Thursday, November 11, 2010

Three stories of fun!

Yeah, that was stupid.

So hey, here's a new studio project (by "new" I mean last week). In three weeks, we were tasked with designing a functional, aesthetically appealing three-story apartment building for visiting professors, again in downtown State College. The program included a cafe, an art gallery, a public lecture space, a public library, a private library, a private seminar area, at least 8 private individual suites for the "professors", private and public roof terrace/solarium, and some sort of method of circulation from floor to floor (two means of egress). Also, hypothetical ADA approval was recommended.

It was HARD.
Haha, not really.

But yeah, really.


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site plan:
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front elevation:
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rear elevation:
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floor plan set:
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suite plan detail:
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transverse section, through cafe and libraries:
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transverse section, through circulation tower:
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transverse section, through shared suite courtyard into gallery:
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axo section:
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detail of light flow through courtyards:
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detail of light flow through circ. tower:
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from edge of old main lawn:
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from college ave. sidewalk:
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entrance atrium:
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cafe space:
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gallery:
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public library:
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private roof terrace:
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rear, from calder way:
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night rendering, college ave:
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Admittedly, the design was pretty simplistic. However, this was nearly air-tight logistically, so that's a decent accomplishment. The next project is slightly smaller scale, a little further down College Ave, and has been designated as a "Cafe/Bookstore". Sweet deal.

Also, my group just finished our Sketch-With-Wood project for Materials. What does any of that mean? I'll post pictures later.

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