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catharInaDARMANTO

ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO2009-2012

2009-2012

ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO2009-2012

catharina darmanto1035 sutter st

san francisco,ca 94109408-832-2896

catharina [email protected]

housing + theaterspring 2010

retail + housing + performancespring 2011

table of contents

the walk-in

hotel + gallery +clubsfall 2009

the scenester

interdisciplinary arts campusfall 2011

anomaly

mixed usespring 2012

bubble + burst (pt.1 & 2)

public architecturefall 2010

pixelated

aglow

The Walk-in is a housing project located at 981 Powell St, San

Francisco. Placed in the middle of China Town and passed by

the San Francisco cable car, the site is community and family

oriented but still has people or visitors passing by. From those

observations, The Walk-in serves as a living community that is also a social space.

Operating not only as a housing-community but also as a place

for the people living around the neighborhood or visitors to

meet up. The units in the housing connect to a shared living

space that connects to a circulation path. Circulation paths happen

in every other floor, to avoid intruding the more private spaces.

The paths eventually turned into seating area for the social

space on the ground floor during the day and theatre at night,

where public who live in the area could use it as a place to meet

and also serves as an entertainment spot for the tourists.

the walk-inhousing + theaterspring 2010instructor: Kristen Sidell Lalo Zylberberg

_jury prize nomination sp10

the walk-in

view of community theater at night

fig.1 : view of the circulation going on every other floor avoiding private spacesfig.2 : the community space during day time

fig.3 : a section looking at the theater/community space and some units

the walk-inhousing + theaterspring 2010instructor: Kristen Sidell Lalo Zylberberg

_jury prize nomination sp10

typical floor a: private spaces

fig.4 : view of the circulation spacefig.5 : the community space during day time

fig.6 : a longitudinal section looking at the theater/community space and some units

CIRCULATION

SEATINGS

THEATER + CIRCULATION INTEGRATION

SHARED SPACE

SEMI-PRIVATE

BEDROOM

UNITS PUBLIC TO PRIVATE RELATIONSHIP

typical floor b: shared spaces

This goal of the project is to observe the use of a precedent study (Prada Store by Herzog + DeMeuron), as a tool to generate a design

solution in three steps. Ctrl + Alt + Rpt (Control + Alter + Repeat). By analyzing the diagrid modules from the precedent, this project alters

the modules to create less custom cut out pieces and having a more modular facade. The site is located in Hong Kong new waterfront,

where triangulated facades are facing the view to the water and the park. The programs are dispersed as a series of crystals inside of a

crystal. The tower has three main programs that are its own entities, that goes from the most public (retail), semi-private (hotel), to private

(housing), with voids that cuts through the whole building serving as circulation connecting the three programs with several public programs

such as performing space.

aglowretail + hotel + performancespring 2011instructor: Andrew Kudless

aglow

fig. 1 : site analysisfig. 2 : building orientation

fig, 3-6 : program clusters evolution

A L T E RCENTRAL

The district is the political, administrative and

financial hub

more high end shopping

SOHO

entertainment zone between Hollywood Road and Bonham

Road-Caine Road, besides restaurants, bars and clubs, the

area also features galleries, theaters and shops

LAN KWAI FONG

Lan Kwai Fong, the area is packed with restaurants, bars and

clubs. Popular with expats and local drinkers.

HONG KONG CENTRAL DISTRICT

SITE ANALYSIS

building orientation

views

entrances from ew

visible

PROGRAM CLUSTER

public

private

SHOPPING

FOOD

HIGH END SHOPPING

LOBBY

HOTEL

BARS

CLUBS

RESIDENTIAL

OUTDOOR

PUBLIC SP

ACE

(THEATER)

OUTDOOR RESTAURANT

lobbyhigh end shopping

shops

food

bars

clubs

restaurants

movie project

ed

food

hotels

residential

penthouse

lobbyhigh end shopping

shops

food

food

bars

clubs

food

hotels

residential

penthouse

food

R E P E A T

E F F I C I E N C Y I N M O D U L E S

P R E V E N T I N G C U S T O M M O D U L E S

DIAGRIDS TRIANGLES

VOIDS + CORE

aglowretail + hotel + performancespring 2011instructor: Andrew Kudless

fig. 7 : section of the towerfig.8 : an exterior rendering of the tower

With Folsom Street as the zone where people from different types of communities overlap, the projects are placed where it would provoke

individu-als to interact with one another visually and physically. By creating a space for people to eat and hang out around existing restaurants,

the intent of this project is to create an interaction between individuals and also making them more aware of their surroundings. by using

mirrors to pixelate their own reflection to another person behind the wall or to the city, the user of the space are allowed to construct their

own viewports to see themselves in another way.

pixelatedpublic architecturefall 2010instructor: Laura Crescimano John Peterson Liz Ogbu

pixelated

concept image

fig. 1 : view of the project in front of a food truckfig. 2 : diagram of floor treatment and seating

fig, 3 : view of the project in front of a deli and clubfig 4 : concept image of the self pixelation with the city

COUNTER

FLOOR TREAT

MENT

SEATING

pixelatedpublic architecturefall 2010instructor: Laura Crescimano John Peterson Liz Ogbu

site a: park site b: deli/club

fig. 5 : diagram of sidewalk space in front of the clubfig. 6 & 7 : diagram of relationship between self/others and self/city

fig, 8 : view of the project in front of the parkfig 9: view of the pixelated wall

WALKING QUEUING SPACE

HANG OUT SPACE

THE CITY

INTERACTION THROUGH CHOICES OF BODY PARTS TO PIXELATE

THE CITY

INDIVIDUAL + OTHERS INDIVIDUAL + CITY

site c : restaurant/food truck

From the mapping of nightlife, lights and crime statistics in

chelsea /meatpacking district, New York. it shows that the

emergence of public places in the area, which was mostly still

residentials, is creating an adjacency between public and private

programs. although the programs are not located next to one

another, the spilling of crowd and lights affects the need of the

private residences to be a part of the public space and interact

with one another. With the analysis, the hotel was intended to

recreate urban condition of the site, where the hotel is about

creating a scene for people to see and be seen. the interaction

between each programs throughout the building is achieved using

physical, virtual, and visual adjacency.From the mapping of nightlife,

lights and crime statistics in chelsea/meatpacking district, New York.

it shows that the emergence of public places in the area, which

was mostly still residentials, is creating an adjacency between

public and private programs. although the programs are not located

next to one another, the spilling of crowd and lights affects the

need of the private residences to be a part of the public space

and interact with one another. With the analysis, the hotel was

intended to recreate urban condition of the site, where the hotel

is about creating a scene for people to see and be seen. the interaction

between each programs throughout the building is achieved using

physical, virtual, and visual adjacency.

the scenesterhotel + gallery + clubsfall 2009instructor: Lisa Findley Andrew Kudless

the scenester

view from the highline

fig.1 : mapping of nightlife, lights, and crime of chelsea (2008-2009 statistics)fig.2 : view from the w 19th stfig.3 : view of the scale model

fig 4 : view of the void

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morimoto craftsteak

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billys bakery

three tartspop burgers

spice market

OAKpark

cielolove

APTAvenue

Kiss & Fly

spirit cruise675 bar

onoearth NYC

buddha bar

soho house

gallery storage

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GROUND FLOOR PLANCONCEPT MODELS

the scenesterhotel + gallery + clubsfall 2009instructor: Lisa Findley Andrew Kudless

fig. 5 & 6 : diagram of program analysisfig. 7 : section looking through the void and the public vs private relationship

fig, 8 : diagram of interaction between programsfig 9 & 10 :south and west elevation

the scenesterthe scenester

SOUTH ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION

dance club

lounge

high end restaurant

restaurant

cafe gallery

gallery

administration floor

hotel rooms

lobby

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gallery

cafe court

yard

cafe

3rd FLOOR PLAN (HIGHLINELEVEL) 8TH FLOOR PLAN (HIGHLINE LEVEL) 9TH FLOOR PLAN (HIGHLINE LEVEL)

cafe

lobby / gallery

bar bar

restaurant

high-end restaurant lounge

dance club

gastronomic pleasure socializing scene

INTERACTION BETWEEN PROGRAMS

PROGRAM ANALYSIS

hotel rooms

lobbyadministration storageequipment

restaurant

hotel circulation

gallery spacelounge/club

administration

administration

storage

dance club

dance clubcafe

infrastructureshared circulation

administration

single rooms

single suites

multiple rooms suites

private

hotel roomsequipmentstorageadministrations

public

dance studiobarcafe loungegalleryrestaurant

The program/function of the project is an experimental campus building type that we are calling The Mixer. The goal of The Mixer is to

sponsor conversations, spark informal and unexpected collaborations, and support shared creative impulses. These educational environments

draw together students and faculty from wide-ranging disciplines to interact in a variety of loosely programmed space. These include a

place to perform (a black box theater), a place of exhibition/review/display (a gallery), places for making (shops and laboratories), a place

for socializing (caf/lounge/commons), places of interaction (classrooms), places of work/one-on-one student/faculty conversation (offices)

and additional program specifi c to UC Davis. The basic parti was to split the building based on program and to allow the visbile connection

from the mall to the arboretum. The program was distributed based on its privacy levels with the offi ces enclosed by larger and more open

program spaces. The bike kitchen acts as the main attractor in the south building with the laboratory spaces stacking on top. Based on our

reaction to the architecture in Davis we wanted to give the buidling a dynamic facade by showcasing the circulation.

the anomalyinterdisciplinary arts campusfall 2011instructor: Lisa Findley Bryan Shiles Adam Woltag

_team partner: Angie Williams

the anomaly

view of the campus to the arboretum

fig. 1 : a scaled model of the projectfig. 2 : view from the bridge connecting the two buildings

fig, 3 : view inside of the cafe and performance space lobbyfig 4&5 : parti diagram & program diagram

Basic parti was to split the building based on program and to allow the visbile connection from the mall to the arboretum

The program was distributed based on its privacy levels with the offices enclosed by larger and more open pro-gram spaces. The bike kitchen acts as the main attractor in the south building with the laboratory spaces stacking on top.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Cafe

Lobby

Bike Kitchen

Repair

Bike Kitchen

Showroom

Performance

Space

B B

A A

C

the anomalyinterdisciplinary arts campusfall 2011instructor: Lisa Findley Bryan Shiles Adam Woltag

_team partner: Angie Williams

SOUTH BUILDING SECTION

NORTH BUILDING SECTION

NORTH BUILDING ELEVATIONSOUTH BUILDING ELEVATION

2nd FLOOR PLAN 3rd FLOOR PLAN

Exhibition

space

offices offices

Make

Things

Faculty

Admin

offices

extra Large

Classrooms

offices offices

Make

Anything

B B

A A

C

Medium

Classrooms

Small

Classrooms

Large

Classrooms

Collaborative

Classrooms

offices Conference

room

B B

A A

C

The bubble and burst is a two part project with the first part located in San Francisco and the second part in Nanjing, China. The goal

of the project is to experiment and identify the city as a fabric and by focusing on part of the city that is frayed, the project would

later work as a stitch that links back that part of the neighborhood to its surroundings. The project is located in the North Beach area

of San Francisco at the intersection of Columbus Ave and Powell St. This big intersection is separating the busy and loud environment

on the south to the less busy area to the north. The goal of the project is to create two entities that performs differently on either

side of the intersection. The bubble is located in the busier south side of the intersection, where the building performs as a tranquil

site (tea house, theater, and reading room) to step aside from the busy life and watching people. and the burst performs as an attractor

(bar/beer garden) to draw visitors from the busier side of the intersection, while also drawing attention to the bubble building with the

movie screen projection on the facade.

bubble + burst (pt 1 & 2)mixed usespring 2012instructor: Peter Anderson Lisa Findley

_team partner: Melissa Lee

bubble + burst (pt.1) san francisco

view of the bubble and the burst from the sidewalk next to the bubble (columbus ave)

fig. 1 : diagram of stitching strategiesfig. 2 : exterior rendering of the burst during daytime

fig, 3 : interior rendering of the bubble (tea house)fig 4-6 : program diagrams

Running

Stitch

Cross

Stitch

Embroidery

Running Stitch - Columbus Street is the running stitch connecting the northern portion of the city to Market St. It runs clear through the city grid, creating triangular blocks.Cross Stitch - The storefronts of Columbus St. create a cross stitch between the frayed city grid. Embroidery - The icons on Columbus St. pull visitors to the next destation.

DARNING AN EMPTY SITE

ABANDONED THEATER

RETAIL + RESIDENTIAL

RESTAURANT

PARKING LOT

PARK

RESIDENTIAL

SITES

THEATRE

TEA HOUSE/ READING ROOM

THE BUBBLETHE BURST

GARDEN/ BEER GARDEN



fig. 7: rendering from the beergarden looking to the screen on the bubblefig. 8 &9 : diagram of the bubble and the burst

fig, 10: interior rendering from the bubbles reading room looking to the coit tower

BUBBLEBURST

VISUAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BUBBLE AND THE BURST

beer garden

beer garden

beer garden

indoor bar

tea bar

tea room

reading roomtea room

theater

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KITCHEN

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2ND FLOOR PLAN

The second part of bubble and burst is located in nanjing, china. On this installment of the project, the goal is to apply the same method

from the previous project to a new site. The site is an old deteriorating neighborhood that is located in a very active space with a really

poor condition. Like in most parts of China, there is a clear juxtaposition of different living condition, the frayed fabric on this site is

the break between an old rundown neighborhood and the newly built highrise. Instead of creating the typical high rise building to solve

the problem, the goal of the bubble and burst is to be a catalyst that works as a precedent for an alternative further development. By

still using the existing parcel of the neighborhood, the project wants to keep the community that currently exists in the area, but also

attract other communities by offering new programs that has not yet existed. The bubble serves as a tea house and theater, while the

burst serves as a music arena and a space for food vendors, allowing exisiting community to keep their business on that neighborhood.



bubble + burst (pt.2) nanjing, china

view from the bursts rooftop to bubble

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Nanjing // AlleywaysPingshi St. + Shengzhou Rd. // Nanjing, China

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The Bubble cross stitches the most active intersection

of the fabric with three programs that performs as sanctuaries

where the public can go in to watch the activity that

is happening on the active street

The Burst works as a cross-stitch as an extension of the active

alley and stitching the activity of the alley to inside of the block

BUBBLE // BURST

The bubble = tranquil sanctuary, that gives residents and visitors an

escape from the busy commotion of the main streets.

The burst = an attractor that sits off the main streets and draws people into

its lively, energetic atmosphere.



Nanjing // DarningPingshi St. + Shengzhou Rd. // Nanjing, China

SHENGZHOU ROAD

Bubble + Burst Swatch

Alleys & Streets

Housing

Bursts Programs

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Shops

Live + Work

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