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ALEX R. RIORDANARCHITECTURE + ART
CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTSPUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITY ADJACENT TO CHICAGO’S ICONIC TRIBUNE TOWER
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PUBLIC
EDUCATION
SITE PLAN
ROTATED GRID ALLOWS BUILDING TO STAND OUT IN CITY CONTEXT AND ALLOWS PATRONS TO BE IMMERSED IN BUILDING EXPERIENCE
EXISTING CONTEXT CONCEPT
EDUCATION
PUBLICSHOPS, CAFES, RESTAURANTS
OPEN ENTRY LEVEL CLEAR OF “PRIVATE” PROGRAMATIC ELEMENTS
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A
B
B
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
RETAIL/CAFE FILM
UPPER LEVEL PLAN
EDUCATION
THEATRE, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM INCLUDE CLASSROOMS, LABS, AND PERFORMANCE SPACE
CAFE AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONFOR VIEWS OF THE CITY
COMMERCIAL ART PHOTOGRAPHY PERFORMANCE
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
SECTION A
SECTION B
WEST ELEVATION
MT. ADAMS USING SECTION AS A DRIVER FOR DESIGN
OBJECTIVEUSE SECTION TO DESIGN A CULINARY SCHOOL AND A BANQUET HALL THAT SHARE THE SAME SITE, A HILLTOP IN MT.ADAMS, CINCINNATI
CULINARY SCHOOLTHE CULINARY SCHOOL IS SITUATED ON THE SW CORNER OF THE SITE WHICH ALLOWS FOR A VISHAL CONNECTION TO THE CITY, THE PLACE WHERE GRADUATED STUDENTS WILL GO TO WORK UPON PROGARM COMPLETION
BANQUET HALLTHE BANQUET HALL HUGS THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE SITE WHICH ALLOWS FOR PRIVACY, SEPARATION, AND GREAT VIEWS WHEN HOSTING EVENTS
CULINARY SCHOOL PROGRAMFUNCTIONS OF THE SCHOOL ARE SEPARATED INTO THREE DISTICNT LEVELS:
LEVEL 3 - CLASSROOMS, LIBRARYLEVEL 2 - KITCHENSLEVEL 1 - ADMINISTRATION
EXTERIOR CONSISTS OF MATERIALS COMMONLY USED IN COMMERCIAL KITCHENS
LITERARY CENTER EXPLORATION OF DESIGN AND DAYLIGHT
SHELF
CLERESTORY
SKYLIGHT
THEREMAL ANALYSIS OF ROOF AND SOUTH FACADE TO UNDERSTAND HEAT GAIN OUTCOMES
THERMAL ANALYSISMODEL AND CAPTURE LIGHTING LEVELS AND EFFECTS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY
LIGHTING OPTIONS
TECTONICSCREATING A LANGUAGE USING LINE, PLANE, AND VOLUME
STUDY
ABSTRACT
INTERPRET INNOVATE
APPLY
EXPLORE RAPID PROTOTYPING ANDINCORPORATE INTO MODEL.
ADJUST
REPRESENT
LANGUAGE
PUBLIC SPACE: WRAPPED IN ORTHOGONAL RIBBONS, CREATES CONTINUITY FROM ONE END OF PROGRAM TO THE OTHER
PRIVATE SPACE:HEAVEY UNORNAMENTED MASS THAT IS CARVED BY LINE AND PLANE
PLANE CUBEEXPLORE PLANE WITHIN A 9”X9”X9” VOLUME
ELEVATIONCONCEPT FINAL SKETCH
CONCEPT ITERATIONS
HAND SKILLS
TRANSFORMATIONPENCIL
EXPLODED AXONMICRON AND MARKER
MATERIALSPENCIL
CHARCOAL
GRAPHITE