Round Two...: November 2007

11.02.2007

Portfolio: Las Vegas Convention Center

Project: Addition and remodel of the Las Vegas Convention Center

Scope of work: South Hall (Hall A) addition

Roles: I am a team member of three firm group: Trialogue Design, SRA, TRP and EV&A. These three independent firms came together in a way where collaboration, growth and knowledge can foster. (This project is the one referenced in the Leadership post)

The below images illustrate areas of opportunity for our team to design and develop the intentions of the lead architect, HNTB. Personal and team roles have come in the way of developing the East portion of the South Hall (Hall A).

Existing conditions

Studies of traffic patterns and identifying possible issues

Massing model study - transition of a solid plane

Massing model study - wrapping the skin (roof and walls) around the void to retail similar language of the ribbon roof element along the front.

Massing model study - juxtaposition of large and small - solid and void

Massing model study - view from the roadway below

The rest of the images are for context only. Images of the campus and campus wide scope.

11.01.2007

Portfolio: Studio Introduction

Facility to house the Distance M. Arch. program at the BAC

Introduction:
Our real world clients come to us usually with fairly general programs; a four bedroom house, 15,000 SF of office space, a community center. We take this little information and create a program. We envision the specific uses and assign areas. We study the interrelationship of the uses and describe adjacency requirements. We determine the “ideal” location for these uses on the site. Once program and a conceptual plan of the building solidifies we are adding necessary support spaces (circulation, storage, toilet rooms, mechanical, etc.) to the building program.
The client for the Semester 2 project is asking us to provide a facility that houses the intensive part of a distance learning program. It will be located in the vicinity of the Boston Architectural College to allow for easy access to support functions (Library, IT, etc.)
The facility will offer living quarters for 24 students, three class rooms for up to 14 students each and a dining/lounge/exhibit area.
The facility will be open to students 24 hours, scanning, printing and model making is possible on site. Desk work, lectures and critiques will happen in class rooms and the lounge area. The exhibit space shall be open at times to the larger community.
A break room will offer snacks and beverages, breakfast and sandwiches will be catered (other meals will have to take place off site).
It is desired to have a small outdoor space for recreational or contemplative use on the site.

Portfolio: Research and Exploration

Portfolio: Concept Statement

Portfolio: Process

Site studies

Detail vignette

Elevation schemes

Scheme 1 - runs the length of the Boylstonrelating (over emphasizing) to the linear floorplan of the dorm rooms and address the residential street presence that has beenestablished from the residential building shownon the left.

Scheme 2 - in a lesser fashion speaks to the massing size and proportions. With each scheme the floor plate remains thesame, there are two dramatically differentelevation ideas.

Gateway

The idea of engaging the public with a public space (gallery) in normal public (pedestrian) area intrigues me... I also have some reserve about wthat space will feel to be in... my thought process goes instinctual back to last semester to History/Theoty class and how social awareness in regards to our built environment is often thrown out the back window and "good" design often becomes architecture for architects... Who uses these spaces and how do these spaces get used and why are they being used?

American Hertiage Dictionary defines "Gateway" as such:
gate·way (gāt'wā') n.1. An opening or a structure framing an opening, such as an arch, that may be closed by a gate.2. Something that serves as an entrance or a means of access: a gateway to success; the gateway to the West.3. Software or hardware that enables communication between computer networks that use different communications protocols. Also called router2.

Section studies

Noon December 21

Natural daylight makes it to the studio space at the second level... but not so, at the first level.... the only part that is in shadow is the circulation area.

Noon June 21