field sketch - Farnsworth House, Plano, IL (pencil)

SKETCHES

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sail boat leavi ng Belmont Ha rbor, Chicago, IL (ink)

SOUTH ELEVATION

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FLOOR PLAN

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE CHALLENGE OF HIS PROJECT IS TO IMAGINE THE 3-DIMENSIONAL IMPLICATIONS AND

POSSIBILITIES OF A 2-DIMENSTIONAL DESIGN. THE GOAL

IS TO GENERATE, DEVELOP. AND EVALUATE CREATIVITY USING THE ARRANGEMENT AND ADD.ITION OF THE FUNDEMENTAL SHAPES CREATED IN A PAST DRAWING EXPLORATION BY DESIGNING AN OUTDOOR SPADE FORMED FROM SIMPLE GEOMET,RY AND 2-DIMENSIONAL LlNEWORK.

CONCEPT SKETCH:

SPACE FROM FORM

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ROOF PLAN

PROGRAM: design an architectural folly characterized by three distinct spaces, each with an increasing degree of enclosure and complexity, governed by a set of proportional systems for design elements and a standard "kit of parts", to express a defined concept.

SITE: 56'x96' site area containing a 36'x84' buildab.le area, with existing

SOUTH to NORTH walkway. site is

located within a larger park setting.

CONCEPT: define structure and enclosure representing a "JOURNEY OF REFLECTION" by means of a curved, travelled path winding through a series of spaces surrounded by an increasing amount of turns and elements, eventually looking back over the entire passage.

PLAN VIEW

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FOllY DESIGN

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MATERIALS A.RE AN

ARCHITECT'S PALETTE. AS SUCH, AN UNDERSTANDING

OF THEI'R PROPERTIES ALLOWS THE ARCHITECT TO

DESIGN EFFECTIVELY AND WITH CONTROL. A

MATERIAL'S NATURE AFFECTS ITS SUITABILITY FO.R A

GIVEN TASK. COUPLED WITH RESEA.RCH AND

ANALYSIS, I WAS TO DEVELOP AN ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION OF ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS, AND FABRICATE A SCULPTURAL MODEL THROUGH THE USE OF A MOLDABLE MATE,RIAL, A T,RANSPARENT MATERIAL, WOOD, METAL, AND ANY OTHER APPROVED

SUBSTANCE. THE DESIGN OF THE MODEL'S

STRUCTURE RESPONDS TO THE NATURE OF THE CONSTRUCTED MATERIALS, CLEARLY AND CONCISELY COMMUNICATING THE ORIGINAL CONCEPTS OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PRECEDENT.

5/8" diameter

glass rods (4_' _

in length)

1/4" qlo ss

panels ---_.

smooth forms

SKETCHup MODEL RENDERED WITH KERKYTHEA

ASSIGNED BU ILDING: KOSHINO HOUSE, 1979-81, TADAO ANDO

DESI.GN CONCEPTS: THIS ABSTRACT MODEL OF ANDO'S KOSHINO HOUSE REPRESENTS HIS USE OF FORM AND FUNCTION, DISTILLED DOWN TO THEIR BASIC ELEMENTS. HE ALLOWS LIGHT - OR LACK THEREOF - TO DICTATE AND DEFINE THE MOOD AND FEELING ASSOCIATED WITH A SPACE, AT TIMES PERMITTING THE NATURAL ELEMENTS TO SEEMINGLY FLOW THROUGH THE HABITAT, CREATING A SENSE OF UNITY WITH THE SURROUNDING WORLD. HE RELIES ON THE TRUE ESSENCE OF CONCEPT TO CREATE BEAUTY, WHICH CONSISTS OF A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HIS GEOMETRY, AN APPRECIATION OF NATURE, AND THE PLAY OF LIGHT.

MATER IALS:. THE BLONDEWOOD BASE SIGNIFIES THE QUALITY MATERIALS USED IN ANDO'S WORK, WHILE THE CONCRETE WAS FORMED AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE ON ALL BUT THE EXTERIOR SIDES, 'REPRESENTING THE BARRILR BETWEEN PEACE (INSIDE) AND CHAOS

(OUTS.IDE). THE FORMS ARE SPACED TO ALLOW THE SUNLIGHT TO

CREATE THE SHADOWS SHOWN, AND THE GLASS .RODS WERE TO SYMBOLIZE PENETRATING LIGHT THROUGH THE OFFSET GLASS PANELS,

COMMUNICATING THE SIMPLE GEOMET.RY OF THE SITE. THE SOIL SHOWS

THE SECLUSION, YET INCORPORATION OF NATURE IN THE DESIGN.

AN DO'S CONCEPT DRAWING FOR THE KOSHINO HOUSE DESIGN

OF MATERIALS

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KOSHINO HOUSE, interior view (VIZ 2006)

200 FLOOR PLAN

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ELEVATION

KOSHINO HOUSE

ARCH 2220 ~ final render project 1 1

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PROCESS: THE PROJECT INVOLVED SELECTING A PRECEDENT ARCHITECT AND RESEARCHING, MODELING, AND RENDERING THE DESIGN USING AUTODESK VIZ. EVALUATION WAS BASED ON THE DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM AND CONTENTS. AS WELL AS THE USE OF

FUNCTIONS AND RENDERING TOOLS. I CHOSE T ADAO AN DO'S

KOSHINO HOUSE TO COINCIDE WITH THE NATU.RE OF MATERIALS PROJECT.

GLASS VIDEO GALLERY

G RON I N GE N, TH E N ETH E RLAN DS, 1 990, BERNARD TSCH UMI

what causes on awkward feeling inside a space? the movement of path, the tilting of walls, the slope of a ceiling ...

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: to research and understand the work of a precedent architect and pavilion, and to convey the ideas and concepts behind fhe work. prepare a 20"x20" presentation board including scal.ed drawings, perspective analysis, and a 3-dimensional concept model

DESIGN REASONING AND SOLUTION: fhe appearance of permanence (buildings are solid: they are made of concrete, steel, brick, etc.) is increasingly challenged by the immaterial representation of abstract systems. insteod of an enclosed ond private space Tschumi proposed its opposite: a 9 I ass vi d eo 9 a II ery os ani n c lin ed, t ra n spo re n t g I ass structu re. th ro ug h th is

t ra 11 spa re n C yon d dis to d ion, the p e rs 011 who is vie win g the vi de 0 9 a II e ry is a I so

viewed by the public. the oblique floor further challenges all perceptions of

spatial stability. at night, the endless reflections of the video screens over the

vertical glass surfaces reverse all the expectations of what is architecture and what is event, of what is wall and what i si mag e I of what defines and what activates.

PRECEDENT STUDY

PRECEDENT CONCEPT STUDY MODEL PHOTOS

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PROGRAM: deve.lop an arts pavilion set in downtown Chicago's Grant Park area containing a small cafe with a variety of seat (indoor, outdoor, private, etc.), an exhibition space for both mounted and sculptural art, a small performance area, and an outdoor courtyard, as well as rest

rooms, storage, and transition spaces. design a set of

programs whose experience of space is created by fhe composition of architectural elements.

SITE: locafed Oil the northern end of Grant Pork, Daley Bicentennial Plaza is located just off Gehry's serpentine BP

Bridge. the site is on opportunity to continue the

atmosphere of public art and nodes of activities that has made Millennium Pork a success.

PROCESS: express design through concept statements and study mo del s which explore possible programmatic layouts and arrangements, and begin to develop the ideas, goals,

and aspirations of this particular project. begin to

understand and experience the arising issues of a long-term design project and continually produce new ideas and solutions to the design challenges.

PAVILION

AERIAL SITE PLAN LAYOUT DALEY BI CENTE N N IAL P LAZA- - CHICAGO. I L

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CONCEPT STATEMENT: THE CONCEPT FOR THIS DESIGN STEMS FROM THE IMAGES OF A REGATTA, WITH SAILS MINGLING AND CROSSING, INTERACTING

WITH THE WIND AND WAT[,R. AS SUCH,

THE PAVILION'S STRUCTURE IS DERIVED FROM THE AUGMENTATION OF THE SAIL FORM IN ORDER TO DICTATE FLOW AND PERCEPTION THROUGHOUT TH.E DESIGN. ROOF FORMS AND CURVED WALLS INSTILL A REMINDER OF THE REPETITION OF A WAVES MOVEMENT, WHILE THE DEGREES OF EXPOSURE FOR EACH PROGRAM AID IN THE DEFINITION OF ITS PURPOSE AND FEEL.

ARTS PAVILION DESIGN

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ARTS PAVILION DESIGN

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: choose a detail portion of the Arts Pavilion

des i g n to f u rt her d eve lop a t a I a r g e r sea Ie. s e I e c tap 0 rt io n 0 f the

structure that will allow for a more detailed exploration into the design concepts and ideas of the pavilion at a structural, aesthetic, and

materialistic scale. the project focused on the issues involving

concept, materiality, constructability, and assembly relating directly back to the pavilion's design.

PAVILION DETAIL DESIGN

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SKETC H up MO DELS REN D ER ED WITH KERKYTHEA

STRUCTURAL STABILITY

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (GROUP PROJECT) design and construct a structure to

support the gravity load supplied by three individuals standing upon the

fabricated platform, as well as applied lateral/rotational loads. the purpose IS

to be able to think creatively about the means required to give the form stability and to be able to visually demonstrate the consequences when those elements are removed.

PROCESS AND APPROACH: the use of triangulation across the structural members

allows for maximum stability across the vertical plane. smaller members connected to

three, lou d-vbe o rinq dowels, helping to increase the overall stability and maximum

weight tolerance of the platform. groove and dowel pin connections create several

forms of moment resisting elements. the design revolved around the notion of using

the smallest members possible, while still keeping in mind a sustainable and recyclable ideology towards materiality

PRO J ECT 0 ESC RI PTION: c reate a col lag e of images, d rawi I1gS, sketches and text, exploring conceptual inspiration and architectural influences,. composed together to mo.ke a unified whole. develop a. diverse set of "architectural inspirations", and communicate them as all artistic composition.

where do ideas come from?

INSPIRATIONS COLLAGE

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