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“A great building must begin with theimmeasurable, must go throughmeasurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasured.”

-Louis Kahn

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A s i te l i ke p l a n c o n d i t i o n wa s p rov i d e d a n d f ro m t h i s a n o r g a n i z a t i o n a l m a t r i x wa s c o n s t r u c te d . T h e m a t r i x wa s d e s i g n e d w i t h i n i n t h e g u i d e l i n e s o f t h e m a t r i x c o mp l e t i n g a r a d i a l fo r m . T h i s d r aw i n g wa s to r e p r e s e n t s p a t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d h i g h e r a rc hy. T h i s d r aw i n g wa s t h e n u s e d i n c o n j u n c t u r e w i t h a n u r b a n a n d a rc h i te c t u r a l d e s i g n o f a n ew s c h o o l c a mp u s . T h e p ro g r a m r e qu i r e d t h e d e s i g n to p rov i d e m a j o r p e d e s t r i a n m ove m e n t t h ro u g h c a mp u s a s we l l a s g e n e r a l c a mp u s fa c i l i t i e s t h a t o n l y we r e a s s p e c i f i c a s : eve n t s p a c e , s p a c e fo r e a t -i n g , r e a d i n g s p a c e , p u b l i c c o r r i d o r / l o b by, c l a s s ro o m s , a d m i n i s t r a t i ve o f f i c e s , s t a i r s , r e s t ro o m s , s to r a g e , a n d s e r v i c e .

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“I consider a system to be the unity of manifold knowledge under one idea. This is the idea formed by the reason of the form of a whole, in so far as such a concept determines a priority both the size and the position of the parts in respect to each other. The scientifi c conept of the reason, therefore, contains the end or functional purpose and the form of the whole...thus, the whole is articulated, not heaped together; it can grow from within, like the body of an animal, whose growth does not add a limb, but makes every limb stronger and fi tter for its purposes without changing the proportion” Immanuel Kant

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To f i r s t a d d r e s s t h e r a d i a l fo r m o f t h e o r i g i n a l m a t r i x d r aw i n g t h e m u l t i p l e s p a c e s we r e p l a c e d a ro u n d a m a j o r c e n te r p o i n t . To s p e -c i f i c a l l y d i f fe r e n t i a te t h e r a d i a l fo r m f ro m a c e n t r a l i d e a , i t wa s i mp o r t a n t to te c to n i c a l l y d e l i n i a te e a c h p ro g r a m s p a c e i n d i v i d u a l l y. T h e s e s p a c e s we r e a l s o a r r a n g e d o f f c e n te r f ro m m a j o r a x i s to h e l p to d eve l o p a r a d i a l m ove m e n t . A l s o , a p e d e s t r i a n p a t h wa s a r t i c u l a t -e d to a g a i n e n h a n c e t h i s i d e a o f r a d i a l m ove m e n t a s we l l a s c o n n e c t a l l t h e m a j o r s p a c e s . T h e m a j o r s p a c e i n t h e c e n te r o f t h i s r a d i a l m ov m e n t wa s p ro g r a m m a t i c a l l y t h e Ad m i n i s t r a t i ve a n d P u b l i c e n t i t y. I t h a d to b e t h e h e a r t o f t h e m ove m e n t a n d t h e r e fo r e te c to n i c a l l y wa s a r t i c u l a te d w i t h a s e n s e o f m a s s . A s s e e n i n t h e m o d e l t h i s i s t h e o n l y p l a c e t h e s e t y p e s o f m a s s e s a r e s e e n a n d a r t i c u l a te d . T h e 4 d i s t i n c t o t h e r p ro g r a m s p a c e s we r e d e s i g n e d w i t h a m a j o r f r a m i n g e l e m e n t t h e m e i n m i n d . T h e s e s p a c e s we r e to a c t a s t h e a r m s o f t h e ove r a l l r a d i a l fo r m .

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T h e p ro j e c t wa s a p ro p o s e d g a l l e r y s p a c e to b e i n f i l l e d b e t we e n a g ro c e r y s to r e a n d ex i s t i n g a p a r t m e n t c o mp l ex . T h e s i te wa s l o c a te d a few b l o c k s f ro m c a mp u s o n s m a l l s c a l e c o m m e rc i a l s t r e e t . T h e B u i l d i n g wa s to h o u s e l a r g e tex t i l e s t h a t we r e to b e h u n g o n t h e wa l l s . T h e key r e qu i r e m e n t s we r e to a d e qu a te l y p rov i d e n a t u r a l l i g h t i n g i n to s p a c e a s we l l a s d e s i g n u s i n g A DA r e qu i r e m e n t s . T h e g o a l o f t h i s p ro j e c t wa s to g a i n a b e g i n n i n g u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e i d e a s b e h i n d s p a t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p a n d s p a t i a l s e qu e n c i n g . T h e p ro g r a mr e qu i r e d yo u to ex a m i n e e a c h p i e c e a n d d e te r m i n e i t si mp o r t a n c e a n d r e l eva n c e to a n ove r a l l s c h e m e .

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“Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.”

Arthur Erickson

D e s i g n S o l u t i o n

To c r e a te a s e n s e o f m ove m e n t a n d s e g m e n t a t i o n fo r a l l v i s i to r s i n t h i s p ro j e c t i t wa s i mp o r t a n t to i mp l e m e n t a n A DA d eve l o p e d s t r a te g y. C o n s t r u c t i n g a r a mp i n to t h e m a j o r g a l l e r y s p a c e t h a t wa s t h e o n l y way i n to s p a c e p rov i d e d h a n d i c a p p e d v i s i to r s a n o p p o r t u n i t y to ex p e r i e n c e t h e a r t wo r k a n d t h e p ro c e s s i o n t h e s a m e a s t h o s e w h o we r e n o t . A n o t h e r c h a l l e n g e to t h e p ro j e c t wa s b r i n g i n g i n n a t u r a l l i g h t w i t h o u t h av i n g a n o r t h o r s o u t h fa c a d e to wo r k w i t h . To d o t h i s a s k y l i g h t wa s p rov i d e d a s we l l a s a n ove r l o o k i n to t h e f i r s t f l o o r t h a t a l l owe d fo r l i g h t to s e e p f ro m t h e s k y l i g h t to t h e s e c o n d f l o o r a n d i n to t h e f i r s t f l o o r. A l l ow i n g e l e m e n t s o f t h e s k y l i g h t to c r aw l i n to s p a c e g i ve s t h e s k y l i g h t a n a r t i s t i c fe e l a n d b e c o m e s a n a r t o b j e c t i n i t o f i t s e l f .

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A n e l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l wa s to b e d e s i g n e d i n Ke r n P a r k . T h e m a i n g o a l o f t h i s p ro j e c t wa s to i n t ro d u c e u s a s s t u d e n t s to o u r f i r s t c o mp r e h e n s i ve d e s i g n p ro j e c t . D y n a m i c p ro g r a m m i n g wa si n t ro d u c e d a n d u s e d to h e l p u s fa c i l i t a te o u r d e s i g n s . T h e s c h o o l wa s to i n c l u d e g r a d e s k i n d g a r te n t h ro u g h f i f t h g r a d e , w h i l e a l s o s e r v i n g a s t h e c o m m u n i t y c e n te r fo r t h e n e i g h b o r i n g a r e a s . T h e g o a l o f t h e p ro j e c t wa s to i n te g r a te t h e s c h o o l b u i l d i n g w i t h i n t h e p a r k a n d to n o t d o m i n a te t h e ex i s t i n g n a t u r e o f t h e p a r k . T h e s c h o o l wa s m e a n t to c o mp l e m e n t t h e p a r k a n d t h u s b e c o m e a n o b j e c t i n te g r a te d w i t h t i n t h e p a r k .

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“When several villages are united in a single complex community large enough to be nearly suffi cient, the polis comes into existence.”

Aristotle

D e s i g n S o l u t i o n

T h e ove r a l l i d e n t i t y o f t h e s c h o o l wa s to p rov i d e a g a t h e r i n g s p a c e fo r s t u d e n t s , p a r e n t s , fa c u l t y, a n d c o m m u n i t y v i s i to r s w h i l e s t i l l a l l ow i n g u s e r s to i n f i l t r a te t h e p a r k fo r t h e i r ow n e n j oy m e n t . L o c a t i n g t h e s c h o o l a t t h e s t r e e t e d g e o f t h e p a r k a l l owe d fo r e a s y a c c e s s fo r b u s s e s , fa c u l t y, a n d s t u d e n t s to a r r i ve a t t h e s c h o o l . T h e l o c a t i o n a l s o p rov i d e d a n i d e n t i f i a b l e p a r k a m e n i t y w h i c h wa s l a c k i n g i n t h e ex i s t i n g p a r k . T h e e n t r a n c e p ro m e n a d e p rov i d e s a s m a l l i n te r i o r p a r k t h a t h e l p s to i n te g r a te t h e s c h o o l w i t h i n an a t u r a l s e t t i n g . T h e s kewe d f l o o r p l a n f r a m e s t h e e n t r y p l a z a a s we l l a s s e p a r a te s t h e p l a z a f ro m t h e s t u d e n t s p l ayg ro u n d to t h e e a s t . T h e c e n te r o f t h e o b t u s e a n g l e s h a p e wa s l owe r e d to g i ve v i ew s p a s t t h e s c h o o l to t h e p a r k to g i ve v i s i to r s a s e n s e o f l o n g i n g to e n te r t h e s p a c e b eyo n d t h e s c h o o l .

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I n t h i s c o l l a b o r a t i ve p ro j e c t , t h e te a m wa s a s ke d to d e s i g n a fa c a d e a n d s t r u c t u r a l s y s te m fo r a c h u rc h o n a s c h o o l c a mp u s i n a n u n d i s c l o s e d l o c a t i o n . T h e te a m wa s to p ro d u c e a fa c a d e t h a ti n c o r p o r a te d a r a i n s c r e e n s y s te m . I t h a d to p rov i d e a d e qu a te s u n s h a d i n g a s t h e fa c a d e to b e d e s i g n e d wa s fa c i n g s o u t h . T h e te a m s a l s o h a d to d e s i g n a f r a m i n g s y s te m t h a t wo u l d s u p p o r t t h e ro o f a s we l l a s n ew l y d e s i g n e d r a i n s c r e e n s y s te m . Te a m s a l s o we r e r e qu i r e dto i n c l u d e s u s t a i n a b l e d e t a i le l e m e n t s w i t h i n t h e i r d e s i g n s .

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“Buildings are artifi cial constructions. They consist of single parts which must be joined together. To a large degree, the quality of the fi nished object is de-termined by the quality of the joins.”

Peter Zumthor

D e s i g n S o l u t i o n

A s a te a m we d e c i d e d to i n c l u d e i n o u r d e s i g n a g l u e l a m i n a te d l u m b e r f r a m e w i t h b l i n d k n i fe c o n n e c t i o n s to s u p p o r t t h e ro o f . Te r r a c o t t a p a n e l s a n d te r r a c o t t a b a g u e t te s a r e p l a c e d o n t h e ex te r i o r to fo r m t h e fa c a d e . I n - b e t we e n t h e te r r a c o t t a p a n e l s a r e b l a c k z i n c c - c h a n n e l s t h a t a r e p l a c e d o n ex te r i o r to m i m i c k t h e l o c a t i o n s o f t h e i n te r i o r s t r u c t u r e . To d i f f u s e t h e l i g h t e n te r i n g t h e c h u rc h o n t h e i n te r i o r, w i d e r te r r a c o t t a b a g u e t te s a r e c o n s t r u c te d . D e t a i l i n g a n d a c c u r a c y we r e i mp o r t a n t i n t h e fa b r i c a t i o n o f t h e m o d e l a s we l l a s t h e p ro d u c t i o n o f t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n d o c u m e n t s .

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Fo r t h i s p ro j e c t t h e te a m d eve l -o p e d a hy b r i d p ro g r a m t h a t fo s te r s a va r i e d s o c i a l e nv i ro n m e n t w i t h i n t h e i r u r b a n m a s te r p l a n s o l u t i o n . Re s e a rc h to i d e n t i f y p o te n t i a l p ro -g r a m m i n g fo r t h e b u i l d i n g s t h a t b o t h i n te g r a te d a n d c r i t i qu e d t h e ex i s t i n g l a n d u s e p a t te r n s wa s u n d e r t a k -e n . T h e s i te i s l o c a te d a t a c r i t i c a l j u n c t u r e i n t h e u r b a n m o r p h o l o g y o f t h e c i t y. To e m b e d t h e s i te i n t h a t c o n tex , t h e d e s i g n d eve l o p e d fo r m a l -i z e d p e d e s t r i c a n c o n n e c t i o n s o f t h e p ro j e c t s i te to t h e a d j a c e n t c i t y l eve l a t W i s c o n s i n Ave n u e to t h e n o r t h . A l s o c o n s i d e r e d fo r s t u d y a r e fo r -m a l i z e d p e d e s t r i a n c o n n e c t i o n s f ro m a d j a c e n t c i t y l eve l s to t h e a d j a c e n t l a ke p a r k l eve l .

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“Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnifi cent play of masses brought together in light.”

Le Corbusier

D e s i g n S o l u t i o n

T h e p r i m a r y d e s i g n s t r a te g y o f t h i s p ro j e c t i s to g a t h e r to g e t h e r t h e s p a t i a l m o m e n t u m b e g i n n i n g a t t h e j u n c t i o n o f E . Ke nwo o d B l v d . w i t h N . L i n c o l n M e m o r i a l D r, s u b s e qu e n t l y t r ave l i n g n o r t h - s o u t h a l o n g t h e l a ke f ro n t a r te r y, a n d f i n a l l y j o i n i n g w i t h t h e C i t y a t t h e D ow n tow n Tr a n s i t C e n te r s i te . A l a n d b r i d g e i s c r e a te d t h a t p rov i d e s p e d e s -t r i a n s a l a r g e s c a l e fo r m a l ro u te to t h e l a ke f ro n t f ro m W i s c o n s i n Ave to t h e n o r t h e r n e d g e o f S u m m e r fe s t g ro u n d s . T h e p e d e s t r i a n ro u te i s s i g n i f i e d by a t a l l towe r m a r k i n g e n t r y to t h i s i c o n i c p r e c i n c t . I t i s r e s o l ve d a t t h e l a ke f ro n t e d g e w i t h t h e l a n d b r i d g e t h a t c ove r s a r e l o c a te d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n c e n te r b e l ow.

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A s a te a m we s p l i t o u r d e s i g n i n to 3 p ro g r a m m a t i c e l e m e n t s . T h e f i r s t p a r t o f t h e p ro g r a m i s t h e P l i n t h M u s e u m . I wa s p e r s o n a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e fo r a l l t h e d e s i g n wo r k i n t h i s p a r t o f t h e s c h e u m e . T h i s p a r t o f t h e p ro g r a m wa s to b e a n i n te r i o r p u b l i c s p a c e t h a t wo u l d a t t r a c t r e s i d e n t s a s we l l a s v i s i to r s i n to t h e d ow n tow n M i l wa u ke e A r e a . T h e s te e l f r a m i n g s y s te m i s ex p o s e d t h ro u g h o u t t h e d e s i g n to a l l ow t r a n s p a r e n c y a s we l l a s a n i n d u s t r i a l a e s t h e t i c . Pe r fo r a te d m e t a l p a n e l s l i n e t h e we s t i n te r i o r wa l l to p rov i d e a n a r e a fo r wo r k s to b e v i ewe d . A l a r g e o p e n f l o o r p l a n a l l ow s fo r l a r g e r wo r k s to b e p l a c e d a n d v i ewe d a t eye l eve l a s we l l a s f ro m a b ove . T h e c i rc u l a t i o n p a t h a l o n g t h e we s t wa l l i s s u p p o r te d by c a n t i l eve r e d b e a m s a s we l l a s s u p p o r te d by s te e l ro d s c o n n e c te d to b e a m s r u n n i n g e a s t to we s t a b ove . T h e wo o d p a n e l c e i l i n g p rov i d e s a c o n t r a s t i n g e l e m e n t t h a t wa r m s t h e s p a c e a n d e n h a n c e s t h e ove r a l l h o r i z o n t a l m ove m e n t o f t h e m u s e u m . T h i s p a r t o f t h e m u s e u m i s c o n n e c te d to a m u l t i - p u r p o s e s p a c e to t h e e a s t u n d e r n e a t h t h e E T F E s k y l i g h t .

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A n ot h e r p i e c e to o u r p ro p o s a l wa s t h e r e l o c a t i o n o f t h e t r a n s i t c e n te r. T h e t r a n s i t c e n te r h a d p r ev i o u s l y o c c u p i e d t h e e n t i r e t y o f t h e p l i n t h a n d s e r ve d a s a p l a c e fo r b u s t u r n a ro u n d i n t h e d ow n tow n a r e a o f M i l wa u ke e . A s a te a m we d e c i d e d t h a t ke e p i n g t h e t r a n s i t c e n te r wa s i mp o r t a n t to t h e i n f r a s t r u c t u r e o f t h e c i t y. S o s l i p p e d u n d e r o u r l a n d b r i d g e c o n n e c t i o n to t h e s o u t h e a s t s i d e i s t h e t r a n s i t c e n te r. T h e s p a c e i s m e a n t to b e o p e n a n d i nv i t i n g fo r p a s s e n g e r s a r r i v i n g o r e m b a r k i n g . L o o k i n g a t t h e p e r s p e c t i ve o n t h e r i g h t yo u c a n s e e t h e ex te r i o r m u l l i o n s a r e a r t i c u l a te d i n s u c h a way to s u p p o r t t h e f r e e s t a n d i n g g l a s s fo r 2 s to r i e s . A l s o t h i s r e p e t i t i o n a n d ex te n s i o n o f t h e m u l l i o n s a l l ow s fo r t h e s u r fa c e to r e a d a s a w h o l e r a t h e r t h e n i n s e g m e n t s . T h e s t r u c t u r a l s y s te m c o n s i s te d o f s te e l b e a m s e n c a s e d i n c o n c r e te . T h e s e we r e d e s i g n e d to h e l p s u p p o r t t h e g r e e n ro o f a b ove a s we l l a s s p a n t h e l e n g t h o f t r a n s i t c e n te r to a l l ow fo r m a x i m u m f l o o r s p a c e .

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F i n a l l y t h e “ b e a n ” to o u r p ro p o s a l i s o u r s te e l f r a m e d E T F E s k y l i g h t . Re s e a rc h i n g n ew te c h n o l o g i e s i n t h i s s t u d i o wa s i mp o r t a n t to t h e ove r a l l va l u e o f s u c c e s s i n o u r p ro j e c t s . E T F E wa s t h e p i e c e i n o u r p ro j e c t t h a t d i f fe r e n t i a te d u s f ro m t h e o t h e r te a m s . T h e s k y l i g h t p rov i d e s a c ove r fo r a l a r g e m u l t i p u r p o s e s p a c e b e l ow t h a t i s c o n n e c te d to t h e p l i n t h m u s e u m p i e c e to t h e we s t . We a s a te a m t r i e d to a c h i eve t r a n s p a r e n c y w i t h i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d c o n n e c t i o n s i n t h e s k y l i g h t . To d o t h i s we e mp l oye d a c o u p l e o f s t r a te g i e s . O n t h e e a s t a n d we s t s i d e s o f t h e s k y l i g h t a r e l a r g e c o n c r e te p i l l a r s t h a t s u p p o r t t h e f r e e s t a n d i n g g l a s s . T h i s c a b l e s u p p o r t s y s te m p rov i d e s t r a n s p a r e n c y f ro m o n e e n d to t h e o t h e r. T h e j o i n e r y a n d c o n n e c t i o n s i n t h e s k y l i g h t a r e we l d e d a n d a r e s u p p o r te d by c o n c r e te p i l l a r s a r i s i n g f ro m t h e g ro u n d . T h i s i s p u r p o s e l y d o n e a s to h i d e t h e c o n c r e te p i l l a r s a n d a l l ow fo r o n l y t h e s te e l to a r i s e a b ove t h e g ro u n d .

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