Brutalist Building Retrofit

The objective of this project was to design a rooftop art gallery with special considerations for large sculptures for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Fine Arts Center (FAC). The FAC is an exposed concrete, Brutalist building completed in 1973 that was designed by Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo, and Associates. It is composed of a series of interconnected buildings. We conducted a visual inspection of the FAC by visiting the site of interest, performed a structural analysis for two of the interconnected buildings, and designed a rooftop art gallery for Building B. While designing the art gallery, we analyzed the structure under the new loads, designed a new waterproofing roof system, an

Brutalist Building Retrofit

The objective of this project was to design a rooftop art gallery with special considerations for large sculptures for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s Fine Arts Center (FAC). The FAC is an exposed concrete, Brutalist building completed in 1973 that was designed by Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo, and Associates. It is composed of a series of interconnected buildings. We conducted a visual inspection of the FAC by visiting the site of interest, performed a structural analysis for two of the interconnected buildings, and designed a rooftop art gallery for Building B. While designing the art gallery, we analyzed the structure under the new loads, designed a new waterproofing roof system, and incorporated new means of egress and an elevator that would allow access to the roof

Bicycle Parking in the Narrow Streets of Copenhagen

Our project, sponsored by Miljøpunkt Indre By, focused on optimizing bicycle parking in Inner City Copenhagen, specifically on the narrow street of Studiestræde. The habits of cyclists, the opinions of shop owners, pedestrians, and cyclists, and data gathered through observation and experiments all contributed to the generation of a Pugh Matrix detailing our top recommendations. By implementing these suggestions over time, the Inner City can gradually improve its bicycle parking to continue to attract citizens to cycling and further promote the city’s environmental sustainability