SCI-Arc Expansion




Year: 2016
Studio: 3rd Year Spring Undergraduate Studio, Design Development (SCI-Arc)
Instructor: Herwig Baumgartner, Scott Uriu
Team: Sara Segura, Wan Hsuan Kung, Isabela De Sousa, Andreina Pepe, Alexis Rosenthal


The design for the SCI-Arc Expansion distinguishes the architectural learning environment from other pedagogic archetypes. It epitomizes the studio space as a catalyst for discourse and architectural production. In order to maximize the interactivity between studios and other programs, the design sought to physically intersect the building volumes and thus spatially dramatize the programmatic adjacencies. The studios encircle a volume housing the library, auditorium, and gallery—
programs that enrich and influence the discourse and design projects within the school. By combining the formal ambitions of the aggregate building typology with programmatic intention, the physical identity of the project remains tied to the pedagogical identity of SCI-Arc.
Axonometric rendering of the Expansion in the urban context.

Second floor plan, showing overlapping of different programmatic volumes.


Final section, unrolled to show the centralized programming of key pedagogical spaces.



Images of the final model, approximately 2’ D x 4’ W x 1.5’ H.





Image of the final model, approximately 2’ D x 4’ W x 1.5’ H.

Design development of facade features, broken down into smaller assemblages.