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Benjamin Phillips 2012 PORTFOLIO

Portfolio PROJECTS

Spa Pavilions International Deign Collaborative (IDC) 2010-2012 Hainan, China Pg 3

Dormitory Towers IDC 2012 Guanlan, China Pg 19

Italian House IDC 2012 Shanghai, China Pg 21

Thesis Rhode Island School of Design 2010 Pg 25

Design/Build Rhode Island School of Design 2008 Costa Rica Pg 29

Benjamin Phillips Portfolio Pg. 3

Roman Bath Locker Room Pavilion Middle East PavilionRitual Garden Pavilion Turkish Hammam

GOLF & SPA RESORT SPA PAvILIOnS Under the supervision of IDC Partners, I participated in the design of numerous world themed spa pavilions and spa villas. After initial design, I produced construction drawings and detail designs for exterior and interior elevations and dealt with onsite construction issues during site visits with client and contractors. In addition to spa pavilions I developed design for spa pools and landscape features as well as furniture and lighting design. Design of Spa Pavilions on this volcanic island often utilizes lava stone from excavation for at base and walls and bamboo, a traditional Chinese building material.


ROMAn BATH SPA PAvILIOnSLargest Spa Pavilion containing large indoor pools. Developed layout of pavilion and created exterior elevations and details for construction drawings. Also designed interior of pavilion with interior elevations and details through site visits and client meetings.


ROMAn BATH SPA PAvILIOnS


LOCKER ROOMS SPA PAvILIOnSBuilding contains reception room, bathrooms and showers with locker / changing rooms for hotel guests to prepare to entry world themed spa pavilions. This round building uses local lava-stone wall cladding and a bamboo cladded ceiling.


LOCKER ROOMS SPA PAvILIOnS


MIDDLE EAST SPA PAvILIOnSAn entrance to the Turkish Baths, where bathers can get a towel or a refreshing drink. The large dome is decorated with small screen windows to create a half light.


MIDDLE EAST SPA PAvILIOnS


RITUAL GARDEn SPA PAvILIOnSA central dome structure with small light holes is surrounded by smaller round dome structures containing Men and Women’s Warm room, Hot Room and Steam Rooms.


RITUAL GARDEn SPA PAvILIOnS


TURKISH HAMMAM SPA PAvILIOnSCentral domed room is surrounded by private message rooms and warm rooms.


TURKISH HAMMAM SPA PAvILIOnS


DORMITORY TOWERS MASTER PLAnTwo Residential Towers house workers open corridor dormitory units above the ground level containing common spaces. Participated in a range of design including: Develop master plan layout for with car and scooter parking, athletic courts, pedestrian paths with lawn and central tree –lined fountain. I helped with implementing sustainable features in the master plan including geothermal cooling, Solar Heating, Green Roof planter gardens, vertical garden trellis walls, solar panels, rain-water collection. I also developed exterior elevations of buildings in addition to massing model.


DORMITORY TOWERS MASTER PLAn


DORMITORY TOWERS InTERIOR ELEv. & PLAn I am participating in design of dormitory units with kitchen and common room between two bedrooms. Helped design the layout of units and design furniture and interiors.


ITALIAn HOUSE PLAnSRestoration and renovation of historic deco home from 3 level apartments into luxurious single-family residence with maid’s quarters. Participated in project from design layout through construction. Developing room elevations and construction details for interior.


ITALIAn HOUSE PLAnS


ITALIAn HOUSE InTERIOR ELEv.Home contains restored custom moldings and luxurious bedroom suites with marble fireplaces and marble clad bathrooms


THE PROvIDEnCE SOUnDS WALKThesis RISD 2010This project explored the connection between sound and space. Urban noise affects how we hear and experience the spaces we inhabit. This work creates a space of practice for the amateur musician to be heard within our daily urban environment. Playing and listening within a city soundscape challenges the distinction between practice and performance, amateur and professional, everyday sound and music.


THE PROvIDEnCE SOUnDS WALKThesis RISD 2010The Providence Sound Walk explores the role of practice and performance in soctiety, by creating within the sounds and spaces of the urban community, the same opportunities that new digital technologies have provided an amateur musician.

Benjamin Phillips Portfolio Pg. 27 RISD 2010

THE URBAn TIME MACHInEThesis RISD 2010The machine expresses the same ratios and proportions in space, time and pitch. The length of each tine corresponds to the length of each cog as well as the reverbaration chamber itself. Th e sound produced is a visual and aural mapping of community interactions; one that, at 1 revolution/second, willtake 19 years to repeat.


THE URBAn TIME MACHInEThesis RISD 2010An initial investigation of sound and space, the Time Machine was constructed as a physical and aural mapping of conversations that occurred within the community of Providence, RI. These discussions ranging in subject from avant-garde noise-artists to bicycle chain dimensions continuously reshaped the project, questioning the role of improvisation in design.

Pg. 29 Costa Rica, 2009

COMMUnITY PAvILIOnDesign/Build Studio, RISD This design build wintersession studio took place in Costa Rica. We went as volunteers to design and build a replacement bleacher stand in the public soccer fields of Cocles. We took the opportunity both to design a structure that would provide community gathering space beyond field seating and to engage the community in the process. We worked primarily with bamboo for the structure. The whole engagement was very much a group effort and my involvment was that of design consultant and builder.

portfolio

Documents

spa pools

design of spa pavilions

spa villas

roman bath locker room

warm rooms

lighting design

initial design

range of design