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Elsa Kosegarten

Te x a s A & M B . E . D A r c h . S t u d i e s M a y 2 0 1 0

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Dallas Art District Hotel

The project consited on designing a hotel located in the Dallas Art District. It was a complex project since it would neighbor important buildings located on Flora St; the project would also link the future Woodall Rogers Park with Downtowm Dallas, and there was an exit ramp from the freeway going through the site. The design had to include residential units, retail and dining areas. The class was sponsored by HKS. This project received 1st place.

Site Analysis

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Woodal Rogers Fwy

Dallas Arts District

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views from site

Pearl S t

Olive St

SITE

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Flora St

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pedestrian circulation

downtown 1 Future Woodall Rodgers Park 2 Dallas Museum of Art 3 Nasher Sculpture Gallery 4 Asian Art Museum 5 Guadalupe Cathedral 6 Dallas Symphony 7 Winsphere Opera House 8 Wiley Theater

ARCH 406 Honors Spring 2010 Professor: Craig Babe Partner: Caitlin Klare Role: Collaborative design, diagraming and rendering.

access to site

Zuiver: Dutch word meaning pure

The first step in the design was to analyze the program required. In the first scheme the space required for each program component was determined and then turned into a shape that best served its purpuse. The volumes were then combined. The second scheme rearrenged the main volumes so that all planes would be alligned. The program in the towers was switched to make fewer hotel rooms at the highest levels to increase exclusivity and more residential units at the top to increase revenue. The final squeme simplified the volume for the front of house and explains the development of the volumes.

Zuiver Hotel

First Scheme

Second Scheme
Residential

Final Scheme

Hotel

Residential Hotel

Determined area needed for each part of the program Switched program in towers and aligned planes Volumes that worked better with the program Hotel

Front of House

Residential

I) Typical towers II) Rearrenged towers with front of house at ground level Volumes combined

Added program: Cinematheque

There was freedom to add program to the site. The location called for an arts center, so a cinematheque was appropiate. A section drawing from Steven Holl provided the inspiration for the cinematheque. In the drawing the theaters were easily identifiable, by extracting those shapes the volumes for the cinematheque were created. The theaters became sculptures on Flora St.

Inspiration: Steven Holl Bursar Cinema Competition Entry

Project model and site model

The theaters as free standing volumes

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Model: View from Flora St

Section Perspective through site

Graphic Representation
The best way to understand the the project is through an axonometric drawing. It shows all of the components of the project including typical floor plans for the hotel tower and the residential tower plus the theaters in the cinematheque. The first drawing shows floor plans and space use. This drawing was hard to understand, so a second drawing was created, using the same idea from the first but adding the volumes and populating the drawing with people, cars and vegetation.

First Axonometric Model

Residential Tower Pool

Final Axonometric Model

Reception Hall Fitness Area

Retail & Dining

Hotel Tower

Cinematheque

Back of house

Loading dock

Underground parking

Pavilion
The pavilion was to be designed, and constructed on the grounds surrounding the Architecture complex on campus. The location selectd was on the green space facing the south entry to one of the buildings. The pavilion would continue a circulation axis that goes through the entire architecture complex

Texas A&M Campus

Panel

Relationship smallest panel

View from ARCH 205 Spring 2008 Professor: Gabriela Campagnol Partners: Caitlin Klare, Jessica Molina Role: Collaborative design, collaborarative construction. All sketches and digital model.

south door

Relationship largest panel

Selected location for the pavilion

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Plan view

Scale model

Ground to panel connection

Panel to panel connection

Four houses on a grid

This assignment consisted in using a grid to design a block with four houses. The grid had to help organize the space to allocate the areas for the residences and the spaces surrounding them.

ARCH 305 Fall 2008 2008 Professor: Carlos Reimers Individual Project

created a sub-grid to help organize spaces using 3x3 as a unit

path for primary circulation

paths for secondary circulation

buffer zone between the public circulation and private and semiprivate spaces

semi-private areas

offset semiprivate areas to avoid creating another circulation path that crossed private spaces

lots for houses 1 & 3

lots for houses 2 & 4

green spaces

reorganize green spaces by making them equal in size

final green space

parking and services

After using the grid to organize space and developing the volumes that would better organize the program for each house I built a preliminary model of the block. I experimented with ribbon windows, which I later decided not to use since they did not work well with the facades and presented structural challenges. After building the model, I also decided to make a few changes to make the houses structurally feasible which included decreasing some of the cantilivers.

Final Design

first floor plan

second floor plan

elevation

section

third floor plan first floor plan

second floor plan

elevation section

section

Adaptable Corrugated Technology

Research Project
A Building System for the Pecos Region

Precedents
The development of ACT (adaptable corrugated technology began with a look into quonset huts. The quonset hur tas originally developed for mititary forts because it could be erected quicly and easily. The quonset hut has been further progressed into many different living, working and climate conditions.

ARCH 405 Fall 2009 Professor: Pliny Fisk Partner: Jessica Molina Role: Collaborative Research, and all renderings

- common material - multiple use material [shelter, cistern, storage, etc.] Pecos Region: Climate and available materials - fill components [water, insu lation, concrete]
corrugated metal

materials
corrugated metal - quick + easy construction - window + door openings - high strength - common material - multiple use material [shelter, cistern, storage, etc.] - fill components [water, insu lation, concrete] basalt - volcanic rock - low in salt content - thermal mass & structural support caliche - sedimentary rock - 80% calcium carbonate - used in portland cement - thermal mass and structural support

- thermal mass and structu

adaptable corrugated technology materials

-alltex roofing metal companies supplying Del Rio, TX mesquite - hard wood - fast growing - decorative or furniture use - berridge metal quick and easy construction corrugation] [rolling high strenght corrugated metal steel - metco common material + easy construction - quick multiple use [shelter, cistern, storage] - window + door openings fill components -[high strength water, insulation, concrete - common material mesquite

salt cedar - carpentry wood - used in production of fuel or fertilizer

basalt - volcanic rock - low in salt content - thermal mass & structural support

caliche - sedimentary rock - 80% calcium carbonate - used in portland cement - thermal mass and structural support

metal companies supplying Del Rio, TX adaptable corrugated technology -alltex caliche rock roofing -sedimentary
materials
basalt
-80% calichecorrugated metal Calcium carbonate -used in portland cement - sedimentary rock construction - quick + easy -thermal mass andcarbonate support - 80% calcium structural

- multiple use material [shelter, cistern, storage, etc.] - fill components [water, insu lation, concrete]

- hard wood - fast growing - decorative or furniture use

mesquite caliche-hardwood -fast growing - hard - sedimentary rock wood -decorative growing - fast or furniture use

salt cedar - carpentry wood - used in production of fuel or fertilizer

-volcanic rock -low in salt content basalt -thermal mass and structural support

mesquite

salt cedar

-used in the production of fuel and fertilizer salt cedar -carpentry wood
- carpentry wood - used in production of fuel or fertilizer

ral support

- berridge metal [rolling corrugation] [shelter, - multiple use material - metco steel
cistern, storage, etc.] - fill components [water, insu lation, concrete]

- window + door openings - used inhigh strength - portland cement - thermalcommon material - mass and structural support

- volcanic rock metal companies supplying - low in salt content TX Del Rio, - thermal mass & structural support -alltex roofing - berridge metal [rolling corrugation] - metco steel

- 80% calcium carbonate - decorative - used in portland cement or furniture use - thermal mass and structural support

Building System:
the self-supporting corru gated pieces can be shipped to any location and constructed on-site within days. our design takes this efficient existing technology and fits the corrugations with various climate and structurally specific options.

pieces

combinations

utilities + manifold

connections

flat

sandwich: flat

utilities: floor

design elements:

quick + easy construction window + door openings high strength common material multiple-use material [shelter, cistern, storage, etc.] fill components [insulation, water, concrete, etc.]

curve

sandwich: curved

manifold: filled wall

floor to wall

stiffened

sliding

manifold: sandwich wall

roof to wall

twist

filled

The primary concern in this region of texas is diurnal temperature variation, during both the summer and the winter. in response to this, the thermal properties of metal can be utilized in order to create simple, passive systems to alleviate discomfort. ACT air roof: the ACT roof, constructed with an integral air space between it and the insulated ceiling below it, is essential in preventing heat conduction from the room into the building. corrugated metal air gap insulated ceiling vent

adaptable corrugated technology

the artery wall serves as the main point of entry for utililows the sun to heat them during the ties from the city and the primary structure for each buildinto the filled corrugated metal columns. this ing, coupled withbuilding during the night. allows floor plans and roof structures to be free. in order adaptable corrugated technology to provide regularity and order, the artery walls are organized on g grid for t h community. a r o w the + f o r m
the artery wall serves as the main point of entry for utilities from the city and the primary structure for each building, coupled with filled corrugated metal columns. this allows floor plans and roof structures to be free. in order to provide regularity and order, the artery walls are organized on a grid for the community.

g rthew t h + fof stone or basalt filling. the high heat capacity for these materials alo addition o r m

thermal mass wall+floor: these components are made up of corrugated metal with day. This heat is stored and then radiated out

ACT thermal roof: this roof, which functions similarly to a trombe wall, harnesses the heat from the sun, trapped in the space by the layer of glazing, in order to heat water pipes, providing an alternative source of hot water for the building

CITY
CITY

COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY

UNIT
UNIT

the artery wall has the ability to be straight, the artery wall twisted, and it curved, or has the ability to be straight, curved, or the ground. can run into and out of twisted, and it
can run into and out of the ground.

Graduate Student Housing

Cambridge Massachusets
Design of an apartment building for graduate students in Cambridge, Mass. The site was located in close proximity to the Charles River.

SITE
The program had to include study areas and commercial areas

Apartment area: Single loaded corridors

ARCH 305 Fall 2008 Professor: Carlos Reimers Partner: Dayna Finley Role: Collaborative design, created all drawings diagrams and renderings.

Commercial area

Tower of common areas accesible from apartments

Terrace: outdoor space with views of the river

Additional commercial space

The rendering at the bottom reflects changes made after the model was build. The first idea for the facade was to have a continuous line of windows wrapping around the main volume. This did not result efficient and it was repaced for a facade where the window reflected where the hallways were located in the interior of the building

North View

two bedroom ADA accesible

two bedroom

three bedroom B

Apartment configuration.: By using multilevel apartments there is Apartment configuration: By using multilevel apartments there is less need for corricors , and the space dedicated to circulation is less need for corridors, and the space dedicated for circulation is decreased. decreased.

South view

East Elevation

Section

North Elevation: Windows in Facade Reflect building circulation

Section

Business School Clemson, South Carolina

This project is a dehsign proposal for a new building for the Clemson University Businnes School. The sites topography was one of the biggest challenges in the project since there was a 40 feet change. I used the topography to organize the program creating a series of stairs and terraces, and intersecting a vertical and a horizontal volume.

PHASE PHASE I I

Phase I New CBBS Site Analysis and Development Building

Phase II Addition to LEE Hall &

addition to Smith Hall

The building location created an Phase III Parking decks and new east-west connection and provided buildings prescence on two existing axis on campus. In addition to selecting a site, I proposed the further development of the precinct.
STAIRS + TERRACES SOLVE CHANGE IN ELEVATION

PHASE I

PHASE PHASE II II

PHASE PHASE III III

PHASE II

PHASE III

@ 692 ft

@ 658 ft

There is a 34 ft change in elevation accross the building site

SITE ADVANTAGES

NEW CBBS BUILDING

1. TOWER
Placed at the lowest terrace Great Hall on ground oor Outreach Centers on ground oor Faculty O ces Study Rooms

4. STUDENT COMMONS
Student lounges Gathering area

2. TRADING FLOOR
Showcase piece Business language Visible from the inside and the outside

2. LONGITUDINAL BAR
Auditorium on west end Lecture Halls Classrooms Case Rooms Study Rooms Academic departments

3. STUDY AREA
Informal gathering area Space for interaction among students Central location on ground/terrace level maximizes opportunities for interaction

SROOM Y ROOM GE TORIUM & OF BUSINESS URE HALL

EAST ELEVATION
MASSING
1.FACULTY OFFICES 2.MEETING ROOM
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1. TOWER
Placed at the lowest terrace Great Hall on ground oor Outreach Centers on ground oor Faculty O ces Study Rooms

RAL SCIENCES

2. TRADING FLOOR
Showcase piece Business language Visible from the inside and the outside

1ST FLOOR PLAN

volumes put together

3. STUDY AREA
Informal gathering area Space for interaction among students Central location on ground/terrace level maximizes opportunities for interaction

carving out volumes

4TH FLOOR PLAN

REACH CENTERS AT HALL DING FLOOR Y AREA ENT COMMONS TORIUM CTURE HALL

4. STUDENT COMMONS
Student lounges Gathering area

2
2. LONGITUDINAL BAR
Auditorium on west end Lecture Halls Classrooms Case Rooms Study Rooms Academic departments

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enclosed with glass

1. DEPARTAMENTAL OFFICES OR DEANS SUITE (3RD FLOOR) 2. LAB 3. SEMINAR ROOM 4. CLASSROOM 5. STUDY ROOM 6. BRIDGE 7. AUDITORIUM & LECTURE HALL

6 5 1 2 7

VELOPMENT

PHASED DEVELOPMENT
Phase I New CBBS Building Phase II Addition to LEE Hall &
addition to Smith Hall buildings

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

STAIRS + TERRACES SOLVE CHANGE IN ELEVATION

TOPOGRAPHY

1ST FLOOR PLAN

Phase III Parking decks and new

PHASE I

@ 692 ft

1. OUTREACH CENTERS 2. GREAT HALL 3. TRADING FLOOR 4. STUDY AREA 5. STUDENT COMMONS 6. AUDITORIUM & LECTURE HALL

Lake Housing District Clemson, South Carolina

Note:Studio in Progress Spring 2013 This is my current studio project. I am currently working with a partner , fay Zheng, on the design of a housing district on Lake Hartwell. We have created a masterplan, and currently we are working on developing the different unit typologies.

GOALS

be mindufil with the use of land

create spaces that are efficient and economical

maximize interaction of users

create a clear link to the lake

design for mixed age user groups

deliberately integrate green spaces

Site Model

Master Plan

FAMILIES
Couples, families, students looking for a quieter area with private yards.

FRIENDS
Shared aparments with comon living space, ideal for roomates

PARKING

TOWN HOUSES

FLATS

SINGLES

One and two bedroom units located in the prime real estate above mixed use

HIGH EFFICIENCY UNITS AND MIXED USE

BEACH ACCESS

Professional Experience Architecture

In the summer of 2012 I worked as an intern at PRODUCTORA, a Mexico City based architecture firm. I was assigned to a design team for a Finish competition. The project was an addition to the Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. I was part of the team from the beggining of the design until the project was submitted to the competition. I was responsible for creating the following drawings: site plan ground floor plan section public transportation diagram

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Metro Station & Commercial Space

Cla ssro o Th e S ms: lab

Main Building Drop-o Alto Pond

Sculpture Garden

Alvarin Aukio Temporary Parking East Drop-o Department of Materials Science

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Bus Stop

Arts Fountain

Espoo Court Theater Plaza

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Main Building

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Department of Information & Computer Science

VTT Extension

Wood Research & Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

Site Plan 1:1000

Commercial Facilities East Access Underground Parking Access Ramp East Library

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VTT Chemical Technology

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Shopping Centre & Underground Parking

Department of Chemical Technology

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Skylight Plaza

Temporary Parking
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VTT Biotechnology & Food Engineering

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Work Outdoors
VTT Extension Department of Materials Science Shopping Centre &

Site Plan 1:1000

Commercial Facilities East Access

East Drop-o

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Sunken Courtyard

Original Master Plan, Alvar Aalto, 1949

Underground Parking Access Ramp East

Town of San Gimignano, Italy, 10th-14th Century

Main Building Drop-o

Shopping Centre & Underground Parking

Research

Learning Centre Coffee

Original Main Building

Metro Station & Commercial Space Plaza Central

East Drop-o

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Department of Materials Science

Site Plan 1:1000

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An underground circular passage connects -towards the insideall buildings belonging to the School of Art, Architecture and Design, and towards the outside- all other premises such as parking spaces, learning centre, existent buildings, the metro access, etc This key space of the development unifies all new and existing buildings into a single architectonic gesture, creating a true space of encounter and interaction. Especially in the harsh winter months when outdoor passages might want to be avoided, this inner corridor becomes the true heart of the project: its actively programmed spaces with study niches, computer labs, cafes and exhibition areas will open up open views towards the inner patios and plazas.

The Creative Loop

A careful balance between open and closed spaces creates a diversified outdoor area consisting of interconnected plazas and patios. During the mild summer months they will become a dynamic extension of the interior areas as they can be used for outdoor lunches, workshops, construction experiments, Original outdoor exhibitions, etc These spaces are complemented with Main Building waterscapes, green features and outdoor furniture to give them all their specific personality and character in relation to their interior counterparts.
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Active Plazas and Patios

Learning Centre

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Pedestrian Cross-Connections

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Visual Relations Between Departments

Picnic Work Outdoors

Site Plan 1:1000

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The Creative Loop

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Active Plazas and Patios

1. A Focal Point in the Campus

Pedestrian Cross-Connections

Visual Relations Between Departments

2. An Iconic Cluster of Buildings

A Sustainable Cluster

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Pedestrian Cross-Connections

The reciprocity between the different buildings -both physically and in architectonic language- creates a unified complex in which different parts of the program are continuously in visual contact with each other. The buildings are furthermore organized in such a way that views through the complex are allowed, making the cluster a dynamic composition of volumes with different heights, depths and widths in continuous relation with the existing perimeter.

Visual Relations Between Departments

Energy exchange between different buildings and a balancing of heat gain and heat loss through the circular technical ring with installations and ducts, allows buildings to interact with each other on an energetic level. While all buildings are organized with an active double glass faade in a box window system to obtain a high energy performance, their north facades have an exterior cladding made out of insulated brass coated panels in order to keep the cold faade as closed as possible. Whenever necessary, Metro Station & these panels can be perforated to allow light to come through or Commercial Space create views.

A Sustainable Cluster

Skylight Plaza

Sculpture Garden

ve Loop

circular passage connects -towards the insideonging to the School of Art, Architecture and wards the outside- all other premises such as learning centre, existent buildings, the metro

A careful balance between open and closed spaces creates a diversified outdoor area consisting of interconnected plazas and patios. During the mild summer months they will become a dynamic extension of the interior areas as they can be used

Active Plazas and Patios

Pedestrian pathways cross straight through the complex by means of walkways and bridges between the buildings. Hereby, covered loggias are created where the main entrances to the individual buildings are located. Crossing straight through the new School

Pedestrian Cross-Connections

The reciprocity between the different buildings -both physically and in architectonic language- creates a unified complex in which different parts of the program are continuously in visual contact with each other. The buildings are furthermore organized in such

Visual Relations Between Departments

Energy exchange between different buildings and a balancing of heat gain and heat loss through the circular technical ring with installations and ducts, allows buildings to interact with each other on an energetic level. While all buildings are organized with

A Sustainable Cluster

Site Plan
East Drop-o Commercial Facilities East Access Underground Parking

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Description Levels above ground 2 2 3 10 7 4 4 3 8 underground underground underground Gross oor area 2,180 m 4,480 m 3,100 m 20,590 m 5,800 m 4,830 m 2,580 m 6,000 m 1,380 m 8,000 m 11,400 m 3,910 m 2,820 m 1,101 m 3,600 m 49,000 m 1. East building (commercial and restaurants) 2. West building (commercial and restaurants) 3. Metro access building 4. School of Art, Design and Architecture (SADA) 4.1 e Tower (o ce) 4.2 e Slab (class rooms) 4.3 e Warehouse (workshops) 4.4 e Lo s ( exible studios) 4.5 e Box (theatre, lm and lecture) 5. VTT complementary building area 6. Creative Loop Main circulation loop Learning center Commercial spaces Other (restaurant, bar, snacks) TOTAL

The existing suburban campus demands a central heart to become a thriving hub of the metropolitan area. Therefore we insert, on the same location where Alvar Aalto proposed a central roundabout in its original plan for the University Campus, a powerful new focal point. This establishes a point of gravity in the extended campus model, generating a true centre of activities and connections in which pedestrian and bicycle routes, accesses to underground spaces such as parking and public transport, commercial and learning activities all converge into one strong

1. A Focal Point in the Campus

2. An Iconic Cluster of Buildings

By grouping several building into a single ensemble, the new School of Art, Architecture and Design is established as a recognizable and iconic element of the area. The distinct and definable character of the new centre is achieved by balancing the individual architectonic qualities of each building with an overall formal language, creating an environment in which the sum is more than the addition of its different parts: a unique identity that expresses the philosophy of the University.

3. A Composition of Rational Volumes

The combination of the circular connection system with an orthogonal grid creates a compelling spatial composition in which built volume and open plazas find an equal balance. The 4,8 and 9,6 meter constructive grid allows the buildings to be realized in an optimized and cost efficient manner, and reduces construction waste to a minimum. The structural grid also provides a flexible planning framework for the educational spaces in which voids for vertical connections, light wells and voids can be cut as required.

4. An Interactive Learning Environment

To generate a fruitful relation between different areas, the learning environments are organized horizontally. This system has two practical advantages: the spaces of the school can be easier adapted to future needs (an increase in landscape students for example) and it allows the buildings to cater to specific spatial, material or climatic needs. However, the most important result is that it will demand people to use the whole complex -instead of just their own department- creating a vibrant and mixed educational system in which students and researchers of different disciplines are continuously interacting.

The Theatre, Film and Lecture building is conceptualized as a closed brass box with a sloping glass faade that cuts through the volume and connects the +0.00 Campus level with the -7.20 level of the Creative Loop. This interstitial transparent lecture hall will function as an informal gathering space with great views to the brick paved patios and plazas. A series of coloured blackout curtains can darken the space to use it for lectures, events and screenings. Below this space the flexible Black Box theatre is located, while the 240-seat movie theatre finds its space in the upper part of the volume.

The Box: Technical Section

A section through the Creative Loop shows how an elevated technical ring connects The offices are realized with a technical floor and a modular all buildings and underground spaces, allowing an optimization of energy flows, suspended ceiling and organized both with individual cubicles heat exchange and moisture control. The spacious and lively Creative Loop is and open workspaces. The working atmosphere is comfortable realized with contemporary materials such as epoxy floors and stainless steel and acoustically balanced by the use of natural materials such ceilings in order to create a well-lit, modern and roomy area in beautiful contrast as wood and heavy use carpets. The relatively small footprint of with the inner patios and plazas that are covered with an orange brick floor, as a the building allows all spaces to be directly lit by daylight. The reference to the existing buildings on the campus. active double faade made out of two layers of glass with a very high-performance low-E coating, will allow heat gain in the cold winter months and the necessary ventilation for cooling during the summer period.

Creative Loop: Technical Section

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The Warehouse: Technical Section

The internal atmosphere is like a creative warehouse; rugged finishes are contrasted with timber, soft furniture and greenery. The workshop area consists of a highly resistant industrial structure with heavy duty epoxy based floors in order to ensure maximum life span an easy maintenance. In contrast to the office tower, here, all installations are left visible to allow maximum flexibility and easy adaption to new technologies and requirements. Integrated window shading devices are installed to block excessive daylight and solar heat gain of the summer high sun and maximize the entry of the low winter sun.

The office areas are located in a small slender tower with a central core and a structural faced module of 4,80m with window framing at 1,20m. This allows all offices to have direct open views towards the campus and to organize both smaller individual cubicles as open work spaces. The specific position of the tower towards the north side of the circle, gives the upper floors and Deans Office spectacular views towards the Laajalahti bay. (For a conceptual faade section of the tower, see board 5.)

Offices: The Tower

The classrooms are located in a vertical slab with all the classrooms facing southeast, allowing the corridor that connects them to function as a thermal buffer towards the northwest. The faade module is based on a 4,80m grid structure with window framing on a 2,40m intersection with a fixed parapet. Automated blackout shading is incorporated in all classroom facades to allow the spaces to be darkened for multimedia presentations.

Classrooms: The Slab

The studio lofts are organized in a square and spacious modular block organized on a 9,60m constructive grid in order to create industrial looking open workspaces that can be easily divided into smaller sections or joined into larger units. The central core of the building consists of a spacious void with a sculptural arrangement of staircases that connect all levels of the building. The wide interstitial space between the void and studios will be a place for notice boards, presentations of projects, lounge areas and access to service areas.

Studios: The Lofts

The workshops, which are accessible to students from all disciplines, are located in a four storey building with a reticular 4,80m faade, divided by window framing in 1,2m by 2,4m windowpanes. The vertical core and service areas of the building are located asymmetrically into the construction, creating a division between smaller and bigger workshops that still can be subdivided into smaller compartments. A central freight elevator moves people, materials and machinery through this factory-like building. (For a conceptual faade section of the studio lofts, see board 5.)

Workshops: The Warehouse

The Box is a stacked volume that contains an experimental theatre and a 240 seat movie theatre. The movie-theatre is located in the upper section of the volume, while the experimental theatre is located underground as a flexible hall with moving platforms that allow numerous different configurations in the relationship between audience and performers. In between these two spaces a sloping foyer that can be used for lectures, connects between the ground level and the -7.20 level of the Creative Loop and opens up views towards the adjoining buildings and plazas. (For a conceptual faade section of the studio lofts, see board 5.)

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1. A Focal Point in the Campus

The existing suburban campus demands a central heart to become a thriving hub of the metropolitan area. Therefore we insert, on the same location where Alvar Aalto proposed a central roundabout in its original plan for the University Campus, a powerful new focal point. This establishes a point of gravity in the extended campus model, generating a true centre of activities and connections in which pedestrian and bicycle routes, accesses to underground spaces such as parking and public transport, commercial and learning activities all converge into one strong

2. An Iconic Cluster of Buildings

By grouping several building into a single ensemble, the new School of Art, Architecture and Design is established as a recognizable and iconic element of the area. The distinct and definable character of the new centre is achieved by balancing the individual architectonic qualities of each building with an overall formal language, creating an environment in which the sum is more than the addition of its different parts: a unique identity that expresses the philosophy of the University.

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Professional Experience Construction

From June 2010 to May 2011 I worked as a site manager for Wilmington-Gordon, a construction management company based in Austin, Texas. I was assigned to a residential project valued in over 4m dollars. Alter Studio was the firm responsible for the architectural design. As a site manager, I was responsible for scheduling subcontractors, reporting to the project manager, communicating with the architects, ordering supplies, materials, plumbing fixtures, lighting fixtures, among others. Photography: Alter Studio