1. Brittany R. Cohen University at Buffalo School of Architecture, BA 2009-2013 Clemson University School of Architecture, MA 2013-2015

2. Personal Information 2659 Syler Rd. Varysburg, New York 14167 brcohen2@buffalo.edu (716) 432-4389 3. ANDOPENINGS -248INCHO.C. -INSULATEDCELLS 4.GROUNDFLOORWINDOW -CASTINPLACECONCRETESILL -METALSILLPANFLASHING -WOODFRAMEPAINTEDWINDOW -12INCHLINTELBLOCKWITH2#5BARSEXTENDED8INCHESPASTEACHSIDEOFOPENING -BONDBEAMCONTINUED12INCHLINTELBLOCKWITH3#5BARSSOLIDGROUT 5.FIRSTFLOOR -BOLTBOTTOMPLATETOBONDBEAMWITH5/8INCHBOLTS4FEETO.C. -2X12FLOORJOISTSSPACED16INCHESO.C. -USING10DNAILSAT4INCHESO.C.BOLTPERIMITERJOISTSTOEACHOFTHETWOVERTICALREIN- FORCEDCORESINLINEWITHTHESTEELBEAMABOVE -2X6TOUNGANDGROVEDECKING -NAILEDGEOFDECKTOPERIMITERSTRUCTURE 6.FIRSTFLOORWINDOW -CASTINPLACECONCRETESILL -STEELFRAMEANDSASH -WINDOWPAINTEDWITH5/8INCHINSULATEDGLASS -SECURETOMASONRY,JAMBSANDSILL -SETJAMBSANDSILLINSEALANT -2COURSE8INCHCMULINTELREINFORCEDWITH2#5BARS -EXTEND8INCHESPASTEACHSIDEOFOPENING -BONDBEAMCONTINUES8INCHLINTELWITH2#5BARS 7.CLERESTORYWINDOW -SASHBLOCKCUT -1/8INCHGLASSSETINSEALANTINSASHBLOCK 8.LOFTSECTION -STEELBEAMPLACEDINTOPOCKET -10X12ANCHORTOWALLTHROUGH4X7XSTEELPLATEWITH2BOLTS8INCHLONG GROUTEDSOLIDINTOBLOCK -PACKDRYGROUTUNDERPLATE -SETTWOGLASSBRICKATEACHENDOFBEAM -SECURE4X4PLATETOFLANGEWITHINCHBOLTSEVENLYSPACED -3X4STUDS24INCHESO.C.TOHORIZONTAL3XMEMBERSWITHINTERIORPANELLNGBEHIND PAINTED -BALCONYLEDGE -ONECONTINUED2X12CLIPPEDATENDSTOMASONRYWALLSANDNAILEDTO2X4LEDGERSE- CURELY 9.ROOFCONSTRUCTION -PERIMETERROOFBEAM22X10ANCHOREDTOWALLWITH3SIMPSONPA18HOLDOWNSTRAPSAT EACHENDOFEACHBEAMINTOGROUTEDCELLS.CLIPRAFTERSTOBEAMWITHHURRICANECLIPS -RAFTERS2X6AT16INCHESO.C. -2X6AT16INCHESO.C. -CEILINGJOISTSARETOBESUSPENDEDFROMROOFRAFTERS.SPANLIMITEDTO8FEET. -STUDMATERIALNAILEDSECURELYWILLSUFFICEASHANGERS,LAYOUTWITHJOISTS -INSULATION 10.CEILING -3/8INCHMODPLYWOODNAILEDTOJOISTSFULLYBLOCKALLPANELEDGES -WOODFASCIACORNERDETAILAT45DEGREES -5/8INCHROOFSHEATHINGWITHPLYWOODCLIPS16INCHESO.C. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Retaining Wall Powering Viscosity Correlation Haiku House Manantial de Vida Networks of Continuity World Promenade Circulating Divisions Progression of Direction Construction Technology The Living Wall : Fracture Spring 2010 Spring 2012 Spring 2011 Fall 2010 Spring 2012 Fall 2011 Summer 2012 Summer 2012 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 4. The Living Wall : Fracture Instillation at the Griffiths Sculpture Park Professors: Professors Assistant: Nick Bruscia Shadi Nazarian Chris Ramano Albert Chao Team Fracture: George Behn Alex Galante Nate Gange Sandra Huezo Brian Lee Brittany Cohen All drawings that were done in collaboration with Team Fracture are labled with the team member who worked on the drawing as well . We startedwithasixbysixby eight foot mass, with this we had to create a space which had three sleeping spaces, circulation space, and the minimum of one en- trance.These programmatic neces- sities were developed through a Series of three cuts and shifts.First I designed the space to have a clear sleeping area. The second move I made was to create a circulation space with enough room to stand. The moves that I made broke up the mass into a very open circulation plan and individual sleeping areas.A tight entrance was made to create what seemedtobealargerinteriorspace. Axonometric Massing Series Modular Assembly Series (Each unit model was done by a memeber of the group) 5. 5 More angles were added to make all facades of the building flow together. This then created a fractured appearance throughout the building. (all drawings on this page were drawn by me) 6. 6 Detail Connections (Drawn in collaboration with George Behn)Full Scale Construction Inhabiting the Modules 7. 7 Exploded Structural Drawing (Drawn in collaboration with Aelx Galante) Construction Documents 8. 8 Installation 9. 9 10. REID HOUSE CLARK & MENEFEE ARCHITECTS SCALE 3/4 = 1 0 1 2 3 4 8 TA : ANTHONY NAPLES SECTION AXONOMETRIC BRITTANY COHEN LAUREN COLLEY EUY - CHAN JEONG 1. FOUNDATION FOR PERIMITER WALL -24 INCH WIDE X 12 INCH DEEP CONTINUOUS SITE CAST CONCRETE REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH 3 # 5 RE ENFORCEMENT BARS 2. GROUND FLOOR -COMPACTED SAND FILL 4 INCH MINIMUM -VAPOR BARRIER -4 INCH SITE CAST CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE MESH REENFORCEMENT 3. GROUND FLOOR WALL SECTION -PAINTED 8X16X12 INCH CMU HORIZONTAL REINFORCED 16 INCHES O.C. #5 VERTICAL AT CORNERS AND OPENINGS -2 48 INCH O.C. -INSULATED CELLS 4. GROUND FLOOR WINDOW -CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE SILL -METAL SILL PAN FLASHING -WOOD FRAME PAINTED WINDOW -12 INCH LINTEL BLOCK WITH 2 #5 BARS EXTENDED 8 INCHES PAST EACH SIDE OF OPENING -BOND BEAM CONTINUED 12 INCH LINTEL BLOCK WITH 3 #5 BARS SOLID GROUT 5. FIRST FLOOR -BOLT BOTTOM PLATE TO BOND BEAM WITH 5/8 INCH BOLTS 4 FEET O.C. -2X12 FLOOR JOISTS SPACED 16 INCHES O.C. -USING 10D NAILS AT 4 INCHES O.C. BOLT PERIMITER JOISTS TO EACH OF THE TWO VERTICAL REIN- FORCED CORES IN LINE WITH THE STEEL BEAM ABOVE -2X6 TOUNG AND GROVE DECKING -NAIL EDGE OF DECK TO PERIMITER STRUCTURE 6. FIRST FLOOR WINDOW -CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE SILL -STEEL FRAME AND SASH -WINDOW PAINTED WITH 5/8 INCH INSULATED GLASS -SECURE TO MASONRY, JAMBS AND SILL -SET JAMBS AND SILL IN SEALANT -2 COURSE 8 INCH CMU LINTEL REINFORCED WITH 2 #5 BARS -EXTEND 8 INCHES PAST EACH SIDE OF OPENING -BOND BEAM CONTINUES 8 INCH LINTEL WITH 2 #5 BARS 7. CLERESTORY WINDOW -SASH BLOCK CUT -1/8 INCH GLASS SET IN SEALANT IN SASH BLOCK 8. LOFT SECTION -STEEL BEAM PLACED INTO POCKET -10X12 ANCHOR TO WALL THROUGH 4 X 7 X STEEL PLATE WITH 2 BOLTS 8 INCH LONG GROUTED SOLID INTO BLOCK -PACK DRY GROUT UNDER PLATE -SET TWO GLASS BRICK AT EACH END OF BEAM -SECURE 4X4 PLATE TO FLANGE WITH INCH BOLTS EVENLY SPACED -3X4 STUDS 24 INCHES O.C. TO HORIZONTAL 3X MEMBERS WITH INTERIOR PANELLNG BEHIND PAINTED -BALCONY LEDGE -ONE CONTINUED 2X12 CLIPPED AT ENDS TO MASONRY WALLS AND NAILED TO 2X4 LEDGER SE- CURELY 9. ROOF CONSTRUCTION -PERIMETER ROOF BEAM 2 2X10 ANCHORED TO WALL WITH 3 SIMPSON PA18 HOLDOWN STRAPS AT EACH END OF EACH BEAM INTO GROUTED CELLS. CLIP RAFTERS TO BEAM WITH HURRICANE CLIPS -RAFTERS 2X6 AT 16 INCHES O.C. -2X6 AT 16 INCHES O.C. -CEILING JOISTS ARE TO BE SUSPENDED FROM ROOF RAFTERS. SPAN LIMITED TO 8 FEET. -STUD MATERIAL NAILED SECURELY WILL SUFFICE AS HANGERS, LAYOUT WITH JOISTS -INSULATION 10. CEILING - 3/8 INCH MOD PLYWOOD NAILED TO JOISTS FULLY BLOCK ALL PANEL EDGES -WOOD FASCIA CORNER DETAIL AT 45 DEGREES -5/8 INCH ROOF SHEATHING WITH PLYWOOD CLIPS 16 INCHES O.C. -FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES WITH UNDERLAYMENT AND WITH CONTINUED METAL EAVE FLASH- ING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5. FIRST FLOOR -BOLT BOTTOM P -2X12 FLOOR JOI -USING 10D NAIL FORCED CORES IN -2X6 TOUNG AND -NAIL EDGE OF D 6. FIRST FLOOR -CAST IN PLACE C -STEEL FRAME AN -WINDOW PAINTE -SECURE TO MAS -SET JAMBS AND -2 COURSE 8 INCH -EXTEND 8 INCHE -BOND BEAM CO 7. CLERESTORY W -SASH BLOCK CU -1/8 INCH GLASS 8. LOFT SECTION -STEEL BEAM PLA -10X12 ANCHOR GROUTED SOLID -PACK DRY GROU -SET TWO GLASS -SECURE 4X4 -3X4 STUDS 2 PAINTED -BALCONY LE -ONE CONTIN CURELY 9. ROOF CONST -PERIMETER ROO EACH END OF EA -RAFTERS 2X6 AT -2X6 AT 16 INCHE -CEILING JOISTS A -STUD MATERIAL -INSULATION 10. CEILING - 3/8 INCH MOD P -WOOD FASCIA C -5/8 INCH ROOF S 3 4 5 6 7 8 REID HOUSE CLARK & MENEFEE ARCHITECTS SCALE 3/4 = 1 0 1 2 3 4 8 TA : ANTHONY NAPLES SECTION AXONOMETRIC BRITTANY COHEN LAUREN COLLEY EUY - CHAN JEONG 1. FOUNDATION FOR PERIMITER WALL -24 INCH WIDE X 12 INCH DEEP CONTINUOUS SITE CAST CONCRETE REINFORCED CONCRETE WITH 3 # 5 RE ENFORCEMENT BARS 2. GROUND FLOOR -COMPACTED SAND FILL 4 INCH MINIMUM -VAPOR BARRIER -4 INCH SITE CAST CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE MESH REENFORCEMENT 3. GROUND FLOOR WALL SECTION -PAINTED 8X16X12 INCH CMU HORIZONTAL REINFORCED 16 INCHES O.C. #5 VERTICAL AT CORNERS AND OPENINGS -2 48 INCH O.C. -INSULATED CELLS 4. GROUND FLOOR WINDOW -CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE SILL -METAL SILL PAN FLASHING -WOOD FRAME PAINTED WINDOW -12 INCH LINTEL BLOCK WITH 2 #5 BARS EXTENDED 8 INCHES PAST EACH SIDE OF OPENING -BOND BEAM CONTINUED 12 INCH LINTEL BLOCK WITH 3 #5 BARS SOLID GROUT 5. FIRST FLOOR -BOLT BOTTOM PLATE TO BOND BEAM WITH 5/8 INCH BOLTS 4 FEET O.C. -2X12 FLOOR JOISTS SPACED 16 INCHES O.C. -USING 10D NAILS AT 4 INCHES O.C. BOLT PERIMITER JOISTS TO EACH OF THE TWO VERTICAL REIN- FORCED CORES IN LINE WITH THE STEEL BEAM ABOVE -2X6 TOUNG AND GROVE DECKING -NAIL EDGE OF DECK TO PERIMITER STRUCTURE 6. FIRST FLOOR WINDOW -CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE SILL -STEEL FRAME AND SASH -WINDOW PAINTED WITH 5/8 INCH INSULATED GLASS -SECURE TO MASONRY, JAMBS AND SILL -SET JAMBS AND SILL IN SEALANT -2 COURSE 8 INCH CMU LINTEL REINFORCED WITH 2 #5 BARS -EXTEND 8 INCHES PAST EACH SIDE OF OPENING -BOND BEAM CONTINUES 8 INCH LINTEL WITH 2 #5 BARS 7. CLERESTORY WINDOW -SASH BLOCK CUT -1/8 INCH GLASS SET IN SEALANT IN SASH BLOCK 8. LOFT SECTION -STEEL BEAM PLACED INTO POCKET -10X12 ANCHOR TO WALL THROUGH 4 X 7 X STEEL PLATE WITH 2 BOLTS 8 INCH LONG GROUTED SOLID INTO BLOCK -PACK DRY GROUT UNDER PLATE -SET TWO GLASS BRICK AT EACH END OF BEAM -SECURE 4X4 PLATE TO FLANGE WITH INCH BOLTS EVENLY SPACED -3X4 STUDS 24 INCHES O.C. TO HORIZONTAL 3X MEMBERS WITH INTERIOR PANELLNG BEHIND PAINTED -BALCONY LEDGE -ONE CONTINUED 2X12 CLIPPED AT ENDS TO MASONRY WALLS AND NAILED TO 2X4 LEDGER SE- CURELY 9. ROOF CONSTRUCTION -PERIMETER ROOF BEAM 2 2X10 ANCHORED TO WALL WITH 3 SIMPSON PA18 HOLDOWN STRAPS AT EACH END OF EACH BEAM INTO GROUTED CELLS. CLIP RAFTERS TO BEAM WITH HURRICANE CLIPS -RAFTERS 2X6 AT 16 INCHES O.C. -2X6 AT 16 INCHES O.C. -CEILING JOISTS ARE TO BE SUSPENDED FROM ROOF RAFTERS. SPAN LIMITED TO 8 FEET. -STUD MATERIAL NAILED SECURELY WILL SUFFICE AS HANGERS, LAYOUT WITH JOISTS -INSULATION 10. CEILING - 3/8 INCH MOD PLYWOOD NAILED TO JOISTS FULLY BLOCK ALL PANEL EDGES -WOOD FASCIA CORNER DETAIL AT 45 DEGREES -5/8 INCH ROOF SHEATHING WITH PLYWOOD CLIPS 16 INCHES O.C. -FIBERGLASS ROOF SHINGLES WITH UNDERLAYMENT AND WITH CONTINUED METAL EAVE FLASH- ING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Construction Technology Professor: Annette Lecuyer Usingconstructiondocuments(plans and sections) a detailed sectional axonometric drawing was produced Reid and Pierce House 11. SUBSTRUCTURE 1.RETAINING WALL -24 INCH WIDE BY 16 INCH DEEP STRIP FOOTING WITH 6 #5 REINFORCEMENT BARS AND #3 STIRUPS AT 18 INCHES ON CENTER 2.FOUNDATION -24 INCH PRECAST CONCRETE PILES -24 INCH THINK SITE CAST CONCRETE PILE CAPS -36 INCH DEEP BY 24 INCH WIDE SITE GRADE BEAMS -8 INCH CONTINUOUS SITE CAST CONCRETE FOUNDATION 3.SLOPING EXTERIOR CONCRETE SLAB SUPERSTRUCTURE 4.CONCRETE FRAME -18 INCH DIAMETER CAST CONCRETE COLUMNS ON 24 BY 36 FOOT GRID -18 INCH WIDE BY 25 INCH DEEP CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE BEAMS 5.FIRST FLOOR -ASSEMBLY TYPE 3 AND 1 A.TYPE 3 -2 INCH CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB WITH RADIANT HEATING SYSTEM -4 INCH CRUSHED GRAVEL -VAPOR BARRIER -R-10 RIGID INSULATION AT PERIMETER AND UNDERSLAB B.TYPE 1 -RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM WITH 2 AND A 1/2 INCH TOPPING SLAB -8 INCH HOLLOW CORE CONCRETE SLAB PIERCE MILLER AND HULL ARCHITECTS SCALE 3/4 = 1 0 1 2 3 4 8 SECTION AXONOMETRIC BRITTANY COHEN LAUREN COLLEY EUY - CHAN JEONG 6.SECOND FLOOR -ASSEMBLY TYPE 1 -RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM WITH 2 AND A 1/2 INCH TOPPING SLAB -8 INCH HOLLOW CORE CONCRETE SLAB 7.ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE SYSTEM -CROSS TEE -MAIN TEE -ACOUSTIC FABRIC TILE 8.MASONRY WALL -8 INCH GROUND FACE MASONRY BLOCK -R-11 INSULATION -VAPOR BARRIER -5/8 INCH GYPSUM WALL BOARD -METAL FASCIA SYSTEM 9.ROOF -ASSEMBLY TYPE 2 -SINGLE PLY VENTED ROOFING MEMBRANE -R-30 RIGID INSULATION -2 AND A 1/2 INCH CONCRETE TOPPING SLAB -SLOPING 8 INCH HOLLOW CORE CONCRETE PLANKS 10.PRE-ENGINEERED ALUMINUM SUNSCREEN SYSTEM -2 INCH DEEP BY 24 INCH WIDE HORIZONTAL ALUMINUM GRILLES -BOLTED TO 2 INCH BY 18 INCH VERTICAL ALUMINUM TUBES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.SECOND FLOOR -ASSEMBLY TYPE 1 -RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM WITH 2 AND A 1/2 INCH TOPPING SLAB -8 INCH HOLLOW CORE CONCRETE SLAB 7.ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE SYSTEM -CROSS TEE -MAIN TEE -ACOUSTIC FABRIC TILE 8.MASONRY WALL -8 INCH GROUND FACE MASONRY BLOCK -R-11 INSULATION -VAPOR BARRIER 1 2 3 4 7 10 PIE MIL SCAL 0 SECTION AXONOMETRIC D FLOOR SEMBLY TYPE 1 -RAISED FLOOR SYSTEM WITH 2 AND A 1/2 INCH TOPPING SLAB -8 INCH HOLLOW CORE CONCRETE SLAB COUSTIC CEILING TILE SYSTEM OSS TEE AIN TEE OUSTIC FABRIC TILE ASONRY WALL NCH GROUND FACE MASONRY BLOCK 11 INSULATION POR BARRIER 8 INCH GYPSUM WALL BOARD TAL FASCIA SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 8 10 11 12. 13 ft 5.5 ft 7 ft 6 ft 8 ft Progression of Direction Professor: Curt Gambetta In this project the idea was to create a specific feeling within a space. Given specific dimensions of four different rooms we had to invoke a feeling with in them. With this I began to design a space that explored the directionality of a space through compression. This project then was developed into an Islamic Cultural Center for the Buffalo State College. The idea of directionality was then used to promote the progres- sion of prayer through the Mosque. Adding the idea of control to exaggerate the feeling of compression Using the compression and decompression of structural elements the per- son is pushed or directed through the space. Leading the user from one room to the next, creating the spatial experience of directionality. Islamic Cultural Center for Buffalo State 13. B A A B C D E F G H I J K D E F 13 Interior photographs showing the compression of space at different scaled rooms 14. SpecialCollections NEW UB Library Music Library Memorial Library Law Library Silverman Library Transformation and integration of building and land Using the main circulation and view paths of the site I began to create different programmatic slices of the building while keeping a central circulation space for maximum security with in the library. Circulating Divisions Professor: Jean Lamarche Given a site on University at Buffalos North campus we were tasked to design a new library that would encompass all of the current book collections that the school owned. The site was one of the only large green spaces left on the campus and when designing the library it was desirabletokeepasmuchgreenspaceas possible. The idea was that the building could become a transition from the infrastructure to the landscape. Library for the University at Buffalo 15. 15 In plan the division of program is clearly defined, even structural elements begin to help separate each section. 16. 100 Douglas Fir Tropic of Capricorn Buffalo BuffaloBuffalo Lake Baykal, Sayan Moutain Spain France Italy Grand Canyon Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Great Victorian Desert Mexico Sahara Desert Tr opic of Caprico rn Buffalo Buffalo Bu ffa lo L a k e B a y k a l, S a y a n M o u ta in Sp ain Fra n ce It aly G ra n d C an yo n Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Gre at Victo rian Des er t M ex ico Sa har a Des er t Tro pic of Capric orn Buffalo B uff alo Buffalo L a k e B a y k a l, S a y a n M o u ta in Sp ain Fran ce It aly G ran d C an yo n Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Gre at Victo rian Desert M exico Sahara Desert BUFFALO BUFFALO LIBRARYGALLERY CLASSES Lake Baykal, Sayan Moutain Yangtze Gorge Tropic of Capricorn Sahara Desert Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Buffalo Costal Desert Great Victorian Desert Greenland Grand Canyon Mexico Spain France Italy Tropic of Capricorn Buffalo BuffaloBuffalo Lake Baykal, Sayan Moutain Spain France Italy Grand Canyon Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Great Victorian Desert Mexico Sahara Desert Tr opic of Caprico rn Buffalo Buffalo Bu ffa lo L a k e B a y k a l, S a y a n M o u ta in Sp ain Fra n ce It aly G ra n d C an yo n Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Gre at Victo rian Des er t M ex ico Sa har a Des er t Tro pic of Capric orn Buffalo B uff alo Buffalo L a k e B a y k a l, S a y a n M o u ta in Sp ain Fran ce It aly G ran d C an yo n Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Gre at Victo rian Desert M exico Sahara Desert BUFFALO BUFFALO LIBRARYGALLERY CLASSES Tropic of Capricorn Buffalo BuffaloBuffalo Lake Baykal, Sayan Moutain Spain France Italy Grand Canyon Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Great Victorian Desert Mexico Sahara Desert Tr opic of Caprico rn Buffalo Buffalo Bu ffa lo L a k e B a y k a l, S a y a n M o u ta in Sp ain Fra n ce It aly G ra n d C an yo n Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Gre at Victo rian Des er t M ex ico Sa har a Des er t Tro pic of Capric orn Buffalo B uff alo Buffalo L a k e B a y k a l, S a y a n M o u ta in Sp ain Fran ce It aly G ran d C an yo n Panama Rain Forest Florida Everglades Costal Desert Yangtze Gorge Greenland Gre at Victo rian Desert M exico Sahara Desert BUFFALO BUFFALO LIBRARYGALLERY CLASSES The points towards Buffalo become extensions of the path, which create patios to the exterior to allow the user opportunities to engage with Buffalos actual climate. World Promenade Professor: Nerea Feliz The idea of the meridian allows for a natural transition between ecosystems and climates. As an organizational strategy it creates the possibility to view the linear connection and continuity the world climates encompass. By highlighting the meridian the user can become engaged with their surroundings.The Buffalo meridian, alone, does not allow for all of the plants the gardens wish to use. By observing the plants they have now I came up with two additional paths around the world, which also cross through buffalo. The building begins to express this idea of continuity in the form of a ramp. The ramp sym- bolizes a continuous architectural promenade through the climate zones. By twisting among themselves the ramps become enclosures for different climate zones in the building. The height that the ramp provides allows for different viewpoints and perspectives of the plants at two different scales. By highlighting the meridian the user begins to have a dynamic experience of the plants and places focused on along these paths. Erie County Botanical Garden Addition 17. Head Rotations Upper Visual Limit Brow Cut Off 25 Max Eye Rotation Up Light Sources Below This Line Cause Disability Frankfort Line Establishes Horizon Sight Line 45 With Head Tilt Forward 40-60 Primary Viewing for Keyboards Reading or Writing Glare 50 Max Green A cceptable R ange White Slouching Sight Line Relaxing Sight LineEasy Eye Rotation Opt. Range For Displays Normal Slouch Easy 30 Horizon Line Horizon Sight Line Easy 30 Acceptable Range 15 No Fatigue Y e llo w B lue Red 40 0 0 5 15 5 45 45 50-55 80 95 30 Scale / Ventilation Diagram 17 The ramp which allows for continuous circulation also allows for a dynamic experience of the different scale plants. By separating the different plant species into two scales the user can have a more intimate experience with small plants while also allowing them to get different viewpoints of larger plants. These studies focus on two main points. Intertwining Three Meridians and how they can become Structured. The structure begins to mimic a forest of trees 18. 18 19. FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1 5 10 15 100 92 102 104 98 100 98 96 94 96 LOOP ROAD BASEMENT PLAN N 1 5 10 15 19 The Orangery or Event Space has the opposite programmatic distribution from all of the other rooms with in the building. The services like the kitchen and bathroom are located in the center of the space and the circulation and party space is located along the exterior. This opposition was created to allow for views from the event space out into the park. The event space has a direct axis with the entrance and is surrounded by the gardens but still is able to maintain privacy through a density of columns and buffer like courtyards. 20. Two Dimensional InterpretationsTwo Dimensional Interpretations Three Dimensional Systems, Conn Three Dimensional Systems, Connection of points and lines Three Dimensional Systems, Connection of points and lines 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 Networks of Continuity Professor: Michael Rogers Starting with two distinct patterns, one man made and the other natural , a system was designed that could be then controlled to create a building facade. This facade would later be used to create the form of a market and office space for the Pittsburgh Market District. Pittsburgh Market and Office Forming a new system by extracting ideas about grids, quadrants, colors, and the connection of center points. The new system discovered created a triangulated grid. The triangulated pat- tern creates unique qualities by creating a very distinct system using one shape which is repeated. The new pattern is an iteration of the original but not yet a transformation. To create a transforma- tion the original grid must be manipulated. A grid can be broken down into quad- rants, and this allowed for the new sys- tem to be controlled locally and globally. The flower, radiating lines, gra- dients of colors, central axis, and the con- nection of end points were all ideas which were examined to form a new system. The end points of the radiating lines were numbered according to distances from the center. The points were then con- nected in order from smallest to largest. What becomes intriguing about this pat- tern is that these precise rules created a seemingly random pattern. What this new system begins to lack is a way to further control and transform the pattern. By us- ing the grid and quadrants discovered in the previous textile studies, the system can be further modified to maximize its control. Ordering System Created from the combination of previous studies A catalogue of different size triangular shading de- vices were designed to allow for more shading. The protruded triangles followed the same original system. 21. Light Analysis June21stat9am 48Degrees ReflectingPoints December21stat9am 11Degrees June21stat9am 48Degrees ReflectingPoints December21stat9am 11Degrees December 21st at 9am June 21st at 9am 21 This model was created to further show how the system was configured. The system is one continuous line that appears to be broken when in order. This model allowed for me to stretch out the system and show how it is continuous. The material used here is used to make the layering of the system more apparent. 22. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 2 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 6693SqFt 4902SqFt 9832SqFt 12066SqFt 10151 SqFt MarketOffice PENN ave. 22nd Mulberry 23rd Industrial DistrictShopping District Market Entrance Office Entrance Service Entrance PENN ave. 22nd Mulberry 23rd circulation circulation circulation VIEWS Church,River,Bridge VIEWS Park DOWNTOWN OPEN PENN ave. Industrial DistrictShopping District Market Entrance Office Entrance PENN ave. 22nd Mulberry 23rd circulation circulation circulation VIEWS Church,River,Bridge VIEWS Park DOWNTOWN OPEN PENN ave. 22nd Mulberry 23rd Industrial DistrictShopping District Market Entrance Office Entrance Service Entrance PENN ave. 22nd Mulberry 23rd circulation circulation circulation VIEWS Church,River,Bridge VIEWS Park DOWNTOWN OPEN 1 2 3 4 5 10 Section A 22nd Section B PENN Section B PENN 22 23. Structural Loading Bracket Connections Glass Mullions Truss Metal Decking The system and circulation between spaces influence how the structure was formed. Vierendeel trusses are the main structural support throughout the building, allowing for the spaces that the form creates to be inhabited. The form was generated using the same system as the facade. Each subdivision of quadrants, when extruded, creates the floor plans within the building. The systematic grid was applied to the site to capture specific views and then manipulated according to site circulation and the surrounding community. A central atrium becomes the focal point of the building allowing for a specific type of office and market space. The very open first floor allows for the market to extend out side and allows for street venders to inhabit the space as well. The building is meant to be open, in the office it allows for a work space that is not compartmentalized but becomes very fluid and continuous following the circulation of the building. 23 24. Santa Elena Caitas Cerro Plano Monteverde San Luis Lindora Los Cerros Monteverde Region Costa Rica Los Llanos Worldwide Water Distribution (Water Project) Freshwater, 2.5% Oceans, 97.5% Soil moisture, 38% Atmospheric water vapor, 8% Lakes, 52% Rivers, 1% Water within living organisms, 1% Easily accessible surface water, 1% Ice-caps and glaciers, 79% Groundwater, 20% Location at the top of the Rio Guacimal Water Shed Manatial de Vida Faculty: Martha Bohm While studying abroad at the Monteverde Institute we were faced with the challenge of designing a waste water treatment facility for the local town. Costa Rica is known for its sus- tainable initiatives, its diverse wild life, and as an eco-friendly destination. To maintain its position as this model coun- try it must continue to protect its envi- ronment and water table. Monteverde is located at the top of the Ro Guacimal watershed. In this project we addressed the important issue of water consump- tion and distribution. By re-examining current water consumption and waste- water treatment practices we could in turn help the nation achieve its goals of carbon neutrality. With the increase in tourism within Monteverde in the last twenty years, the region has begun to face a growth problem but also has a great opportunity to educate locally and on a large scale about the importance of water and wastewater manage- ment. The goal of this project was to help the community in the initial re- search and development of the facility. Sustainable Futures Costa Rica Christopher Ellis Team Members: Grant Black Thomas DeGraff Jennifer Dow Mira Lee Nicole Nguyen Maya Shermer Brittany Cohen Bryan Hadley Tracee Johnson Sue Thering Chris Ramano Professors: Anibal Torres Leiton All drawings that were done in collaboration with the team are labled with the team member who worked on the drawing as well . 25. Setbacks required for septic systems to function properly. The purple ring depicts the three setbacks and area needed for the whole system. (Diagram done in collaboration with Jen Dow) >1.524m Buildings or structures Property line or adjoining private property Water supply wells Streams Seepage pits Trees Disposal field 1.52m 1.52m 15.24m 15.24m 1.52m 3.05m 1.52m >3.05m >15.24m >15.24m >15.24m >1.524m >1.524m >1.524m >3.05m Septic Tank Leach Field Septic Systems in Compliance Comparison of ideal septic situation and reality in Santa Elena. Due to the population growth in Monteverde, the wastewater systems in place which are primarily septic systems, are unable to function properly and are no longer viable. Septic System Conditions in Downtown Santa Elena Existing Septic Systems Water Distribution (Drawing Done in collaboration with Nicole Nguyen) 29% 29% Hotels Restaurants Market Souvenir Other Percentage of Land Use Percentage of Water Consumption Land Use vs. Consumption in Downtown Santa Elena 33% 16% 9% 11% 28% 29% 26% 4% 33% 11% Manufacturing Septic Streets Wastewater Treatment Storm Water Watering plants/ lawns Washing MachinesSinks, ShowersToilets Water table Streams Products 25 26. 0 2,500 5,0001,250 0 750 1,125375 Meters Caitas Cerro Plano Los Llanos 1,500 Meters7503750 Monteverde Cerro Plano Santa Elena Caitas Los Llanos Lindora San Luis Los Cerros Gravity Dependent Non-Gravity Dependent Legend Suitable Locations Buildings Roads Rivers Monteverde Region 2,5001,2500 2,500 Meters Eight locations for possible treatment facilities after examining all of the buffers and criteria (Diagram done in collaboration with Grant Black) 0 150 30075 Meters 0 150 30075 Meters Three final sites analyzed by SF2012 after considering all buffers and criteria. Site 1 Site 1 Site 3 Site 2 Site 2 Site 3 0 150 30075 Meters Best Locations Found 26 Site Chosen 27. Clarifier Waste Sludge TertiaryTreatment Sludge Storage Aeration Houses SludgeTreatment Clarifier RiversWaterTableStreamAyA PotableWater Return Activated Sludge Sludge Screens Trash Digestion, Incineration, Compost UV, Chlorinations, Sand Filter, ConstructedWetland Catchment Area and System Phasing 150m = 3 T.V. TowersThe Reserve The Reserve T.V. Towers 150m3 A B C A B C Catchment Area and System Phasing SANTA ELENA 13%32.5% Inicio del Pavimento Sitio Propuesto Intercepcin de Caminos Centro de Santa Elena 3% 5.25% 6 % 13% 18% 21m 50m50m 50m 50m 50m 50m Intercepcin de Caminos 27 Activated Sludge System Measured Road Profile 28. 0 5 Public Space Lecture Hall Kitchen Bath. Bath. Bath. Sto. Office Office Conference Control Room Util. 3.5m 8m 6m10m 16m Constructed Wetland Bridge Sidewalk Patio 0 5 15 25 50 Private Activated Sludge System Clarifiers/Aeration Tanks Pumps Filter Sludge Treatment 1,200 m2 600 m2 Public Natural Wetland Parking (20 spaces) Building 1,000 m2 1,300 m2 352 m2 Wind Building Floor Plan 50 1 2 3 4 Provide educational opportunities to tourists and the community Integrate the building and systems together within the landscape Integrate pedestrian spaces Develop a completely gravity fed system 0 5 Private Public 28 Zoning Study( Site plan and sections were done in collaboration with entire team) Initial Design Sketches Roof Design and Drainage (In collaboration with Jen Dow) 29. 29 (Drawing done in collaboration with Nicole Nguyen and Mira Lee) (Perspective drawing drafted by me and colored by Mira Lee) 30. Retaining Wall Faculty: Martha Bohm With just four weeks our study abroad group was asked to design and help construct a stone retaining wall for an outdoor class room that was already in construction on the campus. Our sut- dio designed a feasable and environ- mentally friendly area that even began to expand upon the outdoor classroom. Sustainable Futures Costa Rica Christopher Ellis Team Members: Grant Black Thomas DeGraff Jennifer Dow Mira Lee Nicole Nguyen Maya Shermer Brittany Cohen Bryan Hadley Tracee Johnson Sue Thering Chris Ramano Professors: Anibal Torres Leiton All drawings that were done in collaboration with the team are labled with the team member who worked on the drawing as well . 31. 31 32. Powering Viscosity Professor: Bradley Wales For this project we were given a site along the busy Elmwood street in down town Buffalo and were told to create awork-liveurbanhousingcomplex. The city thrives on culture. To promote this I proposed an art based public program. A glass blowing studio not only allowed for a space for young artist to work and live but also created a theatrical element that could contribute to the fabric of the Elmwood strip. The furnaces necessary for glass blowing run at very high temperatures, approximately 2,400 degrees, and run 24/7. The energy produced by the furnaces could be captured by a Tri-generation system to heat, cool, and even power the building. Because of the massive amount of energy pro- duced energy and heat could be pro- vided to surrounding buildings through a District Heating System. The two cir- culation cores of the building not only represent the two furnaces but they also contain most of the structure and me- chanical systems for the apartments. A fluid floor plan is created through pushes for circulation and ventila- tion, the two circulation cores become objects with in this larger fluid form. Glass Blowing Studio and Urban Housing Molten Furnace Precedent Studies Corning Museum of Glass Annealer Re-Heating Furnace 33. Glass Furnace Runs 24/7 at 2,400 F Fossil Fuels Steam Turbine Generator Waste Boiler Electricity Powers Building Excess Energy Goes Into Power Grid Exhaust Absorption Chiller Cold Water Radiant Floor Slabs Heats and Cools Building Hot Water 300 sqr Foot System = x 8 2-3 BedroomHouseholds 15 20 Glass Furnace Runs 24/7 at 2,400 F Fossil Fuels Steam Turbine Generator Waste Boiler Electricity Powers Building Excess Energy Goes Into Power Grid Exhaust Absorption Chiller Cold Water Radiant Floor Slabs Heats and Cools Building Hot Water 300 sqr Foot System = x 8 2-3 BedroomHouseholds 15 20 Radiant Flooring Absorption Chiller Water Meter Waste Boiler Furnace AHUGenerator Mains Water Exhaust Cooling Tower Furnaces Trigen System Turbine Generator Waste Boiler Absorption Chiller AHU 33 Tri-Generation System Example Mechanical System District Heating System 34. 34 Alvar Altos Savoy Vase Form Study Floor plan created through pushing and pulling of circulation and ventilation points 35. 35 Here you can see the two main circulation cores are emphasized in the structure diagram as well as the site plan. The cores are masonry walls constructed with brick and concrete. The brick would be from a local company to help lower the transportation cost of the material as well as the overall cost of the product. Brick was also chosen to empha- size the idea of a furnace, original glass blowing furnaces were large brick ovens with multiple openings. The hard, yet warm, brick contrasts the exterior fluid double glass facade. Each floor is constructed of structural concrete using steel to create the fluid form and also contains radiant floor heating. N Site Plan Elmwood 36. 4 4 36 1. Glass Louver System 2. Stainless Steel Frame -with minimal thermal bridge 3. Operable Aluminum Commercial Window -Double Facade System 4. Railing System 5. Integral Waterproof Deck and Insulation 6. Precast Concrete Columns -with glass aggregate 7. Steel w Shape Beams 8. Structural Concrete 9. Topping Slab -with 5/8 Radiant Heat Tubes 10. Hung Ceiling System Above Kitchens 11.Cast in Place Concrete 1 2 3 5 6 7 11 8 9 4 37. First Floor at 1/8 Roof Plan at 1/8 1. Design Innovation -The building is oriented to obtain maximum southern light -All units have natural ventilation 2. Regional Design -Located near a bus route 3. Land Use -Located on what is currently a parking lot -Work live situation 4. Bioclimatic Design -Louvers 5. Light and Air 6. Water Cycle -Storm water catchment 7. Energy Flows -Uses trigeneration to supply heating, cooling, electricity to the building -Capable of producing enough heat to give heat to surrounding buildings 8. Materials and Construction -Using fly ash concrete -Local brick for core and other structural walls- lower embodied energy 9. Long Life, Loose Fit % 10.0+ 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Summer Winter 1. Design Innovation -The building is oriented to obtain maximum southern light -All units have natural ventilation 2. Regional Design -Located near a bus route 3. Land Use -Located on what is currently a parking lot -Work live situation 4. Bioclimatic Design -Louvers 5. Light and Air 6. Water Cycle -Storm water catchment 7. Energy Flows -Uses trigeneration to supply heating, cooling, electricity to the building -Capable of producing enough heat to give heat to surrounding buildings 8. Materials and Construction -Using fly ash concrete -Local brick for core and other structural walls- lower embodied energy 9. Long Life, Loose Fit -Open scheme allows for reuse and re-purposing, example is an office building % 10.0+ 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Summer Winter Ecotect Lighting Analysis Horizontal louvers are only placed along the souther face of the building and are not placed underneath the over- hangs that are created by the differing floor plan forms. Horizontal Louvers Overhangs Winter Summer 37 38. Accessible Parking Area of Refuge Elevator Circulation Turning Radius 5 5 458 5 18 12 38 Unit Plans and Accessibility 39. Pod Design ts 39 Unit Aggregation The bathrooms and kitchens became objects with in the apartments the same way the circulation cores be came objects with in the floor plan. The idea of having Bed Pods instead of basic bedrooms worked well with idea of being an object with in the space. By making the pods moveable the artist could transform their own space. Each pod has a hook so that it can be connected into the facade system to a low for window access when the pod doors are shut. Bed Pod 40. 9. Long Life, Loose Fit -Open scheme allows for reuse and re-purposing, example is an office building Integrated Axon E le v a to r Caissons H o riz o n ta l L o u v e rs E xh a u st F u rn a ce s S u m m e r Winter NaturalVentilation for Parking D o u b le F a c a d e S y s te m M e ch a n ica l R o o m District Heating Lines Trigen System Exhaust Radiant Floor Water Meter Horizontal Distribution Furnaces Trigen System Cooling Tower Turbine Generator Waste Boiler Absorption Chiller AHU AHU Meeter's Furnaces Natural Ventilation Vertical Chase Cooling Tower Elevator Furnace Toilet V.T.R. Tank-less Demand H.W. Bathroom Kitchen -Separate due to grease 4 Diameter 6 Diameter 6 Diameter Roof Exhaust Radiant Flooring Absorption Chiller Water Meter Waste Boiler Furnace AHUGenerator Mains Water Exhaust Cooling Tower Trigen System Turbine Generator Waste Boiler Absorption Chiller AHU Trigen System AHU Meeter's Furnaces Natural Ventilation d H.W. o grease 3 5 5a5b5c 7 6 8 9 12 13 13 10 4 11.Exhaust 12.CoolingTower 13.NaturalVentilation andCoolingSystem 14.ParkingVentilation The Double Layer Facade contains horizontal louvers along the southern side of the building. The louvers are at a specific angle to allow for maximum light entry in the winter while minimum light in the sum- mer. The Facade System also utilizes the radiant heat flooring and air to create a thermal blanket. 40 41. 1 2 14 3 5 5a 5b 5c 7 6 8 9 12 13 13 10 11 4 1. Caissons 2. Air Handling Unit 3. Service Elevator 4. Grade Beam 5. Trigen System a. Turbine Generator b. Waste Boiler c. Absorption Chiller 6. Meter Room -Electrical -Water -Gas 7. Furnaces 8. Radiant Floor 9. Water Meter -Individual per Apartment 10. Horizontal Distribution 11. Exhaust 12. Cooling Tower 13. Natural Ventilation and Cooling System 14. Parking Ventilation 41 42. Correlation Haiku House Dustin Albright Ufuk Ersoy The form of the house was designed through kirigami, which is a series of cuts and folds in paper to create a form. The poem The Mending Wall inspired the concept. The poem states good fences make good neighbors the idea behind this is the connection the wall creates between the neighbors. Although separating the two it still connects them. Modular Single Family Home Dan Harding Carlos Barrios Professors: haikuHOUSECORRELATION The Wall Protrudes Outside Is Now My Neighbor Inside We Connect Floor Plan at 1/4 +1 Living RoomExterior Living BDR BDR Master BDR Utl. Kitchen Entry Level +4 +2 Structural Plan at 1/8 A D B 43. 43 Site ParametersSite Plan Drainage Plan at 1/8 Concept Sketches + Diagrams A home is a place in which one feels comfortable in and can relax; a home is a welcoming enclosure. The design of this house was inspired by the poem The Mending Wall where it is said that good fences make good neighbors. A fence or wall is an object that creates visual separation but still connects two places. The design behind this building creates a physical separation from the public by being elevated off the ground but a visual connection to its neighbors and the surrounding environment. The building also creates juxtaposition between what is interior and what is exterior; the window starts to create a different meaning within the home. The window is not just a point from the inside to the outside but a point between two spaces. The building allows for a flow of public circulation under the building and creates a passage way between the parks while keeping the living spaces private and secluded enough to create a comfortable feeling with in the home. The form of the building was derived through a series of cuts and folds to bring the living space up and elevated off the ground. The building uses precast concrete as a base and support for the building. Each level becomes a prefabricated module. The different levels allow for a view point and hierarchy within the home. The master bedroom is held at the highest level to allow for more privacy as well as a viewpoint from one end of the home to the other, making all rooms visible from one single point. Creating this connecting view allows for a great space for a small family, with this layout the mother is able see what is going on in the home at all times. This house begins to create a correlation between family, home, and exterior space. The building begins to enhance the public space while keeping privacy for the occupant. Rain Garden SectionC at 1/4=1 Ventilation and Lighting SectionD at 1/4=1 Exploded Structure Assembly Precast Concrete Pre assembled Units Prefabricated Stud Walls Thin Brick Veneer Cladding Downspout Release into a gravel rain garden Inset Gutter Downspout Catchment 44. Site Section 3/4 Detailed Wall Section thin brick veneer vapor barrier mortar metal lath rigid insulation rigid insulation 3/4 ply double glazed, low-e, gas filled window pane sill trim flashing precast concrete precast concrete cast in place 8x8x1 angle iron roof sheathing 2x10 white washed pine rafters radiant floor heating 3/4 ply insulation polished concrete floor SectionB at 1/4=1 SectionA at 1/4=1 44 45. White Washed Pine Red Brick Veneer Exposed Concrete Slab South Elevation at 1/8 West Elevation at 1/8 Important viewpoints +1 LivingRoomExteriorLiving BDR BDR Master BDR Utl. Kitchen EntryLevel +4 +2 45