TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. CANDOR CONDUIT: THESIS PROJECT - ADVISOR: PETER ZELLNER_SEPTEMBER 2012

My thesis is about the experience of circulation and movement in a completely accessibly civic building, a new public library for the civic center of Los

Angeles. The area surrounding the site, with the exception of the soon opening Grand park, is almost completely inaccessible to the public, the

transparency of this library is a directly response to the inaccessibility of the surrounding area and of the modern civic building in general. The mecha-

nism for this transparency and accessibility is the circulation. I studied the way living (people) and non-living (books, information, electricity, etc) forms

move and designed the experience of the building based on how it will be used, and created a space where everything can not only move freely but

also be accessed by all. The user would have an experience where they could basically choose their own adventure, they could move through all of

the building and see much of the city from inside of it, or they could go directly to the use they came for.

2. LOS ANGELES FLOWER MARKET: 3GB VERTICAL STUDIO - INSTRUCTOR: MICHEL ROJKIND_SPRING 2012

The project was to design a new flower market in Los Angeles’s flower district. My goal was to design a building which from the exterior was quite

massive and on the interior was very open. This openness would extend vertically from the market, located at street level and accessible from all

surrounding streets, up through the other programs in the building and would be on a gradient with a heavier more stacked program distribution on

the 8th street side and total openness on the 7th street side. This internal distribution worked not only functionally to support the skin, and cantilevering

program, it created an experience that radiated from the market itself.

3. HUB LA: 3GA VERTICAL STUDIO - INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL ROTUNDI_SUMMER 2011

The HUB LA, located in Downtown Los Angeles at 6th and Main st., would be a place where young professionals, predominantly in creative genres,

could go to both work and display their creativity. This studio provided the opportunity to create the program and overall ideals for the project. The

notion of a wide range of creative people working together is what got me excited about this project. A diagram of the programmatic uses and possi-

bilities was the driver of this project, essentially I attempted to create the building from the diagram, meaning that I used the diagram to inform the

circulation of the building and eventually its physical form. I began to think of a type of circulation which could facilitate these connections in both a

physical and visual manner, giving me the circulation which loops around the building and connects each level to the one directly above and below it,

but also facilitates connections and unlikely encounters.

4. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT: APPLIED STUDIES_SPRING 2011

In the Design Development class I worked in a group with 2 other students to take a previous studio project and create a DD set for the project. The

work I have included is from a portion of the set that I worked on. My groups DD set was selected to be submitted in the Spring 2012 SCI-Arc accredi-

tation review.

5. HIVE 1000: 2GB CORE STUDIO - INSTUCTOR: JOE DAY_SPRING 2011

HIVE1000, was a housing project for approximately 1000 young artists and students in New York City. My strategy was to articulate the units them-

selves and move from the unit to a larger, group specific bar or “tetromino” which would then inter-lock to form the building mass using the circulation ,

which wove between and within the units, as a crucial driver. Circulation informed my decision as to where and how the tetronimo parts would fit

together. This project was selected to be displayed in the SCI-Arc gallery for the schools Spring 2012 accreditation review.

BROAD TYPES OF LIBRARY SPACE

1_COLLECTION SPACE

2_PUBLIC ELECTRONIC WORKSTATION SPACE

3_USER SEATING SPACE

4_STAFF WORK SPACE

5_MEETING SPACE

6_SPECIAL USE SPACE

7_NON-ASSIGNABLE SPACE

PROPOSED PROGRAM

1_COLLECTION SPACE & WORKSTATION SPACE_30%

- READING ROOMS_ADULT, TEEN, CHILDREN

- PUBLIC COMPUTER WORK SPACE

- LIBRARY STACKS

2_USER SEATING SPACE_15%

- THEATER

- STUDY AREAS WITHIN STACKS

3_STAFF WORK SPACE_10%

4_MEETING SPACE_15%

- EDUCATION / SCHOOL

- CAFE / RESTAURANT / BAR

5_SPECIAL USE SPACE

6_NON-ASSIGNABLE SPACE

- STORAGE

- PARKING

- MECHANICAL

WHO WILL USE THIS?

9AM 7PM2PM10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM

STUDENTS

TOURISTS

COMMUNITY

STAFF

EMPLOYEES OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS

PARKING FOR DOWNTOWN

MEETING SPACE FOR CIVIC USES

HOW LONG?

STUDENTS

TOURISTS

COMMUNITY

STAFF

EMPLOYEES OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS

PARKING FOR DOWNTOWN

MEETING SPACE FOR CIVIC USES

APPROX. 450,000 SQUARE FEET

COMBINE-ABLE USES

COMBINE-ABLE USES

PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION

15%_USER SEATING SPACE

30%_COLLECTION SPACE & WORKSTATION SPACE

10%_STAFF WORK SPACE

20%_NON-ASSIGNABLE SPACE

15%_MEETING SPACE

10%_SPECIAL USE SPACE

COLLECTION & ELECTRONIC

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PUBLIC PRIVATE

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MIXED AND INTERCONNECTED BY CIRCULATIONPUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEPARATE AND CIRCULATION BUNDLED

CANDOR CONDUIT LIBRARY

SCI- ARC THESIS 2012

FOAM MODEL STUDIES

STACKING SOLIDS AND VOIDS_FOAM MODELS

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SECTION 1

SECTION 3

SECTION 4

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SECTION 1

SECTION 2

SECTION 3

STUDY 1 STUDY 2 STUDY 3 STUDY 4 STUDY 5 STUDY 6 STUDY 7

SECTION 4

CANDOR CONDUIT LIBRARY

1/16”=1’ ACRYLIC MODEL

LEVEL 2 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 STAFF BOOK RETURN / SORTING

2 CHILDRENS READING AREA

3 GRAND STAIRCASE

4 CLASSROOM / MEETING SPACE

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LEVEL 4 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION / MEETING SPACE

2 READING ROOMS

3 STAFF / BOOK SORTING

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LEVEL 8 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION SPACE / USER SEATING

2 OUTDOOR VIEWING TERRACE / CAFE

3 STAFF

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3

LEVEL 5 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION SPACE / SPECIAL USE SPACE

2 READING ROOMS

3 LOUNGE / USER SEATING

1

2

3

LEVEL 7 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION SPACE

2 MEETING SPACE

3 READING ROOMS

4 STAFF

1

2

3

1

4

LEVEL 6 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION SPACE

2 READING ROOMS

3 TEEN READING ROOM

4 STAFF

1

2

3

4

LEVEL 3 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION / USER SEATING

2 MEETING SPACE

3 EXHIBITION ROOM

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LEVEL 9 PLAN

1/64”=1’

1 COLLECTION SPACE

2 OUTDOOR STUDY AREAA

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SITE PLAN LOS ANGELES FLOWER MARKETSPRING 2012 VERTICAL STUDIO

RESTAURANT / FARMERS MARKET

FLOWER MARKET

LAB USE / GROWING FACILITIES

RESIDENTIAL / HOTEL

PARKING

ROOF-SCAPE_OPEN LECTURE / THEATER SPACE AND ROOF GARDEN

INTERIOR LECTURE

OFFICE / CREATIVE WORK SPACE

15 %

15 %

5 %

2.5 %

7.5 %

10 %

7.5 %

20 %

CIRCULATION LEVEL: RETAIL / CAFES / ETC. 15 %

24 HOURS

12 AM 12 AM12 PM6 AM 6 PM3 AM 9 AM 3 PM 9 PM

FLOWER MARKET HOURS

MOST MARKETS

CLOSE AT 2 PM

SOME MARKETS

CLOSE AT 4 PM

SET-UP BEGINS

APPROX. 1 AM

MARKETS OPEN

AT 2 AM

TYPICAL RESTAURANT HOURS

COFFEE SHOPS COULD

OPEN AT 4 AM

MORE NORMAL RESTAURANTS

COULD OPEN APPROX. 7 AM

POSSIBILITY OF 24

HOUR RESTAURANT

NORMAL RESTAURANT MIGHT

TYPICALLY CLOSE AT 10 PM

RESIDENTIAL / HOTEL

WAKE UP AT

6 AM

GO TO SLEEP

11 PM

SLEEP AND OPTIONAL

24 HOUR CHECK IN

LAB USE / GROWING FACILITIES

TYPICAL OFFICE 7AM CLOSE AT 8 PM

SUPPORTING RETAIL

OPEN AT 8 AM CLOSE AT 9 PM

FARMERS MARKET_PRODUCE MARKET

OPEN AT 6 AM CLOSE AT 3 PM

URBAN FARM / EXPERIMENTAL GARDENS

OPEN AT 6 AM CLOSE AT 10 PM DEPENDING

ON DAYLIGHT HOURS

POSSIBLE TO WORK 24

HRS.

NIGHTLIFE

NIGHTLIFE COULD OPEN

AT APPROX. 4PM

NIGHTLIFE CLOSE

AT 2 AM

24 HR GROWTH

FLEX-SPACE

OPEN FOR 24 HR USES

AND MORE REG. USES

OFFICE / CREATIVE WORK SPACE

TYPICAL OFFICE HOURS

OPEN AT 7 AM

OPEN TO 24 HR

WORK SCHEDULE

TYPICAL OFFICE HOURS

CLOSE AT 8 PM

CAN BE OPEN AS

EARLY AS NEEDED

FOR CUSTOMERS

CAN BE OPEN AS

LATE AS NEEDED

FOR CUSTOMERS

100,000 sq. ft

124,000 sq. ft.

100,000 sq. ft

150,000 sq. ft

150,000 sq. ft.

51,000 sq. ft.

54,100 sq. ft.

31,162 sq. ft.

3,000 sq. ft.

PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION

FLOWER DISTRICT TIME MAPPING

SITE PLANN

115’

90’

70’

50’

35’

20’

5’

LIGHT WELLROOF THEATER / LECTURE SPACE_1

ROOF THEATER / LECTURE SPACE_1 LIGHT WELL ROOF THEATER / LECTURE SPACE_2

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TRANSVERSE SECTION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

90’

70’

50’

35’

20’

1_CREATIVE OFFICE SPACE

2_PARKING

3_CIRCULATION FLOOR_CAFES / RETAIL

4_HOTEL

5_LAB

6_GREENHOUSE

7_FARMERS MARKET / FLOWER MARKET

FLEXIBLE SPACE

8_ELEVATED SPACE FOR VIEWS / CAFE

9_GROUND LEVEL AMPHITHEATER WITH ENTRANCE / EXIT FROM PARKING

10_CENTRAL REFRIGERATION UNIT

11_FREIGHT ELEVATOR

1_CREATIVE OFFICE SPACE

2_PARKING

3_CIRCULATION FLOOR_CAFES / RETAIL

4_LAB

5_GREENHOUSE

6_FARMERS MARKET / FLOWER MARKET

FLEXIBLE SPACE

1

2

2

3 3

4

5

6 6

10 10

Gallery

Communal Area (steps? Atrium? Courtyards?)

Theater / Projection Space / Lecture area

Education / Classroom(s)

Print Center

Computer Lab

Work Studios (fashion design / jewelry / general design)

Wood / Metal Shop

3d printers / laser cutters / mill

Test kitchen / classroom

Office space

Conference Rooms

Restrooms

Storage

Breakrooms / Staff Kitchen

Cafe / Restaurant / Bar

Artists

Game Design

Fashion Design

Architects

Urban Designers

Photography

Chefs

Online Business headquarters

Social Media

Non- Profits

Consulting Firms

Production Companies

Film Industry

Tech Companies

Environmental Firms

Magazines / Publishing

Administrative Services

Music Industry

Photo Studio

Render Farm

I am mapping the potential types of uses in the HUB LA project and the various types of needs that they would have.

I imagine a design that allows everyone access to all of the amenities but also allowsthe tenants who use certain things

more than others easier access to them. And would encourage cross pollination between fields.

TYPICAL OFFICE NEEDS

UNIQUE HUB LA NEEDS POSSIBLE TENANTS

Solid lines represent concrete uses

Dashed lines represent possible uses

PROGRAM MATRIX DIAGRAMS

SITE PLAN

1’=256” N

HUB

INCUBATOR

Collaboration

1: To work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor

2: To cooperate with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force

3: To cooperate with an agency or instrumentality with which one is not immediately connected

HUB LASUMMER 2012 VERTICAL STUDIO

WORK / PHOTO STUDIO

CLASSROOMS

CONFERENCE / MEETING ROOMS

RENDER FARM / COMPUTER LAB

TYPICAL OFFICE USE

LOBBY / INDOOR THEATER / GATHERING AREA

WOOD / METAL SHOP

TEST KITCHEN / RESTAURANT

GALLERY / LECTURE

OUTDOOR AREA / EXERCISE

TRANSPARENT GLAZING

TRANSLUCENT GLAZING

WINDOW DIAGRAM CIRCULATION AND PROGRAM DIAGRAM

ROOF TRANSPARENT WINDOW

FOR WORK STUDIOS AND PHOTO

STUDIO

TO LET LIGHT INTO

OFFICE USE

LETS LIGHT IN ALONG LARGE

CIRCULATION RAMP AND INTO

WORK SPACE

LETS LIGHT IN ALONG RAMP

AND INTO CLASSROOMS

LETS LIGHT IN ALONG RAMP

AND INTO WORK SPACELETS LIGHT IN ALONG RAMP

AND INTO RESTAURANT /

TEST KITCHEN

TO LET LIGHT INTO GALLERY

AND WORK STUDIOS

OFFICE USE

WORK STUDIOS

OFFICE USEWOOD & METAL

SHOP

LOBBY/RETAIL

PROJECTION SCREEN

LETS LIGHT INTO GALLERY

AND WORK STUDIOS

LETS LIGHT INTO CIRCULATION

AND WORK STUDIOS

OFFICE USE

LETS LIGHT INTO CONFERENCE

ROOMS AND SPACES

LETS LIGHT INTO CLASSROOMS

AND CIRCULATION RAMP

EXTERIOR STAIR

LETS LIGHT INTO CIRCULATION

AND WORK STUDIOS

LETS LIGHT INTO KITCHEN

AND CONFERENCE ROOMS

LETS LIGHT INTO GALLERY,

CIRCULATION SPACE AND

INTERIOR “COURTYARD”

GLAZING ALONG EXTERIOR

RAMP AND EXERCISE AREA

TRANSVERSE SECTION

1’=1/64”

MAIN ST.

SITE LINES THROUGH DUAL GLASS FACADES ALLOW

INHABITANTS AND PEOPLE ON THE STREET TO VIEW

THE HAPPENINGS IN BOTH THE HUB AND INCUBATOR

ELEVATION_NORTHEAST_FROM MAIN ST.

1’=1/64”

RESTAURANT ENTRANCE

ROOFTOP POD

GALLERY

LOBBY

ATRIUMGALLERY

STORAGE PARKING

ADMINISTRATION

LIBRARY

PARKING

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

SPRING 2011

RESTAURANT MECHANICAL

LOBBY

GALLERY

PARKING

PARKING

PARKING

PARKING

PARKING

MAIN ENTRANCE

PARKINGENTRANCE

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ROOF/RESTAURANT PLANN

LEGEND

1. MECHANICAL ROOM

2. REST ROOMS

3. RESTAURANT

OTB: OPEN TO BELOW

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ADA AXON

1/8”=1’

ADA ELEVATOR

ADA PARKING

1/8”=1’

TYPICAL BASEMENT PLAN1/32`”=1’

ADA REST ROOM

1/8”=1’

GROUND FLOOR PLAN1/32=1’

TYPICAL BASEMENT PLAN1/32”=1’

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ADA DIAGRAMSN

SCALE VARIES

BARSTETROMINOES VARIATIONS ON BARSINDIVIDUAL UNITS PRELIM. PLANS

UNIT 1: DORM STYLE UNITS

WITH COMMUNAL WORK AND

KITCHEN / LIVING ROOMS

250 SQ FT.

40 UNITS PER BAR

UNIT 2: STUDIO APARTMENT

WITH COMMUNAL WORK SPACE

450 SQ. FT.

20 UNITS PER BAR

UNIT 3: LIVE / WORK UNITS

950 SQ. FT.

10 UNITS PER BAR

COMMUNAL SPACES

PRIVATE SPACES

ALL THREE OF THE UNIT TYPES PROVIDE

FOR COMMUNAL AND PRIVATE SPACES IN

ALL OF THE BARS. WHEN THE BARS STACK

THIS COULD BE THE AREA WHERE THE BARS

INTERSECT.

HIVE 1000

SPRING 2011_CORE STUDIO

TETROMINO:

A GEOMETRIC SHAPE TRADIATIONALLY COMPOSED OF

ORTHAGONAL CUBES, AND USED IN THE GAME “TETRIS”.

THE TETRONIMOS TO THE RIGHT ARE THREE DIMENSIONAL

IN SOME CASES AND HOUSE 30’ X 40’ CUBES OF HOUSING.

THEY FIT TOGETHER IN VARIOUS WAYS TO ACHIEVE THE

ULTIMATE FORM.

CIRCULATION & BAR TYPE DIAGRAM

500 UNITS_HOUSING 500-1000 TENANTS

LIVE/WORK UNITS_950 SQ. FT.

STUDIO APARTMENT W/ COMMUNAL

SPACE_450 SQ. FT.

DORM STYLE UNITS_250 SQ. FT.

CORES

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1.1_MAIN LOBBY

1.2_GROUND LEVEL RETAIL

1.3_COMMUNAL STUDIO SPACE

1.4_LIVE/WORK SPACE

1.5_DORM STYLE LIVING

1.6_GALLERY

1.7_THEATER

1.8_OUTDOOR THEATER

1.9_COMMUNAL OUTDOOR SPACE

1.10_PARKING GARAGE ENTER/EXIT