Robynwolochow 9x7 Portfolio

ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO, MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

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CONTENTS

ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM Zhengzhou Recreational Waterfront District Mass & Void - Vienna Colonies Pneumatic Futures: A Hyperloop Hub for Cleveland Toronto Mixed-Use Condominiums Müeller House: Redone Aesthetic Indicators of Density Woodlands Classroom Pittsburgh Mural Arts Center Banyan Library Parcel Takeover Community Pool Danish Dwelling Kulturhus Hybrid Drawings

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FABRICATION Wormhole Light Bright Coding Architecture Tensile Textile Concrete Panel Collapsing Coffee Table

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EXPERIMENTS & OUTLIERS Ice Cream Catastrophe Inkspace We’ve All Pinned There Freddy Goes to the Airport A Formal Study of TIDE™

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Old property lines: ZHENGZHOU RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT DISTRICT: MASTER PLAN . Public areas are limited to the parameter

University of Michigan, Global Design Studio (Lars Graebner), Fall 2014 of the site . The sites are big and unwalkable.

Developed together as a studio of eleven students, this project is an overall design strategy for a new 2km2 recreational waterfront district in Zhengzhou, China. After a twelve-day trip to see the site and participate in aarea: design workshop, we developed a new Buildable 559876.48 m2 urban design strategy for the site that prioritizes smaller block sizes, increased density, and a more pedestrian-friendly urban 134 city blocks fabric. The client, a major construction company in China, also asked us to developed a sustainable design strategy that addresses site hydrology, energy, land use, and social sustainability. We were also tasked with creating a unique identity for the recreational waterfront, to distinguish this project from the many other similar development projects, and to identify Zhengzhou as a new international destination within China.

95m

70m

Old property lines:

New property lines:

By rotating the proposed blocks, public space is re. Maintain the same square meter of public distributed from the spaces unusable green buffer zones, creating and private . The public space is redistributed in the pedestrian access paths and publicpaths space within the blocks site, creating access and walkable for themselves. the pedestrians.

Left: Final proposed master plan.

New property buildable area: 2 previously planned.

Below: Master plan mas 554993.83

. Public areas are limited to the parameter of the site . The sites are big and unwalkable.

Buildable area: 559876.48 m2 134 city blocks

231 city blocks

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New property lines: . Maintain the same square meter of public and private spaces . The public space is redistributed in the site, creating access and walkable paths for the pedestrians.

New property buildable area: 554993.83 m2 231 city blocks

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Hardscape

The Zhengzhou Museum of Design

Museum Plaza

Museum Plaza The Boardwalk

Zhengzhou Design Center

Calligraphy Crossing Bridge

Landscape Creative Corridor

Raised Boardwalk

Pedestrian Path Below

ZHENGZHOU RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT DISTRICT: CULTURAL DESIGN DISTRICT

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University of Michigan, Global Design Studio (Lars Graebner), Fall 2014 The Cultural Design District is characterized by low-rise retail, hardscape plazas, a raised boardwalk, recreational areas, and commercial program, and by its smaller block sizes and pedestrian walkability. The unique street grid of the Design District is inspired by traditional Chinese ornamentation patterns that feature angled lines and irregular formal geometries. These street patterns, which create a heirarchical system of roads that vary in their preference of either the pedestrian or the automobile, create a uniquely urban retail experience, with pockets of public space distributed throughout.

Pedestrian Pathways

Low-rise Retail Design Museum

Calligraphy Crossing Bridge

Traditional pattern aplied to the district blocks

The form of the buildings and public spaces reinforce the angular geometry

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Roof thickness & overhangs make the roofs a highly legible architectural feature

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Slanted separate surfaces appear continuous

Continuous roof folds

ZHENGZHOU RECREATIONAL WATERFRONT DISTRICT: CULTURAL DESIGN DISTRICT University of Michigan, Global Design Studio (Lars Graebner), Fall 2014 The urban character of the Cultural Design District looks to Chinese vernacular architecture for inspiration, drawing upon the formal language of traditional Zhengzhou roofs to create a visually continuous roofscape. Creative Corridor, located within the Cultural Design District, offers small-scale craft-oriented retail, and creates an urban oasis a mixture ofTRADITIONAL landscape and hardscape that reinforces the angular geometry of the district plan.

ARCHITECTURALthrough INSPIRATION FROM CHINESE VERNACULAR

Traditional Chinese vernacular roofs Offset surfaces Courtyard volumes

Pedestrian space Traditional Chinese structure

Interior courtyard

Active urban zones Recessed exterior courtyard Modified formal language of tranditional Chinese roof

Reinterpreted structural ornamentation

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Iconic bridge structure

Bike + Pedestrian pathway

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Varied exterior geometry “ripples” to creates balconies

Iconic bridge structure

CALLIGRAPHY CROSSING: Iconic landmark bridge CALLIGRAPHY CROSSING: This iconic bridge creates separate pathways for pedestrians, people, and cars and provides a landmark for the Cultural Design District.

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Station entrance Cascading water feature

Bike + Pedestrian pathway

Station entrance

Station entrance Terraced landscaping Car port

conic landmark bridge

Public space within hotel’s commercial podium

THE RIPPLE HOTEL: Five-star luxury hotel

District geometry reinforced by landscape

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Sloping surfaces provide cover

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER

RIVER BEAT STATION: New regional train station

RIVER BEAT STATION: This regional railway station creates an Towers bend to face each other iconic entry point into the site, directing visitors towards the park.

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Varied exterior geometry “ripples” to creates balconies

Iconic bridge structure

Iconic bridge structure

Bike + Pedestrian pathway

Car port

CALLIGRAPHY CROSSING: Iconic landmark bridge

Bike + Pedestrian pathway Public space within hotel’s commercial podium

THE RIPPLE HOTEL: Five-star luxury hotel

THE RIPPLE HOTEL: This two-tower hotel creates an emblem for the new waterfront district, and provides a luxury experience for visitors.

CALLIGRAPHY CROSSING: Iconic landmark bridge District geometry reinforced by landscape

Cascading water feature

Terraced landscaping

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER

Cascading water feature

Museum Plaza

THE ZHENGZHOU MUSEUM OF DESIGN (ZMD) Terraced landscaping ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER (EEC): This sustainability center in the Wetland Park district focuses on sustainable education for residents and visitors.

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MASS & VOID - VIENNA COLONIES University of Michigan, Winter 2014, Comprehensive Design Studio (Matias del Campo) w/ Danielle Tellez The design of this outdoor-learning classroom in the Shaw Nature Reserve is centered around the idea of bringing the experience of being in the woodlands into the building itself. The levels of the building imitate the topographical change of the site, giving it the sense that the structure is built into the ground. A diffused light quality is achieved using a frosted glass roof and wood slats that emulate the light quality of the forest. Enclosed almost entirely by glass, the structure receives ample sunlight during the day while seeming to glow at night.

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DETAIL 01: BUBBLE DECK FLOOR SLAB

DETAIL 02: COMPONENT TO SLAB

DETAIL 03: SLAB TO CURTAIN WALL

DETAIL 04: CURTAIN WALL (”GLUE”) TO SLAB

DETAIL 05: SLAB TO CURTAIN WALL (PLAN) 4 1/8”

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DETAIL 06: COMPONENT TO COMPOENT (PLAN)

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Early sectional studies of component configurations.

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BKL | Burke Lakefront Airport

CLEVELAND AMTRAK

CLEVELAND GREYHOUND

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HIGHWAYS & RAILROADS

CLE | Cleveland Megabus

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PRIMARY TRANSIT NODE

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LAKE COUNTY CUYAHOGA COUNTY TOWER CITY STATION PRIMARY TRANSIT NODE

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Rapid Bus Transit

Outerbelt East Freeway

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Rapid Transit, Rail

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CLE | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport PRIMARY TRANSIT NODE

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Ohio Turnpike

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To Cincinnati

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High-traffic Public Transit Route Existing Rail Lines

Primary Transit Node

City Bus Routes

Cleveland Boundary

Secondary Transit Node

EXISTING FLOW NETWORKS WITHIN CLEVELAND: IDENTIFYING A NEW NODE

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Rapid Transit, Rail

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Rapid Transit, Rail

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NETWORK OF NODES

PORT | Port of Cleveland

PUBLIC TRANSIT

CLEVELAND

Commercial Transportation | Freight Train, Truck, Hyperloop Cargo Capsule, Air Cargo, Barges Public Transit | Bus, Rapid Bus Transit, Metro (Rail Transit), Hyperloop, Commercial Flights Individual Transportation | Private automobile

Commercial Transportation | Freight Train, Truck, Hyperloop Cargo Capsule, Air Cargo, Barges

Public Transit | Bus, Rapid Bus Transit, Metro (Rail Transit), Hyperloop,VEHICLES Commercial Flights CLEVELAND TRANSPORTATION Individual Transportation | Private automobile

BUS | Turning Radius: 42 feet CLEVELAND

EXTENDED BUS | 60’ x 9’ x 10’

AUTOMOBILE |

Turning Radius: 24 feet AUTOMOBILE |

BUS | Turning Radius: 42 feet

Turning Radius: 24 feet

FREIGHT BOXCAR | 60’ x 18’ x 9’ FREIGHT BOXCAR | 60’ x 18’ x 9’

METRO CAR | 65’ x 12’ x 9’ .75 mi METRO CAR | 65’ x 12’ x 9’

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Outerbelt East Freeway

EXTENDED BUS | Turning Radius: 40 feet

TRUCK | 74’ x 15’ x 8’

EXTENDED BUS | Turning Radius: 40 feet

TRUCK | 74’ x 15’ x 8’

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AIRPLANE JET | 110’ x 110’ x 40’

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EXTENDED BUS | 60’ x 9’ x 10’

CUYAHOGA COUNTY

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CLEVELAND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES

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CUYAHOGA COUNTY

HYPERLOOP | Turning Radius: 14.6 miles = 77,088 feet

HYPERLOOP TRANSIT HUB

LAKE COUNTY

BUS | 40’ x 9’ x 10’

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HPL Departure Platform 50’

PNEUMATIC FUTURES: A HYPERLOOP HUB FOR CLEVELAND, OH

TRUCK | Turning Radius: 45 feet 0’

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VEHICLE TURNING & AREA REQUIREMENTS

SITE OPTION B

BUS | 40’ x 9’ x 10’

HYPERLOOP | Turning Radius: 14.6 miles = 77,088 feet

HYPERLOOP TRANSIT HUB

TO TORONTO

AUTOMOBILE | 18’ x 8’ x 5’

RAILROAD | Turning Radius: 350 feet

SITE OPTION A

RAILROAD | Turning Radius: 350 feet

AUTOMOBILE | 18’ x 8’ x 5’

TO DETROIT

AIRPLANE | Turning Radius: 120 feet 100’

University of Michigan, Architectural Thesis Proposal (Maria Arquero & McLain Clutter), Winter 2015

Throughout its history, infrastructural innovation has driven Cleveland’s urban transformation and reinvention. However, similar to other Rust Belt cities, Cleveland has suffered from depopulation and low urban investment since the decline of industry along the Cuyahoga River. This project establishes downtown Cleveland as a hub within a new national hyperloop network, injecting urban activity into the city through the high-speed exchange of people, products, and services. Still in progress, the goals of this thesis proposal are to design a multinodal transportation hub while considering the urban implications at the larger scale.

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MONTREAL 45 minutes

TO DETROIT

TURNING RAD IUS: 14.6 mile

MINNEAPOLIS

MINNEAPOLIS

60 minutes

TORONTO

BOSTON

MILWAUKEE

COLUMBUS

OMAHA

WASHINGTON DC

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ST. LOUIS 45 minutes

ATLANTA

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COLUMBUS

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BOSTON | 640 miles 15 hr 20 min 3 hr 30 min 9 hr 30 min 15 hr 20 min

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Cleveland Boundary

NASHVILLE | 520 miles 45 minutes

CHARLOTTE | 515 miles 20 hr 30 min 5 hr 30 min 8 hr 10 min 11 hr 10 min

CHARLOTTE

MEMPHIS | 730 miles

CHICAGO | 345 miles 6 hr 45 min 1 hr 30 min 5 hr 05 min 7 hr 20 min

60 minutes

TO DALLAS | 1,185 mi 1 hr 45 minutes

17 hr 10 min 4 hr 15 min 10 hr 40 min

BALTIMORE

TO PITTSBURGH 35 minutes

CINCINNATI

45 minutes

BALTIMORE | 400 miles

large turning radii required by the hyperloop infrastructure impose a linear system as it passes through the city. This nature has been emphasized through WASHINGTON DC | 370 linear miles 30 minutes the design of the transit hub, which utilizes 11 hr 15 min a series of ramps to connect street level to 1 hr 20 min the waterfront below. The building is fully 5 hr 50 min 10 hr 10 min integrated into the site, offering multiple connections into the surrounding urban fabric RALEIGH | 570 miles at various elevational levels.

45 minutes TO NEW YORK 35 minutes

Existing Right-of-Way Proposed Site

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HPL Departure Platform

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Cleveland is strategically located in the Midwest region to serve as a central hub within the new 55 minutes Hyperloop network. The hug provides direct connections to New York, Toronto, Chicago, Detroit, Columbus, and Pittsburgh.

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TORONTO MIXED-USE CONDOMINIUMS Intern Architect, Quadrangle Architects, Toronto, ON, Summer 2014 This mixed-use development project houses office and retail space to the west of the site, with two to three-story townhome-style condos accessible at ground level to the south. A four story tower rests above, housing more than thirty condo units, most of which have unique layouts and range in size from studio to 3BR. Variations in the floor plates create terraces and balconies at each level, while custom windows and concrete panels provide a unique facade. For this project, I worked on CAD construction documents, renderings, material selection, and overall project coordination.

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LIVING ROOM MASTER BEDROOM

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Adolf Loos: Müeller House plans

GROUND LEVEL SCALE: 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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KITCHEN

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PLAYROOM

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SCALE: 1/8” = 1’ 0”

SCALE: 1/8” = 1’ 0”

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University of Michigan, Design Studio (James MacGillivray), Fall 2012 In an adaptation of Adolf Loos’ Müeller House, I created a modern residence for a family of four. The house utilizes similar principles of symmetry and circulation, but re-imagines the raumplan as a series of enclosed spaces within the larger system of the house. Whereas Loos created a heavy poche of thick walls, this house instead uses the poche space for the home’s circulation. The facade, like the Müeller House, has minimal fenestration but provides ample natural daylighting with extensive skylights.

THIRD FLOOR SUMMER BREAKFAST ROOM

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ADDRESS: ADDRESS: 767-24 Yeoksam 767-24 Yeoksam 2(i)-dong2(i)-dong Gangnam-gu, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Seoul, Korea South Korea

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY

Population Population Density: 24,000 Density: people/km2 24,000 people/km2 Site Area:Site 3,400 Area: m23,400 m2 Plot Coverage: Plot Coverage: 50% 50% Units on Site: Units510 on Site: 510 Unit Size:Unit 100Size: m2 100 m2 People per People Unit: per 2-4 Unit: 2-4 People onPeople Site: 1,200 on Site: 1,200

Width of Parcel: Width of20-85 Parcel: m 20-85 m Transparency: Transparency: 50% 50% Window Size Window and Size Variation: and Variation: 2-5 m2, none 2-5 m2, none Text and Signage: Text and Signage: none none Colour: none Colour: none Programmatic Programmatic Variation:Variation: none none Street Level: Street apartment Level: apartment entranceentrance Building Pattern BuildingScale: Pattern 3mScale: 3m Floor Heights: Floor Heights: 3m 3m Range in Range Building in Heights: Building Heights: 12-15 12-15

NUMERICAL NUMERICAL DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

NUMERICAL NUMERICAL INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY

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30/100 30/100 Early sectional studies of component configurations.

ADDRESS: ADDRESS: 1024-40 Sinjeong 1024-40 Sinjeong 1(il)-dong1(il)-dong Yangcheon-gu, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Seoul, Korea South Korea

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY

Population Population Density: 16,500 Density: people/km2 16,500 people/km2 Built Area: Built 100Area: m2 100 m2 Plot Coverage: Plot Coverage: 85% 85% Units on Site: Units8on Site: 8 Unit Size:Unit 80 m2 Size: 80 m2 People per People Unit: per 4 Unit: 4 People On People Site Area: On Site 32 Area: 32

Average Width Average of Parcel: Width of25m Parcel: 25m Facade Transparency: Facade Transparency: 40% 40% Window Size Window Range: Size2-6 Range: m2 2-6 m2 Text and Signage: Text and Signage: apartment apartment numbersnumbers Colour Range: Colournone Range: none Programmatic Programmatic Variation:Variation: none none Street Level: Street apartment Level: apartment entranceentrance Building Pattern BuildingScale: Pattern 6cm Scale: brick6cm brick Floor Heights: Floor Heights: 3m 3m Range in Range Building in Heights: Building Heights: 4-5 stories 4-5 stories

NUMERICAL NUMERICAL DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

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NUMERICAL NUMERICAL INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY

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60/100 60/100 Early sectional studies of component configurations.

ADDRESS: ADDRESS: 15 Hongik-ro 15 Hongik-ro 3-gil 3-gil Mapo-gu,Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Seoul, Korea South Korea NUMERICAL NUMERICAL INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY Width of Parcel: Width of3-5m Parcel: 3-5m Transparency: Transparency: 95% 95% Window Size Window and Size Variation: and Variation: 1-8 m2 1-8 m2

Population Population Density: 14,500 Density: people/km2 14,500 people/km2 Built Area: Built 215Area: m2 215 m2 Plot Coverage: Plot Coverage: 95% 95% Units on Site: Units20 on Site: 20 Unit Size:Unit 85m2 Size: 85m2 People per People Unit: per 1-3 Unit: 1-3 People onPeople Site: 60 on Site: 60

Text and Signage: Text and advertising, Signage: advertising, labels, signs labels, signs

NUMERICAL NUMERICAL DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

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Colour: 10+ Colour: 10+ Programmatic Programmatic Variation:Variation: 8/10 8/10 Street Level: Street Retail Level: / commercial Retail / commercial Building Pattern BuildingScale: Pattern 6-20 Scale: cm 6-20 cm Floor Heights: Floor Heights: 1.5-3 m 1.5-3 m Range in Range Building in Heights: Building Heights: 1.5-7 stories 1.5-7 stories

90/100 90/100 Early sectional studies of component configurations.

ADDRESS: ADDRESS: 358-47 Seogyo-dong 358-47 Seogyo-dong Mapo-gu,Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Seoul, Korea South Korea NUMERICAL NUMERICAL INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY Population Population Density: 14,500 Density: people/km2 14,500 people/km2 Built Area: Built 270Area: 270 Plot Coverage: Plot Coverage: 95% 95% Units on Site: Units25 on Site: 25 Unit Size:Unit 85m2 Size: 85m2 People per People Unit: per 1-3 Unit: 1-3 People onPeople Site: 75 on Site: 75

NUMERICAL NUMERICAL DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

35/100 35/100

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC INDICATORS INDICATORS OF DENSITY OF DENSITY Width of Parcel: Width of2-8 Parcel: m 2-8 m Transparency: Transparency: 85% 85% Window Size Window and Size Variation: and Variation: 1-8 m2 1-8 m2

Text and Signage: Text and Advertising, Signage: Advertising, labels, signs labels, signs

Colour: 5+ Colour: 5+ Programmatic Programmatic Variation:Variation: 9/10 9/10 Street Level: Street Retail/Commercial Level: Retail/Commercial Building Pattern BuildingScale: Pattern 6-20 Scale: cm 6-20 cm Floor Heights: Floor Heights: 2.5-3 m 2.5-3 m Range in Range Building in Heights:2-5 Building Heights:2-5 stories stories

AESTHETIC AESTHETIC DENSITYDENSITY SCORE: SCORE:

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AESTHETIC INDICATORS OF DENSITY University of Michigan, High Density Seminar (Claudia Wigger), W2014 Looking at Seoul, South Korea as a precedent of high-density, an examination was conducted into the visual indicators of density, which in many cases contradict the numerical statistics. The city of Seoul contains two dominant housing typologies: the low rise apartment and the mid-to-high rise residential tower. These two typologies create drastically different spatial conditions.

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WOODLANDS CLASSROOM Washington University in St. Louis, Design Studio (Kevin Le), Fall 2009 The design of this outdoor-learning classroom in the Shaw Nature Reserve is centered around the idea of bringing the experience of being in the woodlands into the building itself.

The levels of the building imitate the topographical change of the site, giving it the sense that the structure is built into the ground. A diffused light quality is achieved using a frosted glass roof and wood slats that emulate the light quality of the forest. Enclosed almost entirely by glass, the structure receives ample sunlight during the day while seeming to glow at night.

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LOADING COAT CHECK

GIFT SHOP

LOBBY/ TICKETING/ INFORMATION STREET GALLERY

STREET LEVEL

THEATER EXHIBITION SPACE

STREET GALLERY

MEZZANINE

PITTSBURGH MURAL ARTS CENTER University of Michigan, Design Studio (Perry Kulper), Spring 2013 At the proposed site in Pittsburgh, PA, I designed a community arts center which focuses on the emerging mural culture of the Pittsburgh area. The project features open mural-painting spaces for professionals and amateurs alike. The circulation of the building occurs through these mural-making areas, which are light-weight in structure, mimicking that of scaffolding.

The gallery spaces, auditorium, classrooms, and conference spaces occur within the heavier, more opaque areas of the building. The murals produced on site are transported throughout the city, expanding the reach and influence of the Mural Arts Center.

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GALLERIES & CONFERENCE ROOMS

THEATER

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LEAVES Inspired by the brick sun screen of the Defense Colony in New Delhi, the enclosure strategy of the Banyan library imitates the lighting quality of light shining through leaves by patterning in the brick work.

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TRUNK The central structural trunk of the Banyan tree is achieved in the library using the load-bearing brick wall system of the Defense Colony. This central “trunk” of the structure acts as a thermal mass and aids in facilitating convection within the interior space, keeping the inside of the library cool.

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SECONDARY TRUNK As the Banyan tree grows, it expands laterally, in a horizontal direction, rather than vertically as in most tree types. This horizontal spreading, requires additional structural support, as well as water supply, so as the tree grows, it drops down additional trunks which provide both structure and water. In the library, these secondary “trunks” are built as steel lally columns, which carry the load from the beams.

BANYAN LIBRARY University of Michigan, Building Systems (Neal Robinson), W2014 w/ Kate Flynn, Grant Herron, Tori McGovern, Lindsey Petersen This “Frankenstein” project merges three elements in an energyefficient, site-specific library: the assigned site (Honolulu, Hawaii), an assigned building precedent (Defense Colony Residence, Delhi), and a self-chosen natural element (the Banyan Tree, native to Hawaii). The library’s structural system mimics the growth pattern of a banyan tree, with a central trunk and horizontally-growing structural members that drop down to form secondary “trunks” for structural support.

Brick interior and exterior wall systems mimic the Defense Colony Residence and create thermal mass to create a convection system that passively cools the library.

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PARCEL TAKEOVER University of Michigan, Design Studio (Rania Ghosn), Fall 2013 Partially w/ Linnea Cook After a thorough investigation of the current conditions of single-family homes along 8-mile Road with my partner, I reimagined the residential conditions of the city in a radically different utopian vision. Addressing the issues of single-family parcelization, lack of civic program, and a shrinking population, this “utopian” proposal seeks to create urban pockets of density at strategic locations along 8 Mile Road and throughout Detroit. At these locations, new civic program occupied within large new “superblocks” will consolidate the population into a more civic form of living, creating a stronger sense of community and reducing the overwhelming sense of vacancy.

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Washington University in St. Louis, Design Studio (Iain Fraser), Fall 2010 This community pool and atheltic center serves as a connection between Carondolet park and its adjacent community. The structural system is composed of two intersecting planes that create a dynamic and open interior space. The shape of the pool allows for easy viewing of the park on all sides, with all other functions raised to the second level. This creates an open pool space that, especially when the windows on the southern side are raised, feels like an extension of the park itself.

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The selected assembly of an ice cream sundae, presented a measurement and representational challenge, as we tracked its formal progression as it melted over a fifteen-minute period.

An aparatus was designed to measure the elevational points in two directions of the sundae. This aparatus utilized measuring sticks inserted into pre-cut holes at measured points to track the physical changes of the ice cream.

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HYBRID DRAWINGS Washington University in St. Lous, Architectural Representation (Neil Robinson), Fall 2010 Located on the side of Carondolet pond that borders the surrounding neighborhood, the proposed community pool and atheltic center serves as a connection between the community and Carondolet park. The structural system is composed of two intersecting planes that create a

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WORMHOLE University of Michigan, Digital Fabrication (Maciej Kaczynski), Spring 2013 w/ Shan Sutherland and Michael Fontana Over the course of the semester, with professor Maciej Kaczynski, we explored the structural capabilities of fiberreinforced concrete. The final construct, generated in Rhino using Grasshopper scripting, is composed of nine unique hexagonal rings (each x5 for a total of 45 pieces) which, when assembled, create a seven-foot tall structure that expands from a 3-foot diameter at the base to a 10-foot diameter at the topmost level. The individual pieces, which were poured and cast in PETG plastic formwork cut on the Zünd precision knife cutter, are held together using stainless steel fasteners.

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LIGHT BRIGHT University of Michigan, Introduction to Robotic Fabrication (Karl Daubman), Winter 2014 w/ Chris Makowiecki & Tyler Smith A single light source, in this case a small flashlight, was affixed to the fifth axis of a KUKA robot. A geometry was first modeled in Rhino as a series of lines, which could then be coded using scripting that controlled the timing and order the robot would draw the lines. Long-exposure photographs at different lighting levels reveal the overall shape.

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For the following drawing, I wanted to explore the potential of a single python script to generate variations in formal architectural strategies. The following studies demonstrate how the same script could be varied to create a wide range of experiences, ranging from the small scale to the larger, more human architectural scale. The script I used is included, highlighting the areas where randomization and variation could occur.

# ASSIGNMENT 02 - 3D POINT MATRIX import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs import random as rnd

3D POINT MATRIX TO DEVELOP SPATIAL CUTOUTS

def PointMatrix(imax, jmax, kmax): #DEFINE LISTS Points = [] ptLIST = [] Pt = {} boxes = [] floors = [] #LOOP TO GENERATE POINT MATRIX for i in range(imax): for j in range(jmax): for k in range(kmax):

Exterior Elevation: Larger rectangular cutouts in the Exterior script areElevation: used to develop exterior Varying the script to create cutouts at the human scale smaller rectangular cutouts as a means of developing a facade pattern

#DEFINE (X,Y,Z) IN TERMS OF (I,J,K) x = i*5+(3*rnd.random()) y = j*5+(3*rnd.random()) z = k*10+(15*rnd.random()) Axonometric Section: Fenestration cutouts created by the python script vary throughout the Axonometric Section: three-dimensional form Scripting to develop interior spaces

Overall Axonometric: Overall Axonometric: Python scriptscript creates variedrandomized Python creates three-dimensional form fenestration pattern

3D POINT POINT MATRIX MATRIX TO TO DEVELOP DEVELOP STRUCTURAL FACADE TREATMENT 3D SYSTEMAND FENESTRATION

Elevation of Architectural Slabs: By using a thinner floor plate in the python script, a three-dimensional system that more closely resembles a Exterior Elevation: structural system can be created.

Varying the script to create smaller rectangular cutouts as a means of developing a facade pattern

Axonometric Section: Axonometric The cutouts inSection: the floor slabs allow for Fenestration cutouts the the creating of uniquecreated spacesby within python script vary the structural grid.throughout the three-dimensional form

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Overall Axonometric: The python script randomizes the overall cutout pattern in the floors.

Overall Axonometric: Python script creates randomized fenestration pattern

#PLOT POINTS point = (x,y,z) Points.append(point) Pt = rs.AddPoint(point) #Pt[(i,j,k)] = [x,y,z] #rs.AddTextDot((i,j,k), point) #CREATE RECTANGLES WITH POINTS AT CENTER width = randomWithinRange(1,10) height = randomWithinRange(1,10) ToPoint = ((x-(width/2)),(y-(height/2)),z) FromPoint = Pt PtCopyDistance = rs.VectorCreate(ToPoint, FromPoint) PtCopy = rs.CopyObject(Pt,PtCopyDistance) PtCoord=rs.PointCoordinates(PtCopy) xPlanePt=((PtCoord[0]+1),PtCoord[1],PtCoord[2]) yPlanePt=(PtCoord[0],(PtCoord[1]+1),PtCoord[2]) XPT = rs.AddPoint(xPlanePt) YPT = rs.AddPoint(yPlanePt) Planes = rs.PlaneFromPoints(PtCopy, XPT, YPT) Rectangles = rs.AddRectangle(Planes,width,height) #CREATE CUBES/EXTRUSIONS FROM THE RECTANGLES ExtrudeHeight = randomWithinRange(1,15) RectMoveToPoint = (z-(ExtrudeHeight/2)) RectangleCopyDistance = rs.VectorCreate((x,y,RectMoveToPoint),Pt) RectangleCopy = rs.CopyObject(Rectangles,RectangleCopyDistance) PtCopy02 = rs.CopyObject(Pt,RectangleCopyDistance) RectangleCopyDistanceReverse =

rs.VectorReverse(RectangleCopyDistance) PtCopy03 = rs.CopyObject(Pt,RectangleCopyDistanceReverse) Extrusions = rs.ExtrudeCurveStraight(RectangleCopy,PtCopy02, PtCopy03) Cubes = rs.CapPlanarHoles(Extrusions) boxes.append(Extrusions) #rs.ObjectColor(Extrusions,(255/ imax*i,255-(255/jmax)*j, 255/kmax*k)) rs.DeleteObject(Pt) rs.DeleteObject(PtCopy) rs.DeleteObject(XPT) rs.DeleteObject(YPT) rs.DeleteObject(Rectangles) rs.DeleteObject(RectangleCopy) rs.DeleteObject(PtCopy02) rs.DeleteObject(PtCopy03) #CREATE FLOOR PLATES FloorPlane = rs.PlaneFromPoints((0,0,0), (imax,0,0), (0,jmax,0)) PlateThickness = rs.GetInteger(‘floor plate thickness’, 1) FloorHeight = rs.GetInteger(‘floor height’,5) initialHeight = FloorHeight NumberOfFloors = rs.GetInteger(‘how many floors?’, 10) FloorPlateRectangles = rs.AddRectangle(FloorPlane,(imax*5+(3*rnd. random())),(jmax*5+(3*rnd.random()))) FloorPt01 = (0,0,0) FloorPt02 = (0,0,PlateThickness) FloorVector = rs.VectorCreate(FloorPt02, FloorPt01) #FloorPlateTopPlane = #FloorPlateRectanglesCopy = rs.CopyObject( FloorPlateExtrusions #ASSIGNMENT 03 - PART TO SURFACE import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs import random as rnd def SurfacePoints(STRSRF): intU = 20 intV = 20 ptMTX = {} ptMTXend = {} crvTop = [] crvBot = [] rect01 = [] rect02 = [] rectangles = [] StepHeight = rs.GetInteger(‘step height’,5) TESTPT = rs.GetObject(‘select point’, 1) #FIND DOMAINS ON SURFACE

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Udomain = rs.SurfaceDomain(STRSRF, 0) Vdomain = rs.SurfaceDomain(STRSRF, 1)

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#CALCULATE STEP VALUES stepU = (Udomain[1] - Udomain[0])/intU stepV = (Vdomain[1] - Vdomain[0])/intV print ‘stepU: ‘, stepU print ‘stepV: ‘, stepV

Axonometric: Rectangular pavers on a curvilinear surface.

Axonometric: Square pavers on same surface achieved by varying the python script.

Axonometric: Rectangular pavers on a curvilinear surface.

Pattern swatch of rectangular pavers.

Axonometric: Square pavers on same surface achieved by varying the python script.

Pattern swatch of square pavers.

PART TO SURFACE TO DEVELOP STEP FORMATION Pattern swatch of rectangular pavers.

Pattern swatch of square pavers.

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#CREATE VECTOR PERPENDICULAR TO CPLANE ToPoint = (0,0,StepHeight) FromPoint = (0,0,0) vec0 = rs.VectorCreate(ToPoint,FromPoint) ptCopy=rs.CopyObject(pt,vec0)

#ADD STEPS ON SURFACE distance = rs.Distance(TESTPT, ptCopy) width = distance/10 #width = randomWithinRange(5,20) #width = distance/10 #width = (distance/(randomWithinRange(1,10))) height = distance/10 #height = randomWithinRange(5,20) #height = distance/10 #height = (distance*(randomWithinRange(1,10))) Planes01 = rs.PlaneFromNormal(ptCopy,vec0) Planes02 = rs.PlaneFromNormal(ptCopy,vec0) Rectangles01 = rs.AddRectangle(Planes01,width,height) Rectangles02 = rs.AddRectangle(Planes02,width,height) rectangles.append(Rectangles01) rectangles.append(Rectangles02) #EXTRUSION OF CURVES Extrusions=rs.

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Site Section: By varying the dimensions and arrangement of the extrusions on the surface, step formations can be made.

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#EVALUATE SURFACE point = rs.EvaluateSurface(STRSRF, u, v) pt = rs.AddPoint(point) ptMTX[(i,j)] = point

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Site Section: By varying the dimensions and arrangement of the extrusions on the surface, step formations can be made.

Axonometric Views: Drastically different step formations can be made using the same curvilinear surface by altering the python script, as outlined below.

#PLOT POINTS ON SURFACE for i in range(intU+1): for j in range(intV+1): #define u and v in terms of step values and i and j u = Udomain[0] + stepU * i v = Vdomain[0] + stepV * j

# vecNorm = rs.SurfaceNormal(STRSRF,(u,v)) # #scale vector # vecNorm = rs.VectorScale(vecNorm, 1) # #compute translation of point along vector # ptMTXend[(i,j)] = rs.PointAdd(point, vecNorm) # #ptMTXend[(i,j)] = vecNorm # #plot points # point = rs.AddPoint(ptMTXend[(i,j)])

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University of Michigan, Generative Design Computing (Glenn Wilcox), Fall 2014 In this python scripting class, I chose to pursue a semester-long exploration into the possibilities of using scripting in the generation of architectural form. These early exercises look at modular techniques, facade treatment, aggregation methods, and randomized geometric formation and help to discover ways in which rhino scripting can allow for increased formal variation and open up new design opportunities.

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CONCRETE PANEL University of Michigan, Digital Fabrication (Maciej Kaczynski), Winter 2013 Given a 12-inch square frame, the assignment was to create a PETG plastic mold for a concrete casting of a faceted panel. These panels could only use tabbing and folding as a means of construction, using a single, unbroken piece of PETG plastic cut on the Z端nd Knife Cutter. The two molds were then filled using a calculated mixture of concrete and fibrous material, meant to strength the concrete. Perfecting the percentages of fiber to concrete, however, was necessary to achieve the desired final results.

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Modified Recipe: 1.900 kg Quikrete Medium Sand 1.175 kg Play Sand 1.705 kg Type I Portland Cement 0.610 kg Water 0.012 kg ADVA (High-Range Water Reducer) 0.040 kg Daraset 400 (Accelerator) 0.054 kg Fiber reinforcement (1% of total weight)

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COLLAPSING COFFEE TABLE Washington University in St. Louis, Furniture Design (Carl Safe), Spring 2012 The design for this coffee table centers around the idea of complete functional flexibility. The table is comprised of five free-standing pieces which can be used individually or else nested together to create a variety of forms. When fully closed the table measures 30” x 18” x 18” and contains several areas for storage. The table is constructed with baltic birch plywood - many of the table surfaces utilize the material on end to generate a more interesting materiality. The contrast between the surfaces on end and those using the plywood face condition helps create legibility of the five independent elements that comprise the whole.

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University of Michigan, Design Studio (Perry Kulper), Winter 2013 w/ 10 studio members Eleven students. $100 budget. The prompt: design and carry out a situation. After weeks of collectively discussing what this prompt meant, and what sort of event we could sponsor for $100, it was decided to spend our entire budget on one thing: push pins. 15,000 to be exact. The goal - to create a strip of push-pins (an item necessary for any studio review) across the entirety of the CMYK review space of Taubman College - and then to see what happened.

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ROBYN DAWN WOLOCHOW 415 Lawrence Street, Apt. 1, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA

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EDUCATION: University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (TCAUP) Master of Architecture Candidate, May 2015

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Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design St. Louis, MO Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Magna Cum Laude, May 2012, Secondary Major: Environmental Studies Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), Copenhagen, Denmark, Semester Study Abroad Program, Fall 2011 School Year Abroad (SYA), Zaragoza, Spain, 2006-2007

RECOGNITION: University of Michigan, Taubman Endowed Merit Scholarship (2012-2015)

Awarded merit scholarship from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning in the amount of $20,000 annually.

University of Michigan: 2013 SPREE Student Show Winner: Best of Class (M端eller House Redone, Fall 2012)

WORK EXPERIENCE: Quadrangle Architects, Intern Architect, Toronto, ON, May-August 2014

AutoCad and Revit drawings for construction and review of multi-family living and mixed-use developments.

3D digital modeling with Revit, SketchUp, and Rhino of existing and proposed conditions.

Presentation preparation for client and city meetings.

San Francisco Bureau of Architecture, Intern Architect, Design and Construction, June - August 2013 Drafted construction drawings for civic projects in the San Francisco area.

Generated schematic drawings and presentation slideshows for community marketing.

Worked towards LEED Gold certification on a 65,000 sqft. project.

Created digital drawings from site visits and measurements.

Burns + Beyerl Architects, Intern Architect, Chicago, IL, May - August 2011 & 2012

Created 3D digital models and 2D graphics for clients. Drafted drawings for construction, pricing, bid, and review.

Generated marketing drawings and graphics for website and printed brochures.

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WORK EXPERIENCE (cont.): John Ronan Architects, Spring Externship Student Intern, Chicago, IL, March, 2014 Boora Architects, Spring Externship Student Intern, Portland OR, March, 2013 University of Michigan (TCAUP), Research Assistant to Milton Curry, Associate Dean, August 2012 - Present

Research and administrative tasks for TCAUP administration, initiatives, and graduate courses.

Editorial Assistant for distribution and publication of Critical Productive journal of architecture and urban design.

Grant-writing, research, and admin assistance for Michigan Architecture Prep high school initiative in Detroit, MI.

SKILLS: Digital Design:

Autodesk 2014 (AutoCAD, Revit), Adobe CS6 (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, Premiere), Google SketchUp, VectorWorks, Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, Maya, TopMod Geometric Modeling, ArcMap / ArcGIS Visual & Audio: Plotting, printing, presentation / portfolio design, sound mixing, video editing, book publication.

Physical Design:

Architectural hand drawing (ink, graphite, charcoal), scale model construction, woodworking, concrete casting.

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High-precision Z端nd Knife Cutter, Kuka Robotics (fabrication and programming), Laser cutting, CNC milling, 3D Printing

Languages: Fluent in Spanish, intermediate German, beginning Danish.

REFERENCES: Will Kwan, Project Architect, San Francisco DPW, Bureau of Architecture, Design & Construction 30 Van Ness, 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 - 415.557.4700

Cathy Osika, Principal, Burns + Beyerl Architects 1010 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605 - osika@bbaworld.com - 312.663.0222 Lars Graebner (Studio Professor, Fall 2014) Assistant Professor of Practice in Architecture, TCAUP 2000 Bonisteel Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 - graebner@umich.edu - 734.764.1300

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