Tag: Shruti Thakkar

Phase 5.1-Proposal

Conclusions based on research, maps and diagrams form Phase 4 Target Audience: Residents: young single/living alone (max couple) college students from the University of Chicago people working in the area Communal/commercial activities: aged approximately 18/20-35/40 for the college students and people working around the area or teens (15/20) to 25/30 for the school students as … Continue reading Phase 5.1-Proposal

Phase 3: Found Object Model Documentation

Found Object: Bottom of Bottle Sharing Concept: Weave How model reflects sharing concept: Circulation is weaved into the private spaces like the format of the veins in a leaf.   Found Object: Glow Sticks Sharing Concept: Bind/Bundle/Intersect/Overlap to Gather How model reflects sharing concept: The glow sticks are first bound within each other through special … Continue reading Phase 3: Found Object Model Documentation

Phase 2 Review-Case Study: Concepts

Overlap: Units overlap each other at different ends by moving them on top of each other.   Intersect: The city area (public) and the houses (private) area intersect through the street arrangement.   Merge: Small cuboids of different colours are merged perpendicularly with the larger white cuboid.   Blend: The "shiki" is transparent allowing the … Continue reading Phase 2 Review-Case Study: Concepts

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)