Max Innes - Portfolio

MAX INNES

PORTFOLIO

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02. Tama Art University Library (CS)

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04. Incremental Housing at Belapur (CS)

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05. Alphabet City

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PASSAGE

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My first selected project is Passage, a pavilion that reimagines the entrance to a school park in Roxbury. Where once was a chain fence is an activated streetscape tying together the park and sidewalk, opening the park up to the public. The structure doubles as a jungle gym, and rests upon a bed of crumb rubber for safety.

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Axonometic 5

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Renders + Section 8

Exterior Boundary Constructed from peices of preformed wood. Outside fin is attached to the main body as a secondary step. Serving to house the collection and act as a play structure for patrons.

Interior Shell Constructed from polycarbonate sheets of varying color to produce an exciting interior lighting affect aswell as provide satisfactory protection from the weather.

Supporting Arches Wooden arches placed intermitantly throughout the structure to provide support and reinforce the formal aspects of the space, aswell as to serve as one of the entrance points.

Floor Panels Made of poured concrete covered with crumb rubber, serving as both the foundation for the main body, accentuating the form, and as seating for patrons.

Terraformed Site The site has been altered to invite passersby to explore the pavillion, aswell as to provide accessibility and visibility to anyone who might need it.

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Hachioji Library

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3 - Gathering Space 4 - Entrance / Circulation 5 - Public Facilities

Toyo Ito & Associates Exploded Axon - Space Delineation

1 - Book housing 2 - Work Space 3 - Gathering space 4 - Enterance / Circulation 5 - Public Facilities

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The Hachioji Library serves the Tama Art University in Tokyo, Japan, and pushes the boundary of what a library can be. At first glance, the two extremely open floor plans are not conducive of a quiet, studious environment. However, the grace of the library comes from the interior organization and structural design, which I’ve highlighted in my drawings Exploded Axon Detail

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Tama Art University Library

Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito & Associates First Floor Ground Floor Plan 1” = 16’

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Tama Art University Library

Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito & Associates Second Floor Second Floor Plan 1” = 16’

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Tama Art University Library Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan Toyo Ito & Associates Section A 1” = 16’

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Toyo Ito & Associates Construction Diagram

Concrete Slab Concrete Slab Composite Steel Composite Steel

Steel Steel Reinforcing ReinforcingMesh Mesh

Arch Arch Raised Floor Raised Floor

Hollow Floor Hollow Core Slab Slab Insulating Board Insulating Board

Construction Detail 15

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Study Loft

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utilities A

Exploded Axonometic

Floor Plans

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Study Loft is a renovation of the BPL branch in Roxbury, increasing the size of the library while also serving as a new affordable housing development. We were challenged to weave together these two very separate programs to create a seamless shared space for patrons and residents. My design has an open floor plan inspired

by Hachioji, and the housing nestles on top while being slightly set back to generate a more private ecosystem.

Section A 20

Section B 21

Section C 22

Sectional Perspective 23

Physical + Digital Renders 24

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LOBBY SERVICES CIRCULATION READING STACKS STAFF DESK BACK OF HOUSE HOUSING

A typical one bed unit (bottom) is meant to house a single person or young couple while a typical two bed (top) is geared towards family living. The dense interior zoning of the library is achieved with careful placement of stacks, desks, amenities, and circulation.

Example Unit Plans + Library Zoning 26

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Belapur Housing

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Incremental Housing at Balapur is exemplary of how a housing project can stem from urban planning rather than from architecture. Charles Correa’s creation of this grid of services and courtyards generate an ever growing landscape of tight knit communities which he calls “Clusters”. These clusters aggregate together to build out the project. My study of this project is in preparation for designing a collective housing block at the end of my current studio.

Typical Floor Plans 29

Sectional Perspective + Type E Exploded Diagram 30

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Example Cluster Floor Plan + Cluster & Services Creation Diagram 31

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Alphabet City

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(ii) Building must have an elevator (iii) Vertical core must be less than fifty feet from enterance

REPRESENTATIVE FLOOR PLANS AND ACCESSIBILITY RATINGS

ELDERS HOSPITAL / PHARMACY CULTURAL LANDMARK GROCERY STORE WALKSHED

FAMILIES DAYCARE / SCHOOL CULTURAL LANDMARK GROCERY STORE WALKSHED

STUDENTS COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY CULTURAL LANDMARK GROCERY STORE WALKSHED

Alphabet City is a taxonomy of the different types of buildings in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. While sorting the buildings into the categories of Bar, T, I L, and Multi-Wing, This neighborhood study also examines the accessibility of the neighborhood in which I am to design the housing block. Many think of Boston as a “walkable city”, but of course that’s from the perspective of an able bodied person. What about families with strollers? The Elderly?

The following series of maps and diagrams detail these realities, and what might be done to improve accessibility in Boston’s housing landscape.

HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RESIDENTIAL STUDENT HOUSING

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HOUSING DEMOGRAPHICS AND AMENITIES

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Taxonomy

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Accesability Rating: 0-3 Stars awarded for the following (i) building must haveramped or flat walkup (ii) building must have an elevator (iii) vertical core must be less than 50 feet from enterance

Typical Floor Plans + Accessibility Rating

Simple changes that coube made to increase accesability for many of the walkup type housing units in Boston.

Axonometic + Accessibility Adaptations 34