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1. ROHAN BAMROTIYA (06)
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YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING
LOCATION : - 180 YORK STREET, NEW HAVEN, CT 06511, UNITED STATES
CONNECTICUT, UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT , YALE
SCHOOL OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE & DESIGN APPROACH
ONE Of THE EARLIEST KNOWN EXAMPLES Of BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE
IN AMERICA IS PAUL RUDOLPH'S YALE ART AND ARCHITECTURE BUILDING
IN NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AN IMPOSING, fORTRESS-LIKE BUILDING
THAT JUXTAPOSES MASSES Of TEXTURED CONCRETE WITH LAYERS Of
STEEL-fRAMED GLAZING.
COMPLETED IN 1963, THE BUILDING IS fORMED Of INTERSECTING
VOLUMES Of bUSH-HAMMERED CONCRETE. SMOOTH CONCRETE AND GLASS
HORIZONTAL ELEMENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY A SEQUENCE Of TOWERS THAT
PROTRUDE ABOVE THE ROOf IN A SERIES Of TURRET
GEOGRAPHIC & CLIMATIC CONDITION
COORDINATES- 41.3123°N, 72.9240°W
CLIMATE- HUMID CONTINENTAL CLIMATE, WITH COLD WINTERS AND
HOT SUMMERS.
SUMMERS :- HIGH-82F TO 77F, 66F TO 60F
WINTERS :- HIGH-42F TO 37F, LOW-28F TO 23F
PRECIPITATION-THE ANNUAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION AT NEW HAVEN IS
52.73 INCHES. RAINfALL IN IS fAIRLY EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR. THE WETTEST MONTH Of THE YEAR IS MAY WITH AN AVERAGE RAINfALL Of
4.70 INCHES.
LANDSCAPE-YALE’S SEMI-URBANIZED CAMPUS COVERS OVER 1,100 ACRES Of
MAINTAINED AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES THAT RANGE fROM COLLEGE
COURTYARDS, QUADRANGLES, AND DESIGNATED GARDEN AREAS TO SPORTS
fiELDS, A GOLf COURSE, AND A NATURE PRESERVE.
SNOW-THE LIKELIHOOD Of SNOW fALLING IS HIGHEST AROUND FEBRUARY 1,
OCCURRING IN 24% Of DAYS. THE SEASON IN WHICH IT IS RELATIVELY LIKELY fOR
SNOW TO fALL SPANS fROM NOVEMBER 26 TO APRIL 7.
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2. ROHAN BAMROTIYA (06)
NISARG BHAVSAR (12)
YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING
•MECHANICALS
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•ELECTRICALS
•SERVICES
•WORKSHOPS
•MAIN HALL
•WOODSHOP
•DIGITAL MEDIA
OVER ALL NOISY
&
PRIVATE AREAS
PLAN Of SECOND-bASEMENT
•DRAWING STUDIO
•DOUBLE HEIGHT
HASTING’S HALL
•CLASSROOMS
•LECTURE ROOM
•Of f ICES
•STORAGE fOR
THE
ABOVE
f UNCTIONS
•ENTRY THROUGH
STAIRCASES &
ELEVATOR
•USE Of SKY
LIGHTS TO LIGHT
INTERIOR
READING ROOM
SPACE
RELATIVELY
QUIETER &
SEMI PRIVATE
AREAS
PLAN Of bASEMENT
GROUND f LOOR PLAN
•LIBRARY
•DEPARTMENT OffICES
•ADMINISTRATION
•PUBLIC CAfÉ
•STORAGE & TEACHING LABS
•QUIET ZONE NEAR LIBRARY,
NOISIER ZONE NEAR THE Of f ICE HALf
QUIET & PUBLIC AREAS

3. SECOND f LOOR PLAN
•PUBLIC ZONE
E
•TWO STORIED
EXHIBITION
SPACE & RELATED PR
f UNCTIONS
•SEMINAR ROOMS
•CONfERENCE ROOMS
•LECTURE HALLS
•UNHINDERED ENTRY
fROM
THE ROAD OUTSIDE
NOISY & PUBLIC
AREAS
•HIGH CROWD
DENSITY
MASS STUDENT
GATHERING
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DIVYA MEHTA (19)
YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING
FOURTH f LOOR PLAN
•DEPARTMENTA
L & FACULTY
ROOMS
•SEMINAR ROOM
•LECTURE ROOM
•INTERLOCKING
PLANES
EMPHASISING
SOLID/VOID
RELATIONSHIP
•ADMINISTRATIV
E OffICES ON
MEZZANINE
OVERLOOKING
EXHIBITION
SPACE
QUIET & SEMI-
PRIVATE AREAS
THIRD f LOOR PLAN
•4 STUDIOS
•TERRACE TO SKETCH &
HANGOUT SPACE
•THRESHOLD ACHIEVED
BY CHANGING LEVELS
•GREEN ROOf
•NATURAL LIGHTING fOR ALL
STUDIOS
•COMMON DOUBLE HEIGHT JURY
SPACE
•PRINT + LASER CUTTING ROOM
QUIET & PRIVATE AREAS

4. FIf TH f LOOR PLAN
BEf ORE RENOVATION
Af TER RENOVATION
SIXTH f LOOR PLAN
•PAINTING AND GRAPHIC
ART STUDIOS ARE ON THE
TOP TWO LEVELS, WITH AN
OPEN TERRACE f OR SKETCHING
SEVENTH f LOOR PLAN
EIGHTH f LOOR PLAN
THERE IS A PENTHOUSE
APARTMENT f OR GUEST
CRITICS
THAT ALSO HAS ITS OWN
TERRACE
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5. FACADE SYSTEM
• RESTORATION SPECIfIED VAST GLASS SHEETS DEVELOPED TO REDUCE HEAT GAIN
AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
• AfTER MOCK-UPS WERE EVALUATED fOR AESTHETICS AND PERfORMANCE.
•THE PROJECT TEAM SELECTED A GLAZING PRODUCT THAT PROVIDED SUITABLE A
INSULATING PROPERTIES, LOW-EMISSIVITY (LOW-E), AND GLARE REDUCTION
•THE 8-bY-12-fOOT PANELS WERE SOME Of THE LARGEST SINGLE SHEETS Of
INSULATING GLASS EVER MADE IN THE UNITED STATES.
ALUMINIUM + GLASS [GWATHMEY]
REINf ORCING INTEGRATION AND
ARTICULATION Of STRUCTURE.
EXPOSED CONCRETE
[RUDOLPH]
ENTRY BETWEEN TWO MASSIVE HOLLOW COLUMNS
MAKING THIS STRUCTURE MONUMENTAL RESEMBLING
TURRETS TO A f ORTRESS
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6. •PAINTING
•DESIGN
•SCULPTURING
•GRAPHICS AND DRAWING
•EXHIBITION AND LIBRARY
B
B’
A A’
SECTION AA’
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SECTION BB’

7. MECHANICAL SERVICES
CIRCULATION SPACE
ELEVATORS
STAIRCASE
MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING THE
FIRST FLOOR
ENTRANCE TO THE PUBLIC CAFE
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
GROUND f LOOR PLAN
FIRST f LOOR PLAN
LIBRARY
MOVEMENT FOR SERVICES ROHAN BAMROTIYA (06)
NISARG BHAVSAR (12)
DIVYA MEHTA (19)
YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING
HASTINGS HALL

8. SECOND f LOOR PLAN
THIRD f LOOR PLAN
FIf TH f LOOR PLAN
MECHANICAL
SERVICES
CIRCULATION SPACE
ELEVATORS
STAIRCASE
PEDESTRIAN
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT FOR
SERVICES
FOURTH f LOOR PLAN ROHAN BAMROTIYA (06)
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YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING

9. SIXTH FLOOR PLAN
SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN
SECOND BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
MECHANICAL
SERVICES
CIRCULATION SPACE
ELEVATORS
STAIRCASE
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BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN

10. THE 2008
RENOVATION
RESTORED
THE
ORIGINAL
LINEAR
LIGHTING
SYSTEM
WHICH
bEAUTIf ULLY
JUXTAPOSED
INTO THE
VERTICAL
CONCRETE
TEXTURE
INTERIORS AS GREY
[DULL/ NEUTRAL]CONCRETE VS.
EARTHY ORANGE [bRIGHT AND
EXCITING]CARPETS AND
f URNITURE
NATURAL
LIGHT
bOUNCES ON
THE CARPET
AND
ILLUMINATES
THE ENTIRE
SPACE AS
WARM
INTERIORS
IMPRINTING
WARTHON THE
LIf ELESS
CONCRETE
LIKE EVERY BRUTALIST BUILDINGS, THIS ONE RETAINS ALL THE JOINTS
AND HOLES CAUSED BY THE CASTING Of CONCRETE IN PLACE.
RUDOLPH UTILISED THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE TEXTURE.
ROHAN BAMROTIYA (06)
NISARG BHAVSAR (12)
DIVYA MEHTA (19)
YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING

11. THE BUILDING IS
fORMED Of
INTERSECTING
VOLUMES Of bUSH-
HAMMERED
CONCRETE. SMOOTH
CONCRETE AND
GLASS HORIZONTAL
ELEMENTS ARE
SUPPORTED BY A
SEQUENCE Of
TOWERS THAT
PROTRUDE ABOVE
THE ROOf IN A
SERIES Of TURRETS.
THE BUILDING'S
STREET-fACING
WINDOWS fRAME
VIEWS Of ITS
MODERNIST
fORERUNNER,
RUDOLPH HAD
MADE A
CONTROVERSIAL
TURN AWAY fROM
THE
fUNCTIONALISM
THAT
CHARACTERISED
KAHN'S DESIGN
MASSIVE PIERS Of
CONCRETE RISE.
PROJECTIONS ARE
OVER-EMPHASISED
THROUGHOUT. HEAVY
SLABS ARE CROSSED
bY THIN SLABS.
SPACES INSIDE CROSS
TOO AND OffER
SEQUENCES Of MOST
DRAMATIC EffECTS
bY UNEXPECTED
VISTAS INSIDE THE
bUILDING AND EVEN
OUT Of IT
SLABS Of RIBBED
CONCRETE RUN IN
VERTICAL SECTIONS ON
THE INTERIOR AND
EXTERIOR Of
THE 11,000-SQUARE-
METRE BUILDING. THE
CONCRETE WAS CAST IN
PLACE USING
CORRUGATED WOODEN
MOULDS AND BUSH-
HAMMERED TO EXPOSE
THE AGGREGATE.
INSIDE, THE COMPLEX
fLOOR PLAN IS MADE UP
Of 37 TERRACED LEVELS
SPACED ACROSS SEVEN
MAIN STOREYS AND TWO
BASEMENT fLOORS. EACH
LEVEL OVERLOOKS A
CENTRAL ATRIUM THAT
fEATURES A SUNKEN PIT
AND IS TOPPED BY A
SERIES Of SKYLIGHTS,
WHILE NARROW
CONCRETE WALKWAYS
CONNECT THE SPACES ON
EITHER SIDE Of THE WELL.
ARTS LIBRARY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
CLASSROOM AND OffICE SPACE, TWO
LECTURE THEATRES, A CAf E AND A
GROUND f LOOR LIBRARY f OR THE
DEPARTMENT.
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NISARG BHAVSAR (12)
DIVYA MEHTA (19)
YALE ARCHITECTURE & ART BUILDING