http://www.arcspace.com/architects/alsop/stratford/stratford.htmlThis is the link to arcspace where ALSOP has their new design for a train station in Stratford, London. It’s a really cool design that facets its way from platform ground to platform ceiling. I like the wrapping of the skin and it becomes this undulating form that takes over the station and protects the passengers on the platform from weather and passing trains. […] […]
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Above are some images that might serve as precedents for my own station design at the Rockwood Station in Gresham. The Bellevue Rondell in Zurich, Switzerland shows how a transit station can be a safe place to wait even at night. The white underside of the roof is illuminated by several ‘light columns’ and makes […] […] Today I spent 4 hours with my team carving a model that attempts to convey the site and […] […] As with every review, the discussions which followed each presentation helped me evaluate my own project, giving me more insight to other possibilities and highlighting my own concept’s shortcomings. Though I think deciduous planting is a great way to defuse sunlight; creating shade during the summer, then allowing surplus light into spaces during the winter, there […] Today I learned about a new research resource called Zotero. It is a great resource for an entire class to research one topic and create one location for important resources. It works with the internet (Firefox) interface and the University of Oregon library catalog, along with many other catalogs and internet connections. I like it because you can easily see the resources other people are using and looking a […] […] I am working in a group with 2 other students to create a context/site for the Trimet stop in Gresham at Civic Drive. We had a charette today to develop ideas and analyze the site. Below is the concept I developed. Our big idea was to “carve a civic node”. So, we immediately thought about landscape forms to emphasize the trimet/train platform and plaza/park space. […] […] This is sick! Right up my cloud idea’s alley. […] […] We were tasked with designing and measuring the effectiveness of shading devices for Gresham city hall’s west facade. The building experiences significant solar gain resulting in high cooling costs. Our client wanted to cut down of direct solar gain while maintaining useful daylighting. In addition there was a desire to keep costs […] Found these great resourcesRailway Technology LinkReconnecting America […] […] |
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