No Standard, New York

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1 No Standard, New York Alexandra Christmansson Handledare/ Ulrika Karlsson, Cecilia Lundbäck Supervisor Examinator/ Examiner Per Franson Examensarbete inom arkitektur, avancerad nivå 30 hp Degree Project in Architecture, Second Level 30 credits 8 juni 2017

2 meatpacking district, manhattan, new york the meatpacking district, manhattan, new york no stndrd, new york a creative incubator for global nomads The Standard Hotel, reimagined and transformed into a vibrant, dynamic hub for global nomads who value transience over permanence. Repurposed to inspire the cross-pollination of ideas, it serves as a temporary home for those in a perpetual state of transition. Designed to generate serendipitous interactions, it exists to connect people of different social classes and histories. Unified within the walls of the No Standard, if only for a brief moment.. the existing standard hotel graduate: Alexandra Christmansson studio 5 supervised by: Ulrika Karlsson Cecilia Lundbäck grid: rem koolhaas rem koolhaas /delirious new york/p. 20: the grid is, above all, a conceptual speculation. In spite of its apparent neutrality, it implies an intellectual program for the island: in its indifference to topography, to what exists, it claims the superiority over reality. manhattan grid 12 avenues 155 streets 13x156 = blocks the existing standard hotel the transformed no stndrd The Standard Hotel, when it existed, was notorious. It was the epicenter of the divide in the world, the people who were inside, and the people who were outside, looking in. The Standard Hotel was not for everybody. It was exclusive. You could see through the transparent glass facade, barely getting a glimpse of the life inside the hotel rooms, but you were not invited. It was the zeitgeist of the Meatpacking District. People within, and people without. A double reality.

3 no stndrd from the high line the story of no stndrd New York, the city of immigrants. One of the most diverse and populous cities in the world. I had finally reached my destination. The Statue of Liberty reminded me of New York as the original Sanctuary City, promising shelter for immigrants. A hub of creativity, finance and inventions. New York, a place I wished to be part of. My home for the next couple of months was the No Standard in the Meatpacking District, New York. There was something strange about the No Standard... You could see traces of an old structure, but broken down and dissolved into something else. The grid seemed to have almost liquified, with a new language taking over and claiming the building, seemingly refusing to obey the orthogonal, and the strict. no stndrd from street level I couldn t help but wonder if this was the analogy of disobeyment in architecture, a structure revolting to the conventional, and to its history...

4 view from street level (looking into the brewery) I started to stroll down to the meatpacking market on ground level for my morning coffee. There were always new things tested out in the lab bar. One morning, Paul, one of the other residents, asked me to taste his new fennel matcha latte. It tasted horrible. He asked if I wanted to try the new beer from the micro-brewery, but I thought I had enough taste adventure for one day. I told him I would meet him there again tomorrow. view from lab bar view from kitchen lab/ brewery

5 rendered facade of no stndrd I wondered about the name, No Standard. Because life inside the No Standard was anything but standard. It was a dynamic, vibrant place to be. Life here seemed to go on in a continuous sequence; people working, living, testing new ideas, or hanging out together in the lounges, restaurant, workshop kitchen or lab bar. I had rented one of the cheaper hotel rooms, but quickly discovered there were also studio and roomie apartments. My favorite place quickly became one of the garden lounges, giving some momentary relief to the wonderful, but exhausting experience to be a newborn New Yorker.

6 view from staircase restaurant (looking south) view from staircase restaurant (looking north-west) view from kitchen workshop (looking west) The longer I stayed, the more I realised there was an incredible cross-pollination of people of all ages and histories, inhabiting the different spaces together. The No Standard seemed to combine two atmospheres: an innovative, optimistic chaos, and at the same time the feeling of a big, open-minded family. It was home for all of us, if only transitory. But we were unified within the walls of No Standard, if only for a brief moment.

7 process. method 1: breaking up scale method 2: distorting the orthogonal method 3: linear dissolvement method 4: non-linear dissolvement existing standard method 1 method 2 method 3 method 4

8 process. 1. transformation from existing hotel rooms into living spaces existing standard rooms repurposed transformed hotel room apt 2. existing deluxe king rooms studio apt 1/2 bdrm 3. existing deluxe queen rooms roomie apt 2/4 bdrm

9 process. 2. transformation from living modules to co-working spaces hotel room module added space office S 2. studio apt module office M 3. roomie apt module office L

10 program. private > social/ public apts > office space > meatpacking market rooms lounges lab bar kitchen workshop staircase restaurant elevator bar roof garden > deviate logic hotel room office S studio apt office M roomie apt office L public spaces ground floor: coffee & spirits lab food market public spaces: elevator encounter shared cooking staircase spotting gathering spaces working: small meetings small workspace co-work space living: compact, efficient workspace shared living > drink lab > meatpacking market > elevator bar > kitchen workshop > staircase restaurant > lounges > S > M > L > hotel room apt > studio apt > roomie apt diagram: movement diagram: program

11 program. cross section: movement cross section: program facade: office S/ hotel rooms facade: office M/ studio apartments facade: office L/ lounges

12 drawings. plan 01: connecting to the high line plan 00: meatpacking market & lab

13 drawings. plan 23: living and working plan 14: living and working plan 06: staircase restaurant plan 03: kitchen workshop

14 drawings. section aa: life inside no stndrd

15 model photos. site plan of the existing standard hotel 1. breaking up scale 2. distorting lines 3. linear dissolvement 4. non- linear dissolvement

16 model photos. hotel rooms roomie apartments office S hotel room office M studio apartment studio apartment office L roomie apartment