Elevations and Cut section

 The two long side building elevation show what are the basic programs existing on top of the ground. The orange volume, which is the main auditorium sits on the top middle in the drawing. There are also two wrapping path (in orange) show in each elevation which leads the people from the ground garden to the roof garden. The green color represent the glazing where the grand stair is hidden behind the glass. The purple box works mainly as a back stage and practice space. The sloped rectangular is maintain in the elevation to keep the dynamic motion of the performance center.

A underground movie theater is showing only in the section cut of the building, which is the lower corner of the rectangular box. Actually, all the stair cases, which lead to the basement theater, the main auditorium and all the seating has the same slope, which generate the parallel conditions inside the building. And it also helps to direct the people onto the upper level, where the lung bar is located.

Floor plans layout and section

Program layout Process

 3D Model in Rhino (View from the water/FDR)

 3D Model in Rhino (View from the Brooklyn Bridge)

  Section of program layout based on the cut section of the rhino model.

There are couples of main spaces indicated in different colors.

The left side of the section is more intent to be open/public space, while the right side of the section is more acting like a enclose/private space.The lobby/entrance space is right in the middle. The main performance space will be start at the second level.

 Section layout sketch-1: Based on the color coded layout, the grand stair will exist on the left side after enter the building. The second and main performance space will be located adjacent to the stair. Potential fire stairs will be located on both end of the building.

Section layout sketch-2: A larger scale of the section cut showing how the solid (theater) and void (circulation) are playing in the building. Material would be under consideration to form the spaces. A further consideration: the wrapping exterior circulation path can be go beyond the FDR and make connection to the park and pier across the street.

Design Sketches



 Study model sketch

 

Plan 1

Section 1

 Plan 2 & Section 2

 Plan 3 & Section 3

Site Scaled Model

Assignment 11 - New Concept Development Model

Assignment 10 - Part 2 (Concept Models)

Site Impression:

 

The long-narrow site doesn't has to be limited. There should be more possibilities happen on the waterfront end. Color rods, wood sticks and circle give energy to the site and can be see through the site itself.

The free form materials are wrapping around the long piece card board (can be form into arch or edges). The combination represents the freedom landing on the site, and make the site even more attractive.

Inspired from the paper boat on the dead sea, the model is form by three elements, the triangle shape boat which wants to getting away from the area, the transparent plastic water base and the white foam block like surrounding buildings. 

 

Edge:

 

The free form shape in the center of the model in limited by the edges all around made by the steel wires. The edge of the wire keep expanding out for further restriction. That's the same feeling what gold fish in the bag has in the collage. 

Edges can always form by different shapes. The hollow box and the triangle piece intersect with each other to create the edge of the box and the three edges of the triangle. Edges are no longer live out of the objects but been part of the objects.

Different from the previous edge model, edges may exist when objects just simply glued one by one. Each circle has different width and positions which are also effects the way how edges formed and translated.

 

Programs:

 

The dynamic shape formed by a piece of thick paper represent the main performance art stage in the design, and it should be the focus point in the building. Two additional elements are attaching to show the interactions of other programs.

 

Three pieces come together to tell the relationship between the programs. The middle piece represents auditorium which is connected by the orange foam and the pattern extruded piece. The whole idea is to points out the importance about how people circulate through the spaces.

The middle piece of the art-like paper figure was inspired by the performance art image in the collage. Other programs then become more specific and has their own functions and styles. However, the connections will be always concerned.