ghost boxes big box re-tale

antony tavlianarch 402c fall 2009prof. sarah graham

content

PAIR

big box contextualization conceptual site analysis program

INDIVIDUAL

architecture prject development building systems

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asano yagiantony tavlian

BIG BOX CONTEXTUALIZATION wal-mart case study

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intentions / extractionsproduction machineslogistical networkingparasitic effectscentralized controlcorporate paternalismcapitalistic mentality

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CONCEPTUAL SITE ANALYSIS conditions of the abandoned site

compton, ca120 e. compton blvd

age_

race_

crime by type_

household income_

travel time to work_

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intentions / extractionsabandonmentpotential for growthoppositionspatchworkpractical impracticalitylayered

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PROGRAM proposals for reuse and densification

Program # Square Footage Total

Arts

lobby 1 500 500

music room 1 300 300

dance studio 1 600 600

general classroom 2 500 1500

changing room/lockers 2 500 1000

art studio 1 750 750

grafiti area 1 4000 4000

offices 4 100 400

private restrooms 2 100 200

storage 2 500 1000

restrooms 2 200 400

outdoor space 1 2000 1000

shifting space 1 12600 12600

(Refer to Shifting Spaces below)

sound studio 2 300 1000

library 1 2000 3000

tech room 1 400 400

circulation 2965

mechanical 1000

Arts total 32615

Transitional Housing

one person units w/ restrooms 26 500 10400

meeting room 1 1000 1000

reception 1 300 300

dining room 1 2500 2500

offices 2 100 200

manager's unit 1 550 550

community kitchen 1 1000 1000

storage 1 800 800

restrooms 2 300 600

laundry room 2 500 1000

outdoor space 1 5,000 5000

circulation 2335

Transitional Housing total 25685

Adult School

lobby 1 400 400

reception 1 300 300

group meeting rooms 1 500 500

restrooms 2 200 400

general classrooms 5 500 shared with art

café 1 400 400

offices 3 200 600

library 2 1000 shared with art

storage 1 500 500

digital lab 1 500 500

circulation 410

mechanical/electrical 500

Adult School total 4510

Bath House

pool 1 5,000 5000

water treatment equipment 1 500 500

sauna - smell 2 500 1000

bath - warm/watch 1 1,000 1000

bath - hot/hear 1 500 500

bath - cold/awaken 1 200 200

café 1 300 300

lounge 2 300 600

lobby 1 500 500

lockers 2 750 1500

private reflection space 3 100 300

outdoor space 1 500 500

shower 2 300 600

storage 1 1000 1000

reception 1 500 500

restrooms 4 200 800

offices 4 100 400

circulation 1620

mechanical 1000

Bath House total 17820

Landscape

Garden 30000

Parking Structure 20000

Landscape total 50000

Shifting Spaces

dining/dance space 1 6000 6000

restrooms 2 300 600

outdoor space 1 4000 4000

bar 1 800 800

kitchen 1 1000 1000

offices 1 200 200

storage 1 1000 1000

circulation 1460

mechanical 1000

Café total 16060

Total Program 130630

type and spatial distribution

Program # Square Footage Total

Arts

lobby 1 500 500

music room 1 300 300

dance studio 1 600 600

general classroom 2 500 1500

changing room/lockers 2 500 1000

art studio 1 750 750

grafiti area 1 4000 4000

offices 4 100 400

private restrooms 2 100 200

storage 2 500 1000

restrooms 2 200 400

outdoor space 1 2000 1000

shifting space 1 12600 12600

(Refer to Shifting Spaces below)

sound studio 2 300 1000

library 1 2000 3000

tech room 1 400 400

circulation 2965

mechanical 1000

Arts total 32615

Transitional Housing

one person units w/ restrooms 26 500 10400

meeting room 1 1000 1000

reception 1 300 300

dining room 1 2500 2500

offices 2 100 200

manager's unit 1 550 550

community kitchen 1 1000 1000

storage 1 800 800

restrooms 2 300 600

laundry room 2 500 1000

outdoor space 1 5,000 5000

circulation 2335

Transitional Housing total 25685

Adult School

lobby 1 400 400

reception 1 300 300

group meeting rooms 1 500 500

restrooms 2 200 400

general classrooms 5 500 shared with art

café 1 400 400

offices 3 200 600

library 2 1000 shared with art

storage 1 500 500

digital lab 1 500 500

circulation 410

mechanical/electrical 500

Adult School total 4510

Bath House

pool 1 5,000 5000

water treatment equipment 1 500 500

sauna - smell 2 500 1000

bath - warm/watch 1 1,000 1000

bath - hot/hear 1 500 500

bath - cold/awaken 1 200 200

café 1 300 300

lounge 2 300 600

lobby 1 500 500

lockers 2 750 1500

private reflection space 3 100 300

outdoor space 1 500 500

shower 2 300 600

storage 1 1000 1000

reception 1 500 500

restrooms 4 200 800

offices 4 100 400

circulation 1620

mechanical 1000

Bath House total 17820

Landscape

Garden 30000

Parking Structure 20000

Landscape total 50000

Shifting Spaces

dining/dance space 1 6000 6000

restrooms 2 300 600

outdoor space 1 4000 4000

bar 1 800 800

kitchen 1 1000 1000

offices 1 200 200

storage 1 1000 1000

circulation 1460

mechanical 1000

Café total 16060

Total Program 130630

individual adjacencies

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BATH HOUSE

PERFORMING ARTS

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

ADULT SCHOOL

General Classrooms

Dance Rooms

MusicRooms

Library

Lobby

Projection Room

StageMultipurpose

Graffiti

General Exhibit

Cafe

Terrace

Kitchen

Storage

Toilet

Storage

OfficesChanging RoomLockers

Changing RoomLockers

Reception

Offices

Product Retail

Toilet

Sauna

Baths

Pools

Showers

Lounge

Storage

Lobby

Bar

Cool Down

Outdoor

Significance

Area

Support

Garden

MeetingRoomsManager’s

Unit

LaundryRoom

Dining Room

CommunityKitchen

One Person Unit

Reception

Classrooms

LibraryDigital Lab

Sound Studio

Reception

Toilet

Storage

Offices

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programatic adjacenty

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INDIVIDUAL

antony tavlian

ARCHITECTURE establishment of an aparatus for amelioration

120 e compton blvd

compton, c

a 90220

los angeles,

ca

region 2

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cluste

r 28622

contextual

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT evolution of a logistical memory

music

shifting

dance

changing grafiti

digital lab

classroom

classroom

classroom

library

shifting

admin

meetingroom

art

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unit

unitkitchen/dining

manager’sunit

sauna

pool

bath bathcafe

lounge

changing

admin

admin

bath

lounge

outdoor shifting

outdoor shifting

service

cultural

educational

residential

health

transitional housing

bath house

arts

adult school

shifting

ghost boxes_ big box re-taleurban strategies for reuse in los angeles

antony tavlianfall semester 2009professor sarah graham

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Phase 1 Phase 2+

A.� ghost boxB.� communal urban farmC.� audio groveD.� parking machineE.� decomposed granite terrainF.� water collection line

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A.� ghost boxB.� communal urban farmC.� audio groveD.� parking machineE.� decomposed granite terrainF.� water collection line

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A.� lobby/receptionB.� classroomC.� restroomD.� officeE.� cafeF.� library�G.� digital classroomH.� loungeI.� landscaped terrace

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second loor plan

A.� lobby/receptionB.� classroomC.� restroomD.� officeE.� cafeF.� library�G.� digital classroomH.� loungeI.� landscaped terrace

LEGEND

BUILDING SYSTEMS technological and sustainable demonstrations

miniature wind terbine

solar collector

light

concrete seed

energy network connector

power storehouse

flexible tubing

ENERGY HARVESTER DETAIL1/4” = 1’ - 0”

sound trunk

energy network connector

power storehouse

perforated mesh skin