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Platform 4 - Lounge

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Housing

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Site plan for a series of topographic housing blocks set in the Arizona landscape by student Claire Hinchman

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Series of exploded layers comprising student Adrisda Maulsi's proposal to infill a golf course with housing in Phoenix

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of a connective walkway between infill housing bars around golf courses by student Adrisda Maulsi

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Functions made possible by the all-in-one module with bed, bench, and kitchen for the CTST micro units

Garden entry perspective of the Miami Beach House showing the planted approach, outdoor threshold, and platformed sequence

Garden entry perspective of the Miami Beach House showing the planted approach, outdoor threshold, and platformed sequence

Garden entry perspective of the Miami Beach House showing the planted approach, outdoor threshold, and platformed sequence

Garden entry perspective of the Miami Beach House showing the planted approach, outdoor threshold, and platformed sequence

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Extended mountain elevation diagram showing the various formal and programatic design decisions by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Section perspective study of stepped housing that follows the curves of Camelback Mountain by student Donglei Cao

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Animation of the various plans possible within the zoning setbacks for the ININ infill housing proposal

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exterior and interior perspectives of the two-story Goose duplex at the center of the QTCT housing proposal

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Exploded axon of the multiple connections and additions attached to the HEL linear bars throughout the airport intersection

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Perspective of researchers studying the permaculture aquatic plants and algae growth farming integrated

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Section perspective of the housing and other base programs within the mountainous proposal by student Salvador Benitez

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Interior view of a woman reading a book in the lounge of the 3D printed MICROGROVE home with a net lounge above

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Perspective of the open public space converted from existing golf holes between housing by student Adrisda Maulsi

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Units plans illustrating the various spaces and levels of an underground housing unit by student Amberley Johnson

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded axonometric study looking at the various layers of the lifted CISL infrastructure above a shifting landscape

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded isometric diagram of the layers for a topographic housing community by student Camille Medeiros

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Exploded program diagram illustrating the varied typologies and functions within the communities proposed by student Zihao Li

Plan drawings of the Miami Beach House showing the platform sequence, room organization, and circulation through the house.

Plan drawings of the Miami Beach House showing the platform sequence, room organization, and circulation through the house.

Plan drawings of the Miami Beach House showing the platform sequence, room organization, and circulation through the house.

Plan drawings of the Miami Beach House showing the platform sequence, room organization, and circulation through the house.

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Model showing the spread of secondary backyard units throughout the suburbs of Phoenix by student Christopher Fernandez

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Housing plan showing the units within a single housing mound massing proposed by student Lauren Bennett

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

East-west section drawing of the Miami Beach House showing the platformed interior, vertical cores, and layered living spaces

East-west section drawing of the Miami Beach House showing the platformed interior, vertical cores, and layered living spaces

East-west section drawing of the Miami Beach House showing the platformed interior, vertical cores, and layered living spaces

East-west section drawing of the Miami Beach House showing the platformed interior, vertical cores, and layered living spaces

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Massing perspective looking at layering skinny linear bars of housing as a porous web student by Julien Gutierrez

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Study model of a staggered unit concept for the CART tower weaving shared space and private space for communal cooking

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

Section perspective of the central space created between the two infrastructural HEL bars with porous public levels

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