAYING HOST TO LOCAL FLORA AND FAUNA. THE TOWER HOUSES THE ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY OF THE BRICK MUSEUM. THIS STUDIO’S WORK IS CURRENTLY EXHIBITED IN THE EXISTING HISTORICAL HAVERSTRAW BRICK MUSEUM.
*ALL WORK SHOWN WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH FELLOW STUDENTS NETANYA AND ISHIKA
RIGHT IMAGE: ELEVATION DETAIL
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BOTTOM LEFT: EARLY MOCK-UP OF AGGREGATION
TOP LEFT: SECTION THROUGH BAT BRICK
BELOW: FINAL WALL MOCK-UP
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BOTTOM LEFT: ELEVATION OF TOWER AND RETAINING WALL
TOP LEFT: SECTION DETAIL CHUNK OF RETAINING WALL STAIRS
BOTTOM RIGHT: OCCUPANT VIEW OF SKYLIGHT
TOP RIGHT: PLAN PERSPECTIVE
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BOTTOM LEFT: W1 ELEVATION DETAIL
TOP LEFT: CHUNK DETAIL OF SECTION W1 (REF BELOW)
BELOW: DIAGRAMMATIC SECTION
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BELOW: CHUNK DETAIL OF RETAINING WALL
BOTTOM RIGHT: CHUNK DETAIL OF SECTION W2 (REF PG08)
TOP RIGHT: CHUNK DETAIL OF SECTION W4 (REF PG08)
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COMMUNITY CENTER IN FAR ROCKAWAYS
A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A COMMUNITY CENTER BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF EDGEMERE AND ARVERNE IN THE ROCKAWAYS IN QUEENS. TO CONNECT THE TWO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, TWO PATHS CUT THROUGH THE SITE AND BUILDING. AN OUTDOOR MARKET SPACE IS ALLOTTED ON THE GROUND FLOOR SO THE REST OF THE PROGRAM CAN EXIST ABOVE THE DESIGNATED FLOOD ELEVATION. THE REMAINING PROGRAM SPACES ARE ORGANIZED BASED ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE CENTER OF THE SITE WHICH IS VOID IN SECTION. THE GOAL IS TO DRAW PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES INTO ONE CENTER THAT THEY CAN ALL BE A PART OF.
*ALL PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND PRODUCTION DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH FELLOW STUDENT: GABBI DEL ROSARIO
IMAGE: STREET VIEW FROM THE NW CORNER
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BELOW: VIEW PASSING UNDER BUILDING
BOTTOM RIGHT: VIEW UP ENTRANCE RAMP
TOP RIGHT: VIEW IN CENTRAL PLAZA
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ABOVE: VIEW ENTERING STUDIO SPACE
BOTTOM RIGHT: LOBBY VIEW FROM A CL ASSROOM
TOP RIGHT: VIEW FROM ENTRANCE
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ABOVE: PLAN OF GROUND LEVEL
BELOW: LONG SECTION
ABOVE: PLAN OF INTERIOR SPACES
BELOW: SHORT SECTION
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ABOVE: WEST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS
BOTTOM RIGHT: SE OVERHEAD VIEW
TOP RIGHT: SE ELEVATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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MICROHOUSING IN VINEGAR HILL
A PROPOSAL FOR DORM STYLE LIVING IN A NON-TRADITIONAL APARTMENT BUILDING IN VINEGAR HILL, BROOKLYN. WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNAL SPACES OF LIVING, THE SINGLE OCCUPANT BEDROOMS ARE MUCH SMALLER. THE HOUSING SITUATION IS IDEAL FOR YOUNG SINGLE PROFESSIONALS WHO WANT TO CREATE A CLOSER COMMUNITY WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS IN A CITY THAT CAN FEEL ISOLATING. THE GRADIENT FROM PRIVATE TO MORE COMMUNAL SPACE ALLOWS OCCUPANTS TO CHOOSE HOW MUCH INTERACTION THEY WANT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE STACKED UNITS BRING RESIDENTS FROM DIFFERRENT FLOORS TOGETHER TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE BUILDING.
RIGHT IMAGE: WEST ELEVATION WITH ENTRANCE
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BOTTOM LEFT: LOWER APARTMENT FLOOR PLAN
TOP LEFT: UPPER APARTMENT FLOOR PLANS
BELOW: NORTH/SOUTH BUILDING SECTION
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BOTTOM LEFT: BELOW GRADE PARKING
TOP LEFT: GROUND FLOOR/ LOBBY PLAN
BOTTOM RIGHT: ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS DIAGRAM
TOP RIGHT: UNIT PLAN AND INTERIOR ELEVATION
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FILM STUDIO ADDITION TO THE JAPAN SOCIETY
A PROPOSAL FOR A FILM STUDIO ADDITION ON TOP OF THE EXISTING JAPAN SOCIETY BUILDING IN TURTLE BAY, MANHATTAN. THE EXISTING BUILDING IS A PLACE TO CELEBRATE JAPANESE CULTURE AND INNOVATION IN NYC AND THE ADDITION IS TO BE A CONTINUATION OF THAT CONCEPT. THE PLANETARIUM IS BOTH THE CENTRAL FEATURE FORMALLY AND CONCEPTUALLY. TAKING GUIDANCE FROM JAPANESE ROBOTIST, MASAHIRO MORI’S TERM “UNCANNY VALLEY,” THE PLANETARIUM IS MEANT TO REFLECT JAPAN’S FAMILIARITY WITH THE UNFAMILIAR AND INHUMAN ASPECTS OF THE UNIVERSE.
LEFT TO RIGHT IMAGES: NORTH/SOUTH SECTION THROUGH PLANETARIUM
EAST/WEST SECTION LOOKING TOWARDS PLANETARIUM
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BOTTOM LEFT: FIRST FLOOR OF ADDITION
TOP LEFT: SECOND FLOOR/ UPPER RAMP AS WELL AS ENTRANCE TO PL ANETARIUM
ABOVE: TOP FLOOR- OCCUPIABLE ROOF OF RAMP AND RECORDING STUDIOS
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BOTTOM LEFT: REAR ELEVATION- PLANETARIUM AND RAMPS FLOAT ABOVE JAPAN SOCIETY
BOTTOM RIGHT: FRONT ELEVATION
RIGHT: EAST/WEST ELEVATION THROUGH PLANETARIUM AND PERIPHERY THEATERS
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