[{"key":"dc.contributor.author","value":"Levis, Ryan James","language":null},{"key":"dc.coverage.spatial","value":"Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.date.accessioned","value":"2009-03-09T20:07:09Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.available","value":"2009-03-09T20:07:09Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.issued","value":"1997","language":null},{"key":"dc.identifier.uri","value":"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/5777","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.abstract","value":"My project investigated the spatial concepts of Japanese architecture to\r\nsee if they offer a particular insight into the design of the emerging model of\r\nlive\/work. The search embodied in my directed study and the subsequent design,\r\ntherefore, was testing this hypothesis. Among many other concepts, Japanese\r\nspatial sensibilities include harmony in crowded environs, expansion of experiential\r\nspace over limited physical distances, and tripartite physical thought. I felt that\r\nin the context of evolving models of dwelling and a desired urban densification, we\r\ncould learn from nations that have already dealt with similar situations.\r\nThe design addresses the complexity of the social fabric of the Downtown\r\nEastside by taking a Japanese approach to the nature of public and private\r\nspace. Like an upward spiral of Kyoto storefront houses, the units cluster around\r\na \"vertical street,\" meant to be an extension of Dunlevy Street. During normal\r\nbusiness hours, the public may enter the plaza level, participate in the \"vertical\r\nstreet\" and interact with the people living and working in the units. The transition\r\nbetween the public and private realms is thereby multi-layered. The visitor passes\r\nthrough an indoor\/outdoor atrium space, along the \"vertical street\" and into the\r\nunits through forecourts and implied work zones fronting the \"vertical street.\"\r\nThis \"onion-like\" approach to a layering of public to private space is echoed in the\r\nouter skins of the building with a double facade concept. As the atrium space\r\ncreates an inside\/outside (\"Ma\") zone for the complex itself, the double facade\r\ncreates an inside\/outside zone for the units themselves. This \"Ma\" zone can\r\nfunction as an extension of the inside or as a room unto itself.\r\nThe sequential layering of units as discrete \"gates\" along the \"vertical\r\nstreet\" is another Japanese spatial idea. The passage along this \"street\"\r\nbecomes a series of events culminating at the rooftop gallery and sculpture\r\ngarden, where the experience of the multi-layered north view is realized. The events\r\nalong this route and the destination provide the impetus for movement along the\r\nroute itself.\r\nThe completed design integrates key Japanese spatial concepts into a\r\nwestern context and location, resulting in a unique model for the design of\r\nlive\/work: one that creates community with personal privacy, yet allows\r\ncommercial interaction by actively engaging the public.","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.format.extent","value":"1777803 bytes","language":null},{"key":"dc.format.mimetype","value":"application\/pdf","language":null},{"key":"dc.language.iso","value":"eng","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.publisher","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.rights","value":"For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/terms_of_use.","language":null},{"key":"dc.title","value":"A complex of live\/work units modelled on Japanese spatial concepts in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type","value":"Text","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.name","value":"Master of Architecture - MArch","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.discipline","value":"Architecture","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.grantor","value":"University of British Columbia","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.graduation","value":"1997-05","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type.text","value":"Thesis\/Dissertation","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Applied Science, Faculty of","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Architecture, School of","language":null},{"key":"dc.degree.campus","value":"UBCV","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.scholarlevel","value":"Graduate","language":"en"}]