carrie chan portfolio

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002Program Botanical Garden

Site New York, NYCritic Ferda Kolatan, su11

ARCH602 Design Studio IV

Genetiscape

Mesh Habitat020

Program Marine Simulation Lab + AquariumSite Lake Texcoco, Mexico City

Critic Winka Dubbeldam, Archi-TectonicsARCH704 Research Studio VI

Bath House038

Program Hotel + Public BathSite Callowhill, Philadelphia

Critic Rhett Russo, OrangeHorseARCH502 Design Studio II

Moir046

Use Interactive Wall SystemApplication Retail Storefront

Critic Catherine VeikosARCH632 Surface and Effects

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Use Art InstallationCritic Catherine HeardVIS306 3D Installation

Drawing Machine Carbon056

Use Digital Ceramics Wall SystemApplication Partition Wall

Critic Jenny SabinARCH742 Digital Ceramics

[II in I] notebook066

Use NotebookCritic Josh Owen

ARCH728 Product Design

Mobility Exhibition068

Program Exhibition of Sustainable MobilitySite Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

Critic Julie Beckman, KBASARCH501 Design Studio I

Hyper Dream074

Program Institute for Research on SleepSite Philadelphia, PA

Critic Catherine VeikosARCH601 Design Studio III

[UN] Grounded082

Program Center for Creative IndustriesSite Deptford, London, England

Critic Homa Farjadi, Farjadi ArchitectsARCH701 Design Studio V

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Genetiscape is questioning the notion of a botanical garden in the context of an urban condition that is highly specific to the neighborhood of Chel-sea in New York City. The proposal takes into consideration a reciprocal duality into the program by incorporating elements of cultivation, devel-opment and consumption of plant life, particular to plants with medicinal and herbalistic potential. These species, varying in scale, color, produc-tion, and growth allow for a diverse program yet performing in the urban context with educational and holistic qualities. The proposed plant spe-cies which are indigenous to North America allow for a diverse building morphology with varied degrees of enclosure and program conditions. In essence the object becomes an armature for plants and program alike linked through spiral morphology found through earlier research.

Genetiscape is about creating a landscape that encourages one to me-ander through, while learning and discovering about the genealogy of different plant species. While navigating through various paths, one may stumble upon small garden interventions, which begin to foreshadow the language of the architecture ahead. The research + development center seamlessly emerges from the landscape through the play in both form and planting material reflective in both the landscape and the architec-ture. While the landscape draws you in from all points of the site, the building itself entangles you within its complex matrix of converging and diverging path system of spirals. The path system plays an important role in the curation of plant types and location to both showcase the species and trace its genealogy. This allows for the botanical garden to perform as an armature for a large diversity of species yet trace an ecological link between them.

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Site New York, NYCritic Ferda Kolatan, su11

Duration 16 weeks, Spring 2009Collaborated with a Partner

plant research : hoya carnosa compacta

noitazinagro metserutcurts mets

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morphological studies

organizational studies

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Research/Development Consumption

Human Nutritiondevelopment of new edible species to ensure food security for future generationsadvancement in nutritional benefits derived from existing and new species

Fundamental Life Processesstudy of plant cell division + protein synthesisstudy of fundamental biological processesstudy of the genealogy of plantspotential of breeding hybrid species

Medicine and Materialsadvancement in medicial researchdevelopment of other derivatives of botanical natural productspotential for natural cures of diseasesdevelopment of new stimulants research into new natural materials and application potential alternative to fossil fuels

Environmental Changesunderstanding habitat destruction + species extinction climate-change research based on analyzing the timing of plant life cyclesclimate-change research based on analyzing pollen deposited by plants plant responses to ultraviolet radiation help monitor ozone depletion

raw restaurant + bar

juice + smoothie bar

detox spa

herbal pharmacy

gift shopeducationalcenter

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genus: panaxfamily: araliaceae

genus: zingiberfamily: zingiberaceae

genus: brassicafamily: brassicaceae

genus: hydrastisfamily: ranunculaceae

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genus: stachysfamily: lamiaceae

genus: artemisiafamily: asteraceae

genus: menthafamily: lamiaceae

genus: oxalisfamily: oxalidaceae

genus: passi florafamily: passifloraceae

genus: lonicerafamily: caprifoliaceae

genus: matricariafamily: asteraceae

genus: eschscholziafamily: papaveraceae

genus: polygonatumfamily: rilscaceae

genus: stellariafamily: caryophyllaceae

genus: nasturtiumfamily: brassicaceae

genus: glechomafamily: lamiaceae

genus: ginkgofamily: ginkgoceae

genus: rubusfamily: ruscaceae

genus: juglansfamily: juglandaceae

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integrated fibergralss container for plant medium

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structural rib : glu-lam timber

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The lichen as a biological system was analyzed, revealing the symbiotic association of two vastly different systems that together ensures mutual survival and growth in harsh and diverse environments, such as that of Mexico City.

The first system weaves a hierarchical network that facilitates transfer. Changing spread angles in branched growth creates the emergence of different weave patterns to accommodate different requirements within the system. The network organizes itself in layers according to weave densities, where a denser weave enables protection and a looser weave provides storage. The second part of the symbiotic system is a self-or-ganizing system in which components connect according to adjacencies which bunch into strands.

In plan, the system indicates the predominance of the void as program is camouflaged and contained within the weave. Pockets of habitation are only revealed in section, showing various layers of habitation that accom-modate for different program densities.

The systems engagement with the site converts a relatively flat surface into a complex community with varying densities. This enables the de-velopment and replacement of the salt flat with large parks habitats that host the cultivation of aquatic plants and microorganisms with filtering abilities. Supported by Mexico Citys prevailing rain season, this can lead to future renewed water resources that feedback into Mexico Citys dete-riorating water system.

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Site Lake Texcoco, Mexico CityCritic Winka Dubbeldam, Archi-Tectonics

Duration 16 weeks, Spring 2010

Lake Texcoco, Mexico City

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Phase One (1 year)

The systems converts the relatively flat site into an ecological complex with varying densities. Fresh rain water will begin to pool within the excavated land-scape in areas of greater depth. The natural formation of pond will enrich the area and attract the general public. Thus transforming the former desolate salt flats into an area of great social asset to the people of Mexico City.

Phase Two (5 years)

The ponds created will provide for various living laboratories that host the cultivation and genetic engineering of aquatic plants and microorganisms with filter-ing abilities. The interception of the existing sewage canals on site will provide waste water to test the natural cleansing abilities of these artificial wetlands. Treated waste water from the city will then be recycled for use within the building. The ecosystems formed within the ponds become the aquarium that attracts visitors interested in the future of aquatic habitats and its relation to water treatment and recycling.

Phase Three (10 years)

Greater interception of the citys drainage system to divert the majority of wastewater into the site for treatment. This relieves the pressure on the existing deep drainage system to transport wastewater out of the city to the north. The site then become the new outlet of recycled water for use in the city which alleviates the financial burden of transporting water from a great distance from the west, north and south.

Siting

Lake Texcoco refers to an area east of Mexico City that was once the largest of five interconnected lakes. Today, the lake has been completely drained and turned semi-arid. However, during heavy rain falls, certain areas that are lower in elevation will flood, forming temporary small lakes. Within Lake Texcocos boundaries, a site was selected for the fu-ture marine simulation lab + aquarium based on its proximity to the city, its access to sewage canals and because it has the lowest elevation, which greater enables the pooling of rainwater.

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WATERFLOODING

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Site Strategy Aim to Address

Water TransportMinimize the current distance of water transported into Mexico City from the west, north and south by introducing the eastern site of Lake Texcoco as a future outlet of fresh drinkable water. Especially to facilitate the population living in the eastern part of the city, which is currently most affected by water shortages.

Water FloodingFlood areas of the Lake Texcoco site with artificial ponds that provide a habitat for various plants and microbacterias used in a biological wastewater treatment system.

Water DrainageDivert excess wastewater from the city into the Lake Texcoco site for treatment, relieving some pressure on the existing deep drainage system to transport wastewater out of the city to the north.

Water TreatmentIncorporate aspects of a biological wastewater treatment system as part of design.

Water Issues in Mexico City

1. Inefficient system of water transport from great distance into the city2. Located in a closed basin, the city faces serious problem of flooding

3. 90% of the untreated wastewater is diverted out of the city to the north4. Only 10% of wastewater is treated but not recycled to benefit the city

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Fungus Biont

The fungus partner, are built from microscopic threads called hyphae.

The hyphae can vary in length, shape, thickness of their walls, arrangement, branching pattern, etc.

In branched growth, hyphae bifurcate in varying spread angles to adjust for different weave densities required.

Field Generation

The fungus partner weaves a overlying hyphal network based on nutrient transport and signal transmission from its point of origin (photobiont/fungal interface) throughout the fungal tissue.

It grows by extending and adding to itself.

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A lichen is a composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic association of a fungus with a algae. The fungus envelops the algal cells with tiny branches, and protects them from the ex-ternal environment which enables the algae to live in a more stable and constant environment allowing it to grow better. The fungal partner benefits by getting sugar from the algae whose capable of collecting nutrients through photo-synthesis.

The study of the behavior and growth of these dichotomous systems give inspiration to a new formal and spatial understanding used in the design of a marine simulation lab + aquarium.

Biological Study of Lichen Symbiosis

Biological systems were analyzed, as they develop from cell, organ, population, and species into communities. The simulation lab and aquarium are a highly organized set of structures; their further generation will evolve according to the performance and behavioral analyses as studied in biological systems. The goal is to generate a sequence of intelligent components; which relate to each other and as part to whole. s

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The top surface is a layer of tightly packed hyphae, which is a dense, protective skin of fungal tissue.

Below this is the algal layer where the photobiont lives.

Below this is the medulla, an area of loose hyphae in which nutrients are stored.

Lichens bodies are built in layers, the different layers and their position in the body are the result of adaptive responses of the bionts to each other and their external environment.

The stratified layers are only revealed when the lichen is sliced sectionally.

The visible upper surface of a lichen differ greatly from its sectional appearance.

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Algae Biont

The algae partner (the photobiont cells) reproduce by giving birth to itself.

A single cell will divide into many self-similar units and gradually gather into connected zones.

Cells grow and connect to one another in a chain-like manner.

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The project for a hotel and bath house in North Philadelphia was initi-ated by a thorough site analysis of Callowhills abandoned buildings and vacant lots. With a desire to re-inhabit these unseen sites, a 30 year phasing strategy was adopted, in which the immediate reoccupation of unused properties with bathing related program would then propel the sequential growth of other supporting services in the surrounding areas.

The Fibonacci sequence and golden spiral was adapted as a concep-tual design strategy for the hotel and public bath house. The unity of two separate and distinct programs within one structure is achieved by placing the public bathing program within the structure and allowing the

accompanying private hotel to wrap and spiral upwards around the pre-defined bathing core. The private hotel is then able to operate in isolation from the noise and passing influx of the public bathing facilities. Each program though separated, constantly remains a visual participant of the other through the play of glass partitions that addresses for both con-nectivity and restriction.

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038Program Hotel + Public BathSite Callowhill, Philadelphia

Critic Rhett Russo, OrangeHorseDuration 16 weeks, Spring 2008

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Existing Programmatic Distribution on Site

Existing Access

Mapping of existing traffic flow and main points of entry into the site

Demolition Plan

Abandoned / vacant buildings on site are preserved for future redevelopment and reoccupation of bathing related programs Other buildings on site remain with the exception of an unused powerplant which is removed to create a dynamic green space and community meeting place at the heart of the bathing district

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New Green Space

_redirecting trac ow to maximize accessibility to bathing district_addition of crescent roads to reduce speed at entrance points

Proposed Access Plan

Ridge Avenue is converted from a one-way to a two-way street to maximize accessibility into the bathing district Roundabouts are added at key intersections to reduce speed at entry points

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The project attempts to revitalize the Callowhill District in North Phila-delphia by redefining it as a Bathing District. The site will become a new community and destination dedicated to the rejuvenation of the mind, body and soul through the cleansing property of water related elements.

The urban plan calls for approximately 30,000,000 square feet of added development over the next 50 years. A massing plan was developed in which building modules are infilled within the existing urban fabric. Begin-ning with a 10x10 building block, the system evolves based on the idea of the Fibonacci sequence of exponential growth. Through a scripted selection process, each 10x10 module will experience some form of translation, expansion and/or growth along the xyz axis, which defines its placement within the site.

Abandoned buildings and vacant lots serve as the initial site for new bath houses, with continuous opportunity to reoccupy buildings as they become old and/or abandoned at each phase.

10% of mass - translation of one unit on x, y and z axis20% of remaining mass - translation of two unit on x, y and z axis30% of remaining mass - translation of three unit on x, y and z axis50% of remaining mass - translation of five unit on x, y and z axis80% of remaining mass - translation of eight unit on x, y and z axis100% of remaining mass - translation of thirteen unit on x, y and z axis

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10% of mass - growth of one unit on x,y plane20% of remaining mass - growth of two unit on x,y plane30% of remaining mass - growth of three unit on x,y plane50% of remaining mass - growth of five unit on x,y plane80% of remaining mass - growth of eight unit on x,y plane100% of remaining mass - growth of thirteen unit on x,y plane

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10% of mass - growth of one unit on y,z plane20% of remaining mass - growth of two unit on y,z plane30% of remaining mass - growth of three unit on y,z plane50% of remaining mass - growth of five unit on y,z plane80% of remaining mass - growth of eight unit on y,z plane100% of remaining mass - growth of thirteen unit on y,z plane

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Site condition in year 2058:

10% Bathing50% Residential20% Public Assembly10% Commercial / Office2% Educational2% Institutional6% Mercantile / Retail

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04 main public outdoor pool suana / steam room women only bath locker room changeroom

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Moir is a interactive building skin wall system that plays with concepts of flip, movement and light. Various sizes of reflective mirror panels on hinges ask of the user to engage and create different patterning and topographies. Larger panels can act as windows and door openings. Its application is suited for retail store front use.

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Critic Catherine VeikosDuration 16 weeks, Spring 2009

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Chipboard Model #1 Chipboard Model #2 | Topographic Variations

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Carbon is a wall prototype that explores new design techniques of earthenware as a building material. The project explores the interface between digital fabrication and tradition craft. Beginning with 3D printed components, plaster molds were created to cast the same component in clay medium. These experiments with different techniques of slip-casting aided in the understanding of the properties and constraints of clay, ce-ramics and the geometry and forms it can yield.

In parallel, the same components were directly 3D printed in clay me-dium; illustrating the future of mass customization. With computer-aided manufacturing systems, it is possible to go directly from file to fabrication; bypassing many of the steps in traditional ceramic production. 3D Print-ing opens new possibilities for form finding; the process of 3D printing clay reshapes the way we think about earthen architecture and the brick prototype in tile assemblies.

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Application Partition WallCritic Jenny Sabin

Duration 16 weeks, Spring 2010Collaborated with a Team

paper model plaster mold 3D ceramic print 3D print

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[II in I] notebookCarrie Chan

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The [II in I] notebook enhances the functionality of your everyday writing pad. By incorporating a double spine system into a traditional accordion binding technique, one is able to utilize the notebook from both sides. The compact size and simple mechanics of the book encourages the fluid motion of interchangeability. The [II in I] notebook enables you to divide your thoughts and ideas, and suggests a more efficient way of organizing projects and prioritizing tasks.





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Critic Josh OwenDuration 16 weeks, Spring 2009

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The project was initiated by the exploration of transformative membranes as an enabler for exhibition installation. A series of modules were made by manipulating a flat sheet. The act of perforating, slicing, pinching and slotting allows for each module to becomes more developed and intricate as it grows along the interior walls of the exhibition space. The result is a dense surface condition of five different zones of variant modules, each providing different opportunities for the display of various sustain-able transportation devices.

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Site Eastern State Penitentiary, PhiladelphiaCritic Julie Beckman, KBASDuration 4 weeks, Fall 2007

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An initiate investigation into environmental factors and conditions on site led to an interest in the use of innovative wind harnessing technologies used to produce electricity. A nano micro-wind turbine skin was adapted for use on the surface of the future sleep center. This new nano tur-bine technology combines both a sun-absorbing photovoltaic outer skin and a CO2 filtering inner skin with working wind harnessing turbines.

The form of the building is inspired by both the organic and dynamic essence of wind. The building is shaped to maximize the capture of the sites prevailing winds; i.e. organic and the mechanically generated wind flow caused by passing trains. It is very much about converting

something natural such as wind into something mechanical both visually and formally.

While the inner structure containing the vulnerable and inert sleeping subjects under study, the roof garden provides a large open oasis for the public. Sheltered away from the noisy city, visitor can fall asleep to the silent humming sound of the nano turbines underneath the shading of one of the many panels.

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074Program Institute for Research on Sleep

Site Philadelphia, PACritic Catherine Veikos

Duration 8 weeks, Fall 2008

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On Site Wind Studies Site Plan

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reception / waiting area

research labs

monitoring lab / doctors oces

single patient sleep rooms

multi-patient sleep rooms

auditorium

classrooms

meeting rooms

apartments for visiting professionals

cafe

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Inner Skin (absorbs CO2 from the environment) Outer Photovoltaic Skin

(absorbs sunlight)

Inner Membrane (gather and transfer energy to the nano wires)Nano wires (contain the nano fibers and acts as an axis for the turbines)Nano fibers (acts as data transmitters)

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nano technology panels

herbal garden for planting of natural sleep aid rememdies

growing medium

filter sheet

drainage layer

protective layer

waterproofing

concrete roof construction

grid collection system and storage

hanging panel lighting powered by collected energy

plug in grid system

collection of wind energysolar shading canopy

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nano technology panels

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drainage layer

protective layer

waterproofing

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The neighborhood of Deptford in South London is an industrial land-scape that made use of Deptford Creek as infrastructure for transport-ing and producing goods. Today, Deptford is a thriving artist community and home to many local artists. These artists and creative industries have appropriated spaces left vacant inside industrial buildings along the creek.

In light of preserving the creative industries of Deptford, programs relat-ing to the work of art will exist. These types of programs work to empha-size the production side of art in relation to education and consumption of art. Programs will include workshops, live/work studios, and light in-dustry related to creative practices. The production oriented spaces will support and supply new galleries and education facilities.

The project proposes to create a new interaction between the work of the site and the work of art. Fragments of the industrial ruins will not neces-sarily be preserved, but kept on site to become part of the a new context that is simultaneously found and constructed. Parts of the site will be developed while others will be left to continue the cycle of growth and decay in the urban wilderness. Merging the constructed and found areas of the site will result in a new activation of the ground level, providing more dimensions for its use.

The normative relationship between ground and building is challenged, allowing for a new reading of ground which detaches itself from the earth and transposes itself in and around buildings in a multitude of layers.

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082Program Center for Creative Industries

Site Deptford, London, EnglandCritic Homa Farjadi, Farjadi Architects

Duration 16 weeks, Fall 2009Collaborated with a Partner

roman medieval 17th century

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Through industrialization, the shores of Deptford Creek became increasingly constructed and controlled in order to facilitate a productive environment. As industry declined, the creeks embankment began to return to a more natural state as its walls began to form urban habitats for local wildlife.

The maps above show the movement of the creek edge over time and the density of existing industrial buildings since the time of Deptfords development.

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landscape constructed to be natural

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landscape constructed to be naturalgreenwich park

Connecting to Deptford Creek to the south is the Ravensbourne River which sits in a more natural setting surrounded on both sides by soft creek edges and natural greenery. The green space in the neighborhood extends passed the creek to include many smaller parks and natural conservation areas, as well as Greenwich Park. From the Thames River (north) to the Ravensbourne River (south) a transition is made between the controlled, hard edge to the soft, untamed edge; offering an interesting dichotomy between what is constructed and what is natural.

The landscape of Deptford is both natural and artificial, constructed and found. Natural growth is abundant in the neighborhood, often thriving in habitats formed by the decaying industrial infrastructures.

Often neglect can be as powerful a force as planned development, allowing nature to create its own regeneration.The concepts of naturalness and artificiality have lost much of their original meaning and are no longer manifest opposites. - Ibelings

Constructed: Laban Center

Found: Deptford Nature Conservation Site

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light industry

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Spacing Requirement Analysis by Program

Lighting Requirement Analysis by Program

Program Activity Level by Hour

Display Space

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Industrial Site (1888) Creative Site (2009)

Proposed Program

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a. create 3d grid

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b. create box on every grid point

g. only distances greater than (controlled variable) will be dispatched

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h. only boxes with distance greater than (controlled variable) will show

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A network of landscape infrastructure relates not only to the immediate site, but works to connect surrounding green areas with Deptford Creek and the Ravensbourne River. Infrastructural paths relating to landscape, transportation, and art have parametric relationships with the cumulation of new building forms. The paths rest in such a way that they create multiple ground levels that are embedded not only in the traditional notion of landscape, but also in the new architecture.

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Ground Floor Plan

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Roof Garden Plan

Parametric Densities

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Circulation

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