Studio 311 Fall 2015 Aria Griffin P. Charles Brown
Table of Contents: Elephant Rocks .......... Water Machine .......... Site Mapping .......... Prototype Model ......... Observatory ......... Model Photos .........
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ELEPHANT ROCKS ARIA GRIFFIN
ELEPHANT ROCKS MAPPING STUDENTS TOOK A TRIP TO ELEPHANT ROCKS STATE PARK TO EXPLORE OCCUPYABLE HABITATS FOR 1, 3, AND 9 PERSONS. WE WERE REQUIRED TO CREATE ON-SITE MAPPING TECHNIQUES DOCUMENT THESE SEQUENTIAL SPACES. MY PARTNER AND I MEASURED THE VOID BETWEEN 2 BOULDERS WHICH DETERMINED OUR HABITATS.
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MAPPING THE VOID BETWEEN THE ROCKS ARTICULATED THE SPACE 1 PERSON COULD OCCUPY
Precedent Explorations:
I was inspired by a historical precedent of the police using fire hoses on protestor as a weapon. this idea that water although a naturally unifying entity in life but could also be used to project power and heirarchies within society facinated me. The First model was an attempt to track water’s natural pattern when pressurized. However gravity alone not enough force to weaponize the water-- the flow was too passive and required an agent. The next iteration attempted to replicate the pressure conducted by a hose nozzle to highten the pressure by reducing the size of the opening. The openings or “interrupters� also changed the natural flow of the stream and allowed it to activate and transform into a weapon. I experimented with measuring the stream the different interupters producted. I ultimately had to combine these models with something that was more pressurized as well as consitantly trackable.
PRECEDENT STUDY The Weaponization of Water: I studied the manipulation of water flow within a pressurized system. Without a force, a water mass takes the form of whatever container it is put in [passive], but with the addition of high pressure, water has the ability [activates] to convert from mass to a structural form (surface, plane, hollow, etc.). With the addition of interrupters the shape of the sculptural form can be controlled and measured.
Site
Analysis:
Undercurrents
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Reading
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Using old-world maritime techniques, I measured and mapped points of the river to create relationships between the objects on the surface of the water. Like the Eurocentric Mariners and map makers, I placed compasses roses on the “most significant� sites along the river relating them to the rest of the river; These were the man-made interrupters of the natural river formation such as the pylons and water intake towers. I used the indicators on the surface of the water to map the undercurrents below as a way to read the river. Traditionally these methods of reading the river are used for people on the water like kayakers to safely navigate the currents like rip currents-- which are difficult to perceive but are also deadly for those who don’t know the signs. 30 to 50 people drown in the Missouri river every year.
Site Exploration Model 1/64 Scale
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SUBMERGED ROCKS UNOBSTRUCTED FLOWAGE
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EDDIE LINE
boundary between the circular eddy and the downward current flow.
RAPIDS
water flowing over an obstruction, causing turbulence. Most often formed by boulders below the surface.
EDDIE
Water rushing around obstacles, circulating downstream, towards shore in a reverse current. Current flows to fill void created by flow of water.
HYDRAULICS
Water circulating on top of itself – evident by the churning of water below a dam or spillway.
XXX ROCK LEDGE PILLOW
boundary between the circular eddy and the downward current flow. Water that is piled up by the current against an obstruction that is not entirely submerged. Water is compressed but flows around it.
Protoype Model1/8th Scale Bridge Adjustible current simulator acts like a wind tunnel to pedict cable/current interactions. The cables in the building translates the current into the techtonics of the observatory
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Shakey Warrior:
Chain of Rocks Bridge Addition
Roof Plan
Elevation
Level 1 15’9”
Level 2 29’8”
Level 3 43’2”
Section
Elevation
Level 1 15’9”
Level 2 29’8”
Level 3 43’2”
Section
1/4 Scale Model Maple wood, Basswood, Piano Wire, Steel Mesh, Steel and Fishing Lures.