A SINGLE PROCESS THAT YEILDS DISPARATE RESULTS

THE PORTFOLIO OF CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM

DIVERGENT PROCESS

02. RESPOND TO THE PAST

01. CREATE AN ICON

03. HARMONIZE WITH CONTEXT

04. EXPLORE AN AESTHETIC

05. MANIFEST A METAPHOR

DIVERGENT PROCESSA SINGLE PROCESS THAT YEILDS DISPARATE RESULTS

06. EXPRESS STRUCTURE

DIVERGENT PROCESS

01. CREATE AN ICONPROJECT: INFINITY:KNOT

SETTING: PERSONALYEAR: 2012

FORM-FINDING: KNOTWORK STUDIES

FORM 1KINKED LOOP2 MODULES1 PATH 8 TURNS

FORM 4CHAIN LINK2 MODULES

2 PATHS4X2 TURNS

FORM 3WEAVED SQUARES4 MODULES2 PATHS6X2 TURNS

FORM 2ENDLESS KNOT3X2 MODULES

1 PATHS50 TURNS

FORM-FINDING: KNOTWORK STUDIESINFINITY:KNOT

FORM 5TREFOIL KNOT3 MODULES1 PATH 12 TURNS

FORM-FINDING: PROCESS STUDIESINFINITY:KNOT

FORMAL EVOLUTION

STUDY: THICKNESS

STUDY: EDGE TREATMENT

FORM-FINDING: PROCESS STUDIESINFINITY:KNOT

STUDY: FACADE TEXTURES

STRUCTURAL & CIRCULATION DIAGRAMSINFINITY:KNOT

STRUCTURAL & CIRCULATION DIAGRAMS

BASE LIFTSCARRY USERS TO INDIVIDUAL LOOPLIFTS BEFOREHEADING TO FINALDESTINATION

LOOP LIFTSRUN IN CONTINUOUSLOOPS THROUGHOUTTHE STRUCTURE,SERVING FINALDESTINATIONS

ROOFTOP LIFTSRUN VERTICALLYFOR DIRECT ACCESSTO ROOF DECKS

L1

L2

L3

L4

TYPICAL COREHORIZONTAL SECTION

TYPICAL COREVERTICAL SECTION

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

L10

L1

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

L10

R1

R2

TELE

ELEC

AOR

AOR

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

BOH

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

FIRECORRIDOR

BUNDLED TUBESTRUCTURE WITHTWISTING TUBES

DE-CURVED BUNDLEDTUBE STRUCTURE

APPLY ZIG-ZAGMOTIF TO CREATEFINAL FORM WITHTWISTING TERRACES

AERIAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT

AERIAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT

TERRACES TRAVEL DIAGONALLY UP THE FACADE, CREATING VIEW CORRIDORS BETWEEN FLOORS AND ALONG THE STRUCTURE

EVERY UNIT HAS ACCESS TO AN OUTDOOR TERRACE,INCREASING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG USERS

ROOF TERRACES CONTINUE THE ZIG-ZAG MOTIF ESTABLISHED ON THE FACADES, COMPLETING THE TWISTING DATUM THAT TRAVELS AROUND THE LINEAR FORMS.

HORIZONTAL CORE SECTIONS ARE VERTICALLYORIENTEDWITH ENHANCED SHEAR WALLS AND SUPER LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE IN ORDER TO COPE WITH STRUCTURAL LOADS.

VERTICAL CORE SECTIONS FUNCTION LIKE A TYPICAL TOWER, EACH WITH A PAIR OF DEDICATED ROOF LIFTS FOR ROOF TERRACE ACCESS

02. RESPOND TO THE PASTPROJECT: MAX MEDICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARYSETTING: PROFESSIONAL | CANNON DESIGNLOCATION: NEW DELHI, INDIAYEAR: 2012

TERRACING & STRIATED HORIZONTALITY

REDUCTION OF SOLID MASS BY CARVING

LANDSCAPE ENGROSSES BUILT FORM OVER TIME

CONTEXTUAL METHODOLOGYMAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

SITE BOUNDARY MAIN SITE AXIS SITE FOCUS & VIEWS

SITE PLAN

SITE ANALYSISMAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

GROUND LEVELBOOKSTORE

LEVEL TWOLIBRARY

LEVEL THREELIBRARY

CYBER CAFE

LEVEL FOURROOF TERRACEOUTDOOR CAFE

LEVEL ONEMAIN ENTRANCE

LIBRARY

CUTAWAY RENDERINGSMAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

03. HARMONIZE WITH CONTEXTPROJECT: FREEFORM LOBBY CEILINGSETTING: PROFESSIONAL | SOMLOCATION: SHANGHAI, CHINAYEAR: 2011

RIBBON MOTIFSHOWCASED THROUGHOUTTOWER AND PODIUM

THE CONTEXT: UBIQUITOUS CURVATURE

REVEALS EXPANDAT CORNERS TO

PROVIDE MORE LIGHT TO DEEPEST SPANS

LINEAR NATURE OF REVEALS SUBTLY

PROVIDES WAYFINDING PATH TO ELEVATOR

LOBBIES

CORE WALL FOLLOWSCURVES OF CEILING

AND EXTERIOR WALL

PLAN & TOWER RENDERINGFREEFORM LOBBY CEILING

FORM STUDIES & LOBBY RENDERINGSFREEFORM LOBBY CEILING

04. EXPLORE AN AESTHETICPROJECT: SHOJI PAVILION DETAILSETTING: ACADEMIC | UWMYEAR: 2005

TECTONIC RATIONALESHOJI PAVILION

MORTISE AND TENNONCONSTRUCTION

LAYERED SHOJIWITH CAVITY

TRANSLUCENT SHOJIPANELS

05. MANIFEST A METAPHORPROJECT: CLASSROOM STUDY

SETTING: ACADEMIC | UWMYEAR: 2006

GEODIC PARTI RATIONALECLASSROOM STUDY

GEODIC PARTI RATIONALECLASSROOM STUDY

INCEPTION SKETCH

FLEXIBLE SPACE: SHIFTING SHOJI DIAGRAMS

PARTI DIAGRAMS

05. EXPRESS STRUCTUREPROJECT: UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOODSETTING: ACADEMIC | UWMYEAR: 2008

05. EXPRESS STRUCTURE

TENSION MODULELOAD DIAGRAM

X2

X3

X2

X3COMPRESSION MODULELOAD DIAGRAM

MASSING STUDIES

STRUCTURAL THEORYUPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD

TIER 2OFFICE

TIER 3OFFICE

TIER 4RESIDENTIAL

TIER 5RESIDENTIAL

TIER 6RESIDENTIAL

TIER 7RESIDENTIAL

TIER 8RESIDENTIAL

TIER 9PUBLIC SPACES

TIER 1OFFICE

NEIGHBORHOOD CREATIONUPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD

STATUS QUO:ISOLATION BYSTRATIFICATION

GROUP EVERYFOUR FLOORSWITH ATRIUM

RESULT ISCONTIGUOUSSPACE THATCREATES VERTICALNEIGHBORHOODS

DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMYEAR: 2012

DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMPRINCIPAL: RANDY GUILLOTYEAR: 2012PRECEDENT IMAGE 01 © FLICKR USER zzziahPRECEDENT IMAGE 02 © FLICKR USER Oleksandr Nechyporenko PRECEDENT IMAGE 03 © FLICKR USER PramalALL OTHER IMAGERY © CANNON DESIGN

CEILING DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMPROJECT TEAM: NADA ANDRIC, EUNJUNG CHO, CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMTOWER DESIGN & TOWER RENDERING: SOMYEAR: 2011ALL IMAGERY © SOM

DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMCRITIC: TOM SCHMITTYEAR: 2005

DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMCRITIC: CHRIS CORNELIUSYEAR: 2006

DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMCRITIC: GIL SNYDERYEAR: 2008

01. INFINITY KNOT

02. MAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

03. FREEFORM LOBBY CEILING

04. SHOJI PAVILION

05. CLASSROOM STUDY

06. UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD

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