2009

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Regional Architecture: A Sustainable Archetype for Kaho'olawe
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Boss, Corey; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
This project aims to demonstrate that Regionalism integrated with a focus on Sustainability and Culture creates place specific, sustainable, and culturally appropriate architecture. Regionalism and sustainable design methods are essential to creating appropriate meaningful architecture of place that people can identify with. All the contextual forces of a region such as, climate, resources, culture, economics, historical context, and technology, inform design. Cultural values are sources of inspiration for creativity to approach design. Cultural values are represented through architecture Regionalism is a well suited design method that when coupled with strategies of sustainability and cultural integration can provide a holistic approach to architecture. Regionalism’s framework assists the architect in addressing all the contexts for a project specific to place especially aspects of sustainability and integrating cultural values. Kaho‘olawe Island represents the Hawaiian cultural heritage and revival. The restoration effort on Kaho‘olawe could be appropriately communicated through a regionalist design approach to help Hawaiians, Restoration Staff, and Volunteers better understand the value of the Island past, present, and future. The following research defines Regionalism, Sustainability, and Culture to develop a hybrid regional design methodology. Three specific case studies analyzed and evaluated the design process of architecture with a respective focus on Regionalism, Sustainability, and culturally sensitive design. This research uses these definitions and examples to develop a hybrid design method termed Culturally Sustainable Regionalism. The ability of this hybrid design methodology to create place specific, sustainable, and culturally appropriate architecture is demonstrated in an application located on Kaho‘olawe.
Immersing Architecture: The Futures of Undersea Development
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Henderson, Chad; Rockwood, David; Architecture
Going Zero
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Higa, Christi; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
Correctly guessing the future costs for energy is like winning the lottery. No one really knows how high prices may rise, but once it is revealed, future energy costs could be life changing. Now, imagine owning a home where it does not matter how outrageously high energy prices become. Remodeling or designing a home to achieve net-zero energy will lessen the burden of fl uctuating energy prices. Today it is easy to create a comfortable home that is not 100% dependent on an electric company but making the commitment towards change may be the most diffi cult aspect of the whole process. This Doctorate Project will explore the procedures for creating a net-zero energy home (ZEH), including an overview of the issues that were encountered as the research unfolded.
Emotional Space: An Approach for Balancing Historic Preservation and New Construction in the Redevelopment of Chinese Culture Museums
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Huang, Ying; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
We cannot avoid the confrontation between old and new in the redevelopment of Chinese cultural museums. How to balance the two of them becomes a problem in China. However, the current expansion or renovation of Chinese cultural museums remains far from the goal of balancing old and new. Most approaches have employed western museum design strategies to create a place for Chinese art, which delivers a western spiritual and emotional space that differs from the appropriate space for a Chinese cultural context. This mental disconnection not only causes the result of imbalance, but also obstructs the complete access to Chinese art. Therefore, this study focuses on the definition of the Chinese spatial conceptions both in buildings and gardens, demonstrated by an alternative design proposition for the New Suzhou Art Museum in employing the concept of Emotional Space as the primary design principle. Emotional space allows communication among buildings, the environment, and human beings through people’s various senses. Both the old and new parts of museum projects require making the architecture speak to the public. The employment of emotional space becomes an approach to establish the basic design elements for the incorporation of the old and new. This common ground, emotional space, not only provides a possible solution to solve current confrontations, but also points out an approach to ensure cultural museums tell their own stories.
Creating Better Projects Through Rethinking Architectural Practice
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Louie, Travis; Akiona, Randall; Architecture
This doctoral project outlines the evolution of architectural practice, presents standards that have influenced the practice of architecture and the built environment, and introduces an alternative model to providing better projects. Because the built environment is largely composed of architecture, the understanding of architectural practice is important in the quest for creating better projects. The processes, strategies, and standards by which architects practice ultimately affect each project. How can the practice of architecture enhance environments for the end user, lead to an improved means of providing their service, and create better value architecture? The research for this project consists of three parts. Section one outlines the historical evolution of architectural practice from the “master builder” to the contemporary architect. The evolution investigates the changing roles of the architect over the years, the purpose of the architect in society, and the development of a professional practice of architecture. This section begins to evaluate the social implications that affect the design and production of the built environment. The second portion questions how the practice of architecture can create better projects. Part two sets the criteria for project quality, determined by defining standards that make a project “better”. In addition, this section will investigate current influences in architectural practice that impact project quality. The five influences I introduce are: the client and consumer, industry members, professionalization, the design and delivery process, and education and training. The goal of this section is to understand the architect’s challenges within practice that affect the quality of a built project. Section three of this study is a compilation of the research that rethinks the practice of architecture, formulates an alternative path for creating better projects, and poses further questions for the continued evolution of the architect.
Materials for a Prototype Human Habitable Bridge
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Priska, Carlo; Sarvimaki, Marja; Architecture
A review is made of the general non-construction specifications for innovative as well as construction specification literature available for these materials. This innovation and utilization of advanced composite materials (ACM’s), in the architectural and construction industry, allows for shapes and forms never before available. These ACM's were originally (1930’s and 40’s) known as fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) and glass reinforced polymers (GRP) 1 . Their evolution into ACM's (1960’s) has not yet gained total acceptance in the architecture and construction industry, although many forms of these materials are heavily used in the automotive, aerospace and sports industry. To begin we will look at how these material fibers are made, bonded together with various types of matrices and their structural characteristics for construction. Through new research, ACM's durability, light weight and strength has created a new interest for architects and engineers. We will look at the “Thermo-plastic” and “Thermo-set” processes as well as the newly developed 3-D weaving process, allowing for the weaving of structural shape sections for use in construction. An analysis of these components and their characteristics will illustrate their future potential for architects and engineers as a viable material for use as both a structural member and as an applied veneer for the exterior of a structure. And finally, we will address what the future might look like with these new materials. 1. Engineers Guide to Composite Materials, 1987
Reinventing Our Social Spaces
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Sanpei, Christine; Liu, Leighton; Architecture
Ecological Consciousness as Place: Exploring Ecovillage Design in the Valley of Manoa
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Tyson, Amy; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
The goal of researching the Ecovillage as a model for human development is to better define sustainability on both the physical and metaphysical planes in order to understand what interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable design would bring us closer to healing the environment. It is important that our current efforts to protect the natural environment are not stolen, like much of our culture, by commercial entities and trivialized beyond recognition. Already this can be seen in “Green” consumerism which enables people to continue their current patterns of consumption as long as they purchase the “appropriate” products. The same is being seen in the design and construction industry. New industrial standards are encouraging “Green” building techniques that feature everything from water catchment to composting toilets. But is changing our design and construction techniques enough to save us from the further degradation of the Environment? Many believe that answer is no. It is becoming clearer to those of us working to protect the environment, that our culture, social institutions, and personal philosophies play a far greater role in this movement towards sustainability than previously given credit. It is true that in order to heal the Environment we must heal our built environment, but to truly heal our built environment we must heal its source, the human soul. E.F. Schumacher warned us decades ago that this revolution of sustainability must be a metaphysical one, not one based on the current dominant paradigm of consumerism and unlimited growth. This is a call for an ecological consciousness to sweep the globe. What is this ecological consciousness and how does it apply to our personal belief systems, our cultures and our built environment? What would it mean to apply the concept of ecological consciousness, or deep ecology, to a design problem? Is it possible to create a place that allows for the learning and teaching of this ecological consciousness? Part 1 takes a historical look at worldviews and how they continue to shape our built environment and our personal philosophies in regard to the natural environment. Modernism has proven to be enemy number one to the natural world, therefore moving xii away from this worldview towards an ecological worldview could offer many benefits to the sustainability movement. Part 2 explores in-depth what ecological consciousness means at the spiritual level, the social level and the physical/ecological level. This section summarizes the various concepts that apply to ecological consciousness and examines how these concepts are currently and historically played out in our daily lives, particularly in the daily life of an ecovillage. Ecovillage case studies are presented throughout this section to better demonstrate ecological consciousness in action. Part 3 takes the concepts gathered in the previous sections and applies them to a physical design project in the back of Mānoa Valley on the island of Oahu, Hawai`i. The design concept is to create a place that allows for the learning and teaching of an ecological consciousness. The physical design is based on passive design strategies, local/recycled materials, and renewable energy opportunities while the educational program and the layout offer multiple opportunities to develop a culture of sustainability at the personal and social levels. The theories of ecological design, cultural ecology, education, and self-realization were applied to the design of Ecovillage Mānoa, resulting in a place to learn and teach an ecological consciousness. Due to its location in the much loved and world renowned ahupua`a of Waikīkī, Ecovillage Mānoa has the potential to demonstrate and spread ecological consciousness throughout the globe.
Perception in Motion: Video as a Design Tool for Honolulu's Transit System
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Vierra, Amber; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
This doctoral project introduces perception in motion as a design method for grounded transport networks – roads, pedestrian/ bike paths, and rail systems. To design for circulation networks that dictate the layout and lifestyle of a city, architects and planners need to understand the affects of current mobilescapes, which are environments that evolve from transport networks. In order to identify current issues of mobility this project documents a particular mobilescape in Honolulu, Hawai‘i – the elevated condition. I refer to the elevated condition as a type of transport system - such as the elevated highway, elevated mass transit system, and skyway - composed of two or more levels of movement. The strategy of overlapping is used to separate various modes of mobility that travel at different speeds and in different directions. Although the elevated access network can be an effective solution to organizing mobility, there is a modest understanding of the “experience” of moving through an elevated condition. Because Honolulu will begin to construct a 20 mile long elevated rail system in 2009, I wanted to understand what the experience could be. What will rail riders see and feel? How will the speed 4 of the rail affect what riders perceive? How will an understanding of the rail experience alter the way designers approach mobilescapes? In order to develop further understanding of mobilescape design, this project investigates mobility in two parts. Part one is a historical critique that explores the evolution of mobility in architecture and planning; inquiring about the effects that the automobile and other modes of surface transport have had on the urban environment. The goal is to understand how past approaches to mobilescapes have benefi ted or hindered the experience of urban cities. This exploration is not intended to address the issues of mobility within virtual space, vertical circulation in high-rise developments, nor does it include non-grounded transportation types such as air and sea travel. The fi ndings in the evolution of mobility supplement the second portion of this project that focuses on Honolulu’s elevated rail proposal. The elevated condition, within the existing context of Honolulu, is analyzed and documented in video format. The video is intended to be a simulated understanding of Honolulu’s transit experience; capturing the perception of the elevated condition at both upper and lower levels. The video documentary also highlights the issues of the projected experience and begins to introduce design suggestions that could enhance the elevated condition. The goal of the fi lm is to present planners and architects with a design tool, based on perception in motion, that can inform and influence the Honolulu rail system.
A Study of Spatial Concepts of Lin An-Tai Dwelling and Lin's Family Garden Toward an Elementary School Design
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-05) Yeh, Kuang Chun; Yeh, Raymond; Architecture
The physical context and architectural professionalism have drifted far away from the traditional conventions after our society went through modernization. Facing these dramatic transformations, people still hold on to the same unchanged perspective and values toward living environment. To pursuing on this contrasting phenomenon, we found it to be the result of the architectural culture, which is co-establishment by occupational structure and the social values. It is important for me to traced it back in seeking for the significant design prospective that has been exist in shaping and re-shaping the building culture of the Taiwanese house in that traditional period. However, related architecture documentation is rather silent presently, such as architect ure were done by craftsman’s prior experiences or inspired by Chinese landscape painting. This profound “silent documentation” could presumably function as an invisible obstacle to or an impetus for the progress of modernization in Chinese architecture. Traditional building ideology inherited from previous dynasties did not conceive of a “building” as pure “matter” with an objective, external face. Rather, it deemed of a “building” as “becoming” through coordinated activities in everyday life, and “becoming” is always the process of completion. To get this study closer to the core of the phenomenon of “becoming” we raise the hypothesis that there is a real force behind the existence of the substantial action of building which lives through numerous styles of houses. For instance, how did the architects think of the building design in term of its spatial relationship of the building? As a matter of fact, people or the building users from different places and experiencing distinctive events come mingle together in time. They all take part in the building mechanism that we call “becoming” in term of the social significance of building culture. The building users can give some feedbacks or advices after they have been lived or worked in the building for certain time. The feedback is very important information that the architect should be full considered in their future design.
Density x Dispersal: Typological Transformations for a Future Ahupuaʻa
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-09) Connelly, Sean; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
BIM + Healthcare: Utilization of BIM in the Design of a Primary Healthcare Project
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Chellappa, Jennifer; Park, Hyoung-June; Architecture
Currently Building Information Modeling (BIM) is at the forefront of the building industry. The process of BIM involves building industry professionals and client users groups using available 3D applications and other digital media for synchronized and continuous data sharing. The BIM process includes all cooperative actions among these professionals in a design project. In contrast to a traditional design process in using 2D representative CAD applications, BIM supports 3D design and modeling with correlated information identifying object properties, calculated data and other detailed information. While useful for various building types the definitive nature of healthcare design benefits from the BIM process largely in comparison to other building types. Healthcare design focuses on the development of a healing environment. Investigation of the environment of healthcare facilities reveals some level of evidence concerning the affect of atmosphere on the wellness of patients, caregivers and other user groups. At this time, the available credible reports supporting evidence for improving the healing environment is developing. Implementing BIM for healthcare projects is a liaison in the pursuit of Evidence-based design (EBD). The availability of solid data contributes to EBD in reaching an ideal for designing healthcare facilities. Exploring the relationship between the BIM process and the nature of Healthcare design reveals connections between the sharing of information and the gathering of information as a large contributor for the pursuit of healing environments, leading to overall advancements in healthcare design. For this research, a case study of a design for a healthcare facility project is reviewed in its traditional process. Adopting the design project with application of a BIM process of design, rather than the traditional process, establishes a level of comparison highlighting the results of BIM in healthcare design. With regards to critical aspects in the nature of healthcare BIM strategies are utilized for the investigation of the case study project. In this document BIM is employed with a couple of detailed studies for phasing the design process of the healthcare project, creating modeling prototypes, and making reference to a baseline model in order to increase the overall success of the healthcare design project.
Hawaiian Place Frames: Using Cultural Resources as Guides for the Design of an Indigenous Based Spatial Framework
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Chung, Kanoa; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
Chamorro Cultural and Research Center
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Cushing, Barbara; Leineweber, Spencer; Architecture
My architectural doctorate thesis, titled ‘Chamorro Cultural and Research Center’, is the final educational work that displays the wealth of knowledge that I have obtained throughout the last nine years of my life. In this single document, it represents who I have become and identifies the path that I will be traveling in the years to follow. One thing was for certain when beginning this process, in that Guam and my Chamorro heritage were to be important components of the thesis. The thesis is the initial step in fulfilling my personal interest in my heritage. Although I am of Chamorro descent, I am not fully aware of where I came from and who my ancestors were. Once I learn more about Guam and her history, I will begin to discover who I am. It is about understanding your origins and respecting your culture. The best way in capturing this is through the design of a cultural and research center, making it available for the world to celebrate and continue to uncover the history of the Chamorros.
Sustainable Suburbia: A New Development Model for Fallow Suburban Residential Sites
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) DiCecco, Mark; Llewellyn, Clark; Architecture
fallow: (of farmland) plowed but left unsown in order to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production. The recent economic crisis has put suburban single family residential community building at a standstill. This has left unfinished projects across the country. Many of these projects are entitled sites, with infrastructure, utilities, roads and graded lots in place or in various states of completion. These residential lots without houses lie fallow while the developers of these sites often are no longer involved with the projects, typically leaving the lots with a financial institution incapable of maintaining them in the short term. There is now an opportunity to encourage sustainable development within these very locations. This project will take a typical block of low-density single-family homes within a typical site and replace it with a higher-density, net-zero-source-energy, sustainable multi-use neighborhood within the same space. The typical approved suburban development has standardized land use, individual site sizes, and road locations and widths. As part of its approval, the development had to account for supplying the site with water, sewer, storm drain, electricity and gas utilities. Using an individual home as a benchmark, the research will look at house and lot size in relation to demographics and use patterns, determine the demand for land and utilities, and then develop an alternative solution that decreases the load on these existing utilities while increasing the density of residential units within the site. These findings will be combined with placemaking town planning ideals. The advent of the new Green Economy requires places for new companies to innovate and create the products and services of the future. Provisions for business incubator type flexible multi-use opportunities within the block will provide these places. The goal will be to create an integrated sustainable model block to replace the current suburban standard, and provide options for how to take this block and increase its scale to a larger multi-block community. As the economy recovers, developers will repurchase these currently distressed properties and begin to build on them. There is a need to provide them with a sustainable alternative to the current suburban model. The research will demonstrate that there is an opportunity to increase on-site unit count without the costs associated with upgrading or replacing the existing infrastructure to do so, or increasing the need for additional utilities and services to the site. This rationale would apply to the developer proposing this change to the jurisdiction that approved the original project, and has the ability to provide an opportunity for the jurisdiction to meet its affordable housing goals. Creating a neighborhood as opposed to creating a block of houses would make the project more approvable and attractive to buyers. The public needs to understand that the single family suburban subdivision is not environmentally sustainable, that it is possible to live more sustainably while living in a more compact community that contains more than houses, with opportunities to walk or bike to work, services, and greenspace. They need to have a choice in how to live as well as where to live, and they have a responsibility to their children and the planet to live within our environmental means. With this understanding, as they chose to live this way, developers will tailor their development practices to meet this new market demand. It is hoped that eventually there will be no more of these fallow projects, people are living in real sustainable communities, and we can lead by example in a new way of living and how we develop communities.
An Appropriate Design Strategy for Rail in Hawaii from a Cultural Perspective
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Moniz, Shane; Anderson, Amy; Architecture
This thesis presents a new design strategy for transportation projects by incorporating cultural values, traditions, and sense of place architecture of the people of Hawai‘i. The goal of this thesis is to clearly define a design process by deriving three principals or components that focus on culture and place to guide a new design strategy for rail in Hawai‘i. The methodology for this thesis places an emphasis on the research process itself. Investigation into culture and place through written literature, personal experiences, and informal discussions allows for the opportunity to explore the teachings of the many cultures that are a part of these islands. Creating a core of cultural knowledge based on research and community consultation will allow values, traditions, and sense of place to strengthen the proposed design strategy. The first component of this thesis involves outlining the history of the people of Hawai‘i and the Hawaiian sense of place. This research component should highlight the many benefits of approaching the design strategy, critique of the current rail proposal, and my alternative proposal, from a cultural perspective. The second component is a design proposal based on cultural research. The intention is to show that a better conceived, efficient, and culturally coherent mass transit system can exist here in Hawai‘i.
Leadership in Architecture: Teamwork, Collaboration, and Relational Skills
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Salvador, Annette; Noe, Joyce; Architecture
The study of leadership in architecture hinges on three emergent leadership concepts: teamwork, collaboration, and relational skills. Within all organizations and social systems, and throughout all walks of life, effective teams are the key setting in which things get done. By the nature of the profession, architects work in teams in creative collaboration with other design professionals, engineering disciplines, specialty consultants, construction trades, owners, developers, and many others. The need for knowledge of collaborative and relational skills in bringing value to being part of a team is more important than ever. Learning basic leadership skills early in architecture is necessary for productive teamwork, team collaboration, and managing relationships; and it can provide a core building block for a student’s future personal and professional development. The purpose of this qualitative inquiry encompasses an exploration and record of lived experiences to learn leadership in architecture in scholarly and practical environments. The study discusses leadership opportunities in a learning environment and describes the emergent leadership concepts, the participants’ engaged reactions, and leadership lessons learned. The basic research question is: Are there learning opportunities for architecture students to experience and develop the emergent concepts of teamwork, collaboration, and relational skills? Research findings are built upon the lived experiences of the active participant researcher, field notes and observations, and a review of selected literature. The findings affirm that scholarly and practical learning experiences in architecture are about teamwork, collaboration, and relational skills, and in turn, emerge as leadership experiences. These findings also indicate that there are personal descriptors, academic interventions, and leadership involvements that can significantly contribute to the leadership development of architecture students. This study developed an awareness and understanding of the value to begin learning leadership early in architecture school. This study also provided encouragement to propose a professional practice course with a focus on leadership at the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa, School of Architecture.
Transit-Oriented Development in Hawai‘i: Economic Viability of Tod in Iwilei
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Schatz, Linda; Akiona, Randall; Architecture
Mass transit will not only relieve congestion and provide access to the traditionally underserved on the Leeward Coast; it will influence growth and transform our urban landscape. Uncertainty surrounds the project because transit-oriented development (TOD) is a new concept to Hawai i and the City & County of Honolulu is learning how to plan for and influence potential development along the alignment. This project can have vast implications and therefore government‟s role in planning and managing growth must be proactive. Community workshops have been held in Waipahu, Pearl Ridge, Kapolei, and Leeward Community College to gather input for planning purposes. Developments are being planned in larger suburban areas and in the primary urban core where large land owners are located. These hold the greatest promise because single private entities will be able to coordinate land-use and planning to ensure TOD‟s promise. Areas such as Iwilei, Chinatown, and Kalihi are more difficult because ownership of land is spread among many individual entities. Planning for TOD in these areas is more challenging and will likely require government assistance. Not much has been done in such areas to improve their decaying urban situation and yet they have the highest populations of low-income resident who ride public transportation. These are the areas in most need of revitalization and the people who live in these locations could benefit the most from transit and TOD. Given this need, my research will focus on Iwilei station, an inner city TOD, with fragmented land ownership. This location has fragmented land ownership, but it also has 8 the neighboring public housing projects within a quarter mile walk from the station, which can provide immediate ridership. The surrounding light industrial areas and vacant or underutilized parcels are ideal for redevelopment. Mass transit will not only relieve congestion and provide access to the traditionally underserved on the Leeward Coast; it will influence growth and transform our urban landscape. Uncertainty surrounds the project because transit-oriented development (TOD) is a new concept to Hawai i and the City & County of Honolulu is learning how to plan for and influence potential development along the alignment. This project can have vast implications and therefore government‟s role in planning and managing growth must be proactive. Community workshops have been held in Waipahu, Pearl Ridge, Kapolei, and Leeward Community College to gather input for planning purposes. Developments are being planned in larger suburban areas and in the primary urban core where large land owners are located. These hold the greatest promise because single private entities will be able to coordinate land-use and planning to ensure TOD‟s promise. Areas such as Iwilei, Chinatown, and Kalihi are more difficult because ownership of land is spread among many individual entities. Planning for TOD in these areas is more challenging and will likely require government assistance. Not much has been done in such areas to improve their decaying urban situation and yet they have the highest populations of low-income resident who ride public transportation. These are the areas in most need of revitalization and the people who live in these locations could benefit the most from transit and TOD. Given this need, my research will focus on Iwilei station, an inner city TOD, with fragmented land ownership. This location has fragmented land ownership, but it also has 8 the neighboring public housing projects within a quarter mile walk from the station, which can provide immediate ridership. The surrounding light industrial areas and vacant or underutilized parcels are ideal for redevelopment. Mass transit will not only relieve congestion and provide access to the traditionally underserved on the Leeward Coast; it will influence growth and transform our urban landscape. Uncertainty surrounds the project because transit-oriented development (TOD) is a new concept to Hawai i and the City & County of Honolulu is learning how to plan for and influence potential development along the alignment. This project can have vast implications and therefore government‟s role in planning and managing growth must be proactive. Community workshops have been held in Waipahu, Pearl Ridge, Kapolei, and Leeward Community College to gather input for planning purposes. Developments are being planned in larger suburban areas and in the primary urban core where large land owners are located. These hold the greatest promise because single private entities will be able to coordinate land-use and planning to ensure TOD‟s promise. Areas such as Iwilei, Chinatown, and Kalihi are more difficult because ownership of land is spread among many individual entities. Planning for TOD in these areas is more challenging and will likely require government assistance. Not much has been done in such areas to improve their decaying urban situation and yet they have the highest populations of low-income resident who ride public transportation. These are the areas in most need of revitalization and the people who live in these locations could benefit the most from transit and TOD. Given this need, my research will focus on Iwilei station, an inner city TOD, with fragmented land ownership. This location has fragmented land ownership, but it also has 8 the neighboring public housing projects within a quarter mile walk from the station, which can provide immediate ridership. The surrounding light industrial areas and vacant or underutilized parcels are ideal for redevelopment. Mass transit will not only relieve congestion and provide access to the traditionally underserved on the Leeward Coast; it will influence growth and transform our urban landscape. Uncertainty surrounds the project because transit-oriented development (TOD) is a new concept to Hawai i and the City & County of Honolulu is learning how to plan for and influence potential development along the alignment. This project can have vast implications and therefore government‟s role in planning and managing growth must be proactive. Community workshops have been held in Waipahu, Pearl Ridge, Kapolei, and Leeward Community College to gather input for planning purposes. Developments are being planned in larger suburban areas and in the primary urban core where large land owners are located. These hold the greatest promise because single private entities will be able to coordinate land-use and planning to ensure TOD‟s promise. Areas such as Iwilei, Chinatown, and Kalihi are more difficult because ownership of land is spread among many individual entities. Planning for TOD in these areas is more challenging and will likely require government assistance. Not much has been done in such areas to improve their decaying urban situation and yet they have the highest populations of low-income resident who ride public transportation. These are the areas in most need of revitalization and the people who live in these locations could benefit the most from transit and TOD. Given this need, my research will focus on Iwilei station, an inner city TOD, with fragmented land ownership. This location has fragmented land ownership, but it also has 8 the neighboring public housing projects within a quarter mile walk from the station, which can provide immediate ridership. The surrounding light industrial areas and vacant or underutilized parcels are ideal for redevelopment.
Multigenerational Living in the Urban High-Rise: Designing for Hawaii's Extended Family
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Shidaki, Ryan; Clifford, Janine; Architecture
As the economy continues in the direction of uncertainty, with the increasing housing cost overwhelming homebuyers across the nation, and with social, cultural, and financial aspects drawing families closer in this time of complexity, many people are searching for alternative living solutions. Many of these factors are causing families to convert their nuclear households into tolerable communal settings based on the concept of generational living. Families are finding this lifestyle a viable living alternative that responds to the various economic and social challenges occurring today. According to the data from the 2000 United States Census Bureau, approximately 3.9 million residences have been identified as residing in multigenerational households1. The census further indicates that nearly 4% of homes in the United States consist of three or more generations. Among the highest proportions of multigenerational households in the nation, Hawaii accounts for an estimated 8.2 percent of families living in an extended dwelling environment.2 Sharing living quarters with an extended family is a growing trend that concentrates on the various needs of the unit. Multigenerational households are emerging in todayʼs society because of higher life expectancy, lack of affordable housing, social/cultural influences to maintain family bonds, and financial factors. However, are current living arrangements in Hawaii appropriately designed for these conditions? With soaring housing costs and limited buildable land, Hawaii is in need of a new type of dwelling design to alleviate urban sprawl and overcrowding in homes, and to address alternative living situations. This Doctorate Project provides an in-depth analysis on multigenerational living. Through the conduction of research, personal interviews, surveys, and case studies, an urban living dwelling was designed for the generational family—an apartment unit that addresses the diversity and changeability of the familyʼs needs. This vision of the multigenerational apartment is intended to increase housing supply and/or density without rapidly transforming the urban landscape, to support a diverse population, and to support families at any income level, while adapting to the internal evolution of generations within a dwelling space. 1 United States Census Bureau, Multigenerational Households Number 4 Million According to Census 2000, (CB01-CN.18. Washington: GPO, 2001), 1. 2 Ibid., 1. As the economy continues in the direction of uncertainty, with the increasing housing cost overwhelming homebuyers across the nation, and with social, cultural, and financial aspects drawing families closer in this time of complexity, many people are searching for alternative living solutions. Many of these factors are causing families to convert their nuclear households into tolerable communal settings based on the concept of generational living. Families are finding this lifestyle a viable living alternative that responds to the various economic and social challenges occurring today. According to the data from the 2000 United States Census Bureau, approximately 3.9 million residences have been identified as residing in multigenerational households1. The census further indicates that nearly 4% of homes in the United States consist of three or more generations. Among the highest proportions of multigenerational households in the nation, Hawaii accounts for an estimated 8.2 percent of families living in an extended dwelling environment.2 Sharing living quarters with an extended family is a growing trend that concentrates on the various needs of the unit. Multigenerational households are emerging in todayʼs society because of higher life expectancy, lack of affordable housing, social/cultural influences to maintain family bonds, and financial factors. However, are current living arrangements in Hawaii appropriately designed for these conditions? With soaring housing costs and limited buildable land, Hawaii is in need of a new type of dwelling design to alleviate urban sprawl and overcrowding in homes, and to address alternative living situations. This Doctorate Project provides an in-depth analysis on multigenerational living. Through the conduction of research, personal interviews, surveys, and case studies, an urban living dwelling was designed for the generational family—an apartment unit that addresses the diversity and changeability of the familyʼs needs. This vision of the multigenerational apartment is intended to increase housing supply and/or density without rapidly transforming the urban landscape, to support a diverse population, and to support families at any income level, while adapting to the internal evolution of generations within a dwelling space. 1 United States Census Bureau, Multigenerational Households Number 4 Million According to Census 2000, (CB01-CN.18. Washington: GPO, 2001), 1. 2 Ibid., 1. As the economy continues in the direction of uncertainty, with the increasing housing cost overwhelming homebuyers across the nation, and with social, cultural, and financial aspects drawing families closer in this time of complexity, many people are searching for alternative living solutions. Many of these factors are causing families to convert their nuclear households into tolerable communal settings based on the concept of generational living. Families are finding this lifestyle a viable living alternative that responds to the various economic and social challenges occurring today. According to the data from the 2000 United States Census Bureau, approximately 3.9 million residences have been identified as residing in multigenerational households1. The census further indicates that nearly 4% of homes in the United States consist of three or more generations. Among the highest proportions of multigenerational households in the nation, Hawaii accounts for an estimated 8.2 percent of families living in an extended dwelling environment.2 Sharing living quarters with an extended family is a growing trend that concentrates on the various needs of the unit. Multigenerational households are emerging in todayʼs society because of higher life expectancy, lack of affordable housing, social/cultural influences to maintain family bonds, and financial factors. However, are current living arrangements in Hawaii appropriately designed for these conditions? With soaring housing costs and limited buildable land, Hawaii is in need of a new type of dwelling design to alleviate urban sprawl and overcrowding in homes, and to address alternative living situations. This Doctorate Project provides an in-depth analysis on multigenerational living. Through the conduction of research, personal interviews, surveys, and case studies, an urban living dwelling was designed for the generational family—an apartment unit that addresses the diversity and changeability of the familyʼs needs. This vision of the multigenerational apartment is intended to increase housing supply and/or density without rapidly transforming the urban landscape, to support a diverse population, and to support families at any income level, while adapting to the internal evolution of generations within a dwelling space. 1 United States Census Bureau, Multigenerational Households Number 4 Million According to Census 2000, (CB01-CN.18. Washington: GPO, 2001), 1. 2 Ibid., 1. As the economy continues in the direction of uncertainty, with the increasing housing cost overwhelming homebuyers across the nation, and with social, cultural, and financial aspects drawing families closer in this time of complexity, many people are searching for alternative living solutions. Many of these factors are causing families to convert their nuclear households into tolerable communal settings based on the concept of generational living. Families are finding this lifestyle a viable living alternative that responds to the various economic and social challenges occurring today. According to the data from the 2000 United States Census Bureau, approximately 3.9 million residences have been identified as residing in multigenerational households1. The census further indicates that nearly 4% of homes in the United States consist of three or more generations. Among the highest proportions of multigenerational households in the nation, Hawaii accounts for an estimated 8.2 percent of families living in an extended dwelling environment.2 Sharing living quarters with an extended family is a growing trend that concentrates on the various needs of the unit. Multigenerational households are emerging in todayʼs society because of higher life expectancy, lack of affordable housing, social/cultural influences to maintain family bonds, and financial factors. However, are current living arrangements in Hawaii appropriately designed for these conditions? With soaring housing costs and limited buildable land, Hawaii is in need of a new type of dwelling design to alleviate urban sprawl and overcrowding in homes, and to address alternative living situations. This Doctorate Project provides an in-depth analysis on multigenerational living. Through the conduction of research, personal interviews, surveys, and case studies, an urban living dwelling was designed for the generational family—an apartment unit that addresses the diversity and changeability of the familyʼs needs. This vision of the multigenerational apartment is intended to increase housing supply and/or density without rapidly transforming the urban landscape, to support a diverse population, and to support families at any income level, while adapting to the internal evolution of generations within a dwelling space. 1 United States Census Bureau, Multigenerational Households Number 4 Million According to Census 2000, (CB01-CN.18. Washington: GPO, 2001), 1. 2 Ibid., 1.
Patterns of Connection in Architecture: The Paradox of Light and Shadow
(University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2009-12) Suman, Kim; Rockwood, David; Architecture
There exists a dialectical relationship between light and shadow. This relationship reflects the inherent paradoxical qualities of nature. Light and shadow continually move and evolve, never static, as nature continually moves and evolves. The movement of daylight continually generates its opposite, shadow, leading to a reconciliation of opposites. This continual mirroring between light and shadow creates a holistic image that gives dimensionality and life to the illuminated structure. I present this exploration of light and shadow as a set of ideas, as one example of a “poetic map”, to help architects develop an awareness of how to “think about their thinking.” This awareness reflects a way of “Being-in-the-world” that taps into a deeper consciousness of what makes us human. It reflects a way of thinking about who we are, what our fundamental needs are and what our role is in the larger world. It is essential that architects “think about their thinking”. They must reflect on the impact of their thoughts and ideas on their work. They must contemplate a connection to nature through their work and, in turn, a connection to the larger world. Ultimately, every work of architecture reflects this awareness, or lack thereof. Learning how to think and developing this awareness can be taught. A “poetic map”, such as that presented here, suggests a path along which this awareness can be developed. From this “map”, it is up to each of us to explore and develop our own understanding of the “territory”. The “territory” is a way to think and to be. The “territory” is not shown on the map. In nature, light and shadow are one “pattern which connects”. Light and shadow play an important role in our perception of, and response to, space. Furthermore, humans, “are by nature phototropic --- they move toward light, and when stationary, they orient themselves toward the light” according to Christopher Alexander et al in their book Pattern Language.1 It is the paradox of light and shadow that engages our senses, gives architecture life and connects us, through architecture, to nature and to that which is sacred. Unfortunately, architecture has become primarily a visual experience. We have lost our sensory engagement, through architecture, to nature. Because our connection to nature, or to that which is sacred, is fundamental to our being, we have lost a part of ourselves. We must step back and engage all our senses with architecture that highlights nature and becomes “the pattern which connects” us to the “change and flow of climate, season, sun and shadow, constantly tuning our awareness of the natural cycles which support all life.”2 In this DArch project, I clarify the paradox of light and shadow in architecture. I explain the role of our senses in our perception of space, specifically with respect to light and shadow. I also explain how light and shadow influence materiality, memory, wayfinding and cycles of time in architecture. The successful manipulation of light and shadow frames our experience of architecture. Case studies of buildings that manipulate light and shadow to create full sensory engagement are presented to enhance our understanding of the relationship between light and shadow and the impact of that relationship on our experience of architecture. This relationship is critical to man’s connection to nature through architecture. It is this connection to nature that, in turn, enhances our response to the built environment. 1 Christopher Alexander et al., Pattern Language (New York: Oxford University Press, 1977), 645. 2 http://www.ecodesign.org/Porfolio/Commercial/bateson.html accessed 9/17/208.

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