Massachusetts College of Art and Design M.Arch 2012 Community Design Studio: Putterham Meadows

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN COMMUNITY BUILD STUDIO 2012

PUTTERHAM MEADOWS GOLF COURSE PAVILION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE

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INTRODUCTION

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DESIGN SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION DRAWING

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BUILD

27 SITE PREPARATION FOUNDATION MASONARY COLUMNS METAL WORKS ROOF WORKS CONCRETE COUNTERTOP EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION

PROJECT COMPLETION THE PAVILION OPENING DAY ACKNOWLEGEMENTS

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PREFACE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE AT MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

MassArt’s Master of Architecture Program combines professional requirements with hands-on design and build experience focused on communitybased teaching and working spaces. The program educates socially aware artisan-architects who, as future leaders in the field, are versatile problem-solvers and skilled collaborators, dedicated to sustainable improvement of the built environment. Students develop a personal language of form and a responsible design ethic from the study of current, visionary, historic, and vernacular architectures and experimentation with the intrinsic properties and geometries of materials and building systems. Frequent critiques by faculty, guests, and visiting design/construction professionals help students further refine their designs and their vision. MassArt encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

COMMUNITY BUILD STUDIO

The educational goal of this course is to teach students the process of bringing architecture from ideas to reality. You must meet the goals of real clients and users, understand the constraints of structure and material, and negotiate delivery and scheduling of work. It is our hope to give you better perspective on the process of building, and more sound understanding of the objects and processes represented in architectural drawing.

WORKING METHODS

We will work in a consensus-based environment, you will all play different roles in execution, but at the design table all voices are equal, and we never vote. Research, investigations, and explorations all happen in smaller groups and occasionally individually, but all findings are vetted and refined by the entire class.

Communication is the backbone of this class. The success of this experience will depend on your ability to communicate effectively with your classmates, your client group, and your instructors/advisors. You will need to communicate not just your ideas, but your problems and dilemmas in order to take advantage of the collective knowledge and resources of your class.

By working together, our projects can happen if we commit ourselves to making them happen. You will gain confidence in the power of commitment, not just in design and building. We deal with design issues in a practical way in this studio, and you learn building techniques and detailing, but the real lessons involve self-motivation, perseverance, self-reliance, courage, dignity, teamwork, and service to others. In short, the most valuable lessons of this studio will have nothing to do with architecture.

LOGISTICS

The work will be completed over the course of a 10-week summer semester. Students will spend the first two weeks in an intensive design charrette. You will be responsible for programming and site analysis, as well as two formal presentations to the client group. The first will be a presentation of the initial design for review and comment. The second will be a final presentation for approval. The remaining portion of the semester will be spent building the structure using a combination of fieldwork at the project site and preparation/shop-work at MassArt studios and workshops. You will be supervised by industry professionals including architects, engineers, contractors, and tradesmen, but all design and construction work will be performed by the class alone.

Significant time commitment will be required outside of class time. Unlike typical studios, this time will need to be closely coordinated with your classmates and other resources like shop hours, daylight, material availability. Work cannot be done last-minute or in all-nighters. Communication and planning are critical to ensure completion and success.

As you design, keep in mind constructability and logistics. You will need to draw a balance between working within your current skill set, and relying on your classmates and instructors to expand that skill set. We will explain how you can achieve the goals you want, but you need to know what questions to ask to get you there. As a class you are ultimately responsible for the results of your own work.

At all times, keep in mind that this is a real project, with a real client, and real goals to realize. Remember that your completion, comportment, and success reflect not just on yourselves, but your school, your client, and the ability of future classes to maintain the privilege of this experience.

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introduction THE PROJECT The project for this class is to design and build a public concessions and event stand at the Putterham Meadows public golf course. The town of Brookline has a strong public golf program that supports the town, high school teams, and youth outreach. The golf course also supports several off-season uses including cross-country skiing, and running. The stand will support concessions sales on a daily basis as well us outdoor functions and events held on the grounds. The land is open and accessible to the public at all times of day and year. As such the project should provide an amenity to all visitors to the grounds, as well as protect against misuse or abuse.

The project site will be an area adjacent to a wooded rocky outcropping. The primary structure should include a place to serve food and drinks. The structure may or may not be built on a raised platform, and a portion of the structure may have a covered roof. The structure should also include a place for cooking simple outdoor foots (hot dogs and hamburgers) in either a constructed masonry barbeque pit, or dedicated place for a removable grille. Additional space should be provided for some level of seating and/ or congregation of patrons and guests. In addition to the functional requirements of the project, the shelter could also serve as a hub for outdoor events for the course or other town groups. Water service may be included, but work associated with it would need to be performed by town utility providers. Additional optional elements may included lockable storage cabinets or sheds, water catchments systems for roof water runoff, or other elements requested by the town. The structure should visually integrate with the surrounding area and the adjacent wooded rocky outcropping in particular.

Our budget for this project is $15,000 for materials. This budget can, and should be augmented with material donations from local suppliers and tradespeople. Part of your task of maintaining the project budget will be to solicit possible donors for contributions. As part of your design effort you will be required to prepare schedule and budget to present to the client. Any budget reconciliation should be done in collaboration with the client by establishing priorities and associated costs. A schematic budget will be prepared for our first design presentation, with a final budget prepared one week later. A schematic and final schedule will also be presented at this time. During construction, weekly look-ahead schedule and material orders will be prepared with adjustments to the master schedule and budget being made accordingly.

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POTENTIAL SITE The golf course offered two potential locations for the project.

The site to the left, site A, sat in front of a rocky outcropping with two mature trees to the right. This site, with a four foot grade change, offered shade from the summer sun, and a prominent corner to the left that offered views out to the first hole and course beyond.

The site to the right, site B, was currently in use as a putting green and practice putting hole. with the two mature trees to the left, it was exposed to direct sunlight with views looking back to the main historic club house.

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SITE SELECTION Site A was ultimately selected for the concession pavilion. The rocky outcropping with large pudding stone features offered a unique backdrop for the pavillion. The paved pathway from the clubhouse curved around the first hole and you approached the site as you entered under a shaded tree canopy. The team felt this covering acted as a natural shelter and framed the space in such a way as to extend the site beyond the limits of the small field into the course beyond. This site was larger and could accomodate more guests, and also had access to the pathway leading up to the elevated tenth hole, located behind the pudding stone ledge. This allowed guests to achieve a new perspective looking through the course, as well as a lifted perspective above the proposed pavilion.

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The proposed materials aimed to merge the built environment with its surrounding context. The use of ledgestone in the project was critical to the parti. The concept hinged on the idea of the bar acting as an extension to the rocky outcropping backdrop. The resulting choices were ledgestone veneer and concrete. The wood structure and cedar shingles that defined the dramatic roof and overhang mirrored the surrounding tree canopy and aimed to bring the verticality from these trees into the built form.

Large irregular goshen stone was chosen to stabilize the ground and provide a walking surface that was inspired from the pudding stone texture and color.

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN The five students broke into two groups to develope several schemes, all with the intent of creating an outdoor room for the client. These groups came together to form one design scheme that aimed to frame the space with a bar rather than walls.

The group found the massing of the rocks and surround natural materials to be important in the schematic design, and also developed a concept around the segmented shapes of stone and layering that later transulated into the structure and the mosaic pattern of both the concrete counter tops and stone veneer.

Student Roles: Pasu - Safety Officer, Site Manager Laura - Client and Engineer Rep Jill - Scribe, CD Manager Alicia - Scheduling, Manager of Purchases Karolina - Precedent Research, Photographer

MODEL GROUP

MEETING ON SITE

DRAWING GROUP

MEETING WITH ENGINEER AND EXPERIENCED CONTRACTOR

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THE FIRST PRESENTATION TO CLIENT

INITIAL QUESTIONS FOR THE CLIENT What do you hope to get from the space?

What activities do you hope to hold?

Have you seen concession stands on other golf courses?

What did you like/not like about them?

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OPTION 1

OPTION 2

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT With feedback from the clients in the first meeting, ideas of approach, enclosure, and function were further explored. The design was refined for the second presentation through material choices, budget considerations, and construction time. The students visited several material manufacturers to get product samples and cost information. They also contacted several companies for construction equipment costs and product specifications.

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VIEW FROM THE FRONT OF THE PAVILION

VIEW FROM THE BACK OF PAVILION

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THE CONCEPT Keeping with the natural order, the structure acts as an extension of the rocky outcropping and uses the rock as a natural edge to the space. The form of the bar leads the visitor into the space from the clubhouse. The bar shifts to provide different seating and countertop heights as it accepts the columns coming down, connecting the roof to the counter. The transparency of the open shelving maintains a visual connection to the course beyond, while framing the kitchen space. The butterfly roof opens up to embrace the visitor at entry, and lifts away from the grill to allow for ventilation.

It offers the ability to collect water with the continuous central gutter, and allows a visual connection from underneith the structure by way of the transparent panels.

SECTION THROUGH THE KITCHEN SPACE

THE FRONT ELEVATION

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PHYSICAL MODEL STUDY SCALE 1:8

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FRONT VIEW OF PAVILION

SIDE VIEW OF PAVILION

BACK VIEW OF PAVILION

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FINAL BOARDS, FINAL MODEL AND MATERIAL SAMPLES FOR THE 2ND PRESENTATION WITH CLIENT

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SECOND PRESENTATION WITH THE CLIENT

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CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

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SITE PREPARATION As can be seen in the construction drawings, the bar required a deep foundation. In preparing for the concrete pour, the students excavated most of the foundation by hand, and with the help of golf course superintendant Michael Murphy, completed the remainder with on site machinery.

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FOUNDATION WORKS

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POURING CONCRETE With a tight time frame for the summer build, excavation of the foundation was completed quickly. For the volume of concrete needed, a concrete truck delivery was necessary and the foundation was poured in one day.

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MASONRY Following the three day curing process for the concrete foundation, the cmu framing of the bar began. Ten tons of ledgestone veneer was delivered on five pallets, and was applied to the bar continuously throughout the entirety of construction.

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COLUMNS Once the CMU framing of the bar was complete, the douglas fir columns were errected onto C channel steel plates embedded in the CMU. The Steel plates were raised off the ground by 6 inches and embedded into the bar to give a feeling of lightness to the vertical structure and roof form. This photo below illustrates the beam layout process, where string was used to measure column to column dimensions and angles.

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METAL WORKS In cooperation with MassArt’s metal shop and manager Reed Drum, the students were able to weld metal plates to custom U shaped channels that connect the column to the beam at specific angles.

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ROOF WORK The roof construction offered many challenges due to the angular complexity, height, and weight of the beams. With the help of James Drysdale, a graduate of the program, the students were able to frame the roof in one week.

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ROOF WORK In the above photos, students can be seen sheathing the roof with 4� boards that extended beyond the roof edge, and cutting them to length in the end to ensure a clean edge.

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CONCRETE COUNTERTOPS, EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION Frames for the 12 concrete countertop segments were made, concrete was mixed with a selected dark grey stain, and the segments were poured and left to cure for 7 days. Once removed from the framework, the countertops were grouted, leveled, and installed on the bar.

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PROJECT COMPLETION

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OPENING DAY

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

53 PROFESSOR SAM BATCHELOR, AIA sbatchelor@designlabarch.com TEACHING ASSISTANT 1 MATTHEW HALSTEAD mattyhalstead@hotmail.com TEACHING ASSISTANT 2 ALYSON COTTON alysonjanine@gmail.com THE TEAM ALICIA ADER aliciaader@gmail.com JILL LEKSE lekseje@gmail.com KAROLINA ROJAHN kmrojahn@massart.edu LAURA TITTLE lauratittle@gmail.com PASU CHARUSIRI rprun@hotmail.com

IN “WHERE’S THE RECEIPT?” IN “JILL OF ALL TRADE” IN “LEDGESTONER” IN “SHOVEL SLAYER’ IN “THE MAN”

VOLUNTEERS TUAN TRIEU KHUYEN LUONG LUCY SNYDER ALEX WEBER JAMES DRYSDALE MICHAEL MURPHY SPECIAL THANKS TO LISA PARADIS, DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, TOWN OF BROOKLINE lparadis@brooklinema.gov (617) 730-2069 TOM ELLIS, HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL, (617) 879-5683 MICHAEL MURPHY ERIK NELSON, STRUCTURES WORKSHOP STEVEN PAYNE, PAYNE BOUCHER BUILDERS

BOOK EDITOR KHUYEN LUONG

kenchitek@gmail.com

CONTRIBUTOR PHOTO CREDITS: PETER VANDERWARKER PHOTOGRAPHY KAROLINA ROJAHN KHUYEN LUONG SAM BATCHELOR

MARGARET HICKEY SAM BATCHELOR LAURA TITTLE PASU CHARUSIRI

Margaret.Hickey@massart.edu

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