Kimberly Tate
Parsons The New School, SCE
M. Arch thesis: Living Arts Center in Phnom Penh
This slideshow breaks down design strategies from midterm for my project regarding program, site, facade and performance.
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Living Arts Project_design strategy at midterm
1. MONIVONGBLVD
SITE
DISTRIC
DISTRICT
st. 178
FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER
CAMBODIAN FILM COMISSION
st. 200
CINEMA + CULTURAL DIFFUSION DEPT
BOPHANA CENTER
LIVING ARTS CENTER
st. 208
PANNASASTRA UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA
3. ARTS INCUBATORS are programs designed to
accelerate the successful development of art-
ists and arts collectives through an array of arts
ARTSINCUBATOR support resources and services developed and
orchestrated by incubator mangemetn and of-
fered both in the incubator and through its net-
work of contacts.
adapted from wikipedia entry “business incubators”
BLACK BOX
rehearsal and small performance theater
post-performance reception
storage
garden
CLA ADMIN
open offices
meeting spaces
storage
STUDIOS + WORKSHOPS
rentable studios
music practice rooms
rentable offices
media resource center + library
PUBLIC
cafe
communication
shop
gallery + exhibition
public gathering
youth hangout spot
4. EXISTINGHEAL BLDG
REMEDIATE+HEAL
REMEDIATE +
1. Clean up but retain character
of the existing building, the old
serves as frame to offset the
new
2. Selective Demolition:
- keep structure
- keep minimum 50% of
walls appropriate to build-
ing program and
materiality scheme
- re-treat apertures:
windows and doors
- maintain floors that are in
good condition
3. Create openings in floors for
circulation of people, light and
air
4. Design efficient and sustain-
able water management scheme
5. ADDITIONS
MAKEPERFORMATIVE
MAKEPERFORMATIVE
1. Unobstruct ground plane and
bridge roof planes, link CLA and
Bophana
2. Thickened south facade ex-
pands area for building program,
especially public. Invites public
up around building making pro-
duction spaces “performative.”
3. New layer of architecture, a
thickened envelope frames the
existing building and organiza-
tional activity
4. New layer of architecture also
is a scaffold featuring a perfor-
mative panelized facade that is
environmenta reponsive
e
environmentally reponsiv as
ally ve
s
shading, can celebrate tr
n radition-
tradition-
a
al craft in its materiality and/or
s
p
perform as a scrim for dy ynamic
dynamic
m
media projec n
projection
ction
NEW ROOF
57' - 6"
ROOF
50' - 3"
LEVEL 4
38' - 8"
LEVEL 3
26' - 4"
LEVEL 2
13' - 10"
LEVEL 1
2' - 0"
6. PROGRAM
INVITATION +
EXPOSURE PERFORMANCERECEPTION
FILM SCREENING
DN
DN
DN
STORAGE
ARCHIVE OFFICES
UP
DN
BLACK BOX
UP
DN
UP
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DATABASE RESOURCE CENTER
DN
LIVING ARTS OFFICES
UP
DN
UP
DN
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UP
DN
GALLERY + EXHIBTION
DN
U
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UP
RESOURCE + MEDIA CENTER
FILM SCREENING
FLEXIBLESTUDIOS
UP
DN
UP
ARTSCOMMUNICATION
UP
PUBLIC GATHERING
UP
SHOP
CAFE SEATING
CAFE COUNTER+ KITCHEN
7. PUBLIC
BUILDING
IS INVITATION
1. Expose structure at ground
plane = elevated building remi-
niscent of traditional structures
2. Demo wall dividing Living Arts
building and Bophana = one con-
nective site
3. Commerical public program
can bring in revenue for CLA
4. Daytime cafe seating can
transform into public perfor-
mance venue