C O R I G U N D E R S O NF I N A L L E A R N I N G P O R T F O L I O

A R C H 1 0 3 : A R C H I T E C T U R A L D E S I G N S T U D I O 3

A R C H 1 0 2 F I N A L P R O J E C T: C O M P O S I T I O N D R A W I N G

A F I N A L P R E S E N TAT I O N O F T H E 2 0 1 2 A R C H I T E C T U R A L E D U C AT I O N S U M M I T P R O J E C T S H O W C A S I N G T H E E S S E N T I A L Q U A L I T I E S A N D I N T E R R E L AT I O N S H I P S O F T H E D E S I G N

IN ELEVATION, HUMAN SCALE DIRECTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF SPACE AND DASHED LINES REPRESENT AREAS WHICH EXIST IN THE RAVINE, BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE OPPOSING CLIFF.

AN AXONOMETRIC EXPLODED VIEW SHOWS THE SYSTEMATIC AND STRUCTURAL APPROACH OF THE PAVILION AND ITS ORIENTATION IN THE RAVINE.

A SECTION/ELEVATION COMPARISON COMMUNICATES A SENSE OF DEPTH IN THE DESIGN AND THE CARVING OF THE EARTH AS A DOMINANT STRATEGY FOR CREATING SPACE.

THE TITLE, VISTA ACADEMIA, EMBRACES TWO KEY IDEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT: VISTA/VIEW AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND ACADEMIA AS THE ENVIRONMENT OR COMMUNITY CONCERNED WITH THE PURSUIT OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SCHOLARSHIP.

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A R C H 1 0 2 F I N A L P R O J E C T: C O M P O S I T I O N D R A W I N G

A F I N A L P R E S E N TAT I O N O F T H E 2 0 1 2 A R C H I T E C T U R A L E D U C AT I O N S U M M I T P R O J E C T S H O W C A S I N G T H E E S S E N T I A L Q U A L I T I E S A N D I N T E R R E L AT I O N S H I P S O F T H E D E S I G N

IN ELEVATION, HUMAN SCALE DIRECTS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE USE OF SPACE AND DASHED LINES REPRESENT AREAS WHICH EXIST IN THE RAVINE, BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE OPPOSING CLIFF.

AN AXONOMETRIC EXPLODED VIEW SHOWS THE SYSTEMATIC AND STRUCTURAL APPROACH OF THE PAVILION AND ITS ORIENTATION IN THE RAVINE.

A SECTION/ELEVATION COMPARISON COMMUNICATES A SENSE OF DEPTH IN THE DESIGN AND THE CARVING OF THE EARTH AS A DOMINANT STRATEGY FOR CREATING SPACE.

THE TITLE, VISTA ACADEMIA, EMBRACES TWO KEY IDEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT: VISTA/VIEW AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND ACADEMIA AS THE ENVIRONMENT OR COMMUNITY CONCERNED WITH THE PURSUIT OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SCHOLARSHIP.

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C I T Y E D G E A N A LY S I S : F O U R C I T I E S ( G R O U P E F F O R T )I D E N T I F Y I N G E D G E S I N T O K Y O , C O P E N H A G E N , C A P E T O W N , A N D M U M B A I

ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP

To k y o , J a p a n D a n L u | C o r i G u n d e r s o nA R C H 1 0 3 | 1 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 2

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N e r i m aS h i n j u k u

N a k a n oS u g i n a m i

S h i b u y aS e t a g a y a

M e g u r oO t a

K o t oB u n k y oC h i y o d aC h u oM i n a t oS h i n a g a w a

A d a c h iA r a k a w aTa i t oS u m i d aK a t s u s h i k aE d o g a w a

P o p u l a t i o n : 8 , 7 4 2 , 9 9 5A r e a : 2 4 0 . 1 s q m iD e n s i t y : 3 6 . 4 1 8 / s q m i

2 3 S p e c i a l Wa r d s m a k e u p t h e c o r e a n d m o s t p o p u l o u s p a r t o f To k y o

M u m b a i , I n d i a D a n L u | C o r i G u n d e r s o nA R C H 1 0 3 | 1 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 2

M u m b a i S u b u r b a n D i s t r i c t

M u m b a i C i t y

P o p u l a t i o n : 3 , 1 4 5 , 9 6 6A r e a : 2 6 . 1 s q m iD e n s i t y : 5 1 , 9 0 0 / s q m i

P o p u l a t i o n : 8 , 5 8 7 , 5 6 1A r e a : 1 4 2 s q m iD e n s i t y : 5 4 , 2 0 0 / s q m i

C a p e To w n , S o . A f r i c a D a n L u | C o r i G u n d e r s o nA R C H 1 0 3 | 1 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 2

A f r i k a n e r s ’ c o m m u n i t y

A f r i k a a n D o m i n a n t A r e a

C o p e n h a g e n , D e n m a r k D a n L u | C o r i G u n d e r s o nA R C H 1 0 3 | 1 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 2

C I T Y E D G E A N A LY S I S : F O U R C I T I E S ( G R O U P E F F O R T )I D E N T I F Y I N G E D G E S I N T O K Y O , C O P E N H A G E N , C A P E T O W N , A N D M U M B A I

ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP

M u m b a i , I n d i a D a n L u | C o r i G u n d e r s o nA R C H 1 0 3 | 1 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 2

M u m b a i S u b u r b a n D i s t r i c t

M u m b a i C i t y

P o p u l a t i o n : 3 , 1 4 5 , 9 6 6A r e a : 2 6 . 1 s q m iD e n s i t y : 5 1 , 9 0 0 / s q m i

P o p u l a t i o n : 8 , 5 8 7 , 5 6 1A r e a : 1 4 2 s q m iD e n s i t y : 5 4 , 2 0 0 / s q m i

C o p e n h a g e n , D e n m a r k D a n L u | C o r i G u n d e r s o nA R C H 1 0 3 | 1 . 2 5 . 2 0 1 2

T O K Y O , J A PA N

IS DIVIDED INTO 23 SPECIAL WARDS. EACH WARD IS AUTONOMOUS TO THE TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT, EACH WITH ITS OWN ELECTED MAYOR AND ASSEMBLY, MAKING THEM SIMILAR TO SMALL CITIES.

M U M B A I , I N D I A

IS DISTINGUISHED BY THE CITY OF MUMBAI TOGETHER WITH THE MUMBAI SUBURBAN DISTRICT. MUMBAI CITY SERVES AS THE URBAN CORE, CENTERED AROUND THE HISTORICAL PORT OF MUMBAI. THE SUBURBAN DISTRICT, INCREASING IN SIZE WITH POPULATION GROWTH,DEFINES THE NORTHERN CITY LIMITS.

C I T Y E D G E A N A LY S I S : M U M B A I

ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP

MUMBAI EXISTS ORIGINALLY AS THE SEVEN ISLANDS OF BOMBAY. INDUSTRIALIZATION OF THE CITY LED TO MASSIVE LAND RECLAMATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ISLANDS WERE MERGED INTO ONE MASS. THE EDGES OF THESE ISLANDS ARE NO LONGER VISIBLE ABOVE GROUND.

SHIFTING ATTENTION TO A KEY EDGE IN MUMBAI, THIS DOCUMENT BEGINS TO ANALYZE THE COASTLINE AS FOUR SEPARATE ENTITIES. WHERE LAND MEETS WATER IN MUMBAI, THERE ARE EITHER SEA WALLS OR BEACHES ON THE WEST COAST, AND HARBORS, PORTS OR MANGROVES IN THE BAY.

MUMBAI’S COASTLINE VARIES IN SIZE AND THICKNESS. PORTS AND SEA WALLS ARE THIN, HARD EDGES WHICH ARE DENSER AND MARK TERRITORIES ALONG THE COAST USED FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. BEACHES AND MANGROVES ARE THICK, SOFT EDGES SERVING RECREATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS.

MumbaiMaharashtra, India

Archipelago:The Seven Islands of BombayThe Hornby Vel-lard was a project to build a causeway unit ing al l seven islands of Bombay into a single island with a deep natural harbour. The proj-ect was started by the governor Wil-l iam Hornby in 1782 and was one of the f irst major civi l en-gineering projects which transformed the original seven islands of Bombay into one island. The islands were gradually physically united through land reclamation projects over a span of f ive centuries.

Cori GundersonEmily Applebaum

Dan Lu

ARCH 103 | 1.30.2012

Land Reclamation: supplying land for the extension of the crowded inner city

Arabian Sea

Arabian Arabian SeaSea

Mumbai’sCoastl ine (var ious k inds of t rees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in sal ine coastal sediment

habi tats in the t ropics and subtropics)

Mumbai’s mangroves are important marine ecosystems and provide vital protection against f loods and coastal erosion for a city built on reclaimed land.

Rapid industr ia l isat ion, pol lut ion, housing de-velopment and an in-creasing populat ion has already resul ted in the gradual destruct ion of mangrove ecosystems, wi th 40 percent lost over the last decade.

Mangroves

Harbour (Front Bay)Thane Creek

Panvel Creek

as an edge:the city defined by ocean

and harbor

Gorai Beach

Manori Beach

Marve Beach

Aksa Beach

Silver Beach

Madh Island

Versova Beach

Juhu Beach

Dadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar ChaupatiDadar Chaupati

Girgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum ChaupatiGirgaum Chaupati

The beaches in and around Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra are popular tourist destinations. However, r ising levels of pollution have made many of these beach-es unfit for swimming and bathing.

Water samples were col lected from di fferent beaches in Mumbai over a per iod of two years by the Maharashtra State Pol lut ion Board (“MPCB”). The net resul t in that some beaches are unf i t for bathing due to high pol lut ion levels and thus infested with disease causing pathogens. The resul ts have indicated a high concentrat ion of faecal col i form and biochemical oxygen demand (“BOD”), both of which point to the presence of patho-gens and bacter ia in water. Spending t ime in th is water may therefore resul t in bacter ia l and swimming-associated gastrointest inal i l lnesses.

MangrovesMangroves

Mud FlatsMud Flats

BeachBeach

HarborHarbor

Sea WallSea Wall

Boat Activity

City Limits

MumbaiMaharashtraIndia

Cori GundersonEmily ApplebaumDan Lu

ARCH 103 | 2.7.2012

Mumbai ’s natural deep-water harbor is home to the Mum-bai Port and the Gateway of India wi th i ts jet ty for Elephan-ta.

The Mumbai Port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twent ieth centur ies. I t is known as the gateway to India, and has been a pr imary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial capi ta l of In-dia.

Due to immense populat ion pressures f rom the Mumbai metropol i tan region and the extremely busy mari t ime trade, the Mumbai Harbour is considered to be heavi ly pol luted.

Sea Wall

BeachCoastal Length: 87 mi

The is land ci ty of Mumbai l ies off the west coast of India in the coastal region known as the Konk-an. Because of i ts harbour, a wide bay between the ci ty and the main-land, facing Afr ica and East Asia, Mumbai has been a natural ship-ping and trading center through-out i ts short h istory.

Many sea wal ls have been constructed along the coast of Mumbai border ing the Ara-bian Sea. The purpose of the wal ls is to protect areas of human habi tat ion, conserva-t ion and le isure act iv i t ies f rom the act ion of t ides and waves. As a seawal l is a stat ic feature i t conf l ic ts wi th the dynamic nature of the coast and impedes the exchange of sediment between land and sea.

Mumbai’sCoastl ine as an edge:

defining occupiable space of a dense urban environment

Arabian Sea

Edge_Arabian SeaUrban development on the west coast of Mumbai is pushed al l the way to the water.

AREAS OF DRASTIC CHANGE

Mumbai’s mangroves are important marine ecosystems and provide vital protection against f loods and coastal erosion for a city built on reclaimed land.

Rapid industr ia l isat ion, pol lut ion, housing development and an increasing populat ion has already resul ted in the gradual destruct ion of mangrove ecosystems, wi th 40 percent lost over the last decade.

*Mangroves: var ious k inds of t rees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in sal ine coastal sediment habi tats in the t ropics and subtropics

Edge_Mangrove Swamps Edge_Port of Mumbai

Natural deep-water harbor: The Mumbai Port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twent ieth centur ies. I t is known as the gateway to India, and has been a pr imary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial capi ta l of India.

Due to immense populat ion pressures f rom the Mumbai metropol i tan region and the extremely busy mari t ime trade, the Mumbai Harbour is considered to be heavi ly pol luted.

Cor i GundersonEmily AppelbaumDan Lu

Arch 103 | 2.14.2012

C I T Y E D G E A N A LY S I S : M U M B A I

F I N A L I T E R AT I O N

Arabian Sea

COASTAL AGENT

Sea Walls and beaches (many of which are heavi ly pol luted) span the length of the c i ty, protect ing valuable real estate and act ing as rigid parameters for urban development

Cori GundersonEmily AppelbaumDan Lu

Arch 103 | 2.16.2012

Eastern Express Highway

Coastl ine

Mithi River / Dharavi Slum

Arabian Sea

Port of Mumbai

Mangrove Swamp

City Limits

1 mi

2 km

Less Dense

More Dense

Densitypersons / sq km

< 13500 13500 - 27000 27000 - 40500 40500 - 54000

> 54000 1981 1991 2001

Edge_Mangrove Swamps

Edge_Port of MumbaiEdge_Arabian Sea

MUMBAI’S COASTLINE as an EDGE: Defining Occupiable Space in a Dense Urban Environment

ECONOMIC AGENT

Mumbai Port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twent ieth centur ies, and has been a pr imary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial

capital of India .

The Mumbai Port acts as a f ixed edge and plays a cr i t ical ro le in Mumbai ’s economy. Immense populat ion pressures could demand commercial

expansion around the harbor.

ENVIRONMENTAL AGENT

Mumbai ’s mangroves are important marine ecosystems and provide vital protection against f loods and coastal erosion for a c i ty bui l t on reclaimed land.

As a permeable edge , mangroves are subject to destruct ion f rom rapid industr ia l isat ion, pol lut ion, housing development and an increasing populat ion.

40 percent of mangrove ecosystems have been lost over the last decade.

C o a s t a l , economic, and e n v i r o n m e n t a l agents restrict e x p a n s i o n , forcing density inward and upward on the peninsula of the World’s fastest growing city.

SOURCES:Wikipedia: ht tp: / /en.wik ipedia.org/wik i /MumbaiThe Times of India: ht tp: / /ar t ic les. t imesof india. indiat imes.com/2012-01-29/mumbai/I IPS - Envis Center on Environment and Populat ion: ht tp: / /www.i ipsenvis.nic. in/Art icals/7th_Art ical .htmThe Hindu Newspaper: ht tp: / /www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/art ic le78192.ece

IMAGES:Google Earth / Google Mapshttp: / /www.worldnavigator. info/data/gal lery/00000018/Aer ia l_photo_of_Mumbai_ci ty. jpghttp: / /www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/507/27956. jpghttp: / /www.indiatravelblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mumbai. jpghttp: / /www.defence.pk/ forums/members-club/54704-worlds-greatest-c i ty-50-reasons-mumbai-no-1-a.html

THIS DOCUMENT ATTEMPTS TO SHOW A CORRELATION BETWEEN EDGE TYPE/THICKNESS AND POPULATION DENSITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL AGENTS WHICH CREATE TENSION ON THE COASTLINE, DIRECTING GROWTH AND DENSITY INWARD AND UPWARD.

Arabian Sea

COASTAL AGENT

Sea Walls and beaches (many of which are heavi ly pol luted) span the length of the c i ty, protect ing valuable real estate and act ing as rigid parameters for urban development

Cori GundersonEmily AppelbaumDan Lu

Arch 103 | 2.16.2012

Eastern Express Highway

Coastl ine

Mithi River / Dharavi Slum

Arabian Sea

Port of Mumbai

Mangrove Swamp

City Limits

1 mi

2 km

Less Dense

More Dense

Densitypersons / sq km

< 13500 13500 - 27000 27000 - 40500 40500 - 54000

> 54000 1981 1991 2001

Edge_Mangrove Swamps

Edge_Port of MumbaiEdge_Arabian Sea

MUMBAI’S COASTLINE as an EDGE: Defining Occupiable Space in a Dense Urban Environment

ECONOMIC AGENT

Mumbai Port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twent ieth centur ies, and has been a pr imary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial

capital of India .

The Mumbai Port acts as a f ixed edge and plays a cr i t ical ro le in Mumbai ’s economy. Immense populat ion pressures could demand commercial

expansion around the harbor.

ENVIRONMENTAL AGENT

Mumbai ’s mangroves are important marine ecosystems and provide vital protection against f loods and coastal erosion for a c i ty bui l t on reclaimed land.

As a permeable edge , mangroves are subject to destruct ion f rom rapid industr ia l isat ion, pol lut ion, housing development and an increasing populat ion.

40 percent of mangrove ecosystems have been lost over the last decade.

C o a s t a l , economic, and e n v i r o n m e n t a l agents restrict e x p a n s i o n , forcing density inward and upward on the peninsula of the World’s fastest growing city.

SOURCES:Wikipedia: ht tp: / /en.wik ipedia.org/wik i /MumbaiThe Times of India: ht tp: / /ar t ic les. t imesof india. indiat imes.com/2012-01-29/mumbai/I IPS - Envis Center on Environment and Populat ion: ht tp: / /www.i ipsenvis.nic. in/Art icals/7th_Art ical .htmThe Hindu Newspaper: ht tp: / /www.thehindu.com/news/states/karnataka/art ic le78192.ece

IMAGES:Google Earth / Google Mapshttp: / /www.worldnavigator. info/data/gal lery/00000018/Aer ia l_photo_of_Mumbai_ci ty. jpghttp: / /www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/507/27956. jpghttp: / /www.indiatravelblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/mumbai. jpghttp: / /www.defence.pk/ forums/members-club/54704-worlds-greatest-c i ty-50-reasons-mumbai-no-1-a.html

THIS DOCUMENT ATTEMPTS TO SHOW A CORRELATION BETWEEN EDGE TYPE/THICKNESS AND POPULATION DENSITY. THERE ARE SEVERAL AGENTS WHICH CREATE TENSION ON THE COASTLINE, DIRECTING GROWTH AND DENSITY INWARD AND UPWARD.

ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP

J U N K H A L L :A N A M E R I C A ’ S C U P V E N U E

S I T EA TRIANGULAR SITE LOCATED BETWEEN FRONT STREET, GREEN STREET AND EMBARCADERO. TO THE EAST ARE PIERS 15-17, FUTURE HOME OF THE NEW EXPLORATORIUM.

C I R C U L AT I O NTHE EMBARCADERO HAS A HIGH VOLUME OF VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC WHICH FADES AS IT HEADS WEST INTO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.

H I S T O R I C R E S O U R C E S , L A N D U S E , Z O N I N G , A N D P U B L I C P R O P E R T YTHESE MAPS SHOW THE VARIOUS USES AND FUNCTIONS OF PROPERTIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL WATERFRONT, REGISTERED HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND GREEN SPACE. THE AREA IS HIGHLY OFFICE/COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

V I E W SSHOWING ORIENTATIONS IN A PANORAMIC PHOTO AND LABELED WITH VISIBLE LANDMARKS SEEN FROM WITHIN THE SITE (COIT TOWER, BAY BRIDGE, TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID).

ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR

E X P L O R AT O R I U M

THE SITE’S PROXIMITY TO THE NEW EXPLORATORIUM RAISES QUESTIONS REGARDING CIRCULATION AND TRAFFIC. SPECIFICALLY, THE INTERSECTION AT EMBARCADERO AND GREEN STREET HIGHLIGHTS THE AREA CONJOINING THE SITE TO THE EXPLORATORIUM AND CAN EXPECT A PROJECTED INCREASE IN CIRCULATION DENSITY. A SCHEMATIC PLAN OF THE EXPLORATORIUM GIVES INSIGHT INTO DIRECTION OF PEDESTRIAN FLOW AS MARKED IN YELLOW.

PEDESTRIAN

CIRCULATION

MUNI F-TRAIN STATIO

N

STATION

HIGHLIGHTED AREA OF

CIRCULATION BETWEEN

JUNK HALL AND

EXPLORATORIUM

*CONNECTS JUNK HALL TO NEW EXPLORATORIUM

*CROSSES A MAJOR STREET WITH HIGH DENSITY TRAFFIC

* PROVIDES ACCESS TO AND FROM MUNI F-TRAIN STATIONS

*MARKS THE TRANSITION FROM HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD TO WATERFRONT

JUNK HALL:PROXIMITY TO 2013 EXPLORATORIUMINTERSECTION AT EMBARCADERO/GREEN

ISSUE: THE INTERSECTION AT EMBARCADERO AND GREEN PROVIDES ACCESS AND CIRCULATION BETWEEN JUNK HALL AND THE EXPLORATORIUM. THE AREA HIGHLIGHTS AN EXPECTED INCREASE OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND DENSITY AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR WALKWAY SOLUTIONS BETWEEN THE SITES.

*

4 3

21

JUNK HALL:EXISTING BUILDING ELEVATIONS

ISSUE: THE SITE’S UNIQUE PLACEMENT OFFERS A DEEP VISUAL CONNECTION TO SAN FRANCISCO’S HISTORY.

BUILDINGS ADJACENT TO THE SITE DO NOT EXCEED 61 FEET (WEST OF EMBARCADERO) AND 38 FEET (EAST OF EMBARCADERO). CONSTRUCTING ABOVE THESE HEIGHTS COULD LEAD TO OBSTRUCTION OF VIEWS (INCLUDING VIEWS OF COIT TOWER, TELEGRAPH HILL, TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID, BAY BRIDGE, AND HISTORIC WATERFRONT) FROM NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS.

4

3

2

1

FRO

NT ST

GREEN ST

EMBARCADERO

VALLEJO ST

JOHN MAHER ST

BATTERY ST

UNION ST

VIEW FROM THE WEST

THE SOUTHERN VIEW FROM THE SITE DOES NOT CONTAIN HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND OFFER VIEWS OF THE DOWNTOWN SKYLINE, ALLOWING SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL HEIGHT

“BY KEEPING 3 CORNERS OF THE BLOCK LOW AND LIFTING THE NORTH-EAST CORNER UP TOWARDS ITS 467 FT PEAK, THE COURTYARD OPENS VIEWS TOWARDS THE HUDSON RIVER, BRINGING LOW WESTERN SUN DEEP INTO THE BLOCK AND GRACIOUSLY PRESERVING THE ADJACENT HELENA TOWER’S VIEWS OF THE RIVER.”

CASE STUDY: W57WEST 57TH STREETBJARKE INGELS GROUP

NEW YORK, NY600-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED

BETWEEN 11TH AND 12TH AVENUES ADJACENT TO THE HUDSON RIVER

VIEW OF THE RIVER FROM INSIDE BUILDING

VIEW FROM THE RIVER HIGHLIGHTING SUN

PEAK INTEGRATES WITH MANHATTAN SKYSCRAPERS DESCENDING

CORNERS ALLOW FOR VIEWS, SUN, AND VENTILATION

STREET ACCESS TO WATERFRONT

VIEW FROM STREET-LEVEL

D I S S E C T I N G S P E C I F I C S I T E I S S U E S

E X P L O R AT O R I U M

THE SITE’S PROXIMITY TO THE NEW EXPLORATORIUM RAISES QUESTIONS REGARDING CIRCULATION AND TRAFFIC. SPECIFICALLY, THE INTERSECTION AT EMBARCADERO AND GREEN STREET HIGHLIGHTS THE AREA CONJOINING THE SITE TO THE EXPLORATORIUM AND CAN EXPECT A PROJECTED INCREASE IN CIRCULATION DENSITY. A SCHEMATIC PLAN OF THE EXPLORATORIUM GIVES INSIGHT INTO DIRECTION OF PEDESTRIAN FLOW AS MARKED IN YELLOW.

“BY KEEPING 3 CORNERS OF THE BLOCK LOW AND LIFTING THE NORTH-EAST CORNER UP TOWARDS ITS 467 FT PEAK, THE COURTYARD OPENS VIEWS TOWARDS THE HUDSON RIVER, BRINGING LOW WESTERN SUN DEEP INTO THE BLOCK AND GRACIOUSLY PRESERVING THE ADJACENT HELENA TOWER’S VIEWS OF THE RIVER.”

CASE STUDY: W57WEST 57TH STREETBJARKE INGELS GROUP

NEW YORK, NY600-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED

BETWEEN 11TH AND 12TH AVENUES ADJACENT TO THE HUDSON RIVER

VIEW OF THE RIVER FROM INSIDE BUILDING

VIEW FROM THE RIVER HIGHLIGHTING SUN

PEAK INTEGRATES WITH MANHATTAN SKYSCRAPERS DESCENDING

CORNERS ALLOW FOR VIEWS, SUN, AND VENTILATION

STREET ACCESS TO WATERFRONT

VIEW FROM STREET-LEVEL

D I S S E C T I N G S P E C I F I C S I T E I S S U E S

C A S E S T U D Y

BJARKE INGEL’S W57 RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ILLUSTRATES A DESIGN APPROACH WHICH RESPONDS TO FORM AND THE WATERFRONT IN MANHATTAN. ONE CORNER IS RAISED TO INCORPORATE INTO THE SKYLINE WHILE SLOPING DOWN TO MEET THE EDGE OF THE HUDSON RIVER. THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR VIEWS, SUNLIGHT, AND VENTILATION FROM EACH OF THE 600 UNITS IN THE BUILDING.

E X I S T I N G B U I L D I N G S

ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS WHICH SURROUND THE HEIGHT PREDETERMINE VIEWS OF AND FROM THE SITE. THESE ELEVATIONS DO NOT EXCEED 61 FEET, ALLOWING FOR VIEWS OF NEARBY LANDMARKS, THE BAY, AND THE DOWNTOWN SKYLINE. CONSTRUCTING ABOVE THE HEIGHTS OF THESE BUILDINGS MAY LEAD TO THE OBSTRUCTION OF SUCH VIEWS.

ADOBE INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP, GOOGLE SKETCHUP

T H E S P I R I T O F S A I L I N GF R E E D O M , A D V E N T U R E , D E T E R M I N AT I O N , B L I S S

Expressing freedom and determinat ion by bui ld ing up to a peak and point ing out toward the water, as in the bow of a ship.

The clashing of the waves against the boat and the adventure of sai l ing through storms and vic ious seas.

The swir l ing, escalading rush of adrenal ine and feel ing of pure bl iss embraced by the sai lor at sea.

H I S T O R I C W AT E R F R O N TH O W T H E B AY H A S S H A P E D T H E C I T Y

The presence of the bay has a s igni f icant inf luence on the shape of the c i ty and the waterfront. Responding to port d istr ibut ion and industr ia l izat ion, bui ld ing scale and densi ty increases from the edge of the water inward.

The gr id layout of streets intersects and punctures the edge of the water def ined by the Embarcadero.

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Reaching and sprawl ing out toward the bay and the embarcadero.

Bowing, mimicking the structure of a boat and the scale of the immediate topography and skyl ine.

Exhibi t ing the sense of pr ide which comes from rais ing the sai ls on a boat, sai l ing across the paci f ic on the f ree china junk, or compet ing in the america’s cup.

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C H I N E S E C U LT U R E I N S A N F R A N C I S C OA N E W , D I S T I N C T R E L AT I O N S H I P R O O T E D I N T W O D I F F E R E N T W O R L D SChinese-American cul ture embodies highly contrast ing sets of ideologies, at t i tudes, customs, and bel iefs, uniquely re- invent ing i tsel f in a new era.

China (est . 221 BC) has a much older and complex history compared to America (est . 1776). The merging of these two cul tures creates a new dynamic where eastern and western, o ld and new, run paral le l wi th each other.

The story of the Free China Junk i l lustrates the fusing together of cul tures, how f ive young, Chinese men and one American journeyed across the Paci f ic f rom Taiwan to San Francisco.

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F U S I N G I D E A ST H E S P I R I T O F S A I L I N G , C H I N E S E - A M E R I C A N C U LT U R E , A N D T H E S A N F R A N C I S C O H I S T O R I C W AT E R F R O N TTHE SPIRIT OF SAILING AS BEING A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM, ADVENTURE, DETERMINATION AND BLISS, EXEMPLIFIED BY THE AMERICA’S CUP AND THE STORY OF THE FREE CHINA JUNK

THE UNIQUE LOCATION OF THE SITE AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THE BAY, RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WATERFRONT AND HOW IT HAS INFLUENCED AND SHAPED THE CITY

THE HISTORY OF CHINESE CULTURE IN SAN FRANCISCO AS INTEGRATED INTO AMERICAN CULTURE YET CONTRASTING, HAVING A COMPLEX BACKGROUND ROOTED IN ANCIENT HISTORY

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H O U S I N G T H E J U N KP L A C I N G T H E F R E E C H I N A I N I T S N AT U R A L H A B I TATTO EXHIBIT THE FREE CHINA JUNK IS TO CELEBRATE ITS LIFE, JOURNEY, AND THE MEAN WHO SAILED IT ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

TAKING THE FREE CHINA OUT OF WATER WOULD BE TO TAKE THE JUNK AND ITS STORY OUT OF CONTEXT. THEREFORE, IF THE JUNK IS TO BE EXHIBITED ON THE SITE, THEN IT IMPERATIVE DO SO IN WATER.

INSPIRED BY BOAT GARAGES ON LAKESIDES AND WATERFRONTS, THIS STRUCTURE PROVIDES SHELTER AND PROTECTION FOR THE JUNK, WITHOUT REMOVING IT FROM THE WATER. THE DESIGN ALSO ATTEMPTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE OTHER IDEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, SUCH AS THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHINESE AND AMERICAN CULTURES AND THE RESPONSE TO THE SITE.

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G E S T U R A L E X P L O R AT I O N S I N S E C T I O NSTUDIES IN CHARCOAL INFORMED PROGRAM ORGANIZATION. THESE DRAWINGS ALLOWED FOR TESTING AND EXPERIMENTING, RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT MULTIPLE LEVELS, VIEWING PLATFORMS, AND A GREEN ROOF. WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE SITE, SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ARE CONSIDERED FOR CREATING GAPS AND VOIDS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE JUNK HALL.

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S I T E R E S P O N S E T O L I N E A R V O I D SSTREETS AND WATERWAYS INFLUENCED THE STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE JUNK HALL, ALLOWING CIRCULATION OF THE PROJECT TO COMPLIMENT THE SITE.

THE VOID BETWEEN PIERS 15 AND 17 PROVIDES THE SPACE AND NATURAL HABITAT TO HOUSE THE FREE CHINA JUNK INSIDE THE EXHIBIT HALL.

JOHN MAHER STREET CREATES A PATH WHICH ALLOWS PEDESTRIANS TO WALK THROUGH THE SITE AND ACCESS THE EXHIBIT HALL FROM BOTH FRONT STREET AND THE EMBARCADERO.

UNION STREET INFORMS THE EXTENSION OF THE LEVI’S PLAZA GREEN SPACE ONTO THE SITE.

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R E F L E C T I N G P O O LDETERMINED BY THE NEW PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY DESIGN FOR THE EXPLORATORIUM, THE POOL USED TO HOUSE THE FREE CHINA JUNK REFLECTS THE FORM OF THE BAY ACROSS THE EMBARCADERO.

AS AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACE, THE POOL ALSO PROVIDES AN AREA FOR REFLECTION AND MEDITATION, GATHERING, AND RECREATION.

T H E AT E RCHARCOAL DRAWINGS IN PLAN HELPED DETERMINE THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE THEATER.

HOVERED ABOVE THE JOHN MAHER STREET PATHWAY, THE THEATER POINTS TOWARD THE EMBARCADERO AND CREATES A SEATING AREA WHICH SPANS TWO LEVELS. THIS STRATEGY AIMS TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE AUDIENCE AT AN ANGLED ELEVATION TO INCREASE VISIBILITY OF THE PROJECTION SCREEN.

IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR OF THE THEATER SCREEN FACES THE EMBARCADERO AND THE EXPLORATORIUM, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN A SCREEN VISIBLE FROM BOTH SIDES. THE THEATER WOULD THEN SERVE AS AN ALLURING ATTRACTION TO THE JUNK HALL FOR BOTH TOURISTS AND RESIDENTS.

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D E V E L O P M E N T I N P L A NEACH LEVEL OF THE JUNK HALL GROWS OUT OF THE GREEN SPACE LOCATED AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE SITE, ARCHING AND CASCADING OVER THE JUNK AND THE REFLECTING POOL.

EXPANDING OUTWARD TOWARD THE BAY AND THE EMBARCADERO, THE LEVELS PROVIDE BALCONIES AND VIEWING PLATFORMS WHICH ALSO ALLOW ACCESS INTO THE EXHIBIT HALLS AND THE THEATER.

ON THE SECOND AND THIRD LEVELS, BEAMS SUPPORTED BY A SINGLE COLUMN FAN OUT, INDICATING FLOORS. PEDESTRIAN AND FREIGHT ELEVATORS ARE LOCATED ALONG FRONT STREET.

G R E E N S PA C EMERGING THE GREEN SPACE WITH THE STRUCTURE ENABLES “UNDERGROUND” SPACE TO BE UTILIZED FOR INTERIOR RESTROOMS AND EXTERIOR RECREATION (CAFES AND COFFEE SHOPS). THE GREEN SPACE ALSO PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR THE LARGE BEAMS WHICH FORM THE ROOF OF THE JUNK HALL.

EXTENDING, ENHANCING, AND ENLARGING THE GREEN SPACE FROM LEVI’S PLAZA MAXIMIZES PUBLIC USE, LEISURE, AND RECREATION, DIVERTING ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SITE FROM THE EXPLORATORIUM.

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F I N A L D R A W I N G STHE GROUND LEVEL PLAN SHOWS THAT A MAJORITY OF THE SITE IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING A SHADED, PAVED AREA WITH A REFLECTION POOL, GREEN SPACE, AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND STREETS.

IN SECTION, THE JUNK HALL REVEALS A SPACE WITH SOARING HEIGHTS, MEETING THE SECOND AND THIRD LEVELS WITH INTERIOR PLATFORMS FOR VIEWING THE FREE CHINA JUNK. GLASS CURTAIN WALLS ENCLOSE THE EXHIBIT SPACES, CELEBRATING THE VOIDS CREATED BY THE STRUCTURE.

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