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SPAs, K ing Abdul lah F inancial Dis tr ic t

w i l l b r u d e r+pa r t n e r s / w o r k s b u r e a u 2011 -

r i y a d h , s a u d i a r a b i a

At the geographical center of the King Abdullah Financial

District, the Mens and Womens SPAs create a visual

portal to the new group of skyscrapers comprising the

financial center.

The buildings are technically complex: the main

structural system is a steel diagrid with significant

cantilevers; the perforated titanium facade contains

dynamic elements, and the main interior spaces, known

as fissure gardens, include vertical gardens by the

French botanist and artist Patrick Blanc.

Other major design challenges include incorporating

infrastructure elements, including a 4-level underground

parking garage under the SPAs, two skywalks

connecting to neighboring buildings, a monorail station,

and the surrounding landscape, all designed by others.

A.11 / A.12 exterior column jacket

structural V-column

steel collar attached to column

tube steel frame

fiberglass panel / frame assembly

LED lights affixed to outside of frame

250mm 500mm0 1scale 1:20

steel frame attached to structure above

fiberglass panels on unitized frame bearing on foundation

LED lights affixed to outside of frame

lateral stability connection to columns

unified system bearing at foundation

0 5 2510scale 1:500

A.11 section B

A.11

pool area

wet area

fissuregarden

travelator

monorail

porticoretail

wadi

public atrium

L2

L1

GF

B1

B2

B3

B4

KAFD Portal Spas parcelsA.11/A.1210 July 2011 plate 99 Raison dEtreD25: phase 2, stage II

KAFD Portal Spas parcelsA.11/A.1210 July 2011 plate 90 Raison dEtreD25: phase 2, stage II

Parcel 2.08, K ing Abdul lah F inancial Dis tr ic t

w i l l b r u d e r+pa r t n e r s / w o r k s b u r e a u 2010 -

r i y a d h , s a u d i a r a b i a

A single building on a parcel, comprising two towers,

retail podium, parking garage, and roof gardens.

Composed of a five-level office block and a fifteen-level

residential tower linked buy a two-level retail podium, the

major masses bracket a semicircular public garden at

grade, and a podium level roof garden, both sited under

a shade canopy that soars overhead.

658,870 sf | 61,211 sm

2.0

EWS-03A RESIDENTIAL TOWER SINGLE HEIGHT CURTAIN WALL (WITH EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

civic presence

economic faade

luxury residence

sustainability

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faade assets

plan

elevation section

residential faade

The residential tower has been given a strong vertical expression, showing its height and stacking of units with continuous vertical bands of spandrel or vision glass. The prismatic mass of the tower is cut with vertical crevices containing inset terraces at four locations of each plate. To protect this glazing several techniques are employed:

On the northwest and southwest, limited frit is used. Where frit is used behind the shade screen structure, it gives vertical scale to double-height spaces of duplex units that can benefit from added sun control. The primary sun control system is provided by an outboard perforated aluminum shade system.

On other elevations, frit is the means of sun control; it is also the means to spandrelize glazing, and is a key part of the privacy strategy which we have addressed in response to the concerns of RIC. The coloration is envisioned to be a very pale silver-blue pattern on surface 2, with a translucent white frit provided on surface 3 similar to the office block daylight strategy. Where frit occurs at spandrel glass, the back face of the laminated panel will be opacifiedeither with a very light grey, or silver metallicto create a vertical, non-gridded visual emphasis.

EWS-03A RESIDENTIAL TOWER SINGLE HEIGHT CURTAIN WALL (WITH EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

PARCEL 2.08King Abdullah Financial District

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2.0

NOTE: ALL MISCELLANEOUS STEEL THAT IS PART OF THE EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEM TO BE SUPPLIED AND INSTALLED BY SUBCONTRACTOR.

EWS-03C RESIDENTIAL TOWER SINGLE HEIGHT CURTAIN WALL (WITHOUT EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

NOTE: ASSUME ONE OPERABLE UNIT PER 33 SQUARE METERS OF EWS-03C

*refer to A4004

NOTE: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SHADE SCREEN REFER TO 43/44.

VISION GLAZING FRIT

SPANDREL

500

INSULATIONGWB

SPANDREL

250MM CURTAINWALL SYSTEM SLAB EDGE

ALUMINUM SILL

FORMEDALUMINUMCLOSURE

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250MM CURTAINWALLSYSTEM

150MM CURTAINWALLSYSTEM

C3A5003

656.850

T.O. FIN. FLR. (L5)660.350

T.O. FIN. FLR. (L6)

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GWB

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STACKING JOINT

STACKING JOINT

VERTICAL MULLION CAP

ZERO SIGHTLINE AWNING UNIT

1:20 0 200 400 800B2PARTIAL WALL SECTION

1:20 0 200 400 800B5PARTIAL ELEVATION

1:20 0 200 400 800A5PARTIAL PLAN L4

EWS-01A

1

TERRA COTTA RAINSCREEN

EWS-01B PODIUM CURTAIN WALL

EWS-01C PODIUM L1 GARDEN FACADE GLAZING

EWS-01D PODIUM FACETTED CURTAIN WALL

EWS-02A

OFFICE TOWER OUTWARD SLOPING CURTAINWALL (W/O EXTERIOR SHADE LOUVER)

EWS-02B

OFFICE TOWER PARAPET CURTAIN WALLEWS-02C

EWS-03ARESIDENTIAL TOWER SINGLE HEIGHT CURTAINWALL (W/ EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

EWS-03B

EWS-03C

EWS-03DRESIDENTIAL TOWER DOUBLE HEIGHT CURTAINWALL (W/O EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

EWS-03ERESIDENTIAL TOWER PARAPET CURTAIN WALL(W/ EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

EWS-03FRESIDENTIAL TOWER PARAPET CURTAIN WALL(W/O EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

EWS-04A METAL RAINSCREEN SYSTEM

OFFICE TOWER CURTAIN WALL(W/ EXTERIOR SHADE LOUVER)

RESIDENTIAL TOWER DOUBLE HEIGHTCURTAIN WALL (W/ EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

RESIDENTIAL TOWER SINGLE HEIGHT CURTAINWALL (W/O EXTERIOR SHADE SCREEN)

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METAL CLAD WALL / FASCIA

PLANTER - STONE VENEERED

WATER GARDEN - TILE FACED

PERFORATED STAINLESS STEELRP-LINED VENT SHAFT

SKYWALK LOCATION - BY OTHERS

RESIDENTIAL TOWER SHADE SCREEN

OFFICE TOWER SHADE LOUVER

PTFE / STEEL FRAME GARDEN SHADE CANOPY

PERFORATED METAL GUARDRAIL

PERFORATED SIGNAGE VALENCE

SKYLIGHT WALLS

SKYLIGHT - INTEGRATED WITH FAADE

GENERATOR EXHUAST

SLOPE OF VIEW GARDEN (LANDSCAPE)

MECHANICAL LOUVER

ROOFTOP MECHANICAL SCREEN

SILVER METAL COLUMN JACKET

EWS-05A STUCCO WALL COVERING

OFFICE TOWER SKIRT CURTAIN WALLEWS-02D

REFER TO "PROJECT MANUAL FOR VOLUME 6 - CLADDING& PERFORMANCE" FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ALLEXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLIES AND MATERIALS.

EXTERIOR WALL SYSTEMS

EWS-01E PODIUM GARDEN ELEVATOR GLAZING

EWS-01F GARAGE LIGHT WELL GLAZING

GLAZING TYPESTYPICAL GLAZING AT PODIUM

GROUND FLOOR GLAZING AT PODIUM GARDENFACADEGLAZING AT PODIUM W/ BARRIER LOADING

SPANDREL GLAZING AT PODIUM

TYPICAL GARDEN FACADE

SKIRT GLAZING AT PODIUM GARDEN FACADE

GLASS BALUSTRADE AT PODIUM GARDENFACADEELEVATOR GLAZING

TYPICAL GLAZING AT OFFICE

SPANDREL GLAZING AT OFFICE

GLAZING AT OFFICE SKIRT

GLAZING AT OFFICE PARAPET

TYPICAL GLAZING AT RESIDENTIAL

GLAZING AT RESIDENTIAL W/ BARRIER LOADING

SLOPED GLAZING AT RESIDENTIAL

GLAZING AT RESIDENTIAL TERRACES

SPANDREL GLAZING AT RESIDENTIAL (A)

GLAZING AT RESIDENTIAL PARAPET

GARAGE LIGHT WELL GLAZING

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KEYNOTES

OFFICE TOWER OUTWARD SLOPING PARAPETCURTAIN WALL

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GLAZING AT OFFICE W/ BARRIER LOADINGGL2-5

EWS-01G PODIUM VESTIBULE GLAZING

1:20 0 200 400 800A2PARTIAL PLAN L3


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3.0

axonometric assembly diagram

60-150mm W.x 60mm DP.x 1800-3000mm H.

DETAIL CONNECTION 1/2 SCALETERRA COTTA FIXINGS

b o s t o n , m a s s a c h u s e t t sSummer Street ramp/stair

A design for a new connector between an overpass and a

sidewalk in the developing Fan Pier area of South Boston.

The ramp/stair would allow users of the convention

center complex easier access to proposed hotels and the

waterfront.

u t i l e , i n c . m a r c h 2008

c a m b r i d g e , m a s s a c h u s e t t sCambr idge Publ ic L ibrar y

w i l l i a m r aw n a s s o c i at e s j a n u a r y 2006

An addition to the main city library, built in 1888. The

project consists of a new 75,000 square foot building,

the preservation of the existing historic library

structure, and new below-grade parking. The new

building features a double-skin curtain wall faade,

and is expected to be LEED certified.

Green Val ley Residence

w i e d e r s pa h n a r c h i t e c t u r e s u m m e r 2008

a r m o n k , n e w y o r k

The project is the addition to and renovation of an

existing two-story, wood-frame modernist home

that was originally built in 1968. This project is

an alternative to the raze-and-build-new scenario

typically exercised in this community. The addition

is grafted onto the top of the existing house

to preserve as much of the existing building

as programmatically possible, to conserve on

the amount of new materials used, and to limit

the interaction with the existing landscape. All

materials used for the project are durable,

recyclable, and in most instances, renewable.

Wiederspahn Architecture45 Moore S treetS omerville MA 02144617 776 2028 phone617 776 0820 faxwww.wiederspahn.com

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UP

Existing: 0 SF

New: 1691 SF

Total: 1691 SF

3A = 458 SF3B = 120 SF3C = 1113 SFTOTAL = 1691 SF

2A = 494 SF2B = 48 SF2C = 120 SF2D = 169 SF2E = 166 SF2F = 85 SF2G = 648 SF2H = 820 SFTOTAL = 2550 SF

1A = 146 SF2B = 1308 SFTOTAL = 1454 SF

UPPER LEVEL

Existing: 1476 SF

Porch: 820 SF

New: 254 SF

Total: 2550 SF

MID LEVEL

Existing: 1308 SF

New: 146 SF

Total: 1454 SF

LOWER LEVEL

UPPER LEVEL UPPER LEVEL

MID LEVEL

LOWER LEVEL

Upper Level: 1691 SF

Lower Level: 1454 SF

Total: 5695 SF

Floor Plan Area:

Mid Level: 2536 SF

Floor Plan Areas

21MAY 08 1/16 = 1-0

Net Lot Area = 87,120 SF 75% of wetland area 50% of steep slope area

Net Lot Area =87,120 SF (75% x 4947) (50% x 19650) = 73,585 SF

21-10 24-0 53-0

21-0

21-0

458 SF = 3A 1113 SF = 3C

5-0120 SF = 3B

STAIR & DOUBLE -HEIGHT

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21-10

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494 SF = 2A

85 SF = 2F

648 SF = 2G 820 SF = 2H

120 SF = 2C

48 SF = 2B

169 SF = 2D

166

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1308 SF = 1B

UPPER LEVEL

LOWER LEVEL

MIDDLE LEVEL

EXISTING: 1476 SF

NEW: 24 SF

TOTAL: 2550 SF

EXISTING: 0 SF

NEW: 1691 SF

TOTAL: 1691 SF

EXISTING: 1308 SF

NEW: 146 SF

TOTAL: 1454 SF

EXISTING HOUSE

LIVING ROOM DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE ADDITION OF UPPER LEVEL NEW CONFIGURATION

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

Facade Materials

The volume of the existing house will

be sheathed in zinc siding. The added

bar at the upper level will be sheathed

in cedar with horizontal battens one

foot on center. These battens will

create a repetitive shadow line to

reduce the apparent mass of the

bar. Both the zinc and the cedar will

patina over time to a natural gray.

The existing cedar siding will be

preserved and used to sheath the

underside of the cantilevers. There

will be just three different sizes of

windows for economy and efficiency

in construction.

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

DINING ROOM

GARAGE

ENTRY

LIVING ROOM

KITCHENDINING ROOM

GARAGE

LIVING ROOM

PLAYROOM

ENTRY

Systems

The construction will be wood frame with

both engineered lumber and a modicum

of steel members. A forty-percent soy-

based spray-foam insulation will be used

throughout the house for its thermal

performance and ability to minimize air

infiltration. Natural light is maximized in

the social spaces to be occupied during

the daytime. Convection of warm air

through the two double-height spaces

will provide strong natural ventilation.

When the windows are closed, a radiant

heating and radiant cooling system will

use a geothermal energy source. Fresh

air will then be introduced into the house

through an air exchanger to captivate

the interior energy but expel the stale air.

BALCONY

c a m b r i d g e , m a s s a c h u s e t t sMIT Graduate Residence Hal l

Tentatively named NW35, the 275,000 square foot

complex will include 520 beds in a series of connected

buildings that are three to five stories tall and are

situated around two courtyards.

In addition to the private and public spaces in the

buildings, the area surrounding the complex will be

landscaped with spaces to create greenscape along

Albany Street. The courtyards will create a singular

community and will serve as private outdoor gardens for

the graduate residents.

The project included four security gates, each one

unique. All had to allow 24-hour card access to residents,

and two gates were required to be accessible to fire

trucks. The configuration and location of the entry points

determined the configuration of each gate.

Construction began in October 2006, and was completed

in 2008. The project budget was $104 Million.

w i l l i a m r aw n a s s o c i at e s f e b r u a r y 2007

Harbor Is lands Park Pav i l ionb o s t o n , m a s s a c h u s e t t s

i n d e p e n d e n t c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y a p r i l 2005

This project won 3rd Place in the open design

competition. Jurors praised it as an excellent

proposal that would mediate well between the

outdoors and the indoors.

The pavilion is a glass box holding two glowing

volumes, which, like lanterns, attract and guide

visitors. Transparent exterior walls slide away

to reveal the services and information to the

passerby. The glowing interior volumes float

like islands inside the space. Their surfaces are

digital screens displaying images and information

about the park, harbor and islands. As visitors

flow around the volumes, they become oriented

to their environment a new pedestrian space

connected to the oceanfront.

The place occupied by the pavilion, created by the dismantling of an iconic elevated highway, is a space of transformation and re-

orientation. The building unfolds, transforming with the seasons to accommodate the swells of warm weather crowds. The west

faade, 12 foot high glass panels, slide parallel to the greenway, allowing unhindered flow through the length of the pavilion.

Information counters mounted on tracks in the floor slide west towards the park. As warm weather arrives and the greenway

blooms, the pavilion grows, expanding to the needs of its visitors. The wing-like structure with its unfolding walls, maximizes the

covered volume and allows the perimeter to be floor-to-ceiling glass. The glowing internal volumes are thus externally visible from

every angle, beckoning the park user.

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The diagrams suggest one variation on

configuring interior volumes. Such spaces

may be necessary to contain certain

functions (utilities, secure storage, cart

storage or prep kitchen). The configuration

assures flexibility in moving, scaling, or

eliminating these volumes.

OPEN PLAN

ZONES

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INFO / TICKETS

STORAGE UTILITY

EXHIBITS SHOP

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SEATING AREA

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The pavilion is opened and expanded to varying

degrees as weather and need permit. The

primary entrance becomes the western side of

the structure; the glass walls fully retract and

stack against an external structure sited on

the north side. These glass panels temporarily

create a buffer zone between the path and the

outdoor seating area.

The north and south walls are composed of

folding glass panels, allowing the pavilion to

open to the city even further.

Information desks and sales counters slide out

of the building on recessed floor tracks, This

allows visitors to walk around and approach the

information counter at both sides. During these

times staff can be increased to cater to the

larger visitor traffic.

Outdoor seating can also spread out onto

the main path under the awning, creating a

distinctly public seating area apart from the

main area to the north.

OUTDOORSEATING AREA

ROOF OVERHANG

ATLANTIC AVENUE

GLASS WALL OPEN

WATER VIEW

WATER VIEW

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b o s t o n , m a s s a c h u s e t t sRotch Travel l ing Scholarship

This project is the winning entry for the second stage of

the 2003 Rotch Travelling Scholarship. The competition

format was a ten-day charrette, followed by an individual

presentation to a jury of eight. The first prize, awarded

annually, is a $35,000 fellowship granted for eight

months of travel abroad.

i n d e p e n d e n t c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y m a r c h 2003

A supermarket is typically a simple box, a

temporary repository of food the place

between the farm and the home. For

various cultural and economic reasons,

this building type has become a simple

volume, formulaic in its dimensions, and

artificially lit. As consumers, we expect

to find the food clean and well organized,

and in a sterile environment.

The project aims to bring the source of

food into the city, not just the product

itself. Shoppers are more aware of the

origins of the food they are buying. The

proposal is in many ways the opposite

of the supermarket, or the inverted

supermarket daylight is welcomed in,

shopping occurs inside and outside the

building, and on different levels. Produce

is neither clean nor sterile in some

instances the food is actually still growing

inside the building. Food is understood

more as an organic process, and less as

a commodity.

Section CC1

16" = 1'-0"

Section BB1

16" = 1'-0"

The project interacts with the park space, pushing and pulling its boundaries and distorting the notion of building/park. The trees

that line the new boulevards zigzag across the park, in effect borrowing part of the open space and claiming it as market space. Thus

the space of the Market footprint doubles, creating an open plaza for vending and festivals. Diagrammatically, the green space taken

from the park is like a green carpet, which slides up and over the building the park claims the building as park space in return.

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Bakery / Cafe

Cafe

Upper Level Market

Lower Level Market

Community Center

Pre-function area

Art Exhibition

Art Exhibition

Art & Community Center Storage

Kitchen

Restaurant

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GROUND LEVEL

The primary building material is plant material. On the ground floor, it is the produce for

sale in the stalls. Above the first level, it is the plants that produce flowers, herbs, and

berries for harvest and sale. This building material changes color and texture seasonally,

and animates the facades on a daily basis.

The east faade contains the element of vertical landscape rows of large window boxes

stacked above the second level. These boxes function both as planters for flowers, herbs

and bushes, and as a screen for eastern light. Vendors use the planters to grow a variety

of produce and flowers, which can be harvested in the presence of customers. The year-

round growing of plants becomes a living billboard, directly advertising the building as a

Market.

Housing in Nat ional Parks

The project addresses the issues of housing for

federal employees and volunteers in National Parks.

This issue, in its current form, has been debated in

the press and in government since at least 1990.

Plans have been proposed to build new employee

communities at such other parks as Grand Canyon

National Park.

This issue is very much related to that of

transportation and overcrowding in the National

Parks. This project aims to design suitable housing

on suitable sites in some of the most important

public lands in the United States.

t h e s i s p r o j e c t s p r i n g 2000

c a n y o n l a n d s n a t i o n a l p a r k , u t a h

Canyonlands National Park in Utah

was selected as a case study site,

although the project is designed to

be adaptable to other parks in the

region.

Canyonlands is a vast area of

wilderness in southeastern Utah,

centered around the confluence

of the Green and Colorado rivers.

The 530 square miles of the park

contain canyons, arches, spires

buttes and other rock formations.

The sheer canyons divide the park

into three distinct sections, which

are unconnected by road. The

three separate park headquarters

are thus isolated from each other

by several hours of driving, on

roads that are at times impassible.

The Canyonlands area was

designated a National Park in

1964; before this much of the

terrain was unvisited due to

inaccessibility.

Employee housing in most parks is outdated and in need of replacement.

Limited budgets have resulted in the construction of wood-framed

modular housing, assembled on site and placed on a buried foundation.

However, such construction is ill suited to the environmental extremes of

the desert southwest: temperatures exceed 100o F (38o C) in summer

and can drop below 0o F (-20o C) in winter; precipitation amounts to only

7 inches per annum; and due to the elevation (6000 ft/1800 m), daily

temperature fluctuations are high.

Besides exploring what to build, this project is also concerned with how

to build - to develop a housing prototype that is suitable for important

public lands. Historically, park headquarters and employee housing were

designed to blend with the landscape and mimic ancient buildings. The

current housing model in several parks is suburban enclaves tucked away

from visitors sight. This project is concerned with how the buildings

interact with the surroundings, and the issue of permanence.

Permanent marks on the land are identified and treated minimally: gravel

roads, concrete foundation piles, effluent beds. These are the elements

that are placed before the arrival of the unit, and are the same elements

that remain after it is removed. The unit itself is non-permanent; like

most buildings it will be removed or replaced within 30 years. Like ancient

ruins, what remains is evidence of the beliefs and values of a culture.

Each unit is constructed of 4 x 4 welded steel sections. This

cross-sectional shape is repeated to create five bays, each 9-0

on center. The resulting cage rests on two 12 steel C channels,

which provide lateral stability, and the reinforcement required

when moving the unit.

The enclosure consists of glazing units and stressed-skin

insulating panels. All enclosure panels are modular and

interchangeable. During transportation, the glazed panels are

protected inside the unit, and later assembled.

The dimensions of the unit are based

on highway size restrictions, so that

the folded-up unit can be delivered by a

semi-trailer. Being federal buildings, the

units are universally accessible to the

handicapped. The length and position of

the southern awning is determined by

seasonal sun angles.

Each unit is designed to function as

independent living quarters for one or

two people. Units are mass produced

off-site and delivered to the site by truck.

Once placed on the site, the unit unfolds

its decks and awnings, and is wired to

a photovoltaic solar panel. All utilities,

including a water storage tank, are built

into the unit.

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er Solstice52 Equinox

32 Winter Solstice

The sectional shape of the

unit allows it to be coupled

with one or more units to

provide more space. The

slope of the roofs and the

integral gutter allow for

the clerestory windows to

remain operable. In such a

situation, the new unit would

need no additional enclosure

panels; the panels of the

existing north facade are

moved to the same facade

of the new unit, and the new

unit needs no south facade.

Garage

w i e d e r s pa h n a r c h i t e c t u r e s u m m e r 2008

w a k e f i e l d , m a s s a c h u s e t t s

A detached residential garage for the maintenance and

storage of three vehicles. The owner, a car enthusiast,

requires the ability to drive cars through the building

and elevate them on a mechanical lift. The sloped roof

provides space for a future second level to be used by

the client as a space for musical instruction.

Budgeted for $75,000, the building is composed of standard elements. Walls and roof

are composed of a structurally insulated panel system (SIPS). The exterior cladding is

cement board panels.

This proposal was awarded Third Place out of 191

entries in the Queens Plaza Design Ideas Competition,

sponsored by the Van Alen Institute. The site is a

major intersection of New York City transit; the area

is dominated by cars, buses, above and below ground

subway stations, parking lots and a future railroad

station. The competition brief states:

The dense layers of transportation infrastructure

including boulevards, bridges, and elevated trains are

a living diagram of the early 20th-century city and its

promise that traffic and prosperity go hand in hand,

evidenced by the impressive building stock from that

era. Yet today, Queens Plaza has the potential for a

new identity from the scale of the median to the scale

of the plaza.

This project is published in Landscape Architecture magazine, March 2002, and Competitions magazine, Fall 2002.

q u e e n s , n e w y o r kDesigning Queens Plaza

i n d e p e n d e n t c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y (w i t h ly n n i . h s u) o c t o b e r 2001

The project recognizes an opportunity to enrich the

experience of Queens Plaza by capitalizing upon the

magnitude of the transportation structures that uniquely

define the character of the space. A new pedestrian

infrastructure and landscape are integrated into the existing

urban systems.

Queens Plaza is transformed into a distinct gateway and

destination by re/surfacing landscape.

The existing elevated steel structure becomes the framework

for vertical green landscape, filtering light, air, sound, mist;

interspersed digital billboards animate the space under the

structure.

Wood surfaces fold and lift over the JFK commuter triangle

and adjacent roads, providing a softer surface for pedestrians

Major intersections are surfaced with raised granulated

rubber paving to create designated, accessible crossings for

pedestrians, while also serving as traffic regulators.

The under utilized stretch of rails in Sunnyside Yards is

reclaimed and becomes recreational space and wetlands; this

greenway links to other transit networks and public spaces.

Raised granulated rubber surface(at pedestrian crossings)

-slows vehicular traffic

Grass Panels(attached toelevated subwaytrack - south facing)

-green layer

-acoustic absorbtion

-biofilter

pedes t r ian sur faces

Vine Panels(attached to elevated subway track - north facing)

-light filter

-biofilter

Wetland Greenway(at existing derelict section of railyard)

-recreation

-biofiltration

-link to futureLIRR station

Raised Wood Planks(over JFK commuter triangle)

-pedestrian plaza bridging traffic

-link to greenway

-extends to medians

-illuminated underside of deck

l i v ing pane ls

e leva t ed s t r uc t ur e

ex is t ing bu i ld ings

l i s b o n , p o r t u g a lOceanr io de L isboa

The Oceanrio de Lisboa opened in 1998 as

the centerpiece of Expo 98. The expansion

was commissioned in December 2000, with

the purpose of adding a changing exhibit gallery

and increasing attendance. The 7,500 square

meter (80,000 square feet) building is comprised

of three levels and joins the existing support

building via an enclosed bridge.

c h e r m ay e f f s o l l o g u b & p o o l e , i n c . 2000 -2002

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The program of the building guides the form:

a large opaque box (changing exhibit gallery,

auditorium) floats above a transparent volume

(shops, concessions, entry lobby, curatorial

space). In the middle of the building sits a

600,000 liter (158,000 gallon) saltwater tank.

The focal point of the expansion, the tank

contains a living coral reef, viewed from both

the changing exhibit gallery and the auditorium.

A canopy creates covered outdoor space

south of the building for dining and events.

The enclosure material folds down on the

south wall, providing wind protection and a

surface for evening film projection.

The canopy structure continues over half

of the building, covering coral propagation

areas on the roof. It also becomes the glass

enclosure for the coral tank, allowing daylight

for coral growth. Studies of how best to direct

maximum sunlight into the coral tank were

undertaken. The concept of a large vertical

reflector plane was abandoned in favor of

pivoting mirrored panels within the roof

enclosure.

c a m b r i d g e , m a s s a c h u s e t t sPhysics Laborator y & Data Center

The existing structure was built as the Cambridge

Electron Accelerator in the 1950s. The high bay is

a 30 foot high volume partially underground, an arc

segment sitting above the circular tunnel. While the

tunnel itself was dismantled in various stages, the high

bay remains.

The university sought to take advantage of the under

used structure to house a new data center. This

server room, to be used for storage and processing

of scientific data, was planned to occupy half of the

volume; the remaining half would be assigned as

laboratories for the department of Large Particle

Physics and Cosmology (LPPC). A high-bay annex is

currently used for the storage of Mayan artifacts

owned by the Peabody Museum.

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Farmers Market Design Compet i t ion

The competition site is a small vacant lot in the historic

Highland Square district in the West Highland neighborhood

of Denver. The narrow site measures 25 x 126 feet, with

existing buildings on two sides. The program called for

ideas for creating a viable public space, and to expand the

historical notion of the farmers market.

i n d e p e n d e n t c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y a p r i l 2009

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Colorado Blue Spruce trees are planted above, creating a new type of green roof: one that is green year-round, and visible to all.

A green-tinted glass shell wraps around the upper level, enclosing the community room and creating the front facade: a large translucent screen for the projection of singage & images.

The ground floor remains open and flexible, allowing for myriad uses. The upper level contains an enclosed space for gatherings, which overlooks the main floor.

SHADESHADE ROOF

c a m b r i d g e , m a s s a c h u s e t t s

u t i l e , i n c . j a n u a r y - m a r c h 2008

Hiphop Archi ve

Located in the W.E.B. DuBois

Institute of African + African-

American Research at Harvard

University, the Hiphop Archive

is a center for scholarship

and research. The interior

renovation of a historic building

on the Harvard campus called

for public spaces, private offices,

and the storage and display of

music and artifacts.

s i x t o w n s , c o u n t y d e r r y , n o r t h e r n i r e l a n dMoneyconey Cot tage

This project is the renovation of a stone cottage and

outbuildings dating from the mid 1800s. Vacant since

the 1970s, the structure was in disrepair.

The modern addition contains a kitchen, bathroom and

boiler room. It is built onto the back of the cottage,

occupying the exact volume of a previous lean-to

structure which was dilapidated.

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c h e l s e a , m a s s a c h u s e t t sThe Armor y - Spencer Green

A new housing development located on Spencer Avenue

at the site of the old Armory building. Spencer Green is

composed of 48 rental apartments for low- and moderate-

income residents. The site also includes off-street parking

and community programming spaces.

u t i l e , i n c . m a r c h -a p r i l 2008

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c h a t t a n o o g a , t e n n e s s e eTennessee Aquar ium

c h e r m ay e f f s o l l o g u b & p o o l e , i n c . 2002-2003

Ocean Journey is a free-standing expansion

to the original 1991 River Journey aquarium

building. The main 500,000-gallon Gulf

of Mexico coral reef exhibit is supported

by three changing exhibit galleries and a

butterfly habitat. At a cost of $22 million,

the 60,000 square foot addition opened in

April 2005.

This project was a registered entry for the first stage of the

Pentagon Memorial competition. The brief asked participants

to identify a preliminary artistic concept for a memorial to

the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on

the Pentagon. The site was a two acre parcel of land west

of the western facade of the Pentagon, directly facing the

site of impact. A 165 foot buffer zone from the building was

retained for security. Flight #77 passed over the site before

hitting the building.

w a s h i n g t o n , d . c .Pentagon Memor ial Compet i t ion

i n d e p e n d e n t c o m p e t i t i o n e n t r y (w i t h ly n n i . h s u) s e p t e m b e r 2002

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The memorial provides a sequence of experiences shaped by spaces for remembrance, contemplation, and collective gathering.

Visitors move through a dense growth of trees into a long narrow space defined by two massive walls. The journey is introverted and

quiet. Solid, unyielding, and sculpted from polished metal, the two walls reflect the sky and frame the airspace above and Pentagon

ahead. The space speaks of a sudden instant in time. A significant remnant of the tragedy, a blackened piece of limestone placed on

the Pentagon at the impact site, becomes the focus of this space.

The memorial provides a sequence of experiences shaped by spaces for remembrance, contemplation, and collective gathering. Visitors move through a dense growth of trees into a long narrow space defined by two massive walls. The journey is introverted and quiet. Solid, unyielding, and sculpted from polished metal, the two walls reflect the sky and frame the airspace above and Pentagon ahead. The space speaks of a sudden instant in time. A significant remnant of the tragedy, a blackened piece of limestone placed on the Pentagon at the impact site, becomes the focus of this space.

A pool of water from under the passage walls leads the visitor to an expansive open space, defined by delicate cast glass walls to the west and the solid walls of the Penta-gon to the east. The glass shimmers with changing light, reflected from the water and surrounding landscape. The raw ground is exposed as loose gravel, transitioning to soft grass. Trees from the grove reach into the memorial space to provide shade.

The luminous presence of the memorial extends to Arlington National Cemetery and beyond. The glass walls are translucent - the shapes of moving people within are seen in the day from the roadway, and the entire wall is lit from within at night.The wall contains 184 voids; these empty spaces, bound together in a luminous structure, look beyond the space of the memorial.

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A pool of water from under the passage

walls leads the visitor to an expansive

open space, defined by delicate cast glass

walls to the west and the solid walls of the

Pentagon to the east. The glass shimmers

with changing light, reflected from the

water and surrounding landscape. The

raw ground is exposed as loose gravel,

transitioning to soft grass. Trees from the

grove reach into the memorial space to

provide shade.

The luminous presence of the memorial

extends to Arlington National Cemetery

and beyond. The glass walls are

translucent; the shapes of moving people

within are seen in the day from the

roadway, and the entire wall is lit from

within at night.

The wall contains 184 voids; these empty

spaces, bound together in a luminous

structure, look beyond the space of the

memorial.

Drawings

1993 -

bradley shanks - portfolio

Documents

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vertical gardens

vertical scale

level residential tower

control system

vertical crevices