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The design for this Ferry Terminal was inspired from the condition of a wave hitting a wall during my second year
studio at the BAC. The concept was conceived after intensive site analysis. The inner stairs rotate in an attempt to
simulate the feeling of being caught up in a wave and the different levels of spaces tie into the fluctuation of high
and low tides.
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Conceptual Idea
Northwest View
North East View
Ferry Ticket Office
View From Across The Harbor
2. This project involved the forensic detailing of the Boston Architectural College as a way of under-
standing how the building was constructed. This project details the construction as of 1965 when
the college was built. Knowledge in line weights were an important part of this project.
AutoCAD
3. 1 Topography
2 Elevation
3 Kitchen
4 Front View
5 Side View
6 Section cuts
Revit
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After completing a Revit course at the BAC. I completed this building for extra credit and a way to better understand
the construction process. Creating sheets and the incorporation of Views,Details and Section Cuts as a way to un-
derstand construction documents.
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Zane Bell Designs
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4. Revit
Team - Zane Bell - Jennings Blanc - Matthew Langis - Danilo MariniInstructor - Jane Hughes
Nam Bac Sustainable Storefront
75 Harrison Street, Boston, MA, 02111
Concept Statement:
Our design is generated by the theoretical concept of Tra-
ditional Chinese Medicine. As with this ancient doc-
trine of practice, the combinations of small portions of
herbs are combined together and administered to restore
the body to a healthy balance. Our intervention is based
on the same principle where key sustainable concepts
are combined to produce a sustainable, holistic facade.
Our Approach:
The sustainable concept is applied through materiality and site
conditions. The glass bottle construction allows filtered light
with no heat gain. The corn glycol inside the bottles acts as a
trombe wall and allows heat to dissipate the heat into the store in
thewinterandoutofthestoreinthesummer.Thevertical louvers
allow for indirect light to enter the store without direct solar radia-
tion. The intent was to decrease energy consumption without
drastically changing the existing conditions of the current facade.
The traditional Chinese medicine is all about balance. Having that
idea be the main focus of the design, the facade was broken up into
equal, balanced pieces. Taking the idea further, there is also a bal-
ance of materials that references Chinese building materials (glass
and bamboo). The client desired views into the store while also de-
creasing the heat gain. The vertical louvers and glass bottle con-
struction solve that problem. The movable louvers and the corn gly-
col in the bottles act as a learning tool for the surrounding community
to evoke a visual and physical response for sustainable learning.
What is not sustainable?
East Elevation - Louvers Closed
0’ 1’ 3’ 8’
East Elevation - Louvers Open
East Section
Summer Sun
Winter Sun
Bottle Detail Floor Plan
Solar Radiation - Summer Solstice
Solar Radiation - Winter Solstice
Total Cost From Analysis: $15,800 (estimated)
Site Plan
Existing Storefront Sliding Louvers Existing Interior Proposed Interior CNC Wood
Region Influence
Concept of Balance Traditional Measuring Technique
Glass Bottle Sample
Glass BottlesProposed Storefront
Night Scene with LED Lights inside the bottles
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A Tectonic of “Interlocking” and “Penetration” formed the impetus for this urban design. The envisioned model form
of this tectonic was created and then explored in the form of occupying its space. A program of retail,gallery and
conference areas were the generating ideas to serve as constraints to shape the design.
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Development of a Tectonic
Space unfolds within the tectonic
Light penetrates the space
Tectonic system developed:repeats
Section Cuts of new building
Creative space derived from tectonic.
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SKETCHUP
CA Institute
July 2011 – August 2011 (2 months)|Santiago De Compostela, Spain
CA institute leverages the city of Santiago de Compostela as an architectural laboratory
- Firstly to learn from its excellent historical and contemporary architectural tradition, and, secondly, to
reflect on its urban complexity. As a living example, the city allows students to interact with and learn from
architectural experiences.
To develop a tectonic sense of architecture, CA institute´s publications, lectures, congresses and courses
always include visits to contemporary projects, located in or near the city and throughout Galicia.
The institute focuses on developing fundamental skills of an architect. In that sense, materiality, tectonics,
sketching, hand made models, are basic elements of the common syllabus of this institute. Computers are
not permitted.
Within the context of this architectural laboratory, a team of six of us undertook an urban intervention proj-
ect to connect the old city of Santiago to the “ City of Culture” of architect Peter Eisenman. We immersed
ourselves in the urban character, cultural genetics and ambiance of the town and through a series of lec-
tures and tours we became aware how to be socially responsible as architects. This involved the study of:
the symbiosis of the old and the new, urban character, interrelationships with spaces, social genetics and
the activation of spaces through the recapitulation of the local vernacular.
URBAN INTERVENTIONS CULTURAL GENETICS
SOCIAL AESTHETICS
SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN OLD AND NEW
