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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

THEARCHITECTURALDESIGN WORK OF

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURALDESIGN WORK OF

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52 JAMES STREET .......................................................................................................................................................................................................

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52 James Street is a charming brownstone located in a historic district. Multi-story bay windows dominate the exterior facade of all the residences in the neighborhood. This design transforms the entire exterior by using a glass curtain wall system. The number one complaint of residents is the feeling of being fortressed in to keep crime out, this facade was designed to transform how the building is used to create exterior living spaces. By moving the walls of the interior spaces in and creating a masonry screen system, this design creates limited privacy for the necessary interior spaces and pockets of space for the residents to create exterior living spaces such as a exterior dining room, roof top family room, and exterior porch area. Glazing the brick created a play with transparency as well as a play with refl ections. Changing the interior to a prismatic shape and glazing the brick screen created refl ective properties of the interior residence and interstitial spaces ...

... even creating a sepia glow at moments.

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52 JAMES STREET

52 JAMES STREET

SITE ANALYSISSITE LOCATION

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NEWARK, NJ

LEGEND

1 LIVING RM.

2 HALF BATHROOM

3 KITCHEN

4 DINING RM.

5 FAMILY RM.

6 STUDY

7 BATHROOM

8 MASTER BEDROOM

9 CLOSET

10 BEDROOM

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FLOOR PLANS

FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR

SCALE: 1/16" = 1' 0"

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FRONT ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16" = 1' 0"

52 JAMES STREET

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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SCALE: 1/16" = 1' 0"

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EXTERIOR RENDERINGWALL SECTIONSCALE: 1/8" = 1' 0"

Much like that of the tectonic plates which create the earth's mountains and volcanos, this proposal for the Harrison train station uses the horizontal shifts in ridership through the week as the basis of the design. The push and pull of the daily commuters and sports fans eventually lead you vertically to the path train at the Harrison station. Using a geometric module and the structural theories of origami, the riders get the same sense of expedition as they traverse through the concourse up to the platform...

... to their ultimate destination

e tectonic plates which create the and volcanos, this proposal for the on uses the horizontal shifts in ridership

TECTONIC PLATES

EXTERIOR LINE DRAWING

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TECTONIC PLATES

INTERIOR RENDERING

SITE D30,000 sq. ft.

EASTBOUND TO NYCTO INCLUDE 15,000 sq. ft.

OUTDOOR PLAZA

MAIN PLATFORM FORARENA RIDERSHIP

SITE B11,000 sq. ft.

WESTBOUND TONEWARK PENN STATTT ION

SITE C9,600 sq. ft.

LOCATION OFAA THEORIGINAL STATT TIONAA

BUILT 193LL 6

EASTBOUND TO NYC

SITE ATO REMAIN UNCHANGED

BUILT 200LL 7WESTBOUND TO

NEWARK PENN STWW ATT TIONAA

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QUYON DRIVE

SITE PLAN ABOVE RAILROS AD TRACKSSCALE: 1’ 0”’ = 1/128””

TECTONIC PLATES

SITE PLAN SITE IMAGES

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FORM DIAGRAMS

SECTION ATHROUGH SITE D

TECTONIC PLATES

ELEVATIONTHROUGH SITE C

SECTION BTHROUGH SITE B

SECTION CTHROUGH SITE D

TECTONIC PLATES

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TECTONIC PLATES

INTERIOR LINE RENDERING

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Simplicity of design can create a complex perception of space; inducing emotional states experienced by the inhabitants through a designed environment. This group project called for the study of tectonics: how elements create form to delineate space. The struc-tural logic acts, not as a serial cummulative unit, but is treated as part of a shell structure. The structure allows for the spaces below to take form, infl uenced by the geometries of the structure.

Specifi c continuations of the folds and shearing moments become collumns, walls, roofs, and fl oors. Incorporating the idea of the open plan, one can weave through the spaces to truly experience the sequence. Through the application of a folded mod-ular system, one can experience a cohesive and captivating space in their commute.

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INTERIOR RENDERING

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SITE PLAN WITH SITE CIRCULATION

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Weekday Circulation Weekend Circulation Stadium Circulation

Cafe

Maint.Room

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Retail

Retail

Lockers

Closet

GROUND FLOOR PLANWITH INTERIOR CIRCULATION

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EXTERIOR RENDERING

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SECTION B

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SECTION A

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