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Architecture - Expression of a Conceptual Idea through Spatial Experience

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The canopy project was inspired from the experience of being under a tree. Using man made materials it mimics the natural characteristics of a tree through it movement, porosity, and shelter.

The canvas project serves as an installation for a fashion designer. The space is the canvas which allow the fashioner to display their work as pieces of art. The designer’s garments are behind the canvas, which people can interact with by opening zippers to view the garments.

The concept for this Newark in�ll project was derived from the characteristics of a dancer. The form of the building resembles the contours of a dancer’s body. The movement within the building correlates to that of ribbons used by dancers. A practice space pops out from the building’s facade, representing the heart and passion of the dancer.

The approach for the university gallery is to engage the public with the architecture at street level by elevating the building and creating public gathering spaces below. The gathering space acts as an outdoor gallery space that is created by the interaction of di�erent types of geometry.

Newark

NJIT

Location - Weston Hall

Axises

Community Area

Main street - Dr. MLK street

Street - cross the campus

Street - walk, bike, delivery

CANOPY

Soccer Field

Parking Deck

Gym

Student Center

A state–of–the–art building for the College of Architecture and Design at the New Jersey Institute of Technology opened in 1998.

The mesh and main structure are connected by steel pipes that contain a spring, which allows the mesh to vibrate

Structural steel plate connects glass and canopy to the wallGlass

Mesh - Leaves

Steel Bars - Branches

Nature

human - made

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leaves + branches

mesh + steel bars

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F a b r i c / M a t e r i a l

D e f i n e L i n e s / S k e t c h

P o s i t i v e / N e g a t i v e

C r e a t e F o r m

F l e x i b l e / F u n c t i o n

F a b r i c / M a t e r i a l

D e f i n e L i n e s / S k e t c h

P o s i t i v e / N e g a t i v e

C r e a t e F o r m

F l e x i b l e / F u n c t i o n

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White Glassy Plastic Panel

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THE CANVAS / RETAILMOBILE

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N e w a r k I n f i l l

O R I G I N P R O G R A M S P L I TP U B L I C / P R I V A T E

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1. Performance

2. Restroom

3. Storage

1. Cafe service

2. Cafe

1. Practice room

2. Storage

B A S E M E N T F I R S T F L O O R S E C O N D F L O O R

T H I R D F L O O R F O U R T H F L O O R F I F T H F L O O R

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2. Work studio

3. Bedroom

4. Bathroom

5. Storage

6. Garden

1. Living room

2. Work studio

3. Bedroom

4. Bathroom

5. Storage

1. Living room

2. Work studio

3. Bedroom

4. Bathroom

5. Storage

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100’250’

500’50’

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NJIT

RUTGERS

Exploiting the truck entrance for seating

Creating plaza for gathering public

The approach for the university gallery is to engage the public with the architecture at street level by elevating the building and creating public gathering spaces below. The gathering space acts as an outdoor gallery space that is created by the interaction of di�erent types of geometry. The building draws the public in through these geometries' functions, such as a skylight cone showing hints of the interior galleries, an LED signal column, LED ceiling, and the auditorium space protruding out into the outdoor gathering space, which generates a visual connection between the two.

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university GalleryNewark - NJ

Hill Hall

Rutgers Physical Plant

Bradley Hall

University Gallery

84 Feet

48 Feet

13 Feet

72 Feet

Weston Hall

Smith Hall

University Gallery

90 Feet

48 Feet

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15 Feet

PUBLIC

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Ticketing / Coats

Galleries

Auditorium

Conference

lecture room

Meeting room

Reading room

O�ces

Cafe

Bookshop

Dining room

Kitchen

Exhibit workshop

Supply

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800 sq ft

800 sq ft

800 sq ft

2400 sq ft

NORTH ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION

18 degree

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Atrium

Skylight

Gallery

Truck Entrance / Seating

LED sign

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Light well and courtyard

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SCULPTURE EXHIBITION PAINTING EXHIBITION PERFORMANCE ART FASHION SHOW

LED illumination / Signage

Light well and courtyard

auditorium skylight / street view

LED illumination / SignageLight well and courtyardProjection / performance stage interior and exterior galleryauditorium skylight / street view

LED illumination / Signage

Light well and courtyard

LED illumination / Signage

Light well and courtyard

Projection / performance stage

auditorium skylight / street view

LED ILLUMINATION / SIGNAGE AUDITORIUM / STREET VIEW INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR GALLERY

LIGHT WELL AND COURTYARD PROJECTION / PERFORMANCE STAGE

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Private / Semi-public

Warren St. Entrance

Rutgers Campus Entrance

NJIT campus / MKL Blv. Entrance

Truck Dock

Ticketing

Gallery + Auditorium

MLK Blv. level

Second Level

Warren St. Level

Basement

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Solar Panels

Aluminum Cap

Insulation

I-Beam

Drop CeilingCap

Radiant Heating

Steel Frame

LED Ceiling Panels

Glass

Channel Glass

Hollow Beam

Concrete Slab

Drop ceiling

ConcreteDuct

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Louver

Steel Frame

Diagonal Beam

Glass

Finished Floor

Square tubing

LED Ceiling Panel

Concrete Slab

Concrete

Glass

Floor Di�user

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LED Drop Celing

Metal Louver

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5 Storage6 Lecture Room7 Restroom8 Mechanical Room

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