Work Sample - Will Felcone

WILL FELCONE WORK SAMPLE

Projects from RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE and ELSEWHERE 2021-2024 wfelcone@gmail.com 908-510-8463

LIBRARY AT TWO SCALES

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he LIBRARY AT TWO SCALES responds to its site at the corner of 10th Avenue and 20th Street in Chelsea, Manhattan.

The building is connected to the High Line, creating two entrances to the building: an entrance on 10th Avenue, and on the High Line. These entrances represent the different users of the building. Native New Yorkers are more likely to enter from 10th Avenue, and take advantage of the library’s computer labs, study rooms, and media collection.

Those who enter from the High Line are more likely to be tourists: the building offers them an art gallery and cafe on the same level as the High Line.

The massing of the building draws from the two scales it inhabits. On the 10th Avenue side, it mirrors the flat, grid-arranged facades of neighboring buildings. On the High Line side, the massing is terraced as it relates to a slower, more-human scale.

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View from 10th Avenue, night

View from the High Line

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T.O. BULKHEAD +98'-0"

T.O. PARAPET +89'-6"

T.O. ROOF +86'-0"

MEDIA POD 607

ELECTRICAL IT, DOAS ROOM 601 SIXTH FLOOR +71'-0"

103 SF

1703 SF

OFFICE RECEPTION 508 368 SF FIFTH FLOOR +56'-0" READING ROOM 401

PERIODICALS 403 729 SF

2398 SF

FOURTH FLOOR +41'-0"

LOBBY 301

CAFE 303

573 SF

1266 SF THIRD FLOOR +26'-0" CHILDRENS' SECTION 201 SECOND FLOOR

GAMING LAB 207

MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 203

1954 SF

790 SF

821 SF

+13'-0" AUDITORIUM UPPER LEVEL 102A

LOBBY 101 2330 SF

1641 SF

FIRST FLOOR +0'-0"

BASEMENT -15'-0"

AUTOMATED STORAGE 001

SMALL THEATER 003

2034 SF

1040 SF

AUDITORIUM LOWER LEVEL 102B 682 SF

Longitudinal section 2 A1.13

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24'-0"

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24'-0"

24'-0"

A 7'-9"

1 MEDIA RESERVE 407

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10'-9"

Fourth floor plan

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464 SF UP

2 BOOK RECEPTACLE CIRCULATION DESK 406

36'-0"

613 SF

OPEN STACKS 402 816 SF

UP 1 A1.14 OPEN STAIRCASE

MENS' ROOM 405

WOMENS' ROOM 404

261 SF

260 SF

PERIODICALS 403

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729 SF

18'-9"

UP

21'-0"

2398 SF

Comprehensive Design Studio 1 Fall 2023 Professor Marcus Carter Individual Project Multimedia library on the High Line Chelsea, Manhattan

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VIEWING PLATFORM

READING ROOM 401

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THE SUN APARTMENTS

In the courtyard

Architectural Design Studio 4 - Spring 2023 - Professor David Bell - Partnered with Connor Henry Housing above retail in Troy, NY 4

Longitudinal section

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undamentally this project is about the sun. The massing slopes towards the south, so the sun can rise over the southern part of the building and let light onto the north. This gives the residents of the apartments a relationship with the sun, and benefits their wellbeing. In the center of the building shops surround a courtyard with plants, and a lattice rests on top of the whole structure, holding climbing plants and providing sun shading. In some places, the lattice shades a window, and when the sun shines through the plants, it creates a pattern on the wall.

Interior render

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ARCHITECT AS CRAFTSMAN Personal project Completed with help from my father Storage shed, desk and restored chair Fanwood, NJ

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n our time, architecture is taught at a different scale than it is practiced. Primarily design is done on the computer, and if there is physical design it takes the form of smallscale models. I sought to add to my experience with the construction of a shed. Despite being a small project, I still learned about things like framing, waterproofing, and roofing, in addition to how to use different types of tools. Construction in the real world gave me a greater appreciation for and knowledge of how it must be considered when one is designing. I have been able to incorporate what I learned into my studio projects.

Shed as of now

Desk and chair in late afternoon

Instead of understanding architecture as something that exists in the computer and then appears in the real world, I want to develop more of an appreciation for assembly and materials. When I was designing the desk, firstly I had to make sure that I could built it with the tools and knowledge that I had. As I begin to engage with architecture in the real world, feasibility is important. I also learned about the importance of materials.

The top of the desk is oak; sanding and finishing it gave me an appreciation for its material properties. Refinishing the chair also improved my appreciation for design.

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APPLIED KNOWLEDGE: PUBLIC PROJECTS In my internship at NJ TRANSIT I was able to use what I had learned in my education and apply it to projects for the benefit of the public. I took my skills in rendering, and was able to use them. I also learned about sustainable and resilient design, as I helped model and design a canopy for train station platforms that could be equipped with solar panels. I was also able to create a detailed model of a train station and render it. I was able to learn more about how architecture is practiced in the real world.

Train station renovation in Roselle Park, NJ

Prototype butterfly canopy

NJ TRANSIT Internship Summer 2023 Supervisor: R. Douglas Hamilton Developed in collaboration with NJ TRANSIT Design Services Unit Station Renovation: Roselle Park, NJ 7