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J O N M F O S T E R
A R C H I T E C T U R E
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Masters of ArchitectureNewSchool of Architecture + Design
2009 - 2012
Bachelors of ScienceNew England Institute of Technology
2001 - 2005
IDEA District Student Center2nd Year Grad Studio
MoCP2nd Year Grad Studio
EUL Mixed-Use DevelopmentMasters Thesis
MonumentalityStudy-Abroad in Rome 2011
Little Italy Public Library2nd Year Grad Studio
New School for NewSchool3rd Year Grad Special Topics Studio
New Branch Bank PrototypeUndergrad Studio
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The project began as a ‘thesis-style’ studio where we were to discover what would benefit this 93-acre sustainable, mixed-use district in downtown San Diego’s East Village neighborhood through demographic, social & physical investigations. Fur-thermore, any historical features that remain as relics or are no longer present with records found only in old Sanborn maps were taken into account and analyzed. The East Village as a whole was historically made up of warehouses and empty lots once referred to as “that place over there” by people in other districts of the city until the late 1990s, when it became known as an artist’s community driven by a prominent design-services job cluster that is a living laboratory fostering creative and collaborative energy in innovation, design and the arts (I.D.E.A.). Through my investigation, I ultimately decided to focus on the educational aspect of the district that has been present since the 1950s but was never a major influence to the neigh-borhood and found that the present state of the area is inadequate to facilitate these institutions. I proposed an activity center aimed at providing services, function and entertainment intended to be shared by all students of the three colleges that are all within a quarter mile radius: NewSchool of Architecture, San Diego City College and Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
IDEA District Student CenterEast Village, San Diego, CA
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This student center in-cludes several green terraces on multiple levels for leisure, gath-ering facilities, restau-rants & coffee shops, retail shops catered towards the student’s needs based on their courses, extra parking, an amphitheater for concerts and events put on by the schools, local artists and non-local artists. It is meant to be interactive and engaging to both stu-dents & non-students.
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Amphitheater stage is entirely engaged to passer-byers on the sidewalk and visitors who are relaxing on the grassy terraces below by creating an opening in the amphitheater upper seating
Photography MuseumChicago, IL
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Grant Park and Lake Michigan in the city of Chicago provide an ideal backdrop to the Museum of Contemporary Photog-raphy, which was looking to relocate to a new facility that will offer more space and services than what is available in their current location. The dynamic environment of Chicago has both it’s advantages and obstacles, both of which affected and aided in the design moves and decisions. The design needed to maximize the sites limited building footprint while addressing the unique needs of todays typical photography
Typical ship-inspired rib frame with perforated ‘apertures’
museum. Maximizing artificial light and minimizing natural light was heavily favored in the exhibit spaces due to the sun’s harmful UV rays that are damaging to photographs. This proposal features three large exhibition spaces, a theater that will be available dur-ing and after regular museum business hours, a cafe, a book & gift shop, special services for the photo-graphs and an artist-in-residence penthouse studio available for short-term.
Chicago was once a prominent ship building port city for the Great Lakes region, inspiring the rib-like curved steel w-flange frame along with the corten steel sec-ondary ribs which form the shell. There are also stainless steel panels with missing squares in random locations, limit-ing the amount of light that enteres the spaces in an arbitrary pattern. In addition, the func-tion of the aperture of a camera in which light is regulated as it enters the chamber of the lens was analyzed and adopted for use in the perfora-tion of the curved steel ribs. The camera’s aper-ture is further evident in the museum as light enters the front of the building and is gradu-ally reduced as it enters the actual gallery spaces, which are beyond the large atrium lobby.
CONSTRUCTION SHOPPHOTO DIGITIZING SHOPREAR ELEVATORELEVATOR MACH. RM. #1THEATERPROJECTOR PLATFORMFURNITURE STORAGEA/V EQUIPMENTFURNITURE STORAGEFRONT ELEVATORELEVATORCLEAN ROOM/STORAGEMAIN ENTRANCEWEATHER VESTIBULESERVICE DESKCOAT CHECKFRONT ELEVATORLOUNGEFRONT DINING AREABACK ATRIUM DININGBOOK STOREGIFT SHOPWOMEN’S RESTROOMMEN’S RESTROOMSERVERYKITCHENTHEATER ENTRANCEVESTIBULETHEATER LOBBYTEMP. STORAGE/UNCRATINGLOADING DOCKELECTRICAL ROOMJANITORIAL CLOSETREAR ELEVATORDIRECTOR’S OFFICEEXECUTIVE ASNT. DIR.STAFF INTERNSCOLLECTIONSCURATORASNT. CURATORCOPY/STORAGE ROOMSTAFF RESTROOMMARKETINGDEVELOPMENTEDUCATION DIRECTOREDUCATION DIRECTOR ASNT.CONFERENCE ROOMBREAK ROOM40/40 COOL ROOM40/60 COOL ROOMFILE ROOMPERMANENT COLLECTIONSEDUCATION CLASS ROOMSMALL VIDEO ROOMLARGE VIDEO ROOMMEDIUM VIDEO ROOMFEATURE EXHIBITSRECENT ACQUISITIONSARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY
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Permanent collections gallery space on level three
Main lobby with ‘tornado’ spiral staircase in the atrium that serves all the way to level five
Recent acquisitions on top level articulating how the natural light is regulated as it enters the gallery spaces
Shell consists of perforated steel curved w-flanges with corten steel ribs interlaced with an arbitrary pattern of stain-less steel panels & clear glazing in varying sizes serving as the primary method to control penetrating natural lighting
Shell consists of perforated steel curved w-flanges with corten steel ribs interlaced with an arbitrary pattern of stain-less steel panels & clear glazing in varying sizes serving as the primary method to control penetrating natural lighting Looking down the ‘tornado’ spiral staircase from fifth level to ground level
The purpose of this proposal is to enliven Imperial Beach for cultural leisure while retaining the small-town casual atmosphere of this seaside southern California community. This city is one of few remaining relatively untouched beach towns in southern California, however, few outsiders venture there from elsewhere. Imperial Beach has enormous potential to grow into a more visitor-friendly destination without sacrificing its status as “a small-town with a quiet, casual atmosphere”. Extensive research was carried out to investigate the city of Imperial Beach from the standpoints of the resi-dent, city officials, the private developer, the influence of the military and the outsider’s perspective. Documents from the past decade of town meetings and surveys involving the opinion of the public regarding the social issues and desires of the community were examined and taken into consideration for research and ultimately were the driving force for the typology and de-sign decisions. This model was a source of interest to current inhabitants of Imperial Beach and certain amenities were incorporated.
The existing Wullen-weber Circular Display Antenna Array located on the southern half of the Naval base became the primary focal point for the location of this mixed-use develop-ment. The new design of the structures including the structural members themselves and the in-frastructure played off of the existing circular array of the elements that make up this radial antenna.
Reclaiming Precious Coastal PropertyEnlivening the Southern End of San Diego for Cultural Leisure While Retaining a Small-Town AtmosphereImperial Beach, CA
IMPERIAL BEACH MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT, E.U.L.Recalaiming Precious Beachfront Property: Enliving the Southern End of San Diego for Cultural Leisure While Retaining its Small-Town Casual Atmosphere
Description: A proposal for a new masterplan on land currently occupied by the Navy known as the Silver Strand Training Complex - South (SSTC-S). This project will take advantage of the military’s Enhanced Use Lease (E.U.L.) program. The E.U.L. pro-gram is a relatively new method put forth by the Department of Defense. It is a government program that allows private develop-ers to enter a long-term lease on an under-utilized portion of land on military property for civilian development, construction or renovations. Rent is paid by the developer in the form of cash or in-kind services. This program is usually to benefit both the civilian sector as well as the military base that the land is on.
The overall intent of this mixed-use masterplan is to enliven and upgrade the city of Imperial Beach for both the resident and visitor by providing ammenities intended to improve the community and draw people in to the South Bay region of San Diego. This masterplan will consist of a beach resort, retail development catered towards recreation and nature, a public plaza, a green-belt with open spaces, an alternate route for the bayshore bikeway and private navy housing to benefit the military base. It will all be eco-friendly and bla bla bla
South Bay Salt Works Imperial Beach PierYMCA Camp S.U.R.F.
Wullenweber Antenna Site Bayshore Bikeway Western Salt Ponds Restoration ProjectFormer Fort Emory in the 1940s
San Diego Bay National Wildlife RefugeSilver Strand Training Complex-
CASE STUDYS
San Diego
Linear LayoutSituated Next to Major Interstate
North-West + East-West Main Roads
Directly Adjacent to Personnel-Only Section
of Military Base
Rectilinear Massing
Distinguishable Building Type: Office & Retail
S i l v er
Strand
Blvd.
San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay National Wild-life refuge
South Bay Mariina Biological Study
Area
South Bay Salt Works (Evaporation
Pools)
Western Salt Ponds Restoration
Project
Pond 11(Owned by
Navy)
Pond 10
Otay River
Pond 10A
Emory Cove
Former Fort
Emory
YMCA Camp
S.U.R.F.
NSGA-IB
Community of Imperial Beach
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Coronado
Silver Strand Natural Preserve
Bayshore Bike-way
SSTC-S
Fort Emory (Former Army Base)
Former World Ware II-era Army Base built in 1942 as a sub- post of Fort Rosecrans in nearby Point Loma Armanent of the base consisted of two artillery batterys: one with four 155mm guns (Battery Imperial) and the other with two 6 inch guns (Battery Grant); coastal radars were autho-rized in 1943Transfered over to the navy in 1947Integrated into the Navy’s Imperial Beach Naval Station in 1950, which was later integrated into the SSTC-Stoday the site of the former army base provides much of the base’s land training for the Navy SEALS
Silver Strand Training Complex-South (SSTC-S)
450-acre facility formerly known as the Naval Radio Receiving Facility (NRRF)Southern portion of the non-contiguous training area known as SSTC (other portion being SSTC-N) where the Navy SEALS trainAmphibious training in the form of waterborn approaches conducted within four surfside training lanes that extend 4,000 yards offshore, as well as approaches from the Bay side in the northeast corner of siteIdeal city-like layout in the northern half on the land of the former Fort Emory provides realistic conditions and infra-structre for critical urban warefare training for use primar-ily by Naval Special Warefare (NSW) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) forcesIn addition to the former Fort Emory, the complex also houses NSGA-IB’s Wullenweber antenea & the civilian-leased
Bayshore Bikeway
24-Mile paved bicycle path that circles the San Diego Bay; 13 miles of the bicycle paths are in use on the bikeway while the rest consists of on-street sections designated as either bicycle lanes or bicycle routesThe section of the bicycle path that passes by the site on its eastern side on the other side of Silver Strand Boulevard was a former 9-mile long railwaySANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) is actively engaged in developing projects that will extend the bike path
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
An urban refuge that is part of the San Diego National Wild-life Refuge Complex.Contains wetlands, mudflats and eel grass beds with thou-sands of migrating and rresident shorebirds and waterfowlThe Western Salt Ponds Restoration Project’s revived salt marshes are includedOversees the ponds that the South Bay Salt Works uses to protect the bird and marine life
Western Salt Ponds Restoration Project
250 acres consisting of former evaporation ponds 11, 10 & 10A formerly utilized by South Bay Salt Works have recently been restored to wetlands and natural habitatsLevees north of the ponds were breached to reconnect the area to the tides of the San Diego BayMany native plants are currently being planted and marine life is being reintroduced; it also provides a better habitat for the birdsEvaporation ponds east of the Otay River are still in use by South Bay Salt Works
South Bay Salt Works
17-acre salt factory that has been in operation since the 1870s when San Diego first experienced the effects of the Industrial Revolution, becoming somewhat of an icon to the locals with its 40’-high white salt mountainsProduces about 75,000 tons of salt every year in their sev-eral salt evaporation ponds that are controled from the tides of the rest of the bay by flood gatesHas been rumoured to be shut down for environmental resto-ration purposes and future redevolopment (was one of the possible sites for a new Chargers stadium)Recently gave up its 3 western ponds (ponds 11, 10 & 10A) consisting of a total of 250 acresLand is owned by the airport Authority and is leased out to South Bay Salt Works; San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge oversees the protection of the lands ecology
Naval Security Group Activity (Antenna Site)
Circular site that houses a Wullenweber Circular Dis-play Antenna Array (AN/FRD-10 HF/DF)Built in 1965, it was one of 16 high-frequency direction-finding arrays built by the US & Canada during the Cold War of the 1960s & 1970sIts primary use was for intelligence gathering, more specifically to detect, monitor & plot the location of Soviet submarines; other uses were to triangulate radio signals for radio navigation and search & rescueComplex consists of a 2-story operations building sur-
YMCA Camp S.U.R.F. (San Diego Unified Recre-ation Facility)
Located on a 45-acre plot of land that is leased out by the Navy to the YMCA organizationIs a waterfront camp for youth-serving organizations in San DiegoIs under an official 50-year lease that expires in 1948Houses 200 campers in rustic cabins and up to 300 partici-
Active portionprps’d. Leased
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FORM MANIFESTATION OF THE BEACH RESORT
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NW AXON
Reclaiming Precious Coastal PropertyThere exists a large track of land just north of the heart of Imperial Beach owned and occupied by the United States Navy, much of it underutilized. This base is a relic of WWII and much of it is far too valuable to continue to be used and abused solely by active military training. A sensitive and sustainable public/private intervention that can ben-efit the residents of Imperial Beach is in order. By utilizing this new government program called the Enhanced Use Lease, a model development, restoration and preservation project, financed primarily by the private sector, can provide a model for future developments on underutilized portions of military land.
Former Fort Emory
Former World War II-era Army Base built in 1942 as a sub-post of Fort Rosecrans in nearby Point LomaArmament consisted of two batteries: Battery Im-perial and Battery Grant, one four 155mm guns and the other with two 6 inch guns respectively; all batteries along with coastal radars decommis-sioned but remain as relics of WWIITransferred over to the Navy in 1947 and inte-grated into the Imperial Beach Naval Station 3 years later, ultimately all integrated into the SSTC-SToday the site of the former Army base provides much of the base’s land training for the Navy SEALS; ideal city-like layout provides realistic conditions and infrastructure for critical urban warfare training primarily by Naval Special Ware-fare (NSW) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) forces
South Bay Salt Works
17-acre salt factory that has been in operation since the 1870s when San Diego first experi-enced the effects of the industrial revolution; its 40’ foot high white salt mountains are iconic to localsProduces about 75,000 tons of salt yearly; evaporation ponds are controlled from the tides of the rest of the bay by flood gatesSan Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge oversees the protection of the land’s ecology
Western Salt Ponds Restoration
250-site consisting of former evaporation ponds 11, 10 & 10A that were once utilized by South Bay Salt Works; these evaporation ponds have re-cently been restored to wetlands and natural habitatsLevees north of the ponds were breached to re-connect the area to the tides of the San Diego BayMany native plants are currently being planted as well as the reintroduction of marine life; pro-vides an improved habitat for the birdsEvaporation ponds east of the Otay River are
Bayshore Bikeway
24-mile paved bicycle path that circulates the San Diego Bay; 13 miles of the bicycle paths are in use on the bikeway while the rest consists of on-street sections designated as either bicycle lanes or bicycle routesThe section of the bicycle path that passes by the site on its eastern side opposite Silver Strand Boulevard was a former 9-mile long rail-waySANDAG is actively engaged in developing proj-ects that will extend the bike path
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
An urban refuge that is part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge ComplexContains wetlands, mud flats and eel grass beds with thousands of migrating and rare resident shorebirds & waterfowlThe Western Salt Ponds Restoration Project makes up a portion of the wildlife refugeOversees the ponds that the South Bay Salt Works uses to protect the bird and marine life
Naval Security Activity (Antenna Site)
The main focus of the proposal, this circular site houses the Wullenweber Circular Display Antenna Array (AN/FRD-10 HF/DF)Built in 1965, it was on of 16 high-frequency direction-finding arrays built by the US & Canada during the Cold War of the 1960s & 1970sIts primary use was for intelligence gathering such as detecting, monitoring & plotting the loca-tion of Soviet Submarines; also used to triangu-late radio signals for radio navigation & search/rescueComplex consists of a 2-story operations building located directly in the center of the ring
YMCA Camp S.U.R.F.
• Located on a 45-acre plot of land that is leased out by the Navy to the YMCA organization• Is a waterfront camp for youth-serving organiza-tions in San Diego• Under an official 50-year lease that expires in 2048; houses 200 campers in rustic cabins and up to 300 participants including weekend beach camp-ers• Close proximity to the site for the proposed de-velopment
S i l v e r
Strand
Blvd.
South BaySalt Works(Evaporatio
Pools)
Western Salt Ponds Restoration
Project
Pond 11(Owned by
Navy)
Pond 10
Otay River
Pond 10A
Former Fort
Emory
YMCA Camp
S.U.R.F.
Community of Imperial Beach
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Coronado
Silver Strand Natural Preserve
Bayshore Bike-way
Emory Cove
South Bay Marina Biological Study
Area
San Diego Bay National Wild-life refuge
San Diego Bay
NSGA-IB
activeunutilized
PROPS’DSITE
SSTC-S
Former Fort Emory
Former World War II-era Army Base built in 1942 as a sub-post of Fort Rosecrans in nearby Point LomaArmament consisted of two batteries: Battery Im-perial and Battery Grant, one four 155mm guns and the other with two 6 inch guns respectively; all batteries along with coastal radars decommis-sioned but remain as relics of WWIITransferred over to the Navy in 1947 and inte-grated into the Imperial Beach Naval Station 3 years later, ultimately all integrated into the SSTC-SToday the site of the former Army base provides much of the base’s land training for the Navy SEALS; ideal city-like layout provides realistic conditions and infrastructure for critical urban warfare training primarily by Naval Special Ware-fare (NSW) and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) forces
South Bay Salt Works
17-acre salt factory that has been in operation since the 1870s when San Diego first experi-enced the effects of the industrial revolution; its 40’ foot high white salt mountains are iconic to localsProduces about 75,000 tons of salt yearly; evaporation ponds are controlled from the tides of the rest of the bay by flood gatesSan Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge oversees the protection of the land’s ecology
Western Salt Ponds Restoration
250-site consisting of former evaporation ponds 11, 10 & 10A that were once utilized by South Bay Salt Works; these evaporation ponds have re-cently been restored to wetlands and natural habitatsLevees north of the ponds were breached to re-connect the area to the tides of the San Diego BayMany native plants are currently being planted as well as the reintroduction of marine life; pro-vides an improved habitat for the birdsEvaporation ponds east of the Otay River are
Bayshore Bikeway
24-mile paved bicycle path that circulates the San Diego Bay; 13 miles of the bicycle paths are in use on the bikeway while the rest consists of on-street sections designated as either bicycle lanes or bicycle routesThe section of the bicycle path that passes by the site on its eastern side opposite Silver Strand Boulevard was a former 9-mile long rail-waySANDAG is actively engaged in developing proj-ects that will extend the bike path
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
An urban refuge that is part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge ComplexContains wetlands, mud flats and eel grass beds with thousands of migrating and rare resident shorebirds & waterfowlThe Western Salt Ponds Restoration Project makes up a portion of the wildlife refugeOversees the ponds that the South Bay Salt Works uses to protect the bird and marine life
Naval Security Activity (Antenna Site)
The main focus of the proposal, this circular site houses the Wullenweber Circular Display Antenna Array (AN/FRD-10 HF/DF)Built in 1965, it was on of 16 high-frequency direction-finding arrays built by the US & Canada during the Cold War of the 1960s & 1970sIts primary use was for intelligence gathering such as detecting, monitoring & plotting the loca-tion of Soviet Submarines; also used to triangu-late radio signals for radio navigation & search/rescueComplex consists of a 2-story operations building located directly in the center of the ring
YMCA Camp S.U.R.F.
• Located on a 45-acre plot of land that is leased out by the Navy to the YMCA organization• Is a waterfront camp for youth-serving organiza-tions in San Diego• Under an official 50-year lease that expires in 2048; houses 200 campers in rustic cabins and up to 300 participants including weekend beach camp-ers• Close proximity to the site for the proposed de-velopment
S i l v e r
Strand
Blvd.
South BaySalt Works(Evaporatio
Pools)
Western Salt Ponds Restoration
Project
Pond 11(Owned by
Navy)
Pond 10
Otay River
Pond 10A
Former Fort
Emory
YMCA Camp
S.U.R.F.
Community of Imperial Beach
Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Coronado
Silver Strand Natural Preserve
Bayshore Bike-way
Emory Cove
South Bay Marina Biological Study
Area
San Diego Bay National Wild-life refuge
San Diego Bay
NSGA-IB
activeunutilized
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SSTC-S
Main Structure
Cont. Concrete Footing
Beam
Stainless Steel Panels
Horizontal Girt
Air Space
Rigid Insulation Board
Prestressed Concrete
TYPICAL RESORT WALL DETAIL
KEY LEGEND
A Pavilion AmphitheaterB RetailC Restaurants + DrinkD Resort GUEST ROOMS & AREAS GUEST ROOM SUPPORT BACK OF HOUSE FOOD & BEVERAGE LOBBY AREAS RETAIL & MISC. PUBLIC AREAS SPA & FITNESS CENTER BACK-OF-THE-HOUSE AREAS ADMINISTRATIVE/STAFF FOOD SERVICE FACILITIES GENERAL SERVICE AREAS EMPLOYEE FACILITIES HOUSEKEEPING & LAUNDRY MAINTENANCE MECHANICAL AREASE Control Center (Existing)F Open Air CinemaG Greenbelt
Main lobby of beach resort looking toward check-in desk
RESORT CROSS-SECTION
Main lobby from check-in desk
AMPHITHEATER CROSS-SECTION
Back of beach resort looking north towards downtown San Diego
Back of beach resort looking southeast towards the heart of Imperial Beach & Mexico
View from inside inner relaxation room over the pool with the Pacific Ocean just 500 feet awayFront exterior view of the main lobby
The undulating roofs of the retail buildings are inspired by the rolling terrain of the site as it disappears into the rolling waves of the Pacific Ocean; view is looking north towards San Diego
Retail buildings clusters at ground levelThe recreational trail (left) and the vehicle road (right) as they begin to descend below grade to allow for uninterruption at junctions of vehicular & pedestrian traffic as seen in front of the gym building of the resort
The amphitheater stage has an opening in the rear stage wall to act as a framed view of the San Diego Bay
The shell of the amphitheater is inspired by naval & stealth ar-chitecture; the retail clusters are in the background
The restaurant & bars are served by a hardscaped promenade of varying size patterns in the sidewalk & terraces
The restaurant & bars clusters on the southeast quadrant of the radial site is conveniently located adjacent to the amphitheater to provide readily-accessible dining & leisure to the patrons of the amphitheater, the visitor to the site and alternative dining to the hotel guests. Outdoor seating is also present to allow for open air dining in San Diego’s excellent year-round climate.
LOWER GROUND LEVEL
RESORT FLOOR PLANS
GROUND LEVEL
SECOND LEVEL THIRD LEVEL
Overall Geometry ComparisonEvident Conditions Visible & Hidden Geometries Visible & Hidden Geometries Overlay
Compressed Conditions
Progressing beyond the prodigious volume of iconic stature, spiritually-charged concentration and cultural leisure all residing in a political and papal enclave. These were the desires of Bernini’s Piazza San Pietro which extended beyond what is visible, as was his ambition. Bernini’s square cannot be analyzed on its own to fully understand its hidden geometries, geometrical movements and the designers intentions. For a complete analysis, it is necessary to examine the preceding adjacent Basilica Papale di San Pietro together as one unit, ultimately forming the core of Vatican City as the plaza itself plays off of the neighboring Basilica’s geometries and propor-tions. The most obvious geometries of the square itself are the oval and trapezoid which are not immediately visible in the Basilica. After further exploration for the generator of those geometries, it is revealed that circles and triangles are the generators and those hidden geometries can be traced back to the Basilica, in which they are visible, unlike in the plaza. Because a square can be thought of as an envelope for a circle, it can be said that the basis for the layout of the Basilica itself is the circle. Directionality is next to be analyzed, with the obvious being dynamic and the hidden being static. The movement of the people themselves is directly related to the static place-ment of the geometries which in turn is indirectly related to the movement of the geometries themselves along a superimposed trajec-tory. The ambitions of the square itself are fostered by the adjacent Basilica, in that monumental approach is generated and the overall geometry is delineated by a forest of columns, creating a illusional border to form space that appears impenetrable in most location.
MonumentalityThe Economy of Mass: Fragmented vs Concentrated
Study Abroad in Rome 2011
Pedestrian Directionality Relationship
Pedestrian Directionality Rela-tionship Affected by Solid Mass
Directionality of Geometry
Radial Conditions
Linear Conditions
Overlay of all conditions
MonumentalityThe Economy of Mass: Fragmented vs Concentrated
Study Abroad in Rome 2011
Inspired by De Stijl’s ‘ideal’ planes, this proposed library addresses the matter of the decline of the academic library as today’s technology be-comes increasingly available and digital information expands on a daily basis. On the lower ground level, a book store will be included that is catered towards students in both grammar school and college. The lower ground level also includes a vehicle parking garage. In addition to typical primary public library services, there will be an auditorium for presentations and entertainment, an art gallery for local artists to dis-play their art and a museum that pays tribute to all of the Little Italy’s around the world. The museum will also have displays and information pertaining to the history of San Diego’s very own Little Italy, including it’s former fishing village culture. A 10,000 SF open space in front will greet the approaching visitor and will be there for their use and enjoyment.
Little Italy Public LibraryLittle Italy Neighborhood, San Diego, CA
Little Italy Public LibraryLittle Italy Neighborhood, San Diego, CA
Program Key
1 Vehicle Entrance2 Service Parking3 Patron Parking4 Patron Elevator5 Service Elevator6 Elevator Machine Room7 Book Store8 Urban Park9 Cafe10 Atrium11 Children’s Area12 Children’s Bathroom13 Circulation Desk14 Librarian’s Office15 Assistant Librarians Office16 Staff Lounge17 Staff Bathroom18 Mechanical Room19 Electrical Room20 Administration Area21 Auditorium22 Men’s Bathroom23 Women’s Bathroom24 Window Seats25 Art Gallery26 Storage Room
NEWSCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, SAN DIEGO
AR901 FALL 2011PETER BERMAN
NAWAF ALAKEELJUANITA ALMEIDAALLEN AZARKIANJON FOSTERNORMAN GRAYRYAN MONAHANNEGAR SADEGHOLVADRAMIRO SAENZ
Our school was planning to erect a new building from scratch that will double in size from the existing school as well as the addition of dormitories in which the school currently lacks on an adjacent property, coin-cident with the termination of then-present leases in 2012. This studio was run as a real office with the in-structor as the principle in charge and the students as team members whose responsibilities were determined by our experience and expertise.For the first half of the studio, students were paired up with one other partner and were given a specific element of the program to design. Meetings of all team members were conducted weakly to discuss and critique the other pair’s designs. For the second half of the quarter, the studio focused on the design development phase where the partners shifted to production for showcase such as renderings, diagrams, floor plan formalization, display boards and a large 1/4”=1’-0” partial model.
New School for New SchoolEast Village, San Diego, CA
NEWSCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN, SAN DIEGO
AR901 FALL 2011PETER BERMAN
NAWAF ALAKEELJUANITA ALMEIDAALLEN AZARKIANJON FOSTERNORMAN GRAYRYAN MONAHANNEGAR SADEGHOLVADRAMIRO SAENZ
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CAMPUS
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES OVER TROLLEY TRACKS
RETAIL SPACES FOR STUDENTS
COURTYARD SPILLING ACROSS
TROLLEY TRACKS
New School for New SchoolEast Village, San Diego, CA
SECOND BASEMENT PLAN AT EL -20’-0” 04
LIBRARYPARKING
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FIRST BASEMENT PLAN AT EL -10’-0” 05
PARKINGLIBRARYMEZZANINEMODEL SHOP
LOADING DOCK
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FIFTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +40’-0” 10
COMPUTER LABS
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PRINT/COPY CENTER
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SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE 15EAST ELEVATION PERSPECTIVE 14
Southeast perspective articulating integrated sunscreen draped over much of the structure East elevation perspective with dormitory tower on the adjacent block
LOWER BASEMENT PLAN AT EL -20’-0” UPPER BASEMENT PLAN AT EL -10’-0” GROUND FLOOR PLAN AT EL 0’-0”
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +40’-0” 10
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +10’-0” 07
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF THE VICE PROVOST
OPEN TO BELOWHOUSING ENTRY
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THIRD FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +20’-0” 08
GALLERY SPACE
CAFETERIA
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EXERCISE FACILITYCLASSRM CLASSRM
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PERSPECTIVE LOOKING EAST FROM HOUSING TOWARD ENTRY NSAD 16EAST ELEVATION PERSPECTIVE 14
East elevation perspective with dormitory tower on the adjacent block Perspective looking east from housing through courtyard toward main entrance of the school
GROUND FLOOR PLAN AT EL 0’-0” SECOND FLOOR PLAN AT EL +10’-0” THIRD FLOOR PLAN AT EL +20’-0”
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +40’-0” 10
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FOURTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +30’-0” 09
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FACULTY SUPPORT
HOUSING
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SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +50’-0” 11
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1/4” = 1’-0” Scale model of subterranean & first three levels
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL +30’-0” FIFTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL +40’-0” SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL +50’-0”
SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +50’-0” 11
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SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL. +60’-0” 12
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ROOF PLAN AT EL. +70’-0” 13
SIXTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL +50’-0” SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN AT EL +60’-0” ROOF OF SCHOOL AT EL +70
This project was for the proposal of a new branch for a bank to fit the local ver-nacular of the New England region. A more traditional approach was taken in terms of the layout, the building material and design method itself including initial hand sketching and final hand renderings. The exterior walls were designed as a brick masonry veneer with brick on the exterior face to provide the symbol of ‘strength & security” to the customer and load-bearing CMU cavity walls gave structure to the building on the inside of the veneer. In addition, steel columns were placed on the inside. This multi-studio project demonstrated the first three phases of a building project: Schematic Design, Design Development & Construction Documents.
New Branch Bank Prototype
New Branch Bank Prototype
Masters of ArchitectureNewSchool of Architecture + Design
2009 - 2012
Bachelors of ScienceNew England Institute of Technology
2001 - 2005
