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Philip A. MANA

Contents 05

Curriculum Vitae

Professional WORKS

Select FABRICATIONS

Academic STUDIES

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Sannazzaro Master Plan

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Czechoslovak Pavilion

54 Formication

14

City on the Water

48

58 ecoSystems

16

Tour Signal

Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

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Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

25

Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum

28

Porto Alegre Shofar Center

32

Harmony Tower

35

Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

42 Aurum

68 Credits

49

Siemens Gates Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015

50 Standardized Fabrication and the Assembly of NonStandard Components

62

Urban Lobby

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Topo-Type: Prison Block

Contents 05

Curriculum Vitae

Professional WORKS

Select FABRICATIONS

Academic STUDIES

08

Sannazzaro Master Plan

46

Czechoslovak Pavilion

54 Formication

14

City on the Water

48

58 ecoSystems

16

Tour Signal

Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

22

Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

25

Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum

28

Porto Alegre Shofar Center

32

Harmony Tower

35

Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

42 Aurum

68 Credits

49

Siemens Gates Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015

50 Standardized Fabrication and the Assembly of NonStandard Components

62

Urban Lobby

64

Topo-Type: Prison Block

Professional WORKS

Philip A. MANA Education

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Master of Architecture 2007 The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Honors 2003 University of Washington, Rome Center, Rome, Italy Study Abroad Program, The Ohio State University Architectural Design Studio and Italian Language 2002

Experience

Studio Daniel Libeskind, LLC [Architectural Designer] 2008–Present Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Document production on international residential, commercial, and cultural projects at various scales (1,800 m2 to 2 million m2) Freelance [Software Tutor] 2009–Present Tutoring professionals and students in 2D and 3D design software CityEdge: Italian Partner of Daniel Libeskind in Milan [Architectural Designer] 2009–2010 Construction Document production and Design Development on residential towers (288,000 m2) Design Development and site design for a mixed-use master plan (150,000 m2) SLCE Architects, LLP [Architectural Intern] 2007 Construction Document production for high-rise residential tower (67,355 m2) Peter Marino Architect [Architectural Intern] 2006 Construction Document production, 3D modeling, and graphic layout for luxury retail (325 m2) Columbia University [Teaching Assistant] 2005–2006 Drawing class teaching assistant to Master of Architecture I students Design studio mentor to Master of Architecture I students Gage / Clemenceau Architects [Architectural Intern] 2005 Competition design: 3D modeling, CNC fabrication, and physical modeling MR Architecture [Architectural Intern] 2005 Construction Document production for a luxury residential unit (370 m2) References available upon request.

Publications

Skills

Studio (Core II) project, Abstract, Columbia University, GSAPP 2004–2005 Studio (Core III) project, Abstract, Columbia University, GSAPP 2005–2006 2007 MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program competition with Gage / Clemenceau Architects Studio (Advanced V) project, Abstract, Columbia University, GSAPP 2006–2007

Hand Drafting Physical Model-Making CNC Fabrication

Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Maya Autodesk 3DS Max

Rhino 3D Grasshopper Adobe Creative Suite

Vray Rendering Basic Italian Basic German

Professional WORKS

Professional WORKS

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Sannazzaro Master Plan 1

BUILDING AREA:

115,000 M 2

LOCATION:

BRESCIA, ITALY

DEVELOPER: SANNAZZARO ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

ARCHITECT:

DANTE O. BENINI

PROJECT ARCHITECT: CREMONESI WORKSHOP

The Sannazzaro master plan creates a critical hinge in a former industrial zone between the historic center of Brescia and the A4 highway leading into the city. The project also provides a new political center for the municipality, residences, offices and retail outlets catalyzing for a new inter-connectivity with adjacent residential zones and local redeveloping industrial areas.

I worked as project coordinator, leading and overseeing a fiveperson team. I was responsible for working through the design and technical details at the master plan level, while resolving the overall site and the expected program areas. I was involved in preparing DD documents, 3D models, and renderings, as well as physical models.

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Aerial view of municipal governmental complex and piazza

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Site model

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Site model

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Master plan showing building program organized about the park (shown on following pages)

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Sannazzaro Master Plan 1

BUILDING AREA:

115,000 M 2

LOCATION:

BRESCIA, ITALY

DEVELOPER: SANNAZZARO ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

ARCHITECT:

DANTE O. BENINI

PROJECT ARCHITECT: CREMONESI WORKSHOP

The Sannazzaro master plan creates a critical hinge in a former industrial zone between the historic center of Brescia and the A4 highway leading into the city. The project also provides a new political center for the municipality, residences, offices and retail outlets catalyzing for a new inter-connectivity with adjacent residential zones and local redeveloping industrial areas.

I worked as project coordinator, leading and overseeing a fiveperson team. I was responsible for working through the design and technical details at the master plan level, while resolving the overall site and the expected program areas. I was involved in preparing DD documents, 3D models, and renderings, as well as physical models.

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Aerial view of municipal governmental complex and piazza

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Site model

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Site model

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Master plan showing building program organized about the park (shown on following pages)

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Sannazzaro Master Plan

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Sannazzaro Master Plan

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Street view of retail podium and office block

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Street view of retail podium and office block

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View of rear of government complex and piazza from the park

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Sannazzaro Master Plan

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Sannazzaro Master Plan

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Street view of retail podium and office block

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Street view of retail podium and office block

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View of rear of government complex and piazza from the park

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind — City on the Water

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City on the Water BUILDING AREA:

2 MILLION M2

LOCATION:

BELGRADE, SERBIA

CLIENT:

LUKA BEOGRAD, A.D.

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

URBAN DESIGN CONSULTANT: GEHL ARCHITECTS

The master plan is located on the currently under-used port of Belgrade on the Danube River. This urban revitalization project will develop the riverfront and open it to the public.

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3 REGIONAL PUBLIC PARK REGIONAL PUBLIC SPACE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SPACE

Various neighborhoods are connected by a major public park that winds through the heart of the site. A network of public plazas and iconic landmarks throughout the site create a dynamic (and mostly pedestrian) circulation system, drawing visitors from the city center, through the public park, and finally to the riverfront and its amenities.

I was part of an eight-person design team, working through numerous master plan schemes using both digital and analogue models. In addition to designing project’s featured public park, I diagrammatically studied zoning, phasing, program, and site circulation.

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DIAGRAM - GREEN AND PUBLIC SPACES 2 MARCH 2009

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Retail and offices in Pedestrian Plaza.

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View of Signature Tower from riverfront promenade.

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Diagram showing relationship of main types of public spaces.

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Master plan.

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind — City on the Water

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City on the Water BUILDING AREA:

2 MILLION M2

LOCATION:

BELGRADE, SERBIA

CLIENT:

LUKA BEOGRAD, A.D.

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

URBAN DESIGN CONSULTANT: GEHL ARCHITECTS

The master plan is located on the currently under-used port of Belgrade on the Danube River. This urban revitalization project will develop the riverfront and open it to the public.

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3 REGIONAL PUBLIC PARK REGIONAL PUBLIC SPACE NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SPACE

Various neighborhoods are connected by a major public park that winds through the heart of the site. A network of public plazas and iconic landmarks throughout the site create a dynamic (and mostly pedestrian) circulation system, drawing visitors from the city center, through the public park, and finally to the riverfront and its amenities.

I was part of an eight-person design team, working through numerous master plan schemes using both digital and analogue models. In addition to designing project’s featured public park, I diagrammatically studied zoning, phasing, program, and site circulation.

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DIAGRAM - GREEN AND PUBLIC SPACES 2 MARCH 2009

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Retail and offices in Pedestrian Plaza.

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View of Signature Tower from riverfront promenade.

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Diagram showing relationship of main types of public spaces.

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Master plan.

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

Tour Signal BUILDING AREA:

133,599 M 2

LOCATION:

LA DÉFENSE, PARIS, FRANCE

DEVELOPER:

ORCO PROPERTY GROUP

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:

HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

ARUP (NEW YORK) Aerial view of tower from the Champs-Élysées

Tour Signal was a design competition for an iconic tower in the district of La Défense, Paris.

The tower is composed of two intertwined ribbons that spiral together formally and programmatically. Once completed, the interstitial space between the two ribbons will be filled with southern-facing vertical gardens, creating biotopes for workers, visitors, and residents. The program is mixed-use, combining both residential and office spaces in a tower that sits on a podium of retail, entertainment, and cultural spaces.

As a member of a five-person competition team, I worked through design strategies using 2D and 3D techniques as well as using analogue modeling. I was responsible for the diagrammatic studies, which were part of the final presentation.

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

Tour Signal BUILDING AREA:

133,599 M 2

LOCATION:

LA DÉFENSE, PARIS, FRANCE

DEVELOPER:

ORCO PROPERTY GROUP

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:

HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

ARUP (NEW YORK) Aerial view of tower from the Champs-Élysées

Tour Signal was a design competition for an iconic tower in the district of La Défense, Paris.

The tower is composed of two intertwined ribbons that spiral together formally and programmatically. Once completed, the interstitial space between the two ribbons will be filled with southern-facing vertical gardens, creating biotopes for workers, visitors, and residents. The program is mixed-use, combining both residential and office spaces in a tower that sits on a podium of retail, entertainment, and cultural spaces.

As a member of a five-person competition team, I worked through design strategies using 2D and 3D techniques as well as using analogue modeling. I was responsible for the diagrammatic studies, which were part of the final presentation.

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

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Diagram showing vertical program distribution

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Night view of tower from Place de La Défense

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PLATEFORME D’OBSERVATION

LOGEMENTS

BUREAUX

VERRIERE TRELLIS

COMMERCES

LES QUATRE TEMPS

LES QUATRE TEMPS CINEMA BUREAUX

MEZZANINE HAUTE

COMMERCES

PONT PIETONNIER

LES QUATRE TEMPS COMMERCES

COMMERCES

COMMERCES

LES QUATRE TEMPS

PLACE HAUTE

COMMERCES COMMERCES

COMMERCES PONT PIETONNIER COMMERCES

COMMERCES

MEZZANINE BAS

LES QUATRE TEMPS COMMERCES

PONT PIETONNIER

COMMERCES COMMERCES HALL BUREAUX

COMMERCES

VERRIERE TRELLIS

PLACE DE LA LIBERTE LIEN PIETONNIER A SALLE DES MARCHES

HALL LOGEMENTS

VERRIERE TRELLIS

LE PARKING

LOCAUX TECH

PARKING/LOCAUX TECH

ROUTES

ROUTES

DIAGRAMME DIAGRAMME AXONOMETRIQUE DU PROGRAMME (AVEC RUBAN VERT)

TOUR SIGNAL STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

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Diagram showing vertical program distribution

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Night view of tower from Place de La Défense

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PLATEFORME D’OBSERVATION

LOGEMENTS

BUREAUX

VERRIERE TRELLIS

COMMERCES

LES QUATRE TEMPS

LES QUATRE TEMPS CINEMA BUREAUX

MEZZANINE HAUTE

COMMERCES

PONT PIETONNIER

LES QUATRE TEMPS COMMERCES

COMMERCES

COMMERCES

LES QUATRE TEMPS

PLACE HAUTE

COMMERCES COMMERCES

COMMERCES PONT PIETONNIER COMMERCES

COMMERCES

MEZZANINE BAS

LES QUATRE TEMPS COMMERCES

PONT PIETONNIER

COMMERCES COMMERCES HALL BUREAUX

COMMERCES

VERRIERE TRELLIS

PLACE DE LA LIBERTE LIEN PIETONNIER A SALLE DES MARCHES

HALL LOGEMENTS

VERRIERE TRELLIS

LE PARKING

LOCAUX TECH

PARKING/LOCAUX TECH

ROUTES

ROUTES

DIAGRAMME DIAGRAMME AXONOMETRIQUE DU PROGRAMME (AVEC RUBAN VERT)

TOUR SIGNAL STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

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View of residential unit and winter garden

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View of retail podium with green trellis and public plaza

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View of tower from Place de La Défense

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Tour Signal

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View of residential unit and winter garden

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View of retail podium with green trellis and public plaza

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View of tower from Place de La Défense

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zentralgebäude der Leuphana Universität

Zentralgebäude der Leuphana Universität BUILDING AREA:

21,174 M 2

LOCATION:

LÜNEBURG, GERMANY

CLIENT:

LEUPHANA UNIVERSITÄT

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

BOLL UND PARTNER

The “Zentralgebäude” is a higher education facility that combines a research center, a student center, a seminar / convention center and an auditorium in one unifying structure.

Three of the main programs are contained in uniquely shaped volumes and centripetally organized about a six-story crystalline form that houses the graduate research center.

I was part of a team of twelve while working on the SD and DD phases of this project. Initially, I worked in developing the building form in both digital and physical models. As the project progressed, I became responsible for all floor plan design and coordination as well as the maintenance of the extensive floor area tables. I also attended a three-day workshop in Germany with the team principal; we discussed planning strategies with the local consultants.

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Second level plan

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Ground level plan

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View of main entrance at the Seminar Center

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3

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zentralgebäude der Leuphana Universität

Zentralgebäude der Leuphana Universität BUILDING AREA:

21,174 M 2

LOCATION:

LÜNEBURG, GERMANY

CLIENT:

LEUPHANA UNIVERSITÄT

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

BOLL UND PARTNER

The “Zentralgebäude” is a higher education facility that combines a research center, a student center, a seminar / convention center and an auditorium in one unifying structure.

Three of the main programs are contained in uniquely shaped volumes and centripetally organized about a six-story crystalline form that houses the graduate research center.

I was part of a team of twelve while working on the SD and DD phases of this project. Initially, I worked in developing the building form in both digital and physical models. As the project progressed, I became responsible for all floor plan design and coordination as well as the maintenance of the extensive floor area tables. I also attended a three-day workshop in Germany with the team principal; we discussed planning strategies with the local consultants.

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Second level plan

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Ground level plan

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View of main entrance at the Seminar Center

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3

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum BUILDING AREA:

7,240 M 2

LOCATION:

WUHAN, CHINA

CLIENT:

WUHAN YAYUAN VANKE

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

The museum exhibits three main themes: Zhang Zhidong, industry, and the city of Wuhan. Each of these motifs are organized on three main levels respectively. The peak of the building forms an observation deck, providing a view back toward the center of the city.

The museum sits in a garden that is part of an industrial campus redevelopment project. The garden design radiates out from the museum. Steel artifacts and existing factories are experienced as one moves through the landscape.

As a member of a six-person design team, I initially worked on various aspects of this project’s schematic design, including studying the building form through models and laying out architectural floor plans. Later, I became solely responsible for the landscape /site design and coordination.

Aerial view of museum

Western elevation at the Student Center with the Research Crystal and auditorium beyond

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zentralgebäude der Leuphana Universität

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum BUILDING AREA:

7,240 M 2

LOCATION:

WUHAN, CHINA

CLIENT:

WUHAN YAYUAN VANKE

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

The museum exhibits three main themes: Zhang Zhidong, industry, and the city of Wuhan. Each of these motifs are organized on three main levels respectively. The peak of the building forms an observation deck, providing a view back toward the center of the city.

The museum sits in a garden that is part of an industrial campus redevelopment project. The garden design radiates out from the museum. Steel artifacts and existing factories are experienced as one moves through the landscape.

As a member of a six-person design team, I initially worked on various aspects of this project’s schematic design, including studying the building form through models and laying out architectural floor plans. Later, I became solely responsible for the landscape /site design and coordination.

Aerial view of museum

Western elevation at the Student Center with the Research Crystal and auditorium beyond

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum

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SECOND FLOOR INDUSTRY EXHIBIT

THIRD FLOOR WUHAN EXHIBIT

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum

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FOURTH FLOOR OBSERVATION DECK / CAFE

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GROUND FLOOR

MEZZANINE

FIRST FLOOR ZHANG ZHIDONG EXHIBIT

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Floor plans

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Site plan showing museum location in the “Garden of Industry”

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View of main entrance at north of building

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum

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SECOND FLOOR INDUSTRY EXHIBIT

THIRD FLOOR WUHAN EXHIBIT

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum

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FOURTH FLOOR OBSERVATION DECK / CAFE

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GROUND FLOOR

MEZZANINE

FIRST FLOOR ZHANG ZHIDONG EXHIBIT

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Floor plans

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Site plan showing museum location in the “Garden of Industry”

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View of main entrance at north of building

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Porto Alegre Shofar Center BUILDING AREA:

1,800 M 2

LOCATION:

PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL

CLIENT:

BEIT LUBAVITCH OF PORTO ALEGRE

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

LOCAL ARCHITECT:

AXELRUD ARQUITETURA & ASSESSORIA

The Shofar Center receives its name from the ram’s horn used in traditional Jewish practice. The formal qualities of the shofar are the inspiration for the main circulation element that carves its way through the box structure. This fissure through the heart of the building axially organizes the program, drives the circulation, and creates a complex spatial experience.

I was paired with an associate designer for the creation of this project. We shared the task of developing the concept through digital formal studies. Once the overall building form took shape, I was tasked with programming and designing the interior spaces.

I produced a series of 3D, rendered diagrams describing the organization of the program.

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Aerial view of main entrance

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Aerial view of rear entrance

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Porto Alegre Shofar Center BUILDING AREA:

1,800 M 2

LOCATION:

PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL

CLIENT:

BEIT LUBAVITCH OF PORTO ALEGRE

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

LOCAL ARCHITECT:

AXELRUD ARQUITETURA & ASSESSORIA

The Shofar Center receives its name from the ram’s horn used in traditional Jewish practice. The formal qualities of the shofar are the inspiration for the main circulation element that carves its way through the box structure. This fissure through the heart of the building axially organizes the program, drives the circulation, and creates a complex spatial experience.

I was paired with an associate designer for the creation of this project. We shared the task of developing the concept through digital formal studies. Once the overall building form took shape, I was tasked with programming and designing the interior spaces.

I produced a series of 3D, rendered diagrams describing the organization of the program.

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2

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Aerial view of main entrance

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Aerial view of rear entrance

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Porto Alegre Shofar Center

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Porto Alegre Shofar Center

View from main entrance along main circulation.

Roof level

Fourth level

Third level

Second level

Ground level

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Porto Alegre Shofar Center

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Porto Alegre Shofar Center

View from main entrance along main circulation.

Roof level

Fourth level

Third level

Second level

Ground level

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Harmony Tower

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BUILDING AREA:

100,000 M 2

LOCATION:

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

DEVELOPER:

DREAM HUB, AMC –

YONGSAN DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:

MARTHA SCHWARTZ

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

ARUP

Harmony Tower, situated in the new Yongsan International Business District (YIBD) development in Seoul, is an iconic, 46story office tower. It features vertical winter gardens on the south and west facades, providing users access to natural ventilation and planted park settings on each of the 38 office floors. A sky lounge and restaurant sit at the very top of the building.

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Plan of sky lounge and restaurant

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Section rendering showing sky lounge and restaurant

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View of tower from the public plaza

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Harmony Tower

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BUILDING AREA:

100,000 M 2

LOCATION:

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

DEVELOPER:

DREAM HUB, AMC –

YONGSAN DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT:

MARTHA SCHWARTZ

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:

ARUP

Harmony Tower, situated in the new Yongsan International Business District (YIBD) development in Seoul, is an iconic, 46story office tower. It features vertical winter gardens on the south and west facades, providing users access to natural ventilation and planted park settings on each of the 38 office floors. A sky lounge and restaurant sit at the very top of the building.

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Plan of sky lounge and restaurant

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Section rendering showing sky lounge and restaurant

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View of tower from the public plaza

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Harmony Tower

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Corals at Keppel Bay Residential BUILDING AREA:

38,825 M 2

LOCATION: SINGAPORE

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View from within the winter garden

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Typical office

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Street view of tower and adjacent buildings

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Aerial view of tower in landscape

DEVELOPER:

KEPPEL BAY PTE

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

PROJECT ARCHITECT: DCA ARCHITECTS

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The Corals at Keppel Bay consists of 367 units in 11 unique condominium buildings ranging from 5 to 11 floors. The buildings are arranged along the perimeter of the site, which is bound on three sides by a promenade on the water. The project derives its distinct aesthetic character from the sculpted balconies that undulate over the building facades. The variegated balcony forms afford the opportunity for diversity in how the occupant experiences the character of the building.

In my two and a half years working on this project, I worked with the eight-person team, completing DD, CD, and tendering. In DD, I assisted in developing the building designs in digital and analogue studies. Once in CD, I became responsible for plan coordination as well as for multiple exterior detail layouts.

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Main entrance to Corals Residential Community

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Aerial view of Corals at Keppel Bay

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Corals at Keppel Bay Residential BUILDING AREA:

38,825 M 2

LOCATION: SINGAPORE

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View from within the winter garden

2

Typical office

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Street view of tower and adjacent buildings

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Aerial view of tower in landscape

DEVELOPER:

KEPPEL BAY PTE

ARCHITECT:

STUDIO DANIEL LIBESKIND

PROJECT ARCHITECT: DCA ARCHITECTS

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The Corals at Keppel Bay consists of 367 units in 11 unique condominium buildings ranging from 5 to 11 floors. The buildings are arranged along the perimeter of the site, which is bound on three sides by a promenade on the water. The project derives its distinct aesthetic character from the sculpted balconies that undulate over the building facades. The variegated balcony forms afford the opportunity for diversity in how the occupant experiences the character of the building.

In my two and a half years working on this project, I worked with the eight-person team, completing DD, CD, and tendering. In DD, I assisted in developing the building designs in digital and analogue studies. Once in CD, I became responsible for plan coordination as well as for multiple exterior detail layouts.

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Main entrance to Corals Residential Community

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Aerial view of Corals at Keppel Bay

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

Typical level plan

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

Penthouse level plan

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Building elevation

Building elevation

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Typical balcony details

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

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View of community club house and formal pool

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View of residences surrounding the interior landscape and community club house

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Studio Daniel Libeskind — Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

Typical balcony details

Studio Daniel Libeskind — Corals at Keppel Bay Residential

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View of community club house and formal pool

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View of residences surrounding the interior landscape and community club house

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Gage / Clemenceau Architects

Gage / Clemenceau Architects — Aurum

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Aurum LOCATION:

MOMA PS1, NEW YORK, NY

ARCHITECT:

GAGE / CLEMENCEAU ARCHITECTS

This project was a runner-up in the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program Competition in 2007.

The name Aurum, Latin for gold, describes the lush yellow color and reflective quality of the flowing metal forms. The Art Nouveau inspired geometries both soften and articulate the starkness of the outdoor courtyard. The fluvial metal tubes bundle together to form stalks that support delicately filigreed petals, which, en masse, create a shelter for visitors in the summer sun.

The effect of both natural and artificial light reflecting off the golden metal system of intricately perforated petal-canopies and their flowing tubular stems results in a visually striking sense of exuberance.

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Concept plan

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Night rendering

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Night rendering

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Concept rendering

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Gage / Clemenceau Architects

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Aurum LOCATION:

MOMA PS1, NEW YORK, NY

ARCHITECT:

GAGE / CLEMENCEAU ARCHITECTS

This project was a runner-up in the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program Competition in 2007.

The name Aurum, Latin for gold, describes the lush yellow color and reflective quality of the flowing metal forms. The Art Nouveau inspired geometries both soften and articulate the starkness of the outdoor courtyard. The fluvial metal tubes bundle together to form stalks that support delicately filigreed petals, which, en masse, create a shelter for visitors in the summer sun.

The effect of both natural and artificial light reflecting off the golden metal system of intricately perforated petal-canopies and their flowing tubular stems results in a visually striking sense of exuberance.

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Concept plan

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Night rendering

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Night rendering

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Concept rendering

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Select FABRICATIONS

Select FABRICATIONS

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation STUDIES IN TECTONIC CULTURE

Czechoslovak Pavilion, Paris 1937 by Jaromir Krejcar

Basswood models

Columbia GSAPP — Studies in Tectonic Culture — Czechoslovak Pavilion, Paris 1937 by Jaromir Krejcar

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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation STUDIES IN TECTONIC CULTURE

Czechoslovak Pavilion, Paris 1937 by Jaromir Krejcar

Basswood models

Columbia GSAPP — Studies in Tectonic Culture — Czechoslovak Pavilion, Paris 1937 by Jaromir Krejcar

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Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

Siemens Gates Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015

Nickel-coated plastic 3D printed models

Nickel-coated plastic 3D printed models

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

Siemens Gates Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015

Nickel-coated plastic 3D printed models

Nickel-coated plastic 3D printed models

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Independent Study — Standardized Fabrication and the Assembly of Non-Standard Components

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INDEPENDENT STUDY

Standardized Fabrication and the Assembly of Non-Standard Components

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The primary focus of the study is to investigate and utilize various processes of fabrication through the use of CNC machinery, with a secondary focus on using these fabrications in traditional means of production (casting) and assembly. Many steps were necessary to create a number of the components which, require CNC milling expanded polystyrene sheets that are then used to create plaster molds. These plaster molds are then used to cast silicon and plastic parts. Other components are simply 3D-printed plastic or CNC-milled polystyrene forms. In the end the final product is an assembly of multiple components of varying materials that are fabricated directly and indirectly from digital 3D model information.

Connective Tissue_Part_A

Pores_Part_A

Shell_Part_A

Shell_Part_B

Pores_Part_B

Connective Tissue_Part_B

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Casting pattern CNC milled in 2” expanded polystyrene sheet

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Assembly components

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Milling polystyrene components and polystyrene molds

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Plaster molds and milled expanded polystyrene components

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Independent Study — Standardized Fabrication and the Assembly of Non-Standard Components

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INDEPENDENT STUDY

Standardized Fabrication and the Assembly of Non-Standard Components

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2

The primary focus of the study is to investigate and utilize various processes of fabrication through the use of CNC machinery, with a secondary focus on using these fabrications in traditional means of production (casting) and assembly. Many steps were necessary to create a number of the components which, require CNC milling expanded polystyrene sheets that are then used to create plaster molds. These plaster molds are then used to cast silicon and plastic parts. Other components are simply 3D-printed plastic or CNC-milled polystyrene forms. In the end the final product is an assembly of multiple components of varying materials that are fabricated directly and indirectly from digital 3D model information.

Connective Tissue_Part_A

Pores_Part_A

Shell_Part_A

Shell_Part_B

Pores_Part_B

Connective Tissue_Part_B

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Casting pattern CNC milled in 2” expanded polystyrene sheet

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Assembly components

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Milling polystyrene components and polystyrene molds

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Plaster molds and milled expanded polystyrene components

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Studio Daniel Libeskind

Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t

Siemens Gates Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015

Nickel-coated plastic 3D printed models

Nickel-coated plastic 3D printed models

Academic STUDIES

Academic STUDIES

Academic STUDIES

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio V — Formication

ADVANCED STUDIO V

Formication

This project looks to create the effect of a mass of material/energy in a state of “viscous convection,” or “convective viscosity.” The substance is an indexical document tracking the various forces or energies (variables) as in the work of Jackson Pollock or the more recent Perry Hall? Various forces / conditions are tuned to attain the appearance of convection and the morphological resultants of such a dynamic fluid system. The catalogue of such formal conditions may include folds, ripples, dimples, vortices, and protrusions, all happening at various scales— within the cell, between multiple cells, etc. A system of fluid convection is achieved through the modulation of such forces acting on the cell(s).

In total, there is a sense of energy passing, vibrating, pulsating through at all levels of existence much like Brian Greene’s descriptions of the nature of “strings” in String Theory.

These units of matter, each vibrating at different frequencies, once accumulated in various combinations, create a symphony of forms, resonant and atonal.

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Ground floor plan of Mütter Museum reorganized by form

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View of form outside of context

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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio V — Formication

ADVANCED STUDIO V

Formication

This project looks to create the effect of a mass of material/energy in a state of “viscous convection,” or “convective viscosity.” The substance is an indexical document tracking the various forces or energies (variables) as in the work of Jackson Pollock or the more recent Perry Hall? Various forces / conditions are tuned to attain the appearance of convection and the morphological resultants of such a dynamic fluid system. The catalogue of such formal conditions may include folds, ripples, dimples, vortices, and protrusions, all happening at various scales— within the cell, between multiple cells, etc. A system of fluid convection is achieved through the modulation of such forces acting on the cell(s).

In total, there is a sense of energy passing, vibrating, pulsating through at all levels of existence much like Brian Greene’s descriptions of the nature of “strings” in String Theory.

These units of matter, each vibrating at different frequencies, once accumulated in various combinations, create a symphony of forms, resonant and atonal.

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Ground floor plan of Mütter Museum reorganized by form

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View of form outside of context

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Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio V — Formication

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Rendering of fibrous cluster articulation about large-scale vertical members

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Rendered detail of fibrous cluster surface articulation

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Rendered detail of fibrous clusters compressing to form ground and enclosure

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Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio V — Formication

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Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio V — Formication

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Rendering of fibrous cluster articulation about large-scale vertical members

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Rendered detail of fibrous cluster surface articulation

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Rendered detail of fibrous clusters compressing to form ground and enclosure

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Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio V — Formication

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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio II — ecoSystems

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CORE STUDIO II

ecoSystems

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This project investigates river ecosystems, the relationships between plant life, nutrients, and animals. It tracks these components over time. This data is translated to 2-dimensional diagrammatic information. The diagram traces forces and pressures that are inherent in the system and shows the dynamic quality of such a “machine.”

The indexical diagram is etched into a membrane (chipboard). The forces in the river system are materialized in the form of wires (with the potential to be put under force) which are attached to the membrane. The abstract machine is realized and activated.

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The site is analyzed and documented in a similar language as the river ecosystem. The occupation and use of the site is traced through its history and seen as a machine.

A number of membranes encoded with the traces of the ecosystem forces are aggregated about the site. These membranes respond to the flows of energy found in the site ecology (history), which gives form to various spatial conditions.

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1 A Forced system (dynamic field); trajectory of forces shown in red 2

Site plan

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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio II — ecoSystems

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CORE STUDIO II

ecoSystems

2 1

This project investigates river ecosystems, the relationships between plant life, nutrients, and animals. It tracks these components over time. This data is translated to 2-dimensional diagrammatic information. The diagram traces forces and pressures that are inherent in the system and shows the dynamic quality of such a “machine.”

The indexical diagram is etched into a membrane (chipboard). The forces in the river system are materialized in the form of wires (with the potential to be put under force) which are attached to the membrane. The abstract machine is realized and activated.

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DN D N

U UP

UP P

The site is analyzed and documented in a similar language as the river ecosystem. The occupation and use of the site is traced through its history and seen as a machine.

A number of membranes encoded with the traces of the ecosystem forces are aggregated about the site. These membranes respond to the flows of energy found in the site ecology (history), which gives form to various spatial conditions.

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1 A Forced system (dynamic field); trajectory of forces shown in red 2

Site plan

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Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio II — ecoSystems

Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio II — ecoSystems

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Site model

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Tracing forces: cultural movement / shifting usage

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Surface detail of the “abstract machine”

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Ecology of the site

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1929

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Composite/superimposition

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Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio II — ecoSystems

Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio II — ecoSystems

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Site model

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Tracing forces: cultural movement / shifting usage

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Surface detail of the “abstract machine”

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Ecology of the site

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1 Residential

Private

Industrial

Public

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2 Residential Industrial

Site

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1800

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1929

1990

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Composite/superimposition

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio I — Urban Lobby

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CORE STUDIO I

Urban Lobby

Multiple infrastructural systems that converge at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street form a dense network of circulation and movement.

This transportation hub is a major node for the great volume of travelers commuting to and from lower Manhattan from other distant parts of the city. Many approach the site from above and below, in various densities throughout the day. Each of the nine train lines run at its own rate, producing multiple points of local “heavy,” compacted moments that then release in increasing act of dilation. The pulse of the multiple train lines produces an ebb and flow that resonates throughout the site.

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The great amount of force exerted by the volume, movement, traffic, and expansion (then release) of people affect the site incredibly.

The actual fabric of the existing site and the proposed program are morphologically altered by this seen/unseen system of ebb-and-flow and compression-and-release. This is the primary force acting on the proposed program.

Ground floor plan

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Rib model

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“Resonant” building skin concept

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Exploded program axon

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Model situated in site

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section B

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Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Core Studio I — Urban Lobby

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CORE STUDIO I

Urban Lobby

Multiple infrastructural systems that converge at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street form a dense network of circulation and movement.

This transportation hub is a major node for the great volume of travelers commuting to and from lower Manhattan from other distant parts of the city. Many approach the site from above and below, in various densities throughout the day. Each of the nine train lines run at its own rate, producing multiple points of local “heavy,” compacted moments that then release in increasing act of dilation. The pulse of the multiple train lines produces an ebb and flow that resonates throughout the site.

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5 B

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A

The great amount of force exerted by the volume, movement, traffic, and expansion (then release) of people affect the site incredibly.

The actual fabric of the existing site and the proposed program are morphologically altered by this seen/unseen system of ebb-and-flow and compression-and-release. This is the primary force acting on the proposed program.

Ground floor plan

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Rib model

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“Resonant” building skin concept

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Exploded program axon

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Model situated in site

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section B

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grid at standard etween centers

ing / Rotating

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio VI — Topo-Type: Prison Block

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ADVANCED STUDIO VI

Topo-Type: Prison Block

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90 cells - grid at standard distance between centers

A “Topo-Type” may be defined as a geometrical or topological transformation applied to a typological configuration.

Alternatively, it is a typological organization applied to a topological configuration.

Acknowledging both the Duplicating / Rotating 2 similarities and differences in three types of building—the hotel, multi-unit housing, and the prison—this project presents novel variations on what may be perceived as rigid typological formations.

Duplication / Mirroring / Rotating

The modern prison block, like the hotel and high-density housing, is composed of many like units, often arranged in linear bar configurations.

The most famous prison typology, however, is Bentham’s panopticon, which is a bar wrapping about a single surveillance point, forming a circle. A new “Topo-Type” is created when the surveillance point is multiplied and the circular bar is halved and shifted. The decentralized scheme diminishes the strong hierarchy of the singular object-building, creating a field of many centers of varying hierarchies.

Guard Entrance and System of Circulation

Inmate Entrance and System of Circulation

Inmate Indoor / Outdoor Amenities

Editing / Deleting

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Duplicating / Rotating 2

Editing / Deleting

Plan superimposed on diagram

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Transformational diagram for resulting form

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Plan/form diagram superimposition

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Circulation / program organization

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Rendered detail of fibrous cluster surface articulation

grid at standard etween centers

ing / Rotating

Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio VI — Topo-Type: Prison Block

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ADVANCED STUDIO VI

Topo-Type: Prison Block

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90 cells - grid at standard distance between centers

A “Topo-Type” may be defined as a geometrical or topological transformation applied to a typological configuration.

Alternatively, it is a typological organization applied to a topological configuration.

Acknowledging both the Duplicating / Rotating 2 similarities and differences in three types of building—the hotel, multi-unit housing, and the prison—this project presents novel variations on what may be perceived as rigid typological formations.

Duplication / Mirroring / Rotating

The modern prison block, like the hotel and high-density housing, is composed of many like units, often arranged in linear bar configurations.

The most famous prison typology, however, is Bentham’s panopticon, which is a bar wrapping about a single surveillance point, forming a circle. A new “Topo-Type” is created when the surveillance point is multiplied and the circular bar is halved and shifted. The decentralized scheme diminishes the strong hierarchy of the singular object-building, creating a field of many centers of varying hierarchies.

Guard Entrance and System of Circulation

Inmate Entrance and System of Circulation

Inmate Indoor / Outdoor Amenities

Editing / Deleting

2

Duplicating / Rotating 2

Editing / Deleting

Plan superimposed on diagram

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Transformational diagram for resulting form

2

Plan/form diagram superimposition

3

Circulation / program organization

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Rendered detail of fibrous cluster surface articulation

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Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio VI — Topo-Type: Prison Block

Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio VI — Topo-Type: Prison Block

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Rendered aerial view

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Rendered perspective

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Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio VI — Topo-Type: Prison Block

Columbia GSAPP — Advanced Studio VI — Topo-Type: Prison Block

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Rendered aerial view

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Rendered perspective

Credits Sannazzaro Master Plan, City on the Water, Tour Signal, Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t, Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum, Harmony Tower, Porto Alegre Shofar Center, and Corals at Keppel Bay Residential images courtesy of Studio Daniel Libeskind.

Tour Signal renderings courtesy of D-Box. Harmony Tower and Corals at Keppel Bay Residential renderings courtesy of Crystal.

Aurum images courtesy of Gage / Clemenceau Architects.

Credits Sannazzaro Master Plan, City on the Water, Tour Signal, Zentralgeb채ude der Leuphana Universit채t, Zhang Zhidong and Modern Industry Museum, Harmony Tower, Porto Alegre Shofar Center, and Corals at Keppel Bay Residential images courtesy of Studio Daniel Libeskind.

Tour Signal renderings courtesy of D-Box. Harmony Tower and Corals at Keppel Bay Residential renderings courtesy of Crystal.

Aurum images courtesy of Gage / Clemenceau Architects.