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R a c h e l W a t s o nUniversity of PennsylvaniaMaster of Landscape Architecture (second professional degree) expected 2014
Syacuse UniversityBachelor of ArchitectureMinor in Art History
This portfolio is the story of my academic development and interest in the building as a responsive artifact to the landscape.
C O N T E N T SC O N T E N T SC O N T E N T SC O N T E N T S
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Fog Harvesterdesign collaboration with T. Marboe and B. Williams
Virgin Solair Charter Airportdesign collaboration with S. Jennings
San Frediano Piazzacommunity center located in florence, italy
Aquatic Fitness and Therapy Complexundergraduate architecture thesis project located in bridgeport, ct
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Regional Rail Ecological Parklinear park located underneath the regional rail in Philadelphia, PA 21
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Transcontinental access through maritime shipping routes creates an interconnected global network. But how can this accessibility effect smaller communities in need of basic necessities such as food, water and shelter?Currently, 4 out of 10 people worldwide have no access to clean water or must walk to retrieve it. Many of those whom retrieve the water are women and children.
PROJECT SOLUTION:Traditional fog collectors are tall,vertical structures with set dimensions and parameters. The proposed fog collector is a tent-like structure that engages the community through the stages of construction, water collection and growing of crop material. The density of the fabric pattern changes depending on the type of crop, amount of water and light needed.
PROGRAM:Fog collector, pavilion,agricultural
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The interior perspective depicts how different plant types can grow inside the fog harvester. The harvester becomes a system for agriculture, infrastructure, culture and education.
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MESH DESIGN
MESH DESIGN
MESH DESIGN
WIND VELOCITY STUDIES
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
SECTION 6
SECTION 9
Unrolled Surface
Mesh Pattern
Fabrication Rendering
Mesh Density Wind Velocity over Mountain Range
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MODULES IN SITE
variation of a hyperbolic paraboloid
Fog hits the mesh and the liquid droplets fall down the material. Open-ings allows fog to pass through structure but are eventually caught the material. The fog that passes through gap can be caught be crops/trees grown in the agricultural area.
Fog harvesters along mountain ridge in a village 20km outside of Lima, Peru.
Study of hyperbolic paraboloid form and its relationship to wind direction and sun angle.
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VIRGIN SOLAIRCHARTER AIRPORTb r o o k l y n , n y cVIRGIN SOLAIRb r o o k l y n , n y cVIRGIN SOLAIR
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Richard Branson, the founder and chairman of the Virgin Group, values the idea of lightweight design and confront-ing gravity. Virgin Atlantic Airways, the epitome of Bransons creations, strives to give passengers a better in air experience. Siting the charter airport in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a partially abandoned shipyard, that at its height produced the majority of warship for the US Navy during both World Wars.
PROJECT SOLUTION:The Virgin Solair Airport addresses lightweight through the idea of compression and release which is inspired by the dynamics of an airfoil. In plan, different circulation routes allow for both optimal movement towards the charter flights and visi-tor interaction. Sectionally, the idea of compression and release is completely expressed through the formal language and theenvironmental implications of the design; the atrium allows for the stack effect and cross ventilation.
PROGRAM:charter airport
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CHARTER AIRPORT
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The users of the charter airport have a direct sightline to the hangar where larger airports are stored and maintenance of other planes. Arrivals and departures are separated by the tree path on the ground level atrium space.
Study model_site Study model_slice through waiting space, atrium and office zone
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LEVEL 1 1/32 = 1
17 RESTRAUNT
18 KITCHEN
19 CAFE
20 GARDEN
21 BAR
22 SOLAIR RECEPTION
23 SOLAIR ADMINISTRATION
24 STAFF AREA
25 LECTURE HALL
26 SOLAIR OFFICES
27 BNY OFFICES
LEVEL 2 1/32=1
28 TICKETING | RECEPTION
29 GALLERY
30 SOLAIR SUITES
31 SOLAIR ACCOMODATION
32 OBSERVATION DECK
DETAIL C 1/4 = 1
STEEL COLUMN
SUPPLY VENTSUPPLY VENT
STEEL PLATESTEEL PLATE
I-BEAM
OPERABLE WINDOW
SUSPENDED CEILING
VAPOR BARRIER
TRUSS (4x4 steel tubing)
ALUMINUM PANELVAPOR BARRIERINSULATION
SUSPENDED CEILING CABLE
CONCRETE FOOTINGS
PYLON FOUNDATIONS
CONCRETE SLAB
STEEL CONNECTOR
The wall and floor section reveals that the aluminum panelled roof surface wraps around the entire envelope of the building. The density and dimen-sions of the openings vary depending on the function of the interior space.
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SECTION C-C 1/8= 1
TOP OF WING
TOP OF ROOF
SPLIT LEVEL
SPLIT LEVEL
SPLIT LEVEL
BASEMENT LEVEL
Professor M Pelken ARC 308
Wings | Site Impact
Perspective View
Wing Goals: - To recall the site history of the it being a major place for industrial manufacturing- To capture wind current-To be a responsive component- responds to sun and wind - captures wind current for natural ventilation -maximize natural daylight and capture solar in the winter -minimize solar gain and provide sunshade in the summer-create new programming for the site and recall contemporary visual connections-to provide a new iconic symbol for the Brooklyn Navy Yard-to understand the visual connectins between heavy vs. light and static vs. dynamic
Design Concept | Environmental Conditions
- Solar -solar orientation -natural daylighting -passive solar heating and cooling
-Wind -natural ventilation -wind direction
Runway Zone
Sloped GreenSpace/Entrance
Water Taxi Zone
Covered Parking
Responsive Wing
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SAN FREDIANOPIAZZAflorence,italy
SAN FREDIANOflorence,italy
SAN FREDIANOPROJECT DESCRIPTION:San Frediano, a neighborhood in Florence, has an extensive history, ruins of the Roman wall and gate still remain intact. And today it is a cultural center for Florence, hosting many local artisans. The community center located on the banks of the Arno River allows for gathering for this tightly knitted neighborhood but needs to be expanded and redeveloped.
PROJECT SOLUTION:The Roman wall acts as a the spine in which new programs are attached. The design moves from the leg to the head, programs such as the cafe, piazza and exhibition space form the legs and ribs that support the main program of the community center (the head). The community center not only includes gathering spaces but also a outdoor theater and accessible green roof park.
PROGRAM:Circolo (community center), outdoor theater, restaurant, outdoor school extension, exhibition space
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PIAZZA
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Diagram of program allocation along spine of the Roman Wall Diagram of impact of each of the part of the spine.
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The connection of the Roman wall to the community center reacts to a larger strategy of restitching the adjacent neighborhoods.
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The supporting programs are structured based upon the existing grid located on the Roman wall. The interstitial zones are landscaped spaces that have multiple functions. The piazza can be used for farmers markets, parking or outdoor seating for nearby restaurants.
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REGIONAL RAILECOLOGICAL PARKphiladelphia,paREGIONAL RAILphiladelphia,paREGIONAL RAIL
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Girard Avenue is a percieved barrier between neighborhood identities and between North Philadelphia and Center City. The perception creates the notion of where Philadelphia ends. The active, elevated regional rail is an infrastructural barrier running north-south. While Girard Avenue itself is a strong commercial and transpor-tation corrior, underneath and adjacent to the regional rail are vacant and underutilized parcels and buildings.
PROJECT SOLUTION:The Regional Rail Ecological Park utilizes different methods of collecting, treating and distributing water. A primary pedestrian pathway connects these different sys-tems. The park becomes a lowline that eventually connects to development of the Reading Viaduct.
PROGRAM: Ecological park, agricultural fields, greenhouses, research centers and commercial development
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Fairmount Park and Rail
Girard College Girard College SEPTA rail
Broad Street Germantown Avenue
Market Frankford Line
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Section AAgathering space community orchard
community garden
REGIONAL RAIL ECOLOGICAL PARK_infrastructure as catalyst
Existing Ground Figure
Existing Figure Ground
Proposed Ground Figure
Precedents
Delancey Underground,NYC
The Ecorium ProjectToronto Underpass Park
St. Louis Iron Horse Trestle
Vacancy Condition
Actors_Education and Community
Vacancy + Division Vacancy + Reactivation
Transportation_Corridors Water Flow
Poplar trees and low height plants for stormwater filtration and metal removal
The collection, treatment and distribution of water both stormwater and wastewater are essential to the functioning of the ecological park. Each water system is connected by a canal that eventually culminates in an underground cistern.Beginning with the northern section of the park, a terraced constructed wetland (pictured to the right) treats wastewater from the nearby residenital neighborhood and hospital. In the middle of the park, a series of stormwater ponds and living machines treat stormwater and greywater.
Poplar trees and low height grasses for stormwater filtration
Submerged aquatic plants Aquatic reed plants Tertiary water catchment area, used for
aquaponics and new habitat for migratory birds
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CENTERS
GREENHOUSES
AGRICULTURAL
RECREATION
research center 5000sf
distribution center 8000sf
visitor center 2000sf (3)
transit center 2500sf
nursery 6000sf
hydroponic 6500sf
conservatory 4000sf
orchard 500sf per tree commercial
community garden 400sfmultiple
soccer 5400sf
baseball 11430sf max.
basketball 3700sf
ice skating 5000sf max.
swimming 5000sf max.
rain garden
cistern
stormwater pond
living machine
constructed wetland
canal
Park Acreage_ approx. 121
orchard 100sf per tree backyard
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Fairmount Park and Rail
Girard College Girard College SEPTA rail
Broad Street Germantown Avenue
Market Frankford Line
I 95
Section AAgathering space community orchard
community garden
REGIONAL RAIL ECOLOGICAL PARK_infrastructure as catalyst
Existing Ground Figure
Existing Figure Ground
Proposed Ground Figure
Precedents
Delancey Underground,NYC
The Ecorium ProjectToronto Underpass Park
St. Louis Iron Horse Trestle
Vacancy Condition
Actors_Education and Community
Vacancy + Division Vacancy + Reactivation
Transportation_Corridors Water Flow
CENTERS
GREENHOUSES
AGRICULTURAL
RECREATION
research center 5000sf
distribution center 8000sf
visitor center 2000sf (3)
transit center 2500sf
nursery 6000sf
hydroponic 6500sf
conservatory 4000sf
orchard 500sf per tree commercial
community garden 400sfmultiple
soccer 5400sf
baseball 11430sf max.
basketball 3700sf
ice skating 5000sf max.
swimming 5000sf max.
rain garden
cistern
stormwater pond
living machine
constructed wetland
canal
Park Acreage_ approx. 121
orchard 100sf per tree backyard
PROGRAM SQUARE FOOTAGES
WATER
SYSTEMS_SIZES VA
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Actors
Natural Water Flow Overow and Distribution Channel
Pavilion divides Tilted roof structure
Roof as watershed Lifting Landform Form and Function
Cistern
OrchardOrchard
Rain GardenRain Garden
Section BB_ orchardbasin commercial orchards greenhouse access farmers market community orchardtrail
PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTION + SCALABILITY
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Agriculture + Learning
Research + Commercial
Recreation
Commercial + Centers
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can these processes be more evident in our daily lives?
PROJECT SOLUTION:Steel Pointe Harbor in Bridgeport,CT is a post industrial peninsula that was a former steel mill. Situated near major cities such as New York City and other major coastal cit-ies in Connecticut, Steel Pointe has the ability to reduce reliability on other water resources and utilize Long Island Sound, a saltwater water body. Passive desalination relies on natural systems since tradi-tional desalination is expensive and is not energy efficient. The complex embraces the process of passive desalina-tion while simultaneously generating a new space where people are confronted by water infrastructure and are allowed to interact with it.
PROGRAM: Aquatic fitness and therapy complex,passive desalination center, agricultural fields, park and beachfront
[re]claiming water infrastructure through hybridization
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Aging water infrastructure and dwindling water resources is major problem for many devleoping cities. But since the water infrastructure is buried underground, there is a out of sight, out of mind mentality. How can people be confronted with the processes of water systems? And how can these processes be more evident in our daily lives?
PROJECT SOLUTION:Steel Pointe Harbor in Bridgeport,CT is a post industrial peninsula that was a former steel mill. Situated near major cities such as New York City and other major coastal cit-ies in Connecticut, Steel Pointe has the ability to reduce reliability on other water resources and utilize Long Island Sound, a saltwater water body. Passive desalination relies on natural systems since tradi-tional desalination is expensive and is not energy efficient. The complex embraces the process of passive desalina-tion while simultaneously generating a new space where people are confronted by water infrastructure and are allowed to interact with it.
PROGRAM: Aquatic fitness and therapy complex,passive desalination center, agricultural fields, park and beachfront
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Twins from Parent Programs
Hyrbid A _Program Hybrid B_Site
Bus Station Users
Program Parameters- User Interaction - Integration of Passive Desalination- Seamless fusion of desalina-tion process and aquatic center
Site Parameters- 100 Year Flood Plain- Prevailing Winds- Application of Passive Desalinaton
Hybrid Twin Interaction
Duality Creates:- Optimization of program and site- Adaptation for future conditions and site context
Park Users
Outdoor Pool Users
Hierarchy of UsersHierarchy of Users
Olympic Pool Users
Family Pool Users
Therapy Pool and Spa Users
RESEARCHinitial My initial research drew me to explore options of how people interact with water infrastructure such as ancient aqueducts, modern aqueducts and wastewater treatment facilities. And looking at the historical context at which water infrastructure took on the quality of out of sight, out of mind. And I concluded that since there is a negative connotation of water infrastructure being unsanitary and ugly. But there are instances of more successful water infrastructure such as the stepwells in India and Pakistan (pictured below) had a strong role in the daily lives of people, being both a ritual, neccessity and gathering space. Hybrid programming was essential to developing water infrastructure as an important part of daily life.
Chand Baori Stepwell, India
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Ramp up to entrance plaza
reverse osmosis desalination plant
locker room
cistern
locker room
thermal bath
ramp up to olympic pool and park
sauna
private float pool
thermal bath
Ground Floor Plan_ 1/32 = 1
Below Grade Plan_ 1/32 = 1
Desalination Wall Perspective
Cross Section
Systems Section
Long Section
mesh surface panel system
clear plastic pipes
double facade systemsraised floor system
The particular site is located at the intersection of East Main Street and Stratford Avenue. The total site is 18 acres but that amount is constrained due to 100 year flood plain line. The flood plain line redues the site to 7 acres, and I will locate my design in this portion,closer to the roadway.The rest will be used for landscaping and the terraced park. The site has evolved since the construction of the highway in the late 1950s,and before the highway much of the land was covered with water but as the year progressed the site was filled in.
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Seawater Intake
Pretreatment
Pump
Membrane
Post-treatment
Delivery to the City
Brine Disposal
Pretreatment
Outlet back to Sea
desalination wall
SWSystems Section_ 1/4= 1
clear plastic pipes
vertical living wall
water wall reverse osmosis desalination
water cisternraised floor system
nursery_phytoremediation plants
porous concrete pavers
rainwater collection
water channel indoor water park double facade systemolympic size swimming poolhyperaccumulator zone_pine
market space_ brine re-usebus route
pipe to desalination plant pipe to water cistern + filter
DESALINATIONpassiveThe process of desalination conducted in large facilies require an enormous amount of energy and expense. While passive desalination, uses a natural pro-cess provided by the prevailng wind current and temperature to extract salt from saltwater. The primary structure for this separation is a membrane fabric, which also helps treat the saltwater. The Aquatic Fitness and Therapy Complex implements a membrane fabric on southwestern facade, which faces the prevail-ing winds and the eastern membrane fabric is used as a living wall.
Desalination Process
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desalination wall
SWSystems Section_ 1/4= 1
clear plastic pipes
vertical living wall
water wall reverse osmosis desalination
water cisternraised floor system
nursery_phytoremediation plants
porous concrete pavers
rainwater collection
water channel indoor water park double facade systemolympic size swimming poolhyperaccumulator zone_pine
market space_ brine re-usebus route
pipe to desalination plant pipe to water cistern + filter
Membrane
Saline Water
Brine
DrawSolution
DrawSolution Recovery
ProductWater
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Dense Thin Film Composite
Symmetric Asymmetric
Movement of saltwater through membrane Membrane pattern configuration
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Sunflower Field
Porous Concrete Pavers
Masonry Retaining Wall
Rapeseed Field
Landscape Detail_ 1/2= 1
Cross Section_ 1/8= 1
Long Section_ 1/8= 1
Long Section_ 1/32 = 1
Bridgeport Train Terminal
Pequonnock River
Interstate 95
Existing oil drums Re-used for phytoremediation disposal
Thermal Bath Perspective
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Sunflower Field
Porous Concrete Pavers
Masonry Retaining Wall
Rapeseed Field
Landscape Detail_ 1/2= 1
Cross Section_ 1/8= 1
Long Section_ 1/8= 1
Summer
EquinoxWinter
Long Section_ 1/32 = 1
water channel to pond ritual foot washing station
water channel to foor washing station
cistern water storage for greenhouse
private float pool
therapy pool thermal bath
ferry route stop
wave energy bouys
water channel to outdoor thermal bath
Thermal Bath Perspective
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Long Section_ 1/32 = 1
Thermal Bath Perspective
thermal bath
desalination plant
cistern
greenhouse nursery
indoor water park
living wall
waterwall
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Ramp up to entrance plaza
reverse osmosis desalination plant
locker room
cistern
locker room
thermal bath
ramp up to olympic pool and park
sauna
private float pool
thermal bath
Ground Floor Plan_ 1/32 = 1
Below Grade Plan_ 1/32 = 1
Desalination Wall Perspective
Cross Section
Systems Section
Long Section
mesh surface panel system
clear plastic pipes
double facade systemsraised floor system
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Education
Experience
InternEngineering Department for the City of New Haven, CT Collected data on New Haven sewer system throughon- site visits and previous researched filesAssessed conditions and provided reportsAssisted engineers and architects on field workTranslated city information into digital database, scannedmaps and maintained map vault
Habitat for Humanity of Greater New Haven,CT Installed roofing and second floor frameInstalled first floor windowsOrganized electrical wires
Syracuse University School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture Minor in Art HistoryThesis: [RE]claiming Water Infrastructure through HybridizationInternational Study : Florence,Italy | London, England
InternCity Plan Department for the City of New Haven, CT Redrew plans for model green home using AutoCADMontaged site photographs using PhotoshopResponded to customer inquires
2012
Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden, CTHigh Honors, Art Editor of Prism, Unity
Diploma 2007
Summer 2009
Summers 2006 - 2008
Summer 2005
2010 - 2011
University of Pennsylvania School of DesignMasters of Landscape Architecture Deans Diversity Scholarhsip
Expected 2014
R E S U M ER E S U M ER E S U M ER E S U M ER E S U M ER E S U M ER E S U M E
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Affiliations
Volunteer
Skills
Manual | Laser Cut, Plexiglass, Paper, Copper, Basswood, Watercolor, Oil, AcrylicDigital | Rhino,V-Ray, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, ArcGIS,Adobe Creative Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe AfterEffects
Society of Multicultural Architects and Designers Participated in lectures and discussions
2007 - 2009
Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven,CT Assisted curators in display designCurated dried plant specimens in the herbariumTaught visitors about the live specimens in the Discovery RoomProvided daily care for reptiles and amphibians
Winter 2010, Summer 2011
Syracuse University Abroad Peer AdvisorPresented information to classes and organizations on campusOgranized information tablesAttended training sessions for peer advisors
2011- present