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REGULATION - OFFICE BLOCK

INFLUENCE - PEDESTRIAN FILTER

EXHAUST

INTAKE

COOLINGINTERPOLATION

BACK

GRO

UND:

STAC

K EF

FECT

BACK

GRO

UND:

VERT

ICAL

TRAN

SITI

ON

SOLID

OCCUPATION

SIMPLICITY

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE STACK EFFECT: OPENINGS AT LOWER LEVELS ARE LARGE AND NUMEROUS; THEY RESTRICT AS THEY PROGRESS UPWARDS, AND THE TOP LEVEL HAS A CENTRAL OPENING FOR EXHAUST

DAYLIGHTING: MAINTAINING A GLASS FLOOR FOR THE PASSAGES ALLOWS FOR AMPLE DAYLIGHTING

CULTURAL ASPECT THE FORM OF THE BOTTOM LEVEL IS ENTIRELY DECIDED BASED UPON THE SURROUNDING INFLUENCES ON THE SITE, FROM PUBLIC ACCESS TO VISUAL CUES. BY TURNING THIS LEVEL INTO A KIND OF FILTER FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSITION AND ACTIVITY, IT BECOMES A MEETING POINT - A CENTRAL HUB, A LOCUS - REMOVED ENOUGH FROM MAIN STREET TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OF TRANSPORT BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO BECOME AN EXTENSION OF ITS ACTIVITY.

INTERNAL LOGIC LEVELS ARE SPLIT AND DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT BLOCKS BASED ON INFLUENCING FACTORS: 1ST - BUS, WORKERS, SHOPPERS, WALKERS, DRIVERS, MEANDERERS (FARMER’S MARKETERS, SUNDAY STROLLERS, DRUNKARDS), TRUCKS, SUPERMARKET ZONING

2ND/3RD - DAYLIGHT, AIR, VISUAL CUT-THROUGHS, OFFICE CIRCULATION

3RD - OFFICE CIRCULATION

BLOCK DIVISIONS COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME ZONES; LEVEL SPLITS BECOME ORGANIZING ELEMENTS FOR PROGRAMAMATIC ACTIVITIES

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VOID

TRANSITION

COMPLEXITY1.11

F1111GRASSHOPPER -RECURSION

FRACTAL GEOMETRY - MENGER SPONGE

BAMBOO STRUCTURE - VOLUMETRIC STRUCTURAL CHANGE

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V.5V.5

BACKGROUND: CANYON SPLIT

ITERATIONS/MANIPULATIONSSS

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

V.2 V.3V.4

V.1

V.3

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE ORIENTATION: THE OFFICE BLOCKS ARE ORIENTED EAST-WEST, ALLOWING FOR MAXIMUM CONTROL OF PROPER LIGHTING

DAYLIGHTING: CUTTING THE “CANYON” INTO THE FORM ALLOWS PLENTY OF DIRECT AND REFLECTED LIGHT DOWN INTO EACH SPACE; NEVER IS THERE A POINT IN THE VOLUME THAT IS TOO FAR FROM AN EXPOSED SURFACE. SHADING: STAGGERING THE LEVELS ALLOWS FOR NATURAL SUMMERTIME SHADE, WITHOUT RESTRICTING WINTERTIME EXPOSURE

VENTILATION: DIVIDING UP THE FORM MAXIMIZES THE SURFACE AREA, ALLOWING FOR MORE WIND-DRIVEN COOLING

CULTURAL ASPECT DESPITE BEING SO CLOSE TO MAIN STREET, THE SITE SEEMS TO SUFFER FROMA LACK OF ACTIVITY; IT IS OPEN AND DESOLATE. THE BUILDING BEGINS TO PRESENT A VERTICAL FACE AT THE STREET EDGE, BREAKING UP THE OPENNESS AND ENCOURAGING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER, THE FORM’S OPENINGS AND STEPS MEDIATE THIS FACE, SINCE A SOLID BLOCK ON THE CORNER MIGHT PROVE TOO CONTRASTINGLY DENSE.

INTERNAL LOGIC THE OFFICE BLOCKS ARE EAST-WEST STRIPS; ASSUMING THAT MULTIPLE OFFICES MIGHT BE NEEDED BY ONE COMPANY, THIS GROUPING PROVIDES A SECONDARY LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION. THE LARGER BLOCK ON THE EASTERN SIDE ALLOWS FOR CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION, BECOMING AN ORGANIZING ELEMENT TO THE BRANCHES.

V.2

V.1

V.4

V.3

V.5

SUMMER WINTERMIN/MAX BTU:

MIN/MAX BTU:

1,400,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

1,000,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

1,200,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

1,400,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

1,200,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

V.1

1,400,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

V.3

1,200,000 /140,000

540,000 /56,000

V.5

1,200,000 /140,000

/540,000 /56,000

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BACKGROUND: BUILDING AS COMPLEX

BUILDING AS EXTENSION

CIRCULATION

STREET LEVEL COMMERCIAL

AND MARKET STORAGE MODERATE

ACCESS AND WIND

SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS CONTROL SUN-EXPOSURE OF PUBLIC SPACE.

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE SUN: GENERAL-FORM BLOCKS ARE TRIMMED AND CUT TO PERMIT LOW-ANGLE LIGHT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHILE PROVIDING AN ADEQUATELY SHADED PLAZA IN THE SUMMER

WIND: OPENINGS IN THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE ALLOW FOR THE PASSAGE OF NORTH-SOUTH SUMMER WINDS BUT BLOCK THE ENTRANCE OF NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST WINTER WINDS LANDSCAPE: THE EXISTING TREES ON THE SITE ARE UTILIZED FOR SHADE AND WIND PROTECTION

CULTURAL ASPECT THE INTRODUCTION OF A SUPERMARKET INTO THE AREA HAS EVERY POSSIBILITY TO COMPETE WITH THE NEARBY FARMER’S MARKET. IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS, THE SUPERMARKET IS PULLED BACK FROM THE CORNER, AND A PUBLIC PLAZA IS CREATED THAT ACTS AS AN EXTENSION OF THE SUPERMARKET AND AN INVITATION FOR LOCAL ACTIVITY.

INTERNAL LOGIC RATHER THAN CREATING ONE GIANT BLOCK, THE BUILDINGS ARE SPLIT INTO SEPARATE PIECES, ALLOWING A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND LAYOUTS AND ENCOURAGING ACTIVITY AND INTERACTION. THE PATHWAYS AND CUTBACKS BECOME MEETING SPACES AND COURTYARDS; THE BUILDING BECOMES A PUBLIC COMPLEX.

WINTER

DAYLIGHT “TEMPERATURE ZONES”

SUMMER

DAYLIGHT HOURS

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