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Integrate[d] Housing _ Studio 3A _ Fall 2010
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Progressive Burial Grounds _ Studio 2B _ Spring 2010
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Pacific Rim Culinary Academy _ Studio 2A _ Fall 2009
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Cafe Oro _ Studio 2A _ Fall 2009
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Synthesized Displacement _ Studio 1B _ Spring 2008
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Museum of Tolerance Renovation _ Studio 4A _ Fall 2011
Piazza Padella _ Studio 4B _ Spring 2012
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Steel Competition _ Studio 3B _ Spring 2011
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Tibernacky Residence4954 Meridian Street
Los Angeles, California90042
Project Managers:Brittany Clark
Brittney DillonRenel Etniel
Colin WinchellCourtney Power
Design Firm7500 N. Glenoaks Boulevard
Burbank, California91504
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92Transversed Towers _ Studio 3A _ Fall 2010
Van De Kamps Rehabilitation Center _ Studio 1A _ Fall 2007
100Eroded Conduits _ Studio 2B _ Spring 2010
114Tjibaou Cultural Center Construct _ Materials and Methods _
Fall 2009
122Eames House Intervention _ Design Communications 2 _ Spring
2008
130Found Space _ Studio 1B _ Spring 2008
Construction Documents _ Professional Practice 1 _ Spring
2010
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Tjibaou Cultural Center Case Study _ Studio 2A _ Fall 2009
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Piazza PadellaRome, ItalyStudio 4BWoodbury University - Study
Abroad ProgramInstructor: Paulette SingleySpring 2012
Concept: Temporal ConvergenceProgram: Public PiazzaFocus: Roman
CulturePartner: David Hurtado
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During a semester studying abroad in Rome, Italy, it became
quickly evident that Rome exists as a series of stratified lay-ers.
These layers express centuries of architecture, art, and history
both above and below ground. Through a seemingly everlasting cycle
of construction, renovation, demolition, and restoration, the
inhabitants of the city are constantly flooded with an immense
amount of history and culture. As more of Romes ruins are
discovered, they quickly become a spectacle within the city. A mere
tourist attraction which can only be gazed upon, rather than
physically interacted with. This lack of human contact with the
ruins has caused the ruins, and the city for that matter, to become
stagnant. A threshold lies between the ruins and the rest of the
city, keeping the ruins preserved, but ultimately placing Rome into
a frozen state. By eliminating this threshold, Piazza Padella
allows for the individual to interact with a series of ruins
creating an autonomous and idiosyncratic experience. By placing an
outdoor museum through the center of the piazza, users are able to
physically touch spolia re-appro-priated from throughout Rome. This
museum cuts through the piazza according to public thresholds which
exist on the Nolli Map of Rome, cementing it into its own past. As
the piazza steps above the museum, moments of reflection both onto
the city and into the museum allow the occupant to place themselves
physically and historically within Rome. This action of placing
oneself into the history of the city allows for a more concise
understanding of Rome as a complex system of stratified layers.
Piazza Padella:Temporal Convergence
Context Plan
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Piazza Padella becomes a monument which users can both gaze upon
and interact with.
Sunken Ruins
Largo di Torre Argentina Roman Forum Piazza Padella
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Via Dei Banchi Vecchi
Via Del Pellegrino
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By immersing the museum into the piazza, users are able to
physically interact with the ruins.
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School Addition
Existing Ruins Integrated Into Museum
Zones Created To Esstablish Hierarchy Within Piazza
Organizational Geometry Is Morphed By Museum
Museum Acts As Circulation Datum Within Piazza
Zone 1 (+0m) Museum Circulation Museum Building
Zone 2 (+2m) Piazza CirculationExisting Church
Leisure Platform
Restaurant / Bar
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Zone 3 (+5m)
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Paving Pattern Responds To Morphed Organizational Geometry
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Main Piazza Zone
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Main PiazzaMuseum Exit
Viewing Platforms
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Museum Zone0 meters
Main Piazza Zone
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As the piazza steps above the museum, it creates vantage points
both inward and outward.
Moments of reflection allow users to place themselves physically
and historically within Rome.
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Stairs connecting tiered zones create both paths of circulation
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Museum of Tolerance RenovationLos Angeles, CAStudio 4AWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Mark Owen / Philip RaFall 2011
Concept: Adaptive GrowthProgram: MuseumFocus: Digital
Representation
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The Museum of Tolerance is in desperate need of being flipped
both vertically and longitudinally. This is to say that it does not
function as it currently exists. This flipping is achieved by
demolishing the cladding and plates within the building. The
existing footprint is maintained and reclad using monolithic glass.
This glass serves as a ghost of the existing, paying homage to the
original Museum of Toler-ance. The large cantilevers are supported
by a branch-like truss system which serves as the skin of the
exhibit spaces and conference centers. A recessed frosted glazing
system provides enclosure as well as visual separation of the
exhibits from the public. In the center of the building is a large
atrium. This atrium is the same proportions as the existing
rotunda, however, it is twisted and offset as a physical
representation of the flipping and rotating of existing program.
This atrium serves as the main vertical circulation for the
building. When the user enters the building, they are given the
option to take the elevator to the floors above, or utilize the
sculptural atrium as a means of vertical circulation and
interaction. In addition, each floor consists of a large open space
around the atrium, encouraging a large amount of social interaction
and collaboration. The atrium acts as a thermal chimney which, due
to a relatively open floor plan, pulls heat from every floor and
exhausts it out the top of the structure. A tessellated waterscape
is located on the ground floor, acting as skylights for the
administration space below. This allows for the underground spaces
to have a large amount of natural daylight and thermal insulation.
Re-cessed behind the trusses, a series of glass facades serve as
the main enclosure of the building. These glass facades are frosted
which allows for a relatively opaque and monolithic building during
the day, and a completely transparent and lightweight structure at
night. Furthermore, different colors are used to highlight
different programmatic spaces at night, allowing for the building
to be activated and interactive at all times. The atrium serves as
the main structural support of the building. Four large
cantilevered box trusses create the exhibit spaces, as well as the
conference centers. These trusses are suspended in tension and then
tied back to the atrium, where the load is carried to the ground.
The existing columns are then repurposed to support the floor
plates and provide secondary vertical load transfers. Rather than
using conventional column and beam structure, the floors are
suspended by branch-like welded steel plates, which mimic the
boughs of a tree. This language is then carried into the facade of
the building, acting as the struts within the trusses.
Museum of Tolerance:Adaptive Growth
North/South Materiality Flipped
Public/Private Zones Blended
Public/Private Zones Flipped
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Public/Private Zones Flipped Public/Private Zones Striated
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Lighting/Water Systems
Executive Conference Center
Multi-Purpose Room
Relocated Exhibit Space
Main Entrance
Relocated Offices
Existing Parking
Circulation System
Environmental Control System
Skin/Enclosure System
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Museum Concealed During the Day
Ground Floor Plan
Main Entrance
Security Checkpoint
Kitchen/B.O.H. Cafe
Cafe Entrance
Restrooms
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Rooftop Garden/Pavilion
Cultural Resource Center
Relocated Exhibit Space
Cafe
Relocated Offices
Existing Parking
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Open Floor Plans Allow For Versatile Usage of Space
Spiral Atrium Creates A Central Spine Through The Musem
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ExhibitExhibit Entrance
Restroom
Exhibit
Restroom
Museum Plan
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Structure Becomes An Icon Within Los Angeles
Interior Spaces Create Moments Of Release Within Museum
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Executive Conference Center
Rooftop Garden/Pavilion
MechMech
Terrace Plan
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Steel CompetitionDowntown Los Angeles, CAStudio 3BWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Daniel RabinSpring 2011
Concept: Inside vs OutsideProgram: Homeless Assistance
CenterPartners: David Hurtado, Luis Salas
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The goal of the steel competition is to create a Homeless
Assistance Center In Downtown Los Angeles, that utilizes an
interesting approach to steel structure. Our facility employs the
homelessness assistance strategy by the Housing First program and
its affiliations with Beyond Shelter specifically. The shelter acts
as a transitional stage for its occupants. It acts as a referral
service that seeks to aid homeless people with their reintegration
back into society by assisting in find-ing permanent housing. It
deals with a wide range of demo-graphics, focusing on non-drug
abusers and others who are focused on getting out of Skid Row. The
first step in the Hous-ing First program is crisis intervention,
and this is a step that our facility will primarily focus on.
Crisis intervention pertains to the homeless demographic that is
seeking refuge as a means of stabilizing their lives. People
undergo treatment for addiction, abuse, etc. and are then
introduced to our facility for temporary housing. This transitional
period may last anywhere between one month and one year depending
on the needs and progress of each person. Architecturally, the
facility is to be determined by the program. It consists of a Solid
vs void relationship in which we utilize large voids through the
structure as a means of creating framed views and apertures for
light. A fifty-fifty relationship is established as a method of
transitioning from being constantly outside, to a balance between
inside and outside. In other words, in order to ease a homeless
persons transition from being con-stantly outside, to being
constantly inside, we have created a facility in which that person
has a choice to either spend their time indoors or outdoors.
Steel Competition:Homeless Assistance Center
Circulation Study Model
Solid/Void Study Model
Formal Study Model
Conceptual Circulation Study Model
Circulation Void Study Model
Refined Circulation Model
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Refined Circulation Study Model
Circulation Study Model
Exterior Circulation Model
Solid/Void Study Model
Organizational Study Model
Labrynthial Study Model
Solid/Void Study Model
Bridging Study Model
Refined Solid/Void Study Model
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Entrance Void Displays the Duality of Interior and Exterior
Spaces
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Accordion Door
Cafeteria Mezzanine
Exterior Housing
Exterior Job Training
Job Training
Housing
Exterior Job Training
Cafeteria Mezzanine
Housing
Auditorium
Exterior Housing
Exterior Job Training
Accordion Door
Cafeteria
Cafeteria Mezzanine
Exterior Job Training
Auditorium
Interior Housing
Exterior Housing
Job Training
Exterior Housing
Interior Housing
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Corten Steel Cladding Offers Varying Opacities
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Integrate[d] HousingDockweiler Beach, CAStudio 3AWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Eric OlsenFall 2010
Concept: Porous BlendingProgram: Multi-Family Housing
Submitted for d3 Housing Competition
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In response to the increasing population within downtown Los
Angeles, it has become evident that multi-family housing is the
future of the city. With this, multi-family housing will soon
spread past urban downtown and to the beach and suburban
communities, eliminating single-family beach front homes. Located
at the end of Imperial Highway, Integrate[d] Housing is situated
atop the Hyperion Treatment Plant and consists of twenty-five
units. The structure bridges across the street and lands on a
barren dune under ownership of LAX. It takes these two previously
undesirable and forgotten spaces, and transforms them into
desirable beach front property. The entrance to the structure is
located on the dune side, where a spiral ramp leads up to the
parking decks. From these parking decks, an individual is able to
access their front doors via a private staircase leading to their
unit on the floor above. The units vary from a studio, to a two
bedroom unit, and a three bedroom unit with the pos-sibility for a
live-work unit. In the center of complex, a large vertical
staircase allows access to the parking levels as well as providing
spaces for the occupants to interact. On the dune side of the
complex there is another staircase descend-ing the northern facade
and providing access to various semi-public decks. These decks
allow for panoramic views of the beach as well as a pleasant
interaction with nature as it is near the Blue Butterfly
Preservation. Integrate[d] Housing is wrapped in a high-performance
environmental skin which utilizes the constant off-shore breeze,
creating passive cool-ing as well as creating a series of framed
views of both the beach and the arriving and departing air-traffic.
A series of wind turbines are located on the top of the structure,
taking advantage of the off-shore breeze in order to provide energy
for the complex.
Porous Blending:Integrate[d] Housing
Double Spiral Car Ramp
Exterior Stairs/Public Pavilions
Elevator Core
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Semi-Public Stairs/Gathering Spaces
Elevator Core
Elevator Core
Perspective Section
Units
Parking
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Program Organization
A series of vierendeel trusses (used at the residential levels)
are held using a series of large eleva-tor chases.
Structure
Vehicles use a spiraling ramp. Pedestrians use a series of
eleva-tors and stairways to gain entry to units on the parking
levels.
Circulation
A high performance skin allows for passive cooling throughout
the structure as well as framed views of the beach and
air-traffic.
Environmental Skin
Each component comes together to create the housing complex.
Collective Whole
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Two Bedroom UnitScale: 1/8 = 1-0
One Bedroom Unit/StudioScale: 1/8 = 1-0
Three Bedroom UnitScale: 1/8 = 1-0
Two Bedroom UnitScale: 1/8 = 1-0
One Bedroom Unit/StudioScale: 1/8 = 1-0
Three Bedroom UnitScale: 1/8 = 1-0
Two Bedroom UnitScale: 1/8 = 1-0
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View from Dune Side of Vista Del Mar
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Large Voids offer Framed Views of Airplanes
Units Accessed via Parking Levels
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Environmental Skin
Living/Kitchen/Balcony
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Parking
Parking
Parking
Stair/Plumbing Core
Perspective Section
Bedrooms
Parking
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Progressive Burial GroundsDebs Park, Los Angeles, CAStudio
2BWoodbury UniversityInstructor: Kelly BairSpring 2010
Concept: Phasing DeathProgram: Cemetery
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0- 5 Slope
6- 10 Slope
11- 15 Slope
16- 20 Slope
21- 25 Slope
26- 30 Slope
0- 5 Slope
6- 10 Slope
11- 15 Slope
16- 20 Slope
21- 25 Slope
26- 30 Slope
0- 5 Slope
6- 10 Slope
11- 15 Slope
16- 20 Slope
21- 25 Slope
26- 30 Slope
0- 5 Slope
6- 10 Slope
11- 15 Slope
16- 20 Slope
21- 25 Slope
26- 30 Slope
Progressive Burial Grounds takes a different approach to the way
in which a cemetery operates. The dead change location periodically
parallel to the amount of decomposi-tion that has occurred.
Throughout the site there are five different burial types. The
newly deceased are placed ei-ther in a concrete clad natural burial
plot within the ground or a wall plot located within the loculi.
After one year in a ground plot, and two years in a wall plot, a
significant amount of decomposition has occurred. At this point,
the remains are moved to a smaller plot either located within
columbaria (wall plot) or a small inurnment plot (ground plot),
depending upon the location of the original remains. after another
year has passed (two years for columbaria) the majority of the
remains will be bones and at this point the bones are cremated and
placed into a small overhead plot where they will reside
indefinitely. In order to achieve this cyclical progression
formally, a series of modular volumes exist within the site to
facilitate these different burial types. The sloped spaces in
between these volumes facilitate natural burial plots (Phase 1)
while the main circulation side is constructed of the loculi (Phase
1). The supporting members located along the volume serve as the
columbaria (Phase 2). The overhead plane is riddled with divets
that hold small inurnment plots (Phase 3) that are visible from
both above and below the volume. These volumes flank the main
circulation through the site as well as stack on top of one another
to create the chapel and memorial space. As the volumes step up the
hillside they grow in width in order to facilitate the
administrative spaces which are surrounded by a series of stepped
gardens.
Phasing Death:Progressive Burial Grounds
Graded Slope Study
Existing Slope Study
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Overhead Modules
Large loculi (Phase 1) and colum-baria (Phase 3) offering
vertical support. Gabion retaining walls.
Supporting Structure
Regraded earth (Phase 1) and main circulation spine.
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Pacific Rim Culinary AcademyHollywood, CAStudio 2AWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Mark OwenFall 2009
Concept: Fusion/Parts to a WholeProgram: Culinary
Institute/Restaurant
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Restaurant100x50x12
Library80x40x15
Learning Kitchen70x50x12
Lounge80x40x10
GardenVarying
Seminar Space35x30x10
Seminar Space35x30x10
Admin Space35x30x10
Food Storage25x20x12
Public Restroom25x20x10
Locker room50x20x10
Locker room50x20x10
Skin System
Program
Circulation
Structure
Cooking is an artform that combines various ingredients to
create one cohesive idea. The common strategy of the design and the
culinary institute is this fusion of ideas. Programmatic elements
are defined as the ingredients of the project and come together to
form a cohesive idea from various different elements. These
ingredients are tied together using a skin system that defines each
space accord-ing to the quality of light needed by the space and
unites them together when wrapping the auditorium. The library acts
as the main vertical circulation of the building and also the
ingredient that links all of the different programmatic elements
together. When these ingredients (the program elements and the skin
system) come together they create a new idea that no longer
represents each individual ingredi-ent but the project as a
whole.
Fusion:Pacific Rim Culinary Academy
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Restaurant100x50x12
Library80x40x15
Learning Kitchen70x50x12
Lounge80x40x10
GardenVarying
Seminar Space35x30x10
Seminar Space35x30x10
Admin Space35x30x10
Food Storage25x20x12
Public Restroom25x20x10
Locker room50x20x10
Locker room50x20x10
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Auditorium Entrance
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Auditorium Entrance
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Auditorium
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Seminar Space
Seminar Space
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Auditorium Entrance
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Auditorium
Library Library
Seminar Space
Seminar Space
Administration
Library
Garden
Lounge
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Locker Room
Auditorium Entrance
Auditorium
Auditorium Entrance
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Auditorium
Library Library
Seminar Space
Seminar Space
Administration
Library
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Auditorium Entrance
Auditorium
Auditorium Entrance
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Auditorium
Library Library
Seminar Space
Seminar Space
Administration
Library
Garden
Lounge
High Performance Glazing Gives Privacy During the Day
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Cafe OroMetro Gold Line, Highland Park, CAStudio 2AWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Mark OwenFall 2009
Concept: SynthesisProgram: Train Station Coffee Bar
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The goal of this project was to create a counter style caf
located on the perimeter of the existing Metro Gold Line in
Highland Park, California. The site is the dividing line between
business and residential zones in Highland Park and therefore
serves as the central hub to various walks of life. The trains are
constantly running with people of many ethnicities and all ages
using it at different times of the day. Due to this, I felt
compelled to create a coffee bar that would remain open at all
hours of the day. With trains coming in every ten minutes, it
allows for the perfect rest stop for business people and students
to collaborate. The caf is constructed of a series of triangle
trusses that are cantilevered off of the posts of the existing
gazebo. The concrete bar and seating creates this idea of the
ground literally extending up toward the steel trusses above, with
the two systems reconciling around one another creating the
bathroom. Here, concrete walls are enclosed within a large triangle
truss with a large steel pivot door. In addition, a series of solar
panels are located across the top of the truss system, creating a
green energy structure and minimalizing the impact of the
architecture on the community.
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Displacement ProjectHollenbeck Park, Boyle Heights,
CAArchitecture 10BPasadena City CollegeInstructor: Coleman
GriffithSpring 2008
Concept: Synthesis - Divergence vs. IntegrationProgram:
Rehabilitation Center/Free Medical Clinic
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sci-entific or physical world that is used as a means of deriving a
conceptual idea. For this I researched tsunamis and the way in
which they interact with the surrounding water and land. By
studying the ways in which tsunamis propagate and move through the
worlds ocean i was able to construct a concept and a series of
conceptual rules loosely based on the behavior of tsunamis. When a
large earthquake happens in the depths of the ocean it creates a
series of waves in a 360 degree pattern around the fault line.
These waves propell themselves outward change shape and pat-tern
according to the surrounding land. Due to its massive surface area
the waves gain energy and speed as the flow through the ocean
creating a massive wave face once it reaches land. Synthesis is
achieved when two opposing ideas, influences, or objects merge
together resulting in a new whole. When a tsunami approaches land,
there is a drawback and a push forward that combine to create this
synthesis. As a project, my design is striving to achieve this
synthesis in the community. By building a free clinic in the park,
it encourages people from around the community and LA to come back
to Boyle Heights in order to get help (draw back). They no longer
have to travel longer distances to get medical help. In an opposing
fashion, the structure will also be home to a drug rehabilitation
center. This rehab center is meant to take the people who have been
poisoning the community and push them back out into the LA area
(push forward). When these two ideas combine, the create a new
space that allows people from opposing needs and ideals to come
together in this places of synthesis.
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RehabilitationVan De Kamps Bakery, Atwater, CAArchitecture
10APasadena City CollegeInstructor: Deborah BirdFall 2007
Concept: Seductive Reach
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The goal of this project was to create an entry hall for a
rehabilitation center in between the two existing buildings of the
Van De Kamps Bakery. Program was limited to a canopy system and a
series of meeting spaces. In my design I decided to combine the two
ideas into one flowing project. By utilizing my concept (seductive
reach) I was able to manipulate the canopy system to create an
overhead plane as well as wall and floor planes in order to draw
the viewer into the project through bending and twisting spaces. By
creating perforations and using different opacities on the system,
I utilized light to create both private and public spaces as well
as creating circulation paths.
Rehabilitation:Van de Kamps Rehabilitation
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read Van De Kamps which I then used as a template for the
perfo-rations in the canopy itself.
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Siedlung Housing StudyStudio 3AWoodbury UniversityInstructor:
Eric OlsenFall 2010
Concept: Transversed Towers
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The objective of the Siedlung Housing Study was to investigate
the programmatic qualities associated with multi-family housing. We
were given a fictitious site and then asked to create a housing
facility consisting of twenty-five units through a series of
diagrams and study models. My investigation lead to the idea of
Transversed Towers. This concept came from the idea of taking a
single tower, and pulling it apart into three separate towers. With
this, certain units would bridge the two towers creating a private
walkway linking the towers. Due to the fact that certain units
bridge between multiple towers, the elevators within each tower
would work on a skip stop system, and open to each individual loft.
The bottom two levels of the structure are large public spaces that
include a lobby and several gallery spaces. The project was
designed in order to be integrated into a dense urban site such as
Downtown Los Angeles as a means of creating vertical housing for
the future of urban living.
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Lofts
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Project Awaiting Approval
Unit Size: 400 - 1600 Sq Ft
/b/ Design
Los Angeles, Ca
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Around Floor Plates
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Glass Hung From Steel Curtain Wall
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Private Residence
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Program Organization
Study Model Progression
Investigation 1An exploration into stacking and offsetting as a
means of creating private space.
Investigation 2The idea of stacking is altered by using varying
program heights and depths.
Investigation 3Stacks transformed into a series of vertical
towers.
Investigation 4Vertical towers reduced to two single towers and
several horizontal bars.
Investigation 5Towers adapted to intro-duce formal aspects.
Investigation 6Form introduced to horizon-tal organization.
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Lofts
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Project Awaiting Approval
Unit Size: 400 - 1600 Sq Ft
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Bridged-private ResidenceInvestigation 7Horizontal form
investi-gated further.
Investigation 8A further exploration into horizontal stacking of
program bars.
Investigation 9Program arranged into vertical stacks with small
bridges linking the towers.
Investigation 10Density of program decreased and form
introduced.
Investigation 11Form is refined and given more detail and
materiality.
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Physical Model DetailProject Situated on Bunker Hill
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Site MappingDebs Park, Los Angeles, CAStudio 2BWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Kelly BairSpring 2010
Concept: Eroded ConduitsPartners: Andre Gharakhanian, Brian
Hardy
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Brian Hardy, Colin Winchell
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As a group we focused on three primary ideas: topography, slope,
and erosion. We were most interested in the way these three
principles worked as a system rather than as individual site
properties. We began by mapping the major erosion points within the
site as we perceived them. These major points of erosion were
broken down into two separate categories: water erosion and a
combination of foot traffic/animal paths and water erosion. These
paths were then carved out of the contours with a v shape
representing the water erosion and a u shape representing the
combination erosion. Next a series of vector lines were created as
a means of tracing the slope of the site. These vector lines served
as the radii of the circles, therefore, as a circle became larger,
the slope became more drastic in rela-tion to the surrounding
circles. This allowed both for a study of the slope relationships
and the way in which water would move through the site. In order to
further illustrate the way in which water would act within the
site, a series of vectors with arrows were mapped to show major
water paths across the site according to our mapping of both the
slope and the topography. Engaging the site or looking at it in
section it is apparent that there is a steep slope in which
inhabitants must traverse. To demonstrate this presence of the
erosion paths and severe changes in slope, the sections are created
by a series of cuts every ten feet in the site that are then
layered on top of one another. This slope rises a little more than
200 feet over a distance of 600 feet, which equates to a one foot
rise for every three feet horizontally. This characteristic can be
seen in the short sections where every ten foot section is clearly
distinguishable. The physical model became an integral part of
illustrating these three principles. The topography is represented
through vertical contours with the major erosion points cut into
the edges. As a means of demonstrating slope and hydrology, a
series of lights were placed at major intersections and points of
pooling. These lights reflect and refract across the edges of the
acrylic in a similar way to which water would pool and erode the
site. The wiring for the lights was the traced across the back of
the base, tracing the water paths in the same way that was done in
the hybrid map. These water/wiring conduits culminate in the
parking lot, which is both the starting point and the ending point
of the entire site.
Eroded Conduits:Site Mapping Study
Detail of Hybrid Map
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Hybrid Map of Site Conditions
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Vertical Contours Represent Topography of Site
Cuts Illustrate ErosionLights Illustrate Pooling
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Tjibaou Cultural Center Case StudyStudio 2AWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Mark OwenFall 2009
Focus: Layers and Veneers
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Ground Floor Plan
Diagrammatic Floor Plan
Tjibaou Cultural CenterRenzo PianoColin Winchell
Ground Floor Plan
Diagrammatic Floor Plan
Tjibaou Cultural CenterRenzo PianoColin Winchell
This case study was devoted to discovering latent qualities
within our respective precedents. I chose to investigate the
Tjibaou Cultural Center, designed by Renzo Piano. When taking an in
depth look into the project I discovered several intriguing
aspects. The double shelled facade of the tjibaou cultural center
serves as an exquisite replication of the native huts of the
indigenous people of new caledonia. However, the double shell
itself is not the main facade of the building. Behind this
impervious double shell is a curtain wall of glass louvers imposed
within steel framing. My purpose with this case study was to take
this screen and study its attributes. I first removed the outer
shell from the structure and reversed the material qualities of the
double shell. The opaque wooden slats became transparent and the
transparent curtain wall became opaque. In doing this, the viewer
is given an opportunity to see the complete facade by break-ing
down the two shells. Secondly, i investigated the way in which
light interacts with the space. The wooden slats make for dynamic
lighting in the main space, varying depending upon the time of
year. I studied the way the light would interact during the summer
solstice and the winter solstice. This was then translated into
large wedges of plexi that would represent the level of light
protruding into the space as well as the angle in which the light
enters the space.
Case Study:Tjibaou Cultural Center
Ground Floor Plan
Diagrammatic Grid Plan
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Tjibaou Cultural CenterRenzo PianoColin Winchell
Form/Structure/Screen The double shelled facade of the Tjibaou
cultural center serves as an exquisite replica-tion of the native
huts of the indigenous people of New Caledonia. However, the double
shell itself is not the main facade of the building. Behind this
impervious double shell is a beau-tiful facade of glass louvers
imposed in steel framing, These circular walls of glass give a
beautiful view through the wooden slats of the double shelled
structure surrounding it. How-ever, one never quite catches a
glimpse of this glass facade due to the matrix of wood on the
double shell. My purpose was to take this screen and remove it from
the structure itself. In addition, I reversed the material
qualities of the both structures making the opaque trans-parent and
the transparent opaque. In doing this, the viewer is given an
opportunity to see the complete face of the glass louvered walls.
By making the double shell into a single two dimensional diagram
placed in the existing site grid in front of the main structure,
the shell then becomes simply a reference as to what it was before
and accentuates the simplicity of the main structure.
Unfolded Facade Model
Unfolding Diagram
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Tjibaou Cultural CenterRenzo Piano
Colin Winchell
Layers/Veneers
The location of the Cultural Center allows for very dynamic
lighting conditions through out
the year. The structure faces southeast allow-ing for light to
pour in each morning. By study-
ing the way in which light enters the main struc-tures of the
center, I discovered that depending upon the different time of
year, light flooded the space in very different ways. The image on
the
far left shows the way light enters the space at twelve noon
during the winter equinox. It
enters with a relatively low penetration angle completely floods
the room. The image in the
middle portrays the way in which light enters the space at
twelve noon on during the sum-
mer equinox. The angle at which the light en-ters the space is
much higher than that of the winter creating a different sense of
light within
the space. By combining the light rays into the same space in
the solid for of a diagrammatic physical model, one is able to see
the way in
which the light differs depending upon the time of year. By
making the light into a solid mate-
rial, it becomes more of a concrete view and the interaction
between light becomes much
more clear while still maintaining the inherent qualities
represented by the transparent acrylic.
Tjibaou Cultural CenterRenzo Piano
Colin Winchell
Layers/Veneers
The location of the Cultural Center allows for very dynamic
lighting conditions through out
the year. The structure faces southeast allow-ing for light to
pour in each morning. By study-
ing the way in which light enters the main struc-tures of the
center, I discovered that depending upon the different time of
year, light flooded the space in very different ways. The image on
the
far left shows the way light enters the space at twelve noon
during the winter equinox. It
enters with a relatively low penetration angle completely floods
the room. The image in the
middle portrays the way in which light enters the space at
twelve noon on during the sum-
mer equinox. The angle at which the light en-ters the space is
much higher than that of the winter creating a different sense of
light within
the space. By combining the light rays into the same space in
the solid for of a diagrammatic physical model, one is able to see
the way in
which the light differs depending upon the time of year. By
making the light into a solid mate-
rial, it becomes more of a concrete view and the interaction
between light becomes much
more clear while still maintaining the inherent qualities
represented by the transparent acrylic.
Light Study during Summer Solstice Light Study during Winter
Solstice Composite Light Study Model
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Tjibaou Cultural Center ConstructWoodbury Campus, Burbank,
CAMaterials And MethodsWoodbury UniversityInstructor: Eric
OlsenFall 2009
Focus: Steel JoineryPartners: Alan Chan, Aris Keshishian, Cevak
Satourian, Sophia Avila
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In Materials and Methods, we were given a case study of an
existing building and then asked to interpret the material and
structural systems inherent within the project in the form of a
construct. Our specific building was the Tjibaou Cultural Center,
by Renzo Piano. The building is based on a wind driven ventilation
system. Through studying the structure, I learned that metal is a
material that has infinite possibili-ties of fabrication and
design. We also had to work with wood which was much easier to work
with. Wood is more forgiving and easier to sand and fabricate. The
building itself consists of custom casted metal pieces that were
very intricate. The cost of us getting these pieces custom casted
was going to be extremely expensive so we took advantage of a water
jet machine and cut out the pieces and welded them together
ourselves. The metal connections were modeled in 3D first then
broken down and cut on the water jet machine. These pieces were
then sanded to a fine finish. Then they were then assembled
together and welded in place and ground once more. The large wood
posts where then attached to these joinery pieces and held in place
by the horizontal steel plates. Finally the wooden slats were added
to complete the construct.
Steel Joinery:Tjibaou Cultural Center
Construct
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View of Center Supports of Construct
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Detail of Steel Footing
Detail of Wooden SlatsDetail of Steel Bracing
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Exploded Axon
Joinery Detail
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Manufacture
Fabrication
Assembly
A water jet is used to cut the sheet metal into a template for
the joinery.
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The joinery is then com-bined with the wood and anchored into
the concrete, completing the construct.
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Eames House InterventionCharles and Ray Eames House, Malibu,
CAArchitecture 12BPasadena City CollegeInstructor: Kelly BairSpring
2008
Concept: Excavation
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The goal of this project was to create an intervention of the
space between the two existing buildings that make up the Eames
House in Malibu, CA by using either a stranded or tiled structural
system. This system would then be deployed in order to create a
seating and gallery space that could be occupiable from both the
first and second floors. It began with the investigation of an
external reference which would then manifest itself in a way that
would create the desired space. A study of the structural qualities
of spongy bone was done in order to gain initial design elements
used to create the facade of the project. This study helped to give
an idea of a stranded system that I would eventually use to create
a tiled system connecting the two main goals of the project into
one. My Preliminary step in the project was to develop a series of
curves that would define the final facade of the project. Once the
facade was designed in a two-dimensional manner, the shapes placed
strategically on the facade were extruded through the perpendicular
vertical face. These zones were then excavated out of the existing
structure to create the spaces within the project itself.
Excavation:Eames House Intervention
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Perspective View of Eames House with Courtyard Intervention
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Facade Design Existing Structure Extrusion Excavation
Spongy Bone Lifted Diagram Generated Diagram
Precedent Study
Construction Technique
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Voids Illuminate at Night
Floor Plan0 1 2 4
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View of Interior Seating Space
Longitudinal Section0 1 2 4
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Perspective Section
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Found SpaceArchitecture 10BPasadena City CollegeInstructor:
Coleman GriffithSpring 2008
Concept: Cube Excavation
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Spatial DiagramColin Winchell
Arch10B
Found Space or Forgotten Space is space that one comes across on
an everyday basis without realizing the full potential of the
space. In this project we were asked to analyze a found space and
derive a series of shapes that make up the space. These analytical
spaces were then extracted and taken into the digital world and
intersected with each other in various ways. The extracted spaces
were then placed within a cube and subtracted from the cube in a
way that is inherent to the found spaces. The spaces I investigated
called for specific sharp angles and intersec-tions that would
interact with one another in a similar way to the way these spaces
are found in the real world. This cube was then contoured,
laser-cut, and spaced on dowels as a means of generating a new
artifact of forgotten space.
Found Space:Cube Excavation
Full Extracted Space
Extracted Street Space
Extracted Slope Space
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Spatial DiagramColin Winchell
Arch10B
Found Space
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1 Space SubtractedFound Spaces 2 Spaces Subtracted
Interior View of Cube
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3 Spaces Subtracted
Top Cube Axon Bottom Cube Axon
Excavated Cube Contoured Cube Subtracted Space
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Construction DocumentsProfessional Practice OneWoodbury
UniversityInstructor: Guilio ZavoltaSpring 2010
Partners: Brittney Dillon, Brittany Clark, Courtney Power, Renel
Etniel
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This space is designed as an open floor plan and is organized
according to a datum or central axis which the spaces then rotate
and shift off of for a choreographer. Requirements: open floor
plan, multipurpose and functional spaces, light accentuations,
translucent materials, single pitch roof, multi platforms which
will be divided by levels and stairs according to a hierarchy.
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Professional Practice was a semester long class in which we
designed a simple house on a given site and were then asked to
generate all of the construction documents for that house. We went
through the entire design process including schematic and
conceptual design and then created full scale construction
documents containing detailed plans, sections, and wall details for
specific instances within the structure. I found working on the
wall details to be the most exciting part of the deisgn process. It
was very interesting to zoom in and specify every nail and screw
that went into one small portion of the building. When working in
studio its very easy to ignore these details and it was refreshing
to be able to spend time on the little details.
Professional Practice:Construction Documents
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This space is designed as an open floor plan and is organized
according to a datum or central axis which the spaces then rotate
and shift off of for a choreographer. Requirements: open floor
plan, multipurpose and functional spaces, light accentuations,
translucent materials, single pitch roof, multi platforms which
will be divided by levels and stairs according to a hierarchy.
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BATT INSULATION IN STUD CAVITY (R-13)
3/4" DOUBLE PANED GLASS
ALUMINUM WINDOW FRAME
3/4" PLYWOOD
1/2" CONCRETE PANELS
1/2" ANCHOR BOLT
2" X 4" SILL
#4 REBAR
3 /4" PLYWOOD
1/16" LINOLEUM
1 /2" X 3" BASEBOARD PAINTED
CONCRETE FOOTING
5 / 8" GYPSUM WALL BOARDPAINTED
5 / 8" GYPSUM WALL BOARDPAINTED
SILL PLATE
HEADER
3/ 4" PLYWOOD
1 /2" CONCRETE PANELS
2" X 6" ROOF JOIST
3" RIGID ROOF INSULATION
1 /2" SLATE SHINGLES
ALUMINUM WINDOW FRAME
4'-1 1
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570' 2" X 6" FLOOR JOISTBATT INSULATION IN FLOOR JOIST CAVITY
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CONCRETE PANELS 1/2"
PLYWOOD 3/4"
THERMAL INSULATION IN STUD CAVITY(R - 13)
GYP. BOARD 5/8"
SILL 2X4"
ROOF JOIST 2X8"
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DOUBLE PANED GLASS 3/4"
PAPER
HARDWOOD FLOORING 3/4"
SILL 2X4"
PLYWOOD 3/4"
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2X4 SILL
2X4 FLOOR JOISTS
BATT INSULLATION
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TOP PLATE 2X6"
SILL 2"X4"
WINDOW FRAME 2"X4"
TOP PLATE 2"X4"
ROOF JOIST 2"X6"
PLYWOOD 3/4"
SLATE SHINGLES 1/4"
CUSTOM CURTAIN WALL
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RIGID ROOF INSULATION
WINDOW FRAME 2"X4"
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MARLEY BOARD FLOOR 4 1/2"
1'-8"
#4 REBAR
CONCRETE FOOTING
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Wall Section (C.P.)SCALE: 3/4" = 1'-0"15
Wall Section (C.W.)SCALE: 3/4" = 1'-0"6
Wall Section (R.E)SCALE: 3/4" = 1'-0"10
WINDOW FRAME 2X4
WINDOW FRAME 2X4
ROOF JOIST 2X6
TOP PLATE 2X4
CUSTOM CURTAIN WALL
PLYWOOD 3/4
RIGID ROOF INSULATION
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CONCRETE FOOTING#4 REBAR
Wall Section
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ALUMINUM FLASHING
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METAL FASTENERALUMINUM FLASHING
DOUBLE PANE GLASS 3/16"
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Window Sill Detail (C.P.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"14
Bathroom Floor Detail (C.P.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"13
Marley Board Floor Detail (C.P.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"15
Curtain Wall Structural Detail (C.W.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"6
Plan of Curtain Wall Meets Corner (C.W.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"7
Window to Sill Detail (R.E.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"7
2 X 6 SILL
2 X 8 SILL
STUDIO FLOOR (SEE DETAIL)
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1"
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STEEL CABLES
STEEL STRINGER
STEEL COLUMNS
STEEL BOLTS
STEEL BASE
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2 X 4 STUD
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GYP. BOARD 5/8"
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PLYWOOD 3/4"
PLYWOOD 1/2"
CONCRETE PANEL 1/2"
WOOD BALUSTER
DOVE TAIL JOINERY
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2 X 6 DOUBLE HEADER
FOOTING
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2 X 10 LEDGER
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The drawings and specifications and designsrepresented hereby
are and shall remain theproperty of the Architect, and no part
thereof shallbe used or reproduced for any purpose other thanthe
specified project for which they have beenprepared and developed
without the writtenconsent of the Architect
Written dimensions shall have precedence overscaled dimensions.
The Contractor shall verifyand be responsible for all dimensions
andconditions on the jobsite and report anydiscrepancies to
Architect.
The drawings and specifications indicate thegeneral scope of
work and required technicalperformance of the building systems and
do notnecessarily indicate or describe all the workrequired for
full performance and completion ofthe construction contract. Based
on the scope ofwork indicated Contractor shall furnish all
itemsrequired for the proper execution of the project.
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STAIR TO MARLEY BOARD FLOOR DETAIL (R.E.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"15
BEDROOM RAILING DETAIL (C.P.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"13
CANTILIEVERED STAIR DETAIL (C.W.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"6
BALUSTER STAIR DETAIL (B.C.)SCALE: 1 1/2" = 1'-0"14
KITCHEN TO STAIR DETAIL (B.D.)SCALE: 3" = 1'-0"6
2 X 4 SILL
DOUBLE PANE GLASS
1/8 VINYL PERFORMANCE SURFACE
1/8 VINYL PERFORMANCE SURFACE
SEALANT
3/8 TOP PANEL SUB-SURFACE: SEMI-FLEXIBLE
CONCRETE PANEL 1/2
1/2 LOWER PANEL SUB-SURFACE: SEMI-FLEXIBLE
PLYWOOD 3/4
PLYWOOD 1/2
METAL FASTENER
1X3 WEAVE STRINGERS CLEAR SOUTHERN PINE
2X4 STUD
1X3 WEAVE STRINGERS CLEAR SOUTHERN PINE
GYP. BOARD 5/8
1/2 RUBBER SUSPENSION PADS
CANTILEVERED HARDWOOD TREAD
6MM POLYETHYLENE DAMP PROOF MEMBRANE
STEEL PLATE 1/4
6 CONCRETE SLAB
HARDWOOD FLOORING 3/4
ALUMINUM FLASHING
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Stair Detail
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Name : Colin Winchell
: Woodbury University School of Architecture - Projected
Graduation: Spring 2013
Education
: Jonfonya Design: Intern: June 2010 - January 2011
Architectural Experience
: 3D Modeling - Rhinoceros 4.0 + 5.0, Grasshopper, Revit 2012
Drafting - Autocad 2012, Revit 2012 Rendering - Vray, Maxwell
Render, Artlantis Animation - Autodesk Showcase, Unity 3D Adobe -
Illustrator cs5, Photoshop cs5, InDesign cs5
Computer Literacy
: 818-522-0598Phone Number
: [email protected]
[email protected]
Email
: 2921 Henrietta Avenue La Crescenta, CA 91214
Permanent Address
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1 AR 280 Spring 2010: Site Orders Instructor: Kelly BairProject
2: Mapping Site/Constructing Ground Students: Andre Gharakhanian,
Brian Hardy, Colin Winchell
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-Henry David Thoreau
If you have built castles in the air, your work
need not be lost; that is where they should be.
Now put foundations under them.