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University of Florida School of Architecture - Gainesville, FL - Master oflong
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Elmhurst College - Elmhurst, IL - Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude, 2005
University of Florida School of Architecture - Gainesville, FL - Master of Architecture, 2010 ElmhurstLiterature & Music Majors; Philosophy Minor Laude, 2005
College - Elmhurst, IL - Bachelor of Arts Cum
English Literature & Music Majors; Philosophy Minor
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Joh n W. Stovall Scholarsh ip Awarded 2009
University of Florida School of Architecture - Gainesville, FL - Master of Architecture, 2010
Joh n W. Stovall Scholarsh ip Awarded 2009
O tisnA. Skin ner Scholarshi p Award 2008
Joh W. Stovall Scholarsh ip Awarded 2009
O tis A. Skin ner Scholarshi p Award 2008 Omicron Delta Kap pa, National Leadership Honor Society
Honors Ar th u r Blen n An derson Scholarship Award 2007
& Activities Omicron Delta Kap pa, National Leadership Honor Society
OmicronSigma Psi Recogn i tion Society (Music Honor Society)
Lambda Delta Kap pa, National Leadership Honor Society
Artis u r Blenner Scholarshi p Award 2008
O th A. Skin n An derson Scholarship Award 2007 Lambda Sigma Psi Recogn i tion Society (Music Honor Society)
Lambda Sigma Psi Recogn i tion En glish Honor Society Society)
Sigma Tau Delta, In ternational Society (Music Honor
Puthlication n An derson Scholarship Award 2007 u dent d esign retrospective 2008/2009
Pu bn W. Stovall Scholarsh ip Awardedof Florida st u dent d esign retrospective 2008/2009
Ar b u r Blen in Arch i trave, Un iversity 2009 Sigma Tau Delta, In ternational En glish Honor Society
Joh lication in Arch i trave, Un iversity of Florida st Sigma Tau Delta, In ternational Sprin g 2001, Fall 1999
Dean’s List Fall 2003, Fall 2002, En glish Honor Society
Stu den t Liaison for ithe School of Architecture Stu d io Cu esign Committee 2008/2009 Dean’s List Fall 2003, Fall 2002, Sprin g 2001, Fall 1999
Stu den tSkin in Scholarshi p Award 2008Florida st u dent d lt u re retrospective 2008/2009
O tislicationner Arch the School of Architecture Stu d io Cu lt u re Committee 2008/2009
Pu b A. Liaison for trave, Un iversity of
Dean’st ListdFall 2003, Fall Dyer En dowed Scholarship Awar d 2003/2004
Rober an Gou d yloch 2002, Sprin g 2001, Fall 1999
Rober t an d Gou d yloch Dyer En dowed Scholarship Awar d 2003/2004
Grad uate Teach in g the School ofTheory I 2009 Stu d io Cu lt u re Committee 2008/2009 Rober trst College yloch Dyer EnSch olarshi p 1 99 9/2000 d 2003/2004
E lmh u an d Gou d Music Talen t dowed Scholarship Awar
Gradu r t Liaison in g Assistan t for Theory I 2009
Ar th uate Teach for Assistan t for Architecture
Stu den Blen n An derson Scholarship Award 2007 E lmh u rst College Music Talen t Sch olarshi p 1 99 9/2000
Teach in g Assistan t for Designfor& 2 2007/2008 E lmh u rstl CollegeEMusic b l e Guitarist (Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001; 2002/2003
C l ass ica G u i t a r n sem Talen t Sch olarshi p 1 99 9/2000
Grad uate Teach in g trave, Un 1 Theory I 2009
Pu b lication in Arch iAssistan t 1 & 2 2007/2008
Teach in g Assistan t for Designiversity of Florida st u dent d esign retrospective 2008/2009 C l ass ica l G u i t a r E n sem b l e Guitarist (Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001; 2002/2003
C l ass ica l G u i t a r E n sem b l e GuitaristPublicity and Concert Recording) 2000/2001; 2002/2003
Head of (Performance/Studio Sales 2002/2003
Project leader for tthe ann ual design2007/2008 C l ass ica l G u i t a r E n sem b l e Head of Publicity and Concert Sales 2002/2003
Project g Assistan for Design 1of Architecture Stu d of a Sukkah for Hillel at the University of Florida 2008
Teach in Liaison for the School & 2 & constr uction of a lt u re Committee 2008/2009
Stu den t leader for the ann ual design & constr uctionio CuSukkah for Hillel at the University of Florida 2008 C l ass ica l C o ntc e rE n semib l e Head of Publicity and Concert Sales 2002/2003
o l l e g e G u i a r t C h o r Secon d Tenor 1999/2000; 2000/2001 Choir Board Member 2000/2001
Par tici pa tion in the AIA Florida Healthcare for the Homeless Design Hillel at te 2008 C o l l e g e C o n c e r t C h o i r Secon d Tenor 1999/2000; 2000/2001 Choir Board Member 2000/2001
Par tici pa tion in in g Assistan t forHealthcare for the Homeless Design Charret te 2008
Project leader for the ann ual design & constr uction of a Sukkah for Charret the University of Florida 2008
Grad uate Teach the AIA Florida Theory I 2009
C o l l e g e C o n c e r t C h o i r Secont Bl ues” Guitarist (Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001
Vocal Jazz E n semble “Late Ni g h d Tenor 1999/2000; 2000/2001 Choir Board Member 2000/2001
Vocal Jazz E n semble “Late Ni g h t Bl ues” Guitarist (Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001
J a z z G u i t a r n semble l“Late Ni g h t(Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001
Vocal Jazz E E n s em b e Guitarist Bl ues” Guitarist (Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001
Proficientin gtion in theforRhinoceros 2007/2008 the Homeless Design Charret te 2008
Teach pa AutoCAD, Design 1 Healthcare for
Par tici in Assistan t AIA Florida & 2 with Grasshopper, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe
Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhinoceros with Grasshopper, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
J a z z G u i t a r E n s em b l e Guitarist (Performance/Studio Recording) 2000/2001
J a z z G u i m b o n s em b l e (Performance) 1999/2000; 2000/2001
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J a z z C o m b o Guitarist (Performance) 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Proficient in AutoCAD, Form-Z, ParaCloud, Revit & Ecotect Analysis at the UniversityPhotoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
Project leader for the Rhinoceros with Grasshopper,Sukkah for Hillel
ann ual design & constr uction of a 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe of Florida 2008
Project experience in Form-Z, ParaCloud, Revit & Ecotect Analysis
J a z z u rs tm b oleGuitarist (Performance) 1999/2000; 2000/20012000/2001
E lm h C o Co l ge Jazz Fest i v a l Publicity Team 1999/2000;
E lm h u rs t Co l le ge Jazz Fest i v a l Publicity Team 1999/2000; 2000/2001
Project tici pa tion in the AIA Florida Healthcare for the Homeless Design Charret te 2008
Par experience in E lm h u rs t Co llle ge JazzaFest Cast Publicity 1999/2000
lm r s C o l e g e T h e t e r i v a l Member Team 1999/2000; 2000/2001
E l m h u r s t C o l l e g e T h e a t e r Cast Member 1999/2000
Project experience in Form-Z, ParaCloud, Revit & Ecotect Analysis
E lm h u rs tt Col lle ge M usic tDepa r tmen t Boar d Freshman Representative 1999/2000
lm r s C o l e g e T h e a e r Cast Member 1999/2000
E lm h u rs t Col le ge M usic Depa r tmen t Boar d Freshman Representative 1999/2000
Proficient in AutoCAD, Rhinoceros with Grasshopper, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
E lm h u rsder ( E lm h u rs t Co l le ge tmen t n t newspa pe r) St aff Wr i te r 2002/2003; S ummer 2003
T he Lea t Col le ge M usic Depa r st u de Boar d Freshman Representative 1999/2000
T he Lea der ( E lm h u rs t Co l le ge st u de n t newspa pe r) St aff Wr i te r 2002/2003; S ummer 2003
T he tLea der o E lm hiuirs t Co l n feren ce Wor ks ho p ope r) St affi rWr i te r n2002/2003; S ummeru2003
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P u b l ica t i o n n W r oe t g a n d sc u l ce re i ks ho p o Memo i Wr i t i g w i t h ma g az i ne 2003
P u b l ica t i o n for p oe t r y a n d sc u l p t u re i n M i d d le We s te r n Vo ice li te ra r y ma g az i ne 2003
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I n te l n a o n l C u b t r y a n d 2002/2003
I n te r n a t i o n a l C l u b Mem ber 2002/2003
Vicenza, Italy Fall 2009
Vicenza, Italy Fall 2009 I n te r n a t i o n a l C l u b Mem ber 2002/2003
• University of Florida Vicenza Instit u te of Architecture
Vicenza, Italy Fall 2009 Vicenza Instit u te of Italian conversation & grammar
• University of Florida Architecture U N D E R G R A D U AT E S T U D I E S A B R O A D
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Seminars: Italian futurism & rational ism; Architecture
University of Florida Vicenza Instit
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U N D E R G R A D U AT E S T U D I E S A B R O A D
• Stud io: Relocation of the Vicenza Publ ic Library withi n a deteriorated Renaissance garden
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Seminars: Italian futurism Vicenza Publ Italian conversation & grammar
Vicenza, Italy Fall 2009 of the Vicenza Publ Oxford, England Spring 2004
Oxford, England Spring 2004
Guadalajara, Mexico Summer 2008 ic Library withi n a deteriorated Renaissance garden
• Stud io: Relocation
Guadalajara, Mexico Summer 2008 te of Architecture Oxford, Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Keble College, University of Oxford
• England Spring 2004
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Tu t orials: Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Keble College, University of Oxford
Tu t orials: Shakespeare / Greek Tragedy / European Renaissance Art & Archi tecture
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Studio: Relocation g & publ ic promenade Nijmegen, The Netherlands Fall 2003
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Seminar: Newbuil din g & of place in rural areas, with special at ten t ion to ruraluse of water & in the Tequilahacienda system Nijmegen, The Netherlands Fall 2003
Nijmegen, The Universiteit Nijmegen 2003
• Radboud Netherlands Fall
Guadalajara, Summer 2007 ic promenade in San Martí n de las Cañas, a rural Ejido village in the Tequila Valley
Paris, Franc e Mexico Summer 2008
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Paris, Franc e Summer 2007
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RadboudAmerican Litera t ure / Race & Gender in American P op-Cul t u re / In terna tio nal Law
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strategies of place in rural areas, in Place Milan, Italy Fall 2001 & Spring 2002
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Seminar: The Architecture of Paris: Experiments in Place
Milan, Italy Fall 2001 & Spring 2002
• Institu te of European Studies
• • Institu te of European Studies
• Institu te ofCattol ica, Studies: Italian conversation & grammar
Università European Studies
Paris, Franc e Summer 2007 • Università Cattol ica, Studies: Italian conversation & grammar
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• Seminar: The Architecture of Paris: Experiments in Place Montego Bay, Jamaica January 2000 & January 2001
Montego Bay, Jamaica January 2000 & January 2001
Montego Bay, Jamaica January 2000 & January 2001
• Elmhurst College “Educational Ex periences in Jamaica” teaching music to underprivileged middle school chil dren
• Elmhurst College “Educational Ex periences in Jamaica” teaching music to underprivileged middle school chil dren
• Elmhurst College “Educational Ex periences in Jamaica” teaching music to underprivileged middle school chil dren
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agua y ladrillo | community center oasis | urban pavilion lanterns | spanish history museum skin | facade project
selected projects
4. agua y ladrillo
advanced studio summer 2008
program: community center
location: san martín de las cañas
computer modeling: SketchUp
rendering: Podium
5. san martín de las cañas
Centrally located in the state of Jalisco, Mexico,
San Martín de las Cañas is a small village of 780 original
inhabitants situated within the Tequila Valley 3,600 hacienda
feet above sea level. A rural landscape of blue
agave farming and tequila production surrounds
the agrarian village. Operated as a traditional dam
hacienda up until the agrarian land reform of the
Mexican Revolution (1910), San Martín is now site
within the jurisdiction of an Ejido, a region of land bull ring
governed and farmed communally and supported
by the state.
Built into a hillside, San Martín de las Cañas
has adapted to the naturally steep grade of the
terrain. With the exception of the old hacienda
town square, nothing commits to an orthogonal
geometry – no road is even remotely flat. The city
has grown organically from a man-made reservoir
along a river, forming an enclave of ad hoc houses
and roads that become part of the landscape itself.
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6. agua | water
Every village throughout the arid Tequila Valley has a unique
relationship with water. The most vital of all resources, water
is at times also the most scarce. High above the valley floor,
San Martin is advantageously positioned near some of the
highest cascades in Mexico, allowing it to harness water for
both power and drinking. In fact, narrow aqueducts (both
above ground and embedded into the streets) carry water
through the village to a dammed reservoir, which is also fed
by the San Martin River. The townspeople routinely construct
makeshift dams of their own along these aqueducts to create
personal water supply for laundry or other household needs.
10ft 30ft 50ft 100ft 200ft
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7. Particularly undeveloped, the site at the north side of the
community reservoir offered a unique opportunity to expand the free public plaza
center public space of the town through a multi-use community
center. The site was little more than a discordant
intersection of winding roads, water and landfill. It was the
leftover space of several intersecting axes and geometries
that were never intended to find resolution.
Interestingly, the site provided a prototypical example of
what Eduard Bru coined the “urban void”. While San Martín
is far from the scale of the mega cities Bru refers to in his
Untried Territories, this was still the type of “conflictive
space” that forces the architect or urban planner to invent
new places and new uses. By expanding the reservoir
embankment in the direction of the water, the north shore
of the reservoir is transformed into a functioning public
plaza and promenade. At the intersection of the plaza and
sketches from initial visit map
promenade, a new community center is created. intersection of site lines
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8. ladrillo | brick
As the soil is rich in clay there is an abundance of brick
makers scattered throughout the Tequila Valley. The design
of the community center incorporated the typical concrete
frame with brick inlays that pervades the architecture of the
region. Not only did it make good design sense to utilize local
materials and methods, it also created an inherent connection
between the architecture and the landscape in terms of both
the natural and fabricated environments.
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9. 1 - ejido room
2 - event space
3 - kitchen
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1 event space
programmable space
By providing open event spaces as well as private rooms of varying sizes, the
community center can host a wide variety of social events throughout the
year. It also provides much needed accommodations for overnight guests for
bull fights, carnivals and regional meetings of the Ejido. For this reason, the
center is divided into two wings, each with two levels and separate entrances,
to allow for multiple events at the same time.
10ft 15ft 25ft 50ft
ejido room entrance
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10. ejido room & laundry
San Martin benefits from a semi-arid climate and a relatively high
elevation, causing little variation in temperature year-round. This allowed
the main gathering spaces of the community center to remain open, with
uninhibited views of the surrounding landscape.
The largest space was designed to accommodate governmental meetings
of the Ejido. The porosity of the tilt-up concrete wall to the south regulates
the wind and sun entering the Ejido room and offers privacy while still
engaging with the adjacent plaza. The room’s massive, cantilevered roof
provides shading while also collecting rain water. Folded metal panels,
which form the ceiling of the Ejido room, act as channels to carry water
to the laundry below.
rain water collection
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11. public pavilions
water terraces
water pavilions
Several small pavilions and terraced platforms were designed to occupy new landfill
along the reservoir embarkment, offering highly programmable public space for local
residents and vendors. This provides a venue for the regular markets, which are held in
the village. Likewise, the shade offered by the pavilions and the coolness of the water
will most certainly draw more people to the reservoir in the hot summer months. In the
rainy season when the reservoir is high, parts of the terraced platforms will be partly
submerged, providing a visual reminder of the passage of seasons.
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12. urban oasis
advanced studio fall 2008
program: pavilion
location: St. Augustine, FL
computer modeling: 3ds Max
rendering: V-Ray
13. urban oasis
The recent remaking of St. Augustine into
a “living history museum” produced an
unfortunate consequence; a once vibrant fort
community of artists (especially street artists)
became alienated from any kind of free public
exhibition. The city council went so far as to
issue a ban on all public art within fifty feet of
the tourist-saturated St. George Street.
This project repurposes a parking lot located
in the historic town center, at the intersection
of Cordova and Carrera Streets, into a free
public forum or a place of refuge (an oasis)
within the city. The grassy oasis is designed
to provide a series of small, programmable
urban “room-like” spaces for visiting artists
or weary pedestrians looking for peace and
solitude.
site
Cordova Street St. George Street
historic restoration
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14. By utilizing a series of traditional Coquina walls, the Historic Grace United
Methodist Church 1886
space is defined primarily by movement. The seemingly
indeterminate arrangement of planar surfaces produces a
sequence of parallaxes, which are continually redefined as
one progresses through the oasis. The visual porosity (or the
physical depth of the field) fluctuates without anticipation
as one moves in any direction. From the exterior, one
TREET
is given fragmented views of what lies inside; from the ERA S
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interior, one is never without a glimpse of the city beyond
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the sanctuary of the walls. By contrast, the canopy is quite
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regular, housed within a symmetrical space frame; yet, it
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too destabilizes any singular reading of the field below
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with glass and mirrored panels of varying translucency that
cast an array of shadows in fleeting patterns. The mirroring section
visually bridges the otherwise disconnected spaces,
creating something of a virtual parallax.
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angled mirrors in canopy
reflect underlying spaces
Ponce de León Hall
at Flagler College 1888
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15. a passing glimpse patterns & parallax
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16. A new corridor linking Grace United Methodist Church and Flagler College
5ft 15ft 25ft
remembering the wall conforms to the modern city grid on one edge while the other edge is
rotated to follow the path of a now buried 16th century Spanish wall - a
subtle reminder of the layers of history beneath St. Augustine.
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17. lanterns
advanced studio fall 2008
program: Spanish History Museum
location: St. Augustine
computer modeling: 3ds Max
rendering: V-Ray
18. It is impossible to break ground in St. Augustine without uncovering some evidence of its remarkable
history, especially from the Spanish colonial years. Therefore, it seemed appropriate to house the
proposed Spanish History Museum within the earth beneath an artificial embankment rising from the
edge of the adjoining glacis of Castillo de San Marcos, located on the waterfront just across historic
Highway A1A.
Unlike its 17th century neighbor, the museum’s glacis was designed not to impede the advancement
of unwanted guests, but instead to allow access from every possible approach. The museum glacis,
in contrast to the typically flat Florida coastline, rises just high enough to provide panoramic views of
Castillo de San Marcos and the St. Augustine Marina while respecting the local height ordinances of
the Spanish Quarter. Located beneath a scenic promenade, the Museum’s primary exhibition space is
oriented toward Castillo de San Marcos as a constant reminder of its historical presence.
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19. Castillo de San Marcos
pedestrian corridor
Highway A1A reconfigured to provide museum frontage road
accessible only to public transportation
historic St. George Street Highway A1A
with new frontage road
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20. 1 - exhibition hall
2 - event space
3 - archives
4 - gift shop
5 - courtyard
1
lobby with lightwell
1
4
2
5
3
5
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pedestrian corridor links St. George Street and Highway A1A
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21. 5 - courtyard
6 - exterior passage
7 - administration
8 - cafe & patio
9 - kitchen
exhibition hall
8
9
6
5
7
5ft 15ft 25ft 50ft 100ft
facade minimizes light pollution - mitigating harm to coastal wildlife
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22. The peripheral programs of the museum (lobby, cafe, archives and administration)
are housed in two wings nestled within the constructed glacis. Within the wings,
vertical voids are utilized as a means of capturing light without excessive heat
gain. Externally, the wings are clad in perforated steel panels custom-fabricated
to echo lantern patterns found within the Spanish Quarter. Throughout the
day, the internal array of shadow and light becomes a measure of time, while at
night, the glow from within projects the patterns of light outwards - becoming a
symbolic beacon of light on the St. Augustine waterfront. At the same time, the
building’s facade minimizes light pollution thereby mitigating potential harmful
effects to coastal wildlife.
a bridge provides visitors with exterior passage and interior
courtyard views without requiring entry to the museum
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26. a thickened skin
rethinking high-rise living
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27. marina city towers residential floor plans
a city within a city (parking floors 1 - 20)
sax hotel
architect: Bertrand Goldberg
constructed: 1964 private drive
height: 587 ft
program: mixed use / parking / residential
N. DEARBORN STREET
house of blues
N. STATE STREET
east
tower
west
tower
east tower floor plan 21st - 52nd
smith & wollensky
CHICAGO RIVER
east tower floor plan 53rd - 60th
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28. concrete problems nine suns
a skeleton in need of skin
When Marina City was built, it was the tallest reinforced concrete According to Chinese legend, for thousands of years the
structure in the world. This engineering feat was obviously a point Earth was scorched by ten suns. One day a man named
of pride for Goldberg and his team of designers, as they chose to Hou Yi came along and shot down nine of the suns along
leave a key element of architecture missing - the skin. While the with a few flying beasts and dragons thus saving the
radial formwork of the towers has become a hallmark of Chicago people of the world from suffering inevitable destruction.
architectural style and innovation, it has not withstood the elements It is interesting to consider only nine of the ten suns were
as well as it has the critics. shot down. It shows how vital the sun is for sustaining life,
while recognizing too much of a good thing can cause
If one were to visit the towers on any given day one would find a now destruction.
familiar array of scaffolding and construction screens wrapping the
towers. The Marina City Condominium Association reports spending This study of Marina City Towers focused on ways to
millions of dollars to fix severe structural damage to the signature address the building’s emergent environmental and
cantilevered concrete balconies. Residents complain of constantly programmatic needs. Specifically, it examined how an
rain-swept balconies and of puddling from deformations in the floor architectural skin may be utilized to protect an otherwise
plates due to constant bombardment by wind. “skinless” building from the elements and how that then
may affect the interactive spaces of high-rise living. It
was important with Marina City Towers to respect the
character of the existing structure, while allowing a new
identity to emerge. This is fitting given the parable of the
story is that survival is a product of both innovation and
adaptation; in other words, evolution.
wind swept rain severe concrete
damage
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29. sun mapping The initial skin studies began by addressing environmental issues of wind,
wind analysis As Marina City Towers are circular in design with sixteen bays rotated on
sun and rain. There are essentially nine hours in a day when sun-shading is center, it is equally exposed in every direction, making it especially difficult
absolutely critical, especially for a high-rise building. to adapt to continually changing conditions. Wind, unlike sun exposure, is
far from constant. However, these prevailing wind diagrams clearly show a
predominance of winds from the southwest, especially in the winter months.
current conditions optimized sun shades current conditions optimized sun shades current conditions optimized sun shades
(june - august) (june - august) (june - august)
9 am 12 pm 3 pm
spring summer
10 am 1 pm 4 pm
11 am 2 pm autumn winter
5 pm
morning sun mid-day sun evening sun prevailing winds annual average winds
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30. modularity studies variable components
To create a building skin, a cylindrical form was populated with modular components
to compliment the repeated modularity of the towers. Secondarily, the components
were varied as they were “grafted” onto the surface, adapting to the given conditions
while creating functional ornament and visual complexity.
The modular investigations continued by
developing ways of populating surfaces with
sets of components subtly varied according to
irradiation maps.
With this particular example, a component was
stacked and then rotated to varying degrees
relative to the sun-shading desired, thereby
populating the cylindrical surface with a uniform
gradient. A more complex surface would produce
a larger variance in gradation. A full exploration of
this concept can be seen in the Harvard exhibition
of Adaptive Fritting, by Chuck Hoberman.
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31. skin gradations
north south
Sun studies show how “wrinkles” in a skin can The plasticity of the skin may be manipulated by
produce hot and cold spots throughout the day, populating the surface with varying apertures.
as opposed to the smooth surface of a perfect As shown, four components populate several
sphere that has a constant gradient of irradiation “wrinkled” surfaces and are varied relative to
that shifts throughout the day. anticipated average daily irradiation.
west east
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32. dynamic shading wind catchers
hot air ventilated through top of pleats
pleated surface creates shifting by natural shift in air pressure
pockets of warm and cool air
throughout day
sun
variations
indirect/diffused light enters
during peak sun hours
cooling winds may be harvested
through overlap of pleated surface
sun shaded by canopy
cooling oblique winds hot air ventilated through opposite
enter folds in skin scoop by natural shift in air pressure
self-shading surface could offer transparency cooling winds may be harvested
for views with minimal heat gain from prevailing direction
turbulence deflected by curved surfaces and driven upward,
avoiding wind-swept balconies
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33. programmatic wrapping
variable component as generator of surface modulation wrapping skin
The boundaries of the skin were expanded so that a type of communal dwelling was realized around the exterior
of the towers. An extended, fully inhabitable component was generated, with possibilities for highly interactive
elements typically not realized by the autonomous balconies of high-rise apartment buildings. This would afford
all residents access to the full 360 degrees of the building’s views. To reduce wind resistance, the curvature of
the component shifts as it wraps the building, creating a cork-screw effect, directing turbulent winds from all
directions up and around the building. Further investigation of this new typology of high-rise living would realize
the expansion of public space at the lower parking levels and possibilities for shared amenities between the towers
and the adjacent Hotel Sax.
expanded balconies
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34. balcony expansion stack effect & weather screening
summer sun
sun scoop
open closed closed
rain
offset enclosure enclosure enclosure
The extended balconies
are offset from the existing
towers, creating semi-public
promenades accessible only by turbulence
residents. Likewise, an atrium-
like space is made in the gap
between the new balconies and
the old, providing ventilation,
views and light.
cool air hot air increased
stack effect
winter sun
sun scoop summer winter spring & autumn
During the summer the skin During the winter all apertures One of the main reasons to pull the skin
shift is allowed to breath through of the skin (balcony and away from the original structure was to
In order to avoid limiting balcony and overhead doors. overhead doors) are closed, displace the most severe conditions of the
exterior views or inhibiting This provides natural, yet allowing the skin to serve as a high-rise typology, wind and rain. So when
the desired winter sun from controlled airflow into the large insulator for the building. the exterior temperatures are optimal
apartments while protecting The stack effect is still present, for natural ventilation, but the exterior
reaching apartment interiors,
the interiors from excessive as towers naturally induce conditions do not allow for the facade to be
the new promenade is shifted
wind. A natural convection variances in air pressure as completely open, vents at the bottom and
upward, so that views are
occurs at each apartment, they rise. However, it is now top of the skin may be used to induce the
increased and winter sun angles contributing to a stack effect not about cooling the interior stack effect. In fact, such a configuration
from the months of November in the surrounding atrium space, but providing a winter would produce a more intense, yet
to February can reach deeper space. garden for the occupants of regulated stack effect than if the facade was
into the new atrium space. the building. opened at individual balcony apertures.
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35. balcony typography extended balcony above
extended balcony below
The new balcony and overhead wing-like doors can be opened durring
favorable conditions thereby allowing the encompassing atrium space
to be naturally ventilated by oblique winds. The twisting skin also
provides varying spatial conditions relative to the fixed module of the
original bays. As shown in the diagrams to the right this was achieved by
modulating the shape of the extended bays on a fixed axis.
The twisting curvature of the
skin allows for nine variations
in the extended balconies
relative to the fixed module of
the original towers. As the sun
shifts no space is overheated
as the rotated curve of the new
balconies are incrementally
shaded by the floors above.
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36. summer terrace
june 21st
10:45 am
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37. winter garden
december 21st
10:45 am
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