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Photographic Appendix 4

Project Appendix 9 Program Elevation Section

Floor Plan

Technical appendix 14 Seismic

Bibliography 16

Acknowledgements 18

Vita 19

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Photographic AppendixCowgill HallCollege of Architecture and Urban StudiesVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

I have loved to be here.Nothing can take away the

memory of my romance witharchitecture that I had in this

living museum, Cowgill.

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The imagea photographer crops

from the world is not a frame,but a slice. As a slice, it exposes

the interior of a scene.Like sap from a tree,

the sliced images emitfresh luminosity.

Photographic AppendixBlacksburg, Virginia

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West Wing 3670m2(33030ft 2)

Showroom 940m2 (8460ft 2)Gift Shops 900m2 (8100ft 2)Exhibition Space 1400m2 (12600ft 2)Cafe 400m2 (3600ft 2)Sculpture Garden 30m2 (270ft 2)

East Wing 4180m2(37620ft 2)

Hakodate International Exchange Plaza 520m2(4680ft2)

Information Center 50m2 (450ft2)Auditorium 300m2 (2700ft2)Plaza 100m2 (900ft2)Office 50m2 (450ft2)Reception 20m2 (180ft2)

Media Center 1140m 2(10260ft 2)Visual Creation Room 90m2 (810ft2)Service Room 60m2 (540ft2)Computer Education Center 200m2 (1800ft2)Visual Information Center 260m2 (2340ft2)Information System Center 530m2 (4774ft2)

Offices 2520m2(22680ft 2)Municipal 1180m2 (10620ft2)Showroom Tenant 1180m2 (10620ft2)Meeting Rooms 50m2 (450ft2)Security Office 10m2 (90ft2)Lounge 100m2 (900ft2)

Total 16510m 2(148590ft2)

Project AppendixProgram-Hakodate Visitors Center

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Others 8660m 2 (77940ft 2)

Public space 6960m2 (62640ft 2) Facade 1000m2 (9000ft2) Circulation and Bathrooms 5500m2 (49500ft2) Lobby 100m2 (900ft2) Outside Deck 360m2 (3240ft2)

Mechanical Room 1100m2 (9900ft 2) Storage 600m2 (600ft 2)

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Elevation

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Technical AppendixSeismic Study- Relationship Between Structure and Glazing

Study drawing: elavation and section

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Study drawing: plan

Base isolators are energy absorberswhich are movable, loadbearingelements inserted below structuralcolumns to dissipate the transmissionof the seismic movement from thefoundation to the structure. Firstused in the U.S. in the mid 1980’s,they come in three categories;high-damping rubber, lead-rubberbearing, and friction pendulum.

During an earthquake, base isolatedbuildings move, yet much of themovement is dampened by thebase isolators and not transmittedto the columns.

Base isolators are very costly, yetthey often reduce post earthquakerepair cost. They are also used toretrofit historical buildings toincrease seismic resistance withoutadding massive shear walls.

High-Damping Rubber Lead-Rubber Bearing Friction Pendulum

Seismic Research- Base Isolator

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1 Bearing Base Plate2 Isolator Bearing Plate3 Column Base Plate4 Lead Rubber Bearing

5 7 1/2 Inch Lead Core6 Column Bracing7 Floor Beam8 Foundation

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Source: Architecture December 1995Architecture April 1994Architectural Record February 2000

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Thanks to my parents, my comrades, and committee members for helping me make my way through thesis.These sketches are from my supporters.

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1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 0V i r g i n i a P o l y t e c h n i cInstitute and State UniversityV i r g i n i a , Un i t ed S ta tesM a s t e r o f A r c h i t e c t u r e

1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 1W a s e d a U n i v e r s i t yT o k y o J a p a nBachelor of Arts in English

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