Jessica Paley Protfolio

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project 001FALL 07

boathousedesign a university crew team training facility and boathouse in long beach, ca. the facility houses the sculls and all the

associated rigging and equipment for the activities of the oarsmen, but the boathouse is also a place for the crew team,

coaches, and riggers to carry out their daily rituals of training, practicing, and perfecting the art of rowing. apply the principles

of the relationship between human body and space, movement through spaces, and the functionality of the boathouse.

the process started by locating the boathouse on the corner of the intersection of the two canals as it is prime viewing

space for the crew boat races. the programmatic parti was to have the private spaces, for the crew members, coaches,

and riggers, in a linear path straight from land to water in the order in which they were needed. they would move from

the lockers to the offices to the training room to the boat bays where they would take the boats into the water. the

public space, on the other hand, was to have many access points as the public has many ways of entering the site.

along with the tradition of two story boathouses the public space is above the crew program giving the

public good views to watch the races. these ideas culminated with the design parti that stemmed from a

manipulation of the site landscape into the boathouse. this system was created from the corner of the site, that

i cut into strips while keeping the strips joined to each other at the corner, and twisted and torqued them apart.

the system became the roof of the private spaces and the floor for the public which includes

a large seating area for the view deck that also lets light into the spaces underneath.

Certain strips also became the circulation paths and the roof to the enclosed public area.

project 002SPRING 08

film institutedesign the los angeles film institute, whose mission is to serve three primary purposes: an archive of film and

film related objects, a screening facility for rare films to intimate groups typically proceeded by a lecture, and

an exhibition venue for the collection. it will be a typical infill project, with the choice of three different sites in

downtown la, each sandwiched between two other buildings. the main program will include archives, three

study rooms, a large and small screening room, administrative offices, exhibition space, cafe and garden.

above are a series of process models as my design developed from a building of shifting planes to

a design based off of the presence of the historic la mural located on one of the existing boundary

walls of the site. the glass in these models show the evolution of a gallery that runs along the mural

with two different halves of the building attached to the gallery creating a courtyard in between.

these photographs of the final model show the open gallery, where horizontal circulation occurs, and the vertical

circulation attached directly to the gallery, similarly to how the two halves attach. the mesh facade detached

from the buildings exterior walls is also carried from the front to the interior courtyard and to the back facade.

FRONT ELEVATION BACK ELEVATION

LONGITUDINAL SECTIONCROSS SECTION



the back building houses the theaters, a major part of the film industry, and the other holds

the exhibit, archives, and administrative offices, which are a separate part of the industry.

also visible in the sections is how the gallery runs horizontally and vertically through the

project. the elevations demonstrate how the project fits in to the neighboring buildings.

the plans show how the gallery connects the two halves and show how there are different elements that link

the two building halves together. the diagonal patios on the front tower mirror the shape of the theater

and the curve of the study rooms that project out of the front mesh facade hints to the curves of the cafe and

theater. these rendered perspectives explore how the mural is incorporated into the design as the standout color.

project 003FALL 08

low rise developmentas an introduction to high-density, low-rise development, design four dwelling units in a row-house

typology or other cluster arrangement on a typical south pasadena lot. chose a user group with respect to

age, family status, or other characteristics and chose at least two different unit sizes from studio to three

bedroom. requirements include private and common open space as well as one parking space per unit.

above are study models and the final drawings of my town house development. the drawings show how the parti was

to condense four normal lots onto the one lot longitudinally, then shift the units in length depending on neccessary

square footage, and steal space from the unit next door to make larger rooms where needed. the sections show

how vertical shift happens where two units are split level while the others are regular two and three story units.

the end units are loft style one bedrooms and in the middle is a two bedroom and three bedroom units. they

are designed to fit the many life stages of people living in the south pasadena area from singles to families.

project 004FALL 08

mid rise complexthis final project will emphasize the current urban strategies of the los angeles planning department vis--vis

its zoning prioritization of multi-family residential development within a quarter mile of a subway or

light-rail station. use the zoning and code rules to design a mid-rise and medium density housing

development with a mix of housing/unit types and additional support spaces. choose one out of

three sites that fit this criterion, one permitted use, two typologies, and two general support spaces.

my housing development site was mid-wilshire boulevard. based on the areas demographics i chose to design

live-work lofts. the design started with the units on every other layer of a slab building shifting as the city streets

shift along the edge of the angled site. the process models show how it developed from one slab to multiple

slab buildings to slab in the front and cluster of units in the back. this building organization follows the scale

differentiation between the massive buildings along wilshire and the smaller scale residential buildings behind

the site. the smaller cluster of units in the back are organized to look like they dispersed from the front slab.

SITE PLAN

BACK SECTION-ELEVATION0 10 500 10 20 50

FRONT ELEVATION

100 20 50

BACK SECTION-ELEVATION

FRONT ELEVATION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

LATERAL SECTION

OPEN SPACE PARTI

CIRCULATION

UNIT AGGREGATION

SITE PLAN


FRONT ELEVATION

100 20 50


FRONT ELEVATION


LATERAL SECTION

OPEN SPACE PARTI

CIRCULATION

UNIT AGGREGATION

SITE PLAN


FRONT ELEVATION

100 20 50


FRONT ELEVATION


LATERAL SECTION

OPEN SPACE PARTI

CIRCULATION

UNIT AGGREGATION

SITE PLAN


FRONT ELEVATION

100 20 50


FRONT ELEVATION


LATERAL SECTION

OPEN SPACE PARTI

CIRCULATION

UNIT AGGREGATION

in the two story unit, one floor is rotated and the walls on both floors are sliced to create one identifiable shape. the

one story unit has the front edge of the sliced parallel to the other angle. these different unit are then shifted front

and back in the structural column grid to make up the slab. the glass front reflects the flat facades on wilshire yet the

shifting creates punctures as do the outdoor meeting rooms scattered throughout the slab as holes from the back to the

front creating a pixilated look. each unit has a private balcony on each floor of the unit, and the linear circulation of the

main hallway of the slab is similar to the linear paths in the back that end in small courts which units cluster around.

UNDERGROUND PARKING

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR

FIFTH FLOOR

SIXTH FLOOR

SEVENTH FLOOR

SINGLE STORY LOFT

DOUBLE STORY LOFT - FIRST FLOOR

DOUBLE STORY LOFT - SECOND FLOOR

SUSTAINABILITY

BUILDING ORGANIZATION

SITE FORCES

UNDERGROUND PARKING

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR

FIFTH FLOOR

SIXTH FLOOR

SEVENTH FLOOR

SINGLE STORY LOFT

DOUBLE STORY LOFT - FIRST FLOOR

DOUBLE STORY LOFT - SECOND FLOOR

SUSTAINABILITY

BUILDING ORGANIZATION

SITE FORCES

there is also a sustainability aspect with natural ventilation and balconies that act as shading devices for the units

below. also the angled roofs are in the ideal direction for solar panels so the building can be more self sustaining.

the section and final building model show the projecting balconies, landscape, angled roofs, and punctures not only in

the facade but in the ground plane. there are shifts in the ground plane where openings to the garage are created for

trees and light and planters are built up from the ground for more vegetation around the ground units. Also the ground

plane is lifted off the sidewalk by three feet by berms to be covered in plants to give green back to the community.

project 005SPRING 09

neighborhood civic centerover the entire semester, design a 20,000 sf neighborhood civic center building, on one of three sites in los angeles

(venice, echo park, or boyle heights). this facility is meant to serve the needs and address the character of the local

neighborhood council district an empowered component of citywide government. this project will be broken into

multiple sub-tasks, yet each will build on the previous assignment to enhance the development of your civic center.

to begin i modelled three different design alternatives for the civic center on the boyle heights site. the first alternative

was based on creating multiple green outdoor areas opening on to the park west of the site. the second, carved

a path from the park to the main street corner and had the coucil chamber as an additive object. the third, and

chosen alternative, gave the most street space back to the community while bring them into the inner courtyard

and all the interstitial spaces. this was based on the fact that boyle heights is a heavily hispanic area and the

most neighborhood activity takes place in the night markets set up on the sidewalks and open spaces in the area.

the design parti was to pull out main programatic elements from the regular structural grid to create a courtyard,

then further breaking down the front facade into individual rooms to open up the main entrance, and finally

wrapping the broken cube with three different skin treatments all furthering the sustainability aspects of the project.

CAFE

EDUCATION

SERVICE

SOCIAL HALL

ADMINISTRATION

COUNCIL CHAMBER

SOCIAL GATHERING

FORMAL GATHERING

NORTH PATTERNING

WEST AND ROOF SKIN

SOUTH SKIN

REDUCES DEMAND AND INCREASES SUPPLY

REDUCES DEMAND

NORTH SKIN

SOCIAL GATHERING

NORTH SKIN

FORMAL GATHERING

programatically the two main, and largest spaces, are extracted on opposite sides, the social hall on the ground floor on the

park side and the coucil chamber raised to the second floor on the residential street side. one can walk through the social

hall or under the council chamber as secondary entries to the courtyard. the main circulation, vertical as well as horizontal,

was placed in or overlooking the main courtyard to increase its activity during the day. what evolved the most, and is

studied from small to large scale models, are the exterior facades and how they work towards a more sustainable building.

a skin of photovoltaics wraps the roof and western facade of the civic center. certain panels are missing for air flow and

to create viewing windows onto the park. the southern skin is made of horizontal louvers that twist from a level plane

where visibility is needed to an angled plane where visibility is not necessary. the northern facade is mostly glass to let

in indirect light but is also patterend with translucent glass and solid metal panels to define the program within each

separate box. above are the final drawings, renderings, and model of the boyle heights civic center.

project 006FALL 09

city social centerthe project entitled bridge to the future is to become the new social epicenter of saintes, france. historically, saintes

was a central hub of the old roman road system. today the city has grown in area while its population has returned

to its original roman count. this has caused a sprawl that has hindered the development of saintes into a major hub

of the contemporary world. to become a larger part of future france, saintes needs to be recentered. the goal of the

project is to push existing urban space within the city to a higher potential, thereby desifying saintes and returning

saintes to its historic routes along the river.

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Modern/Contemporary

Industrial

Renaissance

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Medieval

Modern/Contemporary

Industrial

Renaissance

ALTERNATIVE COLORS

General Attractions andEntertainment

Civic Sites

Historical Monuments

Cultural Museums

Churches and Cathedrals

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Theater

Music

Recreation

Moving Markets

Green Space

Paris Poitiers

Rochefort / La Rochelle

Saint Savinien / Taillebourg

Niort St. / Jean DAngely

Angouleme /Cognac

Pons Bordeaux

BordeauxRetaud Cozes

Royan / MarennesRichelieu

Thtre

Magzy

Fentre

Recrouvrance

ZAC

Bellivet

Les Coteaux

Boiffiers

Ormeau de pied

Bellevue

Jardin Public

Lyce Palissy

St. Eutrope

Gare SNCF

La Rcluse

Secondary Routes

Arterial Routes

Primary Routes

Bus Line 2

Bus Line 1

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Bus Stop

Gare SNCF (Rail)

Waterways

Recreation - Pools, Skate Parks, etc.

Historical Monuments - Churches, Museums, etc.

Institutional - Schools

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Retail

Industrial Services - hardware, car parts, etc.

Market

Restaurant/Cafe/Bar

Residential

Construction/Development Projects

Green Space - Parks, Flood Zones, Gardens, Zoos

Parking

Travel Services - Car Rental, Travel Agency, Hotel

Offices

Medical - Dental Office, Hospital, Physicians Office

Municipal - Police, Post Office, Fire Dept.

Business - Banks, Real Estate, Insurance

Recreation - Pools, Skate Parks, etc.

Historical Monuments - Churches, Museums, etc.

Institutional - Schools

PRO

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Retail

Industrial Services - hardware, car parts, etc.

Market

Restaurant/Cafe/Bar

Residential

Construction/Development Projects

Green Space - Parks, Flood Zones, Gardens, Zoos

Parking

Travel Services - Car Rental, Travel Agency, Hotel

Offices

Medical - Dental Office, Hospital, Physicians Office

Municipal - Police, Post Office, Fire Dept.

Business - Banks, Real Estate, Insurance

RECREATION RESTAURANT

GALLERY SPACE

MARKET SPACE

LOUNGING BAR / CLUB

CONCERTSPARTYSPACE

CINEMA

BIKE RENTAL

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FOOD AND DRINK: bar / club

ACTIVITES HALL:concertscinemaparty space

OUTDOOR SPACE: recreation

FOOD AND DRINK: cafe

ACTIVITIES HALL: concerts

gallerymarket space

RECREATION

CAFE

GALLERY SPACE

MARKET SPACE

LOUNGING

BAR / CLUB

CONCERTS

PARTY SPACE

CINEMA

BIKE RENTAL

OUTDOOR SPACE

recreation

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DINING AND DANCING

restaurant

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this new pedestrian gateway will be a destination point in the middle of the city center. denizens, seasonal residents,

and tourists will all come to this central meeting point, partake in both day and night activities, interact together, and

then disperse to other destinations. this project will lead to a rebirth of city life along the river and be a bridge to the

future of saintes.

the building program covers two sites flanking a new pedestrian bridge. the southern block includes a ground floor

indoor market place, a gallery space, a restaurant and a bar/club. the program vertically transitions from day activities

on the ground floor to night activities on the top floors. the northern site has a mixed-use hotel as well as a large green

space to be used for recreation and lounging. the new open space links the cathedral plaza to the hidden square where

ruins from the original roman wall are visible. on the ground floor of the hotel will be a caf facing the new park and a

continuation of retail shops along the river.

the building will link two different architectural time periods of saintes: the renaissance mansions and the small roman

houses. the main urban gesture has the building extend and connect existing street walls to define the new open space

and the streets. the rhythm of large to small is continued through program from one site to the other. the market building

is designed with the aim to bring the act of memory into the experience of the building, each vertical path frames a

different view of the city. a stair atrium creates a void within the building to bring natural light down and visitors up to

view a full panorama of saintes. these paths then dictate the shaping of the floor plates and the exterior.

MARKET

HOTELLOBBY

RETAIL

CAFE

VIEWING DECK

CLUB

BAR

LOUNGE

OUTDOOR PATIO

KITCHEN

RESTAURANT DINING AREA

LOUNGE

OUTDOOR DINING

GALLERY

RECEPTION/CAFE

OUTDOOR PATIO

VIEWING DECK

KITCHEN


LOUNGE

OUTDOOR DINING

CLUB

BAR

LOUNGE

OUTDOOR PATIO

GALLERY

RECEPTION/CAFE

OUTDOOR PATIO

VIEWING DECK

CLUB

BAR

LOUNGE

OUTDOOR PATIO

KITCHEN


LOUNGE

OUTDOOR DINING

GALLERY

RECEPTION/CAFE

OUTDOOR PATIO

VIEWING DECK

CLUB

BAR

LOUNGE

OUTDOOR PATIO

KITCHEN


LOUNGE

OUTDOOR DINING

GALLERY

RECEPTION/CAFE

OUTDOOR PATIO

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VIEWING DECK

there will also be new transportation aspects consisting of a bus stop along the new river bus route, a bike parking area

with rentable bikes, and an expansion of the existing underground parking that will remove parking from the cathedral

plaza. the project will also engage the river, adding terraced seating up from the bank to the market. the new bridge will

be wider linking the two sides of the river more effectively, creating not just a circulation space but a gathering space.

the bridge highlights the historic roman east-west axis against the skewed grid of the current city. the layered crisscross

also gives multiple heights and perspectives where one can view the natural landscape of saintes.

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GALLERY

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VIEWING DECK

the sequence of the views is also important. the first rise gives the user an expansive view of nature in the french garden,

separating him from the dense urban city he just left. inside the gallery he gets a view of the ruins of the roman wall, a

museum in itself. the next vertical change ends facing the original roman gateway, the arc de germanicus. next, back to

nature in its organic untouched state of the flood plains. the final rise links the two main religious landmarks of abbey

aux dame to the west and st. pierre cathedral to the east, which a person can see from almost every point in the city.

the top viewing deck then references all the previous framed views of the city within the full 360 panorama of saintes.

the building as a bridge and gateway to the future of saintes is a link between city and user. the city of saintes is brought

into the building through visions of memory and then the user is able to move outwards with a greater understanding.

open space and transparency clear site lines across the river from st. pierre cathedral to the arc de germanicus while

the solidity of the building determines when and how the user is exposed to the city.

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