Architecture Portfolio 2011

Lauren Robertse. [email protected]. 409-720-8631

Portfolio 2011

THANK YOU to everyone who played the role as a teacher in my life and in-

vested their time into molding me into who I am today. Without the love and care of teachers, I probably would

not be doing what I love and that gives my life so much purpose.

High School for the Performing Arts: institutional add-on

Weather Center: municipal

table of content

01

Menil Book Store Residence: commercial/residence

Urban Housing Plan for Rio de Janeiro: urban planning

MANYfold Dance Theater: performance complex

ARCH 1359: CONCRETE UTOPIAS Symposium Synopsis

ARCH 4398: Hilton Hotel Project

Student Council: Recycling Proposal

02-05

06-11

12-17

18-23

24-29

30-35

36-57

58-61

65 y

rs o

ld o

r old

er

Employment Status

Population by Education Level

Spring 2009

Menil Book Store and Residence

Objective: To design a bookstore with a residence attached and is located across from the Menil Art Museum.

Program: The design had to include a conference room, 450 linear ft of book shelves, an additional 40 ft of shelves for rare books, storage/ receiving space, an oce, mechanical and electrical equipment room, and a residential space.

As an additional request from the client, I was asked to incorporate and display their collection of Jesus Moroles sculptures into the design.

02West Elevation

Study/ Guest Room

Utility Space

KitchenDining

Living Space

Library

Private Garden

Book Store

Reception Area

Public Lawn

Rare Books

Bathroom

Mechanical

Book Storage and Receiving

Mechanical/ Electrical Room

Restroom

Conference Room

Restroom

First Floor Plan

03

Book Store View

Private Garden Space

Residence Entry

Master Bathroom

Oce Space

Master Bedroom

04

Second Floor Plan

West Section Cut

Sidewalk View

05

Driveway View

Fall 2009

Weather Center

06

Objective: To design a weather center that monitors the weather, functions as a distribu-tion center for disaster relief goods, and educates the public on Galvestons historical natural disasters.

Program: The weather center includes a warehouse, gallery, theater, research room, and oces.

By educating the public before disaster occurs the weather center aids in teaching the users about weather and how to receive goods in times of need. To achieve this, in my design I focused on visual ques and tangible spaces that allowed the public to very clearly see the inter-workings of the spaces to better under-stand and utilize of the weather center.

the open oor plan allows for a visual tie to each program

knowledge is the common thread into the service and

goods programs

the roof skin is placed over and then pulled down into the space to unite

all three programs of distribution (goods, knowledge, and service)

1

2

3

4

Weather Center

07

08

steel members

tilt wall

steel members

roof truss system and skin

core structure

10

sky-light

metal tube

1 metal panels

concrete

corrugated steel

N

detail of roof skin

Spring 2010

High School for the Performing Arts

12

Objective: To modify an existing High School for Performing Visual Arts (HSPVA).

Program: To meet the needs of the growing student body by adding additional classrooms to each program and other performing spaces.

Some of the problems of the existing HSPVA was the lack of space needed to function in each program, the little exposure to natural light, and the non-existing green space in and throughout the campus.

My design solution for the new HSPVA was to enhance the learning environment by adding natural light wells; re-skinning the buildings roof and exterior walls to allow additional light and allow the community to get a glimpse of the performance spaces inside; and integrate performance space nooks throughout the high school to help create an openness atmosphere between each of the performing visual arts.

Lastly, I pushed the performing space out from the center core of the campus to the community to aid in the interaction between the community and the users of the building.

The design solutions I added are meant to allow HSPVA to truely showcase, enhance, and embrace all forms of performance.

PERFORMANCEviews to see

students thatput on

environmental strategies

skin that has a

light wells that enhance students

Design Process3

stretch skin around HSPVA campus; push pull theatre

Push pull performance spaces (light wells)

4

1

existing HSPVA ll-in new program; add skin around space; separate theatre space

2

13

High School for the Performing Arts

site planSKIN

14

The pixilated metal skin for the buildings interior and exterior gives a visual image of the performance going on inside the current spaces as well as allowing light in.

One attribute of the pixilated metal skin is the image formed on the metal panels is clear and can be read from a distance. However, when the observer gets close to the metal skin, it appears to be dierent size punched out holes in the metal. In turn, the observer can see the performance going on inside the spaces and no longer the image on the metal skin.

ArtBand

TheaterMulti-purpose

ClassroomFaculty

Light wells

ArtBand

TheaterClassroom

Faculty

15

16

Cross Ventilation

Theater

17

Flat Floor Proscenium Trust Sandwich Studio Theatre

exible theatre set ups

typical design

HSPVA design

chamber

chamber

above house

below house

back of house front of house

residential

activitycommercial

The existing paths are on the outside of the

private programs

I added activities to dictate the movement

through the space

This increases interaction between the

residents and the traveler

c o n c e p t

In order to increase interaction with the city and the traveler,

Ive designed in- between spaces that pass through a

residential area instead of going

around it in order to connect the city life to

the residential life.

I choose to design these spaces

in-between the public infrastructure to help disperse the density

of travelers going from the rail and/or

metro to the bus stop.

and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial

NEW PATHthrough space

i n - b e t w e e n f i e l d s

PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH

EXISITING PATH OF TRAVERLER

NEW PATH OF TRAVERLER

Residential (private) programs frame the public space

Commercial (public) programs dictates the the movement through the spaces

Field bands connect the programs (public and private)

residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH






residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH






Objective: To add program for the area between the Maracana Stadium and Mangue-ria fevela, along the line of existing rail in Rio de Janerio.

Program: Students developed a large scale development plan to serve the large public and neighborhood.

In order to increase interaction with the city and the traveler, Ive designed spaces in- between that pass through a residential area instead of going around it in order to connect the city life to the residential life. I choose to design these spaces the public in-between infrastructure to help infrastructure to help disperse the density of travelers going from the rail and/or metro to the bus stop.

residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH








A single bus can accommodate approxi-mately 50 passengers depending on the type of bus. However, the number of buses per stop varies depending on the demand.

Metropolitan (Metro) railways can oper-ate in trains of up to 10 cars, at 30 40 km/h, carrying 800 - 1200 people per train, and a maximum of 40,000 people per hour per direction.

Heavy rail transportation can operate in trains of up to 12 cars, at 45 65 km/h, carrying 1000 - 2200 people per train, and a maximum of 48,000 people per hour per direction.

Fall 2010

Urban Housing Project for Rio de Janeiro

18

residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH






residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH






residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH








A single bus can accommodate approxi-mately 50 passengers depending on the type of bus. However, the number of buses per stop varies depending on the demand.

Metropolitan (Metro) railways can oper-ate in trains of up to 10 cars, at 30 40 km/h, carrying 800 - 1200 people per train, and a maximum of 40,000 people per hour per direction.

Heavy rail transportation can operate in trains of up to 12 cars, at 45 65 km/h, carrying 1000 - 2200 people per train, and a maximum of 48,000 people per hour per direction.



19

Urban Housing Project for Rio de Janeiro

residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH






and/or

UERJ

existing transportation

NEW PATHin-between

existing spaces

existing destinations

in-between sports centerin-between community center in-between commercial center

26

residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH






in-between sports centerin-between community center in-between commercial center

27

CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

INFRASTRUCTURE

FLOW BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

theaterplanter boxes (garden)

farmers market

pond/park

soccer eld

bus stop

farmers market

planter boxes (garden)

spray park

PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

PRIMARY FLOW


SECONDARY FLOW

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

AGRICULTURE

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PARK

*residents maintain the agriculture elds and boxes

PRIVATE ACTIVITY


residential park

residential parks

residential parks

residential green space

farmers market


farmers market


residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH







PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

INFRASTRUCTURE


28


PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

INFRASTRUCTURE



PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

INFRASTRUCTURE


theaterplanter boxes (garden)

farmers market

pond/park

soccer eld

bus stop

farmers market


spray park

PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

PRIMARY FLOW


SECONDARY FLOW

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

AGRICULTURE

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PARK

*residents maintain the agriculture elds and boxes

PRIVATE ACTIVITY


residential park

residential parks

residential parks

residential green space

farmers market


farmers market


residential

activitycommercial


private programs


through the space



c o n c e p t










and/or

UERJ

activity

commercial



PRIMARY PATH

PUBLIC ACTIVITY

PRIVATE ACTVITY

SECONDARY PATH









PUBLIC PATH

PRIVATE PATH

INFRASTRUCTURE


29

Objective: To work in collaboration with another student to design a house for perfor-mance and dance for the 2011 ACSA/AISC Steel Competition.

Program: Our belief for the ACSA/AISC Steel Competition was to create a perfor-mance space that will support the surround-ing districts so that the facilities can be utilized by multiple groups of people. Our dance/ performance facility celebrates the all types ofdance performance and highlight some of the history in Houston. This intern creates a richer and more collaborative neighborhood that could be used by the community along with the owner of the building to support both the Theater and Historic District. Therefore, our concept for the house for dance and perfor-mance is to transform the way an audience views dierent methods of dance so that the spectators can see and learn about dance. To do this we created transitioning and trans-forming dance programs, spaces, views and skins to meet the needs of the dancers and their audience.

adj.1. Many and varied; of many kinds; multiple: manifold dance types.2. Having many features or forms: manifold performance spaces.3. Being such for a variety of reasons: a manifold theater.4. Consisting of or operating several devices of one kind at the same time.

Spring 2011

MANYfold Dance Theater

24

Houston District Map

Tunnel SystemHistoric District

Theater District

Metro Light Rail

10 50 100 ft

Commercial Office

Nightlife

Restaurants

Residential

Parking

Parks/ Open Spaces

Current Pedestrian Circulation

Proposed Pedestrian Circulation

Current Tunnel Circulation

Proposed Tunnel Circulation

Main PerformanceTransitionCommercialPublic Public/Private Private


Theater District

Metro Light Rail

10 50 100 ft

Commercial Office

Nightlife

Restaurants

Residential

Parking

Parks/ Open Spaces






Houston Current Circulation Map

Commercial OceNightlifeRestaurants

ResidentialParkingParks/ Open SpacesCurrent Pedestrian CirculationProposed Pedestrian CirculationCurrent Tunnel CirculationProposed Tunnel Circulation


Theater District

Metro Light Rail

10 50 100 ft

Commercial Office

Nightlife

Restaurants

Residential

Parking

Parks/ Open Spaces






25

MANYfold Dance Theater


Theater District

Metro Light Rail

10 50 100 ft

Commercial Office

Nightlife

Restaurants

Residential

Parking

Parks/ Open Spaces






Secondary ShellPrimary Shell

CommercialPublic

TransitionPublic/Private

Main PerformancePrivate

1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel1/20 Coper Mesh

1/2 Air Gap

Secondary Shell Primary Shell

Light From Theatre

Dominant Light From Exterior


Theater District

Metro Light Rail

10 50 100 ft

Commercial Office

Nightlife

Restaurants

Residential

Parking

Parks/ Open Spaces






Ex. Main Theatre

Stage

Ex. Main Theatre Seating

Mechanical

Second Floor Cafe Performance Lobby Performance

First Floor

Main Theatre Upper Deck

GalleryParty Rooms

Offices

Patio TheatreMechanical

0 5 10 20 ft.

Corten Metal Panels

Mediamesh Screen

Glass

Changing Facade Lock

Copper Mesh Glass

Moveable Stage Track

Corten Metal Panels

Perforated Metal Accoustic Panel

Transverse Section


GalleryParty Rooms

Offices


Ex. Main Theatre

Stage


Mechanical

First Floor Second Floor26

Tunnel Connection

Support Space-Storage-Shop

Stage Mechanics

Garage level 1 Garage level 2 Garage level 3

Site Plan

Prairie Street

Preston Street

Congress Street

10 50 100 ft

1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel


1/2 Air Gap


Light From Theatre



GalleryParty Rooms

Offices


Ex. Main Theatre

Stage


Mechanical

First Floor Second Floor

Ex. Main Theatre

Stage


Mechanical


First Floor


GalleryParty Rooms

Offices


0 5 10 20 ft.

Corten Metal Panels

Mediamesh Screen

Glass


Copper Mesh Glass


Corten Metal Panels


Transverse Section


GalleryParty Rooms

Offices


Ex. Main Theatre

Stage


Mechanical

First Floor Second Floor 27

Tunnel Connection

Support Space-Storage-Shop

Stage Mechanics

Garage level 1 Garage level 2 Garage level 3

First Floor Second Floor

1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel


1/2 Air Gap


Light From Theatre


1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel


1/2 Air Gap


Light From Theatre


Ex. Main Theatre

Stage


Mechanical


First Floor


GalleryParty Rooms

Offices


0 5 10 20 ft.

Corten Metal Panels

Mediamesh Screen

Glass


Copper Mesh Glass


Corten Metal Panels


Transverse Section

1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel


1/2 Air Gap


Light From Theatre


Ex. Main Theatre

Stage


Mechanical


First Floor


GalleryParty Rooms

Offices


0 5 10 20 ft.

Corten Metal Panels

Mediamesh Screen

Glass


Copper Mesh Glass


Corten Metal Panels


Transverse Section29

1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel


1/2 Air Gap


Light From Theatre


1/4 Glass Panel

1/4 Glass Panel


1/2 Air Gap


Light From Theatre


Lauren Roberts ARCH 1359

Second Assignment March 21, 2011

CONCRETE UTOPIAS Symposium Synopsis

"Not TV or illegal drugs but the automobile has been the chief destroyer of American

communities." Jane Jacobs : Dark Age Ahead

On Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7:00 PM, I attended the welcome and opening

remarks portion of the Concrete Utopias Symposium by Michelangelo Sabatino (UH), and

then at 7:10 PM the keynote address by Jean-Louis Cohen (NYU). They introduced the

symposium by talking about the various current events of the 1960s and how those events

inspired diverse forms of utopian thinking. Professor Sabatino specifically explained how

the cultural idea of collective living, the automobile and anti-urbanism, dramatically

influenced architecture and design.

Habitat 1967 in Montreal, Canada is an example of a utopian style of design, given by

Professor Sabatino, which was the theme behind the flyer for the symposium. The architect

for this modern style design was Moshe Safdie. Habitat 1967 was a multifamily housing

building type of stacked modular units designed for cold temperatures set in an urban

waterfront context. In the book Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History, Dennis

Sharp states that Safdie's housing complex concept allowed privacy, fresh air, sunlight and

suburban amenities in an urban location. It was designed as a permanent settlement and
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17285.Jane_Jacobshttp://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1181359http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Moshe_Safdie.html

consists of 158 dwellings, although originally it was intended to provide 1,000 units. The

resulting ziggurat was made up of independent prefabricated boxes with fifteen different

plan types.

The keynote speaker, Jean- Louis Cohen, introduced the audience to a number of

different current trends in the 1960s and examples of modern architecture of that time

which influenced different utopian ideas of living and designing. Political events like

women, race and gay rights were given as illustrations of how changes in culture can lead

to changes in thought processes. He also brought up different buildings like Renzo Piano

and Richard Rogers design for the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. The design came

about from the industrial revolution, and was an expression of how a building is a working

machine by exposing all the mechanical systems that help the building function positioned

on the exterior of the building. The problem with the design of exposing these systems was

the high cost of constantly maintaining these machine systems because of the exposure to

the elements causing them to break down and need more maintenance than the typical way

of designing a building with their mechanical systems sheltered from the exterior elements.

My personal perspective on the issues discussed that night were shifts in cultural

can and will influence design because it changes the way people live. Cases like the Centre

Pompidou will forever remain a great icon for their era, like the industrial revolution;

however, these buildings concepts can often be perceived failure, like the Pompidous

costly up keep. Nevertheless, these modern examples of architecture and design can be

used as tools to learn from despite any flaws that may arise in the final product of the

design. One will always learn from both the success and failures in life.

The second part of the symposium consisted of different speakers giving

approximately twenty minute presentations on the details of urbanism and utopian ideas

from around the world. I attended the session on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 3:00 PM on

Europe and Asia. The lecture speakers and topics consisted of Peter Lang (TAMU) Super

Studio in Italy, Zhongjie Lin (UNCC) Metabolism: Urban Utopias of Modern Japan, Yasufumi

Nakamori (MFAH) Isozaki Arata's city: "Invisible City" and "Electric Labyrinth", Simon

Sadler (UC DAVIS) Toby Paterson: Cast Adrift, and then at 5:00 PM Dietmar Froehlich (UH)

had a lecture on Cinematic Interlude.

One city planner that was mentioned in the lectures was Jane Jacobs. Her primary

interest was communities and urban planning decay. Ms. Jacobs has spent her life studying

cities and has three publications explaining her views. These books are The Death and Life

of Great American Cities, The Economy of Cities, and Cities and the Wealth of Nations. Along

with her publication Jane Jacobs is known for her grassroots efforts to block urban-renewal

projects that potentially would have destroyed local neighborhoods.

Zhongjie Lin gave a lecture on Metabolism the Japanese Architect Kenzo Tange.

Kenzo Tange, influenced by the Swiss modernist and architect Le Corbusier, joined efforts

with a group of architects known as Team X in the late 1950s to begin a movement known

as Metabolism. The Webster definition for metabolism is

The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their

own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by

which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted

either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Thehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/acthttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/orhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/processhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/byhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/whichhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/livinghttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/tissueshttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/orhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/cellshttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/takehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/uphttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/andhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/converthttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/intohttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/theirhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ownhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/properhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/substancehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/thehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/nutritivehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/materialhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/broughthttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/tohttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/themhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/byhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/thehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/bloodhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/orhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/byhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/whichhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/theyhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/transformhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/theirhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/cellhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/protoplasmhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/intohttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/simplerhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/substanceshttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/whichhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/arehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/fittedhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/eitherhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/forhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/excretionhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/orhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/forhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/somehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/specialhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/purposehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ashttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/inhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/thehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/manufacturehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ofhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/the

digestive enzymes. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or

destructive (catabolism).

The way this scientific term translated into architecture occurred during the post war

reconstruction of Japan after World War II in regards to housing. These architects

envisioned cities that in the future were inhabited by mass societies of large scale, flexible

and expandable structures that suggested the processes of organic growth. Metabolistic

designs depended greatly on advanced technology, and they often involved the idea of

adjustable plug-in mega-structures. Two examples given in the lecture were the City in the

Air, by Arata Isozaki and Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower.

Architects and designers are not the only people that take part in expressing

modern and utopian ways of living. A modern artist mentioned by speaker Simon Sadler

was Toby Patterson. This artists interest is in painting, sculptures and photography. Toby

Pattersons work is driven by his knowledge of post war architecture and is often

stimulated by his own skateboarding journeys and the structures used by skateboarders.

Patterson plays with the ideas of the incorporation of art and architecture, combining the

art (paintings/ sculptures), the structural, the material, the minimal and the brutal. His

work often is compared to the work of Piet Mondrians, and it has been stated that it is as if

Patterson has taken a piece of Mondrians paintings and blown it into fragmented pieces

then placed them thoughtfully into a composition. Critics feel as if he is disrupting the

modernist aesthetics by floating his structures in the air, but it is difficult to judge whether

he is celebrating or rebuking modernism. However, Simon Sadler stated that Patterson was
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/digestivehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/enzymeshttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Hencehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/mayhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/behttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/eitherhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/constructivehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/anabolismhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/orhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/destructivehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/catabolism

putting the modernism back into the city with this works of art so that the people could

view it in relationship to the other movements occurring around them.

Lastly, in collaboration from all the lectures, I have listed a few utopian ideas, their

concepts, and how they affected cultures. One utopian idea is living off the grid. This

utopian idea is a lifestyle that is low cost, self-sustaining, without taxes where people live

unplugged from conventional society. Drop City, Colorado 1965 is an example of this

utopia. The idea was that people could take part in designing their own environments, not

just an architect, because the occupants of these houses knew best how to design according

to their own functional needs. This lifestyle also encourages using renewable resources.

Other utopic ideas consist of anti-capitalism Utopia (Constant Nieuwenhuys), Arch gram

Utopia (Plug into city, Peter Cook, and expanding because of need), Desegregation Utopia

(All space is either public or private) and escaping reality Utopia (Yona Friedman, Space

City, 1959-63).

In summary of the symposium, I have gathered that there are multiple forms of

utopian ideals. Most utopian ideals have negative consequences, which in my opinion is the

reason why humanity will never truly reach utopia. Utopia is defined as a perfect place, but

the problem with utopian ideas is everyone has their own opinions of what utopia should

be. However, I believe through investigating the successes and failures of various utopian

designs, one learns about cultures, modern trends in society and ultimately about

themselves which will lead to a superior way of coexisting on planet Earth as we grow

beyond a global population of seven billion.

Utopia is an imaginary island that one enjoys the greatest perfection in politics,

laws, and the like, but this idea can never become a tangible reality. We live in a world

made of people who all have different views and ideas of what utopia could be. Different

current events like the industrial revolution or the invention of a material like concrete

have changed the world and thus caused many new utopian ideas to spiral from them. The

theme of this symposium was the Concrete Utopia of the 1960s which was stimulated by

the invention of the automobile that encouraged a constant flow of circulation. As I stated

before all ideas have pros and cons, but one will never know the complete outcome of those

ideas because of the human factor that will, most of the time, completely alter the results.

Jane Jacobs states in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities that

Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and

only when, they are created by everybody. Also, the more successfully a city mingles

everyday diversity of uses and users in its everyday streets, the more successfully,

casually (and economically) its people thereby enliven and support well-located

parks that can thus give back grace and delight to their neighborhoods instead of

vacuity. "

After attending this symposium, reading Jane Jacobs theories and thoughts, and learning

about other urban city planners ideas, I believe society can never completely reach utopia.

However, life and its current events will forever be changing; therefore, one should always

design and plan for diversity and flexibility, always keeping in mind the environmental

impact and probable effects on humanity.
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Anhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/imaginaryhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/islandhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/thehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/greatesthttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/perfectionhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/inhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/politicshttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/lawshttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/andhttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/thehttp://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/likehttp://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1289564

Spring 2011

Material Workshop with Peter Zweig (Hilton Hotel Project)

36

Characteristics of a screen

Material Workshop with Peter Zweig (Hilton Hotel Project)

Characteristics of a screen

37

38

KineticPop-up

FoldsAsian

CutsKirigami

PatternsTessellation

Definition of origamifrom ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper";

39

mountain fold

pleat fold

valley fold

rotate

repeat action

turn over and invisible line

inside reverse fold

pull

inside crimp fold

outside reverse fold

open

outside crimp fold

40

Pop-up (screens)

41

Pop-up (screens) Asian (furniture)

42

Kirigami (textiles) Tessellation (storage)

43

Kirigami (textiles) Tessellation (storage)

44

The origami inspired screen and moveable walls I designed for the Hilton Hotel room, located on the campus of University of Houston, has characteristics that will divide the space, conceal people or ob-jects, have multiple functions and be interactive with the user.

Interactive

ConcealsDivides

Multifunction

45

The origami inspired screen and moveable walls I designed for the Hilton Hotel room, located on the campus of University of Houston, has characteristics that will divide the space, conceal people or ob-jects, have multiple functions and be interactive with the user.

Interactive

ConcealsDivides

Multifunction

46

The current hotel room is designed as a static space; therefore, I decided to explore the idea of creating a space for a hotel room at the Hilton Hotel with the concept of origami. This idea allows for a more diverse space that will fold and unfold from moveable screens and walls to create the de-sired space for the current activity being used. Also the concept allows the floor plan to have maxium square footage use for each activity.

47

The current hotel room is designed as a static space; therefore, I decided to explore the idea of creating a space for a hotel room at the Hilton Hotel with the concept of origami. This idea allows for a more diverse space that will fold and unfold from moveable screens and walls to create the de-sired space for the current activity being used. Also the concept allows the floor plan to have maxium square footage use for each activity.

SLEEPING

STORAGE

MINI BAR

ENTERTAINMENT

DINING/ WORK

HILTON HOTEL FLOOR PLAN

68

STORAGEENTERTAINMENT

OMNIGAMI FLOOR PLAN

49

MINI BAR SLEEPING STORAGEENTERTAINMENT

OMNIGAMI FLOOR PLAN

50

Entertainment WallDivides,Conceals, Multifunction and Interactive

Functions that are housed in the wall are concealed storage for the electronic devices and gaming systems, additional storage for extra blanket and pillows, a light source for the entertainment side of the room, and a television screen that rotates to be viewed from either side of the wall. The entertainment wall moves on tracks to divide the sleeping space from the entertainment space when the users would like to use both spaces simultaneously.

moves on track system

51

Side A

Side B

task lighting

rotating tv screen

electronic control panel

storage space

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment WallDivides,Conceals, Multifunction and Interactive

Functions that are housed in the wall are concealed storage for the electronic devices and gaming systems, additional storage for extra blanket and pillows, a light source for the entertainment side of the room, and a television screen that rotates to be viewed from either side of the wall. The entertainment wall moves on tracks to divide the sleeping space from the entertainment space when the users would like to use both spaces simultaneously.


52

STORAGE

MINI BAR



1 2 3 4

Storage/ Mini BarDivides, Conceals, Multifunction and Interactive

This space is made up of three different pieces; the mini bar countertop, a moveable storage container, and four removable screen panels that turn into the furniture for the room. By moving the panels and storage unit on the track system this creates the two different spaces for dining and changing.

53

STORAGE

MINI BAR



54

2 3 3

4 48

PanelsDivides, Conceals, Multifunction and Interactive

In order to free the space of furniture that isnt needed at all times, the screens used to divide and conceal the space for changing can be taken off their tracks and turn into a bench, a desk, or a table.

BENCH DESK TABLE

55

2 3 3

4 48

PanelsDivides, Conceals, Multifunction and Interactive

In order to free the space of furniture that isnt needed at all times, the screens used to divide and conceal the space for changing can be taken off their tracks and turn into a bench, a desk, or a table.

BENCH DESK TABLE

56

Sleep SpaceConceals, Multifunction and Interactive

Functions in the wall system for the sleeping space are single or double bed arrangements accompanied by a nightstand that consists of a lamp and draw housed in the bed connection. There are 256 different bed arrangements to accommodate every situation the hotel may come across to meet the needs of their customers sleeping needs.

57

SLEEPING

Sleep SpaceConceals, Multifunction and Interactive

Functions in the wall system for the sleeping space are single or double bed arrangements accompanied by a nightstand that consists of a lamp and draw housed in the bed connection. There are 256 different bed arrangements to accommodate every situation the hotel may come across to meet the needs of their customers sleeping needs.

Student Council Mission Statement: The Gerald D Hines College of Architecture Student Council is comprised of student representatives committed to the achievement, promotion, and facilitation of a collaborative design community.

Student Council Recycling Receptacle Background

To Whom this May Concern,

The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture is known for its initiatives in sustainability

and green design practices. The building currently accommodates 800 students. The

curriculums at the College of Architecture allow the students, future designers, to express their

ideas and concepts on paper; however, they do not always have the resources to make the

students ideas reality.

The problem that currently exists within the College of Architecture is there is only one

designated area for recycling on each floor but numerous trash bins scattered over the entire

building. The College of Architecture is also one of the few buildings on campus that is open

24/7 for their students. Therefore, many students consider the building as a home away from

home and many times spend more time in the building than they do in their actual homes.

Since the students spend the majority of their time in the building, many students tend to eat

and have many different events in the building. This creates a large amount of trash, and much

of it could be recycled. Currently, the college has made an attempt to recycle by placing trash

cans on each of the four floors of the building that are labeled, Plastic, Paper, and

Aluminum. The limited number of recycling receptacles does not make it convenient for the

majority of the students to recycle their goods. Therefore, the students end up going to the

closely located trash bins rather than recycling.

Last year Student Council placed three labeled paper bags in each of the studios to allow

the students to recycle more frequently. This was a success in that the bags were closer for all

the students, but unsuccessful because when the bags were filled no one bothered or knew it

was their duty to take the recycling to the side of the building with all of the recycling bins. This

caused many eye sores around the building for many reasons. First, everywhere a person

walked in the building they would find overflowing bags of recyclables that needed to emptied.

Secondly, these paper bags were easily damaged and soaked, and therefore required frequent

change-out. If they werent replaced quickly, they too, became trash. Eventually the bags were

perceived more as being clutter, impediments and unsightly. As a result, the 2010 2011

Student Council decided to take a different direction in order to promote recycling in the

College of Architecture.

To this end, the College of Architecture 2010 2011 Student Council proposes to have a

sponsored studio for the Industrial Design students in our college. The project for the

receptacles will take place in the fall 2011 semester for either a junior or sophomore design

studio taught by Adam Wells, and will last six weeks. The Student Council will play the role as

Student Council Mission Statement: The Gerald D Hines College of Architecture Student Council is comprised of student representatives committed to the achievement, promotion, and facilitation of a collaborative design community.

the clients and the Industrial Design Studio will be the designers to create the design solution

for the current problem. This project will help encourage the student to learn about material

properties, as well as manufacturing processes. This will benefit the Industrial Design students

by allowing them to design a simple solution for an actual problem. The students will be

broken into teams to research and be able to design something that will actually be produced in

the school. The solution will alleviate the ongoing problem with excess aluminum cans, plastic

bottles, and paper in the school.

Partnering with the Student Council by provided money donations are Emily Messa and

Dean Patricia Oliver at the University Of Houston College Of Architect. The money will support

the price of materials and the manufacturing of the prototype receptacles. Emily Messa will

provide the project with a $1500 donation for the final prototypes that will be placed

throughout the College of Architecture, and Dean Oliver made a match donation of $1500 for

the supplies for the design process.

Sincerely,

2010-2011 College of Architecture Student Council

Adam Cook

Lauren Roberts

Chris Pine

Frank Martin

Jamie Tirpak
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

INDS 2500 or 3500

Recycling Receptacles Duration of project 6 week studio project

Project Description

The project is to design a recycling receptacle that will allow students in the College of Architecture to recycle more aluminum, paper, and plastic. We are trying to enable the students by putting them closer, but trying to see if there is a design solution to reducing the amount of waste in the college by offering more places for recycling. The total systems footprint should be minimal (approx. 3 sqft). The concept must have data/ statistics to prove that it is more efficient than the current configuration in the building. The receptacles must be able to hold a volume of recycling for a 1 week period and be understandable that it is the responsibility of the students to take the recycling to the larger receptacles when full (not the janitors). The material chosen must be durable to withstand liquids. The use of material and production process is unlimited as long as it is able to be produced quickly and efficiently for the quantity needed.

Project Brief

Identify problems with the current configuration throughout the building

: Location, amount of receptacles, volume of receptacles

Explore ways to encourage the students to recycle rather than throw items in the trash.

: Interaction design, design scenarios, signage

Present statistics/data collected from students in the building on efficiency final system

: Surveys collected, diagrams, charts, pictures, video, etc.

Monetary Breakdown:

$1500 for design process and final 4 prototypes

+$1500 for 30-50 produced working units ($30-50/unit)

Total $3000

Schedule: Teams will be critiqued every 2 weeks (Exact dates and times will be announced at later date)

1st critique will be research and conceptual sketches

2nd critique will be scale models and full scale mock ups with material selection

3rd critique will be final prototype with statistics and production costs

Aluminum

Paper

Plastic

MixedCurrent placement of bins
blank0TCcover1BKstore(2)2weathercenter(2)3HSPVA(2)4Rio5MANYfold(2)6Concrete_Utopia.synopsis7origami8StuCorecycling_proposal_backgroundRecycling_Design_Brief

Documents

Architecture Portfolio 2011