gorman small portfolio
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A t R e n s s e l a e r
P o l y t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e ,
p r o j e c t s t e n d e d t o b e
i n a g r o u p s e t t i n g
f o c u s e d o n
c o l l a b o r a t i v e d e s i g n
w o r k . A s a g r a d u a t e
a t C o l u m b i a
U n i v e r s i t y , t h e r e w a s
a s t r o n g r e s e a r c h
f o c u s t o t h e w o r k ,
w i t h a h i g h o u t p u t
d e m a n d . I h o p e t h a t
y o u fi n d i n t h e s e
p r o j e c t s a n a p p r o a c h
t o d e s i g n t h a t i s b o t h
i t e r a t i v e a n d
s c i e n t i fi c a l l y l i t e r a t e ,
a s w e l l a s h i g h l y
c r e a t i v e a n d
u n e x p e c t e d i n
a p p r a o c h i n g
s o l u t i o n s . A l i n k t o
m y f u l l w o r k c a n b e
f o u n d b e l l o w .
Robert N Gorman https://sites.google.com/site/namrogportfoliolink/http://issuu.com/robertgorman/docs/gorman_portfolio_small
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A N I S T É M I
Spring 2013
T E A M
S I T E
P R O F .
L o w e r E a s t N Y C
D e m e t r i o s C o m o d r o m o s
R o b e r t G o r m a n
M a x i n e H u
A n e w c r o s s r o a d s f o r
t r a n s i t a n d s o c i a l l i f e ,
t o r e v i t a l i z e t h e L o w e r
E a s t S i d e .
Y E A R
I n t e r i o r D e v e l o p m e n t
W i n d F o r m i n g
S o l a r F o r m i n g
H e a t F o r m i n g
P l a n , L o b b y F l o o r .
T h e I n t e r i o r d e s i g n
s o u g h t t o o p e n u p l a r g e
v o l u m e s f o r v e n t i l a t i o n
i n t h e t h i c k p l a t e s .
W h a t b e c a m e a p p a r e n t
w a s t h a t t h e s e l a r g e
v o l u m e s g e n e r a t e d
a m a z i n g s o c i a l a n d
p u b l i c s p a c e s t h a t w e
d e c i d e t o o p e n u p t o
t h e p u b l i c f r o m b e l l o w .
T h e s e a l s o h e l p e d c a l i -
b r a t e o u r d e s i g n t o
W i n d , S o l a r , a n d H e a t
f a c t o r s a l o n g t h e w a y .
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Tax Value per sqft BrooklynOriginDestination
Income <25k25k-35k35k-45k45k-70k>70k
Brooklyn and Queens
Queens
OriginDestination
2008 MTA NYC Travel Survey
Immigrant Population Dynamics
Native Population Dynamics
Native Black Native White
Neighborhood
Hamilton Heights
Manhattanville
Morningside Heights
Manhattan Valley
Upper West Side
Ansonia
Columbus Circle
Lincoln Square
Times Square
Midtown
Hells Kitchen
Garment District
Tenderloin
Chelsea
Flatiron District
Meatpacking District
West Village
Greenwich Village
Cooperative Village
Little Germany
Lower East Side
Nobo
Kips Bay
East Village
Alphabet City
Koreatown
Stuyvesant Town
Peter Cooper Village
Madison Square
Murray Hill
Gramercy
Tudor City
Diamond DIstrict
Turtle Bay
Sutton Place
Yorkville
Upper East Side
Carnegie Hill
Spanish Harlem
Astor Row
Harlem
Strivers Row
Day
SohoTribeca
Battery Park City
Civic Center
Little Italy
Five Points
Two Bridges
Chinatown
Bowery
Finanical District
Sugar Hill
Hamilton Heights
Manhattanville
Morningside Heights
Manhattan Valley
Upper West Side
Ansonia
Columbus Circle
Lincoln Square
Times Square
Midtown
Hells Kitchen
Garment District
Tenderloin
Chelsea
Flatiron District
Meatpacking District
West Village
Greenwich Village
Cooperative Village
Little Germany
Lower East Side
Nobo
Kips Bay
East Village
Alphabet City
Koreatown
Stuyvesant Town
Peter Cooper Village
Madison Square
Murray Hill
Gramercy
Tudor City
Diamond DIstrict
Turtle Bay
Sutton Place
Yorkville
Upper East Side
Carnegie Hill
Spanish Harlem
Astor Row
Harlem
Strivers Row
Night
SohoTribeca
Battery Park City
Civic Center
Little Italy
Five Points
Two Bridges
Chinatown
Bowery
Finanical District
Property Value
Economic Potential
Economic Disadvantage
Income
O u r R e s e a r c h b e g a n b y
i n v e s t i g a t i n g o u r a u d i -
e n c e a s a c a p i t a l
s u p p l y , a n d t h e i r d e s t i -
n a t i o n s a s a c a p i t a l
d e m a n d , t o c a l i b r a t e
t h e p r o g r a m m a t i c g o a l s
o f o u r d e s i g n .
S U P P L Y
Don’t Keep PeopleKeep People
Short Term Long Term
Civic Center Hotel Transit/ Commercial Center
Bring People Here
WHAT DO THEY DO?
FOR HOW LONG?
230.00’
550.00’
T o w a r d s a H y b r i d
W e f r a m e d o u r d e s i g n
a s a n e w c r o s s r o a d s
f o r t r a n s i t a n d s o c i a l
l i f e , t o r e v i t a l i z e t h e
L o w e r E a s t S i d e . B a s e d
o � o u r d a t a , w e f o u n d
t h a t t h e t h r e e b e s t
p r o g r a m s t o w o r k w i t h
w o u l d b e a t r a n s i t h u b
f o r s h o r t v i s i t s , a n d a n
h o t e l a n d c i v i c e n t e r
f o r l o n g v i s i t s .
O u r g o a l w a s t o h y b r i d -
i z e t h e s e p r o g r a m s i n t o
a n e w t y p o l o g y .
T H R E A D C O N N E C T K N O T
R E D I S T R I B U T I N G F L O WT H R O U G H S O C I A L C O N N E C T I V I T Y
D E M A N D
C A R V E
A E R O S H A P E
W R I N K L E
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O u r d e s i g n w a s s h a p e d
b y o u r r e s e a r c h t e a m
m e m b e r s . O n e f o r o s -
m o t i c p o w e r , t h e o t h e r
f o r n e w w i n d p o w e r
m o d e l s . A s w e f u r t h e r
i n t e g r a t e d t h e s e n e w
t e c h n o l o g i e s i n t o o u r
d e s i g n , t h e b u i l d i n g
e v o l v e d i n t o a fi t o r -
g a n i s m , s e e k i n g c a r b o n
n e u t r a l i t y a n d e n e r g y
g e n e r a t i o n f o r t h e g r i d ,
a s w e l l a s v i t a l fl o o d
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w h i c h i s
i n c r e a s i n g l y r e l e v a n t i n
c o a s t a l d e s i g n i n M a n -
h a t t a n .
T h e fi n a l f o r m w a s
a n a e r o d y n a m i c h o t e l
t o w e r d u o w i t h a s u b -
t e r r a n e a n m a l l a n d
e x p o c e n t e r l i n k e d t o
t h e 2 / 3 e x p r e s s l i n e s
t o t h e r e s t o f t h e c i t y .
O s m o t i c D e s i g n
0102
Fall ‘13 - Spring ’14
S I T E
P R O F .
O r b i t a l
C a r l a L e i t o
E d K e l l e r
Y E A R
A W A R D S
P L A N E T O L O G Y
T h e s i s s t u d i o o n t h e
t e c t o n i c s o f t h e p l a n -
e t a r y . R e s e a c h f o c u s o n
“ b o d i e s w i t h i n b o d i e s ”
s c a l e s . S h o w n r i g h t i s
t h e C i r c u l a t o r , t h e
s m a l l e s t s c a l e .
Puck Prize, best thesis
Graphene Array
Solar Array
Turn Station
Accelerator
Magnetic Harvester Ring
13.2 km
71.4 km
P L A N N E R D E T A I L S
S p e c i e s 1 w a s a k i n d o f
a r k f o r e n d a n g e r e d c u l -
t u r e s o n E a r t h ’ s e v e r -
s p r e a d i n g g l o b a l i s t
m o n o c u l t u r e . A c t i n g a s
t h e p l a n e t a r y b o d y i n
q u e s t i o n . I t w a s a c u l -
t u r a l e c o l o g y m a p p e r
a n d o r g a n i z e r . I t a l s o
a c t e d a s a k i n d o f c u l -
t u r e i n s u r a n c e b a n k ,
a c t i n g a s a k i n d o f o r -
b i t a l r e f u g e e c a m p w i t h
o p t i o n s f o r r e s e t t l e -
m e n t . T h e P l a n n e r ’ s
r i n g s e a c h h e l d a
c a r b o n - m a g n e t i c m a t e -
r i a l w o r l d t o r e b u i l d
u p o n . A t a b a l a r a s a t o
w o r k o n . E a c h r i n g
a c t e d a s a k i n d o f c u l -
t u r a l p r i m o r d i a l s o u p ,
w i t h t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r
e v o l u t i o n a n d c o m b i n a -
t i o n f o r n e w c u l t u r e s .
1.2 km
1.8 km
Harvester
Cultural Panopticon
Carbon Storage
Housing Units
Capacitor
D I S S E M I N A T O R
H a r v e s t i n g
Tr a n s p o r t
R e s e t t l e m e n t
R e b i r t h
C_001Energy Generation
Biosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
Noosphere
C_002
C_003
C_004
C_005
C_006
C_008
C_009
C_010
C_011
C_012
CIRCULATOR ID
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Energy GenerationPlannerDisseminator
PlannerDisseminator
Planner Disseminator
Planner Disseminator
Biosphere
Magnetosphere
Noosphere
Energy Generation
Biosphere
Consolidating
Dividing
Reaching
Knotting
Avoiding
D I S S E M I N A T O R
Speices 2
03
0102
C A P I T A LF L I G H T S
Fall ’14
S I T E
P R O F .
V i c t o r i a D o c k s , L o n d o n
T E A M
R o b e r t G o r m a n
J o r d i V i n y a l s
A n g e l i c a Y a n n o u l a t o u
P h u H o a n g
A n U r b a n t e c t o n i c t o
c r e a t e m o m e n t s o f
i n t e r a c t i o n i n a
c o m m u n i t y t h a t i s v e r y
d i v e r s e , b u t n o t v e r y
n e t w o r k e d t o i t s e l f , o r
t h e r e s t o f L o n d o n a n d
i t s l a b o r m a r k e t s .
Y E A R
LONDON
ART
PWR
ART ART ART
PWR PWR PWR
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$ $ $
MOSCOW C O N C E P T
O u r i n i t i a l c o n c e p t w a s
f r a m e d t h r o u g h a
m u s e u m i n M o s c o w ,
w h i c h g a v e u s t h e c o n -
c e p t o f c o m m u n a l o w n -
e r s h i p o f a n o b j e c t t o
c o m p e t e w i t h s i n g l e
w e a l t h y p a y e r s . W e
t o o k t h i s c o n c e p t t o
L o n d o n a n d a p p l i e d i t
t o e n e r g y o w n e r s h i p
v i a o s m o t i c p o w e r
t h r o u g h t h e T h a m e s
b a r r i e r a n d d o c k s .
Identity CraftAgriculture
Market Machining 2d 3d WorkshopsBooks ClassesCafe ComputersNurseryPubHarvestingMicros
Nodes
LanguageReading
100m
1.5km
6km
1/10 most deprived Borugh of London
Newham
144 Languages
Cut to create Con-nections.
Skilled-Unskilled disconnect
S I T E
W e o b s e r v e d t h a t
N e w h a m w a s v e r y d i -
v e r s e , b u t v e r y d i s c o n -
n e c t e d . I n M a n h a t t a n ,
f o r c o n t r a s t , e a c h i m -
m i g r a n t c o m m u n i t y h a s
a s t r o n g e n c l a v e f r o m
w h i c h i t c o m m u n a l l y
p u r c h a s e s a p a r t o f t h e
g r i d . W e s o u g h t h o w t o
a p p l y t h i s w i t h o u r
c o m m u n a l o w n e r s h i p o f
e n e r g y i n o r d e r t o
c r e a t e s o m e k i n d o f
a x e s t h r o u g h w h i c h
s o c i a l n e t w o r k i n g c o u l d
o c c u r t h r o u g h c o m m u -
n a l a c t i v i t i e s . W e i d e n -
t i fi e d t h r e e t y p o l o g i c a l
/ p r o g r a m m a t i c f o -
c u s e s : A g r i c u l t u r e ,
M a n u f a c t u r i n g , a n d
E d u c a t i o n , E a c h w i t h
t h e i r o w n o u t p u t o f
w a t e r a s a w a s t e o f
o s m o t i c p o w e r .
T h e w a t e r w a s t e o f o s -
m o t i c p o w e r w a s h a b i t -
a b l e f o r c o m m u n a l u s e ,
a l l o w i n g w a t e r p r o -
g r a m s t o b e b u i l d
a r o u n d t h e i r o u t p u t .
T h e s e o u t p u t p r o g r a m s
r a n g e f r o m p l a n t a t i o n
t o p u b l i c m e g a p o o l s t o
p e r f o r m a n c e s c e n e s .
N O D E S
PUBLIC POOL
KIDS POOL
SAND FILTRATION
GRAVEL FILTRATION
PHYTOREMEDIATION
BOTANIC PROMENADE
VERTICAL PLANTATIOINS
WATER PLANTATIOINS
PERFORMANCES
MARKET
A s t h e t y p o l o g i e s
r o o t e d t h e m s e l v e s i n t o
t h e i r c o m m u n a l i n f r a -
s t r u c t u r e , t h e s i t e
b e g a n p e r f o r m i n g . T h e
m a i n c u t f o r c e d p a t h s
t h r o u g h t h e t y p o l o g i e s
t o g e n e r a t e n e w s o c i a l
n e t w o r k s a m o n g i m m i -
g r a n t s .
L A N D S C A P E
GREEN NODE CRAFT NODE CULTURES NODET h e n o d e s w e r e s i t e s
w h e r e i m m i g r a n t s
c o u l d n e t w o r k t h e i r
s k i l l s a n d t r a n s l a t e
t h e m i n t o L o n d o n ’ s j o b
m a r k e t . I d e a l l y , t h e
l u r e o f e x o t i c g o o d s
w o u l d a t t r a c t l o c a l
L o n d o n r e s i d e n t s t o t h e
s i t e , e x p a n d i n g n e t -
w o r k s b e t w e e n i m m i -
g r a n t s d i r e c t l y t o
L o n d o n ’ s e s t a b l i s h e d
a n d m i d d l e c l a s s c a p i -
t a l . T h i s w o u l d a l l o w
t h e s i t e t o m o r e t h a n
j u s t t r a n s l a t e f o r e i g n
s k i l l s i n t o t h e L o n d o n
w o r k f o r c e , b u t a l s o t o
i m p o r t L o n d o n ’ s w o r k -
f o r c e i n t o n e w a n d i n -
n o v a t i v e p r o c e d u r e s
a n d t e c h n i q u e s f r o m
a b o r i g i n a l s o u r c e s .
N O D E S
Pressure Exchange
Filters Membrane Modules
Pressure Gain Range
3025201510
12-28 bar
120 m waterfallPotential Energy Equivilence
Turbine
2/3
[ENCLOSED]
Brackish Output
Brackish Output
Salinated Input
Fresh Input
2014 2016 +2018
1015
7.55
2.5.1
2014 2016 +2018
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O s m o t i c p o w e r w a s t h e
b a s i s o f o u r c o m m u n a l
i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . A h i g h
t e c h m e m b r a n e d i v i d e s
s a l i n a t e d a n d f r e s h
w a t e r a n d t h r o u g h t h e
p r e s s u r e d i � e r e n c e o n
t h e m e m b r a n e , a t u r -
b i n e i s p o w e r e d . T h e
o u t p u t i s B r a c k i s h
w a t e r . T h i s w a t e r i s
c l e a n e n o u g h t o b e
u s e d b y t h e p u b l i c , s o
i t c a n b e u s e d f o r
n o n - c o n s u m i n g p u r -
p o s e s .
E N E R G Y
A G R I C U L T U R E
T h e A g r i c u l t u r e n o d e
w o r k s b y fi r s t p r o v i d i n g
g r e e n h o u s e s ( l e f t ) f o r
i m m i g r a n t s t o w o r k
t h e i r s k i l l s o n p l a n t s
f r o m t h e i r h o m e l a n d .
T h e g r e e n h o u s e s a r e
v i t a l i n t h i s c a s e , a s
m a n y i m m i g r a n t s c o m e
f r o m d i � e r e n t z o n e s o f
t h e p l a n e t w h o s e fl o r a
c a n n o t l i v e i n E n g l i s h
c l i m a t e s . T h e n o d e
i t s e l f o n t h e c r o s s i n g
( b e l l o w ) i s a n e d u c a -
t i o n c e n t e r w i t h o p e n -
a i r a g r i c u l t u r e o n t h e
c a n a l . I n t h e c e n t e r ,
t h e y l e a r n t o a p p l y
t h e i r s k i l l s t o l o c a l
fl o r a .
N O D E
T h e E d u c a t i o n c e n t e r
t h a t a c t s a s t h e n o d e
f o l d s i n t o i t s e l f , o p e n -
i n g a n d r e v e a l i n g t h e
c a n a l s g r o w i n g l o c a l
F l o r a . T h i s n o t o n l y
h e l p s t h e i m m i g r a n t s
a d a p t t h e i r s k i l l s t o
l o c a l fl o r a , b u t a l s o
p r o v i d e s a m p l e p l a t -
f o r m f o r a s u s t a i n a b l e
m a r k e t p l a c e f o r f r e s h
f o o d s , b o t h f o r e i g n a n d
l o c a l .
M A N U F A C T U R I N G
T h e M a n u f a c t u r i n g
N o d e w o r k s m u c h l i k e
t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l o n e ,
a p p l i e d t o p r o d u c i n g
g o o d s . I m m i g r a n t s
c o m e w i t h t h e i r f o r e i g n
s k i l l s , a n d l e a r n w a y s
a n d p l a c e s t h e y c a n
t r a n s l a t e t h e i r s k i l l s
o n t o t h e l o c a l L o n d o n
m a n u f a c t u r i n g s c e n e ,
a s w e l l a s i n n o v a t i n g
w i t h n e w t e c h n o l o g y .
T h e E d u c a t i o n c e n t e r
t h a t a c t s a s t h e n o d e
f o l d s i n t o i t s e l f , o p e n -
i n g a n d r e v e a l i n g t h e
c a n a l s g r o w i n g l o c a l
F l o r a . T h i s n o t o n l y
h e l p s t h e i m m i g r a n t s
a d a p t t h e i r s k i l l s t o
l o c a l fl o r a , b u t a l s o
p r o v i d e s a m p l e p l a t -
f o r m f o r a s u s t a i n a b l e
m a r k e t p l a c e f o r f r e s h
f o o d s , b o t h f o r e i g n a n d
l o c a l .
K N O W l E D G E
T h e K n o w l e d g e N o d e i s
m o d e l e d o � t h e I d e a
S t o r e s o f L o n d o n , a n d
w o r k s l i k e w i s e t o t h e
p r e v i o u s t w o . I m m i -
g r a n t s b r i n g i n t h e i r
s t o r i e s a n d c u l t u r e s ,
a n d h a v e a c c e s s t o d i s -
t i n c t l y B r i t i s h o n e s .
N O D E
W e a l s o c o n s i d e r e d t h i s
n o d e a s p o t e n t i a l l y a
l o c a l o u t l e t o f p u b l i s h -
i n g l o c a l c u l t u r a l i n t e r -
e s t s a n d s t o r i e s i n
E n g l i s h , h e l p i n g b o t h
w r i t e r a n d r e a d e r l e a r n
E n g l i s h w h i l e a l s o
b e i n g c r e a t i v e i n h o w
t h e y b o o t s t r a p t h e i r
o w n t a l e s a n d b e l i e f s
i n t o L o n d o n n o r m s . A
w a y t o b o t h i n t e g r a t e
a n d i d e n t i f y o n e ’ s s e l f .
04
0102
03
D E S I G ND E V E L O P M E N T
Fall ’12
P R O F .
Q u e b e c C i t y
R o b e r t G o r m a n
B r e n n a W e i s s l e n d e r
M a r k M i s t u r
J e � e r s o n E l l i n g e r
C o m p r e h e n s i v e S t u d i o
p r o j e c t i n w h i c h w e
t a k e l o s t c o m p e t i t i o n
e n t r i e s ( i n t h i s c a s e ,
B I G ’ s N a t i o n a l M u s e u m
o f B e a u x A r t s i n
Q u e b e c ) , a n d f o c u s o n
s t r u c t u r e a n d s t a t e d
g o a l s i n t h e
c o m p e t i t i o n .
S I T E
T E A M
Y E A R
S T R U C T U R E
C o r e
L e v e l s
E n v e l o p e
B I G ’ s d e s i g n s o u g h t t o
o p e n t h e s i t e a n d
s t r u c t u r e t o t h e p u b l i c ,
w h i l e a l s o h a v i n g s o m e
p a i d e l e m e n t s u p l i f t e d
f r o m t h e p u b l i c z o n e s .
To f u r t h e r t h e s e g o a l s ,
w e g e n e r a t e d a f o l d e d
p l a t e e n c l o s u r e t h a t
a c t e d b o t h a s a
s t r u c t u r a l e l e m e n t f o r
t h e p r i v a t e c o l l e c t i o n ,
a n d a p u b l i c s t a i r c a s e
t o t h e c o u r t y a r d o f t h e
o l d c h u r c h .
T h e p l a t e s e v e n t u a l
f o r m w a s i n s p i r e d b y
t h e g o t h i c c a t h e d r a l
n e i g h b o r i n g t h e
p r o j e c t . T h e p l a t e s a c t
a s a k i n d o f fl o a t i n g
b a s e , t r i c k i n g t h e i r
t r u e t h i c k n e s s v i a t h e
p l a t e , a n d s t a b i l i z i n g
t h e e l e v a t e d p r i v a t e
c o l l e c t i o n .
S I T E
T h e p l a t e s g e n e r a t e d
h y b r i d z o n e s , a v a i l a b l e
f o r p u b l i c s h o w s a n d
p e r f o r m a n c e s , b u t
s e p a r a t e d v i a t h e
p l a t e s f r o m t h e r e s t o f
t h e p a r k . T h i s s p a t i a l
d i v i s i o n a l s o h e l p e d
w i t h a u d i o d i v i s i o n ,
a l l o w i n g f o r t h e s p a c e
t o b e u s e d f o r p r e v i e w s
a n d f r e e s h o w s .
W i t h t h e t h e a t r e w i t h i n
t h e p l a t e s f o r p a i d
s h o w s , t h e e x t e r n a l
c o u r t y a r d a c t s a s a n
a d v e r t i s e m e n t i n t h e
p a r k f o r t h e m u s e u m ’ s
p e r f o r m a n c e a r t .
U R B A N
L O G I C
Foundation CutFoundation Cut
Foundation
Structure
S E C T I O N
05
0102
03
04
D U D L E YO B S E R V A T O R Y
A m u s e u m a n d
o b s e r v a t o r y f o r t h e
A l b a n y A s t r o n o m y
C o m m u n i t y , s i t u a t e d i n
t h e n a t u r a l b e a u t y a n d
l i g h t g u a r d o f t h e l o c a l
H u d s o n V a l l e y f o r e s t s .
T h e g o a l w a s t o e n g a g e
t h e p u b l i c w i t h b o t h a n
h i s t o r i c e x h i b i t i o n o f
t h e a s t r o n o m y
c o m m u n i t y ’ s h i s t o r y , a s
w e l l a s a n e x h i b i t i o n o f
n e w t e c h n o l o g y a n d
d i s c o v e r i e s i n t h e fi e l d
o f a s t r o p h y s i c s .
Spring ’12
P R O F .
T h a t c h e r P a r k
D a v i d B e l l
S I T E
Y E A R
A l t e r a t i o n
E v o l u t i o n
A n a l y s i s
F i n a l i z e
S I T E
T h e fi r s t p h a s e o f t h e
p r o j e c t w o r k e d w i t h
l a n d s c a p e . A n a l y z i n g , I
u s e d a g o l d e n r a t i o t o
m a r k u p e l e v a t i o n a n d
e c o l o g i c a l z o n e s . I d i s -
c o v e r e d t h e y a r e
i n d e e d d i v i d e d v i a a
r a t i o .
I e n v i s i o n e d t h i s r a t i o ,
l i k e a h a n d , u n f o l d i n g
t o t h e p a r k . T h i s i d e a
w a s t h e n a t t a c h e d t o
a n a s t r o p h y s i c s m a -
n e u v e r c a l l e d a H o h m -
a n n t r a n s f e r . T h i s i s
h o w a s p a c e c r a f t u n -
f o l d s f r o m a p a r k i n g
o r b i t , t o a n e w t r a j e c -
t o r y . I o r g a n i z e d t h e
d e s i g n a r o u n d t h i s ,
f o c u s i n g o n d i � e r e n t
s c a l e s a t e a c h m a n e u -
v e r , f o r d i � e r e n t s u b -
j e c t f o c u s e s .
P L A N
Floor 1
Floor 2 +20’
Floor 2 0’
V I E W S
T h e d e s i g n t a k e s t h e
v i s i t o r t h r o u g h v a r i o u s
s c a l e s . F r o m a f a r , o n e
a p p r o a c h e s a k i n d o f
s p a c e c r a f t w a i t i n g f o r
t a k e o � , c a n t i l e v e r e d
a b o v e a m a s s i v e v a l l e y
b e l l o w . E n t e r i n g
t h r o u g h a p a t h w h i c h
b e v e l s i n t o t h e E a r t h ,
t h e v i s i t o r e n t e r s a
l o b b y s p a c e b e l l o w t h e
p l a n e t a r i u m , f e e l i n g a s
i f u n d e r a n a l i e n s k y .
T h e fi r s t t r a n s f e r i s
f r o m m a n t o c r a f t , t o
c r a f t t o p l a n e t . A s o n e
t r a v e l s t h r o u g h t h e
s p a c e , o n e g o e s
t h r o u g h t h e e x h i b i t s o f
t h e u n i v e r s e , c r o s s e s
t o a v i e w o f t h e v a l l e y ,
t h e n e n d i n g a t t h e
p l a n e t a r i u m , a n d t h e n
r e t u n i n g b a c k t o E a r t h
i n a l a n d s c a p e g a r d e n .
S E C T I O N
Range of Sight
Traditional Planetarium
Range of Sight
Allosphere Planetarium
T h e d e s i g n s t r o n g l y
s o u g h t o u t v a r i o u s c l i -
c h e s o f s p a c e t r a v e l f o r
t h e p r o j e c t . F r o m v i e w -
i n g o n e ’ s s h i p i n a w e ,
t o v i e w i n g t h e h e a v e n s
i n a w e f r o m o n e ’ s s h i p
d w a r f e d b y t h e m .
I n d e e d , b o t h d w a r fi n g
t h e v i e w e r . I t i s i n
t h e s e s c a l e a n d s p a c e
s h i f t s t h a t o n e e x p e r i -
e n c e s t h e r e a l i t y o f a
H o h m a n n t r a n s f e r .
0102
03
04
05
06
L Y C E U M
Spring ’12
P R O F .
W e l l s - L a m s o n Q u a r r y
D a v i d B e l l
T h e L y c e u m
C o m p e t i t i o n w a s a n
a r t i s t r e s i d e n c y o n a n
a b a n d o n e d g r a n i t e
m i n e i n V e r m o n t ,
i n c l u d i n g a m e m o r i a l
f o r w o r k e r s k i l l e d i n i t s
o p e r a t i o n a l h i s t o r y ,
a n d v i s i t i n g a t t r a c t i o n s
f o r v i s i t o r s .
S I T E
Y E A R
Studio
Education Residence
Memorial
Work Sleep
ThinkLearn
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Semi-Formal
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Respectful
T h e s i t e w a s
i n h e r e n t l y t e c t o n i c ,
a n d t o b o t h i n s p i r e
a n d g r o u n d t h e
p r o j e c t , I a n a l y z e d
t h e h i s t o r i c c u t s a n d
r e m o v a l o f m a s s e s b y
f o r m e r i n d u s t r y , a n d
d r e w m a i n a x e s t o
d i v i d e t h e d e s i g n u p .
P r o g r a m w a s t h e n
o r i e n t e d a r o u n d l i g h t
s e n s i t i v i t y .
A N A L Y S I S
S I T E
Te c t o n i c A b s t r a c t i o n s
T h e p r o d u c t o f t h e s e
o p e r a t i o n s w a s a n
e x t r u s i o n o f t h e m a i n
i s l a n d t h a t b e g a n t o
s t r e t c h o u t a c r o s s t h e
s i t e , c o l l e c t i n g l i g h t
a n d f o c u s i n g v i e w s t o
c r e a t e c a v e r n o u s
s p a c e s f o r a r t i s t s a n d
v i s i t o r s a l i k e .
E a c h m a i n s p a c e h a s
a d i r e c t v i e w i n t o t h e
c e n t e r o f t h e i s l a n d ,
w h e r e a m e m o r i a l t o
t h e f a l l e n w o r k e r s
c a n b e s e e n . T h i s
a t t e m p t s t o k e e p t h e
r e s i d e n c e a n d v i s i t o r s
i n a s o l e m n a n d
c o n t e m p l a t i v e s t a t e
c o n d u c t i v e t o a r t b y
w o r k i n g o n t h e r u i n s
o f d e a d i n d u s t r y
s l o w l y b e i n g
d e v o u r e d b y n a t u r e .
I N T E R I O R
S T R U C T U R E
M e m b e r s
P L A N S
T h e f o r m a l l o g i c o f
t h e p r o j e c t a t t e m p t e d
t o r e f e r e n c e b o t h t h e
j a g g e d c u t s o f t h e
m i n e i t d w e l l s u p o n ,
a s w e l l a s t h e
m e c h a n i c a l d e v i c e s
u s e d t o d o t h e
c u t t i n g .
T h e fi n a l f o r m
r e s e m b l e s a k i n d o f
m i n e r a l v e i n o v e r t h e
s i t e . T h e m e m o r i a l t o
t h e f a l l e n w o r k e r s o n
t h e s i t e i s a n o p e n
s p a c e , w i t h t h e
e n c l o s e d s p a c e s
b e i n g a t t h e
p e r i m e t e r o f t h e
m a s s i n g a r o u n d t h i s
o p e n s p a c e . I n t h i s
w a y , t h e m a i n m a s s
d i r e c t s t h e v e i n s o f
t h e p r o g r a m g r o w i n g
a c r o s s t h e c a n t i l e v e r
s u p p o r t .
C O N C E P T
M e c h a n i c a l i n fl u e n c e
M e c h a n i c A b s t r a c t i o n
Te c t o n i c M o d e l
E X T E R I O R
M o s t o f t h e s t r u c t u r e
i s n o t e n c l o s e d .
M o m e n t s o f e n c l o s u r e
h a p p e n a t t h e e d g e s
o f i t s m a s s i n g ,
o p e n i n g u p t o t h e
m e m o r i a l a t i t s c o r e .
T h i s m a k e s t h e
e x t e r i o r m o r e o f a
l i g h t a n d a i r fi l t e r i n g
m e m b e r , t h a n a
s u p p o r t i n g o r
e n c l o s i n g o n e .
E n c l o s u r e s f o r a r t i s t s
w o r k s a n d l i v i n g
s p a c e s n e t w o r k o n t o
t h e m a s s i v e w a l l s
s u p p o r t i n g t h e
s t r u c t u r e , i n t h e s a m e
w a y w o r k e r s i n t h e
m i n e b e l l o w w o u l d
l a t c h t h e i r e q u i p m e n t
a n d c a r e e r s o f a
r a t h e r s m a l l s c a l e
u p o n t h e m a s s i v e
b l o c k s b e i n g c u t .
M E M O R I A L
T h e m e m o r i a l s
r a d i c a l l y s h i f t s i n
s c a l e f r o m t h e
i n t e r i o r . I n r e a l i t y ,
t h e c e n t r a l m e m o r i a l
a n d t h e o u t e r o n e a r e
r a d i c a l l y d i � e r e n t i n
s c a l e . B u t s t a n d i n g i n
t h e m e m o r i e s o f
h i s t o r y a t c e n t e r , t h e
p a s t a f a r a n d t h e
p r e s e n t h e r e s t a n d i n
e q u a l s c a l e . T h e
l a r g e r f a l l e n o n e
r e m e m b e r s t h e g r e a t
l a b o r o f t h e p a s t
w o r k e r s o n t h e s i t e
w h o f e l l t o t h e i r
d a n g e r o u s j o b s . T h e
s t a n d i n g c e n t r a l o n e
s t a n d s a s a m e m o r y
o f t h o s e f e w w h o n o w
s t a n d o n t h e s i t e ’ s
m a s s i v e h i s t o r y ,
v i e w i n g t h e m s e l v e s
e q u a l .