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Anthony Wolff
Architectural Design
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Urban Sanctuary
The Barcelona Pavilion by Mies Van der Rohe inspired the design for the urban sanctuary. The manipulation of light allowed for three stages of life to be represented, creating a peaceful and spiritual experience. The different types of light allowed for a journey through the building, which consisted of direct light, diffuse or ambient light, and indirect light. The surrounding context and local grid shaped the sanctuary by the use of that grid and the use of a new shifted grid.
Building Envelope Study
Teammates: Felipe Francisco and Virginia Ofer
Peter Zumthor’s Kunsthaus used multiple layers of glass and steel to create a building envelope, which manipulates natural light. This facade system consisted of overlapping panels of acid etched glass, which allowed diffuse light into the gallery spaces, but no direct light, protecting the art pieces. Physically constructing the envelope of the bungling illustrates an understanding of the tectonics of architecture. The scale of the model is 1/2”=1’ which allowed for extreme detail of the major, but compact pieces.
Ballet Performance Center
The design intent for the ballet performance center was to understand the relationship of the performers that come to rehearse and the audience members that come to observe. Where these two axes meet is where the main entrance is located and along that tangent is where the performance space was designed. Along with the axes that were defined, the concept of planes that are pulled through spaces to allow an integration of spatial relationships was formed. The strong horizontal force of these planes are what define and generate the linear axes.
perFORM 2014 Competition
Teammate: Mike Evers
Creating a new, interesting design that incorporates a low energy load home and a unique interpretation of the surrounding context was the focus of our proposal. Our design intent was to create a dwelling that is new, different, and resourceful while still respecting the built environment. Level changes throughout the site and an open atrium space centralized within the residence, exhibit spatial qualities and experiences that differ based on your location in the home. With the use of insulation, passive heating, and cooling, we were successfully able to have a low energy load of 2.61 kbtu/year/sf.
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