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TAKASE RIVER ART CENTERDESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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DESIGN

ASUMMER 2014

JAPAN

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16TADAO ANDO’S TIMES BUILDING

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Set in the heart of Kyoto, the Takase River serves as one of the veins of the city, dating back to 1611. The man-made canal asserts itself as a datum piece within the city and along its banks one can find beautiful trees and traditional, family-owned shops and inns. This project explores the relationship of the site along the canal while it faces one of the main streets in the area, Sanjo Dori.

The program brief calls for an art center placed against the canal with two entrances, on either block, as well as an observance of Tadao Ando’s Times Building across the street, along the canal. Housed within the structure are design studios, galleries, a café, and a theater.

Embracing the site conditions and program details, the key design considerations of the project were view optimization, programmatic massing of the structure, and the fluidity of the circulation.

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The initial concept of this design relied heavily on a programmatic massing for the formal qualities. The dynamic qualities of the massing allow for this project to become a fixture along the canal. The occupant will enter under an elevated mass at either entrance and then proceed to one of three large masses depending on the purpose of the building. The main circulation focuses on the experiential movement of the occupant in relation to the river.

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By creating and open floor plan on the ground level and continuing that on the café level, the relationship to the canal from the structure is emphasized. The user can experience the relation to the water at the base of the building, creating a continuation of the floor condition.

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By emphasizing the programmatic massing of the design, the structure takes on a more dynamic design. With the studios held in the lower mass and the galleries in the higher mass, they are connected by a student gallery space. This space serves as the transitional piece between the two functional areas. The connection is highlighted by the all glass enclosure of the area and the shift in the main circulation from the south side to the north side of the building.

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The materiality of the structure is comprised of polished concrete to emphasize the massing of the design as well as to connect to the Times 1 Building by Tadao Ando.

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The simple massing of the programmatic elements and attention to the primary circulation allow for a direct connection of the inhabitant to the building’s form and spatial conditions. Because of the more linear nature of the site, the floor plans allow for direct connections to the canal and city as well as the enclosure of spaces such as some galleries and studio spaces that may be needed for certain pieces.

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The main circulation varies in different areas of the structure. In the two defined masses, the studios and galleries, the circulation runs perpendicular to the canal, creating a cycle that brings you toward the building than toward the canal. The circulation in the transitional spaces, the entry level and student gallery, run parallel to the river.

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35DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SUMMER 2015

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DESIGN

BFALL 2014

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With the revitalization of the downtown San Francisco area, new developments are constantly being built to accommo-date a growing housing and econom-ic need. With close access to the Bay Bridge and the district transportation center, this location is ideal for a large scale program. This site takes up one city block and will house a mixed-use residen-tial/hotel tower, an office tower, and a small park.

Looking toward the future development of San Francisco, a structure like this is necessary to foster the growth of the city. The focus of the design considerations were how the buildings shaped themselves with the park, how the buildings connect, and the how the building’s forms relate to each other.

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This mixed-used tower employed a massing system to create its geometry. One large mass that holds the units, residence and hotel alike, is cut into by two smaller masses. The two smaller masses hold the amenities for the hotel and the residences. Where the masses end, a void is created and outdoor spaces are inhabited by pools and spaces for guests.

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When considering the site as a whole, I wanted the office building and the mixed-use tower to be linked through the park. The park is an open space that allows for different types of events and activities to take place. A gradual hill lends itself to be an ideal place for gatherings and activities for the residences in the tower and a stepped platform can be utilized for small concerts or lunch activities by workers in the office building.

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LAUNDRY

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When developing the form of the tower, attention was given to the amenities of the program. Generating a distinct area for the pool and outdoor areas for both the hotel guests and residences was the main driver for the form of the building. The platforms house the pools and create an elevated area that relates to the main mass of the building as well as keeping a connection with street level.

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Voids incorporated in mass of building

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In keeping with the trend to create a more open office environment but still allowing for an open floor plan, large voids in the structure were created to allow for gathering spaces. These can be utilized as large meeting spaces for companies as well retreats for employees during the workday.

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CSPRING 2015

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The almost unreal urban sites built by organic creation verse the imaginative generation of a fragmented geometry from a creator were two things that Hong Kong equates with anomalies within their culture. The Kowloon Walled City and Victoria Peak are two polar opposites within the urbanity of Hong Kong. Both have a fixture in Hong Kong Society.

In this project I explored the relationship between the Kowloon Walled City and Victoria Peak, with special attention to Zaha Hadid’s Peak Lesiure Club Proposal.

Zaha Hadid’s Peak Lesiure Club Proposal

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The Kowloon Walled City showcased the density synonymous with the island of Hong Kong but to the utmost extreme. The densely crowded block held 33,000 people in 8,800 homes with 1,000 busi-nesses on 2.8 hectares. In comparison to New York City that has a density of 103 people per hectare.

This unplanned, unregulated, city was created by self-generating population to grow to a fourteen stories monument to the verticality and contiguity of Hong Kong in every sense of the words. Plagued by gang activity, drug-use, and prostitution, the Walled City was something that wanted to be for-gotten by both Chinese and British governments. With neither side wanting to take ownership, the city became a severe expression of Hong Kong Island, a crowed, crime-ridden place that should have never existed in the first place.

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Victoria Peak is highest point on Hong Kong Island and holds some of the most expensive land in the world. With an altitude of 1,811 feet, The Peak is one of the biggest tourist destinations in Hong Kong, boasting over 7 million visitors each year.

With its affluent inhabitants and elevation, Victoria Peak symbolism the upward movement sought after by Hong Kongers. The constant movement of the city is evident in the congestion of Hong Kong but The Peak offers a relief from the chaotic life-style below.

Victoria Peak was also the site of one of Zaha Had-id’s most famous projects. The Peak Proposal is well know throughout Hong Kong as well as the archi-tectural community and further serves as a symbol of what Victoria’s Peak is for Hong Kong.

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Through the comparison of these two extremes in Hong Kong geography and culture, I was able to morph the sectional qualities of the Walled City with the elevational qualities of the Peak. Zaha Hadid’s Peak Proposal adds the object quality that inhabits both sites. Hadid saw the landscape of the Peak as a fracture ground and in he paintings expressed that in imagery that almost mimics the landscape of the urban Hong Kong experience.

By taking these qualities, I was able to synthesize them into drawings using ink and digital media. The drawings explore how the conditions of Victoria Peak and the Kowloon Walled city can effect the physical environment they inhabit.

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The identity of the Kowloon Walled City is know as a dense environment filled with textures and chaotic order which stems from the unplanned urban vertical sprawl. The brush strokes express the organic density of the space while the repetitive figures incorporate the implied order within the city. The sectional quality focuses on the upward motion of the development. In both social and physical structure of the city, the ultimate goal is to move upward.

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The visual of Peak Leisure Club in contrast to the topography of Victoria Peak mirrors the man-made artificial structures within the island in a mountain of shards. The carving of the peak allows the object to be placed in the mass.

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The peak is the epitome of the Hong Kong dream. The fluid motion of the ink embodies the spirit of The Peak Leisure Club submission by Zaha Hadid while contrasting the repetitive elements reflect thnature of the congestion of the megalopolis.

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The ideal that the Peak holds for the city of Hong Kong and its inhabitants is being stripped away by the development of The Peak. The placement of an object within the mountain shows the contrasting ideas of The Peak and the Kowloon Walled City.

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The Podium is synonymous with life throughout Hong Kong. These mega-structures can hold every aspect of someone’s life. From housing to shopping, transportation, work, play; all these thing dwell within the podium. These structures can serve to unite a community or isolate them.

The site for this podium is located in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is the second largest district in Hong Kong and holds the majority of the industrial industries of the city. The designed podium will attach itself to Mount Parker, the second highest mountain in Hong Kong. The Quarry Bay transit station is the central hub for the design.

In considering the sloped site, the design focus was on how the structure could integrate itself both into the mountain as well as the city. The overall schematic of the design calls for four housing towers that are connected by two platforms. Below these platforms, would be the amenities for the podium as well as entrances to the transportation system and a wet market for the people of that area.

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This project was inspired by the Asian Society by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. Located in the Admiralty area, the project blends the idea of an urban jungle. The horizontality of the project in the Vertical City and how the platforms integrated themselves into the landscape helped influence the podium at Quarry Bay.

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How the platforms integrated themselves with both the towers and the mountains were essential to the execution of this design. The towers established an object like quality on the side of the mountain and the platforms joined them together.

By utilizing the side of Mount Parker, the podium is able to em-bed itself into to mountain. By doing this, the structure can use the mountain rock as well penetrate it to create light wells in the structure. The rock comes down into site where the market is and shows the natural landscape of Hong Kong.

In the spaces below the platforms, large gathering spaces were created to foster a sense of community in the area. A wet mar-ket, a place where people can sell goods, would be located in the main space created by lower platform.

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The vertical nature of Hong Kong is present in virtually every structure. How the programmatic layers fit together is key to any successful building in the city. Because of the slope and the horizontality of site, the order of the public spaces where integral in the form of the platforms and the towers.

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By utilizing the side of Mount Parker, the podium is able to embed itself into to mountain. By doing this, the structure can use the mountain rock as well penetrate it to create light wells in the structure. The rock comes down into site where the market is and shows the natural landscape of Hong Kong.

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The beauty of Hong Kong’s natural landscapes can only be experienced in certain section of the cities. By embracing both the urban and the natural sense of the city, the project creates a natural retreat for all residences of Hong Kong. The platforms create elevated areas within the city that are surrounded by both an urban and a natural landscape.

This project sought to merge the landscapes of Hong Kong while providing amenities to Quarry Bay. The Towers respond to the mountain and the urban fabric, intertwining the essence of Hong Kong.

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CASEY GONZALEZcgonzalez1@mail.usf.edu