ANNA ASIALA

architecture portfolio

2012-2015

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Senior Architecture StudentLawrence Technological University

aasiala@ltu.edu

Anna Asiala

CONTENTSPROJECT 01 PROJECT 01 Materials Research Laboratory

Toledo Art MuseumToledo, OH

PROJECT 02 PROJECT 02

PROJECT 03 PROJECT 03

Ann Arbor Public LIbrary (Main Branch)Ann Arbor, MI

NZE PrototypeTireman Neighborhood, Detroit, MI

Culinary Arts SchoolEastern Market, Detroit, MI

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01: materials research laboratoryLocation: Location: Date: Date:

Toledo Art Museum // Toledo, OHFall 2012

This 8-story building primarily serves as a laboratory for materials research, however it is also a gallery space, an entertaining space, and a place of residence for the researchers. The building lies on the central plaza of the main building of the Toledo Art Museum, and is tilted on an axis to respond to vehicular and pedestrian circulation through the site. The form of the building was derived from a simple parti consisting of two overlapping rectangles. An axis is created where the two rectangles overlap, and the structure gradually steps out at each level in both the south and west directions.

The building’s materiality was derived via investigation of the adjacent Beaux Arts building’s materials, and through various material experiments. Concrete wall panels, glass curtain walls, and a perforated metal double skin create a relationship of solid and transparent and a play of light and shadow. The concrete and brushed aluminum are modern responses to the Beaux Arts building’s traditional limestone and copper facade.

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experimentation // design development

site plan

Flexible >> RigidFlexible >> RigidExperiment: making a flexible material more rigid by slicing medical latex tubing and inserting wood dowels and rigid plastic tubing

Acrylic >> WovenAcrylic >> WovenExperiment: creating a freeform structure using strips of thin acrylic, woven together and shaped by repeatedly heating and bending

Metal >> ModularMetal >> ModularExperiment: creating modular units by slicing, folding, and weaving pentagonal pieces of sheet metal

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exterior elevations

Northeast Elevation Northwest Elevation

Southeast Elevation Southwest Elevation

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floor plans

1. High Bay2. Balcony3. Gallery4. Event Space5. Lower Auditorium6. Upper Auditorium7. Materials Archive

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8. Men’s Restroom9. Women’s Restroom10. Classroom11. Laboratory 12. Material Storage13. Material Holding Area14. Residence

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02: ANN ARBOR district LIBRARY (MAIN BRANCH)Location: Location: Date: Date:

Ann Arbor, MIFall 2012

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The Ann Arbor District Library requires an annex to become the landmark building that Ann Arbor residents desire. The building’s design engages and informs pedestrian movement by manipulating the street wall and pedestrian pathways. An axis through the library connects two public plazas and pedestrian movement through the building. The library annex frames the larger public plaza and further reinforces the manipulation of pedestrian movement by creating a large space for people to gather. The engagement of pedestrian circulation will increase the level of activity, thus enlivening the new landmark.

Nolli Map of Ann Arbor

exterior perspective

30.00°

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Less Density More DensityParking Lots/Garages Parks/Plazas Bus Stops

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SITE

PLAZA/GREEN SPACE

PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT

gis mappingsPedestrian Density (Response to Obstacles)

Pedestrian & Vehicular Circulation

pedestrian circulation diagrams

Pedestrian Movement

SitePlazas/Green Spaces

Pedestrian Movement

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floor plans

section

1. Reference2. Periodicals3. Non-fiction4. Teen Space5. Upper Auditorium

6. Reading Platform7. History & Geneology8. Classroom9. Study Area10. Outreach

11. Information Access Services12. Roof Terrace13. Administrative14. Meeting Room15. Staff Lounge

16. Marketing17. Collection Management18. Conference Room19. Proposed Residential

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03: net zero energy (nze) prototypeLocation: Location: Date: Date:

Tireman Neighborhood // Detroit, MIFall 2014

The Net Zero Energy protoype integrates both solar energy and rainwater harvesting, and serves as a tool for learning for the students of Sampson Webber Leadership Academy and the surrounding community. The prototype’s angled base serves as a sundial. The sundial is the central gathering area for an outdoor classroom. There are garden beds located to the west of the prototype, and a gravel path that meanders around the sundial, through a sample woodland and an urban meadow. The prototype also features an interactive, solar water pump module. The use of the solar water pump is effective in teaching about both solar and rain water harvesting in an interactive manner, while the sundial serves as a more passive learning tool. The space created around the prototype encourages exploration and interaction with the prototype, garden beds, and site elements.

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ACRYLIC PANELS

SOLAR PANELS

ALUMINUMCHANNELS

ALUMINUMGUTTER

SAMPSON WEBBERLEADERSHIPACADEMY

BIDDLE ELEM.

TIREMAN AVE.

URBANMEADOW

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EXISTINGBASKETBALL

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SITE PLAN

details of solar panels and rain catchment design

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ENERGY GENERATED FROMSMALL SOLAR PANEL

FLOW OF WATER

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sections THROUGH PROTOTYPE AND GARDEN BEDS

SOLAR WATER PUMP MODULEThe interactive solar water pump module resides underneath the base of the NZE prototype. A small solar panel on the south face of the prototype base powers an underground solar water pump. The pump is housed within the cistern’s overflow tank, and pumps water up into a transparent cylinder. The water’s level is dependent on the amount of sunlight reaching the solar panel, which means it can be controlled by students simply placing their hands over the small solar panel . The module serves to actively educate the students and community about solar energy, and also allows them to interact with the prototype’s rain water catchment system.

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sundial/prototype plan

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04: culinary arts schoolLocation:Date:

Eastern Market // Detroit, MISpring 2015 (in progress)

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Eastern Market is a culturally rich community and the central hub of culinary Detroit. Shops, restaurants, and specialty markets are among some of the businesses that call Eastern Market home, along with several “Sheds” where food and flower markets are held in the warmer months. The building’s site is adjacent to Shed 2, as well as various restaurants and specialty markets.

The building’s design is a response to the surroundings of the site. The Northwest face of the building houses a wine room, a bake shop, and a restaurant, which mirrors the row of restaurants across the street. The Southeast face houses several teaching

kitchens, which are adjacent to the specialty shops across the street. The public plaza is to the Northeast of the site, adjacent to Shed 2, and will become home to public gardens and a performance space. Though the building envelops the public plaza, the South corner of the building lifts up and allows pedestrians to pass through to a pedestrian walkway that crosses the Fisher Freeway.

The building’s form was developed from a system of triangulated modules, which aggregated together to allow the building to wrap the site. The modules vary in size to accomodate shifts in scales in the spaces within.

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Side/Edge Variations Aggregation

structural module diagrams