ROBERT O’CONNOREDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

WATER WORKS: Slopping site to place three reservoirs on. Designed walking paths and reservoirs around for people to experience the water.

GRANTS TOMB: A visitor and archive center for Ulysses S. Grants tomb. The battle strategies he used were used in the building design.

PRECEDENT STUDY 1:

PRECEDENT STUDY 2:

FASHION STUDIO: Techniques of twisting, knot-ting and symmetry were used in building design.

MUSIC ACADEMY: Walk-able green roof that al-lows music to penetrate through to allow people to listen from outside.

40 UNIT HOUSING: The building reacts to the surrounding pedestrian lights. This gives the building a unique shape and interior spaces.

PUBLIC POOL: Swimming pool surrounded by spaces above that appear to float using tensegrity.

CITY PLANNING: Adding a school to East New York to increase employment and revenue.

PRECEDENT STUDY ONE:HAND DRAWN, PRACTICE DRAFTING SKILLS

AXON FIRST SECOND

THIRD FORTH

TWO POINT PERSPECTIVE

ELEVATION SECTION

PRECEDENT STUDY TWO:HAND DRAWN, PRACTICE DRAFTING SKILLS,HAND BUILT MODEL

FINAL MODEL

SECTION

SITE PLAN BASEMENT

FIRST SECOND

WEST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

WATER WORKS:SLOPPING SITE WITH THREE RESERVOIRS,WALKING PATHS WEAVE THOUGHT SITE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE WATER

FIRST SECOND

NORTH TO SOUTH SECTIONS

THIRD FORTH

EAST TO WEST SECTIONS

SITE AND WALLS

CANALS AND RESERVOIRS PATHS

GRANTS TOMB:PUBLIC VISITOR AND ARCHIVE CENTER,HAS MANY LAYERS THAT OVERLAP TO PRO-TECT THE PEOPLE IN IT.

VIEWS

EAST TO WEST SECTION 1

GEOMETRY

EAST TO WEST SECTION 2

EAST TO WEST SECTION 3

STUDY MODELS

FIRST LEVEL SECOND LEVEL

FASHION STUDIO:ALL TECHNIQUES USED IN AND ON THE BUILDING WERE USED IN THE DESIGN OF THE CLOTHS.

FIRST

SECOND

THIRD

FORTH

FIFTH

SIXTH

EAST TO WEST SECTIONNORTH TO SOUTH SECTION

STUDY MODELS AND DRAWINGS

SPIRALING WEAVING WRAPPING

KNOTTINGROTATING AROUND

FINAL MODEL

MUSIC ACADEMY:ENTIRE ROOF IS GRASS, TWO CONCERT HALLS,CLASS ROOMS, CAFETERIA, ADMINISTRATION AND TEACHER OFFICES

FIRST LEVEL

STRUCTURE MODEL

SECOND LEVEL

THIRD LEVEL

STUDY MODELS

NORTH TO SOUTH SECTION

EAST TO WEST SECTION

INITIAL STUDY DRAWINGS

FINAL MODEL

URBAN PLANNING:ADDING A SCHOOL TO EAST NEW YORK TO INCREASE THE ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CULTURAL CETER FOR EXISTING

SCHOOLS

FIX EXISTING HOUSING

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MAJOR TRANSIT HUB FOR EAST NEW YORK. GOOD SPOT FOR

COLLEGE.

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GREEN SPACE MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONCOMMERCIALHOUSING

GREEN SPACE HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONRETAILMIXED USE

STUDENT HOUSING

STUDENT HOUSING

SITE AND ROADS

SITE AND OPEN SPACES

HEIGHTS OF LANDSCAPE

SITE AND PROGRAM

SCIENCE

ADMINISTRATION

COLLEGE

DIAGRAMS OF OPEN SPACE

ADMINISTRATION

STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER

STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER

ENTERTAINMENT

RECREATION/LEISURE PARK

RECREATION/LEISURE PARK

RETAIL

ACTIVITY CENTER

CHILDREN LIBRARY

EXTRA SPACE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CULTURAL CENTER

FIX EXISTING HOUSING

DIAGRAMS OF OPEN SPACE

DAY CARE

ENTERTAINMENT

ENTERTAINMENT

EDUCATIONAL

CHILD CARE

LEISURE PARK

HOUSING:40 UNITS, 100SF BALCONY PER APARTMENT,STUDIO TO THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS,RECREATION AND RETAIL SPACE,

INSPIRATION FROM THE ARTIST GORDAN MATTA CLARK

THE SITE HAD TOO MANY PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS AROUND IT WHICH IS WHY THE BUILDING HAS ITS UNIQUE SHAPE.

FIRST LEVEL

SECOND LEVEL

THIRD LEVEL

FORTH LEVEL

FIFTH LEVEL

SIXTH LEVEL

STUDY MODELS

EAST TO WEST SECTION

FINAL MODEL

PUBLIC POOL:OLYMPIC SIZE POOL, FLOATING SPACES ABOVE,JUICE BAR, GYM, WORKOUT CLASS ROOMS,GREEN FACADE THAT DIES IN WINTER AND GROWS BACK IN SUMMER

TENSEGRITY MODELS

FIRST LEVEL

SECOND LEVEL

CIRCULATION AND EGRESS

THIRD LEVEL

FORTH LEVEL

EAST TO WEST SECTION

STUDY MODELS

NORTH TO SOUTH SECTION

SUMMER FACADE

WINTER FACADE EXPLODED AXON

FINAL MODEL

NORTH TO SOUTH SECTION