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Jean-Michel Ake ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO VOL. 2

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Jean-Michel AkeARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO VOL. 2

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Branch LibrarySite Space & Program: Fall 2012

Back Bay FensAdv. Arch. Communication Summer 2014

East Boston Urban Block 1960’s Urbanism

Drawings from FZADAug ‘13 - Dec ‘13, May ‘14 - Jun ‘14

Project Directory

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For our Final Project of the Fall 2012 semester, we were tasked with designing an additional Branch to the Boston Public Library system in the Chinatown (adjacent to a culinary arts school we designed in an earlier project).Ourgoalwastocreatealibrarythatnotonlyfulfilleditsprogrammaticduties,butalsoactedasa transition between the Chinatown region and downtown Boston.

Branch Library: Concept

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TRAFFIC PATTERNS

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BOSTON SOUTH STATION

BACK OF HOUSETRANSIENT SPACE/ OPEN SPACEMAIN READING AREA/ “STAYING” SPACE

SECONDARY READING SPACE / QUIET SPACECIRCULATION

ORIGINAL PROGRAM CONCEPT ORIGINAL CONCEPT ON SITE

FIRST ITERATION OF PROGRAM CONCEPT ON SITE

SECOND ITERATION OF PROGRAM CONCEPT ON SITE

FINAL ITERATION OF PROGRAM CONCEPT ON SITE

Concept Diagram

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For our Final Project of the Fall 2012 semester, we were tasked with designing an additional Branch to the Boston Public Library system in the Chinatown (adjacent to a culinary arts school we designed in an earlier project).Ourgoalwastocreatealibrarythatnotonlyfulfilleditsprogrammaticduties,butalsoactedasa transition between the Chinatown region and downtown Boston.

The main concept for my library project was that my building would be divided into three separated zones (witheachzonedefinedbythetrafficpatternsaroundmysiteandmonument)withtherightsidebeingthe public side that would house the key program spaces, the left side would house the service and faculty program and the bottom left would house the specialty program (overhung gathering space/ auditorium).

Branch Library: Documentation

PROGRAM SPACESTHIS DIAGRAM IS SHOWING HOW THE PROGRAMIS ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT THE MAIN PUBLIC AREA OF MY BUILDING.

Ground Floor Plan

Elevation

4th Floor Plan

Sixth Floor Plan(Roof Plan)

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01 Branch Library: Documentation

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For our Final Project of the Fall 2012 semester, we were tasked with designing an additional Branch to the Boston Public Library system in the Chinatown (adjacent to a culinary arts school we designed in an earlier project).Ourgoalwastocreatealibrarythatnotonlyfulfilleditsprogrammaticduties,butalsoactedasa transition between the Chinatown region and downtown Boston.

Site Plan connecting witha previous project: The Exhibition Kitchen

Section Perspective

Perspective withSite Context

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01Branch Library: Renders

Theserendershelphighlightkeyaspectsofmyproject.Thefirstoneshowsthespecialtyprogramsection of my design that is meant to draw people into the building (with the public gathering space and the visible auditorium space. The Second render shows how the library program space is represented from the exterior (with subtle pushouts that highlight the gathering spaces on each level.

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02 Back Bay Fens: Full Board

For this project, we were tasked with examining a site in Boston - the Back Bay Fens - and trying to formulate an idea about the park and the surrounding neighborhoods. Throughout the project, we were given various tasks that would help us clarify our thoughts of the site (from data collection, to perspectives)

HUNTINGTON AVENUE

TECTONIC PLATES IN THE BACK BAY FENSA STUDY OF HOW THE ZONES OF THE BACK BAY FENS ARE CREATED BY THE PARK AND THE MAJOR ROADS THAT SEPARATE THEM

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02Back Bay Fens: Full Board

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02 Back Bay Fens: Concept

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BACK BAY FENS

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MASS TURNPIKE

Back Bay Fens Beginning to Separate

(though like zones are still

partially connected)

Back Bay Fens Continues to Separate

(like are almost completely separated)

Back Bay Fens Completely Separated

into Different “Techtonic Plates”

BROOKLINE AVE

The main concept for this project is based off the idea that the Back Bay Fens area of Boston is actually a series of 5 different zones separated by the major roads that surrounds the park. The top diagram shows the entire site intact while the bottom diagram is a representation of the different zones - or tectonic plates - breaking apart. It also shows how the larger zones are similar along the major streets (thus separate slower).

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Back Bay Fens: Statistics 02

BUILDING TYPES

MIX OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSWITH STORES/ HIGH RISE APARTMENTS ALONG MASS AVE

VEHICULAR VS.PEDESTRIAN

TYPES OF PEOPLE

ACTIVITY LEVEL

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SMALL AREA WITH RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ALONG BACK BAYFENS EDGE AND COMMERCIALALONG MASS TURNPIKE

3: BOYLSTON & MASS TURNPIKE

MASS. TURN.

BACK BAY FENS

LOCATION OF FENWAY PARKAND HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AROUND IT. LOWEST % RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

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LARGE RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH COMMERCIAL/ HIGH-RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ALONG BOYLSTON ST.

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FAMILIES/ RESIDENTS COLLEGE STUDENTS

RUNNING/ EXCERCISESHOPPING/ LEISURE WORKERS

For data collection in the Back Bay Fens, I examined a variety of factors including: building types, demographics,trafficpatterns/intensity,andstreetnoise.Thedatahelpedsolidifymyargumentsand help me decide where each of my “tectonic plates” are divided.

The main concept for this project is based off the idea that the Back Bay Fens area of Boston is actually a series of 5 different zones separated by the major roads that surrounds the park. The top diagram shows the entire site intact while the bottom diagram is a representation of the different zones - or tectonic plates - breaking apart. It also shows how the larger zones are similar along the major streets (thus separate slower).

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02 Back Bay Fens: Perspective

Our Third Task for this project was to create a drawing that show what you experience while you are in the Back Bay Fens. This drawing is an expanded view of the Back Bay Fens from with multiple perspectives being spliced together to create a panoramic like view of the site. I then added a “hero” who would habitat various areas of the site and describe what its like in each of the areas at various times during the day.

Lots of shops over here

Lots of open space over here in the plaza

Tons of food!Fenway o� in the distance Picturesque view

of the fens

LETS GO SOX!! Nice place to raise a family Perfect place to relax

MASS AVE & MFA

BACK BAY FENS

Perfect place to take a stroll...

... Or go on a run

A DAY IN THE BACKBAY FENS

FENWAY

Perfect place to look or practice the art

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02Back Bay Fens: Render

Our Final Task for the this project was to create a perspective that attempted to show the conclusion that we had created based on our analysis. This perspective taken at the intersection of 4 & 5 is a synthesis of of my idea of separate zones that are separated along the major streets. This drawing also a good example of how the nature of each site is blurred at the separation points (with aspects of the Commercial zone 4 mixing a little bit with the Residential zone 5)

Our Third Task for this project was to create a drawing that show what you experience while you are in the Back Bay Fens. This drawing is an expanded view of the Back Bay Fens from with multiple perspectives being spliced together to create a panoramic like view of the site. I then added a “hero” who would habitat various areas of the site and describe what its like in each of the areas at various times during the day.

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East Boston: Site Concept 03

Isolated/ Unused areas

Area: Chelsea Creekand Coast line

Area: Back connection road andempty lots next to hotel

Area: Back Hotel Parking Lot/Site pavement

Area: Parking Lot

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Landmark

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Bridge

Districts River walkWaterway

Residential Section

Commercial Section

Beach/ Future Boardwalk

Taxonomy

Site Framework

For this project, we were tasked with creating an new urban block within the existing urban fabric of East Boston.Oursite,locatednexttothewater,hassomemajorfloodingissuesthatweneededtoidentifyand attempttofixwithourdesign.IfirstcreatedaTaxonomydiagramtoexamineareasthatIthoughtwere neglected around our site and then created a Site Framework that attempted use these neglected areas while also connecting my site to the surrounding neighborhoods.

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East Boston: Larger Concept

Rain Water/ Flood runoff

Area of eachwatershed The immediate site

and the beginning ofthe boardwalk

The expansion of the the boardwalk and thecreation of multiple new coastal zones similar to the original one(will vary slightly with location)

Boardwalk extended to the edge of the Chelsea river (on both sides) and extra zones added as needed

Phase 2

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Phase 3

Phase 1

Phase 3

The Regional Redevelopment of East Boston

Site Plan of theMaverick Mills Site

Regional Map

MydesignforEastBostonnotonlydealswiththespecificsiteweweregiven,butalsothesurrounding areaasawhole.Todealwithpotentialfloodproblems,Iplannedoncreatingaseriesofwatershedsthat would be able to absorb water surges throughout the coast of East Boston. I then planned building these sites in phases that would be connected by a new boardwalk system that would revitalize the coast (which is currently under utilized). Finally I planned on making my site an archetype for the future projects in the area.

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View of the sites different layers as an exploded axon explaining how the different layers are organized and how they’re all interconnected

Design at the node scale pt. 2

Layer 1: Landscape and Streets & Square

- Landscape: watershed and river walk area that is sunken down from the rest of the site (3-4 ft). The river walk area begins from the pond at the end of the node all the way down to the boardwalk along the Chelsea Creek. Series of ramps/ land stairs/ sloping landscape bring youdown to river walk area.

- Streets: main street is a continuation of the back street near hotel. Also acts as divider on the sitetransforming the site into four quadrants. Other street is parallel to exististing streets in area.

-Square: Framed by the performance arts building and the office building. Square acts as main pedestrian entrance for site with green sitting spaces inbetween the pathways.

Layer 2: Residential block

- Residential block acts as a transition from the edge of the site to the water.Buildings’ shapes are derived from the the two main roads intersecting the siteand the water ways that help create the courtyards. Overhanging buildingshelp connect residential building along street edge and those along the water way.

45 3-story buildings at 1200 sq ft per floor.total sq ft = 16200

Layer 3: Commercial Center

- Commercial Center for site that connects the main portion of the site,the hotel, and the boardwalk along the Chelsea Creek. The exterior of thesite has a tradional shopping center facade, while the interior of the complexis very open and transparent with that invites people into/ throughout the complex.

Commercial block Total sq ft = 217557Circulation sq ft = 57040

Layer 4: Node Buildings

- Node Buildings act as the main entrance to the site and help shape the square. They act as a threshold into the site. Also help lead pedestrian traffic into the site(along with the water way).

office buildingtotal sq ft = 316450Theatretotal sq ft = 247512

Total Square Footage of site is Approx. = 1425672 sq ft

03 East Boston: Concept

This page is a simple concept diagram (exploded 3-d model) that explains the various layers of my design from the sculpted landscape and watershed, to the Residential blocks on the South-side of the Site, to the Commercial Buildings to the North of the site, to the Node and the square to the East.

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View of the sites different layers as an exploded axon explaining how the different layers are organized and how they’re all interconnected

Design at the node scale pt. 2

Layer 1: Landscape and Streets & Square

- Landscape: watershed and river walk area that is sunken down from the rest of the site (3-4 ft). The river walk area begins from the pond at the end of the node all the way down to the boardwalk along the Chelsea Creek. Series of ramps/ land stairs/ sloping landscape bring youdown to river walk area.

- Streets: main street is a continuation of the back street near hotel. Also acts as divider on the sitetransforming the site into four quadrants. Other street is parallel to exististing streets in area.

-Square: Framed by the performance arts building and the office building. Square acts as main pedestrian entrance for site with green sitting spaces inbetween the pathways.

Layer 2: Residential block

- Residential block acts as a transition from the edge of the site to the water.Buildings’ shapes are derived from the the two main roads intersecting the siteand the water ways that help create the courtyards. Overhanging buildingshelp connect residential building along street edge and those along the water way.

45 3-story buildings at 1200 sq ft per floor.total sq ft = 16200

Layer 3: Commercial Center

- Commercial Center for site that connects the main portion of the site,the hotel, and the boardwalk along the Chelsea Creek. The exterior of thesite has a tradional shopping center facade, while the interior of the complexis very open and transparent with that invites people into/ throughout the complex.

Commercial block Total sq ft = 217557Circulation sq ft = 57040

Layer 4: Node Buildings

- Node Buildings act as the main entrance to the site and help shape the square. They act as a threshold into the site. Also help lead pedestrian traffic into the site(along with the water way).

office buildingtotal sq ft = 316450Theatretotal sq ft = 247512

Total Square Footage of site is Approx. = 1425672 sq ft

03East Boston: Concept

Layer 4

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Full Site

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03 East Boston: Urban Plan

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Key:1. Node2. O�ce Building3. Commercial Centre4. Residential Buildings

Low Tide (-3)

High Tide (+3)

River Walk (elevaion -4)Node (elevaion +1)

Water Level(+/-0)

This is a site plan of my urban design. You can see how my site is split by both the waterway on the N-S axis while the new avenue brought into the site splits the site along its E-W axis. You can see how every aspect of my design - the residential blocks, the commercial center, the riverwalk, and the node are all based aroundandinfluencedbythewatershed(whichisthefocusoftheproject),

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East Boston: Urban Plan 03

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TheWaterwayalsoactsasawatersheddealingwithpotentialflooding.Thewatershed-whichistidal-is naturallysunkenbelowthemainelevation.Whenfloodingoccurs,theriverwalkareaisabletoactasan overflowzoneandabsorbthewatersurgewithoutaffectingtheadjacentbuildings.

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03 East Boston: Render

In the Upper Render, it is showing a view of my design looking down my site from the square. You can see the residential buildings jutting out on the left and the commercial/ retail buildings on the right. You can also so a view of the lowered riverwalk and the water way. In the Lower Render, It is also showing a view of the square but this time, focusing on the performance arts building next to the node. You can see the open galleryonthebottomfloorwhiletheglazedroomontheupperlevelrepresentstheraisedauditoriumspace.

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East Boston: Render 03

In the Upper Render, it is showing a view of my design from one of the green spaces in between the residential spaces. You can see the sloping landscape that leads to the riverwalk as well as the waterway coming into the space and uniting the green space with the rest of the site. The Lower Render is showing a view from the mall area of my project. Compared to the solid exterior seen in the Upper Render, the interior of that area is completely open and transparent. The waterway also comes into the area to unite it with the rest of the site.

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