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-academic p ro jec ts -

5cen te r fo r ho l l i s t i c hea l i ng

13casa de l la c i t ta

22sw ing fo r j enny ho lze r

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29c leve land new schoo l

35KL o f f i ce tower

DESIGNING A CENTER FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS ADDRESSES SEVERAL CHALLENGES BOTH PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL . A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN TYPICAL ARCHITECTURE CONVENTIONS AND NEW RULES OF ACCESSIBIL ITY MUST TAKE PLACE. WHILE TRYING NOT TO OVERSIMPLIFY THE DESIGN TO MAKE “EASY” , AND AT THE SAME TIME NOT INDULGE IN SPATIAL ACROBATICS, THE PROJECT DEMANDS A DESIGN THAT CAN FIND A MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE TWO WITHOUT COMPROMISING TO EITHER.

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F i n a l S t u d i o P r o j e c t

I C O N w h e e l s

The p roposed des ign a ims to c rea te a soc ia l env i ronment fo r i n i t i a t i ng a ho l i s t i c hea l i ng exper ience fo r whee lcha i r

use rs . t he des ign p rocess was i n i t i a ted by i n teg ra t i ng a fu l l s i ze baske tba l l cou r t i n to the g i ven p rog ram .

S ta r t i ng w i th the baske tba l l cou r t as the anchor , where the robus t h igh ene rgy a tmosphere cou ld echo th roughou t t he bu i l d i ng , t he res t o f t he p rog ram was o rgan ized a long i t s pe r imete r. t he sens i t i v i t y o f ce r ta in p rog ram requ i rements

demanded a p lace o f rec luse , comp le te l y i so la ted f rom the h igh ene rgy space .

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As a resu l t t he p rog ram was d i v i ded i n to ex t rove r ted and i n t rove r ted p rog ram . A d ia logue i s c rea ted be tween the two

e lements . t he ex t rove r ted , a sunken vo lume w i th p rog ram p ro jec t i ng ou t . t he i n t rove r ted , a f loa t i ng vo lume w i th p rog ram care fu l l y a r ranged w i th i n . The g round p lane i s pu rpose l y vo id o f p rog ram, se rv i ng pu re l y as an access

po in t . B reak ing t yp ica l access ib le bu i l d i ng conven t ions , t he bu i l d i ng cha l lenges use rs to immed ia te l y engage i n to the

dynamics o f t he bu i l d i ng .

STRUCTURAL D IAGRAM:

1 .CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE WALLS(300MM)

2 .CONCRETE FOOTINGSS (250X250 )

3 .COLUMNS 5M O .C (200X200 )

4 . 300M HSS STEEL TRUSS

5 .WIDE FLANGE IBEAMS (650MM) . 14M SPAN 1 .5M O .C

6 .CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE CORE

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GUEST SUITE LOBBYVIWEING PLATFORM ELEVATOR COREACCES TO LOADING

ENCLOSED HALF COURT BASKETBALL COURTEVENT SPACEINDOOR TEST FACILITYMEETING SPACE

ENTRANCE TO FACILITYWORKSHOPCUSTOM FITTING AND ASSESSMENT ROOMSADMINSTORAGEMECHANICAL

GUEST SUITE WITH PRIVATE GARDENPHYSIOTHERAPY

recep t ion and lobby

ma in en t r y ramp

above g round wa l led cou r t ya rd

GUEST SUITE LOBBYVIWEING PLATFORM ELEVATOR COREACCES TO LOADING

ENCLOSED HALF COURT BASKETBALL COURTEVENT SPACEINDOOR TEST FACILITYMEETING SPACE

ENTRANCE TO FACILITYWORKSHOPCUSTOM FITTING AND ASSESSMENT ROOMSADMINSTORAGEMECHANICAL

GUEST SUITE WITH PRIVATE GARDENPHYSIOTHERAPY

west e leva t ion

de ta i l sec t ion o f so f f i t manua l l y ope rab le hangar door de ta i l

- 1 :100 mode l -base : pop la r CNC’d

facade and s t ruc tu re : nogu l g laz ing and pa r t i t i ons : ac ry l i c

entrance lobby for guest suites

sunken courtyard

drop-off

main atrium/basketbal court

WORKSHOP

LOBBY/RECEPTION

OFFICE

MEETING ROOM

VIEWING AREA

CUSTOM FITTING

GYNAMSIUM/ EVENT SPACE

MECH/ELEC/RECYCLING

STORAGE

OFFICE

THE ILLUS ION OF THE PLANTHE PLAN PROCEEDS FROM WITHIN TO WITHOUT; THE EXTERIOR IS THE RESULT OF AN INTERIOR . THE ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE AND L IGHT AND SHADE , WALLS AND SPACE . ARRANGEMENT IS THE GRADATION OF A IMS , THE CLASSIF ICATION OF INTENTIONS . MAN LOOKS AT THE CREATION OF ARCHITECTURE WITH H IS EYES , WHICH ARE 5 FEET 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. ONE CAN ONLY CONSIDER A IMS WHICH THE EYE CAN APPRECIATE AND INTENTIONS WHICH TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS . IF THERE COME INTO PLAY INTENTIONS WHICH DO NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF ARCHITECTURE , YOU ARRIVE AT THE ILLUS ION OF PLANS , YOU TRANSGRESS THE RULES OF THE PLAN THROUGH AN ERROR IN CONCEPTION , OR THOUGH A LEANING TOWARDS EMPTY SHOW. -LE CORBUSIER LESSON OF ROME

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0 9 / 2 0 1 1r o m e . i t a l y

U n i v e r s i t y o f W a t e r l o oF i n a l S t u d i o P r o j e c t

J e n n y K i m + J e d i d i a h L a u

c a s a d e l l a c i t t a

Commercial 1 033m2

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9%

23%

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14%

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Residential 1 303m2

Support & Research 4 524m2

Auditorium 610m2

Lirary 120m2

Multifunction Space 886m2

Office 2 357m2

Studio 551m2

Exhibition 2 617m2 Temporary 1 178m2 Permanent 1 437m2

Services 982m2

Above ground: 5 363m2

Below ground: 4 988m2

Total GFA: 10 351m2

The s i te , p iazza de l la more t ta , s i t s i n t he lower cen t re o f campus mar t i us w i th ma jo r p iazzas and a t t rac t ions p i vo t i ng a round i t i n a l l d i rec t ions . W i th n i ne access po in ts and a f ron t to the t i be r , t he s i te o f fe rs un ique cond i t i ons to conce i ve an a rch i tec tu re tha t no t on l y o rgan izes , bu t comes a l i ve th rough the ene rgy o f i t s con tex t .

PLAN GF

PLAN B1

conceptua l sec t ion

- 1 :500 mode l -5mm mi l l boa rd

laese rcu t ac ry l i c

Our p roposa l fo r casa de l la c i t ta , t he re fo re was conce i ved as a med ia t i ng dev ice be tween the c i t y ’s r i g i d g round and the laye rs o f h i s to r i c fan tas ies beneath . Two s imp le bu i l d i ngs f rame the p iazza f rom the s i te ’s ma in ax i s and con ta in res iden t ia l un i t s , shops , and pub l i c exh ib i t i ons . A compos i t i on o f p la ton ic geomet r ies res tsupon a v ie rendee l s tee l s tage above the a rcheo log ica l r u i ns where the pe rmanen t exh ib i t i on i s p laced . The bu i l d i ng ‘ s un iqueness l i es i n i t s tempora l i t y. i n what appears to be a c i t y t ha ts been ca re fu l l y ca rved ou t o f a so l i d mass , ou r p roposa l a ims to c rea te a gap ing ho le i n t he c i t y fab r i c and a l low peop le to fan tas ize the c i t y t ha t ex i s ts be low the i r fee t .

O n e c o u l d e a s i l y a r g u e t h a t J e n n y H o l z e r i s t h e m o s t e f f i c i e n t a r t i s t o f o u r t i m e . L e v e r a g i n g t h e p o w e r o f w o r d s t h r o u g h t h e e x t r e m e l y s i m -p l e m e a n s o f p r o j e c t i o n s . J e n n y h o l z e r t r a n s f o r m s r e g u l a r o b j e c t s o f

a l l s c a l e s - f r o m f u r n i t u r e t o r o o m s , b u i l d i n g s a n d e v e n c i t y s c a p e s , i n t o e x t r a o d i n a r y v e s s e l s o f a r t . T h e w o r k o f t h i s a m e r i c a n a r t i s t i s a t

o n c e m i n i m a l a n d c o m p e l l i n g , b r e a t h t a k i n g l y s i m p l e y e t u n c o m f o r t a b l y p r o v a c a t i v e . T h e a m b i t i o n o f t h e p r o j e c t i s t o d e s i g n a c h a i r t h a t e m -

b o d i e s i n t h e w o r k J e n n y H o l z e r , a c h a i r i s t h a t i s e x t r e m e l y m i n i m a l y e t p o t e n t i n i t s a b i l i t y t o t r a n s f o r m s p a c e .

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S t r u c t u r a l D e s i g n

s w i n g f o r J e n n y H o l z e r

THE PROPOSAL A IMS TO BR ING INTO QUESTION

MUNDANE L IFELESS

SPACES BY JUXTAPOSING IT WITH CHILD ISH

WHIMSY

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PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

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Th is resu l ted i n t he des ign o f a po r tab le sw ing . Tak ing advantage of i ts s imple p leasure and m in ima l cons t ruc t ion , t he mate r ia l i t y o f t he cha i r sough t ou t to maz im ize the space t rans fo rm ing qua l i t i es o f a sw ing even fu r the r. The seat was cons t ruc ted to ho ld a pa tch o f g rass w i th i n i t . The g rass ac ts bo th as a s ta tement p iece con t i nu ing the concept o f m in ima l ye t po ten t t rans fo rmat ion o f space wh i le a l so p rov id i ng a comfor tab le cush ion ing fo r t he sw ing i t se l f.

grass and soil with plexi glass planter with perforated bottom for water drainage

rope 10mm. 5m long

plywood swing base

knot blocks

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PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

PULL BLOCK DOWN THE ROPE, 30CM-40CM FROM SWING

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TYPICAL

PROPOSED

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0 8 / 2 0 1 1D e s i g n C o m p e t i t i o nH o n o r a b l e M e n t i o n

J e n n y K i m + J e d i d i a h L a u

c l e v e l a n d n e w s c h o o l

The ex t rao rd ina ry new ra te and range w i th wh ich i n fo rmat ion i s t rans fe r red a l low cu r r i cu lums to be i nc reas ing l y i n teg ra ted , t he i r sub jec ts qu ick l y sha red , exchanged and c ross - re fe renced - a new soc ia l openness neve r be fo re ach ievab le . However , qua l i t y educat ion goes beyond the mere ex -change o f i n fo rmat ion and p resen ts an i nev i tab le need fo r a con t ro l l ed env i ronment . So the cha l lenge i s to imag ine an a rch i tec tu re i n wh ich ex -pe r imen ta t ion and f lex ib i l i t y a re no t l im i ted , bu t expec ted . A t ypo logy tha t an t i c ipa tes , and even p rope ls , t he chang ing mode l o f educat ion .

-aud i to r i um and exh ib i t i on space--cafe te r ia fac ing gymans ium-

With th i s i n m ind , we env is ioned a compos i -t i on o f an open p lane and two c losed bands . fo rm ing a c ross . The bands o f c lass rooms d i v i de the open spaces i n to quad ran ts o f d i f fe ren t p ropor t ions . Communa l and i n fo r -ma l p rog rams such as cafe te r ia , p layg round , a r t s tud io , l i b ra r y, and spor ts ha l l a re then p laced accord ing to the i r spa t ia l needs . t he e l im ina t ion o f t he co r r i do r , t yp ica l to most schoo ls , enhances the i n te rac t ion be tween a l l pa r ts , wh i le the bands p rov ide op t iona l p r i vacy and enc losu re .

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o f f i c e t o w e r i n K u a l a L u m p u r

high zone

mid zone

sky lobbiespark terrace

low zone

urban terrace

office lobby/retail

retail

visitor parking

office parking

office lobbyatrium

park entrance

OMA’s des ign i n ten t i s to genera te a dynamic u rban ob jec t t ha t engages the pa rk and the c i t y, gene ra t i ng mu l t i p le v iews fo r bo th the p roposed bu i l d i ng and ad jacen t bu i l d i ngs . The i r regu la r shape o f t he s i te sugges ted a t r iangu la r fo rm . T r iangu la r fo rms a l lowed the g rea tes t amoun t o f f reedom to genera te and expand u rban space w i th i n an ex t reme ly e f f i c ien t shape .