SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT – JEFF CALICOPROBLEM STATEMENT

OVATION – “TO CELEBRATE L I FE”

OVATION A community is defined in many different ways. In fact, in the 1950’s there were already ninety-four discrete definitions of the term community. Traditionally, a “community” is considered to be a group of interacting people interacting and living in a common location. If you look at the term from a biological standpoint, it can mean a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment. I would like to try and create through a design methodology inspired by the Ovation site itself to reinterpret or at least explore the idea of a community. The idea is to have a group of individuals living in a common area that they are proud

to call home, that drives interaction between residents and also with the surrounding environment. The dynamic force behind the design is the site itself and the experience that a member of the community would have within; be that living, visiting, shopping, dining, or just experiencing what the development has to offer. I envision the residents and the surrounding area to be excited about what Ovation is about. Life to the fullest is the key to understanding what it can offer. No matter the stage of life, income level, or interests, the Ovation development will have accommodations for everyone. That is what motivated me when exploring the site and the tremendous possibilities abound. The etymological research and investigations I undertook coupled with a look at biomimicry examples led me to a design concept which helped me push the Ovation site design through from rough concept to where we are today.

DESIGN INSPIRATION

THE MERGING OF TWO FORCES TO BRING LIFEDESIGN BASIS

INSPIRATION: (ETYMOLOGY)

Confluence - "to flow together," from com‐ "together" + fluere "to flow."

Structure - struere "to pile, build, assemble," related to strues "heap," from PIE *stere‐ "to spread, extend, stretch out"

Archon - "to begin, rule, command," 'rule, beginning,' and arkhos, 'ruler' " [Watkins].

DESIGN INSPIRATION

“TWO RIVERS INTERTWINING” – ‘BEGINNING”INSPIRATION

KEY IDEAS:

THE BEGINNING (CREATION) OF SOMETHING LIVING AND VIBRANT FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO POWERS (RIVERS)

BACKGROUND RESEARCH

(3) SIGNIFICANT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONSRESEARCH

- TO PULL IN THE IDEAS AND FUNCTION OF SOMETHING FROM NATURE INTO THE DESIGN CONCDEPT

BIOMIMICRY

SUSTAINABILITY - USE OF RAIN GARDENS TO REDUCE RUNOFF

- WIND TURBINES - LIGHT POLLUTION - NATURAL LIGHTING

COMMUNITY - TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY DRIVEN EXPERIENCE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PEDESTRION TRAFFIC, AND MOTOR VEHICLE

SITE ANALYSIS

“TO BRING A SENSE OF SPACE AND CREATE AN IMPRESSIVE SKYLINE”RESEARCH

VIEWS SUN / WIND

AXIS VEHICLE CIRCULATION

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

SITE MASSING

PRELIMINARY MODELS OF SITE CONSIDERATIONSMODELS

•VIEWING THE COMMUNITY AS A “WHOLE”

•MERGING THE DESIGN CONCEPTS INTO ONE UNIFYING CONCEPT

SITE DESIGN

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYSITE

TAKING CUES FROM AXIS STUDIES AND RELATING THE SITE TO ITS SURROUNDINGS

3D MASSING STUDIES

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITY3D MODELING

•PROCESS OF DESIGN FOR CONDO TOWERS

•BEGAN WITH INSPIRATION OF HELIX AND VERTEBRAE

•BASE OF TOWER (LOBBY) IS IN RESPONSE TO THE SHAPE OF THE PORTION OF THE SITE IT SITS ON

BOARDWALK VIEW

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYPRESENTATION RENDERINGS

•COMMUNITY SPACE, APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES, AND CONDOS ARE SITUATED ON TIERED LEVELS WITH PARKING BENEATH

•THE CONDO’S GEOMETRY IS BASED ON THE THORASIC VERTEBRAE AND REVOLVES SIMILARTO THE HELIX

REAR AERIAL VIEW

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYPRESENTATION RENDERINGS

THE SITE LAYOUT IS TIERED UP AWAY FROM THE RIVER WITH VIEWS FROM ANYWHERE

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYSECTION PERSPECTIVES

SITE SECTION PERSPECTIVES

CONDO TOWERS

TOWNHOMES APARTMENTS

SEPARATE PARKING FOR EACH USE

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYPRESENTATION RENDERINGS

SENSE OF SPACE FOR COMMUNITY

IMPRESSIVE SKYLINE FROM STADIUMS

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYFLOOR PLANS

TYPICAL CONDO FLOOR PLAN

•VIEWS FROM MANY CONVEX GLAZED SURFACES

•CENTRAL SERVICE CORE (SPINE) WITH MAIN SUPPORTING STRUCTURE

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYSTRUCTURE

CONDO TOWER STRUCTURAL CONCEPT

•CENTRAL SERVICE CORE WITH MAIN SUPPORTING STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF SUPER COLUMNS

•LIGHT GAGE SPACE FRAMING TO FRAME SECTIONS OF EACH FLOOR WHICH RESTS AT LEAST PARTIALLY ON THE SECTION BELOW

OVATION MIXED USE COMMUNITYPRESENTATION

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