1. The Reimagined ShorebaseLSU School of Architecture // Chevron[Spring 2014] Venice, LA

2. TABLE OF [CONTENTS]I. Introductions [2-45]Part OneConditionPlayersQuestionPart TwoProgramField ExcursionSymbiotic CorpseII. Student Projects [46-137]ElementalAmy Gemelli, Brian Lucke, Victor ErwinEnvironmentalMatthew McKeever, Robert Ketner, Ju LiuInfra-structuralTyler Brandis, Alex Klingsporn, Elliot ManuelMobileKatie Pitre, Alyce Howe, Dean KellyIII. Conclusion [138-143]Professors Closing LetterParticipants AcknowledgementsNotes and Bibliography45A. Architecture students sketching in Chauvin, LouisianaB. View of vegetation and water in a canal near Rockefeller RefugeC. Corner of Fort Pike in the Rigolets near New Orleans, LouisianaD. Landscape in Grand Isle, Louisiana with dune in foreground 3. Introduction and Conditionssymbiosis [n] - the relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together and depend on each other 4. SynopsisThe Louisiana Coast and the adjacent Gulf of Mexico are intrinsically linked by the mighty Mississippi River. The river and its deposits over thousands of years created the coast and also the oil found offshore. 65-2.5 million years before the present" the tertiary period, the great river carried large volumes of sediment towards the Gulf and created a major sedimentary basin, and many subsurface deposits. These subsurface deposits were composed of dead organisms that were buried before they could oxidize or burn up or decay. These non-decayed dead things become the major requirement for making oil long into the future especially those that formed in localized centers of deposition. Faulting of these Tertiary sediments led to the migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in massive fields below the coast, especially along the flanks of salt domes that were forced up through the sediments from the underlying rock strata (Roberts et al. 1989).In more recent geologic time, the ecosystems of coastal Louisiana have gone through more rapid changes driven by low topographic relief, geological processes, and climate. The River, as it changed course to the sea, created multiple delta lobes that presently are in various states of degradation/formation. These lobes formed the eastern half of the state (the deltaic plain) while the western half of the state (the Chenier plain) was constructed during the glacial melt as layers of sediments were deposited on the eroded Pleistocene surface from the Gulf.Presently, the Louisiana coast exists in a fragile state: the river that fed it has been bound, the sea is rising, and the climate creates more erosive storms. The physical health of the coast is poor yet it is critical to the state and country and environment. The coast serves as a protective barrier to the largest populations in the state, as the operations base for more than 1/4 of US energy resources, and 40% of the continents wetland environment. If the coast is to continue to serve and thrive, its relationship with its inhabitants and the oil and gas industry must become more symbiotic. This semester, The Chevron Shore Base project will investigate symbiotic design queries in the unique Louisiana condition.INTRODUCTION TO THE [CONDITION]8 9E. Typical offshore production platform in Terrebonne BayF. Typical view of canal and surrounding vegetation in coastal Louisiana 5. The Coast And Its InhabitantsMany argue that the only way to have a healthy Louisiana Coast is for all humans and human activities to be removed. It is important to remember that even though humans clearly have an affect on the natural world, they are also part of the natural world. The studio this semester will question this relationship and ask for resolutions that do not prioritize one over the other but instead create a more symbiotic relationship. Presently one could argue that our environmental relationship is in synnecrosis: a relationship between symbionts that is mutually detrimental. As this is destructive, the relationship must change. Our relationship with the coast is obligate (meaning that all symbionts depend on each other for survival.) For the design investigations you will make this semester, you must counteract the synnecrosis relationship and try to find a more symbiotic one. This may be a mutualistic or commensal. It cannot be one of parasitism, amensalism, or synnecrosis. The technological and scientific capabilities in the contemporary era present opportunities for humankind to now assume the creativity and responsibility for maintaining the environment. The natural world before the industrial revolution seemed omnipresent and merely required negotiation and manipulation; now, humankinds more equal presence demands the natural world to be tectonically re-envisioned, replicated, and nurtured. Nature is an infrastructure that supports the larger biosphere and is undoubtedly more critical to our survival than anything else. The Chevron Shore Base design project will participate in this responsibility and initiative while maintaining the requisites of contemporary life. It will investigate what a healthy relationship is between disparate symbionts and how design can be transformative at its best.The IndustryThe oil and gas industry is as omnipresent in Louisiana as is the coastal environment. As previously stated, energy resources are plentiful for the same reason our wetlands were. One only has to look at a map of the industry to see its relative scale. Louisiana has the greatest concentration of crude oil refineries, natural gas processing plants and petrochemical production facilities in the Western Hemisphere. (LA Division of Administration)INTRODUCTION TO THE [PLAYERS]10 11G. Camps along the water near Grand Isle, LouisianaH. Example of industry producing unique architectural forms 6. The IndustryThe industry employs thousands of humans who need to live along the coast to access their work environment. The industry also must occupy the coast as it serves as its BASE for operations for its shoreline and off-shore components. Without these bases, the industry could not subsist. The bases provide the necessary link between land and sea, humankind and livelihood, country and economy, supply and distribution. Unfortunately where these bases need to occupy exists in the dynamic and eroding coastal condition and paradoxically demand a place of permanence. This is especially true in Venice, LA where annual inundation and erosion occurs with or without storm action. Like humans, the industry has contributed to the degradation of the coast. Yet also, the oil and gas industry are part of humans means of existence.Industry + Humans + Coast = Symbiotic EnvironmentThis studio demands that the industry be the third symbiont in the symbiotic relationship. At its best can the industry be similar to the bee, nurturing and contributing to the health and welfare of the humans and the coast? True, the Chevron Shore Base at Venice is just a small component of the overall industry but it serves as a relative test project for issues faced by all the players. As Joan Ockman stated in a recent issue of the Journal of Architectural Education:The very act of designing and building is by definition an affirmative one. Today, an architecture that inquires deeply and radically into the relationship between itself and society, itself and the world, is more resonant and relevant than ever. The complexities of contemporary practice demand not only strategic realism but also critical discernment and conscience. Indeed, while architects have a minimal responsibility to do no harm, they may also aspire to do some good.Continued [PLAYERS]12 13I. Louisiana alligator eating a piece of chicken from a lureJ. Example of Louisiana Brown Pelicans perched upon a wooden stump 7. INTRODUCTION TO THE [PROGRAM]Ship Slips1 Heavy Lift Slip - 120 by 625 (51,000 s.f. of staging area)2 Regular Slips - 120 by 475 (32,000 s.f. of staging area)Exterior Slip Storage1500 excess l.f. of Bulkhead (ship waiting area)Control CenterOffice Pool5 Private OfficesFlex Space/Training roomCommunications ClosetShipping and ReceivingOffice Kitchen and Break AreaStorageJanitor ClosetBathrooms (3 total, 1M, 1F, and 1 Unisex - All ADA Compliant)Bunkhouse/Pilot BunksSingle Bunks (10) - double bed, desk, closet, bathroom with showerDouble Bunks (14) - 2 double beds, desk, 2 closets, bathroom with showerPrivate Bunks (2- ADA Compliant) 1 double bed, desk, closet, bathroom237,600 s.f.Per Slip - 100,000 SF min1200 SF120 SF each1450 SF50 SF105 SF192 SF230 SF15 SF>220 SFeach @ 220 s.f.each @ 310 s.f.each @ 255 s.f.14 15K. New construction of C-PORT 3 at Port FourchonL. Oil derrick at Hercules Offshore in Houma, Louisiana 8. Bunkhouse/Pilot Bunks cont.Dining HallKitchenLaundry - 5 washer/dryers, utility sink, ironing board, folding tableFitness CenterRecreation HallOutdoor SpaceGross Spaces (6 utility/janitor closets, 4 storage closets)Mechanical Space (> 10%)Circulation Space (>15%)Heliport Facility (8 landing pads-size TBD to helicopter type)3 Offices/control spacesEntry/Waiting RoomSafety Training RoomStorage ClosetBathrooms (2 total - ADAAG Compliant)Shore Base Site OperationsGuard Shack/Controlled entryParking (no less than 800 spaces, btw 300 and 350s.f. per spot)Septic SystemFuel/Water tankHazardous Storage/Radiation TestingContinued [PROGRAM]1460 SF900 SF650 SF290 SF1400 SF1400 SF Min.350 SF285 SF each500 SF250 SFTBD90 SF20,000 gallons2,300 SFM. Abandoned production platform in Terrebonne BayN. Grain silo near the Port of Lake Charles16 17 9. O. Mississippi River Delta in the year 1937P. Cypress tree dying due to salt water exposureQ. Mississippi River Delta in the year 2000Continued [PROGRAM]18 19Requisites for Chevron Shorebase and Venice Site Variables1.The major components of the program can and should be combined uniquely.2.A position fixed or not for the base must be determined.3.Efficiency of services and environmental health are to be prioritized.4.There are ships, semi-trucks, cars, cranes, and people all moving about on site: a clear design system must be articulated for this myriad or transport.5.Safety between the moving objects is to be prioritized. Keep in mind this is a dynamic site from what it does to where it lies. All three symbionts are moving.6.The multiple occupancies/programs that occur on the Shorebase will demand thresholds/transition points: between types, between scales, between actions, between amounts of action. This is a design opportunity.7.Continuing to address transitions there are also multiple thresholds between public and private: outside site and inside site, work and rest, group and individual, The thresholds between public spaces and private spaces are critical.8.The Shorebase presents a face of company, it presents its identity to land and sea. It presents its position regarding how to operate for land and sea. How does the company present its symbiotic position?9.The joint between land and sea and sea and land is a critical juncture. It is at the origin of what a Shorebase is. It will be detailed in this project.10.Think outside the box. What you witnessed at C-PORT 3 is proprietary so you cannot copy it.11.Erosion and flooding must be designed for as an existing and continuous condition.12.Base Flood Elevation for Venice is 15 feet.13.The act of construction is destructive. This is not an option at Venice. What is constructed must make up for its destruction and actively rectify any destruction it causes daily. This site is to be one of positive healthy growth for all symbionts. (industrial efficiency, healthy wetlands, protected habitation etc.)14.Drainage is a major issue in Venice. Hard surfaces have nowhere to drain as it is so flat and low. Drainage from industrial sites often carries impurities. What to do with water where water is not required must be addressed.15.Because of its flatness, Venice is exposed. All symbionts exist in rawness. The weather and the water take advantage of this rawness and wreak havoc on industry, people, and the environment. A position on how to negotiate exposure must be taken. 10. Day 1 [1/21] - Drive West Follow coast stopping at Cypremort, Holly Beach, Rockefeller Refuge along Highway 82 to CameronDay 2 [1/22] - Lake Charles // Tour of LNG Turning Basin, LEEVAC Vessel Repair, and L.C. Seaport AuthorityDay 3 [1/23] - Jennings // Tour of LEEVAC ShipyardsDay 4 [1/24] - Lafayette and Morgan City // Tour of Gulf Land Structures and International Petroleum MuseumDay 5 [1/25] - Chauvin // Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Gulf & Barrier Island ExcursionDay 6 [1/26] - Chauvin // Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Marsh ExcursionDay 7 [1/27] - Houma // Tour of Hercules Offshore and journey to camp in Grand IsleDay 8 [1/28] - Port Fourchon // Tour of Port and Airport and tour of Chevron C-PORT 1Day 9 [1/29] - Port Fourchon // Tour of Edison Chouest C-PORT 3Day 10 [1/30] - Venice // Tour of Chevron Project SiteDay 11 [1/31] - The Rigolets // Tour of Fort PikeINTRODUCTION TO THE [FIELD EXCURSION]R. Map showing the stops of the LSU Architecture Studio across southern Louisiana7685104112131514171618193211920 21 11. [FIELD EXCURSIONS]On day 1, the studio travels west through the Port Allen delta, across the Atchafalaya Basin, and then down in the Chenier Plain. At each ecosystem adjustment, the section through the landscape from water to land is constructed. The water starts off fresh (taste tested) and culminates in salt. Multiple stops, pink flamingos, a 50 cent car ferry ride adjacent a quebecois fiat, and an onslaught of beach mosquitoes, the studio stands on a pier in the middle of the Sabine pass, between LA and TX in the shadow of twinkling lights of LNG.S. Boat dock at Butte La Rose on the Atchafalaya BasinT. Architectural construction approaching Rockefeller RefugeU. View of marshland near Rockefeller Refuge22 23Day 1 [I-10 & LA 82]1234567 12. Day 2 presented the opposite landscape to the studio. From the man-made, dredged sixty-eight mile Calcasieu channel lined with spoil landscapes to the 150 feet span warehouses and 160 feet tall stainless steel lined, concrete grain elevators, the constructed landscape is monumental both in scale and effort. It is also rich in texture and material. These images provide only a small sampling of all the studio witnessed. The last stop of the day, the casino a massive barge disguised as a building and made by LEEVAC. Student quote for the day WHAT?V. Port of Lake Charles rail lineW. Exterior view of dry dock and container yard at LEEVACX. Grain silos at the Port of Lake CharlesContinued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]24 25Day 2 [Port of Lake Charles]9 13. Day 3 is spent in the LEEVAC Shipyard. Super Mike and his fellow engineers provide the class with an incredible tour that begins with the design process, goes through the modular assembly floor, out into the yard for steel erection, and then into the belly of the beast. The craft and precision at such a large scale is inspiring. The seams are beautiful, the bends are fluid, and the one inch plates are massive. The myriad of systems, both active (plumbing, liquid storage, mechanical, electrical) passive (sea water cooling) and technological (computer operated DPS, etc.) are threaded so tightly, even the smallest must yield to the complexity. Student quote of the day I am not going down there.Y. Exterior construction of double hull on shipZ. Interior of LEEVAC ship yards with ship hull in foregroundAA. Interior of LEEVAC ship yard with section of hull about to be liftedDay 3 [LEEVAC Ship Yards]10Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]26 27 14. On day 4, the studio experiences life on the rig. Beginning at Gulf Land Structures, the students fill-up a prefabricated twelve man sleeping pod. Four bunks and eight bunks, divided by a bathroom suite, clad in a pristine, 21,000 pounds taut, white, fiberglass shell, the quarters are tight and efficient. Two and half icy hours later, Mr. Virgil has the class skate out on Mr. Charlie. From 1954 to 1986, this rig drilled hundreds of offshore wells off the coast of Morgan City. He was the first transportable, submersible drilling rig and represents the springboard to the current offshore rig technology, both shallow and deep. Intrepidly, out on the icy drill deck, Mr. Virgil explains how the entire platform works to support a single five inch pipe, one that now can travel over seven miles below the surface of the earth. Finally, it all ends in a rig repair yard, where the scale of all it takes to drill a five inch pipe comes to fruition. Wow!BB. Exterior view of IPM showing entrance stairCC. Foundation piers that support IPM in open waterDD. Fiberglass spray gun used to coat portable buildings from weather and fireDay 4 [Gulf Land Structures and International Petroleum Museum]1112Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]28 29 15. The studio now ventures in situ of the industry and landscape. Braving the icy wind and bone-crunching swells, the intrepid students and LUMCON guides take off into the bay. As the fog lifts, and the sun shines white on the surface, the water-world of industry infrastructure is revealed. The boat travels from East to West in Terrebonne Bay, approaching each production platform, pressure valve, and observation stations for photo opportunities and a respite from the icy wind. Skirting behind the barrier islands (the North wind pushing too much water out of the bay to allow the group to disembark) the boat traverses from Timbalier Bay to Lake Pelto and then up the bayou. The excursion concludes at the newly minted Bubba Dove in the warmth and stillness of the saltwater marsh. The rest of the day is spent accruing warmth and peacefully tracing the environment from the constructed base of the research facility. One beautiful sunset, thirteen servings of devils food cake, and a twelve sketchbook throw down, the weather worn explorers fall into their bunks.Sunday is a day of rest. Leisurely breakfast at seven followed by some morning work and then out to explore the invaluable salt water marsh. It is quiet and peaceful out on the water (quite a contrast from Day 5.) The students return exercised and sweaty. Following the studio packs up and heads to Cecil Lapyrouse Grocery for snacks to hold them over through their sketch exercises. As the caravan heads north, the students disembark multiple times to capture the complexity of the environmental section. At first glance it seems low and flat, but upon closer observation, the dynamic variation of the terrain is revealed. At stop two, nine changes occur in less than 200 yards between the bayou and Lake Boudreaux. It may not have the elevation of the Rocky Mountains, but it is as craggy and variable.EE. Abandoned production warehouse in Terrebonne BayFF. Typical production platform in TerrebonneGG. Typical natural gas production platform in Terrebonne BayDay 5 & 6 [Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium]1314Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]30 31 16. Day 7 begins at Hercules Offshore where Instructor Shane Mendel provides the studio with the 101 on offshore drilling. For more than two hours, the students listen in rapt attention to the complexity and simplicity of drilling pipe into the sea floor. From gumbo to possum belly, hydrostatic pressure (HP) to formation fluid pressure (FFP), true vertical depth (TVD) and measured depth (MD), the physical science of extraction is presented. The in- class lesson ends with rigs larger than the Sears Tower being hauled out into the ocean and erected. Once again AWE abounds. With those images testing ones imagination, lunch is served on the rig and another saturated tour commences. The sun is shining, the paint is vivid; one might argue it is warm. As the group heads to the southernmost point of the tour, Grand Isle/Port Fourchon, Winter Storm Leon is fast approaching. The bridge to the end of the world and potential entrapment is more monumental and awe inspiring then ever. Not to worry, the ocean provides, and the group drenches themselves with its bounty.HH. Bottom of Hercules rig showing opening to top deckII. Different components of oil drilling around Hercules Offshore shipping yardJJ. Connection of derrick with platform structureDay 7 [Hercules Offshore]15Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]32 33 17. Winter storm Leon fast approaches but if the studio can go boating in freezing temperatures than driving through a Port should be no problem. The day commences early with a presentation by Chett Chiasson, Director of Port Fourchon. A proud graduate of LSU (both undergrad and grad) he speaks articulately and passionately about the symbiotic relationship the Port has between the community, industry, and mother nature. The students now armed with knowledge fire questions at him right and left but he and his staff are poised with answers. By the end of the discussion/debate, the studio is impressed with the Ports efforts and somewhat depressed with the federal government. Moira Crones The Not Yet seems more foretelling than ever. Following the lesson, the studio takes off to the Galliano Airport to drive over the pipeline for 20% of the federal nations domestic and imported oil supply and then on the Port. It is getting darker, colder, wetter, and the windows steam-up on the bus, but our Harbor Patrol driver does not desist. The studio is not allowed to disembark and so with rapid fire, high technology they attempt to capture what they see through the small operable air vents in the bus. The day ends early standing on one of the Ports projects (a giant tube of sand forming a dune) staring out at the industrys water world with our tour guide, Davie Breaux. Then, back to the Isle before the bridges close at the end of the world and leave us stranded on the boundary between land and sea. Two quotes for the day: I think we have come to the land of GIANTS! and from Mr. Breaux, We want to be Cajun, we want our seafood and to enjoy our estuaries.Day 8 [Port Fourchon Drive-By]17KK. Production rigs from the beachLL. Companies operating between land and sea at Port FourchonMM. OSV with heliport at Port FourchonContinued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]34 35 18. NN. The pier at Grand Isle State ParkOO. Frozen floor joists in Grand Isle during ice stormPP. Labyrinth constructed from bottles, decoys, buoys and other coastal objectsThere is no departure from Grand Isle. The bridge between and the bridge off are ice bound. So work it is. Not a bad time to sit and reflect on all that has been seen in the last 208 hours. Thank goodness everyone is stranded so no tour is lost, just rescheduled. Tomorrow will be the quote of the day Best Day Ever.Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]Day 9 [Not Leaving The Not Yet]1736 37 19. After a full day of confinement, the students are eager to explore a new venue. Off to the Port the studio descends on C-PORT 1 where Chevron occupies three slips. After meeting with Mr. Taylor, he takes us out onto the Alyssa Chouest, an OSV leased from Chouest. Once on board, the students roam about exploring the ROV unit, the pilot house, and bright orange metal hull. High above the bayou, the students fill the captains area, admiring the high tech digital screens and the sophistication it requires to man the vessel. From there the studio ventures out into the large scale yard of the dry dock and then the construction site of C-PORT 3. The constructions are massive, dwarfing all, and reminding those who studied in Rome of the power man possesses over space. The ships are grand, the cranes gargantuan, the volume endless. As they roam about the sheet piles of C-PORT 3, crawling on the piles, lying on the gravel, and balancing on the four inch tieback cables, the exposed framing of the new slips presents a clear diagram of construction. At thirteen hundred hours, the group departs for Venice suitably impressed by the efficiency of the C-PORT structure and possessive of a clearer understanding of the shorebase operation.QQ. Interior of C-PORT3 looking towards the waters edgeRR. View of sister ship Kobe Chouest docked at C-PORT1SS. Remote operated vehicle on the ship Alyssa ChouestDay 10 [Port Fourchon, C-PORT 1, and C-PORT 3]1617Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]38 39 20. The last day has arrived. Even with time lost, the studio will reach the eastern border by days end. To complete the excursion, the group departs early for their site, Venice, Louisiana. After passing through another Marine Corps threshold, all arrive a bit early at the Chevron Shore Base. It is not hard to see the site is exposed to the weather and the river. The Chevron team is ready and waiting for the group. Each expert on the operations of the base presents in detail the daily activities and the dilemmas. By the time the tour of the facility is complete and all have sat down to enjoy one last meal together, the students have a thorough knowledge foundation to begin the project. From Venice, the most southeast point of the excursion, the caravan takes off for the states eastern border and the last sampling of the coastal environment, the Rigolets. The group descends on Fort Pike, built in 1818 to protect the eight mile strait, by 3:30 armed with cameras and sketchbooks. The western sunlight makes the fort glow, the water glisten, and the burning marsh simmer in the distance. The students scramble about for one last photo, one last sketch, one last moment in the not yet.TT. Image of Chevron SiteUU. Interior of Fort Pike with afternoon light coming through a wall openingVV. View of Fort Pike looking NortheastDay 11 [Chevron Project Site and Fort Pike]1819Continued [FIELD EXCURSIONS]40 41 21. INTRODUCTION TO THE [EXQUISITE CORPSE]Student RequirementsAs stated, as you traverse your field you will be drawing and photographing your world. The world you will be witnessing will be both wild and woolly (nature) and constructed and tempered (industry). You must use your methods of media to capture the field so that it is always accessible, even when not physically present. You will use this documentation to create 2@24X 36 world image views of both the natural environment and the industrial environment. These world images must be collaged and constructed from the data you collected along the way to present your vision of the whole excursion. Each image created must present a NEW world tectonically constructed from all that you have observed. They must be thoughtful, analytical, IMAGINATIVE, and conscientiously constructed. They must be a composition of your reading of the SITE (made from many layers). Site for this project is much greater than just the point the shoreBASE physically occupies. The shoreBASE is a network point connecting, affecting, and occupying a global network. Your world images must try to parse the site into its two major symbionts so that you can see them as their separate entities.Secondly, you will participate in an exquisite corpse with classmates. You will exchange a percentage (less than 50% and to be confirmed with your instructor) of each image with a classmate. You will turn off layers in your image and save a new file to hand over. Then armed with new files from your peers, you will exquisite corpse, each file with the opposite symbiont: Nature + Industry, Industry + Nature. These new SYMBIOTIC CORPSE images will be presented in 24X 36 high quality prints.The Exquisite Corpse (Rubin)Among Surrealist techniques exploiting the mystique of accident was a kind of collective collage of words or images called the cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse). Based on an old parlor game, it was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal part of it, and pass it on to the next player for his contribution.The technique got its name from results obtained in initial playing, Le cadavre / exquis / boira / le vin / nouveau (The exquisite corpse will drink the young wine). Other examples are: The dormitory of friable little girls puts the odious box right and The Senegal oyster will eat the tricolor bread. These poetic fragments were felt to reveal what Nicolas Calas characterized as the unconscious reality in the personality of the group resulting from a process of what Ernst called mental contagion.At the same time, they represented the transposition of Lautramonts classic verbal collage to a collective level, in effect fulfilling his injunction-- frequently cited in Surrealist texts--that poetry must be made by all and not by one. It was natural that such oracular truths should be similarly sought through images, and the game was immediately adapted to drawing, producing a series of hybrids the first reproductions of which are to be found in No. 9-10 of La Rvolution surrealiste (October, 1927) without identification of their creators. The game was adapted to the possibilities of drawing, and even collage, by assigning a section of a body to each player, though the Surrealist principle of metaphoric displacement led to images that only vaguely resembled the human form. 42 43WW. Exquisite Corpse by Andre Breton, Jacqueline Lamba and Yves TanguyXX. Exquisite Corpse by Andre Breton, Jacqueline Lamba and Yves TanguyYY. Factory Bernd and Hilla Becher Zeche Germania, Dortmund, D 1971 22. Exquisite Corpse [STUDENT WORK]44 45Left Exquisite corpse by Elliot ManuelRight Exquisite corpse by Katie Pitre 23. 46 47Top Left Exquisite Corpse by Alyce HoweTop Right Exquisite Corpse by Katie PitreBottom Left Exquisite corpse by Dean KellyBottom Right Exquisite corpse by Robert KetnerTop Left Exquisite corpse by Matthew MckeeverTop Right Exquisite corpse by Brian LuckeBottom Left Exquisite corpse by Ji LiuBottom Right Exquisite corpse by Alex Klingsporn 24. 48 49Top Left Exquisite corpse by Elliot ManuelTop Right Exquisite corpse by Robert KetnerBottom Left Exquisite corpse by Alex KlingspornBottom Right Exquisite corpse by Robert KetnerTop Left Exquisite corpse by Matthew McKeeverTop Right Exquisite corpse by Alyce HoweBottom Left Exquisite corpse by Brian LuckeBottom Right Exquisite corpse by Dean Kelly 25. Industry + Humans + Coast = Symbiotic EnvironmentThe Symbiotic Shorebaseenvironment [n] - the action of circumnavigating, encompassing, or surrounding something; the state of being encompassed or surrounded. 26. For those companies in the oil and gas industry, a shore base functions as the connection to land for the transferof people, goods, and supplies moving on and offshore. The current 40-acre site of the Chevron shore base inVenice, Louisiana exists in a harsh and ever-changing environment. Besides the issues of flooding, hot and humidtemperatures, and hurricanes, the shore base faces the threat of Tiger Pass, the part of the Mississippi River whichlarge ships use to reach the shore base, filling with sediment due to the ever-changing course of the MississippiRiver and becoming unnavigable within 20 years.Steel drill pipes, a major component in extracting oil offshore, may seem insignificant individually, but they haveestablished a sense of permanence in the oil and gas industry with their strength and their ability to be connectedto one another to form a continuous underwater chain. They are constantly being relocated and reused. Byconstructing the shore base from a series of barges which can be added to and rearranged and eventually relocatedwhere needed by tugboat, the shore base will be able to achieve the same sense of permanence in the industry asthe steel drill pipe. Using recycled steel drill pipe to set up a grid system which varies amongst the structures helpsto define program, aids in the efficiency of the shore base, and creates a unique atmosphere for those navigatingthe operations of the shore base. As the barges become an alternative ground upon which the shore base canoperate, the industrial landscape will operate independently of the natural land, allowing the site to return to itsnatural state.Amy Gemelli [Pipes and Parcels]BARGE LEVEL PLAN Scale: 1/32=1-0VIEW OF SHORE BASE FROM TIGER PASSRight Primary perspective displayingoverall structure of Pipes and Parcelsin water52 53 27. SAFETY TRAINING ROOMWAITINGROOMOFFICEOFFICESTORAGE CONTROL AREAOFFICE POOL &BREAK ROOMJAN.OFFICE OFFICEOFFICE OFFICE OFFICEJAN.COMMUNICATIONS,STORAGE, & FLEXTRAINING/FLEX SPACEFITNESS CENTERLAUNDRYROOM REC HALL & DININGRECSPACEOPENSTORAGEKITCHENDININGRRMEN R.R.WOMENR.R.R.R.BUNKHOUSESSTORAGEMEN R.R.WOMENR.R.BUNKHOUSESJAN. R.R. R.R. 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JAN.BUNKHOUSESHELIPORT OPERATIONSKITCHEN, DINING, & RECSTORAGECONTROL CENTER OPERATIONSBUNKHOUSE SUPPORTPROGRAM KEYPOTABLE WATER STORAGESHIP SUPPORT MATERIALS30 grid for living/officebarge as there is less weightfor the steel drill pipes tosupportA tighter grid of 10 supportslarge cranes above30 spacing to allow for largecommercial vehicles15 spacing along each sideof barge joints allows forone-way passage in and out20 column grid for parkinggarage and heliportABCDEABCDEParking/Heliport BargeStorage BargeOffice/Living BargeSlip Support BargeStaging BargeBarge KeyLeft Assembled layout of overall barge components Right Programmatic layout of overall structure with circulation paths diagrammed into plan Left Detail program arrangements for bunkhouses on bargeHELICOPTERHANGAROFFICE R.R.HELICOPTERTAXI AREAHELICOPTERTAXI AREASTORAGESTORAGEPOTABLEWATERPOTABLEWATERSTORAGESTORAGEBARITEDRILLINGMUDDRILLINGMUDFUELNON-POTABLEWATERBARITEDRILLINGMUDDRILLINGMUDFUELNON-POTABLEWATERREGULAR SLIP REGULAR SLIP HEAVY LIFT SLIPLANDINGPAD 1LANDINGPAD 2LANDINGPAD 3LANDINGPAD 4LANDINGPAD 5LANDINGPAD 6LANDINGPAD 7LANDINGPAD 8CARLIFTCARLIFTCARLIFTCARLIFTHELIPORTPARKINGBARGE LEVEL PLANScale: 1/32=1-0FIFTH FLOOR PLANScale: 1/32=1-0CARLIFTCARLIFTCOMMERCIAL VEHICLESPEOPLEHELICOPTERSSHIPSCARGO/GOODSCARSCIRCULATION KEYCRANESPARKINGHAZARDOUS MATERIALSTORAGEHAZARDOUS MATERIALSTORAGERADIATION TESTINGGUARDSHACKA B C D E F G H I J K L M N123412345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728291234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O A B C D E F G H I J K L M N OBUNKHOUSESHELIPORT OPERATIONSKITCHEN, DINING, & RECSTORAGECONTROL CENTER OPERATIONSBUNKHOUSE SUPPORTPROGRAM KEYPOTABLE WATER STORAGESHIP SUPPORT MATERIALS54 55 28. Left Standing within pipe structure on deck bargeRight Interior perspective displaying housing corridors for shorebase employees56 57 29. Temporal Permanence is a shore base designed to accommodate the needs of offshore oil industries in the Gulf of Mexico. The site is located in Venice, Louisiana, near the confluence of Tiger Pass and the Mississippi River.The design of Temporal Permanence seeks to not only optimize efficiency of f shore base operations, but also contribute to the revitalization of the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. This cannot be achieved through the use of passive strategies alone; instead, a more proactive approach is required.By virtue of controlling of the Mississippi River, the shore base site exists in a constant state of flux. Recent studies have revealed a concerning trend of sediment deposition in this stretch of the river. An increasing concentration of sediment deposits has begun to shift further inland each year because of slower river flow rates and rising sea levels. This has increased the amount of dredging required each year and could, in the near future, lead to a major diversion of the Mississippi River. The shore base must be designed to accommodate to its unpredictable daily conditions, as well as to its uncertain future.The uncertainty of ground within the site is analogous to the paramount dilemma of the region. Instead of expending efforts on attempting to restrain the current conditions, Temporal Permanence is designed to allow the shore base to relocate to a variety of conditions: shallow draft pass, dredged river, along the coast, or offshore. Such mobility is made possible by assembling the shore base in a kit of pieces manner, utilizing existing vessel/ oil rig mechanisms. The result is an amalgamation of components: Jack-Up Rig, Semi-Submersible Heavy Lift Ship (SSHLV), Liquid Storage Barge, Platform Barge, and Overhead Crane. Synthesis of the shore base is achieved with innovative techniques of combining/connecting the integral pieces in order to further enhance the overall efficiency of operations. To allow the shore base to attain a mobile existence, the program must be organized accordingly. Relocation of the base offshore will require a disassembly and re-assembly of the program into two separate complexes: offshore base and land base.Brian Lucke [Temporal Permanence]Right Main perspective of Temporal Permanence displaying mobile ship slips and overall structural massing58 59 30. Left Section through foundation level of structureLeft BelowBelow Final elevation of shorebase displaying ship slips and dwelling units relationshipsSHORE DELIVERY STAGING/STORAGE BUNKHOUSE GATE (SLIP 1 BEYOND) BUNKHOUSE GATE 2 (SLIP 2 BEYOND) STAGING/STORAGE GULF DELIVERYOPERATIONS CENTERSHOREBASE CONVEYANCE60 61 31. Left Right Transverse section of dwelling units and floor plate detailsLeft Perspectival axonometric displaying structural arrangement of cargo bays for shorebaseRight Longitudinal section of dwelling units and movable windows to be used for shading62 63 32. Left Night rendering of shorebase displaying lights of dwelling unitsLeft Below Individual dwelling unit with retractable window shades to aid in human comfort levelsLeft Right Aerial perspective with orthographic drawings overlaid to display movements of shorebaseRight Interior perspective displaying worker quarters and shorebase structure64 65 33. Victor Erwin [Shorebase 2050]Right Main perspective with Shorebase 2050 overhangs for shipsIn numerous proposals regarding the future of the Mississippi River it is forecasted that the cost to dredge the southern-most portion of Mississippi River will grow to unreasonable levels, making it a more feasible choice to create shorter routes to deep water at some point downstream of New Orleans and upstream of Venice.Programmatically, the site has been divided into two transfer points; land to shallow water, and shallow water to deep water. This would allow the Venice site to work in an un-dredged condition, as the vessels serviced are deep- hulled and require a deep, navigable channel. As such, there are now two sites, a local site at Venice, and a remote site, the Flotilla.The needs of this site were made very clear: efficiency. The site in Venice, Louisiana is simply a transfer point, moving cargo - people, materials, and supplies - from land to water. As to the efficiency of the site, the specific needs are speed and the ability to work more hours without stopping for inclement weather.The solution is minimal, light, and efficient. It speaks directly to the needs of the site and to the directive of the project, creating a symbiotic relationship between the land, people, and the oil industry. A lightweight tensile fabric canopy provides shelter from weather and shade from the hot summer sun. Floatable pod barges provide all the necessary interior programs. They are stabilized with tripod feet that spread the loads on the soft surface when landed; they float away when they need to be transferred or the site floods. The parking deck is constructed of permeable grates. The water can come and go. The shorebase is a flotilla. It can be landed or mobile, whatever is necessary.66 67 34. Left Plans of living capsules in Shorebase 2050Left Below Transverse section of capsules for human occupationRight Sections and axonometrics of structural and spatial details Right Below Transverse section through ship slips with mooring wall and human quarters in background68 69 35. Left Perspective displaying frontside of ship slips and cantilever structureRight Back side of ship slips with mooring wall following the ship slips70 71 36. 1 Year5 Years10 YearsExpandabilityStaging AreaShip SlipMarshStructural MatsMatthew McKeever [The Matter of the Gift]The ground is built. In South Louisiana, tracts of earth are moved, positioned, and compacted into aberrant configurations at vast scales outside of human range, which tests human comprehension. The ground is a composite. This act is necessary to achieve adequate elevation higher than the rising waters during a storm surge. It is an act of defiance. The site is unfavorable, so instead of embracing it, most fight it. Here arises the issue of actually two sites within one, removing earth from one area to build a composite of another. One site loses its place. Ground is stripped of its history; the work and time dedicated to build its infinitesimal elevation. The other site is a product - a product of layering land to form a base. Do these sites share a relationship greater than a simple transfusion? Does the sacrifice of one better the other? Does the built ground give back something in exchange for what it has taken? In the wake of making, the infant ground faces the issues of gage, extraction, and re-composition. The relationship between these two sites has two different scale implications: one in the now and immediate site boundary and the other in the greater landscape over a greater amount of time.Social anthropology has documented two types of exchange in human societies: commodity exchange and gift exchange. Commodity exchange is very familiar to capitalist societies. One exchanges a type of socially acceptable currency for a good or service. There is only a quantitative relationship between the exchangers, and the parties involved remain independent after the exchange. In a gift exchange, the relationship between the exchangers is qualitative, which makes them reciprocally dependent. One party is indebted to the other party after the transaction is completed. In the case of the oil and gas industry, the ground that bases their operations is a gift. By accepting the gift of ground, they are bound socially and morally to return that gift. Industry is indebted to nature. The giving and accepting solidifies a reciprocal relationship between industry and nature.Right Primary perspective of The Matter of the Gift ship slip with structural mats at ground level72 73 37. Left Section through typical storage tankSection B - Modular UnitScale 1/4 = 1-0World ImageScale 3/32=10Left Below Transverse section through ship slips with mats and part of river Right Detail of crane structural elements and operations center program74 75 38. Right Space between storage tanks and tank wheel systemsLeft Constructed land following shorebases departure76 77 39. Since the discovery of oil in Louisiana, the transfer has been one-sided. Oil companies have excavated natural resources from the environment and transferred them into capital gain, leaving a thoughtless alteration to the natural environment. The imbalance is due to the two entities, the industry and the environment, operating in different ways lacking a common language. A metaphor a tool used in transferring an abstract idea between two or more parties, who do not share a common understanding or language. Not until man, who is the common denominator between industry and the environment comes to the understanding, becomes the metaphor that links the two can a symbiotic environment exist. As in the story of the Lorax, man is simultaneously the Lorax and the Once-ler. He must speak for the environment but needs industry to survive. In order to do this he must first become the transfer the industrys monetary intent into environmental awareness. This must translate intoa physical transfer that solidifies the symbiotic relationship between the once separated entities.The intention of this project is to create an architecture which brings together the systemic parts of the industrial to form their own operational landscape with minimal harm to the environment. This architectural landscape will aid in more efficient shore base operations and will consider the future relocation of operations should the site in Venice, Louisiana become affected by the changing landscape surrounding the Mississippi River. The design will also strive to celebrate the beneficial confluences brought together by the oil and gas industry: technology and industry, economic culture and industrial culture, and the built environment and the artificial natural condition.This alternative landscape will strive to redirect the relationship between the industry and the land by creating a positive confluence in which both the industry and the land benefit from the existence of the shore base.Robert Ketner [Repairian The Coast]Right Perspective displaying shorebase structure of Repairian The Coast fully expanded for operations78 79 40. Above Plan of recreation hall and shorebase operations in main vessel with landscape in backgroundLeft Bottom Sketch ideas of repairing the coast through silt collection80 81 41. Left Catwalk above overall structure displaying ship slipsRight Condition of marsh after shorebase has used sediment to rebuild subsiding landRight Below Collage of landscape of the future condition in Southern Louisiana82 83 42. Shore base is the switching point from land to water, a transition node of the non-stop flow of energy and material exchange between the Mexico Gulf and the inland. Using Venice in Louisiana as a case study, this project re-imagines the shore base as a lineal flow of material connecting the highway and the navigation route, leaving an infrastructure footprint of healing rather than dividing, and defining a wetland restoration zone and offshore operation zone.The Gulf of Mexico supplies 18% of US oil production, and 24% of US natural gas production. The crude oil and gas are transported inland along the pipelines and navigation lines. At the same time, the 24 hours non-stop flow of offshore supplement, including fresh water, drilling fluid, fuel, cement, people, and information are transferred from land to the Gulf. Shore base is where the highway network meets the navigation network. It gathers materials from inland and distributes them to the OSV (Offshore Supply Vessel). The footprint of this non-stop flow is a network of division cutting through the Louisiana coastal region. Numerous pipelines and canals are carved out and bayous are dredged. These divisions fragment wetlands and become barriers of water and sediment exchange. The width of the canal expands over time, and the divisions accelerate the erosion of the center part of wetland. Besides this visible division, the coastal region is subdivided into countless leasing blocks. Conceptually the coast is viewed as a subdivision grids rather than integrity. The existing method of shore base construction relies on the dredging high ground. This rigid infrastructure footprint divides the wetland system, leading to a high cost of dredge and suffering from floods and subsidence. This construction method is unsustainable facing the frequent flooding and a subsidence rate of 6 per year at costal Louisiana.This project redefines shore base as a lineal flow connecting the highway and the navigation route. Looking at marine engineering precedents, the multi-mooring system is chosen as the supporting structure of the shore base. This flexible foundation can adapt to dynamic water level while allowing water and sediment to pass through. A floating silt curtain web is attached to the mooring lines to capture sediment when crossing eroded wetland, creating a deposition pattern similar to that of a wetland restoration terrace. Because of the flexibility of the placement of mooring anchors, this mooring system can adapt to the terrain and wetland distribution site specifically.A shore base site at Venice LA is used as a case study. Layers of sediments are left on the existing shore base after frequent floods. First, the concrete part of the shore base surface will be scraped, allowing over flooding of the existing site. Then the mooring anchors will be located in the existing ship slips and sediment capture web is attached. The mooring infrastructure and the floods will remap the landscape overtime as sediments layers covering the existing site. Wetland plants succession will start after the deposition reaches a certain height. As time goes by, the upstream of navigation route will be filled with sediment. And the shore base will extend to where the navigable deep water is, seamlessly connecting the navigation routes. While it extends further, this infrastructure leaves footprints of wetland, a footprint of healing, rather than dividing. At a coastal scale, the shore base infrastructure gathers and expedites the non-stop flow of freight, liquid, human and information, reducing the disturbance of navigation and pipeline activities, and defining a coastal wetland restoration zone and an operation zone.Ji Liu [Footprint FLOW]Right Primary perspective overlooking Footprint Flows organic structures that capture sediment84 85 43. 10.0008.0006.0004.0002.000194719501953195619591962196519681971197419771980198319861989199219951998200120042007Water depth (ft) 0Non-stop FlowGo into the deep seaGulf of Mexico Maximum Water Depth Drilled each YearI 10I 10I 45 I 49 I 55 I 59 I 65 INTERSTATE NETWORKSHORE BASENAVIGATION NETWORKOFFSHORE PLATFORMMarsh Spoil200 Right of wayBerm CanalPipe DitchA Landscape of Divisionmi GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAYWetland Loss Pattern1932canal erosion1983 2010Mississippi Riverbird foot deltaEDGE erosionYear0 60ftYear5 393ftYear30 553ftCENTER erosion1,050VISIBLE DIVISIONINVISIBLE DIVISION14,554 mi OFFSHORE PIPELINE5,715 active OFFSHORE LEASING BLOCKSLeft Map analyzing diagrammatic layers of navigation and offshore connections in the Gulf of Mexico Right Map analyzing underground network of pipelines that define the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico86 87 44. Left Cable/Silt Curtain network for remapping the wetlandsRight Rendering of humans inhabiting structural members at water level88 89 45. Left Transverse section through one of tower structuresLeft Below Diagram displaying relationship between wetland footprint and infrastructure of shorebaseRight Series of drawings displaying structures and program of Footprint Flow05 / 05 / 201407 / 05 / 201308 / 05 / 201309 / 05 / 201310 / 05 / 201311 / 05 / 201312 / 05 / 201301 / 05 / 201402 / 05 / 201403/ 05 / 201404 / 05 / 201406 / 05 / 201407 / 05 / 201408 / 05 / 201409 / 05 / 201410 / 05 / 201411 / 05 / 201412 / 05 / 201401 / 05 / 201403 / 05 / 201405 / 05 / 201407 / 05 / 201409 / 05 / 201411 / 05 / 201401 / 05 / 201503 / 05 / 201505 / 05 / 201507 / 05 / 201409 / 05 / 201411 / 05 / 201401 / 05 / 201503 / 05 / 201505 / 05 / 201507 / 05 / 201509 / 05 / 201511 / 05 / 201501 / 05 / 201603 / 05 / 201605 / 05 / 201607 / 05 / 201609 / 05 / 201611 / 05 / 201601 / 05 / 201703 / 05 / 201705 / 05 / 201707 / 05 / 201709 / 05 / 201711 / 05 / 201701 / 05 / 201803 / 05 / 201805 / 05 / 201807 / 05 / 201809 / 05 / 201811 / 05 / 201801 / 05 / 201903 / 05 / 201905 / 05 / 201907 / 05 / 201909 / 05 / 201911 / 05 / 201901 / 05 / 202003 / 05 / 202005 / 05 / 202007 / 05 / 202009 / 05 / 202011 / 05 / 202001 / 05 / 202103 / 05 / 202105 / 05 / 202107 / 05 / 202109 / 05 / 202111 / 05 / 202105 / 05 / 202205 / 05 / 202305 / 05 / 202405 / 05 / 202505 / 05 / 202605 / 05 / 202705 / 05 / 202805 / 05 / 202905 / 05 / 203005 / 05 / 203105 / 05 / 203205 / 05 / 203305 / 05 / 203405 / 05 / 203505 / 05 / 203605 / 05 / 203705 / 05 / 2038STAGE 1STAGE 2STAGE 1STAGE 2Venice, LAMississippi Riverto oshoreelevated highwayWetland Foot PrintMooring InfrastructureSTAGE 3STAGE 3navigation route90 91 46. 92 93 47. The site is a shore base, a nesting place, for Chevrons deepwater operations. As an industry that relies heavily on earth and sea, their home base must sit at the juncture between land and water, nature and oil. Rooted in this condition, it is the responsibility of the site and its architecture to create a balance between industry and the environmentit should become a machine for living.Flux, being the natural order of the world, needs to allow for the betterment of mankind and the environment. While the design of the site must improve the natural land, it also needs to harvest these same properties that enhance the landscape and used them for the betterment of human endeavors. Though it would often be the will of humanity to resist change and maintain the status quo, on this site it will be the goal to allow for the symbiotic development of both human and natural landscapes.While improving the natural environment through marsh restoration, the architecture of the base will also provide for the needs of the Chevron shore community. Assisting in dredge operations and providing easier access via water through the site, the systems will work together to guarantee an enriched quality of life for all.The Ouroboros symbolizes self-reflexivity and cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re- creating itself, working symbiotically to create a flux that begins anew as soon as it ends. This project takes this to a trichotomous approach with earth, sea, and air, creating a never-ending loop of movement and flow from one to the next, all while helping to create new life in a previously faltering environment.Tyler Brandis [Ouroboros]Right Perspective of Ouroboros during daytime with folded planes of concrete acting as structural members94 95 48. Left Transverse section of shorebase tower displaying programmatic layout Right Above Longitudinal section displaying ship slip with retaining walls and shorebase towerRight Below Transverse section displaying ship slip and opposite side of shorebase tower96 97 49. Left Perspective during a rain stormLeft Below Night rending of shorebase in surrounding landscapeRight Perspective of shorebase during day timeRight Below T-Walls in foreground protecting shorebase structure98 99 50. Alex Klingsporn [Sn@ke]Humans have conformed to waters presence in different conditions that depend on how water has been utilized to complete certain objectives (i.e. shipping, shrimping, fishing). Man has altered the land and water condition through the use of canals and channels to divert water and by dredging to create usable water, or to use dredged material to build land where water once was. The constant manipulation of land has caused it to deteriorate, and subsidence has occurred as a result and will continue to occur. Because of this subsidence, water is beginning to dominate the landscape. If water is becoming the future of the landscape, then building into the waters permanence is essential. Allowing man to adapt and move with the landscape is crucial to the future of occupying this environment. Since the landscape is changing rapidly, the idea that water and land are the same can be assumed. Man and nature has changed land and water presence by moving the substances from place to place. Rather than the negotiating between water and land, man will consider them as the same and build into them.Venice, Louisiana is located at the tip of the Mississippi River in the Louisiana coastal delta region. The Oil and Gas Industry is a major part of Louisianas history. Louisiana Delta is an ever changing environment. Human influences on the delta region have caused drastic changes to the delta. The building of levees and human occupation has overtime caused the killing of marsh, sediment deposition changes, and water level changes. Dredging of soil is a major reoccurring issue that the inhabitants have to pursue to use the waterways of the delta.This design focuses on the symbiotic relationship between the industry and the regions unique coastal environment. Rather than designing a structure that will have to negotiate between one environmental issue or another, the design of the shore base will allow for the land surrounding the structure to act naturally, and the structure and its program will live within that.Each section module will have its own structural system. It is important for the structure to span the full width of each section because the structure is supporting heavy loads from end to end and as the pieces of the shore base slide into each other, the structural systems will align and form a larger system. This is critical due to the longer height and shorter width ratio. The roof surface collects rain water for potable use at the shore base. As the rain drains down the curves of the roof, a gutter system collects the water and transports it towards the conditioned modular sections. The water is filtered and collected in a large tank located below the heliport hanger then is piped throughout the programmatic spaces. Brown water is also collected from the conditioned spaces and stored in a tank located under the heliport hanger until ready to be unloaded. The shore base structure has a large roof surface area. This surface area allows for a great opportunity to use photovoltaic panels to generate energy. The panels will be spaced on each modular section roof and attached to the exterior steel sheathing. Each section will have its own space for converting the electrical currents from DC to AC and supply its own occupancies with electricity. The panels are strategically placed on the surface to give an aesthetic of a shimmering skin. This aesthetic will elegantly contrast with the marine grade steel panels they are attached to. The panels will give the structure a supernatural armor skin to its roof. Sun panels will reduce solar gain by reflection, but maximizing solar production because of the large amount of exposed square footage.Right Main perspective of Snake being assembled in structural sections of the Mississippi River100 101 51. Above Part one of assembly shorebase structureTop Longitudinal elevation of shorebase from waterAbove Part two of assembly shorebase structureAbove Part three of assembly shorebase structureAbove Part four of assembly shorebase structureAbove Part five of assembly shorebase structureAbove Part six of shorebase assembly and completion of one unitBelow Longitudinal elevation of shorebase structure from land102 103 52. Left Section through main structural levels displaying scalar changes at each floor levelRight Transverse section of ship slips displaying fuel storage and other shorebase operational levelsRight Below Transverse section of structure displaying human scale operating inside shorebase104 105 53. Right Perspective of heliport located at top level of structureLeft Perspective of spatial relationships between dwelling units and shorebase structureRight Below Sectional perspective displaying scale of vessel with ships and semi-trucks throughout structure106 107 54. 1.What is the effect of large-scale industrial production and its connected systems of operation to the notion of cultural creation in a place?2.What is the effect of living and making in a place where the physical notion of a place is eroded because of human intervention?3.How does architecture respond to the preceding two conditions by accepting a future in which the physical place will no longer remain but attempt to create permanence for the future of a place, a people, and its history?The preceding questions are the foci of the project for a shore base in Venice, Louisiana. Each of these questions describes in some form the unique relationship of how humans occupy the coastal condition of Southern Louisiana. The residents of Venice occupy the visible realm of the Earth's surface, which places human occupation in the coast at a unique level. Residents in Venice experience the realities of environmental degradation and the effects of industrial production on the natural environment; however, oil operations in the Venice area are not concerned with the epithelial layer of the environment but seek to maintain economic derivatives much deeper in the strata. This condition of connection and disconnection between the strata's of the coastal condition is what defines the unique environment of Louisiana. For Louisiana, the sediment of the Mississippi River negotiates the entire operation of human life in this section of the state; insofar, that the architecture of a symbiotic shore base will frame the horizontal understanding of the coast's infrastructure and place it into a vertical condition, thereby increasing the efficiency of the shore base by industrial standards and intensifying natural processes that support the dynamics of coastal Louisiana.Elliot Manuel [LA Rising]Right Primary perspective of LA Rising tower located in the Mississippi River108 109 55. Left Southeast elevation of tower displaying stair and highway superstructureRight Southwest elevation of tower displaying interlocking of oil and residential layersLeft Northwest elevation displaying use of exterior pipes to connect lower oil levels with upper residential quartersRight Northeast elevation displaying second stair and front garden for residences to utilize during extended stays110 111 56. [Mega Highway]Highway connecting towers overLouisiana landscape[Diagram]Structure and Sustainability[Heliport]Landing pads for helicopters[Solar Panels]Denoted area for solar panels togenerate power[Heliport]Landing pads for helicopters [Living]Residential spaces for shorebase workers[Circulation]Exterior stairway for humancirculation[Garden]Roof-top garden for nutrition andspatial qualities of shorebase workers[Prevailing Winds]Winds coming from the easterndirection of the site[Water Cisterns]Cisterns located at top of tower to collect rain waterfor residences[Water Level]Water of Mississippi River rangesfrom a depth of 15 to 50 at site[Water Level]Water of Mississippi River rangesfrom a depth of 15 to 50 at site[Diagram]Shorebase Processing[Circulation]Vertical shafts bring goods downto water and into upper floors ofthe tower[Circulation]Ancillary support for vesselsoccurs on outside edges of towerto increase efficiency[Mega Highway]Highway connecting towers overLouisiana landscape[Heliport]Helicopters land on top of tower[Louvers]Corrugated steel panels encloseparking level and residential levels[Louvers]Vertical louvers to protect workers fromSouthern solar radiation[Louvers]Horizontal louvers to protect works fromsolar radiation[Circulation]Circulation tower to bring worker upand down tower[Circulation]Circulation tower to bring workers upand down tower[Structure]Structural attachment for residentiallouvers[Diagram]Structural Attachments[Water Level]Water of Mississippi River rangesfrom a depth of 15 to 50 at siteLeft Axonometric diagram displaying circulation and egress in tower structure Right Axonometric diagram displaying goods processing for the tower Left Axonometric diagram displaying structural systems and skins used in tower Right Axonometric diagram displaying sustainable systems in tower112 113 57. Left Perspective of mega-highway approach toward towerRight Perspective of tower from northeast corner114 115 58. Katie Pitre [Littoral Layers]Louisiana and the oil field have had a parasitic, interwoven relationship beginning in the early days of exploration. With the expansion of the offshore oil industry and the continued drilling efforts in its littoral lands, Louisiana cannot anymore be the weaker symbiont with these industry giants. In order to tectonically and respectfully occupy this place, one must consider at once the simultaneous physical and temporal scales that define the environment, the history of the oil field, the stories of the peoples living there, and the layered and complex relationship between them. Only when these factors have been exposed and the connections between them understood can architecture fully participate in the continual (re)generation of the meaning of the littoral lands. Without the ability to embed itself in the cycles that already constitute the littoral, architecture leaves itself in the vulnerable position of becoming superfluous and evanescent: consumed by the giant.Neither the history of the oil field nor the history of Louisiana cannot be understood singularly, without reference to the other. Neither of these entities can divorce itself from the natural world. John Donnes no man is an [island] can serve as a literary example that can be applied to experiencing the connectedness of the world. Every entity is connected to the environment and to the others inhabiting that same surround. The impact of every decision must be considered across temporal and spatial scales. Continued ignorance will seal Louisianas fate. The architectural conceptualization of the embedded temporal layers can generate volumetric space that simultaneously interprets the existing layers that constitute ground and adds to them. Architecture can unify man and nature; it provides a missing link that allows for architecture that participates in the generation of the connections which bind us to the earth but which have consequently been silenced.Right Primary perspective of remaining housing after Littoral Layers has departed from shorebase site116 117 59. Left Sectional axonometric displaying heating and cooling in towerRight Sectional axonometric displaying energy generation in towerLeft Typical floor plan of tower with living and office quarters118 119 60. Right Experiential collage of truss system with entrance into towerLeft Perspective of walking in between towers on main vesselLeft Above Interior perspective of dwelling unit for offshore workers120 121 61. Right Experiential collage of walkway inside structural truss systemLeft Perspective of mobile housing and shorebase during evening hours of operation122 123 62. Alyce Howe [Out of Land, Out to Sea]Right Out of Land, Out to Sea departing from previous location to new locationThe final design of Chevrons shorebase attempts to address the mitigation between environment, industry, and humans and create a solution that integrates the three efficiently, sustainability, and responsibly. Functioning as a shorebase and a vessel, the compression of Chevrons original programmatic elements into one succinct unit addresses this mitigation by allowing all three to operate individually, yet integrally, within the specific context of Venice, Louisiana. Capable of accommodating offshore supply vessels, a variety of sites, Chevrons needs, and the environments needs, the Chevron shorebase is a model of flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability. Between its ability to compress shut for transport to another site, and expand open to mitigate a variety of waterways, operate with speed and efficiency, service various vessels, and house its employees, its flexibility encompasses means of physical, operational, and programmatic compression.Its removal from the current Chevron site introduces a level of sustainability foreign to shorebases as a land operation that mitigates between the offshore world and the shore. This mitigation allows the base to double as an operational node while simultaneously detaching itself from permanent land use. Its programmatic compression from land to Tiger Pass allows the original site to function and respond to natural cycles by donating it back to the environment. Because efficiency is a primary priority to Chevron, this level of sustainability coupled with the bases compressability optimizes efficiency by permitting the base to function independently of the grid and service ships quickly and efficiently..It is through these design tactics that the design of the base begins to responsibly mitigate the relationship between industry, humans, and environment by evaluating and addressing the needs of each. This evaluation must include the maintenance of the landscape or the Louisiana coast, and ultimately the oil industry, could be lost forever.124 125 63. Right Diagrams displaying the closing and opening of shorebase vesselLeft Compression diagram of program at Chevron site123126 127 64. Right Elevation of main vessel with ship docking at baseRight Below View underneath Shorebase at loading docksLeft Elevation of main vessel with ship docking at baseLeft Below Aerial view of Shorebase fully deployed128 129 65. Left Perspective of structure expanding to accept ships for cargo exchangeRight Interior perspective where core programmatic elements are located to oversee shorebase operations130 131 66. AqueDOCK re-imagines the operation and function of a coastal energy shorebase, establishing a new typology that is informed by the flexibility of the landscape. The project site, Venice, Louisiana, is the last town accessible by road as the Mississippi approaches the Gulf of Mexico, the last connection to land before the landscape gives way to water. Here Venice occupies a tenuous position subject to flooding, erosion, land subsidence, and violent hurricanes. AqueDOCK replaces the existing, static, Chevron shorebase with a system that adapts to unstable conditions and embraces the flux inherent to the landscape.The shorebase is the programmatic manifestation of the transition from land to sea; the transfer point between land based goods and the ships and helicopters that support offshore oil operations. Employing a system of [ connect // span // supply ], aqueDOCK embodies this transfer in its form and operation. A connection point intakes land based goods, the span structure conveys them across the river, and the floating slip structures act as supply hubs that feed the ships and helicopters. As a floating structure, aqueDOCK responds and adjusts to the fluctuations of the Mississippi, maintaining a clear and controlled operational datum. Where the existing shorebase is tethered to, and dependent on land, aqueDOCK requires land solely as a connection point.In a landscape where land is defined by uncertainty and change the aqueDOCK will remain viable by minimizing the importance of land and occupying the water. The connection point links the aqueDOCK to the highway and the trucks which supply the goods, equipment, and fuel the shorebase requires. The connection to land also serves as the transfer point for personnel. On-site parking in the form of temporary, modular, steel decks service the aqueDOCKs employees while they are stationed on the shorebase. These connections are critical to the supply and operation of the aqueDOCK, but all other program is located at the centralized floating hub of the ship slips.The spanning structure, a telescoping arm that conveys goods, fuel, mud, water, and people across the Mississippi is comprised of two systems: the connection tube and superstructure supports. The connection tube, the artery through which all transit occurs, consists of suspension cables, tracks, and fuel hoses supported by intermediate steel collar braces. Through a combination of tube steel and suspension cables, the superstructure supports the load of the connection tube in a sculptural expression of the forces acting upon it. Suspension cables run through and off of the superstructures tube steel column cage, connecting to the collar braces of the connection tube. The cables act as pulleys, allowing the system to adjust itself against the undulations of the Mississippi and maintain a level connection. The tensile strength of the steel suspension cables allows the system to span long distances without supports.Resembling an inverted dry dock, the form of the ship slip creates the clear span required for massive offshore supply vessels to pull under the structure. From here goods are unloaded and received from an opening in the staging floor above while liquids and fuels are supplied from storage silos contained in the slip walls. Within the structure, a clear axis of operation is established with staging at one end of the slip, storage at the other, and the opening to the slips below in between. As industrial operations occupy the vast open space of the staging floor, the space between the double truss superstructure is reserved for human occupation. Floor plates with integral attachment slots are hung between the superstructure, allowing program to be inserted as needed. Each slip structure can exist as a stand-alone entity or be linked together as a series of structures. As configuration, staff demand, and scope of work vary, this framework provides the opportunity to expand, reconfigure, and reorient the programmatic layout of the aqueDOCK. Humans occupy the edge of the structure, which provides dramatic views of the river and formal separation from the structures industrial zones.Dean Kelly [Aqua Dock]Right Primary perspective of three main vessels of Aqua Dock that define ship bays and other ancillary functions132 133 67. Left Regional site plan illustrating platform access from shorebaseRight Aerial perspective of ship slips docked in Mississippi RiverLeft Structural Detail of land to water product supply tubeRight Perspective inside employee transport in supply tube134 135ANCHORAGE AREAPARKINGEXISTING SITEREVETMENT ZONE REVETMENT ZONESITE PERSPECTIVENVENICEC O N T I N E N T A L S H E L F1000150050007500OIL PLATFORMSWELLSGULFGULFTOPOGRAPHY LINESGULFPORT FOURCHON 68. GREYWATERBLACKWATERBLACKWATERBLACKWATERPOTABLEWATERPOTABLEWATERLIQUID MUDLIQUID MUDDRILL WATERDRILL WATERPOTABLE WATERGREYWATERFILTRATIONFUELFUELFUELBARYTEFUELHELIPORTSTAGING FLOORCONTROL OFFICESBUNKHOUSESHUMAN INDUSTRIALMARINA LIVING SHIP HELICOPTER230285551500OUTGOING STORAGESUPPLY SYSTEMS1/32 = 1 - 0DININGREC HALL-40STORAGE19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 15A // TS1 //TS4 // LS 14 // LSA.1A.2A.3B.1B.2D.1D.2C.1C.2C.3HUMAN INDUSTRIAL HUMANEMPTY LOADED5B // TS 5C // TS 5D // TS4 // LS 14 // LS5A // TS 5B // TS 5C // TS 5D // TSSTAGING FLOORSINGLEDEAD STORAGE UNLOADING STAGING QUE OUTGOING STORAGEDECKCONTROL CENTERSHIP CONTROL STOR. BREAKENTRYLANDING160190 190210UPDN DN DN UPDN DN OPEN FLOOR 210OPERABLE DOORSOPEN TO SHIPS BELOWDECKHELI CONTROL TRAINING FLEXHELICOPTER HANGERHELIPADSOFFICE POOLUPUPOFFICEOFFICEOFFICEOFFICEOFFICEHELICOPTER HANGERBELOWDNDNPUBLIC DECKDOUBLE DOUBLE DOUBLE UPUPEKLMNODGAHIJFBCDEAPQELEVENTH FLOOR: SHIP CONTROL1 = 20 - 03 NTWELFTH FLOOR: HELI CONTROL1 = 20 - 03B NTHIRTEENTH FLOOR: ADMIN1 = 20 - 03C NSIXTH FLOOR: BUNKHOUSES1 = 20 - 03A N5A // TSHELIPORTSTAGING FLOORBUNKHOUSES DINING // RECHELICOPTERREPAIR HANGERUNLOADING STAGING QUEUEDEAD STORAGE OUTGOING STORAGEOUTGOING STORAGE550150230285HUMAN INDUSTRIALMARINA LIVING SHIP HELICOPTERLONGITUDINAL SECTION1 = 20 - 0OUTIN19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 15B // TS 5C // TS 5D // TSLeft Longitudinal section of one of Aqua Docks ship containers Right Plan drawing of Aqua Docks programmatic arrangementLeft Below Longitudinal section displaying supply systems operations and theirlayout within the vesselRight Below Longitudinal sectional displaying passive solar system designwithin one of the vessels.DINING // RECHELIPORTSTAGING FLOORCONTROL OFFICESBUNKHOUSESOUTGOING STORAGEPASSIVE + ACTIVE1/32 = 1 - 0DINING // RECHUMAN INDUSTRIALMARINA LIVING SHIP HELICOPTER230285551500136 137 69. GALVALUME SIPWALL PANEL6EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE SIP CORECORRUGATED METAL DECKALUMINUM FLOOR DECKINGPREFABRICATED WALL SLEEVEWALL SLEEVE INSERTGALVALUME SIP PANEL CAPGALVALUME SIP PANEL CLADDINGW18 x 76 STEEL BEAM AT 10' O.C.8" C CHANNEL LIGHT GAUGE JOIST AT 16" O.C.JOIST HANGERPREFABRICATED WALL SLEEVEGALVALUME SIP PANEL CAP3 1/2" Z CLIP AT 16" O.C.ALUM CEILING PANELGALVALUME SIP PANEL CLADDINGEXPANDED POLYSTYRENE SIP COREGALVALUME SIPFLOOR PANEL 6GALVALUME SIPCEILING PANEL 6INTERIOR FLOOR TO WALL BOLTSFLOOR ATTACHMENT ANGLETEXTURED GALVALUME FLOOR CLADDINGEXPANDED POLYSTYRENE SIP CORE1/4 ATTACHMENT BOLT2 X 4 STL ANGLE10 GUAGE STL ANCHOR PLATE FORHURRICANE RATED ASSEMBLY1/4 ATTACHMENT BOLT2 X 4 STL ANGLE10 GUAGE STL ANCHOR PLATE FORHURRICANE RATED ASSEMBLY6 SUPERSTRUCTURE20 40 807 SLIP STRUCTURE25 50 1008 COLLAR BRACE DETAIL1/8 = 1 - 09 SUPERSTRUCTURE PLAN1/4 = 1 - 010 UNIT ASSEMBLY SEQUENCENTS10 SIP PANEL CONNECTIONS1 1/2 = 1 - 0EFGBCDHA89666666666666666610101010101011 111110BCDABCDAEFBCDAEF10TYP.FRAMEWORK FLOOR GRIDINT. PARTITIONS +CEILING INSTALLEDSIP WALL PANELS INSTALLEDEXTERIOR PANELS ATTACHEDFLOOR PANEL INSTALLEDREPEAT AS NEEDEDBUNKHOUSESDINING // RECCONTROLCENTERHELICOPTERHANGERSTAGINGFLOORLeft Permeable wall envelopedisplaying structural scale of vesselsand human scale that exists withinstructure11 PERMEABLE WALL ENVELOPERight Exploded axonometric of boat slip structure with dwelling units and hangar in foreground138 139 70. 140 141 71. 142 143Conclusionconclusion [n] - the end, close, finish, termination, wind up (e.g. of a speech or writing). 72. Professors [CLOSING LETTER]The challenges of the LSU//Chevron Symbiotic Shorebase demanded the participants to utilize all of their skills and to find new ones. To create a symbiotic system between three parties that possess often violently disparate characteristics requires imagination, futurism, optimism, and open-mindedness. The Chevron Shorebase in Venice, Louisiana has many challenges. It suffers from extreme weather events that bring flooding waters and destructive winds. It sits on unstable ground that constantly requires maintenance and stability. It is exposed to extreme elements including brutal sun exposure. The shorebase slips must be dredged as theiy consistently fill with the silt riches of the Mississippi River which indicates only a bigger issue: The Mouth of the Mississippi River is leveling. These challenges are augmented by Chevrons mission to work safely or not at all; with the environment and with their employees.To tackle all these challenges and the lack of predictability in a dynamic environment, the students developed flexible and adaptable systems for the occupation, production, and protection along the Louisiana Coastal Edge. Embracing the inventiveness of science fiction, the proposals for a Symbiotic Shorebase propose a myriad of design actions that can participate and thrive in healthy but volatile environments. To summarize, the major design resolutions that surfaced are as follows: It is more sustainable for the industry, the environment, and the population to be mobile. Mobility protects. Demountable and reusable building components provide flexibility and lessen catastrophic loss. Silt is a given. Ship slips can be redesigned to handle the required dredging instead of hiring outside contractors. The maintenance of the slips can contribute to the maintenance of the environment. The scale, production, and ingenuity of extracting natural resources provides materials that can be utilized formuch more than just mineral gain. Industry possesses the ability to simultaneously serve their corporation, their employees, and their economicresource; the natural environment. The private shorebase has the potential to join with public infrastructure and in doing so, create a more stableoccupation for all parties involved.In closing, the integrated aspirations of the studio came to fruition because of the integrated team of clients, consultants, researchers, and the imagineers (the studio.) The resolutions produced push all to think to the future yet simultaneously are based in the present. As the studio was constantly reminded and challenged, if you can think of it, then it can be done. It may take time but once the idea is made, it exists.Ursula Emery McClure144 145 73. Chevron_Jose Abadin, Turner Burghart, Sandi Fury, Sarah Hughes, Gregg Jones, Gary Northington, Jason Reppel, Keith Smith, Nathan Taylor//Port Fourchon_Davey Breaux, Chett Chiasson, Leigh Guidry//Chouest_Blake Guidry, James Guidry//LEEVAC_Darren Guillory, Cory Barkman, Big Mike Jannise//Lake Charles Seaport Authority_Daniel Loughney, Derek Shierloh//Gulf Land Structures_Corey Guidry, Mark Landry//International Petroleum Museum// LUMCON_Nicole Cotton//Hercules Offshore_Shane Mendel//Studio 7006_Tyler Brandis, Victor Erwin, Amy Gemelli, Alyce Howe, Dean Kelly, Robert Ketner, Alex Klingsporn, Ju Liu, Brian Lucke, Elliot Manuel, Matthew McKeever, Katie Pitre//Special Thanks_This studio was sponsored and supported by the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio via a Small Projects Grant funded by Chevron. Science fiction author Moira Crone, LEEVAC engineer, Mike Jannise, Chevron engineer Jose Abadin, CSS Director Jeff Carney, and CSS Board members Jori Erdman and Clint Willson provided invaluable advice and encouragement to the project.Participants [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]146 147Left Below Abandoned home near Grand Isle, LouisianaRight Below LSU Architecture students after field trip in Terrebonne Bay 74. Documentation [BIBLIOGRAPHY]Notes [Text]All images unless otherwise noted, are products of the studio. The photographs were taken by the students, the professor, or Chevron. The projects are the sole products of the authors.Graphic Design and book development authored by Elliot Manuel, LSU BArch 2014 Honors College Graduate and enthusiastic participant of the LSU//Chevron Studio 2014.pg. 6Roberts, H. R., R. Sassen, and R. Carney.Geological and geochemical process structuring of hydrocarbon seep community environments. Oceans proceedings. Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C., and New York, (1989), 63-66. print.pg. 8Louisiana Department of Administration Website. Education, Just for Students-Industry Facts. Louisiana Government. Web. Jan 2014.pg. 9Joan Ockman, One for the Sandpile. Journal of Architectural Education 62, n.3 (2009), 26-27. print.pg. 38-39Rubin, William S. Dada & Surrealist Art. Chief Curator of the Painting and Sculpture Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York 1968.Notes [Images]148 149