Phase 2: Marco Polo (Emily & Rebeca)

Marco Polo Location: Hamburg, Germany Architect: Behnisch Architekten Date Designed: 2007 - 2010 Date Completed: 2010 Volume: 1,440,000 cubic ft Height: 55 m Size of Residential Units: between 60 sq m and 340 sq m Number of Residential Units: 58 Description: "The Marco Polo Tower is a holistic ecological building concept. There are 17 above … Continue reading Phase 2: Marco Polo (Emily & Rebeca)

Phase 2: Pangyo Housing- Michael Ocejo & Derek Pietrowski

Documentation Architect: Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop and Kunwon Architects Location: Seongnam, Korea Date Designed: 2005 Date Completed: 2010 Client: Korean Housing Corporation Size: Each unit is approximately 2400 sq ft (varies) Total square footage of the units is 368,696 sq ft # of Residential Units: 100 family units Photographs: Drawings: Special Drawings: Research and … Continue reading Phase 2: Pangyo Housing- Michael Ocejo & Derek Pietrowski

Phase 2: Via 57 West (Rishi & Shruti)

Via 57 West Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Location: Manhattan, New York City Year Completed: 2016 Client: The Durst Organization Size: 830995 sq.ft. Residential Units: 709 Units (34 floors) Description: VIA 57 West is the name of a residential building designed by the Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). The pyramid shaped tower block … Continue reading Phase 2: Via 57 West (Rishi & Shruti)

Phase 2: Habitat 67 Documentation (Ruth & Nataliya)

Habitat 67 Architect: Moshe Safdie Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date Designed: 1961 Date Completed: 1967 Client/Owner: Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition Size: 238,000 sq ft ( One- bedroom dwelling: 600 sq ft) (Four-bedroom house: 1,800 sq ft) (Module: 17 1/2' x 38 1/2' x 10 1/2') Number of Residential Units: 158 Description: Habitat 67 is made … Continue reading Phase 2: Habitat 67 Documentation (Ruth & Nataliya)

Phase 1A: Andi Shen

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Phase 0: Zoey Kriethe

Hi, my name is Zoey Kriethe and I am from Las Vegas, Nevada. I decided to study architecture because I have always enjoyed art and liked the creative side of architecture. I am also interested in our effects on the environment and how to create new advances to create greener buildings. Other then architecture I enjoy … Continue reading Phase 0: Zoey Kriethe

Phase 1: Shruti Thakkar

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My name is Ruth Muniz and I was born and raised in Chicago. Architecture has always interested me, specifically how spaces can be manipulated and designed to look beautiful. Now that I am in school, my view of architecture is further developing and I am aware that architecture is more than aesthetics its also … Continue reading Phase 0

Phase 0: Michael Ocejo

I was born and raised in Miami Florida. Roughly since the age of 7, I wanted to go into the career of architecture. Call it cliche, but what first inspired me to study architecture as a kid were legos. As I grow up I've became more interested in the built environment which surrounded around me back home. … Continue reading Phase 0: Michael Ocejo

Phase 1A: Assignment

Three examples from daily life: SSV Bathroom: challenges boundaries of privacy because anyone from either room can come in while in the "powder room", however it becomes more private in the bathroom. It is also a passage way into other rooms. MSV Lounge: a multi-use shared space that is connected to all the different … Continue reading Phase 1A: Assignment