Day laborer housing center on 4th South and Rio Grande in Salt Lake City, Utah

The Day Laborer and Housing Center (DLHC) was a favorite among jury members and faculty, not because of the design but because of the ideas and issues behind it. For me it was many things, mainly it was difficult. It required more than the normal degree of engagement, I had to become very familiar with the issues surrounding immigration and migrant workers. This knowledge had to inform the architecture. The degree to which I was able to do this is debatable. The project arose from my desire to do something interesting with a solid theoretical base. My many years working in the construction field lead me to think about many of the Mexican men that I had met and their stories which were always filled with trials and incredible hardship. The one aspect of these stories that they all have in common and that I admire is the determination and hope of these men and their families. I wanted to do something of value other than some museum or center for the - you fill in the blank. It took me half of the first semester to narrow the issues the surrounding immigration into the DLHC. A border station, a Center for Immigration Policy Research and Reform were earlier thesis proposals. The challenge came from the need for the architecture to actually speak to the issue of immigration on many levels ranging from the theoretical to the practical. The DLHC gave me the opportunity to address many of the issues. Looking back it was probably too much for me to handle. Once I got through the research and programming (which developed more during schematic) I focused on more of the theoretical side of the project. This proved to yield many different ideas, some were better than others. They included ideas such as the "theater," and using a pez dispenser as a model for the actual day laborer center. Many of these ideas were perhaps "too much," none the less they proved to be interesting and revealing on the power that architecture can have. As one can see this book attempts to give an overview of the project from beginning to end while giving my perspective as well as others. So throughout this book I will add comments and perspectives in an effort to make the project come full circle. The early conceptual design was perhaps the most promising in terms of form. The parti design proposals were the beginning of my attempt to make this a completely theoretical project yet as I did it I felt unsure about what exactly this project needed to theoretically or "utopian." This was due to my inexperience and tendency to make things harder than they have to be. After I scrapped the theoretical schemes or at least lessened it, I focused on making it more "real." I believe that it is here where the project started to really suffer for a number of reasons. Mainly an unclear understanding by me of where I was going with this and therefore how to get there. Additionally, trying to do what you think the professors want so you can pass, versus trusting yourself (this was a comment made by a juror who could see the dilemma that I was having) doing what you think you should do. Anyway, the following is a compilation of my research, process, design and presentation. I have done my best to record my process to the best of my ability so unless you are "asleep during the first half" of this book you should get a good sense of what this project is about and may it be beneficial.

A DAY LABORER HOUSING CENTER ON 4TH SOUTH AND RIO GRANDE IN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH JOHN BURNING-HAM 05 - 06 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL PROGRAM SITE PRECEDENTS COMMENTS SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FINAL PRESENTATION CONCLUSION DAY LABORER AND HOUSING CENTER INTRODUCTION. THE DAY LABORER AND HOUSING CENTER (DLHC) WAS A FAVORITE AMONG JURY MEMBERS AND FACULTY, NOT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN BUT BECAUSE OF THE IDEAS AND ISSUES BEHIND IT. FOR ME IT WAS MANY THINGS, MAINLY IT WAS DIF-FICULT. IT REQUIRED MORE THAN THE NORMAL DEGREE OF ENGAGEMENT, I HAD TO BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUES SURROUNDING IMMIGRATION AND MI-GRANT WORKERS. THIS KNOWLEDGE HAD TO INFORM THE ARCHITECTURE. THE DE-GREE TO WHICH I WAS ABLE TO DO THIS IS DEBATABLE. THE PROJECT AROSE FROM MY DESIRE TO DO SOMETHING INTERESTING WITH A SOLID THEORETICAL BASE. MY MANY YEARS WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD LEAD ME TO THINK ABOUT MANY OF THE MEXICAN MEN THAT I HAD MET AND THEIR STORIES WHICH WERE AL-WAYS FILLED WITH TRIALS AND INCREDIBLE HARDSHIP. THE ONE ASPECT OF THESE STORIES THAT THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON AND THAT I ADMIRE IS THE DETERMINA-TION AND HOPE OF THESE MEN AND THERE FAMILIES. I WANTED TO SOMETHING OF VALUE OTHER THAN SOME MUSEUM OR CENTER FOR THE - YOU FILL IN THE BLANK. IT TOOK ME HALF OF THE FIRST SEMESTER TO NARROW THE ISSUES SURROUNDING IMMIGRATION INTO THE DLHC. A BORDER STATION, A CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY RESEARCH AND REFORM WERE EARLIER THESIS PROPOSALS. THE CHALLENGE CAME FROM THE NEED FOR THE ARCHITECTURE TO ACTUALLY SPEAK TO THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION ON MANY LEVELS RANGING FROM THE THEORETICAL TO THE PRACTICAL. THE DLHC GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES. LOOK-ING BACK IT WAS PROBABLY TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLE. ONCE I GOT THROUGH THE RESEARCH AND PROGRAMMING (WHICH DEVELOPED MORE DURING SCHEMATIC) I FOCUSED ON MORE OF THE THEORETICAL SIDE OF THE PROJECT. THIS PROVED TO YIELD MANY DIFFERENT IDEAS, SOME WERE BETTER THAN OTHERS. THEY INCLUDED IDEAS SUCH AS THE "THEATER," AND USING A PEZ DISPENSER AS A MODEL FOR THE ACTUAL DAY LABORER CENTER. MANY OF THESE IDEAS WERE PERHAPS "TOO MUCH", NONE THE LESS THEY PROVED TO BE INTERESTING AND REVEALING ON THE POWER THAT ARCHITECTURE CAN HAVE. AS ONE CAN SEE THIS BOOK ATTEMPTS GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT FROM BEGINNING TO END WHILE GIVING MY PERSPEC-TIVE AS WELL AS OTHERS. SO THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK I WILL ADD COMMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE PROJECT COME FULL CIRCLE. THE EARLY CON-CEPTUAL DESIGN WAS PERHAPS THE MOST PROMISING IN TERMS OF FORM. THE PARTI DESIGN PROPOSALS WERE THE BEGINNING OF MY ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS A COMPLETELY THEORETICAL PROJECT YET AS I DID IT I FELT UNSURE ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THIS PROJECT NEEDED TO BE THEORETICALLY OR "UTOPIAN." THIS WAS DUE TO MY INEXPERIENCE AND TENDENCY TO MAKE THINGS HARDER THAN THEY HAVE TO BE. AFTER I SCRAPPED THE THEORETICAL SCHEMES OR AT LEAST LESSENED IT, I FOCUSED ON MAKING IT MORE "REAL." I BELIEVE THAT IT IS HERE WHERE THE PROJECT STARTED TO REALLY SUFFER FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. MAINLY AN UN-CLEAR UNDERSTANDING BY ME OF WERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS AND THEREFORE HOW TO GET THERE. ADDITIONALLY, TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU THINK THE PROFES-SORS WANT SO YOU CAN PASS, VERSES TRUSTING YOURSELF (THIS WAS A COMMENT MADE BY A JUROR WHO COULD SEE THE DILEMMA THAT I WAS HAVING) DOING WHAT YOU THINK YOU SHOULD DO. ANY-WAY, THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPILATION OF MY RESEARCH, PROCESS, DESIGN AND PRESENTATION. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO RECORD MY PROCESS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY SO UNLESS YOU ARE "ASLEEP DURING THE FIRST HALF" OF THIS BOOK YOU SHOULD GET A GOOD SENSE OF WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT AND MAY IT BE BENEFICIAL. RESEARCH - PROPOSAL AND DIAGRAMS PROGRAM AND DIAGRAMS SITE AND DIAGRAMS PROPOSAL TITLE: A Day Laborer and Housing Center (DLHC) in Salt Lake City. There are an estimated 11 million hard working Latin American men and women who provide essential services through out our nation and communities. Whiter legal or illegal, immigrants are part of our society and they are in almost every city and community. The Geographic border may be hundreds of miles away and may have been crossed within hours or years, yet the immigrant has or will cross many more borders. He will face economic, cultural, and legal borders to name a few. These "borders􀂴􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁍􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁌􀁊􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁍􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁉􀂿􀁆􀁘􀁏􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃 cross. For each border that he crosses he makes steps towards making this part of the world home. My thesis will serve as a tool for the immigrant to continue to cross and assimilate. Most of the borders that immigrants are faced with stem from issues that complicated, controversial, and vast. Through out my thesis I will engage these issues through program, site, form, and process that will either eliminate these borders or make it possible to cross. In addition, the building will speak the many levels of issues that surround immigration. In order to organize and create relationships between immigration as a whole and the DLHC I will use the simple S, M, L organizational pattern. L At the macro scale the DLHC will address many aspects of the vast immigration issue. Its mere existence is partially fostered by a broken immigration system. It can be debated that a place such as this is illegal, yet centers like this have been in existence in some parts of the country for 20 years. Whither or not it is legal is not the issue. The issue is that something needs to be done. The DLHC creates an opportunity for architecture to speak to some of the problems. One is that of security, by asking those whose use the DLHC to register many of the 11 million become more visible. By becoming more visible immigrants become less feared, less in the shadows and more part of the country. Ideally, a major border could be crossed if immigration laws continue to evolve and change so that the DLHC could be apart of an earned regularization program and registration led to legal immigration. The DLHC will 􀁄􀁏􀁖􀁒􀀃􀁄􀁇􀁇􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁆􀁘􀁕􀁕􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁚􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁌􀁕􀀃􀃀􀁄􀁚􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁊􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁗􀁆􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁎􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀤􀀃􀁔􀁘􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁎􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁌􀁐􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁖􀁗􀀃 immigrants cross the border. As contractors and workers register the process becomes more transparent and valid. Furthermore, the labor center will bring to the surface the fact that much of America is dependant upon immigrants for service sector jobs. Its existence and the plight of the people who will occupy it, spotlight the great disparity between the United States and Mexico. M At the medium scale are regional issues, they involve politics and the site. The fact that a Day Laborer Center has enough of a user group here in Utah, demonstrates that immigration 􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁅􀁏􀁈􀁐􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁑􀁒􀀃􀁏􀁒􀁑􀁊􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀂿􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀲􀁉􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁗􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁄􀁐􀁌􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁈􀁐􀁓􀁏􀁒􀁜􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀲􀁉􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁒􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀃 􀀋􀁐􀁒􀁖􀁗􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁑􀀌􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁏􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁋􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁏􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀂿􀁑􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁆􀁌􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁅􀁏􀁈􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁐􀁘􀁑􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃 􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁒􀁑􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀧􀀯􀀫􀀦􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁌􀁇􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁅􀁄􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁄􀁅􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁐􀁖􀁈􀁏􀁙􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁐􀁘􀁑􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀬􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁊􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁆􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁈􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀃􀂿􀁑􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃 􀁈􀁐􀁓􀁏􀁒􀁜􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁏􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀨􀁑􀁊􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀂿􀁑􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀤􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁕􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁆􀁄􀁏􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀧􀀯􀀫􀀦􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁓􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁉􀁄􀁙􀁒􀁕􀁄􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁙􀁌􀁈􀁚􀁓􀁒􀁌􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁅􀁜􀀃􀁊􀁌􀁙􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁌􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁊􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁓􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁘􀁑􀁌􀁗􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃 many in our society do not believe they should have. In contrast many, including myself, believe that as humans they should have basic rights and opportunities. The DLHC continues with a view that sheds the lens of fear and views this part of society as a potential asset, who could contribute and enrich our communities. ONE AREA THAT IS MISSING IN THIS PROPOSAL THAT I EXPLORED IS THE ABILITY OF ARCHITECTURE TO BE A REFLECTANCE UPON THE USERS AND THE COMMU-NITY THAT IS ENGAGES. FOR THE DLHC TO REALLY BE SUCCESSFUL AT ADDRESSING MANY OF THE LARGE SCALE ISSUES IT WOULD HAVE TO S On the micro scale of the individual the DLHC will provide services to the individual. This thesis will give me an opportunity to make an architectural inquiry into concept of identity. 􀀰􀁄􀁍􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁉􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀂳􀁅􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁈􀁕􀁖􀂴􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁆􀁏􀁘􀁇􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁇􀁘􀁆􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁚􀀏􀀃􀀨􀁑􀁊􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁑􀁊􀁘􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁌􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀂿􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁈􀁑􀁊􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁇􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁑􀁘􀁐􀁅􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃 program of the building will incorporate elements that give the immigrant worker respect and a voice by providing spaces that allow for workers to organize, collaborate and educate. The inquiry will continue beyond identity into assimilation. It is important that the immigrant retains, or creates and identity and still be a part of the larger whole. CONCLUSION 􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀧􀀯􀀫􀀦􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁘􀁑􀁌􀁔􀁘􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁓􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁘􀁑􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁄􀁎􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁏􀀏􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁑􀁌􀂿􀁆􀁄􀁑􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁌􀁖􀁖􀁘􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀬􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁐􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁌􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀂿􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁆􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁐􀀏􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁑􀁊􀁘􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁒􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃 situation effectively. It will involve research about the current state of immigration, immigration laws and policies, the immigrant's experience. The site will need to be able to address as well as respond to the issues related to this proposal. This in combination with the program will provide opportunities to solve the problem as well as focus on the immigrant's identity and assimilation. The latter have the potential to become major metaphorical themes as will the commentary that the DLHC can speak to the immigration problems that are present today. FIT INTO A NATIONAL PROGRAM BASED UPON A COMPREHENSIVE AP-PROACH TO DEALING WITH THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS OF THE UNITED STATES. ON A MEDIUM SCALE THE DLHC NEED TO HAVE A STRONGER CONNECTION TO THE SALT LAKE CITY, THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING POPULATIONS. THE STRENGTH OF THE DLHC WAS AT THE SMALL SCALE OF THE INDI-VIDUAL. PERHAPS IT IS EASIER TO WORK AT THIS LEVEL SINCE MOST OF OUR WORK IN SCHOOL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE PROGRAM, FORMS, AND EXPERIENCES OF THE DLHC ARE CENTERED ON THE INDIVIDUAL. employer registrat ion wellbeing chapel identity (hispanic) (ommun~1 dining social exchange out reach community cen ter day laborer center employer areas policy vs reality immigration law. offl·ces employee rlgh s community outreach cuI tural relationships confe rence rooms mtgs. exchange with in and with out day laborer cenler etnp loyer areas inrernal controls immigrant dependence on sector employment day laborer center laborer areas libra ryl lurning (esl) personal economics wiring station consulate vtsas policy vs immigrant deportation consulate labor laws remittances wiring slation fami ly housing pods organization in numbers deportation imm igration law offices economic "refugees" SMALL SCALE IMMIGRA liON ISSUES IT IS AT THE SMALL SCALE THAT THE PROGRAM .... ILl MOST fULL BE REALIZED identity (hispanic) L policy vs reality I internal controls sectodsl dependence on immigrant labor L 'ei-,,-nn-o-mic "re fugees " i MEDIUM SCALE IMMIGRATION ISSUES ISSUES AT THIS SCALE ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED THIS DIAGRAM AND THE 2 PRECEDING WERE MEANT TO BE THE BEGINNING OF A CONCEPTUAL OR FORM GIVING PRO-CESS THAT LINKED THE FORM OR PROGRAM TO THE ISSUES. PROGRAM TITLE: A Day Laborer and Housing Center (DLHC) in Salt Lake City. The Day Laborer and Housing Center will share with immigration much of its depth, diversity and complexity. With this there is great potential to develop a building that speaks to many thoughts, feelings and realities. It is important to the success of the DLHC that it doesn't get lost in the vastness of the immigration issues surrounding Latin American immigrants. I have narrowed the 􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁐􀀃􀁅􀁜􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁆􀁘􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁌􀂿􀁆􀀃􀁘􀁖􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁓􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁚􀁑􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁆􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁖􀁖􀁘􀁈􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀬􀁐􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁕􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁑􀁈􀁈􀁇􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁇􀁇􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁆􀁋􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁒􀁚􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃 address and speak to many issues involved with immigration on a small scale, through a small user group. The program of the DLHC has been organized to provide immigrants with the means to continue to immigrate by crossing the non-geographical borders such as language, culture, and economics. In doing so the program sets the basis for me to inquire and investigate how the spaces can begin to speak to some of the larger issues. Some of the areas in which I will be investigating are listed next. What does the buildings activities say to the community in which it is trying to be apart of? How does the building help create an identity for the users? What do the programmatic elements say about the nation's immigration system? What do these elements and the existence of the building itself say about the role that this population plays in our community and nation. Many of these questions have started to be address in the formation of the program as always there will be more that I discover and use as concepts and ideas in the design of the building. My experience over the last few months has shown me that most people's perception of day laborers is that they are a group of men that hang out on the corner of 7-11 waiting for work. While this is partially true many do not realize that these people are often the ones who provide many of the services that we partake of regularly. Until recently the abuses and injustices that many laborers experience have not been know and they have been left without means to protect themselves. Many in our community are aware that an illegal population exists but few know that there are an estimated 85 thousand immigrants here in Utah. What do we do with these people? They have no documents yet they are here and want to work. A major goal of the DLHC is to get these men and women (95%men, 5%women) in a job were they are contributing to the economy, were they are being responsible and providing for their needs and their families. The DLHC will provide a place those immigrants who lack certain legal rights can gather in numbers and organize themselves to protect themselves from abuse of employers that exploit. The large waiting room and conference 􀁕􀁒􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁌􀁇􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁏􀁄􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁜􀁓􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁒􀁆􀁆􀁘􀁕􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀤􀁇􀁇􀁌􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁒􀁉􀂿􀁆􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀀐􀁅􀁒􀁑􀁒􀀃􀁏􀁈􀁊􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁕􀁙􀁌􀁆􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁆􀁏􀁘􀁇􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁉􀂿􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀰􀁈􀁛􀁌􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁘􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀃 In an effort to create a convergence between the immigrants and the community in which they are trying to become part of, the program will have a community outreach center that will focus on activities the encourage interaction and participation amongst those who live there, work from there and the community. The community in which I am referring to is not the Hispanic community but the larger community that all in Salt Lake area a part of. In an effort to encourage and promote this interaction the site needed to be outside the typical Hispanic part of town, near the city center. The location of the site will need to compliment the program in fostering this interaction. If it is located in an area that is not near the community center it will not be able to promote the assimilation of immigrants into the larger community, it could easily just slide into a certain part of the city and the population never be brought to the surface. ESL WAITING ROOMS CLASS ROOMS DAY LABOR CENTER The intersection were employers and laborers converge outside the waiting room speaks of the mixing to of 2 cultures, the mixing of to economic worlds….and so on, but it is also simply a place where a contractor picks a couple of guys to help him dig holes or frame a house. I think what is most interesting and has the most potential is the interdependency between two. It is present at the small scale between employer and employee, at the medium level, between service sectors and immigrants. At the large scale between nations and populations it is not as clear. Nevertheless immigrants depend on employers and in return depend on immigrants to make their businesses run. Both groups are dependant upon the other for their livelihood. Perhaps this condition of interdependency will serve as a conceptual basis for the day laborer component. A major reason immigrants fail to assimilate into the community that the live in is due to the language barrier. Critical to overcoming the borders, there are many that come from not being able to speak English are English as a Second Language courses. These will be offered in the large waiting area or in the large conference room. These spaces will serve as multipurpose assembly areas that are capable of being classrooms and more formal conference rooms. These spaces will also have this dual nature between serving as waiting rooms, conference rooms and as organized classrooms. These hybrid spaces may lend themselves to engaging the site and outdoors in some manner that increases interaction. WIRING FACILLITIES The main reason that most of the immigrants have come to the United States is to find and make a better life for them and their families. More often than not immigrant laborers leave their families, friends and cultures behind. The geographical distance is great, but the personal family distances do not have to be as significant. Many argue that there the billions of dollars that are being sent to Mexico and other Latin American countries is robbing our economy, perhaps the argument should be made that we are all part of a global economy, if not global then definitely a continental economy, especially since NAFTA. In addition, these immigrants are living here, working here, and part of the producing forces that contribute to the economy. The DLHC center will provide a money wiring facility that will allow for the connections between families to remain. SACRED SPACES In efforts to maintain some connections that do not have to be bound by geography, the design of recreational and scared spaces will be a key component to creating a balanced approach to The sacred space will be a neutral canvas upon which the participant can interact (audio, video) to create spaces (audio, video) that will allow him or her to be surrounded on all sides with images and sounds that create his own personalized sanctuary. Perhaps just as sacred and personal will be the space dedicated to recreation. The world most popular sport is soccer and it is only appropriate that the DLHC have a multipurpose facility that accommodates limited soccer and basketball activities. HOUSING COMPONENT The basis for much of the thought behind this thesis came from research about immigration policy. Expert's viewpoints generally point out that much of the problems with the current immigration system are attributed from the lack of a multifaceted approach. In keeping with the idea of a multifaceted approach, the DLHC incorporates a housing component to provide for those immigrants will that need. The goal is to provide a house for these people until the can provide for themselves at which time they will be asked to move on. The housing component will provide many opportunities architecturally, because of the large amount of possibly repetitive square footage. The design will need to take into account the potential it has to be used as a major form element, perhaps something that can give identity. The spaces within in the housing component will have a degree of interaction but the interaction will be limited to being within the units themselves. The housing pods will consist of 5 beds per pod with each pod having private sleeping areas and communal eating areas within each pod and within the component. The program of the DLHC will provide many design opportunities and challenges. The diversity among the program elements will create interesting relationships that will require much thought and study. The range from very public to the very private will create a wide range of spaces, just as the issues surrounding immigration are so varied. Key to developing the concepts that will push the project is understanding the relationship that the program elements have to the solution being sought after. Overcoming borders, establishing an identity while making attempts to assimilate, create a complex design problem that will yield an interest process and building. The program will continue to push relationships between site and form, form and user and user and site. THE PROGRAM WAS SIMPLIFIED AND CLARIFIED AS I STARTED TO WORK MORE WITH THE ACTUAL SPACES AND SITE. IT WAS ALSO EXPANDED (SEE SCHEMATIC DESIGN). PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSE TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES , .,~ the <rution of economic refugees labor laws thai ha.e in(onsishndn and do nol lakt into account Iht re ality of tht immigration probltm remittancn _ b~lio dollars that pro.ide for familin in both countrin personal economics employer. ha.e abused immigrants th. t ha.e no legal status il would they ha.e . Iso mislead them with untrue information about their rigths internal conlro ls of what? 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" EMPLOYER CIRCIDA YLABOR CEN1ER/ HOUSING diplaced boreder becomes the circulation and interchange for the OLH( h " '" ", .. , ..... ~.-- ... , ... ::;: .. ----- DAY LABORER AND HOUSING CENTER PROGRAM SUMMARY UNITS SQUARE FOOTAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE HOUSING CENTER ADMINISTRATION LEARNING CENTER HOUSING UNITS (400 SQ FT EACH) 18 7200 HOUSING CENTER DI-RECTORS OFFICE AND STAFF 275 MECHANICAL CENTER 1000 FOUR INDIVIDUALS PER UNIT TWO BATHROOMS DINING AND KITCHEN DAY LABOR CENTER DIRECTORS OFFICE AND STAFF 275 METAL CENTER 1000 STORAGE 2200 CONSULATE AND STAFF 275 CONSTRUCTION CENTER 1000 LAUNDRY 400 LEGAL AND STAFF 275 WOOD CENTER 1000 BATHROOMS (120 SQ FT EACH) 250 SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM 275 CULLINARY CENTER 1000 COMMUNAL SPACE 240 LIBRARY 1000 DISPERSED PERSONAL AREAS 2 3000 HVAC AND STORAGE 800 SMALL GROUP AREAS 2200 ACCESSORY DAY LABORER CENTER/ OUTDOOR PUBLIC PA-VILLION 3800 OUTDOOR PUBLIC COURTYARD (APPROX-IMATLY 7000 SQ FT) EMPLOYER REGISTRA-TION AREA (LOCATED IN LIBRARY) 100 ONSITE PARKING (28 SPACES) THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS THE EXPANDED LEARNING CENTER AND SIM-PLIFIED HOUSING CENTER THAT WERE NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. SITE NARRITIVE TITLE: A Day Laborer and Housing Center (DLHC) in Salt Lake City. 􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀧􀁄􀁜􀀃􀀯􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁕􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀫􀁒􀁘􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀦􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁑􀁈􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁙􀁄􀁏􀁘􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀂿􀁕􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁄􀁖􀁌􀁖􀀃 of the issue, immigration. Sun angles, wind exposure, topographical information, etc. are all secondary considerations in choosing the site. Since this is a culturally sensitive project culture and society have a lot to say with the location. The goal of the DLHC is to help immigrants cross the borders that they face here in Utah, for this to happen the borders 􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁌􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁐􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁌􀁇􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁇􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀦􀁘􀁏􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁄􀁖􀁖􀁌􀁐􀁌􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁑􀁌􀂿􀁆􀁄􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁅􀁏􀁈􀁐􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃 immigrants, if the site were to be in an area the consisted mostly of Hispanics the forced interaction and exposure would not be allowed to happen. On the other extreme if the site were in a mostly residential upper class white area, the result would probably be more of a clash instead of an interaction. This was the case in the locating of a Center in Fort Worth, TX. Residence of a predominately white area found out that a site in their neighborhood was being considered, the knee-jerk reaction of many residents caused a scene that made the local news frequently. Similarly in Suffolk County, NY two immigrant laborers were kidnapped and severely beaten by residents. Ideally a site that has a good mix of Hispanics and Caucasians would provide the ideal setting for a successful Center. Proximity to transportation is a critical element for success. If contractors and other 􀁈􀁐􀁓􀁏􀁒􀁜􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁘􀁗􀁌􀁏􀁌􀁝􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁕􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁐􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁔􀁘􀁌􀁆􀁎􀁏􀁜􀀃􀂿􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁏􀁓􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃 need and then get them to the job site. Contractors generally are mobile and therefore a site that is relatively close to a major freeway or expressway would facilitate the mission of the DLHC. In addition the exposure to the center by residents will not physically stimulate interaction, but as community residents pass by they will become aware to the Center an therefore the population that is trying to integrate into the community. Parking is also a necessity, because many of the laborers will not be living at the Center and will have some sort of transportation. The corner of 400 South and 400 West meets most of these criteria. Perhaps the most interesting condition that exists is the mixing that is already taking place as redevelopment migrate south from the Gateway into areas that have generally be inhabited by the homeless populations of Salt Lake City. The area already has several social service facilities, such as health care, food services, and the social security administration. These facilities will compliment the Centers goals of helping immigrants as well as other laborers 􀁅􀁈􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁏􀁉􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁉􀂿􀁆􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀑􀀃􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁛􀁌􀁐􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀀬􀀐􀀔􀀘􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁕􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁖􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁔􀁘􀁌􀁕􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃 more than adequately. The 4th and 4th site for the DLHC will compliment the issues surrounding immigration, by providing a place that will be close to the other facilities and transportation corridors that will promote progress. It is believed that the location will also simulate interaction and the visibility will provide the immigrant laborers an opportunity to create an identity. ----f----/o - " .. • •• ... • , .• • •" HISPANIC - (AUGASIAN overlap the sal t lake valley racial mix could be summarized as a gradient that st art if. rosepark and ends in draper. it is j \ portant that t he dlhe f it some2~ie in the middle of t hat gradient in or er to relate to th, whole popu ation 41 ---1---- TEXTURE, the primary mass is rectilinear, the O n 9fd Ol voids are far from linear. 0 dJ c.:J 1 10 D CJ D=I =1 DUO as] 0 9 0 DOD 0' D IT 1 1 dd 1 ID::::J D ~ [JJ ~DD n EJ [pf[[] DDD~ ~I 1 DO] dJ ~D D = D[1 EJ 0 Do 0 D D DO c;n~ I ~ D ffi1m DDn~ A USELESS DIAGRAM. ( ( \ I / I D n SURROUNDING GfrEoO MEtThE RIES forms 'ed"ges masses d·l agrams palace, m e surro unding areas (gateway, rio grande: salt freight yard, pioneer park ... ) ,1 / II \/ \ @c \ \ \ \ TRANSPO- ROERING the site and most everything around it are organized by the transportation corridors. on e of the largest presences at mv site is the car. SEQUENTIAL SECTIONS MASSING starting at 300 west and moving up towards 500 west ________ ~"L ________ ~ ur-~ ____________ ~~--~ ____________ ~ILJ r I, Q rib?-LJ D ~,,~ __ C2~ ______~ ~ ____S ~1 ____~ SEQUENTIAL SECTIONS THE [ENTER FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IS UNLIKE MOST BUILDINGS IN THAT IT SERVES A POPULATION THAT IS [URRENTl Y IN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IT LIKE A DA YLABORER AND HOUSING [ENTER IS FA(ED WITH THE SITUATION OF RESPONDING TO A SENSITIVE ISSUE. DOES IT TAKE A NEUTRAL ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE A STAN(E ON AN ISSUE OR ATlEAST BRING THE ISSUE TO THE SURFACE? THE ASYLUM [ENTER DEVELOPES IT CONCEPTS THE PRO[ESS THAT AN ASYLUM SEEKER MUST TAKE TO BE A([EPTED INTO THE NETHERLANDS. THAT PROCESS IS A VERY LINEAR PRO[ESS THAT POINTS ALONG THE WAY. IN ORDER TO AVOID A TUNNEL FEELING THE (ORRIDORS ARE OPENED TO THE SKY AS WELL AS THE INNER (OURTYARDS. WERE ALSO WIDENED IN ORDER TO BECOME A SOICAL SPACE. THE AR(HITECTS ALSO USED THE MONASTI( BUILDING TYPE AS A PRE(EDENT FOR [ENTER FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AT TER APEL NETHERLANDS 2001 GEURST & SCHULZ, 1 ENTRANCE 2 CNETRAL HALL 3 WAINTING ROOM 4BAGGAGE STOREROOM 5 DORMITORY 6 MEDITATION SPACE 1 PATIO 9 MEDICAL SERVICE 10 OFFICES 11 CORRIDORS 12 RR 13 INTERVIEW ROOMS PATH All) COURTYIdIOS FIRST fLOOR SE[OND .-A. _._... .. ._.._.-... __ . ....- ._.. -­_ ...... _.. .,. ...... ._..".'. ...... . . u. -,.,o"_ - -... ---"..... -_,~,-- -;;..c," H:_:::-: .~.-. 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ABSORBED FlEXI BLE LESS INHIBITED lESS TEMPERED HEMMED UNPRECEDEDENTED DIVERSITY INTEGRATION REGIONAL EXPRESSION RECONCIlED . UNIFlCATION -.... -.... ~ ~.-.. ._......... w--... -~ ............... \- ... _ _... ....... ._... _.. _ .... .. .. ...,... ... -.--- -.....-... '" _. ........ ""-' ... __-" '!:7; PRECEDENT OTHER PRECEDENTS AND INFLUENCES INCLUDED: DANIEL LIBESKIND'S APPROACH TO MANY OF HIS PROJECTS, PEZ DISPENSERS, THE STEREO-TYPICAL STRIP MALL, WAL-MART, THE ROMAN FORUM, DALY GENIK'S VALLEY CENTER HOUSE, MOBILE MINI, THE POMPIDOU CENTER. THE VALUE OF PRECEDENTS TO THIS PROJECT WAS ESSENTIAL IN BEING ABLE TO AP-PROACH THE MANY PROBLEMS THAT AROSE DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS. OFTEN IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PRIORITIZE WHICH ISSUE OR PROBLEM TO ADDRESS FIRST AND TO WHAT DEGREE. THE SIMPLICITY OF LIBSKIND'S PROCESS, THE LANGUAGE OF THE STRIP MALL, ROMAN FORUM, AND POM-PIDOU CENTER COUPLED WITH THE OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE VALLEY CENTER HOUSE ALL PROVIDED CRITICAL INSPIRATION AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGH-OUT THE PROJECT. GROUPIUS AS A PRECEDENT WAS MORE INTERESTING THAN USE-FUL. THE DISTILLED THEMES I CHOOSE NOT TO RELY UPON HEAVILY BECAUSE I FELT THAT THERE WERE MORE IMPORTANT IDEAS THAT NEED TO BE CONVEYED. I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE OF A STRAIGHT FORWARD APPROACH LIKE THE ASYLUM CEN-TER, WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE DAILY PRACTICAL USES OF THE BUILDING. CONCLUSION. THE RESEARCH WAS A CRITICAL BASE FOR THE DESIGN OF THE DLHC. MY RESEARCH WAS LOPSIDED TOWARDS POLICY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DATA. HAD THERE BEEN A BETTER SYNTHESIS BETWEEN THE RESEARCH AND THE DE-SIGN PROCESS I BELIEVE THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE BEEN STRONGER AND HAD A GREATER CHANCE OF BEING A SUC-CESSFUL THEORETICAL PROJ-ECT. MORE TIME SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THE CONCEPTUAL, PARTI'S, AND SCHEMATIC AND LESS ON THINGS SUCH AS PRO-GRAM PROOFS, PROGRAM DIAGRAMS AND THE LIKE THERE WERE SEVERAL THEMES THAT AROSE IN THE RESEARCH PHASE THAT CARRIED THROUGH TO THE END. FIRST, A MORE DEVELOPED PROGRAM THAT WAS BASED UPON THE NEED FOR MIGRANTS TO NOT ONLY FIND WORK BUT ASSIMILATE AND DEVELOP THE NECES-SARY SKILLS BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE TO-DAY'S SOCIETY. SECOND, THE SITE PROVED TO BE AP-PROPRIATE TO THE PROJECT. THIRD, A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH OCCURRED DURING THE SCHE-MATIC DESIGN PHASE WHICH DOESN'T NOT HAVE A FORMAL SECTION IN THIS BOOK BUT COMES THROUGH IN MANY OF THE EARLY DESIGNS. FOR ME I WAS ABLE TO BETTER SEEM RELATIONSHIPS, OPPORTUNITIES AS I STARTED TO DEAL WITH SPACE AND NOT JUST WORDS AND IDEAS. WHEN THE 3 CAME TOGETHER THERE WERE MANY INTERESTING DESIGNS THAT OCCURRED. THE MASSING DIAGRAMS, THE TEXTURE OF THE CITY DIAGRAM, OVERLAPPING OF THE POPULATIONS OF THE CITY ALL CONTRIBUT-ED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT. PARTI DESIGN CENTERED AROUND THE EXPLORATION OF CER-TAIN THEMES THAT AROSE THROUGH RESEARCH AND MY OBSERVATIONS OF THE IS-SUES SURROUNDING DAY LABORERS AND IMMIGRANTS. THEY INCLUDE, IDENTITY, CONVER-GENCE, COMMUNITY, EXPLOITATION, UNITY, PROTECTION, AND EDUCATION. AS VISUALLY DRAMATIC AS THIS IS IT DIDN'T GO FAR. THE RESPONSES WERE THAT THIS WAS SHALLOW AND THEY (THE JURY) LED ME TOWARDS A MORE THE-ORETICAL APPROACH THAT WAS MORE THAN A POETIC METAPHOR ATTACHED TO A FORM. DURING THIS PRESENTATION THE QUESTION WAS ASKED "WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION BE-LOW THE MIGRANT WORKERS." THIS WAS THE BEGINNING AN EX-PLORATION OF SPACES AND THEIR ADJACENCIES AND THEIR INTENDED MEANINGS. TURNING THE TABLES, BY PULLING THE WORKER OFF THE CORNER AND INTO A LARGER VOLUME WHERE HE CAN SEE THE POTENTIAL EM-PLOYER AND THEIR "STATS" HE IS EMPOWERED TO MAKE A BETTER DE-CISION. THIS IDEA WAS BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE DLC OVAL. SCHEMATIC OPTION 1 WAS AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A SPACE THAT WAS BASE ON THE THEO-RETICAL . IT DID NOT GO OVER VERY WELL WITH THE JURY. THE IDEAS: LABORER DIS-PENSER (PEZ), A CORE NETWORK, A LAYER OF PROTECTION AND A SKIN OF THE CITY. DLHC ON 4TH SOUTH AND RIO GRANDE SKIN OPTIONS DAY LABORER CENTER AND SIGNAGE HOUSING NETWORK OF COMMUAL AREAS ELEVATIONS , -- IIIIII i UIIII E!f-+--I l III UI t III I! HIj -- DAY LABORER AND HOUSING CENTER THE EHPHASIS SO FAR OF THS PRO.E[T IS TO EXPLORE THE RQ.E THAT ARCHITECTURE CAN PLAY IN AN ISSl.E SUCH AS 1'\HI(il,I..TION. THE IDEAS PRESENTED I£RE ARE I'EANT TO RAISE QUESTIONS BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE, t4DMDUALS, COHHlNTIES AND ETHNC GROlPS. I:t:FINITK:lNS "'. A SHEATING OR CASING FORMING THE OUTSIDE SURF,t..CE OF A STRUCTURE EXISTS BETWEEN OWD ELEMENTS. IT IS A BLANK SHEET Tli ... T CAN INTERACTION. A PROTE[TION HOUSE A PLACE FOR LlYNi II PART OF A COM/'U41TY OR NEIGHBORHOOD. A SI£LTER. II SYHBOL OF STATUSE AN) DENTIn SIGN A DISPLAY OF IDENTITY ANl PLACE OF flUSt4ESS. IT IS II PLACE TO COMMl.NCAH. TO ENGAGE. TO TAKE VARIOUS EXPRESSIONS, FORM, HEClA, OBJECTS, ART, PEOPLE, LIVE OR STILL. NETWORK A tlTEACONNECTED CHAIN OR GROUP. A FABRIC. ADMINISTRATION? SCHEMATIC OPTION 2 WAS A LESS DRASTIC, SIMPLER OPTION. THE SPAC-ES WERE DIVIDED CLEARLY AND THE THEORY BEHIND EACH, LESS PROBLEMATIC. AT THIS POINT THE DECISION WAS MADE TO FOCUS MORE ON THE REALITIES OF THE PROJECT AND LESS ON THEORY. A COMMUAL CORE FROM WHICH EVERYTHING IS BASED UPON. EXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO VULNERABILITY BUT IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO PROTEC-TION. BY EXPOSING AN ACTIVITY IT BECOMES PUBLIC AND IT ALSO BE-COMES PART OF THE COMMUNITY. BY BECOMING PART OF THE COM-MUNITY THE COMMUNITY IS FORCED TO ADDRESS IT. FOR SO LONG IMMIGRATION AND HOW OUR COUNTRY DEALS WITH THESE ISSUES HAS IN LARGE PART BEEN IGNORED BY MANY. THIS SCHEME AIMS TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE PRACTICE OF HIRING IMMIGRANTS NOT AS A WAY TO EXPOSE THESE MEN BUT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THEIR CAUSE. FINAL SCHEMATIC WAS BASED UPON THE IDEA OF A CORE COMMUAL SPACE WHICH HOUSES MANY OF THE PUBLIC PROGRAMATIC SPAC-ES AS POSSIBLE. THE HOUSING PODS ARE SMALL TO ENCOURAGE TIME TO BE SPENT IN THE CORE. THE RISING FORM IS A METAPHOR OF PROGRESS. JURY COMMENTS - UNDERDEVELOPED PLAN, PROVOCATIVE FORMS, THE BUILDING NEEDS TO READ AS STABLE AND ACCESSIBLE, EXPOSE THE INTERAC-TION OF THE WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS, THE RISING FORM IS WEAK, DEVELOP THE SPACE UNDER THE STRUCTURE. MY COMMENTS - WE SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS REVIEW WITH LESS THAN 6 WEEKS TO GO. MANY OF THE INITIAL THEORETICAL IDEAS ARE BEING PUSHED OUT IN FA-VOR OF THE LESS PROVOCATIVE AND CHALLENGING. MAY-BE THIS IS A GOOD THING AND THE IDEAS WILL SURFACE LATER. AFTER THE SCHEMATIC REVIEW I DECIDED TO TAKE THE SUCCESSFUL ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN INCORPO-RATE THE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE JURY THAT WERE WORTHWHILE AND BASICALLY COME UP WITH ANOTH-ER BUILDING. IT IS ANOTHER IN THE SENSE THAT THE CHANGES ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE NEW MODELS, PLANS AND SECTIONS. IT IS A CONTINUA-TION IN THE SENSE THAT THE IDEAS AND MANY OF THE SPACES ARE THE SAME, JUST BEING REFINED. LOOKING BACK I AM GLAD I MADE THE CHANGES BUT I NEEDED MORE TIME AND WAS FRUS-TRATED THAT THE FEEDBACK (WHICH WAS THE BEST I RECEIVED ALL YEAR (P MUIR, K POLLARD, R SMITH, A MOONEY, P EMIE)) FROM THE JURY WASN'T A MONTH SOONER. ANYWAY THE IDEA THAT INDIVIDUALS (PODS) MAKE UP THEIR COMMU-NITY AND GIVE IT THE FORM THAT IS VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE HOUSING COM-PONENT. THE PROGRAM AND PLAN NEEDED TO BE DE-VELOPED ALONG THE LINES OF A MORE COMPREHEN-SIVE APPROACH TO IMMIGRANTS EXPERIENCE. THIS TOOK THE FORM OF AN EXPANDED LEARNING CENTER THAT FOCUSES ON THE AREA THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE GENERALLY EMPLOYED. THE DAY LABORER CEN-TER NEEDED TO BECOME THE ANCHOR OF THE COMPLEX. THE PROGRAM LENDS ITSELF TO BEING DIVIDED INTO 4 PARTS, A HOUS-ING CENTER, A DAY LABORER CENTER, A LEARNING CENTER AND ADMINISTRA-TION. THE FORM OF THE OVAL DERIVES FROM THE 2 GROUPS THAT WILL BE USING IT, THE WORKERS AND THE EMPLOYERS THAT WILL USE IT'S SERVICES. DESIGN DEVELOPEMENT FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION .=-- {f ir llf! - T- U ..... -.. ...... _ - I I I I , , n ' I 1 1 1 I, I IEj ~ .•.. SITE PLAN AND PROXIMITY DIAGRAM D D , l ! ~,, •••, ,• " • i ~! • • .. k=J , " • '. '0 , '­'. \ / D DD ID PLANS - SITE, 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, DLC, PODS HOUSING COMPLEX - PODS, COMMUNAL AREAS, DINING, ADMINISTRATION AND DAY LABORER CENTER 4TH SOUTH, HOUSING COMPLEX, COURTYARD, LEARNING CENTER, EMPLOYER PARKING ,.....,..:= 1 -- LEARNING CENTER - SHOPS, CLASSROOMS, LIBRARY AND HVAC IN THE LEARING CENTER UNDER THE CLASSROOM WALKWAYS MAIN FLOOR ON HOUSING COMPLEX VIEW OF THE DAY LABORER CENTER AND COURTYARD IN THE AFTERNOON. • ., VIEW OF CONTRACTOR ENTRANC PAST LIBRARY INTO THE OVAL THE "STORE FRONT" VIEW OF THE SHOP SPACES. THE END. THIS PROJECT WAS VERY CHALLENGING AND DEFINITELY NOT MY BEST. I AM PLEASED WITH MANY ASPECTS OF IT AND I AM GLAD I CHOOSE THIS AS A THESIS. PERHAPS THE GREATEST LESSON THAT I LEARNED HAD LITTLE TO DO WITH DESIGN, IT WAS DURING A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF MY PROFESSORS. IT WAS EARLIER ON IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND I WAS DOUBTING MY ABILITY TO DESIGN A SPACE FOR PEOPLE WHOM I SHARE LITTLE WITH IN TERMS OF CULTURE, RACE, ECONOMICS (THAT IS DEBATABLE AS A STARVING STUDENT), AND SO ON. HE SAID THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT HISPANIC DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU CANNOT RELATE TO THESE PEOPLE, WE ARE ALL HUMAN AND ALL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO EMPATHISE, IF NOT THE WORLD WOULD BE A HORRIBLE PLACE. THIS IS SO TRUE. FEEL THAT THE DLHC IS SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE NEEDS OF A UNDERPRIVILEGED, IGNORED AND OFTEN FORGOTTEN PEOPLE. AS AN ARCHITECT I WILL BE ASK TO PUT MYSELF IN MY CLIENTS SHOES AND EXPERI-ENCE THINGS AS THEY DO. IF I AM ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT PERSPECTIVE (AND CON-VINCE THEM OF MINE) I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. I HOPE THAT MANY OF THESE ISSUES INVESTI-GATED WILL BE KNOW TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT. I FEEL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE MANY IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS, THERE ARE A FEW INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING INROADS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THE PROBLEMS THAT THE NATION, COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FACE. IF WE DON'T HOPE THEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACT. THANKS TO MY MANY PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS HERE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH FOR THEIR INFLUENCE AND INSIGHT, AND MOST OF ALL MY FAMILY EM, SAM AND MILES.