EBONY BLOSSOMS
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HYBRIDPeople
Plants
History
Fruit
Food
TablesFlexibleVegetables
Efficient
Small Pot
Visitors
Rain
Easy Access
Chairs
Open Shelves
Flowers
Kitchen
Temperature Control
File Cabinets
Herbs
Open Space
Atmosphere
Protect
Carousel
Restaurant
Garden
Archive
Documents
Storage
Trellis
Professors
Public
Humidty Control
Style
Preservation
SoilPrivate
Dining Space
Students
Private
Public
Large Pot
High Ceilings
Manual
Visitors
Electronic
Public
Galleries
Archives
StorageProtectionFrom
PreservationExpansion
Visitors
File Cabinets
Fire
Water
Sunlight
Temperature Control
Humidity Control
Appropriate Storage Method
Vertically
Horizontally
Carousel
Open Space
Open Steel Shelves
Carousel
Electronic
Flexible
Efficient
Saves Space
Higher Ceilings
Ladders Necessary
Temporary Galleries
Easier Access
Limited to Documents
Flexibility in Artifact sizes
Less Protection
Least Amount of Space
Efficient
Saves Space
Window Design
If Archive is Public
Sprinklers
Smoke
Heat
Size
Temperature
Humidity
Proper Equipment
Proper Equipment
Monitor Indoor Air Quality
Differs in Certain Spaces
Garden
Storage
PlantsWatering System
Space
Public
Private
Students
Professors
Visitors
Restaurant
Specific Students
Specific Professors
Trellis
Small Pot
Large Pot
Row of Soil
Manual
Automatic
Rain
Fruit
Vegetables
Herbs
Flowers
Seasonal
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Seasonal
Seasonal
Apples
Strawberries
Basil Rosemary
Seasonal
Carrots
Potatoes
Seasonal
MelonsLarge Plants
Strawberries
Tomatoes
Small Plants
Tomatoes
Peas
CucumbersSquash
Watering Can
Hose
Unpre-dictable
Not Always Reliable
Inconsistent
Consistent
Free
Expensive
Restaurant
Food People
Space
Students
Professors
Visitors
Families
Couples
Discount?
Kitchen
Dining Space
Garden
Food Prepared
Appliances
Eating Area
Tables
Chairs
Atmosphere
Collect Produce
Outside
Style
Garden
Italian
American
Fresh and Healthy
Private
Collect Produce
Used in Winter?
Ebony Blossoms is the hybrid renovated design of the Ebony Jet Building located at 820 S. Michigan Avenue. The program consists of archives, which contain ar-chives for Columbia College and the Johnson Publishing Company, vertical gardens, and a restaurant. Each of these programs were studied individually, portrayed in the smaller diagrams to the right. Then they were analyzed togeth-er, portrayed in the big diagram to the right, which led me to discover a key characteristic they all share: growth. This idea was the driving force for my project. The concept models below describe the relationship each program has with growth. The maroon wire represents the restaurant, the gold represents the gar-den, and the silver wire represents the archives.
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Archives Restaurant Vertical Gardens
STUDY DIAGRAMSAfter the programs were dissected, a question remained: Where should the programs lie in the building? Be-cause the archives needed the most amount of space, I decided where they would be first, which led me to placing them on the first seven floors. Then, I decided that I wanted the vertical gardens to run through the entire building. Finally, I decided to put the restaurant at the top so visitors could enjoy the spectacu-lar view. To the left are some of the concept drawings I had for how the vertical gardens would run through the building.
Top Three LevelsSection Model 26
The first three levels contain vertical gardens and archives. The second level contains interactive electronic archives that visitors can enjoy and the third level contains Columbia College public archives and Johnson Publishing Company archives.tatur,
Lobby
ColumbiaPublic Archives
Vertical Gardens
GROUND LEVEL
Mic
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an
Ave
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ColumbiaPublic Archives
Johnson Publishing CompanyPublic Archives
Public Archive Displays
THIRD LEVEL
Interactive Electronic Archives
PublicArchives
SECOND LEVEL
Elevators
MechanicalElectricalElectrical
Transformer
Parking
RampStorage Storage
LOWER LEVEL
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These levels contain ver-itcal gardens, office and archive space for both Co-lumbia College and the Johnson Publishing Com-pany. The sixth level also contains an area where the restaurant caters food for the employees working in the offices.fficiis eatem
Columbia Private Archive Space
SEVENTH LEVEL
Columbia Office Space
SIXTH LEVEL
Johnson Publishing Company Private Archive
FIFTH LEVEL
Johnson Publishing Company Archive Office Space
Vertical Garden Grooming Center
FOURTH LEVEL
ColumbiaPublic Archives
Johnson Publishing CompanyPublic Archives
Public Archive Displays
THIRD LEVEL
Interactive Electronic Archives
PublicArchives
SECOND LEVEL
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The eighth level is another office and archive space for Columbia College, but the rest of the levels con-tain restaurant space.The ninth level holds the John-son Publishing Museum and the bar area of the resrtaurant. The tenth and eleventh levels contain the rest of the restaurant. Finally, there are vertical agrdens running through all these levelsobit acea
Restaurant
Kitchen
TENTH LEVEL
Restaurant
Private Rooms
ELEVENTH LEVEL
Columbia Office Space
Columbia Private Archives
EIGHTH LEVEL
John H Johnson Publishing Musesum
Gallery Space
Gallery Space
Bar Area
NINTH LEVEL
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SOUTH ELEVATION
LONGITUNDINAL SECTION
Therefore, my building is made up of two parts: the building’s original concrete structure, enclosed by curtain wall on the east and south sides of the building, and the concrete shell that surronds the building. The concrete shell is covered in oval - shaped openings and is designed in an organic shape. These ovals symbolize leaves and the shape symbolize wind, both connecting back to the organic theme.
John H. johnson, the original owner of the Ebony Jey Building, did not want a steel and glass building when the building was first built. Therefore, its facade was made up of concreate and granite. While designing the facade of the new building, I wanted to keep that historical context in mind. I was also influenced by the organic theme of my project, which was inspired by not only the vertical gardens in my building, but the garden across Michigan Avenue.
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EAST ELEVATION
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Ebony Jet Magazine Gallery Vertical Garden Wooden Stage Dining AreaRigid Insulation Fiber BoardGypsum Board
Rigid Panel Glass
Bottom Channel
EmbeddedAnchor
Concrete Shell
Wooden BarBar AreaReception Podium Ribbed Concrete SlabJohn H. Johnson Gallery SpaceCurved Wooden Wall Reception Area Outdoor Patio
WALL SECTION ZOOMEAST ELEVATION
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