SYNTHESIS

a collection of works megan marini

Synthesis is a moniker for my personal design process which views the end product - whatever this may be - as a synthesis of various sub-systems that have been carefully interwoven and connected to create a comprehensive whole. This approach believes that only after you have given consideration to each and every issue, can you formulate a functional product. These components maintain heterogeneity while also developing into microcosms unified by a cohesive design language. My work is thus presented using this same approach, the design is displayed as a thought process throughout which research and analysis informs the end product, which is exhibited as the finale.

planning Cell City

OWS

Urban Preconfigurations

Conleste

Rabbit Hole

Decking

architectureDiscovereum

Potager du Roi

Bath House

Urban Infill

Green Cube

ARCHIVE

Media Studies

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Using cellular data provided by Telefonica, we were able to track movements and flows throughout Mexico City at any given hour of the day and day of the week. We used this data to study the movements and interactions of two different population groups to understand your socio-economic status affects your experience of the city. Our hypothesis predicted the lower income group to have greater connections to rural areas outside the city while higher-income groups having greater access to transportation options would have greater mobility within the city.

Spring 2012Program Spatial Analysis Professors S. Williams; N. Younse; D. GoddemeyerIn collaboration with Jackie Keliiaa

Cell City urban mobility mexico city, mexico

Valle de Chalco Solidaridad

Cuautitlan Izcalli50.3% insured

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central business district

interaction nodes

izcalli movement

valle de chalco movement

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36,701 km traveled

trips from valle de chalco

urbanized areastrips from izcalli

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MOVEMENT

01communication patterns | call volumes in two boroughs - one more economically advantaged - throughout most of the week, peak call volumes are inverse.

02 frames | stills from a video sequence documenting the movement flows throughout the city hourly.

03two boroughs were isolated for analysis using healthcare coverage normalized by borough population as an indicator of income group. The percentages represent the proportion of people suscribed to IMSS (insurance offered to those employed in the formal private sector).

04interaction nodes | a burn out map of total movement from each borough using transparencies to display overlaps in movement - gray areas indicate most interaction.

05spider map | map of total trips taken from each borough and the total distance traveled from each borough

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Cell City spaces of consumption mexico city, mexico

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Spring 2012Program MappingProfessors S. Williams; N. Younse; D. Goddemeyer

These data sketches are exploring the spatial patterns of consumption in Mexico City - a global city in transition. Cell phone data from one of Mexico City’s primary providers was aggregated over a 6 month period of time for privacy issues but represents the call volume at each BTS cell tower at any given time.

The data indicates the location of all cell phone users at any given time during any given day of the week. With the city opening up as a port to the global economy, the data was used to examine the new public space of consumption with public interaction increasingly taking place in shopping centers over more tradition venues such as parks and pedestrian ways.

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

01map of the relationship of BTS towers - cell phone towers - to voronoi polygons overlayed on Mexico City.

02-03heat maps of shopping centers compared to call volumes at noon on Sunday and Monday.

04-05abstracted maps of 02/03 - as one can discern - call volumes are more concentrated in the central business district on Monday - during the work week - compared to Sunday where the call volumes are more evenly geographically distributed - bearing some correlation to the shopping centers.

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OWS media + social movement new york, new york

This spatial analysis attempts to understand the physical expanse of the occupy wall street (OWS) movement in new york city from Occupy’s onset until the phsyical abandonment of Zuccotti Park. Literally, a study of the movement of a social movement. Because media coverage of the OWS did not start until 17 days after the first day of protest - I compared the event coverage from official mainstream sources - i.e. New York Times - with social media coverage - i.e. flickr.

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Spring 2012Program Data mining + spatial analysisProfessor B. Brush

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NEW MEDIA + SOCIAL CHANGE

This was to see if official media sources played a role in acheiving the critical mass needed for the success of the movement. The relationship between the two indicates an initial predominance of social media coverage while eventually the mainstream media increased their reporting on the events. The flickr photos are an indicator not only of the number of participants but also observers - an indicator of public attention and interference into daily life.

number of New York Times articles written containing the words ‘occupy wall street’ and ‘zuccotti’

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Stepsinstitutions + design caracas, venezuala

Fall 2011Program re-proposition for slum up-grading in CaracasProfessor M. ConardCollaboraters C. Ray-Centeno + Shar-maan

This semester-long seminar was geared towards understanding the pre-existing conditions and instutional arrangements in urban settings in order to strategize the best solution to an issue. The group decided to focus on the institutional arrangements in a favela in Caracas, Venezuala where land slides are common and climbing to your home could take upwards of an hour. The informal settlements are under-serviced and lack access to the formal city. We investigated a prroject proposed by Arqui 5, a Venezualan group who implemented a copule stair cases that incorporate other necessary services - drainage, electricity, sewage, etc - into one infrastructure.

TRACKING A WORLD BANK LOAN FOR SLUM UPGRADING HOW MUCH FUNDING REACHES THE BENEFICIARIES?

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Despite the ingenuity and financial backing of the proposal - by a World Bank loan - after 6 years, only 2 have been built. Why? We investigated the political and institutional arrangements that deterred this project from being executed and benefitting the residents of the favela.

01Tracking a world bank loan for slum upgrading, 44% of which went towards infrastructure development. The Arqui 5 project was financed by this loan - however the program failed to be implement due to its direction under 4 different ministries, 7 different ministers, etc.

02diagram of the proposed stair system along with a key map indicating the existing transportation infrastructure

03map of interventions proposed by Arqui 5

04timeline of the program and outcomes

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Proposed Services

Proposed Stairs

Built Stairs

Large-scale and capital intensive solutionsToo technicalIntangible physical solutions that don’t address socio-economic issues

Critique: Proposal

A6832 Urban Preconfigurations

Columbia University GSAPP Seminar Fall 2011

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Critique: Proposal

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Conlestepetroleum urbanization rio de janeiro, brazil

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Spring 2011Program Regional planning studioProfessor C. Irazabel; J. Keenan;A. LapunzinaCollaborators C. Bauer, J. Yuen; J. Baum; L. Racussin; V. Smith; + H. Anderson

This studio explored the role of a regional governance body, CONLESTE, in the equitable and sustainable management of growth spurred by a mega-oil development, Comperj. Issues encountered were associated with lack of coordination and communication between municipalities which resulted in duplication of efforts and plans in dischord.

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Absorb comperj forumRotating presidencyHire core staffMaintain international + academic relationshipsOngoing data collectionRegional tax sharing

Identify staffing needs of each municipalityEstablish communication structure with municipalitiesCoordinate councils for each priority areaFunnel MCMV + PAC for regional implementationConsolidate funding proposals

Reform municipal property taxEnforce impact fees

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Rabbit Holeevoking moods wynwood, miami florida

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The purpose of this course space was to create three stills using V-Ray real time that evoke three different emotions defined by the lighting, materiality, and geometry of the space

The enviornment we created was meant to conjure a personal oasis within the context of a chaotic urban environment. The images lead the viewer through a ‘rabbit hole’, which acts as a nexus from the urban world where nature is created by man, through his art, to a fantasy world where nature itself creates the space. Each emotion then guides the visitor into his or her oasis.

Fall 2010Program Visual studiesProfessor J. IvaliotisCollaborators Susana Siman

01Inspiration images [from right to left] existing grafiti art in Wynwood district in Miami; set design of Tim Burton’s Alice and Wonderland;

02Intrigued | This first mood is experienced when first viewing the exterior facade of the warehouse, the art on the exterior is mysterious and somewhat dettering, but there’s something that draws you inside and evokes a sense of curiousity.

02Mystified | The visitor immediately feels a sense of wonder when entering the space resulting from a mixture of natural and fantasy-like elements and highlighting the stark contrast between exterior and interior environments. Our inspiration comes from fantasy settings and man made nature (ie. Vertical gardens).

03Comfort | Although it seems that the venue is a surreal environment, the space is meant to connect with each visitor. The last image is meant to create an interior that is extremely comfortable and evokes warmth.

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Decking access new york, new york

The goal of this project was to investigate decking and brownfield remediation opportunities in New York to align with PlaNYC goals and the 2020 Waterfront Plan. Our group identified a site to the West of Columbus circle where a stretch of amtrack rail is exposed. The site area includes several new luxury condo developments, public housing, offices, car dealierships, and some mixed-use. After conducting an extensive inventory survey of the site area and interviews with local residents. Issues identified from this analysis include:

Lack of connectivity or identityShortageofrestaurantsUnnecessary surface parkingLack of schools and affordable housing

Fall 2010Program Investigating a site for a potential decking opportunityProfessor D. King in collaboration with L. Jay, F. Sham, E. Pedroza, P. Hoffman; + M. Snidal

“WHAT PARK?” .... “THE ONE WITH THE BEACH CHAIRS? THAT PLACE IS A DIFFERENT WORLD.”

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01Site planA hudson river parkwayB 59th st access pointC amtrack railD public housing complexE new luxury developments

Our teams proposal - in alignment with PlaNYC and New York City’s waterfront plan - for a development decking over the amtrack line provid-ing public spaces and direct access paths to the Hudson River Parkway - two greenery covevred roofs will provide vantage points to the park to draw visitors.

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01Johannes Itten book ‘Die Farbe’ (Color), 1944, considered to be the foundation of color theory. At Bauhaus, Itten developed fundamentals of color, composition, and material characteristics for students.

02 Farbformen und Struktuten (Color shapes and structures) - Johannes Itten, 1953

03Diagram of a kaleidascopic prism - concept for geometry of spaces.

04North-South Longitudinal Section + Kalediascope user interaction diagrams

Discovereum playing with light chicago, illinois

CONCEPT

“Playing with Light” is the product of a network of interrelated systems designed to increase user interaction and create public space. Prisms separate white light into color, colors are the “children of light”. This notion of prisms and the manipulation of light inspired the design of the museum from the geometric form of the spaces and structural system, to the kaleidascopic features.

Fall 2008Capstone ProjectProgram Sustainable Children’s MuseumProfessor K. Hutson

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KALEIDASCOPE

user connectivity - visitors on roof garden and in the public court-yard are able to see kaleidascopic images of eachother.

user interactive - visitors on the roof garden are able to manipulate what is seen by the passerby beneath by spinning the wheel of the kaleidascope.end.

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“COLORS ARE PRIMORDIAL IDEAS, THE CHILDREN OF LIGHT.” JOHANNES ITTEN

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PUBLIC SPACE A suspended box allows room for alternative uses beneath, inviting public pedestrians to interact with the space and creating a public gathering place. Breaking up the monotonous zero lot line development typical of the neighborhood.

01concept sketch - suspended box02 site map with floor plan at grade - green spaces indicate outdoor public space

03courtyard rendering - space for seating and interacting with rooftop visitors

01concept sketch - light entrance + spine02 geometry configuration diagram - the geometry of the light well was calculated by simulating the path that light would take - reflecting off the organized spaces.

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03light well rendering

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The void mirrors the el train adjacent to the site. El lines are tthe veins of the city, carrying energy throughout. Spaces were oriented according to this form. The geometry was for the void was then calculated by analyzing how light entering at the atrium would bounce off the arranged exhibition spaces until exiting at the opposite end.

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SUSTAINABILITY SYSTEMS

Critical orientation, screening, and natural ventilation through operable panels, minimize unwanted solar gain during summer. Isolated gain and stack effect systems reduce heating load for the building during cold months. Green roofs, natural daylighting and rain water collection are other sustainable systems in place.

01Early childhood experience exhibit space

02Streetscape entrance to public space courtyard

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Spring 2008Design StudioProgram redevelop a historic gardenProfessor J.B. Viaud

Linked to the Chateau de Versailles via underground tunnels, the Potager du Roi was the royal vegetable garden in the 18th century. Today, the Potager serves as the grounds for a horticulture school where students master the art of cultivating and manipulating food crops. Integration of nature with the contrasting man-made linearity of the garden is vital to the design of this site. The challenge of the project was to create a space in a plot of unused land in the Potager to accomodate visitors and host special events. I aimed to create a community gathering space to provide Versailles residents with a public respite relieved from the burden of the heavy tourism attracted by the Chateau.

Potager du Roi reflection versailles, france

Chateau de Versailles

Le Potager du Roi

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TUNNELSthat connected the potager garden to the chateau when Versailles was still in operation are incorporated into the de-sign and faciltiate circulation throughout the program.

01Basis of Design

02Site Map of Potager du Roi03Concept inspiration - historic wall and tunnels

04Longitudinal Sectioni Gallery Pavilion ii Event Pavilioniii Restaurant Pavilioniv Library Pavilion

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RESPECT VS REBELLION

The contrast between traditionalism and modernism is in conflict throughout the design of the Potager visitor center. In homage to the antiquity of the site, the four pavilions are oriented around the archaic stone wall perimetering the garden, the only entity that has remained virtually untouched since built in the 15th century. A restrained linear arrangement of spaces and walkways mirrors the formality of the traditional French garden, whilst the natural gardens of the pavilions starkly offset the regimented gardens of the Potager.

CANOPIES

The organic forms of the canopies atop the pavilions were molded by the function of each pavilion, providing shade and seating as needed. Play with different levels and mezzanines allows visitors to dwell atop the terraces of the pavilions with unobstructed views, leaving the Potager’s landscape ultimately unblemished and reminiscent of its rich history.

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Bath House sequences paris, france; 19th

Situated along a canal of La Seine, three blocks west of Parc de la Villette, the bath house celebrates the ancient social traditions of many different cultures with an emphasis on the Turkish Hammam. The Hammam process consists of three phases beginning with the tepidarium (warm room), the calidarium (hot room), and the frigidarium (cold room) where the visitor relaxes with tea and socializes. All relaxation rooms were placed on the south facade so as to offer optimum views of the serene water. The diversity of the program is unified by a veil of glass that allows the different skins of each distinctive space to be exposed while at the same time providing the bath house with a cohesive enclosure that connects the functions of each space.

Fall 2007Design StudioProgram hammam spa designProfessor P. Arbor

SEQUENCE

The different phases of the hammam proccess and the sloping character of the site inspired the concept of the Bath House. These elements were fused together and incorporated into the design via gradual ramps that wrap around a central void guiding the visitor through the sequences of the spa experience. The various spa programs were organized verticlly by privacy, more intimate programs were

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WRAP CONCEPT

01 Study of site slope 02 Ramping concept sketch03 Interior egress diagram04Cross Section

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The different phases of the hammam proccess and the sloping character of the site inspired the concept of the Bath House. These elements were fused together and incorporated into the design via gradual ramps that wrap around a central void guiding the visitor through the sequences of the spa experience. The various spa programs were organized verticlly by privacy, more intimate programs were placed underground while more public and social settings were located at the top.

01 East Elevation from the Seine02South Elevation 032nd level floor plan - Hamman Sequence

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Urban Infill mimic chicago, il

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Designing through another architects eyes, the urban infill project’s intended goal was to apply the design style of a renouned architect to our own creative design aesthetic. Through case studies of various Richard Meier projects, including The Malibu House, The High Museum, and The Ghetty Center, I was able to gain a new perspective on problem solving and critical design strategies and thusly was able to adapt this to create a studio/residence for said architect.

Spring 2007Design StudioProgram Mimic a design style to create an office/residenceProfessor PJ Armstrong

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Located in an urban context, the architect’s residence is situated between two long narrow lots in a Chicago brownstone neighborhood. The studio was to accomodate a 10 person staff with adequate workspace and a full residence, all within the confines of the compact site and no more than 4 levels. To accomplish this, organizing spaces vertically was necessary to distinguish the public versus private arenas.

01 Meier Malibu House Precedent Model

02 Floor Plans0 Reception + Office1 Office 2 Residence3 Penthouse

03Parti i. Separation of private and public spaces verticallyii. Interior courtyard to bring light and greenery into the enclosed site. iii. Partitions to divide workspaces yet creating a flow

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01 Street Elevation

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A three-day group project to design a completely self-sustainable box located in Urbana, IL resulted in the ‘Expandable Box’. The main challenge posed was how to resolve the issue of passive design for two different extreme climactic conditions. Our response was to design a house that can transform from season to season depending on these climactic extremes. My duties included design, systems research, and some drafting.

The house is composed of three boxes which collapse in the Winter to provide insulation and prevent wind infiltration. The middle box houses all the essential functions, so as to be habitable during the Winter. In the Summer, the house is expanded: the big cube which surrounds the middle slides out into a library while the smaller cube pulls out into a dining area. This allows for increased space, views, and natural venitlation.

Spring 2008Collaborative ProjectProgram Contained space

Cube sustainable box champaign, il

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03Section//Expanded - Glass box with shades and natural ventilation - Natural lighting and bathroom ventilation - Double window and triple window in north with shades on the south side 01

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A design competition for anti-Tuber-culosis housing typologies aimed at decreasing the risk of opportunistic infections amongst the People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)community in St. Marc Hiaiti.

Community need was assessed through various surveys and other outreach initiatives such as a site planning charrette and one on one sketching. Baseline living conditions amongst this population was also studied and established.

2009-2012Program Community Wellness Campus: Housing Prototypes, Vocational School, Health Clinic, Sustenance gardenCollaborators P. Williams; J. Guttierez; K.Kocarek; M. Friday

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Archivekay e sante nan ayitist. marc, haiti

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Community input helped to determine which services and ammenities were most import to this community. Houisng was placed as a priority amongst all parcitipants. Markets were ranked as a high priority.

01Vacant land donated byt the municiple government; panorama of site taken from North.

02 Photos documenting housing need from dwelling and health surveys administered amongst FEBS clients.

03Diagramsi. Site observations + analysis - characteristics, vegetation, etc.ii. Community input map generated from collaborative charrette iii. Final Site plan with phasing - graphic produced by Terreform

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Roberto Pennacchio + Andrea Tulisi

Sherrard Architects

DESIGN COMPETITION

Five winning designs were selected through the Kay e Sante nan Ayiti competition by a multidisciplinary panel of health, engineering, and design professionals. Judges included Paul Farmer, Kenneth Yang, Zaha Hadid representative, Esther Boucicault Stanislas. Each protytpe will be constructed during the initial build-out phase. Monitoring and evaluation will be used to assess efficacy of each design to promote health amongst inhabitants. Iterations of the most effective design will be built out during the final phase.

01Maison Canopy rendering + ventilation diagram 3rd runner up in competition02 Shutter Dwelling rendering and sunlight diagram2nd runner up in competition03Bois L’Etat rendering and ventilation strategies4th runner up in competition

IMPLEMENTATION

Construction of the first two housing prototypes : Shutter Dwelling and Maison Canopy occured during 2012 - Breathe House still in progress.

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Media Studiesphotography

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Exploration of the architecture and urban fiber throughout Europe using traditiVonal mediums: pencil, ink, col-ored pencil, and watercolor.

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Comprehensive studies of ancient and modern architectural complexes and structural feats were analyzed at an in-depth level, fostering an profound understanding of the subject matter and surrounding context.

Media Studieswater color

SYNTHESIS