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Students:
Bethany Wallace + Haley Scott



Project Title:

”Eye of the Storm”

Course:
ARCH 40102: Integrated Design Studio

Instructor:
Danielle Beaulieu


Year Level:
Fourth Year

Project Description:

This studio investigates the relationship between architecture’s figuration and configuration

through material assemblies, structural design, and environmental systems. Particular focus

will be upon the physical integration of components and systems, visual integration of

elements into the aesthetics of built work, and performance integration of shared function.

Students will develop a more holistic approach to building design by integrating technical

systems with aesthetics and ecological performance. Additional emphasis will be given to

building design that can be integrated into the city’s physical and social context, giving civic

weight to design education.

 

Students worked in pairs to design a 100,000 sf design & arts oriented high school (DASH) in Miami, Florida. They were asked to design and integrate the structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems into the overall architectural concept.

This project celebrates open air spaces with the center courtyard that passes under the building and the above patios that are looking to the art district to the West. The rotating of the building came from the idea of a hurricane. The shifting and sliding of the floor plates out from one another creates the movement of the building and heavily influences the interior. The façade of the exterior of the building was designed to fade in and out of texture to replicate the business of the winds of a hurricane. The façade around the courtyard is transparent to show the business of the main hallways and show the movement of the student body inhabiting the building, creating an interactive space every floor participates in.