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URBAN ADDI.C.TION
NEW SIHUI GARDENS
PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENS
ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION
ZNE HOUSE
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Hi.
This is a collection of my work . . . a menagerie of my academic creations. The
ideas here within are most likely half-baked, not quite complete, maybe even
still a little gooey in the middle. However, I feel they harbor the promise of
further ideas and other wonderful epiphanies. Most of all they contain a part
of me. This is my work.
Jason
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Master of Architecture | University of Michigan - Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning | Ann Arbor, MI
Mark Cavagnero Associates | Student Intern | San Francisco, CA
Win-Land Architecture Design | Student Designer | Guangzhou, CN
EHDD | Student Intern | San Francisco, CA
Kelly-Tinker Architects | Intern | Ann Arbor, MI
EndresWare | Student Intern | Berkeley, CA
City of Portage | Engineering Associate - Transportation & Utilities Department | Portage, MI
City of Vacaville | Engineering Designer - Transportation Engineering | Vacaville, CA
Nolte Associates | Engineering Aide - Structural Deptartment | Sacramento, CA
Rhino 5 | VRay | Revit | AutoCAD | Adobe CS6 Creative Suite | DesignBuilder | Granta CES Materials | Google Sketch Up 8
University of Michigan, University Honors: f.2010, w.2011, f.2011, w.2012 | KVCC Dean’s Honors: f.2006, w.2007, f.2007, w.2008, f.2008, w.2009
AIA Huron Valley Chapter Scholar 2010 | International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) Invitation, 2012 | BSA Eagle Scout Award 1998
‘FRESH” - 2011 Taubman College Student Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI | “Post-Squat NL” - 2011 de Dépendance Gallery, Rotterdam | “Post-Squat NL” - 2011
Taubman College Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI | 2012 IABR ‘Making City’, Rotterdam, NL | “Derby” - 2014 Taubman College Student Exhibition, Ann Arbor, MI
Physical Model Making | Mold Making | Resign Casting | Concrete & Plaster Casting | Hand Drawing | Hand Drafting
Hand Lettering | Field Measurement & Land Survey | Photography | Laser Cutting | Alternative Materials & Techniques
3.79 GPA | Global Design Studio - Guangzhou | Thesis: [IN]vironments: Alternative Domestic EnvironmentsZero-Net Emmision/Energy Building | Universal Design | Detailing | Sustainable Urbanism | Sustainable Materials
One-week Externship: Completed digital massing models in Rhino for 4700 Telegraph Avenue condominium project. Tasks required a basic understanding of prefabricated structures; tasks also included the application of materials and rendering for design proposal presentation to the client.
Three-month long collaborative urban design project for a research & development park between Taubman College global design studio and Win-Land. Project included programming of the 78 acre site and the preliminary design of office, industrial, and research facilities.
One-week Externship: Helped with punch list inspection for Exploratorium Museum; Researched ADA requirements for public and employee lockers for Exploratorium Museum, including correspondence with locker vendors – proposed retrofit for existing installed lockers which meets ADA guidelines
Completed Technical Energy Audit analyses and reports for Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority & Michigan Dept. of Transportation. Completed preliminary lighting design and retrofit for the Ella Sharp Art Museum in Jackson, MI.
One-week Externship: Helped in the completion of construction as-built documentation for final submittal of Pixar Studio’s Phase II Building.Digital modeling and rendering of final designs for business development and public relations publications.
AutoCAD technician, land surveying, project inspection & management, Traffic data collection
Traffic engineering technician, AutoCAD technician, traffic data collection, collision analysis, preliminary roadway design, traffic signal planning & design, roadway striping design, reprographics
AutoCAD structural drafter, as-built drawings, surveying assistant, reprographics
A.S. Engineering | Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Kalamazoo, MI
May 2014
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3.73 GPA | with Honors | Rotterdam, NL Spring StudioSustainable Design
4.00 GPA | with Honors Architecture concentration
B.S. Architecture | University of Michigan - Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning | Ann Arbor, MIMay 2012
Apr 2009
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE | SKILLS
HONORS | AWARDS
EXHIBITIONS
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APRIL 2013
URBAN ADDI(C)TION is a proposal for high-
density multi-family residential mixed use
development for downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.
This project looked to solve the issue of limited
market-rate, non-luxury housing and a shortage
of flate-plate office space within the downtown
boundaries. Through rigorous market research,
a working model was developed to approach
the design process, including existing zoning
ordinace, retail and dining inventories, and
formulating an opinion on the needs of the
neighborhood .
The programming of the proposal took on a
strong “add not compete” approach, not wishing
to propose any deliterious elements for the
project. A strong eye towards sustainability was
also adhered to.
The solution to the problem presented included
connecting the bustling Main Street dining and
entertainment cooridor to the more banal and
less-active Ashley Street to help bolster other
new developments in the area. As such, spacious
retail frontage was incorprated into the design to
lure in larger retailers not typically found in the
downtown Ann Arbor area.
The residential towers serve as a marker for the
southwest corner of the downtown area. The
user-controlled exterior wooden shutters give
movement to an ever-changing dynamic facade.
Collaborative work with Courtney Duffey
URBAN ADDI.C.TIONKline Plaza & Arbor TowersDowntown Ann Arbor, MIApril 2012 - Kelbaugh | Gräbner Studio
SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVEURBAN ADDI.C.TION
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APRIL 2013 URBAN ADDI.C.TION SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVE
SITE & MASSING CONTEXT
The relationship of the proposed development to its neighbors was
highly investigated. Massing was calibrated utilizing residential
buildings to the west and the urban building heights of downtown
Ann Arbor to the east.
MASSING CONTEXTUALIZATIONmassing was calibrated utilizing the asjacent building heights
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S MAIN STREET
350
S MAIN ST
328
S MAIN ST
326
S MAIN ST
312
S MAIN ST
306
S MAIN ST
ASHLEY STREET
ALLEY
KLINE
PLAZA
SOUTH
TOWER
NORTH
TOWER
WIL
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TR
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SITE PLAN
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The relocation of two non-historic buildings from the western side of S. Main Street opens up into the proposed Kline Plaza. The new space
creates a kind of living room for this vibrant and busy part of downtown Ann Arbor. The pass-through, west, to Ashley Street helps to reinvent S.
Main Street’s parallel by tapping into and pulling the activity of S. Main Street through to Ashley. It’s current status as a quiet and mostly dead
one-way boulevard into downtown Ann Arbor is reinvented into a retail center not found in the close surrounding areas.
KLINE PLAZA & S. MAIN STREET
APRIL 2013 URBAN ADDI.C.TION SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVE
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proposed plaza and Ashley Street access
existing pedestrian street access
ASHLEY - TO - S. MAIN ACCESS
KLINE PLAZA - NIGHT CLUB
The activation of the newly created living room for S. Main Street, also
ties into S. Main’s vibrant night uses. The inclusion of a 2nd & 3rd fl oor
night club/jazz club glows and attracts crowds which keep the plaza
activated into the evening hours.
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South Tower ApartmentsTotal Square Footage: 82,220
Number of Floors: 12
North ApartmentsTotal Square Footage: 106,160
Number of Floors: 8
Amenities and MechanicalTotal Square Footage: 25,780
Office SpaceTotal Square Footage: 39,170
Jazz ClubTotal Square Footage: 16,100
Retail and Lobby Total Square Footage: 42,975
ParkingTotal Square Footage: 131,580
FAR: 6.4Number of Floors: S-16, N-12
Total Residential Square Footage: 188,380
Total Retail Square Footage: 71,965
Total Square Footage: 312, 405 (+ Parking)
PROGRAM DIAGRAM
City of Ann Arbor planning code limits FAR to a maximum of 7.0 at the site’s location. As
such, it was important, through market research to determine the appropiate mixture
of retail, offi ce sapce, and market-rate residential units. The addition of a destination
location in the jazz club helps to keep the space surrounding the development active
throughout all hours of the day and night.
In addition, the proposed development takes over an existing city-owned parking
lot. The need for resident and tenet parking, in addition to extra public parking, is
addressed through the inclusion of a 3-level parking structure in the basement of the
proposed project.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGEANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
5TH FLOOR South Tower
2 Bedroom Units: 4 per Floor
60 Units
1,050 Square Feet
1 Bedroom Units: 4 per Floor
60 Units
725 Square Feet
15 Floors
120 Units
North Tower
2 Bedroom Units: 4 per Floor
28 Units
3 x 1,200 Square Feet
1 x1,400 Square Feet
1 Bedroom Units: 7 per Floor
49 Units
3 x 850 Square Feet
4 x 1,000 Square Feet
7 Floors
84 Units
Studio Units: 1 per Floor
7 Units
600Square Feet
South Tower
2 Bedroom Units:
Bedroom 130/160 sq ft
Kitchen 150 sq ft
Dining 130 sq ft
Living160 sq ft
Balcony 70 sq ft
Bathroom 120 sq ft
1 Bedroom Units:
Bedroom 170 sq ft
Kitchen 120 sq ft
Living170 sq ft
Balcony 60 sq ft
Bathroom 50 sq ft
2 Unit Types 8 Units Per Floor
Square Footage Breakdown
North Tower
2 Bedroom Units:
Bedroom 170/170 sq ft
Kitchen 140 sq ft
Dining 90 sq ft
Living240 sq ft
Balcony 110 sq ft
Bathroom 65 sq ft
Office 70 sq ft
1 Bedroom Units:
Bedroom 140 sq ft
Kitchen 100 sq ft
Dining 60sq ft
Living170 sq ft
Balcony 90 sq ft
Bathroom 55 sq ft
Office 70 sq ft
10 Unit Types12 Units Per Floor
Square Footage Breakdown
Studio Units:
Bedroom 100 sq ft
Kitchen 55 sq ft
Dining 75 sq ft
Living110 sq ft
Balcony 65 sq ft
Bathroom 55 sq ft
Office 45 sq ft
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APRIL 2013 URBAN ADDI.C.TION SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVE
WALL SECTION GARDEN SKYLIGHT SECTION
SUSTAINABILITYOne of the main architectural goals was to propose a adequately sustainable building
which incorporated several different approaches to a sustainable project.
Intensive roof gardens, aggressive whole-building shading shutters, sustainable
materials, photovoltaic panels, and fl at-plate solar collectors were utilized to limit the
impact the proposed development has on the environment and community.
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WEST ELEVATION
SHADING OPEN SHADING CLOSED
The use of local materials included the heavy use of wood exterior elements, including moveable shutters,
fi xed shading devices, wood decking, and other decorative wood interior elements.
Offi ce spaces are equipped with double skinned window units with manually operable interior ventilation
panels to allow for natural ventilation while still offering optimum performance. Offi ce interior space
environments are maintained through radiant fl oor heating and chilled beams.
Residential and offi ce spaces utilize fl at-plate solar collectors to help in in-fl oor radiant heating and for
domestic hot water service.
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APRIL 2013 URBAN ADDI.C.TION SYSTEMS: COMPREHENSIVE
The desire to increase use of Ashley Street is accomplished through the offering of retail spaces larger than currently offered in the existing downtown Ann
Arbor area allowing for both existing boutique retailers who desire to expand their businesses as well as an opportunity for mid-sized retailers an opportunity
to open in the very desirable S. Main Street area.
Large, open, and airy spaces lend well to the existing retail space typologies in the downtown area. Extra-high ceilings match those of the historic boutique-
type retail spaces in theadjacent buildings.
ASHLEY STREET RETAIL
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The Ashley - to - S. Main/Kline Plaza pass through helps reconnect Ashley Street to downtown Ann Arbor. The activated space becomes an exterior foyer,
welcoming residents, workers, shoppers, and neighbors into the development and to S. Main Street/Ashley Street.
S. MAIN - TO - ASHLEY FOYER
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In 2004, the governing body of the Zhaoqing prefecture
declared the region to the east of SiHui as a High-Tech
Industrial Zone, making this new development a key
driver in the government’s plan to expand the region’s
economic output by increasing its technological
production. Previous to the government’s declaration,
the region currently under development east of SiHui
(New SiHui) was primarily of an industrial nature,
but with typical manufacturing facilities. As China
globalizes, these standard manufacturing centers
are being pushed to modernize their production.
This modernization has incurred a modernization of
business approaches as well, with entrepreneurship
becoming a growing trend in the nation’s largest cities.
As a part of one such new developmental region, the
site finds itself at a point of many intersections and
opportunities. As such, the design for the New SiHui
Gardens (NSG) engages this burgeoning industrial
landscape, creating a place for growth, ideas exchange,
and collaboration while maintaining the existing rural
character of the site’s verdant current context.
The project promotes
growth and innovation
within the region by
providing areas of dense
proximity and adjacencies
to larger industrial
facilities, creating
opportunities for smaller
companies and start-ups
to establish and expand.
Collaborative work with Lucas Bartosiewicz, Christian
Newman, & Win-Land Architecture Design
GUANGDONG
PROVINCE
GUANGZHOU
PEARL RIVER
DELTA REGION
SIHUI
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NEW SIHUI GARDENSZhaoqing Hi-Tech Incubator &Collaborative DistrictDecember 2013 - Gräbner Studio
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OFFICE
R+D
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R+D
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R+D
LABS
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OFFICE
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OFFICE
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R+D
OFFICE
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OFFICE
R+D
OFFICE
INCUBATOR
BUILDING
AUDITORIUM &
CAFETERIA
AMPHITHEATER
AMPHITHEATER
SUBGRADE
CIRCULATION
WAREHOUSE
TRAILER
PARKING
WAREHOUSE
HEADQUARTERS &
SHOWROOM
FACTORY &
WAREHOUSE
OFFICE &
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WAREHOUSE
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WAREHOUSE
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ELECTRIC
SUBSTATION
OFFICE &
FACTORY
OFFICE &
FACTORY
PILOT PLANT
SALES
CENTER
HOTEL &
RETAIL
CONFERENCE
CENTER
RETAIL
PESESTRIAN
BRIDGE
PESESTRIAN
BRIDGE
SALES
CENTER
SALES
CENTER
SALES
CENTER
RECEPTION CENTER
SALES
CENTER
SALES
CENTER
PILOT PLANT
R+D LABRATORY
R+D LABRATORY
R+D LABRATORY
R+D OFFICE
R+D OFFICE
R+D OFFICE
R+D OFFICE
R+D OFFICER+D OFFICE
R+D OFFICE
PILOT PLANT
SALES TOWER
OFFICE
TOWER
OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE
SHOW ROOM
SUBGRADE
CIRCULATION
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CIRCULATION
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MRD
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PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONThe Clients desired a development which closely matched their current business models, mainly that of light to medium manufacturing.
However, there was a large desire to move away from their current textile market sector and to enter newer higher tech modes of
manufacturing and production. This proposal presented the Clients with the ability to harness the growing power of the young professional
and of smaller start-up companies popping up in China, and especially in Guangdong Province, as a means of providing new ideas and new
products.
The incubator zone, including the auditorium and cafeteria, serves as the hub for the larger research and development enclaves. The
larger manufacturing area, fi lled with typical four to six fl oor manufacturing facilities, serves as a steady and stable economic base for the
development. Small pilot plants located in the R&D enclaves allow for the small businesses and start-ups to develop their manufacturing
processes before perhaps moving them to one of the on-site factories, or into existing surrounding factories in the hi-tech manufacturing
park.
S: Sales & SOHO
H&C: Hotel & Conference Center
MRD: Research & Development
RO: Retail & Offi ce
INC: Incubator
A/C: Auditorium & Cafeteria
M: Manufacturing
SS: Electric Sub-Station
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DECEMBER 2013 NEW SIHUI GARDENS OPTIONS: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
OLD SIHUI
OLD SIHUI
NEW SIHUI
NEW SIHUI
SITE
SUIJIANG RIVER
SITE
buildable areas gross buildable area
previously used in
the irrigation of
the site’s former
fi sh farms. The
western canal, which is stated to be
polluted, is currently proposed as a
north-south road within New SiHui,
running along the edge of the green
buffer. The southern canal, the larger of
the two and unpolluted, fl ows into the Sujiang,
and is bordered on its southern bank by a new road
connecting the new and old SiHui. The design proposes that
primary access to the site come from the east, within the new
industrial zone, and traverse the site laterally to the new proposed
north-south road being built over the canal. This access road divides the
site into two primary sectors which are accessed off of smaller tributary roads.
One of the most important limitations to the site’s developments is the series
of power lines that inhabit the site. The create 25 50m wide no-build-zones,
depending on their size and voltage, which fragment the site into several buildable
entities. This fragmentation does not prohibit development on the site, but does
greatly reduce the buildable area, as well as the amount of residential units it is
safe to have on the site and the locations of their construction.
SITE ANALYSISThe site’s conditions are shaped
by several outside forces
including roads and networks
that are currently being built or
planned. To the southwest of
the site is the highway G-55,
which connects SiHui and
the surrounding regions to
Guangzhou itself. The site has
indirect access to G-55, with on-
ramps located to the north
and south within a 3 km.
radius. The southern
and western borders of the
site are defi ned by canals
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SITE
SITE
The site of the proposal is situated on the westernmost edge of the recently
formed hi-tech manufacturing zone, but as the development is currently
growing out of its former boundaries, expanding along the Sujiang River
back west towards the old city, the site holds a potentially key territory at the
center of the expansion between the old and new cities. The rapid expansion
of the new city around the site creates the opportunity for new proximities
to residential, industrial, and public spaces, making it the lynchpin between
current and future developments, poised to be the center of economic and
social development for the region. The (NSG) can potentially act to complete
an industrial corridor between Old SiHui and New SiHui, increasing the land
value and visibility of the site.
The areas zoned for residential use just east of the site offers a skilled
workforce, but also poses additional opportunities to developing the site. The
westward expansion of the residential core of the city has slowly but steadily
eaten away at the land zoned for manufacturing. With this expansion, the
northwest piece of the site becomes a prime territory for future residenital,
retail, and offi ce spaces.
One of the project goals is to tap into this westward expansion and offer
live-work SOHO units, ground fl oor retail spaces, and offi ce space for young
professionals working within NSG or from the surrounding areas.
Meanwhile, the High Tech Zone’s initial plan called for a green buffer around
the entire zone, ranging from the mountains north of the site to the confl uence
of the rivers to the south. As the westward expansion of the region has begun
to break with the initial land use plan, the green buffer is in danger of being
developed along with the rest of the region into an industrial hardscape. Being
situated on the original edge of the landuse plan, the site is located within
what was originally the middle of the green buffer zone. One of the goals of
the project has been to develop the site into an industrial center, as desired by
the client, while maintaining this green connection between the undeveloped
green areas that exist to both the north and south of the project.
SITE
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DECEMBER 2013 NEW SIHUI GARDENS OPTIONS: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
INITIAL CONSTRUCTION
SALES CENTERS &
RECEPTION HALL
PHASE 1
OFFICE TOWER
& SITE WORK
PHASE 4
ENCLAVE 2:
SW INCUBATOR &
OFFICE TOWER
PHASE 5
ENCLAVE 3:
SE INCUBATOR &
OFFICE TOWER
The initial site construction consisits of the sales centers on the northern lot. Following the initial investment phase the southern lot is purchased and the
manufacturing zone is constructed to begin to generate capital. Then, understanding that incubator zones have a high initial start-up cost for the developer, the
phasing follows suit by pairing larger income-receiving buildings with each enclave developement. The hotel and mixed use zone are then constructed, unifying
the zones and providing a public face to the whole district. Finally the northern SOHO district is developed responding to the increasing density and variability
of the SiHui region.
SITE PHASING
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PHASE 2
MANUFACTURING
ZONE
PHASE 6
MIXED-USE:
HOTEL & RETAIL
PHASE 7
SOHO
REDEVELOPMENT
PHASE 3
ENCLAVE 1:
INCUBATOR
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INITIAL PHASE:
SALES CENTERS & EXHIBITION HALL
TRANSITION PHASE:
CORPORATE TOWER
FINAL PHASE:
SALES TOWERS
SALES CENTER
SALES TOWER
New
Road
2F
2F
2F
3F
SALES
CENTER
SALES
CENTER
SALES
CENTER
2F
SALES
CENTER
2F
SALES
CENTER2F
SALES
CENTER
RECEPTION CENTER
INITIAL MASTER PLAN
The six sales centers intended to
raise funding for the project are
arranged into two nodes surrounding
a sale reception building. Their
arrangement suggests a meandering
but structured circulation about
the natural landscape as through
a traditional Chinese garden. Each
center is a small monolith placed in
this garden and their simple form and
materiality ties them to the landscape
while inviting future investors. The
reception hall is the center piece of
this initial construction. It houses
events and provides amenities for the
surrounding centers. Together with
the centers the hall frames a plaza on
the south end of the site and guides
views through the landscape north to
Danan Mountain. With a simple but
memorable form the hall roots the
fragmented sales centers to the large
open site, while inspiring further
construction in the future.
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A large part of the overall site development included both large and small swaths of green spaces whose main function was to serve as of stormwater runoff
treatment. In an area where runoff from factories and other developed areas has led to some of the world’s dirtiest surface waters, this proposal sees the site
as a steward for the environment, providing places for potentially poluted runoff to be cleansed before it releases into the adjacent canal. The Client’s desire to
include a “water feature” led to the porposal to include a large wetlands park as the central focus of the stormwater runoff minitgation. This wetland area is fed
via a multitude of smaller constructed wetland areas within each enclave and zone throughout NSG.
STORMWATER MITIGATION - WETLANDS
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And though the enclaves are geared to the small businesses, they offer the opportunity of growth. For example a new start-up company of 10 could rent a small
space designing soccer cleats, and testing their design prototypes in the pilot plant. Once their successful design becomes an international seller, the user can
expand their business throughout the enclave using one building for a headquarters, another for Research and Development, and the Pilot plant for Design and
small Production. The open fl oor plans and various scales of spaces and building types allows for this effi ciency and fl exibility of growth between different
scales of operations.
R&D ENCLAVE
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Business incubators thrive on collaboration and ideas exchange. The enclave clusters seek to become an insular and nurturing environment where interchange
can take place freely and comfortably. With Guangzhou’s tropical climate, this exchange takes place, primarily, in the outdoor plazas that occupy each cluster.
Buildings within each enclave invariably house business incubators with space for about a 5-25 person companies. This space is a combination of small offi
ce, research and development, and studio spaces. Each enclave acts as its own distinct entity within the project, programmatically self-suffi cient, that is,
containing all requisite programs within each enclave. Each enclave is clustered around or near a pilot plant which is shared by all of the buildings around it.
These plants are small factories where small businesses can use as manufacturing space to design and prototype production lines for products developed
in the R&D spaces. Once designs are tested and fi nalized, companies have the option of mass producing their product on site in the project’s manufacturing
district.
INCUBATOR ZONE
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The insular quality of the enclave spaces are comprised of multiple buildings that create a courtyard or void that is ideal for utilization as a place to relax,
socialize, and to exchange ideas or collaborate between offices. Theses spaces are left relatively open and generously landscaped to create an adaptable,
flexible zone that is comfortable to spend a quick break or a lengthy brainstorming session with friends or colleagues.
R&D ENCLAVE - PUBLIC SPACES
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN // WIN-LAND ARCHITECTURE DESIGNSIHUI, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA
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The concept for a high-tech business incubator requires a series of medium-to-small scale manufacturing facilities that can be utilized by the surrounding
program for the small scale production of goods. The Manufacturing Zone occupies the north and northeast sections of the site, aligned along the northern
border of the site in straight succession to allow for maximum accessibility and efficiency for the production and distribution that such a program entails.
Aligned in this eastwest confi guration, the factories also lend themselves to the conceptual reading that they extend the industrial toward the old city, physically
making the connection that is being conceptually strived for. This grouping also allows for similar expansion that the rest of the design is predicated upon.
The factories are small in scale to allow for the affordability and usability of a single or a group of small businesses, but have the ability to be purchased and
occupied by the same client, linking together to form as large scale a manufacturing facility as could be desired on site. This pixelization allows for flexibility for
the client. This possibility encourages growth, and also allows a growing company the opportunity to stay on site, and save expenses that moving their entire
operation might entail.
MANUFACTURING HEADQUARTERS
DECEMBER 2013 NEW SIHUI GARDENS OPTIONS: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
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A diverse and thriving incubator district has an ever expanding and contracting populous. To continue to draw in these incoming businesses
and investors it is important for the district to have an inviting public reception center. The hotel responds to the oblique intersecting logics it
resides between by formally twisting up to meet both. This bold form hovers over a new terraced plaza in which all the different zones have a
face creating a central hub of circulation. This is a moment of intersection of program, logics and circulation; the hotel therefore invites and
engages said interactions.
HOTEL & RETAIL COORIDOR
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN // WIN-LAND ARCHITECTURE DESIGNSIHUI, GUANGDONG PROVINCE, CHINA
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PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSDECEMBER 2011 POST-SQUAT NL
PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSSquatters Pavillion2012 IABR submissionRotterdam, NetherlandsDecember 2011 - Prof. D.E. Moon
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGEROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
Oostplein is a seldom utilized neighborhood square just north of the Maas River in central Rotterdam.
This proposal utilizes a simple material palette to offer a place of refuge, relaxation, or of productivity in an effort to revitalize the surrounding
vacant spaces. Using marine plywood, nylon fabric, and bright lacquer, the Oostplein Pavilijeon is a beacon to those who wander past. The center
of the square becomes focal point, rather than poche. Continued occupation of the space brings new relavency, and a new life to the once dead
space.
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PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSDECEMBER 2011 POST-SQUAT NL
Schouwburgplein, designed by landscape architects West 8, is one of the larger squares in Rotterdam. The relative nature of Schouwburgplein is one of
intermitent use: some periods see heavy and continued use, though most average days see few people traversing the open space. The envisioned cultivator and
generator of people and life to the square forseen by West 8 and the City of Rotterdam has not come to fruition.
PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENS2012 IABR SUBMISSIONRotterdam, NetherlandsDecember 2011
PSNL - KRAKER PAVILJOENSLittle House on Schouwburgplein2012 IABR submissionRotterdam, NetherlandsDecember 2011 - Prof. D.E. Moon
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGEROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
The Little House on Schouwburgplein proposes to be a space of occupation and use. It resembles an almost universal icon of the domestic space, but breaks
with tradition by employing a parametrically generated interior surface which counter acts the predictability the exterior advertises.
40 plywood “fins” stacked and spaced give form to the Little House. No program is preordained; the user applies their vision for the space in hopes of attracting
people into the square for a visit. It is a beacon amongst an open field.
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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.
The BUSINESS OF BLISS is a multifaceted project
which combines graphic design, business, product
design, process engineering, and architecture.
The problem given: to design a product based
upon a science fi ctin novel - in this project, Aldous
Huxley’s Brave New World - and subsequently
generate a fi cticous corporation, marketing
materials, a business plan, then research and
engineer plausible manufacturing processes and
design a manufacturing/assembly plant for the
designed product.
The product lines created for this proposal are
the “ AURA Bliss” supplement & “AURA RED”
Reality Enhancement Device. The products are
manufactured by the pharmaceutical company,
AURA PHARACEUTICALS.
Through the marriage of consumer electronics
(e.g. iPods) and dosable designer psychotropic
supplements, the AURA RED is meant to make
life a little easier. Using the BLISS Pscilocybin-
based pharmaceutical supplements, the RED
gives user-tailored reality enhancements, making
users’ lives more fulfi lling and relaxed.
AURA PHARMACEUTICALS maintains itself as an
ever-present and upstanding caring corporation
looking to make life easier on the masses.
However, the nefarious foundations of AURA, i.e.
consumer dependence, makes a giant hiding in
plain sight.
ALTERNATIVE
The BUSINESS OF BLISSVertical ManufacturingDecember 2012 - Harmon Studio
NON-FICTION
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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.
whole fresh
mushroom
MUSHROOM DRYING
whole dried
mushroom
MUSHROOM PULVERIZING
&
SECURE TRANSFER
methanol
pulvierized
mushroom
HEATED MIXING
(heated reactors)
ULTRAFILTRATION
organic
solvent
AGGITATION
SUBSTRATE TRANSFER
VESSELS
psylocybin
substrate
filtered tap
water
LIQUID - LIQUID
SEPARATION
(centrifugal contactors)
filtered tap
water
PRE-FILTERED
ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL
INGREDIENT (API)
(storage vessels)
FREEZE DRYING
DRY BULK
API PSILOCYBIN
TO SECURE
STORAGE
2-STAGE
DILSTALLATION
ROTO-EVAPORATION
QUALITY CONTROL
(in lab)
ULTRAFILTRATION
MIX-FILTER
LOOP
SECURE TRANSFER
FROM GREENHOUSE
MUSHROOM
WASHING
SECURE TRANSFER
TO DRYING
AUTOMATED SECURE
STORAGE,
WEIGHING, &
DISPENCING
SECURE
MUSHROOM
GREENHOUSE
DRY BULK
API PSILOCYBIN
FROM SECURE
DISPENCING
scilocybin api
water for injection
(WFI)
HEATED
STABILIZATION
(heated reactors)
secondary api
charge
DEAD END
FILTRATION
FILTRATION MIXING
STORAGE
MIX-FILTER
LOOP
QUALITY CONTROL
(in lab)
API CHARGING
(homogenizers)
ROTO-EVAPORATION
buffer
BUFFERING
(heated aggitators)
ULTRAFILTRATION
QUALITY CONTROL
(in lab)
PURIFICATION
(column chromatography)
2-STAGE
DILSTALLATION
FILTRATION MIXING
STORAGE
PURIFICATION
(column chromatography)
ULTRAFILTRATION
DILSTALLATION
PURIFICATION
(column chromatograpers)
DILSTALLATION
LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION
(basket centrifuges)
AUTOMATED STORAGE
DRUG COMPONENTS
&
PACKAGING MATERIALS
SHIPPING
&
RECEIVING
ASEPTIC
WEIGHING &
DISPENSING
PRODUCT
(pre-sterilization &
packaging)
QUALITY CONTROL
(in lab)
ASEPTIC
QUALITY
CONTROL
LABS
SECURE
STORAGE
GREEN HOUSE
RECEIVING
&
WAREHOUSE
FILLING
STERILIZATION
PACKAGING
(closed-system syringe filling)
(autoclave)
(close-system packager)
BULK-PACKAGING
BLISS
RAIL
RECEIVING
&
SHIPPING
RECEIVING
BULK CHEMICALS
OTHER DELIVERIES
(motor freight)
SHIPPING
RELEASED
PRODUCT
(motor freight)
SHIPPING &
RECEIVING
(motor freight)
FILLING TERMINAL
STERILIZATION
PACKAGING
BLISSAURA pharmaceuticals
RESERVOIR & FILLING MANIFOLD DOSING MANIFOLD
CASE BACK ASSEMBLY
& RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY
PUMP CONTROLLER
BATTERY INJECTOR & GASKET
CASE BACK & CIRCUIT BOARD
RESERVOIR ASSEMBLAGE & TOUCH DISPLAYCASE
& SCREEN PROTECTOR
RESERVOIR COMPONENT
CASE BACK COMPONENT
RESERVOIR ASSEMBLAGE
DISPLAY ASSEMBLAGECASE ASSEMBLAGE
CASE
& SCREEN PROTECTOR
CASED ASSEMBLAGE
CASE ASSEMBLAGE
& MICRO-VALVE
RED CASE ASSEMBLAGE
RED CASE ASSEMBLAGE
& SILICONE WRIST BAND
AURA RED
AUTOMATED
COMPONENT STORAGE
&
SUPPLY FACILITY
GAMMA STERILIZATION
PACKAGING
SUPERFICIAL
QUALITY CONTROL
ELECTRONICS
QUALITY CONTROL
BOXING
AUTOMATED
FINISHED PRODUCT
STORAGE
AURA REDAURA pharmaceuticals
BLISS MANUFACTURING PLANNING &
PROGRAMMING
RED MANUFACTURING PLANNING &
PROGRAMMING
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGECHICAGO, ILLINOIS
BLISS MIXING
BLISS DISTILLATION
PSILOCYBIN EXTRACTION
AURA RED ASSEMBLY
SHIPPING/RECEIVING &
WAREHOUSE
FUNGICULTURE
METRA STATION
& MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION
MASSING & PROGRAM DIAGRAM
With limited space, a typical sprawling manufacturing facility is incompatable with the site; subsequently,
a vertical manufacturing fl ow is neccesary. Finished product, raw materials, and human capital fl ow into
and out of the belly of the manufacturing facility via rail lines.
The two manufacturing plants,the BLISS pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, the AURA RED
asembly plant, intertwine as materials disperse up and out into the manufacturing tower. Gravity plays a
large role in the formal arangement of the proposal to maximize process fl ow effi ciency.
LABOR & MATERIALS MOBILITY
Limited site access presents logistical problems
which are addressed through appropriate site
planning and careful consideration of possible
infl ow-outfl ow patterns of the work force,
visitors, and materials.
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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.
METRA STATIONwith limited space for parking,
mass transit plays an important
role in the movement of
human capital to and from the
manufacturing plant
FUNGI-CULTURE FACILITY - MATERIALS & LOGISTICSThe total space required to house sprawling fungicultur beds is overcome through the design of an automated
vertical fungiculture facility, highlighted by the use of two massive materials elevators which transport 4 foot
wide by 16 foot long growing trays up to the harvesting facility in the upper floors of the tower.
The grandious atrium, completely glazed and supported by tubular steel space frame, stretches the height
of the tower to maintain a choreographed amount of transparency to the viewing public. Smaller materials
elevators, stretch the height of the atrium, servicing the BLISS manufacturing plant. Tour groups ride in
specialized elevator pods into the top recesses of the manufacturing tower.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGECHICAGO, ILLINOIS
LABOR & MATERIALS MOBILITYwith limited means of ingress and egress from the site, the
neccesity of the rail system become paramount. METRA and CSX
lines puncture the manufacturing tower, with glimpses into the
ant farm-like interior of the building.
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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHTthe proposal seeks to “appear” transparent within the surrounding context through
the use of mirrored curtain wall systems and polished metal. The areas meant to
stay hidden refl ect back to the viewer the surrounding community, while clear glazing
gives a view into less sensative areas giving the impression of corporate transparency.
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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.
SITE PLANCROSS SECTION
METRA STATION SECTION
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGECHICAGO, ILLINOIS
EAST ELEVATION SOUTH ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION
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DECEMBER 2012 ALTERNATIVE NON-FICTION NETWORKS: VERTICAL MFG.
PRELIMINARY SCHEMATIC SKETCHES
BRAND DESIGN
Brand design, including corporate
logos, color schemes, letterhead, and
packaging design, were incorporated
into the fi ctional development and
design of both product object and
vertical manufacturing facility.
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ZNE HOUSE - NAPADECEMBER 2012 ENVIRONMENT: ZERO-NET EMISSIONS
The project location of Napa, CA was chosen not only
for the beauty of the valley in which it is sited, but for its
mild and temperate year-round weather. The availability
of frequent low winds throughout the year, but more
importantly during the summer months, and minimal
humidity levels allowed for the elimination of cooling
equipment, keeping the interior at an acceptable
comfortability level.
Our overall design relies heavily upon the use of
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) towards a well
insulated as well as an air tight envelope. This building
construction type gives the prospect of reaching zero
net emissions a higher chance of success. The overall
R-Value for this system is R-45 (U-Value 0.022). The use
of triple-glazed LowE coated, air filled windows also
helped to reach the target energy use level.
In addition to the aforementioned strategies, other
passive design strategies were utilized to optimize
energy demand, including building compactness
and sun shading strategies. The incorporation of a
wintergarden was also utilized to allow for added
interior light transmission during the winter months.
Because of the elimination of cooling energy demand,
the project was able to achieve a highly efficient
energy deamand level. Additionally, through the use
of a biomass boiler, both heating and domestic hot
water energy demand were able to be achieved with a
large reduction in CO2 emissions. The use of flat plate
collectors for the production of DHW in conjunction
with an extremely high efficiency solar storage water
heater, which uses the biomass boiler as a back-up
energy source.
To reduce the CO2 emissions, the use of photovoltaic
panels mounted on the roof not only offsets the overall
project CO2 emissions to zero (0), it also provides a net
negative reduction in CO2 emsissions. The local utility
company also allows for on-grid electricity production,
allowing for the sale of surpluss energy usage to the
grid.
ZNE HOUSENAPAZero Net EmissionsDecember 2012 - Prof. L. Jungens
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ZNE HOUSE - NAPADECEMBER 2012 ENVIRONMENT: ZERO-NET EMISSIONS
COMPACT I.C.F. CONSTRUCTION
The overall structural system and insulating system utilized in the
design relies on Insulated Concrete Forms, or ICFs. The system
allows for high-performance air-tight construction.
To increase energy effi ciency, a tight compact design was used. The
use of the wintergarden on the second fl oor helps to further tighten
the design and helps to insulate the adjacent fi rst and second fl oors.
Large fold-up doors located on the north and south facades adjacent
the living room area and eating areas creates a space which can help
direct the frequent low breezes through the fi rst fl oor living space,
helping to negate the need for foced air cooling during warm summer
months.
Windows inset in the deep walls (18”) provide some shading, while
additional fi xed shades on the west, south, and east facades provide
appropriate shading during the summer months.
ENERGY CONCEPT
High effi ciency heating and power generation eliminate and/or offset total carbon
emissions. Overall energy consumption is reduced to less than 12 kBTU for the
1700 square foot building. The use of a wood pellet fueld biomass boiler serves as
heat sorce for both heat exchanger and as back-up heat source for domestic hot
water.
Flat plate solar collectors in conjunction with a solar storage watrer heater produce
the bulk of necessary domestic hot water.
The use of a cross plate heat exchanger increases heating effi ciency. Cooling is
accomlished through the use of natural ventilation, shading, and trees. The mild
climate and increased thermal performance of the double-glazed, coated argon
fi lled windows and Insulated Concrete Form walls prevents over-heating during
periods requiring cooling.
330 square feet of photo voltaic panels tied to a standard DC-to-AC inverter power
the home during daylight hours.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - TAUBMAN COLLEGENAPA, CALIFORNIA
Quad-Lock Tie
Cap Flashing
Pressure Treated
Internal Wood Buck
Flashing
2” Air Gap
Glazing
Pressure Treated
Internal Wood Buck
Parging
Perimeter Drain
Compact Fill
Vertical Reinforcement
Longitudinal & Tranverse
Rebar
Gravel 6” XPS Insulation 6” Concrete Floor1” Vacuum Insulation
3/4” Wood Flooring
6” Concrete
Cant
Flashing
Roofing
2 1/4” EPS Insulation
Stirrups & Lintel
Reinforcement
Flashing Membrane
Frame Mounted Shading
WALL SECTION
THRU WINTER-GARDEN
WALL SECTION
THRU EXTERIOR WALL
Quad-Lock Tie
Vertical Reinforcement
3/4” Wood Flooring
5/8” Gypsum Board
6” Concrete
Thickened Slab Edge
Gravel 6” XPS Insulation 6” Concrete1” Vacuum Insulation
Longitudinal & Tranverse Rebar
1” Vacuum Insulation
Slab on Grade
Perimeter Drain
Compact Fill
8” EPS Insulation
Parging
2” Air Gap
Wood Siding
Window Frame
Blocking
Flashing
Window Frame
Glazing
Flashing Membrane
6” Concrete
Cap FlashingCant
Flashing
Roofing
Pressure Treated
Internal Wood Buck
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JUNGLE STOOL offers both the urban animal and man in
his primative environment the chance to sit and rest his tired
and weary legs.
The urban animal walks along stone paths, relying upon
sparse seating or his ultimate destination for a place to rest.
However, along these paths lie countless urban tree trunks:
lamp posts, telephone poles, traffi c poles, and electirc poles,
all perfect places to take a rest. The [urban] JUNGLE STOOL
unpacks, connects, and deploys. The urban animal becomes
ingrossed in the act of building the stool; this return to a
primitive state invigorates the soul and offers a moment of
self-centered primative joy in an artifi cal world.
While the urban jungle contains a certain animal, the actual
jungle contains a Whole different beast. Humans yearn
for a return to their natural state of nature. The JUNGLE
STOOL offers the ability to pick a tree, pitch your seat, and to
simple take some time to become one with our natural and
unartifi cial environment.
JUNGLE STOOL2014 PRIX EMILE HERMES SUBMISSIONThesis PreparationSeptember 2013 - Prof. T. Moran
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INSTALLATION - PITCH A SEAT
The typical installation process is:
1. Find a suitable trunk, post, or pole
2. Expose and remove the collpased poles
embedded in the seat
3. Assemble the legs and screw them into their
seat mounting holes
4. Unclasp the leather strap
5. Place the anchor points of the legs at the
base of your found trunk
6. Wrap the leather strap around the trunk, pull
tight, and re-clasping the strap
7. Make sure the seat is properly set
8. Sit, rest, relax, read a book, or just enjoy your
jungle
jungle stool // collapsible, portable, integrated components
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1. 3. (top)
2.
3. (btm)
4. 5.
COMPONENTS // (1) 4mm unfi nished cedar seat, (2) injection molded
black polypropylene plastic ratchet, (3) 38mm permanent mold cast
recyclined aluminum seat base, (4) 32mm extruded hollow aluminum
legs - threaded, (5) 38mm leather shoulder/ratchet strap
254mm 305mm
IN THE JUNGLE // the [urban] JUNGLE STOOL loses the [urban] and acts just as
a JUNGLE STOOL. A place to sit and rest, to enjoy peacful solitude amongst the
smells and sounds of the forest.
URBAN SURFACES // the [urban] JUNGLE STOOL offers a personal seat anywhere
a structurally sound vertical trunk is found - in front of the apartment, at the
market, or waiting for a bus. It is portable, easy to assemble, and made from
durable and recyclable materials which will last for years.