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My architecture portfolio for Design I through III.
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Kit of Parts
atrium
landscape urbanism
9 square grid
train station
aviary
bus station
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Kit of Parts
The kit of parts exercise is based on a architectonic
composition of lines, planes, and shape. Within the
space given, the requirement was to arrange the above elements in vertical
and horizontal patterns. The composition
requires scale and
must express architectural
values of order, structure,
balance, and rhythm.
NINe square GrIdThe 9-square grid project aimed to explore
rational systems as mean of
creating space. The objective
was for the student to develop their
own system and effectively execute it
in order to generate spatial interest.
The fibonacci sequence can be found in all walks of
life. The solution here was to use
the sequence as a form generator.
Furthermore, dialectical forces
of attraction and repulsion were
applied to the
forms in order to differentiate
between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
levels of squares.
The atrium
Mapping
In the Atrium project each student was encouraged to explore the ideas of mapping. The atrium is to be located within two existing buildings. The location is South Beach, Miami, FL.
This process started with observing the two opposing buildings in order to find common ground. The need for finding such a “common denominator” was to develop and apply a controlling system. By having such a system in place, the often chaotic and unnecessary preoccupation with form, that tends to occur in the initial phase of design development, was avoided. It was noted that the current curtain wall system had such qualities. By mapping the existing curtain wall system, direct lines of connections were able to be explored as a means to developing the structure and guiding the form.
diagrammatic Process
As an attempt to generate interest in form, the typology of an atrium was associated with a concept of a leaf falling over the two buildings. The atrium form was further manipulated by mapping the sun path directly over the given site. This was done as an exploration of climate control within the atrium according to the summer and winter solstice and it’s effects on the same.
Structure
Part of the assignment was to develop the atrium as a self-sustaining structure with three structural components. The structural system included main arms for overall support (primary). The middle bracketing system to relive the stress caused by the long spans (secondary). And the minimal support system further strengthening the overall structural system (tertiary).
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LANdScAPe urbanism
The Landscape urbanism project aims to explore ideas of time and its effects on landscape.
My site is located on Skid row Los Angeles. Skid row is an area known for the agglomeration of the homeless population of Los Angeles. The majority of the homeless population in the United States find shelters in the underpasses of our very own highways, this was the inspiration. What if, over time, such highways could become adequate shelters and be more efficiently utilized?
The concept of this design explores the idea of migration over time leading to such highways becoming modern day shelters for a growing and needing population. The design aims to develop the conversation between LA’s former blood line (the LA river) and LA’s love affair with the automobile and it’s imposing highways.
Site: Skid row
In an attempt to borrow from the past. The river becomes the metaphor for the main point of approach. Over the course of 1,000 years, these highway systems were abandoned and became shelters. Buildings were erected from the remains of the infrastructure creating a new typology for the area.
Typology L.A. river Map Imposed
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BUS stoP The essence of the bus stop project is to, via the architectural language, imply movement. The architectural vocabulary developed for this project was an observation of what is wrong and uninviting in the current bus stop typology. The design strategy was developed invoking solid and void system, as it relates to a “bus stop”, sheltered and un-sheltered areas. The semester studio requirement was also to introduce a more realistic element of materiality in model building. As a representation of concrete, plaster was used, which had to be molded in order to produce the monolithic primary structure of the bus stop. Steel elements were represented with real steel or aluminum. elements of glass and wood were also represented in the overall design.
TrAIN station
Like the bus stop project, the object of the train station project is to show movement in architecture. The chosen site is
rich in it’s contextual setting. It is not only influenced by the current train station but also a bus station, the el rio canal, the Boca raton
executive Airport, and bounded by Yamato rd. and Interstate 95. It is only natural that the solution should be as rich and complex as
the site itself. In developing the solution one may look at the train station not only as a train station but as a transportation hub
connecting man to structure and man to nature. A system of growth was used to imply
movement of the structure. The structure, at the north and south
ends appear to be ample and spacious and gradually
become denser as it approaches the middle
of the space. The structure is attempting
to connect to the overwhelming green
areas surrounding the site, as if growing
from the site itself.
The aviary
Located in the vicinity of the two previous projects the bus stop and the train station, the site of the proposed aviary is also richly influenced. There is water influence
via the el rio canal, highway or motor influence by way of the major highways (Yamato rd. and Interstate 95), the train station is also located nearby and finally the Boca raton
executive Airport. The program includes 4 separate aviaries for different bird species. It also includes 5,000 SF of research facility and office areas, all the while preserving 30% of
the site. The catalyst for the design strategy was the observation of bird
migration patterns. Another influence to the design were bone characteristics that enable bird flight. These include
hollow bones which were thought of as forming canal systems within the birds
bone structure. This manifested in the design by the
creation of canals, both literal and implied that
served as bird and human circulation.
Furthermore, instead of covering the aviary structure
with just a mesh, a gradient pattern
was applied that became denser and obfuscated
undesirable views (such as
of the adjacent Yamato rd.)
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