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Description
My primary objective was to develop a design that both minimized the demolition of elements within the existing structure and maintained a sense of architectural, spatial, and material cohesion with the existing structure. To achieve this, I designed a large dining atrium on the 1st floor that encloses two floors of an entire facade and the attached portico from the existing building. This atrium space acts as the spatial glue between the old and the new, with the enclosed facades allowing users to interact visually and physical with the old and new structures within a dynamic open-layout that is designed to facilitate both circulation and community interaction. The glass roof and alternating curtain walls along the exterior maximize interior lighting.
To ensure that the design proposal met the University’s desire for a daring design that differed from the classical architecture of the original building, I developed a more modular and dynamic design in which each floor has a unique floor plan, program, and systems for circulation. The unique floor plans were achieved by implementing a series of differing setbacks and overhangs at various depths and angles to create a sense of cascading forms stacking on top of and interlocking with one another. The first floor contains the dining atrium mentioned above, as well as a large maker space with various smaller rooms. The second floor contains the bulk of student meeting spaces, with each having a unique composition and exterior or atrium view. The third floor has the most open layout, containing a dedicated student gallery space and a series of open-layout student collaborative spaces.
The three core structures/building wings of my proposal are unified by a central atrium which acts as a both a visual focal point, with its curtain walls contrasting with the surrounding sandstone facades, as well as a circulatory fulcrum. I elected to use curtain walls in this space to expose the circulatory heart of the design and allow interior movement between the three main spaces to be viewed from the outside.