Thesis

Investigation and Development of Architectural Process through the Adaptive Reuse of "Big Box" Architecture.

Abstract
Through the exploration of adaptive reuse of residual, no longer viable, commercial buildings in economically challenged urban zones develop an over arching guide and process upon which to base future architectural practice, solidifying design principles that have the potential to define specific approaches to architectural strategies and form making. The adaptive reuse of architecture, specifically "big box" architecture, in a form that captures and utilizes natural daylight, artificial light, and inspires the human spirit addresses many key issues prevalent in today’s practice and design discourses. The notions that the proper lighting of space effects its occupants is not new, but one that is very seldom maximized in the built environment that we occupy. In addition, the importance of recycling building products and materials is at a peak in the world today. The building industry is one of the largest contributors to the degradation of our planet. Adaptive reuse of buildings is quite simply the recycling of architecture.


fracture of rigid form
thin outlines of light
natural and artificial
of worlds on a journey
who grin at the day
to the evening breeze

Sunday, February 24, 2008

precedent analysis 04

Two projects by LTL Architects as presented in their book "Opportunistic Architecture". The Arthouse at the Jones Center and the MSK Art Installation. This case study is my first look at the work some of the work by Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, and David J Lewis. In their book, they discuss in good detail the methodology they use design process which centers around establishing a "method of work that addresses each project both critically and optimistically: looking to maximize the opportunites inherent in the conditions of a given project rather than superimpose a prioi a set of expectations that woul immediately confine and restrict its potential."



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