[WORK SAMPLES]PRATHYUSHA R VIDDAM

http://www.archdaily.com/315847/open-exchange-green-square-library-and-plaza-competition-entry-modu-architecture/

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The library of “Open Exchange” is organized around a series of partially exterior spaces that traverse the building horizontally and diagonally and, like the plaza, turns indoor and outdoor relationships “inside out.” These interactive spaces, collectively called “The Feed,” initiate both natural and artificial flows through the library.

“The Feed” begins as a covered outdoor lobby that allows prevailing winds to move through and above the building.

The “Open Exchange” project, for the Green Square Library and Plaza competition in Sydney, creates a space of public engagement by challenging the role of the library in the contemporary city.

Today’s library is no longer merely a central repository for book storage and protection. It is a social and public space made possible by new technology, with the potential to transcend the traditional definition of learning spaces. In Sydney’s temperate climate, the “Open Exchange” library and plaza breaks down the conventional borders between interior and exterior activities.

[THE OPEN EXCHANGE]

[2012] MODU, NEW YORK

[LIBRARY AND PLAZA] SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

[2 WEEKS]

[TEAM] Phu Hoang, Rachely Rotem, Prathyusha Viddam, Amanda Morgan, Eduardo Rega

Diagrams showing the schematic formal exploration of ‘The Feed’ and programmatic exploration of the ‘Inside-Out’ Spaces

Diagrams showing the orientation of the building and “The Feed’ and the facade system, designed to maximize natural lighting and ventilation.

As “The Feed” rises through the floors, it organizes the library’s interior programs into either formal enclosed spaces that require climatic and light control, or informal open reading areas that receive both natural light and cross-ventilation.

[THE TEMPORARY MERGE]

[SUMMER 2011] GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

[RESEARCH LAB AND DATA CENTER]

[11 WEEKS]

[CRITIC] PHU HOANG

With Richard Phan

In the 'Temporary Merge' the spaces are defined by the temporal events rather than function. The proposal adapts three merges derived through the union of programs that have both familiar and unfamiliar events within the RSDLC.

A negated merge, and amplified merge and an activity merge are variables that manipulate the building form to allow these activities to occur within the site. The form of the building is a result of the merge of events, which occur through time, concealing the program while attracting time-based activities within the RSDLC.

Existing merge of program on the site :[Payless shoes + architecture office + store]

FORM MANIPULATIONSHEAR MERGE: SHEAR OF PROGRAM TO CREATE HYBRID PROGRAM SYSTEMS TIME AND ROTATION: DIFFERENCE IN IMAGES FORMED THROUGH REVOLUTION

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building support + data servers data+ library

cafe + loading dock + street shopping data process + maintenance/ it

lobby + street shopping research + plaza-food market parking + street + lobby

when familiar programs are merged to exist in the same space to negate each others functions

when programs are merged to form a symbiotic relation

when unfamiliar programs are merged to create a new event

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building support + data servers data+ library

cafe + loading dock + street shopping data process + maintenance/ it

lobby + street shopping research + plaza-food market parking + street + lobby

when familiar programs are merged to exist in the same space to negate each others functions

when programs are merged to form a symbiotic relation

when unfamiliar programs are merged to create a new event

1

2

3

building support + data servers data+ library

cafe + loading dock + street shopping data process + maintenance/ it

lobby + street shopping research + plaza-food market parking + street + lobby

when familiar programs are merged to exist in the same space to negate each others functions

when programs are merged to form a symbiotic relation

when unfamiliar programs are merged to create a new event

ABSENCE

AMPLIFY

ACTIVITY

The bands are pinched to literally merge the program within. This creates a more dynamic space for the events to occur

NEGATED.AMPLIFY.ACTIVITY

THE MERGE

The project is the renovation of a 2500 sqft loft within a pre-war, original TriBeCa cast iron building built in 1886. The loft was being converted into a 3 bedroom home for a family

My role was to produce schematic design options, design development, complete the bid set drawings and project manual in 6 weeks. My role was also to produce the CD set, shop drawings, and its consequent addendum. A part of the job was to coordinate with the Principle Architect and the Building Contractors to address the construction issues on site on a daily basis.

[REDUX LOFT]

[2012] MODU, NEW YORK

[LOFT INTERIORS]

[18 WEEKS]

[TEAM] Phu Hoang, Prathyusha Viddam

Whyte Residence 2

99 Reade Street, New York, 10013

Cabinet Design

ntsJuly 26th, 2012Option 1A

1. Option 1 A: View from the Kitchen 1. Option 1A : View from the Living

Wall A Wall B Wall C Wall D

Wall A : 17” Bench Wall B : 4’6” Cabinets Wall C : 8”0” Cabinets Wall D : 11” Bench

2. Option 1B : View from the Kitchen

Wall A : 17” Bench Wall B : 4’6” Cabinets Wall C : 4’6” Cabinets Wall D : 11” Bench

2. Option 1B : View from the Living

Wall A Wall B Wall C Wall D

Whyte Residence 2

99 Reade Street, New York, 10013

Cabinet Design

ntsJuly 26th, 2012Option 1B

3. Option 1C : View from the Kitchen

Wall A : 17” Bench Wall B : 8’0” Cabinets Wall C : 8’0” Cabinets Wall D : 11” Bench

3. Option 1C : View from the Living

Wall A Wall B Wall C Wall D

Whyte Residence 2

99 Reade Street, New York, 10013

Cabinet Design

ntsJuly 26th, 2012Option 1C

[CATALOG OF LIGHT]

[FALL 2011] GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

[EXPERIMENTAL ART INSTITUTE]

[14 WEEKS]

[CRITIC] STEVEN HOLL + GARRICK AMBROSE

With Jae Sung Lee

The Studio started with testing the inherent property of materials to create an idea of space to later explore at the scale of a building.

Experimental art does not have a fixed size, shape or medium and a change in the context changes its perception.

Instead of providing a 'white room' as a museum space, the building is a catalog of spaces that vary in light and size.

In order to design an experimental art institute, a catalog of space was developed to accommodate the art, and there by changing its perception depending on the gallery it is placed in.

Angular shift

Striation Curvilinear

Planar shift

Pivoted opening

Striation as perforationOrientation

Material exploration : foam/plastic Material exploration : Using plaster strips to bake a flexible metal mesh frame to create a 3 dimensional spatial knot. The resultant space is isotropic in nature

Material test : metal mesh + plaster

Isotropic space / spatial knot

A gradation of size of the cube was developed to be reconfigured into a larger cube. A circulation route was carved out of the cube to choreograph a specific experience through the galleries

The model is made to open along the center axis. When open, the entire cata-log of light and the variance in size of the spaces can be seen.

http://vimeo.com/41423098

as seen from West street

basement first floor second floor third floor fourth floor fifth floor

http://www.experimentsinmotion.com/

New Yorkers are always in a hurry.

Tourists are not.

In the tourist trap, the most efficient way to move through a site is not the shortest , but by a ghost path created by avoiding the buskers. While the tourists gravitate around the performance

Tourists come to New York to see something local. They love to take photos, they need space to rest, they need toilets. The tourist trap provides all of these and more.

Tourists and locals use the site by making their way down from the street level using this labyrinth of staircases to reach the subway station at the bottom of the stairs.

The landscape of staircase and platforms provides for temporal busking and seating while the underground is used for its exhibition

New Yorkers and tourists have very different speed of movement and different agendas for the site. The steps are embedded with LED lights to trace the fast space of New Yorkers who use the site to make their way out of the subway station. This ghost path remains long enough to aid the passengers from the next train.

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http://vimeo.com/46115583

[THE TOURIST TRAP]

[SPRING 2011] GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

[PUBLIC SPACE FOR STREET PERFORMANCES]

[11 WEEKS]

[CRITIC] JUERGEN MAYER, MARC KUSHNER

Project Blog

[CHICKEN PARTY]

[SPRING 2011] GSAPP, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

[CONCRETE OBSESSIONS]

[14 WEEKS]

[CRITIC] KEITH KASEMAN

With Jess Thomas and Juan Azares

The objective was to create a flexible module within a rigid system. Through the use of fabric formwork and various methods of pushing/pulling we wanted to be able to aggregate a collection of unique modules.

We were interested in creating a modular system which would help prevent soil erosion and run-off. This system, while beneficial to the environment, would also create a beautiful landscape of unique components.

The T-nut that is attached to the eye bolt is embedded in the concrete cast. It is later used to screw in an eye bolt, allowing for the module system to aggregate.

Connection between the modules

Connection between the two systems of formwork : the fabric and the frame

The eye bolt-quicklink connection system gives enough flexibility in all axis for the system to aggregate over a landscape

Sewing the fabric formwork

String

frame

fabric formwork

connection

gridpull-push

eye hookwood screw

eye hookwood screw

ZIP TIE

T-NUT

PLUMBER'S STRAP

2" WOOD

WOODEN DOWEL

1/4" EYE BOLT

String

frame

fabric formwork

connection

gridpull-push

eye hookwood screw

eye hookwood screw

ZIP TIE

T-NUT

PLUMBER'S STRAP

2" WOOD

WOODEN DOWEL

1/4" EYE BOLT

EMBEDDEDT-NUT

1/4" eye bolt

quicklink

1/4" eye bolt

sleeve

EMBEDDEDT-NUT