Public Congruency by zed malmoux

PUBLIC CONGRUENCY LEVELING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES IN THE TENDERLOIN THROUGH AN ARCHITECTURE THAT RE-ENVISIONS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHY COMMUNAL ENVIRONMENT ZE DRI C MAL MOU X

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WHAT IS A HEALTHY COMMUNITY? [ PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE ]

A healthy community is the product of a fluid relationship of shared values between people and shared commodities for the collective. AUSTRALIA

.00008% km2

46%

= AUSTRALIA POPULATION: 24.6 MILLION

SYDNEY PERCENT OF PUBLIC GREEN SPACE: 46.0%

SYDNEY POPULATION: 5 MILLION

SYDNEY POPULATION DENSITY: 407 (.00008%) PERSONS KM2

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

CONNECTION OF PEOPLE WITHIN BROAD ENVIRONMENT

EUROPE

.01% km2

9.5%

= EUROPE POPULATION: 738 MILLION

PARIS PERCENT OF PUBLIC GREEN SPACE: 9.5%

PARIS POPULATION: 2.1 MILLION

PARIS POPULATION DENSITY: 21,498 (.01%) PERSONS KM2

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

CONNECTION OF PEOPLE WITHIN TIGHT ENVIRONMENT

UNITED STATES

.008% km2

13%

= PUBLIC

UNITED STATES POPULATION: 327.2 MILLION

SAN FRANCISCO PERCENT OF PUBLIC GREEN SPACE: 13.0%

SAN FRANCISCO POPULATION: 884,363

SAN FRANCISCO POPULATION DENSITY: 6,659 (.008%) PERSONS KM2

PRIVATE DISSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITHIN LOOSE ENVIRONMENT

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SITE [ MARKET ST & GOLDEN GATE AVE & JONES ST ]

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FINANCIAL DISTRICT

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TENDERLOIN

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T S R E LIST

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CIVIC CENTER 0’

100’ 200’

400’

SOMA

T SITE PLAN

1/64” = 1’

HIGH DENSITY TRAFFIC

MEDIUM DENSITY TRAFFIC

415’

PROS 1. Adjacent to Market Street 2. Three distinct neighborhood facades 3. Intersection of multiple user groups 4. Connection to Civic Center 5. Connection to Financial District 6. Walkability of location

OPPORTUNITIES The proposal creates the opportunity to serve multiple user

61,200 ft2

groups in both the Tenderloin and the city of San Francisco. The site is located in a dense area of diversity between generation and culture. The goal for the proposal is to

275’

establish a healthy community hub of cultural interaction

7. Heavy foot traffic 8. Safety

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LOW DENSITY TRAFFIC

TENDERLOIN [ COMMUNITY DIVISION ]

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510 SCHEME STUDY 1 [ STRIATION OF PROGRAM ] OPENING

LIFT

Create Connection Between Ground & Elevated Street

PUSH DOWN

Library Program is Lifted to Maximize Building Function

Response to Medium Density Corner

CIRCULATION

Void Connection Between Ground & Elevated Street becomes Circulation

PUSH DOWN

Response to High Density Corner

LIBRARY / PARK The park is lifted above the library in order to establish a programmatic response on the ground floor

PROGRAM LIFT

SITE RESPONSE The highest density corners push down to create an opening gesture to the public; openings are created to further the connection between program of the building

The library program is split and lifted above the park; a connection to the lower mass is made by structural voids that are comprised of vertical circulation

510 SCHEME STUDY 2 [LIFTING AND PULLING OF PROGRAM] PULL UP

Response to Medium Density Corner

PULL UP

Response to Low Density Corner

OPENING

Create Connection Between Ground & Elevated Street

PUSH DOWN

Response to High Density Corner

LIBRARY / PARK

SITE RESPONSE

PROGRAM OVERLAP

The park is lifted above the library in order to establish a programmatic response on the ground floor

Each corner of the building creates a unique attitude as a response to the density of adjacent traffic, thus defining the building as a direct response to the site

An opening is created within the center of the building, pushing the park program down to produce an overlap with the library

FLEXIBLE LIBRARY SPACE

PUBLIC PARK SPACE

FORM/PROGRAM GENERATION [ BLURRING BOUNDARY CONDITIONS/PROGRAMMATIC EXTENSION ] TENDERLOIN

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1. SITE RESPONSE AT E

The proposal introduces programs that respond directly to what the adjacent neighborhoods are lacking. The design responds differently to every corner/facade condition of the site

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GENERATIVE TRANSITION 1 The form becomes a direct product of site relationships, three-dimensionally folding over the site to produce space

MARKET ST

CIVIC CENTER

FINANCIAL DISTRICT

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GENERATIVE TRANSITION 2 The form breaks down the boundary conditions by softening the hard edges of the site

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2. INTEGRATE PROGRAM AT E

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The design integrates programmatic extensions of the bedroom, living room, study room and green space to establish the site as one that brings value and dignity to the Tenderloin

MARKET ST

3. WEAVE PROGRAM The weaving of program extensions throughout the design establishes different hierarchies of social interaction between the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s users

GENERATIVE TRANSITION 3 The weaving of architectural form and program allows the design to blur the boundary conditions while also producing unique programmatic relationships

4. APPLY FORMAL STUDY The form becomes a by-product of the woven paths, establishing a design that responds to the overwhelming diversity of the site by leveling the contrast/divide between neighborhood boundaries

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TAYLOR ST

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MCALLISTER ST

JONES ST

TAYLOR ST

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Located at the intersection of three unanimously unique neighborhoods, it is necessary for the design to become an extension of site conditions

Existing paths from the adjacent neighborhoods extend into the site and weave together. This establishes a blurred ambiguity that responds to and determines relationships within the building

The woven site paths become redefined based on the density of where they overlap

RK A M

GOLDEN GATE AVE

MCALLISTER ST

JONES ST

GOLDEN GATE AVE

TAYLOR ST

3. REDEFINE SITE PATHS

TAYLOR ST

2. WEAVE SITE PATHS

TAYLOR ST

1. SITE BOUNDARY

GOLDEN GATE AVE

JONES ST

TAYLOR ST

SCHEME PROPOSAL [ WEAVING OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM AND PROGRAM ]

RK A M

MCALLISTER ST

RK A M

MCALLISTER ST

4. BLUR SITE BOUNDARY

5. FOLD SITE PATHS

6. WEAVE FORM/PROGRAM

Redefinition of site paths causes the corner conditions to blur. The boundary of the building thus becomes a product of the leftover space

The site paths fold three-dimensionally over the boundary of the building

The form breaks down the boundary conditions by softening the hard edges of the site.

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS [ BLURRING OF BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ]

FINANCIAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY The Financial District boundary establishes an open armed welcoming gesture that aims to invite any and everyone into the building. The folds peel back to create this opening and direct people

TENDERLOIN BOUNDARY The Tenderloin boundary creates an engaging corner condition that makes people feel welcomed into the building. The exterior green space on the Tenderloin corner helps to establish this welcoming transition

CIVIC CENTER BOUNDARY The Civic Center boundary establishes a condition mixed between the Financial District and Tenderloin. The form is lifted and recessed as to invite people into the site and structure

GOLDEN GATE AVENUE B

A 10

13 2

12 13

10 5

JONES STREET

8 1

10 UP

2 UP

T E K

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GROUND FLOOR (24,792 SF) 1 Lobby

7 Flexible Amphitheatre

2 Reception

8 Storage

3 Public Restrooms

9 Accessible Green Ramp

4 Public Shower/Changing

10 Public Green Plaza

5 Public Resting Place

11 Vegetable Garden

6 Cafe

12 BART Connection 13 Entrance

16'

32'

64'

6 3

6 UP

SECOND FLOOR (17,919 SF) 1 Job Training Workshop

5 Accessible Green Ramp

2 Open Lounge

6 Open to Below

3 Open Workspace

7 Entrance

4 Reception

16'

32'

64'

A 7

DN DN

THIRD/FOURTH FLOOR (14,664 SF) 1 Computer Lab

5 Reading Lounge Stair Seating

2 Conference Rooms

6 Accessible Green Ramp

3 Open Workspace

7 Open to Below

4 Lounge Space

16'

32'

64'

6 1

SECTION B 1 Reception 2 Public Restrooms 3 Public Resting Place 4 Public Shower/Changing 5 Cafe 6 Open Lounge

7 5 1

16'

32'

64'

6 2

SECTION A 1 Reception

7 Computer Lab

2 Public Shower/Changing

8 Conference Rooms

3 Public Resting Place

9 Reading Lounge Stair Seating

4 Lobby

10 Conference Rooms

5 Job Training Workshop

11 Reading Lounge

6 Open Lounge

16'

32'

64'

CIRCULATION DIAGRAM [ BLURRING OF BOUNDARY CONDITIONS ]

MARKET ST / GOLDEN GATE AVE

MARKET ST / JONES ST

The highest density boundary condition establishes an open-armed gesture to the general public by connecting directly to public programs such as computer labs, conference rooms and open work lounges

The medium density boundary condition establishes a mixed open gesture to Civic center and the Tenderloin by connecting to the ground floor programs while providing access points to the upper floors

GOLDEN GATE AVE / JONES ST The lowest density boundary condition establishes a more personalized gesture to the Tenderloin by connecting directly to public programs such as public restrooms, shower/changing rooms and green space

SUSTAINABLE DIAGRAM [ SUSTAINABLE EXTENSION OF THE COMMUNITY ]

SUN EXPOSURE The South facing facade is both recessed and covered from the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exposure while the North facing facade remains open

WATER COLLECTION Utilizing the form of the building, rainwater is collected to be treated and reused for non-potable water

WIND DETERRENT

THERMAL MASS

The form of the building helps break down high wind velocities that travel along Market St in the direction of the bay

The structural shells create a dense thermal mass that slows down the process of heat energy entering and leaving the building

GREEN SPACE Green space is introduced to help reduce the heat island effect and is maintained by collected water around the site

STRUCTURE DIAGRAM [ FLUID STRUCTURAL EXTENSION OF THE COMMUNITY ]

STRUCTURAL MEMBERS The structural members holding the shells consist of two systems; 1. 36” diameter steel column grid and 2. two 12” shear wall cores

STRUCTURAL SHELLS The building consists of three structural shells composed of steel, which accommodates for the fluid architectural form

MATERIAL COMPOSITION The exterior of the shells will be composed of GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) panels while the materiality of the interior will be comprised of wood

SECTION DETAIL [ MARKET ST & GOLDEN GATE AVE & JONES ST ] 45'

Roof

RECESSED U-CHANNEL 3/4” WOOD FINISH

15'

5/8” GYPSUM

GFRP PANELS

METAL DECK STEEL BEAM 3/4” PLYWOOD WATERPROOFING L-SHAPED PANEL BRACKET GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER PANELS

30'

POINT SUPPORTED GLASS SPIDER FITTINGS INSULATED DOUBLE PANE GLASS

WOOD FLOORING

15'

RADIANT HEATING/COOLING

STEEL SKELETON

ACOUSTIC MAT 3/4” PLYWOOD 2X6 DOUBLE HEAD STUD

METAL DECK

WATERPROOFING

5/8” GYPSUM

3/4” WOOD FINISH

15'

Second Floor

15' 1 1/2” POLISHED CONCRETE FLOORING PAVING

RADIANT HEATING/COOLING

DRAINAGE PIPE

24” CONCRETE FOUNDATION

WOOD PANELING

1” RIGID INSULATION GRAVEL EARTH