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W I L L I A M Z A H U R A K
03 NORTHEASTERNUNIVERSITY
02 CAMBRIDGEPUBLIC LIBRARY
04 SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
01 GRAPHIC ANALYSISOF DEWEY SQUARE
MAP OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
LEGEND
01 GRAPHIC ANALYSIS
02 SITE AND PROGRAM
03 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
04 TECTONIC STUDIES
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Dewey Square
Cambridge Public Library
Sustainable School
Dance Studio
Mixed-Use Housing
BERLIN U-BAHN
GRAPHIC ANALYSIS
SITE AND PROGRAM
SEMESTER ABROAD
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
TECTONIC STUDIES
PHOTOGRAPHY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTSDewey Square Field Study
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTSCambridge Public Library
BERLIN, GERMANYMixed-Use Housing in Berlin
Sustainable SchoolEcotect Analysis
Watchtower, Dance Studio, 3D CADModel Crafting
Panorama photos
WILLIAM [email protected]
undergraduate portfolionortheastern university 2009 - 2014
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MIXED-USEDIN BERLIN
U7
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Site Section
GRAPHIC ANALYSIS01
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(8,852) SOUTH STAION
(4,123) DEWEY SQUARE
(1,135) ONE FINANCIAL (817) INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
(403) KEYSTONE BLDG
(325) 125 HIGH ST.
(600) FEDERAL RESERVE BUILDING
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1600 1722 1855 1898 1942 2012
JFK EXPRESSWAY
CENTRAL ARTERY BIG DIG
ATLANTIC AVENUE ELEVATED
THE GREENWAY
NY & NE R.R.
SOUTH STATION
MBTA RED LINE
NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY
SHORELINE
PIERS
HOUSES
WAREHOUSES
FINANCIAL TRUSTS
IN THE YEAR1600, THE AREA NOW KNOWN AS DEWEY SQUARE WAS LEFT TO IT’S NATURAL LANDSCAPEAND SHORELINE BEFORE BECOMING THE MAIN ACCESS INTO BOSTON.
SOON AFTER DISCOVERY, SETTLERS WENT TO WORK BUILDING HOMES AND WHARVING OUT, ALLOWING FOR A VALUABLE TRADE HARBOR TO DEVELOP.
AS BOSTON BECOMES A LEADING TRADERWITH FOREIGN MARKETS, THE NEED FOR IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE LEADI TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG DISTANCE RAILWAY AND WAREHOUSES FOR STORAGE.
BY THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, MAJOR EFFORTS TOWARDS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RED LINE, AN ELEVATED RAIL AND A GRAND TRAIN STATION.
BY 1942 THE AUTOMOBILE HAS CONSUMED ALL OTHER FORMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT. THE CITYSAW NEED FOR A MAJOR HIGHWAY TO FEED COMMUTERS INTO THE CITY.
BURDENED BY THE THE LARGE HIGHWAYOVERTAKING THE SITE, BOSTON DECIDESTO RESTORE A CONNECTION TO THE WATERFRONTBY UNDERTAKING THE BIG PROJECT TO TUNNELTRAFFIC UNDERGROUND AND RENEW PUBLIC SPACE.
UNTOUCHED
COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT
PORT CITY OPERATION
ESTABLISHED INFRASTRUCTURE
THE OTHER GREEN MONSTER
URBAN RESTORATION
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ELEMENT CHANGE OVER TIME
As time goes on things often go through drastic changes, this is definitely the case with Dewey Square. What started as a natural shoreline with a few ships in the water is now the hub of Bos-ton’s transportation network and financial district. Dewey Square has played a role in everything from the cities first discovery to the massive undertaking of the Big Dig. The amount of change that this site has seen over the years is unparalleled by anything else in Boston. This diagram serves as visual tool to understand the process Dewey Square’s transformation, with this tool we can get a glimpse of what elements were used in the past, and how they changed into what they are today.
ELEMENTS TAGGED ON FLICKR
Using data collected from flickr.Com, this diagram visualizes the number of tags associated with each building adjacent to dewey square. The number of tags for each building is applied to a pixilation graph which determines the pixel density of each building, buildings with a large number of tags are high in pixel density, while buildings with less tags are visualized with a lower pixel density.
SOUTH STATION8,852- PHOTOS
ONE FINANCIAL 1,135 - PHOTOS
125 HIGH STREET325 - PHOTOS
FEDERAL RESERVE600 - PHOTOS
02_DATAGRAPHBILL ZAHURAK
PIXEL DENSITY
NUMBER OFPHOTO TAGS
INTERCONTINENTAL800 - PHOTOSKEYSTONE BLDG.
403 - PHOTOS
125 SUMMER27 - PHOTOS
FIDUCIARY TRUST33 - PHOTOS
PIXEL DENSITY
SOUTH STATION
DEWEY SQUARE
ONE FINANCIALINTERCONTINENTAL
FEDERAL RESERVE BLDG.KEYSTONE BLDG.
125 HIGH STREETFIDUCIARY TRUST
125 SUMMER STREET
PIXEL GRAPH applying pixel densities to elements
ELEMENTS OF DEWEY SQUARE
1. South Station2. One Financial Center3. Fiduciary Trust Building4. 125 High Street5. Keystone Building6. Federal Reserve7. 245 Summer Street
DEWEY SQUAREADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATIONS | SUMMER 2012 | BILL ZAHURAK
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Dewey Square has located itself in Boston’s largest transportational crossings, the intersection of Highway 95, the Underground “Big Dig”, and South Station which includes MBTA buses, Regional bus services and the MBTA redline. Identifying these main components of Dewey Square has been the goal of the sectional analysis. This section carves underground, pushing and pulling objects to reveal their orientation and connectivity to surrounding infrastructure, unlike a traditional section, this section works in 3D perspective to reveal the spaces above.
Identifying with the history of Dewey Square has played a major role in the evolution graph. South Boston’s unique history captures the making of Boston into a major US city andit’s development into a network of national infrastructures. The evolution chart takes a diagrammatic look into how the land now known as Dewey Square began as a settler’s marsh to its growth into a colonial town and the boom of industry following the industrial revolution.
SUMMER 2012 |
DEWEY SQUARE FIELD STUDYsite given: Boston, Massachusetts
project description: A graphic study of Dewey Square using advanced 3d modeling and representation techniques.
software used: SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
Exploded Axon
Final 30”x42” Board
FALL 2010 |
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARYsite given: Cambridge, Massachusetts
program given: The Cambridge branch of the Boston Public Library. The new library connects to an existing residential building with a parti wall.
project description: A library that opens itself up to the public by providing mixed-use space including an auditorium and communal computers. A continuous plane of book stacks becomes visible to the neighboring public and encloses the divided reading spaces.
software used: SketchUp, illustrator, Photoshop
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Auditorium01
Public Computers02
Offices/Conference Rooms03
Main Reading Room04
Book Stacks05
Private Reading Room06
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
FOURTH FLOOR
concept:
Define each space by its relationship to the site, users and program. The book stacks then become visibly accessible from the exterior and form a wrapper around the interior space reading spaces.
FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FOURTH FLOOR
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concept:
Define each space by its relationship to the site, users and program. The book stacks then become visibly accessible from the exterior and form a wrapper around the interior space reading spaces.
FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FOURTH FLOOR
FALL 2010 |
Lobby entry
1br Studio
Lofted unit
3 br unit
MIXED-USE HOUSING IN BERLINprogram objective: A public art gallery integrates itself on Potsdamer Strasse. Residential units organize themselves around a single core which provides both light and ventilation.
SPRING 2012 |
Building Site
Study Model
31m
22 m
SEMESTER ABROAD03project description: This residential tower provides a variety of units and occupants that share a single core which provides light and ventilation. Privacy is maintained through circulation strategies and shifted floor plates.
Light and Ventilation Strategy
Air grille in floor
- Air grilles on the facade in the ceiling and floor allows in natu-ral air currents
-Air grilles alternate on floor and ceiling so ex-haust air doesn’t reach the above floor
-Mechanical vent on each floor controls intake and exhaust
-Air buffer insulates wall and reduces heat loss in winter
-Operable windowsallow in fresh air
-Operable blinds for shading
SPRING 2012 | INTEGRATED VENTILATION STRATEGY
software used: Revit, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL STUDYproject description: New school addition which utilizes natural and mechanical environmental systems.
software used: Revit, Ecotect, Photoshop
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS04
Ecotect day lighting study
FALL 2012 |
NATURAL VENTILATIONInitial Massing-Since our program is a school, we initially focused on studying the Autumn, Winter, and Spring wind conditions. -The winter winds, specifically, posed the largest threat to our thermal envelope-We chose to prioritize the classroom spaces since they would be frequently occupied throughout the winter-Our design features the common room protruding out from the existing building providing excellent wind blockage for the classrooms from the strong West and Northwest winter wind
1. Protect from winter winds
2. Solar Orientation
PROJECT P2 - Environmental SystemsAndrew Buckley and Bill ZahurakLocation: BOSTON, MA
wind rose diagrams of months typical to when school is
in session
FALL WINTER* SPRING
WATCHTOWER PROJECTproject description: study and design of wood frame and concrete foundation model.
material: Bass wood and Grey Chip
SPRING 2010 |
INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL MODELproject description: Tectonics structural model of dance studio.
material: Bass Wood, Plexiglass, Chipboard, Foamboard
SPRING 2010 |
ROOF COVERINGOPTIONAL GUTTERGUTTER HANGEREAVE FLASHINGWALL CAPSCULPTURED WALL PANEL EAVE PURLIN
RIGID FRAME RAFTERRIGID FRAME COLUMN
GALVANIZED FLASHING
2” RIGID INSUL.
PRECAST 8DT12
EMBED DOVETAIL SLOT
1/2” BEARING PAD
3/4” ACOUSTICAL LAY-IN CEILING
3/8” DIA. ANCHOR 24” O.C.
4” FIBER CANT
1/2”X4”X8” PLATE 48” O.C.
1/2”X4”X8” PLATE
8’-0” WIDE COMPOSITEPRECAST CONC. PANEL
4- #8 VERT. BARS
#3 TIES@12” O.C.
16”X16” SQUARE CONC. COLUMN
MTL. FURRING
14 GA. 2X4 MTL. STUD@16”O.C W/6” BATT INSUL.
6” CONC. SLAB W/ #4@ 8” O.C. EA WAY TOP BARS
2 - #5 TOP BARS
#3 STIRRUPS @ 8” O.C.
3 - #8 BOTTOM BARS
16”X28” CONC.SPANDREL BEAM
20 GA. 2X4 MTL. RUNNER
12” SQ. SLATE TILE OVER1/2” TILE GROUT
L6X6X3/8X6” LONG CLIP ANGLE
2-1/2” CONC. EXP. ANCHORS
PREFAB. GLAZED CURTAIN WALLAND MULLIONS
5/8” TYPE “X” G.D.W
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ROOF COVERINGOPTIONAL GUTTERGUTTER HANGEREAVE FLASHINGWALL CAPSCULPTURED WALL PANEL EAVE PURLIN
RIGID FRAME RAFTERRIGID FRAME COLUMN
GALVANIZED FLASHING
2” RIGID INSUL.
PRECAST 8DT12
EMBED DOVETAIL SLOT
1/2” BEARING PAD
3/4” ACOUSTICAL LAY-IN CEILING
3/8” DIA. ANCHOR 24” O.C.
4” FIBER CANT
1/2”X4”X8” PLATE 48” O.C.
1/2”X4”X8” PLATE
8’-0” WIDE COMPOSITEPRECAST CONC. PANEL
4- #8 VERT. BARS
#3 TIES@12” O.C.
16”X16” SQUARE CONC. COLUMN
MTL. FURRING
14 GA. 2X4 MTL. STUD@16”O.C W/6” BATT INSUL.
6” CONC. SLAB W/ #4@ 8” O.C. EA WAY TOP BARS
2 - #5 TOP BARS
#3 STIRRUPS @ 8” O.C.
3 - #8 BOTTOM BARS
16”X28” CONC.SPANDREL BEAM
20 GA. 2X4 MTL. RUNNER
12” SQ. SLATE TILE OVER1/2” TILE GROUT
L6X6X3/8X6” LONG CLIP ANGLE
2-1/2” CONC. EXP. ANCHORS
PREFAB. GLAZED CURTAIN WALLAND MULLIONS
5/8” TYPE “X” G.D.W
SPRING 2008 |
3D CAD DETAILSproject description: Coursework from commercial detailing
software used: SketchUP, AutoCAD
| CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FALL 2010 |
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FALL 2010 |
| CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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