Melissa Loyola Portfolio Fall 2013

Melissa Loyola M. Arch Fall 2013

Table of Contents:

GSAPP New York/Paris

Assignment 001 - The Shirt

Assignment 002 - The Screen

Assignment 003 - The Dressing Room

Assignment 004 - Area Seating

Final 001 - The Fashion Atelier

Final 002 - The Fashion Atelier Revisited

Formworks

Previous Work

3d Modeling in Maya

Drawing

Gouache/Watercolor Paintings

Sculpture/Puppet

Music Video - Prop Design

Commercial - Fabrication

Documentary Feature - Fabrication

Short Film - Props

Web Episode - Graphic Props

GSAPP New York/Paris

New York/Paris is a fall and spring program that allows undergraduates and those who have at least their bachelor’s degree obtain the opportunity to learn and immerse themselves in a design studio environment. In this program, students get to examine different scales of design (an individual piece of clothing, to a room, to a building) as well as focus on sites in both Paris and New York and the circumstances that the structures are placed in.

Assignment 001- The Shirt

An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in ParisCritic: Thomas DeMonchaux

Upon visiting part of Orchard street in NYC, I observed the way pedestrians would walk with the weight they carried and the tension exhibited by the material used as the vessel. I modified two shirts to replicate the experience to the user who chooses to wear it.

[On Left] Diagram observing the tension created by the weight of objects inside the bags. Graphite on Vellum. 24” x 36”

[Above] Final version of shirt. Worn over the head where stretched material affects vision.

[Below] Sequence of images demonstrating the versatility of how the first design could be worn.

Assignment 002 - The Screen

Display/DelayCritic: Eduardo Rega

Examining the location of the Flatiron Building, a screen is to be constructed to help direct the passerby’s visual interest around the site. By analyzing areas of sight based on the location of pedesrtrians, I created an armature that would take advantage of the angle from where an object would be hung.

[Above] Two collages and their corresponding diagrams analyzing pedestrians and their possible areas of vision of interest.

[Right] Section, isometric, and actual photo of the screen.

Assignment 003 - The Dressing Room

Species of Spaces/Material in MotionCritic: Jane Kim

Taking a series of photos in the garment district, we use the information to create a diagram that will allow us to weave our previous screens into a public/private dressing room.

[On Left] Photos of top and front of model.

[On Right] Diagram mapping movement of different arms as they work with various stages of packaging fabric.

Assignment 004 - Area Seating

Sightlines/Site LinesCritic: Babak Bryan

Replace the facade of the New York Public Library with the Centre Pompidou. With this modified site I explored the possible correlating points inside the park and site that are designed for periods of transition or settlement. Blue tape is used to create a seating area in Bryant Park that allows visitors to move wherever they choose on the structure for a resting spot.

Final 001 - Fashion Atelier

Fabrication and FunctionCritic: Babak Bryan

Exploring a part of Lincoln Center, all previous models and concepts are combined to create a building that would hold offices, dressing rooms and all the needs for a fashion studio.

Final 002 - Fashion Atelier Revisited

All Fashionable ParisCritic: Thomas DeMonchaux

Taking the model from the previous final we integrate it into a portion of the Opera Garnier, addressing new specifics with the change in site.

Formworks

Our group’s response to create a modular wall formation in Morningside Park. Inspired by the textures of tree bark, we created a form that took advantage of its texture to create friction and hold pieces into place.

To complete this project at GSAPP, we modeled in Rhino 4.0, used CNC milling on foamcore, and casted in Ultracal plaster.

[Left] Earlier material studies.

[Right] 3d rendering and casting of the designed module.

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3d Modeling in Maya

2008Samples of organic character modeling produced at RISD.

2009Previsualization interior modeling created for the conceptual stages of a music video.

Drawing

2004Utilizing Chiaroscuro during foundation year at RISD.Charcoal on Arches paper

2010-2012Sketches for short term poses (2-20 minutes) created during weekly drawing sessions in NYC. Graphite and Newsprint 24”x36”

Other Practical Work

Gouache/Water Color Paintings

2005Created a series of water-based color paintings inspired by different songs and their lyrics.

Sculpture/Puppet

2008 “Macguyver” [On Left]After spending four months traveling between Israel and West Bank. I became interested in reading “Orientalism” and examining western perception of the middle east. This puppet is my response. Later in the year I continued research and wrote further dissections about this discourse.

2008 [On Right]“Self Portrait”Plasticine carved with tools to understand materials of sculpture. Done while studying at Bezalel in Jerusalem.

Freelance Projects

Music Video - Prop Design

2012“Cry for Judas” The Mountain Goats

Designed and built the dollhouse rate maze featured. Assisted with additional dressing and sourcing of props for other parts of the set.

Carpet Grass Stone Wood Tile/Brick Concrete

Commercial - Fabrication

2010“Claynation”Land Rover

This two month long stop motion project required detailed assembly and sculpting of colored plasticine clay that would be morphed into different objects on set. Assisted with the facades on the houses.

Documentary Feature - Fabricator

2011“Magic of Heineken”Heineken

Cut and assembled armatures. Developed molds and casted puppet parts in latex foam and silicone. Created or modified additional props for characters to use on set.

Short Film - Props

2011“Grasshopper”Mayfair Pictures Sculpted a small pig out of Chavant clay, created a plaster mold, and casted additional copies with silicone. Prop pigs were to be used on set for rehearsals until real ones were used for final performance.

Web Episode - Graphic Props

2010“Restoration Of ‘Star Spangled Banner’ Uncovers Horrifying New Verses”Onion News Network

Created template pages to layout the text and graphics according to the requests of the show’s writers.

Once the graphics were approved, the sumi-ink work was scanned and printed out on tea-dyed Arches paper. Afterwards, the papers were further treated by using distressing powder and/or burning with a lighter.