New DASH Building
Students:
Ivan Gort-Cabeza de Vaca + John Kowalik
Course:
ARCH 40102: Integrated Design Studio
Instructor:
Stacie Burtelson
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.
This project utilizes two main spatial typologies as organizational strategies for program and formal elements. The first is a dense and vertical bar; because the classroom spaces are best suited for stacking and repetition, the bar contains most of these spaces. Their elevation also allows for more lighting and ventilation in the most heavily occupied parts of the program. To further encourage lighting and ventilation, skylights pierce the building and form sculptural masses at the roofline. At the façade, the central bar makes use of a form of rustication, wherein the lower floors are simple, tectonic, and open, and the upper floors are sculptural, historicist, and detailed. The second typology, which occurs at the ground floor, is that of a village or campus. By using various distinct scales for both interior and exterior program elements, the design produces idiosyncratic and unique spaces for each. The formal language of rustication extends to the village typology, visually uniting it with the bar.
