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Zachary Charles SarandosTulane University School of Architecture

Audubon Institute Riverboat TerminalNew Orleans, Louisiana

A ferry terminal for the john James Audubon and Natchez Riverboats which transport visitors from the uptown Audubon zoo to the down-town Aquarium of the Americas. The program consists of a ticket booth, restrooms, a sno-ball stand, as well as over 150 feet of bench seat-ing. An existing dock and walkway were in place, allowing movement be-tween the terminal and dock.

Consideration of threshold and boundary drove the design process. The enclosing wall was investigated - the way in which it modifies the exterior environment, specifically light and heat. The threshold is am-biguous in this concept, as the enclosure is an indoor/outdoor condi-tion. The concept provides shelter from the elements - direct sunlight and rain, while allowing as much connection with the surroundings as possible.

Louvered exterior walls provide shading and cross-ventilation. The pavilion emerges from the bank of the Mississippi River, opening to the sidewalk of “The Fly.”

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Magazine Street Façade InfillNew Orleans, Louisiana

Magazine Street is historically known as a commercial corridor. Over the years, buildings have been adapted for other uses and many have been demolished, leaving several vacant sites along the formerly thriv-ing commercial street. This project was to design programmatically flexible façades to complete the streetscape

Factors such as outdoor space, permeability of light, structural sys-tems, and views of surrounding context were critical in the design pro-cess of these three façades.

Concept 1 fills the vacancy on the south side of Magazine Street. It serves as a boutique grocery on the ground level and office space on the second level. The balcony is recessed eight feet, allowing outdoor area that is semi-protected from the elements.

Concept 2 is a museum with glass atriums that allow slivers of light into the lobby.

Concept 3 is a restaurant, complete with two levels of outdoor space for diners that prefer to be outdoors. The balconies are recessed in order to provide maximum shade during hot days. The top balcony is cantilevered three feet, providing shade for below, as well as allowing for observation of the street below.

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17th Street Canal Breach Observation DeckMetairie, Louisiana

Sited on the two block wide break of the 17th Street Canal, which was responsible for extensive flooding of the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans, this concept serves as a place of observation and medita-tion.

The design places the visitor “in the break.” As visitors progress up the ramp, they change direction, each time experiencing a new view al-ternating between the flooded ruins and a slight glimpse over the le-vee wall. After entering the first platform, the viewer progresses up a slight incline which is cantilevered over the canal.

This change of direction evokes a feeling of discontinuity, allowing viewers to “feel” the significance of this place while they are viewing it. The railing offers both views toward the repaired breach as well as toward the massive new pumping infrastructure installed in the wake of hurricane Katrina.

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Carrollton Avenue Branch LibraryNew Orleans, Louisiana

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This concept was designed around two courtyards: a private, isolated reading courtyard and a community/entrance courtyard. Three distinct programmatic bars form the library: the children’s center, main stacks and circulation, and the community center/gallery.

The library receives natural light via glass curtain walled courtyards and clerestory lighting, with an opaque perimeter that distances the li-brary from the busy Carrollton Avenue. The result is a serene environ-ment inside, free of distractions.

Small-scale projections line the northeast side of the private court-yard, providing indoor and outdoor nooks in which to study or read. The reading courtyard provides a serene outdoor setting in which to read amidst the busy city.

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Carrollton Avenue Branch Library New Orleans, LA

Live/Work Housing at Magazine & St. Andrew Streets

New Orleans, Louisiana

Historically, Magazine Street was a commercial corridor housing arti-sans of various trades. Often, they would live above their shops which would front the commercial boulevard. Over the years, this tradition has faded away as many buildings were razed for modern development in the 1960’s and 70’s. This concept seeks to restore the historical precedent and complete a corner that had been demolished and re-placed by an unsightly supermarket in recent years.

This concept divides the Rectangular corner lot into slim parcels, with small shops fronting St. Andrew Street. Living spaces are above. The six units alternate orientation to a shared private courtyard behind, which may serve as a forum for the professionals living in the com-plex, encouraging collaboration among residents. A coffee shop with a large outdoor patio fronts Magazine Street, completing the corner ac-cording to the historical precedent of the area.

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Live/Work Housing at Magazine & St. Andrew Streets New Orleans, LA

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Soup Kitchen for the Warehouse DistrictNew Orleans, Louisiana

This facility was designed as a safe haven for homeless people, servingAs a feeding facility, counseling center, restrooms and showers, and a general refuge from the harsh conditions of the streets. Located in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, on the corner of Tchoupitou-las Street and John Churchill Chase, the concept offers a park likeSetting within by means of a central courtyard covered by trellised rafters shaded with natural greenery.

This sense of security contrasts greatly with the large imposing buildings and lack of green space in this area, offering those on the streets a chance to feel safe, secure, and take them out of the con-crete city and into a more inviting place. Bench seating around the courtyard offers a view of the stage, where local musicians may stop by during lunch hours.

Soup Kitchen for the Warehouse District New Orleans, LA

Soup KitchenThis facility was designed as a safe-haven for homeless people, serv-ing as a feeding facility as well as a conseling center. Located in the Warehouse District of New Or-leans, on the corner of Tchoupi-toulas Street and John Churchill Chase, the concept offers a park-like setting within by means of a

central courtayrd covered by trellaced rafters shaded with natural greenery. This sense of security aims to contrast greatly with the uninviting Commercial sur-roundings, offering those on the streets a chance to feel safe and secure. Bench-style seating around the courtyard offers a view of the stage, where local musicians may stop by during lunch hours.

Soup KitchenThis facility was designed as a safe-haven for homeless people, serv-ing as a feeding facility as well as a conseling center. Located in the Warehouse District of New Or-leans, on the corner of Tchoupi-toulas Street and John Churchill Chase, the concept offers a park-like setting within by means of a

central courtayrd covered by trellaced rafters shaded with natural greenery. This sense of security aims to contrast greatly with the uninviting Commercial sur-roundings, offering those on the streets a chance to feel safe and secure. Bench-style seating around the courtyard offers a view of the stage, where local musicians may stop by during lunch hours.

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Percival Stern Hall Façade RenovationTulane University Campus, New Orleans, Louisiana

Percival Stern Hall houses the science and engineering offices and laboratories of Tulane University. It is constructed of slab and beam site-cast concrete. The building is clad in pre-cast concrete panels with little punctuation for natural light.

The challenge was to increase the building’s interaction with its sur-roundings and incorporate natural lighting into a new facade design. This scheme aims to add vitality to the perimeter of what is currently a shut-off building.

Operable picture windows are given to every office space. Labs are giv-en wrap-around ribbon windows for the placement of experiments.

Open staircases are added, connecting lounge areas on each of the four floors. The stairs deliver at level one, to an outdoor patio ter-race that was formerly undesirable to inhabit due to its lack of con-nection to the interior spaces.

A formerly dead façade is transformed into an inhabitable façade.

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Moulin Rouge Dance HallParis, France

The Moulin Rouge is a cabaret founded in 1889. Close to Montmartre in the Paris red-light district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th ar-rondissement, it is marked by the red windmill on its roof. The Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of can-can dance. Originally introduced as a seductive dance by the courtesans who op-erated from the site, the can-can dance revue evolved into a form of enter-tainment of its own and led to the introduction of cabarets across Europe.

Today the Moulin Rouge is a tourist destination, offering musical dance en-tertainment for visitors from around the world. This concept is an addition to the historic venue, containing studios for instruction, theaters, and a cafe and bar.

Transparent dance studios float atop a solid volume with punched openings, providing selected views out to the city. The solid volume contains public programming including theaters, cafe, bar, souvenir shop, and a museum of can-can dance. Atop the floating studios lies a rooftop garden terrace, with intimate seating coves surrounding an open dance floor.

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watercolor of a historic fire station Warehouse District, New Orleans, LA