selected works by
adriana castrejon 2016
personal statement I am interested in architecture as a tool to change behavior-- as a means to address a social problem and to propose an alternative way of doing things through rethinking the traditional space. My design process is highly conceptual and diagrammatic, which relies heavily on bold graphics to convey the abstract concept that created the project.
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2016 Vistor center for the Farnsworth House Memorial
2014 Observation Center For a Place That Didn’t Need One
2015 Tiny and Portable Visitor Center for Doran Beach
VISITOR’S CENTER, 2016 This projects seeks to relocate the current Farnsworth House to a site where it will be freed from its current flooding problem. I propose to move the Farnsworth House to a museum in Chicago, for the house is no longer a house but a relic. Moving the house to a museum will enable the site to focus on the future of architecture instead of its past. An outline of the house will replace the location of the original house and serve as a blank space left for artists to fill. The intent of the visitor’s center is to celebrate the memory of the Farnsworth House through supporting artistic endeavors. This project seeks to replace the now missing historical artifact with a series of figures that are representations of its history. In treating these buildings as representational shapes, one can begin to see them as a characters with distinct personalities, for shape has more character than form. Shape is more vulgar than form in that it is overtly empty of meaning and open to all interpretation—shape is hollow and desires to be filled by the thoughts and opinions of its audience. Shape is there to indicate
plano, il
FIGURE 01 Non-representational building axonometric experimenting with bahavioral qualities.
meep i’m a superstar!
curse you! you will rue the day!!!
O my aching tentacles
i’m not so sure it looked like this before...
uh, how do we piece this back together?
very carefully...
this is not what Mies would have wanted...
no one cares ok fredrick
so whip it! whip it good! da na na na naa gasp! we’ve created not one.. but three monsters!
viola! they are tamed!
FIGURE 01 Narrative of building process and end result.
I like the way you think!
Work hard. Play hard. Let’s party!
we’ll never get this done.
must. buy. souvenir.
They moved it to a museum!?!?!
Cindy look! A bidet!
I thought only the French used those!
I’d like a membership!
What a great time I had.
Mommy, what is the meaning of life? ?
Sooo blasé. Not now,
This is Calder’s worst.
sweetie. Such culture. So wow.
Selfie time!
FIGURE 01 Axonometric floorplan of first story depicting quality of space and potential behaviors executed.
I love you fridge...
crap, it’s veterans day.
But which souvenir?
I’m hangry.
These sculptures look like turds!
FIGURE 01 Axonometric floorplan of second story depicting quality of space and potential behaviors executed.
FIGURE 01 Section of visitors center depicting the types of behaviors that may go on inside and the possible
Man, that is quite the detail!
Truly a work of art!
I’m so glad they moved it to a museum!
FIGURE 01 Axonometric siteplan experimenting with texture and how that can represent the varying layers of land.
The artifact is in it’s rightful place now!
FIGURE 01 Representational building axonometric experimenting with textures.
FIGURE 01 Process collage of representative building floorplans.
OBSERVATION CENTER, 2014 When dealing with a visitor’s center, the most glorified aspect of the project will be the space of observation. Though instead of giving the observer a monumental view of the horizon and mountain range—a view the observers think they desire—the space for observation will instead give a view of the Earth—the ground. As opposed to blatantly placing areas for observation, the true places of observation are in the areas of passage, i.e. ramps, hallways, and stairs. The user will move through the space but get caught off guard in the transitory spaces. These unanticipated punctures combat mindless sprawl because so much of what the modern human does is ephemeral and quickly forgotten. The windows in areas of passage encourage the appreciation and acknowledgement of these transient moments.
trabuco canyon, ca
FIGURE 01 Representative building axonometric depicting feeling of space.
FIGURE 01 Representative building axonometric depicting feeling of space.
FIGURE 01 Representative building sections depicting feeling of space.
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FIGURE 01 Floorplans of observation center hsowing lacation of cistern with respect to the mechanical room.
FIGURE 01 Perspective drawing of observation center.
Uniform load from slab
Concrete Wall
Concrete footing
W I N D O W R E B A R D E TA I L
FIGURE 01 Perspective drawing of observation center.
TINY VISITOR CENTER, 2015 Doran Beach Regional Park commissioned this studio to propose a sustainable design for a transportable visitor’s center. The program consisted mainly of exhibition space and a deck and the square footage of the visitor’s center was to not exceed 2,000 sqf. Because Doran Beach is such a tightly knit and traditional community, it would be audacious to design a building that did not address the vernacular of the site. Thusly, the design was based off of a beach shack, which was then morphed to create a more interesting yet respectful form.
doran beach, ca
FIGURE 01 Isometric of building assembly including park trailer chasis.
FIGURE 01 Interior rendering of previous isometric drawing.
FIGURES 01. 02. 03 Renderings of the interiors and exteriors of the buildings.
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FIGURE 01 Building floorplan including dimensions and ADA turn-abouts.
FIGURE 01 Shadow study created by building’s wind protection elements.
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FIGURES 01. 02. 03 Window schedules and sections of the buildings.