ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2
THIRD YEAR B.S.ARCHITECTURAL
TABLE
ALLAYNA GAGNARD
SCI-
ENCE AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES VERSITY
@ OF
THE
UNI-
ILLINOIS,
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
ALLAYNA2@ILLINOIS.EDU 312.622.6599
CONCEPTS AND THEORIES OF
OF
DESIGN 1
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
DESIGN 3 STRATEGIES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
DESIGN 4
PERFORMANCE 2 STRUCTURAL FUNDAMENTALS
CONTENTS
REPRESENTATION
X DESIGN
1
_
CONCEPTS
AND
THEORIES
OF
ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN
THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN A PIECE THAT WAS BOTH VERSATILE AND BEAUTIFUL. I WANTED TO CREATE A STOOL THAT FACILITATED BOTH AESTHETIC FLEXIBILITY AND USE. I DESIGNED THE LEGS FIRST. THEY CONSIST OF TWO WHITE OAK PANELS CONNECTED AT A BUTT JOINT ON TOP OF WHICH THE SEAT IS PLACED. I CUT A RABBET JOINT ALONG THE TOP OF THE LEG, A HALF INCH FROM THE OUTER EDGE. THIS SIMPLE JOINT ALLOWED FOR A DESIGN THAT IS BOTH STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND VISUALLY APPEALING BECAUSE OF ITS SYMMETRY.
A DESIGN
3
_
PLACE STRATEGIES OF
FOR ARCHITECTURAL
REST DESIGN
LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WALNUT AND MAIN STREET, THE SITE OCCUPIES AN ENTIRE CORNER AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY. THE CLIENT LEFT MUCH ROOM FOR DELIBERATION ON THE PURPOSE AND DESIGN OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ULTIMATELY, IT WAS DECIDED THAT A COMMUNITY CENTER SHOULD BE BUILT THAT MAY BE USED AS A PLACE TO UNPLUG FROM THE EVERYDAY RUSH AND RE-CENTER ONESELF. IT WOULD BE A HUB FOR CONNECTING WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS, PRACTICING MEDITATIVE ACTIVITIES - SUCH AS YOGA, AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. THE EXOSKELETAL FRAME OF THE STRUCTURE RESEMBLES, IN PART, THE CONICAL HIERARCHY OF THE STRUCTURES HISTORICALLY BUILT BY THE NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE MIDWEST. THE ENTIRE BUILDING IS ENCLOSED IN STRUCTURAL GLAZING, ALLOWING FOR AN ALMOST ENTIRELY SEETHROUGH USER EXPERIENCE THAT ENCOURAGES NATURAL LIGHT TO PERMEATE EVERY INTERIOR SPACE. NATURAL LIGHTING IS KNOWN TO INCREASE NATURAL SEROTONIN LEVELS IN HUMAN BRAINS, THEREFORE PROMOTING MOOD REGULATION, INCREASED HAPPINESS, AND GREATER OVERALL WELL-BEING.
PROSPECT DESIGN 4
AND _
REFUGE REPRESENTATION
APEX
KARA O’HEARN + ALLAYNA GAGNARD ARCH 232 | EQUILIBRIUM STUDY
apex [noun]
weight
dimensions
function
single petal
15
0.7 g
see below
lighter helix structural component, bears partial weight of “next” petal in sequence
double petal
4
1.0 g
see below
stronger helix structural component, bears partial weight of “next” petal in sequence
vertical stud
1
n/a
1/8”x1/8”x11”
thread median, vertical requirements
square frame
1
n/a
1/2”x1/2”x1/16” petal organization
thread
n/a n/a
n/a
tensile string
This exercise was challenging; the iterative process characteristic to model making made us think critically and make difficult decisions to support the structural integrity of the model rather than the aesthetic quality. We learned how to apply structures/physics principles to an object we created which is unlike any project we’ve had in past studios. Concept Sketches
Elevations
Lessons Learned
ii. the top or highest point of something, especially one forming a point
component #
i. [geometry] the highest point in a plane or figure, relative to a base line or plane
Free Body Diagram