undergraduate architecture freshman I

vincentribeiro

Professors

Nicholas BrusciaShadi Nazarian

Christopher Romano

Teaching Assistant

Joseph DiPerna

SUNY At BuffaloFreshmen Studio 2010

Vincent Ribeiro1804 Stuart StreetBrooklyn, New York 11229(718) 825-1432vincentr@buffalo.edu

T H E L I V I N G W A L L

T H E L I V I N G W A L LPhase IObjective

Phase IIModularization

Phase IIIStructure

Phase IVPre Fabrication

Phase VRe assembly

Phase I

Design and fabricate a structure that accomodates at least three people with a basic and minimal dwelling

unit.

Individual units must be adjacent to one another and share boundaries. Each unit will need A Parti-Wall

with adjoining structures where unique structural and programmatic interlocking situations begin to evolve.

Have a clear design strategy and a maximum of two moves, the original volume of 6 x 6 x 8 ft must be registered in the development process and the final

outcome.

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Objective

ROOF

ROOF

ENTRANCE

Exploring different ways of creating a roof and entrance using various shifts and moves in the massing.

ROOF

ENTRANCE

Finally, a space that would allow for a desired 6’6” clearance was achieved by raising a portion of the original mass upwards, which resulted in a roof that provided protection as well as headroom.

Also, an interesting entrance was created by pulling the middle of the mass backwards, which al-lowed for an entrance in the front and created a social balcony space in the back of the design.

Plan A - Sections A + B

Roof Entrance Social Balcony

Bedspaces

West (Entry) Elevation

Phase 1 Review100 design proposals

Phase II

Consolidate your efforts and schemes into a collab-orative scheme. An added goal in this phase is to be able to disassemble and pack each unit as blocks and consider the transportation of units in fragments.

Develop and refine the proposed units. Develop strate-gies to break down and rejoin blocks using mechanical connections. Explore the relationship between blocks,

hierarchy of materials and their thickness

Modularization

Modularization Scheme

Connection details for proposed modules

West (Entry) Elevation

Phase 2 Exhibition and Review28 Projects

Phase III

Reduce weight and projections of the structures.Finalize structure, modules, detailing and joinery.

Configure a roof pitch for drainage.

Structure

Exploring Pitched Cantilever

West (Entry) Elevation

Phase 3 Review14 Projects

Phase IV

Collaborative full scale construction2 x 6 floors and roof2 x 3 everything else1/2” ply for the floor3/8” ply everything else

The structures will be completely fabricated on campus in the Parker Hall Shop, then transported to Griffis

Sculpture Park and reassembled on site.

Claire Achtyl - Chris Belfiore - Sylvia Choi - Jeremy Cournyea -Andrew Delle Bovi - Vincent Ribeiro - Sobit Sarvantov

Pre Fabrication

Assembly of Modules A-F

Mod-A-Floor

Mod-A+B+C

Mod-C+D

Mod-C+D+E

Mod-F-Roof

Bolting Diagrams

Module A Amount Module D AmountNumber of 2”x3”x8’ 0 Number of 2”x3”x8’ 21Number of 2”x6”x8’ 8 Number of 2”x6”x8’ 0Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 0 Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 2Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x1/2”) 2 Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 2Number of Bolts 28 Number of Bolts 18 Number of nuts 28 Number of Nuts 18 Number of Washers 56 Number of Washers 36 Number of Screws 52 Number of Screws 156 Total weight 205.83 Total Weight 247.117 Module B Amount Module E AmountNumber of 2”x3”x8’ 14 Number of 2”x3”x8’ 16Number of 2”x6”x8’ 0 Number of 2”x6”x8’ 0Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 4 Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 3Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x1/2”) 2 Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x1/2”) 3Number of Bolts 20 Number of Bolts 18 Number of Nuts 20 Number of Nuts 18 Number of Washers 40 Number of Washers 36 Number of Screws 126 Number of Screws 104 Total Weight 205.83 Total Weight 203.588 Module C Amount Module F AmountNumber of 2”x3”x8’ 8 Number of 2”x3”x8’ 2Number of 2”x6”x8’ 0 Number of 2”x6”x8’ 4Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 1 Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x3/8”) 2Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x1/2”) 0 Sheets of Plywood(4’x8’x1/2”) 1Number of Bolts 16 Number of Bolts 14Number of Nuts 16 Number of Nuts 14 Number of Washers 32 Number of Washers 28 Number of Screws 56 Number of Screws 84 Total Weight 89.376 Total Weight 199.948

Number of Bolts/Nuts 92 Number of Washers 184 Number of Screws 536 Number of 2x3 61 Number of 2x6 10 Number of 3/8” 14 Number of 1/2” 10

Total Weight - 1152 lbs

2x3 Weight(lbs) 2’x6’ Weight(lbs) 3/8” Ply Weight(lbs) 1/2”Ply Weight(lbs)1’ 0.94 1’ 2 1’x1’ 1.32 1’x1’ 1.752’ 1.88 2’ 4 2’x2’ 5.26 2’x2’ 73’ 2.82 3’ 6 3’x3’ 11.88 3’x3’ 15.754’ 3.76 4’ 8 2’x6’ 15.84 2’x6’ 215’ 4.7 5’ 10 4’x8’ 42.24 4’x8’ 566’ 5.64 6’ 12 1”x1” 0.009 1”x1” 0.0121” 0.11 1” 0.156

Phase V

Transportation, Re-Assembly + Evaluation

Polyurethane was added to water seal all projects. Fork-lift rails were installed underneath each project and temporary bracing was added in order to provide structure for shipping. Finally, all projects were shrink wrapped to protect them during the transportation procedure.

On Sunday April 18th, all 14 projects were shipped to Griffis Sculpture Park in East Otto, New York.

UB Reporter - UB Students Create Interactive Wall

Buffalo News - Page 03 - Sunday May 2nd

Springville Journal - Submitted Images and Text

Flickr Page - The Living Wall

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/projects/view/the-living-wall/7588/

Blog - http://thelivingwall.blogspot.com