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Museum of
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The 20th Century
p. 10 The Ramp
The Union
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Gospel Mission
p. 26 Growing Gardens
p. 3 6 Grind House
Museum of the 20 th Century
University of Washington Spring Quar ter 2 017
I nstr uctors: Nichol Hu ber, Wy n Biela ska
Awards: Selec ted for t he U W S tudent A rch ive
With the undeniable influence human conflict has had on art in the twentieth century and
the role Berlin has played as a flashpoint of global tensions, the Museum of the 20th Century acts as
performative architecture. Bringing museum goers and Berlin’s notorious anarchists graffiti artists
into direct conflict as a microcosm of the endless cycle of conflict in human history. The museum
encloses volumes of program in the words of conflict, using an EFTE roof with the words of significant
Cold War speeches. The program volumes light in response to occupancy, allowing the public to
watch the activity within the museum, while creating a building that constantly evolves as readings
and understandings of history and art history are constantly revised. Public access ramps and graffiti
shards invite Berlin’s squatters and undiscovered artists to cover the exterior of the museum in their
creations, competing directly with the art contained within the museum for viewers attention. The
competition for patrons embodies the conflict in modern art between “high brow” gallery worthy art
and underground street art and represents a spatial embodiment of conflict. Just as conflict in history
informs art, the conflict within art and perceptions of art informs and shapes the experience of the
Museum of the 20th Century.
Key
Cultural Institutions
Potsdamer Platz
Shopping
0m 60 m 100 m 200 m
0m 60 m 100 m 0m 60 m 100 m
Site Plan
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Graffiti Shards Gallery Volumes Roof Columns Roof Structure ETFE panels with Combined elements
Circulation Core exerpts of Cold War creatve performative
Internal Patron Paths External Patron Paths
Speeches architectural experience
Cast in Place Plinth Piloti Printed on them
+ Lower Admin Levels
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Southwest Corner East Side
Parti Diagram
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Typical Below Grade Parking Level Plan Bathing and Bike Parking Mezzanine Level
Bicycle Traffic
Pedestrian Traffic
Bicycle Access
Automobile Access
Pedestrian Nodes
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Public Plaza Plan Typical Parking Level Plan
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Primary Elements Diagrams
Precast Concrete
Board Formed Cast Structural Panel
in Place Concrete Truss with ETFE
Shear Walls in in fill panels at
Circulation Cores Roof
Floor System & Tension Structure Elements Facade & Roof Elements
Race Routes
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Southeast Aerial View
N e w Pe n t h o u s e
New 6 Stor y
South Wing
New 5 Stor y
Nor th Wing
Existing Buildings: Northwest Corner Existing Buildings: Northeast Corner Existing Buildings: Southern Corner New Massing
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a a
Pa s s i ve Ve n t i l a t i o n
b b
D ay L i g h t Staf f Staf f
Au x i l i a r y Au x i l i a r y
Sacred Sacred
Lighting & Ventillation Diagram Basement Plan Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan
Guest Zone Eg r e s s S t a i r s
Safety Diagram Circulation Diagram North Elevation Section AA Section BB Southern Corner View
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Green Roof
Assembly
Te r r a C o t t a
Fa c a d e
Assembly
Pr o g r a m Key Pr o g r a m Key
Guest Ser vices Guest Ser vices Floor
Assembly
Staf f Staf f
Au x i l i a r y Au x i l i a r y
Sacred Sacred
Light Shelf
Fourth Floor Plan Fifth Floor Plan Sixth Floor Plan Penthouse Plan
Assembly
Slab
Assembly
Fo u n d a t i o n
Assembly
Nestled among the homes of North Boulder on a large open plot sits Growing Gardens, a community
garden and agricultural education facility in dire need of permanent structures. Working with members of the
Growing Gardens staff our team developed a three phase plan to provide permanent facilities the organization
needed, to fulfill its goal of educating children and communities on the importance of sustainable and local food.
The phased plan allowed Growing Gardens to begin construction on a minimal budget with help from members of
the community. Staff and community members began phase one by building shade and storage structures. Phase
two saw the construction of the main building, housing offices, classrooms, and other crucial facilities. Finally,
the third phase involved construction of the distribution center and planting of the orchard. The design reflects
Growing Gardens values through its focus on locally sourced materials, minimal site disruption, and passive
systems. Existing paths, gardens, and USDA certified organic fields are all maintained and accommodated 6
through the careful placement of each structure while still maintaining views to the west of the Rocky Mountains. 4
A simple 4’ x 4’ grid system orders each structure while providing visual continuity across the site. The shed-like
buildings blend into the landscape through their earth-like material palette. The architecture of Growing Gardens
not only provides spaces for the organization to flourish, but it embodies Growing Gardens commitment to the
earth through sustainable, elegant and unimposing buildings.
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Master Plan & Phasing
Phase 1 1
2 3
1. Shade & Storage Structure One 2. Shade Structure Two 3. Shade & Storage Structure Three
Phase 2 Phase 3
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Southeast View of the Site Shade Structure One Shade Structure Three
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Section C
Section A
1 2 3 4 5 Morphology
1. Prevailing winds and solar analysis
dictate form.
2. Winds split the volume creating the
entry promenade.
3. Living space is delineated and voids
are subtracted.
4. The performative skin encloses the
living volumes.
5. Fenestration is applied based on
solar analysis & compositional rules.
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North Elevation East Elevation
Outdoor Space
As a consequence of the intent to
increase population density, the building
covers the majority of the site. Therefore
outdoor space is moved off the ground
and into the building. Gardens enhance
the outdoor space to create the
sensation of an oasis in the hot and
arid climate. Pools are located along
the axis of prevailing winds on the
ground floor to provide additional
cooling.
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Section D
Section B
1 2 3 4 5 Fenestration
Fenestration patterns were dictated by
dialogue between a rigid grid and the
organic folding roof plane. The process
for defining this dialogue was
determined by the five steps
outlined below.
1. Initial Grid 4. Fenestration
2. Form Cuts 5. Projection
3. Composition
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Southeast Corner Detail Southern Site View
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