City of Milwaukee Archive: Slim

Caroline Schlosser

Graduate/2019
Category
Architecture
Instructor(s)
Jim Shields
Karl Wallick

This required studio investigates the constructive potential of materiality for its poetic possibilities. The vehicle this semester was for a new building intended to house a Rare Books Archive for the City of Milwaukee. This studio will provide a model for the entire building design process from programming to construction documentation. This model will call for design excellence and integrity at every phase in the design of a single public building, pursued throughout the course of the semester with a focus on simple, direct, and elegant design solutions. Graduate students in this studio must be able to comprehend the technical aspects of design, systems and materials, and be able to apply that comprehension to architectural solutions. Additionally the impact of such decisions on the environment must be well considered. Over the course of a semester, students produce a pre-design report, three schematic designs, financial report, design development drawings and structural schemes, a short set of construction drawings with key technical details, and an exhibition model and renderings.

1-Caroline Schlosser-Model for Slim Tower Archive
2-Caroline Schlosser-Archive Interior
3-Caroline Schlosser-Archive Elevation
4-Caroline Schlosser-Archive Plans
5-Caroline Schlosser-Section Details
6-Caroline Schlosser-Plan Details
7-Caroline Schlosser-Lobby Bench Details
8-Caroline Schlosser-Archive Section
9-Caroline Schlosser-Archive Model