Gallery: Material Experience

Herbarium: Shif t ing Experiences

Housing: Urban Regenerat ion

Winl ing PhD Thesis

Las Vegas:Architecture as Inter face

PLY Architecture

Marble Fairbanks

ARCH 427:Construct ion I I

Gallery: Material Experience+Instructor: Jul ie Larsen

+Studio 1, UofM Taubman Col lege+Program: Comic book gal lery

+Site: Ann Arbor. MI

The s i te is a smal l a l ley in Ann Arbor of f o f L iber ty St reet , the main passage between student-dominated State Street and downtown’s Main Street . L iber ty hangs in a s t range balance between the two wor lds, a s t re tch of second-hand record s tores, specia l ty v ideo shops and ethnic food jo in ts br idg ing Big Ten psychosis and posh h ipp ie bout iques.

si te programThe program o f the u rban in f i l l i s a comic -book ga l le ry w i th workspace fo r an a r t i s t - in - res idence - a workshop / d isp lay space in tended to ra ise c r i t i ca l awareness and re t rospec t ion o f th is rap id ly expand ing pop-ar t fo rm.

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graph ic a r t i s ts , le f t to r igh t : Ash ley Wood, S tan Lee, Mar jane Sat rap i , Dav id Mazzucche l l i , Ash ley Wood

research: f rame analys is

sys tem I sys tem I I jux tapos i t ion in te rac t ion

Prov ided mater ia l : Rumiko Takahash i , The Mermaid D ia r ies ;p resented to s tudents w i th cap t ions e rased

Frame progress ion s tud ies o f a Japanese manga, o r g raph ic nove l , led to a fo rma l s t ra tegy fo r the ga l le ry . Two sys tems are de f ined and jux taposed, the i r in te rac t ion a method o f dea l ing w i th the s i te ’s awkward geomet ry .

process: 4 models , f rom conceptual through f ina l

The ga l le ry inhab i ts a vo id c rea ted by sur round ing con tex t . Bo ld s labs de f ine the ex te r io r wa l l s and ma in en t rance wh i le a fo res t o f s l im s t ruc tu ra l co lumns inhab i ts the midd le . The i r in te rac t ion f rac tu res the cen te r o f the bu i ld ing , the resu l tan t spa t ia l and a tmopsher ic qua l i t y a we lcoming change f rom the sur round ing s to re f ron ts .

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A l l bu i ld ing e lements respond to the in te rac t ion be tween the two sys tems, inc lud ing s t ruc tu re , c i rcu la t ion and program. Ga l le ry space keeps towards the f ron t and rear , where na tu ra l l i gh t and f loor s labs a re more con t ro l led . C i rcu la t ion and soc ia l spaces g roup towards the cen te r , where s t ruc tu ra l co lumns break th rough the f loor and ce i l ing s labs . Th is f rac tu red space fo rms the hear t o f the bu i ld ing , l i ke a c lear ing in the woods .

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Housing: Urban Regenerat ion

+Instructor: Sophia Psarra+Studio 3, UofM Taubman Col lege

+Program: Housing+Site: Toledo, OH

Urban l i fe cannot a f fo rd to be se l f i sh – the con-s tan t f lux o f human movement and needs w i th in a de f in i te geograph ic a rea c rea tes over lap .

Suburban l i fe , however , can a f fo rd to be se l f -i sh . What was a t f i r s t a des i re fo r land o f one ’s own has g rown in to an obsess ive need fo r ind i -v idua l space , an unsus ta inab le soc ia l and phys i -ca l t rend . Env i ronmenta l and economic sh i f t s demand a parad igm sh i f t . The l i fes ty le changes need no t be d ras t i c , bu t shou ld re in t roduce new genera t ions to the c i t y and to the ques t ion o f what i t means to be a member o f soc ie ty .

The research under taken in the f i r s t ha l f o f th is s tud io inves t iga ted these menta l and phys ica l in te rsec t ions in my own l i fe , the a rch i tec tu ra l so lu t ions to u rban l i v ing o f fe red by the AA s tu -dent co l lec t i ve +RAMTV in the i r thes is Negot ia te My Boundary ! , and a ser ies o f s tud ies combin ing the two groups o f in fo rmat ion .

suburban to urban: paradigm shi f t

co l lege apar tment : u t i l i zed space ana lys is

F lex ib i l i t y s tudy mode led on concept d iagrams f rom +RAMTV’s Negot ia te My Boundary ! Jo in t p ro jec t w i th Soohyun Park and Lauren Hepner . Persona l respons ib i l i t y inc luded these d iagrams.

6:30 am the day begins. 7:30am everyone has breakfast. kai st i l l s leeping. 8:00am of f to work. peter ’s k ids eat breakfast. kai st i l l s leeping.

Al l soc ia l and ind iv idua l ac t i v i t y cen te red on the te lev is ion . The apar tment bu i ld ing was fu l l o f co l lege s tudents , none o f whom ever knew each o ther fo r lack o f appea l ing communa l spaces .

5:00pm kai hangs out with the kids. greg helps roger + ju l ie with competi t ion 6:30pm roger + ju l ie host dinner party. greg, kai , peter + kids jo in in. 12:30am kai , greg + fr iends cont inue party ing. peter crams for meet ing.8:00am of f to work. peter ’s k ids eat breakfast. kai st i l l s leeping.

The second hal f of the semester appl ied col lected research to a resident ial project in Toledo’s old industr ia l d istr ict . I immediately considered the project as a regenerat ive catalyst for the neglect-ed yet histor ical ly r ich urban area. Potent ial for renewal required a posi t ive community v is ible to the publ ic without becoming desensi t ized to the needs of residents.

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Toledo’s housing market is shr ink ing: a h igh-r ise , h igh-densi ty apar tment bui ld ing is nonessent ia l . Th is s i te has the greater potent ia l o f becoming the focal point o f urban and communi ty renewal for th is depressed Midwestern town.

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cross-s t i t ch weave, un i ts and c i rcu la t ion

l inear weave, c i rcu la t ion

l inear weave, roo fscape

studies: connect iv i ty : landscape + c i rculat ion

surrounding context

Rather than suffocate the si te with a single footpr int the townhouses are spl i t and pul led apart ( I ) . The resul t ing space is programmed for both resident ial and neighbor-hood use. The si te massing also considers an adjacent apartment bui ld ing (5).

Landscaping encourages communi ty engagement on the ground level and creates neighborhood access to the r iv -ers ide, current ly inaccess ib le . Publ ic use is rest r ic ted to s i te leve l whi le res ident ia l c i rcu lat ion occurs at a l l leve ls . A renovated br ick warehouse southwest o f the s i te pro-v ides vehic le park ing (1) . Residents can ex i t onto the cour tyard or take an e levator to a walkway on the second story . Pathways and green sur faces wrap around the uni t c lusters ( I I ) , c reat ing an network of landscape leading to the roofscape.

I . u rban mass ing I I I . roo fscape: v iews ou twardsI I . c i rcu la t ion

publ icpr ivate

urban regenerat ion

1. renovated warehouse: b icyc le + car park ing 2 . a f te r -schoo l p rograms3. g reen cour tyard : garden, soc ia l even ts4 . r i ve r pa th5 . ex is t ing apar tment bu i ld ing6 . t yp ica l fami ly townhouse7. t yp ica l s ing le -person un i t8 . e leva ted wa lkways

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The hope is tha t the sense o f pos i t i ve connec t i v i t y w i l l sp read to ne ighbor ing apar tment bu i ld ings , eventua l l y reach ing the depressed c i t y i t se l f .

Las Vegas:Architecture as Inter face

+Instructor: Er ic Olsen+Studio 4 (Wallenberg), UofM Taubman Col lege

+Program: Museum/Pedestr ian Walkway+Site: Las Vegas, NV

In a world becoming increasingly dominated by the global culture of market economies, Las Vegas continues to be a paradigm of consumerism reflected in the physical realm. The systems which feed into the city rely upon the ability of the consumer to understand information through series of recognizable symbols and to relate signifier to signified. Scott Brown and Venturi recognized this phenomenon 30 years ago in Learning From Las Vegas, and although the form of the signs on the Strip may be morphing as a result of emergent technologies their twofold relationship to pedestrian and vehicular traffic remains the same.

The complexity of networks weaving across various aspects of everyday life necessitates the creation of universally understood symbols, and without such identifiers the amount of information we encounter would be impossible to digest. The sign is fascinating because it belongs in both these worlds: it is a three dimensional object in space that is flattened into the status of a non-object by the information it carries. As soon as people understand the symbol, the armature disappears. The deception lies not in the cultural associations tied to symbols, but that these symbols, themselves intangible constructs, have the power to dissolve and flatten the physical world.

What happens then when the sign becomes a physical encounter? When something that was always interpreted at a distance becomes the immediate boundary of an interactive space? Architecture can create such an interface, allowing people to explore the seemingly ubiquitous in a new way and draw new conclusions about the world they participate in. Retired signs from the Strip are condensed above the busiest intersection in Las Vegas, bound up in a system of pathways which suspends the re-imagined pedestrian experience over the moving traffic below. During the day the structure towers above the road in the intense desert sun, while after twilight it partakes in the Las Vegas spectacle by reviving the ancient signs, allowing them to once again claim an agency to the Strip.

Project Thesis:

2007 Wallenberg Studio theme: “Architecture and Deception”

the boneyard: in a cul ture of hyper -consumer ism, a rest ing p lace for outdated symbols

“What happens then when the s ign becomes a physica l encounter?

When something that was a lways in terpreted at a d is tance becomes the immediate boundary of an in ter -act ive space?”

Signs f rom the S t r ip a re re t i red to a dus ty lo t on the edge o f town, sur rounded by subur -ban lo ts and junk yards . Here , in the “Bone-yard” , the i r mass ive carcasses s i t exposed to the deser t e lements . Few peop le a re aware o f the i r ex is tence ; the ma jo r i t y o f Las Vegas tour is ts cer ta in ly do no t v is i t .

signs: current routeMove the Boneyard above the bus ies t in te r -sec t ion on the S t r ip . The resu l t i s two fo ld : re l i cs o f Las Vegas ’ pas t ho ld the s ta t i c cen te r s tage in a c i t y whose surv iva l de -pends on re invent ion , and pedes t r ians a re con f ron ted w i th the phys ica l incarna t ion o f adver t i sement .

signs: proposed route

cur ren t : re t i red s igns to boneyard

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proposed: re t i red s igns to in te rsec t ion

l e f t : cu r ren t pedes t r ian b r idges

in tersect ion

What i f the br idging solut ion complete ly dominates the in tersect ion?

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a l l t ra f f i ce leva to rs ex te rna l ramps museum/d isp layin te rna l ramps

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Symbol ism Trans ience Perspec t i ve Sensat ion Mater ia l i t y Mechan ics Sca leSt ruc tu re Or ien ta t ion

in ter ior s t ra tegies: studies

e leva to r sha f ts : l i v ing adver t i sements , symbo l as enc losure

Para l lax : Apparen t d isp lacement o r reor ien ta t ion o f ob jec ts in space when v iewed a t an ang le . Cu ts in facade skew pedes t r ians ’ p reconcept ion o f sca le so tha t f ina l con tac t w i th mass ive s igns i s even more surpr is ing .

Photomontage: in f ras t ruc tu re suspend ing pedes t r ians over t ra f f i c ; veh icu la r exper ience a t n igh t d r i v ing under neon fo res t

Herbarium: Shif t ing Experiences

+Instructor: Jon Disbrow+Studio 2, UofM Taubman Col lege

+Program: Herbarium+Site: Gal lup Park, Ann Arbor, MI

A new herbar ium is needed for the Univers i ty o f Mich igan’s growing co l lect ion of preserved botanica l spec imens. The co l lect ion current ly inhabi ts an uninspi r ing warehouse in an of f -campus commerc ia l park. Th is locat ion speaks noth ing of nature of the herbar ium, nor the in terests of the men and women work ing ins ide. I t cer ta in ly is not an inspi ra t ion for v is i t ing s tudents and researchers.

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The proposed si te is a wooded hi l l over looking the Huron r iver in Ann Arbor’s Gal lup Park. I t is a beaut i fu l s lope of land: smal l tangles of berry trees and switchgrass blanket the southern exposure. Knotted pine trees cl ing to the top, whi le the northern base is c lothed in a wood of deciduous trees.

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Huron R iver

Det ro i tAnn Arbor

Lake Ontar ioHuron R iver

herbar ium : bui ld ing landscapeProposed arch i tecture responds to the texture of the s i te . Cues are taken f rom mater ia ls , the p lay of l ight , topography, wind, and seasonal prec ip i ta t ion. The herbar ium is a conta iner o f landscaped in ter iors , i tse l f a massive ent ry po int to the s i te unfur l ing behind.

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1. f ie ld c lassroom look ing sou th 2 . look ing nor th a long pa th f rom herbar ium

The massive co l lect ion is sp l i t : the two monol i ths s i t a t the foot o f the h i l l , sent r ies guard ing ent ry the i r dead specimens and the woods beyond. A path sk i r ts the edge of the herbar ium and carves in to the h i l ls ide, pausing at the top before p lunging in to ear th once again. I t fo l lows the natura l contours of the s i te , d is turb ing as l i t t le wi ld l i fe as poss ib le . The researcher ins ide the herbar ium works in the f i l tered l ight o f the cavernous co l lect ion area whi le the v is i tor explores aux i l iary bu i ld ings under the sof t shadow of ta l l t rees.

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12. p r i va te o f f i ce 13 . facu l ty lounge14. l i b ra ry15 . g reenhouse16. ou tdoor pav i l ion

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VASCULAR PLANTS 1,100,000FUNGI 280,000

BRYOPHYTES 163,000ALGAE 96,000

LICHENS 57,000

mode l : g round f loor , second f loor

Right : Ins ide co l lec t ion spaceLef t : Runn ing pas t the Herbar ium on a b r i sk au tumn day

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The experience I gained at PLY was incredibly instruct ive. Not only did I have a chance to witness a project ’s evolut ion from design to instal lat ion, but I gained a working knowledge of construct ion that has come to inf luence how I understand archi tecture. I am now adept with nearly al l shop equipment and power tools including the table saw, chop saw, j ig saw, rotat ing arm saw, hand router, dr i l l press, and bel t sander. More important ly I have come to appreciate technology-dr iven design that is s imultaneously explorat ive and human.

<<Park House Ann Arbor , MI

Ro le : cons t ruc t ion , in te r io r m i l lwork , p resenta t ion d rawings

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Abstract rout ing pat terns based on work by Br idget Ri ley. Produced for in t ra-of f ice charret te .

<<BTB4 Cant ina Ann Arbor , MI

Ro le : on-s i te cons t ruc t ion , o f f -s i te fabr ica t ion , mockup s tud ies , m i l lwork + mi l lwork cu t -sheets

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Drawings fo r “Bu i ld ing the Ivory Tower : Un ivers i t y Deve lopment and the Po l i t i cs o f Urban Space. ”

From abs t rac t :“Th is thes is examines s tudent hous ing in Ann Arbor and a t the Un ivers i t y o f M ich igan be tween 1920 and 1980 as a means o f assess ing the chang ing re la t ionsh ip be tween the c i t y and the un ivers i t y . I a rgue tha t s t ruc tu ra l change in the loca l rea l es ta te economy due to g rowth o f the un ivers i t y a l te red the economic , po l i t i ca l , and soc ia l re la t ions be tween Ann Arbor and Mich igan . . .Th is examina t ion i l l us t ra tes tha t the Un ivers i t y o f M ich igan is an ins t i tu t ion inex t r i cab le fo rm i t s u rban con tex t and tha t un ivers i t y l i fe and ac t i v i t ies a re g rounded in loca l i ssues . ”

I was asked to p roduce th ree axonomet r ic d rawings o f the “Thomson B lock C lus te r ” in Ann Arbor . Each drawing represents the phys ica l s ta te o f the ne ighborhood a t th ree chrono log ica l benchmarks : 1925 (p re -Depress ion) , 1945 (pos t -G. I . B i l l ) , and 1980 ( renewed in te res t in p r i va te hous ing) .

A l l d rawings were recons t ruc ted f rom Sanborn maps , per iod photographs , and many hours o f on-s i te inves t iga t ion and educated guess-work . Par t h is to r i ca l inves t iga t ion , par t c rea t i ve exerc ise , reproduc ing the Thompson b lock c lus te r has p rodded me to see h is to ry h idden beh ind the veneer o f car parks , empty lo ts , f i re escapes and facade up l i f t s .

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Working at Marble Fairbanks has effect ively been a second educat ion for me. Scott Marble and Karen Fairbanks founded the f i rm based on the pr incipals of innovat ive design and research. Both are educators (Columbia and Barnard, respect ively), and many in the off ice are act ively engaged in academics. The resul tant intersect ion of theory and profession informs everything from the implementat ion of new technologies to team discussions on rethinking col laborat ive processes within the f ie ld.

Marble Fairbanks is a smal l of f ice, which means that everyone is involved to some extent in al l projects. Though I have worked on many, I was (and am) most involved in the two on the fol lowing pages:

MoMA Flatform was a piece commissioned by the MoMA for their 2008 show “Home Del ivery: Fabricat ing the Modern Dwel l ing”. Flat form is a panel system whose two interconnect ing tabs are parametr ical ly l inked. Role: of f-s i te construct ion, on-si te instal lat ion and coordinat ion.

Glen Oaks Branch Library is a new 18,000 sf bui ld ing in Queens, NY. Most notably I have been working to translate 2D CAD drawings into a BIM interface ( in this case, Revi t) . This is hugely instruct ive, as i t entai ls working with mult ip le systems in a fair ly complex bui ld ing. Due to the complexi ty of the project and the l imited representat ion of 2D drawings, inevi table conf l icts ar ise when model ing that must be analyzed and resolved. Personal responsibi l i t ies have included complex landscaping and cei l ings, mi l lwork, electr ical f ixtures, and inter ior part i t ions.

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The overa l l geomet ry and appearance o f F la t fo rm is genera ted f rom the topo logy o f the tab se t . Each tab se t i s made up o f a ma jo r and minor tab , one on each o f the fac ing f la t pane ls , in a p rec ise re la t ionsh ip to each o ther , tha t bend and s t ruc tu ra l l y lock toge ther .

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Role, BIM (col laborat ive): landscaping and cei l ings, mi l lwork, electr ical f ixtures, inter ior part i t ions, general model ing

ce l la r ce i l i ng ce l la r ce i l i ng as mass ing mode l w i th mechan ica l duc twork

sec t ion th rough ce l la r ;ro ta ted sky l igh ts ce l la r re f lec ted ce i l ing p lan . d rawing : MFA