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Stephen Stewart

M.Arch

UC Berkeley, CED

Recent Employment

UC Berkeley, College of Environmental Design. Media instruc-tor.

May-August 2013Prepared and presented lectures and directed workshops on both digital and analog forms of design and represen-tation for the Summer InArch program. Including hand drafting, physical modeling, adobe suite, rhino 3d and other rendering softwares and techniques.

CAS Architects, Mountain View, CA. Intern.May-August 2012Assisted with site & building documentation, updated firm’s website and construction details.

UC Berkeley, College of Environmental Design. Research As-sistant.

May-August 2012Researched, documented and cataloged the work of a former Berkeley landscape professor for future University use.

Awards & Competitions

“European Workshop Waterfront Urban Design,” participant. Lusofona University, 2014One of three UC Berkeley students sponsored to par-ticipate in a one week international design workshop in Lisbon, Portugal.

“Vertical Cities” International Competition, participant.National University of Singapore, 2013Created a high-density urban design for 100,000 people in Hanoi, Vietnam. Added emphasis on local food produc-tion and distribution for the residents.

“Fluid Adagio” International Competition, finalist.AIA Utah, 2010One of five finalists chosen from 67 entries to design and build an 18 month installation on the future site of the Bal-let West Center in downtown Salt Lake City.

“Eve” Competition, winner.Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance, 2009Designed and built an installation for Downtown SLC’s New Year’s Celebration.

Adolfo Cruz Memorial Fellowship 2013-2014

College of Environmental Design Fellowship 2012-2014

Education

UC Berkeley, M. ArchCollege of Environmental DesignAugust 2011-Present3.65 GPA

University of Utah, B.S. Architectural StudiesCollege of Architecture and PlanningJanuary 2009- May 20113.6 GPA

Skills

3d Modeling & Visualization Software• Rhino• Grasshopper• 3DS Max• Revit• AutoCad• Google Sketchup• VRay• Maxwell

Graphic Design Software• Photoshop• InDesign• Illustrator

Language• Portuguese (fluent)• Spanish (proficient)

Stephen Stewart

Address

Email

Phone 580 Ohlone Ave. Apt. 203, Albany, CA. 94706

[email protected]

(801) 372-2365Website doublestewart.com

EdgeCity

Location Hanoi, VietnamInstructor Renee ChowSemester Spring 2013Type Urban Design

Hanoi Bamboo Facade

Location Hanoi, VietnamInstructor Mark AndersonSemester Spring 2013Type Green Facade

Light Carving

Location San Francisco, CaliforniaInstructor Roddy Creedon/David BakerSemester Fall 2013Type Office/Residential/Commercial

Urban Winery

Location San Francisco, CaliforniaInstructor Danelle GuthrieSemester Fall 2012Type Commercial/Production

Deutsche Kinemathek Film Archive

Location Berlin, GermanyInstructor Mark Anderson/Renee ChowSemester Spring 2012Type Public/Commercial

Berlin Free Philological Li-brary Model

Location Berlin, GermanyTeammates Ben Golze, Max EdwardsInstructor Mark A./ Renee CSemester Spring 2012Type Model

Pt. Bonita Learning Center

Location Sausalito, CaliforniaInstructor Kyle SteinfeldSemester Fall 2011Type Public/Educational

Utah College of Architecture + Planning Satellite

Location Salt Lake City, UtahInstructor Marco BagnasaccoSemester Spring 2011Type Institutional

Los Angeles Cultural Center

Location Los Angeles, CaliforniaInstructor William MillerSemester Spring 2010Type Public

Summer CubesSalt Lake CityEve Competition

Location Salt Lake City, UtahTeammates Nathan RussellSemester Fall 2009Type Installation

Everyone Is a Performer

Location Salt Lake City, UtahInstructor Brenda ScheerSemester Fall 2010Type Installation/Competition

Site F.A.R: 4.2Bar F.A.R: 7.0Site Production: 1,841,105 kg produce

Edge City, is a new vision for integration of urban and agricultural systems in Hanoi, Vietnam. The project re-envisions the potential of an urban growth boundary. Located 17 km West of Hanoi’s city center, EdgeCity is a one-square kilometer site along one of several proposed ring highways slated to provide North-South auto access around Hanoi’s urban edge. According to the Hanoi 2030 masterplan, Ring Road 4 will be the outermost highway to the west of Hanoi. Beyond it, hundreds of thousands of hectares of agricultural land are the economic engine of Hanoi’s food economy, feeding the 6.5 million residents in the metropolitan region. Instead of an urban edge demarcated by the line created by the highway, EdgeCity creates an interface, leveraging the economic linkage between fresh food production and consumption to design an urban fabric that better integrates the urban/agricultural edge. The project is a prototype of a spatial concentration of an integrated food economy where fresh food production, storage, packaging, processing and distribution exist together along a dynamic corridor. Therefore, the project proposes a phased development that arises from the agricultural land-scape, ensuring safe water treatment systems and flood management for residents and fields. The result is a vibrant place where people can live and work along the urban edge, close to agriculture, and connected to the source of their food. Group Project, work produced with: Benjamin Golze, Michelle Gonzales, Anna Konotchick, Edward Reifenstein, Jennifer Siqueira, Monica Way, Leo X. Zhao

INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS

EdgeCity is cited along the urban boundary to re-envision its potential.

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Incoming fresh food is packaging and distributed at the edge.

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Food is also retailed + consumed right here.CLEAN WATER

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EdgeCity

Location Hanoi, VietnamInstructor Renee ChowSemester Spring 2013Type Urban Design

Site F.A.R: 4.2Bar F.A.R: 7.0Site Production: 1,841,105 kg produce

TODAYInfrastructure of canals, wetlands and service roads makes entire site available for healthy farming and clean water.

As more facilities collect along spine road, residential and co-mmercial development begins along east-west connectors.

East-west levee roads connect to existing villages, while pro-cessing and distribution facilities collect a north-south spine.

Infrastructure of canals, wetlands and service roads makes entire site available for healthy farming and clean water.

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Agriculture Sector Engaged Along the EdgeEdgeCity is a prototype of a spatial concentration of an integrated food economy where fresh food production,storage, packaging, processing and distribution exist together along a dynamic corridor. Farmers experiencing job loss as the city moves outward can work off-the-field, but with the sector

Agriculture So Viable, It Can Resist DevelopmentAs Hanoi’s rural areas are converted, development has the option to integrate with the agricultural landscape. The fieldswithin and near EdgeCity have higher productivity due to healthy, pesticide-free soil and clean water infrastructure.

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For protection from �ooding, the landscape is organized in 4 levels of ground. Roads function as levees. Built development is set back and up when hugging the �ood plain to protect from rising water. When possible, greater setbacks widen the �ood plain, allowing the waterway to move more freely.

7 ROBUST FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION + RETAILING

Crops are grown on 39,826 ha of land in Hanoi. Only less than 2.0% of this land area is in urban Hanoi. Peri-urban vegetable production around Hanoi contributes greatly to urban markets. There are three primary farmer groups: vegetable farmers, diversi�ed plant-based farmers, and rice farmers. 1

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Stormwater is directed south at built edge and treated in bioswales and sand filters en-route to central wetland canal.

Clean irrigation water is transported, tail water drains and is pumped south for reuse. Tile water with high levels of salts, nitrates and phosphorous is treated on-field in constructed wetlands.

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EXISTING TUBE HOUSE TYPOLOGY EDGECITY TUBE HOUSE TYPOLOGY

DOMINANT ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGY:THE TUBE HOUSE

The “tube house” is the most common architecturaltypology for both urban and rural Hanoi, Orignally Asiancourtyard houses squeezed into elongated lots as atax-saving measure, the tube houses were eventuallyfilled in and built up as Hanoi residents faced populationpressure and increasing land prices. While this typologyof tall, narrow buildings creates a uniquely vibrantstreetscape of mixed uses and social connections, thedensity of the infill means units deep in the block havepoor access to light and air.

Narrowest Tube House: 1.3 meters

Inspired by Hanoi’s tube house typology, long narrow lots allow for incremental develop-ment, high density, and a varied streets cape of mixed uses. When scaled up, tube houses have increased capacity for different uses, while also providing density at higher standards. Deep, narrow plots allow in-creased density while maintaining human scale at the street.

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Hanoi Bamboo Facade

Location Hanoi, VietnamInstructor Mark AndersonSemester Spring 2013Type Green Facade

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In a construction course taken at the same time as the EdgeCity studio I designed this facade which could be applied to the housing units in order to provide its users the chance to supplement their produce production. Rather than fully define the entire facade condition, this design provides a flexible framework, allowing each individual user the opportunity to adapt it to their specific needs. Vertical bamboo shafts provide space to create small vertical gardens while gaps within the bamboo screens give space for plants. The adjustable screen facades, which can both slide horizontally of fold verti-cally create various conditions for the user in response to light and air helping regulate temperatures in Hanoi’s often hot and humid climate. In particularly hot times of the year an overhead bamboo screen can slide out to help minimize the amount of direct light into the patio. Finally within the bamboo flooring, small gaps allow for greater vertical air circulation.

Light Carving

Location San Francisco, CaliforniaInstructor Roddy Creedon/David BakerSemester Fall 2013Type Office/Residential/Commercial

This mix-use tower explores the relation of light, landscape and archi-tecture at multiple scales. Within its dense urban context the tower reinterprets the standard tower and podium typology to create a singular form shaped to provide access to light for the smaller sur-rounding buildings and the center of the development, Mission Rock Park. The building is wrapped in a responsive electro-active polymer facade. With the application of an electrical current, these narrow bands rotate in relation to the sun’s position and desired lighting condition within the spaces, whether they be commercial, public or private. The responsive facade recedes is interrupted at the street level, establishing clear links between the building and its urban street context. The interruption also allows the opportunity for the park to extend beyond its delineated boundaries, cutting a canyon through the building’s facade, creating green vertical connections at every floor. The ground floor combines public, office and commercial spaces. The bottom 13 floors are designed as open large plate offices spaces, with a large atrium creating connections between floors. The upper floors are designated for small scale apartment spaces.

1. The original brief calls for a typical tower atop a podium base.

6. The angular form creates a series of terraced floors, providing interior and exterior spaces at each level.

2. The tower is shifted away from the park toward the north-west corner, and expanded in all 3 directions.

5. For structural purposes the form is subdivided into triangles.

4. The remains of the tower are closed to create a mountainous form.

6. The angular form creates a series of terraced floors, providing interior and exterior spaces at each level.

8. The floors are pushed inward to provide shad-ing, and the facade is divided into a series of narrow rotating bands.

2. The tower is shifted away from the park toward the north-west corner, and expanded in all 3 directions.

3. The larger tower can now be carved in order to provide greater sun access to the Mission Rock Park.

7. The angular facade is carved away by a series of verti-cal hanging gardens connecting to Mission Rock Park.

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The aggregated composition of the facade al-lows the users to control the quality of light at the scale of the individual. Taken together, these choices are read from the exterior, becoming a collage of rippling white waves washing over the facade and continually changing throughout the day and. Shown here are several common compo-sitions manifested through the southern facade.

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The the building’s facade is comprised of two spatial conditions. The first creates a patio veiled by the twisting electro-active polymer screen. And the second provides a patio bordered by continuous planters, whose plants spill over to create a series of hanging gardens.

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floors 1-5 ~ 39,000 sf

floors 6-13 ~ 27,750-11,500 sf

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The winery, accustomed to its typical setting within an orchard landscape, has found a new home within the urban context of San Francisco. The visual relationship has shifted from an outward observation of the beautiful vineyards, to an inward focus on the production and aging of the wine. This inward focus is manifested within the facade of the winery, creating a wide range of light conditions and small glimpses of the building. Sections of blank facades are placed at either end, fram-ing the parametric stone facade, which appears to be eroding, revealing small cracks of light and views, and 6 projecting apertures, which pull the viewer in to building, where they will see aging barrels of wine and public wine tastings. These framed views act as advertisements for the winery and its product. At the entrance of the building a brief culmination of visual connection occurs as the visitor can view from one end of the building to the other, revealing a full range of wine pro-duction spaces as well as the outdoor grape receiving and crushing area. The different programmatic elements make use of exterior space in a variety of ways. Small courtyards provide light and air to the offices and dwellings, while the event and tasting spaces take advantage of large outdoor patios, where visitors can enjoy a glass of wine outdoors. As an infill site, ac-cess to light is limited to just two elevations. Treating the roof as a “horizontal façade” provides a recovery of these essential elements. This new architectural layer provides light and views of the sky to the public, office and even the deepest “caves” of wine production and storage. A series of skylights, clerestory windows and open courtyards are created to take advan-tage of the relatively small program to infuse the interiors with various qualities and shades of light.

Urban WineryLocation San Francisco, CaliforniaInstructor Danelle GuthrieSemester Fall 2012Type Commercial/Production

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An extension to Berlin’s Film Archive, the Kinemathek’s primary design strategy mimics the dual directional grid diagram found in a precedence study of the nearby Berlin Free University. The main programmatic elements (theaters, library, etc.) are set within the large north-south bands, which run perpendicular to several east-west “bridge” connecting paths. The structure, mullions and furniture are designed and aligned to help reinforce the overall dual directionality. The various glazed bands allow maximum light penetration and visibility into an otherwise shady block. Wrapping around the upper half of the building is a large scrim which acts as space to project films and images, increasing the building’s visibil-ity to the many passing trains and the museum island visitors.

Deutsche Kinemathek Film Archive

Location Berlin, GermanyInstructor Mark Anderson/Renee ChowSemester Spring 2012Type Public/Commercial

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The Film Archive finds itself at the cor-ner intersection between one of Berlin’s busiest international S-Bahn lines and the city’s famous Museum Island. The location gives the building the opportu-nity to project itself to visitors traveling at high speeds on passing trains and pedestrian visitors as the enter and exit the Pergamon museum across the Spree river.

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The Film Archive finds itself at the cor-ner intersection between one of Berlin’s busiest international S-Bahn lines and the city’s famous Museum Island. The location gives the building the opportu-nity to project itself to visitors traveling at high speeds on passing trains and pedestrian visitors as the enter and exit the Pergamon museum across the Spree river.

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This sectional model was the final part of a precedence study of tec-tonic articulation in modern architecture in preparation for the studio’s Spring trip to Berlin. Norman Foster’s library addition to the Berlin Free University and its dome form have become an icon of modern Berlin. Using a space frame, the outer shell was able to stand without the need for interior columns. This innovative structure and its spatial relationship to the inserted floor plates became the focus of the model. The con-struction of the model combined both digital and analog tools. Begin-ning with the modeling of the space frame in Rhino the individual pieces were sized, ordered and layed out to laser cut using Grasshopper. The final assembly required gluing over 1,700 individual pieces. Several coats of paint were added to achieve the iconic yellow form, and a small sec-tion of translucent panels were placed to give better understanding of the interior light qualities.

Berlin Free Philological Library ModelLocation Berlin, GermanyTeammates Ben Golze, Max EdwardsInstructor Mark A./ Renee CSemester Spring 2012Type Model

Combining both group and individual observatory spaces with exhibition and display spaces the Pt. Bonita Learning Center provides the visitor with an opportunity to pause, reflect and better understand their sur-roundings. Straddling the existing path, the Learning Center is divided into two main sections. On the west a series of subdividing vertical walls respond to the drastic cliff topography, dense fog and strong winds. The visitor is never fully protected from the elements, creating a more immersive experience. On the east side, with natural protection from the elements, a singular lofted surface is allowed to enclose larger group spaces. On the bottom floor the main exhibition spaces act as a connec-tion point between to two distinctly different spaces. Traveling visitors will be given various new opportunities to experience the Pt. Bonita site.

Pt. Bonita Learning Center

Location Sausalito, CaliforniaInstructor Kyle SteinfeldSemester Fall 2011Type Public/Educational

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The expansion of the University of Utah’s College or Architecture and Planning calls for a separate building located in the urban setting of down-town Salt Lake City. This new opportunity calls for a new type of building, connecting students, professors and the general public. Breaking down the physical and visible barriers separating these groups will increase pro-fessor involvement and increase the communities awareness of the school, while bringing students closer to the built environment. The flexibility of the spaces allows for freedom in the inclusion of other disciplines such as engineering or even business in order to diversify the educational experi-ences of the students. Four concrete “anchors” punctured with stripped windows provide controlled views, air circulation and sun exposure. Con-necting these anchors are three bridges, treated with glazing to allow for greater levels of connection. An alley way through the middle of the site is left open to allow for connection between both ends of the site.

Utah College of Architecture + Planning Satellite

Location Salt Lake City, UtahInstructor Marco BagnasaccoSemester Spring 2011Type Institutional

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Utah College or Architecture + Planning Satellite. Salt Lake City, Utah.The expansion of the Univerisy of Utah’s College or Architecture and Planning calls for a seperate building located in the urban setting of downtown Salt Lake City. This new opportunity calls for a new type of building, connecting students, professors and the general public. Breaking down the physical and visible barriers seperating these groups will increase professor involvement and increase the communities awareness of the school, while bringing students closer to the built environment. The flexibility of the spaces allows for freedom in the inclusion of other disciplines such as engineering or even business in order to diversify the educational experiences of the students. Four concrete “anchors” punctured with stripped windows provide controlled views, air circulation and sun exposure. Connecting these anchors are three bridges, treated with glazing to allow for greater levels of connection. An alley way through the middle of the site is left open to allow for connection between both ends of the site.



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Comparing the programatic possibilites of the new building with our current building, a great opportunity to connect students, faculty and the public arises. Giving more opportunities for interaction between the three groups.

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Utah College or Architecture + Planning Satellite. Salt Lake City, Utah.The expansion of the Univerisy of Utah’s College or Architecture and Planning calls for a seperate building located in the urban setting of downtown Salt Lake City. This new opportunity calls for a new type of building, connecting students, professors and the general public. Breaking down the physical and visible barriers seperating these groups will increase professor involvement and increase the communities awareness of the school, while bringing students closer to the built environment. The flexibility of the spaces allows for freedom in the inclusion of other disciplines such as engineering or even business in order to diversify the educational experiences of the students. Four concrete “anchors” punctured with stripped windows provide controlled views, air circulation and sun exposure. Connecting these anchors are three bridges, treated with glazing to allow for greater levels of connection. An alley way through the middle of the site is left open to allow for connection between both ends of the site.



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Comparing the programatic possibilites of the new building with our current building, a great opportunity to connect students, faculty and the public arises. Giving more opportunities for interaction between the three groups.

studio 15,548.025 39.7%

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lab 674.55 1.7%

plotter 324.975 .8%

photo 654.375 1.7%

lecture 1,578.1125 4%

shop 1,999.35 5%

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classroom 958.9875 2.5%

personal 2500 11.9%

labs 6000 28.6%

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Access to sunlight is limited due to the size of the surrounding structures. Maximizing the use of this limited sunlight is crucial to overall design. The orientation of the building allows for large amounts of glazing on the north facade, one of the two main facades. With short windows and thick walls the south facade could be used to block direct summer light while allowing winter light to enter more freely.

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1. due to the lack of green space in the surrounding area and the extreme heatisland that this creates, a green roof is on two of the roofs of the ca+p satellite.

2. rain water is directed and collectedon the roof to help water the plants duringthe hot/dry summer.

3. due to concrete’s poor insulation factor,extra rigid insulation is used. 9 inches of insulation sit in between the layers of concrete.

4. aside from lighting, the highest strip windows can be opened in order to allowair circulation, and perform night flushingwhen needed.

5. the electrial and air ducts are not hiddenunder a dropped ceiling. rather the are exposed, following the circulation pathsthroughout the building. in this way theybecome expressions of the architectureand the concept of the building.

6. with the gap between the two southbuildings light is led down to the publicalley, creating a more pleasant space andindirectly lighting the central plaza. likewisethe alley that runs through the middle of the site allows wind to cool these areas,while removing the heat from below thebridges that span above the public spaces.

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Fluid Adagio International Competition, 1 of 5 Finalists Chosen from 67 Entries from 13 Countries. Even though we may deny it, we are all performers every day of our lives. Throughout each day we are presented with various audi-ences, stages and stage props. It is up to us to perform. Seven concrete stages, topped with various day-to-day stage props are placed throughout the space. The props are dipped in monochromatic rubber to create a stylized and sur-real affect. These familiar, yet bizarre objects will peak the pedestrians’ interest. Once they enter the space they are able to use the stages for spontaneous per-formances or to simply question their own performances in life. Like the Capitol Theatre, these stages will be available for performances of written productions. Professionals and amateurs will be encouraged to use this unique space to cre-ate new ways of displaying their show. But unlike the theatre, these stages will see no downtime. With stage spotlights to illuminate the stages at night these simple constructions will be open 24 hours for anyone to have their opportunity to interact with or perform on any of the stages. Part sculptural art, part interac-tive installation, this design questions who is on stage and who is in the audi-ence, and allows everyone to be a performer.

Everyone Is a Performer

Location Salt Lake City, UtahInstructor Brenda ScheerSemester Fall 2010Type Installation/Competition

This cultural center is a part of a series of proposed developments to take place in downtown Los Angeles. The site sits across the street from the Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry. Rather than focus on its immediate context, the building focuses on its full surroundings in Downtown LA. With a permanent population just under 40,000 and a “daytime population” of 500,000, this building gives an opportunity for the smaller section of residents from the various local neighbor-hoods to display their culture to the large amounts of daily visitors. The space allotment will be rotated periodically between the different districts, to be used as they see necessary. An open and uniquely flex-ible design allows the different groups complete freedom in displaying their culture. Rotating floor plates create unique spaces for any activ-ity; galleries, concerts, films or public gathering spaces. The plates act as a miniature Pangaea, drifting apart and overlapping each other, growing and shrinking. With each unique modification to the align-ment, new relationships are formed with the other floor plates and surrounding skin, creating a new model of spatial flexibility.

Los Angeles Cultural CenterLocation Los Angeles, CaliforniaInstructor William MillerSemester Spring 2010Type Public

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By placing the cafe, kitchen and restrooms on the first floor, both the second and third floors are given maximum flexibil-ity to change with each exhibit. The non-rotational plates on the top two floors act as connection points for the stair

cases, as the structural towers double as elevators. The skin’s detachment from the floors creates an open environment, where all three floors are experienced as different levels within the overall space.

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By placing the cafe, kitchen and restrooms on the first floor, both the second and third floors are given maximum flexibil-ity to change with each exhibit. The non-rotational plates on the top two floors act as connection points for the stair

cases, as the structural towers double as elevators. The skin’s detachment from the floors creates an open environment, where all three floors are experienced as different levels within the overall space.

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Downtown Ethnicity

2004 2006 2008Caucasian 57.9% 53.2% 53.8%African American 16.7% 5.3% 8.3%Asian 17.1% 24.9% 20.9%Hispanic 8.3% 10.1% 17.4%

The four main ethnic groups of Downtown LA have expe-rienced unpredictable levels of growth and decline between 2004 - 2008. So predicting future populations based on current data and past precedence would prove tricky indeed. If similar fluctuations occurred within the future programmatic constitution of the Cultural Center it would prove difficult to create a space able to accommo-date both present and future demands. In order to create maximum flexibility the previously created floor plates were divided again in order to allow them free rotation about the two structural towers. The circular fields of rotation that formed were then used to shape boundaries, creating four abstract polygons, which are spaced verti-cally at 12’ increments. When stacked(1) and connected(2) the final polyhedron form is created. The connecting lines become a map of the structural steel elements, maintain-ing the facade’s structural integrity. Square mullions are applied to the unfolded(3) polyhedral form to stabilize the glass and create the final skin articulation(4).

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Hidden underneath the facade of downtown Los Angeles lies a conglomeration of 13 diverse dis-tricts, with the cultural center located in Bunker Hill, bordering the Civic Center. Representing differ-ent social classes and pulling from several continents, the fabric of Downtown LA is rich and varied. Lying underneath the skin of the cultural center lies an equally rich and varied spatial arraignment. An abstracted map of downtown was manipulated to create two unique floor plates that present unique possibilities and which represent the diversity of downtown LA. To create these floor plates the map was divided into two comparable pieces(1). The separate pieces were then rotated and stacked on top of each other(2-3). Finally, these flat shapes were converted into reinforced con-crete slabs, separated by 12’ and connected to two structural towers(4).

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A winning entry to a competition for a temporary, three night installation as part of downtown Salt Lake City’s official New Year’s Eve celebration. The competition called for a prismatic, interactive installation on a $300 budget. Our entry aimed to provide a reminder of a warm summer day during the freezing January nights. Three boxes measuring 4’x4’x4’, 3’x3’x3’ and 2’x2’x5’ with open bottoms were con-structed. Transparent plastic sheets holding various colors of water were attached to each box. At the top of the boxes spotlights were placed to light the boxes and project the flowing lighted colors on the passing visitors. Hanging from an existing metal walkway the boxes they were placed at different heights to allow everyone a chance to walk under the lights and to reach up, set the lighted water in motion and be transported back to a warm Summer day.

Summer CubesSalt Lake CityEve Competition

Location Salt Lake City, UtahTeammates Nathan RussellSemester Fall 2009Type Installation

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