Residence, Reconfigured
a community and residential space
Rendered perspective view of the front elevation. Model: rhino 3D Render: vray for rhino, photoshop finishing 2012 Kristen Gandy
Rendered view of the front elevation with linework overlay. Model: rhino 3D Render: vray for rhino, photoshop finishing Linework: rhino and adobe illustrator finishing 2012 Kristen Gandy
Section taken through apartments Model: rhino 3D Linework: rhino and adobe illustrator finishing 2016 Kristen Gandy
Floor plan of studio apartment and 1-bedroom. Model: rhino 3D Linework: rhino and adobe illustrator finishing 2016 Kristen Gandy
Wall section through operable wooden panels, residential balcony, interior residential, and lower level retail. Kristen Gandy 2016
Rendered perspective view of the front elevation. Model: rhino 3D Render: vray for rhino, photoshop finishing 2012 Kristen Gandy
Hand drawn sketch on site. The residential design is highly influenced by the fenestration and repeated elements of the temple adjacent. Kristen Gandy 2012
Model at 1/2"=1' foot scale Section through cafe space and outdoor terrace Materials: Museum Board, Bass wood, Aluminum, Chip Board, Cardboard 2012 Kristen Gandy
Physical Model/Process Model Residential Retail Community Program Materials: Museum Board, Acrylic, vellum, chipboard, foam core 2012 Kristen Gandy
Physical Model/Process Model Residential Retail Community Program Materials: Museum Board, Acrylic 2012 Kristen Gandy
Early Massing Exploration Model Material: Matte Board 2012 Kristen Gandy
A proposal for the Louisiana Neighborhood at Zuni in Albuquerque, NM.
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2011 Architecture Design Studio
University of New Mexico
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The Zuni and Louisiana Blvd. neighborhood in Albuquerque, NM has a community and culture all its own. There have been markets, community resource centers, culturally unique retail, and a lot of unfortunate design failures. At the time of the proposal, the city was working on a re-branding of sorts. The proposal works with their identity crisis to develop a unique low-income housing scenario of 4 different typologies to meet different needs of housing. There is also a community based program offering space for the once familiar community markets and proprietary development for individuals who are typically unrecognized as business owners. The area has several low-income housing developments which have fallen into security failure, and territorial demand. This housing project offers each unit a reconfigurable facade, a variety of spatial layouts for tenants from studios to 3 bedroom dwellings.
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Deliverables:
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Required a minimum of 9 residential units, delivered a total of 16 units within the code requirements for residences in the zone
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Design process physical and digital models
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Unit type design and floor plans
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Renderings and drawings for communicating to critics and the city