maya itenberg graduate work portfolio

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Architectural Designer

Maya Itenberg

M.Arch Graduate May 2013

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Office Tower for the United Nation 4

Redhook House 14

Mixed-Use Residental 30

A Case for A Water Farm 36

Comfort Station-Central Park 46

Bird Watching Pavilion 50

Projects

Off ice Tower for the Uni ted Nat ions04

High Rise - StudioOffice Tower for the United Nations Fall 2012 Team Members: Erica Clastro, Jackie Hass

Software: Rhino 4.0, Grasshopper, Excel, CS5 Adobe Suite,V-Ray

This scheme explores a proposition for additional office space for the United Nations as well as the addition of a Museum space for the public that exhibits photos and installations on certain UN projects and missions going on throughout the world. The site is located directly next to the current UN complex and is now a undeserved city park, The goal of this project is to activate the ground plan that is often not given enough attention in skyscraper design by creating a new park that spaces all the way to the waterfront as well as to create comfortable office space filled with natural day light for the UN workers.

As architects create increasingly tall skyscrapers with todays technology, it is sometimes inevitable that they are perceived as isolated islands within the urban context. This project at-tempts to redefine the relationship between skyscraper and the immediate urban context by connecting the vertical to the horizontal.

Connections are made between the main tower and the tunnel by way of the tunnel ventilation shaft, the tower to the water-front and the UN Plaza by walkways designated for visitors and delegates. A connection is also made to the UN parking garage with an above grade car tunnel.

Site Location:

United Nations

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05Off ice Tower for the Uni ted Nat ions

Render showing tower engaging ground condition through frontal sweep of tower that is gesturing entry to the public. Also, render show full expanse of the new park space going all the way to the waterfront.


SITE

UN PLAZA

UN PLAZA PARK AND WALKWAY

QUEENS-MIDTOWN TUNNEL AND VENT

EAST RIVER WATERFRONT

FDR HIGHWAY

Waterfront

Vent

UN Building

Waterfront

Vent

UN Building

Waterfront Vent

UN BuildingForm Finding Process

Connections being made from site to the adjacent urban context

The form of the skyscraper is derived from a back and forth digital and analog process. First, a girded site model was produced. Then wire was used as the form finding mechanism on the site, points along the wires were picked and identified by the gird system. These points were then entered into a Excel spread sheet and then input into grasshopper which then produced a digital model in Rhino. The digital model was then altered to produce more appealing geometry. This process was repeated multiple times to find the optimal form for the tower.


Ground Condition Plan


High Level Office Plan Museum Floor Plan

Typical Low Level Office Plan

Interior Office Tower Lobby View showing interior atrium space as well as the Aluminum Mesh Shading Systemfrom the interior prespective.


Circulation Diagram

Transverse section through skysckrapper showing how the new proposed vents interact with the office spaces of the tower.


Museum

UN Offices

Mechanical Floors

Atrium

Cafeteria

Lobby

Programatic Diagram Render showing that by taking over and incorparating the midtown tunnel vents indesign of the tower, we accomplised to create more public park space underneath the tower thereby increaseing the OSR of the tower and subsequentially about to gain for FAR bonuses.


Tower Model: using printed velum to represent skin system

Facade Assembly Logic showing the triple layer facade composed of aluminum mesh shading system set in to and a aluminum frame and then behind it a double glazed glass wall.

Skin + Assembly Logic


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Wall Section Render showing the floor and window assembly system.

Red Hook House14

High Density Wood Housing - StudioRed hook House Spring 2013 Team Members: Dave Scheetz, Ibrahim Issa

Software: Revit 2013, Rhino 5, Grasshopper, CS6 Adobe Suite

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The objective of Red Hook House was to reinterpret the live work relationship as it pertains to Red Hook and the contem-porary urban dweller through rethinking the way CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) is structurally used for constructing high density buildings.

There has come to be a need for a new urban housing model designed to accommodate both the non- traditional household and the non-traditional worker. The goal of Red Hook house is to establish a new housing typology that provides space for young start-ups and collaborative work environments as well as to conveniently house the increasingly common single urban dweller.

Tower

Mat

Residential

Work

Facade

Trellis

Existing Site: 53,000 Squar Feet

Proposed Building : 182, 320 Square Feet

Residential: 57,151 Square Feet

Units : 104

Extorvert Units : 64

Intorvert Units : 40

Workspace: 83, 446 Square Feet

Ground Floor: 41,732 Square FeetOSR: 11,227 Square Feet

15Red Hook House

View from the street of Redhook House expressingthe penitratiable ground floor condition open to the public, above a 2-story office space, with park space for residents and workers of the complex, as well as the Residental tower.

Red Hook House16

100YearFloodPlain

500YearFloodPlain

The neighborhood is defined by a mix of light industry spaces, a few residential enclaves, and seemingly vacant lots along the waterfront of the Red Hook peninsula and the Erie Basin. Red Hook today still very much holds a sense of urban pioneering and can be perceived as a neighborhood that is a work-in- prog-ress. The site is located in an M1 District, but for this project we assumed an M1/ R7 overlay since this area has become an increasingly popular housing destination.

Red hook was heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, flood waters on the site came up as high as 4-5 feet. Subway service is currently sparse in Red Hook, the closest subway ( the F or G) are located about a 20 minute walk from the site. The most popular means of transportation in Red Hook are city buses and there are a variety that run through the area.

Redhook - Site Analysis

Flood Map

Site Section

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MidtownCommuter

DriverFerryCommuter

AtlanticAveTerminal

BrooklynBridge

IkeaFerry

HughL.CareyTunnelManhattanBridge

9thStreet[R]4thAve[F,G]

CarolStreet[F]

Access to Site Mixed Use vs. Residential Surronding Site

Red Hook House18

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24'12'0' 6'GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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SCALE: 18" = 1'-0"

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The typology that was established in this project has two components a mat and a tower. The two- story horizontal sprawling mat provides a flexible space for startups and collaborative work environ-ments. The ground floor is left open to protect the building from flooding as well as create a new ground floor condition that invites the public to penetrate the site.

Work - Mat

Ground Floor Plan

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24'12'0' 6'FIRST FLOOR PLANSCALE: 332" = 1'-0"

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24'12'0' 6'SECOND FLOOR PLANSCALE: 332" = 1'-0"

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First Workspace Mat Level Second Workspace Mat Level

Red Hook House20

Diagram of Ground Floor Condition

Diagram of Mat Populated

Workspaces in the Mat

On top of the workspcase mat, open park space for workspace users as well as building residents.

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Red Hook House22

Live - Tower

The typology that was established in this proj-ect has two components a mat and a tower. The First, a double loaded corridor tower hosts a variety of residential units some for an introverted urban dweller and the others for an extroverted. Each floor additionally contains a social space to further encourage social inter-action amongst the building's residents.

Typical Introvert Floor Plan

Typical Extrovert Floor Plan

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Typical Introvert Unit

Typical Extrovert Unit

Render of typical extrovert floor plan showing how the social space could be used.

Red Hook House24

Diagram of Tower Circulation

Workspaces of Social Spaces in Tower

25Red Hook House

Section prespective rendering through the work-space mat and the residential tower showing how the interior spaces of the building can be used to maximize social interaction.

Red Hook House26

Ground Level0' - 0"

Mat 112' - 0"

Mat 224' - 0"

Level 136' - 0"

Level 248' - 0"

Level 360' - 0"

Level 472' - 0"

Level 584' - 0"

Level 696' - 0"

Level 7108' - 0"

Level 8120' - 0"

Level 9132' - 0"

South Elevation

East Elevation

South Section

East Section

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Red Hook House28

Concrete Walls and Columns

Second level of CLT floor panels attached to CLT walls

CLT floor panel attached to CLT wall panel

The Structural Logic behind the organization of Red Hook House is based on a standard CLT ( Cross laminated timber) panel size of 24 by 12. The reason for the 24 by 12 panel size is because that is how far CLT can span without the need for additional beams to reinforce the structure. The Material Organism of Red Hook House is thereby constructed through the use of 24 by 12 CLT panels with traditional Platform framing techniques.

Redhook House - Building Assembly Logic

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CLT 12 x 24 wall panels span between the concrete columns CLT 12 x 24 floor panels attached to the CLT walls

CLT wall attached connected to CLT wall below and flooring Installed

CLT Wall Panels of Residential Tower

Same process continued to erect Residential Tower Final Building

Mixed-Use Resident ia l30

Housing StudioMixed -Use Residential Fall 2011

Software: Maya 2012, Rhino 4.0, CS4 Adobe Creative Suite, Maxwell Render

Newark's revitalization is very heavily dependent on the economy. With the current unstable economy and Newark's reputation as a city in itself Newark's future as a Dynamic urban environment is uncertain. In general in these chang-ing times it is hard to predict what the state of a city will be. Therefore, it was important for me to focus on and be sensitive to this aspect of uncertainty thinking about redeveloping this site.

The form of my building is developed on the concept of uncertainty of and urban landscape, which manifests in the multiplicity and vari-ability of the built environment. When people walk through a city they want to engage with public life on different levels some voyeuristic , some intimately, and others very extroverted. People enjoy exploring and making a space their own. The final proposal includes a set of three parallel residential towers that at their highest reach 5-stories, a ramping systems that invites the pedestrian up from the sidewalk and eventually onto the rooftops of the housing buildings, as well as apartment modules that are designed to optimize variability of poten-tial tenants. Each element of the proposal from the site strategy to the facade finishes strives to embrace the theme of uncertainty and therefore create versatility in the design solution.

Density analysis surrounding site Photo taken in the neighborhood, vacant lot not certian what the city will decide to build there.

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Exterior render of wdouble skin facade enhances theme of flexibility apparent through project. Interior layer dou-ble glazed operable floor to ceiling glass and exterior Layer galvanized aluminium operable panels coated with white paint on one side and green on the other. The paint-ed aluminum panel skin serves as sun shading as well as a railing for the apartments' balconies.


Spaces that are not overly programmed can enhance a city fabric and allow the individual user to more intimately interact with their environment. Therefore, I created this mulit-level raping system throughout my project starting from the retail spaces on the two facades on Sussex and Day Street. These ramps begin to allow people to explore the building in a multiplicity of ways either on the street level, on the ramps of the retail or further on the green roof of the building itself. This kind of interaction allows for a variety of human interaction which can accommodate the varying individual curiosities of people living in a changing city like Newark-attracting only potential residents to the area but also a passerby.

Propised Site Plan

Existing Urban Condition: Vacant Lot with active church on rear of site

Stage 1: Pedestrian Ramps with retail on North and South of site. Foundation for housing is layed.

Stage 2: Three strips of hous-ing on interior of lot. housing is stagers to optimize light in interior courtyards as well as allow for roof access.

Stage 3: create access to roof from pedestrian ramps making the site accessible to the pedestrian in a range of levels

Typical Unit Plan

Studio

2 Bedroom

1 Bedroom

Town house

3 Bedroom


Ground Floor Plan showing three residential tower, private ground level court yards for buildings resi-dents and the retial spaces on the north and south of the site

Typical Unit Plan

South Section showing three residental apartment building and undergrounf parking deck for residents and retial users

North Elevation showing the existing church intergrated into the proposed building

East Elevation showing staggered residential tower , retail space on the side and roof access way.

East Elevation expressing the flexible louver system of the facade.


Further, on a smaller scale the units that I choose to develop for this housing project have in them and aspect of adaptability to accommodate for changing lifestyles of the residents of this housing complex. Ev-ery group of apartments is organized into pods with a HVAC systems running down the vertical center of the pod. The pods conveniently house the needs of the residents, with every pod having its own elevator, mailboxes, and laundry unit. The pod can be in filled in a variety of ways allowing each apartment typol-ogy to either be single story or a loft. Further there are no prescribed walls inside the apartment there are tracks on the ceiling of each pod and one can hook on a custom paneled wall system to this track to divide the apartment as more convinent for their needs. Every pod has the same track system so it becomes even easier for residents to transition form one apartment to another in a building either taking away pods or adding pods to their units.

Apartment Unit Exploration

Pod layout strategy

Typical Pod Plan Strategy

Apartment Section


Interior Render of pod showing the adjustable panel walls and track ways in side apartment. This flexible arrangement maximizes the possibility of uses for the tenant.

Exterior Render expressing the adjustable facade system.

Dragram of track and panel wall system inside the each individuial apartment.

Diagram of the structure of pods expressing the load bearing walls and the HVAC core in the center

A Case for a Water Farm36

Optimization vs. Excess- StudioA Case for a Water Farm in Newark, NJ Spring 2012

Software: Rhino 4.0, Rhino 5.0, Grasshopper, Maya 2013, Evolute Pulgin for Rhino, WeaverBird, Maxwell Render

Due to the global fresh water crisis and the impeding threat of privatization of Newark's municipal water distributor, increasing scarcity of fresh affordable water is becoming a real threat for the city's residents. This proposal attempts to alleviate Newark's drinking water crisis by covering an abandoned site in the city's industrial Iron Bound District as well as a abandoned railroad track adjacent to the site with a sprawling roof that optimizes rain-water collection on the site. The rainwater to be collected on the site will then be treated for bottled water as well as used to grow local hydroponic vegetables on the site. This proposal not only attempts to solve Newark's fresh water shortage but to also be a symbol of how much fresh water goes uncaptured in our cities and begin to serve as a model for water collection in densely populated urban areas.

Site located in Newark's historic industrial Iron Bound Neighborhood.

Conceptual graphic showing that rain water can be captured on roofs of existing builings

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View on top of the water harvesting roof - the public is free to roam ontop of the space and mender through the rood spaces and observe the water collection process.


Newarks Water Crisis

Current Situation

Proposed Situation

Currently Newark is going through a process of privatizing their public water system. Through the privatization of Newark water the price of water will increase 35% for the city's residents, most of whom are living below New Jersey's Median Household In-come. To offset this rising cost of water collection of rainwater on the roofs of the cities buildings and vacant lots is proposed.


Typical water distribution system

Newark's water distrubution system - water travels through underground pipes some of which are old and need major repair and average of 38 miles to a treatment center and then is able to be used by the city dwellers.


The amount of gallon's per year that can be harvested from the rainfall that dalls on the site per year. to optimize for water harvesting the site was extened also to take over the greenbelt gaining a total of 11.3 million gallons of water to be used for a hydroponic farm and a water local bottleing plant.

Roof water collection system - ideal roof pitch for maxium water collectionis 20 degrees.


Farmers Market / Event Space

Water basins

Roof Plan showing the roof pitches that are on average 20 degrees as well as the water collection basions

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Site Strategy


Hydroponic Farm


Interior View of collection water basin in the tem-porary market area of the Water Farm. Space can be used as a farmers market on a week day or as a convention space that can be rented out for different corporations.

Interior View of space between the hydroponic farm and the temporary suspended farmers market.


Section B through the temporary weekend farmers market as well as the water basin system that extends in to the parking garage.

Section A along street edge showing the water basins as well as variety of uses of the water collection roof structure.

Comfort Stat ion - Central Park46

Masonry StudioComfort Station Spring 2011

Software: Rhino 4.0, CS4 Adobe Creative Suite, Mental Ray, 3DS MAX

Located in Central Park the comfort station contains a Public Restroom for visitors to the park as well as for athletes that play in the near by baseball fields of the park. The design it self is composed of two elements a masonry structure that houses the public restroom services as well as a storage area for park maintenance equipment and a long spanning canopy that provides shade and a space for the public to gather around the restroom facilities.

The Canopy is a significant feature of the design as it provides shade for the visitors, and also is a form of a signal to the passersby to communicate that there is a usable and inviting public space. The canopy also is a great place for park visitors to find shelter form the ran, either during a jog or a baseball game or just the casual pass thru to the east side.

Location Plan of Comfort Station in Central Park Context

Site Plan with exisitng topography condition

Site Cross Section

Render showing back end of masonry building housing the restroom as well as storage area, as well as expressing the form of the canopy from the top

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Panoramic Veiw of site context expressing the topography of the site

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Front Elevation

Rear Elevation

Roof Plan Wall Section showing masonry and canopy connectios

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Wall Section showing masonry and canopy connectios

Render of enterance to Comfort Station

Site Section of Comfort Station Canopy detail render

Bird Watching Pavi l ion50

Tectonic Wood ConstructionBird Watching Pavilion Spring 2011

Software: Rhino 4.0, CS4 Adobe Creative Suite, V-Ray

The objective of this scheme is to design a bird blind at the Great Swamp, NJ.

The projected is developed through the use acomponent generated from the card aggregation to create a self containing closed space where bird watchers, and visitors to the Great Swamp can observe birds form a higher elevation. The module is used in the bird blind as way to optimize thevariations that light can enter the structure and dif-ferent perspectives visitors have to look out onto the birds. The module is also used to define and sepa-rate spaces within the structure.

3D VIEW A

3D VIEW B

3D VIEW A

3D VIEW B Render view of look out points in bird watch pavilion

Render view entry to pavilion Close-Up view

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Site Section

Render view of look out points in bird watch pavilion

Render view entry to pavilion

Bird Watching Pavi l ion52

NORTHWEST ELEVATION

SOUTHWEST ELEVATION

East Section

Section through entry stair

East Elevation

Wood model of pavilion

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3D VIEW A

3D VIEW B

East Elevation

Wood model of pavilion

Interior renders of bird watching pavilion

Non-Linear Aggregat ion54

Digital FabricationNon-Linear Aggregation Fall 2012

Technique: Rhino 4.0, Laser Cutter, AutoCAD, Installation

Team Build

The installation shows how a particular module, copied from nature, can generate architectural space, and how the intelligence of the smallest unit dictates the intelligence of the overall system. Ecosystems such as coral reefs act as a metaphor for an archi-tecture where the individual components interact in symbiosis to create an environment

Aggregation Particle

Creating the part

55Non-Linear Aggregat ion Creating the part

templete for fabricatiing the corner joints

Anaylsis of Digital Model in order to create a lazer cut templete for digital fabrication

3D Rhino Model of potential aggregation of the installation


Construction of the modules for the installation, made out of cut metal flag poles and lazer cut chip board folded joints.

Aggregation proccess of installation ballons placed in side of modules to put the wire frame into tension and also attempt to create a self suspended structure.

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