Project Title Here
DESIGN 102 BOOKLETShaun MehtaPratt School of ArchitectureFall
2014
ARCH 101.09 :: Design IIRobert Lee Brackett /|\
HMS 292B :: Interdisciplinary WritingSacha FreyTable of
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Final Project Language DiagramFinal Project Text/ImagesFinal
Project ScriptInterdisciplinary Writing AssignmentsDE01 Language
DiagramDE02 Language DiagramDE03 Language DiagramDE04 Language
DiagramHybrid Research Final Comic and Program brief
Final Project
The main concept is - Continuous Steps forms tunneled spaces by
constant ascension and dissension.
Final Script:
For the first design approach I wanted to explore continuous
tunneling by analyzing the original side faade of the townhouse.
This was done by a series of analytical drawings and abstract
synthetic drawings which allowed me to find new shapes and forms to
create a new side faade. The second design approach stemmed out of
analyzing a body in motion. The body would ascend and descend in
the two types of activities. This motion allowed me to design a
ground plane that would ascend and descend throughout the space and
create a stepped form throughout by folding itself in different
directions. The way the two approaches hybridize involves the
extension of the ground plane (or landscape as I like to call it)
throughout the entire building connecting the tunneled spaces, thus
forming a stepped continuous space. These Spaces adhere to my
program where one occupant is a soccer player and the other a
photographer. The soccer player and photographer share one space
which is the main living space on the first floor where the soccer
player who is a more social character socializes with his friends,
whereas the photographer who likes to be alone just cooks his
dinner in the same space. These spaces stretch from one side of the
townhouse to the other side because they are tunneling. This is the
most public space in the building. The other spaces are dedicated
to the occupants based on their other activities, such as exercise
and resting for the soccer player and photography and rest for the
photographer. The interaction of the two occur only in the living
space. However they both occupy that space at the same time of the
day. The building also uses this stepping concept in its faade
design thus making it respond to privacy and light.
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS 1.
MOTION:
The motion started off casually but ended spontaneously. The
body walked towards a chair near a table. The body then climbs up
the chair and then onto the table, walks a couple of steps and then
jumps off the table. The speed was gradual and constant and the
motion lasted about 5 7 seconds long. Thus the main intent of the
motion was to goABOVEthe table. Thus the table was the
architectural space worked with.
COUNTER MOTION:
The counter motion started quickly and ended quickly. The body
is running and then slides beneath the table to reach the other
side. The speed was at first slow (in comparison to the body in
motion) and picked up when the body began to slide. The intent was
to goBENEATHthe table.
Many abstract and analytical drawings were made on these two
motions studying many different aspects of it.
MOTIONADVERBS: Gradually, slowly, calmly, spontaneously, and
quicklyVERBS: Climbing, ascending, stepping, leaping, jumping, and
walking
COUNTER MOTIONADVERBS: Rapidly, dangerouslyVERBS:Sliding,
slipping, landing, stretching, expanding, skidding, and fittingThe
Axonometric drawing was made with the help of two drawings; One
being the original plan of the townhouse,and the other being the
abstract drawing designed in Exercise 1. The abstract drawing was
used as the front faade of the axonometric drawing whereas the plan
remained as the plan. Both drawings were extruded in a three
dimensional space which gave rise to intersections between the two
drawings. The extrusion distances were based on the interior
horizontal walls shown in the original plan.
Layers were drawn on top of this axonometric drawing. The
drawings were abstract and allowed opportunity to look for regular
and irregular shapes which could lead to future intervention.
Layer 1 Extension of wall lines to which objects were extruded
till.Layer 2 Extension of lines of the points of entry or
interpreted openings.Layer 3 Finding points of intersection of
lines drawn in layer 1 and layer 2 to find new shapes.
ADJECTIVES: Shifted, Open, Bright, Slipping2. Axonometric
AnalysisSCENARIOSPATIAL QUALITIESADVERBS + VERBS
BODYEXPANDSAFTER EXITTING THE SEATED POSITION.
SWITCHES DIRECTION
SITSON TABLE (SPACE)
SPINNING/ROTATINGABOUT THE SPACE
SPACE = STOOL(Small, open, flat space)SPACE = FLOOR(Flat, open,
exposed)
SPACE = TABLE(Open, flat, wide, elevated)
GRADUALLY EXPANDINGCONSTANTLY GROWINGSLOWLY DISPLACING
CASUALLY SITTINGQUICKLY SPINNINGQUICKLY ROTATINGSWIFTLY
SPINNING
3. MOTION STUDY4 . MIDTERM PREP:
I.
SITE - Enclosed, long, flat, open, narrow
CONTEXT - circulative, educational, tight, continuous,
private
PROGRAM quick, changing, alternating, tightly, consistent
SPATIAL QUALITIES open, tight, continuous, flowing,
ascending
DESIGN APPROACH consistently flowing, continuously ascending,
quickly changing, tightly sliding, constantly distorting
II.
SITE & CONTEXT The site is flat, with a narrow but open
space in an educational environment.
PROGRAM & SPATIAL QUALITIES The body travels through an
open, but tight space with a quick and alternating movement.
DESIGN & FORMAL OPERATIONS The design is to create a space
that is continuous, ascending and circulative to allow quick and
alternating movements through the space.
III.
AREA walking from NARROW and TIGHT CORRIDOR into LARGE and WIDE
ROOM. THRESHOLD Wall structure + Doorway.
LIGHT Entry of light through window into corridor, illuminating
only part of the end of the corridor creating no shadows. Entry of
light from large windows into the room, forming shadows on the
walls because of the interior furniture.CIRCULATION DIAGRAM MIDTERM
BOARD
COMIC PROGRESS
HYBRID RESEARCH
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