Academic Project - Design Development
Instructors: Herwig Baumgartner and Tom Wiscombe
Project: Emerson College, Los Angeles, CA
Team: Garet Ammerman, Rachael McCall, Asli Tusavul, Mimmi Van der Vliet
Original Design: Adrian Cortez and Rachael McCall
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) - Fall 2014
Instead of generating the typical set of design development drawings for a standard building, this project explores innovating methods of representation, such as the "3d chunks", with peeling techniques and "boolean" or volumetric cuts, to show the construction logic and materiality in a revolutionary design.
The project selected was designed in the 2GAX studio and required custom systems and materials to achieve the desired architectural effects.
The facade materials vary depending on the area. The main facade is composed of cast acrylic and metal to achieve multiple layers of transparency, coloration and diffraction. Additionally, the area surrounding the auditorium consists of GFRP to produce a monolithic, cloud-like effect.
Structural Detail of the Auditorium
The main and secondary structures are proposed in structural steel framing systems with concrete cores.
Accessibility and Egress Diagrams
HVAC Systems Diagram
