Series
AP185.S2
Description:
This project, 1994-2001, contains material related to the Ost/Kuttner Apartment, a built residential project in New York City. Described by its clients as “Cleopatra’s submarine,” the O/K Apartment converts two adjacent units in a pre-World War II building in New York into a single but divisible space. The Apartment is organized into areas defined less by their programmatic identity—bathroom, bedroom, living room—than by a series of undulating landscapes made up of custom, function-bridging forms, which KOL/MAC developed by digitally compositing cross-sections of everyday domestic objects. To produce the pieces, the architects worked intensively with contractors in a process directly informed by computer-aided fabrication in a variety of fields including ship-building, bobsled design, and stage design. The digital project records are largely in word processing formats, namely Microsoft Word for Mac and ClarisWorks, as well as images in TIF, JPEG, and Mac Pict image formats. There are also a large number of Microstation CAD drawings. There are two major groupings within the digital material: First, there is a body of video and still images. These consist of screen captures of renderings and other digital models. There are also images and HTML for a related website, a photograph viewer showing pictures of a built, physical model of the apartment. Of note, there are two videos which document the early construction of the Apartment, as well as the construction of the shower/bed. The second grouping consists of construction and design documentation. This consists of correspondence, invoices, and other word processing documents which show KOL/MAC’s work with the client, contractor, engineer, and other stakeholders. They also contain a large number of design files and images which document the evolving design of the Apartment. KOL/MAC versioned their working files at certain intervals, and each version represents a snapshot of the working files at a particular time. There is a substantial amount of duplication across these files. There is also a physical component to the records, including three material samples from the apartment, as well as 28 floorplans for the bid set, 6 floorplans, and 2 blueprints. There is also .3 linear meters of textual records which document KOL/MAC’s work with the client, contractor, and sub-contractor during construction.
1994-2001
O/K Apartment (New York, N.Y.)
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AP185.S2
Description:
This project, 1994-2001, contains material related to the Ost/Kuttner Apartment, a built residential project in New York City. Described by its clients as “Cleopatra’s submarine,” the O/K Apartment converts two adjacent units in a pre-World War II building in New York into a single but divisible space. The Apartment is organized into areas defined less by their programmatic identity—bathroom, bedroom, living room—than by a series of undulating landscapes made up of custom, function-bridging forms, which KOL/MAC developed by digitally compositing cross-sections of everyday domestic objects. To produce the pieces, the architects worked intensively with contractors in a process directly informed by computer-aided fabrication in a variety of fields including ship-building, bobsled design, and stage design. The digital project records are largely in word processing formats, namely Microsoft Word for Mac and ClarisWorks, as well as images in TIF, JPEG, and Mac Pict image formats. There are also a large number of Microstation CAD drawings. There are two major groupings within the digital material: First, there is a body of video and still images. These consist of screen captures of renderings and other digital models. There are also images and HTML for a related website, a photograph viewer showing pictures of a built, physical model of the apartment. Of note, there are two videos which document the early construction of the Apartment, as well as the construction of the shower/bed. The second grouping consists of construction and design documentation. This consists of correspondence, invoices, and other word processing documents which show KOL/MAC’s work with the client, contractor, engineer, and other stakeholders. They also contain a large number of design files and images which document the evolving design of the Apartment. KOL/MAC versioned their working files at certain intervals, and each version represents a snapshot of the working files at a particular time. There is a substantial amount of duplication across these files. There is also a physical component to the records, including three material samples from the apartment, as well as 28 floorplans for the bid set, 6 floorplans, and 2 blueprints. There is also .3 linear meters of textual records which document KOL/MAC’s work with the client, contractor, and sub-contractor during construction.
Series
1994-2001
archives
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Fonds
AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
2003-2011
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records
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AP196
Synopsis:
Studio Gang Ford Calumet Environmental Center project records, 2003-2012, documents the design process for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center in Chicago, United-States. The records represent both phases during the competition and the full-term design, after the firm won the project. The records consist of born-digital material, sketches and drawings, textual records, photographs and seven models.
archives
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Fonds
2003-2011
Project
AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
1997
Terra Cultura – Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, international competition entry
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AP198.S1.1997.PR02
Description:
Project records document the design process for OCEAN North’s competition entry for the Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre in 1997. The project was titled Terra Cultura by OCEAN North. The international competition called to create a multi-usage space that would include a venue for the symphonic orchestra, a music school, exhibition spaces, and the possibility to host a variety of small cultural events in the Finnish city of Jyväskylä. The proposed site is in the center of the town, across the street from the Jyväskylä city church and its park, and nearby buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. OCEAN North’s concept presents a topological surface as an extension of the surrounding urban scape with two masses that would host the formal functions of the building (concert hall, music school, exhibition halls). The two volumes, or raised blocks, are divided along a diagonal elevated space, which is the extension of the ground’s topological surface filled and dubbed “Liquid Flow Space” by the design team. In their interview with Greg Lynn, Johan Bettum and Kivi Sotamaa mentioned that the idea for Jyväskylä was that it was a cloud. Digital files, in particular, show the process to achieve the projected design. Drawings provide views of streamed particles and of resulting peels. They also include plans, elevations and axonometric views of the structure. Most files are raster or vector images, likely saved from CAD software. A few files are in CAD formats such as Microstation, 3D Studio and form*Z. Digital files also present sine wave analysis and resulting charts for each component of the program. The analysis and charts present the relationships between various components of the building’s program such as the Art Museum, the Concert Halls, the technical space, and the Common facilities. These files are raster images and spreadsheets. Photographs of the site in Jyväskylä and of models built by OCEAN North were digitized and are included with the digital working files. Physical drawings are chiefly floor plans for the building, but also include sections and sketches. Finally, project files include photographic prints of two built models. One of these models, a small model of the conceptual masses of the building structure, is itself in the archive. Photographs show the model in the context of a city scape model. The second model, not part of the archive at CCA, was built at a bigger scale and was an intricate cardboard and wooden stick structure. Sources: Softspace: from a representation of form to a simulation of space, Edited by Sean Lally and Jessica Young. London, New York: Routledge, 2007. Greg Lynn, ed. Archaeology of the Digital 17: OCEAN North, Jyväskylä Music and Arts Centre, Montréal: Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2017. ePub.
Project
1997
textual records
ARCH273532
Description:
File contains Canadian Jubilee Medal awarded to Arthur Erickson (2002). Digital prints of photographs of Arthur Erickson with Lois Milsom and others throughout his carreer are attached to the certificate. File also includes a certificate of congratulations from Vancouver Magazine for Arthur Erickson's inclusion in the "2006 Power 50 List."
2002-2006
Various awards and certificates
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ARCH273532
Description:
File contains Canadian Jubilee Medal awarded to Arthur Erickson (2002). Digital prints of photographs of Arthur Erickson with Lois Milsom and others throughout his carreer are attached to the certificate. File also includes a certificate of congratulations from Vancouver Magazine for Arthur Erickson's inclusion in the "2006 Power 50 List."
textual records
2002-2006
drawings, born digital
Microstation CAD wireframe 3D models of posts and trading floor for Three Dimensional Trading Floor
AP184.S1.002
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled "SIAC #40". File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Microstation CAD Drawing, Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII), Virtual Reality Modeling Language.
22 October 1996 - 4 February 1997
Microstation CAD wireframe 3D models of posts and trading floor for Three Dimensional Trading Floor
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AP184.S1.002
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled "SIAC #40". File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Microstation CAD Drawing, Drawing Interchange File Format (ASCII), Virtual Reality Modeling Language.
drawings, born digital
22 October 1996 - 4 February 1997
born digital
AP184.S1.005
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled "NYSE 2 #42". File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Unidentified, Microsoft FoxPro Memo, AutoCAD Linetype Definition File, Plain Text File.
6 February 1997 - 16 February 1997
High resolution rendering stills for Three Dimensional Trading Floor, Phase 2 (1 of 5)
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AP184.S1.005
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled "NYSE 2 #42". File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Unidentified, Microsoft FoxPro Memo, AutoCAD Linetype Definition File, Plain Text File.
born digital
6 February 1997 - 16 February 1997
born digital
AP184.S1.024
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R ARCH268249, labeled “TF3DV Phase 2.32 Movie Files – Swing/Heat”. File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Unidentified, Quicktime, AppleDouble Resource Fork.
20 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
Videos of swing and heat components from Three Dimensional Trading Floor, Phase 2.32
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AP184.S1.024
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R ARCH268249, labeled “TF3DV Phase 2.32 Movie Files – Swing/Heat”. File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: Unidentified, Quicktime, AppleDouble Resource Fork.
born digital
20 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
born digital
AP184.S1.030
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled "NYSE Video + Pics 12-19-97". File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: SoftImage pic files, Macintosh PICT Image, Quicktime.
15 October 1997 - 19 December 1997
Stills and video for Three Dimensional Trading Floor back wall
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AP184.S1.030
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled "NYSE Video + Pics 12-19-97". File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file formats: SoftImage pic files, Macintosh PICT Image, Quicktime.
born digital
15 October 1997 - 19 December 1997
born digital
AP184.S1.057
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled “NYRSE 3DTF 12/99 Handout For Mark Hicks EPS MAC Asymptote 2002”. File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file format: Adobe Illustrator.
December 1999 - 6 February 2002
Adobe Illustrator files for presentation handout of Three Dimensional Virtual Trading Floor, Phase 4.0, December 1999
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AP184.S1.057
Description:
Complete contents of CD-R labeled “NYRSE 3DTF 12/99 Handout For Mark Hicks EPS MAC Asymptote 2002”. File includes an .iso disk image of the dual-formatted ISO-9660/HFS disk and digital files exported from the disk image using FTK Imager. Most common file format: Adobe Illustrator.
born digital
December 1999 - 6 February 2002
Project
AP173.S2.2010.D1
Description:
Series documents Lars Spuybroek's project for the invited competition for the Ruskin Bridge near Herzogenrath and Kerkrade, at the border of Germany and Netherland, a design development for a pedestrian bridge for the City of Herzogenrath and the City of Kerkrade. Lars Spuybroek won the First prize for his project. Material in this series was produced around 2010. The series contains a presentation booklet of the project and a reprographic copy of a presentation drawing. This project may also include digital design material, which has yet to be processed and which will available for consultation in 2017.
ca. 2010
Ruskin Bridge, Herzogenrath/Kerkrade, Netherlands/Germany (2010)
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AP173.S2.2010.D1
Description:
Series documents Lars Spuybroek's project for the invited competition for the Ruskin Bridge near Herzogenrath and Kerkrade, at the border of Germany and Netherland, a design development for a pedestrian bridge for the City of Herzogenrath and the City of Kerkrade. Lars Spuybroek won the First prize for his project. Material in this series was produced around 2010. The series contains a presentation booklet of the project and a reprographic copy of a presentation drawing. This project may also include digital design material, which has yet to be processed and which will available for consultation in 2017.
Project
ca. 2010