james williams portfolio
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Spring 2010TRANSCRIPT
James Williams Pratt Institute MArch I
In this portfolio you will �nd samples of my work at Pratt Institute developed from the Fall of 2008 through the Spring of 2010.
The �rst set of images are part of my �rst semester studio work, which through a material study challenged us to design a new subway station for the Smith/9th Street F and G train station in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. My particular material was embossed crafting paperwhich led me to weaving. I then extracted performative qualities from the weave that I located both within program and on site. Throughout the semester much emphasis was placed on material logic, program design, and site analysis. This provided a formula for design that often presented new, unseen opportunities and generated hybrid conditions.
You will then �nd three computer graphics projects, completed during my �rst semester. The �rst two projets concerned themselves withdeforming and articulating a shell, one through a straightforward construction process and another that evolved from a section. The thirdproject was a study and animation of an architectural detail. Such a project, as you will see, lent itself to artistic license.
In my second semester studio I designed a Montessori school on a site in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. In directconnection with Montessori theory, which promotes the use of hands in learning, and theories about embodied cognition, which stipulatethat certain types of knowledge only come through physical movements, I developed a Montessori Garden School. The building ismodular, allowing for each classroom to have a garden and also maximize exposure to sunlight.
The next project is an enevelope designed for the Maison Domino where I used a wooden slat design to create a rain screen around aglass encased concrete structure.
The playground sculptures are part of a Structures project where we interactively designed with students at Public School 50, an elementaryschool in Staten Island. Working with a group of peers and students we submitted two designs to a jury. The �rst is climbing structure thatincorporated the outline of people standing in a circle. The second is an animation of an undulating deck that spells out “PS50”.
Next you will �nd two drawing projects from a summer class at Pratt. The �rst uses a single unit that morphs to create a landscape.The second explores how line can represent movement as air passes through a cloth.
My third semester studio project was a mixed-use building with light manufacturing, commercial and residential. The building draws inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, and its thriving bike culture. A bike ramp leads up into the building connectingboth the shops that comprise the bike factory and small studio apartments for those wishing to have direct access from their apartment to thebike ramp. More traditional units are o� the ramp but connected to it by bike parking on each �oor.
You will then �nd a design for indoor and outdoor mechanical systems for a commercial space, completed as part of a semester-long groupproject.
Finally, you will �nd rednerings, plans, and elevations for a Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Facility in Las Vegas, completed as part of a semester-long group project, part of the fourth semester studio at Pratt. The studio demanded both a rigorous design intent and challenged students to create novel, hybrid spaces that would lend something new to the Las Vegas experience.
Material Aggregation: Weave
Low TensionHigh PermeabilitySpontaneous Volume
High TensionLow PermeabilityControlled Volume
Material Qualities
Problems: Solutions:
Gowanus Canal is pollutedwith sewage overflow, industrial toxins, and runoff. -------->
Green Roof with Water Filtration System.
Area is designed for car and commercial shipping, inhospitableto other forms of transportation.
Provide increased accessibility (ramps, parking) and amenities (cafe, public restroom) for pedestrians, cyclists, and recreational boaters.-------->
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Programmatic Analysis and Qualities
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Site Analysis: Elevated Tracks
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Site Analysis: Under-Area
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Canal Park Parking Lot
Canal Park Parking Lot
Canal Park Parking Lot
Site Analysis: Landscape
Proposed Subway Station
Green Roof #2Cafe/Bike Parking
Green Roof #1/Boat ParkingUtilizing Existing Structure
Longitudinal Section
Transverse Section
Horizontal Section
Elevation
Longitudinal Section
Plan
Differential Surface
Articulated Shell
Animation of an Architectural Detail: Santiago Calatrava’s L’Hemisfèric, Valencia, Spain
Montessori Garden School
Montessori Garden School
Transverse Section
Longitudinal Section
1st Floor
2nd Floor
3rd Floor
Montessori Garden School
Roof
2nd Floor
1st Floor
Front Elevation
Rear Elevation
Side Elevation #1
Side Elevation #2
Maison Domino Envelope
Transverse SectionLongitudinal Section
Maison Domino Envelope
Wall Detail (1” = 1’)
Maison Domino Envelope
Playground Sculpture I
Playground Sculpture II Animation
Morphing Landscape
Air Moving Through Cloth
Bike Factory and Residences, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn
A bicycle must be leaned while cornering to prevent it from falling outward due to the generation of centrifugal force. The balance of centrifugal force due to cornering, and the bicycle’s downward force due to its weight, act through the bicycle/operator combined center of mass and must intersect a line that connects the front and rear tire contact points.
Based upon a design speed of 12mph and a desirable maximum lean angle of 15 degrees, the minimum radii of curvature for the path is 36ft.
Grades greater than 5 percent are undesirable because the ascents se some bicyclists to exceed the speeds at which they are competent or comfortable. (5-6% for up to 800 ft; 7% for up to 400ft; 8% for up to 300ft; 9% for up to 200 ft; 10% for up to 100ft; 11+% for up to 50ft;
Horizontal Alignment
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Obstruction
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Bike Ramp Design
Retail
Brewery
Welding
FrameForkRacksBaskets
Paint Shop
SprayPowdercoat
Import Components
Raw Materials (Bike)Raw Materials (Clothes)Bike ComponentsBike Accessories
Seamstress
ClothesCustom Luggage
Mechanical Shop
AssemblyWheel BuildingSuspension TuningRepairRecycling Program
Fabrication
In-House Components
Electrical
Electrical BikesRepairBattery Sales and Charging
Urban Bike Center - Creating a culture that replaces the car
Bike Factory Organization
Fabrication Shop
RetailBrewery
ImportsResidential Laundry/Storage
General Storage/Mechanical
BreweryStorage
Bike Ramp Exit
Loading Dock
Electric Bikes
Mechanical Shop
Seamstress
Courtyard
BikeParking
BikeRamp
Regular Apartments
Bike Apartments
BikeRamp
Paint Shop
BikeParking
Regular Apartments
Bike Apartments
BikeRamp
BikeParking
Regular Apartments
Bike Apartments
BikeRamp
RoofTerrace
RoofTerrace
Regular Apartments
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Bike Factory and Residences, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn
Bike Factory and Residences, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Cirque Du Soleil FlagshipEntertainment Center
2900 Las Vegas Blvd SLas Vegas, NV 89104
36 08’ N115 09’ W
elev. 2066 ft
A101
Scale 1/32” = 1’
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
REVISIONS:1.______________________2.______________________3.______________________4.______________________5.______________________6.______________________
Pratt InstituteARCH 623
CAP STUDIO
spring 2010
GREG OKSHTEYN
kristin bennettjim fenzel
james williams
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
scale: 1/32” = 1’1
Men’s Public Locker Room Women’s Public Locker Room
Proshop/Retail Proshop/Gallery
Atrium/Gallery
TicketBooth
Gallery/Retail
Night Club Kitchen
Night Club Lounge
Restaurant Kitchen
Performance Kitchen
RestaurantRestaurant
Outdoor Trapezeat -3’
Loading DockMechanical RoomOutdoor Practice SpaceOutdoorAeralPractice Space
Vertical BarEntrance Opening
+ 3’
+ 3’
+ 3’
+ 3’
+ 3’
280’
183’6”
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Cirque Du Soleil FlagshipEntertainment Center
2900 Las Vegas Blvd SLas Vegas, NV 89104
36 08’ N115 09’ W
elev. 2066 ft
A102
Scale 1/32” = 1’
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
REVISIONS:1.______________________2.______________________3.______________________4.______________________5.______________________6.______________________
Pratt InstituteARCH 623
CAP STUDIO
spring 2010
GREG OKSHTEYN
kristin bennettjim fenzel
james williams
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
scale: 1/32” = 1’1
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Men’s Performer Locker Room Women’s Performer Locker Room
Retail
Outdoor Night Club
Night Club
Night Club Entrance
Restaurant Waiting Room
Restaurant
V.I.P. Lounge Entrance
Entrance Lobby
Classroom
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Viewing Ramp
280’
183’6”
Restaurant
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Cirque Du Soleil FlagshipEntertainment Center
2900 Las Vegas Blvd SLas Vegas, NV 89104
36 08’ N115 09’ W
elev. 2066 ft
A103
Scale 1/32” = 1’
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN
REVISIONS:1.______________________2.______________________3.______________________4.______________________5.______________________6.______________________
Pratt InstituteARCH 623
CAP STUDIO
spring 2010
GREG OKSHTEYN
kristin bennettjim fenzel
james williams
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
scale: 1/32” = 1’1
Men’s Performer Dressing Rooms Women’s Performer Dressing Rooms
Open Floor O�ces
Practice Spaceat 17’6”
Classroom
Practice Space
Restaurant
V.I.P. Lounge
Dance Floorat 17’6
Outdoor Lounge
Outdoor Lounge
Bar
Outdoor Practice Spaceat 17’6”
Outdoor Restaurant
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SECTION
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NEW
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Cirque Du Soleil FlagshipEntertainment Center
2900 Las Vegas Blvd SLas Vegas, NV 89104
36 08’ N115 09’ W
elev. 2066 ft
A302
Scale 1/16” = 1’ 0”
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SECTIONS
REVISIONS:1.______________________2.______________________3.______________________4.______________________5.______________________6.______________________
Pratt InstituteARCH 623
CAP STUDIO
spring 2010
GREG OKSHTEYN
kristin bennettjim fenzel
james williams
SECTION
scale: 1/16” = 1’0”2
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SECTION
scale: 1/16” = 1’0”1
NEW
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Cirque Du Soleil FlagshipEntertainment Center
2900 Las Vegas Blvd SLas Vegas, NV 89104
36 08’ N115 09’ W
elev. 2066 ft
A303
Scale 1/16” = 1’ 0”
N
SECTIONS
REVISIONS:1.______________________2.______________________3.______________________4.______________________5.______________________6.______________________
Pratt InstituteARCH 623
CAP STUDIO
spring 2010
GREG OKSHTEYN
kristin bennettjim fenzel
james williams
A B C D E F G H I
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada
Entry Exit
Restaurant Nightclub
Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada
Northwest View
Northeast View Site
Southwest View