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Craft Components Concept

Institutional

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Structural isometric drawing diagramming the combination of megastructural diagonals, vertical columns and braces of SPCS

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Entrance and public open space of the GBN museum program looking out on large beach boardwalk below

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Nighttime perspective showing the final phase construction of the YELE music studios lighting up the open public space

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Perspective through the dense vegetation of UI of one of the nine housing and study towers embedded in the landscape

Paired elevation and section drawings of the double roof school structures

Paired elevation and section drawings of the double roof school structures

Paired elevation and section drawings of the double roof school structures

Paired elevation and section drawings of the double roof school structures

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Aerial of the corner of the GBN model showing the layers of gardens and public spaces and the stacked ecotourism helipads

Reading rooms are places where students can find their own space to learn alone or in groups

Reading rooms are places where students can find their own space to learn alone or in groups

Reading rooms are places where students can find their own space to learn alone or in groups

Reading rooms are places where students can find their own space to learn alone or in groups

Site plan illustration showing the encroaching relationship between the adjacent community and the petroglyph RACA site

Site plan illustration showing the encroaching relationship between the adjacent community and the petroglyph RACA site

Site plan illustration showing the encroaching relationship between the adjacent community and the petroglyph RACA site

Site plan illustration showing the encroaching relationship between the adjacent community and the petroglyph RACA site

Drawing showing the fragmented and isolated relationships of the UI buildings to each other requiring island wandering

Drawing showing the fragmented and isolated relationships of the UI buildings to each other requiring island wandering

Drawing showing the fragmented and isolated relationships of the UI buildings to each other requiring island wandering

Drawing showing the fragmented and isolated relationships of the UI buildings to each other requiring island wandering

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Hybrid drawing combining massing axons, sections, and program concepts as part of the SPCS process

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Pair of elevations looking at using layers of material depth to emphasize various program zones within SPCS

Combination of concept icon and perspective of Palm Walk during the day with PEP canopy overhead between the palm trees

Combination of concept icon and perspective of Palm Walk during the day with PEP canopy overhead between the palm trees

Combination of concept icon and perspective of Palm Walk during the day with PEP canopy overhead between the palm trees

Combination of concept icon and perspective of Palm Walk during the day with PEP canopy overhead between the palm trees

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Drawings of the Libreville avenue masterplan and the selected site for the GBN Ministry of Parks at the intersection

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Pair of perspectives showing the lifted walkway linking the parks through the front entry of SPCS research center

Initial concept sketch for distributing the various studio and theatre programs of the DM performance center

Initial concept sketch for distributing the various studio and theatre programs of the DM performance center

Initial concept sketch for distributing the various studio and theatre programs of the DM performance center

Initial concept sketch for distributing the various studio and theatre programs of the DM performance center

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Animated diagram of the various forces concentrating on the GBN Ministry site at the point of collision

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Pair of study aerial perspectives of SPCS looking into the main gallery space and above the layered roof decks

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Plan drawing of the swirling university paths wrapping the fragments of university buildings and housing around UI

Perspective view showing playgrounds and blended indoor-outdoor learning

Perspective view showing playgrounds and blended indoor-outdoor learning

Perspective view showing playgrounds and blended indoor-outdoor learning

Perspective view showing playgrounds and blended indoor-outdoor learning

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Collage perspective representing a summer morning seeing the UI Poveglia Island across the Venetian lagoon

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Study model of a floating RACA gallery mass floating above the existing visitor center with a skin made of shifting symbols

Site plan of the Nepal School showing the repeated classrooms and mixed programs

Site plan of the Nepal School showing the repeated classrooms and mixed programs

Site plan of the Nepal School showing the repeated classrooms and mixed programs

Site plan of the Nepal School showing the repeated classrooms and mixed programs

Perspective of the main interior gallery space of the RACA addition with layered panels sloping to the desert landscape

Perspective of the main interior gallery space of the RACA addition with layered panels sloping to the desert landscape

Perspective of the main interior gallery space of the RACA addition with layered panels sloping to the desert landscape

Perspective of the main interior gallery space of the RACA addition with layered panels sloping to the desert landscape

Plan drawing animation showing the various occupiable spaces within the triangulated GBN Ministry of Parks footprint

Plan drawing animation showing the various occupiable spaces within the triangulated GBN Ministry of Parks footprint

Plan drawing animation showing the various occupiable spaces within the triangulated GBN Ministry of Parks footprint

Plan drawing animation showing the various occupiable spaces within the triangulated GBN Ministry of Parks footprint

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Perspective of the DM performance massing attached to the Queensboro bridge viewed from above the street intersection

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Exterior perspective of the RACA gallery opening up to the desert landscape for a nighttime performance

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Animated set of plan drawings of the various levels, programs, and residential and study units of the UI housing towers

Section perspective drawing of the diagonal vertical circulation sequence throughout the SPCS research center from the plaza

Section perspective drawing of the diagonal vertical circulation sequence throughout the SPCS research center from the plaza

Section perspective drawing of the diagonal vertical circulation sequence throughout the SPCS research center from the plaza

Section perspective drawing of the diagonal vertical circulation sequence throughout the SPCS research center from the plaza

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Study perspectives of the SPCS center from the two major public spaces on either side of the facility

Wall section of a typical earthbag wall used for the classroom spaces

Wall section of a typical earthbag wall used for the classroom spaces

Wall section of a typical earthbag wall used for the classroom spaces

Wall section of a typical earthbag wall used for the classroom spaces

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Series of massing studies for how to arrange the two studio spaces and the recording booths on the site for the YELE studios

Simple diagram of the various student-inspired craft details for building the school

Simple diagram of the various student-inspired craft details for building the school

Simple diagram of the various student-inspired craft details for building the school

Simple diagram of the various student-inspired craft details for building the school

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Nepal School Project

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