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Lauren Roberts e. [email protected] c. 409-720-8631 Portfolio 2011

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  • 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

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    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

  • 09

  • 10

    sky-light

    metal tube

    1 metal panels

    concrete

    corrugated steel

    N

    detail of roof skin

  • 11

    N

  • 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

    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

    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)

    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

    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)

    EXISITING PATH OF TRAVERLER

    NEW PATH OF TRAVERLER

    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

    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

    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

    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)

    EXISITING PATH OF TRAVERLER

    NEW PATH OF TRAVERLER

    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.

    EXISITING PATH OF TRAVERLER

    NEW PATH OF TRAVERLER

    19

    Urban Housing Project for Rio de Janeiro

  • 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)

    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

    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)

    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

    CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    SECONDARY FLOW

    COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

    AGRICULTURE

    PUBLIC ACTIVITY

    PARK

    *residents maintain the agriculture elds and boxes

    PRIVATE ACTIVITY

    planter boxes (garden)

    residential park

    residential parks

    residential parks

    residential green space

    farmers market

    planter boxes (garden)

    farmers market

    planter boxes (garden)

    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)

    CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    PUBLIC PATH

    PRIVATE PATH

    INFRASTRUCTURE

    FLOW BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    28

  • CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    PUBLIC PATH

    PRIVATE PATH

    INFRASTRUCTURE

    FLOW BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    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

    CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    SECONDARY FLOW

    COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

    AGRICULTURE

    PUBLIC ACTIVITY

    PARK

    *residents maintain the agriculture elds and boxes

    PRIVATE ACTIVITY

    planter boxes (garden)

    residential park

    residential parks

    residential parks

    residential green space

    farmers market

    planter boxes (garden)

    farmers market

    planter boxes (garden)

    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)

    EXISITING PATH OF TRAVERLER

    NEW PATH OF TRAVERLER

    CONNECTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    PUBLIC PATH

    PRIVATE PATH

    INFRASTRUCTURE

    FLOW BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

    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

    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

    Houston Current Circulation Map

    Commercial OceNightlifeRestaurants

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

    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

  • 25

    MANYfold Dance Theater

    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

    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

    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

  • 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

    Main Theatre Upper Deck

    GalleryParty Rooms

    Offices

    Patio TheatreMechanical

    Ex. Main Theatre

    Stage

    Ex. Main Theatre Seating

    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

    1/4 Glass Panel1/20 Coper Mesh

    1/2 Air Gap

    Secondary Shell Primary Shell

    Light From Theatre

    Dominant Light From Exterior

  • Main Theatre Upper Deck

    GalleryParty Rooms

    Offices

    Patio TheatreMechanical

    Ex. Main Theatre

    Stage

    Ex. Main Theatre Seating

    Mechanical

    First Floor Second Floor

    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

    Main Theatre Upper Deck

    GalleryParty Rooms

    Offices

    Patio TheatreMechanical

    Ex. Main Theatre

    Stage

    Ex. Main Theatre Seating

    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

    1/4 Glass Panel1/20 Coper Mesh

    1/2 Air Gap

    Secondary Shell Primary Shell

    Light From Theatre

    Dominant Light From Exterior

    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

  • Ex. Main Theatre

    Stage

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    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

    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

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    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

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    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

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    1/4 Glass Panel1/20 Coper Mesh

    1/2 Air Gap

    Secondary Shell Primary Shell

    Light From Theatre

    Dominant Light From Exterior

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • Spring 2011

    Material Workshop with Peter Zweig (Hilton Hotel Project)

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    Characteristics of a screen

  • Material Workshop with Peter Zweig (Hilton Hotel Project)

    Characteristics of a screen

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    KineticPop-up

    FoldsAsian

    CutsKirigami

    PatternsTessellation

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

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    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

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    Pop-up (screens)

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    Pop-up (screens) Asian (furniture)

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    Kirigami (textiles) Tessellation (storage)

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    Kirigami (textiles) Tessellation (storage)

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    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

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    STORAGEENTERTAINMENT

    OMNIGAMI FLOOR PLAN

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    MINI BAR SLEEPING STORAGEENTERTAINMENT

    OMNIGAMI FLOOR PLAN

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    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.

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    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.

    moves on track system

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    STORAGE

    MINI BAR

    moves on track system

    moves on track system

    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.

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    STORAGE

    MINI BAR

    moves on track system

    moves on track system

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    2 3 3

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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    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

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    Paper

    Plastic

    MixedCurrent placement of bins

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