GSAPP Portfolio

GSAPP PORTFOLIOarchi tecture projects

CONNIE SHU

CONNIE SHU

master of architecturecolumbia university gsapp

class of 2011

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Housing SymphoresisLunar LabMuseum of DelineationProgramming IstanbulSky LabTED(u)x

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Ice and OilSagrada FamiliaWord Count

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Housing Symphoresis is given its name from the combination of the word symbiosis which means the living together of unlike organisms and the word phoresy which means an association in which one animal clings to another to ensure movement from place to place. Thus, the term symphoresis comes to describe two separate entities acting together, in union, to produce a movement in a specified manner and medium.

Active streets engage people and encourage a sense of belonging and community. This phenomenon can be attributed to the aggregation of amenities such as retail centers and parks that then come together to form aggregations of people. Due to the lack of amenities around Hunters Point South, the current population is being pulled away from the site as they are drawn towards these off site amenities. As such, cur-rent housing complexes on the site become merely a temporary rest stop for its users as they journey between amenity locations.

Housing Symphoresis becomes more than a resting area by introducing looping bands of amenities into the complex to produce opportunities for social connections and formation of communities. This design strived to move beyond the lonely anonymous corridor of the contemporary large scale housing projects to create an active com-munity life within and around the apartment units. It attempts to promote gatherings in unusual spaces and moments to construct a specified circulation aimed at creating new social situations and visual experiences.

Housing Symphoresis Hunters Point South Long Island City, New York | Studio

Critic | Frederic LevratYear | Fall 2009Program | Residential Team | R. Hillery

HOUSING SYMPHORESIS FALL 2009 04 | 05

she works in a different city and is constantly traveling. as she is only in town on the weekends, she only needs a small studio space.

he is a recent graduate and has a number of student loans to repay. he works inthe city but cant afford a place there. as a single adult, he can live comfortably ina one bedroom.

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the young couplethey recently graduated and moved to new york to work in the city. since theyboth work 9-5, the apartment is empty most of the day. a one bedroom unit is sufficient for their lifestyle.

the young familyas a single working mother, she works hard raising her two young children. hermother visits on weekdays to pick up her kids from school and help care for them while shes at work. a three bedroom apartment allows them sufficient space.

the older familyshe works from home while her husband works at a local company. their onlychild is already in high school. they live happily in a two bedroom unit.

the older couplethey own and run a local food establishment in queens together. since they have no children, their two bedroom apartment unit suits their needs.

the bachelorhe works in the city but perfers the cheaper rent for a one bedroom in queens sohe can afford the active lifestyle of a socialite.

the large familyhe works in the area while she stays at home to care for their ten year old and heraging mother in-law. they share a four bedroom unit.

the traveling worker

STANDARD CIRCULATION TO AMENITIES

she works in a different city and is constantly traveling. as she is only in town on the weekends, she only needs a small studio space.

he is a recent graduate and has a number of student loans to repay. he works inthe city but cant afford a place there. as a single adult, he can live comfortably ina one bedroom.

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the young couplethey recently graduated and moved to new york to work in the city. since theyboth work 9-5, the apartment is empty most of the day. a one bedroom unit is sufficient for their lifestyle.

the young familyas a single working mother, she works hard raising her two young children. hermother visits on weekdays to pick up her kids from school and help care for them while shes at work. a three bedroom apartment allows them sufficient space.

the older familyshe works from home while her husband works at a local company. their onlychild is already in high school. they live happily in a two bedroom unit.

the older couplethey own and run a local food establishment in queens together. since they have no children, their two bedroom apartment unit suits their needs.

the bachelorhe works in the city but perfers the cheaper rent for a one bedroom in queens sohe can afford the active lifestyle of a socialite.

the large familyhe works in the area while she stays at home to care for their ten year old and heraging mother in-law. they share a four bedroom unit.

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The Lunar Lab serves as a research facility where experiments can be conducted to analyze and understand the implications of a space environment on the human body in an effort to gain a new perspective on the human condition on earth, enhance future space missions and propagate the human species in space.

If humans are to expand on human space exploration and eventually establish space settlements, an enhanced space environment that satisfies basic human needs must be constructed. Because the Space Lab strives to broaden the scope of knowledge of human beings functionality in outer space, its design is highly concerned with the un-derstanding of basic human earthly behaviors and how these biologically programmed human behaviors can be dealt with in a space environment.

Lunar Lab Shackleton Crater South Pole, Earths Moon | Studio

Critic | Yoshiko SatoYear | Spring 2010Program | Research Facility + Residential

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LUNAR LAB SPRING 2010 28 | 29

lower, larger skulllarger browridge

larger shoulder joint

larger, broaderrib cagelarger elbow joint

larger hip joint

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PAST HUMANS VS. MODERN HUMANSgenetic research indicate clear distinctions in the DNA betweenhumans and our ancestors. fossil evidence suggests that early humans were muscular, with broad shoulders and strong limbs

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FUTURE HUMANS VS. MODERN HUMANSresearch suggests that humans living in space will not be geneticallydierent from modern humans, but will develop dierently based onenvironmental conditions

lower, larger skulllarger browridge

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PAST HUMANS VS. MODERN HUMANSgenetic research indicate clear distinctions in the DNA betweenhumans and our ancestors. fossil evidence suggests that early humans were muscular, with broad shoulders and strong limbs

weaker heart

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FUTURE HUMANS VS. MODERN HUMANSresearch suggests that humans living in space will not be geneticallydierent from modern humans, but will develop dierently based onenvironmental conditions

COMPARISON OF PRE-HUMANS, HUMANS AND POST-HUMANS

PASTPHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS01 BREATHING - involuntary02 EXCRETION - involuntary03 FOOD/WATER - hunt, gather, bodies of water04 HOMEOSTASIS - involuntary05 SEX - children06 SLEEP - groups on ground sleep less

SAFETY NEEDS07 SECURITY OF BODY/HEALTH - animal furs, shelter08 SECURITY OF RESOURCES - weapons, tools

LOVE/BELONGING09 FAMILY - group10 FRIENDSHIP - group11 INTIMACY - group

ESTEEM12 ACHIEVEMENT - use of survival skills13 CONFIDENCE - develop survival skills14 RESPECT - praise for achievements

SELF-ACTUALIZATION15 CREATIVITY - cave art16 PROBLEM SOLVING - manufacturing tools17 SPONTANEITY - unknown threats to life

NOWPHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS01 BREATHING - involuntary02 EXCRETION - enclosure, waste system03 FOOD/WATER - purchase04 HOMEOSTASIS - involuntary05 SEX - enclosure06 SLEEP - enclosure

SAFETY NEEDS07 SECURITY OF BODY/HEALTH - pharmacy08 SECURITY OF RESOURCES - law enforcement

LOVE/BELONGING09 FAMILY - homes10 FRIENDSHIP - social activities11 INTIMACY - homes and social activities

ESTEEM12 ACHIEVEMENT - careers13 CONFIDENCE - success, careers14 RESPECT - success, careers

SELF-ACTUALIZATION15 CREATIVITY - technical innovations16 PROBLEM SOLVING - technical innovations17 SPONTANEITY - unknown threats to life

FUTUREPHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS01 BREATHING - enclosure02 EXCRETION - enclosure, waste management03 FOOD/WATER - enclosure, growth and storage04 HOMEOSTASIS - enclosure, pressurized05 SEX - enclosure06 SLEEP - enclosure

SAFETY NEEDS07 SECURITY OF BODY/HEALTH - power source08 SECURITY OF RESOURCES - power source

LOVE/BELONGING09 FAMILY - community10 FRIENDSHIP - community11 INTIMACY - community

ESTEEM12 ACHIEVEMENT - research work13 CONFIDENCE - work accomplishment 14 RESPECT - job performance

SELF-ACTUALIZATION15 CREATIVITY - research16 PROBLEM SOLVING - research17 SPONTANEITY - unknown threats to life

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SAFETY NEEDS07 security of body/health - animal furs, shelter08 security of resources - weapons, tools

LOVE/BELONGING09 family - group10 friendship - group11 intimacy - group

ESTEEM12 achievement - use of survival skills13 confidence - develop survival skills14 respect - praise for achievements

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LOVE/BELONGING09 family - homes10 friendship - social activities11 intimacy - homes and social activities

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LOVE/BELONGING09 family - community10 friendship - community11 intimacy - community

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LOVE/BELONGING09 family - community10 friendship - community11 intimacy - community

ESTEEM12 achievement - research work13 confidence - work accomplishments14 respect - job performance

SELF-ACTUALIZATION15 creativity - research16 problem solving - research17 spontaneity - unknown threats to life

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EXERCISING

The Museum of Delineation, or M.O.D., implements line patterns, networks, and techniques to create a grid system with the potential to affect the programmatic performance of the museum space. Through the exploration of multiple functions of grids as well as the experimentation with the distortion and variation of grids, an understanding of the grids organizational capabilities was reached in the museums design. The development of the M.O.D.s entirety including its form and structure, manipulation of views, control of light and interior arrangement emerged from the manipulation and juxtaposition of a variety of grids. The pervasiveness of the grid becomes a statement about how the whole museum itself, as opposed to the artifacts held within the museum, is to be perceived as an object of delineation.

Museum of Delineation 231 Bowery New York, New York | Studio

Critic | Mark WasiutaYear | Spring 2009Program | Art Museum

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MUSEUM OF DELINEATION SPRING 2009 52 | 53

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Programming Istanbul is video game project created with the Unreal Development Kit gaming software. The game is based around the learning process that every person goes through to understand the built environments they occupy. The human mind has an instinctive desire to learn about the world we live in. Human beings develop schemas to help them understand these spaces. But what happens when these schemas fall apart? What do humans do when traditional ideas and personal perceptions about their physical environments are challenged? Programming Istan-bul is a critique on this learning process and the evolution of physical spaces, from ruins to built buildings, through the manipulation of schemas.

Programming Istanbul Veliefendi Racecourse Istanbul, Turkey | Studio

Critic | Alistair Gill + Veronika SchmidtYear | Fall 2010Program | n.a.

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PROGRAMMING ISTANBUL FALL 2010 64 | 65

The Sky Lab is a spatial exploration of unique viewports throughout the research facility. Laboratory workspaces are located on each floor in the center of the building and decrease in area as the building ascends. This allows scientists and researchers visual access upwards to the sky while working. Further, each level is accompanied by several walkways that extend to the outer edges of the facility. These paths lead to spaces for social gatherings and facilitate time for quiet relax-ation away from work while remaining within the workspace. As these spaces are not covered, they are granted a full visual connection towards the sky to promote positive feelings of openness. Further, the walkways provide access to uniquely designed windows lining the circumference of the building that are angled specifi-cally to direct views towards the Hudson River.

Sky Lab Canal St + West Side Hwy New York, New York | Studio

Critic | Yoshiko SatoYear | Fall 2008Program | Climatology Research Facility

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TED(u)x is a new theater typology for the spoken word that centers around the user and the users experience, or ux, and will be situated within the Park Avenue Armory.

The current TED experience is limited by the constraints of the typical theater configuration. Attendees are forced to choose between two less than ideal environments the live session and the simulcast session. Attendees must choose between their personal ideal viewing environment or the live speaker experience.

TED(u)x is a purpose-built, immersive TED space that allows attendees to self-select from an array of viewing options, all with the live speaker. Instead of the two current TED viewing options, TED(u)x offers six diverse environments that are unified within one theater space. When attendees arrive for the event, they will proceed through the Armory and onto the second floor plate. Here the six TEDspaces will reveal themselves when users peer through the surface and catch glimpses of the spaces within the theater. This procession plate is what engages the attendees and allows them to create their personal TEDx experience.

TED(u)x 643 Park Avenue New York, New York | Studio

Critic | Joshua Prince-RamusYear | Spring 2011Program | TEDx Theater for the Spoken Word

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TED(u)x SPRING 2011 74 | 75

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CURRENT TED ExPERIENCE OFFERS TWO LESS THAN IDEAL ENVIRONMENTS

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The Ice and Oil project focuses on creating an informative and graphic representation of differences in changes over time. It is founded on the principle that water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid. Because this property of matter is normally reversed, an unusual phenomenon results with water waters solid state, ice, floats upon its liquid state.

Here, two blocks of ice are dyed and placed in two separate containers. One container is filled with water while the other is filled with cooking oil. Based on the aforementioned phenomenon, the ice in water was expected to float, but an interest-ing situation arose as ice melted in cooking oil as the density of cooking oil is between that of ice and of water. The differences between ice melting in water and ice melting in oil are illustrated.

Ice and Oil | Drawing

Critic | Yoshiko SatoYear | Fall 2008Program | n.a.

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The Sagrada Familia project is an exploration of an existing architectural structure an individual spire on Antoni Gaudis Sagrada Familia through differing methods of representation. These include physical modeling, digital modeling, digital drawing and creating an animation.

Sagrada Familia | Drawing

Critic | Joshua UhlYear | Fall 2008Program | n.a.

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you

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Word Count was sparked by the desire to test a claim found during research of the most commonly used words in English. The claim stated that the first 25 words on a list compiled by Oxford Online make up about one-third of all printed material in English. These 25 words include the following words (and lemmas): the, be, to, of, and, a, in, that, have, I, it, for, not, on, with, he, as, you, do, at, this, but, his, by, from.

Using the New York Times front page as the data set, six diagrams were created to graphically illustrate a series of prescribed perspectives.

Word Count | Drawing

Critic | Michael RockYear | Spring 2011Program | n.a.

diagram illustrating proximity of the 25 words to one another

FREQUENCY OF EACH TOP 25 WORDCOLOR CODING EACH COMMON WORD ON NEW YORK TIMES

the

be

of

and

in

that

I

he

you

this

but

his

as

it

not

at

by

from

do

foron

with

have

ato

to The to with The TO By at the of his but to do with to in a of Of for a to to that that is a the of and that his are to be of a that a had been from to his were to And to at a in to his that did not it did the that

were in and the to of of and of his the of his in by the had but of the it had in to the The the was on by the on Did the the have the was a IN FOR TO with of in on as Is to for His By and The is with a for to and to a by with the of the and has at from are a in by of the and the a of The for the to from a of the to to the in to and in the that the was of with in to the to that the on not and the of the on of and was not that the was to as the is a in with on The by a of to has a at the the in have The in a is a of have not with the on IN in to By The on on a that has and in a to from a with a and of in the The was a of the of of with the of of a to the from a that has of the in the that his as a for for and with the As by the for a to for the of in of the a that has that in in the of and in was a that the and the of a this to to be in the by a the at a of with and on for On a in by As the of on was to were to a and of from for that the were the the and I was had in a the and the be a as he and in and on the from the in of the been to the the has

the of of the with it the is from in are with the the the the is a has I do it have on in a of in and a in the have been to and The is the to a and of with is not the on And a is it does not on In for By of the a in are of this in I a in at in this the you at of the and at you have you are the to for in and from to and to

the to at of that the the of The the a of by and of of to to in be of the in By the of the to the the of the by That is a from the to for the be and is on This in is of a but in for that it had the from the of in in of a had he was the of and are the that in in in the in the as as are Is The of a he not the a in at the The was by a of for a at the in But it have at the at the and A by the For of the the of is has a but for The of the not to a on the as a for of on

WORD COUNT SPRING 2011 98 | 99

PARAGRAPH CREATED WITH ALL OTHER WORDS REMOVEDFREQUENCY OF EACH TOP 25 WORD

37

193

258

187

231

219

200

8

96

86

114

93

99

115

FREQUENCY OF COMMON WORDS USED IN EACH ARTICLE COMPARED TO ALL OTHER WORDS

04 FEB 11

32% 33% 30% 26% 30%

05 FEB 11 07 FEB 11 11 FEB 11 12 FEB 11

WORD COUNT SPRING 2011 100 | 101

COMPARISON BETWEEN FIVE NEW YORK TIMES FRONT PAGES

Bryant Park Pavilion is a versatile structure that can be deployed as needed through-out the park. Shipped in as a mobile ribbed structure, it can be unfolded as a single amphitheater or combined with multiple structures to create a snaking, linear space. The runway conforms to the overall layout of the pavilion, creating a unified viewing space.

The fabric structure achieves a double curvature through the profile of the rib system. Gravity loads are transferred through the ribs into the ground. Tensile loads are isolated within the structure and not transferred to a foundation. In the vertical orientation, this is achieved by the resistance of the rib structure. Horizontal comp-ressive loads are transferred to the flooring which is assembled and secured after deployment.

The design of the rib system allows for multiple skinning strategies including translu-cent fabric, weatherproofed photo-voltaic system (PVS) or pneumatic ethylene tetra-fluoroethylene (ETFE) panels. In the case of the pneumatic application, the additional force of the air between the ribs supplements the bracing of the floor construction.

Bryant Park Pavilion Bryant Park New York, New York | Technology

Critic | Wilfried LaufsYear | Fall 2009Program | Fashion Show PavilionTeam | R. Caldwell, L. Salem

physical model

UNFOLDING AND ASSEMBLY

BRYANT PARK PAVILION FALL 2009 104 | 105

FABRIC FORCE DIAGRAM

RIB FREE BODY DIAGRAM IN SECTION

RIB FREE BODY DIAGRAM IN PLAN

FORCE DIAGRAMS


SITE PLAN

The Filtration Wall collects rainwater and purifies it for use around the hotel via a slow sand filtration system. Slow sand filtration is a simple and reliable process that perco-lates untreated water slowly through a bed of porous sand and rocks.

This filter consists of a tank, a bed of fine sand, a system of under drains to collect the filtered water and a flow regulator to control the filtration rate. No chemicals are added to aid the filtration process.

Design and operation simplicity as well as minimal power and chemical requirements make the slow sand filter an appropriate technique for removing suspended organic and inorganic matter. These filters also may remove pathogenic organisms. Slow sand filtration reduces bacteria, cloudiness and organic levels. This reduces the need for disinfection by products in the finished water.

Filtration Wall | Technology

Critic | Phillip AnzaloneYear | Fall 2008Program | Hotel Wall SystemTeam | B. Andersen, L. Salem, W. Smith, M. Ushio

physical model

SECTION 1IN-FILL WALL1-1/2 = 1-0

CONCRETE PIER

RECLAIMED WOOD SIDING

TYVEK BARRIER

BLOCKING

DRIP EDGE

1/2 PLYWOOD

1/2 PLYWOOD

CONCRETE COPING

6 BATT INSULATION

8 CONCRETE SLAB

1/4 GYPSUM

L-BRACKET CONNECTION

FINISHED FLOOR

DRY WALL SOFFIT

BACKER ROD AND SEALANT

ALUMINUMEXTRUSION

BLOCKING

SILL

GLASS

DRIP EDGE

FLASHING

FLASHING

OUT IN

SECTION 2STRUCTURAL FILTRATION COLUMN1-1/2 = 1-0

PIPE TO HOLDING TANK

WATER CHANNELS

STEEL C-CHANNELS CAST IN CON-RETE PIER

3/4 GLASS

FLASHING

CONCRETE COPING

STEEL C-CHANNEL

CONCRETE PARAPETWALL

2 BATT INSULATION

DRAINAGE SCREENS

OVERFLOW TUBE

8 CONCRETE SLAB

DRYWALL SOFFIT

FINISHED FLOOR

DRAINAGE PIPE

NEOPRENE PADDING

FIREPROOF BARRIER

WATER-FILTER MATERIAL THROUGHOUT COLUMN

OUT IN

IN

OUT

PLAN 11-1/2 = 1-0

RAW MATERIAL IN

OVERFLOWDRAIN

FINE SAND

SAND

FILTER BED

SUPPORTROCKS

CONTROLVALVE

HOLDING TANK, FILTERED WATER

FILTER SCREEN

SLOW SAND FILTRATION DIAGRAM

01 SLOW SAND FILTRATION DIAGRAM02 TYPICAL PLAN03 IN-FILL WALL SECTION04 STRUCTURAL FILTRATION COLUMN SECTION

01

02

03 04

HOTEL WALL TYPICAL ELEVATION

2-6

10-0

10-0

10-0

10-0

2-6 2-6 2-6 2-615-6 15-6 15-6 15-6 2-615-6

FILTRATION WALL FALL 2008 112 | 113

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

910

ROCK FILTRATION SYSTEM

GLASS COLUMNS

STEEL CHANNELS

RECLAIMED WOOD SIDING

PLYWOOD AND VAPOR BARRIER

BATT INSULATION

PLYWOOD

LIGHT-GAUGE FRAMING

GYPSUM BOARD

CONCRETE

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

EXPLODED DIAGRAM OF WALL SYSTEM

FILTRATION WALL FALL 2008 114 | 115

01 TYPICAL UNIFORM BUILDING 02 SEPARATION OF SPACE THROUGH SUPER WALL

03 SUPER WALL DIFFERENTIATES BUILDING PROGRAM

04 SUPER WALL SUPPORTS BUILDING STRUCTURE

05 SUPER WALL SUPPORTS BUILDING ENVELOPE

Superwall serves to provide open commercial loft space that promotes the function-ality of an artisanal workshop. As such, the chief design directive of Superwall is the consideration of the specific operations of an artisanal workshop namely, the receiving of rough materials, ample storage, efficient fabrication space and the distribution of finished products.

Consisting of four service cores aligned eastwest, Superwalls arrangement acts as a single unit and allows Superwall to either directly affect or to be closely related to every aspect of artisanal production.

Structurally, Superwall bears all the compression load from the truss system built into the upper portion of the building that is then cantilevered to the north and south sides. Attached to the truss system is a series of tension rods that hang six floors and 67,200 square feet of work space over a column-free ground floor on the north side of the building.

The interior of both the north and south sides of Superwall provide efficient produc-tion spaces. Since there are no columns (only tension members that are four inches in diameter), the north side provides 11,200 square feet of workspace with minimal visual and workspace obstruction. The south side contains storage space for rough materi-als and finished products. Further, all aspects of the mechanical system are either contained within (ventilation duct work) or connected to (radiant cooling and heating in each floor and solar thermal tubing on the south faade) the Superwall.

Superwall Bronx, New York | Technology

Critic | Jay Hibbs + Jason StoneYear | Spring 2010Program | Artisan WorkshopTeam | L. Koehl, M. Robitz, K. Weber

exterior rendering

01 TYPICAL UNIFORM BUILDING

02 SEPARATION OF SPACE THROUGH SUPERWALL

03 SUPERWALL DIFFERENTIATES BUILDING PROGRAM

04 SUPERWALL DIFFERENTIATES ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

05 SUPERWALL SUPPORTS BUILDING STRUCTURE

CONCEPT DIAGRAMS

SUPERWALL SPRING 2010 118 | 119

+117.0'

+ 18.0'

+060.0'

Top of Roof

FFL First Floor

FFL Fifth Floor

+046.0'

+088.0'

FFL Fourth Floor

FFL Sixth Floor

+060.0'

FFL Fifth Floor

C

+074.0'

D

+117.0'

FFL Sixth Floor

+032.0'

A

+ 18.0'

FFL Fourth Floor

+074.0'

+032.0'

+046.0'FFL Third Floor

FFL Second FloorFFL Second Floor

FFL Third Floor

+088.0'

B

Top of Roof

FFL First Floor

1218

10 1010

14

14

14

14

4-6

10

14

4-6

14

10

4-6

4-6

10 1010

14

18

14

10

14

10

40

10

12

10

14

14

14

14

10

14

40

10

WEST ELEVATION

EAST/WESTELEVATION

3/32" = 1' FORMAT: 24X36SCALE: AS NOTED

PROJECT: 002

DRAWING NUMBER

DRAWING TITLE

DATE: 0104083/32" = 1'EAST ELEVATIONA 302

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WAT

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FRIT

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Columbia University Architectural Technologies V

ISSUE DATE AND COMMENTS

MEP ENGINEER

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

Jay Hibbs

PROJECT

Elias Dagher

ARCHITECT

Louis KoehlConnie ShuKeith WeberMike Robitz

05-02-2010 Final Review

Jason Stone (LERA)

ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANT

OWNER

New York, New York

COPYRIGHT 2010

REVISIONS AS OF MAY 2010

Columbia UniversityGraduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation

Class 2011

SUPER WALL

WEST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS

A5

FFL Fourth Floor

FFL First Floor

Top of Roof

A1 A11

FFL Sixth Floor

+074.0'FFL Fifth Floor

+046.0'

A12A8

+117.0'

+032.0'

+ 18.0'

FFL Third Floor

FFL Second Floor

+060.0'

A10A7

+088.0'

A6 A9A3A2 A4

9-49-4 9-49-4 9-49-4 9-4 9-49-4 9-49-4 9-4 9-4

14

9-4 9-4

14

9-4

14

4-6

14

9-4

14

9-4 9-49-49-4 9-4 9-49-4

14

9-4 9-49-4

4-6

9-4

14

9-49-4

3/32" = 1' NORTH ELEVATION



MEP ENGINEER

SCALE: AS NOTED

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

PROJECT: 002

Jay Hibbs

PROJECT

Elias Dagher

ARCHITECT


DRAWING NUMBER

DRAWING TITLE

NORTH ELEVATION


Jason Stone (LERA)

FORMAT: 24X36


OWNER

New York, New York

A 301

COPYRIGHT 2010



Class 2011

DATE: 010408

SUPER WALL

STEEL RAILING

CORE

STEEL WIDE FLANGESPANDREL BEAM

POURED CONCRETE

TENSION ROD ????

ALUMINUM MULLION

STEEL TRUSS

GLASS ENTRANCE

WAT

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HIT

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LASS

RAI

NSC

REE

N

SUPERWALL SPRING 2010 120 | 121

STRUCTURE

VENTILATION CHIMNEY

RADIANT TUBING OPERABLE WINDOW

AIRFLOW DIAGRAM

122 | 123SUPERWALL SPRING 2010

COLUMN FREE SPACE AS OPEN MARKETPLACE

UNINTERRUPTEDDELIVERY/DISTRIBUTION

Columnfreespace...

Columnfreespaceasdelivery/loadingdock

Columnfreespaceasopenairmarketplace

COLUMN FREE SPACE ASOPEN LOADING DOCK


S4011

1

9

4

6 8

5

7

321

OVERALL STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCENTS

10

Foundation and PermanentColumns Erected.

Temporary Construction ColumnsErected.

Truss is Erected.

Beams and Joists Put Into Place.

Permanent Columns Erected onThe First Level.

Hangers and Tie Down Standard Steel Rods areput into place once all the steel has been erected.

Temporary Columns Installed.

Beams and Joists Erected. Process continues for 6 floors. Top Column is Twice the height to allow for the installation of the truss.



MEP ENGINEER

SCALE: AS NOTED

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

PROJECT: 002

Jay Hibbs

PROJECT

Elias Dagher

ARCHITECT


DRAWING NUMBER

DRAWING TITLE

CONSTRUCTIONSEQUENCE


Jason Stone (LERA)

FORMAT: 24X36


OWNER

New York, New York

S 400

COPYRIGHT 2010



Class 2011

DATE: 010408

SUPER WALL

Temporary Columns are Removed.

S4011

1

9

4

6 8

5

7

321

OVERALL STRUCTURAL CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCENTS

10

Foundation and PermanentColumns Erected.

Temporary Construction ColumnsErected.

Truss is Erected.

Beams and Joists Put Into Place.

Permanent Columns Erected onThe First Level.

Hangers and Tie Down Standard Steel Rods areput into place once all the steel has been erected.

Temporary Columns Installed.

Beams and Joists Erected. Process continues for 6 floors. Top Column is Twice the height to allow for the installation of the truss.



MEP ENGINEER

SCALE: AS NOTED

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

PROJECT: 002

Jay Hibbs

PROJECT

Elias Dagher

ARCHITECT


DRAWING NUMBER

DRAWING TITLE

CONSTRUCTIONSEQUENCE


Jason Stone (LERA)

FORMAT: 24X36


OWNER

New York, New York

S 400

COPYRIGHT 2010



Class 2011

DATE: 010408

SUPER WALL

Temporary Columns are Removed.

OVERALL CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE

CONNIE SHU

master of architecturecolumbia university gsapp

class of 2011

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