GRISWALD LIBRARY

MOSES

Casiana Victoria Arroyo December, 2013 Ecological Design Studio I

ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS

SKETCH OF A CHAIR

SKETCH OF A HOME IN SPRINGFIELD, MA

SKETCH OF AN APPLE

Sketching From Place in New York City

The goal was to create a compostable model that would make an egg survive a three story fall onto the ground. The egg was placed in faric and then nestled within many balloons inside a box. The box was thn lined with baloons for protection. The egg survived the fall and the latex baloons and box were composted. Design Drawings shown at left. Final product shown above.

The Balloon Box

LYMAN RESIDENCE HALL

WITHEY HALL

STEEPLE OF A CHURCH IN WESTFIELD, MA

WOOD STILL LIFES, COMPOSITION SKETCH, AND BLIND CONTOUR DRAWINGS

SKETCH OF A HOME IN WESTFIELD, MA

SKETCH OF A HOME IN SPRINGFIELD, MA

INSIDE OF A HOME IN SPRINGFIELD, MA

SIDE OF LYMAN DORM BUILDING

BACK OF MOSES BUILDING

NORTH RESIDENCE BUILDING

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FLOOR PLAN

SECTION CUT

ISOMETRIC DRAWING

ELEVATION DRAWINGS
Waterfall Home Green Mountain College Fall 2013

The Waterfall home is designed to be a tranquil retreat, with an open roof design to allow a sort of waterfall to fall into the center basin in the floor of the home. Cushions will be placed around the waterfall basin, and be enjoyed year-round. The space is designed with the windows to create interesting light patterns on the floor space. During the winter months, ice is expected to form stalactites from the opening in the roof, and refract light to be of interest to the people inside. The Waterfall Home is expected to be a retreat space for the Li High School, and possibly other affiliates.

Casiana Victoria Arroyo

Site Analysis

Eco Tone: Edible garden and labrinth break apart street edge Biodiversity: Pathways for animals and varying plant species Waste equals food: Compost Pile feeds gardens Active Landscape: Labrinth and Outdoor Movement Spaces Self-Design: Zen Garden and Pathways shape themselves over time

Concept Plan

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Waterfall Home Landscape

Green Mountain College

Fall 2013

Casiana Victoria Arroyo

Design Development Sketch

Perspective Drawings

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Waterfall Home Landscape

Green Mountain College

Fall 2013

Casiana Victoria Arroyo

Sketching to Learn About Place Looking through our own lens we can see the world in all kinds of light, and appreciate the beauty we perceive. Place is a setting or time where we associate well with, and can relate ourselves to. When one sketches their place, they learn more about it than they could in a life time. Sketching is a tool used to truly see, imagine, and represent the environment around you. It is extremely relevant to learn about place through sketching because without it, we cannot unlock the real gift of seeing we can all attain. As Ching writes in his book Design Drawing, We cannot draw an object or a scene unless we see it before us as a model, or are sufficiently familiar with it to recreate it from memory or imagination (Ching 3). We need to see our scene to draw it, but to draw it with the integrity it deserves; we must first learn how the drawing process works. The drawing process starts by learning to control your vision to use as a tool. It is a beautiful cycle to see and draw, for one empowers the other. Ching explains, Seeing empowers our ability to draw, while drawing invigorates seeing (Ching 3). Its so clear to the reader that he really loves to look at the world around him, for the word invigorating creates a sense of wonder as he shows us the love he has. The next part in the drawing process is to use our imagination to stimulate our minds to draw. Imagining provides impetus for drawing (Ching 3). This motivation causes us to imagine our world in such a great light, that we learn exponentially at this phase. The last step in the drawing process is to represent what we see my drawing on a surface with marks. When we draw what our eyes and minds see, we realize that there is more than there was before, and it is this realization that causes intuitive thinking. This intuitive thinking is what helps us to learn about place, and what it means to understand a spot in this world. We need to draw to really develop in this world. It creates a greater sense of understanding and appreciation for the little details. As Ching tells his readers, The tactile, kinesthetic nature of drawing in direct response to sensory phenomena sharpens our awareness in the present, expands our visual memories of the past, and stimulates the imagination in designing the future (Ching 14). It is important to note that we can learn about what happened in the past, whats happening now, and what could happen, simply by drawing, because that motion and sight causes us to look more closely and see the things we have missed. It is this concentration that makes great thinkers and visionaries. If one wants to truly see the environment, they need only to learn how to see, and begin to draw. It is with this gift that Ching explains that we can change the world. Whether we are artists striving for awareness, or a builder striving to understand a landscape, drawing is a skill that is unparalleled. Works Cited Ching, Frank D.K., and Steven P. Juroszek. Design Drawing. Second ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. Print.