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ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM

THE LAMP SHADE

SANT ANDREA

THE DOMINANT VOID

THE TOWN

HOUSE FOR TWO

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TFP: THE SPRINGS PLACE

RTKL: TSING HUA

THE IMPLIED CUBE

HARBOR BATH

BODY IN SPACE

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ELI WHITNEY MUSEUMFA L L 2 0 1 1 Tu r n e r B r o o k s / A d a m H o p f n e r

Quiet ly abutt ing the leafy r idges of East Rock

Park in Connect icut , the Whitney Museum

looks to incorporate a new component into i ts

exist ing educat ional program---a mult i - func-

t ional faci l i ty that is par t greenhouse, par t

soi l factory, and par t exhibi t ion space.

The project a ims to chal lenge the surface

condi t ion of the ground. Land is tessel lated

into planes that are l ight ly shi f ted above or

below the ground level to generate spaces

that integrate al l three funct ions into the lo-

cal landscape.

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From afar, the project appears to be a natural expansion of the exist ing landscape. Trees are planted into sunken pi ts created by surface tessel-

lat ion, yet f rom a distance they give of f the i l lusion of an ordinary forest .

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THE LAMP SHADEFA L L 2 0 0 9 A l ex a n d e r P u r ve s

The assignment asks for a paper lamp that

incorporates the golden rat io.

The project is inspired by the Vat ican stairs,

as wel l as the Japanese ar t of k i r igami. The

ent i re lamp is made out of one single piece

of 18 x 24 paper wi th s l i ts cut out at even

intervals.

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SANT ANDREAS P R I N G 2 0 1 0 E m m a n u e l Pe t i t

Th is is an analys is o f the Sant Andrea Ca-

thedra l in Mantua, I ta ly. The arch i tect is

Leon Bat t is ta Alber t i .

In addi t ion to a ser ies of drawings, the

analys is is d iv ided in to four par ts- - -c i rcu la-

t ion, program, tecton ic and massing. Each

par t enta i ls a phys ica l model as wel l as

re levant conceptual d iagrams.

The conclusion of the analysis centers on the

axial qual i ty inherent in every corner of the ca-

thedral , an idea that could be fur ther extended

to the cathedral ’s relat ionship wi th i ts surround-

ing urban space. A symbiosis exists between

the inter ior space and the plaza that i t f lows

into.

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Instead of t racing out the actual route of a moving object in space, the model interprets the local c i rculat ion through a diagrammatical presenta-

t ion of the s imultaneous change in both speed and perspect ive as a person moves through the cathedral . This relat ionship manifests the exper i -

ent ia l aspect of the c i rculat ion.

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Analogic of hot a i r and cold air, the red and blue palet te exhibi ts a dichotomy of space that is par t compressed and par t expanded. The idea is

to present the program of the cathedral as a cont inuous band of space that destroys the physical boundar ies of the cathedral .

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The tectonic model zooms in on one of the s ide por tals annexed to the nave. For the main barrel vaul t , cherry and bass are used simultaneously

to convey the weight shi f t necessary for the structure to hold intact . For the por tal , weight bear ing elements are emphasized with sol id massing

whi le elements serving no structural purposes are executed with l ighter mater ia ls such as st icks and Plexiglas.

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The massing model i l lustrates a tendency for the inter ior space to group i tsel f into mult ip le subsets. This grouping not only draws out a hier-

archical breakdown of the aggregate space, but excludes elements (rendered in plexi) of an even more subsidiary nature, such as the praying

chambers and entrance porches, out of th is system.

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BODY IN SPACEFA L L 2 0 1 1 Tu r n e r B r o o k s / A d a m H o p f n e r

Design a space for a s ingle inhabi tant. The

project is to be located at the Stonycreek

Quarry, Connect icut .

The project is conceived as a surreal sce-

nar io where sol id ground is reimagined as

weight less surfaces. Planes peel of f of the

rock, the inter ior space generated is cov-

ered with red velour to emphasize the pro-

cess.

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THE IMPLIED CUBEFA L L 2 0 0 9 Pe g g y D e a m e r / B i m a l M e n d i s

A gener ic armature is used to convey di f fer-

ent spat ia l ideas.

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Transparency vs Opaci ty

The same module made of

sanded plexi is mult ip l ied at

d i f ferent scales and layered on

the inside of one another to not

only create a r igorous spat ia l

qual i ty, but a lso arr ive at the

perfect intersect ion between

absolute t ransparency and total

opaci ty.

Par tner : Minh Nguyen

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Tension vs Compression

T h e r e d s q u a r e s , s e c u r e d

o n t o t h e fo u r c o r n e r s o f t h e

c u b e , a r e c o m p r e s s e d t i g h t l y

o n t o t h e o p p o s i n g p l a n e s o f

t h e g r ay s q u a r e s .

T h e s y s t e m i s b a l a n c e d

t h r o u g h a n eve n d i s t r i bu t i o n

o f c o m p r e s s i o n a n d t e n s i o n .

Pa r t n e r : M i n h N g u ye n

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2D vs 3D

Planes belonging to the same

cube are col lapsed to release

spaces. The orange and green

squares are rotated to form an

aggregate system.

HOUSE FOR TWOS P R I N G 2 0 1 0 Ke i t h K r u m w i e d e / J oy c e T s i a n g

The two cl ients l ive together but their cur-

rent house does not resolve their sched-

ule conf l ic ts. The br ief asks for a solut ion

through which the two cl ients wi l l be able to

own their pr ivate spaces respect ively whi le

st i l l being able to maintain an int imate rela-

t ionship wi th each other.

To achieve a sense of separat ion, the proj-

ect ut i l izes the c lassical geometry of the

Mobius c i rc le, wi th two cour tyards as the

main div is ion. The ver t ical structures are

rendered in ei ther wood or glass, which,

through strategic placements, make i t pos-

sible for the c l ients to possess visual access

to each other ’s presence.

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A major conf l ic t exists where the work schedule of c l ient

1 c lashes with the le isure t ime of c l ient 2. The cour tyard

mediates th is conf l ic t , yet the glass panels st i l l make i t

possible for a sense of int imacy to l inger.

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T H E T O W NS P R I N G 2 0 1 0 Ke i t h K r u m w i e d e / J oy c e T s i a n g

The Town is a fur ther development of House

for Two. The dichotomy of pr ivacy and int i -

macy inherent in House for Two conceives

the possibi l i ty for three new prototypes of

housing to be generated, serving mult ip le

fami l ies.

With respect to the social context , an S-

shaped plat form is raised to the second

f loor. The S-shape al lows for a s ingle fam-

i ly to have access to two separate common

spaces( one below and one above), so that

the same household is s imultaneously a

member of two communit ies, an arrange-

ment that is crucial for maintaining a heal thy

social environment for the neighbourhood.

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Two houses that are separate f rom each other on the ground level converge

onto the same plat form on the second f loor.

This design defeats one of the most commonly found i l l of modern residen-

t ia l archi tecture---a loss of encounter and communicat ion.

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TFP FARRELLSS U M M E R 2 0 1 1

Project :

The Spr ings Place

Shanghai, China

Cl ient :

Tishman Speyer

Descr ipt ion:

A mixed-use development in the Xin J iang

Wan distr ict , Shanghai .

Responsibi l i t ies:

Photoshopped sketches and masterplan

Executed diagrams for the f inal repor t

References:

Eugene Dreyer eugene@tfp-hk.com

Cedr ic Tang cedr ic@tfp-hk.com

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RTKLS U M M E R 2 0 1 1

Project :

Tsing Hua Law School L ibrary Compet i t ion

Descr ipt ion:

Design for the Law School L ibrary, the Lec-

ture Hal l of Economics, and the new Admin-

istrat ive Bui ld ing.

Responsibi l i t ies:

Analyzed si te condi t ion for pedestr ians and

bike r iders.

Pi tched opt ions for conf igurat ions of the open

plaza.

Executed 3D model ing of the Lecture Hal l of

Economics for the in i t ia l design process, as

wel l as that of the subsidiary bui ld ings on

si te for the f inal render ing.

References:

Xiaoguang Liu x l iu@r tkl .com

Darren Chang darren@r tkl .com

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DRAWINGS2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0

The select ion contains mult ip le mediums

including charcoal , ink and penci l . The con-

tent ranges from class assignments to t ravel

sketches.

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THE DOMINANT VOIDFA L L 2 0 1 1 Tu r n e r B r o o k s / A d a m H o p f n e r

The project intends to create a dominant

void wi thout producing an enclosed shel l .

Four squares are brought together through

the aid of f ive beams. Every square has

two beams at tached to i t , yet no two beams

stemming out of the same square end up ar-

r iv ing on a s ingle square.

The resul t ing space chal lenges the conven-

t ional idea of a void as the inevi table out-

come of an absolute enclosure. Not a s ingle

planar surface is created, yet the space

exhibi ts impressive dimensions.

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HARBOR BATHS U M M E R 2 0 0 9 C e c i l i a N i l s s o n

T h e t a s k i s t o d e s i g n a h a r b o r b a t h a t

N y h av n , C o p e n h a g e n .

T h e p r o j e c t i s c o n c e i ve d a s a n a t u r a l

ex t e n s i o n o f t h e ex i s t i n g c i t y s c a p e . T h e

d e ck i s s t r e t c h e d i n t o a l a r g e t r i a n g l e

t h a t s p a n s ove r t h e h a r b o r t o a l l ow b a t h

g o e r s a s w e l l a s p e d e s t r i a n s t o g a i n a c -

c e s s t o r a r e v i ew s o f t h e h a r b o r a r e a .

I n t e r m s o f f u n c t i o n , t h e b a t h u t i l i ze s t h e

t w o fa r c o r n e r s o f t h e t r i a n g l e t o c r e a t e

a n e n c l o s e d s a u n a o n t h e w e s t e r n e n d

a n d a n o p e n - a i r sw i m m i n g p o o l o n t h e

e a s t e r n e n d .

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