Benjamin Stevenson Work Sample (RISD)

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BENJAMIN STEVENSON : [email protected]

HIGH RISE - 1 MadISon

E 23rd st

SItE pl an, 1 MadISon :

HIGH-RISE apaRtMEnt podIuM | New York, NY

The goal of the project was to incorporate a Film Institute into the

podium of a high-rise apartment building situated in Manhattan. My

design proposal focused on the noticeable disconnect between the

tower and the surrounding site. I wanted to bridge this divide and

draw the energy from the street into the heart of the building. The

concept is a direct reaction to the static and rigid form of the tower.

In contrast, the podium is represented as forms shifting and pulling

apart. The resulting negative space allows for circulation which

connects the space vertically and draws foot-traffic from one floor to

another. The energy and movement at the lower levels of the podium

give way to tranquility at the upper levels, acting as a transition to

the residential tower above.

1 Madison New York

HIGH RISE - 1 MadISon

MadISon SquaRE

PArk

E 23rd st

MadISon

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CIRCul atIon :

1st FlOOr Pl AN :

kEY :

SEc TION PErSPEc TIVE :


Public

Mechanical

Resident

Film Institute

Main Reception /Gallery

Cinema / Lecture Hall

2

1 Cloak Room

Staircase to Basement Film Exhibition

4

3

1

2

3

4

1 Madison New York

PrOgr AM :

1 - 5 FlOOr Pl ANS :

SEc TION PErSPEc TIVE :

BENJAMIN STEVENSON : MIa RISd - p4

Public

Mechanical

Resident

Film Institute


MoSHaSSuCk RIvER

StIllMan FoundRy MIll

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SItE pl an, 1 45 CHaRlES st :

Stillman Foundry Mill Providence RI

tHESIS - “nEw tHInkInG on tHE dESIGn oF

alzHEIMER adult day C aRE pRovISIon and ItS

IntEGR atIon Into tHE CoMMunIt y”

| Providence, RI

alzheimer’s disease (ad) care management has become the biggest

growth industry in chronic care. ad is a frightening, irreversible,

progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills,

and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. design is

in a position to dramatically improve the way of life and dignity for ad

sufferers.

My thesis investigation and study explores opportunities that include, but

also go beyond, the immediate fabric of the building in which ad sufferers

are cared for. I explore the use of the sound and resonance of music and

the vitality of art to create a tranquil, sensual, poetic environment for

sufferers to feel secure and at peace. a further key focus in the design is

“wayfinding”. an internal walking path for ad sufferers has been created

to help guide them from one space to another.

PrOgr AM :

B

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2 Alzheimer Day Care Home

Main Reception / Public, Family & Carer

SaMplE day pRoGR aM :


wESt SEC tIon :

ME ANS OF EgrESS &

CIRCul atIon :

dEtaIl - buIldInG StRuC tuRE

& IntERIoR wall panEl SIGnaGE

1st FlOOr Pl AN :

- Internal walking path



ConCEpt ModElS : SkETcHES :

CoMMunIt y aRtS and EntERtaInMEnt CEntER

| Providence, RI

The aim of the studio was to rethink the role of a community arts and

entertainment center as a “creative engine” that directly contributes to

urban revitalization. My proposal for Fire House 13 is specifically designed to

encourage and create an environment in which younger adults and teenagers

would be drawn to; the emphasis being music and dance. The concept was

to break up the existing, rigid, cubic structure of the building, by seemingly

“pulling out” sections into the street, whilst preserving the original brick

façade.

Fire House 13 Providence RI

Public School

Local Housing Support

Shops & Restaurants

Fire House

SITE Pl AN :

PrOgr AM :

O F F I C E | D A N C E S T U D I O

A R T G A L L E R Y | O F F I C E

L I B R A R Y S T A G E B A R

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1st FlOOr Pl AN :

kEY : FaC adE dEtaIl :

pRoGR aM, FlooR 1-3 :

Dance Studio (3rd), Performance Stage (1st)

Art Gallery

Music Library

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2

5

Bar

Offices4

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1 2

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wESt SEC tIon :



IntERIoR vIEwS :

NOrTH SEc TION :

(l) Sistine Chapel:

detail the Creation of the Stars

Pencil on acid – free card,

594 x 841 mm

(R) Sistine Chapel:

detail the last Judgment

Pencil on acid–free card,

594 x 841 mm


RISD Grad Thesis Exhibit Providence RI

Freehand Drawing


HOMElESS SHElTEr

| Boston, Massachusetts, USA

The project Involved designing a multifunc-

tional cabinet to house and transport the

necessary testing equipment used to help

participants in programs towards success-

ful rehabilitation.

The brief required a portable device unit to

house glove boxes, testing sachets, sample

bottles, a bin and a surface top to test the

samples.

the final portable device design allows for

simple replication in the Pine Street Inn

wood shop if additional units were required

in further facilities in the city.

SElEC tEd FoR SubMISSIon to tHE EdR a - StudEnt dESIGn awaRdS

(l) academic life drawing: Megan

Charcoal on Roma paper, 594 x 841 mm

(R) academic life drawing: Hunter

Charcoal on Roma paper, 594 x 841 mm

Florence Academy of Art

Pine St Inn Boston MA

pRoJEC t woRk :

Auto Cad details , Facade 3 D Modeling, Cit y Center 3 D

Modeling, V Ray Rendering, Presentation Design


SHANgHAI OFFIcE

SuMMER 2010 IntERnSHIp

City Center Facade Shanghai China

pRoJEC t woRk :

Design & 3 D Modeling

Hilton Hotel Ningbo China


pRoJEC t woRk :

Sale Center Design & 3 D Modeling

SHANgHAI OFFIcE

SuMMER 2010 IntERnSHIp

Sales Center Xiamen China


pRoJEC t woRk :

Auto Cad - Plans & Sec tions, 3 D Modeling -

Floor Plan & Tower Form, Presentation Design


Office/Hotel & Residential Towers Xiamen China

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