VISION STATEMENT:
The world that we live in today is very hard to swallow at times. Whether it's one issue or the next, this year more than ever in recent times, the bad news seems to keep rolling in. In a city such as Portland, Oregon, where tensions are high and eyes have been watching for months from around the world, one is left to wonder how can architecture help any of the worlds largest issues that we face today? How can one building in the humble downtown of Portland possibly facilitate unrectifiable change through collaboration and innovation? That is what this project is trying to answer.
The ultimate intent of this project is to efficiently orchestrate the continued flourishing of human societies of all kinds in the face of changing ecological and social conditions. It is meant to be a space that unconventionally brings people of all walks of life together, to not only learn from each other but to grow symbiotically with their environment. The idea that we set our own limits in this world is one that an International House, and place of this standard should alleviate, it should do nothing but refute this notion, always pushing users to a more meaningful future. The maintenance of social customs, structures, and values must not only occur but also desirably be supported if monumental activities are to take place in this project and the design will aim to do just that. Through a people oriented design approach, this project will continuously inform beneficial action from its users while always leaving room for their own creativity.
The US-EU International & Public House will be a place that is readily curated to re-enchant the world both by bearing the marks and scars of time and history, while also pushing the boundaries on sustainability and unprecedented innovation.
main ideas
site + urban design
A proposed new block development and public park breathing new life into the waterfront and strengthening community connections.
vicinity map
existing traffic patterns w/ on-ramps
proposed traffic patterns w/o on-ramps
parti
network of greenspaces & public transit
equitable development
site section looking north
site section looking west
building design
An innovative mixed-use mass timber tower, accompanied by a mass timber community support building and terraced ramp.
form studies
massing development
means of egress
program
public vs private
vertical green ecosystem
focal point + existing building
building sections
international house building section looking west
public house building section looking west
international house building section looking south
public house building section looking south
building tectonics
exploded key building components
structure
integrated environmental control system concepts
building structure + enclosure
floor structure
finished floor
column structure
column - floor connection detail
curtain wall assembly
double skin assembly w/ bipvs
complete building structure & envelope assembly
building axons
basement axons
international house ground floor
public house ground floor
international house second floor
public house second floor
international house third floor
public house third floor
international house fourth floor
public house fourth floor
international house fifth floor
public house fifth floor + roof
international house sixth floor
international house office floor
international house ninth floor
international house tenth floor
international house eleventh floor
international house typical residential floor
international house roof
building design - residential unit types
Housing in our society is a necessity and for that reason our project aimed to provide a variety of unit types that would range from communal subsidized living to market rate housing.
renderings
Bringing it all to life...
aerial site plan
aerial looking northwest
view from morrison bridge moving west
cascade springs - day
cascade springs - night
underpass waterfront park improvement - day
underpass waterfront park improvement - night
underpass basketball court along waterfront
underpass skate park
view from bike lane moving north
proposed public park looking north - day
proposed public park looking north - night
community garden & rehabilitation center
northwest greenspace of proposed public park looking north
waterfront park looking southwest - day
waterfront park looking southwest - night
northeast corner entrance to public house
aerial of courtyard
northeast corner of proposed public park - day
northeast corner of proposed public park - night
terraced ramp looking north
"the landing"
entry under terraced ramp to courtyard
courtyard entry from the north
courtyard entry from the east
"the reflection point"
max rail stop looking south east
breezeway addition looking east
courtyard entry from breezeway
naito parkway crosswalk looking west - day
naito parkway crosswalk looking west - rainy
aerial looking southwest - day
aerial looking southwest - night
cafe - international house ground floor
conference/lecture hall - international house ground floor
south entry - international house ground floor
research library - international house second floor
inequity/digitalization studios - international house second/third floor
human displacement/socio-economics studios - international house second/third floor
west lounge - international house (multiple floors)
west balcony - international house fourth floor
east stairwell - international house fourth floor
sustainability lab - international house fourth floor
pandemics lab - international house fourth floor
west hallway - international house fifth floor
"the lookout" - international house fifth floor
outdoor public space - international house sixth floor
"the hangout" - international house sixth floor
east stairwell - international house seventh floor
typical office floor (T.I.) - international house
office floor east balcony - international house
office floor south balcony - international house
"the battle zone" - international house ninth floor
"mixer" - international house ninth floor
"the swings" - international house ninth floor
"the seventh inning stretch" - international house ninth floor
elevated park looking southeast - international house tenth floor
elevated park looking southwest - international house tenth floor
communal workspace - international house eleventh floor
typ. living room & kitchen for communal 3 bedroom units - international house
typ. entry for studio units - international house
typ. living room & kitchen for 2 bedroom units - international house
typ. southern residential balcony - international house
typ. eastern residential balcony - international house
community garden - international house roof
"the viewhouse" bar & lounge - international house roof - day
"the viewhouse" bar & lounge - international house roof - night
view to south from "the viewhouse" bar & lounge - international house roof
south entry - public house ground floor
north stair atrium looking at entry - public house ground floor
gallery - public house ground floor
lounge - public house second floor
connection bridge from terraced ramp to public house - public house second floor
south stairwell - public house second floor
art & photography studios hallway - public house second floor
north stairwell - public house second/third floor
architecture studio hallway - public house third floor
architecture studio lounge - public house third floor
south hallway looking at architecture studio - public house third floor
architecture studio - public house third floor
medical clinic balcony looking south - public house fourth floor
medical clinic reception (t.i.) - public house fourth floor
north stair atrium looking north - public house fifth floor
co-work space (t.i.) - public house fifth floor
co-work balcony looking southwest - public house fifth floor
floor plans
basement plan
international house ground floor plan
public house ground floor plan
international house second floor plan
public house second floor plan
international house third floor plan
public house third floor plan
international house fourth floor plan
public house fourth floor plan
international house fifth floor plan
public house fifth floor plan
international house sixth floor plan
public house roof plan
international house office floor plan
international house office floor plan
international house ninth floor plan
international house tenth floor plan
international house eleventh floor plan
international house typical residential floor plan
