Benjamin A. Sotomayor

Facilities PortfolioTemple UniversityClass of 2017

benjaminalfsotomayor@gmail.comtuf29437@temple.edu609-626-2834

Portfolio Analysis ofthe Philadelphia

Museumof Art

Light and Traffic Circulation Analysis

Second Floor

Basement Floor

First Floor

Photo Analysis of the Exhibitions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Makes an exceptionalgathering space, at street level

However, noise from the street�lters very avidly into the frontentrance of the plaza.

*The fountain helps �lter outthat noise from the rest of the plaza.

Ramp with tight corners does not allowproper access into the museum, with the top steps spanning across the center, blockading space for a proper extension to the access ramp.

Also provides exceptional gathering space;fountain, furthermore, �lters out noisecoming into the plaza from passing automobiles

Horseshoe shape of museum, furthermore, shields plazafrom outside noise, from passing automibiles, and other noisescoming in from the rest of Philadelphia

Alcove space, at the werstern corners of the plazaprovide substantial shading, along with the horseshoe formof the museum; but could use additional landscape, as well as break in symmetry.

, as well as from excessive sunlightOpening to basement areaway should bebarricaded to reduce noise, coming in, from the plaza,to the museum’s commercial space

East Plaza Space Analysis

Possible outward-curved rampintersection terraced just above either sideof the hill, with access to the top of the steps Possible pond setting , in lieu of fountains

Possible glass protection installed for noisereduction, from outside the plaza into the basement areaway

Ramp entrance into museum, beside porch steps

Pond in opposite alcove

Opposite ramp emtrance into museum

Possible outward-curved rampintersection terraced just above either sideof the hill, with access to the top of the steps Possible pond setting , in lieu of fountains

Possible glass protection installed for noisereduction, from outside the plaza into the basement areaway

Ramp entrance into museum, beside porch steps

Pond in opposite alcove

Opposite ramp emtrance into museum

Solutions Proposed Issues Adressed

East Plaza Space Analysis

Performance Hall Proposal at East Plaza