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SPRING 2015
studioslug
saltonsea
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A design build studio centered around four core principles of sustainable, laboratory, urban, and garden.
SPRING 2013
FALL 2013
twoway
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Bringing together disparate programmatic elements to combat the harsh realty of a sea almost gone
ciccenter
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Stretching structural limitations through an investigation of materials and methods
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A center for information and collaboration that seeks to bring together students by way of visual see-through connections
FA L L 2 0 1 5 | T U C S O N , A Z | A R C 4 5 1
studioslug A sustainable,laboratory, and urban garden located in downtown Tucson.
I N CO L L A B O R AT I O N W I T H Chris Trumble Linda Samuels Dailong Ma Dengjie Chen Andrew Cusick Crosbie Roper Dillon Mariano Dulce Arambula Nikota Litzken Ryan Haines Peng Gao Michael Vo Joe Miranda
This project embodies the principles of adaptive reuse in Tucson’s downtown urban environment. Thus, transforming the cityscape and alleyway in what was once a historic clothing store , now City High School, interactive learning environment to engage the student body in sustainable thinking and urban agricultural strategies
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While a design build studio brings on many challenges early on it was apparent that we needed assigned roles. As voted by my classmates, I operated as the project manager for our design build studio. I was responsible for coordinating between multiple entities to ensure that the project get built in a timely manner. I was also tasked with being the revit captain and coordinated our construction document set. This involved constant communication with the client, city, studio, and sub contractors.
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48 E Pennington Tucson, AZ
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CITY OF TUCSON
STUDIO STUDENTS
EMAIL CORRESPONDENCES
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PRE-L IMAN ARY DESIG N REVIE W BOAR D
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Mega Trend, Inc. P. O. Box 13955 Tucson, AZ 85732 520-748-0330 ROC 068962 &
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review board is concerned Gain insight and informatio n about what the design and what needs to be addressed about. Get feedback on current design proposal more in depth.
Plan - overall layout - individual space layout - concrete pattern layout - joint index - drainage pattern
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City High School / Paulo Friere Freedom c/o Mekael Wesley-Rosa 48 East Pennington Tucson, AZ
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Will we be able to go through the design review
- general layout - ground condition - building heights
How long will the review process take?
board in a day?
DESCRIPTION
What will we need to provide for the review process?
We propose to furnish labor and materials for the work described below at the City High School / Paulo Freire Freedom School located at 48 East Pennington, Tucson, AZ Install ABS Install rebar Install formwork Install concrete - 2 pours color Colored concrete 579 square feet Regular concrete 844 square feet Install Trench drain Remove and haul 3 inches of dirt Sales Tax 5.265% AZ / City
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300.00 650.00 800.00 1,900.00 2,532.00 1,000.00 700.00 414.99
Mekael Wesley-Ro sa Boards and Commissio ns Project Manager e: Boardsand Commissio ns@tucson az.gov Nikota Litzin Lead Designer t: 520.791.4 213
Public Works Building, 3rd Floor, North Conferenc e Room, 201 N. Stone Avenue
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$8,296.99
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slugexperience The program called for three specific areas to be developed— administration housing, an outdoor green space, and classrooms. The green space was used as a transition space between the administration building and the classrooms. To inform the relative positioning of spaces and adjacencies the diagram below was developed to define the placement of different spaces.
PLANTERS The planters provide an opportunity to create a vertical garden. The planter fills in vertical space and creates "green" as more as possible from changing in height and width. Meanwhile, it encourages students to enjoy the "green" through keeping "green" alive and health.
COOL TOWER The cool tower draws in air at the top where it is filtered through wet pads. The water absorbs heat from the air while hydrating it, cooling it down, and making it sink which cools the space below.
ART DISPLAY The various components of the art display utilize the programmatic capabilities of the east wall structure, and integrate with the hanging planters. Speaking the same language as the ribbons below, the shelves, easels/display panels, and oversized books allow for interactions with the students from an artistic perspective.
SHADE CANOPY
AQUAPONICS
Designed to block out the hot summer sun and allow the warm winter sun to enter the space, the shade canopies are a teaching device too. With one point having the ability to move it, provides students the ability to explore the open and closed configurations that can change their environment to meet their preferred comfort level.
Aquaponics is a food production system that combines aquaculture and hydroponic growing techniques. The hope is to engage students and add an educational value beyond what can be found in a conventional classroom. There is a high level of experimentation and an opportunity for after school programs of cross disciplines to take on multiple roles of responsibility. Tilapia and plants harvested from the system can be sold in farmers markets to engage the community and raise funds for the after school programs.
WATER HARVESTING As the soul of SLUG, harvesting the rainwater from the roof and use them in a sustainable strategy for the future irrigation of plants will be educational to the school and community.
Central Garden Outdoor Sink New Concrete Slab Permeable Surface
Vine Trellis
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INTERACTIVE PLAY NORTH WALL The north wall functions as the backdrop for performance, seating, storage for student items and gardening tools, and as display space for art and class activity. At the terminus of the alley, the north wall aims to unify the gathering space before entry to CITY high.
The Seating Blob accommodates a range of body positions- laying down, a seated lean, and seating on - as well as a stage for performance. The blob provides a space for leisure, conversation, and play for middle school and high school students.
WORK SURFACES PIO (PORTABLE INTERACTIVE OBJECTS) The PIO’s are additional seats, made of different materials, in various sizes and shapes with different surface patterns. They can be moved to and stored in any part of the SLUG, for people to rest, interact, and play. Have fun with the Pio’s. The Work Surface provide a long flat worktable for students and teachers. It combines different functions together, including working, composing, storage, exhibition as well as a trash area
The Work Surface provides a long flat worktable for students and teachers. It combines different functions together, including working, composing, storage, exhibition, as well as a trash area.
FRONT GATE RIBBON SEATING The Ribbon Seating creates a flexible work/rest area, while inviting the students to explore the options of inhabiting the forms in various ways. The ribbons change in height creates various benches, seats, tables and enclosures to encourage the diverse range of playful uses the space will entertain
The Gate-way is the controlled access point in which invites or enclose users to the space. The gate explores the boundaries of project (i.e. project info., site context, historical context) by informing users through physical and visual engagement. The users cross the "bridge" entrance garden space upon arrival.
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AQUAPONICS WATER CISTERN
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The purpose of the east wall armature is to be the backbone of various multi-faceted and interactive components that give students freedom of flexibility but also has set parameters to the way students engage with each other. The design was conceived to accommodate both large outdoor Classroom learning, expression of personal feelings, and experimentation of various types of urban planting.
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inprogress As with any construction project there have been unexpected delays. In large we have still been able to keep the project on schedule as it is set to be complete in late May.
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SPRING 2015 | TUCSON, AZ | ARC 452
saltonsea An innovation center at the forefront of an impending catastrophe.
Architecture acts as the great facilitator. It is the physical manifestation of connections between man, nature, and local ecologies. At the Salton Sea the local community has been long removed from the calming waters of the sea and has neglected the future realities of sea gone.
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Located in southern California the Salton Sea is the largest inland body of water in California. It’s is sandwiched between major roadways to the north and south that lead to cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego. My site is located on the north end of the Salton Sea. It encompasses the property of the old Yacht Club. The site is right off the waters edge and looks towards the mountain range in theS west. an Diego 164mi
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ORDER Parti: Using the museum as the main circulation path users are constantly reminded of the failures of the past and look forward to the impending doom of the future.
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Disrupt: Within the existing community center there are eight points where, the new museum, would not compromise the structural integrity.
Circulate: Placing the programs on the extents of the site certain users are forced to go through the museum to get to their space. Expand/Slice: Giving space between the existing community center and the new allows for large exterior courtyards that, provides a space for reflection and relief. This expansion as well as the silces allow for natural daylight to penetrate deep into the building
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sectionalspace The building is encased with a perforated metal skin system on top of curtain wall glazing. This section depicts the interior spaces of the two outer wings of the building. These spaces include gathering spaces below and housing spaces above. Each wing looks out onto the water at the end of each leg. SECTION AA
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museumperspective The two inner legs pierce the existing community center in two strategic spots. At this intersection is where visitors can experience both new and old spaces while gaining new insights into the Salton Sea history through exhibit galleries.
administrationperspective The administration space places the user in a position to view the sea, existing building, courtyard, and the new building all in one frame.
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physicalmodel When creating the physical model it was imperative to capture the new building wrapping around the existing structure and the creation of the new exterior courtyard spaces.
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SPRING 2013 | TU C SO N , AZ | A R C 3 0 2
twoway Stretching the structural limitations through an investigation of materials and methods Collaboration with brad mcfarlane and ben gallegos
creatingstructure The design of our teams two-way spanning structure revealed itself through rigorous testing and modulation in the fabrication lab. Ultimately our group decided to use lathed pieces of wood to transfer structural forces into welded metal sockets. with both pieces of wood coming into the metal socket at equal angles all forces canceled out.
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structuraltesting The two-way structural system was put under pressure from a load applicator. This point load was effectively picked up by tension cables which then transferred forces to the compression ring at the top. This then brought the load down through the lathed dowels into the metal connectors. These forces were ultimately resolved with tension cables at the bottom which kept the pieces from flexing out.
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FA LL 2013 | TU C SO N , AZ | A R C 4 0 1
ciccenter A center for information and collaboration that seeks to bring together students by way of visual see-through connections
conceptualdesign The UofA Center for Information and Collaboration is uniquely positioned at the intersection of people, programs, and buildings. This site is showered with vast amounts of solar penetration throughout the year—making it the perfect site to serve as a collaboration center and sunny beacon for simple and complex problems alike. The proposed CIC building will be a destination where students, faculty, and the community as a whole can come together, collaborate and create true information exchange. An ideal solution to creating community spaces where everyone can contribute something in order to get something of even higher value, effectively becoming a local think-tank for a better experience for all.
CONCEPT A See-through (North/South)
STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS During the design process I integrated the structure with environmental factors. Using a series of concrete planes I lofted the interior spaces while also shading them on the East and West (see B). This allowed for a “see-through” concept to emerge on the North/South (see A).
DISCONNECTION BETWEEN LOCAL BUILDINGS
BRIDGING THE SITE TOGETHER WITH A SEE-THROUGH BUILDING
CONCEPT B Screen the East and West
INTERNAL VOIDS CREATE VIEWING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN
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The ground floor of the CIC has a minimal footprint and copious amounts of open air space to allow for heavy foot traffic to flow through the building. On the North and South side of the building, gardens tie both ends of the site together to create shady areas for students to study outside.
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OPEN STUDY AREA OPEN TO BELOW PUBLIC STAIRS COLLABORATION ROOMS LIGHT WELL PUBLIC STAIRS
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In Tucson, AZ daylight is a double-edged sword. If you bring too much into the space the HVAC system is overloaded, while on the other hand if you bring in too little sunlight the occupants get a sense of being unwelcomed. To combat this issue I chose to skin the East and West facade with a series of metal panels. As each panel is offset to the next it races up the side of the building to emphasize the verticality of the concrete planes. Every other panel is solid to ensure that the building is not overexposed to the sun. The system breaks in key areas to allow views to and from the CIC.
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1. 12” Concrete Structural Wall 2. 12” pre-tensioned concrete slab 3. HVAC system ductwork 4. Metal screen drop ceiling system 5. Handrails 6. Curtain wall system 7. Perforated metal panel screen 8. 1” steel tube framing member
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Profiles of the ramps are taken to begin to understand the rhythm
The slopes are over simplified to give distinct profiles to the ramps
Old ramp lines are joined through a series of intersecting lines and points
Through the intersection of critical points a form is created that reflects internally the nature of the ramp externally
See-through Model
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