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Architectural Thesis Proposal

Urban Paradise: Vertical Development of Parks and Recreation in Biophilic Design
located at Ortigas Center,Pasig City,Metro Manila,Philippines

Design Problem

Stressful and unbalanced environment in Urban Areas
Lack of green spaces
Land scarcity due to urbanization

Design Goal

To provide unique and inviting parks and recreation for an urban community, a place free from stress, a place to enjoy at the same time learn, sustain the need for green areas in the city that will help to bring nature back to people and will help reduce pollution and balance urban environment.

Design Concept

“Inviting nature back in the city through Park and recreation in Biophilic design approach”

Merging nature and architecture to established a setting that balances the urban environment.

A Parks and recreation in a vertical setting structure that will provide people needs for an environment that truly enhance life and with well maintained vegetation that improve quality of life and act as physical filters helping to reduce air pollutants. A place where can help people to relief their stress through connecting them back to nature and through different recreational activities. The design of a building will connect its occupants to nature and its many benefits in a variety of ways. Preferring these natural attributes in part because they literally bring buildings to life physically through the use of design strategies and materials, and symbolically through an understanding of deeply rooted affiliations, associations, and meanings.

-Kezia and Jessa
Thesis partner

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Modern Architecture Conversion in South Africa: Moss Oaklands Residence

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theblackworkshop:

Sunshine Beach Pool House / Bark Design Architects

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The Concrete House II located in Madrid, Spain; designed by A-cero

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Airplane Hotel in Costa Rica

Located on a coastal rainforest bluff overlooking the Pacific, Hotel Costa Verde near Quepos, Costa Rica, features one of the most unique hotel rooms I’ve ever encountered. A two bedroom, fully retrofitted, vintage 1965 Boeing 727 fuselage, available on your next vacation! Check out the incredible pics and information below on this one-of-a-kind lodging.

1 airplane hotel room conversion costa rica Airplane Hotel in Costa Rica

HISTORY OF THE PLANE

- A refurbished, vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which originally shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines (Colombia)
- Salvaged the airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place. Each piece was carefully transported on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio
- Plane is now nestled on the edge of the National Park perched on a 50-foot pedestal. At this height, you can enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane’s former right wing

2 hotel airplane room conversion retrofit Airplane Hotel in Costa Rica

AIRPLANE HOTEL ROOM INTERIOR

- The plane’s interior is Costa Rican teak paneling from the cockpit to the tail
- Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia
- The vintage 727 home features two air conditioned bedrooms one with two queen sized beds and the other with one queen sized bed, each with its own private bathroom
- Additional amenities include: flat screen TV, kitchenette, dining area foyer, an ocean view terrace, private entrance up a river rock, a spiral staircase, and 360 degree views of surrounding gardens
- Common treetop neighbours include: sloths, toucans and monkeys

3 costa verde airplane room costa rica Airplane Hotel in Costa Rica

HOTEL CASA VERDE

- Hotel Costa Verde is located three hundred yards from the beach and Manuel Antonio National Park
- It features two cliffside pools with sundecks and spacious rooms and balconies, all offering a bird’s-eye view of the Park’s coastline plus rainforest canopy vistas dotted with native birds and monkeys
- Costa Verde offers accommodations for a variety of options for vacation living, including air conditioned studio apartments with cable TV, and Costa Verde II, a special group of 15 studios designed exclusively for couples with an open-air design and no air conditioning, glass windows or TV
- In addition, they have bungalows available for vacationers interested in renting a private house. Each area has its own swimming pool and vistas

http://www.getintravel.com/airplane-hotel-costa-rica/

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New images of what the Delancey Underground could be from graduate students at Columbia University who just had a mid term in Rio.

Proposals for the Delancey Underground (clockwise from top left). Kelsey Lents’ project, “Gang(Green),” is an underground park that will infect the city over time until the entire island become a forest again. Sissi Yang’s proposal, “Escape,” is an underground playground that connects to all the surrounding residential buildings allowing locals to share amenities. “Tourist Trap,” by Prathyusha Viddam, investigates the friction between tourists and locals in New York and what happens when roles are reversed. “Third Rail Fitness,” by Darryl Zuk, is a gym adjacent to the subway allowing hardbodies to demonstrate their physique to commuters.

For the studio’s midterm reviews the students travelled to Rio De Janeiro and presented at Studio X. Check out the some action shots below:

Juergen Mayer H. checking out Jodie Zhang and Kelsey Lents’ study models.

Esteemed jury and students engaging in lively midterm discussion.

Jodie Zhang, Kett Murphy and Kelsey Lents presenting at Studio X Rio