Competition – Architectural Support Group

POAC

January 12, 2019

This was an invited competition to submit a proposal for the adaptive reuse of the underground gyms below an area leading to the Pentagon. The proposal was to create two separate uses. One for the Pentagon police, the PFPA, and another for a Pentagon library and conference center. A Ceremonial Entry is created by reworking an existing stone niche at the bottom of the Terrace stairs. This affords special occasion access directly to / from the Parade Ground. A domed...

QMA

by Michael Daly, AIA, NCARB

January 12, 2019

This project was produced while at STUDIOS Architecture. The Queens Museum of Art faces the Unisphere and fountains on one side and Grand Central Parkway on the other, the museum wanted to expand into the remaining facility. Amplifying the existing, the long span structure and the Panorama, to create a grand interstitial space between the public and private sectors of the museum. The Interstitial Hall activates the void of the existing structure to create an atmospheric, active space that engages...

Block 86/72

by Michael Daly, AIA, NCARB

January 12, 2019

This project was produced while at STUDIOS Architecture as a closed competition. This block is a site in Long Island City. The developer’s program included 40,000 sf floorplates for large back offices for Wall Street and Midtown financial institutions. The developer and the City view the site as a gateway to Long Island City and an icon for the revitalization of this largely industrial area. In response, Studios “folded” the conventional high rise tower so that the side facing the...

Machu Picchu

by Michael Daly, AIA, NCARB

January 12, 2019

Upon arrival, the essence of the design is a journey of discovery. The guest is guided along paths utilizing materials and methods of the past Incan societies. This creates a holistic experience of both old and new. These paths constantly connect the visitor to the site. Along the path one discovers a series of terraces and structures that function as vantage points and places of reflection. At other points along the path the view of the guest is either directed...

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by Michael Daly, AIA, NCARB

January 12, 2019

This project was fortunate to be one of the 85 shortlisted projects out of more than 400 entries worldwide. The competition asked for economical and sustainable housing solutions for a single occupant home for $30,000. This solution proposed utilizing existing infill sites that would be difficult for most other building types. The proposed design has a similar narrow front gabled facade as many surrounding homes, yet is broken up with the clerestory and in plan to give the illusion of...

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