Gloop a place for kids
LOCATION: Chattanooga, TN
PROJECT TYPE: School
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 85,000
PROFESSOR: Mark Blumberg
TERM: Fall 2019
This project, located in downtown Chattanooga, was an experiment in the idea of what a school should be. It is designed to cultivate a sense of exploration and creativity within the students who attend the school. Circular classrooms begin to break down the notion of front and back, encouraging participation and engagement from every student. The design represents a deconstruction of mainstream, clinical school design that locks children in a prison-like setting for a large portion of their childhood. This structure defines the idea of school as a unique experience unlike any other activity and does so via the use of abnormal shapes and forms that make mandatory school attendance something to look forward to. Put simply, this was designed to be a place for kids.
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School Zone Student Dropoff
Sightlines created between levels by staggering classrooms
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Classrooms are not directly on top of one another, but rather staggered in order a variation of interstitial space.
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of mass to create
Insertion of rational core Insertion of mass Removal
public space
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Insertion of lIghtwell Additional extrusions and punctures to provide light
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Kitchen
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Form steps back from the street to accomodate student dropoff entrance on Cherry St.
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Public Space outside of guest entrance on Georgia Avenue
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Looking up the lightwell from the Cherry St. level
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Sight-lines between floor levels encourages connectivity between different classes.
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Large curtain wall window provides additional natural light for the three classroom levels
Children are not confined to desks
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Lightwell acts as the centerpiece of the communal space surrounded by classrooms
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Study nooks are located at each landing of the stair
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Gymnasium is illuminated with lighwells and large amorphous windows
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Space between gymnasium and library gives students to opportunity to occupy the lightwell
Library window overlooks historic Dome Building
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Lightwells for gymnasium become colorful pillars that define smaller spaces on the rooftop playground
an experiment in modularity Tube Library
LOCATION: Brooklyn, New York
PROJECT TYPE: Public Library
PROFESSOR: Zhan Chen
TERM: Spring 2020
This project is a library located in downtown Brooklyn, New York. It is a conceptual experiment that explores the use of modules to create complex void spaces and dynamic relationships between larger programmatic volumes. The tube modules also allow for a network of paths that end in various private spaces or “nooks”. Each nook is unique in its location and therefore has different views and, as a result, relationships to the other occupiable volumes. The apertures along the tubes allow occupants to catch glimpses of people moving through them, surrounding them with the life of the structure, like blood cells moving through veins.
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Sections of the large programmatic tubes are extruded to create the necessary programmatic elements
Sectional shift of the tube walls allow for new apertures and sight lines
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Additional walls and operative shifts of the small tubes make room for private nook spaces
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Auditorium space is defined by a large tube at ground level submerged into the ground and expanded from the center point to reveal seating
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Ground level is an open plaza that allows free access through the site with modular seating to serve the public
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Library main entrance facing the street
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Grand large tube entrance
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Cafe area on lowest level of library
Information desk at top of grand stairway
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Faculty office area with communal space defined by shift in large tube
Computer room shift allows for seating and desks for the computers while leaving a path to the side for circulation through the space
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One of several external terraces offering views into the various programmatic volumes
Primary book stacks space with stair seating
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The activity in the smaller tubes can be seen when looking through the void space
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Section perspective shows off unique variety of relationships between programmatic volumes
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Communal spaces exist in the portion of the tube that was shifted over while the new space created by the shift makes rooms for bookshelves
External Terrace surrounded by small tubes with glimpses back onto the street
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Small tube windows frame views into void space
Teen area with lounge space defined by large tube shift
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Communal spaces exist in the portion of the tube that was shifted over while the new space created by the shift makes rooms for bookshelves
Children’s space is scaled down for youth and made fun with a variety of heights and nooks
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Nearly every level of the library is visible when looking up or down through the void space
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Section perspective displays complexity of void space throughout the project
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Gallery space near the upper levels of the library allow occupants to have greater views of the city as well as sight lines back into the void space
At the upper levels, the tube begin to frame larger views of the surrounding Brooklyn structures
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The top level gives occupants the opportunity to see the activity of the library in contrast with the activity of the city that surrounds it.
The uppermost terraces offer a release from the density of tubes and open views of the Brooklyn skyline
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Glimpses of people moving through the tubes give the structure life
A glimpse of the city and terrace activity can be seen through the small tube aperture
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Views out of tubes also help to orient the occupants. In this case, the occupant can see a path up to the next level without having to turn the corner.
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reading nook with a unique view of the city
Study a Thing and Draw It
an exercise in finding the details
LOCATION: Auburn, AL
PROJECT TYPE: Hand Rendering
MATERIALS: brown butcher paper, charcoal, Arches 140# hot-press, Prismacolor colored pencils
SIZE: 8’ x 5’6”, 22” x 30”
PROFESSORS: Margaret Fletcher and Rusty Smith
TERM: Spring 2018
The first material required for this project was a deceased insect. In this case, the insect was a bumblebee. The goal of the assignment was to study the bumblebee and depict it in various mediums. This project’s purpose was to improve one’s ability to study a thing. To begin, the bee was drawn two ways in charcoal: a line drawing and realistic drawing. The pieces were created on large sheets of butcher paper that measured eight feet in length. After this study, half of the bee was rendered completely in color with Prismacolor colored pencils, while the other half was drafted purely with graphite on a full sheet of Arches 140# hot-press.
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Working on the floor was necessary in order to manage the massive scale of the charcoal drawing.
The first line drawing offered an initial understanding of the basic shapes and textures of the insect.
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The second drawing attempted to capture the finer details of the insect.
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The final product is a hyper-detailed portrayal of the insect on one side and a study of its form via drafted lines on the other.
Nooks and Crannies
A study and documentation of small spaces around the world
Top row: Tiber Island, Rome Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome Tivoli, Italy
Middle row: Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga Park Guell, Barcelona Prague, Czech Republic
Bottom row: Catacombs, Paris Prague, Czech Republic Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli
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From left to right
Classification: Cranny
Type: Artificial
Location: Casa Milà Roof, Barcelona, Spain
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