José Aragüez, PhD

DESIGN STUDIO TEACHING PORTFOLIO 1/3

Inter-Media Library

Jun Ito
 PROGRAM MATERIALITY FORM STRUCTURE MECHANICAL
To achieve INTER-MEDIA library To make two sides To create variety of scale To stand by itself To integrate service and servant
Physical articulation / Theme Books / Other media Aggregated voids Variety of condition
 Exhibition PC / Internet

Video BOOKS Audio

Magazines Exhibition

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A A Audio
CONVENTIONAL LIBRARY A Video
BOOKS
Divided by MEDIA A Internet
On purpose basis
A Exhibition
Similar spatial condition at any place
BOOKS
A Children

Magazines
Audio, Video
PC / Internet
Exhibition

BOOKS BOOKS

18 ft

Rotate -60 degree

11ft
GEOMETRY SYSTEM

11ft
 BOOKS BOOKS

Exh
Exhibition PC / Internett

BOOKS Video
V BOOKS Audio BOOKS type I
Magazines
M Exhibition
n
Copper floor

BOOKS BOOKS

INTER-MEDIA LIBRARY
Divided by SUBJECTS

Accidentally /More likely to discover

Distinctive spatial condition related subjects

type II
BOOKS

Magazines
Audio, Video
PC / Internet
Exhibition
Galvanized
steel floor
BOOKS
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OOKS
KS

Galvanized
2 levels 3 levels 4 levels 5 levels 6 levels steel floor

Copper floor

Galvanized
steel floor

Copper finish side

Copper floor Galvanized steel with phosphoric acid

Inside of the chamber

CONCEPT
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School Site

Residential district Main access

Commercial district Leisure area nearby

Manufacturing district School

Scale 1:5,000 Park Scale 1:1,000 Traffic way

URBAN SCALE NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE

STEPPING
GARDEN SUNBATHING GARDEN
COMPILING HISTORY

ENTRANCE
CAVE

BOULDERING GATE
STORY TELLING CAFE

AUDITORIUM
VOID

MAXIMUM ENVELOP FORM BY CONTEXT APPLY ACTIVITY

SITE ANALYSIS / VOLUME DESIGN

 Sky light

Stairs
Copper Ac
Unit A Bookshelf

Galvanized steel Ag
Group desk

Copper Bc
Bump
Unit B
Galvanized steel Bg
Bouldering

BASIC GEOMETRY
Copper Cc Cafe stand

Unit C
Tree pot
Galvanized steel Cg

Copper Dc Big void

Unit D
Galvanized steel Dg Individual
desk

Kids space

GEOMETRY MATERIAL PHYSICAL

UNIT TYPE
 BOTANY
SUNBATHING GARDEN
Bookshelf + Sunlight + Plant pots + Earth exhibition

GEOLOGY Horizontally

FINE ART

COMPILING HISTORY
Bookshelf + Stairs+

SOCIOLOGY

Vertically

PEDAGOGY

STORY TELLING CAFE

Bookshelf + Sunlight + Plant pots + Earth exhibition
NUTRITIONAL
SCIENCE
Different scale/ Horizontally

PERFORMING
ARTS

PHYSICAL
BOULDERING GATE
EDUCATION Bookshelf + Sunlight + Plant pots + Earth exhibition

PHYSIOLOGY
Different scale/ Vertically

INTELLECTUAL COMBINED

PROGRAM
PROGRAM COMPONENT
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Non-Public circulation
Delivery

FLOW NAVIGATION
 HEATING / MORE
COOLING

20%
50 % 30%

Panes as a radiator
5F

15 %
40 % 25%
SOUND
CONTROL 4F

SOUND ABSORPTION
BOOK SHELF
10%
Copper-side Galvanized-side 30 % 20%
Bumpy surface Sound absorbing pockets

3F

5%
20 % 15%
LIGHTING

2F

Copper-side Galvanized-side 0%
Horizontal linear light Sporadic light 10 % 10%

1F

Exhaust: fan on the roof

LESS

VENTILATION Intake: slits on enclosure

APERTURE RATIO

MECHANICAL / SERVICE
Direct sun light Direct sun light Sky light

Air intake Air intake

Operable window Door

Motor

WRAPPING / CURTAIN-WALL GLAZING WRAPPING / MESH SET-BACKED / GLAZING ENTRANCE GATE

West South East North

ENCLOSURE
 Electrical wiring Water supply / drain
Gas supply

Sound absorbing pockets

11’ - 0”

Heating / Cooling pipe

Detail Section 1’ =1/2”

1/4” 8” 1/4”

Copper coated steel panel t=1/4”

Double glazed low-e glass Aluminum honeycomb core t=8” Double glazed low-e glass

Galvanized steel panel t=1/4”

Dot-point arm stainless-steel vibration

Steel frame pipe 8” x8” t=1/4”

Adjustable bolt unit
Window frame: stainless-steel vibration

Insulation: Urethane foam t=8”

DETAIL
 Y
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WORK ROOM
LOADING / DELIVERY DN

WC UP WC

EV EV

LOBBY
Void
(OPEN AUDITORIUM)

PARKING

DN

UP

OFFICE

Scale 1’ =1/8”
1st floor plan
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WC

EV EV

GARDEN

Botany Biology Chemistry

OPEN READING DN UP

Void
Void

DN

Geology Physics Psychology

Scale 1’ =1/8”
4th floor plan
 GARDEN
GARDEN

RF
RF

11’
11’
OUTDOOR
OUTDOOR LAB
LAB
5F
5F

OPEN 11’
OPEN READING
READING 11’

4F
4F

11’
11’
OPEN
OPEN READING
READING

3F
3F

CHILDREN
CHILDREN 11’
11’

2F
2F
GARDEN
GARDEN

11’
11’
WORK
WORK ROOM
ROOM

OPEN
OPEN 1F
AUDITORIUM 1F
AUDITORIUM

11’
11’
STORAGE
STORAGE MACHINE
MACHINE
ROOM
ROOM B1F
B1F

11’
11’
STACK
STACK STACK
STACK

B2F
B2F

Scale
Scale 1’
1’ =1/8”
=1/8”
Y-Y section
Tamed Monumentality

Victor Carrillo
Surreal Library

Camille Brustlein
E. HOUSTON ST. E. HOUSTON ST.

FORSYTH ST.
Nativity Mission Center
S A R A D . R O O S E LV E LT PA R K

CHRYSTIE ST.
University Settlement’s Neighborhood Center
A N A LY S I S - D E M O G R A P H I C S

Forsyth Satellite Academy 50-70 % Hispanic

Cascades HIgh School

50-70 % White

30-50% White

30-50 % Asians

70-90 % Asians

JOY Youth Center

GREEN/PARK AREA

YOUTH/EDUCATION BUILDINGS

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

SCHOOLS/EDUCATION CENTERS
FORSYTH ST.

University Settlement House

CHRYSTIE ST.

University Settlement Youth

University Settlement Youth

Great Oaks Charter School

Kings Day Care Academy

S U R R E A L S PA C E S

RETHINKING CONVENTIONAL ELEMENTS

PA R A L L E L SLANTED SLANTED SLANTED SLANTED SLANTED MIRROR D U P L I C AT E A G G R E G AT E

PA R A L L E L MIRRORED ON 3RD DIMENSION ON 3RD DIMENSION ON 3RD DIMENSION V E R T I C A L LY
H O R I Z O N TA LY ALLIGNED TOP ALLIGNED BOT TOM ALLIGNED MIDDLE

CEILING

FLOOR

CEILING

FLOOR

SLANTED EDGES EXTRUDE CONVERGE MIRROR S TA C K R A D I A L A G G R E G AT I O N MIRROR S TA C K D I F F E R E N C I AT I O N

O P E N A N D S E C L U D E D S PA C E S

SECLUDED

OPEN

SECLUDED

OPEN

SECLUDED
T R A D I T I O N A L O P E N S PA C E P R O G R A M M I N G T R A D I T I O N A L P O D S PA C E P R O G R A M M I N G

READING ZONE
S TA C K S O N W H E E L S

C A F E / S TA C K S / R E A D I N G

WORK ROOM
D E P L O YA B L E D E S K S

I N F O R M A L L O U N G E & S E AT I N G A R E A S
OFFICE
STORAGE AND DESKS

AUDITORIUM
I N F O R M A L S E AT I N G
MODULAR AUDITORIUM
 L 5

L 4

N L 3

S TA I R
ACCESS
NORTH
ENTRANCE L 2

L 1

E
E L E VAT O R A C C E S S S TA I R C A S E S L 0
ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS
T H R O U G H E N C L O S E D S PA C E S

MAIN
ENTRAN
CE

SOUTH
ENTRANCE

S TA I R
ACCESS
S TA I R C A S E S
ACCESS TO ALL FLOORS
T H R O U G H E N C L O S E D S PA C E S
S E L E VAT O R A C C E S S T O A L L F L O O R S
LANDING ON OPEN PLAN AREAS

C I R C U L AT I O N S C H E M E
ON ALL FLOORS

E L E VAT O R

M A I N S TA I R C A S E

S E C O N D A R Y S TA I R C A S E
S U R R E A L P O D S PA C E P R O G R A M M I N G

PA R K B E N C H
UNDER GREEN CEILING

PLANTERS GETTING LIGHT THROUGH HANGOUT HANGOUT

TRANSLUCENT CONCRE TE A Q U A R I U M B E N E AT H A Q U A R I U M B E N E AT H A N D A L O N G S I D E

M E D I TAT I O N U N D E R T H E S TA R S SWING DESKS C O C O O N R E T R E AT

CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT EMBEDDED STRUCTURAL RODS

bracing outer edges

slit 6” thick

slit set back 6”

from facade

steel plate fastened

to concrete rebar
a n d r o d p r o fi l e

steel plate
1” thick

s t e e l r o d p r o fi l e
5”x5”
bracing spine elements 1” thick

glass enclosure
embedded here

fanning out rebar

connecting all edges
along surfaces tension rods
CABLE NE T GLASS ENCLOSURE SYSTEM C O N C R E T E S L A B - V O I D F O R M E R S A S H VA C

prestressed vertical cable

node assembly

glass panel

prestressed horizontal cable

vertical cable

horizontal cable

supply air

glass clamped between plates

SECTION AA
N
SCALE 1/8” = 1’
SECTION BB
N
SCALE 1/8” = 1’
 B
STUDY LAB
PULL OUT S TA F F S TA F F
WC DESKS OFFICE OFFICE

STUDY
INDOOR & S TA C K S
PA R K

A A
C A F E S E AT I N G

PLANTERS

N
FLOOR 4 PLAN

SCALE 1/8” = 1’
 B
SWING
AQUARIUM
DESKS
AQUARIUM STEPS MEETING
BELOW

PROJECTION
BALCONY
R E T R E AT

A A

WC AUDITORIUM

N
FLOOR 3 PLAN

SCALE 1/8” = 1’
 B
A A

N
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1/8” = 1’
Reprogrammable Infrastructure

Sarah Shi