Capstone Project [ARCH 102A|B]

The Old East Span 

[Sample pages by Daniela Tenorio]

Final Review • First Draft Book

Professors: Jill Stoner and Margaret Ikeda

CED • UC Berkeley • Fall'13 + Spring'14

This is a quick look into a project my friend Kristin and I have been working on for the past year. The project is an analysis and documentation of the dismantling of the east span of the Oakland - San Francisco Bay Bridge in California. The following images are extracts from the book we put together.

Inventory is the first main section of the book which presents the quantitative documentation of the old east span and identifies the destination and possible re-purposing of each component after the demolition of the bridge.

Next section is called Memory. This presents a series of representations of the bridge as it could've been perceived by the locals and of course by the animals that sought shelter in the structure.

Then, Vernacular is a section that presents alternative futures for the east span. Either by re-purposing the intact structure, portions of the structure or single elements, it gives us an inside on "what would it be" if the structure is taken over by the local community.

I'm not presenting you with images of the last main section of the book called Rust because it was developed by my partner in the project. However, this section presents the idea of oblivion. It introduces, again, alternative futures as what would happen if nature takes over the structure.

Finally, the book ends with the actual documentation of the bridge as is taken apart and all the setbacks that the magnitude of the project presents.

Studio Projects • ARCH 100B

Good Food
by Daniela Tenorio

ARCH 100B • Final Review

Professor: Benjamin Rice

CED • UC Berkeley • Spring 2013

This project has as precedent the High Museum of Art by Renzo Piano, focusing on the light-scoop features of the design. However, this project tries to create a design language that corresponds to the main building feature, resulting in a large light-scoop made of aluminum panels that become the envelope of the building.

The Good Food Center is designed to welcome the public and become a community center for the residents of the Mission district in San Francisco. The aluminum panels that create the light scoop at the top levels extend to the ground or fold inwards creating stair treads, a balcony, or parts of the ceiling. The movement of this panels creates a public space at the street level that welcomes the public; as if the street is been filtered into the building. 

Diagrams show the arrangement of program in the building. Public areas were arranged to face the main streets (9th and Mission Street) while private areas connect to a less busy street (Washburn Street). Circulation follows the same idea and wraps around the building in the buffering area created in between program and the light scoop. Finally, a light study was performed to verify the performance of the light scoop throughout the year, in all seasons and at different times of the day.

Physical models • ARCH 100B

Good Food Project

Conceptual model • Model 1 • Mid-Review model [broken] • Final Review model • Section model