ARC 301: Junior StudioFall 2014

Instructor: Jin Young Song

Wellness Center1135 Main St

Buffalo, NY-14209

S.M.A. SAYAM

Interconnected Socio-Urban Space

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Wellness to me is human body in positive motion while being connected to the public. Positive motion means all the positive activity that people do to rejuvenate their mind. For example: gym, cycling, cardio etc.

The focus of my design is to create an interconnected indoor-outdoor urban space to ensure users of the programs are socially connected to each other. Buffalo is a city with a population about 2.5 million. As city is getting settled, the urban space’s for public is getting reduced. My design allows people to stay connected to each other while performing their individual needs. Because I believe public interaction is necessary for people if we want to emphasize on the wellness for the public. There are four indoor and three outdoor socio-urban spaces in the building. These individual socio-urban spaces are connecting by stairs to give us a feeling that it will work as a whole system, not independently.

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Central St. Giles Court Mixed-use DevelopmentLondon, United Kingdom

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- Car free zone .- Central court yard is publicly accessible.- Facade is covered by Green, Orange, Lime,Yellow shade glazed tiles.

- Idea of colorful representation brings joyful surprise.-Because city should not be boring.

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Sublime- Craggy, rocky, rough features- The dark and obscure- The dangerous and wild- The sublime eludes the limits of representation- The sublime is that which cannot be described or represented fully- Encountering the sublime involves a loss of self- Encountering the sublime involves a loss of reason. - Things of great height such as mountains

Beautiful- Produces feelings of pleasure in the beholder- Can be represented- Generates an emotional response, even love- The response to the beautiful is physical and sensual.- The beautiful can be known and can be described. It is safe.- smallness, smothness, delicacy- relate to the society

Newgate PrisonOld Baily, London- reinforced walls almost without windows.- a deliberate inelegance, and overt symbolism- Carved chains over entrances were all designedto instill terror in those who saw it.- Also known as architecture terrible style

No openings on out side

Rolex Learning CentreSwitzerland - Fluid concrete surface- rectangular plan with organic form- Interior curves and slopes create fluid space for students to enjoy

creating public space.

Presidio Modelo prison- A panopticon type of institutional building designed by the Englishphilosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century.- concept of the design is to allow a single watchman to observe all inmatesof an institution without the inmates being able to tell whether or notthey are being watched.- The design consists of a circular structure with an “inspection house”at its centre.

Cells

Annular wallsWatch tower

Isla de la Juventud, CubaCultural complex in Luz, Sao Paolo- Street grid turned into the actual vanues of the complex.- perpendicularly stacked - Lush vegetation and trees fills every void of this entangled,textured building and making lots of intimate space- High degree of visibility and accessibility thorught out the building

Sao paulo, Brazil

A series of horizontal space in both X and Y axis gave can give you the feelingof limitless space. An in�nity that people look around in nature.

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Concept diagram Massing studies

Wellness to me is human body in positive motion while being connected tothe public. Positive motion means all the positive activity that people do torefresh their mind. For example: gym, cycling etc.

After a long day of work our mind and body get fatigue. In order torejuvenete our mind i believe public interaction is necessary. A builtstructure is a beacon for public interaction.

Project Statement: The focus of this design is to create interconnectedindoor-outdoor urban space to ensure users of the programs are sociallyconnected to each other.

Project Name: Interconnected Socio-urban Space

Fatigue Need energy Public interaction isnecessary to rejuveneteour mental energy

A built work

We have tendency to gether near a built work

Carved out the corner to createoutdoor public space.

Repeat the same method tocreate overall hierarchy in the form

One corner in each �oor is extended towards perimeter as double hightspace to create an interconnected indoor and a outdoor social place.Beacause public interaction is also necessary between the people whoseek wellness.

Typical building block Front side pushed up tocreate public space

Back side pushed down tocreate public space push up

push down

Rotate

Maximize public space

Sieries of horizontalspace in both axis

Sieries of horizontal space Sieries of horizontaland vertical space

push down

push down

push up

push up

push up

push up

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Option #8

Option #9

Full block

Elevated to create public spaceunder the building

Space can be used as an athletic trackvoid will be used as social space.

Maximize public space

Option #3

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Option #2Option #1

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Pictures for massing studies Final mass

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Site Plan Site Section

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Project diagram Envelope diagram

Program diagram

Locker room

Wellness studio 2

Gymnesium

Wellness studio 1

Group excerciseCycling

Cardio

Ground �oor

1st �oor

2nd �oor

3rd �oor

4th �oor

5th �oor

Healthy market

Cafe

Kitchen

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Doctor’s o�ce

Therapy room

Meditation room

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Lobby

Lounge

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Program diagram

Storage

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Structure

Glass wall

Louvre

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Study model for structure Final model for structure

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Structural diagram Accessibility diagram

1 hr �re safety concrete core

Diagrid structureFinal product

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General Storagefor whole building

Lobby

Lobby

Reception

Reception

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Scale: 1/16” = 1’- 0”

Egress

Egress path

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Down

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General Storagefor whole building

Lobby

Lobby

Reception

Reception

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Ground Floor Plan

Scale: 1/16” = 1’- 0”

Marbel �nished �oor

Grass

Finished wood �oorfor indoor

Tiles

Finished wood �oorfor outdoor space(weather protected)

Loading area

Basement Plan

Mechanical room

Storage

Serviceelevator

Ramp

Meditation roomTherapy room

Multi- purpose Hall

Kids zone

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Meeting room

Storage

Restroom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Check-uproom

Janitor

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1st Floor Plan

Socio-comunal space

Down

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Ground floor plan and Basement plan

4th Floor Plan 5th Floor Plan

Socio-comunal space

Wellnes studio 1

Locker room

Gymnesium

Mechanical room

Mechanical room

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Storage

Restroom

Restroom

Scale: 1/16” = 1’- 0”

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Scale: 1/16” = 1’- 0”Section BB’

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Final model in 1/16 scale Final model in 1/16 scale Final model in 1/16 scale

Final model in 1/16 scaleFinal model in 1/16 scaleModel for Mid-term review in 1/16 scale

Final model in 1/16 scale

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Pictures to show how Socio-urban space work. This picture show how different level of the Socio-urban spaces are connected to each other and people movement

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Thank you