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Submitted for consideration of Master of Architecture. Work represented includes academic, professional and personal work from 2004-2012. All content, unless otherwise noted, is © Christopher James Botham.
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A SINGLE PROCESS THAT YEILDS DISPARATE RESULTS
THE PORTFOLIO OF CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM
DIVERGENT PROCESS
02. RESPOND TO THE PAST
01. CREATE AN ICON
03. HARMONIZE WITH CONTEXT
04. EXPLORE AN AESTHETIC
05. MANIFEST A METAPHOR
DIVERGENT PROCESSA SINGLE PROCESS THAT YEILDS DISPARATE RESULTS
06. EXPRESS STRUCTURE
DIVERGENT PROCESS
01. CREATE AN ICONPROJECT: INFINITY:KNOT
SETTING: PERSONALYEAR: 2012
FORM-FINDING: KNOTWORK STUDIES
FORM 1KINKED LOOP2 MODULES1 PATH 8 TURNS
FORM 4CHAIN LINK2 MODULES
2 PATHS4X2 TURNS
FORM 3WEAVED SQUARES4 MODULES2 PATHS6X2 TURNS
FORM 2ENDLESS KNOT3X2 MODULES
1 PATHS50 TURNS
FORM-FINDING: KNOTWORK STUDIESINFINITY:KNOT
FORM 5TREFOIL KNOT3 MODULES1 PATH 12 TURNS
FORM-FINDING: PROCESS STUDIESINFINITY:KNOT
FORMAL EVOLUTION
STUDY: THICKNESS
STUDY: EDGE TREATMENT
FORM-FINDING: PROCESS STUDIESINFINITY:KNOT
STUDY: FACADE TEXTURES
STRUCTURAL & CIRCULATION DIAGRAMSINFINITY:KNOT
STRUCTURAL & CIRCULATION DIAGRAMS
BASE LIFTSCARRY USERS TO INDIVIDUAL LOOPLIFTS BEFOREHEADING TO FINALDESTINATION
LOOP LIFTSRUN IN CONTINUOUSLOOPS THROUGHOUTTHE STRUCTURE,SERVING FINALDESTINATIONS
ROOFTOP LIFTSRUN VERTICALLYFOR DIRECT ACCESSTO ROOF DECKS
L1
L2
L3
L4
TYPICAL COREHORIZONTAL SECTION
TYPICAL COREVERTICAL SECTION
L5
L6
L7
L8
L9
L10
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L6
L7
L8
L9
L10
R1
R2
TELE
ELEC
AOR
AOR
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
BOH
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
FIRECORRIDOR
BUNDLED TUBESTRUCTURE WITHTWISTING TUBES
DE-CURVED BUNDLEDTUBE STRUCTURE
APPLY ZIG-ZAGMOTIF TO CREATEFINAL FORM WITHTWISTING TERRACES
AERIAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT
AERIAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVEINFINITY:KNOT
TERRACES TRAVEL DIAGONALLY UP THE FACADE, CREATING VIEW CORRIDORS BETWEEN FLOORS AND ALONG THE STRUCTURE
EVERY UNIT HAS ACCESS TO AN OUTDOOR TERRACE,INCREASING THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG USERS
ROOF TERRACES CONTINUE THE ZIG-ZAG MOTIF ESTABLISHED ON THE FACADES, COMPLETING THE TWISTING DATUM THAT TRAVELS AROUND THE LINEAR FORMS.
HORIZONTAL CORE SECTIONS ARE VERTICALLYORIENTEDWITH ENHANCED SHEAR WALLS AND SUPER LIGHT-WEIGHT CONCRETE IN ORDER TO COPE WITH STRUCTURAL LOADS.
VERTICAL CORE SECTIONS FUNCTION LIKE A TYPICAL TOWER, EACH WITH A PAIR OF DEDICATED ROOF LIFTS FOR ROOF TERRACE ACCESS
02. RESPOND TO THE PASTPROJECT: MAX MEDICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARYSETTING: PROFESSIONAL | CANNON DESIGNLOCATION: NEW DELHI, INDIAYEAR: 2012
TERRACING & STRIATED HORIZONTALITY
REDUCTION OF SOLID MASS BY CARVING
LANDSCAPE ENGROSSES BUILT FORM OVER TIME
CONTEXTUAL METHODOLOGYMAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
SITE BOUNDARY MAIN SITE AXIS SITE FOCUS & VIEWS
SITE PLAN
SITE ANALYSISMAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
GROUND LEVELBOOKSTORE
LEVEL TWOLIBRARY
LEVEL THREELIBRARY
CYBER CAFE
LEVEL FOURROOF TERRACEOUTDOOR CAFE
LEVEL ONEMAIN ENTRANCE
LIBRARY
CUTAWAY RENDERINGSMAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
03. HARMONIZE WITH CONTEXTPROJECT: FREEFORM LOBBY CEILINGSETTING: PROFESSIONAL | SOMLOCATION: SHANGHAI, CHINAYEAR: 2011
RIBBON MOTIFSHOWCASED THROUGHOUTTOWER AND PODIUM
THE CONTEXT: UBIQUITOUS CURVATURE
REVEALS EXPANDAT CORNERS TO
PROVIDE MORE LIGHT TO DEEPEST SPANS
LINEAR NATURE OF REVEALS SUBTLY
PROVIDES WAYFINDING PATH TO ELEVATOR
LOBBIES
CORE WALL FOLLOWSCURVES OF CEILING
AND EXTERIOR WALL
PLAN & TOWER RENDERINGFREEFORM LOBBY CEILING
FORM STUDIES & LOBBY RENDERINGSFREEFORM LOBBY CEILING
04. EXPLORE AN AESTHETICPROJECT: SHOJI PAVILION DETAILSETTING: ACADEMIC | UWMYEAR: 2005
TECTONIC RATIONALESHOJI PAVILION
MORTISE AND TENNONCONSTRUCTION
LAYERED SHOJIWITH CAVITY
TRANSLUCENT SHOJIPANELS
05. MANIFEST A METAPHORPROJECT: CLASSROOM STUDY
SETTING: ACADEMIC | UWMYEAR: 2006
GEODIC PARTI RATIONALECLASSROOM STUDY
GEODIC PARTI RATIONALECLASSROOM STUDY
INCEPTION SKETCH
FLEXIBLE SPACE: SHIFTING SHOJI DIAGRAMS
PARTI DIAGRAMS
05. EXPRESS STRUCTUREPROJECT: UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOODSETTING: ACADEMIC | UWMYEAR: 2008
05. EXPRESS STRUCTURE
TENSION MODULELOAD DIAGRAM
X2
X3
X2
X3COMPRESSION MODULELOAD DIAGRAM
MASSING STUDIES
STRUCTURAL THEORYUPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD
TIER 2OFFICE
TIER 3OFFICE
TIER 4RESIDENTIAL
TIER 5RESIDENTIAL
TIER 6RESIDENTIAL
TIER 7RESIDENTIAL
TIER 8RESIDENTIAL
TIER 9PUBLIC SPACES
TIER 1OFFICE
NEIGHBORHOOD CREATIONUPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD
STATUS QUO:ISOLATION BYSTRATIFICATION
GROUP EVERYFOUR FLOORSWITH ATRIUM
RESULT ISCONTIGUOUSSPACE THATCREATES VERTICALNEIGHBORHOODS
DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMYEAR: 2012
DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMPRINCIPAL: RANDY GUILLOTYEAR: 2012PRECEDENT IMAGE 01 © FLICKR USER zzziahPRECEDENT IMAGE 02 © FLICKR USER Oleksandr Nechyporenko PRECEDENT IMAGE 03 © FLICKR USER PramalALL OTHER IMAGERY © CANNON DESIGN
CEILING DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMPROJECT TEAM: NADA ANDRIC, EUNJUNG CHO, CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMTOWER DESIGN & TOWER RENDERING: SOMYEAR: 2011ALL IMAGERY © SOM
DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMCRITIC: TOM SCHMITTYEAR: 2005
DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMCRITIC: CHRIS CORNELIUSYEAR: 2006
DESIGN: CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAMCRITIC: GIL SNYDERYEAR: 2008
01. INFINITY KNOT
02. MAX UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
03. FREEFORM LOBBY CEILING
04. SHOJI PAVILION
05. CLASSROOM STUDY
06. UPLINK: A VERTICAL NEIGHBORHOOD
ALL CONTENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IS © CHRISTOPHER JAMES BOTHAM
PROJECT CREDITS & COPYRIGHTSDIVERGENT PROCESS