Fall 2022 Studio Final
Living Building Challenge
Assignment Objective:
This project focused on integrative tectonics: specifically the role of the building elevation and structural systems in architectural expression and the articulation of 3-dimensional conditions through material selection and modulation. We were to develop an understanding of the nuance of detail and its deep connection to architectural concepts at the highest level.
The program for this project will feature a number of public spaces, primary and secondary assembly and Exhibition spaces in addition to meeting/conferencing spaces. Using our designs we explored the sequence of public spaces as they transition from the exterior to the interior environment, and how site and landscape design work together to support powerful civic spatial sequences.
Square Footage Requirements:
Entry and Public Spaces: 3,830 ft2
District Center Conferencing Spaces: 4,100 ft2
Assembly/Exhibition: 6,000 ft2
Mechanical and Service Spaces: 1,300 ft2
Net Building Program: 15,230 ft2
Circulation/GF: 3,807 ft2
Gross Building Area: 19,037 ft2
Total Exterior Space: 13,000 ft2 +/-
Fall 2022 Studio
Monument Assignment
Assignment Objective:
This project's objective was to create a Monument As a Threshold for Inclusion and Community. Another objective of this project was focused on tectonics: specifically the role of the building elevation and material modulation in architectural expression: the articulation of 3-dimensional conditions through material selection and modulation. This design problem, which is focused on surface and material value, is conceived of as a complement to the focus on structural articulation. Our projects were to have a clear conceptual logic, supported by design themes that broadly engage the College Park context and Community and that speculate incisively on the nature of Institutional identity and symbolism in the context of a need for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Finally, the elevational solution should be evolved in an accessible and logical way such that structure, enclosure, and surface have clear relationships and interfaces.
