Jack Ryan (FAR Design) is currently leading the design and construction of semi-permanent schools in Haiti for Plan International. Wilbur Yoder is providing the structural engineering review of the design. The semi-permanent school building design is hurricane and earthquake resistant and able to be constructed with a low-skilled work force. In April, Jack traveled to Haiti to present the design to the Haitian Ministry of Education. The Ministry approved the design, making it one of the first approved school designs for the reconstruction of Haiti.
Jack returned to Haiti with Plan International in May as architect and construction supervisor in charge of the construction of the first classrooms to be located in Jacmel. A construction team of fifteen local young men were hired for the construction team. The team had limited to no carpentry experience so carpentry skills had to be taught to them. In two weeks the construction team under Jack’s supervision and guidance were able to complete one classroom module and two others are near completion. The Jacmel construction team will continue to build the classrooms in Jacmel. Construction contracts have been awarded to local construction companies for the first set of eighteen buildings in Croix-des-Bouquets.
EXTERIOR SOUTHWEST OVERALL
EXTERIOR SOUTH ELEVATION
INTERIOR CORNER WITH BENCHES
INTERIOR OVERALL
INTERIOR WITH CHALKBOARD
Plan International currently plans to build ninety of the classroom buildings in Haiti (two fifty student classrooms per building). Forty of them are to be located in the southern coastal port city of Jacmel and fifty are to be located in the town of Croix-des-Bouquets (Port au Prince). There are hopes to expand the construction program to other locations throughout Haiti.
SCHOOLS 2 AND 3 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Founded over 70 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organizations in the world. Plan works in 48 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty.
Plan works with more than 3,500,000 families and their communities each year.
Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.
Plan’s US national office and headquarters is located in Warwick, RI.
On December 10, the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects held its annual awards ceremony at the Narragansett Towers in southern Rhode Island. This year we submitted East Side Addition (Residential), Old Stone House Inn (Adaptive Reuse), Old Stone House Spa and Restaurant (Interior), and Au Bon Pain (Commercial/Industrial) –all four received Merit Awards in their respective categories. Take a look at our submissions and view other winners on AIA/RI’s website.
A new video of the Biltmore Hotel Porte Cochère project has been posted on 3six0’s YouTube channel. The evolution of the project is condensed into a 30 second animation that illustrates material reasoning driven by the net-like matrix of the hotel’s lobby ceiling, and the canopy’s function as a sheltering entry-marker that reverberates with the historic architecture of the Biltmore Hotel and the city of Providence.
STIX and CIRCA have both been published in the current issue of SPA-DE (Space and Design Vol.11) as part of the magazine’s “International Review of Interior Design” issue. The inclusion of these projects in SPA-DE, a Japanese publication, follows our recent features in the Korean magazine, PLUS Architecture and Interior Design. (February #262 / May #265)
Over 600 teams from 52 countries submitted their proposals for a semi-permanent summer pavilion to the recent “Art Fund Pavilion” competition in London. 3six0 finished in the top 20. The competition called for the design of a pavilion that can be transported and stored, with practical considerations for disassembly and reassembly (i.e. stackable components, modularity, longevity). The presentation boards were required to illustrate three intended scenarios: pavilion as formal presentation space, as exhibition space, and as informal gathering space. You can read the full competition brief here: Tent London.
“The pavilion design is created from both a conceptual approach and a constructional logic that share the same generative order of three intertwined bands. The bands coil in space to create three helical formations. There formations are limited in width to 300mm and are segmented into lengths no longer than 2400mm to meet manufacturing and handling requirements. The three bands are assembled into an intertwined configuration to create the pavilion volume in which individual bands spatially and structurally strengthen each other.
The seams between the bands are celebrated for their architectural potential. Bands, individually or collectively, reach into the interior of the volume creating glazed openings, skylights and horizontal display surfaces. Small gaps between the bands of panels house linear strip lighting, track fixtures and electrical power strips. The plywood panel construction is left exposed on the interior of the pavilion and finished with a clear coating.
The exterior of the pavilion is clad in metal sheets that match the seaming of the plywood panels. All metal panels lap subsequent panels in such a way that the pavilion is still able to be disassembled. Openings between the bands are glazed while the West and East ends of the pavilion are left open to the courtyard and protected by the overhanging roof panels above.” -3six0 entry text
Principals at 3six0, Kyna Leski and Chris Bardt, were recently selected by Design New England Magazine to choose furniture, accessories, and color palettes that reflect the essence of Providence, RI:
“Providence is a small seaport city that has concentrations of formative culture. Institutions like RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), Brown University, and Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble feed a sophisticated audience. Our sources of inspiration can be found in the historic Benefit Street houses, Narragansett Bay, and the ‘grit’ that survives from the industrial era.”
For a color palette, 3six0 selected a silver-leaf wallpaper from Starck and Benjamin Moore wall paint #715 “In Your Eyes” blue. Furniture selections include the Cloud Chair by 3six0 and the Farah walnut sideboard by E15. For accessories, 3six0 chose a toilet-paper holder by M. Zito for Agape Design, a leather zip-rug by Jim Zivic, and the Potence wall-mount light by Jean Prouve for Vitra.
Additional choices, which were not published, include:
We’ve recently uploaded our printed portfolio to Issuu.com where it can be viewed as a virtual book, embedded into other sites, or shared with friends on the web. This same book can be purchased in printed form at Blurb.com. We’re currently developing a series of smaller format, soft-cover books that will soon be posted on both sites–please check back soon.
3six0’s 100-page portfolio is now available at Blurb.com for preview and purchase. The latest version features our recently completed Shepherd of the Valley Chapel and Au Bon Pain stores.
