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c_ABE collaborative centerproposal for...

a graphic novelScott MurphyTYler DyeVince Defazio

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building cross section produced in a Philadelphia university studio...

check out the pathway!

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what a mess...

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C_abe + community?

unifying separate campuses

spatial concepts of site

diagramming site reactions

a blurring wall system

from concept to building

organizing a building

Building specifics

c_abe: a community building

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Programming + concept

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00:C_abe table of contents

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C_abe + community?

unifying separate campuses

spatial concepts of site

diagramming site reactions

a blurring wall system

from concept to building

organizing a building

Building specifics

c_abe: a community building

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Programming + concept

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

01:programing and concept

turn thepage...

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

01:programing and concept

turn thepage...

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interaction between allstudents!

square footage req’d per year

program interaction: micro scale

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a focus ontransition

spaces between private studios!

open area for interactionlayered private vs. open common space

transition personal to shared

layered spaces with common area

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SPACES ARE DEVELOPING! I SEE SOME

NICE WORK ALL AROUND ME

TRANSITION THROUGH SPACES

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPACES INTRODUCING COLLABORATIVE PODS

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ta-dah!interactive pod spaces!

i like gettingto see everyones

work

this could work

NICE

3-dimensional diagram of overlapping spaces and views

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02:C_ABE and... coMMUNITY?

WAIT UNTILYOU SEE THIS

TWIST...

interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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02:C_ABE and... coMMUNITY?

WAIT UNTILYOU SEE THIS

TWIST...

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where and how will the community blend with c_ABE?

mix! students,faculty,

community!

filtering to a common space

breaching through a barrier providing program to concept

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program list: Size proportional to scale of space

color key!

the programis beginning to

invite public

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PUBLIC WILL ENCOUNTERPRIVATE ON THEIR

JOURNEY THROUGH C_abe!

BOUNDARIESEXPOSED

CENTRAL PUBLIC USAGE PUBLIC AROUND PRIVATE

TRICKLING THROUGH INCREASINGLY DENSE SPACES

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no! not just aninteraction between

students! an interaction between the university

and the community

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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03:unifying separate campuses

here comessome analysis!

interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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03:unifying separate campuses

here comessome analysis!

THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT SIDES OF

CAMPUS!

philadelphia university

campus map

where is Philadelphia university?

ravenhill campus

main campus

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campus map

There’s a lot of community engagement

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this is a steep site!

LONGITUDINAL SITE SECTION

Drainage ON SITE

SUMMER TREE COVERSUN ANGLES OVER PHILADELPHIA

BLOCK THATSUMMER SUN!

NATURAL ADVANTAGES

close to transportation,community engagement, and a serene backdrop...

this site is perfect!

too noisy!

community context to campus

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this is a steep site!

LONGITUDINAL SITE SECTION

Drainage ON SITE

SUMMER TREE COVERSUN ANGLES OVER PHILADELPHIA

BLOCK THATSUMMER SUN!

NATURAL ADVANTAGES

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Summer Wind Study Fall Wind Study

HERE ARE SOME SEASONAL

WIND ROSES!

MAN ITSWINDY!

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Winter wind Study Spring Wind Study

THE TREE COVERAGE

IMPACTS WIND!

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Summer Wind Study Fall Wind Study

HERE ARE SOME SEASONAL

WIND ROSES!

MAN ITSWINDY!

SITE PLAN

parking!

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THE SITE PROOVES TO BE A GREAT PLACEFOR THE COMUNITY AND THE UNIVERSITY TO COEXIST.

VIEW NORTH FROM WARDEN DR.

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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04:spatial concepts of site

what doesthis site really

mean?

interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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04:spatial concepts of site

what doesthis site really

mean?

this looks

familiar

site patterns

concept reflection in site

initial site reaction

areas of focusnaturally sheltered

with repetitious patterns

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VOLUMES BEHIND A NATURAL BORDER DIAGRAMTIC VIEW FROM WARDEN sT.

I LIKE THISINSTILLATION

BLURRING THE SITE BOUNDARIES!

REPETITION!

REENACTING THE LANGUAGE OF THE SITE

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HMM...THAT IS NICE!OVERALL VIEW INVERTED VIEW OF HANGING PLATES

INVERTED VIEW OF HANGING PLATES VIEW OF MODEL DETAILS

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HMM...THAT IS NICE!

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view of digital model view below hanging plates

close up of porous plateVIEW of porosity in model

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front view of digital model

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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05:diagraming site reactions

where willspacial concepts

take C_ABE?

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quick spatial reactions to the site

programing ajourney!

not on but within site

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several naturalborders provide a buffer

for c_abe and the existing homes

a new entry to a new campus

diagram of existing borders

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the following are several forms C_ABE COuld Have been...

each iteration was tested, studied, and pushed further

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aerial view north of massing model

i’d Hate tosee this path

go

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06:A BLURRING WALL System

this is how we blur

boundaries!

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06:A BLURRING WALL System

this is how we blur

boundaries!

South

preliminary detail

DETAIL DIAGRAM OF WALL SYSTEM North

NICE MATERIALITY!

PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY PRIVATE SCREENING

STACKING MODULAR

MODULAR LOUVERS

how will THISSCREEN SYSTEM BE

BUILT AND ACTUALLYFUNCTION?

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South

preliminary detail

DETAIL DIAGRAM OF WALL SYSTEM North

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BLOCK THAT SOLAR GAIN!

EAST FACADE: 9AM EAST FACADE: 11AM SOUTH FACADE: 12PMSOUTH FACADE: 10AM

WEST FACADE: 4PMWEST FACADE: 2PM

Now, will this system work as a shading device?

Sun Studies DURING THE SUMMER SOLSTICEI wonder if this

will actually work as a shade?

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SUN STUDIES DURING THE WINTER SOLSTICE

INTERESTINGSHADOWS!

FOUR MODULAS: nORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST!

EAST FACADE 9AM

WEST FACADE 1PM WEST FACADE 3PM

EAST FACADE 11AM SOUTH FACADE 10AM SOUTH FACADE 12PM

THERE’S ENOUGH EVIDENCE HERE!

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07:from concept to building

now it’s time to make a building!

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07:from concept to building

now it’s time to make a building!

volumes withinthe boundaries

of the site

early sketches used circulation around program spaces as a key

elements.

initial program arrangement

auditorium entrance sketch

the wall system was tested inside.

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massing volume study models in the site

1/16” = 1’-0” section sketch

yeah, thiscould work

1/16” = 1’-0” section study model

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Base floor

an organizational

beginning..

third floor

Circulation through site

building cross section: 1’16” = 1’-0”

did you see that lady walking

her dog in the C_abe center?

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make thecirculation exterior!

Cut a path right through the center, creating two buildings and a path.

floor plan sketch

this is getting there!

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here comes an exterior

pathway!

first floor plan: 1/16” 1’-0” 2nd floor plan: 1/16” = 1’-0”

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notice how the pods begin to go

into the path.

4th floor plan: 1/16” = 1’-0” 5th floor plan: 1/16” = 1’-0”

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WALL SYSTEM DETAIL AT CONC FLOOR SLAB

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RAILING DETAIL: 3” = 1’-0”

WALL SYSTEM PLAN: 1” = 1’-0”

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THE IDEA’S THEREBUT MAN THAT PATH

IS DARK AND BORING!

AHHH!ITS DARK

PATH NEEDSA PROGRAM...

NICEROOF

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Schematic Rendering of Community entry to path new places to fly!

I LIKE THOSELOUVERS BUT, UM...

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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08:organizing a building

so what isactually in

the building?

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CROSS VENTILATION DIAGRAM CONTRAST

FIRST FLOOR PLAN: 1/16” = 1’-0” SECOND FLOOR PLAN: 1/16” = 1’-0”

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interior paththird floor plan: 1/16” = 1’-0”

1 to 2 building composition

Look how the building pulls

apart!!

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the nodes along the path

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fourth floor plan: 16th” = 1’-0” fifth floor plan: 16th” = 1’-0”

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pod view

pod view

I love coming out here to drink my morning coffee!

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view from collaboration pod

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09:Building Specifics

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Window well + retaining wall detail

Cross bracing!

structural diagram

alight, enough of this concept stuff.

lets talk aboutdetails!!

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Pod construction detail

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building cross section

check out the pathway!

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wall system facade detail

section detail model

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Study model of the wall system

what a great idea!!

interior view at wall system

On the interior, the farther reaching planks of wood act as bookshelves for various spaces!

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hvac plans!

first floor plan

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we will actually thermally

control this building!

2nd floor plan 3rd floor plan

5th floor plan4th floor plan78

fire + egress plans!

1st floor plan

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2nd floor plan 3rd floor plan

4th floor plan 5th floor plan

but how will people exit in the case of a

fire?!

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interaction between allstudents!

program interaction: micro scale

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Time to wrap it up!

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INTERIOR PATH FACADE

these outdoor spaces are great for

hanging out!

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interior path facade interior facade detail

where is the design 6 critique?

interior path section

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OVERALL VIEW

LETS TAKE A WALK UP THE

PATH!

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interior path section

Interior facade and path cross bracing detail

lets go outfor a run!

front facade detail

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view south from beginning of path

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cafe space

hey Brian,How’s it going?

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wall system wall section

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view of lecture space

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view from collaboration pod

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view north on the tuttleman site

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view of c_abe from new campus quad

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thanks to friendsfamily

and professors

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