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Preview of verious projects I've done at the College of Architecture at the University of Houston
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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 Section29
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
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.htmlconsists 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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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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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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Characteristics of a screen
Material Workshop with Peter Zweig (Hilton Hotel Project)
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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STORAGE
MINI BAR
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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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MINI BAR
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Plastic
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