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James Bradley
Dessicant Salon
National Forestry Laboratory
Resident Housing Complex
JIHYE, Library and cultural center
Dessicant Salon
National Forestry Laboratory
Resident Housing Complex
JIHYE, Library and cultural center
JihyeDaegu, South Korea
Jihye is an in progress studio. A retake on the traditional library, infused with the vibrancy of a cultural center. Rather than dwelling in the past with stacks upon stacks of books, Jihye (Korean for ‘Wisdom’) looks towards the future in an effort to make books relevant again. Providing the city of Daegu with a digital media lab, a fabrication lab, and a PC bang (popular rendition of the computer cafe), the project pays ample attention to the culture and the people.
The form of the library derived itself from the temple of wisdom crashing in to a cultural center, with a tranquil garden produced underneath. The driving force of the temple of wisdom activates the facade of the cultural center while simultaneously becoming a prominant feature of the project as a whole.
This project is a current work and is being constantly updated, as of this writing several design decisions have been made and as an affect of that the form and organization of the project is in flux. Updated drawings, renderings, and descriptions may be sent out at a future time to share the development of this studio work for your consideration.
10 SecondsNEW york city, new york
10 seconds was a research project done at the Center for Architecture, Science, and Ecology in a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s School of Architecture and Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Over the course of this semester, prototyping and material development were stressed as a pivotal component for our studio,
With this in mind, I set out to reinvent Paper Pulp as we know it. In our society, paper pulp is very much a waste material, one that serves a short life of purpose and is then subsequently thrown out without a second thought. My investigation led to the possibility of paper pulp to be used as a structural and climate reactive material. Acting as a desiccant, paper pulp is capable of sorping water from the air and even engage harmful VOCs, preventing them from re-entering our biosphere. Aside from paper pulps sorptive capacity, I was also able to achieve a level of structural integrity and material properties akin to a fibrous concrete.
The goal of the studio was to produce a salon that would create a dialogue of renewable and environmentally responsive elements in today’s world.
PeelMadison, Wisconsin
After a year studying abroad in Rome, Italy and New York City, I began a new studio which drew heavily from the inspiration I’d acquired abroad.
Peel is a national forestry laboratory with a complicated composition of private research space and public exhibition space. The form of the laboratory took place through the idea of peeling a sheet of paper, interpreted as a remnant of the forest. As each peel unfolds, the following peel continues the twist and allows more natural lighting in to public spaces while private, and photonically sensitive spaces, are kept dark and protected further below.
Lighting studies informed the degree of each twist, helping to understand the level of solar exposure in regards to daylighting and heat gain throughout the year. Climatic studies were also conducted to confirm the assertions of the design.
ReverbTroy, New York
Situated just south of downtown Troy, Reverb is a community residence with an eye towards the Hudson River waterfront and creating adequate public space for the residents to enjoy.
The undulating and reverberation of the housing units are based upon the Fibonacci sequence which not only provided seductive curvature within rigid and orthoganol geometry, but also accounted for daylighting needs to many of the lower units and circulatory spaces.
A rooftop terrace network provides for breathtaking views from the common space and the accented landscape below grants a park unrivaled by any local green space.
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