http://www.louiskoehl.com Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:34:48 +0000 http://www.louiskoehl.com en http://louiskoehl.com/Freelance http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/Freelance Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:34:48 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1577529 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/FREELANC.jpg" width="668" height="53" width_o="668" height_o="53" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/FREELANC_o.jpg" data-mid="9234736" border="0" align="left"/> The following are samples of some of the freelance design and production work I have done for a number of offices over the last four years. While I played a role in the production of all the images below, in every case I was one member of a team of individuals responsible for the projects manifestation. The images are intended to be a preview and are the exclusive property of the principals of the firms that produced them. Employer: Eldred, Architect Principal(s): Charles Eldred Date: January 2010 - November 2010 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/CHUCK.jpg" width="668" height="134" width_o="668" height_o="134" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/CHUCK_o.jpg" data-mid="9234742" border="0" align="left"/> More information can be found at Eldred, Architect Employer: Studio Autoforma Principal(s): Robert Mezquiti Date: July 2009 - September 2009 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/AUTO.jpg" width="668" height="134" width_o="668" height_o="134" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/AUTO_o.jpg" data-mid="9234741" border="0" align="left"/> More information can be found at Studio Autoforma Employer: Cobalt LLC Principal(s): Todd Blue Date: November 2007 - January 2008 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/300.jpg" width="668" height="134" width_o="668" height_o="134" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577529/300_o.jpg" data-mid="9234740" border="0" align="left"/> The following are samples of some of the freelance design and production work I have done for a number of offices over the last four years. While I played a role... http://louiskoehl.com/Work http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/Work Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:33:37 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1577513 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577513/WORK.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577513/WORK_o.jpg" data-mid="20257522" border="0" align="left"/> The following are samples of some of the projects I worked on at the offices I have interned at over the last four years. While I played a role in the production of all the images below, in every case I was one member of a team of individuals responsible for the projects manifestation. The images are intended to be a preview and are the exclusive property of the principals of the firms that produced them. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577513/HWKN01.jpg" width="668" height="134" width_o="668" height_o="134" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577513/HWKN01_o.jpg" data-mid="9234357" border="0" align="left"/> Employer: HWKN Principal(s): Marc Kushner, Matthias Hollwich Date: May 2010 - September 2010 More information can be found at HWKN <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577513/X02.jpg" width="668" height="134" width_o="668" height_o="134" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577513/X02_o.jpg" data-mid="9234360" border="0" align="left"/> Employer: Xefirtoarch Principal(s): Hernan Diaz Alonso Date: May 2009 - September 2009 More information can be found at Xefirotarch The following are samples of some of the projects I worked on at the offices I have interned at over the last four years. While I played a role in the... http://louiskoehl.com/Publications http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/Publications Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:17:09 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1113926 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/PUBLICATION.jpg" width="668" height="53" width_o="668" height_o="53" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/PUBLICATION_o.jpg" data-mid="9234890" border="0" align="left"/> FILTER: GSAPP M.Arch Portfolio Throughout my time at Columbia’s Graduate School for Architecture, Planning & Preservation, I have produced a number of “completed” projects. These projects were conceptualized and developed within the constant stream of ideas, opinions, and research that characterize any academic environment. The final deliverables for each of these projects are only a hint at the thought processes that generated it. They are a filter extracted from this “stream.” FILTER is an attempt to capture this idea by framing each project as more than simply a proposal, but as a narrative. Within each project lies a design, as well as a discourse. It is a look not only at what was produced but also at the ideas and conflicts that produced it. FILTER can be purchased here Featured Pages <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000198.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000198_o.jpg" data-mid="8045687" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000197.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000197_o.jpg" data-mid="8045682" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000200.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000200_o.jpg" data-mid="8045689" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000201.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000201_o.jpg" data-mid="8045694" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000202.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000202_o.jpg" data-mid="8045703" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000203.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000203_o.jpg" data-mid="8045709" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000204.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/P1000204_o.jpg" data-mid="8045716" border="0" align="left"/> FILTER Cover <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/COVER.jpg" width="670" height="893" width_o="2000" height_o="2667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/COVER_o.jpg" data-mid="8045760" border="0" align="left"/> Curry Stone Design Prize Dossier The Curry Stone Design Prize is an annual prize awarded to a design firm with a humanitarian agenda. A jury of five individuals selects the winner each year from thirty nominees. An extensive dossier is made for each nominee describing the firm’s background, interests, projects, and much more. All these packets are compiled into a binder and given to each of the jurors. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0142.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0142_o.jpg" data-mid="8045674" border="0" align="left"/> 2008 was the first year that this prize was awarded. I was selected to be one of the research fellows who researched each nominee and compiled their dossiers. This often included contacting individual firms. We were also responsible for the design and layout of all materials. The jury selection took place in the New Museum in New York City and the fellows were invited to travel to the city to help with the event. Assorted Dossier Covers <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0096.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0096_o.jpg" data-mid="8045632" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0097.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0097_o.jpg" data-mid="8045638" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0098.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0098_o.jpg" data-mid="8045645" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0099.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0099_o.jpg" data-mid="8045657" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0100.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1800" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1113926/DSCF0100_o.jpg" data-mid="8045666" border="0" align="left"/> FILTER: GSAPP M.Arch Portfolio Throughout my time at Columbia’s Graduate School for Architecture, Planning & Preservation, I have produced a number of... http://louiskoehl.com/Collaboratory http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/Collaboratory Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:36:25 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1772388 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/coll.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/coll_o.jpg" data-mid="20257621" border="0" align="left"/> Employer: independent Location: Cleveland, OH Client: Cleveland Metropolitan School District Scope: Competition Size: 90,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl Closing the Learning Curve There are three key components to producing meaningful results within an educational environment: information, collaboration, and practical application. Unfortunately, the public school system in the United States utilizes only one of these components in a one-size fits all approach to education. This systems distributes information in a linear fashion using only repetition to help student’s process and retain what they are learning. While repetition has certainly been proven to be a successful way to log facts into our long-term memories, it is not consistently effective, and certainly not much fun. This is made clear by the well documented concept known as the “learning curve”. This is graphical representation of the exponential decrease in information retention that occurs as a person repeats the same exercise over and over. This is due to the ease with which an exercise can begin to be performed after it is done so many times, therefore with each passing time their is less critical thinking and conceptual exploration thus resulting in less new information being obtained. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Interior.jpg" width="670" height="335" width_o="2048" height_o="1024" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Interior_o.jpg" data-mid="9389706" border="0" align="left"/>This proposal outlines an innovative way to, in essence, “close the learning curve” by utilizing the three concepts mentioned above in an adaptable and exploratory learning environment. The classroom is still used as the means for distributing information and repetition is still an integral part of this process, however, as repetition begins to yield less meaningful results the other two components come into play and stimulate a new phase in the learning process. Students interact with their peers and children who are younger and older to begin to critically analyze the concepts laid before them and create their own unique methods of applying these concepts to create a tangible result. This system not only helps students gain a more profound understanding of the information at hand, but it also creates a strong collaborative atmosphere where students are responsible for their own pursuits. This helps develop essential social skills like setting and achieving long term goals, teamwork, and communication. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Diagram02.jpg" width="670" height="329" width_o="1728" height_o="850" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Diagram02_o.jpg" data-mid="9389614" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Diagram01.jpg" width="670" height="514" width_o="1094" height_o="840" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Diagram01_o.jpg" data-mid="9389606" border="0" align="left"/> A Spatial Solution The educational model outlined above requires us to rethink the typology of the primary and secondary school. Not only must we reconsider the necessary programmatic requirements, but also their position in relation to each other and the community surrounding them. This proposal requires a spatial hierarchy that begins with the most hands-on of educational environments and ends entirely hands-off. At the center of this hierarchy is the creative core, a resource center containing a library, digital media labs, fabrication labs, music rooms, a performance space, and a garden. This resource center takes advantage of the wealth of knowledge contained in the community surrounding it by providing calculated points for the community to get involved with the student’s education including an on-site annex of the Cleveland State University's College of Education and a Practical Application Center containing a variety of life science, hard science, and mathematics labs where the community, students, and faculty can apply the knowledge they have gained and produce meaningful results. In addition to the community informing the school, the school has an obligation to keep the community informed about all the creative enterprises being pursued within its walls. For this reason there is an exhibition center, a public park, and an outdoor performance space all on the grounds of the institution. The form of this proposal resembles an optimistic inversion of Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon. Rather than the center keeping a constant eye on the activities of of the perimeter, the perimeter maintains a curious focus (in both a figurative and literal sense) on the creative pursuits of those at the center. The result is a brightly colored, active space that promotes an attitude of collaboration and passion. Within these walls school becomes more than just fact repetition, it becomes a profound way for students to learn about themselves and the world around them. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Exterior.jpg" width="670" height="367" width_o="2048" height_o="1121" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1772388/Exterior_o.jpg" data-mid="9389688" border="0" align="left"/> Employer: independent Location: Cleveland, OH Client: Cleveland Metropolitan School District Scope: Competition Size: 90,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis... http://louiskoehl.com/Curtain-Wall http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/Curtain-Wall Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:34:36 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1577520 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/CW.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/CW_o.jpg" data-mid="20257875" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Robert Heintges Location: -- Client: -- Scope: Unitized Curtain Wall System Size: 55 sq. ft. (area of one panel) Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/UNIT.jpg" width="670" height="630" width_o="1836" height_o="1728" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/UNIT_o.jpg" data-mid="9233907" border="0" align="left"/>Project Overview The task of this course was to design a custom unitized curtain wall system. My design took a different approach than many others in that I separated the thermal/moisture barrier of the system from the units themselves. The unit acts as a facade and housing for a shutter system that opens to a five-foot deep balcony that is thermally broken from the remainder of the building’s floor slab. At this break sits a structurally glazed, glass-fin supported thermal/moisture barrier. This wall is completely glass except for a horizontal bar clad in painted aluminum. Lines of color that are revealed when the shutter is open emphasize the dynamism afforded by the operable shutters at each unit. This creates a unique distortion in the perceived depth of the unit itself and the space behind it. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_02.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_02_o.jpg" data-mid="9233855" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A05.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A05_o.jpg" data-mid="9233875" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A01.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A01_o.jpg" data-mid="9233860" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A02.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A02_o.jpg" data-mid="9233870" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A03.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/FINAL_Final_A03_o.jpg" data-mid="9233872" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/kdjhfksjhfjksdhf.jpg" width="670" height="538" width_o="1489" height_o="1197" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577520/kdjhfksjhfjksdhf_o.jpg" data-mid="9233887" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Robert Heintges Location: -- Client: -- Scope: Unitized Curtain Wall System Size: 55 sq. ft. (area of one panel) Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl Project... http://louiskoehl.com/TEDx-Head http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/TEDx-Head Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:28:04 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1577517 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/TED_24.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/TED_24_o.jpg" data-mid="20258415" border="0" align="left"/> Scope: 500 Seat Theatre Critic: Joshua Prince-Ramus Location: Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY Client: TED Scope: Proposal Size: 6,500 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl, Dave Andersen, Zhong Ren Huang <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Overall_14.jpg" width="670" height="452" width_o="2000" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Overall_14_o.jpg" data-mid="9231042" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/PLAN_19.jpg" width="670" height="603" width_o="1500" height_o="1352" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/PLAN_19_o.jpg" data-mid="9231085" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/head_11.jpg" width="670" height="363" width_o="2000" height_o="1084" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/head_11_o.jpg" data-mid="9231006" border="0" align="left"/> Introduction TEDx events have created an intriguing new condition in regards to architectural space. Essentially, these events are a modern take on the campfire or “speaker’s corner”. However, this ancestry does not provide any set typology for these events to exist within. While it is common for these events to occur in theatres, these spaces are by no means an optimal environment. TED is about the spoken word, its about story-telling. It should be an intimate experience where the audience members are able to establish a strong empathetic connection to the speaker on stage. With these ideas in mind our group set out to explore how to design a new theatre typology that could satisfy the technical needs and the ideological ambitions of the TED agenda. We used a hypothetical TEDx event occurring in the Park Avenue Armory as a point of departure for our exploration. In a discussion with eminent theatre designer, John Coyne, we were told that a good performance space is created more by an engaged audience than by architectural conventions. In essence, "The audience makes the space." With this in mind, we chose to design a theatre that accommodates a range of modes of engagement. We have identified three modes in particular: (1) Audience of one (2) Audience of few (3) Audience of many These three conditions all have certain advantages to an audience member. They take cues from the “external” Internet-based experience which is the most widespread way TED talks are enjoyed (Audience of one), as well as the “internal” experience of a TEDster at an actual conference (Audience of few and many). The three experiences are united in one architectural environment that acts as a tyopolgical model for a theatre for the spoken word. An Audience of One The “Audience of One” is the most intimate of any mode of audience engagement. It is based on the one-on-one conversation and allows visitors to observe the speaker at a close range to pick up on facial tics and make eye contact and begin to feel that the speaker is engaging them on a very personal level. This is of course impossible at a conference setting where ther are maybe six speakers for five hundred audience members. We resolved this issue by creating what we call the “TEDx Head”. The TEDx Head is an object that contains the “internal” audience experiences while embodying the “external” one. When a live speaker is on-stage inside the TEDx Head, that speaker’s face is projected using an”eye-contact cam” onto the exterior surface. Those members who wish to experience the talks alone can stand beneath one of multiple parabolic sound umbrellas that are suspended throughout the Park Avenue Armory. These umbrellas project sound downward so that only the individuals standing directly beneath them are able to hear the audio. This creates a unique simulated one-on-one experience between the speaker and the audience member during a live talk. Additionally, the Head is used as a curatorial device throughout the course of the conference. Previously recorded TED talks can be projected during intermissions and personal introductions to each speaker are played before the conference begins. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_tedhead_16.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_tedhead_16_o.jpg" data-mid="9231056" border="0" align="left"/> An Audience of Few The Audience of Few is the first “internal” experience encountered when entering the TEDx Head. At any given TEDx conference there are one or multiple simulcast rooms. These provide a less formal and more social environment for viewing the talks. In a simulcast room audience members can eat and drink, sit in groups, and use mobile devices during the talks. The disadvantage of these spaces is a complete lack of intimacy, largely due to the fact that you are watching the talk through a TV screen instead of being able to see an actual person move and express themselves on stage. For our Audience of Few experience we have provided three zones each with a different type of seating and services, and each equipped with a holographic projection system for projecting a hyper realistic image of the speaker within these small seating clusters. This produces more of a campfire effect with people clustered around what appears to be a live speaker. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/DRL_TEDx_04171_1.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1500" height_o="1125" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/DRL_TEDx_04171_1_o.jpg" data-mid="9230965" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/DRL_TEDx_05449_2.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1500" height_o="1125" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/DRL_TEDx_05449_2_o.jpg" data-mid="9230967" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Simulcast_15.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="2000" height_o="1331" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Simulcast_15_o.jpg" data-mid="9231052" border="0" align="left"/>An Audience of Many The final mode of audience engagement is the Audience of Many. This condition is a direct descendant of a typical theatre configuration, but there are a few fundamental differences. The first deals with the proximity of the audience to the speaker. In most theatres audience members are brought as close to the speaker as possible by utilizing balconies. However, this results in a fragmented audience. The audience is not aware of how large they are, and the speaker sees two or more distinct audience groups. We feel that this is detrimental both to the speaker’s ability to connect with his/her audience, as well as with the audience’s ability to acknowledge the group they are a part of. To resolve this issue we created what can be seen as one continuous balcony. This way the audience appears as one unified whole to the speaker, and every audience member is able to get a fairly comprehensive view of the whole theatre. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/g_lg_PPL0000_10.jpg" width="670" height="402" width_o="2048" height_o="1228" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/g_lg_PPL0000_10_o.jpg" data-mid="9231003" border="0" align="left"/> The second fundamental difference is that in this auditorium audience members do not sit at the same height as their neighbors. This discourages socializing during the performance, as well as the formulation of “groups” within the theatre seats. Each person sits at their own individual level so that they are in some sense isolated in a crowd. This amplifies the feeling of being a member of a whole group and also helps promote focus and engagement with the speaker. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/model_18.jpg" width="670" height="331" width_o="2048" height_o="1011" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/model_18_o.jpg" data-mid="9231082" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/fPEOPLE0300_9.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1500" height_o="1125" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/fPEOPLE0300_9_o.jpg" data-mid="9230980" border="0" align="left"/>{image24} Empathetic Connection An important component to both our proposal and the TED agenda is fostering empathetic connections between audience members and speakers. This is accomplished by creating a hierarchical procession through the three spaces moving from the most personal to the most group oriented experience. This procession begins by viewing the external surface of the TEDx Head itself and continues as visitors process inside to the simulcast space. The three zones of the simulcast space step upwards until they reach the height of the stage (inside the auditorium) and the seating conditions imply a more public space once you reach the top (couches, tables & chairs, bar). Upon reaching the top level visitors process through the “backstage wall” which contains all technical necessities and actually enter the auditorium through the stage. This completes the empathetic connection as the audience members get the momentary sensation of stepping onto the stage in preparation of giving a talk. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Top_17.jpg" width="670" height="392" width_o="2048" height_o="1198" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Top_17_o.jpg" data-mid="9231063" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Bottom_12.jpg" width="670" height="392" width_o="2048" height_o="1198" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/M_Bottom_12_o.jpg" data-mid="9231016" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/TED_24.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1577517/TED_24_o.jpg" data-mid="20258415" border="0" align="left"/> Scope: 500 Seat Theatre Critic: Joshua Prince-Ramus Location: Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY Client: ... http://louiskoehl.com/SuperWall http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/SuperWall Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:11:56 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1123153 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_21.jpg" width="670" height="57" width_o="1064" height_o="91" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_21_o.jpg" data-mid="20257284" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Jay Hibbs & Jason Stone Location: The Bronx, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: 72,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Mike Robitz, Louis Koehl, Connie Shu, Keith Weber <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/RNDR_02.jpg" width="670" height="469" width_o="1130" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/RNDR_02_o.jpg" data-mid="9232224" border="0" align="left"/>Introduction As a building that is intended to provide open commercial loft space for artisan workshops, the chief design directive was the consideration of the specific operations of an artisan workshop - namely, the receiving of rough materials, ample storage, efficient fabrication space, and the shipping and selling of finished products. Made up of four service cores aligned East-to-West, this arrangement acts as a single unit, or Super Wall, and either directly affects or is related to every aspect of artisan production. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/Diagrams.jpg" width="670" height="189" width_o="1000" height_o="283" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/Diagrams_o.jpg" data-mid="9232218" border="0" align="left"/> Structure Structurally, the Super Wall bears all of the compression load from the truss system, which is built into the upper portion of the Super Wall and cantilevered to the North and South sides. Attached to the truss system is a series of tension rods that hang six floors and 67,200 square feet of work space over a column-free ground floor on the North side of the Super Wall. This allows for the most efficient access of shipping and receiving directly to the elevators in the Super Wall. In addition, the column-free space is ideal for an artisan marketplace, as well as special exhibition and event space. Program The interior on both the North and South sides of the Super Wall provide efficient and productive spaces. Since there are no columns outside of the Super Wall, only 4”dia. tension members, the North side provides 11,200 square feet of work space with minimal visual and work space obstruction The South side, which is completely separated from the North by the Super Wall, contains storage space for rough materials and finished product. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/RNDR_01.jpg" width="670" height="433" width_o="1224" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/RNDR_01_o.jpg" data-mid="9232222" border="0" align="left"/> Envelope The envelope was designed with the intention of maximizing operability, thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and minimizing any visual impedance on the structural expression of the building. The overall scheme consists of a unitized double-glazed curtain wall system on each side of the building. The glazing on each unit is low-iron, ultra clear water white glass. Each pane measures 9’-4” x 14’. Within the double skin system are three different solutions. Due to its direct orientation to the sun, the South side units contain an array of 9 foot solar thermal tubes (3” dia.) which provide heating for the mechanical system and solar shading. This scheme allows the ability to both protect the interior occupied space from full direct solar exposure, therefore maintaining efficient thermal comfort, and to harness solar energy for the mechanical system. The East and West side units have adjustable louvers for solar shading. The horizontal orientation of the louvers relates to the orientation of the solar thermal tubes on the south facade. This system is electronically adjusted throughout the day to optimize daylighting of the workspaces in the mornings and evenings, while preventing direct sun from interfering with human comfort. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/100503-Air-Flow-Diagram.jpg" width="670" height="335" width_o="1728" height_o="864" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/100503-Air-Flow-Diagram_o.jpg" data-mid="9232216" border="0" align="left"/> The units on the North side are operable for natural ventilation. Each pane opens via 3/4” dia. pistons, spaced 3’-1” apart. Here, transparency is key since this is where people are working in the building. By making the North facade all glass, people working inside have wonderful views of the surrounding neighborhoods, and the community is able to see the production going on inside the structure. Mechanical Optimal thermal comfort in the building is maintained by a network of 1/2” dia. radiant tubing in each floor and the ventilation system. From the solar thermal tubing on the South façade hot water is forced through a closed loop into either the heat exchanger or the absorption chiller. From that point hot and chilled water is sent through vertical chases in the Super Wall to each floor’s radiant system. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD_o.jpg" data-mid="9232228" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD2.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD2_o.jpg" data-mid="9232231" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD3.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD3_o.jpg" data-mid="9232233" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD4.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD4_o.jpg" data-mid="9232236" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD5.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD5_o.jpg" data-mid="9232241" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD6.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD6_o.jpg" data-mid="9232244" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD7.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD7_o.jpg" data-mid="9232249" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD8.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD8_o.jpg" data-mid="9232252" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD9.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD9_o.jpg" data-mid="9232255" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD10.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD10_o.jpg" data-mid="9232258" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD11.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD11_o.jpg" data-mid="9232262" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD12.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD12_o.jpg" data-mid="9232271" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD13.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD13_o.jpg" data-mid="9232277" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD14.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD14_o.jpg" data-mid="9232288" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD15.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/SW_CD15_o.jpg" data-mid="9232294" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/View-One.jpg" width="670" height="433" width_o="1224" height_o="792" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123153/View-One_o.jpg" data-mid="9232303" border="0" align="left"/> Each floor is divided into three thermostatic zones for environmental control. The first two zones are both 5,600 square feet and located on the perimeter and interior of the primary occupied space, respectively. The third zone is 3,360 square feet and situated in the storage space off the south side of the Super Wall. The ventilation system consists of supply ducts from the roof to one air handling unit on each floor. From each AHU branch ducts deliver outside air to the occupied spaces at a rate of 1.5 cfm. Air is exhausted from the building via four ventilation chimneys located in the Super Wall, which terminate on the roof level. Aiding the intake of fresh air and rejection of exhaust air is the addition of natural ventilation from operable window units on each floor. Critic: Jay Hibbs & Jason Stone Location: The Bronx, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: 72,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Mike Robitz, Louis Koehl,... http://louiskoehl.com/AIRLab-Climatron http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/AIRLab-Climatron Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:37:06 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1123147 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/CLIM.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/CLIM_o.jpg" data-mid="20257921" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Keith Kaseman Location: Holland Tunnel Exhaust Tower, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: 50,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SECTION_B.jpg" width="670" height="443" width_o="2048" height_o="1356" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SECTION_B_o.jpg" data-mid="9231790" border="0" align="left"/>Introduction Climatron is a mobile monitoring station used by a team of climatologists based at the Climatron Deployment Center (CDC) on Canal Street in Manhattan. The unit is deployed shortly after a natural disaster (i.e. tsunami, forest fires, volcanic eruptions). Climatron’s deployment has two primary objectives. The first is observation and analysis of the disaster’s impact on Earth’s climate from a local and a global perspective, and the second is to accelerate the regeneration of the damaged area so that the effects of the disaster can be lessened. The climatologist must inhabit the relatively small space for an extended period of time, so the machine had to be designed to assure the inhabitant a comfortable and accommodating stay. Climatron keeps its inhabitant comfortable while accomplishing these two goals by synthesizing a series of biological and mechanical transformations. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SECTION_A.1---green.jpg" width="670" height="441" width_o="2048" height_o="1350" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SECTION_A.1---green_o.jpg" data-mid="9231787" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SECTION_C.jpg" width="670" height="413" width_o="1853" height_o="1143" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SECTION_C_o.jpg" data-mid="9231796" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD_o.jpg" data-mid="9231811" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD3.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD3_o.jpg" data-mid="9231820" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD4.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD4_o.jpg" data-mid="9231828" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD5.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD5_o.jpg" data-mid="9231837" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD2.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD2_o.jpg" data-mid="9231815" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD6.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD6_o.jpg" data-mid="9231844" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD7.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD7_o.jpg" data-mid="9231848" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD8.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD8_o.jpg" data-mid="9231857" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD9.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD9_o.jpg" data-mid="9231861" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD10.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD10_o.jpg" data-mid="9231865" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD11.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD11_o.jpg" data-mid="9231869" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD12.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD12_o.jpg" data-mid="9231873" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD13.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD13_o.jpg" data-mid="9231876" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD14.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD14_o.jpg" data-mid="9231878" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD15.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD15_o.jpg" data-mid="9231882" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD16.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD16_o.jpg" data-mid="9231886" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD17.jpg" width="670" height="468" width_o="2048" height_o="1433" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/SW_CD17_o.jpg" data-mid="9231890" border="0" align="left"/>Deployable Climate Monitor In order to assure the climatologist a comfortable stay, a series of studies were created to gain a better understanding of the spatial requirements for everyday activities from exercise to personal hygiene. The human body was measured performing an assortment of common tasks. The activities required dimensions were recorded alongside a number of other attributes including optimal time of day for performance, sensory stimulation, and necessary tools and equipment. These ergonomic studies were compiled into a series of bisecting comparison charts to create an adjacency map. Clusters were extracted from the adjacency map and used to develop spaces. These spaces were made more efficient by incorporating a series of mechanical transformations. Delivered/Deployed Before deployment the Climatron sits in its condensed state at the Manhattan CDC. Here it is packed with all the necessary equipment for its next mission. It is then shipped out either by sea (condensed form can fit into a shipping container) or by air. Upon reaching its destination the Climatron transforms into its much larger livable state. The stages of this transformation were documented in an animated description <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Deliver.jpg" width="670" height="453" width_o="1511" height_o="1023" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Deliver_o.jpg" data-mid="9231761" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Deploy.jpg" width="670" height="453" width_o="1511" height_o="1023" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Deploy_o.jpg" data-mid="9231763" border="0" align="left"/>Biological Transformations In addition to mechanical transformations, the Climatron utilizes a series of biological transformations to gather information about the site and help expedite the natural processes of regeneration. Lichens, moss, and bio-luminescent algae all act as ecological indicators in their environment. Their health and behavior informs scientists about local air and water quality. Additionally, lichens and moss remove toxins from the air and deliver nutrients back into the soil. Bio-luminescent algae helps with temperature and wind speed analysis and also assists with power generation. All three also attract other species of flora and fauna who rely on these organisms to survive. They help the Climatron form an ecological substrate for the regeneration of a local habitat. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Plan.jpg" width="670" height="443" width_o="2048" height_o="1354" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Plan_o.jpg" data-mid="9231778" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Section.jpg" width="670" height="414" width_o="2048" height_o="1267" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123147/Section_o.jpg" data-mid="9231805" border="0" align="left"/>Climatron Deployment Center Located on the Hudson River at the end of Canal Street, the CDC sits adjacent to the Holland Tunnel exhaust tower. It contains all the programmatic necessities for maintaining and deploying a fleet of Climatrons. It also utilizes a series of public program clusters to activate the surrounding neighborhood. The program is supported within a “garden shell”, constructed of prefabricated concrete panels with an integrated water and nutrient delivery system for supporting a variety of local plant species. The gardens help to purify the air in the immediate vicinity and also produce a large amount of biomass that is used as a supplementary power source for the structure. The living shell of the CDC actually provides the community with more square feet of landscaped space than the neighboring Canal Park. By integrating gardens and complex programmatic requirements into one cohesive structure, the CDC provides a large amount of public park space and an efficient research center on the same plot of land. Local Impact - Global Initiative The programmatic clusters, as well as the Climatron laboratories are suspended in the living shell allowing the project to have an open-air, public square at its base. This makes the building a thoroughfare as well as a destination. Visitors can simply stroll through the gardens as they could in any public park. The difference is that in this park visitors would be strolling beneath conferences and maintenance crews cleaning Climatron’s returning from all over the world. By integrating a public element into this research facility, the CDC furthers its mission to spread awareness about the current condition of our planet’s environment. Through the information gathered by each deployed Climatron the CDC is able to create a uniquely diverse image of our global climate and the various ways in which it is impacted by human activity. Critic: Keith Kaseman Location: Holland Tunnel Exhaust Tower, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: 50,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl ... http://louiskoehl.com/5-000-Rooms-with-a-View http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/5-000-Rooms-with-a-View Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:36:15 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1123141 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5000.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5000_o.jpg" data-mid="20257300" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Charles Eldred Location: Hunter's Point South, Long Island City, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: ~ 2.4 million sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Leigh Salem, Louis Koehl <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5001_1.jpg" width="670" height="670" width_o="800" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5001_1_o.jpg" data-mid="9230130" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5002_7.jpg" width="670" height="226" width_o="800" height_o="270" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5002_7_o.jpg" data-mid="9229585" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T01_1.jpg" width="670" height="314" width_o="2048" height_o="959" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T01_1_o.jpg" data-mid="9229988" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T02_2.jpg" width="670" height="314" width_o="2048" height_o="959" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T02_2_o.jpg" data-mid="9229994" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T03_3.jpg" width="670" height="314" width_o="2048" height_o="959" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T03_3_o.jpg" data-mid="9229999" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T04_4.jpg" width="670" height="314" width_o="2048" height_o="959" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T04_4_o.jpg" data-mid="9230004" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T05_5.jpg" width="670" height="314" width_o="2048" height_o="959" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/50T05_5_o.jpg" data-mid="9230012" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_A_15.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_A_15_o.jpg" data-mid="9230325" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_B_16.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_B_16_o.jpg" data-mid="9230329" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_C_17.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_C_17_o.jpg" data-mid="9230332" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_D_18.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_D_18_o.jpg" data-mid="9230338" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_E_19.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_E_19_o.jpg" data-mid="9230344" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_F_20.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_F_20_o.jpg" data-mid="9230346" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_G_21.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_G_21_o.jpg" data-mid="9230352" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_H_22.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="2048" height_o="1370" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/PHASE_H_22_o.jpg" data-mid="9230358" border="0" align="left"/> Introduction For this project, my partner and I were tasked with developing a plan for 5,000 residential units (with 60% being affordable) to be located in Long Island City on a site known as Hunter’s Point South (HPS). While the project seemed to beg for a massive architectural solution that would be the equivalent of erecting a city in a decade, that approach seemed irresponsible. Especially, when one considers the Mitchell-Lama housing developments of the 1960s. These massive communities were erected and made affordable in one big move using government subsidies. This allowed the developments to maintain affordability for a few decades, but it eventually became unsustainable and the communities were converted to market-rate housing. This resulted in the removal of thousands of low and middle income tenants from their homes. What the city needs is not another development of temporarily affordable housing. It needs housing that is permanently affordable. It does not need a Modernist housing block wrought with utopian ambitions and forced community. It needs a neighborhood, a dynamic community that is grown, not deployed. This strategy is not an easy one to deploy. In order to “grow” a community you provide incentive for people to want to live there and contribute to it. You need economic and social diversity. That being said, you can’t offer to much incentive because then the properties value will increase too much and it will become illogical for developers to maintain affordability in their properties. 5,000 Rooms with a View seeks to utilize these market forces and tax incentives to create a new strategy for developing affordable housing. Instead of pretending values won’t change, this project embraces change and uses it as a primary tool to keep units affordable and provide transitional housing, in both a physical and social sense, to residents. The project requires the development of adaptable architectural typologies that will be deployed in phases based on a series of strategically timed infrastructural developments that will provide the community with jobs, accessibility, and an overall increase in value. Adaptable Typologies A key component to our new strategy for providing a consistent stock of affordable housing is adaptability. Instead of hiding from shifting values, we anticipate and build for them. We have developed five distinct building typologies, each with the ability to adapt and change in flux with its surroundings. These changes can be as simple as converting affordable units to market-rate units, or as complex as converting an entire floor of affordable units into offices or a cultural institution. Additionally, these typologies are broken into multiple ownership blocks. This results in buildings that operate more as cooperatives as opposed to being owned by a single developer. This promotes an environment of shared growth, and inhibits developers abilities to make decisions based solely on personal gain. Infrastructural Support Large-scale infrastructure projects can have a tremendous positive impact on the communities surrounding them. We intend to use these projects as catalysts for different phases of development on our site. There are eight phases carried out over a seventy year period each with a corresponding infrastructural project. This provides a continuous stream of value being added to the site. With each phase the community goes through a few year period of construction and densification (see next page). This gradual approach allows the community to grow in a dynamic and natural way. Instead of producing a housing development, the result of this process is a neighborhood. The result of these eight phases is a massive transit hub that supports (both physically and economically) the community above it. It is to be the public-transit gateway to Queens. It incoporates existing subways, trains, and ferryroutes and becomes a direct link to both JFK and Laguardia. In the initial phases projects are funded entirely through government subsidies. In addition to city funding state and federal public housing programs are utilized (i.e. CHOICE Neighborhoods). In later phases support also comes from developers who can use contributions to infrastructural improvements as ways to “buy out” of their contractual obligation to provide a percentage of affordable units. This means when it becomes more profitable for the units to be market-rate, a portion of this profit stays on-site. This also provides added incentive for developers to continue investing in the community to capitalize on the money they have already spent. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5013_11.jpg" width="670" height="700" width_o="1584" height_o="1656" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5013_11_o.jpg" data-mid="9230375" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5010_8.jpg" width="670" height="700" width_o="1584" height_o="1656" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5010_8_o.jpg" data-mid="9230383" border="0" align="left"/> Building Type 02 Synopsis This is the largest of the five typologies. In its initial phases the structure is built to its maximum height and filled with mixed income residential (minimum 60% affordable). The structure is accessible by a central core with four elevators, one for each “wing”. These wings are structurally and mechanically separated allowing for different owners to control different parts of the building and update its program at different points in time. The initial composition is built to optimize daylighting for residential spaces, so the occupiable space does not extend too far from the core avoiding deep spaces that receive no natural light. When the time comes for converting the program, new occupiable space is built onto all four sides and interior partitions are removed creating deeper spaces more suitable for offices and commercial functions. This is made possible by 25’ cantilevered trusses that extend outside the initial envelope on all four sides of the structure. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/COMBO03.jpg" width="670" height="711" width_o="1820" height_o="1932" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/COMBO03_o.jpg" data-mid="9230650" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/OFIIC.jpg" width="670" height="982" width_o="1296" height_o="1901" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/OFIIC_o.jpg" data-mid="9230595" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/OFIIC02.jpg" width="670" height="982" width_o="1296" height_o="1901" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/OFIIC02_o.jpg" data-mid="9230599" border="0" align="left"/> Building Type 05 Synopsis Type 05 is one of the smallest typologies. It is essentially a building split down the middle. One side of the building faces the street and embraces this public location while the other faces the “backyard” or interior of a block and embraces the privacy of this location. Public program inhabits the front of the structure as well as higher income housing. The public nature of this program makes the housing units more geared towards young professionals. The rear of the structure is largely programmed with affordable housing units. These units are quieter and more private which makes them more accommodating to families. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5004_1.jpg" width="670" height="401" width_o="1800" height_o="1080" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5004_1_o.jpg" data-mid="9230689" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5005_2.jpg" width="670" height="401" width_o="1800" height_o="1080" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5005_2_o.jpg" data-mid="9230691" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5006_3.jpg" width="670" height="401" width_o="1800" height_o="1080" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/5006_3_o.jpg" data-mid="9230693" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/INT03.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123141/INT03_o.jpg" data-mid="9230704" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Charles Eldred Location: Hunter's Point South, Long Island City, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: ~ 2.4 million sq. ft. Status: Idea Team:... http://louiskoehl.com/Museum-of-Delineation http://louiskoehl.com/following/louiskoehl.com/Museum-of-Delineation Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:35:38 +0000 Louis Koehl's Architectural Portfolio 1123139 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/MOD.jpg" width="670" height="50" width_o="1695" height_o="129" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/MOD_o.jpg" data-mid="20258201" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Mark Wasiuta Location: The Bowery, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: 42,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DSCF1629.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1080" height_o="810" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DSCF1629_o.jpg" data-mid="9231502" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DSCF1632.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1080" height_o="810" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DSCF1632_o.jpg" data-mid="9231505" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DSCF1650.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1080" height_o="810" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DSCF1650_o.jpg" data-mid="9231507" border="0" align="left"/>Introduction The Museum of Delineation is an architectural laboratory for reinventing how art, in all its forms is viewed. The need to rethink the gallery typology stems from the growing popularity of new forms of performance and visual art incorporating a range of new mediums, from video projection to genetic manipulation. This museum operates as one continuous pathway through a series of innovative spaces for experiencing art of all kinds. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/RENDERING-B-W.jpg" width="670" height="517" width_o="792" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/RENDERING-B-W_o.jpg" data-mid="9231552" border="0" align="left"/> Ironically, the site for the museum is situated right next to the epitomal “white-cube” Modernist gallery space. In their New Museum, SANAA uses Modernist notions of blank space to create the ultimate flexible gallery space. In this project architecture has minimal influence on the the art being displayed within it. The Museum of Delineation takes a completely counter approach. By creating unique spaces with flexible, and sometimes non-existent, boundaries, architecture has a great influence on the art being displayed. A piece can be seen in a completely different light when placed in one space versus another. This allows curators to create a discourse between the art and the architecture and opens up new possibilities for creating profound experiences for visitors. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/persp01.png" width="670" height="993" width_o="720" height_o="1068" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/persp01_o.png" data-mid="9231549" border="0" align="left"/> Museum Typology Analysis This project began with a spatial analysis of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Like the New Museum, this museum also uses empty white space to create a flexible display environment for art. The analysis looked at how galleries were set up for different exhibitions, the relationship between gallery and public circulation space, security, and amenities like the gift shop and cafe. Analytical plans, sections, and diagrams were drafted to help conceptualize my findings. These would become integral mediums of graphic exploration for the remainder of the project. The result of my analysis of existing exhibition spaces (MoMA, New Museum) and various gallery typologies is essentially one continuous exhibition space. The space runs alongside the museum’s circulation route and is made up of multiple individual galleries with shifting boundaries that allow for spaces to expand and contract depending on the content of a given exhibtion. This architectural manifestation allows curators and visitors to experiment with how art in various mediums is experienced. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_01.jpg" width="670" height="193" width_o="2048" height_o="590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_01_o.jpg" data-mid="9231510" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_02.jpg" width="670" height="193" width_o="2048" height_o="590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_02_o.jpg" data-mid="9231513" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_03.jpg" width="670" height="193" width_o="2048" height_o="590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_03_o.jpg" data-mid="9231516" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_04.jpg" width="670" height="193" width_o="2048" height_o="590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_04_o.jpg" data-mid="9231518" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_05.jpg" width="670" height="193" width_o="2048" height_o="590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_05_o.jpg" data-mid="9231523" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_06.jpg" width="670" height="193" width_o="2048" height_o="590" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_06_o.jpg" data-mid="9231525" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS.jpg" width="670" height="662" width_o="2048" height_o="2023" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/89146/1123139/DWGS_o.jpg" data-mid="9231532" border="0" align="left"/> Critic: Mark Wasiuta Location: The Bowery, New York, NY Client: -- Scope: Proposal Size: 42,000 sq. ft. Status: Idea Team: Louis Koehl Introduction The Museum...