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christopher osterhoudt

A N A L Y S I S O F F O R M

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ARC 201Design StudioChristopher OsterhoudtRyan Ludwig

Fall 2010 Portfolio

School of Architecture and PlanningUniversity at Buffalo, the State University of New York

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1sidewalk looking south

Project 1 - The Living Wall, “Hoover” analysis of spacial forms

Project 2 - Esherick House, Louis Kahn form influenced by program

Project 3 - City of Buffalo, New York organization influenced by program

Project 4 - Cottbus Technical Library, Herzog & de Meuron form influenced by site

Project 5a - Analysis of UB Downtown Campus culture’s influence on architecture

Project 5b - Study of Precedent Libraries Bishan Community Library, LOOK Architects Surry Hills Library, Francis Thorp

Project 5c - Medical Library Proposal, University at Buffalo integration of spaces with the environment

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C O N T E N T S

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THE LIVING WALLHOOVER ANALYSIS

S P A T I A L F O R M S

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SERVANT vs SERVED SPACES

LIGHTING CONDITIONS

ESHERICK HOUSELOUIS KAHN

Servant (Utilitarian) Circulation Served (Living)

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SYMMETRY AND GEOMETRY

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W. TUPPER STREET E. TUPPER STREET

TRACY STREET

JOHNSON PARK

JOHNSON PARK

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W. CHIPPEWA STREET E. CHIPPEWA STREET

W. HURON STREET E. HURON STREET

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S P L I T T I N G U P B U F F A L OIn collaboration with Ramses Gonzalez, I set out to analyze and diagram the city of Buffalo, NY. The idea was to make observations and connections not directly apparent upon first glance of the city.

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B U I L D I N G H E I G H T S

CITY OF BUFFALO

The idea was to make observations and connections not directly apparent upon first glance of the city.

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HOTELS

THEATERS/ENTERTAINMENT

RESTARAUNTS/NIGHT CLUBS/LOUNGES

TRANSPORTATION

EDUCATION

BANKS/RETAIL

OFFICE RETAIL/REAL ESTATE

GOVERNMENT/LAW OFFICES

PROGRAMS OF BUFFALO

BUILDING PROGRAM

AVANT

Buffalo’s “premier destination” provides firstclass amenities in a variety of programs, including:

-Residences-Hotel-Offices-Restaraunt

STATLER TOWERS

Opened in 1907, the Statler has been primarily alarge and luxurious hotel, but also includes thefollowing programatic features:

-Multiple ballrooms for private parties-”For Hire” Catering business

MAIN PLACE (LIBERTY COMPLEX)

One of the more prominent buildings in the Buffaloskyline, this two city block complex offers plentyof retail space in the towers, however the lower portion of the building is a mini mall and parking garage. Thesouthern tower also provides a hotel.

B U I L D I N G

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HOTELS

THEATERS/ENTERTAINMENT

RESTARAUNTS/NIGHT CLUBS/LOUNGES

TRANSPORTATION

EDUCATION

BANKS/RETAIL

OFFICE RETAIL/REAL ESTATE

GOVERNMENT/LAW OFFICES

PROGRAMS OF BUFFALO

BUILDING PROGRAM

AVANT

Buffalo’s “premier destination” provides firstclass amenities in a variety of programs, including:

-Residences-Hotel-Offices-Restaraunt

STATLER TOWERS

Opened in 1907, the Statler has been primarily alarge and luxurious hotel, but also includes thefollowing programatic features:

-Multiple ballrooms for private parties-”For Hire” Catering business

MAIN PLACE (LIBERTY COMPLEX)

One of the more prominent buildings in the Buffaloskyline, this two city block complex offers plentyof retail space in the towers, however the lower portion of the building is a mini mall and parking garage. Thesouthern tower also provides a hotel.

P R O G R A M S

CITY OF BUFFALO

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Map of Downtown Diagram of Downtown

Lines that pull your focus towards City

Center

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Niagra Street, a continuous street, mostly zoned for housing. On the southeast side of the City Center, the street ends and is interrupted by governement buildings.

Delaware Avenue, a continuous street,a generally businees zoned street.

Genesee Street, a street interruptedby the City Convention Center and a large Hyatt’s hotel. On the southwest side of the city center, the street is interrupted by government buildings

Court Street, a street interrupted to create a green space, Lafayette Square, on Maint Street.

Broadway Street, one of the continuedstreets from the fork made on Court St.

Clinton Street, the other continued street from the fork made on Court St.

Green space

Business

Government

A B S T R A C T

CITY OF BUFFALO

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Continuous and Interrupted streets originating

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Niagra Street, a continuous street, mostly zoned for housing. On the southeast side of the City Center, the street ends and is interrupted by governement buildings.

Delaware Avenue, a continuous street,a generally businees zoned street.

Genesee Street, a street interruptedby the City Convention Center and a large Hyatt’s hotel. On the southwest side of the city center, the street is interrupted by government buildings

Court Street, a street interrupted to create a green space, Lafayette Square, on Maint Street.

Broadway Street, one of the continuedstreets from the fork made on Court St.

Clinton Street, the other continued street from the fork made on Court St.

Green space

Business

Government

O R G A N I Z A T I O N

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COTTBUS TECHNICAL LIBRARYHERZOG & DE MEURON

NUCLEUS

CENTRAL CORE/INFORMATION

CONTRACTILE VACUOLE

CIRCULATION

FOOD VACUOLE

UTILITIES/CIRCULATION

DOUBLE MEMBRANE

DOUBLE FACADE

CYTOPLASM

BOOKS/STUDY AREAS

A M O E B A S H A P E D F O R MAnalyzing the unique form of a modern library in Germany.

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NUCLEUS

CENTRAL CORE/INFORMATION

CONTRACTILE VACUOLE

CIRCULATION

FOOD VACUOLE

UTILITIES/CIRCULATION

DOUBLE MEMBRANE

DOUBLE FACADE

CYTOPLASM

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A M O E B A S H A P E D F O R MAnalyzing the unique form of a modern library in Germany.

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D O U B L E G L A Z E D F A C A D E

COTTBUS TECHNICAL LIBRARY

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D O U B L E G L A Z E D F A C A D E

Interior Glazing Supporting Structure Exterior Glazing

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ANALYSIS OF DOWNTOWN CAMPUSUNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

S I T E & P R O G R A M A N A L Y S I S

The numbers and charts above represent how much space I would have to designate for specific programs in a library for the given site, as diagrammed to the left.

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UB HSL ROSWELL PARK EXPANSION SPACE TOTAL UB HSL ROSWELL PARK GROUP STUDY CUBICLES COMPUTERS360,000 140,000 200,000 700,000 16 7 400 250 100

seats seats computers

VOLUME STORAGE GROUP STUDY ADMINISTRATION COMPUTER ACCESS COMMUNITY MEETING ROOMS DISPLAYS/MISC TOTAL MIN # FLOORS70,000 12,000 2,500 1,600 23,750 10,050 5,000 124,900 6

400 seats 20 librarians 100 computers Entire First Floor 3 rooms 10% library space 23,750 sq ft/floor10 volumes/sq ft 30 sq ft/seat 125 sq ft/librarian 16 sq ft/computer 15 ft setback 25 seats/room not including community 15 ft set back

75 SEATS10 sq ft/seat

750 sq ft100 sq ft/podium

3 podiums300 sq ft

VOLUME STORAGECOMMUNITY

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S I T E & P R O G R A M A N A L Y S I S

The numbers and charts above represent how much space I would have to designate for specific programs in a library for the given site, as diagrammed to the left.

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BISHAN COMMUNITY LIBRARYLOOK ARCHITECTS

Analyzing two more unique libraries that would influence the design of my own library.

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Pods are used as an architectural feature to integrate the structure with the surrounding environment

Analyzing two more unique libraries that would influence the design of my own library.

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SURRY HILLS LIBRARYFRANCIS THORP

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MEDICAL LIBRARY PROPOSALUNIVERSITY AT BUFFALOCHRIS OSTERHOUDT

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Using the Bishan Community Library and the Surry Hills Library as precedents for a library design to be built on the downtown campus of the University at Buffalo, I designed a concept that both integrated the private areas of the book stacks with an expansive community space, as well as the built environment of the library itself with its surrounding natural environment. The prominent curved curtain system on the southern and eastern facades of the library serves as a natural heating and cooling system for the library’s interior. Modular extrusions, or “pods”, on the north and west elevations, as well as on the interior of the library, seemingly “stitch” the building and the exterior environment together.

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WINTER SOLSTICE

WINTER SOLSTICEDEC 21

SUMMER SOLSTICEJUNE 21

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SUMMER SOLSTICE - JUNE 21, 2010

WINTER SOLSTICE - DECEMBER 21, 2010

AZIMUTH SOLAR NOON

Sunrise Sunset Time Altitude

56° 304° 70.6°1:17 pm

AZIMUTH SOLAR NOON

Sunrise Sunset Time Altitude

122° 238° 23.7°12:14 pm

SUN'S POSITION IN SKY; BUFFALO, NY

SUN PATH - 42° N LATITUDE(BUFFALO, NY)

SUMMER SOLSTICE

As seen in the Surry Hills Library, a large double-glazed facade encompassing an entire elevation of the build-ing traps air between the two layers of glass. In the winter, the trapped air is heated by the sun, [purified by greenery in the case of the Surry Hills Library], and circulated throughout the building for heat. In the summer, horizontal shudder like devices that span the entire length of the top of the glass atrium prevent sun rays from directly penetrating the glazing, preventing the enclosed air from overheating. The curve isdetermined by the angle with which the sun rays hit the earth; 70°. By drawing a 70°line from the bottom of the facade to the apex of the curtain system,the long shudders on top of the atrium serve as anoverhang to the entire library, blockingthe summer rays from directlypenetrating into thestructure.

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WINTER SOLSTICE

WINTER SOLSTICEDEC 21

SUMMER SOLSTICEJUNE 21

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WINTER SOLSTICE - DECEMBER 21, 2010

AZIMUTH SOLAR NOON

Sunrise Sunset Time Altitude

56° 304° 70.6°1:17 pm

AZIMUTH SOLAR NOON

Sunrise Sunset Time Altitude

122° 238° 23.7°12:14 pm

SUN'S POSITION IN SKY; BUFFALO, NY

SUN PATH - 42° N LATITUDE(BUFFALO, NY)

SUMMER SOLSTICE

D E S I G N I N G T O T H E S U N

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In the Bishan Community Library, large extrusions from the facade serve as occupiable “pods”. The sameconcept is applied here. When a pod is extruded from the private area of the library, the result is a displaced volume from either the outside or public environments. That displaced volume is brought inside the private space, influencing the placement of the book stacks by creating voids in their placement. These voids can be used for group study areas with the placement of tables and couches in that space.

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With the development of technology comes the decreasing need for libraries in today’s society. Rather than developing a building solely for the collection of books, I designed a center for the sharing of knowledge in a community environment. The entire first floor does not have a single bookcase on it; rather, it is an open plan in the form of an expansive reading and relaxation lounge. Couches and chairs are dispersed throughout, and a cafe such as Starbucks has a place for business. By creating an openly inviting environment with the entire ground floor, the building’s program becomes more practical outside that of just a library,

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O P E N S P A C E

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O P E N S P A C E

SECTION C

SECTION E

Group Study FloorExterior Roof Garden Solar Panels

Floor Slab cuts into gradeFloor Slab cuts slopes with grade

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Solar PanelsGroup Study FloorBuilding Height Community Space

Short Axis sloped with the SiteLong Axis kept level

SECTION D

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C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E RTHAT WORKS WITH

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C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E R

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C R E D I T SPhil Gusmano (Photo, Page 4)

Ramses Gonzalez (Diagrams, Pages 12 &13)

Justina Zifchock (3D drainage diagram, Page 18)

http://cubeme.com/blog/2008/01/30/bishan-community-library-by-look-architects/ (Images of Bishan Community Library, Pages 20 & 21)

http://www.archdaily.com/57339/surry-hills-library-and-community-centre-fjmt/ (Images of Surry Hills Library, Pages 22 & 23)

Front Cover Image: Close up image of library’s curved facade

Table of Contents Image: Perspective looking south along east facade of library