Kimberly Tate Parsons The New School, SCE M. Arch thesis: Living Arts Center in Phnom Penh This slideshow breaks down design strategies from midterm for my project regarding program, site, facade and performance.

1. MONIVONGBLVD
SITE
DISTRIC
DISTRICT
st. 178
FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER
CAMBODIAN FILM COMISSION
st. 200
CINEMA + CULTURAL DIFFUSION DEPT
BOPHANA CENTER
LIVING ARTS CENTER
st. 208
PANNASASTRA UNIVERSITY OF CAMBODIA

2. SITE
DISTRIC
DISTRICT
demolish wall -
project considers both
living arts + bophana
site is now an axis of connection
for the cultural district

3. ARTS INCUBATORS are programs designed to
accelerate the successful development of art-
ists and arts collectives through an array of arts
ARTSINCUBATOR support resources and services developed and
orchestrated by incubator mangemetn and of-
fered both in the incubator and through its net-
work of contacts.
adapted from wikipedia entry “business incubators”
BLACK BOX
rehearsal and small performance theater
post-performance reception
storage
garden
CLA ADMIN
open offices
meeting spaces
storage
STUDIOS + WORKSHOPS
rentable studios
music practice rooms
rentable offices
media resource center + library
PUBLIC
cafe
communication
shop
gallery + exhibition
public gathering
youth hangout spot

4. EXISTINGHEAL BLDG
REMEDIATE+HEAL
REMEDIATE +
1. Clean up but retain character
of the existing building, the old
serves as frame to offset the
new
2. Selective Demolition:
- keep structure
- keep minimum 50% of
walls appropriate to build-
ing program and
materiality scheme
- re-treat apertures:
windows and doors
- maintain floors that are in
good condition
3. Create openings in floors for
circulation of people, light and
air
4. Design efficient and sustain-
able water management scheme

5. ADDITIONS
MAKEPERFORMATIVE
MAKEPERFORMATIVE
1. Unobstruct ground plane and
bridge roof planes, link CLA and
Bophana
2. Thickened south facade ex-
pands area for building program,
especially public. Invites public
up around building making pro-
duction spaces “performative.”
3. New layer of architecture, a
thickened envelope frames the
existing building and organiza-
tional activity
4. New layer of architecture also
is a scaffold featuring a perfor-
mative panelized facade that is
environmenta reponsive
e
environmentally reponsiv as
ally ve
s
shading, can celebrate tr
n radition-
tradition-
a
al craft in its materiality and/or
s
p
perform as a scrim for dy ynamic
dynamic
m
media projec n
projection
ction
NEW ROOF
57' - 6"
ROOF
50' - 3"
LEVEL 4
38' - 8"
LEVEL 3
26' - 4"
LEVEL 2
13' - 10"
LEVEL 1
2' - 0"

6. PROGRAM
INVITATION +
EXPOSURE PERFORMANCERECEPTION
FILM SCREENING
DN
DN
DN
STORAGE
ARCHIVE OFFICES
UP
DN
BLACK BOX
UP
DN
UP
U
U
U
U
U
U
UP
DATABASE RESOURCE CENTER
DN
LIVING ARTS OFFICES
UP
DN
UP
DN
U
U
U
U
U
U
UP
DN
GALLERY + EXHIBTION
DN
U
U
U
U
UP
RESOURCE + MEDIA CENTER
FILM SCREENING
FLEXIBLESTUDIOS
UP
DN
UP
ARTSCOMMUNICATION
UP
PUBLIC GATHERING
UP
SHOP
CAFE SEATING
CAFE COUNTER+ KITCHEN

7. PUBLIC
BUILDING
IS INVITATION
1. Expose structure at ground
plane = elevated building remi-
niscent of traditional structures
2. Demo wall dividing Living Arts
building and Bophana = one con-
nective site
3. Commerical public program
can bring in revenue for CLA
4. Daytime cafe seating can
transform into public perfor-
mance venue