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Case Study LW-18 | Housing 2

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Urban Geode | Urbanism

The Institute of Harmony | Community

Myth | Collaboration

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Case Study LW-18

A timeline of collected furniture organizes the interior of this home made for a couple of travelers and collectors. Beginning at the entry of the home, the

-ent areas of the home. There are no wall partitions needed, the furniture become the walls.As the furniture becomes the architecture, it essentially serves as the structure. The ceiling of the home is held up by antique armours, cabinets, appliances, and bookshelves that are within the timeline. Subtle vaults are created that jump from one piece of furniture to the next. The exterior

wall serves as a piece of furniture that holds pieces of the collection.

Fall 2013 | Instructors: Penelope Dean & Grant Gibson*On Display at UIC School of Architecture's Year End Show | Honorable Mention | Spring 2014

*Published on Archinect.com

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04 | furniture list

1. 1700 Ornamental African Vase2. 1721 Indian Treasure Chest3. 1736 English Sofa4. 1742 English Coat Hanger5. 1750 French Baroque Dresser6. 1762 Western American Wooden Bookshelf7. 1775 New England Organ8. 1786 Danish Rocking Chair9. 1790 Traditional African Vase10. 1791 Wooden Madagascar Chair11. 1795 Windsor Rocking Cradle12. 1799 Chinese Kitchen Cupboard13. 1802 Baroque Chandelier14. 1806 Baroque Armchair15. 1815 Scottish Wooden Fireplace16. 1817 Ottoman Buffet Table17. 1820 German Bathroom Basin18. 1825 French Bathroom Sink19. 1840 German Sofa

20. 1875 Brazilian Cofee Table21. 1840 Western American Grandfather Clock22. 1843 Morrocan Wine Cabinet23. 1850 Japanese Lanterns24. 1851 Eastern European Mirror25. 1858 German Wooden Fireplace26. 1869 Japanese Dinner Table27. 1870 African Stew Pot28. 1875 Italian Hanging Lantern29. 1878 English Coffee Table30. 1880 Czech Wooden Writing Desk31. 1882 Turkish Bedroom Dresser32. 1883 Egyptian Canopy Bed33. 1886 Australian Bedroom Armour34. 1887 Chinese Hanging Lamps35. 1889 Spanish Lamp36. 1890 Western Toilet Paper Holder37. 1901 Old American Hanging Beds38. 1903 Chinese Kitchen Cabinet

39. 1904 Gothic Style Bedroom Nightstand40. 1905 Russian Gas Stove41. 1910 Spanish Bedroom Screen Panels42. 1912 American Gramaphone43. 1913 Art Deco Fireplace44. 1914 Middle Eastern Shoe Cabinet45. 1915 Antique Bathtub46. 1919 Art Deco Sink47. 1920 English Art Deco Mirror48. 1921 Titanic Designed Bed49. 1922 Russian Hanging Lanterns50. 1922 Bibendum Chair (Eileen Gray)51. 1924 Morrocan Shoe Cabinet52. 1935 Danish Refrigerator53. 1936 Austrian Art Deco Desk54. 1940 German Glove55. 1947 Brazilian Writing Desk56. 1951 American TV57. 1953 French Wooden Nightstand

58. 1954 Zenith Radio59. 1956 Canadian Washing Machine60. 1957 Italian Ico Paris Coffee Table61. 1958 American Deacon Bench62. 1958 Danish Egg Chair63. 1959 Swedish Harp Chair64. 1960 Argentinian Tetris Bookshelf65. 1962 Middle Eastern Corner Table66. 1964 Serbian Bedroom Nighstand67. 1967 African Bamboo Table68. 1970 Australian Wooden CabinetExterior69. 1786 Russian Wooden Wagon70. 1806 Dutch Windmill 71. 1826 Old Western American Cannon72. 1845 German Water Well73. 1932 English Garden Arbor

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1. 1/2 polyster mesh roof fabric2. 1 roof membrane3. 2 layers of 2 rigid insulation4. 6 poured-in-place concrete

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8. 2x 8 wood joists spaced 16 o.c.7. 1 plywood supported by raised floor

5. 1 tempured glass- set in concrete

10. 1 plywood supporting raised floor9. 4 piping for air supply + return

11. 6 poured-in-place concrete floor slab12. 2 rigid insulation13. roof drain14. hot water tank and water risers15. fan box and piping system

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11. 6 poured-in-place concrete floor slab12. 2 rigid insulation

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Urban Geode

The YMCA, with a variety of programs and spaces, can be considered to be a city of its own. This project focuses on taking this YMCA city and putting it on display within a given site near downtown Chicago. Based on the site context, a hard rigid shell is manipulated to capture the site surroundings, such as the train tracks and river. Like a geode, the interior form is articulated, where the articulation is from the city skyline that is directly northeast of the site. The form captures the urban environment, and creates its own skyline

view beyond the empty lot to the west of the site, as seen from the city.

Spring 2014 | Instructor: Alexander Eisenschmidt*On Display at UIC School of Architecture's Year End Show | Spring 2014

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25 | program

ROOFTOP

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The Institute of Harmony

The Institute of Harmony is an educational facility located in Chicago that is designed to house, teach, and entertain its members. This institute combines the program of New Harmony and the members of the Oneida community to create a unique living and working experience. The architec-ture of this institute is developed through drawing techniques that were i uenced by Zaha Hadid and David Hockney. Members of this institute live within the same spaces and share pieces of furniture that are custom built to accomodate their needs. Spaces that are meant to be private, including the bedrooms and bathrooms, are now public. Spaces that are meant to be public, like the classrooms, are now private.

Fall 2014 | Instructor: Sam Jacob

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The Oneida community, established by John Humphrey in 1848, was a community dedicated to selflessness. The members of the community lived in the same mansion, and believed that everything, including marriage, was shared.

The Oneida mansion expanded with each decade - as the family grew, so did their living establishment.

A sofa landscape [on the right] is a piece of furniture developed for the Oneida people. Similar to the mansion, as the community grows, so does the sofa.

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New Harmony, Indiana, established by Robert Owen in 1825, was a community dedicated to work, living, and education. Although it was never built, it was one of the very first examples of an American campus and was built in response to industrialization. The symmetrical and precise architecture combined with the living experience made this

an example of an ideal 19th century utopia.

This community was represented using drawing techniques depicted in Zaha Hadids 59 Eaton Place and David Hockneys Splash. The model [on the right] is an interpretation of New Harmony through the lens of both Hadid and

Hockney.

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New Harmony in the style of Zaha Hadid

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New Harmony in the style of David Hockney

45 | the institute of harmony

The Institute of Harmony combines the program of New Harmony and the members of the Oneida community to create a unique living and working experience. The architecture of this institute is developed through drawing techniques that were influenced by Zaha Hadid and David Hockney. The drawings explore the site, interior, and overall

form of the community and were used to further develop the design and intent of the community.

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Myth

Molly Hunkers fellowship research during the 20132014 academic year has centered on kitsch artifacts and their potential to recalibrate contemporary notions of atmosphere and engagement. Hunkers culminating fellowship project, Myth, focuses on the religious genre of the home shrine, re-imagining the richly decorative and kitsch assembly through the lens of the architectural installation. Myth uses the decorative prayer candle as the primary object-tradition through which to explore how home shrines may provoke new understandings of visual and atmospheric opulence in the architectural interior.

Spring 2014 | An installation by Molly Hunker, 2013-2014 Douglas A. Garofalo Fellow Collaborators: Danny Travis, Preston Welker, Max Jarosz, Nichole Tortorici, Jacob Comerci

Photos by: Wallo Villacorta