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Bachelor’s of Science in Architecture (May 2015)
Lawrence Technological University
annaasiala@hotmail.com
Anna Asiala
3. CONTENTS
PROJECT 01 Materials Research Laboratory
Toledo Art Museum
Toledo, OH
PROJECT 02
PROJECT 03
Ann Arbor Public LIbrary (Main
Branch)
Ann Arbor, MI
NZE Prototype
Tireman Neighborhood, Detroit, MI
Culinary Arts School
Eastern Market, Detroit, MI
4. Project 01 / 1
01: materials
research laboratory
Location:
Date:
Toledo Art Museum // Toledo, OH
Fall 2012
This 8-story building primarily serves as a laboratory for
materials research, however it is also a gallery space, an
entertaining space, and a place of residence for the researchers.
The building lies on the central plaza of the main building of the
Toledo Art Museum, and is tilted on an axis to respond to vehicular
and pedestrian circulation through the site. The form of the
building was derived from a simple parti consisting of two
overlapping rectangles. An axis is created where the two
rectangles overlap, and the structure gradually steps out at each
level in both the south and west directions.
The building’s materiality was derived via investigation of the
adjacent Beaux Arts building’s materials, and through various
material experiments. Concrete wall panels, glass curtain walls, and
a perforated metal double skin create a relationship of solid and
transparent and a play of light and shadow. The concrete and
brushed aluminum are modern responses to the Beaux Arts
building’s traditional limestone and copper facade.
5. Project 01 / 2
experimentation // design development
site plan
Flexible >> Rigid
Experiment: making a flexible material
more rigid by slicing medical latex tubing
and inserting wood dowels and rigid plastic
tubing
Acrylic >> Woven
Experiment: creating a freeform structure
using strips of thin acrylic, woven together
and shaped by repeatedly heating and
bending
Metal >> Modular
Experiment: creating modular units by
slicing, folding, and weaving pentagonal
pieces of sheet metal
8. 02: ANN ARBOR district
LIBRARY (MAIN BRANCH)
Location:
Date:
Ann Arbor, MI
Fall 2012
Project 02 / 5
The Ann Arbor District Library requires an annex
to become the landmark building that Ann Arbor
residents desire. The building’s design engages
and informs pedestrian movement by
manipulating the street wall and pedestrian
pathways. An axis through the library connects
two public plazas and pedestrian movement
through the building. The library annex frames
the larger public plaza and further reinforces the
manipulation of pedestrian movement by
creating a large space for people to gather. The
engagement of pedestrian circulation will
increase the level of activity, thus enlivening the
new landmark.
Nolli Map of Ann Arbor
exterior perspective
9. 30.00°
Project 02 / 6
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Parking Lots/Garages Parks/Plazas Bus Stops
5THAVE
WILLIAMS ST
SITE
PLAZA/GREEN SPACE
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
gis mappings
Pedestrian Density (Response to
Obstacles)
Pedestrian & Vehicular
Circulation
pedestrian circulation diagrams
Pedestrian Movement
Site
Plazas/Green Spaces
Pedestrian Movement
12. Project 03 / 9
03: net zero energy
(nze) prototype
Location:
Date:
Tireman Neighborhood // Detroit, MI
Fall 2014
The Net Zero Energy protoype integrates both solar
energy and rainwater harvesting, and serves as a tool
for learning for the students of Sampson Webber
Leadership Academy and the surrounding community.
The prototype’s angled base serves as a sundial. The
sundial is the central gathering area for an outdoor
classroom. There are garden beds located to the west
of the prototype, and a gravel path that meanders
around the sundial, through a sample woodland and an
urban meadow. The prototype also features an
interactive, solar water pump module. The use of the
solar water pump is effective in teaching about both
solar and rain water harvesting in an interactive
manner, while the sundial serves as a more passive
learning tool. The space created around the prototype
encourages exploration and interaction with the
prototype, garden beds, and site elements.
13. Project 03 / 10
ACRYLIC PANELS
SOLAR PANELS
ALUMINUM
CHANNELS
ALUMINUM
GUTTER
SAMPSON WEBBER
LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY
BIDDLE ELEM.
TIREMAN AVE.
URBAN
MEADOW
SAMPLE
WOODLAND
EXISTING
BASKETBALL
COURT
EXISTING
PLAYGROUND
SITE PLAN
details of solar panels and rain catchment design
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14. Project 03 / 11
ENERGY GENERATED FROM
SMALL SOLAR PANEL
FLOW OF WATER
ACRYLIC
CYLINDER
OVERFLOW
TANK
WATER PUMP
CISTERN
3” WATER
PIPE
East-West SectionNorth-South Section
sections THROUGH PROTOTYPE AND GARDEN BEDS
SOLAR WATER PUMP MODULE
The interactive solar water pump module resides underneath the
base of the NZE prototype. A small solar panel on the south face of
the prototype base powers an underground solar water pump. The
pump is housed within the cistern’s overflow tank, and pumps
water up into a transparent cylinder. The water’s level is
dependent on the amount of sunlight reaching the solar panel,
which means it can be controlled by students simply placing their
hands over the small solar panel . The module serves to actively
educate the students and community about solar energy, and also
allows them to interact with the prototype’s rain water catchment
system.
16. 04: culinary arts
school
Location:
Date:
Eastern Market // Detroit, MI
Spring 2015)
Project 04 / 13
Eastern Market is a culturally rich community and the central hub
of culinary Detroit. Shops, restaurants, and specialty markets are
among some of the businesses that call Eastern Market home,
along with several “Sheds” where food and flower markets are held
in the warmer months. The building’s site is adjacent to Shed 2, as
well as various restaurants and specialty markets.
The building’s design is a response to the surroundings of the site.
The Northwest face of the building houses a wine room, a bake
shop, and a restaurant, which mirrors the row of restaurants
across the street. The Southeast face houses several teaching
kitchens, which are adjacent to the specialty shops across the
street. The public plaza is to the Northeast of the site, adjacent to
Shed 2, and will become home to public gardens and a performance
space. Though the building envelops the public plaza, the South
corner of the building lifts up and allows pedestrians to pass through
to a pedestrian walkway that crosses the Fisher Freeway.
The building’s form was developed from a system of triangulated
modules, which aggregated together to allow the building to wrap
the site. The modules vary in size to accomodate shifts in scales in
the spaces within.
